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Bergen Delivers Strong Performance In Jimmy Winkfield S. At The Big A

With a pair entered from his shedrow, Brad Cox's barn celebrated as Bergen (Liam's Map) took home the Jimmy Winkfield S. and stablemate Air Cav (Mitole) finished third.

The winner broke his maiden at first asking by 3/4 length at Keeneland Oct. 7, but could not keep the streak going when he was late getting to the wire as the runner-up at Churchill Downs Nov. 25.

Facing only four others as the well-backed 4-5 choice here, the grey took up a spot to the outside in the second flight up the backstretch. The colt fanned three-wide around the far turn and began to drive home with the lead secured just before the eighth pole. Fully extended and flashing even more speed in the shadow of the wire, the 3-year-old got the money and his first black-type win. Iridescent (City of Light) was second by 5 1/4 lengths.

Brad Cox's assistant Dustin Dugas said about his barn's entries, “I told both jockeys that it's a small field and to play it how it comes. It looked like there would be more speed in there than we had to offer, and they both rode their horses really well. I'm happy with both performances, but Bergen is a really cool horse and he's a very forward horse in his training and his races. He likes what he does. Trevor [McCarthy] worked him two breezes back and he came back with some really good feedback, so we used that today.”

The winner's dam is responsible for GI Test S. heroine Chi Town Lady (Verrazano), a 2-year-old filly named Aledean (Game Winner), who sold to Greg Tramontin for $600,000 at last year's Keeneland September Sale, and a yearling filly by Not This Time. She visited Justify for this season.

JIMMY WINKFIELD S., $97,000, Aqueduct, 1-27, 3yo, 6f, 1:12.63, my.
1–BERGEN, 118, c, 3, by Liam's Map
                1st Dam: Toni's Hollyday (SP, $119,047), by Harlan's Holiday
                2nd Dam: May Day Vow, by Broken Vow
                3rd Dam: May Day Bluff, by Pine Bluff
($205,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP; $375,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Spendthrift Farm LLC, Martin Schwartz, Gandharvi LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC, Rick Kanter, James J. Bakke, Titletown Racing Stables, Kueber Racing, LLC, Golconda Stable, Ali Goodrich and Mark Parkinson; B-Castleton Lyons, Kilboy Estate & Gavin Tierney (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Manuel Franco. $55,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $136,975. *1/2 to Chi Town Lady (Verrazano), GISW, $462,913.
2–Iridescent, 118, c, 3, City of Light–Resolu, by Smart Strike. ($150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/T-David Jacobson; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY). $20,000.
3–Air Cav, 118, c, 3, Mitole–In a Cloud, by Elusive Quality. ($125,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Calumet Farm; B-Highlight Thoroughbreds & Haugh Stables (KY); T-Brad Cox. $12,000.
Margins: 5 1/4, 6 3/4, 5. Odds: 0.90, 3.85, 5.50.
Also Ran: El Divino Nino, Stolen Magic.
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Violence’s Drew’s Gold Stays Undefeated In Jimmy Winkfield

A debut winner at Churchill Downs in May 2022, Drew's Gold went to the sidelines for the next eight months before making a winning return to the races at Laurel Park Jan. 28. Favored at 8-5 for his first try against stakes company in New York, the colt pressed the pace, keeping things tight up front for early leader Kool Kathmandu (Frosted). Outside with plenty of run left, he drew alongside a new leader in Clubhouse and went right on by past the quarter pole, stretching his lead down the lane to win by open lengths and stay undefeated in his short career.

“I loved seeing that [the good break] because what he was doing is he was getting himself left and then he was taking off up the backside,” said winning trainer James Chapman. “Whenever you've got to grab a horse like that, it takes a lot out of them. He [Jose Gomez] was able to ride him with one rhythm today, which I think helped him. He likes to sit with horses and watch horses, so when he broke good, I figured we had a really good chance.”

A half-sister to a stakes winner in American Frolic (Blame), Drew's Gold has only one younger sibling–a yearling half-brother by the late Laoban. Frolic's Revenge visited City of Light for a 2023 foal. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

JIMMY WINKFIELD S., $97,000, Aqueduct, 2-11, 3yo, 6f, 1:13.09, ft.
1–DREW'S GOLD, 120, c, 3, by Violence
                1st Dam: Frolic's Revenge (MSW, $346,075), by Vindication
                2nd Dam: Stormy Frolic, by Summer Squall
                3rd Dam: Lindsay Frolic, by Mt. Livermore
($25,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-James K.
Chapman & Stuart Tsujimoto; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC
(KY); T-James K. Chapman; J-Jose Antonio Gomez. $55,000.
Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $140,120. *1/2 to American Frolic
(Blame), SW, $246,159.
2–Clubhouse, 118, c, 3, Speightstown–Wild Ridge, by Tapit.
($180,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $425,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP).
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Harrell Ventures, LLC & Starlight Racing;
B-Blue Heaven Farm & Speightstown Syndicate (KY); T-Todd A.
Pletcher. $20,000.
3–Joey Freshwater, 118, c, 3, Jimmy Creed–Lake Turkana,
by More Than Ready. ($6,000 RNA Wlg '20 KEENOV; $45,000
Ylg '21 KEESEP; $35,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Winning Move Stable; B-Dr. Aaron Sones, Dr. Naoya Yoshida
& Dr. Eric Crawford (KY); T-Linda Rice. $12,000.
Margins: 4 1/4, 3/4, 9 1/4. Odds: 1.75, 2.60, 3.10.
Also Ran: Daydreaming Boy, Kool Kathmandu.

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Classic Empire Colt Stays Perfect in Jimmy Winkfield

Morello obliged as the 7-5 favorite in Sunday's Jimmy Winkfield S. to become the third black-type winner from his sire (by Pioneerof the Nile)'s first crop. A $250,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile off a good-looking :10 1/5 breeze, the chestnut opened his account with a clear-cut victory going a furlong shorter here Nov. 27 and was flattered when the runner-up came back to win well himself while improving by 17 Beyer points.

With an upbeat interim worktab on display, Morello broke alertly from the outermost five post before being allowed to settle off the pace and out wide. He advanced three deep outside of chief market rival Life Is Great through a :45.55 half and met with little resistance from there, pulling away by daylight and finishing in good time. Life Is Great held second.

“He broke very good today,” said winning rider Jose Lezcano. “Last time, he broke a little slow but today it was good. He was in the bridle the whole way and was really going like a good horse. I didn't have to touch him with the whip or anything. I just let him go. He had the same kick as last time.”

This was the first stakes win for the Blue Lion Thoroughbreds partnership.

“This was the plan all along. Sprint him, then take him to seven,” said the group's founder and managing partner Dave Lyon. “The allowance race we were looking at didn't go, but we thought this would be the right race to move forward. It looked like by the way he galloped out he could go longer. He handled this field pretty well and we're excited for the future.”

The GIII Gotham S. at a mile could be up next for the colt, who Lyon confirmed is named after Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello.

“I'm going to let [trainer] Steve [Asmussen] and [assistant trainer] Toby [Sheets] make that decision, but I think it's a realistic spot,” Lyon said of the Gotham. “I don't think he needs too much time. That race is on Mar. 5, so we'll talk to the guys who lead the charge in the training barn and make a decision on that. We're excited, we think we have a good, quality horse.”

Morello was produced by a half-sister to the GSP dam of speedy MGISP Social Inclusion (Pioneerof the Nile). He has a 2-year-old half-sister by another son of Pioneerof the Nile in Cairo Prince who brought $16,000 at Keeneland September and a yearling half-sister by Paynter who fetched $15,000 at last month's Keeneland January sale. Dam Stop the Wedding, who was 1-for-26 lifetime and mostly competed at the bottom claiming levels, was bred back to Classic Empire last year.

JIMMY WINKFIELD S., $97,000, Aqueduct, 2-6, 3yo, 7f, 1:23.30, gd.
1–MORELLO, 118, c, 3, by Classic Empire
                1st Dam: Stop the Wedding, by Congrats
                2nd Dam: Wedding Jitters, by Runaway Groom
                3rd Dam: Classy Tricks, by Hold Your Tricks
($140,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $200,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL;
$250,000 2yo '21 EASMAY). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Blue Lion
Thoroughbreds & Craig & Victoria Taylor; B-Robert B. Tillyer &
Dr. Chet Blackey (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Jose Lezcano.
$55,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $99,000. *Third stakes
winner for sire (by Pioneerof the Nile).
2–Life Is Great, 118, c, 3, Tapiture–Zucca, by Read the
Footnotes. O-E.V. Racing Stable; B-EVS Corp (FL); T-Robert P.
Klesaris. $20,000.
3–Beast Or Famine, 120, c, 3, The Big Beast–Twocatsintheyard,
by Andiron. O/B-Jettany Thoroughbred Corp & J.A.G. Racing,
Inc (FL); T-Penny Pearce. $12,000.
Margins: 5, 4HF, 2 3/4. Odds: 1.40, 1.95, 5.70.
Also Ran: Dance Code, Hagler. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Winkfield Winner Among Latest Fasig Supplements

Last Sunday's Jimmy Winkfield S. winner Hello Hot Rod (Mosler) is one of two new supplements to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. The sophomore colt, who has now won his last three after just missing on debut, is catalogued as hip 672 with ELiTE. Both he and hip 673 will sell next Tuesday, Feb. 9. Trained by co-owner Brittany Russell, the dark bay is half to MSW $377,100 earner Hello Beautiful (Golden Lad).

“Hello Hot Rod is an exciting addition to our Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale,” said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning.  “It is rare for a 3-year-old colt, coming off a stakes win, to be offered at this time of year.  He is the 'now horse' for those that want a colt for the Kentucky Derby trail.”

Sessions of the sale will take place starting at 10:00 a.m. in Lexington, KY Feb. 8 and 9. Visit www.fasigtipton.com for more information.

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