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Classic Empire Filly Delivers Untapable Upset

Crown Imperial (f, 2, Classic Empire–Mi Fiori, by Congrats), beaten just a nose by the streaking Amidst Waves (Midshipman) in Saratoga's Bolton Landing S. Aug. 20, delivered a 13-1 upset in Wednesday's $500,000 Pepsi Untapable S. at Kentucky Downs.

She was outsprinted in eighth through scorching early fractions of :20.79 and :44.32, and, after diving toward an inviting opening toward the inside beneath Ricardo Santana, Jr. in the stretch, came alive to get the money by 1 1/4 lengths. Copper Em (Copper Bullet) was second; Buttercream Babe (Twirling Candy) was third.

A debut winner over the dirt in Indiana May 31, she hit the board in her next two attempts versus stakes company, finishing a close second in the Prairie Gold Lassie S. July 7 and third while making her grass debut in the Colleen S. at Monmouth Park July 29.

Crown Imperial becomes the 10th stakes winner for Classic Empire. Mi Fiori produced a filly by Midnight Storm in 2022 and a colt by Goldencents in 2023. The Classic Empire/Congrats cross is also responsible for 2022 GIII Gotham S. winner Morello.

“She is what we call tiny but mighty,” winning trainer John Ortiz said. “She's a small filly with the biggest heart. She got started in Ocala with (GI Spinaway S. winner) Brightwork (Outwork). They were partners, stablemates down there. I think they were doing a little planning in the paddock, I guess. They knew they wanted to be the best, so here we are.”

He added, “Obviously it's early, but Keeneland has a 'Win and You're In' (for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf). I guess you consider taking her straight there. We'll just see what happens in the next three weeks.”

PEPSI UNTAPABLE S., $499,286, Kentucky Downs, 9-13, 2yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:16.33, fm.
1–CROWN IMPERIAL, 120, f, 2, by Classic Empire
                1st Dam: Mi Fiori, by Congrats
                2nd Dam: Shoo In, by Dynaformer
                3rd Dam: Satin Promise, by Dixieland Band
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-4 G Racing (KY); T-John Alexander
Ortiz; J-Ricardo Santana, Jr. $294,150. Lifetime Record:
5-2-2-1, $374,450.
2–Copper Em, 120, f, 2, Copper Bullet–Lovely Em, by Scat
Daddy. ($8,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV; $48,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL).
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Winning
Bloodstock (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $96,500.
3–Buttercream Babe, 120, f, 2, Twirling Candy–Runway Ready,
by Mr. Greeley. ($140,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $180,000 2yo '23
OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-Repole
Stable, Inc. (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $48,250.
Margins: 1 1/4, HD, NK. Odds: 13.73, 11.06, 5.56.
Also Ran: Hidden Class, Zo Lee, Honey Dijon, Sweetcatherinerose, Candi Girl, Song of Norway, Mya's Halo, Testament, Judy Elaine. Scratched: Determined Driver, Determined Sail, Fairhopecurly. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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Divisidero Gelding Upsets Juvenile Sprint

Vote No (g, 2, Divisidero–Sistas Ready, by More Than Ready) became the first stakes winner for his freshman sire (by Kitten's Joy) with a 12-1 upset in Wednesday's $500,000 Pepsi Juvenile Sprint S. at Kentucky Downs.

He raced in a midpack fifth through an opening quarter in :21.79, set his sights on the top two in the stretch and came rolling over the top to reel in favored Hedwig (Maclean's Music) by 3/4 of a length. Please Advise (Palace Malice) was third.

Vote No became the first winner for Divisidero with a debut victory sprinting over the Presque Isle synthetic Aug. 23.

Sistas Ready, purchased for just $3,000 by K.O.I.D. at the 2022 FTNOCT sale, produced a colt by Instagrand in 2022 and a filly by Galilean in 2023.

“My wife (Elizabeth Morey) picked this horse out off the videos at OBS,” winning trainer Bill Morey said. “Alistair Roden helped us bid on him down there at the sale on behalf of (owner) Joe (Morey), kind of a last-minute thing. We brought him up to Turfway to train him. He started training really forwardly. I'm a synthetic guy. I train on the synthetic at Turfway, so I debuted him on the synthetic at Presque Isle on purpose. I didn't even nominate to this race originally because it was back in about 2 1/2 weeks. But as good as he was doing, we went on and supplemented him and took our chances.”

He added, “The way I looked at it was, we were 12-1 or so $500,000. So if we do that a few times, we'll get lucky once in a while.”

PEPSI JUVENILE SPRINT S., $487,500, Kentucky Downs, 9-13, 2yo, 6 1/2fT, 1:16.44, fm.
1–VOTE NO, 120, g, 2, by Divisidero
                1st Dam: Sistas Ready, by More Than Ready
                2nd Dam: Long Approach, by Broad Brush
                3rd Dam: Last Approach, by Far Out East
($7,500 Ylg '22 KEEJAN; $11,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT; $50,000 2yo
'23 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Joseph P. Morey, Jr.;
B-A. John Price (KY); T-William E. Morey; J-Gerardo Corrales.
$298,800. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $316,800.
2–Hedwig, 120, c, 2, Maclean's Music–Mrs. Norris, by
Bernardini. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Eoin G.
Harty. $98,000.
3–Please Advise, 120, c, 2, Palace Malice–Amansara, by War
Chant. ($20,000 Ylg '22 KEEJAN). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-R. A. Hill
Stable; B-Spartan Team Investments LLC (KY); T-George
Weaver. $49,000.
Margins: 3/4, 1HF, NK. Odds: 12.61, 1.19, 5.11.
Also Ran: Jimmythetooth, Bledsoe, Darkroom, Go Otto Go, Baytown Bama Girl, Untroubled. Scratched: Good Lord Lorrie. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

 

 

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Wednesday Insights: Maidens Tackle Kentucky Downs On Closing Day

2nd-KD, $150K, Msw, 2yo, 1mT, 2:02 p.m.

TIRELESS (Not This Time), an $875,000 Keeneland September yearling, makes the races for Repole Stables and St. Elias Stables under the guidance of trainer Todd Pletcher. Third dam Tizso, herself a full-sister to Horse of the Year Tiznow, is also responsible for GISW and sire Paynter (Awesome Again).

Lined up just to that one's outside, American Decision (American Pharoah) is a son of champion female sprinter Informed Decision racing for Augustin Stable and trainer Jonathan Thomas. TJCIS PPS

5th-KD, $150K, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 3:41 p.m.

In the filly division of the same race, Christinabarcelona (Tapit), a homebred for Joseph Allen, is a full-sister to GSW Mrs. Danvers and a half to GSP Nathan Detroit (Union Rags). Her dam is a half to MGSW/MGISP Teammate (A.P. Indy) and most notably, is also a half to leading sire War Front (Danzig). TJCIS PPS

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Mendelssohn Filly on Top at Kentucky Downs

Austere, never far from the lead, powered home to an easy three-length victory in the Global Tote Juvenile Fillies S. at Kentucky Downs Sunday. The dark bay filly settled in third and was within striking distance racing up the hill. Waiting for racing room nearing the stretch, she tipped out three wide at the top of the lane and reeled in pacesetting Bella Haze with a furlong to run before drawing clear to the wire. Bella Haze held on to second as Latte Lizzie and Kodiac Wintergreen (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) closed in tandem.

“It was not a surprise at all,” winning trainer Brendan Walsh said of Austere's effort. “She'd been working great. We think she has lots of talent. It was great to go there and win. It looks like she's going to a nice filly going forward.”

Austere was cutting back to a mile after breaking her maiden going 1 1/16 miles over the Ellis Park lawn in her Aug. 13 debut.

Asked if a tilt at the GI Breeders' Cup Juv Fillies Turf would be next for Austere, Walsh said, “You'd have to after today. She's two for two now. So we'll see how she comes out of it and go from there. But she's done nothing wrong so far.”

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GLOBAL TOTE JUVENILE FILLIES S., $487,500, Kentucky Downs, 9-10, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.48, fm.
1–AUSTERE, 120, f, 2, by Mendelssohn
                1st Dam: Argumentative (GB) (MSP-Fr), by Observatory
2nd Dam: Discuss, by Danzig
                3rd Dam: Private Line, by Private Account
($150,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Bradley
Thoroughbreds, Gary Finder, Tucci Stables, Cambron Equine,
LLC and Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC; B-Summer Wind
Equine LLC (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh; J-Tyler Gaffalione.
$300,350. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $340,950. *1/2 to Indeed
(GB) (Showcasing {GB}), GSP-Eng, $117,425; and to Epicuris
(GB) (Rail Link {GB}), G1SW-Fr, $356,042.
2–Bella Haze, 118, f, 2, Flameaway–Cape Haze, by
Ghostzapper. ($75,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Chris Curtis; B-John R & John C Penn (KY); T-Carlos
Santamaria. $98,500.
3–Latte Lizzie, 118, f, 2, Catalina Cruiser–Egyptian Magic, by
Eskendereya. ($40,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT; $85,000 2yo '23
OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Madaket Stables LLC, Michael
Doheny & Thomas Coleman; B-Nina Hahn (KY); T-Chad C.
Brown. $49,250.
Margins: 3, NK, HD. Odds: 4.02, 6.64, 7.86.
Also Ran: Kodiac Wintergreen (Ire), Sea Dancer, Cynane, Kamikaze Umagi, Beautiful Dancer. Scratched: Fancy Looker, Mo Fox Givin, Old Fashioned Girl, Shot Girl, Sweetcatherinerose.

 

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