Hemingway Saddles First American Winner At Gulfstream Park

Michelle Hemingway has saddled several Grade 1 winners, but it wasn't until Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., that she was able to celebrate her first training victory in the U.S.

New Town Anner Stud Farm's Manor House ($24.60) overtook favored Financial System nearing the wire to win Saturday's featured optional claiming allowance in Race 9 and provide the Virginia native with her first official training victory with her very first starter.

Hemingway worked for some of the most prominent trainers in South Africa after earning an International Equine Marketing degree at Sweetbriar College in Virginia.

“I was a big-time assistant for Joey Ramsden, Glen Kotzen, and Mike de Kock. I had the opportunity to saddle Grade 1 horses,” Hemingway said. “It was very special, but not like today.”

Hemingway is a new addition to Thorostock, a 40-acre training, rehab, and breaking facility that manages New Anner Stud. She has training, rehabbing, and bloodstock responsibilities at bloodstock agent Nick Sallusto's Ocala, Fla., facility.

“I'm crying like a little girl,” she said in the Gulfstream Park winner's circle.

Formerly trained by Michael Stidham, Manor House won his debut by 12 ¼ lengths at Laurel Park last December before finishing off the board following a bad start in an optional claiming allowance at Fair Grounds in January. The 3-year-old son of Upstart came off a nine-month layoff for Saturday's one-turn mile feature but showed no signs of rust in the stretch, prevailing by a neck over Financial System, whom he closely tracked from the start under jockey Romero Maragh. The Florida-bred colt ran a mile in 1:36.03.

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Manor House, Colt From First Crop By Upstart, Runs Away From Laurel Park Foes In Debut

Newtown Anner Stud Farm's Manor House, a juvenile colt from the first crop by multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Upstart, was never threatened romping by 12 ¼ lengths in his career debut Saturday at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md.

Ridden by Victor Carrasco for trainer Michael Stidham, Manor House ($10.80) ran one mile in 1:38.31 over a fast main track in the maiden special weight for 2-year-olds. Dream Big Dreams, the 6-5 favorite also making his first start for meet-leading trainer Brittany Russell, edged Rippolino by a neck for a distant second.

Manor House, out of the Dixie Union mare Cascina, outran 25-1 longshot Camp Pendleton for the lead and went the opening quarter-mile in 24.10 and a half in 47.50, when Camp Pendleton moved within a half-length of the front-runner. Manor House got his cue on the turn and opened up with ease on his rivals, galloping to the wire under a hand ride.

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Upstart Colt Crushes On Laurel Debut

5th-Laurel, $48,520, Msw, 12-12, 2yo, 1m, 1:38.31, ft, 12 1/4 lengths.
MANOR HOUSE (c, 2, Upstart–Cascina, by Dixie Union) could scarcely have been more impressive making his debut over Laurel’s one-turn mile Saturday, as he drew off through the final furlong to graduate by 12 1/4 lengths. The Florida-bred was away to an uneventful beginning from the two hole and made the lead with a minimum of fuss, covering the opening half in :47.50 while taking mild pressure. He began to widen approaching the quarter pole, kicked farther in front in upper stretch and was eased through the final 40 yards by Victor Carrasco. Manor House, who had trained with vigor at trainer Mike Stidham’s Fair Hill base ahead of this debut, is the 18th winner for his first-crop sire (by Flatter). Manor House is a half-brother to Bella Vincenza (Biondetti), SW, $246,043, and his dam was most recently covered by Army Mule from this same A.P. Indy sire line. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $22,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Newtown Anner Stud Farm; B-David Berman (FL); T-Michael Stidham.

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