First Foal For Classic Winner Santiago

Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}), a G1 Irish Derby victor and winner of G2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot, sired his first reported foal when Bestow (GB) produced a filly at Ballincurrig House Stud on Monday night.

“She's a gorgeous bay filly with quality, bone and size,” said owner Michael Moore. “We are delighted with her.”

Bestow is a daughter of Presenting (GB) and a half-sister to Operating (GB) (Milan {GB}), winner of the €100,000 Aon H. Novice Chase at Punchestown.

Santiago, who stands at Coolmore's Castlehyde Stud, is a Derby winner like his sire Authorized, grandsire Montjeu (Ire) and relatives Galileo (Ire) and Sea The Stars (Ire).

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‘A Huge Blessing’: Peterson Wastes Little Time Recording Initial Laurel Win

Jockey Ferrin Peterson got off to a winning start on her first day in Maryland, booting home Spanish d'Oro to a 9-1 upset victory in Friday's ninth race finale at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md.

Trained by Hamilton Smith and owned by his older brother, Franklin 'Goree”' Smith, Spanish d'Oro ($20.20) ran seven furlongs in 1:27.40 over a fast main track to capture the maiden claiming event for 3-year-olds by a length over fellow long shot Goldie's Boy.

Peterson, 28, had two mounts on Friday's card, also finishing seventh on Lisbeth Dodd, John Cocce, Peter Donnely and Reginald Hyde's One More Nightcap in Race 5 for trainer Pat McBurney. Peterson broke One More Nightcap's maiden last summer at Monmouth Park.

“I'm still in a bit of shock. I was just excited to be riding two horses today,” Peterson said. “I'm thrilled. Just coming down the stretch and feeling my horse really take hold of the bit and want to go on with it. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting and so that was a great feeling. After that, it was pretty smooth sailing. Especially to win for someone that just gave me the opportunity … Hammy hadn't seen me ride before naming me on the horse, so that meant a lot.”

Laurel is the latest stop for Peterson, a native of California and part-time veterinarian who launched her professional riding career in 2018 at Golden Gate Fields while still in school, winning 10 of 144 starts.

Peterson had five wins from 96 mounts in 2019 and began 2020 as an apprentice, moving East and losing the bug over the summer at Monmouth Park where she finished second to perennial leading rider Paco Lopez with 42 wins. She also ranked second during the subsequent Meadowlands at Monmouth meet with eight wins and finished the year with 50 wins from 335 mounts and more than $1.6 million in purse earnings.

“I already came in feeling confident. All the trainers and agents I've been talking to around here have been giving me really positive reinforcement about people giving new jockeys opportunities,” Peterson said. “But, to have that happen on my opening day, that was a huge blessing and unexpected surprise. And to be able to do it on a horse with long odds, he showed something he hadn't yet.”

Peterson was able to hustle Spanish d'Oro, making his fourth career start, into a stalking position from post 9 behind Goldie's Boy through fractions of 24.08 and 48.15 seconds before forging a short lead at the top of the stretch and powering down the center of the track.

“He broke really well from the gate and he hadn't before, and being on the outside I knew I was going to need to break sharp and get over,” Peterson said. “We had a lot of horses to clear and so having that kind of break allowed us to do that and get in the position I wanted so we could save as much ground as we could.”

Before Friday, Peterson hadn't ridden since Dec. 12 at Aqueduct during a short stint in New York. She began galloping horses again Jan. 9, both at Laurel and Pimlico Race Course, and is named on R Awesum Betty Sunday and Petes Pride on Monday's special Martin Luther King Jr. holiday program.

“Sunday I'm riding one for a trainer I won with at Monmouth, Michael Moore. The horse is shipping in from Parx. I haven't ridden this horse before but I won for the trainer and these owners before. That was really neat to see that connections coming back,” she said. “And then on Monday I have one for [trainer] Mario Serey. I've met him a couple times I've been out to Pimlico this week. It's great to see these new trainers who have never worked with me already giving me an opportunity.”

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Hall Of Fame Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer Settles In At Monmouth Park

Among the nearly dozen trainers making Monmouth Park their summer home this year for the first time are a Hall of Famer, one who lists the Venezuelan Triple Crown on his resume and another whose barn is looking to take advantage of the lucrative Jersey-bred program that's offered.

It may be as eclectic a group of newcomers the track has ever featured as the Friday, July 3 opener – the start of Monmouth Park's 75th season – nears.

Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer will have a solid presence on the Jersey Shore for the first time, with long-time assistant Dan Ward overseeing a string that he says will eventually number more than two dozen runners.

“Our horses fit well at Monmouth Park and the timing is perfect for us,” said Ward. “When the condition book came out it looked like a really good fit for the horses we have.”

Ward, who said he has not made an appearance at Monmouth Park since Marquetry ran in the 1991 Philip H. Iselin Stakes when he was an assistant to Bobby Frankel, said the decision to try Monmouth Park for an entire meet was done as part of a long-term plan.

“We're here to stay,” said Ward, who has been with Hollendorfer the past 14 years after working with Frankel the previous 22. “We plan on continuing to have a stable in the Midwest or Monmouth Park as long as we can.”

Twenty of Hollendorfer's horses have already shipped into Monmouth Park from Churchill Downs “and we have races for all of them at Monmouth,” Ward said.

“We will be looking to claim some more and trying to pick up business,” he added.

Hollendorfer's outfit will look to be a factor the very first day, with Awesome Anywhere slated to go in the $75,000 Oceanport Centennial Stakes, the opening-day feature. The 6-year-old gelding won a starter allowance race at Oaklawn Park two starts back.

Antonio Machado isn't a familiar name in this part of the country, but the 42-year-old hopes that changes with his first summer at Monmouth.

Machado, Tampa Downs-based, was the youngest trainer ever to win the Venezuelan Triple Crown when he did so with El Gran Cesar in 2008. He won 99 races, 18 of them graded stakes, in Venezuela between 2006-2012.

He said it was time to take on a new challenge, which is why he has decided to try Monmouth Park this summer.

“I wanted to experience training at a prestigious racetrack where the horse racing would challenge me,” said Machado, who started in the sport by working in a stable in La Rinconada racetrack in Caracas while also attending training school. “So many owners, trainers, jockeys and amazing horses have raced on these grounds, and that for me is simply amazing.

“I want to keep on competing at the maximum level and show that I can be there with top trainers and win races.”

His intention, he said, is to make the Tampa Downs/Monmouth Park circuit part of his yearly routine, saying he is “hoping that we will continue with this trend for many years to come.”

Michael Moore has been Parx-based since he started training in 2013, but the makeup of his current stable made Monmouth Park a logical choice for this summer. He hopes to have more than 20 claimers and allowance horses on the grounds, with the more prominent among them being Jersey-breds.

“The biggest reason I came here is because I have some good Jersey-breds and the money is so good for Jersey-breds at Monmouth Park,” said the 49-year-old Moore, a Rutgers University graduate. “It's a little bit of an adjustment because I live five minutes from Parx and the drive here is over an hour every day. But this is such a beautiful place. It's really horse friendly and the people care about racing here.”

Moore, coming off his best year with 35 winners in 2019, was 2-for-10 at Monmouth last year with shippers. His wife, Elizabeth, helps run the barn.

“Everything seems to be working out well,” he said. “I just hope to do well when the racing starts.”

Mid-Atlantic fixture Hugh McMahon is among the other newcomers who will have a string of horses stabled at Monmouth Park this summer.

Monmouth Park's 37-day meet will consist of live racing Friday, July 3, through Sunday, Sept. 27. Post time on Fridays will be 5 p.m. (except Sept. 4, Kentucky Oaks Day, when it will be 12:50 p.m.). Saturday and Sunday posts will be 12:50 p.m., with the exception of a noon first race post time on July 18, when the $1 million TVG.com Haskell Stakes serves as the headliner on the card.

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