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Fandom Returns a Winner for Wesley Ward and Stonestreet in Palisades

Unraced since fading from contention in last summer's G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot, FANDOM (GB) (c, 3, Showcasing {GB}–Brogan {GB}, by Pivotal {GB}) returned a winner at the same meet where he broke his maiden while under wraps last spring, taking the Palisades S. at Keeneland Sunday. Racing wide under Jose Ortiz, who was winning his third consecutive race on the card, the 7-1 shot closed with a strong late surge to get by a group of runners on the line that included MGSW No Nay Mets (Ire) (No Nay Never). The latter got outpunched late after sizzling fractions of :21.59, :44.53, and :56.55.

“Last summer at Saratoga he had a lung infection, so we sent him back to [owner] Barbara [Banke's] farm to Ian [Brennan] and they got him healed up,” said winning trainer Wesley Ward of the 170,000gns Tattersalls yearling purchase. “They trained him all winter long and did a fantastic job. The first day he got here I knew all I had to do was put him on cruise control.”

Fandom's dam, a half to 2023 G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park S. winner Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), has produced fillies the last two years in the UK: a now-2-year-old by Masar (Ire) and a yearling by Zoustar (Aus).

 

 

PALISADES S., $207,688, Keeneland, 4-7, 3yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.83, gd.
1–FANDOM (GB), 118, c, 3, by Showcasing (GB)
               1st Dam: Brogan (GB), by Pivotal (GB)
               2nd Dam: Roger Sez (Ire), by Red Clubs (Ire)
               3rd Dam: Stately Princess (GB), by Robellino
(170,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Chasemore Farm (GB);
T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $113,150. Lifetime
Record: 3-2-0-0, $145,375.
2–Mansa Musa (Ire), 118, c, 3, Ten Sovereigns (Ire)–Sundiata
(GB), by Showcasing (GB). (60,000gns Wlg '21 TADEWE;
55,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT; €49,383 RNA 2yo '23 GOFFDU).
O-Team Valor International LLC and Gary Barber;
B-Middlelane Farm (IRE); T-William I. Mott. $36,500.
3–Refuel, 118, c, 3, Hard Spun–Quick Flip, by Speightstown.
($550,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Repole
Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY);
T-Todd A. Pletcher. $22,813.
Margins: NK, 3/4, NK. Odds: 7.75, 15.86, 5.70.
Also Ran: No Nay Mets (Ire), Mattingly, Silent Heart, Shards, My Boy Prince, Aspenite, Coin Miner, Ceepeegee, Committee of One. Scratched: Sketch (Ire), Works for Me.
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Gaslight Dancer Burns Bright In Palisades S.

Taking to the Haggin Turf Course once again, 6-1 shot Gaslight Dancer recorded his first stakes victory of his career with a solid performance in the Palisades S. on Sunday afternoon.

Winning on the grass at Kentucky Downs Sept. 3 in his second career start, Gaslight Dancer was the favorite Oct. 9 in the GIII Futurity S. during the BAQ meet, only to lose by a neck to Nagirroc (Lea). With a tough test Nov. 4 in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, he drew the fourteenth hole, but still turned in a respectable sixth.

Back at Keeneland in this spot, the $260,000 OBSAPR buy patiently waited his turn along the rail as Bushido (First Samurai) blazed a trail. Into the stretch, a trio of suitors vied for the lead, while the Mike Maker trainee cut to the outside. The bay colt flashed a nice turn of foot and passed his tiring rivals to win by 1 1/2 length over late-running 51-1 longshot Two of a Kind (Overanalyze).

“Looks pretty good,” trainer Mike Maker said about his horse's improvement over this past year. “I know last year he was pretty headstrong. [Today] he looked like he settled nice, saved ground and kicked home. Last year, he was all out wanting to go for the lead. I still think he'll stretch out to a mile.”

The first of his dam's progeny, the winner also has a 2-year-old half-brother named Moon Raid (Munnings). His dam is a half-sister to GSW Summer Raven (Summer Squall), who is responsible for MGSW Lewis Bay (Bernadini) and GIII Holy Bull S. victor Winslow Homer (Unbridled Song). The 8-year-old bay mare RNA'd last November for $250,000 at Keeneland while in foal to McKinzie.

PALISADES S., $246,469, Keeneland, 4-16, 3yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.71, gd.
1–GASLIGHT DANCER, 118, c, 3, by City of Light
          1st Dam: Raindrops Droptops, by Medaglia d'Oro
          2nd Dam: Rahy Rose, by Rahy
          3rd Dam: Rose Park, by Plugged Nickle
($80,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL; $260,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). 1ST
BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Paradise Farms Corp., David Staudacher,
Skychai Racing LLC and Angelo Carlesimo; B-Springhouse Farm
(KY); T-Michael J. Maker; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $141,438. Lifetime
Record: 5-2-1-0, $282,554.
2–Two of a Kind, 118, c, 3, Overanalyze–Freud's Irish Miss, by
Freud. O-K and R Racing Stable and Town Branch Racing; B-C.
Swann & Wetherbee Holdings, LLC. (KY); T-Brian A. Lynch.
$45,625.
3–Chiringo, 118, c, 3, Bolt d'Oro–Street Love, by Street Boss.
($50,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $260,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR).
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Harrell Ventures, LLC and Seaside Racing;
B-Sandra Sexton (KY); T-George Weaver. $22,813.
Margins: 1HF, 2 1/4, NK. Odds: 6.67, 51.55, 25.25.
Also Ran: Crispy Cat (GB), Private Creed, No Nay Hudson (Ire),
Fadethenoise, Bushido, Golden Nugget, Storm Daddy,
Damon's Mound, Olazabal.
Scratched: New York Thunder.

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Slipstream Bests Twilight Gleaming in Palisades

Slipstream (More Than Ready) could do no better than sixth in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar, but closed furiously up the rail to best favored Stonestreet filly Twilight Gleaming (Ire) (National Defense {GB}) in Sunday's Listed Palisades S. at Keeneland.

Quickly into stride from an outside alley, 'TDN Rising Star' Twilight Gleaming outsprinted her male rivals and galloped them along on a drying-out turf course as Slipstream, last year's GIII Futurity S. hero, bided his time at the tail of the field. As her stablemate Golden Pal (Uncle Mo) did in Saturday's GII Shakertown S., Twilight Gleaming was kept well off the rail in upper stretch, and that presented an inviting inside opening for Slipstream, who first rallied underneath Pure Panic in upper stretch and quickened home impressively to post a comfortable victory.

Slipstream defeated future GIII Kitten's Joy S. winner Grand Sonata (Medaglia d'Oro) by 5 1/2 lengths to break his maiden over seven furlongs Sept. 18, then cut back in trip to annex the Futurity by a tight length after racing freely in the early stages. It wasn't the cleanest of trips in the Juvenile Turf Nov. 5 and by the time he could let down, Modern Games (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) had put the race to bed and Slipstream was forced to settle for a close sixth.

One of two winners from the stakes-placed Cake Baby, both black-type winners, Slipstream has a yearling half-brother by Catalina Cruiser and his dam was most recently covered by Game Winner. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

PALISADES S., $188,788, Keeneland, 4-10, 3yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.80, gd.
1–SLIPSTREAM, 120, c, 3, by More Than Ready
1st Dam: Cake Baby (SP), by Stormy Atlantic
2nd Dam: Dharma Girl, by French Deputy
3rd Dam: Cashelmara, by Key to the Mint
($170,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Jump Sucker Stable; B-Burleson Farm & McKenzie Bloodstock (KY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Joel Rosario. $120,900. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-1, $288,500. *1/2 to Too Sexy (Quality Road), SW, $319,635.
2–Twilight Gleaming (Ire), 118, f, 3, National Defense (GB)–
Thames Pageant (GB), by Dansili (GB). (£75,000 Ylg '20 GOFOR). 'TDN Rising Star' O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Pier House Stud (IRE); T-Wesley A Ward. $29,250.
3–Pure Panic, 118, c, 3, Summer Front–Shock the World, by Hansen. ($24,000 RNA Wlg '19 KEENOV; $42,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP; $170,000 RNA 2yo '21 OBSMAR). O-Pravin A Patel; B-Kendall E Hansen MD Racing LLC (KY); T-Juan Munoz Cano. $19,500.
Margins: 3/4, 5HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 2.70, 0.90, 34.90.
Also Ran: Circle Back Jack, No Nay Franklin (Ire), Classicstateofmind, Baytown Frosty. Scratched: Kaufymaker.

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