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Tiz the Bomb Takes Bourbon Stakes, Punches Ticket To BC Juvenile Turf

Tiz the Bomb overcame his premature pop at the starting gate to navigate through a full field of fourteen and find the winner's circle for the Grade 2 Bourbon Stakes at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. With this victory, the 2-year-old son of Hit It a Bomb earns a spot in the starting gate for the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, the same race his sire won in 2016, on Nov. 5 at Del Mar.

An anxious Tiz the Bomb popped open the doors to his stall in the starting gate just after the last horse had loaded and only got a few yards down the lane before an outrider grabbed him. After a vet check, the Kenny McPeek trainee was loaded back into the gate with no trouble.

After a clean break, Heaven Street was fastest to the front on the first turn, with Tiz the Bomb's outside post allowing him to settle behind the front four around the first turn. Sitting fifth, jockey Brian Hernandez, Jr. waited for the far turn to improve their position, going around horses to find a running lane for their stretch run.

In the Keeneland straight, Play Action Pass took over the lead from Heaven Street, as Tiz the Bomb ran down the center of the track and taking over the lead in the last furlong to win by a three-quarters of a length. Stolen Base came on late to take second, with Credibility third. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles over the firm turf was 1:43.69.

Tiz the Bomb paid $7.80, $4.60, and $3.80. Stolen Base paid $8.20 and $6.40. Credibility paid $20.40. Find this race's chart here.

The G2 Bourbon is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series. Winners of Challenge Series events earn a fees-paid, guaranteed spot in the starting gate for the corresponding race at the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 5-6 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

Bred in Kentucky by Spendthrift Farm, Tiz the Bomb is out of the Tiznow mare Tiz the Key. Owned by Phoenix Thoroughbreds III Limited, the 2-year-old colt was consigned by Eaton Sales and sold to Kenny McPeek, agent, for $330,000 at the 2020 Fasig-Tipton Select Yearlings Showcase. With his win in the Bourbon, Tiz the Bomb has three wins in four starts and career earnings of $447,841.

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McPeek Hopes Tiz The Bomb Can Copy Sire’s Win In Bourbon Stakes At Keeneland

Like father, like son?

Trainer Kenny McPeek hopes that is the case Sunday afternoon at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., when he sends out Tiz the Bomb in the Grade 2 Castle & Key Bourbon, a “Win and You're In” race for the $1 million Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf to be run Nov. 5 at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif.

“He's a very good horse,” McPeek said about the son of Hit It a Bomb, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf here in 2015. “I would have run him in the (Grade 1 Claiborne) Breeders' Futurity if the owner (Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd.) didn't have another one (Double Thunder) in there.”

Tiz the Bomb enters Sunday's Castle & Key Bourbon off a victory in the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile on Sept. 6 in his turf debut. Prior to that victory, Tiz the Bomb won an off-the-turf maiden race at Ellis Park by 14¼ lengths.

McPeek has won the Bourbon three times, most recently with Lawn Ranger in 2014.

In the race preceding the Bourbon, McPeek will send out Three Chimneys Farm and Walking L Thoroughbreds' Envoutante in the Grade 1 Juddmonte Spinster.

McPeek is seeking his third victory in the race, having repeated with Take Charge Lady in 2002-2003. “It's a tough race,” he said.

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Crazy Beautiful Sails Through Mud To Easy Win In Delaware Oaks

The day might have been seen its share of rain, but a muddy track and the field of eight others were no trouble for Kenny McPeek's Crazy Beautiful. At Delaware Park in Wilmington, De., the daughter of Liam's Map bided her time behind the early leaders, made her move for the lead coming out of the final turn, and then pulled away from the rest of the horses to win the Delaware Oaks going away.

At the start, Orbs Baby Girl took command, with Hybrid Eclipse and Crazy Beautiful running a short length behind her. The longshot held the lead through the backstretch, with Mike Smith and Crazy Beautiful hovering on the outside, waiting for the right moment to make their move. On the final turn, as Hybrid Eclipse started to challenge Orbs Baby Girl, Crazy Beautiful went with her, drawing even with both fillies as they entered the stretch. On the straightaway, Crazy Beautiful took an easy lead, stretching her advantage out to six lengths, winning the 1 1/16-mile Delaware Oaks in 1:46.33.

Midnight Obsession, Leader of the Band, Hybrid Eclipse, She's a Hot Mess, Orbs Baby Girl, Baby Gundin, Juror Number Four, and Exogen rounded out the field of nine.

Find the race's chart here.

“She jumped better than she ever has leaving the gate,” said winning rider Mike Smith. “It has always been a little bit of a problem with her. I was really happy with that just because of the track being good and because there was not a lot of speed in the race, I wanted to be somewhat closer. We had one tiny anxious moment just past the 3/8ths pole when they picked it up and she kind of lost focus briefly. I barely touched her and she threw me into the rumble seat. That is when I knew we would be fine. After that, it was just all her. I took a peek at the big screen and I felt like I was watching Sunday night football.”

Crazy Beautiful paid $2.60, $2.10, and $2.10. Second place Midnight Obsession paid $3.60 and $2.80. Leader of the Band paid $3.40 to show.

Crazy Beautiful follows up her win in the Summertime Oaks at Santa Anita in her last start, for a record of three wins in five starts in 2021. She was sired by Liam's Map out of Indian Burn, by Indian Charlie. Bred by Carolyn Vogel, Crazy Beautiful is owned by Phoenix Thoroughbred III. She was purchased for Phoenix Thoroughbred by McPeek at the Fasig-Tipton 2019 Fall Yearling Sale for $250,000 from consigner Little's Bloodstock.

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Double Thunder Rallies To Win Bashford Manor For Pletcher, Phoenix Thoroughbred

East Coast invader Double Thunder from the powerful Todd Pletcher stable rallied into a collapsing pace from last to defeat Vodka N Water by 4 ¾ lengths in Saturday's 120th running of the $150,000 Grade 3 Bashford Manor Stakes for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs. Glacial was another head back in third.

Ridden by Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, Double Thunder clocked six furlongs in 1:11.17.

Pletcher, who celebrated his 54th birthday Saturday, won the Bashford Manor for the third time after wins by Limehouse in 2003 and Circular Quay in 2006.

Double Thunder hopped at the start and was last as Lansdowne and Tapped Off set the pace through fractions of :21.00 and :45.30. Glacial, the filly Shesgotattitude, and Whatstheconnection also were in close pursuit down the backstretch.

Leaving the turn, Double Thunder commenced his rally as Glacial took over with 56-1 longshot Knocker Down on his right hip. Despite having to close from the back of the pack, Double Thunder had clear sailing down on the inside, swung out at the three-sixteenths pole, and easily ran down the weary Glacial, who was edged by a closing Vodka N Water for the place.

“I didn't think we would break as slow as he did so we had to adjust a little bit after the start,” Velazquez said. “Once I got to the quarter-pole, I had a lot of confidence in him and thought we had a big shot. He did everything professionally today. Warming up, he didn't handle going with the pony as well so I warmed him up by himself. I knew there would be a lot of speed in the race and wanted to keep him close – just not last. You don't expect a 2-year-old to handle things like that as well as he did. He took dirt and handled it well and I think he can move forward a lot from that.”

Double Thunder's triumph was worth $88,350 for owner Aamer Abdulaziz Ahmed's Phoenix Thoroughbred III Ltd. and increased his bankroll to $116,850 with a perfect record in two starts. His debut win came on June 5 at Monmouth Park.

A $60,000 yearling buy, Double Thunder is a 2-year-old son of Pletcher's 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver out of the Tapit mare Rattataptap. He was bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm LLC.

Double Thunder returned $10.20, $6, and $3.80 as the 4-1 fourth betting choice. Vodka N Water, under Jose Ortiz at 7-1, paid $7 and $4.20. Glacial paid $3.40 to show under Joe Talamo at 3-1.

Knocker Down, 5-2 favorite Red Run, Shesgotattitude, Lansdowne, Whistlewhileyoumow, Whatstheconnection, and Tapped Off completed the order of finish. Rising Outlaw was a late scratch.

First run in 1902, the Bashford Manor is named for the former Louisville Thoroughbred breeding and racing farm that dominated the American racing scene in the early 1900s. George J. Long, a wealthy foundry owner, purchased Bashford Manor Farm in 1887 and developed the Thoroughbred operation that provided him two Derby wins as an owner, 1892 (Azra) and 1906 (Sir Huon), and three as a breeder, 1892 (Azra), 1899 (Manuel) and 1906 (Sir Huon). In addition, Bashford Manor also won the Kentucky Oaks in 1894 (Selika) and 1915 (Kathleen). The original Wilder family owned Bashford Manor. The Wilders were direct descendants of Lord Baltimore, whose English home was also called Bashford Manor. Long died in 1930 and the farm was eventually sold in 1973 to make way for the development of a mall complex, fittingly named Bashford Manor, that formally closed in 2003.

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