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In Good Spirits Best In Ladies Sprint At Kentucky Downs

In Good Spirits drew into a spot in the Grade 3 Ladies Sprint, earning a chance to run for her first graded stakes win, and then sealed the deal with a late stretch rally at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky. Jockey John Velazquez angled the 4-year-old daughter of Ghostzapper to the rail in the last sixteenth of a mile to draw away to a victory in the G3 sprint.

Breaking from the far outside, In Good Spirits was fastest out of the gate in the 6 1/2-furlong Ladies Sprint, but favorite Venetian Harbor made an early move to take over the front. Velazquez kept his filly on the outside of the favorite, whose time as the leader was short as Lagertha challenged on the race's only turn, taking over the lead as the field hit the long Kentucky Downs stretch. In Good Spirits stayed within striking distance on the straightaway.

As Lagertha drifted out slightly in her stretch run, Velazquez took In Good Spirits to the inside, finding ample room on the rail to bid for the lead again. In the last sixteenth, she took over for good, drawing away to a two-length win with Catch a Bid passing Lagertha late to take second.

The final time for the 6 1/2 furlongs was 1:15.35.

Bred by Stonestreet, In Good Spirits is out of the Arch mare Mon Arch Lass. She is trained by Al Stall and owned by Bal Mar Equine LLC. In Good Spirits was consigned by Warrendale Sales at the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale and sold to Steven Young, agent, for $200,000. With her win in the G3 Ladies Sprint, the filly improves to two wins in four starts in 2021 for a lifetime record of four wins in 13 starts.

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Francatelli Hangs On To Win Rumson At Monmouth

As impressive as it was that Francatelli was able to make the lead from the outset of Saturday's speed-filled Rumson Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, N.J., it was even more notable the way he maintained it to the wire.

Hounded early in the five-furlong dash, then facing a threat from both the outside and the inside coming out of the final turn, Francatelli held on gamely for a neck victory over Quick Tempo to win the $100,000 feature race.

Sagamore Mischief, who pressed Francatelli throughout, was another 1¼ lengths back in third.

“He's pretty quick away from the gate for such a big horse. He gets away from there almost like a quarter horse,” said winning trainer Cal Lynch, who owns the horse in partnership with Maribeth Sanford. “He has run in some very fast races against some very fast horses and he always gives us his best effort. He's as good on the turf as he is on the dirt. Just a game horse. He fights every race for us.”

The winning time was :57.26.

Ridden by Mychel Sanchez, Francatelli beat his five rivals to the lead and then resisted all of the challenges thrown at him, including a dual-pronged assault coming out of the final turn with Quick Tempo on the outside and Foolish Ghost shooting the rail.

“(Quick Tempo) looked like he was going to roll on by coming out of the turn and (Foolish Ghost was) coming up the rail and he just won a stakes race in New York,” said Lynch. “These were some nice horses in this race but I don't expect anything less from this horse every time he runs. He is just one of those warrior types, just as game as they come. We're very pleased with the way he ran.”

A 4-year-old gelded son of City Zip-Salary Drive by Mizzen Mast, Francatelli now has six wins, four seconds, and a third from his 13 career starts. He just missed in his last start, the Grade 3 Parx Dash, and has excelled on both dirt and turf.

“He broke like a rocket,” said Sanchez. “As soon as he broke like that I just let him go because I know he likes to fight and it was five furlongs. He was really game. There were horses everywhere coming out of the turn. Like I said, he's a fighter. He likes to run. He was ready to go.

“He runs on anything, grass or dirt. He's one of those horses who is very good on either surface.”

Francatelli, who boosted his career earnings to $330,999 with the victory, returned $6.20 to win.

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Tap It to Win Makes Tapeta Debut Winning One In Seagram Cup

Tap It to Win paid his first visit to Woodbine Racetrack in July, finishing seventh behind Avie's Flatter in the Grade 2 Connaught Cup on turf at the Toronto, Ontario track. Switching from turf to Tapeta was a winning move as the son of Tapit took the lead early in the Grade 3 Seagram Cup and kept it from start to finish, hitting the wire 1 3/4 lengths ahead of 2020 Queen's Plate and Prince of Wales winner Mighty Heart.

Tap It to Win's best showing in a stakes race prior to Saturday was second in the 2020 Grade 1 H. Allen Jerkens at Saratoga. In the G3 Seagram, he broke fastest, jockey Rafael Hernandez moving Tap It to Win out to a two-length lead. Might Heart and Dolder Grand were second and third as the around the first turn and into the backstretch. As the field approached the far turn, Tap It to Win held an easy lead, with Mighty Heart moving closer to challenge.

On the turn, Tap It to Win continued to roll on the front into the stretch, quickening in the Woodbine straight to hold off Mighty Heart's and Special Forces' closing kicks. The 2020 Queen's Plate winner challenged on the leader's outside, but no one was passing Tap It to Win. He held on to win, with Mighty Heart second and Special Forces third.

The final time was 1:43.79. Find this race's chart here.

Tap It to Win paid $11.40 and $4.70. Mightly Heart paid $2.60. With a short field of five, the G3 Seagram Cup had no show wagering.

Bred and owned by Live Oak, Tap It to Win is out of the Medaglia d'Oro mare Onepointhreekarats, a black-type stakes winner. Trained by Mark Casse, the 4-year-old ridgling has two wins in five starts in 2021, for a litetime record of five wins in 14 starts and career winnings of $412,462.

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Stradivarius Makes It Look Easy In Doncaster Cup

It was the simplest of assignments for a modern day great on Town Moor, as John Gosden's star stayer made light of the Doncaster Cup field.

Stradivarius backed up his hard-fought victory at York with another win, although today he barely had to break into 4th gear.

He began the day a heavy-favorite, with Trueshan, his archrival in the staying division, declared a non-runner with the rain coming too late for him to take his chance. The short odds were justified as he turned the Group 2 into a procession.

The Grand Visir took them round at a medium gallop, with Frankie Dettori happy to sit in fourth off the lead for much of the first circuit. The field content to maintain their positions for much of the way round turning into the straight.

With the leader beginning to tire, all eyes were on Frankie and Stradivarius, the former motionless as he bided his time. Jamie Spencer loomed to his right, looking to cover any potential move. Bute still Dettori waited.

As they came to three furlongs out, there was a casual look around from the pilot for dangers, before he engaging his mount for a challenge. Stradivarius then sauntered to the lead and when Frankie said go, the response was instant.

Stradivarius utilized his trademark turn of foot and in a matter of strides the race was won. He glided across the Doncaster turf to the joy of the crowd. All was left to take care of was Dettori's customary flying dismount and more cheers ensued. The simplest of wins.

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