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MGSW Fulsome To Stand At Walmac Farm

MGSW Fulsome (Into Mischief) has been retired and will stand the 2024 breeding season at Gary Broad's Walmac Farm in partnership with Matt Bowling of Bowling Bloodstock, the farm announced Monday.

A Juddmonte Farms homebred trained by Brad Cox, Fulsome broke his maiden in his first start at three in January and proceeded to win three of his next four outings–and five overall as a sophomore–including the GIII Smarty Jones S. and the GIII Matt Winn S.

He also finished third to Proxy (Tapit) and West Will Power (Bernardini) in the GI Clark S. at Churchill Downs. Fulsome retired with a record of 17-8-2-2 and earnings of $1,244,553.

A stud fee will be announced at a later date.

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Brad Cox Takes Back-to-Back TVG.com Pegasus S. Wins with Home Brew

One year removed from winning this race with his GISW Mandaloun (Into Mischief) before taking the GI TVG.com Haskell S., Brad Cox returned to the Jersey Shore with Home Brew. Minus one bad run when he caught a sloppy track for Oaklawn's Smarty Jones S. Jan. 1, the son of Street Sense boasted a nearly unblemished record, with his only other loss a second Nov. 14 in his first start for Cox at Churchill Downs. After a three-month absence following the Smarty Jones, Home Brew returned to take the Apr. 23 Oaklawn S. and post a career-high 84 Beyer Speed Figure. The 3-2 second choice for Saturday's contest, Home Brew saved ground along the inside in third as Cyberviking led the field through an opening quarter in :23.70. Maneuvered out around the far turn, he rallied three wide at the quarter-pole and inhaled the early leaders, pulling away in the final sixteenth to win by an easy 6 1/4 lengths.

“He's not a real big horse and I think we've just kind of taken our time with him and let him mature and I think that has helped a lot,” said assistant trainer Blake Cox. As for whether or not Home Brew could contest the July 23 Haskell along with stablemate Cyberknife (Gun Runner), Cox said: “I'm not sure about that. We have to see where we are. We've had good luck in the Haskell so we'll see.”

Home Brew has a 2-year-old full-brother named Day Trade who is his dam's last reported foal.

TVG.COM PEGASUS S., $152,500, Monmouth, 6-18, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.20, ft.
1–HOME BREW, 122, c, 3, by Street Sense
                1st Dam: Omnitap, by Tapit
                2nd Dam: Classic Olympio, by Olympio
                3rd Dam: Palm Beach Dewey, by Talc
O-Gary and Mary West; B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY);
T-Brad H. Cox; J-Paco Lopez. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0,
$293,625. *Full to Air Strike, GSW, $338,810.
2–Electability, 116, g, 3, Quality Road–Spindle, by Hard Spun.
($300,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV). O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Purple
H Bloodstock (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $30,000.
3–Cyberviking, 118, c, 3, The Big Beast–Wildcat Affair, by
Wildcat Heir. ($12,000 Ylg '20 OBSWIN). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Joker Racing LLC; B-Wayne McFarland (FL); T-Jorge Delgado.
$15,000.
Margins: 6 1/4, NK, 10 3/4. Odds: 1.50, 1.30, 8.70.
Also Ran: Mr Jefferson, Cooke Creek, Jamie Dreams, King of Hollywood. Scratched: Dash Attack, Noneedtoworry.
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Dash Attack Stays Undefeated in Smarty Jones

On the day Coolmore America sire Munnings got a new 'TDN Rising Star' in Dubai with Shahama, he also added a new stakes winner on the Derby trail with Dash Attack in Oaklawn's Smarty Jones S. Earning 10 points on the 'Road to the Kentucky Derby' in this one-mile event, Dash Attack broke from the rail, took a little hop out of the gate, and settled midpack behind fractions of :23.03 and :46.38. The chestnut edged closer in earnest on the turn, but was still saving ground in eighth as six panels were clocked in 1:12.34. Tipped out about six wide coming off the turn to find running room, he flew down the lane with his ears pricked to win with authority.

“I'm just really pleased with the job [rider] David [Cohen] and my team did over there,” said winning trainer Kenny McPeek from Florida. “Just an impressive run by that colt. Look, he's still just figuring it out, this horse. I knew he would come from off the pace. I saw that he got off a little awkward. I just didn't want David to rush things and it looked to me like he started to, but then as the race unfolded, he kind of ended up in a pocket for a while. But good horses overcome things and he's done that, for sure.”

Dash Attack had made one previous start, a Dec. 5 victory over track and trip that resulted in a 74 debut Beyer Speed Figure. McPeek's family is part of both the ownership group and the breeding partnership that resulted in the Smarty Jones winner. With his wide blaze, chestnut coat, and consecutive trips to the winner's circle, Dash Attack calls to mind another sophomore colt by Munnings, GI Champagne S. winner and 'TDN Rising Star' Jack Christopher, who was scratched the day prior to the GI TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile as the likely favorite due to a stress fracture.

Dam Cerce Cay is a half to MSW & MGSP Song of Navarone (Sultry Song). She has a freshly minted 2-year-old colt by Noble Mission (GB) and a yearling full-sister to the winner.

SMARTY JONES S., $250,000, Oaklawn, 1-1, 3yo, 1m, 1:39.44, sy.
1–DASH ATTACK, 119, c, 3, by Munnings
               1st Dam: Cerce Cay, by Hard Spun
               2nd Dam: Timely Legend, by Navarone
               3rd Dam: Turf Legend, by Woodman
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Catalyst Stable, Magdalena Racing,
Kevin J. Pollard & Patty Slevin; B-Catalyst Stable &
Magdalena Racing (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek; J-David
Cohen. $150,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $205,440.
2–Barber Road, 117, c, 3, Race Day–Encounter, by Southern
Image. ($15,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV). O-WSS Racing, LLC;
B-Susan Forrester & Judy Curry (KY); T-John Alexander Ortiz.
$50,000.
3–Ignitis, 117, c, 3, Nyquist–Zaharias, by Grand Slam.
($190,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Holy
Cow Stable, LLC; B-Nesco II Limited (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas.
$25,000.
Margins: 2, 1, NO. Odds: 7.70, 8.50, 31.30.
Also Ran: Kavod, Vivar, Cairama, Ben Diesel, Ruggs, All in Sync, Home Brew, Bureau, Don'tcrossthedevil, Cool Papa G. Scratched: Immoral.
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Caddo River Works Towards Rebel

'TDN Rising Star' Caddo River (Hard Spun), currently sitting at number two on the TDN Top Kentucky Derby contenders sponsored by Fasig-Tipton, went an easy half-mile in :50.60 at Oaklawn Park Friday morning as he prepares for his next start in the $1-million GII Rebel S. in Hot Springs Mar. 13. It was the Shortleaf Stable homebred's first serious piece of work since a 10 1/4-length thrashing of his rivals in the Smarty Jones S. Jan. 22.

Breezing prior to the first renovation break beneath exercise rider Gustavo Abrego, Caddo River was clocked in fractions of :12.80, :26 flat and :38 flat before galloping out five-eighths of a mile in 1:03 flat.

The stable of Eclipse Award winner Brad Cox will be represented in the track's second leg of the 3-year-old series, the Feb. 15 GIII Southwest S., by champion juvenile male and fellow 'Rising Star' Essential Quality (Tapit). The GI Arkansas Derby caps the local route to the Kentucky Derby Apr. 10.

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