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Ahoy Matey! Pirate Romps In Debut at Saratoga

On paper, it looked like Pirate (Omaha Beach) had a lot going for him in Saturday's first race at Saratoga, a $105,000 maiden special weight run at 5 1/2 furlongs. A half-brother to GI Preakness S. winner National Treasure (Quality Road), he sold for $350,000 at Keeneland September, had a bullet four-furlong work leading up to the race and hailed from the mighty Todd Pletcher barn. So it was hardly a surprise when he cruised to a three-length win, covering the distance in 1:04.89 for the partnership of Harrell Ventures, LLC and Starlight Racing en route to being named a 'TDN Rising Star'. Bet off the board, he paid $2.70.

“I thought Pirate ran fantastic,” said Jack Wolf, the managing partner and founder of Starlight.  “You never know, but I think Todd expected him to run well. I don't know what the figure will be, but I know Todd thought going into the race that he was a good horse. And now he's the winner of a maiden special weight race at Saratoga.”

Breaking from post one under Irad Ortiz Jr., Pirate was quick out of the gate and quickly took control of the race. He was pressed early by Arteta (Take Charge Indy), shook that one off entering the top of the stretch and then had plenty left when eventual runner-up Just Steel (Justify) made his run.

“We thought he would win,” Wolf said. “He ran to the way he trained. Irad has been on him in the mornings. I probably won't commit suicide over the next two or three weeks.”

The GI Hopeful S. looks like a logical spot for Pirate to make his next start.

“Todd makes all those decisions, but wouldn't you think the Hopeful would be next, especially with the way he won?” Wolf said. “It certainly looks like a possibility.”

Starlight is among a large ownership group that owns National Treasure.

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Speightstown’s Prince of Monaco Drives Home As Latest ‘TDN Rising Star’

Living up to both his price tag and his recent workouts, Prince of Monaco (Speightstown–Rainier by Medaglia d'Oro) earned 'TDN Rising Star' billing as the 2-year-old poured on the speed at Los Alamitos on Sunday afternoon en route to a maiden-breaking victory for trainer Bob Baffert.

Off at 1-20 for this debut, the $950,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select graduate broke a touch awkwardly from his wide draw in this compact field, but soon seized the lead heading into the far turn. Opening up at the top of the lane, the dark bay colt cruised along and extended his margin to eight lengths under a hand ride by jockey Juan Hernandez. Lord Bullingdon (Lord Nelson) at 18-1 odds was second.

The winner is out of a female family which includes GISW Adieu (El Corredor) and MSW Necker Island (Hard Spun). MSW Laurie's Rocket (Bluegrass Cat) is a half-brother to Prince of Monaco's dam, who is responsible for a yearling filly by Munnings and she foaled a filly by Constitution Apr. 22. This is sire Speightstown's eighth 'Rising Star'.

2nd-Los Alamitos, $44,100, Msw, 7-9, 2yo, 5f, :57.21, ft, 8 lengths.
PRINCE OF MONACO, c, 2, Speightstown
                1st Dam: Rainier by Medaglia d'Oro
                2nd Dam: Clay's Rocket by American Chance
                3rd Dam: Irene's Talkin by At the Threshold
Sales History: $950,000 Ylg '22 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,000.

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O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Robert E. Masterson, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine Donovan and Tom Ryan; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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Good Magic’s Reincarnate Wires Los Alamitos Derby

Reincarnate (c, 3, Good Magic–Allanah, by Scat Daddy), 13th for trainer Tim Yakteen after racing on a scorching early pace in the GI Kentucky Derby, returned to the Bob Baffert barn with a stylish 2 1/2-length win in Saturday evening's $125,000 Los Alamitos Derby.

The even-money favorite showed the way through early fractions of :23.33 and :47.75. Racing under pressure heading into the far turn, he leveled off nicely into the stretch and was never seriously threatened by last out GI Santa Anita Derby third-place finisher and second-choice Skinner (Curlin). Prince Abu Dhabi (Palace Malice) was third.

Reincarnate made the first five starts of his career for Baffert, led by a game victory in the GIII Sham S. Jan. 8. He made three subsequent starts for Yakteen, including a pair of third-place finishes in Oaklawn's GII Rebel S. Feb. 25 and GI Arkansas Derby Apr. 1. He was beaten by 24 1/2 lengths on the first Saturday in May.

“We used this race as a prep with (3-year-old champion) West Coast (in 2017) for the Travers and we'd like to do the same with this colt with a race like that,” Baffert said. “I told (jockey) Juan (Hernandez) that he was back to how he was when he won the Sham. It was very important to get the win with him especially when you know how good Skinner is. This race always comes up tough and it was a big win for the team.”

The stakes-winning Allanah produced a colt by Goldencents in 2021 ($52,000 OBSMAR '23 purchase by Doug O'Neill) and a colt by Liam's Map in 2022.

LOS ALAMITOS DERBY, $125,000, Los Alamitos, 7-8, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:48.72, ft.
1–REINCARNATE, 122, c, 3, by Good Magic
                1st Dam: Allanah (SW), by Scat Daddy
                2nd Dam: Star in the Corner, by Holy Bull
                3rd Dam: Stubborn Star, by Star Choice
($775,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing,
Madaket Stables LLC, Masterson, Robert E., Stonestreet
Stables LLC, Schoenfarber, Jay A., Waves Edge Capital LLC and
Donovan, Catherine; B-Woods Edge Farm, LLC (KY); T-Bob
Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $75,000. Lifetime Record: GSW &
GISP, 9-3-3-2, $420,650.
2–Skinner, 122, c, 3, Curlin–Winding Way, by Malibu Moon.
($40,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $510,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-C R K
Stable LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY);
T-John A. Shirreffs. $25,000.
3–Prince Abu Dhabi, 122, g, 3, Palace Malice–American Girl
(Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire). ($8,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP).
O-Kinross, Lance and Kinross, Steve; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC
(KY); T-Blaine D. Wright. $15,000.
Margins: 2HF, 2HF, 2. Odds: 1.00, 1.20, 23.50.
Also Ran: Abeliefinthislivin, Smart Mo. Scratched: Yellow Brick.

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National Treasure, Red Route One Work for Belmont

GI Preakness S. winner National Treasure (Quality Road) worked five furlongs in :59.55 seconds over Belmont Park's main track on Monday in preparation for Saturday's $1.5 million GI Belmont S. With exercise rider Erick Garcia aboard, the colt galloped out six furlongs in 1:11.20 and seven furlongs in 1:25.20.

“He worked very well this morning,” trainer Bob Baffert's assistant, Jimmy Barnes, said. “It's a big track and you can find yourself lost out there. Erick did an excellent job working him and now we're just waiting for the race.”

National Treasure is owned by the partnership of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan. Hall of Famer John Velazquez will be aboard for the 1 1/2-mile Classic.

Also working Monday was Winchell Thoroughbreds' Red Route One (Gun Runner), who posted a half-mile in :50.20 over Belmont Park's training track. The colt most recently finished fourth behind National Treasure in the Preakness.

“I thought he went beautiful,” Toby Sheets, trainer Steve Asmussen's Belmont-based assistant, said. “It was nice and fluid and he came back with good energy. I'm very happy with him. We wanted to be out on the track before it got really busy. He's doing everything right and I have no complaints.”

Raise Cain (Violence), winner of the GIII Gotham S. and most recently eighth in the GI Kentucky Derby will skip the Belmont, trainer Ben Colebrook confirmed Monday. The colt will instead go postward the following day in the GIII Matt Winn S., which was originally scheduled to be run at Churchill Downs, but will now be run at Ellis Park.

“It shifted to Ellis and the distance changed to a mile and an eighth…That kind of moved the needle,” Colebrook explained.

Post positions for the 155th Belmont will be drawn Tuesday morning at 11:05 a.m. ET.

Post positions for the 155th Belmont will be drawn Tuesday morning at 11:05 a.m. ET.

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