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Ryvit Drills First Stakes Win At Oaklawn

Ryvit (Competitive Edge), recorded his third victory in-a-row at Oaklawn Park on Saturday afternoon and his first stakes win for the Heiligbrodts.

After a debut second Apr. 13 at Keeneland, the bay colt was third May 5 at Churchill Downs in the Kentucky Juvenile S. Taking a break, he returned to action in Hot Springs Feb. 18 and was a well-beaten sixth before winning against restricted auction company Mar. 25. Stepping up against optional claimers, the Steve Asmussen trainee won from off-the-pace by 2 lengths Apr. 14.

Facing a well-backed favorite in Mo Strike (Uncle Mo), Ryvit went off at odds of 5-2 and from the outset made his presence known by seizing the lead. Rounding the far turn, he distanced himself from the rest of the field and went to secure the victory by 2 lengths over the late-running chalk. GSW High Dollar Woman (Super Saver) is a half to the winner's dam. This is her first offspring to make the races, but she does have a 2-year-old colt by Collected.

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BACHELOR S., $150,000, Oaklawn, 4-29, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.16, my.
1–RYVIT, 121, c, 3, by Competitive Edge
          1st Dam: She Is Bedazzling, by Medaglia d'Oro
          2nd Dam: Melissa Jo, by Fusaichi Pegasus
          3rd Dam: Takeaway, by Fly So Free
($70,000 Ylg '21 TTAYHR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-William L. and Corinne Heiligbrodt; B-Curt Leake (KY);
T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Keith J. Asmussen. $91,650. Lifetime
Record: 6-3-1-1, $228,068.
2–Mo Strike, 121, c, 3, Uncle Mo–Featherbed, by Smart Strike.
($90,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $325,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Nasser
Bin Omairah; B-Blue Heaven Farm & Ashford Stud (KY); T-Brad
Cox. $28,200.
3–Arman, 121, c, 3, Bolt d'Oro–Beautissimo, by Uncle Mo.
($52,000 RNA Ylg '21 OBSOCT; $600,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR).
   1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Kaleem Shah, Inc.; B-Loren Nichols (FL);
T-Peter Miller. $14,100.
Margins: 2, 2HF, 3. Odds: 2.70, 1.60, 2.70.
Also Ran: Release McCraken, Count de Monet, Alto Road,
Joking Way, Tyler's Tribe.

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Derby Hopeful Disarm Posts Five-Furlong Work at Churchill

Winchell Thoroughbreds' GII Louisiana Derby runner-up Disarm (Gun Runner), who most recently finished third in the Apr. 15 GIII Lexington S. at Keeneland, worked five furlongs in 1:00 with jockey Joel Rosario aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen at Churchill Downs on Monday morning.

The bay colt broke off about a length behind stablemate Gigante (Not This Time) with Churchill clocker John Nichols catching him in splits of :13.20, :35.40, :36.60 and :48.40 before galloping out the six furlongs in 1:13.20.

“I thought he worked really well this morning coming out of the Lexington,” Rosario said. “He was well within himself the entire work. He looks a lot like his sire. He's built bigger than he is but looking at him they have a lot of the same traits.”

Asmussen was also pleased with the move.

“He's a very durable horse and I think the best is yet to come from him,” Asmussen said. “He's a horse we missed a little time with over the winter and we're behind schedule. The one opportunity for a points race was the Louisiana Derby. He ran solid but needed more points to get in it. He's a horse we definitely didn't want to miss this opportunity with. We were looking for a little sense of direction in his work this morning. I think he's not given us everything to this point and there's more in the tank. I like how he accelerated to the wire and got over the racetrack nicely.”

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Red Route One Stamps His Preakness Ticket With Victory In Bath House Row S.

While currently ranked 28th in points and on the outside looking in for the GI Kentucky Derby, Red Route One punched his ticket to the second jewel of the Triple Crown with a win Saturday in the Bath House Row S.

After bursting onto the scene with a third to Derby favorite Forte (Violence) in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity last fall, Red Route One earned a pair of placings in both the GIII Southwest S. and the GII Rebel S. before faltering to sixth when last spotted in the GI Arkansas Derby. Racing with Lasix for the first time Saturday, the chestnut put his typical running style into action, breaking nicely but falling back to trail the field as Victory Formation paced them through a :22.87 opening quarter. Under an easy ride from eighth, he started to pick up the bridle into the far turn and tipped out to carry his momentum past the furlong pole. Tapit Shoes was game to the inside but Red Route One got the better bob to take the narrow win on the wire.

Out of a full-sister to champion 3-year-old filly Untapable, Red Route One is also out of a half to GISW Paddy O'Prado (El Prado {Ire}). Red House has not produced a foal or been reported bred since Red Route One. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

BATH HOUSE ROW S., $200,000, Oaklawn, 4-22, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.94, ft.
1–RED ROUTE ONE, 118, c, 3, by Gun Runner
                1st Dam: Red House, by Tapit
                2nd Dam: Fun House, by Prized
                3rd Dam: Bistra, by Classic Go Go
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY);
T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Joel Rosario. $120,250. Lifetime
Record: GISP, 9-2-2-1, $631,575. *Full to Red Run, SW,
$299,818.
2–Tapit Shoes, 118, c, 3, Tapit–Awesome Flower, by Flower
Alley. ($300,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Spendthrift Farm LLC, Steve Landers Racing LLC, Martin S.
Schwartz, Michael Dubb, Ten Strike Racing, Jim Bakke,
Titletown Racing, LLC, Kueber Racing, LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC,
Winners Win, Michael Caruso and WinStar Farm, LLC;
B-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey & Tapit Syndicate (KY); T-Brad
Cox. $37,000.
3–Victory Formation, 124, c, 3, Tapwrit–Smart N Soft, by Smart
Strike. 'TDN Rising Star'. ($100,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $150,000
Ylg '21 FTKJUL; $340,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Spendthrift Farm
LLC and Frank Fletcher Racing Operations, Inc.; B-Gainesway
Thoroughbreds Ltd. (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $18,500.
Margins: HD, HF, 7HF. Odds: 2.00, 5.20, 1.70.
Also Ran: Two Eagles River, Interlock Empire, Aristocracy, Line to Gain, Mazing Mark, Powerful.

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Clairiere Nails Secret Oath on the Wire in Apple Blossom

It was billed a two horse race, and in the end, that's what it was as Clairiere (m, 5, Curlin–Cavorting, by Bernardini) called on her furious final kick to run down an equally game Secret Oath (Arrogate) on the wire to take the GI Apple Blossom H. and add her name to a prestigious list of winners. Hot and Sultry (Speightster) held on to third after putting up all the fractions early in a short four horse field. It was conditioner Steve Asmussen's fourth win on the card. The final time was 1:43.36.

O/B-Stonestreet Stables; T-Steve Asmussen.

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