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Malathaat Cruises to Spinster Victory

Shadwell Stable's Malathaat (Curlin) strode home a powerful winner of the GI Juddmonte Spinster S. at Keeneland, earning an automatic berth to the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff. The 2-5 favorite was never far from the front behind a moderate pace and surged up to challenge Letruska (Super Saver) nearing the stretch. Malathaat ricocheted to the lead off the turn and never looked back, storming home a 5 3/4-length winner.

“By the quarter pole, I saw Tyler [Gaffalione] was tapping on [Letruska], and I thought, 'You know what, I'm going to pass him and hopefully that discourages him,'” said winning rider John Velazquez. “Malathaat kept running today. Normally when she gets to the lead she slows down, and she did, but at the same time she was running a little bit. Right at the wire, she [moved sideways] and she almost left me at the wire. But she was much the best today.”

Malathaat is now three-for-three over the Keeneland strip where she will attempt to win the Distaff–a race she was third in at Del Mar last year–Nov. 5.

Looking ahead to the Breeders 'Cup, trainer Todd Pletcher said, “She seems to love the track here. She's three for three here now, so that's always encouraging, to know one handles the surface well.”

Among Malathaat's challengers at Keeneland next month will be another daughter of Curlin who romped to a graded victory Sunday; the 3-year-old Nest bested her elders with an effortless victory in the GII Beldame S. at Aqueduct.

Last year's champion 3-year-old filly with wins in the GI Kentucky Oaks, GI Alabama S. and GI Ashland S., Malathaat looks to only be getting better at four. She opened 2022 with a win in the GIII Doubledogdare S. and, following runner-up efforts behind Clairiere (Curlin) in the June 11 GI Ogden Phipps S. and July 24 GII Shuvee S., she returned to the winner's circle in the Aug. 27 GI Personal Ensign S. last time out.

“It's great when you have one in their third year of training and you get to know them pretty well and kind of know what they like,” said Pletcher. “You could tell that this year she's a bigger, stronger version of last year's self and needed a little more training. That's why last year we opted to go from the GI Alabama to the Breeders' Cup. But this year we thought with an older, more mature filly that's carrying more condition, that a prep race in between was more appropriate.”

Pedigree Notes:

Dreaming of Julia, winner of the 2013 GI Frizette S., has a yearling filly by Medaglia d'Oro and a weanling filly by Curlin. She was bred back to Into Mischief this year.

In addition to Malathaat's win Sunday, Curlin was represented over the weekend by Elite Power, who captured the GII Vosburgh S. Saturday and Nest, who won the GII Beldame S. Sunday.

Sunday, Keeneland
JUDDMONTE SPINSTER S.-GI, $600,000, Keeneland, 10-9, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:51.05, ft.
1–MALATHAAT, 124, f, 4, by Curlin
               1st Dam: Dreaming of Julia (GISW, $874,500), by A.P. Indy
               2nd Dam: Dream Rush, by Wild Rush
               3rd Dam: Turbo Dream, by Unbridled
($1,050,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Shadwell Stable;
B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Todd A.
Pletcher; J-John R. Velazquez. $372,000. 'TDN Rising Star'
Lifetime Record: Ch. 3-year-old filly, 13-9-3-1, $2,750,825.
Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*
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2–Army Wife, 124, f, 4, by Declaration of War
               1st Dam: Tread, by Arch
               2nd Dam: Scoot Yer Boots, by Seeking the Gold
               3rd Dam: Whirl Series, by Roberto
($50,000 Ylg '19 FTKFEB; $190,000 2yo '20 OBSAPR).
O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-J D Stuart & AR Enterprises, Inc.
(KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $120,000.
3–Played Hard, 124, f, 4, by Into Mischief
               1st Dam: Well Lived, by Tiznow
               2nd Dam: Well Dressed, by Notebook
               3rd Dam: Trithenia, by Gold Meridian
1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($280,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Rigney
Racing, LLC; B-Susan Casner (KY); T-Philip A. Bauer. $60,000.
Margins: 5 1/4, 3 1/4, 8 1/4. Odds: 0.44, 22.27, 4.14.
Also Ran: Letruska, Princess of Cairo.
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Andthewinneris Leads Home Oscar Performance Exacta in Bourbon

Susan Moulton's Andthewinneris came flying late to win the GII Castle & Key Bourbon S. at Keeneland Sunday, leading home an exacta for his freshman sire while also becoming the Mill Ridge stallion's first stakes winner. The 4-1 shot broke from the far outside in the field of 12, angled over and settled near the back of the field. Still some 10 lengths back approaching the stretch, the bay made eye-catching progress leaving the turn and closed stoutly down the center of the course, hitting the front at midstretch and striding clear in stakes record time.

“100% [I thought he would turn in a winning performance],” said winning trainer Wayne Catalano. “The way the horse was training, I thought we were going to win the race. Obviously, it's horse racing and anything can happen, but I go in thinking we can win. The horses feel it. Everything went like I planned. Today we had pace and everything came together like it should. When you make a plan and everything comes together, it's a great time.”

The Bourbon victory awarded Andthewinneris an automatic berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf.

“He was born on my farm,” said owner/breeder Susan Moulton, who was winning her second graded race of the young Keeneland meet following Manny Wah's victory in the G2 Stoll Kennon Ogden Phoenix S. Friday. “I just bought my farm four years ago. Got my farm manager here, my husband [Shane Sellers], my trainer. We're so happy. What a beautiful race. And I'm still proud of 'Manny' from Friday.”

Andthewinneris became the first winner for his freshman sire Oscar Performance (by Kitten's Joy) when he captured his 5 1/2-furlong debut over the Keeneland lawn in April. Trying the main track in his next start, he was a well-beaten third behind Gulfport in the July 4 Bashford Manor S. Back on the turf and stretching out to 1 1/16 miles, he was outkicked when third as the favorite in the Aug. 31 GIII With Anticipation S. at Saratoga last time out.

Pedigree Notes:

A four-time Grade I winner, Oscar Performance now has 11 first-crop winners. With Deer District's runner-up effort, the stallion has three graded-placed runners, in addition to his graded winner Andthewinneris. His daughter G Laurie was third in the GI Natalma S. and his son Lachaise was third in the GIII Pilgrim S.

Acquired by Moulton for $30,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November sale, Run Like the Boss, in foal to Cupid, sold for $20,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale. Her now yearling colt by Enticed sold at that same sale for $42,000. The mare produced a filly by Cupid this spring and was bred back to Raging Bull (Fr).

Andthewinneris's third dam, Santona, produced 2003 GIII Pennsylvania Derby winner Grand Hombre (Grand Slam).

Sunday, Keeneland
CASTLE & KEY BOURBON S.-GII, $348,125, Keeneland, 10-9, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:41.27, fm.
1–ANDTHEWINNERIS, 118, c, 2, by Oscar Performance
               1st Dam: Run Like the Boss, by Scat Daddy
               2nd Dam: Seekitana, by Unbridled's Song
               3rd Dam: Santona (Chi), by Winning
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($67,000
RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). O/B-Susan Moulton (KY); T-Wayne M.
Catalano; J-Flavien Prat. $198,013. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-2,
$282,243. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the
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2–Deer District, 118, c, 2, Oscar Performance–Eagle Sound,
by Fusaichi Pegasus. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($140,000
Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Bakster Farm LLC; B-Springhouse Farm,
Vision TBs, Bruce Pieratt & Patricia Pieratt (KY); T-Dale L.
Romans. $63,875.
3–Really Good, 118, c, 2, Hard Spun–Means Well, by Smart
Strike. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($130,000 RNA Ylg '21
KEESEP; $125,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Paradise Farms Corp.,
David Staudacher, & Jason Ash; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC
(KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $31,938.
Margins: 2 3/4, 3/4, HF. Odds: 4.09, 5.28, 7.25.
Also Ran: Rarified Flair, Our Dream Rye'd, Boppy O, Reckoning Force, Accident, B Minor, Gigante, Panama (GB), Hendrickson. Scratched: General Jim, Mendel's Secret, Oscar Award, Zaici.
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Jimmy Creed Colt Solidifies His Spot in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

Private Creed, a last-out winner of the $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Turf Sprint S. at Kentucky Downs Sept. 8, added another notch to the win column in Sunday's Indian Summer S. while earning an automatic spot in the starting gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint S. to be run over the same Keeneland course and distance Nov. 4.

Off as the second choice with the scratch odds-on morning-line favorite Love Reigns (Ire) (U S Navy Flag)–who is reportedly training up to the Breeders' Cup–Private Creed was taken in hand by Joel Rosario early to attempt to save some ground from the 10 post. He tugged his way up into fourth just behind the leaders at the top of the lane, and slowly built up his momentum to eventually reel in Love Reigns's favored stablemate No Nay Hudson) in the final sixteenth. An extremely green Mo Stash was flying late, but ran out of real estate and came up 3/4 of a length short. No Nay Hudson held third.

“It worked out perfect,” said Rosario. “He showed a lot of speed, [coming from] the post position on the outside. The whole time I was just the passenger. He did the job.”

A $45,000 KEESEP yearling turned $155,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile off a :10 3/5 breeze but very strong gallop out, the bay graduated on debut at Ellis July 30, and was third–one slot and 3/4 of a length behind No Nay Hudson–in Saratoga's Skidmore S. Aug. 19. Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen added blinkers ahead of the race at Kentucky Downs, which was contested over 6 1/2 panels.

“He acts like he'd go farther, but with the success he's having sprinting we're very happy to keep doing this with him for now,” said Asmussen, adding, “With the addition of blinkers he's two for two, so we definitely like that.”

The winner's dam was a minor stakes winner going two turns on the dirt and was purchased by Sharon and Ed Hudon's Sierra Farm for $85,000 at KEENOV '15. Unlucky in her first three breeding seasons, South Andros's first foal to survive was Private Creed. Her yearling colt by Vino Rosso fetched $200,000 from Spendthrift Farm at Fasig-Tipton July. Next in the pipeline is a Complexity colt, and South Andros is back in foal carrying a full to Private Creed.

INDIAN SUMMER S. PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SELECT, $244,688, Keeneland, 10-9, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.30, fm.
1–PRIVATE CREED, 120, c, 2, by Jimmy Creed
                1st Dam: South Andros (SW, $207,125), by Sky Mesa
                2nd Dam: Misty Rain, by Rubiano
                3rd Dam: Vigorous Search, by Vigors
($45,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $155,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Mike
McCarty; B-Sierra Farm (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Joel
Rosario. $145,313. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $509,313.
2–Mo Stash, 118, c, 2, Mo Town–Making Mark Money, by
Smart Strike. ($130,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-BBN Racing, LLC; B-Rhineshire Farm LLC (KY); T-Victoria H.
Oliver. $46,875.
3–No Nay Hudson (Ire), 118, c, 2, No Nay Never–Raw Silk, by
Malibu Moon. ($190,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Andrew Farm &
For the People Racing Stable LLC; B-RJB Bloodstock (IRE);
T-Wesley A. Ward. $18,750.
Margins: 3/4, 1, 1. Odds: 2.64, 5.80, 1.81.
Also Ran: Ghent, Mounsieur Coco, Bourbon Therapy, Kbcya Later, Revere Note, Numero Seis, Castelmola. Scratched: Love Reigns (Ire). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Lea’s Nagirroc Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth with Futurity Win

Nagirroc got up late to win the GIII Futurity S. at Aqueduct Sunday and earn an automatic berth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint. The 7-2 shot sat just in behind the battling Gaslight Dancer and Vacation Dance who contested the pace through fractions of :22.09 and :44.78. Tipped out four wide into the lane, he reeled in the pacesetters in the dying strides to just get the best of a blanket finish.

“The main thing was trying to break clean,” said winning rider Manny Franco. “That was what we did, and after that, I don't want my horse to do too much [going] six furlongs. I think the speed is good on the outer track. My horse pulled me right into the race behind the speed and I think that was the key.”

Ian Wilson, assistant to winning trainer Graham Motion, added, “Last time, he was on the lead and we didn't feel like he needed to be on the lead [today]. Manny got him settled behind horses and once he got some space to go, he went. Once he tipped him out and got somewhere to go, it seemed like he was moving well and moving comfortably. He got there and that's all that matters.”

Nagirroc closed to second in his five-furlong debut over the turf at Indianapolis Horseshoe Aug. 22 for owners Corrigan Racing Stable and Tom Campbell and trainer Jim Corrigan. He came back to break his maiden over the Futurity's course and distance in his first start for trainer Graham Motion and new owners Madaket Stables, Little Red Feather Racing and William Strauss.

“In his first start, which wasn't for us, he broke pretty poorly and it probably cost him,” said Wilson. “So, last race, we wanted Manny to get him out of the gate. Today, we weren't as worried. He showed professionalism from start to finish. He's a classy horse.”

Pedigree Notes:

Nagirroc has a weanling half-sister by More Than Ready. His dam, Emma Spencer, was bred back to Audible this year. The mare is a half-sister to multiple Group 1-placed Johann Strauss (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}), Group 1-placed Mythical (Fr) (Camelot {GB}) and graded-placed Inchargeofme (High Chaparral {Ire}).

Nagirroc is the third graded winner for Claiborne stallion Lea, who has also been represented by last year's GIII Turnback the Alarm H. winner Gibberish and 2020 GIII Ontario Colleen S. winner Chart. He is the sire of 10 stakes winners.

Sunday, Belmont at the Big A
FUTURITY S.-GIII, $150,000, Belmont at the Big A, 10-9, 2yo, 6fT, 1:09.36, fm.
1–NAGIRROC, 120, c, 2, by Lea
               1st Dam: Emma Spencer (Ire), by Zamindar
               2nd Dam: Inchmina (GB), by Cape Cross (Ire)
               3rd Dam: Incheni (Ire), by Nashwan
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN.
O-Madaket Stables LLC, Little Red Feather Racing & William
Strauss; B-Chervenell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-H. Graham
Motion; J-Manuel Franco. $82,500. Lifetime Record:
3-2-1-0, $141,550. Werk Nick Rating: B
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2–Gaslight Dancer, 120, c, 2, City of Light–Raindrops
Droptops, by Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST
GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($80,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL; $260,000
2yo '22 OBSAPR). O-Paradise Farms Corp., David
Staudacher, Skychai Racing LLC & Angelo Carlesimo;
B-Springhouse Farm (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $30,000.
3–Vacation Dance, 120, c, 2, The Lieutenant–Matinee
Express, by Zensational. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED
BLACK TYPE. ($45,000 Ylg '21 EASOCT; $140,000 RNA 2yo
'22 OBSMAR; $90,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Sleeping Giant
Stables, LLC, America's Pastime Stables & KimDon Racing,
LLC; B-Harry Landry & James Hogan (NY); T-John C. Kimmel.
$18,000.
Margins: NK, HD, HD. Odds: 3.60, 1.75, 11.50.
Also Ran: Inflation Nation (Ire), Dunedin, Determined Jester, Power Attack. Scratched: Bourbon Therapy.
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