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Uncle Mo’s Gulfport Gallops in Bashford Manor

BASHFORD MANOR S., $173,000, Churchill Downs, 7-4, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.25, ft.
1–GULFPORT, 120, c, 2, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Fame and Fortune, by Unbridled's Song
2nd Dam: Stop Traffic, by Cure the Blues
3rd Dam: Save My Soul, by I'ma Hell Raiser
'TDN Rising Star' ($275,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL). 1ST BLACK-TYPE
WIN. O-L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt, Jackpot Farm &
Whispering Oaks Farm LLC; B-Diamond Creek Farm (KY);
T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.
$107,070. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $176,530. *1/2 to Favor
(Pioneerof the Nile), GSP, $116,500.
2–Owen's Leap, 120, c, 2, Bolt d'Oro–Defy Gravity, by Bandini.
($175,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Michael
McLoughlin; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss.
$34,700.
3–Andthewinneris, 120, c, 2, Oscar Performance–Run Like the
Boss, by Scat Daddy. ($67,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK
TYPE. O/B-Susan Moulton (KY); T-Wayne M. Catalano.
$17,350.
Margins: 12 1/4, NO, 6 3/4. Odds: 0.20, 7.90, 7.10.
Also Ran: Simply Super, Stayhonor Goodside, Mr. Gordy.

'TDN Rising Star' Gulfport showed Monday that he really is as good as his seven-length debut drubbing June 10, for which earned an 83 Beyer Speed Figure, as he dominated Churchill's Bashford Manor S. as an overwhelming 1-5 chalk.

Bidding to add to Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen's record six wins (now three in the last five years) in this early season juvenile focal point, the bay broke on top from the fence and quickly cleared off. Doling out splits of :21.65 and :45.07 with one pesky pursuer in tow, he opened up rapidly when set down at the top of the lane and ran up the score by over a dozen lgnths. Owen's Leap edged out Andthewinneris for second. Gulfport's final time of 1:09.25 was the second fastest in the Bashford Manor's 121-year history behind only the Asmussen-trained future MGISW Kodiak Kowboy (1:09.15 in 2007). Asmussen also clinched the Churchill spring training title with the victory.

“We're so grateful for all of our owners to have horses like Gulfport. He's been extremely talented from an early stage and has shown us a lot of ability,” Asmussen said. “Today, when he broke from the rail, Brian got him into the perfect position on the lead and he never looked back.”

“I think that was something very special,” Hernandez added. “He really did all of that on his own. I let him break at the rail and he took me right to the front. It was extremely impressive. He's a really nice colt and did everything so easy today.”

A half-sister to this season's GII Twinspires.com Fair Grounds Oaks third Favor, Gulfport is out of a full-sister to brilliant GISW Cross Trafic, while second dam Stop Traffic was a MGISW. Most recently sold to Gainesway Farm for $320,000 this year at Keeneland January, Fame and Fortune has a yearling full-sister to the winner and was bred to Tapit for 2023. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Into Mischief’s Naughty Gal On Best Behavior in Churchill Maiden Romp

4th-Churchill Downs, $88,002, Msw, 7-4, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.35, ft, 9 1/4 lengths.

NAUGHTY GAL (f, 2, Into Mischief–Conway Two Step {SW, $102,605}, by Spanish Steps) tracked the pace before flattening out to fourth on debut here June 10 and was made the 14-5 second choice off an 8-1 morning-line quote in this spot. Dueling with favored firster Stunningly (Gun Runner) through a :22.18 quarter, the $350,000 OBS March purchase started to get the better of that rival while in hand past the three-eighths pole, took charge leaving behind a :45.94 half split and poured it on down the stretch for a dominant 9 1/4-length victory. Chiquita Mosca (Commissioner) got up late to complete the exacta. The winner, who shares a second dam with MGISW turfer Miss Temple City (Temple City), has a yearling half-sister by Malibu Moon and a foal Omaha Beach half-sister. Sales History: $200,000 Wlg '20 FTKNOV; $240,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $350,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $38,735. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-Holy Cow Stable, LLC; B-Loren Nichols (FL); T-D. Wayne Lukas.

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DRF Report: Hutter Stable After Training Accident

Cindy Hutter, exercise rider and assistant to her husband, trainer George Weaver, remained unconscious but was in stable condition Monday at Albany Medical Center, according to Daily Racing Form's Dave Grenig. Hutter was galloping Vindatude over the Oklahoma training track in Saratoga Sunday morning when the 3-year-old filly suffered an apparent heart attack and died. Hutter was pinned under the stricken filly.

“Based on all the imaging and data they've got, they think she's going to come around and be fine,” Weaver told DRF. “Hopefully, it happens sooner than later.

“She's not conscious yet,” Weaver said. “She picks up her right arm, she squeezes her arm a little bit when they do try to wake her up. She's not opened her eyes or tried to talk. We're waiting for her to come around, and she will on her own schedule. It was a pretty traumatic accident. I'm sure when her body's ready to let her wake up, she will.”

According to DRF, the 57-year-old Hutter also suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a lung injury in the accident.

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Runhappy Returns as Title Sponsor of Ellis Park Meet

Runhappy will once again be the title sponsor of Ellis Park's upcoming meet, which runs from July 8 through Aug. 28. The Runhappy Meet at Ellis Park will be highlighted by an Aug. 14 card of five stakes races: the $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby; $100,000 Runhappy Audubon Oaks; $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Juvenile; $125,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Debutante; and the $125,000 Groupie Doll S.

“Runhappy won at Ellis Park during the summer of his Eclipse championship season, so we're happy and excited to support the upcoming race meet again, especially on the 100th anniversary of the track,” said Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale, CEO of Gallery Furniture and owner of Runhappy.

Ellis Park will also offer “Runhappy Dollar Days” every Sunday of racing, with $1 hotdogs, $1 popcorn, and $2 beer. The backside is also slated to receive new sports equipment and the track will sell t-shirts throughout the meet with 10% of profits donated to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA), courtesy of Runhappy.

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