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Quality Road Filly Sprints To Win in Angels Flight

Sprinting for the first time in her career, GINGHAM (f, 3, Quality Road–Chapel, by Pulpit) was the recipient of a supremely confident Mike Smith ride and jumped out of the ground at the eighth pole, rolling past her chief market rival Been Studying Her (Fast Anna) to register an impressive victory in Saturday’s Angels Flight S. at Santa Anita. Not surprisingly beaten for speed and last after breaking from gate one, the $420,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase rode the rails into the stretch while in hand. Been Studying Her struck to the lead approaching the furlong marker, but Smith cut the ribbons on Gingham and exploded through the final stages and was cozily taken in hand under the line. A May foal, Gingham is the 43rd stakes winner for her successful Lane’s End-based stallion. Lifetime Record: 9-3-4-0. O-Sarah Kelly & Jane Wiltz; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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She’s A Julie Upsets Ogden Phipps

SHE’S A JULIE (m, 5, Elusive Quality-Kydd Gloves, by Dubai Millenium {GB}), winner of last term’s GI La Troienne S., sprung the upset at 14-1 with a late rally to take the GI Personal Ensign S. at Belmont Saturday. Riding the rail in mid-pack, the bay sat chilly beneath Ricardo Santana, Jr., through a half-mile in :45.98. Blamed (Blame) and Ollie’s Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}) led the way into the lane and Ollie’s Candy looked home free in the final sixteenth, but She’s a Julie and favored Point of Honor (Curlin) rallied in tandem with She’s a Julie holding her off by a nose. Third in this race last year, She’s a Julie led the way in the GI Spinster S. Oct. 6 before fading to fourth and was last seen finishing fourth in the Shawnee S. at Churchill May 23. Lifetime Record: 19-7-2-4.

O-Bradley Thoroughbred, Tim & Anna Cabron, Denali Stud, Rigney Racing & Madaket Stables; B-Godolphin (KY); T-Steve Asmussen.

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Dansili Filly Holds On in Belmont Debut

COST BENEFIT (GB) (f, 3, Dansili {GB}–Forgotten Dreams {Ire}, by Olden Times {GB}), favored at 8-5 in this unveiling, seized the early advantage and was pressed through a first quarter in :23.02 and a half in :46.51. Hounded by rivals entering the turn, the bay shook them off briefly, but was hit by another assulat late, lasting by a nose. Sales history: 65,000gns RNA Wlg ’17 TATDEC; 40,000 gns Ylg ’18 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.

O-Klaravich Stables; B-Go Bloodstock Australia Pty Ltd (GB); T-Chad Brown.

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Pletcher Pair Prep for Belmont

Todd Pletcher-trained Quality Road colts Dr Post and Farmington Road worked in company Saturday over the Belmont main track as they eye the GI Belmont S. in one week’s time. With Oaklawn S. runner-up and GI Arkansas Derby (Nadal {Blame}’s division) fourth finisher Farmington Road broke off slightly in front of of his Unbridled S.-winning stablemate, and the pair finished together while covering four panels in :48.87 (9/37) before galloping out more or less in tandem (XBTV Video).

“I was very pleased with the work,” Pletcher said. “I was a little concerned going in, working the two horses together, but I felt like that was the best match-up for each horse. They worked in company together last week at Palm Beach Downs and it seemed to go well (5f, 1:01.27, 2/3, XBTV Video)… I thought both horses relaxed nicely in the early part of their work, finished up strongly and galloped out very, very nice. All in all, it went well.”

Pletcher trained top sire and four-time Grade I winner Quality Road himself for the late Ned Evans.

“You can see similarities in both of them to their sire,” said Pletcher of his Belmont-bound pair. “I would say that Dr Post looks more like Quality Road because he’s a bit of a bigger horse, but you can definitely see a similarity in both of them.”

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