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Impeccably Bred Yukata Takes Stateside Bow at Aqueduct

2nd-Aqueduct, $84,000, Alw (NW2$X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), 4-21, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.02, fm, 1 length.
YUKATA (IRE) (f, 4, Galileo {Ire}–Blue Kimono {Ire}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), victorious in a Deauville all-weather maiden at first asking for Jean-Claude Rouget in November 2021, took a conditions race on the turf at ParisLongchamp last April before finishing third as the favorite in the Listed Prix Finlande at the same venue May 19. Well-beaten when last seen in the G1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) last June, she was part of a favored entry at 3-4 with Arina (Ger) (Soldier Hollow {GB}) on U.S. debut. Tugging a bit into the first turn beneath Manny Franco, Yukata–carrying the Brant colors–continued to race freely down the back while never far from the front. Given her cue three wide on the turn, she had dead aim on pacesettiing Canisy (Point of Entry) in upper stretch and took plenty of time to hit top gear, but did her best work late to take it by a length. Arina ran on for third ahead of a troubled Bramble Bay (Bullet Train {GB}), who complete a chalky triple. A half-sister to Brant's 2022 Oceanport S. heroine Kuramata (Ire) (Australia {GB}), SW, $143,809, Yukata is out of a daughter of French SW & MGSP Bastet (Ire) (Giant's Causeway), also the dam of Beauty Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), who won the 2012 French 1000 Guineas and was second in that year's French Oaks. So enamored was Brant of the family that he first purchased Beauty Parlour's Dansili (GB) filly of 2016 for a second-dearest €450,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale and a few days later, gave a sales-topping €1.7 million for Beauty Parlour herself at the November Breeding Stock Sale. The aforementioned Dansili foal was named Blowout (GB), who defeated the commonly owned 'TDN Rising Star' Regal Glory (Animal Kingdom) in the 2021 GI First Lady S. at Keeneland. Bastet was also responsible for Beauty Parlour's year-younger full-brother Barocci (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), a SW & GSP in France and MGSP in this country before being purchased to stand in Sweden. Yukata's third dam Benediction (Ire) (Day Is Done {Ire}) produced 11 winners, including two-time Australian Horse of the Year Might and Power (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}). Blue Kimono is the dam of the 2-year-old filly Courreges (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) and a yearling colt by the Banstead Manor-based superstar. Lifetime Record: SP-Fr, 5-3-0-1, $88,994. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Peter M Brant, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-White Birch Farm SC (IRE); T-Chad C Brown.

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Party Favor Takes Prize On Debut At Gulfstream

3rd-Gulfstream, $42,570, Msw, 4-21, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.73, ft, 6 1/4 lengths.
PARTY FAVOR (f, 3, Practical Joke–Lucky Rose, by Lookin At Lucky) came from off the pace on debut to win her maiden voyage. Chasing a pair of 9-5 co-favorites down the backstretch, the bay filly launched her outside bid towards the end of the far turn and rolled past her rivals down the lane for a 4 length victory, as She's Awesome (Flatter) settled for second. The winner is part of a female family who includes MGISW Zazu (Tapit) and her full-brother, GSW Flashback. Salem-Al Salem purchased Lucky Rose for $41,000 at this year's Keeneland January Sale and the mare foaled a full-brother to Party Favor (Feb. 24). Sales History: $90,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $520,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-WinStar Farm LLC and Siena Farm LLC; B-Hunter Valley Farm, Keith Lazarz & Pat Barrett (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

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Forte Tops Friday Derby Workers List

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable's Forte (Violence) recorded his first published workout at Churchill Downs Friday morning when he breezed five furlongs in 1:02 outside stablemate Bright Future (Curlin).

Along with Forte's five-furlong move, other Kentucky Derby contenders to record workouts were Angel of Empire (Classic Empire) (six furlongs, 1:13.40); Hit Show (Candy Ride {Arg}) (five furlongs, 1:01); Tapit Trice (Tapit) (four furlongs, :48.60) and Verifying (Justify) (five furlongs, 1:01).

Forte was ridden in his workout by jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and started about a half-length behind Bright Future. The duo completed an opening quarter-mile fraction of :26.20 then began to pick up their momentum around the far turn through a three-furlong split of :38.60. Forte galloped out six furlongs in 1:14.40 and completed seven furlongs in 1:27.

 

 

 

“It was a normal work from him, which is exactly what you want to see,” Ortiz said. “I let him start going at the five-furlong pole and just get into stride. Going into the turn he stayed with the other horse. When I tipped him out in the stretch he responded well and galloped out nicely. His mind has changed a lot this year from last year. I'm happy with that. He's growing physically but has a great mind.”

Just prior to Forte's move, GI Blue Grass S. winner Tapit Trice recorded his half-mile move with regular exercise rider Amelia Green in the saddle. Tapit Trice completed an opening eighth-mile in :12.80 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:01.

“These workouts become super, super important,” Todd Pletcher said. “They keep you up at night. Tapit Trice started out with a nice, steady breeze. He was on the bridle throughout He seemed to get over the track very comfortably. If you look at Forte's progression numbers wise, he's made that progression forward in each start. Same thing with Tapit Trice. What I'm encouraged by with both of them is how they handled the mile-and-an-eighth and how they handled their final prep. It gives you confidence stretching out in the Derby. Forte is a very straightforward horse to train. He's pushbutton. When Irad asked him to sit just off of his workmate this morning he did just that. When you press 'go', he quickly accelerated to put a head in front of his workmate.”

Trainer Brad Cox's foursome of Angel of Empire, Hit Show, Jace's Road and Verifying all worked at 7:30 a.m. ET. Angel of Empire was paired outside Jace's Road and the duo completed eighth-mile fractions of :12.20, :23.80, :35.60 and 1:00.40. They galloped out seven furlongs in 1:26.40. Jockey Flavien Prat was aboard Albaugh Family Stable's Angel of Empire while Florent Geroux was in the boot on Jace's Road.

In Cox's next set, Hit Show worked inside Verifying, who had jockey Tyler Gaffalione aboard. Hit Show and Verifying began their move at the 4 1/2-furlong marker through splits of :12.60, :24.40 and :48.60.

“Angel of Empire is the type of horse we've been confident all along that can handle the mile-and-a-quarter distance in the Derby,” Cox said. “He excelled going the longer distance in the Arkansas Derby and moves like the type of horse that will like a route of ground. Hit Show just missed in the Wood Memorial. It was a pretty tough beat that day but he showed us that as the distances get longer he can handle the route of ground as well.”

Blazing Sevens (Good Magic), third in the GI Toyota Blue Grass, worked a half-mile on his own in :48.60 over a fast track Friday morning with regular exercise rider Peter Roman aboard.

“He breezed very well and we're very happy with it,” said assistant trainer Josh Flores said. “That's what you want to see from the first breeze back (after a race).”

 

Lord Miles (Curlin) returned to the Gulfstream Park worktab Friday morning, breezing a half-mile in 47.05 seconds, the second-fastest clocking of 33 workouts recorded at the distance.

“It was a good easy work but probably a tad faster than ideal, but he did it well within himself and he was moving well–that's the important thing,” said trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. “He came out of the Wood well. He shipped back and he's held his weight. His weight and his energy seem to be in good order.”

Lord Miles is scheduled to complete his serious preparation for the Derby at Gulfstream.

“He'll come back, all being well, and work next Friday. He'll go five furlongs and we'll ship Saturday or Sunday to Churchill Downs,” Joseph said.

Out west, Practical Move (Practical Joke) returned to the work tab Friday, going a half mile in company in :47. Trainer Tim Yakteen clocked the drill in the same time with a strong gallop-out in “59 seconds and change,” the trainer said.

“They both worked well, very happy,” Yakteen added.

Practical Move is slated to be joined in the Kentucky Derby starting gate by stablemate Reincarnate (Good Magic). Yakteen said Reincarnate is scheduled to work on Saturday.

Both Practical Move and Reincarnate will also have one additional work at Santa Anita next Friday before heading to Churchill Downs the following morning.

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