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Silver State Possible For Woodward Or Kelso

Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing's Silver State (Hard Spun), who had a six-race winning streak snapped with a third-place effort behind Knicks Go (Paynter) in the GI Whitney S. Aug. 7, going remain at the nine-furlong distance for the GI Woodward S. Oct. 2 or could cut back to Belmont's one-turn mile for the GII Kelso S. Sept. 25.

The 4-year-old has already shown an affinity for the latter track and trip, having made the GI Hill 'n' Dale Metropolitan H. the last of his half-dozen victories in a row June 5.

“He's doing great,” David Fiske, manager and bloodstock advisor to Ron Winchell, told the NYRA notes team. “He's been remarkably sound all year.”

Fiske also reported that Wicked Halo (Gun Runner), wire-to-wire winner of the GII Adirondack S. at Saratoga Aug. 8, is getting some down time.

“She's taking a little break,” Fiske said. “After the Adirondack we decided to just give her some time and get her ready for the later part of the year. [Trainer] Steve [Asmussen]'s relying on his experience with her mother [fellow Adirondack winner Just Wicked {Tapit}), and he felt that he might have rushed her a little bit, so he didn't want to make the same mistake.”

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Kentucky Oaks Winner Summerly Dies At Age 19

Summerly, the winner of the 2005 Kentucky Oaks, died earlier this year of colic, WinStar Farm CEO Elliott Walden confirmed to TwinSpires Edge. She was 19.

The daughter of Summer Squall had resided at WinStar Farm since 2006, when the operation purchased the mare for $3.3 million at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

Bred in Kentucky by Tom Van Meter and Michael Lowenbaum, Summerly sold to Winchell Thoroughbreds for $410,000 at the 2003 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. She was placed in the barn of Steve Asmussen, and ran third in the Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes as a juvenile.

At three, Summerly rolled off wins in the G3 Silverbulletday Stakes and G2 Fair Grounds Oaks in Louisiana, then she finished fourth in the G1 Ashland Stakes ahead of the Kentucky Oaks. Under jockey Jerry Bailey, Summerly left the gate as the betting public's second choice and led at every point of call to win the race by two lengths.

Summerly added a win in the black type Ashado Stakes in Saratoga to kick off her 4-year-old campaign, and she retired at the end of the season with six wins in 14 starts for earnings of $907,652.

She entered the WinStar Farm broodmare band after selling at the Fasig-Tipton sale, where she produced five winners from eight starters. The most successful runners among them were the Brazilian Group 3-placed Unbridled's Song filly Allez Marie, and her first foal, the stakes-placed Distorted Humor colt Kentucky Reign.

Summerly's final foal was an Always Dreaming colt born on March 18. She was part of the first book of mares for WinStar resident Tom's d'Etat earlier this year.

Oaks Winner Summerly Dies

Summerly (Summer Squall–Here I Go, by Mr. Prospector), winner of the 2005 GI Kentucky Oaks for Winchell Thoroughbreds, passed away earlier this year after suffering a bout of colic, The Twinspires Edge reported. Acquired by the Winchells for $410,000 at the 2003 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, the mare was purchased by WinStar Farm for $3.3 million at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

“She was one of the prettiest mares we had on the farm,” WinStar's Elliott Walden told Twinspires' Ed DeRosa. “While she didn't reproduce herself, she always was a good mother, and it was a privilege to have a Kentucky Oaks winner in the broodmare band.”

In addition to the Kentucky Oaks, Summerly also won the GII Fair Grounds Oaks and GIII Silverbulletday S. She was second in the GI Coaching Club American Oaks and GI Mother Goose S.

Summerly's first foal was stakes winner Kentucky Reign (Distorted Humor) and she is also the dam of group placed Allez Marie (Unbridled's Song). She produced a filly by Always Dreaming in 2020 and a colt by that GI Kentucky Derby winner in 2021.

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Midnight Bourbon Tunes Up for Runhappy Travers

Winchell Thoroughbreds' Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow), who most recently clipped heels and nearly fell to the track in the stretch run of the July 17 GI Betfair.com Haskell S. at Monmouth Park, tuned up for an expected start in next Saturday's GI Runhappy Travers S. with a four-furlong work in :49.77 (17/68) over the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Sunday.

“He's a very impressive horse,” trainer Steve Asmussen said. “I think we're obviously very fortunate that he came out of the mishap in the Haskell in good shape and he's training well, per usual.”

Midnight Bourbon will be making his first start at Saratoga in the Travers. Third in last year's GI Champagne S. at Belmont Park, the handsome bay won the GIII Lecomte S. and was second in the GI Preakness S. earlier in the year.

Also at the training track Sunday at Saratoga, the Asmussen-trained Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music) worked four furlongs in in :48.98 (7/68) in preparation for Saturday's GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial S. and Yaupon (Uncle Mo), targeting the GI Forego S., went a half-mile in :50.50 (40/68).

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