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Thursday, July 20th, 6th race at Saratoga, $105,000, Msw, 7-20, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.40, fm, 3/4 length. KODIAC WINTERGREEN (IRE) (f, 2, Kodiac {GB}–Humble And Proud {Ire}, by Pivotal {GB}) came running late to be second following a slow start in… [To read this entire TDN News Story, click here.]
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Thursday, July 6th: Making just her second start, MORETASTIC (’21 f. More Than Ready / Awesometastic) led a field of eight other juvenile fillies gate-to-wire to break her maiden by 4 ¾ lengths at Belterra on Thursday. Trained by GEORGE ‘RUSTY’ ARNOLD III and piloted to the win by JACK GILLIGAN, the dark bay or brown filly completed the five-furlong turf contest in :57.98. Her owner DEW SWEEPERS, LLC purchased her for $140,000 at last years Keeneland September yearling sale. MORETASTIC is scheduled to go through the auction ring again Monday July 10th, at FASIG-TIPTON’S JULY HORSES OF RACING AGE SALE. Consigned by James Keogh’s GROVENDALE SALES as agent. She is catalogued as Hip #453.
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Friday, June 30th: Making her debut for the powerful owner / trainer combination of WINCHELL THOROUGHBREDS and STEVE ASMUSSEN, COPPER EM (’21 Copper Bullet / Lovely Em) turned in an impressive performance at Ellis Park on June 30th when she dominated a field of eleven others to break her maiden easily by 4 ¼ lengths. COPPER EM became the third winner for her freshman sire COPPER BULLET who raced for WINCHELL THOROUGHBREDS, LLC and WILLIS HORTON RACING, LLC. Also trained by STEVE ASMUSSEN, COPPER BULLET won the G2 Saratoga Special Stakes and was second in the G3 Bashford Manor Stakes as a juvenile. As a 4-year-old he was second in the G3 Razorback Handicap. He stands at Darby Dan Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
We wish COPPER EM and all her connections much continued success. And we will definitely be shopping for more COPPER BULLETS at the upcoming yearling sales!
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Sunday June 11: Marking just her third career start, MOMENT TO SHINE” (’20 f. Bolt d’Oro / Moment of Speight) found her way to the winner’s circle Sunday. Going 5 furlongs over a good Hawthorne turf course, the bay filly stalked the pace before making a ground-saving move along the rail to take control and finish 1 ¼ lengths the best at the wire.
Owned by PATRICIA’S HOPE, LLC and trained by LARRY RIVELLI, MOMENT TO SHINE was purchased by her owner for $290,000 at last years OBS March Sale of Two-Year-Olds-In-Training. The filly hails from the family of two-time Eclipse-winning Turf sprinter G1 STORMY LIBERAL and GSW LEINSTER, also a turf sprint specialist. Both horses are also Wavertree Stables graduates.
Shine on !
