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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 !
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Sunday June 11: Wavertree Stables graduates ADMIDST WAVES (’21 f. Midshipman / Troublesome) and KODIAC WINTERGREEN (’21 f. Kodiac(GB) / Humble And Proud(IRE) scored the exacta in Belmont’s 7th race Sunday, a maiden special weight event for two-year-old fillies going five furlongs over a firm turf course.
The winner AMIDST WAVES was making her second start having run fourth on May 4th at Gulfstream Park. Going into the gate Sunday as the second longest shot in the field of eight, the chestnut broke fourth, sat just off the pace, swung out into the five-path through the stretch to draw away and score a 3 3/4 -length victory over fellow Wavertree grad and first-time starter KODIAC WINTERGREEN(IRE).
The winner was a $100,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase. Owned by DEW SWEEPERS racing partnership and trained by GEORGE WEAVER, AMIDST WAVES was ridden to victory by ERIC CANCEL. She has banked $51,500.
Runner-up KODIAC WINTERGREEN(IRE) races for Houston Astro’s third-baseman Alex Bregman’s BREGMAN FAMILY RACING, LLC. The daughter of Kodiac(GB) was purchased on behalf of her owners by agent MIKE AKERS at last year’s GOFFS ORBY Yearling Sale for $153,486. The promising juvenile is a half sister to the globe-trotting Grade 1-winner GLORIOUS EMPIRE(IRE) and to stakes-winner LOVE REIGNS. She is trained by GEORGE R. “RUSTY” ARNOLD II.
We wish both fillies and their connections much continued success!
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Friday, May 19, 2023: FLURRY RACING STABLES, LLC’s multiple Graded Stakes winning filly INTERSTATEDAYDREAM (’19 f. Classic Empire / Babcock) set the pace then fought off a stretch-long challenge to win Pimlico’s Allaire DuPont Distaff Stakes by half a length on Black Eyed Susan day. Given a masterful ride by FLORENT GEROUX, the BRAD COX trainee was sent off as the prohibitive favorite in a field of six going a mile and an eight over a fast dirt track.
Congratulations to INTERSTATEDAYDREAM’s owners who purchased her for $175,000 at the 2021 OBS April Sale. The filly has repaid her connections by racking up a record of 10-5-2-2, including a pair of Graded Stakes wins, for earnings of $604,069.
Keep up the good work !
