Love that Jazz wires Ontario County Stakes

By Sarah Mace

Happy Face Racing Stable’s Love That Jazz (Not for Love) added a second stakes victory to his resume Monday when he wired the $50,000 Ontario County Stakes for New York-bred sophomores at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack.

Love That Jazz broke his maiden in style for trainer Steve Asmussen last September by winning the Aspirant Stakes in his fourth career start, also on the front end, at the same six-furlong trip as the Ontario County. After six races at two, the bay ridgling moved to the care of trainer Charlton Baker for 2016. A game winner of a six-furlong allowance race at Belmont in his sophomore debut on May 16, he was looking for a second straight victory for his new barn.

Third choice in the field of six at odds of 9-2 with Luis Perez in the irons for the first time, Love That Jazz got right down to business shortly after the bell from his rail post, scooting inside favorite Championofthenile, who got away first, to lead by a half-length through a quarter in 21.82 and half in 44.56.

Shaking off his pursuit in the stretch and widening his advantage, Love That Jazz drove to the wire, while keeping challengers at bay. He won by a length in a final time of 1:10.42. Saratoga Giro, who closed from midpack, and Championofthenile finished heads apart in second and third, followed across the line by D’funnything, who ran up on the pace, Terian and Freud’s Affair. [VIDEO[2]]

Bred by Saratoga Glenn Farm[3] in Schuylerville, Love That Jazz is one of five winners, and the most recent reported foal, from six foals to start out of Val’s Jazz, a multiple stakes-placed winner bred in Texas who earned over $145,000.

The producer of two other stakes winners and six-figure earners, Grand Refer (Grand Slam) and Boowoogeemalia (El Corredor), Val’s Jazz was purchased by Saratoga Glen for just $5,000 at the 2006 Keeneland November sale.

In eight starts Love That Jazz has earned $183,208 from a pair of stakes victories, his allowance win, two seconds and a third.

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2016/06/27/love-that-jazz-ontario-county/

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Louisville First by Girolamo prevails in Cupecoy’s Joy

By Sarah Mace

RAP Racing’s Louisville First, sired by former New York Darley stallion Girolamo, surprised a robust field of nine with a 14-1 score from her outside post in the $100,000 Cupecoy’s Joy division of the New York Stallion Stakes (NYSS). The contest for New York-sired 3-year-old fillies, with a matching race for males earlier on Sunday’s card, was run at seven furlongs on Belmont’s Widener turf course.

Making her seventh career start, and racing for just the second time on turf, Louisville First and new rider Eric Cancel got out of the gate smartly, but ultimately settled in fourth, letting even speedier types set the early fractions. NYSS Park Avenue winner Libreta clocked a first quarter mile in 22.75 and half in 45.62, with Little Bear Cat and Wonderment in hot pursuit.

Taking the far turn three wide Louisville First joined the cavalry charge to the wire in the stretch. All out, and dispatching her rivals one-by-one in the final sixteenth, the bay filly charged gamely to the wire to score the win by a 1/2 length in a final time of 1:21.97.

Little Bear Cat (13-1) nosed Frosty Margarita (9-2) for second to generate a $340 exacta and $2,162 trifecta on $2 investments. Baronet, Libreta, Ametrine, Free N Clear, Wonderment and Naked Empress completed the order of finish. [VIDEO[2]]

Cancel believed his mount would be capable of mounting a late charge. “She warmed up really good when we were on the track so I knew she would be ready today. She felt really prepared, I didn’t have to ask her early because I knew I had a lot of horse. I just remained patient and she really went off again and extended in the stretch.”

Blair Golen, assistant to winning trainer George Weaver, said, “Her last race, her first race on the turf, she ran very well. She came out of that race good and she’s fit, so why not? We’re just really happy with her and she’s come a long way. She was a little nervous last year but this year, she’s come back into racing just comfortable. She does everything right in the morning. She’s great to be around.”

Bred by Mr. and Mrs. James G. Bell, Louisville First is one of two registered New York-breds, and three winners from four runners out of Move Clickly, a Kentucky-bred six-figure-earner by Cherokee Run. A $70,000 Keeneland September yearling in 2014, Louisville First was purchased by her owners for $120,000 at the 2015 OBS March sale of 2-year-olds. From two firsts, a second and a third, the filly has earned $133,350.

Darley’s Grade 1-winning son of A.P. Indy Girolamo began his stud career in 2012 at Becky Thomas and Dennis Narlinger’s Sequel Stallions New York[3] before relocating to Kentucky. Breeder “Jimmy” Bell is president and racing manager of Darley America and board president of the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.

 

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2016/06/26/louisville-first-cupecoys-joy/

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Freud’s Cloud Control kicks clear in NYSS Spectacular Bid

By Sarah Mace

Chester and Mary Broman’s lightly-raced Cloud Control, a blaze-faced bay colt by Freud, scored a thoroughly professional victory in the $100,000 Spectacular Bid division of the New York Stallion Stakes (NYSS) for New York-sired 3-year-olds. This was the first of a pair of featured NYSS races run at seven furlongs on Belmont’s Widener turf course on Sunday.

Well-beaten on May 4 in his grassy debut at Belmont at six furlongs, and graduating 18 days later via a disqualification in a mile race, Cloud Control was still looking to cross the finish line first in the afternoon. With Angel Arroyo aboard for the third time, the pair drew the rail as 6-1 fourth choice in the field of seven.

After getting away well at the break, Cloud Control saved ground in the pocket in fifth, then fourth, along the backstretch and around the far turn. Meanwhile, Sudden Surprise led the herd through early fractions of 23.21 and 46.20.

Patiently awaiting running room around the quarter pole, Cloud Control was able to maneuver out in upper stretch and advance on the leaders through a seam three wide. After gaining second, then hooking up wth new leader Bust Another with a furlong to go, Cloud Control dueled his rival into submission and kicked clear in the final 100 yards to win by length. His final time was a sharp 1:21.85.

Bust Another finished second, followed 1 1/2 lengths back by Go Go Lucky. Crossing the wire next in order were Silent Waters, Dearie, Spooked Out and Sudden Surprise. [VIDEO[2]]

Angel Arroyo reported, “I got a very good trip. My horse broke great and I put him towards the rail. I got to save ground and wait for the stretch where he switched leads and took off easy. It’s only his third race and he keeps getting better and better.”

Trainer John Kimmel sounded pleasantly surprised. “I thought he would give a good effort. I wasn’t sure what kind of horses would be in this race. It’s a weird race, 3-year-olds, seven-eighths, stallion series, on the grass. I really didn’t know if I had a good handle on who his competition would be, but I knew there probably couldn’t be a whole lot of horses as good as he is,” said Kimmel.

Kimmel was also upbeat about Cloud Control’s prospects. ““I think he showed today that he’s got a lot of talent. Yeah I think [he could go further]. He’s a big strong horse. He was injured as a 2-year-old, he had an injury to his hock and it was just nice to see a horse like that come back. He’s a big stout horse with limited experience and to see him move forward like he did today, I think he’ll have a nice future.”

Cloud Control is the second foal to start and second winner out of Amiga Del Sol, a winning Broman homebred by Friends Lake also trained by Kimmel. Chestertown Farm purchased Amiga Del Sol’s dam Inca Sun (Conquistador Cielo) for $80,000 at the 2002 Keeneland November sale.

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2016/06/26/cloud-control-spectacular-bid/

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Fingerpainter upends Niagara Stakes at odds of 18-1

By Sarah Mace

The engagingly-named Fingerpainter (Nobiz Like Shobiz) got up just in time to put a head in front of 1-4 rival Absatootly and annex the $50,000 Niagara Stakes at Finger Lakes on Monday at odds 18-1. The six-furlong dash was carded for 3-year-old New York-bred fillies.

Out of the gate the quickest of six, Fingerpainter took back into third, allowing the heavy favorite Absatootly to dictate the pace through swift early fractions of 22.46 and 46.00.

Moving up into second around the three-sixteenths marker, Fingerpainter set her sights on the leader, but stakes winner Absatootly still led by more than a length within the furlong grounds and was being ridden with complete confidence.

Never saying “die,” jockey Gabriel Suarez kept Fingerpainter digging to the wire, and the dark bay filly had enough left in the tank for a final surge. She collared Absatootly just at the finish and scored her victory by a head. Fabulous Dream finished three lengths back in in third. Completing the order of finish were Beach Princess, Queen of New York and Ohmygollymsmolly. Ask Mae and Wonderment were scratched. The final time was 1:11.35. [VIDEO[2]]

Fingerpainter, who is owned and trained by Timothy Murphy, had tried stakes competition at the Farmington oval twice at two, finishing well back in the Lady Finger Stakes last September, and, after breaking her maiden in an intervening start, running a close second in the Shesastonecoldfox Stakes in November. Before the Niagara, the filly shook off the winter rust with two conditioned allowance starts two weeks apart at Finger Lakes, finishing off the board on May 16, and second over good going on May 30.

Fingerpainter was bred by Richard and Kay Zwirn and foaled at their Rainbow Fields Farm in Gansevoort. She is one of four winners from five foals to start out of Twinkie Zone, a New York-bred homebred for Very Un Stable. The Zwirns purchased the multiple winner for a song ($1,000) at the 2008 New York mixed sale. The mare currently has a 2-year-old filly by Cosmonaut.

With a record of three wins and two seconds from nine starts, Fingerpainter has earned $71,627.

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2016/06/20/fingerpainter-upends-niagara/

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Ancient Secret still unbeaten after Wild Applause

By Sarah Mace

Alpha Delta Stables’ lightly-raced Ancient Secret (Kantharos), undefeated winner of her first two starts against New York-breds, kicked home to collar Thundering Sky in the open, $100,000 Wild Applause, Sunday’s Belmont Park feature for 3-year-old fillies at one mile on the Widener Turf Course.

Conditioned by Belmont’s leading trainer Chad Brown and 3-1 second choice in the field of ten behind stablemate Ava’s Kitten (2-1), Ancient Secret was teamed up for her third straight Belmont start with Irad Ortiz, Jr.

Out of the gate sharply from post four, Ancient Secret was taken back into fourth to rate behind early pacesetter Summer Reading (8-1), who posted a 23.21 quarter and 47.08 half.

Picking up momentum around the far turn, Ancient Secret angled out four wide and began to kick into gear. Charging hard for home to tackle new leader Thundering Sky (16-1), who inherited the lead from third, she got up in the shadow of the wire to win by a head. Welcoming finished 1 1/2 lengths back in third, a neck ahead of Ava’s Kitten in fourth. After six panels in 1:10.73, the final time for the race was 1:33.92. [VIDEO[2]]

Jockey Ortiz, Jr. said, “She’s a very handy filly. She broke well and I just let her put me where she wanted to be. Chad told me she’s a New York-bred and she’s a nice filly. When I asked her, she had plenty of run. I think she’ll be able to go further.”

Brown’s assistant Cherie DeVaux also touted the filly’s prospects and New York-bred status: “I thought she ran great. She has always trained very well. We’ve had high hopes for her all along, so it’s nice to see her step up in open company in her third race. She really ran to the way she’s been presenting herself. Being a New York-bred and having her for the whole summer is exciting.”

Ancient Secret, a debut winner by three lengths at Belmont going six furlongs in October 2015, returned as a sophomore to win by four-plus lengths at seven furlongs against state-bred allowance horses on May 14. In each case, as on Sunday, she rallied from off the pace.

Bred by Lambholm and foaled at Cedar Ridge Farm in Pine Plains, Ancient Secret is the first winner and first registered New York-bred out of Privacy. The filly sold on the opening day of the 2015 OBS spring sale to Steven Young, agent, for $225,000.

Privacy, a winning Florida-bred mare by Notebook also bred by Lambholm. is a half-sister to stakes winner Admonition. Her 2014 foal by Posse named Hiding, is also a registered New York-bred.

Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2016/06/19/ancient-secret-wild-applause/

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