Send It In up in time to capture Grade 3 Excelsior
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NYRA/Viola Jasko
By Sarah Mace
Paul Pompa Jr.’s Send It In (Big Brown) became the second New York-bred homebred to win a graded stakes race on Wood Memorial Day at Aqueduct Racetrack when he rallied to victory in the Grade 3, $150,000 Excelsior Stakes at 1 1/4 miles. Two races earlier Alpha Delta Stables’ Long Haul Bay notched an impressive win[2] in the Bay Shore Stakes.
Like all but one member of the Excelsior field, Send It In was previously untested at 10 furlongs, but his strong form and consistency inspired the betting public to send him off as the even-money favorite under jockey John Velazquez. In 12 starts since breaking his maiden at Saratoga on August 5, 2015, the Todd Pletcher-trained gelding had finished out of the money only once, and won seven races, including back-to-back scores in the Alex M. Robb on New Year’s Eve and Haynesfield on February 11. In his most recent outing on March 12, he recovered from a stumbling break to finish a strong third in the Stymie at 1 1/8 miles.
After the break, Chilean import Tu Brutus threw down the gauntlet under Irad Ortiz Jr., gunning straight for the front in his first North American race and opening up daylight on his rivals. Send It In raced in third behind the pacesetter and fellow New York-bred Bellamy Way for an opening half mile (47.20), but never trailed the leader by more than three lengths. Once Send It In advanced into second after six furlongs, the Excelsior became a match race.
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NYRA/Chelsea Durand
Velazquez asked Send It In for more rounding the far turn, and for the length of the stretch, the gelding whittled away at the leader’s margin. Still grinding away in earnest with a sixteenth to go, Send It In got by his rival in the last seventy yards, edging away for the half-length win. Doyouknowsomething finished 14 lengths back in third. After a mile in 1:36.25, the final time for 10 panels was 2:02.07. [VIDEO REPLAY[4]]
Said Velazquez, “We broke well, better than [in the Stymie] and we got a nice position going into that first turn. Down the backstretch, I got the position that I wanted. I didn’t want to leave [Tu Brutus] too far in front and give my horse too much to make up, so I got busy on him at the three-eighths pole. Once he got into the lane he had a nice kick. That kick was very good. It was just what I needed then.”
“I thought Johnny [Velazquez] did a great job,” said Todd Pletcher’s assistant Byron Hughes. “This time he broke a little better and Johnny got him into a good position going down the backside and from there he ran down [Tu Brutus], who also ran a big race.”
Continued Hughes, “[Send It In] really dug in and fought hard for the win. He switched leads and he kept fighting, kept fighting, and he got up just in time. It’s not easy to chase lone speed like that. The second place horse was out there all by himself and he put up decent fractions but nothing grueling, so it was nice to see Send It In and keep fighting and get up for the win. We’ve had him here all winter and he’s been a barn favorite and he’s a lot of fun to train.”
Foaled at Vivien Malloy’s Edition Farm[5] in Hyde Park, Send It In is a special horse for owner/breeder Paul Pompa, Jr. His sire is dual classic winner and 3-year-old champion Big Brown, whom Pompa campaigned in partnership with IEAH Stables, and he is the first foal out of Sharp Instinct, a multiple winner by Awesome Again, whom Pompa purchased as a Keeneland September yearling in 2008 for $275,000. Big Brown now stands for Sunrise Stallions[6] at Dutchess Views Farm[7] in Pine Plains. Sharp instinct has produced two full siblings to Send It In who are winners .
Said Pompa, “He’s a beautiful homebred,” said Pompa. “He wanted it today and he’s a grinder. It’s very nice to have a New York-bred who is now a Grade 3 winner. He’s by the horse I had who won the Kentucky Derby, Big Brown. I used some of my breeding rights to Big Brown and I got this horse. I bought Sharp Instinct as a yearling filly, so it’s really very nice to win with this horse.”
Continued Pompa, “This is the second time he’s chased down the loose speed and he just wants to win. One day it’s going to be a little easier for him because somebody’s going to go with the loose speed. That’s what we were hoping for today, but everybody took back.”
Send It In has compiled a record of nine wins, three seconds and three thirds from 17 starts. With the winner’s share of the Excelsior purse, his earnings bankroll stands at over a half-million dollars ($500,914).
Endnotes:- [Image]: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/send-it-in-the-excelsior-credit-viola-jasko.jpg
- impressive win: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2017/04/08/long-haul-bay-bay-shore/
- [Image]: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/send-it-in-the-excelsior-credit-chelsea-durand.jpg
- VIDEO REPLAY: http://www.nytbreeders.org/includes/video-player.cfm?date=20170408&track=AQD&race=8
- Edition Farm: http://editionfarm.com/
- Sunrise Stallions: http://www.sunrisestallions.com/
- Dutchess Views Farm: http://www.dutchessviewsfarm.com/
Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2017/04/08/send-it-in-excelsior/
Long Haul Bay impressive winner of Grade 3 Bay Shore in second start
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NYRA/Annette Jasko
By Sarah Mace
Long Haul Bay (Quality Road), a homebred for Jon Clay’s Alpha Delta Stables is giving every indication of being a very talented racehorse with a big future. Having stalked his way to victory in a February 18 unveiling in state-bred company, the bay colt kicked away impressively to win the Grade 3, $250,000 Bay Shore for 3-year-olds at seven furlongs at Aqueduct Racetrack on Wood Memorial Day
Long Haul Bay began his career in his home state rather than Florida with the bulk of trainer Chad Brown’s string. As explained by Whit Beckman, Brown’s assistant, “[Long Haul Bay and Cloud Computing] were originally in Florida and Chad sent them up knowing they’d be good horses for New York. Once we got them up, these two separated themselves early as top-quality type horses. It’s just been maintaining them.”
Continued Beckman, “We know the talent is there and they’ve done the rest themselves. We have a lot of turf horses, but horses we know are going to be competitive in these dirt races [up north]. New York, you know, is a great place to keep horses for the winter. It really is.”
Following the scramble for the lead after the bell, 7-5 second choice Long Haul Bay settled in fifth three wide, three lengths behind 15-1 pacesetter Even Thunder through a sharp early fractions of 23.09 and 46.78. Under a snug hold on the backstretch, Long Haul Bay let it out a notch on the far turn and began pass horses three wide.
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NYRA/Viola Jasko
Up into second by the head of the stretch, he gained command halfway home under left-handed urging, then kicked away in the final furlong under a strong hand ride to win by 3 1/4 lengths. Even Thunder finished second, a neck in front of You’re to Blame. After six furlongs in 1:11.41, the final time for the seven panels over the fast main track was 1:24.14. [VIDEO REPLAY[3]]
“He’s improved so much,” commented winning jockey Manny Franco. “I like him a lot. When I rode him the first time, I knew he could run. He showed that today. He broke sharp but when I saw there were three horses going, I decided to take him back and wait a little. When I saw the chance to make a move, I made it.”
Franco also has a feeling that we could see Long Haul Bay in route races at some point: “Chad [Brown] is a good trainer, he can do whatever he wants [to stretch him out]. I think he’s a talented horse.”
Beckman added, “Mid-stretch, it looked pretty good. I was pretty confident how he was going to finish.”
According to Beckman, the decision to step up into graded company after the maiden win, was not hard. “Obviously with the number [Long Haul Bay] ran and how professionally he ran the first time out, we had options, and, talking with Chad, he thought this would be the best spot.” Long Haul Bay’ Beyer Speed Figure of 90 for his debut effort topped the Bay Shore field.
Foaled at Berkshire Stud[4] in Pine Plains, Long Haul Bay, now a $183,000 earner from two wins, is the second black type runner of seven winning offspring from French Satin, a Kentucky-bred graded stakes winner and a half sister to multiple Grade 1 winner and sire Lion Heart. The other stakes winner is Midnight Transfer, who was bred in Kentucky by Alpha Delta.
Breeder Jon Clay purchased French Satin at the 2008 Keeneland November sale for $400,000. She has a 2-year-old colt by Bluegrass Cat and was bred last year to Fed Biz.
Endnotes:- [Image]: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/long-Haul-Bay-the-bay-shore2-credit-annette-jasko.jpg
- [Image]: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/long-Haul-Bay-the-bay-shore2-credit-viola-jasko.jpg
- VIDEO REPLAY: http://www.nytbreeders.org/includes/video-player.cfm?date=20170408&track=AQD&race=6
- Berkshire Stud: http://www.berkshirestud.com/
Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2017/04/08/long-haul-bay-bay-shore/
NYTB & NYTHA statements on NYS budget bill
New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc. Executive Director Jeff Cannizzo and New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association President Rick Violette Jr. issued the following statements after the release this morning of an agreement between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers on the New York Racing Association privatization plan. (Click here [1]to read more about the NYRA privatization plan from the Bloodhorse.com.)
NYTB Executive Director Jeff Cannizzo: “New York’s $4 billion equine industry is critical to the state’s fiscal health and those 33,000 direct jobs it supports. Thanks to Governor Cuomo’s ongoing commitment to preserving this diverse agricultural industry that touches every county of New York State, the most prestigious racing in the United States will continue for decades at NYRA.
We also want to thank Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senators John Bonacic and Kathleen Marchione, and Assemblymembers J. Gary Pretlow and Carrie Woerner for their hard work on our behalf.”
NYTHA President Rick Violette Jr.: “The budget bill includes provisions that will have a positive and lasting effect on New York’s Thoroughbred industry. We applaud the Governor for his support on these issues, and we appreciate the hard work of our legislators, especially Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senators John Bonacic and Kathleen Marchione, and Assemblymembers J. Gary Pretlow and Carrie Woerner.
New York racing is second to none, and reprivatization will allow NYRA to move forward and optimize what is an invaluable asset to our state. The flexibility provided to the Jockey Injury Compensation Fund will open the door to lower costs, making New York a more attractive place to do business and creating an atmosphere of growth for the thousands of Thoroughbred owners and trainers and the tens of thousands of workers they employ. As the state’s second largest agribusiness, horses are responsible for $4.2 billion in economic impact, 1.3 million acres of green space and 33,000 full-time jobs. We thank the Governor and our representatives for the confidence and commitment they have shown in embracing initiatives so important to our industry.”
Endnotes:- Click here : http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/220876/new-york-racing-association-privatization-plan-approved?utm_source=NewsAlert&utm_medium=email
Source URL: https://www.nytbreeders.org/news/2017/04/08/nytha-nytb-statements-17-budget-bill/
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