Chester and Mary Broman’s homebred filly Makin My Move closed from the back of the pack to land her first stakes victory in Friday’s $75,000 Honey Bee Stakes at the Meadowlands.
Bred by and foaled at the Broman’s Chestertown Farm in Chestertown, the 3-year-old daughter of Carpe Diem won the 5-furloong turf stakes by 1 3/4 lengths over Kodama under Kendrick Carmouche.
Sent off as the 8-5 favorite in the field of six, Makin My Move came away last of six early and trailed as Ulikeapples led through the opening quarter-mile in :22.17. Ulikeapples opened up and continued lead through the half in :47.41 with Kodama, Lady Zeta and Makin My Move giving chase.
Kodama and jockey Jaime Rodriguez took the lead into the stretch, just ahead of Making My Move, Ulikeapples and Lady Zeta. Makin My Love and Kodama dueled in the stretch with the former edging away late to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Kodama held second by 2 1/2 lengths over Still My Babe. Makin My Move won in 1:00.53.,
Makin My Move improved to 4-for-8 with the win and boosted her earnings to $210,550.
Trained by John Kimmel, Makin My Move came into the Honey Bee off a close fourth in the Galway Stakes in late July at Saratoga Race Course. She won her prior start – in a 5 1/2-furlong turf optional at Saratoga – after another win in a 7-furlong allowance in early July at Belmont.
Making My Move is the second foal out of the multiple stakes-winning More Than Ready mare Hard to Stay Notgo. Bred by the Bromans, Hard to Stay Notgo won three of eight starts and earned $212,440, including the 2015 Franklin Square Stakes at Aqueduct and Niagara Stakes at Finger Lakes.
Hard to Stay Notgo’s first foal, the stakes-placed Uncle Mo mare Gotta Go Mo, won three of 13 starts and earned $176,760.
Hard to Stay Notgo is the dam of a yearling filly by Flatter and a weanling filly by Mendelssohn, both bred in New York by the Bromans.
