This column highlights the performances of maidens who’ve made not more than 5 begins and who both offered for greater than $500,000 at public public sale, have siblings which are grade/group winners, or have dams which are grade/group winners. BloodHorse analysis exhibits maiden winners particularly who meet these standards usually tend to go on to be graded stakes winners.
Belmont Park
In her first begin, Manzanita Stables’ Tap the Faith scored by a head in a one-mile maiden race for 2-year-old fillies Nov. 7 at Belmont Park.
The daughter of Tapit , trained by Christophe Clement, raced in the back of the seven-horse field during the early stages. As six furlongs went in 1:13.98 jockey Joel Rosario had moved Tap the Faith into fourth and she continued to make progress, taking advantage of a path that cleared along the rail. Under a hand ride, Tap the Faith was all out through the stretch to prevail in a final time of 1:38.35 on a fast track.
Tap the Faith sells as a yearling at the Keeneland September Sale
Tap the Faith, who was purchased by Claiborne Farm as agent from the Bluewater Sales consignment to the Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $1.25 million, had posted a bullet four-furlong work Oct. 31, getting the distance in :48.83 to be the fastest of five at the distance that day.
Bred by China Horse Membership Worldwide, Faucet the Religion is the primary foal to race out of the Super Saver mare Embellish the Lace, winner of the 2015 Alabama Stakes (G1). Her extended female family includes multiple graded stakes winners Eye of the Tiger, Materiality, and My Miss Sophia, among others.
Woodbine
Two juveniles of note trained by Mark Casse earned their first wins at Woodbine this week.
Spruce Steady’s Mrs. Barbara broke through the maiden ranks Nov. 8 at the Toronto oval, taking a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight race for 2-year-old fillies on the all-weather track by 1 3/4 lengths.
The Bodemeister filly had finished third in the Aug. 21 Catch A Glimpse Stakes and then returned Sept. 19 to finish fourth in the Natalma Stakes (G1T). In Sunday’s race she was ridden Rafael Hernandez in mid pack through most of the race, moved into third on the turn, and rallied quickly in the stretch to overtake the leaders. The final time for the distance was 1:44.19.
Bred by Jim Dandy Stable, Mrs. Barbara is out of the Housebuster mare Destroy, who also produced grade 2 winner Smokey Fire.
Earlier in the week, D.J. Stable’s Stowaway won his third start. The Gun Runner colt led all the way to take a 1 1/16-mile maiden race for 2-year-olds.
Ridden by Emma-Jayne Wilson, he went to the lead and remained there, posting fractions of :24.44, :49.39, 1:13.86 through six furlongs. He finished the distance in 1:45.05 on the all-weather track.
In his first two starts, the Casse trainee finished fifth Aug. 15 and second Sept. 5 at Woodbine.
Bred by Three Chimneys Farm, Stowaway is out of the Bernardini mare Secret Jewel, a half sister to grade 1 winner and millionaire Shared Account who is in turn the dam of grade 1 winner Sharing. Secret Jewel is also the dam of this year’s Beaumont Stakes Presented by Keeneland Select (G3) winner Twenty Carat .
Remington Park
Another Gun Runner offspring, Three Chimneys Farm homebred Carioquinha , broke her maiden Nov. 4 at Remington Park in a one-mile off-the-turf check for 2-year-old fillies. Carioquinha received her second begin for coach Steve Asmussen after ending second to final in her Sept. 12 debut at Kentucky Downs.
Ridden by Stewart Elliott, Carioquinha raced in midpack by the primary half-mile earlier than selecting off horses whereas three large and placing in a robust rally to tug away to a three-length victory in a ultimate time of 1:41.73 on a muddy monitor.
Carioquinha is out of the twin grade 1-winning Pure Prize mare Pure Clan, who solely completed off the board in certainly one of 16 begins throughout her racing profession and later produced grade 1-placed Princesa Carolina.
