Resolute Racing by Maul Under perfect control from Saratoga Springs, NY, native Dylan Davis, raced into the lane to win the $175,000 Lake George Stakes (G3T) by three-quarters of a length on July 20 at Saratoga Race Track.
Trained by Mark Casse, Pounce was denied a sixth straight win in a race won by trainer Chad Brown’s 2-1 favourite, Klaravich Stables. Oversubscribed finished second after running in traffic for much of the race.
“This means a lot to me. The Saratoga native, Saratoga High School… everything,” Davis said while still riding the winning horse, a 3-year-old mare. Look at Lucky who paid $13.80 to win.
“I thought I’d get a little closer, but they were really running through the first turn. When I turned her out on the straight, she responded really well. I needed the outside rider to help pull her up.”
It was Pounce’s second graded win since John Stewart’s Resolute Bloodstock bought her for $370,000 at the Fasig-Tipton February Digital Selected Sale. Pounce accelerated late to win the Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) on March 2 at Gulfstream Park in her debut for Resolute.
This was followed by an 11th place in the Appalachian Stakes (G2T) at Keeneland and then took third at Penn Oaks. Pounce was off the pace in both of those losses, but she returned to her sprinting form on Saturday.
The mare settled into fifth place but was just two lengths off the lead at six furlongs in 1:12.52. Davis steered Pounce clear at a quarter and she finished strongly from there. Her final time on a grass track rated as hard was 1:35.84.
“She has natural speed so I thought I would be in the lead or second position, but I just really let her go at the start to let her relax because I thought the last ride she used the engine too much,” said Davis.
Sterling Stables Vivid closed late to finish third of 10 sophomore mares.
Pounce and jockey Dylan Davis after winning the Lake George Stakes
Lake George capped off a great day for Casse, who won seven races including the Plate Trial and Trillium (G3) at Honeysuckleand United Nations Stakes (G2T) at Monmouth Park.
“It was a crazy day today. We won (seven) today,” Casse said. “We have a great team. We went to Saratoga a lot earlier this year and I think that might have been part of it.”
Pounce won for the fourth time in seven starts. She earned $333,249. Bred in Kentucky by Bell, Rankin, VanMeter and Hancock, she was the first foal born from the winning race. Candy spinner mare bounce is the half-sister of the 3rd Golden Dragon Queen (Gold money ) and Blue Harbor (Rockport Harbor) are in the betting. Bouncy has a mare Hard rotation This year.
Videotapes: Lake George S. (G3T)
