Courtlandt’s Farm All Americans will be looking to bet a strong final subsidy win at Keeneland into a classified holding company on June 6, the $200,000 Wonder Again Staking (G2T), a nine-mile inner-field test for sophomores, at Belmont Park.
Wonder Again’s top three finishers will receive an automatic invite to the $500,000 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) on July 8 in Belmont.
Trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, daughter of into naughty received the first level grant while walking the Wonder Again distance on April 14 in Keeneland to score the first score for the winner of the second attempt.
Knocked out by Frankie Dettori, the gulf of talent emerged from the 11th spot and came in at 10th after a fast pace set by safe , who escaped that attempt to win the Horseshoe Indianapolis Handicap on her next attempt. In turn, Dettori swung the Allamericanbeauty three rounds to dead-target the pacemaker and performed an impressive foot spin and half-length advantage in the shadow of the rope. She completed the course in 1:48.50.
McGaughey said: “Frankie has driven me a few times and when you have someone like him around you will definitely enjoy using him. “I like the way she finishes and she shows she’s growing up and matured a little bit. This is another big step for her, but if you’re going to be in races of this type then you have to. (try) run in it.”
Hall of Fame Moderator Todd Pletcher Sends Invincibles extend who placed the first bet with a 1 1/4 win over the returning opponent juniper moon in an optional 1 1/16 mile incline claim on May 13 in Belmont.
Daughter owned by Repole Stable Karakontie posted both of her career wins in a near-identical fashion, setting the pace and persistence to win by the same margin in each opening match.
“She’s off to a good start,” Pletcher said. “It’s hard to win your first two races and she looks like a slut who keeps making progress.”
Four-time Eclipse Award-winning coach Chad Brown goes deep three times in pursuit of his fifth Wonder Again win with Renaissance , Venice And Prerequisites .
Wise Racing’s Graded Bet Revalita comes in from game runner-up to heavenly sunday in Edgewood Stakes (G2T) May 5 at Churchill Downs. Daughter of the Bay of Recoletos broke her maidenhood and won a pension in France before going to the states and finishing fourth in the Herecomesthebride Stakes (G3T) at Gulfstream Park in the first time she started for Brown.
Purebred Bradley, Laura Leigh Stable, Jim Cone, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Cambron Equine, and Venencia of Team Hanley, another daughter of Recoletos, make her second US start after finishing third in her allowance. Keeneland on April 27. Bay Girl is the winner on November’s premiere at Chantilly in her native France.
First Row Partners and Team Hanley’s prerequisites help her launch her bets and start her first matchup with the winners after her second-place graduation that takes place May 7 in Belmont. The runner-up in that race, Charming Central Highlands graduated impressively on her next outing on June 3 in Belmont.
Rounding the field is The best for you , Thirty of you Kelvin And juniper moon.
Item: Wonder Again S. (G2T)
Belmont ParkThursday, June 8, 2023, Race No. 9
- Class II
- About 1 1/8m
- courtyard
- 200,000 USD
- 3 year old sister
- 19:15 (local)
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