David Bernsen and Schroeder Farm’s Cairo Memories is 3 for 3 versus Santa Anita . Park pitch after winning the May 29 game with $100,000 in Honeymoon Stocks (G3T).
A 3-year-old favorite 1-2 in the field of six fillings, played by Bob Hess Jr. train Cairo Memories the forerunner is stalking Sterling Crest after a quarter mile open in: 23.30 and half a mile in: 47.29. Climbing into Sterling Crest’s lead around the bend, rider Mike Smith tilts Cairo Memories two parts wide in the stretch and she overtakes the lead and makes a late bid from Love Island down stretch. In the eighth final, Cairo Memories excellently headed the goal with a score of 1: 48.67 within 1/8 mile on solid ground.
Island of Love differs from Ballet Dancing, who completed the third one-quarter length.
The 4 1/2 length Providencia Bet (G3T) winner in gate-to-wire fashion here on April 9, Cairo Memories has adapted well to today’s pace scenario as Sterling Crest crosses Ireland, with Ramon Vazquez, intending to make the lead on the first turn.
“Last time she had it all her own way, today she has to strategize, challenge and kick home in a unique way,” said Hess. “It was a little bit tougher than we expected, but she ran well and I think she’s going to run a little further. We’re looking at a couple of things, which is Belmont Oaks (G1T) coming in. my birthday (July 9), and if all goes well, we want to come back Del Mar and ran at Del Mar Oaks (G1T) down there (August 20). “
“As soon as there was competition, she just jumped right back to the reins that she did,” said Smith, who has ridden the Cairo Memories for the last three starts. “It gave me confidence knowing she was going to run down the wire. She got smarter every time she got out the gate. She used to have a hard time getting out of there early in her career, but she does. getting better and better and hopefully, she continued.”
Daughter of Prince Cairo , recorded her third win on Honeymoon, increasing her earnings to $352,500. She was bred in Kentucky by Brereton Jones and acquired by Davant Latham for US$50,000 at the September 2020 Sale in Keeneland upon delivery by her breeder.
Cairo Memories falls apart from the Indian film Charlie Mare Incarnate Memoirs, making her a blood brother to bet on the Cariba winner and a half-sister to Memories Prevail, the hero’s dam This year’s Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) and Woodford Reserve Sponsored Kentucky Derby (G1) who finished third Zandon .
Video: Honeymoon S. (G3T)
Bran Rolls to Wire-to-Wire Score in Daytona
Earlier on the card, John Sadler’s French hybrid luxury Bran was never seriously challenged when he kept his range Magnificent Eagle late to score an impressive win in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (G3T) under the leadership of hot Juan Hernandez.
Churchill Downs On May 6, Bran, a 4-year-old boy, finished second in the previous two attempts during the course at Santa Anita.
Even-money-loving Bran got ahead and sped forward, cutting the hot early tempo of: 21.96 and :43.78 before flicking the afterburner down into the lane, taking the lead home a win wins in length with a ratio of 1: 12.44 for about 6 1/2 feather clips down the hillside turf.
“I came out on top and he was happy to be there,” Hernandez said. This racer registered to tally his fifth bets over the weekend in Daytona. ). ”
Majestic Eagle leads ahead of second pick 6-5 Burnin grass field in part three.
“There doesn’t seem to be a lot of pace in the race,” Sadler said, “but the nice thing about him is that he won both ways, he can either close in or he can drop them a bit like he did last time at Churchill Downs. He is a very honest horse. He doesn’t have a bad race in terms of his form, he runs well all the time. We will refresh him now and the gap at Del Mar might not be a good fit for him, so we’ll see. ”
Owned by Hronis Racing, Bran landed his first graded bet win at Daytona, after landing his first bet win last month in the April 10 Siren Lure Stakes in Santa Anita. Bran increased his earnings to $346,396.
The son of Muhaarar bred by Lordship Stud and beyond King mare Best Intent, a mare from the family of a group 1 winner and a male Machiavellian and is the dam of three winners from four children to run.
Video: Daytona S. (G3T)
