Carmel Road, Verify Impressions in Victory Maiden

This column highlights the performance of young women who have had no more than five starts and sold for more than $500,000 in public auction, have a sibling who is a grade/group winner, or has grade/group level winners. BloodHorse’s research shows that particular maiden winners who meet these criteria are more likely to become scored bets winners.

Del Mar
SF Racing, Starlight Racing and Madaket Stables Celebrate Another Winner From Their $650,000 Purchase Carmel Street . The Quality Sugar colt, who has been campaigning with many other partners, won a second start for coach Bob Baffert when he performed a mile-long children’s fashion special weight in lace-up fashion by 8 3 /4 length at Del Mar.

Ridden by Mike Smith, Carmel Road sets the fractions: 21.97, :45.90, and 1:11.16 through six furrows before opening up on the court and finishing at 1:37.53 on the fast track.

CARMEL ROAD the stretch looks amazing@DelMarRacingthis afternoon – Good pony with high flying speed. Quality Road o/o Inspired (UBS) beautiful crossbreed son. Super inclusive partnership. Madaket – Starlight – Stonestreet – Masterson@BobBaffert pic.twitter.com/iUPyLxoV6L

– Tom Ryan. (@TomRyanKY) August 27, 2022

Carmel Road finished third on its August 6 debut at Del Mar.

Bred by Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, Carmel Road is beyond the winning horse of Unbridled’s Song Inspired . He was purchased from Bridie Harrison consignment at Keeneland’s September 2021 Sale.

Racecourse Saratoga
Coach Brad Cox revealed Verification in progress Half-brother with the 2019 female dust champion Midnight Bisou August 27 with special six-hair girly weight for 2-year-olds at Racecourse Saratoga and Evenly colt proved willing, winning ahead 1 3/4 length.

Knocked out by Joel Rosario, Verifying took the lead shortly after halftime and set the odds: 22.90, :46.04 and :57.85 through five padding. Then he shot clear to finish in 1:10.26 on the fast track.

Bred by Hunter Valley and Mountmellick Ranch, Verified 3 Repent mare Diva Delite who also produce the deposit Stage on the left . Coolmore’s MV Magnier paid $775,000 for the pony at last year’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where he was consigned by Hunter Valley. The foal was raced in collaboration with Jonathan Poulin, Westerberg, and Coolmore partners Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith and Michael Tabor.

Rigney Racing’s Xigera won a second starting spot for coach Philip Bauer the next day in Saratoga, winning the 1 1/16 mile 2-year-old girls field.

Daughter of Nyquist , with Julien Leparoux on board, shows early speed but was brought back on track from Monday when the fractions were: 24.30, 48.71 and 1:13.97 through six stretches, respectively. . Xigera took over in the interval after a lackluster lead and had a 5 3/4 win at 1:44.36 on a solid pitch.

In the first start, August 7, Xigera finished second in the same distance and distance.

Bred by Cedar Hill, Xigera gets rid of Black Tie Affair mare wins shares Argent Affair who is also the dam of 3rd graders 40 under via Uncle Mo .

Ellis . Park
On Sunday, two notable teenagers found the winner’s circle at Ellis . Park. First, purebred Godolphin Twice as sweet won the second start for coach Brendan Walsh, in the long-distance 5 1/2 sprint.

The 3rd grade winner is full of trash Snow Bells via Tapit race in third place when the fractions are: 21.08 and: 43.91 over half a mile, respectively. Jockey Vincent Cheminaud inched little by little to get close to the leaders in the stretch and then drove to win two lengths in the last sixteen miles, finishing 1:1.95 in the go-ahead.

The following race has WinStar Farm and Siena Farm’s Redeemer , who started his second on the ground for coach Rodolphe Brisset. The Curlin colt raced third until rallying at the final race to win three-quarters of the length in the one-mile test.

Bred by WinStar, the Redeemer came out of the mare Pulpit Drag dancer dam of the winner of class 2 and the male of class 1 The Good Samaritan by Harlan’s Holiday, as well as the 3rd grade winner Brave nation by Pioneer of the Nile.