cat mint The half-brother of the classified multi-stakes winner and the millionaire grace princess plunging into his fray for an extended period of time to land his first graded bet win of June 17 worth $150,000 in Monmouth (G3T) bets at Monmouth Park.
Campaigned and bred by the same connections as Princess Grace, is now a strong contender on the Australian turf after receiving $1.7 million for the China Horse Club in the fall of 2018. last The November sale of Fasig-Tipton livestock stock near Lexington, Catnip was slower to unleash its potential than its successful big brother. Breaking his maidenhood at the end of his 3-year-old season at Colony Downs for coach Michael Stidham, Kitten’s Joy’s 4-year-old son added a pair of subsidized wins to his winning column this year before facing the classified holdings company for a second time on Wednesday. Seven.
Breaking through cautiously under driver Joel Rosario, Catnip keeps a close eye on the pace tribhuvan came in second after a quarter-mile opening at: 24:01 and: 47.89 half-mile. Gelding then lost his place in the first leg to his opponents Never explain And Scout making bold moves from behind the herd. Regrouping and heading out, Catnip dashed down the ramp, catching up to Never Explain first.
Catnip ($14.40), raced 1 1/8 mile in 1:47.40 on solid grass, trailing Never Explain by half the finish line, with Speaking Scout finishing the trio in third place father. Favorite Tribhuvan dropped to fourth place in the first time the 1st place winner started after a long layoff.
“(Catnip) always has potential,” says Stidhman. “We ran him in the Virginia Derby (last year) and it was probably a bit early for him mentally and physically. So after he got some rest before coming back this year. , we came to appreciate him and that really helped a lot. He hasn’t lost since. Mentally, he’s a little bit more relaxed, a little more focused and just that. a better racehorse.”
Stidham points out that Catnip, a cross between John and Susan Moore, is likely to return to Monmouth for a chance at tier 1 glory in the July 22 United Nations Shares (G1T).
Steady consumer spending ends in Eatontown
Following in the footsteps of her steady friend, market segment who put on an electrifying outperformance to win New York Stocks (G1T) over the weekend in Belmont, Consumer Spend won late to win Eatontown Shares (G3T) on June 17th. .
Consumer Spending Rises to Win Eatontown Shares in Monmouth Park
The older women’s $150,000 1/16-mile grass-court race is the second warm-up of the year for the Klaravich Stables runner. She was an encouraging second last time joining the Market Segment on May 7 Beaugay Stakes (G3T) after 9 months of inactivity.
Moved to Monmouth in hopes of facing the company more lightly, Consumer Spending has encountered an even field of equity winners in surprising, Romantic Gina , Malavath And Vergara .
Raced in the backseat in fourth place under the guidance of jockey Samy Camacho, the 4-year-old daughter of More than readiness evaluated patiently while Vergara guided the school through the measured fractions :25.36, :49.74 and 1:13.50.
Set to drive on at the last turn, it turned into a ferocious assault on the finish line, with Vergara reluctant to give way in the final yards ahead of soaring Consumer Spending outside and Worthwhile. surprise is flying onto the rails on her inside. Consumer spending is accounted for three-quarters of the length in the image, with Vergara surprisingly overtaking Vergara in second place. Another long back is Gina Romantica in fourth place.
Coached by Chad Brown, Consumer Spending stopped the clock at 1:42.
On her $200,000 purchase of the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase, Consumer Spend scored her fourth stake and won second place, while increasing her earnings past the milestone. 500,000 dollars. She has a 5-2-1 record in 10 go-tos.
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