Each owner has a different journey in the Purebred race. They can remember details that seem confusing to people who have never been to where they have been and all the important milestones along the way.
Denise and Steve Smith won’t soon forget the events of September 13.
Their filth Danse Macabre won $500,000 Ainsworth Untapable Stakes thanks to one punch Kentucky Downs, bringing their first bet win. She almost got her favorite even money Charming Angel who regrouped but couldn’t get over a slow start.
Denise Smith said: “We are very proud of Danse and her brave and determined performance. “Kelsey Danner has managed this very well and Adam Beschizza has done one of his best calculated rides we’ve ever seen.”
Smith, with her husband Steve under the Elements Racing banner, co-owns Danse Macabre with NBS Stable.
In her third start on the pitch, Danse Macabre walked out the gate with a Beschizza rating behind the leads Numero Seis and Recinto Rompere . Beschizza maintains that measured approach until about halfway through this 6 1/2 test, when he and Danse Macabre do their push. The pressure on leaders is more than they can resist.
NBS’ John Ballantyne said, “It was an unbelievably brave effort because the cadence of the race wasn’t entirely favorable for her.”
Danse Macabre, 2-2-0 in four starts, stops the clock at 1:16.62. The race has fractions: 22.45, :46.88 and 1: 10.46. A $2 bet pays $5.60.
She is the daughter of Mule’s Army and Sylphide via Blame . Danse Macabre was purchased for $55,000 from this year’s Ocala Breeders March sale for 2-year-olds in training from shipper Tom McCrocklin.
Danner said, “This is exciting, especially to have such a pretty 2-year-old. She made everything solid from the start. We just had to find some turf for her. “
Denise Smith added, “We feel very honored to have a child of this caliber who has exceeded all of our expectations. What a great start for a 2-year-old.”
Freedom Speaks takes a stake in Music City
Anyone who says patience is a virtue can rest assured that those words were heeded by Jose Lezcano on Tuesday while riding. Freedom to speak .
Instead of trying to get up to speed, Lezcano saved his time, racing among the first five to six of the six shares of Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey Music City, valued at $500,000. He patiently waited for an opportunity to maneuver Freedom Speaks among her opponents.
Racing four distances deep, they competed in lightning, moving forward in the final steps, winning by a score of 1:15.35. The race has fractions: 21.63, :44.78 and 1:08.95.
Coach Jeremiah Englehart said: ‘At the turn, it looked like after she came down the hill, maybe she slipped the reins. “I’m a little nervous, but I see Jose looking for a place to go and that gives me a good feeling for the rest of the way. The rest is up to her and him.”
The first win went to Englehart at the Kentucky Downs.
He said, “I had this race on the calendar and it was something that I was in even before the pension at Saratoga.” I am really excited about it. My wife and kids, we’re all watching it. “
A daughter of American Freedom among Evil speed via Macho Uno , Freedom Speaks was bred by Hartmut Malluche and Silesia Farm. She is owned by Carol Reitman, who bought her for $145,000 from the Best A Luck Farm shipment at the Ocala Breeders Sales 2022 Winter Mixed Sale.
Freedom Speaks returned $12.56 and improved to 3-1-0 in four starts.
Video: Race #6 (AOC) at LAD on September 13, 22
Video: Race No. 7 (MSW) at LAD on September 13, 22
