Highlander Coaching Heart’s Summer in Saratoga gave her résumé a notable update Oct. 24 at Keeneland, profitable the $150,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes (G3T) forward of a visit by means of the ring at The November Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s marquee breeding inventory sale throughout city in Lexington.
The 5-year-old Hard Spun mare will be consigned as Hip 242 by Denali Stud, agent, as a racing or broodmare prospect to the Nov. 9 auction.
With Corey Lanerie up, Summer time in Saratoga rallied from eighth within the discipline of 10 fillies and mares, then held off favored Luck Money for a half-length victory. She completed the 1 1/2 miles on the turf, rated good after rain earlier in the day, in 2:30.02. She returned $12.80 for a $2 win ticket.
Summer in Saratoga was bred in Kentucky by My Meadowview out of Vanity Handicap (G1) winner Love Theway Youare (by Arch). Love Theway Youare has since produced a yearling Candy Ride filly and a weanling Omaha Beach colt. She was bred to Improbable for 2022.
Shepherd Equine Advisors purchased Summer in Saratoga for Highlander’s Larry Hirsch for $165,000 out of Denali’s consignment to the 2019 Fasig-Tipton July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale after her first two starts. From 16 career races, Summer in Saratoga has collected a 6-1-2 record and earned $429,572.
The profitable connections of Summer time in Saratoga within the trophy presentation for the Dowager Stakes
“Clark Shepherd picked her out on the Fasig sale a pair years again for Larry Hirsch and Highlander Coaching Heart,” coach Joe Sharp mentioned. “Larry’s been nice in regards to the filly’s administration from day one. He is let her come into herself and been very affected person together with her. We gave her a pleasant break, despatched her again to his farm, Highlander Coaching Heart; Scooter Dodwell and Jeff Hooper did an incredible job together with her over the winter, having her prepared for us.
“She got here again and obtained her first stakes win in March on the Truthful Grounds, which was large for her. Ever since then she’s achieved all the pieces we have requested of her. The mile-and-a-half check at this time was one thing that we hadn’t tried but. I am clearly glad that we did. I nearly remorse that we hadn’t achieved it sooner, however I am glad to see her get the graded win she deserves. She’s within the upcoming Fasig sale and we’re positively going to overlook her in our barn, however she’s been a extremely particular filly to us.”
The race went off 10 minutes after its scheduled submit time after Kelsey’s Cross had to return to the paddock for shoe repair. Eesha My Flower set the pace with fractions of :23.80, :48.93, 1:14.77, and 1:40.08, and 2:06.09 ahead of Key Biscayne and Kelsey’s Cross.
Lanerie saved ground with Summer in Saratoga around the three turns, shifting his mount into the three path as he prepared to pass the grandstand a second time. The mare split horses at the three-sixteenths pole and surged to a 1 1/2-length lead in the stretch before digging in to hold off Luck Money.
Summer in Saratoga leads the charge to the wire in the Dowager Stakes
Lanerie said he knew he had enough horse under him at the three-eighths pole.
“She was traveling really well throughout the whole race. I asked her for a little bit to check on her and see what I had, and I could tell I had a lot left, so at that point I was just looking for a path and trying to set my way where I could get on through,” the rider said.
Luck Money was second by two lengths over Micheline . Kelsey’s Cross, English Affair , La Lune , Viburnum , Key Biscayne, Eesha My Flower, and I Hear You completed the order or finish.
Video: Rood and Riddle Dowager S. (G3T)
