Expensive Uncle Mo Colt could be Ward’s next Golden Pal

This column highlights the performances of young women who have started no more than five times and have sold for more than $500,000 in public auction, have a sibling who is a level/group winner, or have children smash is the level/group winner. BloodHorse’s research shows that exceptional first-time winners who meet these criteria are more likely to become graded bet winners.

Gulfstream Park
A handsome bay son of Uncle Mo draw the vision of golden friend when he took home his convincing debut win on January 26 at Gulfstream Park. While Wesley Ward trained just go away With a long way to go to match the excellence of Golden Pal, he made a splash on Thursday afternoon with his 2 length score in the special weight class sprint. 5 miles for women on grass.

Golden Pal, arguably one of the greatest grass-court sprinters ever seen on North American shores over the past decade, was also bred by the great Uncle Mo and coached by Ward. The similarities don’t stop there—the two-time Breeders’ Cup winner is also campaigned by Coolmore, who teamed up with Jonathan Poulin, Peter Brant, Joseph Allen and Gandharvi to win Go On Mo for $575,000 la at Fasig-Tipton’s Gulfstream last year For Sale Select 2-Year-Old Training. The Go On Mo proved to be nimble in its lackluster performance, drilling the fastest one-eighth of a mile ever recorded in the sale’s seven-year history at breakneck speed. :9.

Although Go On Mo has the appearance of being the easygoing type, with his knee-high action, his pedigree is versatile. Bred in Kentucky by Baroche Stud, the foal is the second foal in the Elusive Quality mare herd toothbrush half-sister with prolific stallion faucet , a sire capable of producing equally proficient performers on both land and grass. Brusquer was racing lightly, breaking her maiden second time on the synthetic track at Presque Isle Downs for trainer Graham Motion. Her family of black-skinned women have their roots in first-class Rubiano, the 1992 Eclipse Award-winning sprinter.

Ward told TVG ahead of Go On Mo’s race that he gave the pony plenty of time to rest after a Gulfstream sale last March to grow into his blossoming frame.

“I don’t give him a lot of pace because it’s natural there,” Ward said. “The only downside today is that he will be a bit green. He’s only had about five or six works in his life since I got him… We just started recommending him back in December and we’re here in January and we’re running for election. . But he is a beautiful horse mentally and physically.

Go On Mo did indeed turn pale from the start, leaping into the air when the gate opened and hitting a horse galloping out shortly after. Under the uncompromising control of jockey Jose Ortiz, the foal quickly recovered and battled alongside the speedster in the first quarter: 21.93. Given the green light in the first leg, Go On Mo eliminated his formidable opponent and equalized easily to win in a clear final time: 55.69 on hard courts.

Race Park

The noble girl’s special weight wallet card in the past season, Race Park in northern Kentucky continued to attract well-educated young women throughout the winter. Last weekend was no exception, when two of the race’s winners, Event details and Quadra Island shortlisted Maiden Watch this week.

Event details of OXO Equine, the burly son of the second crop City of light . Coached by Paulo Lobo, Event Detail started his career with a sixth place after a race in November at Churchill Downs. Spanning a mile and transforming the surface, the bay showed significant improvement the second time around, rising from bottom of the table to a runner-up finish, being beaten 1 3/4 length in January 1st.

Coming back to it less than a month later, with two alternating breezes in between for good measure, Event Details won’t be denied this time, fly to the lead around the far turn and dash to the rope 2 ¾ long front under the direction of Gerardo Corrales . He earned a remarkable 99 Base Speed ​​Number for his effort.

Bought by Larry Best of OXO Equine for $600,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Mixed Sale 2020, Event details hit the 1:37.86 mark. Bred in Kentucky by Camas Park Stud, he was the first foal to win into naughty mare Breakthrough beauty daughter of the German ranked bet winner Que Belle and the half-sister of two ranked bet winners.

Quadra Island, Tuesday after Event Details and Winners Eye witness On January 1, the 1 1/16 mile first special weight class winner went home Saturday night in Turfway. Prioritized in field 11, he raced in the middle of the group before sneaking over the fence to score a 1-minute lead in a final time of 1:46.18.

Race for the silks of the Dotson Stables and coached by Brad Cox, Kitten Joy—Walking in the sky by Unbridled’s Song colt is half brother to Stunning Sky, leader of 2020 Valley View Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland. The May-born pony was bred by J. Stephen McDonald of Kentucky.