Note winner of the 2020 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) and the 1st grade multiple son of laoban will stand in the New York Sequel in 2023 for an advertised fee of $6,500.
Last time the 4-year-old ran late, he raced on October 1, finishing third in the Woodward Stakes (G1) after life is good and law professor , hit 11 1/2 length. In his other two starts this year, he finished fifth in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) and won the subsidy race for Cypress Creek Equine owners Arnold Bennewith and Spendthrift Farm.
“Keepmeinmind is a specimen of great disposition. He competed and beat the best of the best. A huge boost to the New York breeder list,” said Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, who trained the foal in 2022, said.
In just the second warm-up, Keepmeinmind came in second after the Eclipse Award essential quality in Future of the Claiborne Breeders (G1). This stellar performance earned him a spot in the 2020 TVG Breeders’ Cup for Teens organized by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1), in which he finished third behind Essential Quality and last. is the 1st place winner Charlie’s Hot Stick . Keepmeinmind ended its underage campaign with a win at the aforementioned Kentucky Horse Racing Club at Churchill Downs.
At age 3, Keepmeinmind did seven exclusive runs in classified holdings while on the Triple Crown Trail. In the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), he will finish sixth after a clumsy break and offset with a wide ride. His next match will be Preakness Stakes (G1), where he’s fourth after another lousy start.
His sophomore campaign was marked by a phenomenal effort in Jim Dandy Stakes (G2), where he was narrowly beaten by Essential Quality by half the length. Four weeks later, he joined the Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), placing fourth behind the same opponent. His races at ages 2 and 3 are for coach Robertino Diodoro.
After earning $903,237 with a 2-3-3 record in 14 starts on the track, Keepmeinmind will stand in Sequel New York, where he will continue Laoban’s legacy and what has been proven. Uncle Mo row. The late Laoban also initially attended Sequel New York before being sent to Kentucky after promising to return after his first running season.
Bred in Kentucky by Southern Stables, he is the first bet winner from the peerless race gallop of victory inclined horse. The mare produced 12 starts from the most ponies, eight winners and three black runners. Besides Keepmeinmind, the other two were wagered, one on level 2.
Keepmeinmind’s second dam is the winning Lady Blockbuster, a producer of two bet winners, led by a Mellow Fellow, whose winners have been graded.
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