This column highlights the performance of young women who have started no more than five times and have sold for more than $500,000 in public auction, have a graded sibling/group winner, or have a graded dam/group winner. BloodHorse’s research shows that the first winners to meet these criteria are more likely to become graded bet winners.
Racecourse Saratoga
Since getting into horse ownership, Houston Astros All-Star Alex Bregman is hitting the ball with an average win rate of 26.6% as of 2022. The famous third player bought eight horses last year and from that small number has photographed him four times and even celebrated his first bet win with No See You Now in the Royal Palm Juvenile May 13 at Gulfstream Park.
#3 Kodiac Wintergreen closes late and gets up in time to win R6 in Saratoga for Rusty Arnold with @jose93_ortiz in the saddle! 🍀
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As a lifelong racing fan, it’s therefore no surprise to see a racehorse in Bregman’s colors at Racecourse Saratoga. Although his Irish hybrid Kodiac winter green coming in second on her June debut, the chubby girl knocked it out of the park on July 20 with a special first-person special weight on the 5 1/2 feathers to give Bregman his first winner at Spa.
While the Kodiac Wintergreen is of Irish origin, two of this kitten’s siblings have successfully made their mark on the black-skinned shores of North America. Those two brothers and sisters, glorious empire And love reigns also took pictures in the Saratoga winner’s circle.
Kodiac Wintergreen’s half-brother, Glorious Empire (Holy Roman Emperor), started out in England and was later sent to the United States at the age of 5. This hardcore competitor competed from 6th to 8th for owner Matthew Schera and coach Chuck Lawrence and amassed a career coffer of $977,227. A horse that has grown strong over time, Glorious Empire’s crowning moment came in 2017 during his seven-year-old campaign when he took the lead in Saratoga’s Sword Dancer Stakes (G1T).
Despite the fact that her brother went to great lengths to run the distance, Kodiac Wintergreen’s pedigree shows that she can be a serious player in single-turn competitions. her lord Kodiac son of Danehill, son of European speed influence and himself a six-distance professional, responsible for first-class sprinters as group 1 winners Bell Flower , El Bodegon And Good guess . Furthermore, Kodiac Wintergreen’s 3-year-old half-sister, Love Reigns, has proven herself to be an accomplished sprinter on the lawn for coach Wesley Ward. The United States Navy Flag has completely won the 2022 Bolton Landing Stake at Spa, a race that will most likely take place in Kodiac Wintergreen’s future after her first decisive win.
Slowly touching the ball from the gate, as she did on her debut, Kodiac Wintergreen ran near the bottom of the troupe under driver Jose Ortiz before making a three-round bid home. Picking up her opponents at the end of the lane, she overtakes the late speed setter 3/4 of the way.
Coached by Rusty Arnold, Kodiac Wintergreen stops the clock at 1:03.40 on the pitch listed as fixed.
Vivacious Bay became the sixth winner for her dam, the Pivotal (GB) mare Humble And Proud. She was purchased overseas at the 2022 Goffs Orby Yearling Sale for US$153,486.
