Lucky Appeal became the first winner for Louisiana stallion Breaking Lucky in winning a $33,000 open maiden race by a neck Jan. 27 at Sam Houston Race Park.
The 3-year-old gelding, owned by Henry S. Witt Jr. and trained by Sarah Davidson, rallied from last to run down Flotation Station near the wire. He raced 5 1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:07.72 under Richard Bracho. Bred in Louisiana by Blue Star Racing, Lucky Appeal is out of the Successful Appeal mare Mythic Appeal .
Breaking Lucky’s Race Record
Breaking Lucky raced initially for Gunpowder Farms and delivered a victory in the 2015 Prince of Wales Stakes—the second leg of Canada’s Triple Crown—at Fort Erie and placed in the Ontario Derby (G3). The following year, he won the 2016 Seagram Cup Stakes (G3) at Woodbine and placed in four other graded stakes, including a second in the Clark Handicap (G1).
At 5 in 2017, Gunpowder joined with partners West Point Thoroughbreds, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Eric Young, and R.A. Hill Stable and added two more place finishes in grade 1 company—finishing third in the Whitney Stakes (G1) and Stephen Foster Handicap (G1). He retired with a 4-6-6 record from 27 starts and earned $1,196,376.
A 12-year-old son of Lookin At Lucky , Breaking Lucky stands for an advertised fee of $4,000 at Blue Star Racing in Louisiana.
