What is MoPlex? became the newest boy of the lucrative New York horse breeding program with his lead in the $175,000 Sanford Stakes (G3) on July 13 at Saratoga Race Track.
Picked up for a bargain price of $45,000 at this year’s Ocala Breeders’ Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, the colt defied all expectations as he charged across the finish line for his first point. The win at Sanford came just 23 days after Mo Plex beat his rivals by 10 lengths in a special state-bred colt class at the Belmont at the Big A meet.
“I love the (New York-bred) show,” said trainer Jeremiah Englehart. “This is where I call home year-round, and I’m focused and focused on getting New York-breds. Hopefully, we have a few more that we can show off later at the meet and have fun with. It’s just a great show, and they’ve shown they can run with anything.”
Sanford suffered a surprise blow early Saturday morning when the 6-5 favorite The person being guided was disqualified from racing. Owner Mike Repole reported on X that the 2023 champion’s half-brother, a 2-year-old male Aggression Unfortunately, the temperature rose to 102.2 degrees. With the agile Mentee absent, Sanford suddenly became a wide-open playground.
Irad Ortiz Jr., who is well versed in Mo Plex after piloting the colt on his explosive debut, has been pushing the son of Complexity forward from the far outside post. Cornering in, Mo Plex cut through the field in the first 50 yards and raced to a decisive advantage through an opening quarter of :22.51. With his rivals staggering behind him as he turned home after a half-mile in :45.92, Mo Plex drove down the lane and held on to safety by a length down from a late rally Pupil .
“I was hoping things would go well with (morning-day favourite) Mentee, and we benefited a little bit from the disqualification today, but Irad rode him really well,” Englehart said. “I’m really happy with the way he did everything.”
Mo Plex ($5.70), owned by R and H Stable, stopped the timer at 1.11. 72 in six furlongs on the fast main track.
Maryland-born Studlydoright, winner of the June 6 Tremont Stakes, finished a half-length ahead Three Echoes to win the runner-up prize.
In an early-season stud race that was more intense than the strings on Novak Djokovic’s racket, Mo Plex’s Sanford win gave Complexity its first ranked win and extended the Airdrie Stud resident’s lead at the top of the freshman broodmare rankings. From his first broodmare to race, the Grade 1-winning son of Maclean’s Music has produced eleven winners from 15 starters, one more than Spendthrift Farm Vekoma . Complexity is worth $12,500 in the 2024 season.
Bred by Everything’s Cricket Racing, Mo Plex is the first foal born to his dam, who has never raced. Uncle Mo Mare Mo Joy. The young mare has a yearling foal. Mischievous Maximus and has delivered a Impossible colt in the last period.
Videotapes: Sanford S. (G3)
