New York-based Becky Thomas’ Sequel and Lewis Lakin’s Lakland Ranch have added some black-style updates to their mare’s page Prevails right over the weekend at New York-bred shares at Aqueduct race track. 3 year old son of a successful mare Barese , of Laoban, acquired Gander Shares on February 12 for Paradise Farms Corp. and David Staudacher with coach Mike Maker. The next day, Right Prevails’ 4-year-old daughter Breakfast also of Laoban, came third in the Broadway Stakes for owner Jonathan Thorne and RA Hill Stable and coach Danny Gargan.
Thomas picked the right Prevails from book 2 drafts of Four Star Sales at Keeneland 2016 Breeding Stock Sale November for $52,000. The now 9-year-old mare was bred by Robert Trussell in Kentucky and is a sister to the Kentucky Derby (G1) 3rd class winner and runner-up Conclude .
Thomas said: “We did the Closing Argument when he retired when I had a stud ranch in Florida. The next part was the Closing Argument featuring Lewis Lakin, Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, and JMJ Racing (Dennis Narlinger). ), who raced.”
“I bought her because of who she is, I’m familiar with the family and I love (Conclusion). We have crossed her with Laoban twice,” continued Thomas. “She’s a typical Successful, sprinter type, and Laoban is a large, tall, long-legged, stretchy ground-covering horse. (Laoban) is a typical, large horse. belong to Uncle Mo but you can see some Sightstown in that he has a defined hip. You can see why he is also very fast. “
Laoban stood in Sequel New York from 2017-20. He moved to WinStar Farms in Kentucky for the breeding season in 2021 but died suddenly in May of that year.
Barese broke her girlhood for the first time in May 2021 at Belmont Park 5 head-to-heads with state hybrids, just two months after Maker signed him for a $150,000 ticket at The Gulfstream Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s select 2-year-olds participate in the training sale. in Florida.
“I loved that horse and he got it right after the sale,” Thomas said of Barese. “He was a horse that fit three-eighths of a mile when I sold him. He was probably 16.2 inches tall when I sold him; he was large. Mike didn’t think there was any reason to. stop him after the sale.He went to Keeneland and prepare him.
“He started first, had a slight hiccup, and eight months later he won his first bet, Rego Park. 9 January. In Saturday’s race, he was impressive. Mike told me before sending him back he thought he was a good horse He staggered out of the gate, lost his shoe… a mile away he finally got up and he Let’s just keep going.”
Barese comes out of Gander in good shape and has plenty of options on the radar, with Wood Memorial Stakes presented by Resorts World Casino (G2) on April 9 being a possibility. Wood Memorial provides qualifying scores for the May 7 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on a 100-40-20-10 scale to the top four finishers.
Becky Thomas
This year, Right Prevails will visit Triple Crown winner Ashford Stud Evenly after delivering a pony by Lane’s End’s Cruiser Catalina . The Middle’s chubby 2-year-old will be offered for sale at the Ocala 2-year-old Spring Sale in April. Desire. Unthinkable quest Colt will be offered in August at the Fasig-Tipton New York Bred Yearlings Sale.
Thomas said. “This cat is very fast, and it was bought by one of my dearest friends, Jonathan Thorne from New York, a large Sequel breeder.
“He breeds our stallions every year; he’s a wonderful breeder and horseman. I’m happy to have her. She’s got some trouble, if not. , she’s going to bring a lot more than she’s made. Jonathan is the one who always tells me and understands that we train them for six to eight months and they can be fine.”
Thomas is considering the big picture as she chooses sales for her horses and the future of the New York breeding program at the Sequel Stallions.
“The closer we get to placing our New York crosses, the more profitable we are in terms of generating revenue for the ranch, by putting the horses in the hands of people who will eventually return and breed back to our stallions in New York,” she said.
Thomas notes that Mission Impazible’s craving is a sort of similarity to that of his siblings, being attractive and athletic. The mare regularly throws large, ranged and pretty engines.
“I’ve bred her many types of horses and I feel like Uncle Mo is the right thing for her. I’m a huge Justify fan at this point; I’ve sold quite a few of them to train. practice,” she said. “Justify and The Middle’s Dam Stage magic by Ghostzapper. I love Ghostzapper, which is a big-looking dirthorse, so I was pretty excited about that mating. “
