The June 11 Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) drew a field of eight, seven of which made it past the public auction round on their way to Triple Crown glory.
At seven months old, Golden roller coaster showcases all the physical attributes that Justin Casse’s blood dealer looks for when purchasing future racehorses. A $395,000 weaner was purchased in Book 1 at Keeneland’s November 2019 Livestock Share Sale from the shipper’s Nursery Place ranch, who bred the foal in partnership with Dicken Equine . He is the highest priced weaned pony as of Ghostzapper of the discount.
“At weaning he was a gorgeous horse. I remember I appreciated Peter O’Callaghan and some of the more successful pinhookers when I bought him,” Casse recalls. “He’s a well-balanced horse with an extremely lithe gait, only toes – off the shoulders and he has a nice hip on him.”
Casse’s brother Mark trains ponies for owners Gary Barber, Manfred and Penny Conrad. Initially, the Conrads raced ponies before Barber entered into the ownership.
Mark Casse has had a pony since he made his way through the sales ring, broke through, and started to rise to stardom. Conrads sold their tier 1 winner Shamrock Rose A few days earlier at The November Sale, Fasig-Tipton had sold breeding stock for $2.5 million and was looking for more horses to add to their list.
Justin Casse said: “(The Conrads) wanted to make a few more horses after the sale of Shamrock Rose; they wanted a few to race, so that was always the plan with him.”
Golden Glider galloping June 4 in Belmont
Golden Glider made his first start at the end of his teenage years, winning the first question at Honeysuckle in a special maiden weight 1/1/16 mile on Tapeta a length after rallying from last to first, performing a long swing.
“I love buying ponies; if a lot of buyers have the patience to buy ponies for racing then it’s a great option,” says Justin Casse. “You’ll have the opportunity to handle and control that horse’s life and career path for a much longer period of time than if you bought it as a kid or 2 years old. Golden Glider has it all. parts from the beginning, they brought it along slowly, without pushing him into his 2 years old.
“He just seems to get better and better with each race, and Belmont seems like it could suit him perfectly. I believe if he ever ran in the Kentucky Derby you’ll see him. He has the same running style as Rich Strike . Going at that speed, he would have a chance to get through it, but that comes with horses that move like him. The horses have that kind of long and graceful stride…the farther they go, the better. “
Morning favorite line in Belmont We who originally passed the November 2019 Keeneland Sale with Golden Glider, selling to Machmer Hall. They have enticed the son of Structure to Keeneland September Yearling Sale the following year, where Bradley Thoroughbreds bought him for $220,000.
The next pony was shipped to Eddie Woods in Ocala in preparation for The Gulfstream Sale, Fasig-Tipton’s semi-selective program of 2-year-olds in training, to be held in March 2021 at Fasig-Tipton. Gulfstream Park.
“We saw him on the ranch at Eddie Woods’ and loved his show off,” Winstar president/CEO and racing director, Elliott Walden, recalls. “He doesn’t show off being pretty good when it comes to selling, but he made enough of an impression on David (Hanley, general manager of WinStar) and me at the ranch that we went first and bought him. We liked the movement. his; he didn’t” Not go as fast as sexy 2-year-olds. It is a large, tall horse. So having seen it a few times, we love its growth from adolescence to adolescence. “
In its March 29 preview, We the People crossed 1/8 mile: 10 3/5, selling for $230,000 two days later to WinStar.
The lightweight racing pony has made four starts this year, winning all but one, including his most recent attempt in Peter Pan Stakes (G3) at Belmont Park May 14 is 10 1/4 the length of the Golden Glider.
“He has improved a lot and always has a lot of talent; he was ready to run at the age of 2 in Keeneland Walden, who years before assuming his position at WinStar won Belmont in 1998 with a Victory Gallop, said, turning down Real Quiet’s Triple Crown bid.
WinStar has since won three Belmonts, singly or in partnership. One of them came to Creator in 2016, co-owned with celebrity chef Bobby Flay. Flay bought We the People last week ahead of his Belmont bid.
“He’s the horse we’ve partnered with Commonwealth and Siena Farm, and it’s been exciting to bring Bobby (Flay) into the mix. We’ve done some good things with Bobby over the years; he’s been doing some great work with Bobby. buy into Creator everything went well,” said Walden. The whole team will be here for the race, Kenny (Troutt), Bobby, Commonwealth, and Anthony Manganaro (of Siena Farm). “
