Complete a banner day for coach Steve Asmussen and veteran driver Stewart Elliott at Lone Star Park May 30, Ed and Susie Orr’s Inspector Silver dashed home for the second with an extended 1/2 win at the $400,000 Steve Sexton Mile (G3).
Florida Invaders Mish leads the field from start to mid span, setting the early fractions to :24 and :46.99, while Elliott puts Silver Pros Inspector 2 1/4 the length of the tempo down to the end. Then, nearing the six-stage finish of the race, the Silver Pros Inspector moved, running right behind the leader all the way to mid-game before taking command.
Mish tries to keep second, with the California invaders and 2-1 favorites Shaaz one-third the size of the neck. Famous children is Wednesday.
The winner, a 5-year-old son of Declaration of war , raced a mile on the fast track in 1 hour 37.20. He paid 13 dollars.
Asmussen, who teamed up with Elliott to win four races on Monday, said: “We actually showed up on a day in Texas that was very important to us. “Inspector Silver was a great runner for owners Ed and Susie Orr who campaigned so well for him. It was special to win this race because the late Steve Sexton was so important. What a beautiful win for Lone Star Park and how much Lone Star Park means to me. It’s a beautiful win, and it certainly means a lot to us.”
At age 2, the Silver Checker won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs before posting some decision points in Southwest Bets (G3) at Oaklawn Park in 3rd place in 2020. In Steve Sexton Mile, he increased his earnings to over $1.2 million.
Bred in Kentucky by Hargus and Sandra Sexton, and Silver Fern Ranch, the Silver Pros Inspector is one of only two stake winners to be generated from placing stakes. Tapit mare Press gently . The other bet winner is Summer magic (Carpe Diem ), who improved to 2 to 2 in obtaining the Ruling Angel Stakes on May 21 at Honeysuckle.
Tap Softly’s youngest ponies include a longing pony of Omaha . Beach and a War of Wills this year
Contracted by Eisaman Equine to the 2019 Ocala Breeders Spring Promotion in a training sale, Silver Pros Inspector was purchased by Orrs for $190,000.
A few races earlier on Monday’s card, the California invaders ran 1-2 in the $200,000 Ouija Board Distaff Stakes, with Hronis Racing’s Park Avenue back to a challenge that spans from Avenue de France for a lasting victory. Practitioner John Sadler raced a mile on solid grass in 1:35.13 under the lead of Hall of Fame racer Victor Espinoza. 4 year old daughter of Quality Sugar paid $3.60 as favorite.
“I felt she was waiting for the other horses to take the lead and as we turned into the long stretch,” Espinoza said. “Avenue de France put her head in the front, and I actually rode her to get her attention. Then she dug down and really ran a good race to beat the other horse. towards the wire.”
Long shot Quinn Ella third run.
On track reports from the 8,035 crowd (37% increase from last year) for the Memorial Day 12-race card is $1,016,351, according to Equibase. The total amount of processing reported from all sources is $4,791,312.
