This column highlights performances by young women who have started no more than five times and sold for more than $500,000 in public auction, have a sibling who is a grade/group winner, or has a sibling. class/team wins. BloodHorse’s research shows that particular maiden winners who meet these criteria are more likely to be scored bets winners.
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BC’s barn Summer Promise made a successful debut on June 25 for coach D. Wayne Lukas, who paid $500,000 for Uncle Mo filly, who was not part of a Dream of Summer multi-graded stock producer, at Keeneland’s September 2021 Yearling Sale, where she was contracted by Taylor Made Sales Agency.
Raised by James Weigel, Summer Promise is a half-sister to a level 1 winner and is a male Creative cause 2nd place winner and 2016 Belmont bet presented by NYRA Bets (G1) runner-up team Destin and the 2020 Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) winner, Upset .
With a five-feather special maiden weight on Saturday, David Cohen guided Summer Promise to the lead, where she placed the fractions of: 22.95 and: 45.97 in half a mile. The minor road took a two-length advantage at the top of the stretch and extended that margin to five under a steady drive. She finished a distance of: 57.98 on the fast track.
Kaleem Shah’s Armani also won his debut on June 23 at the Louisville racetrack. The Bolt d’Oro colt earned her victory in a five-year-old maiden race led by jockey Martin Garcia. Arman got a little ahead of the others, racing in fourth place very early, coming in second when four slides came in: 45.87, and then took over to score 2 1/2. in the final time is: 58.14 on the fast track speed.
Raised by Loren Nichols, Arman was the second of the Beautissimo Uncle Mo mares to be unarmed. Shah purchased the pony for $600,000 from Top Line Sales at Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company March Selling 2-year-olds in training this year.
Winner for Havre de Grace
Among this week’s 3-year-old new winners is the Whisper Hill Ranch hybrid Saint Tapit the son of Tapit and 2011 Horse of the Year Havre de Grace . The pony trained by Todd Pletcher won the 6 1/2 long-haired maiden race at Belmont Park by four lengths on Sunday.
Racing under driver Luis Saez, Saint Tapit had a tumultuous ride coming in second with a quarter mile ride: 23.07 and a half mile achieved: 46.59. In the first leg, he moved up, dominated and moved off the field at the top of the cross. Saint Tapit finished in a final time of 1:17.20 on the fast track.
Havre de Grace also won 3 Charming princess (Tapit).
