The classic second generation father The story of Verve represented by his first winner when Wind Bay won by nose in Saturday’s race at Oaklawn Park March 16.
Starting off for the first time for its new ties since being asked for $30,000 last time, Windy Bay has taken the lead under driver Franciso Arrieta. Unchallenged through opening fractions of :22.75, :46.79 and 1:13.03, Windy Bay rolled into the top lane three segments. like Lady With a Cause took advantage of her late but Windy Bay outlasted her opponent on the wire.
Windy Bay, making its eighth trip to the pole, ran a mile on the sloppy main road at 1:40.29.
The 3-year-old is owned by Flurry Racing Stables and trained by Cipriano Contreras. Bred in Kentucky by Charles Fipke, she was sold at the age of 2 to WSS Racing for $150,000 at the Ocala Breeders ‘Sales’ March Sale for 2-year-olds in training. .
Racing for Fipke’s colors, Tale of Verve earned more than $500,000 on the track and was a runner-up behind Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the 2015 Preakness Stakes (G1). Tale of Verve is the son of The story of Ekati and out of Verve mare Unbridled. His full sister Verve’s Tale is a classified bet winner of $636,400.
Tale of Verve retired to Darby Dan Ranch in Lexington in 2019, where he stands into the current breeding season for a private fee.
