Veeson became the first black-type stakes winner for Pennsylvania stallion Il Villano by taking the $100,000 Jump Start Stakes for Pennsylvania-breds Oct. 24 at Parx Racing.
Tenth of 12 with three-eighths of a mile remaining in the seven-furlong contest, Veeson uncorked a wide rally to catch Prince of Rain for a head victory. He was timed in 1:26.58 following taxing splits of :22.17 and :44.90 set by Bourbon Music , who would weaken to sixth.
One More Scoop was third.
The Ernesto Padilla-Preciado-trained Veeson ($45) won his third consecutive race. He is a homebred for owner Chuck Russo, who also campaigned Il Villano.
The winner was bred out of the Spring At Last mare Springintherein.
Last year at age 2, Veeston twice placed in stakes when third in the Prince Lucky Stakes and second in the Pennsylvania Nursery, both at Parx. Away from racing for a series of months earlier in the year, he won two starts against lesser before Tuesday’s victory.
Il Villano
- Il Villano, a 14-year-old son of Pollard’s Vision , won five of 18 starts, four in stakes, and $573,870 from 2011-14.
- The stallion has 20 foals of racing age, five of them with earnings of $100,000 or more. Veeson is his top-earning progeny with a 3-3-2 record in 10 starts with earnings of $221,440.
- Il Villano stood for an advertised fee of $1,500 earlier this year at Xantus Farms in Gettysburg, Pa.
Video: Jump Start S. (BT)
