Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Jon Forbes
RACE 2, TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLIES, 5 ½ FURLONGS, DIRT, 1:23 P.M.
LIVE LIVELY (2yo dark bay/brown filly, Medaglia d’Oro—Glacken’s Gal, by Smoke Glacken) is the second foal out of her dam, who was unbeaten in her brief career, breaking her maiden in late May of her 2-year-old year and taking Belmont’s Astoria by two lengths one month later. Out of stakes-placed runner Lady Diplomat, Glacken’s Gal is a half-sister to City Dweller, winner of a listed stakes at Hawthorne, and Banker’s Buy, who captured Belmont’s restricted Reno Miss South Shore Stakes last July.
Owner: Lewis Lee
Trainer: Mark Hennig
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
Sales history: $160,000 Keeneland September yearling
SEASONED WARRIOR (2yo bay filly, Majestic Warrior—Saoirse, by Cure the Blues) is a half-sister to Hide and Chic, who won the Grade 3 Royal North on turf and Grade 3 Seaway on Polytrack at Woodbine and was third on dirt in Saratoga’s Grade 1 Test, and Autobahn Girl, who took three minor stakes at the Fair Grounds and Tampa Bay Downs. Autobahn Girl is by A.P. Indy, the sire of Majestic Warrior. Saoirse was also a black-type winner, capturing the Grade 3 Chicago Handicap and three other sprint stakes, and is a half-sister to Grade 2 Adirondack heroine More Happy.
Owner: Live Oak Plantation
Trainer: William Mott
Jockey: Junior Alvarado
RACE 3, ALL TWO-YEAR-OLDS, 5 ½ FURLONGS, DIRT, 1:54 P.M.
FLY BYE POMEROY (2yo bay colt, Pomeroy—Fly Bye Dancer, by Fire Dancer) is a half-brother to Asi Asi, who won a minor stakes at Calder as a 2-year-old. All six of Fly Bye Pomeroy’s foals to race are winners.
Owner: Blue Devil Racing Stable
Trainer: Carlos Martin
Jockey: Jose Lezcano
Sales history: $43,000 Fasig-Tipton Timonium yearling
ONETWENTYEIGHT (2yo chestnut colt, Discreet Cat—Box of Joy, by Concerto) is a half-brother to Tackleberry, whose five stakes wins include scores in last year’s Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Sprint Championship and Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Handicap. Trippin Star, a half-sister to Onetwentyeight, was stakes placed. Box of Joy, a half-sister to Grade 1 Super Derby winner Outofthebox, has produced total foals, all winners.
Owner: Repole Stable
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Javier Castellano
Sales history: $150,000 OBS March 2-year-old (two furlongs in 21 3/5 seconds, video)