TOUGH IRMA (Stormy Atlantic) wired the field drawing off and holding sway to win in allowance company at Keeneland. She raced a mile on the turf. TOUGH IRMA is owned by Crystal Racing Enterprises and Contreras Stable, Inc. and is trained by Cipriano Contreras. She was prepared for her career by Cary Frommer.
Racing in the $100,000 Warrior’s Reward Smart Halo Stakes at Laurel, STILL ALIVE (Midshipman) rallied up the inside to run 3rd and add black type. She was prepared by Cary Frommer in Aiken and sold this spring at Fasig Tipton Timonium. She is owned by Nicholas Cammarano, Jr. and is now trained by Guadalupe Preciado.
Three year old filly VINYASA (Court Vision) settled off the pace, rallied up the rail and rebuffed a challenge to graduate racing 1 1/16 on the all weather track. She was started and conditioned in Aiken by .Michael Keogh
for The Estate of Gustav Schickedanz.
MY STAR POTENTIAL (Tritap) bred and consigned for sale by Cary Frommer led every step of the way to win the Maryland Lassie S. at Laurel to earn her first black-type. Raced in the Aiken Trials at 2 she then sold for $50,000 after working a furlong over the Timonium track in :10 1/5 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Sale. Today she wired the field in allowance company at Laurel sprinting on the dirt for her 3rd win. She has earned over $122,000.
Jose Ortiz celebrates after riding Structor, No. 2, to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf on Friday at Santa Anita Park in California. Structor is a son of Aiken-trained Palace Malice.
A 2-year-old son of Aiken-trained Palace Malice was a big winner Friday at Santa Anita Park in California.
Structor charged from off the pace to capture the $920,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Presented by Coolmore America.
Ridden by Jose Ortiz, Structor defeated Billy Batts by three-quarters of a length.
Congratulations to Multiple Stakes Winner CLUBMAN (Not for Love) – 5 years old, 10 wins AND still running in allowance company. He has earned over $433,000 with more ahead of him. He was started and then consigned by Cary Frommer at Fasig Tipton, Timonium. He is now owned by Caonabo Stable, LLC and trained by Rodolfo Sanchez-Salomon. He was bred by Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Quin Bowman & Rebecca Davis.
WANDOFUHR (Langfuhr) wins in allowance company for Mike Keogh. He was off a step slow but made up ground quickly to win by 1 3/4 going 6 furlongs on the all-weather track . He races for The Estate of Gustav Schickedanz. WANDOFUHR has earned over $110,000.
ORNAMENTAL IRON (Flat Out) stalked the pace and then bid outside to win her 6th race – in allowance company at Remington. The 4 year old filly is owned by GK Racing and was bred by Tim & Nancy Hamlin (KY), She is trained by Karl Broberg. While in Aiken she was trained by Cary Frommer.
7 year old SW BRIDGET’S BIG LUVY (Tiz Wonderful) won for the 9th time making a bid in the stretch and just getting his head in front. He is pushing $400,000 in earnings. He has made money and brought excitement and fun to several sets of owners. Currently, he is owned and trained by J. Guadalupe Guerrero. BRIDGET’S BIG LUVY was bred by Dark Hollow Farm. He was trained in Aiken by Cary Frommer.
TORONTO, October 12 – City Boy, the second-to-longest shot at 24-1, closed determinedly to prevail by a head under rider Jesse Campbell in Saturday’s Grade 2, $280,900 Nearctic Stakes.
The Nearctic, run over six furlongs of “yielding” turf, went with a field of nine.
“I nominated him, before his last start, to this,” said Mike Keogh, who trains City Boy for The Estate of Gustav Schickedanz and Don Howard. “I just thought if no heavy hitters shipped in, it would be worth taking a shot. And, that’s what happened.”
Boreal Spirit was first to show in the Nearctic, but Yorkton, breaking from the outside, quickly assumed command and led by two lengths through a quarter-mile timed in :22.54 and by a length after a half in :45.13.
Although Yorkton still led turning for home, the backfield was in motion and City Boy, who had raced in close attendance throughout, battled it out to prevail in the tight finish.
Reconfigure, claimed for $25,000 at Woodbine this July, also finished well to take down second money and complete a local exactor.
Richiesinthehouse, a Chicago shipper who had stalked the pace throughout, finished another head back in third, with 2-1 favorite Blind Ambition fourth, 1 ½-lengths behind the show horse.
Woody Creek, invading from Ireland, never reached serious contention and finished fifth, while Yorkton hit the wall and ended sixth.
Lookin to Strike, Admiralty Pier, and Boreal Spirit completed the order of finish.
The final time was 1:08.18.
Keogh was recording his second Nearctic win, having captured the 1999 renewal with Clever Response.
The bay was winning his first stakes race and just his third race in his 16th career outing. Bred by Schickedanz, who died this June 17, City Boy is a five-year-old gelding by City Zip out of the Bold Ruckus mare Princess Ruckus.
Keogh had no immediate thoughts on City Boy’s next step.
“It’s been a long year, this one… a difficult year,” he said. “(The win) It’s great. I’m just going to savour the moment. This one’s for Gus.”
City Boy returned $50.70, $20.90 and $11.70. The 5-4 exactor with 11-1 Reconfigure came back at $419.30 and the 5-4-8 triactor with 8-1 Richiesinthehouse ($6.50, to show) was worth $2,001.05. Mutuel favourite Blind Ambition completed a boxcar 5-4-8-6 superfecta worth $7,447.65 for $1.
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