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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Wesley Ward knew his filly Pulstar (Kantharos) was fast but did she have the stamina to win Saturday's sixth at Saratoga, a maiden race that came off the turf and was run at 5 1/2 furlongs on the dirt? The answer is yes, but just barely. Like so many Ward-trained 2-year-olds, Pulstar shot out of the gate and grabbed a two-length lead down the backstretch. In mid-stretch she was still two in front, but the Mark Casse-trained Delightful Darling (Flameaway)was bearing down on her. The pair were basically on even terms at the wire, but the bob of the head went Pulstar's way. “I'm glad this race wasn't run at 5 1/2 furlongs plus a jump. If so, I'm not sure she would have won,” Ward said. Ward, who excels with sprinters on both surfaces, had no problem with the race coming off the grass. “I was happy that it came off the turf,” he said. “I was worried that it was going to dry out and be just like a regular track. She's got some distance issues. She's a real small filly and that is the reason I tried her on the grass the first time. Sometimes, horses like her will go a little bit longer on the grass.” Ward believes she improved from her first race, a second-place finish in a Churchill maiden. “She got a lot out of that last race where she was beaten a head,” he said. “It moved her forward fitness-wise and experience-wise” he said. “All those factors came together today.” Pulsar is owned by and was bred by Roy and Gretchen Jackson of Lael Stable. The plan going forward, Ward said, was to try to find turf races at five furlongs. “I told Chief Stipe Cauthen, who is the stable manager for the Jacksons, that I think she's really better at 5 than 5 1/2 on the grass. We'll get a work or two into her on grass and hopefully we can find some spots on the turf for her.” Joel Rosario rode the winner, who paid $6.40. The running time was 1:05.26. 6th-Saratoga, $100,000, Msw, 7-12, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f (off turf), 1:05.26, my, nose. PULSTAR (f, 2, Kantharos–Bellerue, by Quality Road), beaten just a head on debut June 6 at Churchill, came back for a front-running thriller at the Spa Saturday. The off-the-board favorite in that same Churchill debut, Spa Prospector (Authentic), also returned Saturday at Saratoga just four races earlier on the same card to win convincingly. In keeping with the classic Wesley Ward trainee style despite breaking outwards, Pulstar was quick out of the gate Saturday and shot straight to the front. Favored at 2-1, the chestnut put distance on the field early as she motored through a :22.54 first quarter. The Lael Stables homebred held her advantage through the turn even as her rivals started closing in. After registering a half in :46.12, Pulstar ran a bit erratically and greenly down the lane as Delightful Darling (Flameaway), who was second throughout, dove to the rail in a measured attack. The two finished in tandem, with the photo finish camera giving the nose nod to Pulstar. Bellerue, the winner's dam, has a yearling filly by Practical Joke and a May 7-foaled colt by Nyquist. Bellerue is out of MGSW Belle Cherie (Belong to Me) from the same family as MGISW and 2007 $4-million Fasig-Tipton buy Octave (Unbridled's Song). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $79,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Lael Stables; B-M. Roy Jackson (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. @JillWilliamsTDN The post Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland, Kantharos Filly Just Holds On To Win Off-The-Turf Maiden At Saratoga appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Named for his dam's late veterinarian, Dr. Agne prevailed on debut in an off-the-turf event.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The favorite from start to finish, MGISW Far Bridge (English Channel) was never in doubt as he sailed home to win the GII Bowling Green Stakes at Saratoga. With the race scratched down to just four, the 1-2 favorite was perfectly content to let Tuscon (Constitution) set the early fractions as he tracked from second. That one tried to open up a good margin, but the pace eventually got to him as Far Bridge took control on the final bend and rolled into the lane on an easy lead. El Rezeen (English Channel) managed to cut into the margin, but there was too much class and open lengths in front of him to overcome. Harrow (Lea) claimed third as Tuscon faded to last. Far Bridge was last seen running third in a blanket finish of the GI Manhattan Stakes over this course June 8 in his first start for Miguel Clement. O-LSU Stables; B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Miguel Clement. The post Far Bridge Much the Best in Saratoga’s Bowling Green appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Spa Prospector (Authentic) didn't fare well in her first career starts. She was seventh, beaten nine lengths in a race at Churchill. Saturday's second race at Saratoga didn't figure to be any easier as it was filled with a collection of well-bred first-time-starters from some of the game's top stables. But trainer Tom Amoss went into the race with a lot of confidence in his filly. He was proven right and she skipped over the Saratoga slop to win the six-furlong race by 3 1/2 lengths under Jose Ortiz. “Why did she run so much better? It's simple. it was all about her having experience,” Amoss said. “I really liked her the first time she ran at Churchill but she was just was very, very green and all over the racetrack. She wanted to get away from the other horses so she started lugging out a little bit. She made things hard on her rider, Brian Hernandez Jr. “That's the great thing about having a race under your belt as opposed to debuting,” he said. “You can see all the mistakes in their first start and work on them, and we worked on those mistakes and she really ran well today.” Spa Prospector, a $450,000 Keeneland September purchase, showed no speed in her debut, but she rocketed out of the gate Saturday and could not be caught. “Having the one-hole today, she broke clean, so I just let her go to the lead,” said Jose Ortiz, who swept the early double. The only horse who came close to Spa Prospector was Jetty's Home (Enticed), who moved into second on the turn. Sent off at 20-1, Jetty's Home was the other horse in race who had started before. The final time on the sloppy surface was 1:10.94 and the winner paid $13.40. Ginger Ale (Into Mischief), a half-sister to Grade I winner Search Results (Flatter), was bet down to 6-5, but didn't show much before checking in fourth. It was a good start to the day to anyone playing the “experience” angle. Curtain Call (Tiz the Law) won the first race in what was her second lifetime start. The post Saratoga Maidens, Presented By Keeneland, Experience Matters as Amoss Filly Wires Field in Saratoga Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Spendthrift Farm first-crop stallion By My Standards was represented by his first winner when the 2-year-old filly Sugaree won a $50,000 maiden optional claiming race July 12 at Colonial Downs.View the full article
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