Bright Future Follows In Dad’s Hoofprints In Jockey Club Gold Cup

[Wandering Eyes]

Live on the board at 15-4 despite making his Grade I debut in Saturday's GI Jockey Club Gold Cup, Repole Stable and St Elias Stable's BRIGHT FUTURE (c, 4, Curlin–Sophia's Song, by Bellamy Road) dropped his nose down on the wire first in the 10-furlong event to punch his ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. Showing good speed from his wide draw, the chestnut chased pacesetting Warrior Johny (Cairo Prince) through :22.25 and :48.86 splits. Clocking the front-runner's every move into the final half-mile, Bright Future was felt for and came with a two-wide run around the turn and was on even terms at the quarter pole. Set down in upper stretch, Bright Future went by Warrior Johny with relative ease and got the bob in over Proxy (Tapit). The latter raced just behind the pace, found daylight about four off the inside at the three-sixteenths and attacked the line willingly, but was on the losing end of the photo. Bright Future's all-conquering sire won the Gold Cup in consecutive years in 2007 and 2008.

Saturday, Saratoga Race Course
JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP S.-GI, $1,000,000, Saratoga, 9-2, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m, 2:03.00, ft.
1–BRIGHT FUTURE, 126, c, 4, by Curlin
                1st Dam: Sophia's Song (SW & GSP, $155,892),
                                by Bellamy Road
                2nd Dam: Dreamscape, by Mt. Livermore
                3rd Dam: Big Dreams, by Great Above
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($350,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). O-Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; Javier Castellano. $550,000. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-2, $716,940. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue style pedigree.
2–Proxy, 126, h, 5, Tapit–Panty Raid, by Include. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Michael Stidham. $200,000.
3–Tyson, 126, c, 4, Tapit–Honouring, by Smart Strike. 1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($250,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP). O/B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc & Stretch Run Ventures, LLC (KY); T-Josie Carroll. $120,000.
Margins: NO, 2 1/4, NO. Odds: 3.75, 4.10, 5.50.
Also Ran: Clapton, Duke of Love, Rattle N Roll, Warrior Johny, Unbridled Bomber.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV .

BRIGHT FUTURE, by @HillnDaleFarm stallion Curlin, battles Proxy for the win in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) under @jjcjockey for @PletcherRacing! #Saratoga #BC23 pic.twitter.com/3F5tLEeOis

— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) September 2, 2023

The post Bright Future Follows In Dad’s Hoofprints In Jockey Club Gold Cup appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

View the full article