Thousand Words’s The Queens M G Causes A Schuylerville Boilover

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C Two Racing Stable and Mathis Stables' THE QUEENS M G (f, 2, Thousand Words–Show Queen, by Grindstone) gave her freshman sire (by Pioneerof the Nile) a second juvenile stakes winner Thursday afternoon, returning $91 to her backers for a convincing victory in the Listed Schuylerville Stakes on opening day at Saratoga. The dark bay triggered a similarly hefty mutuel when graduating at first asking at Keeneland in April, but she flopped home last of seven as the 21-10 favorite behind Whatintheliteral (Lord Nelson) in the June 6 Astoria S. after being acquired privately by these connections and the betting public jumped ship in large numbers. Drawn gate 11, The Queens M G and the rest of the Schuylerville field were forced to stand in the gate for several minutes while 'TDN Rising Star' and 5-2 second choice Complexion (Complexity) played up in the stalls, tossing jockey John Velazquez on a few occasions. But the $3,500 Fasig-Tipton October bargain was away alertly once the gates flew back and sat three wide in the breeze behind an opening quarter in a flashy :21.89. Going nicely on the turn, The Queens M G rolled up outside favored Viggiedal (Vekoma) in upper stretch, surged to the lead with better than a furlong to travel and went on to score by about two lengths. Sherbini (Cairo Prince), whose auction-restricted graduation at Churchill June 16 looked that much better when Strong State (Tom's d'Etat) won her maiden earlier in the day, was a country mile back in the early stages, but was full of run through the line to round out the exacta. Long Neck Paula (Uncle Mo), excluded from the Astoria by the stewards, also came from far back and held third just ahead of the late-running Carmen's Candy Jar (Vino Rosso). Whatintheliteral stumbled badly at the break, casting Javier Castellano to the ground. The rider hopped right up and he and horse appeared to emerge uninjured. Slang (Omaha Beach) was eased out of the race at an early stage and ultimately dumped jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr., who was also uninjured. Slang was vanned off the track.

Thursday, Saratoga
SCHUYLERVILLE S., $175,000, Saratoga, 7-11, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.31, ft.
1–THE QUEENS M G, 120, f, 2, by Thousand Words
                         1st Dam: Show Queen, by Grindstone
                         2nd Dam: Talent Queen, by Elusive Quality
                         3rd Dam: Parade Queen, by A.P. Indy
($3,500 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-C Two
Racing Stable and Mathis Stable LLC; B-T.F. VanMeter, Samuel
Hernandez, Jesus Torres, Justin Vinalay (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph,
Jr.; J-Dylan Davis. $96,250. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $144,380.
2–Sherbini, 120, f, 2, Cairo Prince–Shady Violence, by Violence.
($8,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $5,000 Ylg '23 OBSOCT; $40,000 2yo
'24 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Tina Casse, Gerald
Hunsicker, Rocky Top Stable (Ventura) and Ventura, James;
B-Pike Place Racing & Roger Keith Long (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.
$35,000.
3–Long Neck Paula, 120, f, 2, Uncle Mo–Take Charge Paula, by
Take Charge Indy. ($325,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $500,000 2yo '24
OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Will Stroud; B-WinStar Farm,
LLC (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. $21,000. 'TDN Rising Star'
Margins: 2 3/4, 3 3/4, HD. Odds: 44.50, 7.70, 6.40.
Also Ran: Carmen's Candy Jar, Aoraki, Viggiedal, Complexion, Dreamgirl, West Memorial, Slang, Whatintheliteral. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Huge upset in the Schuylerville!

THE QUEENS M G, the 2YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Thousand Words, pulls off a big win under @DavisJockey for trainer @SaffieJosephJr at 44-1 odds! pic.twitter.com/4DAT1bH6Q1

— NYRA () (@TheNYRA) July 11, 2024

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