Frosted Firster Grayscale Runs To The Money, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Honors at Gulfstream

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eFive Racing Thoroughbred's GRAYSCALE (c, 2, Frosted–Petunia, by Into Mischief) was pegged as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday's seventh race at Gulfstream, but his worktab–which included a bullet half-mile in :44 4/5 last month and other morning trials that screamed ready–dictated that he'd jump a much-shorter price for his career debut. Crunched into 3-10 for the Breeders' Cup-winning connections of trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. and jockey Drayden Van Dyke, the gray colt made no mistake en route to being named the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star'. Away in mid-division from his low draw, Grayscale was ridden positively by Van Dyke to head off his rivals through an opening quarter mile that was timed in :22.28 over a surface that has been yielding below-par times over the last few days. Galloping along nicely in hand while maintaining a safe margin on his rivals, he turned for home having gone the half in :46.68 and kicked home with powerful strides to score handily, covering the six furlongs in 1:11.42, a time that should grade out well. On behalf of Bob Edwards's operation, Joseph paid $240,000 for Grayscale at last year's Keeneland September Sale, the second-priciest of 66 Frosted yearlings (75 ring) reported as sold in 2023. Sales history: $240,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-eFive Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Jumping Jack Racing LLC (KY); T-Saffie Joseph Jr.

GRAYSCALE ($2.60) impressed on debut for trainer @SaffieJosephJr in @GulfstreamPark race 7. @DraydenV was up on the two-year-old Frosted (@DarleyAmerica) colt.

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