Quality Road’s Low Key in Love Makes a Successful Swap to the Lawn

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3rd-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,000, Msw, 4-11, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:35.89, fm, 2 3/4 lengths.
LOW KEY IN LOVE (f, 3, Quality Road–Inlovewithlove, by Bernstein) started her career on the main track at Gulfstream Park Mar. 16 and ran a flat fourth behind 'TDN Rising Star' Shred the Gnar (Into Mischief). Swapped to the turf here and with the wagering action focused on her and Elite Heat (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), the 3-2 favorite had to overcome some contact at the break but recovered well to establish a tracking trip through the half as the 9-5 second choice set the tempo. Three wide and looming the danger as they swung off the final bend, Low Key in Love overtook Elite Heat and cleared off to score by 2 3/4 lengths. The second-place finisher was well clear of the rest.

The victress is a half-sister to Lovely Bernadette (Wilburn), MGSW, $570,312, who joined the venerable Japanese program at Shadai Farm when she changed hands for $750,000 at KEENOV in 2018. Her first foal was Grand Bernadette (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}), a Listed winner at Hanshin, and her second was King Pin (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}) who dropped the hammer at a Japanese yearling auction at ¥220,000,000 (about $1,812,352). She's since produced a winner in 2025 as well.

Another half-sister to Low Key in Love, Maisie (Stay Thirsty), has produced two multiple winners. Their dam has a juvenile filly by Twirling Candy and a 2025 colt by Quality Road to her credit. This is the immediate female family of GSW & GISP Penny's Reshoot and MGSW Sapphire N' Silk. Sales history: $300,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $370,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $22,700. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Bradley Thoroughbreds, Cambron Equine, LLC, Allen Northcutt, Gary Finder, Kurz Equine Investments, Kent & Sara Starr and Jeff Walsh; B-SF Bloodstock LLC (KY); T-Chad C. Brown.

 

#4 LOW KEY IN LOVE burst clear to win Race 3 at @TampaBayDownsFL to give jockey @JOCKEYSMARIN his 100th win of the meet!

The winner is a daughter of @LanesEndFarms Quality Road trained by Chad Brown. pic.twitter.com/KCPdjTbq9q

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) April 11, 2025

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