‘Rising Star’ Sweet Rebecca Leads Home American Pharoah 1-2 at Keeneland

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Making her first appearance since a midpack fifth to the commonly owned Pounce (Lookin At Lucky) in the GIII Lake George Stakes at Saratoga last July 20, Resolute Racing's 'TDN Rising Star' SWEET REBECCA (f, 4, American Pharoah–Sweet N Discreet, by Discreet Cat) led home a 1-2 finish for her Coolmore-based stallion in a salty allowance on closing day of the Keeneland Spring Meet Friday afternoon. Off at a penny shy of 4-1, the $250,000 Keeneland September yearling was given a positive ride by Flavien Prat and was content to track the pace into and around the second turn. Asked to come after pacesetting She's A Tempest (Connect) in upper stretch, Sweet Rebecca opened a bit of daylight with a good turn of foot and got home a long neck to the good of favored Deep Satin. The latter, last seen winning the Listed Virginia Oaks last Sept. 7, enjoyed the run of the race and slipstreamed the eventual winner down the backstretch. She went on the attack entering the final furlong and was getting there but the wire came a couple of strides too soon. The final time for the one-mile distance over ground rated as yielding was 1:38.58 and the victory took Prat to a meet-leading 19 winners with five races to go. Sales history: $250,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 5-3-0-0. O-Resolute Racing; B-Mt Brilliant Farm & Ranch LLC (KY); T-Chad Brown.

 

Flavien Prat takes the lead in the @keeneland spring meet standings with his 19th win aboard SWEET REBECCA ($9.98) in the 5th race over a yielding turf course for trainer Chad Brown and owner @resracingky! pic.twitter.com/ea2wGQwDMn

— Equibase (@Equibase) April 25, 2025

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