‘Rising Star’ Patch Adams Is Party Of One In Optional Claimer At Churchill

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13th-Churchill Downs, $127,847, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($125,000), 5-3, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:15.69, sy, 2 1/4 lengths.
PATCH ADAMS (c, 3, Into Mischief–Well Humored {SW}, by Distorted Humor), who always has been marked by the betting public as the chalk, earned a 'TDN Rising Star' badge at second asking when the colt won by 10 1/2 lengths and posted a 98 Beyer under the Twin Spires at the end of November. The Triple Crown nominee just missed hitting the board in the GIII Southwest Stakes Jan. 25 and ran a well-beaten fourth in the GIII Tampa Bay Derby Mar. 8. With Lasix here, the 3-2 shot vied for the lead three wide up the backstretch and continued to fight for the top spot around the far turn. Slugging it out with Big Truzz (Justify) entering the lane, the 'Rising Star' showed he was on the case and pulled away late to score by 2 1/4 lengths. The first to the races for Well Humored, the winner has a 2-year-old unraced full-brother named Wall Street. Patch Adams's illustrious stakes-winning third dam Well Dressed (Notebook) was a WinStar purchased in 2001 and among her eight winners is G1 Dubai World Cup hero Well Armed (Tiznow). The UAE hero's full-sister Life Well Lived foaled five winners from seven starters, most notably American Patriot (War Front). As for the Into Mischief-Distorted Humor cross, that includes current sires Life Is Good and Practical Joke. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $222,585. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

Patch Adams and @flothejock gear down at the wire and win decisively to break his maiden for @bradcoxracing! pic.twitter.com/J3ojzSLixl

— Churchill Downs (@ChurchillDowns) November 30, 2024

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