Mo Plex Aces Two-Turn Test in Ohio Derby

[Wandering Eyes]

Mo Plex (c, 3, Complexity–Mo Joy, by Uncle Mo), a game winner of the seven-furlong Bay Shore S. at Aqueduct Apr. 19, made his two-turn debut a winning one with a press-and-pounce score at odds of 5-1 in Saturday's GIII Ohio Derby at Thistledown.

The New York-bred kept Clever Again (American Pharoah) honest through fractions of :23.42 and :47.75, gained command at the top of the stretch and drew off to win by two lengths.

Favored Chunk of Gold (Preservationist) was second. McAfee (Cloud Computing) finished third.

The final time for 1 1/8 miles was 1:50.72.

Last year's GIII Sanford S. winner is one of two graded winners for young sire Complexity.

Sales history: $27,000 RNA Ylg '23 SARAUG; $45,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR.

Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-2.

O-R and H Stable; B-Everything's Cricket Racing (NY); T-Jeremiah C. Englehart.

#10 MO PLEX ($12.80) got the lead coming to the stretch and pulled away to win the $500,000 Ohio Derby (G3) at Thistledown. @JockeyJoeRamos was up for trainer @jceracingstable and owner R and H Stable. Congrats to all the connections! pic.twitter.com/J58LqXAdaE

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Saturday, Thistledown
OHIO DERBY-GIII, $500,000, Thistledown, 6-21, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.72, ft.
1–MO PLEX, 126, c, 3, by Complexity
            1st Dam: Mo Joy, by Uncle Mo
            2nd Dam: Gold Anklet, by Lemon Drop Kid
            3rd Dam: Anklet, by Wild Again
($27,000 RNA Ylg '23 SARAUG; $45,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR).
O-R and H Stable; B-Everythings Cricket Racing (NY);
T-Jeremiah C. Englehart; J-Joseph D. Ramos. $300,000.
Lifetime Record: GISP, 8-5-1-2, $745,000. Werk Nick Rating: A++.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Chunk of Gold, 126, c, 3, Preservationist–Play for Gold,
by Cairo Prince. ($2,500 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). O-Terry L. Stephens;
B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Ethan W. West. $100,000.
3–McAfee, 126, c, 3, Cloud Computing–Sataves, by Uncle Mo.
($40,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). O-Black Type Thoroughbreds,
Swinbank Stables LLC, Judy B. Hicks and Scott C. Rice; B-Judy
Hicks (KY); T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. $50,000.
Margins: 2, 2, 4 3/4. Odds: 5.40, 1.20, 3.10.
Also Ran: Extradition, Brereton's Baytown, Clever Again, Bohemian Style, Capo Luca. Scratched: Curvino, Master Controller. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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