Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted June 27 Journalists Posted June 27 When the debuting Chopsticks (Essential Quality–Miss Southern Miss, by More Than Ready) closed into a hot pace at Churchill Downs on Friday and got her picture taken, the win was the first for her freshman sire. Sent off as a 2-1 shot here, the 2-year-old watched as a pair of speedballers went to the front and burned up the backstretch. Not willing to quit, Chopsticks began to engage around the far turn and she rolled down the lane to score by three lengths over a fading Sina (Gun Runner). The final running time was 1:10.21. The filly, who was purchased by Andrew Cary, is part of a 119 foals of racing age for the Darley-based stallion. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. Sales History: $300,000 '24 KEESEP. O-Selective LLC; B-Machmer Hall (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. Chopsticks takes advantage of the pace and is a debut winner for freshman sire Essential Quality in R3 at @churchilldowns! @flothejock was up for trainer @bradcoxracing. TwinSpiresReplay pic.twitter.com/CDtkoSC4oC — TwinSpires Racing (@TwinSpires) June 27, 2025 The post Freshman Sire Essential Quality Gets His First Winner At Churchill appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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