Unbeaten ‘Rising Star’ Sneaky Good Very Good in Sandpiper

[Wandering Eyes]

NK Racing and LNJ Foxwoods's Sneaky Good (Into Mischief), a $450,000 Keeneland September yearling, made good on her 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard' debut performance at Keeneland Oct. 5 with a smart win in Saturday's Sandpiper S. at Tampa Bay Downs.

The 7-5 chalk, drawn widest of all in post nine, was seventh through a sharp opening quarter in :21.71. She began to roll heading into the far turn and came charging home to win going away by 2 3/4 lengths over longshot Blazing Brat (Beau Liam). Sneaky Good becomes the185th stakes winner for the all-conquering Into Mischief.

The stakes-winning Gale, a $430,000 purchase by Sneaky Good's breeder Andrew N. Warren at the 2021 Keeneland November sale, is also responsible for a Curlin colt of 2024 ($375,000 KEESEP yearling) and a City of Light filly of this year. She was bred back to Life Is Good.

SANDPIPER S., $102,500, Tampa Bay Downs, 12-6, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.70, ft.
1–SNEAKY GOOD, 121, f, 2, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Gale (SW, $102,412), by Tonalist
                2nd Dam: Windy Forecast, by Stormy Atlantic
                3rd Dam: Scapegoat, by Forty Niner
($450,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-NK Racing
& LNJ Foxwoods; B-Andrew N. Warren (KY); T-Brad H. Cox;
J-Antonio A. Gallardo. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$124,790.
2–Blazing Brat, 121, f, 2, Beau Liam–Brittney Brat, by Pikepass.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Blazing Meadows Farm LLC; B-Springland
Farm & Lynden Branch (KY); T-Timothy E. Hamm. $20,000.
3–Evolution, 121, f, 2, Brethren–Sweet Khaleesi, by
Maimonides. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Arindel (FL); T-Carlos A.
David. $12,500.
Margins: 2 3/4, 4, HD. Odds: 1.40, 24.00, 7.10.
Also Ran: My Miss Mo, Freaks Go, Summer Winner, Gerrards Cross, Techstar, Tremont Tammy. Scratched: Tahlequah. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

#10 SNEAKY GOOD ($4.80) is now 2-for-2 after a win in the $125,000 Sandpiper Stakes at @TampaBayDownsFL. The juvenile colt by Into Mischief (@SpendthriftFarm) had @jockeygallardo aboard for trainer @bradcoxracing and owners NK Racing & @LNJFoxwoods. pic.twitter.com/9z8XzWl38j

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) December 6, 2025

The post Unbeaten ‘Rising Star’ Sneaky Good Very Good in Sandpiper appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.

View the full article