Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 9, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 9, 2019 ‘TDN Rising Star’ Winter Sunset (f, 3, Tapit–Winter Memories, by El Prado {Ire}), a sharp, front-running debut winner over the Fair Grounds lawn Nov. 29, showed a new dimension while staying perfect in Saturday’s Shantel Lanerie Memorial Overnight S. The 5-2 chance missed the break and trailed the field of five as they passed the grandstand for the first time. She began to advance on the outside down the backstretch and kept rolling while four-wide and one to the inside of heavily favored Elsa (Animal Kingdom) on the far turn. After racing shoulder to shoulder with that one down the lane and drifting out some throughout, Winter Sunset pulled clear late to win by 1 1/2 lengths. Naughty Me (Handsome Mike) was third. A stewards inquiry into the stretch run was quickly posted and removed. The final time was 1:42.34. The winner’s dam Winter Memories was a MGISW on the turf for John Phillips’s operation, just like her mother, Memories of Silver. Winter Memories is a half-sister to GSW La Cloche (Ghostzapper), the dam of GSW Bellavais (Tapit); stakes winners British Blue (Storm Cat) and War Choice (Storm Cat); and the unraced dams of GSW Hawkish (Artie Schiller) and SW Red Lodge (Midshipman), both of whom are ‘TDN Rising Stars’. Winter Memories produced a Tapit colt in 2017 and a filly by the Gainesway stalwart in 2018. She was bred back to Union Rags. Sales history: $900,000 RNA yrl ’17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0. O-Coffeepot Stables & Phillips Racing; B-Phillips Racing Partnership (Ky); T-Wayne Catalano. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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