Quality Road Filly Kokomotion Worst To First at Tampa

[Wandering Eyes]

Icon Racing's KOKOMOTION (f, 3, Quality Road–Zee Drop, by Lemon Drop Kid) sustained a run for the better part of five furlongs to open her account at first asking by a good seven lengths two-turning over the Tampa turf course Saturday afternoon.

Away fairly from a middle stall, the bay filly–off at just under 11-1 from a 15-1 morning line–trailed the field passing the stands for the first time and maintained that position into the backstretch.

Despite a tempo that was par at worst, Kokomotion was felt for shortly with the better part of the backstretch to traverse, but she had steadily improved, without expending too much energy to do so, to be within striking distance from about fifth as they hit the second bend. A menacing presence three or four deep on the turn, Kokomotion was roused to the front in upper stretch and found even more gears in the final furlong and a half to score impressively.

A $22,000 Fasig-Tipton October yearling, Kokomotion made for an excellent pinhooking success when fetching $340,000 at last year's OBS April Sale.

Sales history: $22,000 Ylg '24 FTKOCT; $340,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0. O-Icon Racing; B-Gage Hill Stable II LLC, W S Farish & Ken Langone (KY); T-Whit Beckman

 

#6 KOKOMOTION ($23.80) went clear in R9 at @TampaBayDownsFL. @JevianToledo rode the three-year-old Quality Road (@LanesEndFarms) filly for trainer Whit Beckman and owners @IconRacingLFG.@twoeight_racing pic.twitter.com/8ixupSyqKa

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) February 7, 2026

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