Igniter An Eighth Stakes Winner For Volatile In Jimmy Winkfield

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Looking to build on an open-lengths allowance victory first off a December absence back on Feb. 11, Three Chimneys Farm's IGNITER (c, 3, Volatile–Malibu Prayer, by Malibu Moon) remained perfect at three with a popular victory in Saturday's $135,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct.

Sent off as the 3-5 chalk, the homebred was the first to break the line, but was overtaken on the front end by chief market rival Easy Decision (Charlatan) through an opening quarter in :22.78. Joined to his outside by 8-1 Time To Roll (Not This Time) leaving him in a somewhat precarious spot between rivals nearing the stretch, Igniter boxed on bravely to carry a narrow advantage into the final eighth of a mile and refused to lay down from there, scoring by a length and a tail. Blue Forty Two (Audible), second in that Feb. 11 allowance, was on the scene late for third.

Igniter is the eighth stakes winner for his Three Chimneys-based stallion.

Sales history: 5-3-0-1. O/B-Three Chimneys Farm LLC (KY); T-Rick Dutrow Jr.

 

IGNITER ($3.34) puts 'em away in the $135,000 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes at Aqueduct with @jockeyfranco in the irons for trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. and owner and breeder @Three_Chimneys. Another winner by their stallion Volatile. pic.twitter.com/P8HQJAG8g9

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 14, 2026

 

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