Performer Rises To The Occasion in the Discovery

[Wandering Eyes]

Saturday’s GIII Discovery S. at Aqueduct featured a matchup between the more-seasoned Tax (Arch) and Phipps Stable and Claiborne Farm’s exceptionally progressive PERFORMER (c, 3, Speightstown–Protesting, by A. P. Indy). The two talented sophomores put a country mile between themselves and the rest of the field through the final eighth of a mile, with Performer’s never-say-die attitude winning out in the finish. Ridden for some speed by Joel Rosario, Performer took the Discovery field into the first turn, but he was content to allow Panamanian sensation Carlos L. (Hold Me Back) to roll forward to take up the running turning up the backstretch. Grumps Little Tots (Sky Mesa) was also on the pace from a three-wide perch. Performer was allowed to stride into the lead with three-eighths of a mile to the finish, but Tax was threading his way through between horses, looking all over a winner as they reached the quarter pole. Performer turned in front and led narrowly into the final furlong and try as he might, Tax-giving Performer four pounds under the conditions of the race-could not quite get by a very game winner. The colt, who bears a striking resemblance to former Phipps star Easy Goer, is the 111th black-type winner and 51st graded winner for Speightstown. Performer’s female family includes MGISW My Flag, a daughter of the aforementioned Easy Goer, and her champion daughter Storm Flag Flying. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-1. O-Phipps Stable & Claiborne Farm; B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Shug McGaughey.

Saturday, Aqueduct
DISCOVERY S.-GIII, $203,200, Aqueduct, 11-30, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.36, ft.
1–PERFORMER, 120, c, 3, by Speightstown
1st Dam: Protesting (GSP, $213,050), by A.P. Indy
2nd Dam: On Parade, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: My Flag, by Easy Goer
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Phipps
Stable and Claiborne Farm; B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R.
McGaughey III; J-Joel Rosario. $110,000. Lifetime Record:
5-4-0-1, $257,000. *1/2 to Breaking the Rules (War Front), SW
& GSP, $245,527. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Tax, 124, g, 3, Arch–Toll, by Giant’s Causeway. O-R. A. Hill
Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch & Corms
Racing Stable; B-Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider (KY);
T-Danny Gargan. $42,000.
3–Grumps Little Tots, 118, g, 3, Sky Mesa–W W American, by
Quiet American. ($37,000 Ylg ’17 KEESEP). O-Michael Dubb,
Coyle Boys Stable and Bethlehem Stables LLC; B-Clearsky
Farms (KY); T-Jason Servis. $25,200.
Margins: 1 1/4, 9 1/4, HD. Odds: 2.20, 1.35, 13.20.
Also Ran: En Wye Cee, Carlos L., Mubarmaj, Air Attack. Scratched: Majid. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

 

 

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