Jackie’s Warrior Dominates in the Champagne

[Wandering Eyes]

JACKIE’S WARRIOR (c, 2, Maclean’s Music-Unicorn Girl, by A. P. Five Hundred) kept his perfect record in tact with another dominant performance in Belmont’s GI Champagne S., a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” event. Following his debut win at Churchill with a victory in the GII Saratoga Special S., he captured Saratoga’s GI Runhappy Hopeful S. last time Sept. 7. Hammered down to 4-5 favoritism to repeat her, Jackie’s Warrior broke on top and cruised through opening splits of :23.12 and :46.54 with ‘TDN Rising Star’ Reinvestment Risk (Upstart) in tow. Bearing out a bit to be two wide turning for home, the $95,000 KEESEP buy was kept steady by pilot Joel Rosario and took flight for the wire, sailing clear with ease under a motionless Rosario to win by daylight. Reinvestment Risk was best of the rest in second. The final time for the mile was 1:35.42. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0.

O-J. Kirk & Judy Robison; B-J&J Stables (KY); T-Steve Asmussen.

Saturday, Belmont Park
CHAMPAGNE S.-GI, $250,000, Belmont, 10-10, 2yo, 1m, 1:35.42, ft.
1–JACKIE’S WARRIOR, 122, c, 2, by Maclean’s Music
1st Dam: Unicorn Girl, by A. P. Five Hundred
2nd Dam: Horah for Bailey, by Doneraile Court
3rd Dam: Horah for the Lady, by Rahy
($95,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-J Kirk & Judy Robison; B-J & J Stables (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen; J-Joel Rosario. $137,500. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $402,564. Werk Nick Rating: A++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Reinvestment Risk, 122, c, 2, Upstart–Ridingwiththedevil, by Candy Ride (Arg). ($140,000 Ylg ’19 FTKJUL; $280,000 2yo ’20 OBSMAR). O-Klaravich Stables Inc; B-Aschinger Bloodstock Holdings, LLC (KY); T-Chad C Brown. $50,000.
3–Midnight Bourbon, 122, c, 2, Tiznow–Catch the Moon, by Malibu Moon. ($525,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen. $30,000.
Margins: 5HF, 8 3/4, 10 1/4. Odds: 0.85, 1.15, 7.10.
Also Ran: Civil War, Run Casper Run, Ambivalent.
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