Mischevious Alex Dominates In the Carter

[Wandering Eyes]

Cash Is King LLC & LC Racing's MISCHEVIOUS ALEX (c, 4, Into Mischief–White Pants Night, by Speightstown) validated 4-5 favoritism in Saturday's GI Carter H., coming away to score by about four lengths over MGISW Mind Control (Stay Thirsty). Souper Stonehenge (Speightstown) rallied late for third. The $75,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase settled in midpack through the opening furlongs as Chateau (Flat Out) cut out fractions of :23.09 and :45.89 over a track that has been yielding times well below par over the course of the past several days. Given the hurry-up with three furlongs to go, Mischevious Alex gained outside and he easily raced past the spent pacesetter and on to a comfortable victory. Winner of this track's GIII Gotham S. going a one-turn mile last March, Mischevious Alex entered this first attempt at the top level off victories in a Gulfstream allowance Jan. 10 and in the GIII Gulfstream Park Sprint S. Feb. 13. The ninth Grade I winner for his sire, Mischevious Alex is bred on the same cross as Mia Mischief and on the cross over Gone West responsible for champion and GI Breeders' Cup Classic hero Authentic. It was the second graded win on the program for Saffie Joseph, Jr., whose Drain the Clock (Maclean's Music) was the easy winner of the GIII Bay Shore S., albeit in a time fully two seconds slower than the Carter. Lifetime Record: 12-7-1-1. O-Cash Is King LLC & LC Racing; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Saffie Joseph Jr.

Saturday, Aqueduct
CARTER H.-GI, $291,000, Aqueduct, 4-3, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:23.97, ft.
1–MISCHEVIOUS ALEX, 123, c, 4, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: White Pants Night, by Speightstown
                2nd Dam: More d'Amour, by Tour d'Or
                3rd Dam: Love Connection, by Master Derby
1ST GRADE I WIN. ($75,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP; $140,000 RNA
2yo '19 OBSAPR). O-Cash is King LLC and LC Racing; B-WinStar
Farm, LLC (KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $165,000.
Lifetime Record: 12-7-1-1, $614,730. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ 
*Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Mind Control, 123, h, 5, Stay Thirsty–Feel That Fire, by
Lightnin N Thunder. O-Red Oak Stable (Brunetti) & Madaket
Stables, LLC; B-Red Oak Stable (KY); T-Gregory D. Sacco.
$60,000.
3–Souper Stonehenge, 118, g, 5, Speightstown–
Onepointhreekarats, by Medaglia d'Oro. O-Live Oak
Plantation; B-Live Oak Stud (FL); T-Mark E. Casse. $36,000.
Margins: 5HF, 1, HD. Odds: 0.85, 2.60, 18.00.
Also Ran: Chateau, Shoplifted. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

 

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