Jimmy Creed Colt Solidifies His Spot in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint

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PRIVATE CREED (c, 2, Jimmy Creed–South Andros, by Sky Mesa), a last-out winner of the $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Turf Sprint S. at Kentucky Downs Sept. 8, added another notch to the win column in Sunday's Indian Summer S. while earning an automatic spot in the starting gate for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint S. to be run over the same Keeneland course and distance Nov. 4. Off as the 5-2 second choice with the scratch odds-on morning-line favorite Love Reigns (Ire) (U S Navy Flag)–who is reportedly training up to the Breeders' Cup–Private Creed was taken in hand by Joel Rosario early to attempt to save some ground from the 10 post. He tugged his way up into fourth just behind the leaders at the top of the lane, and gobbled up ground to eventually reel in Love Reigns's favored stablemate No Nay Hudson (Ire) (No Nay Never) in the final sixteenth. An extremely green Mo Stash (Mo Town) was flying late, but ran out of real estate and came up 3/4 of a length short. No Nay Hudson held third. A $45,000 KEESEP yearling turned $155,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic yearling off a :10.3 breeze but very strong gallop out, the bay graduated first out at Ellis July 30, and was third–one slot and 3/4 of a length behind No Nay Hudson–in Saratoga's Skidmore S. Aug. 19. He added blinkers ahead of the race at Kentucky Downs, which was contested over 6 1/2 panels. The winner's dam was a minor stakes winner going two turns on the dirt and was purchased by Sharon and Ed Hudon's  Sierra Farm for $85,000 at KEENOV '15. Unlucky in her first three breeding seasons, South Andros's first foal to survive was Private Creed. Her yearling colt by Vino Rosso fetched $200,000 from Spendthrift Farm at Fasig-Tipton July. Next in the pipeline is a Complexity colt, and South Andros is back in foal carrying a full to Private Creed. Sales history: $45,000 ylg '21 KEESEP; $155,000 2yo '22 FTMMAY. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1.
O-Mike McCarty. B-Sierra Farm (KY). T-Steve Asmussen.

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