Lothenbach stables Bell is the right one Pacemaker with collar Happy cadence and long-time rival Discounting in a gigantic effort on September 17th to win the $295,000 Open Mind Stakes by a wide margin Churchill Downs.
The win marked Bell's the One's 11th career win, her sixth overall at Churchill Downs and her second in a row. She competed for trainer Neil Pessin after scoring in the Lady Tak Stakes at Louisville Race Course on August 13.
Bell's the One was ridden by Corey Lanerie and ran six furlongs over a swift track in 1:09.43.
As expected, Happy Cadence set the pace in the compact field of three fillies and mares as she stormed the backstretch over a first quarter mile in :22.17, with Sconsin two lengths behind and Bell's the One a further three lengths behind.
Sconsin began attacking the leader in the corner and drew level with Happy Cadence at the end of the course as the two covered a half-mile in :45.16.
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Bell's the One recognized the leaders for several lengths but hit her best stride when she tipped to the outside in the top stretch. She responded willingly at the three-sixteenth pole when shaken up by Lanerie, joining Happy Cadence and Sconsin with a good kick in the final furlong and driving relentlessly past the duo in the final sixteenth of the mile.
“She always gives her all and I had a lot of confidence in her today,” Lanerie said. “It was a miniature field but we were still able to exploit their tactic of running off the pace. I reminded her a few times slow to keep going, but she knew where the wire was and got the job done.”
Bell's the One improved her record from 27 starts to 13-5-3 and earned $2,000,675.
She is now 6 of 12 at Churchill Downs and 9 of 10 at the six-eighths distance.
“Originally I wasn’t planning on running at that point, but (Bell is the one) told me she had to run,” Pessin said. “So we ran. She runs well wherever she goes, but here in Churchill she always enjoys running. If she tells me she wants to run in three weeks, we'll go to the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) (October 8th). ) at Keeneland and if she’s ready to run after that, we’ll look at the Breeders’ Cup.”
Bell's the One returned $3.08 and won. After the scratches there were no more place or show bets to the cheetah And Club car . Happy Cadence finished three quarters of a length ahead of Sconsin in second place.
Bell's the One is a 6 year senior daughter of Majestic perfection from the Street scream mare Street mate . She was bred in Kentucky by Bret Jones. All five of Street Mate's starters were winners, although Bell's the One is their only graded winner. The mare's yearling Collected The filly was just sold for $200,000 to Lothenbach Stables at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, and she dropped one Not this time Colt on March 8th. She was paired with Charlatan for 2023.
Miles Ahead is only a few centimeters ahead
Jay Em Ess Stable's Miles ahead He landed centimeters ahead of the pacesetter Isolate and closer Necker Island in a three-horse photo to win the $265,000 Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes on Saturday.
Miles Ahead ran six furlongs in 1:09.02 under jockey Martin Garcia, who piloted the winner for trainer Paul McGee and owner Samantha Siegel.
Miles Ahead (center) battles to victory in the Louisville Thoroughbred Society Stakes
Isolate was an unlucky runner-up after breaking through early on. He led the field of eight older horses by quick fractions of :21.34 and :44.15, while Miles Ahead moved up from fourth place. Under constant pressure, he continued his rapid attack and, after attempting to go along the inside, changed course to the outside of Isolate as they approached the sixteenth pole. In the last few meters he prevailed with a narrow header in three directions.
“The more I asked him slow, the more he found,” Garcia said. “The race was going really well for us and in the low phase (Isolate) he was kind of getting ahead of us, but I was able to pull alongside and he dug in to hold him off.”
Miles Ahead paid $7.46 for a $2 win ticket and improved his record to 12-4-1 from 25 starts, with earnings of $644,503. It was his third career stakes victory and first outside Gulfstream Park. A year ago he won the Smile Sprint Stakes (G3) and in February he defeated Drain the watch by a neck to win the $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes. Previously, Miles Ahead finished an unfortunate second in the Kelly's Landing Overnight Stakes on July 2 at Churchill.
“We gave it a break after Kelly's Landing and targeted that location all summer,” McGee said. “He trained well at the start of this race and put in a great performance from the break.”
Bred in Kentucky by Nicholas M. Lotz and Betsy Kelley out of the Awesome Again mare Jennie R., Miles Ahead was a $175,000 purchase from Ellman, Melin, Plesa consigned by Top Line Sales to Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale 2019 -year olds in training. He also went through the ring at the 2018 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where he sold to Billy Williams and was passed on to James Keogh. He was purchased privately by Jay Em Ess following his result in the Gulfstream Park Sprint, winning for his modern owner for the first time in four starts.
The Black Type winner Jennie R. produced four winners from four starters. This also includes the runner-up in the black type The barn and stakes placed Magic D'Oro. Her last reported foal was born in 2019.
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