For Richard Rigney and Phil Bauer, it was quite a year for Richard Rigney and Phil Bauer from an airplane crash in Australia to the circle of Irokois Stakes (G3) with a potential contender on Kentucky Derby (G1).
The survivors of a terrible plane crash in January had a lot to celebrate the couple in Rigigney Jonathan's way The field wired the field for a practical 2 3/4 length score in $ 254,745 and collected 10 points on the first way to the Kentucky Derby competition of the season. The last time of 1: 36.08 for a mile was almost two seconds faster than the Futkmale two races in the Pocahontas Stakes (G3).
The Colt, which was advised by Joel Rosario, returned $ 4.52 for a profit ticket worth $ 2 as a 6-5 racing favorite on the field of 11 youthful people.
Clock: Rosario praises Jonathan's “cruise speed” by Jonathan
“From day one, we bought him as a weaning (for 290,000 US dollars at the Keeland November -breeding sale of 2022), we were impressed by him,” said Bauer. “We always knew how impressively he trained in his debut, and when he ran in Saratoga that day, he did this professionally after leaving the break. Now he showed that a completely different dimension was in the lead An astonishing feeling of going forward.
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The front victory came less than a month after the debut graded from Ohio had gathered at 4 1/4 length debut Saratoga Race Course.
In addition to the bags derby points, Jonathan's Way received $ 30,000 for the entry fees for the Breeders' Cup World Cup. As part of the Breeders' Cup DUT useful bonus series, the Irokois offers the winner of 30,000 US) sea.
Owen Almighty And Jakoorous took second or third place.
Jonathan's path became the first winner of the stake for his first sire. Vekoma . The stallion swift farm Hengst took third place on the list of first semester -Sires with 18 winners and 1,022,029 US dollars by September 13th.
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La Cara Rallyes to win Pocahontas deserves Ky Oaks points
The road to the Kentucky Oaks Points series began on September 14th with the 292,335 US dollar Pocahontas Stakes (G3) Churchill Downsand Tracy Farmers Progressive at home The face landed the first blow.
La Cara wins the Pocahontas Stakes in Churchill Downs
Trained by Mark Casse and riding of Ricardo Santana Jr., La Cara was at the beginning of the 14th place Liam in dust At the eighth pole and gain three quarters of one length. The mother skobmed Ended another head back to third place, followed by Pretty unthreatening And Atomic City . The five best OAKS points when the Pocahontas gave them on a scale of 10-5-3-2-1.
As part of the Breeders' Cup dozen-Thusing bonus series, the one-miles-dirt race for 2-year Stut foal offers $ 30,000 for the winner, $ 15,000 for second place and $ 7,500 fees for the 2 -Million -dollar -youth fees of 2 million US dollars (G1) on November 1 at sea.
La Cara, by Darley Hengst Feeling of street He achieved a breakthrough with eight lengths that achieved seven Furlongs on seven Furlongs Saratoga Race Course Start in her fourth career. Her last time in the Pocahontas was 1: 37.82.
“The last time she was so impressive in Saratoga that I had a lot of trust in her today,” said Santana. “She still learns and improves. I don't understand why she can't handle two rounds with it, as impressive as her last two starts.”
La Cara bred in Kentucky, is out of the placed Bernardini mare Cara Caterina A full sister to several winners and class 1 father Honor and serve and winner of 1 class 1 Angela Renee .
