An thrilling edition of the Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) on September 2 Saratoga Race Course led to Shiny future Occurred his first mission victory through a nose Proxy which brought a much more experienced racing record into the 1 1/4 mile-dirus race.
With the Jockey Club Gold Cup section of the Breeders 'Cup Challenge series: “Win and You In You In You In” Vivid Future received an automatic paid berth in Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) on November 4th Santa Anita Park.
Vivid Future, in the possession of repole stable and stable stable, and trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, was driven perfectly by Javier Castellano, who has a massive year with victories in the Kentucky Derby (G1), Belmont Stakes (G1), Travers -Stakes (G1) and Now the $ 1 -Yockey club Gold Cup.
Proxy, a earner of $ 2 million and the winner of Clark Handicap (G1) of the last year and more recently the Monmouth Cup Stakes (G3) on July 22nd, had a challenging trip under Joel Rosario after he was broken by post 1. The 5-year-old son of broken. Carpet was integrated on the rail for most of the race, but an irate behind schedule load in the middle of the route has unleashed the 7-2 second choice in the eight-horse field shortly before the loose future.
Rassle n roll The 8-5 favorite, never a grave rally, and took sixth place, struck 3 3/4 lengths from the winner. Glossy future and deputies were clearly clear from Tyson who took third place, and Clapton The fourth place. The last time was 2: 03.00, the slowest run of the Gold Cup since 2011 when the winner, Flat The distance was 2: 03.17 in Belmont Park.
Vivid Future returned 9.50 US dollars for a profit of $ 2.
After the break of post 8, Vivid Future and Castellano followed the early Pacesetter, Warrior Johny In the second by factions from: 22.25 ,: 48.86 and 1: 14.10. When the field reached the top of the route, the brilliant future climbed to the top, while the proxy was finally on the street when it clearly got into the case. The brilliant future seemed to be on the way to a clear victory until the deputy made it a horse race in the last courtyards.
“I like the way he did it and how he was done,” said Castellano. “I had a lot of confidence after I last drove the horse. He gave me the impression that he would augment the ladder a little. I had a lot of confidence because this was a good horse and I thought he could do it. I had a nice trip and a good contribution today. It worked great.
“I felt great because we went pretty quickly (early) and had to get a little hectic hectic to bring it into a good place because we were far out. I took a forward position and I was able to apply my place to get into the clarity. I think I used my horse a little, but we secured it a little.
Glossy future is a 4-year-old son of Curlin from the Bellamy Road mare Sophia's song . He was bred by Clearsky Farms in Kentucky. It was bought by Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola from St. Elias Stable at the Keeland September -year aged for 350,000 US dollars from the program Clearsky Farms.
As a 2-year-old, the Vivid Future was won three out of six starts in front of the Gold Cup, including a dominant victory in a race on July 21st in Saratoga. But in its only start in the processes, the stallion was Belmont Park as a second choice.
“Just a really nice effort,” said Role. “A horse that we had great hopes last year. He is a curlin. He won on a mile, so we decided to try it out in Brooklyn and we looked at each other and said: 'What were we doing?' Something happened that day, but nothing is wrong.
Mike Repole Hugs-Mitler Vincent Viola after winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup on the Saratoga Race Course
Pletcher, who said it was unlikely that the brilliant future before the Breeders' Cup classic would run again, always had confidence in the stallion foal.
“He is a horse that we have always considered a lot. I have to give the violas and repulses a lot of recognition because we had to knock on the brakes a few times on the way and gave him time for the development,” said Pletcher. “We are probably a little ambitious when we tried the Brooklyn, maybe we didn't quite the basis to go one and a half miles at this stage. We grouped ourselves up here with the admission race and I thought it was a forceful performance. From that time we pointed out and the horse is exceptionally good.
With his victory in the Gold Cup, Vivid Future increased his career gain to $ 716,940.
