D. J. Stable’s Renegade Rebel led from gate to wire and held on gamely to capture Saturday’s $150,900 Mazarine Stakes (G3) at Woodbine by a neck. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old daughter of Nyquist, now 5-2-1-1 with $123,074 in earnings for trainer Mark Casse. Consigned by Eisaman Equine, Agent, to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale, she was purchased for $700,000 after breezing an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show.

    Ashbrook Farm and Upland Flats Racing’s Red Carpet Ready is two for two and a stakes winner after leading a 1-2-3 OBS Spring sweep of the $200,000 Fern Creek Stakes at Churchill Downs on Saturday. She scored by 3-1/4 lengths over Twirled, with Key of Life checking in third. Consigned by Mayberry Farm, Agent, to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale, the 2-year-old filly by Oscar Performance went through the ring after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. Trained by Rusty Arnold, she has earned $191,070. 

A trio of OBS Spring grads posted stakes wins at Aqueduct.

    Reeves Thoroughbred Racing’s Acoustic Ave chased front-running fellow OBS graduate Don’t Lose Cruz (April ’22) in Friday’s $97,000 Notebook Stakes, took over after turning for home and held his rival safe to score by half a length. It’s the third straight stakes win for the 2-year-old colt by Maclean’s Music, consigned to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent for Chester & Mary Broman, and sold for $200,000 after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. Now 5-4-0-1 for trainer Christophe Clement, he has earned $281,260.

    Colts Neck Stable’s Nothing Better took the lead at the start of Friday’s $150,000 Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship Stakes, was headed briefly at the top of the stretch, then came again to win by half a length. It’s the second stakes victory for the 5-year-old son of Munnings, purchased for $230,000 out of the Brick City Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2019 OBS Spring Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in:10 1/5. Trained by Jorge Duarte, Jr., he has compiled an 18-7-2-3 career record and earned $356,317.   

    Gary Barber, Wachtel Stable and Twin Sports Racing’s Sweetlou’sgotaces picked a good spot to break her maiden, going right to the front in Sunday’s $120,00 Tepin Stakes and never looking back, drawing off to win by four lengths. Raymond Handal trains the 2-year-old filly by Constitution, now 4-1-2-0 with earnings of $104,750. She turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5 at the 2022 OBS Spring Sale and was purchased for $60,000 out of the Off the Hook consignment. 

    Tommy Town Thoroughbreds’s Sally’s Sassy, rated early in Friday’s $54,400 Golden Gate Debutante Stakes, turned in a strong stretch run and was up late to score by a nose. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old filly by West Coast, now 4-2-0-1 with $87,850 in earnings for trainer Jonathan Wong. She turned in an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5 at the 2022 OBS Spring Sale before she was purchased for $100,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment. comments powered by Disqus