Red Baron’s Barn and Rancho Temescal’s Dance to the Music pressed the pace from the start of Saturday’s $100,000, Gr. III Desert Stormer Stakes at Santa Anita, took the lead a furlong from home and eased away to score by a length. It’s the first stakes victory for the 4-year-old filly by Macleans Music, sold for $575,000 by Paul Sharp, Agent, at the 2022 OBS Spring Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. Trained by Mark Glatt, she has compiled a 9-3-2-0 record and earned $229,080. 

   Stud Carmen Cristina’s Zydeceaux, never far from the front in Sunday’s $125,000 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sophomore Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, went after the leaders on the turn, took charge after straightening away in the stretch and was best by a length and a quarter at the wire. It’s the second stakes win for the 3-year-old Florida-bred son of Cajun Breeze, trained by Ramon Minguet, now 8-4-1-1 with $229,540 in earnings. He was for sold for $15,000 by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2021 OBS October Yearling Sale.

    Intrepid Thoroughbreds’ Star Moment went right to the front in Saturday’s $100,000 Crescent City Stakes at the Fair Grounds and never looked back, cruising to a 4 1/2-length victory. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old daughter of Star Guitar, now 4-2-0-0 with $91,530 in earnings for trainer Ron Faucheux. Consigned by Centofanti Thoroughbreds, Agent, to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale, she was sold for $110,000 after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. 

    Flurry Racing Stables and Hoffman Family Racing’s Key of Life scored a front-running 2 1/2-length victory in Saturday’s $150,000 Purple Martin Stakes at Oaklawn Park. That’s two stakes wins for the 3-year-old daughter of Mo Town, a two-time OBS graduate sold by K P Sales, Agent, at the 2021 October Selected Yearling Sale, then purchased for $350,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2022 Spring Sale after breezing an eighth in :9 4/5. Trained by Brad Cox, she’s now 7-4-0-3 and has earned $391,475. 

    Rocket Ship Racing’s Nosilverspoonshere picked up her first stakes win in Sunday’s $75,000 Shantel Lanerie Memorial Stakes at the Fair Grounds, coming from well off the pace, taking the lead in the final furlong and winning by a length. Trained by Tom Amoss, she’s now 7-4-1-0 and has earned $154,094. The 4-year-old daughter of Connect was purchased for $125,000 out of the Lucan Bloodstock consignment at the 2021 OBS Spring Sale after breezing an eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. comments powered by Disqus