Mom’s Day could also be yearly held in Might, however the connections of the Good Strike mare Really Collectively have been more than pleased to rejoice Oct. 5. Two of the mare’s foals, Mouffy and Really High quality , took house the trophies in graded stakes at Woodbine.
A homebred for George Strawbridge Jr.’s Augustin Stables, Really Collectively was a three-time winner in six begins that included a third-place end within the Endeavour Stakes (G3T) at Tampa Bay Downs in 2018. Each her winners Saturday have been additionally Augustin homebreds and each have been skilled by Jonathan Thomas and ridden by Vincent Cheminaud.
“They higher put the mare in bubble wrap,” Thomas joked after Mouffy’s victory within the CA$203,200 Dance Well Stakes (G2T).
Mouffy is a 5-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo whose race choices have largely been made with a profession as a broodmare in thoughts. Her first graded victory Saturday provides to her two earlier stakes wins and two graded placings.
“We have tried to résumé-build along with her,” Thomas stated. “Whereas we wish to win races, we wish to make sure that she earns her method right into a broodmare band.”
Settling eleventh of 12 early within the 1 1/16-mile contest, Cheminaud had the tempo arrange in entrance of him as Canisy and Spansive set fractions of :23.86, :47.60, and 1:11.85. Cheminaud saved floor across the far flip earlier than angling out to the 5 path, an space of the monitor Thomas believed to be a extra agency space on the course labeled good. In the meantime, Nadette , the one horse trailing Mouffy early, was additionally rallying boldly within the 9 path.
The 2 collared the leaders, Tax Implications and Fev Rover late and stormed to the wire, Mouffy remaining a head in entrance. Simply earlier than the wire, Tax Implications swerved into favored Fev Rover’s path earlier than ending third. The stewards decided the transfer impacted Fev Rover’s inserting and elevated final 12 months’s Canadian Horse of the 12 months to 3rd.
Mouffy’s victory in 1:42.07 was a shock to bettors off her ninth-place end within the Aug. 31 Kentucky Downs Women Turf Stakes (G3T), paying $30.80 for her rebound win.
“It was somewhat gentle that day, scorching,” Thomas stated of the race at Kentucky Downs. “It was uncharacteristic for her to run like that, we simply gave her a cross.”
Video: bet365 Dance Well S. (G2T)
Mouffy is now 6-4-0 from 14 begins for earnings of $482,193. In the meantime, her 4-year-old High quality Highway half brother improved his document to 4-4-3 from 12 begins for earnings of $376,115 along with his victory within the Singspiel Stakes (G3T) over 1 3/8 miles.
Really High quality wins the Singspiel Stakes
Like his sister, the gelding settled behind the sphere. Behind fractions of :24.97, :50.03, and 1:15.28, Cheminaud nonetheless had 11 to cross turning for house. The lengthy stretch at Woodbine was helpful as he floor away on the leaders on the far outdoors, getting as much as win by three-quarters of a size in 2:17.47, paying $5.70 to win.
English Conqueror was second, and Stone Age completed third.
Beforehand a winner of the 1 1/2-mile Colonial Cup Stakes at Colonial Downs Sept. 7, Thomas believes he discovered the horse’s area of interest going lengthy on the turf. With choices at these distances restricted over the winter, Thomas could also be inquisitive about taking an enormous shot on the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2 at 1 1/2 miles.
“I might like to speak to the Strawbridges about taking an actual swing and going to Breeders’ Cup then giving him the winter off, actually making him a grade 1 horse,” he stated.
Video: HPIbet Singspiel S. (G3T)
Patches O’Houlihan Improves to 4-for-4 This 12 months
Sadly for Augustin, Thomas, and Really Collectively, they didn’t have a consultant within the last graded stakes at Woodbine Saturday, the CA$283,500 Nearctic Stakes (G2T). That was excellent news for proprietor Frank Di Giulio Jr. and coach Robert Tiller as their defending Canadian champion male sprinter Patches O’Houlihan saved his good season alive.
Patches O’Houlihan wins the Nearctic Stakes
Taking his customary place on the lead for jockey Sofia Vives, the 4-year-old Reload gelding was pressured early by Carry Theband Residence . The pair set fractions of :22.67 and :45.47. Headed by his rival, Patches O’Houlihan reestablished the lead coming into the stretch however started drifting to the middle of the monitor. Regardless of trying like he’d get beat the additional he drifted, the champ held sturdy and hit the wire 1 1/2 lengths clear, finishing six furlongs in 1:09.49. He paid $6.30 to win.
Dhabab and Warfare Bomber completed second and third, respectively.
