Properly-Associated Medaglia d’Oro Colt Off the Mark for Wests

This column highlights the performances of maidens who’ve made not more than 5 begins and who both bought for greater than $500,000 at public public sale, have siblings which might be graded/group winners, or have dams which might be graded/group winners. BloodHorse analysis reveals maiden winners, particularly, who meet these standards usually tend to go on to be graded stakes winners.

Honest Grounds Race Course & Slots

Gary and Mary West’s homebred Sizzling Property  stored all of it within the household with a convincing debut rating Nov. 24 at Honest Grounds Race Course & Slots. A son of the ageing however influential stallion Medaglia d’Oro  , Sizzling Property claimed his actual property simply as a intently associated member of the family, Hit Present , vies for his fourth straight graded stakes win on this weekend’s $600,000 Clark Handicap (G2).  

Not like her dam, who was a stakes winner at 2, Actress broke her maiden in her third begin as a 3-year-old within the 2017 Black Eyed-Susan Stakes (G2) at Pimlico Race Course. In what could be her first of two graded stakes wins, the Gary and Mary West runner rallied from far off the tempo and splashed to a head victory at 12-1 odds. The daughter of Tapit   later captured the Comely Stakes (G3) on the finish of her sophomore marketing campaign. Returning as a 4-year-old, she positioned twice in graded firm earlier than retiring to the Wests’ broodmare band. Hit Present was her first foal.

Educated by Brad Cox, Hit Present, a grade 3 winner final yr as a 3-year-old, has confirmed to be a good higher competitor as a 4-year-old. A $1.2 million earner, the Sweet Experience   colt most not too long ago registered the best Equibase Pace Determine of his profession when touchdown Keeneland‘s Fayette Stakes (G2) on the closing day of the autumn meet.

Sizzling Property, additionally educated by Cox, stepped as much as the plate greater than prepared for his debut off a collection of noteworthy drills at Turfway Park. In his last pre-race work, he logged 5 furlongs from the gate in :59.80 over the Tapeta. Breaking on high from the within publish in his first race, the colt scampered to the entrance with out lacking a beat. Dealing with some delicate strain by means of the primary six furlongs, Sizzling Property shook free turning for house and widened his benefit with each stride by means of the wire.

Receiving the occasional reminder from jockey Marcellino Pedroza Jr., Sizzling Property gained by 3 3/4 lengths in a time of 1:45.27 over a quick principal monitor.