Frank’s Rockette Score at Launch
This column highlights the performance of young women who have had no more than five starts and sold for more than $500,000 in public auction, have a sibling who is a grade/group winner, or has grade/group level winners. BloodHorse’s research shows that particular maiden winners who meet these criteria are more likely to be scored bets winners.
Saratoga
Frank Fletcher Racing Operations ‘pure’ American Rockette went from the last to the first July 21 to win his debut at Racecourse Saratoga 2 1/2 long for trainer Bill Mott. The American pharoah filly is a half-sister to the graded multi-stakes winner and Spinaway (G1) runner-up. Frank’s Rockette .
Knocked out by Junior Alvarado, American Rockette was the last to come out of the gate and beat another competitor at the top of the off-court race, 5 1/2 match for 2-year-old girls. After the early fractions entered: 22.07 and :46.17 in a half mile, American Rockette advanced two places in the turn, pivoting five segments wide and overtaking the leaders to stop the clock at 1:05.93 on a well labeled track.
American Rockette was the fourth pony to enter the race and the fourth winner of the level 3 winners, Twentyone missile (by Charlie India). Frank Fletcher Racing bought the mare for $300,000 at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Company in 2011 Selectively Sells 2-year-olds in training and then lobbied her for four wins, including including Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes (G3) in her second inaugural launch.
Ellis
Stone Bridge Farm’s Justa Warrior took the first win for coach John Alexander Ortiz the next day at Ellis . Park. The Evenly filly caught eight other 2-year-olds 5 1/2 feathers on the ground.
Through the opening half mile, Warrior Justa, under horse rider Reylu Gutierrez, sits behind half the length Bonanza class, who placed fractions of :22.25 and :45.13, but by the time they reached the ramp, Justa Warrior was 1 1/2 the length ahead. She finished to complete the front five lengths in a final time of 1:03.88 on the fast track.
Warrior Justa breaks her maidenhood at Ellis Park
Bred by Triemore Stud, Justa Warrior is one of the Bernardini mare Warrior AZ , winner of the 2010 Frizette Stakes (G1) in her fourth warm-up. The meat was purchased by Stonebridge Farm for $150,000 from Eaton Sales’ shipment at Keeneland last September’s Yearling Sale.
July 23 at Ellis Park, Hooties Racing’s Boss Lady Bailey performed a seven-feathered maiden test for the 2-year-old filling in her debut. The Link Dirty, also trained by Ortiz and ridden by Gutierrez, has a neck in the front to dominate.
Racing from outside column 8, Boss Lady Bailey raced in third place at a quarter mile: 23.31 and second at half a mile: 47.36. She competed with Fun and Feisty across the track that is stopping the clock 1 hour 24.76 on the fast track.
Raised by White Fox Farm, Boss Lady Bailey is not an Officer’s mare Special dream . She was purchased by her owner earlier this year for $550,000 from the Ocala Breeders Spring Sale for 2-year-olds in training.
Honeysuckle
Spruce Stable’s One for Chap won a second July 24 for coach Mark Casse, entering the long-distance 6 1/2 girls race on grass at Honeysuckle. The Ransom the Moon colt finished third on his July 3 debut, also at Woodbine.
With racer Rafael Hernandez on board, One for Chap quickly took the lead and set the scores: 23.29, :46.60, and 1: 10.12 through six grooves, and then galloped to finish. finished in 1:16.37 on a solid track, won by one length.
Bred by Jim Dandy Stable of Ontario, One for Chap is out of Housebuster mare Destroy, who also produced level 3 winners Mrs. Barbara Canada’s 2-year-old champion in 2021.
BloodHorse Maiden Watch | |||||||
Notable maiden winners for the week of July 18-24 | |||||||
Day | Follow | Race | Horse | King | Beat | Begin | Note |
7/21 | SAR | ten | Rockette of America * | American pharoah | Twentyone missile | first | Half-brother with G1 ranked GS winner Frank’s Rockette |
22/7 | ELP | 5 | Justa Warrior * | Evenly | Warrior AZ | first | Dam is the winner of G1 |
22/7 | DMR | 7 | Anacapa | Tiznow | Soot Z | 2 | Half-sister to G2 winner Amalfi Sunrise |
22/7 | DMR | ten | Clutch breaker | Uncle Mo | Bella Rafaela | 2 | $950 thousand yearning |
23/7 | ELP | 6 | Boss Lady Bailey * | Link | Special dream | first | $550k 2yo |
24/7 | SAR | ten | Emboite | No, never | Dance shoes | 4 | Half-brother to G2 Striker Dancer winner |
24/7 | WO | 6 | One for Chap * | Ransom the Moon | Destroy | 2 | He is half-brother to Canadian champion Barbara |
* Indicates 2 years old