Patricia’s Hope LLC and Phillip Sagan’s Two Phil (c, 3, Spin hard–Mia Torri, of General Quarters) followed in her grandfather’s footsteps, winning the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks of Turfway on Saturday en route to the GI Kentucky Derby. Spin hard won the same race in 2007 en route to second place in Louisville and has since been an outstanding gentleman. The $700,000 Jeff Ruby is currently allocating Derby scores on a 100-40-30-20-10 scale.
fun Again (fun) set all speed in Jeff Ruby, with 8-5 Major (Bolt d’Oro) appears on the rails in the fourth position when the fractions are clicked by :23.49 and :47.84. The two Phil’s were clear on the outside but backed off very well, then emerged from the fray, reeling from the lead, and just got through to win by about six lengths in a single performance. strong acting. Major Dude and fun Once again second and third respectively.
Two Phil’s led 5-2 in his first game on Tapeta after he finished across the board at both GII Risen Star S. and GIII Lecomte S. at Fair Grounds. He arrived in Louisville with experience on the track as he finished his underage season with a 5 1/4 win in a slip-up over Churchill in GIII street feeling S.
Saturday, Turfway Park
JEFF RUBY STEAKS-GIII$694,000, Turfway, 3-25, 3yo, 1 1/8m
(AWT), 1:49.03, ft.
first-TWO PHIL’S, 123, c, 3, by Spin hard
First Dam: Mia Torri (MSW & MGSP, $314,720), by General
precious
2nd Smash: Flip the Stone, by Birdstone
3rd Dam: Flippy Diane, by Aaron’s Concorde
($150,000 RNA Ylg ’21 KEESEP). O-Patricia’s Hope LLC and
Phillip Sagan; B-Phillip Sagan (KY); T-Larry Rivelli; J-Jareth
strawberry. $408,000. Lifetime Record: GSW & MGSP, 8-4-1-1,
$683,450. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click to view eNicks report &
pedigree 5 cross. click for Free Equineline.com
catalog type genealogy.
2-Major123, c, 3, Bolt d’Oro–Mary Rita, by Distorted
Humorous. ($550,000 Ylg ’21 FTSAUG). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC;
B-Clearsky Farm (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $136,000.
3–fun Again123, c, 3, fun—Repeta, by the Broken Oath.
BLACK TYPE GRADE 1. ($60,000 Wlg ’20 KEENOV). O-Ba
chimney farm; B-BHMFR, LLC (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward.
$68,000.
Handicap: 5 1/4, 2 1/4, 3. Handicap: 2.82, 1.76, 5.73.
Also runs: Wadsworth, Maker’s Candy, Congruent, Baby Billy,
Escape House, Bluebirds Over, Point Proven.
Scratched: Event Details, Scoobie Quando.
click for Equibase.com chart and TJCIS.com PP.
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