Kimari Invades New York Again For Gallant Bloom

Classified multi-stakes winners Kimari will be looking to double the graded stake score this season with shipping back to New York for the 29th run of the $250,000 Gallant Bloom Stakes (G2) September 25 for the horses. mare and mare 6 1/2 extended sprint at Belmont in Big A fall meet.

Owned by Westerberg, Mrs. John Magnier, Jonathan Poulin, Derrick Smith and Michael B. Tabor, Kimari was last seen winning Miss Handicap Honor (G2) on July 27 at Racecourse Saratogawhere she marks the 2020 Gallant Bloom winner Frank’s Rockette to win by half the length.

Kimari, a 5 year old child Munnings Chestnut, coached by Wesley Ward, has shown versatility in her 15 starts, including placing winning bets on land and grass. Last year, with her top level performance, Kimari won Madison Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.

Initially targeting the Thoroughbred Club of America (G2) on October 8 in Keeneland, where Kimari is based, Ward decided to regroup and bring her back to the Empire State for Gallant Bloom, which provided more space leading to Breeders November 5′ Filly & Mare Sprint Cup (G1) in Keeneland.

Ward talked about his confidence in participating in Miss Honor and added that equestrian Joel Rosario seemed like the perfect pilot for his eight-time winning mare.

“The chubby girl has been training really well and that’s the thing for her, because she’s so big,” said Ward. the best of any. He gives her a little break at the beginning of the race and gets her comfortable with that big stride and lets the race come to him. thought she was going to run big and was going to have to beat her really well and luckily she went out of her way, did exactly what he wanted and won. She came out of the race really, very well so I’m looking forward to it. “

Rosario, a four-time winner on Kimari, will keep the mount from card 5.

Kimari’s best earnings in the field are in the millions of dollars with a bank asset of $981,327. Along with her eight wins, she has two seconds and two thirds of her career.

Frank Fletcher Racing Operations and Ten Strike Racing’s Lady Rocket will return to Big A for the first time since attending the Go (G3) tournament in December for coach Brad Cox. Coming in second in last year’s Gallant Bloom, the double-rated stake winner’s daughter Tale of the Cat won Chicago Stakes (G3) June 25 at Churchill Downs two started back before a non-characteristic Friday, beating 13 lengths, in the Ballerina Handicap (G1) August 28 in Saratoga.

Completing money in 12 of 15 starts, Lady Rocket made $707,088 in earnings.

Irad Ortiz Jr. will go from lesson 1.

Other participants in the short-term field include Mark T. Anderson’s graded stake winner Sterling Silver Sanford Goldfarb, Alan Kahn, and Jorge Casal . limited bet winner Still anonymous and Carlos Saavedra .’s Chilean hybrid speedster Cheetara .

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