Two thirds isn’t bad for a dirty guy McKulick .
The gulf athlete, who has a special relationship with coach Chad Brown, didn’t make it past the New York Racing Association’s Turf Triple for 3-year-olds — but she certainly came close.
After winning the Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes (G1T) to open the series, she finished second. With The Moonlight runner-up Belmont Oaks, in stage 2, Saratoga Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T).
In the September 17 finale, when With The Moonlight skipped the race, McKulick returned to her winning ways and she spoiled the famous European driver Frankie Dettori’s first bet at Aqueduct race track After 32 years of absence. The filth goes in time to win in half the length against Dettori and Toskana Belle in the $671,000 Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes (G3T) Belmont’s first weekend at the Big A meeting.
“It makes all the hard work worthwhile,” says Brown. “Everybody played a role, from the owner to the blood consuming agent to the training team and Irad (Ortiz Jr.), the equestrian. It was a strong team effort. “
McKulick ($3.60) was a 4-5 favorite on the bet and will always be a sentimental favorite for Brown as she was named after Brown’s longtime friend and successor. math Mary McKulick, who passed away in 2020. She is also the daughter of Frankel undefeated European champion who honors the memory of Brown’s late mentor, Hall of Fame coach Bobby Frankel.
“It was an excellent race. I’m so proud of my dirty name and my team. There’s clearly a story behind this filth – she’s named after the late accountant and friend. My, Mary, my first employee. So it’s special that she’s had a great year,” Brown said.
A field of six competing against the 1/8-mile Jockey Club Oaks and Michael Tabor’s Beside myself placed the fractions: 24.35 and: 48.21 when Toskana Belle of Australian Bloodstock Racing, group 1 winner in Germany, was kicked out from second place.
In the first leg, when Dettori made the lead move, so did Ortiz with McKulick outside of him. Back home, three fillings crossed the track, but as the Beside Herself began to fade, it became a tug of war between two betting favorites belonging to McKulick
“I moved a little earlier because she’s the kind of trash that needs to start going a little earlier. The horse that I have to beat (Toskana Belle) was in front of me, so I thought, ‘Why? are not? “” Ortiz said.
The final time on the inside turf was 2:12.38, setting a new field record.
Dettori said: “I have had a good trip, whose last visit to the Aqueduct was in 1990 when he won aboard the Fire the Groom at the Aqueduct Budweiser Breeders’ Cup Handicap. “The only thing is that on this track, the bends are tight, she found it difficult to negotiate and I lost a lot of motivation. She gave her best on the straights but suffered damage in the straights. bends.”
Dettori won the Caesars Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes (G3T) later with the card National pride .
Toskana Belle, daughter of Shamalgan coached by Andreas Wohler, second as second pick 2-1 by 3/4 length to Margaret and Keith Long Miss Yearwood one Fees will be charged coached by Ian Wilkes.
Bred by Essafinaat UK from Makfi Astrelle mare McKulick was purchased by agent Mike Ryan for $245,369 from a Hazelwood Bloodstock shipment at the October 2020 Tattersalls Sale. The win gave her a 3-3-1 difference on seven occasions. start and push her earnings to seven at $1,088,650.
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