La Crete (Medaglia d’Oro–Cavorting, by Bernardini), half-sister to one of last year’s 3-year-old child stars in Clairiere (Curlin). Bumping with Sweet as Pie (Tapit) at the break, La Crete led with Fannie and Freddie (Malibu Moon) following in second place. La Crete remained ahead through: 24.50 and :48.79 fractions, but drifted out of the way when Fannie and Freddie engaged her outside. Then passing through La Crete and La Crete briefly put forward a convincing theory of a beaten horse, but the bay will not be rejected and fight back with guts. She beat Fannie and Freddie by a fair distance, galloping with her ears raised. Silverbulletday marks the second race of 2022 points on Oaks Road and has a point value of 10-4-2-1.
“She is a special horse,” said winning jockey Joel Rosario, who is winning his third race on the tandem card with coach Steve Asmussen.
La Crete entered Silverbulletday with just one start under the belt, an easy score in the Churchill Downs maiden special of 1 1/16 miles on Nov. 20. She also took the lead on the day. that day, opened up five long stretches in the stretch before being slowed down in the final half.
Cavorting, the dam of both Clairiere and La Crete, is a seven-time winner of the black category, including in GI Test S. 2015, GI Ogden Phipps S. 2016 and GI Personal Ensign S. She raced for Stonestreet, who bought her for $360,000 weaning at KEENOV in 2012. Clairiere, winners of which included last year’s GI Cotillion S., was her first pony, with her second La Crete . Both are hybrids of Stonestreet. Cavorting was barren last year, but has a 2-year-old pony named Judge Miller, Clairiere’s biological brother, whom Stonestreet sold last year for $550,000 at KEESEP to Muir Hut Stables. Cavorting was bred to Into Mischief this spring.
SILVERBULLETDAY S., $145,500, Fair Grounds, 1-22, 3yo, f, 1m 70y, 1:43.93, ft.
first-LA CRETE, 122, f, 3, by Medaglia d’Oro
Dam One: Cavorting (MGISW, $2,063,000), by Bernardini
2nd dam: Walking Girl, by Carson City
3rd Dam: Promenade Colony, of Pleasant Colony
TYPE 1 BLACK WIN. O-Stonestreet Stables LLC;
B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Steven M.
Asmussen; J-Joel Rosario. $90,000. Lifetime record: 2-2-0-0,
$159,460. * 1/2 for Clairiere (Curlin), GISW, $1,290.992.
2-Fannie and Freddie, 122, f, 3, Malibu Moon – Connie and
Michael, by Roman Ruler. ($150,000 Ylg ’20 KEESEP).
O-Columbine Stable LLC; B-Betz / J.Betz / Burns / Camaquiki
/C.Kidder/et al (KY); T-Albert M. Stall, $30,000.
3–Bernabreezy, 122, f, 3, Bernardini – Super Allison, by Super
Saver. ($25,000 Ylg ’20 KEESEP; $40,000 2yo ’21 FTFMAR;
US$100,000 2yo ’21 EASMAY). TYPE 1 BLACK. O-Nelson
McMakin & Aaron Kennedy; B-Machmer Hall, Tamme . Valley
Farm & Godolphin (KY); T-Matt A. Shirer. $15,000.
Margins: 1, 2HF, HD. Odds: 1.10, 3.40, 5.80.
Also Ran: Candy Raid, Miss Chamita, Sweet as Pie.
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