Jace Street (c, 2, Quality Sugar–Out Post, by Silver Vice), Keeneland’s September purchase of $510,000, put on a screening at Ellis Park Saturday afternoon en route to ‘Rising star TDN’ honour.
Bay worked four times in: 48 2/5 (2/90) at Brad Cox’s Churchill Downs base on July 29 and was downgraded to a 7-5 bias while being dragged outside at post ninth against this group of deep looks.
He trailed outside in third place despite an opening half with a score of 22.47, showing audacity under confident handling while winning a wide treble in the second leg for the home team and Impressive performance in the long run while finishing to win by 6 1/4 lengths. Second boot Keep (Bayern) came in second.
This is the 13th ‘Rising Star’ Because Quality Sugar.
The heavily staked Out Post, from the same female family as champions Silverbulletday (Deputy Silver) and GISW Forest Secrets (Forest Wildcat), brought in $250,000 from breeder Richard Santulli as an avid KEESEP. After producing a movie by Curlin This year, the winner’s dam was built again Quality Sugar.
Jace’s Road was bred on a similar cross (Quality Sugar x Undersecretary) as champion Abel Tasman and GISW Spring Quality.
The winning co-owner of West Point Thoroughbreds is also represented by Promising debut winner and $500,000 upon graduation from the Battle of Normandy FTSAUG (City of light) in the opening card on Saratoga’s Whitney card.
3rd-Ellis, $60.170, Msw8-6, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.80, ft, 6 1/4 lengths.
JACE’S ROAD, c, 2, by Quality Sugar
First Smash: Out Post (MSP, $203,690), by Silver Vice
Beat 2: Secret Wildcat, by Forest Wildcat
3rd dam: Secrets of the garden, change over time
Sales history: $510,000 Ylg ’21 KEESEP. Lifetime record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click to view Equibase.com chart or Equineline.com catalog-style genealogy for free.
O-West Point Thoroughbreds & Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Colts LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.
