Juliet Foxtrot (GB) Leads All the Way to Win Coolmore Jenny Wiley

Posted On 11 Apr 2021

By Amy Owens —-

Owner Juddmonte Farms earns prestigious Keeneland Pitcher for success at track

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LEXINGTON, KY (April 10, 2021) – Juddmonte Farms’ homebred Juliet Foxtrot (GB) took the lead out of the gate and cruised to a 2-length victory over Tamahere (FR) to win the 33rd running of the $300,000 Coolmore Jenny Wiley (G1) for fillies and mares on a soggy Saturday afternoon at Keeneland.

The performance marked the 16th graded stakes victory at Keeneland for Juddmonte. In honor of the historic milestone, Juddmonte received a Keeneland Pitcher as part of Keeneland’s signature Milestone Trophy Program. Juddmonte becomes the fourth owner to win a Keeneland Pitcher.

It is the fourth victory in the race for Juddmonte, whose previous triumphs came with Tates Creek in 2002 and Intercontinental (GB) in 2004 and 2005.

Trained by Brad Cox and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, Juliet Foxtrot covered the 1 1/16 miles on a yielding turf course in 1:44.51. It is the first victory in the race for Cox and Gaffalione and was the third winner of the afternoon for Cox.

Gaffalione put Juliet Foxtrot right on the lead and led the field of six through fractions of :24.35, :49.45 and 1:13.72 with Tamahere tracking in second.

Juliet Foxtrot maintained a daylight margin into the stretch and never was threatened in the run down the lane.

The victory, the first Grade 1 for Juliet Foxtrot, was worth $180,000. A 6-year-old daughter of Dansili (GB) out of the King’s Best mare Kilo Alpha (GB), Juliet Foxtrot increased her earnings to $701,831 with a record of 20-6-2-3.

Sent off as the favorite, Juliet Foxtrot returned $5.40, $3.40 and $2.80. Tamahere, ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr., returned $4 and $3.20 and finished a neck in front of La Signare (FR), who paid $3.80 to show under John Velazquez.

It was another three-quarters of a length back to Etoile (FR), who was followed in order by Maxim Rate and Micheline.

King Fury Scores 18-1 Upset in Stonestreet Lexington

Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm’s King Fury split horses nearing the top of the stretch and drew off to post a 2 3/4-length victory over Unbridled Honor in the 39th running of the $200,000 Stonestreet Lexington (G3) for 3-year-olds.

Trained by Kenny McPeek and ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., King Fury covered the 1 1/16 miles on a sloppy track in 1:43.50. It is the second victory in the race for McPeek, who saddled Senior Investment in 2017.

With the victory, King Fury picked up his first 20 points toward the May 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) Presented by Woodford Reserve. The Derby is limited to the top 20 point earners that pass the entry box and the 20 points is not in the top 20.

Unbridled Honor picked up eight points for running second to boost his total 13. Starrininmydreams picked up his first four points for third, and Proxy added two points for finishing fourth to boost his total to 36.

The trio of Noble Reflection, Swiftsure and Bezos raced through early fractions of :22.39, :45.87 and 1:11.30 as Hernandez gave King Fury a ground-saving trip in midpack. Approaching the far turn, Bezos dropped out of contention as King Fury began a move on the inside and Starrininmydreams moved three-wide.

At the five-sixteenths pole, King Fury split Noble Reflection and Swiftsure and surged to the lead at the quarter pole and was not threatened in the run to the finish line.

King Fury is a Kentucky-bred son of Curlin out of the Flatter mare Taris. The victory was worth $120,000 and increased his earnings to $262,739 with a record of 6-3-0-0.

King Fury returned $38.40, $18.80 and $10.20. Unbridled Honor, ridden by Julien Leparoux, returned $15.80 and $8 and finished 2¼ lengths in front of Starrininmydreams, who paid $5.80 to show under Luis Saez.

It was another length back to Proxy, who was followed in order by Noble Reflection, It’s My House, Swiftsure, Hockey Dad and Bezos.

Silver Dust Holds on to Win Ben Ali

Tom Durant’s Silver Dust eased by pacesetting Sprawl after a prolonged stretch duel and then had enough to hold off odds-on favorite Night Ops by a half-length to win the 90th running of the $150,000 Ben Ali (G3) for older horses.

Trained by Bret Calhoun and ridden by Adam Beschizza, Silver Dust covered the 1 1/8 miles on a sloppy track in 1:50.21 to pick up his fourth Grade 3 victory.

Sprawl took the lead out of the gate in the field of five with Silver Dust tracking just off his flank through fractions of :23.79, :47.63 and 1:12.32. On the far turn, Silver Dust drew on even terms but could not push past until deep stretch.

Once clear of that rival, Silver Dust held off first Beau Luminarie and then Night Ops with the field separated by less than a length at the wire.

The victory was worth $90,000 and increased Silver Dust’s earnings to $975,677 with a record of 33-7-7-5. A Keeneland sales graduate, Silver Dust is a 7-year-old Kentucky-bred son of Tapit out of the Hard Spun mare Filare l’Oro.

Silver Dust returned $11.20, $4.40 and $2.40 as the third choice. Favored Night Ops, ridden by Javier Castellano, returned $2.80 and $2.10 and finished a neck in front of second choice Beau Luminarie, who paid $2.40 to show under Luis Saez.

Sprawl finished another nose back in fourth and a nose ahead of Treasure Trove.

Change of Control Wins Giant’s Causeway to Give Trainer Lovell 500th Victory

Horseshoe Racing’s Change of Control roared past even-money favorite Into Mystic inside the sixteenth pole to win the 24th running of the $100,000 Giant’s Causeway (L) for fillies and mares by a length.

Trained by Michelle Lovell and ridden by Colby Hernandez, Change of Control covered the 5½ furlongs on a yielding turf course in 1:04.48. The triumph marked the first Keeneland stakes victories for Hernandez and Lovell and was the 500th career victory for Lovell, who began training in 2003.

Elle Z set the pace down the backstretch with Into Mystic running third along the rail. Going into the far turn, Irad Ortiz Jr. sent Into Mystic inside of Elle Z and opened up at the top of the stretch.

Change of Control, racing mid pack early, swung five wide into the stretch for clear running and caught Into Mystic late.

The victory was worth $60,000 and improved Change of Control’s bankroll to $413,939 with a record of 25-6-5-5. A Keeneland sales graduate, Change of Control is a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Fed Biz out of the Quiet American mare America’s Blossom.

Change of Control returned $19.80, $6 and $3.40. Into Mystic returned $3.20 and $2.40 and finished 4½ lengths in front of Jakarta, who paid $2.80 to show under Luis Saez.

It was another neck back to In Good Spirits, who was followed in order by Fashionable Lady, Elle Z and Oooh Barracuda.

Racing continues Sunday with a nine-race program beginning at 1:05 p.m.

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John D. Gunther’s homebred Stage Raider, a 3-year-old half-brother to undefeated 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify, won Saturday’s 11th and final race in impressive fashion. Ridden by Irad Ortiz Jr. for trainer Chad Brown, the colt by Pioneer of the Nile won the 7-furlong race by 10¾ lengths in 1:22.62 on a sloppy (sealed) track. Stage Raider was the 9-5 favorite while making his second career start.

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