West Point Thoroughbreds’ Jaxon Traveler (Munnings – Listen Boy) was much the best in the $100,000 Zia Park Sprint Stakes on Tuesday, taking command on the turn and drawing away down the stretch to score by 5-1/2 lengths. It’s the fifth stakes win for the 5-year-old son of Munnings, trained by Steve Asmussen, now 25-7-7-5 with $675,999 in earnings. After breezing an Under Tack eighth in:10 flat at the 2020 OBS Spring Sale, he was purchased for $140,000 out of the Grassroots Training & Sales consignment by L.E.B., Agent for West Point Thoroughbreds, Inc. watch his under tack video Spring Sale walking video
Steve Asmussen also sent out L. William Heiligbrodt, Corinne Heiligbrodt and Jackpot Farm’s Topsy (Bee Jersey – Secretariat Humor) in the $100,000 Zia Park Distaff Stakes, and the 3-year-old graded stakes placed daughter of Bee Jersey rallied to take the lead inside the final furlong and won by a length. Now 10-4-2-0 after her first stakes victory, she has earned $220,363 to date. Consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, to the 2022 OBS March Sale, she was sold for $225,000 after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :9 4/5. watch her under tack videoMarch Sale walking video