Gary Barber’s Conquest Panthera relaxed off the early pace in Woodbine’s $175, 000 Play the King Stakes (G2), circled horses on the turn to reach contention turning for home, then ran down the leader in the final yards to win by a neck. It’s the first stakes win for the 5-year-old gelding by Kitten’s Joy, trained by Mark Casse, now 10-4-0-3 with $250,016 in earnings. After breezing an eighth in :10 flat at the Under Tack Show prior to the 2014 OBS March Sale, he was purchased out of the Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds consignment for $475,000. watch his under tack video
Ike and Dawn Thrash’s Kelly’s Humor is two for two and a stakes winner after rallying from well off the pace in Sunday’s $75,000 Ellis Park Debutante Stakes, taking charge inside the sixteenth pole and scoring by a length. Consigned by Stuart Morris, Agent to the 2016 OBS August Selected Yearling sale, the 2-year-old daughter of Midnight Lute was sold for $35,000. Selected Sale Conformation photo
Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. and Imaginary Stables’ Nikki My Darling led from flag fall to finish in Saturday’s $75,000 Pay the Man Stakes at Thistledown, drawing away in the stretch to win by eight lengths. That’s two straight stakes wins for the 3-year-old daughter of Creative Cause, trained by Jeffrey Radosevich, who now boasts three stakes victories, an 11-6-1-0 career record $226,533 in earnings. She was purchased for $100,000 out of the Tom McCrocklin consignment at the 2016 OBS March Sale after speeding a quarter in :21 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch her under tack video