Taking command on the outside turning for home, Spendthrift Farm’s Goodall (Yaupon-Moon Over Mag Bay, by Malibu Moon) drew off to a 4 ½-length victory in the $150,000 Purple Martin Stakes at Oaklawn Park March 14, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.
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Ridden by Erik Asmussen, Goodall prevailed over fellow OBS grad River Wind and covered six furlongs over a fast track in 1:08.78, besting the previous stakes record (1:09.01), set in 2021 by Pretty Birdie.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Goodall was purchased by Spendthrift for $525,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Tom McCrocklin after breezing in :20 2/5.
At Turfway Park on March 14, Bradley Thoroughbreds, Gainesway Stable, Laura Leigh Stable, Scott Estes, and Cambron Equine’s Lithe Spirit (Speightstown – Spooky Woods, by Ghostzapper) prevailed in $125,000 Queen Stakes for the second year in a row.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Lithe Spirit won both the Wishing Well Stakes and Queen Stakes at Turfway last season. She was purchased by Bradley Thoroughbreds for $485,000 from the Scanlon Training & Sales consignment at the 2023 OBS Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training after breezing in :9 3/5.
At Colonial Downs March 14, St. Elias Stable, WSS Racing, Turf Express and Stefania Farms’ Eunomia (Tiz the Law-Speedy Vanessa, by American Pharoah) stalked and pounced to win the second division of the $100,000 Sandy Bottom Stakes.
Making her third start since joining Saffie Joseph Jr.’s barn, Eunomia bided her time before surging past the leader in mid-stretch and holding firmly to win by 2 ¾ lengths.
Eunomia was purchased for $190,000 by Jewel Box Racing 2 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the Niall Brennan consignment after galloping during the under-tack show.