Just For Fun Stable LLC’s Decisive Moment took the lead at the start in Sunday’s $200, 800 Presque Isle Mile Stakes and stubbornly kept it the whole way, holding off a late run in the final yards and winning by a head. It’s the fourth stakes win for the 6-year-old Florida-bred horse by With Distinction, now 34-5-7-4 with $908,556 in earnings. Consigned by Derby Dreams, Agent, to the 2010 OBS April Sale, he sped three eighths in :33 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch his under tack video
Savino A. Capilupi’s Nicky’s Brown Miss was a maiden going into Saturday’s $199,667 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes, but came home a stakes winner, rallying past her rivals in the stretch and drawing away to a 2-3/4 length victory. Third in Monmouth’s Colleen Stakes last time out, the 2-year-old Big Brown filly is now 5-1-0-2 and has earned $133,180. Consigned by Mayberry Farm, Agent, to the 2014 OBS March Sale, she breezed and eighth in :10 1/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch her under tack video
John L. Moirano, Monty Foss and Steven Wecker’s Dunn Listening also chose a stakes race for her first victory, coming from well off the pace with a sustained late run to win Saturday’s $141,675 Lady Finger Stakes at Finger Lakes by a head. Purchased by trainer Gary Contessa for $30,000 at the 2014 OBS April Sale after working an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5, the 2-year-old filly by Intidab is now 2-1-0-0 and has earned $88,655. watch her under tack video
Destiny Oaks of Ocala LLC’s Quality Rocks is two for two and a stakes winner leading a 1-2-3 OBS sweep of Saturday’s $100,000 Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes, scoring by 3-1/2 lengths over Sarah Sis (June ’14), with Happy to Go (August ’13, October ’12) checking in third. The 2-year-old Florida-bred filly by Rock Hard Ten, consigned by Woodford Thoroughbreds, Agent, to the 2013 OBS August Sale, has earned $76,200 to date. Selected Sale conformation photo
West Point Thoroughbreds’ Toasting was last of five early in the $98,000 Sky Beauty Stakes at Belmont on Sunday, but rallied on the outside after turning for home, made the lead at the eighth pole than eased away from there to a 1-1/2 length victory. It’s the second stakes win for the 4-year-old graded stakes placed Florida-bred daughter of Congrats purchased for $175,000 out of the Eddie Woods consignment at the 2012 OBS March Sale after she worked an eighth in :10 2/5 at the Under Tack Show. The win leaves her with a 21-5-3-5 record and $534,135 in earnings. watch her under tack video
Pinnacle Racing Stable LLC, R. Norman, Roger L. Justice & H. Jack Hendricks’ My Point Exactly, fresh off a maiden special victory at Gulfstream in August, shipped to Louisiana Downs for Saturday’s $75,000 Sunday Silence Stakes, stayed close to the pace, closed with late rush and got up late to win by a neck. The 2-year-old Florida-bred colt by Concord Point, purchased out of the Eddie Woods consignment at the 2014 OBS April Sale after speeding a quarter in :21 3/5 at the Under Tack Show, is now 4-2-0-0 and has earned $72,220. watch his under tack video
Pinnacle, Hendricks and Justice struck again two races later at Louisiana Downs with Naval Command, who tried turf for the first time in the $75,000 Happy Ticket Stakes. The 2-year-old Florida-bred filly by Midshipman tracked the leader, took over in the stretch and scored her first stakes win by a head, leaving her with a 4-3-1-0 record and $109,250 in earnings. A two time OBS graduate, she was first sold by breeder Woodford Thoroughbreds at the 2013 August Yearling Sale. Consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, to the 2014 April Sale, she brought $60,000 after working an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. watch her under tack video Selected Sale conformation photo