Danny J. Chen’s Yorkiepoo Princess took the lead at the start of Aqueduct’s $100, 000 Furlough Stakes on Thanksgiving Day and was never headed, opening a big lead and coasting home a winner by 2-2/4 lengths. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Kantharos, trained by Edward Barker, now 5-2-0-0 with $94,811 in earnings. She’s a two time OBS graduate, sold by Summerfield (Francis & Barbara Vanlangendonck), Agent, at the 2015 August Sale before she was purchased by Mr. Chen for $8,000 out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment at the 2016 April Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. watch her under tack video
MMG Stables’ Undulated was still last of five a furlong from home in Sunday’s $125,000 Swynford Stakes at Woodbine, but the 2-year-old colt by Curlin turned in a strong late run and was up in the final yards to win his first stakes race by three quarters of a length. Now 3-2-1-0 for trainer Cathal Lynch, he has earned $93,263 to date. Consigned by Thoroughbred Champions Training Center LLC, Agent, to the 2016 OBS March Sale, he sped a quarter in :21 flat before he was sold to MMG for $625,000. watch his under tack video
John Sadler’s Rockport Kat tried stakes company for the first time in the $75,000 Zia Park Sprint Stakes, rallied to take charge at the eighth pole and drew off smartly from there to a 3-1/2 length victory. It’s the second win in six starts this year for the 5-year-old gelding by Rockport Harbor, trained by his owner, leaving him with a 10-4-0-0 record and earnings of $141,305. He was consigned to the 2014 OBS April Sale by Southern Chase Farm (Greg & Karen Dodd), Agent, where he breezed a quarter in :21 4/5 at the Under Tack Show. watch his under tack video