Bradley Thoroughbreds, Belmar Racing and Breeding, LLC, Cambron Equine LLC, and Team Hanley’s Haughty went right to the lead in Saturday’s $200,000 Lake Placid Stakes (G2) at Saratoga and never looked back, holding off the late runners and scoring by three quarters of a length. It’s the second stakes win for the 3-year-old filly by Empire Maker, purchased for $310,000 out of the Julie Davies consignment at the 2021 OBS Spring Sale after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 flat. Trained by Chad Brown, she’s now 6-3-0-2 and has earned $351,200 t date. watch her under tack video Spring Sale walking video
Friends of Ed Racing Stable’s Tone It Up, last in the early going of Sunday’s $99,000 Century Casino Oaks, gained ground on the turn, closed on the inside down the stretch and was best by a neck at the wire. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old daughter of Tonalist, trained by David Nicholson, now 12-3-3-0 with $95,240 in earnings. The two-time OBS graduate went through the ring at the 2021 Spring Sale and then was purchased for $50,000 at the 2021 June Sale out of the Bobby Dodd consignment after breezing an Under Tack quarter in :21 4/5. watch her under tack video June Sale walking video