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Practical Dream captures Del Mar’s Desi Arnaz Stakes

Practical Dream Benoit photo

Leslie A. Amestoy, Pierre Jean Amestoy, Jr. and Roger K. Beasley’s Practical Dream (Practical Joke – Imforeal) took the lead at the start of Del Mar’s $100,000 Desi Arnaz Stakes on Saturday and never looked back en route to a 1-1/4 length victory over fellow OBS graduate Silent Law (Tiz the Law – Southern Silence). Tim Yakteen trains the 2-year-old filly by Practical Joke, who scored her first stakes win and left with a 3-2-1-0 record and earnings of $123,486. Consigned by Tom McCrocklin, Agent, to the 2024 OBS Spring Sale, she was sold for $210,000 after breezing an Under Tack quarter in :20 4/5. walk/breeze video

Mrs Worldwide Angelo Lieto photo

 Flying Dutchmen Breeding and Racing LLC’s Mrs Worldwide (Global Campaign – Scatmeifucan) led a 1-2-3 OBS sweep of Gulfstream’s $65,000 Juvenile Fillies Sprint Stakes on Saturday, taking command a quarter mile out and scoring by a length and three quarters over fellow OBS graduate Volatiled (Volatile – Sonja’s Angel), with Bella Cleopatra (Vekoma – Bella Alacita) checking in third. It’s the first stakes victory for the 2-year-old daughter of Global Campaign, purchased for $100,000 out of the Dynasty Thoroughbred consignment at the 2024 OBS March Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :9 4/5. Trained by Brian Lynch, she has compiled a 5-2-0-2 record and earned $79,700.  walk/breeze video

With the Angels Adam Coglianese

 Winning Move Stable, John C. Oxley, Lady Sheila Stable, Rideau Racers LLC and Sanford H. Robbins LLC’s unbeaten With the Angels (Omaha Beach – Sister Margaret) made it four for four with a two length victory in Aqueduct’s $100,00 Key Cents Stakes on Saturday. Rated off the pace after two frontrunning stakes wins, the 2-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach turned for home with work to do,  but charged to the lead a furlong from home and was going away at the wire. She’s a three-time stakes winner for trainer Linda Rice and has earned $283,250. After turning in an Under Tack eighth in :9 4/5, she was purchased out of the Wavertree Stables consignment by Justin Casse, Agent, at the 2024 OBS Spring Sale for $350,000.    breeze/walk video   

Mary T. Self’s No More Options (Frac Daddy – Stoney Miss) broke alertly at the start of Woodbine’s $100,000 Lake Ontario Stakes on Sunday, tracked the leader into the turn, took over turning for home and eased away to win by 2-3/4 lengths. It’s the second stakes win for the 3-year-old son of Frac Daddy, trained by Zeljko Krcmar, leaving him with a 14-5-0-4 career record and earnings of $239,064. Consigned to the 2023 OBS Spring Sale by Sterling Thoroughbreds, he went through the ring after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 3/5.  watch his under tack video              Spring Sale walking video