Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Casalu (Caracaro – Key d’Oro, by Medaglia d’Oro) rallied to take charge of Santa Anita’s $100,000 Blue Norther Stakes at the top of the stretch and cruised to victory by a length and a half, with fellow OBS graduate Schilflied (Mendelssohn – Part of the Charm, by Tapit) closing to finish second. It’s the first stakes win for the 2-year-old graded stakes placed daughter of Caracaro, purchased for $775,000 out of the Global Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2024 OBS Spring Sale after speeding an Under Tack quarter in: 20 2/5. Trained by Bob Baffert, she’s now 7-2-2-1 and has earned $174,546. breeze/walk video
OBS grads also ran one-two in Aqueduct’s $100,00 Alex M. Robb Stakes, with LSU Stables’ Bank Frenzy (Central Banker – Storm Now, by Tiznow) chasing Doc Sullivan (Solomini – Queen Frostine, by Giant’s Causeway) down the stretch and catching him at the wire, scoring by a nose. It’s the second stakes victory for the 4-year-old son of Central Banker, consigned to the 2022 OBS Spring Sale by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent for Chester & Mary Broman, and sold for $110,000 after breezing an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5. Trained by Rudy Rodriguez, he’s now 14-6-5-0 and has earned $424,170. watch his under tack video Spring Sale walking video