Zedan Racing Stables’ Brant (Gun Runner-Tynan, by Liam’s Map), who set an all-time OBS record when he sold for $3 million at the 2025 March Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, lived up to his lofty billing when he bested five rivals in the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Futurity at Del Mar on Sept. 7, headlining the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.
wins the Del Mar Futurity. (Benoit photo)
In his second career start, the son of Gun Runner made the lead out of the gate, retained his position around the turn, then met a challenge from stablemate and fellow OBS grad Desert Gate through the lane. The gray colt would not be denied, however, winning by one length to give Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his 19th victory in the Futurity.
“I think he was ready for the day,” winning jockey Flavien Prat told the Del Mar publicity team. “When we broke, he was very quick, he was very comfortable. He took a nice breather around the turn and we made it to the finish line.”
Brant was consigned to the OBS March Sale by Eddie Woods and lit up the board in record-setting fashion after breezing in :9 3/5, the fastest time of any horse in the March catalogue.
$3 million at the 2025 OBS March Sale
(OBS Photo/Penelope P. Miller)
At Kentucky Downs on Sept. 6, Shisospicy (Mitole – Mischief Galore, by Into Mischief) showed no ill-effects in her first start since a trip to Royal Ascot June 20 for the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup as she captured the $2 million Music City by three lengths over her Jose D’Angelo-trained stablemate and fellow OBS grad Cloe.
Shisospicy, co-owned by Morplay Racing and Qatar Racing, improved her career record to five wins from eight starts with $1,570,270 in earnings. D’Angelo said that Shisospicy will run in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, where she will face older males.
Shisospicy was offered at the 2024 OBS April sale by Hartley/DeRenzo where she was an RNA after breezing in :9 3/5.
One day later at Kentucky Downs, Midway Racing’s favored Street Beast (Street Sense-Flower Party (IRE), by Duke of Marmalade (IRE)) became the second horse to win twice at the seven-day meet with a seven-length victory in the $1 million Juvenile Mile Sept. 7.
Street Beast won Kentucky Downs’ opening-day $250,000 allowance race and he now has earnings of $760,644, of which $741,400 came at Kentucky Downs. Street Beast was purchased from the Eddie Woods consignment for $85,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale by bloodstock agent Davant Latham, whose partnership races in the name of Midway Racing, after breezing in :10 2/5.
At Gulfstream Park Sept. 6, stakes winner Lennilu (Leinster – Lulu’s Pom Pom, by Pomeroy) got her nose down on the wire to win the $100,000 Desert Vixen Stakes. Trained by Patrick Biancone and co-owned by Amy Dunne, Caitlin Dunne, Brenda Miley, Jean Wilkinson, Hoffman Family Racing, Tranquility Lake Farm, Maury Harrington and Christopher Harrington, Lennilu covered a fast main track in a stakes-record 1:10.72 for her third win from four career starts.
Lennilu was purchased by Glencrest Farm for $23,000 from the Abbie Road Farm consignment at the 2024 OBS Winter Mixed Sale.
At Colonial Downs Sept. 6, Augustin Stable’s As Catch Can (Mo Town – Just A Catch, by Justin Phillip) rallied up the rail to upset the field in the $250,000 Old Dominion Oaks. Trained by Jonathan Thomas, As Catch Can earned her first stakes score as she prevailed by three-quarters of a length.
As Catch Can was purchased for $210,000 by Donato Lanni, agent from the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.
The Colonial Downs card on Sept. 6 also saw JAL Racing’s Doncho (Mo Town – Sassy Redhead, by Henny Hughes), the world-record holder for 5½-furlongs, lead gate-to-wire to take the $150,000 Da Hoss Stakes in a photo finish.
Trained by Michelle Lovell, the 4-year-old Mo Town gelding notched his second stakes score en route to earning his fifth career win. Consigned by GOP Racing Stable Corp., Agent, to the 2023 OBS June Sale, Doncho was purchased by his owners for $72,000 after breezing in :9 4/5.
At Hastings on Sept. 6, Avana (Vino Rosso- Revealing Moment, by After Market) overcame tepid fractions to take the $50,000 Delta Colleen and notch her fourth consecutive win. Owned by Peter Redekop and trained by Barbara Heads, the daughter of Vino Rosso was purchased by Mike Ryan, agent for $150,000 out of the consignment of Cary Frommer at the 2023 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 2/5.
At Thistledown on Sept. 4, Carl R. Moore Management LLC’s Generous Lover (Bolt d’Oro – Hula Skirt, by Dixie Union) recorded a 6 3/4-length victory in the $75,000 Michael G. Mackey Memorial Angenora Stakes. Trained by Joe Sharp, the reigning Ohio-bred horse of the year was purchased for $175,000 out of the SBM Training and Sales consignment at the 2022 OBS Spring Sale after breezing in :10 flat.
The past week also saw OBS sponsor the Korea Cup (G3) and Korea Sprint (G3), both of which are Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In (WAYI)” races for the Championships at Del Mar Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Korea Cup offered a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) with the Korea Sprint winner earning a free berth into the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1). OBS graduate Chancheng Glory finished second in the Korea Cup.
The week also saw Magna Victor (Maxfield-Eyeinthesky, by Sky Mesa), who was purchased for $1 million by Mitsumasa Nakauchida from the Wavertree consignment at the 2025 OBS March Sale, win by 10 lengths at Hanshin in a 1,400m race on the dirt.