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Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman’s Miss Monica (Early Voting – Lipstikliesnlovers, by American Pharoah) stamped herself a contender for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Keeneland in October when she captured the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Debutante at Del Mar Sept. 5, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

The dark bay or brown daughter of Early Voting assumed command and drew off for a 6 ¼ length victory for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert.

“We had a great post and she was able to put herself into a good spot. (Jockey) J.J. Hernandez rode her with a lot of confidence,” Baffert told Del Mar publicity. “We know going seven-eighths is demanding but at the three-eighths pole you could tell she was cruising and she went to the lead on her own. She’s that good of a filly.”

Miss Monica was purchased by her owners for $850,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Hoppel consignment after breezing in :20 2/5.

OBS graduates also enjoyed international success this past week with Kentucky-bred Dragon Welds (Frosted-Little Dipper, by Eskendereya) prevailing in the Sept. 6 Korea Sprint (G3) sponsored by OBS at Seoul Racecourse. Trained by Hideaki Fujiwara, Dragon Welds earned a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Sprint as part of the “Win and You’re In” program.

Dragon Welds was purchased by T B Bloodstock at the 2024 OBS April Sale for $150,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Saratoga Sept. 5, Lawana and Robert Low’s Liam’s Law (Colonel Liam-Quickasakitten, by Kitten’s Joy) made every pole a winning one to make the grade in the Grade 3, $225,000 With Anticipation.

Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the son of Colonel Liam proved best over stablemate Bold Leadership in a compact field of three. He was a $120,000 purchase by his owners from the 2026 OBS March Sale out of the Ocala Stud consignment where he breezed in :21 2/5.

The Sep. 6 card at Saratoga saw Mashallah (Maxfield-All in With Aces, by Quiet American) put forth a much-the-best score in the Grade 3, $225,000 Prioress.

Trained by Brendan Walsh for JR Ranch, Mashallah entered from a frontrunning romp in the seven-furlong Tyson Gilpin on August 1 at Colonial Downs in her stakes debut. She was purchased by Marquee Bloodstock, agent for $1.25 million at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Woodbine Sept. 5, Ironhorse Racing Stable and T-N-T Equine Holding’s Tomasello (Authentic – Dakota Queen, by War Front) came off the shelf and prevailed in gritty fashion to earn his first graded win in the $175,000 Singspiel Stakes (G3).

Racing for the first time since early July, Mark Casse-trained Tomasello scored by a determined half-length. Tomasello was purchased by Thomas and Mitchell Bloodstock for $125,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Golden Rock Thoroughbreds after breezing in :21 1/5.

At Gulfstream Park Sept. 5, K. Johnston Racing, Michael and Jules Iavarone and Hopeless Stables’ Sum of Success (Win Win Win- All Summed Up, by In Summation) kept his perfect record intact with a 5 ¼-length victory in the $150,000 FHBPA Express Tour Stakes.

Trained by Bobby Dibona, Sum of Success has notched his three wins by 24 ¼ combined lengths. He was purchased by Dibona for $165,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne) consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

The Sept. 5 card at Gulfstream also saw Averill Racing’s R Island Jewel (Awesome Slew—Hello Juliet, by Adios Charlie) emerge from a three-way battle up front with the lead to score a 6 ¼-length triumph in the $150,000 FHBPA Three Ring.

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., R Island Jewel was purchased by her owner for $90,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale after breezing in :21 2/5.

At Saratoga on Sept. 4, Velora (Yaupon—Scadadle, by Scat Daddy) remained undefeated with an impressive 2 1/4-length score in the $200,000 Seeking the Ante. Trained by Linda Rice for Winning Move Stable, Sabby Racing, IEE Racing, Sanford Robbins and Silverwood Stables, Velora was purchased by Kimmel/Sallusto, agent on behalf of her owners for $300,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Del Mar on Sept. 6, Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman’s Desert Gate (Omaha Beach-Theogony, by Curlin) added another stakes win to his resume when he won the $125,000 Shared Belief Stakes by 5½ lengths for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. The son of Omaha Beach was purchased by his owners for $260,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Navas Equine consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

On the same card at Del Mar, Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures’ Vanta (Greatest Honour—Goodn’ready, by More Than Ready) remained perfect with a 2 1/2-length victory in the $100,000 Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf Stakes for trainer Jeff Mullins.

Vanta was purchased by her owners for $370,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale from the Golden Rock Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Kentucky Downs Sept. 6, May Day Ready (Tapit-Nemoralia, by More Than Ready) prevailed in what became a match race after four entrants scratched, winning the $500,000 One Dreamer Stakes by 4 1/2 lengths over Miwa. Trained by Richard Mandella for owner KatieRich Stables, the graded stakes winning daughter of Tapit was purchased by her owners for $325,000 out of the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 flat.

At Kentucky Downs on Sept. 7, Dahman’s Bottas (Vekoma- Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid) won the $1.75 million Gun Runner Stakes by 1 1/4 lengths for trainer Miguel Clement, besting fellow OBS grad Conducted. The victory pushed the multiple graded stakes winning son of Vekoma past $1 million in career earnings.

Bottas was a $300,000 purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Paul Sharp after breezing in :10 1/5.

The Labor Day card at Kentucky Downs also saw Citrus Springs (Olympiad—California Spirit, by Tale of the Cat) prevail in the $750,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies Stakes in her stateside debut. Trained by Joseph O’Brien for owner Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Citrus Springs sold to Justin Casse/Carriganog for $300,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale from the RiceHorse Stable consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Colonial Downs Sept. 7, Just a Touch (Justify—Touching Beauty, by Tapit) won the $150,000 Colonial Cup Stakes by a head for owners Qatar Racing LLC and Marc Detampel. Trained by Brad Cox, 5-year-old son of Justify was purchased by Fergus Galvin, agent for $300,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Scanlon Training & Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

Klaravich Stables’ Fully Subscribed (Tiz the Law-Sweetbaby, by Candy Ride (ARG)) added a top-level victory to her accomplished resume when she uncorked a monster performance to annex the Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign over fellow OBS grad Scottish Lassie at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 29, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

In addition to earning her first Grade 1 victory, the daughter of Tiz the Law earned a “Win and You’re In” fees-paid berth into the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Distaff in October at Keeneland.

“Very gratifying. She’s always trained super, like a Grade 1 quality filly,” winning trainer Chad Brown told NYRA publicity. “(She) came up a little bit short to start the season, but she’s kept improving slowly and steadily, and she’s a high-quality race mare. I’m so happy. She got to show her stuff and show what she can really do.”

Fully Subscribed came into the Personal Ensign off a victory in the Grade 2 Shuvee at Saratoga on July 24. She was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale by her owner for $300,000 from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Charles Town on Aug. 28, Paradise Farms Corp. and Case Chambers’ Willy D’s (Lookin At Lucky-Boston Mine, by Mineshaft) prevailed in the $1 million Charles Town Classic (G2), making himself a millionaire as he improved his career bankroll to $1.5 million.

Trained by Mike Maker, Willy D’s was purchased for $60,000 by Greg Compton, agent for Danny W. Brown at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Woodside Ranch consignment after breezing in :22 1/5.

At Fairmount Park Aug. 29, Panic Stable’s Sharons Beach (Omaha Beach—Cosmic Code, by Into Mischief) won the $250,000 St. Louis Derby by a half-length, marking the first stakes win for the 3-year-old gelding. Trained by Jonathan Thomas, Sharons Beach was purchased by his owner at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 out of the Randy Miles consignment after breezing in :21 2/5.

At Kentucky Downs Aug. 29, Doubledown Stables’ Mid American (Epicenter—Wampum Girl, by Exchange Rate) solidified a strong turf maiden win with a victory in the $750,000 Juvenile Sprint, becoming the first stakes winner for his first-crop sire Epicenter. Trained by James P. DiVito, Mid American was purchased by DiVito as agent for $180,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Navas Equine consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Gulfstream Park Aug. 29, Robert Wayne Jacobs and Dwight Puckett’s To the Eastside (Enticed—G Miracle, by Drosselmeyer) led every step of the way in the $100,000 Benny the Bull Handicap to earn his and trainer Andrea Puckett’s first career stakes triumph.

The gelded 5-year-old son of Enticed was purchased by Andi Puckett for $3,000 at the 2022 OBS October Yearling Sale from the Abbie Road consignment.

At Kentucky Downs Aug. 30, Holy Cow Stable’s Seneca Park (Golden Pal–Wendy Wow, by Invasor (ARG)) won the $750,000 Untapable Stakes by a neck, becoming the first stakes winner for her sire Golden Pal. Bred in Kentucky by Southern Comfort Farm, Seneca Park was purchased by her owners for $70,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment at the 2026 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 flat.

Wesley Ward-trained Bacio (Maclean’s Music – Katie’s Kiss, by Kantharos) shipped to England and took down several of Europe’s top turf sprinters in the Aug. 21 Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) at York Racecourse, earning a fees-paid berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Keeneland in October and leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

Bacio won two of three starts during his juvenile campaign in 2025 and has gone a perfect 3-for-3 so far this season, twice shipping to England to defeat international competitors. The son of Maclean’s Music, who was bred in Kentucky by Torie Gladwell, Cincinnati Equine, Borrowdale, Knollwood Farm, and partners, took a handicap race during the Royal Ascot meeting in June and stepped up with aplomb against older competitors while making his group/graded debut in the Nunthorpe. 

Owned by My Racehorse/Gladwell/Dailey/Dejablu, Bacio was offered at the 2025 OBS March Sale by the Top Line Sales consignment but failed to meet his reserve after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Del Mar on Aug. 23, Proletariat (Raging Bull (FR)—Kodiak West (IRE), by Kodiac (GB)) made every pole a winner en route to a 1 ¼-length victory over fellow OBS graduate Bust Out in the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby.

Trained by Jeff Mullins for owners Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures, Proletariat was purchased at the 2025 OBS March Sale by his owners for $200,000 from the GOP Racing Stable consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Woodbine on Aug. 22, St. Elias Stable, BAG Racing Stables LLC, Turf Express, Inc and Watkins Diamond Stables LLC’s Reagan’s Flame (Flameaway – Mizzen Donald, by Mizzen Mast) made light work of a short field to take the $175,000 Seaway Stakes (G3) at the Toronto oval. ​ ​

Reagan’s Flame also enjoyed Woodbine success in early May, winning the Grade 3 Whimsical for new trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. She was purchased by dual classic winning trainer Cherie DeVaux for $185,000 at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Eddie Woods after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 21, KatieRich Stables’ Grade 1-winner Iron Orchard (Authentic- Onebrethatatime, by Brethren) flexed her class with a return to winning form in the $200,000 Fleet Indian, a nine-furlong test for sophomore New York-bred fillies. 

Trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, the daughter of Authentic previously captured the Grade 1 Frizette last October while under the care of trainer Danny Gargan. Iron Orchard was purchased by Bill Childs and Mark Stanton for $500,000 from the Grassroots Training and Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS April Sale where she breezed in :9 4/5.

At Parx Racing on Aug. 18, Micanopy (Uncle Chuck—Golden Horseshoe, by Belong to Me) scored the first stakes victory of his career in the $200,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, winning by 1 1/2 lengths. The 3-year-old gelding, trained by Michael Simone for owner Jane Perry, was offered at the 2025 OBS April Sale by the Journeyman Bloodstock Services consignment where he failed to meet his reserve after breezing in :21 4/5.

The Aug. 18 card at Parx also saw Fire Pit (Cairo Prince—True Martha, by Creative Cause) annex the $75,000 State Representative’s Sprint Stakes by three-quarters of a length. The victory gave the 4-year-old colt the first stakes win of his career. Trained by Guadalupe Preciado for owner Travin Stables, Fire Pit was purchased by his owner for $35,000 from the Randy Miles consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :10 2/5.

Kaleem Shah’s Stradale (Yaupon-Twitterpated, by Stormy Atlantic) secured his first turf and stakes victories in the $225,000 Mahony (G3) at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 16, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, the son of Yaupon had made his first eight starts on dirt.

“I think the break made the biggest difference today,” Scott Blasi, assistant to Asmussen, told NYRA publicity. “I think he likes to run a little closer like that. (Jockey) Jose (Ortiz) said when he jumped out of there like that, it gave him some confidence and then he was able to put him on the bridle. He finished up strong.”

Stradale was a $1.3 million purchase by his owner at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Gulfstream Park Aug. 10, K Johnston Racing, Michael and Jules Iavarone and Hopeless Stables’ Sum of Success (Win Win Win- All Summed Up, by In Summation) put away longshot stalker It’s Smoking leaving the far turn and opened up through the stretch to 11 ½-length victory in the $100,000 FHBPA In Summation Stakes.

Trained by Bobby Dibona, Sum of Success is a grandson of In Summation bred by Liz and Norman Wilson’s Oakleaf Farm in Ocala, Fla. He was purchased by Dibona for $165,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Wavertree Stables (Ciaran Dunne) consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Chukyo Racecourse in Japan Aug. 9, Susumu Fujita’s From Dusk (Bolt d’Oro-Foolish Cause, by Giant’s Causeway) captured the CBC Sho (G3) for trainer Hideyuki Mori. The son of Bolt d’Oro was purchased by Mori at the 2022 OBS March Sale for $900,000 out of the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

Dahman’s Bottas (Vekoma- Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid) provided an emotional victory at Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 7 when he posted a stalking score in the Grade 2, $400,000 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

The victory in the one-mile inner turf test was a special one for trainer Miguel Clement, son of the late trainer Christophe Clement, who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame hours before the race.  The win was also part of a banner day for jockey Manny Franco, who won a record-equaling six races on the 11-race program.

“Not a bad day,” Clement said told NYRA publicity. “I don’t know if it was Manny’s hot streak, Dad up above or someone deciding to help me out, but I thought it was great.”

Bottas was a $300,000 purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Paul Sharp after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Del Mar Aug. 8, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Warming (Global Campaign-Haute Style, by Unusual Heat) got the job done in the Grade 2, $201,000 Yellow Ribbon Stakes for trainer Graham Motion.

Warming picked up a winner’s share of $120,000 of the purse to improve her total earnings to $473,050. She was purchased by her owners at the 2024 OBS March Sale for $100,000 from the consignment of Blue Sapphire Stables after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Gulfstream Park Aug. 8, David and Teresa Palmer’s Liberty Rings (Awesome Slew- America First, by Uncaptured) earned a decisive three-length victory in the $100,000 FHBPA Scandalous Act. Liberty Rings became a stakes winner on two different surfaces after capturing the May 9 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies over Gulfstream’s turf course.

Trained by Nicholas Palmer, the daughter of Awesome Slew was purchased by Palmer for $27,000 from the Camelot Acres Racing and Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS October Yearling Sale. 

At Woodbine Aug. 8, Chivalry Thoroughbred Racing and Hubert Vester’s Katie’s Grace (Independence Hall – Bella Joy, by Kitten’s Joy) produced a polished off the pace performance to win the $250,000 Bison City Stakes and earn her first stakes victory. ​

The bay daughter of Independence Hall is trained by Catherine Day Phillips. She was purchased at the 2025 OBS April Sale by Taproot Bloodstock, agent for $80,000 out of the Shooting Star Sales consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Thistledown Aug. 8, Emcee Stable’s Panda Listen (Tiz the Law—Lightning Lucy, by Giant’s Causeway) won the $100,000 Best of Ohio Miss Ohio by six lengths to earn the first stakes victory of her career. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Panda Listen was purchased by Corbin Blumberg, agent for $200,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Grade One Investments consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

St. Elias Stables and WSS Racing’s Eunomia (Tiz the Law-Speedy Vanessa, by American Pharoah) shipped into Del Mar to capture the $400,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (G1) Aug. 1, coming home a half-length in front to lead the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

The 4-year-old daughter of Tiz the Law registered the fifth victory of her career and gave trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. his second Del Mar stakes score.

“Saffie just told me to find a good spot and make her comfortable. She did just that,” winning jockey Micah Husbands, told Del Mar publicity. “I could tell they weren’t going that fast for these type horses, so I was comfortable with her all the way around. She gave me a good kick and we got it done. My first ride at Del Mar and it was a good one.”

Eunomia was purchased for $190,000 by Jewel Box Racing 2 at the 2024 OBS March Sale from the Niall Brennan Stables for the complete dispersal for Lothenbach Stables consignment after galloping during the under-tack show.

At Saratoga Race Course July 31, Spendthrift Farm’s Local Knowledge (Yaupon – Chestnut Street, by Scat Daddy) was the least experienced horse in the field but proved best when besting fellow OBS graduates Solitude Dude and Obliteration in the Grade 2, $250,000 Amsterdam Stakes.

Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the son of Yaupon was a $625,000 purchase from the Hoppel consignment by his owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale after breezing in :20 2/5.  

The Saratoga card on Aug. 2 saw Flanagan Racing’s Sea Strike (Midshipman- Meetmeonline, by Line of David) roll to a 8 ¼-length victory in the listed $150,000 Curlin Stakes.

Trainer Chad Brown indicated Sea Strike could potentially step up in class and distance in the 10-furlong Grade 1, $1.25 million Travers on Aug. 29. The son of Midshipman sold for $650,000 at the 2025 OBS March Sale to Kimmel/Sallusto, Agent for Flanagan Racing from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :20 2/5.

At Colonial Downs Aug. 1, JR Ranch’s Mashallah (Maxfield-All in With Aces, by Quiet American) turned in another commanding performance, cruising to victory in the $100,000 Tyson Gilpin and crossing the wire 5½ lengths in front for her first stakes victory.

Trained by Brendan Walsh, Mashallah was purchased by Marquee Bloodstock, agent for $1.25 million at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the de Meric Sales consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

Also on the Colonial card Aug. 1, Resolute Racing, Delta Squad Racing and Anderson Stables’ Verifire (Authentic – Ruby Trust, by Smart Strike) punched past pacesetter Celtic Contender in deep stretch to capture the $100,000 Reigh Count Stakes.

Trained by Brad Cox, Verifire earned his second stakes victory. He was purchased for $1 million by Resolute Bloodstock out of the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2024 OBS March Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Ellis Park Aug. 1, Lugamo Racing Stable’s Cloe (Tiz the Law – Nuhood, by Smart Strike) prevailed by 2 3/4 lengths in the $250,000 Hummingbird Stakes.

Trained by Mike Maker, the 4-year-old daughter of Tiz the Law was offered at the 2024 OBS March Sale by de Meric Sales where she was an RNA after breezing in :9 4/5.

The Aug. 2 card at Ellis Park saw Carl Moore Management’s Bohemian (Essential Quality- Eileen’s Song, by Kitten’s Joy) unleash a powerful late rally to win the listed $250,000 Pucker Up Stakes.

Trained by Joe Sharp, Bohemian was purchased for $85,000 by JWS Racing at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the Top Line Sales consignment after breezing in :10 3/5.

At Evangeline Downs July 31, Nola Queen (Imperial Hint- Queen Ofthe Catsle, by Tale of the Cat) won the $100,000 D. S. Shine Young Futurity by a length, marking her first stakes win . Trained by Sturges J. Ducoing for owner Valene Farms, Nola Queen was purchased by her owner for $62,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale from the Golden Rock Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

Though not in stakes company, the Aug. 2 card at Niigata Racecourse in Japan saw Susumu Fujita’s Lizhitsumodoraichi (Life Is Good–Ask Bailey, by Run Away and Hide) become the ninth individual winner for freshman sire Life Is Good with a front-running victory in a newcomers’ event over 1,800 meters. Trained by Hideyuki Mori, the colt was purchased by Mori for $450,000 at the 2026 OBS March Sale after he breezed in :9 4/5 from the Top Line Sales consignment.

West Point Thoroughbreds’  Counting Stars (Honor A.P.- Paynterbynumbers, by Paynter) put herself squarely atop the 3-year-old filly division when she soundly defeating Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Always a Runner for the second time this year in the Grade 1, $500,000 Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course July 25, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.

Trained by dual Hall of Famer Mark Casse, Counting Stars was an authoritative winner of the Acorn last out over course and distance on June 5 with a 3 3/4-length score over Always a Runner, and was just as dominant on Saturday as she drove home a 4 1/4-length winner. Counting Stars was third in the Kentucky Oaks ahead of their first rematch in the Acorn. 

“She’s a special horse. She is,” Casse told NYRA publicity. “It was great for racing to see the two of them go at it. We said all along this week that this was round three, the rubber match. So, that’s what happened. Luckily, we ended up on the right side of it.”

Counting Stars was purchased by her owners at the 2025 OBS April Sale for $150,000 from the Wildheart Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

The Saratoga card on Saturday also saw Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Built (Hard Spun – Sea Garden, by Curlin) earn his first graded win with a victory in the Grade 2, $400,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt.

Trained by Wayne Catalano, the 4-year-old son of Hard Spun powered away to a 2 1/2-length score. He was purchased by his owner for $260,000 out of the Harris Training Center consignment at the 2024 OBS April Sale after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Monmouth Park July 25, Averill Racing, Mathis Stable and Tristan de Meric’s My Miss Mo (Uncle Mo – In a Dream, by Quality Road) followed up her May 15 score in the Grade 2 Black-Eyed Susan with a gate-to-wire victory in the Grade 3 Monmouth Oaks, winning comfortably by 1 1/2 lengths.

Trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr., My Miss Mo was purchased by Averill Racing and Mathis Stable for $320,000 from the de Meric Sales consignment at the 2025 OBS March Sale after breezing in :10 1/5.

On July 24 at Saratoga, Klaravich Stables’  Fully Subscribed (Tiz the Law-Sweetbaby, by Candy Ride (ARG)) overtook dual Grade 1-winner and fellow OBS graduate Scottish Lassie in the final jumps to capture the Grade 2, $250,000 Shuvee Stakes.

Trained by Chad Brown, the daughter of Tiz the Law earned her third graded win following past successes in the Grade 2 Mother Goose and Grade 3 Comely last winter at Aqueduct Racetrack. Fully Subscribed was purchased at the 2024 OBS April Sale by her owner for $300,000 from the Caliente Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

At Del Mar July 25, BAG Racing Stables and WSS Racing’s Baltic Fire (Flameaway-Fisc, by Lemon Drop Kid) held on gamely late to capture the $100,000 Osunitas Stakes by a neck. The victory in the 1-mile turf test was the first black-type stakes win for the 5-year-old mare, who is trained by Jeff Mullins.

Baltic Fire was purchased by Paul Galli at the 2023 OBS April Sale for $70,000 from the Mason Springs Partnership consignment after breezing in :10 2/5.

At Colonial Downs July 25, the inaugural $100,000 Yorktown Stakes came down to a photo finish as Mark Grier’s Inveigled (Enticed—Kitty Quality, by Quality Road) outdueled odds-on favorite Barbadian Runner to score by a nose and earn his first stakes victory.

Trained by Arnaud Delacour, Inveigled was purchased by Ben Gowans, agent at the 2023 OBS June Sale for $52,000 from the Hoppel’s Horse & Cattle Co. consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

Grade 1 winner Cy Fair (Not This Time-Remarqued, by Arch) proved much the best with a stalk-and-pounce victory in the Grade 3, $225,000 Coronation Cup at Saratoga Race Course on July 18, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates.

Trained by George Weaver for owners Medallion Racing, Swinbank Stables, Joey Platts and Mark Stanton, Cy Fair has now won four of her last five starts, including her victory against males in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar. She scored a one-length victory in the Grade 3 Mamzelle on April 30 at Churchill Downs in her start prior to the Coronation Cup. 

“I think all things equal; she is the best 3-year-old filly turf sprinter out there,” Weaver told NYRA publicity. “I know it’s not a big category in the (United) States, but she is a pretty special horse. We’re very proud of her. I think as good as she is, even though she’s a 3-year-old filly, we might try to get to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint against older.”

Cy Fair was purchased by Swinbank for $185,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale out of the Niall Brennan Stables consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

At Del Mar on July 17, Proletariat (Raging Bull—Kodiak West (IRE), by Kodiac (GB)) popped the gate in the featured Oceanside Handicap, grabbed a short lead early in the $150,000 mile turf test, then never looked back as he recorded 5 ¾ length victory and became the first stakes winner for his sire.

Trained by Jeff Mullins for owners Dutch Girl Holdings and Irving Ventures, Proletariat posted a final time of 1:33.54, tying the stakes record. He was purchased at the 2025 OBS March Sale by his owners for $200,000 from the GOP Racing Stable consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

Doubledown Stables’ Nu What’s New (Munnings-Heavenly Scat, by Scat Daddy) went straight to the front and never looked back to take the $298,500 Hanshin Stakes (G3) June 28 at Churchill Downs, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week.

Trained by Jimmy DiVito, Nu What’s New earned his second Grade 3 win of the year having captured the $500,000 Oaklawn Mile in March.

“He just keeps getting better,” DiVito told Churchill Downs publicity. “We felt like a mile would really suit him, and he showed today how tough he can be at this distance. It’s rewarding to see him continue to improve with every start.”

Nu What’s New was purchased by DiVito, as agent, for $300,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Eddie Woods consignment after breezing in :10 1/5.

At Woodbine June 28, Meilani (Omaha Beach-Tide Is High, by Broken Vow) prevailed in the $70,459 Alywow Stakes by a half-length to earn her first career stakes victory. Trained by Kevin Attard, Meilani is co-owned by X-Men Racing V LLC and Madaket Stables LLC.

She was sold for $175,000 to Plouffe & Friends at the 2025 OBS March Sale, where she breezed in :10 flat out of the Omar Ramirez Bloodstock consignment, after previously being offered at the 2024 OBS October Yearling Sale by Beth Bayer where she failed to meet her reserve. 

At Aqueduct on June 27, My Purple Haze Stables’ Waralo (War Dancer-I Drink Alone, by Intidab) earned yet another frontrunning stakes score in the $150,000 Ashley T. Cole, a six-furlong outer turf sprint for New York-breds.

Trained by Chris Englehart, the 7-year-old War Dancer gelding notched his second straight stakes score. He was purchased by Englehart on behalf of his owners for $40,000 at the 2020 OBS Winter Mixed Sale from the consignment of Sue Vacek.

At Gulfstream Park June 27, Steven Friedfertig and Shining Stables’ Langvad (Awesome Slew—Malibu Melody, by Malibu Moon) jumped out to an early lead and never looked back en route to a three-length victory in the $100,000 Carry Back Stakes.

Trained by Saffie Joseph Jr., Langvad earned his first stakes triumph. He was purchased by Joseph for $23,000 at the 2024 OBS October Yearling Sale from the consignment of Sue Vacek.

At Canterbury Park June 27, Ray Huelsman and Keith Anderson’s Knick’s Honor (Knicks Go—Pure Elation, by Kitten’s Joy) earned his first black-type win when he captured the $50,000 Canterbury Derby by three-quarters of a length. Trained by Lynn Rarick, Knick’s Honor was purchased by his owners for $15,000 at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Five Point Thoroughbreds after breezing in :10 3/5.

At Delaware Park June 27, Trott Racing Stable, Five Sisters Farm, and John Polizos’s Miss Fulton Gal (Rock Your World-Leah Forestiere, by Not This Time) won the $150,000 Christiana Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths.

Trained by Michael E. Gorham, the 3-year-old filly is a two-time OBS graduate, having sold for $5,000 as a yearling at the 2024 OBS October Sale out of the Afleet Equine Services consignment before being purchased $35,000 at the 2025 OBS June Sale by jockey Vincent “Jimbo” Bracciale on behalf of co-owners Trott Racing Stables and Five Sisters Farm out of the Blue Sapphire Stables consignment after breezing in :21 3/5.