SPEAKEASY S., $73,405, SA, 10-15, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.82, ft.
1–BEAUTIFUL SHOT, 120, c, 2, Trappe Shot–Beauty for Ashes
(SP), by City Place. ($105,000 2yo '17 OBSAPR).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Calumet Farm; B-Southern Chase
Farm, Inc., Karen & Greg Dodd (FL); T-J. Keith Desormeaux;
J-Kent J. Desormeaux. $43,080. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$79,080. *1/2 to Putyourdreamsaway (Put It Back), SW,
$153,050.[bullet ad=”southern-chase-b-t-c”]2–Mourinho, 120, c, 2, Super Saver–Sandi's Ready, by More
Than Ready. ($30,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP; $625,000 2yo '17
OBSMAR). O-Phoenix Thoroughbred III, Ltd; B-WinStar Farm,
LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $14,360.[bullet ad=”nick-de-meric-consigned-by-de-meric-sales”][bullet ad=”selectsales-shell”][bullet ad=”winstar-bred”]3–Here Is Happy, 118, c, 2, Tale of Ekati–Love Or Money, by
Coronado's Quest. ($35,000 Ylg '16 FTKHRA; $35,000 2yo '17
BARMAR). O-Joe Caso, Jim Kelly & Six-S Racing Stable;
B-Elisabeth H. Alexander (OH); T-Craig Anthony Lewis. $8,616.
Margins: 1 1/4, 2, 3 1/4. Odds: 4.00, 0.30, 18.00.[bullet ad=”taylor-made-tm-for-you”]Also Ran: Show It N Moe It, Soul of Discretion, Candy Crew.
Beautiful Shot took advantage of a fast pace and rallied to the lead late to upset heavily favored 'TDN Rising Star' Mourinho in the Speakeasy S. at Santa Anita. Showing a strong stretch punch to nail well-regarded Nero (Pioneerof the Nile) on the wire first out Aug. 27, the $105,000 OBS April buy was made the distant 4-1 second choice behind 1-5 Mourinho in this stakes debut and settled in fifth as the favorite dueled three wide on a scorching :21.32 quarter. Mourinho kicked away from his pace challengers midway around the turn and went clear into the lane, but started to shorten stride noticeably at the eighth pole and Beautiful Shot, after drifting in a bit during his rally, straightened out to run down the favorite with 70 yards to go. The winner's dam dropped a filly by Liaison this season. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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