Sandstone earned her second straight open-lengths win under the Twin Spires with a wire-to-wire victory in the Rags to Riches S. at Churchill Sunday. The dark bay filly took the lead early was shadowed by favorite Yuugiri through an opening quarter in :24.51. Favored Yuugiri rolled up to challenge the pacesetter after a half in :48.55 and appeared to gain a slim advantage in upper stretch, but Sandstone battled back and powered clear to an authoritative victory.
Freshened up after finishing a well-beaten fifth in her 5 1/2-furlong debut at Churchill May 28, Sandstone returned with a romping nine-length victory over one mile in Louisville Oct. 3.
RAGS TO RICHES S., $197,500, Churchill Downs, 10-31, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:44.18, ft.
1–SANDSTONE, 122, f, 2, by Street Sense
1st Dam: Seattle Shimmer, by Seattle Slew
2nd Dam: Golden Gale, by Summer Squall
3rd Dam: Gold Whirl, by Mr. Prospector
($165,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Susan
Moulton; B-Mark & Cindy Stansell (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek;
J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $127,500. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $199,960. *1/2 to Sway Away (Afleet Alex), MGSP,
$206,800.
2–Yuugiri, 122, f, 2, Shackleford–Yuzuru, by Medaglia d'Oro.
O/B-Sekie & Tsunebumi Yoshihara (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset.
$40,000.
3–Mama Rina, 122, f, 2, Gormley–Honky Tonk Rose, by Forest
Wildcat. ($31,000 Ylg '20 KEEJAN; $65,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP).
O-Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables, Scott Akman, Nehoc
Stables, Paul Braverman & Magdalena Racing; B-Lee McMillin,
Randy Faulkner & Joe Travelsted (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek.
$20,000.
Margins: 10 3/4, 15 1/4, 5 3/4. Odds: 2.70, 0.60, 3.80.
Also Ran: Manasota Sunset. Scratched: Dressed.
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