A 4 1/2-length winner against state-bred fillies at second asking Sept. 22, Stonewall Star returned to take on the boys last time out, coming in a game third beaten only a length behind Acoustic Ave (Maclean's Music) and GSP Andiamo a Firenze (Speightstown) in the New York Breeders' Futurity at the Finger Lakes Oct. 17. Back against her own gender Saturday as the heavy 2-5 choice, Stonewall Star wasted no time getting to the front, establishing the early lead from the first strides. With over a length in hand through the opening half in :47.59, she turned for home a path off the rail and drew off under a drive to keep Weekend Rags behind her, cruising home much the best to win by open daylight.
“She moved forward off that race at Finger Lakes,” said winning trainer Horacio De Paz. “I wanted her to get involved in the race, but she broke sharp today. I don't know if that was by mistake; maybe getting settled in the gate a little bit, but she got great position early on.”
The second stakes winner and last reported foal produced out of a half-sister to GISP Pinch Pie (Victory Gallop), Stonewall Star hails back to GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Volponi. (Cryptoclearance). Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
KEY CENTS S., $100,000, Aqueduct, 11-20, (S), 2yo, f, 6f, 1:13.48, ft.
1–STONEWALL STAR, 122, f, 2, by Flatter
1st Dam: Jonata, by Proud Citizen
2nd Dam: Romp and Stomp, by Olympio
3rd Dam: Prom Knight, by Sir Harry Lewis
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Barry K. Schwartz; B-Stonewall Farm
(NY); T-Horacio De Paz; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $55,000. Lifetime
Record: 4-2-1-1, $130,808. *Full to La Fuerza, MSW, $261,610.
2–Weekend Rags, 120, f, 2, Street Boss–Weekend, by
Henny Hughes. ($30,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-NY Final Furlong Racing Stable & WLIR Racing Stables;
B-Sebastian Murat, Kelly & Paul Zanella (NY); T-Jorge R. Abreu.
$20,000.
3–Security Code, 122, f, 2, Frosted–Stopspendingmaria, by
Montbrook. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-WellSpring Stables;
B-Rockridge Stud, LLC, Ascendant Farms, LLC & Godolphin
(NY); T-Philip M. Serpe. $12,000.
Margins: 4, NK, 6. Odds: 0.45, 3.90, 6.70.
Also Ran: Dream On Cara, Three Unions, Small Pebbles.
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