Just one race after Stonestreet Stables homebred Julia Shining (Curlin) won the GII Demoiselle S. at Aqueduct, Stonestreet-bred Dubyuhnell (Good Magic), owned in partnership with West Paces Racing, out-dueled New York native Arctic Arrogance (Frosted) to take that venue's GII Remsen S. With the victory, he earned 10 points towards a start in the GI Kentucky Derby.
Fourth on debut behind last weekend's GII Kentucky Jockey Club winner Instant Coffee (Bolt d'Oro) at Saratoga Sept. 3, Dubyuhnell rallied to victory next out in a sloppy off-the-turf test at this oval Oct. 2.
Given a 4-1 chance to repeat here over another sloppy track, the $400,000 KEESEP buy was away in good order from the outside post in this seven-horse affair. Last-out Sleepy Hollow S. winner Arctic Arrogance went straight to the front to dictate terms and Dubyuhnell moved up alongside him, keeping the gray honest through opening splits of :24.31 and :48.13. Dubyuhnell drew even with the pacesetter as three quarters went up in 1:12.23 and the pair turned for home together, battling stride-for-stride while well clear of their competition. Dubyuhnell forged clear of Arctic Arrogance in the final strides to win by a half-length. Even-money favorite Tuskegee Airmen (Street Sense) never posed a threat, finishing 11 1/4 lengths back in third and it was another 16 1/4 lengths back to the fourth-place horse.
“This colt here I think is more of the Derby type of horse because he wants to get the distance,” said winning trainer Danny Gargan. “A mile and an eighth suits him and he came running at the end. They were going fast. He was up towards the lead and they went three-quarters in 1:12 and change and that's running today. The fillies [in the Demoiselle], I think went 1:14 and change. They went a mile in 1:37 and change and that's getting after it. I was impressed with this race.”
On a potential next start, Gargan said, “He'll go to Florida for the winter. He could show back up here for the [GIII] Withers [in February]. We'll take him down to Florida because of the weather and we wont have to miss as much training. I'd love to win the [GII] Wood Memorial, it's one of my favorite races. There's no plans for where he'll go next but we could see him here for the Withers.”
“He broke good,” said winning rider Jose Ortiz. “Initially, we thought we were going to lay a little bit farther back than that because it looked like it was going to be a lot of speed in the race. I told Dan [Gargan], 'I'm just going to break forward and see what happens going into the first turn.' Surprisingly, it was only [Jose] Lezcano there with Arctic Arrogance who I thought was one of the speed, but I was able to lay next to him every step of the way. I was very happy. On the backside, we hit the second turn and I knew it would be me or him. I won with the other horse [Artic Arrogance] first time out. I really liked him, Linda [Rice] really liked him, so I knew he was going to run big. He had a nice work coming into the race, I've watched him. I think he's a nice horse but we were better today.”
As for Arctic Arrogance, Rice said, “I am very proud of him. You never want to be second, always want to get the win, but all in all it was a huge race on his part. He's come along nicely. We'll take it one day at a time.”
Pedigree Notes:
The Demoiselle winner was sired by Curlin and the Remsen winner hails from the first crop of his champion son Good Magic. Both stallions were campaigned by Stonestreet either alone or in partnership and Good Magic was also bred by that operation. Dubyuhnell is the fourth graded winner for his freshman sire and his sixth black-type achiever.
Barbara Banke's stable went to $1 million to secure the winner's MGSW dam Wild Gams (Forest Wildcat) at the 2008 KEENOV sale. Dubyuhnell is her fourth black-type achiever, following MGSW Cazadero (Street Sense), SW Mr. Brave (Malibu Moon) and GSP Almost Famous (Unbridled's Song). The 19-year-old aborted her 2021 Bernardini foal and was barren when bred to both Justify and Constitution for 2022. She visited Stonestreet-bred and co-owned MGISW Charlatan (Speightstown), who stands alongside Curlin at Hill 'n' Dale, earlier this year.
Saturday, Aqueduct
REMSEN S.-GII, $250,000, Aqueduct, 12-3, 2yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50.88, sy.
1–DUBYUHNELL, 118, c, 2, by Good Magic
1st Dam: Wild Gams (MGSW & GISP-USA, SP-Can, $1,198,486), by Forest Wildcat
2nd Dam: Diamonds and Legs, by Quiet American
3rd Dam: Ah Love, by Lear Fan
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($400,000
Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-West Paces Racing LLC & Stonestreet
Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY);
T-Danny Gargan; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $137,500. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $196,050. *1/2 to Cazadero (Street Sense), GSW-Can,
GSW-USA, $364,905; Almost Famous (Unbridled's Song), GSP,
$180,688; Mt. Brave (Malibu Moon), SW, $195,834. Werk Nick
Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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2–Arctic Arrogance, 120, c, 2 Frosted–Modest Maven, by
Uncle Mo. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O/B-Chester & Mary R.
Broman (NY); T-Linda Rice. $50,000.
3–Tuskegee Airmen, 120, c, 2, Street Sense–Lucky Cover, by
Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($290,000 Ylg '21
FTKOCT). O-Cash is King LLC & LC Racing LLC; B-Nice Guys
Stable (KY); T-John C. Servis. $30,000.
Margins: HF, 11 1/4, 16 1/4. Odds: 4.00, 2.30, 1.35.
Also Ran: Quick to Accuse, Midnight Trouble, Il Miracolo, Prove Right.
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