By Alan Carasso
Sent of as the 27-10 second choice in the Saturday opener from Del Mar, Jack's Magic Girl (f, 2, Good Magic–Stargirl, by Medaglia d'Oro) turned in an exceptionally strong and professional debut, kicking on smartly through the final furlong to win by a space and become the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star'.
Away without incident from gate six, the $100,000 OBS April purchase took up a ground-saving position three back on the fence in midfield and switched off nicely when the pace dropped away through the middle furlongs. Patiently handled into the turn, she continued to scrape paint on the turn, came off the fence into the three-wide line, punched through and sprinted away to score by a widening 3 1/4 lengths over the once-raced Caitlin Fever (Caracaro). Favored Sea Runner (Gun Runner) rounded out the trifecta on her career debut. The winner's final two furlongs were timed in a very sharp and race-best :23.40.
Bought back on a bid of $100,000 at last year's Keeneland September sale, Jack's Magic Girl worked an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5 at this year's OBS April Sale and changed hands in a private transaction for that same six-figure price. The bay filly trained well ahead of the debut, both at Pleasanton and over the local strip, where she most recently outworked 119 other horses to earn the half-mile bullet in :46 3/5 July 28.
William Shiveley's Dixiana Farms acquired Stargirl carrying the filly that would become Jack's Magic Girl for $107,000 at the 2021 Keeneland November sale. A half-sister to a pair of stakes winners, Stargirl–also the dam of the stakes-placed Thedingoateyourbaby (Bernardini)–is responsible for a yearling filly by Audible and a colt foal by Justify. She was bred to Omaha Beach this season. Third dam Pacific Squall won the 1992 GI Hollywood Oaks.
Jack's Magic Girl is the fourth 'Rising Star' for Good Magic.
1st-Del Mar, $77,000, Msw, 8-3, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.97, fm, 3 1/4 lengths.
JACK'S MAGIC GIRL, f, 2, by Good Magic
1st Dam: Stargirl, by Medaglia d'Oro
2ndDam: Campionessa, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Pacific Squall, by Storm Bird
Sales history: $100,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $45,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart and VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-Craig W Drager, Rick Johnson & Jose Parga; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-O J Jauregui.
JACK'S MAGIC GIRL ($7.40) practically teleported down the lane in @DelMarRacing race 1. @ojjauregui trained the 2-year-old daughter of Good Magic (@HillnDaleFarm), @HIBerrios up!
Early Pick 4 time: https://t.co/kxLtjbx3tn pic.twitter.com/ojwmmxwNct
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