By Alan Carasso
Sent off at odds just shy of 3-1, Poolside With Slim (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) was produced through a narrow opening at the fence in the homestretch by Frankie Dettori and after a moment's hesitation, kicked on and outgamed pacesetting Pharoah's Wine (American Pharoah) to win Friday's GII Bank of America Valley View Stakes on the penultimate day of racing at Keeneland.
A troubled fourth to Valley View favorite Les Reys (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}) when last seen in the Winter Memories Stakes at Aqueduct Sept. 13, Poolside With Slim–who carried Dettori to a victory in the Penn Oaks earlier this season–was first away from the machine and led through the opening exchanges, but came back nicely to the Italian and sat the box-seat from fourth as 25-1 Pharoah's Wine took them along at a steady gallop.
Poised if good enough turning for home, Poolside With Slim was asked for her best and went for the rails run as Pharoah's Wine vacated the fence. She took a few strides to hit her top gear, but she dug in bravely and kept on determinedly to become the first North American graded winner for her Coolmore Stud-based stallion. Buttercream Babe (Twirling Candy), prominent throughout, just held third, while Le Reys could manage only a fifth placing.
Pedigree Notes:
A 16th wordwide at the group/graded level for Churchill, Poolside With Slim is out of an unraced half-sister to the dual group-winning and G1 Cheveley Park Stakes third Besharah (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), herself the dam of Irish Group 3 winner Perfect News (GB) (Frankel {GB}). The filly's third dam Kiss the Devil was campaigned by Carl Pollard to a victory in the GIII Early Times Mint Julep Handicap and went on to produce fellow Mint Julep victress Kiss Moon (Malibu Moon); MSW & MGSP Kiss Mine (Mineshaft); and SW/GSP Mischievous Kiss (Into Mischief).
Kissepal is also the dam of a yearling Mehmas (Ire) filly that sold for €80,000 as a weanling at Goffs November in 2022 and for €120,000 at last year's Goffs Orby sale. The mare is also responsible for a weanling filly by Kodiac (GB).
#2 POOLSIDE WITH SLIM ($7.94) gets the first graded victory of her career in the $350,000 Valley View Stakes (G2) at @KeenelandRacing. @FrankieDettori piloted the three-year-old filly for trainer George Arnold. pic.twitter.com/7tfUxL8AZ0
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Friday, Keeneland
BANK OF AMERICA VALLEY VIEW S.-GII, $318,468, Keeneland, 10-25, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.00, fm.
1–POOLSIDE WITH SLIM (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Churchill (Ire)
1st Dam: Kissepal (Ire), by Epaulette (Aus)
2nd Dam: Dixieland Kiss, by Dixie Union
3rd Dam: Kiss the Devil, by Kris S.
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (€110,000 Ylg '22 GOFOR).
O-Glenn S. Bromagen II, Patrick Lewis and Sandra Bromagen;
B-Kilweelran LTD. (IRE); T-George R. Arnold II; J-Lanfranco
Dettori. $169,725. Lifetime Record: 8-3-1-0, $338,713. Werk
Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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2–Pharoah's Wine, 118, f, 3, American Pharoah–Sweeping
Paddy, by Paddy O'Prado. O-Nancy Delony, William Pacella and
Frank Shoop; B-Pacella Racing, Frank L. Jones, Nancy Delony &
Frank Shoop (KY); T-Dale L. Romans. $63,875.
3–Buttercream Babe, 118, f, 3, Twirling Candy–Runway Ready,
by Mr. Greeley. ($140,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $180,000 2yo '23
OBSAPR). O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-Repole Stable, Inc. (KY);
T-Michael J. Maker. $31,938.
Margins: 1 1/4, HD, NK. Odds: 2.97, 25.07, 8.92.
Also Ran: Simply in Front, Les Reys (Fr), Memorialize, Kalispera (Ire), Dancing N Dixie, Opera Mundi (Ire), Nice as Pie, Uphill Dance, Sakura Blossom. Scratched: Kehoe Beach, Maxisuperfly, Strike When Ready, Whiskey Decision.
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