The late Arrogate (Unbridled's Song)'s freshman season finished strong with a pair of good-looking winners on Friday, and on Saturday he was represented by his first black-type winner at the same venue at which he dominated the inaugural GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational almost five years ago.
Alittleloveandluck was sixth in her grassy debut at Saratoga Aug. 29, and seventh after showing the way at Belmont a few weeks later. She improved to third when switched to dirt and outfitted with blinkers at Parx Oct. 18, and broke through by a nose over a next-out graduate in a state-bred event on the local Tapeta Nov. 12.
Well held to sit in the pocket around the first bend, the grey was shuffled back slightly on to the backside as they crawled along. Trapped behind a wall of rivals spinning for home, she was guided far outside by Paco Lopez, and while she spotted her competition some real estate with that move, she leveled off powerfully to inhale Ocean Safari in the waning stages.
The well-bred winner's dam was purchased for just $30,000 in foal to Into Mischief at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale–one year before her daughter Victory to Victory (Exchange Rate) would take the GI Natalma S. en route to champion 2-year-old filly honors in Canada. Points of Grace, winner of the 2009 GII Dance Smartly S., also on the Woodbine turf, produced a colt and filly, respectively, by Tapit in 2020 and 2021. The former fetched $250,000 from Donato Lanni at the most recent Keeneland September sale.
GINGER BREW S., $100,000, Gulfstream, 1-1, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:36.68, fm.
1–ALITTLELOVEANDLUCK, 118, f, 3, by Arrogate
1st Dam: Points of Grace (Ch. Grass Mare-Can, GSW, $502,353), by Point Given
2nd Dam: Fateful, by Topsider
3rd Dam: Fate's Reward, by Key to the Mint
($135,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Michael Dini; B-Helen & Joseph Barbazon (FL); T-Michael
Dini; J-Paco Lopez. $60,760. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $93,805.
*1/2 to Victory to Victory (Exchange Rate), Ch. 2-year-old
Filly-Can, GISW, $210,804. **First black-type winner for sire
(by Unbridled's Song).
2–Ocean Safari, 118, f, 3, Temple City–Media Access, by Devil's
Bag. ($7,000 Ylg '20 KEEJAN; $19,000 RNA Ylg '20 EASOCT;
$42,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Soldi Stable LLC
& Ohana Racing LLC; B-Cricket Hooper & Athens Woods LLC
(KY); T-Gilberto Zerpa. $19,600.
3–Opalina, 118, f, 3, Optimizer–Go Kitten Go, by Kitten's Joy.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Teneri Farm & J Stables LLC; B-Teneri
Farms Inc. & Bernardo Alvarez Calderon (FL); T-Roderick R.
Rodriguez. $9,800.
Margins: HF, 1 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 7.90, 3.90, 1.00.
Also Ran: Lady Puchi, Strategy Queen, Li Li Bear, Louella Street.
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