COLLEEN S., $102,000, Monmouth, 7-28, 2yo, f, 5fT, :55.64, fm.
1–DREAMAWAY, 118, f, 2, by Flameaway
1st Dam: Dream Dancing (GISW, $483,271), by Tapit
2nd Dam: To Dream About, by Monarchos
3rd Dam: Beautiful Pleasure, by Maudlin
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O/B-John C. Oxley (KY); T-Wesley A.
Ward; J-Paco Lopez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$107,740.
2–Lemonpeppasteppa, 118, f, 2, Caravaggio–Saranda, by
Smart Strike. ($65,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Julian De Mora, Jr.; B-New Horizons Bloodstock LLC (KY);
T-Jorge Delgado. $20,000.
3–Me Governor, 118, f, 2, The Factor–Mocha Chip, by Trappe
Shot. ($42,000 Ylg '23 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Danbro
Farms, LLC; B-Mr. & Mrs. Mike Buckley & William Van Meter
(KY); T-Carlos A. David. $10,000.
Margins: 5 1/4, NK, HD. Odds: 0.80, 3.20, 12.60.
Also Ran: Popstyle, Roshiell My Belle, Hollywood Beauty, Kip the Distance. Scratched: Baytown Butterfly, Sharedashenanigans, Shkhara Fire, Spankerboom.
Dreamaway returned off a debut win over Keeneland's main track in April to remain undefeated with an impressive score in Monmouth's Colleen Stakes Sunday.
Sent off the 4-5 choice while trying the turf for the first time, the grey shot to the front, carving out an opening quarter mile in :22.03 as Popstyle (Win Win Win) and Me Governor pressed from the outside. Shaking loose turning for home, the 3-1 second choice Lemonpeppasteppa mounted a rally to get up to second, but was unable to reel in the free-running winner, 5 1/4-lengths clear of her nearest rivals. Me Governor held on for third.
“I did not feel concerned about the [other] speed,” said winning rider Paco Lopez. “There was a little pressure on the turn with [Popstyle]. I stopped feeling the pressure so I went inside. The first part was easy but the second had a little pressure but she ran very good.”
Winning trainer Wesley Ward was equally impressed with his filly's performance.
“Besides being a very talented filly she is a total sweetheart. That's what we love best about her,” he said. “They sent her to me in September and we broke her and she is one of those fillies in the stall that is bucking and kicking and happy all day long. She has never stopped being that way. Anybody can ride her. She's the happiest horse in the world when she gets to the track. I always thought that she would be better on the grass, just from the way she moves.”
Heavily favored at 1-2 while facing colts in her Apr. 21 debut in Lexington, she battled for most of the way before prevailing by a head over Clever Again.
“Actually, her first race to me was better than this one and I will tell you why: She's a tiger when she gets in front like she did today,” Ward added. “Sometimes when she gets behind, she doesn't quite work as well. When she gets to the front she's a demon. She won't let anyone by her. She's in the group if not better than the other six winners I have had in this race, especially with the way she ran today.”
Remarking on what's next with the speedy grey, Ward confirmed, “We're thinking about sending her next to California for the Speakeasy Stakes [Oct. 5 at Santa Anita]. We've been looking to get one out there and this may be the one to where we can get settled in. Based on how she ran today, she is Breeders' Cup caliber. That race will solidify if she is a Breeders' Cup horse or not.”
The sixth black-type winner for his Sophomore sire, Dreamaway is out of GI Del Mar Oaks Dream Dancing, herself a daughter of Champion Older Mare Beautiful Pleasure (Maudlin). An earner of over $2.7 million, the sister to Grade I winner Mecke was also campaigned by the Oxleys. In addition to Dreamaway, Dream Dancing also has a year older filly by Gun Runner named Beautiful Dancer in addition to a yearling filly by the Three Chimneys sire and a colt foal by Justify. She was bred back to Flameaway.
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