Freshman sire Thousand Words (by Pioneerof the Nile) collected the first stakes win of his promising stud career, as Vodka With a Twist clinked her glass after getting her picture taken in the Debutante Stakes on closing day at Churchill Downs.
The former charge of Jason McCutchen broke her maiden under his tutelage at second asking over a sloppy course under the Twin Spires May 17. With her new barn and as the 6-5 choice here, Vodka With a Twist got down to business from the bell by blazing a trail up the backstretch. Despite some mild pressure around the far turn, the filly had more to give as she confidently crossed the wire three lengths ahead of So There She Was (Munnings).
One of 123 foals of racing age for her Spendthrift based stallion, the winner is the last registered offspring of Bourbon With a Kiss. Vodka With a Twist's second dam, SW French Dip (Speightstown), is a half-sister to MGSW/MGISP Midcourt (Midnight Lute).
DEBUTANTE S., $218,750, Churchill Downs, 6-30, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.58, my.
1–VODKA WITH A TWIST, 120, f, 2, by Thousand Words
1st Dam: Bourbon and a Kiss, by Sky Mesa
2nd Dam: French Dip, by Speightstown
3rd Dam: Mayo On the Side, by French Deputy
($2,500 Ylg '23 FTKOCT; $90,000 RNA 2yo '24 KEEAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Medallion Racing, Omar Aldabbagh and William Strauss; B-Pillar Property Services Inc (KY); T-Philip D'Amato; J-Flavien Prat. $136,520. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $209,320.
2–So There She Was, 118, f, 2, Munnings–Risk Premium, by Take Charge Indy. ($145,000 Wlg '22 KEENOV; $15,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Mark Davis; B-Grantley Acres (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $39,200.
3–Fortuna Mia, 120, f, 2, Vekoma–Windy Lane, by Cairo Prince. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/T-Rey Hernandez; B-Tyler B. Jones (KY). $22,100.
Margins: 3, 5, 2. Odds: 1.31, 2.22, 18.65.
Also Ran: Glee, Adeera, Daisy Duke, La Marinera.
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#6 Vodka with a Twist scores in the Debutante at Churchill Downs for trainer Phil D'Amato with Flavien Prat in the irons! 🍸
Two in a row for this 2YO filly by Thousand Words.
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