Hot Little Thing, coming off a seven-length maiden romp at Horseshoe Indianapolis, became the first stakes winner for her freshman sire Army Mule (Friesan Fire) with a dominant victory in the Back Home Again S. at the Indiana oval Wednesday. The even-money favorite zipped out to the early lead and was in control through fractions of :23.18 and :46.47. She skipped effortlessly clear down the lane and cruised home under wraps a much-the-best winner.
Hot Little Thing contested the pace before coming up 3/4-lengths short when second in her off-turf debut in Indiana July 19 before her emphatic maiden victory going five furlongs last time out Aug. 6.
Army Mule currently has 13 winners, including Danse Macabre who was second in the Bolton Landing S. at Saratoga.
Hot Little Thing has a yearling full-brother who sold for $25,000 at last year's Keeneland November sale. Her dam–who sold for $11,000 at the 2020 Keeneland November sale–was bred to Tacitus this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
BACK HOME AGAIN S., $102,600, Horseshoe Indianapolis, 9-7, (S), 2yo, f, 6f, 1:10.43, ft.
1--HOT LITTLE THING, 117, f, 2, by Army Mule
1st Dam: Bouffant, by Uncle Mo
2nd Dam: Robbie's Gal, by Straight Man
3rd Dam: Flutterfree, by Prospect Bay
($35,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $80,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-September Farm, LLC, Union Park
Thoroughbreds, LLC, Storyteller Racing & Jonathan Wilmot;
B-Elevage II, LLC & St. Elias Stables LLC (IN); T-Rodolphe
Brisset; J-Alex Achard. $59,713. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0,
$97,793.
2–Corningstone, 117, f, 2, Kantharos–Ice Women, by Street
Sense. ($90,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $75,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP).
O-Five Fillies Stable LLC & Balios Racing Stable; B-Deann &
Greg Baer DVM (IN); T-Kenneth G. McPeek. $19,904.
3–Bluelightspecial, 119, f, 2, Super Saver–Maddy's Way, by
Bellamy Road. ($34,000 RNA Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $22,000 2yo '22
OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Contreras Stable Inc. and
Knapczyk, Andrew; B-H. Allen Poindexter (IN); T-Cipriano
Contreras. $10,947.
Margins: 14HF, NK, HF. Odds: 1.10, 2.50, 3.50.
Also Ran: Night Livin, Belgian Blue, Rileys Redemption, Glorious Justice, Dulce Victoria. Scratched: Classy Dream, Closer Tothe Truth, Imagine the Moon, Indian Zara.
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