Dazzling Blue (Into Mischief–Blue Violet, by Curlin) came into the Letellier Memorial S. as the 1-2 favorite and ran to her odds, securing her second daylight score in two tries to remain unbeaten. The Juddmonte runner–a $500,000 purchase as a Keeneland September yearling from WinStar–rushed up to take the lead under Florent Geroux after being bumped by her inside rival out of the gate and giving ground as she found her stride. She found it quickly and had measured control of the pace while registering a :22.18 first quarter and a :46.45 half. The bay drew clear in the lane for a commanding and frontrunning win as previously unbeaten three-time winner Condensation (Frosted) closed to trail her home three lengths in arrears.
Trainer Brad Cox and Geroux had also teamed up to win the Sugar Bowl S. earlier on the Fair Grounds card with Corona Bolt (Bolt d'Oro).
The Letellier winner's only previous start was in a Nov. 16 maiden special weight at Churchill Downs, where she turned in a similar effort, also under Geroux, to score by 4 1/2 lengths as the favorite.
Dazzling Blue's dam has slipped the last two years, but was bred to current leading freshman sire Bolt d'Oro for next term.
LETELLIER MEMORIAL S., $99,000, Fair Grounds, 12-26, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11.59, ft.
1–DAZZLING BLUE, 116, f, 2, by Into Mischief
1st Dam: Blue Violet (SW & MGSP, $237,356), by Curlin
2nd Dam: Gasia, by Silver Deputy
3rd Dam: Gaslight, by Theatrical (Ire)
($500,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Juddmonte; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox;
J-Florent Geroux. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0,
$129,000.
2–Condensation, 118, f, 2, Frosted–Tiz Briska, by Tiznow.
($40,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Pravin A.
Patel; B-William Humphries & Altair Farms LLC (KY); T-Chris
Hartman. $20,000.
3–Miss Shipman, 118, f, 2, Midshipman–Kalistoga Girl, by
Tapit. ($10,000 Ylg '21 FTKOCT; $100,000 RNA 2yo '22
OBSMAR; $75,000 2yo '22 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Norman Stables, LLC; B-University of Kentucky (KY);
T-Lonnie Briley. $10,000.
Margins: 3, NO, NO. Odds: 0.50, 14.00, 29.60.
Also Ran: Twice as Sweet, Promise of Hope, Neutralize, Flamand, Gavinera.
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