Given an 18-5 chance to make amends for a disappointing sixth-place effort in Saratoga's GII Lake Placid Stakes Aug. 17, Godolphin's BEAUTIFUL LOVE (IRE) (f, 3, Siyouni {Fr}–Powder Snow, by Dubawi {Ire}) came with a barnstorming rally down the center of the Aqueduct turf course to take out Saturday's GIII Fasig-Tipton Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes on Long Island. Taken well in hand out of the gates by Dylan Davis, the homebred settled in about third-last position as Macanga (American Pharoah) was aggressively ridden by Lane Luzzi and opened up a big margin on her rivals through a half-mile in a very fast :47.21. Beautiful Love was quietly ridden down the back of the course and was even shuffled back to be last but one entering the last of the three turns, but Davis got busy at that point, and opted to produce his mount wide into the stretch. Macanga was still at the head of affairs, but the peloton began to draw closer, led by Justdeny (Justify) and Caldwell Luvs Gold (Goldencents). That duo dueled deep into the final furlong, but neither could resist the flying finish from Beautiful Love, who scored cozily in the finish. It was the second win in a row in the Oaks for Godolphin, who won it with Eternal Hope (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) 12 months ago. Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1. O/B-Godolphin; T-Charlie Appleby.
BEAUTIFUL LOVE wins the Grade 3 @FasigTiptonCo Jockey Club Oaks Invitational Stakes under @DavisJockey for trainer Charlie Appleby and @godolphin. pic.twitter.com/c50HMzPloU
— NYRA (🌳) (@TheNYRA) September 14, 2024
Saturday, Belmont The Big A
FASIG-TIPTON JOCKEY CLUB OAKS INVITATIONAL S.-GIII, $350,000, Belmont The Big A, 9-14, 3yo, f, 1 3/8mT, 2:15.28, fm.
1–BEAUTIFUL LOVE (IRE), 122, f, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Powder Snow (GSW-Fr, SW-Ger),
by Dubawi (Ire)
2nd Dam: Snow Ballerina (GB), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Snow Bride, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN.
O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Charles Appleby; J-Dylan Davis.
$192,500. Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1, $266,698. *1/2 to Flying
Honours (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), GSW-Eng. Werk Nick
Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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2–Justdeny, 122, f, 3, Justify–Moving Moon (Ire), by Galileo
(Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($175,000
Ylg '22 KEEJAN; $460,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-West Paces Racing
LLC, Pine Racing Stables and R. A. Hill Stable; B-Lakland Farm
(KY); T-Danny Gargan. $70,000.
3–Caldwell Luvs Gold, 122, f, 3, Goldencents–Snow, by Quality
Road. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($36,000 Wlg '21 FTNMIX;
$73,000 Ylg '22 SARAUG). O-Dicke Racing; B-Jeremiah
Desmond & Drumkenny Farm, LLC (NY); T-Brad H. Cox.
$42,000.
Margins: 1HF, NO, 3/4. Odds: 3.60, 7.60, 32.75.
Also Ran: Mont Saint Michel (Fr), Lady Madonna, Mixologist, Americandreammaker, Lady Mary (Ger), Macanga, Egyptian Candy. Scratched: Miss Roberts (GB).
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