Sweet Rebecca, dubbed a 'TDN Rising Star' off her Gulfstream debut March 10, made her first start for John Stewart's Resolute Racing Sunday in the Memories of Silver S. at Aqueduct. Moved from Brendan Walsh to Chad Brown following her private sale, the full-sister to Sweet Melania stepped into stakes company and was well-backed, jumping at odds of 1-2 with Tyler Gaffalione in the saddle as he was on her debut. Kept in mid-pack fourth while clearly eager to be closer to the front, Sweet Rebecca stayed covered up behind horses into the far turn, tipped out for a run past the quarter pole and easily darted past pacesetter Faith Understood to win going away. Dam Sweet N Discreet, a $1.6m FTKNOV broodmare purchase by Mt. Brilliant Farm (who owned and raced Sweet Rebecca in partnership for her debut), is herself a full-sister to GSW/GISP Discreet Dancer and a half to GSW Travelin Man (Trippi). Her 2-year-old Tapit colt failed to meet his reserve on a final bid of $435,000 at OBS April earlier this month and she reported a Constitution filly last year but was barren to Flightline for 2024. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
MEMORIES OF SILVER S., $150,000, Aqueduct, 4-28, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.79, fm.
1–SWEET REBECCA, 118, f, 3, by American Pharoah
1st Dam: Sweet N Discreet (SW & GSP, $366,447),
by Discreet Cat
2nd Dam: West Side Dancer, by Gone West
3rd Dam: Bering Cruise, by Danzig
'TDN Rising Star' ($250,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE
WIN. O-Resolute Racing; B-Mt. Brilliant Farm & Ranch, LLC
(KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $82,500. Lifetime
Record: 2-2-0-0, $124,500. *Full to Sweet Melania, MGSW &
GISP, $576,210.
2–Faith Understood, 118, f, 3, Catholic Boy–Zia, by Munnings.
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Robert V. LaPenta; B-Whitehorse Stable
(KY); T-Jonathan Thomas. $30,000.
3–Curlin's Girl, 118, f, 3, Curlin–Quality Rocks, by Rock Hard
Ten. ($360,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Team
Spoor; B-Blue Heaven Farm (KY); T-Anthony W. Dutrow.
$18,000.
Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, NO. Odds: 0.50, 18.30, 9.10.
Also Ran: Living Magic, Munny Grab, Youknownothing, Miss Mottley. Scratched: Camera, Most of All, Thirteen Red Flags.
SWEET REBECCA ($3.00) looked much the best under @Tyler_Gaff in the $150,000 Memories Of Silver Stakes at Aqueduct. Chad Brown trained the undefeated 3-year-old daughter of @CoolmoreAmerica's American Pharoah for owner @rresoluteracing.
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— FanDuel Racing (Formerly TVG) (@FanDuel_Racing) April 28, 2024
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