With the Angels (Omaha Beach) earned a 'TDN Rising Star' tag with her 11 1/2-length maiden romp at Saratoga going six furlongs Aug. 22. Hammered down to 1-9 in her stakes debut with one extra furlong to race Sunday, the $350,000 OBS April grad struck the front shortly after the break and showed the way ahead of Valtellina (Complexity) through fractions of :23.40 and :47.17. Given her head off the far turn, With the Angels responded well to a shake of the reins and opened up under a hand ride to come home with authority by nearly double digits.
“She was fit and ready to roll [after her debut], I knew when we ran her at Saratoga that it wasn't a prep, she was going to show up and she was brilliant,” said winning trainer Linda Rice. “She was brilliant in the morning and I had no reservations that it wouldn't turn out well. She certainly delivered.”
Of the upcoming GI Frizette Stakes, Rice said: “Obviously we could've passed today and gone straight to the Frizette. The door is open for the Frizette. We are just going to see how she comes out of it, if she's eating well, if she's sharp, that type of thing. We are going to consider the Frizette, but if we decide to back up and go to the Maid of the Mist that is an option as well.”
The 10th stakes winner for Omaha Beach, With the Angels has a weanling half-brother by Twirling Candy while Sister Margaret is due to Street Sense for next year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
WITH THE ANGELS, 2YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Omaha Beach, wins the Joseph A. Gimma Stakes impressively under @jose93_ortiz for @LindaRiceRacing! pic.twitter.com/aeZdDm3YEt
— NYRA (🌳) (@TheNYRA) September 22, 2024
JOSEPH A. GIMMA S., $121,250, Belmont The Big A, 9-22, (S), 2yo, f, 7f, 1:24.04, ft.
1–WITH THE ANGELS, 120, f, 2, by Omaha Beach
1st Dam: Sister Margaret, by Pulpit
2nd Dam: Dance Gal Dance, by Disco Rico
3rd Dam: Dr Margaret, by Dr. Blum
($65,000 Ylg '23 SARAUG; $350,000 2yo '24 OBSAPR).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Winning Move Stable, John C. Oxley,
Lady Sheila Stable, Rideau Racers LLC and Sanford H. Robbins
LLC; B-Joseph DeRico (NY); T-Linda Rice; J-Jose L. Ortiz.
$68,750. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $118,250.
2–Valtellina, 120, f, 2, Complexity–Take Charge Sue, by Take
Charge Indy. ($67,000 Ylg '23 SARAUG). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Pavilion Racing; B-Thorostock, LLC (NY); T-Raymond Handal.
$25,000.
3–Carmen's Candy Jar, 120, f, 2, Vino Rosso–No Mo Shopping,
by Uncle Mo. ($37,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP). O/B-Repole
Stable, Inc. (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $15,000.
Margins: 9 3/4, 1, 4 1/4. Odds: 0.10, 8.00, 7.70.
Also Ran: Trail of Gold, She's Our Tiz.
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