While her connections passed on an opportunity in the Breeders' Cup next weekend, 'TDN Rising Star' With the Angels (Omaha Beach) kept things rolling in New York with yet another stakes win in Sunday's Maid of the Mist Stakes. Dubbed a 'Rising Star' at Saratoga with an 11 1/2-length romp against New York-breds Aug. 22, she stepped out an additional furlong and put 9 3/4 lengths on the field in the Joseph A. Gimma Stakes Sept. 22. The no-doubt favorite at 1-9 trying the flat mile Sunday, With the Angels didn't miss a beat as she once more jumped to the lead from the middle of the gate and put a length back to eventual runner up Boston's Phinest (Honest Mischief). While never supremely ahead as in her previous starts, With the Angels was never truly challenged here either and responded to stretch urging by Jose Ortiz to come home 3 1/4 lengths clear.
“She passes another test,” said winning trainer Linda Rice. “We decided against the [GI] Frizette. We wanted to give her a chance to get a few more races under her belt before she meets open company – that was the plan, and that's what we did today. She's a very good gate horse. He [Jose Ortiz] didn't want to use her too much early in the race and he saved something for the end.”
Rice noted that the GII Demoiselle at nine furlongs could be a next start for her filly, saying: “We're considering the Demoiselle. That's our mark if we're going to step into open company. That, or we'll wrap her up for the year and start her up again in the spring. Time will tell.”
Ortiz added: “I think today the mile got to her a little. I made her run a little bit from the eighth pole to the wire, but I knew she was home so then I left her alone. I encouraged a little bit, to let her know the race was not over yet. It is 2-year-olds.”
From the second crop of Omaha Beach, With the Angels was a $350,000 OBS April grad and is a half to another stakes runner in Maggy's Palace (Palace Malice). Sister Margaret foaled a Twirling Candy colt this spring and went to Street Sense for 2025. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
WITH THE ANGELS, the 2YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm stallion Omaha Beach, is 3 for 3 in her career after dominating the Maid of the Mist Stakes with @jose93_ortiz aboard for @LindaRiceRacing! pic.twitter.com/8OCaCHBhIW
— NYRA (🌳) (@TheNYRA) October 27, 2024
MAID OF THE MIST S., $200,000, Belmont The Big A, 10-27, (S), 2yo, f, 1m, 1:36.69, ft.
1–WITH THE ANGELS, 122, 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).
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. $110,000. Lifetime
Record: 3-3-0-0, $228,250.
2–Boston's Phinest, 120, f, 2, Honest Mischief–All in Time,
by Curlin. ($20,000 Ylg '23 KEEJAN; $25,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP;
$190,000 2yo '24 EASMAY). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-ERJ Racing LLC
and Madaket Stables LLC; B-Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC &
Cypress Creek Equine LLC (NY); T-Chad C. Brown. $40,000.
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. $24,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 4HF, HD. Odds: 0.15, 8.90, 12.70.
Also Ran: Trail of Gold, Valtellina, Playful Lass, Olivia's Wish. Scratched: Another Cleeshay.
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