Oversubscribed (GB) (f, 3, Too Darn Hot {GB}–Zurigha {Ire}, by Cape Cross {Ire}) came flying home to run to the money as the even-money favorite in Saturday's $150,000 Wild Applause Stakes at the Big A.
Sixth as Macanga (American Pharoah) and Oversubscribed's Chad Brown-trained stablemate Chantilly Road (Quality Road) sped off through fractions of :23.02 and :46.03, Oversubscribed still had her work cut out for her at the top of the stretch. Macanga led by 5 1/2 lengths at the stretch call, but Oversubscribed was just getting warmed up. Oversubscribed kicked it into high gear as the pacesetter began to tire and stormed home to score by 3 1/4 lengths.
Vino Rouge (Vino Rosso) was up for second. Macanga tired to third.
Oversubscribed, a dead-heat debut winner over the Tampa lawn Feb. 10, was previously a troubled second as the heavy favorite behind Macanga in a local optional claimer May 5.
“I felt like there was going to be some pace, but when they open up so much–and I had respect for the horses up front–you never know if you're going to be able to run them down,” winning rider Flavien Prat said. “Thankfully, she did. When I tipped her out and asked her to make a run, she responded very well.”
Oversubscribed becomes the ninth black-type winner for Dalham Hall Stud second-crop sire Too Darn Hot (GB). The winner's dam had a colt by Dark Angel (Ire) in 2023.
WILD APPLAUSE S., $150,000, Belmont The Big A, 6-22, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.59, fm.
1–OVERSUBSCRIBED (GB), 118, f, 3, by Too Darn Hot (GB)
1st Dam: Zurigha (Ire) (SW-Eng, MGSP-UAE, $167,204),
by Cape Cross (Ire)
2nd Dam: Noyelles (Ire), by Docksider
3rd Dam: Bellarida (Fr), by Bellypha (Ire)
(400,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.
O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited (GB);
T-Chad C. Brown; J-Flavien Prat. $82,500. Lifetime Record:
3-2-1-0, $115,140.
2–Vino Rouge, 118, f, 3, Vino Rosso–Seeking the Blue, by Arch.
($180,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Harold Lerner LLC & Team D;
B-Payson Stud, Inc (KY); T-Anthony W. Dutrow. $30,000.
3–Macanga, 120, f, 3, American Pharoah–Highway Mary, by U S
Ranger. ($150,000 2yo '23 EASMAY). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Imaginary Stables & Barnhart, Mark; B-Fred W. Hertrich
(KY); T-Richard E. Dutrow, Jr. $18,000.
Margins: 3 1/4, 1, 1HF. Odds: 1.10, 9.50, 2.35.
Also Ran: Awesome Czech, Gala Brand, Chantilly Road, Curlin's Girl. Scratched: Grayosh, Just Music, Tina Ballerina, Value Area. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
OVERSUBSCRIBED pushes down the stretch for Flavien Prat's THIRD win of the day in the Wild Applause Stakes for Chad Brown! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Ee34MEy7Qw
— NYRA (🌳) (@TheNYRA) June 22, 2024
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