Off a visually-impressive 16 3/4-length win on debut at Lone Star June 29, Stilettos jumped up into stakes company to take the Ellis Park Debutante Sunday. The narrow 2-1 second choice took on race favorite Rich City Girl right from the jump and the top pair opened up on the field into the backstretch run through a half in :45.51. Outside of her rivals off the turn, Stilettos had the most to offer late, just edging away in the later stages to keep Rich City Girl behind her to the line. The 17th stakes winner for Upstart, Stilettos is out of MSW/GISP Unspoken Word (Catienus), a half to GSW/MGISP Emotional Kitten (Kitten's Joy) who sold carrying the winner in utero for just $9,000 at FTKFEB in 2022. Of six foals to race, she's produced four winners including GSP Smoke Signals (Street Sense) who has since become the dam of a pair of stakes runners herself. Unspoken Word produced a filly by Mr Speaker this year and returned to that same stallion for next season. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
#6 Stilettos backs up her dominating debut win and stays perfect in the Ellis Park Debutante for trainer Bret Calhoun with @b_hernandezjr aboard! 👠
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— TwinSpires Racing 🏇 (@TwinSpires) August 11, 2024
ELLIS PARK DEBUTANTE S. PRESENTED BY HUDSON FAMILY, $129,505, Ellis, 8-11, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:25.14, ft.
1–STILETTOS, 120, f, 2, by Upstart
1st Dam: Unspoken Word (MSW & GISP, $370,122),
by Catienus
2nd Dam: Silent Emotion, by Ghazi
3rd Dam: Coax Classic, by Caveat
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Collinsworth Thoroughbred Racing
LLC; B-Lori & Mark Collinsworth (TX); T-W. Bret Calhoun;
J-Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. $60,140. Lifetime Record:
2-2-0-0, $79,760.
2–Rich City Girl, 120, f, 2, City of Light–Hassler (Ire), by War
Front. ($195,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP; $435,000 2yo '24 OBSMAR).
1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Patricia's Hope LLC and Richard Ravin;
B-Jim & Donna Daniell (KY); T-Larry Rivelli. $34,400.
3–Adeera, 120, f, 2, Authentic–Majestic Presence, by Majestic
Warrior. ($300,000 Ylg '23 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-L and
N Racing LLC and Jerry Caroom; B-Town & Country Horse
Farms, LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $17,200.
Margins: 1HF, 8HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 2.05, 1.97, 9.76.
Also Ran: Baytown Butterfly, Into Golden Road, Run Camila Run, American Women, Mrs Worldwide. Scratched: Shezafunkydrummer, Sturgeon Moon.
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