Runner-up in the grassy Tepin Stakes when last seen at Aqueduct Nov. 17, Gatsas Stables' Five G ran away from her overmatched rivals to easily take out Wednesday's Fasig-Tipton Cash Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park.
Let go at better than 5-1 returning to the main track for the first time since finishing unplaced behind the talented MSW 'TDN Rising Star' With the Angels (Omaha Beach) at Saratoga last summer, the homebred filly bounced away well enough from the inside gate beneath John Velazquez and railed through to contest the early splits just underneath Andrea (Thousand Words) into the turn. Edging to the front under her own courage with three furlongs to travel, she was pushed along to widen into the lane and pulled readily clear to take it by nine convincing lengths.
“She worked very well on the dirt and when you're trying to figure out what horses want to do and what's best for them, you need to try things sometimes and she worked well enough on the dirt that we needed to try it,” winning trainer George Weaver said. “Obviously we're happy, she likes the turf and the dirt. With that kind of performance, we'll probably stick to the dirt now and try and get her on the Oaks trail.”
Five G is the sixth black-type winner for her sire, who proved narrowly best in a three-way go for champion freshman sire of 2024. Gatsas Stable acquired this filly's dam for $57,000 in foal to Runhappy at Keeneland November in 2020. Triumphant is a half-sister to three-time stakes winner Lipstick City (City Zip), while third dam Gold Canyon produced MGSW Adriano (A.P. Indy) and the graded-placed dam of 'TDN Rising Star' Strike Power (Speightstown), who won this track's GIII Swale Stakes in 2018. Triumphant is the dam of a yearling full-brother to Five G and is due to give birth to a Central Banker foal this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
FASIG-TIPTON CASH RUN S., $150,000, Gulfstream, 1-1, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:38.11, ft.
1–FIVE G, 118, f, 3, by Vekoma
1st Dam: Triumphant, by Quality Road
2nd Dam: Star Torina, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Gold Canyon, by Mr. Prospector
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Gatsas Stables LLC (NY); T-George Weaver; J-John R Velazquez. $91,140. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $160,290. *Sixth SW for sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}).
2–Paradise City, 118, f, 3, McKinzie–Washington Bridge, by Yankee Gentleman. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. ($25,000 RNA Ylg '23 KEESEP; $105,000 2yo '24 OBSOPN). O-C2 Racing Stable LLC, Kuehne Racing, Shining Stables LLC, Paul Braverman & Timothy Pinch; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Saffie A Joseph Jr. $29,400.
3–Unchained Elaine, 120, f, 3, American Pharoah–Razorback Lady, by Overdriven. 1ST BLACK-TYPE. O-Patrick L Biancone Racing LLC & Amy E Dunne; B-Mr. Patrick Biancone (KY); T-Patrick L Biancone. $14,700.
Margins: 9, 1HF, 6 1/4. Odds: 5.20, 1.80, 5.00.
Also Ran: Yellow, Fallon, Sweet Note, Andrea.
#1 FIVE G ($12.40) was impressive running away from the field in the $165,000 Cash Run Stakes at @GulfstreamPark. The daughter of Vekoma (@spendthriftfarm) was ridden by @ljllmvel and is trained by George Weaver.
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