LJ’s Emma bets on Spa’s $150,000 in Galway

of John Gaynor Emma LJ Running the winning streak to three with an impressive 17-1 score on her bets debuted the Aug. 12 $150,000 Galway Stakes, a run on Mellon 5 1/2-furlong grass for sophomores. Saratoga Race Course.

Trained by Eddie Kenneally and driven by Luis Saez, the Into Mischief field has been very popular in all 3 starts since switching to turf. by entering from the female score that came out in fourth place in June at Churchill Downs And the impressive allowance win against seniors will end on July 16th. Ellis Park.

“She’s all grown up and is very relaxed now. which helped her finish a lot better. She was a different kind of horse on the grass. But she matured and grew,” said Keneally. “It’s great for John Gaynor and [his] Boxman Stables to Win at Saratoga

“[We were] Look for black cats with well-bred female offspring,” Kennelly adds. “We thought she was developing and wanted to shoot. And I think this is a good place to show such quality pedigree. We didn’t expect to win. But I think she will be competitive.”

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Emma from LJ followed easily. From the 5th position to the inside light reflection As Stone Silent enters the arena throughout the turn lined up with challengers, including Isabel Alexandra , beauty of the sea and my sweet story with love reign Favorites with equal money, not the factor behind the pack.

Saez cue Emma from LJ mid-turn. And the female responds by making a strong turn to make a large circle around. her competitors And aiming at the steadfast leader, Stone Silent continued stubbornly. But there was no denying LJ’s Emma, ​​who made the final jump to take the win by the neck in the final 1:02.27 time.

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The victory gave Saez his second bet win after also finishing Grade 3 Kelso. Casa Creed where he will pilot later in the cards in the $500,000 Fourstardave Handicap (G1T).

“We got there just in time. I know she has a very inverted leg, and at three in the morning I feel like I have a lot of horses – we are very comfortable,” Saez says. When we reached the last horse to pass, she [Stone Silent] like a betrayal So we had to do a little bit of work there and she finally made it to the last step.”

Stone Silent, trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, snagged a debutante last June in a five-mile main track run at Santa Anita when in charge of John Sadler. She made her last two starts for Asmussen, running on five long grass fields Indianapolis HorseshoeFinally defeated the older companies as a gateway to the line.

“She seems a little tired,” Asmussen said.

LJ’s Emma, ​​the $155,000 purchase of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Select Yearling Sale, is out of stake for the Pulpit mare. really and truly who is a half-sister to bet with class always on my mind .

Raised in Kentucky by Pin Oak Stud, JJ’s Emma cashed in $82,500 from the win while improving her record to 3-0-1 from six starts. She returned $36.20 for winning bets. $2

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