Be your best to get the most out of a picture-perfect ride when it comes out on the same stretch and distance on July 31, sit down to speed and run home late to score 3 1/4 of the way to ‘Rising Star TDN‘nod. Returning to the holdings in just the second start, Be Your Best broke the pick 6-5 and this time sat closer to the leader, racing wide on the first turn to chase from third. Fixed into a good stride against the fence at her back, she held the ground at the far corner before swerving two wide angles to challenge Identity for the front. When the room there closed, she returned to the rails in the middle of the ramp and crossed a tight spot inside to issue commands with a long run. Despite being behind, Be Your Best has clearly won 3/4 of the length.
Winning jockey Jose Ortiz said: “It was easy to ride. “She did whatever I asked her to do. She relaxed well and had a nice leg swing home. The rail opened up and she handed it to me. I feel like she’s not giving me 100 percent – she’s playing with her ears over the strings. She is happy and Horacio [De Paz] did a great job with her. “
In addition to GSP Bay of Plenty’s half-sister and GISP Fortify’s (Funny Distortion) half-sister, Be Your Best was hailed from the MG1SW Flagbird (Nureyev) extended family as well as GISW runner-up & GI Longines Kentucky Oaks Little Belle (AP Indy). She is the last reported pony of her dam. Click to view Equibase.com chart or VIDEO sponsored by TVG.
PG JOHNSON S.$150,000, Saratoga, 9-1, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:45.67, gd.
first-BE YOU BEST (Ire), 122, f, 2, by Muhaarar (GB)
First Dam: Kamakura, by Medaglia d’Oro
2nd beat: Kotuku (GB), by AP Indy
3rd Dam: Flagbird, by Nureyev
WIN TYPE 1 BLACK. ‘Rising Star TDN‘. O-Michael J. Ryan; B-St. Croix
Blood pressure (IRE); T-Horacio De Paz; J-Jose L. Ortiz. $82,500.
Lifetime record: 2-2-0-0, $140,250.
2-Come on wave120, f, 2, Cross Traffic – Deherewego, by Dehere.
($4,500 Wlg ’20 KEENOV; $15,000 Ylg’ 21 OBSOCT).
TYPE 1 BLACK. O-Tina Casse; B-Old Chapel Farm LLC (VA);
T-Mark E. Casse. $30,000.
3–Recognize122, f, 2, Bolt d’Oro – Avendesora, by
Lack of infection. ($270,000 Ylg ’21 KEESEP; $190,000 RNA
2yo ’22 OBSAPR). TYPE 1 BLACK. Racing O-Sequel & Cypress
Creek Equine; B-Sequel Stallions Farm NY & Lakland (NY);
T-William I. Mott. $18,000.
Margin: 3 3/4, HF, NO. Odds: 1.35, 19.20, 10.90.
Also Ran: Idea Generation (Ire), Pachuca, Damaso, Lady Jasmine, Indian Spideroo. Scratches: Leaves no marks.
