Just In Time Racing’s Treasures of hope put the pacesetter down Castle and avoid late fees from Green light Posted 18-1 defeat in Fall High Handicap $200,000 (G3) November 28 at Aqueduct race track.
Coached by Michael Catalano Jr., who won his first stake, 4-year-old boy Oxbow ridgling entered the six-time test for children 3 years of age and older from the intelligence allowance scores at the same distance. November 3 at Racing Parx under the return of Mychel Sanchez.
“He ran one last monster race and he’s just starting to get in on his own. He’s feeling great, and this was his owner’s (Tony Como) idea.) He said, “Let’s give this horse a shot,” said Catalano. “Tony believed in him from day one. He has run a few good races in his past, he just needs some time to mature and develop himself. He had a great ride from his jockey in the last start and he has the same ride today. It just works fine. “
Hopeful Treasure, newcomer to the third pile and carrying 128 pounds, tracked the pace of Chateau, who is carrying 131 pounds of bronze, through divisions: 22.51 and: 45.66 on the track. main fast.
Chateau opened the first leg as Treasure of Hope continued to chase in second and the winner of the Green Light Go bet ranked off the rails from third to kick off his bid. Chateau opened up a 1/2 advantage on the call, but Hopeful Treasure knocked out his opponent in the last sixteen and held off Green Light Go to take the lead. Treasure of Hope crossed the gap in 1 hour 11.19, paying $38 on a $2 winning bet.
Victory marked the second score for Sanchez. The driver said he tried to repeat the winning formula from the Parx allowed score.
Treasure of Hope returns to winners’ circle after High Handicap Fall
“I played great and got in a good position early in the race. I was always confident,” said Sanchez. “I know I can go with a horse (Chateau) at any time. I was just worried if someone else would close better than him, but he finished.
“I know him very well even though this is only the second time I have ridden him,” added Sanchez. “I’ve been working with him since he was a kid. I told the trainer and owner he was going to compete and run his best race. They were ready for it.”
Hopeful Treasure has made two previous bets, both in 2020 on the New York Racing Association circuit, finishing fourth in the Gold Fever at Belmont Park and eighth in H. Allen Jerkens by Runhappy (G1) at Racecourse Saratoga.
“There are so many options open to him now. Today is a good day for him,” Catalano said. “I just hope he gets back into the cage in good form and comes back as good as he was. We’ll see what the next mission is.
“He was learning to run on his own. He was a horse with so many abilities that he didn’t know what to do. He was specially trained and everyone did a great job with his duties. when I go back to the barn.”
Green Light Go completed exactly 3 1/2 of the way to Chateau. Wendell Fong , War Tocsin , Sir Alfred James , Smooth , and Rough input round to end order.
Hopeful Treasure made $282,402 in 14 career starts, from which he raked in a 6-3-1 record. Agent Mike Pino bought the bay for $6,000 from Ballysax Bloodstock from the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Sale.
Raised in Kentucky by Calumet Ranch, the Treasure of Hope lies outside the Giant’s Causeway mare Elle Special, who delivered a Lord Nelson this year. Elle Special was bred to Kantharos for the year 2022.
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Another stake won to change control in the autumn days
Perry Harrison’s Change of control repel 6-5 favorites Too sexy Deep bid to post a win by 3/4 the length in Sunday’s $150,000 Fall Day Bet for bitches and mares 3 years of age and older that ride six coats above The Aqueduct’s outside turf.
Change of control win Autumn Day Shares at Aqueduct . Racetrack
Change of Control, who signed up for a graded bet pair to win her five-year campaign, including the final score at Buffalo Trace Franklin County in October at Keeneland, took into account her fourth bet win of 2021 for coach Michelle Lovell.
Athwaaq take the lead from 6th place, leading the field by eight horses through fractions: 23.26 and: 46.28 over the amount going forward. Jockey Colby Hernandez places Change of Control in the third position near the rails, with the pocket position allowing her to advance to second on the turn.
After heading home, Change of Control took advantage of the seam opening from the inside, overcoming a weary Athwaaq. Hernandez continued her quest as Too Sexy rallied to overtake three opponents, reaching in the shadow of the rope before the Change of Control completed the course in a final time of 1:09.14.
Hernandez’s rail ride earned Change of Control, 7-2, a winner’s round trip, returning $9.90 on a $2 winning bet. She improved her career earnings to $739,257 from a record 9-6-6 in 31 starts.
“She gave us a nice break and I was right there,” Hernandez said. “I tried to get out and run but they wouldn’t let me out. I saw the horse in front looking like it was going to come out at the start of the ramp and we stayed there and it ended perfectly. .
“Every time she runs, it’s like she gets better. She’s just a good horse, does nothing wrong, and whatever you ask her, she does. She’s a pony. horses are great to ride.”
Change of control is 2v2 at NYRA tracks after winning the Intercontinental Share (G3T) in June at Belmont Park.
“Colby rode her perfectly. He never freaked out,” Lovell said. “He was right inside and she looked great. She was playing well in New York when we sent her to Belmont in the summer, so I just think this race is a really good venue. . The owner gave us a lot of time to find the best races for her. She is really growing and becoming her own.”
Lovell said Change of Control will take place in the winter in Louisiana to prepare for her 6-year-old season before embarking on the next phase of her career.
“She’s going to the Fair Grounds in the winter. We’re going to try to map her race well through the winter, spring and summer and then she’s going to the barn,” Lovell said. . “I’m not really sure what our plans are from here, but she’s going back to Churchill and to the Fair Grounds with the rest of my barn.”
Too Sexy tops the slow start Love and Thunder equals a length for seconds. Miss Majorette , Piedi Bianchi , Athwaaq, Raven’s Cry , and Secure connection complete finish order.
Change of Control, daughter of Fed Biz , bred in Kentucky by John O’Meara. She is not among the American quiet mares named American Blossom, whose last two ponies are reported to be a child in need. Karakontie ponies and a weaning Karakontie.
The first time she passed the auction, Change of Control brought in $27,000 from Maharg Management when it was offered for sale by Vinery Sales at the November 2016 Breeding Stock Sale in Keeneland. She was subsequently purchased $95,000 by de Meric Stables from Kaizen Sales at Ocala Breeders’ 2017 Sales Show.
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