'TDN Rising Star' King Jack remained perfect around one turn as he wore down fellow California invader Landeskog to make the grade in Bensalem Saturday. A 3 1/4-length debut winner at Santa Anita June 1 over a next-out eight-length romper, the chestnut doubled up in a first-level Del Mar optional claimer July 17 while under the care of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer's assistant Dan Ward. He paired up 99 Beyer Speed Figures in the one-mile Shared Belief S. back in San Diego Aug. 25, but was no match that day for fellow 'Rising Star' Improbable (City Zip), who'd go on to contest the GI Pennsylvania Derby two races later on this card.
Away well enough, the favorite stalked out in the clear in third as Landeskog forced the issue. Landeskog took over and was going well heading for home, but King Jack continued on down the center of the track to overtake his foe in midstretch and open up late.
“I thought [rider] Joel [Rosario] had him placed perfectly,” Hollendorfer said. They had some trouble in the gate early and we got lucky and got out of that. He had him placed perfectly and had enough horse to run him down. A very fast time. We thought the seven furlongs would fit this horse very well and it seemed like it did. I like to be up close and we thought we would be up close. Looked like we had a lot of horse down the backside, and that proved to be true.”
Pedigree Notes:
King Jack becomes the 10th black-type winner (fourth graded) for third-crop sire Jimmy Creed, who hails from the Distorted Humor branch of the Mr. Prospector line. He's the oldest foal for his unraced dam, who has 2-year-old colt Tapit's Temple (Temple City), yearling filly Shining Cause (Brody's Cause) and a colt born this year also by Brody's Cause. King Jack's dam is a half-sister to Tar Heel Mom (Flatter), winner of eight stakes, three of them graded including Saratoga's GII Honorable Miss S., and placed in another 11, including the GI Ballerina S. She's also a half to the infamous Scrappy T (Fit to Fight), a Grade III winner whose biggest claim to fame was interfering with Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) when finishing second behind that runner in the 2005 GI Preakness S.
Saturday, Parx
GALLANT BOB S.-GII, $310,000, Parx Racing, 9-21, 3yo, 6f, 1:08.89, ft.
1–KING JACK, 118, c, 3, by Jimmy Creed
1st Dam: Light Shine, by Tapit
2nd Dam: Perpetual Light, by Sunny's Halo
3rd Dam: Flash McAllister, by Ward McAllister
'TDN Rising Star' 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES
WIN. ($100,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP). O-Michael C. Stinson;
B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer; J-Joel
Rosario. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $277,400.
Werk Nick Rating: A+.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Landeskog, 118, g, 3, Munnings–Minewander, by Mineshaft.
($75,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP). O-ERJ Racing LLS, David Kenney et al;
B-CFP Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $60,000.
3–Trophy Chaser, 118, c, 3, Twirling Candy–European Union, by
Successful Appeal. ($35,000 Wlg '16 KEENOV; $55,000 RNA Ylg
'17 KEESEP; $42,000 2yo '18 OBSMAR). O-JCA Racing Stable
LLC; B-Overbrook Farm & Kildare Stud (KY); T-Juan Carlos Avila.
$30,000.
Margins: 1HF, 12, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.40, 2.20, 3.70.
Also Ran: Strong Will, Bulletin, War Bridle, War Tocsin. Scratched: Get Hammered, Bethlehem Road. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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