Nonna Madeline (f, 2, Candy Ride {Arg}-Cool Storm, by Storm Cat), heavily favored at 1-2 in her Monmouth Park unveiling Saturday, stamped herself as one to watch for the mighty Todd Pletcher barn with a 'TDN Rising Star'-worthy performance.
The bay, purchased by St Elias Stable and MeB Stables for $130,000 as a KEESEP yearling, was away from the stalls a tick slow from her rail draw and was shuffled back to sixth in the early going. Racing under a snug hold in traffic through an opening quarter in :23.46, jockey Joe Bravo guided Nonna Madeline to the four path entering the far turn and she rocketed past her rivals with a flashy move to gain command. She was confidently handled from there and was geared down late to win by a much-the-best 3 1/4 lengths. Fellow firster Jaywalk (Cross Traffic) was second.
Nonna Madeline, produced by the unraced Storm Cat mare Cool Storm, is a half-sister to 2016 GII Adirondack S. heroine Nonna Mela (Arch), GSW, $286,670. Cool Storm, a $1-million KEESEP graduate and full-brother to GI Haskell Invitational winner and GI Kentucky Derby runner-up Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat), brought $800,000 from R.J. Bennett while in foal to Daredevil at the 2016 FTKNOV Sale. Cool Storm is also represented by a Daredevil colt of 2017 and a Super Saver colt of 2018. This is also the extended female family of GISWs Imagining (Giant's Causeway), Girolamo (A.P. Indy), Super Saver (Maria's Mon) and Got Lucky (A.P. Indy).
3rd-Monmouth, $36,200, Msw, 6-23, 2yo, f, 5f, :59.25, ft.
NONNA MADELINE, f, 2, Candy Ride (Arg)&log=">Candy Ride (Arg)
1st Dam: Cool Storm, by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: She's a Winner, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Get Lucky, by Mr. Prospector
Sales history: $130,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $21,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree or the VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-St. Elias Stable & MeB Stables LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.[bullet ad=”crupi-trained”][bullet ad=”taylor-made-tm-for-you”][bullet ad=”winstar-bred”]
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