Mo d'Amour provided Ed Stanco's King of Prussia Stables with its second win in the Busher as she attempts to follow in the hoofsteps of her owner's Princess of Sylmar (Majestic Warrior), who won the 2013 renewal of this test en route to a 38-1 upset in that year's GI Kentucky Oaks. Sitting in a ground-saving third early through a first quarter in :24.78, the bay kept was passed by Katniss the Victor and tracked from fourth through a half in :49.51. Swung out three wide to take on the dueling leaders in early stretch, the sophomore swept past the leaders and skipped clear to a decisive score. “I thought it worked out perfect,” said Byron Hughes, assistant to Todd Pletcher. “Chris [DeCarlo] did a good job getting her to the rail when the opportunity was present at the first turn and saved ground. Coming home he got her out just in time and it was nice. She seems to be maturing with the added experience from every race. I still think she got a little green when she got the lead kind of waiting but hopefully she can get better.” As for whether or not the filly is Oaks bound, Stanco said, “We'll see. It's all up to Todd and how the horse trains; if she's ready. We have a long way to go before that. This was a nice performance.” A debut winner sprinting over this strip Nov. 15, Mo d'Amour finished seventh in the nine-panel GII Demoiselle S. next out Nov. 28. Third behind 'TDN Rising Star' Constellation (Bellamy Road) in this venue's Ruthless S. Jan. 17, she captured a one-mile optional claimer at Laurel last time Feb. 6. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
BUSHER S., $125,000, AQU, 2-27, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:47.37, ft.
1–#MO D'AMOUR, 118, f, 3, by Uncle Mo
1st Dam: Neverthesame, by Scat Daddy
2nd Dam: Salut d'Amour (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
3rd Dam: Juno Madonna (Ire), by Sadler's Wells
($22,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $75,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR). O-King of
Prussia Stable; B-Doug Branham & Felicia Branham (KY);
T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Christopher P. DeCarlo. $75,000. Lifetime
Record: 5-3-0-1, $147,940. *Ninth stakes winner for sophomore sire (by Indian Charlie).[bullet ad=”woodsideranch-grad”][bullet ad=”brocklebank-2yo-purchase”][bullet ad=”gayle-woods-trained-at”]
2–Dreams to Reality, 118, f, 3, Lookin At Lucky–Dream
Sweeper, by Salt Lake. ($32,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-Gabriel
Duignan; B-Dr. Rod Orr (KY); T-Michael Dilger. $25,000.
3–Katniss the Victor, 118, f, 3, Midnight Lute–Midst, by Closing
Argument. ($35,000 Wlg '13 KEENOV; $85,000 Ylg '14
SARAUG; $130,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR). O-Michael Dubb,
Bethlehem Stables LLC & Michael Imperio; B-Twin Creeks Farm
& Harvey Diamond (NY); T-Rudy R. Rodriguez. $12,500.[bullet ad=”machmer-hall-pinhooked-grey-dawn-stables”][bullet ad=”selectsales-shell”][bullet ad=”bradley-pinhook”][bullet ad=”taylor-made-tm-for-you”]
Margins: 2, HD, 3HF. Odds: 4.00, 14.70, 1.25.
Also Ran: Flora Dora, Lost Raven, Whistling Straits, Arch Or Nothing.
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