Arctic Beast (Yaupon) became the day's second new stakes winner for his first-crop sire (by Uncle Mo) with a dominating display in the Aspirant Stakes, winning in a time nearly two seconds quicker than the fillies went in the Lady Finger Stakes about 30 minutes earlier.
Off at 1-5 having graduated with a lofty 82 Beyer Speed Figure at Saratoga Aug. 15, the $120,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Mixed Sale weanling turned $275,000 Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred yearling was put right into play from the outside stall and pressed the early pace through an opening quarter in :22.31 over the rain-affected going. Outmoved into the stretch by the front-running Diamond Child (Weekend Hideaway), Arctic Beast leveled off beautifully when asked and shot away to score as much the best. The win gave trainer Mike Maker and jockey Ricardo Santana, Jr. a sweep of the day's open juvenile contests.
A fourth black-type winner overall after Yaupon de Replay took out the Listed Blenheim Stakes on debut at Fairyhouse in Ireland, Arctic Beast is the lone winner for his dam, a close relative of the dual stakes-winning Freudie Anne (Freud). He is the last listed produce for Frostie Anne. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
ASPIRANT S., $104,338, Finger Lakes, 9-22, (S), 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.13, sy.
1–ARCTIC BEAST, 121, c, 2, by Yaupon
1st Dam: Frostie Anne (MSW, $584,443), by Frost Giant
2nd Dam: Lake Toccet, by Toccet
3rd Dam: Lake Honey, by Meadowlake
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($120,000 Wlg '23 FTNMIX; $275,000 Ylg '24 SARAUG). O-Paradise Farms Corp, JP Racing Stable, David Staudacher, Zilla Racing Stables & Jennifer Rice; B-Rockridge Stud LLC & Saratoga Glen Farm & Beal's Racing Stable LLC (NY); T-Michael J Maker; J-Ricardo Santana Jr. $62,603. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $112,103. *Fourth stakes winner for freshman sire (by Uncle Mo).
2–Diamond Child, 121, c, 2, Weekend Hideaway–Boss Barney's Babe, by Street Boss. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Irish Hill Century Farm; B-Irish Century Hill Farm & Morgan O'Brien (NY); T-Melanie Giddings. $20,868.
3–Party in the Army, 121, c, 2, Army Mule–Party Like Grandma, by Desert Party. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Flower City Racing LLC, Christopher J Meyer & Rich Spiesman (NY); T-Jeremiah C Englehart. $10,434.
Margins: 7 1/4, 1 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.22, 22.07, 2.75.
Also Ran: Hey Pal, Chioke, The Last Delivery, High Yield Hunk, Takahama, A Bit Raggity. Scratched: Instant Success.
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