Solitude Dude (c, 2, Yaupon–After the Party, by Into Mischief), a runaway 9 1/2-length debut winner at Gulfstream Nov. 1, made 1-9 look like a bargain in Saturday's Inaugural S. at Tampa Bay Downs.
He chased in second through an opening quarter in :21.68, took over at the five-sixteenths and opened daylight in the stretch to win by eight lengths while stopping the timer for six furlongs in a sharp 1:09.07.
Max Capacity (Maxfield) was second; Langvad (Awesome Slew) was third.
Solitude Dude becomes the eighth black-type winner for his freshman sire (by Uncle Mo). Golden State Juvenile Fillies S. winner Mohaven is bred on the same Yaupon x Into Mischief cross. The winner's dam After the Party was bred to Volatile for 2026.
INAUGURAL S., $102,500, Tampa Bay Downs, 12-6, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.07, ft.
1–SOLITUDE DUDE, 122, c, 2, by Yaupon
1st Dam: After the Party, by Into Mischief
2nd Dam: Defy Gravity, by Bandini
3rd Dam: Quickest, by Forest Wildcat
($55,000 RNA Wlg '23 KEENOV; $85,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP;
$300,000 2yo '25 OBSOPN). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Chris
Fountoukis; B-Martha Buckner & Matthew Ernst (KY); T-Saffie
Joseph, Jr.; J-Edgard J. Zayas. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
2-2-0-0, $84,000.
2–Max Capacity, 122, c, 2, Maxfield–Madam Mom, by
Uncaptured. ($38,000 2yo '25 OBSAPR; $210,000 RNA 2yo '25
FTDJUL). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-LBR Racing Stable & Schmidt,
Michael S.; B-Ocala Stud (KY); T-Richard P. Sillaman. $20,000.
3–Langvad, 122, c, 2, Awesome Slew–Malibu Melody, by
Malibu Moon. ($23,000 Ylg '24 OBSOCT). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Friedfertig, Steven & Shining Stables LLC; B-John B. Penn
(FL); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $12,500.
Margins: 8, 1 3/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 0.10, 17.00, 12.90.
Also Ran: Undertaker, Super Kick, Go Simple. Scratched: Thunder Chuck. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
Solitude Dude and Edgard Zayas win the 40th running of The Inaugural Stakes!! The 2 yr old colt is trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. and is owned by Chris Fountoukis! Congratulations to the winning connections!! 🏆🥂🍾#stakeswin #100yearsofracing pic.twitter.com/951Qmwg1xG
— Tampa Bay Downs Official Account (@TampaBayDownsFL) December 6, 2025
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