BLACK CHERRY (f, 3, Liam's Map–Summer Raven {GSW, $168,910}, by Summer Squall) entered this contest with a bullet work to her name in preparation for her debut, and the betting public liked her to the tune of 7-2 odds as the race came off the turf in favor of the Tapeta. Breaking on top to show the way through an opening quarter in :21.77, she was still at the head of affairs as the field swung off the bend for the homeward run. Bracing as challenges arrived on both sides, Black Cherry gamely held on late to win by a neck over a fast-closing Pearl of Pearl (Vino Rosso).
Black Cherry is a half-sister to multiple graded winner Lewis Bay (Bernardini), MGSW & MGISP, $1,166,560; Misconnect (Unbridled's Song), GSW, $327,100; and Winslow Homer (Unbridled's Song), GSW, $273,365. Her half-sister Elusive Raven (Elusive Quality) is the dam of GSW Lost Raven (Uncle Mo) and another half-sister went on to be the granddam of SW Our Lady (Bolt d'Oro). A third sibling claims MSP Mojave Desert (Munnings). Black Cherry is Summer Raven's last registered offspring. This is the immediate female family of MGISW Wild Rush (Wild Again).
5th-Gulfstream, $68,000, Msw, 1-16, 3yo, f, 5f (AWT) (off turf), :57.09, ft, neck.
BLACK CHERRY (f, 3, Liam's Map–Summer Raven {GSW, $168,910}, by Summer Squall) Sales history: $200,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $40,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Wathnan Racing; B-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC (KY); T-William I. Mott. *1/2 to Winslow Homer (Unbridled's Song), GSW, $273,365; 1/2 to Misconnect (Unbridled's Song), GSW, $327,100; 1/2 to Lewis Bay (Bernardini), MGSW & MGISP, $1,166,560.
🍒 #1 BLACK CHERRY ($9.80) refused to be beaten, breaking her maiden in R5 at @GulfstreamPark. @JuniorandKellyA was aboard the three-year-old filly by @LanesEndFarms' Liam's Map for trainer Bill Mott. pic.twitter.com/15nkiEg9U5
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