5th-Keeneland, $123,056, Alw, 4-25, (NW2$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:38.58, yl, neck.
SWEET REBECCA (f, 4, American Pharoah–Sweet N Discreet {SW & GSP, $366,447}, by Discreet Cat), a latest fifth to the commonly owned Pounce (Lookin At Lucky) in the GIII Lake George Stakes at Saratoga last July, led home a 1-2 finish for her Coolmore-based stallion in a salty allowance on closing day of the spring stand at Keeneland. Off at a penny shy of 4-1, the $250,000 Keeneland September yearling was given a positive ride by Flavien Prat and was content to track the pace into and around the second turn. Asked to come after front-running She's A Tempest (Connect) in upper stretch, Sweet Rebecca opened a bit of daylight with a good turn of foot and got home a long neck to the good of favored Deep Satin. The latter, last seen winning the Listed Virginia Oaks last Sept. 7, enjoyed the run of the race and slipstreamed the eventual winner down the backstretch. She went on the attack entering the final furlong and was getting there but the wire came a couple of strides too soon. Named a 'TDN Rising Star' for Mike Ryan and Mt. Brilliant and trainer Brendan Walsh off an eventful trip at Gulfstream in March 2024, Sweet Rebecca was acquired by John Stewart's operation and promptly delivered in the Apr. 28 Memories of Silver Stakes, her first run for this conditioner. Fifth of six after bobbling in the final quarter mile of the GII Wonder Again Stakes May 27, the chestnut was in the thick of it into the final furlong of the Lake George before weakening out of contention. Mt. Brilliant acquired the winner's SW & GSP dam for $1.6 million in foal to Liam's Map at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton November Sale a short time after her daughter Sweet Melania (American Pharoah), MGSW & GISP, $576,210, won this track's GII Jessamine Stakes ahead of a third in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. A full-sister to GSW & GISP Discreet Dancer and a half to GSW Travelin Man (Trippi), Sweet N Discreet is the dam of a 3-year-old Tapit colt–also named Discreet Dancer–a 2-year-old Constitution filly that sold to Tracy Farmer for $400,000 at KEESEP last fall and a newly born colt by Munnings. Sales history: $250,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, $213,048. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Resolute Racing; B-Mt Brilliant Farm & Ranch LLC (KY); T-Chad C Brown.
#8 SWEET REBECCA ($9.98) got a nice stalking trip under Flavien Prat to win race 5 at @keenelandracing. The daughter of American Pharoah (@coolmoreamerica) is trained by Chad Brown and owned by @resracingky.
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