First Winner

3rd-Rome, €13,200, Mdn., 6-2, 2yo, 1400m (AWT). IL GRANDE GATSBY (IRE), (c, 2, Churchill {Ire}--Irene Watts {GB} {GSP-Ity, $133,610}, by Miswaki Tern), who ran second when unveiled over 1200 metres on the local synthetic on May 9, was the second choice on the board at 2-1 in this step up in trip. Noticeably warm in the preliminaries, he perched in fourth while glued to the fence through the opening furlongs. Shifted out on the bend, he was asked for his bid 400 metres from home and, began to make inroads...

Freshman stallion Mohaymen got off the mark as a sire when Whistlewhileyoumow won a maiden special weight at Prairie Meadows in a dead heat Monday. The 2-year-old gelding, gray like his sire, was making his first career start in the 4 1/2 furlong contest after being purchased earlier this year at the OBS March sale for $37,000 by John Ballantyne/NBS Stable. He had worked a furlong in :10.2 at the sale and had since been gelded. Whistlewhileyoumow broke from the inside and was quickly up with the leaders. Before the...

2nd-Milan, €13,200, Mdn., 2yo, 1000mT, 1:01.50. THE KING'S HORSES (GB) (c, 2, Time Test {GB}-Natty Bumppo {Ire}, by Kheleyf), sent off at 3-2 in this debut, was away in good order and set the pace a few strides from the gate. The favourite maintained his advantage, but came under pressure from Griffe de Chat (GB) (Olympic Glory {Ire} in the final furlong. At the wire, The King's Horses edged away to win by a length to become the first scorer for his MGSW sire (by Dubawi {Ire}), who finished second...

1ST-CAPANNELLE, €13,200, Mdn., 5-9, 2yo, 1200m (AWT), 1:13.50. DON CHICCO (GB) (128, c, 2, El Kabeir-Otrooha (Ire), by Oasis Dream {GB}), a distant second locally going 1000 metres over soft ground when unveiled on May 1, was tabbed the even-money pick in this quick return. Trying the all-weather surface for the first time, the bay battled with a rival for the advantage from the bell and sat a neck second on the far turn. He re-bid for the lead in upper stretch and forged clear to win by three lengths...

Godolphin Flying Start graduate Philip Antonacci won his first race as a trainer Saturday when Advanced Strategy (Karakontie {Jpn}) took an allowance/optional claimer at Gulfstream Park. Antonacci said he's only officially been training on his own since January, but grew up spending summers in the barn with his brother, Frank, a trainer for their family's prominent Standardbred operation. "We're very excited about [the first win]," said Antonacci. "It was good for the whole team, a morale boost. We've only had four starters, so we've got a good percentage going right...

William Thompson Jr.'s Gospel Way (Brody's Cause) came from off the pace to graduate in his career unveiling at Woodbine Sunday afternoon. Sent off at 24-1 in the five-furlong main track test, the homebred settled in the second flight third early as Dancing Dragon (Old Forestor) established early fractions. Improving his position while two paths wide turning for home, the gelding bore down on the frontrunner through the lane, took over with relative ease and drew off to win by 1 1/4 lengths. The victory represented the first winner for...

Displaying an abundance of speed after a botched getaway, Princesse de Saba (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}) became the first winner for her Haras de Bonneval-based freshman sire (by Shamardal) with a two-length victory at Lyon-Parilly. 1st-Lyon-Parilly, €14,000, Mdn, 5-15, 2yo, 5fT, 1:01.38, vsf. PRINCESSE DE SABA (FR) (f, 2, Dariyan {Fr}--Aniysa {Fr}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) blew the start and was detached from all six rivals, racing greenly, through the early strides of this unveiling. Moving into contention at halfway, the 6-5 favourite was shaken up to lead with 300 metres remaining...