Midnight Martini (Yaupon) wasn't the quickest from the gate but found her feet within a few strides and was intent on the lead, rushing up from the middle of the line to set the fractions in this turf debut.
Hounded early by Sugar Doll (Into Mischief), this 9-1 shot had to work to put that rival away into the far turn as the half went in :43.82. With a safe enough margin built up, Midnight Martini was able to kick away for home without fear of the closers, crossing the line two lengths in front of Horsing Around (Practical Joke).
A $350,000 OBS April grad from her sire's first crop, the winner is out of a half-sister to GSW Strait From Texas (Judge T C), a mare who was picked up by Japan's Katsumi Yoshida for $450,000 at Keeneland November back in 2005.
Tex Appeal, now with a perfect six-for-six strike rate of winners from runners, has already produced this winner's half-sister Gastown (Vancouver {Aus}), SP, $241,850. She has a 2-year-old Colonel Liam colt and went to Cogburn for this season.
🍸 MIDNIGHT MARTINI ($21.60) flew home under @jjcjockey in the closing race at @GulfstreamPark. @markecasse trains the debuting 3YO daughter of @spendthriftfarm's Yaupon.
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10th-Gulfstream, $76,600, Msw, 1-30, 3yo, f, 5fT, :55.95, fm, 2 lengths.
MIDNIGHT MARTINI (f, 3, Yaupon–Tex Appeal, by Successful Appeal) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $49,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Blue Crevalle Racing and Torie Gladwell; B-Southern Wives Partners (FL); T-Mark E. Casse.
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