Ten Strike Homebreds showed their quality at Fasig Tipton’s NY Bred Sale this year. Multiple Stakes winner, Looms Boldly (Goldencents) won the $125,000 John Morrissey H. at Saratoga earlier this month, and now his half brother, a colt by Constitution out of See the Forest (Forestry) was the second highest priced yearling at Fasig Tipton’s New York Bred Preferred Sale at Saratoga, selling for $300,000 to Repole Stable, consgined by ELiTE, agent.


Another Ten Strike homebred, a Liam’s Map filly, out of French Empire (Street Sense) sold for $200,000 to Dave Portnoy, consigned by ELiTE, agent.

Ten Strike Racing’s homebred, Looms Boldly, led from gate to wire to win the $125,000 John Morrissey H. to give the 4-year-old son of Goldencents his third career black-type victory on Aug. 8 at Saratoga.
Breaking from the outside post in the field of six, Looms Boldly quickly took command and led the field through a quarter mile in :22.76. He began to edge clear of Factually Correct around the turn, then poured it on in the stretch to win by 3 ½-lengths in 1:10.41 for the six furlongs on a fast track.
“That [going to the front] was the plan,” said Blake Cox, assistant trainer to Brad Cox. “[It was a] great post position outside with a speed horse. We were going to try and be speed of speed. We broke well, the horse to the inside of us [Rotknee] did not, so we took advantage of it and took them the whole way.”
Looms Boldly, won the Damon Runyon S. and Ontario County S. in 2023. His overall record is 5-3-2 in 12 starts, with earnings of $323,870. Looms Boldly’s dam See the Forest has produced a trio of stakes winners and is out of multiple Grade 1 winner Critical Eye.
Article adapted from Spendthrift: https://www.spendthriftfarm.com/news/goldencents-looms-boldly-takes-saratogas-john-morrissey-h-for-third-black-type-win/
Frank Fletcher Racing Operations and Ten Strike Racing’s Almostgone Rocket kept her perfect record intact with an easy victory in the Listed $150,000 Jersey Girl, a six-furlong sprint for sophomore fillies, at the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course.
Trained by two-time Eclipse Award-winner Brad Cox, Almostgone Rocket adds to her two sprint victories this spring when a romping 11 3/4-length winner on debut in April in Oaklawn Park and ahead of a 4 1/2-length score in a first-level allowance on May 3 at Churchill Downs. She is now the first stakes-winner produced from the multiple stakes-winning Jump Start mare Bound.
“Big run. Obviously, she has a big pedigree and now she’s a stakes winner, so it takes a little pressure off,” Cox said. “Overall, our goal is to obviously get her some black type and make her a graded stakes winner. I’m proud of what she was able to do today. It was a fast opening half and she finished it off.”
Almostgone Rocket stumbled slightly when exiting post 5 under Flavien Prat as the Pennsylvania-bred Gray Lightning broke sharpest and assumed command along the inside under Jorge Vargas, Jr. to stride away to a large advantage down the backstretch. Prat made a swift decision approaching the turn to challenge for the lead with Manama Gold following to his outside to make it three across the racetrack through an opening quarter-mile in 22.28 seconds over the fast main track.
Prat needed only to shake his reins and give one right-handed tap with the crop for Almostgone Rocket to easily put away the retreating Gray Lightning and the pursuing Manama Gold, building upon her advantage with every stride in the final sixteenth to cross the wire six lengths in front while completing the course in 1:09.52.
Manama Gold was a clear second by three lengths over Gray Lightning with Becky’s Joker and Dorothy’s Dreams rounding out the order of finish. Carmelina, Roman Grace and Moonlit Lady were scratched.
Prat, who engineered her last-out allowance score, said Almostgone Rocket was push-button when asked in the turn.
“The trip was good. She broke a little bit [awkwardly] out of the gate, but she got herself forwardly placed,” said Prat. “I was traveling well all the way around and when it was time to make her move, she did. When I squeezed on her she responded really well. I knew it was going to take a good horse to run me down, and it didn’t happen.”
The previously undefeated Manama Gold made her American debut for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher after winning her first three outings for conditioner Fawzi Nass in Dubai. She won her first two starts going a respective seven furlongs and one mile ahead of a 1 1/4-length score in the 1 3/16-mile Group 3 UAE Oaks in February at Meydan Racecourse.
Bred in Kentucky by Malibu Farm, the Into Mischief bay was a $250,000 purchase at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. She banked $82,500 in victory while returning $3 on a $2 win bet.
Article adapted from NYRA: https://cms.nyra.com/saratoga/news/almostgone-rocket-takes-off-in-$150k-jersey-girl
Ten Strike Racing’s homebred Whittington Park notched his first stakes victory with a well-timed ride from Kendrick Carmouche in Saturday’s $100,000 Haynesfield, a one-turn mile for older New York-breds, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Swill picked up his first Stakes win in the Challedon Stakes at Pimlico. It was his fourth lifetime win and brought his earnings to over $200,000. Congrats to Brittany Russell and our partners Kueber Racing!
AWAKENED scored his first stakes triumph with an off-the-pace win in the $150,000 G1 Jonathan Sheppard Stakes at Saratoga, a 2 3/8-mile hurdle race.
The 6-year-old gelding by Curlin started his career on the flat, breaking his maiden going 10 furlongs on the turf at Ellis Park before switching over to hurdles.
After running second in last year’s Edward P. Evans Stakes at Colonial Downs, ALEX JOON turned the tides and won going away while trainer Lindsay Schultz celebrated her first stakes victory with the 6-year-old gelding.
Eyeing Clover became a stakes winner Saturday when he fought off favorite Gun Pilot for a length victory in the $200,000 Hot Springs at Oaklawn Park.
“The first turn, I decided to pull back off those two horses – we were really in tight quarters,” said Florent Geroux, who rode Eyeing Clover. “After that he settled, ran a good race. I was right near the horse on the lead, a nice spot saving ground, and when I asked him down the lane, he fought very hard.”
Eyeing Clover has now won 3 of 4 starts for earnings of $230,050. The Triple Crown nominee is a half-brother to Heavenhasmynikki, a Grade 3 winner of more than $400,000.
Looms Boldly lead the way to secure his victory in the $100,000 Damon Runyon Stakes for New York-bred 3-year-olds at Aqueduct. The win was the second from four starts for Looms Boldly, a son of Goldencents trained by Brad Cox.
Ten Strike Racing homebred MAJESTIC RETURN broke her maiden in just her second start at Aqueduct for trainer Michelle Giangiulio. The 3-year-old filly is by Ten Strike’s G1W LONG ON VALUE and out of the 7-time winner MAJESTIC MIST who also ran under the Ten Strike Racing banner.