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24-07-2025
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Boca Queen 'Impressed' Kevin Attard In First Start, Now Tries Stakes Company
Boca Queen 'Impressed' Kevin Attard In First Start, Now Tries Stakes Company originally appeared on Paulick Report. Repole Stable's Boca Queen, who turned heads after a stellar debut, steps up to the stakes ranks when she takes on eight rivals in Saturday's Grade 3 $150,000 Ontario Colleen at by Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd., the dark bay filly heads into the one-mile race over the E.P. Taylor turf for 3-year-old fillies off an authoritative 3 ¼-length win at seven furlongs over the E.P. Taylor on July off as the 2-1 choice in the field of 11, Boca Queen hopped slightly at the start, but regrouped and settled mid-pack along the backstretch before ranging up three-wide at the three-eighths mark. Shifted out into the seven path at the quarter pole, she sped away from her rivals en route to the impressive daughter of Kingman out of the Big Bad Bob mare Bocca Baciata covered the distance in 1:20.32 over firm ground. 'Very impressed by that first start,' said champion trainer Kevin Attard. 'She had a little hop at the break, but she recovered quickly – I thought that was a good sign. She found her stride and looked comfortable the rest of the way. We were hoping she would run to her works, and she showed up in a big way. Obviously, you don't know how things will go first time out, but she showed a lot of maturity and class that day.'The dark bay traveled four furlongs in :48.20 over the Woodbine main track on July 19 ahead of the Ontario Colleen.'She came out of it [first start] well and had a nice work on Saturday,' said Attard. 'So, the hope is she can build off that first start and come back with a big effort this time. She definitely inspires confidence. Excited to see what the future holds for her.' Purchased for €400,000 at the 2023 Goffs Orby Sale, Boca Queen is a half-sister to listed winner and €775,000 Goffs November alumni Parkes is the starters include graded stakes winner Somethinabouther, multiple stakes placed Pretty Lavish and stakes placed It Ain't wagering menu for the Ontario Colleen includes Rolling Double, Exacta, 0.20 Trifecta, 0.20 Superfecta, 0.20 Pick 3 (races 8-9-10), and $1 Swinger. $150,000 Grade 3 Ontario Colleen Stakes Boca Queen (IRE) – Pietro Moran – Kevin Attard Lupa (IRE) – Fraser Aebly – Josie Carroll Pretty Lavish (IRE) – Ryan Munger – Graham Motion Somethinabouther – Rafael Hernandez – Brendan Walsh Candy Quest – Sahin Civaci – Mark Casse Social Code – Emma-Jayne Wilson – Steve Flint Hidden Quarry – Sofia Vives – Ethan West Tiz Her Money – Patrick Husbands – Mark Casse It Ain't Two (GB) – Eric Cancel – Riley Mott Also on Saturday, six fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, will travel 1 1/16 miles on the main track in the $150,000 G3 Trillium Stakes Presented by Don Marty Drexler, who won the 2023 edition of the Trillium with Il Malocchio, will send out the duo of Literate and Veery. Literate, a 5-year-old daughter of Oscar Performance out of the Henrythenavigator mare Infanta Branca, will contest her third consecutive graded stakes bay mare, owned by C2 Racing Stable LLC, was sixth in the Fasig-Tipton La Troienne Stakes (G1) on May 2 at Churchill Downs. She arrives at the Trillium off a fourth in the Belle Mahone (G3) at Woodbine on May 31.'She is doing very, very well,' said Drexler, of Literate, who was bred in Kentucky by Don Alberto Corporation. 'She has had the opportunity to run on different surfaces, and we have tried a few different things, but at the end of the day, this is what she is best at – two turns on the synthetic.'I really liked her in the race at Churchill, but she missed the break, and it kind of got messed up from there. I think this is the best type of race for her. Hopefully, she gets the job done here. I think she is a very, very talented horse.' Literate launched her career with a quarter of races at Gulfstream. She was second in her debut on Dec. 4, 2022, and broke her maiden in her fifth start, a two-length score at 1 1/16 miles over the Woodbine main track on June 22, 2024, doubling up one month later, also at the Toronto oval.'She is a cool horse to be around,' said Drexler. 'She is not full of personality, but she can be a little high-strung at times. She is a hard trier, and she has a big, beautiful stride on her. Distance never seems to be an issue with her.'She has enough quality, so we hope we can get her a stakes win that we feel she deserves.'Drexler worked Literate, 4-3-1 from 14 starts ($196,126), three times in the lead up to the Trillium, including a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.00 over the Woodbine main track on July 19. 'I really like the way she is coming into this,' said the multiple graded stakes-winning conditioner. 'I have always liked her. The key is to have her come over to the paddock and be chill, which she did last time. She can get wound up at times, but if you can get her settled enough, she usually runs a really good race. And she is great right now.'Literate was a $27,000 purchase at the 2021 Keeneland Association September Yearling Hayes is the groom. A veteran of 29 starts (11-1-4, $309,671), 7-year-old Veery will contest her first stakes race on chestnut daughter of Giant Gizmo out of the Bertrando mare Roust 'Em Bertie has been at the top of her game over her past five starts, fashioning three wins and a pair of thirds.'She has been very impressive and deserves to be here,' said Drexler. 'She is also doing great coming into this race.'Veery, bred in Ontario by Dr. Rolph Davis, heads into the Trillium off a smart four-length score at 1 1/16 miles over the Woodbine main track on June veteran mare turned a three-length advantage at the stretch call into a 4-length win in 1:43.14. 'We raced her for $15,000 last year,' noted Drexler. 'It wasn't until we started stretching her out that it really brought the best out in her. She is just an incredible front-end horse. Once she gets the lead, she will go a long way. That last race – she was never in doubt. She was always the boss, and she kept going.'It's not to say she can't win going shorter, but she seems to be at her best when she is the controlling speed, especially on the synthetic. She just runs so well on the front end.'Veery launched her career with a fifth over six furlongs on the Woodbine main track on Oct. 1, breakthrough came in her fourth race, a 1 ¼-length triumph at 5 ½ furlongs on the Toronto oval main track. Drexler claimed the horse for $10,000 on behalf of David Rowbotham, Rodney Carpenter, and Tony Boogmans, ahead of a Veery win on Dec. 8, 2022.'She is a real Cinderella horse,' said Drexler. 'It took some time to get her to where we wanted her to be – and there have been some ups and downs along the way, but she is just a fighter.'Anthony Bend is the groom. Multiple graded stakes winner Fashionably Fab, 2024 King's Plate winner Caitlinhergrtness, both trained by Kevin Attard, graded stakes placed For Flying, and 2024 Ontario Damsel Stakes winner Ecstasy round out the post for Saturday is 1:05 p.m. The wagering menu for the Trillium includes Rolling Double, Exacta, 0.20 Trifecta, 0.20 Superfecta, 0.20 Pick 3 (Races 5-6-7), 0.20 Jackpot Power Pick 6 (Races 5-6-7-8-9-10) and $1 can wager on all the action through and Fashionably Fab – Pietro Moran – Kevin Attard Veery – Eric Cancel – Marty Drexler For Flying (BRZ) – Ryan Munger – Graham Motion Literate – Sahin Civaci – Marty Drexler Caitlinhergrtness – Rafael Hernandez – Kevin Attard Ecstasy – Fraser Aebly – Sid Attard This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
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19-07-2025
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Repole Stables' Mindframe, Fierceness Work Toward Saratoga Grade 1s
Repole Stables' Mindframe, Fierceness Work Toward Saratoga Grade 1s originally appeared on Paulick Report. Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables' Mindframe, the last-out Grade 1 Stephen Foster-winner on June 28 at Churchill Downs, completed his first breeze back when covering a half-mile in 52.46 seconds on Friday, July 18, over the main track at Saratoga Race by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, the 4-year-old Constitution dark bay currently leads the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll following wins in the nine-furlong Stephen Foster and the seven-furlong G1 Churchill Downs on May 3. Mindframe is 3-for-3 this year, also capturing the G2 Gulfstream Park Mile in March, among his 7-5-2-0 lifetime record with over $1.8 million in earnings.'We were just looking to get an easy half in, he went by himself,' Pletcher said of Friday's work. 'He does whatever you ask him to do. He is cool that way. He goes easy if you want him to go easy, fast if you want him to go fast.' On Aug. 2, Saratoga hosts the G1, $1 million Whitney, a nine-furlong main track test for older horses, offering a 'Win and You're In' berth to the G1 Breeders' Cup Classic in November at Del Mar. The question for Pletcher has been whether or not Mindframe could run there alongside Fierceness, who has been reported to be targeting the race for Repole Stable, Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor, and Mrs. John Magnier.'I've got to gather up with the connections. We are still a couple weeks away, but he is a fit horse coming out of the Foster win. We don't have to do a lot with him if we did decide to run in the Whitney,' Pletcher if he'd like running Mindframe and Fierceness against each other in the Whitney, Pletcher said, 'Ideally, no. We'd split them up, so if we decide to wait for the [G1] Jockey Club Gold Cup with him [Mindframe], that would be one way of splitting them up.'The G1, $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup, a 10-furlong 'Win and You're In' event for the Breeders' Cup Classic, is run on Aug. 31 at the Spa.'Fierceness hasn't run since the Met Mile, so we have always been pointing him towards the Whitney,' Pletcher said. Fierceness worked Friday over the main track, covering five furlongs in 1:01.70 in company with Dreamlike.'He worked terrific today. He is giving us every indication he is on target for it [the Whitney],' said Pletcher. 'I'd say if he stays that way, that would probably give us a good reason to wait a little longer on Mindframe and give him a little extra time off a huge effort shipping to Churchill.' Fierceness, the multiple G1-winning 4-year-old City of Light colt and the 2023 Champion 2-Year-Old Male, last ran second in the one-mile G1 Metropolitan Handicap here after a track-record setting win in the 1 1/16-mile G2 Alysheba on May 2 at Churchill Downs.'I thought he worked terrific, like he always does, he finished up nicely and put in a huge gallop out, moving great, doing everything you'd like to see,' Pletcher has earned in excess of $4.5 million through an 11-6-2-1 record, including a head score over subsequent Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna in the G1, $1.25 million DraftKings Travers in August here. This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jul 18, 2025, where it first appeared.
Reuters
02-05-2025
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Horse racing-Pletcher-trained colt Grande scratched from Kentucky Derby
May 2 - May 2 (Reuters) - Repole Stable's Grande has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby on the eve of the first leg of U.S. thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown due to what Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher called a foot bruise, Churchill Downs said on Friday. The withdrawal of the lightly-raced dark bay colt, who had won twice in three races, comes a day after the Bob Baffert-trained Rodriguez was scratched from the Kentucky Derby because of a bruised foot. Repole Stable owner Mike Repole said in a statement on X that Grande was battling a "slight cracked heel" this week which had been improving and that the decision to scratch was made by the veterinarians. "We all love these horses and our number one concern is the safety and welfare of these amazing Thoroughbreds," said Repole. "That is, and should always be the priority. "With all the diagnostics we have taken, the great vets we use, and the experience of Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher, we are baffled and confused by what criteria vets are using to determine who scratches, who doesn't and when ... especially when every diagnostic tells us the horse is safe and sound."
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02-05-2025
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Grande scratched from Kentucky Derby
Grande has been scratched from Saturday's Kentucky Derby, racetrack Churchill Downs announced, trimming the field to 19 horses for the US flat racing Triple Crown opener. Derby officials said the 10-1 entry, who had been set to start from gate 10, was pulled due to a bruised foot from the 151st Run for the Roses at Louisville, Kentucky. Advertisement But owners Repole Stable, headed by Mike Repole, said his horse had been improving from a cracked heel. "Unfortunately, the vets have decided to scratch Grande," Repole Stable said in a statement posted on X on Friday. "He has been battling a slight cracked heel this week which has been improving." Trainer Todd Pletcher had taken extra precautions with Grande during the training week. "To be cautious, Todd X-rayed on Monday and the horse had clean X-rays," the statement said. "On Wednesday, the state vets asked us if we could do a PET scan, and Grande had that yesterday and it was also clean. He has been training and looking great on the track all week. The heel has improved throughout the week and it also improved again this morning. Advertisement "Unfortunately the vets told us this morning they were scratching the horse despite the clean diagnostics." The stable added: "We are baffled and confused by what criteria vets are using to determine who scratches, who doesn't and when... especially when every diagnostic tells us the horse is safe and sound." js/ea
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02-05-2025
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Grande scratched from Kentucky Derby
Derby officials said the 10-1 entry, who had been set to start from gate 10, was pulled due to a bruised foot from the 151st Run for the Roses at Louisville, Kentucky. But owners Repole Stable, headed by Mike Repole, said his horse had been improving from a cracked heel. "Unfortunately, the vets have decided to scratch Grande," Repole Stable said in a statement posted on X on Friday. "He has been battling a slight cracked heel this week which has been improving." Trainer Todd Pletcher had taken extra precautions with Grande during the training week. "To be cautious, Todd X-rayed on Monday and the horse had clean X-rays," the statement said. "On Wednesday, the state vets asked us if we could do a PET scan, and Grande had that yesterday and it was also clean. He has been training and looking great on the track all week. The heel has improved throughout the week and it also improved again this morning. "Unfortunately the vets told us this morning they were scratching the horse despite the clean diagnostics." The stable added: "We are baffled and confused by what criteria vets are using to determine who scratches, who doesn't and when... especially when every diagnostic tells us the horse is safe and sound."
