A quality road first goes to money in ‘Rising Star’ fashion

Jess’s way (C, 2, Quality Road–Outpost, by Silver Vice), a $510,000 Keeneland September yearling, showed up to Ellis Park on Saturday afternoon. ‘TDN Rising Star’ He respects.

The bay went four furlongs in :48 2/5 (2/90) at Brad Cox’s Churchill Downs on July 29 and was beaten to a 7-5 bias by drawing to the outside at post nine from this set of deep looks.

Chasing outside third in a :22.47 opening quarter, he was three-wide on the turn for home as he oozed confidence in his handling, and wrapped up impressively to win World by 6 1/4 lengths. Second time starter already taken. (Bayern) was second.

This is the 13th. ‘Rising Star’ The way to quality.

The multi-stakes-placed Out Post, out of the same female family of champions Silverbulletday (Silver Vice) and GISW Secrets of the Forest (Forest Durcat), brought $250,000 as a KEESEP yearling from breeder Richard Santulli.

The winner’s dam has been put back on the road to quality after producing this year as a curling filly.

3rd-Ellis, $60,170, MS8-6, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.80, ft, 6 1/4 lengths.
JACE’S ROAD, c, 2, in Quality Road
1st dam: OUTSIDE POST (MSP, $203,690), by Silver Vice.
2nd Dam: Secret Wildcat, by Forest Wildcat
3rd Dam: Garden Secret, by Time of Change
Sales History: $510,000 Ylg ’21 Wait. Lifetime record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click to Equibase.com chart Or Free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-West Point Thoroughbreds & Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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