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) under Brad Cox’s Churchill Downs on July 29 and was beaten to a 7-5 bias before being taken out on this deep look at post nine.
Despite an opening quarter in third place, he galloped boldly in 22.47, three wide on the turn for home and impressively came down the road to win 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.
Jess Road was bred from the same cross (Quality Road x Deputy Minister) as Champion Abel Tasman and GISW Spring Quality.
Winning co-owner West Point Thoroughbreds was represented by a promising debut winner in the opening Saratoga Whitney Card and the $500,000 FTSAUG Battle of Normandy (City of Light).
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: Mysterious 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.
