Progeny of Not This Time have been all the fad on the yearling gross sales this yr, together with his colts promoting for a mean of $731,909. Even two years in the past, earlier than the stallion’s ascent to turn out to be the present second-leading sire within the nation behind Into Mischief , his yearling colts introduced a mean of $319,108.
But one way or the other, Keith Desormeaux secured one for Ronald Ortowski’s Rocker O Ranch for $75,000 from the Runnymede Farm consignment on the 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.Giocoso, dk b/br, 3/c
Not This Time — Nutcracker Suite (IRE), by Fastnet Rock (AUS)
Proprietor: Rocker O Ranch, LLC (Ronald Ortowski)
Breeder: Breed First LLC (KY)
Coach: J. Keith Desormeaux
Jockey: Jose L. Ortiz
Info supplied by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Not This Time stands at Taylor Made Stallions, Inc. for $250,000 (2026).
Sale Historical past
KEESEP2023 • $75,000 • Consignor: Runnymede Farm • Purchaser: Rocker O Ranch.
On Nov. 22 at Churchill Downs, that colt—now age 3 and named Giocoso —turned a millionaire in rallying to defeat Chapman’s Peak by a head within the $299,800 Commonwealth Turf Stakes (G3T). The victory was the fourth in his 13-race profession and his second on the graded stakes degree. His earnings now stand at $1,119,971.
“He is so sensible and he provides you his coronary heart and soul each race. You simply gotta love him,” Desormeaux stated of his trainee.
Those that backed Giocoso ($9.48) had a proper to really feel optimistic because the race developed. Although Giocoso raced far again and was nonetheless eighth within the area of 10 leaving the second flip, jockey Jose Ortiz was being affected person, reserving his mount’s end for the stretch run and a late burst. Reduce free, Giocoso responded, blowing previous rivals and sporting down a gritty stretch chief in Chapman’s Peak.Join BloodHorse Every day
“I requested him to go little by little, and on the quarter pole once I tipped out, I may inform I had a ton of horse left,” Ortiz stated.
Closing to victory behind splits of :23.15, :47.66, and 1:11.67 set by early chief Outrunner , Giocoso ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.47 over turf categorised as agency regardless of rain in latest days.
Outrunner held third, a size behind runner-up Chapman’s Peak. Favored Troubleshooting , off awkwardly and eager in site visitors into the primary flip and down the backstretch, weakened to ninth.
Giocoso is 2-1-1 in seven races in 2025. His earlier victory this yr got here within the $500,000 Secretariat Stakes (G2T) Aug. 29 at Colonial Downs, which had been adopted by aggressive tries when second within the $1,897,778 Gun Runner Stakes Sept. 6 at Kentucky Downs and third within the $600,000 Bryan Station Stakes (G3T) Oct. 25 at Keeneland.
In 2024, he went 2-1-1 in six begins at 2, displaying within the Iroquois Stakes (G3) on filth at Churchill Downs.
Desormeaux stated Giocoso would most likely get a few months off earlier than gearing up for racing in 2026.
“I need to get that grade 1 on turf, after which, if we are able to get a graded stakes on filth, then his sire worth goes via the roof,” Desormeaux stated.
Bred in Kentucky by Breed First, Giocoso is one in every of three winners from 4 foals of racing age out of the profitable Fastnet Rock mare Nutcracker Suite . He’s a part of a cultured group of 3-year-olds this yr for Not This Time, joined by graded stakes-winning sophomores Troubleshooting, Magnitude , Disco Time , and Dream On . Not This Time will stand for a $250,000 payment in 2026 at Taylor Made Stallions close to Nicholasville, Ky.
Video: Commonwealth Turf S. (G3T)
