Grade 3 winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) alum Slicing Humor was represented by his first winner Jan. 2 when 3-year-old filly Basile took the opening race at Honest Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Within the six-furlong dash for $20,000 Louisiana-bred maiden claimers, Basile broke properly beneath jockey Jose Ortiz and set fractions of :21.98 and :46.06. She kicked away within the stretch to win by 3 1/2 lengths because the 4-5 favourite, stopping the clock in 1:12.38.
Bred in Louisiana by Doyl Johnson and Cloyce Clark Jr., the daughter of the unraced Battle Entrance mare Battle Secret was a $62,000 buy from the 2024 Texas Thoroughbred Affiliation 2-12 months-Previous in Coaching Sale. Thursday’s victory marked her second profession begin for Corridor of Fame coach Steve Asmussen and homeowners Corinne and William Heiligbrodt, Coteau Grove Farms, Jackpot Farm and Dusty Castille.
Bred in Kentucky by Dell Hancock and Bernie Sams, Slicing Humor was a $400,000 buy from Fasig-Tipton’s The Saratoga Sale in 2017 by Starlight Racing.
Skilled by Corridor of Famer Todd Pletcher, Slicing Humor gained the 2019 Sunland Park Derby (G3) whereas setting a 1 1/8-mile monitor document at 1:46.94 that also stands immediately. That victory certified him for the Kentucky Derby the place he’d end tenth. Racing twice at 4, Slicing Humor accomplished his profession 2-2-2 from 9 begins for purse earnings of $525,467.Join BloodHorse Each day
The son of First Samurai out of the unraced Pulpit mare Pun stands the 2025 season at McDowell Farm in Sparkman, Ark., for a charge of $1,500.
