Her Chuckle accomplished a banner day for Grantley Acres’ Geoff Nixon and coach Whit Beckman when the Sensible Joke filly coasted to a gate-to-wire triumph within the $99,000 Untapable Stakes Dec. 21 at Honest Grounds Race Course & Slots.
Earlier within the afternoon, Nixon and Beckman had landed black-type glory with one other daughter of Sensible Joke with 2-year-old Merely Joking within the six-furlong Leteillier Memorial Stakes. Nixon co-owns that filly with Ryan Conner and Berkels0813.Her Chuckle, ch, 2/f
Sensible Joke — Fact Goddess, by Level of Entry
Proprietor: Grantley Acres (Geoff Nixon)
Breeder: Grantley Acres (KY)
Coach: D. Whitworth Beckman
Jockey: Axel Concepcion
Data supplied by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Sensible Joke stands at Ashford Stud for $75,000 (2025).
Saudi Crown, gr/ro, 4/c
At all times Dreaming — New Narration, by Tapit
Proprietor: FMQ Stables (Faisal M. Alqahtani)
Breeder: CHC INC. (KY)
Coach: Brad H. Cox
Jockey: Florent Geroux
Data supplied by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
At all times Dreaming stood at River Oaks Farms, Inc. for $2,500 (2025).
Sale Historical past
OBSAPR2022 • $240,000 • Consignor: High Line Gross sales • Purchaser: Pedro Lanz, agent for Faisal Mohammed Alqahtani.
KEEJAN2021 • $45,000 • Consignor: Bluewater Gross sales, agent • Purchaser: Salde Callaghan.
“Whit Beckman appears like he is acquired two issues on his arms, however two good issues,” joked Nixon within the winner’s circle. Nixon had bred Her Chuckle himself at his Halfway, Ky., farm. She is the primary winner produced from the Level of Entry mare Fact Goddess, who Nixon bought as a yearling for $30,000 on the 2016 Keeneland September Yearling Sale.
Second selection on the chances board behind good Churchill Downs maiden scorer Golden Gamble , Her Chuckle rolled to an uncontested lead beneath Axel Concepcion and stole the present on the entrance finish after setting modest early fractions. Widening her benefit on the quarter pole, Her Chuckle bounded away from her chasing rivals, hitting the wire on prime by 2 1/2 lengths in 1:43.72.
Golden Gamble acquired up for second, one size forward of a closing California Sundown in third.Join BloodHorse Every day
Her Chuckle ($11) joined the Kentucky Oaks (G1) path along with her first stakes win, grabbing 10 factors on the Highway to the Kentucky Oaks collection. The primary race in Honest Grounds’ collection of prep races for the Run for the Lilies supplied Oaks factors at a 10-5-3-2-1 scale.
Beckman indicated that Her Chuckle was more likely to proceed onto the subsequent leg of the Honest Grounds prep races for the Kentucky Oaks within the $150,000 Silverbulletday Stakes Jan. 18.
Video: Untapable S. (BT)
Saudi Crown Outclasses Area in Tenacious Stakes Win
FMQ Stables’ Saudi Crown bounced again from a disappointing end within the Breeders’ Cup Dust Mile (G1) with a commanding victory within the $99,000 Tenacious Stakes.
Photograph: Hodges Pictures / Jan BrubakerSaudi Crown (outdoors) on his solution to successful the Tenacious Stakes
Breaking from publish 7 within the eight-horse subject, jockey Florent Geroux hustled the colt out of the gates and shortly angled the grey or roan colt right into a stalking journey behind the front-running Observe Phantom . Urgent the pacesetter by means of vigorous fractions of :23.84, :47.59, and 1:11.50, Saudi Crown took management from his youthful rival on the prime of the lane and kicked clear to a two-length tally.
Saudi Crown’s stablemate, 3-year-old Kinetic , rallied to seize runner-up honors regardless of lugging in late. Warrior Johny accomplished the trifecta.
The grade 1 winner stopped the timer in 1:42.35 for 1 1/16 miles and returned $4.20 from a $2 win ticket.
“I considered going to the Cigar Mile (after the Breeders’ Cup) however I felt like I wanted to work him a number of extra instances and discover a softer spot to get his confidence again,” stated coach Brad Cox. “I believed this is able to be a terrific spot to strive. I do not know the place this leads however hopefully, we are able to transfer ahead off this, he is colt.
“The opposite colt (Kinetic) is fairly good; he’ll enhance. He form of jogs my memory of Highland Falls at this level final yr. I feel he is acquired a giant future.”
Final winter, Saudi Crown captured Honest Grounds’ Louisiana Stakes (G3) earlier than ending an in depth third within the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1). Notching his fourth black-type win Saturday, the 4-year-old son of At all times Dreaming boosted his profession bankroll to $3,130,985.
Video: Tenacious S. (BT)