Little Pink Feather Racing is legendary for its annual checklist of 25 high issues to do in Del Mar, and 2024 should now embrace successful a graded stakes on opening day. That is simply what Iscreamuscream did for the possession group, preserving her document good by capturing the one-mile San Clemente Handicap (G2T) July 20.
Regardless of the presence of a number of skilled stakes performers, undefeated Iscreamuscream and Medoro caught bettors’ eyes, going off because the 6-5 favourite and 2-1 second selection, respectively. Medoro had already gained three stakes at Santa Anita Park, whereas Iscreamuscream was making her stakes debut after two wins in lesser firm.Iscreamuscream, dk b/br, 3/f
Twirling Sweet — Silver Screamer, by Cozzene
Proprietor: Little Pink Feather Racing, Hundley Jr. or Naify, et al
Breeder: Hunter Rankin & Walker Hancock (KY)
Coach: Philip D’Amato
Jockey: Hector Isaac Berrios
Data offered by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Twirling Sweet stands at Lane’s Finish for $60,000 (2024).
Sale Historical past
OBSMAR2023 • $145,000 • Consignor: GOP Racing Steady • Purchaser: John Dowd, agent for Little Pink Feather Racing.
KEESEP2022 • $55,000 • Consignor: Paramount Gross sales • Purchaser: Professional Racing Steady.
KEENOV2021 • ($9,000 RNA) • Consignor: Upson Downs Farm.
Iscreamuscream could not have seemed extra skilled, nevertheless, as she took the early lead below jockey Hector Berrios. It was her first effort round two turns, and so maybe pacesetting responsibility appeared troublesome. However she made it look simple.Â
Omaha Woman stayed near Iscreamuscream by a lot of the race, heading her at one level between calls and coming inside a half-length within the second flip. By then, Medoro was revving up, whereas Zona Verde , like Iscreamuscream educated by Phil D’Amato, raced in midpack early and was swinging huge to make her problem.
Although these two superb fillies tried to place stress on Iscreamuscream within the stretch, she by no means allow them to catch her. She hit the wire three-quarters of a size forward of Zona Verde, 2-for-2 at Del Mar going into the race, and stopped the timer in 1:35.87. Medoro, who had site visitors hassle within the second flip, completed one other half-length again in third.Join BloodHorse Every day
“She’s an enormous, scopey filly and he or she educated appreciated she’d go two turns within the morning, so I had a very good feeling going into this that she might get it completed,” D’Amato mentioned of the winner. “I used to be a bit nervous, her being on the lead and pressed like that.”
D’Amato praised Berrios’ trip, saying that the jockey “has obtained these arms, the place he will get them to calm down and he will end.” The coach additionally paid Berrios the supreme praise of evaluating him to Corridor of Fame rider Eddie Delahoussaye.
Little Pink Feather owns Iscreamuscream in partnership with John Hundley Jr., Marsha Naify, and John and Stacey Snyder. Little Pink Feather purchased the filly for $145,000 from GOP Racing Steady on the 2023 Ocala Breeders’ March 2-Yr-Previous in Coaching Sale. Iscreamuscream had beforehand bought for $55,000 on the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling Sale and was a $9,000 RNA as a weanling on the 2021 Keeneland November Breeding Inventory Sale.
Hunter Rankin and Walker Hancock bred Iscreamuscream in Kentucky from the Cozzene mare Silver Screamer , winner of the 2012 Eatontown Handicap (G3T) and Woman Baltimore Stakes.
Iscreamuscream, The place’s My Ring , Ag Bullet , and Walkathon are 2024 graded stakes winners by Twirling Sweet  , whose earlier runners embrace 2021 Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Rombauer  . Winner of 5 stakes, two of them at Del Mar, Twirling Sweet stood for a 2024 stud payment of $60,000 at Lane’s Finish close to Versailles, Ky.
Video: San Clemente H. (G2T)
