It is not usually that one wins a race at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., and, a day or two later, decides to ship greater than 17 hours east to run in graded firm. Nevertheless, that was precisely the thought means of coach David VanWinkle with Mad Home .
“The meet at Canterbury was coming to an finish,” VanWinkle stated. “We simply seemed for a 3-year-old stakes race that he may slot in, and we thought we would attempt to win this one.”Mad Home, ch, 3/g
Vekoma — Stifled Heiress, by Munnings
Proprietor: James Thares
Breeder: Jean White, Wavertree Farm & SGV Thoroughbreds,LLC (FL)
Coach: David Vanwinkle
Jockey: Paco Lopez
Data offered by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Vekoma stands at Spendthrift Farm for $35,000 (2025).
Sale Historical past
OBSAPR2024 • $47,000 • Consignor: Wavertree Stables • Purchaser: Jim Thares.
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No Bien Ni Mal (BRZ), ch, 4/r
Hofburg — Una Beleza (BRZ), by Sign Faucet
Proprietor: Duplo Ouro Stables LLC
Breeder: Haras Santa Maria de Araras (BRZ)
Coach: Paulo H. Lobo
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Data offered by Equibase at time of entry.
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Nelson Avenue, b, 6/g
Into Mischief — By way of Strata, by Avenue Cry (IRE)
Proprietor: Images End LLC
Breeder: Godolphin (KY)
Coach: Jorge R. Abreu
Jockey: Joel Rosario
Data offered by Equibase at time of entry.
Pedigree Notes
Into Mischief stands at Spendthrift Farm for $250,000 (2025).
Sale Historical past
FTOMAY2024 • $65,000 • Consignor: Godolphin • Purchaser: Hammer Time Steady.
His ahead pondering was rewarded Sept. 20 as Mad Home led each step of the six furlongs to upset the $400,000 Gallant Bob Stakes (G2) at Parx Racing.
The three-year-old Vekoma  gelding was hustled to the lead early by jockey Paco Lopez and set blistering splits of :21.58 and :43.94.
“I stated that he runs higher if he may make the lead,” VanWinkle stated of his instruction to Lopez, who rode Mad Home for the primary time. “He stated, ‘Oh, we will do this.'”Join BloodHorse Each day
The tempo by no means took its toll as Mad Home was robust within the stretch and pulled away for a 2 3/4-length triumph in 1:08.77 whereas rewarding his backers by paying $49.
Heavy favourite Barnes raced final within the early levels earlier than rallying for fourth, however his off-the-board end led to payoffs of $59.20 to put and $39.60 to point out for runner-up Gateskeeper and $30.40 to point out on third-place finisher Hearth Pit .
After taking six begins to interrupt his maiden, VanWinkle stated the sunshine seems to have gone on in Mad Home. He has now gained 4 straight races, all since chopping again to five 1/2 or six furlongs.
The victory was a primary in graded firm for VanWinkle and proprietor James Thares, who bought the gelding for $47,000 on the 2024 Ocala Breeders’ Gross sales Spring Sale of 2-12 months-Olds in Coaching. He has now earned $281,815.
Bred in Florida by Jean White, Wavertree Farm, and SGV Thoroughbreds, Mad Home is a fifth graded winner this season for Spendthrift Farm’s Vekoma, final yr’s main first-crop sire and the main second-crop sire by way of Sept. 20.
Video: Gallant Bob S. (G2)
No Bien Ni Mal Stretches out to Win Greenwood Cup
Duplo Ouro Stables’ No Bien Ni Mal is feeling proper at house in america. The Brazilian-bred improved his stateside report to 2-for-2 with a victory within the $200,000 Greenwood Cup Stakes (G3) at Parx Saturday.
Picture: Ryan Denver/EQUI-PHOTONo Bien Ni Mal (left) wins the Greenwood Cup Stakes at Parx Racing
Exiting his North American debut with a head victory in Saratoga Race Course allowance firm final month, the 4-year-old Hofburg ridgling stalked from third within the 1 1/2-mile contest beneath jockey Joel Rosario. Filled with run within the stretch, he outdueled a sport Double Your Cash to win by 1 3/4 lengths in 2:31.23 whereas paying $3.40 as the favourite. Praetorian Guard was third.
Profitable coach Paulo Lobo stated the aim in bringing No Bien Ni Mal to America was to run in races of 1 1/8 miles or longer.
“All of the pedigree is for distance, I feel he has a vivid future right here (in America),” Lobo stated. “I am constructing him for subsequent yr, we’ve got large races subsequent yr. He is an excellent horse.”
Amongst these long-term targets are a run within the $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) subsequent spring. Extra speedy targets may very well be the 1 1/8-mile Clark Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs Nov. 28, or, if invited, the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1) at Del Mar over 1 1/4 miles.
“If I get invited for the Breeders’ Cup, you by no means know,” Lobo stated. “A mile and 1 / 4, he’d love that. He is an excellent horse.”
Owned by Duplo Ouro Stables, No Bien Ni Mal was bred in Brazil by Haras Santa Maria de Araras.
Video: Greenwood Cup S. (G3)
Nelson Avenue Scores in Parx Grime Mile
A half-mile shorter within the $300,000 Parx Grime Mile Stakes, it was a thriller to the wire as Images End’s Nelson Avenue ran down pacesetting Dilger within the stretch. Coastal Mission completed third.
Picture: Invoice Denver/EQUI-PHOTONelson Avenue wins the Parx Grime Mile Stakes at Parx Racing
Additionally ridden by Rosario, the 6-year-old Godolphin-bred Into Mischief  gelding paid $4.20 to win as he accomplished the mile in 1:36.13.
Nelson Avenue was making his fourth begin for coach Jorge Abreu, who has appreciated him since receiving him in late spring. Grade 3-placed on grime for Abreu, his final two begins have come on turf. Abreu stated that though he runs fairly equal on each, he believes he is a contact higher on the turf.
Video: Parx Grime Mile S. (BT)
