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Windy Walk, the longest shot in the five-horse field, upset her more-fancied Grade I-winning foes with a wire-to-wire victory in the Rampart Stakes Thursday at Gulfstream Park. The chestnut filly was quickly at the head of affairs and was under a snug hold while setting a dawdling opening quarter of :25.82 as GI Alabama Stakes winner and 5-2 second choice Power Squeeze and GI Breeders' Cup F/M Sprint winner and 2-5 favorite Soul of an Angel were second last and last, respectively. Power Squeeze rolled up three wide on the far turn and looked ready to take the lead into the stretch, but Windy Walk kicked away again. Power Squeeze was coming back at her late and Soul of Angel, who had tipped to the center of the track while still last at the top of the lane, was closing rapidly, but the longshot held on gamely to the wire.

Windy Wind had plied her trade mostly in the claiming ranks in her previous 13 lifetime starts. The chestnut filly broke her maiden versus $20,000 maiden claimers at Keeneland in April and was a well beaten sixth in her only other stakes start to date in the July 12 Wilton Stakes at Saratoga. She came into the Rampart off three straight starter allowance wins: at Churchill Sept. 29, Keeneland Oct. 26 and Churchill Nov. 20. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

RAMPART S., $125,000, Gulfstream, 12-26, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38.01, ft.
1–WINDY WALK, 118, f, 3, Munnings–Missalaney (MSP), by
   Badge of Silver. ($90,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK
   TYPE WIN. O/B-Richard Perkins (KY); T-Christopher Davis;
J-Tyler Gaffalione. $77,500. Lifetime Record: 14-7-0-1,
$321,102.
2–Power Squeeze, 122, f, 3, Union Rags–Callmethesqueeze, by
Awesome Again. ($50,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $90,000 2yo '23
OBSAPR). O-Lea Farms, LLC; B-Forging Oaks LLC (KY); T-Jorge
Delgado. $25,000.
3–Soul of an Angel, 125, m, 5, Atreides–Factor One, by The
Factor. ($3,000 RNA Ylg '20 FTKOCT). O-C2 Racing Stable LLC,
Agave Racing Stable & Ken T Reimer; B-Westbrook Stables LLC
(KY); T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $12,500.
Margins: NK, HD, 3 1/4. Odds: 14.10, 2.60, 0.40.
Also Ran: Dazzling Move, Charlie's Wish. Scratched: Intrepid Daydream, Save Time, Unsolved Mystery.

#3 WINDY WALK ($30.20) goes gate-to-wire in the $140,000 Rampart Stakes at Gulfstream Park holding off the classy #2 Power Squeeze and @breederscup winner #8 Soul of An Angel. The daughter of Munnings was ridden by @Tyler_Gaff and is trained by Chris Davis. pic.twitter.com/pF1uUIity1

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) December 26, 2024

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The New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB) will hold its annual stallion season auction from Friday, Jan. 3 through Tuesday, Jan. 7. The event will be hosted online at Thoroughlybred.com.

The auction has routinely attracted donated seasons from farms in the Empire State and Kentucky, including McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, Sequel New York, Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions, Rockridge Stud, Spendthrift Farm, Darley America, Darby Dan Farm and additional farms.

The annual auction raises funds that allow the NYTB to carry on its two-fold mission of promoting New York breeding and racing and protecting the welfare of industry stakeholders.

“Each year, the proceeds from our stallion season auction support NYTB and the interests of our members and breeders who participate in the New York-bred program,” said New York Thoroughbred Breeders Executive Director Najja Thompson. “The auction offers breeders a diverse selection of stallions based in New York, Kentucky, and additional states for breeders to appropriately match their mares.”

Participants must register with Thoroughbredly.com before bidding. All bids will be subject to the rules and conditions of the auction, and each season's conditions will be posted. Click here to register your account with Thoroughlybred.com.

To view the current list of stallions, click here. If interested in donating a season, contact NYTB directly at info@nytbreeders.org or call (518) 587-0777.

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2nd-Santa Anita, $61,000, Msw, 12-26, 2yo, 6f, 1:09.97, ft, 1/2 length.
MADAKET ROAD (c, 2, Quality Road–Frolic's Dream {GSW, $294,094}, by Smoke Glacken) was runner-up while making his debut in the seven-furlong GIII Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar Nov. 17. The 4-5 favorite raced just off the heels of a three-way battle for the early lead as the quarter went up in :21.99. Stablemate San Saba (Justify) assumed control around the far turn as Madaket Road fell further off the pace through a half in :44.50. San Saba was struggling to put a stubborn longshot Kokosan (Unified) away down the lane, while Madaket Road was finding his best stride in the center of the track. He powered to the lead in deep stretch and was a half-length in front of the late-closing Father Ted (Practical Joke) at the wire. San Saba was 3 1/2 lengths back in third and Kokosan was fourth. Madaket Road is a half-brother to Wyeth (Candy Ride {Arg}), GSP, $231,498; and to Bode's Dream (Bodemeister), MSW, $202,905. He was a $650,000 FTSAUG yearling. Frolic's Dream, a half-sister to graded winner Mokat (Uncle Mo), has a weanling filly by War Front and was bred back to Quality Road. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. Lifetime Record: GSP, 2-1-1-0, $56,000.
O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert Masterson, Tom Ryan, Waves Edge Capital LLC & Catherine Donovan; B-SF Bloodstock LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.

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