Mentee, Full-Brother To Fierceness, Books Breeders' Cup Slot With 'WAYI' Futurity Score
10/04/2024 01:55 PM
His older brother may be looking to claim divisional honors on the dirt in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic next month but 2-year-old MENTEE (City of Light–Nonna Bella, by Stay Thirsty) is taking a different route to Del Mar, booking his slot in the gate for the GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint with a win in Friday's GIII Futurity Stakes at Aqueduct. A winner by the narrowest of margins in his Saratoga debut, the Repole Stables homebred did worse than hoped when sixth after a rough trip in the GI Hopeful Stakes and rerouted to the turf. Sitting just off the hip of pacesetter Epitaph (Country House), he engaged off the turn, wore the frontrunner down and won going away in good fashion to earn the honors. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0.
O/B-Repole Stables; T-Todd Pletcher.
MENTEE wins The Futurity and is IN the #BreedersCup Juvenile Turf Sprint! #WinAndYoureInpic.twitter.com/xBvcbt3MAp
— Breeders' Cup (@BreedersCup) October 4, 2024
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