Leslie's Rose
Leslie's Rose was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 10.45. The field numbered 8 runners. The three-year-old filly is by Into Mischief out of Wildwood Rose. The win was worth USD 378,000 to the winner.
United States of America
Keeneland · 05.04.24
Watch the raceJockeyIrad Ortiz Jr
TrainerTodd Pletcher
PurseUS$ 600,000
To the winnerUS$ 378,000
Distance1710 metres
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Runners8
Stories of this Result
Leslie's Rose
Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher had already trained winners of this race: Malathaat (2021) and Nest (2022). The stable had come close here before: Julia Shining was third in 2023. The stable also saddled Candied (fourth) in this edition.
Into Mischief
With this win, Into Mischief moved to 3 Group 1 wins this season, one win clear at the top of the sires' table. Next in the table: Written Tycoon (2) and Starspangledbanner (2). Those wins came from 3 different horses.
Watch the race
FanDuel Racing · English commentaryResult
8 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thStandoutsensation3yo mare by Take Charge Indy × Amaze Me GraceEdgar MoralesThomas Amoss
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.04.24Leslie's Rose
Into MischiefSire
Wildwood RoseDamby Galileo
DamWildwood Rose
Leslie's Rose is the second foal and first winner out of the unraced Wildwood Rose (Galileo), who was sent to the US in 2018, aged two. Wildwood Rose is a half-sister to five winners.
Second damWildwood Flower
Second dam Wildwood Flower (Langfuhr), a stakes winner placed twice at graded level, is the dam of Materiality (Afleet Alex), winner of the Grade 1 Florida Derby in 2015, and My Miss Sophia (Unbridled's Song), who took the Grade 2 Gazelle Stakes in 2014 and was placed in two Grade 1 races, among them second in the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks. My Miss Sophia in turn produced Annapolis (War Front), successful in the Grade 1 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes in 2022. Wildwood Flower is a half-sister to Eye Of The Tiger (American Chance), a Grade 2 winner and later a sire, and to the stakes-placed Expanse (Distant View).
Third damDial a Trick
Third dam Dial a Trick (Phone Trick) was unraced and is a half-sister to Fighting Fantasy (Fighting Fit), a dual Grade 3 winner who won 16 races in all.
Wider family
Expanse is the dam of Afleet Express (Afleet Alex), winner of the Grade 1 Travers Stakes in 2010, and Embellish the Lace (Super Saver), who won the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes in 2015.
Next generation
Wildwood Rose has a 2-year-old filly named Divine Rose (Good Magic) and a filly by Not This Time, foaled on 21 March 2024.
Connections
JockeyIrad Ortiz Jr
TrainerTodd Pletcher
Leslie's Rose in 2024
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
Acorn Stakes1811 metres · US$ 500,0012ndTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr07.06.2024SaratogaPrize money €87,868Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Defining PurposeCross Traffic × Defining Hope | Kenneth McPeekBrian Joseph Hernandez Jr | Magdalena Racing, Colette Marie Vanmatre & James BallColette VanMatre | ||
| 2022 | NestCurlin × Marion Ravenwood | Todd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr | Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Michael HouseAshview Farm & Colts Neck Stables | ||
| 2021 | MalathaatCurlin × Dreaming Of Julia | Todd PletcherJoel Rosario | Shadwell StableStonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings | ||
| 2020 | SpeechMr Speaker × Scribbling Sarah | Michael McCarthyJavier Castellano | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Madaket Stables LLCGail Rice |
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