Chad C Brown
Chad C Brown had already trained a winner of this race: In Italian (2023). The stable also saddled Whitebeam (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: In Italian was third in 2022.
United States of America
Saratoga · 07.06.24
Watch the raceJockeyIrad Ortiz Jr
TrainerChad C Brown
PurseUS$ 500,001
To the winnerUS$ 315,001
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 35.01s
SurfaceDirt · Firm
Conditions4up f/m
Runners7
Stories of this Result
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Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 07.06.24Chili Flag
CityscapeSire
Flag DayDamby Pivotal
DamFlag Day
Chili Flag is the best of three winners from the first six foals of the unraced Flag Day (Pivotal), whose produce also includes Flers (Dream Ahead), stakes-placed in France.
Second damBlue Duster
Second dam Blue Duster (Danzig) was a champion two-year-old filly in Europe. At two she took the Gr.1 Cheveley Park Stakes plus two more Group races, and at three she was second in the Gr.1 Sprint Cup. She had only three winners from 13 foals, but she is the second dam of the Group 3 winners Fantasia and Pink Symphony and the third dam of Highland Chief, a Grade 1 winner in the US, Western Hymn, a Group 2 winner in France, and Berlin Tango, a Group 3 winner at Kempton.
Third damBlue Note
Third dam Blue Note (Habitat), a champion three-year-old filly in Europe and a dual Group winner over sprint distances in France, bred 11 other winners. They include the Group 1 winner Zieten (Danzig), a full brother to Blue Duster who won at the top level at two and became a sire, and the Listed winner Slow Jazz (Chief's Crown), grandam of the Group winners Miss O Connor, Bounce The Blues and Jazz Princess.
Wider family
Another descendant of Blue Note is Mer De Glace, a Group 1 winner in Japan later a stallion in Turkey.
Next generation
Flag Day has a filly by Olympic Glory, born in 2022, and a yearling colt by Hello Youmzain.
Connections
Chili Flag in 2024
1 placeTrainer / Jockey / Track
First Lady Stakes1609 metres · US$ 750,0012ndChad C BrownTyler Gaffalione05.10.2024KeenelandPrize money €131,802Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | In ItalianDubawi × Florentina | Chad C BrownIrad Ortiz Jr | Peter M. BrantFairway Thoroughbreds | ||
| 2022 | Regal GloryAnimal Kingdom × Mary's Follies | Chad C BrownJose L Ortiz | Peter M. BrantPaul P. Pompa Jr. | ||
| 2021 | AlthiqaDark Angel × Mistrusting | Charlie ApplebyMike E Smith | GodolphinGodolphin | ||
| 2020 | NewspaperofrecordLope De Vega × Sunday Times | Chad C BrownIrad Ortiz Jr | Klaravich StablesTimes of Wigan |