Nest
With this win, Nest now has 3 Group 1 wins this season. The field numbered 7 runners. The three-year-old filly is by Curlin out of Marion Ravenwood. The win was worth USD 378,000 to the winner. The winning time was 2m 3.14s.
United States of America
Saratoga · 20.08.22
Watch the raceAlabama Stakes
3rdGoddess Of Fire3yo by Mineshaft × Feel That FireUS$59,999
Full result →JockeyIrad Ortiz Jr
TrainerTodd Pletcher
PurseUS$599,999
To the winnerUS$378,000
Distance2012 metres
Winning time2m 3.14s
SurfaceDirt · Fast
Conditions3-year-old fillies
Runners7
Stories of this Result
Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher had already trained a winner of this race: Malathaat (2021). The stable also saddled Goddess Of Fire (third) in this edition. With this win, the stable closed to within one win of leader Chad C Brown.
Irad Ortiz Jr
Irad Ortiz Jr had come close here before: Clairiere was second in 2021. With this win, the jockey and trainer Todd Pletcher combined for 7 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey leads the jockeys' table on 10 Group 1 wins.
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At The Races · English commentaryResult
7 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 20.08.22Nest
CurlinSire
Marion RavenwoodDamby A.p. Indy
DamMarion Ravenwood
Nest is out of the stakes winner Marion Ravenwood (A.P. Indy) and is a full sister to Idol, winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap in 2021. Marion Ravenwood has six foals of racing age and is also the dam of the multiple stakes-placed Dr Jack (Pioneerof the Nile) and of Lost Ark (Violence), a winner on debut at two. Her two winning half-siblings include Abstraction (Pulpit), a stakes winner placed at Grade 3 level.
Second damAndujar
Second dam Andujar (Quiet American) was a Grade 2 winner and twice Grade 1-placed.
Third damNureyev's Best
Third dam Nureyev's Best (Nureyev) won a Listed race in France and bred five winners from ten foals, the best of them Andujar. Her winning daughter Pola (Strawberry Road) produced the stakes winners Going Wild and Pola's Place.
Wider family
The family also includes the sire Real Quiet, who won two Classics in the US.
Next generation
Marion Ravenwood was covered by Curlin for 2023.
Connections
Nest in 2022
2 other wins · 2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Coaching Club American Oaks1810 metres · US$500,0001stTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr23.07.2022SaratogaPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Belmont Stakes2414 metres · US$1,500,0002nd——11.06.2022Belmont ParkPrize money €263,604Race detailsWatch
Ashland Stakes1710 metres · US$500,0001stTodd PletcherIrad Ortiz Jr08.04.2022KeenelandPrize money —Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MalathaatCurlin × Dreaming Of Julia | Todd PletcherJohn R Velazquez | Shadwell StableStonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings | ||
| 2020 | Swiss SkydiverDaredevil × Expo Gold | Kenneth McPeekTyler Gaffalione | Peter J. CallahanWinStar Farm, LLC |
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