First Lady Stakes 2023

United States of America

Keeneland · 07.10.23

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First Lady Stakes

1stGina Romantica4yo by Into Mischief × Special MeUS$472,500

2ndIn Italian5yo by Dubawi × FlorentinaUS$150,000

3rdEvvie Jets5yo by Twirling Candy × Natchez TraceUS$75,000

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JockeyTyler Gaffalione

TrainerChad C Brown

OwnerPeter Brant

BreederMachmer Hall, Carrie Brogden & Craig Brogden

PurseUS$750,000

To the winnerUS$472,500

Distance1609 metres

SurfaceTurf · Firm

ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up

Runners8

Stories of this Result

Gina Romantica

Former winner In Italian (2022) was among the beaten runners, finishing second. The horse was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 12.51. The field numbered 8 runners. The horse is by Into Mischief out of Special Me.

Chad C Brown

Chad C Brown had already trained a winner of this race: In Italian (2022). The stable also saddled In Italian (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Regal Glory was second in 2022.

Into Mischief

With this win, Into Mischief closed to within 4 wins of leader Frankel. On the same weekend, the stallion also took the Champagne Stakes with Timberlake. Those wins came from 6 different horses.

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Result

8 runners · prize money to 4th place

PosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize

1stGina Romantica4yo mare by Into Mischief × Special MeTyler GaffalioneChad C BrownUS$472,500

2ndIn Italian5yo mare by Dubawi × FlorentinaJoel RosarioChad C BrownUS$150,000

3rdEvvie Jets5yo mare by Twirling Candy × Natchez TraceJose L OrtizMertkan KantarmaciUS$75,000

4thWhitebeam4yo mare by Caravaggio × Sleep WalkFlavien PratChad C BrownUS$52,500

5thGam's Mission5yo mare by Noble Mission × Auntie MarthaAdam BeschizzaCherie DeVaux

6thJumbly4yo mare by Gleneagles × Thistle BirdJohn R VelazquezJoseph O Brien

7thNew Year's Eve4yo filly by Kitten's Joy × Awesome RafaelaLuis SaezBrendan P Walsh

8thThisnameisokay4yo mare by Strong Mandate × Lok VirsaJorge A Vargas JrSteve Cooper

Pedigree of the winner

SireInto Mischief

DamSpecial Me

DamsireUnbridled's Song

Connections

JockeyTyler Gaffalione

TrainerChad C Brown

OwnerPeter Brant

BreederMachmer Hall, Carrie Brogden & Craig Brogden

Gina Romantica in 2023

1 place

Trainer / Jockey / Track

Beverly D. Stakes1911 metres · US$500,0002^ndChad C BrownFlavien Prat12.08.2023Colonial DownsPrize money €87,868Race details Watch

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All winners since 2020

Year	Winner	Trainer / Jockey	Owner / Breeder
2022	In ItalianDubawi × Florentina	Chad C BrownJoel Rosario	Peter M. BrantFairway Thoroughbreds
2021	BlowoutDansili × Beauty Parlour	Chad C BrownFlavien Prat	Peter M. BrantDayton Investments Ltd.
2020	UniMore Than Ready × Unaided	Chad C BrownJoel Rosario	Michael Dubb, Head Of Plains Partners, Robert LaPenta & Bethlehem StableHaras d'Etreham

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