Flavien Prat
With this win, Flavien Prat and trainer Brad H Cox combined for 4 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey moved to 5 Group 1 wins this season, three wins behind leader Irad Ortiz Jr in the jockeys' table.
United States of America
Ellis Park · 01.07.23
Watch the raceStephen Foster Stakes
PurseUS$900,000
Distance1810 metres
Winning time1m 47.93s
SurfaceDirt
Conditions4-year-olds and up
Stories of this Result
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Breeders' Cup World Championships · English commentaryResult
8 runnersPosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
3rdHappy AmericanJames GrahamNeil L. Pessin1 1/2
4thLast SamuraiCristian A. TorresD Wayne Lukas1 1/4
5thSmile HappyCorey J. LanerieKenneth G. McPeek
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 01.07.23West Will Power
BernardiniSire
Wild PromisesDamby Wild Event
DamWild Promises
West Will Power is one of the five winners from Wild Promises (Wild Event), winner of the Grade 3 My Charmer H., and the only one so far to earn black type. Wild Promises is a half-sister to the multiple graded stakes winner Icy Atlantic (Stormy Atlantic), whose wins include the Grade 2 Arcadia H., and to the stakes-placed Frosty Friday (Eskendereya). Her full sister Atlantic Dream is the dam of Gozilla (Flatter), third in the Grade 1 Hopeful S.
Second damFrosty Promise
Second dam Frosty Promise (Frosty the Snowman) never raced and has seven winning siblings.
Third damHas Promise
Third dam Has Promise (Skip Trial) is a half-sister to Jolie's Halo (Halo), a triple Grade 1 winner and sire.
Next generation
Wild Promises had only one more foal after West Will Power, the unraced 4-year-old filly Cross Your Heart (Curlin).
Connections
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