Gina Romantica
Gina Romantica defended the title she won in 2023. The field numbered 11 runners. The five-year-old mare is by Into Mischief out of Special Me. The win was worth USD 472,500 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 33.80s.
United States of America
Keeneland · 05.10.24
Watch the racePurseUS$750,001
To the winnerUS$472,500
Distance1609 metres
Winning time1m 33.80s
SurfaceTurf · Firm
ConditionsFillies and mares, 3 and up
Runners11
Stories of this Result
Gina Romantica
Chad C Brown
Chad C Brown had already trained a winner of this race: In Italian (2022). The stable also saddled Chili Flag (second) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: In Italian was second in 2023.
Into Mischief
With this win, Into Mischief now has 5 Group 1 wins this season. On the same weekend, the stallion also took the American Pharoah Stakes with Citizen Bull. Those wins came from 5 different horses.
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Keeneland · English commentaryResult
11 runners · prize money to 4th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
5thEvvie Jets6yo mare by Twirling Candy × Natchez TracePaco LopezMertkan Kantarmaci
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 05.10.24Gina Romantica
Into MischiefSire
Special MeDamby Unbridled's Song
DamSpecial Me
Gina Romantica is out of the unplaced Special Me (Unbridled's Song), a half-sister to the sire Our New Recruit (Alphabet Soup), winner of the Gr.1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. Special Me has seven winners from eight runners, four of them graded winners: Gina Romantica, Stonetastic (Mizzen Mast), a dual Grade 2 winner and Grade 1-placed, Gift Box (Twirling Candy), winner of the Grade 1 Santa Anita Handicap and now a sire, and Special Forces (Candy Ride), a multiple graded winner in Canada at Grade 2 level.
Second damDelta Danielle
Second dam Delta Danielle (Lord Avie) won eight races and was multiple stakes-placed.
Third damDomasco Danielle
Third dam Domasco Danielle (Same Direction) won at two and was stakes-placed in Canada. She bred five winners and is also the grandam of Swiss Lake Yodeler, a stakes winner at two placed at Grade 3 level.
Next generation
Special Me has an unraced 2-year-old full-brother to Gina Romantica named Jousting and a yearling colt by Twirling Candy.
Connections
Gina Romantica in 2024
2 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Matriarch Stakes1609 metres · US$299,9992ndChad C BrownJose L Ortiz01.12.2024Del MarPrize money €52,721Race detailsWatch
Diana Stakes1811 metres · US$500,0013rdChad C BrownManuel Franco13.07.2024SaratogaPrize money €43,934Race detailsWatch
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gina RomanticaInto Mischief × Special Me | Chad C BrownTyler Gaffalione | Peter BrantMachmer Hall, Carrie Brogden & Craig Brogden | ||
| 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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