Fritzies Flame First Black-Type Winner for Laugh Track

Pierre and Leslie Amestoy's homebred filly Fritzies Flame became the first black-type winner for Laugh Track when she went gate-to-wire in the $123,165 Rio Grande Senorita Thoroughbred Futurity Sept. 1 at Ruidoso Downs.  

Coaxed from the start, Fritzies Flame found her way to the lead in the 5 1/2-furlong sprint between Blue Blazes Who and Say Hello to Heat. The 2-year-old filly increased her margin from a head to two lengths at the top of the stretch. When asked by jockey Francisco Amparan, Fritzies Flame pulled away to score by a clean six lengths in a final time of 1:05.28 on a sloppy (sealed) track. 

Trained by Johnnie Nall, Fritzies Flame is the fifth foal out of the Chimes Band mare Fritzie's Chime. Bred in New Mexico, she is the first stakes winner for her dam and the fifth winner from as many to race. 

Bred in Kentucky by WinStar Farm, Laugh Track showed promise at 3 for trainer Mark Casse, breaking his maiden on third asking at Woodbine. The son of Distorted Humor  stepped up to graded company for the first time at 4, running fourth in the Alysheba Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs. He returned to Woodbine one start later where he scored by a half-length in the Vigil Stakes (G3) on the all-weather track. 

Laugh Track turned in two more runner-up efforts during his 4-year-old campaign in the Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (G3) at Keeneland and Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1) at Santa Anita Park. He closed the year with an off-the-board finish in the Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) at Aqueduct Racetrack. 

Laugh Track made five starts at 5, hitting the board in Keeneland's Commonwealth Stakes (G3) and Woodbine's Connaught Cup Stakes (G2T). He retired in 2014 with $598,014 from 16 starts. Laugh Track was purchased by Mike Abraham for $125,000 at the 2014 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale and stands at Double LL Farm in New Mexico for $2,500.