Whiskey Double Scores on Debut at Churchill Downs

Phoenix Thoroughbreds and Winchell Thoroughbreds' Whiskey Double made his debut a winning one June 27 at Churchill Downs, living up to his odds as he beat 10 other juveniles in a six-furlong maiden special weight on the main track for trainer Steve Asmussen.

Off as the 7-5 favorite with Ricardo Santana Jr. up, Whiskey Double stalked in fourth as Medicine Tail set fractions of :21.81 and :45.78. Santana asked his mount to go as they turned into the homestretch, and Whiskey Double gained on the pacesetter. The Into Mischief  colt chiseled away at Medicine Tail's 1 1/2-length advantage and got up to win by three-quarters of a length.

The final time was 1:10.70 on a fast track.

Whiskey Double was an $875,000 purchase by his owners at the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where he was consigned by Buck Pond Farm. The flashy bay was bred in Kentucky by Buck Pond Farm and Richard Seale and is the first of three foals out of the Munnings  mare Lake Sebago, the winner of the Smart Halo and Gin Talking stakes at Laurel Park as a 2-year-old. Lake Sebago has since produced two fillies. The first is a yearling by Ghostzapper , and the other, foaled May 4, is by Into Mischief, making her a full sister to Whiskey Double.

Medicine Tail, a Kantharos  half brother to 2011 Remsen Stakes (G2) winner O'Prado Again, held for second by two lengths over a rallying Windcracker.