Promising Casse Juveniles in Bashford Manor, Debutante

Trainer Norm Casse's talented 2-year-old duo of maiden winners Glacial  and Ontheonesandtwos  will compete against stakes company for the first time in the June 26 $150,000 Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) and $150,000 Debutante Stakes at Churchill Downs. Both races are contested over six furlongs for juveniles on the main track.

"We have some really nice 2-year-olds in our barn and these are two of them," Casse said.

Glacial won in his career debut in front-running fashion May 29 at Churchill. The son of Frosted   completed the 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.99. Owned by Robert Masterson, the gray colt will break from post 4 under Joe Talamo as the 3-1 morning line favorite.

"Glacial's gate works really excited us," Casse said. "He's quick from the gate and professional. I really like this horse. Compared to Ontheonesandtwos and (first-out maiden winner) Pretty Birdie, his numbers won't come back as strong. I think he probably ran the better race in his debut of the three. He got away from the gate poorly, rushed up on the rail, and put away a horse that has run twice. And he did all of that comfortably and came back to the barn as if he's never raced. The main thing is I'm excited to see how he runs back. I didn't train them as hard going into their first race so I'd have to think they move forward going into their second race."

The blue-blooded Red Run , out of a full sister to champion Untapable , became the first winner for freshman sire Gun Runner   when he surged clear a 1 3/4-length victor in his career unveiling May 9 at Churchill. Trained by Steve Asmussen, the Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred will be ridden back by Ricardo Santana Jr.

Trainer Todd Pletcher ships in Phoenix Thoroughbred III's Double Thunder  from Monmouth Park, where the son of Super Saver   graduated first time out sprinting 4 1/2 furlongs. The gray will be piloted by John Velazquez in the Bashford Manor.

Entries: Bashford Manor S. (G3)

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 26, 2021, Race 9

• Grade III
• 6f
• Dirt
• $150,000
• 2 yo
• 4:55 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Vodka N Water (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	122	Steven M. Asmussen	6/1
2	2Lansdowne (ON)	Jon Kenton Court	120	Dallas Stewart	7/2
3	3Tapped Off (KY)	Drayden Van Dyke	118	Darrin M. H. Williams	12/1
4	4Glacial (KY)	Joseph Talamo	120	Norm W. Casse	3/1
5	5Whatstheconnection (KY)	Marcelino Pedroza	120	John Ennis	20/1
6	6Knocker Down (KY)	Cindy Murphy	118	Travis Swan Murphy	20/1
7	7Whistlewhileyoumow (KY)	Gabriel Saez	120	Jon G. Arnett	30/1
8	8Double Thunder (KY)	John R. Velazquez	120	Todd A. Pletcher	4/1
9	9Red Run (KY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	120	Steven M. Asmussen	7/2
10	10Rising Outlaw (KY)	Rafael Bejarano	118	James K. Chapman	30/1
11	11Shesgotattitude (KY)	James Graham	117	John Ennis	20/1

One race earlier on the card, nine other fillies line up to challenge Casse's Ontheonesandtwos in the Debutante. The Jimmy Creed   filly, listed as the 5-2 morning line favorite for Saturday's race, cruised to her debut victory May 13 at Churchill.

"Ontheonesandtwos has worked three times since she's won," Casse said. "She's a little bit different than Glacial. She's really forward and aggressive in her gallops. She's a sweetheart in the barn but on the racetrack she's down to business."

Owned by Deuce Greathouse, Cindy M. Hutson, and Madaket Stables, Ontheonesandtwos hails from the family of graded stakes winners Sun King, Allamerican Bertie, and Hurricane Bertie. Jockey Florent Geroux retains the mount on Ontheonesandtwos for the Debutante.

Kenny McPeek-trained Behave Virginia , the first winner for freshman sire Unified  , aired a field of maidens by 5 3/4 lengths at Churchill May 28. Brian Hernandez Jr. will retain the mount on the bay in her stakes debut.

Entries: Debutante S.

Churchill Downs, Saturday, June 26, 2021, Race 8

• STK
• 6f
• Dirt
• $150,000
• 2 yo Fillies
• 4:22 PM (local)

PP	Horse	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1Wicked Halo (KY)	Jose L. Ortiz	120	Steven M. Asmussen	4/1
2	2Cartel Queen (KY)	Colby J. Hernandez	120	Thomas M. Amoss	6/1
3	3Tizplenty (KY)	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	120	Steven M. Asmussen	4/1
4	4Classiness (KY)	Gabriel Saez	118	Jason Barkley	20/1
5	5Catchusifyoucan (KY)	Adam Beschizza	120	W. Bret Calhoun	10/1
6	6Mollie Kate (KY)	James Graham	120	John Ennis	8/1
7	7Behave Virginia (KY)	Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr.	120	Kenneth G. McPeek	9/2
8	8Ontheonesandtwos (KY)	Florent Geroux	120	Norm W. Casse	5/2
9	9Compressed Energy (IN)	Fernando De La Cruz	120	Genaro Garcia	30/1
10	10Mi Estrella (IN)	Marcelino Pedroza	120	Genaro Garcia	30/1