Up Her Sleeve Becomes First Winner for Mastery
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Up Her Sleeve breaks her maiden at Gulfstream Park
Constance Wickes and Brian Hanley's Up Her Sleeve became the first winner for freshman sire Mastery when she captured a $51,000 maiden race in the first race at Gulfstream Park July 17.
Making her second career start and racing about 7 1/2 furlongs on turf, the Kent Sweezey trainee stalked the pace in third before taking command and pulling clear by 1 1/4 lengths. She paid $41.40 to win, timed covering the distance in 1:31.20 on firm turf under Wilmer Garcia.
A $30,000 purchase by her trainer at the Ocala Breeders' Sale's Company's March 2021 2-year-olds in Training Sale from the Coastal Equine consignment, Up Her Sleeve is the first foal and winner from the placed Harlan's Holiday mare Pocket of Aces . The dam also has a yearling filly by Tapwrit and foaled a colt by the same sire this year.
The winner was bred in Kentucky by Gainesway Thoroughbreds and Bridlewood Farm.
Mastery, a 7-year-old son of Candy Ride , stands at Claiborne Farm for $25,000.
After capping a 3-for-3 season at 2 with a victory in 2016 Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity (G1), Mastery made one more start at 3, winning the San Felipe Stakes (G2) at Santa Anita Park. As he galloped out, the colt was pulled up by jockey Mike Smith was ultimately retired with a condylar fracture. He entered stud in 2018.
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