Full Sister to G1SW Idol Among Maiden Winners

This column highlights the performances of maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are grade/group winners, or have dams that are grade/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners in particular who meet these criteria are more likely to go on to be graded stakes winners.

Belmont Park

Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, and Michael House's Nest  gave the partners and trainer Todd Pletcher an impressive show in her Sept. 25 debut. The 2-year-old Curlin   filly, a full sister to Santa Anita Handicap (G1) winner Idol , defeated four other fillies by five lengths while racing 1 1/16 miles at Belmont Park.

Nest settled just behind the pace in second under Irad Ortiz Jr. while Anileate  set fractions of :24.11, :48.30, and 1:12.76 through six furlongs. Nest took over the lead on her own at the quarter pole and once she switched to her proper lead she cruised clear under a hand ride to finish in 1:43.88 on a fast track.

Bred by Ashview Farm and Colts Neck Stable, Nest is the fifth runner and fourth winner out of the stakes-winning A.P. Indy  mare Marion Ravenwood. The partners purchased Nest for $350,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale with House joining the group later.

Churchill Downs

Susan Moulton's Bhoma  found the winner's circle in her second start Thursday, taking a 6 1/2-furlong maiden test for 2-year-old fillies by three-quarters of a length for trainer Ken McPeek.

Bhoma, a daughter of Bernardini   and the War Chant  mare Mom's Deputy, is a half sister to multiple graded stakes winner Mom's On Strike .

Ridden to victory by Brian Hernandez, Bhoma was seventh in the field of 10 as a quarter-mile went in :23.10. She moved into third in the stretch and continued to rally to get up for the win. She stopped the clock in 1:18.05 on a fast track.

In her first start, Bhoma was beaten by a head under Hernandez after racing in third for the majority of the five-furlong test at the Louisville oval.

Bhoma was bred by Courtney Meagher and Godolphin. McPeek bought her for $37,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale from the consignment of South Point Sales Agency.

Remington Park

Owner-breeder-trainer C.R. Trout saw the fruits of his labor speed across the finish line when Speightsville  took a 6 1/2-furlong maiden special weight Thursday at Remington Park. The Speightster   gelding outran a field of eight other 2-year-olds to win by 3 1/2 lengths.

In his second start Speightsville rated behind pacesetter Callen Feels as a half-mile went in splits of :22.70 and :46.77. Jockey Richard Eramia moved the gelding up on the turn and the pair sustained a long drive to take over the lead in the stretch. Once clear, Speightsville pulled away to win in a final time of 1:19.38 on a fast track.

In his first start Aug. 21, Speightsville placed fifth in a five-furlong maiden race after chasing the pace early.

Speightsville is out of the Boston Harbor mare Rosieville, who Trout also owned and trained during her racing career. The mare also produced Trout's grade 1 winner Shotgun Gulch.