Firenze Fire Half Brother Airs Upon Debut

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Photo: Coglianese Photos
Andiamo a Firenze breaks his maiden at Belmont Park

Flashing the same precocious nature displayed by his accomplished older brother Firenze Fire , Andiamo a Firenze  left a field of fellow New York-breds in his wake June 3 when he galloped to a four-length victory at Belmont Park.

Mr. Amore Stable's homebred 2-year-old Speightstown   colt was primed for a peak performance by trainer Kelly Breen and led at every pole in a 5 1/2-furlong maiden special weight for state-bred juveniles. He set fractions of :22.49, :45.90, and :57.71 en route to a final time of 1:04.27 on a sloppy (sealed) track. Irad Ortiz Jr., who rode Firenze Fire in 22 of his 38 starts, geared Andiamo a Firenze down at the sixteenth pole to gallop home much the best.

Firenze Fire, who earned $2.7 million and 12 stakes wins, put similar early talent on display when he won at first asking in 2017 at Monmouth Park, then took the Sanford Stakes (G3) at Saratoga Race Course. Andiamo a Firenze could be headed down the same path, Breen said, after Friday's victory.

"I think he is the caliber to race against the big boys," he said. "We'll look to the Sanford up in Saratoga. Even though these were New York-breds, he ran pretty fast."

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Andiamo a Firenze is out of the Langfuhr mare My Every Wish, who produced a Poseidon's Warrior  full brother to Firenze Fire in 2021 and dropped an Honest Mischief   filly May 24.  

"He was a nice horse from the day that I saw him," Breen said. "He was broke by Travis Durr down in the Carolinas, who did an excellent job with him. He's always had that special attention; he's that kind of horse; he just has a little bit of an aura about him. He knows he's special."