Ted Noffey (the horse). (Courtney Snow/Beyond the Wire)
Keeneland Release
Lexington, Ky. – Heavily favored Ted Noffey Defended past Tempo setting Litmus test at the top of the piece and continued to a 2inal length victory in the Futurity of Claiborne Breeders (G1) for 2-year-olds to remain unbeaten.
Ted Noffey, trained by Todd Pletcher and driven by John Velazquez, completed the miles and a sixteenth on a fast main track in 1: 43.98. It was the third victory of the afternoon for Pletcher and fourth of VIJF for Velazquez.
The victory marked the third time that Pletcher and Velazquez worked together to win the future of the Claiborne breeders. They won in 2013 with We Miss Artie and in 2014 with Carpe Diem. Pletcher also saddled the winner in 2022 with Forte and 2023 with locked.
On Saturday, the second time that Velazquez has driven five winners in one day during the autumn meeting, an achievement that he completed on 4 October 2014 on Seven Mounts. He had eight mounts on Saturday. In addition to Ted Noffey, he won the Thorough Bred Club of America in praying. His other victories came on Outfielder in the third, holding leader in the fourth and cordial in the 11th.
In the Futurity of the Claiborne Breeders, Litmus tested the field of six through fractions from: 23.96 and: 48.23 with Ted Noffey only to his outside of his flank. Ted Noffey ratte the pressure in turn, took the command and went into the piece and easily stopped the blackout time for the victory.
Ted Noffey, graduated in Keeneland, is a Kentucky-bred son of disaster from the old-fashioned mare line of happiness. Now a double winner of grade 1, Ted Noffey has earned $ 617,963.
Ted Noffey returned $ 3.84, $ 2.62 and $ 2.10. Blackout -time driven by Cristian Torres, returned $ 2.80 and $ 2.24 and ended 2¼ lengths for Litmus test, which paid $ 3.04 to show under Flavien Prat.
It was a further 6 That lengths back to Diciaset, which was followed by Spice Runner and Big Dom.
Racing continues on Sunday afternoon with a 10-race program with three races with stakes headed by the $ 650,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1) with reigning Horse of the Year Thordedo Anna.
Keeneland offers a super hi five transfer of $ 12,990.
Quotes from the $ 650,000 Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (G1) in Keeneland
John Velazquez (winning rider of Ted Noffey): “The good thing about him is that he is actually pretty friendly. I know he breaks out pretty well, let him run to the first turn, put the bit in his mouth – just friendly. He answers immediately. That is the beauty of him. He is not a horse that is not going there. Appeal, loved him.
Todd Pletcher (Winning Trainer): “Everything in his training indicated that he would not have a problem with (two turns). It is always great to really see them doing it. It worked wonderfully today. He had a good journey to the first turn, got a good rhythm and was just a kind of waiting for (Jockey) Johnny (Velazquez) to give him the cue.
Ted Noffey (general director of winning owner Sparthrift Farm)” About the four victories of Tarthrift today in Keeneland, including one with Repole Stable, and five throughout the country: “I am sure I enjoy it, because there are many of them in the other way. It is a difficult game, and if you have a day like this, you better enjoy it, because tomorrow it can be very worse. It is very nice. We have been really happy.
About the two-turn performance: “Our impression of talking to (trainer) Todd (Pletcher) and what we have seen is that he would handle the stretch-out. He is a beautiful, scopy, long-legged horse, built to keep two turns. The way he ran (the tension thrift farm) would be hopeful (G1 was still sure, but you would think, and he would have done it, and and and and he would, and he would, and he would have done it, and he would, and he and he did it, and he would, and he and he was sure). ”
Cristian Torres (Rider of Runner-Up Blackout Time): “We had a perfect journey. (Trainer) Kenny (McPeek) and I spoke (and planned) to just let him break and take nothing from him. He came in the first turn and the horse took the lead and I stayed behind him behind him. He followed him.
Kenny McPeek (trainer of Blackout Time): “He had a great effort; the horse had not run in two months. We sat and waited for this race. He proves that he belongs at the highest level and we will be conservative with him. I don’t know I will take him to California (for the Fokkers Cup world championships now).
“I am really more interested in what he is doing next year, as much as this year. I think he is a horse made for the Triple Crown and we will consider the next steps.”
“We want him to be ready for Churchill in the spring. If I had to decide today, I would probably go to the Kentucky Jockey Club.”
“(He is a) big, developing horse, beautiful mover, great spirit. You will also hear about him in the spring.”
Flavien Prat (Ruiter of third place Litmus test of the Finisher);“I had a good journey. I thought he was traveling well on the front and made a good effort.”
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