2 nice winners for Kirkwood


Courtesy of the TDN
7th-Churchill Downs, $103,520, Alw (NW3$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 5-14, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34.84, fm, head.
HENDY WOODS (f, 4, Uncle Mo–Separate Forest {GSW, $206,525}, by Forestry), heroine of the Indiana Grand S. Aug. 12 and runner-up in the GII Edgewood S. Sept. 4, was sixth in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup S. at Keeneland last time Oct. 10. The 2-1 favorite off the bench chased on the inside in a distant third, began to gear up with a good-looking move on the far turn, hit the front in deep stretch and came out on top by a head over How Ironic (Tonalist) in a wild finish.

The winner’s dam, a $230,000 KEEJAN purchase by Stonestreet in 2012, had a colt by Munnings this year.
Sales history: $95,000 RNA Ylg ’18 KEESEP.
Lifetime Record: SW & GSP, 7-4-1-0, $264,056. O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY);
T-Mark E. Casse.
His half brother by MORE THAN READY sells as hip 116 at FT Timonium

At Pimlico RESPONSE TIME (Mosler) graduated in her 2nd start. Close to the pace in 2nd, she dueled to the wire for the win by 1/2. The 3-year-old was a $100,000 sale at last year’s FT Timonium 2 year old sale. She is trained by Trainer: Hamilton A. Smith for owner  Mens Grille Racing