Stephen Foster Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Dirt) – Ellis Park

Ellis Park

10:26

Stephen Foster Stakes (Grade 1) (4yo+) (Dirt)

Date 2023-07-01

Distance 1m1f

Class Class 1

Going Fast

Type Flat

Surface Dirt

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £500,000

Winning Time 1m 47.93s

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	West Will Power (USA) Flavien Prat · Brad H Cox	41/20F	Won
2nd	Rattle N Roll (USA) Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr · Kenneth McPeek	69/10	.5
3rd	Happy American (USA) James Graham · Neil L Pessin	49/1	1.5
4th	Last Samurai (USA) Cristian A Torres · D Wayne Lukas	133/10	1.25
5th	Smile Happy (USA) Corey J Lanerie · Kenneth McPeek	63/20	1.5
6th	Stilleto Boy (USA) Kent J Desormeaux · Ed Moger Jr	74/10	0.2
7th	Speed Bias (USA) Luis Saez · Ronald Moquett	146/10	1.5
8th	Proxy (USA) Joel Rosario · Michael Stidham	61/20	0.05

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (1)	Proxy Bay J:Joel Rosario T:Michael Stidham	J:Joel Rosario T:Michael Stidham	124	—	31-521	-	138	-	70d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Awkward leaving stalls - always in final trio - never in contention
2 (2)	Stilleto Boy Chestnut J:Kent J Desormeaux T:Ed Moger Jr	J:Kent J Desormeaux T:Ed Moger Jr	124	—	62-313	-	138	-	70d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Chased leaders - ridden and no impression over 2f out - one pace inside final 1 1/2f
3 (3)	Speed Bias Bay J:Luis Saez T:Ronald Moquett	J:Luis Saez T:Ronald Moquett	124	b	5-1222	-	127	-	43d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Led - ridden and headed over 2f out - weakened approaching final furlong
4 (4)	Rattle N Roll Chestnut J:Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr T:Kenneth Mcpeek	J:Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr T:Kenneth Mcpeek	124	—	4-4111	-	133	-	28d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Raced in final trio - ridden and headway over 2f out - stayed on well final furlong - nearest at finish
5 (5)	Smile Happy b/br J:Corey J Lanerie T:Kenneth Mcpeek	J:Corey J Lanerie T:Kenneth Mcpeek	124	—	28-131	-	136	-	57d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Always prominent - ridden to chase leader 1 1/2f out - gradually outpaced by leaders inside final furlong
6 (6)	West Will Power Bay J:Flavien Prat T:Brad H Cox	J:Flavien Prat T:Brad H Cox	124	b	12-213	-	138	-	57d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Chased leader - pushed along to lead over 2f out - ridden clear 1f out - held on to diminishing lead close home
7 (7)	Last Samurai Chestnut J:Cristian A Torres T:D Wayne Lukas	J:Cristian A Torres T:D Wayne Lukas	124	—	-41124	-	133	-	57d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Raced in midfield - ridden and not quicken 2f out - kept on final furlong - not pace to challenge
8 (8)	Happy American Bay J:James Graham T:Neil L Pessin	J:James Graham T:Neil L Pessin	124	—	-18543	-	125	-	28d	—	—	—	5	—	—
Waited with in rear - headway 1 1/2f out - stayed on under pressure final furlong - never quite on terms

No odds data available.

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Last Samurai

11.5

OR: 0 Form: 11.5 Odds: 0

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2nd

Happy American

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0

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3rd

Proxy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Stilleto Boy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Speed Bias

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Rattle N Roll

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Smile Happy

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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West Will Power

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Proxy	—	138	—
Stilleto Boy	—	138	—
Speed Bias	—	127	—
Rattle N Roll	—	133	—
Smile Happy	—	136	—
West Will Power	—	138	—
Last Samurai	—	133	—
Happy American	—	125	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rattle N Roll	28d ago	Fit
Happy American	28d ago	Fit
Speed Bias	43d ago	Fit
Smile Happy	57d ago	Fresh
West Will Power	57d ago	Fresh
Last Samurai	57d ago	Fresh
Proxy	70d ago	Fresh
Stilleto Boy	70d ago	Fresh

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Smile Happy	Prominent
Last Samurai	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.