Waggley Gives Freshman Life Is Good First Stakes Winner in Kentucky Juvenile

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The likelihood that Waggley would take the lion's share of the money at the windows in her stakes debut was never really in question. However, the fact that by post time she would only have to face two other competitors to get into the winner's circle almost certainly was.Breaking last and knocked into American Pope by a sharply-crossing over Super Saiyajin, Waggley found herself just behind the latter through an opening quarter mile in :23.26. Pulling her way to the fore approaching the final turn, the errant 1-9 favorite straightened for home on full tilt but couldn't quite shake Super Saiyajin as American Pope started to find his best stride. In the stretch, the hard-trying Super Saiyajin proved stubborn and continued to battle back along the inside but finally gave way as Waggley drew clear. In the final sixteenth, Super Saiyajin battled on and American Pope made up some late ground, but neither could catch Waggley, who finished 1 3/4 lengths ahead of Super Saiyajin with American Pope a head farther back in third.According to Bloodstock agent Ben McElroy moments after the race, Royal Ascot may be among options for the Dave Mowat's $200,000 Keeneland September yearling buy.Waggley, who was the first runner/winner for her Freshman sire when scoring at Keeneland on Apr. 8, also becomes the first stakes winner for Life Is Good (by Into Mischief).The half-sister to SW and MGSP Henry Q (Blame) is out of Lunar Empress, whose family includes GISW Noted and Quoted (The Factor).Lunar Empress is also responsible for a yearling filly by Gun Runner and a 2026 filly by Twirling Candy. KENTUCKY JUVENILE S. PRESENTED BY RESOLUTE RACING, $229,000, Churchill Downs, 4-29, 2yo, 5f, 1:00.37, sy.1–WAGGLEY, 118, f, 2, by Life Is Good1st Dam: Lunar Empress, by Malibu Moon2nd Dam: Holy Princess, by Holy Bull3rd Dam: Mason Dixie, by Dixieland Band($200,000 Ylg '25 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN.O-Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D.Fielding (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Joel Rosario. $154,000.Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $208,405. *1/2 to Henry Q (Blame),SW & MGSP, $221,807.2–Super Saiyajin, 118, c, 2, Modernist–Cashmeifucan, byCan the Man. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Azul Stable, LLC;B-Westbrook Stables LLC (KY); T-Sergio Donjuan. $50,000.3–American Pope, 118, c, 2, American Pharoah–ThirstyMadam, by Stay Thirsty. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Hall Stables LLC;B-Hall Stables LLC (KY); T-Paul McEntee. $25,000.Margins: 1 3/4, HD, NO. Odds: 0.06, 5.56, 7.30.Also Ran: Bourbon Town. Scratched: Frontline Fury, Glory Run, Peak Perspective, Skara Brae.Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. The post Waggley Gives Freshman Life Is Good First Stakes Winner in Kentucky Juvenile appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.