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Out of Sort's gets out in front to break maiden
October 9, 2003
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Third in her Belmont debut 19 days earlier despite being bumped at the start, Andrew Farm's and David Cassidy's three-year-old OUT OF SORT'S returned as the 2-to-1 favorite to win Belmont's second race on Thursday, a $41,000 restricted maiden special for fillies and mares, three-year-olds up, going seven furlongs. Race-ridden for the first time by Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, the bay filly broke from the seventh post position and raced just behind and outside of 3.45-to-1 second choice Tomorrow's Star in fourth place through the opening quarter-mile. She rallied three wide on the turn, getting to within a length of front-runner Kevin's Decision and then -- as is not uncommon on Belmont's big sweeping far turn -- switched to her right lead about midway around the turn. Bailey had to work to keep Out of Sort's from bearing out, but she took command from Kevin's Decision at the head of the stretch and drew off to a 2 1/2-length lead at the eighth pole, at which point she started looking leg weary. In the final furlong following a 1:11.92 six-furlong fraction, Bailey glanced back to keep an eye on a rallying Blonde Dynamite, the 8.80-to-1 fifth choice who -- although a four-year-old -- was carrying three pounds less weight than Out of Sort's because of her jockey's five-pound apprentice allowance. About 50 yards from the wire, Out of Sort's switched to her left lead, but she finished comfortably with a solid winning margin of a length and three-quarters, as Blonde Dynamite placed second and Kevin's Decision held for third. For Bailey, it was the first of three winning rides on Belmont's Thursday card.
Owned by the Andrew Farm of Richard Brodie of Warren, Michigan in partnership with television and singing star David Cassidy, who maintains an address in Saratoga Springs, Out of Sort's earned $24,600 for her maiden victory, bringing her bankroll in two starts to $29,110. Gary Contessa trains the New York-bred filly, who was purchased for $45,000 by agent Robert Scanlon at Fasig-Tipton's 2001 Saratoga preferred yearling sales from the consignment of her breeder, Dr. Patricia Staskowski Purdy through Jeffrey T. Minton Bloodstock LLC, agent. Dr. Purdy, who qualified for a $2,460 breeder award as a result of Thursday's victory by Out of Sort's, owns and operates Ivy League Farm in Ithaca with her husband, Dr. Chris Purdy (both have dental degrees, but only Dr. Chris Purdy currently practices). Dr. Purdy also bred the 2002 New York-Bred Horse of the Year, Carson Hollow.
Sired by the graded-winning Cox's Ridge stallion Out of Place, Out of Sort's is the third offspring and third winner produced from Arlington Park multiple allowance winner As It May ($232,905), an indestructible campaigner who compiled a 15 - 13 - 14 record in 66 starts while winning through her eight-year-old season. As It May, who is by Gold Stage and is a half-sister to stakes winner Native Nova ($216,645) and to track record-setter Strumming ($114,645), was purchased by Drs. Chris and Patricia Purdy for $30,000 at Keeneland's 1999 November sale when she was carrying Out of Sort's.
