Our Fantasy grabs 11th victory after an ‘impossible break’

Our Fantasy joined the “from last to first club” via her latest score at Finger Lakes, although announcer Tony Calo added a little extra. As the 7-year-old Amira’s Prince mare bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon barreled past her rivals in mid-stretch, Calo chimed in with, “Our Fantasy – from last to first after an impossible break.”

Kevin Navarro was in the saddle in the $20,000 starter optional claimer to be run at six furlongs. When the gate opened, Our Fantasy was nowhere to be found. Heading down the backstretch, she was a good 10 lengths off the pace, but she put it in overdrive on the turn, caught the pack at the top of the stretch and blew by them all to score by nearly four lengths. The $50,000 OBS April 2-year-old was clocked in 1:12.97, paid $2.50, and earned a check for $12,000. That lifted her career total to $334,759 on an eye-catching record of 11-13-12 in 53 starts. In 2024, she’s 1-3-1 in 8 tries, adding $34,075 to her bank account.

At Mountaineer – In his first 36 starts, not one trainer opted to take a shot with Yeudiel on the turf at Gulfstream West, Tampa Bay Downs, Mountaineer Casino or Mahoning Valley. That changed this week when Wilfrido Montano entered the 7-year-old by Gone Astray in a seven-furlong test on the grass in West Virginia. Based on his blockbuster performance, it shouldn’t be long before the gelding bred by SJT Racing Stables is back on the green.

Brandon Tapara sent Yeudiel away sixth, and the gelding was eight lengths behind when the field headed down the backstretch. He moved up on the inside coming to the turn, went five wide to get in contention, then rolled by the pack and reported home by nearly seven lengths, clocked in a smart 1:23.55. For his third victory in a row, Yeudiel paid $17 and collected a check for $6,264, increasing his career bank account to $71,168 on a record of 8-11-7 in 37 starts.