Amira’s Prince gets first winner of 2021

There’s no rider at Gulfstream Park better than Luca Panici when the field hits the top of the stretch and he proved it again yesterday in the second race with Stein Racing’s Our Fantasy.

Panici settled the 4-year-old daughter of Amira’s Prince comfortably in fourth place along the rail down the backstretch in the one-mile race. He sent her up on the outside turning for home and from there to the wire it was no contest. The filly bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon responded to Panici’s handling and coasted down the lane to win by five widening lengths in 1:38.09. She collected a check for $13,500 for Stein Racing, who purchased her for $50,000 at the 2019 OBS April 2-year-old sale.

Our Fantasy has taken two of her last three and is 3-3-1 in 13 starts with earnings of $75,910; she became the first 2021 winner for Amira’s Prince.