‘Deja Vu All Over Again’ for Our Fantasy

Our Fantasy has won twice at Finger Lakes in the span of 16 days and anyone who didn’t know they were watching Wednesday’s incredible score might have thought they were seeing a rerun of the first one.

On June 3, the 7-year-old daughter of Amira’s Prince was left standing in the gate at the break and quickly fell 10 lengths behind. With Tony Calo giving her the “from first to last” call she inhaled her rivals on the turn and went on to win by nearly four lengths. She repeated the performance to the letter in a $20,000 starter optional claimer, including her standing in the gate and losing 10 lengths early, but this time she won by five with Calo tipping his hat to Yogi Berra by adding, “It’s deja vu all over again.”

The $50,000 OBS April 2-year-old bred by Joe and Helen Barbazon was clocked n 1:47.07 for the mile and 70 yards and paid $2.30; she paid $2.50 on June 3. The $12,000 check lifted her career earnings to $346,759 and she now sports a unique record of 12-13-12 in 54 starts.

Amira’s Prince also had a winner at Parx, the Pennsylvania-bred Humble Joe. The 4-year-old gelding bred by Cupstid Crews broke his maiden under Angel Castillo, coming from off the pace and winning by nearly two lengths, while getting six furlongs in 1:12.63. He paid $7.40, and the winner’s share of $18,000 increased his career total to $51,235.