Barb’s Vortex breaks her maiden at Horseshoe, Bucchero nears $2 million

Bucchero’s 40th winner is Barb’s Vortex, a 3-year-old Indiana-bred filly who didn’t race at two and broke her maiden at Horseshoe Indianapolis in her fifth start for Brian and Aaron Reed and Keith Wexler, her owners and breeders.

Fernando De La Cruz was aboard in the $36,000 maiden special going a mile over the turf course. Barb’s Vortex jumped out to the lead leaving the gate, and De La Cruz eased her back to second on the rail down the backstretch. She slipped through on the inside entering the stretch and drew off to score by nearly two lengths without being threatened, clocked in 1:40.20. She paid $9.80, and collected a check for $21,600, which raised Bucchero’s progeny earnings for 2023 to $1,975,462.