Belmont Stakes (G1) Winner Arcangelo Leads Big Day for Gainesway Grads

It was another banner day for Gainesway sales graduates on Saturday when Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Arcangelo was one of four horses sold by Gainesway to win stakes.

Winning his second graded stakes and third consecutive start, Arcangelo was led home a first and third finish for Gainesway in the classic on Saturday. Sold at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, he was joined in that year’s consignment by $1.3 million yearling Tapit Trice – the same horse who finished third behind him in the Belmont Stakes.

Gainesway-bred Tapit Trice is also a Grade 1 winning graduate for Gainesway after winning the Blue Grass Stakes (G1) earlier this year to become the 20^th Grade 1 winner sold by the farm in the past eight years.

Both have connections to the farm’s record-breaking sire TAPIT with Arcangelo out of one of his daughters and Tapit Trice also by the stallion. TAPIT was the sire or broodmare sire of six of the nine runners in the race.

One year before that duo went through the ring, Maverick Racing purchased Hip 612 from Gainesway’s consignment at the same sale for $350,000. Named Emmanuel, the 4-year-old has proven to be a force to be reckoned with on the turf the last two years with three graded stakes victories between 2022 and 2023.

He added a fourth graded stakes victory to his accomplishments early on the Belmont Stakes card when proving to be a determined winner of the Poker Stakes (G3). It was his second start in three weeks after finishing a close third in the Dinner Party Stakes (G3) last out.

Trainer Todd Pletcher said another attempt at a Grade 1 is in the cards for the More Than Ready son with the team eying the Fourstardave Handicap (G1) in August.

Across the country, Adare Manor provided Gainesway a third graded stakes win of the day with a romp in the Santa Margarita Stakes (G2).

Offered at the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase in 2020, Adare Manor has quickly proven to be one of the best fillies or mares in California. The earner of $621,600, this was her third straight victory with a win in the Santa Maria Stakes (G2) last out also on her resume.

Adare Manor has been a top contender on the circuit for the last two years with a win in the Las Virgenes Stakes (G3) and second place finishes in two Grade 2s among her accomplishments.

TAPWRIT’s Amstrong provided a victory for both the sales team and stallion barn on Saturday with an eye-catching victory in the Not Surprising Stakes.

Another Keeneland September offering for the farm, the Gainesway and Bridlewood Farm-bred 3-year-old was making his stakes debut in the race after breaking his maiden in April by four lengths.

Bringing him back in this spot proved to the be the right decision when he romped to a 3 ¾ length victory on the Gulfstream Park All Weather surface.

The seller of 22 Grade 1 winners since 2015, Gainesway has also led all consignors with 100 or more yearlings sold by average nine of the last 10 years and had the most $1 million yearlings of any consignment in 2022.

Gainesway kicks off this year’s yearling sales season at the Fasig-Tipton July Sale next month with 16 horses cataloged.