The 19th Running of The Pasco Stakes

Saturday, January 14, 2023

TAM Race #11 $125.000

3YOs  120/115 Lbs (plus penalties) 7 Furlongs

Course Record-1:20.93 (Clubhouse-2021)

Stakes Record-1:21.48 (Signature Move-2014)

Consider Jacks Courage a fan of the new race engine.  After unsuccessfully trying stakes’ company twice as a juvenile, the gelding began his sophomore campaign with the first black-type victory of his budding career as he powered home to take the $125.000 Pasco Stakes.  The Saturday feature at TAM, the Pasco victory is the first versus winners for Jacks Corage as he improved to 8-2-3-0 with $176.000 in earnings.

Jacks Courage broke running but found himself five-wide racing in 3rd after an opening quarter went in :22.87.  Jockey A.A. Gallardo was able to inch inside a path as he continued down the backside and maneuvered his mount just off of the leader’s flank.  The Mb Stables-trainee moved for the lead just before he completed a half in :46-flat.

Now on the lead, Jacks Courage moved to the rail as he put away the dueling pacesetters.  The winner held a two-length advantage as he posted three-quarters in 1:09.49.  Jacks Courage did drift out throughout the final furlong; however, he was kept to his task as he held a rallying Only Just The Start a length away when he hit the wire in 1:22.03.  Roswell ran on to be third, just a neck in front of Thundera while Open The Gates, Shesterkin, Re Aggravation, Sorriso, Zaro, and Cheyenne Warrior completed the order of finish.

Congratulations to Jacks Courage and Mb Stables for winning The Pasco Stakes! 

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