Sorrento Stakes (Grade 2)- $200.000 Purse
DMR- For Fillies Two Years Old
Six Furlongs on the Dirt
August 6, 2021

Mb Stables is picking up where he left off last year in the two year old filly division, once again showing he has plenty of talent in this division. On Friday, in the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes, the party picked up again as Paris Pinnacle Party, once a $30.000 private sales purchase went on to win the race. This filly is now 3-for-4 in her career and should only continue to become a more well known name throughout the game. It is also the third win in a row, and fourth in five years for Mb Stables. Aboard the winner was A Cedillo, and it will be their first time winning the stake. The time of the race was 1:09.37, which is the quickest of the four editions of the race that were run at six furlongs. Let’s take a look!

(¼ Mile- :22.59)- It’s Biggle jumping out of the gate and pulling out to a lead of about a length and a half for Mb Stables. She has no one running with her, as a group of three stalkers opt to stay together. On the rail, Arindel’s Lailoni is a half a length in front with this group, with La Canada Racehorses’ Perfect Dunk in middle and she has the post time favorite, Coconut Milk, from Wood Duck Stables to her outside. Teardrop Falls is next, for Allinthegate, and running nearby is our eventual winner, Paris Pinnacle Party, from Mb Stables. She’s about three to four lengths behind her stablemate at this time. Another length back are our final two runners, Folded Wings (Jive Inc) and Lemrun (Fractious).

(½ Mile- :45.38, Top of Stretch, 1.7F To Go)- Biggle continues to lead the way without anyone going up to challenge her. After completing the run around the turn and entering the stretch, she still has that length and a half advantage. During that backstretch, the group of stalkers began to break up, as Perfect Dunk was simply unable to keep up with those she was running with. Lailoni was looking stronger than Coconut Milk at this time as well, and moved a length ahead of that rival. They maintained the second and third positions with no one else challenging them quite yet. Paris Pinnacle Party was lurking in the middle of the pack however, handling the turn quite well while holding the rail. Also showing promise was Folded Wings, but to make her move from the back, she would have to execute an outside run within the turn. Teardrop Falls and Lemrun still had yet to show much.

(Finish- 1:09.37)- In the stretch, Biggle tried her best to hang on, but it became very apparent that it would not be her in the winners circle. Lailoni gradually cut into the lead, but that would not be enough either as Paris Pinnacle Party was full of run entering the stretch. She had a clear path to the front when exiting the turn, and moved off the rail without any hindrance to come flying through the gap between her stablemate and Lailoni. Coconut Milk was hanging around, but was being outrun by these rivals. On the outside, Folded Wings was making a valiant effort and passing horses, but would she have enough time to catch Paris Pinnacle Party? Not today, as the Mb Stables filly maintains her stretch drive all the way to the wire and wins this race by a length. Folded Wings gets the second spot in a three way photo between her, third place Lailoni, and Coconut Milk. Lemrun is the best of the rest, followed by Biggle, Teardrop Falls, and Perfect Dunk.

About The Winner- Paris Pinnacle Party, trained by Mb Stables and ridden to victory by A Cedillo, is a two year old filly by Pinnacle West, and is out of Paris In Spring. She was bred in Texas by Martyparty as a yearling and acquired by Mb Stables, unraced, in private sales for $30.000 on October 5, 2020; so within five days of having been bred. Congratulations to the connections! The win is her third in four starts, her second stake win, and first graded win. Her career earnings are now $201.400.

Track: Fast
Time: :22²  :45¹  :57¹  1:09¹

$2 Mutuel Prices:

$1 Exacta: 3 – 6 Paid 45.10
$1 Trifecta: 3 – 6 – 1 Paid 355.20

Scratched: None

— NS

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