Impulse Buy scores in the Fern Creek (Coady Media)
Churchill Downs Press Release
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Impulse Buy took advantage of a quick early pace and charged home from the back of the pack to win Saturday’s fourth running of the $225,000 Fern Creek for 2-year-old fillies at Churchill Downs by 2 ½ lengths over Echo Sound.
Impulse Buy, trained by Rodolphe Brisset and ridden by Tyler Gaffalione, ran 6 ½ furlongs over a fast track in 1:16.17.
“She broke a little slow but got into a nice rhythm down the backside,” Gaffalione said. “When I asked her to go, she really took off.”
The victory was worth $133,075 for owner/breeder Kenny Troutt’s WinStar Farm and increased Impulse Buy’s earnings to $236,655 with a record of two wins and two seconds in four starts. She is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Speightstown out of the Pioneerof the Nile mare Jojo Warrior.
“She didn’t break the best today which was a little surprising, but when the opening fractions came on the board, I thought we might be OK,” Brisset said. “The horses in front of her started to come back to her at the same time she was making a move and it really worked out well. I know this family pretty well from my time working with WinStar and physically looks like she could stretch out around two turns, but the best distances would be around one. I think she’s a horse that’s more of an Eight Belles-type than two turn races. I’m glad she was able to run well today and we will have a nice 3-year-old next year.”
Impulse Buy returns to a sprint and takes the Fern Creek at Churchill Downs for trainer @BrissetRodolphe with @tyler_gaff aboard!
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Sent off as the 2-1 third betting choice, Impulse Buy returned $6.54, $3.14 and $2.48. Echo Sound, under Luis Saez, paid $3.54 and $2.58 with Shisospicy, who led early with splits of :21.70 and :44.30, another neck back in third, who paid $2.54 to show under Paco Lopez.
Me Governor, Praying, Shezafunkydrummer, Atomic City, Cotillard, Viral Plane Lady and Rosato completed the order of finish. Hollygrove was scratched.
