Dahman’s Bottas (Vekoma- Iadorakid, by Lemon Drop Kid) rallied inside the sixteenth pole for his third straight stakes victory in Keeneland’s closing-day featured $400,000, Gr. II Bryan Station, leading the slate of stakes-winning OBS graduates for the week. 

    The 3-year-old son of Vekoma notched a 2 ¼-length victory to give trainer Miguel Clement his first stakes win at Keeneland. Bottas added the Bryan Station to his victories in the Gr. II National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame at Saratoga and the Gun Runner at Kentucky Downs.

    “Miguel (Clement) and his team have done an outstanding job with him. He’s now three-for-three (in graded stakes) and I think he’s really coming into his own,” Case Clay of Case Clay Thoroughbred Management, representing winning owner Dahman said. “We’re very much (looking forward to his 4-year-old season).”

    Bottas was a $300,000 purchase by Case Clay Thoroughbred Management at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the consignment of Paul Sharp after breezing in :10 1/5.

    The Keeneland card also saw Paradise Farms Corp. and Case Chambers’ Willy D’s (Lookin At Lucky-Boston Mine, by Mineshaft) win his third graded stakes of 2026 by taking the $350,000, Gr. III Fayette.

    Trained by Mike Maker, Willy D’s added the Fayette to his victory last time out in the Gr. II Charles Town Classic and the Gr. III Kentucky Cup Classic in March at Turfway while boosting his earnings to $1,734,021. Willy D’s was purchased for $60,000 by Greg Compton, agent for Danny W. Brown at the 2023 OBS April Sale from the Woodside Ranch consignment after breezing in :22 1/5.

    At Belmont Park, NBS Stable’s Ground Support (Army Mule-Arch Support, by Arch) earned her second career graded score with a dominant victory in the first division of the Gr. III, $200,000 Glen Cove.

    Trained by Kelsey Danner, Ground Support previously scored in the Gr. II Miss Grillo last October before running third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Del Mar. She was offered at the 2025 OBS March Sale from the consignment Tom McCrocklin but failed to meet her reserve after breezing in :21 1/5.

    At Belmont Park Michael Dubb’s Sculcos Folly (Redesdale- Cool Johanna, by Johannesburg) stalked and pounced his way to a score in the $200,000 Hudson Stakes as part of the Empire Showcase Day program.

    Trained by Rick Dutrow Jr., the 3-year-old son of Redesdale notched a two-length win. He was a $70,000 purchase by Chad Schumer at the 2025 OBS April Sale from the Omar Ramirez Bloodstock consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

    Also at Belmont Park, Speedway Stables’ Epic Style (Good Magic—Final Mesa, by Sky Mesa) arrived in the final jumps to capture the first division of the $175,000 Perfect String.

    Trained by Michael Stidham, the 4-year-old daughter of Good Magic has now won three straight. Epic Style was purchased by her owners for $300,000 at the 2024 OBS April Sale from the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment after breezing in :10 flat.

    At Albuquerque, Arnold Bennewith, Clayton Wiest and Rick Wiest’s Eternal Legacy (Maximus Mischief—Field of Flowers, by City Zip) won the $65,000 Manzano Stakes by 4 3/4 lengths. Trained by Robertino Diodoro, he was purchased by Nick Hines, agent for $240,000 at the 2026 OBS June Sale from the consignment of Randy Miles after breezing in :9 4/5.

    At Mahoning Valley Race Course, Emcee Stable’s Panda Listen (Tiz the Law—Lightning Lucy, by Giant’s Causeway) rolled to an 11 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Best of Ohio John W. Galbreath Stakes. Trained by Brendan Walsh, Panda Listen was purchased by Corbin Blumberg, agent, for $200,000 at the 2026 OBS April Sale from the Grade One Investments consignment after breezing in :9 4/5.

    HALLANDALE BEACH - Morplay Racing, Sonata Stable, Denali Stud, Marquee Bloodstock and KAS Ultimate Racing’s So Icy turned in a thoroughly professional debut performance at Gulfstream Park, looking well worth her $700,000 purchase price.

    The 2-year-old daughter of  Yaupon broke on top in Race 8, a six-furlong maiden special weight for juvenile fillies, before settling into a stalking position behind pacesetter Practical Bling on the backstretch and into the far turn during a :22.09-second first quarter of a mile over a muddy track.

    So Icy advanced steadily on the turn into the homestretch under jockey Leonel Reyes, taking over the lead at the top of the stretch following a :45.83-second half-mile. The Kentucky-bred filly, who was purchased at the OBS March 2-year-olds-in-training sale, drew off to a clear lead in the stretch with only mild urging to prevail over runner-up Street Queen by a comfortable length.

    By Yaupon out of the unraced Candy Ride mare Tempered, So Icy prepped for her debut with seven works since early August at Palm Meadows, Gulfstream’s satellite training facility in Palm Beach County.

    “She’s a nice filly. Very smart,” said trainer Jose D’Angelo, noting that So Icy acted up somewhat when she took to the track for the first time and was briefly reluctant to enter the starting gate. “Everything was new to her. After she loaded, she broke like she broke at Palm Meadows.”

    So Icy ran six furlongs in 1:11.44 over a track turned muddy by heavy showers. D’Angelo has no immediate goals for the promising filly. “She’ll tell us when she’s ready, and we’ll go from there,” D’Angelo said.