One of Phipps Stable’s most promising 3-year-olds this year is Speightstown colt Pentathlon, who moved forward with a runner-up effort over a mile on the dirt at Aqueduct on Sunday, June 30th, the second start of his sophomore campaign.
Breaking from the outside post in field of five with jockey Kendrick Carmouch aboard, Pentathlon patiently stalked the pace from the three path out of the chute, up the backstretch, and into the far turn. He responded to urging in the turn and nudged ahead for the lead before brushing with a foe in a stretch duel, coming up a head short in an exciting finish.
The colt is the second foal out of Parade, a graded stakes-placed Tapit mare and half-sister of multiple graded stakes-winning horse Parading, by Pulpit. His second dam is graded stakes-placed Storm Cat mare On Parade, third dam is Breeders’ Cup champion My Flag, and fourth dam is undefeated Hall of Famer Personal Ensign. This elite family traces back to imported Argentinian mare Dorine, acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1970.
Trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, Phipps-bred Pentathlon is owned in partnership by Phipps Stable, St. Elias Stable, and Woodford Racing.
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