Trainer Charlie LoPresti gave someone else a chance to win this year’s Woodbine Mile (G1) when he opted to point 2012 & 2013 winner Wise Dan to Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) at Keeneland. Trainer David Simcock and the well-traveled Trade Storm were the beneficiaries.
Rider Jamie Spencer deserves a good deal of the credit for Trade Storm’s breakthrough victory too. He exhibited perfect patience while the three-year-old Bobby’s Kitten set strong fractions on the front end. Saving all the ground into the stretch, Spencer tipped Trade Storm out to the two path at just the right moment to surge past the tiring Bobby’s Kitten with enough left to hold off another late-charger in Kaigun.
The six-year-old Trade Storm finished third to Wise Dan last year and hadn’t had his picture taken since the Zabeel Mile (G2) in Dubai in early March of 2013. Primarily based in England, the son of Trade Fair now has five wins from his 34 globe-trotting starts and earnings over $1.4 million.
Trade Storm’s triumph capped off a spectacular day for trainer David Simcock who also took the Grade 1 Northern Dancer Stakes with Sheikhzayeroad.
“They are two good old boys aren’t they?” Simcock said after his second trip to the Woodbine winner’s circle. “Trade Storm has been frustrating, but even when he gets beaten, he is one of those horses you don’t get disappointed with – he is just a lovely horse to be around.”
Simcock also indicated that owner Sheikh Fahad will make the final determination on Trade Storm’s next start with the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) or a trip down under for the rich Australian fixture the Cox Plate (G1) the options. Stay tuned to see where this ‘good old boy’ shows up next.
-originally published on http://www.myfantasystable.com
Matt O'Neil Consulting 