Mr. Monomoy, the half-brother to champion Monomoy Girl, breaks his maiden at Churchill Downs
In his second career start, 2-year-old Mr. Monomoy delivered on his pedigree’s promise with a 5 1/2-length victory over maiden special weight company at Churchill Downs. The half-brother to champion Monomoy Girl ran 6 1/2 furlongs over the fast main track in 1:17.57 for trainer Brad Cox and jockey Florent Geroux.
A son of Palace Malice, Mr. Monomoy finished fourth in his debut on Oct. 19 at Keeneland after getting squeezed at the break. This Saturday, he led from start to finish.
“We’ve had him a few months but he keeps getting bigger and stronger,” Cox said earlier in the week. “He was bought as a weanling (for $60,000 at the 2017 Keeneland November Sale) and somehow ended up in France and Sol Kumin purchased him. Sol called me and said he just purchased Monomoy Girl’s brother out of a sale in France. I said, ‘Man, you don’t miss much do you?’
“He sent the horse over to Bruce Jackson at Fair Hill and Bruce spent some time with him and did a good job. He came to us somewhat of an immature horse but has really picked up. He’s by Palace Malice and has really taken to the dirt well as the pedigree suggested. I don’t really know how he ended up in a sale in France breezing on the turf but it worked out well for those guys selling him in France and I think it’ll work out well for us, too.”
Cox told Blood-Horse that he hopes to run Mr. Monomoy on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, but that a next start for the colt has not been picked out.
Mr. Monomoy sold at the 2019 Arqana May Sale for $202,230. Out of the Henny Hughes mare Drumette, he is her fifth foal and fourth winner.
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