Turbulent Descent runs away with Beaumont

Turbulent Descent left her rivals well behind in the Beaumont (Wendy Wooley/EquiSport Photos)

Blinkers on Racing’s TURBULENT DESCENT (Congrats) easily grabbed command of
Sunday’s $150,000
Beaumont
S. (G2) and drew off in the stretch to be five lengths clear under the wire.
Despite jumping a break in the shadow of the rail, the Mike Puype trainee never
broke stride as she powered home under jockey David Flores to finish about seven
Polytrack furlongs on Keeneland’s Beard course in 1:26.

“I’ll be talking with (co-owner Scott Sherwood of Blinkers on Racing)
after the race, and I’m sure we’ll go on with our plan of going to the
(June 11) Acorn ([G1] at Belmont Park) with her and off to the (August
6) Test (G1) at Saratoga,” Puype said. “We’re going to try to win the
Eclipse with her this year. You don’t have to go a mile and an eighth to
get the Eclipse. She’s an awfully good filly, and she’s going to put up
a resume this year that I think is going to be worthy of that kind of
award.

“She’s an awfully good horse, and the game needs horses like her to
bring people out and see races. We’re happy to have her. I’m
appreciative of the owners and everyone who’s given me the opportunity.”

Gran Lioness (Lion Heart) led the way early in the Beaumont, setting
fractions of :23 1/5 and :47 while tracked by Honey Chile (Invisible Ink) a
little behind and to her outside. Flores had Turbulent Descent settled in a good
stalking position in behind and just to the outside of Aide (Arch), and never
blinked as Coax Liberty (Successful Appeal) wrangled her way between the two.

Turbulent Descent took off after Gran Lioness and Honey Chile with Flores
still sitting chilly in the saddle, rounding the turn four wide and emerging on
even terms to start the stretch run. A shake of the reins was all it took for
the bay lass to take off for home. She added a little pizzazz when imitating a
jumper inside the sixteenth pole, but maintained her momentum to add yet another
graded score to her tally.

Turbulent Descent is New York bound following her Beaumont score (Matt Wooley/EquiSport Photos)

Turbulent Descent paid $3.20, $2.60 and $2.10 as the 3-5 favorite, and was
followed home by Honey Chile, Coax Liberty, Aide, Tell a Kelly (Tapit) and Gran
Lioness. A $160,000 OBS April two-year-old purchase by her connections, she was
bred by Ocala Stud in Florida.

Turbulent Descent is the first stakes winner out of the unraced Forestry mare
Roger’s Sue, who has since foaled an unnamed juvenile colt by Trippi and a 2011
colt by In Summation. The three-year-old filly’s black-type victories include
the Hollywood Starlet S. (G1) and Santa Anita Oaks (G1), and she also captured
the Moccasin S. in only her second career start last November. Undefeated for
her first three races, the bay filled the runner-up spot in the Las Virgenes S.
(G1) to start the season, but has quickly got back on track with her Santa Anita
Oaks victory and this score. She’s now earned $618,350 to go along with her
6-5-1-0 career mark.

With her third dam being multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Gorgeous (Slew
o’ Gold), Turbulent Descent comes from the family of last year’s Falmouth S.
(Eng-G1) heroine Music Show (Noverre) as well as 2009 Ruffian H. (G1) and
Delaware H. (G2) victress Swift Temper (Giant’s Causeway). Turbulent Descent’s
fourth dam is Broodmare of the Year and Canadian champion Kamar (Key to the
Mint), who would go on in the breeding shed to produce the likes of Canadian
champion and sire Key to the Moon (Wajima) as well as 1990 Kentucky Oaks (G1)
queen Seaside Attraction (Seattle Slew).