Scott, Louisiana USA – January 30, 2024 – On January 27, Lucky Appeal became the first winner for Blue Star Racing’s stallion Breaking Lucky. In the $33,000 Maiden Special Weight at Sam Houston Race Park, Lucky Appeal rallied from the rear and won by a neck –covering 5-1/2 furlongs on a fast track in 1:07.72.
“We are excited to have one of our Louisiana home-breds become Breaking Lucky’s first winner in open company,” said Dex Comardelle of Blue Star Racing. “All of us at Blue Star Racing want to wish a heartfelt congratulations to all the connections of Lucky Appeal. We can’t wait to see the rest of Breaking Lucky’s progeny get their start!”
Lucky Appeal placed in the top three in his last three races, including 3rd at Remington Park and 2nd at Sam Houston Race Park – both races were 6 furlongs on dirt. The 3-year-old gelding was bred by Blue Star Racing, is owned by Henry S. Witt Jr., and is trained by stakes-winning trainer Sarah Davidson. He is out of Mythic Appeal, a daughter of multiple graded stakes winner Successful Appeal. Mythic Appeal won nearly $122,000 where she was close to 50% ITM. As a broodmare, she has produced two winners from three starters so far.
Breaking Lucky successfully raced for the partnerships of West Point Thoroughbreds, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Eric Young, and R.A. Hill Stable. He won the 2015 Prince of Wales Stakes – the second leg of Canada’s Triple Crown – while defeating multiple G1 winner and Sovereign Award champion 3-year-old Shaman Ghost (Ghostzapper).
In 2016, Breaking Lucky won the G3 Seagram Cup Stakes at Woodbine. He went on to place in the G1 Clark Handicap, G1 Whitney Stakes, and G1 Stephen Foster Handicap. Breaking Lucky was on the board in 10 graded stakes and two black type races, earning nearly $1.2 million.
Breaking Lucky’s sire, Lookin at Lucky (Smart Strike), is a dual Eclipse champion – 2009’s champion 2-year-old colt and 2010’s champion 3-year-old colt. Standing in North America at Ashford Stud, he has made eight shuttle trips to Chile since 2012 where he has been extraordinarily successful, siring six of eight lifetime champions and 69% of his 74 lifetime black type winners.*
Breaking Lucky’s dam, the G1 stakes-placed Shooting Party (Sky Classic), broke her maiden in her first attempt and went on to place in the G1 Garden City Breeders’ Cup Handicap, G3 Pebbles Handicap, and G2 Nassau County Stakes. She produced Quake Lake (War Chant) – dam of multi-millionaire and Kentucky Derby winner Country House (Looking at Lucky) and G2 Gallorette Stakes winner Mitchell Road (English Channel). Her daughter, Double Guns Girl (Langfuhr) is dam to Twowaycrossing (English Channel) who placed last year in the Breeders’ Stakes and the G3 Ontario Derby.
Breaking Lucky stands for $2,500 at Blue Star Racing’s breeding facilities along with Pound for Pound, Rushie, and Count Alexander. For more information, call Dex Comardelle of Blue Star Racing at 985-791-6546 or email: bluestarracingla@gmail.com. Blue Star Racing is located 1627 Renaud Drive, Scott, Louisiana 70583.
*Bloodhorse Oct. 2023
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