Sprinting 5 furlongs at Mountineer, MEXICALI MIKE pressed the pace then cleared for the win by 2 1/2 lengths. He is trained by Jay P. Bernardini for owner Richard Burnsworth. Breeder: O'Sullivan Farms, LLC & Eric Steinmann

Following a 3rd in the West Virginia Russell Road Breeders' Classic Stakes, IHAVEANAPPFORTHAT came back with an allowance win racing 7 furlongs on the dirt at Charles Town. He tracked the pace, gained the lead when asked, and battled off closer to win by a neck for trainer  Anthony Lucas and owner John W. White. Breeder: Robert Carr

CLOSE CALL won his 2nd in a row at Remington Park for owner/trainer Caster Boyd. 

Creative Cause

Millionaire and Grade I winner Creative Cause is already the sire of twenty-seven Black Type winners, nine of which have won Graded Stakes. He has an additional forty stakes-placed runners, with progeny earnings exceeding $42 million.

The best runner to date for this son of sire of sires Giant's Causeway is Grade I winner Pavel, who won the Stephen Foster Handicap and now stands at stud in California.

With average earnings per runner in excess of $81,000 and yearlings averaging more than $40,000, Creative Cause will be a welcome addition to the stallion barn at Clear Creek Stud.

2027 Fee: $4,500  Payable Sept. 1 | $5,000 LFSN