March comes ROARING in!

Although the calendar says spring is still a week away, things have been heating up in a big way for the progeny of Questroyal Stud's ROARING FEVER.  His runners have been burning up the inner track at Aqueduct and, no doubt, it is only a matter of time before they are blamed as yet another cause of global warming.

The first two weeks of March have seen 7 individual winners, including 2 first-time starters, a 12+ length winner, and another coming off a 6 month layoff.  Below is a brief recap of this impressive streak of victories:

• Maid to Win offered a preview of things to come when, on February 28th at Aqueduct, the 3YO filly exploded to a 12 3/4 length victory in her first lifetime start.  The impressive victory came in the day's second race, over a muddy track.  The talented filly covered the 6 furlongs in 1:13 for trainer Dominic Galluscio and owner Sanford Robbins LLC and was bred in NY by Hidden Lake Farm, Richard Gallagher and Joan Simpson.

• Spa City Princess kept things going on March 6th with a determined wire-to-wire victory in a mile maiden special weight event in Aqueduct's 6th race.  Trained by Pat Kelly, the 3YO NY-bred filly clocked in at 1:40.37, banking the winner's share of the $49,000 purse for owner/breeder Adam Madkour. 

• Two races later, first-time starter Stormin Bolt sprinted to an impressive 7-length victory over another full maiden special weight field of 3YOs.  Pressing the pace from the start, the 3YO NY-bred colt took the lead at the top of the stretch and never looked back, drawing off and crossing the line in a solid 1:11.48.  Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin for owner Cam Allard, this colt is definitey one to watch. 

• The next day, in Aqueduct's 6th race, 4YO filly Roaring Ghost overcame a 6 month layoff to register an outstanding 5 length victory over her maiden special weight foes.  Trained by Bruce Brown for Pinnacle Farms, Roaring Ghost hails from Roaring Fever's first crop and was bred in NY by Joseph and Alfred Nastasi.

• Victorious Song kept the momentum rolling on March 12th with a wire-to-wire victory in the 2nd race at a rainy Aqueduct.  Overlooked by the bettors as the longest shot on the board, the 3YO NY-bred filly never relinquished the lead in the maiden claiming event, tallying her first win for trainer/co-owner Keith O'Brien.

• Finally, the 4YO filly Mustang Fever put an exclamation point on the month's accomplishments with her emphatic 3 length victory in Aqueduct's 8th race yesterday, March 14th.  The mile and 70 yard, NW1X allowance event was contested over a sloppy inner track and Mustang Fever swept to victory with a strong move on the turn edging clear in the stretch for a final time of 1:44.72.  Perhaps even more impressive, the victory came over 4 competitors who were victorious in the their respective last starts.  Yesterday's win gives the NY-bred filly 3 wins in 11 lifetime starts and career earnings of over $77,000 for trainer John Parisella and owners/breeders Saul and Max Kupferberg.