Gelding Cajun's Magic and Filly My Sassenach Win Opening Races in Florida Stakes Series

HRFLA Staff Report 

Cajun's Magic, at 6-1, and My Sassenach, at 9-1, staged mild upsets on Saturday with victories in this year's first two  races in the Florida Sire Stakes Series for two-year-olds at Gulfstream Park.

Cajun's Magic beat his stablemate Dean Delivers by a neck after dueling the entire straightaway in the $100,000 Dr. Fager Stakes for males.

With Jesus Rios riding, Cajun's Magic won the  six-furlong dirt race in 1:11.01 on the track listed as Fast. Miguel Vasquez rode Dean Delivers.

Those two horses were bred and are owned by Stonehedge LLC, which is owned and operated by Gil and Marilyn Campbell, and are trained by Michael Yates. They raced as separate betting interests.

Cajun's Magic and Dean Delivers are gelded sons of Cajun Breeze.

Yates trained and was a co-owner of Cajun Breeze during his  racing career between 2010 and 2013. Cajun Breeze won four of his 33 starts, mostly in allowance and stakes races in Florida.

Cajun  Breeze is stabled at the Campbells' Stonehedge Farm South in Williston, Fla., where his stud fee is listed as Private. Yates and the  Campbells are 50-50 owners of  Cajun Breeze, who is a son of Congrats.

With Jesus Rios riding, Cajun's Magic won the  six-furlong dirt race in 1:11.01 on the track listed as Fast. Miguel Vasquez rode Dean Delivers.

My Sassenach took the lead coming out of the turn and drew away to beat Demurely by 8 1/4 lengths in the $100,000 Desert Vixen Stakes for fillies. The winning time was 1:12.17.

Vasquez rode My Sassenach for trainer David Braddy. 

My Sassenach, a daughter of Uncaptured, is owned by Champion Equine and was bred by Craig Wheeler.

Sire Stakes Schedule

The Florida Sire Stakes races are restricted to Florida-bred sons and daughters of Florida-registered stallions that have been nominated for the series, which is sponsored by the Florida Thoroughbred  Breeders' and Owners' Association (FTBOA).

The Dr. Fager and Desert Vixen were the first races in a pair of annual three-race series at Gulfstream.

The second races will be on Aug. 28--both with $200,000 purses at seven furlongs on dirt. The Affirmed will be for males and the Susan's Girl will be for fillies.

The final races will be on Sept. 25--both with $400,000 purses at 1 1/16 miles on dirt.  The In Reality will be for males and the My Dear Girl  will be for fillies.