(Quiet Street wins the Untapable Stakes at KY Downs on Sunday / All Photos by Coady Media)

From the KY Downs Media Team / Jennie Rees:

Quiet Street makes noise for Godolphin in Untapable

The Kentucky Derby-winning connections of owner-breeder Godolphin, trainer Bill Mott and jockey Junior Alvarado teamed to win Kentucky Downs’ $1 million Untapable Stakes as Quiet Street surged through the stretch for a length victory Sunday over Snow Face Princess.

Alvarado, who rides Derby winner and leading 3-year-old Sovereignty for Godolphin and Mott, noted that he won his first Kentucky Downs race last year “and now the (first) stakes on a pretty nice filly.

“She’s a filly; she has to do it whenever she’s ready,” Alvarado continued. “So I was just biding my time, just making sure that when she was ready for me that I would have horse under me. And that’s what we did today. I kind of showed her the way when we turned for home, and she was very powerful.”

After saving ground for the first half-mile, Alvarado eased Quiet Street out and came six-wide through the stretch to wear down Snow Face Princess. Quiet Street finished 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.80 and paid $6.64 to win in the field of eleven 2-year-old fillies.

Snow Face Princess, winner of Saratoga’s Bolton Landing Stakes for trainer Todd Pletcher, was making her first start since being purchased through Fasig-Tipton’s August digital sale for $775,000 by Ron Winchell, co-managing partner of Kentucky Downs, and turned over to trainer Steve Asmussen. With Irad Ortiz up, Snow Face Princess in turn wore down Believe in Magic and early leader Carolyncaroline. Prowess finished fifth, followed by Z Z’s, Trading Trouble, Blazing Brat, Hot and Dangerous, Ritzaphena and Liz’s Image. Program favorite Lennilu was scratched in favor of running in Florida, with Kingsolver scratched after spiking a temperature a couple of days beforehand.

It’s no small feat for a horse to win their first two races, because after that initial win, they mostly face horses with more experience.

“She got plenty of experience in her last race,” said Michael Banahan, director of bloodstock for Godolphin USA. “She got pinched back at the start, got in a little bit of trouble and had to fight through a bit of traffic, came wide like she did here today. So at least she got a lot of experience out of that race, showed a good turn of foot as well.

“Looked like a little bit of extra distance would help her. She broke well today but just didn’t have the early ‘toe’ of some of the others. But she still had a nice position. When Junior got her out, he said she was a bit green and looking around or whatever. But once he got her out, she leveled off. She finished up the hill nicely, so it was a very pleasing result. Very happy with the way she performed, 2 for 2, a filly doing that is impressive.”

So what now?

“That’s a good question,” Banahan said. “Look, if she wants to stretch out a little bit more, I suppose maybe look at the Breeders’ Cup. Not too sure. (Keeneland’s) Jessamine might come a little quick, and we got another filly for that. We’ll get her back home and regroup and see what we need to do with her. But she’s certainly done us proud at the moment anyway.”