Rocket Twentyone fires late in Lassie

The winner paid $34.80, $12.80 and $5.60 as the seventh choice among nine

rivals, and upped her career earnings to $77,928.

Essence of Dubai held second by a half-length at 5-1. Ann of the Dance

(English Channel), who was last at the midway point, came flying from the back

of the pack but ran out of real estate and settled for third as the 3-1 second

choice. Venetian Sonata (Bernardini) rounded out the $5,387.80 superfecta at 6-1. Always

Here Too (Include), the 5-2 favorite, Dream Pegasus (Fusaichi Pegasus), Yorona

(Storm Surge), Struck It Lucky (Smart Strike) and Coyote Breeze (Shore Breeze)

came next under the wire.

Bred in Ontario by Josham Farms & Yvonne Schwabe Thoroughbreds, Rocket

Twentyone sold for $95,000 as Keeneland September yearling before commanding

$300,000 from her owner at the OBS March sale earlier this year. She is out of

the stakes-placed Symphonic Lady (Blare of Trumpets), who is also the dam of the

Grade 3-placed Bear's Conductor (Congaree).

The 14-year-old broodmare is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Lady's Legacy

(Matchlite), whose daughter Shameful (Flying Chevron), a multiple Grade 3-placed

stakes winner, produced dual champion Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie). Rocket

Twentyone is closely related to the multiple Grade 1-winning earner of more than

$2.5 million. This is also the female family of Japanese Horse of the Year Zenno

Roby Roy (Sunday Silence), a daughter of Grade 1 winner Roamin Rachel (Mining);

Grade 1 queen Cat's Cradle (Flying Paster); and stakes winner and Grade 2-placed

Little Matth Man (Matty G.)