Christmas came early for Godolphin, or at least that’s what the snowfall made it feel like as the royal blue silks entered the winner’s circle in both of the Nov. 30 featured 2-year-old stakes races at Churchill Downs.
First Resort was the winner of the Grade 2 $381,250 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes in a prep race on the Road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve just about an hour after the same owners had won the day’s 2025 Longines Kentucky Oaks prep race in the $400,000 Grade 2 Golden Rod Stakes with the filly Good Cheer. First Resort and Good Cheer earned 10 qualifying points for their respective races.
“We’re blessed to have such a strong group of 2-year-olds, both fillies and colts,” said Godolphin USA’s director of bloodstock Michael Banahan. “We feel so excited to have them go forward.”
A son of Uncle Mo, First Resort showed promise early in his career with a 3 1/2-length maiden victory at Ellis Park in…
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