Flying Dutchmen's Week Turns From Sales Ring to Winner's Circle

Don't Tell Mom, a 2-year-old filly by Upstart out of the Maclean's Music mare Parlance, drew off to a clear-cut score at Churchill Downs. The victory landed only days after Flying Dutchmen had been active buyers at the Keeneland September sale, giving the outfit a week that ran straight from the auction pavilion to the track. The margin at the wire left little for handicappers to debate. It capped what was already shaping up as a banner stretch for the operation.

With reporting from Thoroughbred Daily News.