Annapolis

Annapolis turned heads at the summer 2021 Saratoga meet with a 4 ½-length score in his first race going 1 1/16 miles on turf. The Bass Racing homebred jumped up to graded stakes company for his next outing in the Grade 2 Pilgrim Stakes on Oct. 3 at Belmont Park, also held at 1 1/16 miles.

With Irad Ortiz Jr. riding for trainer Todd Pletcher, Annapolis stalked pacesetter Portfolio Company and dueled with that foe to the finish, prevailing by a head as the 0.65-1 favorite.

Annapolis made his 3-year-old debut in the Grade 2 Penn Mile Stakes at Penn National on June 3, 2022. He was the heavy 1-2 favorite and enjoyed a good trip rating in the three-path off the lead. However, when he was asked for run turning for home, he could not produce a serious closing kick, and was unable to pass longshot Wow Whata Summer, who pulled off an 83.30-1 upset. Annapolis finished second, beaten 1 1/2 lengths. 

Following the Penn Mile, Annapolis got back on the winning track with a victory in the $100,000 Manila Stakes at one mile on the turf at Belmont on July 4. With the wind in his sails coming out of that stakes win at Belmont, Annapolis next entered the Grade 1 Caesars Saratoga Derby Invitational on Aug. 6 and ran a good effort in defeat to finish second in that $1million feature at 1 3/16 miles on the grass.

Annapolis faced slightly easier competition in her next race and cashed in versus a field of only three rivals to win the Grade 3 $200,000 Saranac Stakes on Sept. 3, 2022, at Saratoga. Sent off as the 1-9 favorite with regular rider Irad Ortiz Jr. in the saddle, Annapolis took command from the start, setting an uncontested pace, and drew off in the stretch to an easy win in a time of 1:42.57 for the 1 1/16 miles.

Tested again against Grade 1 competition in the $1 million Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes, Annapolis closed powerfully to win the Oct. 8 race at Keeneland by two lengths and earned an expenses-paid berth in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile for the breakthrough victory. To this point in his career, he has still never finished out of the exacta in any of his first seven career starts.

Annapolis is out of the Unbridled’s Song mare My Miss Sophia, a Grade 2 winner and runner-up in the 2014 Longines Kentucky Oaks.