Full-Brothers Fill Out Exacta In Rowland Memorial Handicap At Thistledown Sponsored by:
Buckey Bullet defeats full-brother Midnight Mikey in the Michael F. Rowland Memorial Handicap at Thistledown.
Buckeye Bullet won the Michael F. Rowland Memorial Handicap on Monday at Thistledown for a fourth time, which is remarkable in its own right. Almost as remarkable was the level of family dominance displayed in the order of finish.
Finishing three-quarters of a length behind the 8-year-old Buckeye Bullet was Midnight Mikey, a 6-year-old full-brother to the winner.
Both halves of the exacta are gelded sons of Dark Kestrel, out of the winning Concerto mare Buckler, each racing as Ohio-born homebreds for Louis Ruberto Jr. s Ruberto Racing Stable. Ruberto also trains both horses.