Bump Bailey’s eye-catching maiden special weight debut victory Feb. 14 at Santa Anita Park came at the expense of some high profile colts left in his wake, as the 3-year-old son of Fed Biz zipped over the sloppy going to win by nearly four lengths while being eased up in the final sixteenth [WATCH RACE].
Despite the sloppy going and coasting home late, Bump Bailey stopped the timer in 1:02.65, just a second off the track record, and earned a stellar 91 Beyer Speed Figure.
“He’s a nice colt that we’ve taken our time developing,” Rockingham Ranch’s Brian Trump said. “(Trainer) Peter Miller has done a tremendous job gearing this horse up for his debut and we are excited for what the future will bring him.”
The dark bay was acquired for $190,000 from last year’s now- defunct Barretts April 2-Year-Old Sale
Bump Bailey, bred in Kentucky by Lynn Jones, is the 18th winner for Fed Biz, who has also accounted for promising 3-year-olds Zenden, second in the Swale S. (G3), and Family Biz, who placed in the $150,000 Jerome S.
Bump Bailey’s unraced dam One Hot Senorita–a half-sister to the talented sprinter Nicole H, GSW & GISP, $811,144-is also responsible for a Paynter colt of 2017 and a Fed Biz filly of 2018. She was bred to Fed Biz once again for the 2019 season.
