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Casse Maps Out Plans for Sophomore Fillies

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Mark Casse has mapped out next-race plans for a trio of his 3-year-old fillies.

Counting Stars (Honor A. P.) and Search Party (Gun Runner), second and fourth in the GIII Honeybee S. Mar. 1, are headed to the $1-million GII Fantasy S. Mar. 27 at Oaklawn. Unbeaten Dixie Belle S. winner French Friction (City of Light), meanwhile, will stretch to two turns for the first time in the $750,000 GI Ashland S. Apr. 3 at Keeneland. Both races are 1 1/16 miles.

“That was definitely one of the bright spots of the weekend,” Casse said of Counting Stars runner-up effort at 11-1. “I’ve kind of always held her in high regard. I thought for a long time that she was an Oaks filly.”

Martha Washington S. winner Search Party was beaten 3 1/2 lengths in the Honeybee.

“Actually, I was OK with Search Party,” Casse said. “You have to remember now that we were at a little bit of a disadvantage. We were coming back in a shorter amount of time. We lost a week, again, with the weather. I didn’t even breeze her back.”

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Uncle Mo ‘Rising Star’ Code Review Makes It Two-For-Two

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Code Review (Uncle Mo) was the subject of much pre-race chatter and lived up to the hype on Gulfstream debut Jan. 25, making all the running en route to a 1 1/2-length victory and ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard plaudits. The bay was given an entry for Saturday’s Virginia Derby, but connections opted to ship in for this considerably softer spot, for which he was made the 1-5 mortal.

Code Review hopped slightly as the gates flew back, but he quickly stepped away to a clear lead before Tyler Gaffalione took a tug, allowing 22-5 second choice I Did I Did (Curlin) to slide up into a pace-pressing position. Clinging on to a narrow advantage on the turn, the heavy chalk looked to be making hard work of it on the inside of the rain-affected track, but he dug in determinedly when it looked as if he might be passed and held on to score narrowly.

A $200,000 Fasig-Tipton November weanling turned $575,000 Keeneland September yearling, Code Review is a full to Laoban, GSW, $526,250; and to the dam of Sovereign Award winner Mr. Hustle (Declaration of War), GSP Malibu Coast (Malibu Moon) and GSW Abientot (Not This Time). This is also the female family of dual Grade I winner I’m A Chatterbox (Munnings). Chattertown is also the dam of a yearling filly by Practical Joke and was most recently covered by Uncle Mo’s son Golden Pal.

2nd-Colonial Downs, $78,400, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), 3-12, 3yo, 1m, 1:37.91, gd, neck.
CODE REVIEW (c, 3, Uncle Mo–Chattertown {SP, $104,332}, by Speightstown) Sales history: $200,000 Wlg ’23 FTKNOV; $575,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $88,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-C2 Racing Stable LLC, Ken T Reimer, JRM Stables LLC & Tami Bobo; B-Longfield Stables (KY); T-Saffie A Joseph Jr.

CODE REVIEW ($2.40) refuses to back down and is 2 for 2 after this @ColonialDowns victory. @Tyler_Gaff was in the saddle for trainer @SaffieJosephJr. Congratulations to the connections with this 3YO colt by Uncle Mo. pic.twitter.com/KoUBRSYwVk

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 12, 2026

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Casse Maps Out Plans for Sophomore Fillies

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Mark Casse has mapped out next-race plans for a trio of his 3-year-old fillies.

Counting Stars (Honor A. P.) and Search Party (Gun Runner), second and fourth in the GIII Honeybee S. Mar. 1, are headed to the $1-million GII Fantasy S. Mar. 27 at Oaklawn. Unbeaten Dixie Belle S. winner French Friction (City of Light), meanwhile, will stretch to two turns for the first time in the $750,000 GI Ashland S. Apr. 3 at Keeneland. Both races are 1 1/16 miles.

“That was definitely one of the bright spots of the weekend,” Casse said of Counting Stars runner-up effort at 11-1. “I’ve kind of always held her in high regard. I thought for a long time that she was an Oaks filly.”

Martha Washington S. winner Search Party was beaten 3 1/2 lengths in the Honeybee.

“Actually, I was OK with Search Party,” Casse said. “You have to remember now that we were at a little bit of a disadvantage. We were coming back in a shorter amount of time. We lost a week, again, with the weather. I didn’t even breeze her back.”

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Uncle Mo ‘Rising Star’ Code Review Makes It Two-For-Two

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Code Review (Uncle Mo) was the subject of much pre-race chatter and lived up to the hype on Gulfstream debut Jan. 25, making all the running en route to a 1 1/2-length victory and ‘TDN Rising Star’ presented by Hagyard plaudits. The bay was given an entry for Saturday’s Virginia Derby, but connections opted to ship in for this considerably softer spot, for which he was made the 1-5 mortal.

Code Review hopped slightly as the gates flew back, but he quickly stepped away to a clear lead before Tyler Gaffalione took a tug, allowing 22-5 second choice I Did I Did (Curlin) to slide up into a pace-pressing position. Clinging on to a narrow advantage on the turn, the heavy chalk looked to be making hard work of it on the inside of the rain-affected track, but he dug in determinedly when it looked as if he might be passed and held on to score narrowly.

A $200,000 Fasig-Tipton November weanling turned $575,000 Keeneland September yearling, Code Review is a full to Laoban, GSW, $526,250; and to the dam of Sovereign Award winner Mr. Hustle (Declaration of War), GSP Malibu Coast (Malibu Moon) and GSW Abientot (Not This Time). This is also the female family of dual Grade I winner I’m A Chatterbox (Munnings). Chattertown is also the dam of a yearling filly by Practical Joke and was most recently covered by Uncle Mo’s son Golden Pal.

2nd-Colonial Downs, $78,400, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), 3-12, 3yo, 1m, 1:37.91, gd, neck.
CODE REVIEW (c, 3, Uncle Mo–Chattertown {SP, $104,332}, by Speightstown) Sales history: $200,000 Wlg ’23 FTKNOV; $575,000 Ylg ’24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $88,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-C2 Racing Stable LLC, Ken T Reimer, JRM Stables LLC & Tami Bobo; B-Longfield Stables (KY); T-Saffie A Joseph Jr.

CODE REVIEW ($2.40) refuses to back down and is 2 for 2 after this @ColonialDowns victory. @Tyler_Gaff was in the saddle for trainer @SaffieJosephJr. Congratulations to the connections with this 3YO colt by Uncle Mo. pic.twitter.com/KoUBRSYwVk

— FanDuel Racing (@FanDuel_Racing) March 12, 2026

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