Leinster extended his early lead over the freshman sire class when his 2-year-old daughter Lennilu gave the first-crop stallion his first stakes winner in the $100,000 Royal Palm Juvenile Fillies Stakes May 10 at Gulfstream Park.
A multiple graded stakes-winning turf sprinter himself, it was no surprise to see Leinster’s filly Lennilu take to the lawn with a convincing 3 3/4-length score.
Trained by Patrick Biancone, Lennilu went to post as the 4-5 favorite in the five-furlong turf dash, an automatic qualifier for any of six juvenile stakes races held at the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in June.
Outfooted by the Wesley Ward-trained Satisfied Mind to the first pole out of the gate, Lennilu overtook her rival around the far turn and stormed home in a final time of :56.99.
Lennilu, ridden by Luis Saez, returned $3.60 for a $2 win ticket.
First-time starters Bibi Dahl and Strada Del Sogno completed the trifecta.
Owned by Amy Dunne, Caitlin Dunne, Brenda Miley, Jean Wilkinson, Hoffman Family Racing, Tranquility Lake Farm, and Maury and Christopher Harrington, Florida-bred Lennilu was purchased for $23,000 at the 2024 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Winter Mixed Sale. She is first winner for her dam, the Pomeroy mare Lulu’s Pom Pom.
Leinster stands the 2025 breeding season at Pleasant Acres Stallions near Morristown, Fla., for a fee $2,500. Two of his first three runners have been winners.
In addition to earning a berth to Royal Ascot, the connections of Lennilu collected a $25,000 travel stipend should she compete overseas.
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