A spontaneous partnership formed when Andrew Cary and Torie Gladwell were bidding on the same mare at the Keeneland November Sale. Four years later Bacio, the foal the mare was carrying at the time, is taking a close-knit group of breeders to their first Breeders' Cup. TDN’s @BreedersCup Connections series continues with the breeders of BACIO 🤩 piped.video/WiKHmElwizQ?is=eni0…

For a group of small breeders, Bacio’s rise to a Royal Ascot victory, a Group 1 win and a trip to the Breeders’ Cup is more than they ever could have imagined. For Valerie Dailey, it’s the first Grade 1 winner of a 40-plus-year breeding career. While for Andrew Cary and Torie Gladwell, it’s the payoff of a chance partnership that began with a $75,000 mare. Today, the friends and partners who bred him are coming together in Lexington for their first Breeders’ Cup contender. Watch the story behind their unforgettable ride on this Breeders' Cup Connections. Produced with @theTDN

No surprises in the $100,634 Lady Finger stakes as Sun Kissed Bliss ($2.50) breaks alertly and makes every pole a winning one for owner Torie Gladwell, trainer Joe Sharp and rider Kendrick Carmouche. Congratulations to the winning connections.

She did it!!! 2 for 2 now a Stakes Winner!!! Thanks to Joe Sharp and his amazing team to have this filly Sharp and ready to win. Momma Kiska super proud of her and Bill Johnson for taking care of her while she’s in NY.

Ghostface!!! 2yr old MSW winner @WoodbineTB by McKinzie sold @OBSSales March. Trained by @markecasse owned by Barber, Gary, D. J. Stable LLC and St. Elias Stable. Congratulations to all his connections! @Gainesway @DJ_Stable

I have no idea what they are saying except that Pod Beat makes it another Top Line 2yr old winner!!! Looked impressive to me. Sold at @OBSSales March by Nashville. Congratulations to all his connections! @WinStarFarm @CorbinBlumberg @MarthaMa27818

Thank you @BreedersCup for sending these most stunning flowers for Bacio’s Win and Your In. This has been an amazing ride and we are so excited to go watch him run @keeneland in the Turf Sprint!

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Our grads are on 🔥 Seneca Park wins the filly stake at Kentucky Downs! Let’s go Golden Pal!! @OBSSales grad, bred by our good friends @penny38399080 Southern Comfort farm!! Huge congrats to Team Dallas Stewart and Holy Cow Stables @DallasStewart3!! @coolmoreamerica

Sun Kissed Bliss making us really proud. We RNA this filly @OBSSales but loved her so much decided to keep her. @mjsharp75_joe and his team did an amazing job having her ready to win first time out. Her dam Kiska has been so good to us! Love the NY breeding program! @KendrickCarmou1 great ride! Thank you @StonegateStable for taking care of my mares in NY. #MindControl

Congratulations Chasing The Crown!! Still winning big races as a 7yr old. A @FasigTiptonCo Gulfstream sale grad.

🗣️"We're counting on coming back to his home track at Keeneland for the Breeders' Cup and then on to Australia for the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes." 💫More international travels could be on tap for #OBSGrad Bacio after his victory in the Nunthorpe Stakes @yorkracecourse. Full story from @RacingPost: racingpost.com/news/reports/…

Absolutely a dream come true. BACIO wins the GR1 Nunthorpe @yorkracecourse. Congratulations Team Wesley Ward, our amazing partners @CaryBloodstock Valerie Dailey, @MyRacehorse, Dejablu, @CMessenger19 @riley_ward1 , etc. @JJHernandezS19 amazing ride (safe travels). From baby to GR1 winner!

Another GOLDEN PAL winner that we sold @OBSSales wins first time out @GulfstreamPark. That makes 3 Golden PAL winners that came from our consignment! Congratulations to the connections! @coolmoreamerica 2yr old grads Hot Hot!

Absolutely love watching our homebreds CRUSH it! This one by Jackie’s Warrior for @mjsharp75_joe we sold this kid as a weanling because he was just to good to keep! Congratulations to his connections. @spendthriftfarm

Another 2yr old runner, Winner! 🔥🔥Miss Anna destroys the field @EllisParkRacing in a MSW. Congratulations Jack Swain breeder @BrookdaleFarmKY Pete and Devon Bradley for buying her from us @OBSSales. Owners Bradley TB’s, Carter and Cambron. Trainer Brendan Walsh. It’s such a loss losing the Stallion Girvin. The best is yet to come. @AirdrieStud @devonbradley91 @brenpwalsh

Golden Pal is making a 2yr old stallion! Seneca Park wins gate to wire! Congrats Holy Cow Stables, Dallas Stewart and breeder Southern Comfort. Holy Cow bought 2 Goldens pals from us and they both won first time out!! @coolmoreamerica both fillies sold at @OBSSales in stalls side by side to each other! Let’s go 🔥