Kingsolver broke her maiden and added a black-type score to her résumé in the same afternoon in the $150,000 Schuylerville Stakes July 4 at Saratoga Race Course.
Running an even fifth in her June 11 debut at Churchill Downs, Kingsolver appreciated the extra sixteenth of a mile in the Schuylerville, rolling to a two-length tally over heavily-favored My Sweetheart.
Ridden by Flavien Prat, Kingsolver broke alertly and fought for the early advantage before conceding to My Sweetheart through an opening quarter-mile in :22.35. The Mark Casse-trained My Sweetheart, who had opened up 1 1/2 lengths at the half-mile marker, saw her lead dwindle as the field turned for home. Set down to a drive, Kingsolver charged determinedly at the pacesetter and swept by that rival in the final sixteenth.
A 2-year-old daughter of Omaha Beach , Kingsolver ($8.90) clocked the six furlongs in 1:13.17 over a fast main track.
"We always liked her," trainer Rodolphe Brisset said of Kingsolver. "The first race was the best maiden for 2-year-old fillies we saw all spring at Churchill. The number came back strong. She got bumped, got a little green and that's typical for a 2-year-old for us. We were hoping she could run a couple lengths better. She did get tired today. The main track maybe was a little heavier than what we have been experiencing in Kentucky. She could end up on the grass at one point, but you've got to take a shot sometimes and we felt like that was the right race to take a shot."
My Sweetheart held runner-up honors over Simone in third.
Bred by George Krikorian in Kentucky, part-owner Storyteller Racing purchased Kingsolver for $95,000 at this year's Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. Kingsolver races for the partnership of Storyteller Racing, Michael Schroeck, Open Gate Horse Ventures, Brian Cahoe, Scott Catlett, Dave Russel, Matthew Ransdell, Michael Motley, and Joel Braun.
Leading third-crop sire Omaha Beach stands at Spendthrift Farm near Lexington. His 2025 stud fee was $35,000.
