FAIR HILL, Md.--Over the past month, Graham Motion has had 11 winners, including five stakes winners, Jack Fisher had  $170,000 Maiden winner, Keri Brion and Liz Merryman had four winners each, and Michael Matz had a winner.

Jack Fisher Fisher saddled Bruton Street-US' The Jackal, ridden by Forest  Boyce, to win a $170.000, 1 1/2 mile Maiden Special Weight turf race at Kentucky Downs by 3/4 length on Aug. 31.

The Jackal, a 5-year-old by Medaglio D'Oro out of a Tapit mare.was trained by Chug McGaughey for Woodford Racing from July 2024 to October, 2024 with one second and one third in maiden special weight races, and then was purchased by Bruton Street to become a steeplechase horse.

Fisher ran him over hurdles at Colonial Downs on Aug. 7, and he won.

"He can't jump," said Fisher despite his win. "He won that race, but I thought he was going to fall over every fence on the backside."

So Fisher entered him on the flat and won the $170,000 Maiden Special Weight at Kentucky Downs.

"He's in the field now" said Fisher. "Then when we bring him back up, we'll teach him how to jump this winter."

When The Jackal does learn how to jump,  he looks like he'll be another powerhouse for Fisher and Bruton Street.

 

MOTION had a profitable month, with five stakes winners for five different owners, all on the turf, among his 11 winners.

Graham Motion (Photo by Coady Photography)Newstead Stables' Gimme A Nother won the G2, $250,000, 1 1/8 mile John C. Mabee Stakes for fillies and mares on Sept. 6 at Del Mar.

Gimme A Nother was up close throughout most of the race, challenged the leaders entering the stretch and went on to win by 1 1/4 lengths.

Jaques Dupuis, Luke Bourque and Bobby Sutton''s Soleil Volant won the $150,000.1 1/8 mile Kent Stakes for 3 year olds by  a nose on Sept. 27. 

Motion saddled three $100,000 Stakes winners at Laurel, beginning with two on Sept. 13.

Bridlewood Farm and Madaket Stables' No Show Sammy Jo won the 11/8 mile All Along Stakes for fillies and mares 3 and up by a nose, and Wertheimer and Frere's Toupie won the 6 furlong Sensible Lady Turf Dash for fillies and mares, 3 and up, by 1 1/4 lengths/

Stone Farm, Clyde Miiles, , Ken Wheeler, Lynwood Napier and Deborah Easter's Proton won the 1 1/16 mile Laurel Futurity for 2 year olds by 1 length on Sept. 27.

Distant Winter won a $100,000 1 1/16 mile Starter Allowance forff illies and mares 3 and up by 3 1/2 lengths at Delaware Park on Sept. 13.

Motion also had three Maiden Special Weight  races, including Turf Star in a $170,000 race for 2 year olds on the turf at Kentucky Downs by 1/2 length.

Autonome in a $45,000, 7 1/2 furlong race at Delaware Park and Screen Test in a $40,000, 1 mile race a Laurel both on the turf.

Money's Worth and Bay of Bengal both won Claiming races on the turf.

 BRION'S four winners included one in a Maiden Special Weight and three in claiming races. 

Both Motion and Brion began their careers as assistant trainers to Jonathan Sheppard.

Brion began as a winning steeplechase trainer, but now has more horses running and winning on the flat than jumpers, although her steeplechase horses have been winning G1 Stakes.

She saddled On the Level to win a $45,000, 6 furlong Maiden Special Weight for maidens 3 and up by 3 1/4 lengths at Delaware Park on Sept, 11,

All Gas No Brakes won a $50,000, 1 mile Claiming race by 1 1/2 lengths at Colonial Downs, Bella Estrela won a $27,600, 1 mile turf race at Laurel by 1/2 length, and Like a Dream won a $32,000 1 mile and 70 yards turf race at Delaware Park by a head,

MERRYMAN also had four winners, two in allowance and two in claiming races.

 Monsieur Candy won a $72,000, 5 1/2 furlong Allowance turf race for 3 year olds and up by a neck at Colonial Downs, and her own Somnium won a $39,0005 furlong turf Allowance race for fillies and mare 3 and up at Penn National  by a nose.

Princess Javoncia won a $36,000, 1 mile turf Claiming race at Colonial  by 3/4 length, and her own Somnium also won a $21,000, 5 furlong turf Maiden Claiming  race at Penn National   by 5 3/4 lengths before winninv her allowance race.

MATZ saddled his wife's Oppose to win a $79,000 1 mile Maiden Special Weight turf race for fillies and mares 3 and up by a nose at Colonial Downs..