Woodslane homebred Sister Troienne, already on a three-race win streak, kicked off 2026 with a bang, driving clear to seize the one-mile Ginger Brew Stakes at Gulfstream Park Saturday.
The 3-year-old daughter of Munnings was foaled at Hidden Brook Farm for longtime clients Woodslane Farm and was prepped for her racing career at Hidden Brook Florida.
Sister Troienne settled nicely on the outside in a tracking spot about a length and a half behind 23-1 Laigina through a :24 first quarter. The 1-5 choice, the flashy chestnut edged up to the frontrunner’s hip as the half clocked in :47.87, drew on even terms on the turn, and wrested command before rider Mario Gutierrez made any perceptible move. Sister Troienne drove clear to win by 1 3/4 lengths as Gutierrez eased up while Laigina held second. Final time for the mile on turf was 1:33.42.
Storm’s Wake, another foaled & raised at Hidden Brook Farm, finished third for her first blacktype check.
“There’s always anxious moments, but when everything sort of leveled off down the backside and she was in a good stalking position, they give you a little air of confidence that she had dead aim on the leader,” said trainer Brian Lynch, who also conditioned Canadian champion Ginger Brew, for whom the race is named. “In the end she ran in 1:33 and change. It’s a legit time, and she looked like she did it comfortably. She seems to be standing up to everything. She’s a big, healthy filly and racing doesn’t seem to be taking anything out of her. If she continues to blossom, we’ll try and stay out of her way.”
Sister Troienne debuted with a main track third at Ellis Park last August before trying the lawn at Churchill Downs in September, resulting in a 4 1/2-length maiden special weight score. An open-daylight Keeneland allowance victory followed, with a move to Gulfstream and a Nov. 27 Wait a While Stakes win on the Tapeta after that race was taken off the turf.
Dyna Passer, dam of Sister Troienne, has a 2-year-old full-sister to the Ginger Brew winner named Ultraviolet. She didn’t produce a foal in 2025, but has been bred to Oscar Performance for this spring. The mare is a half-sister to GISW Sadler’s Joy (Kitten’s Joy) and to MGSW Wolfie’s Dynaghost, who was also foaled at Hidden Brook Kentucky and prepared at Hidden Brook Florida.
-edited from www.thoroughbreddailynews.com
