This column highlights the performances of 3-year-old maidens who have made no more than five starts and who either sold for more than $500,000 at public auction, have siblings that are graded/group winners, or have dams that are graded/group winners. BloodHorse research shows maiden winners, in particular, who meet these criteria are more likely to go on to be graded stakes winners.
Trust Account, the 3-year-old daughter of grade 1 winner Shared Account, broke her maiden in her third career start March 7 at Gulfstream Park.
Going a mile on the turf, Trust Account broke alertly and raced second off the pacesetter Fletch's Rockette, who set fractions of :24.23, :48.20, and 1:12.49. She continued to race three wide down the backstretch under jockey David Egan. On the turn for home, Trust Account took over from the leader, and kicked clear to win by a length. The Brendan Walsh trainee finished in a final time of 1:35.58 on firm turf.
Trust Account paid $7.60 for the win, and earned a 75 Equibase Speed Figure and a 74 Beyer Speed Figure.
She is owned by Heider Family Stables, who purchased her for $1.5 million at the 2024 Keeneland September Yearling Sale out of the Gainesway consignment. Agents David Lanigan and Ted Durcan signed the ticket on behalf of Cindy Heider.
Trust Account is by seven-time leading sire Into Mischief and out of the grade 1-winning Pleasantly Perfect mare Shared Account. She was the winner of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1T) at Churchill Downs and 2009 Lake Placid Stakes (G2T) at Saratoga Race Course. She is the dam of five foals to race, four winners, including Sharing, a daughter of Speightstown, who won the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1T) and the 2020 Edgewood Stakes (G2T).
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Half sibling to grade 1 winner scores at turfway park
March 5 at Turfway Park, Blue Flame Six broke her maiden going 6 furlongs on the all-weather surface.
In her first career start for trainer Ethan West, she broke and settled midpack. Down the backstretch, she continued to stalk the quick pace set by Ronilla in :22.11, :45.64, and :58.28. At the quarter pole, she began to move on her rivals, and by upper stretch she had command of the race. In the final furlong, she extended her lead to win the race by 2 lengths in a final time of 1:11.67 on a track rated fast.
Blue Flame Six is owned by Terry L. Stephens, who purchased her at the 2025 Ocala Breeders' Sales March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training for $400,000 out of the Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds consignment. The 3-year-old daughter of Uncle Mo is out of the Lightnin N Thunder mare Feel That Fire. She won the 2011 Blue Sparkler Stakes at Monmouth Park before becoming the dam of six winners from eight foals to race. Her winners include Mind Control , who won the 2018 Hopeful Stakes (G1), 2019 H. Allen Jerkens Stakes (G1), and 2022 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1). He is currently standing at stud in New York at Irish Hill & Dutchess Views Stallions.
Blue Flame Six earned a 79 ESF and a 70 Beyer for the effort, paying $16.72 for a $2 wager.
Video: Race 5 (MSW) at TP on 3/5/26
| BloodHorse Maiden Watch | |||||||
| Notable 3-year-old maiden winners for the week of March 2-8 | |||||||
| Date | Track | Race | Horse | Sire | Dam | Start | Maiden Watch Eligibility Criteria |
| 3/5 | OP | 6 | Jolly Jolene | Girvin | The Shady Lady | 5 | Half sibling to G3 winner Hades |
| 3/5 | TP | 5 | Blue Flame Six | Uncle Mo | Feel That Fire | 1 | Half sibling to G1 winner Mind Control |
| 3/6 | TAM | 3 | Instability | Lope de Vega | Miss Katie Mae | 1 | $591,663 yearling purchase |
| 3/7 | GP | 1 | Trust Account | Into Mischief | Shared Account | 3 | Out of a G1 winner, half sibling to G1W Sharing, $1.5M yearling |
| 3/7 | TAM | 12 | Consider Me First | Uncle Mo | Not Unusual | 3 | Half sibling to G1W Mucho Unusual |
| 3/8 | OP | 1 | Taptastic | Tapit | Valadorna | 1 | Out of a G3W |
