Tipsy Mojo gives freshman sire Mind Control second winner at Monmouth Park

Tipsy Mojo gave Mind Control another early notch at Monmouth Park, drawing off by 4 1/2 lengths in a $41,000 maiden special weight for 2-year-olds on June 28 and stopping the clock in 58.91 for five furlongs on dirt.

The Lea Farms LLC homebred, a Florida-bred colt foaled April 2, 2024, used his natural speed efficiently from the break and never looked in serious danger once Chantal Sutherland had him rolling. Jorge Delgado trained the winner, who carried Lea Farms LLC colors to a sharp debut-like effort even though he was making just his second start.

Pedigree readers already had a reason to pay attention. Tipsy Mojo is by Mind Control out of Slightly Tipsy, by Uncle Mo, a cross that gives the colt a commercial edge beyond the race itself. He is also the kind of early dirt runner that keeps a young stallion’s first crop moving in the right direction, especially when the win comes on the front end and with authority.

The result gave Mind Control his second winner from his first crop, following Prime Aurora, who became his first starter and first winner when she broke her maiden on debut at Gulfstream Park on May 29. Prime Aurora covered 4 1/2 furlongs in 51.37 on dirt that day, and her quick success, followed now by Tipsy Mojo’s Monmouth score, puts Mind Control on the board with two juveniles who have already shown they can handle race-day pressure.

That matters because Mind Control’s own record left him plenty of room to attract attention as a sire. By Stay Thirsty, a Grade 1 winner and son of Bernardini, Mind Control retired with 12 wins from 29 starts, 11 stakes victories and $2,185,834 in earnings. He was a Grade III winner at Monmouth Park himself, and his offspring are already giving breeders a first look at the kind of speed he can pass on.

Equibase listed Tipsy Mojo among Mind Control’s top progeny earners in mid-June, and the colt’s 2026 line now shows two starts, one win and $29,100 in earnings. For a first-crop stallion, that is more than a tally increase. It is the kind of early, practical signal that says the winners are coming from the gate, and they are doing it on dirt the way horsemen want to see it.