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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020
No Parole | Coady Photography IN TDN EUROPE TODAYPOWERFUL PARTNERS IN PLAY FOR WALDGEIST G1 Prix de l’Arc
de Triomphe hero Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) will serve a
formidable first book of mares at Ballylinch Stud this season.
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LOUISIANA MYSTERYHORSE SPICES UP
DERBY TRAIL
The Week in Review, by Bill Finley
There=s never been a GI Kentucky Derby contender quite like
No Parole (Violence), who stayed undefeated when winning
Saturday=s Premier Night Prince S. at Delta Downs. He may not
be the best 3-year-old in the country, but he is certainly the
most intriguing. How good is he? It=s impossible to tell.
His route to the Derby has included a maiden race, an
allowance race and the Prince, all races against fellow Louisiana-
breds. Normally, anyone winning those races wouldn=t register
on anyone=s radar, but this horse is different. The >TDN Rising
Star= won his first two races by a combined 27 1/2 lengths and
then scored a ridiculously easy win in the Prince by 6 1/2
lengths. Owned by Maggi Moss, he=s been so dominant and
impressive in each of his races that it=s hard not to get excited.
AHis temperament is great,@ trainer Tom Amoss said. AHe has
that gifted athleticism and we=ve seen how that is so important
in the Derby preps and in the Derby. I=m really excited to see
what he does. He deserves the chance to see what he can do in
one of these preps.@
No Parole=s first two wins came at six furlongs and Amoss was
anxious to see what he would do when stretched out to a mile
and around two turns in the Delta Downs race.
Cont. p3
OVER EMPHASIZE TOPS FASIG FEBRUARY
OPENER by Christie DeBernardis
LEXINGTON, KY--The multiple graded stakes placed broodmare
prospect Over Emphasize (Overanalyze) topped the opening
session of the two-day Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale Monday
with a final bid of $150,000 from bloodstock agent Andre Lynch.
The day=s top short yearling was a $140,000 son of Connect,
purchased by Brian Graves on behalf of the Blue Sky Stable
pinhooking partnership.
AIt is hit or miss at a smaller sale like this,@ Graves said.
AFebruary sales are up and down. There is not as much quality
as November and January. I think there is fair value for a good
one when they bring it in there.@
A total of 180 horses changed hands Monday for a gross of
$3,369,200, with eight horses earning six-figure price tags. The
median was $8,000 and the average was $18,718. Seventy-three
horses failed to meet their reserves for an RNA rate of 28.9%.
Cont. p5
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
CALIFORNIA NATIVE STRIKES GOLD AT NHC2020 10Playing in the NTRA National Horseplayers' Championship (NHC) for just the second time, Thomas Goldsmith amassed a total mythical bankroll of $404.10--second largest in tournament history--to take home the $800,000 first prize Sunday afternoon at Bally's in Las Vegas.
MCGAUGHEY SUSPENDED BY OHIO AUTHORITIES 10Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has begun serving a 15-day suspension handed down by the Ohio Racing Commission after a horse he trained tested positive for the prohibited medicationhydrochlorothiazide.
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The Week in Review (cont. from p1)
Against the level of competition he was facing, No Parole, who
went off at odds of 1-20, didn=t get much of a test. But the
distance was obviously not a problem. Ridden by James Graham,
he went right to the front and was allowed to coast on the lead
through fractions of :49.39 and 1:14.38. Graham let him run a
little bit down the lane before wrapping up on his mount late.
The only negative was that he didn=t run particularly fast. The
final time of 1:39.93 was good enough for a Beyer Figure of only
79. Amoss was quick to dismiss the number.
AWhen you talk about race set-up, we were able to control
things early on and slow the pace down quite a bit,@ he said.
AThe rider=s job is to give the horse the best chance to win. So I
don=t want to hear about this speed figure or that speed figure
right now because you are not taking into account how the race
developed. I=m more interested in how did my horse do it and
did he have the ability to quicken going that far. The answer is
yes. He did it and did it well. That=s exciting.@
No Parole ran a 90 Beyer in his first start and an 87 in his
second. Those figures put him more in the neighborhood of a
Derby contender, but they, too, are open to further
examination. Whenever a horse is winning by such a wide
margin against such inferior competition, they are rarely asked
for their very best.
What is No Parole=s best? Amoss doesn=t know. But the
answer will come soon enough. Amoss knows that it is time to
test his horse against open company in a traditional Derby prep.
AWe will look at one, possibly two, races over the next month-
and-a-half and make a decision whether he is a legitimate
Kentucky Derby horse or not,@ he said.
Amoss said he hasn=t picked which race will be next for No
Parole, but said the Mar. 14 GII Rebel S. at Oaklawn is a
possibility. That=s the same race that Bob Baffert has mentioned
as a possible start for the much-hyped Nadal (Blame), the
winner of Sunday=s GII San Vicente S. at Santa Anita.
Oaks Field Looks Loaded The fillies may take a back seat to the colts this time of year,
but the field for the GI Kentucky Oaks is shaping up to be as
good, perhaps, as any that has ever raced in the sport=s biggest
race for 3-year-old fillies.
Going into the weekend, the known commodities were Eclipse
Award winner British Idiom (Flashback), the very exciting Taraz
(Into Mischief), Finite (Munnings) and Bast (Uncle Mo), the
winner of three Grade I races.
Now, there=s Venetian Harbor (Munnings). In her second
career start and her first on dirt, she broke her maiden by
10 3/4 lengths.
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Venetian Harbor | Benoit
Stretching out from six furlongs to a mile, Venetian Harbor
returned in Saturday=s GII Las Virgenes S. and drew off to win by
9 1/4 lengths. Bob Baffert finished second and third with
Gingham (Quality Road) and Stellar Sound (Tapit), respectively.
AWhen you have the speed my filly has and can carry it, it=s
kind of like having Songbird,@ trainer Richie Baltas said. AI=m not
saying she=s the next Songbird, but they are the kind that horses
start chasing and they can never catch up. It=s pretty freaky how
she ran. California speed is a lot better than people give it credit
for. You are running here against Bob Baffert and he=s got the
strongest young horses of anybody in the country. He has by far,
hands down, the best horses in the country.@
Baltas wasn=t sure where Venetian Harbor would wind up
next, but said the Apr. 4 GII Santa Anita Oaks was a possibility.
Pennsylvania Tracks Must Focus on Betting Lost amid the uproar over the Governor of Pennsylvania=s
attempt to empty out the Race Horse Development Fund was
the poor record of the state=s tracks when it comes to building
up handle. The takeout rate in the state has always been
excessive and that=s one of the main reasons the tracks handle
so little and why they are so dependent on slot revenues.
Eighty-eight percent of the purse money in Pennsylvania comes
from the slots.
With a 30% takeout on trifecta and superfectas, Parx was the
worst offender. In January, it was announced that the takeout
on those two wagers had been reduced to 25% and the takeout
on Pick 3's and Pick 4's had been dropped from 26% to 25%. The
take on exactas at all three tracks is 20% and the take on win,
place and show is 17%.
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Racing at Parx | Sarah Andrew
ABesides selling programs and hot dogs and sodas and having a
spectacle here, we sell bets. If we don=t sell enough bets, we=re
not going to be able to pay for a lot of what we do here,@
Pennsylvania Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association (PTHA)
President Sal DeBunda told racing writer Dick Jerardi. AOver the
years, we=ve tried to find more and more ways to sell more bets.
We=ve been working with the frontside and we=ve finally come
to an agreement that we=re going to try something different.
We=re going to lower the takeout on some of the bets that are
made here in hopes that will attract more bettors to Parx races
rather than other jurisdictions.@
The takeout reduction at Parx should be a first step. The rate is
still way too high and puts racing at a competitive disadvantage
versus other forms of gambling.
As this situation has reminded us, the politicians can take away
casino funds any time they want. They can=t take away racing=s
share of handle. With its back against the wall, Pennsylvania
racing needs to bolster the handle. Let the same state that has
been the poster child for excessive takeout structures now lead
the way by slashing the take and giving the bettor the type of
fair shake that is so hard to find at the racetrack.
From the XFL, a Lesson on Transparency The reboot of the XFL received positive reviews from most
Monday morning quarterbacks, many of which liked the various
innovations the football league had implemented. The list
includes allowing the television viewer to hear and watch the
replay officials discuss a controversial or potentially missed call.
The process is 100% transparent, as the replay officials discuss
what they saw, watch replays of the play in question and then
come to a conclusion about the play. The viewer at home is also
treated to live discussions between the coaches and players.
What does this have to do with horse racing? Plenty. It shows
that the XFL gets it, that the consumer wants full transparency
and doesn=t want to feel like they have been kept in the dark,
particularly when gambling is involved. The football replay
booth is much like the stewards= booth at the track. Except, that
is, that the majority of stewards make their decisions about
possible disqualifications in private and aren=t required to issue
the betting public an explanation. Never was this more apparent
than in last year=s Kentucky Derby, when everyone was put on
hold while the Churchill Downs stewards debated the race.
Things went from bad to worse when the stewards came out to
meet the media and issued a bland statement without taking
any questions. It was a debacle.
Let the public hear what is being said among the stewards.
Make the stewards come on closed circuit television after a race
in which there was an inquiry or an objection and explain why
they did what they did. The secretive nature of these rulings
doesn=t do anyone any good.
Over Emphasize Tops Fasig Opener (cont. from p1)
During the 2019 opening session, 146 head grossed
$4,677,200. The average was $32,036 and the median was
$18,000. A total of 61 horses were led from the ring unsold for
an buy-back rate of 29.4%. The session=s 13 six-figure purchases
were led by eventual $300,000 sale topper Cheekaboo (Unusual
Heat).
AClearly, if you looked at the catalogue and analyzed it,
tomorrow is the much strong day in terms of quality offerings,@
said Fasig-Tipton President Boyd Browning, Jr. AI thought today
went as expected. For the pages you turned down in your
catalogue before the sale and said, >There should be good
interest in this one,= there was good interest in that one. For the
horses you thought won=t be easy, it wasn=t easy. It is just a
reflection of the reality of the marketplace. There are just some
horses we offer that have limited commercial value.@
The Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale continues Tuesday at 10
a.m. starting with hip 325 through the supplemental catalogue.
Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale coverage continues p6
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Over Emphasize | Fasig-Tipton photo
Lynch Keeps Busy at Fasig Bloodstock agent Andre Lynch was determined for the mares
who caught his eye, going to $150,000 for Over Emphasize
(Overanalyze) (Hip 184) and fighting off a stubborn foe, who bid
on the phone with Fasig President Boyd Browning, to take home
Palace Princess (Hard Spun) (Hip 186) two hips later.
Consigned by St. George Sales, Over Emphasize only won one
of her eight starts, but placed in a pair of graded events in the
summer of 2019 for earnings of $109,745. A $40,000 KEESEP
buy, the session topper was campaigned by Mel and Jean
Annuzzi and trainer Mike McCarthy. She is a half to stakes
winner Allanah (Scat Daddy) and sold as a racing/broodmare
prospect.
AI bought her for myself at the moment,@ Lynch said. AShe is a
lovely mare trained by Michael McCarthy. We ran against her a
couple of times with Maxim Rate (Exchange Rate). I don=t know
what I am going to breed her to yet, maybe Justify.@
Palace Princess is out of a daughter of Hall of Famer Azeri (Jade
Hunter), who produced MGSW & GISP Wine Princess
(Ghostzapper). She was sold by Taylor Made Sales Agency as a
broodmare prospect.
AI bought her for myself and a friend. I haven=t told my friend
yet,@ Lynch said with a grin. AI was thinking maybe Uncle Mo or
American Pharoah.@
Graves Strikes For Connect Colt Brian Graves took home the day=s most expensive yearling on
behalf of his Blue Sky Stables pinhooking partnership, signing
the ticket at $140,000 for a son of Connect colt (hip 254).
AHe is a Saratoga-type individual, so that is probably the game
plan to take him up to Saratoga and see how we do,@ said
Graves. AYou don=t have to wait too long.@
Cont. p7
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Hip 254 | Fasig-Tipton photo
As for his thoughts on the first crop of GI Cigar Mile hero
Connect (Curlin), the Gainesway General Manager said, AThat is
the second horse by Connect I bought and the fourth horse I=ve
bid on by him, so I guess I like what he is doing.@
Consigned by Bluewater Sales on behalf of breeder Nancy
Mazzoni, hip 254 is out of the Posse mare She Be Keene, who is
a half-sister to champion She Be Wild (Offlee Wild).
Goff Scoops Up Bernardini Mare Arkansan Dash Goff came out on top of a lively round of
bidding to acquire Me and Mine (Bernardini) (hip 127), in foal to
Kantharos, for $135,000 at Fasig-Tipton. A $40,000 claim by
Kingdom Bloodstock at Laurel in 2017, the bay had her first foal
last year, a filly by Maclean=s Music, and was consigned Monday
by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency.
Out of SP Oneofacat (Deputy Minister), Me and Mine is a half
to three stakes-placed runners. European champion Hold That
Tiger (Storm Cat) and GI Belmont S. winner Editor=s Note (Forty
Niner) are under the second dam.
AShe is a nice mare,@ Goff said. ABane and Chris Welker keep
my horses and I am just trying to get a couple of nice mares to
replace the ones I=ve had.@
Me and Mine brings Goff=s broodmare band up to three and
he has 15 horses altogether, focusing on the Arkansas and
Oklahoma-bred programs.
AI won the fourth race at Oaklawn [Sunday], an Arkansas-bred
maiden,@ said Goff, while sporting an Oaklawn hat. AI am mainly
buying Arkansas-breds. What is happening at Oaklawn is unreal
with the expansion and the purses. I have started really building
up racing there and Oklahoma.@
Cont. p8
MorSpirit
" H E ' S T H E B E ST V A LU E I N K E N T U C KY " - J a s o n L i t t
M E T M I L E - G 1
W I N N E R S L A S T D E C A D E
Beyer
Frosted 123 $40,000MOR SPIRIT 117 $7,500
Honor Code 112 $30,000Palace Malice 112 $25,000Quality Road 112 $200,000
T H E O N LY G 1 2 Y O TO W I N T H E M E T M I L E I N 2 5 Y E A R S .
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Jack Harvey, Joe DiRico and Joe Seitz | Fasig-Tipton photo
DiRico Working on Retirement Plan at Fasig Joe DiRico has been in the game a long time, even picking out
MGSW Disco Rico (Citidancer) for his father Alfred DiRico back in
1999. With retirement looming, he was busy at Fasig Monday,
expanding his broodmare band, purchasing a pair of six-figure
mares. He went to $135,000 for Samara (Hard Spun) (hip 244)
and $100,000 for My Bronx Tail (Speightstown) (hip 160).
AI am thinking of retiring,@ DiRico, seated alongside advisor
Jack Harvey, said. AI have free time on my hands, so I want to get
more into the horses. I have some more funds at my disposal
now.@
Samara was claimed by Michael Dubb for $40,000 at Saratoga
in 2018. The Don Alberto-bred mare closed out her career with a
trio of wins last winter, capped by a victory in the Captiva Island
S. at Gulfstream. She RNA=d for $185,000 at Keeneland
November and was sold by Brookdale here as a broodmare
prospect.
AShe had a beautiful presence and she was a real physical
specimen,@ DiRico said. AShe looked like Mike Tyson. You have
Hard Spun on top and Storm Cat on the bottom. She beat a 3-5
shot in that stakes race in Florida and won her last three races. I
am happy to have her.@
He continued, AI am going to breed her to my stallion Dr. Disco
(Disco Rico). I want to give him a leg up. He is sort of an
unknown sire and I want to give him a shot with some good
mares.@
Earlier in the session, DiRico purchased My Bronx Tail, a
daughter of GSW Winding Way (Malibu Moon), who is a full-
sister to MGSW & GISP Kauai Katie (Malibu Moon). Gainesway
consigned the broodmare prospect on behalf of Saratoga Seven
Racing Partners LLC.
AThe other one I bought earlier is going to go to Mitole,@
DiRico said. AI watched her last race at Aqueduct and she pulled
away from the field and broke 1:35 for the mile. She has really
good mechanics in the way she traveled. Being by Speightstown
out of a graded dam, I thought I couldn=t go wrong.@
DiRico=s Monday purchases, plus a mare named Grace=s
Treasure (Rockport Harbor) whom he purchased for $100,000 at
KEEJAN, will be sent to New York to drop their foals. Grace=s
Treasure is also scheduled to visit Dr. Disco, who stands at the
Empire State=s Keane Stud.
FASIG-TIPTON KENTUCKY WINTER MIXED SALE
SESSION TOTALS 2020 2019 $ Catalogued 324 274 $ No. Offered 253 207 $ No. Sold 180 146 $ RNAs 73 61 $ % RNAs 28.9% 29.4% $ No. $100K+ 8 13 $ High Price $150,000 $300,000 $ Gross $3,369,200 $4,677,200 $ Average (% change) $18,718 (-41.6%) $32,036 $ Median (% change) $8,000 (-55.6%) $18,000
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
SESSION TOPPERS
UPCOMING MAJOR
NORTH AMERICAN STAKES
Date Race Track
Feb. 15 GII Risen Star S. Fair Grounds
GII Rachel Alexandra S. Fair Grounds
GII Santa Monica S. Santa Anita
GIII Fair Grounds S. Fair Grounds
GIII Mineshaft S. Fair Grounds
GIII General George S. Laurel
GIII Barbara Fritchie S. Laurel
GIII Royal Delta S. Gulfstream
Feb. 16 GIII Sweet Life S. Santa Anita
Feb. 17 GIII Southwest S. Oaklawn
GIII Razorback H. Oaklawn
GIII Bayakoa S. Oaklawn
Feb. 22 GII Buena Vista S. Santa Anita
GIII Gulfstream Park Sprint S. Gulfstream
Feb. 29 GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. Gulfstream
GII Davona Dale S. Gulfstream
GII Gulfstream Park Mile S. Gulfstream
GII Mac Diarmida S. Gulfstream
GIII Canadian Turf S. Gulfstream
GIII Herecomesthebride S. Gulfstream
GIII Honey Fox S. Gulfstream
GIII Palm Beach S. Gulfstream
GIII The Very One S. Gulfstream
FASIG-TIPTON WINTER MIXED SALEMONDAY’S TOP BROODMARES
HIP NAME STATUS PRICE ($)
184 Over Emphasize racing/b=mare prospect 150,000
(4, Overanalyze--Star in the Corner, by Holy Bull)
Consigned by St. George Sales, Agent II
Purchased by Andre Lynch, agent
127 Me and Mine i/f Kantharos 135,000
(6, Bernardini--Oneofacat, by Deputy Minister)
Consigned by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, agent
Purchased by Dash Goff
244 Samara broodmare prospect 135,000
(6, Hard Spun--Smara, by Storm Cat)
Consigned by Brookdale Sales, agent
Purchased by Joseph DiRico, Jack Harvey, agent
160 My Bronx Tail broodmare prospect 100,000
(5, Speightstown--Winding Way, by Malibu Moon)
Consigned by Gainesway,
Agent for Saratoga Seven Racing Partners, LLC
Purchased by Joseph DiRico, Jack Harvey, agent
315 Tattersail i/f Kantharos 80,000
(7, Twirling Candy--Relaxing Green, by Formal Gold)
Consigned by Hill >n= Dale Sales Agency, agent
Purchased by Jack Swain, Larkin Armstrong, agent
186 Palace Princess broodmare prospect 80,000
(4, Hard Spun--Arienza, by Giant=s Causeway)
Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XXIII
Purchased by Andre Lynch
MONDAY’S TOP YEARLINGSHIP SEX SIRE | DAM PRICE ($)
254 colt Connect--She Be Keene 140,000
Breeder: Nancy Mazzoni (Ky)
Consignor: Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent VII
Purchaser: Blue Sky Stable
282 colt Speightstown--Stand Back 120,000 PS
($190,000 i/u >18 KEENOV)
Breeder: Endeavor Farm
Consignor: Endeavor Farm, agent
Purchaser: Big Elf Bloodstock
274 filly Tiznow--Southern Alibi 100,000
($67,000 wnlg >19 FTNMIX)
Breeder: Hidden Lake Farm, River Valley Farm,
and Tiznow Syndicate (NY)
Consignor: Royal Bloodstock Sales LLC, agent
Purchaser: Robert Lambe
181 filly Frosted--One More Wild Ride 100,000 PS
($115,000 i/u >18 KEENOV)
Breeder: Frankfort Park Farm (Ky)
Consignor: Bluewater Sales LLC, Agent VI
Purchaser: Frederick & May
294 colt Hard Spun--Strike Accord 73,000
($135,000 i/u >18 KEENOV)
Breeder: Frankfort Park Farm (Ky)
Consignor: Ballysax Bloodstock, agent
Purchaser: Mary Sue Stables
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 13 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Horsephotos.com/NTRA
CALIFORNIA NATIVE STRIKES >GOLD= AT
NHC2020
Playing in the NTRA National Horseplayers= Championship
(NHC) for just the second time, Thomas Goldsmith of
Montgomery, CA, amassed a total mythical bankroll of $404.10--
second largest in tournament history--to take home the
$800,000 first prize Sunday afternoon at Bally=s in Las Vegas.
Goldsmith, 57, defeated a field that totaled 694 entries from
564 individual players and a final table that included NHC Hall of
Famer Trey Stiles, Ashley Taylor and Day 2 leader John Vail of
Lyndhurst, NJ. The latter held on for second ($250,000), just shy
of $30 behind Goldsmith after drawing to within $2 of
Goldsmith with four mandatory races to play Sunday afternoon.
Ray Arsenault finished with $362, while Taylor, competing in her
first NHC, finished with $350.40 in fourth place.
AI'm just like in shock,@ said Goldsmith, who couldn=t even
bring himself to stand in middle stage during the Final Table
proceedings. AThis is it. I'm never going to top this, right?
$800,000? How am I going to top that?@ (Click for an interview
with the winner)
Goldsmith qualified for the NHC in a live-money tournament at
Lone Star Park on his birthday weekend last July. He was off to a
slow beginning on Day 1, collecting just $69, but sprung to life
Saturday, aided by his selection of 21-1 Admiralty Pier (English
Channel) in the GIII Tampa Bay S. He entered Sunday=s Final
Table in fourth position and selected three winners and a 24-1
place horse in his first five plays.
AI was just trying to find something that's going to win, like
anything else. I'm not a numbers guy,@ Goldsmith explained. AI
look for horses that are in troubleYwhatever. Bad break. Excuse
trips. Bad trips. And in this place you've got to bet long shots.
Most of these are horses I'm not going to easily play. It's hard.
You've got to find winners at all different race tracks.
He added, ASome of it is just searching for and
lookingYbecause you're not going to win this thing betting a
chalk. I was feeling good (after cashing the first three at the Final
Table) but I was still sweating.@
With a near $20 advantage entering Sunday=s eighth and final
mandatory, Goldsmith allowed himself to celebrate midway
through, knowing that none of the challengers had selected
either of the top two finishers.
AI got lucky for two, three days. Two big days I got lucky. Those
days come,@ he said.
The 2020 NHC finals awarded cash to the top 10% overall from
a total purse of $2,997,500. Of that total, $50,000 went to the
top 20 in today=s Consolation Tournament, which was won by
former turf writer Dick Jerardi.
MCGAUGHEY SUSPENDED 15 DAYS BY OHIO
AUTHORITIES by Bill Finley
Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey has begun serving a
15-day suspension handed down by the Ohio Racing Commission
after a horse he trained tested positive for the prohibited
medication hydrochlorothiazide. The suspension began Feb. 6 and
runs through Feb. 20. McGaughey was also fined $500.
The test came from a Sept. 9, 2019 race at Belterra Park and
involved the mare Tactical Affair (Tapit). Tactical Affair, who is
owned by Phipps Stable, won the Sept. 9 allowance race, but
has been disqualified and placed last.
According to Bill Crawford, the executive director of the Ohio
State Racing Commission, McGaughey, after receiving news of
the positive, appealed, requested a split sample and that DNA
testing on the sample also be done. Once the split sample also
revealed the presence of the drug, McGaughey dropped his
appeal.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a diuretic and is used in humans to
combat high blood pressure.
McGaughey told the Paulick Report that he had no knowledge
of how the drug got into the horse=s system.
ABasically, it was a stable mistake,@ McGaughey said. AI=m
taking the blame for it and doing my days. Obviously, we
weren=t trying to give anything to the horse. It=s one of those
things that happens.@
During his suspension, McGaughey=s horses will run under the
name of his assistant trainer, Robert Medina. McGaughey has a
spotless reputation within the industry and he, along with he
Phipps family, has often called on the sport to tighten its rules
regarding drugs. The thoroughbredrulings.com website lists
McGaughey with only two infractions since 2014, neither of
which involved drug positives and resulted in small fines.
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ALITTLEBITEARLY DIES Alittlebitearly (Thunder Gulch--Aquilegia, by Alydar), dam of
GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner Bayern (Offlee Wild), died at
Helen Alexander=s Middlebrook Farm after producing a healthy
filly by GI Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist. The 18-year-old mare
was bred by Alexander in partnership with her mother, Helen
Groves, and sister, Dorothy Matz.
Bayern, purchased by Kaleem Shah for $320,000 at the 2013
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale, won the 2014 Classic, as well as
that year=s GI William Hill Haskell Invitational S., GII Pennsylvania
Derby, and GII Woody Stephens S.
Alittlebitearly had no reported foal in 2019, but produced a
colt by American Pharoah in 2018.
NY JOCK GETS PENALTY OVERTURNED IN INJURED
HORSE DISMOUNT CASE by T.D. Thornton
An Aqueduct apprentice jockey who last year was suspended
10 days for allegedly not dismounting from his injured horse in a
timely manner had his penalty wiped off the books via appeal by
the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) Monday.
The case involved jockey Benjamin Hernandez, who rode Tiger
Man (Desert Party) in the eighth race Feb. 8, 2019. According to
the Equibase chart, the 0-for-9 maiden-claimer Acompleted the
half hobbling its way to the quarter pole, was eased [and] then
pulled up.@
The NYSGC=s Equine Breakdown, Death, Injury and Incident
Database noted that Tiger Man Asustained injury to left front leg,
[was] ambulanced off track and subsequently euthanized next
morning due to poor prognosis.@
Executive Director Robert Williams read into the record that
the state steward at Aqueduct alleged a Afailure to ride in a
professional manner@ when citing the reasoning behind the
10-day penalty. ASpecifically, [Hernandez] was accused of failing
to protect the best interest of his mount by not dismounting
when his horse illustrated distress.@
Hernandez appealed, and his case was heard over three days
in June and July. In a Dec. 30 written report, the hearing officer
recommended that the finding of the violation be upheld, but
that the penalty be reduced to five days.
Chairman Barry Sample said Monday that after the
commissioners read the full report, they voted 4-0 to Amodify@
the hearing officer=s recommendation to instead Aprovide for no
suspension.@
Monday=s NYSGC agenda was extremely light in terms of
actionable items. The only other case heard on appeal involved
charity bingo violations by a volunteer fire department. From
the call of order to adjournment, the entire NYSGC meeting
clocked in at six minutes, 40 seconds.
Two issues of importance that are being widely debated by
racing and gaming commissions nationwide--whip reform and a
possible phasing out of Lasix--both figured to come up under the
Aold business@ heading, but neither did.
At the December meeting, the NYSGC directed staff Ato
undertake a review of Lasix use changes nationwide and the
progress of NYRA=s reported Lasix use changes and report
findings at the January Commission meeting.@
In addition, staff in December were also Adirected to discuss
the proposed California crop use proposal with the NYRA jockey
colony and with other leading regulatory jurisdictions and report
back at a future Commission meeting.@
But Monday, Sample cited the absence of commissioner Peter
Moschetti, who had a previous commitment and was
unavailable to attend the NYSGC meeting, as the reason the
NYSGC would put off discussing those major topics.
Sample said that the issue of the crop Awas of keen interest to
commissioner Moschetti, and the Lasix issue was of keen
interest for commissioner [John] Crotty. Due to the fact that
commissioner Moschetti is not with us today, we=d like to take
that matter up at our next meeting, where we could have more
of a comprehensive discussion of the matter.@
INDIANA DERBY HIGHLIGHTS 2020 INDIANA
GRAND SEASON Indiana Grand Racing and Casino will offer 37 stakes worth a
record $4.65 million in 2020. The stakes schedule is headlined
by the $500,000 GIII Indiana Derby which will be run July 11.
The Derby card will include six stakes worth over $1.1 million.
The card will also feature the $200,000 GIII Indiana Oaks. The
Warrior Veterans S. will be run as the Jonathan B. Schuster
Memorial for the first time in 2020. The $100,000 race was
renamed in honor of the former vice president and general
manager at Indiana Grand who passed away in late 2019.
Indiana=s richest turf races, the $200,000 Caesars S. and
$200,000 Indiana Grand S. will be held Sept. 9. The track will
introduce two Indiana-sired stakes races set for Oct. 17, the
$150,000 Indiana Stallions Championship and the $150,000
Indiana Ladies Championship.
AWe are anticipating another great season of racing at Indiana
Grand,@ said the track=s director of racing Kevin Greely.
Cont. p12
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Greely continued, AOur Indiana Derby has become one of the
area=s top races during the summer months and will be
supported by some really nice stakes on the undercard,
including the newly named Jonathan B. Schuster Memorial.
Being able to add two stakes for our Indiana-sired program has
also placed us in a position to offer the most purse money ever
for our stakes races in the 18-year history of Indiana Grand.@
Indiana Grand=s 120-day race meet begins Apr. 14 and
concludes Nov. 18.
T.I.P. ANNOUNCES SHOWS, AWARDS,
AMBASSADORS FOR 2020 The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (T.I.P.) has
approved nearly 7,000 awards and classes at more than 1,400
shows in 41 U.S. states and six Canadian provinces for 2020.
Awards are to be distributed in a variety of disciplines,
including eventing, dressage, Western and English pleasure,
hunter/jumper, endurance, Western performance, games, and
polocrosse. Awards are also available at some events for
Thoroughbreds within their first two years of showing or for
Thoroughbreds within two years of their last start. A full
calendar can be viewed here.
T.I.P. will also host two shows at the Kentucky Horse Park in
conjunction with New Vocations/All-Thoroughbred Charity
Shows. The first show Sept. 4-6 will offer classes for classes for
hunters, jumpers, Western pleasure, and English pleasure. The
second show Oct. 4 will include classes for dressage, Western
dressage, and a combined test. A class list is available here.
T.I.P. also announced its youth ambassadors for the 2020 T.I.P.
Youth Ambassador Program. The 13 ambassadors come from
eight states and two Canadian provinces and cover multiple
disciplines. Additional information about the Youth Ambassador
Program is available at www.tjctip.com/About/TBYPAM.
LAUREL TO HOST FAIR HILL RACES The Maryland Jockey Club has entered into an agreement with
the Cecil County Breeders= Fair and the Fair Hill Foundation to
stage the 86th renewal of the Fair Hill Races at Laurel Park
Saturday, May 23, 2020.
The temporary move is necessitated by ongoing construction
to the turf course at Fair Hill which began just after last year=s
Fair Hill races and includes track realignment, adding advanced
irrigation, and building out wider, sweeping, and banked turns
to enhance safety measures. The surface was also upgraded to a
Kentucky Bluegrass mix that needs time to mature this spring
before it can be used for competition.
AWe are thankful to Laurel Park and the Maryland Jockey Club
for allowing us to host the Fair Hill Races this year and keep its
tradition going,@ said Nancy Simpers, President of the Races, and
member of the Fair Hill Foundation. ALaurel Park is a historic
venue in its own right with a top-class turf track. It=s a
tremendous venue for our competitors, sponsors and spectators
this year while we wait to return to Fair Hill in 2021.@
6th-Gulfstream, $43,000, Msw, 2-5, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.10, ft.
TOP SEED (c, 4, Orb--Trophy Wife, by Giant's Causeway)
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800. O/B-Phipps Stable (KY);
T-Claude R. McGaughey III.
The pedigree of recent Gulfstream winner TOP SEED contains
more views about family and marriage than a book by Dr Phil.
His dam TROPHY WIFE is out PLEASANT HOME, who is by
SEEKING THE GOLD. Honesty and positive vibes in abundance.
The name of the colt is a bit risque, but everyone in the family is
entitled to have an exceedingly high opinion about daddy.
An Italian native, Andrea Branchini now lives in Lexington, Ky.
where he works in the equine transport industry.
Sunday, Gavea, Brazil
GRANDE PREMIO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO-G1,
BRZ$112,200, Gavea, 2-9, 3yo, c, 1600mT, 1:33.52, fm.
1--ROYAL SHIP (BRZ), 125, c, 3, by Midshipman
1st Dam: Bela Val (Brz), by Val Royal (Fr)
2nd Dam: Andoya (Brz), by Golden Voyager
3rd Dam: Angra Dos Reis (Brz), by Purple Mountain
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Stud Happy Again; B-Haras Belmont
(Brz); T-L Esteves; J-H Fernandes. Lifetime Record: 7-5-1-1.
*1/2 to Royal Forestry (Brz) (Forestry), GSW-Brz. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+ (1 SW).
2--Olympic Jolteon (Brz), 125, c, 3, Elmustanser (GB)--Olympic
Special, by North Light (Ire). O/B-Haras Regina (Brz); T-R
Solanes.
3--Norgaard (Brz), 125, c, 3, Gober (Brz)--Do Me Good (Brz), by
Romarin (Brz). O/B-Stud Red Rafa (Brz); T-C Morgado Neto.
Margins: 2 3/4, NK, NK. Odds: 0.40, 20.00, 31.40.
Also Ran: Amor Total (Brz), Bavaro Beach (Brz), Gold Force (Brz),
Hierro I Fuego (Brz), Vacheron (Brz), Hummer (Brz), Vale-Brinde
(Brz), Capitao Barbosa (Brz), Vies de Alta (Brz), Hall Pass (Brz),
Mapa Mundi (Brz). Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-
style pedigree. VIDEO.
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SIRES WITH NEW SWs/GSWs--Feb. 8-9, 2020
(Northern Hemisphere-based only)
Sire (Sire=s Sire) #SWs #GSWs
Blame (Arch) 29 16
(NadalBGII San Vicente S.)
Cross Traffic (Unbridled=s Song) 7 1
(Montauk TrafficBJimmy Winkfield S.)
Curlin (Smart Strike) 65 31
(Sheriff BrownBWinsham Lad S.)
English Channel (Smart Strike) 49 26
(Admiralty PierBGIII Tampa Bay S.)
Footstepsinthesand (GB) (Giant=s Causeway) 61 32
(Mariafoot {Fr}BPrix de la Californie)
Into Mischief (Harlan=s Holiday) 67 27
(More MischiefBBiogio=s Rose S.)
Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein) 3 2
(Sole VolanteBGIII Sam F. Davis S.)
Maclean=s Music (Distorted Humor) 17 3
(Share the UpsideBKing Cotton S.)
Munnings (Speightstown) 37 15
(Venetian HarborBGII Las Virgenes S.)
Musket Man (Yonaguska) 4 ---
(Double Barrel ManBLAPN Sprint S.)
Symboli Kris S (Kris S.) 31 20
(Cortesia {Jpn}BG3 Kisaragi Sho)
Tapit (Pulpit) 133 81
(JehozacatBGIII Lambholm South Endeavour S.)
Tapiture (Tapit) 3 ---
(Steph=sfullasugarBLAPN Starlet S.)
Violence (Medaglia d=Oro) 19 6
(No ParoleBLAPN Prince S.)
Italicized numbers indicate new activity
Sunday, Gavea, Brazil
GRANDE PREMIO HENRIQUE POSSOLO-G1, BRZ$112,200,
Gavea, 2-9, 3yo, 1600mT, 1:34.56, fm.
1--MAIS QUE BONITA (BRZ), 125, f, 3, by Agnes Gold (Jpn)
1st Dam: Feia Que Doi (Brz), by Scat Daddy
2nd Dam: Jorley, by More Than Ready
3rd Dam: First Flyer, by Riverman
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O/B-Stud Eternamente Rio (Brz); T-L
Esteves; J-H Fernandes. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-2. Werk Nick
Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Tanganyka (Brz), 125, f, 3, Midshipman--Tasmania (Brz), by
Romarin (Brz). O/B-Carlos Dos Santos (Brz); T-C. Morgado
Neto.
3--Intuicao (Brz), 125, f, 3, Wild Event--Jerez (Brz), by Ay Guilded
Time. O/B-Stud Rio Dois Irmaos (Brz); T-L. Esteves.
Margins: HD, 1, HF. Odds: 2.10, 25.40, 5.60.
Also Ran: I=m Stronger (Brz), Happy To Be Me (Brz), Happy Bryan
(Brz), Quick=N Easy (Brz), Helquis (Brz), Heartland (Brz), Hang
Loose (Brz), Olympic Jackie (Brz), Gata y Flor (Brz), Regal Daphne
(Brz), Happy Party (Brz). Click for the free Equineline.com
catalog-style pedigree. VIDEO.
Horse Racing Industry Stages Rally to Buck Governor=s Plan
The Pennsylvania Equine Coalition on Sunday staged a rally to
buck Gov. Tom Wolf=s recent proposal to gut a program that
benefits racing and instead use the money to help students with
college tuition. Christine Vendel, PennLive Patriot-News
JAZZY IDEA, 11, Great Notion--Jazz Band, by Dixieland Band
Foal born Feb. 6, a colt by Bourbon Courage.
Will be bred back to Holy Boss or Long River
Owned by Edwin Merryman, Anchor & Hope Farm
Boarded at Anchor & Hope Farm
Accomplishments: MSW of $449,000.
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Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 6:38 p.m. EST
RISEN STAR S. PRESENTED BY LAMARQUE FORD-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Digital K Into Mischief Tom R. Durant Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 122
2 Silver State K Hard Spun Winchell Thoroughbreds & Willis Horton Racing Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122
3 Ready to Roll City Zip Allied Racing Stable, LLC Calhoun Saez 122
4 Perfect Revenge I Want Revenge Braverman, Paul & Pinch, Timothy Joseph, Jr. Bridgmohan 122
5 Moon Over Miami Malibu Moon Summer Wind Equine Mott Alvarado 122
6 Shashashakemeup K Shackleford Calumet Farm Desormeaux Graham 122
7 Blackberry Wine Oxbow Calumet Farm Sharp Beschizza 122
8 Enforceable K Tapit John C. Oxley Casse Leparoux 122
9 Mr. Monomoy K Palace Malice Madaket Stables, Dubb & Doheny Racing Stable Cox Geroux 122
10 Farmington Road Quality Road Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Chrysalis Stables
LLC & Robert V. LaPenta Pletcher Castellano 122
11 Scabbard K More Than Ready Joseph W. Sutton Kenneally Rosario 122
Breeders: 1-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding, 2-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 3-Fredericka V. Caldwell &Mitchel Skolnick, 4-David J.
Lanzman Racing Inc, 5-Summer Wind Equine, 6-Larkspur Thoroughbreds & Darby Dan, 7-Calumet Farm, 8-Clearsky Farms, 9-FPF LLC & Highfield Ranch,
10-Chrysalis Stables, 11-Joseph W. Sutton
Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 7:12 p.m. EST
RISEN STAR S. PRESENTED BY LAMARQUE FORD-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Modernist Uncle Mo Wygod, Pam and Martin Mott Alvarado 122
2 Truculent Raison d'Etat Calumet Farm Sisterson Carroll 122
3 Mr. Big News Giant's Causeway Allied Racing Stable, LLC Calhoun Albarado 122
4 Fame to Famous Tapit Kingdom Racing Mc Allen Hernandez 122
5 Liam's Lucky Charm Khozan Stonehedge LLC Nicks Zayas 122
6 Excession K Union Rags Calumet Farm Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122
7 Major Fed Ghostzapper Lloyd Madison Farms, IV LLC Foley Leparoux 122
8 Anneau d'Or K Medaglia d'Oro Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd. Wright Rosario 122
9 Lynn's Map K Liam's Map HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud Casse Lanerie 122
10 Finnick the Fierce Dialed In Monge, Arnaldo and Hernandez, Rey Hernandez Leon 122
11 Mailman Money Goldencents Allied Racing Stable, LLC Calhoun Saez 122
12 Ny Traffic Cross Traffic Fanelli, John, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing &
Braverman, Paul Joseph, Jr. Castellano 122
Breeders: 1-Wygod Family, LLC, 2-Calumet Farm, 3-Don Alberto Corporation, 4-Tapit Syndicate & Alexander GrovesThoroughbreds, 5-Stonehedge LLC,
6-Randal Family Trust, R David & Marylyn ARandal Trustees, 7-Lloyd Madison IV, LLC, 8-Highland Yard LLC, 9-Alastar Thoroughbred Company, LLC,
10-Paige Jillian Blu Sky Stables, 11-TK Stables LLC, 12-Brian Culnan
Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 6:05 p.m. EST
RACHEL ALEXANDRA S. PRESENTED BY FASIG-TIPTON-GII, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 His Glory K Mineshaft Rollins, Ben and Rollins, Sheila Amoss Graham 122
2 Ursula Tapit Mt. Brilliant Stable LLC and Ingram, Orrin Stidham Murrill 122
3 Swiss Skydiver K Daredevil Peter J. Callahan McPeek Hernandez, Jr. 122
4 Impeccable Style K Uncle Mo Gainesway Stable, Catalyst Stable, McInnis, Paul
& Magdalena Racing McPeek Lanerie 122
5 Tempers Rising K Bayern Stanley, Mark H. and Stanley, Nancy W. Stewart Leparoux 122
6 British Idiom Flashback Dubb, Michael, The Elkstone Group, LLC, Madaket
Stables LLC and Bethlehem Stables LLC Cox Castellano 122
7 Finite Munnings Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Reiman, Thomas J.,
Dickson, William and Easter, Deborah A. Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122
Breeders: 1-Farm III Enterprises LLC, 2-Mt. Brilliant Broodmares II, LLC, 3-WinStar Farm, LLC, 4-Ten Broeck Farm, Inc., 5-Dr. Bryan Boone DVM, 6-Hargus
Sexton, Sandra Sexton andSilver Fern Farm LLC, 7-Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC
Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 5:01 p.m. EST
MINESHAFT S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Mocito Rojo Mutadda Wayne T. Davis Wilson Rodriguez 118
2 Sleepy Eyes Todd K Paddy O'Prado David Cobb Silva Beschizza 118
3 Gun It K Tapit Whisper Hill Farm LLC and Three Chimneys Farm Asmussen Santana, Jr. 120
4 Silver Dust K Tapit Tom R. Durant Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 122
5 Roiland Successful Appeal Durlacher, James and Mary Amoss Graham 118
6 Hofburg Tapit Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Mott Rosario 118
7 Blended Citizen K Proud Citizen Sayjay Racing LLC, Hall, Greg & Hubbard, Brooke Cox Geroux 118
8 Winning Number K Speightstown James D. Spry House Martin, Jr. 118
9 Captivating Moon Malibu Moon Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Block Leparoux 122
10 Cutting Humor K First Samurai Starlight Racing Pletcher Castellano 118
11 Pirate's Punch K Shanghai Bobby Gulliver Racing LLC, Drager, Craig & Legan, Dan Forster Albarado 118
Breeders: 1-Paul Van Doren & Andrena Van Doren, 2-Two Hearts Farm LLC & Kristen Goncharoff, 3-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC andBesilu Stables, LLC,
4-Don Alberto Corporation, 5-James M. Durlacher & Mary Durlacher, 6-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 7-Ray Hanson, 8-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc.,
9-Lothenbach Stables Inc, 10-Dell Hancock & Bernie Sams, 11-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC
Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 5:32 p.m. EST
FAIR GROUNDS S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Wound Tight Coil Matt Nelson Hess, Jr. Desormeaux 122
2 Synchrony Tapit Pin Oak Stable Stidham Bravo 118
3 Botswana Graydar Bentley Combs Combs Morales 118
4 Factor This K The Factor Gaining Ground Racing LLC Cox Bridgmohan 118
5 Dontblamerocket Blame AJ Suited Racing Stable, LLC Casse Leparoux 122
6 Classic Covey Spring At Last Shields, Jr., Mrs. J. V. & McFadden, Jr., E. J. M. Mott Alvarado 118
7 Honovi Harlan's Holiday Stonecrest Farm Walsh Hernandez 118
8 Tone Broke K Broken Vow L and N Racing LLC Asmussen Santana, Jr. 118
9 Captivating Moon Malibu Moon Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Block Hernandez, Jr. 118
10 Space Mountain K Street Cry (Ire) Hooties Racing LLC and Hui, Michael M. Maker Geroux 118
11 Sailing Solo K Smart Strike Louie J. Roussel III Roussel, III Murrill 118
12 Midnight Tea Time Midnight Lute Bella Cavello Stables Sharp Rosario 118
13 Spectacular Gem K Can the Man Candie A. Baker Baker Graham 122
14 The Great Day (Arg) Harlan's Holiday Haras Firmamento Correas, IV Lanerie 118
Breeders: 1-Matt Nelson, 2-Pin Oak Stud, LLC, 3-Silverton Hill Farm, LLC, 4-Maccabee Farm, 5-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC, 6-J. V. Shields Jr.,
7-Stonecrest Farm LLC, 8-Sean Fitzhenry, 9-Lothenbach Stables Inc, 10-G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & St. George FarmLLC, 11-Juddmonte Farms Inc., 12-Alex
G. Campbell, Jr. Thoroughbreds, LLC, 13-Ledgelands, LLC & Andrew Ritter, 14-Firmamento
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
IN JAPAN:
Lecce Baroque, f, 3, Uncle Mo. See >US-Bred & Sired Winners=
IN SOUTH KOREA:
Moonhak Mischief, f, 3, Into Mischief--Usrah, by Tiznow. Seoul,
2-9, Hcp. ($50k), 1200m. B-Tom Grether Farms & Martha Jane
Mulholland (KY). *1/2 to Dawly (Awesome Again), SP,
$591,830. **$185,000 Ylg >18 KEEJAN; $235,000 RNA Ylg >18
KEESEP; $50,000 2yo >19 FTMMAY.
Jouniga, f, 4, Goldencents--Dixie Stamp, by Dixie Union. Seoul,
2-8, Hcp. ($63k), 1900m. B-Fedai Kahraman (KY). *$20,000
Wlg >16 KEENOV; $17,000 2yo >18 OBSAPR.
Munhak Ariari, c, 4, To Honor and Serve--Savannah, by Lion
Heart. Seoul, 2-8, Hcp. ($76k), 1400m. B-V Gail Ray (KY).
*$10,000 Ylg >17 FTKOCT.
Moonhak Chief, h, 5, Pioneerof the Nile--Talullah Lula
(Broodmare of the Year-Kor, GSP-US), by Old Trieste. Seoul,
2-9, Hcp. ($93k), 2000m. B-White Fox Farm (KY). *Horse of the
Year, Ch. 2yo Colt, Ch. Stayer & MSW-Kor. **$37,000 RNA Ylg
>16 KEESEP.
Sillaui Jeonseol, g, 6, Bellamy Road--Candle Maker, by Tapit.
Busan, 2-9, Hcp. ($93k), 1800m. B-Kinsman Farm (FL).
*$50,000 2yo >16 OBSMAR.
Saturday=s Results:
2nd-TOK, -11,400,000 ($103,869), Newcomers, 3yo, 1400m,
1:25.1, ft.
LECCE BAROQUE (f, 3, Uncle Mo--My Fast One, by Elusive
Quality) was all the rage as the 11-10 favorite for this racetrack
debut and ran to the money in an impressive display. The mount
of Christophe Lemaire, the dark bay was soon in front from gate
10 and traveled strongly throughout. Held together into the long
Tokyo straight, she opened up immediately when slipped a bit
or rein inside the final 400 meters and scampered home a
convincing 10-length winner. Fellow US-bred Precious Girl
(Speightstown) ran on center track for second while no menace
to the winner. A $410,000 Keeneland September purchase by
Carlo Vaccarezza, Lecce Baroque drilled an eighth of a mile in
:9 4/5 and was hammered down to Katsumi Yoshida for
$525,000 at last year=s OBS March Sale from the Top Line Sales
consignment. The Gladwells= consignment has also been
represented in Japan in recent months by the talented sprinter
Copano Kicking (Spring at Last) and the Listed Hyacinth S.-bound
Nile River (American Pharoah). Bred on the same cross as
GISW Gomo, Lecce Baroque is the 11th winner from 17
Japanese runners for her sire and has a 2-year-old half-sister by
Verrazano and a yearling half-sister by Overanalyze. My Fast
One, a half-sister to SW No Mo Dough (Uncle Mo), was most
recently bred to Always Dreaming. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
$54,545. VIDEO
O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-MMM Stables (KY); T-Kazuo Fujisawa.
3rd-KYO, -9,680,000 ($88,213), Maiden, 3yo, 1800m, 1:55.4, ft.
QUALITY TIME (JPN) (f, 3, Quality Road--Gypsy {GB}, by
Distorted Humor) became the fourth winner from as many
Japanese starters for her sire with an exceptionally game
performance. Awkwardly drawn in post 11, she was handy to
the pace, but trapped out three deep leaving the stretch for the
first time and could not get in through the middle stages. Going
nicely while still wide on the turn, she loomed three abreast at
the 400-meter mark and fought on bravely through the stretch,
getting her nose down just ahead of Sunday Jupiter (Jpn) (Lord
Kanaloa {Jpn}) as the 16-5 second choice. Cont. p2
Co-Bred, Raised & Sold by Mulholland Springs
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Quality Time was a debut fourth over course and distance
Jan. 13. Purchased in utero for $35,000 at Keeneland November
in 2016, the winner hails from the family of MGISW Emollient
(Empire Maker), SW & MGISP Hofburg (Tapit) and
Machiavellian. Gypsy, a daughter of French & US SW & GSP Glia
(A.P. Indy), is represented by the 2-year-old colt Misuzu Major
(Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}), was barren to Lord Kanaloa for 2019
and was most recently bred to Bago (Fr). Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-0, $54,545. VIDEO
O-Turf Sport Inc; B-Tomita Bokujo; T-Yoshitada Takahashi.
IN JAPAN:
Quality Time (Jpn), f, 3, Quality Road. See >US-Bred & Sired
Winners=
Foggy Night (Jpn), h, 6, Tapit--Champagne d'Oro (MGISW,
$614,940), by Medaglia d'Oro. Tokyo, 2-9, Allowance ($320k),
8f, 1:36.3. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-0, $515,818. O-Makoto
Kaneko Holdings; B-Shadai Farm; T- Noriyuki Hori. *$2,700,000
in utero >13 FTKNOV.
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Commissioner (A.P. Indy), WinStar Farm, $7,500
162 foals of racing age/19 winners/3 black-type winners
6-Parx Racing, Msw 1m, NATURALLY QUICK, 5-1
$45,000 OBS OPN 2yo
Cryptolight (Fantastic Light), R.C. Cline Thoroughbred Farm
8 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
5-Mahoning Valley, Msw 6f, TRUE LIGHT, 3-1
$17,500 OHI OCT yrl
Danza (Street Boss), Fair Winds Farm, $2,500
140 foals of racing age/14 winners/2 black-type winners
5-Mahoning Valley, Msw 6f, DANCING GRACE, 20-1
Japan (Medaglia d'Oro), Waldorf Farm
50 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Parx Racing, Wmc 6f, HIBACHI, 8-1
Palace (City Zip), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000
152 foals of racing age/22 winners/1 black-type winner
2-Parx Racing, Wmc 6f, PALACE CANDY, 4-1
$30,000 KEE JAN wnl; $17,000 RNA FTK OCT yrl; $25,000 EAS
MAY 2yo
Tonalist (Tapit), Lane's End Farm, $15,000
179 foals of racing age/20 winners/1 black-type winner
6-Parx Racing, Msw 1m, TONAL VERSE, 6-5
$120,000 KEE SEP yrl; $150,000 FTK OCT yrl; $150,000 OBS APR 2yo
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
10th-Golden Gate Fields, $40,726, 2-9, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 5 1/2f
(AWT), 1:03.51, ft.
DETANGLER (g, 5, Gig Harbor--Creme Rinse, by Lahooq {GB})
Lifetime Record: 26-3-7-8, $103,063. O/B-Terri Eaton & Joe H.
Gibson (CA); T-Terri Eaton.
9th-Golden Gate Fields, $32,944, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000),
2-9, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:51.42, ft.
IMPERIAL CREED (f, 4, Jimmy Creed--Perazzi, by Curlin) Lifetime
Record: 10-3-1-1, $67,292. O-Gatto Racing, LLC, Sebold Racing
LLC, Michael Sigband & Arthur Spencer; B-Romar Farm LLC &
BRS (KY); T-Michael W. McCarthy. *$25,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP;
$50,000 RNA 2yo '18 OBSMAR.
5th-Mahoning Valley, $31,300, (S), 2-10, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m,
6f, 1:13.43, sy.
TIZ WHAT (f, 3, Colonel John--Unusual Spring {SP, $246,415},
by Unusual Heat) Lifetime Record: 7-2-0-2, $44,760. O/B-Mast
Thoroughbreds LLC (OH); T-Robert M. Gorham. *1/2 to Az Ridge
(Toccet), MSW, $498,049.
standing at | stud fee - $3,500 S&N
For more information call Sean Feld (859) 519-9665, Maddie Mattmiller (859) 421-1620 or Rancho San Miguel (805) 467-3847
“He has a bright
FUTURE.”— Brett Mason
“They can
RUN!”— Josh Stevens
“They are
SMART.”— Barbara
Butterworth
“Mine is extremely
TALENTED.”— Leonard Powell
“Quite the
PEDIGREE!” — Byron Rogers
CURLIN - LESLIE’S LADY (TRICKY CREEK)
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1st-Mahoning Valley, $26,000, (NW3X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000),
2-10, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:12.04, sy.
MACHISMO (g, 5, More Than Ready--Winsome Ways, by Smart
Strike) Lifetime Record: 22-4-4-4, $138,362. O-Ron Paolucci
Racing, LLC; B-Pin Oak Stud, LLC (KY); T-Gary L. Johnson.
*$500,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP; $140,000 2yo '17 KEENOV.
8th-Mahoning Valley, $23,500, 2-10, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:13.96, sy.
SKY VISION (m, 6, Court Vision--Skybound, by Maria's Mon)
Lifetime Record: 35-7-5-4, $118,976. O/T-Shane Meyers;
B-Susan Y. Foreman (ON). *$17,000 RNA Ylg '15 KEEJAN;
C$20,000 Ylg '15 CANSEP.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Maximus Midani, g, 3, Albertus Maximus--Blue Indygo, by Cat
Thief. Parx Racing, 2-10, (C), 7f, 1:26.28. B-Angelinos Racing
LLC (MD).
Red Lark (Ire), f, 3, Epaulette (Aus)--Firecrest (Ire) (SW-Eng), by
Darshaan (GB). Santa Anita, 2-9, 1 1/8mT, 1:49.01. B-Mrs S. M.
Rogers & Sir Thomas Pilkington (IRE). *i14,000 RNA Ylg '18
GOFFEB; i12,000 RNA Ylg '18 TIRSEP.
Tiz a Speed Bomb, g, 4, Idiot Proof--Tiz a Miracle, by Cee's Tizzy.
Golden Gate Fields, 2-9, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04.72. B-Daehling
Ranch LLC & Victory Rose Thoroughbreds (CA).
ALBERTUS MAXIMUS, Maximus Midani, g, 3, o/o Blue Indygo,
by Cat Thief. MCL, 2-10, Parx Racing
COLONEL JOHN, Tiz What, f, 3, o/o Unusual Spring, by Unusual
Heat. ALW, 2-10, Mahoning Valley
COURT VISION, Sky Vision, m, 6, o/o Skybound, by Maria's Mon.
ALW, 2-10, Mahoning Valley
EPAULETTE (AUS), Red Lark (Ire), f, 3, o/o Firecrest (Ire), by
Darshaan (GB). MSW, 2-9, Santa Anita
GIG HARBOR, Detangler, g, 5, o/o Creme Rinse, by Lahooq (GB).
ALW, 2-9, Golden Gate
IDIOT PROOF, Tiz a Speed Bomb, g, 4, o/o Tiz a Miracle, by Cee's
Tizzy. MSW, 2-9, Golden Gate
JIMMY CREED, Imperial Creed, f, 4, o/o Perazzi, by Curlin. AOC,
2-9, Golden Gate
MORE THAN READY, Machismo, g, 5, o/o Winsome Ways, by
Smart Strike. AOC, 2-10, Mahoning Valley
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 2020
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(Violence). The bay just won Saturday’s Premier Night Prince S. at
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Waldgeist salutes in the Arc | Racingfotos.com
POWERFUL PARTNERS INPLAY FOR WALDGEIST
By Emma Berry
It is almost half a century since Ballylinch Stud took delivery of
its previous winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In 1970,
Sassafras (Fr) (Sheshoon {GB}) became the first horse to get the
better of Nijinsky II (Northern Dancer), beating the Triple Crown
winner by a head at Longchamp before taking up residence in
the beautiful tiled box which was once home to The Tetrarch
(Ire) (Roi Herode {Fr}).
That stable still stands away from the main stallion yard at
Ballylinch and within its historic walls now is the 2019 Arc
winner Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), who caused an upset of
his own when scuppering the chances of the Arc hat-trick seeker
Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). His win was no fluke, however,
and Enable was far from the only horse he had to beat. Looking
back over the finishing order from Oct. 6 last year, one finds the
two best 3-year-old colts of the season, Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni
{Fr}) and Japan (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), along with Magical (Ire)
(Galileo {Ire}), the winner of four Group 1 races in 2019
including the Champion S. a fortnight after the Arc.
Since that glorious day in Paris, Waldgeist has gained one final
bit of recognition for his distinguished racing career in running
Enable and Crystal Ocean (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) to a
three-way tie for the title of Longines World's Best Racehorse.
He follows the brilliant Sea The Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) as
the last Arc winner before him to retire to stud in Ireland and
now has a high bar to aim for in his second career. Cont. p2
ARQANA SEASON STARTS WITH MIXED FARE The wraps have already been lifted from Tattersalls and Goffs
and this week it is the turn of Arqana to host its mixed February
Sale to start the auction year rolling in Deauville.
The >something for everyone' nature of these sales is always a
draw even in the depths of winter, and though this lower-key
debut will have none of the glitz and glamour of the August Sale,
history relates that there are always gems to be found. Of
course only time will tell whether any of the 431 lots catalogued
will have the appeal of Sister Nat (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}), who
was bought here as a short yearling in 2016 for i20,000Ca
fraction of the value that her subsequent racing career and
family ties make the Group 3-winning half-sister to Sottsass (Fr)
(Siyouni {Fr}) and Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) worth
these days. Cont. p4
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Waldgeist and owner Dietrich Von Boetticher | Racingfotos.com
Waldgeist Cont. from p1
In this pursuit he won't struggle for a helping hand. Crucially,
Ballylinch Stud has a knack for finding and making stallions,
aided by some strategic partnerships. In the case of Waldgeist
we find the familiar name of Dietrich Von Boetticher's Gestut
Ammerland as co-owner and breeder, and the new stallion will
be able to call on support from that Bavarian farm's broodmare
ranks. The German link is strengthened through another in the
breeding partnership of Waldgeist, the Jacobs family's Newsells
Park Stud, which formed a third of the trio along with Coolmore.
Ammerland and Ballylinch have already teamed up
successfully in the stud career of another former Andre Fabre
trainee, the dual French Classic winner Lope De Vega (Ire)
(Shamardal), who now heads the roster of five stallions at
Ballylinch.
"Ammerland and Newsells Park Stud are both exceptionally
good breeders and they've
both shown they can breed
Group 1 winners on a fairly
regular basis so it's great to
be working with them on this
project with Waldgeist.
We're working on the same
type of approach as we did
with Lope De Vega when we
started him," says Ballylich
Stud's managing director
John O'Connor. "Both
Ammerland and ourselves
will send Waldgeist 14 or 15
mares each, including some
of the mares who worked
very well with Lope De Vega
like Burning Heights (Ger) (Montjeu {Ire}), who is the dam of
Blue De Vega (Ger), who was one of Lope De Vega's early group
winners."
Ammerland is also sending Lope De Vega's listed-winning
daughter Sassella (Ire), as well as the Group 1 winner Grey Lilas
(Ire) (Danehill), who is already the dam of the Prix de Diane
winner Golden Lilac (Ire) and Australian Group 3 winner Grey
Lion (Ire), both by Galileo (Ire).
The combination of Galileo and Danehill blood has had
particularly noted success and it is the opportunity to combine
these two through Waldgeist which is one of the appealing
elements for O'Connor, who says, "I think one of the interesting
things about this particular horse and his pedigree is that he is a
top-class Galileo whose dam line is completely free of all the
lines that have done so well with Galileo himself. So Danehill,
Storm Cat, Pivotal (GB): he's very open to sending mares from
any of those lines which I think will be a big advantage to him."
Also of advantage has to be the fact that Waldgeist is just one
of the latest high-class performers from a distinguished dynasty.
His dam Waldlerche (Ger), a daughter of Monsun (Ger) bred by
Newsells Park Stud, won the G3 Prix Penelope and is from the
celebrated Gestut Ravensberg family of the German St Leger
winner Wurftaube (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), who is Waldgeist's
third dam. Waldlerche has also produced the G2 Prix de
Malleret winner Waldlied (GB) to Galileo's son New Approach
(Ire) and her 2-year-old of last season, the >TDN Rising Star=
Waldkonig (GB) (Kingman {GB}), looked a group horse in the
making on his sole appearance for John Gosden.
"I'm always positive about young stallions whose own dams
are really good," O'Connor notes. "In this particular case,
Waldlerche is a group winner herself and she has bred a Group 1
winner with her first foal and a Group 2 winner with her second
foal. That's an outstanding
start, and of course
Waldkonig looks very
exciting. It is worth bearing in
mind while we're all excited
about him, though, that he's
won a maiden so far as a
2-year old but by that time
Waldgeist had already won a
Group 1. He was much more
precocious than people give
him credit for."
That juvenile Group 1 in
question was the Criterium
de Saint-Cloud on his third
start, in which Waldgeist
beat a field which included
two subsequent Derby winnersCWings Of Eagles (Fr) (Pour Moi
{Ire}) and Capri (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})CCaulfield Cup winner Best
Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) and the Melbourne Cup winner
Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}).
Newsells Park Stud reinforces the Danehill approach by
sending his granddaughter Date With Destiny (Ire), the sole
offspring of George Washington (Ire), who is the dam of
Galileo's G3 Royal Whip S. winner Beautiful Morning (GB). Also
on the list from the British-based farm is Keene Dancer (GB)
(Danehill Dancer {Ire}), a daughter of G1 Prix de l'Opera winner
Kinnaird (Ire) (Dr Devious {Ire}) and half-sister to Berkshire (GB)
(Mount Nelson {GB}). Newsells Park Stud's dual Grade I winner
Dynaforce (Dynaformer), who has worked well with a son of
Galileo to produce the listed winner Aljezeera (GB) (Frankel
{GB}), is another member of Waldgeist's first book, which is
likely to number between 130 and 140. Cont. p3
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Waldgeist | Scoop Dyga
Waldgeist Cont.
Outlining a number of the Ballylinch broodmares who will be
heading to the farm's new stallion, O'Connor says, "We'll be
sending him Alava (Ire) (Anabaa), the dam of Forest Ranger (Ire)
(Lawman {Fr}), who is a Group 2 winner. We will give him a
certain amount of Danehill blood when we get a chance so we'll
also be sending Colonia (Fr), a Grade III winner in the United
States by Champs Elysees."
Ballylinch and Ammerland teamed up to buy a Siyouni (Fr)
4-year-old named So Unique (Fr) for i210,000 at Arqana in
December. "We thought she would suit him and she was a
group-placed 2-year-old," explains O'Connor.
Another daughter of Siyouni bought specifically to go to
Waldgeist is Barkaa (Fr), winner of the G3 Prix Vanteaux.
Charteuse (Fr), a listed winner and Group 3-placed daughter of
Lawman (Fr)Ca stallion O'Connor knows wellCis another in the
book having joined the Ballylinch herd in 2016 when she was
bought for 825,000gns.
Dookus (Ire) (Linamix {Fr}) was responsible for one of the
first-crop stakes winners for Frankel (GB) in the Ballylinch-bred
dual Group 3 winner Frankuus (Ire) and she will now be covered
by Waldgeist.
"Her family has gone very well with Galileo because her sister
[Pharmacist (Ire)] bred Red Rocks (Ire), so that will be a good
cross," says O'Connor. "Another mare from that family called
Fairy Dancer (Ire) is also going to him. She is a half-sister to Red
Rocks by Fastnet Rock (Aus)."
G2 Prix de Pomone winner Highlands Queen (Fr) (Mount
Nelson {GB}) is another well-credentialed mate for Waldgeist,
along with the proven producer Lady Livius (Ire) (Titus Livius
{Fr}). Cont. p4
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Waldgeist Cont.
O'Connor says of the latter, "She helped start Lope De Vega by
producing his Group 3 winner Burnt Sugar (Ire), and she also
helped to start Tamayuz (GB) by breeding Brown Sugar (Ire)."
He continued, "Group 3 winner Lady Pimpernel (GB) is also
going to Waldgeist. She's by Sir Percy (GB), a horse I like a lot,
and we're also going to send a nice speed mare called Majestic
Dubawi (GB) who won the Firth of Clyde S. Dubawi blood seems
to go very well with Galileo and she had plenty of pace herself."
Among other mares purchased for Ballylinch Stud in recent
years, the G2 Balanchine winner L'Amour De Ma Vie (Dansili
{GB})Cbought for i600,000 when in foal to GalileoCis another
slated for Waldgeist, along with listed winner Planchart (Gio
Ponti) and the G2 Flying Childers S.-placed Sound of Guns (GB)
(Acclamation {GB}).
O'Connor adds, "Other shareholders are sending him some
nice mares, including Hit The Sky (Ire) (Cozzene) from
Knocktoran Stud, and the Aga Khan is sending Raydiya (Ire)
(Marju {Ire}), the dam of Group 2 winner Raydara (Ire). There
are some lovely mares coming from all over the continent.
What is interesting is that there are quite a few mares coming
from Germany from breeders looking to inbreed to the
Wurftaube family, and of course that family is valued so much
across the continent."
He continues, "The shareholders believe in him and that's a
huge start for any stallion, and when they are as good a
racehorse as he was with such a good pedigree they deserve a
shot. If we stand a stallion we only do it on the basis that we
think he's good enough to get behind him ourselves so we are
giving this fellow similar opportunities that we gave to Lope De
Vega when he started off. We are gratified by the support from
some of the leading breeders across Europe.
"The great thing about having a very strong syndicate behind a
young stallion when he is starting off is the support that they get
in their early years, which is crucial. The business has got to the
point where decisions on whether stallions are good or not are
made at an earlier and earlier stage, so getting good support
behind them for their first book of mares is now more important
than ever."
Arqana February Preview Cont. from p1
Among the 76 yearlings catalogued for sale this year is a
Wootton Bassett (GB) first foal of the 3-year-old winner Look At
That (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), herself a daughter of German Group 3
winner Peaceful Love (Ger) (Dashing Blade {GB}). The colt is
being offered as lot 351 by The Channel Consignment on behalf
of Al Shahania Stud.
There are three yearlings from the first crop of Al Shaqab's
young sire Ectot (Fr) (Hurricane Run {Ire}) catalogued and the
Group 1 winner's half-sister Merville (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire}) is also
for sale, from the draft of Wertheimer et FrPre (lot 245) and in
foal to Australia (GB).
Also of interest among the broodmares on offer is the treble
winner Dixie Dance (Ire) (Orpen) (lot 265), a half-sister to G3
Dee S. winner South Easter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and daughter of
the dual Group 3 scorer Dance Treat (Nureyev). The 13-year-old
mare has already produced three winners, including the
listed-placed Light My Fire (Fr) (Camelot {GB}), and is being
offered by Haras du Cadran carrying a foal from the first crop of
Haras du Quesnay's Recoletos (Fr).
Another mare to be carrying to a first-season sire is the Haras
des Capucines-consigned dual winner More Than Famous (Fr), a
daughter of More Than Ready and granddaughter of Group 1
winner Infamy (GB) (Shirley Heights {GB}). The 10-year-old (lot
288) produced the listed winner Famous Wolf (Fr) (Kendargent
{Fr}) as her first foal and is now in foal to Coolmore's 2000
Guineas winner Saxon Warrior (Jpn) on a May 17 cover.
The sale is not just mixed in the sense of the horses' ages but
also in regard to Flat and National Hunt prospects and breeding
stock. Optimax (Fr) (Deportivo {Ire}) (lot 272), a 5-year-old
full-sister to the Grade 1-winning hurder Optimus Prime (Fr) will
have appeal to those searching for a young National Hunt
broodmare, while among those already in production is
Carmona (Fr) (Sleeping Car {Fr}), a winning sister to Grade 3
hurdles winner Sleeping Blue (Fr). Cont. p5
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2009 G3 Sweet Solera heroine Long Lashes (above) celebrated her first winner on Monday, with firster Beautiful Illusion. | Racingfotos.com
Arqana February Preview Cont.
The 13-year-old is being sold as lot 240 by J.K. Thoroughbreds
in foal to Buck's Boum (Fr), the full-brother of celebrated staying
hurdler Big Buck's (Fr).
A hallmark of the February Sales across Europe of late has
been the high clearance rate, and last year's sale at Arqana saw
a mark of 84% achieved through the sale of 353 horses for just
over i5 million and a top price of i500,000. The 2020 February
Sale takes place on Tuesday and Wednesday, starting at 10 a.m.
each day.
Monday=s Result:
1st-Wolverhampton, ,5,300, Novice, 2-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f 104y
(AWT), 2:00.74, st.
BEAUTIFUL ILLUSION (IRE) (f, 3, Shamardal--Long Lashes {GSW-
Eng, SW-Ire & GSP-UAE, $146,395}, by Rock Hard Ten), sent off
the 5-4 favourite, was slightly awkward at the break before
over-racing in behind the leading trio. Needing cajoling to enter
contention before the home straight, the homebred eventually
got to stablemate Distant Goddess (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) with a
half furlong remaining en route to a 3/4-of-a-length success. The
GSW dam, who has a 2-year-old filly and yearling colt by
Invincible Spirit (Ire) also won the Listed Balanchine S. on debut
for the Jessie Harrington stable. A half-sister to MGSP
Combatant (Scat Daddy), she is connected to the sire Just a
Coincidence (Forestry). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $4,421. Video,
sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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Cumulative Leading Second-Crop Sires by Earningsfor stallions standing in Europe through Sunday, Feb. 9.
Earnings represent worldwide figures, stud fees listed are 2020 fees.
Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings
1 Night of Thunder (Ire) 8 12 3 3 -- -- 52 29 170,993 1,396,181
(2011) by Dubawi (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Kildangan Stud Ire Fee: i25,000 Under The Stars (Ire)
2 Cable Bay (Ire) 1 7 1 4 -- -- 70 27 183,155 928,916
(2011) by Invincible Spirit (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Highclere Stud Eng Fee: ,15,000 King's Lynn (GB)
3 Gleneagles (Ire) 3 7 2 4 -- 1 65 25 129,728 801,719
(2012) by Galileo (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: i35,000 Royal Dornoch (Ire)
4 Gutaifan (Ire) -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 90 31 88,056 544,807
(2013) by Dark Angel (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Yeomanstown Stud Ire Fee: i6,000 Graceful Magic (GB)
5 Due Diligence 3 3 2 3 -- -- 54 20 126,592 535,060
(2011) by War Front FYR: 2017 Stands: Whitsbury Manor Stud Eng Fee: ,8,500 Good Vibes (GB)
6 Anjaal (GB) -- 2 -- 1 -- -- 69 20 182,372 533,864
(2011) by Bahamian Bounty (GB) FYR: 2017 Stands: Rathasker Stud Ire Fee: i5,000 Bettys Hope (GB)
7 Make Believe (GB) 3 3 2 2 -- -- 50 17 143,774 482,623
(2012) by Makfi (GB) FYR: 2017 Stands: Ballylinch Stud Ire Fee: i12,000 Rose of Kildare (Ire)
8 Outstrip (GB) 1 2 -- -- -- -- 65 23 43,713 387,206
(2011) by Exceed and Excel (Aus) FYR: 2017 Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,5,000 La La Land (Ger)
9 Ivawood (Ire) 2 2 -- -- -- -- 55 15 61,002 380,278
(2012) by Zebedee (GB) FYR: 2017 Stands: Haras de Mont Goubert Fr Fee: i3,500 For The Trees (Ire)
10 Muhaarar (GB) -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 56 19 36,784 281,631
(2012) by Oasis Dream (GB) FYR: 2017 Stands: Nunnery Stud Eng Fee: ,20,000 Unforgetable (Ire)
11 Brazen Beau (Aus) 1 2 -- 1 -- -- 51 19 36,696 276,212
(2011) by I Am Invincible (Aus) FYR: 2017 Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,7,000 Dubai Station (GB)
12 Galiway (GB) 1 2 1 1 -- -- 12 6 107,158 267,720
(2011) by Galileo (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Haras de Colleville Fr Fee: i10,000 Kenway (Fr)
13 Golden Horn (GB) 2 3 1 2 -- -- 47 9 64,426 258,916
(2012) by Cape Cross (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,40,000 Turkish Palace (Ire)
14 Free Eagle (Ire) 1 2 -- 1 -- -- 42 13 71,652 244,196
(2011) by High Chaparral (Ire) FYR: 2017 Stands: Irish National Stud Ire Fee: i12,500 Justifier (Ire)
15 Hot Streak (Ire) 1 1 -- 1 -- -- 44 13 57,356 243,707
(2011) by Iffraaj (GB) FYR: 2017 Stands: Tweenhills Stud Eng Fee: ,5,000 Flaming Princess (Ire)
TUESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2020
Lot 398 | Inglis
DEEP FIELD COLT LEADS THE WAY
By Paul Vettise
Ricky Yiu is an ardent admirer of Deep Field and his
determination to purchase a youngster by him on day two of the
Inglis Classic Yearling Sale was realised when he outlaid a
session-topping $380,000 for Lot 398 from Torryburn Stud=s
consignment.
At a Glance:$ Day 2 grossed $18,239,500 from 270 lots sold,
compared to $11,614,000 last year from 230 lots sold.
The average was up $24,526 to $89,409, the median
rose $5117 to $70,000 and the clearance rate dropped
from 86% to 81%.
$ Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu was determined to secure a
son of Deep Field and he realised his wish when he paid
$380,000 for Lot 398 offered by Torryburn Stud.
$ Andrew Noblet will move to his new training quarters at
Ballarat next month and he=ll be taking Newhaven
Park=s Nicconi colt, Lot 377, with him after signing the
bill of sale for $370,000.
$ Agent George Moore couldn=t resist a son of
Hinchinbrook, Lot 328, and went over budget to claim
the colt offered by Yarraman Park Stud for $360,000.
$ Hong Kong Jockey Club recognises the quality on offer
to make a cameo appearance and secured its target
colt, Lot 449, a Deep Field youngster offered by
Goodwood Farm for $260,000.
Yiu Wins Bidding War Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu was locked in a bidding duel at the
Riverside Stables with McEvoy Mitchell Racing for the son of
Deep Field and was determined to go all the way to land the colt
for $380,000.
AThere haven=t been many in Hong Kong, but they have gone
well at trials and are very popular here in Australia,@ Yiu said. AI
thought he would roughly be $400,000. He=s a lovely individual
and I really wanted one nice yearling by Deep Field. I=ll leave him
here for 12 months or so. It depends how well he does before
we decide when to bring him to Hong Kong.@
The colt is a son of Raheights (Rahy {USA}), who was successful
on four occasions, who has produced the G3 PB Bell S. winner
Diddums (Snitzel) and the multiple winner and black-type
performer Brettan (Commands). The dam is a half-sister to the
Listed York Rockingham S. winner Bannock (Ire) (Bertolini {USA})
while the pedigree also features the former Canadian Horse of
the Year and GI Keeneland First Lady S. winner Never Retreat
(USA) (Smart Strike {USA}).
Pleasing Results Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster said the sale continued
to gain momentum with trade again buoyant on day two.
AIf you look at those horses selling above $100,000, for
example, there has been 137 make $100,000 or more after
selling 540 lots, compared to 107 last year. That=s just showing
that it=s easier to sell those better types even if they are more
expensive at the moment,@ he said. AWe sold two lots for
$300,000 or more on Sunday and there were six today, so there
was a bit more depth at the top. We have mopped up a lot of
those passed in horses from yesterday and overall we=re
clearing 81% and it was at 78% yesterday.
AIt=s generally been positive. Most of them will have a draft
and they will sell something really well and they will come to
terms with the fact that they may have a yearling where the
stallion=s not fashionable. At the time we select these horses we
don=t know if some stallions are going to come into favour, out
of favour or stay as they are, so that just happens with every
sale. Most of them are pragmatic and that it is swings and
roundabouts.@
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George Moore | Inglis
He added, AWith a sale that is averaging just under $90,000
and clearing 81% through the ring with a day to go, we are in
pretty good shape. To put it into perspective, this is our third cut
of yearlings. It is not Easter, it is not Premier and it is averaging
just under $90,000. It was only seven years ago that the Classic
Sale it was averaging $30,000. It shows the strength of the
industry and the market and we have diversified the buyers
coming to this sale in particular.@
Quality Addition Andrew Noblet is a man on the move in more ways than one
and his new stable at Ballarat will include a high-priced
youngster by Nicconi. Noblet, who will shift from Caulfield to
Ballarat next month, went to $370,000 for Lot 377 presented by
Newhaven Park.
AI=ve bought him for some long-time stable clients. I trained his
half-sister and had a big opinion of her, but unfortunately she
died late last year,@ Noblet said.
The Nicconi colt and his
sibling Indigo Lass (High
Chaparral {Ire}), who won two
of her four starts before her
premature passing, are out of
Poison Ivy (Danehill Dancer
{Ire}), also the dam of the Listed
Hill Smith S. winner Lotion
(Good Journey {USA}).
AThis colt is a beautiful
athletic horse. The filly was
quite sleight, but he=s all
quality,@ Noblet said. AThat was
my last bid so it ended well.@
With Caulfield to close as a
training centre in 2023, Noblet decided to relocate ahead of
time and his new quarters at Ballarat will comprise of 30 boxes
and half a-dozen day yards.
AI=m really happy and looking forward to getting set up there,@
he said.
Hot on Hinchinbrook Outstanding sprinter Beat The Clock has been a flagship
performer in Hong Kong for Hinchinbrook and a son of the late
stallion won George Moore over, with the bloodstock agent
going to $360,000 to land the colt. Agent George Moore had to
exceed his budget to secure Hinchinbrook=s son, Lot 328, out of
Yarraman Park Stud=s draft, but was happy to continue his
pursuit of the colt on behalf of a Hong Kong client.
AHinchinbrook goes so well in Hong Kong--Beat The Clock is a
superstar sprinter--so it was an easy sell,@ he said. AThe colt is
out of an older mare, but he=s a good mover and we=re looking
forward to see what he can do. I thought he=d go for between
$250,000 and $300,000, but there were a lot of people on him. I
had $350,000 so it was a little over, but a happy result.@
The youngster is a son of Morinda (Desert King {Ire}), who has
left seven winners including the stakes performers Prix Du Sang
(Red Ransom {USA}) and Happy Hippy (Hussonet {USA}). It is
also the family of the G1 Randwick Guineas winner Kementari
(Lonhro) and the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Sterling City
(Nadeem).
AMy client may race him here first, we=ll wait and see what
happens there. I saw the colt three times and he just grew on
me,@ said Moore, son of champion Hong Kong trainer John.
Star in Moore=s Eyes Later in the day, Moore went to $300,000 for a flashy chestnut
colt by Starcraft, Lot 471, who was offered by KBL
Thoroughbreds. He is out of the
multiple winner Sky Rubi (Testa
Rossa) and a pedigree page that
includes the multiple Group 1
winners Gurner=s Lane (NZ) (Sir
Tristram {Ire}), Purple
(Commands) and Foxwood (NZ)
(Centaine).
AThere are only two other
chestnut horses which this
horse is reminding me of,@
Moore said. AHe had the same
exact walk, the same exact
temperament and the same
good drive behind. Able Friend
was one of them and Aethero is
the other one. They are exactly the same.
AI said to Dad, >we=ve just got to buy him.= Walking around he
was very imposing and that is the sort of horse that we like. Last
time we let a Starcraft go to Hong Kong, it turned out to be a
Class 1 horse and this one gave me an even better feeling. I am
really excited about the horse, so we would have gone to
$500,000. Right now I own him with Dad.@
Harron Strikes Agent James Harron wasn=t to be denied in his chase of a
Capitalist colt, Lot 369, and signed for the Newgate
Farm-offered youngster at $340,000.
AHe=s the first foal of a good race mare and just loved his
attitude. He handled the sales beautifully and was full of quality.
He looks very precocious and I=m very pleased to get him,@ he
said.
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James Harron | TDN AusNZ
Lot 449 | TDN AusNZ
The colt is a son of the two-time winner and stakes performer
Pearl Congenial (Gio Ponti {USA}), who hails from the family of
the G1 Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth (Dundeel {NZ}) and
the dual Listed winner Wild Planet (Animal Kingdom {USA}).
AI thought he would be around the $300,000 mark and you
always have to go one or two more for the best colts. He=s got a
lovely profile,@ Harron said. AIt=s been very solid here and I felt
sorry for Inglis with the conditions. They have done a great job,
it=s a very healthy market.@
Harron purchased Capitalist=s son for his colt=s syndicate,
which will also include Lot 11, a son of Extreme Choice bought
for $160,000 on Sunday and also a Newgate offering.
AHe=s also out of a good race mare and I=m a big fan of Extreme
Choice,@ he said.
The colt=s mother is Ben=s Duchess (USA) (Munnings {USA}),
winner of the G3 Santa Anita LA Woman S. and under the third
dam is the G1 Hollywood Derby winner Vergennes (USA)
(Dynaformer {USA}).
HKJC Swoops The standard and depth of the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale has
caught the attention of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Its
representative, Craig Rounsefell, was in attendance at the
Riverside Stables and was successful in claiming the colt he had
come for, a son of Deep Field offered by Goodwood Farm and
purchased for $260,000.
AThe quality of the catalogue in recent years has continued to
rise and it is a sale we have to look at,@ he said. AWe will be
active at Melbourne and Easter after getting blown out of the
water at Magic Millions. We picked up four in New Zealand and
two at Magic Millions.
AThis was the only colt that made it through to our final list
here. He has a lot of improvement in him and was one of the
most athletic colts we have seen this year.@
The Boomer Bloodstock principal said he was delighted to
have secured the colt for $260,000.
AHe=s out of a very fast Sydney Stakes mare and Deep Field is
one of the young up and coming sires we like. We think we
found some value and had a little petrol left in the tank.@
The colt, offered as Lot 449, is out of She=s A Stalker (Ferocity),
who won three times up to 1200 metres and was stakes placed.
AHe=ll head to Ascot Farm in New Zealand. Bruce Harvey will
break him in and do his early education before he goes to Hong
Kong for the ISG Sale,@ Rounsefell said.
Value Purchase Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith considered himself to be
well ahead of the game after having the final say at $210,000 for
a daughter of I Am Invincible, Lot 311, from Kitchwin Hills= draft.
AI thought she would make $300,000 so very pleased with
that. I thought she was one of the best fillies on the complex, I
really like her,@ Smith said. AThis our home turf so we try and get
a few here.@
Smith bought the filly on spec, but didn=t expect to have any
trouble finding owners.
AI=d say the I Am Invincibles would average over $200,000 and
we=ve got quite a few clients who like to race fillies so I=ll be
having a chat to them,@ he said.
The I Am Invincible youngster is out of Miss Beauty World
(God=s Own), who is a half-sister to the dual Group 3 winners
Lite=N In My Veins (Henrythenavigator {USA}) and Hi World
(High Chaparral {Ire}).
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Bell River Returns With Classic Results
Rubick’s Excess Funds Makes Winning Return
Deep Field Stars at Inglish Classic Sale
Free of Debt Targets Oakleigh Plate
Options Open for Mildred
WINNERS BY AUSTRALIAN SIRES
AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2020
Date Race Track
Feb. 15 G1 Black Caviar Lightning S. Flemington
Feb. 22 G1 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond S. Caulfield
G1 Ladbrokes Oakleigh Plate Caulfield
G1 Futurity S. Caulfield
Feb. 29 G1 Australian Guineas Flemington
G1 TAB Chipping Norton S. Randwick
G1 Surround S. Randwick
Mar. 7 G1 Newmarket H. Flemington
G1 Australian Cup Flemington
G1 Mostyn Copper Randwick Guineas Randwick
AWe having a really good season, both with the imports and
the locals so we just have to keep that all going,@ Smith said.
Dual Group 1 winner Fierce Impact (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})
has been a flagship performer and finished a bold second when
resuming last weekend in the G1 CF Orr S. at Caulfield.
AI think he=ll probably run next in the G1 Chipping Norton S.
and see if he can get back to winning form,@ Smith said.
IN SOUTH KOREA:
Chodong Mujeok (Kor), g, 3, Hampton Court--Roaming Wild
(USA), by Wild Again (USA). Seoul, 2-9, Hcp. ($50k), 1400m.
B-Son Boing Choul. *1/2 to Zultanite (USA) (El Corredor {USA}),
MGSP-US, $153,702. **$13,000 in utero >16 KEENOV.