WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2024

BREEDING DIGEST:PUTTING THE >RUN'
INTO >VRON'JOSE ORTIZ TO RIDE IN KENTUCKY THISSPRING
Jockey Jose Ortiz is named to ride eight races Saturday at
Turfway Park and, after Jeff Ruby Steaks Day, fans in Kentucky
will begin to see his name regularly in the program as he's slated
to ride full-time this spring at Keeneland and Churchill Downs.
For many years the 2017 Eclipse Award-winning jockey has
been a regular rider on the New York circuit during the springand summer, but this will be the first time he'll remain in
Kentucky. Agent Steve Rushing, who also take the calls for his
Eclipse Award-winning brother Irad Ortiz, Jr., will continue tohave his book in Kentucky. (In a text, Rushing said Jose Ortiz ismoving permanently to Kentucky, but will ride at Saratoga in thesummer before returning for Kentucky Downs, where he won
the 2018 and 2019 titles.) Cont. p7

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYThe Chosen Vron | Benoit
by Chris McGrath
Last weekend represented a staging post on the Derby trail, achance not only to reflect on some rather puzzling sophomore
skirmishes, to this point, but also to celebrate fulfilments thatremain far more pertinent to the vast majority ofThoroughbreds.
After all, very few get anywhere near testing their eligibility for
the Classics and few others, certainly among the male of thespecies, will contrive a second career from such opportunities asremain once they have missed that one. That's why purses are
so important. Otherwise racehorse ownership would depend
entirely on an ancillary industry that annually divides access to abare handful of colts and a contrasting surfeit of mares, many ofthem only marginally qualified.
First and foremost, all these horses are born--and bought--torun. Hats off, then, to a 6-year-old gelding whose popularity now
extends far beyond the local theater he has long dominated.
Following a 16th success in 21 starts, in the GIII San Carlos S.,
The Chosen Vron (Vronsky) has now banked a few cents short of$1.3 million. Trained by the former private detective Eric Kruljac,
he's a great story, and surely making new fans on a circuit thathas done a fabulous job in enabling our community to go backout and face Main Street with a clear conscience. Cont. p3

NASHWA RETURNS TO THE RACES; HER DAM
RETURNS TO FRANKELClassic heroine Nashwa (GB) (Frankel {GB}) returns for her 5year-old campaign and her dam returns to Frankel. Emma
Berry also has an update on the rest of the European-based
Blue Diamond Stud mares.

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The $200,000 Illinois Derby will return for Hawthorne's spring/summer Thoroughbred meet, which begins Saturday, Mar. 23. The
racing season will extend six weeks longer in comparison to the 2023
year as racing concludes Sunday, Oct. 23. "We were able to learn fromlast year and made some adjustments to both the racing schedule aswell as the races we are offering," Hawthorne Director of Racing Jim
Miller said.

BLOWEN, HATFIELD TO LEAD LEGENDS TOUROld Friends founder Michael Blowen and longtime Three Chimneys
Farm stallion manager Sandy Hatfield will join together for a special
tour of the Old Friends retirement facility in Georgetown Apr. 9.

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Breeding Digest cont. from p1
But perhaps this horse can also remind those who treat the
racetrack as a means, rather than an end, that precocity is too
often conflated by commercial breeders with elite speed. Sure,he romped on his juvenile debut (albeit on Dec. 27). But it's
actually in maturity, as in his own Grade I breakout last summer,that speed validly signposts class.
Classic racing is itself considered instructive for breeders
precisely because it requires the adolescent Thoroughbred tocarry speed into tasks only within the compass of astrengthening physique. And, even round a single turn, we've
just awarded yet another Horse of the Year trophy to one that
was anything but precocious.
In that context, it's a shame that The Chosen Vron can't recycle
his exceptional dash, character and soundness. True, he would
never have introduced us to those qualities but for the discovery
that a displaced testicle was interfering with his athleticism. But
his late sire Vronsky, who died three years ago, deserved toleave a male heir.
That's not just because Vronsky had a proven ability to pass onwholesome genes: his 2018 crop, comprising no more than 43
live foals, includes not only The Chosen Vron but anotherindefatigable millionaire in four-time Grade II winner Closing
Remarks; while his first Grade I winner, What a View, spread his

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eight-for-31 career across six campaigns. It's also because
there's no mystery whatsoever where Vronsky found suchprowess.
With only a modestly competent track career, featuring amaiden and a couple of allowance wins, he instead owed his
chance at stud to pedigree and physique. Consigned byco-breeder Arthur Hancock of Stone Farm, he'd been aseven-figure Keeneland September yearling in 2000, his
inherent appeal--as a son of Danzig out of multiple turf stakes
scorer Words of War (Lord At War {Arg})--having been enhanced
just days previously by the GI Del Mar Oaks success of his
half-sister No Matter What (Nureyev). But his family tree would
subsequently go into full bloom.
First the foal between No Matter What and Vronsky, a $1.35million yearling by Mr. Prospector, as E Dubai ran second in the
GI Travers S. and won the GII Suburban H. Then a full-sister toWords of War, the graded stakes winner Ascutney, became damof GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Raven's Pass, while No
Matter What produced Rainbow View (Dynaformer) to become
a dual Group 1 winner in Europe, besides three othergraded/group winners.
On paper Vronsky didn't have much to work with in The
Chosen Vron's dam, Tiz Molly (Tiz Wonderful). She had cost
Kruljac $25,000 as a yearling and was retained at just $1,200

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when offered at a breeding stock sale, despite having
meanwhile won twice in a career cut short by injury. But she didhave some blood behind her, her mother being half-sister to
Canadian champion Delightful Mary (Limehouse) and GII Ohio
Derby winner Delightful Kiss (Kissin Kris), as well as to the damof Wilson Tesoro (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}), a Group 1 runner-up
in Japan last year.
We'll never know whether The Chosen Vron might have been
an effective conduit for genes that have functioned so well on
the track. But even his Apage@ won't ever be his sire's best-because that will always be found among those that make Count
Vronsky's dramatic steeplechase scene, in Anna Karenina, one of
the most famous in Russian literature.

Another Noble Family Denied an Outlet

Improbable wins the Whitney | Sarah Andrew

In a horrible shock, last weekend also reduced a young stallion
to a legacy only marginally beyond that available to the gelding
whose more cheerful headlines we've just been celebrating. And
the loss of Improbable felt all the more poignant because he,too, represented a family loaded with just the kind of genetic
assets that the modern breed most requires.
For it can hardly be a coincidence that a page with Hard Spunfront and center should have given us a horse whose juvenile
Grade I success turned out only to be a downpayment for what
he would achieve in maturity, when a hat-trick of elite scoresqualified Improbable as champion older horse.
Hard Spun is half-brother to the second dam of Improbable,
their mother Turkish Tryst (Turkoman) in turn being out of
Darbyvail, a Roberto half-sister to champion Little Current(Sea-Bird {Fr}). Can't miss the Darby Dan flavors here and, sureenough, the next dam is the farm's matriarch Banquet Bell
(Polynesian), who delivered two champions by Swaps inPrimonetta and Chateaugay.

Primonetta proceeded to become a Broodmare of the Year, as
dam of two Grade I winners and another pair at Grade II/Group
2 level. Yet her branch of the dynasty has faded, while
Darbyvail's modest record both on the track and in the paddocks
would instead be relieved by a daughter of Turkoman, of all
horses. In much the same way, Hard Spun's brilliance found little
reflection in his siblings. A filly by Stravinsky named Our Rite of
Spring did win a stakes race, however, earning her early chanceswith top stallions including A.P. Indy. By the time the latter's
daughter had produced Improbable, however, Our Rite of Spring
had been sold for just $5,000 to finish her career in Colorado.
Obviously his damsire A.P. Indy can only have contributed
usefully to Improbable, and likewise his own late sire, City Zip-whose prospects of salvaging the Carson City line now appear to
be divided between the very promising Collected (three Grade II
winners from his first sophomores last year, and now a leading
GI Kentucky Oaks prospect in Lemon Muffin) and the threecrops granted to poor Improbable.
His imminent first runners will represent a crop of 127 live
foals; the next comprised 99; and presumably the last full one
will be rather less. Overall that gives Improbable only a fleeting
window of opportunity, and our hearts go out to the WinStar
team, who first committed to the horse all the way back as a
Keeneland September yearling.

AL HA W ESTHard Spun – Island Bound, by Speightstown“Eclipse believes in the future of ALOHA WEST and want to
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Thankfully the royal Darby Dan genes that brand his family still
have a priceless outlet through Danzig's parting gift, Hard Spun.
Except he's not priceless, of course. At $35,000, Hard Spunremains among the very best value in Kentucky--where he now
has four young sons (Silver State, Aloha West, Two Phil's andSpun to Run) competing to redress this weekend's tragic loss toa family that has condensed toughness as well as brilliance.

YAnd Another Hardy Perennial
On 15 April 2018, barely two weeks after The Chosen Vron was
foaled in California, on the opposite coast a colt by Munnings
slithered into the straw on a small Maryland farm. His mother,
Listen Boy (After Market), had been stakes-placed in a fairly lightcareer for her breeders at neighboring Sagamore, but was culledfrom that program for just $25,000 at the 2015 Keeneland
November Sale. Earlier that year she had delivered her first foal,
a son of First Defence (whose purchasers showed macabre
humor--remember the mare is called Listen Boy--in naming him
Nuclear Option) who would go on to prove a hardy 11-for-59
campaigner.
A couple of years later the mare's purchasers, Leonard andPatricia Pineau of Three Pines Farm, shrewdly sent her to
Munnings who was then still building his reputation at $25,000.
(The Ashford sire, albeit seemingly in perennial vogue, stands on

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the brink of fresh momentum with his forthcoming yearlings
conceived at $85,000, more than double the previous crop.)
The resulting colt was sold at Keeneland September for $80,000,
proving a solid pinhook for Grassroots Training & Sales at$140,000 at OBS the following April. Named Jaxon Traveler bypurchasers West Point Thoroughbreds, he was precocious
enough to be an unbeaten stakes winner at two, but his GIII
Whitmore S. success confirms him to be better than ever in his
fifth campaign. That makes him an apt winner of the race
honoring an evergreen sprinter who, in his own career, similarly
reminded us that Thoroughbreds tend not to approach their
physical prime until long after the age when the best are often
retired.
The big difference between Jaxon Traveler and Whitmore or
The Chosen Vron, of course, is that he retains the equipment
required for a second career. So perhaps he'll emulate his
grandsire Speightstown as a late starter at stud somewhere.
For a dual Grade I winner by a sire of sires out of Tranquility
Lake (Rahy), After Market was a disappointing stallion andended up in Turkey. But his daughter has here been skilfully
managed to produce some very sound stock by modern
standards, an aspiration that has turned out to be very muchour theme of the week.

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Heard the Buzz?
The group of sires about to send a third crop of juveniles into
the fray is proving a very competitive one, among others
featuring Justify, Good Magic and Bolt d'Oro, plus several who
appear to be seizing a much narrower chance. The busiest siresin the intake, studmates Mendelssohn and Justify, have so far
had 262 and 216 starters, respectively, whereas Army Mule,
Girvin and Oscar Performance have muscled into the top 10 (bycumulative earnings) with between 112 and 115 starters apiece.
But not even these can match the ratio of stakes winners quietly
assembled by Bee Jersey, whose son Beeline became his sixth
black-type scorer from just 48 starters in the Hutcheson S. lastweekend.

Beeline | Ryan Thompson
Beeline is typical of the atypical program that bred him. His
third dam is one of its foundation mares, a twice-raced daughterof Secretariat named Ball Chairman, whose foals included
Canadian champion Perfect Soul (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Theirowner Chuck Fipke runs an extraordinary stable, largely
comprising not only homebreds, but homebreds by homebred
stallions. He sends valuable mares to sires that you or I can hireat bargain fees. And it keeps paying off.
Jersey Town admittedly arrived in utero, with his $700,000
dam, and went on to win the GI Cigar Mile. Retired to stud,
Fipke sent him a mare whose fourth dam is matriarch Lassie
Dear (Buckpasser), and the result was Bee Jersey, lightning-fastwinner of the stallion-making GI Met Mile.
Bee Jersey's first sophomores last year included threerunners-up in graded stakes, all naturally bred by Fipke. Perhaps
Beeline, sold as a 2-year-old at OBS last June to Bradley
Thoroughbreds for $70,000, can give his sire a breakout score atthat level. It's plainly only a matter of time, and you can't saythat of too many $5,000 covers.

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GHALIA PRINCESS,
won the Cicada Stakes
at Aqueduct by 6 lengths
for Brad Cox

WASKESIU, won the Florida Oaks-Gr.3 at Tampa Bay Downs for Bill Mott
JODY’S PRIDE, runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies-Gr.1, won theBusher Stakes at Aqueduct for Jorge Abreu
Other March winners include TDN Rising Star SWEET REBECCA, since purchased privately
by Resolute Racing who also bought a $525,000 American Pharoah ﬁlly at OBS March

Yearlings in 2023 sold for $1,200,000, $650,000, $600,000, $525,000, $500,000 etc.
Fee: $50,000
Dermot Ryan, Charlie O’Connor, Adrian Wallace, Robyn Murray, Blaise Benjamin, Charles Hynes or Michael Norris. Tel: 859-873-7088. Fax: 859-879 5756.

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Jose Ortiz cont. from p1
Among his many mounts Saturday is GIII Sam F. Davis S.
runner-up Agate Road (Quality Road) in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaksfor Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. Listed at 4-1 on themorning-line odds, Agate Road was cross-entered in Saturday's
GII TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds but Pletcher
said that he's, "leaning towards" running the bay at Turfway.
Other notable mounts for Ortiz Saturday at Turfway include
Wolfie's Dynaghost (Ghostzapper) in the GIII TwinSpires
Kentucky Cup Classic and Blue Eyed George (Flameaway) in the
Rushaway S.
Ortiz will make a brief return to Florida following Jeff Ruby
Steaks Day, but will be back to Kentucky when Keeneland's
Spring Meet begins Friday, Apr. 5.

BLOWEN, HATFIELD TO LEAD LEGENDS TOUR OF
OLD FRIENDSRETURN OF ILLINOIS DERBY HIGHLIGHTSHAWTHORNE MEET
The $200,000 Illinois Derby will return for Hawthorne's
spring/summer Thoroughbred meet, which begins Saturday,
Mar. 23. The racing season will extend six weeks longer incomparison to the 2023 year as racing concludes Sunday, Oct.
23.
The Illinois Derby, scheduled for Sunday, Apr. 21, will serve as
an official prep for this year's GI Preakness S. Hawthorne Race
Course will pay for the Illinois Derby winner's entry fee into thePreakness if they choose to run. The Illinois Derby, previously aGrade III, was most recently contested in 2017.
"We were able to learn from last year and made someadjustments to both the racing schedule as well as the races weare offering," Hawthorne Director of Racing Jim Miller said. "Thisschedule provides a good circuit for those horsemen who race inwarmer destinations during the winter to be able to have asummer location that fluidly fits their schedule. We have seen alarge increase in stall applications and have noticed a rise in
2-year-olds on the stall applications.@
He continued, AWe have also added four starter series thismeet that will have increasing purses throughout the series.
Horsemen who want to protect a good claim will now have an
option to race each month for four months straight. When ourmeet ended last September, our crew conducted all of their turf
preparation work before the winter months. This will allow foran earlier grass start the first week of May as well as anadditional six weeks of turf racing through the end of the meetcompared to last season."
Click here for more on Hawthorne's stakes schedule.

Michael Blowen and Sandy Hatfield with Silver Charm in 2014
Rick Capone
Old Friends founder Michael Blowen and longtime Three
Chimneys Farm stallion manager Sandy Hatfield will join
together for a special tour of the Old Friends retirement facility
in Georgetown Apr. 9. The tour, with a $150 per person cost,
will be limited to 20 people.
AOld Friends is blessed with, not only legendary horses, butwith legendary people within our family,@ said John Nicholson,
president and CEO of Old Friends. AOur founder Michael Blowen,
and longtime Three Chimneys= stallion manager Sandy Hatfield
are just such legends. I can=t wait for their tour, which is a rareopportunity to have these legends take you on a special journeywith many of the equine heroes at Old Friends.
AOld Friends is proud to be a part of Thoroughbred racing andthese Legend Tours are just the latest way we celebrate thegreat horses and people in the sport we love,@ continued
Nicholson. AWe look forward to introducing new and different
ways, like these Legend Tours, of sharing the story and heritageof horse racing with, not only our sport=s old friends, but sharing
it with new friends as well.@Blowen, who founded Old Friends in 2003, and recently
stepped down as president of the farm, will tell visitors thestories of some of his favorite Thoroughbred retirees on thefarm.
Hatfield, who has spent most of her life working with stallions,in particular, Kentucky Derby winner and Old Friends retiree,TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 8 • THETDN.COM

Silver Charm, will share her stories of some of her famous oldfriends.
To reserve a spot on the tour, call the Old Friends office at(502) 863-1775.

BLUE GRASS STAKES EXHIBIT OPENS AT
KEENELAND LIBRARY IN APRILA Rite of Spring: the 100th Running of the Blue Grass Stakes
will open at the Keeneland Library Apr. 1. The exhibit features
photographs that capture race highlights over the decades, aswell as memorabilia from notable jockeys Bill Shoemaker, Mike
Manganello and Chris Antley and celebrated runners such as
Whirlaway, Riva Ridge, Spectacular Bid and Strike the Gold. The
exhibit=s photographs, curated from Keeneland Librarycollections and public submissions from professional andamateur photographers, spotlight some of the greatest
moments of the time-honored spring stakes.
AWe are fortunate to have rich resources in the Library=s
collections to celebrate this historic running,@ Keeneland Library
Director Roda Ferraro said. AThe exhibit features
never-before-published photographs alongside iconic shots that
capture some of racing=s greatest equine athletes and theirconnections spanning more than 100 years. The public
submission call for photographs was a welcomed boon to theexhibit=s curation process, and we are pleased to spotlight thework of photographers in concert with images from the Library=s
collections.@
The free exhibit is open to the public Monday through Friday
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Library.
The 100th GI Toyota Blue Grass S. will be run Apr. 6.
Other Spring events at the Keeneland Library include tours
titled, AFrom Keeneland to the Kentucky Derby@ the week of Apr.
29. Each tour will include a visit to the track to watch racehorses
train, spotlight Keeneland sales graduates who made their markin the Kentucky Derby and provide an exclusive tour of
Keeneland Library=s latest exhibit.

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Turf writer Tom Law will be at the library for a night ofhandicapping the 2024 Kentucky Derby May 1 and, beginning
May 11, Starting Gate Storytime will combine a reading of achildren=s book centered on horses with a literacy, art, history,
industry awareness or STEM (science, technology, engineeringand math) activity. Keeneland Kids Club mascot Buckles will beon hand to brush up on his reading and spend time with young
racing fans and horse lovers. The series is ideal for learners ages
four through eight.
For information on all the spring events at the Keeneland
Library, visit keeneland.com/library.

ZEEZEE ZOOMZOOM, 12, Congrats--Zee Zee, by Exchange Rate
Foal born Mar. 3, a colt by Justify.
Will be bred back to Nyquist.
Owned by Elizabeth Merryman.
Accomplishments: Dam of Caravel (Mizzen Mast), MGISW,$1,983,327; Witty (Great Notion), MSW, $505,260.

Justify--Zeezee Zoomzoom" " "Saturday, Fair Grounds #12, post time: 6:42 p.m. EDTTWINSPIRES.COM LOUISIANA DERBY-GII, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m
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1 Triple Espresso K
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Mrs John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith, Asmussen
Westerberg, Gandharvi LLC and Brook T. Smith
3 Antiquarian K
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Centennial Farms
Pletcher
4 Agate Road K
Quality Road
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC
Pletcher
5 Catching Freedom K
Constitution
Albaugh Family Stables LLC
Cox
6 Awesome Ruta
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Tri-Star Racing, LLC and Cimarron TTT Farms LLC Foster
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Tony Holmes
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12 Track Phantom K
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L and N Racing LLC, Clark Brewster, Jerry Caroom Asmussen
and Breeze Easy, LLC

JOCKEY
Saez
Santana, Jr.

WT
122
122

Velazquez
Ortiz, Jr.
Prat
Murrill
Curtis

122
122
122
122
122

Riquelme
Lanerie
Hernandez, Jr.
Gaffalione
Rosario

122
122
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables, 2-Earle I. Mack LLC, 3-Brereton C. Jones, 4-CHC, Inc., 5-WinStar Farm, LLC, 6-Brian Levings, 7-Royce
Pulliam, 8-White Fox Farm, 9-Newtown Anner Stud, 10-Tony Holmes, Norevale Farm & Union Dale, 11-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 12-Breeze
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JOCKEY
Rosario
Velazquez
Thornton
Hernandez, Jr.
Gaffalione
Lanerie
Ortiz, Jr.
Cohen
Prat
Gonzalez

WT
118
120
122
118
122
118
118
118
120
122

Breeders: 1-Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC, 2-China Horse Club International, LTD., 3-Coteau Grove Farms, 4-Springland Farm & Duncan Taylor, 5-Jeff
Little, Teresa Little,Marilyn Little & William Lynn, 6-Claiborne Farm, 7-Firmamento, 8-Al Ulwelling & Bill Ulwelling, 9-E. H. Beau Lane, Gail McMichael Lane,J.
B. Lane Orem & Michael Orem, 10-Stonehedge LLC

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6 Intricate K
Gun Runner
Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable,
Walsh
Scott Estes and Cambron Equine, LLC
7 Our Pretty Woman K Medaglia d'Oro
Courtlandt Farms
Asmussen
8 Accommodate Eva K Munnings
Valene Farms LLC
StewartJOCKEY
Hernandez, Jr.
Gutierrez
GerouxMoralesPrat
Gaffalione

WT
122
122
122
122
122
122

Rosario
Lanerie122
122

Breeders: 1-Mark Stansell, 2-Mountmellick Farm, LLC, 3-Betz/DJ Stables/Peter V.Lamantia/Classic Empire Syndicate, 4-Milfer Farm Inc., 5-Godolphin,
6-LBD Stable, LLC, 7-Woods Edge Farm, LLC & Godolphin, 8-Brad King & Todd Fincher
Saturday, Fair Grounds #10, post time: 5:36 p.m. EDT
MUNIZ MEMORIAL CLASSIC S. PRESENTED BY HORSE RACING NATION-GII, $300,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Adhamo (Ire)Intello (Ger)Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables & Louis Lazzinnaro Brown
2 Strong Quality
Quality Road
Gary Barber and Kinsman Stable
Casse
3 Webslinger K
Constitution
D. J. Stable LLC
Casse
4 Beatbox K
Pioneerof the Nile
Rob Comestro and Jeff Ganje
DeVaux5 Irish Aces K
MshawishPocket Aces Racing LLC
Walsh
6 Palazzi K
Pioneerof the Nile
Gary Barber
Casse
7 Gigante K
Not This Time
Diamond T Racing LLC and Iapetus Racing LLC
Asmussen
8 Point Proven K
Gun RunnerNorman C. Miller IV
Cohn
9 Johny's Fireball K
Tonalist
AJ Suited Racing Stable, LLC, D C Racing and
Casse
Brilliant Racing, LLC
10 Rising Empire K
Empire Maker
Russell Welch and Ran M. Leonard
Walsh
11 Risk Manager
Lookin At Lucky
Case Chambers
Maker
12 Woods N Water
PalacePainter, Richard and Dewberry Farm
Thomas
13 I'm Very Busy
Cloud Computing
Team Hanley, R. Schermerhorn & P Braverman
Brown

JOCKEY
Gaffalione
Velazquez
Prat
Rosario
Hernandez, Jr.
Loveberry
Morales
Lanerie
Santana, Jr.

WT
118
122
118
122
120
118
122
118
120

GrahamGutierrez
Green
Ortiz, Jr.

118
118
118
120

Breeders: 1-Wertheimer et Frere, 2-Kinsman Farm, 3-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 4-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 5-Lynch Bages LTD, 6-HnR
Nothhaft Horseracing LLC &Pioneerof the Nile Syndicate, 7-Ann Mudge Backer & Smitten Farm, 8-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 9-R. S. Evans,
10-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 11-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 12-Orange Grove Thoroughbreds, Inc. &Richard Painter, 13-Glenn E. Brok
LLC & Mark Toothaker
Saturday, Turfway #12, post time: 6:25 p.m. EDTJEFF RUBY STEAKS-GIII, $700,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Freedom Principle K
Flameaway
2 Dancing Groom K
Vino Rosso
3 Lucky Jeremy K
Lookin At Lucky
4 Noted K
Cairo Prince
5 Agate Road K
Quality Road
6 Northern Flame
Flameaway
78910

Woodcourt K
OtelloSeize the Grey
Endlessly

Ransom the Moon
CurlinArrogate
Oscar Performance

OWNER
Echo Papa Racing Corp.
Alexandres, LLC
Jeremy Ramsland
Repole Stable
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC
Jack Oxley, Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables
and Magdalena Racing
Contreras Stable Inc.
Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLCMyRacehorse
Amerman Racing LLC

TRAINER
Garoffalo
Sano
Morey
Pletcher
Pletcher
McPeekJOCKEY
Beschizza
Dettori
CorralesSaez
Ortiz
Leparoux

WT
123
123
123
123
123
123

Contreras
Clement
Lukas
McCarthy

MachadoCastellano
JuarezRispoli

123
123
123
123

11
12
13
14

Baytown Chatterbox K
West Saratoga K
Circle P K
Triple Espresso K

Street Sense
Exaggerator
Speightster
Omaha Beach

Baytown Partnership and Resolute Racing Alliance
Harry L. Veruchi
DeSales 85 LLC
Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC

McEntee
Demeritte
StitesPletcherJimenez
CastanonConner
Ortiz

123
123
123
123

Breeders: 1-Lantern Hill Farm LLC, 2-Don Alberto Corporation, 3-Mr. & Mrs. Craig L Minten, 4-Brereton C. Jones, 5-CHC, Inc., 6-Debby M Oxley, 7-Michelle
Lovell, 8-Siena Farms LLC, 9-Jamm, LTD., 10-Mrs. Jerry Amerman, 11-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC, 12-Two Hearts Farm II LLC, 13-Marathon Farms, Inc.,
14-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables
Saturday, Oaklawn #9, post time: 5:55 p.m. EDT
ESSEX H.-GIII, $600,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Ain't Life Grand
Not This Time
2 Lure Him In
Khozan3
4

Wizard of Westwood K Tu Brutus (Chi)Great Escape K
Midnight Storm

5
6
7
8
9

Magic Tap K
War Campaign
Time for Trouble K
Seize the Night K
First Mission

Tapit
Declaration of War
English Channel
Carpe Diem
Street Sense

OWNER
RPM Thoroughbreds
C2 Racing Stable LLC, Double B Racing Stables,
Braverman, Paul, Pinch, Timothy & Mach 1 Stables
Warren, Andrew N. and Warren, Rania
Bennewith, Arnold, Wiest, Rick, Clayton & Lana,
Howg, R, R6 Stables, Kropp, Gary & Tremblay, N
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
Jerry Namy
Thorndale Stable LLC and Hiles, Jeff A.
Willis Horton Racing LLC
Godolphin, LLC

TRAINERVon Hemel
Joseph, Jr.

JOCKEY
GarciaGonzalez

WT
117
118

McCarthy
DiodoroVazquez
Hernandez

117
118

Asmussen
Sims
Hiles
Milligan, Jr.
Cox

AsmussenEsquivel
Bejarano
TorresGeroux

118
119
117
118
121

Breeders: 1-RPM Thoroughbreds, 2-Stonehedge LLC, 3-Pope McLean, 4-Usquebaugh Stables, LLC, 5-Don Alberto Corporation, 6-Jerry Namy, 7-Calumet
Farm, 8-Cove Springs Farm LLC, 9-Godolphin
Saturday, Turfway #10, post time: 5:13 p.m. EDTTWINSPIRES KENTUCKY CUP CLASSIC S.-GIII, $300,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Surly Furious
UpstartNovogratz Racing Stables Inc.
Wismer
2 Verstappen K
War Front
Andrew Farm, For the People Racing Stable LLC
Walshand Windmill Manor Farm
3 Wolfie's Dynaghost
Ghostzapper
Woodslane Farm
Thomas4 Harlan Estate K
Kantharos
Graham Grace Stable
Beckman
5 Cellist
Big Blue Kitten
Calumet Farm
Arnold, II
6 Wentru K
TouristFrank Taylor, BlackRidge Stables, Deters Company, Walden
James B. Keogh and Michael McCabe
7 Curlin's Malibu K
CurlinWilliam Earl Atkins
Atkins8 AtoneInto Mischief
Three Diamonds Farm
Maker
9 Tio Magico
Uncle Mo
Agave Racing Stable and Sam-Son Farm
D'Amato10 County Final K
Oxbow
Ken Copenhaver
Joseph, Jr.
11 Kitodan K
Point of Entry
Foster Family Racing, Douglas Miller & W. Wargel Foster
12 Funtastic Again K
FuntasticThree Chimneys Farm
Ward

JOCKEY
CedilloCannon

WT
124
120

Ortiz
Loveberry
Saez
Concepcion

120
120
120
120

Lagunes
Castellano
MachadoDettori
Rodriguez
Corrales

120
120
120
120
120
120

Breeders: 1-Brereton C. Jones, 2-Frank Hutchinson, 3-Woodslane Farm, 4-Tall Oaks Farm, 5-Calumet Farm, 6-Don Alberto Corporation, 7-Stonestreet
Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 8-Godolphin, 9-Sam-Son Farm, 10-Calumet Farm, 11-Flaxman Holdings Limited, 12-BHMFR, LLC

One Sided (Quality Road), R. A. Rowe Farms
14 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
8-Mahoning Valley, 4:12 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Angie's Dear One,
12-1
$1,200 OTB OMX yrl
SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20
2024 Stud Fees Listed
Calyx (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Coolmore Stud, $12,500
164 foals of racing age/29 winners/3 black-type winners
5-Fair Grounds, 3:45 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2fT, Imaboutago (Ire), 4-1
i12,000 GOF NO1 wnl; 105,000gns TAT OCT yrl
Candygram (Candy Ride {Arg})
27 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
5-Charles Town, 8:53 p.m. EDT, Msw 4 1/2f, Candy Tricks, 4-1

Qafeef (Ghostzapper), Patrick Farm
13 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
3-Mahoning Valley, 1:50 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Qadira, 10-1
$3,000 OTB OMX yrl
St Patrick's Day (Pioneerof the Nile), Journeyman Stud, $3,500
92 foals of racing age/13 winners/1 black-type winner
4-Penn National, 7:28 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f, Jolenes Ecliptical,
12-1

Copper Bullet (More Than Ready), Darby Dan Farm, $7,500
53 foals of racing age/10 winners/1 black-type winner
5-Fair Grounds, 3:45 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2fT, Copper Em, 9-2$8,000 KEE NOV wnl; $48,000 FTK JUL yrl
Dreamliner (More Than Ready), CI-The Speedhorse Farm
9 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners
1-Penn National, 6:00 p.m. EDT, Msw 5 1/2f,
Dreamingabouttime, 10-1
Enticed (Medaglia d'Oro), Darley, $5,000
157 foals of racing age/30 winners/1 black-type winner
5-Fair Grounds, 3:45 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2fT, Blue Heavenly, 20-1
Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $15,000
200 foals of racing age/32 winners/4 black-type winners
8-Tampa Bay Downs, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Paez, 10-1
$45,000 KEE NOV wnl; $65,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl
5-Fair Grounds, 3:45 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2fT, Reagan's Flame, 4-1$37,000 KEEJAN wnl; $35,000 KEESEP yrl; $185,000 OBSAPR 2yo
Force the Pass (Speightstown), Sau
37 foals of racing age/5 winners/0 black-type winners
8-Tampa Bay Downs, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Findaname, 8-1
Omaha Beach (War Front), Spendthrift Farm, $40,000
291 foals of racing age/32 winners/4 black-type winners
8-Tampa Bay Downs, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Dunkin' Run, 12-1
$37,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $40,000 KEE SEP yrl; $70,000 OBS
APR 2yo5-Fair Grounds, 3:45 p.m. EDT, Aoc 5 1/2fT, Tipsy Runner, 7-2$50,000 KEE NOV wnl; $155,000 KEE SEP yrl

STAKES RESULTS:
ATBA THREE YEAR OLD SALES FINAL S., (NB) $50,852, Turf
Paradise, 3-18, 3yo, c/g, 6f, 1:10.01, ft.
1--U CAN DO U, 122, g, 3, Lotsa Mischief--Saint's Crown, by
Tiznow. ($9,000 Ylg '22 ARZNOV). O-J. Lloyd Yother, Reunion
Racing Stables LLC, Ann Gessmann, and Elk Ranch LLC;
B-Fleming Thoroughbred Farm LLC (AZ); T-Kevin Eikleberry;
J-Glenn W. Corbett. $28,495. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-0,$81,677.
2--Surroundedbyangels, 122, c, 3, Smiling Tiger--Angel of Battle,by Dunkirk. ($5,000 Ylg '22 FTCAYR). O-Jeremy Ramsland;
B-Willow Tree Farm & G. W. Thomas (CA); T-Bart G. Hone.
$10,978.
3--Caution Cardinal, 122, g, 3, Stanford--Ms. Caution, by Mr.
Greeley. O-Barro Racing LLC & Joe Frey; B-Regan John Wright& Allan Chatham (AZ); T-Chad K. Story. $5,439.
Margins: 2 1/4, 2, HF. Odds: 3.20, 0.90, 32.00.

He’s excellent value in Kentucky for ayoung horse at $5,000, and breeders
should be queuing up to get to him atthat price.”- Sid Fernando

SIRE OF BEELINE,
WINNER OF THE$100,000 HUTCHESON S.
AT GULFSTREAM PARK ON
MARCH 16th

Third-Crop Stallion% BTW to Starters

Bee Jersey

12.5

Good Magic

10.06

Justify

9.72

Girvin8.7

Bolt d’Oro

5.35

Oscar Performance

5.26

City of Light

5.04

TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM

WELDER S., (NB) $75,000, Will Rogers Downs, 3-19, (S), 3yo, 6f,
1:11.26, ft.
1--LAKE BEE, 122, g, 3, by Bee Jersey--Lake Piru (SP), by Salt
Lake. O-Silva Racing LLC; B-Miguel Silva (OK); T-Miguel Angel
Silva; J-Jose L. Alvarez. $44,904. Lifetime Record: 9-4-2-2,$116,227.
2--Power Slam, 122, g, 3, Dialed In--Bristles, by Unbridled'sSong. O/B-Dream Walkin Farms Inc (OK); T-Federico
Villafranco. $14,968.
3--Okie Smoke, 122, g, 3, Caleb's Posse--Okie Smokey, by Cavvy.
O/T-Juan Padilla; B-Richter Family Trust (OK). $8,233.
Margins: HF, 2 3/4, HF. Odds: 1.00, 5.70, 4.10.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
5th-Will Rogers Downs, $27,600, (S), Alw, 3-19, (NW2L),
3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.26, ft, 2 lengths.
BROWN TOWN (g, 4, Maimonides--Tappin 'n Preachin, byTapit) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1, $40,827. O-Greg Hunter; B-Don
Trett (OK); T-Orrin Cogburn.
7th-Mahoning Valley, $27,500, (NW3X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000),
3-19, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:40.77, ft, 3/4 length.
FIVEFIVE SIX CHAMP (g, 5, First Dude--Home in Time, by Came
Home) Lifetime Record: 21-5-1-4, $96,110. O-Jay P. Bernardini;
B-Tom McCrocklin (FL); T-Jay P. Bernardini. *$165,000 2yo '21
OBSMAR.
8th-Mahoning Valley, $26,400, 3-19, (NW3L), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f,
1:06.21, ft, neck.
POKER PARTNER (g, 3, Weigelia--Justgimmeakiss, by Congrats)
Lifetime Record: SP, 10-3-2-1, $84,128. O-Calypso Stable;
B-Wasabi Ventures Stables LLC & Greenspring Mares LLC (PA);T-Jason DaCosta. *$12,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Hot Princess, f, 3, Bold Red--Done Goose, by Mongoose.
Mahoning Valley, 3-19, (S), 6f, 1:15.28. Lifetime Record:
5-1-1-1, $30,528. B-Debra Schaber (OH).

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WEDNESDAY • MARCH 20, 2024

Bee Jersey, Lake Bee, g, 3, o/o Lake Piru, by Salt Lake. Welder S.,
3-19, Will Rogers
Bold Red, Hot Princess, f, 3, o/o Done Goose, by Mongoose.
MSW, 3-19, Mahoning Valley
First Dude, Fivefive Six Champ, g, 5, o/o Home in Time, by Came
Home. AOC, 3-19, Mahoning Valley
Lotsa Mischief, U Can Do U, g, 3, o/o Saint's Crown, by Tiznow.
ATBA Three Year Old Sales Final S., 3-18, Turf Paradise
Maimonides, Brown Town, g, 4, o/o Tappin 'n Preachin, byTapit. ALW, 3-19, Will Rogers
Weigelia, Poker Partner, g, 3, o/o Justgimmeakiss, by Congrats.
ALW, 3-19, Mahoning Valley

SILENT JOY, 16, Kitten's Joy--Silent Emotion, by Ghazi
Foal born Feb. 11, a filly by Win Win Win.
Will be bred back to Happy Saver.
Owned by the Estate of Brereton C. Jones.
Boarded at Airdrie Stud.
Accomplishments: Dam of Night Time (Majesticperfection), SW,$592,914.
SHE'S THE BERRIES, 19, Badge of Silver--Just Like Daddy, by The
Daddy
Foal born Feb. 18, a filly by Upstart.
Will be bred back to Mage.
Owned by the Estate of Brereton C. Jones.
Boarded at Airdrie Stud
Accomplishments: MSW & GSP, $336,580.
KITTERY POINT, 20, Include--Lucy Sims, by Northjet (Ire)Foal born Feb. 29, a filly by Girvin.
Will be bred back to Mage.
Owned by the Estate of Brereton C. Jones.
Boarded at Airdrie Stud.
Accomplishments: Dam of Sam's Sister (Brother Derek), GISW,$472,710; Sensitive (Divine Park), SW, $245,936.

WEDNESDAY, 20 MARCH 2023

NASHWA RETURNS TO
THE RACES; HER DAM
RETURNS TO FRANKEL

Imad Al Sagar, right, with Nashwa, Hollie Doyle and Ben de Paiva
Racingfotos.com

By Emma BerryWe may bemoan the fact that Flat horses come and go in whatfeels like the blink of an eye, but this season we are fortunate tobe welcoming back not just the Derby winner Auguste Rodin(Ire) but the four best fillies and mares in the world last year:
Liberty Island (Jpn), Inspiral (GB), Emily Upjohn (GB) and Nashwa(GB). The last three named are all trained at John and Thady
Gosden's Clarehaven Stables and both Emily Upjohn andNashwa will make their return to the track next weekend in
Dubai.
For three seasons now, Nashwa, a daughter of Frankel (GB)and the Group 1-placed and Listed winner Princess Loulou (GB)(Pivotal {GB}), has been the pride of her owner Imad Al Sagar's
Blue Diamond Stud, becoming his first homebred Classic winner
in the G1 Prix de Diane of 2022 after finishing third in the Oaks.
To that success she added the G1 Nassau S. and G1 Falmouth S.
along with another four Group 1 placings.
Of Nashwa remaining in training at five rather than joining her
mother in the broodmare band, Al Sagar says, "It was a difficult
decision, but I think that a filly of that calibre is entitled to haveanother chance as a five-year-old. Especially as, when you goback through the family, they thrive with age.@ Cont. p3

SPACE TRAVELLER AND SANDS OF MALIRELOCATED TO STARFIELD STUD
Exciting young sires Space Traveller (GB) and Sands Of Mali
(Fr) have been transferred from Ballyhane Stud to Micheal
Orlandi's Starfield Stud for the remainder of the 2024 breeding
season.
A statement released by Dullingham Park on Tuesday read,"Due to unforeseen circumstances, Space Traveller and Sands Of
Mali, formerly at Ballyhane Stud, have been relocated to standthe remainder of the 2024 season at Micheal Orlandi's Starfield
Stud in Mullingar [County Westmeath].
"Space Traveller is in his second season covering and reportsof his first foals are exceptional. His fee remains at i6,500.
Sands Of Mali has his first crop of runners this year and his fee
remains at i5,000."
Cont. p5

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYBREEDING DIGEST: PUTTING THE 'RUN' INTO
'VRON'
Chris McGrath pays accolades to tough gelding The Chosen Vron
(Vronsky), who has now won 16 of his 21 starts.

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Adrian Keatley's Ballymount Boy (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) is showing all of theright signs as he embarks on his 3-year-old season.

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LADY OF SPAIN REMAINS UNDEFEATED

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The Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) filly took her record to a perfect two-for-two
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Nashwa & Blue Diamond Cont. from p1
He says, AI think she will be competitive at five. She is a very
good traveller and very straightforward. Horses like this don'tcome around every day, that's for sure."He adds of her progress towards the G1 Dubai Turf on
Saturday, March 30, "She didn't stop over the winter; she wastrotting just to keep her weight and a level of fitness. She hadsome very tough races at the end of the season, especially the
Juddmonte and the Irish Champion and the Queen Elizabeth II,
so she was entitled to have a break. Now, we are very happy
about her physical condition and fitness."
Princess Loulou, whose first foal, the seven-year-old Louganini(GB) (Zoffany {Ire}), recently won his fourth race in Saudi Arabia
having already won three in the UK, is now back in foal toFrankel. Her three-year-old, by Al Sagar's homebred Group
1-winning stallion Decorated Knight (GB), is named Mesmerising(GB) and, like the mare's two-year-old colt by Dubawi (Ire), is
also in training at Clarehaven.
"The Dubawi two-year-old half-brother is cantering and we'revery excited to see his progress. He's a very correct horse andgorgeous. John knows the family and he has done very well with
Nashwa so we don't need to fix something that is working," says
the breeder.
Al Sagar has already celebrated a winner this year. Last week,

WEDNESDAY • 20 MARCH 2023

the four-year-old Intinso (GB) (Siyouni {Ire}) returned to thetrack for the first time since August to score emphatically at
Wolverhampton.
"Intinso was a big disappointment last year with a number ofphysical issues but that is all behind us," he says. "John andThady Gosden have done tremendously with him. He showed
great signs of ability last year and was entered in the Guineas,
the Dante and the Derby but he didn't live up to expectations.
His last run was very promising after 206 days off and, with thephysical changes that he has made, he is now a very strong
animal and I am very excited about him for this year."Intinso's dam, the homebred Rose Of Miracles (GB) (Dalakhani{Ire}), is out of Neartica (Fr) (Sadler's Wells), a half-sister to thegreat Goldikova (Ire) and, with a foal by No Nay Never on theway she is booked to Pinatubo (Ire) this year.
Princess Loulou is not the only visitor to Frankel from Blue
Diamond Stud, which is also sending the 10-year-old Tisa River(Ire) (Equiano {Fr}), the half-sister to Group/Grade 1 winners toOrder Of Australia (Ire), Iridessa (Ire) and Santa Barbara (Ire), as
well as Abscond.
"She is a Blame filly that we purchased in America last year,"says Al Sagar of the GI Natalma S. winner Abscond. "She has justfoaled a colt by Not This Time and she is visiting Frankel thisyear." Cont. p4

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 8 • THETDN.COM

Nashwa & Blue Diamond Cont.
When the breeder names a mare Blue Diamond (Ire) it is easy
to guess that she is rather special, and that is indeed the casewhen it comes to the full-sister to Decorated Knight. By Galileo,
her dam is Pearling (Storm Cat), a full-sister to Giant's Causeway
and the celebrated matriarch You'resothrilling.
"She was covered three days ago by Siyouni," says Al Sagar of
the six-year-old mare. "Her first foal, a yearling colt, is also by
Siyouni. She was in foal to Dubawi but unfortunately the foal
died."

I=m Wonderful and a colt foal by Blame | Jenn Laidlaw

Another of the elite mares on Dubawi's list this year is Zotilla(Ire). "She's a Zamindar mare and the dam of the French
Guineas winner Mangoustine (Fr)," says Al Sagar. "She is alreadyin foal to Dubawi and she has a two-year-old named Sandirella(GB) by his son Too Darn Hot (GB), and we have great
confidence in him."
Among the young stallions on the rise in Britain, Al Sagar cites
Blue Point (Ire) and Havana Grey (GB) as being of particularinterest.
"I have a breeding right in Havana Grey and we are sending
him Breath Of Joy (Ire), who is a very nice Kodiac (GB) mare," headds.
"Then in America there is also a number of young stallions weare keen on. Not This Time is one of them, and I used Bolt d'Oro
on a mare I purchased from Keeneland, Angle Of Attack(Maclean's Music), and I have a beautiful filly from her. We'realso using Juddmonte's first-season stallion Elite Power."Princess Nadia (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a daughter of theGroup 3 winner Princess Noor (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}),is named in honour of Al Sagar's wife and his granddaughter andshe is among the first group of mares to be visiting the Arc winner
Ace Impact (Ire) at Haras de Beaumont this season. Cont. p5

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Dawn Of Hope with her Lope De Vega colt | Jenn Laidlaw

Nashwa & Blue Diamond Cont.
Sophie (GB) (Farhh {GB}), a half-sister to 1,000 Guineas winner
Cachet (Ire), is visiting New Bay (GB). The six-year-old mare has
an Oasis Dream colt foal and a yearling filly by Cachet's sire
Aclaim (Ire).
Another recent purchase, this time from Australia, is theCamelot (GB) mare Countessa (Fr) who hails from a familysynonymous with the Niarchos operation. "Her second dam isthe dam of Alpha Centauri (Ire)," says Al Sagar. "She's a winnerand she is now in foal to Siyouni."
While Al Sagar has long been associated with Blue Diamond
Stud, which operates across two sites just outside Newmarket, adiversification over the last year has seen his purchase of
Stonereath Farm in Kentucky. A recent overview of the matingplans for the America mares was published in the US edition of
TDN.
"We now have 15 mares in America and I'm going there in
early April with Ted Voute, my CEO," he says.
"The theory I am working on is the Roberto bloodline. It hasdone wonders through the years but unfortunately, after Archand Dynaformer, there are only a few living stallions from that
line, such as Blame and Temple City. Blame in particular isproving to be a very good broodmare sire.
"A few days ago I read an article in TDN about him being thebest young broodmare sire in America. I noticed this some years
back and have sent a number of mares to Blame--Star Of Bristol(Speightstown) last year and again this year; I'm Wonderful, aGiant's Causeway mare, has a colt by Blame. This year we aresending Manasarova (More Than Ready) to him. She just foaled
this week to Not The Time. I am trying hard to get fillies fromthe Roberto bloodline."
Floret (Ire), a Galileo (Ire) half-sister to Moonlight Cloud (GB)(Invincible Spirit {Ire}), has blessed the breeder with a longed-for
Blame filly foal and is now heading to Justify.

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He says, "Justify has exploded with that cross of Scat Daddy
and Galileo, on the evidence of City Of Troy, Statuette--youname it. I have two mares going to him this year as we are also
sending Dawn Of Hope (GB) who has recently foaled a colt byLope De Vega (Ire).
"I saw most of the stallions in America and with each visit to
any country--whether it's Ireland, England, France or America--I
make sure to go to see the stallions. That way I can develop
good ideas for our matings plans and decide what mares wewant to send them, that will suit them physically."
Al Sagar is aided in his mating plans by the aforementioned
Ted Voute and also by Nancy Sexton.
"I take the opinion of my team--I am proud of my team, of
their experience and knowledge--and their opinions are highly
regarded by me. Nancy has very deep knowledge when it comesto pedigrees and she has a very good memory of the bloodlines
and the progeny. It is a very difficult process but I make the final
decision," he says.
"Our strategy at Blue Diamond is not numbers. We would liketo have the quality and we are trying to create a proper outcrossfor the stallions that are in our target range. These purchases
are a true demonstration of our thinking."

Sands Of Mali & Space Traveller Cont. from p1
The statement continued, "All enquiries and covering bookings
must be made to Micheal Orlandi - 083 8092299 ormicheal@compasequine.co.uk."

Sands Of Mali has first juveniles this year| Racingfotos.com

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GREENHAM STAKES RETURN AN OPTION
FOR ADRIAN KEATLEY'S BALLYMOUNT BOY

WEDNESDAY • 20 MARCH 2023

2021.
Leopardstown chief Tim Husbands commented, "We aredelighted to welcome Cashel Palace Hotel as the sponsor of the
Derby Trial Stakes. Their support and partnership will add a new
dimension to this event and further enhance the experience forparticipants and spectators alike. We would also like tocongratulate them for their recently received Michelin Star."
The Derby Trial S. was won last year by the Jessica
Harrington-trained Sprewell (Ire). Prior to that, horses like
Sinndar (Ire), Galileo (Ire), High Chaparral (Ire), Yeats (Ire), Dylan
Thomas (Ire) and Fame And Glory (GB) have landed the race.

Adrian Keatley | Tattersalls

Adrian Keatley is exploring the idea of stepping BallymountBoy (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) out in trip this season.
A classy juvenile last year, Ballymount Boy was snapped up
mid-season by Wathnan Racing after he finished second tounbeaten star Vandeek (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) in the G2Richmond S. at Goodwood.
The Greenham S. and the Craven S. have been put forward as
possible targets by Keatley, who reported his charge to be raring
to go for the new season.
Keatley said, "James Doyle is going to come and sit on him next
week and we will finalise plans closer to the time, but theGreenham is a possibility I think, or he could end up going toNewmarket in April."
The trainer added, "He's a fine horse, he looks more like aseven-furlong horse or a miler this year. Last year he was built
like a big, strong, sprinting two-year-old--I think he's leaner thistime around and hopefully he can keep progressing from where
he is now.
"We were happy to finish off the season how we did with him
last year and we're hoping he can pick up where he left off."

CASHEL PALACE HOTEL TO SPONSOR G3
DERBY TRIAL AT LEOPARDSTOWNThe Cashel Palace Hotel has stepped in to sponsor the G3
Derby Trial S. at Leopardstown on Sunday, May 12.
The three-year-old contest, which is run over 10f, has served
as an important stepping stone for many Classic aspirants down
through the years but had been run without a sponsor after
Derrinstown Stud ended its long association with the race in

The G3 Derby Trial has a new sponsor | Leopardstown

FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024:
FRANCEHey Gaman (GB) (New Approach {Ire}), Haras du Taillis
8 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-MAR.BORELY, 1000m, Eagle Gate (Fr)i8,000 Osarus September Yearling Sale 2023
Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Haras deBouquetot
83 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-MAR.BORELY, 1000m, Sissi Imperatrice (Fr)i15,000 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2022; i25,000
RNA Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023
1-MAR.BORELY, 1000m, Young and Proud (Fr)i15,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2023

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Stunning Spirit (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Haras de Beaumont
15 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-MAR.BORELY, 1000m, Pastisse (Fr)
Yafta (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Haras de la Haie Neuve
24 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
1-MAR.BORELY, 1000m, Spanish Rose (Fr)i10,000 RNA Osarus September Yearling Sale 2023

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distance in December, was keen early trapped wide behind theleaders. Reeling in Approval (GB) (Le Havre {Ire}) inside the final
100 yards, the 8-13 favourite asserted to score by a neck. Thedam, who also has the 2-year-old colt Sopran Vivaldi (Ire) (Dark
Angel {Ire}) and a yearling son of Mehmas (Ire), is kin to Dark
Angel=s G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein winner and G1 Queen Anne
S. and G1 Lockinge S. runner-up Real World (Ire) and to the
Listed Cheshire Oaks scorer and G2 May Hill S. runner-up Dubai
Fountain (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). This is also the family of the crackmilers and sires Librettist and Dubai Destination. Sales history:
16,000gns Wlg >21 TADEWE; 40,000gns Ylg >22 TATOCT. Lifetime
Record: 2-2-0-0, $14,673.
O-L Boros, R & S Marchant & Partner; B-Littlejohn Bloodstock
Ltd (IRE); T-Roger Varian.
CONDITIONS RESULT:
3rd-Wolverhampton, ,11,400, 3-19, 3-5yo, 7f 36y (AWT),
1:27.64, st.
ARCTURIAN (IRE) (g, 3, Cotai Glory {GB}--Star of Malta {GB}, by
Kyllachy {GB}) Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $12,449. O-Mr John
Henwood & Miss Sally M Howes; B-Kangyu International Racing(IRE); T-Richard Hughes. *i16,000 Wlg >21 GOFNO1; ,40,000
Ylg >22 GOFFUK.

Romanised | Haras de Bouquetot

OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

HOW THEY FARED
15.05 Compiegne, Mdn, i27,000, 3yo, f, 7fTMontemesola (Fr) (Kingman {GB}), the half-sister to Territories(Ire), was the 5-2 favourite taking on experienced rivals andshaped with distinct promise, making up ground from rear to be
third, beaten a head and a short neck.

Tuesday=s Results:
1st-Wolverhampton, ,11,400, Novice, 3-19, 3yo, 8f 142y
(AWT), 1:49.65, st.
LADY OF SPAIN (IRE) (f, 3, Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}--Navette {Ire},by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), off the mark over this course andTuesday=s Results:
3rd-Compiegne, i27,000, Mdn, 3-19, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:35.75,
hy.
QUALIXIA (GER) (f, 3, Blue Point {Ire}--Quariana {Ger}, by
Lomitas {GB}), runner-up on debut at Dortmund in September,shadowed the early leader. Cajoled to the front approaching the
furlong pole, the 14-5 second favourite stuck to the task gamely
to deny Vivawood (Fr) (Ivawood {Ire}) by a short head. The
winner is currently the last known foal out of the unraced dam,a full-sister to the G3 Prix de Psyche scorer Quilanga (Ger)(Lomitas {GB}) who is in turn the second dam of the Listed
Pipalong S. winner and G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. runner-up
Thunder Beauty (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). The winner shares
her second dam, the G2 German 1000 Guineas scorer Quebrada(Ire) (Devil=s Bag), with the GII Ballston Spa S. and GII Canadian S.
winner Quidura (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and the international star
Spirit Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}). Sales history: i30,000 Ylg >22
BBASEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, i27,500. Video, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-Ecurie Skymarc Farm, Ecurie de Maleissye & P Decouz; BGestut Fahrhof (GER); T-Philippe Decouz.

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For more information, please visit the BSA website.

MIXED ONLINE SALE ANNOUNCED BYBLOODSTOCK SOUTH AFRICA
A dedicated Broodmare, Fillies For Stud & Weanling Online
Auction was announced by Bloodstock South Africa (BSA) on
Tuesday.
The sale will be held from May 7-8, and will carry no entry fee
and no commission will be charged. The closing date for entries
will be Apr. 23. Already scheduled is the BSA May Online
Auction, which will consist of yearlings and horses-in-training. In
2024, the remaining BSA sales are as follows: the July 4 KZN
Yearling Sale in Durban, and the National 2-Year-Old Sale in
Johannesburg on Aug. 22-23.

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