TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A RACETRACK HAVE A PERFECT SAFETY$2.3M INTO MISCHIEF FILLY CANRECORD? DEL MAR IS GETTING CLOSELEADS THE WAY AT
The Week in Review, by Bill Finleyoften been said that, no matter how hard the sport works
KEENELAND SEPTEMBER toIt=sbecomesafer, there will never come a time when there are

Session-topping Hip 92, an Into Mischief filly | Keenelandby Jessica Martini & Christina Bossinakis
The Keeneland September Yearling Sale opened with a packed
pavilion and plenty of bidding from a diverse buying bench
ultimately producing eight seven-figure sales led by a $2.3million daughter of Into Mischief. At the end of the session,
numbers were largely in line with the figures from the opening
session of last year's record-breaking auction.
AWe were all biting our nails a little bit thinking about being
measured up to last year's sale which was so phenomenal,@ said
Keeneland President Shannon Arvin. ABut the numbers werevery similar to last year's numbers.@
In all, 110 yearlings sold Monday for $55,330,000.
Cont. p3

zero fatalities. Unfortunately, that=s probably true. But at the
recently concluded Del Mar meet, not a single horse suffered afatal breakdown during a race. Not once did a horse break a leg,
crumple to the ground and then have to be euthanized behind acurtain blocking the view of a horrified public, the story making
its way into the newspapers or the local news and on to PETA=slist of reasons why horse racing should be banned.
(One horse was injured during a dirt race, had to be operated
on and, five days after the accident, had to be put down due tocomplications. Three horses died during morning training due to
traditional musculoskeletal injuries.)
In a meet where there were plenty of highlights, Arabian
Knight (Uncle Mo) winning the GI Pacific Classic, the brilliant
victory by Tamara (Bolt d=Oro) in the GI Del Mar Debutante, thedominance of jockey Juan Hernandez, nothing was more
important than Del Mar=s safety record. These are the types ofstories racing so badly needs in the midst of so many othertracks having nightmarish meets when it comes to breakdowns
and these are the types of numbers that give you hope othertracks can get their fatality levels down to Del Mar levels.
Cont. p20

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYSEVEN DAYS: THE WEEK IN EUROPEAN RACING
The TDN's Emma Berry recaps all of the past week's
European racing action, including the win by Breeders' Cupbound Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Irish
Champion S. at Leopardstown.

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DEL MAR LEADERS HERNANDEZ AND D'AMATO REPEAT
Jockey Juan Hernandez won his second straight summer meet title
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title out of the last five years.

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Keeneland September, cont. from p1
Maktoum, purchasing the $2.3-million daughter of Into Mischief
The average was $503,000--up just slightly from last year's
from the Gainesway consignment. Shadwell had perenniallyfigure of $500,833. The median dipped 11.11% to $400,000.
been a leading buyer at the auction prior to Sheikh Hamdan's
From 191 catalogued yearlings, 148 went through the ring anddeath in 2021.
38 failed to meet theirAWe are delighted to welcome
reserves for a buy-back rate
her and her whole team back,@ saidof 25.68%. It was 20.83% last
Arvin. AShadwell is about toyear.
embark on an exciting new stage
AIt is really, really good,@
and we love her passion for thesaid Reiley McDonald, whose
sport and the horse. It was an
Eaton Sales sold a $1-million
honor to have her back with us.@son of Into Mischief during
Monday's top 13-priced yearlings
the session. AIt is runningwere purchased by 12 distinct
about 50% outs to buy-backs,
buyers.
but the other 50% are selling
AI think that's very encouraging,@
at 30% above what they
Keeneland Vice President of Sales
would have in the last couple
Tony Lacy said of the diverseof years. The upper end isbuying bench. AIt's unhealthy if you
really good. Where we arehave one or two entities coming inReileyMcDonald|
Keeneland
really going to be tested is thehere and controlling the market. I
middle end and the lower end because that's where I think thethink it's important that people come in here and feel they haveeconomy has been hit. This upper stuff is very strong.@a chance of getting something. Because they are spending quite
Sheikha Hissa made the session-topping bid in the name of thea bit of money and they are able to gain some of the best
Shadwell Racing founded by her late father Sheikh Hamdan Al
bloodstock in the world.@ Cont.

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Keeneland September, cont.
While the buying bench was deep, the stallion ranks were
dominated by yearlings by Into Mischief and Uncle Mo, who
combined to sire all eight of the session's seven-figure offeringsand 11 of the top 13.
The only other sires to make it into the top 13 was Into
Mischief's GI Kentucky Derby-winning son Authentic andConstitution.
Keeneland has made an effort over the last two years to makeits elite Book 1 section an event and officials were gratified by
the large number of onlookers who created a buzz in thepavilion Monday.
AThere was a lot of energy and it was so fun to see all of thepeople here,@ Arvin said.
AThere were many buyers and people participating and thenthere were a lot of people who were just interested in seeing
the sales process. Which was fun to see. We work really hard to
make sure the community understands how important our sales
are as well as our industry. So it was really fun to have so many
people out here.@
Donato Lanni made the session's second-highest bid whengoing to $2 million to acquire a colt by Uncle Mo on behalf of
Amr Zedan.
AThe atmosphere has been amazing,@ Lanni said. AEvery year itgets better and better. There is a lot of quality and you see it
improve every year. It's good to see people happy to get a horse
sold and happy to buy one and doing what they love to do,which is buy horses. There is a lot of passion and a lot of love forthe game. And people are fighting for the horses they love. It's
great to see that.@
In an unintended consequence to the packed pavilion, last
year's leading buyer Mike Repole and his team were briefly shutout of their preferred rows in the pavilion. Cont.

Mike Repole, center, and his team | Keeneland

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The second session of Keeneland September's Book 1 section
Keeneland September, cont.
begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. Book 2 sessions Wednesday andAfter spending some of the session in the first row, the group,
Thursday begin at 11 a.m. Following a dark day Friday, the 12which included Repole, trainer Todd Pletcher, agent Jacob West
day auction continues Saturday at 10 a.m.
and advisor Eddie Rosen, were able to move back to theirtraditional middle rows andended the session with 11
Into Mischief Fillypurchases for $3.945 million.
Sparks 'Joy' for
Leading the way was a colt by
Quality Road colt (hip 144)
Aboughazale
purchased for $725,000. Repole
In the horse racing business,
was the session's leading buyer.
the passing years often equate to
While Repole and Vinnie Violaa steady stream of blood, sweat
partnered to be leading buyers
and tears that, if one is amongin 2022, Repole partnered on
the fortunate, may culminate injust one of the 11 yearlings
dividends by virtue of the hardpurchased Monday, spending
earned experience. International$600,000 on a colt by Tapit (hipEquities Holding's Oussama96) acquired with Spendthrift
Aboughazale appears to havePartners. Viola's St Elias Stables
found the golden track, however,
was not on the results sheet
Gainesway's Brian Graves | Keeneland
culminating with a filly (Hip 92)
Monday.
by Into Mischief that realized aGainesway was the session's leading consignor with 12
session-topping $2.3 million from Shadwell on Day 1 atyearlings sold for $9,610,000. In addition to the session topper,
Keeneland September. Cont.
the farm also consigned two other million-dollar yearlings.

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Into Mischief filly, cont.
He continued, AI put a good [reserve] on her, but I would have
The filly was consigned by Gainesway, that sold 12 head
been sad if she actually sold for that price because I [would
Monday, including a trio over seven figures, leading allhave] wanted to keep her.@consignors with $9.6 million in
Of the buyers, he said, AI wish
gross receipts.
the best of luck to Sheikha Hissa.
Gainesway's Brian Graves said,[Sheikh Hamdan], God bless his
AI honestly thought she would
soul, he was a good customer ofbring every bit of $1.5 [million].
mine because he bought horses
She=s a top physical. She was one
from us. So that makes me feel aof the best-looking yearlings I
little bit better [to let her go].@saw this year. We thought that
In addition to Monday's
could happen. From the firstsession topper, Shadwell also
time you looked at that filly, youpurchased Hip 20, a filly by
thought that could happen. It=s a
Uncle Mo out of Grade I winnerpleasant surprise but not
Angela Renee (Bernardini) forshocking.@$750,000. She was consigned by
Only moments after the gavel
Taylor Made.
fell, Aboughazale, situated out
Shadwell Farm manager
back, remained visibly moved by
Hip 92 | Keeneland
Johnny Smith, added, AWe havethe recent events.
the sister [$1-million KEESEP graduate Zainalarab, by War Front]
AThat was satisfying but I have conflicting feelings,@ heso we are excited to have purchased this filly as well. Sheikha
admitted. AI am happy we sold her at this price, but I am sad
Hissa is happy to be here and we expect to be active again
because she is a queen. She is the best thing we've ever bred in
tomorrow.@ Cont.
many years.@

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Fit for a Queen...
The Feb. 20 session-topping filly is out of Grade III scorer
Delightful Joy (Tapit), a $105,000 OBSAPR purchase by Bradley
Thoroughbreds, who was later picked up for $700,000 by
Aboughazale at Keeneland January in 2017.
As a broodmare, the mare realized a quick return with
Zainalarab at Keeneland September in 2019. Only two years
later, the operation sold Window Shopping (American Pharoah)-a $700,000 buy for agent Steve Young--that would go on to win
this year's GII Summertime Oaks. Out of GSW and GISP Graeme
Six (Graeme Hall), Delightful Joy is a half-sister to GSW Cali Star(Street Cry {Ire}) and stakes winner Seymourdini (Bernardini).
AThe dam is a lovely mare that has a lot of class,@ Aboughazale
continued. AAnd she is producing very nice horses.
AThank God for us, she is very straightforward and is producing
very beautiful babies.@
The operation is selling a total of 16 yearlings at Keeneland thisyear, including seven head in Book 1.
Anatomy of Success...
Relatively speaking, Aboughazale has developed a mostenviable broodmare band in a fraction of the time that manyothers have taken to assemble their own band stateside. The
native of Jerusalem spent much of his youth surrounded byhorses, albeit of a different color. While Arabians occupied muchof his initial connection to the horse, Thoroughbreds became his
primary passion following a visit to Kentucky a quarter of acentury ago. Bitten by the bug, he purchased the former
Belvedere Farm in 2016, and it didn't take long for him to realize
two important milestones: selling his first million-dollar yearlingin 2019 and breeding his first Grade I winner, courtesy of 2020
Del Mar Debutante S. heroine Princess Noor (Not This Time).
Aboughazale also enjoyed some of his earliest successes with ahorse he bred, Protonico (Giant's Causeway), a four-time gradedstakes winner and dual Grade I-placed for Todd Pletcher in
2014-16.
AWe are evolving all the time because [bloodstock manager]
Frances [Relihan] is very strict,@ he said. AShe cuts from thebottom, and I don't look at the prices that we sell the mares forbecause it makes me upset. But we're always trying to improve[the broodmare band]. We're trying to develop next
generations. That's important to us.@ @CbossTDN

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Lanni Signs for $2-Million Uncle Mo Colt
With three-quarters of Monday's yearlings having alreadygone through the ring, the temperature skyrocketed with astring of seven-figure yearlings in rapid succession. Earning thedistinction as the top-priced colt of the day, a yearling by Uncle
Mo realized a $2-million final bid from agent Donato Lanni,
bidding on behalf of Amr Zedan.
AHe is beautiful Uncle Mo and the boss loved him,@ explained
Lanni. AZedan [Racing] and Bob [Baffert] have been very luckywith that sire.@
Uncle Mo is the sire of Zedan's 'TDN Rising Star' Arabian
Knight, wire-to-wire winner of the GI FanDuel Racing PacificClassic.
He added, "Bob loved him as soon as he saw him. He is abeautiful horse so we were happy to get him.@

Donato Lanni and Bob Baffert | Keeneland

Consigned by Runnymede Farm, Hip 154 is out of Helena Bay(GB) (Johannesburg), the dam of GI Pacific Classic winnerCollected (City Zip), who was also trained by Baffert.
Additionally, the mare produced Helena's Triomphe (Arch),herself responsible for SW Artilena (Artie Schiller).
The colt was bred by a partnership of Runnymede Farm, Peter
Callahan and Three Chimneys Farm.
Clearly overjoyed with selling the day's second-highest priced
yearling, Runnymede's Romain Malhouitre said, AImagine sellingyour horse for $2 million, there=s no words for that. The horse
has been awesome since he arrived on Thursday. He showedvery well. We knew we had plenty of interest, but you neverknow. So, we are delighted that everybody believed in the horse
and the breeders and the land.
AA few people told us that he was one of the best colts of thesale for day one. And we thought we had a good horse and they
told us. But, you know, they won=t tell you what they are willingto spend.@--@CbossTDN

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said Winchell. AWe=re the lucky or unlucky ones to be the lastones with our hand up. Dr. Lambert, with Equine Analysis, loved
him and that=s all I needed to hear.@No stranger to the winner's circle these days, owner Ron
Regarding the obvious appeal of the pedigree, Winchell
Winchell parlayed some of thoseqipped, ADo I need to say
winnings into new blood,
anything about Into Mischief?@
extending to $1.4 million for Hip
According to Winchell, the145, a colt by Into Mischief.
colt will go to team Steve
Consigned by John Sikura's Hill
Asmussen.
'n' Dale at Xalapa, who also bred
Offered with this foal in utero
the colt in partnership with Matt
at Fasig-Tipton November in
Dorman, the Feb. 10 foal is out of
2021, Guarana was purchased
the Ghostzapper mare Guarana, a
by Hill 'n' Dale for $4.4 million.
'TDN Rising Star' who earned
AIt=s a great result for a greatover $1 million, annexing a trio of
mare,@ affirmed Sikura. AInto
Grade I stakes during two seasons
Mischiefs are obviously magicalon the track. Guarana is a half tohorses. No matter the sire, you
SW Beatbox (Pioneerof the Nile)
have to meet the scrutiny ofand Grade II-placed Magic Dancethe buyers at the upper end.
(More Than Ready). The colt's
Ron Winchell and David Fiske | Keeneland
The horse moved very well. Has
third dam is GI Breeders' Cup
a lot of bone, looks sound. One
Distaff heroine Pleasant Home (Seeking the Gold), a sister toof the astute guys in the business who has had great success
MGSW and GISP Country Hideaway.
bought him. I hope this is his next big horse. We=re excited andAObviously, he is the first foal out of an amazing racemare,@happy.@--@CbossTDN

Winchell Comes Out Swinging for Into
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AI love Lexington,@ he said. AThis is the first time I've been here.
I am getting into the racing thing and enjoying it a lot.@
Chuck Sonson partnered with West Point Thoroughbreds to
Hip 94 is out of Diva Delite (Repent), who is the dam ofpurchase his first yearlings last month at the Fasig-Tipton
champion Midnight Bisou (Midnight Lute) and this year's GIII
Saratoga sale and got back into
Indiana Derby and GI Toyota Bluethe action Monday at
Grass S. and GI H. Allen Jerkens S.
Keeneland, going to $1.35
runner-up Verifying (Justify). The
million to acquire a colt byyearling was bred by Hunter
Uncle Mo (hip 94) inValley Farm and David Fennelly's
partnership with Woodford
Mountmellick Farm, which
and West Point.
purchased the mare for $1.2
AWe have a partnership thatmillion while she was carrying
is killer,@ Sonson said as West
Verifying at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton
Point's Terry Finley signed theNovember sale.
ticket on the youngster. AWe
AI am absolutely delighted,@
think this colt is going to be a
Fennelly said of the result. AHe
big winner. So we are very
was a stunning individual. And of
excited about him. We
course, his family speaks forpurchased six at Saratoga anditself.@
we are looking to fill the barn
Chuck Sonson | Keeneland
Hunter Valley and Mountmellick
up the rest of the way.@
sold Verifying for $775,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September
Sonson's purchases at Saratoga were led by a colt by Twirlingsale.
Candy (hip 140) acquired for $1 million.
In foal to Gun Runner, Diva Delite RNA'd for $775,000 at last
Sonson, who owns an aviation company, was enjoying his first
year's Keeneland November sale. Cont.
trip to Lexington.

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Sonson, cont.
AShe has a Gun Runner by her side and we decided not tobreed her this year and give her a break,@ Fennelly said. AWe willcatch her early next year.@ @JessMartiniTDN

Uncle Mo Colt a Score for Christophersons
When Neal and Pam Christopherson's Bar-C Racing Stables
sold a filly by Uncle Mo for $700,000 at the 2021 Keeneland
September sale, the Oregon-based operation quickly reinvested
the proceeds to purchase the unraced Forever for Now (WarFront) in foal to the Coolmore stallion for $210,000 at that year's
Keeneland November sale. The Christophersons were rewarded
again when the mare's Uncle Mo yearling (hip 130) sold to M.V.
Magnier for $1.35 million at Keeneland Monday.
AHe was a very pretty, beautiful-moving colt,@ John Penn,
whose Penn Sales consigned the yearling on behalf of Bar C
Racing Stables, said. AIf he can run, he will make a stallion. He
was born a smaller version of what he is. All we did was not getin his way.@
While Penn wasn't involved in the purchase of Forever for
Now, who is a half to group-placed Carlisle Bay (Galileo {Ire}), he
explained of the Christophersons, AThey sold an Uncle Mo
previously for a lot of money and needed to buy a mare andthey bought this mare in foal to him.@

Hip 130 | Keeneland

He continued, ARight now [the Christophersons have] twomares at my place and I think they have several in Oregon.@
Penn Sales was making a rare Book 1 appearance Monday at
Keeneland and was enjoying its first seven-figure sale.
AWhen you have a horse like this, it moves you up,@ Penn said.
AHe would have moved anyone up. We are normally in the
middle, but Keeneland was good enough to allow us to compete
when we had the horse that would do it. And that's special.@

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started. It was a little north of what we thought. There was a lotof drama leading up. There are always a lot of people withdifferent opinions. It worked out on the pleasant side.@
He continued, AAs an individual
the horse, he was drop-deadgorgeous and by the right sireand out of a Grade I winner--ayoung mare who wasprecocious.@
The Mar. 31 foal is out ofAmerican Gal (Concord Point), a
full-sister to SW and MGSP
Americanize, who garnered justA 'Grand' Day 1 at
a tick under $1 million on the
KEESEPrace track courtesy of five wins,
It didn't take long during theheaded by the GI Longines Test
opening session of this year's
S. and GI Humana Distaff S. This
Keeneland September Sale forrepresents the extended family
things to hit full tilt with the saleHip 18 | Keenelandof dual Grade I winner Seventhof the first seven-figure yearling
Street (Street Cry {Ire}) and G1
on the afternoon. A member of the Gainesway consignment, Hip Golden Shaheen victor Reynaldothewizard (Speightstown).
18, a colt by Into Mischief, realized $1.1 million from Robert
The bay was bred by Mandy Pope's Whisper Hill Farm, whoClay, bidding on behalf of Grandview Equine.
secured dam American Gal from the Hill 'n' Dale draft for $3
Gainesway's Brian Graves said, AThat=s a good way to getmillion at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale in 2018. Cont.
Uncle Mo colt, cont.
Magnier was making his first purchase of the Keeneland salewith hip 130.
AHe is a very nice horse,@
Magnier said. A[Longtime
Coolmore adviser] Paul
Shanahan really liked him when
he saw him the other day. He isa nice athletic horse. He will stayhere [in the U.S.] for the time
being.@ @JessMartiniTDN

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Into Mischief colt, cont.
AThere were a lot of top people on the horse and we thought
something like that might happen,@ said Graves. AIt=s good to see
Mandy Pope selling million-dollar horses.@
The first foal to sell out of the 9-year-old mare was a colt byCurlin, who brought $500,000 at this venue last season. A family
obviously replete with money, granddam GSP American Story(Ghostzapper) also made headlines in the sales ring, realizing$2.2 million at Fasig-Tipton November in 2017. An Into Mischief
filly out of American Story (Hip 19) brought $575,000 shortly
after American Gal's colt exited the ring.
AHe is a really nice colt out of a great family,@ Clay said,
explaining the decision to extend on the colt. AHe went forplenty of money, but he really checked all the boxes for us.@
And the yearling is exactly the type of horse that fits theGrandview program.
AWe're looking for balance and athletic horses,@ Clay said.
AHe's a picture.@
During Monday's session, Grandview also purchased Hip 35, a
colt by Nyquist who bought $400,000.
When asked about the overall market thus far, Clay added, "I
think the energy here is great. And I think it'll get stronger as thesale goes on. There are a lot of people here and plenty of moneyaround. And that's the result of a really good catalogue."In 2013, Clay sold Three Chimneys to Goncalo
Borges-Torrealba before returning five years later under theGrandview banner, for which he is the general partner andmanager.
Despite its relatively recent appearance on the scene,
Grandview has enjoyed a banner year in 2023 with thisseason's Kentucky Derby champion Mage (Good Magic).-@CbossTDN

Stewart Stocking Up
John Stewart, who made his first racehorse purchase at the
September sale last year, came back to the auction in a big way
Monday, ultimately purchasing seven yearlings. Stewart, thefounder and managing partner at MiddleGround Capital, madehis biggest purchase when going to $1 million for a colt by Into
Mischief (hip 147) consigned by Eaton Sales. Out of Halo Humor(Distorted Humor), the bay is a full-brother to Practical Joke.
APractical Joke has come on massively this year,@ agent Gavin
O'Connor said. AHe's just come out with so many good horses-Practical Move and Ways and Means was second in the GI
Spinaway S. a couple of weeks ago. He's had some really
impressive winners. Into Mischief is a sire of sires, we got one
earlier, we loved him and we loved this horse physically as well.
We have a superstar colt that if he goes on to the top level, it's ahuge opportunity.@ Cont.

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John Stewart, cont.

Hip 147 | KeenelandOnce O'Connor was done extolling the yearling's virtues,
Stewart asked, ANow, do you want the true story?
AThe true story was this horse wasn't on the list,@ Stewart
admitted. AAnd Gavin was shipping our other horses and I texted
him and said, 'Gavin, I just bought Practical Joke's brother for $1
million.'@Bred by SF Bloodstock and Tuscany Bloodstock, hip 147 waspurchased by Clover Leaf Stables for $350,000 at last year's
Fasig-Tipton November sale.
Stewart, alongside agent O'Connor and manager Chelsey
Stone, had already acquired a son of Into Mischief earlier in thesession when going to $800,000 to acquire hip 83.
AJust from the moment I saw him, I thought he was an amazing
representation of the stallion,@ O'Connor said of that yearling.
AThe one word I wrote down on the page was 'wow.' I have seen
so many Into Mischiefs and there are one or two that reallystand out like he did and you just know that they are a 'wow'
horse. That price indicates the wow I felt at the time.@
The colt, consigned by Clearsky Farms, is out of graded winner
Daisy (Blame) and is a half-brother to multiple stakes winner
Botanical (Medaglia d'Oro).
AHe looks like he has a stallion's pedigree,@ O'Connor said.
AHe's a great big physical. We will be looking for an exciting
future for him going into racing. He will most likely go to Michael
McCarthy. We will keep him here in Kentucky with options to go
west. We will keep open our channels to the Northeast andFlorida, so we will have plenty of options.@
In addition to his two sons of Into Mischief, Stewart alsopurchased a colt by Constitution (hip 135) for $850,000; a colt
by Curlin (hip 49) for $650,000; a filly by Uncle Mo (hip 45) for$350,000; a filly by American Pharoah (hip 129) for $350,000;
and a colt by Omaha Beach (hip 177) for $350,000. Cont.

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John Stewart, cont.
AWe are starting our own farm,@ he said. AWe have a few moreon the agenda. I have the easy part. Gavin and Chelsey do all the
research. And I just buy them. We knew exactly what we werecoming here for and what we would be leaving here with.@

TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

my ex wouldn't let me get involved. We got divorced, so I got
into horse racing.@
Last year, Stewart purchased Shiloh's Mistress (Vino Rosso) for$235,000.
Of his determined bidding style, Stewart said, AI'm not abidder. I'm a buyer. Once I decide I'm going to buy a horse, I'mbuying it. We are just trying to put bullets in the chamberbecause you got to have a lot of reps to potentially to get ahorse in the Derby and that's what we are going to try to do.@He added, AI do this everywhere I go. I was in Pebble Beach tobuy a car and I bought 12. I don=t do anything halfway.@@JessMartiniTDN

Curlin Colt a Sharp Purchase

Gavin O'Connor, John Stewart, and Chelsey Stone | Keeneland

Of his involvement in racing, Stewart said, AWe bought our first
filly here last year. I've been in Lexington for a long time and I've
always wanted to get involved in the sport. I was married andGeorge Sharp admitted he thought it was a bargain when hepurchased a full-brother to GI Florida Derby winner Known
Agenda (Curlin) for $280,000 at the Keeneland January Horsesof All Ages Sale earlier this year. He was proven right when the
yearling returned to the Keeneland sales ring Monday as hip 49
and sold for $650,000 to Gavin O'Connor, agent for John
Stewart.
AThe plan was to resell if I got the right amount of money,@
Sharp said. AAnd I got the right amount of money. I can't
complain about 120% in eight months.@ Cont.

$750k

His biggest-priced
yearling. From his best-bred
crop. In a year of phenomenal success,from Saratoga to Royal Ascot. His brand ofspectacular speed – it knows no borders.

Nyquist:welcome to his world...
Just imagine.

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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

George Sharp, cont.
The yearling, who was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency,
is out of Byrama (GB) (Byron).
Of the colt's appeal in January, Sharp said, AObviously, thepedigree was outstanding. Curlins are probably the hottest
things out there. He looks exactly like his brother--a 95% twin.
At $280,000, I thought it was a steal. I was prepared to go to$400,000.@
Since January, the yearling, Ahas matured a ton and he still hassome maturing to do,@ Sharp said. ABut he's grown. In the last six
weeks, he's really come into himself. He is still a little immature.
He has to get his mind a little straighter, but I would have noproblem holding on to him.@
Sharp campaigns the likes of multiple stakes winner Front Run
the Fed (Fed Biz), but admitted he had no problem letting theyearling sell Monday.
ANo regrets,@ he said. AI never regret making money.@@JessMartiniTDN

KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALEMONDAY’S TOP 10 FILLIESHIP SIRE | DAM

PRICE ($)

92

2,300,000

Into Mischief--Delightful Joy
Breeder: International Equities Holding (KY)
Consignor: Gainesway, Agent XXXIII
Buyer: Shadwell Racing LLC

189 Uncle Mo--Lady Pauline
900,000
Breeder: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY)
Consignor: Denali Stud, Agent for Stonestreet Bred/Raised
Purchaser: Douglas Scharbauer
20

31

Uncle Mo--Angela Renee
750,000
Breeder: Don Alberto Corporation (KY)
Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent CLXII
Purchaser: Shadwell Racing LLC
Nyquist--Believe You Can
Breeder: Brereton C Jones (KY)
Consignor: Airdie Stud Raised and Offered
Buyer: Lanigan/Durcan, agent for Cindy Heider

750,000

133 Justify--Gaels Win
Breeder: Cove Springs (KY)
Consignor: Four Star Sales, Agent
Purchaser: Douglas Scharbauer

700,000

136 Into Mischief--Girl Daddy
700,000
Breeder: Albaugh Family Stables (KY)
Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent XXX
Purchaser: BSW/Crow
156 Quality Road--Hot CashBreeder: Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY)
Consignor: Denali Stud, Agent XLI
Purchaser: Skara Glen Stables

675,00053

650,000

Speightstown--Caper
Breeder: Alexander-Groves Thoroughbreds (KY)
Consignor: Gainesway, Agent XX
Purchaser: Steven W Young, agent

139 Medaglia d'Oro--Goiaba
650,000
Breeder: Bonne Chance Farm (KY)
Consignor: Gainesway, Agent for Bonne Chance Farm LLC
Purchaser: Elliott/McElroy, Agent for AMO Racing USA

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Kingman (GB)--Could It Be Love
625,000
Breeder: Coolmore (Ire)Consignor: Hunter Valley Farm, Agent
Purchaser: Case Clay Thoroughbred Management, AgentMONDAY’S TOP 12 COLTS

HIP SIRE | DAM

PRICE ($)

154 Uncle Mo--Helena Bay (GB)2,000,000
Breeder: Runnymede Farm, Peter J Callahan &Three Chimneys Farm (KY)
Consignor: Runnymede Farm LLC, Agent
Purchaser: Donato Lanni, Agent for Zedan Racing

18

Into Mischief--American Gal
Breeder: Whisper Hill Farm (KY)
Consignor: Gainesway, Agent XL
Purchaser: Grandview Equine

1,100,000

147 Into Mischief--Halo Humor
1,000,000($350,00 Wlg '22 FTKNOV)
Breeder: SF Bloodstock & Tuscany Bloodstock (KY)
Consignor: Eaton Sales, Agent
Buyer: John Stewart
148 Uncle Mo--Hang a Star($425,000 in utero '21 FTKNOV)
Breeder: Newstead Corp (KY)
Consignor: Eaton Sales, Agent
Purchaser: Talla Racing/Kim Lloyd, Agent

900,000

168 Authentic--Inspired
900,000
Breeder: Peter E Blum Thoroughbreds (KY)
Consignor: Bridie Harrison, Agent for Peter E Blum
Thoroughbreds
Purchaser: BC Stables LLC
110 Into Mischief--Enchanted Ghost
850,000
Breeder: Aaron & Marie Jones (KY)
Consignor: Taylor Made Sales Agency, Agent for Aaron &Marie Jones
Purchaser: Eclipse TB/Walmac/Bridlewood/LaPenta

Hip 154 | Keeneland

162 Into Mischief--I'll Take Charge
Breeder: Whisper Hill Farm (KY)
Consignor: Gainesway, Agent XL
Purchaser: Jersey City Destroyers Stable

1,700,000

145 Into Mischief--Guarana
1,400,000($4,400,000 in utero '21 FTKNOV)
Breeder: Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings & Matt Dorman (KY)
Consignor: Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, Agent
Purchaser: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
94

Uncle Mo--Diva Delite
1,350,000
Breeder: Hunter Valley & Mountmellick Farm (KY)
Consignor: Hunter Valley Farm, Agent
Buyer: Sonson, Woodford, West Point, LEB, Agent

130 Uncle Mo--Forever for Now
1,350,000($210,000 in utero '21 KEENOV)
Breeder: Bar C Racing Stables (KY)
Consignor: Penn Sales, Agent for Bar C Racing Stables
Purchaser: MV Magnier

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135 Constitution--Gifting
850,000
Breeder: Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings & Stretch Run
Ventures (KY)
Consignor: Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, Agent
Purchaser: John Stewart
83

Into Mischief--Daisy
800,000
Breeder: Clearsky Farms (KY)
Consignor: Clearsky Farms, Agent I
Purchaser: Gavin O'Connor, Agent for John Stewart

KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLINGSSESSION TOTALS$ Catalogued$ No. Offered$ No. Sold
$ RNAs
$ % RNAs$ No. $1m+
$ No. $500K+$ High Price$ Gross$ Average (% change)$ Median (% change)

2023
191
148
110
38
25.7%
8
45
$2,300,000$55,330,000$503,000 (+0.43%)$400,000 (-11.1%)

2022
183
144
114
30
20.8%
9
48
$2,500,000$57,095,000$500,833$450,000

KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLINGS
Hip Sex Sire
Dam
Price ($)
13 filly Practical Joke
Advance Party
575,000
B-Alexander-Groves Thoroughbreds (KY)
Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent
Purchased by Greg Tramontin
This Jan. 19 foal, from the family of Arch and Covfefe, waspurchased by Rascal Bloodstock for $115,000 at last year's
Keeneland November Sale.
41

colt Quality Road
Borealis Night
500,000
B-Corser Thoroughbreds (KY)
Consigned by Terrazas Thoroughbreds, agt. for Corser TBs
Purchased by Belladonna Racing VI, Cherie DeVaux, agent
Corser Thoroughbreds acquired Borealis Night (Astrology) for$285,000 in foal to Uncle Mo at KEENOV in 2019. They sold theresulting colt to Scott and Evan Dilworth for $250,000 at thissale two years ago and have since benefitted from the successof 'TDN Rising Star' Arabian Knight, who was last seen winning
the GI Pacific Classic.
99

filly Quality Road
Dothraki Sea
500,000
B-Band of Brothers (KY)
Consigned by Lane's End, Agent
Purchased by Klaravich Stable
Band of Brothers gave $560,000 for Dothraki Sea in foal toConstitution at KEENOV in 2020 and got well into the blackwhen the colt the mare was carrying fetched $1.25 million at
Fasig-Tipton Saratoga last summer.
106 colt Street Sense
Elude
500,000
B-International Equities Holding (KY)
Consigned by Gainesway, Agent XXIII
Purchased by Colts Neck Stable
This full-brother to 'TDN Rising Star' and GSW First Mission
was purchased in utero by International Equities Holding for$105,000 at the 2022 Keeneland January Sale.

Hip 145 | Keeneland

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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

133 filly Justify

Gaels Win
700,000
B-Cove Springs (KY)
Consigned by Four Star Sales, Agent
Purchased by Douglas Scharbauer
Cove Springs parted with $375,000 for Gaels Win pregnant toInto Mischief at KEENOV in 2020, but she lost that foal and wassent to this stallion in the spring of 2021.
147 colt Into Mischief
Halo Humor
1,000,000
B-SF Blooodstock & Tuscany Bloodstock (KY)
Consigned by Eaton Sales, agent
Purchased by John Stewart
This full-brother to successful young sire Practical Joke sold toClover Leaf Stables for $350,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton
November Sale.
148 colt Uncle Mo
Hang a Star
900,000
B-Newstead Corp (KY)
Consigned by Eaton Sales, Agent
Purchased by Talla Racing/Kim Lloyd, Agent
On behalf of Newstead Corp, Mike Akers paid $425,000 for
Hang a Star (Tapizar) with this colt in utero at FTKNOV in 2021.
155 colt Munnings
Hit It Rich
525,000
B-Helen C Alexander (KY)
Consigned by Gainesway, Agent XX
Purchased by Donato Lanni, Agent/SF Bloodstock/
Starlight/Madaket
Bidding for noted breeder Helen Alexander, agent Larkin
Armstrong bought Grade III winner Hit It Rich (Smart Strike) for$130,000 carrying this colt at KEENOV in 2021.

$

Heading Monday's session as the leading consignor was
Gainesway, who generated $9,610,000 in revenue with anaverage of $800,833 for 12 head sold.

$

The top 11 yearlings during Monday's session werepurchased by 11 separate buying entities, headed by
Sheikha Hissa's Shadwell, who secured the session topper
for $2.3 million.

$

Two fillies, Hip 92 and Hip 189, were the sole members of
their sex to break into yesterday's top 11. Last year, half ofthe top 10 yearlings were fillies.

$

Of the top 11 sold yesterday, five were sired by Spendthrift
sire Into Mischief while Coolmore's Uncle Mo was also
responsible for five. Authentic was the only other sire to
make it into the top 11.

$

Heading the Day 1 buying bench, West Bloodstock, agent
for Mike Repole, led with 10 purchases individually and
one with Spendthrift Partners, for total expenditures of$3,945,000.

$

While gross was slightly down from last year's $57,095,000(for 114 sold) to $55.33 million this term (110 sold),
average rose to $503,000 from $500,833 one year ago.

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KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE • PINHOOKING TABLETUESDAY • SEPT. 12, 2023

Keeneland September Yearlings
Book 1, Session 2
Hip Sex Pedigree

Price Prev Sale

Buyer/Agent

Current Consignor

213 F

Justify-Lora Padora (Ire)$190,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Cherry Knoll Farm/Peter Pugh Hunter Valley Farm

217 F

Tapit-Luminance$500,000FTK FALL MIX 2022

Don Alberto Corporation

Lane's End

219 F

Munnings-Magic Mischief$230,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Bolter Bloodstock

Woods Edge Farm

222 F

Gun Runner-Mama Yay$625,000FTK FALL MIX 2022

Dell Ennis

Elm Tree Farm

230 F

Uncle Mo-Melody's Spirit$185,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Hoby Kight

Taylor Made Sales

235 F

Gun Runner-Mighty Moon

$425,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Stonehaven Steadings

Stonehaven Steadings

242 F

Candy Ride (Arg)-Mojgan$280,000KEEJAN ALL AGES 2023

En Fuego Stables

Gainesway

244 C

Gun Runner-Money Huntress$490,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Golden Star Farm

Vinery Sales

264 C

Gun Runner-Occasionally$300,000FTK FALL MIX 2022

Golden Star Farm

Vinery Sales

269 C

Tiz the Law-Our Majesty$140,000KEEJAN ALL AGES 2023

Vanny Investments

Woods Edge Farm

278 F

Not This Time-Premura$200,000FTK FALL MIX 2022

Chestnut Valley Farm

Eaton Sales

283 C

Into Mischief-Princess Haya

$550,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Brookstone Farm

St George Sales

288 C

Good Magic-Que Chulo$210,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

J B Bloodstock

Hunter Valley Farm

317 F

McKinzie-Sisterhood$220,000KEEJAN ALL AGES 2023

Cherry Knoll Farm/Peter Pugh Hunter Valley Farm

319 F

Authentic-Smooth Path

$250,000FTK FALL MIX 2022

Cavalier Bloodstock

Woods Edge Farm

321 C

American Pharoah-Snowy Winter$225,000KEEJAN ALL AGES 2023

Odd Fellow's Bloodstock

Paramount Sales

328 C

Uncle Mo-Sotto Voce

$350,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Cherry Knoll Farm/Peter Pugh Hunter Valley Farm

333 C

War Front-Special Thanks$210,000FTKWNT MIX 2023

Kilpatrick

Bluewater Sales

352 C

Not This Time-Swak$290,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Blue Sky Stables

Gainesway

355 C

Candy Ride (Arg)-Sweet Love

$250,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Cavalier Bloodstock

Woods Edge Farm

357 F

Gun Runner-Table Three Ten$400,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

AAA Thoroughbreds

Four Star Sales

379 C

American Pharoah-Trensa$130,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

Larry Howard

Gainesway

389 F

Authentic-Vertical Vision$300,000

KEENOV BRDG 2022

St. Francis

Four Star Sales

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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Week in Review, cont. from p1
The number of fatalities per 1,000 starts dropped to 1.50 for
And the story was much the same in 2022. There was not a
2017. Since, that number has been .79, .62, .28 and .56.
single fatality that occurred during a race that year either.
Depending upon how the case of the horse who died a few days
Officially, Del Mar had two equine deaths in 2022 that wereafter surgery is handled, the 2023 number could be zero.
once again the results of horses being injured in a race only to
The California/Del Mar play book is to have veterinarians
be put down a few days later after attempts to save their lives
examine a horse again and again and again before they are
were unsuccessful. Del Mar has not had a fatality during a race
given the green light to race.
since 2021, when one horse died
AThere are all the veterinarian
during a 2-year-old dirt race.
checks and the things that go
AWe=ve been very fortunate andinto getting a horse ready to go
have put in a lot of hard work,@on race day,@ Rubinstein said.
said Del Mar President Josh
AWith all the vet checks, theRubinstein. AThis is more a
CHRB they=ve been terrific.
California story than just a Del Mar
While we do have our own track
story. The numbers at Santa Anita
vets that oversee morning
have also been very good andtraining and assist with theboth tracks have benefitted fromexams, the majority of the vet
the efforts from the CHRB. The
checks are by the CHRB. Theybiggest thing is there=s clearly
have been terrific to work with
been a culture change and ouras have industry stakeholders
horseman and horsewomen havelike the TOC. It costs more to getreally embraced the reforms
a horse to the races with these
Del Mar | Horsephotos
we=ve implemented, which hasn=t
reforms and checks and for thealways been easy. Without their buy-in we wouldn=t have gotten most part the owners have been very much on board. It reallyto where we are now.@
has been a team effort.@
This was not always the case. Before there was Santa Anita
After 2016, the Del Mar team also realized that vet checks
2019 when 30 horses had to be euthanized over a six-monthalone would not be enough.
period, Del Mar was having some high-profile problems of its
Dennis Moore was brought in to oversee the main track andown. When it took out its synthetic track after the 2014 meet,
John Beggin was hired to oversee the turf course.
the number of fatalities per 1,000 starts jumped from .69 to
AWe believe we have the best in the business in our main track
2.28 But it was not until the 2016 meet where the numbers
superintendent, Dennis Moore, and John Beggin, who handles
went completely south and turned Del Mar into what may havethe turf course,@ Rubinstein said. AThey=ve both done a terrificbeen the deadliest racetrack in the country. During 54 days ofjob. On the main track, Dennis puts in a tremendous amount ofracing, there were 12 fatalities during racing and they occurred
hard work in the off season getting the track ready. Every day,at a rate of 3.01 per 1,000 starts. The national rate was 1.54 perhe=s looking at different levels, compaction levels, moisture
1,000 starts. Worse yet, 11 horses broke down during training
levels. He works to insure the track is dialed in to be consistent,
hours, giving Del Mar 23 total fatalities for the meet that lasted
safe and fair. You talk to the horsemen and overall they are
just 54 days.
extremely pleased with main track and turf course here.@
AYou hate for this to happen anywhere but when something
Most tracks don=t have the resources Del Mar has and can=tlike this happens in California there is a massive spotlight onafford to hire extra veterinarians, expert track superintendents
you, something you don=t want to see. It was difficult. It reallyor to put in such things like PET scans. But that doesn=t mean
forced us to look at every single piece of the racing operation.
they can=t do better. Though the rate of breakdowns in thisWe spent a lot of long days and nights figuring out how we could country is still way too high, Del Mar has proven that no track
improve and get better, starting with 2017. Fortunately, we
should settle for the status quo. They went from one of thehave continued in the right direction.@most dangerous tracks in the country to one of the safest and all
Del Mar management realized that something had to be done
it really took was some effort and determination to solve an
and that if the numbers did not improve that could have aawful problem. They=ve done so well that perfection seems likecataclysmic effect on the sport. Much of the reforms now seen
an attainable goal. Cont.
throughout California, began at Del Mar after the 2016 meet.

Stars of Tomorrow are bred in

KENTUCKY
Kentucky-breds swept the weekend’s
Grade 1 events at Del Mar with TAMARA
winning the Del Mar Debutante (G1) bya romping 6 ¾ lengths on Saturday and
PRINCE OF MONACO prevailing in the
Del Mar Futurity (G1) on Sunday.

TAMARA
Owner: Spendthrift Farm
Breeder: Spendthrift Farm
Trainer: Richard Mandella

PRINCE OF MONACO
F-T SAR ’22 - $950,000
Consignor: Summerfield

Owners: SF Racing, Starlight Racing,
Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables,
Dianne Bashor, Robert Masterson,
Waves Edge Capital, Catherine Donovan,
and Tom Ryan.
Breeder: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings
Trainer: Bob Baffert

FIND YOUR KENTUCKY-BRED AT
THE KEENELAND SEPTEMBER SALENOW THROUGH SEPT. 23

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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

At Gulfstream, Playing the Name Game
You might have noticed that trainer Jose Di Angelo won bothdivisions of the Florida Stallion S. Saturday at Gulfstream, taking
the filly version with Welcome Back (Adios Charlie). Three races
later he won the division for males with a horse named
Bentornato (Valiant Minister). Bentornato means Awelcome
back@ in Italian. The horses are owned by different owners, andthe names are simply a coincidence.
AWith Bentornato, I picked the horse out when he was at ababy sale at OBS (where he was bought for $45,000),@ Di Angelo
explained. AThe owner pinhooked the horse and the guy thatbought him from him returned the horse. That=s why he named
him Bentornato or Welcome Back. The other horse was always
named Welcome Back.@Paramount Prince | Michael Burns

Saratoga Horse of the Meet
Each year Del Mar announced its AHorse of the Meet@, a longstanding tradition that takes place at the conclusion of the meet.
It was Pacific Classic winner Arabian Knight. The voting is
conducted among a panel of experts. How about Saratoga doing
the same thing, bestowing what would be an important honor of
the most outstanding horse at the sports=s most important
meet? My vote would have gone to Casa Creed (Jimmy Creed),but strong cases could have been made for Echo Zulu (Gun
Runner) and Arcangelo (Arrogate). In addition to handing out
the award, how about giving a cash prize to the groom,
hotwalker and exercise rider of the winner. Say $25,000 each,money that can go a long way toward helping the unsung heroesof the backstretch.

PARAMOUNT PRINCE SHOOTS FOR SECONDLEG OF CANADIAN TRIPLE CROWN by Bill Finley
On paper, it looks like 8-5 morning-line favorite ParamountPrince (Society=s Chairman) is the horse to beat in Tuesday=s$400,000 Prince of Wales S. at Fort Erie, the second leg of theCanadian Triple Crown. He=s perfect around two turns and iscoming off a front-running victory in the first leg of the series,
the King=s Plate. And once again, there doesn=t appear to beanother horse in the field who can keep this front-runner honest
early.
But this race always comes with a handicapping conundrum.
How do you pick the winner in a dirt race when not one of the
11 starters has ever won a race over that surface? Most havedone their running at Woodbine over the turf courses or thesynthetic Tapeta track.
AThat=s what makes the Canadian Triple Crown so unique,@ saidParamount Prince=s trainer, Mark Casse. AThe first race is on
Tapeta, the second is on the dirt and they finish up on the grassin the Breeders= Stakes. We had him all winter at our training
center in Ocala and he trained extremely well over the dirt
there. I=d be kind of shocked if he didn=t handle the dirt. But you
never know.@
According to the figures provided by Thoro-Graph, theoffspring of Society=s Chairman win 16% on the time on dirt andjust 13% of the time on synthetic.
Casse has won the Queen=s Plate/King=s Plate three times, thePrince of Wales four times and the Breeders= Stakes twice. But
he has yet to sweep a Canadian Triple Crown, something nohorse has done since Wando (Langfuhr) in 2003. The series took
a bit of a hit the last two years when the winners of the Queen=sPlate skipped the Prince of Wales. But it looks like the Prince ofWales has rebounded. The 12-horse field is the biggest in 21
years and most of the top Canadian-bred 3-year-old males will
be in the race.
Looking to win the Prince of Wales for the fifth time, Casse hasevery reason to be confident. Paramount Prince, who will be
ridden by Patrick Husbands, looks like an improving horse whoflourished once sent around two turns. After three straightlosses sprinting, he wired the field in the Plate Trial before doing
the same in the King=s Plate.
AEarly on I was very disappointed in him,@ Casse said. AThis
winter I kept saying this is a good horse. The first time I ran him I
told (owner) Gary (Barber) that I didn=t think he=d get beat. But
he disappointed me. He trained great coming into his second
race and didn=t win either. I think he wants to you to grab him
and get into a rhythm. He doesn=t do that sprinting.@
Casse has also entered Stayhonor Goodside (Honor Code),
who is 10-1 in the morning line and was kept out of the King=sPlate. Cont.

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Prince of Wales preview, cont.
AI kind of pointed that horse to this race because I thought he
has a good dirt pedigree,@ Casse said. ABut we=re all guessing.@
Trainer Michael DePaulo will send out a pair in 4-1 second
choice Stanley House (Army Mule) and Cook Kiss (Kantharos).
Cook Kiss is one of only two horses in the field that has started
on the dirt. He finished second in a dirt allowance in July at
Gulfstream. Stanley House was third in the King=s Plate, beaten
three lengths, and never threatened the winner. Both horses
will wear blinkers for the first time.
AWe=re hoping somebody goes after Paramount Prince at somepoint. But you never know,@ DePaulo said. APatrick is a cagey
rider and might not go to the lead. The Society=s Chairmans ingeneral haven=t been real big dirt horses that I=ve seen. But you
never know. I put the blinkers on Stanley because he=s been alittle further than I=d like in most of his races. The other horse,
Cook Kiss, he sometimes looks like he=s goofing around. I
thought blinkers might help. You look at his Ragozin numbers
and they=re way better than his Beyer numbers because he=s
always so wide. He ran a mile and three eighths in the Plate.@
Kaukokaipuu (Mr Speaker) went off at 8-1 in the King=s Plate
only to lose by 37 1/4 lengths. Trainer Ted Holder is willing to try
again.
AWe haven=t missed a beat,@ Holder said. AWe unfortunately
got outdistanced so we ended up on the Alcohol and Gaming
Commission=s outdistanced vet=s list. So, I worked with him, avery slow maintenance work for him to get him off the list. We
went over him with the vets to make sure everything was inorder and we got the green light, so we are proceeding.@

FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
ACTIVE NORTH AMERICAN-BASED STALLIONS
Sire (Sire=s Sire)#SWs #GSW (GISW)
Adios Charlie (Indian Charlie)
123(Welcome Back--FTBOA Florida Sire Desert Vixen S.)
American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)
34
18(Pioneering Spirit--Bernard Baruch S.-L)
STANDING AT ASHFORD STUD $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHARLIE O=CONNOR
Bolt d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro)9
4 (1)(Tamara--FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante S.-GI)

TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Nutella Fella became the first Grade I winner for
Claiborne's Runhappy in the Hopeful S. at Saratoga | Sarah Andrew

Bucchero (Kantharos)
2--(Book'em Danno--Smoke Glacken S.)
STANDING AT PLEASANT ACRES STALLIONS $CLICK HERE FOR MORE $ VISIT BUCCHEROSTALLION.COM
Cinco Charlie (Indian Charlie)
3--(Jose Patio--Blair's Cove Minnesota Turf Championship S.)
Coal Front (Stay Thirsty)
1--(Xtreme Diva--Northern Lights Debutante S.)
Constitution (Tapit)
36
17(Aspenite--Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile S.-L)
STANDING AT WINSTAR FARM $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL LIAM O=ROURKE
Frosted (Tapit)
19
5(Frosty View--Northern Lights Futurity)
Ghostzapper (Awesome Again)
97
51(Moira--Canadian S. Pres. by the Japan Racing Association-GII)
Goldencents (Into Mischief)
24
6(Crazy Hot--Generous Portion S.)
Into Mischief (Harlan's Holiday)
136
64(Serifos--Presious Passion S.)
Jimmy Creed (Distorted Humor)
21
6(Private Creed--Exacta Systems Franklin-Simpson S.-GII)
Kantharos (Lion Heart)
38
8(Bay Storm--AGS Ladies Turf Sprint S.-GII;Wine Me Up Baby--Michael G. Mackey Memorial Angenora S.)
Lea (First Samurai)
114(Beealea--Polar Expedition H.)
STANDING AT CLAIBORNE FARM $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL BERNIE SAMS
Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song)
21
9(Starting Over--Colonial Cup S.)
STANDING AT LANE=S END $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHRIS KNEHRTDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 23 OF 24 • THETDN.COM

Sires with New Sws/GSWs, cont.
Maclean's Music (Distorted Humor)
32
8(Whiskey and Rye--Sensible Lady Turf Dash S.)
Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy)
4
1(Austere--Global Tote Juvenile Fillies S.-L)
STANDING AT ASHFORD STUD $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHARLIE O=CONNORMo Town (Uncle Mo)
42(Molly's Town--Circle City S.)
STANDING AT ASHFORD STUD $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHARLIE O=CONNOR
Munnings (Speightstown)
71
26(Swill--Challedon S.)
STANDING AT ASHFORD STUD $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHARLIE O=CONNOR
Oscar Performance (Kitten's Joy)
5
3
(Endlessly--Del Mar Juvenile Turf S.-GIII)
Quality Road (Elusive Quality)
76
36(Integration--New Kent County Virginia Derby-GIII;Tok Tok--Kitten's Joy S.)
STANDING AT LANE=S END $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHRIS KNEHRRunhappy (Super Saver)124 (1)(Nutella Fella--Hopeful S.-GI)
STANDING AT CLAIBORNE FARM $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL BERNIE SAMS
Sea Wizard (Uncle Mo)
1--(Great Navigator--Charles Hesse III H.)
Smiling Tiger (Hold That Tiger)
111(Dr. No No--I'm Smokin S.)
Society's Chairman (Not Impossible {Ire})
92(Tito's Calling--Wonder Where S.)
Speightstown (Gone West)136
63 (25)(Prince of Monaco--Runhappy Del Mar Futurity-GI)
STANDING AT WINSTAR FARM $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL LIAM O=ROURKE
Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy)
16
3(Charged Legacy--Back Home Again S.)
STANDING AT WINSTAR FARM $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL LIAM O=ROURKE
Union Rags (Dixie Union)
28
15(Big Union--S. W. Randall Plate H.)
STANDING AT LANE=S END $ CLICK HERE FOR MOREEMAIL CHRIS KNEHR
Upstart (Flatter)
13
4(Micro Share--Tranquility Lake S.)
Wilburn (Bernardini)
10
3(Red River Witch--Oklahoma Stallion Fillies S.)

TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Italics indicate new activity, statistics include Northern
Hemisphere results only. Want to promote your stallion? Emailsuefinley@thoroughbreddailynews.com.

HERNANDEZ, D'AMATO REPEAT AS DEL MAR
LEADERSWith 39 wins and over $3 million in earnings, jockey Juan
Hernandez won his second straight summer meet title at Del
Mar while trainer Phil D'Amato picked up his fourth trainer's
title out of the last five years.
Similar to 2022, the trainer=s title came down to the final day.
D=Amato went into the final day with a one-win lead overBaffert and two over Doug O=Neill. All three posted one winneron the day. D=Amato won the summer meet title for the second
straight year with 21 victories.
Last year, Bob Baffert won the GI Del Mar Futurity with CaveRock (Arrogate) to tie Philip D=Amato for a share the trainer=stitle while this year, Baffert won the Futurity with 'TDN RisingStar' Prince of Monaco (Speightstown) but came up one win
short.

POINT GIVEN, 2001 HORSE OF THE YEAR,
DIES AT 25
2001 Horse of the Year and winner of both the GI Preakness S.
and the GI Belmont S., Point Given (Thunder Gulch) passed away
Sept. 11 at 25 years old. In 2017, the champion Thoroughbredbecame a resident of the Kentucky Horse Park=s Hall ofChampions, making him the fifth Horse of the Year to occupy
the famous barn.
APoint Given was a special horse, loved by all, and a wonderfulambassador for the Kentucky Horse Park,@ said Kentucky HorsePark President Lee Carter. AWe are saddened by his passing but
grateful for the memories created and our time with the Big Red
Train.@
Owned and bred by The Thoroughbred Corporation andtrained by Bob Baffert, Point Given won six Grade I races,
including two legs of the 2001 Triple Crown. For his efforts, hereceived Eclipse Awards as Horse of the Year and Champion
3-Year-Old Colt.
ANot only was Point Given a dual Classic-winning Hall of Famer,
but he was also an excellent ambassador for horse racing andthe state of Kentucky,@ said Hall of Champions Supervisor Rob
Willis. Cont.

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Point Given, cont.
AHe was a big stallion that was fun to be around. Countless
visitors enjoyed being in his presence over the years. It was anhonor to care for him during his retirement. His presence will bemissed.@Point Given, affectionately known as the ABig Red Train@ due tohis 17.1-hand height, earned $3,968,500 with nine wins andthree second-place finishes from 13 starts. He was the firsthorse in history to win four $1-million races in a row, all underjockey Gary Stevens, and he was inducted into the National
Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2010.
AI=m saddened to hear of Point Given=s passing,@ said Stevens. AHe
was, to me, the greatest horse to not win the Triple Crown. It wasan honor to ride such a phenomenal horse. Rest in peace, PG.@
Point Given stood at Three Chimneys Farm and Calumet Farm
before retiring to the Kentucky Horse Park. He sired over 30
stakes winners, including Canadian Horse of the Year Sealy Hill.
Like other great Hall of Champions horses, Point Given will beburied at the Park=s Memorial Walk of Champions alongside past
Thoroughbred residents Funny Cide, Go for Gin, Forego, Bold
Forbes, John Henry, Alysheba, and Da Hoss. A public memorialservice will be held at a future date.

Keeneland

TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Saturday, Churchill Downs #10, post time: 5:26 p.m. EDT
LOCUST GROVE S.-GIII, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Soul of an Angel
AtreidesGerald James and Hall Performance LLCJames
2 Pauline's Pearl
Tapit
Stonestreet Stables LLC
Asmussen
3 Le Da Vida (Chi)Gemologist
Masaiva Inc.
Correas, IV
4 Search Results K
Flatter
Klaravich Stables, Inc.
Brown
5 Misty Veil
Tonalist
Michael M. Hui
Maker
6 Hidden Connection K Connect
Hidden Brook Farm and Black Type Thoroughbreds Calhoun
7 A Mo Reay K
Uncle Mo
Haruya Yoshida
Cox
8 Fannie and Freddie K Malibu Moon
Columbine Stable LLC.
Stall, Jr.
9 Music Street K
Street Sense
Kim Valerio, Prakash Sham Masand,
Beckmanand Grandview Equine
10 Falconet K
Uncle Mo
CHC Inc. and WinStar Farm LLC
Pletcher
11 Royal Take Charge
Will Take Charge
Altair Farms, LLC
Stall, Jr.

JOCKEY
Williams
Santana, Jr.
Cheminaud
Gaffalione
GrahamTorresPrat
Lanerie
Cannon

WT
121
125
121
121
121
121
125
121
121

CorralesGutierrez

121
121

Breeders: 1-Westbrook Stables, LLC, 2-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 3-Haras Santa Olga, 4-Machmer Hall, 5-William Humphries & Altair
Farms, LLC, 6-St. Simon Place, 7-T & G Farm of Kentucky LLC, 8-Betz/J.Betz/Burns/Camaquiki/C.Kidder/etal, 9-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC, 10-WinStar
Farm, LLC, 11-William Humphries & Altair Farms LLC
Saturday, Churchill Downs #7, post time: 3:50 p.m. EDT
POCAHONTAS S.-GIII, $300,000, 2yo, f, 1m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Empire Island
Classic Empire
Marylou Whitney Stables
2 Peignoir
Mendelssohn
Fletcher & Carolyn L. Gray and Doug Hesterly
3 Riperton
Constitution
OXO Equine LLC
4 Raining Sugar K
Twirling Candy
Carem Stables
5 Regal Rumor K
Kantharos
Forge Ahead Stables LLC
6 V V's Dream K
Mitole
MJM Racing
7 Youalmosthadme K
Oxbow
Qatar Racing LLC, Swinbank Stables,
Steve Adkisson, and Black Type Thoroughbreds
8 Courbe
Quality Road
Wertheimer and Frere
9 Hot Beach K
Omaha Beach
Boardshorts Stables, LLC

TRAINER
Casse
BrissetLobo
Mott
Catalano
McPeekCox

JOCKEY
Santana, Jr.
MachadoTorresGrahamMichelHernandez, Jr.
Gaffalione

WT
122
122
122
122
122
122
122

Pletcher
Lynch

Bejarano
Prat

122
122

Breeders: 1-Marylou Whitney Stables, LLC, 2-Fletcher Gray & Carolyn Gray, 3-OXO Equine LLC, 4-Mr. & Mrs. Oliver S. Tait, 5-Hill N Dale Equine Holdings,
Inc, 6-Mark Stansell, 7-Pope McLean, Marc McLean & Pope McLeanJr., 8-Wertheimer et F rere, 9-Cobalt Investments, LLC
Saturday, Churchill Downs #9, post time: 4:55 p.m. EDTIROQUOIS S.-GIII, $300,000, 2yo, 1m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Liberal Arts
Arrogate
Evan Ferraro and Stephen Ferraro
2 West Saratoga K
Exaggerator
Harry L. Veruchi
3 Union Roll
Union Rags
Calumet Farm
4 Edified K
Tapit
Courtlandt Farms
5 Market Street K
Street Sense
Les Wagner
6 Seize the Grey
Arrogate
MyRacehorse
7 Gettysburg Address K Constitution
Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC
8 Risk It K
Gun Runner
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
and Three Chimneys Farm
9 Patriot Spirit K
Constitution
Mellon Patch, Inc.

TRAINER
MedinaDemeritte
Pletcher
Asmussen
Lukas
Lukas
Cox
Asmussen

JOCKEY
TorresBejaranoCorralesSantana, Jr.
Saez
TorresPrat
Gaffalione

WT
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122

CampbellCastanon122

Breeders: 1-Stephen Ferraro & Evan Ferraro, 2-Two Hearts Farm II LLC, 3-Calumet Farm, 4-Summer Wind Equine LLC, 5-Robert Low & Lawana Low,
6-Jamm, LTD., 7-WinStar Farm, LLC, 8-Gun Runner Syndicate, De Sousa Stables& Cranford Bloodstock LTD, 9-Blue Heaven Farm

Saturday, Pimlico #10, post time: 5:22 p.m. EDTBALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL TURF CUP S.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 1mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINERJOCKEY
1 Doppelganger
Into Mischief
SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing,Russell
ToledoMadaket Stables LLC, Robert E. Masterson,
Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC,
Catherine M. Donovan, Golconda Stable, Siena Farm LLC
2 He'spuregold
Vancouver (Aus)John Bowers, Jr.
Breen
Lopez
3 Highestdistinction
Point of Entry
Willow Lane Stable, Inc.
Schultz
Rendon4 Wolfie's Dynaghost
Ghostzapper
Woodslane Farm
ThomasToledo5 Cazadero K
Street Sense
David Jacobson
JacobsonCruz
6 Business Model
Candy Ride (Arg)David Jacobson
JacobsonCruz
7 Smokin' T K
War Front
DATTT Stable
McGaughey III Lynch
8 Tee At One
TunwooMastic Beach Racing
MoriciRodriguez
9 King Vega (GB)Lope de Vega (Ire)
HPG Thoroughbreds, LLC
Motion
Boyce

WT
122

122
122
126
120
122
122
116
120

Breeders: 1-WinStar Farm, LLC, 2-John Bowers Jr, 3-Willow Lane Stables, 4-Woodslane Farm, 5-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 6-Godolphin,
7-Dattt Farm LLC, 8-Julian Serna Jr. & Marie Serna, 9-Fortescue BloodstockTuesday, Fort Erie, post time: 5:35 p.m. EDT
PRINCE OF WALES S., C$400,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Armaline
Army Mule
2 Morstachy's
Mor Spirit
3 Twin City
Klimt
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Stanley House
Trinity Park
Kaukokaipuu
Stayhonor Goodside
Paramount Prince
Tiburon
Velocitor
OttawaCool Kiss

Army Mule
Giant Gizmo
Mr Speaker
Honor CodeSociety's Chairman
Good MagicMor Spirit
Violence
Kantharos

OWNER
Bruno Schickedanz
Chris K. Manohar
Brent McLellan, Russell McLellan, Roy McLellan,
and Stuart C. SimonJohn E. and Diana L Russell.
Bruno Schickedanz
Culpepper Island Syndicate
D. J. Stable LLC
Michael J. Langlois and Gary Barber
WinStar Farm LLC, Lessee and Siena Farm LLC
Al & Bill Ulwelling
LNJ Foxwoods, Jungle Racing LLC and NK Racing
Newtop Stables, John Russell and Joseph Depaulo

TRAINER
McKnight
LafondSimon

JOCKEY
Contreras
SallesBoulanger

WT
126
126
126

De PauloDunslow
Holder
Casse
Casse
AttardAttardCarroll
De Paulo

Hernandez
Fukumoto
Walcott
WilsonHusbands
Civaci
Stein
KimuraCampos

126
126
126
126
126
126
126
126
126

Breeders: 1-Al & Bill Ulwelling, 2-Al & Bill Ulwelling, 3-Frank DiGiulio Jr., 4-Elevage II, LLC & St. Elias Stables, LLC, 5-Adolf Gust, 6-Sean Fitzhenry, 7-Stan
Dodson, 8-Ericka Nadine Rusnak, 9-Mark Dodson, 10-Al & Bill Ulwelling, 11-Sam-Son Farm, 12-Phoenix RacingIN ORDER OF PURSE:
9th-Del Mar, $102,964, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 9-10,
3yo/up, 5fT, :55.81, fm, 1 3/4 lengths.
BOLDEN (h, 5, Square Eddie--Bas, by Flower Alley) posted threestraight wins as a 4-year-old all facing California-bred horses at
Santa Anita but hasn't been seen since a gate to wire romp in
June 2022 which saw him post a 103 Beyer Speed Figure on theturf. Still bet down to 1-2 off the layoff and facing open
company for the first time, he broke a step in and had to altercourse from mid pack to chase pacesetter Cruzin Man (Chitu)
Angled out to come after the lead, Bolden drifted out but
produced a strong rally to get up in time and post the 1 3/4length victory. Bolden has a 2-year-old half-brother by Pavel
who is his dam's last reported live foal. History: $100,000 Ylg '19
FTCAYR. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $177,540. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Rockingham Ranch; B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Philip
D'Amato.

6th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $34,000, Msw, 9-11, 2yo, 5fT,
:58.35, fm, neck.
MCVICKER (c, 2, World of Trouble--Lil' Sasha, by Whywhywhy)
showed early speed but faded to seventh in his Ellis Park turf
debut July 30. The 9-2 shot again was forwardly placed to leadthe field but had enough gas left to last this time, holding off
Conniving (Connect) by a neck to win in gate to wire fashion.
The eighth winner for his freshman sire (by Kantharos),
McVicker has a yearling half-brother by Mor Spirit who is his
dam's last reported offspring. Sales History: $30,000 Ylg '22
FTKOCT; $20,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$20,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Marsico Brothers Racing LLC; B-Equus Farm (KY); T-Brittany A.
Vanden Berg.

McVicker | Coady Photography

IN ORDER OF PURSE:
5th-Parx Racing, $40,500, (S), Msw, 9-11, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:06.96,
gd, 10 3/4 lengths.
AOIFE'S MAGIC (f, 2, Smarty Jones--Polarized, by
Drosselmeyer) drew outside and raced only momentarily with
Bossy Kate (Golden Lad) against the fence before shaking offthat challenge through a :23.17 opening quarter and dashingaway. Alone down the stretch, the 5-1 shot cruised to a 10 3/4length score. Lucky Opportunity (Hoppertunity) checked in thebest of the rest. Polarized reported a full-sister to Aoife's Magic
this spring and returned to Smarty Jones for 2024. Sales History:$16,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuelTV.
O-A and J Racing Stable; B-Mohns Hill Farm (PA); T-David Dotolo.

2nd-Finger Lakes, $28,800, Msw, 9-11, 2yo, 5f, :59.21, ft, 8
lengths.
SEMINOLE CHIEF (c, 2, Girvin--Secret Song, by Dunkirk)
received far more support than his 6-1 morning line would
indicate, breaking at 6-5 and racing just outside of earlypacesetters Mischief Exposed (Maximus Mischief) andStrawberry Kwik (Union Jackson). Let loose turning for home, he
was much the class of the field and drew off at ease to win by acommanding eight lengths over Bet the Palace (Palace Malice).
Seminole Chief has a yearling full-sister while his dam returned
to Girvin for another full-sibling in 2024. Sales History: $80,000
2yo '23 OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $15,960. Click for theEquibase.com chart.
O-Brad Grady and David Grund; B-Brad & Misty Grady (FL);
T-Jack Sisterson.

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TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

IN JAPAN:
Eifer Lynx, m, 5, Fed Biz--Polish Silk, by Polish Pro. Hanshin,
9-10, Allowance, 1200m, 1:12.9. Lifetime Record: 23-3-2-3,$160,371. O-Minoru Nakashima; B-David G Campbell (KY);
T-Ippo Sameshima. *1/2 to I Got It All (Tiz Wonderful), MSW,
$237,593.
IN RUSSIA:
Smart Angel, f, 2, Cupid--Angelic Lady (Ire), by Sadler's Wells.
Krasnodar, 9-9, Volga River S. (Rus-G2, NBT), 1400m. B-Vartan
Vartanov (KY).
Sky Boy, c, 2, More Than Ready--Tap to My Lu, by Tapit.
Krasnodar, 9-9, Allowance, 1600m. B-Fred W Hertrich III &John D Fielding (KY). *Remained unbeaten in two starts.
**$35,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP.

IN MEXICO:Parigi, f, 2, Good Magic--Ginned Up, by Indian Charlie.
Hipodromo de las Americas, 9-8, Maiden, 2yo, 6f. B-Cove
Springs LLC (KY). *1ST-TIME STARTER. **Won by nine lengths
as the 4-5 favorite. **$15,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP. VIDEO (SC 1)

Pictured here winning the 2019 Rodeo Drive S., Mirth sold for$1.05 million carrying Circle of Joy at FTKNOV in 2020 | Benoit

Sunday's Results:
5th-Hanshin, -13,720,000 ($93,639), Newcomers, 2yo,
1800mT, 1:48.3, gd/fm.
CIRCLE OF JOY (JPN) (c, 2, Constitution--Mirth {GISW,$395,563}, by Colonel John) was the 9.90-1 fifth choice in a fieldof seven and was off to a hesitant beginning from the four hole
befor settling towards the back of the field in moderately run
affair. Slipped a bit of rein 600 meters out, the chestnut eased
into contention three wide entering the straight, changed oversmoothly to his correct lead and kept on nicely to debut with ahalf-length defeat of 3-2 favorite Brave Histoire (Jpn) (LordKanaloa {Jpn}). Circle of Joy is the first foal from her dam, allthe-way winner of the 2019 GI Rodeo Drive S. for Little Red
Feather and Phil D'Amato and later purchased by Katsumi
Yoshida for $1.05 million with this filly in utero at FTKNOV in
2020. Mirth is a half-sister to Grade II winner Vault (Jump Start)
and Call Me Andy (Midshipman), twice stakes-placed at two thisterm. Third dam Orrefor (Our Native) produced some top

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Illinois-breds for Asiel Stables, including MSW/MGISP CopperState (Jump Start), MSW Bonita Meadow (Meadowlake) and thedam of fellow MSW Caruso (Cape Canaveral). Mirth did not
produce a foal in 2022, but gave birth to a filly from the muchanticipated and well-received first crop of Triple Crown winnerand Horse of the Year Contrail (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Circleof Joy is bred on the exact same cross as GI Belmont S. and GI
Travers S. hero Tiz the Law and Grade III-winning 'TDN RisingStar' We the People. Sales history: $1,050,000 in utero '20
FTKNOV. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $48,980. VIDEO (SC 4)
O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; T-Manabu Ikezoe.

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: TUESDAY, SEPT, 12
2023 Stud Fees Listed
Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $7,500
116 foals of racing age/12 winners/1 black-type winner
6-Louisiana Downs, 7:15 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Funnyflame, 8-1$57,000 FTK JUL yrl; $25,000 OBS APR 2yo

TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
2023 Stud Fees Listed
Amis Gizmo (Giant Gizmo), T. C. Westmeath Stud Farm, $4,000
20 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners
4-Fort Erie, 2:28 p.m. EDT, $100K Rondeau Bay S., 6 1/2f, Veri
Gizmo, 6-1
Army Mule (Friesan Fire), Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, $12,500
143 foals of racing age/60 winners/8 black-type winners
10-Fort Erie, 5:35 p.m. EDT, $400K Prince of Wales S., 1 3/16m,
Armaline, 30-1
10-Fort Erie, 5:35 p.m. EDT, $400K Prince of Wales S., 1 3/16m,
Stanley House, 4-1$80,000 KEE NOV wnl; $110,000 RNA FTK JUL yrl; $120,000 FTKOCT yrl
Danger Bay (Stormy Atlantic)
1 foal of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners
2-Fort Erie, 1:29 p.m. EDT, $100K Lake Erie S., 6 1/2f, One Bay
Hemingway, 2-1
Dosificado (Chi) (Scat Daddy), Milky Way Farm, $3,000
25 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners
6-Louisiana Downs, 7:15 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, El Pajaro Loco, 20-1

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Good Magic (Curlin), Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, $50,000
237 foals of racing age/67 winners/12 black-type winners
10-Fort Erie, 5:35 p.m. EDT, $400K Prince of Wales S., 1 3/16m,
Tiburon, 15-1 $285,000 KEE SEP yrl
Mor Spirit (Eskendereya), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000
190 foals of racing age/43 winners/1 black-type winner
6-Louisiana Downs, 7:15 p.m. EDT, Msw 6f, Mor Mor Music, 5-1
10-Fort Erie, 5:35 pm $400K Prince of Wales S, 1 3/16m,
Morstachy's, 30-1
10-Fort Erie, 5:35 pm $400K Prince of Wales S, 1 3/16m,
Velocitor, 6-1

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8th-Thistledown, $38,400, (S), 9-11, (NW2X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:11.40, ft, 5 lengths.
WILDCAT EXPRESS (g, 4, Wildcat Red--Hopefaithjoy, by Lookin
At Lucky) Lifetime Record: 13-5-0-2, $98,748. O-Harvey L. Blue,
Jr.; B-Maccabee Farm (OH); T-Joseph M. Poole.
5th-Horseshoe Indianapolis, $36,000, 9-11, (NW1$X), 3yo/up,
1 1/16m, 1:45.12, ft, 9 1/4 lengths.
GUNOE (g, 4, Into Mischief--Curlina {GSP, $161,537}, by Cuvee)
Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-1, $96,014. O-OXO Equine; B-Mulholland
Springs (KY); T-Paulo Lobo. *$550,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV;$1,000,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. **1/2 to Sine Wave (Big Brown),
MGSP, $147,715.

11th-Prairie Meadows, $34,612, 9-10, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:11.34, ft, neck.
PURE ROCKET (g, 4, Lord Nelson--Reina Maria, bySongandaprayer) Lifetime Record: 28-5-7-4, $121,479. O-Joe
Schumer; B-Mulholland Springs (KY); T-Dan McFarlane.
*$460,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. **1/2 to Maximus Mischief (Into
Mischief), GSW, $225,700.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
8th-Del Mar, $80,900, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 9-10,
3yo/up, 1m, 1:36.85, ft, 1/2 length.
TWO RIVERS OVER (g, 3, Tamarkuz--American Cowgirl, by
Cowboy Cal) Lifetime Record: 12-3-0-5, $137,451. O-Todd Cady
and Ty Leatherman; B-Allied Racing Stable (KY); T-Doug O'Neill.
9th-Parx Racing, $54,750, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($16,000), 9-11,
3yo/up, 1 1/16m (off turf), 1:46.60, ft, 6 1/2 lengths.
ROADTRIPTONOWHERE (g, 4, Air Force Blue--Sure Route {GB}{MSP, $201,163}, by Ishiguru) Lifetime Record: 19-5-6-4,$189,290. O-Kasey K Racing Stable LLC and Michael Day; B-Peter
Magnier (KY); T-Michael M. Moore. *$80,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV;$90,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. **1/2 to Divine Image (Scat Daddy),
Hwt.-UAE- at 7 - 9 1/2 f., GSW-UAE, $391,535.
10th-Prairie Meadows, $50,450, (S), 9-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:11.10, ft, 1 1/2 lengths.
ANGEL'S MELODY (m, 5, Sing Baby Sing--Medical Angel, by
Blumin Affair) Lifetime Record: SW, 21-6-5-1, $237,755.
O/B-Larry Hagemeier (IA); T-Jon G. Arnett.

3rd-Presque Isle Downs, $33,150, (S), (C)/Opt. Clm ($25,000),
9-11, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT), 1:10.20, ft, 3 1/4 lengths.
SIMPLY STATED (f, 3, Warrior's Reward--Sharp and Sassy, by
Sharp Humor) Lifetime Record: SP, 7-5-1-1, $130,508.
O-Commonwealth New Era Racing; B-WMT Stables, Inc. (PA);T-Todd M. Beattie.
2nd-Thistledown, $32,500, 9-11, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.62, ft, 3 1/4
lengths.
CHANNEL FURY (g, 5, Even the Score--Star Sheba {SP,$104,472}, by Elusive Hour) Lifetime Record: 23-8-7-3,$204,995. O/B-Elkhorn Oaks (KY); T-J Jackson. *Full to Command
Strike, SW, $211,736; Full to Shadow Tracer, SP, $298,817.

Bolden (Square Eddie) goes four-for-four at Del Mar(click to watch)

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7th-Louisiana Downs, $29,490, (C)/Opt. Clm ($35,000), 9-10,
3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :56.53, fm, 1 3/4 lengths.
EVE'S DELIGHT (m, 5, Apriority--Prado Strutter, by El Prado{Ire}) Lifetime Record: 39-6-6-4, $163,320. O/B/T-Garland Goins(LA). *1/2 to She's Prado's Idol (Screen Idol), MSW, $350,320.

B-Spring Run Farm, LLC (PA). *1ST-TIME STARTER.
Favorable Return, g, 4, Cupid--Profit Girl, by General Meeting.
Thistledown, 9-11, 5 1/2f, 1:05.64. Lifetime Record: 5-1-1-2,$23,380. B-Amy H Daney Bloodstock (MD). *$40,000 Wlg '19
EASDEC; $22,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP.

9th-Emerald Downs, $25,210, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($30,000),
9-10, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16.34, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
YOUNG LIFE LAURA (f, 3, Mr. Rancho Vista--Chedoodlejo, by
Liberty Gold) Lifetime Record: 10-4-0-1, $48,100. O-Sergio S.
Perez, Joe Abrahamson and Filos Stables; B-Keith & Jan
Swagerty (WA); T-Hilario Perez.
3rd-Finger Lakes, $24,000, (S), 9-11, (NW1BX), 3yo/up, f/m,
5 1/2f, 1:04.98, gd, 2 1/4 lengths.
A MAIZE ZING DOTIE (f, 4, Big Brown--Wild About Maize, byWildcat Heir) Lifetime Record: 15-5-1-1, $78,975. O-Sheila J.
Englehart; B-Robert Simonick (NY); T-Chris J. Englehart.

Lahaina Flavor, g, 4, Point of Entry--Quiet Royal (GSW &G1SP-Fr, MSW & GISP-USA, $435,783), by Royal Academy.
Del Mar, 9-10, 1mT, 1:35.25. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$49,700. B-Don M. Robinson & Allen Schubert (KY). *$65,000
Ylg '20 KEESEP. **1/2 to Quiet Force (Dynaformer), GSW,
$371,980.
Reload Bullet, g, 4, Reload--Mischevious Mia, by Forestry. Fort
Erie, 9-11, 5 1/2f, 1:04.46. Lifetime Record: 7-1-0-2, $16,404.
B-Kimberly Hopkinson (ON).

7th-Finger Lakes, $24,000, (S), 9-11, (NW1BX), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:12.80, gd, neck.
CANDYROCK (g, 8, Sidney's Candy--Untainted, by
Speightstown) Lifetime Record: 55-8-4-8, $150,170. O/T-D.
Loring Donegan; B-David A. Ross (NY). *$7,000 Ylg '16 FTKOCT.

6th-Fort Erie, C$21,025, 9-11, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:42.69,
ft, nose.
SANTIAGO SALSA (g, 4, Ami's Holiday--Wild Lucy Dancer, byDance Brightly) Lifetime Record: 17-2-2-1, $25,704.
O/T-Howard Keen; B-Colebrook Farms (ON).
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Lika Rolling Stone, f, 2, Bustin Stones--Repreive, by Successful
Appeal. Finger Lakes, 9-11, 5f, :59.58. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$19,260. B-Dr. Jerry Bilinski & Roddy Valente (NY). *Full to
Cartwheelin Lulu, SW, $174,960. **1ST-TIME STARTER.
Majestique Jour, f, 2, Country Day--Great Majestic, by Majestic
Warrior. Louisiana Downs, 9-10, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:05.16. Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $16,200. B-Farm d'Allie Racing Stable (LA).
*1ST-TIME STARTER.
Happyisashappydoes, g, 3, First Dude--Nightfury, by Kitalpha.
Presque Isle Downs, 9-11, 6f (AWT), 1:09.96. Lifetime Record:
2-1-1-0, $24,000. B-Eddy R. & Linda Martinez (FL). *1/2 to He's
a Mess (Dramedy), SP, $153,405.
Forever Pink, f, 3, Forever d'Oro--Pinking of You, by Pink Viper.
Horseshoe Indianapolis, 9-11, (S), 6f, 1:13.35. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $21,600. B-Liz Squyres (IN). *1ST-TIME STARTER.
Manayunk, g, 3, Uncle Lino--Seal the Greel, by Mr. Greeley. Parx
Racing, 9-11, 6f, 1:12.45. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,000.

Air Force Blue, Roadtriptonowhere, g, 4, o/o Sure Route (GB), by
Ishiguru. AOC, 9-11, Parx Racing
Ami's Holiday, Santiago Salsa, g, 4, o/o Wild Lucy Dancer, byDance Brightly. ALW, 9-11, Fort Erie
Apriority, Eve's Delight, m, 5, o/o Prado Strutter, by El Prado(Ire). AOC, 9-10, Louisiana Downs
Big Brown, A Maize Zing Dotie, f, 4, o/o Wild About Maize, byWildcat Heir. ALW, 9-11, Finger Lakes
Bustin Stones, Lika Rolling Stone, f, 2, o/o Repreive, by
Successful Appeal. MSW, 9-11, Finger Lakes
Cupid, Favorable Return, g, 4, o/o Profit Girl, by General
Meeting. MSW, 9-11, Thistledown
Even the Score, Channel Fury, g, 5, o/o Star Sheba, by Elusive
Hour. ALW, 9-11, Thistledown
First Dude, Happyisashappydoes, g, 3, o/o Nightfury, by
Kitalpha. MSW, 9-11, Presque Isle Downs
Forever d'Oro, Forever Pink, f, 3, o/o Pinking of You, by Pink
Viper. MSW, 9-11, Horseshoe Indianapolis
Girvin, Seminole Chief, c, 2, o/o Secret Song, by Dunkirk. MSW,
9-11, Finger Lakes
Into Mischief, Gunoe, g, 4, o/o Curlina, by Cuvee. ALW, 9-11,
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Smarty Jones, Aoife's Magic, f, 2, o/o Polarized, byLord Nelson, Pure Rocket, g, 4, o/o Reina Maria, bySongandaprayer. ALW, 9-10,
Drosselmeyer. MSW, 9-11, ParxPrairie Meadows
RacingMr. Rancho Vista, Young Life
Square Eddie, Bolden, h, 5, o/oLaura, f, 3, o/o Chedoodlejo, by
Bas, by Flower Alley. AOC, 9-10,
Liberty Gold. AOC, 9-10,
Del Mar
Emerald Downs
Tamarkuz, Two Rivers Over, g, 3,
Point of Entry, Lahaina Flavor,
o/o American Cowgirl, by Cowboy
g, 4, o/o Quiet Royal, by Royal
Cal. AOC, 9-10, Del Mar
Academy. MSW, 9-10, Del Mar
Uncle Lino, Manayunk, g, 3, o/o
Reload, Reload Bullet, g, 4, o/oSeal the Greel, by Mr. Greeley.
Mischevious Mia, by Forestry.
MSW, 9-11, Parx Racing
MSW, 9-11, Fort Erie
Warrior's Reward, Simply Stated,
Sidney's Candy, Candyrock, g,
f, 3, o/o Sharp and Sassy, by
8, o/o Untainted, by
Sharp Humor. AOC, 9-11, PresqueSpeightstown. ALW, 9-11,
Isle Downs
Finger Lakes
World of Trouble, McVicker, c, 2,Gunoe | Coady Photography
Sing Baby Sing, Angel's Melody,o/o Lil' Sasha, by Whywhywhy.
m, 5, o/o Medical Angel, by Blumin Affair. ALW, 9-10, Prairie
MSW, 9-11, Horseshoe Indianapolis
Meadows

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SEVEN DAYS: IRELAND'S
PERFECT PICK-ME-UP"FOR REASONS OUTSIDE OF RACING" - AMO
RACING SACKS STOTT AS RETAINED RIDER

Auguste Rodin gets a hug from David Hickey | Racingfotos.com

IN TDN AMERICA TODAY

By Emma BerryAmo Racing's Kia Joorabchian has sacked Kevin Stott as theretained rider for the operation. Stott is understood to havebeen informed of the decision by text on Monday morning andit comes after the 29-year-old suffered defeat on Bucanero
Fuerte and King Of Steel in Group 1 contests at the Irish
Champions Festival.
Stott replaced Rossa Ryan in the role as Amo Racing's number
one jockey earlier this year and partnered the breakthroughGroup 1 winner for the team when landing the Phoenix S. at the
Curragh last month.
However, Joorabchian did not hold back in an RTE televisioninterview at Leopardstown on Saturday, where he said he felt
Stott made a number of mistakes aboard King Of Steel, who
could only manage fourth behind Auguste Rodin in the Irish
Champion S. Now, less than 48 hours later, the relationship had
ended. Cont. p8

KEENELAND SEPTEMBER YEARLING SALE UNDERWAYThe Devil's Dyke stretches in pretty much a straight line formore than seven miles through parts of Cambridgeshire andSuffolk. The best part, according to this scribbler anyway, is thesection roughly a mile and half long which cleaves Newmarket's
July Course from the Rowley Mile, with a break in the dyke
allowing the two courses to join briefly just beyond theten-furlong mark on the latter.
A Dutch author, Iman Jacob Wilkens, once claimed that
Cambridge's Gog Magog Hills was the true location of the City ofTroy, with a suggestion that the imposing dyke may have formed
part of its protection, though his theory appears to have been
largely ignored. Had he lived to see it, Wilkens may have been
tempted to have a flutter on Coolmore's City Of Troy (Justify) as
he stormed the July Course, to land the G2 Superlative S. inemphatic fashion alongside the Devil's Dyke. Perhaps, after his
defection from Sunday's G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S.,
City Of Troy will be back to conquer the other side of thishistoric landmark in the Dewhurst S. At least the Rowley Mile
offers a longer pull-up zone for this ebullient colt, though hecould still end up in the car park.
Cont. p3

Boom sires Into Mischief and Uncle Mo between them accounted forthe top 10 sellers during the opening session of the Keeneland
September Yearling Sale in Lexington.

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RECORDER TO STAND IN IRELAND FOR 2024

8

The Queen's former runner, Recorder (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), will movefrom Sumbe in France to stand at Longford House in Ireland next year.

TWO TOP DAY 1 OF OSARUS AT €30,000

8

A colt by Golden Horde (Ire) and a filly by Goken (Fr) brought €30,000 to share
top billing on the first day of the Osarus September Yearling Sale.

OMAHA BEACH COLT WINS AT SAINT-CLOUD

10

Kentucky-bred Talentuoso, who was a $285,000 Ocala Breeders' Sales
2-year-old, became his freshman sire's 11th winner so far.

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Cont. from p1
From the top of the dyke one has the benefit of seeing thebreeding and racing world in microcosm. In the distance are thepaddocks of the National Stud, dotted at various times of theyear with mares and foals or cavorting yearlings. The stallions
are there, too, with Stradivarius (Ire) having brought with him
renewed interest and a constant stream of visitors. The spring,summer and autumn seasons see the switching from the Rowley
Mile to July Course and back again until we wait, those cold andat times seemingly endless months, from early November until
Craven time swings back around.
From the top of the dyke one has the benefit of seeing thebreeding and racing world in microcosm. In the distance are thepaddocks of the National Stud, dotted at various times of theyear with mares and foals or cavorting yearlings. The stallions

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Dermot Weld, Chris Hayes and Tahiyra | Racingfotos.com

are there, too, with Stradivarius (Ire) having brought with him
renewed interest and a constant stream of visitors. The spring,summer and autumn seasons see the switching from the Rowley
Mile to July Course and back again until we wait, those cold andat times seemingly endless months, from early November until
Craven time swings back around.
Cont. p4

THE SECRET SUPER SIRETERRITORIESNO SOONER had we proclaimed all theways The Secret Super Sire is outdoing the likes
of Kodiac, Kingman, Lope de Vega and evenFrankel than his son Regional ran out the winnerof the G1 Sprint Cup. He’s a secret no more.
AT THE SALES NOW: his latest must-see yearlings...

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the market. Fallen Angel (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}), another tohave triumphed on the July Course in the Sweet Solera, now
heads the market for the 1,000 Guineas following her gutsy
victory in the G1 Moyglare Stud S.

Dubawi Dominates

A different shade of blue for James Doyle on Warm Heart
Scoop Dyga

It is the habit in this sport to constantly be looking forward to
the next race, even when the winner is still blowing from thetravails of his latest effort. September and October are pretty
special months of action and while they may bring with themvarious departures as the season draws to a close, the action in
the two-year-old sphere is all about next year.
Following a period in which injury and retirement has claimed
a number of the big equine names, Ireland's Champions Festival
and France's Arc Trials needed to deliver a bit of a pick-me-up as
we embark on the autumn programme, and it is fair to say thatboth did just that.
The aforementioned City Of Troy remains ante-post favourite
for the 2,000 Guineas, with his stable-mate and National S.
winner Henry Longfellow (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) just behind him in

In a quiet season for Britain's champion trainer Charlie
Appleby, there were no runners for Godolphin in either Irelandor France over the weekend, but Appleby's key sparring partner
Dubawi still managed to steal the show on Champions Weekend.
Darley's flagship sire was represented by a Group 1 double on
Sunday, notably through the Coolmore-bred Henry Longfellow,
whose dam is the brilliant Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a star of
this weekend herself eight years ago when she took the
Moyglare.
That win was backed up later by Eldar Eldarov (GB), bred at
Lanwades by Kirsten Rausing from the same family as her Arc
heroine Alpinista (GB), and completing the St Leger double inEngland and Ireland for Roger Varian and KHK Racing. The
Bahraini owners were celebrating their second Group 1 victoryof the season after the Prix Morny win of Vandeek (GB) (Havana
Grey {GB}).
Dubawi's growing influence was also felt in a first Group 1
winner for his freshman son, Too Darn Hot, the sire of the Karl
Burke-trained Fallen Angel, while another son, Night Of Thunder(Ire), provided her runner-up, Vespertilio (Fr). Night Of Thunderis also the sire of Flight Plan (GB), who won the G2 Dullingham
Park S. at Leopardstown on Saturday.
Seven Days cont. p5

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Double Parkin
It is likely that we are about to hear plenty more of Dullingham
Park Stud, the farm on the outskirts of Newmarket that wasbought earlier this year by Steve Parkin and is being managed on
his behalf by Ollie Fowlston.
Parkin has invested plenty in racing in Britain and Ireland overrecent years, and that financial commitment appears to bematched by his enthusiasm. British owner-breeders are
becoming a scarce commodity so it is heartening to see Parkin's
operation, which also includes Branton Court Stud in Yorkshire,
being rewarded, in particular with some homebred success.
We have already touched on Fallen Angel and, as a Group
1-winning juvenile, she is the stand-out in this regard, closely
rivalled by Dramatised (Ire) (Showcasing {GB}), last year's G2
Queen Mary S. winner who landed the G2 Temple S. in May.
Dorothy Lawrence (GB), by Parkin's young Ballyhane Stud-basedsire Soldier's Call (GB), has been knocking on the door, too, andshe was second last week in the G3 Dick Poole Fillies' S.
Among the horses purchased for Parkin by Ballyhane's Joe
Foley are Flight Plan, who gave his connections a huge double
and an extra boost by winning their own race, the Dullingham
Park S., in a career-best performance.
This wasn't the first time the team has pulled off this particularfeat, either, as Space Traveller (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) won the

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same race when it was run under Parkin's better-known bannerof the Clipper Logistics Boomerang S.
To complete the good run, the Branton Court Stud graduate
Starlust (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), who was sold to Jim and Fitri Hay
last October, won the G3 Sirenia S. at Kempton on Saturday.
And, lest the Kempton action be overlooked amid the bigger
days of last weekend, it was heartening to see Bay Bridge (GB)(New Bay {GB}) return triumphant to the winner's enclosure
after the G3 September S. Hopefully a fruitful autumn campaign
beckons for him in his preferred softer conditions.

Bottom Up
A clever person (Joseph Burke) pointed out over the weekend
that to make any sense of this year's 2,000 Guineas one has toview the form of that race upside down. Only the last threehome--Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), Flight Plan andLittle Big Bear (Ire) (No Nay Never)--have won a race sincerunning at Newmarket in May, with the best of those of course
being the enigmatic Auguste Rodin.
The way he came home in the Derby remains one of the mostvisually impressive performances of the season. He was thenworkmanlike when winning the Irish Derby before flopping in
the King George, followed by redemption in the Irish Champion
S. on Saturday. Cont. p6

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He rivals stable-mate Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}) as theleading three-year-old colt of the season, with Chaldean (GB)(Frankel {GB}) having failed, so far, to build on his 2,000 Guineas
success.
Among the fillies, Tahiyra (Ire) is continuing to ensure that her
sire Siyouni has two of the best three-year-olds of the season, if
not the two best. The Aga Khan's half-sister to fellow Group 1
winner Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) has only been bettered once
when the subsequently absent Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And Excel{Aus}) prevailed by half a length in the 1,000 Guineas, andTahiyra has been imperious in her three Group 1 victories sincethat seasonal debut.
A cap should also be doffed to Warm Heart (Ire), who is giving
her sire Galileo (Ire) something of a last hurrah at the top table.
She has barely put a foot wrong all season apart from appearing
not to enjoy the soft conditions at the Curragh for the Irish Oaks,
in which she was fifth. This was the only time she was asked tocontest a Classic, but prior to that she had been the smart

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winner of the G2 Ribblesdale S. at Royal Ascot and has
subsequently annexed the G1 Yorkshire Oaks and G1 Prix
Vermeille. Those two latest successes have come in the hands ofJames Doyle, who has made the most of his rare Coolmore
call-ups.
Warm Heart is bred on similar lines to the ill-fated Derby
winner Anthony Van Dyck (Ire). Both are by Galileo out of maresby a son of Danehill. In Warm Heart's case, that is Fastnet Rock(Aus), who has often blended well with Galileo on the reverse ofthis cross. They are both also out of fast Australian-bred mares.
Warm Heart's dam Sea Siren (Aus) won three Group 1 races inAustralia for John O'Shea over six and seven furlongs before
heading north to join Ballydoyle and adding the Listed Belgrave
S. to her record along with a pair of Group 3 placings.

Top Sprints Delivering Diversity
The top-class sprint division continues to provide somedelightful results this season, giving an airing to some usually

Kameko's first yearlings are making quite the impression at this year's yearling sales. David Redvers spoke to
TDN's Alayna Cullen Birkett about the first-season sire.

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lesser-heralded sires and deserved success for some smaller
stables.
To the twin Group 1 triumphs in June and July for Julie
Camacho's Shaquille (GB) (Charm Spirit {Ire}), we can add thevictory in the Nunthorpe of the Adam West-trained Live In The
Dream (Ire), a son of Prince Of Lir (Ire), while last weekend saw
Group 1 victories for Regional (GB) (Territories {Ire}) in the
Haydock Sprint Cup and Moss Tucker (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire})in the Flying Five.
Regional became the first Group 1 winner for his trainer Ed
Bethell, who, with agent Tom Biggs, managed to pick him up at
the July Sale two years ago for just 3,5000gns. The five-year-old
also provided another major group success in Britain for the
Italian breeding industry this season. Francesca Franchini of
Scuderia La Tesa has already been successful with Giavellotto(Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who defeated Eldar Eldarov in theG2 Yorkshire Cup, and Isabella Bezzera of Razza del Sole bred
Regional from the Listed winner Favulusa (GB) (Dansili {GB}).
Moss Tucker, bred by Donal Spring, proved yet again what Ken
Condon is capable of when he gets a good one in his stable, andthe five-year-old follows Barney Roy (GB) in becoming a Group 1
winner for Excelebration who was last listed as standing at the
Moroccan National Stud.
Though on the face of it, with Moss Tucker's dam Rare
Symphony (Ire) being by the July Cup winner Pastoral Pursuits(GB), it is perhaps no surprise that she has produced a goodsprinter, the mare herself rather defied her speedier sireline andwon twice over hurdles, in Britain then Ireland. Rare Symphony's
stamina was perhaps gathered from her dam Rubileo (GB), an
unremarkable member of Galileo's first crop on the track, whowent on to produce two useful horses by Sir Percy (GB) in the
Swedish Derby winner Bomar (Ire) and Pantsonfire (Ire), whose
Grade III victory at Santa Anita came over 1m4f.

Hot Take
Though most of the best two-year-old races are still to come,Darley looks to have this year's freshman sires' title sewn up,
with Blue Point (Ire) way out in front numerically on 32 winners,
and Too Darn Hot being the only stallion in the group to havebeen represented by three group winners, including a Group 1
winner.
There was a breakthrough for Yeomanstown Stud's Invincible
Army (Ire) over the weekend, when Kitty Rose (GB) became his
first black-type winner in the Ingabelle Stakes. Like Flight Plan,
who won the Group 2 on the same day, her fourth dam wasJohn Greetham's Much Too Risky (GB) (Machiavellian).
The half-sister to two excellent stayers in Sydney Cup winner
Marooned (GB) and Irish St Leger winner Arctic Owl (GB), Much
Too Risky produced the Yorkshire Oaks runner-up and Musidora

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winner Short Skirt (GB) as well as Group 2 winners Little Rock(GB) and Whitewater Affair (GB). The latter went on to haveparticular success as a broodmare in Japan as the dam of Group
1 winners Victoire Pisa (Jpn) and Asakusa Den'en (GB).
When it comes to stallion tables, it is always wise to pay close
attention to the percentage of winners to runners. In thisregard, Blue Point and his nearest pursuer, Soldier's Call,measure up well on 40% and 35% respectively. The nine winners
for Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) have come from just 22 runners to put
him on 41%, while Study Of Man (Ire), who had two new
winners this week, is now on five from 14 runners (36%).
In France, Haras d'Etreham's City Light (Fr) has now been
represented by 10 winners from his 26 runners (38%).

Acclaim for Pyledriver

Dual Group 1 winner Pyledriver retired last week | Racingfotos.com

It is the time of year when plenty of rumours abound as towhich colts have been snapped up for stallion duties. There is atleast one announcement imminent this week, and we alreadyknow that Native Trail (GB) is off to Kildangan Stud, Little Big
Bear (Ire) to Coolmore, and Bouttemont (Fr) is joining his sire
Acclamation (GB) at Rathbarry Stud.
There is one horse from the much-vaunted Acclamation linethat it would be particularly gratifying to see granted a place at agood Flat stud, and that is Pyledriver (GB). Just as it is easy toforget that the high-flying sprinter Havana Grey (GB) has those
noted middle-distance influences of Teofilo (GB) and Galileo as
his grandsire and great-grandsire, so it is to overlook that
Pyledriver is by Acclamation's son Harbour Watch (Ire). A
six-furlong Group 2 winner whose racing and stud career wereboth cut short, the late Harbour Watch pops up in the pedigrees
of good horses with some frequency.
The neat and good-looking Pyledriver, who, on 122, is thesecond-highest rated of any colt from this sireline to retire to

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stud, also has some nice influences in the bottom half of hispedigree. Furthermore, he proved over five seasons that he hasthat vital durability to accompany the class that drove him to
win a King George and a Coronation Cup. He wasn't a latedeveloper, either, as he won on debut in the July of his juvenile
season before winning the Listed Ascendant S. two months later.
As already pointed out in this column, there is as much delight
to be taken from the big sprints as from the Classics, andstallions can sometimes buck expectations. But the programme
in any serious racing nation must remain balanced.
This is no new concern, but it remains troubling that it is
becoming harder still for horses of Pyledriver's ilk to be given aproper chance at stud. It would be a crying shame if he isoverlooked in the blinkered rush towards stallions who offer
little prospect of siring a horse who will see out the Guineas trip,
never mind a Derby or an Arc winner. When breeding, it is wise
to remember where the greater prestige and rewards remain.
Amo Racing Sacks Stott, Cont. from p1
Joorabchian told Sun Racing on Monday, "I told Kevin thankyou very much. This was a collective decision on and off the
racetrack. We have decided not to renew his contract for next
season. It was always a one-year contract."
Stott partnered King Of Steel to win the King Edward VII Stakes
at Royal Ascot, won the Duchess of Cambridge S on Persian
Dreamer, and the Craven on Indestructible among plenty ofother big-race winners this term.
He had been stable jockey to Kevin Ryan in Hambleton before
announcing he was to move south and ride freelance last
autumn.
Joorabchian added, "We have done everything that we
promised, he [Stott] has done everything he promised and wehave parted ways, nothing more than that. I've never had aproblem with jockeys. I never fell out with Rossa [Ryan], I love
him more than anybody, he rode at Royal Ascot for me.
"He was my only retained jockey, he needed to go out on his
own and get experience. I have supported him and he is thriving.
But you know, Kevin is not a young boy, he has experience. For
reasons outside of racing, I have to decide what's best. I don't
know what jockeys we'll use now, I'll leave it to the trainers topick the best available."

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RECORDER TO STAND IN IRELAND AFTER
SUMBE SWITCH
Recorder (GB) has changed hands and will now stand at
Longford House Stud in Ireland after transferring from Sumbe inFrance.
The move will see Recorder join Melbourne Cup winner
Rekindling (GB), Rajsaman (Fr) and more at the County
Tipperary stud.
Recorder raced just three times in a career that did not extend
beyond a juvenile campaign. But it was a successful one to theextent that he carried the Queen's colours to victory in the G3
Acomb S. at York for trainer William Haggas.
He has sired four black-type performers all told, including
Enola and Hot Queen, and stood in his final season in France at afee of i3,000.

Recorder | Zuzannah Lupa

Sumbe Tweeted on Saturday, "Fair winds and following seas toRecorder who is leaving us after six great years of service atHaras de Montfort to stand in Ireland.
"Our gratitude goes to all the breeders who have supported
him over the years and to the Royal Studs for their extended
trust. So long, champ!"

DID YOU KNOW?
Siyarafina (Fr)was tabbed as a
“TDN Rising Star”
Visit the TDN Rising Stars
section

STEADY START TO OSARUS SEPTEMBERThe next round of yearling sales is currently taking place in La
Teste de Buch near Bordeaux, with the two-day Osarus
September Yearling Sale having got underway on Monday.

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Osarus cont.
This auction has been in steady decline in recent years andthat appears to have continued through the first session, which
recorded a clearance rate of 58%, with 67 of the 115 yearlings
offered finding new homes for total sales of i627,750.
Few will have made much profit along the way, with anaverage price of i10,425 and median of i9,000, both of whichwere slightly down on last year's opening day trade.
The session was jointly led by a colt from the first crop of
Sumbe's G1 Commonwealth Cup winner Golden Horde (Ire) anda filly by Goken (Fr), each of whom sold for i30,000. The
former, consigned by Elevage de Traou Land, was bought by
Equos Racing International, while Haras de la Haie Neuve's
daughter of Goken out of the treble winner Terra Nova (Fr)TUESDAY • 12 SEPTEMBER 2023

FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
UNITED KINGDOM
Advertise (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), Manton Park Stud
103 foals of racing age
15:25-LEICESTER, 7f, Al Shabab Storm (GB)
14:50-LEICESTER, 7f, Line Sheet (GB)120,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2022
Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal), Kildangan Stud
161 foals of racing age
15:25-LEICESTER, 7f, Blue Lemons (Ire)38,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2021; 130,000gns
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1) 2022
14:15-LEICESTER, 7f, Tuneful (Ire)24,000gns Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2021; 52,000gns
Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2022
Calyx (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Coolmore Stud
103 foals of racing age
14:15-LEICESTER, 7f, Warda Jamila (Ire)120,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2022

Goken filly sold for i30,000 at Osarus September Yearling Sale
Osarus(American Post {GB}) was picked up by Katie McGivern ofDerryconnor Stud.

Inns of Court (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Tally-Ho Stud
168 foals of racing age
15:25-LEICESTER, 7f, Speeding Bullet (Ire)80,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2022
Ten Sovereigns (Ire) (No Nay Never), Coolmore Stud
150 foals of racing age

This sale has been a happy hunting ground for the breeze-up
sector, with the Group 1 winner Sands Of Mali (Fr) its mostnotable graduate. Con Marnane bought that son of Panis back in
2016, and he was back in action on Monday, signing for a pair ofcolts by Romanised (Ire) and Yafta (GB).
Nick Bradley also selected a yearling filly by Yafta, a son of
Dark Angel standing at Haras de la Haie Neuve, and the
syndicator added a filly by France's leading first-season sire of2023, City Light (Fr), to his list of purchases.
Pau-based trainer Simone Brogi is currently the leading buyer,
with four yearlings purchased on the first day and, as ever, Alain
Chopard's Haras des Faunes played a leading role on thevendors' table, with 11 sold so far for i119,000.
Ten Sovereigns | Coolmore

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14:50-LEICESTER, 7f, Autumn Rose (Ire)48,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2022;
1,500gns Tattersalls July Sale 2023
Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Ballylinch Stud81 foals of racing age
14:15-LEICESTER, 7f, Lokana (Ire)65,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2022
FRANCE:City Light (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Haras d'Etreham
90 foals of racing age
1-LYON PARILLY, 1200m, La Belle Poete (Fr)i8,000 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2021 - English
Version
Le Brivido (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Haras de la Haie Neuve
39 foals of racing age
4-TOULOUSE, 1600m, Mister Segui (Fr)i9,000 Arqana Deauville September Yearling Sale 2022
IRELAND:
Phoenix of Spain (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), Irish National Stud
97 foals of racing age
4-GALWAY, 7f, Miss Tapley (Ire)i30,000 Goffs November Foal Sale 2021
Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Dalham Hall Stud
120 foals of racing age
1-GALWAY, 8.5f, Naturally Nimble (Ger)i150,000 Baden-Baden September Yearling Sale 2022;
i140,000 Arqana May 2yo Breeze Up 2023

Monday=s Results:
2nd-Brighton, ,6,800, Mdn, 9-11, 2yo, 6f 210yT, 1:24.12, gd.
MIGUEL (IRE) (c, 2, Phoenix Of Spain {Ire}--Brioniya {GB}{MSP-Fr}, by Pivotal {GB}), who placed in starts at Chepstow in
July and August, was the sharpest of seven onto stride and led
from flagfall here. Nudged along when threatened at the twopole, the 1-2 favourite held a decisive advantage entering thefinal furlong and was ridden out to defeat Happy Place (Ire)(Crystal Ocean {GB}) by 2 1/4 lengths, becoming the 10th
individual winner for his freshman sire (by Lope De Vega {Ire}).
Miguel is the fourth of five foals and third scorer from as manyrunners produced by Listed Prix Casimir Delamarre and Listed
Prix Maurice Zilber runner-up Brioniya (GB) (Pivotal {GB}).

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The April-foaled chestnut=s dam is a half-sister to
G2 Ridgewood Pearl S. victrix Beshaayir (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}) out of
MGSP Listed Pipalong S. and Listed Bosra Sham Fillies= S. winnerBahia Breeze (GB) (Mister Baileys {GB}). Miguel is a half to Listed
Grand Prix de Marseille third Bakhchisaray (Fr) (Motivator {GB})and a yearling colt by Ten Sovereigns (Ire). Sales history:
i10,000 Wlg >21 GOFNOV; 10,500gns Ylg >22 TATDEY. Lifetime
Record: 3-1-1-1, ,6,182.
O-Fruci, Pakenham, Walsh & Partner; B-Andriy Milovonov &Viktor Tymoshenko (IRE); T-Jack Channon.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Placeholder (Ire), f, 2, Masar (Ire)--Fligaz (Fr) (SP-Eng), by Panis.
Newcastle, 9-11, 8f 5y (AWT), 1:41.27. Lifetime Record: 1-1-00, ,3,564. B-Fligaz Syndicate (IRE). *15,000gns Ylg >22 TAOCT.
Child Of Lir (Ire), g, 3, Prince Of Lir (Ire)--Kaplinsky (Ire), by Fath.
Newcastle, 9-11, 8f 5y (AWT), 1:42.61. Lifetime Record: 5-1-11, ,7,073. B-John R Jeffers (IRE). *i34,000 Wlg >20 GOFNOV.
**1/2 to Indicative Vote (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}), GSP-Ire.

Monday=s Results:
1st-Saint-Cloud, i30,000, Mdn, 9-11, unraced 2yo, 6 1/2fT,
1:19.99, g/s.
TALENTUOSO (c, 2, Omaha Beach--Two Sugars, by Scat Daddy)
was well away from the inside stall and settled fourth along thefence through halfway in this debut. Angled to the outside for aclear run approaching the quarter-mile marker, the 41-10 third
choice launched his bid passing the furlong pole and was pushed
out to assert by 1 1/4 lengths from Some Skye (Fr) (Churchill{Ire}), becoming the 11th winner for his freshman sire (by War
Front). Talentuoso is the first of three foals produced by anunraced half-sister to GIII Sham S. victor and three-time Grade I
runner-up Calculator (In Summation) and the stakes-winningArms Runner (Overdriven). His dam Two Sugars (Scat Daddy),
who was bred to City Of Light this year, has a yearling colt andweanling filly by Quality Road to come. Sales history: $50,000
Ylg >22 KEESEP; $285,000 2yo >23 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, i15,000. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Blu Racing, Ecurie Elag, Antoine Gilibert, Ecurie Hunter Valley,
Eric Chenu, Jean Jacques Fontaine, Jean-Marc Franco, Joseph
Leveneur & Pierre-Etienne

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:Big Star (Fr), c, 3, Al Wukair (Ire)--Provocation (Fr), by Le Havre(Ire). Saint-Cloud, 9-11, 6fT, 1:11.73. B-J.B.S. Invest N.V (FR).

OBSERVATIONS
on the European racing scene

HALF-BROTHER TO SANTIAGO STARTS ATGALWAY

Talentuoso | Scoop Dyga

7th-Saint-Cloud, i28,000, Cond, 9-11, 3yo, 12fT, 2:37.74, gd.
SHAKTI (FR) (f, 3, Zarak {Fr}--La Divinandra {Fr}, by Le Havre{Ire}), off the mark by seven lengths on debut at Clairefontaine
last month, tanked along in third throughout the early stages.
Angled off the fence two out, the 21-10 second favourite was infront 100 metres later and needed only hand riding to assert for
a comfortable length success from Qasida (Fr) (Nathaniel {Ire}).
The winner is currently the last known foal out of a half to theG3 La Coupe and G3 Prix Gontaut-Biron scorer Bello Matteo (Fr)(Montmartre {Fr}). The family includes Pride Dancer (Ire)(Fasliyev), who was a listed winner in France and placed in the
GIII Senorita S., and Mageva (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) who
was third in the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches. Lifetime Record:
2-2-0-0, i25,000. Video, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Ecurie Mme Jacques Cypres & M Brasme; B-R Cormier & R
Stasi (FR); T-Mathieu Brasme.
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
3rd-Saint-Cloud, i38,000, 9-11, 4yo/up, 8fT, 1:41.68, g/s.
RUNNYMEDE (GB) (g, 7, Dansili {GB}--Indication {GB}, by
Sadler=s Wells) Lifetime Record: Champion Older Horse-Ity at
7-9 1/2f, GSW-Ity, SW & GSP-Ger, MSP-Fr, 30-11-6-1, i217,249.
O-Stall Salzburg; B-Juddmonte Farms (GB); T-Sarah Steinberg.
*75,000gns HRA >19 TATFEB. **Full to Stipulate (GB), SW &MGSP-Eng, SW & GSP-Aus, $330,292.
8th-Saint-Cloud, i38,000, 9-11, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:35.50, gd.
KERTEZ (GB) (g, 5, Intello {Ger}--Distortion {GB}, by Distorted
Humor) Lifetime Record: MGSP-Fr, 19-5-4-5, i212,580. O/BWertheimer et Frere (GB); T-Andre Fabre. *1/2 to Twist (Fr)(Pivotal {GB}), $197,590.

15.50 Galway, Mdn, i16,000, 2yo, 8f 123yT
GROSVENOR SQUARE (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) starts out in themaiden in which fellow Ballydoyle representative
Alexandroupolis (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) earned TDN Rising Star
status 12 months ago and which was also taken by the stable=s
Galileo kingpins Kyprios (Ire) and Sovereign (Ire). A half-brotherto the G1 Irish Derby hero Santiago (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}) andto the G1 Prix Vermeille-placed La Joconde (Ire) by Galileo=s son
Frankel (GB), the February-foaled G2 Beresford S. and G2 Royal
Lodge S. entry is joined by stablemate Brave And Bold (Ire)(Frankel {GB}), a full-brother to the listed winner Hidden
Dimples (Ire) out of the G1 1000 Guineas fourth Manderley (Ire)(Clodovil {Ire}).
15.25 Leicester, Novice, ,9,000, 2yo, c/g, 7fT
CIRO DI MARZIO (Justify) was one of the stand-outs of the Goffs
Dubai Breeze-Up Sale and made i518,519 as the secondhighest-priced lot as a result. Jim and Fitri Hay=s half-brother tothe GI Summer S. winner Fog Of War (War Front) is a son of theG3 Dance Design S. winner and G1 Matron S. third Say (Ire)(Galileo {Ire}) and grandson of the starlet Riskaverse(Dynaformer) and hails from the Ralph Beckett stable.

Aquis Selects Camilleri’s Mare For The Everest
Pulford On Too Darn Hot's Success
Another Winner For Saxon Warrior
Wave Of Trainers Head To Pakenham

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HOW THEY FARED
15.52 Saint-Cloud, Mdn, i30,000, unraced 2yo, 6 1/2fT
George Strawbridge=s homebred Radharani (Ire) (Kingman{GB}),a Tim Donworth-trained half-sister to G1 Prix du Jockey
Club, G1 Irish Champion S. and G1 Champion S. hero Almanzor(Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), attempted to make all in this debut
and kept on well once headed to finish third.
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