SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2024

KINZA PASSES TWO-TURN TEST IN LASNO MORE TIME BOSSES
VIRGENES by J. N. Campbell
RIVALS IN THE SAM F. DAVIS Looking every bit a 'TDN Rising Star', Kinza (Carpe Diem)

No More Time | SV Photography

by Alan Carasso
Sent away as the somewhat surprising 33-10 favorite in
Saturday's $250,000 GIII Sam F. Davis S. at Tampa Bay Downs,
Morplay Racing's No More Time (Not This Time) won the pacebattle and ultimately the war, as he had enough in the tank late
to hold off 'TDN Rising Star' Agate Road (Quality Road) and earn
20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. West Saratoga(Exaggerator), winner of last year's GIII Iroquois S. and a distantsecond to the G3 Saudi Derby-bound Book'em Danno (Bucchero)in Tampa's Pasco S. Jan. 13, also attended the fast fractions andstayed on bravely for third.
With Jose Ortiz opting for Agate Road, it was Paco Lopez at thecontrols astride No More Time and he bounced the colt
aggressively away from gate five to lead early from second
choice Change of Command (Into Mischief). West Saratoga washung out four deep into the backstretch, while Agate Road-returning to the dirt since debuting over the surface at Saratoga
last summer--was void of any speed and dropped out to be adetached last.
Though he was forced through splits of :23.52 for the quarterand a testing :46.61 for the half, No More Time was still going
nicely and met a three-wide bid from West Saratoga midway on
the turn as the blinkered Change of Command began to back outof it. In the meantime, Agate Road commenced a rally at the
3 1/2-furlong marker and was weaving his way into contention
nearing the stretch. Cont. p3

stepped up in class and took home her first graded win with aprofessional gate-to-wire performance at 'The Great Race Place.'
To kick start her career over the same surface Dec. 29, thechestnut became a meteoric star when she won by an eyecatching 7 1/2 lengths for trainer Bob Baffert. Putting in quality
workouts since, the filly was well-supported at the windows as
the even-money choice over rival Kopion (Omaha Beach). The
Richard Mandella trainee at odds of 6-5 here, arrived with a pairof wins under her belt, one of which was a 5 1/4-length scorelast out in the GIII Santa Ynez S. Jan. 7.
Kinza took the opening round of the Kentucky Oaks points raceby wrangling the lead from the bell, which gave her the upper
hand into the first turn. Holding the rail position up thebackstretch, the 3-year-old remained committed to the pace as
the far turn arrived. Cont. p5

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Off the job while recovering from surgery performed last summer, Santa Anita welcomedback its beloved bugler Jay Cohen Saturday afternoon. | Benoit

ROYAL ASCOT IN PLAY FOR MISSED THE CUT?

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Following a victory from Missed the Cut (Quality Road) in Saturday's
GIII San Marcos S., trainer John Sadler hinted that a return trip to Europe
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Unbelievable, who won twice from five starts in Europe for Aidan
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Sam F. Davis S. cont.
Firmly in front passing the three-sixteenths pole, No MoreTime was asked for his best as Lopez took his trademark lookback at the competition over his right shoulder and he gutted itout as Agate Road, wide into the stretch, took good ground offof him in the final yards. West Saratoga just lasted for third overElysian Meadows (City of Light).
There was some drama at the break, as Everdoit (Gary D)
dropped his rider Huber Villa-Gomez after hitting the gate andran through the outside rail at about the five-furlong marker.
Track announcer Jason Beem tweeted later that the gelding had
been caught by the outriders. After reviewing the start,
stewards ruled that no changes would be made.
A wide second sprinting 5 1/2 furlongs at Gulfstream on debut
Sept. 9, No More Time shot away to graduate by 6 3/4 lengths
going the one-turn mile Oct. 22 and did not see action again
until the Mucho Macho Man S. over that same track and trip on
New Year's Day. Slowly away as the 21-10 second choice, hetook the overland route around the turn, but neverthelesstraveled into the race looking a threat at the quarter pole. He
wasn't able to sustain that bid, finishing fifth, but the gamblers
took a forgiving approach Saturday afternoon after No MoreTime was scratched out of the GIII Holy Bull S. last weekend.

Paco Lopez | SV Photography

Pedigree Notes:
No More Time is the 31st stakes winner and 14th gradedwinner for his newly turned 10-year-old sire and is bred on thesame cross responsible for GI Madison S. heroine Just One Time.
The late Speightstown is now the broodmare sire of 65 stakes
winners, 25 at the graded level.
Cont. p4

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Sam F. Davis S. cont.
Baroness Juliette was purchased by trainer Clinton Stuart for$12,000 as a 2-year-old at Keeneland November in 2017 andwas a maiden winner for a $10,000 tag at Prairie Meadows innine starts at three in 2018. No More Time is her second foal
and her third, the now-juvenile West Virginia-bred colt Mor
d'Oro (Mor Spirit), was sold in utero for $7,000 at KEENOV in
2021. She is the dam of a yearling filly by Golden Years, alsobred in the Mountaineer State.
Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs
SAM F. DAVIS S.-GIII, $200,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 2-10, 3yo,
1 1/16m, 1:43.26, ft.
1--NO MORE TIME, 120, c, 3, by Not This Time
1st Dam: Baroness Juliette, by Speightstown
2nd Dam: Juliette Ava, by Medaglia d'Oro
3rd Dam: Cherokee Crossing, by Cherokee Colony
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($40,000 Ylg'22 KEESEP). O-Morplay Racing LLC; B-MAMAS Thoroughbreds,
LLC (IA); T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo; J-Paco Lopez. $120,000.
Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $156,780. Werk Nick Rating: B. Clickfor the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free
Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Agate Road, 124, c, 3, Quality Road--Yellow Agate, byGemologist. ($650,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 'TDN Rising Star'.
O-Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC; B-Chc Inc. (KY);
T-Todd A. Pletcher. $40,000.

3--West Saratoga, 122, c, 3, Exaggerator--Mo Wicked, by Uncle
Mo. ($11,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Harry L. Veruchi; B-Two
Hearts Farm II LLC (KY); T-Larry W. Demeritte. $20,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 5 1/4, HD. Odds: 3.30, 4.30, 31.00.
Also Ran: Elysian Meadows, Fulmineo, Crazy Mason, Tireless, El
Principito, Patriot Spirit, Copper Tax, Change of Command,
Everdoit. Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com
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Las Virgenes S. cont. from p1
Though Kopion was called upon to pull even just before the
top of the lane, she could not muster the speed to catch Kinza,
who went on to win by two lengths.
AShe acts like a filly that can handle (two turns),@ said assistantto Bob Baffert, Jimmy Barnes. AYou don=t know until you do it,
but she had shown in the morning, in her workouts that she
could go further. I was more concerned there was so muchspeed, with the small field and a lot of speed. Unfortunately, ourother filly (Nothing Like You {Malibu Moon}) she=s got speed, but
she was on the rail and she doesn=t have that kind of speed, so
she had to kind of take back and make some kind of trip and she
probably doesn=t want to do that.@
Pedigree Notes:
Kinza is the 13th stakes winner and third worldwide
graded/group stakes winner for her Louisiana-based sire. The
first to the races for her dam, the winner counts a 2-year-old
filly by Instagrand as a half-sister. A $100,000 purchase by MTC
at the 2014 Keeneland September Sale, Secret Wonder visited
Honest Mischief for this season.

Kinza | Benoit

Saturday, Santa Anita ParkLAS VIRGENES S.-GIII, $100,000, Santa Anita, 2-10, 3yo, f, 1m,
1:37.03, ft.
1--KINZA, 120, f, 3, by Carpe Diem
1st Dam: Secret Wonder, by Quality Road
2nd Dam: Maxinkuckee Miss, by Langfuhr
3rd Dam: Wini Jones, by Seeking the Gold
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN.
($17,000 Wlg '21 FTNMIX; $30,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT; $350,000
2yo '23 EASMAY). 'TDN Rising Star'. O-Michael Lund Petersen;

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B-JD Business Ventures LLC, Brushy Hill Stable & Carpe Diem
Syndicate (NY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Juan J. Hernandez. $60,000.
Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $99,000. Werk Nick Rating: B. Clickfor the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the free
Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Kopion, 120, f, 3, Omaha Beach--Galloping Ami, by Victory
Gallop. ($270,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Spendthrift Farm LLC;
B-Tall Oaks Farm (KY); T-Richard E. Mandella. $20,000.
3--She's a Tempest, 120, f, 3, Connect--Hurricane Tiz, by Tiznow.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Beerman
Family Trust and Sayjay Racing LLC; B-SAYJAY Racing, LLC &Beerman Family Trust (KY); T-Steve R. Knapp. $12,000.
Margins: 2, 1HF, 9 1/4. Odds: 1.00, 1.30, 16.40.
Also Ran: Nothing Like You, Great Forty Eight.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs.
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Saturday, Santa Anita
SAN MARCOS S.-GIII, $100,500, Santa Anita, 2-10, 4yo/up,
1 1/4mT, 2:01.14, gd.
1--MISSED THE CUT, 124, h, 5, by Quality Road
1st Dam: Beauly (GB) (SW-USA, SP-Eng, $160,805),
by Sea The Stars (Ire)
2nd Dam: Pickle (GB), by Piccolo (GB)
3rd Dam: Crackle (GB), by Anshan (GB)($400,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; 40,000gns 3yo '22 TATFEB). O-Bee
Zee LLC, Lanes End Racing, St. Elias Stables, LLC, Edward P.
Babington, Edward J. Hudson, Jr. and Lynne Hudson;
B-Framont LTD (KY); T-John W. Sadler; J-Joel Rosario. $60,000.
Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 14-6-2-0, $385,777. Werk Nick
Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Clickfor the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

2--Planetario (Brz), 124, h, 6, Il Doge (Brz)--Aerosfera (Brz), byCrimson Tide (Ire). O/B-Stud Red Rafa (BRZ); T-Richard E.
Mandella. $20,000.
3--Irish Prophet, 120, h, 5, Irish Surf--Play It True, by Yes It's
True. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($14,000
RNA Ylg '20 OBSOCT). O/B-Thor-Bred Stables, LLC (FL); T-Neil
D. Drysdale. $12,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 5 1/4, HF. Odds: 1.20, 2.30, 11.70.
Also Ran: Balladeer, Eastern Ocean, Shortman.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO,
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San Marcos S. cont.
Missed the Cut scraped the paint--quite literally--andoutfinished Planetario to register his first win at the graded leveland second overall in Saturday's GIII San Marcos S. at Santa
Anita.
Taking full advantage of the rail draw, Missed the Cut tookback into the box seat, as Balladeer (Distorted Humor) did what
he does best, lead the field along at his own leisure. Patiently
handled through the middle stages as Balladeer enjoyed an
open-lengths advantage, the 5-year-old continued to draft inbehind and was ridden for luck into the lane by Joel Rosario.
There was a slice of daylight there for the taking, and Missed the
Cut went for it, brushing the inside running rail with his left hindquarters with a bit more than a furlong to race before
outsprinting Planetario to the wire.

Missed the Cut (right) goes for home in the San Marcos | Benoit

Balladeer ducked out at midstretch, forcing Irish Prophet into
Planetario, who looked to be making a serious bid. In a
unanimous decisions, stewards disqualified Balladeer from third
to fourth.
AYou never know,@ said Rosario when asked if he thought he'dbe able to get through in the stretch. AHe seemed like he wasfine being on the inside and that=s where I ended up turning for
home, I had plenty of horse under me and I was just waiting to
see when we were going to go.@Missed the Cut was a four-time winner from seven European
starts for George Boughey, including a victory over G1 Dubai
World Cup runner-up Algiers (Ire) (Shamardal) in the Listed

SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Churchill S. at Lingfield, but he was disappointing fourth to
Mostahdaf (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in last year's G2 Neom Turf Cup
in Saudi Arabia. Missed the Cut made four of his six starts postrepatriation on the dirt, winning the local GIII Tokyo City S.
Oct. 1 going 12 furlongs before finishing down the field in the
GI Breeders' Cup Classic. He was a latest second in the GII San
Gabriel S. going nine furlongs of this turf course when last seen
Dec. 26.
Trainer John Sadler indicated that the winning connections are
keen on a start at Royal Ascot this June, where a presumptive
target would be the G1 Prince of Wales's S. over 10 furlongs.
Pedigree Notes:
Stakes-placed in England for Charlie Hills, Beauly waspurchased by Stephen Hillen for 140,000gns at the 2016
Tattersalls December Sale and shipped to the U.S., where she
was a stakes winner at Indiana Grand for Brendan Walsh in2017. Bought back on a bid of $500,000 at that year's FasigTipton November Sale, Beauly was bred to Quality Road andwent through the 2018 Keeneland November Sale, only to be
led out unsold at $450,000. That decision looked good when
the colt made $400,000 at Keeneland September in 2020, but
he was sold on to Hurworth Bloodstock for 40,000gns at the2022 Tattersalls February Sale.
Beauly, a half-sister to four-time stakes winner Gusto (GB)(Oasis Dream {GB}), is also the dam of the 3-year-old colt South
Pole (Ire) (No Nay Never), second in a Leopardstown maiden last
Oct. 21 and purchased by Hurworth Bloodstock for 130,000gns
at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale a matter ofdays later. The mare's current 2-year-old, Orange Sky (Ire) (NoNay Never), was hammered down to Boughey for 330,000gns atlast year's Tattersalls October Sale and Beauly produced a colt
by Camelot (GB) in 2023. @EquinealTDN

TDN CRITERIAThe races covered in the TDN are as follows:• Stakes: purses of $40,000/up• Allowance Races: purses of $20,000/up• Optional Claiming Races: purses of $20,000/up• Maiden Special Weight Races: purses of $18,000/up• Maiden Claiming Races: purses of $18,000/up & a minimum
claiming price of $40,000

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Saturday, Santa Anita
PALOS VERDES S.-GIII, $100,000, Santa Anita, 2-10, 4yo/up, 6f,
1:09.91, ft.
1--BIG CITY LIGHTS, 122, h, 5, by Mr. Big
1st Dam: Champagne Exchange, by Exchange Rate
2nd Dam: Youcan'ttakeme, by He's Tops
3rd Dam: Takeaway, by Fly So Free
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($22,000 Ylg '20 FTCAYR).
O-William R Peeples; B-Bar C Racing Stables Inc (CA);
T-Richard E Mandella; J-Flavien Prat. $60,000. Lifetime
Record: 9-5-4-0, $392,420. Werk Nick Rating: A.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for thefree Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2--Hopkins, 124, h, 6, Quality Road--Hot Spell, by Salt Lake.
($900,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing,
Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Golconda
Stable, Siena Farm LLC and Robert E. Masterson; B-Nursery
Place (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $20,000.
3--See Through It, 122, g, 7, Curlin to Mischief--Crystal House,by Chester House. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. O-Belico Racing
LLC & Lizbeth Medina; B-Edward Allred (CA); T-Genaro Vallejo.
$12,000.
Margins: NO, 4, 3/4. Odds: 0.40, 1.90, 12.90.
Also Ran: Mystification, The Big Wam.

SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

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The Chosen Vron (Vronsky) remains the undisputed king of thehill among California-bred sprinters, but Big City Lights issquarely in his rearview mirror--and gaining--after securing his
first victory at the graded stakes level in Saturday's GIII Palos
Verdes S. at Santa Anita.
Defending champion Hopkins, making his second start off aconsiderable absence, hit the ground running and set the early
fractions in advance of longshot Mystification (Good Magic) as
Big City Lights was content to watch things unfold from third.
The heavy favorite was up into second as they raced midway on
the turn, but Flavien Prat appeared to be all in, while Hopkins
was still doing it ominously well on the pointy end. The Baffert
trainee was clinging to the lead entering the final eighth of amile, but he was beginning to look for the line, and Big City
Lights nailed him on the wire.
AI was (concerned), he didn=t get away running like he usually
does,@ said winning trainer Richard Mandella. AI noticed that hedid grab a quarter, I didn=t think it was bad, but it was enough to
set him back the first part. He showed his class, he dug in andfought it out anyway.@
Cont. p9

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Palos Verdes S. cont.
Never worse than second in his eight previous starts, Big City
Light was an open stakes winner at two for Luis Mendez andwon his first try for this barn at Del Mar two summers ago. The
Chosen Vron got the better of him in four consecutive statebred stakes, including a neck success in the 2023 Cal Cup Sprint
and a sounder score in the Nov. 18 Cary Grant S. at the seaside,
but Big City Lights was back to winning ways in an open secondlevel allowance with Lasix on for the first time at this track
Jan. 6.

Big City Lights | Benoit

Pedigree Notes:
Also a half-brother to 2020 GII Sorrento S. third Exchange
Vows (Tapiture), Big City Lights is out of a daughter ofYoucan'ttakeme, a four-time stakes winner at Emerald Downs,
whose full-brother No Giveaway won that track's premier race,
the GIII Longacres Mile. A half-sister to SW Hard Way Ten (RockHard Ten), Champagne Exchange is the dam of the 3-year-old
colt Silver City Lights (Harbor the Gold) and was most recently
covered by Jess Mo (Uncle Mo), one of eight stallions standing inthe state of Washington. Big City Lights is the third gradedwinner for his sire and one of nine graded winners out ofdaughters of Exchange Rate. @EquinealTDN

SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

STRAIGHT NO CHASER, OFF SINCE
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE ON
PREAKNESS UNDERCARD, BACK GALLOPING
by Steve Sherack
Straight No Chaser (h, 5, Speightster--Margarita Friday, byJohannesburg), unraced since posting a powerhouse, frontrunning victory in the GIII Maryland Sprint S. on last spring's
GI Preakness S. undercard, is on the comeback trail for trainer
Dan Blacker.
After stopping the clock for six furlongs in a razor sharp
1:08.27 and earning a career-best 107 Beyer Speed Figure inthat 7 1/2-length decision at Pimlico, an undisclosed party
agreed to purchase a minority interest in the MyRacehorsecolorbearer. The deal, however, was called off after a positronemission tomography (PET) scan in a pre-purchase exam in June
revealed Asome abnormalities in a sesamoid,@ per Blacker.
AEven though the horse was sound, it was the early stages ofsomething that would've likely developed into an issue,@ Blacker
said. AAnd when you're dealing with sesamoids, it's significant.
As a trainer, that's why the PET scan has been such a gamechanger for us at Santa Anita. It could show the initial stages of a
training injury like this.@
He continued, AFor me, it was an easy decision giving him timeoff. We had hoped to give him 90 days initially, but when we
rescanned him (after 90 days), there was still activity in thatsame spot. So, we just gave him more time. The unfortunate
thing with sesamoids is that they take time.@ Cont. p10

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APBs cont.
In Straight No Chaser's case, six months' time, to be exact.
Given the green light to resume training following a clean PET
scan, the bay is now nearing his first workout back at Santa
Anita, Blacker reports.
AHe's been training as good as ever,@ Blacker said. AHe looks
super out there on the track. Obviously, we've lost a bit of timetraining wise just because all of the wet weather recently, but
he's getting close to being ready to breeze. He certainly looks as
good if not better than ever. We'll let the workouts be the realjudge of where he's at though.@

SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

AIt's great as a trainer when you have patient owners and I'mreally grateful to have owners like MyRacehorse,@ Blacker
concluded. ATo me, he's always been a horse that is gonna keep
improving with age. I'm excited to get him back to the races.@

CITY OF TROY FULL-BROTHER A FIRST HONG
KONG STARTER FOR JUSTIFY by Alan Carasso

Unbelievable at Royal Ascot | Racingfotos

Dan Blacker | Benoit

Hailing from the second crop of Speightster, Straight No
Chaser is one of two graded winners for the late son of
Speightstown, who was euthanized following a stall accident at
Northern Dawn Farm in Ontario in 2022.
Bred in Kentucky by John Eaton and Steve Laymon, he wasproduced by the winning Johannesburg mare Margarita Friday.
She is also responsible for the stakes winner Hangover Saturday(Pomeroy). This is the extended female family of two-timechampion sprinter Housebuster.
Straight No Chaser brought $110,000 from MyRacehorse as a
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-year-old following a :10 2/5 breeze forconsignor Paul Sharp.
He currently sports a career record of 7-4-0-1 and earnings of$245,800. His resume also includes a debut maiden win over the
Del Mar lawn, a pair of optional claiming wins at Santa Anita andOaklawn and a third-place finish as the favorite in last year's GIII
Palos Verdes S.
Straight No Chaser's aforementioned win in the Maryland
Sprint was further flattered when the distant third-place finisher
that day Nakatomi (Firing Line) subsequently placed a close third
in the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita.

Unbelievable (Justify), a full-brother to the undefeated Cartierchampion 2-year-old colt City of Troy and a veteran of fiveEuropean starts when racing as Bertinelli for Coolmore andAidan O'Brien, will become his boom sire's first starter in Hong
Kong in the Class 3 Red Packet H. (1600m) at Monday's Chinese
New Year meeting at Sha Tin Racecourse.
A son of G1 Fillies' Mile winner Together Forever (Ire) (Galileo{Ire}), also the dam of Group 3 winner Military Style (War Front)
as well as the latter's full-brothers--the Group 2-placed Absolute
Ruler and the listed-placed King of Athens--Unbelievable won
his maiden over the Dundalk all-weather in the second of two
juvenile appearances last November. A first-up second over amile and two furlongs at Cork last April, the colt validated 9-2
second favoritism in the London Gold Cup H. at Newbury thefollowing month and was last seen finishing third to subsequentGroup 3 winner and G1 St Leger third Desert Hero (GB) (Sea The
Stars {Ire}) in the King George V. S. (Hcp.) at Royal Ascot June 22.
Unbelievable is under the care of trainer Frankie Lor, a former
assistant to top conditioners John Moore and John Size andHong Kong's champion trainer during the 2021/2022 season. He
has had a pair of barrier trials, including a running-on fifthJan. 30 (video) going 1200 meters over the 'all-weather' track,
but Lor told the HKJC's Nick Child that preparations have notbeen entirely straight-forward. Cont. p11

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Justify's First Hong Kong Runner cont.
AI wanted to trial him in early December, but he had atemperature, so I had to wait a little bit,@ Lor said. AOf course,
the trial was a bit short for him, so that's why we start him over
1600 meters, but more ground later on.@Unbelievable will race in the colors of the Frankie Lor Fu Chuen
Trainer Syndicate and would have been imported with thehopes of making the gate for Hong Kong's richest domestic
prize, the HK$26-million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m)
Mar. 24. Monday's race is clearly a jumping-off point, but Lor is
hopeful that Unbelievable will do enough between now andthen to earn a berth in the field.
AYou can see his form is over 200 meters and further, but he's
rated 80, so if he can pick up a few points, hopefully he can get
into the Derby,@ he said.
Unbelievable has drawn gate one in a field of 14 in the ninth
race of the program at 4:40 p.m. local time. Derek Leung has theriding assignment.
Unbelievable is one of four sons of Justify currently registeredin Hong Kong. The others are Pray For Mir (Aus) (ex Javaja), an
A$950,000 Inglis Easter yearling who was perfect in two starts at
the Sunshine Coast in Australia prior to his import; Call Me
Supreme (Aus); and Miles Away (Aus), a son of SW & GISP
Stopshoppingmaria (More Than Ready), who has also produced

SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

SW/GSP Mo Shopping (Uncle Mo) and MGSW Always Shopping(Awesome Again).

NANCY KELLY PASSES AWAY FOLLOWINGLONG ILLNESS Edited Press Release
Nancy C. Kelly, who helped raise millions of dollars for equine
research and for individuals in need throughout theThoroughbred industry over the course of a 32-year career at
The Jockey Club, died Feb. 9 in Garden City Park, NY.
Kelly was 71 years old and had been battling ovarian cancer
since February 2019, approximately one year after she retired.
As the vice president of development for Grayson-Jockey Club
Research Foundation and the executive director of The Jockey
Club Safety Net Foundation, Kelly organized countlessfund-raising events ranging from golf tournaments and ladies=luncheons to formal gala dinners. She also managed domestic
and international racing conferences, including The Jockey
Club=s annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining toRacing and multiple editions of the Pan Am Conference in New
York City.
Cont. p12

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Nancy Kelly Dies cont.
Kelly had worked in the clubhouse relations department of The
New York Racing Association before The Jockey Club chairman
Odgen Mills (Dinny) Phipps, who became a longtime friend andcherished colleague, recruited her to join The Jockey Club staff
in 1985.
ANancy had hundreds if not thousands of friends throughout
the Thoroughbred industry, and she was as universallyrespected and admired as much as anyone I=ve ever known,@
said Stuart S. Janney III, the chairman of The Jockey Club. AShe
was the face of The Jockey Club in many ways and no one wasever a better representative of our organization. Our sincere
condolences go out to her entire family.@

Nancy C. Kelly | Courtesy The Jockey Club

Kelly, a native of New Hyde Park, NY, and a resident of
Westbury, NY, maintained a long-standing and deep
appreciation for the backstretch community and served in avariety of key volunteer roles in the creation and/or
development of several Belmont Park-based organizations.
Among them were the Belmont Child Care Association and the
New York Race Track Chaplaincy.
She was named president of the chaplaincy shortly after
retiring from The Jockey Club at the end of 2017, but stepped
aside shortly thereafter due to her illness. From then on, she
served as the vice president and as a board member.
AThis is a sad day for anyone who ever knew Nancy and that
includes all the racetrack chaplains around the country withwhom she worked on a regular basis,@ said Humberto Chavez,
the lead chaplain and executive director of the New York
Racetrack Chaplaincy. AShe was a humanitarian in every sense of
the word and took great joy in helping others.@
Though Kelly avoided the limelight at all costs, she was often
honored by organizations and community groups for her service
to the industry and nearby communities. Among many otherhonors, she received the Race Track Chaplaincy of America=s

SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Award of Excellence, the Jockeys= Guild=s Eddie Arcaro Award(presented annually to a person who shows exceptional
commitment to jockeys and the organization) and the New York
Turf Writers Association=s Red Smith Good Guy Award.
Kelly is survived by her sister, Fran Dtugokenski;brother-in-law, Ray Dtugokenski; nieces Lisa Locurto andMichelle Mirabile; and four grand-nieces and two
grand-nephews.
Kelly=s late husband, Jack Kelly, an Equibase chartcaller andfield supervisor, died in November 2010 after a long battle withpolycythemia.
The wake will be held Monday, February 12, at 9 a.m. at theLeo F. Kearns Funeral Home, 445 E. Meadow Avenue in East
Meadow, NY. It will be followed by a Mass at 11 a.m. at St.
Brigid Catholic Church, 85 Post Avenue in Westbury.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be madeto The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation, the New York Race
Track Chaplaincy, or the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center in New York City.
Donations in Nancy Kelly=s name can be made to The Jockey
Club Safety Net Foundation through its website
tjcfoundation.org or by check, payable to The Jockey Club Safety
Net Foundation and mailed to The Jockey Club Safety
Foundation, 250 Park Avenue, Suite 2020, New York, NY 10177.
Donations in her name to the New York Racetrack Chaplaincy
can be made through its website rtcany.org or by sending acheck, payable to the New York Racetrack Chaplaincy, to the
New York Racetrack Chaplaincy, PO Box 37191, Elmont NY,
11003.
Donations in her name to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center can be made at giving.mskcc.org or by sending a check,payable to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, toMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Office ofDevelopment, PO Box 27106, New York, NY, 10087.

LYNCH EARNS 1000TH TRAINING VICTORY
Midlantic-based trainer Cal Lynch celebrated the 1000th
victory of his training career when Mosler Time took out theSaturday finale at Laurel Park.
The 4-year-old gelding covered six furlongs on the main track
in 1:12.25 in the claiming event for 3-, 4- and 5-year-old
maidens and comes one day after Forest Boyce marked 1000
wins in the saddle at Laurel.
AI=m delighted for everybody that=s helped get to this point. It=s
all about the team,@ he said. AA thousand winners, a lot of
people helped get there. A lot of owners and horses in 30-odd
years of doing this. It=s my name on there but it=s because
everybody did their part. We=re delighted.@Cont. p13

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SUNIDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

OAKLAWN ADDING TWO RACE DAYS

Maryland Jockey Club photo

Lynch, 49, came to the U.S. in 1996 from Northern Ireland at
the age of 19 after gaining experience training off his father=sfarm. His younger brother, former English apprentice champion
Feargal, rides on the Maryland circuit.
According to Equibase statistics, Lynch=s first training win camewith Aneissa Chocolate Apr. 11, 1997, at old Garden State Parkin New Jersey, winning his first stakes with Holiest Punch in the2001 Bold Josh Handicap at The Meadowlands. He spent 12
years based at Parx before relocating to Maryland in 2016.
Lynch has won the first of his three graded-stakes with Javerre(Outflanker) in the 2013 GIII General George S. at Laurel. The
other two came in the 2017 GIII Jerome S. and GIII Withers S.
with El Areeb, who missed the Triple Crown series after
suffering a knee fracture after running third in the Gotham.
AWe=re not done yet,@ Lynch added. AI=ll [look back] that when
we=re sitting on a beach in Florida in like 20 more years. Right
now, we=ll enjoy today. I just got back from the barn doing thefeed. We=ll be back out there tomorrow morning and the day I
don=t want to do that, that=s the day I=ll start looking back. We
have a lot of really nice young horses coming in and a good barn
full of horses here. I=m very, very lucky to be able to do thisevery day.@

Oaklawn Park is adding two race days to their calendar-Sunday, Apr. 7 and Sunday, May 5--to make up for recent
cancellations due to inclement weather.
AWe are excited to announce the two additional dates ofApr. 7 and May 5 to Oaklawn=s 2023-2024 racing calendar,@ said
Oaklawn President Louis Cella. AThoroughbred racing is theheart and soul of Oaklawn, and adding these days provides evenmore opportunities for faithful fans to cheer on their favorite
horses and for our horsemen to compete for additional purses.@
Oaklawn will race four days a week, Thursday through Sunday,
for a period of three weeks beginning Mar. 7. The Apr. 7
addition will conclude four days of live racing that week.
Oaklawn was originally set to close on Kentucky Derby day,Saturday, May 4.

No More Time (Not This Time) wires the GIII Sam F. Davis S.
(click to watch)

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Saturday, Fair Grounds #14, post time: 7:17 p.m. ESTRISEN STAR S.-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Tizzy Indy
Take Charge Indy
Calumet Farm
Desormeaux
2 Awesome Ruta
Mendelssohn
Tri-Star Racing, LLC & Cimarron TTT Farms LLC Foster
3 Honor Marie K
Honor CodeRibble Farms LLC, Eiserman, Michael H., Silver,
Earl I., Fishbein, Kenneth E. and Fishbein, Daniel Beckman
4 Sierra Leone
Gun Runner
Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith,Derrick, Westerberg, Smith, Brook T. & Brant, Peter Brown
5 Moonlight
AudibleTown and Country Racing & Madaket Stables LLC Pletcher
6 Real Men Violin K
Mendelssohn
Tilted Shamrock Stables
McPeek7 Hall of Fame
Gun Runner
Magnier, Mrs. John, Tabor, Michael B., Smith,Derrick, Westerberg, Gandharvi & Smith, Brooke T Asmussen
8 Catching Freedom K
Constitution
Albaugh Family Stables LLC
Cox
9 Cardinale
Speightstown
Stonestreet Stables LLC
Pletcher
10 Resilience
Into Mischief
Bushnell, Emily and Waldman, Ric
Mott
11 Track Phantom K
Quality Road
L and N Racing LLC, Brewster, Clark O., Caroom,
Jerry and Breeze Easy, LLC
Asmussen
12 Bee Dancer
Bee JerseyCharles E. Fipke
StewartJOCKEY
GrahamMurrill

WT
122
122

Bejarano

122

Gaffalione
122
Geroux122
Hernandez, Jr. 122
Santana, Jr.
Saez
Prat
Velazquez

122
122
122
122

Rosario
Lanerie122
122

Breeders: 1-Calumet Farm, 2-Brian Levings, 3-Royce Pulliam, 4-Debby M. Oxley, 5-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 6-Newtown Anner Stud, 7-Earle I.
Mack LLC, 8-WinStar Farm, LLC, 9-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 10-Pam & Martin Wygod, 11-Breeze Easy, LLC, 12-Charles E. Fipke
Saturday, Fair Grounds #13, post time: 6:48 p.m. ESTRACHEL ALEXANDRA S. PRESENTED BY FASIG-TIPTON-GII, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Tarifa
Bernardini
Godolphin, LLC
Cox
2 Pennick K
Hard Spun
Ulwelling, Al and Bill
Scherer
3 Perfect Shot K
Gun Runner
Whisper Hill Farm, LLC
Asmussen
4 Intricate K
Gun Runner
Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable, Estes,
Scott and Cambron Equine, LLC
Walsh
5 Alpine Princess K
Classic Empire
Full of Run Racing II, LLC & Madaket Stables LLC Cox
6 V V's Dream K
Mitole
MJM Racing and Magdalena Racing
McPeek
7 West Omaha
West Coast
Gary and Mary West
Cox

JOCKEYPrat
LoveberryRosario

WT
122
122
122

Gaffalione
GerouxHernandez, Jr.
Saez

122
122
122
122

Breeders: 1-Godolphin, 2-Anderson Farms Ont. Inc., 3-Sierra Farm, 4-LBD Stable, LLC, 5-Betz/DJ Stables/Peter V.Lamantia/Classic Empire Syndicate,
6-Mark Stansell, 7-Gary & Mary West Stables, Inc.

Saturday, Fair Grounds #11, post time: 5:50 p.m. ESTMINESHAFT S. PRESENTED BY RELYNE GI BY HAGYARD-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Red Route One
Gun Runner
Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
2 Hayes Strike
Connect
Dixiana Farms LLC
3 Best Actor K
Flatter
Gary and Mary West
4 Gasoline
CurlinHarrell Ventures, LLC and CHC INC.
5 Notary K
Street Sense
Antonio Donato
6 Dubyuhnell K
Good Magic
West Paces Racing LLC & Stonestreet Stables
7 Money Supply K
Practical Joke
Jordan V. Wycoff
8 Happy American K
Runhappy
Neil L. Pessin
9 Smile Happy K
Runhappy
Lucky Seven Stable

TRAINER
Asmussen
McPeekCox
Pletcher
Hernandez
GarganSharp
PessinMcPeekJOCKEY
Rosario
Cohen
Prat
Velazquez
Gutierrez
Saez
Gaffalione
Loveberry
Hernandez, Jr.

WT
118
118
120
120
120
120
120
118
118

Breeders: 1-Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC, 2-Dixiana Farms, LLC, 3-E. H. Beau Lane, Gail McMichael Lane,J. B. Lane Orem & Michael Orem, 4-China
Horse Club International, LTD., 5-John Gardiner & Frank McEntee, 6-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 7-Jeff Little, Teresa Little,Marilyn Little &William Lynn, 8-Claiborne Farm, 9-Moreau Bloodstock Int'l Inc. &White Bloodstock LLC
Saturday, Fair Grounds #12, post time: 6:19 p.m. EST
FAIR GROUNDS S. PRESENTED BY HORSE RACING NATION-GIII, $175,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT
PP HORSESIRE
OWNER
TRAINER
1 Johny's Fireball K
Tonalist
AJ Suited Racing Stable, D C Racing & Brilliant Racing Casse
2 Chasing the Crown
Skipshot
Paradise Farms Corp., Staudacher, David &Carlesimo, Angelo
Maker
3 Strong Quality
Quality Road
Barber, Gary and Kinsman Stable
Casse
4 Rising Empire K
Empire Maker
Welch, Russell and Leonard, Ran M.
Walsh
5 Palazzi K
Pioneerof the Nile
John C. Oxley
Casse
6 Duke of Carthania K
Constitution
Yovani Munoz
Munoz
7 Money Supply K
Practical Joke
Jordan V. Wycoff
Sharp
8 Camp Hope K
Summer Front
Walking L Thoroughbreds, LLC
McPeek9 Harlan Estate K
Kantharos
Graham Grace Stable
Beckman
10 Beatbox K
Pioneerof the Nile
Comestro, Rob and Ganje, Jeff
DeVaux
11 Gigante K
Not This Time
Diamond T Racing LLC and Iapetus Racing LLC Asmussen
12 English Tavern K
English Channel
Romans, Jr., Jerry and Smith, Hamilton A.
LovellJOCKEY
Santana, Jr.

WT
120

Loveberry
Geroux
Saez
Gaffalione
Pedroza, Jr.
AshtonHernandez, Jr.
CannonRosario
Morales
Torres

118
122
118
122
118
118
118
122
118
122
120

Breeders: 1-R. S. Evans, 2-Mikhail Yanakov, 3-Kinsman Farm, 4-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 5-HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC &Pioneerof the Nile
Syndicate, 6-Machmer Hall, 7-Jeff Little, Teresa Little,Marilyn Little & William Lynn, 8-Bret Jones, 9-Tall Oaks Farm, 10-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 11-Ann
Mudge Backer & Smitten Farm, 12-Dr. Charles H. Huber & English ChannelCo-Owners
Saturday, Gulfstream #11, post time: 5:07 p.m. ESTROYAL DELTA S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m
PP HORSE
SIRE
OWNER
1 Soul of an Angel
AtreidesJames, Gerald and Hall Performance LLC
2 Maryquitecontrary
First DudeRodney G. Lundock
3 Magical Lute
Maclean's Music
Whitham Thoroughbreds LLC
4 Yuki (Chi)
The Lumber Guy
Haras Lizzie, Inc.
5 Tizzy in the Sky
Sky Kingdom
KimDon Racing, LLC
6 Honor D Lady K
Honor CodeFinal Furlong Farm and Madaket Stables LLC
7 Rosie's HaloJess's Dream
Sean Defreitas
8 Opus Forty Two
MendelssohnMark B. Grier
9 Imonra
Violence
Vegso Racing Stable
10 Libban
LaobanC2 Racing Stable LLC and Braverman, Paul
11 Nostalgic
Medaglia d'Oro
Godolphin, LLC

TRAINERJames
Plesa, Jr.
WilkesSanchez
Pletcher
Joseph, Jr.
Joseph, Jr.
Delacour
Joseph, Jr.
Joseph, Jr.
Mott

JOCKEY
Lopez
PaniciEgan
Reyes
Ortiz, Jr.
Ortiz
Castellano
CentenoZayas
Gonzalez
Alvarado

WT
120
120
118
120
118
123
118
120
118
118
120

Breeders: 1-Westbrook Stables, 2-R. G. Lundock, 3-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC, 4-Haras Lizzie, 5-Westrock Stables LLC, 6-William Harrigan & Mike
Pietrangelo, 7-Colin Mouttet & Paul Mouttet, 8-Rose Hill Farm & John Trumbulovic, 9-Vegso Racing Stable, 10-Southern Equine Stables, LLC, 11-Godolphin

Sunday, Santa Anita, post time: 5:00 p.m. ESTSWEET LIFE S., $100,000, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT
PP HORSE
SIRE
1 Alluring
Ghostzapper
2 Girl of My Dreams
Kantharos
3 Sea Dancer
Mastery
4 Zona Verde (Ire)Calyx (GB)5Visually

Enticed

6
7
8
9
10
11

Elegant
Voodoo Magic (Fr)Dial a Friend
Granny Budgie (GB)
Antifona (Fr)
Julias Dream

Omaha Beach
Wootton Bassett (GB)
Dialed In
Massaat (Ire)
Recoletos (Fr)FlameawayOWNER
TRAINER
Perry R. and Ramona S. Bass
Mandella
Helm Racing, Barbara Evenson and Jeffrey Lambert O'Neill
CUYATHY LLC
YakteenBenowitz Family Trust, CYBT, McLean Racing,D'Amatoand Nentwig, Michael
California Racing Partners, Ciaglia Racing LLC,
BarocioFick Brothers Racing, Dario Bernardi & Geroge MontyPeter E. Blum Thoroughbreds LLC
BaffertMartin Schwartz
D'AmatoGary BarberMillerDavid Bernsen, Omar Aldabbagh & Jeffrey Lambert D'Amato
Hronis Racing LLC
SadlerTalla Racing LLC
McCarthy

JOCKEY
RispoliFresu
Ayuso
Kimura

WT
120
120
120
124

Frey

120

Hernandez
Rosario
Maldonado
Espinoza
Berrios
Prat

120
122
120
122
122
124

Breeders: 1-Bass Stables, LLC, 2-Brookstone Farm & Lee Mauberret, 3-Cuyathy, LLC, 4-Knockainey Stud, 5-ThoroughBred by Design LLC, 6-Peter E. Blum
Thoroughbreds, LLC, 7-La Motteraye Earl & Mr. Gerrard L.Ferron, 8-Pippa's Hurricane, 9-Mickley Stud, 10-SARL Darpat France, 11-David Soblick

SUNDAY=S RACING INSIGHTS:
by Stefanie Grimm

6th-GP, $89K, Msw, 3yo, f, 6f, 2:38 p.m.
Juddmonte homebred Save Time (Into Mischief) debuts
Sunday out of the Chad Brown barn. The filly is the first foal outof a daughter of MGISW Sightseek (Distant View). This is also thefamily of MGISW Tates Creek (Rahy), MGSW Fulsome (Into
Mischief) and European champion 2-year-old filly Special Duty
(GB) (Hennessy). TJCIS PPSENDLESSLY STAMPS PREAKNESS TICKETWITH EL CAMINO REAL DERBY WIN

Revised Statute brought the second-highest price at 2022 KEESEP
Keeneland PhotoPIN OAK'S REVISED STATUTE PICKS TOUGH
SPOT FOR DEBUT
6th-SA, $100K, A/OC, 3yo, 1m, 4:30 p.m.
Richard Mandella has ambitiously spotted REVISED STATUTE(Consitition) for his debut Sunday. The colt set expectations highwhen he nearly topped the 2022 Keeneland September Yearling
sale, selling to Pin Oak Stud for $1,800,000. A son of GI Madison
S. winner and $1.5m KEENOV broodmare Last Full Measure,
Revised Statute is a half to GI Juddmonte Spinster S. heroine
Valiance (Tapit), herself a $3m FTKNOV broodmare purchase.
His second dam is Lazy Slusan, also a dual Grade I winner.
Revised Statute will need to bring his best on debut as he lines
up just to the inside of a pair of more-experienced Bob Baffert
stablemates including $900,000 OBSAPR buy and 'TDN RisingStar' Maymun (Frosted) along with $1.05m KEESEP yearling
Imagination (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPS
2nd-GP, 89K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 12:40 p.m.
Another big KEESEP purchse, Last Episode (Into Mischief) went
for $900,000 and starts over the grass for Todd Pletcher and thepartnership of WinStar Farm and Siena Farm at Gulfstream. The
filly is a half to champion 2-year-old colt Shanghai Bobby(Harlan's Holiday) and to the dam of MGSW Canoodling(Pioneerof the Nile). She is the last foal out of the stakeswinning mare Steelin' who RNA'd for $1.775m at FTKNOV in
2015. TJCIS PPSEndlessly (Oscar Performance) got back in the winner's circle
and earned himself a trip to the Triple Crown's middle jewel
with a win in Saturday's El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate.
Having gone three for three to start his career, including wins inboth the GIII Del Mar Juvenile Turf S. and the GIII Zuma Beach S.,
the son of Oscar Performance tried his hand at the top level but
came up empty when eighth in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Turf last November. Nominated to the Triple Crown series
despite never having started on anything but the grass,Endlessly took the synthetic surface at Golden Gate with style.
Breaking from the outside, the 3-5 favorite had only one rival
beat passing the wire the first time by and he remained in a
trailing position into the backstretch as several longshots tradedturns on the lead. Put to a ride by Umberto Rispoli into the farturn, Endlessly responded in kind and began to eat into theleader's advantage to be amongst the top trio as the field swung
into the stretch. With a late charge down the center of the track,
the colt secured the win.
One of six stakes winners for Oscar Perfomance, Endlessly isout of a half-sister to the dams of GISW Coffee Clique (Medaglia
d'Oro), MGSW Admission Office (Point of Entry) and MGSP Royal
Fury (Langfuhr). Dream Fuhrever produced this runner's fullbrother last year.
The chart for the El Camino Real Derby will run in the 2/12
edition of the TDN.

TDN CRITERIAThe races covered in the TDN are as follows:• Stakes: purses of $40,000/up• Allowance Races: purses of $20,000/up• Optional Claiming Races: purses of $20,000/up• Maiden Special Weight Races: purses of $18,000/up• Maiden Claiming Races: purses of $18,000/up & a minimum
claiming price of $40,000

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IN ORDER OF PURSE:OZARK S., $150,000, Oaklawn, 2-10, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.32, my.
1--VALENTINE CANDY, 124, c, 3, by Justify
1st Dam: Taste Like Candy (GISP, $286,205),
by Candy Ride (Arg)
2nd Dam: My Success, by A.P. Indy
3rd Dam: Towering Success, by Irish Tower($250,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT). O-L. William & Corinne Heiligbrodt,
Jackpot Farm, Whispering Oaks Farm LLC and Coteau Grove
Farms LLC; B-Pine Creek LP (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen;
J-Ricardo Santana, Jr. $87,750. Lifetime Record: 7-4-1-1,$351,675.

2--Time for Truth, 119, c, 3, Omaha Beach--Shape Shifter, by
Lookin At Lucky. ($47,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Harry T. Rosenblum and Cheyenne Stable LLC; B-Dominique
Damico (KY); T-Ron Moquett. $29,250.
3--Vitement, 119, c, 3, Mizzen Mast--Showed Up Late, byDiscreet Cat. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Showdown Kings II, LLC,
Matthew Wiley and Richard Donworth; B-Scarteen Stud LLC(KY); T-Eddie Kenneally. $14,625.
Margins: 2HF, 1HF, 4. Odds: 1.50, 1.30, 18.40.
Also Ran: The Donegal Clan, Googol Joke, American Rascal.
Scratched: Let's Go Mark.

Valentine Candy | CoadySUNDAY • FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Now three for three in sprints at the Oaklawn winter meet,
Valentine Candy picked up another open-length win Saturday in
the Ozark S., having taken both the Advent S. and theRenaissance S. earlier in the meet.
Narrowly the second choice on the board even off those two
previous efforts, the son of Justify was always in touch withearly pacesetter and race favorite Time for Truth as the opening
fractions went in :22.18 and :45.96 over the muddy but sealed
track. Valentine Candy kept things tight up front before making
his move to swing by the outside of his rival just past the quarter
pole. With plenty of kick late, he out-finished the field to win
going away.
AI [rode him when he] broke his maiden at Saratoga and he=s a
really nice horse,@ said winning rider Ricardo Santana Jr. AI think
this is my fourth time riding him. Today he surprised me howcalm he was, how professional he was acting, how quick hebroke from the gate. And he was much the best today.@Out of GISP Taste Like Candy, Valentine Candy is one of 26
stakes winners for global young sire Justify. He has a yearling
Mitole half-brother and Taste Like Candy is pregnant to Liam's
Map for this year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
HEAVENLY PRIZE INVITATIONAL S., $150,000, Aqueduct, 2-10,
4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38.23, ft.
1--SADDLE UP JESSIE, 122, m, 5, More Than Ready--Zondaq, by
Bernardini. ($270,000 Ylg '20 FTKOCT; $300,000 RNA 5yo '24
KEEJAN). O-Michael J. Ryan; B-Kinnickinnic Stables (KY);
T-Brittany T. Russell; J-Manuel Franco. $82,500. Lifetime
Record: 14-5-2-0, $264,480.
2--Movie Moxy, 118, m, 7, Street Sense--Casting Director, by
Bernardini. ($225,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Rice, Linda and Marequest; B-Bonne Chance Farm LLC (KY);
T-Linda Rice. $30,000.

3--Spiked, 118, m, 5, Unified--La Canela, by Congrats. ($85,000
Ylg '20 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE. O-Curragh Stables; B-Adrian
Regan, Marc Detampel & Fergus Galvin (KY); T-John P.
Terranova, II. $18,000.
Margins: 2HF, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.05, 5.50, 14.30.
Also Ran: Lady Brew, Cairo Sugar, Into Happiness, Portage, Pretti
Xtreme.
Days before RNA'ing for $300,000 at the Keeneland January
Horses of All Ages sale, Saddle Up Jessie just missed by a neckbehind subsequent GIII Bayakoa S. winner Comparative (Street
Sense) in the Jan. 6 Ladies S. at Aqueduct. Away well from heroutside draw here, the even-money favorite vied for the early

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lead and shook loose to get the money. Saddle Up Jessie, whocapped off her 4-year-old season with a win in the Dec. 23
Carousel S. at Laurel Park, was claimed by these connections for$20,000 at Santa Anita in January 2023. The winner's dam
Zondaq has a pair of fillies by Too Darn Hot (GB), a 2-year-old
and yearling, respectively. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
GULFSTREAM PARK TURF SPRINT S., $125,000, Gulfstream,
2-10, 4yo/up, 5fT, :54.39, fm.
1--COPPOLA, 120, h, 5, Into Mischief--Blind Copy, by Distorted
Humor. ($800,000 Ylg '20 FTKSEL; $105,000 3yo '22 KEENOV).
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Hammer Time Stable and S.O.K.
Racing; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (KY); T-Dale L. Romans;
J-Edgard J. Zayas. $75,950. Lifetime Record: 17-6-1-1,$437,793.
2--Panther Island, 122, h, 5, Speightstown--Holiday Blues, by
Ghostzapper. ($90,000 RNA Ylg '20 KEESEP; $90,000 Ylg '20
FTKOCT). O-Golden Kernel Racing Stable; B-Forging Oaks Farm
LLC (KY); T-Laura Cazares. $24,500.
3--Eamonn, 122, h, 6, Pioneerof the Nile--Super Espresso, by
Medaglia d'Oro. ($190,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Robert
Cotran; B-B. Flay Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Joseph F. Orseno.
$12,250.
Margins: HF, HF, 1HF. Odds: 4.40, 2.60, 4.10.
Also Ran: Carotari, Hope in Him, That's Right, Heaven Street.
Coppola collected his first black-type win in the Gulfstream
Park Turf Sprint S. on Saturday. Regularly on grass since heswitched barns just under a year ago, the bay has raced every
month until Dec. 31 when he was fourth at Gulfstream Park in
the Janus S.
Off a month-long break and at odds of 4-1 here, the 5-year-old
settled towards the rear of the field up the backstretch andwaited for his cue around the far turn. Coppola sported anotherset of gears in the two path down the lane and his well-timed
rally worked perfectly as his speed won out over Panther Island.
AThe trip came up perfect,@ said trainer Dale Romans. AThere
was a lot of speed up front that backed up. He=s run some of hisbest races just sitting off of them. It was probably his best race
yet today.@
A full-sister to SW Lucky Folie, the winner's dam is responsible
for a 2-year-old colt by Authentic who Powerstown Stud
purchased for $175,000 at last year's Keeneland September Saleand sent to Ireland. Blind Copy foaled a colt by Essential Quality
in 2023 and was bred to Golden Pal for this season. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Coppola | Lauren KingSUNCOAST S., $100,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 2-10, 3yo, f, 1m
40y, 1:40.22, ft.
1--POWER SQUEEZE, 122, f, 3, by Union Rags
1st Dam: Callmethesqueeze (MSW, $324,499),
by Awesome Again
2nd Dam: Mop Squeezer, by Roanoke
3rd Dam: Honey League Girl, by Honey Jay($50,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP; $90,000 2yo '23 OBSAPR). O-Lea
Farms, LLC; B-Forging Oaks LLC (KY); T-Jorge Delgado; J-Daniel
Centeno. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $188,650. *1/2 toCall On Mischief (Into Mischief), SW, $283,237.

2--Whocouldaskformo, 120, f, 3, Uncle Mo--Midnight Belle,by Bernardini. ($450,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE.
O-Courtlandt Farms (Donald Adam); B-Summer Wind Equine
LLC (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III. $20,000.
3--America's Vow, 120, f, 3, Constitution--Cloudy Vow, byBroken Vow. 1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Patricia Pavlish (KY);
T-Timothy E. Hamm. $10,000.
Margins: 2 3/4, HD, 3/4. Odds: 3.00, 6.00, 28.70.
Also Ran: Managing Mischief, Gorgeous Girl, Life Talk.
Power Squeeze may have finally put it all together in time topick up 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks with a win in
Saturday's Suncoast S. Racing along the Mid-Atlantic last season,
it took the $90,000 OBSAPR grad three tries to break her maiden
when she caught an off-the-turf one-mile event at Delaware
Oct. 7. After a short layoff, Jorge Delgado shipped Power
Squeeze south to Gulfstream where she upset the Cash Run S. at
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Second on the board at 3-1 Saturday behind last-out GII
Demoiselle S. winner Life Talk (Gun Runner), Power Squeeze
was always involved with the early pace and stalked from third
while locked in against the fence behind pacesetter Managing
Mischief (Maximus Mischief). Still caught in amongst the packthrough a half in :48.94, the Delgado trainee began to findrunning room past the quarter pole and shot clear once space
opened inside the furlong marker. 6-1 shot Whocouldaskformo
barely held off 28-1 shot America's Vow to fill a pricey trifecta.
2-5 favorite Life Talk came up empty into the stretch and faded
to trail the field home.
Union Rags currently sits at 32 stakes winners while
Callmethesqueeze, now a producer of two stakes winners
herself, has a 2-year-old Street Sense filly and a yearling Liam's
Map colt still to run. She visited top freshman stallion Vino Rosso
for 2024. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.

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3--Nakatomi, 120, g, 5, Firing Line--Applelicious, by Flatter.
($18,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $25,000 Ylg '20 FTKOCT; $205,000
4yo '23 FTKHRA). O-Qatar Racing LLC & Hay, Mrs. Fitriani;
B-Arnold Zetcher LLC & Crestwood Farm (KY); T-Wesley A.
Ward. $7,500.
Margins: NK, 1HF, NK. Odds: 2.40, 12.40, 1.00.
Also Ran: Caramel Chip, Doctor Oscar, Super Ocho (Chi), Little
Vic. Scratched: Hurricane J.

Sibelius | SV Photography

Power Squeeze | SV Photography

PELICAN S., $75,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 2-10, 4yo/up, 6f,
1:08.90, ft.
1--SIBELIUS, 124, g, 6, Not This Time--Fiery Pulpit, by Pulpit.
($100,000 Wlg '18 KEENOV; $62,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEEJAN;$75,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Jun H. Park & Delia Nash;
B-Taylor Brothers Properties LLC, Pollock Farms, Patrick H.
Payne et (KY); T-Jeremiah O'Dwyer; J-Junior Alvarado.
$45,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-UAE & MGSW-US, 24-9-3-3,$1,789,751.

2--Mish, 118, g, 7, Field Commission--Wicked Great, byGreatness. O-C2 Racing Stable LLC; B-Joyce Mary Kielty (FL);
T-Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. $15,000.

Last year's G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Sibelius likely
punched his return ticket to the desert with a repeat
performance in Saturday's Pelican S. at Tampa. The second
choice chased on the outside in fourth, ranged up four deep on
the far turn and came with a sustained rally down the stretch fora well-earned victory in a very sharp final clocking. Sibelius
snapped a three-race losing streak with a powerful win in
Gulfstream's GIII Mr. Prospector S. Dec. 23, a race he also won
the previous season. The winner's dam was bred to Maclean'sMusic and Epicenter for 2024. Click for the Equibase.com chartor VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
MINARET S., $50,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 2-10, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:09.29, ft.
1--CHI TOWN LADY, 118, m, 5, Verrazano--Toni's Hollyday (SP,$119,047), by Harlan's Holiday. O-Castleton Lyons;
B-Castleton Lyons, Kilboy Estate & Gavin Tierney (KY);
T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $30,000. Lifetime
Record: GISW, 11-4-1-2, $492,913. *1/2 to Bergen (Liam'sMap), SW, $136,975.
2--Unifying, 122, f, 4, Union Rags--Monarchia, by Arch. ($32,000
Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-S. Greenberg, Staghawk Stables, T. Reiman& Ronald Johnson; B-Lynn Schiff (KY); T-Riley Mott. $10,000.

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3--Dream Concert, 120, f, 4, Jess's Dream--Spanish Concert, byConcerto. O/B-James Michael Chicklo (FL); T-Kathleen
O'Connell. $5,000.
Margins: NK, 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 3.00, 6.30, 2.30.
Also Ran: Lady Radler, Poiema, Bazinga C, Flag Woman,
Dreaming of Snow, Holiday Decision.
Coming off almost an eight-month break, Chi Town Lady was
clearly ready to fire as she set a stakes record for six panels in
the Minaret at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday afternoon.
The last time the chestnut found the winner's circle it was as a
3-year-old in the GI Test S. at Saratoga when she rolled down
the lane to win at odds of 17-1. Only competing on three otheroccasions since then, the Wesley Ward trainee was well-beatenin the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Keeneland,finished third against optional claimers over the same course in
April and was last seen running third at a similar level at
Belmont Park in mid-June.
Backed as the 3-1 second choice here, Chi Town Lady could
see the entire field up the backstretch, but she started to weave
through traffic around the far turn. The 5-year-old exhibited afull-head of steam down the lane, switch leads effectively with afurlong left and got up in the shadow of the wire to take theprize.
The winner's dam is responsible for 2-year-old filly Aledean(Game Winner), who as the highest priced yearling for her sirelast year, went to Greg Tramontin for $600,000 during
Keeneland September. A $165,000 acquisition by Andrew
McKeever/Castleton Lyons at the 2013 Keeneland April
2-Year-Old Sale, Toni's Hollyday produced a filly by Not ThisTime who is now a yearling and was bred to hot sire Justify forthis season. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.

Chi Town Lady | SV Photography

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IN ORDER OF PURSE:
9th-Oaklawn, $142,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500),
2-10, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.06, my, 1 3/4 lengths.
TAPATIO LEO (g, 4, Stay Thirsty--Sweet Lips Pooh, by Rio
Verde) faced California-breds starting as a juvenile and won
three out of five races--the last coming in late September withsuccess against optional claimers at Santa Anita. Switching toopen company at Los Alamitos Dec. 10, the gelding scored atthat class level too. For his efforts, the dark bay was rewarded
with 1-1 favoritism in Hot Springs. The 4-year-old used his speed
from the off, established a rhythm in the mud and never lookedback as Kneedeepinsnow (Flat Out) ran on for second. The
winner is a half-brother to Cholula Lips (Empire Way), SW,$163,750, and is a full-brother to 2-year-old Tapatia Leah, who
was bought by John Moroney for $50,000 at the Fasig-Tipton
California Yearling Sale. His dam was bred back to Stay Thirsty
for this year. Sales History: $110,000 Ylg '21 FTCAYR. Lifetime
Record: 7-5-0-0, $250,660. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Griffin Stables, Terry Lovinger, Amanda Navarro, John Ryan
and John Moroney; B-Terry C. Lovingier (CA); T-Peter Miller.
5th-Turfway, $78,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 2-10,
3yo/up, 6f (AWT), 1:10.24, ft, 3/4 length.
SHEFFLIN (g, 4, Kantharos--Roaming {MSP, $149,580}, by
Quality Road) won his debut by a half-length sprinting over the
Churchill Downs turf course Nov. 4. A runner-up in Florence
against optional claimers Dec. 15, the gray cleared the conditionby 4 1/4 lengths Jan. 12. The 4-5 choice here tracked a pair ofleaders up the backstretch and split those runners to take overaround the far turn. Seemingly in control, the 4-year-old foundthe wire in time over a late-running Solidify (Tapizar). The
winner has a 2-year-old full-brother. John Wade purchased
Roaming for $85,000 during last year's Wannamaker's August
Sale while she is in foal to Daredevil. Sales History: $175,000
Wlg '20 FTKNOV. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $173,281. Click for
the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Mathiesen Racing, LLC, Latham Williams, Lorne Polger andBarry Hall; B-Hunter Valley (KY); T-William E. Morey.

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(Blame), SP, $213,954. Her dam is responsible for a yearling filly
by Improbable, and she was bred to Central Banker andRedesdale for this spring. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $57,022.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV.
O-J and M Racing Stables, Scott Rosen and James P. Driscoll;
B-J&M Racing Stable LLC (NY); T-Edward R. Barker.

Shefflin | Coady Photography

6th-Turfway, $70,100, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-10,
3yo, 1m (AWT), 1:38.27, ft, 1 length.
TENNESSEE (c, 3, Justify--Zinzay {GSP}, by Smart Strike) opened
his ledger as a well-beaten seventh going a mile over the slop at
Churchill Downs Oct. 29. After taking a month off, the $1.2
million OBS March grad returned to the work tab, then broke his
maiden in Florence Jan. 12. Installed as the 4-5 choice here, thedark bay settled to the outside in the second flight into the first
turn. Biding his time until the far turn, the 3-year-old was given
his cue, ranged up at the quarter pole on Evening News
(Nyquist) and got the best of the pacesetter by a length. The
winner's dam was a $525,000 investment by Summer Wind
Equine at the 2016 Keeneland November Sale while carrying
Moon Over Miami (Malibu Moon), SW & GISP, $726,152. Out ofan extended female line which includes GISW Musical Chimes(In Excess {Ire}), MGISW Musical Note (A.P. Indy) and her son,G1 Dubai World Cup hero and sire Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper),Zinzay foaled a colt by Uncle Mo Feb. 7. Sales History: $250,000
Ylg '22 KEESEP; $1,200,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $87,096. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Siena Farm and WinStar; B-Summer Wind (KY); T-Brad Cox.

5th-Aqueduct, $70,000, (S), Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12.56, ft,
head.
CITY BLOCKS (f, 3, Enticed--Uncle Southern {SW, $405,801}, by
Uncle Camie) improved as the runner-up at the Big A Jan. 6 inher third attempt to break her maiden against state-bredcompany. With first time Lasix and as a 7-2 shot here, the dark
bay broke alertly, but was shuffled back midfield. The 3-year-old
launched her bid to the outside around the far turn, took aim
with a furlong left at favorite Geopolitics (Central Banker) andlongshot Peony (Mendelssohn), and got to the wire by a headover the chalk. The winner is a half-sister to Blame It On Mary

7th-Sam Houston Race Park, $35,000, Alw, 2-9, (NW2X),
4yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:04.79, ft, neck.
BANTERRA (f, 4, Practical Joke--Sweet Queen {MSP}, by
Twirling Candy) began her juvenile career exclusively against
New York-bred company before shifting to the Southwest circuit
where she was an allowance runner-up in late November atRemington Park. Last seen clearing that level in Houston Jan. 13,
the 4-year-old went off as the 3-2 choice here. Chasing a pair ofpacesetters from fourth up the backstretch, the filly got in gear
around the far turn, picked off competitors into the lane andwas up in time by a neck over Lovelyredstilettos (Catalina Red).
The winner is a half-sister to full-siblings Soloshot (Solomini),
SW, $117,158, and a 2-year-old filly. Her dam went to Rhapsody
Farm for $52,000 at the 2020 Keeneland January Sale while
Banterra was in-utero. Sweet Queen was bred back a fourthtime--slated for this spring--to Solomini. Sales History: $185,000
Ylg '21 SARAUG; $210,000 2yo '22 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record:
10-4-2-0, $164,261. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Chuck Hovitz; B-Rhapsody Farm (NY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.
6th-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,500, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm($75,000), 2-10, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:34.51, fm, 4 1/2 lengths.
DESTINY STAR (f, 3, Catholic Boy--Reiko, by Declaration of War)flew under the radar at 8-1 and made it two-for-two on theTampa Bay turf with a front-running victory. Away well from her
inside draw, Destiny Star seized the top spot and edged awayfrom the field up the backstretch. She built up a two-length
advantage heading into the turn and left Factorbella (The
Factor) 4 1/2 lengths back in second. Destiny Star rallied for
fourth behind subsequent GIII With Anticipation S. winner Gala
Brand (Violence) in her debut sprinting on the grass at Saratoga
Aug. 3 and made a foray onto the dirt in two subsequent starts,
resulting in a pair of off-the-board finishes. Returning to the turf
going five furlongs at Tampa last out Jan. 17, she battled to thewire to break her maiden by a head. Destiny Star hails from thefamily of MGSW Isabella Sings (Eskendreya), the dam of thisterm's Mucho Macho Man S. winner Otello (Curlin). Reiko has a
2-year-old filly by Not This Time and a yearling filly by
Mendelssohn. She visited Cyberknife for 2024. Sales history:$35,000 RNA Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $49,035.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV.
O-T. Hamm & Siena Farm; B-Siena Farms (KY); T-Timothy Hamm.

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IN ORDER OF PURSE:
1st-Aqueduct, $77,600, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:18.32, fz,
1 length.
ELIMINATE (c, 3, Curlin--I'm a Looker {GSW, $316,134}, by
Henny Hughes) cut back and added Lasix for this fourth career
start. He dropped back to trail the field of five through an
opening quarter in :22.93. Traveling well up the backstretch, the8-5 favorite inched closer and made his move as they turned forhome. He swung three wide at the top of the stretch and battled
on gamely to defeat Laser Sharp (Sharp Azteca) by a length. A$525,000 Keeneland September yearling, Eliminate finishedthird on debut Aug. 12 sprinting at Saratoga. He then stretchedout to 1 1/8 miles in his next two tries at Aqueduct and finishedthird behind last weekend's GIII Holy Bull S. runner-up Domestic
Product (Practical Joke) Oct. 27. He was fourth last out Dec. 8.
His dam's Quality Road colt commanded $1.1 million from Amo
Racing at the last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale. I'ma Looker has a yearling filly by Charlatan and was bred toJackie's Warrior for 2024. Sales history: $525,000 Ylg '22
KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-2, $72,500. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

8th-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, 6f, 1:09.74, ft, 3 3/4
lengths.
BEELINE (c, 3, Bee Jersey--Secretariat Humor, by Distorted
Humor) showed good early speed to pace the group through an
opening quarter in :22.66. 75-1 longshot Mr Skylight (PracticalJoke) kept pressure on him throughout but Beeline was able toturn that rival back into the stretch and kick away nicely to win
by 3 3/4 lengths at first asking at odds of 9-1. A full-brother toTopsy, SW & GSP, $227,363, Beeline is the second winner out of,600,000 Goffs London mare Secretariat Humor. This is thefamily of Canadian champion grass horse Perfect Soul (Ire)(Sadler's Wells). The winner's 2-year-old full brother brought$135,000 at KEESEP last year and there is another full-brotherborn last year. Secretariat Humor returned to Bee Jersey yetagain for 2024. Sales History: $70,000 2yo '23 OBSOPN. Lifetime
Record: 1-1-0-0, $42,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Vintage Thoroughbreds LLC, Scott Estes and Brian Hanley;
B-Charles Fipke (KY); T-Riley Mott.

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2nd-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, 1mT, 1:34.41, fm,
2 lengths.
OSCAR'S WORLD (c, 3, Oscar Performance--Wendy's World, byUncle Mo), bet down to 2-5 favoritism in this spot, awarded hisbackers with a two-length victory. He broke alertly and raced inthird behind the :24.14 and :47.58 pace set by longshot Heat
Lightning (Cloud Computing). He made his move at the top of
the stretch and shook clear of rivals. He held a two-length
advantage over the late closing first-time starter Kick a Buck
(More Than Ready) at the wire. Retained to race for Walmac
Farm after RNA'ing for $45,000 at the 2023 OBS April sale,
Oscar's World hit the board in his two previous starts over thegrass at Gulfstream Park Dec. 9 and Jan. 6, respectively. Oscar's
World is the only recorded produce for the unraced Uncle Mo
mare Wendy's World, a half-sister to SP Set'n On Ready (MoreThan Ready). Sales history: $45,000 RNA 2yo '23 OBSAPR.
Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $60,700. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Walmac Farm; B-Gary Broad - Walmac Farm, LLC (KY); T-Brian
A. Lynch.

10th-Aqueduct, $70,000, (S), Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12.91, ft, 7
1/4 lengths.
SUNDAY GIRL (f, 3, Central Banker--Lady Daphne, by Harlan's
Holiday) debuted as a 9-2 shot here with Lasix. The chestnut
chased the pace from the outside in fourth up the backstretch,but came into the turn just off Dolce Voloce (Maximus Mischief).
Ranging up on the leader entering the lane, the filly quickly put
away her rival and strode home a winner by 7 1/4 lengths. Outof an extended female family which includes MGSW/GISP andsire Too Much Bling (Rubiano), Sunday Girl's dam is responsible
for a 2-year-old colt by Solomini and a yearling colt by Central
Banker. She was bred back to that same sire for this coming
spring. Sales History: $43,000 Ylg '22 OBSOCT; $100,000 2yo '23
EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $38,500. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Mitre Box Stable, Clear Stars Stable and Eighth Note Stable;
B-McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC & Spruce Lane
Farm (NY); T-David P. Duggan.

5th-Turfway, $69,878, Msw, 2-9, 3yo, 1m (AWT), 1:37.34, ft,
4 3/4 lengths.
BOLT AT MIDNIGHT (c, 3, Bolt d'Oro--My Midnight Affair, by
Midnight Lute) was well-beaten in all three of his attempts tobreak his maiden in Southern California last fall. Coming toFlorence, the dark bay finished third, but was placed second
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here, the homebred led from the bell, continued to make everypole a winning one and spurted away with a furlong left to win
by 4 3/4 lengths over Anthem King (Bolt d'Oro). His dam's first
offspring, the winner has a 2-year-old full-brother, who waspurchased by Victor Martinez's Victoria's Ranch for $105,000 atlast year's Keeneland September Sale. Third dam Miner's Game
(Mr. Prospector) is a full-sister to leading sire Seeking the Gold.
Lifetime Record: 5-1-1-0, $56,226. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Ruis Racing LLC (KY); T-Mick Ruis, Sr.

Bolt At Midnight | Coady Photography

4th-Santa Anita, $67,000, (S), Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT,
1:17.68, gd, 2 lengths.
CAN'T SLEEP (f, 3, Om--Julie Napp, by Curlin) chased from near
the back of the field but had plenty of run when switchedoutside and took over into the lane to graduate by two lengths
over Runamileinmyshoes (Street Boss). Julie Napp, also the damof Speed Pass (Bodemeister), MGSP, $136,170, has 2-year-old
colt by Smiling Tiger and was bred to Halladay for this year.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $39,000. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Harris Farms, Inc. (CA); T-Carla Gaines.
7th-Fair Grounds, $57,000, (S), Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.79, ft,
7 1/4 lengths.
SISTER ELLA (f, 3, Mitole--Princess Kate, by Orientate) failed tohit the board in a pair of starts in Kentucky last Fall but checkedin third over a sloppy course and distance Jan. 18. Again facing
state-breds Saturday, the 5-2 shot led at every point of call andwon going away while wrapped up by 7 1/4 lengths over A Miss
Deameanor (Calibrachoa). From the family of GI Claiborne
Breeders' Cup Futurity winner Free Drop Billy (Union Rags),
Sister Ella has a yearling Thousand Words half-sister while her
dam is due to Win Win Win this year. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1,

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$41,688. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O-L. William and Corinne Heiligbrodt; B-JF DM, LLC & Tonya
Jurgens (LA); T-Steven M. Asmussen.

8th-Fair Grounds, $57,000, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:48.62,
fm, neck.
BEAN MACHINE (c, 3, Twirling Candy--Little Nellie, by Mizzen
Mast) began his career by sprinting to a seventh-place finish at
Turfway to next-out stakes winner Epic Ride (Blame). Shipping to
New Orleans and as a 9-2 shot here, the colt followed a close
third into the first turn and started to target the leader into thefar turn. With the rail open, Bean Machine seemed to falter
down the lane, but past the eighth pole he composed himself
and powered home by a neck over Pearl of Aclaim (GB) (Aclim{IRE}). A half-sister to GISW Zoftig (Cozzene)--dam to GISW
Zaftig (Gone West) and GISW Zo Impressive (Hard Spun)--thewinner's dam produced a colt named Back in the Saddle (Oscar
Performance), who is now a 2-year-old, and she visited Tom'sd'Etat for this year. Sales History: $72,000 Wlg '21 KEENOV;$100,000 Ylg '22 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $34,695.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by
FanDuel TV.
O-Arlene London and Anita Waltuch; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY);
T-Thomas M. Amoss.

8th-Laurel, $51,530, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:28.19, ft, 5 3/4
lengths.
SOCIETY BALL (f, 3, Great Notion--Jump for Love {SP}, by Jump
Start), off at odds of 3-1, was third in a $45,000 maiden claimer
on debut over the same course a week ago going six furlongs
Feb. 3. She broke well and sat behind a contested pace set by
the dueling pair of Grammy Girl (Mastery) and Profitunity(Bucchero). She swung three wide and powered past the leaderson the turn for home and kicked clear to win by 5 3/4 lengths
over Profitunity. Jump for Love has a yearling filly by First
Mondays and she visited him again for 2024. Sales history:$15,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $37,145. Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel
TV.
O-Squire Thoroughreds LLC; B-Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds,
LLC & Ellen Charles (MD); T-Lacey Gaudet.

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3rd-Tampa Bay Downs, $48,800, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.74,
ft, 1/2 length.
THE DOVE RULES (f, 3, Bucchero--My Sweet Dove {SW,$304,199}, by Hello Broadway) debuted in third place over the
local strip Jan. 13. As the 2-1 choice here, the homebred lay justoff the speed up the backstretch, began to pounce on a longshot
pacesetter around the far turn and cleared at the eighth pole enroute a half-length win over the late-running Qualificata (Malibu
Moon). The winner is her dam's last registered foal. My Sweet
Dove visited Volatile for this season. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1,$39,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored
by FanDuel TV.
O/B-Peter Lawson (FL); T-Maria Bowersock.

9th-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,000, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT,
1:45.13, fm, 1/2 length.
(DH) BELLE OF RIGHTS (f, 3, Constitution--Ayers Rock, by MoreThan Ready) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,640.
O/B-Emory A. Hamilton (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III.
(DH) OVERSUBSCRIBED (GB) (f, 3, Too Darn Hot {GB}--Zurigha{Ire} {SW-Eng, MGSP-UAE, $167,204}, by Cape Cross {Ire})
chased from mid pack while Belle of Rights sat much closer tothe speed of Acqualina (Good Magic) into the far turn. In a
driving finish, Belle of Rights just got a head down on the wire
while Oversubscribed closed from sixth to get up in time andgrab the dead heat. Ayers Rock has a Constitution yearling filly
and was bred to Tapit for this year while Zurigha (Ire) produced
a colt by Dark Angel (Ire) last year and was barren to Too Darn
Hot (GB) for 2024. Sales History: 400,000gns Ylg '22 TATOCT.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,640. Click for the Equibase.com
chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-Klaravich Stables, Inc.; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited (GB);
T-Chad C. Brown.
2nd-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,000, Msw, 2-10, 3yo, 1m 40y,
1:39.91, ft, 4 1/2 lengths.
HEARTENED (c, 3, Street Boss--Rare Find, by Bernardini) was aclose fourth around the clubhouse turn and pressed the paceamongst the tightly knit field led by Salacious (Tapit) down thebackstretch. The 2-5 favorite ranged up alongside the pacesetterand put a head in front heading into the far turn. Heartened
shook clear of Salacious in the stretch and opened up to win by
4 1/2 lengths. A well-beaten third sprinting on debut Sept. 16 at
Aqueduct, he switched to grass in his next two starts. He was aclose second at the Big A Oct. 26, then finished third at
Gulfstream last time Jan. 6. Oscar's World (Oscar Performance),
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at Gulfstream on Saturday. Heartened, a $55,000 Keeneland
September yearling, is the first foal to the races for the winning
Bernardini mare Rare Find. His 2-year-old half-brother by Candy
Ride (Arg) sold for $80,000 at last year's Keeneland September
sale. Rare Find failed to catch when bred to Liam's Map in 2023
and was bred to Street Sense for 2024. Sales history: $55,000
Ylg '22 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-2, $54,300. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.
O-St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage
Stable; B-Knowles Farm, LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

IN SAUDI ARABIA:
Halaa, f, 3, Outwork--Gambling Geraldine, by Wildcat Heir. King
Abdulaziz, 2-10, Allowance, 1400m. B-George E Bates Trustee(KY). *Won by seven lengths. **$1,500 Wlg '21 WANDEC.
VIDEO (SC 11)
Saudi Empire, c, 4, Hard Spun--Bonnie's Empire, by Empire
Maker. King Abdulaziz, 2-9, 1600m. B-International Equities
Holdings Inc (KY). *1/2 to Mandate (Blame), SW, $232,690.
**$190,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP; $95,000 RNA 2yo '22
OBSAPR. VIDEO (SC 6)
Humor Maker, h, 5, Distorted Humor--July Jasmine (MSP-Eng),by Empire Maker. King Abdulaziz, 2-10, Allowance, 2000m.
B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY). *$15,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP. **1/2
to Floriform (Into Mischief), GSP, $230,301. VIDEO (SC 11)
IN THE UAE:
My Honor, c, 3, Honor Code. See AMiddle East@.
Homespin, g, 7, Speightstown--Vaguely Familiar, by A.P. Indy.
Jebel Ali, 2-10, Hcp., 1600m, 1:38.57, ft. B-Godolphin (KY).
*1/2 to Cover Version (Medaglia d=Oro), GSP-US, $242,564.
VIDEO.
IN FRANCE:
Deep Hope, g, 5, Siyouni (Fr). See AFrance@.

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Flameaway (Scat Daddy), Darby Dan Farm, $15,000
200 foals of racing age/24 winners/4 black-type winners
7-Santa Anita, 5:00 p.m. EST, $100K Sweet Life S., 6 1/2f, Julias
Dream, 4-1$15,000 KEE SEP yrl; $180,000 OBS APR 2yo
IN AUSTRALIA:
Kallos (Aus), g, 5, Medaglia d=Oro--Calliope (Aus) (GSW-Aus,$147,929), by Exceed And Excel (Aus). Caulfield, 2-9,
G2 Rubiton S., 1100mT, 1:02.90. B-Godolphin Australia (NSW).

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
2024 Stud Fees Listed
Audible (Into Mischief), WinStar Farm, $15,000
261 foals of racing age/24 winners/3 black-type winners
7-Gulfstream, 3:07 p.m. EST, Aoc 7 1/2fT, De Regreso, 15-1
$80,000 KEE SEP yrl; $105,000 RNA OBS MAR 2yo
1-Laurel, 12:25 p.m. EST, Msw 1m, Work Hard, 9-2$42,000 KEE NOV wnl; $77,000 KEE SEP yrl
Calyx (GB) (Kingman {GB}), Coolmore Stud, $12,500
164 foals of racing age/28 winners/3 black-type winners
7-Santa Anita, 5:00 p.m. EST, $100K Sweet Life S., 6 1/2f, Zona
Verde (Ire), 5-1
30,000gns RNA TAT OCT yrl
Demarchelier (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Claiborne Farm, $7,500
99 foals of racing age/18 winners/0 black-type winners
2-Gulfstream, 12:40 p.m. EST, Msw 1mT, Royal Wintour, 6-1$20,000 KEE SEP yrl; $95,000 OBS OPN 2yo
Enticed (Medaglia d'Oro), Darley, $5,000
157 foals of racing age/26 winners/1 black-type winner
6-Aqueduct, 2:20 p.m. EST, Msw 6 1/2f, The Taco Lady, 12-1
$33,000 KEE JAN wnl; $95,000 RNA FTK JUL yrl; $55,000 FTKOCT yrl; $70,000 EAS MAY 2yo
9-Oaklawn, 5:50 p.m. EST, Msw 1 1/16m, Vincita, 6-1$65,000 KEE SEP yrl
7-Santa Anita, 5:00 p.m. EST, $100K Sweet Life S., 6 1/2f,
Visually, 12-1
$15,000 KEE JAN wnl; $23,000 OBS OCT yrl; $20,000 OBS APR
2yoMaximus Mischief (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $25,000
231 foals of racing age/37 winners/3 black-type winners
7-Gulfstream, 3:07 p.m. EST, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Escape Room, 15-1
$45,000 FTK NOV wnl; $35,000 KEE SEP yrl
Mitole (Eskendereya), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000
294 foals of racing age/39 winners/2 black-type winners
7-Gulfstream, 3:07 p.m. EST, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Before You Go Go, 4-1$67,000 KEE NOV wnl; $310,000 EAS MAY 2yo
3-Oaklawn, 2:35 p.m. EST, Aoc 6f, Booth, 3-5$120,000 KEE SEP yrl; $225,000 OBS MAR 2yo
6-Gulfstream, 2:38 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Miuccia, 10-1
$55,000 KEE JAN wnl; $140,000 FTK OCT yrl; $230,000 EAS MAY
2yoOmaha Beach (War Front), Spendthrift Farm, $40,000
291 foals of racing age/29 winners/3 black-type winners
7-Gulfstream, 3:07 p.m. EST, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Bourbon Breeze, 20-1
$200,000 KEE SEP yrl; $200,000 OBS APR 2yo
7-Santa Anita, 5:00 p.m. EST, $100K Sweet Life S., 6 1/2f,
Elegant, 6-1$300,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl
Pavel (Creative Cause), Ocean Breeze Ranch
29 foals of racing age/5 winners/1 black-type winner
3-Santa Anita, 3:00 p.m. EST, Msw 6 1/2fT, Drive for Show, 3-1$19,000 RNA FTC AYR 2yo
Solomini (Curlin), McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, $7,500
142 foals of racing age/16 winners/3 black-type winners
3-Cross Country Pick X, 3:51 p.m. EST, Msw 1m,
Outtawaterbury, 10-1
$10,000 RNA FTN MIX wnl
3-Cross Country Pick X, 3:51 p.m. EST, Msw 1m, Solo Empire,30-1
Ten Sovereigns (Ire) (No Nay Never), Coolmore Stud, $17,500
237 foals of racing age/29 winners/3 black-type winners
7-Gulfstream, 3:07 p.m. EST, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Kalispera (Ire), 8-5
Vino Rosso (Curlin), Spendthrift Farm, $20,000
309 foals of racing age/28 winners/2 black-type winners
1-Oaklawn, 1:30 p.m. EST, Msw 1m, Business as Usual, 4-1$110,000 FTK JUL yrl; $180,000 OBS MAR 2yo

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World of Trouble (Kantharos), Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, $5,000
129 foals of racing age/20 winners/1 black-type winner
7-Gulfstream, 3:07 p.m. EST, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Rosie Jeeks, 6-1$62,000 OBS OCT yrl; $240,000 OBS APR 2yo
Yoshida (Jpn) (Heart's Cry {Jpn}), Darley Japan, $1,500,000
164 foals of racing age/15 winners/0 black-type winners
1-Laurel, 12:25 p.m. EST, Msw 1m, Desvio, 12-1
$60,000 KEE JAN wnl; $70,000 FTK OCT yrl

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11th-Gulfstream, $72,420, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 2-10,
3yo, 7 1/2fT, 1:27.09, fm, neck.
IN A JAM (c, 3, Preservationist--Yankee Union {MSP, $164,064},
by Yankee Gentleman) Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-3, $139,441.
O-Gary Barber; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.
*$50,000 Ylg '22 FTKJUL; $75,000 2yo '23 FTDAUG. **1/2 toTaxed (Collected), GSW, $439,724.
7th-Santa Anita, $69,000, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000),
2-10, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.13, ft, head.
ENJOY IT STRAIT (g, 5, Southern Image--Oh the Joy, by Tribal
Rule) Lifetime Record: 17-8-2-2, $133,230. O-Saints or Sinners
and Seahawk Racing; B-William T. Gray (CA); T-Mark Glatt.
1st-Santa Anita, $68,402, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-10,
4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.62, gd, 1/2 length.
THIRTY CARATS (f, 4, Oscar Performance--Blue Heart {MSW,$487,051}, by Exchange Rate) Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-1,$118,390. O-Amerman Racing LLC; B-Jerry Amerman (KY);
T-David E. Hofmans. *$100,000 Wlg '20 FTKNOV. **1/2 to Joyful
Heart (Kitten's Joy), GSP, $286,297.
3rd-Santa Anita, $68,000, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000),
2-10, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:37.09, ft, 5 1/2 lengths.
EL REY DORADO (g, 4, Bolt d'Oro--Berry Knoll, by Vindication)
Lifetime Record: 9-3-1-0, $96,420. O/B-Ruis Racing LLC (CA);T-Mick Ruis, Sr.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
8th-Oaklawn, $140,000, 2-10, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:11.09, my, neck.
ALWAYS ANGELS (f, 4, Always Dreaming--Ribbing, by Distorted
Humor) Lifetime Record: 12-4-2-1, $224,342. O-Rags Racing
Stable LLC; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-John Alexander Ortiz.
*$8,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $47,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR.

8th-Aqueduct, $82,000, 2-10, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 1m, 1:38.65, ft,
nose.
AMERICAN LAW (g, 6, Constitution--Five Funs, by Empire
Maker) Lifetime Record: 22-3-9-5, $306,490. O-Manhattan
Racing Stable; B-Offshoot Farm LLC (KY); T-Bruce R. Brown.
*$37,000 RNA Wlg '18 KEENOV; $200,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP.
10th-Santa Anita, $82,920, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 2-10,
4yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2fT, 1:13.12, gd, 1 1/2 lengths.
STAY AND SCAM (f, 4, Square Eddie--Puff Pastry, by
Momentum) Lifetime Record: SP, 9-4-2-1, $230,760.
O/B-Reddam Racing, LLC (CA); T-Doug F. O'Neill. *$140,000 RNA
2yo '22 OBSOPN. **Full to Square Peggy, SP, $276,504.

3rd-Gulfstream, $59,000, (S), (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-10,
3yo, 1m 70y (AWT), 1:39.11, ft, nose.
PREVENT (c, 3, Neolithic--Bossy Gal, by Pioneerof the Nile)
Lifetime Record: SP, 9-2-3-0, $122,460. O-BC Racing LLC; B-Katia
Perez Ozuna (FL); T-Juan Alvarado. *$15,000 Ylg '22 OBSWIN.
1st-Fair Grounds, $59,000, (S), 2-10, (NW3L), 4yo/up, 1m,
1:39.88, ft, neck.
MANLY DEEDS (g, 4, The Factor--Molly Moon, by Malibu Moon)
Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-0, $110,570. O/B-Rand S Metoyer &Benard Chatters (LA); T-Benard Chatters.
8th-Sam Houston Race Park, $34,500, 2-9, (NW2L), 3yo, 1mT,
1:40.46, fm, 3 3/4 lengths.
RUDDY BUDDY (c, 3, Mshawish--Katanga {Ger}, by Maxios{GB}) Lifetime Record: 10-2-1-2, $102,475. O-Michael G. Marks;
B-Gordon Cazzell (KY); T-Robert A. Werneth. *$12,000 Ylg '22
KEEJAN; $25,000 Ylg '22 EASOCT; $10,000 2yo '23 OBSMAR.

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8th-Sam Houston Race, $34,500, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000),
2-10, 3yo, 5 1/2f, 1:04.24, ft, 1 3/4 lengths.
SAFARINFAS (g, 3, Race Day--Safari Tan {SP}, by Kissin Kris)
Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $32,715. O-Santiago Alarcon; B-Susan
Moulton & Nathan Granger (LA); T-Domingo Chacaltana.
*$26,000 Ylg '22 TTAYRL; $2,500 2yo '23 TTAAPR.
9th-Sam Houston Race, $34,500, 2-10, (NW2L), 3yo, f, 1mT,
1:41.74, fm, head.
MARQUETTE WARRIOR (f, 3, Catholic Boy--Cumbria, byDistorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, $45,717. O-Surber
Racing, LLC; B-Runnymede Farm, Inc., Kilshannig Stud, MeridianInternational Sarl, et al (KY); T-H. Ray Ashford, Jr. *$40,000 Ylg'22 KEESEP.
11th-Tampa Bay Downs, $32,500, 2-10, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m,
1mT, 1:34.99, fm, head.
EMBRACE ME (f, 4, Candy Ride {Arg}--Assertive, by Blame)
Lifetime Record: 12-2-0-0, $66,845. O-Mark T. Anderson;
B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Thomas Albertrani. *$200,000 Ylg '21
KEESEP; $130,000 RNA 2yo '22 OBSAPR.

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1st-Charles Town, $27,400, 2-9, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 4 1/2f,:53.78, ft, 1 length.
QUEEN OF HEARTS (f, 3, Heart to Heart--R Vicarious Girl, byVicar) Lifetime Record: 9-2-1-2, $47,267. O-Cecil E. Clugston;
B-Moneylane Farms (PA); T-Anthony Lucas.
7th-Charles Town, $27,400, 2-9, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 4 1/2f, :52.23,
ft, 3/4 length.
GOLDEN ARM (g, 4, Unified--Tap for Luck {MGSP, $129,565}, by
Tapit) Lifetime Record: 12-2-3-1, $88,849. O-Phi Psi Brothers
Stable; B-Hidden Lake Farm LLC (NY); T-Lawrence M. Smith.
*$160,000 Ylg '21 SARAUG; $40,000 3yo '23 KEENOV.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Rapture Bay, c, 3, Flatter--Spindle, by Hard Spun. Gulfstream,
2-10, 1mT, 1:34.89. Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-2, $66,450.
B-Purple H Bloodstock (KY). *$180,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP.
**1/2 to Electability (Quality Road), GSP-USA, SP-KSA,$579,433 and Chiseler (Speightstown), SW-USA, SP-Can,$189,735.

4th-Charles Town, $29,400, (S), 2-9, (NW4L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6
1/2f, 1:20.95, ft, 2 1/2 lengths.
SNEAKY LYNK (f, 4, Shaman Ghost--Secret Garden, by Weigelia)
Lifetime Record: 17-4-2-1, $69,618. O-Shade Tree Farm, LLC;
B-Marcus Anthony Scott (WV); T-M. Joanna Boggs.

Antifreeze, f, 3, Mitole--Queeb, by Harlan's Holiday.
Sam Houston Race, 2-10, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:06.06. Lifetime Record:
4-1-2-0, $36,665. B-Randi & Eric Moreau-Sipiere (TX).
*$40,000 Ylg '22 TTAYRL.
Axis of Evil, g, 3, Race Day--Pata Fresca, by Indian Charlie. Sam
Houston Race Park, 2-9, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:06.33. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-1, $27,368. B-Bethe Deal (TX). *Full to Gee She Sparkles,
SW, $155,712.
Fashion King, c, 4, City of Light--Fashion Runaway (SP), by
Old Fashioned. Oaklawn, 2-10, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:04.24. Lifetime
Record: 8-1-3-1, $89,121. B-William Humphries & Altair Farms
LLC (KY). *$485,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP.
Candy Bar, f, 4, Constitution--Sugar Babe, by Candy Ride (Arg).
Fair Grounds, 2-10, 5 1/2fT, 1:05.10. Lifetime Record: 6-1-2-1,$80,320. B-Pippa's Hurricane (KY). *$135,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP.
Long Legs, g, 4, Daddy Long Legs--In Mid Heir, by Wildcat Heir.
Charles Town, 2-10, 4 1/2f, :53.05. Lifetime Record: 5-1-2-2,$41,323. B-New Farm (NJ).
Golden Star, f, 4, Into Mischief--Lake Sebago (MSW, $243,225),
by Munnings. Charles Town, 2-9, 4 1/2f, :53.39. Lifetime
Record: 8-1-2-1, $36,908. B-Buck Pond Farm, Inc. & Richard M.
Seale (KY). *$290,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP. **Full to Whiskey
Double, MGSP, $288,144.

4th-Charles Town, $29,400, (C)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 2-10,
3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:20.45, ft, 2 1/2 lengths.
LIGHTNIN RUNNER (f, 4, Battalion Runner--My Lightnin Strike,by Mineshaft) Lifetime Record: MSW, 14-7-1-0, $179,137.
O-George Nyren; B-Ronney & Nicole Brown (WV); T-Ronney W.
Brown.

Tincan Cat, g, 4, Mister Dance--Tincan Too (SW, $100,610), by
Barkerville. Delta Downs, 2-10, (S), 7 1/2f, 1:35.98. Lifetime
Record: 4-1-0-1, $31,070. B-Penny Scarberry (LA).
Delta Moon, m, 5, Orb--Lecompass, by Orientate. Oaklawn,
2-10, (S), (C), 6f, 1:13.27. Lifetime Record: 12-1-2-0, $65,557.
B-Bill McDowell (AR).

6th-Golden Gate Fields, $31,759, 2-9, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 6f(AWT), 1:10.66, ft, 1 length.
TIGER TOO (g, 4, Smiling Tiger--Limitless Alex, by Afleet Alex)
Lifetime Record: 11-3-1-2, $69,480. O-James Kiser and Gary
Wolbert; B-Dunn Bar Ranch LLC (CA); T-Charles Essex. *$6,000
Ylg '21 WASSEP.
4th-Golden Gate Fields, $31,000, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000),
2-10, 4yo/up, 1m (AWT), 1:37.50, ft, nose.
MOBOU (g, 8, Uncle Mo--Abou, by Distorted Humor) Lifetime
Record: 23-5-4-2, $250,363. O-Zvika Akin, Greg Avery and Steve
Sherman; B-Gene Tenbrink (CA); T-Steve M. Sherman.
*$390,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP.

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King Arthur Ridge, g, 5, Ronridge Will--Cowgirl Cool, by Rare
Brick. Sam Houston Race Park, 2-9, (S), 1 1/16m, 1:50.43.
Lifetime Record: 28-1-2-2, $57,936. B-Ronald Kotara (TX).

Always Dreaming, Always Angels, f, 4, o/o Ribbing, by Distorted
Humor. ALW, 2-10, Oaklawn
Battalion Runner, Lightnin Runner, f, 4, o/o My Lightnin Strike,by Mineshaft. AOC, 2-10, Charles Town
Bee Jersey, Beeline, c, 3, o/o Secretariat Humor, by Distorted
Humor. MSW, 2-10, Gulfstream
Bolt d'Oro, Bolt At Midnight, c, 3, o/o My Midnight Affair, by
Midnight Lute. MSW, 2-9, Turfway
Bolt d'Oro, El Rey Dorado, g, 4, o/o Berry Knoll, by Vindication.
AOC, 2-10, Santa Anita
Bucchero, The Dove Rules, f, 3, o/o My Sweet Dove, by HelloBroadway. MSW, 2-10, Tampa Bay
Candy Ride (Arg), Embrace Me, f, 4, o/o Assertive, by Blame.
ALW, 2-10, Tampa Bay
Carpe Diem, Kinza, f, 3, o/o Secret Wonder, by Quality Road. GIII
Las Virgenes S., 2-10, Santa Anita
Catholic Boy, Destiny Star, f, 3, o/o Reiko, by Declaration of
War. AOC, 2-10, Tampa Bay
Catholic Boy, Marquette Warrior, f, 3, o/o Cumbria, by Distorted
Humor. ALW, 2-10, Sam Houston
Central Banker, Sunday Girl, f, 3, o/o Lady Daphne, by Harlan's
Holiday. MSW, 2-10, Aqueduct
City of Light, Fashion King, c, 4, o/o Fashion Runaway, by Old
Fashioned. MCL, 2-10, Oaklawn
Constitution, American Law, g, 6, o/o Five Funs, by Empire
Maker. ALW, 2-10, Aqueduct
Constitution, Belle of Rights, f, 3, o/o Ayers Rock, by More Than
Ready. MSW, 2-10, Tampa Bay
Constitution, Candy Bar, f, 4, o/o Sugar Babe, by Candy Ride
(Arg). MSW, 2-10, Fair Grounds
Curlin, Eliminate, c, 3, o/o I'm a Looker, by Henny Hughes. MSW,
2-10, Aqueduct
Daddy Long Legs, Long Legs, g, 4, o/o In Mid Heir, by Wildcat
Heir. MSW, 2-10, Charles Town

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Enticed, City Blocks, f, 3, o/o Uncle Southern, by Uncle Camie.
MSW, 2-10, Aqueduct
Flatter, Rapture Bay, c, 3, o/o Spindle, by Hard Spun. MSW,
2-10, Gulfstream
Great Notion, Society Ball, f, 3, o/o Jump for Love, by Jump
Start. MSW, 2-10, Laurel
Heart to Heart, Queen of Hearts, f, 3, o/o R Vicarious Girl, byVicar. ALW, 2-9, Charles Town
Into Mischief, Coppola, h, 5, o/o Blind Copy, by Distorted
Humor. Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S., 2-10, Gulfstream
Into Mischief, Golden Star, f, 4, o/o Lake Sebago, by Munnings.
MSW, 2-9, Charles Town
Justify, Tennessee, c, 3, o/o Zinzay, by Smart Strike. AOC, 2-10,
Turfway
Justify, Valentine Candy, c, 3, o/o Taste Like Candy, by Candy
Ride (Arg). Ozark S., 2-10, Oaklawn
Kantharos, Shefflin, g, 4, o/o Roaming, by Quality Road. AOC,
2-10, Turfway
Mister Dance, Tincan Cat, g, 4, o/o Tincan Too, by Barkerville.
MSW, 2-10, Delta Downs
Mitole, Antifreeze, f, 3, o/o Queeb, by Harlan's Holiday. MSW,
2-10, Sam Houston
Mitole, Sister Ella, f, 3, o/o Princess Kate, by Orientate. MSW,
2-10, Fair Grounds
More Than Ready, Saddle Up Jessie, m, 5, o/o Zondaq, by
Bernardini. Heavenly Prize Invitational S., 2-10, Aqueduct
Mr. Big, Big City Lights, h, 5, o/o Champagne Exchange, by
Exchange Rate. GIII Palos Verdes S., 2-10, Santa Anita
Mshawish, Ruddy Buddy, c, 3, o/o Katanga (Ger), by Maxios(GB). ALW, 2-9, Sam Houston
Neolithic, Prevent, c, 3, o/o Bossy Gal, by Pioneerof the Nile.
AOC, 2-10, Gulfstream
Not This Time, No More Time, c, 3, o/o Baroness Juliette, by
Speightstown. GIII Sam F. Davis S., 2-10, Tampa Bay
Not This Time, Sibelius, g, 6, o/o Fiery Pulpit, by Pulpit. PelicanS., 2-10, Tampa Bay
Om, Can't Sleep, f, 3, o/o Julie Napp, by Curlin. MSW, 2-10,
Santa Anita
Orb, Delta Moon, m, 5, o/o Lecompass, by Orientate. MCL, 2-10,
Oaklawn
Oscar Performance, Oscar's World, c, 3, o/o Wendy's World, byUncle Mo. MSW, 2-10, Gulfstream
Oscar Performance, Thirty Carats, f, 4, o/o Blue Heart, by
Exchange Rate. AOC, 2-10, Santa Anita
Practical Joke, Banterra, f, 4, o/o Sweet Queen, by Twirling
Candy. ALW, 2-9, Sam Houston
Preservationist, In a Jam, c, 3, o/o Yankee Union, by Yankee
Gentleman. AOC, 2-10, Gulfstream
Quality Road, Missed the Cut, h, 5, o/o Beauly (GB), by Sea The
Stars (Ire). GIII San Marcos S., 2-10, Santa Anita

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Oscar Performance | Sarah Andrew

Race Day, Axis of Evil, g, 3, o/o Pata Fresca, by Indian Charlie.
MSW, 2-9, Sam Houston
Race Day, Safarinfas, g, 3, o/o Safari Tan, by Kissin Kris. AOC,
2-10, Sam Houston
Ronridge Will, King Arthur Ridge, g, 5, o/o Cowgirl Cool, by Rare
Brick. MSW, 2-9, Sam Houston
Shaman Ghost, Sneaky Lynk, f, 4, o/o Secret Garden, byWeigelia. ALW, 2-9, Charles Town
Smiling Tiger, Tiger Too, g, 4, o/o Limitless Alex, by Afleet Alex.
ALW, 2-9, Golden Gate
Southern Image, Enjoy It Strait, g, 5, o/o Oh the Joy, by Tribal
Rule. AOC, 2-10, Santa Anita
Square Eddie, Stay and Scam, f, 4, o/o Puff Pastry, by
Momentum. AOC, 2-10, Santa Anita
Stay Thirsty, Tapatio Leo, g, 4, o/o Sweet Lips Pooh, by Rio
Verde. AOC, 2-10, Oaklawn
Street Boss, Heartened, c, 3, o/o Rare Find, by Bernardini. MSW,
2-10, Tampa Bay
The Factor, Manly Deeds, g, 4, o/o Molly Moon, by Malibu
Moon. ALW, 2-10, Fair Grounds
Too Darn Hot (GB), Oversubscribed (GB), f, 3, o/o Zurigha (Ire),by Cape Cross (Ire). MSW, 2-10, Tampa Bay
Twirling Candy, Bean Machine, c, 3, o/o Little Nellie, by Mizzen
Mast. MSW, 2-10, Fair Grounds
Uncle Mo, Mobou, g, 8, o/o Abou, by Distorted Humor. AOC,
2-10, Golden Gate
Unified, Golden Arm, g, 4, o/o Tap for Luck, by Tapit. ALW, 2-9,
Charles Town
Union Rags, Power Squeeze, f, 3, o/o Callmethesqueeze, by
Awesome Again. Suncoast S., 2-10, Tampa Bay
Verrazano, Chi Town Lady, m, 5, o/o Toni's Hollyday, by Harlan's
Holiday. Minaret S., 2-10, Tampa Bay

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'PEOPLE QUESTIONED
ME WHEN THE HORSES
WERE OUT OF FORM B
THAT WAS TOUGH'John McConnell: with Ben Harvey after Seddon won at
Cheltenham | Racingfotos.com

By Brian Sheerin
Last year was a big one for John McConnell. He fulfilled alifelong ambition when Seddon won a race at the Cheltenham
festival. That bargain buy went on to win at the Punchestown
festival before bringing the trainer to the American Grand
National at Far Hills.
Fennor Cross was another horse to fly the flag for the stablewith great distinction. Again, a cheaply-bought recruit, Fennor
Cross won races at the Punchestown and Aintree festivals.
However, in what came as a bitter blow to all associated withthe horse, Fennor Cross was killed at home in the spring.
What started out as a brilliant start to 2023 turned into
something of a nightmare as another promising young novice
hurdler, Kinbara, suffered a fatal injury while prominent owner
Derek Kierans decided to move the talented Encanto Bruno torival trainer Gavin Cromwell.
Not only that, but the McConnell stable struggled for form inthe second half of the year due to aspergillus in the hay. It neverrains but it pours. Cont. p3

GRAHAM LEE THANKS RACING COMMUNITY
THREE MONTHS AFTER SPINAL INJURY
A statement thanking the racing community for their support
was released by the Injured Jockeys Fund (IJF) on behalf of
injured jockey Graham Lee on Saturday.
Injured in a severe fall at Newcastle three months ago, theGroup 1-winning jockey is currently located at the Spinal Unit of
the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough. Also a
Grand National winner, Lee is planning to modify his house inorder to move home in the next few months. A JustGiving page
was set up for Lee shortly after his accident and it has raisedover ,190,000 to date.
Lee=s statement, released via the IJF, read as follows: AIt=s
three months now since my accident and I thought it wasappropriate for me to say something publicly for the first time.
AFrankly, I=ve been overwhelmed by the unbelievable support
and good wishes sent by everyone and I=d like to thank you all somuch on behalf of myself, my wife Becky and our children, Amy
and Robbie.
AIt feels like I=m in a bit of a bubble here at the James Cook
Spinal Unit but the girls share with me all the messages that they
are receiving and every single one is appreciated, as is the
support of my great friends who continue to visit me soregularly and keep my spirits up.
AI never really considered that I had achieved that much as ajockey and it seems crazy that so many people are thinking of us
all. I can=t deny it has been--and continues to be--hard for us all,but these messages help us all so much.
AI would also like to thank the team of nurses here who arejust unbelievable in the around the clock care and support they
offer us all.
AAs most of you know, the injuries I have suffered arelife-changing and there is a long road ahead. But we have justreceived planning permission so that work can start to adapt ourhome in the hope that I will be able to leave hospital at somestage in the next few months.
AThank you again. I am truly humbled and grateful.@

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John McConnell Cont. from p1
Thankfully, things have been going a lot better for the
Naul-based trainer, who splits his string between Flat andNational Hunt horses, with three winners in the past two weeks
alone.
From blooding future Group 1-winning sprinter A Case Of You,wanting to break into the top bracket of the training ranks anddealing with the disappointments that come along the way,
McConnell makes for a fascinating interviewee with Brian
Sheerin in this week's Q&A.
BS: How would you reflect on 2023?
JM: It was a year of two halves, really. It was a brilliant first halfof the year but a very average second half. On one hand, we had
a winner at all of the top spring festivals--Cheltenham, Aintree
and Punchestown--and then on the other, we lost some talented
horses--Fennor Cross (Ire) (Elzaam {Aus}) and Kinbara (Ire)(Mahler {GB})--while Derek Kierans moved a smart horse in
Encanto Bruno (Ire) (Mahler {GB}) to another stable and then we
hit a bad patch of form. It was very up and down.
It's the old cliche that this is a game that would tame lions.
How do you deal with all of those ups and downs that comewith training?

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I don't know how other trainers do it but I tend to lock myself
away into a cupboard or something to think about what has
happened! Obviously I'm only messing but it is very hard for astable like ours to lose a few 140-rates horses in the one year.
They were Saturday horses and we don't have them anymore.
Replacing them is not easy. But, to be honest, I think I was
better prepared than most people associated with our yard
were. I knew we were overachieving with the resources that wehad. I was ready for it, but that doesn't mean it was easy to take.
What was difficult was how people started to question you
when things weren't going well. We found aspergillus in the hay.
It was a difficult few months but thankfully we got to the bottomof it and the horses are back healthy and well, which is the mainthing. I also think we had a below-average bunch of horses
running at the time and that maybe over-egged how bad wewere going over the winter. I can remember a pundit on Racing
TV talking about my lack of form and he made the point that, if
you looked at the prices of the horses running, they weren't
running any better or worse than market expectation. I think it
was a combination of those two things. You don't become a bad
trainer overnight but it certainly tested my view of humanity
because there were some people who were wobbling in theirfaith. That was frustrating. Cont. p4

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John McConnell Cont.
You feel like you have been over achieving with the horses you
have?

six-figure horses and only a small percentage of those horses goon to be good horses. You need the numbers coming through togive yourself a chance.

Yes, definitely. With the money we have to work with, I think
we have done well with the horses. Okay, Encanto Bruno cost a
lot of money [,210,000] but, to do what we did with Fennor
Cross and Seddon (Ire) (Stowaway {GB}), both of those horses
over-achieved. When you don't have a batch of those six-figure
horses coming through thesystem, you know it's going tobe hard to hit the heights atsome of the bigger festivals, so I
am a realist in that sense. It
doesn't mean I am okay withthat because I am extremely
ambitious and I want winners on
the big stage.

I would put you down as a good man to get owners into theyard.

Ambition is a curse because you never want to settle. It would
be worse if I thought I was not capable of training those big
horses or if I was underachieving but I don't feel I am. At the endof the day, you need to have the backing and, at the minute, I
don't and it's very frustrating. Don't get me wrong, I have somegreat owners and the majority of them are very supportive andobviously Derek Kierans has put a lot of money into our yard as
well. The McNeill family and loads more people have been very
supportive of me but, the reality is, the top yards have stacks ofWhat's your approach to getting owners into the yard? Is it assimple as just putting yourself out there?

I suppose everyone has a different mindset and some are
hungrier than others. That's cool but I never wanted to besecond best. That's just the way I
am, be it playing a computer
game or training horses. I often
wish I was easier to please but I
suppose that's what keeps me so
driven to keep going and keep
searching for that next nicehorse. If you looked at it logically
you might say you may never getto where you want to be but,
You are not on your own,
the great thing about this gamecertainly in terms of Nationalis, it might only take one horse
Hunt racing in Ireland, in feelingor a couple of different things tofrustrated by not being able tospiral and you could becompete at the top level. The
operating at the next level. For
Dublin Racing Festival, where
all bar about four trainers overSeddon | Racingfotos.com
Willie Mullins completed ajumps in Ireland, it probably
clean sweep of all eight Grade 1 races, is a case in point.
looks a long way away.

It's wide scale harassment! I talk to as many people as I canwhen I go to the sales or the races and I have made contact witha lot of owners through Instagram and Facebook. We havegotten horses through social media, with the McNeill family andJimmy Fyffe good recent examples of that. You just have to havea brass neck. Cont. p5

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John McConnell Cont.
JM Cont.: You are going to get a lot of nos but I find, even if
people don't send you a horse, they respect you taking the time
to reach out and put your neck on the line. If you don't ask, you
are never going to get.
Just how difficult is it to compete against the bigger stable
over both codes in Ireland?
It's borderline impossible, which is why we try to run a lot ofhorses in Britain. If you have a 120-rated horse in Ireland, you
could run in six maiden hurdles in Ireland throughout the winterand not win one of them. That same horse could win two races
in Britain in the same space of time. That's just the way it is and I
don't blame Willie Mullins or
Gordon Elliott for that.
They've gotten to where they
are on merit.
What did Seddon winning at
Cheltenham mean to you?
I probably enjoy it more
now than I did at the time.
When things were going bad
for us in the autumn, it felt
like a long time ago. But
winning a race at the
Cheltenham festival was
something that I had dreamt
about as a kid so, to go andachieve it, it was better thanI ever thought it could be.
What drives you?

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weakness to keep a 30-raced maiden on the go. That's the one
thing I would say about you, you always look for the positives
in a horse whereas plenty of people would have been happy tomove Together Aclaim long before his day in the sun came at
Dundalk.
You have to back what you believe in and, what we try and dowhen it comes to buying horses at the sales, is find angles andhorses who may not be obvious, because that's the price range
we are dealing in. It doesn't work every time but we have had a
lot of success with small-money buys. I know what you mean
about Together Aclaim but the syndicate were happy to keep
going and so was I.
Well Seddon is an advertisement for what you can do withthose second-handsmall-money buys. How did
you get him to train?

I was in contact with theMcNeills and their manager
at the time told me that they
were moving some others
on. The Galaxy Racing
Syndicate had expressed aninterest in finding a National
Hunt horse and Seddon fitted
the bill because he had agood enough rating to bringus to the big festivals. I
thought he'd win somewhere
but I didn't think he'd win
Subsequent Group 1 winner A Case Of You won the G3 Anglesey S. while in twice at Cheltenham, again
McConnell=s care | Racingfotos.com
at the Punchestown festival
and then run in the American Grand National. He has been somehorse for us.

The ambition is to find a top horse and compete on the big
stage but, I have to say, when Together Aclaim (GB) (Aclaim{Ire}) won at Dundalk last week, I got a great kick out of that aswell. He was a 30-raced maiden coming into the race and, for
him to finally get his head in front, it was a great feeling foreveryone involved with him. The guys who own him were there
and they got a great thrill. I just love horses and love racing andwinning. Obviously, I'd love to be winning the big races but I geta thrill out of winning any race. Gordon Elliott is the same. He
loves to win any race. It's a bit of an addiction.
Depending on what way you look at it, some might view it as a

What are the plans with Seddon and Coral Gold Cup runner-up
Mahler Mission?
Seddon wasn't one hundred percent after America but heseems fine now again and hopefully we'll get him and Mahler
Mission back for the spring festivals. Mahler Mission could run in
the Grand National at Aintree.
To a certain degree, A Case Of You (Ire) (Hot Streak {Ire}) put
you on the map. I'd imagine if a horse of his ability camethrough your system now, you would have enough owners tocall upon to be able to keep him?
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John McConnell Cont.
That was a very tricky situation because the horse had failed
the vet to go to Hong Kong and America after he won the Group
3 Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh. It became very hard to pushhim onto owners. If Ado [McGuiness] hadn't come along, we
probably would have been able to put together a syndicate orsomething, but fair play to him for taking a chance and I'm glad
it worked out for him. That came at a very different time of mylife. For starters, I had never owned anything before, so selling
him provided me with some security in terms of buying a home.
He did so much for me at the time but, I don't need anythingelse in life now so, if another A Case Of You came along now, I
don't think I would sell him.
How did you find him in the first place?
I was at Goffs for the OpenYearling Sale and I was standing
down at the chute. I canremember this gorgeous horse
walking down to the ring andopening up his page andthinking, 'ugh, Hot Streak.' I let
him go in and he didn't sell. I
ended up buying him privately
and he just kept getting betterand better. We never trained aGroup 1 horse before him but
we always felt he was very
good.
That goes back to youroutside-the-box thinking.

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catalyst?
I don't know if there was one specific thing. Derek Kierens
came into the yard and decided to put a good few quid in whichmeant we were able to buy nicer horses for a start. That was
one thing. I got a lot of good young staff at the same time, thelikes of Siobhan Rutledge, Ben and Alex Harvey, Thomas Reilly,
Martin Fox and loads of others. That was another. That
definitely helped. We have just developed a system that seems
to work.
It's a vibrant yard with a lot of young people working for you.
We have great staff and everyone seems to be happy. I likehaving young people around the place because they are notsoured and they are hungry. You can mould them to how you
want things to be done rather
than someone who has worked
in five or six different yards andhas their own ideas on how to
do things. A lot of what we dois very different from otheryards. We are way morerelaxed and the lots go out a lot
quicker than in other places,
even for the jumps horses.
When somebody comes to ouryard, they think we are on
Mars, but it works. They goquite quickly every day but
they don't do many hard pieces
of work, if that makes sense.

Some Neck and Ben Harvey winning the Glenfarclas Cross Country
Handicap Chase at Cheltenham | Racingfotos.com

A bit like Seddon, we didn't expect A Case Of You to do what
he did. We were thinking that, if he was placed in a maiden, we
would have been able to get him away for anywhere between
30 and 50 grand and we would have been thinking 'happy days.'
He was one in a million.
Have you worked in many yards before setting up on your own
or are you essentially self taught?
I worked for Michael O'Brien when I was younger but that's
the only racing yard I have worked in. Obviously being aqualified vet helps and I did a lot of reading about training
before I started. But, yes, I am basically self-taught.
There was a long time you were muddling away. What was theYou've trained everythingfrom a top-notch sprinter in A Case Of You to a cross-country
chaser in Some Neck (Fr) (Yeats {Ire}). Is there a particular pathyou'd like to continue down or do you like both codes equally
as much?
Not really, I get as much kick out of watching thetwo-year-olds as much as I do the National Hunt horses
schooling. Both would make the hairs on the back of your neckstand up. I love the jumps because it's not as much of abusiness. I do that more for a love of the sport whereas the Flat
is very much business. It's much easier to train on the Flat andyou don't get as many injuries. There is something very special
about seeing a good two-year-old work. There are pros and cons
to both codes and I love them as much.
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John McConnell Cont.
And how do you get to the next level in both codes?
Harass more owners maybe! Listen, there's not much more
you can do bar keep trying. We've had some Grade 1-placed
horses but finding that horse who could take us to the top level
is what we really crave. There's no question that, the guys who
are doing the best, they have the biggest backing. In many cases,
they earned that backing and we just need to try and proveourselves worthy of similar backing so we can kick on again.

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stakes winner and multiple group-placed Abingdon (Street Cry{Ire}), is a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turfheroine Islington (Ire) (Sadler's Wells). Francesco Clemente isalso from the former Ballymacoll Stud family of G1 Melbourne
Cup winner Fiorente (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) and fellow Group 1
winners Greek Dance (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) and Mountain High(Ire) (Danehill).
Darley kingpin Dubawi now sports a record of 40 winners from78 runners (51%) in the US. With Francesco Clemente's Grade III
win, Dubawi's American stakes winners number 22 (28%) with17 striking at the graded level.

FLORIDA GRADED SUCCESS FOR GALILEO
AND DUBAWIIn this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes ofEuropean-based sires in North America. This week's column
reflects on success at Gulfstream Park for Warm Heart andFrancesco Clemente.
The highlight of recent weeks has been the Coolmore partners'
Warm Heart (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who won her third top-level
race in a third different country when taking the GI Pegasus
World Cup Turf Invitational S. in Florida in late January (video).
Trained by Aidan O'Brien, the Coolmore-bred set a new course
record, and is now bound for a date with Justify.
The late Galileo has sired 65 winners from 177 runners (37%)
in America. She is also his 28th stakes winner in the U.S. (16%).
His final crop just turned two.

Dubawi Entire Lands McKnightPeter Brant homebred Francesco Clemente (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire})
earned a career high in the GIII William L. McKnight S. on
Pegasus World Cup day at Gulfstream Park for trainer Chad
Brown (video).
Listed-placed at four at Goodwood last May for John andThady Gosden, he then ran second in the GII Hollywood Turf
Cup S. in November two starts later before his graded win. Hisdam, Justlookdontouch (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), also responsible forFrancesco Clemente | Lauren King/Coglianese Photography

Bells Are Ringing At Santa Anita
Phil D'Amato trainee Bellabel (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) showed norust after a lengthy layoff and won the GIII Megahertz S. at
Santa Anita earlier this month (video).
Bred by Fergus Cousins, the dark bay sold for i33,000 as ayearling to BBA Ireland and finished her Irish career with one
win at handicap level in September of 2021 for Jessica
Harrington and It's All About The Girls. A graded winner in
America and placed in two Grade I events in 2022, she wasreoffered at the 2023 Keeneland November Sale, but was a$425,000 buy-back. Racing for Agave Racing Stable, Benowitz
Family Trust, CYBT, Michael Nentwig and Ray Pagano, the marewas making her first start in over 13 months. Out of the winning
Fashion Line (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Bellabel's latest half-siblingis a 2-year-old filly by Profitable (Ire) named Miss Birkin (Ire),
and a yearling full-brother. This is the extended family of G2 Prixde Royallieu winner Princess Yaiza (Ire) (Casamento {Ire}).
Belardo's best runners are based in America, among them is
the Grade I winner Gold Phoenix (Ire). He has five winners fromseven runners (71%) in the US. Cont. p8

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Repeat Winners
Kingman (GB)'s Equitize (GB) won for the second time in three
starts when taking a Tampa Bay Downs allowance for trainer
Chad Brown (video). A debut winner last March, the Klaravich
Stables runner was unplaced in Aqueduct's GII Hill Prince S. in
November.

Bellabel | Benoit Photo

Churchill Filly Off The Mark At Gulfstream
Poolside With Slim (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) proved that second
time was the charm in a Gulfstream maiden for trainer George
Arnold (video).
Bo Bramagen bought the Kilweelran-bred filly for i110,000
out of the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale in 2022, and she races forBromagen and Patrick Lewis. Her unraced dam Kissepal (Ire)(Epaulette {Aus}) now has two runners and two winners fromtwo foals of racing age. Kissepal, a half-sister to multiple groupwinner and G1 Cheveley Park S. second Besharah (Ire) (Kodiac{GB}), has a yearling filly by Mehmas (Ire) still to come. GIII
Affirmed H. hero Nonios (Pleasantly Perfect), placed in both the
GI Haskell Invitational S. and GI Awesome Again S., is also in thisfamily.
Coolmore's Churchill has seven winners from 12 runners (58%)
in the US. His group winner The Foxes (Ire) was runner-up in the
GI Belmont Derby in 2023.

Poolside With Slim | Coglianese Photography

Saturday=s Results:
3rd-Wolverhampton, ,10,000, Novice, 2-10, 3yo, 12f 51y(AWT), 2:41.63, st.
FOREST FAIRY (IRE) (f, 3, Waldgeist {GB}--Bahama Girl {Ire}, by
Lope De Vega {Ire}), sent off at 100-30, broke tardily before
steadily making her way towards the leader. In front
approaching the furlong pole, the newcomer drew away to win
impressively by six lengths from Los Toldos (GB) (Frankel {GB}).
The winner is the first foal out of a granddaughter of the G1Deutsches Derby and G1 Grosser Preis von Baden heroine
Borgia (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), whose daughter Born Wild
(Ger) (Sadler=s Wells) produced the G1 Prix Vermeille winnerBaltic Baroness (Ger) (Shamardal). Bahama Girl=s 2-year-old colt
Raedwald (Ire) by Saxon Warrior (Jpn) was a i88,000 purchaseby Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock at the Goffs Orby Book 1,
while she also has a yearling filly by Circus Maximus (Ire). Sales
history: i78,000 Ylg >22 GOFOR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,$6,819.
O-Forest Fairy Partnership; B-Philip & Orla Hore (IRE); T-R Beckett.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Twirler (GB), f, 3, Cable Bay (Ire)--Run Of The Day (GB), by Three
Valleys. Newcastle, 2-10, 7f 14y (AWT), 1:28.96. Lifetime
Record: 4-1-0-2, $10,800. B-Crispin Estates Ltd (GB).
Jungle Charm (GB), f, 4, Jungle Cat (Ire)--Royal Debt (GB), by
Royal Applause (GB). Newcastle, 2-10, 6f (AWT), 1:14.22.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $8,167. B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited(GB). *40,000gns RNA Ylg >21 TATOCT. **1/2 to Mighty Gurkha(Ire) (Sepoy {Aus}), GSW-Eng, $120,398.

CONDITIONS RESULTS:
6th-Deauville, i35,000, 2-10, 3yo, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:18.40, st.
ALABAMA MOON (FR) (f, 3, Jimmy Two Times {Fr}--Adira {Ger},
by Lomitas {GB}) Lifetime Record: 8-2-4-0, i52,800. O-Stall
Maca-Ronni; B-M Pargmann (FR); T-Hans Blume. *i9,500 RNA
Wlg >21 ARQDEC; i1,000 Ylg >22 ARQOCT.

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4th-Deauville, i27,000, 2-10, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17.50, st.
DEEP HOPE (g, 5, Siyouni {Fr}--Addictive, by Twirling Candy)
Lifetime Record: 21-8-1-3, i144,670. O-Niccolo Rugani; B-LNJ
Foxwoods Llc (KY); T-Gianluca Bietolini. *i90,000 Ylg >20
ARQOCT; i10,000 HRA >23 ARQAUT.
5th-Deauville, i19,000, 2-10, 4yo, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17.37, st.
ALVA (FR) (f, 4, Sea The Moon {Ger}--America=s Best, by Union
Rags) Lifetime Record: 10-2-2-1, i46,770. O-Antoine Gilibert,
Hubert Meraud & F Chappet; B-Suc. L Kneip (FR); T-Fabrice
Chappet. *i85,000 Ylg >21 ARQOCT.

KIZUNA FILLY CROWNED QUEEN OF TOKYOby Heather Anderson
Sunday Racing=s Queen=s Walk (Jpn) (Kizuna {Jpn}) rallied to
victory in the 1600-metre G3 Daily Hai Queen Cup in Tokyo on
Saturday. She was just a neck to the good of Epiphaneia (Jpn)=s
Arsenaal (Jpn).

7th-Deauville, i19,000, 2-10, 5yo/up, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17.41, st.
RANCON ROYALE (IRE) (h, 5, Siyouni {Fr}--Reggane {GB} {GISWCan, G1SP-Eng, MGSP-Fr, $844,478}, by Red Ransom) Lifetime
Record: 23-4-3-0, i74,260. O-Isabelle Corbani, Gerard
Augustin-Normand, Patrice Renaudin & S Wattel; B-Haras de laPerelle (IRE); T-Stephane Wattel. *i78,000 Ylg >20 ARQSEP.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Alberi (Fr), g, 3, Al Wukair (Ire)--Siyougirl (GB), by Siyouni (Fr).
Pornichet, 2-9, 8 1/2f (AWT), 1:41.43. B-Ecurie R.E. (FR).

Kizuna, the sire of Queen=s Walk | Shadai Stallion Station

IN THE UAE:
Houb Al Wattan (GB), c, 4, Shamardal--Thawaany (Ire) (GSW &G1SP-Fr, $262,616), by Tamayuz (GB). Jebel Ali, 2-10, Mdn.,
1200m, 1:12.81, ft. B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (GB).
*92,000gns Ylg >21 TATNOV; i280,000 2yo >22 ARQMAY.
VIDEO.
Swing Vote, g, 4, Shamardal. See AWorldwide@.
Makfoul (Ire), g, 5, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)--Dream Wedding(GB) (MSP-Ger), by Medicean (GB). Jebel Ali, 2-10, Hcp.,
1950m, 1:59.12, ft. B-M Wurtenberger & R Stockli (Ire).
*i50,000 Ylg >20 ARQOCT. VIDEO.
Colour Up (Ire), g, 6, Mehmas (Ire). See AMiddle East@.
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Stranded widest of all when breaking from gate 13, the filly
soon perched well off the inside third from the rear as Morino
Red Star (Jpn) (Declaration Of War) set a solid pace on the frontend through an opening quarter in :23.80 and a half-mile in:47.10. Sweeping out into the centre of the course for the
stretch drive, Queen=s Walk unleashed a sustained closing moveto reel in Morino Red Star. Rouge Suerte (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry{Jpn}), located dead last for the majority of the contest, also
produced a strong closing kick even wider on the course, and, at
one point, appeared to be the eventual winner=s main danger.
Arsenaal, much nearer the front end with a stalking trip, also
had plenty left in the lane and her finishing burst carried her justa neck short of Queen=s Walk at the line. Rouge Suerte=s bid
flattened out in the final 50 metres and she made do with third,
another 1 1/4 lengths behind the top pair.
Second on debut versus Kyoto newcombers over 1800 metresin November, the dark bay won going that trip at Hanshin on
Dec. 23. Saturday was her 3-year-old bow.

Pedigree Notes
The Japanese Champion 3-Year-Old Colt when he won the G1
Japanese Derby in 2013, Kizuna has now sired 26 stakes
winners. Cont. p10

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G3 Daily Hai Queen Cup Cont.
His best runners to date have been the dual champion
Songline (Jpn) and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup winner Akai Ito(Jpn). His total group winners have increased to 14 with Queen=s
Walk=s victory.
Queen=s Walk is a half-sister to G1 Asahi Hai Futurity S. hero
Grenadier Guards (Jpn) (Frankel {GB}) (click here for Emma
Berry=s piece on Frankel=s growing influence in Japan), who won
the G2 Hanshin Cup and was also third in the G1 NHK Mile Cup.
Their dam, the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint heroine
Wavell Avenue (Harlington), is also the dam of the winning
Astrophyllite (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), 3-year-old filly Sopers
Lane (Jpn) (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}), and a juvenile filly by the late
Duramente (Jpn). She was bred to Lord Kanaloa=s champion 3year-old colt and G1 Japanese 2000 Guineas winner Saturnalia(Jpn) last spring.

Saturday, Tokyo, JapanDAILY HAI QUEEN CUP-G3, -72,660,000, Tokyo, 2-10, 3yo, f,
1600mT, 1:33.10, fm.
1--QUEEN'S WALK (JPN), 121, f, 3, by Kizuna (Jpn)
1st Dam: Wavell Avenue (GISW-US, $1,190,008),
by Harlington
2nd Dam: Lucas Street, by Silver Deputy
3rd Dam: Ruby Park, by Bold Ruckus
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Sunday Racing;
B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida; J-Yuga
Kawada; -38,462,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, -46,862,000.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for theeNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Arsenaal (Jpn), 121, f, 3, Epiphaneia (Jpn)--Sambre et Meuse(Jpn), by Daiwa Major (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUPBLACK TYPE. O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);-15,132,000.
3--Rouge Suerte (Jpn), 121, f, 3, Heart's Cry (Jpn)--Ryzhkina (Ire),by Storm Cat. 1ST BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE.
O-Tokyo Horse Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); -9,566,000.
Margins: NK, 1 1/4, 1. Odds: 2.10, 3.30, 4.20.
Also Ran: Success Calla (Jpn), Morino Red Star (Jpn), Sunset View
(Jpn), Teleos Sarah (Jpn), Cosmo Dinner (Jpn), Safira (Jpn),
Karenna Otome (Jpn), Rouge Salinas (Jpn), Bright Again, Gabby=s
Sister (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video.
Saturday, Jebel Ali, UAE
JEBEL ALI MILE SPONSORED BY SHADWELL-G3, AED700,000,
Jebel Ali, 2-10, NH & SH 4yo/up & SH 3yo, 1600m, 1:36.67, ft.
1--SWING VOTE (GB), 125, g, 4, by Shamardal

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1st Dam: Qualify (Ire) (GSW-Ire, G1SW-Eng, $485,356),
by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
2nd Dam: Perihelion (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
3rd Dam: Medicosma, by The Minstrel
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Rabbah Racing.
B-Godolphin (GB). T-Simon & Ed Crisford. J-William Buick.
AED420,000. Lifetime Record: 7-5-0-0, AED657,581. Click forthe free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick
Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for theeNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Down On Da Bayou, 121, m, 7, Super Saver--Bayou Tortuga,by Empire Maker. ($220,000 RNA >17 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg>18 KEESEP; i190,000 2yo >19 ARQMAY). O-Sheikh Hamdan
bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. B-McCann Bloodstock, Mark
Kelder & Doug Richards (KY). T-Salem bin Ghadayer. AED140,000.
3--Qareeb, 125, h, 6, Speightstown--Flip Fop (Fr), by Zieten. 1ST
BLACK TYPE. 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. ($360,000 Wlg >18
KEENOV; 50,000gns HRA >21 TATOCT). O-Naser Askar. B-Lynch
Badges, Ltd. (KY). T-Musabbeh Al Mheiri. AED70,000.
Margins: 3 3/4, NK, 3/4.
Also Ran: Tenbury Wells, Laasudood, Mr Raj, Marshall Plan (GB),Daramethos (Ire), Monaadah, Home Brew, Justice Protecol (GB),In Crowd (GB), Secret Victory (GB).
Click for the ERA chart & video.
The consistent Swing Vote landed a career high at Jebel Ali on
Saturday, becoming his late sire=s 168th stakes winner and 84th
group winner with a victory in the G3 Jebel Ali Mile Sponsoredby Shadwell.
A winner of his first two starts in France over the all-weather
and turf of Chantilly in March and April, he ran fifth tosubsequent undefeated Arc/Classic hero Ace Impact (Ire)(Cracksman {GB}) in the Listed Prix de Suresnes in May. After alast-of-nine finish in a ParisLongchamp handicap in July in his
final start for the Godolphin/Andre Fabre axis, he was given
some time off and resurfaced for new connections with a win
over Tenbury Wells (Medaglia d=Oro) in a track-and-trip
handicap on Dec. 30. His latest performance before Saturday=s
heroics was a four-length win over In Crowd (GB) (Dubaw {Ire})
and Daramethos (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in a local conditions
race on Jan. 20.
Behind the entire field barring one rival for much of thiscontest, Swing Vote was steered out into the centre of the track
to produce his run, but jockey William Buick waited to ask his
charge for his best effort. Down On Day Bayou, who had led
from the bell, was still on top, but pressed by Qareeb against the
far rail. At the 150-metre mark, Swing Vote surged into
contention, and simply galloped by all of his rivals by the 50metre point. He was all alone at the finish, with Down On Da
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Pedigree Notes
Since foaling Swing Vote, G1 Oaks heroine Qualify has a 3year-old filly by Kingman (GB), a juvenile colt by Lope De Vega
(Ire), and a yearling filly by Pinatubo (Ire). The fourth dam of
Swing Vote, Media Luna (Star Appeal {Ire}), was second in the1984 Oaks, before foaling a pair of stakes winners. Group/Grade
1 winners Brian Boru (GB) (Sadler=s Wells) and Flute (SeattleSlew) trace to her.

Saturday=s Results:
JEBEL ALI SPRINT SPONSORED BY A.R.M. HOLDING (3RD LEG
OF EMIRATES SPRINT SERIES)-Listed, AED500,000, Jebel Ali, 210, NH & SH 3yo/up, 1000m, :58.70, ft.
1--COLOUR UP (IRE), 127, g, 6, Mehmas (Ire)--Tifariti, by
Elusive Quality. (16,000gns 2yo >20 TATJUN). O-Sayed Hashish.
B-Tally-Ho Stud (Ire). T-Doug Watson. J-Patrick Dobbs.
AED300,000. Lifetime Record: GSP-UAE, 11-5-2-1, AED901,100.
2--Al Shibli (GB), 125, g, 5, Shamardal--Rayaheen (GB), by Nayef.
1ST BLACK TYPE. (45,000gns HRA >22 TATOCT). O-Naser Askar.
B-SHadwell Estate Co., Ltd. (GB). T-Musabbeh Al Mheiri.
AED100,000.
3--Leading Spirit (Ire), 125, g, 8, Exceed And Excel (Aus)-Inspiriter (GB), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). O-Touch Gold Racing.
B-Godolphin (Ire). T-Bhupat Seemar. AED50,000.
Margins: NS, 1, SHD.
Also Ran: Mozahim, Ponntos (Ire), Al Tariq (Fr), Rawy, Khuzaam,
Democracy Dilemma (Ire), Magic Petition, Morning, Zawaaya(GB), Road Bloc, Story Of Light (Ire), Mutamaasik (GB).
Already a winner at this level in December, Colour Up
continued his purple patch with another listed win, this time at
Jebel Ali over the minimum trip. Third in the G3 Dubawi S. in
January after his listed win, he was most recently fourth in the
G3 Al Shindagha Sprint on Jan. 26.
Behind a wall of horses practically from the bell, the gelding
eventually sidled up toward the middle of the track, and, when agap opened inside the final 400 metres, he whizzed through. It
took him until the final strides to subdue Al Shiblie by thenarrowest of margins for the victory.
His unraced dam=s final foal is a 3-year-old filly by Inns Of
Court (Ire). Second dam Sahara Star (GB) (Green Desert) won
the G3 Molecomb S. and was third in the G2 Lowther S. before
going on to throw the multiple group-winning Cadeaux
Genereux mare Land Of Dreams (GB), responsible for champion
sprinter and five-time Group 1 winner and Group 1 sire Dream
Ahead to the cover of Diktat. Click for the ERA chart and video.

SUNDAY • 11 FEBRUARY 2024

3rd-Jebel Ali, AED150,000, Nov., 2-10, NH & SH 3yo, 1600m,
1:39.10, ft.
MY HONOR (c, 3, Honor Code--Bunairgead {Ire} {SW & MGSPIre, $109,107}, by New Approach {Ire}), sixth when unveiled at
Meydan on Jan. 12, appreciated the venue switch with a narrow
victory on Saturday. The bay raced at the tail of the field andeventually moved to the outside to avoid the kickback on thebackstretch. Sliding back to the inside on the turn, he entered
the stretch five deep once again and unleashed a strong kick tojust nip the new leader, Bismilah Alik (Audible) by a nose on thewire. He is the third winner for his dam, who won an Irish stakes
and was placed in both the G3 Give Thanks S. and G3 Athasi S.
Her latest foal is a yearling colt by West Coast. A daughter ofstakes winner and three-time graded placed Montecito (Seeking
The Gold), she was barren to the cover of First Samurai for thisyear. Recent Japanese Champion Sprint Mama Cocha (Jpn)(Kurofune) is also part of this clan. Sales history: $40,000 Ylg >22
KEESEP; i160,494 HRA >23 GOFMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,
AED. Click for the ERA chart and video.
O-Hamdan Sultan Ali Alsabousi. B-Hinkle Farms & Ian Franasiak(KY). T-Simon & Ed Crisford.

MR BRIGHTSIDE BACK WITH A BANG
by Jesse Dart & Keely McKitterick
It wasn=t comfortable viewing for Mr Brightside=s (NZ)
(Bullbars {Aus}) connections and legion of fans in Saturday=s G1
CF Orr S. at Caulfield. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained star,ridden by his usual partner Craig Williams, was slow to begin in arace stacked with speed.
Pride Of Jenni (Aus) (Pride Of Dubai {Aus}) and Buffalo River(Noble Mission {GB}) took up leading roles trying to outdo eachother in a tenacious battle, while Mr Brightside looked to be
going nowhere fast having come off the bit.
But as champions do, they find a way when the cards arestacked against them. Mr Brightside started to build revs in thehome straight and dug on all his reserves to range up on theoutside of Buffalo River and an ironhearted Pride Of Jenni.
On the line it was the son of Bullbars who claimed his fifthGroup 1 success, as he looked to head towards the G1 Futurity
S. and then defend his title in The All-Star Mile before apotential tilt at the G1 Australian Cup.
Mr Brightside=s victory in the CF Orr S. provided the Hayes
family with their eighth success in the time-honoured event but
first for the current generation at the helm of Lindsay Park.
AWhat a horse. He=s so dear to our hearts,@ co-trainer JD Hayes
told Racing.com. AMr Brightside was slow away but it all pannedout well. Pride Of Jenni was so brave there but I was glad he got
there late.@ Cont. p12

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Pedigree Notes
The winner of over A$11.4 million in stakes, Mr Brightside wasbred by RI and Est Late M.A.G Johnson and purchased by Phill
Cataldo Bloodstock (BAFNZ) for NZ$22,000 at the 2019 New
Zealand Bloodstock Weanling Sale.
Later passed in with a reserve of NZ$50,000 at the 2019 New
Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale--Mr Brightside is one of
the three stakes winners for his Orange Court-based G3 CS
Hayes S.-winning sire who serves only small books of mares.
Mr Brightside's dam is the unraced Lilahjay (NZ) (Tavistock{NZ}) who has changed hands several times and never for much-sold as a weanling for $1400, later online for $500 and then for$3000!

Mr Brightside | Bronwen Healy

Also dam of the Hong Kong-based, eight-time winner Will
Power (NZ) (Power {GB}) and a couple of winners in New
Zealand, Lilahjay was not served in 2022 so no foal last year, herlatest being a 2022 born filly by Darci Brahma (NZ). Her
2-year-old by that same stallion has been named Lady Brightside(NZ) and is a member of the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Youngstable.
Lilahjay is a granddaughter of the classy broodmare Delia=s
Choice (NZ) (Sir Tristram {Ire}) whose six winners include theGroup 1 winners Foxwood (NZ) (Centaine) and Celtic Tiger (NZ)
(Jetball)--the former going on to produce the G3 Frank Packer
Plate winner Rockwood (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}).
Also third dam of the Singapore-based, multiple Group 1
winner Mr Clint (NZ) (Power {GB}), Delia=s Choice is a full-sisterto the multiple Group 1 winners Sovereign Red (NZ) and
Gurner=s Lane (NZ) (Sir Tristram {Ire}).
Boasting Sadler=s Wells, Sir Ivor and Secretariat crosses, Mr
Brightside is also line-bred to the outstanding mares Natalma

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(Native Dancer), Lalun (Djeddah {Fr}), Somethingroyal(Princequillo {Ire}), Almahmoud (Mahmoud {Fr}) and Flower
Bowl (Alibhai {GB}).
Saturday, Caulfield, Australia
CF ORR S.-G1, A$750,000, MRC, 2-10, 3yo/up, Open Weight,
1400mT, 1:22.27, gd.
1--MR BRIGHTSIDE (NZ) , 59.0, g, 6, by Bullbars (Aus)
1st Dam: Lilahjay (NZ), by Tavistock (NZ)
2nd Dam : Keepable (NZ), by Keeper (Aus)
3rd Dam: Delia's Choice (NZ), by Sir Tristram (Ire)(NZ$22,000 Ylg >19 NZBMAY). O-Lindsay Park Bloodstock (SSteel), Green Shorts Racing (A Visalli), K Paisley, C Paisley, B
Carson, M Andreadis, J Molinaro, A Molinaro, J Evans, D
Hollyman, S Horn, R Jarvis, G Kerr, D Lee, R White, D Cavallo,
The Fighting Cowboys (A Pettiona), P Presti, L Presti & Hunter
Graeber Racing; B-R I & Est late M A G Johnson, Waikato, (NZ);
T-Ben, Will & Jd Hayes; J-Craig Williams; A$452,000. Lifetime
Record: 30-15-5-2, A$11,925,752. Click for thefree Arion.co.nz catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating:
B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Pride of Jenni (Aus), 57.0, m, 6, Pride of Dubai (Aus)-Sancerre (NZ), by O'Reilly (NZ). (A$100,000 Ylg >19 INGFEB).
O-A Ottobre, Mrs L Ottobre & M Ottobre; B-Trelawney Stud
(NSW); T-C Maher; J-Declan Bates; A$135,000.
3--Buffalo River, 59.0, g, 8, Noble Mission (GB)--Fashion Insider,
by Indian Charlie. ($85,000 RNA Ylg >17 KEESEP; 180,000gns
2yo >18 TATOCT). O-Ballymore Stables (Aust) P/L, R&C Legh
Racing P/L, Gee Gee Equine Ltd, Ms A Bergin, Dr A & B Pang,
Halo Racing Services P/L (Mgr: C McKenna), Dr C & S Cowan,
Mrs R & F Cain, Top Tier Racing, Gjdm Racing Syndicate,Vermont Racing Club 2, M King, Gurners Bloodstock, D & Mrs S
Kenle, Ms S Ng & Ms X Wu; B-KatieRich Farms (KY); T-M D
Moroney; J-Celine Gaudray; A$67,500.
Margins: SHD, HD, 1. Odds: 0.95, 8.00, 60.00.
Also Ran: Veight, Ayrton (NZ), Pericles (Aus), Munhamek (GB),Atishu (NZ), Bustler (Aus). Click for the Racing Australia chart.
VIDEO.

LEGARTO EXERCISES DEMONS IN HERBIEDYKE by Jesse Dart & Keely McKitterick
After a shock defeat in the Aotearoa Classic at Ellerslie, thesupremely talented Legarto (NZ) (Proisir {Aus}) bounced backwith a powerful display in the G1 Herbie Dyke S. at Te Rapa on
Saturday.
They say that you can=t keep a champion down, and in the caseof Legarto, that rang true on Saturday, with the brilliant marebouncing back from her last start defeat to take out the G1
Herbie Dyke S. at Te Rapa. Cont. p13

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G1 Herbie Dyke S. Cont.
Settling down forward of midfield early, Ryan Elliot elected totake off early on the star mare, rushing up three-wide before
the corner to really serve it up to Sharp >N= Smart (NZ)
(Redwood {GB}).
Even having dragged Campionessa (NZ) (Contributer {Ire}), she
had ample stamina in the locker to keep her at bay, ticking the
2000-metre box in impressive fashion.
Those two had built a margin on the rest of the field, with One
Bold Cat (NZ) (The Bold One {NZ}) hitting the line strongly for
third.

Pedigree Notes
Now a winner of nine races from 13 career starts, thetrans-Tasman conqueror is a flagbearer for her stallion Proisir.
She is out of Geordie Girl (NZ) (Towkay {Aus}), andunsurprisingly, Legarto is the best of her produce to date.
The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained superstar has proven herself tobe a fantastic investment for connections, having been pickedup for NZ$90,000 from the New Zealand Bloodstock National
Yearling Sale. She will now progress to the G1 Bonecrusher New
Zealand S. in March.
Legarto was bred by W E Jeffries and purchased by Ancroft
Stud for NZ$90,000 from the Highline Thoroughbreds draft atthe 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale (Book 2).

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and half-sister to the Listed winner Kekova (NZ) (Elusive City).
Hailing from the family of the New Zealand Champion
2-Year-Old Ballybrit (NZ) (Wandering Eyes {Ire}), Legarto boasts
crosses of the outstanding mares Natalma (Native Dancer),
Lalun (Djeddah {Fr}) and Aurora (GB) (Hyperion {GB}).
Geordie Girl was due to have foaled another Proisir last spring
having missed to him the previous season. She'd had theprevious two years off with Legarto her most recent named foal.
Saturday, Te Rapa, New Zealand
HERBIE DYKE S.-G1, NZ$600,000, Waikato TR, 2-10, Open wfa,
2000mT, 2:03.23, gd.
1--LEGARTO (NZ), 57.0, m, 4, by Proisir (Aus)
1st Dam: Geordie Girl (NZ), by Towkay (Aus)
2nd Dam: Racing Waters (NZ), by Racing is Fun
3rd Dam: Miss Harbour (NZ), by Sea Anchor (Ire)($90,000 Ylg >21 NZBJAN). O-Mrs C J & P H Brown, A C & Mrs
M E Enting, W J Foster, Mrs B J & K S Kelso, A M & Mrs P J
Kirton, G & M Maloy & E J Verheyen; B-W E Jeffries, Bay Of
Plenty, (NZ); T-K & B Kelso; J-R T Elliot; NZ$345,000. Lifetime
Record: Ch. 3yo Filly-Aus, G1SW-Aus, 13-9-1-1, A$1,654,654.
*1/2 to Emanon (NZ) (Burgundy {NZ}), SP-NZ, $171,322. Clickfor the free Arion.co.nz catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick
Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for theeNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Campionessa (NZ), 57.0, m, 6, Contributer (Ire)--Bella
Carolina (NZ), by O'Reilly (NZ). (A$60,000 Ylg >19 MMLJUN).
O-Te Akau Campionessa Syndicate (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis
Mnzm); B-Simms Davison, Waikato, (NZ); T-Mark Walker &Sam Bergerson; J-O P Bosson; NZ$110,000.
3--One Bold Cat (NZ), 59.0, g, 5, The Bold One (NZ)--Floozie Cat(NZ), by One Cool Cat. 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-E M &Miss N A Bourke & A R Piercy; B-E M & N A Bourke & A R
Piercy, Central, (NZ); T-R J Patterson; J-C J Grylls; NZ$55,000.
Margins: HF, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 0.40, 9.20, 12.40.
Also Ran: Mali Ston (NZ), Aquacade (NZ), Sharp 'n' Smart (NZ),
Mazzolino (NZ), Arby (NZ), Lady Telena (Aus), Skyman (GB), No
Compromise (NZ). Click for the NZ Racing chart. VIDEO.

LASS ROLLS CROCETTI
Legarto | Kenton Wright/Race Images

One of her Rich Hill Stud-based sire's 16 stakes winners and sixGroup 1 winners, she is the third named foal and third winner
for the two-time winner Geordie Girl whose tough son Locally
Sourced (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) has won 10 races and whosedaughter Emanon (NZ) (Burgundy {NZ}) is also a 10-time winnerand stakes placed in late December.
Geordie Girl is a full-sister to the Listed winner Rapid Kay (NZ)

by Jesse Dart & Keely McKitterick
The Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall-trained Bonny Lass
(NZ) (Super Easy {NZ}) brought an end to the unbeaten streak of
the boom 3-year-old Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto {GB}) in Saturday=s
G1 BCD Sprint at Te Rapa.
Ridden by Craig Grylls, Bonny Lass narrowly got the better ofthe previously unbeaten Crocetti, who was gunning for eightstraight. The multiple Group 1 winner Callsign Mav (NZ) (Atlante{Aus}) was a further 2l in arrears, followed by the last Group 1
winner Quintessa (NZ) (Shamus Award). Cont. p14

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G1 Waikato Sprint Cont.
The G1 BCD Sprint is the biggest success to date for thedaughter of Super Easy, who has now won seven races.
Previously, she saluted in races such as the G2 Matamata
Breeders= S. and the G3 Sweynesse S.
Bonny Lass had been placed in three Group 1s before her
breakthrough success on Saturday. She provided her Hallmark
Stud-based sire with his first Group 1 winner.

Pedigree Notes
Bonny Lass is from the Le Bec Fin (NZ) mare Posh Bec (NZ),
who was placed in the Listed Soliloquy S. The 5-year-old marewas bred by Sandy Moore, who has remained in the ownershipalongside Social Racing Start Gates Syndicate, Brent and Wendy
Cooper.
Due last year to have again foaled to Super Easy), Posh Bec isalso dam of a yet-to-be-named 2-year-old filly by Shocking (Aus)
who was purchased by Eales Racing for NZ$40,000 at this year's
New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sale.
Posh Bec is a half-sister to the Group 3-placed, multiple Hong
Kong winner Time To Celebrate (NZ) (Per Incanto) from thefamily of the durable stakes winners King Of Ashford (NZ) (HisRoyal Highness {NZ}), Fairway Wish (NZ) (Sandtrap) and Govicar(NZ) (Pat's Victory).
Bonny Lass has an interesting pedigree with Darci Brahma (NZ)
and her dam sire Le Bec Fin (NZ) (both being grandsons of theclassy race and broodmare Richebourg {NZ} {Vice Regal {NZ}}),
providing for a 4 X 4 cross.
Saturday, Te Rapa, New Zealand
WAIKATO SPRINT-G1, NZ$400,000, Waikato TR, 2-10, Open
wfa, 1400mT, 1:21.82, gd.
1--BONNY LASS (NZ), 57.0, m, 5, by Super Easy (NZ)
1st Dam: Posh Bec (NZ) (SP-NZ), by Le Bec Fin (NZ)
2nd Dam: Silver Cent (NZ), by Centaine (Aus)
3rd Dam: Umhlanga Rocks (NZ), by Sound Reason
1ST GROUP 1 WIN. O-Social Racing Starting Gates Syndicate(Mgr: Brent Cooper), Sandy Moore, Brent & Wendy Cooper;
B-Sandy Moore, Waikato, (NZ); T-G Richardson & R Norvall; J-C
J Grylls; NZ$230,000. Lifetime Record: 19-7-2-6, NZ$655,900.
*Full to Clark Kent (NZ) (Super Easy {NZ}), SP-NZ. Click for thefree Arion.co.nz catalogue-style pedigree. Werk Nick Rating:
A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Crocetti (NZ), 55.5, g, 3, Zacinto (GB)--Gracehill (NZ), by
O'Reilly (NZ). O-D E Nakhle; B-D E & E Y Nakhle, Auckland,(NZ); T-Danny Walker & Arron Tata; J-W B Kennedy;
NZ$74,000.
3--Callsign Mav (NZ), 59.0, g, 7, Atlante (Aus)--Raadisi (NZ), by
Volksraad (GB). (NZ$3,000 Wlg >17 NZBMAY). O-J G G Bary, S

Baster, R & S Boob, M Carney, D & N Haynes, S Kyriazis, A, B &M Nelson, A Ng, T Ongarezos, A Pearce, T Raptis, B Roubos & T
Schneider; B-Windsor Park Stud Ltd, Waikato, (NZ); T-J G Bary;
J-J K Riddell; NZ$36,000.
Margins: HD, 1 3/4, HD. Odds: 16.00, 0.50, 72.00.
Also Ran: Quintessa (NZ), Faraglioni (NZ), Dragon Leap (Aus),
Habana (Aus), Waitak (NZ), Malt Time (Aus), Solidify (NZ),
Imprevu (NZ), Imwonderfultonight (Aus). Click for the NZ Racing
chart. VIDEO.

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