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CONTENTS
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Shortleaf Stable Raises the Bar and Reaps Rewards

11 Leading Sires
12 Espinoza Resolution: a January Return to Racing
13 Filly Make Happy Back for More in Japan Road to Derby
14 Build-Up to Magic Millions Meet Continues
16 Multiple Champion Italian Sire Mujahid Pensioned
18 Glorious Empire a Multifaceted Success Story

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21 Results

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Plainsman wins the Nov. 24 Discovery Stakes (G3)at Aqueduct Racetrack for owner Shortleaf Stable

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SHORTLEAF STABLE
RAISES THE BAR AND
REAPS REWARDS
By Robert Yates

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T

he green bar graph on
Equibase's owner profile ofShortleaf Stable is the most striking
example of what John Ed Anthony
has accomplished in 2018.
The statistical layout is fitting,too.
The color could represent the
shortleaf pine, a species native tosouth Arkansas, where Anthony,
79, was born, raised, and helped
cultivate his family's vast timberinterests.
And like the tallest tree in theforest, that last bar towers over 18
others to the left, dating to 2000,
in the annual breakdown of purse
earnings compiled by racing's
official data gathering organization.
While Shortleaf has yet toreach heights of its predecessor,
Anthony's Loblolly Stable, it
ranked 55th nationally this year($1,519,759) and won 26 races,
including four stakes, throughTuesday.
All three figures represent
high-water marks, since at least
2000, for Shortleaf, which wasformed after Anthony and ex-wife
Mary Lynn Dudley phased out
their nationally prominent Loblolly
racing and breeding operation in
the mid-1990s.
Shortleaf's previous best year
for purse earnings ($699,213)
occurred in 2017.
"The only deficiency in our
program this year is we've hadsome good horses and won some
nice races, but we haven't won any(L-R): John Gasper and John Ed Anthony’s son Ed Anthony at the Keeneland
September Yearling Sale

top races and haven't had anybody
competing in the grade 1's or inclassics, which is always the target
that you would like to participate
in and be a part of," said Anthony,

I feel like we’re in good
hands across the board… It takes a while to get
the team together and get
everything going yourway.”
—JOHN ED ANTHONY

a Hot Springs, Ark., resident andchairman of Anthony Timberlands.
"But we have had a better year thanthe previous several, which wererather blah, I guess you could say."Emphasizing Arkansas and New

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018

York, Loblolly was a major playerfrom the late 1970s into the early
1990s, with its chocolate brownand yellow silks carried by Eclipse
Award winners Temperence
Hill (3-year-old male of 1980),
Vanlandingham (older male of1985) and Prairie Bayou (3-yearold male of 1993), classic winners
Temperence Hill (Belmont Stakes(G1)), Pine Bluff (1992 Preakness
Stakes (G1)), and Prairie Bayou(Preakness) and grade 1 winners
like Cox's Ridge, Little Missouri,
Demons Begone, De Roche, andLost Mountain.
Loblolly's first "big horse"
was Cox's Ridge, who, carrying
130 pounds, won the prestigious
Metropolitan Handicap (G1) in
1978 at Belmont Park.
Loblolly—named for anotherspecies of south Arkansas pine—ranked fourth nationally in purse
earnings in 1993 ($3,301,307) after(continued on page 5)
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SHORTLEAF STABLE RAISESTHE BAR AND REAPS REWARDS(continued from page 3)
winning 50 of 204 starts. Conversely, Shortleaf won
two races and generated only $47,300 in 2005.
Five years later, Anthony said he and son Ed, apedigree and bloodstock analyst, began a stable reboot
by increasing numbers through more activity at highend yearling sales and building a youthful broodmare
band. They eventually tapped 30-something trainers
Brad Cox and Will VanMeter to develop that talent.
"I feel like we're in good hands across the board,"
John Ed Anthony said. "Brad Cox and Will VanMeter
have turned out to be fine young men that are goodtrainers, attentive, and getting the job done. It's a
combination of factors. It takes a while to get the team
together and get everything going your way."
Other members of Shortleaf's 2018 inner circle,
Anthony said, are John Gasper (advisor/racing
manager); retired equine veterinarian Gary Lavin,whose Longfield Farm near Goshen, Ky., was once
home to Loblolly's powerful breeding operation;
Arthur Hancock, president of Stone Farm in Paris Ky.;
and top Arkansas breeder Bill McDowell.
"We've got a pretty good team of solid players thathave been in the industry a long, long time," Anthonysaid.
Anthony said Shortleaf keeps "13 or 14" mares at
Stone Farm and an "additional "10 or so" at McDowell
Farm near Sparkman, Ark., where he also stands twostallions—Double Irish, an unraced son of Tapit, andstakes-placed Tekton.
Shortleaf's overall numbers are more robust thanprevious years, Anthony said, and the goal is "to try tobring a crop of 18 to 20" (a mix of homebreds and sales
yearlings) to the races each year. Anthony purchased ason of Pioneerof the Nile for a sale-record $600,000 at
Fasig-Tipton's New York-bred Preferred Yearling Saleon Aug. 12.
Still, Anthony said racing's landscape today isn't likethe 1980s, when Loblolly was gobbling up stakes acrossthe country.

2018 Leading USA Sires(Northern Hemisphere Progeny, by Black Type Winners in NA & EU)
Rk

Stallion

YOB

SW’s

1
3
4
8
11
12
-

SCAT DADDYWar Front
Into Mischief
UNCLE MO
Kitten’s Joy
English Channel
Quality Road
CurlinSpeightstown
Candy Ride
Distorted Humor
Tapit
More Than Ready

2004
2002
2005
2008
2001
2002
2006
2004
1998
1999
1993
2001
1997

19
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
14

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3 juvenile SW’s in 2018 including GALILEAN,
pictured winning the King Glorious Stakes-L.
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SHORTLEAF STABLE RAISESTHE BAR AND REAPS REWARDS(continued from page 5)"What I recall most is that all of our horses were
medication free," Anthony said. "There was no
Lasix, and controls in New York and in Arkansas
throughout the early stages of Loblolly were all
relatively drug free periods. Only now where
medication has gotten so permissive that racing
seems to be somewhat different than it was in theold days."
Shortleaf's biggest moment in 2018 occurred
when Plainsman won the $186,600 Discovery Stakes(G3) for 3-year-olds Nov. 24 at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Anthony said the Discovery marked his firststakes victory in New York since Clark Street, aShortleaf homebred by Cox's Ridge, captured the
Demoiselle (G2) for 2-year-old fillies in 1997 at
Aqueduct.
Oaklawn may be Anthony's home track, but hestill considers New York racing's epicenter.
"I've always felt, and I believe it's been
confirmed by the industry over the years, that New(continued on page 9)

FASIG-TIPTON PHOTOS

The son of Pioneerof the Nile purchased by Anthony for asale-record $600,000 at Fasig-Tipton’s New York-bred
Preferred Yearling Sale

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SHORTLEAF STABLE RAISESTHE BAR AND REAPS REWARDS(continued from page 7)
York racing is the best racing, in my view, in theworld," Anthony said.
Anthony purchased Plainsman, a son of Flatter,
for $350,000 at the 2016 Keeneland September
Yearling Sale. A $230,000 purchase at the same
sale, High North provided Shortleaf with victories
in the $150,000 Northern Spur Stakes on April 14 at
Oaklawn Park and the $250,000 Iowa Derby on July 6at Prairie Meadows.
Both Plainsman and High North are trained by Cox,
38, who has rocketed to stardom in the last two years.
Dutch Parrot, a Shortleaf homebred trained by
VanMeter, won the $200,000 Lady Jacqueline Stakes
Aug. 18 at JACK Thistledown Racino.
A 4-year-old daughter of Eskendereya, Dutch
Parrot has bankrolled $388,607 in a 20-race career,leaving her $114,939 away from becoming the leading
Arkansas-bred female money winner in history.
VanMeter, 35, has worked for Anthony since the2016 Oaklawn meeting and calls training for Shortleaf"one of the most important jobs in the training
business," noting the owner's deep roots in racing, andbeyond.
Anthony's grandfather, Garland Anthony, was alegendary figure in the Arkansas forestry industry
and billed the country's largest independent lumber
producer in the 1930s.
"On the face of it, you have nearly a 50-year history,
as far as the racing stable is concerned, and that brings
its own romance to the table," VanMeter said. "I think
the stable represents the south forests of Arkansas.
I think it represents Garland Anthony. I think it
represents his foresight. And although it's been John
Ed Anthony's baby, it's really neat to represent that
history. I think as the stable does well, I think a lot of
Arkansans can identify and root for them.'' BH

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Kitten's Joy, '01, (El Prado)
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Hawkbill$3,929,935$18,474,838

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Candy Ride (ARG), '99, (Ride the Rails)
Lane's End, KY, $80,000

230 / 126

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4

2.11

Gun Runner$7,000,000$17,825,506

3Scat Daddy, '04, (Johannesburg)
N/A, Died319 / 156

18 / 37

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2

1.90

Justify$3,798,000$15,384,722

4Into Mischief, '05, (Harlan's Holiday)
Spendthrift Farm, KY, $150,000

327 / 177

18 / 42

8

1

1.94

Audible$1,141,120$13,634,651

5

Tapit, '01, (Pulpit)
Gainesway, KY, $225,000

289 / 148

14 / 38

7

2

2.28

Unique Bella$680,000$12,624,082

6

Curlin, '04, (Smart Strike)
Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY, $175,000

234 / 121

16 / 33

8

1

2.37

Good Magic$1,728,400$12,027,080

7Quality Road, '06, (Elusive Quality)
Lane's End, KY, $150,000

216 / 135

17 / 27

10

5

2.05

City of Light$1,412,000$11,618,302

8More Than Ready, '97, (Southern Halo)
WinStar Farm LLC, KY, $80,000

275 / 143

13 / 23

7

5

1.59

Roy H
$1,660,000$11,245,413

9

Flatter, '99, (A.P. Indy)
Claiborne Farm, KY, $40,000

201 / 102

10 / 20

2

0

1.65

West Coast$3,720,000$10,323,736

10

Lookin At Lucky, '07, (Smart Strike)
Ashford Stud, KY, $20,000

187 / 86

6 / 126

2

1.80

Accelerate$5,005,000$10,321,933

11

Malibu Moon, '97, (A.P. Indy)
Spendthrift Farm, KY, $75,000

279 / 124

11 / 28

5

2

1.62

Magnum Moon
$1,177,800$9,803,747

12

Medaglia d'Oro, '99, (El Prado)
Darley, KY, $200,000

228 / 101

12 / 30

6

0

1.97

Wonder Gadot$1,179,488$9,070,207

13

Ghostzapper, '00, (Awesome Again)
Adena Springs Kentucky, KY, $85,000

218 / 127

11 / 25

5

0

2.13

Runaway Ghost$483,960$8,417,242

14

Uncle Mo, '08, (Indian Charlie)
Ashford Stud, KY, $125,000

236 / 11917 / 29

8

1

1.91

Unbridled Mo$536,700$8,370,042

15

Speightstown, '98, (Gone West)
WinStar Farm LLC, KY, $80,000

239 / 123

16 / 270

1.94

Matera Sky$598,511$8,264,687

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Listed above are the top 15 leading sires by 2018 Northern Hemisphere earnings through December 17, 2018. Only stallions that stand,will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2014 breeding season), and haverunners in North America are included. Racing statistics are 2018 Northern Hemisphere only.

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ESPINOZA RESOLUTION:A JANUARY RETURN TO
RACING
By BloodHorse StaffT

DEL MAR THOROUGHBRED CLUB

riple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza could resume his riding career
next month at Santa Anita Park after recovering from serious injuries in a training
mishap July 22 at Del Mar.
"He's in Mexico right now visiting his
family," said Espinoza's agent Brian Beach
Dec. 17. "He posted a video of himself
online chopping down a tree, so his neckmust be feeling pretty good, to swing an ax.
"He says everything is going well, he's
just working on his fitness, he wants to testride a couple horses around the first of the(L-R): Owen Wilson, Victor Espinoza, Joel Rosario, and Luke Wilson gather in the
Del Mar winner’s circle for a trophy presentation following the Hollywood Derby
year, and if things go well, he's looking at
maybe the middle of January (to be back inthe saddle competitively)."horsemen, and followers—projecting a January return.
Earlier this month Espinoza returned to Del Mar for"My body is getting stronger day by day," said
the first time since incurring a fractured vertebra andEspinoza, whose initial treatment was done at Scripps
spinal cord trauma in the July 22 training accident.
La Jolla and who has been recuperating at his Del
The official duties for Espinoza Dec. 2 at Del Mar were
Mar residence. "Last week I saw my doctor andto present the trophy to the winner of the $300,000
they checked the MRI and it came out perfect. I was
Hollywood Derby (G1T), which he did to owner Peter
surprised but really happy. Everything is coming along
Brant and jockey Joel Rosario of Raging Bull withwell and I don't need surgery, which is great. My spinal
acting brothers Luke and Owen Wilson alongside.
cord has healed perfectly fine, which was my main
Before and after the ceremony, however, Espinoza
concern." BH
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FILLY MAKE HAPPY BACK FOR
MORE IN JAPAN ROAD TO DERBY
By Bob KieckheferW

hen Churchill Downs officials expanded the"Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby" from threeraces to four for the current prep season, they surely
didn't envision it turning into a "Japan Road to the
Kentucky Oaks."
That's what might, in effect, be happening as Make
Happy, a California-bred Square Eddie filly, seeks todouble down on her victory in the series' first race
when she faces 13 male rivals Dec. 19 in the listed ZenNipon Nisai Yushun Stakes at Kawasaki Racecourse
near Haneda Airport.
Bred by two-time Kentucky Derby-winning owner
Reddam Racing, Make Happy is a $650,000 purchasefor Shadai Farm at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select2-year-olds In Training Sale in March. She was animpressive winner of the first race in the series, thenon-listed Cattleya Sho at Tokyo Racecourse Nov. 24.
After the Cattleya Sho, trainer Teruya Yoshida said
the 10 points the filly earned in that race wouldn't
matter as she would not be considered for the
Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1).

But the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1)? "If she will bethis good from now on, we'll consider it," Yoshida saidof the filly who races in the silks of his mother, Kazuko
Yoshida.
And trainer Koichi Shinkai said the family feels
American racing might be more to the liking of the
California-bred filly than Dubai, often a first option forgood Japanese dirt horses. The Derby points earnedin Japan would not carry over to automatically qualify
Make Happy for the Oaks.
Make Happy, a full sister to 2015 Hopeful
Stakes (G1) winner Ralis, awaits a stern test in the
1,600-meter (about 1 mile) race Wednesday at
Kawasaki Racecourse, which is administered by
local authorities under the auspices of the National
Association of Racing.
Chief among the rivals is Gal Vihara, a Gold Allure
colt bred by Teruya Yoshida's brother, Katsumi. Like
Make Happy, Gal Vihara is undefeated in two starts,
including the non-listed Platanus Stakes at Tokyo
Racecourse Oct. 13.
Both Make Happy and Gal Vihara represent theJapan Racing Association, which administers thecountry's major tracks. Top hope for the NAR is
Mutually, a Pyro colt who is undefeated in three starts
including the non-listed Kamakura
Kinen at Kawasaki Oct. 17.
Make Happy earned 10
Kentucky Derby points in the
Cattleya Sho. None of the otherpoints-earners in that race willcontest the Zen-Nipon Nisai
Yushun, which awards points on
the 20-8-4-2 scale to the first four
finishers.
The series continues with thelisted Hyacinth Stakes Feb. 17 at
Tokyo Racecourse with placings
worth 30-12-6-3 and concludes
March 31 with the non-listed
Fukuryu Stakes at Nakayama. That
race is worth 40-16-8-4. BH

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Make Happy wins the Cattleya Sho at Tokyo Racecourse

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PRESENTED BY RACING POSTBUILD-UP TO MAGIC MILLIONSMEET CONTINUES
By Tim Rowe/ANZ Bloodstock NewsBLOODHORSE DAILYCOURTESY OF LYNDHURST STUD FARM

A

chance glance at a striking filly by the current
leading first season sire Better Than Ready could
lead to brash Queanbeyan trainer Joe Cleary having
a runner in next month's Magic Millions 2-year-old
Classic.
Girls Are Ready was snapped up by her trainer forjust AUS$30,000 (USs$23,748) at this year's Magic
Millions Yearling Sale and the 2-year-old will backup at Warwick Farm Dec. 22 in an attempt to almost
certainly guarantee herself a place in the $2 million
Gold Coast race Jan. 12.
One of six winners for the Lyndhurst Studbased
Better Than Ready, the filly impressed with a strong
closing one and three-quarter length victory at
Canterbury on Friday night, an effort that confirmed
Cleary's January plan for Girls Are Ready.
"The feed bin has told us she is right to go again.
After her Canberra run she had five days in the
paddock, so she had already had one little let-up going
into Friday night and she will have five days again after
Saturday going into the Magic Millions," Cleary told
ANZ Bloodstock News.
Girls Are Ready ran third to Aeecee Vinco
at Canberra on her first start and will use the
AUS$125,000 Warwick Farm race, to be run over 1200
meters (about six furlongs), as a way of securing a startin the Magic Millions 2-year-old Classic. The Sydneycontest yesterday received eight nominations including
first starters from the Peter and Paul Snowden stable,
James Cummings, Chris Waller and John O'Shea whowill unveil AUS$850,000 ($659,770) Inglis Australian
Easter Yearling Sale purchase Twentyfour Carat. Cleary
revealed Girls Are Ready's pattern of racing off the
speed in her two starts so far was by design.
"In track gallops with older horses she was able toget the drag off them. We know with 2-year-old racing,a lot of it is cut-throat and they burn the candle at bothends and a little filly like her, she wouldn't be able to

Lyndhurst Stud sire Better Than Ready could be represented byat least four runners in the Magic Millions 2-year-old Classic

do that," he said. "We have taught her to settle and wehave kicked some goals already."
Girls Are Ready, who as the name suggests is owned
by an all-female syndicate, was bought by Cleary fromthe book 2 session of this year's Magic Millions Gold
Coast Yearling Sale when offered by Yarramalong Park,a shareholder in Better Than Ready.
"You wouldn't believe it, I didn't even have hermarked (in the catalog). She just walked past me. I
said to my wife, 'what is this thing?'. She just had someswagger about her, so I went back to the barn andhad a look at her," recalled Cleary, the son of Golden
Slipper Stakes (G1)-winning trainer Frank Cleary.
"I had bid on a horse by The Factor and missed out,
so I went back and got the filly out again and, without
being cheeky, I asked what the reserve was on her andold mate from Lyndhurst Stud said, 'Joe, we need to
get the BTRs out there because we want to get themgoing'.
"I said I'd go to $40,000 for her and in the end I got
her for $30,000 and the rest is history."
Better Than Ready has so far been a first season sirerevelation, producing Boomer Bloodstock Calaway Gal
Stakes winner Better Reflectionand Spirit Of BoomWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018(continued on page 15)
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PRESENTED BY RACING POSTBUILD-UP TO MAGIC MILLIONSMEET CONTINUES(continued from page 14)
Phelan Ready Stakes winner The Odyssey at Doomben
on Saturday, mirroring the success of fellow young
Queensland sire Spirit Of Boom last year.
Better Than Ready could have at least four runners
in the Magic Millions 2-year-old Classic, with GirlsAre Ready set to join Gold Coast-bound The Odyssey,
Better Reflection, and Betaima, who has won twicefrom four starts for trainer Toby Edmonds.
Girls Are Ready is currently 25th in the order of

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entry for the Magic Millions 2-year-old Classic, whichis led by the unbeaten Gai Waterhouse and Adrian
Bott-trained Unite And Conquer.
Meanwhile, Cleary has talented sprinting mare
Lucy Rose nominated for a Benchmark 78 Handicap
at Warwick Farm on Saturday, but the trainer says she
is a doubtful starter. He plans to instead run her atMoruya on Sunday, but stablemate Tag And Release is
expected to accompany Girls Are Ready to Sydney andrun in the TAB Highway Handicap.
For more Australia and New Zealandracing, sales, and bloodstock news, visit
ANZBloodstockNews.com. BH

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MULTIPLE CHAMPION ITALIAN
SIRE MUJAHID PENSIONED
By Martin Stevens/Racing Post

M

COURTESY OF ALLEVAMENTO DI BESNATE

ujahid, a multiple champion sire in Italy, hasbeen pensioned from covering duty at Allevamento di Besnate at the age of 22.
The Shadwell-owned son of Danzig retires at thepeak of his powers, having led all sires in Italy byprogeny earnings for the past four seasons.
He is the sire of 11 group winners and 18 listed
winners headed by Cleo Fan, who struck in the Premio
Presidente della Repubblica (G1), and Danleigh,conceived during his spell shuttling to Widden Studin Australia and triumphant in four group 1 races for
Chris Waller.
Mujahid's other high-achieving offspring include
group 2 Daaher Jebel Hatta scorer Balius and San
Clemente Handicap (G2T) victor Starlarks, as well
Mujahid at Allevamento di Besnate
as Baddam, who placed second in the Woodcote Stud
Sagaro Stakes (G3) at Ascot.
the three previous years, when he finished second to an
He has made his mark through his daughters as well,Irish-based sire overall.
featuring as damsire of Prix de la Nonette Shadwell (G2)"Once again in 2018 he sired a classic winner, Act ofwinner Tasaday, QIPCO One Thousand Guineas (G1)
War, a group winner, Dirk, and the usual flow of stakes
and Etihad Airways Irish One Thousand Guineas (G1)horses such as Perego, Close Your Eyes, Penalty, andrunner-up Lightning Thunder, and classy juvenile filly
Menuhin."Baileys Jubilee.
In his own racing career, Mujahid won his first two
Several of his progeny made successful crossovers tostarts for John Dunlop and Hamdan Al Maktoum before
the jumps sphere, most notably grade 1-winning hurdler
disappointing when fifth as favourite in the Gimcrack
Khyber Kim.
Stakes (G2). He bounced back to form when taking the"Mujahid will turn 23 in January and is in good
Saudi Arabian Airlines Dewhurst (G1) at odds of 25-1 on
health, but he covers fewer mares now as he has been
his next start.
extensively used by Italian breeders from 2007, when he
He never won again but was a fine third behind
was relocated here," said Allevamento di Besnate's Paolo
Island Sands and Enrique in the Sagitta Two Thousand
Crespi.
Guineas (G1) at 3.
"We also think that in future his fertility could"Mujahid has been a great servant for Shadwell andreduce; in 2018 he still achieved more than 50%, but
for the Italian breeding industry as well," said Crespi.
that has already slightly declined from previous seasons.
"You have to go back many decades to find a stallion"There is no better time to retire Mujahid. Twowith such a long dominance in Italian racing, so heweeks before the end of the racing season, he is firmly
certainly deserves the happy retirement that he is goingin position to become leading sire in Italy once again. It
to enjoy here in Besnate."
will be the fourth year in a row that he'll be champion
For more European racing, sales, and bloodstock
here, and he was also the champion Italian-based sire innews, visit RacingPost.com. BH
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GLORIOUS EMPIRE A
MULTIFACETED SUCCESS STORY
By Alan Portert @pedigreeconsult

Danzig, 1977
HOLY ROMAN
EMPEROR,b, 2004

Danehill, 1986
Razyana, 1981
Secretariat, 1970
L'On Vite, 1986

GLORIOUSEMPIRE (IRE)br, gFebruary 5, 2011

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Fanfreluche, 1967
Polar Falcon, 1987

Northern Dancer
Pas de Nom
His Majesty
Spring Adieu
Bold Ruler
Somethingroyal
Northern Dancer
CibouletteNureyev
Marie d'Argonne
CozzeneStufidaMr. Prospector
Coup de Folie
CaerleonKiss

ne generally doesn't expect the fate of Eclipse Awards
Fearless Revival, 1987
to be decided by grade 2 events at Gulfstream Park in
HUMBLE AND
Machiavellian, 1987
PROUD,
December. That, however, is what might well have hapDelauncy, 1994b, 2006
Casey, 1985
pened Dec. 15 when Glorious Empire made every post awinning one, scoring a convincing victory in the Ft. Lauderdale Stakes (G2T).
Yearling Sale. Beginning his racing career in England, heGlorious Empire was eased Nov. 3, apparently
won his only start at 2, and was successful the following
unhappy on the soft ground, after showing brief speed
year in three of five starts, establishing himself as ain the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) at Churchill
progressive type who seemed better over seven furlongs
Downs. Prior to that, though, he had put together three
than further.
straight victories, including the July 28 Bowling Green
After a victory in a seven-furlong handicap at
Stakes (G2T) at Sarartoga Race Course, in which heNewmarket, The Racing Post remarked that Glorious
finished in a dead-heat with Channel Maker, and posted a
Empire "... could easily end up Pattern (graded stakes)
1 3/4-length win over the same rival in the Aug. 25 Sword
class by the end of the season." Instead, the gelding wasDancer Stakes (G1T) at Saratoga.
sold to continue his career in Hong Kong. He won over six
Given that there has been no clear leader in the maleturf division, and that the field behind Glorious Empire(continued on page 19)
in the Ft. Lauderdale wasunusually strong for agrade 2, featuring fourother horses who had
already captured grade 1
events.
Should Glorious Empire
win an Eclipse Award, it
will mark a remarkable
milestone on what has
been an extraordinary
journey. Bred in Ireland,
Glorious Empire wassold for 20,000 guineas(US$27,268) at the 2011
Goffs November Foal Sale,and again one year later for
90,000 guineas ($151,880)
Glorious Empire leads at every point of call to win the Ft. Lauderdale Stakes at Gulfstream Parkat the Tattersalls October
COGLIANESE PHOTOS/BRIANNA VITT

Pivotal, 1993

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furlongs there on his debut, but bled badly in his second
start.
He'd also bled in a barrier trial, and in a jurisdictionthat doesn't allow Lasix and has strict rules on horsesthat bleed, Glorious Empire's Hong Kong sojourn wasover. Shipped back to England—where race day Lasix isalso banned—Glorious Empire again bled badly, and was
pulled up in this first start since his return. That left North
America as the only practical future venue for Glorious
Empire.
The then 5-year-old made his first start on this sideof the Atlantic, finishing unplaced in the Ontario Jockey
Club Stakes over six furlongs at Woodbine. He continued
to notch steady performances, mostly in allowance/
optional claiming events, until he was haltered for$62,500 by his current owner from a seven-furlong
event at Belmont Park in May of 2017, a race in which hefinished last.
Following some hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Glorious
Empire returned to take a $67,000 claimer over 8
1/2 furlongs at Saratoga by 7 1/2 lengths, but he again
bled badly when he was pulled up in the Baltimore/
Washington International Turf (G2T) in September. Thatmight have been the end of the story, but an intensified
hyperbaric regimen, some work from an osteopath,and a switch to trainer Chuck Lawrence at Fair Hill saw
Glorious Empire return to the lists this term. He kicked
off with an unplaced effort in a minor stakes at Laurel
Park, but then presaged his run of success in stakes
company with a four-length victory in a nine-furlong
allowance/optional claiming test at Delaware Park.
In addition to overcoming a serious bleeding problem,the other notable factor in Glorious Empire's rise has
been his evolution from an off-the-pace sprinter, to anon-the-pace route runner, who was able to win a grade 1
at 12 furlongs.
One certainly couldn't blame anyone for starting with
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the preconception that speed would be Glorious Empire's
forte. His sire, Holy Roman Emperor—a son of Danehill,out of L'On Vite, who was by Secretariat out of NorthernDancer's famed daughter, Fanfreluche—won four starts
at 2, three at six furlongs, including the Anheuser-BuschAdventure Parks Railway Stakes (G2) and Independent
Waterford Wedgewood Phoenix Stakes (G1).
The triumphant progress was interrupted by a second
to that year's champion 2-year-old, Teofilo, in the sevenfurlong Laing O'Rourke National Stakes (G1), but Holy
Roman Emperor rebounded to add the Prix Jean-Luc
Lagardere (Grand Criterium, G1) over the same trip.
Rematched with Teofilo in the Darley Dewhurst Stakes(G1), Holy Roman Emperor went down by just a head tohis nemesis.
Through the winter, Holy Roman Empire stood as
second favorite for the first English classic, the Stan
James Two Thousand Guineas (G1). Spring, however,brought the news that Holy Roman Emperor was toinstead be retired to stud, rushed into service to replace
his paternal half brother, European champion George
Washington, who had been found to have serious fertility
problems.
Holy Roman Emperor sired 113 foals that first season
and over the years has carved a consistently successful,
if not stellar, stud career. Overall, including shuttlecrops, he's been responsible for 78 stakes winners, and
43 group/graded stakes winners. Fifteen of his offspring
have scored at the highest level, and remarkably those
victories have come in at least eight different countries
and from five to 12 furlongs.
In addition to Glorious Empire, the best of Holy
Roman Emperor's offspring include this year's Tattersalls
Irish Two Thousand Guineas (G1) scorer Romanised;
Homecoming Queen, who took the QIPCO One Thousand
Guineas (G1); Mongolian Khan, who took the Tv3 New
Zealand Derby (G1), BMW Australian Derby (G1), andBMW Caulfield Cup (G1); Designs On Rome, a five-time
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Championship (G1) captor Rich Tapestry.
Glorious Empire's dam, the unraced Humble And
Proud, is by Pivotal, a Nureyev grandson who was a group
1 winner at five furlongs. An extremely successful sirein Europe, Pivotal, like Holy Roman Emperor, defied
his race record, siring group/grade 1 winners at up to 12
furlongs. He's also been an excellent broodmare sire.
Humble And Proud is half sister to Delsarte (byNureyev's son, Theatrical), winner of the Brazil and Parry
Newmarket Stakes, and group 2-placed. She's also a halfsister to black-type placed Regina Mundi, herself the damof Rocques, winner of three of four starts at 2 this year,
including the Prix d'Aumale (G3).

Glorious Empire's second dam, Delauncy—by anotherdistance versatile sire, Machiavellian—was twice blacktype-placed over 10 furlongs in France. The third dam,Casey, is a daughter of Caerleon, who captured the Park
Hill Stakes (G2) over 14 1/2 furlongs. Oddly, Casey, isa full sister to Alessia, who produced a pair of group 1
winning speedsters in Patavellian (by Machiavellian, so
closely related to the granddam of Glorious Empire) andAvonbridge, the 2005 European champion sprinter.
Glorious Empire is another example of the very
successful cross of Danehill-line stallions with maresby Pivotal, which has produced 11 stakes winners,
including other group/grade 1 winners Fairyland andOne Master. The reverse cross of Pivotal over a Danehillmare produced one of Europe's top sires in the shape of
Siyouni. BH

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RACE RESULTS

WATCH RACE REPLAYS OF NORTH AMERICAN RACES BY CLICKING ON THE RACE NAMEALLOWANCE RESULTS
Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 6, AOC

12/18, $33,700, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:13.46, track fast.
1–Royal'd, 122, b g, 4, Regal Ransom–Lively Belle,by Bellamy Road, $20,220, O–Elias Del Val, B–Raimonde Farms LTD (OH), T–Robin Schuster, J–ErikBarbaranMargin: 3¼, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart
Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 7, ALW

12/18, $23,500, 3yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:06.63, track
fast.
1–Glennwood, 121, b c, 3, Paynter–Enchanted
Woods, by Woodman, $14,100, O–Jak Racing LLC.,
B–Zayat Stables, LLC (KY), T–Bart A. Barnes, J–T. D.
HoughtonMargin: 2¾, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 7, ALW

12/18, $39,000, 3yo/up, 6.5f (dirt), 1:20.06, track
fast.
1–Bang the Drum, 121, b c, 4, Jump Start–Crafty
Crypto, by Crafty Prospector, $23,400, O–Pewter Stable and Montour Stable, B–Ronald E. Dewolf (PA), T–
Kathleen A. Demasi, J–Mychel J. Sanchez
Sale History: 2015 FTMSEP, $13,500.

Margin: 2½, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Zia Park, Race 4, ALW

12/18, $35,500, 2yo, 8f (dirt), 1:39.58, track fast.
1–Hesa Prospector, 120, b g, 2, Abstraction–Al's
Time, by Thatsusintheolbean, $21,300, O–Donnell

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Echols, B–Donnell Echols (NM), T–Joel H. Marr, J–Miguel T. Fuentes, Jr.
Margin: 1½, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart
Zia Park, Race 8, ALW

12/18, $30,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6.5f (dirt), 1:16.71,
track fast.
1–Oh My Word, 121, dk b/br f, 3, Kafwain–Lexie
Miss, by Forestry, $18,000, O–Ashcroft, James andJackie, B–Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (CA),
T–Sherry Armstrong, J–Enrique Portillo Gomez
Margin: 7, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Zia Park, Race 9, AOC

12/18, $42,500, 3yo/up, f/m, 8f (dirt), 1:38.80, track
fast.
1–Hennessy Express, 121, dk b/br f, 3, Roll Hennessy Roll–Accomodate, by Pleasantly Perfect,$25,500, O–Dale F. Taylor Racing, LLC., B–Dale Taylor(NM), T–Todd W. Fincher, J–Shane Laviolette
Margin: 1¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart

MAIDEN RESULTS
Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 1, MSW

12/18, $29,600, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:14.51, track fast.
1–Onetensixteen, 123, b g, 3, Overanalyze–Braun'n Gold, by Forestry, $17,760, O–Loooch Racing Stables, Inc., B–Steve M DeMaiolo (OH), T–Jeffrey A.
Radosevich, J–Luis Raul Rivera
Sale History: 2016 KEESEP, $77,000, 2015 KEENOV,$35,000.

Margin: 17½, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart

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Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 3, MSW

12/18, $29,600, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:17.07, track fast.
1–Schmultzy, 123, ch g, 3, Beau Classic–Irish Date,by Take Me Out, $17,760, O–Thomas, Brad, Thomas,
Debby and Smeltzer, David, B–Deborah K Flanigin(OH), T–Richard Zielinski, J–Christian P. Pilares
Margin: 2, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 5, MSW

12/18, $22,100, 2yo, 8.32f (dirt), 1:50.11, track fast.
1–Maya Solomea, 122, dk b/br c, 2, Risque Remarque–Solomea, by A.P. Indy, $13,260, O–William
J. Pribble, B–Calumet Farm (KY), T–Adolfo Macias,
J–T. D. Houghton
Margin: 4¾, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart
Parx Racing, Race 4, MSW

12/18, $45,000, 3yo/up, 8f (dirt), 1:43.31, track fast.
1–Elusive Hero, 122, b g, 3, Run Away and Hide–African Charm, by Johannesburg, $27,000, O–Winners
Circle Partners XII, B–Richard J. Forbush (KY), T–HughI. McMahon, J–Katie Davis
Sale History: 2016 FTKOCT, $115,000.

Margin: ½, 8 starters. View Equibase Chart
Zia Park, Race 6, MSW

12/18, $32,500, 2yo, 6f (dirt), 1:11.84, track fast.
1–Drive Thru Gary, 120, dk b/br g, 2, Southwestern
Heat–Rose's Turn, by Dixie Union, $19,500, O–Robison, J. Kirk and Judy, B–J. Kirk Robison & Judy Robison (NM), T–Henry Dominguez, J–Enrique Portillo
Gomez
Margin: 3½, 10 starters. View Equibase Chart

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