Friday, September 28, 2012
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Monday, September 24, 2012
VA-BRED WINNERS
Blue Mountain Cat (g, 3yo), Discreet Cat - Silentlea by
Cherokee Run. B - Grace E. Ritzenberg. Penn National, 9/21/2012, clmg, $14,400,
6 f, 1:11.09.
Cee's Fast (f, 4yo), First Samurai - Cee's Irish by Cee's
Tizzy. B - S. Barton Inc. Laurel Park, 9/20/2012, clmg, $7,410, 6 f, 1:13.97.
In Place (g, 4yo), Out of Place - Miss Alex by Wild Again. B
- Donna M. Hayes. Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races, 9/21/2012, alwc,
$16,200, 6.5 f, 1:18.89.
Latent Charm (f, 3yo), Latent Heat - Ruler's Charm by Cape Town.
B - Audley Farm Inc. Penn National, 9/20/2012, mdn sp wgt, $20,400, 8.5 f,
1:47.72. ($30,000, yrlg, 2010, keejan; $77,000, yrlg, 2010, keesep)
Powder Mountain (g, 6yo), Whywhywhy - Gone To Utah by Salt
Lake. B - Carolyn Nicewonder Beverly. Laurel Park, 9/22/2012, alwc opt clmg,
$24,510, 8.5 f, 1:41.88.
Rock To Bop (g, 6yo), Bop - Leotive by Our Native. B - Dixie
Noffsinger. Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races, 9/23/2012, clmg, $6,600,
4.5 f, 0:52.39.
Swap Up (g, 3yo), Political Force - Marietta's Charm by Wolfhound.
B - Morgan's Ford Farm. Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, 9/23/2012,
clmg, $4,524, 8 f, 1:39.27. ($1,500, yrlg, 2010, keesep)
Toccet's Charm (g, 5yo), Toccet - Ruler's Charm by Cape
Town. B - Audley Farm Inc. Assiniboia
Downs, 9/22/2012, clmg, $5,223, 8.5 f, 1:48.60. ($16,000, yrlg, 2008, ftmoct)
LATEST NEW YORK TIMES RACING ARTICLE TAKES AIM AT VETS
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"Only veterinarians can legally prescribe medicine, yet
they often let trainers, who are paid to win races, make medical decisions,
including which drugs to use," the article reads. "These veterinarians
also have a powerful financial incentive to prescribe drugs: they are both
doctor and drugstore, and so the more drugs they prescribe, the more money they
make. Selling and administering drugs, in fact, accounts for most of their
income."
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MORE VA-BREDS AT KEENELAND
2362 C, Tale of the Cat - Steady Play, Knockgriffin Farm,
Agent - $80,000, Barry and Joni Butzow. Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
2385 C, Tiz Wonderful - Tico Breeze, St. George Sales, Agent
XIX - $65,000, Michael Sucher. Bred by Hart Farm.
2486 F, Elusive Quality - Cat Minstrel, St. George Sales,
Agent XVI - L.S. Racing, $38,000. Bred
by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
2541 C, Ready's Image – Evangel, Ashview Farm LLC (Bryan
Lyster & Gray Lyster), Agent - $20,000, Ed Moger. Bred by James S. Carter &
Walmac Farm.
2560 F, Roman Ruler - Gal's
Victory, St. George Sales, Agent XIX - $30,000,Dale Romans, Agent. Bred by Hart
Farm.
2594 C, Cowboy Cal – Honorett, Indian Creek, Agent -
$67,000, James McIngvale. Bred by Morgan’s Ford Farm.
2595 F, Exchange Rate - Honour Old Glory, St. George Sales, Agent XIX - $60,000, Michael Pino. Bred by Hart Farm.
3205 C, Mineshaft - Amy's Gold, Burleson Farms, Agent -
$10,000, Gary Tussey. Bred by Chance Farm.
3299, C Jump Start - Flying Ten, Burleson Farms, Agent -
$7,500, Black Burn Farm. Bred by Chance Farm.
3317 C, Ready's Image - Gucci Gulch, Four Star Sales, Agent
- $10,000, Monarch Thoroughbreds, LLC. Breeder not in VTA data base.
3362 F, Jump Start - Lone Flight, Burleson Farms, Agent -
$17,000, Randy Littlepage. Bred by Chance Farm.
3435 F, Aragorn (IRE) - Smash Review, Eaton Sales, Agent -
$4,000, R. B. McCutchen. Bred by Wolver Hill Farm.
EVANS’ DISPERSAL WEANLINGS PINHOOKS
The folks who purchased weanlings from the Estate of Edward
P. Evans last November had a tough go of it at the Keeneland sale for the most
part.
Twenty-three weanlings foaled in Virginia at Evans’ Spring Hill
Farm and sold last November were entered for re-sale in the Keeneland September
Sale. Fourteen of them were listed as
sold with nine selling for more than their purchase price.
007 C, Bernardini - Our Legacy, Eaton Sales, Agent - $130,000,
Charles and Maribeth Sandford, LLC, ($250,000 Kee Nov), Bred Estate of Edward
P. Evans.
025 C, Malibu Moon - So Probable, Taylor Made Sales Agency,
Agent LXXIV - $300,000, Maverick Racing, ($230,000 Kee Nov), Bred by Estate of
Edward P. Evans.
252 F, More Than Ready - Rough Water, Lane's End, Agent
- $360,000, Stephen Carr ($170,000 KEE NOV weanling), Bred by Edward P. Evans
389 F, Malibu Moon - Tap Dance, Paramount Sales, Agent LXXV -
$180,000, Hoffman Thoroughbred, LLC ($120,000 KEE NOV weanling), Bred by Estate
of Edward P. Evans.
390 F, Stormy Atlantic - Tap Gold, St. George Sales, Agent
XXIV - $40,000, Christina R. Jelm, Agt. for Green B. Smith ($6,500 KEE NOV
weanling), Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
616 F, Elusive Quality – Charitabledonation, St. George Sales,
Agent XXII - $50,000, PTK LLC/Paula Haughey ($30,000, KEE NOV weanling), Bred
by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
704 C, Hard Spun - Divorce Settlement, Lane's End, Agent -
$210,000, David Redvers Bloodstock ($85,000 KEE NOV weanling), Bred by Estate
of Edward P. Evans.
969 C, Malibu Moon -
Mambo Bell, Lane's End, Agent - $200,000, Jeff Treadway. ($200,000 KEE Nov
weanling) Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
992 C, Street Sense- Minishaft, Royal Pegasus LLC -
$110,000, Red Castle Farms ($120,000 KEE Nov weanling). Bred by the Estate of
Edward P. Evans.
1454 F, Not For Love - More Hennessy, Lane's End, Agent -
$80,000, Chester Stables, LLC. ($80,000 KEE Nov weanling) Bred by the Estate of
Edward P. Evans.
1764 C, Tale of the Cat - Ghost Dancing, Knockgriffin Farm,
Agent - $25,000 Woodford
Thoroughbreds Sales. ($80,000 KEE Nov weanling) Bred by the Estate of Edward P.
Evans.
1771 C, Hard Spun - Gone for Christmas, Warrendale Sales,
Agent XIII - $43,000, Santa Rosa Racing Stables, LLC. ($80,000 KEE Nov
weanling) Bred by Edward P. Evans.
2362 C, Tale of the Cat - Steady Play, Knockgriffin Farm,
Agent - $80,000, Barry and Joni Butzow. ($20,000 KEE Nov weanling) Bred by the
Estate of Edward P. Evans.
2486 F, Elusive Quality - Cat Minstrel, St. George Sales,
Agent XVI - L.S. Racing, $38,000. ($15,000
KEE Nov weanling)Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
VA-BRED WINNERS
Centrique (f, 3yo), Malibu Moon - Penny Marie by Sky Classic.
B - Lazy Lane Farms, Inc. Belmont Park, 9/16/2012, clmg, $17,400, 8 f, 1:36.71.
($60,000, yrlg, 2010, keesep)
Gator Gone Wild (f, 3yo), Gators N Bears - Double Digit by
Jimmy Barnie (GB). B - Sam E. English II. Laurel Park, 9/12/2012, clmg,
$15,960, 5.5 f, 1:01.97.
I'm A Wahoo (g, 5yo), Bernstein - Sonoma Meadow by Meadowlake.
B - Lazy Lane Farms, Inc.Presque Isle Downs, 9/13/2012, clmg, $10,800, 8.32 f,
1:42.80. ($7,000, yrlg, 2008, ftmoct)
Jackrabbit Fast (g, 4yo), Aldebaran - My Own Lovely Lee by
Bucksplasher. B - Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, III. Remington Park, 9/12/2012, clmg,
$6,243, 6.5 f, 1:18.64.
Lovely Humor (f, 2yo), Sharp Humor - My Own Lovely Lee by
Bucksplasher. B - Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III. Hollywood Casino At Charles Town
Races, 9/15/2012, mdn clmg, $9,600, 6.5 f, 1:23.41. ($4,000, yrlg, 2011,
keesep)
Ol' Henry (g, 4yo), Storm Boot - Runaway Libby by Runaway
Groom. B - Albert P. Coppola. Turfway Park, 9/14/2012, mdn clmg, $6,825, 6 f,
1:11.82.
Swap Up (g, 3yo), Political Force - Marietta's Charm by Wolfhound.
B - Morgan's Ford Farm. Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort, 9/11/2012,
clmg, $4,636, 8 f, 1:40.30. ($1,500, yrlg, 2010, keesep)
War Colony (g, 4yo), Not For Love - Colonial Stage by
Pleasant Colony. B - Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, III. Belmont Park, 9/13/2012, alwc
opt clmg, $42,000, 6 f, 1:09.89. ($62,000, 2yo, 2010, ftmmay)
MORE VA-BREDS AT KEENELAND SEPTEMBER
936 C, Mr. Greeley - Life in Seattle, Dapple Stud, Agent for
Lazy Lane Farms LLC - $410,000, Shortleaf Stable. Bred by Lazy Lane Farm.
969 C, Malibu Moon -
Mambo Bell, Lane's End, Agent - $200,000, Jeff Treadway. ($200,000 KEE Nov
weanling) Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
992 C, Street Sense- Minishaft, Royal Pegasus LLC -
$110,000, Red Castle Farms ($120,000 KEE Nov weanling). Bred by the Estate of Edward
P. Evans.
1014 F, Malibu Moon - Miz
United States, St. George Sales, Agent XIX - $160,000, Nick de Meric, Agt. (Not
registered)
1197 F, Tale of the Cat - Uncanny Ability, Taylor Made Sales
Agency, Agent CXXXIII - $35,000, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. Bred by Lady
Olivia at North Cliff, LLC.
1363 C, Rock Hard Ten - Gone Surfin', Lane's End, Agent for
Smitten Farm - $32,000, IVA. Bred by William Backer.
1454 F, Not For Love - More Hennessy, Lane's End, Agent -
$80,000, Chester Stables, LLC. ($80,000 KEE Nov weanling) Bred by the Estate of
Edward P. Evans.
1641 C, by Malibu Moon - Beautiful Stranger, Blackburn Farm
(Michael T. Barnett), Agent - $60,000, Grove Stud. Bred by Hart Farm.
1675 C, Mineshaft - Cielo Girl, Warrendale Sales, Agent for
Lazy Lane Farms LLC - $90,000, Crupi's New Castle Farm. Bred by Lazy Lane Farms
LLC.
1729 C, Arch - Exceptionally Brookdale
Sales, Agent for Audley Farm Equine LLC - $160,000, McMahon & Hill Bldstk.,
Agt. for Lake Lonely. Bred by Audley Farm Equine LLC.
1764 C, Tale of the Cat - Ghost Dancing, Knockgriffin Farm,
Agent - $25,000 Woodford
Thoroughbreds Sales. ($80,000 KEE Nov weanling) Bred by the Estate of Edward P.
Evans.
1771 C, Hard Spun - Gone for Christmas, Warrendale Sales,
Agent XIII - $43,000, Santa Rosa Racing Stables, LLC. ($80,000 KEE Nov weanling)
Bred by Edward P. Evans.
2199 C, Quiet American - Hawaiian Love, Eaton Sales, Agent -
$80,000, Fox Hill Farm/Tom McGreevy, Agt. Bred by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, III.
2210 F, City Zip – Humorlee, Eaton Sales, Agent - $26,000, Barbara
Houck. Bred by Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin, III.
2284 C, Colonel John - Night Breeze, Warrendale Sales, Agent
for Lazy Lane Farms LLC - $105,000, Acker, Allen or Lindo. Bred by Lazy Lane
Farms LLC.
THOROUGHBRED TIMES HALTS PUBLICATION DUE TO BANKUPCY
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as the Thoroughbred Times closed its doors on Friday due to financial
difficulties.
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PICTURES OF THE DAY
Thursday, September 13, 2012
AUDLEY FILLY SELLS FOR $1.3 MILLION
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| (Keeneland Photo) |
(Edited) Hill ‘n’ Dale’s John Sikura and prominent owner and
breeder Bruce Lunsford suffered a tough blow in June when the brilliant Grade I
winner Madcap Escapade, whom they ownedin partnership, died of colic. Mares like that aren’[t easily replaced, but
Sikura and Lunsford hope their latest purchase, Monday’s $1.3 million Smart
Strike half-sister to Bodemeister, will ultimately help replace the void left in
the Hill ‘n’ Dale breeding shed.
Hill ‘n’ Dale’s Donato Lanni outlasted a group of Japanese buyers
land the filly from Brookdale Sales, which consigned on behalf of the Liebrecht
family’s Virginia-based Audley Farm.
"I went and saw her two months ago in Virginia, and
she's come a long way,” said Lanni. “But she's a beauty and is a real classy
filly. Bob [Baffert] will train her.”
Foaled on Jan. 17, the filly, hip 45, was produced by GSW
& GISP Untouched Talent (Storm Cat), whose stock soared earlier this year
when her son Bodemeister won the GI Arkansas Derby for Zayat Stables and
Baffert.
Favored in the GI Kentucky Derby, he ran a bang-up second to
I’ll Have Another after setting a scorching pace, then ran second again to that
foe in the GI Preakness S.
Bodemeister was retired to WinStar in August after being
diagnosed with a shoulder injury.
Sikura is plenty familiar with the filly’s family. He bought
her dam Untouched Talent in partnership for $500,000 as a juvenile in 2006, and
campaigned her to a victory in the GIII Sorrento S. and a second in the GI Del
Mar Debutante S.
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| BAFFERT and SIKURA (Keeneland Photo) |
Hill ‘n’ Dale sold her to Audley Farm for $1.2 at the 2007
KEENOV sale in foal to Unbridled Song. Audley
later sold Bodemeister to Zayat at the 2010 KEESEP sale for $260,000.
Audley’s Equine Consultant Dr. Jens von Lepel D.V.M. was on
hand to watch the Smart Strike filly sell, and was all smiles in the back ring
as Lanni offered his congratulations.
“We are more than pleased,” he said. “It’s amazing. It’s the
best reward for my owners and my crew—they did so well. And we really have to
thank Joe Seitz from [Brookdale], they did a great job. It’s a dream come true.
Bodemeister made us so happy through the spring, and we knew we might have a
chance with her if we put her on the market.”
Von Lepel, who has managed the Virginia-based Audley Farm’s
horses for the past 15 years, was asked if the filly resembled her famous
half-brother.
“Not really,” he said. “I would say she's very athletic and racy,
but she's a different type. You can see the dam in her, like Bodemeister, but
she's more a Smart Strike, while Bodemeister was more an Empire Maker.”
Untouched Talent has a Tiznow weanling filly on the ground and
is back in foal to Unbridled’s Song. There could be more sales fireworks from
Audley later in the year: Untouched Talent herself has been entered in the
Fasig-Tipton November Sale. However, it remains to be seen if she'll actually
go through the ring.
"It's the owners' decision,” said Von Lepel. “It's hard
for us. We'll see. She's a wonderful mare; we don't want to lose her.”
VA-BREDS AT KEENELAND
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| (Keeneland Photo) |
SESSION 1
007 C, Bernardini - Our
Legacy, Eaton Sales, Agent - $130,000, Charles and Maribeth Sandford, LLC,
($250,000 Kee Nov), Bred Estate of Edward P. Evans.
025 C, Malibu Moon - So Probable, Taylor Made Sales Agency,
Agent LXXIV - $300,000, Maverick Racing, ($230,000 Kee Nov), Bred by Estate of
Edward P. Evans.
045 F, Smart Strike -
Untouched Talent, Brookdale Sales, Agent for Audley Farm Equine LLC -
$1,300,000, Donato Lanni, Agt. for Sikura and Lunsford, Bred by Audley Farm
Equine LLC.
SESSION 2
135, F by Tiznow - Never a No Hitter, Three Chimneys Sales,
Agent -- $130,000, Jerry Hollendorfer ($115,000 KEE NOV weanling), Bred by Morgan’s
Ford Farm.
174 C, Broken
Vow - Pink Champagne, Brookdale Sales, Agent for Audley Farm Equine LLC -
$160,.000, David Redvers Bloodstock, Bred by Audley Farm Equine LLC.
252 F, More Than Ready - Rough Water, Lane's End, Agent - $360,000, Stephen Carr ($170,000 KEE NOV
weanling), Bred by Edward P. Evans.
306 C, Rock Hard Ten - Shy Lil, St. George Sales, Agent XIX -
$85,000, Kenneth McPeek, Agt. Bred by
Hart Farm.
367 C, Malibu Moon - Summer Delight, Mill Ridge Sales, Agent
for Lazy Lane Farms LLC - $200,000, Friarstown Stud, Bred by Lazy Lane Farms
LLC.
389 F, Malibu Moon - Tap Dance, Paramount Sales, Agent LXXV -
$180,000, Hoffman Thoroughbred, LLC ($120,000 KEE NOV weanling), Bred by Estate
of Edward P. Evans.
390 F, Stormy Atlantic - Tap Gold, St. George Sales, Agent
XXIV - $40,000, Christina R. Jelm, Agt. for Green B. Smith ($6,500 KEE NOV
weanling), Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
SESSION 3
612 C, Tapit
- Cee's Irish, Brookdale Sales, Agent for Audley Farm Equine LLC - $150,000,
Shortleaf Stable. Bred by S. Barton Inc.
616 F, Elusive Quality – Charitabledonation, St. George
Sales, Agent XXII - $50,000, PTK LLC/Paula Haughey ($30,000, KEE NOV weanling),
Bred by the Estate of Edward P. Evans.
704 C, Hard Spun - Divorce Settlement, Lane's End, Agent -
$210,000, David Redvers Bloodstock ($85,000 KEE NOV weanling), Bred by Estate
of Edward P. Evans.
720 C, Empire Maker - Dundrummin', Brookdale Sales, Agent
for Audley Farm Equine LLC - $32,000, Brown Island Stables, Bred by Audley Farm
Equine LLC.
Audley Farm is off to a good start at Keeneland September - as usual. It looks like the pinhookers are having a tough go of it so far especially those that paid retail for weanlings bred by the late Ned Evans.
Audley Farm is off to a good start at Keeneland September - as usual. It looks like the pinhookers are having a tough go of it so far especially those that paid retail for weanlings bred by the late Ned Evans.
Monday, September 10, 2012
VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS
Avarice (c, 3yo), Not For Love - Senate Caucus by Siphon (BRZ). B - Corner Farm & John T. Behrendt. Penn National, 9/5/2012, mdn sp wgt, $20,400, 6 f, 1:11.10. ($190,000, yrlg, 2010, ftsaug)
Chedi (g, 5yo), Cherokee Run - Doctoressa by Doc's Leader. B - Morgan's Ford Farm & Darley. Fort Erie, 9/9/2012, alwc, $9,502, 8.32 f, 1:41.02. ($65,000, yrlg, 2008, keesep)
Fancy Attitude (f, 3yo), H C Express - Maria's Pidgeon by Flying Pidgeon. B - Tara Terrace. Laurel Park, 9/8/2012, mdn clmg, $7,980, 5.5 f, 1:06.65.
Kincaid (g, 4yo), Wiseman's Ferry - Kim's Halo by Southern Halo. B - Nancy Lynn Terhune. Laurel Park, 9/7/2012, mdn clmg, $10,260, 7 f, 1:27.76.
Kumite (g, 4yo), First Samurai - Cryptos' Best by Cryptoclearance. B - Lazy Lane Farms, Inc. Fairplex Park, 9/7/2012, clmg, $9,600, 8.5 f, 1:48.68. ($85,000, Wnlg, 2008, keenov; $35,000, yrlg, 2009, keesep)
Love Me Over (f, 3yo), Love Of Money - Won Me Over by Mercedes Won. B - Marjorie Flowers. Hollywood Casino At Charles Town Races, 9/6/2012, mdn clmg, $6,600, 7 f, 1:30.82.
Lunare Sovrano (g, 3yo), Malibu Moon - Real Candy by Real Quiet. B - Hickory Tree Equine LLC. Assiniboia Downs, 9/3/2012, clmg, $4,137, 6 f, 1:14.80. ($8,500, rac age, 2012, keejan)
Misty In Malibu (f, 3yo), Malibu Moon - Misty Rain by Rubiano. B - Chance Farm. Laurel Park, 9/7/2012, mdn sp wgt, $21,660, 8.5 f, 1:41.12.
Native Thunder (g, 3yo), War Chant - Hard As Nails by Holy Bull. B - Maria Becker & JMI Investments. Golden Gate Fields, 9/7/2012, clmg, $13,920, 8 f, 1:38.09. ($12,000, yrlg, 2010, keesep)
Play Eighteen (c, 3yo), Henny Hughes - Gone Golfing by Gone West. B - Audley Farm. Delaware Park, 9/5/2012, alwc opt clmg, $22,800, 6 f, 1:09.58. ($11,000, yrlg, 2010, keesep)
Runaway Liz (f, 3yo), Yonaguska - Hey Doll by Siphon (BRZ). B - Albert Coppola. Penn National, 9/4/2012, mdn sp wgt, $20,400, 6 f, 1:12.83.
Toccet's Charm (g, 5yo), Toccet - Ruler's Charm by Cape Town. B - Audley Farm Inc. Assiniboia Downs, 9/7/2012, opt clmg, $6,716, 8 f, 1:42.40. ($16,000, yrlg, 2008, ftmoct)
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Polo players (L-R) Rob Brockett on his horse Pachu, Andy Burgess on Shriva and Major Ben Marshall on Burris practise on the beach ahead of tomorrow's beach polo event on September 10, 2012 in Newquay, England. Several thousand people are expected to watch the Veuve Cliquot sponsored event, now in its sixth year, is being played tomorrow on one of the Cornwall's most popular surfing beaches. Organizers say the aim of the event, which is globally one of only a handful of regular polo matches played on a beach, is to bring polo to a wider audience and to blend the glamour of polo with the raw beauty of Cornwall. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images Europe)
Friday, September 7, 2012
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Owner-trainer Edwin Merryman's Jazzy Idea swept past the
leaders in the deep stretch Wednesday and set a course record in the $100,000
Jameela Stakes, the opening-day feature of the Laurel Park fall meeting. Ridden
by Luis Garcia and sent to post at even money against eight other Maryland-bred
fillies and mares, Jazzy Idea completed the distance over the firm turf in 1
minute, 7.45 seconds to better the mark set by Chasin Tiger in 2007. (Jim McCue/Maryland Jockey Club)
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Paul Hanagan riding Sejalaat (blue) win the Reheat Nursery
Stakes at Goodwood racecourse on September 04, 2012 in Chichester,
England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Europe)
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
VIRGINIA-BRED WINNERS
Dominus (c, 4yo), Smart Strike - Cuando by Lord At War
(ARG). B - Edward P. Evans. Saratoga, 9/1/2012, gr 2 stk, $150,000, 8.5 f,
1:40.32.
In The Rough (f,
5yo), Stormy Atlantic - Old Fashion Girl by Arch. B - Lazy Lane Farms, Inc. Delaware
Park, 9/1/2012, stk, $36,000, 8 f, 1:37.58. ($40,000, yrlg, 2008, ftmoct)
Lunare Sovrano (g, 3yo),
Malibu Moon - Real Candy by Real Quiet. B - Hickory Tree Equine LLC. Assiniboia
Downs, 9/3/2012, clmg, $4,137, 6 f, 1:14.80. ($8,500, rac age, 2012, keejan)
Sea Gull's Harbor (f,
4yo), Gulch - Secret Colony by Cherokee Colony. B - Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III. Thistledown,
8/31/2012, mdn clmg, $3,000, 5.5 f, 1:08.06. ($1,000, yrlg, 2009, ftmoct)
Smoothe Landing (f,
3yo), Sky Mesa - Flying Ten by Flying Paster. B - Chance Farm. Timonium,
9/1/2012, clmg, $6,840, 8 f, 1:40.54.
Tidewater (f, 4yo), Orientate - Gentle Flow by Gentlemen
(ARG). B - Morgan's Ford Farm. Penn National, 9/1/2012, clmg, $13,800, 5 f,
0:57.09.
Vintage Jewel (f, 4yo), Cactus Ridge - Flying Yolanda by Launch
A Dream. B - Nellie M. Cox. Timonium, 9/2/2012, clmg, $6,270, 4 f, 0:46.47.
Virginia Dream (f, 4yo), Aldebaran - Ritual Dance by Runaway
Groom. B - Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III. Penn National, 8/31/2012, clmg, $13,200,
6 f, 1:11.26.
Wizwit (g, 2yo), Congaree - Cielo Girl by Conquistador Cielo.
B - Lazy Lane Farms, LLC. Timonium, 8/31/2012, mdn clmg, $10,260, 4 f, 0:46.57.
($10,500, yrlg, 2011, ftmoct)
VA-BREDS DOMINUS, IN THE ROUGH WIN STAKES
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| DOMINUS (NYRA Photo) |
Virginia-bred Dominus and former Virginia-bred Champion In
The Rough both won stakes over the Labor Day weekend.
Dominus, by Smart Strike, out of Cuando by Lord At War (ARG)
had never raced on turf, but his pedigree strongly suggested that he'd love the
surface. Trainer Todd Pletcher took the hint, tried the lightly-raced
four-year-old in Saturday's Grade 2, $250,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap at
Saratoga, and Dominus dominated wire to wire.
Owned by George Bolton, Stonestreet Stables and Spendthrift
Farm, Dominus was sent off as the 9-5 second choice in his turf debut, and his
second start off a nearly year-long layoff. Data Link had the form in the book
and ranked as the even-money favorite, but as it turned out, he couldn't reel
in the winner.
Dominus had the advantage of being the controlling speed, as
well as an eight-pound concession from 122-pound highweight Data Link. Cruising
to the front with Julien Leparoux, Dominus got away with comfortable fractions
of :24 1/5, :48 3/5 and 1:12 1/5. Guys Reward sat in second, but didn't apply
any pressure, and Data Link was perched closer than usual in third.
Turning into the stretch, Dominus found an impressive change
of gear to spurt away, and his sudden injection of pace dealt his rivals the
lethal blow. Although Data Link was trying his utmost, he couldn't outkick
Dominus, who reached the mile split in 1:34 2/5. The favorite inched a bit
closer through the final sixteenth, but at no point did Data Link pose a threat
to the front runner, who had 1 1/4 lengths to spare in the end.
Dominus completed 1 1/16 miles on the firm Mellon Turf in
1:40 1/5 to earn his second career stakes victory, following last year's Grade
2 Dwyer Stakes at Belmont Park. The dark bay ridgling returned $5.70, $2.90 and
$2.50.
Dominus was bred by the late Edward P. Evans and now sports
a record of 8-4-2-1, $439,329.
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| IN THE ROUGH (Gulfstream Park) |
Former Va-bred champ, In the Rough, narrowly beaten in a
pair of turf stakes earlier this season, didn’t have to settle for second best
in Saturday’s $62,300 Forever Together Stakes at Delaware Park.
Under Alex Cintron, the five-year-old mare rallied along the
rail in the stretch to score by 1 1/4 lengths in the one-mile turf race for
fillies and mares. She completed the distance over firm turf in 1:37.58 for her
first win since last October. Although 0 for 6 this season prior to Saturday,
In the Rough had missed by a head in the Dahlia at Pimlico in April and
surrendered the lead in deep stretch to lose by 1 1/4 lengths in the restricted
Brookmeade at Colonial Downs in July.
A daughter of Stormy Atlantic trained by Monmouth Park-based
Kelly Breen and owned by George and Lori Hall, In the Rough is now 5 for 29
lifetime with earnings of $313, 445.
In the Rough was bred by Lazy Lane Farms.
COVER BOY
We have a plethora here at the VTA office so feel free to
stop by and pick one (or two) up.
PICTURES OF THE DAY
Shanghai Bobby and jockey Rosie Napravnik capture the Three
Chimneys Hopeful Gr.2, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at Saratoga Race Course in
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (AP Photo/New York Racing Association, Adam Coglianese)
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