MONDAY, 28 DECEMBER 2020

MOMENT OF 2020: EUCHEN GLEN

BIG BOOKS AND by John Berry
BREAKING RECORDS While he isn=t one of the very best horses to have raced in
Great Britain during 2020, Euchen Glen (GB) (Authorized {Ire})
has to be a contender for any Horse of the Year award. The star
of Jim Goldie=s Scottish stable, Euchen Glen put up one of the
best handicap performances of 2018 when taking the 19-runner
John Smith=s Cup H. at York by two and a quarter lengths from
Thundering Blue (Exchange Rate). Thundering Blue was giving
Euchen Glen 1lb that day but, while Thundering Blue returned to
York to win the G2 Sky Bet York S. on his next start and then to
finish third to Roaring Lion (Kitten=s Joy) and Poet=s Word (Ire)
(Poet=s Voice {GB}) in the G1 Juddmonte International S. the
following month before setting off on some rewarding overseas
forays, Euchen Glen didn=t run again for nearly two years as he
was found to have sustained a tendon injury in the race.
Cont. p3
Mehmas has 55 first-crop winners from 146 foals | Tally-Ho Stud

By John Boyce IN TDN AMERICA TODAY

The setting of new sire records in the modern era tends more KENTUCKY SIRES FOR 2021, FIRST YEARLINGS: PART I
than not to be a direct consequence of ever-greater book sizes. Chris McGrath pens the first of two installments of Kentucky
But they must still be acknowledged as legitimate breeding sires with their first yearlings in 2021. Click or tap here to go
benchmarks as they will inevitably feature some outstanding straight to TDN America.
performances. Just look at Mehmas (Ire)'s tally of first-crop
2-year-old winners this term. Currently on 56 winners, he is
already 17 clear of Iffraaj's old record and in normal
circumstances we might be entitled to expect his record to stand
for many years. It may well do, but his strike rate of 53%
winners to runners, achieved by quite a few other freshman
sires down the years, suggests that the big total of winners is
just as much a function of a big crop of runners. So, we cannot
rule out another Mehmas-like total in the near future.
We could say the same about black-type records. Larger
numbers of runners tend to be the reason why these records
fall, but it's not always so. Take the case of Frankel (GB), the sire
who has posted the highest number of stakes winners (56) and
group winners (41) of any European sire in the first five years of
his career.
Frankel has already eclipsed the previous records set by Dubawi
after his first five years, which stood at 53 stakes winners and 35
group winners. Dubawi, in turn, took the record away from
Galileo (Ire), who had amassed 51 stakes winners and 30 group
winners after his first five years. Cont. p2
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Big Books Cont. from p1

No one could accuse Frankel of relying on sheer numbers of

runners to outpace Dubawi and Galileo. In fact, he has set the
new standards with fewer runners than either of his major
rivals. Hence he has posted superior strike rates--14.2% stakes
and 10.4% group winners--than Dubawi and Galileo had at the
same point in their careers. But Frankel really did get a head
start on all his rivals by covering Europe's best mares from the
outset of his career, unlike either Galileo or Dubawi. As many as
62% of the mares that have produced Frankel's runners so far
can be classed as elite, which is in stark contrast to the
corresponding percentages for the early runners by Dubawi
(30%) and Galileo (35%). What's certain is that Frankel will need
to have very long innings at his current strike rate to overhaul
Dubawi's current mark of 171 stakes winners and, by my
calculations, another 20-plus years to reach his sire's tally of
298. It's a sure sign of the times that Frankel not only has more
group winners than Galileo after five years but also has nearly
double the number of his grandsire Sadler's Wells and has over
three times what the great Northern Dancer had in their first
five years.
Remarkably, there is yet another sire that can boast an even
higher number of group winners in his first five years. Shadai's
Deep Impact (Jpn), the very definition of a big fish in a small
pond, sired 47 group winners in his first five years with runners.
The lack of serious competition among Japan's stallion ranks
possibly casts a shadow over such an achievement, as does the
fact that Deep Impact's percentage of group winners (7.4%) is
not quite as good as the percentages posted by Frankel, Galileo
or Dubawi all of whom average above 10% group winners to
runners. To counter that argument, though, it must also be
recognized that Japan has far fewer group races per head of
population than Europe does. So, 47 group winners in five years
is still a formidable achievement.
Not surprisingly, North America's records for stakes winners
and graded winners at the end of five years have also fallen
quite recently. The phenomenal Uncle Mo set new standards at
the end of 2019 with his 48 stakes winners and 26 graded
winners. It's hard to believe that there are now 19 sires with
more stakes winners in their first five years than the great
Danzig, but none will ever get close to his 21% strike rate.
Among sires who stood exclusively in America, few would have
guessed that it wasn't Speightstown, nor Distorted Humor, nor
Scat Daddy that held the record prior to Uncle Mo, but the one
and only Kitten's Joy, a sire that perhaps still struggles for due
recognition.
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Euchen Glen Cont. from p1

When Euchen Glen resumed in June this year, exactly 23

months after his John Smith=s Cup triumph, he was had a BHA
rating of 107. He finished third to Red Verdon (Lemon Drop Kid)
Senior Vice President
Gary King in a listed race at York that day, came home sound and has now
Twitter: @garykingTDN raced nine more times. Following wins in the Old Borough Cup
garyking@[Link] H. at Haydock, the G3 Cumberland Lodge S. at York and the G3
+ 1.732.320.0975 St Simon S. at Newbury, he is now rated 109 and, as an
improving 7-year-old, he looks like he might be able to give his
International Editor owner/breeder William Johnstone even more excitement in the
Kelsey Riley
years to come.
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Contributing Editors
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Sean Cronin
Tom Frary
caferacing@[Link]
The discovery of damage to a horse=s tendon always sinks the
Irish Correspondent spirits of owners and trainers. Too many horses never return to
Daithi Harvey
racing afterwards. Of those that do, many find that the problem
reappears after only a handful of races and/or that they have
Regular Columnists
Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake lost the bulk of their previous ability. It speaks volumes for the
Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele skill of Jim Goldie not only that Euchen Glen was back racing
merely two years later, but has progressed to become even
better than he had been before disaster struck. It is hard to
think of a horse in recent years who has made a more successful
comeback from tendon trouble than the one which this very
popular gelding has enjoyed in 2020.
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Valley stud farms looking for the next champion. Legendary

trainer Gai Waterhouse places great value in conducting stud
AUSTRALIAN EXTENSION farm inspections and is usually one of the earliest visitors on the
stud farms. This practice is a noticeable difference between
In Global Views, Godolphin Flying
Australia and other jurisdictions, where prospective purchasers
Start trainees provide insight into
might see the yearlings for the first time at the sales complex.
practices experienced and
From my limited experience, it seems hugely beneficial to see a
observations taken on their worldwide
horse on its home turf and observe how it develops from
travels. Second-year trainee Lowri
mid-way through its sales preparation, to the finished product
Allen shares the news of the course=s
on sales day.
syllabus change that will see them
Further to this, the practice of pre-sales inspections was, I
attend the Magic Millions Gold Coast
think, a major contributor to the success of the 2020 Inglis
Yearling Sale.
Easter Yearling Sale. It was the first major sale to take place
The Godolphin Flying Start
Lowri Allen during the coronavirus pandemic, and it was held at a time
Programme offers a unique
Godolphin Flying Start when many countries and Australian states were in lockdown.
opportunity to spend time working in
Whilst the sale was conducted with online bidding in a virtual
and learning about the Thoroughbred industry in five major
auction format, many prospective buyers had already had the
racing jurisdictions; Ireland, Britain, America, Australia and
opportunity to view the yearlings through stud farm inspections.
Dubai. The 2019-2021 class of trainees are now in the fourth
Consequently, there was greater buyer confidence and the sales
phase of the programme, spending time in the capital of
results held up remarkably well considering that the global
Australian Thoroughbred breeding, the Hunter Valley, in New
Covid-19 pandemic drove some challenging economic factors.
South Wales. Prior to this we spent time in Kildare, Newmarket,
Whilst the traditional sales calendar has been kept broadly in
and Lexington, learning a tremendous amount about the Irish,
line, digital sales continue to gain in popularity. Many in the
British and American Thoroughbred industries.
industry say that the pandemic has pushed forward their usage.
Spending time shadowing bloodstock agents at the sales forms
Inglis held its first digital sale back in May 2017 and the platform
an integral part of the programme's syllabus, and consequently
has grown steadily since then. This year was one of exponential
we attend many of the major sales internationally. Many of the
growth, with the platform's gross having doubled that of 2019
programme's graduates have gone on to be highly successful in
by the end of November, being just shy of $50-million.
the bloodstock field.
Across the waters, at Keeneland in Lexington, similar growth
Ordinarily, trainees would finish the Australian phase of Flying
was shown at their digital sales.
Start in mid-December. But a
Keeneland debuted its first
change resulting from previous
digital sale in June, offering 31
year's feedback, which
horses. This number was more
suggested that the Australian
than doubled at the December
phase should be extended to
digital sale where 70 horses
provide trainees with the
were offered. The bloodstock
opportunity to attend an
industry has been resilient and
additional major yearling sale,
flexible during 2020, with online
will see us staying in Australia
bidding and digital sales rapidly
until the end of February for the
establishing themselves
Magic Millions Gold Coast
alongside those of a traditional
Yearling Sale.
format.
The Magic Millions Gold Coast
The opportunity to learn about
Yearling Sale is one of Australia's
and experience sales across all
premier yearling sales and this
the major racing jurisdictions has
year, a quality line up of 1273 Godolphin Flying Start trainees shadow Gai Waterhouse at the
been an advantageous aspect of
lots has been confirmed by Hunter Valley yearling inspections
the programme. In Australia,
vendors for the seven-day
syndicates form a major part of racehorse ownership, with one
extravaganza. Yearling inspections by trainers and bloodstock
in every 244 Australians owning a share in a racehorse. Cont. p5
agents are currently well underway as they tour the Hunter
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Global Views Cont. Fascinating Rock (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Ballylinch Stud
In America and Europe, syndication forms a much smaller part 61 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
of racehorse ownership and syndication groups take up far less 4-DEAUVILLE, 1300m, CALL SIGN (Ire)
of the buying bench at sales in these countries. Another i4,500 Tattersalls Ireland Flat Breeding Stock Sale 2018;
difference is the speed of auctioneering, which is noticeably i3,800 Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale 2019
quicker in Australia and allows the working hours for sales staff Goken (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}), Haras de Colleville
to be more favourable than those in Europe, where sales could 61 foals of racing age/14 winners/2 black-type winners
often go on late into the evening. 4-DEAUVILLE, 1300m, KENOR (Fr)
The applications for the 2021-2023 intake of Godolphin Flying i42,000 Arqana Deauville v2 Yearling Sale 2019
Start trainees are currently open and close on Monday, Feb. 8,
Prince of Lir (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Ballyhane Stud
2021. For more information and to apply, click here.
77 foals of racing age/14 winners/1 black-type winner
4-DEAUVILLE, 1300m, LADY DANGER (Ire)
i5,000 Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2019; 5,000gns

FIRST-SEASON SIRES Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale 2020

WITH RUNNERS
Monday, Dec. 28, 2020:
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
FRANCE
2nd-Wolverhampton, ,6,300, Nov, 12-27, 2yo, 6f 20y (AWT),
Belardo (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), Kildangan Stud
1:12.72, st.
93 foals of racing age/13 winners/4 black-type winners
WATER OF LEITH (IRE) (g, 2, Kodiac {GB}--Zakhrafa {Ire}, by
4-DEAUVILLE, 1300m, GOT LUCK (Fr)
Shamardal) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $10,127. O-Flash Figs
Bobby's Kitten (Kitten's Joy), Lanwades Stud Racing; B-Rifa Mustang Pty Ltd (IRE); T-Jim Goldie. *i25,000 Ylg
78 foals of racing age/11 winners/0 black-type winners >19 GOFSPT; ,62,000 2yo >20 GOFARQ.
4-DEAUVILLE, 1300m, TURF LODGE (Ire)
i6,500 Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale 2019 ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Epic Pass (Ire), c, 2, Awtaad (Ire)--Kanes Pass (Ire) (SW-Ire,
Bow Creek (Ire) (Shamardal), Haras du Logis
$118,110), by Clodovil (Ire). Wolverhampton, 12-27, 8f 142y
22 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners
(AWT), 1:51.10. B-Mrs E Cosgrove (IRE). *14th winner for
2-DEAUVILLE, 1500m, BREIZH EAGLE (Fr)
freshman sire (by Cape Cross {Ire}). **i85,000 Wlg >18
Charming Thought (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Dalham Hall Stud GOFNOV; 30,000gns Ylg >19 TATOCT.
48 foals of racing age/8 winners/0 black-type winners
6-DEAUVILLE, 1900m, MELANDROS (Fr)
i10,000 Osarus September Yearling Sale 2019

CONDITIONS RESULTS:
1st-Deauville, i28,000, Cond, 12-27, 3yo, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:56.02, st.
KAMARON (GER) (c, 3, Amaron {GB}--Kellemoi de Pipita {GB},
by Hawk Wing) Lifetime Record: 9-3-0-3, i42,920. O-Stall
Alpenland; B-August Fockler (GER); T-Carmen Bocskai. *i12,000
Ylg >18 BBAGO.

2nd-Deauville, i18,000, Cond, 12-27, 4yo/up, 12 1/2f (AWT),

2:43.86, st.
CHOUAIN (FR) (g, 4, Rajsaman {Fr}--Our Dream Queen {GB}, by
Oasis Dream {GB}) Lifetime Record: MSP-Fr, 15-4-3-2, i72,440.
O-Stall Big Jump & Friends; B-Franklin Finance SA (FR);
Bow Creek seeks a fourth winner in France on Monday | Darley
T-Miroslav Rulec. *i3,000 2yo >18 ARQJUL.
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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: (Fr), Time to Choose (GB), Bridge Battlango (Ire), Aldrodovar
Allez Burrows (Fr), f, 2, Goken (Fr)--See Your Dream (GB) (Ity), Deeper Dive (Ire), Norohna (Fr), Eaglewings (Fr), Zio
(Siyouni {Fr}). Deauville, 12-27, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:18.76. B-Mme Reginaldo (Ire).
Julie Morgan (FR). *15th winner for freshman sire (by
Kendargent {Fr}). ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Mister X (Fr), g, 3, Le Havre (Ire)--Perfect Queen (Fr), by Mount Hazarder (Ire), c, 2, Harzand (Ire)--Kitoko (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire).
Nelson (GB). Pornichet-La Baule, 12-26, 12f (AWT), 2:31.10. Pisa, 12-27, Mdn. (€13.2k), 2000mT, 2:10.10. O-Jiri Charvat.
B-Indivision Perfect Queen 2017 (FR). *i15,000 Ylg >18 AROCT. B-Niarchos Family (Ire). T-Pavel Tuma. *1ST-TIME STARTER.
Shallgouda Again, f, 3, More Than Ready--Again, by Unbridled=s **7th winner for his first-season sire (by Sea The Stars {Ire}).
Song. Deauville, 12-27, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:29.38. B-Machmer Hall ***€8,500 Wlg >18 GOFNOV; €22,000 Ylg >19 TATSEP.
(KY). *$55,000 RNA Wlg >17 KEENOV; $170,000 Ylg >18 Chemeh (Ire), c, 2, Mehmas (Ire)--Cheworee (GB), by Milk It
OBSJAN; $90,000 RNA 2yo >19 FTIMAY. Mick (GB). Siracusa, 12-26, Rcm. (€5.5k), 1700mT. O-Scuderia
Romano SRLS. B-Mountain View Stud & Tally-Ho Stud (Ire).
T-Carmelo Zappulla. *56th winner for his first-season sire (by
Acclamation {GB}). **£5,000 Ylg >19 GOFAUG.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

FIRST WINNER FOR SIRE
Aidensfield (Ger), c, 2, Guiliani (Ire)--A Night Like This (GB), by
Indian Danehill (Ire). Dortmund, 12-27, 9f (AWT), 2:02.24. CHRONO GENESIS ON TIME IN ARIMA KINEN
B-Dieter Albert Brand (GER). *1st winner for freshman sire (by by Heather Anderson
Tertullian). The fans= selection proved spot on in Sunday=s G1 Arima Kinen
at Nakayama, with 3-2 favourite Chrono Genesis (Jpn) (Bago
{Fr}) snapping up her third Group 1 by a neck. The field is
selected by fan poll, and Sunday Racing=s mare defeated Salacia
(Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), with that foe a neck in front of
Sunday=s Results: Fierement (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), second on the morning
PREMIO PIAZZA DEI MIRACOLI-Listed, €42,900, Pisa, 12-27, line. MG1SW Lucky Lilac (Jpn) (Orfevre {Jpn}) ran fourth,
2200mT, 2:20.80. another 2 1/2 lengths back.
1--ORNAIS (GB), 121, g, 3, Roderic O=Connor (Ire) Well back in midpack passing the winning post for the first
1st Dam: Oryetta (GSP-Ity), by Henrythenavigator time as Babbitt (Jpn) (Nakayama Festa {Jpn}) led, the grey filly
2nd Dam: Storm the Church, by Pulpit started to advance during the backstretch run. Still well off the
3rd Dam: Probable Storm, by Tabasco Cat fence, Chrono Genesis continued to make inroads towards the
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Razza Dormello Olgiata Di Citai. vanguard and was within a length of new leader Fierement close
B-Societa Agricola C.I.T.A.I. Spa (GB). T-Riccardo Santini. home, before matching strides with that foe and asserting for a
J-Fabio Branca. €16,575. Lifetime Record: 8-4-3-1, €53,295. narrow victory. Salacia also showed good late dash to nip
2--Spirit Noir (Ire), 121, g, 3, Dragon Pulse (Ire)--Appletreemagic Fierement for second. In her final race, Lucky Lilac plugged on to
(Ire), by Indian Danehill (Ire). (€6,000 Ylg >18 TATSEP). take fourth. Blast Onepiece (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}) went amiss
O/T-Sebastiano Guerrieri. B-Miss Annmarie Burke (Ire). on the backstretch and did not finish the race.
€7,293. AAll I wanted was her to be relaxed and her break wasn=t that
3--Unique Diamond, 58, h, 5, English Channel--Diamond bad, she was in hand and ran in the same rhythm as before,@
Dilemma (Ire), by Sinndar (Ire). ($1,500 Ylg >16 FTKOCT). said pilot Yuichi Kitamura. AYesterday and today, I was in 2500-
O/T-Societa Al M.S. SRL di Salvioni. B-Calumet Farm (KY). metre races here at Nakayama which enabled me to get
€3,978. warmed up with a good idea of how I wanted her to run. We
haven=t faced the two Triple Crown winners yet, but I hope she
Margins: NO, NO, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.68, 12.37, 4.55. performs well and stays in the spotlight next season.@
Also Ran: Northsea Star (Ger), Blu Navy Seal (Ity), Clarenzio Fan Cont. p7
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G1 Arima Kinen Cont. The extended family of the 2020 Arima Kinen heroine features
Added trainer Takashi Saito, AShe was in good form and gave Japanese MSW Fusaichi Airedale (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), in turn
us a great impression before the race. I was worried that Yuichi the dam of Japanese Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Fusaichi Richard
might have made a too early bid, but he was confident and rode (Jpn) (Kurofune), MSW Lailaps (Jpn) (French Deputy), and the G1
her beautifully, holding off the others. This is a dream come true Hanshin Juvenile Fillies third Beach Samba (Jpn) (Kurofune).
and I have a feeling there will be many more.@ Another half-sister to Fusaichi Airedale, Bellagio (Jpn) (Mejiro
Runner-up in the 2018 G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies after two Ryan {Jpn}), saluted in the Listed Topaz S., while yet another
unbeaten runs including the Listed Ivy S., Chrono Genesis half-sister was the dam of G3 Sapporo Nisai S. victor Admire
captured the G3 Daily Hai Queen Cup last term and was third in Eikan (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}).
both the G1 Japanese 1000 Guineas and G1 Japanese Oaks
before a win in the G1 Shuka Sho. Unplaced in her 3-year-old
finale in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup last November, she Sunday, Nakayama, Japan
returned at four with a win in the G2 Kyoto Kinen and played ARIMA KINEN-G1, ¥574,860,000, Nakayama, 12-27, 3yo/up,
bridesmaid in Lucky Lilac=s Osaka Hai in April. Back on top in the 2500mT, 2:35.00, fm.
G1 Takarazuka Kinen on June 28, she went missing until a third 1--CHRONO GENESIS (JPN), 121, f, 4, Bago (Fr)
in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) behind Almond Eye (Jpn) (Lord 1st Dam: Chronologist (Jpn), by Kurofune
Kanaloa {Jpn}) on Nov. 1 last out. 2nd Dam: In This Unison (Jpn), by Sunday Silence
3rd Dam: Rustic Belle, by Mr. Prospector
O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Takashi Saito;
J-Yuichi Kitamura. ¥303,420,000. Lifetime Record: 13-7-2-3.
*1/2 to Normcore (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}), G1SW-Jpn & HK,
$5,619,785 Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: F.
2--Salacia (Jpn), 121, m, 5, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Salomina (Ger),
by Lomitas (GB). O-Silk Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);
-120,972,000.
3--Fierement (Jpn), 126, h, 5, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Lune d'Or (Fr),
by Green Tune. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);
-75,486,000.
Margins: NK, NK, 2HF. Odds: 1.50, 73.90, 2.50.
Also Ran: Lucky Lilac (Jpn), World Premiere (Jpn)*, Curren
Bouquetd'or (Jpn)*, Persian Knight (Jpn), Crescendo Love (Jpn),
Chrono Genesis | JRA Ocea Great (Jpn), Loves Only You (Jpn), You Can Smile (Jpn),
Kiseki (Jpn), Babbitt (Jpn), Authority (Jpn), Mozu Bello (Jpn).
Pedigree Notes DNF: Blast Onepiece (Jpn).
One of two Group 1 winners for her sire after Big Week (Jpn), Dead Heat for 5th: World Premiere (Jpn) & Curren Bouquetd=or
the winner is among Bago=s 11 black-type winners, seven at the (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart & video or the free
group level. The eighth foal and eighth winner out of the [Link] catalogue-style pedigree.
winning Chronologist, Chrono Genesis is also her dam=s second
offspring to win at least two Group 1s after the grey mare OMEGA PERFUME SHOOTS FOR TOKYO
Normcore (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}). At the beginning of December,
the grey Normcore padded her resume with a win at Sha Tin in
DAISHOTEN THREE-PEAT by Alan Carasso
Omega Perfume (Jpn) (Swept Overboard), arguably the best
the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup after saluting in the G1 Victoria
Japanese dirt horse not named Chrysoberyl (Jpn) (Gold Allure
Mile earlier in her career. The duo are followed by the unplaced
{Jpn}), has drawn nicely in gate seven of 16 as he goes for a third
3-year-old filly Clotho Nona (Jpn) (Rulership {Jpn}), an unnamed
consecutive victory in Tuesday=s G1 Tokyo Daishoten, the final
juvenile colt by Maurice (Jpn), a yearling by Drefong and a
top-level event for 2020 and the lone race at group level held on
weanling filly by Maurice. Chronologist visited the court of 2017
the National Association of Racing (NAR) circuit.
G1 Japanese Derby/Tenno Sho (Autumn) hero Rey de Oro (Jpn)
Cont. p8
(King Kamehameha {Jpn}) this spring.
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Tokyo Daishoten Cont.

The 5-year-old gray defeated Nonkono Yume (Jpn) (Twining)
by a length in defence of his title 12 months ago and won the G3
Keian Hai at Kyoto first off the layoff this past May. He found
Chrysoberyl a touch too strong when second to the champion
dirt horse in the June 24 Teio Sho and Nov. 3 JBC Classic, but in
that one=s absence, he is hands down the one to beat. Mirco
Demuro rides.
Omega Perfume=s first Daishoten came as a 3-year-old and the
sophomore set looks well represented here as well. The
American-conceived Danon Pharaoh (Jpn) (American Pharoah)
won the Japan Dirt Derby over this course and distance in July
and bounced back from a fifth in the JBC Classic to take out the
Listed Urawa Kinen (2000m) Nov. 25. T O Keynes (Jpn) (Sinister
Minister) has won half of his six starts this season and exits a
near-miss second in listed company at Hanshin Dec. 20. He
should enjoy the run of the race from gate one.
Mutually (Jpn) (Pyro) has missed the top three only once from
seven runs at Ohi and came from well back to finish a
respectable fourth when last seen in the JBC Classic.

IN JAPAN:
Top Star Sun, c, 2, I Am Invincible--Meliora (GSW-Aus,
$248,410), by Ad Valorem (USA). Hanshin, 12-27, Newcomers
($171k), 1400m, 1:21.9. B-Yarraman Park Stud Pty Ltd, A
Mitchell, E & J Rea (NSW). *1ST-TIME STARTER. **$650,000
Ylg >20 MMGCYS. ***Full to I Am Immortal, GSW-Aus,
$280,400.

IN SINGAPORE:
Relentless, g, 3, Hallowed Crown--Gladwell (GSP-Aus,
$130,650), by Anabaa (USA). Kranji, 12-27, Hcp. ($50k),
1400m, 1:25.18. B-C O=Brien (NSW). *$30,000 2yo >19 INGRTR.
**SP-Sin. VIDEO
Starlight, g, 3, Headwater--Zalila (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). Kranji,
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2 Derma Louvre (Jpn) Pyro Tosaki Toda 126
3 Mogiana Flavor (Jpn) Battle Plan Shigeta Fukunaga 126
4 History Maker (Jpn) Empire Maker Kitamura Shintani 126
5 Danon Pharaoh (Jpn) American Pharoah Kawada Yahagi 121
6 Work and Love (Jpn) Sinister Minister Sasagawa Arayama 126
7 Omega Perfume (Jpn) Swept Overboard Demuro Yasuda 126
8 Nonkono Yume (Jpn) Twining Yano Arayama 126
9 Westerlund (Jpn) Neo Universe (Jpn) Fujioka Sasaki 126
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11 Noble Saturn (Jpn) Casino Drive Hattori Sano 126
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COULD BREAKAGE BE USED TO PAY FOR

KENTUCKY SIRES FOR 2021, HORSERACING INTEGRITY AND SAFETY ACT?
FIRST YEARLINGS: PART I The Week in Review, by Bill Finley
As the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act resurfaced last
week as part of an omnibus spending bill passed by the House
and Senate, the same questions were being asked all over again.
What will the new way of doing things cost and who is going to
pay for it?
All anyone really knows at this point is that the states will be
expected to foot the bill and their share will depend on how
much racing there is in each state. Kentucky, with year-round
racing, will have to pay more than Arkansas, where Oaklawn is
the only track and it is open for only about four months. A state
like Pennsylvania, where there are three Thoroughbred tracks,
two of which run year-round, and three harness tracks, will get
hit the hardest. Cont. p9

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any potency they may (or may not) be able to recycle on the track.
In this third instalment of our survey, then, we begin our
descent of the slippery slope with the first group to offer a hint
of what they might actually be made of, having in recent weeks
offered their first weanlings to market.
Quite how reliably that market will judge this early stock is
another matter. Because year after year, it's the same: almost
invariably, the average prices paid for first weanlings tend pretty
scrupulously to reflect their ranking by covering fees. A couple
of years ago, for instance, the top six rookies by fee in Kentucky
duly filled the top six weanling averages among their intake--and
more or less in sequence, too. The only one who elevated
himself conspicuously higher than his fee rank was Runhappy.
The year before, conversely, the outlier had been a big
disappointment: Constitution. While the other pair who had
launched at $25,000, Liam's Map and Carpe Diem, respectively
averaged $131,281 and $110,475, Constitution managed only
$65,895. (In offering 37 foals, moreover, he had sent much the
biggest sample of his work into the ring.) Cont. p3
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Kentucky Sires for 2021, First Yearlings

(cont. from p1)
In other words, let's be careful about reading too much into
the market verdict on these first weanlings. Had you treated the
few variations from fee rankings as any kind of weathervane,
you might well have expected Constitution to be on his way to
Turkey by now. That's what happened to Daredevil, after all,
having finished just behind him in the averages (off half the fee).
And we know what happened to Daredevil next. No need, by the
same token, for anyone to give up on Runhappy despite his
underwhelming first juveniles.
If their rare departures from the values initially presented by
the farms prove to be so misplaced, little wonder purchasers
end up adhering pretty slavishly to the pecking order implied in
the cost of conception. In future, however, they might as well
keep out of the November sleet, and not bother hauling
themselves from barn to barn to inspect these living, breathing
animals!
With that in mind, we should draw limited inferences from the
"performance" at the weanling sales of those stallions who will
be presenting their first yearlings to market in 2021. For the
record, a couple who failed to hold their place in the weanling
averages, relative to fees, were West Coast and Always
Dreaming. But they remain absolutely entitled to maintain a
resemblance to Constitution once their stock actually gets onto
the racetrack in 2022.
In the meantime, of course, this group stands nervously before
a commercial highwire: their 2021 covers will go to the yearling
sales in 2023, when their first crop will be showing their prowess
or otherwise on the track as sophomores. If you back one that
lands running, you'll hope to be in clover. But the rest will be
exposed to a precipitate decline in the value of their brand.

Triple Crown glory | Sarah Andrew

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 11 • [Link] MONDAY • DECEMBER 28, 2020

That won't disqualify them from breeding runners, however. prepared to try again if not satisfied (RNAs up to $400,000)
And with so many farms cutting fees across the roster, to keep while those that did sell achieved a very decent yield at $421,737.
the carousel turning in the pandemic economy, there should be So while it's always a long way down, at numbers like this,
some excellent value around. Overall, it's an attractive group Justify should be equal to the challenge if the basic tenets of our
with interest at most levels. industry hold up. Performance we scarcely need to reprise.
The top of the weanling averages, unsurprisingly in the context Physique is barely less extraordinary. He exudes such virility in
we have just established, was JUSTIFY (Scat Daddy--Stage Magic, the flesh that you feel intimidated just standing near him, and
by Ghostzapper). The only Triple Crown winner to remain the Storm Cat line can seldom have yielded such a vivid example
unbeaten in the history of the American Turf bestrode the of its trademark power and musculature. And pedigree is cogent
intake with an opening fee of $150,000, and Ashford got him enough: first three dams all at least graded stakes performers;
going last year with an unbelievable first book of 252 mares-- likewise, his tragic half-brother.
matched, nationally, only by another rookie by the same sire, The keystone of his family tree, as has been explored many
starting at the same farm, in Mendelssohn. Justify received times, is the duplication in its fourth generation of sisters Preach
another 222 guests this time round, and gets a clip to $125,000 and Yarn: Justify's second dam is by the former's son, Pulpit,
to negotiate the approaching "bubble." while his grandsire Johannesburg is out of the latter's daughter
With 474 covers in his first two years, presumably all mares Myth (Ogygian). The sisters' dam Narrate, moreover, was by
deserving of the fee, Justify will need to do precisely as his name Honest Pleasure--whose brother For The Moment is sire of
suggests with his first crops. As always, there's a witting Justify's fourth dam; while their sire Mr. Prospector is also Scat
trade-off in the sheer volume of traffic. On the one hand, he will Daddy's damsire. That Mr. P. bedrock gets a perfect foil in the
surely find runners to keep his name in lights, however his Classic quality and stamina of Nijinsky, who also recurs top and
percentages stack up against rivals with smaller books. At the bottom, including (but not only) as Narrate's damsire. How
same time, good luck if you're going to rely on kudos to get any gratifying it was, to see such thoughtful breeding repaid by
duds through the sales: there won't be a lack of alternatives. Of historic achievement; and fortunate is the breeder who can
the 16 weanlings who put their heads over the parapet, nine afford to tap into it now.
reached their reserves; but vendors were understandably
 • Won his only 2YO start by 9¾ lengths
• Won the Florida Derby-Gr.1 (like the hot young sires
Nyquist and Constitution)
• Won the Cigar Mile-Gr.1 (earning a 111 Beyer)
• Won the Pacific Classic-Gr.1 by 3 lengths
• Won the Haskell Invitational S.-Gr.1 in one of the fastest times ever
• Won the $20m Saudi Cup defeating Midnight Bisou
• First past the post in the Kentucky Derby-Gr.1 (dsqd for interference)
• Eclipse Champion 3YO Colt of 2019
• Champion 3YO Male Miler on the 2019 World Thoroughbred Rankings
• Top-class G1 winner as a 4YO
• 11 Triple-Digit Beyer Figures in 14 starts
• NEVER TESTED POSITIVE for an illegal or prohibited substance
during his career despite comprehensive testing at the world’s
best laboratories

“On Tuesday [United States Attorney] Adams revealed that prosecutors

now believe that at least two of the alleged conspirators—Chan and
Rhein—were pushing some fake PEDs to Servis that didn’t really
enhance performance…..The prosecutor then elaborated:
“That is, a drug that is promoted and intended to
be a performance-enhancer but is, you know a dud.”
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Among the mortals, the highest opening fee was charged by

CITY OF LIGHT (Quality Road--Paris Notion, by Dehere), who was
initially offered at $35,000 and elevated to $40,000 after
rounding off his resumJ with a six-length romp (and 112 Beyer)
in the GI Pegasus World Cup. And he could hardly have made a
better debut at the sales, selling a dozen of 14 weanlings for a
knockout average of $216,000--behind only Justify; more than
double any other stallion in the intake; and at an unrivalled
yield.

City of Light | Lane=s End

This shouldn't have surprised anyone. Of the three recruits

made by Lane's End in this intake, we'll all have had our
individual favorites. I did think Accelerate (Lookin At Lucky) was
particularly good value, priced as he was, but City of Light is a
most seductive animal and also looked worth every cent of his
fee. A lot of breeders evidently agreed, as he has managed to
hold his fee in the teeth of the economic gale, doubtless aided
by the exemplary management of his books by a farm that tries
to keep a premium on the brand by not flooding the
marketplace. Many others would cheerfully have kept the door
revolving long after City of Light reached 146 mares in both his
first two seasons.
In terms of sheer class, he looks a valid alternative--and not
just a more accessible one--to his $150,000 sire. From his
breakout success in the GI Malibu S., City of Light proved
invincible except in two very pardonable circumstances,
stretching his speed just too far over 10 furlongs and given the
slip by the dashing Whitmore (Pleasantly Perfect) after a
three-month layoff. His performance in the GI Dirt Mile,
breaking his pursuers with a blazing 110 Beyer, was one of the
most charismatic of recent Breeders' Cups. That was one of four
Grade Is won by City of Light, though his GII Oaklawn H. defeat
of Accelerate (the rest beaten off 10 lengths) differed only
formally in caliber.
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He is, moreover, a thing of beauty ($710,000 Keeneland

September yearling); and his dam is a three-parts sister to a
Grade I winner out of a Grade I winner. Even without that level
of quality, I would already love two first dams by distaff
influences as resonant as Dehere and Somethingfabulous. (The
latter's mother Somethingroyal actually holds the whole
pedigree together: her great son, Secretariat, is damsire of
Dehere; while Quality Road's sire Elusive Quality draws together
Secretariat and Sir Ivor, a grandson of Somethingroyal, as
damsires of his sire and dam respectively.) Though City of Light's
own forte was plainly dirt speed, there are interesting shades of
green under the third dam, who produced a top-class European
colt of his era in Cacoethes (Alydar), so his brilliance might well
prove transferable to any theater.

It's not necessarily the most decorated pedigree past the dam,
but it has a couple of interesting knots. Both his sire and dam
are out of granddaughters of Raise a Native, respectively via Mr.
West Coast | Lane=s End Prospector and Majestic Prince--whose own family ties back into
the bottom line: West Coast's fourth dam is by My Host, a full-
Many others, surveying the Lane's End trio, preferred to pin brother to the second dam of Majestic Prince (as well as to
their colors to the mast of WEST COAST (Flatter--Caressing, by Kelso's sire Your Host). Mares who bring Real Quiet or Pleasant
Honour and Glory). True, he has not started quite so smoothly: Colony into play might tighten this strand in interesting fashion.
his second book diminished from 168 to 103, and his fee from
$35,000 to $20,000 after obtaining an ordinary average
($64,764) with his first weanlings. As we keep saying, however,
the only true measure of these horses still remains some way
down the road and West Coast still has every chance.
He is out of a champion juvenile filly who has produced a
couple of other graded stakes performers, and his physique
sustained a $425,000 yearling tag (highly respectable for his
sire). Having sat out the Classics, he bloomed in time to pick up
the pieces in the GI Travers and sealed the sophomore title
when first of the crop home behind Gun Runner (Candy Ride
{Arg}) and Collected (City Zip) in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic.
And at four he raked in some of the biggest place purses around,
taking his career earnings past $5 million.
Mendelssohn | Sarah Andrew
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As we've already noted, MENDELSSOHN (Scat Daddy--Leslie's

Lady, by Tricky Creek), matched his illustrious new neighbor at
Ashford in herding an eye-watering 252 mares for his debut
season. Remarkably, a second book of 242 was surpassed only
by Uncle Mo and Into Mischief and he duly holds his fee at
$35,000 after a solid debut at the sales, processing as many as
19 of 23 offered at an average $95,736.
Clearly, you're not going to be short of options if you want a
Mendelssohn yearling in 2021 or 2022. That said, it would be
disappointing if the other side of this gamble--that he will
produce an early star or two to keep him going--should fail to
come off.
Because Mendelssohn is out of one of the most remarkable
mares in the modern history of the breed, and by a more
commercially helpful sire than her rags-to-riches son Into
Mischief (Harlan's Holiday). His physique sealed his status as
Keeneland September sale-topper and, true to the versatile
influence of his sire, he won his Grade I at two on the grass at
the Breeders' Cup. Unfortunately he could not convert that
extraterrestrial dirt debut in Dubai into further success at the
elite tier, but he left no doubt as to his essential eligibility to do
so (repeatedly ridden at too manic a pace). By any measure
Mendelssohn has his "ducks in a row" and his popularity is easy
to understand among those of Ashford's clients who could not
stretch for a Triple Crown winner by the same sire.
to beat 18 others in the GI Kentucky Derby; made a valiant
effort to burn off the Triple Crown winner when beaten a bare
length in the GI Preakness; and, finally spared the attentions of
Justify, duly won the GI Haskell. His dam and three of her
half-sisters were graded stakes-placed or better, and there are
several accomplished runners and/or producers under the third
dam, notably Magical Maiden (Lord Avie) and her daughter Miss
Houdini (Belong to Me), both Grade I-winning juveniles in
California.
In broader terms, I adore the top-to-bottom parade of
breed-shaping names in his third generation: Mr. Prospector,
Deputy Minister, Danzig, Miswaki. There's increasing
competition among sons of Curlin, but most of them were not as
quick to mature and Good Magic will surely get runners. There's
just something wholesome about this horse and he may well live
Good Magic | Sarah Andrew up to his name in his new career.
We could not know it at the time but the most expensive
The other stallion to launch at $35,000 was GOOD MAGIC recruit to Spendthrift, at $25,000, has turned out to be a
(Curlin--Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun) at Hill 'n' Dale. Though pathfinder for a series of blue-chip stallions now bidding to build
only 10 of 19 weanlings found a new home, they did so at on the success of that farm's "pile-'em-high" commercial model.
$104,000 and he gets a mild clip to $30,000 to maintain BOLT D'ORO (Medaglia d'Oro--Globe Trot, by A.P. Indy) was
numbers after opening with books of 164 and 142. third to Good Magic at the Breeders' Cup but already had a
Here was another seven-figure yearling and he matched that couple of Grade Is under his belt (one by nearly eight lengths)
billing as a GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile champion who trained on and a stellar juvenile Beyer of 103.
 Miss Brazil’s Beyer Speed Figure was higher than the
following Beyer figures earned in 2020 Grade 1 Stakes Races

”MISS BRAZIL has the potential

to be a special horse.
Palace Malice was a great racehorse
and is continuing to be
just as great as a stallion.
I truly believe in him.”

Tony Dutrow

2021 STUD FEE: $20,000 S&N

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On the face of it, that's some achievement for a horse The other stallion in this intake retired at $25,000 was
apparently bred to relish a second turn at three. But his is ALWAYS DREAMING (Bodemeister--Above Perfection, by In
actually a family that tends to sharpness, as in the case of Excess {Ire}), who has been eased to $17,500 at WinStar. He
Zensational (out of a half-sister to the granddam of Bolt d'Oro arguably needed that help, his weanling performance having
and an unusually fast horse for Unbridled's Song). been candidly disappointing: to sell 17 of 24 was solid enough,
but they realized an average of just $34,070. As we said at the
outset, of course, history tells us not to read anything into that
and he has numbers behind him (165 and 118 mares in his first
two books) to get a crucial headliner or two early on.
In fairness, the sporting decision to seek a revival at four
backfired and the memory of his GI Kentucky Derby success, not
to mention a GI Florida Derby romp in the fastest time since
Alydar, had rather begun to fade by the time he got to stud. So
while his own sire's fortunes in the meantime are discouraging,
let's remember that Always Dreaming is a half-brother to Grade
I-winning juvenile Hot Dixie Chick (Dixie Union) and runaway
GII Demoiselle S. winner Positive Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile) out
of a mare who ran Xtra Heat (Dixieland Heat) to a neck in the
GI Prioress S.
Bolt d=Oro | Spendthrift

Moreover this is a pedigree, tracing to Myrtlewood, that has

gained considerably over the last year through the blossoming
of his older half-brother Global Campaign (Curlin), himself now
starting out at WinStar, to make the GI Breeders' Cup Classic
podium. Their tragic dam obviously packaged a pretty vital
genetic package, her only other foal also being a stakes winner
and Grade II-placed at two. We'll never know quite how far Bolt
d'Oro may have progressed, but his pedigree and the template
of Global Campaign together suggest that we hadn't seen the
best of him by the time he derailed at three.
Predictably enough, his farm secured a monster opening book
of 214 and another 146 this time round but he performed
extremely efficiently in the sales debut, rehousing a high ratio Always Dreaming | Jon Siegel
(22 of 25) at a very respectable $93,136. He was himself a
$630,000 Saratoga yearling and, slashed to $15,000 as Read part two of Chris McGrath's Value Sires--First Kentucky
Spendthrift made purposeful cuts across its roster, looks quite Yearlings in Tuesday's TDN, with coverage of Accelerate,
tempting value now. Collected, Oscar Performance, Good Samaritan, Tapwrit, Mo
Town, Army Mule, Cloud Computing, Ransom the Moon, Sharp
Azteca, Mor Spirit, Bee Jersey, Tale of Verve, Free Drop Billy,
McCraken, and Funtastic, plus Chris's top three on the value
podium.

Mucho Unusual (Mucho Macho Man) gets home first in

the GIII Robert J. Frankel S. Sunday at Santa Anita.
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 11 • [Link] MONDAY • DECEMBER 28, 2020

The Week in Review (cont. from p1) Multiply that by the 30 or so states that have pari-mutuel
wagering and you will likely come up with $10 million or so.
It appears that each state will be left to its own devices when it
The breakage plus uncashed tickets, is that enough? Until The
comes to figuring out how to come up with an amount that will
Jockey Club, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority or,
likely be in the millions for the major racing states. If that turns
perhaps, the United States Anti-Doping Agency or whomever,
out to be the case, it raises the possibility that the money will
release a budget or an estimated budget, it=s impossible to tell.
come from an increase in takeout, which is the very last thing
But even if the breakage money pays for just a fraction of the
this sport needs.
program, it is a good place to start.
While not offering any specifics, the bill suggests that the
The passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which
money could come from foal registration fees, sales
appears to be inevitable despite President=s Trump=s reluctance
contributions, starter fees and track fees. But taking money out
to sign the omnibus spending bill that includes the Act, promises
of the pocket of owners, in the form of purse cuts or fees to
to be a tremendously positive, much-needed development for
start a horse, is another bad idea. Owners and bettors are the
the sport. It will come at a cost, but that shouldn=t be too much
two most important participants in the sport and neither group
of a cost. This is not something that horseplayers should have to
can afford to have any more money come out of their pockets
pay for. The same goes for the owners. Whether it=s with the
Which is why the sport needs to come together and find clever
breakage money or something else, when it comes to paying for
and alternative ways to raise the money. Here=s my idea: use the
the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, the sport needs to get
money that accrues each year from breakage.
this one right.
In most states, payoffs are rounded down to the nearest 20-
cent increment on a $2 bet. That means if the exact payoff on a
horse to show should be $2.79, the actual payoff will be just Charlatan Sensational In His Return
$2.60. While a few pennies here or there may not seem like a Bob Baffert said that he thought Charlatan (Speightstown) was
lot, breakage can add up fast. The Thoroughbred Idea going to need the race in the GI Runhappy Malibu S. Saturday at
Foundation estimates that breakage adds up to about $50 Santa Anita. He could not have been more wrong.
million a year. During the 2018 Triple Crown alone, breakage on Before being sidelined in June due to a filling in his ankle,
win bets on Justify (Scat Daddy) totaled more than $1 million for Charlatan looked like he might be the most promising horse in
the three races. racing. He demolished the competition in all three of his races,
In a perfect world, all bets would be broken down to the including the GI Arkansans Derby, where a medication violation
penny and the horse that should pay $4.18 would pay $4.18 and cost him the official win.
not $4. Horseplayers may deserve that money, but it=s highly
unlikely that they will ever see it. That=s what makes this Cont. p10
different from a hike in the takeout rate. Diverting breakage to
pay for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act will not mean
that the gamblers will be asked to pay any more than they are
now.
Of course, that estimated $50 million has to come from
somewhere. The money from breakage is used to fund such
things as purses and breed development funds. In some states,
the tracks are allowed to keep some or all of the money. The
breakage money is retained by the bet-taker, which means more
and more of that $50 million is now going to the ADW
companies, which can afford to take a small hit. The money
would be missed, but it is currently spread among so many
entities that the hit will be minimal. And it can also be argued
that this is money the tracks, breeding funds and purse accounts
shouldn=t be getting in the first place.
Another source of revenue could be uncashed tickets.
According to the 2019 Maryland Racing Commission annual
report, there were $981,618 in uncashed tickets in the state in
2019.
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What appeared to be a match race on paper, didn=t really Los Alamitos Deserved Better
develop because the highly regarded Nashville (Speightstown)
The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) should be
didn=t run to expectations. But, nonetheless, the Malibu was
demanding that every track in the state do its very best when it
loaded with talent and Charlatan thrashed his opponents,
comes to safety. But the CHRB
winning by 4 1/2 lengths. He got
was being unreasonable when
a 107 Beyer figure.
it voted to only give Los
On Sunday, Baffert said he
Alamitos a six-month license to
wasn=t sure what was next for
run in 2021. They did so
Charlatan. It will be interesting to
because there had been a
see if his team shoots for the big
reported 29 fatalities at the
money in races like the G1 Dubai
track during 2020. The
World Cup or the Saudi Cup or
commissioners said they would
gets more conservative and
let Los Alamitos run during the
keeps him home. But wherever
second half of the year if they
he goes, he will be the headliner.
were convinced that the track
Until proven otherwise, he=s the
had been making positive steps
most exciting horse in the sport.
when it came to safety.
The other story out of Santa
It=s one thing to give Los
Anita Saturday was the handle.
Charlatan | Benoit Alamitos such an ultimatum.
The $23,003,159 wagered was a
It=s another thing to do so two
record for an opening day at AThe Great Race Place.@ It sure
weeks before the beginning of the year.
looks like the bettors are not turning away from Southern
Cont. p11
California racing over the new, strict whipping rules.

2020 in Photos: September 4. The GI Longines Kentucky Oaks field breaks from the gate. | Coady
Thank you to our dedicated team and
our equine athletes who make the
dream possible.

Thank you to the owners who

purchased a WinStar-bred.

Thank you to the trainers and their

staff who worked tirelessly to get to
the winner’s circle.
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That=s especially a problem for a Quarter Horse track because George Krikorian=s homebred Mucho Unusual rebounded from
most of the money for major races in the sport comes from a rare off-the-board finish in the GI Breeders= Cup F/M Turf with
sustaining payments. Track owner Dr. Ed Allred correctly noted a determined 3/4-length victory in the GIII Robert J. Frankel S. at
that it was hard to ask Quarter Horse trainers and owners to Santa Anita Sunday. The 5-2 shot, away alertly, was content to
keep making the payments when they would have no idea if any stalk pacesetting She=s Our Charm through moderate splits. The
of the races scheduled later than June 30 would actually be run. frontrunner skipped further clear down the backstretch, but
When California was desperate for a track to step up and fill Miss Teheran (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) charged up the fence to take
the void after Hollywood Park closed down, Allred went above the lead nearing the far turn. Mucho Unusual ranged up three
and beyond, converting his track so that it could hold wide to join those two foes at the top of the lane. She began
Thoroughbred racing. Since then, it seems like he never gets a inching away from a game She=s Our Charm with a furlong to run
break from the CHRB. The guess is that Allred will back down, and then fended off the late rally of Never Be Enough for her
but his threat to shut the track down rather than agree to the second graded victory of the year.
six-month license is something that can=t be taken lightly. AShe=s my queen. We don=t have a big stable but she=s our
Because of its racing dates and the fact it provides stabling for queen,@ said winning trainer Tim Yakteen. AShe is such a dream
hundreds of Thoroughbreds, Los Alamitos has became a part of to train, so easy, so straightforward she makes my job easy.@
California racing that would be greatly missed of it were ever to Mucho Unusual, second in last year=s GI American Oaks,
go away. opened 2020 with third-place efforts in the GII Buena Vista S. in
The right thing to do would have been to grant Los Alamitos a February and in the GI Gamely S. in May. Eighth when shipped
one-year license while letting the track know that this would be to Keeneland for the July 11 GI Jenny Wiley S., she returned
its last chance and that there would be a stiff price to pay going home to be third against state-bred foes in the one-mile Solana
forward if it didn=t improve on its safety record. Beach S. at Del Mar Aug. 15. The bay filly earned a spot in the
Breeders= Cup with a front-running 1 1/4-length victory in the
1 1/4-mile GI Rodeo Drive S. Sept. 26, but came home only 12th
following a wide trip in the F/M Turf.
Sunday, Santa Anita
Looking ahead, Yakteen added, AWe haven=t made any plans.
ROBERT J. FRANKEL S.-GIII, $101,500, Santa Anita, 12-27,
Maybe the [Jan. 18] Megahertz will be in play, or not. We=ll
3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:46.94, fm.
consider everything and just play it by ear.@
1--MUCHO UNUSUAL, 125, f, 4, by Mucho Macho Man
1st Dam: Not Unusual, by Unusual Heat
2nd Dam: Fly First Class, by General Meeting
3rd Dam: Laura's Jet, by Wajima
($170,000 RNA Ylg '17 KEESEP). O/B-George Krikorian (CA);
T-Tim Yakteen; J-John R. Velazquez. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
18-6-3-4, $762,715. *1/2 to Big Score (Mr. Big), GSW & GISP,
$702,792. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Werk Nick Rating: A.

2--Never Be Enough (GB), 123, m, 5, Sir Percy (GB)--Camp Fire

(Ire), by Lahib. (8,500gns RNA Wlg '15 TATFOA; ,16,000 Ylg '16
GOUKSI; ,15,000 RNA 5yo '20 GOFJAN). O-Ronald L. Charles &
Samuel Gordon; B-J. Skinner (GB); T-Manuel Badilla. $20,000.
3--She's Our Charm, 121, f, 4, Candy Ride (Arg)--Charm the
Maker, by Empire Maker. ($600,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP). Mucho Unusual | Benoit
O-Deborah McAnally Trust; B-Ron & Deborah McAnally (KY); Pedigree Notes:
T-Ronald L. McAnally. $12,000. George Krikorian purchased Mucho Unusual=s dam, Not
Margins: 3/4, NO, 3/4. Odds: 2.90, 32.40, 4.20. Unusual, for $67,000 at the 2007 Barretts October Yearling Sale.
Also Ran: Miss Teheran (Ire), Zee Drop, Rideforthecause, Altea The filly is a half-sister to Krikorian=s GIII Transylvania S. winner
(Fr), Colonial Creed. Scratched: Meal Ticket, Posh Holly (Ire). Big Score (Mr. Big). Not Unusual produced a filly by Mr. Big in
Click for [Link] chart, [Link] PPs or [Link] 2019 and a colt by Kitten=s Joy this year. She was bred back to
catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Uncle Mo.
Friday, Santa Anita, post time: 6:30 p.m. EST
JOE HERNANDEZ S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 6 1/2fT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Texas Wedge K Colonel John Altamira Racing Stable, Rafter JR Ranch LLC, Miller Prat 120
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2 P R Radio Star K Warrior's Reward Jacobsen, Gordon, Lewis, Michael & Vanderslice, J D'Amato Hernandez 120
3 Encoder English Channel Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Baze 120
4 Hembree K Proud Citizen Tom Kagele Miller Rosario 120
5 True Valour (Ire) Kodiac (GB) R. Larry Johnson Motion Van Dyke 120
6 Blitzkrieg War Front R3 Racing LLC and Calara Farms O'Neill Espinoza 122
7 Wildman Jack Goldencents W.C. Racing Inc. O'Neill Cedillo 122
8 Chaos Theory K Curlin Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rispoli 122
9 Oiseau de Guerre K War Front Westside Racing Stable, Bambauer, Bob & Sheila, L O'Neill Fuentes 120
inderman, Alan, Ouriel, Wendy and Tucker, Terri
10 Mesut Gio Ponti Keith Brackpool Gaines Smith 120
11 Ohio (Brz) Elusive Quality Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Treitman, Bruce McCarthy Gonzalez 120

Breeders: 1-Nancy Shuford, 2-Tonya Jurgens & Mark Toothaker, 3-Peter Lamantia & Greg Ramsby, 4-Derby Lane Farm, LLC, 5-Mr P. O'Rourke,
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IN ORDER OF PURSE:
EDDIE LOGAN S., $80,150, Santa Anita, 12-27, 2yo, 1mT,
1:33.80, fm.
1--CATHKIN PEAK (IRE), 120, g, 2, by Alhebayeb (Ire)
1st Dam: Drumcliffe Dancer (Ire), by
Footstepsinthesand (GB)
2nd Dam: Tea Service, by Atticus
3rd Dam: Her Silver, by Herbager
(€17,000 Ylg '19 GOFSPT). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-CYBT, Cathkin Peak (purple cap) hits the front in the Eddie Logan | Benoit
Sterling Stables, LLC & Michael Nentwig; B-G. Kinch (IRE);
T-Philip D'Amato; J-Flavien Prat. $46,680. Lifetime Record:
3-2-0-0, $81,672. *1/2 to El Astronaute (Ire) (Approve {Ire}), “He’s such a neat horse,” said trainer Phil D’Amato. “Ever since
SW & G1SP-Fr, SW & GSP-Ire, SW-Eng, $558,804. he arrived, he hasn’t done anything wrong and he keeps getting
2--Commander Khai, 120, c, 2, Twirling Candy--Walloon, by better and better. Flavien [Prat] seems to fit him like a glove.”
Alphabet Soup. ($80,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Calvin Nguyen & The race was marred by the spill of Zuma Beach S. winner
Joey Tran; B-Stonehaven Steadings (KY); T-Richard Baltas. Ebeko (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}) at the top of the lane. The colt was
$15,560. vanned off for further evaluation and jockey Joel Rosario was
cleared to ride the rest of the card.
Cathkin Peak debuted Aug. 29 at Navan in Ireland, finishing
3--Beer Can Man, 124, c, 2, Can the Man--Cheesecake, by fourth in a five-furlong maiden under the tutelage of Johnny
Dynaformer. ($9,500 RNA Wlg '18 KEENOV). O-Little Red Murtagh while in the colors of JP Murtagh Racing. He made the
Feather Racing & Sterling Stables, LLC; B-Ron Patterson (KY); move Stateside and into the hands of his new connections,
T-Mark Glatt. $9,336. bursting onto the scene in a one-mile maiden at Del Mar
Nov. 29. The three-quarter length victory came after a dramatic
four-wide closing drive. The Eddie Logan marked his second
straight U.S. win.
Margins: 1, 2 3/4, 1. Odds: 4.20, 3.90, 3.80. The winner’s dam, who hails from the same family as 1979
Also Ran: Big Fish, Party Game (Ire), Barrister Tom, Ebeko (Ire). GI Suburban H. winner State Dinner (Buckpasser) and 1976
What Cathkin Peak (Ire) lacked in experience--having made the GI Hopeful S. winner Banquet Table (Round Table), produced
fewest starts in the field--he clearly made up for in talent, taking colts the last two years by Kodi Bear (Ire) and Kessaar (Ire),
the Eddie Logan S. to stay undefeated since moving Stateside. respectively. Click for the [Link] chart or VIDEO,
The bay gelding hopped out of the gate awkwardly and was sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
outrun, settling in the clear in the penultimate spot of the
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behind 6-5 choice Mo Hawk (Uncle Mo). Three wide into the
first turn as Mo Hawk pursued by Lord Barna (Passion for Gold)
led the charge, Atoned tucked in between rivals down the
backstretch. Moving into contention approaching the quarter
pole, the Godolphin hombred drew to the outside of Lord Barna
and the hard-trying pacesetter turning for home, and despite
IN ORDER OF PURSE: overtaking Mo Hawk late, he was unable to surpass Lord Barna
8th-Gulfstream, $40,000, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), late as they crossed the wire in unison. Mo Hawk was 2 3/4
12-27, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:40.41, fm, 2 3/4 lengths. lengths behind the dead-heating duo. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-0,
KISSING FROGS (f, 3, Cairo Prince--Kiss a Vet, by War Front), $49,374. Click for the [Link] chart or VIDEO, sponsored
fourth in her career bow going a mile on the Aqueduct dirt in by Fasig-Tipton.
November 2019, closed from off the pace to take his turf bow at O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Eoin Harty.
Gulfstream the following month. Reserved in midpack in the
early going, Kissing Frogs was still covered up and in need of
racing room leaving the quarter pole. Four wide turning for
home, the grey stretched her legs in the lane, collared Mimina’s
Team (Uncle Mo) midstretch and drew off to win by
2 3/4 lengths. Kiss a Vet produced full siblings to the winner the
last three seasons. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $52,200. Click for
the [Link] chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. IN ORDER OF PURSE:
O-Paradise Farms Corp., Umberto Ferri, Ira Keeperman & Harold 8th-Santa Anita, $63,500, (S), Msw, 12-27, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:16.74,
Chubinsky; B-Harvey A Clarke (KY); T-William I. Mott. ft, 6 3/4 lengths.
THE CHOSEN VRON (g, 2, Vronsky--Tiz Molly, by Tiz
10th-Gulfstream, $40,000, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), Wonderful), sent off the 2-1 choice, took the lead early,
12-27, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:34.31, fm, 3/4 length. extended his advantage in the latter half, running clear to score
MO READY (g, 3, Uncle Mo--Ready and Good, by More Than by 6 3/4 lengths over Big Story (Mr. Big). Lifetime Record:
Ready) got some class relief after a third in the Oct. 3 1-1-0-0, $36,600. Click for the [Link] chart or VIDEO,
GI Belmont Derby Invitational S. and a no-factor 13th in sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
Keeneland’s Nov. 6 Bryan Station S. Heavily favored at 6-5 to O-Eric Kruljac, Robert Fetkin, John Sondereker and Richard
visit the winner’s circle, he broke sharply but got outrun for the Thornburgh; B-Tiz Molly Partners (CA); T-J. Eric Kruljac.
lead and settled into an early inside third. Fractions were
sensible--:24.04 and :47.50--and Mo Ready was tipped out on 2nd-Santa Anita, $61,000, Msw, 12-27, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:37.61, ft,
the turn to put in a bid. Shipped about four wide, he reeled in 2 3/4 lengths.
the leaders, set sail for home, and held off 25-1 late closer MASTERING (c, 3, Street Sense--Shimmer, by Pulpit), off-the-
African Heritage (Cairo Prince) for a three-quarter length board in two prior starts over this track, was installed second
triumph. The winner is a half to Sudden Surprise (Giant choice at even money behind favored Exhaulted (Twirling
Surprise), MSW, $816,089. Ready and Good delivered a colt by Candy). Content to track Direct Line (Liam’s Map) early while
Collected this past spring and has been bred back to Maximus Exhaulting took up third, Mastering put his head in front of that
Mischief. Lifetime Record: GISP, 10-3-1-2, $167,513. Click for rival on the far turn and opened a clear advantage. As the
the [Link] chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. favorite loomed and appeared poised to offer more, Mastering
O/B-Repole Stable Inc (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. had enough left in the tank and rolled home to a 2 3/4 length
victory. Mastering, a half to Sister Moon (Dixie Union), GSP,
8th-Tampa, $23,750, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($32,000), 12-27, $107,350, also has a juvenile half-brother by Into Mischief
3yo/up, 8fT, 1:35.96, fm, 2 3/4 lengths. named Tycoon in addition to a yearling sister by Overanalyze
ATONE (c, 3, Into Mischief–Captivating Lass {SW, $133,225}, by who was exported to Korea this year. Sales history: $500,000 Ylg
A.P. Indy), a runaway winner in an Arlington sprint on the '18 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $40,400. Click for the
synthetic in September, finished eighth transferring to the main [Link] chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
in a seven furlong Keeneland allowance Oct. 22. Back on top last O-Karl Watson, Michael E Pegram & Paul Weitman; B-Forging
out going 8 1/2 furlongs over the Tampa turf Nov. 27, the Oaks LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert.
Godolphin homebred was installed the 5-2 second choice
 A Top 5 Third Crop Sire

3 Juvenile Winners this Weekend

FRANCE GO DE INA (USA) – 2YO Colt
Undefeated over 8 furlongs in Japan

WILL’S SECRET – 2YO Filly

Maiden Special Weight Winner at Fair Grounds

CHARGE IT ALL – 2YO Filly

Allowance winner at Tampa Bay, now 2 for 3

Stakes Winner KIM K

placed in the She’s All In Stakes
for trainer Steve Asmussen

Stakes Winner KIM K winning

the Barretts Debutante S.
in her stakes debut

2021 Stud Fee: $5,000 S&N

LGB, LLC 2020 / Photos: Benoit

Inquiries to Tom Hamm or Rebecca Nicholson

By Unbridled’s Song out of Broodmare of the Year Take Charge Lady 859.873.7053 | [Link]
@ three_chimneys
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3rd-Fair Grounds, $47,000, Msw, 12-27, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.42, ft, 5th-Turfway, $31,250, Msw, 12-26, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:10.56, ft,
1 1/2 lengths. 7 1/4 lengths.
VERIFIED (g, 3, Maclean=s Music--Lady Mocha, by Tale of the IGLOO (f, 2, Mshawish--Winter Palace, by Smart Strike), sent
Cat) kicked off his career with a third going 4 1/2 furlongs here off at 5-1 for this unveiling, led narrowly through :22.26 and
in June 2019 before finishing runner-up in his latest in a five- :45.55, shook clear in early stretch and galloped clear to score
panel test at Los Al later that month. Sidelined thereafter, the by a widening 7 1/4-length margin. Out of Grade I winner Jessica
gelding was given a 7-2 chance in this return. In front soon after is Back (Put It Back), Winter Palace produced a Mineshaft colt
the start, Verified extended his lead and responded to strong last term followed by a Twirling Candy colt this season. The
urging late to score by 1 1/2 lengths over Another Hero (Union 8-year-old mare was bred back to Bolt d=Oro. Sales history:
Rags). Sales history: $100,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record:
$9,000 Ylg '19 FTKOCT; $40,000 2yo '20 EASMAY. Lifetime
3-1-1-1, $44,000. Click for the [Link] chart or VIDEO,
Record: 1-1-0-0, $19,200. Click for the [Link] chart or
sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Big Chief Racing, LLC, Rocker O Ranch, LLC & J. Keith
O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Carolyn Vogel (KY);
Desormeaux; B-Betz/Kidder (KY); T-J. Keith Desormeaux.
T-Jonathan Thomas.
3rd-Laurel, $42,520, Msw, 12-27, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:23.94, ft, 14L.
LITTLE HUNTRESS (f, 2, Frosted--Judy Legend, by Medaglia 1st-Hawthorne, $22,880, Msw, 12-27, 2yo, 1m 70y, 1:42.70, ft,
d'Oro), sent off the piping hot 1-5 favorite following a close-up 5 1/4 lengths.
second in her six-furlong unveiling here Nov. 21, zipped to the MARTINI BLU (c, 2, Maclean=s Music--Athena Star, by Star Cat)
front, racing through an opening quarter mile in :22.66. settled off pacesetter Dream Keeper (Super Saver), who carved
Comfortably in front through a :45.87 half, the grey turned on all out initial splits of :23.83 and :47.97. Up to challenge the
boosters late, roaring home a 14-length winner over Door favorite in the stretch, the 6-1 chance overtook his rival at the
Buster (Speightster), and becoming the 17th winner for her three-sixteenths and drew away late to graduate by
freshman sire (by Tapit). The winner=s dam, Judy legend, is out 5 1/4 lengths. Dream Keeper was a clear second. In addition to
of graded winner Andujar (Quiet American). She produced a Martini Blu, Athena Star is also responsible for a yearling by
Quality Road colt in 2019 before dropping a Runhappy colt this Tapizar and a weanling by Goldencents. She was bred back to
term. She was bred back to Hard Spun. Sales history: $100,000 Catalina Cruiser. Sales history: $40,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP. Lifetime
Ylg '19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $31,200. Click for the Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,200. Click for the [Link] chart or
[Link] chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Madaket Stables LLC, Wonder Stables & Robert V. LaPenta; O-Novogratz Racing Stables Inc.; B-Connie Snyder & Richard
B-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables (KY); T-Brittany Russell.
Snyder (KY); T-Hugh H. Robertson.

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, DECEMBER 28

2020 Stud Fees Listed
Mshawish (Medaglia d'Oro), Taylor Made Farm, $10,000
88 foals of racing age/12 winners/0 black-type winners
9-Fair Grounds, Aoc 5 1/2fT, RISKY REWARD, 6-1
$32,000 KEE NOV wnl; $30,000 OBS APR 2yo

Not This Time (Giant's Causeway), Taylor Made Farm, $12,500

111 foals of racing age/28 winners/3 black-type winners
9-Fair Grounds, Aoc 5 1/2fT, IT'SFIFTYSHADETIME, 12-1
$5,000 KEE SEP yrl; $19,000 RNA OBS MAR 2yo; $18,000 OBS
Frosted, sire of Laurel winner Little Huntress | Darley OPN 2yo
 FIRST CROP WEANLINGS SOLD FOR UP TO

12X STUD FEE

“That Funtastic colt
was a Superstar.”
- Carrie Brogden

2021 Stud Fee: $5,000 S&N

Hip# 2387 was

purchased by
Three Chimneys Farm.

Congratulations to
Breeder BHMFR, LLC
and to Consignor
Hunter Valley Farms,
Agent.

Inquiries to Tom Hamm or

Rebecca Nicholson • 859.873.7053
LGB, LLC 2020 / Photos: Mathea Kelley
[Link]
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Outwork (Uncle Mo), WinStar Farm, $15,000

118 foals of racing age/19 winners/2 black-type winners
7-Fair Grounds, Msw 5 1/2fT, ANDTHEBEATGOESON, 12-1
$5,000 KEE SEP yrl; $5,000 OBS OPN 2yo
5-Delta Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, OUTCASHED, 5-1
$120,000 KEE JAN wnl; $52,000 FTK OCT yrl; $27,000 RNA EAS
MAY 2yo IN FRANCE:
Shallgouda Again, f, 3, More Than Ready. See “France”.
Speightster (Speightstown), WinStar Farm, $10,000
122 foals of racing age/15 winners/2 black-type winners IN SINGAPORE:
7-Fair Grounds, Msw 5 1/2fT, BELL DAY, 8-1 Knight Love, g, 3, Shanghai Bobby--Amazing Littlelady, by
$67,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $125,000 FTK JUL yrl; $72,000 OBS Unbridled’s Song. Kranji, 12-27, Hcp. ($38k), 1000m (AWT),
APR 2yo :58.29. B-Machmer Hall, Carrie & Craig Brodgen (KY). *$35,000
2yo ‘19 OBSAPR. VIDEO
Tamarkuz (Speightstown), Shadwell Farm, $10,000
29 foals of racing age/5 winners/1 black-type winner
5-Delta Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, CRIMSON STORM, 7-2
$17,000 KEE SEP yrl

Upstart (Flatter), Airdrie Stud, $10,000

101 foals of racing age/19 winners/0 black-type winners
9-Fair Grounds, Aoc 5 1/2fT, MAYSTART, 8-1

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, DECEMBER 28

2020 Stud Fees Listed
Race Day (Tapit), Spendthrift Farm, $7,500
149 foals of racing age/50 winners/4 black-type winners
1-Fair Grounds, Msw 5 1/2fT, STONECATCHER, 12-1
$18,000 RNA ESL YRL yrl

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
7th-Santa Anita, $66,000, 12-27, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6fT,
1:08.40, fm, 1/2 length.
JETOVATOR (g, 4, Grazen--Jet Blue Girl {MSP, $320,809}, by
Gimmeawink) Lifetime Record: 16-2-4-5, $147,631. O-Ciaglia
Racing LLC & Estate of Sharon Alesia; B-Sharon Alesia & Ciaglia
Racing, LLC (CA); T-Peter Eurton.
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1st-Santa Anita, $64,500, (S), 12-27, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m,

1mT, 1:35.62, fm, 1 3/4 lengths.
CASSIE BELLE (f, 4, Lucky Pulpit--Madame Heat, by Unusual
Heat) Lifetime Record: 14-2-4-2, $129,085. O-Oakcrest Stable;
B-Oakcrest Stable (CA); T-Sean McCarthy.

8th-Hawthorne, $23,240, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 12-27, ALGORITHMS, Gimme's Goldengirl, f, 4, o/o Gimme the Gold, by
3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:18.00, ft, 5 1/4 lengths. Touch Gold. WMC, 12-27, Laurel
JETS A GINNIN (m, 5, Benny the Bull--Ooh Yeah, by Dismissed) ALHEBAYEB (IRE), Cathkin Peak (Ire), g, 2, o/o Drumcliffe Dancer
Lifetime Record: 16-10-1-1, $145,065. O-William Stiritz & Rob (Ire), by Footstepsinthesand (GB). Eddie Logan S., 12-27, Santa
Vitale; B-Gregg James (IN); T-Scott Becker. Anita
BENNY THE BULL, Jets a Ginnin, m, 5, o/o Ooh Yeah, by
9th-Hawthorne, $22,500, (NW2L)/Opt. Clm ($32,500), 12-27, Dismissed. AOC, 12-27, Hawthorne
3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17.11, ft, 2 lengths. BROKEN VOW, Highland Creek, g, 2, o/o Mizzenway, by Mizzen
STURGILL (g, 3, Take Charge Indy--Nicole's Dream {MSW, Mast. MSW, 12-27, Fair Grounds
$826,454}, by Northern Trend) Lifetime Record: 8-2-1-1, CAIRO PRINCE, Kissing Frogs, f, 3, o/o Kiss a Vet, by War Front.
$34,788. O-Haran Thoroughbreds, LLC and Charles Watt; B-Kim AOC, 12-27, Gulfstream
Nardelli, Rodney Nardelli & Take Charge Indy Syndicate (KY); CALIFORNIA CHROME, Tayler's Chrome, f, 2, o/o Sam's Bliss, by
T-John Haran. *$265,000 Ylg '18 FTKJUL. **1/2 to Phat Man War Front. WMC, 12-27, Laurel
(Munnings), GSW, $528,482; 1/2 to Estellara FROSTED, Little Huntress, f, 2, o/o Judy Legend, by Medaglia
(Henrythenavigator), SW, $101,090. d'Oro. MSW, 12-27, Laurel
GRAZEN, Jetovator, g, 4, o/o Jet Blue Girl, by Gimmeawink.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: ALW, 12-27, Santa Anita
Highland Creek, g, 2, Broken Vow--Mizzenway, by Mizzen Mast. LUCKY PULPIT, Cassie Belle, f, 4, o/o Madame Heat, by Unusual
Fair Grounds, 12-27, (S), 1mT, 1:39.76. B-J. Adcock & Neal Heat. ALW, 12-27, Santa Anita
McFadden (LA). *$60,000 Ylg '19 ESLYRL. MACLEAN'S MUSIC, Martini Blu, c, 2, o/o Athena Star, by Star
Cat. MSW, 12-27, Hawthorne
MACLEAN'S MUSIC, Verified, g, 3, o/o Lady Mocha, by Tale of
Tayler's Chrome, f, 2, California Chrome--Sam's Bliss (MSP, the Cat. MSW, 12-27, Fair Grounds
$195,931), by War Front. Laurel, 12-27, (WC), 1m, 1:38.28. MSHAWISH, Igloo, f, 2, o/o Winter Palace, by Smart Strike.
B-T.F. VanMeter & Fox Straus Kentucky (KY). *$52,000 Wlg '18 MSW, 12-26, Turfway
KEENOV; $45,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP; $60,000 RNA 2yo '20 MUCHO MACHO MAN, Mucho Unusual, f, 4, o/o Not Unusual,
OBSAPR. *12th winner for freshman sire (by Lucky Pulpit). by Unusual Heat. GIII Robert J. Frankel S., 12-27, Santa Anita
STREET SENSE, Mastering, c, 3, o/o Shimmer, by Pulpit. MSW,
Gimme's Goldengirl, f, 4, Algorithms--Gimme the Gold, by 12-27, Santa Anita
Touch Gold. Laurel, 12-27, (WC), 5 1/2f, 1:04.79. B-Michael TAKE CHARGE INDY, Sturgill, g, 3, o/o Nicole's Dream, by
Horning & Debbie Horning (MD). *1/2 to Eyeplayeveryday Northern Trend. AOC, 12-27, Hawthorne
(Jazil), SW, $220,789. UNCLE MO, Mo Ready, g, 3, o/o Ready and Good, by More Than
Ready. AOC, 12-27, Gulfstream
VRONSKY, The Chosen Vron, g, 2, o/o Tiz Molly, by Tiz
Wonderful. MSW, 12-27, Santa Anita

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