Month: November 2020

Tamarkuz Colt Dominates Bob Hope to Become Sire’s First Stakes Winner

Tina and Jerry Moss’s Red Flag became the stakes winner for his freshman sire, 2016 GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile victor Tamarkuz (Speighstown), with a romping 7 1/4-length score in the GIII Bob Hope S. at Del Mar Sunday. Sent off at 10-1, the chestnut colt was widest of four scrambling on the front end early, with Weston (Hit it a Bomb) down along the rail and favored Spielberg (Union Rags) and Coastal Kid (Coast Guard) all to his inside. Weston took a slim advantage after a quarter in :22.37, but the race changed in an instant when Coastal Kid, caught in tight quarters between the tiring Spielberg and the rallying Red Flag, took up sharply near the three-eighths pole. Red Flag surged to the lead with authority after a half in :45.34 and extended his advantage with every stride down the lane. Uncle Boogie (Ride On Curlin) rallied for second over Ambivalent (Constitution). Spielberg settled for fourth. After an inquiry into the incident on the turn, the stewards made no change to the order of finish.

“He broke running and he wanted to go,” said winning rider Victor Espinoza. “He seemed to be more professional today than last time. He’s still a baby and he was fooling around before. But he was good today and did all the right things. He’ll go farther, for sure. With the way he ran today, why not?”

Winning trainer John Shirreffs admitted the romping victory surprised him.

“I didn’t really expect that kind of performance,” said Shirreffs. “I was hoping to get a placing. He broke his maiden from way off the pace and he’s been doing better and better in the mornings, but he’s not a brilliant work horse. So this was a pleasant surprise. You always hope but you never know.”

Red Flag opened his career with a well-beaten fifth-place effort going 5 1/2 furlongs over the main track at Del Mar Sept. 6, but moved to the lawn to graduate in late-running style going that same distance at Santa Anita Oct. 10.

“He’s gone from 5 1/2 furlongs to seven, so it looks like he’ll be able to go longer,” Shirreffs said. “It’s special because Mr. and Mrs. Moss were here today and got to see him run.”

Pedigree Notes:

Canadian breeder Elaine Macpherson purchased Surrender, in foal to Morning Line, for $40,000 at the 2014 Keeneland November Sale. The foal the mare was carrying was Surrender Now, who won the 2017 Landaluce S. The 11-year-old mare has a yearling colt by Tiznow, who RNA’d for $23,000 at last month’s Fasig-Tipton October Yearling Sale. She produced a colt by Mendelssohn this year and was bred back to Catholic Boy.

The winner’s third dam is graded stakes winner and Grade I placed Mackie, dam of graded winner Mr. Mellon (Red Ransom) and Seeking the Best (Ire) (Seeking the Gold).

Sunday, Del Mar
BOB HOPE S.-GIII, $100,500, Del Mar, 11-15, 2yo, 7f, 1:23.56, ft.
1–RED FLAG, 120, c, 2, by Tamarkuz
                1st Dam: Surrender, by Stormy Atlantic
                2nd Dam: Beaucette, by Mr. Prospector
                3rd Dam: Mackie, by Summer Squall
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($50,000
Wlg ’18 KEENOV; $220,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). O-Jerome S. & Tina
Moss; B-Elaine MacPherson (KY); T-John A. Shirreffs; J-Victor
Espinoza. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $94,100. *1/2 to
Surrender Now (Morning Line), SW, $281,585. **First
black-type winner for freshman sire (by Speightstown).
Werk Nick Rating: B+. 
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Uncle Boogie, 120, c, 2, Ride On Curlin–Rated Xtreme, by
Magna Graduate. ($11,000 Ylg ’19 OBSOCT; $38,000 2yo ’20
OBSOPN). O-Eric Homme; B-Pinky Mendoza (FL); T-Andrew
Lerner. $20,000.
3–Ambivalent, 120, c, 2, Constitution–Screwgie, by Smart Strike. ($95,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP; $550,000 2yo ’20 OBSMAR). O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-J Stephen McDonald (KY); T-Doug F. O’Neill. $12,000.
Margins: 7 1/4, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 10.70, 4.50, 9.10.
Also Ran: Spielberg, Weston, Coastal Kid.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Broodmare Prospect Able To Smile Leads Sunday Activity At Keeneland

I'll Need A Little Luck acquired the highest-priced horse of Sunday's seventh session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in Lexington, Ky., when it paid $135,000 for the broodmare prospect Able to Smile, a 4-year-old winning daughter of Into Mischief.

Consigned by Indian Creek, agent, Able to Smile is out of multiple group winner and Grade 1-placed Teamgeist (ARG). She is a half-sister to multiple Grade 3 winner House Rules.

On Sunday, 265 horses sold for $5,235,300, for an average of $19,756 and a median of $12,000.

Cumulative sales through seven days are $140,214,700 for 1,512 horses, for an average of $92,735 and a median of $42,000.

John G. Sikura's Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa went to $125,000 for the broodmare Stormy's Song, in foal to Army Mule. The 6-year-old daughter of Unbridled's Song out of the Stormy Atlantic mare Stormy Tak is from the family of Grade 1 winners Lady Tak and Volatile.

Following Stormy's Song in the ring was her first foal, a weanling colt by Army Mule, who sold to Castleton Stables for $80,000 to lead all weanlings during the session.

Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent, consigned both Stormy's Song and her weanling colt.

Godolphin was the session's leading consignor by selling 22 horses for $657,500. They included Zarmant for $90,000, Cafe Belle for $85,000 and Angel Craft for $80,000.

Glass Half Full Bloodstock bought Zarmant, a 3-year-old daughter of Tapizar in foal to Cairo Prince. Out of multiple Grade 1 Tout Charmant, she is a half-sister to Grade 2 winner Dancing House and from the family of Grade 2 winner New and Improved.

Cafe Belle, a 3-year-old daughter of Medaglia d'Oro in foal to Midshipman, sold to Sebastian Murat and Reynard Bloodstock. Out of Grade 3 winner Snowbell, by Tapit, she is from the family of Grade 2 winners Burmilla, Nannerl and Magicalmysterycat.

Halmar International purchased Angel Craft, a 17-year-old daughter of A.P. Indy in foal to Nyquist. Dam of Group 2-placed Artigiano, she is out of stakes winner Monaassabaat, by Zilzal, and is from the family of Group 2 winner Bitooh.

Halmar International spent a total of $223,500 for nine horses to lead buyers.

The November Sale continues Monday with the first of two sessions featuring horses of racing age. The auction concludes Wednesday. All sessions begin at 10 a.m. ET.

The entire sale is streamed live on Keeneland.com.

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Malibu Mischief Runs Win Streak To Six With Easy Laurel Park Score

Malibu Mischief, a 4-year-old filly owned and trained by Rudy Rodriguez, extended her win streak to six races in impressive fashion by flirting with a track record in her latest triumph Sunday at Laurel Park in Laurel, Md.

Sent off at 1-5 in the third-level optional claiming allowance for fillies and mares 3 and up, Malibu Mischief ($2.60) led every step of the way in overpowering her rivals to win by five lengths under a hand ride from jockey Trevor McCarthy.

The winning time of 1:02.48 over a fast main track was just .28 off the course record of 1:02.20 set by 6-year-old Siralfredthegreat Oct. 6, 2018.

“Rudy said make sure you get her away from there and get her away hard because she loves the lead and she doesn't always get away the best,” McCarthy said. “When we broke so good and we were out there loose, I said, 'Man, she is smoking but she is so comfortable.' She's just got a high cruising speed. I think her performance speaks for itself. She really just kind of kicked away from a good group of horses.”

Breaking from the far outside in a field reduced to five by the early scratch of Charles Town Oaks (G2) winner Fly On Angel, Malibu Mischief rocketed to the front and quickly opened up on her rivals through fractions of 22.44 and 44.73 seconds. I'm the Talent stalked the leader but was unable to keep up and Malibu Mischief rounded the turn well in command and drew off through the stretch with little urging.

“They actually sprung the gate when I was yelling 'No,' and when she saw that latch, she was like, 'See ya,'” McCarthy said. “She's just so fast, and even when I got to a comfortable lead and I just went to go little easier, she wanted to go. I was just trying to keep her happy. When she hit the turn I thought, 'Man, she is rolling,' and every time I tried to just nurse her she was like, 'No, let me go.'”

The win was the second straight at Laurel for Malibu Mischief following a second-level spot going the same distance Oct. 23 originally carded for the turf. The New York-based Rodriguez spent $12,500 to claim the bay daughter of Goldencents who improved to 10-for-22 lifetime.

Malibu Mischief's streak began June 7 at Belmont Park, her first start since being eased March 8 at Aqueduct prior to the pause in racing amid the coronavirus pandemic. Rodriguez haltered her July 10 and has won races at Saratoga, Delaware and two in a row at Laurel by 22 ¼ combined lengths.

“I was worried because last time she broke a step slow, but when she broke on top today I said it looked like we were in pretty good position. That's her weapon and that's what she wants to do,” Rodriguez said. “She's been a nice little claim. The first time we try to claim her she pulled up and they voided the claim. Then I let her go a couple times more and said, 'I'm going to claim her,' and thank God it's working out good.”

Rodriguez said he will keep all options open when seeking a return spot for Malibu Mischief.

“I just wanted to win the starter allowance with her but she did it so good and came back so good out of the race. When I ship her to Delaware she did very, very good so I took her to Laurel and she did even better. Now it looks like she can take a step up,” Rodriguez said. “I have to take a look and see where she fits. It looks like we got a filly with a nice future.”

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