October, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Sea the Stars Filly A Second Rising Star At Saint-Cloud

Following on where the colt Tumbler (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) had left off at Saint-Cloud on Thursday, Godolphin's filly Life in Motion (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) earned TDN Rising Star status in the Prix Tenebreuse also for newcomers over seven furlongs. Settled in fourth early on the testing ground by Mickael Barzalona, the daughter of the G1 Prix Saint-Alary Wavering (Ire) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}) arrived on the front end full of running with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining. Pushed out from there, the Andre Fabre-trained 7-10 favourite was able to secure a facile five-length success from Indian Wish (Fr) (The Grey Gatsby {Ire}), with Roselyne (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}) a further three lengths away in third as they finished strung out.

“She is still very immature, but goes to great lengths to do things right and I really liked her way of doing things,” said winning rider Mickael Barzalona. “We could have won more easily, but she was on and off the bit in behind the leading horses. I allowed her to relax and let her come back to me in her own time. Once we quickened to the front, I didn't look back to see how far she won by and she still had plenty in reserve at the line.”

The dam has also produced the G3 Prix de Flore runner-up Switching (Street Cry {Ire}) and her G3 Prix Chloe-placed full-sister Flowrider, who was fourth in the Saint-Alary. The second dam Summertime Legacy (GB) (Darshaan {GB}) took the G3 Prix des Reservoirs and was third in the Saint-Alary herself before also producing the former TDN Rising Star and G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Mandaean (GB) (Manduro {Ger}). Her daughter Winters Moon (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) was third in the G1 Fillies Mile before providing these connections with the G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle Park S. hero Earthlight (Ire) (Shamardal), while another of Wavering's half-sisters Lavender and Lace (GB) (Barathea {Ire} is responsible for the G2 Superlative S. third Maxi Boy (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Life In Motion, who becomes the 12th TDN Rising Star for his sire, is followed by a yearling son of Shamardal.

3rd-Saint-Cloud, €27,000, Mdn, 10-7, unraced 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:32.75, vsf.
LIFE IN MOTION (IRE), f, 2, Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Wavering (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, $243,653), by Refuse To Bend (Ire)
2nd Dam: Summertime Legacy (GB), by Darshaan (GB)
3rd Dam: Zawaahy, by El Gran Senor
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Andre Fabre. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Thoroughbred Owners And Breeders Among 2,755 Billionaires Ranked By Forbes

As owners of the French luxury brand, Chanel, brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer are among the world's most fashionable Thoroughbred owners and breeders. According to the latest World's Billionaires List published by Forbes, they are also the richest.

According to Forbes, Alain and Gerard Wertheimer each have a net worth of $34.5 billion putting them at No. 41 on the list of 2,755 billionaires worldwide.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is atop the list with an estimated net worth of $177 billion.

Racing primarily with homebreds in Europe and the U.S. under the stable name Wertheimer et Frere, the brothers are best known for campaigning Goldikova, three-time winner of the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Mile. Their current stable star is Todd Pletcher-trained Happy Saver.

At least a dozen others from the Forbes Billionaires List have been identified as Thoroughbred owners or breeders. (Note: The list does not include members of Arab country ruling families, including the Maktoums of Dubai.)

Next on the list among individuals affiliated with Thoroughbred racing and breeder is financier George Soros, whose Soros Fund Management in 2008 launched SF Racing and SF Bloodstock, now operated by Gavin Murphy and Tom Ryan. Forbes estimates a net worth of $8.6 billion for the Soros, putting him at No. 288.

Cable television magnate John Malone is ranked 316^th on the Forbes list with an estimated net worth of $7.8 billion. One of America's biggest landowners, Malone owns Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Fla., and Ballylinch Stud in Ireland.

Tamara Gustavson, daughter of the late B. Wayne Hughes, is ranked 496^th on the list with an estimated net worth of $5.6 billion. With husband Eric, Tamara Gustavson now operates Spendthrift, which Forbes estimated has a $400 million value. A Forbes-produced video explains how they arrived at that estimate, based on leading stallion Into Mischief, other bloodstock holdings and the farm's property and buildings.

Wayne Hughes, who died in August, remained on the Forbes list, ranked 925^th with an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion. A self-made billionaire, Hughes created Public Storage, the largest self-storage company in the U.S.

Vincent Viola is ranked 807^th on the list with an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion acquired in part from his electronic trading startup, Virtu Financial. Owner of the NHL's Florida Panthers, Viola co-owned Vino Rosso, winner of the G1 Breeders' Cup Classic in 2019.

Another owner of sports teams, Gayle Benson, ranks 891^st on the Forbes lislt with an estimated net worth of $3.4 billion. Benson, widow of Tom Benson, owns the NFL's New Orleans Saints and NBA's New Orleans Pelicans. Her GMB Racing campaigned Tom's d'Etat, winner of the G1 Clark Stakes at Churchill Downs in 2019.

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Brad Kelley, owner of Calumet Farm, has an estimated net worth of $2.6 billion, putting him 1,205^th on the list of the world's richest people. Kelley, who lives in Tennessee, made his fortune in the tobacco industry.

Gerald Ford, who races as Diamond A Racing Corporation, is 1,249^th on the list with an estimated net worth of $2.5 billion. Ford built his wealth through acquisition of distressed banks.

Kevin Plank, who created the Under Armour sportswear brand and owns Sagamore Farm in Maryland, has an estimated net worth of $2 billion putting him at No. 1,580.

Charlotte Weber, an heir to the Campbell Soup Co., is listed as No. 1,833 with an estimated net worth of $1.7 million. Owner of Live Oak Plantation, Weber's homebreds have won a host of Grade 1 races, and she's won two editions of the G1 Breeders' Cup Mile with World Approval and Miesque's Approval.

Kenny Troutt, owner of WinStar Farm, founded long-distance company Excel Communications more than 30 years ago. Forbes estimates his net worth at $1.5 billion, putting him at No. 2,035 on their list.

Also having an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion is Seth Klarman, whose Klaravich Stables has developed into one of the industry's leading owners, winning Horse of the Year for Bricks and Mortar in 2019 and voted an outstanding owner Eclipse Award with William H. Lawrence, his partner on a number of runners. Klarman manages one of the financial market's largest hedge funds, Boston-based Baupost.

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Aloha West Steps Back Into Stakes Waters in Phoenix

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Aloha West (Hard Spun), a troubled fourth in his only previous stakes try, will try black-type competition again after a pair of well-graded Saratoga allowance victories in Friday's GII Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S. at Keeneland, a Breeders' Cup Win and You're In qualifier for the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint.

Graduating despite a slow start and early, wide move in his belated debut Feb. 7 at Oaklawn, the 4-year-old was again troubled at the break and ran fifth in an allowance there Mar. 13 before just missing by a nose in a local allowance Apr. 9. Circling the field en route to an easy five-length victory May 22 at Churchill, the $160,000 Keeneland September grad was pinched back early in the Kelly's Landing S. before rallying to get fourth under the Twin Spires June 25. Overcoming a ground-losing journey to gut out a Saratoga allowance/optional claiming success Aug. 1, he backed that up with a powerful score to clear his three-other-than condition with a career-high 102 Beyer last out at the Spa Sept. 2.

Given a slight nod on the morning line is Special Reserve (Midshipman), who has blossomed into an ultra-consistent stakes sprinter since being claimed by Mike Maker. A winner just three times in his first 15 starts for Randy Morse, the gelding was haltered for $40,000 out of a 22-1 upset of an Oaklawn optional claimer Feb. 6 and immediately paid dividends when annexing a similar spot while not being offered for the tag Mar. 13. A good second at 10-1 after setting the pace in the GII Commonwealth S. here Apr. 3, the bay scored back-to-back stakes successes in the GIII Maryland Sprint S. May 15 at Pimlico and Iowa Sprint S. July 3 at Prairie Meadows before proving his top-level bona fides when runner-up in the GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H. July 31 at Saratoga.

The top Beyer and Thoro-Graph figure in the race belongs to Sir Alfred James (Munnings), who breaks from the widest seven-post. Third in the Aristides S. at Churchill May 29, the bay ran second in the Good Lord S. July 17 at Ellis before being dangled for a $62,500 tag by Al Stall in a Louisville optional claimer Sept. 24. Norman and Lola Cash bit, and were certainly glad they did when Sir Alfred James ran away to a 5 3/4-length victory, earning a 103 Beyer and negative-2 Thoro-Graph number.

Griffon Farms and Michelle Lovell's versatile Just Might (Justin Phillip) looks for his fifth consecutive stakes conquest. Off the board in the GII Shakertown S. and GII Twin Spires Turf Sprint S. on turf this spring, the chestnut annexed the Mighty Beau S. on the Churchill lawn and Da Hoss S. over Colonial turf before switching to dirt and picking up tallies in the Chesapeake S. at Colonial and Louisville Thoroughbred Society S. back at Churchill Sept. 18.

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Where Stars Entwine

Now that Europe is firmly enconced in autumn, Newmarket's Rowley Mile is the stage for some of the season's most revered 2-year-old encounters and Friday sees the G1 bet365 Fillies' Mile help sort out the pecking order in the female division.

Topping that category at present is Cheveley Park Stud's unbeaten Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who was introduced on the July Course here June 26 before putting the re-opposing subsequent GI Natalma S. winner Wild Beauty (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in her place in Sandown's Listed Star S. July 22 and following up in the G2 May Hill S. at Doncaster Sept. 9. While that form is not out of the ordinary, the daughter of the G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Starscope (GB) (Selkirk) has impressed Frankie Dettori with the style of her performances and he is quick to lavish praise on the Gosden representative.

Operating at a scarcely-believable 40% strike rate in worldwide Group and Grade I races this year, Frankie is looking for a seventh win in the race that gave him his second career top-level victory 31 years ago.

“I was really taken by her at Sandown. She won really well and I later rode the horse that finished second in that race, Wild Beauty, to win next time out in Canada so that is good form,” he said. “She has done nothing wrong so far and she is taking the usual progression after winning a Group 2 to have a go at a Group 1. She has got a great physique and lots of scope and she is not the finished article by any means. She is kind and talented and we expect her to progress over the winter. It is all positive stuff.”

It has been a while since Cheveley Park have had as hot a Guineas prospect to look forward to and managing director Chris Richardson is hoping Inspiral stays on track here. “She's done everything right so far and is a lovely filly,” he said. “She's working well, but this is a big step up and she'll be racing on some rain-softened ground which she hasn't encountered before. Her mother went on it and what will be will be. Dreams may be shattered, but we may have even bigger dreams for next year if all goes our way.”

Also unbeaten is Qatar Racing's G3 Prestige S. winner Mise En Scene (GB) (Siyouni {Fr}), who represents the St Mark's Basilica cross and who has impressed with the manner of her displays on debut at Haydock July 2 and in that Goodwood contest Aug. 28. In the Prestige, she had the May Hill runner-up Prosperous Voyage (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) back in third and the subsequent G2 Rockfel S. winner Hello You (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in fourth and is within range of the favourite on that evidence. “I'm really looking forward to her,” Oisin Murphy said. “I think the world of Inspiral and she will probably be hard to beat, but Mise En Scene is a beautiful filly.”

Trainer James Ferguson added, “After Goodwood, the first thing Oisin said was that she needs a mile. She did a nice piece of work on the racecourse and she seemed to handle it fine. Oisin rode her very coolly at Goodwood and if he wanted to he could have got there quicker. He was aware he was going to get there and gave her a beautiful ride, but I think with another furlong she would have gone again.”

From Ireland are Zhang Yuesheng's Aug. 27 G3 Flame of Tara S. winner Magical Lagoon (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Ballydoyle's Sept. 26 G3 Weld Park S. scorer Concert Hall (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). Jessica Harrington has waited with Magical Lagoon since that Curragh contest and arrives with a fresh filly. “I'm very excited about running her. She's a lovely filly,” she said. “I probably would have been more worried if the ground had been good-to-firm. She won at The Curragh and I think the ground that day was yielding. They've all got to run down that hill and keep themselves balanced, but she's a very well-balanced filly and she did run at Naas on debut which has a fair few ridges down the back and she seemed to cope with that well. She's a big filly and it's just taken a bit of time to get her into shape and her fitness up to the right level. Ultimately, I think she'll probably end up being a mile-and-a-half filly.”

Concert Hall is a daughter of Was (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and will be looking to provide Aidan O'Brien with a sixth renewal. “She's been improving with every run,” he said. “We always thought she'd stay further than a mile and she has seen the seven furlongs out really well in her last few races. She'll be happy that the ground is nice. That's in her favour.”

Despite being comprehensively beaten by Inspiral in the Star S. and finding Majestic Glory (GB) (Frankel {GB}) a length too strong in the July Course's G3 Sweet Solera S. Aug. 7, Wild Beauty is the Charlie Appleby representative and it will be interesting to see whether her Canadian excursion will aid her cause here. “We were delighted to see Wild Beauty win a Grade I in Canada, when she improved for the step up to a mile,” he said. “She has taken that race well and goes into this with plenty of experience at a high level.”

Oh So Sharp Could Give Classic Pointers
Also on the card is the seven-furlong G3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp S., which is missing TDN Rising Star Raclette (GB) (Frankel {GB}) but which has some Classic wannabes including Team Valor and Gary Barber's Sept. 2 G3 Dick Poole Fillies' S. runner-up Pearl Glory (Ire) (Cotai Glory {GB}) and Andrew Rosen's same-card Salisbury maiden winner Good American (GB) (American Pharoah). Pearl Glory's trainer Kevin Philippart De Foy is looking forward to stepping up his filly from six furlongs and said, “She's been doing very well since the Dick Poole. The filly is in good form and it looked like she wanted a step up in trip last time out, so we are trying the seven furlongs this time. I think she will handle Newmarket fine, but she wouldn't want the ground to be too soft. I hope it dries a bit.”

Challenge In The Cards For Elders
Away from the juveniles, the G2 Godolphin Stud & Stable Staff Awards Challenge S. which used to be part of the old Champions Day at Newmarket offers the opportunity for some of the year's “nearly horses” in the seven-furlong category to shine. Of the Godolphin duo, William Buick has opted for the mercurial Al Suhail (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), whose four runs in Newmarket include a second in the 2019 G3 Autumn S. and a career-best six-length success on similar ground in the Listed Sir Henry Cecil S. last July.

“Al Suhail lacks a bit of consistency, but has taken each run well this year and if he produces his best form should be bang there,” Charlie Appleby said of the 4-year-old, whose opponents include Michael Pescod's G2 Champagne S. and G3 Greenham S. winner Chindit (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}).

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