February, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Full Sister To Champion Air Force Blue Graduates At Gulfstream Park

American Heroine, a full sister to European champion Air Force Blue, graduated in her second career start for Stone Farm, Augustin Stable and trainer Christophe Clement at Gulfstream in Sunday's Race 4, a maiden special weight race for 3-year-old fillies that was transferred from turf to the all-weather surface.

The daughter of War Front pressed the pace before going to the lead in the stretch and outdueling Mitigation in the final yards of the mile-and-70-yard race to prevail by a head under Tyler Gaffalione. American Heroine, who was sent to post as the 8-5 favorite, was coming off a troubled debut on turf in which she finished a late-closing third.

American Heroine ran the mile and 70 yards in 1:45.10, the fastest clocking for the distance recorded thus far on the newly instituted all-weather surface.

The Stone Farm-bred Air Force Blue was named Europe's champion 2-year-old in 2015.

Two races later, Ken McPeek-trained Academic Honor pulled off a 40-1 upset in a mile maiden special weight race for 3-year-old fillies on the main track. The daughter of Honor Code was making her second career start while returning from a troubled debut at Ellis Park in September. Corie Lanerie was aboard.

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Drain The Clock Set For 2022 Debut In Saturday’s Gulfstream Park Sprint

Grade 1 winner Drain the Clock is scheduled to make his 2022 debut in Saturday's $150,000 Gulfstream Park Sprint at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Owned by Slam Dunk Racing, Madaket Stable LLC, Wonder Stables and Michael Nentwig, the 4-year-old son of Maclean's Music most recently captured a six-furlong optional claiming allowance in 1:08.63 while coming off a 3 ½-month layoff at Gulfstream Dec. 12.

The Saffie Joseph Jr.-trained colt has won seven of 11 starts, including a victory in the Woody Stephens (G1) at Belmont Park. Drain the Clock, who finished second in last year's Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream on the stretch out to 1 1/16-miles, also won the Bay Shore (G3) and Woody Stephens at seven furlongs.

Drain the Clock is slated to clash with multiple graded-stakes winner Diamond Oops, a five-time stakes winner at Gulfstream for trainer Patrick Biancone; Miles Ahead, who captured the Smile Sprint (G3) on the July 3 Summit of Speed card at Gulfstream; Francatelli, a multiple stakes winner trained by Brendan Walsh; and Carlos David-trained Gatsby, who captured the Sunshine Sprint at Gulfstream last time out.

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Top Two In Sam F. Davis Expected To Return In Tampa Bay Derby

Classic Causeway, who turned in a dominating performance in Saturday's Grade 3, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, is likely to return to the Oldsmar, Fla., oval for the Grade 2, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on March 12, trainer Brian Lynch said Sunday morning.

“We're looking forward to coming back,” Lynch said from his Palm Meadows Training Center base, where Classic Causeway “looked happy and spunky” after his 3 ¾-length victory from runner-up Shipsational and 10 other 3-year-olds. “We think it will be the right move. He ran great over the track, and it was such a great day of racing we'd like to enjoy it again.”

Shipsational's trainer, Eddie Barker, said his colt is also being pointed to the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby. Shipsational remains at Tampa Bay Downs, where he has been in training since December.

Classic Causeway, who is owned by his breeders – Patrick O'Keefe's Kentucky West Racing, LLC and Clarke M. Cooper – earned 10 “Road to the Kentucky Derby” qualifying points for his Sam F. Davis victory, moving him atop the standings with 16 points. Shipsational is 25th with 4 points earned Saturday.

The Kentucky Derby field is limited to 20 starters, with the standings through the April 16 Lexington Stakes used to determine the runners. The Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby offers points to the first four finishers on a 50-20-10-5 scale.

The Kentucky Derby is May 7 at Churchill Downs.

Lynch said he was most impressed by Classic Causeway's ability to run comfortably down the backstretch of the 1 1/16-mile Sam F. Davis despite being pressured from the outside by long shot Little Vic. After a 22.66-second opening quarter-mile, jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., got Classic Causeway to relax somewhat through a second quarter in 24.01, enabling him to draw off from the field on the turn for home.

Classic Causeway's final time was 1:42.80, .36 seconds off the stakes mark set by Flameaway in 2018.

Classic Causeway, who was Grade 1 and Grade 2-placed as a 2-year-old, raced professionally throughout, seeming to be energized by the early challenge from Little Vic. “He is a very competitive horse who loves what he does,” Lynch said. “We are happy to have him on our team and not have to play against him.”

Shipsational, a two-time stakes winner in restricted New York-bred stakes last year, proved his worth under jockey Javier Castellano by surging past eventual third-place finisher Volcanic in deep stretch.

“I loved the way (Shipsational) finished,” Barker said Sunday morning. “He came out of the race absolutely super, he dove into his feed tub and he's been bouncing around. I think he is a horse who is going to keep on developing, and hopefully when the Tampa Bay Derby gets here we'll be ready to go.”

Shipsational is owned by Iris Smith Stable, LLC.

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Mating Plans: Katierich Farms

With the 2022 breeding season right around the corner, we will feature a series of breeders' mating plans over the coming weeks. Today we have Katierich Farms, a boutique breeding farm owned by Larry and Karen Doyle and located in Midway, Kentucky. Katierich president George Barnes said the farm not only boards and breeds for clients, but is also focused on developing their own high-quality broodmare band for the commercial market.

ENHANCING (m, 14, Forestry–Heavenly Prize, by Seeking the Gold), to be bred to Blame

Enhancing is a daughter of champion Heavenly Prize. She is already a proven producer with her son Instilled Regard (Arch) winning the GI Manhattan S. in 2020. She will return to the Arch line in 2022 when she visits Blame at Claiborne Farm. Blame offers great value, and ideally Enhancing could produce a daughter to join the Katierich broodmare band.

HER SMILE (m, 14, Include–Hepburn, by Capote), to be bred to Into Mischief

Her Smile was a Grade I-winning sprinter going six furlongs during her racing career. She produced GSW sprinter Pink Sands (Tapit), who sold for $2.3 million in foal to Into Mischief in November of 2021. This mating essentially just breeds the best to the best and speed to speed. This sire line has proved fruitful with Her Smile's female family already. Her Smile's half-sister, Doolittle (Polish Numbers), produced stakes winner and GSP Tricks to Doo by Into Mischief. We are excited to see Her Smile's production when visiting the champion sire this season.

JOURNEY HOME (m, 8, War Front–Soul Search, by A.P. Indy), to be bred to Medaglia d'Oro

Journey Home is an exciting addition to the Katierich broodmare band. She was purchased in 2021 from the Sam-Son Farm dispersal. Journey Home is a large, imposing physical mare, but she was also precocious enough to become a graded stakes winner at two. With her physical, pedigree, and race record, we are continuing to support her at the highest level. At $100,000, Medaglia d'Oro offers amazing value for what he has accomplished. Her 2020 filly by Medaglia d'Oro brought $625,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Select Sale in 2021. We are hoping for a repeat of those results with this mating.

LILY OF THE NILE (m, 9, Pioneerof the Nile–Lil Indy, by Anasheed), to be bred to Street Sense

Lily of the Nile was purchased in 2019 out of the Fasig-Tipton November sale. Her first foal, Gingrich (Mr Speaker), broke his maiden impressively at Keeneland in October and looks to have a bright future. She currently has a Twirling Candy yearling filly which has checked all the boxes so far. Lily is due to have a Flatter in 2022 before visiting Kentucky Derby champion Street Sense. Lily's first winner, and the looks of her 2022 yearling, gave us enough confidence to send her to the elite stallion Street Sense. This is also the sire line that produced her champion half-brother Maximum Security (New Year's Day).

BROWSE (m, 9, Medaglia d'Oro–Daydreaming, by A.P. Indy), to be bred to Not This Time

Browse is another exciting new broodmare who joined the Katierich broodmare band in 2021. She is out of MGSW Daydreaming from a very productive Phipps family. Browse's female family crossed successfully to Giant's Causeway already to produce her half-brother, Grade I winner Imagining. Browse will return to this line in 2022 when she visits Not This Time. Not This Time offers the size and pedigree that will hopefully suit Browse in her early career as a broodmare.

PARADE OF ROSES (m, 6, New Year's Day–Rose and Shine, by Mr. Sekiguchi), to be bred to Cairo Prince

Parade of Roses is a young, exciting stakes-winning mare from a very active family. Her half-sister is Grade I winner and champion British Idiom (Flashback). Parade of Roses is expecting a foal by champion Authentic in 2022 before she visits Cairo Prince. Parade of Roses is one of four mares we have going to Cairo Prince in 2022. We believe Cairo Prince offers exceptional value and is set to have a big year after having sired 29 2-year-old winners in 2021. Cairo Prince has also crossed well with this family to produce Parade of Roses's multiple stakes-winning half-brother Royal Prince.

MIDNIGHT SOIREE (m, 7, Include–Casanova Striker, by Smart Strike), to be bred to Twirling Candy

Katierich Farms was thrilled to add another daughter of Include to the broodmare band in 2021. Midnight Soiree was a hard-knocking racehorse from a very productive family of Governor Jones. Midnight Soiree will visit Twirling Candy in 2022. Midnight Soiree is one of three mares we have going to Twirling Candy, one of the Doyles' favorite up-and-coming stallions. We believe he gives this young mare a great chance to start her young broodmare career in the right direction

Let us know who you're breeding your mares to in 2022, and why. We will print a selection of your responses in TDN over the coming weeks. Please send details to: garyking@thetdn.com.

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