Month: May 2022

Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas: Where Did They Come From?

The Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas field boasts several well-pedigreed entrants that are related to other filles and mares that shone in this Classic, including Tuesday (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whose older full-sister Empress Josephine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) secured the 2021 edition and her Aidan O'Brien stablemate Lullaby (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), whose dam is a full-sister to Irish 1000 Guineas second Ishvana (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}). Pricy €2-million buy Purplepay (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) makes her first start for Lael Stables since her tour of the Arqana December sales ring, however she is not the most expensive auction purchase in this 14-strong field. That honour falls to 2.8-million gns purchase History (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who was snapped up by MV Magnier out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1.

 

MISE EN SCENE (GB), Siyouni (Fr)–Gadfly (GB) (Galileo {Ire})
Owner: Qatar Racing & Racehorse Club
Breeder: The Gadfly Partnership
Trainer: James Ferguson
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to dual winner Figures (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), her dam is an unraced half-sister to G1 1000 Guineas winner Speciosa (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and US Grade III winner Major Rhythm (Rhythm), who won the GIII Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Turf H. over 1 1/2 miles. Mise En Scene is also from the family of three-time Group 1 winner Pride (Fr) (Peintre Celebre).

 

PANAMA RED (IRE), Showcasing (GB)–Allegation (Fr) (Lawman {Fr})
Owner: Against All Odds Partnership
Breeder: Corduff Stud & Farmleigh Bloodstock, Ltd.
Trainer: Ger Lyons
Sales history: Against All Odds Farm bought Panama Red for 70,000gns out of Book 2 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale from Corduff Stud, Ireland.
Pedigree notes: She is a half-sister to two winners, including six-time scorer Power Of States (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) out of a half-sister to Group 3 winner Aboulie (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) and Australian Group 3 scorer Great House (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

 

TUESDAY (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire})
Owner: Mrs John Magnier/Michael Tabor/Derrick Smith/Westerberg
Breeder: Coolmore
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree notes: A full-sister to the brilliant 1000 Guineas and Oaks winner Minding (Ire), Irish 1000 Guineas scorer Empress Josephine (Ire) and Group 3 victress Kissed By Angels (Ire), she is out of the top-class racemare Lillie Langtry (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), who won the G1 Matron S. and G1 Coronation S.

 

HISTORY (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–Prize Exhibit (GB) (Showcasing {GB})
Owner: M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & Westerberg
Breeder: Barronstown Stud
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Sales history: MV Magnier went to 2.8 million gns to secure her from Barronstown Stud Ireland out of Book 1 at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2020.
Pedigree notes: She is the first foal out of four-time graded winner Prize Exhibit who was also third in the GI Del Mar Oaks. Prize Exhibit, in turn, is a full-sister to Shadwell's GI Sussex S. hero Mohaather (GB) (Showcasing {GB}).

 

CONCERT HALL (IRE), Dubawi (Ire)–Was (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})
Owner: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
Breeder: Was Syndicate
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to two winners, she is out the Oaks winner Was, who is a sister to three black-type performers and a half-sister to another. She is from the family of New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

 

HERMANA ESTRELLA (IRE), Starspangledbanner (Aus)–The Last Sister (Ire) (Lord Shanakil {Aus})
Owner: Paul D Smith & Joe Poulin & J Carthy
Breeder: Castlefarm Stud
Trainer: Fozzy Stack
Sales history: Sold from Castlefarm Stud to the T & P Partnership for just 2,500gns at the Tattersalls Foal Sales in December 2019, she then was re-offered by Castledillon Stud, agent and made £42,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale, with De Burgh Equine and Fozzy Stack doing the buying.
Pedigree notes: The second foal out of an unraced half-sister to seven-furlong Group 3 winner Lady Springbank (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), Hermana Estrella's third dam is the G3 German Oaks-placed Santina (Ger) (Gimont {Ger}).

 

PURPLEPAY (FR) Zarak (Fr)–Piedra (Ire) (Lawman {Fr})
Owner: Lael Stable
Breeder: Mme Lisa Lemiere Dubois
Trainer: William Haggas
Sales history: Bought by Jean-Claude Rouget for €100,000 from Haras des Capucines at the Arqana Deauville Select Yearling Sale in 2020, she later fetched €2 million from NBB Racing when offered by Haras des Capucines at the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale last year.
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to three-time winner Pentaiade (Fr) (Makfi {GB}), her dam is a maiden half-sister to the useful Louversey (GB) (Arcano {Ire}), who is out of Group 3 winner Albisola (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire})

 

STAR GIRLS AALMAL (IRE), Elzaam (Aus)–Girls Of The Hour (GB) (Makfi {Fr})
Owner: John J Phelan & Jarrod Lippiatt & Syed Momin
Breeder: Laurence Kennedy
Trainer: Henry de Bromhead
Sales history: Unsold at Part 2 of the September Yearling Sale, she was knocked down to John Phelan, her part-owner, for just €8,000 at the Goffs Autumn Online Sale.
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to G3 Desmond S. winner Create Belief (Ire) (Awtaad {Ire}), her granddam American Spirit (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) is a half-sister to G1 Derby winner Authorized (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire})

 

FREEDOM OF SPEECH (IRE), Australia (GB)–Vocal Nation (Ire) (Vocalised)
Owner: Mrs J S Bolger
Breeder: J S Bolger
Trainer: J S Bolger
Pedigree notes: Her second dam is a full-sister to Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Colt Chief's Crown (Danzig), as well as a half-sister to the dual Grade I winner Classic Crown (Mr. Prospector).

 

AGARTHA (IRE), Caravaggio–Arya Tara (Ire) (Dylan Thomas (Ire)
Owner: Scott C Heider
Breeder: Whisperview Trading Ltd
Trainer: Joseph O'Brien
Sales history: She was bought privately by current connections after winning the G3 Silver Flash S. at Leopardstown in the colours of Anne-Marie O'Brien.
Pedigree notes: The first foal out of the solid handicapper Arya Tara, Agartha's second dam is a winning half-sister to Group 1 winner Astarabad (Alleged).

 

HOMELESS SONGS (IRE), Frankel {GB)–Joailliere (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire})
'TDN Rising Star'.
Owner/Breeder: Moyglare Stud Farm
Trainer: Dermot Weld
Pedigree notes: A half-sister to listed winner Reve De Vol (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), the homebred's dam Joailliere is also a listed scorer and is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Carla Bianca (Ire)  (Dansili {Ire}) and two-time group placed True Solitaire (Ire) (Oasis Dream {Ire})

 

LADY OF INISHFREE (IRE), Farhh (GB)–Bittern (Ire) (New Approach {Ire})
Owner: Eoin Banville & K Bolger & Peter Robin Parkhill
Breeder: Tinnakill Bloodstock
Trainer: Noel Meade
Sales history: Orginally consigned by Tinnakill House at the Goffs November Foal Sale, she changed hands there for €8,500. Sent through the ring at the Goffs Sportsman's Yearling Sale, she did not meet her reserve and was bought back for £20,000.
Pedigree notes: Her winning dam is a daughter of G2 Prix de Royallieu and G3 Prix Minerve victress Oiseau Rare (Fr) (King's Best), while her fourth dam is the 1986 G2 Pretty Polly S. heroine and G1 Irish Oaks second Fleur Royale (Ire) (Mill Reef).

 

LULLABY (IRE), Galileo (Ire)–Holy Alliance (Ire) (Holy Roma Emperor {Ire})
Owner: D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg
Breeder: Whisperview Trading, Ltd.
Trainer: Aidan O'Brien
Pedigree notes: Out of a full-sister to G3 Jersey S. winner and G1 Irish 1000 second Ishvana (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), she is one of five runners from five to race for her dam.

 

VILLANOVA QUEEN (IRE), Mastercraftsman (Ire)–Quads (Ire), by Shamardal
Owner: William Crager
Breeder: Old Carhue Stud & Graeng Bloodstock, Ltd.
Trainer: Jessica Harrington
Sales history: Snapped up by Ben McElroy for £60,000 from the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale, Villanova Queen was part of the Grove Stud draft.
Pedigree notes: Her unraced dam is a half-sister to G1 Sussex S. victor Here Comes When (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). This is also the famly of GII Del Mar H. hero Bonapartiste (Fr) (Kendor {Fr}), who was second in the GI Eddie Read H., GI Oak Tree Turf Championship S., and the GI Hollywood Turf Cup S.

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Poker Pros are the New Media Darlings and Endorsers of Brands.

It was not so long ago that most members of the public would shun the legitimacy of the poker player who treated a game of cards as a “profession”. It wasn’t like a real job or profession where you had to physically exert yourself in some way or another. Poker players just had to sit at a table all day, eat, drink and play cards. Sounds more like a holiday to me. But the stealth like success and mass appeal of the game, much like its strategies have propelled it to stellar proportions.

Today, we see those once shunned poker players as legitimate professionals who are celebrated in their own right; a status previously kept for sports personalities. However, the trimmings associated with this level of fame does become a prime feeding ground for opportunists hoping to attach themselves to these pros and bask in the fast paced Bondesque lifestyle the game now conjures up for itself. Of course the ‘Rags to Riches’ stories such as that of Chris MoneyMaker who went on to win the WSOP 2003 championship of $2.5 million from his humble $40 online poker entry fee has only helped increase poker’s allure.

But it has primarily been the internet that has vastly improved poker’s appeal by helping the game reach the masses. Many online gambling sites such as InterPoker.com show that they can provide secure and trusted environments from which amateur players can learn the skills of the game and participate in competitions with jackpots that would otherwise have been unattainable without going to Las Vegas.

These gaming sites have become the hub of online gambling and helped drastically change the image of the game from a lazy man’s living to a socially accepted and practiced pastime with over a $12billion turnover. In turn, the games hosted on these sites such as Texas Holdem, Omaha, Roulette and the like are being played on a constant basis thanks to the ease in which player can now access these games. In turn, the professional poker players have gained a wider acceptance and fame as more and more people begin to understand the intricacy of those games and want to pick up on those “secret” tips and strategies.

With this success come the spoils of royalties, sponsorships, TV deals for the echelons of professional poker and some very prominent gaming companies riding the mania. For example, InterPoker.com sponsors many a professional player, recently sending their key players to the WSOP 2006 and 32Red have just signed a two year sponsorship deal with Aston Villa football club. But of course it is not only the companies that are blitzing every marketing avenue, poker players too are reaping the perks associated with sponsorship, now becoming the key endorsers of mainstream brands such as a recent television campaign taken on by Pepsi showing poker pros playing against a can of soda. Like with all things once taboo in the media, it won’t be long before poker pros become the future kings / queens of cool and much like Kate Moss, the darling of most brands.

Lightening Larry Strikes With Chick Lang Upset, Giving Jorge Delgado Initial Graded Stakes Success

It's been 10 years since 21-year-old Jorge Delgado arrived in the U.S. from Venezuela and on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., he scored his biggest career win when Lightening Larry, a Florida-bred colt by Uncaptured, took the Grade 3, $200,000 Chick Lang Stakes under Chantal Sutherland.  It was Delgado's first graded stakes success.

Lightening Larry prompted pacesetter Cogburn throughout, edging to the front in midstretch and holding sway to beat the 2-1 favorite by three-quarters of a length. Chasing Time, who like Cogburn is trained by five-time Chick Lang Stakes winner Steve Asmussen, finished another two lengths back in third, with Alottahope fourth and previously unbeaten Old Homestead fifth in a field of eight 3-year-olds.

Lightening Larry sped six furlongs in 1:09.86 after Cogburn led the way through fractions of :21.87, :44.14, and 56.52. Ownec by Lea Farms LLC, he paid $26 for the win, his fourth in nine career starts.

Sutherland, who like Delgado is based in South Florida,  was recording her first graded stakes victory since 2014. After launching her career in Canada in 2000 and enjoying considerable success there, Sutherland had her best years in California a decade ago, riding the likes of multiple G1 winner Game On Dude. Her career was revived with her decision to ride year-round in South Florida and she showed in the Chick Lang she can still get the job done in big races. She was riding Lightening Larry for the first time.

Lightening Larry, produced from the Malibu Moon mare Moon and Sun, was bred in Florida by Michelle Redding. He was a $50,000 OBS March 2-Year-Old Sale purchase from Pick View consignment. His only stakes triumph prior to the Chick Lang came in the Limehouse Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 1 of this year.

The race honors the memory of Charles John “Chick” Lang, known throughout the racing world as “Mr. Preakness” for his relentless promotion of Maryland racing in general and the Triple Crown's middle jewel in particular. Son of a Kentucky Derby-winning jockey, Lang spent his lifetime working at the track, retiring as Pimlico's general manager in 1987, then continuing to promote the sport until his death in 2010.

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