Month: July 2022

Belmont Stakes Winner Mo Donegal Sidelined With Bone Bruising

Donegal Racing and Repole Stable's Mo Donegal, who scored a dominant three-length victory in the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 11, came out of New York's 1 1/2-mile Triple Crown finale with bone bruising and will be out of training for 60 days.

Jerry Crawford, CEO of Donegal Racing, and Mike Repole said Saturday that they will share Mo Donegal's progress as the colt continues to be evaluated.

Trained by Todd Pletcher, Mo Donegal is the top-ranked 3-year-old in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's weekly poll.

A son of Uncle Mo, Mo Donegal has won four of seven starts, including the Wood Memorial (G2) April 9 and the Remsen Stakes (G2) last year at age 2, while earning more than $1.5 million. Donegal Racing bought him from co-breeder Ashview Farm for $250,000 at the 2020 Keeneland September yearling sale.

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Girvin Colt Wins For Fun in ‘Rising Star’ Debut

DAMON'S MOUND (c, 2, Girvin–San Antonio Stroll, by Stroll) made his 4-1 odds look like quite a gift in this unveiling, rolling home to a daylight victory and 'TDN Rising Star' honors Saturday at Churchill Downs. Stalking two-wide in mid-pack through a :21.85 opening quarter, the Florida-bred coasted up to take control entering the turn and blasted clear to win by a dozen lengths. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0.

O-Michele & Cliff Love; B-Cliff Love (FL); T-Michelle Lovell.

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‘He Was Remarkable, A Superstar’: French Derby Winner Vadeni All Heart in Coral-Eclipse Victory

It had been a long 52 years since the winner of the Coral-Eclipse (G1) at Sandown Park came from France, but Vadeni has ended a wait for another.

The Prix du Jockey-Club (French Derby (G1) winner rallied strongly from last in the six-horse field and prevailed by a neck over hard-charging Mishriff after a fine ride from classy Christophe Soumillon. The victory gave his trainer, Jean-Claude Rouget, and his owner-breeder, the Aga Khan, a first win in the race.

Vadeni finished 1 ¼ miles in 2:05.20 on turf rated as good to firm while scoring his second successive Group 1 triumph following his French Derby win last month.

The field was led by Alenquer, before Native Trail took over two furlongs out. Soumillon delivered Vadeni perfectly on the stands side to hold off his rivals.

Mishriff returned to the track with a strong performance late in the day after a luckless trip and outfinished Native Trail, who was a further head behind. Lord North ran very well in fourth, with the other two rivals three lengths behind.

“In the last 100 meters he stumbled when I hit the front and I wasn't sure I was going to get it, he was a bit unbalanced,” Soumillon said of Vadeni. “In the last 50 yards he just kept going and he was remarkable, a superstar.”

The race caps a successful few weeks for the Belgian jockey, who rode Perfect Power to victory at Royal Ascot just three weeks ago.

A 3-year-old son of Coolmore sire Churchill out of the Monsun mare Vaderana, Vadeni is from family of Group 1 winners Vadawina, Vazira, and Valyra.

While the Aga Khan enjoyed a breakthrough in Coral-Eclipse, his father, Prince Aly Khan, won the race with Saint Crespin in 1959.

The last France-base horse to capture the Sandown fixture was Javelot in 1960.

Vadeni's connections will be heading back to France after a successful raid on British soil and may have the Juddmonte International (G1) in their sights at York next month.

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Deep Impact’s Auguste Rodin A New TDN Rising Star

Unlucky on debut when second at The Curragh at the start of last month, Ballydoyle's Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn}–Rhododendron {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) put that experience behind him to earn TDN Rising Star status at Naas on Saturday. Sent off the 30-100 favourite for the seven-furlong Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden, the bay was swiftly into stride to race on the front end throughout the early stages. Shaken up by Seamus Heffernan to gain an outright advantage passing the two pole, he ran green in the clear but was always in his comfort zone en route to a two-length verdict over Shadowed (Ire) (Caravaggio), with Jim Bolger's highly-promising Young Ireland (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) a head away in third. “He had a lovely first run and he was an easy winner,” Heffernan said. “He gives me the feel of a proper horse and hopefully he keeps getting stronger. He won easy and it was nice to do the steering.”

Auguste Rodin is so far the sole foal out of the stable's high-class G1 Fillies' Mile, G1 Prix de l'Opera and G1 Lockinge S. heroine Rhododendron, who was also successful in the G2 Debutante S. and finished runner-up in the 1000 Guineas, Oaks and Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Her dam Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), who was the winner of the Irish 1000 Guineas, G1 Sun Chariot S. and G1 Nassau S., also produced one of this yard's best females in the seven-time group 1 winner Magical (Ire) by Galileo and her group 3-winning sire Flying The Flag (Ire). Alongside Halfway To Heaven, the G2 King's Stand S.-winning third dam Cassandra Go (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) who is a half-sister to Verglas (Ire) was also responsible for Galileo's GI First Lady S. and GI Rodeo Drive S. winner Photo Call (Ire).

6th-Naas, €16,000, Mdn, 7-2, 2yo, 7fT, 1:31.53, y/s.
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE), c, 2, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
     1st Dam: Rhododendron (Ire) (Ch. Older Mare-Eng at 7-9 1/2f, Ch. 2yo Filly-Ire, Ch. Older Mare-Ire at 7-9 1/2f, Ch. Older Mare-Eur at 7-9 1/2f, G1SW-Fr, MG1SW-Eng, GSW & G1SP-Ire, GISP-US, $1,786,763), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Halfway To Heaven (Ire), by Pivotal (GB)
     3rd Dam: Cassandra Go (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire)
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $13,375. O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/Westerberg; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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