August, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

American Pharoah Colt Tries The Turf in Japan

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this Saturday running at Niigata Racecourse, featuring the offspring of a couple of Coolmore sires, one looking to build on a promising debut and the other looking for a second straight victory. Sunday's TDN will include four US-breds making their respective first trips to the races:

1st-NII, ¥9,900,000 ($74k), Maiden, 2yo, 2000mT
PSY BREAKER (c, 2, Uncle Mo–Downside Scenario, by Scat Daddy), a $400,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, gave an excellent account of himself going this distance at Fukushima July 10, running on gamely to be beaten a half-length into second. The Mar. 30 foal is a half-brother to 'TDN Rising Star' Mutasaabeq (Into Mischief), and his dam–who was acquired for $250,000 carrying the colt that would become Mutasaabeq at Keeneland January in 2018–was resold to Stonestreet for $1.15 million back in foal to Into Mischief at Keeneland November last fall. Downside Scenario is a half-sister to Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy), twice a Group 3-winning sprinter in Dubai. B-BlackRidge Stables LLC (KY)

9th-NII, ¥30,400,000 ($229k), Allowance, 2yo, 1400mT
ADVANCE PHAROAH (c, 2, American Pharoah–Fair Huntress, by Tiznow) debuted with a sound runner-up effort going 1400 meters over the dirt at Tokyo June 19, but shortened up to graduate nicely over 1150 meters at Fukushima last time July 17 (see below, SC 10). The $140,000 KEESEP yearling has the pedigree to take to this new surface, as his unraced dam is a half-sister to Grade III winner Devil By Design (Medaglia d'Oro), who produced GI American Oaks heroine Competitionofideas (Speightstown); and turf stakes winner Kolo (Dynaformer). B-John D Gunther & American Pharoah Syndicate (KY)

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Fastnet Rock Filly Impresses With Spa Debut

2nd-Saratoga, $105,000, Msw, 8-4, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.45, fm, 1/2 length.
ALLURING ANGEL (GB) (f, 2, Fastnet Rock {Aus}–All of Me {GB}, by Teofilo{Ire}), a 48,000gns weanling purchase out of the 2020 Tattersalls December Foal Sale, went off as the 4-1 third choice Thursday in her career debut. Far back off the pace with only one horse beat through the opening furlong, she raced two wide outside of Gustiamo (Blame) before clearing to the rail midway around the bend. Under a ride past the quarter pole, Alluring Angel swung out five wide as the field straightened and began to rally with authority down the center of the lane. As pacesetter Illicit (Into Mischief) tired into the final eighth, post-time favorite Cowichan (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) briefly took over from the three path before being inhaled on the outside by a fast closing Alluring Angel who stormed past in the final strides to win by a half-length. Illicit would fade to wind up fifth. The winner is bred on a similar cross to this owner's Star Devine (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who achieved 'TDN Rising Star' honors with a fast-finishing debut victory at Aqueduct in April 2021. Star Devine, who won last year's Galway S. at the Spa, is out of a daughter of the late Galileo (Ire), while Thursday's winner is out of a mare by Galileo's successful son Teofilo (Ire). All Of Me (GB), herself a half-sister to MG1SP I Can Fly (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), has since produced a yearling colt by Showcasing (GB) and dropped a colt by Earthlight (Ire) in 2022. Sales History: 48,000gns Wlg '20 TATFOA. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $57,750. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O-Lawrence Goichman; B-Michael E Wates CBE (GB); T-Jorge R. Abreu.

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Budweiser Clydesdales Return to Saratoga

After a 15-year hiatus, the Budweiser Clydesdales will appear at Saratoga Race Course in partnership with Anheuser-Busch and local distributor Saratoga Eagle. The Budweiser Clydesdales will return to Saratoga Wednesday, Aug. 10 and Friday, Aug. 12.

“It's an honor to welcome the Budweiser Clydesdales back to Saratoga Race Course,” said Don Scott, NYRA Vice President of Marketing. “These horses are globally renowned and we are thrilled that our fans will have the opportunity to see them in person. We thank Saratoga Eagle for helping to secure the Budweiser Clydesdales and Anheuser-Busch for including historic Saratoga on the 2022 national tour for these magnificent animals.”

To kick off their visit Wednesday, the Budweiser Clydesdales will be stationed at select Saratoga admission gates to greet fans from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. That afternoon, a Budweiser Clydesdale will parade before guests in the Paddock and visit the Winner's Circle. On Aug. 12, fans can enjoy photo opportunities with the full hitch of eight Budweiser Clydesdales. The hitch will be stationed near Horse Sense, located across from Gate A, near the Berkshire Bank Family Zone. Between races, the Budweiser Clydesdales will parade for fans on the main track in front of the grandstand.

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Equibase Analysis: Olympiad Can Upset Life Is Good In Whitney

The 2022 edition of the Grade 1, $1 million Whitney Stakes on Saturday is likely to be a race which will be talked about for quite some time no matter the outcome, given the depth of talent in this six-horse field.

The key pairing is Life is Good vs Olympiad, but the other four all have been competitive at the level and none would be a complete surprise if winning. Life is Good brings a seven-for-nine record into the race including last year's Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, while Olympiad sports a seven-for-10 career record and is undefeated in five races around two turns including in the G2 Stephen Foster Stakes last month.

In spite of those two powerhouses, Hot Rod Charlie leads the field in career earnings at $5.2 million and just ran the best race of his career, although beaten a head for the win in the G3 Salvator Mile Stakes. Happy Saver is $12,000 shy of $1 million in earnings in spite of having finished second in four straight graded stakes including behind Olympiad in the G2 Alysheba Stakes in May. Americanrevolution won the G1 Cigar Mile Stakes last year and is set to improve in his third start after six months off, most recently finishing second behind Olympiad in the Stephen Foster. Zoomer rounds out the field and is no slouch as he is seeking his 12th career win, although he is winless in two previous stakes tries in his 37 race career.

Olympiad typifies what a top Thoroughbred can do as they mature, physically and mentally, over the course of their 4-year-old season. Since trying two turns for the first time this past January, he has reeled off five straight victories, four in graded stakes. In each of those races Olympiad has exuded a mental attitude to compliment his physical prowess, dominating in the stretch in each of those wins by two lengths or more. Most recently Olympiad won the Stephen Foster Stakes at the distance of the Whitney Stakes with a career-best 123 Equibase® Speed Figure, which only Life Is Good appears capable of matching if he repeats his Pegasus World Cup Invitational effort from January. Any questions of Olympiad running the same, or better, in the Whitney as compared to the Foster appear to have been answered when he put in an exemplary four furlong workout at Saratoga in 47.8 seconds last week, which was the best of 51 at the distance on the day and sends a message he will take some beating in this race.

Life is Good may have an edge in one department over Olympiad in the Whitney which could help deliver him the victory: he is likely to be the controlling speed in the field. Not once in his nine race career has Life is Good been second after a quarter mile has been run, leading to easy wins in seven of those races. Most have been around one turn but he proved he can run further twice, most recently when winning the Pegasus World Cup Invitational in January at the distance of the Whitney, defeating last year's Breeders' Cup Classic winner Knicks Go and earning a career-best 123 figure while coasting to a 3 1/4-length win. After a poor fourth-place finish after leading early in the Dubai World Cup at the 1 1/4-mile distance he'd never run before, Life is Good returned following three months off to easily win the John A. Nerud Stakes last month with a 115 figure effort he is bound to improve upon in his second start off the layoff.

As to the others, in terms of class and how fast they've run, Hot Rod Charlie continues to display a strong competitive spirit but also has been unable to really break through at this level, having finished fourth, second and second in his last three North American graded stakes, with the best of those efforts yielding a 118 figure when beaten a head in the Salvator Mile Stakes in June. Happy Saver continues to play groomsman with four straight runner-up efforts in graded stakes, including behind Olympiad in the Alysheba Stakes in May. Happy Saver ran his best race in the past year when second in the Clark Stakes last fall with a 112 figure. Americanrevolution was no match for Olympiad when two lengths behind at the end in the Stephen Foster Stakes, an effort which yielded a career-best 120 figure, and I don't foresee a reversal of that order in the Whitney. Zoomer has won three of six races this year, with two of those efforts yielding 109 figures which even if repeated are unlikely to be competitive in this race with the top contenders.

Win Contenders, in preference order:
Olympiad
Life is Good

Whitney Stakes – Grade 1
Race 10 at Saratoga
Saturday, August 6 – Post Time 5:43 PM E.T.
One Mile and One Eighth
Four Year Olds and Upward
Purse: $1 Million

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