Bayern’s Speed Boat Beach Motors Home to New Track Record

6th-Del Mar, $82,500, Msw, 9-10, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:01.86, ft, 1 1/4 lengths.
SPEED BOAT BEACH (c, 2, Bayern–Sophia Mia, by Pioneerof the Nile) stepped out in sharp fashion on unveiling here, taking a field of 10 gate to wire and establishing a new track record of 1:01.86 in the process as the 2-1 second choice behind even-money Hejazi (Bernardini). The latter was the $3.55 million EASMAY topper this season, purchased by Zedan Racing. The $700,000 FTKOCT firster Fort Bragg (Tapit) picked up the final place spot, and completed Bob Baffert's sweep of the board. Speed Boat Beach, a $12,000 OBSOCT yearling turned $200,000 OBSMAR pinhook (:9 3/5) is the first to the races for Sophia Mia. He has a pair of half-sisters, a yearling by Distorted Humor and a 2022 foal by Volatile. The dam visited Army Mule for 2023. Sales history: $12,000 Ylg '21 OBSOCT; $200,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $48,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-Michael E. Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman; B-Caperlane Farm (FL); T-Bob Baffert.

 

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Churchill Filly Leads The Way At The SGA Yearling Sale

A filly by Churchill (Ire) out of the dual listed-placed Rabiosa Fiore (GB) (Sakhee's Secret {GB}) emerged as the €200,000 top lot during Saturday's SGA Yearling Sale in Milan. Consigned by Razza Vedano, the Mar. 6 foal (lot 28), named Rinnovati (Ity), is a half-sister to the two-time stakes winner Amalaura (Ire) (Raven's Pass). Another half-sister, the Saxon Warrior (Jpn) filly Rage Of Bamby (Ire) graduated at Leicester on Sept. 6. Marco Bozzi was in action for the relative of French Classic heroine East Of The Moon (Private Account).

Bozzi also struck for seven other lots on Saturday, shelling out €90,000 for another Vedano draftee in lot 25, a son of Sea The Stars (Ire) out of Listed Premio Terme di Merano heroine Orange Sun (GB) (Duke Of Marmalade {Ire}). That sire had topped the 2021 edition of the sale with a €120,000 colt. Originally a 30,000gns Tatteralls December foal, the colt is a half-brother to a pair of winners. Third dam Field Of Hope (Ire) (Selkirk)'s best day in the sun was a victory in the 1999 G1 Prix de la Foret.

Also from Vedano was lot 15, the Zoffany (Ire) colt Interstellar (Ity), out of the Group 3-placed Irene Watts (GB) (Miswaki Tern), who hammered for €100,000 to Micchiche' Gaetano. He is a half-brother to Il Grande Gatsby (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), who has won at the listed level in Italy and ran third in the G3 Premio Parioli.

The sale got off to a fast start with lot 4, a colt by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) out of Listed Criterium Femminile victress Biz Bar (GB) (Tobougg {GB}), making €85,000 from Antonio Caracciolo. The bay's sire was also responsible for the smart G2 Clipper Logistics Boomerang Mile hero Jadoomi (Fr) in Ireland on Saturday. From the Allevamento Le.Gi. consignment, the colt is a half-brother to six black-type horses, anchored by G1 Gran Premio di Milano scorer Biz The Nurse (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}), and the group winners Misterious Boy (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}) and Biz Power (Ire) (Power {GB}).

Another Coolmore sire was in the limelight shortly thereafter, as lot 12, a Le.Gi.-consigned filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) named Snow Roses (Ity) caught the eye of Powerstown Stud at €70,000. She had passed through the Arqana December ring for €85,000 as a foal. Her dam was twice stakes-placed, and is a half-sister to group winners Voice Of Love (Ire) (Poet's Voice {GB}) and Time Chant (GB) (War Chant).

Le.Gi. was also the consignor on record for lot 32, a Gleneagles (Ire) filly, who made €76,000 on the bid of Immobiliare Casa Paola. She had been a €30,000 Goffs November buyback last year. The daughter of Sopran Enery (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) is a half-sister to the G2 Premio Oaks d'Italia winner Auyantepui (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), while under the G3 Italian 1000 Guineas-winning second dam Sopran Londa (Ire) (Danehill) is the G1 Italian Derby hero Cima De Triomphe (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) among others.

Razza del Sole offered Milano City (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}) (lot 22) on Saturday, and Valfredo Valiani snapped up the son of dual listed winner Mujadil Lachy (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}) for €75,000. His well-related dam is a half-sister to a trio of stakes winners led by G3 Premio Tudini and G3 Premio Omenoni scorer Titus Shadow (Ire) (Titus Livius {Fr}).

From a catalogue of 158, 135 yearlings went through the ring, with 92 (68.1%) finding new homes for a gross of €1,852,500. The average increased to €20,136 (+7.4%), however the median dipped 16.7% to €10,000.

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Red Knight Upstages Favorite Gufo In Kentucky Turf Cup Thriller, Earns Breeders’ Cup Berth

Taking the slim lead with a furlong to run, Red Knight had to call upon all his reserves to hold off a determined closing bid from Gufo in a thrilling finish in $1-million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) Saturday at Kentucky Downs.

With Gerardo Corrales at the reins, Red Knight won by a nose and covered 1 1/2 miles on firm turf in 2:26.96.

Another Mystery was third, a neck behind favorite Gufo.

With the victory, Red Knight garnered an automatic, fees paid berth to the Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1) Nov. 5 at Keeneland as the Kentucky Cup Turf is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge “Win and You're In” series.

In his previous start, Red Knight won the Colonial Cup Stakes, marking a return from an 11-month layoff. The Kentucky Turf Cup was is his second graded score after taking the 2020 Sycamore Stakes (G3) at Keeneland.

Reserved off the early pace set by Keystone Field, Red Knight was seventh through a mile in 1:38.46. Five wide exiting the turn, he bid at the quarter pole as Highest Honor grabbed a narrow lead, then thrust his head in front with a furlong to run and dug in to prevail when Gufo came calling.

An 8-year-old New York-bred by Pure Prize out of the Skip Away mare Isabel Away, Red Night has a 10-8-1 record from 29 career starts and has $1,210,388 in lifetime earnings after becoming racing's latest millionaire with the $317,130 winner's share of the Kentucky Turf Cup purse.

A Trinity Farm homebred trained by Mike Maker, Red Knight returned $26.04.

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