Month: October 2022

Starspangledbanner Colt Brings 550,000gns From Hong Kong Jockey Club At Tattersalls

Chasemore Farm's lot 1008, a son of Starspangledbanner (Aus), took the lead during the second session of Book 2 of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on Tuesday when selling for 550,000gns to the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Bred by Chasemore, his dam Wowcha (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) is a half-sister to the late The Wow Signal (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), who won the G1 Prix Morny and G2 Coventry S. before going on to sire G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches victrix Coeursamba (Fr). Since the catalogue was published, the colt's full-sister Breege (GB) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), already group-placed at Royal Ascot, was second in the G3 Prestige S.

 

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TAA Named Breeders’ Cup Aftercare Partner

The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) will once again be named the Official Aftercare Partner of the Breeders' Cup World Championships Nov. 4-5 at Keeneland. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is also an Official Charity of the Breeders' Cup, along with Race Track Chaplaincy of America and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, among others.

As a seed money donor, the Breeders' Cup has been a supporter of the TAA since its inception 10 years ago and the organization will present its Grade II namesake race–formerly the Marathon S.–on Saturday's championship undercard.

“As a founding donor for the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, it brings the Breeders' Cup great pride to be able to feature the TAA as the official Aftercare Partner,” said Dora Delgado, Breeders' Cup Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer. “The TAA's growth, both in the number of accredited organizations and in the amount of grant money awarded, has been a tremendous feat, and it seems only fitting to culminate the TAA's 10-year celebration center-stage at the World Championships.”

Racing fans can donate to the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance throughout the championship weekend when cashing a winning ticket on an UnitedTote Systems self-service betting terminal. All donations are tax-deductible.

“I can't think of a better place to close out our 10-year celebration than the Breeders' Cup World Championships,” said TAA President, Jeffrey Bloom. “Breeders' Cup's ongoing recognition and support has been instrumental in the TAA's growth, which is necessary to further our mission to help fund retired racehorses. We're honored to ring in another year as the Official Aftercare Partner at the World Championships of horse racing.”

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Team Block Chasing Back-To-Back Stakes Wins In Hawthorne’s The Pizza Man Stakes

When it comes to Illinois-bred turf horses, trainer Chris Block is one of the names that always is among the first to be recognized. Top Illinois-bred stakes horses like Fort Prado, Suntracer and Mystery Giver are just a few Block has trained and the next set of stars appear to be lining up for Block as the turf stakes program continues at Hawthorne.

Last week was the running of the $75,000 Illini Princess on the turf for Illinois-bred females as a field of nine took to the firm turf. The race had a lot of early pace and a pair of very talented runners from the barn of trainer Michele Boyce in Cat Attack and Katie M'lady. At the start of the Illini Princess, longshot Lipliner winged it for the lead in the 1 1/16 mile event as Kate M'lady, who was coming off a year layoff, kept after Lipliner through an opening quarter in :22.71. On the backstretch, Katie M'lady was joined by Cat Attack as the duo scampered through a quick half in :46.50 and three quarters in 1:10.32. Biding his time behind the leaders was jockey Orlando Mojica abord lightly raced Trail Ridge Road as they began to pick up the chase into the lane. In the stretch Katie M'lady was all heart but Trail Ridge Road had gotten the perfect setup and ran by to win by two lengths in 1:41.32. Katie M'lady held second while longshot Kingsbury Dream rallied from last to finish third.

The win was the second in four career starts for Trail Ridge Road. A homebred, owned by Team Block boosted her career earnings to $96,100. The third choice in betting, Trail Ridge Road returned $9.20, $4.00 and $2.80. Katie M'lady $2.80 and $2.40 while Kingsbury Dream returned $4.80 to show.

This week the Illinois-bred boys take to the turf for the $75,000 The Pizza Man stakes, honoring one of the top Illinois-bred turf horses of all time. Owned and bred by Midwest Thoroughbreds, The Pizza Man was a 17-time winner, earning over $2.1 million in his career. His first victory came over the Hawthorne turf course and he also posted wins in the Buck's Boy Handicap and Robert F. Carey Memorial on the grass at Hawthorne. A five-time graded stakes winner, The Pizza Man grabbed marquee victories in the 2015 Grade 1 Arlington Million and 2016 Grade 1 Northern Dancer.

A field of seven is entered for The Pizza Man stakes as Chris Block has a pair in the race. The 2-1 morning line favorite is Another Mystery as owner/breeder Team Block looks for back-to-back stakes scores over the Hawthorne turf. A winner of eight of 30 lifetime starts, Another Mystery opened his 2022 season with his first graded stakes score, winning the Grade 3 John B. Connally Turf Cup at Sam Houston on January 30. After a strong second behind Channel Maker in the Grade 2 Elkhorn at Keeneland on April 23, he was victorious again over the Hawthorne turf in the state-bred Black Tie Affair on June 3. He would rally late to finish second in the Colonial Cup Stakes on July 27 before most recently running third in the Grade 3 Kentucky Turf Cup at Kentucky Downs on September 10, a race where he was beaten only a neck for the victory. Orlando Mojica rides Another Mystery on Saturday.

The second Block entrant in the race is 6-1 shot Land Mark Deal. A five-year-old gelding who has finished in the top three in 10 of 21 career starts, Land Mark Deal finished fourth in this event last fall. After getting a rest between the end of his 2021 campaign and start of 2022 season, Land Mark Deal was impressive in an allowance victory over the Hawthorne turf on June 11. After making two starts at Colonial this summer, he returned to Hawthorne and most recently finished a close third behind Richiesgotgame, another entrant in The Pizza Man on September 25. Emmanuel Esquivel gets the call on Land Mark Deal in The Pizza Man.

The field for The Pizza Man Stakes:

PP Horse Jockey Trainer M/L

1 Richiesgotgame J. Loveberry L. Rivelli 9-2

2 Readthecliffnotes V. Santiago M. Boyce 5-1

3 Another Mystery O. Mojica C. Block 2-1

4 Power Through C. Emigh M. Goldfine 10-1

5 Temper Tantrum M. Pedroza, Jr. A. Hernandez 5-2

6 Land Mark Deal E. Esquivel C. Block 6-1

7 You're In Corey J. Tavares R. Pompell 15-1

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Group 1 Siblings Highlight Goffs November Foal Sale

The catalogue for the Goffs November Foal Sale, featuring several half- and full-siblings to Group 1 winners, is now online. Slated for Nov. 14-17, the 1,034 foals will go through the ring at Kildare Paddocks beginning at 10 a.m. each day.

Among the highlights is Airlie Stud's Kingman (GB) half-brother (lot 727) to G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy); a filly by Teofilo (Ire) who is a half-sister to four-time Group 1 winner Dawn Approach (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) (lot 768) from Boherguy Stud; Clonlisk Stud-consigned Churchill (Ire) colt (lot 577) who is a half-brother to G1 Irish St Leger hero Sonnyboyliston (Ire) (Power {GB}); a full-brother to G1 German Derby winner Sea The Moon (Ger) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) (lot 628) from Newtown Stud; another son of Sea The Stars, this time a full-brother to the star-crossed G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks victress Sea Of Class (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire]) (lot 766) out of the Oak Lodge and Springfield House Stud draft; lot 550, a full-brother from Ridge Manor Stud to GI Natalma S. winner La Pelosa (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}); and Oak Lodge and Springfield House's Earthlight (Ire) half-brother to the three-time Group 1 winner and young sire Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) (lot 629).

Established sires are well-represented, among them Galileo (Ire), Dandy Man (Ire), Dark Angel (Ire), Invincible Spirit (Ire), Kingman (GB), Kodiac (GB), Lope De Vega (Ire), Mehmas (Ire), New Bay (GB), Night Of Thunder (Ire), No Nay Never, Oasis Dream (GB), Profitable (Ire), Ribchester (Ire), Saxon Warrior {Jpn}), Sea The Stars, Showcasing (GB), Sioux Nation, Siyouni (Fr), Starspangledbanner (Aus), Teofilo (Ire), Wootton Bassett (GB), Zarak (Fr) and Zoustar (Aus) among others.

New sires with their first weanlings on offer in November are Arizona (Ire), Circus Maximus (Ire), Earthlight, Far Above (Ire), Hello Youmzain (Fr), Kameko, King Of Change (GB), Mohaather (GB), Persian King (Ire), River Boyne (Ire), Royal Lytham (Fr), Sands Of Mali (Fr), Sergei Prokofiev, Shaman (Ire), Sottsass (Fr), Without Parole (GB) and Wooded (Ire).

Goffs November Foal Sale 2022 will follow the same format as 2021, with foals catalogue alphabetically by dam each day from Monday to Thursday inclusive.  Monday's and Thursday's sessions are billed as equal, Tuesday will raise the bar to an extent, and Wednesday will feature the most black-type pedigrees.

Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby said, “Goffs is the gateway to the world for Irish breeders and we are extremely grateful that the overwhelming majority send their best foals to the November Sale. Ireland's National Foal Sale consistently proves to be the preferred choice for most pinhookers and so many end users, both of whom have enjoyed so many successes year after year.  We are proud to present a truly world-class catalogue packed full of outstanding foals with the credentials on paper and conformation to appeal to every major buyer at every level seeking their next pinhooking success story or Group 1 glory.”

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