October, 2022 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Baffert Saddles Super as Cave Rock Dominates American Pharoah

Unbeaten 'TDN Rising Star' Cave Rock (Arrogate) led home a one-two-three-four finish for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert in Saturday's 'Win and You're In' GI American Pharoah S. at Santa Anita. It was the 11th winner for Baffert in the race named in honor of his 2015 Triple Crown winner.

The eye-catching last-out GI Del Mar Futurity winner, off as the 2-5 favorite here, went straight to the front in this two-turn debut, led comfortably through fractions of :22.96 and :46.82 and seemed to play possum a bit on the turn. With a shake of the reins as they straightened, he opened up again when called upon by jockey Juan Hernandez and poured it on in the lane to score by 5 1/4 lengths.

Del Mar debut winner National Treasure (Quality Road), $3.55-million EASMAY topper and maiden Hejazi (Bernardini) and Los Al debut winner Gandolfini (Justify) followed home their stablemate in that order.

Cave Rock entered off a pair of flashy Del Mar wins, scoring on debut by six lengths Aug. 13 and added the Del Mar Futurity by 5 1/4 lengths last time Sept. 11.

Longtime Baffert clients and winning owners Michael Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman also campaign unbeaten Speed Boat Beach (Bayern), who punched his ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint via Santa Anita's Speakeasy S.

“I can't remember running one, two, three, four, ever,” Baffert said. “The really good ones come around quicky and he's always been different, he's built a bit different than Arrogate. He's powerful, stronger and he's quick. He runs with his head sort of low like Arrogate. He just keeps improving, he trains easily. I really don't work him too fast, you have to count on their talent to get them there.

Baffert continued, “Today, those were some good horses behind him. Those colts, you are going to hear about them down the road. Right now, he's what you need, he's something that is right now and something that will be in for the next thirty days.”

Pedigree Notes:

Cave Rock, a $210,000 KEENOV weanling and $550,000 KEESEP yearling, is one of three graded winners–all Grade I winners–and the sixth black-type winner overall for the much-missed Arrogate. Like Arrogate's GII Chandelier S. heroine And Tell Me Nolies, Cave Rock was prepared for his first trip through the sales ring by Mulholland Springs, and like the Chandelier victress, the colt also hails from a Danzig-line dam. Cave Rock's yearling full-brother topped this year's Fasig-Tipton New York-Bred Sale on a bid of $700,000 from Tom McCrocklin, agent for Champion Equine, and 2011 GIII Schuylerville S. winner Georgie's Angel produced an Improbable filly this year before being bred back to Connect. Georgie's Angel brought $75,000 from Longford Farm at the 2020 KEENOV sale.

Saturday, Santa Anita

AMERICAN PHAROAH S.-GI, $301,500, Santa Anita, 10-8, 2yo,
1 1/16m, 1:43.05, ft.
1–CAVE ROCK, 122, c, 2, by Arrogate
       1st Dam: Georgie's Angel (GSW, $129,564), by Bellamy Road
       2nd Dam: Lalka, by Dynaformer
       3rd Dam: Celmis, by Bold Ruckus
   'TDN Rising Star' ($210,000 Wlg '20 KEENOV; $550,000 Ylg '21
KEESEP). O-Michael Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman;
B-Anne and Ronnie Sheffer Racing LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert;
J-Juan J. Hernandez. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0,
$408,000. Click for Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating:
   A++.
2–National Treasure, 122, c, 2, Quality Road–Treasure, by
Medaglia d'Oro. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE,
   1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. ($500,000 Ylg '21 FTSAUG). O-SF Racing
LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Masterson, Robert
E., Stonestreet Stables LLC, Schoenfarber, Jay A., Waves Edge
Capital LLC and Donovan, Catherine; B-Peter E. Blum
Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $60,000.
3–Hejazi, 122, c, 2, Bernardini–G Note, by Medaglia d'Oro.
1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE, 1ST G1 BLACK
   TYPE. ($3,550,000 2yo '22 EASMAY). O-Zedan Racing Stables,
Inc.; B-Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman (NY); T-Bob Baffert.
$36,000.
Margins: 5 1/4, 3HF, 3 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 9.80, 2.90.
Also Ran: Gandolfini, Man Child, Skinner, Macnamara, Odonata.
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Rougir Wins E. P. Taylor, Runner-Up Moira Disqualified

There were three Grade I races on the grass for fillies and mares in North America Saturday; to the surprise of no one, Chad Brown-trained and Peter Brant-owned mares took center stage, following up In Italian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire})'s win in Keeneland's GI First Lady S. with a mild upset by Rougir (Fr) (Territories {Ire}) in the GI E. P. Taylor S. at Woodbine. Michael Tabor partners with Brant in Rougir, a Group 1 winner in France and a GSW in the U.S. Heavy even-money favorite Moira (Ghostzapper), winner of the Queen's Plate over the boys Aug. 21, finished a hard-fought second in her first try on the lawn, only to be disqualified to eighth for interference in the stretch. Flirting Bridge (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) was promoted to second.

Rougir, on first-time Lasix, raced on the inside, closer to the back than the front through a first quarter in :26.78 as Adventuring (Pioneerof the Nile) showed the way. Little had changed by the :51.39 half, but plenty was to come. Trying to go through a hole between horses, Rougir was checked dramatically back to second last when the daylight appeared to close abruptly. Behind a wall of horses in the stretch, she looked to have no chance but the long run to the wire at Woodbine worked to her advantage as she suddenly came into serious contention with a sustained flying finish. With four contenders still in front of her with a sixteenth to go, Rougir closed down the middle of the course in a fighting finish, just getting up by a neck over Moira at the post, with the latter–on the rail–a head in front of Flirting Bridge.

“I had been struggling because this horse had moved me up so sharply that I had to pick a pathway,” said winning rider Kazushi Kimura. “So, when she comes from the corner it was tremendous, I was trying so hard. I was so confident, but those horses already had experience from the long stretch.”

While there was no doubt about the winner, Lemista (Ire) (Raven's Pass)'s connections claimed interference against Moira for the stretch run due to an incident where she clearly came over when diving to the inside while in tight. A stewards' inquiry and rider's objection resulted in that filly's disqualification to the spot behind Lemistra's seventh-place finish. Moira, who had demolished the Queen's Plate field, was making her first start against older horses.

Last seen finishing fifth in the Aug. 13 GI Beverly D. S. at Churchill Downs, her third straight off-the-board finish in a Grade I event, Rougir kicked off 2022 with a win in Belmont's GIII Beaugay S. May 14 in her first start for the Brown barn. She had previously been trained by Cedric Rossi in France for the Le Haras de La Gousserie outfit, for whom she won the G1 Prix de l'Opera Longines and the G3 Prix des Reservoirs, in addition to placings in the G1 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac-Criterium des Pouliches, G2 Prix de la Nonette, and the G3 Prix Chloe. In her final start for her French connections, she was seventh after a tough trip in the GI Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Del Mar. Rougir was sent back to France, topping Arqana's December Breeding Stock sale at €3 million and subsequently moving to Brown's shedrow.

Pedigree Notes:

Dalham Hall Stud's Territories (Ire) is the sire of Rougir, who is a member of his first crop, and is responsible for six total black-type winners worldwide. In addition to Rougir, Hoo Ya Mal (GB) also flies the group/grade banner for the Invincible Spirit (Ire) stallion with a Group 3 win this year in addition to a runner-up finish in the G1 Cazoo Derby.

Summer Moon was black-type placed in France for Jean-Claude Rouget, then shipped stateside to Chad Brown's barn for one start in 2015 before she was retired and kept in the U.S. for her first two covers. Shipped back across the pond again, she has since switched hands a couple of times, most recently at Arqana December in 2019 for €15,000 to Genovaa. The mare, who has several generations of Aga Khan breeding behind her, has a 2-year-old filly named Rosir (Fr) (Style Vendome {Fr}) as her last reported foal. That one sold at Arqana's October yearling sale last year for €100,000 to Paul Nataf. Rougir is one of 24 black-type winners out of daughters of Elusive City, a Group 1 winner nearly two decades ago for Elusive Quality.

Saturday, Woodbine
E. P. TAYLOR S.-GI, C$751,900, Woodbine, 10-8, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:02.62, fm.
1–ROUGIR (FR), 124, f, 4, by Territories (Ire)
               1st Dam: Summer Moon (Fr) (SP-Fr), by Elusive City
               2nd Dam: Kalatuna (Fr), by Green Tune
               3rd Dam: Kalasinger, by Chief Singer (Ire)
(€11,000 Wlg '18 ARQDE; €55,000 Ylg '19 ARAUG;
€3,000,000 3yo '21 ARQDEC). O-Peter M. Brant & Michael B.
Tabor; B-Jan Krauze (FR); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Kazushi Kimura.
C$450,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Fr, 19-6-1-3, $1,037,824.
Werk Nick Rating: A+.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the
free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Flirting Bridge (Ire), 124, f, 4, by Camelot (GB)
               1st Dam: Rachevie (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
               2nd Dam: Challow Hills, by Woodman
               3rd Dam: Cascassi, by Nijinsky II
1ST G1 BLACK TYPE. (€30,000 Wlg '18 GOFNOV; €55,000 Ylg
'19 GOFSPT). O-John Halley & Ciara Hogan; B-T. O'Dwyer & O'Brien (Ire); T-Brendan P. Walsh. C$150,000.
3–Fev Rover (Ire), 124, f, 4, by Gutaifan (Ire)
               1st Dam: Laurelita (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire)
               2nd Dam: Chervil (GB), by Dansili (GB)
               3rd Dam: Nashmeel, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
(£20,000 Ylg '19 GOFFPR; 695,000gns 3yo '21 TATMA). O-Tracy
Farmer; B-Manister House Stud (IRE); T-Mark E. Casse.
C$75,000.
Margins: NK, 1, HF. Odds: 5.30, 8.75, 9.45.
Also Ran: Adventuring, Mylady (Ger), Henrietta Topham, Lemista (Ire), Moira, Munnyfor Ro.
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Santa Anita: Early Pick 5 Carryover Of $406,146 Could Lead To $3 Million Pool Sunday

No one picked all five winners in Santa Anita's popular 50 cent Early Pick 5 wager on Saturday, creating a massive carryover into Sunday of $406,146. With the Grade 3, $200,000 Surfer Girl stakes anchoring Sunday's “Early 5,” track officials project Sunday's total Early Pick 5 pool will exceed $3 million.

Sunday's Early Pick 5, which features a low takeout of 14 percent, will be comprised of races one through five.

Carded as Sunday's fifth race the Surfer Girl, for 2-year-old fillies at one mile on turf, has attracted a field of 10, headed by Comanche Country, who has been assigned a morning line of 8-5.

With first post time at 1 p.m., entries and complete morning line information for Sunday's 10-race card are available at santaanita.com.

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And Tell Me Nolies Extends Win Streak In Chandelier

Although she took an awkward stutter-step leaving the gate, And Tell Me Nolies settled comfortably while mid-pack in the early stages of Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Chandelier Stakes at Santa Anita and rallied impressively under Ramon Vazquez to easily run down both Ice Dancing and Home Cooking turning for home en route to a comfortable three-quarter length win.

Trained by Peter Miller and based at San Luis Rey Downs, the 2-year-old daughter of Arrogate, who was trying two turns for the first time along with six rival juvenile fillies, got a mile and one sixteenth in 1:46.15.

“She stumbled very badly at the break,” Vazquez said. “She did the same thing in the Debutante. We settled in, she knows not to move too early. She got a little tired late, but she knows what to do. She is getting better and better after every race. She can handle the distance. I think she is going to be a superstar later.”

A Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” Challenge Race qualifier, the Chandelier winner thus earns a fees-paid berth into the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 4 at Keeneland.

“She can get in a foul mood and you have to be careful, but I'd say about 90 percent of the time she's great and she's just got a heart of gold,” said Miller. “I just want to thank Mr. Redekop for giving me the opportunity to train her. It's very exciting to have a filly that wants to run long like this so hopefully we get to the Breeders' Cup and I'm just thrilled with the way she ran today.”

A 6 ½ furlong maiden winner in her second start Aug. 14 at Del Mar, And Tell Me Nolies came off an upset win in the G1 Del Mar Debutante Sept. 10 and was overlayed today at 8-1 off of her morning line of 3-1 and paid $18.80, $6.80 and $3.80.

Owned by Peter Redekop B.C., Ltd, And Tell Me Nolies, who is out of the Exchange Rate mare Be Fair, has now won three in-a-row, all with Vazquez aboard, who posted his second win on today's card. With the winner's share of $120,000, And Tell Me Nolies increased her earnings to $352,800.

Off at 24-1 with Juan Hernandez up, Uncontrollable rallied well for the place and paid $14.60 and $5.00 while finishing 4 ¾ lengths in front of the well-fancied Justique.

An impressive first-out maiden winner on July 31, Justique was heavily favored at 6-5 with Victor Espinoza but never threatened from last and returned $2.60 to show.

Fractions on the race were 22.85, 46.71, 1:11.45 and 1:39.00.

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