Month: November 2022

Lord Kanaloa’s Beginnings A New Rising Star At Dundalk

While the warmth and light was bestowed on Keeneland on Friday, the cool and dark backdrop of Dundalk played host to a red-hot prospect as Beginnings (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) stormed to TDN Rising Star status. Ballydoyle's daughter of their celebrated 1000 Guineas and Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) had stepped forward markedly from her debut when fourth behind the subsequent Listed Star Appeal S. winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf protagonist Spirit Gal (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) over near six furlongs at Naas Sept. 15 and traded as the 8-11 favourite for the first division of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

Sent straight to the front by Seamie Heffernan, the imposing bay always looked comfortable and when asked to open up for the last couple of the seven furlongs responded impressively to put six lengths between her and the well-regarded Ger Lyons-trained Sweetest Rose (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), with another two lengths back to Zurana (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) in third. “She has a classy pedigree and she felt very classy,” Heffernan said of the first TDN Rising Star for her sire who recorded a time a mammoth two seconds faster than the second division doing it all on her own. “She's big, clear-winded, has pace and she galloped out through the winning post. She was very impressive. Without doubt she'll be, at least, a stakes filly.”

 

 

Pedigree Notes
Beginnings is the second foal out of Winter, who also broke her maiden over this course and distance in August 2016 when in the care of David Wachman before her career took off and who also garnered the G1 Coronation S. and G1 Nassau S. after her Guineas double. Her dam, the Wokingham H. winner Laddies Poker Two (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) also produced Lovelier (Ire) by Galileo who captured the Listed Cairn Rouge S. and was second in the G2 Kilboy Estate S. Winter's next two foals are both by Justify, with last year yielding a colt and 2022 a filly.

3rd-Dundalk, €15,000, Mdn, 11-4, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:25.40, st.
BEGINNINGS, f, 2, by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)
     1st Dam: Winter (Ire) (MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire, $1,424,358), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Laddies Poker Two (Ire), by Choisir (Aus)
     3rd Dam: Break Of Day, by Favorite Trick
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $9,414. O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/Westerberg; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Malibu Max Retired To Stand At WorkWize Stables In Alberta

Malibu Max, a multiple stakes-placed son of Malibu Moon, has been retired to enter stud at WorkWize Stables in Acme, Alberta.

The 9-year-old finished second in his last race at Fort Erie on Sept. 6 2022, retiring sound.

Malibu Max won 11 of 53 career starts, and was twice third in the Dark Star Stakes at Canterbury Park. A winner of over $440,000 from six furlongs to 1 1/16 miles on dirt, Malibu Max was brought to WorkWize Stables' attention by their trainer/bloodstock agent Cory Rumsey. He arrived at the farm in October

He is out of the graded stakes-placed Pleasantly Perfect mare Mindy Sue.

WorkWize Stables also stands Tour de Force (Tiznow x Dream Supreme), whose first foals arrived in 2022. The farm has also brought in a number of mares, including daughters of American Pharaoh, Kitten's Joy, Graeme Hall, Majesticperfection, and a granddaughter of Into Mischief.

Malibu Max will stand his first season in 2023 for $1,250 Canadian (LFSN).

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Trends Continue in October as Purses Rise, Wagering Down

The slow, downward creep continues as wagering in October 2022 fell 4.93% when compared to the month's total in 2021, and purses saw a rise of almost 12.42%, with the daily racing day average sitting at +11.06%, according to Equibase's report of economic indicators released Friday, Nov. 4.

Overall, $903,455,809 was wagered in October 2022 compared to $950,283,112 last year despite there being 332 race days to 2021's 328; a 1.22% increase. Daily average wagering fell 6.07% from $2,897,205 in 2021 to $2,721,252 in 2022. Average field size also increased slightly by 0.69% from an average of 7.55 horses per race in 2021 to 7.60 this season.

Compared to this point in the year in 2021, wagering is almost on par with $10,443,740,372 in 2022 YTD and $10,445,477,843 last season. Purses rose by 11.62% from $988,374,722 in 2021 to $1,103,214,337 in 2022 as racing days outpace the year prior at 3,555 to 3,530; a 0.71% increase. The average field size decreased 0.92% from 7.30 horses per race in 2021 at this point in the racing calendar to 7.23 horses per race, and the daily average purses increased 10.83% from $279,993 in 2021 to $310,328.

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Into Mischief Colt Earns ‘Rising Star’ Tag At Keeneland

Giant Mischief (Into Mischief) was a bit under the radar here at 6-1 after overcoming a fair bit of adversity to win on debut at Horseshoe Indianpolis Sept. 22, but he assured that won't be the case next out with an impressive score over 'TDN Rising Star' Arabian Lion (Justify) in a Keeneland optional claimer Friday, earning his own 'Rising Star' nod.

The $475,000 KEESEP buy, carrying the Spendthrift colors for this second start, put himself into the early mix from his low draw and stalked from second through a snappy :22.35 opening quarter. Favored Arabian Lion, who bobbled for a stride or two not long after the start, launched the first attack on the pacesetter, moving up outside of Giant Mischief to confront the leader as the half went in :45.84. That foe surrendered quickly and it was a three-wide Arabian Lion and the rail-skimming Giant Mischief turning for home together. Arabian Lion hit the front with such a head of steam that it looked like he'd blow the doors off his foe, but Giant Mischief refused to yield, and the pair battled down the length of the stretch, with Giant Mischief maintaining a narrow advantage to the wire. Arabian Lion was a gallant second after covering 25 feet (about 2 3/4 lengths) more than the winner. It was another 17 1/2 lengths back to Laurel debut victor Old Alliance (Hard Spun) in third.

The 36th 'TDN Rising Star' for Into Mischief, Giant Mischief is out of the MGSW mare Vertical Oak, who herself brought $700,000 out of the Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale by Stonestreet Thoroughbreds carrying the winner in utero. Vertical Oak, who was trained by Steve Asmussen, is a daughter of Vertical Vision–also conditioned by the Hall of Famer–who was the first stakes winner for her sire back in 2009. Vertical Oak has since produced a weanling filly by Curlin and visited Quality Road for the 2023 season.

4th-Keeneland, $160,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 11-4, 2yo, 7f, 1:22.30, ft, 3/4 length.
GIANT MISCHIEF, c, 2, Into Mischief
1st Dam: Vertical Oak (MGSW, $773,095), by Giant Oak
2nd Dam: Vertical Vision, by Pollard's Vision
3rd Dam: Caney Creek, by Service Stripe
Sales history: $475,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $113,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-Spendthrift Farm LLC, Steve Landers Racing LLC, M. Schwartz, M. Dubb, Ten Strike Racing, J. Bakke, Titletown Racing Stables, Kueber Racing, LLC, Big Easy Racing LLC, Winners Win, MK. Caruso & Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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