Bet to win.
Brighton 4.20 Panning For Gold – win bet.
Salisbury 3.10 Princess Naomi – win bet.
Ayr 7.35 Churchella – win bet.
Wetherby 7.20 War Chant – win bet.
Wetherby 9.0 Nibras Rainbow – win bet.
Month: June 2023
‘Durability,’ ‘Excellence’: Personal Ensign Next Major Goal For Eclipse Hopeful Clairiere
Just like the fine wine she is named for, Clairiere gets better with age.
The Stonestreet Stables homebred Clairiere, whom Barbara Banke named after the lush pinot noir produced at one of the 40 wineries she owns in the Jackson Family Wines portfolio, on Saturday won the Grade 1, $500,000 Ogden Phipps for the second straight year with a courageous late rally to get up just in time.
“We've been very blessed to have her and have had extraordinary fillies and mares like [Champions] Rachel Alexandra, Untapable and Midnight Bisou over the years, but you cannot compare racehorses because what defines them is how they step up to their competition and who they are on the racetrack,” Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen said of the 5-year-old mare. “The uniqueness about Clairiere is her pedigree. For her to win the Ogden Phipps two years in a row, and that being a race that her mother Cavorting won [2016], wow. The uniqueness of that speaks volumes.”
Clairiere is by Curlin, whom Asmussen trained to back-to-back Horse of the Year Honors in 2007-08.
“What Curlin represents in horse racing, the durability and the excellence is unmatched. It's impossible for me to put into words what Curlin means to me,” he said. “It's all in the family, absolutely. It makes it that much more special.”
Asmussen said the long-term goal is to bring Clairiere back to the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff in November at Santa Anita, which she qualified for with the Phipps win through the “Win and You're In” Challenge series, in hopes of improving upon her third-place finish behind eventual Champion Older Dirt Female Malathaat last year.
The mid-range goal is the Grade 1, $500,000 Personal Ensign on August 25 at Saratoga, a race in which she ran fifth to Malathaat last year.
The short-term plan has yet to be formulated.
“I would expect her to have another run before the Personal Ensign. I will discuss it with Barbara and the whole Stonestreet team once we get her moved to Saratoga and into her regular training regimen we will make that decision,” said Asmussen, who reported that the mare was came back from her race in fine form.
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GISP Loggins To Stand At Hill ‘n’ Dale At Xalapa
GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity runner up and 'TDN Rising Star' Loggins (Ghostzapper) will stand alongside his sire at Hill 'n' Dale it was announced Monday.
“Loggins was a brilliant two year old, breaking his maiden in hugely impressive fashion at Churchill and narrowly beaten by Champion Forte in the GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity in only his second start. It is too bad he got hurt as I am certain he was a Grade I talent. I love the influences in his pedigree and he is a stunner to look at. Ghostzapper continues to be a great sire and I think Loggins was his most precocious 2-year-old while only scratching the surface of his ability. This recipe has worked for us in the past with the likes of Maclean's Music. I think Loggins will become another important Hill n Dale stallion,” said John G. Sikura, President of Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa.
Liz Crow added, “Brad Cox and I were intent on purchasing the best colt at Saratoga regardless of price. Loggins, hands-down, was the most impressive physical at the entire sale. He was an absolute 'must-have' colt. He ended up selling as the highest-priced colt of the year for his sire.”
Trainer Brad Cox said: “He was my Derby horse. Loggins was an incredibly fast, precocious, beautiful horse with immense ability. A true Grade I talent.”
A stud fee has not yet been announced.
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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: Gaining Fitness and Progress in Training with Dom
This past month Dom and I have been focusing on recuperation, weight gain, and building muscle and endurance. After going to the Minnesota Horse Expo in April, Dom was exhausted! Being in a new place with all of the new sights and sounds, and meeting all of the people took a lot out of him. So, after we returned home, we sprinkled in some light work, but mostly Dom had the week off to recuperate and get his energy back.
