August, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

St Lawrence Buys 2.4m Dubawi Filly During Saturday’s Arqana August Sale

Lot 214 continued the strong momentum built up during the first session in Deauville on Friday, when knocked down for €2.4 million to Oliver St Lawrence Bloodstock during Saturday's edition of the Arqana August Yearling Sale. Consigned by Haras d'Etreham, the daughter of Frida La Blonde (Fr) (Elusive City) is a half-sister to Group 1-winning sire Wooded (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and this month's brilliant G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. hero Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}).

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Sunday’s Racing Insights: Pricey Munnings Filly Spa Debut

5th-SAR, $136K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 3:27 p.m.
MUNNY ROCKETTE (Munnings) sold to Champion Equine for $450,000 as a yearling at last year's Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga Select Yearling Sale and went for $1-million when Donato Lanni signed the ticket for Frank Fletcher Racing Operations on the final day of this year's OBS March Sale. Trained by Bill Mott and with Junior Alvarado in the irons, the bay filly's second dam is a half sister to GI Test S. and GI Ballerina H. winner Chaposa Springs (Baldski) and GI Met Mile champ You and I (Kris S.)

Also looking to make her mark first time out, Catherine Wheel (Into Mischief) is an OBS April alum who fetched $725,000. She hails from an extended female family which includes GI Belmont S. winners Rags to Riches (A.P. Indy) and Arcangelo (Arrogate). Joining this pair is Ella Elizabeth (Take Charge Indy), who sold to Gus King for $510,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Old Sale. A full sister to GSW and MGSP Take Charge Paula, the Chad Brown trainee gets the services of Joel Rosario. TJCIS PPS

5th-ELP, $70K, Msw, 2yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 4:37 p.m.
Heading to the Pea Patch, $675,000 OBS April grad Blitz (Uncle Mo) debuts for Gary Barber and DJ Stable. The dark bay filly, out of GSW Customer Base (Lemon Drop Kid), is trained by Mark Casse and will be ridden by Cristian Torres. She drilled :48.00 Aug. 5 at Ellis (4f, 7/49) in preparation for this start.

Also entered is Movin' On Up (Accelerate), who is a well-connected Harvey Clarke Racing Stables homebred. Trained by Brendan Walsh and ridden by Martin Garcia, the gray filly is the first offspring out of Stifle Yourself (Cairo Prince). Second dam Gloria S. (Tapit) produced GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup winner Harvey's Lil Goil (American Pharoah) and she counts GI Kentucky Derby victor I'll Have Another (Flower Alley) and MGSW Golden Award (Medaglia d'Oro) as half siblings. TJCIS PPS

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Kingman Half to Skitter Scatter Debuts at Sandown

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Insights features the half-brother to a Group 1-winning heroine as well as a well-regarded colour bearer for The King and Queen..

16.45 Sandown, Mdn, £15,000, 2yo, 7fT
SKELLET (IRE) (Kingman {GB}) debuts for Anthony and Sonia Rogers and the Ralph Beckett stable and is the sixth foal out of Dane Street (Street Cry {Ire}), who has already produced the G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) and the G2 Superlative S. runner-up Victory Dance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) as well as the graded-stakes-placed dam of the recent GI Belmont Oaks Invitational winner Aspen Grove (Ire) (Justify). The March-foaled filly meets The King and Queen's Reaching High (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), a Sir Michael Stoute-trained son of the G1 Gold Cup heroine Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) and Ben Wong's Endosser (Street Sense), a Marco Botti-trained €260,000 Arqana May Breeze-Up graduate and half-brother to the GI Prioress S. scorer Lighthouse Bay (Speightstown).

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Laminitis Claims Life Of Two-Time Grade 1-Winning Juvenile Cave Rock

Cave Rock, a two-time Grade 1 winner before finishing second to eventual 2022 champion 2-year-old male Forte in last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) at Keeneland, died Friday from the complications of severe laminitis following surgery in late July.

“We are deeply saddened by the sudden illness and irreversible medical condition which led to the death of Cave Rock,” trainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Saturday via X, formerly Twitter. “He was a talent at the top of his class and adored by our entire team. Learning of his death yesterday afternoon from the caring team a SLR Equine Hospital was like a gut punch to everyone who cared for this special horse. We are left with great memories with which he graced us but we will miss him dearly.”

The son of Arrogate out of Georgie's Angel, by Bellamy Road, owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson, and Paul Weitman, had not started since the Breeders' Cup Nov. 4 at Keeneland and had no published workouts in the last 60 days.

According to a statement from Vince Baker, Baffert's longtime attending veterinarian: “On July 28, 2023, after a routine morning of exercise, Cave Rock showed signs of colic while cooling out. He was treated with a tranquilizer and an anti-inflammatory. His vital signs did not improve, so he was sent immediately to SLR Equine Hospital. Upon his arrival, with in-depth diagnostics, it was determined that he had a congenital inguinal hernia and the small intestine was lodged into the left side of the scrotum.

“Cave Rock was taken into surgery immediately. The surgical procedure required the resection of eighteen inches of small intestine. Recovery was routine and went very well, until signs of laminitis started on day six post-op. Despite very aggressive medical treatments, severe laminitis led to the demise of Cave Rock.”

Cave Rock, who was purchased by his owners for $550,000 at the 2021 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, where Gainesway consigned him, was bred in Kentucky by Anne and Ronnie Sheffer Racing LLC. He won his first three career starts, including the Runhappy Del Mar Futurity (G1) Sept. 11 and American Pharoah (G1) October 8 at Santa Anita before finishing second as the favorite in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile in what would be his final career start.

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