Month: August 2023

Promising Two-Year-Old Hala Abrar Added to Tattersalls August Sale

Recent Kempton Park maiden winner Hala Abrar (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) has been added as a wildcard to the upcoming Tattersalls August Sale, which will take place on Friday, Sept. 1. The filly will be consigned by Gay Kelleway's Queen Alexandra Stables as lot 282A on behalf of owner Ahmed Al Mutari.

A half-sister to Group 3 runner-up and Group 2-placed Kidmenever (Ire) (Baltic King {GB}), Hala Abrar hails from the immediate family of G1 Sydney Cup winner Offer (Aus) (Redoute's Choice {Aus}) and last year's GII Del Mar Mile S. winner Hong Kong Harry (Ire) (Es Que Love {Ire}).

The catalogue of the 354 lots on offer for the Tattersalls August Sale can be viewed online.

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Jockey Club Of Canada To Celebrate 50th Anniversary With Race Presentations In Alberta

First run in 1976 at Northlands Park, the Grade 3 Canadian Derby has long been an important fixture on the Thoroughbred racing calendar in western Canada, first achieving graded status in 1999. While being contested at Northlands, the distance of the race was 1 3/8 miles, which was shortened to 1 ¼ miles in 2019 when it moved to Century Mile Racetrack & Casino.

The Canadian Derby has lived up to its name over the years, having been won by horses bred from British Columbia to Quebec and each province in between. Outstanding Canadian-breds which have captured the race include Frost King, Let's Go Blue, and Steady Power, along with many others bred, trained, or raced by Jockey Club of Canada members. 

Fittingly, the inaugural running of the Derby was won by Laissez Passer, who was bred in Ontario by the great E. P. Taylor and owned by Jean-Louis Levesque. Mr. Taylor was instrumental in founding The Jockey Club of Canada 50 years ago and would serve as its first Chief Steward, chairing the board from 1973 to 1976, while Mr. Levesque was one of the founding members. Our current membership roster includes Albertans Hazel Bennett and Michael Vanin, who are new to our Board of Stewards in 2023, along with Don Danard, Keith Johns, Adrian Munro, Paul Ryneveld, Michael Secker, and Dr. Steven Smith.

First opened in 1982, Evergreen Park in Grande Prairie is an integral part of the racing scene in Alberta. Not just a racetrack, the facility plays host to a multitude of other events throughout the year, and is one of the province's largest multi-purpose venues. 

Another longstanding fixture in the province is the Alberta Breeders' Fall Classic, which is celebrating its 27th edition with this year's running at Century Downs Racetrack & Casino. It is the richest day for Alberta-bred thoroughbreds, offering seven restricted races worth a total of $350,000. 

The Jockey Club of Canada is proud to join the festivities of the 47th running of the Grade 3 Canadian Derby, the final day of racing at Evergreen Park, and Alberta Breeders' Fall Classic day with our presentations of a commemorative cooler to the winner of the Jockey Club of Canada 50th Anniversary Cup races at each track. 

The Jockey Club of Canada was founded in 1973 by E.P. Taylor to serve as the international representative of the Canadian Thoroughbred industry. The mission of The Jockey Club of Canada is to promote and maintain a high standard for Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada at a level which is recognized internationally for the benefit of all those interested in the sport, including the general public. This is achieved through operations and services such as, but not limited to: evaluating all Graded, Listed and Black-type races in Canada annually; conducting the annual Sovereign Awards for outstanding achievement in Thoroughbred racing and breeding in Canada; maintaining a field office in Canada for the Jockey Club of the United States and the Jockey Club Registry Service; and by representing Canada as a Member of the IFHA.

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Summer Breezes: Brown Saddles Pair In Travers Day Maiden

Some of the most highly anticipated races during the summer racing season are the 'baby' races during the boutique meetings at both Saratoga and Del Mar and at Ellis Park, which attract its fair share of high-priced offspring from a variety of top national outfits.

Summer Breezes highlights debuting 2-year-olds at those meetings that have been sourced at the breeze-up sales earlier in the year, with links to their under-tack previews. To follow are the entries for Saturday at Saratoga, Ellis Park and Del Mar:

Saturday, August 26, 2023
Ellis 2, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:17 p.m. ET
Horse (Sire), Sale, Price ($), Breeze
Lookster (Hard Spun), FTMMAY, 185,000, :10.2
Consignor: Sequel Thoroughbreds, agent
Buyer: Deuce Greathouse, agent

 

Makeup (Classic Empire), OBSAPR, 260,000, :10
Consignor:Thorostock LLC, agent
Buyer: Heiligbrodt/Jackpot/Whispering Oaks

 

Saratoga 6, $136k, 2yo, f, 6f, 2:31 p.m. ET
Here'syourtrouble (Munnings), OBSAPR, 270,000, :10
Consignor: Scanlon Training & Sales, agent
Buyer: Bradley Thoroughbreds LLC, agent

 

Lady de Berry (Practical Joke), OBSMAR, 270,000, :10.1
Consignor: Wavertree Stables Inc (Ciaran Dunne), agent
Buyer: Mike Ryan, agent

 

She's Wicked Smart (Runhappy), OBSMAR, 120,000, :10
Consignor: de Meric Sales, agent
Buyer: John Grossi

 

Ellis 5, 2yo, f, 1m, 2:53 p.m. ET
Promismeanempire (Classic Empire), OBSMAR, 30,000, :10.4
Consignor: Golden Rock Thoroughbreds, agent
Buyer: Carla Christoffersen, agent for Bill Dory

 

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Making Waves: Oceanport The Place To Be

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Camila T in a maiden race at Monmouth Park.

 

Monmouth Suits Filly To A T

First-time starter Camila T (No Nay Never) won on debut at Monmouth Park for R.T Racing Stable and Victoria's Ranch, LLC and trainer Juan Avila (video).

Bred by Barronstown Stud, the January foal was a €120,000 Goffs Orby yearling on the bid of Stripes Stables. The first winner for her dam, Just Imagining (War Front), the filly has a yearling half-brother by Wootton Bassett (GB) and a weanling full-sister. Her second dam Imagine (Ire) (Sadler's Wells), herself responsible for five stakes winners led by Group 1-winning juveniles Van Gogh (American Pharoah) and Horatio Nelson (Ire) (Danehill), is a daughter of blue hen matriarch Doff The Derby (Master Derby), the dam of standout runner Generous (Ire) (Caerleon).

A total of 39 of Coolmore's No Nay Never's 76 U.S. runners have now won (51%) with the victory of Camila T. Of these, nine, or 12%, have earned at least one black-type score, including GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies heroine Meditate (Ire), dual graded winner Nay Lady Nay (Ire), and GIII Palm Beach S. victor Vitalogy (GB).

 

 

The Forest Through The Trees

Robert S. Evans's Poet's Woods (Lope De Vega {Ire}) put it all together in her fifth start, winning at Monmouth Park for trainer Kent Sweezey this past weekend (video).

Bred by SF Bloodstock, the 3-year-old filly was a $300,000 Keeneland September yearling buy by P. Lawley-Wakelin and she is a half-sister to a trio of Kitten's Joy stakes winners led by GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint hero turned Lanwades Stud sire Bobby's Kitten. Yet to race for Celestial Woods (Forestry) is a juvenile filly by Kitten's Joy named Gerwig and a yearling filly by Twirling Candy. The mare was bred back to the last-named sire this spring. This is the extended family of at least four Group/Grade 1 winners and sires anchored by Wild Event (Wild Again).

Ballylinch Stud's Lope De Vega is going from strength to strength, and he has sired 38 winners from 70 runners (54%) in America. His seven stakes winners from that batch (10%) are anchored by Grade I winners Newspaperofrecord (Ire), Aunt Pearl (Ire), and Program Trading (GB), with the latter striking in the Saratoga Derby earlier this summer.

 

 

Honourable Mention

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Anisette (GB) (Awtaad {Ire}) is on something of a roll, taking her fourth start in a row in Del Mar's GI Del Mar Oaks on Saturday (video). Trained by Leonard Powell, she first appeared in Making Waves just under two months ago and won the GII San Clemente S. at the seaside track in July.

 

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