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Month: October 2023
Monday Insights: Justify Filly Takes To Turf For First Start At Santa Anita
5th-SA, $61K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6fT, 6:00 p.m.
Running on the Monday holiday, Santa Anita cards a maiden grass race which includes JUST FOR FUN (Justify). A $485,000 Keeneland September Yearling purchase by Mayberry Farm on behalf of Lee and Susan Searing's CRK Stable, the juvenile sets sail for trainer John Shirreffs.
The bay filly is out fo SP Appeal to the Win (Successful Appeal), who is a half-sib to MSW Cool Cowboy (Kodiak Kowboy) and the dams of GII Bourbon S. hero Mutasaabeq (Into Mischief) and GI Whitney H. champ White Abarrio (Race Day). Under Just for Fun's third dam, we find the dam of MGSW Pee Wee Reese (Tribal Rule).
Also making her debut is Lahar Blockade (Uncle Mo) for trainer Phi D'Amato. The bay filly went for $450,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale to Joey Platts and Volcanic Racing. TJCIS PPS
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‘It Was Like Winning the Gold Cup’: Ince Salutes Prolific Zarica
There are few nine-year-old winners of claiming races who make the headlines but in the case of Zarica (Fr) it is fully justified. The daughter of Rio De La Plata entered the French racing history books on Friday when equalling the record number of wins in a season, striking at Compiegne for the 11th time in 2023.
In her 15 starts this year stretching back to January, Zarica has never finished out of the first four and has appeared at tracks all over France, from Le Touquet down to Marseille Borely. Trained by Julien Phelippon, Zarica was bred by Julian Ince of Haras du Logis, where her sire stood until his death last year. Having won for the first time at four, she has now accrued 20 victories from her 77 starts.
“She took her time,” said Ince of Zarica, who has really hit her stride at the age of nine, equalling the record held since 1997 of Alips (Fr), who was bred by Ince's friends and former Logis clients, the late Georges and Jacqueline Sandor.
He added, “But it's another great thing to say about the French premiums, that they keep horses in training. She has equalled the record now but I'm sure Julien will try to beat it. He has October, November and December left, and if you look at her record she has an entry every two to three weeks.”
Ince's breeding programme was also seen to good effect at Cholet on Saturday when he was responsible for the first winner of Le Brivido (Fr), the Classic-placed son of Siyouni (Fr) who started his stud career at Overbury Stud in England but is now resident at France's Haras de la Haie Neuve. His daughter Etel (Fr), bred by Ince from the Seeking The Gold mare Angel's Tears, triumphed on her third start for Anne-Sophie Crombez.
Through his Haras du Logis draft, Ince is selling two yearlings by Le Brivido at the Arqana October Sale next week, including a brother to Brio (Fr), who was a close second on debut for Gavin Hernon at Saint-Cloud last week.
“Brio looks to be a very good horse and his full-brother is going through the ring in October,” Ince said.
“It's been a really fun weekend. It was huge fun watching Zarica equal the record. It was like winning the Gold Cup. We were shouting her across the line.”
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Classic Winner Cachet Retired; Heads Next to Tattersalls
Cachet (Ire) (Aclaim {Ire}), the winner of last season's 1000 Guineas, has been retired and will be seen next in the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.
The filly, owned by Highclere Thoroughbred Racing, gave Newmarket trainer George Boughey his first Classic success at the Rowley Mile and was narrowly denied a follow-up victory in France when second by a head to Mangoustine (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches.
Cachet picked up an injury when fifth in the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot the following month and was off the track for 457 days before resuming at Doncaster this September. Her comeback run in the G3 Sceptre Fillies' S. saw her take fourth place, before finishing down the field in the G1 Prix de la Foret on Arc day.
“It didn't go to plan as she's a filly who likes to run on the front end, was drawn a bit wide and never really got into a position,” said Boughey of Cachet's final start.
“She will head to the mares' sale at Tattersalls later this year and I have no doubt she will become a super mum. If she could produce something half as good as her then we will all be very proud.”
He added, “She's a filly who has been an absolute star for us. She's my first Group 1 winner and first Classic winner.”
Bred by John Bourke of Hyde Park Stud from the Teofilo (Ire) mare Poyle Sophie (GB), Cachet was bought back when offered as a yearling by her breeder and was later sent to the Craven Breeze-up Sale, where she was bought by John and Jake Warren's Highclere Agency for 60,000gns.
Boughey continued, “In this game she was a relatively inexpensive breeze-up purchase who went on to win a Classic. She's got 20 owners and they have all had an amazing time with her.
“We will keep trying to find another one for them, but it is very hard to do so. She was a real gem and they are very hard to find.”
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