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Kodiac’s Ubettabelieveit Takes the Flying Childers

Bouncing back from a last-place finish in the G2 Gimcrack S. at York Aug. 21, the July 16 Listed National S. winner Ubettabelieveit (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) edged out Sacred (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) in a thriller to capture Friday’s G2 Bombardier Flying Childers S. at Doncaster. Drawn widest, the bay who was sent off at an inflated 40-1 raced in rear of the group racing up the centre early before moving to the fore approaching the furlong pole. Gaining a narrow advantage over that 11-10 favourite with 150 yards remaining, he drifted right but was always holding her to score by a short head, with Measure of Magic (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) 1 1/4 lengths away in third. Ridden by Rowan Scott, the winner was providing the burgeoning jockey with an instant breakthrough. “I’m delighted to get a group winner so soon after riding my claim out,” he said. “The horse did it very well, he didn’t make it easy for himself, but it’s happy days. It was a big race so I wanted to do everything right, but you have to treat it like another race.”

Successful by 3 1/2 lengths in a course-and-distance novice contest June 30, Ubettabelieveit went up the ladder again with success in the National also at this trip at Sandown July 16 before pulling his chance away and flopping in the Gimcrack. Trainer Nigel Tinkler had kept the faith and his stable star had a suitably strong pace to aim at in this race which was swerved by the G2 Norfolk S. winner The Lir Jet (Ire) (Prince of Lir {Ire}) due to the drying ground. “He showed how good he was in the National Stakes–he’s a very, very good horse,” he said of the latest longshot to win a juvenile pattern race in 2020. “Last time, I probably shouldn’t have run him over six there. He ran too keen and the ground was horrific. Everything went wrong, but luckily Oisin Murphy looked after him. How he was 40-1 I don’t know–it was probably because I train him! Unbelievable. You’re always wondering at this time of year, but he was working well and this is brilliant. He was given a fantastic ride.”

Tinkler revealed that he is yet to be tempted by a tilt at the G1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, where he will receive a sizeable weight-for-age allowance. “There’s a one per-cent chance he could run in the Abbaye,” he added. “He wouldn’t run there if it was soft, but that’s the one race you’d have to possibly think about. It’s one per-cent, because it might be soft by then. We’ll see how he is–the ground would have to be no worse than good.”

Ubettabelieveit’s dam Ladylishandra (Ire) (Mujadil) had already produced a trio of black-type winners, which makes it all the more remarkable that he was available for just 50,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1. They are Harlem Shake (Ire) (Moss Vale {Ire}), who took the G3 Premio Omenoni, Tropical Paradise (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}) who annexed the G3 Oak Tree S. and G3 Supreme S., and Shenanigans (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}) who had her day in the sun in the Listed Rothesay S. and was also third in the G3 Princess Elizabeth S. and G3 Hoppings S. The family includes the sires Jim French, Ajdal, Formidable and Caesour. Ladylishandra’s yearling filly by Galileo Gold (GB) is catalogued in the upcoming Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale.

Friday, Doncaster, Britain
BOMBARDIER FLYING CHILDERS S.-G2, £60,000, Doncaster, 9-11, 2yo, 5f 3yT, 1:00.77, gd.
1–UBETTABELIEVEIT (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Kodiac (GB)
1st Dam: Ladylishandra (Ire), by Mujadil
2nd Dam: Mevlana, by Red Sunset (Ire)
3rd Dam: Dance Partner, by Graustark
1ST GROUP WIN. (€35,000 Wlg ’18 GOFNOV; 50,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-Martin Webb Racing; B-Ringfort Stud (IRE); T-Nigel Tinkler; J-Rowan Scott. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, $62,117. *1/2 to Tropical Paradise (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}), MGSW-Eng, $195,204; Harlem Shake (Ire) (Moss Vale {Ire}), GSW-Ity & SP-Fr, $309,134; and Shenanigans (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}), SW & MGSP-Eng, $156,997. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Sacred (GB), 124, f, 2, Exceed and Excel (Aus)–Sacre Caroline, by Blame. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-William Haggas. £12,900.
3–Measure of Magic (Ire), 124, f, 2, Kodi Bear (Ire)–Lilly Be (Ire), by Titus Livius (Fr). (€9,500 Ylg ’19 GOAUTY). O-JP Murtagh Racing; B-Mr & Mrs Reddy Coffey (IRE); T-Johnny Murtagh. £6,456.
Margins: NO, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 40.00, 1.10, 12.00.
Also Ran: Burning Cash (Ire), Steel Bull (Ire), Ventura Tormenta (Ire), Mohawk King (Ire), Frenetic (Ire), Perotto (GB), Winter Power (Ire). Scratched: The Lir Jet (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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Phoenix Thoroughbreds Releases Statement

A day after the British Horseracing Authority announced that Phoenix Thoroughbreds had been barred from having runners in the UK, Phoenix released a statement on the matter. It read, “Following Phoenix Thoroughbred’s recent decision to leave UK racing, the British Horseracing Authority have confirmed that there will be a temporary suspension on our runners in the UK whilst a review of our operations are conducted. We are in direct contact with the BHA and are working with them very closely during this review period and see it as a chance to offer transparency after recent damaging media speculation in the UK. Phoenix Thoroughbreds have been proactively communicating with the BHA over their intention to place a temporary stop on our accounts and the governing body have been very supportive during this process. We would like to make it clear again there have been no charges levelled against Phoenix or its CEO Amer Abdulaziz and this suspension comes merely in the interest of the current review.”

As referenced in the statement, Phoenix announced last month that it would cease its operations in the UK on account of “unfair treatment from an industry media outlet.” Phoenix was reportedly barred from running horses in France just days later, a fact that has yet to be confirmed by France Galop. Phoenix Thoroughbreds and its Chief Executive Officer and Founder Amer Abdulaziz Salman have been embroiled in controversy since last November when Abdulaziz Salman was named in a United States federal court trial as being part of a money-laundering operation. He was also accused of stealing €100-million from a sham cryptocurrency he reportedly helped to run.

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Finnick The Fierce Diagnosed With Suspensory Strain, Expected To Fully Recover

Finnick the Fierce (Dialed In – Southern Classic, by Southern Image), who was scratched from the Kentucky Derby last Friday after appearing uneven in his on-track warm-up the day prior, has been found to have a minor strain of his upper suspensory ligament. The injury is not career-ending and requires 30 days of rest before the gelding can resume training.

“We sent Finnick to Dr. Larry Bramlage at Rood and Riddle and he found him to have a slightly enlarged proximal suspensory ligament with no fiber disruption. In layman's terms, it's a strain, not a tear, and his prognosis is good for a full recovery,” said Dr. Arnaldo Monge, DVM, who co-owns Finnick the Fierce with trainer Rey Hernandez.

The gelding is expected to resume full training in October and, if all goes well, his connections are hoping he will make his next start before the end of the year.

“Racing-fit horses don't lose much condition in 30 days, so we're hopeful he can make a start sometime in November or December,” said Monge. “That being said, it's not about a particular race or schedule – it's about the horse. The horse always comes first. That's why, as disappointing as it was to let go of that once-in-a-lifetime dream to run in the Derby, it was an easy decision, because it was about the horse and what's best for him.”

After breaking his maiden at first asking at Indiana Grand, Finnick the Fierce quickly became a fan favorite, running second in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs at age two and third in the G1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park this past May to stamp himself as a legitimate Kentucky Derby prospect in this untraditional year.

Monge, a veterinarian with Hagyard Equine Medical Institute with specialties in reproduction, chiropractic and acupuncture, first came across Finnick the Fierce as a patient when, as a foal, he was presented to Monge with a congenital cataract that was becoming increasingly advanced and needed to be removed.

Monge ended up purchasing Finnick the Fierce as a weanling for $3,000 from his breeder, Paige Gilster, who was a college student at the time, and had the compromised eye removed soon after. He later sold partial interest in the horse to trainer Rey Hernandez, who is often in the irons when the horse gallops in the mornings.

Because of his missing eye, Finnick the Fierce has always had an abnormal gait due to cocking his head to the right to see straight in front of him.

“Rey is a tremendous horseman and has developed Finnick into a smart horse that's confident and full of class. I think it says a lot when you can see the affection his horses have for him,” said Monge. “The injury was very hard to detect, both because it was so slight and also due to Finnick's altered way of going. Even back at the barn on Thursday after he came back from the track, we couldn't immediately identify it, as he cooled out and was walking sound around the shed row. All of us are incredibly thankful for not only Larry Bramlage and his team at Rood and Riddle for their work in diagnosing the suspensory strain, but also the KHRC regulatory veterinarians, who kept their eyes on him and took this so seriously.”

Finnick the Fierce was bred in Kentucky by Paige Gilster's Paige Jillian Blu Sky Stables and currently holds a record of 9-2-1-2 with $191,290 in earnings.

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Maryland-Bred Yearling Show Champion Brings Six Figures At Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase

This year's Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show champion, a Bernardini filly out of the Not For Love mare Mystic Love, sold for $100,000 at Fasig-Tipton's Selected Yearlings Showcase, held Sept. 9-10 in Lexington, Ky.

The second foal for her multiple stakes-winning dam Mystic Love, the bay filly was consigned by Bill Reightler for GreenMount Farm and purchased for $100,000 by Frank Brothers, agent for StarLadies and Mathis. She was offered as Hip 267 at the Yearlings Showcase.

Bred by GreenMount in partnership with Godolphin, the filly won Class IV (for Maryland-bred fillies by out-of-state sires) at the yearling show, before going on to be crowned champion by judge Michael Matz. She was shown by Sabrina Moore, co-owner and manager of GreenMount, who also accompanied the filly to the sale.

“She was a nice mover,” Matz said following the yearling show. “She just had an overall look. I thought she was well-made and pretty well balanced.”

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