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Kantharos Filly Fastest At Third OBS June Under Tack Session

Hip No. 431, a daughter of OBS graduate Kantharos consigned by Cruzin' Thoroughbreds breezed an eighth in :9 4/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the third session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2023 June Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age.

The bay filly is out of Souper Colket, by Ghostzapper, a half-sister to stakes placed Souper Highvoltage from the family of graded stakes winner Blofeld.

A pair of youngsters sped quarters :20 3/5 to share honors for the session's fastest at the distance.

Hip No. 430, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt by Blame out of Soul Spirit, by Quality Road, a half-sister to graded stakes winner Journey Home.
Hip No. 495, Tale of La Bee, a chestnut filly by Bee Jersey consigned by Triple J Equine Sales, Agent, is out of Tale of La Comete, by Tale of Ekati, from the family of graded stakes winner and prominent sire Munnings.

There were three quarters clocked in :20 4/5

Hip No. 374, a dark bay or brown colt by Astern (AUS) consigned by Hoppel's Horse & Cattle Co., Inc. is out of Seven Deadly Sins, by Action This Day, a daughter of stakes winner Bluff's Dividend.
Hip No. 493, consigned by Ocala Stud, is a bay filly by Medaglia d'Oro out of graded stakes winner Take Charge Paula, by Take Charge Indy.
Hip No. 494, Morethantaleclass, a dark bay or brown filly by More Than Ready consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent, is out of Tale of Class, by Tale of Ekati, from the family of champion Sky Classic.

Eight horses breezed eighths in :10 flat.

Hip 155, a gray or roan filly by Leofric out of OBS graduate Mochima by Wildcat Heir, is consigned by Thorostock LLC.
Hip 423, a bay colt by OBS graduate Bucchero out of Something Casual by Unbridled's Song, is consigned by GOP Racing Stable Corp., Agent.
Hip 425, a dark bay or brown colt by Flatter out of Song Sung True by Unbridled's Song, is consigned by Omar Ramirez Bloodstock, Agent.
Hip 426, a bay filly by Practical Joke out of Sonic Cyster by Tiznow, is consigned by Two Oaks Equine.
Hip 437, a bay colt by Classic Empire out of Spanish Post by Flatter consigned by Chuy Ceballos, Agent.
Hip 477, a dark bay or brown filly by West Coast out of Sushi Girl by Orientate, is consigned by Caliente Thoroughbreds.
Hip 489, a bay filly by The Factor out of Swimsuit Issue by Scat Daddy, is consigned by ABG Warrior Racing Stable.
Hip 490, a chestnut filly by Vino Rosso out of Switcheroo by Exchange Rate, is consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent.

Hip No. 439, a dark bay or brown colt by Accelerate consigned by MRM Thoroughbreds, breezed three-eighths in :33 4/5, the day's fastest at the distance. Out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Special Dream, by Officer, he's a half-brother to stakes placed Momameamaria.

The Under Tack Show continues Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. with Hip No.'s 541 – 720 scheduled to breeze.

To view the full results of Wednesday's under-tack show, click here.

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Bloodlines: How Urban Sea Laid Out The Roadmap For Coolmore’s Racing, Breeding Programs

The top events at Epsom Downs produced three outstanding performances, with Auguste Rodin (by Deep Impact) winning the Group 1 Derby with a powerful performance, Soul Sister (Frankel) taking the Oaks, and Emily Upjohn (Sea the Stars) defeating colts in the Coronation Cup.

Of the three, Auguste Rodin drew the most praise and commentary by the reversal of his form after an eventful run in the 2,000 Guineas last month at Newmarket, where he finished a very disappointing 12th.

Bred by Coolmore and racing for Tabor, Smith, Magnier, and Westerberg, Auguste Rodin is simply the latest evidence that Coolmore is the mightiest breeding operation in the land. It has benefited immensely by standing the greatest European sires of our time, Sadler's Wells (Northern Dancer) and his son Galileo, as well as Sadler's Wells's other superb sire son Montjeu and Danehill (Danzig).

All these, and many other good Coolmore sires as well, hail from the line of Northern Dancer, and it has long been evident that Coolmore was searching for an outcross (or an in-cross in the case of Danzig's son War Front) that would allow them to broaden the genetic base of their sire battery.

Therefore, it is not a surprise that the organization has proven itself the most active and adept in using the greatest line of racers from Japan, in especial the great racer and sire Deep Impact, who proved himself such a splendid successor to his sire Sunday Silence (Halo), the greatest sire in the history of Thoroughbred breeding in Japan.

Prior to Auguste Rodin, who proved a top-class juvenile last fall, Coolmore had already earned the credit for 2,000 Guineas winner Saxon Warrior and the 2021 Oaks winner Snowfall, who subsequently won the Irish Oaks and Yorkshire Oaks. All three of these are out of elite daughters of Galileo.

A further common element in all these pedigrees, and many others besides, is the presence of a singular chestnut mare by the name of Urban Sea (Miswaki).

A Kentucky-bred foal of 1989, Urban Sea scored her single G1 victory in 1993 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, although she placed in others. Although she wasn't the greatest of the great on the racetrack, Urban Sea had proven a marvelous producer even before her death at age 20 in 2009, when her second top-class son, Sea the Stars (Cape Cross), won the Derby and Arc de Triomphe, among other top-level triumphs.

Eight years before Sea the Stars, Urban Sea had produced a striking bay colt by Sadler's Wells who was subsequently named Galileo, who became the first son of that great sire to win the Derby. An excellent racehorse, Galileo became an even greater stallion, in part due to the broodmare band and bloodstock acumen of the Coolmore complex.

Sea the Stars has joined his older sibling as one of the elite sires in the breed, and through their widespread influence, Urban Sea is one of the most common influences in the breed at present. For a mare to be this widely present in pedigrees is a relatively uncommon occurrence, with most notably Plucky Liege (Spearmint) having also achieved a similar status through her stallion sons Sir Gallahad III, Bull Dog, and Bois Roussel.

Plucky Liege's full siblings by Teddy (Sir G and the Dog) both stood in Kentucky, but their highly successful presence at the time was not a full-blown overabundance of the same blood because the mare books of the mid-20th century were minuscule compared to those of today.

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Coolmore's conundrum is that it has exploited Sadler's Wells, and other sons of Northern Dancer, so well, and that great sire has bred on with such effect in Europe. Even by turning to the great opportunity of Deep Impact, their premium results are still out of daughters of Galileo.

The best horses and mares from this cross are going to be quality stock to breed from, as Saxon Warrior has indicated with a first-crop G1 winner, but the goal of finding a functional outcross is still elusive.

The evidence, however, from insightful breeders such as Juddmonte indicates that the problem may have a solution in the glowing abundance of Galileo and Sadler's Wells. By selecting the better prospects of these great sires and inbreeding them, while using good judgment and sound horsemanship, the results may be exceptional.

This was the case with Marcel Boussac's endeavor in close inbreeding earlier in the 20th century, but he probably needed a larger pool of stock to use. There are already some quite good examples of inbreeding, especially to Sadler's Wells, and why shouldn't this hold true of inbreeding to his best sons and grandsons?

Enable is the grandest example of this inbreeding pattern so far, being 3×2 to Sadler's Wells, but with the number of quality stock to use for inbreeding the best to the best, the results might well outstrip what has gone before and push the Thoroughbred past the genetic plateau that some believe is limiting the improvement of the breed.

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Ned Allard To Judge 2023 Maryland Yearling Show

The Maryland Horse Breeders Association is proud to announce Ned Allard as the judge of its 89th Yearling Show.

Open to all yearlings eligible for Maryland-bred registration, the show will be held Sunday, July 23 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds' Horse Show Ring in Timonium.

A native of Tenafly, N.J, Allard got his start in the business working for trainer George Handy in New England in the late 1950s. In 1970, he opened his own stable at the now-defunct Lincoln Downs in Rhode Island.

Among the notable horses trained by Allard is racing Hall of Famer Mom's Command. Owned by Peter Fuller, Mom's Command won the “Triple Tiara” for fillies in 1985, sweeping her way through the Acorn Stakes, the Mother Goose Stakes, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. For her accomplishments, she was voted the champion 3-year-old filly that season.

Other notable horses trained by Allard include graded stakes winners Miss Indy Anna, Friel's for Real and Always Sunshine.

In 1989, Allard relocated his stable to the Mid-Atlantic, and is currently based at Delaware Park. He's won 2,773 races in his career with purse earnings of more than $41.5 million.

“I've trained a lot of nice horses and it's been a lot of fun,” the 77-year-old Allard said of his training career. “I feel honored to be asked to judge this show.”

Allard joins an esteemed list of MHBA yearling show judges, a group that includes 26 Hall of Famers and four Triple Crown-winning trainers.

Among Maryland-bred yearlings to have competed in the show are Eclipse Award-winning Hall of Famer Safely Kept, Eclipse Award-winning juveniles Smart Angle and Declan's Moon, 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Sharing, and millionaires Cathryn Sophia, Urbane, Eighttofasttocatch and Cherokee's Boy.

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Fasig-Tipton Midlantic June 2-Year-Olds in Training Catalog Now Online

Fasig-Tipton has released the catalog for its Midlantic June Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale, to be held on Wednesday, June 28, at 3 p.m. at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, Md. The under tack show will be conducted the day before on Tuesday, June 27, beginning at 8 a.m.

The under tack show had previously been scheduled for Monday, June 26, but that date has been adjusted.

“There are some nice opportunities in this catalog, which has strong sire power and a variety of state-bred programs represented from both the Midlantic region and beyond,” said Paget Bennett, Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Director of Sales. “This sale should prove advantageous for buyers as it is one of the few auctions in which they can evaluate a 2-year-old's performance over a dirt surface. The late June date also allows buyers to send their purchases straight to the racetrack from the sale.”

Sires represented in the catalog include Arrogate, Audible, Blame, Bolt d'Oro, Catalina Cruiser, Catholic Boy, Classic Empire, Dialed In, English Channel, Flatter, Frosted, Good Magic, Kitten's Joy, Liam's Map, Mitole, More Than Ready, Munnings, Not This Time, Omaha Beach, Practical Joke, Twirling Candy, Uncle Mo, Vino Rosso, Violence, and War Front.

State-bred or regional programs represented are Arkansas, California, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Ontario (Canada), Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

The catalog may now be viewed online and will also be available in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print catalogs will be available beginning June 12.

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