Carl Spackler Dominant In Saranac

He might need to give that gopher a head start.

'TDN Rising Star' Carl Spackler (Ire) (Lope de Vega [Ire}) continued his dominance over the New York turf and picked up his second straight graded stakes win Friday at the Spa, taking the GIII Saranac S. under Tyler Gaffalione for e Five Racing. Victorious just three weeks back with a come-from-behind effort in the GII National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S. Aug. 11, the Chad Brown trainee was bet like the class of the field, going off at 1-5 while facing just four rivals.

Much closer to the front in his third try over the 1 1/16-mile distance, Carl Spackler stayed right up outside of Taking Candy (Twirling Candy) to pace the group through a moderate opening quarter in :23.58. The favorite allowed his rival to go on with it up the backstretch but was never out of range as the top pair opened up a clear advantage over the remaining three entries. Restrained while racing several paths off the rail, he stayed patient under Gaffalione as the field began to group up into the far turn. Head to head with Taking Candy past the quarter pole, Carl Spackler always seemed to have the measure of his rival and, once set down for the run into the final eighth, cruised right on past and opened up. Gafflione took one look behind and rode hands and heels to the wire for the easiest of wins. Taking Candy held on for second ahead of Lost Ark (Violence), the half-brother to champion 3-year-old filly Nest (Curlin).

“Once we had a target, I felt pretty good,” said winning trainer Chad Brown. “I thought we would be on the lead actually, but Tyler [Gaffalione] knows this horse so well and, with all his horses, he comes well prepared. These short fields with a short price can be tricky sometimes, and I just said, 'Look, ride it loose and if you go to the lead, which I expect, fine. If someone really wants to go, it's even better,' because with a target, it worked out perfect.”

“He was traveling well within himself,” added Gaffalione. “I just wanted to try and get him to shut off. We have bigger things down the road, so didn't want to do too much today.”

Pedigree Note:

Carl Spackler is one of 116 stakes winner and 65 group/graded winners worldwide for his prolific sire. His dam Zindaya, herself a graded-stakes winner for Chad Brown in America, has produced several well-received offspring in Europe including a pair of Tattersalls October Yearling Book 1 entries in Tribal Warrior (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) who brought 280,000gns and her 2021 Frankel filly for 450,000gns, both by the Godolphin operation. Zindaya is a half-sister to GISW Western Aristocrat (Mr. Greeley). She reported a full-sister to Carl Spackler last year who is set to sell with Ballylinch Stud as lot 213 during Book 1 of this year's October sale, was not bred for 2023, and visited Uncle Mo for 2024.

Friday, Saratoga
SARANAC S.-GIII, $169,750, Saratoga, 9-1, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.23, gd.
1–CARL SPACKLER (IRE), 124, c, 3, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
                1st Dam: Zindaya (GSW, $567,240),
                                  by More Than Ready
                2nd Dam: Aristocratic Lady, by Kris S.
                3rd Dam: American Dynasty, by Quiet American
'TDN Rising Star.' (350,000gns RNA Ylg '21 TATOCT). O-e Five
Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (IRE);
T-Chad C. Brown; J-Tyler Gaffalione. $96,250. Lifetime Record:
5-3-1-0, $432,250. Werk Nick Rating: C+.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Taking Candy, 118, c, 3, Twirling Candy–Taking Aim, by
Trappe Shot. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE.
($155,000 Ylg '21 FTKJUL; $400,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR). O-Lael
Stables; B-KatieRich Farms (KY); T-Cherie DeVaux. $35,000.
3–Lost Ark, 118, c, 3, Violence–Marion Ravenwood, by A.P.
Indy. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. ($275,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP).
O-Harrell Ventures, LLC; B-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables
(KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $21,000.
Margins: 3HF, 3/4, HF. Odds: 0.25, 6.70, 6.60.
Also Ran: Mendelssohns March, Yacowlef (Ire). Scratched: Activist Investing (GB), Freedom Trail, Gilmore.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

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Lope de Vega Colt ‘Holes Out’ In GP Finale, Earns a ‘Rising Star’

Pounded into 1-5 favoritism off a big-figure runner-up debut effort behind the very impressive Far Bridge (English Channel) in an 8 1/2-furlong maiden over this course Jan. 21, eFive Racing Thoroughbreds' Carl Spackler (Ire) (c, 3, Lope de Vega {Ire}–Zindaya, by More Than Ready) 'teed it up 'exiting the far turn and won Saturday's Gulfstream finale by a margin as great as the distance from Hallandale Beach to the fictitious Bushwood Country Club to become a no-brainer 'TDN Rising Star'.

Alertly into stride from gate eight, the blaze-faced chestnut secured a good spot from fourth, one off the fence and in touch with a decent pace ahead of him. Given his cue fully three furlongs from home, Carl Spackler inhaled the front-runners while under a Jose Ortiz hold nearing the entrance to the stretch and accelerated away smartly to score in an effort that will most certainly grade out well above 'par.'

By the sire of the Brown-trained 'Rising Star' and subsequent dual Grade I winner Newspaperofrecord (Ire), Carl Spackler was offered across the 'pond' by Ballylinch Stud during Book 1 of the 2021 Tattersalls October Sale, but was originally led out unsold when the hammer dropped at 350,000gns. The colt's dam originally raced in the colors of Regis Racing before being purchased by Mike Ryan on behalf of eFive for $550,000 at the 2015 Keeneland November Sale. She made a half-dozen starts in those silks, winning the 2016 Intercontinental S. for the second year running and adding the GII Goldikova S. late that season.

Zindaya, a half-sister to Grade I winner and India-based stallion Western Aristocrat (Mr. Greeley), has been well-received overseas. Her Frankel (GB) colt of 2019, Tribal Wisdom (Ire), fetched 280,000gns from Godolphin at TATOCT in 2020, while that one's now 2-year-old full-sister was purchased by the Boys in Blue for 450,000gns at last year's October Sale. She is also the dam of a yearling full-sister to Carl Spackler.

12th-Gulfstream, $70,000, Msw, 2-25, 3yo, 1mT, 1:34.13, fm, 8 3/4 lengths.
CARL SPACKLER (IRE), c, 3, by Lope de Vega (Ire)
1st Dam: Zindaya (GSW, $567,240), by More Than Ready
2nd Dam: Aristocratic Lady, by Kris S.
3rd Dam: American Dynasty, by Quiet American
Sales history: 350,000gns RNA Ylg '21 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $56,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds; B-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock (IRE); T-Chad C Brown.

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