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Dance Brightly Dead in Chile

Dance Brightly (Mr. Prospector–Dance Smartly, by Danzig) died at the age of 27 in Chile, Turf Diario reported.

The Sam-Son Farm homebred raced for trainer Mark Frostad and ran out a maiden special weight winner at Woodbine in October 1997. The Ontario-bred then ran second in the Listed Coronation Futurity later in his juvenile season, but was ultimately retired due to an injury suffered in a workout in 1998.

A son of Canadian Horse of the Year and Canadian Triple Crown heroine Dance Smartly started his stud career at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Kentucky in 1999 and shuttled to Haras La Quebrada in Argentina. He later moved permanently to Chile at Haras Carioca beginning in the autumn of 2004. At stud, the bay sired 26 black-type winners, 11 of them graded/group winners. His quintet of top-level winners are led by Mea Domina, who took the GI Gamely H. and the South American Group 1 winners Sabor a Triunfo (Chi), Montignac (Chi), Mama Delia (Arg), and Esta Bailando (Chi). A total of 17 black-type winners have been produced from his daughters, with Irish Glory (Chi) (Irish Brother {Arg}) the only one at group level.

Dance Brightly is a full-brother to Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Filly Dancethruthedawn (Mr. Prospector), who also took Saratoga's GI Go for Wand H., as well as dual Canadian Classic hero Scatter The Gold (Mr. Prospector), and the graded-placed Dance to Destiny (Mr. Prospector). A half-brother, Dance With Ravens (A.P. Indy), won the GII Grey Breeders' Cup S., and another half-sibling, the Thunder Gulch mare Dancethruthestorm, is the granddam of GI Northern Dancer Turf S. hero Say The Word (More Than Ready), who was also named the Canadian Champion Turf Male in 2020.

The second dam is the influential blue hen Classy 'N Smart (Smarten), who was also a Canadian champion. In addition to Dance Smartly, she foaled Grade II winner Strike Smartly (Mr. Prospector) and the GI Philip H. Iselin H. hero Smart Strike (Mr. Prospector), who became a top sire; as well as Grade I winner Full of Wonder (Mr. Prospector).

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Chilean Group 1 Winner First Constitution Goes Wire-To-Wire In Aqueduct’s Jazil

Don Alberto Stable, WinStar Farm and Twin Creeks Racing Stables' First Constitution made every pole a winning one in Saturday's $100,000 Jazil, a nine-furlong test for older horses at Aqueduct Racetrack.

Trained by Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher, First Constitution, a Group 1-winner in his native Chile, secured his first win in North America with the 6 3/4-length score under Jose Lezcano.

First Constitution broke well from post 2 and was hustled to the front through sharp splits of 23.13 seconds and 46.78 over the fast main track under pressure from Core Conviction. The duo continued their pace battle into the final turn with Why Why Paul Why tracking in third ahead of Twelve Volt Man and Forewarned.

The 5-year-old Constitution chestnut extended his advantage through the final turn as Kendrick Carmouche guided Why Why Paul Why into contention outside of a fading Core Conviction and Forewarned – a 42-1 upset winner of the Queens County last out – launched his trademark late run.

Lezcano continued to ask his charge for more, opening up a 5 1/2-length lead at the stretch call and never looked back en route to a smart score in a final time of 1:47.96. Why Why Paul Why completed the exacta by 10 lengths over Twelve Volt Man.

The prominent score marked the first stakes win of 2022 for Lezcano, who said he felt confident throughout despite the sharp splits.

“He broke sharp enough to be there and he did it very comfortably and solid,” Lezcano said. “He brought his race today. He broke running and finished running. I know I was going pretty fast, but he did it confidently.

“When we got to the backside, [Core Conviction] gave me a half-length in front of my horse and we really got comfortable,” Lezcano added. “When we got to the half-mile he jumped back in the bridle and I knew I had a lot of horse. He's a very nice horse and did everything right to win the race today.”

Forewarned and Core Conviction rounded out the order of finish. Empty Tomb, who will contest next Saturday's Grade 1, $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park, and Splicethemainbrace were scratched.

The victory marked the second Jazil win for Pletcher, who captured the inaugural running in 2015 with Micromanage. Byron Hughes, Pletcher's New York-based assistant said the prominent steer from Lezcano paid dividends.

“The two speed horses scratched and we weren't sure what Kendrick was going to do,” Hughes said. “I think Jose just took matters into his own hands and was a little aggressive into the first turn, but it paid off.”

First Constitution captured the Group 1 Gran Criterium Mauricio Serrano Palma in his native Chile in October 2020. He was transferred to Pletcher last season and kept good company through four starts, garnering a career-best 98 Beyer with a runner-up effort to stakes-placed Speaker's Corner in October at Belmont ahead of a runner-up effort in November at the Big A to Empty Tomb.

Hughes said the nine furlongs proved beneficial for the classy First Constitution.

“He's a Group 1 winner going a mile and three sixteenths in South America, so you would imagine a mile and an eighth wouldn't be a problem up here,” Hughes said. “Todd will get with the ownership group and decide what's next for him.”

Bred in Chile by Haras Don Alberto, First Constitution banked $55,000 in victory while improving his record to 9-4-2-2. He returned $7.90 for a $2 win bet.

Live racing resumes Sunday at the Big A with nine-race card, headlined in Race 8 by the $100,000 Busanda – a nine-furlong test for sophomore fillies offering 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Oaks qualifying points to the top-four finishers. First post is 12:20 p.m. Eastern.

America's Day at the Races will present daily coverage and analysis of the winter meet at Aqueduct Racetrack on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/tv-schedule.

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Belmont Stakes Winner Tiz The Law Shuttling To Chile For 2021 Southern Hemisphere Season

Tiz the Law, the winner of the 2020 Belmont Stakes, will shuttle to Haras Paso Nevado in Chile for the upcoming Southern Hemisphere breeding season, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.

The 4-year-old son of Constitution stands the Northern Hemisphere season at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky., where he currently is advertised for a fee of $40,000.

Ashford Stud has been a longtime partner in shuttling stallions to Haras Paso Nevado, with previous summer residents including Scat Daddy, Lookin at Lucky, Verrazano, Practical Joke, and Classic Empire.

Tiz the Law won six of nine starts during his on-track career for earnings of $2,735,300. His 2-year-old season was highlighted by a victory in the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes and a third-place effort in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes.

At three, Tiz the Law asserted himself as a threat on the interrupted classic trail, with wins in the G3 Holy Bull Stakes and G1 Florida Derby. He then reeled off a pair of signature wins in his home state of New York, taking the Belmont Stakes, then shipping north to Saratoga to win the G1 Travers Stakes. The colt was also a close second in that year's Kentucky Derby.

The New York-bred Tiz the Law is out of the Grade 2-winning Tiznow mare Tizfiz, whose three winners from four foals to race also includes the multiple stakes-placed Awestruck. Horse of the Year Favorite Trick and Grade 1 winner Moonshine Memories are in his extended family.

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Grade 3 Winner Kingly Retired To Stand In Chile

Kingly, a Grade 3 winner and sibling to several fellow graded stakes winners, has been retired from racing, and he will enter stud at Haras Mocito Guapo in Chile, the South American publication Turf Diario reports.

The 5-year-old son of Tapit finished his career with three wins in 17 starts, earning $289,165. He was primarily owned by Clearview Stables, which rotated through a handful of partners throughout his time at the races.

Kingly started his on-track career in the barn of trainer Bob Baffert, winning on debut as a juvenile at Del Mar. He became a regular at Golden Gate Fields during the first part of his 3-year-old season, with a win in the listed California Derby, a second in the listed El Camino Real Derby, and a third in non-grade Alcatraz Stakes. The colt moved up to graded stakes competition when he returned to Southern California for the second half of his sophomore campaign, highlighted by a win in the Grade 3 La Jolla Handicap and a third-place effort in the G3 Los Alamitos Derby.

Kingly continued to compete in graded stakes races over the turf in southern California until late 2020, when he was moved to the barn of Mark Casse and raced at Woodbine and Turfway Park before his retirement.

Bred in Kentucky by Clearsky Farms, Kingly is out of the multiple Grade 2-winning Dixie Union mare Justwhistledixie. He is a full-brother to Grade 2 winner Mohaymen and Grade 3 winner Enforceable, and he's a half-brother to Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner New Year's Day. Grade 1 winner Got Stormy is in his extended family, along with Grade 2 winners Penny's Reshoot, Smooth Air, and Overdriven.

Kingly joins a stallion roster at Haras Mocito Guapo that includes State of Play, a Grade 2-winning son of War Front, and Grand Daddy, a son of Scat Daddy who won a stakes race at Turfway.

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