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Breeders’ Cup Beckons For A Case Of You

Group 1 winner A Case Of You (Ire) (Hot Streak {Ire}) is headed for the GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar in early November. A winner of the G3 Lacken S. from four starts this spring, the Gary Devlin-owned colt returned in August with a third in the G3 Phoenix Sprint S. He was only a half-length second in the G1 Flying Five S. at The Curragh on Sept. 12, prior to his G1 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Longines heroics.

Trainer Ado McGuinness said, “We had a great night on Sunday. That's what life's all about really. The horse came off the truck this morning and we're very happy–he's 100%. He's a great horse to grub–he's never left a nut at all. He'll go out for a roll and a pick of grass now.

“He'll get a few nice, easy days to freshen up and then we're going to prepare him for Del Mar, so long as there are no mishaps or anything.

“We'll make an entry for Hong Kong [G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint in December] as well, just in case there's a hiccup going to America.

“The Turf Sprint is five-and-a-half [furlongs] and it's a bit tight, but if he had a nice draw I think it would make a big difference and I think this lad would come from anywhere.”

A Case Of You will also remain in training in 2022.

He added, “He's going to be a fabulous horse next year. You could say put him away, but there's only one Breeders' Cup, he's in the form of his life and I think he's getting better. If the horse is fit and healthy to travel, he will travel and if he's not fit and healthy he won't travel. But at this present moment, we're looking at tickets anyhow.”

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Daddy Is A Legend Trying To Complete Her Resume In Saturday’s First Lady

Susan and Jim Hill's multiple graded stakes winner Daddy Is a Legend will attempt to add an elusive Grade 1 victory to her resume Saturday when she makes an expected start in the $400,000 First Lady (G1) Presented by UK HealthCare at Keeneland.

“We are trying to get a Grade 1 for her, and I think she is deserving of it,” trainer George Weaver said of Daddy Is a Legend, who posted the initial victory of her career as a 2-year-old here during the 2017 Fall Meet.

After an allowance race here in the spring, Daddy Is a Legend finished fifth against males in the Fourstardave (G1) in her most recent start.

Weaver said the First Lady was the target after the Fourstardave for Daddy Is a Legend, who has two runner-up finishes and two third-place efforts in Grade 1 tries.

The First Lady is a “Win and You're In” race for the $2 million Maker's Mark Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 6.

“That would be Jim's (Hill) call,” Weaver said of seeking a second Grade 1 should Daddy Is a Legend prevail Saturday. “She likes Del Mar (winning the Jimmy Durante-G3 and second in two runnings of the Matriarch-G1), and if she runs first or second here he'd be likely to consider it.”

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Breeders’ Cup Still Under Consideration For Tarnawa

Last year's GI Breeders' Cup Turf heroine Tarnawa (Ire) (Shamardal) has exited Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in good order after running second to Torquator Tasso (Ger) (Adlerflug {Ger}), and her connections are still considering at run at the Breeders' Cup at Del Mar in November. The Dermot Weld trainee opened her campaign with a 6 1/2-length win in the G3 Ballyroan S. at Leopardstown on Aug. 5 and was second to St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in the G1 Irish Champion S. there on Sept. 11.

“Tarnawa is tired, but you'd have to be so proud of the effort she has put in,” said Dermot Weld's son and assistant Kris of His Highness The Aga Khan's homebred. “She was in the form of her life, we knew that, and she represented us so well.

“Torquator Tasso's form was very good and was there for all to see. He wasn't running just because it was the Arc, and it was a very good renewal of the race. We'll see how she comes out of the race, and the Breeders' Cup is a distinct possibility, having won it last year. We'll take it one day at a time, and there is no talk about next year yet.”

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Breeders’ Cup Box Auction to Honor Richardson

Thoroughbred Charities of America is auctioning off a 2021 Breeders' Cup Stretch Run box at Del Mar to benefit the Race to Give campaign. The box was donated to honor the memory of Dr. J. David Richardson, who passed away in September.

The six-person box, 4G, is on Del Mar's third level, and was donated by Richardson's friend, Dr. James B. Threlkel. It is valid for Friday, Nov. 5 and Saturday, Nov. 6, and includes preferred parking passing for Friday and Saturday. Stretch run boxes are located before the wire.

“Dr. J. David Richardson was a man for all seasons,” said Threlkel. “He was an outstanding surgeon and surgical educator, a successful horseman, a true scholar and gentleman and a friend to many. He was a leader who rose to top leadership positions in many Surgical and Thoroughbred horse racing organizations and in his daily activities. He possessed the ultimate surgical talent of being able to identify problems and then fixing them. It is said that no man is irreplaceable, but David Richardson come pretty close. We shared many interests. This donation is a small, inadequate token of my esteem and love for my dear friend. My family and I will miss you, Dave.”

To bid on the box, visit www.tca.org, or click here.

The Race to Give is an online giving and awareness program to support Thoroughbred aftercare launched by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute and the TCA. RaceToGive.org is its website and central hub.

Richardson, a beloved and distinguished Kentucky-based surgeon who owned and bred Thoroughbreds for nearly half a century, died Sept. 7 in Saratoga Springs, New York, after developing pneumonia related to COVID-19.

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