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Tourist’s First Winner At Stud Comes At Emerald Downs

WinStar Farm resident Tourist was represented by his first winner at stud on July 1, when Kactus Kate took her debut start in an Emerald Downs maiden special weight on July 1, BloodHorse reports.

Kactus Kate was placed near the front early by Javier Matias, and quickly disposed of her foes to kick away by two lengths at the wire, stopping the clock in :52.82 seconds in the 4 1/2-furlong race. Trained by David Martinez, the filly raced as a homebred for Oak Crest Farm.

Kentucky-bred Kactus Kate is out of the winning Woodman mare Desert Liaison, who also ran as an Oak Crest Farm homebred during her on-track career.

Tourist, a 9-year-old son of Tiznow, stands at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.

He won eight of 18 starts during his on-track career for earnings of $2,170,340, highlighted by his victory in the 2016 Breeders' Cup Mile at Santa Anita Park. The horse also tallied wins in the G1 Fourstardave Handicap and the non-graded More Than Ready Mile Stakes.

Tourist is out of the winning Unbridled's Song mare Unbridled Melody, whose foals also include stakes winners Harlan's Harmony, Michael With Us, and Mountain Music Man. French champion Libretist, Japanese champion Hishi Akebono and English Group 1 winners Agnes World and Dubai Destination are in his extended family.

First Winner For Brody’s Cause Comes At Woodbine

Spendthrift Farm stallion Brody's Cause registered his first winner at stud on June 28 when Gospel Way bested a maiden special weight field at Woodbine, BloodHorse reports.

Gospel Way chased the two leaders through the opening part of the five-furlong race, then was angled out by jockey Emile Ramsammy in the stretch, where they gained the advantage as the finish approached to win by 1 1/4 lengths. The gelding stopped the clock in :58.37 seconds over Woodbine's all-weather Tapeta surface.

Trained by Nathan Squires, Gospel Way was bred in Virginia and races as a homebred for William Thompson Jr. He is out of the winning Pulpit mare Bible Belt.

Brody's Cause a 7-year-old son of Giant's Causeway, stands at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Ky., for an advertised fee of $7,500.

He won three of eight starts during his on-track career, highlighted by a sweep of the marquee races for colts, taking the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at two during the fall meet, then coming back during the spring meet to win the G1 Blue Grass Stakes. Brody's Cause also finished third in the 2015 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, which was also held at Keeneland.

Brody's Cause is out of the multiple stakes-placed Sahm mare Sweet Breanna, making him a half-brother to stakes-placed Midnight Sweetie. His extended family includes Grade 1 winner Cure the Blues and Grade/Group 3 winners Went the Day Well, Evangelical, and Duke of Venice.

Vancouver Notches First North American-Sired Winner

Coolmore's dual-hemisphere sire Vancouver was represented by his first winner at stud on Tuesday when Nicky Two Shoes won a maiden special weight at Thistledown, Thoroughbred Daily News reports.

Nicky Two Shoes stalked the leaders from the outside in the five-furlong race, then was taken inside by jockey Luan Machado, where they eventually gained the advantage and won by a half-length. They stopped the clock in 1:00.46 over a muddy sealed track for trainer William Cowans and as a Kentucky homebred for Southern Comfort Farm.

The bay colt is out of the placed Invasor mare Wendy Wow, who was purchased by Southern Comfort Farm for $14,000 in-foal to Summer Front at the 2017 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale.

Vancouver, an 8-year-old son of Medaglia d'Oro stood the 2017 Northern Hemisphere breeding season at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Versailles, Ky. His full-time base is at Coolmore's farm in his native Australia.

Vancouver won four of five starts during his on-track career, and earned Australia's champion 2-year-old male honors with a campaign that included victories in the G1 Golden Slipper Stakes, the G2 Todman Stakes, and the G3 Canonbury Stakes.

Bred in Australia by Fairway Thoroughbreds, Vancouver is out of the stakes-placed Danehill mare Skates, whose runners also include Australian Group 1 winner Juste Momente. His second dam is the multiple Australian champion Skating.