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Invincible Spirit To Stand For €80,000

Invincible Spirit (Ire), who was this year represented by new Group 1 winners Nazeef (Ire) and Digital Age (Ire), once again leads the stallion roster at the Irish National Stud and will be priced at €80,000 in 2021. The 23-year-old is down from €100,000 this year, with the entire roster at the Kildare nursery taking fee cuts in the midst of a difficult economic climate.

Invincible Spirit’s eight stakes winners in 2020 were led by the aforementioned Nazeef, winner of the G1 Falmouth S. and G1 Sun Chariot S. as well as Royal Ascot’s G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. Digital Age won the GI Turf Classic S. in the U.S., while Make A Challenge (Ire) was among the top sprinters in Ireland.

G1 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Phoenix Of Spain (Ire) was introduced at the Irish National Stud last year at €15,000, covering 148 mares, and the highest-rated son of Lope De Vega (Ire) is available this year for €12,500.

The well-bred Group 1 winner Free Eagle (Ire) was this year represented by the high-class Khalifa Sat (Ire), winner of the Listed Cocked Hat S. and second in the G1 Epsom Derby, and the son of High Chaparral (Ire) will stand for €8,000 in 2021.

Group 1 winners Decorated Knight (GB) and National Defense (Ire) will both be represented by their first runners next year, and will stand for €7,500 and €5,000, respectively.

The Irish National Stud’s new recruit for 2021 is Equiano (Fr), and the sire of two Group 1 winners and 29 stakes performers will stand for €3,000. Rounding out the roster are Elusive Pimpernel (Ire) (€2,500) and Dragon Pulse (Ire) (€2,000). Equiano, Elusive Pimpernel and Dragon Pulse’s fees are all due in advance of covering.

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Baffert Pony Smokey to Sell; Proceeds to Old Friends

American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile)’s trusty sidekick during his racing days, a pony named Smokey, will be offered at public auction Saturday, Dec. 5, in Fort Worth, TX. The buckskin Quarter Horse gained fame as he accompanied the Triple Crown winner to engagements around the country in 2015. Smokey was often photographed with Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert or his assistant, Jimmy Barnes, in the saddle.

Standing at just 14.3 hands, the now 11-year-old gelding will be sold by Twombly Performance Horses, a renowned ranch horse operation in the Quarter Horse world that specializes in roping and reining horses. The Twombly family offers two sales a year. Smokey, whose registered name is This Whiz Shines, will be sold as a partnership between the Twombly and Baffert families, with the proceeds to be donated to Old Friends. Click to see Smokey’s catalogue page.

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Delahoussaye Decries New Whip Rules: ‘Gamblers Are Going To Leave, And We Won’t Have Racing’

The new whip rules in California and New Jersey have drawn criticism from jockeys across the country, including retired Hall of Fame rider Eddie Delahoussaye. This week, he told The Orange County Register that the stricter regulations will cause gamblers to step away from horse racing altogether.

“Those gamblers, if they see you're not trying, they'll just quit the game. They won't bet,” Delahoussaye said. “Those gamblers are going to leave, and we won't have racing.”

Like other jockeys, Delahoussaye said the whip restrictions are causing legitimate safety concerns. He wishes commissions would have gotten more input from active jockeys before enacting the new rules.

“They should have got the top riders, experienced riders like Mike Smith and John Velazquez, and have a meeting and let them dictate how it should be done,” said Delahoussaye. “You don't let people who never rode a horse dictate how it's done. That's like telling a vet how to do his job. Or tell a doctor how to do his job. Or tell a policeman, and you've never done it. I just don't get it.”

Read more at the Orange County Register.

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