Klaravich Homebred ‘Surges’ To Valley View Victory

Favored on the morning line at 3-1 for Friday's GIII Bank of America Valley View S. at Keeneland, Klaravich Stable's Surge Capacity (Flintshire {GB}) launched a furious final-furlong flourish and was along in the dying strides to–somewhat remarkably–give trainer Chad Brown a first victory in the event at an overlaid 5-1.

The homebred was off alertly from gate nine and was able to cross down to ride the rails into the first turn as Yesternight (Midnight Storm) was hard sent from the 11 hole to make the running. Appearing to overrace while traveling on the back of the speed through the middle furlongs, Surge Capacity continued to sit a good trip, but took an awkward stride as the field approached the stretch. Shuffled back a few spots as a result, the well-related filly commenced her rally in earnest at the eighth pole, was switched to the inside of GIII Music City S. winner Secret Money (Good Samaritan) shortly after and charged home along the fence to just touch off Heavenly Sunday (Candy Ride {Arg}), who raced prominently throughout. Bling (American Pharoah) was third. The victory provided a timely and valuable pedigree update for her dam, who just Thursday was supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale Nov. 7.

A debut winner over the Monmouth turf course June 10, Surge Capacity offered similarly juicy odds off 11-2 when proving 3/4 of a length too strong for her better-fancied and commonly owned stablemate Tax Implications (GB) (Mehmas {Ire}) in the GIII Lake George S. over yielding Saratoga turf July 21. No better than the third choice to Tax Implications in the GII Lake Placid S. Aug. 19, Surge Capacity was beaten to the punch by the Brown-trained Aspray (Quality Road) and was forced to settle for second.

Pedigree Notes:

Surge Capacity's dam was acquired by Klaravich for $200,000 at the 2014 OBS April Sale and, campaigned in partnership with William H. Lawrence, she won the 2015 Jammed Lovely S. The mare's first foal, Dew Springs (Temple City), was bred in partnership, but future GSW Highly Motivated (Into Mischief), Surge Capacity and 'TDN Rising Star' and troubled GI Spinaway S. runner-up Ways and Means (Practical Joke) all raced or race as Klaravich homebreds.

A half-sister to MSP Hall Pass (Freedom Child) and to the dam of 2022 GII Penn Mile S. upsetter Wow Whata Summer (Summer Front), Strong Incentive was blank the past two years and is currently in foal to Good Magic.

 

Friday, Keeneland
BANK OF AMERICA VALLEY VIEW S.-GIII, $299,375, Keeneland, 10-27, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.80, fm.
1–SURGE CAPACITY, 118, f, 3, by Flintshire (GB)
         1st Dam: Strong Incentive (SW, $123,568), by Warrior's Reward
         2nd Dam: G G's Dolly, by Comic Strip
         3rd Dam: Parfait, by Kingmambo
O/B-Klaravich Stables (KY); T-Chad C. Brown; J-Joel Rosario. $169,725. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $338,975. *1/2 to Highly Motivated (Into Mischief), GSW, $667,375; and Ways and Means (Practical Joke), 'TDN Rising Star', GISP, $117,750. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree or free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Heavenly Sunday, 120, f, 3, Candy Ride (Arg)–Alien Giant, by Giant's Causeway. ($170,000 RNA Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Miacomet Farm (William Harrigan); B-Randal Family Trust (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $54,750.
3–Bling, 118, f, 3, American Pharoah–Blonde Bomber, by Fort Larned. ($160,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.; B-Clarkland Farm LLC (KY); T-Victoria H. Oliver. $27,375.
Margins: 3/4, HF, NK. Odds: 5.08, 6.47, 5.36.
Also Ran: Sacred Wish, Safeen, Eternal Silence, Pride of the Nile, Speirling Beag (Ire), Secret Money, Flashy Gem, Abundancia, Yesternight. Scratched: Bolivie (Ire), Erna, Junipermarshmallow, Sweetlou'sgotaces.
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Half-Sister To GISW Paris Lights Debuts at Kyoto

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Kyoto and Niigata Racecourses. The weekend feature takes place at Tokyo on Sunday, when Equinox (Jpn) (Kitasan Black {Jpn}) returns to action in defense of his title in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) against a top field. Read Heather Anderson's preview here:

Saturday, October 28, 2023
4th-KYO, ¥13,720,000 ($92k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1400m
PARIS PLAGES (f, 2, Uncle Mo–Paris Bikini, by Bernardini), a half-sister to 2020 GI Coaching Club American Oaks winner Paris Lights (Curlin), was acquired in utero by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.95 million at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale and Paris Bikini produced this filly Feb. 17, 2021 before being exported to Japan in foal to American Pharoah. Paris Bikini is a daughter of SP Lacadena (Nureyev), herself the dam of GSW & MGISP America (A.P. Indy), who was bought back for $3.1 million in foal to Uncle Mo at FTKNOV in 2019. America is the dam of MGSW/GISP 'TDN Rising Star' First Captain (Curlin). Third dam Butterfly Blue (Ire) (Sadler's Wells) was a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour (Deputy Minister). B-Northern Racing (KY)

AMERICAN MARCH (c, 2, Cajun Breeze–Goldminer's Dream, by Distorted Humor) becomes his sire's first offspring to race in Japan, having been purchased by Yoshizawa Stable for $100,000 at this year's OBS March Sale (under-tack preview). The Florida-bred is out of an unraced daughter of SW Quite a Ruckus (Richter Scale) and his third dam was responsible for GSW and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf runner-up Excaper (Exchange Rate). Joao Moreira has the riding assignment. B-Tom McCrocklin (FL)

Sunday, October 29, 2023
2nd-NII, ¥10,480,000 ($70k), Maiden, 2yo, 1200m
GRAN ORCA (c, 2, Liam's Map–Layla, by Union Rags) looks to improve on his Sept. 24 debut in the slop at Nakayama, where he found only the well-meant Historiai (Liam's Map) too strong in the finish (see below, SC 7). Produced by a winning full-sister to GISW Express Train, the joint most-expensive of 58 of his sire's progeny to sell in 2022 (75 ring). Gran Orca's third dam was 1992 GI Alabama S. heroine November Snow (Storm Cat). B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY)

 

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Late Zenyatta Owner Jerry Moss’s Art Collection Offered At Christie’s

The late Jerry Moss, known as a music mogul and the owner of superstar Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}), will have 13 works from his personal art collection sold in a single-owner section of Christie's 20th Century Evening Sale on Nov. 9, 2023, the auction house said in a release Oct. 10.

With a passion for art and horses, Moss watched Zenyatta win a remarkable 19 races from 20 career starts and celebrated her being named Horse of the Year in 2010 and champion older mare in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Spanning a range of genres and representing the European avant-garde, icons of Latin American art, and contemporary masters, Moss's subsequent property from the collection will be sold in the Marquee Week Day Sales and the Design Sales in December. In total, the collection is estimated to realize in excess of $50 million, with partial proceeds to benefit The Music Center.

Highlights from the collection include: Friday Kahlo's Portrait of Cristina, My Sister (estimate: $8–12 million) and Tamara de Lempicka's Fillette en rose (estimate: $7–10 million). The top lot of the group is Picasso's Nu couché, estimated to achieve $10–15 million.

Tina Moss, Trustee and Executor for the Estate of Jerry Moss, said, “Art, was always something personal to Jerry and related to love, beauty, or how an experience of something had touched him. The interest that he took in the artist and respect for their artistic creativity was at the heart of who he was and what he collected.”

The Collection of Jerry Moss will be on display at Christie's New York Rockefeller Center galleries, where the full collection will be on view from Oct. 28 through the day of the auction.

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Wanamaker’s Online October Sale Records Second Highest Individual Sale

At the conclusion of the Wanamaker's October Sale, a total of 26 horses went through the digital ring for a gross of $397,750, which included the site's second highest priced horse sold, the online auction said in a release late Thursday.

Offered by trainer Michael Merryman on behalf of The Orebanks, the topper was Bandonarun (Uncle Lino) (hip 48), who went to Bradley Weisbord for $300,000, on behalf of Everett Dosbon.

“I am excited to buy her for the Dobson family. We have not bought many for Everett over the years, but we had some early success buying proven runners that went on to win stakes”, said Weisbord.

“We are thrilled with the sale of Bandonarun for an impressive $330,000, the second-highest priced horse we have sold,” said Wanamaker's CEO Liza Hendriks. “As we move forward, Wanamaker's is committed to pioneering the future of Thoroughbred auctions in the digital age, connecting buyers and sellers from around the country in an innovative and efficient manner.”

The next Wanamaker's mixed sale will occur on Nov. 30, with entries closing on Nov. 20 and the catalogue released on Nov. 22. The first ever Wanamaker's New Jersey-Bred Sale, held in conjunction with the Thoroughbred Breeders' of New Jersey, will take place on Nov. 16, with entries closing on Nov. 6 and the catalogue released on Nov. 8.

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