Tag: Keeneland September

First-Timers Can Aid Justify In Freshman Sire Battle

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 Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses. While much of the local focus will be on the 14 runners entered across the four races that comprise the Longines Hong Kong International Races, Sunday's action at home includes the G1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies:

Saturday, December 10, 2022
6th-NKY, ¥13,400,000 ($98k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
LAP STAR (c, 2, Justify–Guest Suite, by Ghostapper) looks to give his first-crop sire (by Scat Daddy) a winner on the competitive JRA circuit for the third week running. A $400,000 Keeneland September acquisition by trainer Hideyuki Mori on behalf of owner Susumu Fujita, the Feb. 5 foal is a half-brother to GIII Lecomte S. winner Guest House (Quality Road). The dark bay colt is out of a winning daughter of Grade III winner Welcome Surprise (Seeking the Gold), who sadly passed away this year, and the third dam includes the likes of A.P. Indy, Summer Squall and Court Vision. This is also the family of this year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies third Raging Sea (Curlin). B-Hartmut H Malluche & Silesia Farm (KY)

Sunday, December 11, 2022
4th-HSN, ¥13,400,000 ($98k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
DONA SWEAT (f, 2, Justify–No Sweat, by Blame) is the first foal out of her twice stakes-placed dam, who was purchased by Ashview Farm for $300,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November sale before visiting this stallion for her first covering. A $425,000 graduate of last year's KEESEP sale, Dona Sweat is a granddaughter of MSW & MGSP Coolwind (Forest Wildcat), herself the dam of GIII Iowa Derby winner Looking Cool (Candy Ride {Arg}). The filly's third dam is Grade III heroine Scoop (Gone West). B-Ashview Farm & Colts Neck Stables (KY)

11th-HSN, HSN Juvenile Fillies-G1, ¥123m ($903k), 2yo, f, 1600mT
AIM IN LIFE (f, 2, Kitten's Joy–Elisheva, by Smart Strike) debuted victoriously over course and distance Oct. 15 (video, SC 2) and gave a solid account of herself when sixth facing winners for the first time Nov. 27. The North Hills homebred is the first produce from her dam, a daughter of champion Believe (Jpn) (Sunday Silence), whose G1 Sprinters' S.-winning son Gendarme (Kitten's Joy) breaks from the eight hole in Sunday's G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint. Believe is also responsible for MSW & G1SP Faridat (Kingmambo) and SW/GSP Fiducia (Medaglia d'Oro). B-North Hills Co Limited (KY)

 

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Van Vista Looks To Keep Justify On a Roll in Japan

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–all fillies–running at Hanshin and Nakayama Racecourses. The third of the JRA track hosting racing this weekend is Chuyko, which stages the Champions Cup (formerly Japan Cup Dirt), one of just three Group 1 races on the dirt in Japan each season:

Saturday, December 3, 2022
6th-NKY, ¥13,400,000 ($100k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200m
LAPIS PYRITE (f, 2, American Pharoah–Asscher, by Harlan's Holiday) is the first foal to the races for her winning dam, a half-sister to the late three-time Grade I-winning sprinter Lord Nelson (Pulpit). Purchased for $90,000 out of last year's Keeneland September Sale, the Mar. 27 foal is a great-granddaughter of Miss Linda (Arg) (Southern Halo), the 2000 G1 Argentine Oaks winner and that year's champion 3-year-old filly and later the upset winner in this country of the GI Overbrook Spinster S. B-Clearsky Farms (KY)

Sunday, December 4, 2022
5th-HSN, ¥13,400,000 ($100k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800mT
VAN VISTA (f, 2, Justify–Vanquished, by Empire Maker) was bought back on a bid of $285,000 when offered at the 2020 Keeneland November Sale, but was hammered down to J S Company for $525,000 at KEESEP last fall. The March foal is a half-sister to treble turf graded winner Takeover Target (Harlan's Holiday) and SW Ladies' Privilege (Harlan's Holiday) and her dam is a half-sister to two-time Grade I winner Critical Eye (Dynaformer). Forging Oaks Farm acquired Vanquished for $475,000 in foal to Candy Ride (Arg) at KEENOV in 2017, sold four foals from her that brought over $1.9 million combined and parted ways with the mare for $450,000 carrying to Into Mischief at the 2021 KEENOV sale. B-Forging Oaks Farm (KY)

 

 

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Hard Spun Colt Earns ‘Rising Star’ Laurels at Del Mar

Edge Racing and Muir Hut Stables' Spun Intended (c, 2, Hard Spun–Flora Dora, by First Dude) ran too good to lose his Oct. 30 debut at Santa Anita, just failing to overcome a brutal trip when dropping a half-length decision to the well-meant Fort Warren (Curlin). The latter earned the 'TDN Rising Star' nod for the win and Saturday afternoon, Spun Intended followed suit with a 'Rising Star'-worthy performance of his own where the surf meets the turf.

Spun Intended was off slowly in that Oct. 30 bow and was last of the octet early before improving on the turn while conceding stacks of ground. He knuckled down determinedly in the final furlong and was gaining inches on Fort Warren, but the wire came a few strides too soon. The chestnut had done his part since with a pair of solid morning trials and never looked like losing Saturday.

Sent off at odds of 4-5 that represented an overlay, the $100,000 Keeneland September yearling and $125,000 OBS March breezer (:21 1/5) showed good pace from gate four and advanced without being asked for much by Mike Smith to take up the running after an opening couple of furlongs in :21.95. Hugging the fence into the final five-sixteenths of a mile, having cut the half-mile in a slick :44.20, Spun Intended was a bit tardy in switching his leads, but carried an unassailable advantage into the final panel and trotted in to score by 6 1/2 emphatic lengths.

Spun Intended is an 11th 'TDN Rising Star' for Hard Spun and is the first foal out of Flora Dora, winner of the 2015 My Dear Girl S. of the Florida Stallion Series and the 2016 Busanda S. She was also third to Songbird (Medaglia d'Oro) in that year's GI CCA Oaks. A half-sister to SW Lindisfarne (City Zip), Flora Dora is the dam of a yearling Nyquist colt that was bought back on a bid of $185,000 at this year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale. Her foal of 2022 is a filly by Gun Runner and she was most recently bred to Candy Ride (Arg).

6th-Del Mar, $72,000, Msw, 11-26, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:15.83, ft, 6 1/2 lengths.
SPUN INTENDED, c, 2, by Hard Spun
1st Dam: Flora Dora (MSW & GISP, $607,152), by First Dude
2nd Dam: Aidan, by Dixieland Band
3rd Dam: Poseida (Chi), by Pick Up (Chi)
Sales history: $100,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP; $125,000 2yo '22 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $54,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalog-style pedigree.
O-Edge Racing & Muir Hut Stables, LLC; B-Coffee Pot Stables (KY); T-Mark Glatt.

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Into Mischief ‘Philly’ Shows ‘Em ‘Hoos’ Boss in Golden Rod

Hoosier Philly (Into Mischief) ran to her billing and kept her perfect record in tact Saturday, scoring her third straight win at Churchill Downs in the GII Golden Rod S.

A debut winner going 5 1/2urlongs at this oval Sept. 25, the $510,000 KEESEP acquisition showed two turns was no problem, charging home to a 7 1/2-length victory in a sloppy renewal of the 1 1/16-mile Rags to Riches S. Oct. 30. She prepped for this with a series of bullet drills and was duly made the 2-5 favorite.

Stumbling a bit at the break, Hoosier Philly quickly jumped into the bridle and kept tabs from fourth, running off the fence as 13-1 shot T Max (Connect) clocked a :24.29 first quarter. Charging up to take control as the half-mile went in :47.79 with Pure Paline (Curlin) hot on her tail, the gray bounded clear at the top of the lane and was on cruise control from there, coasting home to an effortless five-length score. She earned 10 points towards a spot in the GI Kentucky Oaks starting gate. Knockyoursocksoff (Kitten's Joy) was best of the rest in second with Pretty Mischievous (Into Mischief) in third and Pure Pauline filling out the superfecta.

“I've said multiple times, and I hope it doesn't come across as arrogant, I've never seen any horse like her,” said Tom Amoss, who trained 2019 Oaks winner Serengeti Empress (Alternation). “I've been training since 1987 and she's different than anything I've ever had come in my barn. The instructions to [rider] Edgar [Morales] were pretty simple, he was on the best horse and ride her with confidence.”

He continued, “Now, she'll get a break by design and will bring her back as a 3-year-old. She's a filly but I have entertained the thought of putting her on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.”

“She's unbelievable,” Morales said. “I had so much horse the entire race. I got behind horses a little bit going into the first turn but kept her outside and she was moving so easily. It's so much fun to ride her and so easy, too. She knows exactly what to do and when to do it.”

Pedigree Notes:

Hoosier Philly is graded winner number 57 for the all-conquering Into Mischief and one of 116 black-type winners for the Spendthrift kingpin. She is the 33rd graded scorer out of a daughter of Tapit, who was represented by his 30th Grade I winner as a sire Friday at Churchill in GI Clark H. victor Proxy. Tapella is a daughter of unbeaten stakes winner Princess Arabella (Any Given Saturday), who is also responsible for MGSP Ulele (Candy Ride {Arg}). Cheyenne Stables purchased Tapella for $750,000 at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale and she won two of eight starts. Hoosier Philly is her first foal and she has since produced a yearling filly by Mastery and weanling colt by Justify. She was bred back to Munnings for 2023.

Saturday, Churchill Downs
GOLDEN ROD S.-GII, $400,000, Churchill Downs, 11-26, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:43.94, ft.
1–HOOSIER PHILLY, 122, f, 2, by Into Mischief
                1st Dam: Tapella, by Tapit
                2nd Dam: Princess Arabella, by Any Given Saturday
                3rd Dam: Tortuga Lady, by Thunder Gulch
1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($510,000 Ylg '21 KEESEP). O-Gold
Standard Racing Stable, LLC; B-Candy Meadows LLC (KY);
T-Thomas M. Amoss; J-Edgar Morales. $242,470. Lifetime
Record: 3-3-0-0, $432,610. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Knockyoursocksoff, 122, f, 2, Kitten's Joy–Fateer, by
Eskendereya. ($80,000 RNA Wlg '20 KEENOV). O-Town &
Country Racing, LLC; B-Zayat Stables (KY); T-Chris M. Block.
$78,700.
3–Pretty Mischievous, 122, f, 2, Into Mischief–Pretty City
Dancer, by Tapit. 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE.
'TDN Rising Star'. O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh.
$39,350.
Margins: 5, NK, HF. Odds: 0.48, 24.16, 5.15.
Also Ran: Pure Pauline, Defining Purpose, T Max, American Rockette, Take Charge Briana. Scratched: Black Forest, Mustang Lady.
Click for the Equibase.com chart and the TJCIS.com PPs. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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