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Seven-Figure Into Mischief Colt Kicks Off at Hanshin

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 Sunday entered to run on Tenno Sho day at Tokyo and at Hanshin Racecourse:

Sunday, October 30, 2022
4th-HSN, ¥13,400,000 ($91k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1200mT
META MAX (c, 2, Into Mischief–Zapara, by Not For Love) was purchased by Eddie Woods's Quarter Pole Enterprises for $180,000 at last year's Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale and was one of four seven-figure sellers at this year's OBS March Sale, hammering to trainer Hideyuki Mori for $1.1 million after breezing an eighth of a mile in :9 4/5. A half-brother to the stakes-placed Basso (Cairo Prince), Meta Max is out of a half-sister to GSW Seeking Daylight (Seeking the Gold), GISW Hedonist (Alydeed) and SW Zaha (Kingmambo). B-Brookstone Farm & Lee Mauberret (KY)

4th-TOK, ¥13,400,000 ($91k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600m
PARAIBA TOURMALINE (f, 2, Malibu Moon–Private Jet, by Smart Strike) was led out unsold at last year's Keeneland September sale on a bid of $70,000 and made that decision look shrewd when fetching $450,000 from Katsumi Yoshida at OBS March (:9 4/5). The Mar. 1 foal is out of a full-sister to dual Eclipse Award winner and Coolmore stallion Lookin At Lucky and a half-sister to MGSW Kensei (Mr. Greeley) and MGSW 'TDN Rising Star' Shahama (Munnings). This is also the family of champion Wait a While (Maria's Mon). B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings (KY)

6th-HSN, ¥13,400,000 ($91k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1800m
MALEFICENT LOVE (f, 2, Arrogate–Highway Mary, by U S Ranger), a half-sister to Grade I-winning turf miler Hit The Road (More Than Ready), is out of an unraced daughter of GII E.P. Taylor S. winner Wandering Star (Red Ransom), also the dam of G1SW War Command (War Front) and GSW Naval Officer (Tale of the Cat). Maleficent Love was a $110,000 KEESEP buyback last fall. Also debuting is Godolphin homebred CACCIUCCO (f, 2, Nyquist–Livorno, by Bernardini), the first foal out of a half-sister to SW & GISP Arethusa (A.P. Indy) and to the dam of this year's GIII Prairie Meadows Cornhusker H. runner-up Fleetridge (Ghostzapper). B-Fred W Hertrich III (KY)

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Medaglia d’Oro Again Tops Darley America’s 2023 Fees; Speaker’s Corner Retired

Perennial top sire Medaglia d'Oro once again heads Darley's Jonabell Farm roster for 2023 with his fee remaining at $100,000, the same amount as 2022.

Darley has also added two new stallions to the now-11 horse roster, including G1SW Mystic Guide (Ghostzapper) and GISW Speaker's Corner (Street Sense). Mystic Guide, who won the 2021 G1 Dubai World Cup, was retired earlier this year. He will stand for a fee of $15,000 in his initial season at stud.

Speaker's Corner, a Godolphin homebred out of Tyburn Brook (Bernardini) who is bred on the same cross as fellow Darley stallion Maxfield, won the GI Carter H. in April with a dominating performance and a 114 Beyer Speed Figure. He also won this year's GII Gulfstream Park Mile S. and GIII Fred W. Hooper S. before finishing behind Flightline (Tapit) and Life Is Good (Into Mischief) in the GI Metropolitan H. and GII John A. Nerud S., respectively. He retires with a record of 13-6-2-2 and earnings of $739,963. Speaker's Corner will enter his first season at a fee of $20,000.

“We've been very fortunate in the last two years to have produced five high-level performers [Mystic Guide, Speaker's Corner, Essential Quality, Maxfield, and Cody's Wish] and it's even more gratifying that they are all homebreds,” said Darley Sales Manager Darren Fox. “Following last year's retirement of Essential Quality and Maxfield, to again be able to add more top-caliber horses is very, very exciting.”

Essential Quality and Maxfield, who both await their first foals in the spring, will remain at $75,000 and $40,000, respectively. Both had full books for 2022 in their first seasons. Street Sense will also remain at his 2022 fee of $75,000, while Midshipman will see a fee increase to $20,000.

“Optimism abounds currently in the Thoroughbred industry,” said Fox. “The sales are strong, purses are strong, and close to home, we experienced unprecedented demand during the 2022 booking season. With all these positives, only one of our stallions will see a fee increase for 2023 and that's Midshipman, who continues to go from strength to strength in his stud career.”

The Darley roster is rounded out by Nyquist at $55,000, Hard Spun at $35,000, Frosted at $10,000, and Enticed at $5,000.

Retirement plans for GI Forego S. winner and future Darley stallion Cody's Wish (Curlin) will be made after the Breeders' Cup.

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GISW Gretzky the Great Retired To Ocala Stud

GISW Gretzky the Great (Nyquist) has been retired and will stand the upcoming breeding season at Ocala Stud, the farm announced today.

Campaigned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, Gretzky the Great took Woodbine's GI Summer S. as a 2-year-old.

A $295,000 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling purchase, Gretzky the Great broke his maiden in his second career start at Woodbine. He then took the Soaring Free S. before his win in the GI Summer S., ending his season with a sixth-place run in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. At three, he won the Greenwood S. and finished third in the John Battaglia Memorial S. before retiring with a record of 11-4-2-1 and earnings of $379,866.

For more information on Gretzky the Great, contact David or Joe O'Farrell at (352) 237-2171, or visit www.OcalaStud.com.

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Saturday Insights: Array Of Expensive Colts On Display At Del Mar

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6th-DMR, $80K, Msw, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 6:44 p.m.

Making his first start Saturday for trainer Bob Baffert, FORT BRAGG (Tapit) was a $700,000 FTKOCT yearling purchase for the large ownership group of SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Rob Masterson, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC & Catherine Donovan. Bred in partnership with SF Bloodstock LLC, this is the first foal out of March X Press, who herself brought $560,000 from Parks Investment Group out of last year's Keeneland November Sale while in foal in Quality Road. Fort Bragg put in back-to-back fast works over the Del Mar track, going five furlongs in :59.1 (3/97) Aug. 28 and again in :59.2 (8/55) Sept. 4.

One gate to his inside is Gun Bullet (Gun Runner), a $475,000 KEESEP yearling out of John Sadler's barn for AMA Zingteam. This colt is a half-brother to GSW & GISP Royal Mo (Uncle Mo) and out of a daughter of MGSW Irish Linet (Seattle Song).

Out of the OBSAPR sale (:10), Fleet Feet (Nyquist) looks to rebound off a debut in graded stakes company at Del Mar Aug. 14. The $325,000 pick up suffered a troubled trip and finished sixth in the GIII Best Pal S. and now returns in maiden special weight company for George Papaprodromou.

Also an OBS grad, Jam Session (Maclean's Music) brought $280,000 from the April sale (:10) and debuts out of the barn of Mike McCarthy. TJCIS PPs

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