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Corniche Goes From Sale Topper to Eclipse Winner

Corniche (Quality Road), the $1.5-million OBS April topper purchased by Peter Fluor and K.C. Weiner's Speedway Stables, ran away with the GI TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile in November and took home the Eclipse Award for good measure Thursday. The Bob Baffert pupil justified his price tag and then some with a debut tally at Del Mar followed by the GI American Pharoah S. and a convincing front-running tally in the Breeders' Cup. 

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312 Early Triple Crown Nominations

A total of 312 sophomores were nominated for this year's Triple Crown series at the early nomination deadline of Jan. 29. The number of early nominations slipped 4.3%, or 14 horses, from last year's total of 326.

The nominated group is led by Grade I winners Corniche (Quality Road), Jack Christopher (Munnings), Pinehurst (Twirling Candy) and Rattle N Roll (Connect).

Echo Zulu (Gun Runner), winner of last year's GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and likely 2-year-old champion female, is one of six fillies made eligible for the Triple Crown. Nominees also include a record 21 horses based in Japan, along with two based in Europe and one from Dubai.

Todd Pletcher led all trainers with 42 horses nominated to the Triple Crown, followed by Brad Cox (26), Chad Brown (23), Steve Asmussen (20) and Bob Baffert (18). Baffert is suspended by Churchill Downs Inc. from competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby.

Anthony Manganaro's Siena Farm is involved in partnerships with 24 horses–12 with the SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Robert E. Masterson, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC, Catherine M. Donovan, Golconda Stable and Stonestreet Stables LLC conglomerate and another dozen in partnership with WinStar Farm and others–to lead all owners.

Gun Runner led all sires with 16 Triple Crown nominations followed by Into Mischief (14), Quality Road (12) and Tapit (11).

There are 250 Kentucky-breds, which represents 80.1% of the nominees. Other states and countries represented are Japan (17), New York (14), Florida (13), Pennsylvania (4), California (3), Canada (3), Ireland (3), Louisiana (2), Maryland (2) and Illinois (1).

Horses not nominated during the early phase can be made eligible online at www.TheTripleCrown.com with a $6,000 late payment due by Mar. 28.

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Champion Gamine To Visit Quality Road For First Mating

Gamine, the champion female sprinter of 2020 and an Eclipse Award finalist for the same title in 2021, will visit Lane's End resident Quality Road for her first mating, bloodstock agent Donato Lanni announced Feb. 6 on social media.

The 5-year-old daughter of Into Mischief retired with nine wins in 11 starts for earnings of $1,771,500.

Gamine topped the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale after selling to owner Michael Lund Petersen for $1.8 million. She secured the Eclipse Award as champion female sprinter at age three, with victories in the Grade 1 Acorn Stakes and Test Stakes, and a capstone score in that year's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Keeneland.

Gamine won the first four starts of her 2021 campaign, ticking off wins in the G3 Las Flores Stakes, G1 Derby City Distaff Stakes, G2 Great Lady M Stakes, and G1 Ballerina Handicap. Her final start saw her finish third in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint at Del Mar.

Bred in Kentucky by Grace Thoroughbred Holdings, Gamine is out of the stakes-placed Kafwain mare Peggy Jane.

Quality Road, 16-year-old son of Elusive Quality, stands at Lane's End in Versailles, Ky., for an advertised fee of $150,000.

From nine crops of racing age, Quality Road has sired 432 winners and amassed combined progeny earnings of more than $65.2 million.

Quality Road has sired two Eclipse Award winners: Champion 2-year-old filly Caledonia Road and champion 3-year-old female Abel Tasman. Corniche, the winner of last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile, is a finalist – and the presumptive favorite – for champion 2-year-old male of 2021.

He is also responsible for Pegasus World Cup winner City of Light, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hootenanny, and Grade 1 winners including Dunbar Road, Bellafina, Spring Quality, Roadster, Salty, Illuminant, and Klimt.

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Fasig-Tipton Adds 35 Supplement Entries to Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale

Fasig-Tipton has catalogued an additional 35 supplemental entries to its 2022 Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. The entries are catalogued as hips 572-606 and may now be viewed online. They will also be available in the Equineline sales catalogue app. Print versions of supplemental entries will be available on the sales grounds at sale time.

Latest entries include:

Road to Romance (Hip 592): Four-year-old daughter of Quality Road was stakes placed at two. Dam is half-sister to two stakes winners including graded stakes winner and millionaire Super Frolic (Pine Bluff). Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Bluewater Sales, agent.

Smartly Agree (Hip 594): Stakes-placed daughter of Smart Strike is a half-sister to graded stakes performer Der Lu (Orb), and out of a kin to Grade I winners Creative Cause (Giant's Causeway) and Vexatious (Giant's Causeway), and graded stakes winner Destin (Giant's Causeway). Offered in foal to Constitution, she is consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Maggi O'Prado (Paddy O'Prado) (Hip 597): Half-sister to Grade I winner Dream Tree (Uncle Mo), offered in foal to leading international sire More Than Ready. Consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.

Regal Retort (Hip 598): Daughter of Jimmy Creed is a stakes placed earner of $316,437. Her immediate family includes Grade I winners Zipessa (City Zip), Flashy Bull (Holy Bull), and Perfect Soul (Ire) (Sadlers Wells). Consigned as a racing/broodmare prospect by Hill 'n' Dale Sales Agency, agent.

Taylor Avenue (Mshawish) (Hip 599): Stakes placed at two and a half-sister to stakes winner Respect the Hustle (Colonel John). Consigned as a broodmare prospect by Gainesway, agent.

Gypsy Angel (Silver Train) (Hip 600): Dam of Mrs. Orb (Orb), a multiple stakes winner and graded stakes placed earner of $556,280. Her immediate family includes Grade I winners Killer Graces (Congaree) and Killer Ability (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Offered in foal to Spun to Run, she is consigned by Gainesway, agent.

The Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale will be held Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 7-8, in Lexington, Kentucky. Sessions will begin each day at 10 a.m. Online bidding and phone bidding services will be available.

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