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Saturday Insights: Half To Jackie’s Warrior Leads Stacked Fair Grounds Field

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5th-FG, $70K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:00 p.m.

Purchased by Coolmore's M V Magnier as a weanling for $600,000 just one hip after his dam herself brought $850,000 in foal to Into Mischief at the 2020 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, OCEAN CITY (American Pharoah) is the fifth foal out of Unicorn Girl (A.P. Five Hundred), making him a half-brother to champion male sprinter and MGISW Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music). The colt drilled five furlongs from the gate in 1:00 4/5 (2/42) Jan. 27 and again in 1:00 3/5 (2/37) Feb. 3 for trainer Steve Asmussen. Veteran John Velazquez gets the call.

Just to his inside is stablemate Unload (Gun Runner), a Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred out of a full-sister to champion 3-year-old filly Untapable and a half-sister to GISW Paddy O'Prado (El Prado {Ire}). This is also the family of GISP Red Route One (Gun Runner). He worked his own five furlongs Feb. 3 in 1:00 3/5 (2/37).

Brad Cox unveils $450,000 Keeneland September yearling Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo) for a large ownership group including Spendthrift Farm. Out of SW & GISP Catch My Drift (Pioneerof the Nile), the colt is a half to MSP Strava (Into Mischief).

The first half of a coupled entry for Godolphin, First Mission (Street Sense)'s second dam is champion 3-year-filly in Argentina Forty Marchanta (Arg) (Roar). From a heavy South American family, he counts G1SW Chanta Joy (Arg) (Fortify) and GSWs South Marshy (Arg) (Southern Halo) and South March (Arg) (Southern Halo) as members of his extended family.

Godolphin's other entry, St. John's (Hard Spun) is out of a half-sister to SW & GSP Bay of Plenty (Medaglia d'Oro) and GISP and leading Argentina sire Fortify (Distored Humor). This is the family of GISW Flagbird (Nureyev), GISW Little Belle (A.P. Indy) and GISP Lady Alexandra (More Than Ready). TJCIS PPS

8th-SA, $75K, Aoc, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 7:06 p.m.

Last seen beating only a trio of rivals home in the GI Cotillion S. in September, ADARE MANOR (Uncle Mo) returns to the races and once again is under the tutelage of trainer Bob Baffert. A 13-length winner of the GIII Las Virgenes nearly a year ago, the bay fired a bullet two works back Feb. 3 (five furlongs in :59) and picks up Juan Hernandez for the first time. TJCIS PPS

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Weekly Stewards And Commissions Rulings, Feb. 7-13

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.

Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week.

California

Track: Santa Anita

Date: 02/10/2023

Licensee: Lorenzo Ruiz, trainer

Penalty: $500 fine

Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: Trainer Lorenzo Ruiz, who started the horse Manitowish, who finished third in the second race on Sept. 10, 2022, at Del Mar Race Track is fined $500.00 and assessed one half (1/2) point in accordance with California Horse Racing Rule #1843.4(a) (Multiple Medication Violations – Expires 02/10/24) pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1887(a) (Trainer or Owner to Insure Condition of Horse) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1843(a)(b)(d) (Medication, Drugs and Other Substances and Rule #1843.1(b) (Prohibited Drug Substances – Phenylbutazone [Class 4]).

Track: Santa Anita

Date: 02/11/2023

Licensee: Diego Herrera, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: Jockey Diego Herrera, who rode Lasmuigh in the third race at Santa Anita Park on Feb. 10, 2023, is suspended for 3 racing days (Feb. 18, 19 and 20, 2023) for failure to make the proper effort to maintain a straight course in the stretch, causing interference. This constitutes a violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1699 (Riding Rules – careless riding).

NEW HISA STEWARDS RULINGS

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal, except for the voided claim rulings which were sent to the TDN directly. Some of these rulings are from prior weeks as they were not reported contemporaneously.

One important note: HISA's whip use limit is restricted to six strikes during a race.

Violations of Crop Rule

Aqueduct

Erick Fuentes–violation date February 9; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Manuel Franco–violation date February 9; $250 fine, raising wrist above the helmet

Jacqueline Anne Davis–violation date February 10; $250 fine, raising wrist above the helmet

Gulfstream Park

Jose Luis Ortiz–violation date February 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Mahoning Valey Racecourse

Edilberto Dominguez–violation date February 7; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes

Oaklawn Park

Rafael Jesus Bejarano–violation date February 10; $250 fine, raising wrist above helmet

Santa Anita

Armando Aguilar–violation date February 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Tampa Bay Downs

Carlos Eduardo Rojas–violation date February 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes, on appeal stay requested

Isaac Manuel Jimenez–violation date February 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Carlos Eduardo Rojas–violation date February 11; Rojas is suspended 7 calendar days based on points accumulated for multiple violations and served from Saturday, March 11, 2023 through and including Friday, March 17, 2023. On appeal, stay requested

Melissa Iorio–violation date February 11; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Turfway Park

Alvin Ortiz–violation date February 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Turf Paradise

Enrique Garcia–violation date February 8; $500 fine and three-day suspension, 14 strikes

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Breeders’ Cup Late Foal Noms Close Feb. 28

The deadline to nominate foals of 2022 to the Breeders' Cup program for a one-time late fee of $1,500 is Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

The $1,500 nomination entitles each foal with lifetime eligibility to the Breeders' Cup World Championships and the Breeders' Cup Racing Programs, which include the global Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win & You're In and the U.S.-based Dirt Dozen Bonus Series. All foals sired by a fully nominated North American Breeders' Cup stallion are eligible for nomination to the Breeders' Cup program in their year of birth and up to the end of February of their yearling year.

During its 39 years of existence, Breeders' Cup has allocated purses and awards of nearly $900 million to owners, foal nominators, and stallion nominators through its programs, including the annual $31-million Breeders' Cup World Championships showcasing the best Thoroughbreds, owners, trainers, and jockeys to a global audience. The 40th renewal of the Breeders' Cup will be held at Santa Anita Nov. 3 and 4.

Foal nominators will earn $10,000 for every victory in the worldwide Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In and every horse that starts in a Breeders' Cup World Championship race will earn a nominator award in recognition of excellence in breeding. The individual nominating the foal receives these nominator awards even though the horse may change hands throughout its racing career.

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‘Luck And Lack Of Management!’ – Manhattan Jungle’s Overjoyed Breeder

She had achieved black-type success in France as a two-year-old last season and on Sunday Manhattan Jungle (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}) took her tally of listed wins to two when scoring comfortably at Santa Anita under Frankie Dettori but you won't find her breeder Patrick Headon getting carried away with himself back in Ireland.

The County Offaly operator joked on Monday, “It's vindication for a lot of luck and lack of management!”

Of course, Headon was doing his best to deflect praise for his tried and trusted method of producing winners on a budget. Who's Steph (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) was the filly who got the name of Headon's Wraymount Stud in lights when collecting a string of Group 3 successes for Ger Lyons and Manhattan Jungle hails from a similarly well-bought mare of his.

Headon sourced Manhattan Jungle's dam Skylight (Ire) from Rathasker Stud at Goffs in 2015 for just €15,000. Llew Law (GB) (Verglas {Ire}), the dam of Who's Steph, was an even bigger steal at €5,000. One thing's for certain, Headon knows a bargain when he sees one, and he revealed on Monday that he is allowing himself to believe that the share price in Manhattan Jungle's pedigree could scale even higher in the coming months.

“She's a stakes winner at two and three now, and is also Group-placed. She's pretty solid,” he said. “I bought the dam off Maurice Burns at Rathasker–he never fails to remind me! I'm good friends with Maurcie and we gave €15,000 for Skylight at Goffs.

“Her first foal was very small and we sold her for just €1,600. She's by Gregorian (Ire) and went to Italy, where she managed to win. The second foal was by Dandy Man (Ire), and we got €12,000 for him to go to Italy as well. He was better, I think he won three or four out there, but then Manhattan Jungle came along to bring the pedigree to a new level.”

He continued, “We got €20,000 for Manhattan Jungle off Amy Murphy and her partner Lemos De Souza. They opened up a satellite yard in France, where she was trained and picked up that first listed win. She actually ran a big race for them at the Breeders' Cup.”

That Breeders' Cup effort came over a furlong or two too far but, even so, the signs were there that Manhattan Jungle could be suited by the demands of America.

Headon explained, “I was at a celebratory dinner for my nephew after he completed his PHD in engineering. We were celebrating in a restaurant on Wicklow Street but decided to escape to the pub next door to watch the Breeders' Cup. Of course, we were the only three eejits in the pub watching the race, and we thought a furlong out that it might just happen but then she ran out of petrol over that trip. She's won her listed race out there now, which is fantastic.”

Headon credits Manhattan Jungle for getting Skylight up and running as a broodmare but says that the Sioux Nation half-brother who was knocked down to Johnny Hassett for €90,000 at last year's Orby Sale at Goffs could elevate things to a new level.

He said, “If the Sioux Nation turns out to be good, it will put the icing on the cake. She has a colt weanling by Shaman (Ire) and is in foal to Invincible Army (Ire). My wife, my son and I had the book out at the kitchen table today and we were discussing where we might go with the mare this year.

“Bungle Inthejungle is a son of Exceed And Excel, so that Danehill (Ire) line has clicked with her before so we could look at something like that. Unless we go to something sexy, a complete outcross, I don't know. I haven't decided yet. Cotai Glory (GB) is Exceed And Excel and is an option, too.”

By his own admission, Wraymount Stud has been flying a little under the radar, largely down to the fact that many of Headon's clients are based abroad. However, the Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners-owned and Michael McCarthy-trained Manhattan Jungle may do her bit to ensure that is no longer the case.

“The reason why we're slightly under the radar is that I keep a lot of stock here on the farm for clients in Italy,” he explained. “They've done very well with our stock in Italy and we bred the champion two-year-old filly from a couple of years ago out there called Telepathic Glances (Ire), who is by Pride Of Dubai (Aus).”

He added, “Broodmare sires are very important to us. Acclamation (GB) was starting to get going as a broodmare sire when we bought Starlight but now he is firmly established. I have a couple of Cape Cross (Ire) mares, but funnily enough, they aren't really firing for us as of yet. I like Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) as a broodmare sire as well. The reason why we bought Llew Law was because she was by Verglas, who we also liked.

“We keep six or seven four ourselves and then we have a few paying guests on top of that. We were at Goffs last week with a couple of yearlings and my son Tommy bought the Gregorian half-sister to Manhattan Jungle back for €5,000. She's not very big but she is well-made–she'll go to Bungle Inthejungle this year.”

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