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O’Brien Gets No Nay Never Answers As Meditate Stays Breeders’ Cup Trip

LEXINGTON, KY–Meditate (Ire)'s barnstorming display in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf provided one of the strongest indications yet that No Nay Never would produce Classic types as well as deadly speedballs, according to the winning trainer Aidan O'Brien.

It has been a season to remember for No Nay Never with Little Big Bear (Ire) and Blackbeard (Ire) winning three Group 1 juvenile races in Europe over six furlongs between them.

However, in pulling over two lengths clear of her rivals to win the Keeneland Group I in stylish fashion, the Ryan Moore-ridden Meditate did her bit to alleviate any concerns about No Nay Never producing horses who will stay the Guineas trip and beyond.

O'Brien said, “She is by No Nay Never, who is a big speed influence. This is the first year where we have had such high quality 2-year-olds by him. We were a little bit worried if they were all going to be big sprinters or if they would stay further than five, six and seven furlongs.”

There are countless examples of high-class runners by Galileo (Ire) who hailed from speedy mares and O'Brien suggested that crossing No Nay Never with stamina-influenced dams can achieve similarly high-class results on the track with the progeny.

He explained, “She is out of a Dalakhani (Ire) mare who has an Aga Khan pedigree so this was about finding out if No Nay Nevers out of stamina mares stay. Obviously, looking at the filly there, we found out if she is going to get a mile next year as a 3-year-old.”

“She's a very good mover, has a very good mind and she's relaxing very well. I think Ryan would have always thought that she was a lovely uncomplicated filly.”

Moore, who would go on to double his Group I tally aboard the fellow Ballydoyle-trained Victoria Road (Ire) (Saxon Warrior {Jpn}) in the concluding GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, added, “Very straightforward, does everything you want her to do. I think she's got an awful lot of class and I felt that she was a level above these.”

Meditate was trimmed into a general 6-1 chance for next year's 1000 Guineas and O'Brien is convinced that her Breeders' Cup victory makes 2023 even more exciting for the progeny of her sire.

He concluded, “Blackbeard, the horse we were going to run in the Juvenile Sprint, he was coming here but obviously he got injured. He had an awful lot of speed, a great mind and a big personality. They're very exciting horses, really. For this filly to be able to do what she did over a mile makes him [No Nay Never] even more exciting.”

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Lord Kanaloa’s Beginnings A New Rising Star At Dundalk

While the warmth and light was bestowed on Keeneland on Friday, the cool and dark backdrop of Dundalk played host to a red-hot prospect as Beginnings (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) stormed to TDN Rising Star status. Ballydoyle's daughter of their celebrated 1000 Guineas and Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Winter (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) had stepped forward markedly from her debut when fourth behind the subsequent Listed Star Appeal S. winner and Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf protagonist Spirit Gal (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) over near six furlongs at Naas Sept. 15 and traded as the 8-11 favourite for the first division of the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden.

Sent straight to the front by Seamie Heffernan, the imposing bay always looked comfortable and when asked to open up for the last couple of the seven furlongs responded impressively to put six lengths between her and the well-regarded Ger Lyons-trained Sweetest Rose (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), with another two lengths back to Zurana (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) in third. “She has a classy pedigree and she felt very classy,” Heffernan said of the first TDN Rising Star for her sire who recorded a time a mammoth two seconds faster than the second division doing it all on her own. “She's big, clear-winded, has pace and she galloped out through the winning post. She was very impressive. Without doubt she'll be, at least, a stakes filly.”

 

 

Pedigree Notes
Beginnings is the second foal out of Winter, who also broke her maiden over this course and distance in August 2016 when in the care of David Wachman before her career took off and who also garnered the G1 Coronation S. and G1 Nassau S. after her Guineas double. Her dam, the Wokingham H. winner Laddies Poker Two (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) also produced Lovelier (Ire) by Galileo who captured the Listed Cairn Rouge S. and was second in the G2 Kilboy Estate S. Winter's next two foals are both by Justify, with last year yielding a colt and 2022 a filly.

3rd-Dundalk, €15,000, Mdn, 11-4, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:25.40, st.
BEGINNINGS, f, 2, by Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)
     1st Dam: Winter (Ire) (MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire, $1,424,358), by Galileo (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Laddies Poker Two (Ire), by Choisir (Aus)
     3rd Dam: Break Of Day, by Favorite Trick
Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $9,414. O-M Tabor/D Smith/Mrs J Magnier/Westerberg; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O'Brien. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Paul Mulrennan Named Cock O’ The North For 2022

Paul Mulrennan has been named the winner of the Cock O' The North competition with 90 winners. He will be awarded the Cock O' The North cap on Saturday at Doncaster. It is his first victory in the contest, which is a Northern racing tradition. The Cock O' The North cap is given to the jockey with the most victories at the 16 Northern-based Flat racecourses each year.  Ben Curtis was second on 75 winners and four-time Cock O' The North winner Danny Tudhope was third with 72 winners.

Mulrennan said, “I've been based in Yorkshire for 20 years and to win this prestigious award, it's always something I've wanted to do. I've seen some great jockeys win it over the years and I had a thought recently that if I retired and hadn't won it, it would be something that had slipped through the net.

“I am delighted to have won and I owe a huge thanks to all the owners, trainers and stable staff for putting me up and keeping the horses fit and well and to my agent Richard Hale, as well.”

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Arqana To Unveil Horse Profile Catalogue At Their Autumn Sale

The Horse Profile Catalogue, containing detailed form, a recognised independent horse rating and an analysis of each horse, will be available for the first time during the horses-in-training portion at the Arqana Autumn Sale from Nov. 14-17. Published by LAB Racing and Racing and Sports each horse profile will feature enhanced race form data which includes:

  • positions-in-running throughout the race for both PMU and PMH races
  • distance from the leader at each recorded point
  • comments-in-running
  • subsequent winners from the race highlighted
  • record on various track going
  • performances travelling left-handed, right-handed and straight courses
  • statistics using various pieces of headgear.

The peak official rating of the horse along with the current rating is shown. The Racing and Sports proprietary rating has been included, and they have held their position as the Southern Hemisphere representative of Timeform for more than 20 years. LAB Racing Analysts also deliver a summary of each horse.

Freddy Powell, Executive Director of Arqana said, “This is a welcome addition to the November Horses-in-Training sales catalogue. The unique data presented will be of benefit to buyers seeking to know more about a horses' racing pattern with an independent rating provided by a recognised global racing business.”

The catalogue is available for €49.90 and can also be purchased in pounds and Australian dollars. To view a 10-horse sample for the Arqana Autumn Sale, please click here. For more information and to purchase a copy, please click here or go to www.courses-linformateur.fr.

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