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Malathaat Li’l Sis Green, But Good; Also Named a ‘Rising Star’

The immaculately bred Julia Shining (f, 2, Curlin–Dreaming of Julia, by A. P. Indy) looked the unlikeliest of winners as the field for Sunday's sixth race at Keeneland raced down the backstretch, but she found her best stride on the turn, inhaled her rivals with a wide sweep and fought on the to the wire to join her MGISW full-sister Malathaat as a 'TDN Rising Star.'

Bet down to 2-1, the Stonestreet homebred broke well enough, but then traveled extremely awkwardly and as green as the turf course, climbing badly for the opening quarter mile and looking like her mind was somewhere other than on the task at hand. Vigorously ridden by Luis Saez into the final half-mile, she finally picked up the bit about three furlongs from the wire and began to make eyecatching headway, but she had no choice but to take the overland route and traveled some six or seven wide into the stretch.

In front soon after, Julia Shining carried the lead into the final eighth of a mile, but her inexperience began to catch up with her yet again, as drifted noticeably to her left and down towards the fence. But Saez managed to keep her alive and she'd done enough by then to hit the wire 2 3/4 lengths to the good of Positano Sunset (Goldencents). The winner covered 29 feet (about three lengths) more than the runner-up and unsurprisingly endured the widest trip among the 12 juvenile fillies. Julia Shining is the 21st 'TDN Rising Star' for her Hill 'n' Dale-based super-sire.

Dream Rush, winner of the 2007 GI Test S., was acquired by Halsey Minor for $3.3 million at that year's Fasig-Tipton November Sale and remained in training through early 2009, when she was acquired privately by Stonestreet. Sent to A.P. Indy for her first covering, the result was Dreaming of Julia, also named a 'Rising Star' on her Saratoga debut in 2012 and subsequent winner of that year's GI Frizette S. Also third to Beholder (Henny Hughes) in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, she won the 2013 GII Gulfstream Park Oaks by nearly 22 lengths, was a troubled fourth behind stablemate Princess of Sylmar (Majestic Warrior) in the GI Kentucky Oaks and finished runner-up in the GI Mother Goose S. in what became her final career appearance. Dream Rush is also responsible for 'Rising Stars' GSW Dream Pauline (Tapit) and SW Atreides (Medaglia d'Oro).

Dreaming of Julia's third foal was Malathaat (Ch. 3yo Filly, $2,750,825), a $1.05-million purchase by Shadwell at the 2019 Keeneland September Sale, who was named a 'Rising Star' just over two years ago and followed up in the 2020 GII Demoiselle S. Malathaat was the no-brainer choice for champion of her generation in 2021, courtesy of her wins in this track's GI Central Bank Ashland S., the GI Longines Kentucky Oaks and GI Alabama S. She will attempt to improve on her third-place effort in last year's GI Breeders' Cup Distaff in three weeks' time, having prepped with a smooth success in the GI Juddmonte Spinster S. over the Distaff track and distance just last Sunday.

Dreaming of Julia is the dam of a yearling filly by Medaglia d'Oro and a weanling full-sister to Malathaat foaled this past Apr. 4. She was sent to Into Mischief this term.

6th-Keeneland, $100,000, Msw, 10-16, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:29.43, ft, 2 3/4 lengths.
JULIA SHINING, f, 2, by Curlin
1st Dam: Dreaming of Julia (GISW, $874,500), by A.P. Indy
2nd Dam: Dream Rush, by Wild Rush
3rd Dam: Turbo Dream, by Unbridled
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $56,575. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher.

 

 

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Sea The Stars’s Emily Upjohn Dominates The Fillies & Mares

Nursed back from a deflating heavy defeat in the King George by John and Thady Gosden, TDN Rising Star Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) returned to Ascot's same mile and a half with a flourish to capture Saturday's G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. and complete a Frankie Dettori double on QIPCO British Champions Day.

Keen initially as she had been last time, the newly-hooded bay was restrained to race halfway down the field trapped wide throughout the early stages. Travelling strongly on the turn into the straight, the 3-1 favourite, who was sporting the Lloyd Webber silks, took command passing two out and was soon clear and in control.

At the line, she had three lengths to spare over the 50-1 shot Thunder Kiss (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), with the 80-1 shot Insinuendo (Ire) (Gleneagles {Ire}) a further half-length away in third as the Irish contingent performed with credit.

“It would have been heartbreaking not winning a Group 1 with this filly,” Dettori said. “Nothing went right at Epsom and she ran no race in the King George for whatever reason, but the team have done a great job with her and she had given me the 'wow factor' again in her last pieces of work.”

Prior to her no-show in this track's midsummer showcase, Emily Upjohn had looked one of the better middle-distance fillies of recent times with comparisons to her stable's Taghrooda (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) and Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) not out of place. Her slim defeat by Tuesday (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the Oaks came after she had blown the start, having powered to ante-post favouritism in York's G3 Musidora S. at the May Dante meeting and this was her rolling back the clock to that moment.

Pulling too hard in the King George, she looked to be potentially over-racing again in the first two furlongs but those fears were ultimately put to bed as she tanked around the final bend with most of her rivals at work.

“We were all very nervous, but we knew she had it in her,” Lady Lloyd Webber said. “Frankie rode a peach of a race, we're very lucky to have him.”

John Gosden added, “I will never work out the King George as long as I live. The whole team have done a great job to get her confidence back, that's the thing as when you run a race like that and finish a distance last you're going to be a little shaken mentally. She is a big girl and hasn't fully strengthened in her frame. She is still quite light and I thought 'will she handle the ground?', but she's handled it well. Mind you, she was so wide she was probably on fresh ground. She stays in training and the aims next year will be the King George and the Arc.”

Shane Lyons said of Thunder Kiss, “She has been retired now, so her last run was her best run. The conditions suited her–ease in the ground, a mile and a half and a good pace. I thought she'd be in the mix somewhere, because these type of races suit her. The better the race, the better she runs. Maybe we should have run her in more Group 1 races, but anyway she has been a star for us, very consistent.”

Insinuendo's rider Gary Carroll said, “I had a lovely position–I had Frankie on my outside and he stole first run on me and his filly was the better on the day, but my filly ran her heart out. We are delighted.”

 

Pedigree Notes

Emily Upjohn, who was snapped up by Blandford Bloodstock for a remarkable 60,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 2, is a granddaughter of The Aga Khan's Hazaradjat (Ire) (Darshaan (GB) who boasts an abundance of top-class descendants. Her progeny list is headed by Hazarista (Ire), a full-sister to Emily Upjohn's listed-placed dam Hidden Brief (GB) (Barathea {Ire}) who captured the G3 Blue Wind S. and was third in the G1 Irish Oaks and G1 Yorkshire Oaks. Her G3 Athasi S.-winning half-sister Hazariya (Ire) (Xaar {GB}) was the other black-type scorer out of Hazaradjat and she provided her owner-breeder with the Derby and Irish Derby hero Harzand (Ire) by Emily Upjohn's sire Sea The Stars, as well as three other notables including including the G1 Moyglare Stud S. third Harasiya (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) and the Listed Finale S. winner Hazarafa (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) who in turn produced the G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial and G3 Amethyst S. scorer Hazapour (Ire) (Shamardal).

Emily Upjohn becomes the second QIPCO British Champions Day winner for the family after the G1 Fillies & Mares S. heroine Seal of Approval (GB) (Authorized {Ire}), a half to the dam of last year's G1 Irish Derby, G1 St Leger S. and G1 Grand Prix de Paris hero Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Also related to the group scorers Hunaina (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), Swashbuckling (Ire) (Raven's Pass), Vadream (GB) (Brazen Beau {Aus}) and Hamariyna (Ire) by Sea The Stars's son Sea The Moon (Ger), Hidden Brief's yearling daughter of Cappella Sansevero (GB) is named Hidden Jewel (Ire).

 

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES S.-G1, £500,000, Ascot, 10-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 11f 211yT, 2:33.76, g/s.
1–EMILY UPJOHN (GB), 127, f, 3, by Sea The Stars (Ire)
                1st Dam: Hidden Brief (GB) (SP-Fr), by Barathea (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Hazaradjat (Ire), by Darshaan (GB)
                3rd Dam: Hazy Idea, by Hethersett (GB)
   1ST GROUP 1 WIN. 'TDN Rising Star'. (60,000gns Ylg '20
TATOCT). O-Lloyd Webber, Tactful Finance, S Roden;
B-Lordship Stud & Sunderland Holding Inc (GB); T-John &
Thady Gosden; J-Frankie Dettori. £283,550. Lifetime Record:
6-4-1-0, $586,117. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
   eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or click for the
   free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Thunder Kiss (Ire), 133, m, 5, Night Of Thunder (Ire)–Desert
Snow (GB) (MSP-Eng), by Teofilo (Ire). O-Newtown Anner Stud
Farm; B-Newtown Anner Stud (IRE); T-Ger Lyons. £107,500.
3–Insinuendo (Ire), 133, m, 5, Gleneagles (Ire)–Obama Rule
(Ire) (GSW-Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK
   TYPE. (€110,000 Ylg '18 GOFOR). O-Deegan Racing Syndicate;
B-Mount Armstrong Stud. (IRE); T-Willie McCreery. £53,800.
Margins: 3, HF, HF. Odds: 3.00, 50.00, 80.00.
Also Ran: Eshaada (GB), Rosscarbery (Ger), Emily Dickinson (Ire), Lilac Road (Ire), Albaflora (GB), Verry Elleegant (NZ), Sea La Rosa (Ire), Sweet Lady (Fr), Mimikyu (GB), Eternal Pearl (GB), Stay Alert (GB). VIDEO.

 

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Kinross Powers To British Champions Sprint Triumph

Marc Chan's 'TDN Rising Star' Kinross (GB) (Kingman {GB}–Ceilidh House {GB}, by Selkirk) registered a belated first top-level triumph in ParisLongchamp's G1 Prix de la Foret at the beginning of this month and doubled that tally with a dominant display in Saturday's G1 Qipco British Champions Sprint S. at Ascot. Ninth contesting last year's renewal of the six-furlong dash, the gelded 5-year-old initiated his latest purple patch with victories over seven furlongs in August's G2 City of York S. and September's G2 Park S. before claiming a career high on Arc day last time. Frankie Dettori positioned the eventual winner behind the leaders racing in the smaller stands' side group and had the ideal slot in third passing halfway. Easing forward to lead soon after passing the quarter-mile marker, the 3-1 favourite held a commanding advantage entering the final furlong and was on cruise control in the closing stages to easily outclass 150-1 outsider Run To Freedom (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), geared down, by an impressive 2 1/4 lengths. Last year's winner Creative Force (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) finished a neck away in third.

“What a horse, he doesn't need work and just trains himself,” exclaimed trainer Ralph Beckett. “He pulled a shoe off last Thursday and had no shoe on for three days. He's got paper-thin soles, so we had to sweat a bit. I think he's quick enough to win a July Cup and I've always had a little bit of a hankering for him to do it at this trip. Now was the time, even with a [GI] Breeders' Cup Mile on the horizon. He'll go there as well, with any luck. He's better off running than galloping and fast ground over six [furlongs] is a bit of a struggle, but soft ground over six is no bother to him. I was delighted to see him travel so well and it's just great. What a horse he is, we're blessed to have him and you wait a long time for horses like this. I trained his mother, she ran in the [G1] Oaks, so for him to be as effective over this trip gives us a real kick.”

Dettori added, “Ralph has been training fantastically this year. I kicked earlier than I usually would with him. I know seven [furlongs] is his optimum trip so I said let's go, come and catch me. Kinross loves the conditions and Ralph has found the key to this horse. He keeps him happy at home and doesn't do much with him. He is in tremendous form.”

Henry Candy was delighted with the performance of runner-up Run To Freedom and said, “That was absolutely superb. The cheekpieces have made all the difference to him, he loved the ground and he loves Ascot. In the past, without the cheekpieces, he wouldn't concentrate and the jockey couldn't ride a race. The other day, when he was fourth here, David [Probert] said something came up at the two-furlong pole, set him alight and he went too soon. So today we had the confidence to tell Dane to ride a proper race on him. He definitely needed a little bit of headgear on and, if he can keep his concentration, he will be a serious horse next year. He's a great big frame of a thing now and, if he fills out a little bit more, he could be exciting. I thought he would nearly win today. He's in great form.”

Kinross, kin to the unraced 2-year-old colt Seahouses (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}), is the fifth of six foals and one of four scorers produced by Listed Gillies Fillies' S. victress Ceilidh House (GB) (Selkirk), herself kin to the dam of G3 Solario S. winner and G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains runner-up First Selection (Spa) (Diktat {GB}). His dual stakes-winning second dam Villa Carlotta (GB) (Rainbow Quest), herself a daughter of multiple stakes-winning G3 Rockfel S. second Subya (GB) (Night Shift) from the family of G1 Irish Derby-winning sire Law Society (Alleged), is a half to GI Hollywood Derby second Battle of Hastings (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}) and to the stakes-placed dam of South African Grade 1 performers Mljet (SAf) (Jet Master {SAf}) and Felix The Cat (SAf) (Black Minnaloushe).

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS SPRINT S.-G1, £500,000, Ascot, 10-15, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:15.57, g/s.
1–KINROSS (GB), 130, g, 5, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Ceilidh House (GB) (SW-Eng), by Selkirk
2nd Dam: Villa Carlotta (GB), by Rainbow Quest
3rd Dam: Subya (GB), by Night Shift
O-Marc Chan; B-Lawn Stud (GB); T-Ralph Beckett; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £283,550. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Fr, 21-8-1-1, $1,200,916. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Run To Freedom (GB), 130, c, 4, Muhaarar (GB)–Twilight Mistress (GB), by Bin Ajwaad (Ire). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. O-Godfrey Wilson; B-Mrs C R D Wilson (GB); T-Henry Candy. £107,500.
3–Creative Force (Ire), 130, g, 4, Dubawi (Ire)–Choose Me (Ire), by Choisir (Aus). (€400,000 Ylg '19 GOFOR). O-Godolphin; B-Owenstown Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Charlie Appleby. £53,800.
Margins: 2 1/4, NK, HF. Odds: 3.00, 150.00, 4.00.
Also Ran: Rohaan (Ire), Tenebrism, Vadream (GB), Perfect Power (Ire), Art Power (Ire), Go Bears Go (Ire), King's Lynn (GB), Fresh (GB), Naval Crown (GB), Ventura Diamond (Ire), Brad The Brief (GB), Double Or Bubble (Ire), Gulliver (GB), Garrus (Ire), Castle Star (Ire).

 

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‘Rising Star’ Strobe Returns with Style in Keeneland Allowance

8th-Keeneland, $110,000, Alw, 10-14, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.46, ft, 6 lengths.
STROBE (c, 3, Into Mischief–Flashing {MGISW, $633,226}, by A.P. Indy) hoisted his 'TDN Rising Star'-dom even higher for all to see with this monster return off the layoff after needing some more time to overcome minor issues. Sporting an eye-catching 99 Beyer for his unveiling May 7 on the Derby Day undercard–a race where he dominated a field which included eventual GSW Elite Power (Curlin), currently on a four-race win streak–the Godolphin homebred was hammered down to overwhelming 1-5 favoritism here and made it look like a gift. Breaking well and tugging his way to the lead early, he put up a :46.55 half and rolled into the lane well in-hand before producing a second wind when lightly asked to put distance on a chasing Classic Moment (Classic Empire) and won by a widening six lengths. A half to Floodlight (Medaglia d'Oro), SW & MGSP-Fr, $111,885, Strobe is the most recent winning edition for Flashing, whose 2020 Include foal was stillborn but had a 2022 weanling by Street Boss. She visited Liam's Map for 2023. This is the female family of Canadian Champion 3-year-old filly and 1990 Broodmare of the Year, Kamar. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $133,398. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.
O/B-Godolphin (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.

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