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Tim Hamm-Trained Juvenile Filly Charge It All Earns Shot At Gasparilla Stakes

These days, when trainer Tim Hamm sends out a 2-year-old filly, Thoroughbred racing followers sit up and take notice. Charge It All gave Tampa Bay Downs fans and simulcast viewers something to keep in mind in Sunday's second race.

The Kentucky-bred juvenile, owned in partnership by Hamm's Blazing Meadows Farm and her breeder, Three Chimneys Farm, moved smartly to the lead on the turn for home and kept her mind on business under jockey Wilmer Garcia en route to a 1 ½-length victory from Special Princess in the 6 ½-furlong, allowance/$75,000 optional claiming event for 2-year-old fillies.

Charge It All's time on a fast track was 1:18.30.

“I like this horse a lot,” Hamm said. “At this time last year, she was really fat and she looked kind of like a cow. I didn't know if she would ever slim down, but after being in Miami in June, July and August, she got some scope to her and has turned into a real nice filly. I'm pleased with her performance. I think there is some upside to her.”

Charge It All benefited from a lively speed duel between pace-setter Splash Cash and R Averie Lynn before Garcia popped the question approaching the 3/8-mile pole and she took off.

Hamm credits his assistant, Julie Hutchison, for getting Charge It All into solid racing shape in south Florida during the summer prior to the filly's first start on Sept. 17 at Gulfstream Park. The daughter of Will Take Charge-Invalida, by Street Cry, is now 2-for-3.

Hamm's success earlier this year with his 2-year-old filly Dayoutoftheoffice, owned by Blazing Meadows Farm in partnership with Siena Farm, brought the conditioner widespread attention within the sport. She went 3-for-4 this year, winning the Grade 3 Schuylerville Stakes at Saratoga and the G1 Frizette at Belmont before settling for a second-place finish to Vequist in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland. The Frizette was Hamm's first G1 victory.

Certain to be an Eclipse Award finalist for Champion 2-Year-Old Filly, Dayoutoftheoffice is at Siena Farm in Paris, Ky., and will soon be sent to Hamm's Blazing Meadows South in Ocala to begin preparations for her 3-year-old season. She earned $556,500 this year.

Every horse develops at a different rate and Hamm isn't ready to get too far ahead of himself with Charge It All. At the same time, he says the $125,000, seven-furlong Gasparilla Stakes for newly turned 3-year-old fillies on Jan. 16 is a likely next start, provided she rebounds well from Sunday's effort.

“Julie was mad at me because I didn't nominate her for the (six-furlong Sandpiper Stakes on Dec. 5), but we knew this allowance was coming up,” Hamm said. “Now, it's kind of like we have nothing to lose (by racing in the Gasparilla). I'm not too ambitious yet, but I'm ambitious enough to let her tell us where to go next.”

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National Museum Of Racing And Hall Of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 4 To Debut Dec. 29

Season 4 of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's popular live webcam series Foal Patrol will debut online at www.foalpatrol.com on Tuesday, Dec. 29.

Season 4 will feature in-foal mares at Mill Ridge Farm, Safari North at Pauls Mill Farm, and Three Chimneys Farm — all based in Kentucky — and Old Tavern Farm in New York. Season 4 will also feature champion sire Tapit at Gainesway Farm in Kentucky.

Foal Patrol is a one-of-a-kind collection of live cameras following the daily activities of in-foal mares produced by the National Museum of Racing. Millions of people throughout the world have viewed the popular webcam program since its initial launch in late 2017.

Here is a closer look at the Foal Patrol Season 4 participants:

Janae (mare, Safari North at Pauls Mill Farm, Versailles, Ky.)

In foal to Malibu Moon, Janae is a 5-year-old bay daughter of Closing Argument out of the Petionville mare Debs Pet. Bred in Louisiana by Jim and Sue Harris, Janae won two of seven career races and was in the money two other occasions. Both of her wins, including the Texas Thoroughbred Futurity, took place at Lone Star Park.

Owned by Susan Moulton, Janae produced a filly by Mizzen Mast in 2019 and a filly by Daredevil in 2020. Janae's foal by Malibu Moon has an expected due date of April 12, 2021.

Miss Always Ready (mare, Three Chimneys Farm, Versailles, Ky.)

In foal to Palace Malice, Miss Always Ready is an 8-year-old dark bay daughter of More Than Ready out of the Dehere mare Miss Seffens. Bred in Kentucky by Santucket Stables, she was purchased by Three Chimneys at the Keeneland April 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in 2014. During her racing career, Miss Always Ready won once from five starts, earning her lone victory in October 2014 at Belmont Park.

Miss Always Ready is expected to deliver her foal in late March/early April 2021. The foal will be a full sibling to Structor, winner of the 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf. Structor was Miss Always Ready's first foal. She has since given birth to fillies by Palace Malice (2019) and Gun Runner (2020).

Miss Chapin (mare, Mill Ridge Farm, Lexington, Ky.)

In foal to Oscar Performance, Miss Chapin is a 19-year-old bay daughter of Royal Academy out of the Akarad (FR) mare Society Dream (FR). Bred in Kentucky by Jerome and John Ammerman, Miss Chapin won her lone career start at Del Mar in 2004.

Miss Chapin is the dam of Grade 1 winner Coffee Clique and Grade 2 winner Admission Office, who is still active on the track. Miss Chapin's foal by Oscar Performance has an expected due date of March 18, 2021.

To the Moon Alice (mare, Old Tavern Farm, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)

In foal to Uncle Mo, To the Moon Alice is a 7-year-old dark bay daughter of Malibu Moon out of the Partner's Hero mare Love Match. Bred in Kentucky by Hare Forest Farm, she was purchased by Old Tavern Farm at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale in 2017. To the Moon Alice made only two starts in her brief racing career in 2016. She finished third in her career debut at Gulfstream Park and was sixth in her only other race, which took place at Belmont.

To the Moon Alice has had three foals — all of which are owned by Old Tavern Farm — colts by Maclean's Music, Will Take Charge, and Ghostzapper. To the Moon Alice's fourth foal has an expected due date of April 20, 2021.

Tapit (featured stallion, Gainesway Farm, Lexington, Ky.)

One of the most influential and breed-shaping stallions of the past half-century, Tapit has sired 27 grade 1 winners, 31 yearlings to bring $1 million or more at auction, and earners of more than $162 million on the racetrack. He stands at historic Gainesway for a 2021 fee of $185,000.

To date, Tapit has sired 23 percent black-type horses, 138 overall stakes winners (86 graded), eight Eclipse Award winners, and six Breeders' Cup winners. His 2020 standouts include undefeated Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Essential Quality. Tapit has been North America's leading sire three times.

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Volatile Settling in at Three Chimneys

Two years ago, dual Eclipse Champion Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) joined the Three Chimneys’ stallion program after collecting six Grade I wins for the farm and partner Winchell Thoroughbreds. This year another Three Chimneys-owned racehorse in Volatile, a son of Violence campaigned by Three Chimneys and Phoenix Thoroughbred III, has been added to the roster for 2021 and will stand for an initial fee of $17,500.

Before even stepping on a racetrack, the imposing gray was one to watch.

His stakes-winning dam Melody Lady (Unbridled’s Song) was out of the dual Grade I winner Lady Tak (Mutakdim) and when he was a yearling, his full sister Buy Sell Hold became the first winner for their sire and then two week’s later, Violence’s first stakes winner in the Kentucky Juvenile S.

The young colt caught buyers’ attention a few months later at the Keeneland September Sale, including no less of a judge than Kerri Radcliffe.

The agent was on the lookout for a racehorse for the Three Chimneys-Phoenix Thoroughbred partnership, and the son of Violence checked all the right boxes.

“He was a really good-looking horse with plenty of scope and length,” Three Chimneys’ Tom Hamm recalled. “One of his great attributes that the team really liked was the way he moved. He was very impressive and athletic-looking. He had a lot of power and leverage behind.”

The partnership went to $850,000 to purchase the youngster, making him the highest-priced yearling by Violence to date.

A case of mild tendonitis kept Volatile from the starting gate as a juvenile, but trainer Steve Asmussen knew he was just biding his time with the colt.

“Once Steve got his hands on him he realized that he was really fast, so he just wanted to be patient and take his time,” Hamm said.

Volatile made his debut in the summer of his sophomore season at Ellis Park, defeating maiden rivals at six furlongs. He came up 1 1/4-lengths short in his next start, but bounced back with a three-length win last November at Churchill Downs going six furlongs.

“Even with a bit of a troubled trip, he ran some impressive numbers and an impressive time,” Hamm said of the 1:09:10 finish. “That was kind of the beginning of his breakout.”

Volatile made easy work of his 4-year-old debut the next spring at Oaklawn Park, winning by an eye-catching 7 ½ lengths.

Stepping up to stakes company in his next start, he showed the same brilliance in winning the Aristides S. The 8 length-victor stopped the clock at 1:07.57- just .02 seconds short of the track record.

“Volatile’s win in the Aristides was a very visually-impressive race,” Hamm said. “His 112 Beyer was the highest in 2020 for any horse at any distance on any surface. If you watched the race, it was one of the most impressive things because he was actually geared down on the stretch. I think he proved in that race that he was a very special horse.”

Sent off as the favorite next out in the GI Alfred G. Vanderbilt H., Volatile broke first under Ricardo Santana Jr. and never looked back as he defeated a field of all Grade I winners and ran a :22.94 final quarter.

“Winning the Vanderbilt just verified what we already believed–that he could compete at the Grade I level,” Hamm said. “His performance in that race, coupled with the performance in the Aristides solidified him as one of the most talented horses out there in 2020.”

The four-year-old was set for his next start in the GII Vosburgh S. when, days before the race, he was injured with a hairline fracture to his right front cannon bone.

“Volatile was training excellent leading up to the Vosburgh,” Hamm said. “We were going to use that race as a prep for the Breeders’ Cup, and then unfortunately he came up with an injury. He had already done enough at that point, and we thought it was time to bring him to the farm and get him ready for his stallion career.”

Hamm said that while Volatile excelled as a sprinter, he believes the colt would have been dangerous stretching out as well.

“Volatile was obviously very fast and a good sprinter, but honestly, he’s built like a miler. He’s got a lot of stretch and length to him. Actually Steve thought he could be a good one-turn mile horse, but when the Aristides was right in front of us and he was running so well, there was really no reason to change at that point and unfortunately we didn’t get the chance down the road, but we think he could have been a good miler as well.”

“He’s been overwhelmingly popular with the breeders,” Hamm continued. “We think he’s got that wow factor and that he’s going to do really well.”

When asked what it means to be able to retire a horse to stud that raced in the Three Chimneys silks, Hamm responded, “You know, it means a lot to Three Chimneys and to the Torrealba family. It’s one of our main goals not only to be able to compete at the highest level in racing, but to be able to develop our own stallions on the racetrack. It’s a great tribute to our entire team and the hard work that everybody here puts in. It’s something we’re very proud of and it’s one of our main goals at Three Chimneys.”

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Friday’s Insights: Full-Brother to Constitution Debuts at Belmont

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8th-Belmont Park, Msw, $63k, 2yo, 1 1/16m, post time: 4:14 p.m.
Bridledwood Farm and Don Alberto’s homebred CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (Tapit), a full-brother to multiple Grade I winner Constitution, debuts for trainer Todd Pletcher. Bridlewood and Don Alberto partnered to purchase the gray colt’s dam Baffled (Distorted Humor), in foal to Tapit, for $3.5 million at the 2016 Fasig November sale. Don Alberto bought out the parnership for $1.8 million at last year’s Fasig November sale. The mare’s yearling filly by Medaglia d’Oro sold to Mandy Pope’s Whisper Hill Farm for $1.1 million at last month’s Keeneland September sale.

Pletcher also saddles Chuck Fipke’s homebred firster Morethansoultitle (More Than Ready). The chestnut is out of a half-sister to graded winner Seeking the Title (Seeking the Gold), dam of Grade I winner Seeking the Soul (Perfect Soul {Ire}).

Shug McGaughey sends out Courtlandt Farm’s Ten for Ten (Frosted), a $410,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, who stretches out following a runner-up effort in his six-furlong debut Sept. 7 at Saratoga. TJCIS PPs

3rd-Keeneland, Msw, $70k, 2yo, 6f, post time: 2:12 p.m.
Trainer Steve Asmussen saddles Three Chimneys Farm’s firster EMPRESS CATHERINE (Nyquist). The dark bay filly, a $385,000 Fasig Saratoga yearling purchase, is out of the unraced Asian Empress (Empire Maker), a full-sister to Grade I winner Acoma and a half to the dam of champion Covfefe (Into Mischief). TJCIS PPs

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