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First Foal a Filly for Pinehurst

Walmac Farm's Pinehurst (Twirling Candy), winner of the 2021 GI Del Mar Futurity, sired his first reported foal when a filly out of the winning Klimt mare Lady Jewels was born at Southern Comfort Farm on Friday night, Jan. 12.

“She is a quality filly with a lot of substance and a beautiful head,” said Penny Lopez of Southern Comfort Farm. “We couldn't be happier with the mare's first foal.”

Pinehurst stands for $7,500.

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Book’em Danno Back To Winning Ways in Pasco

Book'em Danno (Bucchero) was a tough-luck loser of Aqueduct's one-mile Nashua S. when last seen 2 1/2 months ago, but atoned for that first career defeat in no uncertain terms with a thoroughly dominating victory in Saturday's Pasco S. at Tampa.

Hovering around 2-5 and 1-2 for the bulk of the wagering, the tote showed 1-9 when the gates flew and the New Jersey-bred was content to take back off the pace of debut winner Banded Rocket (Malibu Moon) and El Principito (Accelerate), who matched motors through decent fractions of :22.53 and :45.75. Kept intentionally wide by Samuel Marin, who had ridden Book'em Danno to his state-bred maiden romp and the Smoke Glacken S. at Monmouth last summer, the gelding sauntered up to the leaders while five deep around the turn and had his head in front as GIII Iroquois S. winner West Saratoga (Exaggerator) tried to make a race of it up the fence. But Book'em Danno quickly widened in upper stretch and ran up the score while under a long hold in the final sixteenth of a mile. A pair of seemingly frivolous objections from the connections of West Saratoga and El Principito were ultimately dismissed.

Breeder Greg Kilka purchased the unraced Adorabella for $14,000 in foal to Fast Anna at the 2020 Keeneland January Sale, and that foal, Girl Trouble, did her part in improving the page with a pair of juvenile stakes scores in 2022. When factoring in Book'em Danno's emergence late last year, the family became even more valuable, as the now-juvenile colt by Classic Empire topped the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic October sale on LC Racing's bid of $135,000 and that same operation added Adorabella to the fold when paying $550,000 for the mare in foal to Fast Anna's sire Medaglia d'Oro after she was supplemented to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale.

Book'em Danno holds an entry for the $1.5-million G3 Saudi Derby in Riyadh Feb. 24, and connections have publicly expressed an interest in the 1600-meter contest. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV.

PASCO S., $50,000, Tampa Bay Downs, 1-13, 3yo, 7f, 1:23.26, ft.
1–BOOK'EM DANNO, 124, g, 3, Bucchero–Adorabella, by Ghostzapper. O-Atlantic Six Racing LLC; B-Gregory J Kilka & Bright View Farm (NJ); T-Derek S Ryan; J-Samuel Marin. $30,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $260,625. *1/2 to Girl Trouble (Fast Anna), MSW, $283,490.
2–West Saratoga, 124, c, 3, Exaggerator–Mo Wicked, by Uncle Mo. ($11,000 Ylg '22 KEESEP). O-Harry L Veruchi; B-Two Hearts Farm II LLC (KY); T-Larry W Demeritte. $10,000.
3–Rathmore, 118, c, 3, Cupid–Temperature Runnin, by Stormin Fever. O-The Three Colleens Stable; B-Heather Smullen (FL); T-Thomas Albertrani. $5,000.
Margins: 12HF, NK, 1HF. Odds: 0.10, 4.50, 13.40.
Also Ran: El Principito, Bati King, Banded Rocket. Scratched: Crazy Mason.

 

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Unbeaten Horse of the Year Flightline Represented by First Two Foals

Unbeaten Horse of the Year and champion older male Flightline (Tapit) was represented by his first two foals Friday evening. Juju's Map (Liam's Map) foaled a filly late Jan. 12 at Taylor Made in Kentucky and Lady Scarlet (Union Rags) foaled a colt in the early hours of Jan. 13 at Thirty Year Farm in New York. Both are first foals for the mares.

Juju's Map, owned by Albaugh Family Racing Stables LLC, won the GI Darley Alcibiades S. and was runner-up in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

“We are very happy with this Flightline filly out of Juju's Map. She has lots of leg and class to her. Juju's Map has been a great mom,” said Melissa Couture, Taylor Made Broodmare Manager.

Lady Scarlet, winner of the GIII Miss Preakness S., campaigned for owners Paradise Farms Corp and David Staudacher while racing. She was purchased for $625,000 by Thirty Year Farm at the 2023 Keeneland November Sale.

“He's a good-looking boy. A solid straightforward colt with ample bone, eager to latch on, and entertain a large audience on first day. We're equally excited that one of the first, of what we're sure will be many spectacular Flightlines, is a New York-bred,” said Kristen Esler, co-owner of Thirty Year Farm with her husband Matt.

Flightline stands for $150,000 at Lane's End in 2024.

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Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Fierceness Works for Holy Bull

Repole Stable's 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), the favorite to be named champion 2-year-old male of 2023 following his dominant victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita, remains on track to make his sophomore debut in the GIII Holy Bull S. Feb. 3 at Gulfstream Park.

He posted his second work of the new year Saturday at Palm Beach Downs, breezing five furlongs in 1:01.17 (8/12).

“He worked super this morning and everything is going according to plan, so far,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said. “We're targeting the Holy Bull.”

He continued, “We like the little bit of space to the (GI Curlin) Florida Derby (Mar. 30), and we like the five weeks from the Florida Derby to Kentucky. We've still got a long way to go, but so far it's going according to plan.”

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