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Half-Sister to Midday Debuts at Kempton

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday’s Insights features a half-sister to MG1SW Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}).

5.35 Kempton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
Khalid Abdullah’s MAYTAL (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) is kin to four black-type performers, headed by MG1SW distaffer Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), and faces one dozen rivals in this debut for the Sir Michael Stoute yard. They include George Bolton and Will Farish’s 850,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling Positano (GB) (War Front), who is a Roger Varian-trained half-sister to G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Qualify (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}).

6.35 Kempton, Nov, £6,300, 2yo, f, 8f (AWT)
The Queen’s COMPANIONSHIP (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), one of 12 declarations for this second division of a split novices’ heat, is an unraced daughter of G1 Galaxy H. heroine Sweet Idea (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) and opens up for William Haggas. Opposition features Lordship Stud’s homebred debutante Loving Dream (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}), who is a John Gosden-trained half-sister to GI American Oaks placegetter Amandine (GB) (Shamardal) out of G1 Moyglare Stud S. third Kissable (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}).

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Camelot Mare Early Leader at Keeneland November Tuesday

The 5-year-old mare Pollara (Ire) (Camelot {GB}–Brooklyn’s Storm, by Storm Cat), in foal to leading sire War Front, brought a session-leading $975,000 from Ecurie de Monceaux and partners at Keeneland November Tuesday.

The 2018 G3 Prix de Royaumont heroine, a 160,000gns TATOCT yearling, was campaigned by Allen Stable, Inc. and Peter Brant.

She was produced by a half-sister to G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine Solemia (Ire) (Poliglote {GB}).

Hip 391 was consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent.

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O’Brien: Battleground ‘Very Like Found,’ Redemption-Seeking Magical ‘An Incredible Mare’

Trainer Aidan O'Brien's 10 Breeders' Cup hopefuls stepped out on the track at Keeneland for the first time on Thursday, and he later spoke to At The Races about some of their chances for Friday and Saturday's World Championship contests.

The likely favorite for Friday's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf will be Battleground, the 2-year-old first foal out of 2015 Breeders' Cup Turf winner Found. That edition of the World Championships was also held at Keeneland, so it would be especially poignant if Battleground could deliver a Breeders' Cup victory over the same course.

Thus far, Battleground has raced three times and won twice, including a win in his most recent start, the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood on July 28.

“That day in Keeneland with Found was unbelievable,” O'Brien told At The Races. “(Battleground is) big, powerful, strong, and he's very like Found, his dam, and then he has this pace from War Front as well. So he's a horse we're looking forward to running.

“He's in good order and it looks like the time has done him really well. He hasn't ran since Goodwood, so you'd be very happy with him. Of course, it's going to be good experience for him and I think we're going to learn a lot about him. I think he's a horse maybe to really look forward to seeing what he's going to do.”

Magical, trained by Aidan P. O'Brien, exercises in preparation for the Breeders' Cup Turf at Keeneland Racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky on November 5, 2020.

Additionally, O'Brien will send out 2018 Breeders' Cup Turf runner-up Magical in this year's edition of the $4 million contest. The seven-time Group 1 winner was defeated three-quarters of a length by champion Enable in 2018, and is in search of redemption in this year's contest.

The 5-year-old Galileo mare has won three Group 1 races this year alone and has not finished worse than third all season. Her victories include a 3/4-length triumph over Ghaiyyath in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes, a horse who was at that time considered the best in Europe this year.

“She's an unbelievable filly,” O'Brien told At The Races. “She's ran at the top level all the time, from the time she's a 2-year-old every year, she's danced every dance, traveled everywhere. She's very brave. She's very comfortable, really, from a mile to a mile and a half, which is very unusual. She's very brave, stays well, good mind. She's an incredible mare really.

“Everyone loves her and she's very special.”

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‘She’s Gotten Better And Better’: Civil Union Preps For Filly & Mare Turf

Allen Stable's homebred Civil Union worked a half-mile in 51 seconds flat in company with older allowance horse Sentry on the inner turf Sunday at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., in preparation for Saturday's Grade 1, $2-million Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.

“The company carried her along,” said Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. “She worked good. She's gotten better and better and stronger and stronger.”

The 5-year-old War Front mare extended her streak to four wins with a head score last out in the Grade 1, $250,000 Flower Bowl Invitational. The turf specialist arrived at the 10-furlong Widener turf test on a winning run-of-form that launched in a June 21 allowance tilt at Belmont and continued through scores in the 12-furlong River Memories on July 12 at Belmont and the 11-furlong Grade 2 Glens Falls at Saratoga.

Racing from sixth position early under Joel Rosario in the Flower Bowl, Civil Union advanced gamely to notch a narrow head score over Filly and Mare Turf-rivals My Sister Nat and Nay Lady Nay.

McGaughey said Civil Union, who ran second in a turf allowance in October 2018, in her lone Keeneland start, has the ability to be tactical if needed.

“In the Flower Bowl she was back a little further than usual,” said McGaughey. “If she gets a decent post and breaks good and depending what some of the others do, I know Joel will have her where he wants her to be. She's pretty versatile. She can settle in behind or if she needs to be up close she can be up close.”

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