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No Nay Never Filly Beats Boys in Speakeasy

Amanzi Yimpilo bested the boys and secured a spot in the gate for the GII Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint S. A debut winner sprinting on the lawn at Gulfstream June 10 and was third in Saratoga’s Bolton Landing S. Aug. 19. Shedding blinkers for this one, the chestnut pressed the pace from second through a swift opening quarter in :21.89. Keeping the pressure on through a half in :44.66, the $300,000 KEESEP buy swept to the front in the final sixteenth and held off a late run from Wyfire to secure her first black-type victory.

“She was pretty nervous behind the gate, we had a little trouble, but I knew she was ready,” said rider Luis Saez. “I could feel the power. She just broke very well and sat in a great spot which was the spot I was thinking to be in. When we came down the stretch she fought, she was a fighter and we got there. I had a feeling we would get it.”

The winner’s dam produced a No Nay Never filly last year and a Caravaggio filly this spring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

SPEAKEASY S., $102,000, Santa Anita, 9-26, 2yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.77, fm.
1–AMANZI YIMPILO (IRE), 117, f, 2, by No Nay Never
                1st Dam: Honourably (Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
                2nd Dam: Honour Bright (Ire), by Danehill
                3rd Dam: Dabiliya (Ire), by Vayrann (Ire)
($300,000 Ylg ’19 KEESEP). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Moulton,
Susan, Detampel, Marc and CJ Thoroughbreds; B-Longueville
Bloodstock & Matrix Bloodstock (IRE); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Luis
Saez. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $94,200.
2–Wyfire, 120, c, 2, Dominus–Summertime, by Siberian
Summer. ($55,000 Ylg ’19 FTKOCT; $47,000 RNA 2yo ’20
OBSMAR). O-Gary Barber; B-Richard Wira & Yvette Wira (KY);
T-Peter Miller. $20,000.
3–Windy City Red, 122, c, 2, Chitu–Gator Hall, by Graeme Hall.
($54,000 2yo ’20 OBSAPR). O-Ritt, Ryan C. and Spinazze, Mark;
B-James Gamble (FL); T-Jonathan Wong. $12,000.
Margins: HD, HF, NK. Odds: 2.60, 3.70, 16.40.
Also Ran: Commander Khai, No Pedigree, The Great One, Basque Man, Feathers (Ire), Fury Kap.

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Juvenile Turf Sprinters Contest ‘Win And You’re In’ Speakeasy

Trainer Wesley Ward, regarded as one of the nation's top trainers of 2-year-olds, will take on the boys with his talented Irish-bred filly Amanzi Yimpilo in Saturday's $100,000 Speakeasy Stakes at Santa Anita.  The Speakeasy, to be contested at 5 1/2 furlongs on turf, has attracted a wide open field of nine, with one additional filly, the Peter Miller-trained Feathers, set to compete.

A first-out maiden special weight winner at Gulfstream Park June 10, Amanzi Yimpilo was subsequently a close third in an ungraded stakes at Saratoga Aug. 19 and she'll be ridden by eastern-based Luis Saez for the first time in the Speakeasy.

Miller's Wyfire, a rousing 3 1/2-length maiden winner going 5 1/2 furlongs on dirt Aug. 16 and the Richard Baltas-trained Commander Khai, an impressive gate to wire maiden winner on turf Sept. 4, also rate huge chances on Saturday.

The Speakeasy is a Breeders' Cup “Win & You're In” Challenge Race qualifier, with the winner earning a fees-paid berth into the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland on Nov. 6.

AMANZI YIMPILO
Owner:  Susan Moulton, Marc Detampel & CJ Thoroughbreds
Trainer:  Wesley Ward

A $300,000 Keeneland September yearling, this daughter of the Scat Daddy stallion No Nay Never, was off at 3-5 in her five furlong turf debut on June 10 and she breezed to a 2 ½ length win.  Subsequently third, beaten 3 ½ lengths over a soft turf at Saratoga Aug. 19, she worked a half mile at Keeneland in 49.20 on Sept. 5 and another half here on Sept. 19 in 49.40.  With Ward's eyes fixed on the Breeders' Cup at Keeneland Nov. 6, look for a big effort.

WYFIRE
Owner:  Gary Barber
Trainer:  Peter Miller

Purchased privately by Barber following his big maiden win on dirt Aug. 16, Miller immediately made plans to run on turf in the Speakeasy and secured the services of top jock Flavien Prat.  A Kentucky-bred colt by the Smart Strike stallion Dominus, Wyfire appears poised for a huge effort in what will be his third career start and first try on grass.

COMMANDER KHAI
Owner:  Calvin Nguyen
Trainer:  Richard Baltas

Quick from the gate, this Kentucky-bred colt by Twirling Candy showed the way in his five-furlong turf debut on Aug. 14, tiring a bit late to finish second by a half length.  Off at even money and ridden for the first time by Umberto Rispoli, he rocketed clear of his competition and never looked back in a 3 ¼ length maiden score going five furlongs on turf Sept. 4.  If he runs back to his last race, Commander Khai should be plenty tough in the Speakeasy.

$100,000 SPEAKEASY STAKES WITH JOCKEYS & WEIGHTS IN POST POSITION ORDER
Race 5 of 11  Approximate post time 2:30 p.m. PT

  1. The Great One—Abel Cedillo—120
  2. No Pedigree—Mario Gutierrez—120
  3. Basque Man—Juan Hernandez—120
  4. Commander Khai—Umberto Rispoli—120
  5. Amanzi Yimpilo—Luis Saez—117
  6. Fury Kap—Tiago Periera—120
  7. Wyfire—Flavien Prat—120
  8. Windy City Red—Heriberto Figueroa—120
  9. Feathers—Ricardo Gonzalez—119

First post time for an 11-race card on Saturday is at 12:30 p.m.  Although there is no public admittance, Santa Anita's races can be viewed free of charge, via the track's livestream video at santaanita.com

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$320,000 Not This Time Colt Paces Monday At Keeneland September Sale

Mardi Gras Time, a colt by Not This Time, sold to Donato Lanni, agent, for $320,000 to lead Monday's eighth session of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale.

Stuart Morris, agent, consigned Mardi Gras Time, whose dam is the winning More Than Ready mare Ready at Nine. A half-brother to stakes-placed Drummer Boy, he is from the family of Grade 1 winner Classy Cathy.

On Monday, Keeneland sold 255 horses for $11,832,500, for an average of $46,402 and a median of $25,000. Cumulative sales are $224,099,700 for 1,520 yearlings, for an average of $147,434 and a median of $80,000.

The session's second-highest price was the $305,000 Nicoma Bloodstock, agent, paid for a filly by champion Nyquist. Candy Meadows Sales, agent, consigned the filly, who is out of the stakes-winning Northern Afleet mare Unforgotten. She is from the family of stakes winners Hot Storm, A Shin Gorgeous and Hidinginplainsight as well as Silverpocketsfull, who was third in Keeneland's Grade 1 Central Bank Ashland.

Ben McElroy, agent for Wesley Ward, purchased a colt from the first crop of Irish champion Caravaggio for $250,000. Consigned by Anderson Farm, agent, he is the first foal out of the Street Cry mare Back to Love and from the family of Grade 1 winner Over All and Irish stakes winner Sergei Prokofiev.

Taylor Made Sales Agency was Monday's leading consignor, selling 26 yearlings for $1,304,000.

The leading buyer was Woodford Thoroughbreds, which paid $395,000 for three horses.

The September Sale continues Tuesday and runs through Friday with all sessions beginning at 10 a.m.

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Breeders’ Cup Hopeful Con Te Partiro Retired; Still To Be Offered At Keeneland November Sale

Con Te Partiro, a multiple Group 1 winner in Australia who had visions of returning to her native country for a swan song start in this year's Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf before being offered at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, has been retired from racing due to a minor knee injury, per Ray Thomas of Australia's Daily Telegraph.

The 6-year-old daughter of Scat Daddy will remain cataloged for the Keeneland November sale.

Con Te Partiro was announced for the upcoming Breeders' Cup at Keeneland and the ensuing sale on the same property on Sept. 12, aiming to close a 2020 campaign that has included wins in the G1 Coolmore Classic and G1 Coolmore Legacy Stakes in Australia.

The mare was born in the U.S., and raced domestically for for trainer Wesley Ward and owner Hat Creek Racing. She won on debut as a juvenile during Keeneland's 2016 Spring Meet by 5 1/2 lengths. That campaign also saw her win the Bolton Landing Stakes at Saratoga by 5 3/4 lengths, and later finish second against male competition in the Juvenile Turf Sprint Stakes on the Breeders' Cup undercard at Santa Anita.

Like many of Ward's runners, Con Te Partiro was sent to England's prestigious Royal Ascot meet, and she came back with a victory in the Sandringham Handicap. Her remaining time in the U.S. saw her become a Grade 3-placed runner.

Con Te Partiro sold to SF Bloodstock and Newgate Farm for $575,000 during the 2018 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, and she was sent to the barn of Australian trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to continue her racing career. The career renaissance she has experienced in 2020 was foreshadowed by her first Australian start, a victory in the G3 Dark Jewel Classic.

This is the second retirement for Con Te Partiro, who was initially sent off to be a broodmare during the 2019 Southern Hemisphere breeding season. However, she was put back in training at the insistence of her trainers after the mare failed to get in foal.

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