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Dark Angel’s Khaadem Powers To King George Glory

Charles Hills dominated Goodwood's G2 King George Qatar S. with the now-retired Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) from 2017 through 2020 and has found another son of Dark Angel to claim glory in the five-furlong charge after G3 Palace House S. victor Khaadem (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}–White Daffodil {Ire}, by Footstepsinthesand {GB}) blew his rivals away and provided the trainer with a record-breaking fifth renewal on Friday. Fitri Hay's 6-year-old gelding had already tasted glory at this meeting, having annexed 2019's Stewards' Cup H. as a 3-year-old, and burst clear in the closing stages here for a career high. Racing under a firm grip in mid division through furious early fractions, the 8-1 chance made eyecatching headway into contention from halfway and went beyond recall once quickening for control entering the final furlong to hold the fast-closing G3 Coral Charge victor Raasel (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) by a neck. Clive Cox trainee Caturra (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) was best of the remainder and finished 3/4-of-a-length adrift in third.

“It has always been the plan to come here, the track suits and he has won here before in the Stewards' Cup,” explained Hills. “He is getting faster with age and today he was so relaxed, which is not like him. I said to Ryan [Moore] that he was held up when he won the Stewards' Cup, so ride him how you want. He has won a couple of times making all, but he does not have to be ridden that way and Ryan gave him a peach [of a ride]. The way the race unfolded, they all came down the one side, and that opened everything up. He likes a bit of space in his races. He is a good horse, a very good horse with a lot of speed. Ryan was very positive after and we will look now for a Group 1, the Nunthorpe or wherever. He is growing up and sprinters can take their time. As a 3-year-old he had a fantastic season, but it then did not quite work for him as a 4-year-old. When Baattash won this day, Khaadem won the Stewards' Cup the next day and someone told me that he clocked a quicker sectional. We went then to a [G1] Haydock Sprint Cup and have always thought he could get to the top table. Maybe it's age, maturity or being cut. He wears a red hood, but he is not tricky, just a bit quirky.”

Moore added, “Khaadem has shown already this year how good he is in the Palace House. It is the first time I've sat on him and the plan was not to be dropping him in. They went very hard and the pace was either side of me. Because he usually leads, I ended up taking it up too soon and he was waiting in front. He won the Stewards' Cup over six furlongs and has won this over five. He can win dropped in or from the front. He is a very good horse.”

Jim Hay, husband of winning owner Fitri, continued, “We have always thought that Khaadem was a class horse. We were hopeful that he would deliver on our expectations and he did. That was perfect, and a great training performance from Charlie. I could not split Khaadem and our other runner [eighth-placed] Equilateral, as they are neck and neck on the gallops. Equilateral did everything we wanted from him. He ran a great race and will win a big one at some point. Goodwood is a fantastic track, a lucky place for us, and we've had a great week.”

Raasel's trainer Mick Appleby was upbeat despite his star attraction's reversal. “Raasel has run a blinder,” the trainer said. “James [Doyle] just said at halfway he hit a false bit of ground and that is when he had just come off the bridle. The ground may be overwatered for him and he likes a quicker surface. He has run a blinder and the winner Khaadem is a very good horse, so we're not disappointed at all. Raasel is definitely a Group 2 horse and I would imagine it will be the [G1] Nunthorpe and the [G1] Flying Five now.”

Reflecting on the performance of third-placed Caturra, trainer Clive Cox said, “It was a very pleasing run. He probably got a little bit outpaced for the first furlong down the hill, but really hit the line well. I am delighted and that was a very good performance. He is a horse that really came into himself for the second part of last year, so I'm quite excited. He isn't that ground dependent, so we can look at all the nice five-furlong races from here on.”

Khaadem, one of his sire's 49 pattern-race winners, is one of two stakes scorers for White Daffodil (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) and thus a full-brother to Listed Two-Year-Old Trophy victor and multiple Group-placed G2 Norfolk S. and G2 Mill Reef S. runner-up Log Out Island (Ire) (Dark Angel (Ire). White Daffodil is a winning sibling of three stakes performers headed by Listed Carnarvon S. and Listed Prix Saraca winner Lady Links (GB) (Bahamian Bounty {GB}), herself the dam of Listed Oh So Sharp S. victrix Selinka (GB) (Selkirk). Selinka, in turn, is the dam of G3 Curragh S. and G3 Mercury S. winner Hit The Bid (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) and the stakes-winning distaffer Ruthin (GB) (Ribchester {Ire}). From the immediate family of G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest-winning sire Bold Edge (GB) (Beveled), Khaadem is also a full-brother to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Themainprotagonist (Ire) and a weanling filly.

Friday, Goodwood, Britain
KING GEORGE QATAR S.-G2, £300,000, Goodwood, 7-29, 3yo/up, 5fT, :56.46, g/f.
1–KHAADEM (IRE), 130, g, 6, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: White Daffodil (Ire), by Footstepsinthesand (GB)
2nd Dam: Sparky's Song (GB), by Electric (GB)
3rd Dam: Daring Ditty (GB), by Daring March (GB)
(750,000gns Ylg '17 TATOCT). O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Charles Hills; J-Ryan Moore. £170,130. Lifetime Record: SP-UAE, 23-7-2-3, $647,408. *Full to Log Out Island (IRE), SW & MGSP-Eng, GSP-Ire & SP-Fr, $250,585. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Raasel (GB), 130, g, 5, Showcasing (GB)–Dubai Affair (GB), by Dubawi (Ire). (80,000gns Ylg '18 TAOCT; 10,000gns 3yo '20 TATHRA). O-The Horse Watchers; B-Bearstone Stud (GB); T-Michael Appleby. £64,500.
3–Caturra (Ire), 126, c, 3, Mehmas (Ire)–Shoshoni Wind (GB), by Sleeping Indian (GB). (110,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Saeed bin Mohammed Al Qassimi; B-Tally-Ho Stud (IRE); T-Clive Cox. £32,280.
Margins: NK, 3/4, NO. Odds: 8.00, 3.00, 22.00.
Also Ran: Lazuli (Ire), Ponntos (Ire), Clarendon House (GB), Acklam Express (Ire), Equilateral (GB), Existent (GB), Mitbaahy (Ire), Vertiginous (Ire). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

 

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Dark Angel’s Chardy Party Makes the Grade in Soaring Softly

Stonestreet Stables has enjoyed a good bit of success over the last few years sourcing fillies from Europe and placing them with Wesley Ward, such as MG1SW and two-time Royal Ascot heroine Campanelle (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}); GII Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint S. winner Twilight Gleaming (Ire) (National Defense {GB}); and SW Ruthin (GB) (Ribchester {Ire}). The latest success story from their European venture is Chardy Party (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), who took her record to two-for-two Saturday in Belmont's GIII Soaring Softly S.

Rallying from well back to take her debut going 5 1/2 furlongs at Keeneland Apr. 27, the 110,000gns TATOCT acquisition was dispatched as the 2-1 favorite under Irad Ortiz, Jr. Breaking sharply from the far outside post, the gray perched two-wide in fifth as 42-1 shot Champagne Poetry (Carpe Diem) clicked off opening splits of :22.88 and :46.38 with GSW Sail By (Astern {Aus}) breathing down her neck. Chardy Party ranged up three wide turning for home, drawing alongside Sail By as Champagne Poetry called it a day. Those two battled down the lane with Chardy Party edging clear in late stretch to win by a half-length. Breeze Easy (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}) charged up on the outside late to nail Sail By on the wire for the place spot.

“We worked her two works ago and had her in front of Duke of Hazzard (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), who ran second in the Seek Again the other day,” Ward said. “She kind of floundered when she was in front. In last week's work. We put her behind and she worked really well. When she made the lead today, she was gawking around a little bit. I think she's one of those that wants to come from behind.”

He added, “She ran really well today. Certainly, a mile looks like something she would be able to handle. We'll sit down with the Stonestreet crew and Ben McElroy and come up with a plan for her.”

“She broke much better,” said Ortiz, who was aboard for both starts. “Last time she missed the break and still came home like that the last 100 yards. Today, she was outside. Last time she was in the one hole. She did break good and put me in a great position. I was able to take care of it. I didn't have to send her just to take the hole. After that, I bided my time and asked her to run. I knew she was going to be there for me, so I waited as long as I could. Turning for home, I saw the other horse to the inside [Sail By] and said, 'I've got to go.'”

Pedigree Notes:
Chardy Party is the 48th graded winner and 85th black-type scorer for her sire Dark Angel. The winner is the sole produce out of her dam Spiritual Lady, who was a stakes winner in Ireland.

Saturday, Belmont Park
SOARING SOFTLY S.-GIII, $100,000, Belmont, 5-28, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:21.47, fm.
1–CHARDY PARTY (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Dark Angel (Ire)
                1st Dam: Spiritual Lady (GB) (SW-Eng), by Pastoral Pursuits (GB)
                2nd Dam: Rouge Dancer (GB), by Elusive City
                3rd Dam: Blandish, by Wild Again
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (110,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT). O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Yeomanstown Stud (IRE); T-Wesley A. Ward; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr.. $55,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $88,945. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Breeze Easy (GB), 118, f, 3, Bated Breath (GB)–Polar Circle, by Royal Academy. 1ST GRADED BLACK TYPE. (30,000gns Ylg '20 TATOCT; £240,000 2yo '21 TATGOR; 250,000gns 2yo '21 TATMA). O-R A Hill Stable and Reeves Thoroughbred Racing; B-Lofts Hall Stud & B. Sangster (GB); T-Christophe Clement. $20,000.
3–Sail By, 123, f, 3, Astern (Aus)–Fly By, by Johar. O-Treadway Racing Stable; B-Jeff Treadway (KY); T-Leah Gyarmati. $12,000.
Margins: NK, NK, HF. Odds: 2.25, 10.50, 10.80.
Also Ran: Wonka, Derrynane, Ouraika (Fr), Lost My Sock, Snow Loves a Fight, Champagne Poetry. Scratched: Anador (Fr), Baby Man, Haughty, Wish You Well.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Caravaggio’s First Hong Kong Starter a Winner

The first Hong Kong starter for Coolmore's successful young stallion Caravaggio, Circuit Nine (Ire) closed off strongly down the center of the Sha Tin 1000-meter straight course to cause a 7-1 upset in Sunday's Argonaut Plate for griffins, 2- and 3-year-olds that are unraced prior to their import.

Off as the third choice on debut, Circuit Nine was slowly into stride from gate three and raced in a detached last early as the hot $1.30 (3-10) favorite Glory Bo Bo (Aus) (Deep Field {Aus}) was eased down onto the stands' side rail to make the running. Pulled out widest with a quarter-mile to race, Circuit Nine–trained by Tony Cruz–still had some work to do with time ticking away, but Glory Bo Bo began to shorten stride and the Irish-bred raced right past en route to a 1 3/4-length tally (video).

Bred by Charlie Brooks, Circuit Nine was offered as a foal by The Castlebridge Consignment at Tattersalls December in 2019  and was hammered down to Yeomanstown Stud for 155,000gns. Bought back when bidding stalled out at 130,000gns at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2020, the gray was purchased by SackvilleDonald for 240,000gns at last year's Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up (under-tack preview).

Circuit Nine is a half-brother to the Hugo Palmer-trained Wall of Fire (Ire) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}), second in the 2017 G3 Geoffrey Freer S. and runner-up later that season in the G2 Herbert Power S. at Caulfield before finishing unplaced behind Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) in the G1 Melbourne Cup. Circuit Nine's second dam is G2 Cherry Hinton S. heroine Jewel In the Sand (Ire) (Bluebird).

Caravaggio, winner during his racing days of the G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at two and the G1 Commonwealth Cup the following season, is now the sire of 41 individual winners from his first crop. That number includes G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Tenebrism, G2 Debutante S. victress and G1 Moyglare Stud S. runner-up Agartha (Ire) and listed winners Dizzy Bizu (Ire) and 'TDN Rising Star' Her World (Ire). The son of Scat Daddy is standing his second American season at Ashford Stud for $35,000.

 

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First Mares In Foal To Yeomanstown’s Supremacy

Group 1 winner Supremacy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) has five mares scanned in foal, Yeomanstown Stud announced on Friday. Among the mares pregnant to the 2020 G1 Middle Park S. winner are: The Hermitage (Ire) (Kheyleyf), who is the dam of G3 Princess Margaret S. heroine Angel's Hideaway (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and the stakes performer Perfect Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}); Eraadaat (Ire) (Intikhab), the dam of the black-type performing Black Beach (GB) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}); and All On Red (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}), who was stakes-placed. The G2 Richmond S. hero stands for €12,500 this season.

“Supremacy has been very well received and supported by breeders,” said Yeomanstown's Gay O'Callaghan. “He has shown great enthusiasm for his new role and I'm sure he'll be a great success.”

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