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HH the Aga Khan IV with Dalakhani after his Arc victory | Scoop Dyga

A CENTURY OFEXCELLENCE, PART III

Our concluding part of the series reflecting on one hundred

years of the Aga Khan Studs begins in the 1980s with the rise

of the legendary Shergar and incorporates some of the most

celebrated horses of the modern era, as well as a special

anniversary for HH the Aga Khan IV. The text is reproduced by

kind permission from the Aga Khan Studs' centenary brochure,

written by Emma Berry and John Berry.

Shergar's birth came in the year that HH the Aga Khan IV

decided to renew his family ties with racing horses in Britain,

and the colt was among the second batch of yearlings sent by

the breeder to Sir Michael Stoute in Newmarket.

His Highness continued his run of champion owner titles in

France in 1980 and 1981, the latter being a particularly

noteworthy year for him on the English turf, too.

The 10-length winner of the Classic Trial at Sandown, Shergar

was even more imperious when winning the Chester Vase by 12

lengths, foreshadowing the manner of his emphatic victory at

Epsom.

"There's only one horse in it, you need a telescope to see the

rest," was the famous call as Shergar was sent clear in the Derby

by the 19-year-old Walter Swinburn.

He followed up with further dominant performances in the

Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. but was

retired ahead of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe following a

mystifyingly lacklustre run when fourth in the St Leger.

Syndicated by his breeder to stand at Ballymany Stud in

Ireland, Shergar's subsequent kidnapping after just one year at

stud remains one of the sport's saddest episodes.

From Mathet To Royer DuprJ While the English racing wing was resurgent, it was a time of

change in France.

FranHois Mathet sent over Vayrann to win the 1981 Champion

S. at Newmarket, the same year that his fellow 3-year-old

Akarad, who had been part the group of horses purchased from

Marcel Boussac, won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Prix

Niel.

By Boussac's own stallion Labus, Akarad was the first foal of

the breeder's Prix de Malleret winner Licata. The daughter of

Abdos further highlighted her own value within the Aga Khan

Studs' broodmare band while giving another ringing

endorsement to HH the Aga Khan IV's decision to buy Boussac's

bloodstock when her second foal and Akarad's full-sister,

Akiyda, won the following year's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. This

was to prove a poignant victory for it was the final major winner

saddled by Mathet for his leading owner. A little over three

months later, the great trainer died, in January 1983, at the age

of 74.

His passing gave way to one of the most enduring partnerships

within the Aga Khan Studs operation when Mathet's former

assistant Alain de Royer DuprJ succeeded him in training His

Highness's horses in France, having previously trained some of

the second string in the provinces. This arrangement has

continued until Royer DuprJ's retirement at the end of 2021.

The trainer's tenure was instantly successful. In 1983, Sharaya

delivered the first of seven wins in the Prix Vermeille for her

breeder, while Masarika won the Prix Robert Papin en route to

landing the following year's Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. Cont. p2

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Georges Rimaud, Gerald MossJ, Christophe Soumillon, the Aga Khan,

Christophe Lemaire and Princess Zahra Aga Khan | Scoop Dyga

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She provided the first half of a French Classic double for Royer

DuprJ and HH the Aga Khan IV which was completed by

Darshaan, who led home perhaps the most breed-shaping

trifecta in modern-day thoroughbred breeding in the Prix du

Jockey Club, with Sadler's Wells second and Rainbow Quest

third.

The champion 3-year-old in France, Darshaan went on to stand

at Gilltown Stud in Ireland, but he was again a champion in

France when he became the leading sire there in 2003. Most

significantly for his breeder, this was chiefly thanks to his son

Dalakhani, the European Horse of the Year. Darshaan is perhaps

more widely recognised as an influential broodmare sire, and

was twice champion in this category in Britain and Ireland.

HH the Aga Khan IV and Royer DuprJ were also involved in a

significant first for Europe in the

inaugural Breeders' Cup meeting

at Hollywood Park in 1984. Sent

to California on the back of his

victory in the Prix du Conseil du

Paris, Lashkari lined up at odds

of 53-1 for the Breeders' Cup

Turf. The 3-year-old had run just

twice prior to this, but came

with a late surge to defeat 1983

Horse of the Year All Along and

become the first of many

European raiders to secure

victory at America's

>Thoroughbred World

Championships'.

The Blending Of

Bloodlines Having started with Top Ville in 1979, HH the Aga Khan IV's

affinity with the Prix du Jockey Club continued, with Darshaan

being followed the next year by victory for Mouktar, while

Akarad's son Natroun again carried the famous green-and-red

silks to glory in 1987.

Punctuating this run of success in the French Derby was

Shahrastani, a second winner of the Derby at Epsom for Stoute

and HH the Aga Khan IV who famously conquered Dancing Brave

in 1986 before going on to an easy win in the Irish Derby.

In 1982, HH the Aga Khan IV had blended the Boussac and

DuprJ bloodlines by sending Darshaan's dam Delsy to Top Ville,

with the resultant filly being named Darara. Sent into training

with Royer DuprJ, she was notably small but her lack of scope

was no barrier to success. Darara went on to win the 1987 Prix

Vermeille before finishing sixth in a strong field for the Arc.

She has also made a notable impact at stud, though not solely

for her breeder. As is the policy of all major breeding operations,

some reduction of stock must take place each year, and Darara

was offered for sale in 1994. She has since become the

cornerstone of Lord and Lady Lloyd Webber's Watership Down

Stud, with her most notable offspring being the Group 1 winners

Darazari, Rewilding and Dar Re Mi.

By 1988, HH the Aga Khan IV had broadened his racing reach

and decided to have some horses trained in Ireland, following

the example of his father and grandfather. John Oxx received his

first batch of yearlings from the breeder in 1988.

That same year saw more notable Classic success in Britain and

Ireland. Aga Khan III had enjoyed the first of his three 2000

Guineas winners in 1924 with Diophon, while Prince Aly Khan

triumphed in 1959 with Taboun. The success continued when

HH the Aga Khan IV won the

1988 running with Doyen.

Further success on the English

turf was just around the corner

as the following month Kahyasi

became his breeder's third

winner of the Derby, but this

time for a new trainer, Luca

Cumani. The Ile De Bourbon colt

carried the second colours of

green-and-chocolate hoops as

Doyoun also ran in the race,

finishing third.

From an Epsom high in 1988

came a low a year later when

Darshaan's daughter Aliysa

finished first past the post in the

Oaks but was disqualified after

testing positive for a camphor derivative. The race was awarded

to Snow Bride, who gained further notoriety as the dam of

Lammtarra, while Aliysa would go on to produce the Horris Hill

and Craven S. winner Desert Story. She is also the granddam of

the dual Group 1 winner Alamshar.

A Successful Selection Process In Philip Jodidio's book chronicling 50 years of the breeding

operation of HH the Aga Khan IV, Alain de Royer DuprJ

comments, "The broodmare band of the Aga Khan is

magnificent, it is a jewel created since the time of his

grandfather."

As the recipient of so many of the offspring of this treasured

group of mares, the trainer is in a better position than most to

make an assessment of the breeder's endeavours. Cont. p3

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A Century of Excellence, Part III Cont.

He says, "The success of the racing and breeding activities of

the Aga Khan is actually based on the excellence of each

element of the process, from breeding decisions, to facilities,

training, jockeys and the personal implication of His Highness

the Aga Khan, and to an increasing degree Princess Zahra Aga

Khan."

Continuity has been the key to the development of the Aga

Khan Studs, and its motto >Success breeds success' can be

applied to both the human and equine participants.

From the Aga Khan III, to the all-too-brief tenure of Prince Aly

Khan, through to the sustained support of his son, the baton has

been passed with an assuredness which has guaranteed the

longevity of a project born of passion. HH the Aga Khan IV has

also been able to count on the great enthusiasm and deep

knowledge of his eldest daughter, Princess Zahra, who

celebrated a first winner in her own colours in 1996, when

Daralbayda won in June at Saint-Cloud. Though the daughter of

Doyoun will remain memorable for that reason alone, she went

on to bring even greater joy to the Princess as the granddam of

her first Classic winner, Darjina.

Throughout this period, HH the Aga Khan IV had temporarily

withdrawn from British racing, but his runners continued to be

in the ascendant, particularly in France where the Classic

winners poured in.

Classic Roll Of Honour Expanded Between 1993 and 1999, he was represented by four winners

of the Prix de Diane in Shemaka, Vereva, Zainta, and Daryaba,

with the first three being by the Aga Khan stallions Nishapour

and Kahyasi. Zalaiyka brought up a fillies' Classic double in 1998

with Zainta, a great granddaughter of Petite Etoile, when

winning the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, while through that time

the Poule d'Essai des Poulains went to the Aga Khan runners

Ashkalani (1996), Daylami (1997) and Sendawar (1999). The

middle one of that trio, Daylami, went on to be one of the

stand-out older horses of his generation following his sale to

Godolphin over the winter between his 3- and 4-year-old

seasons, adding another six Group/Grade 1 wins to his name,

including the Champion S., Coronation Cup and Breeders' Cup

Turf.

Sendawar continued racing for his breeder and won four

consecutive Group 1 races, taking the St James's Palace S., Prix

du Moulin and Prix d'Ispahan.

Classic success was not restricted to France. On just her fourth

start for John Oxx, Ebadiyla won the 1997 Irish Oaks before

landing the Prix Royal-Oak, with Tiraaz following up in the

>French St Leger' a year later. Cont. p4

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“WE DON'T BREED FOR ANY PURPOSE

OTHER THAN SIMPLY IMPROVING THE

FAMILIES AND THE RACING STOCK.”Princess Zahra Aga Khan

Sinndar, the >perfect racehorse=, with Johnny Murtagh | Scoop Dyga

A Century of Excellence, Part III Cont.

Ebadiyla's family was rampant in the late 1990s. Her dam

Ebaziya, by Darshaan, was mated successfully with Kahyasi, and

that deep Aga Khan Studs breeding resulted in Enzeli, who

landed the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 1999, the season after

another of the mare's offspring, Edabiya (Rainbow Quest), had

won the Moyglare Stud S. With her final foal of 2009, Ebaziya

would provide one of the most memorable Royal Ascot

moments of the modern era, when her daughter Estimate, who

had been presented as a gift to Her Majesty The Queen by HH

the Aga Khan IV, became the family's second Gold Cup winner.

One Simple Purpose In outlining the approach of the Aga Khan Studs, Princess

Zahra Aga Khan told Philip Jodidio, "We don't breed for any

purpose other than simply improving the families and the racing

stock."

This non-commercial outlook must nevertheless attempt to

break even and towards the end of the last century the

Bloodstock Management Team was formed to ensure the

continuation, balance and development of these practices.

Princess Zahra Aga Khan is a key member of this team, along

with Pat Downes, who has run the Irish studs since 1999.

Georges Rimaud has managed the French studs since 2000, and

Nemone Routh is the equally important fourth member of the

quartet, based at Aiglemont in Chantilly.

Just as this team was getting into its stride in order to take the

operation into the 21st century, along came a 2-year-old who

would go on to dominate his Classic generation in Europe.

Sinndar, whose forebears are rippled through the broodmare

band, was viewed by his trainer John Oxx as "the perfect racing

model". For his breeder this would have been hugely satisfying

for the neat colt was not only the result of five generations of

careful selection on his dam's side, but features Lashkari, a son

of one of his favourite influences, Mill Reef, as his damsire,

while Top Ville appears as the sire of his granddam.

In just two juvenile starts in 1999, Sinndar, only ever ridden by

stable jockey Johnny Murtagh, remained unbeaten, leaping from

maiden winner to Group 1 winner in one fell swoop. His victory

in the National S. on 19 Sept. was particularly apposite as the

race was sponsored by Aga Khan Studs at The Curragh, to which

the owner/breeder has given so much support over the

decades.

As the new millennium approached, HH the Aga Khan IV, John

Oxx and Johnny Murtagh had plenty to dream about over the

winter, and the "perfect horse" would ensure that those dreams

were not left unfulfilled.

Two Dominant Colts Of The New Millennium Sinndar's 3-year-old season is by now the stuff of legend. The

only time he was beaten in his life was on his seasonal debut

when second by a head in the Ballysax S. Thereafter he

maintained a perfect score, winning the Derrinstown Stud Derby

Trial before conquering Epsom and going on to glory in the Irish

Derby just metres from where he was trained. Sinndar then took

the Prix Niel en route to becoming his breeder's second winner

of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. His stallion career began the

following season at Gilltown Stud.

While he played the starring role in 2000, Sinndar was not the

only top-level performer as two sons of Doyoun kept the

international Group 1 victories rolling in. Kalanisi held off

Montjeu to win the Champion S. at Newmarket and then

followed up in the Breeders' Cup Turf, while Daliapour, out of

Darshaan's half-sister Dalara, won both the Coronation Cup and

Hong Kong Vase.

From such a strong start to the millennium with a particularly

outstanding colt, it wasn't long before another, this time in

France, would closely follow Sinndar's extraordinary success.

Dalakhani, a son of Darshaan and the listed-winning Daltawa

(Miswaki), broke his maiden at Deauville in August 2002 and

picked up the Prix des Chenes before finishing his 2-year-old

season with a Group 1 win in the CritJrium International.

Cont. p5

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“SHE IS THE GREATEST REWARD A

BREEDER COULD HAVE.”– HH The Aga Khan IV on Zarkava

HH the Aga Khan IV with longtime retained jockey Christophe

Soumillon in August 2021 | Scoop Dyga

A Century of Excellence, Part III Cont.

Maintaining his faultless run towards Prix du Jockey Club glory,

he added the Prix Greffulhe and Prix Lupin to his repertoire.

With such a record behind him, it was no surprise to see

Dalakhani sent off as the odds-on favourite for the Irish Derby,

but was undone only by HH the Aga Khan IV's other runner,

Alamshar, who had finished third in the Derby to Kris Kin.

Providing a rare moment in modern times that the

green-and-chocolate hooped colours were seen in the winner's

enclosure, the Irish-trained Alamshar won his home Classic with

Dalakhani half a length behind him in second. Normal order was

restored for the latter when he emulated Sinndar by taking the

Longchamp autumn double of the Prix Niel followed by the Prix

de l'Arc de Triomphe before joining the Aga Khan Studs stallion

roster.

Alamshar added further lustre to a magnificent season for the

Aga Khan Studs team when beating the previous year's Prix du

Jockey Club winner Sulamani in the King George VI and Queen

Elizabeth S.

Each passing year of the new century brought fresh success.

Azamour, third in the 2000 Guineas and then second in the Irish

2000 Guineas, gained his Group 1 laurels in the St James's

Palace S. followed by the Irish Champion S. He remained in

training at four to win the Prince of Wales's S. in 2005, the year

Royal Ascot was transferred to York, and he took the similarly

relocated King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. at Newbury.

That same year, Shawanda, from the first crop of Sinndar, won

the Irish Oaks and the Prix Vermeille, while a trio of Group 1

winners was reaped by another shrewd purchase of the entire

operation of a successful owner/breeder. The man in question

was the visionary Jean-Luc LagardPre. HH the Aga Khan IV's

acquisition of his land and 222 horses included the breeder's

prized stallion Linamix and Haras d'Ouilly, which had previously

been owned by Francois DuprJ but was not bought at the time

his horses were purchased some 30 years earlier.

The LagardPre-bred Group 1 winners Vadawina, Valixir and

Carlotamix carried the Aga Khan colours that first year after the

deal was made. Montmartre and Sageburg would reinforce this

successful purchase, as would the LagardPre broodmares as

they were assimilated down the years with the stock of the Aga

Khan Studs.

Princess Zahra Makes Her Mark

At this time, too, Princess Zahra Aga Khan's own successful

breeding operation was coming to the fore within the wider fold

of the Aga Khan Studs. From the minor winner Mandalara she

bred Mandesha, the victrix of three Group 1 races in 2006.

Then from one of the two original fillies given to the Princess

by her father descends her 2007 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches

winner Darjina, who later that season also took the Prix

d'AstartJ and Prix du Moulin.

For HH the Aga Khan IV, another Zahra, the mare who was

foaled just four years after his daughter was born, would play a

significant role in arguably his greatest achievement to date as a

thoroughbred breeder. The equine Zahra, born in 1974, was the

only living filly foal of Petite Etoile and thus an extremely

precious gem. Four decades and four generations on from her

birth, a filly by Zamindar and Zahra's great granddaughter

Zarkasha (by Kahyasi) was born in Ireland. Bestowed with the

name Zarkava and sent into training with Alain de Royer DuprJ,

she made just seven starts in her two spotless seasons of racing,

showing all the verve of a filly of the very highest calibre. Five of

her seven victories came at Group 1 level, with her two Classic

wins in France being followed by the Prix Vermeille and Prix de

l'Arc de Triomphe, a sequence that saw her named Horse of the

Year in 2008.

His Highness said simply of Zarkava at the time, "She is the

greatest reward a breeder could have."

That is undoubtedly true, but he was also to be rewarded

significantly the following year by an extraordinary haul of seven

group races across the Arc weekend in Paris. Cont. p6

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Zarkava=s son Zarak alongside his trainer Alain de Royer DuprJ

on his hack | Scoop Dyga

A Century of Excellence, Part III Cont.

The juveniles Siyouni, whose name would go on to have

deeper resonance on the European breeding scene, and

Rosanara, by Sinndar, won the Group 1 contests named in

honour of the great breeders whose efforts now enhanced the

Aga Khan Studs--the Prix Jean-Luc LagardPre and Prix Marcel

Boussac.

Shalanaya, trained by one of the Aga Khan's younger French

trainers, Mikel Delzangles, took the Prix de l'Opera; Varenar

triumphed in the Prix de la Foret, while Alandi won the Prix du

Cadran. Adding to that haul were the Group 2 wins of Daryakana

and Manighar.

That year's Arc may have eluded the Aga Khan Studs but the

team would soon become well acquainted with the winner, Sea

The Stars, whose owner/breeders Ling and Christopher Tsui

agreed to stand their champion in Ireland at Gilltown Stud.

A Notable Milestone In 2010, HH the Aga Khan IV

celebrated 50 years at the helm

of his family's world-renowned

operation. From a beginning

filled with doubt as he grappled

with the intricacies of the

singular pursuit that is

thoroughbred breeding, he

could look back from that

notable landmark with the

foundations of the racing and

breeding empire fully revitalised

and operating at the peak of its

powers.

In the ensuing decade many

more highlights have been

forthcoming. Harzand presented his breeder with a fifth win in

the Derby at Epsom and a first for his trainer and jockey Dermot

Weld and Pat Smullen. It is a moment made more poignant in

hindsight by the death in 2020 of the much-loved multiple Irish

champion jockey at the age of just 43.

Top-class fillies are of course the bedrock of any stud farm,

and the Group 1 tally has been enhanced through the last 10

years by Prix de Diane victrix Valyra, and Yorkshire Oaks and Prix

Vermeille winner Shareta, as well as Sarafina, Sagawara,

Siyarafina, Ridasiyna, Dalkala, Dolniya and Vazira.

The Classic victory of Ervedya in the Poule d'Essai des

Pouliches opened an important new chapter as she became the

first Group 1 winner from the first crop of her young sire

Siyouni, who retired to Haras de Bonneval in 2011.

Ervedya went on to win the Coronation S. and Prix du Moulin,

and she represents a potent blend of the Aga Khan and

LagardPre bloodlines for Siyouni is a grandson of the latter's

Slipstream Queen, and his dam Sichilla is also the granddam of

Siyarafina, who became the latest Group 1 winner for HH the

Aga Khan and Royer DuprJ in France.

The hugely popular Vazirabad was an unusual runner for the

breeder in that he was gelded early in his time with Royer

DuprJ. His longevity, harnessed to his talent, only enhanced his

appeal with racing fans, and they had plenty of opportunities to

support him during his 23 starts over four seasons, which

yielded 15 victories, including the Prix Royal-Oak (twice) and the

Prix du Cadran.

The most recent top-class colour-bearer is the Dermot

Weld-trained Tarnawa, the first foal of the dual listed winner

Tarana, whose 4-year-old season in 2020 saw her clinch three

consecutive Group/Grade 1 races, including a third success for

His Highness in the Breeders'

Cup Turf, as well as a

second-placed finish in the 2021

Arc.

A Thriving Stallion Roster In recent years, the stallion

division of the Aga Khan Studs

has been bolstered by the

retirement of the Derby and

Irish Derby winner Harzand to

stand alongside his sire Sea The

Stars at Gilltown. Meanwhile

Siyouni has been joined at Haras

de Bonneval by the Prix Ganay

winner Dariyan, the son of

Shamardal and Hong Kong Vase

heroine Daryakana.

Even more special was the arrival of another Group 1 winner,

Zarkava's son Zarak, by Dubawi. He has already hinted at his

prowess in his second career as the leading freshman sire in

France this year.

Siyouni, like his illustrious sire Pivotal, started his stud career

at a relatively lowly level, and he was syndicated by the Aga

Khan Studs. Now one of the most sought-after sires in Europe,

he was crowned the champion sire of France for the second

time in 2021. His son Sottsass won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

in 2020. In 2021, Siyouni was responsible for Horse of the Year

and dual Classic winner St Mark's Basilica.

Few major stallion studs in the world can boast a roster of

largely homebred sires, but then few can depend upon the

quality of stock that is regularly supplied by such a

well-credentialed band of broodmares. Cont. p7

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FIRST-SEASON SIRESWITH RUNNERS

Attendu has a runner at Pornichet | Haras du Quesnay

A Century of Excellence, Part III Cont.

That this has remained the case for so long is to the credit of

the painstaking management by the same family and their

skilled team of advisors over the course of a century. A labour of

love, if ever there was one.

In case you missed them, click the links to read part one and

part two in the TDN, or the entire 100-year history of the Aga

Khan Studs can be viewed via the online brochure.

Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021:

UNITED KINGDOM

Aclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), The National Stud

115 foals of racing age/26 winners/0 black-type winners

17:30-WOLVERHAMPTON, 6f, Pink Storm (GB)

35,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 2) 2020;

5,500gns Tattersalls August Horses-in-Training Sale 2021

Ardad (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), Overbury Stud

91 foals of racing age/23 winners/2 black-type winners

17:30-WOLVERHAMPTON, 6f, Meganseigthteen (GB)

1,500gns Tattersalls Ascot Yearling Sale, Newmarket

Profitable (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Kildangan Stud

130 foals of racing age/29 winners/3 black-type winners

17:30-WOLVERHAMPTON, 6f, Liv Lucky (Ire)

i24,000 Goffs November Foals Sale 2019; ,30,000 RNA Goffs

UK Premier Yearling Sale 2020

FRANCE

Attendu (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}), Haras du Quesnay

36 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners

5-PORNICHET, 1700m, O'Monerie (Fr)

i15,000 RNA Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2019;

i27,000 Arqana Deauville October Yearlings 2020

Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Coolmore Stud

147 foals of racing age/25 winners/3 black-type winners

6-PORNICHET, 1700m, Pretexte (Fr)

i105,000 Arqana Deauville September Yearling Sale 2020

Cotai Glory (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Tally-Ho Stud

126 foals of racing age/35 winners/2 black-type winners

6-PORNICHET, 1700m, Mr Coalville (Ire)

26,000gns Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 3) 2020;

16,000gns Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-Up & HIT Sale 2021

Herald The Dawn (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}), Haras de Tierce

23 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

6-PORNICHET, 1700m, Milenio Emery (Fr)

Recorder (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Haras de Montfort & Preaux

112 foals of racing age/8 winners/0 black-type winners

5-PORNICHET, 1700m, Everqueen (Fr)

Zelzal (Fr) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), Haras de Bouquetot

57 foals of racing age/11 winners/1 black-type winner

5-PORNICHET, 1700m, Zelia (Fr)

i5,000 RNA Arqana Deauville Autumn Flat Yearling Sale 2020

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Raajil (Ire), g, 3, Awtaad (Ire)--Qaadira, by Mr. Greeley.

Southwell, 12-29, 7f 14y (AWT), 1:30.72. B-Shadwell Estate

Company Ltd (IRE). *32,000gns HRA >21 TATAHI.

Bernard Spierpoint (GB), g, 4, Harbour Watch (Ire)--Para

Siempre (GB), by Mujahid. Southwell, 12-29, 4f 214y (AWT),

:59.85. B-Trebles Holford Farm Thoroughbreds (GB).

*1,200gns Ylg >18 TATFEB.

CONDITIONS RESULTS:

6th-Pornichet La Baule, i27,000, Cond, 12-29, 2yo, 8 1/2f

(AWT), 1:42.45, st.

OXIANA (FR) (f, 2, Kendargent {Fr}--Onyx {Fr}, by Orpen)

Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, i26,280. O-Guy Pariente & Philippe

Sogorb; B-Guy Pariente Holding (FR); T-Philippe Sogorb.

*i11,000 Ylg >20 AROCT.

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Omega Perfume signs off with his fourth Tokyo Daishoten victory

Horsephotos/NAR

3rd-Pornichet La Baule, i15,000, Cond, 12-29, 4yo/up, 10 1/2f

(AWT), 2:11.45, st.

MADURAIL (FR) (g, 5, Racinger {Fr}--Bessouba {Fr}, by Medaaly

{GB}) Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, i23,780. O/B-Olivier Le Quere

(FR); T-Christophe Lotoux.

>OMEGA= COMPLETES FOUR-TIMER IN

DAISHOTEN by Heather Anderson

Omega Perfume (Jpn) (Swept Overboard) maintained his

dominance in the G1 Tokyo Daishoten and ran out a half-length

winner for the fourth time at Oi Racecourse on Wednesday. The

charismatic 6-year-old entire was sent off at 4-5 for the NAR

circuit showpiece.

The Reiko Hara colourbearer was content to race near the

rear of the pack as Castle Top (Jpn) (Bamboo Ere {Jpn}) cleared

his rivals and raced on an uncontested lead. After entering the

backstretch, Omega Perfume began to make inroads toward the

front, and with less than a half-mile remaining, punched the

breeze well out in the centre of the track right behind the

pacesetters as the far turn loomed. Another Truth (Jpn) (I=ll

Have Another) had taken over leadership duties in the

meantime, and Omega Perfume sidled closer to the rail on the

far turn to save some ground. He was in a good rhythm and

poised in third before throwing down his challenge a quarter-

mile from the wire. It took him the length of the lane, but he

gradually wore down stretch leader Clincher (Jpn) (Deep Sky

{Jpn}) to keep his Daishoten winning streak intact. It was two

lengths back to Westerlund (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}) in third,

who was a neck in front of fourth-place finisher Mutually (Jpn)

(Pyro).

The consistent grey did not begin racing until he turned three,

but in addition to winning the Tokyo Daishoten four times

(2018-2021), he has also filled the runner-up spot in the Listed

JBC Classic at Kyoto on four occasions 2018-2021. Second in the

Listed Kawasaki Kinen to start his year in January, he resurfaced

with a fifth in the Listed Teo Sho at Oi on June 30 prior to his

second-place finish in the JBC Classic on Nov. 3.

Pedigree Notes Although he stood his entire career in Japan, the late Swept

Overboard was a dirt star Stateside, winning the 2002 GI

Metropolitan H. and 2001 GI Ancient Title Breeders= Cup H.

Omega Perfume is one of two Group 1 winners, six group

winners and 10 black-type winners for Swept Overboard.

The first foal produced by the three-time winning Omega

Frangrance, Omega Perfume leads the quartet of winners from

four to race for the daughter of Gold Allure. She missed to Mind

Your Biscuits for 2020, but does have a weanling colt by

Epiphaneia (Jpn) and was bred back to Bricks and Mortar.

Wednesday, Oi, Japan

TOKYO DAISHOTEN-G1, -136,000,000, Oi, 12-29, 3yo/up,

2000m, 2:04.10, gd.

1--OMEGA PERFUME(JPN), 126, h, 6, Swept Overboard

1st Dam: Omega Fragrance (Jpn), by Gold Allure (Jpn)

2nd Dam: Beauty Make (Jpn), by Real Shadai

3rd Dam: Sailing Beauty (Fr), by Lyphard

O-Reiko Hara; B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); T-Shogo Yasuda; J-Mirco

Demuro. -80,000,000. Lifetime Record: 23-10-7-2. Werk Nick

Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus*. Click for the

eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Clincher (Jpn), 126, h, 7, Deep Sky (Jpn)--The Fates (Jpn), by

Brian's Time. O-Koji Maeda; B-Hirayama Farm (Jpn);

-28,000,000.

3--Westerlund (Jpn), 126, g, 9, Neo Universe (Jpn)--Uanme, by

Marquetry. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn);

-16,000,000.

Margins: HF, 2, NK. Odds: 0.80, 4.70, 30.30.

Also Ran: Mutually (Jpn), Lord Bless (Jpn), Another Truth (Jpn),

Turbulence (Jpn), Sunrise Nova (Jpn), Derma Louvre (Jpn),

Nonkono Yume (Jpn), Joel (Jpn), Noble Saturn (Jpn), Castle Top

(Jpn), A Shin Suleyman (Jpn), Shigenobu (Jpn).

Click for the NAR Chart or the free Equineline.com catalogue-

style pedigree. NAR Video.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2021

Swaps leads Nashua home in the 1955 Kentucky Derby | Getty Images

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CHASING GHOSTS: SWAPS

by Jill Williams

In the unlikeliest of places, far from the rolling hills of Kentucky

or any of racing=s other hallowed grounds, there's a connection

to racing lore. Located in the high desert of California--west of

the Mojave Desert, inland from the Pacific Ocean, and due north

of Los Angeles--is the sprawling mountain community of

Tehachapi. It was here that Hall of Famer Swaps was bred and

raised on Rex Ellsworth's ranch.

Swaps, of course, had that glorious rivalry with Nashua in 1955

and was named Horse of the Year in 1956. But while Nashua

was a classic blueblood and a Belair Stud homebred trained by

the legendary James ASunny Jim@ Fitzsimmons, Swaps was more

of a blurred contradiction, especially in the media at the time,

which frequently portrayed him and his connections as anything

but polished. Even his pedigree fell somewhere between the old

adages of Abreed the best to the best and hope for the best@ and

Aa good horse can come from anywhere.@

By all accounts, both Ellsworth and his trainer, Meshach

AMesh@ Tenney, were cowboys with unconventional horse

management standards. They had grown up together in Arizona,

cattlemen and horsemen to the core. The pair were just 26 in

1933 when Ellsworth and his brother, Heber, drove a rickety

trailer to Kentucky and returned $600 poorer but accompanied

by six broodmares and two weanlings. It was only the beginning.

Ellsworth's bloodstock holdings gradually increased, as did his

land. Cont. p3

SPENDTHRIFT TO DISCONTINUE

AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS Spendthrift Farm will discontinue its operations in Australia

and put its property there up for sale, it was announced

Wednesday. AThis has been a very difficult decision for us,@ said

Eric Gustavson, owner of Spendthrift. AWe have a wonderful

team in Australia and will be working closely with them to help

make this as smooth a transition for them as possible. The

Thoroughbred industry in Australia is one of the finest in the

world, and we have great respect for the job they=ve done in

building it. We=ve been fortunate to meet so many amazing

people there and have very much enjoyed the experience.@

Spendthrift Australia is on 600 acres just outside of Melbourne.

Its colonial stallion roster includes Overshare, Swear, Gold

Standard and Dirty Work. Cont. p8

Thursday, December 30, 2021

MATH WIZARD TO KEEJAN 8Math Wizard (Algorithms), winner of the 2019 GI Pennsylvania Derby,is among seven more supplemental entries to the 2022 Keeneland January Horses of All Age Sale, set to take place Jan. 10-13 in Lexington.The 5-year-old Math Wizard will be offered as a racing or stallion prospect. An earner of $1,183,840 to date, he is entered in an allowance Sunday at Fair Grounds. Taylor Made Sales Agency will consign.

ANCHOR DOWN RELOCATED 10Anchor Down (Tapit--Successful Outlook, by Orientate), a two-time graded winner at a mile and runner-up in the prestigious 2016 GI Mohegan Sun Metropolitan H., has been relocated to stand the 2022 season at Iowa State University. He began his career at stud atGainesway in Kentucky.

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Rex Ellsworth, Mesh Tenney, and regular rider Bill Shoemaker at

Hollywood Park's Swaps statue dedication in 1958 | Getty Images

Swaps cont. from p1

He eventually purchased Khaled, Swaps' sire, from the Aga

Khan in Ireland and stood the stallion himself in California after

he was unable to seal a deal for the horse he really wanted:

Nasrullah, who would, ironically, sire Nashua.

Whatever his methods, there was no arguing with Ellsworth's

success, as he won not just the Kentucky Derby with Swaps, but

a total of three editions of the Santa Anita Derby, and eventually

added both a Preakness and even a Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In

1963, he joined Calumet Farm and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

as only the third owner in history to win $1 million in a year.

That year Sports Illustrated called him Athe world's largest non-

market breeder and, with about 500 head at his disposal, he is

unquestionably owner of the world's largest active racing

stable.@ He estimated he also owned about 1,000 square miles

of land at the time and about 20,000 head of cattle.

Ellsworth's Southern California farm on 440 acres in the Chino

area--where Swaps stood his first season at stud--is the better

known of his Thoroughbred properties, but it was on his 24,000

acres in Tehachapi where Swaps took his first breath.

AEllsworth apparently liked the fact that [the area] in the

Tehachapi Mountains was fairly close to racing tracks and all the

activity of the greater Los Angeles area, yet was still quite

remote and agricultural,@ said lifelong Tehachapi resident and

local historian Jon Hammond. AMany of his neighbors raised hay

that could be purchased to feed the Ellsworth horses, and there

were plenty of locals who could be hired to help run the ranch

and horse operation. Summertime temperatures were typically

in the high 80s during the day and 60s at night, making it a

cooler, more comfortable place for the mares and their foals to

live. The surrounding areas--San Joaquin Valley, Mojave Desert,

Antelope Valley, etc.--are all considerably hotter.@

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Typical Tehachapi terrain opening into flat valley land | Jill Williams

Named for a Native American word reportedly meaning Athe

place where the people of the acorns lived@ instead of a word of

Spanish origin like so many others in California, Tehachapi

includes a series of valleys with both grasslands and rugged

terrain that have been claimed by ranchers since California first

became a state. It is an isolated oasis at 4,000 feet, subject to all

four seasons unlike the desert sands that extend beyond the

mountains that entirely encircle it. Mortar holes made by Native

Americans in large boulders--where acorns were ground into

coarse meal--are still found all over the valley, including on

Ellsworth's former property.

Cattle and sheep land since the 1850s, the property that

became Ellsworth Ranch changed hands at least four times over

nearly a century until Ellsworth acquired it. With some wheeling

and dealing and swapping of land, his Tehachapi ranch

eventually encompassed approximately 24,000 acres. As had

been his preference since childhood, horses and cattle were his

livestock of choice on the spread. Hammond theorized Ellsworth

bred Thoroughbreds on the ranch to gain a perceived

advantage. ABeing raised at this elevation, which produced

stronger pulmonary systems, was said to have benefitted horses

that were racing at tracks that were mostly located at about sea

level.@

Swaps was born somewhere on the property Mar. 1, 1952--

reports range from in a stall under Ellsworth's watchful eye to

outside in a puddle away from any human intervention. The

year he was born, the earth shook. Swaps was a mere four

months old when a devastating earthquake measuring

somewhere between 7.3 and 7.7 on the Richter Scale flattened

much of the tiny town and killed 12. The population at the time

was fewer than 2,000.

Ellsworth eventually sent Swaps south to be broken and to

race, but he continued to raise Thoroughbreds in Tehachapi.

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Swaps at Spendthrift in his later years | Getty Images

Swaps, of course, was the second of an eventual four

California-breds to win the Kentucky Derby and had a storied

career that included six world records.

The fellow Hall of Famer Nashua will always be inextricably

linked with Swaps, but they actually only met twice and it was a

draw. Swaps beat Nashua in the Kentucky Derby. Nashua beat

Swaps nearly four months later in a match race at Chicago's

Arlington Park. They never met again on the racetrack, but the

two would eventually stand side by side at Spendthrift Farm.

Swaps ended his career abruptly in October, 1956, when he

seriously fractured a rear leg. Fitzsimmons, Nashua's trainer,

sent Tenney a special sling used to raise and lower the horse.

The sling was credited with helping to save his life.

A deal was struck with John Galbreath of Darby Dan Farm in

Lexington for half of Swaps, with the original agreement calling

for Swaps to ship back and forth between California and

Kentucky each year. Swaps did stand his first season at

Ellsworth's farm in Chino, but Galbreath reportedly visited and

was taken aback by the functional yet Spartan and decidedly

non-Kentucky-like facilities. The next year, Ellsworth sold the

other half of Swaps outright to Galbreath. The horse transferred

to Darby Dan and never saw California again.

Ellsworth was derided publicly for selling his stable star. His

response would not have won him any sympathy in today's

world of social media: AI was criticized by some people for

selling Swaps out of the state and all that. They said it was lack

of affection for a horse that had won me all that money. They

just don't know. I sold Swaps for $2 million to Mr. Galbreath

because it was a case of necessity for me. I couldn't afford to

keep him. But fondness is not the right word anyway. I had no

more fondness for Swaps over the rest of my horses than I have

fondness for one of my five children over the other four."

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A descendant of one of Ellsworth's elk | Jill Williams

Swaps would sire three U.S. champions, all in his initial crops:

Chateaugay, who emulated his sire with a Kentucky Derby win

and only missed the Triple Crown by a second in the Preakness

to Ellsworth and Tenney's Candy Spots; the grand filly

Affectionately, whose 18 stakes wins included the Spinaway at

two and the Vosburgh against males at four; and Chateaugay's

full-sister Primonetta, who was the first foal by Swaps to be born

and whose nine black-type wins included such luminous races as

the Alabama and Spinster.

Unfortunately, Swaps didn't exactly set the world on fire with

his sire sons, but he has made a lasting impact with his

daughters. Primonetta was named Broodmare of the Year in

1978, but that was only the beginning. A number of blue hens--

including Fall Aspen, Toussaud, Numbered Account, Glorious

Song, and Take Charge Lady--have Swaps on their dam side.

Through their sons and daughters, Swaps will live on in

pedigrees for a very long time. Swaps moved to Spendthrift for

the last five years of his career and died in 1972 at age 20.

As for Tehachapi, in late 1969, Ellsworth sold his ranch to

Benquet California Corporation for a planned subdivision. A

residential community was developed with a golf course and

named Stallion Springs. Few concrete reminders remain of

Swaps or Ellsworth in Tehachapi, but Stallion Springs is littered

with streets named with racing in mind. Names like Tanforan

Drive, Tim Tam Place, Man o' War Drive, Bimelech Court,

Hialeah Drive, Busher Way, Kelso Court, and more remain. It's a

safe bet that most of the people living on Bowie Street don't

know Bowie was once a racetrack, nor that those on Shut Out

Place know that Shut Out won the 1942 Derby and Belmont

Stakes, and still fewer on Stymie Court know that great horse's

Hall of Fame credentials. Those of us who do smile when we

drive by and let our hearts be warmed by memories of the

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greats while so far removed from the heart of the Thoroughbred

industry.

ASome of Ellsworth's ranch buildings lasted for many years

after he was no longer active in the area,@ said Hammond.

ASome of these were on property later owned for many years by

actor Jack Palance. As large agricultural operations of row crops

--almost entirely organic greens, carrots, cabbages, etc.--became

active in [the valley] in the 2000s, I believe that the last of those

buildings were removed.@

Ellsworth himself, of course, had a famously ruinous end to his

40-plus years in racing. In 1975, Ellsworth's Chino ranch was

seized by the state of California when over 100 horses were

found neglected and severely malnourished on the property.

Among the perished was Iron Reward, the 29-year-old dam of

Swaps who had been named Broodmare of the Year in 1955.

The Ellsworth name didn't leave a lasting impression in

Tehachapi, other than a footnote in history. However, Ellsworth

did change the landscape in one crucial way. In the mid-60s, in

one of his many ventures, he brought around 400 Rocky

Mountain Elk from the Yellowstone area to his ranch, reportedly

with the intent of increasing the herd and eventually charging

visitors to hunt them.

From the start, the elk project didn't go well. A number died

during shipping and the animals originally failed to thrive in their

new home. Ellsworth had them housed in a 640-acre enclosure,

but the numbers had dwindled to approximately 200 in 1967

when a storm blew down a massive oak tree and damaged the

tall fence surrounding them. The majority escaped and today,

nearly 55 years later, large bands of elk roam all over Tehachapi

mountains. The cows and calves tend to stick together at higher

elevations, but bachelor herds are a frequent sight all over the

local valleys. They loll in the local ponds during summers.

Gardens, lawns, and lawn decorations are no match for their

appetites or brute strength, but they remain a magnificent sight

in front yards and in open spaces. More than one resident in the

area has had been tardy to an appointment as elk are in no

hurry when crossing local roads.

Swaps himself? There is no marker in Tehachapi

commemorating the great champion. There is no record of

exactly where he was born or in exactly which fields he spent his

early years before leaving his hometown for a Hall of Fame

career. His name is instead relegated to a small street, just off

Seabiscuit Way and just over a mile removed from Nashua

Court. For the record, the stretch of Swaps Court exceeds

Nashua Court by several lengths.

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Eric Gustavson | Spendthrift Farm

Math Wizard | Lauren King

Spendthrift cont. from p1

The farm is also home to some 50 broodmares along with theirfoals and yearlings. AWe want to thank all of our staff inAustralia for their hard work over the years,@ said Ned Toffey,Spendthrift=s U.S. general manager. AWe have made it a point atSpendthrift to branch out and try new things. Naturally, notevery idea is going to work but I will guarantee you we willcontinue to take that approach.@

MATH WIZARD AMONG LATEST KEEJAN

SUPPLEMENTS

Math Wizard (Algorithms), winner of the 2019 GI Pennsylvania

Derby, is among seven more supplemental entries to the 2022

Keeneland January Horses of All Age Sale, set to take place Jan.

10-13 in Lexington. The 5-year-old Math Wizard will be offered

as a racing or stallion prospect. An earner of $1,183,840 to date,

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 11 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • DECEMBER 30, 2021

he is entered in an allowance Sunday at Fair Grounds. Taylor

Made Sales Agency will consign.

Additional supplements include:

" Benissimo, a 2-year-old colt by Pioneerof the Nile consigned by

Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent for Juddmonte. From the

family of Grade I winners Sightseek and Tates Creek, he is

cataloged as a racing or stallion prospect.

" Colorful Sense, a 5-year-old daughter of Street Sense in foal to

Munnings, consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, agent. Out of

stakes winner Revolutionary Act (Boston Harbor), she is a

half-sister to stakes winners Night Party and American Act.

" Rags to Brags, a 6-year-old mare by Medaglia d=Oro in foal to

American Pharoah. Consigned by Four Star Sales, agent, she is

from the family of Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour.

" Speedy Soul, a 5-year-old multiple stakes winner by Souper

Speedy in foal to Twirling Candy. She is consigned by Hill >n= Dale

Sales Agency, agent.

" Verbier, a 2-year-old colt by Arrogate and from the family of

multiple Grade I winner Evening Jewel consigned by Taylor

Made Sales Agency, agent for Juddmonte. He is cataloged as a

racing or stallion prospect.

" Warrior=s Battle, a 2-year-old daughter of Khozan who

recorded her first career victory Dec. 5 at Oaklawn Park when

she won by 7 1/4 lengths. A half-sister to millionaire and Grade

III winner Warrior=s Charge, she is cataloged as a racing or

broodmare prospect and is consigned by ELiTE, agent.

As previously announced, a no-guarantee season to Gun

Runner will be auctioned off at KEEJAN on Jan. 10 with all

proceeds to benefit victims of deadly tornadoes that struck

Western Kentucky earlier this month.

WOOLF AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED Jockeys Joe Bravo, Glenn Corbett, Julien Leparoux, Rodney

Prescott and Tim Thornton make up the list of finalists for the

prestigious 2022 George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award.

Presented annually by Santa Anita since 1950, the award--

named for the legendary and highly respected George AThe

Iceman@ WoolfB@recognizes those riders whose careers and

personal character garner esteem for the individual and the

sport of Thoroughbred racing.@ Voted on by jockeys nationwide,

the Woolf Award winner will be announced in February.

TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 11 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • DECEMBER 30, 2021

Craig Dado | Courtesy DMTC

Anchor Down | Sarah Andrew

CRAIG DADO LEAVES DEL MAR

Edited Press Release

Craig Dado, a member of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's

executive staff for the past 20 years, is leaving the organization

to pursue other opportunities.

Dado, 54, a Northern California native, has been a Del Mar

executive vice president and its chief marketing officer since

2013. He joined the company in 2001 as vice president of

marketing, then in 2010 was named senior vice president before

assuming his current role.

Prior to coming on board at Del Mar, Dado had begun his

racing career at Santa Anita Park in 1991 where he worked his

way up to become the track's vice president for marketing.

"Craig has been a solid contributor to our efforts at Del Mar

over the past two decades," said Joe Harper, DMTC's CEO. "His

intelligence and instincts in the marketing business helped Del

Mar rise up in the racing industry and for that we'll be forever

grateful. We wish him nothing but well as he moves on to other

things."

Dado oversaw the track's successful strategies to woo younger

fans through the use of music and food and drink festivals. He

spearheaded the track's "branding" efforts through its blue and

yellow diamonds color themes and its "Cool as Ever" marketing

and advertising programs.

"Working at Del Mar has been a dream job for over 20 years. I

can't thank Joe Harper and the wonderful people there enough,"

said Dado. "I'm going to miss it, but I have an opportunity to run

my own business, which has been a goal of mine for years. I feel

like the timing is right."

ANCHOR DOWN RELOCATED TO IOWA STATE

UNIVERSITY

Anchor Down (Tapit--Successful Outlook, by Orientate), a

two-time graded winner at a mile and runner-up in the

prestigious 2016 GI Mohegan Sun Metropolitan H., has been

relocated to stand the 2022 season at Iowa State University. He

began his career at stud at Gainesway in Kentucky.

From two crops of racing age, Anchor Down, a $250,000

KEESEP yearling, is the sire of 22 winners and six stakes horses.

Produced by GSW Successful Outlook, Anchor Down is a

half-brother to GISW Sweet Lulu (Mr. Greeley) and a full-brother

to GSW Iron Fist.

Anchor Down will stand the 2022 season for a fee of $3,000,

live foal, stands and nurses.

"Obviously, he's a son of Tapit and we're excited to have a

fresh, new, young stallion coming into the state, one that's got

some runners on the ground," Iowa State University's Equine

Director Dr. Nikki Ferwerda told TDN. "Our Iowa, mid-western

breeders are gonna really like his miler speed."

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TCA TO HONOR ROYTZ AND OUR MIMS

RETIREMENT HAVEN Thoroughbred Charities of America will honor Jen Roytz with

the Allaire du Pont Leadership Award and Our Mims Retirement

Haven with the Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award at

the 32nd annual Stallion Season Auction 'Tis the Season

Celebration Sunday, Jan. 9 at Grand Reserve in Lexington.

The Allaire du Pont Leadership Award is presented annually to

an organization or individual whose philanthropic endeavors are

consistent with TCA's mission.

A native of Cleveland, Roytz is a marketing and

communications specialist based in Central Kentucky. Over the

past 10 years, Roytz served in the capacities of board member,

marketing consultant, and executive director of the Retired

Racehorse Project. Roytz is a partner in Topline Communications

and was previously marketing director for Three Chimneys Farm.

She and her husband, Dr. Stuart Brown, own and operate

Brownstead Farm, a breeding, sales, racing and sport horse

facility in Versailles, Ky.

The Ellen and Herb Moelis Industry Service Award is presented

annually to an organization that works to uphold TCA's

mission. Founded in 2007 by Jeanne Mirabito, Our Mims

Retirement Haven is the only Thoroughbred aftercare

organization in the U.S. dedicated solely to caring for retired

broodmares. Sadly, in 2020, Mirabito passed away, however her

husband, Pete Mirabito, and the organization's board of

directors proudly carry on the organization's vision and mission.

The Stallion Season Auction opens with an online auction of

stallion seasons at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 and continues

through 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7. Over 150 seasons will be

available in the online auction. A full list of seasons is available

here.

Most of the seasons will sell during the online auction,

however select seasons to Bolt d'Oro, Charlatan, City of Light,

Constitution, Liam's Map, Maxfield (with 2023 breed back),

Nyquist (with 2023 breed back), Quality Road, and Yaupon (with

2023 breed back) will be sold at the 'Tis the Seasons Celebration

Jan. 9.

SIRE LISTS Sponsored by

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2021 Leading First-Crop Sires by Winnersfor stallions standing in North America through Tuesday, Dec. 28

Earnings represent North American and European figures, NH foals only, stud fees listed are 2021 fees.

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings

1 Gun Runner 6 8 4 4 2 3 62 28 1,480,000 4,209,350

(2013) by Candy Ride (Arg) FYR: 2019 Stands: Three Chimneys Farm KY Fee: $125,000 Echo Zulu

2 Connect 2 6 2 2 1 1 71 26 379,460 2,045,381

(2013) by Curlin FYR: 2019 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Rattle N Roll

3 Caravaggio 4 8 2 4 1 2 81 26 229,777 1,275,118

(2014) by Scat Daddy FYR: 2019 Stands: Coolmore Ashford KY Fee: $35,000 Tenebrism

4 Practical Joke 5 6 1 1 -- 1 68 24 280,670 2,278,557

(2014) by Into Mischief FYR: 2019 Stands: Coolmore Ashford KY Fee: $35,000 Tejano Twist

5 Klimt -- 5 -- -- -- -- 79 24 98,515 1,265,272

(2014) by Quality Road FYR: 2019 Stands: Jockey Club of Turkey Tur Fee: $7,500 Rumble Strip Ron

6 Gormley 1 5 1 3 -- -- 60 22 177,500 1,033,207

(2014) by Malibu Moon FYR: 2019 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $7,500 High Oak

7 Classic Empire 2 5 -- 1 -- -- 60 21 184,250 1,641,424

(2014) by Pioneerof the Nile FYR: 2019 Stands: Coolmore Ashford KY Fee: $17,500 Classy Edition

8 Cupid 2 3 1 2 -- -- 75 21 208,993 1,258,403

(2013) by Tapit FYR: 2019 Stands: Coolmore Ashford KY Fee: $5,000 God of Love

9 Mohaymen 2 4 1 1 -- -- 46 20 156,402 1,073,469

(2013) by Tapit FYR: 2019 Stands: Shadwell Farm KY Fee: $7,500 Mowins

10 American Freedom -- 1 -- -- -- -- 56 20 124,550 856,477

(2013) by Pulpit FYR: 2019 Stands: Airdrie Stud KY Fee: $6,000 American Sanctuary

11 Keen Ice -- 1 -- -- -- -- 72 17 98,750 933,443

(2012) by Curlin FYR: 2019 Stands: Calumet Farm KY Fee: $7,500 Who Hoo Thats Me

12 Divining Rod 1 1 -- -- -- -- 42 17 164,160 864,059

(2012) by Tapit FYR: 2019 Stands: Country Life Farm MD Fee: $5,000 Local Motive

13 Shaman Ghost 1 2 -- -- -- -- 37 17 85,200 682,587

(2012) by Ghostzapper FYR: 2019 Stands: Adena Springs North ON Fee: 7,500 Dendera

14 Unified 3 4 -- -- -- -- 44 16 154,720 1,035,393

(2013) by Candy Ride (Arg) FYR: 2019 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $10,000 Unified Report

15 Bal a Bali (Brz) 1 1 -- -- -- -- 49 14 65,300 604,017

(2010) by Put It Back FYR: 2019 Stands: Calumet Farm KY Fee: $5,000 Corner Office

Saturday, Santa Anita #6, post time: 6:30 p.m. EST

JOE HERNANDEZ S.-GII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 6 1/2fT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Beer Can Man K Can the Man Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables & Sterling Stables Glatt Prat 120

2 Bran (Fr) Muhaarar (GB) Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Bravo 120

3 Chewing Gum Candy Ride (Arg) Wertheimer and Frere Mott Rispoli 120

4 Delaware (GB) K Frankel (GB) Mark Dodemaide Gallagher Smith 120

5 Commander (Fr) War Command Sinnott Family Trust Alvarado Hernandez 120

6 Momos Distorted Humor Ironhorse Racing Stable, LLC and Bobo, Tami Trombetta Velazquez 120

7 Cupid's Claws Kitten's Joy Pantofel Stable, LLC, Wachtel Stable and Barber, Gary Alvarado Desormeaux 120

Breeders: 1-Ron Patterson, 2-Lordship Stud, 3-Wertheimer et Frere, 4-Juddmonte Farms Ltd, 5-Mathieu Daguzan-Garros & Bihari B Modi, 6-Tami D. Bobo

& Distorted Humor Syndicate, 7-Robert Low & Lawana Low

Saturday, Santa Anita #9, post time: 8:00 p.m. EST

LA CANADA S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Moonlight d'Oro K Medaglia d'Oro MyRacehorse and Spendthrift Farm LLC Mandella Smith 122

2 Cowboys Daughter K Hampton Court (Aus) Hat Trick Racing and Valle, Jose France Frey 120

3 Fi Fi Pharoah American Pharoah Beckerle, Tom, Lovingier, Terry C. and Navarro, Amanda Solis Rispoli 120

4 Velvet Slippers K Quality Road Kelly, Sarah and Wiltz, Jane Baffert Velazquez 120

5 Park Avenue K Quality Road Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Hernandez 120

6 As Time Goes By American Pharoah Tabor, Michael B., Magnier, Mrs. John, and Smith, Derrick Baffert Prat 122

Breeders: 1-Stonehaven Steadings, 2-Mike Freeny & Pat Freeny, 3-Terry C. Lovingier, 4-Kendel Duane Standlee, 5-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC,

6-Orpendale & Chelston

Saturday, Santa Anita #7, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST

SHAM S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1m

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Mackinnon American Pharoah Boom Racing, ERJ Racing, Madaket Stables & Kenney, Dave O'Neill Hernandez 124

2 Oviatt Class K Bernardini James E. Downey Desormeaux Desormeaux 120

3 Newgrange K Violence Golconda Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, SF Racing LLC, Siena

Farm LLC, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables, LLC, Waves

Edge Capital LLC, Donovan, Catherine, Masterson, Robert E.

and Schoenfarber, Jay A. Baffert Velazquez 120

4 Rockefeller K Medaglia d'Oro Golconda Stable, Madaket Stables LLC, SF Racing LLC, Siena

Farm LLC, Starlight Racing, Stonestreet Stables, LLC, Waves

Edge Capital LLC, Donovan, Catherine, Masterson, Robert E.

and Schoenfarber, Jay A. Baffert Prat 124

5 Degree of Risk Cairo Prince Godolphin, LLC Harty Rispoli 120

Breeders: 1-International Equities Holding, Inc., 2-Godolphin & Morgan's Ford Farm, 3-Jack Mandato & Black Rock Thoroughbreds, 4-Colts Neck Stables

LLC, 5-Godolphin

Saturday, Santa Anita #8, post time: 7:30 p.m. EST

ROBERT J. FRANKEL S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Bodhicitta (GB) Showcasing (GB) Calvin Nguyen Baltas Desormeaux 121

2 Mucho Unusual K Mucho Macho Man George Krikorian Yakteen Velazquez 123

3 England's Rose K English Channel Mercedes Stables LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds, Dilworth,

Scott, Ingordo, Dorothy, Ingordo, David and Mooney, F. Steve Shirreffs Espinoza 123

4 Moraz Empire Maker Don Alberto Stable McCarthy Hernandez 121

5 Sloane Garden (GB) Iffraaj (GB) Charles, Ronald L. and Gordon, Samuel Badilla Frey 121

6 Global Brand War Front Glen Hill Farm McCarthy Rispoli 121

7 Luck Kitten's Joy LNJ Foxwoods Baltas Prat 121

Breeders: 1-Fonthill Farms & Mr & Mrs A. Scott, 2-George Krikorian, 3-St. George Farm LLC, 4-Don Alberto Corporation, 5-Jupiter Bloodstock Ltd, 6-Glen

Hill Farm, 7-LNJ Foxwoods

Stand Up Comic becomes the sixth black-type winner for freshman sire Practical Joke | EquiPhoto

Dance Code | EquiPhoto

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

PARX FUTURITY, $100,000, Parx Racing, 12-29, 2yo, f, 7f,

1:26.29, ft.

1--STAND UP COMIC, 122, f, 2, by Practical Joke

1st Dam: Boleyn (GSP, $123,886), by Proud Citizen

2nd Dam: Magnificent Baby, by Northern Baby

3rd Dam: Magnificent Lindy, by Nodouble

1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Cash is King LLC & LC Racing LLC;

B-Eico Ventures (KY); T-Robert E. Reid, Jr.; J-Frankie

Pennington. $55,200. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, $111,600.

*1/2 to Hi Holiday (Harlan's Holiday), SW, $112,563.

2--Captainsdaughter, 120, f, 2, Midshipman--Joan's Rose, by

Service Stripe. O-Joseph Birnbaum; B-Ocean View Stable (NY);

T-Russell J. Cash. $18,400.

3--Miss Interpret, 124, f, 2, Street Sense--All Mettle, by Touch

Gold. ($100,000 Wlg '19 KEENOV; $100,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP).

O-Laurie Wolf & Glen Hill Farm; B-Michael Banahan, Ralph

Gray & Dr. Dickson Varner (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $9,200.

Margins: 4, 2HF, 1. Odds: 2.50, 4.00, 1.20.

Also Ran: Collin's Grey Lady, Eighty Eight Keys, Twodogsfourcats,

Lady Bernadette, Smarty Pants Sandy, Decisive Cause.

Scratched: Alice Harper, Bienvenue, Buy the Best.

Stand Up Comic came from off the pace to remain undefeated

on the dirt in the seven furlong Parx Futurity Wednesday

afternoon. A tick slow at the start, the daughter of Practical Joke

rushed into contention, settling in a tight fourth along the inside

as Collin's Grey Lady (Frosted) raced through a :23 opening

quarter. Assuming a clear second through a :46.2 half, the

chestnut collared the tiring frontrunner at the quarter pole,

spurted clear in the stretch and crossed the wire a geared down

four-length winner over Captainsdaughter. The slow-starting

Miss Interpret rounded out the trifecta.

Stand Up Comic kicked off her career with a win going 4 1/2

panels here in June before ekeing out a victory adding a

sixteenth at Delaware July 21. Switched over to the turf for her

next two, she finished fourth in Saratoga's 5 1/2-furlong Bolton

Landing S. before coming home 10th in the six-panel Stewart

Manor S. at Belmont Nov. 6.

Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

PARX JUVENILE S., $100,000, Parx Racing, 12-29, 2yo, 7f,

1:26.32, ft.

1--DANCE CODE, 122, c, 2, by Honor Code

1st Dam: Dancinginthestreet, by Street Boss

2nd Dam: Freefourracing, by French Deputy

3rd Dam: Gerri n Jo Go, by Top Command

($13,000 Ylg '20 KEESEP; $50,000 2yo '21 OBSMAR).

1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Richie's World Stables LLC;

B-Blackstone Farm LLC (PA); T-Juan C. Vazquez; J-Nik Juarez.

$56,400. Lifetime Record: GSP, 6-3-0-1, $157,260.

2--Speaking, 124, g, 2, Mr Speaker--High Noon Nellie, by

Silver Deputy. O/B-Holly Crest (NJ); T-E Owens, Jr. $18,800.

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Only Kidding | Ryan Thompson

3--Script, 120, c, 2, Algorithms--Dilly, by First Samurai.

1ST BLACK TYPE. O/B-Stone Farm (KY); T-H. G Motion. $9,400.

Margins: 1HF, 2 1/4, HF. Odds: 3.10, 2.30, 2.60.

Also Ran: Southern Runner, Vine Jet, Practical Coach, Egot a

Poker Face, Raging Tempest. Scratched: Last Romance, Mr. Mox,

Smarten Up, Uncle Buddy, Witty.

Looking for redemption following a fourth against statebreds

last out in the Pennsylvania Nursery S., Dance Code went to the

front and never looked back, earning his first taste of black-type

in Wednesday's Parx Juvenile. Hard-pressed by Speaking and

Practical Coach (Practical Joke) through a sharp quarter in :23.3,

he continued to battle as Speaking held his ground while

Practical Coach began his retreat through a :45.2 half. Asked for

more by Nik Juarez at the quarter pole, Dance Code refused to

be headed, crossing the wire a stubborn 1 1/2-length winner

over Speaking. Despite Gerardo Corrales's best attempt to have

the final finish reversed, the result was allowed to stand.

Subsequent to Dance Code, Dancinginthestreet produced a colt

by Bernardini in 2020 followed by a Frosted filly earlier this

season. The mare was bred back to Outwork. Click for the

Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:9th-Gulfstream, $54,000, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000),12-29, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.58, fm, neck.TIK TOK FAMOUS (GB) (f, 3, Belardo {Ire}--Gallice {Ire}, byFuisse {Fr}), on the board in both the Miss Gracie S. and CellarsShiraz S. at this venue earlier this fall, finished third facingoptional claiming company going a mile over this turf courseDec. 3. Bumped at the start, the bay settled in fifth through:25.02 and :49.14 splits. Angled out three wide approaching thequarter pole, the 2-1 choice took over at the sixteenth pole andremained tough late en route to a neck success over 23-1chance Caroline's Story (Pioneerof the Nile). A half-sister toEuropean Champion Filly Elusive Kate (Elusive Quality), Galliceproduced a colt by Golden Horn (GB) in 2020 followed by a coltby Le Brivido (Fr) this season. This is the family of GI Breeders'Cup Classic winner Pleasantly Perfect (Pleasant Colony). Saleshistory: 20,000gns Wlg '18 TATFOA; 110,000gns Ylg '19 TATOCT.Lifetime Record: MSP, 7-2-1-3, $90,135. Click for theEquibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.O-e Five Racing Tbreds; B-Amelia Field (GB); T-S. A. Joseph, Jr.

IN ORDER OF PURSE:

7th-Gulfstream, $53,000, Msw, 12-29, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.68,

ft, 2 lengths.

ONLY KIDDING (f, 3, Into Mischief--Taparri, by Tapit), third in

her career bow at the Fair Grounds in March, was sixth going six

panels at Churchill in April before tiring late to be third--beaten

6 1/4 lengths--adding an extra furlong in Louisville in November.

Backed down to even money in this cut back, she stalked

opening fractions of :21.63 and :44.74, engaged the pacesetter

approaching the quarter pole, took over late and drew off to

score by two lengths over Mine for Passion (Mineshaft).

Purchased in utero for $175,000 at the Keeneland November

sale, Only Kidding has a juvenile sister by Maclean's Music and a

weanling brother by Street Sense. Taparri was bred back to

Liam's Map. This represents the family of graded stakes winners

Mission Impazible, Forest Camp and Spanish Empire. Sales

history: $310,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP; $150,000 2yo '20 OBSAPR.

Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-2, $53,403. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-Bradley Thoroughbreds, Tim Cambron, Anna Cambron and

Kurz Equine Investments; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY);

T-Brendan P. Walsh.

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Megayacht | Lauren King

4th-Gulfstream, $53,000, Msw, 12-29, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT,

2:13.64, fm, 2 lengths.

MEGAYACHT (c, 3, Tonalist--Yellow Boat, by Lemon Drop Kid),

seventh in his career bow going 8 1/2 furlongs here in February,

took some time off before returning with a much-improved

second stretching to 1 1/4 miles over the Belmont turf Sept. 17.

Sent off at 5-2 this time, the Maryland bred stalked favored

North Carolina (Speightstown) through modest initial splits,

contested the issue turning for home, gained control and drew

clear to score by two lengths over the closing Please the

Pharoah (American Pharoah). The half to MGSW Fast Boat (City

Zip, $706,349), has an unplaceed juvenile sister by Quality Road

named Glider in addition to a yearling full-brother. Yellow Boat

was most recently bred back to Quality Road. Lifetime Record:

3-1-1-0, $50,200. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by TVG.

O/B-Robert S. Evans (MD); T-Christophe Clement.

3rd-Gulfstream, $53,000, Msw, 12-29, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f

(AWT), 1:03.93, ft, 6 1/2 lengths.

STUCK ON KITTEN (f, 3, Kitten's Joy--Thorn Flower, by

Montjeu {Ire}) kicked off for Wesley Ward with a runner-up

finish going six panels at the Big A in early December 2020

before rounding out the season a leg-weary seventh while

stretching to 7 1/2 furlongs in Hallandale later that month.

Picked up for a $25,000 tag while finishing second in a 5 1/2-

furlong test on the Tapeta here Nov. 14, the bay was sent off the

8-5 second choice to go one better while getting blinkers on this

time. Settled in a stalking fourth early, she gained command

turning for home and drew off late to score by an eye-catching 6

1/2-length margin.

Sales history: $27,000 RNA Ylg '19 KEESEP. Lifetime Record:

4-1-2-0, $53,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by TVG.

O-ProRacing Stable, LLC, Al Bianchi Racing, LLC, Corms Racing

Stable & On The Rise Again Stable; B-Kenneth L. & Sarah K.

Ramsey (KY); T-Jose Francisco D'Angelo.

10th-Gulfstream, $53,000, Msw, 12-29, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT),

1:45.46, ft, 3/4 length.

AMBITIEUSE (f, 2, Medaglia d'Oro--Lucky Folie {SW, $118,292},

by Distorted Humor), third in her debut at Aqueduct Nov. 19,

was given a 2-1 chance in this second go. Reserved off modest

initial splits, the Wertheimer homebred swung out four wide

turning into the lane, gained an edge and held sway late to score

by 3/4 of a length over favored Beachfront Bid (Speightstown).

Stakes winning Lucky Folie is also responsible for a weanling by

Into Mischief and was bred back to the Spendthrift sire. Lifetime

Record: 2-1-0-1, $41,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or

VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

O-Wertheimer and Frere; B-Wertheimer et Frere (KY);

T-H. Graham Motion.

FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: THURSDAY, DEC. 30

2021 Stud Fees Listed

American Freedom (Pulpit), Airdrie Stud, $6,000

125 foals of racing age/20 winners/0 black-type winners

5-Turfway, 8:14 p.m. EST, Msw 6 1/2f, American Pure, 3-1

$40,000 KEE SEP yrl; $200,000 OBS APR 2yo

4-Mahoning Valley, 2:08 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Juju Nineteen, 6-5

Astern (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro), Darley, $7,500

85 foals of racing age/12 winners/1 black-type winner

8-Fair Grounds, 5:42 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Gillian Elizabeth,

4-1

8-Fair Grounds, 5:42 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Jibe, 4-1

$37,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $70,000 FTK SEL yrl

Cont. p4

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American Freedom | Sarah Andrew

Cont.

Bal a Bali (Brz) (Put It Back), Calumet Farm, $5,000

98 foals of racing age/14 winners/1 black-type winner

4-Fair Grounds, 3:38 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Corrente de Ouro,

15-1

$6,000 KEE SEP yrl; $130,000 OBS OPN 2yo

Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile), Coolmore Ashford, $17,500

116 foals of racing age/21 winners/2 black-type winners

8-Fair Grounds, 5:42 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Triple P, 12-1

$20,000 KEE SEP yrl; $57,000 RNA OBS APR 2yo

Connect (Curlin), Lane's End Farm, $15,000

119 foals of racing age/26 winners/2 black-type winners

5-Aqueduct, 2:38 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Inevtabl Conection, 3-1

$25,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl; $20,000 OBS APR 2yo

8-Fair Grounds, 5:42 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Ryan's Grace, 12-1

$4,500 KEE SEP yrl; $25,000 OBS OPN 2yo

Cupid (Tapit), Coolmore Ashford, $5,000

144 foals of racing age/21 winners/2 black-type winners

5-Turfway, 8:14 p.m. EST, Msw 6 1/2f, Love On the Rocks, 7-2

2-Aqueduct, 1:19 p.m. EST, Msw 7f, Rough Tough Love, 8-1

$72,000 EAS OCT yrl

2-Mahoning Valley, 1:12 p.m. EST, Alw 1m, Social Engagement,

3-1

$6,000 KEE NOV wnl; $10,000 FTK FEB wnl

Divining Rod (Tapit), Country Life Farm, $5,000

68 foals of racing age/17 winners/1 black-type winner

3-Laurel, 1:22 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Divining Dancer, 20-1

$3,500 EAS OCT yrl

Gormley (Malibu Moon), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000

119 foals of racing age/22 winners/1 black-type winner

5-Aqueduct, 2:38 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Cathedral Beach, 5-1

$95,000 FTK OCT yrl

Holy Boss (Street Boss), Anchor & Hope Farm, $1,000

47 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners

5-Aqueduct, 2:38 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Rhumjar, 6-1

$8,000 EAS OCT yrl

Iron Fist (Tapit), Whispering Oaks Farm, $6,500

25 foals of racing age/7 winners/2 black-type winners

2-Fair Grounds, 2:36 p.m. EST, Msw 1mT, Chief Kimosabi, 9-2

Jay Gatsby (Giant's Causeway), Red River Farms, $1,500

9 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners

2-Fair Grounds, 2:36 p.m. EST, Msw 1mT, Blaze of Gray, 20-1

Klimt (Quality Road), Darby Dan Farm, $10,000

153 foals of racing age/24 winners/0 black-type winners

2-Aqueduct, 1:19 p.m. EST, Msw 7f, Martini's Amica, 20-1

$100,000 FTK NOV wnl; $65,000 OBS APR 2yo

Lord Nelson (Pulpit), Spendthrift Farm, $10,000

74 foals of racing age/6 winners/1 black-type winner

8-Fair Grounds, 5:42 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Aboukir Bay, 7-2

$30,000 KEE SEP yrl; $375,000 OBS APR 2yo

4-Fair Grounds, 3:38 p.m. EST, Msw 5 1/2fT, Sweet Dreams

Babe, 30-1

$40,000 FTK OCT yrl; $20,000 OBS OPN 2yo

Midnight Storm (Pioneerof the Nile), Taylor Made Farm, $7,500

72 foals of racing age/11 winners/1 black-type winner

4-Mahoning Valley, 2:08 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Midnight Alibi, 6-5

Mo Tom (Uncle Mo), Red River Farms, $2,000

37 foals of racing age/5 winners/1 black-type winner

2-Fair Grounds, 2:36 p.m. EST, Msw 1mT, Mo Credo, 15-1

$3,200 ESL YRL yrl

Stand Up Comic (Practical Joke) gives his freshman sire his sixthblack-type winner in the Parx Futurity Wednesday.

(click to watch)

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SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: THURSDAY, DEC. 30

2021 Stud Fees Listed

Brody's Cause (Giant's Causeway), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000

142 foals of racing age/36 winners/3 black-type winners

7-Aqueduct, 3:36 p.m. EST, $100K Bay Ridge S., 1 1/8m, Amity

Island, 15-1

$55,000 RNA SAR AUG yrl

California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), Arrow Stud, private

197 foals of racing age/64 winners/2 black-type winners

4-Mahoning Valley, 2:08 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Evasive Action, 15-1

Effinex (Mineshaft), Questroyal North

61 foals of racing age/20 winners/2 black-type winners

7-Aqueduct, 3:36 p.m. EST, $100K Bay Ridge S., 1 1/8m,

Byhubbyhellomoney, 6-1

$30,000 KEE SEP yrl

Frosted (Tapit), Darley, $25,000

238 foals of racing age/74 winners/6 black-type winners

3-Laurel, 1:22 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Sagrada Ray, 6-1

$17,000 KEE SEP yrl

Mosler (War Front), Country Life Farm, $4,000

112 foals of racing age/39 winners/2 black-type winners

3-Laurel, 1:22 p.m. EST, Msw 6f, Mocephus, 8-1

Mshawish (Medaglia d'Oro), Taylor Made Farm, $7,500

133 foals of racing age/54 winners/3 black-type winners

5-Turfway, 8:14 p.m. EST, Msw 6 1/2f, Swishawish, 10-1

IN JAPAN:

Meisho Hyuma (Jpn), c, 3, Distorted Humor--Love and Faith, by

Corinthian. Hanshin, 12-28, Harumachizuki Sho, 6f. Lifetime

Record: 8-3-2-1, $301,913. O-Yoshio Matsumoto; B-Mishima

Bokujo (Jpn). T-Kenichi Fujioka. *1/2 to Super Sermon (Super

Saver), GSP-US.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

2nd-Delta Downs, $42,000, (S), (NW3L)/Opt. Clm ($15,000),

12-29, 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:28.86, ft, 3 1/4 lengths.

EILEEN ALEXANDRA (f, 3, Jess's Dream--Miss Stonestreet, by

Mr. Greeley) Lifetime Record: SP, 10-3-2-1, $130,956. O/B-Bob

Mahoney (LA); T-Ronnie P. Ward.

4th-Delta Downs, $40,800, 12-29, (NW2L), 2yo, 5f, :59.21, ft,

1 length.

BRIAN'S IRON MIKE (g, 2, Iron Fist--Hildegarde, by

Ghostzapper) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $52,180. O-Bucks Boys,

LLC; B-Perry Segura (LA); T-Allen Landry. *$15,000 Ylg '20

ESLYRL; $15,000 2yo '21 OBSAPR.

6th-Delta Downs, $36,000, 12-29, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 5f, :59.04,

ft, 1/2 length.

SCRAPPY ARTIE (g, 3, Uncaptured--Smart N Lonely, by Smarty

Jones) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-2, $54,100. O-Ellen Epstein;

B-Montanari & Epstein (FL); T-Allen Landry. *$15,000 2yo '20

OBSOPN.

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Cont.

3rd-Mahoning Valley, $33,900, 12-29, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f,

1:13.61, sy, 3 lengths.

GOLDEN MONEY (g, 4, Goldencents--Music Thunder, by

Distorted Humor) Lifetime Record: SP, 29-5-5-8, $174,129.

O-Edwin Mundo; B-Peter Sheppell & K. C. Garret Farm (OH);

T-Nestor Rivera. *$11,000 Ylg '18 FTKOCT; $16,000 2yo '19

OBSOPN.

7th-Mahoning Valley, $33,700, (S), 12-29, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 6f,

1:13.63, sy, 3 1/4 lengths.

BIG ON BIG (g, 3, Cinco Charlie--Justoneatheguys, by

Corinthian) Lifetime Record: 11-2-2-3, $57,899. O/B-Daniel J.

& Patricia J. Yates (OH); T-William D. Cowans. *$27,000 RNA Ylg

'19 FTKOCT.

5th-Penn National, $30,056, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 12-28,

3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.54, ft, 3/4 length.

OUR SWEET GIRL (f, 4, Competitive Edge--Fu Peggi Sue, by

Fusaichi Pegasus) Lifetime Record: 14-6-1-2, $96,575.

O-Matthew T. Groff; B-Seth Gregory (NY); T-Timothy C. Kreiser.

*$24,000 RNA Ylg '18 SARAUG; $44,000 2yo '19 EASMAY.

4th-Turf Paradise, $28,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($20,000-$25,000),

12-29, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:08.08, gd, 1/2 length.

CHASING FAME (g, 3, Tapiture--Then and Now, by Old

Fashioned) Lifetime Record: 16-3-0-1, $66,727. O-Roger Snow

& Brad Stallings; B-Eric & Randi Moreau-Sipiere (KY); T-Manuel

Ortiz, Sr. *$15,000 Wlg '18 KEENOV; $30,000 RNA Ylg '19

KEESEP; $110,000 2yo '20 EASMAY.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

J M R Gemma, f, 2, Giant Gizmo--She's a Ringer, by Where's the

Ring. Penn National, 12-28, 6f, 1:14.07. Lifetime Record:

2-1-1-0, $23,886. B-Nick Nosowenko (ON). *C$16,000 Ylg '20

CANSEP.

Espernsita, f, 3, Il Villano--Storm Rubi, by With Distinction. Parx

Racing, 12-29, (WC), 6f, 1:13.15. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,

$19,320. B-S Davis (PA). *1ST-TIME STARTER.

Belardo (Ire), Tik Tok Famous (GB), f, 3, o/o Gallice (Ire), by

Fuisse (Fr). AOC, 12-29, Gulfstream

Cinco Charlie, Big On Big, g, 3, o/o Justoneatheguys, by

Corinthian. ALW, 12-29, Mahoning Valley

Competitive Edge, Our Sweet Girl, f, 4, o/o Fu Peggi Sue, by

Fusaichi Pegasus. AOC, 12-28, Penn National

Courageous Cat, Piquet, m, 7, o/o American Prayer, by Quiet

American. STR, 12-29, Parx Racing

Giant Gizmo, J M R Gemma, f, 2, o/o She's a Ringer, by Where's

the Ring. MSW, 12-28, Penn National

Goldencents, Golden Money, g, 4, o/o Music Thunder, by

Distorted Humor. ALW, 12-29, Mahoning Valley

Honor Code, Dance Code, c, 2, o/o Dancinginthestreet, by Street

Boss. Parx Juvenile S., 12-29, Parx Racing

Il Villano, Espernsita, f, 3, o/o Storm Rubi, by With Distinction.

WMC, 12-29, Parx Racing

Into Mischief, Only Kidding, f, 3, o/o Taparri, by Tapit. MSW,

12-29, Gulfstream

Iron Fist, Brian's Iron Mike, g, 2, o/o Hildegarde, by

Ghostzapper. ALW, 12-29, Delta Downs

Jess's Dream, Eileen Alexandra, f, 3, o/o Miss Stonestreet, by

Mr. Greeley. AOC, 12-29, Delta Downs

Kitten's Joy, Stuck On Kitten, f, 3, o/o Thorn Flower, by Montjeu

(Ire). MSW, 12-29, Gulfstream

Medaglia d'Oro, Ambitieuse, f, 2, o/o Lucky Folie, by Distorted

Humor. MSW, 12-29, Gulfstream

Practical Joke, Stand Up Comic, f, 2, o/o Boleyn, by Proud

Citizen. Parx Futurity, 12-29, Parx Racing

Roman Ruler, Septimius Severus, g, 6, o/o Dark Eyes, by Holy

Bull. STR, 12-29, Parx Racing

Tapiture, Chasing Fame, g, 3, o/o Then and Now, by Old

Fashioned. AOC, 12-29, Turf Paradise

Tonalist, Megayacht, c, 3, o/o Yellow Boat, by Lemon Drop Kid.

MSW, 12-29, Gulfstream

Uncaptured, Scrappy Artie, g, 3, o/o Smart N Lonely, by Smarty

Jones. ALW, 12-29, Delta Downs