12/29

[Shelbie]

The final meet of the year had some ups and downs for us. Overall, this was one of our best racing years, and definitely our best 2yo crop to date! Fingers crossed they carry into next year.

23(10)-4(1)-3(1)-3(1)-9(3) $396,800

Wins:
Tender Sky (3yo, American Pharoah) in an Allowance
Keystothekingdom (2yo, Last For More) in a NW2 Allowance
Diamond Heir (2yo, Space Chips) in an Allowance
GCh. High South (5yo, Silver Wizard) in the Grafton Cup (Gr. 3). The highlight of our day as this means High South is now stud qualified! His half-brother Beratis enters stud next February. High South won by 2, so he will give a 6yo career a go, especially since he’s close to NCH. He is the first Silver Wizard son to qualify.

Places:
Stillwater Farms lease Unexplored (2yo, Venture His Due) in an Allowance
Ch. Diamond Galaxy (4yo, Highland Burning) in a Starter Allowance
Ch. Foxcatcher (2yo, Worthy Victor) in the Man O’War Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Shows:
Coven (2yo, Nobly Regal) in a NW2 Allowance
Spicy Success (3yo, Gotta Go) in an Allowance
Ch. Brahminy (3yo, Starling) in the Highland Sorceress Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Fourths:
Wizeman (2yo, Formal Occasion) in a NW3 Allowance
Croissant (2yo, French Ruby) in an Allowance
Leprechaun City (3yo, City Upon a Hill) in an Allowance
Humble (2yo, Straticus) in an Allowance
Last of the Light (3yo, I’m No Fool) in an Allowance
Ch. Tinseltownthrodown (3yo, Quintet) in the Cigar Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Thuaidh (2yo, Sionnach) in the Eternal Hope Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
NCh. Harken (6yo, Worth The Wait) in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
GCh. Flaming Key (6yo, Sleipnir) in an Allowance. Retired to broodmare. We claimed Flaming Key at the end of her 2yo season and she went on to win $4M and 4 stakes.

Fifths:
Disenchanted (2yo, Nobly Regal) in the Eternal Hope Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Rainee Thoroughbreds lease Ch. Chateau d’Arc (3yo, Straticus) in the Highland Sorceress Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
GCh. WASP (6yo, Lord Nelson) in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1). Retired to broodmare. We picked her up as a 4yo and she went on to be a turf machine at 5, winning 5 of 7 that year including 4 stakes in a row. She managed to keep rolling a bit this year with a G1 win and several other MSP’s. She started to fade after June and we decided to retire her to the broodmare band.

Also Rans:
Ch. Rose of Obsidian (5yo, Eighteen Karat) 7th in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1). Retired to broodmare. A homebred, she was MSP at 3 but it took her 5yo season to win her one and only stakes.

[Firefly]

@Shelbie

GCh. WASP (6yo, Lord Nelson) in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1). Retired to broodmare. We picked her up as a 4yo and she went on to be a turf machine at 5, winning 5 of 7 that year including 4 stakes in a row. She managed to keep rolling a bit this year with a G1 win and several other MSP’s. She started to fade after June and we decided to retire her to the broodmare band.

Thank you for giving her a chance! Loved that horse but couldn’t seem to get her to do anything. Guess she just required some patience. Lol. I hope she does as well for you in the broodmare band as she did on the track! Also, congrats on the stud qualification!

[Firefly]

All my horses are in holiday mode, I think. Lol. Nothing especially exciting, but we did manage to claim an Express Yourself colt from Final Furlong. Interested to see what we can do with him.

3(2)-0-1(1)-0-0 $15,000

Places:
Ch. Bullet Proof (4yo, Gunningdownromance) in the Alex M. Robb Stakes (Ungr.)

Also Rans:
Complex Spring (3yo, Express Yourself) 6th in a claiming race
Ch. Lasting Gold (3yo, Last For More) 6th in the Alex M. Robb Stakes (Ungr.)

[willagrey]

Great end to the year with a final G1 homebred win!

9(1)-2(1)-4-1-0 $236,950

Wins:
Away to Hollywood (3yo, Away The Lads) in a NW3 Allowance
Gavriel (2yo, Quarren) in the Man O’War Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Places:
Undertow (2yo, Pay the Boatman) in a NW3 Allowance
Ch. Fashion Week (3yo, Lucky Streak) in a NW3 Allowance. Half-sister to Gavriel. Also a stakes winner!
Varian (4yo, Curlin) in a NW3 Allowance
Ch. American Crime (3yo, American Pharoah) in an Allowance

Shows:
Delta Blues (3yo, American Pharoah) in a NW2 Allowance

Fifths:
French Horn (2yo, Golden Horn) in a NW3 Allowance
Stare Decisis (3yo, Silver Wizard) in an Allowance

[willagrey]

@Shelbie

GCh. High South (5yo, Silver Wizard) in the Grafton Cup (Gr. 3). The highlight of our day as this means High South is now stud qualified! His half-brother Beratis enters stud next February. High South won by 2, so he will give a 6yo career a go, especially since he’s close to NCH. He is the first Silver Wizard son to qualify.

SO EXCITED to see a Silver Wizard son qualify! Congrats!

[imagine]

Ponies mostly liked 3rd today but it’s been a pretty good year overall so I can’t complain too much.

Wins:
Red Rose (2yo, Run Jenny Run) in a NW3 Allowance

Places:
Love Hurts (2yo, Quarren) in a NW2 Allowance
Foyt (3yo, Sponsored) in a NW1 Allowance

Shows:
Hobart (3yo, Sionnach) in an Allowance
Ch. Pirate Life For Me (2yo, Quarren) in the Man O’War Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Quercus (3yo, Quarren) in the Cigar Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Electric Dreams (2yo, Sionnach) in the Eternal Hope Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Fourths:
Return To Oz (2yo, Worthy Victor) in a NW2 Allowance

Fifths:
Néifinn (3yo, Sionnach) in a NW2 Allowance

[Hilda_with_Clicker]

Two girls out, and I retired one. It wasn’t a spectacular year for me, also because I’ve been inactive for a few months, but I’m glad that Space Chips is doing well as a stud and I have some really nice racehorses too.
Happy New year everyone!

Fourths:
Proud Wealth (3yo, Strike It Rich) in a NW3 Allowance

Fifths:
Rapid Idea (3yo, Black Light II) in a NW3 Allowance

[Leah]

Congrats on final raceday of 2021 everyone! Especially @Shelbie rounding off the year with a stud qualification! Today was quite a good day for us too!

This finishing off the first year of racing for Gotapa. 10-11 months into the game and our horses start to look stronger and stronger. Still chasing that graded win (we shan’t speak of studs yet lol), so here’s to aiming to get some stakes wins and titles in 2022!

6(1)-1-3-0-0

Wins:
Winter Flannel (2yo, Blue Smoke) in an Allowance

Places:
Quincy (3yo, Quarren) in an Allowance
Silver Drop (3yo, In The Navy) in a maiden
Hot August Nights (5yo, Tottenham Hotspur) in a Starter Allowance

Fifths:
Ao Maho (3yo, Blue Smoke) in a NW2 Allowance

Also Rans:
Impact Factor (4yo, Deep Impact) 9th in the Alex M. Robb Stakes (Ungr.)

[Starfish]

First of all, wishing everybody a happy, healthy & Covid-free 2022/2026.

Secondly, congratulations to Shelbie on High South’s stud-qualification.

42(15)-11(5)-8(3)-6-5(3) $1,351,750

Really finished the year with a bang, 16 winners on Saturday, 11 today, plus claimed Dr Faustus after he won his Claiming race. Our 2YO’s have done pretty well this year and if they train on to next year, we should continue to be a major player in the game.

We owned 5 of the BS winners and bred 4 of them, but, for the second year in a row, Sassy Fool failed to win a BS Championship. She won the G3 & G2 races both years but failed in the G1 race, this time beaten a Neck by stable-companion Last Snowfall.

Wins:
Oldest Dreams (4yo, First Born Son) in a NW2 Allowance
Last of the Lane (2yo, Last For More) in a NW3 Allowance
Welsh Navy (5yo, In The Navy) in an Allowance
Difficult Reward (4yo, Lucky Streak) in a maiden
Block the Lads (5yo, Away The Lads) in a NW3 Allowance
Lover’s Lane (4yo, Calle de Oro) in a NW2 Allowance
Ch. Save your Kisses (3yo, Fight The Twilight) in the Cigar Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Double Gunned (5yo, Gunningdownromance) in the Omaha Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Ancient Victory (2yo, Worthy Victor) in the Eternal Hope Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Sargasso’s Bear (3yo, Bear Witness) in the Highland Sorceress Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Last Snowfall (4yo, Last For More) in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Places:
The Priory School (4yo, One Lucky Soul) in a NW2 Allowance
First Dreams (5yo, First Born Son) in an Allowance
Sponsored Prospect (2yo, Sponsored) in an Allowance
Some Kind of Fool (5yo, Foolhardy) in a NW3 Allowance
Hogwarts Dawn (4yo, Hogwarts) in a NW2 Allowance
Ch. What a Streak (5yo, Lucky Streak) in the Omaha Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Balanga (2yo, Space Chips) in the Eternal Hope Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
GCh. Sassy Fool (4yo, Foolhardy) in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Shows:
Sparkling Line (5yo, I’m No Fool) in a NW2 Allowance
Holy Dreams (2yo, Holy Warrior) in a NW3 Allowance
Last Day of Spring (5yo, Last For More) in an Allowance
Charlies Gone Away (4yo, Away The Lads) in a maiden
Super Moon (5yo, Superdocious) in a NW3 Allowance
Beyond the Void (5yo, Void) in a NW2 Allowance

Fourths:
Son of Joan (5yo, First Born Son) in a maiden
My Girl’s Son (2yo, First Born Son) in an Allowance
Ash and Quill (2yo, Golden Text) in the Man O’War Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Likoro (4yo, Calle de Oro) in the Omaha Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Charlotte’s Last (3yo, Last For More) in the Highland Sorceress Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Fifths:
Sorcerer’s Stone (2yo, Hogwarts) in an Allowance
Ch. Classy Streak (2yo, Lucky Streak) in the Man O’War Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)
Ch. Lightning Thief (3yo, Usain Bolt) in the Cigar Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Also Rans:
Gift of Luck (2yo, Lucky Streak) 7th in an Allowance
Golden Victor (2yo, Worthy Victor) 6th in an Allowance
Son of a Bandit (2yo, First Born Son) 9th in an Allowance
Cherokee Warrior (2yo, Holy Warrior) 8th in a maiden
Come Join the Navy (2yo, In The Navy) 6th in a maiden
Come Away Lads (2yo, Away The Lads) 8th in a NW2 Allowance
Obedient Texture (2yo, Hogwarts) 9th in a NW2 Allowance
NCh. Bele (6yo, Highland Magic) 14th in the Alex M. Robb Stakes (Ungr.)
Ch. Spurs Flag (5yo, Tottenham Hotspur) 6th in the Highland Raven Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

[Shelbie]

Thanks everyone! I want whatever Lewis is feeding his horses.

[Joe]

7(1)-1-3(1)-2-0 $80,000

Wins:
Yummy Hillside (5yo, Formal Occasion) in an Allowance

Places:
Final Demand (2yo, Dark Demand) in a maiden
American Girl (2yo, American Pharoah) in an Allowance
Ch. Dress Code (3yo, Formal Occasion) in the Grafton Cup (Gr. 3)

Shows:
All That Trouble (2yo, All That Appeal) in an Allowance
Lean Actor (3yo, Simply Heroic) in a NW1 Allowance

Also Rans:
Try for Gold (4yo, Calle de Oro) 6th in an Allowance

[willagrey]

Agreed!

[black_briar]

Not bad for us today!! Congrats on the stud qualification!!
Wins:
Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff (3yo, Painted Raven) in a NW3 Allowance

Shows:
Sour Cave (2yo, Blame) in a maiden
Tart Moonbeam (2yo, Blame) in a NW2 Allowance
Achoo (4yo, Fight The Twilight) in a NW3 Allowance

Fourths:
Shanagolden (3yo, Irish Gold) in a Starter Allowance
Icy Ocean (4yo, Blue Ensign) in a NW3 Allowance
Vermillion (3yo, French Ruby) in a NW1 Allowance

Fifths:
Medussa (4yo, Doodles) in an Allowance
Capricious Locket (3yo, In The Navy) in the Alex M. Robb Stakes (Ungr.)

Also Rans:
White View (4yo, Highland Burning) 12th in a NW2 Allowance
Agreeable Belief (2yo, Straticus) 8th in a NW3 Allowance
Spellhardy (3yo, Pay the Boatman) 7th in an Allowance

[dreadnought]

A good season, managed 115 wins, won a few stakes races, all horses in general ran well, a little disapointed with 2 yr olds but hope some will mature in the future. Wish you all good luck for the new season , Thx Keith
Wins:
Storm (4yo, Dark Continent) in a NW3 Allowance
Ch. Dr Faustus (3yo, Golden Text) in a claiming race

Places:
Beacon (3yo, In The Navy) in a NW2 Allowance
Ch. Ambassador (4yo, Von Lichtenstein) in an Allowance
GCh. Aufeinander (3yo, Space Chips) in the Cigar Breeders’ Stakes (Gr. 1)

Shows:
Gifted Cannon (2yo, Lucky Streak) in a NW3 Allowance
Whitethorn (2yo, Silver Wizard) in an Allowance

Fourths:
Kirjava (5yo, Lasting Spirit) in a NW2 Allowance
Beyond Reason (3yo, Blame) in an Allowance

Fifths:
Ice Lady (2yo, Frosted) in a maiden
Shroud of Silence (4yo, Mantle of Power) in a NW3 Allowance

Also Rans:
Cartmel (2yo, Mantle of Power) 6th in a NW2 Allowance
Narcissa (2yo, Silver Wizard) 6th in a NW3 Allowance
Northern Lass (2yo, Simply Heroic) 6th in a NW2 Allowance
Sedgefield (3yo, Belanso) 6th in a Starter Allowance