Not great but not a total waste either… decided to enter Whimsical War in an ungraded stakes, in which she ran mid field, and our only 2yo debuted and didn’t run dead last so all in all it could’ve been worse
Also Rans: Hidden Hero (2yo, Simply Heroic) 6th in a maiden Whimsical War (5yo, City Upon a Hill) 8th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)
Excellent day with only one out of the first three including a new stakes winner. Even the 2yo hit the board! Pleased to see Inis break his maiden. Whilst it’s unlikely he’ll be as good as his half-brother Quarren, he becomes the 17th winner for his dam. Lovely to see her have a 100% winner to foals record as she was one of my favorite mares.
Wins: Inis (3yo, Sionnach) in a NW1 Allowance Gdansk (3yo, Long Live The King) in a NW2 Allowance Lady of Hay (3yo, Long Live The King) in an Allowance Love The Stars (3yo, Space Chips) in a NW3 Allowance Draiodh (3yo, Quarren) in an Allowance Ch. Gleaming Stranger (4yo, Black Cherry) in the Banshee Breeze Handicap (Ungr.)
Places: Lia Fáil (3yo, Sionnach) in a NW1 Allowance Lexicographer (2yo, Golden Text) in a NW2 Allowance Out In Front (3yo, Worthy Victor) in an Allowance Ch. Kirsch (5yo, Black Cherry) in the Lincoln Handicap(Ungr.)
Shows: Band of Gold (3yo, Golden Text) in a NW1 Allowance Ch. Ellis Island (4yo, Quarren) in the Lincoln Handicap(Ungr.)
Also Rans: Ch. Paradise Falls (6yo, Von Lichtenstein) 6th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)
Wins: Artemor (2yo, Space Chips) in a NW3 Allowance
Places: Elektorat (2yo, Simply Heroic) in a NW2 Allowance Filipinka (2yo, Crafty Magic) in a NW3 Allowance Irrtum (3yo, Space Chips) in the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr. 2)
Shows: Antoni (2yo, Too Stressful) in a NW2 Allowance Awantura (2yo, Starling) in a maiden
Fourths: Eremita (2yo, Space Chips) in a NW1 Allowance Felek (2yo, Hogwarts) in a NW1 Allowance
Also Rans: Forbidden Deed (3yo, Can’t Touch This) 7th in an Allowance Peu à Peu (3yo, Space Chips) 7th in a NW3 Allowance
I’ve officially been in the game long enough to see my first crop of homebred 2yos debut on the track, and there was actually a winner! Honestly just so pleased by that
An all-around discouraging day here, but at least most everyone paid their entry fees. I expect this to be the norm from here on out, at least for a while, since my younger crops can’t seem to hold a candle to my recently retired 2018 and 2019 superhorses.
Shows: Star Sign (4yo, Invasor) in a NW2 Allowance Speechcraft (4yo, Express Yourself) in an Allowance Novelist (3yo, Unabridged) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)
Fourths: Dear Ball (3yo, Chivalry) in a claiming race Black Sea (3yo, Sea the Stars) in a NW3 Allowance
Fifths: Fool’s Risk (2yo, To Die For) in a maiden Glass Belle (5yo, Belanso) in an Allowance Ch. Kiss The Fool (4yo, Foolhardy) in the Banshee Breeze Handicap (Ungr.) Roman Gold (3yo, Calle de Oro) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)
Also Rans: Last Wish (2yo, To Die For) 6th in a NW2 Allowance By Candlelight (3yo, Black Cherry) 6th in a maiden Eve’s Apple (3yo, Devil’s Walk) 7th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)
Mix of highs and lows with Pest from the West scoring his first stakes win in the Santa Anita Derby! Hoping after a brief rest he will be ready for the Kentucky Derby next month. If not, we’ll aim for the Preakness. Two year olds debuted beautifully with 3 of 4 breaking their maiden at first asking…rest of the stakes kids was basically carnage.
16(6)-6(1)-1-2(1)-3(2) $603,900
Wins: Grey Goose (2yo, American Pharoah) in a NW2 Allowance Wild Arum (3yo, French Ruby) in a NW3 Allowance Maegi (2yo, Silver Wizard) in a maiden Devil Red (2yo, Venture His Due) in a maiden Abeja Reina (5yo, Bellagio) in an Allowance Pest From The West (3yo, California Chrome) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)
Shows: Mrs. Maisel (2yo, Lucky Streak) in a NW3 Allowance Ch. Hard Candy (6yo, Worthy Victor) in the Empire Rose Stakes (Gr. 2)
Fourths: Warm Dust (3yo, Frankel) in an Allowance Prom Dress (4yo, Formal Occasion) in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.) GCh. USS Vengeance (6yo, Galaxy’s Zodiac) in the Winterbottom Stakes (Gr. 2)
Also Rans: Ch. Copperhead (7yo, Conflagration) 8th in an Allowance and was retired. Ch. Downfall (6yo, V is for Victory) 9th in an Allowance and was retired. We picked him up as a weanling and he went on to earn over a million dollars at 2 and 3, winning the G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and G1 Hong Kong Cup. Unfortunately he never quite had the same form as he got older. GCh. Unimpeded (7yo, Joyeux Oiseau) 9th in the Excelsior Breeders’ Cup (Gr. 3). Officially retired to broodmare duties. We picked her up at 3 for just $1,000 and promptly switched her to SC given her breeding; she went on to win 7 stakes and over $2.6 million on the track. Fingers crossed she’ll pass on her monster SC genes to her foals. Chilly Cherry (6yo, Akhetnaten) 10th in the Primonetta Stakes (Ungr.)
Great day!! Really happy with Grindelwald’s 2nd in the Santa Anita Derby, he was entered on a whim.
14(1)-5-3(1)-2-1 $292,050
Wins: Stare Decisis (3yo, Silver Wizard) in a NW1 Allowance Harbor Flight (3yo, In The Navy) in a NW2 Allowance Royal Station (3yo, Gang of Thieves) in a NW3 Allowance Bad Habit (3yo, Frosted) in an Allowance Silver Spoon (5yo, Candidate) in an Allowance
Places: Bone Carver (2yo, Devil’s Walk) in a NW1 Allowance Silver Sigil (4yo, Silver Wizard) in an Allowance Grindelwald (3yo, Bellagio) in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)
Shows: Feyre (2yo, Zadar) in a NW3 Allowance Caversham Street (3yo, Carrowmore) in a NW3 Allowance
Also Rans: American Citizen (2yo, American Pharoah) 6th in a NW2 Allowance Almost Paradise (2yo, Belanso) 6th in a NW3 Allowance Fried Rice (2yo, Silver Wizard) 8th in a maiden
Wins: All That Spirit (2yo, All That Appeal) in a NW1 Allowance Dream Forever (3yo, Moonopoly) in a NW2 Allowance Factor That (2yo, All That Appeal) in a NW2 Allowance
Places: Cool Night (2yo, Devil’s Walk) in a NW1 Allowance Retro Hero (3yo, Black Cherry) in a NW1 Allowance Frosted Tears (2yo, Frosted) in a NW2 Allowance Demand It All (2yo, Demand the Best) in a NW3 Allowance Always Coming Home (3yo, Gotta Go) in a NW3 Allowance Exactly (2yo, Chivalry) in a maiden Last Kitty (5yo, Last For More) in an Allowance
Shows: Day of Rest (3yo, Sunday Paper) in a NW1 Allowance
Fifths: Stormy Eyes (2yo, Golden Horn) in a NW3 Allowance
Also Rans: How’s Your Luck (3yo, One Lucky Soul) 10th in a NW3 Allowance Lovesick (4yo, Bellagio) 7th in an Allowance Ch. Amazing Beam (6yo, Strike It Rich) 6th in the Excelsior Breeders’ Cup (Gr. 3)
2 yr olds a little slow, but good run for Auf Wins: Ch. Aufeinander (3yo, Space Chips) in the Winterbottom Stakes (Gr. 2)
Places: Stormborn (3yo, Unabridged) in a NW2 Allowance Anderson (2yo, Blue Smoke) in a maiden
Shows: Forget the Rest (2yo, All That Appeal) in a NW3 Allowance
Fourths: Deadshot (2yo, Strike It Rich) in a NW2 Allowance Galaxy (2yo, Pay the Boatman) in a NW3 Allowance Alarm Call (4yo, Black Light II) in a NW1 Allowance
Also Rans: Charmed Again (2yo, Calle de Oro) 6th in a NW1 Allowance Confetti Punch (2yo, LiveLong&Prosper) 9th in a NW2 Allowance Final Fight (2yo, Nobly Regal) 7th in a NW3 Allowance Changerup (2yo, Carrowmore) 6th in a maiden
Also Rans: French Whisper (2yo, French Ruby) 9th in a NW1 Allowance Spinel (2yo, French Ruby) 10th in a NW2 Allowance ShezaWildLass (3yo, Away The Lads) 8th in a maiden Just About To Go (3yo, Gotta Go) 8th in a NW3 Allowance GCh. Last Highlander (4yo, Candidate) 7th in the Banshee Breeze Handicap (Ungr.)
Wins: Crazy In Love (4yo, Von Lichtenstein) in a NW2 Allowance for a record this year of 6-2-1-1-0 No Debate (4yo, Usain Bolt) in a maiden for a record this year of 4-1-3-0-0
Places: Kitten (3yo, Bellagio) in a NW3 Allowance Danceinthestreets (4yo, Calle de Oro) in a maiden
Also Rans:
Like a million, the 2-year-olds didn’t feel like running today of course, but notably Tropical Cherry (3yo, Black Cherry) 7th in the Santa Anita Derby (Gr. 1)
Because I have terrible luck with stakes