Canadians buying up some babies at Ocala sale…Queen’s Plate list gets turned around… the Ky. Derby is a crapshoot and a quiet EASTER WEEKEND coming up on-track at Woodbine…
THOROUGHBLOGS UPDATED
(should be updated on main page in due time also)
2011 TOP CANADIAN BREDS
1. Rahy’s Attorney (98)
2. Society’s Chairman (95)
3. Essence Hit Man (88)
4. Queen’splatekitten (79)
5 Joyful Victory (83)
6. Pool Play (91)
7. Elite Alex (87)
8. Sand Cove (100)
9. Stunning Stag (96)
10 Miss Blakely (88)
QUEEN’S PLATE TOP 10
QUEEN’SPLATEKITTEN‘S 83 Beyer Figure from his one-paced outing in the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes hoisted the dark bay up to top spot for the Queen’s Plate on June 26. As long as he is now re-directed and pointed to the Plate, the Martin Schwartz owned son of Kitten’s Joy is a factor for trainer Todd Pletcher.
ELITE ALEX bombed in the Ark. Derby on the dirt but all reports say he is still on his way to Woodbine by June – he must be supplemented to the Plate by May 1.
BEAR’S CHILL stepped up with a huge win on the weekend – he too is not yet eligible – and the filly JOYFUL VICTORY is headed to the Kentucky Oaks on May 6.
1. Queen’splatekitten
2. Elite Alex
3. Bear’s Chill
4. Joyful Victory
5 Red Ace
6. Inglorious
7 Oh Canada
8. Bowman’s Causeway
9. Black n Beauty
10. Pender Harbour
POLY-SNOW! On Sunday at Woodbine, the Polytrack was drenched by a blizzard in mid-card – KRYSTAL SCEPTER, from the Audre Cappuccitti barn didn’t mind…
NORM FILES PHOTO
HEADING INTO WEEK 4 – It’s egg-citing…
WESLEY WARD is still the leading trainer at Woodbine and could add to that on Saturday with his one starter. Meanwhile DON MACRAE won 4 races last weekend and the READE BAKER stable had a few close misses but it up there with Sam DiPasquale.
1 Wesley A. Ward 17 6 4 1 $209,006 35% 11 65%
2 Donald C. MacRae 6 5 0 0 $74,828 83% 5 83%
3 Reade Baker 13 4 3 2 $180,108 31% 9 69%
3 Sam Di Pasquale 11 4 2 0 $104,524 36% 6 55%
5 Sid C. Attard 12 3 4 3 $181,018 25% 10 83%
5 Robert P. Tiller 12 3 1 2 $170,567 25% 6 50%
5 Audre Cappuccitti 21 3 0 4 $155,141 14% 7 33%
5 Michael V. Pino 11 3 1 2 $76,647 27% 6 55%
5 John Cardella 10 3 0 2 $41,688 30% 5 50%
10 Barbara J. Minshall 3 2 0 0 $112,544 67% 2 67%
10 Darwin D. Banach 8 2 2 1 $94,258 25% 5 63%
10 Michael P. De Paulo 13 2 2 0 $75,188 15% 4 31%
10 Stuart C. Simon 8 2 0 2 $30,214 25% 4 50%
10 Michael Lightner 2 2 0 0 $21,402 100% 2 100%
JOCKEYS
1 Luis Contreras 56 11 9 9 $487,387 20% 29 52%
2 Emma-Jayne Wilson 41 9 10 5 $481,097 22% 24 59%
3 Tyler Pizarro 30 8 4 2 $260,140 27% 14 47%
4 Emile Ramsammy 41 6 3 6 $259,870 15% 15 37%
4 Omar Moreno 37 6 3 3 $194,694 16% 12 32%
6 David Clark 31 5 6 8 $205,999 16% 19 61%
6 Juan N. Delgado 10 5 2 1 $154,526 50% 8 80%
8 Justin Stein 27 4 4 0 $156,190 15% 8 30%
8 Slade Callaghan 16 4 4 0 $112,771 25% 8 50%
10 Jesse M. Campbell 16 3 4 3 $94,781 19% 10 63%
10 Gerry Olguin 26 3 0 8 $79,288 12% 11 42%
WOODBINE ON EASTER WEEKEND..
Just one stakes event, the WHIMSICAL STAKES – Grade 3, and last year’s champion female sprinter INDIAN APPLE IS heads modest field for 6 furlong dash.
Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 4:35 p.m. EDT
WHIMSICAL S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT)
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 Wildcat Marie Wildcat Heir Pizarro Drexler 115
2 Waccamaw K War Chant Husbands Gorham 115
3 Indian Apple Is Indian Charlie Contreras Tiller 121
4 Ariana D Rock Slide Moreno Silvera 119
5 Shukriya K Grand Reward Ramsammy Mattine 115
6 Hooh Why Cloud Hopping Wilson Hoffman 119
OBS SALE
after 3 sessions:
CANADIAN BUYERS
471 09 C.BANDINI /ALWAYS BELONG DAVID CALLAGHAN 15,000
HOPPEL’S HORSE & CATTLE CO., AGENT
550 09 G. ORIENTATE /BETTER NOW ROBERT G. HARVEY 55,000
SESCAN LLC
570 09 F. JOHANNESBURG /BORN PERFECT ANTHONY GOSWELL, AGT. FOR 190,000
PRICE TB’S (ANDRO & TRACEY PRICE), AGENT HARLEQUIN RANCHES
715 09 F. SMART STRIKE /DAILY SPECIAL MARK CASSE, AGT. 50,000
WHITMAN SALES
749 09 C.TEUFLESBERG /D’ENOUGH BRIAN LYNCH 21,000
NICKAJACK / REY DE OROS, AGENT
775 09 F. SILENT NAME (JPN) /D’ NILE BRIAN LYNCH 20,000
EISAMAN EQUINE, AGENT
806 09 F. PUT IT BACK /ELORA TOM O’KEEFE 25,000
CHAPMAN FARM, AGENT
868 09 F. HARD SPUN /FLEXIBLE PRINCESS DENNY ANDREWS 55,000
EDDIE WOODS, AGENT LXXXIV
916 09 F. CORINTHIAN /GLACKEN’S MARK MARK CASSE, AGT. 320,000
NIALL BRENNAN STABLES, AGENT XVIII
952 09 G. OFFICER /HEIRESS APPARENT IAN HOWARD 62,000
SESCAN LL
1001 09 F. DIXIE UNION /ISABEAU DENNY ANDREWS 55,000
HARTLEY/DERENZO THOROUGHBREDS LLC, AGT
ONTARIO FOALED:
NO. NAME SEX FOALED SIRE DAM
not sold 4 …………………….CH G………09 Friends Lake………….Queenship
$40,000 39 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Scat Daddy……………Reflects Ridge
$150,000 111 …………………….CH C………09 Sharp Humor…………..Senorita Spike
$4,000 114 Macum………………..B F……….09 Dixieland Band………..Seven of Nine
not sold 207 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Repent……………….Stellar Mission
$15,000 212 …………………….DKB/BR C…..09 Grand Slam……………Storm Burst
$15,000 215 …………………….CH C………09 Master Command………..Storm Rolling In
out 245 …………………….CH C………09 Exclusive Quality……..Sweet Hailey Jo
not sold 270 …………………….B F……….09 Saffir……………….Tell No One
not sold 290 …………………….CH F………09 Five Star Day…………Tizzazz
$10,000 353 …………………….B C……….09 Bob and John………….Vacuna
out 389 Shambhala…………….GR/RO F……09 Grand Slam……………Wedding Day Blues
$25,000 445 Golden Pass…………..DKB/BR F…..09 Seeking the Gold………Adventure Pass
out 446 …………………….CH C………09 Quick in Deed…………Affairious
withdrawn 467 Great Star……………GR/RO F……09 Greatness…………….Alphabet Star
$10,000 508 Queen Royale………….B F……….09 Pomeroy………………Avamore
out 526 Well Done Son…………CH C………09 Stormy Atlantic……….Barbed Wire
$105,000 634 Tapitstry…………….GR/RO F……09 Tapit………………..Chic Sheba
$30,000 642 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Vibank……………….Christine’s Prize
OUT 651 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Wildcat Heir………….Citi Music
$10,000 694 …………………….B C……….09 Southern Image………..Crafty Broad
$20,000 708 Love Is Blind…………DKB/BR C…..09 Stevie Wonderboy………Cupid Season
$25,000 717 …………………….B F……….09 Wildcat Heir………….Dana’s Lucky Lady
$70,000 762 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Put It Back…………..Diamond Heirloom
$4,000 837 …………………….DKB/BR C…..09 Stormin Fever…………Falling Snow
$25,000 855 …………………….CH F………09 Exclusive Quality……..Fidget
$21,000 862 Boulevardofdreams……..GR/RO C……09 Flashy Bull…………..Five Crossing
$110,000
EDDIE WOODS, AGENT XXVIII988 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Repent……………….Impressive Instant
1072 …………………….DKB/BR C…..09 Hold for Gold…………Latin Lust
1133 …………………….CH F………09 Songandaprayer………..Madiera
1145 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Repent……………….Make Me Know It
1223 …………………….B F……….09 Pomeroy………………More Than a Rumor
1225 Corinthia…………….CH F………09 Corinthian……………Mossy Bank
1239 …………………….DKB/BR F…..09 Hold for Gold…………Multiples
1241 Penyatta……………..B F……….09 Lion Heart……………Munch N Grass
1284 …………………….CH F………09 Badge of Silver……….Numberonetreasure
1360 …………………….B C……….09 Repent……………….Primary Motive
1361 Pitbull………………CH C………09 Kitten’s Joy………….Prime Silver
1377 …………………….B F……….09 Vibank……………….Pyrite Select
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL LISTS DERBY PROBABLES.
A look at who’s looking at the Kentucky Derby
Posted on April 19, 2011 by Jennie Rees
How Derby 137 shapes up
Rank*Horse (trainer)*graded earnings*last start/margin*
PROBABLE
1.*Uncle Mo (Pletcher)*$1,360,000*3rd Wood Memorial/ 1 1/4
2.*Dialed (Zito)*$840,000 *1st Florida Derby/head
3.*Archarcharch (Fires)*$780,000*1st Arkansas Derby/neck
4.*Comma to the Top (P. Miller)*$671,000*2nd Santa Anita Derby/head
5.*Toby’s Corner (Motion)*$625,000*1st Wood Memorial/neck
6.*Pants On Fire (Breen)*$623,000*1st Louisiana Derby/neck
7.*Midnight Interlude (Baffert)*$600,000*1st Santa Anita Derby/head
9.*Soldat (McLaughlin)*$540,000*5th Florida Derby/10 1/4
10.*Brilliant Speed (Albertrani*)$450,000*1st Blue Grass/nose
11.*Master of Hounds (O’Brien)*$441,884*2nd UAE Derby/nose
12.*Twice the Appeal (Bonde)*$400,000*1st Sunland Derby/1 ½
13.*Nehro (Asmussen)*$400,000*2nd Arkansas Derby/neck
14.*Mucho Macho Man (Ritvo)*$370,000*3rd Louisiana Derby/ 3/4
15.*Decisive Moment (Arias)*$301,000*2nd Spiral/ 2 ¾
16.*Animal Kingdom (Motion)*$285,000*1st Spiral/ 2 ¾
17.*The Factor (Baffert)*$272,500*7th Arkansas Derby/ 8 ¾
18.*Stay Thirsty (Pletcher)*$260,000*7th Florida Derby/ 16 ¾
21.*Watch Me Go (O’Connell)*$235,500*6th Illinois Derby/ 17
22.*Shackleford (Romans)*$212,000*2nd Florida Derby/ head
23.*Twinspired (Maker)*$197,500*2nd Blue Grass/nose
25.*Anthony’s Cross (Harty)*$182,000*5th Santa Anita/ 5
POSSIBLES
8.*J P’s Gusto (Petalino)*$544,000*8th Arkansas Derby/8 ¾
19.*L-Jaycito (Baffert)*$250,000*2nd San Felipe/7 ¾
20.*Santiva (Kenneally)*$242,397*9th Blue Grass/6 ½
24.*L-Silver Medallion (Asmussen)*$184,334*4th Santa Anita Derby/ 3 ¼
26.*Mr. Commons (Shirreffs)*$120,000*3rd Santa Anita Derby/ 2 ¼
27.*Sway Away (Bonde)*$111,500*4th Arkansas Derby/ 3 ¼
http://blogs.courier-journal.com/racing/2011/04/19/a-look-at-whos-looking-at-the-kentucky-derby/
GEORGE ROYAL STAKES AT HASTINGS THIS WEEKEND..
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER – It has been written in horse racing annals that if George Royal did anything wrong in his career, it was being born the same year (1961) as Northern Dancer.
George Royal won nine consecutive stakes races as a 3-year-old but was overshadowed in 1964 as a result of Northern Dancer becoming the first Canadian-bred to win the Kentucky Derby.
The following year George Royal won the San Juan Capistrano Handicap on the turf at Santa Anita and also the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine. They were performances
Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/George+Royal+renewal+attracts+outstanding+field/4650813/story.html#ixzz1K9QeTQAm
ROXBOROUGH ON WAY TO CANADA
AMANDA ROXBOROUGH, formerly from Canada and a recognizable horsewoman, is bringing her Kylar Productions to Ontario this summer. ‘Make a Race Horse movie’ is one service that Kylar provides and you can see all kinds of examples of the company’s work here:
http://www.kylarproductions.com/equine-production/
