Wandering Eyes

With the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover currently underway at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Ocala Jockey Club is sponsoring the Thoroughbred Makeover Silent Auction. The auction was organized to raise funds for the production of the 2019 Thoroughbred Makeover and has a stated financial goal of raising $20,000. Offering memorabilia such as a halter worn by Triple Crown winner Justify and experiences like tickets to the 2019 GI Belmont S., as well as a number of other unique items, the auction will close Saturday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. ET. “As breeders and owners of racehorses, we believe in the Retired Racehorse Project’s charitable mission to increase demand for Thoroughbred ex-racehorses in second careers as sport or pleasure horses,” said Pavla Nygaard, president of the Ocala Jockey Club. “We work on the same mission by providing $15,000 in extra prize money to Thoroughbreds competing in the Ocala Jockey Club International Three-Day Event to be run on our farm Nov. 15-18.” She continued, “We are excited to lend our support to the Thoroughbred Makeover by adding this silent auction to their event this year. We encourage everyone to visit the auction booth during the Makeover and to bid through the auction website. We are cheering on this effort to raise funds for the RRP and the Makeover.” To see the items or to bid, visit https://www.32auctions.com/2018TBMakeover. View the full article

Jockey Manny Franco piloted his 1,000th career winner in Race 8 Friday at Belmont Park, riding New York-bred Courageous Bet ($14.60) to a 1 1/4-length victory in a six-furlong starter allowance on the inner turf for trainer Gary Contessa. View the full article

Ever since the first GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff was won by GI Spinster S. winner Princess Rooney, Keeneland’s signature fall filly and mare race has regularly had an impact on the Breeders’ Cup. The Spinster is now part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge series, giving the winner an automatic berth in the Distaff. A granddaughter of GI Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors (Caro {Ire}), Eskimo Kisses (To Honor and Serve) is the 5-2 morning-line favorite in this first attempt versus her elders. The sophomore has knocked heads with the best of her division throughout the year and was second to division leader Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) in the GI Ashland S. here Apr. 7. After fourth-place finishes in the GI Kentucky Oaks May 4 and GI CCA Oaks July 22, Eskimo Kisses finally broke through with a dominating win in the Aug. 18 GI Alabama S. by 6 1/2 lengths. ‘TDN Rising Star’ Talk Veuve to Me (Violence) is also coming out of the Alabama and, while she didn’t impact the finish that day, she is a frontrunning threat who has put in four consecutive works at Keeneland, including a bullet, in the last month. Prior to that fourth-place finish after setting a scorching pace in the Alabama, she had never been worse than second, including a win in the GIII Indiana Oaks July 14 and a second-place finish in the GI Acorn S. June 9. Blue Prize (Arg) (Pure Prize), a Group 1 winner in her native country, seeks her first win at the highest level on these shores. Trained by Ignacio Correas, she’s riding a two-race win streak, having captured the June 16 GII Fleur de Lis H. and Sept. 15 GIII Locust Grove S., both at Churchill Downs. She was third in this race last year. View the full article

Promises Fulfilled will roll into the Breeders' Cup World Championships after registering a gutsy, front-end victory in the $245,000 Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (G2) Oct. 5 at Keeneland, his third straight graded stakes score. View the full article

‘TDN Rising Star‘ Restless Rider (Distorted Humor) took advantage of her low draw in Friday’s GI Darley Alcibiades S. to sit the box-seat trip and pulled away through the short Keeneland stretch to post a convincing three-length victory and earn a spot in the gate for the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies in 29 days’ time. Drawn three and adding Lasix after suffering her first loss in three starts at the hands of Sippican Harbor (Orb) in the Sept. 1 GI Spinaway S. at Saratoga, Restless Rider was part of the early pace before coming back nicely to Brian Hernandez, Jr., who settled the filly in third with cover behind pacesetting Meadow Dance (Jimmy Creed), a latest third behind Into Trouble (Into Mischief) in the Arlington-Washington Lassie S. Given a bit of rein to take closer order entering the second turn, Restless Rider was guided to the outside of Meadow Dance midway on the bend, kicked into a clear lead and was in hand the final 40 yards. Reflect (Trappe Shot) sat a ground-saving trip beneath James Graham and came with a mild close to finish a clear second, while Meadow Dance held for third. Chocolate Kisses (Candy Ride {Arg}) closed from last to be fourth, albeit well-beaten. Restless Rider becomes the 17th Grade I winner for her sire and 18th as a broodmare sire for Unbridled’s Song. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0. O-Three Chimneys Farm LLC & Fern Circle Stable; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Ken McPeek. View the full article

Three Chimneys Farm's and Fern Circle Stables' Restless Rider seized the lead off the far turn and quickly opened a clear advantage on her way to a commanding win in the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades Stakes (G1) Oct. 5 at Keeneland. View the full article

Since 2010, three sophomores had managed to defeat older sprinters in the GII Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix S., including the 2015 winner Runhappy (Super Saver), who came into the race off a victory in the GI King’s Bishop S. and who used the Phoenix as a steppingstone to an impressive score in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint over the same course and trip. Sent off at 70 cents on the dollar and exiting a game tally in the GI H. Allen Jerkens S., Robert Baron’s Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford) earned himself a dues-paid berth into this year’s Sprint with a determined defeat of defending champion Whitmore (Pleasantly Perfect) Friday afternoon. Ridden for speed from the inside stall, the $37,000 Keeneland September graduate was quickly in front, but soon had company in the form of longshot Heartwood (Tapit). Whitmore drafted in behind the top two, while Limousine Liberal (Successful Appeal) dropped out to the tail, albeit not too far in arrears. Promises Fulfilled carried a narrow lead into the lane after a half-mile in :45.09 and while he put away Heartwood in upper stretch, Whitmore popped out to emerge a fresh challenge. Promises Fulfilled looked in deep water entering the final eighth of a mile, but he called on his class and would not allow Whitmore to get past. Jose Ortiz aboard Limousine Liberal looked to be contemplating a rails run inside of the chalk, but he abandoned that plan and was subsequently short of room when trying to split the eventual top two inside the furlong marker. Still full of run, he dove back down to the inside, but too late, and was forced to settle for third for a second consecutive year. Lifetime Record: 10-6-0-2. O-Robert Baron; B-David Jacobs (KY); T-Dale Romans. Friday, Keeneland STOLL KEENON OGDEN PHOENIX S.-GII, $245,000, Keeneland, 10-5, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.05, ft. 1–PROMISES FULFILLED, 122, c, 3, by Shackleford 1st Dam: Marquee Delivery (MGSP, $264,901), by Marquetry 2nd Dam: Fast Delivery, by Little Missouri 3rd Dam: Copelan’s Girl, by Copelan ($37,000 Ylg ’16 KEESEP). O-Robert J. Baron; B-David Jacobs (KY); T-Dale L. Romans; J-Luis Saez. $150,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 10-6-0-2, $920,280. *1/2 to Marquee Miss (Cowboy Cal), MSW & GSP, $371,608; and Marquee Cal Gal (Cowboy Cal), MSP, $249,209. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Whitmore, 124, g, 5, Pleasantly Perfect–Melody’s Spirit, by Scat Daddy. O-Robert V. LaPenta, Southern Springs Stables and Head of Plains Partners LLC; B-John Liviakis (KY); T-Ron Moquett. $50,000. 3–Limousine Liberal, 122, g, 6, Successful Appeal–Gift of Gab, by In Excess (Ire). O-Katherine G. Ball; B-Mike & Katherine Ball (KY); T-Ben Colebrook. $25,000. Margins: HD, HF, 3. Odds: 0.70, 2.50, 2.50. Also Ran: Heartwood, Dalmore. Scratched: Distinctive B. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. View the full article

With Keeneland back in full swing for the fall meet, 10 fillies and mares go to post in Saturday’s GII Thoroughbred Club of America S., a Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint ‘Win and You’re In’ race. Perhaps none is more intriguing than Miss Sunset (Into Mischief). She won the GII Lexus Raven Run S. here last fall, then just missed by a nose to Finley’sluckycharm (Twirling Candy) in the GI Madison S. in Lexington Apr. 7. Miss Sunset has won three of her six starts this year, including a last-out victory in the restricted C.E.R.F. S. at Del Mar Sept. 3 after a three-month break. Golden Mischief (Into Mischief) makes her Keeneland debut, but doesn’t need to carry her track with her as she has competed at 10 other venues with success at most. She hasn’t won a graded event yet, but she has five blacktype wins under her belt, including in her last two efforts–the Saylorville S. July 5 at Prairie Meadows and the West Virginia Secretary of State S. Aug. 4 at Mountaineer, both by open daylight. Vertical Oak (Giant Oak), a two-time graded winner in 2017, has taken two listed stakes this year. Last seen winning the Sept. 15 Open Mind S. at Churchill Downs, she hasn’t been out of the money in five starts these past six months. View the full article

Those seeking a Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ berth need not look beyond Saturday’s GI Santa Anita Sprint Championship S. In Southern California’s typically prolific sprinter division, which has supplied so many GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint winners over the past 34 years, only five will contest the six-furlong event at Santa Anita. Ransom the Moon (Malibu Moon) and Roy H (More Than Ready) are familiar, battle-tested rivals and the only surprise would be if one of them didn’t win. The Phil D’Amato-trained Ransom the Moon may have the slight edge here based solely on their most recent meeting, when he won Del Mar’s GI Bing Crosby S. July 28 by 2 1/4 lengths over Roy H in spite of his rider losing his whip. It was the same result (minus the whip incident) in last year’s Bing Crosby. Ransom the Moon, winner of Santa Anita’s GII Kona Gold S. last spring and second in this year’s renewal Apr. 21, was fourth behind Roy H in this same race last year. Roy H may not have won his most recent meeting with Ransom the Moon, but he won their two prior: the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Del Mar last fall and this race last year. He also has only made three starts this year, including a win in the GII Palos Verdes S. Feb. 3 at this track and a third-place finish in Meydan’s G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. View the full article

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday’s Observations features a son of Arc heroine Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}). 2.40 Newmarket, race type, purse, age, distance TURGENEV (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) looks to defy a six-pound penalty for his easy Newcastle novice success last month for Princess Haya of Jordan and John Gosden. The first foal out of Godolphin’s triple group winner Tasaday (Nayef), he faces a field of fascinating maidens including Shadwell’s newcomer Faylaq (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), a William Haggas-trained son of the Arc and King George heroine Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) who cost 1.5million gns at Tattersalls October Book 1. View the full article

After scratching out of the Sept. 29 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes (G1T), La Providencia's multiple graded stakes winner Hi Happy will now headline the $200,000 Knickerbocker Stakes (G2T) on the Oct. 8 Columbus Day card at Belmont Park. View the full article

Liaison (Indian Charlie–Galloping Gal, by Victory Gallop) will relocate from Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky to Dr. Warren Center’s Mighty Acres in Pryor, Oklahoma, for the 2019 breeding season. The deal was brokered by Chad Schumer of Schumer Bloodstock. Spendthrift will retain the right to return the stallion to Kentucky as it sees fit. Liaison, who previously stood at Spendthrift Farm, was victiorious in the GI CashCall Futurity to close out a three-for-four juvenile campaign and placed in the GIII Affirmed H., GII Swaps S. and GII Jim Dandy S. at three. Kept in training at four, the bay added victories in the Santana Mile and the GII Mervyn LeRoy H. From two crops to race, Liaison is the sire of three black-type winners, including Bronx Beauty, Night Strike and Moonlight Romance, recent winner of the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Turf Sprint. He is responsible for an additional five black-type placegetters, a group that includes Thirteen Squared, third in this year’s GI Santa Anita Oaks. “We are delighted that Liaison will be available to breeders at Mighty Acres from next season,” Schumer said. “The first son of Indian Charlie to stand in Oklahoma, his 2-year-old form as well as his ability to sire 2-year-olds the caliber of Moonlight Romance makes him a good fit for that market.” A stud fee will be set at a later date. View the full article

Godolphin homebred Lady Montdore (Medaglia d’Oro), two-for-two on these shores since shipping in from France, looks for her third straight victory in Sunday’s GI Flower Bowl S., a ‘Win and You’re In’ for the GI Breeders’ Cup F/M Turf. Third in the G3 Prix Minerve at Deauville under tutelage of Andre Fabre last summer, the daughter of the talented Hystericalady (Distorted Humor) easily defeated next out Dueling Grounds Oaks heroine Osare (Medaglia d’Oro) while clearing her first allowance condition in her first start this season at the Spa Aug. 6. Lady Montdore showed signs of heat distress immediately following that impressive performance, but was apparently no worse for wear and bounced back in style with a front-running tally in the GII Glens Falls S. there Sept. 1. “She’s got a light frame and was just kind of light in general, but as I started to train her more and more, she started to get my attention,” trainer Tom Albertrani said. “We got to really liking her as we got closer to starting her. I think it just took some time for her to really mature.” The New York-bred Fourstar Crook (Freud), six-for-seven over the Belmont lawn, is the morning-line favorite at 7-5. The 6-year-old bay sandwiched a narrow win over MGISW stablemate Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) in the GII New York S. here June 8 with runner-up finishes in the GI Coolmore Jenny Wiley S. at Keeneland Apr. 14 and GI Beverly D. S. at Arlington Aug. 11. View the full article

A total of 579 lots have been catalogued for the Goffs Autumn Yearling Sale scheduled for Nov. 5-6. The sale will be held in conjunction with the single-day Goffs Autumn Horses in Training Sale on Nov. 7. Lots of note include a Hallowed Crown (Aus) sister to the winning GSP Power Of Now (Ire) (Camacho {GB}) as lot 540 from the draft of Chapel Lane Bloodstock; a sister to the Classic-placed and GSW Ishvana (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) as lot 124 also from Chapel Lane; a Ballysax Manor Stud-consigned colt (lot 346), who is a half-brother to GSW Soraaya (Ire) (Elnadim) and SW and G1SP Declaration of War (Okawango); and a Hillstar (GB) brother to G2 Champagne S. winner Close To You (Ire) (Shinko Forest {Ire}) (lot 537). The last named is offered by Vinesgrove Stud. “The new dates for our rebranded Autumn Yearling Sale offer an enhanced opportunity for buyers to acquire value and success,” said Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby. “This is a sale that consistently punches above its weight on the racecourse, and there are sure to be another good batch of winners on offer over the two days.” View the full article

Runaway Churchill Downs debut winner Covfefe (Into Mischief) looks to punch her ticket to the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies in Sunday’s ‘Win and You’re In’ GI Frizette S. at Belmont Park. The LNJ Foxwoods colorbearer set the pace beneath the Twin Spires in that aforementioned Sept. 16 six-furlong affair and couldn’t have been more impressive after a shake or two of the reins down the lane, drawing off to win by 9 1/4 lengths. She tuned up for this with a five-furlong bullet in :59 1/5 (1/12) at Brad Cox’s Churchill base Oct. 1. “That was about as impressive as you can get with a first-time starter,” Cox said. “We’ve thought very highly of her all along and she showed she’s the real deal.” The New York-bred Sue’s Fortune (Jump Start) made it a perfect two-for-two with a half-length win in Saratoga’s GII Adirondack S. last time Aug. 11. Whisper Hill Farm homebred Graceful Princess (Tapit), a daughter of 2011 Horse of the Year and $10-million FTKNOV graduate Havre de Grace (Saint Liam), kicked off her career with a front-running victory going seven furlongs at the Spa Sept. 2. Cassies Dreamer (Flatter), claimed for $50,000 out of a winning debut upstate Aug. 3, rallied late for third at 68-1 in the GI Spinaway S. Sept. 1. View the full article

With 24 yearlings entered in the OBS October Yearling Sale, and a $5,000 stud fee, Khozan will be one of the more closely watched first-crop yearling sires at the upcoming OBS sale. The $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga and $1-million Fasig-Tipton Florida Select two-year-old graduate certainly had precocity on his side. Lucas Marquardt headed over to Journeyman Stud to talk to Brent Fernung about the undefeated two-year-old-turned-Florida sire in advance of next week’s sale. LM: You were telling me the other day he’s a horse that, really even before he stepped foot on the racetrack, everyone knew had a lot of potential. Talk about his pedigree, and talk about him at the 2-year-old sale. BF: The pedigree jumped out at you right away. He’s a half-brother of Royal Delta, who was probably as good a race mare as we’ve seen in the last 50 years. And he was the son of Distorted Humor, who’s been a leading sire, started from nowhere and has become a perennial leading sire. The horse himself, of course, was a really fast horse, a precocious horse. He had the co-fastest work at the Fasig-Tipton February sale in 2014. He worked in nine and four there, and with that combination of pedigree and talent, he ended up bringing a million dollars. So he was the first-round draft pick right from the start. LM: In his first race, he drew way outside. He kind of raised a lot of eyebrows that day. BF: He broke from the 14 hole and didn’t have an easy trip going down the backside, and by the time they made the quarter pole and was turning for home, he was head and head for the lead and he just drew off and won by 3 1/2 lengths. It was about as facile a victory going seven-eighths as you could expect a horse to have. They ran :23 and change that day, and I think he got a 108 Beyer number, which was really impressive, considering the circumstances. LM: He was made a ‘TDN Rising Star’ in that first start and people started to take notice. In his second start, he went off the heavy favorite. What did you see in that race? BF: Actually, that was like a training race for him (video). You could see that when they broke there he could have easily made the lead, walking away from there, but Castellano reached and got him and kind of tucked him in behind horses and let him eat a little dirt early and I guess, with the idea that if they were going to move forward to the Florida Derby in his third start, he was going to have to rate and they wanted to see how he was going to handle that. He handled it just fine except the competition just couldn’t stay up with him when he turned for home, he was maybe I think about a half-length in front, he ended up winning by 12. He did it just about as easy as a horse could. It was really a classy effort. That race impressed me, in some ways, more than the first one. A lot of horses will show how fast they are, but when they start showing that they’ve got that kind of speed and then the ability to direct themselves and do what the rider wants, that’s really an impressive outing. {"id":3,"instanceName":"Articles No Playlist","videos":[{"videoType":"HTML5","title":"First Yearlings For Undefeated Khozan at OBS October","description":"","info":"","thumbImg":"","mp4":"https://player.vimeo.com/external/293593601.sd.mp4?s=74c39676aa055266e1b6d50051a8797abf97bf22&profile_id=165","enable_mp4_download":"no","prerollAD":"yes","prerollGotoLink":"prerollGotoLink","preroll_mp4_title":"preroll_mp4_title","preroll_mp4":"https://player.vimeo.com/external/293433532.sd.mp4?s=2dad913e12bef9ce4196a10fe9497cbd46493cb6&profile_id=165","prerollSkipTimer":"5","midrollAD":"no","midrollAD_displayTime":"midrollAD_displayTime","midrollGotoLink":"midrollGotoLink","midroll_mp4":"midroll_mp4","midrollSkipTimer":"midrollSkipTimer","postrollAD":"no","postrollGotoLink":"postrollGotoLink","postroll_mp4":"postroll_mp4","postrollSkipTimer":"postrollSkipTimer","popupAdShow":"no","popupImg":"popupImg","popupAdStartTime":"popupAdStartTime","popupAdEndTime":"popupAdEndTime","popupAdGoToLink":"popupAdGoToLink"}],"instanceTheme":"light","playerLayout":"fitToContainer","videoPlayerWidth":720,"videoPlayerHeight":405,"videoRatio":1.7777777777778,"videoRatioStretch":true,"videoPlayerShadow":"effect1","colorAccent":"#000000","posterImg":"","posterImgOnVideoFinish":"","logoShow":"No","logoPath":"","logoPosition":"bottom-right","logoClickable":"No","logoGoToLink":"","allowSkipAd":true,"advertisementTitle":"Ad","skipAdvertisementText":"Skip Ad","skipAdText":"You can skip this ad in","playBtnTooltipTxt":"Play","pauseBtnTooltipTxt":"Pause","rewindBtnTooltipTxt":"Rewind","downloadVideoBtnTooltipTxt":"Download video","qualityBtnOpenedTooltipTxt":"Close settings","qualityBtnClosedTooltipTxt":"Settings","muteBtnTooltipTxt":"Mute","unmuteBtnTooltipTxt":"Unmute","fullscreenBtnTooltipTxt":"Fullscreen","exitFullscreenBtnTooltipTxt":"Exit fullscreen","infoBtnTooltipTxt":"Show info","embedBtnTooltipTxt":"Embed","shareBtnTooltipTxt":"Share","volumeTooltipTxt":"Volume","playlistBtnClosedTooltipTxt":"Show playlist","playlistBtnOpenedTooltipTxt":"Hide playlist","facebookBtnTooltipTxt":"Share on Facebook","twitterBtnTooltipTxt":"Share on Twitter","googlePlusBtnTooltipTxt":"Share on Google+","lastBtnTooltipTxt":"Go to last video","firstBtnTooltipTxt":"Go to first video","nextBtnTooltipTxt":"Play next video","previousBtnTooltipTxt":"Play previous video","shuffleBtnOnTooltipTxt":"Shuffle on","shuffleBtnOffTooltipTxt":"Shuffle off","nowPlayingTooltipTxt":"NOW PLAYING","embedWindowTitle1":"SHARE THIS PLAYER:","embedWindowTitle2":"EMBED THIS VIDEO IN YOUR SITE:","embedWindowTitle3":"SHARE LINK TO THIS PLAYER:","lightBox":false,"lightBoxAutoplay":false,"lightBoxThumbnail":"","lightBoxThumbnailWidth":400,"lightBoxThumbnailHeight":220,"lightBoxCloseOnOutsideClick":true,"onFinish":"Play next video","autoplay":false,"loadRandomVideoOnStart":"No","shuffle":"No","playlist":"Off","playlistBehaviourOnPageload":"opened (default)","playlistScrollType":"light","preloadSelfHosted":"none","hideVideoSource":true,"showAllControls":true,"rightClickMenu":true,"autohideControls":2,"hideControlsOnMouseOut":"No","nowPlayingText":"Yes","infoShow":"No","shareShow":"No","facebookShow":"No","twitterShow":"No","mailShow":"No","facebookShareName":"","facebookShareLink":"","facebookShareDescription":"","facebookSharePicture":"","twitterText":"","twitterLink":"","twitterHashtags":"","twitterVia":"","googlePlus":"","embedShow":"No","embedCodeSrc":"","embedCodeW":720,"embedCodeH":405,"embedShareLink":"","youtubeControls":"custom controls","youtubeSkin":"dark","youtubeColor":"red","youtubeQuality":"default","youtubeShowRelatedVideos":"Yes","vimeoColor":"00adef","showGlobalPrerollAds":false,"globalPrerollAds":"url1;url2;url3;url4;url5","globalPrerollAdsSkipTimer":5,"globalPrerollAdsGotoLink":"","videoType":"HTML5 (self-hosted)","submit":"Save Changes","rootFolder":"http:\/\/wp.tdn.pmadv.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/Elite-video-player\/"} LM: The chance of landing him as a stallion prospect, how did that come about? It must have been exciting to land such a well-bred son of Distorted Humor. BF: After his second race, I’d watched both races just because of all the hype that was on him. I didn’t really anticipate having anything to do with him because I was assuming he’d be a Grade I winner after that second race; he was going to be probably even-money in the Florida Derby off his first two races. Unfortunately, for Al Shaqab’s stable and probably fortunately for myself, he didn’t make it to that third race. He came up with an injury that ended up requiring that he be retired. From my perspective, I learned that the horse was available that fall, his 3-year-old year. We ended up with a really good group of guys and it was very fortunate for somebody like me to be able to get their hands on a horse like Khozan. Al Shaqab kept a big percentage of the horse. Gil Campbell, over at Stonehedge Farm, took 25% interest. He’s bred a lot of good mares to this horse. As a matter of fact, I believe he bred the dam of Coco’s Wildcat to the horse and has a yearling by Khozan right now. Coco’s Wildcat, of course, was the dam of the sales topper at the Saratoga sale, the American Pharoah colt. So, he’s really been supportive. I do know that he’s got a weanling out of the young Medaglia d’Oro mare that produced Well Defined, who absolutely romped in the Florida Sire Stakes here this last Saturday. LM: What did you see in his first foals and as we come up to the OBS Select Sale, what are you seeing in his yearlings? Is there a typical look to them? A Khozan yearling? BF: He’s putting a lot of leg under his horses. They’re very well balanced. You’ve got to love them. They look fast and of course, down here, 2-year-old sales is going to make that a really marketable commodity, but I’ve been overly impressed with them. I think that they’re even better than what I anticipated they would be. View the full article

Chantilly’s undisputed master trainer Andre Fabre was holding court on Friday as he pondered his three-pronged challenge for an eighth G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. When it comes to preparing a Thoroughbred for this particular peak, his knowledge has no equal and it is ‘TDN Rising Star’ Waldgeist (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) who looks the strongest of his high-achieving trio made up of Godolphin’s Cloth of Stars (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) and Talismanic (GB) (Medaglia d’Oro). Waldgeist brings German influence to the race, with Gestut Ammerland and Newsells Park’s chestnut naturally evolving from some of the finest of that country’s revered bloodstock. Trialling in an ideal manner as he took apart his stablemates in the G2 Prix Foy three weeks ago, he looks a colt back on the rise with his formative period already suggesting he was made of the right material. Successful in the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud as a juvenile and runner-up in last year’s G1 Prix du Jockey Club, Waldgeist went off the boil after last summer and managed to get beaten by the exposed Danehill Kodiac (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) on this weekend in Ascot’s G3 Cumberland Lodge S. However, his sequence of wins in 2018 in the May 6 G3 Prix d’Hedouville, June 3 G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly and July 1 G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud have placed him back into pole position and Fabre has a quietly confident air. “He’s improved this year, but he also showed top form as a 3-year-old. He could have won the Prix du Jockey Club and he ran well [when fourth] in the Irish Derby, in which he picked up a back injury,” he explained. “I don’t think the ground is a problem, it was quick when he won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud–he acts on any sort of ground. However, it is like playing Barcelona, taking on Enable. Barcelona do get beaten, but it’s like combining them with Manchester City having to take on Enable, Prince Khalid, John Gosden and the Messi–Frankie Dettori.” Since 1990, there have been 20 3-year-olds proving successful with the remainder consisting of seven 4-year-olds and a sole 5-year-old. There are just three runners older than four in this renewal and two of them are the 5-year-olds Cloth of Stars, who is bidding to regain the form that saw him runner-up 12 months ago, and the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf title-holder Talismanic. Godolphin’s Lisa-Jane Graffard said of them, “I think Monsieur Fabre knows what an Arc winner looks like and we have full confidence in him. Andre Fabre, in common with Sheikh Mohammed, loves a challenge, and he earmarked the Arc as the target for Talismanic at the beginning of the New Year. The performances of Cloth of Stars this year haven’t been on a par with his 2017 season. Last year, he delivered three exceptional performances, having twice lowered the course record at Saint-Cloud and running a blinder in the Arc–a race in which he gave his all. He gave of himself 100% on each occasion. He has been unlucky this year, and things haven’t gone his way, but he has more to prove this year than last season. Monsieur Fabre has been giving him special attention since the summer so as to ensure that he is mentally in the right place for the task which awaits him on Sunday. After the Prix Foy, he told me he thought the horse would be going into Sunday’s race in the same condition as last year.” Day in the Sun? Prior to the weekend’s all-consuming climax, Saturday’s racing is significant in its own right with the G1 Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot S. taking centre stage at Newmarket. John Dance’s luminary Laurens (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) looks to supplement her admirable tally, having beaten the stricken Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) in Leopardstown’s G1 Matron S. on Sept. 15. Re-opposed by that race’s third Clemmie (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), she will again wear her heart on her sleeve as she bids to outgrind nine opponents. “It’s another tough race, but she’s more than entitled to be there,” trainer Karl Burke said of the resilient bay whose two efforts here resulted in a win in the G1 Fillies’ Mile last term and a second in the G1 1000 Guineas May 6. “She seems in great form. She came back from Leopardstown well, the couple of bits of work she’s done since the Matron have been good so there’s nothing to suggest the season is catching is up with her. Having a horse of mine bidding for a fifth Group 1 is not a position I really thought about at the start of my career. It’s fantastic to finally be getting hold of this sort of horse and I just hope it continues.” Derrick Smith’s silks are sported by the Andre Fabre-trained Wind Chimes (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), who built on a convincing success in Deauville’s G3 Prix de Lieurey on Aug. 15 when second to Recoletos (Fr) (Whipper) in the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp on Sept. 9. In a race which has traditionally favoured French runners, with five of the last nine being trained there, the hold-up merchant Wind Chimes is worthy of maximum respect. “It’s obviously a tough race, but she will run well, I’m sure of that,” the Chantilly handler said. “She showed form against the colts last time out, that gives us hope that she is well up to running a big race. As for the ground, she acts very well on soft ground, but she also has some top-class form on good ground as well, so it shouldn’t be an issue for her. On all known form we can’t beat Laurens, but she did get beaten at Newmarket in the Guineas, so we’ll see.” ‘TDN Rising Star’ Veracious (GB) (Frankel {GB}) is one of the freshest in the line-up, having followed third placings in the June 22 G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot and Aug. 2 G1 Nassau S. at Goodwood with a win in the G3 Atalanta S. at Sandown on Sept. 1. Chris Richardson, managing director for owner-breeders Cheveley Park Stud, said, “She came out of her last race well and she’s in good form. There should be plenty of pace on, so we’ll roll the dice and see what happens. I think we’re of the opinion that next year she’ll fully blossom, all being well.” Going the Distance…. Contrasting Group 1 fayre is on offer at ParisLongchamp, where the Qatar Prix du Cadran, or “French Gold Cup”, represents two-and-a-half miles of guesswork. Going further than he ever has, the domestic favourite Holdthasigreen (Fr) (Hold That Tiger) at least has form in this kind of territory as he mastered the reliable yardstick Marmelo (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) in the 15-furlong G2 Prix Kergorlay at Deauville Aug. 19. Freddy Head offers food for thought as he throws George Strawbridge’s Aug. 24 Deauville conditions scorer Call the Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) into the mix, but the homebred has no form over marathon trips, is a half-brother to the speedier Dansili pair of With You (GB) and We Are (Ire) and he has no black-type experience. Future Cadran prospects potentially offer more interest in the G2 Qatar Prix Chaudenay, where Charlie Appleby brings the unbeaten G2 Prix Niel winner Brundtland (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) back three weeks after taking that traditional Arc trial. “He’s not exciting to watch, but he gets the job done and he’s done everything that’s been asked of him so far,” his trainer said. “The step up in trip will help him and I’d say he’s probably our best chance of the weekend.” Nine for a Dollar… Arguably one of the day’s most intriguing runners surfaces in the G2 Qatar Prix Dollar as Neil Jones’s impressive Aug. 15 G2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano scorer Knight To Behold (Ire) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) looks to continue to build self-esteem after two fruitless Derby encounters. “We were delighted with his run back over 10 furlongs at Deauville and the Prix Dollar has been a target for a while,” trainer Harry Dunlop commented. “He seems in good form and it’s great that Oisin [Murphy] is available to ride him as he knows the horse well.” Charlie Appleby shortens up Loxley (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) after he was 10th in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster Sept. 15 and the Aug. 26 G2 Grand Prix de Deauville winner will be more at home over this trip. “Loxley blatantly didn’t stay in the St Leger and has produced some decent performances over shorter distances this season, so we are not concerned about coming down in trip,” he said. “He has taken the race at Doncaster well and, if he brings his best form to the table, will be a serious contender.” Plumatic Eyes Wildenstein Crown… With Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Apr. 27 G2 Sandown Mile winner Addeybb (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) unlikely to get his favoured easy ground, the G2 Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein is at the mercy of the Wertheimers’ Plumatic (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Successful in the G3 Sovereign S. at Salisbury Aug. 16 and fourth in the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp here Sept. 9, the ‘TDN Rising Star’ has the edge over his rivals on that form but again Charlie Appleby threatens to have a say with Sheikha Al Jalila Racing’s Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). He beat the smart Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) in Deauville’s G3 Prix Daphnis on Aug. 21 and could be ready to grow into his 2.6-million yearling price tag. “We targeted this race for Glorious Journey following his victory in the Prix Daphnis and he has freshened up well,” Appleby said. “He seems to enjoy spacing out his runs and both the ground and trip should suit. Hopefully, his confidence should be up after winning last time out and he goes into this race with a live chance.” One of the most disappointing turnouts for one of ParisLongchamp’s supporting races is that of the G2 Qatar Prix de Royallieu, where Baron Edouard De Rothschild’s Aug. 19 G2 Prix de Pomone runner-up Palombe (Ire) (Nathaniel {Ire}) is another live Fabre contender on the day. Limato’s Connections Hoping Rain Holds Off… Ascot’s card features the G3 Stella Artois Cumberland Lodge S., where Khalid Abdullah’s progressive handicapper First Eleven (GB) (Frankel {GB}), a son of Zenda (GB) (Zamindar), takes part in his second pattern race having disappointed when fifth in the G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket July 12. Paul Jacobs’s class act Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) is engaged in the G3 John Guest Racing Bengough S., but any late downpour would see him scratched as he has been on several occasions in the past. “The main and very serious proviso is the weather forecast. Rain is due to come in tomorrow,” his owner said. “What will happen, as has on a number of occasions, is Henry [Candy] and I will get there and walk the course and decide what we do. If he did run and came out of it okay we’ve still got him in the [G1] Champions Sprint a fortnight later, but the weather then is even more uncertain. He’s also in the [G2] Challenge S. which he won last year. If we have to swerve tomorrow because of the rain then that would be the next option. It’s only next Friday and at this time of year we have to go where we get the ground.” View the full article

2nd-BEL, $75K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:02 p.m. ET Joe Allen homebred NORTH DAKOTA (Medaglia d’Oro) makes his debut here for Chad Brown. The dark bay is out of MSW/GISP Starry Dreamer (Rubiano), making him a half to none other than top international sire and GSW/MGISP War Front (Danzig) as well as MGSW/MGISP Teammate (A.P. Indy), MGSW Ecclesiastic (Pulpit), et al. Another fancy firster signed on here is WinStar, China Horse Club, SF Racing and Stonetreet’s War Treaty (Scat Daddy). A $550,000 KEESEP yearling, the Bill Mott pupil is a half to graded stakes-winning juvenile turfer Poker Player (Harlan’s Holiday) and from the extended family of Grade I-winning turfer Ops Smile (Caveat). TJCIS PPs View the full article

France Galop and Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) have partnered with the New York Racing Association (NYRA) to offer an all Grade/Group 1 Trans-Atlantic Pick 4, anchored by the G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from ParisLongchamp on Sunday, Oct. 7. The first cross-continental Pick 4 in NYRA’s fall series of special Pick 4 wagers, the Trans-Atlantic Pick 4 consists of the $500,000 GI Flower Bowl S. and the $400,000 GI Frizette S. both at Belmont Park and the €5-million G1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (10:05 a.m. EST) and €500,000 G1 Qatar Prix de l’Opera (10:50 a.m. EST) from ParisLongchamp. Fox Sports will air a 90-minute telecast at 9:30 a.m. EST on Oct. 7 showing both the Arc and the Prix de l’Opera, with limited commercial interruptions made possible by Claiborne Farm. It will be hosted by Greg Wolf, with racing analysis by Maggie Wolfendale and special guest trainer Christophe Clement. Every race but the Arc is a Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” qualifier. NYRA will host the multi-race wager, featuring a 50-cent minimum bet with a 24% takeout rate. “This is an unprecedented endeavor and we’re happy to partner with France Galop and the PMU to combine two of the premier international races in the world with the GI Frizette and GI Flower Bowl from Belmont Park to offer this Trans-Atlantic G1 stakes wager to horseplayers,” said Martin Panza, NYRA Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. Added Olivier Delloye, Director General of France Galop, “We are grateful NYRA and FOX Sports give us the opportunity to show what we do best to American racing fans. French and American racing and breeding institutions are linked by historical, cultural and commercial bonds and we very much appreciate this special feature bet to remind us of our common background.” “Horseracing is a truly global sport and PMU is proud to partner with NYRA to launch a ground breaking new bet,” said Aymeric Verlet, International Director of the French PMU. “We believe that the Trans-Atlantic Pick 4 will inspire more cooperation and innovation between major racing nations, creating exciting and challenging betting opportunities for horseplayers.” View the full article

According to Thoroughbred Racing Economic Indicators released Oct. 5 by Equibase, average wagering per race improved 5.43% during the third quarter, compared to 2017 figures. Total purses increased 2.06% for the same period. View the full article

The 52nd International Conference of Horseracing Authorities is available for live streaming on www.ifhaonline.org beginning at 10 a.m. CEST on Monday, Oct. 8. The main morning session will focus on wagering, with issues like the rise of world pools, harnessing technology, and measures to increase field sizes to be discussed. Other morning panels are: an update on the IFHA strategic plan, an update on the Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan for British racing published by the Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG), a gene doping control update and an introduction to the new IFHA affiliate member candidate, the Equestian Federation of Iran. Covered in the afternoon sessions are: jockey health, welfare, and safety, as well as rules harmonisation. The full agenda for the conference can be found here. View the full article

After trading figurative punches with stablemate and female turf division leader Sistercharlie in some of the country's top grass races, Fourstar Crook grabs the marquee in the $500,000 Flower Bowl Stakes (G1T) Oct. 7 at Belmont Park. View the full article

In this continuing series, Alan Carasso takes a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here are the horses of interest for this weekend running at Tokyo and Kyoto Racecourses, including horses bred in California and New York Sunday, October 7, 2018 4th-TOK, ¥13,400,000 ($118k), Newcomers, 2yo, 1600m MAKE HAPPY (f, 2, Square Eddie–Silar Rules, by Ten Most Wanted) cost Shadai Farm a whopping $650K at this year’s Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale after covering a furlong in :10 flat. The California-bred filly has pedigree to boot, as she is the full-sister to GI Hopeful S. winner Ralis and also to the MSW & MGSP B Squared. Leading jockey Christophe Lemaire has the debut assignment. B-Reddam Racing LLC (CA) 10th-TOK, ¥34,620,000 ($304k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1400m SHIVAJI (c, 3, First Samurai–Indian Bay, by Indian Charlie) has made a spectacular start to his career, with three wins, a second and a third from five appearances, including a latest allowance tally going 1600m at this venue June 17 (gate 12). Out of an unraced daughter of GSW Buy the Barrel (E Dubai), the chestnut was a $90K Keeneland September yearling who blossomed into a $540 OBS April graduate. A Liam’s Map half-sister fetched $180K at KEESEP this year. B-Hinkle Farms (KY) Monday, October 8, 2018 9th-KYO, ¥28,600,000 ($251k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1200m HONEY JADE (f, 4, Harlan’s Holiday–Hard Hat, by Hard Spun) makes her third start in fairly short order off a May freshening and was unlucky to drop a narrow decision in a Sept. 16 allowance at Hanshin (video, gate 5). The New York-bred, a $130K FTKJUL grad and $300K FTFMAR breezer, has more than earned her keep, with three wins from 12 starts, including a defeat of future G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen fifth Matera Sky (Speightstown) this past January. B-John P Hicks, William D Hart, Dr Jerry Bilinski & John Murdza (NY) 12th-KYO, ¥14,250,000 ($125k), Allowance, 3yo/up, 1400m YUMENO TOBIRA (f, 4, Bernardini–West Coast Swing, by Gone West) steps up to the major leagues on the JRA circuit after winning three straight by the better part of 30 lengths combined at Sonoda on the lesser NAR circuit. The bay filly is a daughter of former ‘TDN Rising Star’ West Coast Swing, a stakes winner and Grade II-placed, while second dam Dance Swiftly (Danzig), a full-sister to champion and GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Dance Smartly, is the dam of fellow GSW ‘Rising Star’ and current WinStar stallion Speightster (Speightstown). Dance Swiftly’s SW daughter Paiota Falls (Kris S.) was responsible for SW & GSP Rafting (Tapit) and French SW & MGSP African Ride (GB) (Candy Ride {Arg}). Joao Moreira takes the reins aboard the $250K KEESEP yearling. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY) View the full article

The Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is routinely supported by an international cast of buyers, but this year’s catalogue contains an increase in the number of international consignors, notably from France. Haras de Montaigu, breeders of last year’s Derby winner Wings Of Eagles (Fr) (Pour Moi {Ire}), is not a debutant at Park Paddocks but is returning for the first time in 14 years with a brace of yearlings by Sea The Stars (Ire). “We are selling both horses for our client, Viktor Timoshenko, who thought that there would be a better market for Sea The Stars yearlings in Newmarket,” says Montaigu’s Sybille Gibson. She adds, “There’s no question that the extra time they have had through us being able to sell them in October rather than August has been an advantage. We’ve seen huge improvement in them both through the summer.” The Sea The Stars filly (lot 437) is a half-sister to the G3 Prix Thomas Bryon winner Sacred Life (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), who was also recently runner-up to Ghaiyyath (GB) in the G3 Prix du Prince d’Orange for Deauville trainer Stephane Wattel, while the colt (lot 424) is a brother to treble Group 3 winner Chemical Charge (Ire), who is now racing in Hong Kong. Fellow Normandy-based stud Haras du Mézeray brings four yearlings to Book 1 and three to Book 2, and the draft also includes a Sea The Stars (Ire) colt (lot 350) who is a grandson to the German champion racemare and broodmare Elle Danzig (Ger) (Roi Danzig). A colt from the same family and also by Sea The Stars sold for 1 million gns to Phoenix Thoroughbreds during Book 1 last year. Another three internationally popular sires complete Mézeray’s Book 1 draft, including a Frankel (GB) filly also with German connections (lot 391) from the family of Classic winners Fame And Glory (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). Gwenael Monneraye and Lucie Lamotte of La Motteraye Consignment topped this year’s Arqana August Sale for the first time when selling a Dubawi (Ire) colt out of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Just The Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) on behalf of Qatar Bloodstock and China Horse Club for €1.4 million. The duo has teamed up with fellow Frenchman Hubert Honoré of Haras d’Omméel to consign two horses to the October Sale for the first time. “We sold a foal at Tattersalls last year but this is our first time selling yearlings here,” said Monneraye on arrival in Newmarket with his horses on Thursday. “The fillies both travelled well and we’re looking forward to the next challenge. This has been the best year for us so far and we’re still over the moon from Arqana.” The boutique draft from La Motteraye Consignment & Omméel features lot 47, a filly by Invincible Spirit (Ire) out of the unraced Rainbow Quest mare Pretty Face (GB), who has already produced three winners and is herself a daughter of the revered Juddmonte matriarch Modena (Roberto), the dam of Group 1 winners Elmaamul (Diesis) and Reams Of Verse (Nureyev) as well as Midsummer (GB) (Kingmambo), the dam of Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). The partnership will also offer lot 402, a first-crop daughter of Golden Horn (GB) described by Monneraye as “one of the best walkers I’ve ever seen”. He adds, “Tattersalls were very keen to have both fillies. They were bought as foals for a big syndicate so we all discussed it and decided that it would be a good idea to give Newmarket a try. They fillies were both born in April and have improved with the extra time.” The European Sales Management trio of Michel Zerolo, Eric Puerari and Marc de Chambure is certainly not a new name on the Tattersalls list of consignors. Its two Book 1 offerings last year sold for 725,000gns and 475,000gns respectively and the team returns this year with four yearlings, two by the sought-after Siyouni (Fr) and the other two by young stallions Showcasing (GB) and Charm Spirit (Ire). The Charm Spirit filly (lot 85), out of a half-sister to the Group 1 winner and producer Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), has received a recent update with the victory on debut of her 2-year-old brother Santi Del Mare (Fr) (Lope De Vega {Ire}). Four lots later (89) a Siyouni filly out of another of half-sister of Stacelita will also represent the draft. Anna Sundstrom of Colonces Sales has more reasons than most to love Siyouni having consigned his treble Group 1-winning daughter Laurens (Fr) on her first foray outstide the French sales when consigning at Goffs UK two years ago. Her Coulonces draft for Tattersalls also contains two well-bred Siyouni fillies. One, lot 369, is being sold for fellow Swedish owner-breeders Sven and Karina Hanson and is out of a winning full-sister to their champion racemare Pride (Ire) (Peintre Celebre), while the other, lot 211, is the family of Le Havre (Ire), who was bred by Sundstrom’s parents, Jan and Maya. “They’re very different fillies from one another, I don’t think one will take away from the other, and on the back of Laurens we couldn’t be prouder to have Siyouni fillies,” says Sundstrom. “They suit the Book 1 sale, that’s where they belong and that’s the thing with the yearlings, you have to try to fit them in where they should belong and what buyers are there for them.” Another new name on the consignors’ list at Tattersalls is Andreas Putsch’s Haras de Saint Pair, which usually doesn’t sell at Arqana’s August Sale either, Putsch preferring instead to give his yearlings a little extra time to develop and opting for the October Sale in France. Two of his colts will this year be sold during Book 2 in Newmarket rather than Deauville and they are lot 823, a Lope De Vega (Ire) half-brother to the Group 3 winners Via Medici (Ire) (Medicean {GB}) and Via Ravenna (Ire) (Raven’s Pass) whose dam Via Milano (Fr) (Singspiel {Ire}) also won at Group 3 level. Like Lope De Vega, freshman sire Kingman (GB) has also been enjoying a decent run of winners of late and he is responsible for Saint Pair’s other colt, the son of the G3 Premio Dormello winner Bugie d’Amore (GB) (Rail Link {GB}). Eric L’hermite’s Haras de Grandcamp also makes its first foray outside continental Europe by bringing to Newmarket two colts by its resident stallion Dabirsim (Fr). The Book 2 duo consists of lot 811, a colt who could be in for a major update if his full-sister Coeur de Beaute (Fr) wins Sunday’s G1 Qatar Prix de la Foret, while lot 1123 is a half-brother to two black-type performers and hails from the further family of Japanese champion sire Deep Impact (JPN), by Dabirism’s grandsire Sunday Silence. View the full article

Enable could grace the Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs next month if she comes through the Oct. 7 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (G1) in good shape, trainer John Gosden revealed Oct. 5. View the full article