Making Waves: Monmouth Win For The Familiar Suspects

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   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Lope De Vega's Growth Trajectory at Monmouth Park.

 

Chad Brown. Check. Klaravich Stables' silks. Check. Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling grad. Also check. That particular combo combined in Lope De Vega's 3-year-old filly Growth Trajectory, who blitzed a field of Monmouth maidens by 3 1/2 lengths on May 25 (video).

Bred by The Wekeela Partnership in Britain, she was an 180,000gns purchase by Mike Ryan from the Manister House Stud draft. Out of the Hurricane Run mare Wekeela, herself a full-sister to Scandinavian champ Matauri Pearl, Growth Trajectory is from the same family as Breeders' Cup winner Aunt Pearl (Lope De Vega), and stallions Monsun and Brametot.

Ballylinch Stud's Lope De Vega, who stands for €175,000 this year, has sired 48 winners from 90 runners in the U.S. (53%). His 11 stakes winners there are anchored by four Grade I winners, including the recent Yulong purchase Carl Spackler who is pointing to Royal Ascot.

 

Repeat Winners:

Cayton Park Stud homebred Marksman Queen became the 300th stakes winner for her Darley sire Dubawi in the Keertana Stakes at Churchill Downs on May 24 (video). She is trained by Graham Motion.

On Memorial Day at Santa Anita, the GI Shoemaker Mile Stakes (video) went to King Of Gosford (Zoustar) in the colours of the Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Saul Gevertz, Michael Nentwig and Jeremy Peskoff for trainer Phil D'Amato. Also on that card, Be Your Best (Muhaarar) won the GI Gamely Stakes for Mike Ryan and trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr. (video).

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