Making Waves: It’s All Silawi In Canada

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   In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This column is highlighted by the victory of Silawi at Woodbine.

Dubawi Gelding Claims The Canadian International

Wathnan Racing's Silawi (Dubawi) earned his first top-tier win in the Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine on October 4 (video). Bred by Wertheimer and Frere, he is trained by Hamad Al Jehani.

Sold for €380,000 out of the Arqana Arc Sale in 2023, the five-year-old gelding is also a winner of the G3 Winter Hill Stakes. A son of G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and G1 Prix Saint-Alary heroine Silasol (Monsun), he is a full-brother to the stakes-winning Silius, as well as the multiple group-placed Fasol. Silasol has a juvenile Night Of Thunder colt, a yearling Kingman colt and a filly by Churchill born this year.

Darley's Dubawi has sired 63 Grade/Group 1 winners worldwide with Silawi his latest such luminary. Eighteen of them have struck in North America.

Wathnan's Immensitude Wins For Lawman

G3 Prix Bertrand de Tarragon winner Immensitude (Lawman) won during the Belmont at the Big A meeting on October 2 for Bill Mott (video). The Wathnan Racing runner was bred by Isabelle Corbani.

Paul Nataf picked up Immensitude for €80,000 as an Arqana October yearling, however she raced in Corbani's silks for trainer Stephane Wattel through her Tarragon win. Her dam Ma Petite Poule is a half-sister to G3 Prix du Lys hero Remus De La Tour (Stormy River). Nestled under the fourth dam is standout producer Cassandra Go (Indian Ridge), while closer up is the stakes winner Lindy (Le Havre), second in both the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes. Immensitude's two-year-old half-sister Villa d'Este (Iffraaj) has yet to race and her half-brother by Hello Youmzain brought €130,000 from SAS Le Marais during Arqana's August Yearling Sale earlier this year.

Lawman, who stands at Haras du Mazet, has sired nine winners from 21 runners (43%) in North America. The Tulip, a winner of the Listed Luther Burbank Handicap, and dual Group/Grade 1 victress Just The Judge are his only stakes winners there.

Dark Angel Veteran Ekes Out Woodford Tally

Khaadem (Dark Angel), who races in the Fitriani Hay colours, got the job done by a neck in Keeneland's GII Woodford Stakes on October 4 (video). Trained by Charlie Hills, the nine-year-old gelding was bred by Yeomanstown Stud, where his sire stands.

A 750,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling, the son of White Daffodil is a dual G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes hero. Already a full-brother to the multiple group-placed Log Out Island, Khaadem also has a Supremacy half-sister who sold to Jamie Osborne for 100,000gns post-sale during this week's Book 1 sale at Park Paddocks and a weanling half-sister by Chaldean.

Dark Angel is the sire of 113 stakes winners, 66 of them at the group/graded level. His 17 winners at the highest level include current Gainesway freshman sire Raging Bull, who won the Hollywood Derby and Shoemaker Mile, as well as the Maker's Mark Mile Stakes.

It Takes A Village…

Village Voice is now a stakes winner in three countries after her tally in the GIII Waya Stakes during the Belmont at the Big A meeting for Resolute Racing and Chad Brown on October 5 (video).

Bred by Malih Al Basti, the daughter of Zarak and the Street Sense mare Sensible Way raced for Mrs P. K. Cooper and was trained by Jessica Harrington throughout her European career, good for a win in the Listed Salsabil Stakes at three, as well as the G3 Prix de Flore. The Listed Prix des Tourelles went her way last September and she was fourth in the G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes that October prior to selling for 1.3 million gns at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale to John Stewart's operation. Her dam's last reported foal is a four-year-old filly by French Navy. Second dam Nasheej (Swain) struck three times at group level and was also third in the G1 1000 Guineas, G1 Coronation Stakes and G1 Fillies' Mile.

The fourth stakes winner for her Aga Khan Studs' sire in the U.S., Village Voice is also one of seven winners from 11 to race there (64%).

 Another For Resolute At Keeneland

Resolute Racing's Kuwaitya (Soldier's Call), stakes placed in both France and the UK, won a Keeneland contest by a half-length for trainer Riley Mott on October 5 (video).

Part of the Ballyhane breeding programme, the third foal out of Smooth Sailing (Bated Breath) is a full-sister to G2 Riyadh Dirt Sprint second Muqtahem. A 29,000gns Tattersalls October Book 3 yearling, the Refai Alghraiban-owned bay won at second asking over the Lingfield all-weather in April of 2024 for Alice Haynes and signed off her European career with a third in the Listed St Hughs Stakes in August. Originally an 92,000gns buy-back at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale, she made her way Stateside. Her dam has the unraced gelding Smooth Genesis (Elzaam) and fillies by Soldier's Call and Sands Of Mali born in 2024 and 2025 yet to come. Her granddam, Royal Confidence (Royal Applause), won the Listed Sceptre Stakes and was third in the G2 Rockfel Stakes, while third dam Never A Doubt (Night Shift) landed the G2 Prix Robert Papin and this is the clan of the late Group 1 sire Acclamation.

Ace Stud resident Soldier's Call is the sire of two winners from four runners in the U.S. (50%). Internationally, his three stakes winners are anchored by G3 Prix Eclipse heroine Dawn Charger.

Sottsass Colt Wins In New York

Peter Brant and Tony Shafrazian's Dirand (Sottsass) graduated during the Belmont at the Big A meeting on October 5 for Chad Brown (video).

An 110,000gns Tattersalls October Book 1 yearling when purchased by Tony Shafrazi, he was bred by Brant's White Birch Farm. The half-brother to American champion Uni (More Than Ready) counts the unraced Maimiti (Dubawi) as his year-younger half-sister. Their dam Unaided (Dansili) had a colt by Paddington this spring. This family includes multiple group winner Wimbledon Hawkeye (Kameko) and Australian G1 Underwood Stakes and G1 Turnbull Stakes hero Sir Delius (Frankel).

Formerly based at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, Arc hero Sottsass stood at Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan this season. He has a trio of winners from five U.S. runners (60%).

Galiway Gelding Wins At Santa Anita

Michael McCarthy trainee Maaz (Galiway) ran out a two-length winner in his fifth lifetime start for Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Madaket Stables, Sabby Racing and Michael House on October 3 (video). The SCEA du Domaine de Malerai-bred gelding previously won over the Wolverhampton all-weather in February for trainers Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole for Urloxhey Racing.

Fourth in the Listed La Jolla Handicap in August among his four starts in the U.S., the €41,000 Osarus September yearling made €72,000 at the Arqana Breeze-Up Sale in May when catching the eye of Howson & Houldsworth Bloodstock and Insole. The third foal, second runner and first winner for his winning dam Exceedingly Diva (Exceed And Excel), the gelding has juvenile and yearling full-sisters named Al Inaya and Ride The Wave. The female family traces to the multiple stakes winner Sarayir (Mr. Prospector), a half-sister to G1 Derby winner Nashwan and Nayef, who won the G1 Juddmonte International Stakes.

Haras de Colleville's Galiway has sired 16 stakes winners worldwide. From just five runners in the U.S., he has sired two winners to date (40%).

Sioux Nation Filly Stars At Keeneland

Owned by Jamie Lamonica's Coast Racing and Larry Rodgers, Raiding Party (Sioux Nation) sailed to a two-length debut win at Keeneland on October 3 (video). Trained by Brendan Walsh, the chestnut was bred by Barry Moorhead.

She cost just €19,000 as a Goffs November foal and bloomed into a €50,000 Goffs Orby yearling with Brendan Heeney buying for Coast Racing. The daughter of War Empress (War Command) is related to the stakes winner Irish Rookie (Azamour), who was second in the G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and third in the G1 Sun Chariot Stakes.

Coolmore Stud's Sioux Nation is credited with 21 stakes winners worldwide with G1 Queensland Oaks winner Socks Nation his best. In Canada, his Oujda won the Listed Sweet Brian Too Stakes, while in the U.S., his Behind Enemy Lines won the Listed Cutler Bay Stakes and was second in the GII Penn Mile Stakes.

Repeat Winners

Gold Phoenix is just as lethal at seven as he was earlier in his career, and he added another graded tally in the GII John Henry Turf Championship Stakes at Santa Anita on September 27 (video). The son of Belardo is trained by Phil D'Amato for Agave Racing Stable, Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables and Marsha Naify.

Sunglow (No Nay Never) prevailed in a Santa Anita allowance on September 28 (video). Racing for Diamond T Racing, Hoffman Thoroughbreds, Medallion Racing and Mrs. Paul Shanahan, the three-year-old filly is trained by John Sadler.

Another repeat winner was Slick (Oasis Dream), who races for similar connections to Gold Phoenix minus Agave Racing, and won at Santa Anita on September 28, also for D'Amato (video).

Frankel's Asbury Park built on his Saratoga maiden success in June in a big way with a victory in the GII Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes during the Belmont at the Big A meeting on October 4 (video). The Peter Brant and St. Elias Stable-owned colt is trained by Chad Brown.

No Nay Hudson stepped up and won the GII Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine on the same day as the Canadian International (video). The No Nay Never gelding is owned by Andrew Farm and For the People Racing Stable and trained by Wesley Ward.

Breath Away (Bated Breath), who races for Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Steven Rocco and Marc Levine, added her first graded stakes win in the GII Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine (video). She is trained by Miguel Clement.

A new stakes winner for the Making Waves cohort was Phil D'Amato trainee Later Than Planned (Cotai Glory). The Speakeasy Stakes went her way in the silks of Little Red Feather Racing, Sterling Stables and Marsha Naify at Santa Anita (video).

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