Making Waves: Mehmas Filly Spins Quite A Tale

[Wandering Eyes]

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 Tales Of The Heart at Keeneland.

Resolute To The Heart

Resolute Racing's Tales Of The Heart (Mehmas) flashed her class with a 1 1/4-length victory at Keeneland on October 15 (video). Trained by Michael Maker, the three-year-old filly was bred by Tally-Ho Stud, where her sire stands.

The daughter of the stakes-placed Shoshoni Wind (Sleeping Indian) brought 400,000gns out of Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale on the bid of Jamie McCalmont Bloodstock. The bay placed in the Listed Empress Fillies' Stakes and G3 Princess Margaret Stakes for Andrew Rosen and Marc Chan and trainer Ralph Beckett during her British sojourn. Snapped up by John Stewart's operation for 650,000gns out of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale last winter, Tales Of The Heart is a half-sister to the stakes-placed Sir Arthur Dayne (Sir Prancealot) and a full-sister to G2 Flying Childers Stakes-winning sire Caturra. Her dam has three more Mehmas colts to come–juvenile Shadow Run, a yearling who was picked up by Hamish Macauley and Sean Quinn for 105,000gns out of Book 2 of this year's October Sale, and a weanling born this year.

Mehmas has 21 winners from 35 runners (60%) and seven stakes winners (20%) in the U.S. His trio of Grade I winners are anchored by GI Del Mar Oaks heroine Going Global.

Sistercharlie Relation Scores In New York

Peter Brant's Louise Procter (Siyouni) won for the second time in nine starts during the Belmont at the Big A meeting on October 19 (video). The Chad Brown trainee was bred by St. Elias Stables in France.

A €360,000 graduate of the Arqana August Yearling Sale, Louise Procter raced in the silks of Brant's White Birch Farm for trainer Jean-Claude Rouget during her five-start French career. She is one of three winners out of the Chelsey Flower Stakes scorer Create A Dream (Oasis Dream), with the others including the California Derby second Phosphorescence (City Of Light). Louise Procter is also a half-sister to a yearling filly by Baaeed and a full-sister to a weanling colt. Second dam Anabaa's Creation (Anabaa) won the Listed Prix Isonomy and was second in the GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes and the G1 Prix Saint-Alary. This is the extended family of American champion Sistercharlie (Myboycharlie), the now-Japan-based sire and G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Sottsass, and that stallion's full-brother Shin Emperor (Siyouni).

The Aga Khan Studs' Siyouni is credited with 28 winners from 53 runners (53%). His septet of stakes winners feature five at Group level, with GII Flower Bowl Stakes heroine Bellezza his most recent luminary Stateside.

Earthlight Gelding Salutes At Keeneland

Graham Grace Stable's Mary's Lad got the job done in his third start at Keeneland for trainer Whit Beckman on Wednesday (video). The grey was bred by Gerard Mullins.

Campaigned exclusively in America, the €57,000 Goffs November foal turned €140,000 Goffs Orby yearling was purchased at the latter by Legion Bloodstock. The first foal out of the winning Gorges (Le Havre)–herself a full-sister to stakes winner and two-time group-placed Sotteville–is following by a yearling Blue Point filly. Sotteville is the dam of the Tattersalls December Mares Sale Sceptre Sessions-bound Survie (Churchill), who was second in the G1 Prix de Diane and won the G2 Prix de Malleret.

Mary's Lad is the first winner from four runners (25%) in the U.S. for the Darley-based Earthlight. The son of Shamardal is responsible for a trio of international stakes winners, with G3 Prix de Cabourg winner Daylight a highlight.

Repeat Winners

Brendan Walsh saddled Venencia (Recoletos) in the GIII Rood & Riddle Dowager Stakes at Keeneland on October 19 and came away with the victory (video). Racing for Bradley Thoroughbreds, Laura Leigh Stable, Jim Cone, Belmar Racing and Breeding, Team Hanley and Cambron Equine, the five-year-old mare was winning her first graded stakes.

Also on the 19th, Aussie Girl (Starspangledbanner) claimed the Noble Damsel Stakes at the Belmont at the Big A meeting for trainer Will Walden (video). She races in the colours of Woodford Thoroughbreds.

Activist Investing (Kingman) returned to the winner's circle during the Belmont at the Big A meeting on October 17 (video). The five-year-old entire is raced by Klaravich Stables and hails from the barn of Chad Brown.

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