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SUNDAY, SEP T EMBER 2 9, 2 013

SKY’S THE LIMIT SKY MESA ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SON OF PULPIT, PAGE 2

BarBara D. Livingston

CLOSE HATCHES BOLSTERS STOCK OF FIRST DEFENCE PAGE 7

MIDLANTIC SALE TO TEST REGIONAL MARKET STRENGTH PAGE 10

ROUNDUP OF NORTH AMERICAN GRADED STAKES PAGE 11

LEADING JUVENILE SIRES IN NORTH AMERICA PAGE 15

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Preaching to the Sky

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Sky Girl, ridden by Corey Lanerie, wins the Grade 3 Dogwood Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sept. 21. Her sire, Sky Mesa, was the first of Pulpit’s 10 Grade 1 winners to date.

A.P. Indy 89 Pulpit 94 Preach 89 Sky Mesa 00 Storm Cat 83 Caress 91 La Affirmed 83

SKY GIRL

Dark Bay or Brown Filly Foaled April 5, 2010

Vice Regent 67 Deputy Minister 79 Mint Copy 70

Vargas Girl 03 Wheatly Hall 83 Wheatly Way 89 Family Way 68

Seattle Slew 74 Weekend Surprise 80 Mr. Prospector 70

JOHN P. SPARKMAN

Narrate 80 Storm Bird 78 Terlingua 76 Affirmed 75 La Mesa 70 Northern Dancer 61 Victoria Regina 58 Bunty’s Flight 53 Shakney 64 Norcliffe 73 La Bonzo 76 Cyane 59 Family Line 58

A.P. Indy’s son Pulpit has developed quite a reputation as a sire of sires over the past few years, primarily through the exploits of his son Tapit, who has soared near the top of both racetrack and commercial sire lists. One great son does not a sire of sires make, but Pulpit has several other successful sons at stud, led by Sky Mesa, who enjoyed another productive weekend last week, when the 3-year-old filly Sky Girl won the Grade 3 Dogwood Stakes and the 2-year-old filly Aibhilin captured the Selima Stakes. From the first crop of 1992 Horse of the Year and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner A.P.

Indy, Pulpit (out of Preach, by Mr. Prospector) provided the first indication that A.P. Indy would be just as good a stallion as he was a racehorse. Unraced at 2 because of a dicey ankle, Pulpit was the sensation of the 1997 winter meeting at Gulfstream Park, winning his maiden debut, an allowance race, and the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes in rapid succession. Pulpit did not get the best of trips in the Florida Derby, allowing Captain Bodgit to get first run, and he finished second. The colt rebounded with an easy victory in the Grade 2 Blue Grass Stakes. That made him the morning-line favorite for the 1997 Kentucky Derby over Silver Charm, Captain Bodgit, and Free House, but after maintaining a contested lead into the far turn, he had nothing more to offer and finished fourth behind that formidable trio.

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SPARKMAN Continued from page 2

Multiple graded stakes winner Sky Mesa is proving a worthy scion of the Seattle Slew/A.P. Indy male line.

BarBara D. Livingston

Pulpit emerged from the Derby with a sore ankle once again, and although trainer Frank Brothers tried to get him back to the races, the ankle refused to cooperate, and Pulpit was retired to his owner-breeder’s Claiborne Farm for the 1998 breeding season. Although never the height of fashion and never bred to the huge books of mares that his contemporaries covered, Pulpit carved out a highly respectable stud career before his death last December, siring 70 stakes winners from 863 foals of racing age (8 percent) to date. From Pulpit’s second crop, Sky Mesa was the first of Pulpit’s 10 Grade 1 winners to date, capturing the 2002 Hopeful Stakes. That 1 3/4-length victory over Pretty Wild and Zavata followed a ridiculously easy 7 3/4-length win in his debut four weeks earlier at Saratoga. Five weeks later, Sky Mesa confirmed his brilliance with a four-length romp in the Grade 2 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland. That made Sky Mesa a heavy morning-line favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, but a day before the race, he was scratched due to filling in an ankle. Like many male-line descendants of Bold Ruler, Pulpit himself was a heavily muscled horse whose ballerina legs could not carry the weight of his Mr. America body. As a son of Caress, a daughter of the heavily muscled Storm Cat, Sky Mesa inherited a double dose of that extraordinary muscularity, and his front legs, frankly, were not properly constructed to carry all that weight. As an undefeated Grade 1-winning juvenile, Sky Mesa was one of the winter-book favorites for the 2003 Kentucky Derby, but despite veteran trainer John Ward’s best efforts, he did not make it back to the races until the following July. Considering his long layoff, he ran an excellent race. Tracking the pace of Strong Hope but lacking a rally when it mattered, he finished third, beaten 3 1/4 lengths, in the Grade 2 Dwyer Stakes. Sky Mesa ran even better in the Grade 1 Haskell Invitational a few weeks later but could not catch the front-running Peace Rules over the speed-favoring Monmouth track, finishing second, 1 3/4 lengths behind. Sky Mesa faced Peace Rules again in the Grade 1 Travers but ran no sort of race, finishing last behind Ten Most Wanted, beaten 20 1/2 lengths, with Peace Rules second. He emerged from the Travers with a bruised foot, and since he had already been syndicated to stand the following season at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky., Sky Mesa did not race again. Sky Mesa has carved out a solid but not spectacular stud career at Three Chimneys. Sky Girl is his 32nd stakes winner (6 percent) and 12th graded winner from 566 foals of racing age, a list headed by Grade 1 winners General Quarters and Sky Diva. Sky Girl is the third foal out of Vargas Girl, a Deputy Minister mare who was

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either quite slow or totally uninterested in being a racehorse, since she never finished closer than fifth in eight starts on the Midwest circuit. Vargas Girl qualified for the breeding shed, though, because she was a half-sister to 1999 Grade 1 Futurity Stakes winner Bevo, by Prospectors Gamble, and to 2002 Grade 3 ArlingtonWashington Lassie Stakes winner Moonlight Sonata, by Carson City. Moonlight Sonata has already produced 2011 Grade 2 Indiana Derby winner Wilburn, by Bernardini, and Sky Girl’s very close relation Beethoven, by Sky Mesa, who won the 2008 Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes. Sky Girl’s second dam, Wheatly Way, by the moderate sire Wheatly Hall, won a minor stakes at Calder and was a halfsister to stakes winner Olde Elegance, by Diamond Prospect. Sky Girl’s third dam, Family Way, by Cyane, also was a minor stakes winner, counting the Cleveland Cotillion Stakes among her four stakes wins. Sky Girl’s sixth dam, Misleading, by

Sweep, stands as the distant head of an outstanding family developed largely by the late Jane Lunger’s Christiana Stables. The family includes the major runners Endine, Donut King, Thinking Cap, Light Hearted, and To the Lighthouse. By far the best horse descending from Sky Girl’s fifth dam, Misleading’s daughter Effie B., by Bull Dog, however, is Twixt, by Restless Native, a daughter of Family Way’s half-sister Eveleen, by Quarter Deck. Twixt never made fewer than 16 starts a season in her four-year racing career, and her record of 26 wins in 70 career starts, including wins in the Grade 1 Top Flight Handicap and Grade 2 Milady, Susquehanna, and Firenze handicaps, puts to shame our fragile contemporary racers. Both Sky Mesa and Pulpit managed only six starts, and Sky Mesa’s broodmare sire, Storm Cat, only eight. And while that was enough to demonstrate their high racing class, it does not promote confidence in the durability of their offspring. Sky Mesa’s foals ages 3 and

up, however, average 10.6 career starts, which is not that far off the current average for the breed, while Pulpit’s foals average 11.7 starts, which is pretty close to the current average. Sky Mesa’s dam, multiple Grade 3 winner Caress, by Storm Cat, was an exceedingly well-bred mare who has produced multiple Grade 3 winner Golden Velvet, by Seeking the Gold. Caress is a full sister to Grade 3 winners Bernstein – a very good sire – and Country Cat, and a halfsister to Grade 2 winner Della Francesca, by Danzig. Another half-sister, Emmaus, by Silver Deputy, is the dam of Grade 3 winner Wiseman’s Ferry, by Hennessy, the sire of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan. Sky Mesa’s female line traces to the great La Troienne, his seventh dam, through Buckpasser’s dam, Busanda. Sky Mesa is inbred 4x4 to Secretariat, 6x4 to both Northern Dancer and Round Table, and has an additional cross of Busanda through Buckpasser, the sire of A.P. Indy’s second dam, Lassie Dear. Since Sky Mesa already has the three

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most common close-up names in contemporary pedigrees – Storm Cat, A.P. Indy, and Mr. Prospector – his best progeny are, inevitably, more inbred than average, but Sky Girl is an exception to that rule. Her closest inbreeding is a fairly standard 5x4x6 triple of Northern Dancer, but the most interesting duplication in her pedigree is an additional cross of Buckpasser through Wheatly Hall, a son of Buckpasser’s Canadian champion son Norcliffe. In addition to Tapit and Sky Mesa, Pulpit’s sons Essence of Dubai, Sightseeing, and Stroll all have sired graded stakes winners. Sky Mesa’s record is clearly better than all of those except Tapit. Sky Mesa’s best son, General Quarters, who won the 2009 Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes and 2010 Grade 1 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, entered stud in Florida in 2013. While General Quarters may be a longshot at stud, Sky Mesa still has an outside chance of establishing his own branch of Pulpit’s male line and making Pulpit a true sire of sires.

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HOT SIRE: FIRST DEFENCE

CLOSE HATCHES SCORES BIG FOR SIRE By Patrick Reed

BarBara D. Livingston

Close Hatches, under Mike Smith, wins the Grade 1 Cotillion at Parx Racing on Sept. 21 to record her third graded stakes win.

Unbridled 87 Unbridled’s Song 93 Trolley Song 83 First Defence 04 Seattle Slew 74 Honest Lady 96 Toussaud 89

CLOSE HATCHES

Dark Bay or Brown Filly Foaled Jan. 31, 2010

Storm Bird 78 Storm Cat 83 Terlingua 76 Rising Tornado 05 Zafonic 90 Silver Star 96 Monroe 77

Fappiano 77 Gana Facil 81 Caro 67 Lucky Spell 71 Bold Reasoning 68 My Charmer 69 El Gran Senor 81 Image of Reality 76 Northern Dancer 61 South Ocean 67 Secretariat 70 Crimson Saint 69 Gone West 84 Zaizafon 82 Sir Ivor 65 Best in Show 65

Close Hatches’s win in the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes last week at Parx Racing further burnished her credentials as one of the best 3-year-old fillies in an above-average crop. Three-time Grade 1 winner Princess of Sylmar still had a firm hold as the divisional leader entering this weekend, when she was scheduled to challenge champion Royal Delta in the Grade 1 Beldame. The Cotillion, however, was Close Hatches’s second top-level score this year, having taken the Mother Goose at Belmont in June, and the dark bay or brown filly’s running style – either setting or laying just off the pace – should serve her well if trainer Bill Mott elects to point her to the Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita. Close Hatches is campaigned by Prince Khalid Abdullah’s Juddmonte Farms, which stands her young sire, First Defence, at its U.S. branch in Lexington, Ky. First Defence, who stood for $7,500 this year, is one of a pair of stallions at Juddmonte’s Kentucky farm, the other being veteran Mizzen Mast. That Grade 1-winning son of Cozzene made headlines last fall when two of his daughters – turf sprinter Mizdirection and French import Flotilla – won Breeders’ Cup races. While flying under the radar somewhat, First Defence has made inroads in the competitive Central Kentucky market, and as of Sept. 24 ranks eighth on the North American second-crop sire list. Not surprisingly, Close Hatches is his best runner to date. A homebred of the powerful Juddmonte operation, First Defence began his racing career in New York for Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel. It took some time, but the son of Unbridled’s Song became another one of Frankel’s many Juddmonte Grade 1 winners when he took the Forego as a 4-year-old in 2008. That win validated the potential many saw in First Defence from the outset, as he was a product of one of Juddmonte’s most successful female families. First Defence’s dam, the Seattle Slew mare Honest Lady, won the Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap and three Grade 2 stakes – all at seven furlongs – and retired with just under $900,000 in earnings after finishing second to eventual champion Kona Gold by a half-length in the 2000 Breeders’

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HOT SIRE

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First Defence, who stands at Juddmonte Farm, has sired two graded/group stakes winners in his first crop and is eighth on the North American second-crop sire list.

Continued from page 7 Cup Sprint. Honest Lady translated that on-track performance to her broodmare career, producing five winners in addition to First Defence from seven starters. Two of those winners – Phantom Rose, by Danzig, and Honest Quality, by Elusive Quality – have captured listed stakes in Europe. Honest Lady is part of a quintet of graded stakes winners that made her dam, Toussaud, by El Gran Senor, a blue hen mare for Juddmonte. A Grade 1 winner herself, Toussaud produced Grade 1 winners Chester House and Chiselling along with Grade 2 winner Decarchy (the first and last of these have had success at stud, as well). Best of all, Toussaud’s supremely talented son Empire Maker gave Frankel his only Triple Crown win in the 2003 Belmont and is currently a leading sire, having been expatriated to Japan for the 2011 breeding season. Toussaud was named Broodmare

of the Year in 2002 by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders. Like his dam, First Defence preferred seven furlongs, winning three of four starts at that distance, including the Forego, and finishing second to Hard Spun in the 2007 Grade 1 King’s Bishop. He also won the 1 1/16-mile Long Branch Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Monmouth at 3. In his only career turf start, he picked up a win in the 2008 Grade 3 Jaipur Handicap at Belmont. He was first or second in 9 of 14 career starts. Such consistency, combined with his superlative pedigree, made First Defence a natural to return to stand at stud at Juddmonte after racing. Although it is early in his stud career, First Defence has already shown a penchant for siring diverse runners. His best 2-year-old in 2012, Dundonnell, won the Group 3 Acomb Stakes in England for Juddmonte and then ran a good fourth in the Group 1 Breeders’ Cup

Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita. The colt has trained on with Roger Charlton to win a listed stakes and place in a Group 3 race in England this year. Dundonnell is the product of another rich Juddmonte bloodline, as his dam, the unraced Danzig mare Family, is out of Razyana, by His Majesty, who is the dam of Group 1 winner and breed-shaping sire Danehill and three other graded/group stakes winners – all four also by Danzig. Close Hatches was bred in Kentucky by England-based Millsec Ltd. Her dam, the Storm Cat mare Rising Tornado, was a winner in France. Her second dam, stakes-placed Silver Star, by Zafonic, was a full sister to European champion and pensioned Darley sire Xaar. Close Hatches’s female family is dominated by turf runners, such as Grade 1 United Nations and Clement Hirsch winner Senure and Group 1 Dubai Duty Free winner Cityscape. Blush With Pride, winner of

the 1982 Kentucky Oaks and dam of 2007 Broodmare of the Year Better Than Honour, is another top-class relative. Close Hatches has won five of seven starts and earned $1,007,300, and had already proven her ability at 1 1/8 miles by taking the Grade 2 Gazelle earlier this year. Her only poor performance came in the Kentucky Oaks, and she was no match for now-sidelined Midnight Lucky when second in the Grade 1 Acorn this spring, but since then she has strung together two impressive Grade 1 wins. Given her pedigree and Juddmonte’s reputation for excellence in turf racing – evidenced most clearly in their recent stewardship of homebred superstar and Banstead Manor stallion Frankel – it would be interesting to see how Close Hatches handles turf at some point. For now, the filly is set to build First Defence’s profile in the months ahead, and has already set a high bar for his subsequent runners to match.

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Fasig-Tipton Midlantic sale will test regional market By Joe Nevills The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall yearling sale will be the first measuring stick to see just how far the market’s momentum can roll following a strong Keeneland September yearling sale that indicated recovery from a prolonged industry slump. Competitive bidding from a diverse pool of buyers resulted in a record-high median at the Keeneland September sale. However, it also meant that many buyers were left still wanting horses when the marathon sale came to a close. “I’m hoping [Keeneland’s momentum] spills over into our sale,” said Paget Bennett, Fasig Tipton’s Midlantic sales director. “It looks like there are plenty of people out there wanting to buy horses.” The one-day sale will be held Monday at Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic sales pavilion in Timonium, Md., beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern. The catalog features 390 yearlings, up 4 percent from the 375 cataloged last year. While the sale’s appeal is in its regional offerings – led by yearlings bred in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New York – Bennett said the pool of bidders ought to be as diverse as the horses who go through the ring. “I think the beauty of this sale is we appeal to everybody,” she said. “There’s always a few horses at the top for that level, and then there’s a middle market and a lower end. That’s the thing: We have so many different groups in this area that look to this sale to do their horse buying, so they can shop all over the place at different levels and pretty much find what they’re looking for here. “We’re fortunate in that I don’t think we are strictly one level,” Bennett added. “We’re probably more the middle market, but we do have some nice horses that come here and get rewarded at the top.” Last year’s fall yearling sale was reduced to a single day after spanning two days in the past and featured a smaller catalog, but it still posted an increase in gross. The sale moved 276 horses in 2012 for revenue of $6,166,100, up 0.3 percent over the $6,149,600 from 332 sold the previous year. Drawing more money with fewer horses naturally led to significant gains in the other economic measuring sticks. The average sale price rose 21 percent to $22,341, while the median spiked 30 percent to $12,000. The 2012 sale was led by a Malibu Moon filly who sold to Ellen M. Charles for $300,000. Consigned by Mr. and Mrs. Rick Abbott’s Charlton agency, as agent for Audley Farm Equine, the Virginiabred filly, later named Moonstone Magic, is out of the stakes-placed Holy Bull mare

Fasig-Tipton Midlantic fall yearlings: Horses to watch By Joe Nevills Hip No. 60, b. c., by Quality Road—Summer Colony, by Summer Squall, consigned by Paramount Sales, agent Grade 1 winner Summer Colony has produced two winners from five foals to race, led by stakes winner Summer Laugh. The colt’s family includes champion Still in Love, Grade 1 winners One of a Klein and Gemologist, Grade 2 winner Withallprobability, multiple Grade 3 winner With Ability, and Panamanian Horse of the Year Smart D N A. Green Lantern Stables bred the colt in Kentucky. Hip No. 201, gr. or ro. f., by Dunkirk—Currency Quest, by Cryptoclearance, consigned by Paramount Sales, agent A half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner Elloluv, who herself has become a producer of winners. This filly’s dam, stakes winner Currency Quest,

FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC FALL YEARLING SALE When: Monday, 10 a.m. Eastern Where: Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium Phone: (410) 392-5555 Catalog: 390 horses, up 4 percent from 375 last year Recent history: The 2012 sale posted overall increases while selling 276 horses for $6,166,100, with an average price of $22,341 and a median of $12,000. Gross increased 0.3 percent, average was up 21 percent, and median increased 30 percent. Ellen M. Charles bought a Malibu Moon filly out of Never Fail, consigned by Charlton, agent for Audley Farm Equine, for $300,000 to top the sale. The filly was later named Moonstone Magic.

has produced five winners from six foals to race and hails from the family of Grade 3-placed stakes winner Saarlight. The filly was bred in Kentucky by Dermot Joyce and Gabriel Duignan.

Hip No. 221, ch. f., by Malibu Moon—Dundrummin’, by Gone West, property of Audley Farm Equine, Charlton, agent From the well-respected Virginia breeding program of Audley Farm, this filly is by one of North America’s hottest commercial sires, Malibu Moon. The unraced Gone West mare Dundrummin’ is a producer of three winners from four foals to race and is a full sister to Grade 2 winner and sire Proud Citizen. Canadian Horse of the Year and U.S. champion La Prevoyante is a notable family member. Hip No. 245, b. f., by Not For Love—Formalities Aside, by Awesome Again, consigned by Becky Davis Inc., agent

This Not For Love filly is from the family of Dubai World Cup winner Well Armed as well as Japanese Horse of the Year Symboli Kris S and Grade 3 winners Witty, Tee Kay, and Patton’s Victory. Bred in Maryland by Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowman and Milton Higgins III, she is out of the winning Awesome Again mare Formalities Aside, who has produced four winners from as many foals to race, including stakes winner Awesome Flower.

Hip No. 340, b. f., by Jump Start—Miss Pauline,

by Cat Thief, consigned by Paramount Sales, agent The first foal out of a winning half-sister to Belmont Stakes winner Union Rags, this Pennsylvania-bred filly is the latest extension of the Phyllis Wyeth breeding program that produced Union Rags. Her notable family members include Group/ Grade 1 winners Declaration of War and Colonial Affair, Grade 2 winners Terpsichorist and Satans Quick Chick, and Grade 3 winners Pratella and Blue Sky Holiday.

FASIG-TIPTON MIDLANTIC FALL YEARLING SALE RESULTS, 2003-2012 YEAR

OFFERED

SOLD

NOT SOLD

AVERAGE

MEDIAN

GROSS

2012 ...............326.................276 ................... 50 ...................$22,341..................$12,000 ...................$6,166,100 2011 ...............450................ 332 ..................118 ......................18,523...................... 9,250 .....................6,149,600 2010 ...............561................ 392 ................. 169 ......................16,005...................... 5,350 ....................6,273,800 2009...............531................ 387 ................. 144 ......................14,513...................... 5,500 .................... 5,616,450 2008...............753................ 483 ................. 270 ......................17,001...................... 9,000 .................... 8,211,600 2007...............767.................574 ................. 193 ..................... 23,225.................... 10,000 ..................13,331,400 2006...............962................ 658 .................304 ......................22,159.....................11,500 ..................14,580,700 2005...............784.................615 ................. 169 ..................... 23,577.................... 10,500 ..................14,499,600 2004...............636................ 493 ................. 143 ......................21,889.................... 12,000 .................. 10,791,500 2003...............606................ 456 ................. 150 ..................... 18,258...................... 9,500 ....................8,325,500

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Never Fail and hails from the family of champion Not Surprising as well as Grade 2 winners How About Now, Lovely Lil, and Abraaj. The Mid-Atlantic region is an especially prosperous one in the current racing landscape, with slots-fueled programs humming along in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, while the revenue generated from the still-new Resorts World Casino New York City at Aqueduct has reaffirmed New York as a national-level breeding program. Almost every state-

bred program represented by yearlings in the sale has a lucrative incentive system to support it. Along those lines, the 87 Marylandbreds cataloged in this year’s auction will be among the first to benefit from the state’s new owners’ and breeders’ incentive program for the entirety of their racing careers, making them more attractive to buyers. The Maryland-bred yearlings will be eligible for a 17.5 percent owners’ bonus next year for finishing in the top three in

maiden, allowance, and claiming races of $10,000 or more. In 2015, those bonuses will increase to 30 percent for all races. Breeders of Maryland-breds saw their incentive program increase to a 30 percent bonus earlier this year. “We’ve got some good things happening in Maryland with some bonuses that we’re getting in place, so I think it’s going to be exciting for Maryland-breds,” Bennett said. “Hopefully, they’ll get a little bit of the shot in the arm that they needed.”

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LAST WEEKEND’S GRADED STAKES IN NORTH AMERICA COTILLION S. [G1]

Parx Racing, Sept. 21, $1,000,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds, fillies, 1 1/16 miles, 1:44.03, fast. (Track record: 1:40.93.) CLOSE HATCHES, 124, dk. b. or br. f. 3, First Defence—Rising Tornado, by Storm Cat. Owner, Juddmonte Farms; breeder, Millsec Ltd. (Ky.); trainer, William Mott; jockey, Mike Smith...... ...............................................................................$556,000 Sweet Lulu, 117, ch. f. 3, Mr. Greeley—Successful Outlook, by Orientate. Owner, Steve Beneto ............................... $192,000 Street Girl, 119, b. f. 3, Street Hero—Kristy Beethoven, by Kris S. Owner, Rontos Racing Stable Corp. ........................ $110,100 Winning Beyer: 93 Margins: 2, no, 1/2. Odds of winner (favorite): 8-5. Also ran: My Happy Face 117 ($64,600), Dancing Afleet 122 ($37,300), Asiya 117 ($10,000), Seaneen Girl 122 ($10,000), Promise Me More 117 ($10,000), Carnival Court 117 ($10,000). RACING RECORD AGE

Totals

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5(3)

1(1)

$1,007,300

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3RD (SP)

EARNINGS

At 3: 1st Mother Goose S. [G1], Cotillion S. [G1], Gazelle S. [G2]; 2nd Acorn S. [G1] CLOSE HATCHES, dk. b. or br. f. 2010 Unbridled 87 Unbridled’s Song 93 Trolley Song 83 FIRST DEFENCE 04 Seattle Slew 74 Honest Lady 96 Toussaud 89 Storm Bird 78 Storm Cat 83 Terlingua 76 RISING TORNADO 05 Zafonic 90 Silver Star (GB) 96 Monroe 77 When First Defence has crossed with Storm Cat mares, it has produced 5 foals of racing age, 2 winners (40%), 1 SW (20%), 1 graded SW (20%), $354,873 average earnings per runner. Sire: FIRST DEFENCE. Raced 3 years, 14 starts, 6 wins. Earned $580,534. Best Beyer: 108. Stands at Juddmonte Farms in Ky. for $7,500. Sire of 2 crops, 115 foals, 65 runners (57%), 30 winners (26%), 2 SWs (2%), including Close Hatches, Dundonnell. Total progeny earnings $2,450,997, $37,708 average per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—40 yearlings sold, $40,268 average. In 2012, 14 yearlings sold, $40,479 average. 1st dam: RISING TORNADO. Bred by Juddmonte Farms (Ky.). Raced 1 year, 6 starts, 1 win. Earned $39,366. 10—CLOSE HATCHES (See above). Best Beyer: 102. 11—Seismology, f., by Candy Ride (Arg). 12—f., by Congrats. 13—c., by First Defence.

PENNSYLVANIA DERBY [G2]

Parx Racing, Sept. 21, $1,000,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds, 1 1/8 miles, 1:49.28, fast. (Track record: 1:47.00.)

WILL TAKE CHARGE PENNSYLVANIA DERBY [G2], PARX RACING, SEPT. 21 BarBara D. Livingston

WILL TAKE CHARGE, 124, ch. c. 3, Unbridled’s Song—Take Charge Lady, by Dehere. Owner, Willis D. Horton; breeder, Eaton (Ky.); trainer, D. Lukas; jockey, Luis Saez................ $562,000 Moreno, 122, b. g. 3, Ghostzapper—Danceinthesunlight, by A.P. Indy. Owner, Southern Equine Stable ...................... $194,000 Battier, 117, b. c. 3, Tale of the Cat—Whobabydatiz, by Boston Harbor. Owner, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Lady Sheila Stable, and Brahman Red............................................. $111,200 Winning Beyer: 105 Margins: 2 1/4, nk, 1 1/2. Odds of winner (favorite): 2-1. Also ran: Transparent 117 ($65,200), Fury Kapcori 117 ($37,600), Romansh 119 ($10,000), Speak Logistics 117 ($10,000), Java’s War 124 ($10,000).

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STAKES REPORTS RACING RECORD AGE

2 3

Totals

STS

4 ___9

1ST (SW)

2ND (SP)

3RD (SP)

EARNINGS

1 4(4) ___

1(1) 1(1) ___

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$94,171

5(4)

2(2)

$1,827,371

At 2: 2nd Remington Springboard Mile S. [L] At 3: 1st Travers S. [G1], Rebel S. [G2], Pennsylvania Derby [G2], Smarty Jones S. [L]; 2nd Jim Dandy S. [G2] WILL TAKE CHARGE, ch. c. 2010 Fappiano 77 Unbridled 87 Gana Facil 81 UNBRIDLED’S SONG 93 Caro (Ire) 67 Trolley Song 83 Lucky Spell 71 Deputy Minister 79 Dehere 91 Sister Dot 85 TAKE CHARGE LADY 99 Rubiano 87 Felicita 94 Grand Bonheur 79 When Unbridled’s Song has crossed with Dehere mares, it has produced 7 foals of racing age, 7 winners (100%), 3 SWs (43%), 3 graded SWs (43%), $418,889 average earnings per runner. Sire: UNBRIDLED’S SONG. Raced 3 years, 12 starts, 5 wins. Earned $1,311,800. Best Beyer: 118. Sire of 14 crops, 1,456 foals, 1,068 runners (73%), 738 winners (51%), 102 SWs (7%), including Midshipman, Embur’s Song, La Verita, Unrivaled Belle, Unbridled Elaine. Total progeny earnings $91,929,011, $86,076 average per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—708 yearlings sold, $293,403 average. In 2012, 44 yearlings sold, $192,750 average. 1st dam: TAKE CHARGE LADY. Bred by William Schettine (Ky.). Raced 3 years, 22 starts, 11 wins. Earned $2,480,377. Best Beyer: 109. At 2, 1st Walmac International Alcibiades S. [G2]; 2nd Golden Rod S. [G2]. At 3, 1st Ashland S. [G1], Overbrook Spinster S. [G1], Fair Grounds Oaks [G2], Dogwood S. [G3], Silverbulletday S. [G3], NTRA Great State Challenge Distaff Invitational S. [L]; 2nd Gazelle H. [G1], Kentucky Oaks [G1], Falls City H. [G2]. At 4, 1st Overbrook Spinster S. [G1], Arlington Matron H. [G3]; 2nd Apple Blossom H. [G1], Ogden Phipps H. [G1], Delaware H. [G2]. 05—Charming, m., by Seeking the Gold. Raced 1 year, 3 starts, 1 win. Earned $43,155. Best Beyer: 90. $3,200,000 yearling 2006 KEE-SEP. 06—Love Pegasus, h., by Fusaichi Pegasus. Raced 6 years, 23 starts, 2 wins. Earned $12,138. $85,000 yearling 2007 KEE-SEP. 07—Elarose, m., by Storm Cat. Raced 3 years, 9 starts, no wins. Earned $15,417. Best Beyer: 69. $800,000 yearling 2008 KEE-SEP. 08—Barren 09—TAKE CHARGE INDY, c., by A.P. Indy. Raced 3 years, 14 starts, 3 wins. Earned $1,103,496. Best Beyer: 109. At 2, 2nd Arlington-Washington Futurity [G3]. At 3, 1st Florida Derby [G1]; 2nd Clark H. [G1]; 3rd Fayette S. [G2]. At 4, 1st Alysheba S. [G2]; 2nd Skip Away S. [G3]; 3rd Donn H. [G1]. 10—WILL TAKE CHARGE (See above). Best Beyer: 107. $425,000 yearling 2011 KEE-SEP. 11—No report. 12—f., by Indian Charlie. $2,200,000 yearling 2013 KEE-SEP. 13—f., by War Front.

CLUSTER OF STARS GALLANT BLOOM H. [G2], BELMONT, SEPT. 21 aDam CogLianese/nyra

GALLANT BLOOM H. [G2]

Belmont, Sept. 21, $300,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 6 1/2 furlongs, 1:15.75, good. (Track record: 1:14.46.) CLUSTER OF STARS, 117, b. f. 4, Greeley’s Galaxy—Babyurthegreatest, by Honour and Glory. Owner, Turtle Bird Stable; breeder, Michael McPoland & Sean Finn (N.Y.); trainer, Steven Asmussen; jockey, Javier Castellano ...................... $180,000 Dance to Bristol, 121, ch. f. 4, Speightstown—Dance to Dawn, by Louis Quatorze. Owner, Susan H. Wantz ............. $60,000 Dance Card, 117, gr. or ro. f. 4, Tapit—Tempting Note, by Editor’s Note. Owner, Godolphin Racing ............................... $30,000

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Winning Beyer: 106 Margins: 5, 2 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds of winner: 3-1. Favorite: Dance to Bristol, 2-1. Also ran: Holiday Soiree 117 ($15,000), Classic Point 117 ($9,000), Crespano 114 ($2,000), Munnings Sister 115 ($2,000), Defy Gravity 114 ($2,000). RACING RECORD AGE

3 4

Totals

STS

1 ___5

1ST (SW)

2ND (SP)

3RD (SP)

EARNINGS

1 5(3) ___

0 ___0

429,600 _________

$30,000

6(3)

$459,600

At 4: 1st Distaff H. [G2], Gallant Bloom H. [G2], Correction S. CLUSTER OF STARS, b. f. 2009 Gone West 84 Mr. Greeley 92 Long Legend 78 GREELEY’S GALAXY 02 Ascot Knight 84 Ascot Starre 96 Star Deputy 86 Relaunch 76 Honour and Glory 93 Fair to All 86 BABYURTHEGREATEST 99 Lomond 80 Gleason 93 Tahiche 81 When Greeley’s Galaxy has crossed with Honour and Glory mares, it has produced 4 foals of racing age, 2 winners (50%), 1 SW (25%), 1 graded SW (25%), $165,979 average earnings per runner. Sire: GREELEY’S GALAXY. Raced 2 years, 14 starts, 4 wins. Earned $446,222. Best Beyer: 106. Stands at Averett Farm in La. for $2,500. Sire of 4 crops, 76 foals, 59 runners (78%), 37 winners (49%), 1 SW (1%), including Cluster of Stars. Total progeny earnings $2,667,350, $45,209 average per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—20 yearlings sold, $7,780 average. In 2012, 2 yearlings sold, $12,500 average. 1st dam: BABYURTHEGREATEST. Bred by Pete Gonzalez (Fla.). Raced 2 years, 20 starts, 6 wins. Earned $83,520. Best Beyer: 70. 04—Face the Truth, h., by Nunzio. Raced 1 year, 3 starts, no wins. Earned $4,106. Best Beyer: 46. 05—Nitro Man, h., by Nunzio. Unraced. 06—No report. 07—Nunziante, h., by Nunzio. Unraced. 08—Buddy Red, h., by Jade Hunter. Raced 3 years, 30 starts, 4 wins. Earned $49,293. Best Beyer: 57. 09—CLUSTER OF STARS (See above). Best Beyer: 106. 10—Gentle Jim, g., by Defer. Raced 1 year, 10 starts, no wins. Earned $37,395. Best Beyer: 72.

GALLANT BOB S. [G3]

Parx Racing, Sept. 21, $300,000 guaranteed, 3-year-olds, 6 furlongs, 1:09.63, fast. (Track record: 1:07.51.) CITY OF WESTON, 117, gr. or ro. c. 3, Holy Bull—How About Dattt, by Souvenir Copy. Owner, Cloud Nine Lumoni; breeder, Haras Gran Derby (Fla.); trainer, Antonio Sano; jockey, Paco Lopez ...................................................................... $180,000 Clearly Now, 122, dk. b. or br. c. 3, Horse Greeley—Bend, by Arch. Owner, Up Hill Stable ..................................... $60,000 Black Hornet, 119, dk. b. or br. g. 3, Pioneering—Start Stinging, by Siphon (Brz). Owner, Pat Parente ........................ $33,000 Winning Beyer: 95 Margins: 3/4, 1/2, 3/4. Odds of winner: 31-1. Favorite: Clearly Now, 2-1. Also ran: Zeewat 119 ($18,000), Rainbow Heir 122 ($9,000), Majestic Hussar 115, English Manor 115, Salutos Amigos 115, Amarish 115.

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SKY GIRL DOGWOOD S. [G3], CHURCHILL DOWNS, SEPT 21. ChurChiLL Downs/reeD PaLmer PhotograPhy

RACING RECORD AGE

2 3

Totals

STS

1ST (SW)

2ND (SP)

11 ___

4(3) ___

3(2) ___

2(1) ___

343,400 _________

5(3)

4(2)

4(1)

$369,064

3RD (SP)

EARNINGS

$25,664

At 3: 1st Gallant Bob S. [G3], Big Drama S., Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sophomore S.; 2nd Spectacular Bid S. [L], Hard Spun S.; 3rd Unbridled S. CITY OF WESTON, gr. or ro. c. 2010 Minnesota Mac 64 Great Above 72 Ta Wee 66 HOLY BULL 91 Al Hattab 66 Sharon Brown 80 Agathea’s Dawn 70

$2,481,760. Best Beyer: 122. Sire of 16 crops, 1,171 foals, 900 runners (77%), 653 winners (56%), 50 SWs (4%), including Macho Uno, Bull Honkie, Giacomo, In Orario, Flashy Bull. Total progeny earnings $55,590,711, $61,767 average per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—547 yearlings sold, $57,627 average. In 2012, 23 yearlings sold, $31,506 average. 1st dam: HOW ABOUT DATTT. Bred by Mr. & Mrs. John C. Mabee (Ky.). Raced 1 year, 2 starts, 1 win. Earned $19,520. Best Beyer: 72. 06—Dattts Stormy, m., by Hold That Tiger. Raced 2 years, 14 starts, no wins. Earned $5,938. Best Beyer: 57. 07—Had the Fever, m., by Stormin Fever. Raced 1 year, 3 starts, no wins. Earned $264. 08—Dattts Appealing, m., by Successful Appeal. Raced 4 years, 22 starts, 2 wins. Earned $89,749. Best Beyer: 72. 09—Barren 10—CITY OF WESTON (See above). Best Beyer: 95. 11—No report. 12—f., by Macho Again.

Deputy Minister. Owner, G. Watts Humphrey Jr........ $10,890 Winning Beyer: 84 Margins: 1 1/2, nk, 2 1/2. Odds of winner (favorite): 4-5. Also ran: Don’t Tell Veda 118 ($5,445), Finding More 118 ($3,267), Guadalupe High 120 ($1,100). RACING RECORD AGE

Totals

STS

1ST (SW)

3(1) ___

___0

2(1) ___

$150,853 _________

3(1)

2(1)

$150,853

___5

2ND (SP)

3RD (SP)

EARNINGS

At 3: 1st Dogwood S. [G3]; 3rd Arlington Oaks [G3] SKY GIRL, dk. b. or br. f. 2010 A.P. Indy 89 Pulpit 94 Preach 89 SKY MESA 00 Storm Cat 83

Mr. Prospector 70 Caress 91

Souvenir Copy 95 Dancing Tribute 86 HOW ABOUT DATTT 01 Seattle Slew 74 Dancing On a Slew 92 Dancing On a Cloud 83 When Holy Bull has crossed with Souvenir Copy mares, it has produced 1 foal of racing age, 1 winner (100%), 1 SW (100%), 1 graded SW (100%), $369,064 average earnings per runner. Sire: HOLY BULL. Raced 3 years, 16 starts, 13 wins. Earned

La Affirmed 83

DOGWOOD S. [G3]

Churchill Downs, Sept. 21, $100,000 added, 3-year-olds, fillies, 7 furlongs, 1:23.73, fast. (Track record: 1:20.44.) SKY GIRL, 118, dk. b. or br. f. 3, Sky Mesa—Vargas Girl, by Deputy Minister. Owner, Alpha Delta Stables; breeder, Clearsky Farms (Ky.); trainer, William Mott; jockey, Corey Lanerie........... .....................................................................................$67,518 Irish Lute, 118, dk. b. or br. f. 3, Midnight Lute—Shaniowa, by Storm Boot. Owner, Donarra Thoroughbreds ........... $21,780 Elusive Fate, 118, ch. f. 3, Elusive Quality—Clear Destiny, by

Vice Regent 67 Deputy Minister 79

When Sky Mesa has crossed with Deputy Minister mares, it has produced 16 foals of racing age, 8 winners (50%), 2 SWs (13%), 2 graded SWs (13%), $120,474 average earnings per runner. Sire: SKY MESA. Raced 2 years, 6 starts, 3 wins. Earned $633,076. Best Beyer: 106. Stands at Three Chimneys Farm in Ky. for $25,000. Sire of 7 crops, 566 foals, 394 runners (70%), 277 winners (49%), 32 SWs (6%), including General Quarters, Thiskyhasnolimit, Terrain. Total progeny earnings $25,416,476, $64,509 average per starter. Auction record, 1980 to present—365 yearlings sold, $76,213 average. In 2012, 60 yearlings sold, $69,724 average. 1st dam: Vargas Girl. Bred by Woodbridge Bloodstock (Ky.). Raced 3 years, 8 starts, no wins. Earned $1,439. Best Beyer: 55. 08—Yes It’s Jackie, m., by Yes It’s True. Raced 4 years, 30 starts, 5 wins. Earned $71,417. Best Beyer: 73. $65,000 yearling 2009 FTK-JUL. 09—Autarch, c., by Gone West. Raced 2 years, 10 starts, 1 win. Earned $3,458. $232,745 yearling 2010 TAT-OCT. 10—SKY GIRL (See above). Best Beyer: 93. $150,000 yearling 2011 KEE-SEP. 11—Lunnaya Pesnya, f., by Invasor (ARG). $30,000 yearling 2012 KEE-SEP. 12—No report. 13—No report.

Mint Copy 70 VARGAS GIRL 03 Wheatly Hall 83 Wheatly Way 89 Family Way 68

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LEADING JUVENILE SIRES YEAR TO DATE THROUGH 9/22 RANK NAME (BORN, SIRE, 2013 FARM)

STUD FEE

RNRS

WNRS SWNRS SWINS

CHIEF EARNER, EARNINGS

EARNINGS

RUNNER-BEYER

BEYER

Harlan’s Holiday (1999, Harlan) WinStar Farm ..................................................$35,000 .........44...............15 .............. 2............. 2............. Hakeem- $117,768 ............................... $808,679 ........................ $18,379 ..................Euphrosyne-82 ................................ 48 ...................51

War Front (2002, Danzig) Claiborne Farm ........................................................... 80,000 ......... 15.................9 .............. 3............. 4............. War Command- 226,362 ....................... 778,888 .......................... 51,926 ..................Sound of Freedom-83 ..................... 69 ................... 74

Sky Mesa (2000, Pulpit) Three Chimneys Farm .................................................. 25,000 ......... 28.................9 .............. 3............. 4............. Llanarmon- 146,108 ............................... 715,702 .......................... 25,561 ..................Kendall’s Boy-94 ...............................52 ...................56

Yes It’s True (1996, Is It True) Three Chimneys Farm........................................... 10,000 ......... 32...............11 .............. 2............. 4............. Yes I’m Lucky- 173,000.......................... 703,747 .......................... 21,992 ..................Our Amazing Rose-91 ..................... 45 ...................48

Tale of the Cat (1994, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud.................................................... 25,000 ......... 23...............11 .............. 1............. 2............. She’s a Tiger- 315,650............................ 700,278 .......................... 30,447 ..................Stopchargingmaria-86 .....................49 ...................53

With Distinction (2001, Storm Cat) Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds................... 7,500 ......... 27...............11 .............. 2............. 3............. My Brown Eyed Guy- 154,730............... 612,921 .......................... 22,701 ..................My Brown Eyed Guy-78................... 40 ...................43

Tapit (2001, Pulpit) Gainesway ............................................................................ 125,000 ......... 32.................6 .............. 1............. 1............. Untapable- 128,125 ................................ 566,468 ........................... 17,702 ..................Tapiture-81 ....................................... 55 ...................58 Untapable-81

Scat Daddy (2004, Johannesburg) Ashford Stud ................................................ 30,000 ......... 19.................6 .............. 2............. 3............. No Nay Never- 367,999 .......................... 561,331 .......................... 29,544 ..................Miss Scatalicious-74 ....................... 38 ...................41

Dixie Union (1997, Dixieland Band).................................................................. Died 2010 ..........33.................9 .............. 1............. 1............. Cleburne- 119,744 .................................. 549,886 .......................... 16,663 ..................Twang-79 .......................................... 48 ...................50

Stroll (2000, Pulpit) Claiborne Farm ....................................................................... 5,000 ......... 15.................8 .............. 1............. 2............. Skylander Girl- 216,514 ......................... 548,178 .......................... 36,545 ..................Manaus-79 ....................................... 58 ...................64

Stormy Atlantic (1994, Storm Cat) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms ......................................... 30,000 ......... 22.................4 .............. 1............. 1............. Wired Bryan- 305,000............................ 524,920 .......................... 23,860 ..................Wired Bryan-82................................ 48 ...................56

Artie Schiller (2001, El Prado) WinStar Farm ....................................................... 10,000 ......... 19.................6 .............. 3............. 4............. My Conquestadory- 115,908 ................ 487,965 .......................... 25,682 ..................My Conquestadory-83 .....................49 ...................55

Roman Ruler (2002, Fusaichi Pegasus) Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms ................................ 10,000 ......... 28...............14 .............. 1............. 1............. Feature Attraction- 48,250..................... 467,484 .......................... 16,696 ..................Artemis Agrotera-86 ........................ 46 ...................50 Manhattan Johnnie-86

More Than Ready (1997, Southern Halo) WinStar Farm .................................... 60,000 ......... 25...............10 .............. 0............. 0............. More Than Beauty- 81,770 .................... 465,649 .......................... 18,626 ..................All in Blue-80 ................................... 50 ...................54

Malibu Moon (1997, A.P. Indy) Spendthrift Farm................................................. 70,000 ......... 23.................5 .............. 1............. 1............. Corfu- 169,200 ....................................... 464,793 .......................... 20,208 ..................Corfu-82 ........................................... 50 ...................53

Street Boss (2004, Street Cry) Darley ................................................................... 10,000 ......... 26...............10 .............. 1............. 1............. Financial Mogul- 65,200 ....................... 457,791 ........................... 17,607 ..................Danza-81 ...........................................49 ...................49 Financial Mogul-81

City Zip (1998, Carson City) Lane’s End ............................................................... 25,000 ......... 39...............11 .............. 1............. 1............. City by the Bay- 70,170 .......................... 454,058 .......................... 11,643 ..................City by the Bay-75............................ 39 ...................43

Graeme Hall (1997, Dehere) Winding Oaks Farm ................................................... 5,000 ......... 19.................9 .............. 1............. 2............. Designer Legs- 189,000 ........................ 450,474 .......................... 23,709 ..................Designer Legs-70............................. 46 ...................52

Flatter (1999, A.P. Indy) Claiborne Farm ............................................................... 20,000 ......... 26.................7 .............. 3............. 6............. Needmore Flattery- 138,400 ................. 445,175 ........................... 17,122 ..................Rachel’s Temper-69 ......................... 39 ...................39

20 Bernstein (1997, Storm Cat) .............................................................................. Died 2011 .......... 23.................8 .............. 2............. 2............. Omaticaya- 111,604............................... 438,330 .......................... 19,058 ..................Run for Logistics-79 .........................42 ...................47 21 Rockport Harbor (2002, Unbridled’s Song) ..................................................... Died 2013 .......... 31...............12 .............. 3............. 3............. Rise Up- 90,633...................................... 435,999 .......................... 14,064 ..................Rise Up-74 .........................................37 ...................40 22 Discreet Cat (2003, Forestry) Darley..................................................................... 12,500 ......... 17.................7 .............. 3............. 5............. Debt Ceiling- 183,347 ............................. 427,747 .......................... 25,162 ..................Debt Ceiling-87 ................................ 46 ...................54 23 Kitten’s Joy (2001, El Prado) Ramsey Farm .......................................................... 50,000 ......... 25.................6 .............. 2............. 2............. Lien On Kitten- 122,141.......................... 421,368 .......................... 16,855 ..................Granny Mc’s Kitten-81 .................... 48 ...................51 24

Congrats (2000, A.P. Indy) WinStar Farm............................................................ 35,000 ......... 30.................8 .............. 2............. 2............. Holiday Magic- 104,050 ........................ 420,139 .......................... 14,005 ..................King Kongrats-68 ............................ 36 ...................42

25 Tiz Wonderful (2004, Tiznow) Spendthrift Farm .................................................. 12,500 ......... 28...............11 .............. 0............. 0............. Frat Man- 50,350.................................... 412,638 .......................... 14,737 ..................Give No Quarter-85...........................51 ...................50 26 Elusive Quality (1993, Gone West) Darley ............................................................ 50,000 ......... 26...............11 .............. 2............. 2............. Bahnah- 89,000 ...................................... 407,657 .......................... 15,679 ..................Bahnah-91 ........................................ 46 ...................50 27 Bluegrass Cat (2003, Storm Cat) Vinery New York at Sugar Maple................... 15,000 ......... 38...............11 .............. 1............. 1............. Bluegrass Derby- 60,200....................... 404,217 .......................... 10,637 ..................Bluegrass Derby-72......................... 38 ...................44 28 Horse Greeley (2004, Mr. Greeley) Claiborne Farm............................................... 2,500 ........... 4.................2 .............. 1............. 3............. Go Greeley- 356,371 .............................. 380,850 .......................... 95,213 ..................Go Greeley-80 .................................. 62 ...................65 29 Where’s the Ring (1999, Seeking the Gold) Mapleville Farms .............................. 3,972 ......... 23.................8 .............. 0............. 0............. Seeking a Glitter- 71,208 ....................... 378,579 .......................... 16,460 ..................Where’s the Carat-64....................... 34 ...................35 30 Tiznow (1997, Cee’s Tizzy) WinStar Farm ............................................................. 75,000 ......... 20.................4 .............. 1............. 1............. Strong Mandate- 230,400 ..................... 376,847 .......................... 18,842 ..................Strong Mandate-92 ......................... 56 ...................56 31 Street Cry (1998, Machiavellian) Darley ............................................................ 100,000 ......... 25...............11 .............. 1............. 1............. Majeyda- 55,985 .................................... 375,773 .......................... 15,031 ..................New Year’s Day-77 ........................... 36 ...................36 32 Two Step Salsa (2005, Petionville) Get Away Farm ............................................... 5,000 ......... 14.................8 .............. 0............. 0............. Dance With Fate- 105,250 ..................... 374,435 .......................... 26,745 ..................Conquest Two Step-81.................... 48 ...................51 33 Lemon Drop Kid (1996, Kingmambo) Lane’s End............................................... 35,000 ......... 32.................9 .............. 0............. 0............. Candy Kitty- 76,500 ............................... 372,260 .......................... 11,633 ..................Candy Kitty-77 ..................................42 ...................43 34 Colonel John (2005, Tiznow) WinStar Farm ........................................................ 15,000 ......... 15.................5 .............. 1............. 1............. Concave- 157,200 .................................. 368,172 .......................... 24,545 ..................Concave-77 ...................................... 40 ...................49 35 Tribal Rule (1996, Storm Cat) Ballena Vista Farm .................................................. 6,500 ......... 20.................9 .............. 1............. 1............. Sunday Rules- 130,500.......................... 362,707 ........................... 18,135 ..................Sunday Rules-87 ..............................41 ...................42 36 D’wildcat (1998, Forest Wildcat) Louisiana Stallion Station South ...................... 4,500 ......... 26.................7 .............. 0............. 0............. Guns Loaded- 69,000 ............................ 357,690 .......................... 13,757 ..................Wildcat Red-89 ................................ 38 ...................42 37 Smart Strike (1992, Mr. Prospector) Lane’s End ................................................. 85,000 ......... 23.................6 .............. 0............. 0............. Fascinating- 78,000 ............................... 348,579 ........................... 15,156 ..................Fascinating-79 ................................. 50 ...................57 38 Any Given Saturday (2004, Distorted Humor) Darley............................................ 7,500 ......... 17.................9 .............. 0............. 0............. Richies Party Girl- 81,687 ...................... 347,648 .......................... 20,450 ..................Cosmic Emergency-78 .....................42 ...................44 39 Jump Start (1999, A.P. Indy) Northview PA .......................................................... 10,000 ......... 19.................5 .............. 1............. 1............. Miss Behaviour- 87,000 ......................... 342,206 .......................... 18,011 ..................Miss Behaviour-84 .......................... 34 ...................38 40 Pioneerof the Nile (2006, Empire Maker) WinStar Farm ..................................... 15,000 ......... 23.................9 .............. 0............. 0............. River Dancer- 82,000 ............................. 328,015 .......................... 14,262 ..................Ari the Adventurer-83 ...................... 40 ...................37 41 Giant’s Causeway (1997, Storm Cat) Ashford Stud............................................. 85,000 .........33.................5 .............. 1............. 1............. General Jack- 74,000.............................. 314,468 ............................ 9,529 ..................General Jack-80 ................................47 ...................50 42 Hear No Evil (2000, Carson City) Journeyman Stud ............................................. 3,000 ......... 12.................5 .............. 2............. 2............. Best Plan Yet- 122,400........................... 313,557 .......................... 26,130 ..................Best Plan Yet-73............................... 34 ...................40 43 Wildcat Heir (2000, Forest Wildcat) Journeyman Stud ......................................... 8,000 ......... 24...............10 .............. 0............. 0............. Sunset Silhouette- 45,900 ..................... 312,287 .......................... 13,012 ..................Copy Catter-74 ................................. 43 ...................45 44 Mizzen Mast (1998, Cozzene) Juddmonte Farms ................................................ 15,000 ......... 15.................8 .............. 0............. 0............. Straight Thinking- 58,371...................... 311,541 .......................... 20,769 ..................Stonetastic-80...................................41 ...................42 45 Sligo Bay (1998, Sadler’s Wells) Adena Springs Canada ...................................... 5,958 ........... 8.................2 .............. 1............. 1............. Lexie Lou- 151,096 ................................. 305,015 .......................... 38,127 ..................Lexie Lou-71..................................... 45 ...................45 46 Diabolical (2003, Artax) A & A Horse Ranch.......................................................... 3,500 ......... 24...............10 .............. 1............. 1............. That’s the Idea- 100,465 ........................ 304,406 .......................... 12,684 ..................That’s the Idea-73 .............................31 ...................38 47 Half Ours (2003, Unbridled’s Song) Clear Creek Stud .......................................... 4,000 ......... 12.................9 .............. 1............. 1............. Le Gris- 106,350 ..................................... 302,092 ........................... 25,174 ..................Mr. Madalyn-74.................................42 ...................50 48 Bold Executive (1984, Bold Ruckus) ................................................................ Died 2011 ............ 9.................3 .............. 1............. 2............. On Rainbow Bridge- 202,343 ................ 299,816 .......................... 33,313 ..................On Rainbow Bridge-71 .....................41 ...................41 49 Pollard’s Vision (2001, Carson City) Waldorf Farm ............................................... 5,000 ......... 22.................6 .............. 1............. 2............. Got Shades- 92,123 ................................ 298,255 .......................... 13,557 ..................Got Shades-79 ..................................37 ...................39 50 Broken Vow (1997, Unbridled) Pin Oak Stud ........................................................ 25,000 ......... 29.................6 .............. 0............. 0............. Rope a Dope- 54,000 ............................. 297,541 .......................... 10,260 ..................Rosalind-77 .......................................37 ...................41

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