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Stakes Round Up

by Racing & Sports , 3 years ago

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Frosted's Travel Column adds a second Grade 2 victory to her record and Into Mischief, Oxbow, Heart's Cry, Galiway, Sea The Moon, Lope De Vega and Pioneerof The Nile add to their stakes winners tally

Frosted.
Frosted. Picture: Darley

Second stakes win for Frosted’s Travel Column
Having landed the Golden Rod Stakes (Gr 2, 8.5f) at Churchill Downs on November 28 as a juvenile, Travel Column (3 f Frosted - Swingit by Victory Gallop) added a second Grade 2 to her record when she landed the Fair Grounds Oaks (Gr 2, 8.5f) on Saturday. 

The daughter of Darley shuttler Frosted (Tapit) made her three-year-old debut when finishing second in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (Gr 2, 8.5f) on February 13, but she bounced back to winning ways when she beat Clairiere (Curlin) by two and three-quarter lengths. 

Purchased for US$850,000 at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, the filly is out of the three-time stakes winner Swingit (Victory Gallop) who is also the dam of three-time Grade 1-placed Neolithic (Harlan’s Holiday) and three other winners. 

Frosted is the sire of 27 winners worldwide and his other stakes winner is Australian Listed winner Ingratiating, who will line up in the rescheduled Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) next Saturday. 

 

92 for Into Mischief
Spendthrift Farm-based Into Mischief (Harlan’s Holiday) was handed his 92nd stakes winner on Saturday, courtesy of Chess Chief’s (5 h Un Blessed by Mineshaft) victory in the New Orleans Classic Stakes (Gr 2, 9f) at Fair Grounds. 

Last seen finishing third in the Mineshaft Stakes (Gr 3, 8.5f) on February 13, the five-year-old stayed on well to narrowly defeat Owendale - who is also the Spendthrift Farm stallion - by a head. 

Chess Chief is out of Unplaced (Mineshaft) - who is herself a daughter of Grade 1 winner Plenty Of Grace. Into Mischief is standing at for a fee of US$225,000. 

 

Six for Oxbow
Calumet Farm-based resident Oxbow (Awesome Again) sired his sixth stakes winner on Saturday when Hot Rod Charlie (3 c ex Indian Miss by Indian Charlie) landed a much deserved stakes victory in the Louisiana Derby (Gr 2, 9.5f) at Fair Grounds. 

Placed at Grade 1 level as a two-year-old when finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (Gr 1, 8.5f) last November, the three-year-old beat Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) by two lengths, while O Besos (Orb) finished another head away in third. 

The colt is out of Indian Miss (Indian Charlie), making him a half-brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Mitole (Eskendereya). 

Hot Rod Charlie joins, Grade 2 winner Coach Rocks, Grade 3 scorer Oxy Lady and Listed-winning trio County Final, Flap Jack and Waist Deep as Oxbow’s other stakes winners.  

 

Life Is Good to miss Kentucky Derby
Unbeaten colt Life Is Good (Into Mischief) sustained a hind-leg injury after a routine piece of work at Santa Anita and will therefore not shoot for Triple Crown glory. 

Trained by Bob Baffert and raced by WinStar Farm and the China Horse Club, the colt is unbeaten in three starts, headlined by victories in the Sham Stakes (Gr 3, 8f) and San Felipe Stakes (Gr 2, 8.5f). 

"There is always a possibility every day we go to work, but he's going to be fine," Baffert said. "It's disappointing because he's such an exciting horse."

 

51 for Heart’s Cry
Shadai Stallion Station-based Heart’s Cry (Sunday Silence) was handed his 51st stakes winner on Sunday courtesy of Victipharus’ (3 c ex Virginia by Galileo) victory in the Sho Spring Stakes (Gr 2, 1800m) at Nakayama. 

Last seen finishing second in the Kyodo News Hai (Gr 3, 1800m), the colt defeated Asamano Itazura (Victoire Pisa) by a head, while Boden finished another length and three quarters away in third. 

The three-year-old out of three-time winning Galileo (Sadler’s Wells) mare Virginia and she is herself a sister to Seville, who landed the 2013 edition of the The Metropolitan Handicap (Gr 1, 2400m). 

Heart’s Cry’s progeny is headed by ten elite level winners, including 2019 Cox Plate (Gr 1, 2040m) winner Lys Gracieux. 

 

Five for Galiway
The Haras de Colleville-based stallion Galiway (Galileo) sired his fifth stakes winner when the Christophe Ferland-trained Galik (3 g ex Revedargent by Kendargent) led from pillar to post to win the Prix Omnium II (Listed, 1600m) at Saint-Cloud on Sunday. 

The three-year-old gelding was last seen winning over 1600 metres at Bordeaux-Le Bouscat on March 5 and he continued that form when beating Easter (Exosphere) into second. 

Galiway finished second in France’s second season sire championship by both winners and earnings last season and his progeny is headed by Group 1 winner Sealiway, who landed last year’s Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Gr 1, 1400m).

 

 

 

12 for Sea The Moon
The Fabrice Vermeulen-trained Pretty Tiger (3 c ex Fast And Pretty by Zamindar) notched up his third win of the season and first at stakes level when he landed the Prix Francois Mathet (Listed, 2100m) at Saint-Cloud and in the process became Sea The Moon’s (Sea The Stars) 12th stakes winner. 

The winner’s stablemate Fourviere (Camacho) shot out in front to ensure it was a test of stamina, with Pretty Tiger leading the pack behind the pacemaker. As Fourviere rounded the last turn, Pretty Tiger soared past her, eventually coming away with a four length victory over Cash Equity (Toronado). 

Pretty Tiger was purchased by Oceanic Bloodstock for €105,000 at the Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale in 2019 and he is out of three-time winning Zamindar (Gone West) mare Fast And Pretty, who is herself a half-sister to Listed winner Kevin (Kizuna). 

Sea The Moon stands at Lanwades Stud in Newmarket and his 12 stakes winners are headed by Group 1 winner Alpine Star. 

 

78 for Lope De Vega
Ballylinch Stud-based Lope De Vega (Shamardal) sired his 78th stakes winner when Sweet Lady (3 f ex High Heel Sneakers by Dansili) resumed as a three-year-old with a victory in the Prix La Camargo (Listed, 1600m) at Saint-Cloud on Sunday. 

Trained by Francis-Henri Graffard, the three-year-old filly won twice as two-year-old and was last seen running sixth in the Criterium de Saint-Cloud (Gr 1, 1600m). Sweet Lady beat last season’s Prix Marcel Boussac (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Tiger Tanaka (Clodovil) by an emphatic six lengths. 

The filly is out of Listed winner High Heel Sneakers (Dansili), making her half-sister to fellow stakes winner Toujours L’Amour (Authorized).

Lope De Vega’s progeny is headed by 12 Group 1 winners, including Santa Ana Lane and Gytrash, while he is represented in the Southern Hemisphere by Belardo, who shuttles to Haunui Farm in New Zealand. 

 

Skalleti lands Prix Exbury
Skalleti (6 g Kendargent - Skallet by Muhaymin) landed his seventh stakes race when he opened his account as a six-year-old in the Prix Exbury (Gr 3, 2000m) at Saint-Cloud on Sunday. 

The six-year-old gelding ran second last season behind Addeybb (Pivotal) in last season’s Champion Stakes (Gr 1, 1m2f) at Ascot and on Saturday he surged clear to post an easy three and a half length victory over Grand Glory (Olympic Glory). 

The gelding is one of 33 stakes winners for Kendargent (Kendor), who is standing at Haras de Colleville for a fee of €10,000. 

 

Second stakes win for Brasilian Man
Having won the Premio Ambrosiano (Gr 3, 2000m) last season, Brasilian Man (5 h Teofilo - Alta Fedelta, by Oasis Dream) added a second stakes race to his CV when he took out the Premio Circo Massimo (Listed, 2000m) on Sunday. 

The Roberto Biondi-trained son of former shuttler Teofilo (Galileo) beat Baptism (Sea The Stars) in second, while Ornais (Roderic O’Connor) finished third. 

Brasilian Man is one of 95 stakes winners for Teofilo and his progeny is headed by 21 Group 1 winners, including Happy Clapper, Humidor, Kermadec, Palentino Sonntag, Twilight Payment and Cross Counter, who have all won at top-flight level in Australia. 

 

36 for Pioneerof The Nile
Late WinStar Farm resident Pioneerof The Nile (Empire Maker) was handed his 36th stakes winner courtesy of Irish Freedom’s (7 g Island Striker by Smart Strike) victory in the Abu Dhabi Championship (Gr 3, 2200m) on Sunday. 

The seven-year-old gelding, who was having his 25th career start, beat Majestic Mambo (Mambo In Seattle) by two and a quarter lengths, while Aydon Castle (Teofilo) was another half a length away in third. 

Pioneerof The Nile is famed for being the sire of Triple Crown winner and now Coolmore Stud shuttler American Pharoah and he died in 2019. 


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