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Malibu Moon Filly Tops F-T Pinhook Prospects
Fasig-Tipton's October sale of yearlings begins at 10 a.m. EDT Oct. 24 in Lexington Fasig-Tipton PhotoMalibu Moon Filly Tops F-T Pinhook Prospects
by Ron Mitchell @BH_RMitchell
Produced from the stakes-winning More Than Ready mare In the Slips, the filly consigned by Eaton Sales as Hip 11, was purchased at last year's Keeneland November sale for $220,000 by trainer Gary Contessa on behalf of a client for the purpose of reselling her as a yearling. The filly was bred in Kentucky by her Keeneland consignor, Hunter Valley Farm, and Beechwood Farming.
"She is a lovely filly," said Eaton's Reiley McDonald. "She would have brought between $400,000-$600,000 had she gone to Saratoga."
The second highest-priced pinhook prospect at Fasig-Tipton is a Bodemeister colt consigned by Hidden Brook as Hip 141 purchased by McMahon & Hill Bloodstock for $170,000 when offered by Brookdale Sales at Keeneland November. The colt is out of theStevie Wonderboy mare Made to Love Her, winner of the Moccasin Stakes and runner-up in the grade II Santa Ynez.
A Pioneerof the Nile colt consigned as Hip 926 by Betz Thoroughbreds, as agent is the third-highest-priced October pinhook. The colt, a half brother to two stakes winners and from the family of multiple group I winner and sire Agnes World, was bought by Clear Ridge Stables for $145,000 at Keeneland November when consigned by Four Star Sales.
Another Pioneerof the Nile colt, Hip 808, was a $140,000 purchase by Kings Landing Purchases from the Chilly Bleak Farm group as a short yearling at this year's Keeneland January sale. Consigned by Paramount Sales, the colt is from the female family of grade I winners Bellamy Road and Gold Fever.
A colt by The Factor and a Liaison filly, each purchased for $110,000, round out the list of top October pinhook prospects. Consigned by Dromoland Farm as Hip 297, the colt, produced from a half sister to grade II winner and stakes producer Dream About, was bought by Targosyen Equine in January.
The Liaison filly, Hip 716, was purchased by Preston Stable and Prestonwood Racing from the Four Star Sales consignment at last year's Keeneland November sale. She is from the family of multiple grade I winner Videogenic.
As the last of the nine yearling-only sales in North America this year, the October sale is the final opportunity for breeders or pinhookers to either sell, face the prospect of incurring additional overhead costs by waiting until next year's juvenile auctions, or send them to race.
The most expensive RNA in the catalog is Hip 942, a son of Tapit out of the grade III-winning Cherokee Run mare Cherokee Queen, an 11-race winner who earned $628,312 and the dam of stakes-placed Entertainer. The chestnut colt is consigned by South Point Sales Agency, agent, which also had him in this year's Saratoga sale when he was bought back on a final bid of $500,000.
FASIG-TIPTON OCTOBER SALE TOP PINHOOK PROSPECTS | |||
| Hip | Description | Consignor | Previous Sale Price/Sale |
| 11 | f., Malibu Moon—In the Slips, by More Than Ready | Eaton Sales, agt. | $220,000/KeeNov |
| 141 | c., Bodemeister—Made to Love Her, by Stevie Wonderboy | Hidden Brook, agt. | $170,000/KeeNov |
| 926 | c., Pioneerof the Nile—Celestic, by Sky Classic | Betz Thoroughbreds, agt. | $145,000/KeeNov |
| 808 | c., Pioneerof the Nile—Aronia, by Mutakddim | Paramount Sales, agt. | $140,000/KeeJan |
| 297 | c., The Factor—Peggarty, by Speightstown | Dromoland Farm, agt. | $110,000/KeeJan |
| 716 | f., Liaison—Voodoo Lounge, by Pleasant Tap | Four Star Sales, agt. | $110,000/KeeNov |
Posted on October 20th, 2016
The Washington Post: Why women swear more than men at work
Why people go @*@&@(*&! in the office
Alone in my apartment, I shout the word that rhymes with “duck." This happens when I stub my ducking toe. Or when I can find only one ducking shoe. Or when the page stays stubbornly blank: DUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
In the newsroom, however, I muffle my profanity. Perhaps I’m hesitant to announce, uh, performance issues. Perhaps my Midwest upbringing has conditioned me to behave.
Some of my colleagues amplify their motherduckers. They name different reasons: frustration, joy, a reflex of unknown origin. I ask because a nationally representative survey of roughly 1,500 workers nationwide found lots of people swear in the office, especially younger people — and especially women.
Nearly half of respondents said they occasionally dropped a taboo word at the office, while a quarter said they did so daily, according to Wrike, a management software company that released the numbers. Participants listed upsides to this free speech — it shows passion and allows for clearer expression — and downsides: It could create a hostile environment or tension between co-workers.
[How the n-word became the new f-word]
A whopping 94 percent said they cussed more in conversation than in emails. Sixty-six percent said they’d swear if their boss did. And a full third said they didn’t want to work somewhere that banned cursing.
The generational breakdown wasn’t surprising. Eighty percent of millennial managers reported on-the-clock expletives, compared to 56 percent of generation X-ers and baby boomers.
The gender divide seemed less intuitive, though. Sixty percent of the women said they swore at work, while 55 percent of men said the same. Among millennials, both sexes swore an equal amount — but young men were more likely to say swearing co-workers bothered them (27 percent vs. 18 percent).
We can only guess why women apparently out-swear men in this small, nationally representative sample. Cursing has historically registered as "unladylike," so the resurgence of feminism in popular culture might have also swept our vernacular. The f-bomb, then, could be a rejection of verbal gender roles, a power move.
Rapper Nicki Minaj prodded at the old double standard in a 2012 interview. “Why do people ask me to lose swear words?" she asked. “Do people ask Eminem to lose swear words? Do they ask Lil Wayne to lose swear words?"
On the "Today" show last year, Matt Lauer told Tina Fey the dialogue in her film "Sisters" packed "construction-site level cursing," invoking, of course, one of the country's most male-dominated fields. Added weatherman Al Roker: “Probably more cursing than you’ve had in your entire career."
“That you’ve seen on camera," Fey quipped. She said swearing felt comfortable, like “an old swaddling blanket."
Psychology papers tell us swearing, regardless of gender, is cathartic, a verbal release. It can be a substitute for physical violence. It can communicate enthusiasm, authenticity, humor.
Other studies suggest swearing is associated with having a larger vocabulary and boosts morale among low-level workers. It can help us take pain. It can, oddly, help us appear more credible and less educated.
[Kids are learning curse words earlier than they used to]
On my public Facebook page, I conducted a quick, informal poll. Why do you cuss at work? (Disclaimer: Some of these folks are my real-world friends. Also, I did not independently verify everyone's occupation.)
“Cussing at work seems to comfort the Marines in some strange way," a male Marine officer said in a message. “It puts them at ease. Let's them know I'm not trying to be overly professional."
“Words are tools and I wouldn't leave home without any of them," a female journalism professor said.
“Because sometimes it's the only way to express my/our level of incredulity," a female copywriter said.
“I sometimes catch myself doing it as an expression of frustration to myself, but am taken aback when a co-worker directly speaks it to someone," a female GOP senate aide said.
“I do because I work in an informal environment where swearing as well as sexist jokes and sexual innuendo is very acceptable," a female hotel employee said.
“Pretty sure it's a requirement of my workplace," a male tour manager in the music industry said.
"F bomb gets dropped a lot, usually in post meeting side conversations as a way to bond over the ridiculousness that occurred in the full meeting," a female government employee said.
“When I worked no one swore at work unless they were uneducated and very rude. Times have changed," a retired baby boomer woman said.
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Posted on October 11th, 2016
Galileo Continues to Eclipse Rivals
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This year it is fair to say that Galileo has totally eclipsed his rivals. According to the Racing Post’s statistics after the weekend, his progeny earnings in Britain and Ireland stood at £9,333,156, which put him nearly £6.5 million ahead of his nearest rival. Extend the statistics to include the rest of Europe and it becomes an even more vivid example of Galileo first, the rest nowhere, as his lead stretches to nearly £9.9 million following his Arc 1-2-3.
There can be no doubt now that Galileo will shortly record his eighth sires’ championship in the space of nine years. He owed the latest boosts to his phenomenal total to his daughters Rhododendron (Ire) and Hydrangea (Ire), who took first and second places in the G1 Fillies’ Mile, and to his imposing son Churchill, winner of the G1 Dewhurst S. (on the day that Galileo’s daughter Photo Call (re) shocked Tepin at Keeneland).
Rhododendron follows Together Forever and the excellent Minding as Galileo’s third consecutive winner of the Fillies’ Mile., whereas Churchill is his fourth winner of the Dewhurst, after Teofilo, New Approach and Frankel. Of course, Teofilo and New Approach have also sired Dewhurst winners, meaning that sons or grandsons of Galileo have taken six of the last 11 editions of this championship race.
Although Galileo could never have been described as a one-trick pony, there was a time when his success as a stallion depended heavily on his partnership with Danehill mares, with Teofilo and Frankel helping set the trend. This nick is still very much alive and kicking, with the likes of the G1 King George winner Highland Reel and the GI Belmont Derby winner Deauville adding to its highest-level successes in 2016. Equineline credits it with 40 black-type winners from a total of 240 foals, which equates to 17%.
And the number of black-type winners looks set to soar even higher. No fewer than 26 members of Galileo’s current yearling crop have dams by Danehill, as do at least 16 members of his 2016 foal crop. One of those 26 yearlings recently sold for 1,350,000gns and this crop also contains brothers or sisters to five of the nick’s Group 1 winners: Intello, Deauville, Highland Reel, Roderic O’Connor and Tapestry. There’s a brother to champion 2-year-old filly Maybe among the 2016 foals.
Fortunately, the last couple of seasons have reminded everyone that Galileo is by no means dependent on just one narrow set of bloodlines. Admittedly, one of the success stories has concerned mares by Danehill’s son Danehill Dancer. They have already produced those notable three-year-olds Minding, The Gurkha and Alice Springs, winners of 10 Group 1 races between them. Once again the tally looks set to soar, as 15 of Galileo’s yearlings have dams by Danehill Dancer, as do at least 10 of his foals. The yearlings include sisters to Minding, The Gurkha and Alice Springs, with the sister to Alice Springs selling for 2,100,000gns last week. I should add that the GI First Lady S. winner Photo Call has a dam by Rock of Gibraltar, another of Danehill’s sons.
But, as last week’s Group 1 2-year-old events at Newmarket demonstrated, there are other options capable of producing truly formidable results with Galileo. Rhododendron has a dam by Pivotal, while Churchill is out of a Storm Cat mare.
Daughters of the veteran Pivotal have a very eye-catching record with Galileo. Twelve of them have produced 26 Galileo foals of racing age. Twenty-one have raced, 17 have won and Rhododendron is the fifth to become a Group winner. That’s 19% Group winners, not black-type winners. Another member of the quintet, The United States, won the G1 Ranvet S. in Australia earlier this year. It is worth mentioning that most of the Pivotal mares involved were themselves well above average. Rhodedendron, a sister to the Group 3 10-furlong winner Flying The Flag, is out of Halfway To Heaven, winner of the Irish 1,000 Guineas and two other Group 1 races. The United States–a brother to Fillies’ Mile runner-up Hydrangea–is out of Beauty Is Truth, a Group 2-winning French sprinter. The Group 2 winner Gospel Choir is out of Chorist, winner of the G1 Pretty Polly S., while the fifth Group scorer, the Jebel Ali Mile winner Silver Galaxy, is out of a Listed winner.
Unlike the Danehill and Danehill Dancer crosses, the Pivotal nick doesn’t have a lot of ammunition for the future, with just three yearlings and two foals. However, they include a brother and a sister to The United States and Hydrangea and a sister to Rhodedendron.
Moving on to the Storm Cat cross, this too is rather under-represented, with just five yearlings and three foals. Fortunately the yearlings include sisters to the star colts Churchill and Gleneagles and the foals feature a brother to Churchill.
The total statistics for the Galileo-Storm Cat alliance are that 23 daughters have 49 foals of racing age. Thirty-nine have started, 26 have won and 10 have enjoyed black-type success. These 10 are headed by five Group 1 winners, a Group 2 winner and two Group 3 winners, which equates to over 16% Group winners. This figure sounds even more impressive when I add that the classic winners Gleneagles, Misty For Me and Marvellous are among the five Group 1 winners, which also include Ballydoyle, runner-up to Minding in this year’s 1,000 Guineas.
Churchill clearly has a lot to live up to when he lines up for next year’s 2,000 Guineas, for which he was priced at 2-1 immediately after his Dewhurst victory.
It is going to be fascinating to see how much improvement there is in Churchill. His trainer Aidan O’Brien is in no doubt that Churchill still hasn’t revealed the full extent of his talent. In the role of devil’s advocate, I should mention that, with a Jan. 31 birthday, Churchill is the eldest of the seven Dewhurst runners by a margin of at least six weeks, and is nearly four months older than Seven Heavens. Will some of the others close the gap over the winter? Aidan O’Brien described Churchill as a big and physically very imposing–“probably more imposing a 2-year-old than we’ve ever trained. He’s massive, he’s big, powerful with a great mind."
Churchill has now won his last five starts, successfully negotiating each step of the Pattern Race ladder. Having won at Listed, Group 3 and Group 2 levels, he was at his most impressive in gaining his Group 1 victories in the National S. (by more than four lengths) and the Dewhurst. He is clearly very progressive and the same could be said for the female line which produced him.
Churchill’s dam Meow also exhibited plenty of precocity during an all-too-brief career, She led for much of the way when beaten only a neck in the G2 Queen Mary S. and then was never headed when she took a five-furlong Listed race at the Curragh. Possibly something went wrong with her in the G2 Flying Childers S., as she dropped out quickly and never raced again.
Meow represented the first major dividend from the 550,000gns paid for her dam, the G1 Cheveley Park S. winner Airwave, as a 4-year-old. Rather like Red Evie, a fellow Group 1 winner who produced the recent Arc winner Found, Airwave arguably offered much more performance than pedigree. By Air Express from a family which used to be in the Non-Thoroughbred Register, Airwave had cost only 12,000gns as a yearling at Doncaster.
By the time of her sale as a 4-year-old Airwave had raced
19 times, exclusively over five and six furlongs, and she had done extremely well, often holding her own against the males in the top sprints. She won the G2 Temple S. at three, when she was also a close second to Choisir in the G1 Golden Jubilee and a fine third behind Oasis Dream in the G1 July Cup. Her new owners tried her over longer distances as a mature 5-year-old and she justified the move with a victory in the G2 Ridgewood Pearl S. over a mile.
That victory reinforces the view that Churchill will have no trouble staying a mile next year. However, it is hard to envisage him as a Derby colt, even though Galileo sired the Irish Derby winner Cape Blanco from a five-furlong specialist. Churchill is closely related to Aloof and Orator, two stakes winners by Galileo out of Airwave. Both won at around a mile and a quarter, with the tough Aloof scoring at Group 3 level. Aloof was later sold for $3,900,000, carrying a filly by War Front.
On the whole, this family is noted for its speed. Jwala, Airwave’s half-sister by Oasis Dream, won the G1 Nunthorpe over five furlongs. Churchill’s third dam Kangra Valley was a five-furlong two-year-old winner and the next dam, Thorner Lane, was a dual five-furlong winner. Fifth dam Spinner was a half-sister to the very speedy Clantime, a winner of nine races over the minimum
Posted on October 11th, 2016
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Posted on October 5th, 2016
Dalmore under consideration for Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Dalmore under consideration for Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile
Dalmore, the winner of the Grade 3 Affirmed at Santa Anita, is being considered for a start in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, trainer Keith Desormeaux said. The Grade 1, $1 million race will be run Nov. 4 at Santa Anita.
Dalmore, who is based at the Southern California track, is coming off a runner-up finish in the Grade 3, $400,000 Super Derby on Sept. 10 at Louisiana Downs. He was edged by a half-length by Texas Chrome, who returned in his next start to capture the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.
Texas Chrome also is a candidate for the BC Dirt Mile.
Desormeaux said Dalmore had a nice breeze Saturday. If the horse goes in the BC Dirt Mile, he will be ridden by Kent Desormeaux.
Dalmore has a strong record over the Santa Anita main track. He is 3-for-6 on the surface and popped his best Beyer Speed Figure, a 102, in the Affirmed after covering a mile and a sixteenth in a quick 1:40.80.
Dalmore races for Big Chief Racing, Rocker O Ranch, and Desormeaux.
Posted on October 5th, 2016
Chrome' Takes Awesome Again with Ease
California Chrome wins the grade I Awesome Again Stakes with ease, remains undefeated in six stakes starts this year Benoit Photoby Jeremy Balan @BH_JBalan
California Chrome ’s winning margin in the $300,000 Awesome Again (gr. I) was 2 1/4 lengths over Dortmund, but anyone who watched knows better.
Under pressure on the outside by Dortmund through most of the 1 1/8-mile test, California Chrome clicked off very fast fractions, inched away from his rival in the backstretch with a little asking from jockey Victor Espinoza, opened up a clear lead in the turn, and galloped geared down to the wire in the final strides.
With a professional break from the rail, the 5-year-old son of Lucky Pulpit trained by Art Sherman set fractions of :22.76, :46.08, and 1:09.28 through six furlongs. He covered a mile in 1:34.45 and finished off the race in 1:48.07 to clinch his sixth victory of the year.
"When he gets in front, he's a hard horse to get by, and I knew he'd wear Dortmund down with the fractions the way they were," Sherman said. "He took Dortmund's game plan away from him. He tried and ran a hell of a race, but you're looking at maybe the best horse in the world right now."
Essentially a match race from the start, the top pair opened up 10 1/2 lengths on the field after four furlongs of running and 12 lengths through six. The only horse who made up any significant ground wasWin the Space, who came in 4 1/2 lengths behind Dortmund.
"He's on his game right now," Espinoza said. "(Dortmund) wasn't a threat today. Maybe the first quarter-mile, but after that, I just kept pulling away, which only helped me get some breathing room between us and the rest of the field."
"Second-best—no excuses," said Dortmund's jockey, Rafael Bejarano. "The winner had a lot of pressure on him and that was the only chance I had."
Off as the 2-5 favorite, California Chrome paid $2.80, $2.10, and $2.10 across the board. Dortmund paid $2.20 and $2.10, and Win the Space delivered $2.80 to show. Hard Aces came in fourth and Soi Phet followed to complete the order of finish.Hoppertunity and El Huerfano were scratched.
Still undefeated in 2016, California Chrome is now eligible for a $1 million bonus if he wins the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) Nov. 5 at Santa Anita. The bonus was offered to any horse who could sweep the Pacific Classic (gr. I), Awesome Again, and Breeders' Cup Classic.
Posted on October 2nd, 2016
BELMONT PARK SAT OCTOBER 1ST
Condo Prince (#5)
Was rushed along and steadied in traffic towards the quarter pole last time; still finished well.
Is bred to stretch out in distance.
Gets a positive rider switch to Irad Ortiz.
3/1 on ML
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Race 9:
Dannie’s Deceiver (#8)
Runs his best races over tracks that are wet.
Is in the best form of his career.
Race is wide-open after scratch of favorite.
20/1 on ML
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Race 10;
Penwith (#4)
Javier Castellano figures to have her more forwardly placed.
Has actually run some competitive speed figures this year.
It’s a good sign that Kiaran McLaughlin is taking a shot.
Posted on October 1st, 2016
Belmont Saturday Highlight Horse: Danny’s Deceiver will relish wet track in the Vosburgh
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Belmont Saturday Highlight Horse: Danny’s Deceiver will relish wet track in the Vosburgh
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In three runs over sealed tracks, Danny’s Deceiver has earned two wins and a second, which is better than he’s done in all of his fast track races. It would have seemed unlikely that he could compete against a field of this quality just a few months ago, but he’s made huge strides over his past few starts.
He defeated a strong allowance field on Belmont Stakes day in June, and then made an eye-catching run from far back to nearly win in July. He was still dismissed at 40/1 in the Forego—his stakes debut—but he managed to pass more than half the field while rallying from last to be fourth. The fact that he was able to accomplish such a feat over a fast track speaks to the form that he’s in right now. I take it as a positive sign that Jose Ortiz climbs aboard, and the stiff 6-furlong workout that he put in a few days ago would appear to indicate that he’s feeling good coming into this race. If there’s one horse in this race that could surprise a lot of people and step up to hit the board—or even win—I believe it’s him.
THE PLAY
Win/Place: 8
Exacta Key Box: 8 with 1,2,3,6,7
Trifecta: 7,8 with 2,3,7,8 with 1,2,3,6,7,8
Posted on October 1st, 2016
NOTED AND QUOTED
August 7, 2016 - Del Mar, Race 5, Msw, USD $63,000, 6F
Noted and Quoted, F, 2, 2014 by The Factor
1st Dam: Silver Cub, by City Zip
2nd Dam: Holy Princess, by Holy Bull
3rd Dam: Mason Dixie, by Dixieland Band
Owner: Speedway Stable LLC
Breeder: Gilbert G. Campbell (FL)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Posted on October 1st, 2016
KLIMT
July 10, 2016 - Santa Anita, Race 6, Msw, USD $56,000, 5 1/2F
Klimt, C, 2, 2014 by Quality Road
1st Dam: Inventive (MSP, $134,000), by Dixie Union
2nd Dam: Original, by Storm Cat
3rd Dam: Tennis Lady, by Broad Brush
Owner: Kaleem Shah, Inc.
Breeder: Thor-Bred Stables, LLC (KY)
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Posted on October 1st, 2016