Fair Grounds Race 6
Maiden Special Weight
About 1 1/16 Miles Turf
3-Year Old Fillies
Post Time: 3:55 PM; HRTV
Only one first time starter in this race, but it’s a good one. Kip Seville (Kipling – Klondike Kaytie by Encino) is a full-sister to Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Kip Deville. Their dam has produced 2 additional winners, including the stakes winner Gotthard who earned $286,645. Kip Seville sold for $75,000 as a yearling at an auction where the average price was $11,000.
Top sales honors among the experienced horses goes to Captivating Cathy (Forest Wildcat – Christina Czarina by Czaravich) who sold for $220,000 as a yearling. Her dam was a stakes winner of $293,807 who has produced 8 winners out of 10 to run.
Sustain (Vindication – Chateaubaby by Nureyev) failed to sell at auction, but her dam has produced 6 winners including Grade III stakes winner Fantastic Fellow who earned $633,369 on the turf. Reappearance (Kafwain – Proud Encore by Tri Jet) and Atanyrate (Broken Vow – Aerobatics by Caro (IRE)) also have siblings who won Grade III races.
Oaklawn Race 6
Maiden Special Weight
5 ½ furlongs
3, 4, and 5-Year Old Fillies and Mares
Post Time: 4:50 PM; HRTV
First-Time starters: Simply the Fox (Royal Academy – Midsummer Sun by Coronado’s Quest), Adorably Dangerous (Grand Slam – Riding Time by Silver Deputy), and Dishtown (Forestry – Prairie Smoke by Gone West).
Of these, Dishtown possesses the best sales record having sold for $135,000 as a yearling. Her dam was a stakes winner who earned almost $50,000. Adorably Dangerous’ dam has produced 3 winners from 3 to race.
The overall sales-topper from this race is Express Queen (El Corredor – Storm Teal by Storm Bird) who brought a final bid of $450,000 as a yearling. She is a half- or full-sister to 4 winners including the stakes winner Gold Storm who earned $507,000.
Selling for $87,000 as a 2-year old was Wild Adventure (Harlan’s Holiday – Lagaylia by American Chance). Her dam won over $100,000 and has produced 2 winners.
Lotta Salt (Salt Lake – Plus Beau by Beau Genius) sold for $45,000 (more than 3 times the sale average) as a yearling. She is half-sister to 3 winners including Wantedtobeagray who is still earning his keep at age 7 with earnings currently totaling $226,796.
Comely Grace (Thunder Gulch – Graceful Minister by Deputy Minister) is out of a stakes winning dam who earned $446,445. She has produced 3 winners.
The dam of Spanish Omelet (Coronado’s Quest – Dinners On Me by Lost Code) was a stakes winner of over $200,000. She has produced 4 winners and several hunger inducing offspring including Burrito and Tostada.
Santa Anita Race 4
Maiden Claiming ($32,000)
6 furlongs
3-Year Olds
Post Time: 5:34 PM; HRTV
First-Time starters: Buddy Boy (Flying Continental – Sharon’s Summer by Siberian Summer) and Philo Beddoe (Yankee Gentleman – Jettin Diplomacy).
Philo Beddoe sold for $28,000 as a 2-year old at an auction where the 2-year old average price was $9,539. His dam has produced 2 winners including the stakes winner Roman Commander who earned $231,860.
No big sales numbers among those who have run. Prince Meyer (Lemon Drop Kid – First Again by Outflanker) is out of a stakes winner who earned $182,955. Prince Meyer is her first foal.
Lincoln City (Swiss Yodeler – Alarcity by Allen’s Prospect) is a full-brother to two winners including Virginia City who earned $108,610.
The dam of Nymegen Pita (Old Topper – Tripps My Mom by Rubiano) has produced 4 winners from 5 to run.
Curly
Also today, one of our favorite unraced horses worked, Curly (Gulch - Fount by Kris S.). In the words of a Blood-Horse writer, he is just two letters away from being Horse of the Year. Working at Oaklawn, Curly registered a time :51.40 for 4 furlongs.
