April 9, 2008
Keeneland Race 2
Maiden Special Weight
4.5 Furlongs
2-Year Olds
Post Time: 1:40 PM; TVG
| PP |
Horse |
| 1. |
Downrigger |
| 2. |
Wild Jersey Boy |
| 3. |
Mine All Mine |
| 4. |
Laver |
| 5. |
Causin' Havoc |
| 6. |
Troy G. |
| 7. |
Political Chief |
| 8. |
Whoseposseisthis |
| 9. |
Dicey Riley |
All first-time starters, one filly (Mine All Mine), the rest are colts.
I was out at Keeneland Sunday telling some friends about Causin' Havoc when a man behind us interrupted. "Causin' Havoc," he said, "he is the talk of the backside." So, it seems our boy Causin' Havoc has a bit of buzz around him. For those who need reminding or if you are just joining in the fun, Causin' Havoc is the first offspring of one of the first-year stallions that we are following (which are currently: Birdstone, Congaree, Medaglia d'Oro, Peace Rules, Pleasantly Perfect, Saarland, Smarty Jones, and Speightstown) to be entered in a race. He is a bay colt by Medaglia d'Oro out of the Degenerate Jon mare, Degenerate Gal. Degenerate Gal was a grade II stakes winner who earned almost a million dollars ($936,393), but she did not run as a 2-year old. She won or placed in 19 stakes including victories in the Apple Blossom (gr. II), the Falls City (gr. III), and the Arlington Matron (gr. III). Degenerate Gal has produced 7 winners including stakes winners Blacktie Bird and Positive Gal who won the Gallant Bloom (gr. III). Two of her offspring won during their 2-year old seasons.
One other first-year sire is represented in this race, as Read the Footnotes is the sire of Downrigger (Read the Footnotes - Exclusive Eskimo by Ecliptical). His dam, Exclusive Eskimo, was a stakes winner who earned $204,421 including 2 wins, a 2nd and 2 3rds as a 2-year old. She has produced 2 winners, one of which won as a 2-year old.
The sale-topper in this race is Troy G. (Cape Canaveral - Caveat Apt by Chief's Crown) who sold for $210,000 as a yearling. Troy G. is out of a mare who earned $63,814. She had one third-place finish in two starts at two and has produced 2 winners including Crowned Dancer who earned $353,104 and won the Hollywood Juvenile Championship Stakes (gr. III) as a 2-year old.
Another with impressive sales statistics is Laver (Grand Slam - Sacred Sue by Holy Bull) who sold for $100,000 as a weanling and $175,000 as a yearling. Laver is a half-brother to Miss Mary Apples who finished 2nd in the Schuylerville as a 2-year old and earned $171,172 in her career ($109,155 of that was earned in her two-year old season).
It may be too much to hope for a win for our first starter, so let's hope for a good and safe trip for all runners (and a good showing by Causin' Havoc).
