It's not exactly Big Brown vs. Curlin, but Monday at Churchill Downs two of our horses go head-to-head, as both Medaglia
d'Onore (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Always Ready by Dixieland Band) and Persian
(colt; Peace Rules - Lady Cheryl by Williamstown) are entered in a 5 furlong race. As an added bonus, they will break side-by-side from the starting gate, Persian is in hole 5 and Medaglia d'Onore in hole 6. Let's hope that they don't eliminate each other at the start.
Medaglia d'Onore finished 6th in his only start running evenly behind the ultra impressive Mr Mistoffelees. Medaglia d'Onore sold for $40,000 as a yearling. His dam, Always Ready, is a half-sister to More Than
Ready, millionaire and grade I winner. More Than Ready won 5 out of 7 starts as
a 2-year old (and finished 3rd in another start) including victories in the
Tremont (gr. III), and Sanford (gr. II).
Persian finished 4th in his initial start, showing speed before tiring. Persian is out of Lady Cheryl, a stakes winning Williamstown mare who earned
$189,054. Lady Cheryl did not run as a 2-year old, but she has produced a 2-year
old winner. Persian sold for $32,000 as a yearling.
Out of the Van (Van Nistelrooy - Festina by Festin (ARG)) finished 5th in the same race as Medaglia d'Onore. Out of the Van is a half-brother to 2 winners.
Familiar to Persian is Favorite Moon (Malibu Moon - Snooze Bar by Darn That Alarm), who finished 3rd in their race on May 7. Favorite Moon's dam earned $102,690 and is half-sister to 6 winners including 2 stakes winners.
First-year sire Cuvee has 2 in the race, Saber Dancer (Cuvee - Auction Cat by Storm Bird) who finished 5th in his only start on a sloppy Churchill Downs track on May 14 and Cuvex (Cuvee - Exbourne Free by Exbourne) who is unraced. Saber Dancer is a half-brother to 3 winners including the stakes winner, Cat Quatorze. Cuvex sold for $50,000 as a yearling and is out of stakes-placed mare who earned $107,024 and was 1 for 1 as a 2-year old. She has produced 2 winners from 2 starters. Cuvee has had one winner from 8 starters.
The top-seller from this group is Bullion Cache (Seeking the Gold - Cash Deal by Danzig) who sold for $320,000 as a yearling. Bullion Cash's dam, Cash Deal, earned $79,360 and finished 3rd in the Alcibiades (gr. II) as a 2-year old. Cash Deal is the dam of two winners.
The only filly in the race is Mine All Mine (Belong to Me - Pulcinella by Unbridled). Mine All Mine has started twice, finishing 4th in a Maiden Special Weight at Keeneland and 6th in the Kentucky Stakes (gr. III) at Churchill Downs on May 1.
May 26, 2008
Churchill Downs Race 7
5 Furlongs
2 Year Olds
Post Time: 4:17 PM HRTV
| PP |
Horse |
| 1. |
Bullion Cache
|
| 2. |
Cuvex
|
| 3. |
Saber Dancer
|
| 4. |
Golden Prince
|
| 5. |
Persian
|
| 6. |
Medaglia d'Onore
|
| 7. |
Jennings |
| 8. |
Theregoesjojo |
9.
|
Out of the Van
|
10.
|
Mine All Mine
|
11.
|
Another Dancer
|
12.
|
Favorite Moon
|
2-Year Old Works
New to this blog
May 25
At Canterbury Park, Himynameissarah (filly; Saarland - Pacific Island by Grand Slam) worked 5 furlongs in :52.20. Himynameissarah is the first foal out of a mare who earned $126,796 in her career including 2 victories and a 2nd as a 2-year old.
Smarty Marty (filly; Smarty Jones - Frozen Rope by Clever Trick) worked at Saratoga going 3 furlongs in :38.68. Smarty Marty's dam, Frozen Rope, was stakes-placed as a 2-year old and earned $83,389. She is the dam of 6 winners including stakes winner Knot So Clever who earned $155,206. Knot So Clever was also a 2-year old debut winner.
The 1.7 million 2-year old Munnings (colt; Speightstown - La
Comete by Holy Bull) worked 3 furlongs at Belmont in :36.10. Munnings
is a half-brother to one winner and his dam, La Comete, is a
half-sister to 7 winners including stakes winner, Lasting Approval. She
is also a half-sister to the Smarty Jones' filly, Jelani.
2-Year Old Works
Returning to the WorkTab (horses previously mentioned in this blog)
May 24
Halo Beauty (filly; Peace
Rules - Halo Tyra by Sunny's Halo) - Evangeline Training Center, 3 furlongs, :37.60.
Not Telling (colt; Saarland - Country Penny by Country Pine) - Crupi's New Castle Farm, 2 furlongs, :25.90.
May 25
Birdseye (filly; Birdstone - Trail Guide by Our Native) - Lone Star, 4 furlongs, :50.40.
Stone Legacy (filly; Birdstone - Gulch Legacy by Gulch) - Belmont Park, 3 furlongs, :36.17.
Audible (colt; Congaree - Miss Marcia by Mr. Greeley) - Belmont Park, 4 furlongs, :50.82.
Mimsa (filly; Congaree - Majestic Report by Corporate Report) - Louisiana Downs, 4 furlongs, :50.00.
River Treck (colt; Congaree - Gem Treck by Java Gold) - Churchill Downs, 5 furlongs, 1:03.80.
C. S. Silk (filly; Medaglia d'Oro - Remember the Day by Settlement Day) - Churchill Downs, 3 furlongs, :37.20.
Gold Aly (colt; Medaglia d'Oro - Bangled by Alysheba) - Hollywood Park, 4 furlongs, :49.00.
Cradle of Peace (colt; Peace Rules - Cat's Cradle by Flying Paster) - Arlington, 5 furlongs, 1:06.00.
Mostly Peace (filly; Peace Rules - Ms. Mostly by Copelan) - Arlington, 4 furlongs, :51.20.
Tiger Rules (colt; Peace Rules - Danzig Tiger by Danzig Connection) - Arlington, 4 furlongs, :51.20.
Saarlanddisourland (filly; Saarland - Crypto Kate by Tabasco Cat) - Belmont, 4 furlongs, :50.88.
Hornung (colt; Speightstown - Deb's Charm by Silver Charm) - Hollywood, 3 furlongs, :36.80.
