March 27, 2008
Gulfstream Park Race 5
Maiden Special Weight
1 mile Turf
3-Year Old Fillies
Post Time: 3:11 PM; HRTV

Two first-time starters:  Dancingcolors (Pulpit - Forever Rainbows by Deputy Minister) and Cherokee Queen (Cherokee Run - Virginia Bee by Virginia Rapids).  Dancingcolors sold for $100,000 as a yearling.  Her dam, Forever Rainbows, was unraced, but she has produced 2 winners.  Forever Rainbows is also a half-sister to 9 winners including Kentucky Derby winner and champion Winning Colors.

Virginia Bee, the dam of Cherokee Queen, won $88,557 in her 26 race career. Cherokee Queen is her first foal.

Loquacious Lil (Pulpit - Speaking of Time by Gilded Time) sold for $130,000 as a yearling.  Her dam was a stakes winner who earned $394,976.  Loquacious Lil is a half-sister to 2 winners, including Ashlee the Great who earned $70,965.

Bringing $90,000 at auction as a yearling was Sugar Britches (Dixieland Band - Unchecked by Unbridled). She is the first foal of her unraced dam.

The dam of Forest Bird (Forest Wildcat - Beyrouth by Alleged) is the graded-stakes winner Beyrouth who earned $221,144 exclusively running on the turf, including victory in the All Along Stakes (gr. IIT). Beyrouth has produced 3 winners including Air Adair who earned $70,694 and finished third in the Mrs. Penny Stakes on the turf.  

Goo Goo Eyes (Mr. Greeley - Adoradancer by Danzig Connection) is a half-sister to 3 winners including multiple-stakes winning Saint Anddan who earned $423,170 including a win in the Churchill Downs Stakes (gr. II). Adoradancer, dam of Goo Goo Eyes, earned $60,805 on the dirt and turf.    

It's Not for Love (Not for Love - Noddy's Halo by Halo) is out of a mare who has produced 4 winners including P. C. Plod who was a multiple stakes-winner over jumps and earned $267,567.  Noddy's Halo herself earned $79,762 running on both dirt and turf.

The dam of Rich Citizen (Proud Citizen - Higher Earnings by Corporate Report) earned $30,315 and has produced 4 winners from 5 to race.  Her top earner is Are We Dreamin who has earned $149,842 through 2008 including a 3rd in the Happy Princess Stakes at Aqueduct in January of 2008. 

Bri N Savannah Works

Bri N Savannah, 2-year old filly by Congaree out of the Copelan mare Walkerton, worked on 3/26 at McKathan Brothers Farm going 3 furlongs in :39.00.  Bri N Savannah is a half-sister to 6 winners including Caleb Pond who finished 3rd in the Tremont Stakes as a 2-year old and Spy Hill who finished 3rd in the Victoria Stakes as a 2-year old.

Not many maiden races on the 26th, so I thought I'd update the 2-year old works.  In addition to our original list of 1st-year stallions (Birdstone, Medaglia d'Oro, Pleasantly Perfect, Smarty Jones, and Speightstown), we have added Saarland, Congaree, and Peace Rules based on readers' comments.  Hopefully, we haven't missed too many works by their offspring.

Gabby's Golden Gal (filly - Medaglia d'Oro - Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) was on the worktab again, going 2 furlongs in :23.80 at Hollywood on 3/24. Another returnee was Causin' Havoc (colt - Medaglia d'Oro - Degenerate Gal by Degenerate Jon) who worked 4 furlongs at Keeneland on 3/25 in :46.40.  If this one shows up in a race at Keeneland, we will try to get some photos of him.

Newcomers to this blog include the colt Perfect Dezi (Pleasantly Perfect - Dezibelle's Star by Prospective Star) who worked on 3/21, going 2 furlongs in :24.60 at Diamond D Ranch. Perfect Dezi's dam was a stakes winner who earned $378,075 including a 2nd in the Monrovia Handicap (gr. III).  She has produced 3 winners including the stakes-placed Katie My Lady.

Another new face was Conga Queen, our first Congaree worker.  A filly out of the Hawkin's Special mare, Special Test, Conga Queen worked 3 furlongs in :37.80 at Lone Star Park on 3/25.  Special Test was a stakes winner who earned $207,656.  She has produced 3 winners including the stakes winner, Adopted Daughter, who earned $255,850.

We also had our first Saarland worker, the appropriately named First Magnitude. A colt out of the A. P. Indy mare, Fapindy, First Magnitude worked 3 furlongs in :38.00 at Mercury Equine Center on 3/25.  Fapindy won $28,682 in a 10-race career.  First Magnitude is her 2nd foal.  Her first foal, a Point Given filly named Point Me the Way born in 2004, was stakes-placed and earned $51,056.  Fapindy is a half-sister to 5 winners including the stakes-winners Silver Lace and Buddha Lady.  Interestingly, Fapindy also has a 2-year old half-sister by Congaree who hasn't yet been named.

March 19, 2008 

Tampa Bay Race 7

Game Show went off as the favorite, but she encountered traffic trouble and some bumps and could do no better than third.  She didn't give up, however, so should come back strong.  Glimmering Hope seemingly benefitted from experience, as she drew off to a professional 3-length victory.  Glotona closed into an extremely slow pace to get up for second.  

Equibase Chart

1st-Year Stallions at the OBS March Select Sale of 2-Year Olds in Training

The OBS March select sale of 2-year olds in training saw another strong performance from the 1st-year stallions as several made the top 10 sires list.  Tapit sold 4 2-year olds with an average of $233,750 and a high of $375,000.  City Place sold 4 with an average of $165,000. Lion Heart and Toccet each sold 3 with averages of $216,667 and $200,000 respectively and Speightstown sold 5 with an average price of $157,800.  Also of note is a Congaree colt that sold for $410,000.  For more on the OBS sale, see OBS March Sale Sets Records.