Maiden Watch : Medaglia d'Oro

Spiting the Odds

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:08:00 GMT

Despite the Odds (Speightstown) takes the off the turf Hill Prince. Also result for Wild Saint (Saint Liam) and entries for Sweet Alexander (Afleet Alex) and Gray Flash (Afleet Alex). ...(read more)

How are we doing?

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:20:00 GMT

Since we have no entries for August 1 and only one result for July 31 (Stone Skipper), I thought it might be a good time to review how our boys are doing so far....(read more)

Race was Dicey for Causin' Havoc

Blood-Horse Staff — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:00:00 GMT

And then there was Causin' Havoc who didn't even seem to start running until the wire was crossed. In fact, by the time the jockeys got their mounts pulled up, he was near the lead. As his saddle was removed, his ears were pricked and he was ready to go. Unfortunately, the race was long over. ...(read more)

Two-Year Olds Under Tack; Smarties, Speightstowns and more.

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:23:00 GMT

The other Smarty Jones was Hip #35, a bay colt by Alaska Queen, a Time for a Change mare. Alaska Queen is the dam of 4 winners including stakes winners Keats and Fairbanks who finished 2nd in the Gulfstream Park Handicap (gr. II) earlier this year. Hip #35 worked a quarter in :21.4....(read more)

It was a Closeout; Results 3/21/08; Plus Workout News

Blood-Horse Staff — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:04:00 GMT

The first notice of a Speightstown 2-year old working out was received as Pick's Express (Speightstown - Program Pick by Peterhof) went 2 furlongs in 26:00 on 3/21/08 at New Episode Training Center....(read more)

Amaretta has her Way with My Little Dragon on the Cape of Bradford

Blood-Horse Staff — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:38:00 GMT

First-Timer Cape of Bradford set the pace, but she was passed by both Amaretta's Way and fellow debut runner, My Little Dragon. My Little Dragon, who went off at 88-1, paid a whopping $51 to place and was the bottom of $554 exact (and the middle of a $7,314 trifecta)....(read more)

Gabby's Golden Gal Causin' Havoc for Dr. Smarty Jack - 2-Year Olds Work

Blood-Horse Staff — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:06:00 GMT

Dr. Smarty Jack (Smarty Jones – Hoh Buzzard (IRE) by Alhaarth (IRE)), a chestnut colt, worked 4 furlongs in :54.00 at Sunland Park on 3/5/08. Grade II stakes winner Hoh Buzzard earned $319,839 and included the Mrs. Revere (gr. II) among her victories. Dr. Smarty Jack is her first foal....(read more)

The First of the Smarties, but Speightstown Steals the Headlines.

Blood-Horse Staff — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:52:00 GMT

The announcer trumpeted the first of the Smarties into the sales ring at the Fasig-Tipton Calder Selected Two-Year Olds in Training Sale, but the audience was less than impressed. Two Smarty Jones’ offspring entered the ring and two went home again having not met their reserve.

The star of the first year stallions was Speightstown with 4 horses selling for an average of $751,250. The top-selling Speightstown was hip #254, a colt out of the Holy Bull mare La Comete. He brought a final bid of $1.7 million. (Hip #176, the Speightstown colt who is a half-brother to Lost in the Fog was withdrawn from the sale.)

Other notable results from first-year sires include three Medaglia d’Oro offspring who sold for an average of $425,000 and three Lion Hearts who averaged $395,000. The top-selling Medaglia d’Oro was hip #240, half-sister to Spun Sugar and Daaher. This filly was bought by Roy and Gretchen Jackson's Lael Stable.

Xtra Heat's filly (by Elusive Quality), hip #129 was sold for $750,000. We'll have to keep an eye out for that one.

In other first-year sire news, we received the first notification of an official workout by a Medaglia d’Oro 2-year old. Gabby’s Golden Gal (Medaglia d’Oro – Gabriellina Giof (GB) by Ashkalani (IRE)) worked 2 furlongs on the Cushion Track at Santa Anita recording a time of :25.80.