Current Stable

Winter Warlock, who we own and bred with our partners at Warlock Stable, won the $50,000 Premio Esmeralda at Emerald Downs as a two-year-old.
Current Stable updates
In the starting gate: On Saturday, Silverport races at Golden Gate on the big class drop. She should be very tough in this spot second off the layoff. Still Running Stag tries to get on track on the class drop at Houston. On Sunday, Cosset tries to get back on track at Santa Anita with a return to turf routing.
Crossing the line: On Saturday, Kidding ran a bang up second in a high value Allowance race at Fair Grounds. Commuter was flat in his first off a six-month layoff at Golden Gate. Spark Plug ran sixth against Houston Allowance company in his first off a long layoff in a troubled trip.
Work tab: On Sunday, Mack's Gold Bullet breezed 5 furlongs in 1:01 2/5 at Santa Anita. On Monday, Still Running Stag covered 3/8ths in :41 flat at Houston. Goldandsilver covered the same in :37. On Thursday, Appealing Resume worked a slow 3/8ths in :39 3/5 at Golden Gate.
2012 foals: Mares in foal this year include: Royal Snowflight (Demon Warlock), Daleo's Angel (Smooth Air), Bella Cavalla (Grindstone), Maxie's Night Cap (Harbor the Gold), Siberian Empress (AP Thunder), Birdie Told Me (Straight Line) and Adam's Time (Closing Argument)
HRC horses race records
| 2012 Record | Starts: 14 |
1-3-1 | $20,637 | 7.1% wins | 35.7% ITM |
| 2011 Record | Starts: 163 | 18-21-29 | $300,802 | 11.0% wins | 41.7% ITM |
| 2008-2011 Record | Starts: 480 | 59-68-81 | $877,514 | 12.3% wins | 43.3% ITM |
| Bella Cavalla | |||||
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Bella, our five-year-old Washington-bred filly is by Cahill Road, sire of the last two Longacres Mile winners, one of Washington's perennial leading sires and a full brother to Unbridled. She's out of a stakes winning daughter of quality sire Silver Deputy. The undefeated second dam produced four stakes horses.
Bella ran a good second in her final career start, coming out of the race with a career-ending knee injury. She's been bred and is confirmed in foal to Kentucky Derby winner Grindstone. |
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| Trainingat the Bar | |||||
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Trainingat the Bar is a seven-year-old mare by Valid Wager out of the Marquetry mare Lady Lamar.
TATB retired from a short, but successful racing career where she won more than half her starts. Due to a ongoing knee issue, she was retired prematurely after winning a minor stakes event at Emerald Downs. She delivered her first foal, a handsome colt by Washington Champion Demon Warlock in May 2011.
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| Bee Eff Eff | |||||
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Our former HRC mare Southern Meeting's second foal is a beautiful four-year-old filly by Decarchy, a solid young sire. Southern Meeting is by General Meeting out of a stakes-winning dam, so this filly has some solid credentials in her pedigree.
Bee Eff Eff finished sixth as the beaten favorite against Santa Anita MSWs in her last start. She broke a tad slow, but raced behind the leaders and was in a good spot turning for home, but didn't fire down the lane. |
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| Daleo's Angel | |||||
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Daleo's Angel is an 8-year-old broodmare by classic winner and Champion Silver Charm. This gray mare is out of stakes-winning mare A Northern Angel out of a chef-de-race Sir Ivor mare. The second dam is a half-sister to $695,930 grade I winner At the Threshold and $510,675 grade II winner Zabaleta.
She foaled a Louisiana-bred filly by grade II winner Sightseeing on March 19th of this year. She's in foal to grade II winning millionaire Smooth Air on this year's cover. She'll be bred to red-hot Too Much Bling this season. Her first starter, homebred Goldandsilver, won his career recently by 7 lengths against MSWs at Retama. |
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| Royal Snowflight | |||||
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Royal Snowflight is an 9-year-old mare who won two stakes, the Ms Stakes and Lassie Stakes, at Portland Meadows. She's a big, strong and attractive mare who flashed good speed on the track. She's out of the mare Reasonably Royal, who was a $60,000 stakes winner herself. Royal Snowflight is a full sister to Emerald Down allowance winner of $47,000 Easy Enough and $44,000 winner Plenty Easy. The mare's foal is by Washington's Horse of the Year in 2004, Demon Warlock, a stakes winner of $278,000. A son of Demon's Begone, the sire of 18 stakes winners and with progeny earnings of $14 million, his first crop hits the racetrack this year. Snowflight's first starter is stakes winner Winter Warlock, who recently took down the $50,000 Premio Esmeralda at Emerald Downs. She's back in foal to Demon Warlock again with a full sibling to Winter. |
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| Winter Warlock | |||||
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Our first homebred stakes winner, Winter Warlock is a big, strong Washington-bred four-year-old by Washington Champion Demon Warlock out of our stakes-winning mare Royal Snowflight.
Winter ran a good fourth against tough, high-level claimers at Santa Anita going 6 1/2 furlongs on the turf course, beaten just a half-length for the win after flying late. He came out of the race with a sore knee and will have chips removed. Should be back in action this summer.
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| Danceuponthestars | |||||
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This five-year-old California-bred colt is by Momentum, a $660,000 graded stakes winning son of Nureyez. He's California's leading freshman sire and has two new track record setters in his first crop He's out of a sharp winning daughter of millionaire Event of the Year. This is the young mare's first foal. Lots of stakes horses under the first two dams and three graded stakes horses under the third dam.
Dance was a hard luck fifth, beaten just a length, in his last race at Golden Gate. He sat back early and came flying late. Dance was sold privately after his last race. |
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| Cajun Yankee | |||||
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Four-year-old filly by Yankee Gentleman out of Cajun Flash, by Bertrando. The filly is by Yankee Gentleman, a quality sire out of southern California allowance winner Cajun Flash, who won 3 of 4 on the track for $90,000. She's by perennial leading California sire Bertrando. Our filly is a full sister to stakes placed Cajun Gent, an active campaigner with $146,000 in earnings and a half-sister to grade II stakes placed Snapshot, another current campaigner with earnings at $220,000. A third half-brother is at $103,000 in earnings. The dam is a half-sister to $394,212 stakes winner Wild Lightning, the dam of two stakes winners, and is a full sister to $244,327 California stakes winner Lacquaria.
The filly was retired from racing after suffering a knee injury in training. She'd worked fast at Churchill and Oaklawn and had lots of promise. She'll be bred to Read the Footnotes this breeding season. |
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| Banditontheloose | |||||
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Four-year-old colt by Bandini out of Toogoodtolose, by Silver Buck. He's out of an unraced daughter of Silver Buck, a grade I winner himself and sire of 40 stakes-winners including near Triple Crown winner Silver Charm. The dam's other foal is a winner of 5 races in Mexico. The dam is a half-sister to $623,090 grade II winner Whata Brainstorm. One of her other half-sisters produced graded stakes winners Ruler's Court, $235,900, and Wise River, $285,504 and other useful winners and stakes producers. The second dam is by chef-de-race sire Roberto and is a half sister to $564,950 grade I winner Journey at Sea. There are many quality black-type winners in the family of this impressive looking Kentucky-bred son of major sire Bandini.
Bandit ran a well-beaten fifth in his last start at Portland Meadows. We expected him to hit the board on the class drop and stretchout in this spot, so we're disappointed. |
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| Goldandsilver | |||||
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Goldandsilver is a Texas-bred three-year-old homebred by Gold Legend out of our Silver Charm mare Daleo's Angel. Gold Legend is by Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew out of Champion Gold Beauty. He's been one of Texas' leading sires for years. Our colt is big, well-boned dark brown colt who will likely turn gray like his dam.
GAS ran fourth, beaten about three lengths, in his most recent start at Sam Houston. He fell to the back of the pack early and finished fast, but too little too late.
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| Seven Demons | |||||
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Seven Demons is a three-year-old homebred Washington-bred colt by Demon Warlock out of Go Girl Gone. Stakes winner Demon Warlock was a Washington Champion and son of Demons Begone. His first foals are yearlings. If looks count for anything, they'll be runners. The mare will be returning to Demon Warlock.
Seven won his second in a row, following up on his 10-length win with a smashing 7-length score in his latest at Portland. He's a much-improved horse as of late. He'll take a short break and be ready for opening weekend at Emerald. |
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| Maxie's Night Cap | |||||
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We're thrilled to have Maxie back in the HRC stable. We bought her as a yearling and raced her until claimed away from us as a three-year-old. As a two-year-old, she won her first three starts for us, including a nice open Allowance score at Emerald Downs. She completed her racing career with a stakes placing at Portland Meadows before retiring.
Maxie foaled a healthy colt by Kentucky Derby winner Grindstone in April. This colt should have Maxie's speed and Grindstone's endurance. Could be a star in the making. Maxie is in foal to red-hot sire Harbor the Gold for her 2012 foal and we couldn't be more excited!
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| Demonaire | |||||
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Demonaire is a well-bred three-year-old Washington-bred filly. This filly is also by $278,000 stakes winner and Washington Champion Demon Warlock out of stakes winner Sendie's Value. Our filly is a half-sister to Washington two-year-old Champion Casino Lights from a family full of local stakes horses.
Demonaire posted several breezes at Emerald as a two-year-old this season, but nagging hoof and ankle injuries forced her to the sidelines after showing some talent. She'll come back as a three-year-old. |
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| White Thunder | |||||
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White Thunder is a five-year-old New York-bred colt by Wiseman's Ferry out of a winning Pentelicus mare.
Thunder ran last in his most recent start against Allowance company at Finger Lakes and his form is going the wrong way. We know he likes turf racing and hopefull with the weather improving we'll find a grass start for him shortly. |
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| Siberian Empress | |||||
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Siberian Empress is a 7-year-old mare by Siberian Pine, a stakes producing son of Nijinsky II. The filly is out of Deftly's Reality, a stakes-winning daughter of Gold Crest, a grade I stakes sire. The mare is a half-sister to four $100,000-plus winners and from a very productive family of eight graded stakes winners including Prenup, Giant Wrecker and Yonaguska. She's in the barn of trainer Shannon Hastings in Texas.
Siberian Empress is back in foal to AP Thunder. |
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| Ford's Cat | |||||
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We purchased this five-year-old Texas-bred colt privately. He's by a son of Storm Cat, Karen's Cat out of a Hawk Attack mare from the immediate family of grade I winners JO Tobin and Mysterious. This big, lanky chestnut has a good way of going and appears to have a bright future. He's in the barn of Shannon Hastings.
The colt ran up the track in his return to racing off a long break. He flashed good speed, but faded early and was eased. He should be much tighter next time out. He's on a short break.
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| Sentimento | |||||
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This big, strong three-year-old colt is by grade II stakes winner of $658,794 Trail City. After producing a couple of promising crops with several good stakes horses, Trail City died prematurely. His average per start compares favorably to Washington's top sires. He's out of $84,635 winner Sentimental Secret, by graded stakes winner Maudlin. She's produced a good winner of $38,202 in 8 starts with Potluck Prize. Bob Meeking is training him for us.
Sentimento had another rough trip, racing blocked at the critcal point of the race and finished fast when clear, but had to settle for fourth. |
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| Appealing Resume | |||||
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This five-year-old Kentucky-bred filly is by grade II stakes winner of $654,681 Successful Appeal. He was the country's Champion freshman sire and now the country's 68th ranked leading sire with 9 2009 stakes winners to his credit. She's out of Emerald Downs stakes winner of $61,038 Strong Credentials and is a half-sister to stakes-placed Restless Missile. The second dam is a $205,237 stakes winner by Vice Regent.
AR got back on the winning track with a strong 1 3/4 length victory in her last start at Golden Gate. She broke well, sat off the pace, rallied in mid-stretch and won going away.
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| Birdie Told Me | |||||
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Birdie Told Me is a 6-year-old Illinois-bred mare. She's by graded stakes winner Eavesdropper, by Kingmambo and a half-brother to former leading sire AP Indy. She's out of $156,635 stakes winner Dixie Bird, by Dixieland Brass. The first dam is a half-sister to $557,107 stakes winner Homing Pigeon. This is the immediate family of grade I stakes winning millionaire Western Playboy and $850,141 graded stakes winner Bungalow. The filly is trained by Brian Williamson.
Birdie has been retired after a minor suspensory injury. She's in foal to Straight Line.
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| Katillac Charm | |||||
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Our big, handsome two-year-old colt was foaled on March 12th at Diamond G Ranch in Oklahoma. He's by grade I stakes winner Tactical Cat, a nationally ranked sire out of our Silver Charm mare Daleo's Angel.
The colt will be staying in Oklahoma and eventually go to trainer Danny Pish when he's all grown up. |
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| Maximatic | |||||
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This attractive Oregon-bred two-year-old colt is by Washington's leading sire Matty G out of our stakes-placed mare Maxie's Night Cap. Both the sire and dam were best at two, so this little fella could grow up to be a special youngster. He was foaled March 31st at Oakhurst Thoroughbred Farm in Oregon.
He'll be trained by Ben Root when it's time for racing in 2012. |
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| In Vitro | |||||
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This big, striking two-year-old filly is by Demon Warlock out of our stakes winning mare Royal Snowflight. She's a full-sister to our stakes winner Winter Warlock.
The filly is undergoing the initial breaking and training process and should be in the first group of babies in for training next season.
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| Liquid Asset | |||||
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Four-year-old Liquid Asset was purchased by our trainer Ed Moger at Keeneland off his good looks and conformation first and foremost, but supported by a good pedigree he's a strong prospect. He's by grade I winner of $661,760 Consolidator, who is the country's 15th leading second crop sire. He's out of Meadow Slipper, a $49,612 winner by El Prado. Meadow Slipper is a half-sister to three stakes horses, including sire Storm Boot. The second dam is by Mr Prospector and is a half sister to five stakes horses including sires Topsider, War of Words and graded stakes winner Brogan. The third dam is a $493,738 stakes winner by Round Table.
LA ran third in his most recent start at Golden Gate. He broke a step slow and was wide on both turns. He may have been best. Should be tough race back at similar level.
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| Reasonably Royal | |
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Stakes winner Reasonably Royal is a broodmare by Petersburg out of stakes winner Royal Touch, by Royal Knight. On the racetrack, Reasonably Royal was a stakes winner of $60,664. She won or placed in nine small stakes. All six of her starters have won with several useful winners near $50,000 in earnings. Her daughter Royal Snowflight was a minor stakes winner and is the producer of Winter Warlock, our homebred stakes winner. He's by Washington Champion and red hot sire Demon Warlock, so this is the same family cross. She'll be bred back to Demon Warlock this year.
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| Black Giraffe | |||||
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Black Giraffe is by El Corredor, a grade I stakes winner himself, and the sire of five grade I stakes winners and consistently in the top 50 sires nationally. She's out of Saint Ballado mare who is a half-sister to $1.6 million winner Showing Up among other stakes horses.
BG chased the leader early, made a bid for the lead in upper stretch and just flattened out late to be fourth beaten 1 1/2 lengths for all of it in her final career start. She'll be bred to millionaire The Cliff's Edge in the spring. |
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| Above the Beyond | |||||
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Above the Beyond is a Massachusetss-bred four-year-old colt by graded stakes winner Mayakovsky out of a winning Pentelicus mare.
"Bullwinkle" was up the track again in his last start, this time on the big class drop.
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| Light of Mercy | |||||
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Light of Mercy is a four-year-old colt by grade I stakes winner of $616,000 Midas Eyes out of a Hansel mare who has already produced a NYRA stakes placed winner.
The colt is in the barn of trainer David Prine and is now training at Belmont. He's a likely early three-year-old starter. |
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| Boogie to Seattle | |||||
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Boogie to Seattle is arguably the best pedigree in the stable. She's by grade I winner of $1.7 million Bluegrass Cat out of an Unbridled's Song mare. The four-year-old filly is a half-sister to a $241,000 stakes winner. The second dam was a $945,000 grade I stakes winner.
Boogie ran last in what was her final career start. She failed to blossom as a three-year-old and retires completely sound, just uninterested in racing. She'll be shipping to Kentucky for a big date with mighty Big Brown, winner of the Derby and Preakness. |
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| Borren Identity | |||||
This good looking three-year-old son of multi-millionaire Borrego is out of a strong female family. Borrego, a grade I winner, is one of the country's promising young sires. The colt is out of a Mt Livermore who is a full or half-sister to three stakes horses, including $489,002 winner Royal Assault. The second dam is grade II millionaire Fit For a Queen.
The colt will be in the barn of Chris Dorris on the Illinois circuit. |
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My Bright Caroline is a big, strong Cal-bred four-year-old filly by High Brite out of a $142,000 stakes-placed Mi Cielo mare. High Brite was a grade II stakes winner of $1.1 million and sired atleast 44 stakes winners and earners of over $34 million.
Caroline ran a good second at Hollywood in her most recent start, rallying form the off the pace to get up just in time for the place spot. Suprisingly, she was claimed away from us. |
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| Holy Mama | |||||
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We claimed this big, gray daughter of Champion Holy Bull out of $174,154 stakes-winner All the Honor out of a winning effort at Golden Gate.
Mama set the fast, early pace and faded in the final furlong in her most recent start at Golden Gate. She has been retired from racing due to a lingering ankle issue and will be bred in the spring. Mama will be bred to Tizbud, a quality California sire, in the spring. |
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| Silverport | |||||
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We're really excited about this one. This striking filly is by graded stakes-winner Rockport Harbor. He was the country's 7th leading freshman sire and is 6th on the national second-crop sire list. We purchased this filly privately after the Barretts Sale at a big discount to his two-year-old sales average of $80,000. The filly is out of a winning and producing Silver Deputy mare, who is a half-sister to a $160,000 stakes-placed winner and out of a $134,000 stakes-winning Nasty and Bold mare. She's in the barn of Doug O'Neill.
Silverport ran fifth in her last start, the first off a long layoff. She didn't show the early speed we expected and she tired. Looking for big improvement next time out. |
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| Twodollarstowin | |||||
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We claimed this one out of a winning effort at Hollywood, her fourth score in a row. She's an older mare by Mr Broad Blade out of a Prized mare.
Twodollars ran last in what was likely the final race of her career as it appears she's lost the desire to compete. |
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| Commuter | |||||
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We purchased this four-year-old Washington-bred privately after his first three races at Golden Gate. He's by promising young sire Private Gold out of a Country Light mare. He's a half-brother to $169,000 winner Soft Lite.
Commuter ran last in his first race off a six-month layoff at Golden Gate. He broke well and was mid-pack early, but was flat down the lane. He should move up several lengths in his next start. |
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| Victoriously | |||||
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This six-year-old Kentucky bred filly was claimed by us at Pleasanton for southern California. She's by grade I winning millionaire The Cliff's Edge out of a $159,090 stakes-placed mare. The second dam was a $236,944 stakes-winner and produced two additional stakes-placed winners over $150,000 each. She's in the barn of trainer Jeff Metz.
The filly ran fifth in her last start, a 4 1/2 furlong dash at Los Alimitos. She was outsprinted early, tried coming around horses and the wide trip likely cost her a few placings. She was claimed out of the race from us. |
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| Sweetcottonkandie | |||||
This three-year-old Florida bred is in the barn of Jeff Metz in southern California. She's by High Cotton, a graded stakes winner whose first crop of babies at the races this year are doing fantastic. He ranks 8th on the national freshman sire list is the sire of grade I Hopeful winner Currency Swap. The filly is out of a winning End Sweep mare and is a half sister to a $45,096 stakes-placed colt and another winner over $180,000. The first dam is a half-sis to graded stakes winner of $729,888 Arch Hall.
Kandie was up the track again in her most recent start and we'll be pulling the plug on her racing career. |
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| Thrillagee | |||||
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Thrillagee, a two-year-old filly, is by grade I winner of $3.2 million Congaree out of a MSW winning mare by Red Bullet. She's the mare's first foal. The second, third and fourth dams are all stakes winners. The mare is half-sister to the producer of Judy the Beauty, one of this year's top two-year-old fillies in the country.
The filly is in the barn of Tim McCanna and will be on the Emerald/Golden Gate circuit. |
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| Angel of Harlan | |||||
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Angel of Harlan is a two-year-old filly is by grade I winner Harlan's Holiday out of an Allowance winning Gold Legend mare. Harlan's Holiday is the country's 28th leading sire this year. The mare has produced one foal of racing age, Allowance winner Fleet Attack. The mare is a half-sister to stakes horses Greed is Good, Ms Gold Pole and Gold n' Ship.
The filly is in the barn of Tim McCanna and will be on the Emerald/Golden Gate circuit. |
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| Two Violins | |||||
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Two Violins is a six-year-old Florida-bred sprinter who fires nothing but bullets with a high win percentage and nearly 60% in the exacta. A son of three Wonders, he's in the barn of Jeff Metz.
Two Violins ran a good third in his most recent start at Turf Paradise, but was claimed away from us unexpectedly. |
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| Cosset | |||||
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Cosset is a five-year-old daughter of Mizzen Mast, a grade I winner and high quality sire. She's out of a Machiavellian mare from a strong family.
The filly ran seventh in her most recent start on the class drop at Santa Anita. She pushed the pace early, challenged for the lead turning for home but tired late and was beaten about six lengths, three from second. |
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| Kidding | |||||
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We claimed this well-bred four-year-old filly by Lemon Drop Kid at Fair Grounds. She's out of a Spinning World mare and the filly has a super turf record and does her best work routing. She's in the barn of Mike Burgess.
Kidding ran a super second in her most recent start in a high value Allowance race at Fair Grounds. The race was run on turf, but a thundering rain blanketed the field so badly that the race caller couldn't even see them down the backside. The filly is improving by leaps and bounds and looks to have a very bright future.
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| Roman Ruler yearling filly | |||||
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This filly was purchased from the January Keeneland sale for the sole purpose of pinhooking her in July or September. She's a big, striking daughter of grade II winning millionaire Roman Ruler. As a young sire, he ranked second nationally on the third crop sire list in 2011. He sired five stakes winner last year, including Belmont winner and millionaire Ruler on Ice. This Ontario-bred filly is out of a stakes-placed winner of $124,258. She's a half-sister to two stakes horses each over $200,000. The second and third dams were also stakes winners.
We think the filly will bring at least twice what we paid for her at auction later this summer. |
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| Mack's Gold Bullet | |||||
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Mack is a four-year-old Washington-bred gelding by Private Gold out of a Maria's Mon mare. He won a stakes as a two-year-old at Emerald Downs and is blessed with speed.
We claimed Mack out of his last start at Santa Anita. He caught a cuppy track and didn't flash his normal gate speed, chased the pace and tired to fourth down the lane. He went back to the barn of Vann Belvoir, who has trained him from the beginning so we're confiden Vann will have him back in top shape for his next race. |
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