'Belief' in Splendid Isolation in Prevue $185,000 Mares Drive
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ‘BELIEF’ IN SPLENDID ISOLATION IN PREVUE $185,000 MARES DRIVE KEENOV SUNDAY Despite having to play second fiddle to the well- A pair of mares brought $185,000 each and there backed 4-5 choice Kobe=s Back (Flatter) ahead of was lively trade throughout Sunday=s sixth session of Sunday=s GIII Hollywood Prevue S. at Betfair Hollywood the Keeneland November Sale in Lexington, which Park, second choice Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) closed out its Book 3 with didn=t waste any time significant gains from a year grabbing the spotlight and ago. A total of 276 horses stealing the show when sold for $13,435,500 on powering home an Sunday, good for an average emphatic winner over his of $48,679 that was up stakes-winning rival. 20.1% over last term. The Shared Belief was up to median of $40,000 repre- press the pace through an sented a 25% advance from 2012, while the buy-back Keeneland Photo opening quarter in :22.50, rate was a very low 14.6%. AThe weather has been Shared Belief Benoit Photo while 4-5 favorite Kobe=s lovely, and there=s been great traffic through the barns,@ Back (Flatter) was away said Keeneland Director of Sales Geoffrey Russell. slowly and soon trailed the five-horse field. The gelding AShowing has been spectacular. Our consignors are easily overtook the pacesetter after a half in :46.06 and consistently telling us they are showing their horses he began inching away as Kobe=s Back was winding up more this year than at any other November Sale. four wide for his run into the stretch. It briefly looked There=s lots of energy around the sales grounds, and it=s like it would be a horse race, but Shared Belief kicked being reflected in the strong trade.@ The $185,000 co- into gear and stormed clear. Brother Soldier (Brother toppers book-ended another strong day at November. Derek) rounded out the trifecta. The final time of The first, One Foxy Grey (Big Brown--Irish Smoke, by 1:22.17 was the fastest in the GIII Prevue since Jack Smoke Glacken), came early as hip 1619. Nancy O=Lantern won in 1:21.89 in 2008. cont. p3 Shuford purchased the 3-year-old, a daughter of a Grade I-winning juvenile in Irish Smoke and in foal on an HOLLYWOOD PREVUE S.-GIII, $100,000, BHP, 11-10, Apr. 26 cover to Midnight Lute, from the draft of Hill >n= 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:22, ft. Dale Sales Agency. Irish Smoke is herself a half to SW 1--#@SHARED BELIEF, 118, g, 2, by Candy Ride (Arg) King Puma (Forest Wildcat), as well as to the dam of 1st Dam: Common Hope, by Storm Cat last year=s GI La Brea S. winner Book Review (Giant=s 2nd Dam: Sown, by Grenfall Causeway). One Foxy Grey was purchased as an 3rd Dam: Bad Seed, by Stevward FTKJUL yearling for Cory Wagner for $220,000. cont.8 O-Jungle Racing LLC, J Hollendorfer, J Litt, A Solis II & G Todaro; B-Pam & Martin Wygod (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer; J-Corey S Nakatani. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $76,200. *1/2 to Double Major (Bertrando), SP, $157,439; Little Miss Holly (Maria’s Mon), GSW, $217,430. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* A Solis/Litt PRIVATE Purchase 2--Kobe's Back, 122, c, 2, Flatter--Well, by Well Decorated. ($60,000 yrl '12 FTKOCT; $480,000 2yo >13 OBSMAR). O-C R K Stable; B-Joanne R Mummert (KY); T-John W Sadler. $20,000. nbs graduate 3--Brother Soldier, 116, c, 2, Brother Derek--Desert Drama, by Bertrando. ($57,000 yrl '12 KEESEP). O-J K Racing LLC; B-Brereton C Jones & Timothy C Thorn (KY); T-Craig Dollase. $12,000. Margins: 7 3/4, 4 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.50, 0.90, 24.60. Also Ran: Papa Turf, Golden Dynamo. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. VIDEO. 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It STALLION 2014 FEE was a good decision on his CAPE BLANCO (Galileo) $15,000 part. I think he ran his last DUNKIRK (Unbridled’s Song) $15,000 eighth in :11 and change. FUSAICHI PEGASUS (Mr. Prospector) $7,500 We'll just enjoy this race GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (Storm Cat) $85,000 and then pick something LOOKIN AT LUCKY (Smart Strike) $15,000 MAJESTIC WARRIOR (A.P. Indy) $22,500 out." MUNNINGS (Speightstown) $10,000 Shared Belief kicked off SCAT DADDY (Johannesburg) $30,000 his career with a sharp *SHANGHAI BOBBY (Harlan’s Holiday) $20,000 seven-length victory going STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini) $15,000 six furlongs at Golden Gate TALE OF THE CAT (Storm Cat) $25,000 Oct. 19 while racing for his THUNDER GULCH (Gulch) $10,000 breeders Pam and Marty UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie) $27,500 Shared Belief Wygod. He was purchased *VERRAZANO (More Than Ready) TBA Benoit Photo privately by a partnership that includes radio and *New for 2014 television personality Jim Rome, Alex Solis II, Jason Litt, George Todaro and Hollendorfer. Despite posting a Ashford Stud, P.O. Box 823, pair of impressive works over Hollywood=s Versailles, KY 40383 CushionTrack--a five-panel move in 1:00 flat Oct. 30 www.ashfordstud.com and a bullet six furlongs in 1:13 1/5 Nov. 5--the gelding came into his stakes debut as the second betting choice behind Kobe=s Back, who graduated in his career bow in the 5 1/2-furlong Willard Proctor Memorial at Hollywood June 15. AThat was an impressive 2-year-old right there,@ said BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS Nakatani. ABeing by Candy Ride, he's got the breeding to be any kind. He was very focused. When I worked Monday, Toulouse, France, post time: 3:20 p.m. him, he did everything so easily, but I didn't ride him PRIX FILLE DE L’AIR-G3, €80,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 5/16mT the first time and I didn't know he'd be so relaxed. SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT When they do the things this horse did today, it's 1 8 Baino Rock (Fr) Rck of Gibrltr (Ire) Soumillon Rouget 123 2 10 Keegsquaw (Ire) Street Cry (Ire) Boudot E Fabre 123 pretty exciting.@ 3 6 Glowing Cloud (GB) Dyln Thomas (Ire) Thulliez Ferland 123 As for the runner-up, Rafael Bejarano said, AHe broke 4 2 Gaga A (Uru) T. H. Approval Benoist Smaga 123 OK, but he's just not that quick. Rafael Bejarano, 5 11 Incroyable Singspiel (Ire) Peslier Lffn-Prias 123 aboard runner up Kobe=s Back, added, AI was in a good 6 9 Frine (Ire) High Chaprral (Ire) Crquevieille O B de Lis 120 position right behind the winner at the three-eighths. 7 4 Chalnetta (Fr) Oratorio (Ire) Auge Ferland 120 8 7 Childa (Ire) Dk of Mrmlde (Ire) Pasquier Wattel 120 My horse ran his race, but I was never going to beat 9 3 Dance in the Park (Fr) Wlk in the Prk (Ire) Hamel Guillemin 120 the winner. My horse was still running to the end, but 10 1 Odeliz (Ire) Falco Hamelin Burke 120 the winner was much the best.@ 11 5 Kenbella (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) Veron Pantall 120 According to John Sadler, Kobe=s Back will be targeted at the GI CashCall Futurity Dec.