A Publication of the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association PAThoroughbred pabred.com December 2020 pabred.com Issue 81 REPORT Plane Drunk takes Shamrock Rose Shooting for for 2yo fillies the Stars Page 19 The ride that Smarty Jones took Pat and Roy Chapman on in 2004 was unlike Page 3 anything they had ever experienced. Since then, Pat PA sires lead has been trying to recapture that feeling, and has gotten region by GSW close with her special Page 5 broodmare, Shootforthestars.

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The ride that Smarty Jones took Pat and Roy prior, and retired with $358,201 to her name. Her first son was Chapman on in 2004 was unlike anything they had Fantasticat, a Grade 2 winner in the United States who began his career in Ireland. All eight of Lotta Dancing’s starters won. ever experienced. Since then, Pat has been trying to Her very first foal was Shootforthestars. From one of the final recapture that feeling, and has gotten close with her crops of 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, Shootforthestars never raced but her daughter by Giant’s Causeway (named General special broodmare, Shootforthestars. Consensus, later dual Grade 2-placed in California) had sold as a Pennsylvania-bred poster boy Smarty Jones won eight of nine yearling a few months earlier for $400,000. The mare had foaled a starts and earned $7,613,155. His lone loss came in the Belmont Smarty Jones colt that March (future winner Keefer). Stakes-G1, where the plucky chestnut colt was attempting to win “I had determined that I wanted her,” Chapman said. “And when the Triple Crown. Just 18 months after Smarty Jones’s run end- they pointed at me and said, ‘Sold!’ I thought, ‘Oh my God, Chappy, ed, Roy Chapman – fondly known as “Chappy” – passed away af- what have I done?’ My husband would shoot me; he would never ter a lengthy battle with emphysema. Pat Chapman believes that have let me spend that kind of money. But I just had this dream of “Smarty’s” considerable grit, brilliance, and resulting theatrics combining Smarty Jones with a Seattle Slew mare. The dreams I helped prolong the life of her ailing husband. had for this mare were about as out of line as the price I paid for “He and I did everything together,” Pat Chapman said. “That No- her!” vember after he passed, I was at the [2006] Keeneland sale hoping Shootforthestars was in foal to Elusive Quality – Smarty Jones’s to buy some girlfriends for Smarty Jones.” With the help of Robert Clay, the owner of Three Chimneys Farm, sire – when Chapman brought her home. That resulting foal was My where Smarty Jones stood at stud, and that of bloodstock guru Elusive Star, who was a stakes-placed, four-time winner in Penn- Anne Peters, Chapman looked at dozens of mares. “I kept trying sylvania. From there she became essentially “married” to Smarty to buy one mare after another, and I kept getting outbid,” she said. Jones, producing nine straight foals by the classy runner. “We walked pounds off ourselves looking at all these mares, trying Grade 1 winner Centralinteligence came first. The wickedly quick to take one home. Then we came across this mare, Shootforthe- colt was sold for $90,000 as a yearling, and went on to win the stars. I loved her pedigree, and thought, ‘The stars are aligning. I Grade 1 Triple Bend Handicap at Hollywood Park. He was injured have to take her home.’” continues on page 5 Bidding quickly skyrocketed for a mare who hadn’t ever raced. “I bid an obscene amount to buy her,” Chapman said. “I told Robert Clay I couldn’t go any higher, but he said to just go one more bid. And I got her.” Shootforthestars hammered at $450,000. The price made sense based on female family alone: third dam Lotka was a Grade 1 winner who scored in eight stakes races and placed in four others. She pro- duced nine winners from 11 to race, including four stakes horses. Lotka lived out her days at the Our Mims Retirement Haven in Ken- tucky, passing in 2013. Her best daughter, Lotta Danc- ing, won the Grade 3 Affectionate- ly at Aqueduct in 1996. She had been Grade 1-placed the year PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 3 11th Annual STALLION AUCTION

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Of the four stallions standing in the Earlier in the year Wicked Strong’s Mid-Atlantic region represented by a 3-year-old son Wicked Runner scored graded stakes winner in 2020, three in the Grade 3 Clasico George Washing- stand in the Keystone State. ton Stakes in Puerto Rico. The son of Hard Spun with two crops to race Recent arrival Wicked Strong is the stands at Pin Oak Lane Farm in New latest to sire a winner in elite company Freedom. when his 2-year-old son Brooklyn Strong Warrior’s Reward, the region’s lead- (right) rallied for a game win in Aque- ing active sire of 2020 who stands at duct’s time-honored Remsen Stakes-G2 WynOaks Farm, Delta, is the sire of on Dec. 5. The race was worth 10 points Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handi- on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, cap-G3 winner Night Ops, as well as which places him sixth on the rankings. Puerto Rican Grade 3 winner Exclusivo. The New York-bred owned by Mark Poseidon’s Warrior’s multimillionaire Schwartz and based with trainer Daniel son Firenze Fire has won three graded Velazquez, who has a string at Parx, stakes in 2020, to push his career total Brooklyn Strong has won three of his to seven. Poseidon’s Warrior’s stands at four starts, including the Sleepy Hollow Equistar Training and Breeding in Ann- Stakes at Belmont Park. ville.n

SHOOTING FOR THE STARS continued from page 3 in the 2013 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile-G1, but went on to be see if she’s in foal. Once she has a foal, I don’t worry if it’s retrained as a riding horse. going to be good, because she’s had no bad foals. The thing is Winners Cash Finance, Champion Color, and Sky Wise whether or not she’s going to get in foal this year.” came next, followed by a horse Chapman kept, Nasa. The bay Shootforthestars has a juvenile filly in training named Sail colt was the closest Chapman got to replicating Smarty Jones: Above, and produced another Smarty Jones daughter earlier he won the 2014 Pennsylvania Nursery and ran second in this year. She did not catch for 2021 until July, and is due to one of the first Kentucky Derby preps of 2015, the Grade 3 have a very late foal next year. “This may be her last foal,” Jerome Stakes. Chapman said of her 22-year-old mare. “I am so thankful to “He looked like he might follow in his daddy’s footsteps,” Rodney Eckenrode at Equistar Training and Breeding, which Chapman said, “but he didn’t quite have that talent.” Nasa is where Smarty stands now. Shootforthe-stars goes up there earned $263,024 from 12 starts. and spends quite a while trying to get in foal.” Kendricks and current 3-year-old Dreams Untold also be- came winners – the latter has won half his eight starts – to Lojeski added about the beloved mare, “She’s friendly, and push the mare’s record to 12 winners from 13 to race. Shoot- very nice that way. She’s not a bossy mare with the other forthestars’ offspring have earnings of nearly $1.75 million. ones, she just blends in and stays out of trouble. You just have Unfortunately, Shootforthestars has been very difficult to both to hold your breath on whether she will get pregnant.” get and keep in foal; she either aborted or didn’t catch in Chapman, 79, is anticipating the final few foals from 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2019. Shootforthestars, and is busy keeping track of the 20 horses Shirley Lojeski, who keeps Shootforthestars at her Em- she still owns. “I sure don’t feel my age,” she said. “I think it’s maus, Pa., farm, said, “There’s added anticipation waiting to keeping up with these horses that keeps me feeling good.” n

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INTO MISHCHIEF–ROSEMONDE, BY INDIAN CHARLIE GRADE 1 SON OF SUPER SIRE INTO MISCHIEF Won first start in MSW at Del Mar Ran 2nd in next start in G1 Del Mar Futurity to Champion GAME WINNER Ran 3rd in next out in American Pharoah S. G1 Also placed in the Dwyer S. G3 to Travers S. G1 winner CODE OF HONOR From the family of Champion PROUD SPELL

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PA-BRED HORSE OF THE YEAR MIRTH SELLS FOR $1.05 MILLION The value of Barlar-bred Two weanlings sold for Mirth continued to rise when the six figures at The November 5-year-old mare, carrying her Sale, a Practical Joke colt for first foal, sold for $1,050,000 at $110,000 and a Bolt d’Oro colt Fasig-Tipton’s exclusive The No- for $105,000. Forgotten Land vember Sale the evening of Nov. 8 Investment Inc. bred the son of in Lexington, Ky. Practical Joke—Secret Quality, Katsumi Yoshida was the win- by Elusive Quality. Found in the ning bidder for the Grade 1 winner colt’s family is two-time Breed- consigned through ELiTE, Agent . ers’ Cup winner Rushing Fall The daughter of Colonel John was (who sold at the same sale for last bred in May and believed to be $5.5 million). Cavalier Bloodstock in foal to classic sire Constitution made the purchase. Mirth launched her racing ca- The Bolt d’Oro was bred by reer for her breeder, Larry Karp, as Blackstone Farm LLC out of the a 2-year-old and took five tries to Roman Ruler mare Roman Bluff, break her maiden. But after win- ning three straight into her 3-year- and is a half-brother to stakes- old season, she was purchased placed Flying Frank and Easy privately by California-based Lit- Money. His dam is a half-sister tle Red Feather Racing and was to multiple graded stakes winner turned over to trainer Philip D’Am- May Day Rose. He was bought by ato. Blue Sky Stables. Both weanlings It took more than seven were sold through Taylor Made months for Mirth to make her first Sales Agency. start for her new connections, but by the end of her 4-year-old sea- Keeneland November Sale son she had run 11 times, made her stakes debut that June and 1 The top price of 30 PA-Breds sold at Keeneland’s November three months later won Santa Anita’s Rodeo Drive Stakes-G1 at 1 ⁄4 miles while leading at every call in 1:58.47. She concluded the year Breeding Stock sale was the multiple stakes-winning 4-year-old filly with a score in the Robert J. Frankel Stakes-G3, and had set the Please Flatter Me, who attracted a final bid of $200,000 from Win- pace in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf-G1 before giving way Star Farm LLC when selling as a racing or broodmare prospect. The late to be beaten less than 6 lengths. daughter of Munnings out of She’s Flattering (by Flatter) was bred Mirth won or placed in seven of 11 starts in 2019, earned by Mary Katherine Haire, sold as a short yearling in January 2017 to $347,281, and was named PA-Bred Horse of the Year, champion Daniel Ryan for $12,000, dominated in her first start at 2 for Smart older female and champion turf female. Out of the stakes-placed Angle LLC, did the same next out in the Blue Mountain Juvenile Fil- French Deputy mare Di’s Delight, Mirth is a half-sister to stakes win- lies Stakes, and next appeared under the colors of Madaket Stables ner Vault and stakes-placed Heat Dome. The family includes Di’s De- LLC and Heider Family Stables LLC. She was undefeated at 2 after light’s half-sister Copper State, a multiple stakes-winner and Grade winning Laurel Park’s Gin Talking Stakes, and was a stakes winner 1-placed runner of $486,141. and graded stakes-placed at 3. She last ran in late August. n

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ROWAYTON IS FIRST SON OF INTO MISCHIEF TO STAND IN REGION

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Glenn and Becky Brok have announced that Rowayton, Rowayton is out of the Indian Charlie mare Rosemonde, a a Grade 1-placed son of two-time leading sire Into Mischief, half-sister to multiple Canadian champion Miss Mischief. Says has been retired and will enter stud at their Diamond B Farm Brok, “Rowayton displayed his brilliant speed winning at Bel- in Mohrsville in 2021. mont Park where he was only two-fifths over the track record, A six-figure 2017 Saratoga sales yearling bred in Ken- 2 blazing six and a half furlongs in 1:14 ⁄5 when he was trained tucky by H. Allen Poindexter, Rowayton won a maiden special by Don Chatlos. weight in his 2-year-old debut at Del Mar and next out ran second to that year’s eventual champion Game Winner in the “His sire is enjoying incredible success and being from Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. He completed the year of three starts the family of champion Proud Spell, we feel like he will be a with a third in the Grade 1 American Pharoah Stakes. very important addition to the stallion ranks in the Mid-Atlan- A winner at 3, the bay finished third behind Code of Honor tic region.” Rowayton’s family also includes Grade 1-winning in Belmont’s Grade 3 Dwyer and in his final start of the year juvenile and sire J P’s Gusto, Mexican champion Letruska, a was fourth in a rip-roaring finish in the Grade 1 H. Allen Jerk- 2020 graded stakes winner in the U.S., and Grade 1 winner ens at Saratoga, in four-horse photo with Mind Control, Hog Imaginary Lady. Creek Hustle and Shancelot, where he finished a neck behind the winner Mind Control. Rowayton enters stud for an introductory fee of $5,000. Campaigned by OXO Equine LLC, Rowayton retires with The Broks will announce a breeding incentive plan for breed- earnings of $252,130 in nine starts. ers to earn a lifetime breeding right in the near future. n PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 12 200750-WarriorsReward-StallionRegister-PHBA.indd 1 11/30/20 11:58 AM Pennsylvania Stallion News

TIGHT TEN ENTERS STUD AT MOUNTAIN SPRINGS

Tight Ten, a precocious son of Tapit, enters stud in 2021 and emerged with a torn hind end ligament. He returned to at the beautiful new Mountain Springs Farm in Palmyra. the winner’s circle at 4 and retired with earnings of $132,369. A graded stakes-placed runner, he is bred on the same Standing 16.1 hands with outstanding athletic confor- cross as leading second-crop and classic sire Constitution mation, Tight Ten is offered for an introductory fee of $2,500 – both are by three-time leading sire Tapit and out of a Dis- live foal. Additional mares can be bred for $2,000 each. torted Humor mare. A lifetime breeding right will be awarded to breeders af- After easily breaking his maiden first time out at Chur- ter booking four mares. chill Downs in wire-to-wire fashion by more than four lengths, Tight Ten is out of the winning mare Devils Humor; his Tight Ten ran second, beaten a length, in the historic Saratoga second dam is multiple Grade 1 winner Fleet Renee (by Se- Special-G2 behind Call Paul after leading in midstretch. In his attle Slew). Third dam is multiple graded winner Darien Miss. third career start, the Winchell Thoroughbreds homebred led Tight Ten is nominated for the Breeders’ Cup and is el- nearly the entire trip of the mile and a sixteenth Iroquois S-G3 igible for the Pennsylvania-bred program. He takes up res- at Churchill Downs, just getting caught in the final strides by idence at the new 200-acre Mountain Springs Farm. With Cairo Cat to finish second. facilities rivaling any in the state, the experienced horsemen His final start at 2 came in the $2-million Breeders’ Cup at Mountain Springs Farm provide excellent mare and foal Juvenile-G1, where he hit the inner rail shortly after the start care at affordable rates. n

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PEACE AND JUSTICE TO STAND AT BLACKSTONE FARM Peace and Justice, a three-time winning miler winner Drill. He earned “TDN Rising Star” status and and the fastest son of top international stallion and ran three-fifths seconds off Horse of the Year Wise emerging sire of sires, War Front, standing in Pennsyl- Dan’s course record at Santa Anita with a wire-to- vania, will relocate to Blackstone Farm in Pine Grove wire mile victory in 1:32.36 (:22.47, :44.55, 1:08.05, for the 2021 breeding season. 1:20.20) and just shy of the record set by Tourist in Peace and Justice is represented by first-crop the Breeders’ Cup Mile-G1. 2-year-olds this year. His top runners include Like a Out of the winning Smart Strike mare Strike the Saltshaker, winner of the Fitz Dixon Jr. Memorial Ju- Sky, Peace and Justice is a half-brother to Grade 2 venile Stakes and runner-up in Belmont Park’s Awad winner Hudson Steele. He is also half-brother to Lau- Stakes at Belmont. ren Byrd, the dam of graded stakes winner Hakam In the sales ring, a juvenile filly by Peace and Jus- and Grade 1-placed dirt runner My Man Sam. tice sold for $70,000 at the OBS sale held in June, a This family also includes champion What A Treat multiple equaling 20 times his stud fee. and legendary foundation Coolmore sire Be My Guest. On the racetrack, Peace and Justice ran three Peace and Justice will stand for $3,500 live foal, 95+ Beyer Speed Figures, including a Santa Anita al- stands and nurses at Blackstone Farm. n lowance contest in dominant fashion by 5¼ lengths. Throughout his career, Peace and Justice defeated multiple graded stakes winners, including Grade 1

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A perennial leading trainer, KATE DEMASI has emerged as a major force in the Northeast.

• Runners earned over a million dollars for 14th consecutive year • Continues to serve on PA Horseman’s Thoroughbred Association Board at Parx for last ten years • First female trainer in Parx Hall of Fame www.pewterstable.com • Kate DeMasi: 609-330-5754 • Greg DeMasi: 609-330-1819 Recent PA-Bred Stakes Horses

PLANE DRUNK f, 2, Stay Thirsty - Annette’s Jet Won - SHAMROCK ROSE S, Penn National, $80,000, 2YO, F, 6F, 11/6. MY BEAUTIFUL BELLE f, 2, Munnings - Winiliscious 2nd - SHAMROCK ROSE S, Penn National, $80,000, 2YO, F, 6F, 11/6. AEGEAN SEA f, 2, Strong Mandate - Santorini 3rd - SHAMROCK ROSE S, Penn National, $80,000, Click Horse’s 2YO, F, 6F, 11/6. Name To View GOLDEN CANDY Race Video c, 3, Goldencents - Be My Candy 3rd - CONCERN S, Laurel Park, $100,000, 3YO, 7F, 11/28.

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GRADED-PLACED SON OF SIRE-OF-SIRES SPEIGHTSTOWN EASTWOOD WON OR PLACED IN 8 OF 12 LIFETIME STARTS EARNING $265,545

BC Sprint G1 & Champion Sprinter SPEIGHTSTOWN is the sire of Leading Sires: SPEIGHTSTER #7 on the First-Crop Sire List CENTRAL BANKER #7 on the Third-Crop Sire List MUNNINGS #6 on the 2020 General Sire List

2020 Fee: $2,500 2021 Fee: $2,000 or 2 mares $3,000 DIamond B Farm

GLENN & BECKY BROK CALL GLENN TODAY TO GET YOUR NEXT WINNER! 1671 TILDEN ROAD u MOHRSVILLE, PA 19541 610.659.2415 u WWW.DIAMONDBFARMPA.COM 610.659.2415 Social Media Snippets

PA BREEDING AND RACING NEWS ON THE WEB A look at a few of recently posted items on the PA Bred Facebook page that you may have missed

PHBA goes national! Teaming up with “Behind the Scenes”, a national TV segment shown on hundreds of cable channels and in select cities around the country, thanks go to Justine Howell and family of Whysper Wynd Farm LLC, and Sylmar Farms and Bernie Houghton Racing for being the stars of this project! Check out our feature piece.

Lil Rockerfeller still competing in Europe We don’t often hear about our #PABreds running overseas, but Lil Rockerfeller always grabs our attention. Bred by Brushwood Stable, he finished a game second in a Group 2 Handicap Hurdle at Newbury on Nov. 27. The 9-year-old son of Hard Spun had a 370-day break before coming back to finish only a length behind the winner in a field of 12.

Harry the Hat – “the sweetest stud horse that ever did live” The legendary pensioned #PASire is living his best life, as he deserves!

Former #PASire Normandy Invasion has new career Normandy Invasion has been gelded and will be a gorgeous, athletic sport horse for his lucky future owner. He’s quick – he still holds the track record for 1 mile at Gulfstream. And he’s a feast for the eyes. CATIENUS-MRS. K. BY DIXIELAND BAND

SIRE OF 11 STAKES HORSES AND THE EARNERS OF $7.4+ MILLION

2020 Stakes Horse Final Shot ($186,959) HOLLYWOOD TALENT ($448,129) ROLIN WITH OLIN ($295,408) SPECIAL TALENT ($148,106) He’s Got Talent ($422,926) • American Talent ($185,854) I’m the Talent ($190,739) • Tara’s Talent ($193,909)

2020 Fee: $2,500 2021 Fee: $2,000 or 2 mares $3,000 DIamond B Farm

GLENN & BECKY BROK CALL GLENN TODAY TO GET YOUR NEXT WINNER! 1671 TILDEN ROAD u MOHRSVILLE, PA 19541 610.659.2415 u WWW.DIAMONDBFARMPA.COM 610.659.2415 Go Digital & Sign Up Today

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PA Horse Breeders Association PARX Racetrack & Casino 701 East Baltimore Pike, Suite E 2999 Street Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 Bensalem, PA 19020 Phone: 610-444-1050 Phone: 215-639-9000 http://www.pabred.com http://www.parxracing.com

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PHBA Dates to Remember

Reminders for Breeders PHBA Membership Form and Dues: March 31 Broodmare Domicile: Dec. 1 or 14 days after a public sale Yearling Registration: Dec. 31 of the yearling year Early Registration: Within 365 days of foaling Stallion Registration for next breeding season: Feb. 15 of year breeding. Follow #PABred on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for more reminders and upcoming PA-Bred stakes, members’ events, and more.

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