Charlatan Turns Runhappy Malibu Into One-Horse Affair
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2020 HARTY OUTDOES FORMER BOSS IN LA BREA CHARLATAN TURNS by Alan Carasso RUNHAPPY MALIBU INTO For 14 years, Irishman Eoin Harty worked as the right-hand man to trainer Bob Baffert, helping oversee the careers of the ONE-HORSE AFFAIR dual Classic-winning duo of Silver Charm (1997) and Real Quiet (1998) among many other luminaries. For the last two decades, Harty has served as an American-based conditioner for Godolphin, having developed the likes of Street Cry (Ire), champion Tempera--whom he trained to a victory in the 2001 GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies--and Dubai Escapade. Now 58 and a decade removed from his most recent Grade I success, Harty was back in the spotlight following a 20-1 upset by Fair Maiden (Street Boss) in Saturday’s GI La Brea S. at Santa Anita. Golden Principal (Constitution) and Merneith (American Pharoah) completed a 2-3 finish for the Baffert barn. Cont. p5 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Charlatan (blue shadow roll) claims Nashville (right) turning for home in Saturday’s GI Runhappy Malibu S. | Benoit SEASON OF CHANGE AT HARAS D’ETREHAM Emma Berry takes a closer look at the sire-making establishment by Alan Carasso Haras d’Etreham, which welcomes Hello Youmzain and Persian King in 2021. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. A pair of Speightstown ‘TDN Rising Stars’--Nashville and Charlatan--looked to have their four rivals over a barrel in Saturday’s GI Runhappy Malibu S., the traditional post-Christmas opening day feature at Santa Anita Park. The former had the benefit of recency, his three wins from as many starts coming by 24 3/4 lengths combined, while the latter was resurfacing for the first time since crossing the line best in the slightly slower of the two divisions of the GI Arkansas Derby May 2. Nashville was sent off the 13-10 favorite to continue his streak, but Charlatan belied his absence with a thoroughly dominating victory, treating those who maintained the faith to a relatively juicy $5.20 as the second betting choice. Express Train (Union Rags) and Collusion Illusion (Twirling Candy) filled out the minors, as Nashville struggled home a well-beaten fourth. “They were rolling early, there was a really good horse he was chasing,” said Baffert. “I’m just happy for the whole team and everybody involved, to show he is a really special horse. 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Comparisons with those two races ended right about the quarter pole. Nashville was confronted by Charlatan, but the colt offered little resistance, and Charlatan was off and gone, geared down by Smith in the final 100 yards to score with something left in the tank. Horsephotos “To run against these types of horses was a feat itself, but I always thought he was a special horse,” said Smith, who won the Malibu aboard McKinzie (Street Sense) and Omaha Beach (War Front) in 2018 and 2019, respectively. “I’ve had the opportunity to watch him, California is his home base, so I’ve seen a lot of him and always wanted a chance to ride him. When Bob told me I got the call, man I’ve been kind of on cloud nine ever since. He is extremely special.” Charlatan was deemed a no-brainer ‘Rising Star’ off a 5 3/4-length thrashing of the solid Shooters Shoot (Competitive Edge) on his Feb. 16 debut before treating future GSW Rushie (Liam’s Map) to a 10 1/4-length beating in a one-mile allowance Mar. 14. Forced to ship out of town when coronavirus put a halt to racing locally shortly thereafter, Charlatan was 40 cents on the dollar and reported home six lengths to the good at Oaklawn in early May, only to be disqualified for a drug positive. Charlatan was being pointed for the first leg of the reconstituted Triple Crown--the June 20 GI Belmont S.--but suffered an ankle injury and had not been heard from since. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • DECEMBER 27, 2020 Pedigree Notes: Charlatan is the 20th worldwide Grade I/Group 1 winner (19 NH/1 SH), 59th GSW and 120th black-type winner for Speightstown and the stallion’s fourth top-level winner in 2020, joining Echo Town, Mozu Superflare and Lady Speightspeare. Quiet American is now the broodmare sire of 123 SWs and 43 GSWs and 15 at G1/GI level, including Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), champion Bernardini (A.P. Indy) and Whywhywhy (Mr. Greeley) from the same Gone West sire line as Charlatan. Authenticity, who was second in the GI Zenyatta S. and third in the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff at Santa Anita, is the dam of the 2-year-old Bennyfromthebronx (Tapit), a $300,000 Keeneland September yearling who breezed five furlongs in 1:03.80 (6/10) at Payson Park Dec. 22, and a yearling Into Mischief filly. Benoit photo RUNHAPPY MALIBU S.-GI, $300,500, Santa Anita, 12-26, 3yo, 7f, 1:21.50, ft. 1--CHARLATAN, 120, c, 3, by Speightstown 1st Dam: Authenticity (MGSW & MGISP, $883,362), by Quiet American 2nd Dam: Court of Appeal, by Deputy Minister 3rd Dam: Appealing Missy, by Lypheor (GB) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ‘TDN Rising Star’ ($700,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). O-SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Frederick Hertrich III, John D Fielding & Golconda Stables; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Mike E. Smith. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $247,200. *1/2 to Hanalei Moon (Malibu Moon), SW-USA, SP-Can, $296,840. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: C+. A Taylor Made / WinStar Venture, standing at Gone West - Silken Cat, by Storm Cat | 859-873-1717 | www.winstarfarm.com $90,000 S&N TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 13 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • DECEMBER 27, 2020 Runhappy Malibu S. cont. La Brea S. cont. 2--Express Train, 120, c, 3, Union Rags--I'm a Flake, by The La Brea field was caught in a nice line and Fair Maiden Mineshaft. ($500,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP). O-C R K Stable LLC; raced prominently early before drifting back to the latter half of B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-John A. Shirreffs. $60,000. the field as Biddy Duke (Bayern) poked through to take up the running down the backstretch. Ridden quietly by Northern 3--Collusion Illusion, 124, c, 3, Twirling Candy--Natalie Grace, by California import Ricky Gonzalez, while racing three or four off First Dude. ($50,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo '19 the rail in the slipstream of the Chad Brown-trained Motivated OBSAPR). O-Dan J Agnew, Jerry Schneider, Rodney Orr & Selller (Into Mischief) around the turn, Fair Maiden edged into MyRacehorse.com; B-Donald R Dizney LLC (FL); T-Mark Glatt. the four path to follow the move of Golden Principal into the $36,000.