Andrew Caulfield, February 10, 2009–Break Run Out

P EDIGREE INSIGHTS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD

KYODO NEWS SERVICE HAI-G3, -76,790,000, Tokyo, 2-8, 3yo, 1800mT, 1:47.30, fm. 1--@#BREAK RUN OUT, 123, c, 3, by 1st Dam: Queue (GSW, $419,070), by French Deputy 2nd Dam: P J Floral, by Baldski 3rd Dam: Peroxide Princess, by What a Pleasure O-Carrot Farm; B-Shadai Corporation (KY); T-Hirofumi Toda; J-; -40,553,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP, 5-2-1-1. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. As a wholehearted admirer of the World Rankings concept, I wonder how long it will be before the international panel of handicappers start to publish their two-year-old ratings? Of course, compiling an international table for two- year-olds is no easy task, in view of the limited evidence available and the different racing surfaces involved. However, all the main racing areas issue individual two-year-old Free Handicaps, so all that remains to be done is to decide how the standard of each country's form compares with the others. Looking at the European, American and Japanese figures for last year's juveniles, it looks as though the best European two-year-old colt, Mastercraftsman (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), was considered slightly superior to his American counterpart, (Unbridled=s Song). Of the colts that were weighted on both the European and the Experimental lists, was ranked six pounds below Mastercraftsman, but only three pounds below Midshipman; Donativum was ranked seven pounds below Mastercraftsman, but six pounds below Midshipman; and Westphalia was considered eight pounds inferior to Mastercraftsman, but only seven pounds below Midshipman. As the horses on the three- and four-year-old Japanese classifications appear on exactly the same marks as in the World Thoroughbred Rankings, I think it is safe to assume that the Japanese two-year-olds can be slotted into the European rankings at the same level. This would put Logi Universe (Neo Universe {Jpn}) and Seiun Wonder () in at 112, 10 pounds below Mastercraftsman, with Fifth Petal ( {Jpn}) on 111 and Smart Strike's son Break Run Out on 110. Break Run Out owed his rating to his close third behind Seiun Wonder and First Petal in the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity last December. This Shadai-bred colt had started favorite on that occasion, and he went a long way to restoring his reputation two days ago, when he recorded a clear-cut victory over a field which included colts rated 105, 104 and 103.

Caulfield cont. www.coolmore.com With Square Eddie, Break Run Out and the French Deputy's Japanese stock include the Group 1- GII Robert B. Lewis S. runner-up to his winning colts Admire Jupiter (G1 Spring in credit, it looks as though Smart Strike is destined to 2008) and Eishin Deputy (G1 in have another good year with his three-year-olds. You 2008), as well as Reginetta (Japanese 1000 Guineas in could be forgiven for thinking that every crop by a 2008), Friendship ( Dirt Derby) and Pink Cameo stallion who currently commands a fee of $125,000 (NHK Mile Cup). French Deputy and both should be good, but Smart Strike's fee was still no finished among the top 10 stallions in Japan in 2007 higher than $35,000 when his 2006 crop was and 2008, so this male line is well placed to become conceived. It was only in 2008, after 's Horse of increasingly popular in an industry saturated with the Year exploits and 's turf blood. championship, that his fee finally reached six figures. The future also looks bright for Break Run Out, who There is an interesting link between Curlin and Break has a two-year-old three-parts sister in Japan by Run Out. Whereas Curlin is one of four stakes winners Fusaichi Pegasus. He'll need to be suited by a mile and among Smart Strike's 26 foals out of a quarter or more to shine in the Japanese Classics, but , Break Run Out is out of Queue, a Grade II- stamina shouldn't be a problem--in addition to having a winning granddaughter of Deputy Minister. dam who was suited by a mile and a half, the bottom Those four stakes winners out of Deputy Minister half of his pedigree contains the likes of Nijinsky and mares also include the Grade II winner Tenpins and the Stage Door Johnny. Grade III turf winner Super Freaky, and Smart Stike also sired the champion Canadian filly BREAK RUN OUT, c, 2006 from a by Deputy Minister's sire . Smart N Classy, another Grade III turf winner, is out of Raise You Mr. Prospector a mare by another son of Vice Regent, so Lane's End=s Gold Digger champion sire has been very well served by mares from Sequence Smart Strike this line. Cyane Break Run Out's dam Queue was already in foal to Smartaire Classy ‘N Smart Smart Strike when she was offered for sale at 's 2005 November Sale. Remarkably, Nobou Classy Quillo Tsunoda was able to buy this eight-year-old Grade II Vice Regent Deputy Minister winner for no more than $180,000. It's hard to guess Mint Copy French Deputy why she attracted comparatively little interest in a year Hold Your Peace Mitterand when 16 broodmares sold for $2 million or more. Queue Laredo Lass GSW The problem certainly can't have been with her Smart Nijinsky II 3Fls, 1GSW P J Floral Baldski Strike covering, as the stallion was heading towards his SW Too Bald third consecutive top-10 finish on the sires' list. 10Fls, 1GSW Peroxde Princess What a Pleasure Perhaps would-be buyers didn't like the fact that Queue 1SP 8Fls, 1SW Shanghai Mary had gained six of her seven successes on turf, or that her best win, in the GII Long Island H., had come over a mile and a half. But Queue didn't lack speed, as she showed by winning three races at two, including a minor stake over five furlongs in Florida. I suspect the main problem was that she was the only graded winner on her catalogue page, her dam being the Florida-bred stakes winner P J Floral. However, Queue's fourth dam Reef was a half-sister to Proud Clarion, winner of the , and to Knightly Dawn, winner of the GI Jersey Derby. There was always a chance that a daughter of French Deputy would prove more attractive to a Japanese buyer. Although this winner of the GII Jerome H. was responsible for such as , Mayo on the Side, House Party, Bella Bellucci, Latour and Queue during his years in America, his reputation was arguably higher in Japan. French Deputy's American-bred son Kurofune had dazzled in Japan in 2001, when he took the title of champion dirt horse, and another son, Nobo Jack, also became a Japanese Group 1 winner on dirt in 2001.