Extravagant Kid Adds Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint to Long Resume
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Also getting plenty of Featured Advertisers major note to his legacy in his 50th career support from the wagering public was 5-1 start as the 8-year-old gelding won the second choice Khaadem (Ire), who is Baoma Corp US$1 million Al Quoz Sprint sponsored by trained by Charles Hills for Shadwell Bloodstockauction USA Azizi Developments (Group 1) Saturday at Estate Co., Ltd., and had won the Group 1 Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. July Cup at Newmarket on July 11 in his Florida Department of Agriculture The Al Quoz Sprint featured an interna- last start; and Equilateral (GB), owned by FTBOA tional field of 13 3-year-olds and older Mrs. Fitri Hay and trained by Charles Journeyman Stud who went a straight 1,200 meters (about Hills, who won the Group 2 Meydan Sprint six furlongs) on the turf. at Meydan on Feb. 18 in his previous start. Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply The 3-2 post time favorite for the Al Trained by Brendan Walsh for North Ocala Stud Quoz was Space Blues (Ire), winner of the Virginia-based real estate agent David Seminole Feed 1351 Sprint at King Abdulazziz See AL QUOZ SPRINT on page 3 Back to Top Page 3 Al Quoz Sprint Continued from COVER Ross in the name of his DARRS Inc. and ridden for the first time by Ryan Moore, Extravagant Kid was coming off of a disappoint- ing second-place finish to Just Might after a troubled start in the $100,000 Colonel Power Stakes, which was taken off the turf and run at five-and-a-half furlongs on the main track at Fair Grounds on Feb. 13. Donning the number two saddle towel but breaking from post eight in the Al Quoz, Extravagant Kid broke well and was taken to the inside group by jockey Ryan Moore as Equilateral and Man of Promise took the early lead while racing in the group on the grandstand side. With just more than 800 meters to run, however, Moore and several other riders, including William Buick on Space Blues, sent their mounts to the far right to join early leaders Equilateral and Man of Promise, who were leading the group of four runners on the outside part of the course. Passing the 700 meter marker, Equilateral led Man of Promise by a length-and-a-half as Extravagant Kid raced in sixth, about six lengths off the leader while just to the outside of Space Blues. Meanwhile jockey Rowan Scott and Acklam Express (Ire) stayed with the inside group but far off the pace in tenth. With 300 meters to the finish, Equilateral continued to show the way on the far outside with Man of Promise to his right in second when Extravagant Kid and Final Song (Ire) began to make up See AL QUOZ SPRINT on page 5 Ryan Moore and Extravagant Kid/COADY PHOTO Back to Top Back to Top Page 5 Al Quoz Sprint page 3 “We thought we had a chance. We think in any race Continued from ground while pulling away from an unrespon- we enter our horses in we have a good chance. But train- sive Space Blues. Meanwhile Acklam Express ing the horse and getting the horse ready to have a was also making a bid for the lead while leav- chance is a whole other program. I just can’t say enough ing the inside group but Extravagant Kid was good things about [Brendan Walsh and his staff]. too much the best, crossing the wire a half- “[This race] tops all. We’ve been in the Breeders’ length faster than Final Song (Ire) in second Cup and we’ve placed in the Breeders’ Cup but with Acklam Express third. we’ve never won the Breeders’ Cup. But I will say Equilateral was fourth followed by that this might be better than a Breeders’ Cup.” Motafaawit (Ire), True Valor, Royal Crusade With the Al Quoz Sprint, Extravagant Kid has (GB), Man of Promise, Space Blues, Cowan, now won eight career stakes at six different tracks Speak in Colours (GB), Moss Gill (Ire) and while racing in three countries. He won the Khaadem. Tamiami and Green Parrot Handicap at Gulfstream The final time on the firm turf was Park in 2017 for Vicino and while carrying the red 1:09.26 and they finished the final 400 colors of DAARS Inc. from the Walsh barn, meters in :21.78. Extravagant Kid has taken the 2018 Lucky Coin "It was a very messy race," Moore said. Stakes at Saratoga, the 2019 Zaxby’s Sprint Stakes on Florida Cup Day at Tampa Bay Downs, the 2019 “The speed looked like it was to be stands’ Brendan Walsh/COADY PHOTO side but we had to make a decision. Space Mighty Beau Overnight Stakes at Churchill, the Blues and Khaadem were going, they were the best horses and gave 2019 Da Hoss Stakes at Colonial Downs and the 2019 Janus and me a bit of a toe. The horse ran a super race at Keeneland [when 2020 Sunshine Millions Sprint back at Gulfstream. fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint (G1) won by Glass Slippers He was also second twice in 2019 to Canadian juggernaut Pink (GB) at Keeneland Nov. 7]. He is a very talented horse. You’ll have Lloyd in the Grade 3 Jacques Cartier Stakes and in the Grade 2 to watch out for Brendan [Walsh] when he comes back here.” Kennedy Road Stakes (G2), both at Woodbine. He was also sec- Since the Breeders’ Cup, Extravagant Kid has remained busy ond to Leinster in the Grade 2 Woodford Stakes presented by TVG but has had trouble breaking out of a second-place slump. He fin- at Keeneland in October and second to Diamond Oops in the ished second to fellow Florida-bred Imprimis in his fourth time Grade 2 TwinSpires Turf Sprint presented by Sysco at Churchill running in the $75,000 Janus Stakes on Jan. 1 before he finished Downs on Sept. 4. In 2019. Extravagant Kid also finished as a second to Cajun Brother in the Sunshine Sprint on Jan. 16, both at bridesmaid to Wet Your Whistle in the Grade 1 Highlander at Gulfstream Park. He became a millionaire when second in the Woodbine. Colonel Power. He now has a career record of 15 wins in 50 starts with 16 sec- By Kiss the Kid out of Pretty Extravagant, by With Distinction, onds and six thirds with earnings of $1,581,610. He jumped from Extravagant Kid was bred in Florida by Frank Vicino in the name being ranked as the 175th all-time richest Florida-bred to No. 63 of the Vicino Racing Stable. Vicino raced Extravagant Kid on the earnings leaderboard and is now just behind Sultry Song through his first 23 starts but lost him when Walsh and DAARS ($1,616,276) whle passing Revved Up (1,548,653). Skip Away Inc. claimed him for $75,000 out of a third condition optional leads all Florida-breds in earnings with $9,616,360. claiming allowance victory at Gulfstream Park in January of 2018. Other Florida-bred winners on a Dubai World Cup card include Vicino, who was in the hospital in Miami when Extravagant Silver Charm, winner of the 1998 Dubai World Cup; Benny the Kid won the Al Quoz, was elated with the news according his wife Bull (2008 Golden Shaheen), and X Y Jet (2017 Golden Shaheen). Rosemary Vicino. “[Frank] just called me from the hospital,” Rosemary Vicino said. “Of course he wasn’t happy to be there but he was so happy Extravagant Kid won that race. That was quite something. Video of $1,000,000 Al Quoz Sprint “I was really upset that we lost him because our trainer said that Sponsored by Aziz Developments (Group 1) we’d never lose him and that they would never pay $75,000 for him. But with us, he never would have gone to Dubai. He never Extravagant Kid breaks from post 8 would have gone to [Woodbine, Churchill, Keeneland, Saratoga, Louisiana, etc.] There are so many opportunities that [DARRS Inc.] gave him. We don’t have that lifestyle. We have children and we have grandchildren so our lifestyle is different. “We are just so happy for the horse and the owners.” Ross was in Dubai for the race and was quick to credit Brendan Walsh with preparing Extravagant Kid for the Al Quoz and choos- ing a race run in a long straight. “I think Brendan called it right. He said the horse needed that straight run and needed to be put in a position where he had a shot,” Ross said.