MOYGLARE STUD Authoritative, Front-Running Victory in the GI Malibu S
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 ‘HAPPY’ DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN ‘ATTHEWIRE’ INDEED IN THE LA BREA One of the leaders of her generation when based in Florida over the winter, Birdatthewire (Summer Bird) had made two somewhat lackluster appearances since finishing an even fifth from a high draw in the GI Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs May 2. Let go at odds of 10-1 with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith taking over at the controls, the lanky bay filly was slow into stride and detached from the body of the field in Saturday’s GI La Brea S. at Santa Anita, but caught the eye on the turn, then caught pacesetting Hot City Girl (City Zip) to score by a cozy three-parts of a length. ‘TDN Rising Star’ Cavorting (Bernardini) sat a perfect trip behind the speed, but couldn’t match strides late and finished third. La Brea S. cont. p5 Gary Stevens the ‘perfect passenger’ aboard Runhappy | Benoit In front of an opening-day crowd of 44,873–the largest in 21 years–James McIngvale’s Runhappy (Super Saver) put an exclamation point on a championship season with an BREEDING PLANS: MOYGLARE STUD authoritative, front-running victory in the GI Malibu S. In Chris McGrath speaks with Moyglare Stud's Fiona Craig and defeating ‘TDN Rising Star’ Marking (Bernardini), Runhappy chronicles the breeding plans for the stud's broodmare band became the first horse based outside of California to win the in 2016. race since Run Man Run defeated Artax in 1998 and just the Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. third to accomplish the feat in the last 30 years. With regular rider Edgar Prado sidelined via injury, Runhappy–controversially returned to trainer Laura Wohlers following his last-out success in the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Keeneland Oct. 31–was sent to the front by Gary Stevens, who kept the $200,000 Keeneland September graduate a few paths off the rail, daring Jose Lezcano atop Marking to either take the risk of being trapped inside the pacesetter or being consigned to a wider trip than desired. The Godolphin runner would not go down without a battle, but in the end, Runhappy proved far too classy, winning for the sixth straight time to lock up an Eclipse Award while likely garnering support in a few other categories. “He blows me away,” commented Stevens. “That was only the second time I’ve sat on him and to get to feel that power coming into the stretch was awesome. I just want to say ‘thank you’ to Edgar Prado. Edgar and I had a couple of conversations earlier in the week when I found out I was going to ride this horse and he told me quite a few things about him that helped me today. It was all Runhappy though and he’s an extremely special horse.” Malibu S. cont. p3 curlin’s best son Winner of three Graded Stakes at one mile in 2014 including the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap $20,000 S&N Bill Oppenheim " Palace Malice got Curlin off to a good start by winning the G1 Belmont S., then came back at four to run Beyers of 114-114-112, culminating in an impressive win over Goldencents in the 2014 GI Met Mile. He’s getting a lot of support at his $20,000 entering fee. " TDN - 12.17.2015 HORSE OF THE YEAR - curlin classic winner at 3 • met mile winner at 4 @ three_chimneys palace malice Inquiries to Grant Williamson at 859.873.7053 www.threechimneys.com horse of the year curlin’s best son New Graded Stakes Winner for the Leading Turf Sire and Leading Breeders in North America For the third year in a row, Ken and Sarah Ramsey have been the Leading Breeders in America by earnings, thanks to horses like six-time Graded Stakes Performer Charming Kitten who notched his first Graded Stakes victory in the W.L. McKnight (G3) at Gulfstream. An earner of over $800,000, the Ramsey Farm homebred is one of over 30 Stakes Performers in 2015 for Kitten’s Joy, the #1 Turf Sire for the third year in a row, with more than twice Medaglia d’Oro’s turf earnings, who ranks second. 2016 Stud Fee: $100,000 S&N 6915 Harrodsburg Road | Nicholasville, KY 40356 (859) 887-3200 | Fax: (859) 885-2666 | www.ramseyfarm.com LGB, LLC 2015 / Photo: Coglianese Photos/Kenny Martin Darby Dan freshman sire American Lion (Tiznow--Storm PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord Tide, by Storm Cat) was [email protected] represented by his first black- SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER type winner when Extinct Charm Sue Finley @suefinley got up to take Saturday’s Damon [email protected] Runyon S. at Aqueduct. V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN Darby Dan phot [email protected] Result RR p1 EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor: Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor: OM-NIPOTENT 7 Steve Sherack @Steve SherackTDN Given a textbook stalking ride by Gary Stevens, Om (Munnings) Racing Editor: Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN took command of Saturday’s GII Mathis Brothers Mile at the Associate Editors: quarter pole and kicked away to score by 1 3/4 lengths. Justina Severni @JSeverniTDN Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Assistant Editors: Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN CHARMING KITTEN MAKES THE GRADE 9 Ben Massam @BMassamTDN He has knocked on the door on several occasions, but the door ADVERTISING finally opened Saturday for Ken and Sarah Ramsey’s Charming [email protected] Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) in the GIII W. L. McKnight H. at Gulfstream. 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Frankel S.-GIII, SA (TJCIS.com PPs) TVG Director of Internal IT: Ray Villa [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • DEC. 27, 2015 2--Marking, 118, c, 3, Bernardini--Seventh Street, by Street Cry FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI MALIBU S. (Ire). O-Godolphin Racing LLC; B-Darley (KY); T-Kiaran McLaughlin. “TDN Rising Star” $60,000. 3--Lord Nelson, 118, c, 3, Pulpit--African Jade, by Seeking the Gold. ($340,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-Peachtree Stable; B-Clearsky Farms (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $36,000. Margins: 3HF, 1 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 0.50, 4.80, 7.20. Also Ran: El Kabeir, Watershed, Pain and Misery, Bad Read Sanchez. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS PPs or the Saturday, Santa Anita free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, MALIBU S.-GI, $300,500, SA, 12-26, 3yo, 7f, 1:21.76, ft. sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 1--RUNHAPPY, 123, c, 3, by Super Saver Given his early education by trainer Chuck Simon, Runhappy 1st Dam: Bella Jolie, by Broken Vow was conditioned to Wohlers to a green, but sensational Turfway 2nd Dam: Jolie Boutique, by Northern Jove maiden victory two days shy of a year ago that had social media 3rd Dam: Mimi La Sardine, by Tank's Prospect abuzz, but the hysteria was relatively short-lived, as he was ($200,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-James McIngvale; B-Wayne, Gray bumped hard at the start of the GIII Lecomte S. Jan. 17 and & Bryan Lyster (KY); T-Laura Wohlers; J-Gary L. Stevens. showed some early speed before dropping away tamely to finish $180,000. Lifetime Record: 8-7-0-0, $1,481,300. Werk Nick better than 21 lengths adrift of International Star (Fusaichi Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Pegasus) in ninth. The bay returned in flying form off a six- Bred and Raised at ASHVIEW FARM month absence and now under the tutelage of Maria Borell, with daylight allowance scores at Ellis Park July 7 and at Indiana Grand July 31 before announcing himself really and truly with an staggering four-length victory after a slow break in the GI King’s Bishop S. at Saratoga Aug. 29 at odds of 11-1. Cont. p4 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • DEC. 27, 2015 Malibu S. cont. Kept busy by Stevens from there, Runhappy cut the corner He blew the start again when next seen in Keeneland’s GIII into the lane under hand urging and kept up his relentless gallop Phoenix S. Oct. 2, but he managed to overcome that faux pas, a to the line while receiving two turndowns on his right shoulder. sloppy main track and his saddle slipping to register a 1 3/4- Marking was a gallant second from Lord Nelson, who covered length success. While many thought that the abundance of ground and kept on well for third. speed signed on to his outside in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint could “It didn’t surprise me the way he ran today,” said Wohlers.