Richest Kentucky Derby Winner in History
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RICHEST KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER IN HISTORY • Beyer Speed Figures of 119, 113, 113, 112, 111, etc. • Ran negative 4 ½ Thoro-Graph — Twice in 2016 • Made 27 lifetime starts with average earnings of $546,394 per start – earned $14,752,650 • Broke maiden at 4 ½ furlongs in May as a 2-year-old, won 1 1/4-mile Classic as a 3-year-old • The only 3-year-old in recent history to win a Grade 1 on both dirt and turf • California Chrome’s dam is line bred to Champion Two Year Old and three-time • Stakes winner on all surfaces: dirt, turf, and synthetic Grade 1 producer Numbered Account, • Lasix-free in track-record-setting performance in the Dubai World Cup Eclipse Award-Winning breeder Ogden Phipps’s greatest broodmare • Joined Curlin as the only two-time Horse of the Year at stud • Numbered Account is the dam of leading sire Private Account and from the same family as Super Saver and Woodman “I’m going to say this now – this is • California Chrome’s family includes leading the best horse I’ve ever ridden.” sires Arch, Green Desert and Swaps and carries seven strains of La Troienne –Victor Espinoza • 7-time G1 Winner, including dominant 2016 wins in Dubai World Cup-G1, Pacific Classic-G1, WON Awesome Again-G1 Kentucky Derby (G1) Preakness Stakes (G1) • 4-time G1 Winner at 3, including two Santa Anita Derby (G1) Classics – Kentucky Derby-G1, Hollywood Derby (G1) Preakness S.-G1 Dubai World Cup (G1) Pacific Classic S. (G1) • The ONLY 3-year-old from the A.P. Indy sire line Awesome Again S. (G1) to win Horse of the Year, like A.P. Indy himself San Felipe Stakes (G2) San Pasqual S. (G2) • From the family of Swaps, with seven strains San Diego H. (G2) of La Troienne • From A.P. Indy’s most brilliant line of PLACED modern-day sire of sires, including Pulpit, Dubai World Cup (G1) Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Tapit, etc. TAYLOR MADE STALLIONS, INC 2765 Union Mill Road | Nicholasville, KY 40356 www.TaylorMadeStallions.com Office (859) 885-3345 | Direct Line (859) 881-6153 | Fax (859) 881-7037 030-032_BB Aug16_Faversham.qxp_Layout 1 26/07/2016 11:58 am Page 31 August 2016 31 Chart One Myrtlewood 1932 CALIFORNIA CHROME is a male line descendant of SEATTLE SLEW and is also inbred to MR PROSPECTOR 4fx3m. Both SEATTLE SLEW and MR PROSPECTOR trace within a few generations in the direct female line to MYRTLEWOOD as per the chart on the right. Crepe Myrtle 1938 Miss Dogwood 1939 Myrtle Charm 1946 Sequence 1946 Fair Charmer 1959 Gold Digger 1962 My Charmer 1969 Mr Prospector 1970 Male Female Seattle Slew 1974 As such, the relationship between California Chrome hand, shuttled to Australia for three years, and proved to meet such a challenge. Indeed, that would and his male line ancestor Seattle Slew becomes truly most disappointing. be California Chrome who, as already noted, will remarkable. Slew’s dam My Charmer is inbred 3x3 In the late 1980’s Seattle Slew’s son Air de France commence stud duty at the highly regarded nursery to Striking and her Hall of Fame sister Busher (both was an overachiever standing at Tobermory Stud, Taylor Made Farms. by War Admiral from Baby league by Bubbling Over), siring the Gr1 winners Bomber Bill and Air Seattle from With this in tow, free-thinking Martin has shared with a pair of La Troienne’s key grandaughters and two very modest opportunity. me his desire to see his shiny superstar venture south close relatives to Numbered Account. See Chart Two. Will the A.P. Indy sire line, so successful in the to participate in future Australian breeding seasons. A more distant yet amazing set of family ties involves US, be able achieve a stronger foothold in Australasia? California Chrome is, in fact, one of the few from the tail female line. Love The Chase’s seventh dam, Local breeders would do well to keep tabs on the the A.P. Indy stirp to win a Gr.1 race on turf. More importantly, he features a pedigree that appears the Sir Gallahad III mare Betty Derr,Most also served as theAccomplishedsire prospect most likely to bear Horsethe necessities from the A.P. Indy Sire Line third dam of the legendary Swaps (1952), the only Kentucky Derby winning Cal-bred to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame. For now. CALIFORNIA CHROME (USA) Chestnut colt, 2011 Bold Reasoning 1k It is fitting indeed that Swaps appears twice in this Seattle Slew My Charmer 13c A.P. Indy pedigree as the sire of Numbered Account’s dam, 3 Secretariat 2s Weekend Surprise Lassie Dear 3l the evergreen matron Intriguing. To complete this Pulpit remarkable set of relationships, California Chrome’s Raise a Native 8f Mr. Prospector Gold Digger 13c trainer, good-natured 79 year-old Art Sherman, was Preach Honest Pleasure 11f a teenager when he served as regular exercise rider for LUCKY PULPIT Narrate State 2f none other than Swaps. Fortino 4r Ch 2001 Caro Chambord 3o Cozzene Love The Chase has been moved to Taylor Made Prince John 14f where she is currently in foal to the Pulpit line stallion Ride the Trails Wildwook 4m Lucky Soph and leading sire Tapit. I note that she has a yearling Olympia 4o Lucky Mel Royal Mink 1g brother to Chrome, saddled with the name Faversham. Lucky Spell Prince Blessed 21a Needless to say, ours will be a rather tough act Incantation Magic Spell 4m to follow. The male line of A.P Indy has generally Native Dancer 5f Raise a Native Raise You 8f shown a preference for dirt surfaces, reflecting the CALIMr.FO ProspectorRNIA CHROME majority of his descendants whose pedigrees have been Nashua 3m Gold Digger Sequence 13c Not for Love Chestnut Horse; foaled 2011 dominated by dirt influences. Nearctic 14c Northern DancerA.P. Indy Natalma 2d So far, two of his better sire sons, Bernardini and 1 Dance NumberPulpit................................ Numbered AccountPreach Buckpasser 1s Congrats, have been shuttled to Australia, neither LOVE THE CHASE Lucky Pulpit...................... Intriguing 1s one carrying much in the way of turf influences. Ch 2006 Cozzene Northern Dancer 2d Bernardini, in a total of seven seasons in Australia, Lucky SophDanzig...................... Pas de Nom 7a 1 Polish Numbers Lucky Spell produced around 400 foals yielding seven Group Buckpasser 1s CALIFORNIA CHROME Numbered Account Intriguing 1s winners, three at the Gr.1 level. He seemed Chase it Down Mr. Prospector Not For Love .................... 3 Sir Gaylord 2s to do particularly well with the blood of Danehill. His Sir Ivor Attica 8g Chase the Dream Dance Number son, the ill-fated Boban, was considered one of the best Love the Chase ................ Vaguely Noble 1d (2006) La Belle Fleur Polish NuPrincessmbers Ribot horses in training last year. Congrats, on the other Chase It Down .................. Am Reprinted with permission from BlueBloods Chase the Dream By LUCKY PULPIT (2001). Black-type winner of $209,928, Smile S. (AP, $28,- 350), etc. Sire of 7 crops of racing age, 301 foals, 220 starters, 141 winners of 387 races and earning $23,166,952, including champion California Chrome (to 5, 2016, $14,452,650, Kentucky Derby [G1] (CD, $1,417,800), etc.), and of black-type winners Rousing Sermon ($821,572, Bob Benoit California Cup Juvenile S.-R (SA, $60,000), etc.), Luckarack ($604,007, Governor's Cup H. (BSR, $41,625), etc.), You’re Late (at 2, 2016, $103,320). 1st dam LOVE THE CHASE, by Not For Love. Winner at 3, $7,020. Dam of 3 foals, 3 to race, including-- CALIFORNIA CHROME (c. by Lucky Pulpit). Horse of the year, below. R Sunday Surprise (f. by Lucky Pulpit). Placed at 2, 2016, $15,870. 2nd dam CHASE IT DOWN, by Polish Numbers. Winner at 3, $12,790. Dam of-- So Ya Know. 5 wins, 3 to 5, $77,160. 3rd dam CHASE THE DREAM, by Sir Ivor. 4 wins, 2 to 4, $208,118, East View S. [LR] (AQU, $44,940), Sag Harbor S. [LR] (AQU, $43,800), 2nd Ticonderoga H. [LR] (AQU, $14,872), 3rd Tempted S. [G3], etc. Dam of 4 winners, incl.-- AMOURETTE. 7 wins, 2 to 5, $248,786, Robert G. Dick Memorial Breeders' Cup S. [L] (DEL, $91,000), Autumn Leaves H. [L] (MNR, $34,711), Lady Baltimore S. (PIM, $24,000). Dam of 6 foals, 5 winners, including-- ALETTE. 6 wins at 3 and 4, $191,596, Illini Princess H.-R (HAW, $36,- 600), 2nd Lincoln Heritage H.-R (AP, $16,474), 3rd Purple Violet S.-R (AP, $9,286). Lemonade Kid. 4 wins, 3 to 7, $148,704, in N.A./U.S., 2nd Stars and Stripes Turf S. [G3] (AP, $19,200), etc. (Total: $149,103). Mourette. 4 wins, 3 to 5, $176,271, 2nd Indian Maid S. (HAW, $12,850), etc. RACE RECORD: In N.A./U.S. At 2, three wins (King Glorious S.-R (BHP, $110,000), Graduation S.-R (DMR, $57,000)), once 2nd; at 3, horse of the year, champion 3-year-old colt, 6 wins (Kentucky Derby [G1] (CD, $1,417,800), Preakness S. [G1] (PIM, $900,000), Santa Anita Derby [G1] (SA, $600,000), Hollywood Derby [G1] (DMR, $180,000), San Felipe S. [G2] (SA, $180,000), California Cup Derby-R (SA, $140,000)), once 3rd (Breeders' Cup Classic [G1] (SA, $500,000)) in 9 starts; at 4, once 2nd (San Antonio Invitational S. [G2] (SA, $100,000)) in 1 start; at 5, 2016, four wins (TVG Pacific Classic S. [G1] (DMR, $600,000), Awesome Again S.