WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 WWW.BLOODHORSE.COM STEADY DRILL ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. LADY AURELIA AGAIN HEADS WARD CONTINGENT See page 2 ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Record Day for Magic Millions Broodmare Sale 4 Arrogate’s Dam Bubbler in Foal to Tapit 5 Boulanger to Receive Avelino Gomez Memorial Award 6 Ashleyluvssugar, Danzing Candy Blaze to Stakes Wins 8 Little Red Feather Expands Network into Aftercare 9 Cupid’s Unusual Pedigree 11 Results 12 Leading Lists 13 BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 13 LADY AURELIA AGAIN HEADS WARD CONTINGENT By BloodHorse Staff eeneland-based trainer Wesley KWard sent out seven runners May 30, including European cham- pion Lady Aurelia, for works over the turf course in preparation for stakes at Royal Ascot in England in June. All seven Royal Ascot-bound horses were winners at Keeneland this spring, contributing to Ward's 11 meet victories and earning him leading trainer honors. Lady Aurelia broke in front ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. and then led workmate Bound Wesley Ward is gearing up for a Royal Ascot invasion for Nowhere throughout her five-furlong move over the firm Ward said Lady Aurelia will have a Trappe Shot colt bred and owned turf course, getting the distance an "easy breeze" at Keeneland June by Waterford Stable, will go to the in 1:00 4/5. Bound for Nowhere, 5 before leaving at 4:30 a.m. ET June 22 Norfolk Stakes (G2). He a Commonwealth Cup (G1) June 6 for England. broke his maiden by 7 1/2 lengths contender owned by Ward, was Also on the Tuesday tab at Keeneland on dirt April 12 and timed in 1:00 1/5. for Ward was Wes Welker and ran third in the Kentucky Juvenile "She had a great work today," Elizabeth Kumin's Undrafted, who Stakes May 4 at Churchill Downs. Ward said after. "We put her in worked four furlongs on his own in A second pair of 2-year-olds, front, like she usually does in her :48 2/5. About to make his fourth Happy Like a Fool and Nootka races, and she just kind of cruised trip to England, Undrafted was Sound, also worked a half-mile. around there." fourth in the 2014 Darley July Cup Happy Like a Fool covered the Owned by Stonestreet Stables, (G1) at Newmarket, won Royal distance in :48 3/5 while Nootka George Bolton, and Peter Leidel, Ascot’s Diamond Jubilee (G1) in Sound was caught in :48 4/5. Ward Lady Aurelia won the 2016 Queen 2015, and was sixth in the race last bred and owns Happy Like a Fool, Mary (G2) at Royal Ascot in June, year The Purim gelding, pointed at a filly by Distorted Humor who won Darley Prix Morny (G1) at Deauville the June 24 Wokingham Stakes, her maiden by four lengths on the in France in August, and was third began his 7-year-old campaign with dirt at Keeneland April 9. She is in the Connolly's Red Mills Cheveley a win in an April 21 allowance race being pointed for the June 21 Queen Park Stakes (G1) at Newmarket in over the Keeneland turf. Mary Stakes (G2). Hat Creek Racing September. She opened her 2017 The 2-year-olds Fairyland owns Nootka Sound, a Lonhro filly campaign with a victory against and McErin worked a half-mile who won her debut by 5 1/4 lengths older rivals in the April 15 Giant's together in :48 Tuesday morning. April 27 on Keeneland's main track. Causeway Stakes on the Keeneland A filly by Scat Daddy owned by She is on target for the June 20 lawn. Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, and Windsor Castle Stakes. The daughter of Scat Daddy will John Magnier, Fairyland won her Lady Aurelia, Undrafted, take on older rivals again in the career debut by 3 1/4 lengths on Fairyland, Bound for Nowhere, and June 20 King's Stand Stakes (G1), the main track at Keeneland April Nootka Sound are all graduates of run on opening day of the Royal 7. 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Those purchases and the sale of 255 lots for AU$44,916,500 (US$33,414,700) resulted in a record one-day gross for Magic Millions at any auction in the company's history. COURTESY MAGIC MILLIONS COURTESY The average price of AU$176,143 (US$131,038) was Offered by Bhima Thoroughbreds for Peter and Sarah Moody, up on last year's smaller session while the clearance Nurse Kitchen sold to Michael Wallace for China Horse Club rate was 85%. "That is a staggering figure in anyone's language," Valley Fillies Classic and was a close runner-up in Magic Millions managing director Vin Cox said of the group 1 Vinery Stud Storm Queen Stakes. the day's trading. "We are just delighted, obviously "Obviously she is a filly that we think has great with the quality of horses we offered today and the racing upside," said Wallace. "She looks easily competition was here from all parts of the globe. It's capable of winning group 1 races if everything went been a very rewarding day all round. I think what really her way. But we definitely feel there is racing upside stood out was the competition right throughout the in her." day." Two other lots on the day sold for AU$1.15 million Offered by Bhima Thoroughbreds on behalf of Peter (US$855,520)—the group 3-winning mare Petits Filous and Sarah Moody, Nurse Kitchen was knocked down to and the young group 1-winning broodmare Soriano. Michael Wallace for the China Horse Club. Petits Filous was offered in the race filly and maiden Produced from the Montjeu mare Flying Monty, mare portion of the sale by Glastonbury Farms, as Nurse Kitchen won the group 2 P.W. Glass Moonee agent, and was purchased by Sydney-based bloodstock agent James Harron. Soriano was offered by Dormello Stud and The session-topper was one of three lots on the purchased by Yulong Investments. The champion day to sell for over AU$1 million (US$743,930). middle distance horse in New Zealand in 2014-15, she was offered in foal to Tavistock and is a full sister to Those purchases and the sale of 255 lots for group 3 winner Kaiser Franz. AU$44,916,500 (US$33,414,700) resulted in a Two lots each fetched final bids of AU$950,000 record one-day gross for Magic Millions at any (US$706,734), with Catch a Fire bought by Barbara auction in the company’s history. Banke's U.S.-based Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings and Scarlet Rain going to James Harron The average price of AU$176,143 (US$131,038) Bloodstock. was up on last year’s smaller session, while the The sale continues May 31 at 10 a.m. AEST. BH clearance rate was 85%. s Share this story BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 PAGE 4 OF 13 smartphone app ARROGATE'S DAM BUBBLER IN FOAL TO TAPIT By Eric Mitchell t @BH_EMitchell ubbler, dam of 2016 champion 3-year-old Arrogate, Bwas confirmed in foal to leading sire Tapit May 26, according to Clearsky Farm manager Barry Robinette.