SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 LIVING FOR THE MOMENT CANDY RIDE COLT ON TOP AS KEESEP BOOK 2 CONCLUDES by Jessica Martini and Brian DiDonato LEXINGTON, KY - The Keeneland September Yearling Sale added another million-dollar transaction to its total as Book 2 concluded with a solid day of trade in Lexington Saturday. A colt by Candy Ride (Arg) became the auction=s 22nd yearling to sell for seven figures when bringing a final bid of $1 million from bloodstock agent Marette Farrell, bidding on behalf of Speedway Stable. The colt was consigned by Don Robinson=s Winter Quarter Farm. ABook 2 worked very well,@ said Keeneland=s Director of Sales Operations Geoffrey Russell. AWe tried to cut down the numbers a little bit to increase the quality of the sale and I think that the numbers reflect that very well today.@ Cont. p17 Dennis= Moment | Coady IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Albaugh Family Stable LLC=s >TDN Rising Star= Dennis= Moment IRISH CHAMPION SUCCESS FOR MAGICAL (Tiznow) announced himself as a major player in this year=s Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was much the best in the G1 QIPCO juvenile colts= division with a dominating 19 1/4-length maiden Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown on Saturday. Click or tap victory going seven furlongs at Ellis Park July 27. The $400,000 here to go straight to TDN Europe. Fasig-Tipton Saratoga graduate backed up that performance in style Saturday, landing the GIII Iroquois S. with a fair bit of authority to punch his ticket to Santa Anita and the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile the first weekend in November. AThis horse is speaking for himself, I don=t have to build him up anymore,@ winning trainer Dale Romans said. AHe=s just an amazing animal. He goes out there and does it, his ears up, like he=s just galloping around out there. The jock was shutting him down with a sixteenth of a mile to go, and he still finished in the time he did. He=s something special. We=ll be going straight to the Breeders= Cup from here.@ Pounded into 2-5 favoritism and with Irad Ortiz, Jr. in from New York to ride, Dennis= Moment, who dumped jockey Robby Albarado at the start of his local debut June 23, was off in good order this time around and was a forward factor from third, three wide without cover, as the Iroquois field raced into the first turn. Traveling on the bridle and in a nice rhythm down the backstretch, Dennis= Moment was given his cue with about three furlongs to travel and made the lead while being held together nearing the lane. 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Lebda (Raison d=Etat) was third home. The Albaugh-owned/Romans-conditioned Not This Time (Giant=s Causeway) won the 2016 Iroquois prior to running second in the Juvenile. ARight here in my hand is the invitation to the Breeders= Cup,@ winning owner Dennis Albaugh said. AThey officially delivered it, so that=s exciting. We=re very happy with him now, and they named him after me, which was a surprise. I don=t want to get ahead of myself, of course, but getting 10 points toward getting into the Derby, that=s a big help. We=ll give this horse plenty of time.@ Pedigree Notes: Two-time GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner Tiznow is the sire of Dennis= Moment and 77 other stakes winners, including Eclipse Dennis= Moment | Coady champion Folklore and several other Grade I winners like Well Armed, Tourist, Colonel John and Tizway. Last weekend=s black- Firmly in front in upper stretch, he opened a daylight type winners by the sire were Blue Chipper (Keeneland Korea advantage passing the eighth pole and was well within his rider=s Sprint), Flor de La Mar (Beverly J. Lewis S.), and Ledecka grasp for the better part of the final sixteenth of a mile, scoring (Malvern Rose S.). Dennis= Moment is the second foal out of the by a 1 3/4-length margin that could have been at least triple that Elusive Quality mare Transplendid, who also has yearling and and in stakes-record time to boot. weanling fillies by Verrazano and Into Mischief, respectively. Her Scabbard (More Than Ready) finished with interest after unraced 3-year-old, Bridge to Heaven (Verrazano), sold at the TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 24 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 2017 Keeneland September sale for $650,000, while Dennis= Moment sold at Fasig-Tipton=s Saratoga sale a year later for $400,000. Transplendid is a half to 2007 GIII Adena Stallions= Miss Preakness S. winner Time=s Mistress (Mr. Greeley) from the Saturday, Churchill Downs extended family of GISW Golden Pheasant (Caro {Ire}). Elusive IROQUOIS S.-GIII, $200,000, Churchill Downs, 9-14, 2yo, Quality is becoming a top broodmare sire, with two Eclipse 1 1/16m, 1:43.58 (NSR), ft. champions of 2018 out of his daughters: Roy H (More Than 1--DENNIS' MOMENT, 118, c, 2, by Tiznow Ready) and Shamrock Rose (First Dude), as well as 101 other 1st Dam: Transplendid, by Elusive Quality black-type winners. 2nd Dam: Doyenne, by Deputy Minister 3rd Dam: Seewillo, by Pleasant Colony >TDN Rising Star= 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. ($400,000 Ylg '18 FTSAUG). O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Tolo Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Dale L. Romans; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $117,800. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $147,800. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. A Graduate of AbraCadabra Farms Barry Berkelhammer 352•804•3000 2--Scabbard, 118, c, 2, More Than Ready--Cowgirl Mally, by Gone West. ($190,000 RNA Ylg '18 KEESEP). O/B-Joseph W. Sutton (KY); T-Eddie Kenneally. $38,000. The happy connections of Dennis= Moment | Coady A Graduate of AbraCadabra Farms 3--Lebda, 118, c, 2, Raison d'Etat--Lenders Way, by Hook and DENNIS’ MOMENT Ladder. ($1,000 Ylg '18 EASOCT). O-Joseph E. Besecker; B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Claudio A. Gonzalez. $19,000. WIN AND YOU’RE IN ™ connection earnings include: Margins: 1 3/4, 5 1/4, HD. Odds: 0.40, 8.90, 25.50. $ Automatic berth into #BC19 Juvenile $ $60,000 in pre-entry & entry fees Also Ran: Letmeno, Rowdy Yates, January Won, Flute Maker, $ Travel award up to $10,000 for domestic Automate, Juggernaut, Zyramid. Click for the Equibase.com starters and $40,000 for international chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue- starters style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. +$10,000 nominator award to Tolo Thoroughbreds Click HERE for the full 2019 #WINANDYOUREIN rules and race schedule. " " " 2YO FILLY UNDEFEATED 2YO COLT LAZY DAISY DENNIS’ MOMENT winner of the $200,000 Pocahontas S. (G2), winner of the $200,000 Iroquois S. (G3), a WAYI for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies S. (G1) a WAYI for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile S. (G1) & 10 points on the Road to the KY Oaks Leaderboard. & 10 points on the Road to the KY Derby Leaderboard. [ WATCH RACE ] [ WATCH RACE ] Owners: ERJ Racing, LLC, Great Friends Stable, LLC and Tom Mansor Owner: Albaugh Family Stables LLC Congratulations to breeder John Elder. Congratulations to breeder Tolo Thoroughbreds for earning $20,000 with (859) 873-1717 WinStarFarm.com AWESOME AGAIN - TIZSO, BY CEE’S TIZZY CEE’S TIZZY - CEE’S SONG, BY SEATTLE SONG TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 24 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 Saturday, Woodbine RICOH WOODBINE MILE S.-GI, C$1,121,200, Woodbine, 9-14, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:32.60, gd.