SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 BLOODHORSE.COM/DAILY BENOIT PHOTO CALIFORNIA CLASH Baffert, O’Neill 3-Year-Olds Vie in Robert Lewis Stakes See page 4 IN THIS ISSUE 13 Schickel to Introduce Historical Horse Racing Bill 15 Canadian International Back in 2021 Woodbine Schedule 23 Prime Factor Leaps Into Graded Company in Holy Bull BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 43 A sire line so prolific, IT REPEATS ITSELF SPEIGHTSTOWN Brilliant NY Sprinter MUNNINGS Brilliant NY Sprinter ECHO TOWN Brilliant NY Sprinter “with a furlong remaining he roared into contention under jockey Ricardo Santana. Gobbling up ground like he’d just joined the race, Echo Town drew clear strongly down the lane to score by 3½ lengths” Brisnet.com after Echo Town’s dominant win in the Grade 1 H Allen Jerkens Stakes G1 winning sprinter by Speightstown New for 2021: $10,000 2021 Fee: $17,500 Aisling Duignan, Dermot Ryan, Charlie O’Connor, Adrian Wallace, Robyn Murray or Blaise Benjamin. 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CONTENTS 4 Baffert, O’Neill 3-Year-Olds Vie in Robert Lewis Stakes 26 Impressive Maiden Winner Zaajel Returns in Forward Gal 7 Leading Sires (outside KY) by % Black-Type Winners 27 Kentucky Pharoah, Never Surprised Set 9 On Racing: When It Comes to This Eclipse Award, for Kitten’s Joy No Means No 29 Con Lima Goes for Third Straight in Sweetest Chant 13 Schickel to Introduce Historical Horse Racing Bill 30 King Guillermo Heads West for San Pasqual 15 Canadian International Back in 2021 Woodbine Schedule 31 Share the Ride Carries Top Weight Again in Toboggan 18 Jesus’ Team Trains Toward Dubai World Cup 32 Joy’s Rocket Stretches Back Out for Martha Washington 19 Stormborne Stallions Opens in Central Florida 34 Frost Giant Pensioned to ReRun in New York 20 Coal Front Sires First Foal 35 Goffs London Sale to Return in 2021 21 First Foal for Breaking Lucky Born in Louisiana 36 Horse Racing Ireland Releases 2020 Industry Figures 22 Caddo River Half Sister, Four Others Join Fasig Sale 38 Results & Entries 23 Prime Factor Leaps Into Graded Company in Holy Bull 25 Drain the Clock to Make Graded Debut in Swale Stakes RICK SAMUELS TAA a ccreditation: The G o l d S t a n d a r d in aftercare. A publication of The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. and TOBA Media Properties, Inc. ON THE COVER Editorial Director General Manager Medina Spirit breaks his maiden at Los Alamitos Race Course Evan Hammonds Scott Carling Visuals Director Managing Editor Anne M. Eberhardt Claire Crosby Bloodstock Editor Digital Media Manager LATEST HEADLINES Eric Mitchell Erin Morgan from Bloodhorse.com Sales Editor Senior Web Producer Meredith Daugherty Christine Wittmer » Winter Storm Delays Jan. 31 Card at Laurel Until Feb. 4 Assistant Editor Digital Content Coordinator Molly Rollins Michelle Benson Associate Editors Asst. 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Baffert, a six-time Derby winner, BENOIT PHOTO starts Medina Spirit and Spielberg, while Medina Spirit (left) battles with Life Is Good to the wire in the Sham Stakes at Santa Anita Park O'Neill, twice a Derby winner, also starts a pair, Hot Rod Charlie and Wipe the Slate. The four are rivals. What the son of Protonico has done is chase Life Is likely favorites. Good, the early Derby favorite, and remain competitive. They already have attracted attention in the Kentucky Facing him in the one-mile Sham Stakes (G3) after Derby Future Wager. In pool 2 which closed Jan. 24, Medina Spirit scored first out in a sprint at Los Alamitos Medina Spirit was the sixth favorite for the Derby among Race Course, he cut into Life Is Good's lead, finishing individual wagering interests at 21-1. Hot Rod Charlie was three-quarters of a length behind him in second. 40-1, Spielberg 47-1, and Wipe the Slate 87-1. Subsequently working with Los Alamitos Futurity Zedan Racing Stables' Medina Spirit is the 5-2 (G2) winner Spielberg Jan. 22, the two were morning-line choice in the Lewis, though he does not officially timed covering five furlongs in 1:01 1/5, possess the grade 1 or grade 2 experience of some of his (continued on page 5) BENOIT PHOTO KEENELAND/COADY PHOTOGRAPHY (L-R): Flavien Prat guides Spielberg to the winner’s circle after the Los Alamitos Futurity at Los Alamitos Race Course; Hot Rod Charlie gallops ahead of his runner-up finish in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland BLOODHORSE DAILY SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2021 PAGE 4 OF 43 BAFFERT, O’NEILL 3-YEAR-OLDS VIE IN ROBERT LEWIS STAKES (continued from page 4) though Medina Spirit was superior. XBTV.com video shows him beginning a half-length behind Spielberg and crossing the wire a half-length ahead, then pulling away by a couple of lengths when both were urged for another furlong on the gallop out. Spielberg, a son of Union Rags owned by SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Golconda Stables, Siena Farm, and Robert Masterson, placed in two grade 1s last year. The colt he beat in the Dec. 19 Los Alamitos Futurity, The Great One, took a maiden race at Santa Anita last week by 14 lengths for O'Neill. Hot Rod Charlie, a half brother to 2019 sprint champion Mitole, is the more accomplished of O'Neill's duo, having been second in the TVG Breeders' Cup Juvenile Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1) Nov. 6 at Keeneland. The Oxbow colt improved last fall with maturity and longer distance for owners Roadrunner Racing, Boat Racing, and Strauss Bros Racing. O'Neill said Joel Rosario, the colt's new rider, has worked him numerous times and couldn't contain a smile after a workout earlier this month. The trainer believes that seven-furlong maiden winner Wipe the Slate—owned by Reddam Racing— can also succeed routing, though he has speed influences on the female side of his pedigree. His dam, the Zensational mare Fancy and Flashy, won her only race at 5 1/2 furlongs. She was elevated to third by disqualification in one race at 1 1/16 miles in the 2015 Sunland Park Oaks. "In the morning, if its any indication, he acts like two turns will not be a problem. He doesn't get tired," O'Neill said of the Nyquist colt. "He runs kind of with his head low, and to me, those kinds of horses really have tremendous air." Both colts breezed three furlongs at the end of their gallops Jan. 27, stiffer-than-usual exercise with rain forecast in California Jan. 28-29, O'Neill said. Rombauer, Parnelli, Roman Centurian, and Waspirant round out the field. 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WWW.CENTRALEQUIPMENT.COM │ TELEPHONE (859) 253-2611 LEADING SIRES (OUTSIDE KY) BY % BLACK-TYPE WINNERS Sponsored by Sponsored Stallion, YOB (Sire) Rnrs/ BTW/ BTH/ GSW/ Lifetime Chief Earner Rank Farm, Stud Fee Wnrs % Rnrs % Rnrs G1W AEI (Earnings) '21 Earnings 1 Mr. Big, '03, (Dynaformer) 23 / 3 1 / 4.3% 1 / 4.3% 0 / 0 1.50 Big Fish $186,697 Rancho Temescal, CA, $4,500 $110,000 2 Golden Lad, '10, (Medaglia d'Oro) 27 / 8 1 / 3.7% 1 / 3.7% 0 / 0 1.53 Hello Beautiful $242,580 Northview Stallion Station, MD, $5,000 $60,000 - Great Notion, '00, (Elusive Quality) 27 / 4 1 / 3.7% 1 / 3.7% 0 / 0 1.49 Kenny Had a Notion $158,549 Northview Stallion Station, MD, $7,500 $60,000 4 The Big Beast, '11, (Yes It's True) 28 / 4 1 / 3.6% 2 / 7.1% 0 / 0 1.13 Hear My Prayer $153,609 Ocala Stud, FL, $4,000 $44,175 5 Adios Charlie, '08, (Indian Charlie) 34 / 4 1 / 2.9% 1 / 2.9% 0 / 0 1.42 Adios Trippi $110,625 Ocala Stud, FL, $4,000 $39,775 6 Flat Out, '06, (Flatter) 77 / 14 2 / 2.6% 2 / 2.6% 1 / 0 1.09 Pacific Gale $452,507 Mighty Acres, OK, $3,000 $120,280 - Competitive Edge, '12, (Super Saver) 39 / 9 1 / 2.6% 1 / 2.6% 0 / 0 1.24 Competitive Speed $293,839 Valor Farm, TX, $5,000 $46,035 8 Half Ours, '03, (Unbridled's Song) 45 / 6 1 / 2.2% 1 / 2.2% 0 / 0 0.93 Standing Perfect $205,036 Clear Creek Stud, LA, $3,000 $45,000 Listed above are the 2021 leading sires by % of black-type winners (from number of starters) with 23 starters or more (based on the top 80% of stallions by starters), through January 28, 2021.