Cross Traffic, winner of a strong edition of the nine-furlong Grade 1 Whitney Invitational Handicap, clocked Beyer figures of 116 and 110 during his brief career, one that spanned just six starts and all of them at the age of four.
His two blacktype seconds were defeats by just a nose and a head, in the Grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap and Grade 3 Westchester Stakes respectively – both over a mile – and it is no surprise that he has been such a popular member of the team at Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, where he covered 123 mares in his first season and 106 in his second.
The son of leading sire Unbridled's Song (by Unbridled) is out of the prolific Stop Traffic (by Cure The Blues), a mare whose dozen wins featured the Grade 1 Ballerina Handicap and Grade 1 Santa Monica Handicap.
His siblings include the stakes winners Exodus (by Medaglia d'Oro) and Thirteen Arrows (by Indian Charlie), and his grandam is Save My Soul (by I'ma Hell Raiser) whose six successful offspring also included the Grade 3-placed dual stakes winning filly and blacktype producer Bionic Soul (by Bionic Light). There are other stakes winners to be found in branches of the second and fourth generations of his family, but nothing approaching the talent of Cross Traffic or of his dam. Although he did not race until the age of four, there is no reason why he should not be capable of getting some talented juveniles along with the notable three-year-olds and older horses that look likely to feature among his early crops. CROSS TRAFFIC (USA) - gr/ro.2009 - Unbridled's Song - Stop Traffic, 3 wins inc Whitney Invitational Handicap (Gr1), 2nd Metropolitan Handicap (Gr1), Westchester Stakes (Gr3). Sire in USA. First foals in 2016.
YEARLINGS CATALOGUED:
c - A. P. Andrea (by Notional) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f - Agilion (by Lion Heart) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $75,000 f - Alaska Miss (by Officer) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $18,000 f - Alaska Miss (by Officer) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $3,000 f - Alluvial Gold (by Danehill Dancer) Keeneland Sept $65,000 f - Among The Willows (by Brahms) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $25,000 f - Ante Up Annie (by Majestic Warrior) Equine Sales LTBA Aug not sold c - Blue Moon (by Lomitas) Keeneland Sept $80,000 f - Can't Catch Fire (by Cat Thief) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f - Cayllano (by Bluegrass Cat) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $30,000 f - Doremifasolatido (by Bernstein) Keeneland Sept not sold f - Dream Affair (by Touch Gold) Keeneland Sept $35,000 f - Earthly Reserves (by Smart Strike) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug withdrawn f - Elusive Lady (by Van Nistelrooy) Keeneland Sept not sold c - Extraordinary Lady (by Charismatic) Fasig-Tipton KY July $20,000 f - First Manassas (by Yankee Gentleman) Equine Sales LTBA Aug $5,500 f - Flashy Gray (by Flashy Bull) Keeneland Sept $20,000 f - Follow My Luck (by Elusive Quality) Keeneland Sept $45,000 c - Forestelle (by Forestry) Keeneland Sept $42,000 c - Ghoul (by Stormy Atlantic) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $1,500 c - Great Morning (by Galileo) Keeneland Sept withdrawn c - Handwoven (by Indian Charlie) Fasig-Tipton KY July $65,000 c - Holy Bridle (by Pulpit) Keeneland Sept $20,000 f - Ibetyouwishyouknew (by Mr. Greeley) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $175,000 c - Lady Giacomo (by Giacomo) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug withdrawn f - Lady Pewitt (by Orientate) Keeneland Sept $190,000 c - Light Of Dubai (by Gone West) Keeneland Sept withdrawn c - Lioness Lahr (by Lion Heart) Keeneland Sept $40,000 c - Madrilena (by Stormy Atlantic) Keeneland Sept $105,000 f - Misty Sixes (by Summer Squall) Keeneland Sept not sold f - Moontune Missy (by Forest Wildcat) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f - Patientoftheheart (by Lion Heart) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct not sold c - Shake Baby Shake (by El Corredor) Barretts Aug not sold f - Shakin Sugar (by Stroll) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f - She'll Heir (by Wildcat Heir) Keeneland Sept $250,000 c - Shotgun Persuasion (by Steven Got Even) Fasig-Tipton KY July not sold c - Shotgun Persuasion (by Steven Got Even) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $97,000 c - Special Dancer (by Tapit) Keeneland Sept $50,000 c - Stephan's Angel (by Crypto Star) Keeneland Sept $35,000 c - Whey Sauce (by Kurofune) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $25,000 Very small crops for this Mill Ridge Farm stallion – he covered 23 and 19 in his first two seasons – but with his pedigree he has a chance of springing a surprise or two. He is by a leading sire, he is out of the Grade 1 Kentucky Oaks, Grade 1 Spinster Stakes and Grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes heroine Keeper Hill (by Deputy Minister), and the many blacktype winners in the family include Grade/Group 1 winners Clabber Girl (by Alydar), Torrential (by Gulch) and Commendable (by Gone West). But what may be most significant to his sire potential is that he is inbred 4x4 to Killaloe (by Dr Fager). That mare was the dam of Grade 1 star and infuential classic sire Fappiano (by Mr Prospector), who is the great-grandsire of Keep Up, and she is also the dam of Jedina (by What a Pleasure), the stakes-winning grandam dam of Keeper Hill. KEEP UP (USA) – b.2007 – Unbridled's Song – Keeper Hill, 7 wins inc River City Handicap (Gr3), Swoon's Son Stakes (L). Sire in USA. First foals in 2015. YEARLINGS CATALOGUED (updated)
f - Auntie Soph (by Valiant Nature) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $4,000 c – Brahms Top Shelf (by Brahms) Keeneland Sept $12,000 c - Giant Redwood (by Pleasant Tap) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $3,000 f – Humble (by Valiant Nature) Keeneland Sept $35,000 c – Maestro Miss (by Bernstein) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Perfect Gleam (by Perfect Soul) Fasig-Tipton KY July $42,000 f - Sheza Runaway Star (by Pride Of Burkaan) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $22,000 f - Song Of Confidence (by Confide) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct not sold c – Trail Trick (by Hat Trick) Keeneland Sept $17,000
Unraced at two and a dual mile winner from three starts at three, Graydar won all three of his races at four and he had standouts such as Take Charge Indy and Flat Out behind him when winning the Grade 1 Donn Handicap over nine furlongs at Gulfstream Park.
He stands at Taylor Made Stallions Inc in Kentucky, covered 130 mares in his first season and 125 in his second, is inbred 4x4 to Mr Prospector (by Raise a Native), and some of his early sales yearlings have been fetching six-figured sums in the auction ring.
A half-brother to two graded-placed multiple winners, he is the best representative of one-time scorer Sweetest Smile (by Dehere), a daughter of juvenile stakes winner Cielo Ontono (by Conquistador Cielo). That mare is, in turn, a half-sister to a multiple listed scorer, but what catches the eye is the presence of a champion sire in the family.
Bubbles Darlene (by Fappiano) won twice as a three-year-old and this half-sister to Cielo Otono is the dam of the speedy English filly Elrafa Ah (by Storm Cat). She won the Listed Dragon Stakes at two, added the Listed Bentinck Stakes and was runner-up in the Group 3 Criterion Stakes, but her son Mujahid (by Danzig) won the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes and finished third to Island Sands and Enrique in the Group 1 2000 Guineas. He was European champion two-year-old in 1998, he began his stallion career at Beech House Stud in England but moved to Allevamento di Besnate in 2008. The multiple Italian champion sire is responsible for four-times Australian Group 1 star Danleigh, Dubai and Turkish Group 2 winner Balius, Italian Group 1 scorer Cleo Fan, and dual pattern scorer and notable broodmare Tashekla, among others. The first two named on that list were millionaires and the latter is the dam of Group 1-placed Group 2 scorer Tasaday (by Nayef) and of last month's Group 3 Desmond Stakes winner Tribal Beat (by Street Cry). GRAYDAR (USA) – gr.2009 – Unbridled's Song – Sweetest Smile, 5 wins inc Donn Handicap (Gr1), Kelso Handicap (Gr2), New Orleans Handicap (Gr2). Sire in USA. First foals in 2015.
YEARLINGS CATALOGUED (updated)
f – Awesome Surprise (by Awesome Again) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug not sold f - Baby J (J Be K) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $1,000 c – Bares Tripper (by Sky Mesa) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Bayou Bride (by Orientate) Keeneland Sept $25,000 f – Ben's Boots (by Louis Quatorze) Keeneland Sept not sold f - Bird Chatter (by Birdonthewire) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $29,000 f – Britt's Sweetheart (by Gone West) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f - Britt's Sweetheart (by Gone West) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn c – Burg Berg (by Johannesburg) Fasig-Tipton KY July $40,000 f - Cat Splendor (by Tale Of The Cat) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $24,000 c – Charismatic Nurse (by Charismatic) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f – Cherry Sherry (by Awesome Again) Keeneland Sept $15,000 f – Cloud Bank (by Afleet Alex) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug withdrawn f – Courante (by Elusive Quality) Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Aug $250,000 c - Cute Cognac (by Hennessy) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn f - Dance Studio (by Bertrando) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $2,000 f – Dazed (by Danehill) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug withdrawn c – Death By Chocolate (by Discreet Cat) Keeneland Sept not sold f - Demaliat (by Demaloot Demashoot) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn c – Di's Time (by Gilded Time) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Dream Of Summer (by Siberian Summer) Keeneland Sept $170,000 c – Eagle Hall (by Speightstown) Keeneland Sept $210,000 c – Feeling Fancy (by Sky Mesa) Keeneland Sept not sold c – Fiery Pulpit (by Pulpit) Keeneland Sept not sold c - Fiery Pulpit (by Pulpit) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn c – Forest Fashion (by Forest Wildcat) Keeneland Sept $80,000 f - Forest Trail (by Forest Wildcat) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold f – Givhans Ferry (by Congaree) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Greeley's World (by Mr Greeley) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug withdrawn c – Heather's Dream (by Tale Of The Cat) Keeneland Sept $100,000 c – Heaven's Voice (by Lion Hearted) Fasig-Tipton KY July withdrawn c – Heavenly Ghost (by Ghostzapper) Fasig-Tipton KY July $200,000 c – Hey Carmen (by More Than Ready) Fasig-Tipton KY July $20,000 c – Hollywood Redhead (by Tapit) Keeneland Sept $30,000 c – Ibetyouwishyouknew (by Mr Greeley) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold c - Ibetyouwishyouknew (by Mr Greeley) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $65,000 c – Ima Tapit (by Tapit) Fasig-Tipton KY July $37,000 f - In Seconds (by Giant's Causeway) Goffs Oct €12,000 f – Izzy Kate (by The Cliff's Edge) Keeneland Sept not sold c - Jazz Dancer (by Dixieland Band) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $75,000 c – Jocaster (by Service Stripe) Keeneland Sept $50,000 f – Jolie Ange (by Lion Hearted) Keeneland Sept $4,000 f - Justenufappeal (by Exchange Rate) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct $12,000 c – Kopenhagen (by Dynaformer) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug not sold f – Lavender Baby (by Rubiano) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Light Of Dubai (by Gone West) Keeneland Sept $25,000 f – Little Sandy (by Speightstown) Keeneland Sept withdrawn f – Lovely Steps (by Gone West) Keeneland Sept $2,500 c – Lucky Path (by El Corredor) Keeneland Sept $10,000 f – Maggie McGowan (by Salt Lake) Keeneland Sept withdrawn c – Miss Luna (by Henny Hughes) Keeneland Sept $55,000 f – Miss Montreal (by Orientate) Keeneland Sept $22,000 f – Miss Puzzle (by Citidancer) Keeneland Sept $35,000 c – Mystery (by Gone West) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug not sold f – Platinum Ballet (by Skip Away) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Pretty Miss Trippi (by Trippi) Fasig-Tipton KY July $30,000 c – Quick Shot (by Smart Strike) Keeneland Sept $18,000 f – R Bling (by Sky Mesa) Keeneland Sept f – Renfro Valley Star (by Dayjur) Keeneland Sept $37,000 f - Rocket's Lady (by Whywhywhy) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn c – Sage d'Oro (by Medaglia d'Oro) Fasig-Tipton KY July $65,000 f – Sarah Accomplished (by Performing Magic) Keeneland Sept $100,000 c – Sisti's Pride (by Forestry) Keeneland Sept withdrawn c – Slammingpartygirl (by Grand Slam) Fasig-Tipton KY July not sold c – Softly Lit (by Latent Heat) Fasig-Tipton KY July $65,000 c – Soonerette (by Master Command) Fasig-Tipton KY July $105,000 c – Souper Miss (by Alphabet Soup) Keeneland Sept $70,000 f – Spit Curl (by Curlin) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Star Number (by Polish Numbers) Fasig-Tipton KY July not sold c – Tessarini (by Bernardini) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $50,000 c – Three Degrees Mon (by Maria's Mon) Keeneland Sept $22,000 f – Throws It Down (by Mizzen Mast) Keeneland Sept not sold f – Time For Love (by Johannesburg) Keeneland Sept $105,000 c - Toasty (by Polish Numbers) Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Oct $7,000 c – Tristanme (by Bwana Charlie) Fasig-Tipton KY July not sold c - Tristanme (by Bwana Charlie) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn c – Veronica's Lake (by Salt Lake) Keeneland Sept $50,000 f – Vision in Blue (by Bluegrass Cat) Keeneland Sept $20,000 f – Whalah (by Dixieland Band) Fasig-Tipton KY July not sold f – Witch Princess (by Exchange Rate) Keeneland Sept $82,000 f – Yogi'ssplashofgold (by Touch Gold) Keeneland Sept not sold
Unraced at two and winner of a six-furlong Belmont Park maiden on his only start at three, Emcee won the Grade 1 Forego Stakes over seven furlongs at Saratoga at four. He stands at Sequel Stallions in New York, he covered 66 mares in his first season, but just 28 in his second. He may not have many runners in Europe, if any, but he should be capable of getting some stakes winners at home.
He is a son of leading sire Unbridled's Song (by Unbridled) and he is out of the six-times scorer Surf Club (by Ocean Crest), which makes him a half-brother to the Dubai Group 2 winner Surfer (by Distorted Humor), to listed scorer Spring Party (by Smart Strike), and to Baffled (by Distorted Humor).
The latter was third in the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Ascot as a juvenile and she is the dam of the Grade 1 Florida Derby and Grade 1 Donn Handicap star Constitution (by Pulpit), who has completed his first season at WinStar Farm in Kentucky. His half-sister Jacaranda (by Congrats) won the Grade 3 Tempted Stakes over a mile at Aqueduct in 2014. Baffled is also the dam of Boynton (by More Than Ready), one the leading European juveniles of 2016. Godolphin's chestnut was bred by Twin Creeks Farm, he is trained by Charlie Appleby, and after winning the Group 2 Superlative Stakes over seven furlongs at Newmarket in July, he finished third to War Decree in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. EMCEE (USA) – b/br.2008 – Unbridled's Song – Surf Club, 4 wins inc Forego Stakes (Gr1), 3rd Alfred G Vanderbilt Handicap (Gr1), Tom Fool Handicap (Gr3). Sire in USA. First foals in 2015.
YEARLINGS CATALOGUED (updated)
f - Annie Roe (by Lightnin N Thunder) Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Oct $16,000 f – Back In The Shade (by Put It Back) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug withdrawn f - Back In The Shade (by Put It Back) Fasig-Tipton KY Oct withdrawn f – Cayman Style (by Scat Daddy) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $17,000 c – Desired Trait (by E Dubai) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold c – Donna Mira (by Diesis) Keeneland Sept $20,000 f – Forever Valentine (by Silver Deputy) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug $5,000 f – Holiday Peace (by Harlan's Holiday) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug $9,000 c – Ibis (by Empire Maker) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug $4,000 f – Last Oasis (by Tale Of The Cat) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug not sold f – Life's A Dance (by Gone West) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold c – Meadow Vista (by Meadowlake) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold f – Mosaico (by City Zip) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug $1,700 f – National Pastime (by Polish Numbers) Ocala Breeders' Sales Co Aug $19,000 f – Peg's Prayer (by Rodeo) Keeneland Sept $10,000 f – Picketline (by Street Cry) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug $110,000 c – Pretty Reason (by Fly So Free) Fasig-Tipton NY Aug not sold |
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