Forest Ranger may be set for an international campaign following his win in this afternoon's Group 2 Homeserve Huxley Stakes, a race he also won 12 months ago. The Richard Fahey-trained gelding beat all-weather star Matterhorn by three-parts of a length with Irish raider Success Days third and favourite Addeybb only fourth.
The five-year-old, who lost a front shoe during the race, was running for the third time this year having chased home Zabeel Prince in the Group 3 Earl of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket and been unplaced behind Dream Castle in the Group 1 Jebel Hatta at Meydan. Both of those races are over nine furlongs as is the Group 3 Darley Stakes at Newmarket in which he was a neck runner-up to Euginio on his final outing of 2018. Today's race was over almost ten and a half furlongs on soft ground.
His sire, Lawman (by Invincible Spirit), spent the early years of his stallion career at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland but is currently in his first term at Haras de Grandcamp in France. The classic star has sired five Group 1 winners to date, notably Irish 1000 Guineas and E.P. Taylor Stakes heroine Just The Judge and Gold Cup-placed St Leger winner Harbour Law. The latter began his stallion career at Batsford Stud in Gloucestershire this year. Forest Ranger was bred by Yeguada De Milagro Sa, he is a 26,000gns graduate of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, and is out of French listed winner Alava (by Anabaa). That makes him a half-brother to the stakes-placed four-time winner Home Cummins (by Rip Van Winkle), whom Fahey also trained, and that filly was successful from six and a half to nine and a half furlongs. Alava is a half-sister to the stakes-placed prolific French middle-distance winner Almaguer (by Spectrum) and out of Cerita (by Wolfhound), a multiple listed-placed miler whose blacktype siblings feature the pattern-placed mile stakes winner Tarzan Cry (by Anabaa) and the talented Tamise (by Time For A Change). She won the Group 3 Prix de la Flore over ten and a half furlongs at Saint-Cloud, a listed contest over the same course and distance and another listed race over a half-furlong less at Longchamp, Her son Motivado (by Montjeu) was fourth in the Ebor Handicap and fourth in the Cesarewitch before going to Australia where he won a Group 3 handicap over 12 and a half furlongs at Morphettville. Forest Ranger, whom Timeform rated 119 last year, is a capable gelding and it will be interesting to see how he gets on during his travels.
One would not expect a son of Kendargent (by Kendor) and an Indian Rocket (by Indian Ridge) mare to be a middle-distance horse but that is the new lease of life that Morando has found and the Andrew Balding-trained gelding could have the Group 1 Investec Coronation Cup on his agenda following his eight-length defeat of Kew Gardens in the Group 3 Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes at Chester.
He was originally trained by Roger Varian and campaign mostly at around a mile, winning a listed contest at Windsor and pattern placings at Haydock and Bordeaux Le Bouscat. He moved to the Balding team early last year, finished third to Crystal Ocean in the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes over ten furlongs first time out, was later listed-placed over that same trip at Ayr and then forced a dead-heat with Young Rascal in a 12-furlong Group 3 at Newbury in October. Chester was his first outing since then, the race was over almost 13 and a half furlongs on soft ground, and having hit the front three furlongs from home he was always holding his rivals at bay. Group 1 star Kew Gardens (gave 4lbs) made some late progress to take second place, with Magic Circle another half-length back in third and an 11-length gap to longshot Dalgarno in fourth.
Kendargent, who was a Group 1-placed miler, stands at Haras de Colleville in France and has built up a good reputation as a sire of mostly sprinters and milers. Group 2 scorers Jimmy Two Times, Restiadargent and Sky Full Of Stars head his list, with Goken, Kendam and Kenhope among this Group 3 winners. Soleil Marin has been a dual winner at Group 3 level, and placed in the Group 3 Prix d'Harcourt, but as a son of a Montjeu (by Sadler's Wells) mare was a more likely candidate than Morando to be a middle-distance horse. Morando was bred by Guy Pariente Holding Sprl, he is the first foal of Moranda (by Indian Rocket) and his winning dam's siblings include the blacktype sprinters Myasun (by Panis) and Matwan (by Indian Rocket). However, the stamina may come from his grandam as she, Spain, is a daughter of Bering (by Arctic Tern). That mare's full-brother Sarrasin won a four listed contests at around ten furlongs – one of them by 30 lengths in heavy ground – and was placed over a quarter-mile farther. Stepping up in trip has clearly suited this gelding well, although he may need some cut in the ground to show this level of form. It may not come up that way at Epsom next month, but some ease could be possible at Irish Champions Weekend, making the Group 1 Irish St Leger a potential target, and at British Champions Weekend at Ascot in October. Kew Gardens, on the other hand, won last year's Group 1 William Hill St Leger and Group 1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris on good ground and it was good-to-firm when he easily won the Group 2 Queen's Vase at Ascot, so a better performance seems likely when he gets more suitable underfoot conditions. His big-race entries range in distance from the ten-and-a-half-furlong Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup to the two-and-a-half-mile Group 1 Gold Cup, so his connections are keeping their options open.
It is encouraging to see classic trials won in good style but exciting when a horse produces the sort of demolition job that Sir Dragonet did at Chester this afternoon. The Aidan O'Brien-trained second-crop son of Camelot (by Montjeu) made his six rivals look ordinary in the Group 3 MBNA Chester Vase Stakes, yet the eight-length runner-up was his stakes-winning stablemate Norway, who could be a St Leger horse.
The Coolmore Stud stallion came up with Group 1 Irish Derby winner Latrobe and Grade 1 Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes heroine Athena in his first crop and his second one features the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud scorer Wonderment. Sir Dragonet would need to be supplemented for the Group 1 Investec Derby, but surely after this performance the fee will be paid. He's not engaged in the Curragh's classics either but is in the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Ascot. Yet another good horse bred by Orpendale, Wynatt & Chelston, the early-February-born bay only began his track career in late April, winning a 12-and-a-half-furlong maiden by three lengths at Tipperary on ground described as yielding-to-soft. It was good-to-soft this afternoon but there is no reason to presume that an ease in underfoot conditions is a requirement for him.
It is not just an exciting pattern-winning effort and a young proven classic sire that Sir Dragonet has to recommend him as a potential Group 1 horse. Indeed, one could say that this colt was bred with Epsom in mind, that the classics at that unique venue are a family tradition. He is the first foal of the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes third Sparrow (by Oasis Dream) and so is out of a half-sister Wonder Of Wonders (by Kingmambo), the filly who chased home Dancing Rain at Epsom before finishing a half-length third to Blue Bunting in the Group 1 Irish Oaks. Their dam is All Too Beautiful (by Sadler's Wells), the listed and Group 3 scorer who chased home Ouija Board at Epsom, and that filly is, of course, a daughter of Group 1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine and phenomenal broodmare Urban Sea (by Miswaki). This makes Sir Dragonet, who is inbred 3x3 to Sadler's Wells (by Northern Dancer), the grandson of a talented full-sister to Derby hero Galileo and half-sister to Derby hero Sea The Stars (by Cape Cross) – both of whom have sired Epsom classic winners of their own. Her siblings also include Oaks third Melikah (by Lammtarra), whose great-grandson Masar (by New Approach) won the Derby last year, whereas Sparrow's "niece" Alluringly (by Fastnet Rock) was an Oaks third. This is not just an Epsom family – it is the Epsom family. If you widen the net to include Urban Sea's descendants who have won or been placed in Group 1 classics at other venues then you bring in Irish Oaks heroine Bracelet (by Montjeu) and Irish Derby runner-up Born To Sea (by Invincible Spirit). And if you take a step back to her dam, Allegretta (by Lombard), then there are also 2000 Guineas star King's Best (sire of Derby hero Workforce), Prix du Jockey Club scorer Anabaa Blue (by Anabaa), and Irish 2000 Guineas third Mustajeeb (by Nayef) on the page. Right now, Sir Dragonet is just a Group 3 winner, albeit one who was impressive in achieving the feat, but if judged on everything we know about them so far, there are few members of the current European classic generations with as much potential to hit the top as this colt showed at Chester.
John Gosden-trained three-year-old Mehdaayih shot to the fore of the ante-post market for next month's Group 1 Investec Oaks following an impressive performance in the Listed Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks over an extended mile and three at Chester, showing a fine turn of foot before powering clear to beat the previously undefeated stakes winner Manuela De Vega (gave 3lbs) by four and a half lengths.
The daughter of Frankel (by Galileo) does not yet hold an entry at Epsom but she is engaged in the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot. However, such was the manner in which she won today's trial, it would be no surprise to see her supplemented for the Oaks or Irish Oaks. She got off the mark at the third attempt as a juvenile, beating today's third Fanny Logan by a neck in a mile novice event at Yarmouth in October, and we learned little from her 14-length drubbing of a single opponent in a ten-furlong Chelmsford handicap last month.
Mehdaayih was bred by Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd, she is a half-sister to a couple of multiple winners out of Sayyedati Symphony (by Gone West), and her dam is a half-sister to the talented Almushahar (by Silver Hawk) who won a Newmarket maiden and the Group 2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster but was not seen out again. Sayyedati (by Shadeed), the grandam of today's rising star, was an outstanding racehorse who won the Group 1 Sussex Stakes, Group 1 Prix Jacques le Marois, Group 1 1000 Guineas, Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes and Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and closed out her track career with a third-place finish to Ridgewood Pearl in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Mile at Belmont Park. A half-sister to the four-time middle-distance Group 1 scorer Golden Snake (by Danzig), the Clive Brittain-trained mile champion was out of Dubian (by High Line) who had been third in both the Oaks and Irish Oaks before going on to Group 1 success in Italy. Fourth dam Melodina (by Tudor Minstrel) was a juvenile pattern winner that went on to be placed in the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes, fifth dam Rose Of Medina (by Never Say Die) was an Oaks-placed winner of the Princess Elizabeth Stakes and Princess Royal Stakes, sixth dam Minaret (by Umidwar) won the Fern Hill Handicap, and seventh dam Neolight (by Nearco) was a classic-placed winner of the Cheveley Park Stakes and Coronation Stakes as well as being a half-sister to the brilliant Tudor Minstrel (by Owen Tudor). Those stars are obviously too remote to Mehdaayih to be having any impact on the racing ability that she has, but they do illustrate the strong roots from which she has come. She is a fascinating prospect who could be anything.
Star filly Magical disposed of a small but select field to take the Group 2 Coolmore Highland Reel Irish EBF Mooresbridge Stakes at the Curragh, comfortably beating Flag Of Honour by a length and a half in the ten-furlong feature. The King was a neck back in third, the same margin separating him from last year's Irish Derby scorer Latrobe.
She also beat last year's Irish St Leger winner comfortably in last month's Group 3 Alleged Stakes at Naas, her first outing since chasing home Enable in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs in November. The Group 1-winner is daughter of prolific champion sire Galileo (by Sadler's Wells), who currently sits in second place to Danehill in the all-time list of sires of Group 1 winners and in third, to Danehill and Sadler's Wells, in the all-time list of sires of stakes winners. Some sources call him "world champion sire" but given that sire championship titles are decided by earnings, he has never achieved that feat. Deep Impact, on the other hand, has – and Japanese prize money levels make it unlikely that any non Japanese-based horse can top that annual ranking.
Magical, whose pedigree was reviewed in detail in her chapter of European Group 1 Winners of 2018, was bred by Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt, she is a full-sister to Group 1 Lockinge Stakes heroine Rhododendron and also to the ten-furlong Group 3 winner Flying The Flag. She also has a two-year-old sister who has been named Heaven of Heavens and a full-brother who was born in January of this year. Their multiple Group 1-winning dam Halfway To Heaven (by Pivotal) is a daughter of the Group 2 King's Stand Stakes scorer Cassandra Go (by Indian Ridge) and that half-sister to the classic-placed pattern winner and successful sire Verglas (by Highest Honor) is also notable as being the grandam of US Grade 1 star Photo Call (by Galileo). Rahaam (by Secreto), the third dam of Magical, is also the third dam of last year's Group 1 Melbourne Cup star Cross Counter (by Teofilo). Magical holds a long list of Group 1 entries, as you might expect, and the evidence provided by her first two runs of the year suggests that she will win at least once at the top level in 2019.
Ballydoyle sent out an odds-on favourite for the Listed First Flier Stakes at the Curragh, the first juvenile blacktype event of the year, but that War Front colt had to settle for minor honours as the Willie McCreery-trained filly cruised to victory. The daughter of Shamardal (by Giant's Causeway) won by two and a quarter lengths in the hands of Billy Lee and looks a leading contender for next month's Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Third place went to the Jessica Harrington-trained filly In The Present, who represents the first crop of mile star Karakontie (by Bernstein), and she was a short-head in front of the Fozzy Stack-trained American Lady (by Starspangledbanner).
Ickworth is owned and bred by Godolphin and her only prior start was a winning debut over the minimum trip at Dundalk in late March. Her siblings include the stakes-placed sprinter White Witch (by Invincible Spirit) and her dam was a wide-margin Grade 1 star over seven and seven-and-a-half furlongs in Argentina as a two-year-old. That mare is called Ishitaki (by Interprate) and she is out of Nice Watch (by The Watcher), a winning half-sister to the Argentine Grade 1 winners New Dandy (by New Noble), Nice Bijou (by Search Tradition), and Nice Tradition (by Search Tradition). Their race records suggest that Ickworth could stay a mile in time.
Andre Fabre appears to have a strong hand for the French classics this year, and although his runner Syrtis was sent off favourite for the Group 3 Prix de Guiche at Chantilly it was the team's second string Flop Shot who took the prize, eased down to beat his stablemate by three lengths in the nine furlong test on soft ground.
The Wertheimer brothers' homebred was placed on both his starts as a juvenile and won a maiden on the Polytrack at Chantilly in mid-March. His pattern success, therefore, represented a huge step forward for the son of Dalham Hall Stud stallion New Approach (by Galileo) and there is every reason to hope that he can continue to progress, potentially reaching Group 1 level.
Flop Shot is the first foal of Dancequest (by Dansili), a lightly-raced winner who earned her blacktype when finishing third in a ten-and-a-half-furlong listed contest at Longchamp and has two half-sisters of considerable note. Balladeuse (by Singspiel) won the Group 2 Prix de Royallieu and has given us the Group 1 Prix Vermeille winner and Group 1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) runner-up Left Hand (by Dubawi), whereas Prix de Diane third Plumania (by Anabaa) landed the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and is responsible for this month's Group 2 Prix du Muguet scorer Plumatic (by Dubawi). Featherquest (by Rainbow Quest) is a winning half-sister to Group 1 scorer and successful sire Groom Dancer (by Blushing Groom), which could become more significant should Flop Shot go on to earn a berth at stud. Juvenile champion and classic hero New Approach is well-established as being a leading stallion and the sire of last year's Derby winner Masar also has the prior classic stars Talent, May's Dream, and Dawn Approach to his name among a total of seven Group 1 winners from 44 blacktype scorers.
Happen came from a seemingly impossible position to grab the Group 3 Coolmore Gleneagles Irish EBF Athasi Stakes on the line at the Curragh. The Aidan O'Brien had little apparent chance of victory with even a half-furlong to travel but stayed on strongly to sweep past her rivals. Four-year-olds Dan's Dream and Rionach were second and third, beaten by a short-head and a neck.
This was her second win from five starts, it followed her two-and-a-quarter-length second to Lady Kaya in the Group 3 Ballylinch Stud "Priory Belle" 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown last month - also over seven furlongs - and it is clear that this daughter of outstanding Claiborne Farm sire War Front (by Danzig) is ready to step up in trip. Her entries include the Group 1 Coronation Stakes over a mile, the ten-furlong Group 1 Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes, and both the Group 1 Investec Oaks and Group 1 Darley Irish Oaks over 12 furlongs.
Her dam won that pair of classics by a combined margin of ten lengths then followed-up with a three-and-a-half-length score in the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks, but it is not guaranteed that Happen will stay that trip. The best by her sire tend to be effective in the seven-to-ten-and-a-half-furlong range, and although her siblings include the pattern-winning stayer Alex My Boy (by Dalakhani), they also include Somehow (by Fastnet Rock). That unfortunate filly won the Listed Cheshire Oaks, was narrowly beaten in the Group 3 Give Thanks Stakes, but was well-beaten in both the Oaks and Irish Oaks. Her best form was from a mile to ten and a half furlongs and included a seven-length win in the Group 3 Snow Fairy Stakes over nine, a three-and-a-quarter-length score in the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes over the same trip, and on her final run before an untimely death, she chased home Decorated Knight in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. Happen could prove to be best in a similar range of distances, even if she does possess the stamina to perform well over the full Oaks trip. Alexandrova's full-brother Masterofthehorse finished third to Sea The Stars at Epsom but their half-sister Magical Romance (by Barathea) – she could be described as being a three-parts sister – won the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes over six furlongs as a juvenile and was well-beaten when tried over eight, ten and 12 furlongs at three. Her speed was an exception to the general rule of the first few generations of the family, her blacktype-placed son Tall Ship (by Sea The Stars) stayed 12 furlongs, and her dam's siblings include the Group 2 Goodwood Cup runner-up Golden Quest (by Rainbow Quest), Group 3 Park Hill Stakes third Puce (by Darshaan), and also Sitara (by Salse), the 12-furlong-winning dam of Group 1 Melbourne Cup star Rekindling (by High Chaparral). There are, of course, many other notable horses to be found in the first few generations of this well-known family. Happen clearly has plenty of ability but her ideal distance range may come down to what her sire has contributed to her genetic mix.
The 145th Kentucky Derby produced one of the most dramatic renewals in its history after the front-running Maximum Security, who passed the post in front of his 18 rivals, was disqualified and placed last. Country House, the 65/1 longshot who reached the line one and three-quarter lengths behind him, was awarded the race.
Gary and Mary West's Maximum Security, a second-crop son of New Year's Day (by Street Cry), carried an unbeaten four-race record into the race, a streak that included the Grade 1 Florida Derby. He led almost every step of the way but hung to his right about two and a half furlongs from home, impeding several rivals, making an enquiry inevitable. Country House, in contrast, had won just one from six. He chased home War Of Will (seventh tonight and one of those hampered) in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds in February, was only fourth in the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby, then a six-and-three-quarter-length third to Omaha Beach in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby last month. However, it should be noted that Country House ran in the Kentucky Derby four days before his physical third birthday. It is, therefore, entirely possible that there will be plenty more improvement to come from him and that this may not remain the only Grade 1 win on his record for long. Maximum Security is even younger – born May 14th – and so he too could be much better than we have seen so far. Autumn and four-year-old rematches between the pair would be fascinating. Code Of Honour, who was promoted to second, represents the first crop of Frankel's multiple Group 1-winning full-brother Noble Mission (by Galileo), and dual Grade 2 scorer Tacitus, who was moved up to third, is a son of champion sire Tapit (by Pulpit) and multiple Grade 1 star Close Hatches (by First Defence). Both remain colts of considerable potential, as are the race favourite Improbable (by City Zip), Grade 1 scorer Game Winner (by Candy Ride) and the aforementioned War Of Will, who were fourth, fifth and seventh respectively. Japanese raider Master Fencer (by Just A Way) was sixth. Country House is a son of Ashford Stud stallion Lookin At Lucky (by Smart Strike), a horse whose roll of honour is headed by the almost $6.7 million earner and multiple Grade 1 star Accelerate plus a string of Chilean-bred Grade 1 winners, notably champion and classic heroine Wow Cat. She left the Carlos Urbina stable last year to join the Chad Brown team, easily won the Grade 1 Beldame Stakes at Belmont Park in October and then chased home Monomoy Girl in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs. The chestnut colt was bred by Austin Paul, he is out of the dual four-year-old winner Quake Lake (by War Chant) and so could be described as being a three-parts brother to his dam's most notable sibling. Breaking Lucky (by Lookin At Lucky) has won the Grade 3 Seagram Cup Stakes at Woodbine and the restricted Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie – the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown – and the races in which he has been placed include the Grade 1 Clark Handicap, Grade 1 Whitney Stakes and Grade 1 Stephen Foster Handicap. Their dam is the Grade 1 Garden City Breeders' Cup Handicap runner-up Shooting Party (by Sky Classic), a daughter of listed scorer and eight-time winner Ayanka (by Jade Hunter). This makes Country House inbred 3x5x5 to Mr Prospector (by Raise A Native), 4x3 to Danzig (by Northern Dancer), and 4x4 to the influential broodmare No Class (by Nodouble). The stakes winners who appear under the branches of the fourth generation of his pedigree include some who have done well in Europe, notably the Group 2 Windsor Forest Stakes heroine and dual Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes-placed grey Strawberrydaiquiri (by Dansili). Rimmal (by Bellamy Road) is another member of the family racing in Europe but that Jeremy Noseda-trained three-year-old, a half-sister to the dam of Country House, has shown little aptitude in two starts this year. Those were over a mile at Newmarket and over six furlongs at Redcar and it would be no surprise to see her try the artificial tracks or head across the Atlantic.
The progressive David Lannigan-trained four-year-old Worth Waiting put up the best performance of her career to date when taking the Group 2 Charm Spirit Dahlia Stakes over nine furlongs at Newmarket this afternoon. Ridden by James Doyle, the Whatton Manor Stud-bred bay won by a length from Nyaleti, taking her record to five wins from eight starts.
Last year's shock 1000 Guineas winner Billesdon Brook finished three and a quarter lengths farther back in third, a nose in front of 5/4 favourite Veracious. The winner may now step back up to stronger company as she holds entries in the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes, Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes, and Group 1 Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes. Having won four in a row last summer, culminating in the Group 3 Prix Minerve over 12 and a half furlongs at Deauville, she finished fourth to Kitesurf in the Group 1 Qatar Prix Vermeille at ParisLongchamp in mid-September.
Worth Waiting is a 40,000gns graduate of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and is the best of several winners out of Salutare (by Sadler's Wells). Her dam won three times in France as a three-year-old and could be described as being a three-parts sister to the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak heroine Montare (by Montjeu). That seven-time scorer also won the Group 2 Prix de Royallieu, two editions of the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris, and a pair of listed contests, her string of pattern-race placings featured the runners-up spot in the Group 1 Prix Vermeille, and she has since become a broodmare of note. Travelling Man (by Oasis Dream) is the best of Montare's sons. Although not a stakes winner, he has been placed many times in blacktype company and notably when third in the Group 2 Grand Prix de Deauville and Group 2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier. However, it is one of his half-sisters who is the star sibling. The John Gosden-trained Journey (by Dubawi) beat Speedy Boarding by four lengths to take the Group 1 Qipco British Champions Fillies/Mare Stakes at Ascot, she also won the Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes at Haydock and three listed contests, chased home Simple Verse in the 2015 edition of the Ascot race, and Bateel in 2017's Group 1 Prix Vermeille. Montare and Salutare are among a remarkable tally of 11 wins among a dozen foals produced from dual French listed scorer Contare (by Shirley Heights), the next dam is the listed-placed juvenile winner Balenare (by Pharly), and the fourth dam of Worth Waiting is Flashy (by Sir Ivor), who won the Listed Strensall Stakes. This is a branch of the influential Moller family descending from Horama (by Panorama) – the seventh dam of Worth Waiting – one whose notable representatives include Group 1 winners such as Moulton (by Pardao), Kirtling (by Grundy), Nicolotte (by Night Shift), Teenoso (by Youth), Favoletta (by Baldric), Rule Of Law (by Kingmambo), Sir Percy (by Mark Of Esteem), Give Notice (by Warning), Old Country (by Quiet Fling), Ashayer (by Lomond), Aqaarid (by Nashwan), Alampur (by Catcher In The Rye), Imperial Dancer (by Primo Dominie), Tryster (by Shamardal), Harayir (by Gulch), Give Thanks (by Relko), Prince Bishop (by Dubawi), Olympic Glory (by Choisir), and Braiswick (by King Of Spain), as well as the classic-placed Silky (by Nijinsky), Furioso (by Ballymoss), Alshakr (by Bahri), and Most Welcome (by Be My Guest). Those stars are so remote to Worth Waiting as to have no bearing on her talent, but these scattered roots combined with her strong close-up pedigree will make her a fascinating prospect whenever the time comes for her to retire to the paddocks. |
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