8/7/10 - WICKEDLY STAYS PERFECT IN SORRENTO - Warrendale selling a 1/2 by Mizzen Mast hip 1953 at Keeneland September

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WICKEDLY PERFECT (Congrats) made the most of a fast early pace to make it two in a row in Friday's GIII Sorrento S. at Del Mar. Allowed to settle in third behind Dawnie Macho (Macho Uno) through an opening quarter mile in :21.89, the grey maintained that position as 9-5 favorite Final Mesa (Sky Mesa) moved to the fore through a half in :44.90.

Ready to take command at the head of the lane, WICKEDLY PERFECT was three wide around the turn, took control in the stretch and had enough left in reserve to hold off the late closing A Z Warrior (Bernardini) by one length at the wire. Izshelegal (Maria's Mon), sent off the 3-1 second choice, was a
head back in third, while Final Mesa, winner of Woodbine's My Dear S. last time out, tired to sixth.
Friday, Del Mar.

SORRENTO S.-GIII, $150,000, DMR, 8-6, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17, ft.
1--WICKEDLY PERFECT, 119, f, 2, by Congrats
1st Dam: Wickedly Wise, by Tactical Cat
2nd Dam: Winter Display, by Cold Reception
3rd Dam: Show Off, by Olympia
($70,000 2yo 2010 OBSAPR). O-Peter Moehrke, Rafter
JR Ranch & STD Racing Stable;
B-Y-Lo Racing Stables, LLC (FL);
T-Doug F O'Neill;
J-Rafael Bejarano; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $114,600.

7/14/10 - Warrendale Grad, POSITION LIMIT scores in her first start

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POSITION LIMIT (f, 2, Bellamy Road--Payable On Demand, by Out of Place), a $55,000 FTKJUL yearling, was sent off at 4-1 in her unveiling. The dark bay filly was ridden out of the gate to take up a stalking position as Evangelical (Speightstown) led the field through fractions of :22.25 and :45.93. Position Limit inhaled the pacesetter into the stretch and splashed clear to an authoritative 6 3/4-length victory. Evangelical held second and Backslash (Sharp Humor) was third. Nicky=s Way (First Samurai) was fifth.

Position Limit is the second winner for her freshman sire (by Concerto). Winner of the 2005 GI Wood Memorial, Bellamy Road was campaigned by the Kinsman Stable of George Steinbrenner, who passed away Tuesday. AWe were very pleased with the way she had trained," Todd Pletcher said of the winner. "She was a first-time starter who we thought would want a little more distance, and we caught an off racetrack. You=re always concerned with how they are going to handle that, but she had trained like she was capable of winning first out. I think if she comes out of it well, a race like the [Aug. 15 GIII] Adirondack [at Saratoga Race Course] could be on our radar screen." Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $30,000.
O-Starlight Partners.
B-Lazy Lane Farms Inc (VA).
T-Todd A Pletcher.

  6/5/10 - Warrendale Sales Grad Breaks Maiden Impressively

After finishing third in her debut at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Oaks undercard, Ash Zee by Exchange Rate out of Wickedly Wise broke her maiden by 7 ½ lengths on the main track. Ash Zee was bred by Y-Lo Racing and was consigned to the 2007 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale by Hinkle Farms where she was purchased by David Hanley’s Whitechurch Farm for $100,000. The following year the filly was apart of the Warrendale Sales consignment at the Fasig Tipton Kentucky July Yearling sale as hip #441 where she was sold on behalf of David Hanley’s Whitechurch Farm. The sale topping filly was purchased by Zayat Stables for $375,000. The filly has now earned $26,880 from a record of 3-1-0-1; she is trained by Steve Asmussen. Look for the filly’s half sister by Mizzen Mast selling this September.

  2/14/10 - Warrendale Grad Smart Strike Filly Takes Charge Late in La Canada G2

Warrendale Sales Ranks 3rd Among Leading Consignors at Keeneland January

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"The top priced yearling of the sale was a son of Medaglia d’ Oro that sold to Peter O’Callaghan, agent for Twin Peaks Bloodstock, for $280,000. The bay colt out of the St. Jovite mare Win For Juno was consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent."

   JANUARY 2010 SALES STARS

Hip 455 - Medaglia d'Oro-Win for Juno colt Consigned for Tom Bachman, purchased by Twin Peaks Bloodstock for $280,000

Hip 533 - Desert Stormer and colt by Bernardini born 1/11/2010 Consigned for Live Oak Stud, purchased by Coronation Investments for $135,000

Hip 535 - Devotion Unbridled I/F to Awesome Again Consigned for Live Oak Stud, purchased by Lucy's Farm for $200,000

Hip 650 - Street Sense-Luv a Drama colt Consigned for Omega Farm and Chancey Mill Farm, purchased by Emerald Valley for $250,000

Hip 684 - Munchkin I/F to Tiznow Consigned for Live Oak Stud, purchased by Dr. Oscar Benavides for $210,000

10/26/09 - Satan's Quick Chick takes the LEXUS RAVEN RUN S.-GII

TVG's Todd Schrupp may have had this one circled, but there were few others in the crowd at Keeneland who could boast a bet on Satans Quick Chick. The bay was batting .500 on synthetic surfaces, with three wins from six starts, but those victories came in a Turfway maiden test back in January and two allowance races routing at Presque Isle Downs May 22 and Aug. 30.

In her two most recent stakes attempts, she had finished fifth in the Diamond Ring S. on the grass at Arlington July 11 and, last time out, sixth in the HBPA S. at Presque Isle Sept. 26. There was little to recommend her as she took on a solid field of a sprinting fillies, but Satans Quick Chick wasn't fazed by the board. Finding herself at the back of the pack after getting squeezed at the start, she was tucked in at the rail throughout. The longshot had to steady behind horses at the top of the lane, but she found the necessary gaps once clear, spurting up the inside to get the job done.

10/11/09 - Gayego Closes Strongly for G1 Ancient Title Score

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8/17/09 - Gayego Returns a Winner

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3rd-SAR, $59,780, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($100,000), C, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09 1/5, ft.
1--GAYEGO, 122, c, 4, Gilded Time--Devils Lake (SW,
   $103,785), by Lost Code. ($32,000 yrl '06 KEESEP).
   O-Godolphin Racing LLC; B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton
   (KY); T-Saeed bin Suroor. Lifetime Record: GSW-US
   & UAE, 10-5-2-0, $799,620.
2--Digger, 120, g, 5, Yonaguska--Da Choice, by Dehere.
3--Tend, 118, c, 4, Dynaformer--Liable, by Seeking the
   Gold.
Margins: 1, 1 1/4, 1. Odds: 0.75, 2.30, 11.80.
Gayego, off since running second in the G2 Godolphin Mile Mar. 28, made a triumphant return to the U.S. The four-year-old was runner-up to Georgie Boy (Tribal Rule) in the GII San Felipe S. in March of his sophomore year, then followed up with a 3/4-length tally in the GII Arkansas Derby in April. The wheels came off in both the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness and he was shelved until the fall. A disappointing seventh when returning to sprints in the Damascus S. at Santa Anita in late October, he got back on track with a sharp confidence-boosting score in a Hollywood optional claimer in November that established a new track record for 6 1/2 furlongs (1:13.37). That would be his last start with trainer Paulo Lobo, as Gayego was purchased privately by trainer A.C. Avila, who then resold the colt to Godolphin. Making his first start wearing the famous blue silks, Gayego beat Big City Man (Northern Afleet) and Diabolical (Artax) in the G3 Mahab Al Shimaal at Nad Al Sheba Mar. 5, but could do no better than second to Two Step Salsa (Petionville) in the Godolphin Mile 23 days later. Off since, Gayego was hammered down to odds-on favoritism and didn't disappoint. He rated toward the back of a tightly packed group, made an ominous three-wide move on the turn, lost a bit of momentum turning into the stretch, but was along in plenty of time.

8/11/09 - Golden Opportunity: Ferguson Lands Medaglia D'Oro Colt At FTSAUG

FTSAUG   hip 159	Yearling C	Medaglia d'Oro--Kendall Hill	$875,000
Breeder: Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (Ky)
Buyer: John Ferguson
Consignor: Consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Whitechurch Farm

He was quiet early in the session, but John Ferguson let his presence be known when hip 159 entered the ring at FTSAUG Tuesday. Bidding on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed, Ferguson went to $875,000 to land his first buy of the night, a colt by Medaglia d'Oro out of Kendall Hill (Theatrical {Ire}). The dark bay was consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Whitechurch Farm, who had acquired the colt for just $165,000 as a KEENOV weanling. The January foal is out of a daughter of GSW Blue Jean Baby (Mr. Prospector), and from the family of MGSW Limehouse (Grand Slam).

7/20/09 - Warrendale Consigns F-T July 2009 Topper For Whitechurch Farm

DOWN BUT NOT OUT AT FASIG-TIPTON JULY
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At the end of the opening session of Fasig-Tipton's July Sale of Selected Yearlings, officials were left scratching their heads as to what to do to stop the hemorrhaging. But by the time the last yearling strolled through the ring at the end of Day 2, there appeared to emerge a glimmer of hope on the horizon as the session average of $87,117 dropped a mere 4.3 percent from last year's $91,043. "Based on [Monday's session], I wouldn't have been surprised if we were down more," said Faisg- Tipton Chairman Walt Robertson. "Truthfully, I am thrilled we were only down less than 5 percent [for average on Day 2]."

Helping to bolster that average on the second day was hip 250. Only the third horse through the ring, the daughter of sophomore sire Medaglia d'Oro offered more evidence that her sire is one of the hottest young sires in the country. In the days leading up to the sale, the bay drew plenty of admirers, but in the end, it was John Ferguson who signed the ticket for Darley. Purchased for $425,000, the Feb. 29 foal was consigned by Warrendale Sales, agent for Anne and David Hanley's Whitechurch Farm. One of five fillies by the Darley sire offered at July, the bay is out of Ting a Folie (Arg) (Careafolie {Ire}), a multiple group winner in Argentina

Warrendale's Kitty Taylor said, "She is just a lovely filly. She has a beautiful cap on her and has just a lovely walk. She has always had the right attitude and is by the right stallion. We felt pretty solid with the filly, so we were pleased with the price we got. I'm very pleased for the Hanley's."

The 13-year-old mare, who was purchased with this filly in utero by Kelly Farms Racing for $70,000 at KEEJAN in 2008, is a full-sister to dual Group 1 winner Campesino (Arg). Church secured hip 250 for $85,000 at Keeneland January seven months ago. "We really loved her," said White Church Farm's David Hanley. "We were very high on the stallion and obviously, Medaglia d'Oro has turned out to be a really sensational stallion. She has done really well in the time we have had her."

At this venue last time, the White Church Farm and Warrendale duo teamed up to sell the sale topper, a filly by Exchange Rate who brought $375,000. AWe love to sell here," said Hanley."We have had such good success here. Fasig-Tipton also does such a great job promoting the sale, and in the time that the new management came in, they have worked so hard to improve the sale."

Welker-Bred filly Brings $370,000 At Fasig-Tipton July 2009

ALL MEDAGLIA D'ORO, ALL THE TIME
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The Medaglia d'Oro juggernaut showed no signs of slowing down late in yesterday's session as hip 471, a filly by the Darley stallion, realized a $370,000 final bid from Steve Davison's Twin Creek Farm. Consigned by Warrendale Sales on behalf of the filly's breeder Bert Welker, the dark bay is out of the unraced Peridot (Gilded Time). The 10-year-old mare, who is a full-sister to GSW Elaborate, is a great-grand daughter of champion and Grade I winner Smart Angle (Quadrangle).

Twin Creek racing manager Randy Gullatt signed the ticket on behalf of Louisiana-based Davison. Formerly a strictly private racing entity, Twin Creek now operates as a racing partnership--Twin Creek Racing--and currently has 16 horses split between trainers Todd Pletcher and Mike Maker. "She was just a standout Medaglia d'Oro," Gullatt said of hip 471. "The best physical in the sale. She had so much class, great size, a great body and great stretch. She had everything we were looking for."

According to Gullatt, the Jan. 11 foal will be taken to Florida to be broken in the fall, and a decision as to where the filly may race will be decided at a later date. "It all depends on where we need her to go," he said. Echoing the general theme of many buyers over the course of the two-day sale, Gullatt was pleased with the price. "I really thought she would bring more," admitted Gullatt. "She was just a standout."

Warrendale sold five of nine horses during Monday's opening session, but proved more successful yesterday, finding buyers for all but one of their yearlings. Among those successfully sold Tuesday were hip 442, a chestnut colt by Tapit who brought $180,000."It's been a really tough sale," said Warrendale's Kitty Taylor. "People are gravitating toward the proven sires and the horses that jump through all the hoops and perform physically and vet-wise. We did well, so we're pleased with our results."

Stars of Fasig Tipton July - 2009

Hip #250 Medaglia d'Oro-Ting A Folie (ARG) Filly   For the second year in a row, Warrendale Sales consigned the Fasig-Tipton July sale-topper on behalf of David and Anne Hanley's Whitechurch Farm. John Ferguson purchased the filly for $425,000 Photos by Z

 

Hip #471 Medaglia d'Oro-Peridot Filly   Bert Welker's Medaglia d'Oro filly fetched the second-highest sale price at Fasig-Tipton on Tuesday, July 21st. Twin Creek Farm's Randy Gullatt went to $370,000 for the filly, who was bred by Welker and consigned by Warrendale Sales. Photos by Z

 

Hip # 442 Tapit-Miss Pine Top Az. Colt   Along with trainer Seth Benzel, Jim Pippo's Whitehall Stable purchased this colt for $180,000. Warrendale Sales consigned the colt for David and Anne Hanley's Whitechurch Farm. Photos by Z

 

7/12/09 - Warrendale Grad Necessary Evil Defeats Colts in Hollywood Juvenile

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HOLLYWOOD JUVENILE CHAMPIONSHIP S.-GIII, $100,000, HOL, 7-12, 2yo, 6f (AWT), 1:09 4/5, ft.
1--#"NECESSARY EVIL, 115, f, 2, by Harlan's Holiday
        1st Dam: Song and Danz, by Unbridled's Song
        2nd Dam: Danzig Til Dawn, by Danzig
        3rd Dam: Aly Tigress, by Alydar
($160,000 yrl '08 FTKJUL; $270,000 RNA 2yo ‘09 BESMAR). O-Glencrest Farm & Dapple Stable; B-Don Ameche III (KY); T-Doug F O'Neill; J-Joel Rosario; $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $87,600.

Necessary Evil (Harlan's Holiday), the only filly in the short field of five, turned yesterday's GIII Hollywood Juvenile Championship into a laugher with a front-running three-length victory over Zip Quik (City Zip). The bay filly, sent off the 6-5 favorite, tugged jockey Joel Rosario to the lead and the pair clicked off fractions of :22.36 and :45.73. Always travelling easily, she waved good bye to the boys through five furlongs in :57.58 and sailed under the wire as much the best, completing the six furlongs in 1:09.98. "Boy is she fast," Rosario said. "At the top of the stretch she changed leads perfectly--in fact she does everything perfect."

 Necessary Evil used those same front-running tactics, zipping through fractions of :21.4 and :44.3 to win her five-furlong debut in :56.3 at Hollywood May 31. "She won nicely first time, but I think she did even better today," Joel Rosario added. Leandro Mora, assistant to trainer Doug O'Neill said, "That was phenomenal. I had second thoughts [about her beating colts] because the colt [stablemate and third-place finisher Classical Slew] was training awesome also. The last workout they worked together she was a little bit tough for him. That's when we started thinking she could be competitive."

7/11/09 -Yankee Injunuity Wins Arlington Sprint

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by David Zenner | July 11, 2009

Encore Racing Stable & James McMullen's Yankee Injunuity earned a hard-fought victory and a possible spot in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint this November when he gutted out a neck win over favored Chamberlain Bridge in the $200,000 Arlington Sprint on Saturday.  Because of a malfunction of the electronic timer, the official race time was a hand-timed 1:02.50.

The son of Yankee Victor rebounded from a fifth-place run in the Highlander at Woodbine Race Course in his last start to earn his first win in four starts this year and his seventh in 30 starts overall.  He picked up $117,600 to boost his bankroll to $308,451.

"I thought he'd run a littler sharper (than he did) at Woodbine - maybe it was the trip," said trainer Jim McMullen.  "He ran one of his biggest races in Indiana.  He came out of the Woodbine race great and breezed terrific over this course.  He showed up today."

More importantly, as part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In," Yankee Injunuity is guaranteed a spot in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita Park should his connections opt to make the trip West.

Sitting fourth early under jockey E. T. Baird, the 5-year-old horse angled out entering the stretch, engaged Chamberlain Bridge mid-stretch and got up in the waning yards to get the victory.

Chamberlain Bridge, the 6-5 favorite, chased the pace, took the lead at the eighth pole but could not hold off the eventual winner.

"(Yankee Injunuity) ran me down," said Jesse Campbell, who rode the beaten favorite.  "My horse was running hard to the wire, and he just beat me. I knew that horse was one of the ones to beat, I've been riding him.  I actually held my horse off the lead for awhile.  When I kicked my horse, he went.  (The winner) just got me."

St. Joe was third in the seven-horse field, followed by Grand Sensation, Fort Prado, Shrewd Operator and Stradivinsky.

Yankee Injunuity paid $19, $5.20 and $3.  Chamberlain Bridge returned $3.20 and $2.40.  St. Joe paid $2.40.

 

7/10/09 - OCTOGARIAN RECORDS WIN IN FIRST START AT HOLLYWOOD

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1st-HOL, $46,400, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:10 1/5, ft.
+OCTOGARIAN (f, 2, Rock Hard Ten--Coronda Rose, by Coronado's Quest), sent off the 3-2 second choice, took command soon after the start, held a 3 1/2-length cushion turning for home and had enough left in reserve to graduate by one length over Mi Sueno (Pulpit). With the victory, Octogarian becomes the second winner for her freshman sire (by Kris S.). The $160,000 KEESEP yearling purchase RNA'd for $110,000 at FTFFEB. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,600. 
O-J Paul Reddam. B-Fares Farm LLC (KY). T-Doug F O'Neill.

 On behalf of breeder Fares Farm LLC, Warrendale Sales sold Octogarian to Dapple Bloodstock for $160,000 at the 2008 Keeneland September Yearling Sale

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6/26/09 - Hightap makes it two Graded Stakes wins in a row in the Iowa Oaks

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HIGHTAP, 121, f, 3, by Tapit
        1st Dam: Don'tellmichelle, by Regal Classic
        2nd Dam: L'Insatiable, by Caveat
        3rd Dam: Drama School, by Northern Dancer
   ($87,000 wlng '06 KEENOV; $75,000 RNA yrl '07 FTKJUL; $72,000 yrl '07 FTKOCT). O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd; B-Springland Farm (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen; J-Shaun Bridgmohan; $120,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $246,365.

2--Sweet Relish, 118, f, 3, Smoke Glacken-Sweet Eloise, by Sky Classic. O-Pin Oak Stable; B-Pin Oak Stud LLC (KY); T-Donnie K Von Hemel; $40,000.
3--Peach Brew, 114, f, 3, Milwaukee Brew-Georgia Ok, by Hickory Ridge. O/B-Robert H Zoellner (OK); T-Donnie K Von Hemel; $20,000
   

   
After finishing second in her career debut at Fair Grounds Dec. 18, Hightap paired up sharp victories at the New Orleans oval Jan. 17 and Feb. 21, but she didn't quite handle a major class jump when finishing seventh in the GIII Honeybee S. at Oaklawn Mar. 15. The grey filly was given some time to regroup and responded with a 3 1/4-length victory in the GIII Dogwood S. at Churchill Downs May 30, an effort that made her the second choice to Grade I winner Hooh Why (Cloud Hopping) in this test under the lights. Allowed to settle into stride several lengths from the front, Hightap let Hooh Why get first run as the field straightened into the lane. She found her best stride approaching the furlong marker and, with rider Shaun Bridgmohan just waving the stick at her, surged clear and maintained a safe margin to the wire.

6/4/09 -Warrendale Grad MALIBU BEACH - Newest Black-Type Winner for Tapit

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6/5/09 - ALYSSUM S., $63,750, BEL, 6-5, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17, sy.
1--#MALIBU BEACH, 118, f, 3, by Tapit
        1st Dam: McCaskill, by Copelan
        2nd Dam: Bally Bis (Ire), by Windjammer
        3rd Dam: Ballynanty (GB), by King's Bench (GB)
($130,000 2yo ‘08 FTMMAY). O-Puglisi Racing LLC; B-Bridle Breezes (KY); T-Steve Klesaris; J-Ramon A Dominguez; $40,200. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $71,000. *Seventh SW for sophomore sire (by Pulpit).
2--Reforestation, 118, f, 3, Forestry--Wacky Becky, by Gone West.or-Bred Stable LLC. $13,440.
3--Pretty Katherine, 118, f, 3, Vindication--Indigene, by Deputy Minister
 Margins: 3/4, 6, 3. Odds: 2.30, 0.80, 4.60.

Malibu Beach came up just a half-length short in her debut at Delaware Aug. 24, but didn't face the starter again until May 20. The grey filly was a comfortable 3 1/4-length winner as the 2-5 chalk in that Delaware contest, and was the only representative here from her barn after Mani Bhavan (Storm Boot) and Hollywood Hills (City Place) were scratched by trainer Steve Klesaris. Away alertly, the Puglisi colorbearer showed the way through a :22.92 opening quarter while shadowed by Reforestation. That odds-on favorite drew even in front of the stands, but Malibu Beach dug in gamely on the rail and edged ahead late for her first black-type success.

 

Malibu Beach was consigned by Warrendale Sales at the 2007 Keeneland September Yearling Sale on behalf of breeder Bridle Breezes Farm.

 5/31/2009 – New  H'wood Record For Harlan's Holiday Firster

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4th-HOL, $48,428, Msw, 2yo, f, 5f (AWT), :56 3/5, ft.
+NECESSARY EVIL, f, 2, by Harlan's Holiday
        1st Dam: Song and Danz, by Unbridled's Song
        2nd Dam: Danzig Til Dawn, by Danzig
        3rd Dam: Aly Tigress, by Alydar

Necessary Evil was no secret here as the crowd's 9-5 choice and didn't disappoint her backers. Breaking alertly under Joel Rosario, the bay miss was up to set the pace and ripped through a pressured quarter in :21.97. She turned the corner while still under a hand ride and, after a half in :44.71, needed only a single left-handed reminder to keep her mind on business as she steamed home 3 3/4 lengths to the good of the rallying Mi Sueno (Pulpit). The latter, the first foal produced by Grade I winner Madcap Escapade (Hennessy), was a $1.7 million Keeneland November weanling and was debuting for the Southern Equine team. Necessary Evil was a $160,000 FTKJUL yearling who RNA'd for $270,000 at the Barretts March Sale. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $27,600.
O-Glencrest Farm & Dapple Stable. B-Bert & Mickey Welker (KY). T-Doug F O'Neill.

*See Stars of Fasig-Tipton July - 2008 below for a look at Necessary Evil as a yearling

   5/30/2009 – HIGHTAP Scores in the Dogwood S. G3

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DOGWOOD S.-GIII, $111,500, CDX, 5-30, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:35 3/5, ft.
1--#HIGHTAP, 117, f, 3, by Tapit
1st Dam: Don'tellmichelle, by Regal Classic
2nd Dam: L'Insatiable, by Caveat
3rd Dam: Drama School, by Northern Dancer
($87,000 wlng '06 KEENOV; $72,000 yrl '07FTKOCT). O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd; B-Springland Farm (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen; J-Shaun Bridgmohan; $66,365. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $126,365. *4th
GSW for sophomore sire (by Pulpit).

A debut second going six panels at the Fair Grounds Dec. 18, Hightap graduated by 9 1/4 lengths when tried around two turns Jan. 17. The grey filly made it two straight, scoring by 2 3/4 lengths going an extended mile down on the Bayou Feb. 21, but came back down to earth when she finished a distant last of seven in the GIII Honeybee S. at Oaklawn Park Mar. 15. Settled in midpack, but never more than three lengths from the front as the field streaked down the backstretch, Hightap advanced outside a rival on the turn, put a head in front of favored Luster entering the final furlong and drove clear. “I had a good trip. It worked out very well,” commented winning jockey Shaun Bridgmohan. “Around the middle of the turn I had a choice, and I saw the favorite in front of me and opted to follow her. When I was ready to move, we went ahead and she finished up really, really strong.”

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4/29/2009 "Warrendale Grad Flatter Than Me Wins In First Outing"

4th-CDX, $46,768, Msw, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :52, gd.
+FLATTER THAN ME (c, 2, Flatter--Hannah's Doll, by Boston Harbor), who as an $80,000 KEESEP yearling was the highest-priced of the 16 Flatter yearlings to sell last year, was given a 7-2 chance to succeed at first asking for a trainer who hits with 17 percent of his debut runners. Under Brian Hernandez, Jr., the colt was full of run early and raced up to set a quarter-mile split of :22 1/5. The 18-1 longshot Soundman (Songandaprayer) moved to challenge at the quarter pole and maybe took a narrow lead in upper stretch, but Flatter Than Me battled back gamely along the rail and inched away to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Soundman held second over the rallying Elsaroarin (Roaring Fever). The 4-5 firster Sparkle of Light (Alke) was fourth. Flatter
Than Me is a half-brother to the three-year-old  “TDN Rising Star” Auspicious (Indian Charlie), who won her first two by a combined 13 1/4 lengths before running third at 4-5 odds in the Prima Donna S. at Oaklawn Mar. 22. Auspicious goes next in Saturday’ s GIII Eight Belles S. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, O-Merrill R Scherer, Dan Lynch & Ken Sentel. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton (KY). T-Merrill R Scherer.

4/02/2009 Welker to Warrendale Sales:

Bert Welker has joined Warrendale Sales as a Bloodstock Associate. Previously serving as general manager at Stonewall Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, Welker brings a wealth of industry experience to the Lexington-based consignment agency. "I am honored to be associated with Kitty Taylor and look forward to continued success with Warrendale
Sales," Welker stated.

3/5/09 - GAYEGO Prevails in UAE Debut at NAD G3 Mahab Al Shimaal S.

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Winner: Gayego by Gilded Time
Gayego (c, 4, Gilded Time--Devils Lake, by Lost Code), winner of last year's GII Arkansas Derby, made his first start under the Godolphin blue a winning one, surging late to take the G3 Mahab Al Shimaal S. by three-quarters of a length.

Purchased privately following a two-length score in a Hollywood Park optional claimer Nov. 30, the dark bay closed down the far outside to nip Big City Man (Northern Afleet), who led into the final 100 meters. The winner's stablemate Diabolical (Artax) raced prominently early, but was out-kicked late and settled for third in his first start since a second in the inaugural Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Oct. 25.

MAHAB AL SHIMAAL S.-G3, $200,000, NH/SH/3yo/up, 1200m, 1:11.19, ft.
1--GAYEGO, 134, c, 4, by Gilded Time 1st Dam: Devils Lake, by Lost Code
2nd Dam: Diamonds ‘n Dust, by Bob's Dusty
3rd Dam: Ribot's Ranch, Rungus ($32,000 yrl ‘06 KEESEP).
O-Godolphin; B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton (KY); T-Saeed bin Suroor;
Lifetime Record: GSW-US, 10-5-2, 0, $883,020.

Stars of Keeneland January 2009

Hip 585, racing and broodmare prospect Rose of Killarney, sold for $290,000 to Eaton Sales, Agent. The four-year-old filly is half-sister to Grade 1 Hollywood Starlet winner Laragh (Tapit), who also won the Jessamine S. at Keeneland and placed 3rd in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita.

1/4/2009 McLaughlin Watching Gayego For Godolphin

Kiaran McLaughlin has been training horses for the Maktoum family for 16 years, so when he was asked to “babysit” Arkansas Derby (gr. II) winner Gayego for a few weeks he had no problem at all. On Jan. 2, McLaughlin confirmed that Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin Stables had recently purchased the 4-year-old son of Gilded Time and he will be pointed to the $2 million Dubai Golden Shaheen (UAE-I) later this year.