YAWM ESTOORA, the 6-year-old daughter of DAYJUR, gamely earned the first stakes victory of her career in the $50,000 Larkspur Handicap going six furlongs over the fast main track at Pinnacle RaceCourse.

Breaking from the inside post in the field of nine and with the other speed outside, YAWM ESTOORA, came away running and took up the rail position in thebattle for the lead. They stayed head and head down the backstretch and going into the turn her rival began to inch away. The rival took a clear lead into the stretch, but YAWM ESTOORA wasn't finished. She moved off the rail and rallied strongly, catching the leader in the final jump to win by a nose.

YAWM ESTOORA is a homebred racing for Twin Cedars Farm and she is trained by Ronald Inman. She was produced by the Fluorescent Light mare, Secret Light.

A FAST REB, the 2-year-old son of INTIDAB, made a strong stretch run to break his maiden going six furlongs over the fast main track at Colonial Downs.

Ten lengths back in the early going, A FAST REB made a sweeping outside move with two furlongs to run and he closed with authority, gaining the lead late and winning by a length and one-quarter.

A homebred racing for Mrs. Arturo Peralta-Ramos, he is trained by Hamilton Smith. He was produced by the Our Emblem mare, Our Laura Bell.

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GHANAATI, the 1000 Guineas heroine, followed up in scintillating fashion by thundering clear in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot in course record time.

The filly's trainer, Barry Hills, made a triumphant return to the big time earlier this year following treatment for throat cancer by scooping the Newmarket Classic with the Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned superstar.

His stable were in red-hot form through the opening weeks of the campaign, but events took a turn for the worse after the veteran handler was admitted to hospital with a life-threatening blood disorder.

But having returned to good health, and on the day he was released from hospital, his sons Charlie and Richard combined to claim the feature race on day four of the Royal meeting in record-breaking time.

Charlie Hills has been tasked with running his father's Lambourn yard in his absence, and produced the filly looking immaculate as she clashed with French 1000 Guineas winner Elusive Wave and Again, who landed the Irish Guineas.

But the meeting of the nations turned into a one-sided contest once Richard Hills asked the 2-1 favourite to take charge two furlongs from the finish.

The market leader needed minimal assistance from the saddle to skip past the winning post two lengths clear of Reggane, with Rainbow View finishing to good effect in third.

GHANAATI joins Attraction (2004) and Russian Rhythm (2003) as recent fillies to complete the 1000 Guineas-Coronation double, with Hills' only other winner of the latter arriving courtesy of Maids Causeway four years ago.

Her jockey said: "There are only two women in my life - my wife (Jaci) and this filly.

"We nearly lost my dad but thank God we didn't, and what a way to cheer him up.

"I'm very pleased for my father as there was plenty of emotion going in, but she performed beautifully.

"Dad hasn't been very well and we just wanted to get this filly here right.

"There were a lot of people telling Charlie what he should and shouldn't do, but he has listened to the right people and prepared her beautifully.

"She's aptly named because in Arabic GHANAATI means 'My Love' and she's certainly that today.

"She's the best filly I've ridden without a doubt. My dad never lets me take the handbrake off her at home, and for a very good reason.

"I have watched the Coronation from a young age and to break the track record like that is an honour."

Charlie Hills, who will eventually take control at Faringdon Place, said: "She's so professional. She is a beautiful stamp of a filly and is just getting better and better.

"She's still relatively inexperienced and that is only her fourth run so hopefully she has the right attitude to improve again.

"I doubt very much that my father has ever had a filly as good as her, even after 40 years.

"It has been a fantastic opportunity to look after so many good horses over the last few weeks. Dad is on his way home today and I am sure he will have this recorded.

"There are some wonderful races to go for during the rest of the season. There is the Falmouth, Nassau and the Champion Stakes all to consider."
 

ALMAIL, the 3-year-old son of SWAIN, finished third, a half-length back of the winner in the Group III, €80,000 Prix du Lys going 2400 meters at Chantilly.

Last as the field hit the final straight, ALMAIL unleased a strong closing kick and he was finishing fastest of all at the line.

Trained by Freddie Head, the Shadwell Farm homebred is out of the Group 1-placed Green Desert mare, Khassah. 

CLASSIC SWAIN has found a home over the hurdles. The 4-year-old son of SWAIN romped by ten lengths in the 2:10 Stratford at Stratford going two and one-half miles over the good to firm going.

CLASSIC SWAIN set a measured pace and was headed briefly, but he retook the lead and proved much the best on this day to win easily.

"He has done it well considering his penalties and he will be kept busy.We also have the options of sending him over fences next month when four year old's can run in novice chases," said Dan Skelton, assistant trainer to P. F. Nicholls.

From the Racing Post comments - "He has a tendency to jump big but also covers a lot of ground in the air and, combined with a powerful engine, he has a style of running that puts his rivals under unrelenting pressure. He has his quirks, but they could be explained partly by him still being an entire, though on the whole he is genuine enough and a good prospect."

CLASSIC SWAIN, who campaigns for the Stewart Family has four wins and two second in 2009. Bred by Ecurie Du Haras De Meautry. He was produced by the Sky Classic mare, Affirm Miss.

ALACAZAR, the 5-year-old daughter of DAYJUR, stalked the pace while racing off the rail and fought every step to finished second, three-quarters of a length back of the winner in the $30,000 La Verendrye Stakes going six furlongs over the main track rated good at Assiniboia Downs.

ALACAZAR is a homebred racing for Gary Bergsrud and she is trained by Carl Anderson. She was produced by the Far Out East mare, Sunrise Lady.
 

LINCOLN IMP is the latest maiden winner for INTIDAB. The 3-year-old gelding overcame a wide trip to win the 9th race at Suffolk Downs going six furlongs over the fast main track.

Midpack early, he was forced to go five wide while launching his bid around the final turn. Getting over the three path by the top of the stretch, he kept digging in and closed strongly to take the lead and go onto a length and one-half victory.

LINCOLN IMP races for Anthony Andrade and he is trained by Marchus Vitali. Bred in New York by At Liberty Farms, he was produced by the Distinctive Pro mare, Dutch Maid.

FRAMES DEPOT came from midpack to win the opener on the Happy Valley racecard going 1650 meters over the good to firm turf course.

The 7-year-old DUMAANI gelding raced one off the rail for the first 1200 meters. He moved out to the five path for the run through the straight and he closed strongly

Racing for Mr. and Mrs. Lai Tin Kiu, FRAMES DEPOT is trained by T. K. Ng. He was produced by the Cougar II mare, Miss Cougar.

DAYJUR sired two winners today on the Prairie Meadows card! LETS JUST SAY, the 3-year-old gelding improved his record to three wins in six starts with his victory in the 5th race, a six furlong allowance over the fast track.

LETS JUST SAY was quickest out of the gate and took up the outside position in a four horse line for the lead. It came down to three around the turn and into the stretch and at the sixteenth pole, there were two. LETS JUST SAY kept digging in and he got up in the final strides to win by a neck.

Racing for owner/breeder Jack Buffington, LETS JUST SAY is trained by Timothy Gleason. He was produced by the End Sweep mare, Forty Nine Sweep.

MIX JUR opened his racing account with a debut victory earlier in the card, breaking his maiden in the 2nd race going five and one-half furlongs in the 2nd race.

Third down the backstretch, the gray colt move to the outside coming off the turn and he responded in the stretch with a strong drive that carried him to the win by a head.

MIX JUR races for his owner/breeder Jim Schaben and he is also trained by Timothy Gleason. He is out of the Hatchet Man mare, Hot Mix Honey.

May 8, 2009:
ALMAIL, the 3-year-old son of SWAIN, won the 5th race at Chantilly going 2,100 meters by a length and one-half.

A homebred for Shadwell Farm, ALMAIL was produced by the Group 1-placed Green Desert mare, Khassah. He is trained by Freddie Head.

MR CHARLYPOTATOES and BONJURNOSE, the sons of DAYJUR, both had their winner's circle pictures taken today!

MR CHARLYPOTATOES earned the tenth victory of his career in the 9th race at Sun Ray Park, a six and one-half furlong over the fast track.

Settling in second for the opening quarter, he began to put serious pressure going into the far turn. Coming into the stretch with the lead, he opened up to the wire to win by a length and one-half.

MR CHARLYPOTATOES has won or placed in twenty-one of his twenty-seven lifetime starts and he has earned $238,290. Bred in Kentucky by Bruce Hutson, Lisa Turney and Tim Turney, he was produced by the Seattle Song mare, Musical Precedent. He races for Susan White Jesmer and Tony Klenakis.

BONJURNOSE took his field wire-to-wire in near track record time to win the 6th race at Lone Star Park going five furlongs over the main track rated good.

Dashing away from post six in the field of eleven, he ran the field off their feet, winning by a length and one-half and stopping the clock in :55.58. The track record is :55.13.

BONJURNOSE races for Black Hawk Stable and he is trained by Chris Hartman. Bred in Texas by Rose Mary Chandler, he was produced by the Meadowlake mare, Mystery Lake.
 

DAB OF MAGIC, the 3-year-old daughter of INTIDAB who was second in her first two starts, made career start number three a winning one in the 3rd race at Evangeline Downs, a five furlong maiden special weight over the firm turf course.

Keeping close in the early going, she made a ground saving move around the turn, took over and she had plenty left to hold off the closers to win by one length.

DAB OF MAGIC is a homebred racing for Loreauvill Racing and Lori LaLane and she is trained by Samuel Breaux. She was produced by the Exploit mare, Magic of Spring.

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Barry Hills registered his 11th Classic success just weeks after clocking up 3000 career wins as GHANAATI caused a 20-1 upset in the stanjames.com 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

Much of the pre-race focus surrounded ante-post favourite and eventual 8-11 market leader Rainbow View, but the hitherto unbeaten filly never landed a blow and could only finish fifth.

A little over two weeks ago, Rainbow View blew away the cobwebs with a gallop before racing on the historic Rowley Mile and Ghanaati had done likewise when working with two stablemates.

But while Rainbow View continued to contract in the market, the Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned daughter of Giant's Causeway was virtually ignored - especially having just an all-weather maiden win to her name.

But 72-year-old Hills was brimming with confidence and his faith translated into a length-and-a-half blitz under the trainer's son, Richard.

The rider had the filly in the front rank from the moment they jumped from the stalls, and she pulled away in the final two furlongs of the mile Classic to hold the challenge of the rallying Cuis Ghaire.

Hills nominated the general health of his sting as the reason for his amazing start to 2009, which has seen him amass 21 individual winners.

The trainer, who last tasted Classic success with Hamdan Al Maktoum's Haafhd five years ago, said: "I have always thought she is very good and I was hoping for a very big run. I think she will be much better over a mile and a quarter, but I do not know how far she will stay. She has got size and scope and has a great temperament. She is in the Oaks and we will have to talk to Sheikh Hamdan and his racing manager Angus Gold, but I really don't know where she will go after this," continued Hills. "It is too early to say about the Breeders' Cup but at the back of my mind I could see her winning the Champion Stakes, although there a few more races before that."

Talk of retirement often circles Hills, with his son and assistant Charlie waiting in the wings to take over.

The veteran trainer added: "One day I will say that is it and stop. That won't be too long away and I want Charlie to be successful, but it won't be easy."

For the jockey, it was a sixth Classic victory and a third in the 1000 Guineas.

He said: "I haven't seen a replay but it went very straightforward. I was on a filly who can gallop and I used that to my advantage. She has got a great cruising speed and a mile was well within her scope so I made it a proper test. It is special to win this for dad, and he just said 'I told you so' when I came back in."

Bookmakers slashed her for the Oaks, but her owner poured cold water on that prospect with doubts over her staying a mile and a half.

Sheikh Hamdan said, "The trainer has kept quiet about her. I asked him about her at the Craven meeting as she is one of my best-bred fillies and he said not to worry and that she was going the right way. I do not think she will stay a mile and a half. She has now won a Guineas and I don't see much point in winning another, so she will maybe go for the Coronation."

Gold expanded on Hills' recent bullishness, saying: "I said to Barry 'are you sure you want to run in the Guineas' and he said 'yes'. I said 'she could be third or fourth', and Barry said 'or she could win'. He doesn't often say things like that and during this week he got quieter and quieter, which is always a good sign. Fairy play to Barry and his team - they have done a great job with her.

"Last year I thought she would be a mile-and-a-quarter filly and wouldn't have the speed for the Guineas," continued Gold. "I am sure she will be best at a mile and a quarter and all options are open to her. The Coronation would be a fabulous race to aim at, and we also have John Gosden's Mooakada to run in the Oaks."

April 17, 2009:
LIGHTHOUSE PRIDE carried co-topweight of 124 pounds to victory in the 9th race at Hawthorne Race Course, a mile and one-sixteenth maiden special weight over the firm turf course.

The gelded son of SWAIN galloped along midpack in the field of twelve for the first six furlongs. Drawing closer around the turn, he made a five wide move into the stretch. Unleashing a solid closing kick, he took the lead inside the sixteenth pole and drew away to win by a length and one-quarter.

LIGHTHOUSE PRIDE was bred in Illinois by Hussar Racing Stables and he was produced by the Tsunami Slew mare, Lovely Sebeecha.

February 15, 2009:
APPLE OLLIE, the son of SWAIN, finished third in the Group 3 Clasico Baldomero Aspillaga going 2000 meters over the turf at Hipódromo de Monterrico in Peru.

APPLE OLLIE was less than one length back of the winner at the finish.

Bred in Ontario by Dr. John Storer and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lowenstein, he was produced by the Lear Fan mare Soundtrack. 

 February 8, 2008

RACIN EXPRESS, the 5-year-old son of KAYRAWAN, overcame traffic trouble with a solid stretch run to win the 6th race at Sam Houston Park going a mile and seventy yards over the fast main track.

RACIN EXPRESS raced five lengths or more off the lead until the running began on the far turn. He was full of run but there was nowhere to go. There was no other choice but to move to the far outside. With clear sailing, he caught the leaders inside the eight pole and rolled on by on his way to win by more than four lengths.

Owned and campaigned by Darlene Lind, he was bred by Inside Move Inc. in Texas. He is out of the Prized mare, Highly Regarded.

April 19, 2009:
TIPPETARIUS, the son of DUMAANI, loves the four and one-half furlong dashes at Los Alamitos, coring his latest victory tonight in the 5th race over the fast track.

Dashing away at the start, he was never seriously challenged at any point and he rolled on in two lengths best over a field of seven other speedsters.

TIPPETARIUS was bred in California by Tiffani Howard and he was produced by the L'Natural mare, Just Call Me Pinkie. Racing for Valentin Zamudio, he is trained by Jesus Nunez. He had won or placed in eleven of his fourteen career starts.

March 7, 2009:
KRISTOFFERSON dashed to a frontrunning score in the 6th race at Charles Town going four and one-half furlong over the fast track.

The 9-year-old son of DUMAANI swifty broke from post five and he quickly established a clear lead after the opening quarter. He was not seriously challenged to the wire and he won by nearly two lengths. 

 April 17, 2009:

BONJURNOSE took the field gate-to-wire to win the 7th race at Sunland Park going six and one-half furlongs over the fast track.

Dashing away from post two, the DAYJUR gelding opened a one length lead after the opening quarter. He continued to open up at every call and he rolled under the wire more than three lengths best.

BONJURNOSE races for Black Hawk Stable and he is trained by Christ Harman. Bred in Texas by Rose Mary Chandler, he was produced by the Meadowlake mare, Mystery Lake.

Shadwell Farm is proud to once again announce its partnership with the New York Racing Association by sponsoring both the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile and the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. 

"Shadwell has been supportive of New York racing and anxiously look forward to our involvement both at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course as a wonderful honor and we are excited about continuing this experience,” said Rick Nichols, Shadwell Farm Vice President and General Manager.

The 116th running of the Grade 1, $600,000 Metropolitan Mile will be contested on Monday, May 25 at Belmont Park. The 140th running of the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Travers Stakes will take place Saturday, August 29 at Saratoga.

 March 18, 2009:

MAFAAZ reserved a place in the final line-up for the Kentucky Derby on May2 with a determined victory at Kempton.

The John Gosden-trained three-year-old showed a willing attitude to take top honours in the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes.

Kempton's nine-furlong event was a trial contest for the first leg of the US Triple Crown at Churchill Downs, for which the Medicean colt (11-2) is now guaranteed a starting berth after this triumph.

MAFAAZ was prominent turning into the home straight as Sohcahtoa endeavoured to make all the running, and he assumed control inside the final 50 yards under Richard Hills before holding the flying finish of Spring Of Fame by a neck.

Gosden, whose charge was sporting first-time blinkers, revealed the Kentucky Derby is now firmly on Mafaaz's agenda.

He said: "Obviously we'll have to discuss it, but Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum is a great supporter of American racing and he now has the opportunity to go to Kentucky.

"I've got an eye on the Blue Grass Stakes in Keeneland in the middle of April, which would provide him with a big opportunity ahead of the Derby. If we don't get in that race, he'll go straight to Churchill.

"He's a nice, solid horse who has been working well and the blinkers have helped - he's always lacked a bit of focus. He's a tough cookie and is arrogant - he's not a pussycat and has got the right attitude."

SHADWELL TO SPONSOR 2009 MET MILE AND TRAVERS STAKES
Shadwell Farm is proud to once again announce its partnership with the New York Racing Association by sponsoring both the Grade 1 Metropolitan Mile and the Grade 1 Travers Stakes. 

"Shadwell has been supportive of New York racing and anxiously look forward to our involvement both at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course as a wonderful honor and we are excited about continuing this experience,” said Rick Nichols, Shadwell Farm Vice President and General Manager.

The 116th running of the Grade 1, $600,000 Metropolitan Mile will be contested on Monday, May 25 at Belmont Park. The 140th running of the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Travers Stakes will take place Saturday, August 29 at Saratoga.

TRAVELEZE ran down the leader in the final strides to win the 4th race on the card at Mountaineer Park going five and one-half furlongs over the main track that was rated good.

The 9-year-old son of DAYJUR dueled with the leader through the opening quarter and then backed off around the turn. With two length to make up midway through the stretch, he called upon his class to narrow that deficit with every stride. He kept coming, catching the leader when it counted the most to win by a head.

TRAVELEZE races for and is trained by Alan Crago. Bred in Kentucky by Racing Dust Stables, he is out of the Mark of Nobility mare, Betty's Nobility.

BONJURNOSE romped to a double digit victory in the 11th race at Sunland Park going six and one-half furlongs over the fast track.

Keeping the pacesetter honest through the opening furlongs while racing out in the five path, the son of DAYJUR came off the turn full of run and unchallenged. He ran away from the field through the stretch to win by more than twelve lengths.

BONJURNOSE was bred in Texas by Rose Mary Chandler and he is out of the the Meadowlake mare, Mystery Lake. Trained by Todd Fincher, he races for RMC Services Inc.

SUPER DANNY, the 6-year-old son of INTIDAB, scored the eighteenth victory of his career in the $32,025 SPRC Claiming Series Phase I going five and one-half furlongs over the fast track at Sunland Park.

Dashing away from the inside post, he battled every step of the way. Setting all the early pace, a challenger stuck his head in front coming off the turn. Not to be denied, SUPER DANNY fought back, drew even and got the nod at the finish.

SUPER DANNY was bred in Florida by Larry Perkins and he was produced by the Jolie's Halo mare, Jessica's Halo. He races for the partnership of M and M Racing and Jordan and Larry LLC and he is trained by Dennis Hall.

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by Jeff Apel
ALBERTUS MAXIMUS was purchased privately by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum’s Shadwell Stable following his win in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile in his previous start on October 25 at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park. Vladimir Cerin previously trained the Albert the Great horse, who made his first start for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin in the Donn.

“He’s a very professional racehorse,” McLaughlin said. “We’re just grateful Sheikh Hamdan bought him after he won the Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita and sent him to us.”

McLaughlin said ALBERTUS MAXIMUS will be pointed to the $6-million Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) on March 28 at Nad al Sheba Racecourse. McLaughlin and Shadwell Stable previously teamed to win the 2007 Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (UAE-G1) with Invasor (Arg), the ’06 Eclipse Award winner as Horse of the Year and champion older male.

The Donn was the third career start on a dirt track for ALBERTUS MAXIMUS, who has made 12 of his 16 career starts on synthetic surfaces. ALBERTUS MAXIMUS has two wins and one runner-up finish on dirt surfaces.
 
“There was no question he liked the track today,” winning jockey Alan Garcia said. “He was happy and comfortable the whole time and really enjoyed himself out there. He gave me everything he had and, when I turned him loose, he went on and won the race.”

Grade 3 winner Finallymadeit set a determined pace near the inside rail and led ALBERTUS MAXIMUS by a half-length through a half-mile in :47 and by a head through six furlongs in 1:11.75. ALBERTUS MAXIMUS seized command on the outside of Finallymadeit and opened a head lead in early stretch.

ALBERTUS MAXIMUS and Finallymadeit, a 30.30-to-1 longshot ridden by Eduardo Nunez, dueled for the lead through the stretch. Albertus Maximus turned back a determined Finallymadeit in the closing strides to win the 1 1/8-mile race in 1:50.96 on a track rated as fast.

“That horse inside me kept fighting,” Garcia said. “I thought he would be [exhausted] by the quarter pole, but he just kept coming back and never gave up.”

Finallymadeit finished 1 3/4 lengths clear of third-place finisher Einstein (Brz), a multiple Grade 1 winner. Multiple Grade 2 winner Arson Squad, the 2.40-to-1 favorite in the field of ten four-year-olds and older, finished fourth.

ALBERTUS MAXIMUS earned $711,380 last season while winning three of his seven starts for previous owners Brandon and Marianne Chase, who are also the breeders of the five-year-old horse. ALBERTUS MAXIMUS set a one-mile track record for Del Mar’s synthetic Polytrack surface while winning the 2008 Windy Sands Handicap in 1:35.37.

ALBERTUS MAXIMUS finished third in the 2008 Goodwood Stakes (G1) at the Oak Tree meeting prior to winning the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.

ALBERTUS MAXIMUS posted his sixth win in 16 starts and increased his earnings to $1,208,230. Bred in Kentucky, Albertus Maximus is a half brother to Grade 3-placed winner Chasethegold and is one of three winners from as many starters out of the winning Forty Niner mare Chasethewildwind.

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By easily winning Monday afternoon’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day feature at Aqueduct, the 25th running of the $70,045 Jimmy Winkfield for three-year-olds at six furlongs, Shadwell Stable’s TAQARUB has pretty much served warning that he is ready for greater challenges.

He has now won all three of his career starts, and this was his first race of 2009. All three wins have come at six furlongs, all at Aqueduct, two on the inner dirt track and one over a sloppy strip.

The Aldebaran colt is full of promise and has everyone eager to see how he will handle more distance and two turns.

Certainly jockey Alan Garcia is among these. New York’s leading jockey in 2008, Garcia came up from Florida specifically to ride TAQARUB in the Jimmy Winkfield.

It was an effortless turn around the Big A. Despite a slight bobble at the start, TAQARUB quickly gathered himself and went to the lead that he would never relinquish.

“He stumbled at the break and re-positioned himself very quickly,” said Garcia, who left immediately after the race to catch a flight back to Florida.

Never seriously challenged, TAQARUB set a pace of 22.81, 45.78 and 57.23, got stronger as the race went on and was an 8 ¼-length winner in 1:09.26.

“Alan (Garcia) did a great job recovering when he bobbled at the start,” said Art Magnuson, assistant to trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, who is also wintering at Gulfstream Park . “We’re pointing him toward the Fred “Cappy” Capossela next ($65,000, six furlongs, 3yos, February 15), but he could go to Florida at any time.”

Magnuson said that the race reminded the winning connections of BobWitham, a verteran horseman who worked for Shadwell until his death on December 17. The 65-year-old Witham, who helped develop such horses as 2006 Belmont Stakes winner Jazil, died as the result of injuries suffered in a spill from his pony.

“With the Shadwell connection, we’re all thinking about Bob Witham,” Magnuson said.

LAKE DAYJUR is now a six-time winner with his latest victory coming in the 6th race at Turf Paradise going six and one-half furlongs over the fast main track.

The DAYJUR gelding was part of a three-way fight for the earlyy lead. Getting the inside trip, LAKE DAYJUR took over after a half-mile. He widened his lead through the stretch and held off the closers well to line to win by a length and one-half.

LAKE DAYJUR is owned and trained by Dan McFarlane. Bred in California by Benjamin Warren, he was produced by the Meadowlake mare, Lake Sunshine.

HASTY TREND was favored to made his second start a winning one and he did not disappoint in the 8th race at Santa Anita going six furlongs over the Pro Ride surface.

The 3-year-old INTIDAB colt has keen early foot and with the other speed inside, he was able to press from the outside. He put away the leader at the top of the stretch and he drew away to win by by four lengths.

HASTY TREND was produced by the Mr. Greeley mare, Gone to Boston and he was bred in Florida by Newchance Farm. He races for Cornejo Racing Inc. and he is trained by Jeff Mullins

TIPPETARIUS challenged around the turn and through the stretch to win the opener on the card at Los Alamitos going four and one-half furlongs over the fast track.

The 4-year-old son of DUMAANI was away smartly from post four, but the favorite got away faster and opened up a length and one-half lead. TIPPETARIUS began to close around the turn and he flew past the leader at the top of the stretch. Ridden out to the wire, he won by three and one-half lengths.

TIPPETARIUS races for the partnership of Chuck Risho and his trainer Dennis Ward. A consistent performer, he has won or placed in eight of his ten starts. Bred in California by Tiffani Howard, he was produced by the L'Natural mare, Just Call Me Pinky.

Bred by Calumet, the bay colt is out of the Mineshaft mare, Art Affair, who is out of Calumet’s Athenia H.-G3 winner Antoniette, by Nicholas.

JAZIL won the 2006 Belmont S., and his half-sister Rags to Riches won the 2007 edition en route to earning an Eclipse Award as Champion 3-Year-Old Filly. Their dam, Better Than Honour, was named 2007 Broodmare of the Year and later sold for a world-record $14 million at Fasig-Tipton in November, 2008.

Bred by Shadwell, the bay colt is out of the stakes-winning Danehill mare, AbbyRoad. She is out of a winning half-sister to Leading Sire Unbridled’s Song. Abby Road will be bred back to Shadwell stallion Daaher.

INVASOR won Eclipse Awards as Champion Older Male and Horse of the Yearfor 2006, following victories in the Breeders’ Cup Classic-G1, Whitney-G1, Pimlico Special-G1, and Suburban-G1. He won the 2007 Donn H.-G1 and Dubai World Cup-G1 before injury forced his retirement to stud at Shadwell.

HABAYA, trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, covered one mile on turf in 1:37.07 while rewarding backers with payoffs of $6.80, $4.20 and $3.20. Internallyflawless paid $4.60 and $3.80, while the show payoff on Eloquently was $4.80.

HABAYA, a winner of two of three races, broke her maiden in her career debut in September at Belmont Park, then finished second in the Jessamine at Keeneland in October. All of her starts have been on turf.

"We're going to space out her races a little bit, look after her, and have big goals in mind next summer like the American Oaks," said Neal McLaughlin, assistant trainer to his brother. "I really feel like she is a filly that wants to go a mile and one-quarter. Our main worry was the mile might be a little short for her because she really is bred to go a mile and one-eighth or a mile and one-quarter."

HABAYA, a daughter of Storm Cat out of champion Golden Apples, banked $73,800 to raise her earnings to $135,000.

Courtesy of the Thoroughbred Times
by Jeff Lowe
ALWAJEEHA, winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (G1) on October 11 at Keeneland Race Course, has been retired to owner-breeder Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum's Shadwell Farm in Lexington.

The three-year-old filly by Dixieland Band out of Ridaa, by Seattle Slew, came out of a workout on October 24 at Keeneland with filling in an ankle, Shadwell General Manager Rick Nichols said.
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Courtesy of the Thoroughbred Times
by Steve Bailey
Trainer Chad Brown, co-owner Karen Woods, and jockey Jose Lezcano all made the most of their first trips to the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Maram made a powerful move in late stretch and then held off a determined Heart Shaped in the final strides to capture the $1,035,080 Grey Goose Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Friday at the Oak Tree meeting at Santa Anita Park.

The SAHM filly out of the Quest for Fame (GB) mare American Dreamer,
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Jockey John Velazquez returned to action Saturday at Keeneland after being injured in a fall eight days ago and guided Alwajeeha to an upset victory in the $500,000,  Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup.

The daughter of Dixieland Band caught Storm Mesa, the pacesetter, with a quarter of a mile remaining and then fought off the on-rushing Backseat Rhythm and My Princess Jess for the win.

“The filly did it great,” said Velazquez.  “We wanted to be close to the lead.  After that, every time I asked her for a little more she kept giving it to me.  I was very, very impressed with her.”

Alwajeeha finished  1 ¼ lengths in front of runner-up Backseat Rhythm, winner of the Garden City (G1) in her previous start.  It was a neck back to third-place My Princess Jess.

Both Backseat Rhythm and My Princess Jess had finished in front of Alwajeeha in the Garden City, which was run on a yielding turf course.  The turf was firm Saturday and Alwajeeha ran the 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.09.

Alwajeeha is owned by Sheik Hamdan al Maktoum’s Shadwell Stable and is trained by Kiaran McLaughlin.  She showed her affinity for the Keeneland turf course in the spring by winning the Appalachian (G3) at one mile.

The winner improved her record to three wins in nine starts and increased her earnings to $486,927 with the winner’s purse of $310,000. 

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Shadwell Stable's Shakis got a flawless ride from red-hot jockey Alan Garcia to run past unsuspecting War Monger and go on to a repeat victory in the 50th running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap at nine furlongs on the inner turf course at Saratoga Race Course.

The Bernard Baruch was part of a 12-race card, featuring the 139th running of the Grad 1, $1 million Traver Stakes presented by Shadwell Farm.

With his one-length victory, the 8-year-old, Irish-bred Machiavellian horse became only the third horse to win back-to-back runnings of the Bernard Baruch, joining Win (1984-1985) and Hap (2000-2001).

"He's very sound and he trains good," said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin of his third winner on the Travers Day card. "We just wish they ran the Bernard Baruch twice a year."

"He's really been unlucky. His first race back, he was 10-wide at Keeneland. Then, we went to Pimlico and he had a rough trip. He ran back in three weeks on short rest going 10 furlongs. (But) this is what he wants to do. Alan did a great job."

If Shakis had been unlucky before, that wasn't the case on Saturday.

With Thorn Song on the lead, the timer went in 23.40, 48.17, 1:11.67 and 1:35.26. But War Monger was a strong second throughout and took the lead easily. He just never saw Shakis, who had come from eighth to win in 1:46.78.

"I didn't think we had any chance at the top of the stretch," McLaughlin said. "I was afraid that they weren't going fast enough up front; I was looking for a faster pace."

"This just worked out great. This is very special because so many people from Shadwell are here because they are sponsoring the Travers. That makes it special. They are great people to work for. There are like 30 people from Shadwell, and for many of them, this is there first (Saratoga) experience. Sheikh Hamdan (bin Rashid al Maktoum) is a great owner and it is nice to win for people who are so good to you."

Another who was good to McLaughlin was Garcia. Shakis was his fourth winner of the afternoon.

"I'm very happy," Garcia said. "Mr. McLaughlin has done a wonderful job with this horse. He gave me the instructions and told me to forget about his last two races. He's in better form. He was flying at the end. Everything went as planned."

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He didn’t want to make Saturday afternoon’s 24th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Alfred G. Vanderbilt look too easy.

So, he didn’t.

Instead, the favorite tested the patience of Saratoga Race Course’s 27,297 fans as well as jockey Alan Garcia’s resolve before finally getting his act together to win the six-furlong sprint by 2 ½-lengths over First Defence in 1:10.23 on the fast main track.

The 5-year-old Carson City colt, benefitting from the absence of undefeated Bustin Stones, who was forced to scratch in the morning because of a deep stone bruise, recorded his fifth win in 13 starts, and automatically earned a berth in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Sprint at six furlongs at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meet on Saturday, October 25.

It was no surprise that Garcia would take ABRAAJ back off of Sammarco’s pace of 22.06, 44.57 and 56.98, and the majority of Saratoga’s fans eagerly waited for a big run.

And waited. . . and waited. . .

“I wasn’t worried about the first quarter,” said 'ABRAAJ's trainer, Kiaran McLaughlin. “At the three-eighths pole, because Alan had to scrub on him a little bit to kick him in, I was worried. Once he started running, I thought the leader had to slow down. I felt good at the quarter-pole.”

Most of the fans felt better, too, as ABRAAJ kicked clear and returned $5.40 to win.

Since running eighth in the Vanderbilt in 2007, ABRAAJ has benefitted from time off and a spacing of races. He came back to the races in May, posted a win, and then was a game third in the Grade 2 True North at Belmont Park on June 7. Now, he automatically qualifies for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita on October 25 because he won the A.G. Vanderbilt.

“ABRAAJ needed time off from the Vanderbilt last year,” McLaughlin said. “The time off did him good. He put on weight, he looks great and sound. We have two nice sprinters for the same owners; we are glad to have Lucky Island in the same barn waiting for the Forego (Grade 1, $250,000, seven furlongs, Saratoga, August 30). We might run them both in the Forego, we don’t know. It’s great for a trainer and owner to know that they are in (for the Breeders’ Cup Sprint). They don’t have to worry about points or graded earnings. When you’re in, you can adjust your schedule accordingly.”

Said Garcia: “I am very proud of my horse. He finished very strong. I don’t know why he wasn’t running smooth early. When I started riding him, he finally started to get going. Then, he just kept going and ran very, very good.”

First Defence, who won the Grade 3 Jaipur on the grass back at Belmont Park by a head, gave a solid accounting of himself in his return to dirt.

“I had a perfect trip,” said jockey Javier Castellano. “I had a beautiful trip. I was right where I wanted to be today - right off the speed.

“They went pretty fast and they came back to me. I think he ran a pretty good race. I think he was second -best today. I got the jump at the quarter pole and the other horse was just much the best. He went around me four- or five- wide on the turn and still he got to the wire in front.”

Sammarco held for third by a nose over Thor’s Echo, the 2006 Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion, Black Seventeen and E Z Warrior.

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NORTHERN KRAZE rallied gamely in the final furlong to capture Saturday’s $250,000 Wonder Where Stakes at Woodbine.

The 1 ¼-mile turf event is the third jewel of the Triple Tiara series for three-year-old fillies, foaled in Canada.

NORTHERN KRAZE wore down 15-1 shot Roses ‘n’ Wine in the final 40 yards to tally her first career added-money event by three-quarters of a length. Money My Honey, the 3-1 favorite, finished third, almost 11 lengths behind the runner-up.

The running time, over a ‘yielding’ course, was 2:06.78.

Jockey Chantal Sutherland said she was concerned early that the Mark Frostad trainee was too eager.

“Around the hairpin, I was concerned,” said Sutherland. “I had a good hold and she was responding to me.”

Up the backstretch, Roses ‘n’ Wine was the clear leader in the 12-horse field. NORTHERN KRAZE made a quick move to the front-runner’s inside. The early bid was quickly repelled by Roses ‘n’ Wine, who cantered away from her rival.

Late on the second turn, Sutherland guided NORTHERN KRAZE to the outside for a second shot at the Dave Bell-trained leader. She needed most of the stretch to pass the stubborn runner-up.

The Wonder Where was the second consecutive victory for the filly, who is owned by Frostad and Anderson Farms.

The filly’s stock is on the rise, considering one month ago, the daughter of ALJABR was still a zero-for-6 maiden. On July 1, after three straight defeats over Woodbine’s Polytrack, NORTHERN KRAZE broke her maiden in style. The event proved to be a perfect confidence-booster heading into the Wonder Where.

“She’s turf and proved it today,” said co-owner Bob Anderson. “We tried her on the Poly and she really didn’t want any part of it.”

Frostad said she won’t be returning to the synthetic surface.

“We’re not going to go back to the Poly,” affirmed Frostad. “Chantal did a great job relaxing her. She came on strong at the end and ran a great race.”

Anderson, who bred the filly, said the victory was special.

“It’s very special. I’ve been friends with (Mark Frostad) since we were kids,” he said. “I couldn’t get a bid on this one at the sale. I threw my arm up, trying to get it started. I ended up with it. (Mark) said, ‘I quite liked her. I’ll take half.’ Early on, he said this filly is special.”

The bay filly showed flashes of greatness on the turf as a two-year-old. In her second career start, she finished a close fourth against seasoned colts and geldings, defeated just one length, in the Cup & Saucer.

NORTHERN KRAZE increased her earnings to $238,635.

July 5, 2008:
ALJABR TO STAND IN CANADA IN 2009
ALJABR will stand the 2009 season at Ascot Stud at Berkshire Stables in Ontario, Canada. His stud fee will remain $3,500.

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Lucky Island’s development as one of the nation’s top sprinters continued Friday afternoon at Belmont Park as Shadwell Stable’s 4-year-old Argentina-bred ran away from four rivals and easily won the 34th edition of the Grade 2, $200,000 Tom Fool Handicap for three-year-olds and up at seven furlongs.

The co-feature on an Independence Day card at Belmont – Any Limit won the Grade 2 First Flight one race earlier -- the Tom Fool became Lucky Island’s fourth straight victory and fifth in six starts. Getting a great jump at the start under jockey Alan Garcia, Lucky Island kept a length ahead of Tasteyville on the muddy track through splits of 22.84; 45.37 and 1:09.58.

When Garcia asked for a bit more, Lucky Island obliged by opening up for a 4 ¼-length victory in 1:22.73

“You know, he broke so sharp, that was the key,” said winning trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. “We thought we might be cleared, but Alan (Garcia) did a great job of getting him away from there. He always had a lot of horse. He’s a very, very VERY nice horse. We are so happy with him.”

Next, McLaughlin said he would point Lucky Island to Saratoga Race Course’s Grade 1, $250,000 Forego Handicap for three-year-olds and up at seven furlongs on Saturday, August 30.

“My horse was so sharp and he broke so good,” Garcia said. “I had a ton of horse all the way around. When I asked him at the end, he acted like the race was just starting again. I was so confident with him. He had a little adjusting to do from Argentina, but now he loves it here.”

Tasteyville held for second, with Premium Wine, Starforaday and Council Member trailing. Not For Money was scratched.

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Shadwell Stable’s LUCKY ISLAND, an Argentina-bred with a promising future, became a graded stakes winner Saturday afternoon, catching up to front-running Man of Danger in mid-stretch and then accelerating for a 2 1/4-length victory in the 33rd running of the Grade 2, $109,100 Bold Ruler Handicap for three-year-olds and up at six furlongs on Belmont Park’s fast main track.

In winning for the third straight time and fourth time in five lifetime starts, the 4-year-old Lucky Roberto colt turned in a professional performance that figures to be the building block on big career.

Under jockey Alan Garcia, LUCKY ISLAND sat off of Man of Danger, who broke from the rail to set a pace of 21.95, 45.06 and 56.79 But when LUCKY ISLAND challenged the pacesetter, he took the lead without a fight and went on to win in 1:09.14 on a track that started off “good” and was “fast” by midafternoon.

 “He’s a nice horse,” Garcia said. Kiaran (McLaughlin, trainer) did a great job with this horse. I thought he was the best horse coming into the race, and the race set up for me really, really good. My horse was a little slow early, but I managed to save ground. Turning for home, I knew I had the best horse.”

LUCKY ISLAND’s only loss came in December at Calder, when he stumbled and lost all chance in a 6 ½-furlong sprint. He ran seventh.

“The first time we ran him, he bled,” said McLaughlin, who took over the training of LUCKY ISLAND from Argentine trainer Jorge Myansky Neer.

“We were thinking of sending him to Dubai, which is why he ran without Lasix. Now, he is 3-for-3 for us on Lasix. This was a big step up from a `two other than.’ He proved he belonged. He looked great in there. By the fall, we could stretch him out. We’ll keep him sprinting for now.”  

One leading breeding farm and two venerable stakes will be linked in 2008 as Shadwell Farm becomes the presenting sponsor for the New York Racing Association’s Travers Stakes (G1) and Suburban Handicap (G1) through 2009.   The two races account for 259 runnings and boast stakes histories crowded with champions, classic winners and Hall of Fame horses.

“Shadwell Farm is proud to announce its partnership with the New York Racing Association by sponsoring both the Grade 1 Suburban Handicap and the Grade 1 Travers Stakes.  Shadwell has been supportive of New York racing and anxiously look forward to our involvement both at Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course as a wonderful honor and an exciting new experience,” said Rick Nichols, Shadwell Farm Vice President and General Manager.

Gavin Landry, NYRA Senior Vice President, Sales and Market Development, said, “Beyond the seven-figure investment that Shadwell has made in New York racing, what is most important is Shadwell’s commitment to a partnership with NYRA and the desire to associate with the NYRA brand, representing the best racing in the world.”

Oldest of the country’s three-year-old races and centerpiece of the prestigious Saratoga Race Course season, the $1 million, mile-and-a-quarter Travers Stakes presented by Shadwell Farm,  will be run for the 139th time on Saturday, August 23 and be televised nationwide on ESPN.

First run in 1884, the Suburban Handicap has long been one of the signature handicap races in America and figured prominently in the resume of Shadwell Stable’s 2006 Horse of the Year Invasor.  The 122nd running of the $400,000, mile-and-a-quarter Suburban Handicap presented by Shadwell Farm will be at Belmont Park on Saturday, June 28.

Located in the limestone rich soil of the Bluegrass Region of Central Kentucky, Shadwell Farm has produced a remarkable array of talented runners, including winners of nine classic races, as a result of assembling all the necessary ingredients for a top-notch program worldwide. Shadwell is home to many of the world's top broodmares as well as a roster of leading stallions at its nearby Nashwan Stud.  Last year Shadwell Stable’s Daaher won the Hill ‘N’ Dale Cigar Mile, the final Grade 1 stake on the NYRA calendar. 

The Awesome Again colt out of multiple stakes winner Irish Cherry, by Irish Open, will stand for $30,000. DAAHER is a full brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Spun Sugar.

Rick Nichols, Shadwell Farm’s vice president and general manager, said the decision to retire DAAHER was made after scintigraphy revealed torn and injured ligaments in the colt’s right front ankle. Campaigned by Shadwell Stable, DAAHER finished third in the Stymie Handicap on March 1 at Aqueduct.

“He lugged in the first half of that race pretty severely,” trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. “We had to think something was bothering him. There was no inflammation or heat in the ankle, but further tests diagnosed the problem.”

McLaughlin believes DAAHER was also bothered by the injury during an unplaced finish in the Donn Handicap (G1) in his season debut on February 2 at Gulfstream Park.

“He was blowing hard after that race, like something wasn’t right,” McLaughlin said. “It was all very uncharacteristic of him.”

A career earner of $455,163, DAAHER won four of his nine starts. The colt concluded his three-year-old season in 2007 with three consecutive wins, including back-to-back victories at one mile in the Jerome Handicap (G2) on October 7 at Belmont Park and the Hill ‘n’ Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (G1) on November 24 at Aqueduct.

DAAHER also finished third in the ’07 Prince of Wales Stakes, the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown at Fort Erie.

“DAAHER has natural speed and was most effective at a mile,” Nichols said. “He is an outstanding looking horse, and he has a pedigree that completes the package.

“We are sad to see DAAHER’s racing career cut short, but his career at stud has a tremendous upside.”

Shadwell Stable’s DAAHER, brilliant winner of last’s year Cigar Mile-G1, has been retired from racing and will enter stud for the 2008 season at Shadwell’s Nashwan Stud.

Rick Nichols, Vice President and General Manager of Shadwell Farm, said that the decision was made to retire DAAHER after scintigraphy revealed torn and injured ligaments in his right front ankle. The colt had most recently finished a surprising third in last Saturday’s Stymie H. at Aqueduct. “He lugged in the last half of that race pretty severely, ” said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. “We had to think something was bothering him. There was no inflammation or heat in the ankle, but further tests diagnosed the problem.”

McLaughlin added that he believes DAAHER was hindered by the injury in the Feb. 2 Donn H.- G1 as well. “He was blowing hard after that race, like something wasn’t right – it was all very uncharacteristic of him,” said McLaughlin.

Last year as a 3-year-old, DAAHER went from an impressive Belmont maiden win to take on Canada’s top 3-year-olds, finishing on the board in both the Queen’s Plate and Prince of Wales S. He then posted an eye-popping 13 3/4-length win in an allowance race at Saratoga and won Belmont’s Jerome H-G2 in front-running style.

In one of the year’s best performances, DAAHER proved himself a top miler winning the Cigar Mile-G1 over older horses, including subsequent Champion Sprinter
Midnight Lute.

Purchased by Shadwell from the 2005 Keeneland September Yearling Sale, DAAHER (Awesome Again – Irish Cherry, by Irish Open) is a full brother to multiple Grade 1 winner Spun Sugar. Their dam, a stakes winner of six races, sold for $800,000 at the 2006 Keeneland November Sale.

“DAAHER has natural speed and was most effective at a mile. He is an outstanding looking horse, and he has a pedigree that completes the package,” said Rick Nichols. “We are sad to see DAAHER’s racing career cut short, but his career at stud has a tremendous upside.”

DAAHER will stand for $30,000 live foal. For more information contact Kent Barnes at Nashwan Stud (859) 224-4585.

Taking a strong stand against what he sees as troubling trends in the breeding industry, Sheikh Hamdan has decided to limit the first-year books of both his Horse of the Year Invasor and classic winner Jazil to 85 mares each.

The movement toward books of 150 and more mares demand that stallions often be bred as many as four times a day, which Rick Nichols, vice president and general manager of Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Farm near Lexington, said “is just the wrong thing to do. “We don’t feel that’s right for the horse,” Nichols explained, adding that Sheikh Hamdan “first and foremost, always does what’s best for the horse.” Without realistic limits, “you sacrifice your horse for the economics of your operation and we don’t believe in doing that.”

Many farms encourage huge books for their young stallions because if the horses don’t get a grade I winner in their first crop, they are not considered commercially viable anymore. The increased numbers may lead to increased chances at that measure of success as well as generate immediate revenue through stud fees. However, Nichols said Sheikh Hamdan believes that if it takes 200 mares to produce a grade I winner for a sire, “then that horse is not good enough.” Nichols and Sheikh Hamdan also are concerned that stallions that cover large numbers of mares may sire more weak offspring in general than those that do not.

Furthermore, the trend toward huge books for some stallions means that others that may be worthy are not getting enough opportunities, a trend that eventually will lead to less diversity in the breed. “If Mr. Prospector and Danzig were to go to stud today, neither would get a full book because their race records weren’t strong enough,” Nichols said. “Sheikh Hamdan is a very good steward of our breed and he sees things that we’re not doing right. We’re developing a breed that’s very closely related,” he continued. “All of us in this industry need to take a step back and see what we’re doing to the breed and stop looking at our pocketbooks.”

Argentine-bred Invasor, a son of Candy Stripes, will stand his first season next year for $35,000, while Jazil, the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner by Seeking the Gold who is a half brother to Belmont winner Rags to Riches, will stand for $12,500. Sheikh Hamdan will support both stallions with his own mares, although matings have not been determined yet, Nichols said.

RACIN EXPRESS, the 5-year-old son of KAYRAWAN, overcame traffic trouble with a solid stretch run to win the 6th race at Sam Houston Park going a mile and seventy yards over the fast main track.

RACIN EXPRESS raced five lengths or more off the lead until the running began on the far turn. He was full of run but there was nowhere to go. There was no other choice but to move to the far outside. With clear sailing, he caught the leaders inside the eight pole and rolled on by on his way to win by more than four lengths.

Owned and campaigned by Darlene Lind, he was bred by Inside Move Inc. in Texas. He is out of the Prized mare, Highly Regarded.

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Although Jazil’s Belmont Stakes (gr. I) victory and Invasor’s Horse of the Year campaign in 2006 resulted in a banner year for Sheikh Hamdan’s Shadwell Stable, 2007 had more than its share of triumphs as well. Three of the stable’s stars posted grade I victories, and SHADWELL STABLE earned the ECLIPSE AWARD for OUTSTANDING OWNER..... click here for more, including video

SHADWELL'S LAHUDOOD NAMED CHAMPION TURF FEMALE!

Expectations for LAHUDOOD in 2007 were relatively low, but the filly soared above them to become a grade I winner and a turf champion. The homebred daughter of Singspiel, out of Rahayeb (by Arazi), captured 188 first-place votes to claim the female turf crown.....click here for more, including video

December 30, 2007:
NO ALLEGIANCE, the 5-year-old son of KAYRAWAN, took the field wire-to-wire in the opener on the Aqueduct card going six furlongs over the inner track which was rated good on the day.

Setting a solid pace, he opened up through the stretch to win by nearly two lengths.

NO ALLEGIANCE was bred in New York by John Pregman, Jr., who is also his trainer. He races for John Pregman in partnership with Avastar LLC. He is out of the Hostage mare, Hostile Fleet.

MULTIPLE GRADED STAKES WINNER MUSTANFAR RETIRED
Multiple graded stakes winner and G1-placed MUSTANFAR suffered a soft tissue injury to his left front ankle and has been retired to Shadwell Farm.

Winner of over $625,000, the Shadwell homebred by Unbridled, MUSTANFAR won or placed in nine graded stakes on dirt, turf, and synthetic surface. A very consistent performer, MUSTANFAR won Belmont’s Lexington S.-G3, defeated older horses in Keeneland’s Sycamore S.-G3, was second four times in graded stakes by a total of one length, in addition to a half-length third in the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park H.

Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin indicated that MUSTANFAR didn’t always enjoy the best of racing luck saying, “really, he has always run well, but it’s just been one thing or another, he’s never really had a bad race.”

Breaking his maiden in his second start at two, MUSTANFAR, won or placed in graded stakes at seven different race tracks, placing in Tampa Bay Derby-G3, Hall of Fame H.-G2, Saranac H.-G3, Ben Ali H.-G3, Dominion Day H.-G3, and the Washington Park H.-G2.

MUSTANFAR is by Unbridled, sire of current leading sires Broken Vow, Unbridled’s Song, and first-crop G1 sire Empire Maker. His dam, Manwah, is by Lyphard and is a half-sister to Champions Nashwan and Unfuwain, as well as top first crop sire Nayef, all out of the legendary broodmare Height of Fashion. A family that continues to succeed at the highest level, Shadwell’s
recent Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf-G1 winner Lahudood is out of another granddaughter of Height of Fashion.

MUSTANFAR joins additional first year stallions INVASOR and JAZIL at Shadwell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. He will stand the 2008 season for a fee of $3,000 live foal.

November 14, 2007:
INGLES, the 7-year-old son of KAYRAWAN, turned in his thirty-fourth top three finished he earned his sixteenth victory in the 5th race at Hoosier Park going five and one-half furlongs over fast main track.

INGLES was at the back of the pack through the opening quarter. He set off for the leaders with two furlongs left to the wire. He split horses at the top of the stretch and closed stoutly to take lead inside the eighth pole and draw away to win by nearly two lengths.

INGLES races for Kendra Awsumb and he is trained by Carmelo Mendoza. Bred in Kentucky by Shadow Stud LLC, he is out of the Danzig mare, Atuf.

October 12, 2007:
PRIME INDICATOR, the 4-year-old son of KAYRAWAN, was the easiest of winners in the 6th race at Hoosier Park going five and one-half furlongs over the fast main track.

Stalking the leader down the backstretch, PRIME INDICATOR took the lead midway around the turn and took a three length advantage into the stretch. He was never challenged thereafter and he coasted in to win by four and one-half lengths.

PRIME INDICATOR has finished in the top three eleven times in nineteen career starts. He races for Gary Spragg and he is trained by Steve Manley. Bred in Texas by Ken Quirk and Linda Quirk, he is out of the Green Dancer mare, Emerald Bracelet.

September 7, 2007:
WOLFE BE SALTY, the son of KAYRAWAN, won the 2nd race at Retama Park by nearly two lengths going six furlongs over the fast main track.

WOLFE BE SALTY was sent to the lead from post position four. Engaged on the outside, he shook off that rival two furlongs from home and didn't let anyone else get closer than his winning margin.

WOLFE BE SALTY races for Frank P. Mieschwietz and he is trained by Tommie Morgan. Produced by the Salt Dome mare, Miss Salty Dawg, he was bred in Texas by Tracey D. Wolfe.

September 2, 2007:
CAT RUNNER, the son of KAYRAWAN, proved much the best in the 5th race at Mountaineer Park going one mile over the fast main track.

CAT RUNNER rated kindly in the middle of the pack and he launched his bid three furlongs from home. He had the lead as the field came off the final turn and he drew away to an easy six and one-half length victory.

CAT RUNNER is campaigned by R and G Stables LLC and he is trained by Michael Love. Bred in Kentucky by E. W. Thomas, he is the first foal from the Mountain Cat mare, Cat Runner.

August 14, 2007:
INGLES, the son of KAYRAWAN, was favored by the crowd at Fairmount Park to win the 8th race and he did not disappoint, rolling in from off the pace with a rousing stretch run to win the six furlong contest.

Rating midpack for the run down the backstretch, he began to close around the turn. Moving out to the six path at the top of the stretch, he took off after switching leads and flew past the leaders and went on to win by two and one-quarter lengths.

INGLES races for Ronald Warchol and his trainer, John Cox. Bred in Kentucky by Shadow Stud LLC, he is the first foal from the Danzig mare, Atuf.

JUNE 18, 2007:
PRIME INDICATOR did let the sloppy going bother him, as he galloped in the easiest of winners in the 5th race at Prairie Meadows going five and one-half furlongs.

The 4-year-old KAYRAWAN gelding was the outside horse in a three horse pace battle from the break. He ran the opposition off their feet around the turn and opened up under a hand ride through the stretch to win by three lengths.

PRIME INDICATOR is owned by Maggi Moss and he is trained by Dick Clark. Bred in Texas by Ken Quirk and Linda Quirk, he is out of the Green Dancer mare, Emerald Bracelet.

June 1, 2007

ANIMATION MASTER (00 c, o/o Ly Dawg, by Lyphard) opened the month of June with his fourth known victory in Macau. At the Taipa racecourse, he took on a field of 10 rivals and held them all at bay to win by three-quarters of a length. The race, contested over good ground, was run over 1300 meters, or about 6 1/2 furlongs. Bred in the U.S., ANIMATION MASTER is trained by Y.K. Lau. The son of KAYRAWAN was originally named Itsallkarma.

May 14, 2007

MORIAH (02 f, o/o Thebesticouldbe, by Lomond) registered her second win of 2007 when she captured a six furlong sprint at Will Rogers Downs in excellent time. The daughter of KAYRAWAN broke on top, set all the pace, and held everyone at bay to cross the wire 3 1/2 lengths the best as the favorite. She got the six furlongs in a stellar 1:09 3/5. Bred in Oklahoma by Kevin Robert Teeman, MORIAH races as a homebred for Kevin and Robert Teeman. Her training is handled by Joe S. Offolter.

March 5, 2007

SKYWAN CLASSIC (02 c, o/o Rising Sky, by Sky Classic) demolished a maiden field at Will Rogers Downs. The betting favorite broke well and settled midpack in the 5 1/2 furlong maiden. He closed on the outside, sailing by the leaders and drawing clear to win by 6 1/4 lengths. Bred in Kentucky by Thomas M. McCann, SKYWAN CLASSIC was a $23,000 Keeneland September yearling. He is owned and trained by John Ness.

February 18, 2007

Oklahoma-bred MORIAH (02 f, o/o Thebesticouldbe, by Lomond) took her show on the road to Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs and found the winner's circle. She broke on top and dueled for the lead throughout the six furlong race. It was in the stretch that she was finally able to put away the pesky rival, still holding the win safe from a new challenger in an extremely determined effort. The daughter of KAYRAWAN won by a final margin of a neck. Bred in Oklahoma by Kevin Robert Teeman, MORIAH races as a homebred for Kevin and Robert Teeman. She is trained by Joe S. Offolter.

February 18, 2007

PRIME INDICATOR (03 c, o/o Emerald Bracelet, by Green Dancer) was the second winner of the day for his sire at Oaklawn Park, capturing a 5 1/2 furlong maiden contest. He went to post as the favorite in spite of breaking from the extreme outside. He immediately put pressure on the frontrunner and took command coming into the stretch. The chestnut turned back another opponent in late stretch to prevail by a neck as the co-highweight. Ken and Linda Quirk bred PRIME INDICATOR in Texas. A graduate of the 2004 Texas August yearling sale, the son of KAYRAWAN is owned by Marvin W. Jones and is trained by Allen Milligan.

January 1, 2007

BIG K (02 c, o/o Bold an Fast, by Personal Flag) started the new year in style for sire KAYRAWAN by winning on New Year's Day. Going 6 1/2 furlongs over the all weather track at Turfway Park, the freshly-minted 5-year-old was outrun early and took his time at the back of the pack. He made a bold move while four wide on the turn and closed furiously. He flew past the field in late stretch for a half-length triumph. Bred in Kentucky by Tim Napier, BIG K races for Jason Cook, Michael Hulett, and James McDonald. Co-owner Jason G. Cook trains the five-time winner.