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November 6, 2006
Breeders’ Cup Classic Winner Invasor to Target
Dubai World Cup
Shadwell Farm’s INVASOR (Candy Stripes-Quendom, by
Interprete), winner of Saturday’s $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic
Powered by Dodge [G1], will remain in training and looks to
the Dubai World Cup [G1] on March 31, 2007, as his next major
objective. The world’s richest race with a purse of $6 million, the
Dubai World Cup celebrates its twelfth running next year.
INVASOR is a perfect 4-for-4 in U.S. grade ones, with wins in the
Pimlico Special [G1], Suburban [G1] and Whitney
[G1] in addition to the Breeders’ Cup Classic [G1]. He
is also an undefeated G1 winner in Uruguay, with the only
non-winning effort of his career a fourth in the UAE Derby
[G2] at Nad Al Sheba last March.
INVASOR will travel this week to Palm Meadows in Florida with the
rest of trainer Kiaran McLaughlin’s stable.
November 4, 2006
INVASOR WINS BREEDERS' CUP
CLASSIC-G1!!
Shadwell Stables INVASOR (ARG), the public's third choice behind
heavyweights Bernardini and Lava Man, came charging down the stretch
to win America's richest race, the $5 Million Breeders' Cup
Classic-G1. A contentious field had assembled to contest the 1 1/4
mile championship at Churchill Downs with Bernardini -- whose 2006
wins include the Preakness-G1, Travers-G1, and Jockey Club Gold
Cup-G1 in sparkling fashion -- the prohibitive favorite.
INVASOR -- whose own 2006 resume includes the Pimlico Special-G1,
Suburban-G1, and Whitney-G1 -- bobbled at the start of the Classic
and took his time, settling in about eighth. With all eyes on
Bernardini (owned by Shadwell partner Darley Stable) and the
eye-catching move he made coming in to the stretch, INVASOR went
after the leaders and got pushed seven wide. In spite of the wide
trip, he collared Bernardini about a sixteenth from home and went on
by, driving to the wire under nothing more than a hand ride. INVASOR
won the Breeders' Cup Classic-G1 by a length, the margin belying the
dominance of his victory.
"It’s an unbelievable feeling to win for the right people," said
trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. "Someday I’m going to look back and try
to figure how I got him beat in Dubai (INVASOR's only loss in 10
career starts). I’m just so happy with everyone associated with the
horse -- the groom, the exercise riders, and the whole
organization."
INVASOR had been pointing to the Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1 as a
prep for the Classic-G1, but an untimely fever knocked him out of
the race. He came into the Breeders' Cup with a 90-day layoff.
"It was a blessing in disguise because our horse has done
fabulously well since then," said Rick Nichols, Shadwell's
vice-president and general manager, in the interview room after the
race. "Winning this race is one of the stars that you reach for when
you're in this business, and we're very happy to be a part of it and
to have a horse that can compete in this manner."
All of the horse's connections had high praise for his
18-year-old jockey, Fernando Jara. The rider became the youngest
jockey to win a Breeders' Cup race. He also teamed with Shadwell and
McLaughlin to win the Belmont S.-G1 on Jazil earlier this year.
Both the television personalities and industry print publications
are already talking about year-end championships for INVASOR. The
consensus is that he may very likely have clenched the Eclipse Award
for Champion Older Horse with his Breeders' Cup victory and he has
an extremely good shot for Horse of the Year honors as well.
Bred by Haras Clausan in Argentina, INVASOR has now earned more
than $3.9 million. The Uruguayan Horse of the Year, he also swept
the Uruguayan Triple Crown. He can now add "Breeders' Cup champion"
to his ever-growing list of merits.
October 31, 2006
INVASOR GEARS UP FOR CLASSIC RUN
Just days away from the $5 Million Breeders' Cup Classic-G1,
Shadwell Stable's INVASOR (ARG) and the other Classic candidates are
gearing up for America's richest race. Not only is the title of
Classic winner on the line, but so is Horse of the Year. INVASOR is
considered one of three contenders for the honor running in the
Classic and a win by any of the three in the highly contentious race
would help secure the title.
Eight for nine lifetime, INVASOR counts wins in the Pimlico
Special-G1, Suburban-G1, and Whitney-G1 this year. He tallied a
triple-digit Beyer Speed Figure in each one, with the highest being
a 113. He last raced in the Whitney on August 5 and was pointing
toward the Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1, but had to skip the race with an
untimely fever. He'll start in the Classic off a 90-day layoff.
"The 90 days might have been a blessing considering he went to
Dubai and traveled back over here with some hard races over the
summer," trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. "I'm not Bobby Frankel or
Bill Mott or a guy that tends to do this often, giving a horse 90
days between starts, but since we are doing it he has really done
well, physically, mentally, everything."
INVASOR breezed five furlongs in 1:01 3/5 over Belmont's training
track on Sunday. He is scheduled to jog at Belmont on Wednesday
morning before boarding a plane to Louisville on Wednesday
afternoon. The Classic is the final and most-anticipated of the
World Thoroughbred Championship races, all of which will be run at
Churchill Downs on Saturday, November 4.
October 7, 2006
AUSSIE RULES WINS ROUSING EDITION OF SHADWELL
TURF MILE-G1
Kentucky-bred but European-sired and raced AUSSIE RULES shipped
to Keeneland Race Course for the $600,000 Shadwell Turf Mile-G1 and
came out the smashing winner. Although victor of the Poule d'Essai
des Poulains-G1 at Longchamp in France earlier this year, the
3-year-old was an unheralded runner from the powerful stable of
trainer Aidan O'Brien. After his scintillating victory in the G1
Shadwell Turf Mile, he's sure to attract more notice.
AUSSIE RULES was the only sophomore in the field of nine. He
broke last and raced near the back, still no better than seventh
with a quarter-mile to go. The Danehill colt came five wide into the
stretch to unleash a furious rally that carried him to a 1 3/4
length triumph. A photo showed the next five finishers were
separated by only noses and a head.
The gray or roan colt was bred in Kentucky by Belgrave Bloodstock
Ltd. and campaigns for Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, and Faisal
Salman. He was ridden by Garrett Gomez, the leading North American
jockey by earnings this year. AUSSIE RULES wore blinkers for the
first time in the Shadwell Turf Mile-G1 and also received Lasix for
the first time. He got the mile distance in 1:34 1/5 and returned
$11.80 to win.
October 6, 2006
SAHM YEARLING FILLY BRINGS $267,000 AT GOFFS
IRELAND ![]()
A yearling filly by Shadwell sire SAHM brought €210,000, or the
U.S. equivalent of approximately $267,000, at the recent Goffs
Million Sale, held September 26-28 in Ireland. The bay filly is out
of the Shadeed mare Nadwah, a group winner of the Queen Mary S.-G3,
and was bred in the U.S. Croom House Stud consigned the filly, whose
price was more than double the sale average of €115,996. K.
Prendergast was her buyer.
SAHM is a Mr. Prospector stallion out of the champion Sadler's
Wells mare Salsabil. A record-setting graded stakes winner, SAHM has
11% stakes horses with just his fourth crop of 2-year-olds racing
now. His five stakes winners and 10 stakes horses include multiple
group winner Mustameet.
October 5, 2006
SHADWELL'S NOVEMBER CONSIGNMENT ONLINE
The online catalogue was recently released for the upcoming
Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Shadwell Farm LLC has a
consignment and will have offerings on three different days. Eight
mares will be sold on Tuesday, November 14, nine colts or stallion
prospects will be sold on Thursday, November 16, and 11 colts,
geldings, or stallion prospects will be sold on Saturday, November
18.
All eight of the mares are in foal. Five are in foal to popular
Shadwell sire SAHM, with one each to Shadwell's INTIDAB and ALJABR.
The final mare is in foal to Gulch.
The colts and stallion prospects include well-bred offerings by
Storm Cat, A.P. Indy, Gone West, Kingmambo, and other top sires. All
are out of strong female families. One of the offerings is
Shadwell's own MUQBIL, a group winner who won or placed in 10 stakes
in Europe and America.
October 5, 2006
SHADWELL SALES GRADUATES MAKING AN
IMPACT
It was in 2002 that Shadwell began consigning horses to major
sales. Graduates of Shadwell's consignments have since been winning
big and making a major impact both on the racetrack and in the sales
arena. Following is a sampling of some of the graduates and their
accomplishments in the ensuing four years.
GIRL WARRIOR (Elusive Quality - Qhazeenah (GB)) was sold
by Shadwell in the 2002 Keeneland September yearling sale to Shawn
Dugan, agent. Her four wins in six starts included the El Encino
S.-G2 at Santa Anita for owner Anthony Speelman and the Miss America
H. at Golden Gate. She was resold at the 2006 Keeneland January sale
as a racing or broodmare prospect for $1 million.
The mare ATTASLIYAH (IRE) was sold by Shadwell at the 2002
Keeneland January sale to Des Ryan. She is now the dam of
RABATASH, winner of the Go and Go Round Tower S.-G3 at the
Curragh in Ireland on August 27.
EL NAFIS, a broodmare, was sold by Shadwell at the 2002 Keeneland
November breeding stock sale to Thunder Ranch TB. She was in foal to
Shadwell stallion SWAIN (IRE) at the time. The resulting foal was
NASHEEJ, now a sophomore filly who has won the May Hill
S.-G2, Dubai Duty Free S.-G3, and Sweet Solera S.-G3 to date. Her
placings include the One Thousand Guineas-G1, Coronation S.-G1, and
Meon Valley Stud Fillies' Mile-G1.
The mare SAMUT sold in foal to Shadwell sire INTIDAB at the 2003
Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Lavin Bloodstock bought her
and the foal she was carrying is the now 2-year-old IUTURNA,
a stakes winner in 2006 in Italy.
Another juvenile stakes winner in 2006 sold in utero by Shadwell
is NATIVE RULER. Shadwell sold his dam, TAJANNUB, in foal to
Elusive Quality at the 2004 Keeneland January sale to Lavin
Bloodstock. NATIVE RULER broke his maiden on July 8 of this year and
won the Chenery S. at Colonial Downs just three weeks later.
Broodmare SAJJAYA sold at the 2003 Keeneland January sale to
Blandford Bloodstock in foal to Shadwell sire SAHM. The resulting
foal was PSALMS OF PRAISE, now a 3-year-old filly who hasn't yet won
a stakes but who does have six wins at Calder Race Course to her
credit.
Foals sold in utero by Shadwell have done well in the sales ring
too. Shadwell sold the mare MAMLAKAH in foal to Elusive Quality at
the 2004 Keeneland November sale to KYR Bloodstock. The resulting
foal brought the hammer down at $500,000 at the 2006 Keeneland
September yearling sale.
Another sold-in-utero foal to resell extremely well was produced
by NADWAH. The Shadeed mare sold at the 2004 Keeneland November sale
to Horse France while in foal to Shadwell stallion SAHM. The
resulting foal brought 210,000 Euro at the recent Goffs yearling
sale.
October 4, 2006
SHADWELL TURF MILE-G1 HIGHLIGHTS KEENELAND'S
OPENING WEEKEND
Excitement in the air is palpable in Kentucky in the days leading
up to Keeneland's fall meet. Six graded races will be run over
opening weekend, with many Breeders' Cup implications, and the
richest race of all is the Shadwell Turf Mile S.-G1, open to
3-year-olds and up. Post positions were announced today for the one
mile contest on the grass worth $600,000. The G1 event is slated to
be contested as race 9 on Saturday, October 7.
The field includes Miesque's Approval, winner of three straight
graded events. One of those wins came over the Keeneland grass in
the Makers Mark Mile-G2 this past spring. In addition, Silent Name
(JPN), Remarkable News (VEN), and Three Valleys are all G2 winners
as well.
The official post positions for the nine entrants, with riders,
follow:
1. Silent Name - Victor Espinoza
2. Miesque's Approval
- Eddie Castro
3. Aussie Rules - Garrett Gomez
4. Remarkable
News - Rene Douglas
5. Hendrix - David Flores
6. Cosmonaut -
Julien Leparoux
7. Old Dodge - Robby Albarado
8. British Blue
- Cesar Mejia
9. Three Valleys - Rafael Bejarano
October 3, 2006
JAZIL BACK IN TRAINING; TARGETS DUBAI WORLD
CUP
Shadwell classic winner JAZIL, conqueror of the Belmont S.-G1
this summer, is back in training with Kiaran McLaughlin. In
mid-July, the son of Seeking the Gold had been taken out of regular
work to recover from a bruised right hind cannon bone. He recently
returned to McLaughlin's barn and is galloping daily.
The timing of the return necessitates JAZIL will miss the
Breeders' Cup Classic-G1, but it is ideal for a run in the $6
million Dubai World Cup-G1 on March 31.
"He's galloping every day, doing great, and we hope to work him
in the near future," said McLaughlin. "I was in Lexington last month
with Sheikh Hamdan, and he told me `Don't get in a hurry. Don't push
him. Let him tell you when he's ready.' I think the Dubai World Cup
would be a very important goal."
August 5, 2006
SWAIN NOTCHES THREE NEW MAIDEN WINNERS IN ONE
DAY
Shadwell sire SWAIN (IRE) registered three new maiden winners in
just one day of racing, including a half-brother to a Kentucky
Derby-G1 winner.
In just his second lifetime start, FALCON SCOTT (03 c, o/o Set
Them Free, by Stop the Music) emulated his older Kentucky
Derby-winning half-brother, Giacomo, by winning at Del Mar this
summer. The son of SWAIN (IRE) won a maiden special weight at 1 1/8
miles on the turf. He "stalked the pace outside a rival, bid on the
backstreth then again outside the pacesetter on the second turn,
took the lead into the stretch, drifted in some midstretch but won
clear" by 2 1/2 lengths, according to the Equibase chart.
Bred in Kentucky, FALCON SCOTT races as a homebred for Mr. and Mrs.
Jerome S. Moss and is trained by John Shirreffs.
SWAIN's second maiden winner was ENCHANTED HERO (03 c, o/o Lady
Dom Alaric, by Dom Alaric (FR)). This sophomore colt brushed with an
opponent at the start of the seven furlong maiden on the dirt at
Louisiana Downs and raced midpack. He took command on the
backstretch and got headed on the turn, but fought gamely to regain
the lead. ENCHANTED HERO held sway late to wrest the victory by a
half-length. Bred in Kentucky, the James Garroutte trainee races as
a homebred for O. F. Duffield.
And finally, half a world away, SWAIN notched a third new winner
on the day. TOYO SWAIN (02 c, o/o Sublime Beauty, by Caerleon)
captured a weight for age race at Saga in Japan. Going 1400 meters,
or about seven furlongs, he trumped a field of 12 by seven lengths.
The Japanese winner was bred in Kentucky by Kennelot Stables Inc.
and is a graduate of the 2003 Keeneland September yearling sale.
August 5, 2006
INVASOR WINS THIRD STRAIGHT G1 IN WHITNEY-G1 AT
SARATOGA
Uruguayan Horse of the Year INVASOR (ARG) continued his march
through the handicap ranks, capturing his third consecutive G1 race
on American soil when he won the $750,000 Whitney H.-G1 at Saratoga.
His previous two starts - and wins - were in the Suburban-G1 and
Pimlico Special-G1.
In the Whitney-G1, INVASOR stumbled as he left the gate but
recovered well and settled in the fourth or fifth position for much
of the 1 1/8 mile event. He split rivals and angled wide before
fighting gamely down the stretch with Sun King. The Shadwell Stable
star dug in determinedly to prevail by a nose. The third-place
finisher was 5 3/4 lengths farther back.
"I was worried at the eighth pole," trainer Kiaran McLaughlin
said. "We had been in a fight throughout and Sun King came to us. We
were in a dogfight. It was a great race. Today, he dug in and showed
a great desire to win.
"This is a special horse," continued McLaughlin. "I was a little
worried for (jockey) Fernando (Jara), being 18-years-old, and this
being the first time he really had a bull's-eye on his back...
Today, they were looking at him, and they knew he was the horse to
beat. I was worried they might trap him down on the inside. Fernando
did a great job. When you have horse under you, it makes it
easier."
INVASOR now boasts eight wins from nine lifetime starts and more
than $1.2 million in earnings. McLaughlin indicated the next target
for the son of Candy Stripes would likely be either the Woodward-G1
or Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1.
July 18, 2006
JAZIL TO POINT TOWARD FALL
CAMPAIGN
Belmont-G1 winner JAZIL, Shadwell Stable's first classic winner
in America, has been taken out of training for about a month due to
slight bruising of his right hind cannon bone. He will miss the
August 26 Travers S.-G1 due to the timing of the bruising and will
instead be pointed toward major races this fall.
"This is a really small issue, but because of who he is - a
Belmont winner - it gets magnified," trainer Kiaran McLaughlin told
the Daily Racing Form. "Obviously, the Travers is out of the
question, and we have to look at the Jockey Club Gold Cup first and
the Breeders' Cup Classic second."
Both major G1 events on the fall calendar, the Jockey Club Gold
Cup-G1 is scheduled for October 7 at Belmont Park and the Breeders'
Cup Classic-G1 will be contested on November 4 at Churchill
Downs.
July 3, 2006
GREATER GOOD SETS TRACK RECORD IN CHURCHILL
DOWNS ALLOWANCE
So contentious was the allowance race at Churchill Downs won by
GREATER GOOD (02 c, o/o Gather The Clan (IRE), by General
Assembly) that Daily Racing Form had an article previewing
it. The article by Marty McGee began, "Rare is the Churchill Downs
stakes race with as many as three horses who ran in the Kentucky
Derby. But a mere allowance race with three former Derby horses?
That's the truly extraordinary scenario awaiting Churchill
horseplayers Monday."
INTIDAB's son GREATER GOOD was one of those horses mentioned as
he'd finished 13th in the 2005 Derby. And, he did not disappoint. He
trounced not only the other two former Derby horses, but the rest of
the field as well when he set a track record, winning the 7 1/2
furlong allowance in 1:27 4/5. The G2 winner pressed the early pace
and collared the frontrunner in early stretch. He went on to a 2 1/4
length win in the $66,000 allowance.
Bred in Kentucky by A. Lakin & Sons Inc., GREATER GOOD is a
colorbearer for Lewis G. Lakin. Robert E. Holthus handles his
conditioning. The son of INTIDAB has now won six races, including
four stakes (three graded), and has earned just shy of $550,000.
July 1, 2006
BUDDING SUPERSTAR INVASOR DOMINATES
SUBURBAN-G1
Shadwell Stable's INVASOR (ARG), winner of the Pimlico Special-G1
in his last start, ran away with the Suburban H.-G1 at Belmont Park
against a top field of older horses. He bobbled at the start of the
1 1/4 mile G1 event and bumped with a rival before settling into the
third spot. The 4-year-old went three wide on the second turn, took
command with ease, and sauntered home under a hand ride to win the
$400,000 race by 4 1/4 lengths. He registered a stellar Beyer Speed
Figure of 111 for the effort under jockey Fernando Jara. Shadwell,
INVASOR's trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, and Jara also teamed to win the
Belmont S.-G1 three weeks ago with JAZIL.
Under top weight of 118 pounds, INVASOR was making just his
second U.S. start. He has now won seven of his eight career races,
including all five of his starts in Uruguay. His only loss was to
the highly-regarded Discreet Cat in the UAE Derby-G2 in Dubai.
"He was most impressive," McLaughlin said after the Suburban. "I
was impressed last time and surprised, but today I was even more
impressed. He's the real deal. I don't know how I got him beat, but
maybe I should say we don't want to see Discreet Cat anywhere."
INVASOR (ARG) boosted his career earnings to over $750,000 with
the victory. He has now won five G1 races, including the Uruguay
Derby-G1. The Argentine-bred son of Candy Stripes was named
Uruguay's 2005 Horse of the Year.
McLaughlin said INVASOR (ARG) would likely target either the
Pacific Classic-G1 at Del Mar or the Whitney H.-G1 at Saratoga
next.
June 29, 2006
Fire destroys Shadwell barn filled only with
straw
from ThoroughbredTimes.com - Jeff
Lowe
Fire destroyed a barn filled with straw at Sheikh Hamdan bin
Rashid al Maktoum's Shadwell Farm in Lexington on Thursday morning.
No horses were housed in the barn.
Lexington Assistant Fire Chief Bill Bailey said firefighters
responded to a call from farm workers at 10:20 a.m. EDT. They
sprayed an adjacent barn filled with hay to ensure that it did not
catch fire. Two water tanker trucks from adjacent Woodford County
were called in to help extinguish the blaze. No people or horses
were injured.
June 10, 2006
JAZIL WINS BELMONT-G1 FOR SHADWELL
STABLE!!!
Kiaran McLaughlin and Rick Nichols
flank
Jazil after winning the Belmont S. [G1],
Fernando Jara
aboard. © CoglianeseShadwell Stable's JAZIL, the Kentucky Derby-G1 fourth-place
finisher who skipped the Preakness-G1 to await the Belmont-G1, saw
that plan work to perfection as he captured the $1 million Belmont
S.-G1 today at New York's Belmont Park. It marked the first classic
victory in America for Shadwell. The sophomore colt looked like a
seasoned professional as he weaved through the 12-horse field to win
the third leg of the Triple Crown.
"We were quite confident that he could get the mile and a half,"
said Rick Nichols, vice president and general manager of Shadwell,
in the winner's circle.
A confirmed closer, JAZIL was unhurried at the start of the race
as his jockey, Fernando Jara, recovered his lost right iron after
brushing the gate at the break. He waited patiently as the race
unfolded, then began threading his way through horses.
"I was very confident," said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin, again in
the winner's circle, "when he was weaving through at the
five-eighths pole to the quarter pole and was alongside Bluegrass
Cat, moving the right way."
JAZIL battled down the stretch with Bluegrass Cat but tenaciously
edged clear and outfinished the morning-line favorite and Derby
runner-up, winning the 138th running of the Belmont by 1 1/4
lengths. He got the 1 1/2 miles in 2:27 4/5 to wear the heralded
blanket of carnations.
Bred in Kentucky by Skara Glen Stables, JAZIL was purchased by
Shadwell Stable at the 2004 Keeneland September yearling sale for
$725,000. The son of Seeking the Gold out of the Deputy Minister
mare Better Than Honour joins the elite company of Barbaro and
Bernardini as the classic winners of 2006.
June 8, 2006
SHADWELL'S JAZIL GETS POST 8 IN
BELMONT
The post positions have been drawn and morning-line odds have
been set for Saturday's $1 million Belmont S.-G1. Shadwell Stable's
JAZIL secured the eight hole. He debuts at odds of 10-1, good for
fifth choice in the 12-horse field. Regular rider Fernando Jara will
again be aboard the Kiaran McLaughlin trainee who deadheated for
fourth in the Kentucky Derby-G1.
JAZIL intentionally skipped the Preakness-G1 after his stellar
Derby performance in order to focus on the Belmont. The son of
Seeking the Gold last officially worked at Belmont on May 27,
getting five furlongs in a very swift :59 3/5. McLaughlin pronounced
him "dead fit." The Belmont, contested at 1 1/2 miles, is one of
three American classics and the final leg of the Triple Crown.
"I feel pretty confident," said McLaughlin, "as confident as any
leg of any Triple Crown race that I've been in. We will be much
closer than we were in the Derby and the Wood because the half-mile
fraction will be 49 (seconds) and not 46. That puts us 15 lengths
closer.
"I believe if these horses can't get a mile and a half they'll be
stopping at the quarter pole to the sixteenth pole anyway,"
McLaughlin continued. "The ones that can get it are going to keep
going, but it's not like they're going to come home in 24. We'll be
full of run where many of them won't have any run left."
In discussing the contenders, a recent Daily Racing Form
article said, "Of all the Belmont Stakes contenders, Jazil, who
finished in a deadheat for fourth with Brother Derek in the Kentucky
Derby, has the most intriguing pedigree....In addition to female
family inbreeding to Traffic Court, Jazil has a spectacular pedigree
top and bottom."
May 20, 2006
SHADWELL'S INVASOR WINS FIRST G1 FOR FARM IN
AMERICA
Shadwell has captured G1 events around the globe, enjoying
particular success in Europe with homebred stars. However, it was
with an import from South America, INVASOR (ARG), that Shadwell won
its first G1 event in America.
Shadwell Stable's INVASOR (ARG) won the Pimlico Special-G1 in his
North American debut. The Argentinean-bred won the $500,000, 1 3/16
mile race by 1 1/4 lengths in a swift 1:54 2/5. He had to defeat not
only the tough field but also a jockey's objection.
"I was pretty impressed not only because he won the race, but the
way he did it," jockey Ramon Dominguez said. "To come off the bridle
and to be able to regroup and win the race shows signs of a lot of
ability and quality."
The Candy Stripes colt won Uruguay's Triple Crown last year and
has now won six of his seven career starts. The globetrotter's only
career loss was a fourth in the U.A.E. Derby-G2 this spring to
Discreet Cat. He was a private purchase by Shadwell late last
year.
May 6, 2006
SHADWELL'S JAZIL 4TH IN KENTUCKY
DERBY-G1
Shadwell Stable's JAZIL finished an excellent fourth in the
$2,213,200 Kentucky Derby-G1 today at Churchill Downs. In what
several sportscasters called one of the most evenly matched and best
fields assembled for the race in recent memory, the 132nd Derby
marked the coronation of eventual winner Barbaro. JAZIL, under
Fernando Jara, showed he belonged.
JAZIL broke from post position one, closest to the rail, in the
contentious 20-horse field. He swerved at the start and was
unhurried, trailing the field in the 20th and last position. With a
mile down and just two furlongs to go, he was still only 17th but
commenced his impressive rally through traffic on the final turn. In
the end, he crossed the wire in fourth and actually deadheated with
one of the favorites, Brother Derek.
Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said after America's greatest race that
JAZIL is possible for the Preakness-G1, the second leg of the Triple
Crown.
May 2, 2006
DERBY DRAWS NEAR; JAZIL MAKES FINAL
PREPARATIONS
After galloping 1 1/2 miles yesterday, Shadwell Stable's JAZIL
walked the shed row today as he continued to prepare for this
Saturday's Kentucky Derby-G1. He had put in his final work last
Saturday, going five furlongs at Churchill Downs in a swift 1:00
2/5. The work was labeled breezing. Afterwards, trainer Kiaran
McLaughlin spoke to the media.
"He's doing very, very well," said McLaughlin of the Seeking the
Gold colt. "...I'm more excited because I know he'll fit this race
very well with his style [as a closer]. And he's doing great."
McLaughlin also said the correct pronunciation of the horse's
name is "Jazz-ul," as opposed to "Jazz-eel," and it means
abundance.
In a year where more horses want to run in the Derby than are
allowed in the field, graded stakes earnings come into play. Jazil
is safely ensconced among the top 20 competitors with $150,000 in
graded earnings. The Wood Memorial-G1 runner-up has earned just shy
of $200,000 total.
April 8, 2006
SHADWELL'S JAZIL JOINS DERBY TRAIL WITH
EYE-CATCHING WOOD SECOND
With an eye-catching late move, Shadwell Stable's JAZIL put
himself squarely in the picture for the Kentucky Derby-G1 when he
finished a monster runner-up in the $750,000 Wood Memorial-G1 at
Aqueduct. The sophomore colt appeared hopelessly beaten as he
trailed the field in ninth and last position as late as three
furlongs from home. The track was sloppy and the weather was
showery, but JAZIL, a son of Seeking the Gold and the Deputy
Minister mare Better Than Honour, rallied furiously coming into the
stretch. Track announcer Tom Durkin called him third, six lengths
behind the second-place horse, just a moment before the wire. The
surprise was apparent in his voice when JAZIL turned on the
afterburners and flew past his rival to secure second, finishing
just 1 1/2 lengths behind winner Bob and John at the wire in the 1
1/8 mile G1 event.
"I needed just a little more distance," said Fernando Jara,
JAZIL's rider. "After the wire, he passed the other horse (Bob and
John). I would love to see him go to the Kentucky Derby-G1; a mile
and a quarter would be a perfect distance for him. I thought he had
a chance to win when he made his move. I'm very happy with this
race."
JAZIL was bred in Kentucky by Skara Glen Stables and purchased by
Shadwell at the 2004 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Trainer
Kiaran P. McLaughlin echoed Jara's sentiments. "We were very happy
that he was able to close, that's his style. ...So, we were happy
that he showed that same run today again, especially against this
caliber of horse. It looks like he will like a mile and a quarter
and we are sure looking forward to the opportunity."
January 18, 2006
H.E. SHEIKH HAMDAN CHAMPION OWNER IN GREAT
BRITAIN
H.E. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum of Shadwell Farm was
honored in a London ceremony yesterday by the British Horseracing
Board Flat Racing Awards. He was named Champion Owner of Great
Britain for 2005. His homebred filly ESWARAH (GB) was given the
title of Champion 3-year-old Filly. The daughter of Unfuwain had
three victories in England during the year, most notably in the
Epsom Oaks-G1.
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