2012 Stud Fee: $7,500 Live Foal

The Very Consistent Castella Wins For the Third Time

Making his first start of the year, stakes-placed CASTELLA led at every call and pulled away to a seven-length win in this 6 1/2-furlong allowance at the Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico City on a track labeled good. In his last start of 2011, this 3-year-old colt from the first small test crop of DAAHER was third in the important one mile Campeonato Juvenil  (Mex-1). Only the third starter and second stakes horse for his sire, CASTELLA now has three wins, his first two by 4 3/4 and 5 1/2 lengths, three seconds and a third in seven career starts.

DAAHER Filly Weighted Among the Best in Her Class at Year End

GYPSY ROBIN, a Maiden Special Weight winner in her debut at Keeneland by 7 1/2 lengths, and the first stakes winner in 2011 for Freshman sire DAAHER was weighted at 108 pounds on the recently released 2011 Experimental Free Handicaps for fillies. A winner on all-weather and dirt surfaces, she has won twice in four starts and has earnings of $95,000.

Another Stakes Horse for Freshman Sire DAAHER

CASTELLA, 2-year-old colt, was third in the Campeonato Juvenil (Mex-1) contested over one mile at the Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico City, becoming the second stakes horse from only three starters in the first small test crop by DAAHER.
 
 Making his sixth career start, CASTELLA has been extremely consistent and now has two wins, three times second, and a third in this high-class stakes for 2-year-olds.

Another Repeat Winner for Freshman Sire DAAHER

CASTELLA, 2-year-old colt, is the second repeat winner from as many starters for his Freshman Sire DAAHER, scoring in a strong allowance race at Hipodromo de las Americas in Mexico City on October 29.

Second in the break coming out of post five, CASTELLA went head to head with another for the first part of the race, then quickly pulled away to be four lengths in front at the top of the stretch and cruised home winning by 5 1/2 lengths. CASTELLA now has won two straight and has two seconds in four starts to date.

Another 1st Crop 2yo Winner For DAAHER

CASTELLA, a 2-year-old colt by Freshman sire DAAHER, took a six-furlong Maiden race at Hipodromo de las Americas on September 25. He was making only his third start, having been runnerup in his previous two starts.

Breaking from the inside post position, CASTELLA sat in second until the top of the stretch, where he passed the early frontrunner and then draw off to win by 4 3/4 lengths.

His sire DAAHER won the Cigar Mile H.-G1, running a 114 Beyer, and the Jerome H.-G2, running a 110 Beyer.

First Stakes Winner For Freshman Sire DAAHER

GYPSY ROBIN, a two-year-old filly by DAAHER, became the first stakes winner for her sire September 5th with a victory in Monmouth Park's Sorority S. The Wesley Ward trained filly pressed the pace early during the six furlong race. Passing the quarter pole the filly started to move towards the front and drew away in the final stages to take the comfortable victory. The filly was a head-turning debut winner in April at Keeneland with a 7 1/2 length score. GYPSY ROBIN was bred by Cloyce C. Clark Jr. and has now posted two victories from four starts.

DAAHER's First Starter Impressive Winner At Keeneland

GYPSY ROBIN, the first starter for Freshman Sire DAAHER, blew away the field in her debut, the maiden special weight carded as the 6th race at Keeneland. Dashing away from the break, she opened up a clear lead early and was never seriously challenge. Setting swift fractions of :22.62 and :44.60, she flew home her final sixteenth in :5.74 to post an eye-catching final time of :50.34. It was seven and one-half lengths back to the second place finisher.

GYPSY ROBIN was bred in Kentucky by Cloyce C. Clark, Jr. and she was produced by the Indian Charlie mare, Fiesty Princess. She races for the partnership of Gatewood Bell and her trainer Wesley Ward.

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