by Jack Shinar
Stoney Fleece wins the Generous Stakes.
Photo: Benoit Photography
Stoney Fleece, closing with aplomb, won the $100,000 Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) going away at Hollywood Park Nov. 27 for his first stakes victory.
Ridden by Joel Rosario in the one-mile test for 2-year-olds, 8-1 shot Stoney Fleece ran down pacesetter Handsome Mike in deep stretch to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Trained by John Sadler for Gary and Cecil Barber, the California-bred Decarchy colt was clocked in a strong 1:34.77 on a firm course to remain unbeaten in two starts on grass.
The time matched that of Comma to the Top in last year's Generous, but was slightly off the stakes mark of 1:34.28 established by The Leopard in 2007.
Handsome Mike, who paid for an early speed duel with Motown Men in the final furlong, held on for second by a half-length over the late-running even-money favorite Battle Force.
Stoney Fleece was one of two entrants in the race for the Barber brothers, who claimed the bay for $40,000 out of his maiden debut win July 28 at Del Mar. The other, Senor Rain, bore out badly on the clubhouse turn and was pulled out of the race by jockey Martin Garcia.
Joseph T. Alvarez III bred Stoney Fleece, who is out of the Deputed Testamony mare Gold Fleece and originally sold for $1,200 at Barretts in January.
“His mother was very good on grass," Sadler said. "I ran her here a mile and an eighth in 1:45 4/5, and Toussaud beat her. So I have some familiarity with the family. The other (siblings) got sent to other trainers, but when this one was in for a tag, it was like an old friend/family thing. I really claimed him for grass and he’s two-for-two on turf."
Woodford Racing's Battle Force was made the solid choice in the field of nine off an impressive maiden-breaking victory at one mile on the turf at Santa Anita Nov. 4.
Motown Man, pressed hard by Handsome Mike, set a sizzling pace for the first half-mile (:22.45, :45.12) before Handsome Mike poked his head in front as they reached the quarter-pole in a swift 1:09.50. Handsome Mike, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, inched away from Motown Men in the stretch to lead by 1 1/2 lengths with a furlong to run, but he could not hold off Stoney Fleece, who was never far off the pace in fourth and got the lead in the final sixteenth of a mile under left-handed urging from Rosario.
“It was a perfect trip," Rosario said. "You couldn’t ask for anything better. I was just taking my time and hoped he had something when I asked him. He really likes the turf."
Battle Force, slow to begin for Mike Smith, angled out in the stretch and rallied from sixth but came up short.
Motown Men finished fourth, followed by Devil in Disguise, Blue White Fire, Major Magic, and Got Even.
Stoney Fleece was coming off a third-place finish in the California Cup Juvenile Oct. 29 at Santa Anita, his first start on dirt. Two weeks prior to that he won a first-level one-mile allowance heat on the Santa Anita turf.
"He’s a nice hard-knocking horse," Sadler said. "He won the starter (allowance) right away and he has never run a bad race. I wasn’t surprised he was in for a tag because he’s small. You know, you take a chance.
"I’d like to keep him on turf, but I won’t rule out some of the California-bred stakes coming up.”
Overall, Stoney Fleece has four wins in six starts and earnings of $156,680.
The winner carried 118 pounds and paid $19.60, $6, and $3.20 as the fourth choice. Handsome Mike returned $4.40 and $2.80 and completed a $69.80 exacta. The show price on Battle Force paid $2.60.
(Source: Bloodhorse.com)
ALBANY, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2011) – Longshot Sourdough Sam closed furiously from last place to lead a California-bred sweep of the top three places while winning the $50,000 Oakland Stakes at Golden Gate.
Sourdough Sam is by Decarchy, out of the General Meeting mare General Luster, was bred by owner John Nicoletti and trained by Dean Pederson.
He has five wins in nine starts, earnings of $156,500 and was coming off a sixth in a $40,000 claimer Oct. 2. He has three wins and a second in four Golden Gate starts.
Sourdough Sam ran the six furlongs in 1:09.68 and won by one length at odds of 8-1. Cal-breds Shudacudawudya (the odds-on favorite) and Starboardlights finished second and third.
DENVER, Colo. (July 14, 2011) – Longshot California-bred Teapartysuccess split foes in midstretch to win Sunday’s $40,000 George Wafer Memorial Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Arapahoe Park.
Teapartysuccess is by Decarchy, out of the El Gran Senor mare Grand Gamble, was bred by Julie Whitesides and is owned by trainer Shawn Davis.
Teapartysuccess has three wins in 11 starts, earnings of $51,358 and was coming off a fourth in a May 29 allowance.
(Source: CTBA.com)
In her first start since a March 2010 allowance victory at Santa Anita Park, the Decarchy runner Quisisana returned to the same locale for her 6-year-old debut on January 7 and finished a solid third in the $81,150 Kalookan Queen Handicap.
The California-bred mare won both of her outings on the formerly installed Pro-Ride synthetic surface during Santa Anita’s 2009-2010 winter/spring meet, including the $200,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint Stakes, in which she defeated the 2010 Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) winner and likely Eclipse Champion Female Sprinter, Dubai Majesty. But the Kalookan Queen, conducted at 6 1/2 furlongs on Santa Anita’s new natural surface, marked her first time on dirt in her 12-race career.
Paired with her regular rider, Rafael Bejarano, and sent postward as the 7-5 second wagering choice in the field of five distaffers, Quisisana maintained a steady pace throughout the race. The 122-pound highweight broke third from the gate and kept the same momentum all the way to the wire, which she ultimately reached behind a pair of contenders from the red-hot Bob Baffert barn. She concluded the test 2 1/4 lengths behind the front-running favorite, Mother Ruth.
Quisisana is trained by Mike Puype for Ran Jan Racing Inc. The six-time winner, who was bred by Todd Gerbovaz and produced by Distinctive Cat’s unraced daughter Mink Kiss, has banked $329,158 overall.
She is the highest earner for her California-based sire, Decarchy, a Grade 2-winning resident of Magali Farms in Santa Ynez. From four crops to race, the 14-year-old Distant View stallion counts eight stakes horses among his earners of more than $3.9 million. — January 7, 2011
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
The Decarchy filly Antares World, a game runner-up in Hollywood Park’s $250,000 American Oaks Stakes (G1) over the summer, added another graded stakes placing to her repertoire on October 17, when she ran third over the same course in the $100,000 Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap (G3) for 3-year-old fillies.
She was reunited for the one-mile turf test with jockey Frank Alvarado, her partner in the American Oaks and in her own two stakes wins at Golden Gate Fields earlier this year: the $75,000 California Oaks and the $60,000 Golden Poppy Stakes. Facing 10 rivals in the Ramser while receiving the lion’s share of pari-mutuel support at odds of 2-1, Alvarado and his mount stayed in contention throughout by shadowing the pacesetter, All Due Respect, from a tracking position.
Although her situation appeared hopeless as the field surrounded her at the top of the stretch, Antares World came back with a vigorous late run to snatch third from another hard-charging contender, and ultimately reached the wire less than three lengths behind the winner, Go Forth North. In the process, she collected a $12,000 check for her owners and breeders, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams.
From 14 starts to date under the guidance of trainer Steven Specht, the California-bred filly has banked $285,458, with six wins, two seconds and two thirds to her credit. She is the first stakes performer out of Alashir’s World, a winning daughter of Spinning World.
Antares World is the second-highest lifetime earner for the Distant View stallion Decarchy, a resident of Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. The dual graded stakes winner, 13, has total progeny earnings of more than $3.7 million from four crops of racing age. — October 17, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Making the most ambitious start of her 11-race career in the $250,000 American Oaks Stakes (G1) at Hollywood Park on July 3, the Northern California shipper Antares World became the first graded stakes performer for her sire, Decarchy, with her hard-fought, second-place effort in the elite grass test.
The 3-year-old filly’s accomplishments heading into the race included victories in a pair of 1 1/16-mile events at Golden Gate Fields in 2010: the $75,000 California Oaks on the track’s main Tapeta Footings surface and the $60,000 Golden Poppy Stakes on turf. But at 1 1/4 miles, the American Oaks marked her first furthest attempt; as such, she was let go at odds of 12-1 in the seven-horse field.
Joining Antares World for the journey to Southern California was her regular rider, Frank Alvarado. The twosome were involved in the race from the start, when they leapt from the gate and immediately joined a torrid battle for the early lead that had the quickest three runners more than 10 lengths in front as the sophomore fillies passed the grandstand for the first time. Although she pushed the front-running longshot Riviera Chic to fractions of :23.46, :47.26 and 1:12.07 by running a close-up second through the opening six furlongs, Antares World had enough left to take the lead herself in the final turn and to hold back the surging 2-1 favorite, City to City. But she could not match the strides of the fast-closing Harmonious, who swooped three-wide down the stretch and reached the wire in 2:01.77 as an impressive, 1 1/4-length winner.
Antares World pocketed $50,000 for second and pushed her total earnings to $229,718 for her owners, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams, who bred her in California. The five-time winner, who was produced by Spinning World’s winning daughter Alashir’s World, is trained by Steven Specht.
She is one of five stakes winners for the fourth-crop sire Decarchy, a 13-year-old son of Distant View who stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. The dual graded stakes winner out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud has cumulative progeny earnings of more than $3.3 million to date. — July 3, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
After a brief, unsuccessful foray to Southern California, the Decarchy filly Antares World returned to her favorite stomping grounds at Golden Gate Fields and captured her second stakes trophy of 2010 by a wide margin on April 17.
The 3-year-old filly started the year on the right note with a January 1 victory in the $75,000 California Oaks, which was conducted at 1 1/16 miles on the Northern California track’s all-weather Tapeta surface. A follow-up allowance romp at a mile in late February encouraged trainer Steven Specht to send his charge to Santa Anita Park for a class jump and surface switch to turf in the $150,000 Providencia Stakes (G2), at 1 1/8 miles, on April 3. But after pulling jockey Frank Alvarado early, she could muster no better than eighth of 10 in her graded stakes debut.
Shipped back to familiar environs at Golden Gate and kept on the turf for her next start, Antares World was sent postward for the $60,000 Golden Poppy Stakes as the heavy 3-5 favorite in the field of six sophomore fillies. Under a patient Alvarado, she rated in second through the first half-mile, drew even with the early leader in the second turn and edged away for a clear, three-length win in a final time of 1:44.25 for the grassy 1 1/16 miles.
From nine starts to date, Antares World has won five races and placed twice for her owners and breeders, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams. The California-bred filly was produced by Spinning World’s winning daughter Alashir’s World, and has earned $170,718.
Antares World is one of five stakes winners from the first four crops of racing age sired by Decarchy, a Grade 1-placed, dual graded stakes winner who stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. The 13-year-old Distant View stallion is represented by 60 winners and progeny earnings of more than $3 million overall. — April 17, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
When Quisisana crossed the wire first in the $200,000 Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint Stakes at Santa Anita Park on January 30, she accomplished more than her inaugural black-type victory; she also became the fifth stakes winner and highest lifetime earner for her California-based sire, Decarchy.
The California-bred mare defeated 12 rivals in the six-furlong test, and emerged with a $110,000 payday as one of only two winners for her home state in the six-race Sunshine Millions program, which is restricted to runners who were bred in either California or Florida. To get the job done, jockey Rafael Bejarano had to overcome a four-wide trip throughout with his 6-1 mount, who raced in sixth early, moved up to fourth in the turn, then encountered a stiff stretch battle. Quisisana responded to his urging with a late surge, and got up by a scant nose over the fast-closing runner-up, Dubai Majesty, in a final time of 1:08.47.
“She’s not very big, but she’s gutty,” said winning trainer Mike Puype, who has saddled the 5-year-old mare to five wins, one second and two thirds from 10 starts. “They ran right to her and she held them off.”
Quisisana was bred by Todd Gerbovaz, and has earned $275,758 for owners Robert Naify and Jan Van DeBos of Ran Jan Racing Inc. Her dam is Mink Kiss, an unraced daughter of Distinctive Cat.
She is a member of the first foal crop of Decarchy, a 13-year-old Distant View stallion who resides at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez. The dual graded stakes winner out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud has total progeny earnings of more than $2.6 million. — January 30, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Antares World, a 3-year-old filly by the California stallion Decarchy, surpassed her runner-up finish in the $64,400 Corte Madera Stakes on December 5, 2009 with a winning return to Golden Gate Fields in the $75,000 California Oaks on January 1, 2010. The 1 1/16-mile test was conducted as the state’s first black-type race of the new year.
The Steven Specht trainee has made five of her six career starts on the Tapeta Footings all-weather surface at the Bay Area oval. She broke her maiden by nine widening lengths on October 24, followed by a half-length allowance optional claiming score on November 18 and a head-bob loss to Salty Fries in her stakes debut in the restricted, one-mile Corte Madera.
Reunited with regular rider Frank Alvarado and lined up against four rival sophomore fillies for the California Oaks, Antares World raced forwardly in second through the first half-mile, gained an advantage over the tiring front-runner in the second turn, then successfully held off a late challenger by a head in a final time of 1:45.75. She collected $45,000 for the effort to elevate her overall bankroll to $108,978.
The California-bred filly is campaigned by her breeders, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams. She is the third foal out of Alashir’s World, a winning daughter of Spinning World.
She is by Decarchy, California’s leading first-crop sire of 2007 and leading second-crop sire of 2008. The 13-year-old son of Distant View stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, and is represented by seven stakes horses among his 55 winners to date. — January 1, 2010
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
By Thoroughbredtimes.com
ALBANY, Calif. (Jan. 1, 2010) -- California-bred Antares World seized command on the turn and held on for a narrow victory in the $75,000 California Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on Friday at Golden Gate Fields.
Sent off as the second wagering choice at odds of 2.20-to-1, the Decarchy filly scored by a head from Fashion Trend to earn her first stakes victory. She completed her first start at 1 1/16 miles in 1:45.75 under Frank Alvarado on the synthetic Tapeta Footings surface.
Antares World won two of five starts in 2009 and entered off a head defeat in the one-mile Corte Madera Stakes on December 5 at Golden Gate. She broke her maiden going six furlongs in October at the Bay Area track then posted a 1½ length victory in an optional claiming race in her first start at a mile on November 18 prior to the Corte Madera.
Trained by Steve Specht for owners-breeders Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams, Antares World has won half of her six career starts and finished off the board only once for career earnings of $108,978. She is one of two winners from three starters out of the winning Spinning World mare Alashir’s World.
Sourdough Sam, a rising star among the California-bred foal crop of 2007, anchored a highly successful 24-hour period for the third-crop sire Decarchy with his inaugural stakes victory on December 12.
The 2-year-old gelding, who has now won three out of four starts at Golden Gate Fields, captured the track’s $61,400 Gold Rush Stakes over six rivals by employing a perfect stalking trip under his regular rider, Inoel Beato. The even-money favorite snared the one-mile race by an easy, one-length margin in a final time of 1:39.39.
The John Nicoletti homebred was produced by General Meeting’s winning daughter General Luster. Trained by Dean Pederson, he overcame a troubled trip to run second in Golden Gate’s six-furlong Golden Nugget Stakes on November 21, and has accrued total earnings of $95,000 while running exclusively on the Tapeta Footings all-weather surface.
While the precocious Sourdough Sam held the Saturday spotlight in Northern California, three Decarchy distaffers found their way to the winner’s circle on Sunday at Hollywood Park in Southern California.
A pair of fillies — Onefunsonofagun and Hit the Brix — provided bookends to the track’s nine-race program with their respective victories in the six-furlong opener and the five-furlong nightcap, each while running for the claiming price of $25,000. Four-year-old Onefunsonofagun is a five-time winner and $113,680-earner out of Olympic Crisis, by Olympio. She is trained by Brian Koriner for owner E-Racing.Com. Maiden winner Hit the Brix, 3, was produced by the Summing mare I Speak English and is campaigned by Anthony Narducci with trainer Mike Puype.
The dual stakes-placed filly Quisisana, a 4-year-old out of the Distinctive Cat mare Mink Kiss, extended her sire’s streak when she captured a six-furlong allowance optional claiming race for Puype and owner Ran Jan Racing Inc. The four-time winner has earned $165,758 to date.
Decarchy is represented by 52 winners and progeny earnings of more than $2.3 million overall. The 12-year-old Distant View stallion out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. — December 13, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Dec. 13, 2009) -- California stallion Decarchy sired the winners of three races on the nine-race card at Hollywood Park Sunday.
Onefunsonofagun won the first race, a $25,000 claimer. She is a Kentucky-bred out of the Olympio mare Olympic Crisis.
Quisisana won the sixth race, an optional claimer. She is a California-bred out of the Distinctive Cat mare Mink Kiss and was bred by Todd Gerbovaz.
Hit the Brix won the ninth race, a $25,000 maiden claimer. She is a California-bred out of the Summing mare I Speak English and was bred by Barbara Kolbe.
-CTBA.com
Sourdough Sam glitters in Gold Rush
By Chuck Dybdal
Sourdough Sam ($4), second in his stakes debut while suffering the first loss of his career in his previous start, handled his first try around two turns, edging clear of stakes winner Our Minesweeper in the lane to win Saturday's $61,400 Gold Rush Stakes at Golden Gate Fields.
Sourdough Sam, who usually has to make a big late move when sprinting, had a perfect stalking position in the one-mile Gold Rush, sitting third early behind pacesetting Swiss Memo. He made a strong four-wide move on the second turn as he and Our Minesweeper closed ground on the leader.
"We were just where we wanted to be," jockey Inoel Beato said.
By the quarter pole, Our Minesweeper had his head in front, but Sourdough Sam had the momentum and took the lead, continuing on under pressure to win by a length in 1:39.39.
"When I asked him, he got the job done," Beato said. "He was impressive."
Trainer Dean Pederson said the California Derby here Jan. 16 will likely be Sourdough Sam's next start.
The John Nicoletti homebred by Decarchy has 3 wins and a second in 4 starts. His $39,000 payday lifted his career earnings to $95,000.
Swiss Memo held third, a length behind Our Minesweeper.
Privalaged, the second choice in the race and expected pacesetter, reared at the break, getting off well behind the field.
On December 11, the Decarchy filly A Clever Ten contributed to a career-best day for jockey Joel Rosario as one of the 24-year-old rider’s six winning mounts at Hollywood Park. Through his one-man riding exhibition, Rosario equaled the Southern California track’s record for most wins in one day — a milestone which he now shares with Racing Hall of Fame jockeys Bill Shoemaker, Laffit Pincay Jr. and Kent Desormeaux.
His successful effort in the day’s fifth race came aboard A Clever Ten, a California-bred filly who was making her fourth career outing in the $28,400 starter allowance, which was carded at 6 1/2 furlongs on the Cushion Track all-weather racing surface. Rosario patiently kept his filly in fifth running position for the first half-mile, then made an aggressive, five-wide move when the six-horse field entered the stretch. A Clever Ten gained a slight advantage in the final approach, and ultimately inched away from her rivals to record a 1 1/4-length victory in 1:16.40.
The 3-year-old filly collected an $18,000 paycheck for her second lifetime win, boosting her total bankroll to $31,800. The Jerry Hollendorfer trainee, who broke her maiden in a 5 1/2-furlong claiming event during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet at Santa Anita Park in mid-October, is campaigned by the ownership group of GSR Stable, Hollendorfer and Todaro.
A Clever Ten is the third foal out of the unraced Clever Trick mare Cleverness, and was sold for $33,000 at the 2008 Barretts May Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. Her breeder is Milt Policzer.
Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California is the home of 12-year-old Decarchy. The Distant View stallion, a two-time graded stakes winner, was the Golden State’s leading first-crop sire of 2007 and leading second-crop sire of 2008. — December 11, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
With a runner-up finish in her stakes debut on December 5, the precocious Decarchy filly Antares World became the third member of the California sire’s 2007 foal crop to hit the board in a black-type race this year, joining Sourdough Sam and De Sica.
Based in Northern California, where she has made all five of her starts to date, Antares World entered Golden Gate Fields’ $64,400 Corte Madera Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on a two-race win streak at the Bay Area oval. She broke her maiden with authority over the Tapeta Footings surface on October 24, when she cruised to a nine-length victory at six furlongs; she returned on November 18 to record a half-length score at a mile in allowance optional claiming company, despite being bumped throughout her stretch drive.
The California-bred filly was installed as the 7-5 wagering favorite for the one-mile Corte Madera, and was accompanied for the journey by her regular rider, Frank Alvarado. After breaking smartly from the gate, Antares World tracked the pacesetter from second, while never positioned more than two lengths behind, then nabbed a brief lead at the top of the stretch. But the Steven Specht trainee was overtaken from the inside by Salty Fries and jockey Russell Baze, and ultimately lost by a head following a valiant battle to the wire. Two lengths further back was third-place finisher Bleach Blonde.
Antares World banked $13,000 to push her overall earnings to $63,978. She is the third foal out of Spinning World’s winning daughter Alashir’s World, and was bred by her owners, Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Williams.
Twelve-year-old Decarchy, by Distant View, holds court at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. The dual graded stakes winner has cumulative progeny earnings of more than $2.2 million and seven stakes horses to his credit from three crops to race. — December 5, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
By Chuck Dybdal
The Golden Gate trainer Dean Pederson says the term star "may be a little strong," but he thinks the undefeated 2-year-old Sourdough Sam does have potential.
A John Nicoletti homebred by Decarchy, Sourdough Sam is 2 for 2 after winning an allowance race Saturday at Golden Gate by three-quarters of a length. He rallied from last to catch Shudacudawudya, who had two wins and a second in three starts.
"The horse that ran second did everything right except win," Pederson said. "He just got caught by a horse that seems to have a lot of potential."
Pederson loves Sourdough Sam's laid-back mindset.
"He's just an old country boy," Pederson said. "What he does in the afternoon is what he does in the morning. Kiki Arriaga, my exercise rider, teaches them to relax early. This is a horse you can gallop with two fingers in the morning."
Pederson said he is "conservative to a fault by nature" and would likely look at the six-furlong Golden Nugget here on Nov. 21 and the Dec. 12 Gold Rush at a mile for Sourdough Sam's next starts.
But there are options at Hollywood Park, with the Grade 3 Hollywood Prevue at seven furlongs on Nov. 21, the Grade 3 Generous on the turf, and even the Grade 1 CashCall Futurity on Dec. 19.
Two-year-old De Sica became the fifth runner by the California-based stallion Decarchy to garner black type when he outran his 39-1 odds with a third-place finish in the $87,782 ATBA Fall Sales Stakes at Turf Paradise on October 17.
The youngster has made all five of his career starts in his native Arizona, where he sold as a yearling in October 2008 for a mere $4,000. Owned and trained by Tom Bartol, the gelding has already earned nearly five times that purchase price, with his most lucrative payday to date coming in the six-furlong Arizona Thoroughbred Breeders Association (ATBA) event.
Competing against 11 rivals while paired for the first time with jockey Vicky Baze, De Sica raced along the rail in mid-pack, moved up in the turn and passed all but the distant winner and runner-up while making his bid in the final furlong. He banked $12,698 for the effort, pushing his total cache to $19,296.
A debut winner in maiden special weight company at Yavapai Downs last June, De Sica has won once and placed three times overall. He is the second foal out of the stakes-placed winner Italian Diva, by Silken Reality, and was bred in Arizona by Filippo Santoro.
De Sica hails from the third foal crop of Decarchy, a dual graded stakes winner by Distant View who stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. The 12-year-old stallion is a half-sibling to four Grade 1 winners, including North America’s leading third-crop sire, Empire Maker. He is represented by cumulative progeny earnings of more than $2 million of his own. — October 17, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Making her downhill turf debut during the 20th annual California Cup program at Santa Anita Park, the 4-year-old Decarchy filly Quisisana took third in the $100,000 John Deere California Cup Distaff Handicap on October 3.
Contested at about 6 1/2 furlongs on the Arcadia track’s unique hillside grass course, the Cal Cup Distaff attracted a contentious field of 10 California-bred or California-sired fillies and mares aged 3 and up. In the capable hands of Eclipse Award-winning jockey Garrett Gomez, Quisisana left seven of those starters, including Grade 1 winner Golden Doc A and Grade 2 runner-up Strawberry Tart, in her rearview mirror.
The Mike Puype trainee broke in mid-pack, stalked the pace from second and held her ground as two fast-closing rivals passed her in late stretch. She hit the wire two lengths behind the 7-2 winner, Bootleg Annie, and banked $12,000 for her owner, Ran Jan Racing Inc., to bring her seven-race earnings to $124,158.
Quisisana is the first foal out of the unraced Distinctive Cat mare Mink Kiss, and was bred in the Golden State by Todd Gerbovaz. A three-time winner, she also ran third on Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s main Polytrack racing surface in the 2008 Fleet Treat Stakes for state-bred fillies.
Grade 1-placed Decarchy is a two-time graded stakes winner who currently stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. The 12-year-old Distant View stallion was the state’s leading first-crop sire of 2007 and leading second-crop sire of 2008, and has four stakes horses among his combined earners of more than $2 million. — October 3, 2009
(Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
California’s leading third-crop sire, Decarchy, was flattered on July 3, when a colt from his initial crop of runners rallied in the Hollywood Park stretch to capture a 1 1/16-mile starter allowance.
Making his 12th career start in the $29,200 race, Troubletimesthree benefited from a patient ride by jockey Joel Rosario, who saved ground along the inside while settling off the early pace, then swung his mount out for a late-running attack on the leaders. The 4-year-old colt responded to his rider’s steady urging with a three-quarter-length score in 1:43.90, defeating seven rivals in the process.
Claimed out of his December 11, 2008 maiden victory for $25,000, Troubletimesthree has compiled an overall record of two wins, four seconds and two thirds and total earnings of $53,020. Although he trains across town at Santa Anita Park, both of his wins have come on the Cushion Track all-weather racing surface at Hollywood, each at the distance of 1 1/16 miles.
Troubletimesthree is conditioned by trainer Leonard Powell on behalf of his owners, Tony and Sue Lief and Paul Viskovich. The California-bred colt is the second winner out of the unraced Cee’s Tizzy mare Cee Again, and was bred by Magali Ventures LLC.
Twelve-year-old Decarchy resides at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, and is represented by 41 winners from 66 starters. Sons and daughters of the Grade 2-winning Distant View stallion have collectively earned more than $1.7 million to date. — July 3, 2009
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Rev Her Up, a daughter of California’s standout third-crop sire Decarchy, lived up to her name with a late-rallying run from eighth to first in a grassy starter allowance at Santa Anita Park on March 12.
Ridden by Victor Espinoza, who has been her partner in five of her six lifetime starts, the California-bred filly defeated open company and her elders in the third start of her 3-year-old campaign, which also marked her turf debut. Rev Her Up took advantage of her 115-pound impost, the joint lowest weight assignment in the 10-horse field, as well as an early, ground-saving trip along the rail on the Arcadia track’s downhill turf course. Gaining momentum in upper stretch, she shifted to an outside path and propelled forward to the wire just in time for a head victory.
Rev Her Up stopped the clock in 1:13.79 for the distance of about 6 1/2 furlongs, and returned a $28.60 win ticket as a 13-1 outsider.
Trained by Robert Hess Jr. for Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burns, the winner was bred by Mike Burns and Andy Kolbe and is the first foal out of the winning Desert King (Ire) mare Esmay (Aus). To date, she has won twice and placed twice for earnings of $34,180.
Decarchy, a 12-year-old son of Distant View out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud, stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. With lifetime progeny earnings of more than $1.3 million, he has already been awarded titles as California’s leading first-crop sire of 2007 and leading second-crop sire of 2008. — March 12, 2009
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Decarchy, a steadily improving California sire who is nearing the conclusion of his second year with eligible runners, attained three California-bred winners on the Cushion Track main surface at Hollywood Park during a four-day period in mid-December.
Kicking off the streak on December 11 was 3-year-old Troubletimesthree, a colt out of the Cee’s Tizzy mare Cee Again who moved from eighth to first under jockey Joe Talamo in a 1 1/16-mile maiden event. Bred and campaigned by Magali Ventures LLC and trained by Mike Puype through his initial four starts, Troubletimesthree won by 1 1/2 lengths and was claimed from the race for $25,000.
Two days later, 2-year-old Glow Girl Go, another Magali Ventures homebred, galloped home a 1 1/4-length winner in her second career outing: a 6 1/2-furlong race for $32,000 maiden claiming fillies. Conditioned by Doug O’Neill and piloted by Michael Baze, she was produced by the Chief’s Crown mare Tiara Glow, and is a full sister to Decarchy’s top earner, the 2008 Hollywood Park stakes winner Harlene.
Another Decarchy filly, Blame the Wine, capped her sire’s local achievements on December 14, with a hard-trying victory under Rafael Bejarano in a 6 1/2-furlong, $12,500 claiming contest, which she captured by a head following a stirring stretch duel. Bred, like the other recent winners, by Magali Ventures and produced by Storm Cat’s unraced daughter Catrina, the 3-year-old filly is owned by Sterling Stables LLC, Mark Gorman and Anthony Scott, and has earned $16,800, with two wins from four starts.
Eleven-year-old Decarchy, a son of Distant View out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud, holds court at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. Already crowned California’s leading first-crop sire of 2007, he is poised to be named the state’s leading second-crop sire of 2008, with progeny earnings of $871,527 accrued to date this year. - December 14, 2008
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A pair of 3-year-old fillies from the debut crop of California stallion Decarchy won bicoastal races on back-to-back days in late November to enhance the budding status of their sire.
On November 21, the Doug O’Neill-trained Blame the Wine found her winning stride in her third career outing, a $25,000 maiden claiming race at Hollywood Park. With leading local rider Rafael Bejarano in the irons, the 3-2 wagering favorite lived up to her expectations, translating an early stalking position into a strong stretch drive and reaching the wire a length in front of her nearest of nine rivals in a final time of 1:10.64 for the six-furlong CushionTrack test. Bred in California by Magali Ventures LLC and produced by Catrina, an unraced daughter of Storm Cat, Blame the Wine has earned $10,800 from three starts for Sterling Stables LLC, Mark Gorman and Anthony Scott.
The next day, Florida-based Miss Maisy turned in her third consecutive victory at Calder Race Course, a streak she has punctuated by a cumulative winning margin of nearly 26 lengths. Partnered with jockey Elvis Trujillo for her latest start, the 4-5 favorite employed her lethal early speed to control every step of the 5 1/2-furlong dirt race for $6,250 claiming fillies, dominating the seven-horse field by 7 1/2 widening lengths at the finish. Produced by the unraced Houston mare Lonestar Girl and bred in California by her trainer, Wesley Ward, Miss Maisy has earned $33,546, with four wins and four placings from 14 starts. She is owned by Ward and Steve Romano.
Dual graded stakes winner Decarchy, an 11-year-old Distant View stallion out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud, stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. He currently leads all of the Golden State’s second-crop sires with year-to-date progeny earnings of $833,504 — nearly double the amount of his closest competitor, who touts $438,916. - November 22, 2008
The nine-day period of October 30 through November 7 proved to be a fruitful phase for Decarchy, a second-crop California sire who was represented by four winners across the United States. The quartet—three fillies and one colt—exhibited versatility, winning on dirt, turf and all-weather surfaces from distances of five furlongs to 1 1/16 miles.
First to find the winner's circle was 3-year-old Gooch's Dream, a colt out of the winning Dayjur mare Jade Fox. The Mike Machowsky-trained runner was victorious in his seventh outing against non-winners, getting up in the final strides of a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight turf test at Hollywood Park under Rafael Bejarano on October 30. Bred by Patrick Harney and Charles Reilly and owned by Oak Valley Stable, Gooch's Dream has earned $42,360 to date.
On November 3, 2-year-old Kittyontheloose lived up to her name when she parlayed an early lead into a 4 1/2-length rout as the 7-5 favorite in a five-furlong race for $12,500 maiden claiming fillies over a sloppy strip at Portland Meadows. Trained by Jonathan Nance and ridden by Clark Jones for owner Warlock Stable, the five-time starter was bred by Tim Floyd/Warlock Stables and produced by the multiple stakes-winning mare Reasonably Royal, by Petersburg.
Back at Hollywood Park on November 6, the Peter Busch homebred Showtime Apollo defeated 10 rivals in her second start, rallying from back of the pack under Aaron Gryder to a 1 3/4-length win in a state-bred, $40,000 maiden claiming race carded at 6 1/2 furlongs on CushionTrack. Conditioned by Mike Mitchell, the 3-year-old filly is out of Apollo’s unraced daughter Dancingattheapollo, and has banked $13,080.
The following day, another filly from Decarchy’s first crop, Miss Maisy, romped by eight lengths under Pascacio Lopez in a six-furlong, $6,250 claiming event at Calder Race Course. Bred by her trainer, Wesley Ward, who owns the filly in partnership with Steve Romano, Miss Maisy was produced by the unraced Houston mare Lonestar Girl and has earned $29,316, with three wins from 13 starts.
Decarchy, an 11-year-old Distant View stallion out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud, stands at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez. He led all California first-crop sires with year-end progeny earnings of $289,243 in 2007, and is on target to repeat his reign as the state’s leading second-crop sire of 2008, with progeny earnings of $804,720 to date this year. - November 7, 2008 (Source: The THOROUGHBRED SHOWCASE of the West)
Decarchy extended his lead in the California second-crop sire race Sunday when his 3-year-old daughter Stroppy took third in the $150,000 California Cup Matron Handicap at Santa Anita.
Her $18,000 purse increased Decarchy's second-crop sire earnings to $706,999 and stretched his lead to $293,099 over second-place Stormy Jack at $415,900.
Although she's started only four times, Stroppy already was stakes-placed when she left the gate in the Matron. In her fourth start, she'd taken third in the $65,000 CTBA Marian Stakes at Fairplex Park. She was unplaced in the race before that, but she'd won her first two starts.
With two wins and two thirds in five starts, she's earned $57,400.
Stroppy finished third in the Matron, but she came close to becoming a stakes winner. She closed from fifth place entering the stretch to finish just two necks behind the winner.
Stroppy was bred in California by J. Paul Reddam, who owns her in partnership with John Fuller and Lee Kovel. She's trained by Craig Dollase and was ridden by Tyler Baze. Her dam is Moonfest, by Irish River (Fr).
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--October 7.
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Santa Anita bettors didn't think so, but Grace Gryder was ready to win, and she proved it yesterday with a late drive that carried her from deep in the field of 12 to a 1 1/4-length victory.
The 2-year-old daughter of Decarchy had run third and then twice second in her three most recent races at the same $40,000 maiden claiming level, but she went off as only the third favorite at 5-to-1 odds.
Ninth at the quarter and seventh at the half in the six-furlong race, she moved up to fifth at the head of the stretch, split horses to reach the rail, and, under urging by jockey Joseph Talamo, rallied to reach the wire as the clear winner.
Her victory made her the 21st winner from the first two crops of California's champion freshman sire of 2007 and the third winner from his second crop.
Unplaced in two starts at Hollywood Park, Grace Gryder improved with a third and two seconds at Del Mar and reached the winner's circle in her first start at Santa Anita. She's earned $26,160 in six starts.
Bred in California by Magali Ventures, LLC, she's owned by Stein Stables, Inc., and trained by Roger Stein. She's out of Iknowalittlegirl, by Gilded Time.
Decarchy, currently California's leading second-crop sire, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--October 4.
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Quisisana, the brightest new star in the skies of young sire leader Decarchy, scored the third victory of a near-perfect career Wednesday at Santa Anita, racing stoutly through the stretch to prove best by 2 3/4 lengths in a nine-horse allowance field.
The 3-year-old has won three of her four lifetime starts. missing the winner's circle only in the $100,000-added Fleet Treat Stakes in July at Del Mar in her second career race. Since then, she's won an allowance race at Del Mar and another Wednesday at Santa Anita.
After racing second, pressing the early leader through the first half-mile of the six-furlong race, Quisisana moved into the lead in midstretch and pulled away to win under a hand ride by Joseph Talamo in the brisk time of 1:08.62.
In four career starts, Quisisana has amassed winnings of $100,692 to become the second-biggest earner representing Decarchy, California's leading freshman sire of 2007 and leading second-year sire of 2008 as well.
She is one of 20 winners from Decarchy's first two crops. They include Harlene, a stakes winner of $202,497 who captured the Cal National Snow Chief Stakes, the featured race of Hollywood Park's Gold Rush Day program, and finished third in the California Cup Juvenile Stakes.
Quisisana was bred by Todd Gerbovaz, is owned by Ran Jan Racing, Inc., and is trained by Mike Puype. Her dam is Mink Kiss, by Distinctive Cat.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--October 3.
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Runners sired by Magali Farms stallions dominated Saturday's $65,000 CTBA Marian Stakes at Fairplex Park with a daughter of Lit de Justice winning and a daughter of Decarchy taking third.
Gambler's Justice, by Lit de Justice, stalked the leaders all the way in the 1 1/16-mile event for 3-year-old California-bred fillies before taking the lead in the final sixteenth and pulling away to win by 2 3/4 lengths.
Stroppy, by Decarchy, entered the final turn sixth in the field of seven, then moved strongly through the stretch to take third, two lengths in front of the fourth-place finisher.
It was the first stakes win for Gambler's Justice, who got to the wire first in the Melair Stakes last April at Hollywood Park but was disqualified and placed third. In 10 starts at 2 and 3, that was her only stakes placing before Saturday's victory. She has three wins, a second, two thirds, and earnings of $145,754.
Stroppy's career has been quite different. She's started only four times, all this year at 3, and has two wins and Saturday's stakes placing, unplaced just once. She's earned $39,400.
Gambler's Justice was bred by Suarez Racing, Inc., is owned by Halo Farms and Allen Magerman, is trained by William Spawr, and was ridden by Martin Pedroza. Her dam is Monte Carlo Miss, by Diesis (GB).
Stroppy was bred by J. Paul Reddam, who owns her in partnership with John Fuller and Lee Kovel. She's trained by Craig Dollase and was ridden by Brice Blanc. She's out of Moonfest, by Irish River (Fr).
Lit de Justice is the sire of 34 stakes horses and earners of more than $17,600,000. Decarchy was last year's champion California freshman sire and is the state's leading second-crop sire of 2008. Both stand at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--September 22.
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Three-year-old Miss Maisy devastated an eight-horse field Sunday at Calder Race Course to become Decarchy's ninth multiple winner and extend his lead in the California second-crop sire race.
Running in a race for 3-year-olds and up, the California-bred filly took the lead on the backstretch and steadily pulled away from the field to reach the finish a dominating 10 1/4 lengths in front at the end of the 5 1/2-furlong sprint.
It was her second victory, and with it she joined five other two-time winners sired by Decarchy. In addition, he's sired two winners of three races each and one winner of four.
Miss Maisy's win widened Decarchy's lead over Stormy Jack in the California second-crop sire race to $202,939--$608,180 to $405,241. In their two racing years, Decarchy's runners have earned $897,423. Nineteen of them have won.
Since leaving California after her 2-year-old season, Miss Maisy has toured the East, racing at Calder, Gulfstream Park, Churchill Downs, Colonial Downs, and Penn National. Her record now shows two wins, two seconds, and two thirds in 12 starts, good for earnings of $25,326.
She was bred by her trainer, Wesley Ward, who owns her in partnership with Steve Romano. She was ridden by Pascacio Lopez. Her dam is Lonestar Girl, by Houston.
Decarchy, sire of stakes winners Harlene ($201,517) and Timehascometoday ($77,460), stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--September 9.
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Harlene, Decarchy's top money-winner, boosted his career earnings past $200,000 and helped extend his sire's lead in California's second-crop sire race by taking third in Friday's $65,000 Jim Kostoff Stakes at Fairplex Park.
On the same afternoon, Commanding Spirit contributed to Decarchy's earnings total by breaking his maiden at Emerald Downs in his second lifetime start to become his sire's 19th winner.
Both are California-bred 3-year-olds.
Harlene, who won the Snow Chief Stakes, the featured event of Hollywood Park's Gold Rush Day this spring, has earnings of $201,517. He also boasts a third-place finish in the California Cup Juvenile Stakes.
Decarchy leads the California second-crop sire race over second-place Stormy Jack, $603,380 to $403,744--a margin of $199,636.
In the 1 1/16-mile Jim Kostoff, Harlene raced near the leaders all the way but was never able to threaten seriously, though he moved up to second briefly in deep stretch before settling for third place, 2 1/4 lengths back.
Up in Washington, Commanding Spirit had a much different trip, also at 1 1/16 miles, leading from start to finish while under pressure all the way, finally prevailing by a neck. He was a longshot, paying $55.80 to win.
Harlene, bred by Magali Ventures, LLC, from the mare Tiara Glow, by Chief's Crown, is owned by Claimboxdotcom, Royce S. Jaime Racing Stable, Inc., and W C Racing, is trained by Doug O'Neill, and was ridden by Martin Garcia.
Commanding Spirit was bred and is owned by Joan Hadley Thoroughbreds, is trained by Michael Puhich, and was ridden by Gaillyn Mitchell. He's out of Spiritual Magic, by Hermitage.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--September 7.
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Decarchy's 3-year-old daughter Quisisana took another stride forward in her promising new career Monday when she captured a $56,000 allowance race at Del Mar for her second victory in three starts.
The other start in her three-race career saw her take third in the $125,000 Fleet Treat Stakes at Del Mar. She won her first start at Hollywood Park on December 9, didn't race again until July, and now has earnings of $64,032 for her three starts.
She's one of 16 winners from the first crop of multiple graded stakes-winner Decarchy, who was California's champion freshman sire of 2007 and is the current leader in the second-crop race of 2008.
Quisisana entered the starting gate of the 6 1/2-furlong race Monday as the odds-on favorite, and she lived up to the confidence bettors had placed in her, pressing the early leader while racing second and then taking charge in midstretch to win by a length and three-quarters under jockey Corey Nakatani.
Bred in California by Todd Gerbovaz, she's out of the Distinctive Cat mare Mink Kiss. Her owner is Ran Jan Racing, Inc., and she's trained by Mike Puype.
Decarchy, a stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--August 27.
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Decarchy added the 18th name to his growing list of winners Thursday when favored Princess Arjumand moved strongly through the stretch to break her maiden at Hollywood Park.
Second or third in five of her previous six starts, Princess Arjumand went off as the solid favorite in the field of eight at seven furlongs on the synthetic track and, after racing near the back of the pack through the backstretch, made up four lengths in the stretch to move from third to a one-length victory.
It was the seventh start for the 3-year-old filly and gave her a record of a win, a second, and three thirds at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park, good for earnings of $28,080.
She is the 16th winner from Decarchy's first crop. He's had two others from his second crop, now 2-year-olds, one of them in Mexico. They've earned more than $750,000.
Princess Arjumand's victory increased Decarchy's lead among California two-crop sires to $108,082 over second-place Stormy Jack, $482,520 to $374,438 in 2008 earnings. Capsized is third at $154,590.
Bred in California by Milton Allan Policzer, she's owned by her breeder, Neil A. Haymes, and Owners Stable. She's trained by Doug O'Neill and was ridden by Tyler Baze.
Decarchy, last year's champion California freshman sire, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--June 21.
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Decarchy's lead in the California second-crop sire race grew wider Thursday when his 3-year-old son Bala Rapida came from far back to break his maiden with a decisive win at Hollywood Park.
His winner's purse increased to $468,620 the 2008 earnings of Decarchy's runners, well ahead of the $374,438 total of second-place Stormy Jack, who in turn is far ahead of the No. 3 sire, Capsized, with $131,190.
Decarchy, last year's California freshman sire champion, is now the sire of 17 winners and two-year earnings of $757,863. His leading earner is Harlene, winner of the Cal National Snow Chief Stakes, the feature event of Hollywood Park's Gold Rush Days program. He's earned $185,537.
In becoming Decarchy's 17th winner, Bala Rapida lagged early, racing ninth in the 12-horse field in the early going of the 1 1/16-mile race. He moved up to eighth entering the final turn and emerged in fourth place. Then he burst ahead to take the lead in the final sixteenth and wound up ahead by a comfortable 2 3/4 lengths under jockey Michael Baze.
Unraced at 2, Bala Rapida increased his earnings to $18,836 in his sixth start of the year.
Bred in California by Magali Ventures, LLC, he's owned by Jorge T. Landeros and trained by Jorge Gutierrez.
Decarchy is a multiple graded stakes-winning earner of $703,862. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--June 14.
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Decarchy, last year's champion California freshman sire, welcomed the second winner from his second crop Sunday when Start Allover profited from a disqualification to capture a maiden special weight race at Yavapai Downs.
Start Allover, an Arizona-bred, had finished third at Turf Paradise a month earlier in her only other start.
The first winner from Decarchy's second crop was recorded earlier this spring in Mexico.
Start Allover finished well after being forced to steady on the turn but ended 4 1/2 lengths behind the leader. But that leader was disqualified for interfering with Start Allover on the turn and the Decarchy daughter wound up in the winner's circle.
She was bred in Arizona by Ted and Melissa Ford, Bill Garrettson, and John Sinks and is owned by Melissa Ford. Her trainer is Tom Bartol and her rider was Kristina Kenney.
From his first crop, Decarchy now has 14 winners, including stakes winners Harlene ($185,537) and Timehascometoday ($73,998). They've earned more than $740,000.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--June 3.
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De Car Guy became Decarchy's third three-time winner and added to his sire's competitive standing by coming strong in the stretch to win by a head Friday at Hollywood Park. >
His $26,540 winning purse increased Decarchy's lead in the California second-crop sire race to $426,463 to $367,990 over second-place Stormy Jack. Decarchy was the state's leading freshman sire of 2007. >
It was De Car Guy's second win of the year and the third in an eight-race career in which he's earned $64,100 for owner-breeders Mike Burns and Dan Sisemore. The 3-year-old California-bred is trained by Robert Hess, Jr. >
In Friday's six-furlong race, De Car Guy broke last in the field of six and remained there to mid-stretch, where jockey Mike Smith sent him into a powerful late run that took him to victory. >
Six of Decarchy's 15 winners have returned to beat winners, one with four wins, two with three wins, and three with two wins. He's the sire of two stakes winners, Harlene ($185,537), who captured the featured Cal National Snow Chief Stakes at Hollywood Park's Gold Rush Day, and Timehascometoday ($73,998). >
Decarchy, a Grade 1 winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--June 1.>
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Remaining undefeated with her second career victory, Stroppy scored a stretch-running win Friday at Hollywood Park, enabling Decarchy to extend his narrow lead in California's second-crop sire race.
Her $18,000 purse increased Decarchy's margin over second-place Stormy Jack from $5,999 to $23,999. Decarchy's runners have earned $390,729, Stormy Jack's $366,730.
Decarchy, whose first foals are now 3-year-olds, has combined 2007 and 2008 earnings of $696,020. He was last year's champion California freshman sire.
Stroppy launched her career on January 26 with a half-length win at Santa Anita. In her second start on Friday, she stalked the from-the-gate leader through the stretch, moving in front inside the sixteenth pole and drawing away to win by a length and a quarter after seven furlongs.
Her two victories have yielded earnings of $31,200 for breeder J. Paul Reddam and his owner partners, John Fuller and Lee Kovel. Craig Dollase is the California-bred's trainer; Michael Baze was Friday's winning rider.
Decarchy is the sire of 14 winners, including two stakes winners. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--May 18.
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Decarchy, California's leading freshman sire of 2007, forged into the lead in the 2008 sophomore sire race Thursday when Kiss My Crown won a three-horse stretch duel at Hollywood Park for his fourth career victory.
Before that race, Decarchy had trailed Stormy Jack by just $583 in the second-year competition, but Kiss My Crown's $21,600 purse increased those 2008 earnings to $386,331 to his rival's $365,314.
That lead may be brief, however, depending upon the performance of Stormy Jack's star performer, Bob Black Jack, in Saturday's $2,000,000 Kentucky Derby.
Kiss My Crown prevailed in Thursday's race at 1 1/16 miles by pulling ahead in the final yards of a three-horse battle that began at the start and continued through the entire 1 1/16-mile race.
He wound up just a length in front of the second-place finisher after both overtook the early leader late in the stretch run, booted home by jockey Alex Solis..
The victory was the fourth in only six career starts for Kiss My Crown, whose record now shows four wins and a second for earnings of $78,800.
Bred in California by Magali Ventures, LLC, he's owned by K. K. Sangara and trained by Rafael Becerra.
Decarchy, who stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif., has sired 14 winners and runners with two-year earnings of $672,347.--May 3.
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A steady climb upward paid off with a victory for Da Nicky Saturday at Bay Meadows as he rallied late to become Decarchy's 13th winner.
The 3-year-old, who began his racing career late last year with two thirds followed by a fifth in three starts at Golden Gate Fields, started the new year by improving steadily, starting with a sixth-place finish and moving up with each race after that--fourth, second, and then first on Saturday.
That victory didn't come easily. Da Nicky raced fifth among 11 runners around both turns of the 1 1/16-mile race, finally moving into fourth place at the top of the stretch and, despite being bothered as he passed a tiring rival, pulled away steadily to reach the wire a length and a quarter on top.
With a win, a second, two thirds and a fourth in seven starts, Da Nicky has earned $20,040 for owner-breeder Randy Morris. The California-bred is trained by Ed Moger, Jr., and was ridden to his win by Francisco Duran.
Decarchy, California's leading freshman sire of 2007, is represented by stakes winner Timehascometoday and stakes-placed Harlene. His runners have earned more than $470,000.
The multiple graded stakes-winner of $703,862 stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--April 8.
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California-bred fillies sired by Decarchy are making their mark on East Coast racetracks.
They scored their second victory within a week Thursday when Sultry Katrina breezed to a wire-to-wire win at Aqueduct to become her sire's 12th winner.
Her triumph came six days after another Decarchy daughter, Miss Maisy, had broken her maiden with a 7 1/2-length victory at Gulfstream Park.
Favored Sultry Katrina, a 3-year-old, had little trouble dominating seven rivals in her fourth career start, taking the lead out of the gate in the six-furlong race and staying there to win by four lengths.
After racing unplaced in her debut last September at Belmont Park, she returned to the races at Aqueduct in January, finishing second, beaten by a nose, and was unplaced again in February before Thursday's victory. She's earned $24,629 in those four starts.
Though she's racing far from home, Sultry Katrina hasn't severed her California connections. Bred by K & M Stables, she's owned by Bay Meadows president F. Jack Liebau., Sr.
She's trained by Linda Rice and was ridden to victory by Charles Lopez.
Runners by Decarchy, last year's leading California freshman sire, have earned more than $450,000. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--March 29.
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California-breds haven't been winning in the Sunshine Millions competition, but the nine runners who chased Miss Maisy to the wire Friday at Gulfstream Park might find that hard to believe.
The 3-year-old Cal-bred daughter of Decarchy crushed her adversaries, drawing away to win by 7 1/2-lengths within the short space of the five-furlong race. She broke third and at the first call was second, just a length back of the leader, then took charge and pulled away steadily for her first career victory.
Bettors who made her the second favorite at 2.70-to-1 odds knew what they were doing even though her performance in two previous starts at the Florida track was dismal, unplaced in both while finishing far back. In three starts at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park, she'd placed once.
But Friday's race was entirely different, and she easily became her sire's 10th winner and increased his runners' earnings to $427,483 for little more than a year at the races.
Bred by Wesley A. Ward, Miss Maisy is owned by her breeder in partnership with Maggi Moss and Steve Romano. Ward is also her trainer. Victor Santiago was the jockey in her winning race.
Decarchy, California's champion freshman sire of 2007, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--March 23.
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Two of California's leading freshman sires of 2007 burnished their records Friday by sending out maiden 3-year-old winners in two states.
Decarchy, the state's champion freshman sire last year, chalked up his ninth winner when Fifty Two in a Row led most of the way to break her maiden at Bay Meadows.
Capsized, California's No. 3 freshman sire of 2007, added his eighth winner when Antelope scored easily at Sam Houston Race Park in her first career start.
Decarchy's career progeny earnings now exceed $390,00; Capsized's runners have earned more than $200,000.
Fifty Two in a Row, unplaced in her first two starts, stretched out to one mile for the first time and had little trouble finding the winner's circle in her third effort, taking the lead coming out of the final turn and keeping it to the finish, hitting the wire 1 1/4 lengths in front.
Antelope, beginning her career at a mile and 70 yards, broke second and dogged the leader all the way to midstretch, where she moved ahead and extended her lead to the finish, winding up 4 1/4 lengths in front.
Fifth Two in a Row was bred and is owned by Barbara T. Kolbe and is trained by Robert Hess, Sr. She's a Cal-bred, ridden in Friday's race by Luis Contreras.
Antelope, bred in California by BnD Chase Thoroughbreds, is owned by Tigertail Ranch and trained by Danny Pish. She was ridden Friday by Quincy Hamilton.
Decarchy stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.; Capsized stands at Eagle Oak Ranch, Paso Robles, Calif.--March 16.
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Decarchy, last year's California champion freshman sire, added another three-time winner to his record when Kiss My Crown surged from last to first for a 2 1/4-length victory Sunday at Santa Anita.
The win, Kiss My Crown's third in four career starts, increased the 3-year-old colt's earnings to $47,800.
He broke last in the six-horse field in the seven-furlong event and remained there until he reached the turn for home. Jockey Alex Solis kicked him into gear at that point and he moved up steadily, taking the lead in midstretch and pulling off to win clear.
Decarchy now has eight winners and earners of more than $380,000 from his first crop. He has no starters yet from his second crop, now 2-year-olds.
In addition to two stakes horses, Decarchy has two three-time winners and three others who have won twice.
Kiss My Crown, bred in California by Magali Ventures, LLC, is owned by K. K. Sangara and trained by Rafael Becerra.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--February 27.
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His successful freshman sire year is behind him, but Decarchy is continuing to improve his record.
De Car Guy became the fifth runner by last year's California champion freshman sire to win against winners when he came from behind in the stretch to score a victory Saturday at Santa Anita.
Third by almost two lengths entering the stretch in the seven-furlong race, De Car Guy applied steady pressure to gain the lead in deep stretch and held on to win by a half-length under jockey Mike Smith.
The win was the second in five starts for De Car Guy, who now has earned $34,520.
Bred in California by his owners, Mike Burns and Dan Sisemore, De Car Guy is trained by Robert Hess, Jr.
De Car Guy is one of eight winners sired by Decarchy, one of them a stakes winner. Another, still a maiden, placed in a Santa Anita stake. His runners have earned more than $350,000.
In four seasons on the track, Decarchy earned $703,862 while winning two graded stakes races and placing in four others, including the Grade 1 Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--February 4.
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Crowned not long ago as California's champion freshman sire of 2007, Decarchy is continuing to take care of business.
Two of his daughters reached the winner's circle at Santa Anita on Saturday, Onefunsonofagun scoring her third career victory and Stroppy capturing her first start.
Decarchy now is represented by eight winners and earners of more than $335,000. His runners include stakes winner Timehascometoday and stakes-placed Harlene.
Stroppy, with a win in her only start, boasts a perfect record and earnings of $13,200. Onefunsonofagun has never been off the board in five starts, with three wins, a second, and a fourth for earnings of $54,440.
Stroppy was bred in California by her owner, J. Paul Reddam, and is trained by Craig Dollase. She was ridden by Michael Baze. Onefunsonofagun was bred in Kentucky by her owner, Justin Kengye, and is trained by Brian Koriner. She was ridden by Joseph Talamo.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--January 29.
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Multiple graded stakes winner Decarchy became California's champion freshman sire of 2007 with an impressive debut in which his runners outearned their rivals by a wide margin.
With seven winners from 17 starters, Decarchy's runners amassed $289,243 in earnings, far more than runner-up Stormy Jack's total of $193,270. He had five winners from eight starters. Capsized, with four winners from 13 starters, was third with $125,921.
Decarchy's seven winners were the most by any first-crop California sire. They were led by stakes winner Timehascometoday, who had earnings of $73,998.
Stormy Jack, second in number of winners, with five, was given a late boost when Bob Black Jack captured the $125,000-added California Breeders' Champion Stakes at Santa Anita on December 26 to end the year with earnings of $131,425.
Capsized got off to an early lead when Maxie's Night Cap won his first three starts at Emerald Downs, but he was soon overtaken by Decarchy.
Decarchy stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez; Stormy Jack at Harris Farms, Coalinga; and Capsized at Eagle Oak Ranch, Paso Robles.--January 3.
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Continuing to widen his lead in the California freshman sire race, Decarchy added his seventh winner Sunday at Hollywood Park when Quisisana captured her first career start.
The majority of Decarchy's winners have broken their maidens in wire-to-wire victories, and Quisisana almost did the same, taking the lead entering the turn in the 6 1/2-furlong race and pulling away to win by a length and a half.
Quisisana broke second, just a head back of the leader, and challenged relentlessly down the backstretch before taking the lead and cruising to victory under jockey David Flores.
With seven winners and $270,283 in earnings, Decarchy has a comfortable lead over his nearest challenger, Capsized, with four winners and $117,741 in earnings. Stormy Jack, with five winners, is his closest rival in that category.
Quisisana was bred in California by Todd Gerbovaz, is owned by Ran Jan Racing, Inc., and is trained by Mike Puype.
Decarchy is a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--December 12.
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Although jockey David Flores lost his whip in midstretch, Cantina's Rose held on for an allowance victory Sunday at Hollywood Park, completing a weekend double score for freshman sire Decarchy.
Undefeated Kiss My Crown got Decarchy's Hollywood Park weekend off to a flying start Friday with his second win in as many starts and Cantina's Rose finished it with a head victory in Sunday's race.
Cantina's Rose has earned $59,160 with two wins and a third in four career starts. In Sunday's race, she moved steadily from fifth on the backstretch to third in the early stretch and took the lead under left-handed urging by Flores.
But after she took the lead just past midstretch, Flores dropped his whip. She nevertheless continued to race strongly, refusing to give up her lead, and hit the wire a head in front at the end of the 1 1/16-mile route.
Her winning purse increased the earnings of Decarchy's first crop to $250,843, placing him far in front in the race for the 2008 California freshman sire championship. He leads in both total earnings and number of winners, with six.
Cantina's Rose, bred in California by B&B Zietz Stables, Inc., Bruce Henry Zietz, and Beverly Kay Zietz, is owned by B and B Zietz Stables, Inc., and trained by Mike Puype.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes-winning son of English champion Distant View, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--December 5.
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Undefeated Kiss My Crown extended Decarchy's lead in the California freshman sire race Friday at Hollywood Park with his second victory in as many starts at the track's winter meeting.
The Doug O'Neill-trained colt staged a late surge in the six-furlong race to gain the lead in the final sixteenth and pull away to win by a length and a half. It was his second victory of the only month of his racing career to date; he broke his maiden in his debut on November 7.
With six winners and earnings of $223,843, Decarchy is well on his way to taking the 2007 California freshman sire title. His progeny earnings are more than double those of second-place Capsized at $111,622.
Kiss My Crown, whose earnings now total $27,000, was bred in California by his owner, Magali Ventures, LLC. He was ridden in Friday's race by Garrett Gomez.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--December 2.
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Sailing home by a clear five lengths for her second win in three starts, Onefunsonofagun sent the earnings of Decarchy's first crop past the $200,000 mark Thursday at Hollywood Park.
Decarchy is surging toward California's 2007 freshman sire championship, almost $100,000 ahead of second-place Capsized. His runners have earned $200,163, giving him a wide lead over Capsized, with $104,926. No other California first-crop sire has reached six figures in progeny earnings.
Onefunsonofagun broke her maiden in her first career start on September 20 at Fairplex Park, then dropped back to a fourth-place finish in her first race against winners a month later at Santa Anita.
But she had no trouble finding her way back to the winner's circle in Thursday's 6 1/2-furlong race, the longest distance she'd attempted after going four and five and a half furlongs in her first two starts.
She raced in third place early in the five-horse field before making her bid on the turn for home. In the stretch she moved into the lead and stretched it to five lengths at the finish under a hand ride by jockey Joe Talamo.
She was bred in Kentucky by her owner, Justin Kengye, and is trained by Brian Koriner.
Decarchy won or placed in seven graded stakes races while earning $703,862. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--November 17.
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Decarchy accelerated his drive toward California's freshman sire championship Saturday at Hollywood Park when De Car Guy won a stretch battle to become the sixth winner from his first crop to reach racing age.
It was his second winner of the week at Hollywood Park.
Decarchy is the state's only freshman sire with six winners, and he has a comfortable lead in total earnings, with $184,723, well ahead of second-place Capsized, with $102,586.
A seventh Decarchy runner, Harlene, is still a maiden but is stakes-placed, having finished third in the $125,000 California Cup Juvenile Stakes.
De Car Guy was returning to action for the first time since finishing unplaced on August 26 at Del Mar in his only other start. He's earned $12,400 in those two starts.
In Saturday's seven-furlong race, De Car Guy stalked the pace while racing fourth in the 10-horse field until jockey Mike Smith took him to the lead at the top of the stretch. He held on to win by a length over a late-finishing rival.
De Car Guy was bred in California by his owners, Mike Burns and Dan Sisemore, and is trained by Robert Hess, Jr.
Decarchy, a son of English champion Distant View out of the stakes-winning dam of four other stakes winners, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--November 12.
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Decarchy pulled farther ahead in the California freshman sire race Wednesday when Kiss My Crown moved strongly in the stretch at Hollywood Park Wednesday to become the fifth winner from the first crop of the multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862.
With progeny earnings of $172,923, Decarchy holds a solid lead over the second-place sire, Capsized, with $102,586. His total of five winners is equalled only by Stormy Jack among the state's first-crop sires.
Making his first start, Kiss My Crown started slowly in the six-furlong event, racing in the middle of the 12-horse field to the turn for home, where he moved up to third and began a challenge that lasted almost to the finish before he overtook the front-runner in the final yards to win by a neck under urging by jockey Garrett Gomez.
Kiss My Crown was bred in California by his owner, Magali Ventures, LLC, and is trained by Doug O'Neill.
Decarchy won two graded stakes and placed in four others, including the Grade 1 Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar. He stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--November 9.
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Timehascometoday, already one of four winners from Decarchy's first crop to reach the races, became his sire's first stakes winner by prevailing in a stretch-long battle in the $101,992 ATBA Fall Sales Stakes at Turf Paradise.
Timehascometoday took the lead at the start of the six-furlong race, lost it briefly on the turn for home but got back in front and stayed there while under pressure all the way to the win, winning by a head under jockey Tony Matteucci.
The 2-year-old broke his maiden at Turf Paradise in his first start and followed with a second and a third in three starts at Yavapai Downs and Turf Paradise before scoring his first stakes victory, defeating 11 rivals.
His earnings now total $72,398 in five starts.
Timehascometoday is a star of a family enterprise. He was bred in Arizona by his owners, Terry C. and Dara J. Osborne, and is trained by Dara Osborne.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--October 22.
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Cantina's Rose came on strong in the stretch Sunday at Santa Anita to become Decarchy's fourth first-crop winner, but she was the first of the four not to break her maiden in her first career start.
She broke her maiden in her second career start.
Those four winners give Decarchy a tie for first place in number of winners by California freshman sires of 2007 and their earnings of $73,065 place him second in that category.
Cantina's Rose, a California-bred, debuted on August 30 with a third-place finish at Del Mar, missing by just a length and a quarter. Both of her starts have been in maiden special weight races. She's earned $32,160.
In Sunday's race, she lingered in seventh place in the field of 13, swinging four wide into the stretch, but accelerated to the lead halfway down the lane and pulled away to win by 3 1/2 lengths under jockey David Flores.
She's owned by her breeder, B & B Zietz Stables, who bred her in partnership with Beverly Kay and Bruce Henry Zietz. She's trained by Mike Puype.
Decarchy, a multiple graded stakes winner of $703,862, stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--October 2.
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First-crop sire Decarchy recorded his third winner Thursday at Fairplex Park when Onefunsonofagun triumphed in a stern stretch battle in her first career start.
All three of the winners sired by the multiple graded stakes-winner were victorious in their first starts, and all remain undefeated.
Onefunsonofagun raced close to the leaders early in the four-furlong race, gradually moving up and engaging the leader entering the stretch. She continued to exert pressure and got up in the final strides to win by a neck under jockey Joseph Talermo.
She was bred in California by her owner, Justin Kengye, and is trained by Brian Koriner.
Decarchy won the Grade 2 Frank E. Kilroe Handicap at Golden Gate Fields and the Grade 3 Tanforan Handicap at Golden Gate Fields and placed in five other graded stakes races, including the Grade 1 Eddie Read Handicap at Del Mar. He earned $703,863 in 19 starts over five seasons.
Decarchy stands at Magali Farms, Santa Ynez, Calif.--September 22.
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Timehascometoday becomes first winner for Decarchy
Decarchy gained his first winner on Sunday when Timehascometoday made all the pace en route to a half-length win in a $13,000 maiden/optional claiming race at Turf Paradise.
Timehascometoday, who is out of the Gilded Time mare Time to be Bold, won the 41/2-furlong race in :52.84 over a fast track for owners-breeders Terry Osborne and Dara Osborne.
Decarchy, a ten-year-old by Distant View out of 2002 Broodmare of the Year Toussaud, by El Gran Senor, stands for $5,000 at Magali Farms in Santa Ynez, California. He has 57 foals in his first crop.
Decarchy recorded six wins, including two graded stakes victories, from 19 career starts and bankrolled $703,862 in lifetime earnings.
*Decarchy iSD (2/1) TIMEHASCOMETODAY, Dk b. or br. g. 2, Time to Be Bold, by Gilded Time. Turf Paradise, 4/29, 4.5f, fast, :52.84. Won by 1/2. O—Terry C. Osborne & Dara J. Osborne; B—Terry C. Osborne & Dara J. Osborne (Az.); T—Dara J. Osborne. 1-1-0-0, $7,800.
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The average for the California October Yearling Sale crept upward by the slightest of margins Tuesday at the Barretts sale complex at Fairplex Park, but that was almost the only good news in the day's results.
The average of $25,362 for 171 yearlings sold was 0.02 percent higher--just $51--than the $25,311 average for 207 sold at last year's inaugural offering of the sale jointly sponsored by Barretts and the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association.
But all the other markers were down. The buyback rate soared from 26.9 percent last year to 38.7 percent, the median slipped 5.9 percent, from $17,000 to $16,000, and the gross was 17.2 percent lower, dropping from $5,239,400 to $4,336,900.
The high price of $240,000 paid for a Cape Town filly (#301) was $50,000 less than the $290,00 paid for a High Demand colt last year. This year's sale topper, consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, Inc., Agent, was bought by pinhooker John Brocklebank, agent.
This year there was a bright spot. Six yearlings sold for $100,000 or more, one more than the five that reached that level in 2005. Tuesday's other five six-figure sellers were a Yonauska colt (#227) at $150,000, a Decarchy filly (#326) at $140,000, a More Than Ready filly (#37) at $130,000, a Kafwain filly (#313) at $115,000, and a Tribal Rule filly (#101) at $100,000. --October 4.
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A chestnut colt, born on 1/3/05, out of the mare Kitty Galore. Bred by Magali Ventures
