resident Bearstone Stud belardo saw last year’s winner Del Mar Handicap (G2) Golden Phoenix (IRE .)) graduated with top honors having won the Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes (G1T) at Santa Anita . Park March 4 for coach Philip D’Amato.
What a trifle! #1 GOLD PHOENIX ($23.60) wins Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1) $500,000 against #7 Du Jour and #2 Cabo Spirit, with Hong Kong Harry in fourth place. The trio paid $939.55 for 50 cents!@lfracing own, @PhilDamato11 trains, and @kazushi0096 was in the iron. pic.twitter.com/CCA80Ld7U1
– TVG (@TVG) March 5, 2023
The golden phoenix is one of the 17 men in black performing for the son of Lope De Vega consists of six grouped or individually graded winners and two listed scorers.
Belardo, himself a 2nd winner of Dewhurst Stakes (G1) and 4 to Roger Varian Lockinge Stakes (G3), began his student career at Darley’s Kildangan Stud, inducted with a degree. fee of 15,000 euros. He switched to Bearstone last November and kept the same term for £6,500 ($7,787). Some of his other notable descendants include level or group 2 winners belllabel And Isabella Giles .
The Gold Phoenix was bred in Ireland by Mighty Universe and is out of the winning mare Mizzen Mast Magnifica—sister of the winner of the Stewards’ Cup (G1) huge treasure and victim of Raven Run Stakes (G2) Jibboom . Gelding didn’t sell for €24,000 (US$26,314) when offered by Milltown Stud at the Goffs Sportsman Sale 2019.
He starts once in Ireland in 2021, winning his first competition at Dundalk for Kieran Cotter before being transferred to D’Amato in early 2022. The 5-year-old has a career track record overall. was 4 wins in 11 starts and made $675,257.
Gold Phoenix is owned by Little Red Feather Racing in partnership with Sterling Stables and Marsha Naify.
