Turf cheated on Beholder’s daughter

This column highlights the performances of young women who have started no more than five times and have sold for more than $500,000 in public auction, have a sibling who is a level/group winner, or have children smash is the level/group winner. BloodHorse research shows that maiden winners in particular who meet these criteria are more likely to go on to be graded bet winners.

Santa Anita . Park
When your mother was one of the greatest mares of the last decade, expectations can be unspeakably high. And so when the Spendthrift . farm hybrid Teena Ella special person’s daughter viewers Step up to the gates for your first start in the special women’s weight class on November 12 at Del Mar, the world watched. After leading the field for a quarter of a mile, the little dog quickly retreated and those hopes were dashed. However, Richard Mandella, who also coached her to hit the Hall of Fame, admitted Teena Ella was “fat” on her debut, and after finishing third in second place on January 6, moderator decided to take a different approach with his prized pupil. .

Then Mandella stepped onto Teena Ella on the grass, a surface that has never been touched by her dam, but one that has always been favored by the children of her 3-year-old father, War front . Gamblers approved the move and bet down with a score of 2-1, Teena Ella made it clear late in the game to win by 1 1/4 on 12 February at Santa Anita . Park.

Showing class early on when jockey Juan Hernandez refused to allow the speed racer a chance to take the lead, she closely followed the pace : 22.76 and : 45.71 between the competitors. player. Outreached by her opponents to return home, Teena Ella was poised to speed down the lane and take the lead in a final time of 1:09.42 for six long stretches on a firm court surface. sure.

Teena Ella became the first Beholder-produced winner, whose first two ponies didn’t make it into the winner’s circle on the track. Although Teena Ella has never exceeded six feathers, her pedigree suggests her future may have two turns. Beholder, who earned more than $6.1 million on track, is a 2, 3, 5 and 6 year old champion and has won two Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).

In the training ground before Teena Ella’s debut in November, Mandella gave her full praises for her dam: “It’s very likely that I and a lot of coaches will never see someone else like her. Beholder, so it’s expected to see another person like that show up. But we still have hope.”

Tampa . Bay
Two exciting Maiden Watch winners appeared on a happy card when placing a bet on February 11 at Tampa . Bay IN Tita Mimosa And juniper moon .

Tita Mimosa is a pony in Ireland after Spanish breeder Leopoldo Fernández Pujals of Yeguada Centurion bought his dam, the mare Flatter won big bets. need more flattery , while she was in utero with her pony at Keeneland’s November 2019 Breeding Stock Sale for $195,000. Two years later, the son of Needmore Flattery Taiba organized an excellent campaign in 2022 which saw gunman ponies won three tier 1 races and earned $1.9 million. Taiba is now ready for the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) kickoff on February 25.

Like her famous half-sister, Tita Mimosa also graduated for the first time. Trained by Darien Rodriguez, Uncle Mo Fierce battle on the transparent front, the best in the narrow The Rosary by a head at the line. Campaigned by Yeguada Centurion, Tita Miamosa achieved six stretches in 1.10.99 on a fast Tampa strip. The win was the first for the Pujals operation in the United States.

The third was the charm for the blue-blooded Juniper’s Moon, who dictated the pace from the start on the road to the 3/4 length bout in the special first-man long grass weight class. 1/16 mile for Team Spoor owner and coach Anthony Dutrow. She was timed at 1:44.96 on a firm turf field.

Juniper’s Moon is from the penultimate crop of the great European stallion Galileo and is outside the three-time first prize winning mare. I’m a Chatbox . The foal, purchased by JR International Holdings for $725,000 at the Keeneland September Sale in 2021, was the second winner of two ponies to race out of the competition. Munnings mare.

Gulfstream Park
One week after winning Holy Bull Stakes (G3) with Missiles can Coach Bill Mott may have another Kentucky Derby contender with Karl and Cathi Glassman’s Arthur’s Journey . Ivory son of faucet unranked since dropping 3/4 of the decision length to the winner Lecomte Stakes (G3) Instant coffee last September at Racecourse Saratogareturned to the race with an authoritative 1.5-length maiden special weight score on February 11 at Gulfstream Park.

Making its third trip to the fort on Friday, the foal pushed forward for the half-mile and maintained command all the way to the wire, racing a mile in 1:36.28 on the fast main track .

Arthur’s Ride is the younger half-sister of a 2-year-old Sovereign Award winner Victory to Victory , leader of the 2016 Natalma Shares (G1T) in Woodbine. Their dam, the mare Point Given point of grace also gave birth to a bet winner a littleloveandluck and bet Double Blessings . Donato Lanni signed on behalf of his relationships a ticket to Arthur’s Trip for $250,000 at Keeneland’s September 2021 Annual Sale.