Cal-bred News

Del Mar Yearling Sale Loaded
with Siblings of Stakes Winners

DEL MAR, Calif. (July 24, 2004) -- There’ll be plenty of familiar breeding lines among the 122 youngsters up for auction at the Del Mar Yearling Sale the night of Monday, Aug. 16. Twenty-two of the yearlings on the block are either full or half-siblings to stakes-winners.

Three of those 22 mares whose siblings are in the sale were themselves stakes-winners -- Health Farm, I’m Out and Icy Morn.

Health Farm is the dam of the Bertrando colt who will carry Hip No. 15 into the sales ring. A daughter of double classic winner Pleasant Colony, Health Farm won a listed stakes in Canada and is the dam of Social Director, by Deputy Minister, who captured a stakes at Woodbine.

I’m Out is the dam of Hip 21, a colt by Clever Trick, which makes him a full-brother to Rills, winner of a listed stakes at Laurel and also graded stakes-placed. On the track, I’m Out, by Lord Gaylord, won the Margate Handicap at Atlantic City.

Icy Morn, whose colt by the late Free House is Hip 22 at the sale, counted stakes scores at six tracks, including Arlington Park, Oaklawn Park and Sam Houston Park, among her 20 victories in 39 career starts. Crowned Jewel was her sire. Icy Lane, her filly by Devon Lane, was a stakes-winner at Sunland Park.

A full-sister to 2004 Santa Anita Oaks (grade I) winner Silent Sighs and a half-sister to 2003 grade I Santa Anita Derby champion Buddy Gil are on this list, as is a half-brother to the three stakes-winning offspring of Rio Tejo, California’s 2003/2004 Broodmare of the Year.

Here, in hip number order, are the other yearling sale prospects who are full- or half-siblings to stakes winners:

FULL SIBLINGS

Hip 38
Colt by Bartok (Ire), out of Merry Krisoke
Bartok’s Blithe, f., by Bartok (Ire), won stakes at Hollywood Park ($200,000 Melair Stakes) and Pleasanton

Hip 54
Filly by Benchmark, out of Quiet Romance
Silent Sighs, f., by Benchmark, won Santa Anita Oaks (grade 1), and stakes at Santa Anita and Gulfstream Park

Hip 116
Princess Bride, filly by Cee’s Tizzy, out of Dreamsbury
Cee Dreams, f., by Cee’s Tizzy, won stakes at Santa Anita ($150,000 California Cup Matron) and Fairplex Park.

HALF SIBLINGS

Hip 7
Colt by Cee’s Tizzy, out of Glamorous Habit
Ima Bad Habit, f., by Slewpy, won a stakes race at Turf Paradise

Hip 24
Mr. Grandcourt, colt by Beau Genius, out of Kapu Slew
J’s Wild Slew, g., by Polish Pro, won two stakes at Finger Lakes

Hip 27
Colt by Malibu Moon, out of Lady Habit
The Morris Monroe, g., by Snow Chief, won two stakes at Fairplex Park

Hip 35
Filly by Game Plan, out of Marsh Grass
Just Too Too, f., by In Excess (Ire), won stakes at Hollywood Park

Hip 49
D’Pirateer, colt by Distinctive Cat, out of Pirate’s Pet
Brent’s Pal, g., by Shanekite, won three stakes at Turf Paradise

Hip 55
Zelda Zoe, filly by Crowning Storm, out of Raise a Wonder
Flirtacious Wonder, f., by Wolf Power, won stakes at Calder Race Course and Thistledown

Hip 56
Chulita, filly by Swiss Yodeler, out of Really Rising
Buddy Gil, g., by Eastern Echo, won grade I Santa Anita Derby, San Felipe Stakes (grade II) and Baldwin Stakes (grade III) at Santa Anita, as well as one stakes at Golden Gate Fields

Hip 57
Filly by Free House, out of Red Radiance
Earl of Danby,c., by Smokester, won $150,000 California Breeders’ Champion Stakes at Santa Anita

Hip 59
Colt by Bertrando, out of Rio Tejo
Rio Oro, g., by Oraibi, won two stakes at Santa Anita and one at Turf Paradise
Giovannetti, g., by Memo, won stakes at Turf Paradise and Golden Gate Fields
Guillermo, c., by Memo, won a stakes at Del Mar

Hip 65
Filly by Cee’s Tizzy, out of Scare Tactics
Green Team, g., by Huddle Up, won 2003 California Cup Sprint ($150,000) at Santa Anita

Hip 69
Filly by Valid Wager, out of Silver Symphony
San Mont Andreas, c., by Friendly Lover, won three $130,000-plus stakes at Woodbine

Hip 71
Losin at Love, filly by In Excess (Ire), out of Stormy Divorce
False Promises, g., by Jules, won $250,000 Hawthorne Derby (grade III)

Hip 86
Scadu, colt by Scatmandu, out of Watch for Spring
Watch Me Fire, g., by Torcher, won a stakes race at Thistledown
Spring Cat, f, by Noble Cat, won two stakes at Thistledown

Hip 93
Colt by Helmsman, out of Ali’s Dancer
Sweet Stepper, c., by Candy Stripes, won a stakes race at Fairplex Park

Hip 100
Filly, by King of Kings (Ire), out of Brattice Cloth
Nature, c., by Valiant Nature, won one stakes race at Turfway Park and two at Mountaineer Park

Hip 114
Colt by Bertrando, out of Devil’s Swap
Bid’s Femme, f. by Loustrous Bid, won a stakes race at Finger Lakes
--By Larry Bortstein