Julie's Love wins the 2013 Owsley Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Julie's Love wins the 2012 De La Rose Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Julie's Love wins the 2012 De La Rose Stakes.
Photo: Coglianese Photos
Christophe Clement is enjoying the best year of his career since going out on his own in 1991 with almost $9 million in purse earnings, including a first victory in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) with Tonalist.
Strut the Course unleashed a powerful rally and drew clear to a five-length victory in the $150,000 Maple Leaf Stakes (Can-III) Nov. 1 at Woodbine.
Coming off a victory in the Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) in her U.S. debut, George Bolton and Peter Leidel's Annecdote tops a solid field of 12 older fillies and mares entered in the Athenia Stakes (gr. IIIT).
Julie's Love, who has plenty of graded stakes experience, gets a slight edge in the Sept. 13 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIT) at Belmont Park. The $200,000 race for older fillies and mares is at a mile on the Widener Course.
An international field of fillies and mares is set for the 47th running of the $150,000 Matchmaker Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds and up at Monmouth Park July 28.
Susan and Jim Hill's Solid Appeal, a 4-year-old daughter of Successful Appeal, knocked down her second straight grade II Canadian stakes, winning the Dance Smartly Stakes at Woodbine July 7 by two lengths.
Solid Appeal, upset winner of the Nassau Stakes (Can-IIT) in May, looks to remain unbeaten in 2013 as the 122-pound highweight in the $200,000 Dance Smartly Stakes (gr. II) July 7 at Woodbine.
Daisy Devine would not be denied a return to the winner's circle Nov. 10, taking the $111,500 Cardinal Handicap (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs after a ding-dong battle with Julie's Love.
With five of its nine entrants bred outside the United States, including slight favorites Julie's Love and Dealbata, the $150,000 Noble Damsel Stakes (gr. IIIT) Sept. 15 at Belmont Park will have a strong European flavor.
An evenly-matched field of nine older fillies and mares heads postward July 3 in the $250,000 Dr. James Penny Memorial Handicap (gr. IIIT), each seeking her first graded stakes score.
| Trainer | H. Graham Motion |
|---|---|
| Jockey | Julien R. Leparoux |
| Owner | Calumet Farm |
| Breeder | T. E. Pocock |
| Julie's Love (GB) View Five-Cross Pedigree | Ad Valorem | Danzig |
| Classy Women | ||
| Skimmia (GB) | Mark of Esteem (IRE) | |
| Sitara (GB) |
| Sale / Hip | Type | Buyer | Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TATDEC2008 Hip 1314 |
Weanling | Stringston Farm | ($24,269) | |
| TATOCT2009 Hip 779 |
Yearling | Manfred Hofer | Stringston Farm | $24,957 |
| ARQARC2011 Hip 39 |
Racing or broodmare prospect | Mario Hofer | ($40,161) | |
| KEENOV2012 Hip 223 |
Racing or broodmare prospect | Denali Stud, agent | ($220,000) | |
| KEENOV2014 Hip 676 |
Racing or broodmare prospect | Calumet Farm | Bluewater Sales, agent | $200,000 |
Prices in parentheses indicate a horse did not sell because it did not meet its reserve price.
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| International Star |
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