LAUNCHINGS
No sooner does breeding season wane and it’s almost
yearling time. This year Perretti Farms will launch the
stallion careers of not one but two major candidates in
McArdle and Red River Hanover. Both have the pedigree and
performance credentials and each will have headliner prospects
in our yearling consignments.
Among the headliner McArdles should be GENERAL McARDLE
from the formidable Armbro Terrace, she an Artsplace from
Bruce’s Lady. Also THE McDONALD first foal for Born
To Best, a full sister to Canadian star Cammibest…
There’s also McGAIN N McGAIN (Ever And Again) a half
brother to Dragon Again.Then there’s EMPTY McPOCKETS
a grand looking filly from Insolvency (You’ll like
her George) and OLD McARDLE a brother to Whodunit from Nadia
Lobell
Featured Red River’s could be OLE RED RIVER (Art
Sale) from the only Artsplace sister to Mattaroni…
CLUB RED (Steamy Place) from a daughter of Summer Child..
DOCTOR HOLLOWAY (sorry Joe but DOC HOLLOWAY was actually
taken) biggest one yet from Doc’s Girl. There’s
MISTER RED from Paulas Promise the sister to Economic Clout
both from Costly Power… There’s also RED N BREAKFAST
(Lady JBB) from a sister to Little Miss K…
All are Harrisburg bound.
SOME DOT DOT DOTS…
Congratulations in store for Jeff Gural for the successful
launching of Tioga Downs… Kudos too for the diligence
displayed in monitoring that adjacent highway rest area….
The problem is not the bad publicity these incidents generate
as we are in an era where tabloid journalism tends to prevail…
The problem is that these things HAPPEN….
Hey George Teague… Insolvency has a very nice McArdle
yearling filly named EMPTY McPOCKETS…. She’ll
be Harrisburg bound in November…
Does The Cannibal’s disqualification in the Elitlopp
on the heels of the Prix fiasco represent some kind of dubious
distinction for CLASSIC takedowns????
PASSIONATE GLIDE (Yankee Glide-Miss Marita) is one impressive
filly. And she’s the first foal from the dam since
Marita’s Victory in 1997.
Believe it was Hollywood Heyden who mentioned that Stanley
smiled when he heard the name BLUE MAC LAD from Vernon Blue
Chip.
The full brother BLUE YORK YANKEE (Muscles Yankee) is also
Harrisburg bound come November…
Our Kentucky consignment will feature SULTAN OF SQUAT the
first Muscles Yankee from Queen Of Queens since half million
plus winner MUSCLE KING. He’s also a half brother
to the thus far impressive Queen Serene…
Noticed that Woodbine Entertainment is cutting purses in
response to a dwindling betting handle… It is understandable
but far too ominous. Reportedly the handle was off some
$900,000 on Cup night… As colleague Dave Perkins deftly
documents in the Toronto Star customer confidence is indeed
waning…
On the bright side, 3-year-old pacing colts went for $48,000
each division in the New York Sire Stakes at Monticello
on Tuesday, Several divisions too. The next day 2-year-old
pacing colts and fillies went for $35,000 each division
in New Jersey Sire Stakes action at The Meadowlands. Good
money….
Hall Of Famer Stew Firlotte made his annual pit stop at
the Kentucky Farm probably about halfway between Orlando
and Toronto and had some nice words for some of the progeny
of mares he’s trained over the years. He liked BRUISE
CRUISE (Dream Vacation- Muscling In) GET OUT OF DODGE (Artiscape-Dodge
Kitty) and OLE RED RIVER a first crop Red River Hanover
from Mattaroni’s Artsplace sister Art Sale…
He didn’t train Nadia Lobell but did cite her first
crop McArdle colt OLD McARDLE as likeable…
Bob Marks