Siblings (and offspring) of well-known horses

[mariasmon]

Ziconic (Tapit x Zenyatta) is entered in the 5th at Del Mar today. It's a 1-mile MSW on the dirt. I'm kind of surprised they've put him back on the dirt when IMO his best race may have been his last, which was on the grass.

He ran 2nd on dirt last time out. It was Cozmic One who improved so much on grass in his most recent race. FWIW, there is also a full brother to Plum Pretty in the race, Thorpe D'oro, and a 1/2 brother to Silent Sighs, Liberty Park (Tapit).

[BaroqueAgain1]

How could I mix up the two brothers? It's not like they look alike.

[Treve]

How could I mix up the two brothers? It's not like they look alike.

In all fairness it's hard to keep track given neither of them is particularly excelling

[Point Given]

Yoshida (JPN) (3-Year-Old Colt)
(Heart's Cry (JPN) - Hilda's Passion)
Date: August 25, 2017
Track: SARATOGA
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.00:43 Breezing
Track Condition: Firm
Surface: Turf training
Rank: 1/12

[Life At Zen]

Ziconic (Tapit x Zenyatta) is entered in the 5th at Del Mar today. It's a 1-mile MSW on the dirt. I'm kind of surprised they've put him back on the dirt when IMO his best race may have been his last, which was on the grass.

Anywhere to watch Del Mar online? I don't have Xpressbet

[ThreeMustangs]

Ziconic (Tapit x Zenyatta) is entered in the 5th at Del Mar today. It's a 1-mile MSW on the dirt. I'm kind of surprised they've put him back on the dirt when IMO his best race may have been his last, which was on the grass.

Anywhere to watch Del Mar online? I don't have Xpressbet

http://www.dmi.ae/dubairacing/live.asp?cid=55

[Life At Zen]

Ziconic (Tapit x Zenyatta) is entered in the 5th at Del Mar today. It's a 1-mile MSW on the dirt. I'm kind of surprised they've put him back on the dirt when IMO his best race may have been his last, which was on the grass.

Anywhere to watch Del Mar online? I don't have Xpressbet

http://www.dmi.ae/dubairacing/live.asp?cid=55

THANK YOU!

[Life At Zen]

That feed just cut out as they were entering the gate and went to a bunch of weird commercials

[lurkey mclurker]

nothing from DRF peeps yet, but...

Mary Eddy‏ @singmysongbird 7m 7 minutes ago

More disappointing news for Ziconic fans; well beaten 3rd. Good news is he ran well, but I wonder if he'll ever see the winners' circle.

[sweettalk]

nothing from DRF peeps yet, but...

Mary Eddy‏ @singmysongbird 7m 7 minutes ago

More disappointing news for Ziconic fans; well beaten 3rd. Good news is he ran well, but I wonder if he'll ever see the winners' circle.

i could probably beat him at this rate

[BaroqueAgain1]

Victor kept him closer today, so at least he wasn't trying to close from Zen-type distance. But that long-shot Haynesfield colt, Ferguson, just opened up on the field and no one came close to catching him.

[lurkey mclurker]

I actually liked the look of Ferguson in the post parade... and Borg too.

[lurkey mclurker]

Here's the show photo, from Del Mar's twitter:

[lurkey mclurker]

G‏ @LongBallToNoOne

Dam: 7 time USA G1 winning superstar AZERI
Sire: DEEP IMPACT
2yo Colt SHIRVANSHAH debuts soon, a stunning looker

He did it! Pretty much mowed them down in the stretch...

vid clip at link: https://twitter.com/LongBallToNoOne/sta ... 3702678528

G‏ @LongBallToNoOne

Oh wow, SHIRVANSHAH (Deep Impact x Azeri) Misses start, slow pace, green as grass...wins ugly
#precocioustalent

[Starine]

He certainly is a head-turner.

But I do wish they'd send Azeri to someone else.

[sweettalk]

He certainly is a head-turner.

But I do wish they'd send Azeri to someone else.

at the risk of drawing a lot of fire, i wish a LOT of mares saw someone other than deep impact. i get that he's their tapit, but a little diversity would be great. i remember seeing a big race recently where i think half the field was by DI.

[carole]

I feel the same about seeing so many Galileo babies running here in the UK.

[tachyon]

He certainly is a head-turner.

But I do wish they'd send Azeri to someone else.

Same here.

Azeri has yet to produce any stakes winner in Japan.
Hopefully Shirvanshah will be the one, while his full brother 4yo Leukerbad will try again in a G3 at Niigata next week.
Deep Impact must be a very consistent sire and his offspring sell extremely well at the sale.
But, needless to say, he is not always the best match for the US import mares.
I personally hope that Katsumi Yoshida (Northern Farm) will send Azeri & some other top mares to such younger stallions as Orfevre, Maurice and Duramente, even if these three Shadai-based stallions are not yet proven. (I especially look forward to Duramente (by King Kamehameha))
Azeri is already 19 years old.



Shirvanshah

[mariasmon]

Speaking of Azeri, the first foal of her most successful offspring to date, Wine Princess, has been working steadily. War Chest (War Front) is at Fair Hill, so I wonder if he will debut once the meet returns to Belmont? Lane's End purchased him at last year's September Sale and I suspect Shug is the trainer. It appears from his works that he is trying both turf and dirt, in addition to all-weather. Will be interesting to see which surface they choose for his first start/

http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Result ... y=T&rbt=TB

[ThreeMustangs]

Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy), the sale-topping 1/2 bro to Into Mischief and Beholder, tries again tomorrow to break his maiden. He is in the 14:30 the Curragh, the G1 Phoenix S. undercard. Honor Code's 1/2 brother, Declarationofpeace (War Front), runs in the big race, along with stablemate U S Navy Flag (War Front x Misty for Me), a full brother to Roly Poly.

U S Navy Flag won a G3 at the Curragh today. He has made 8 starts this year.