Sparrow Castle wrote:Thanks for the info about Amelie. All the best to her in her new role. Any thoughts on which stallion they might choose to send her to?
No idea
Perhaps, to a new stallion? Incidentally,
Spielberg, 6yo h out of
Princess Olivia, retired to stud (destination is Shadai Stallion Station). But to him, Teruya Yoshida will send his mares, and since Amelie belongs to Northern Farm, stallions bred at or related to the farm might be her first mate.
Sparrow Castle wrote:But there's just something about that little filly L'Arc that really catches my eye.
As for
L'Arc, the trainer announced she would have no race this year, which means she skips the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1,1600m) in December, the race to determine the best 2yo filly. Perhaps, he might allow her to follow the footsteps of
Gentildonna who was entered to a G3 mainly for 3yo colts in January after breaking her maiden in mid December.
Choosing appropriate raced before stepping up to JPN-1000 Guineas as well as securing prize money for qualification wouldn't be easy;
Mikki Queen, the best 3yo filly, failed in that respect; she had no option but to ballot for a starting slot due to insufficient earnings and was thrown out of the race. With a better race type choice, she might have been another triple tiara winner. So sorry for LA'rc's trainer, Mr Mikio Matsunaga because he wouldn't sleep well next Spring.
Also I'm glad
Rouge Buck is back to action in the QEII Cup (G1) at Kyoto this weekend. Her half brother,
Cablegram, 2yo c, will make his debut on 21st Nov with Ryan Moore. With him, I'm not so optimistic (blame me if he wins
).
Hartley, 2yo c, out of
Wickedly Perfect (USA), will also run his first race (Tokyo 2000m, Ryan Moore having the mount) this Saturday. His trainer has been boasting of him to the degree to making us doubt
his seriousness. Is this too a kind of Ryan Moore Effect?
