Siblings (and offspring) of well-known horses

Starine · Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:48 pm

That name tho

Slewfan2 · Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:54 pm

Micheline won the Dueling Ground Oaks at KY Downs....she’s by Bernardini out of G1 winner Panty Raid.

She’s such a nice filly - I’m glad she got one of these big prizes.

HB1994 · Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:43 pm

2yo Geraldina (Maurice x Gentildonna) finished third in her debut tonight.

ETA: the winner was Satono Luce (Deep Impact - MG1W Sheer Drama)

tachyon · Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:44 pm

HB1994 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:43 pm 2yo Geraldina (Maurice x Gentildonna) finished second in her debut tonight.

she was third.

tachyon · Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:49 am

tachyon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:19 pm Wow!!

Vanishing Point(USA), Tapit(USA) x Unrivaled Belle(USA), won his debut VERY MPRESSIVELY going 2000m turf at Sapporo 5R Newcomer on Aug 2nd 2020.
2yo grey colt is a full brother to Unique Bella(USA).

breeder: Whisper Hill Farm LLC
owner: Yuji Hasegawa
trainer: Kazuo Fujisawa
jockey: Christophe Lemaire

photo per bloodhorse

He will be pointed to the Ivy Stakes 1800m turf at Tokyo on Oct 24th next.

Vanishing Point at Miho, preparing for his next start

-- horses owned by Yuji Hasegawa
https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/database ... ode=352803

Squeaky · Mon Sep 14, 2020 4:08 pm

Reminds me a bit of UBS. Very exciting horse for the future!

Ziggypop · Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:26 am

tachyon wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:49 am
tachyon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:19 pm Wow!!

Vanishing Point(USA), Tapit(USA) x Unrivaled Belle(USA), won his debut VERY MPRESSIVELY going 2000m turf at Sapporo 5R Newcomer on Aug 2nd 2020.
2yo grey colt is a full brother to Unique Bella(USA).

breeder: Whisper Hill Farm LLC
owner: Yuji Hasegawa
trainer: Kazuo Fujisawa
jockey: Christophe Lemaire

photo per bloodhorse
He will be pointed to the Ivy Stakes 1800m turf at Tokyo on Oct 24th next.

Vanishing Point at Miho, preparing for his next start

-- horses owned by Yuji Hasegawa
https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/database ... ode=352803

Odd name for a horse he has, “Shovelhead”.

tachyon · Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:40 am

Ziggypop wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 11:26 am
tachyon wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:49 am
tachyon wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:19 pm Wow!!

Vanishing Point(USA), Tapit(USA) x Unrivaled Belle(USA), won his debut VERY MPRESSIVELY going 2000m turf at Sapporo 5R Newcomer on Aug 2nd 2020.
2yo grey colt is a full brother to Unique Bella(USA).

breeder: Whisper Hill Farm LLC
owner: Yuji Hasegawa
trainer: Kazuo Fujisawa
jockey: Christophe Lemaire

photo per bloodhorse
He will be pointed to the Ivy Stakes 1800m turf at Tokyo on Oct 24th next.

Vanishing Point at Miho, preparing for his next start

-- horses owned by Yuji Hasegawa
https://umanity.jp/en/racedata/database ... ode=352803
Odd name for a horse he has, “Shovelhead”.

I suspect that his Curlin colt has been named after the Harley-Davidson's Shovelhead engine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Da ... ead_engine

tachyon · Thu Sep 17, 2020 7:53 am

Kazuo Fujisawa (Vanishing Point's trainer) said yesterday:

''I asked the owner (Yuji Hasegawa) to purchase this colt a year ago as my dream was to win the Kentucky Derby.
We will race him next in the Ivy Stakes on the turf again. But I would love to go the Kentucky Derby with him next year.''

HB1994 · Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:16 pm

Gladys, a full sister to Rachel Alexandra, makes first start

https://www.drf.com/news/gladys-full-si ... irst-start

Starine · Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:00 pm

HB1994 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:43 pm ETA: the winner was Satono Luce (Deep Impact - MG1W Sheer Drama)

That's pretty cool. I thought Sheer Drama was a neat racemare to win grade I's at 7 and 10 furlongs. Wonder if she has any other foals on the ground.

Flanders · Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:36 pm

Starine wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 9:00 pm
HB1994 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:43 pm ETA: the winner was Satono Luce (Deep Impact - MG1W Sheer Drama)
That's pretty cool. I thought Sheer Drama was a neat racemare to win grade I's at 7 and 10 furlongs. Wonder if she has any other foals on the ground.

2019 dkb/br filly by Deep Impact. It doesn't look like she had a foal in 2020, though she had been bred to Heart's Cry.
https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0001239501/broodmare/info/

mariasmon · Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:05 am

Rachel Alexandra's 2YO full sister, Gladys, debuts in Friday's 6th at Gulfstream.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... gulfstream

Diver52 · Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:29 am

Gladys. Okay.

HB1994 · Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:50 am

Diver52 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 1:29 amGladys. Okay.

My grandmother’s name. Old-fashioned, but I like it.

mariasmon · Fri Sep 18, 2020 10:24 am

The BH article says why she was named Gladys.

Mylute · Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:20 am

I think it sounds short but classy.

HB1994 · Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:52 pm

HB1994 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:16 pm Gladys, a full sister to Rachel Alexandra, makes first start

https://www.drf.com/news/gladys-full-si ... irst-start

Broke slow and finished 8th.

TapitsGal · Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:31 pm

HB1994 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 18, 2020 3:52 pm
HB1994 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 8:16 pm Gladys, a full sister to Rachel Alexandra, makes first start

https://www.drf.com/news/gladys-full-si ... irst-start
Broke slow and finished 8th.

I thought Kelsey is a good trainer but someone else said that if the horse wants a prayer of having a good career she needs a new barn

Diver52 · Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:32 pm

"Gladys" is a Welsh name (sometimes spelled Gwladys, which is even worse). It may be the Welsh version of the Latin Claudia. One name information site a google search pulled up amusingly comments that "Gladys" was the "Harper" of 1900, emerging out of nowhere to take the baby-name world by storm. Apparently the owner's grandmother's parents were part of that enthusiasm.