RACING NEWS:
SILVER DEPUTY has sired two graded stakes winners, TEN stakes horses, and earners of more than $1.9 Million through the first few days of May, led by Grade 1 winner SPRING AT LAST (dam by Dynaformer), who became his sire's newest millionaire with a convincing win in Gulfstream Park's $500,000 Donn H. (G1), sophomore colt J BE K (dam by Major Wager), wire to wire 5-length winner of the $150,000 Bay Shore S. (G3) (100 Beyer) at Aqueduct on April 5 and runner-up in the $150,000 Withers S. (G3) (101 Beyer) on April 26, THRONG (dam by Easy Goer), 4-length winner of Laurel Park's Native Dancer S. and second in the May 3 Timeless Native S. at Arlington Park, and additional Gulfstream Park graded stakes performers SILVER EDITION (dam by Meadowlake), second in the $150,000 Hutcheson S. (G2) and runaway 4 1/2-length winner of a 6-furlong allowance race at Churchill Downs on May 2, and SILVER KNOCKERS (dam by Two Punch), third in the $100,000 Hurricane Bertie H. (G3).
SPRING AT LAST earned a 107 Beyer for his Donn victory, making a bold move to take command approaching the stretch and surging to victory over a stellar field that included Grade 1 winners DAAHER, BRASS HAT, and EINSTEIN (BRZ). That same afternoon, 2007 SW HADDIE BE GOOD (dam by You and I) ran third in the $50,000 Manatee S. at Tampa Bay Downs following a January 14 allowance win at Gulfstream Park, and TRISHA'S SILVER (dam by Sharkey) captured a $40,500 turf allowance over 5 1/2 furlongs at Fair Grounds.
His 2008 sophomore runners include several talented colts: J BE K, also an easy winner in his first 2008 start, capturing an Oaklawn Park allowance race by 5 lengths under a hand ride, and is 3-for-5 lifetime with earnings now of $187,200; Grade 2-placed SILVER EDITION, LAW N DORA (dam by Lord At War-ARG), second in the Jimmy Winkfield S. at Aqueduct after going undefeated in three starts at 2 last year; PEWTER (dam by Alydeed), who pulled away for a 6-length Gulfstream Park maiden special-weight win on April 12 in his 2008 debut; SILVER LIGHT (dam by Dynaformer), 4 1/4-length victor in a $50,000 Aqueduct allowance race, and WATBOO (dam by Southern Halo), 2-for 3 after a stretch-running Aqueduct allowance win on April 23 following a 3 1/4-length March maiden special-weight win, also at Aqueduct.
SILVER DEPUTY is the leading son of DEPUTY MINISTER by number of champions (7), stakes winners (74), and progeny earnings (over $70 million). He sired ELEVEN stakes winners, eight new SWs, three new graded SWs, 13 juvenile winners, and earners of more than $5.8 million in 2007 including juvenile stars HE'S EZE (SW #73)(dam by Williamstown), 2 1/4-length winner of the $150,000 Jack Price Juvenile S. at Calder (97 Beyer Figure), DEPUTIFORMER (SW #71) (dam by Dynaformer), winner of Woodbine's $260,163 Cup and Saucer S. over 1 1/6 miles on the turf and third in the $268,028 Coronation Futurity on the Polytrack main track, BEAR LAHAINA (dam by Affirmed), second in the Sandpiper S. after a 1 3/4-length debut maiden special-weight win at Woodbine going 5 furlongs in :58.32, and first-start maiden special-weight winners J BE K, who earned a 99 Beyer Figure and set a new Saratoga track record while winning a 5 1/2 furlong maiden special-weight race by 7 1/2 lengths under a hand ride in fractions of :21.87, :44.88, :56.74, and 1:03.13, DAGUERROTYPE (dam by Crafty Prospector), 3 1/2-length debut winner at Laurel Park, and SILVER EDITION, over 5 1/2 furlongs at Belmont Park in 1:02.87, just 3/5 off the track record.
Always a popular sire of auction stock, his 2008 auction juveniles include both the $800,000 Barretts Select sales-topper and the $520,000 OBS Select sales-topper. Last fall, his Keeneland September yearlings included individuals for $675,000 and $530,000, as well as the $475,000 session-topping filly on day 5, as his 2007 sales yearlings averaged $126,964, and 2007 in-foal mares averaged $100,500.
At 4 last year, SPRING AT LAST came off an 8-month layoff for a comfortable score in a $73,720 Santa Anita Park one-mile turf allowance race in December after his decisive 2 3/4-length score over a top international field in the $1 million Godolphin Mile (G2) at Nad al Sheba in March, and runner-up finishes in both the $300,000 Strub S. (G2) (by 1 1/4 lengths to ARSON SQUAD, defeating millionaire and multiple Grade 1 winner BROTHER DEREK), and the $250,000 Malibu S. (G1).
Five-year-old P
OOL LAND (at right) led wire to wire in her first 2007 start to win Belmont Park's Beautiful Pleasure S. She won 7 of 11 career starts and $528,776, including a dominant 2-length victory over a top field in Belmont Park's $294,000 Ruffian H. (G1), and a record-setting victory in Pimlico's $125,000 Allaire du Pont Breeders' Cup S. (G3), and also finished a game third against a stellar field in Saratoga's $250,000 Go for Wand H. (G1), and dominated her field for a 12-length score in Keeneland's $100,000 Doubledogdare S. (105 Beyer Rating).
Another five-year-old, WILL HE SHINE (dam by Star de Naskra), became his sire's 21st graded stakes winner in the $200,000 True North H. (G2) at Belmont Park, covering 6 furlongs in a blazing-fast 1:08.70.
He also sired three stakes horses and a nice allowance winner on May 5 including two on the Kentucky Derby undercard, as sophomore filly SILVERINYOURPOCKET (dam by Run of Luck) was a fast-closing winner of the $182,850 La Troienne S. (G3) and WILL HE SHINE ran third in the $277,750 Churchill Downs S. (G2), while THRONG missed victory by a nose in Arlington Park's one-mile Timeless Native S., and 7-year-old UNIGOLD captured a Belmont Park turf allowance. THRONG subsequently captured the Dr. Fager S. at Arlington Park.
His 2007 sophomore crop included SILVER KNOCKERS, second at Gulfstream Park in her stakes debut and third career start, the $150,000 Forward Gal S. (G2), and also second in Pimlico's $125,000 Miss Preakness S. (G3) and third in Belmont Park's $240,000 Prioress S. (G1), and LAW BREAKER (dam by Kingmambo), second by a neck in Santa Anita's $150,000 San Vicente S. (G2).
His 4-year-old runners of 2007 included SW #72 BOBADIEU, SW HIGH HERITAGE (dam by Saratoga Six), and multiple SW GASIA (dam by Theatrical-IRE), come-from-behind winner of Oaklawn Park's $100,000 Bayakoa S. At 3 last year, GASIA won or placed in SIX stakes races, including Oaklawn Park's $100,000 Instant Racing Breeders' Cup S., and Delaware Park's $160,300 Susan's Girl Breeders' Cup S. She also ran second in the $200,000 Monmouth Breeders' Cup Oaks (G3) and third in the $500,900 Delaware Oaks (G1) on the main track, and third on the turf in the $200,000 Martha Washington Breeders' Cup S. at Laurel Park, and has now won 6 races, and $423,931.
Turf sprinter HADDIE BE GOOD captured Monmouth Park's Candy Eclair S. over 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf, after running second in Keeneland's $115,000 Giant's Causeway S. She was also an impressive 2-length winner of the P. G. Johnson S. at The Meadowlands at 3, going 5 furlongs on the turf in a speedy :56.99. Another older runner, 6-year-old KEEP ON PUNCHING (dam by Red Ryder) has placed in two 2007 stakes, most recently running second in the $100,000 Sunland Park H.
