Post by ripley on Jan 28, 2018 12:56:59 GMT -6
Battle Brook Stable Breeders Cup Plans:
Four Year Olds and Up:
Notorious has been experiencing a dream season at the age of four. He has two more races left before his run in the Breeders Cup, a run in the 12F Melbourne Cup and then a run in the 10F Tropical Rainforest Invitational. He has been training extremely well and is coming off of a strong win in the Cox Plate at 9F. While Notorious has been a tough contender all along, his connections have strayed away from the 12F races with the Like A Cheetah stallion. “It’s not that we don’t believe he can get the distance. We know he can. It’s the fact that we have pace-related doubts. Note loves a good rush at the end of his races, but pace helps. We fully expect these next two races to crank him up for a favorable run at his favorite distance of 10F in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.”
Uno Momento, a broad, tough son of Barely A Moment and El Sol del Mar, took a while to come around at the age of four, but since August, he has won the Woodward Stakes, the Independence Cup and the Who’s More Youthful Stakes. He’s won at distances ranging from 10F – 12F on the dirt this year and will have perhaps three more starts prior to the Breeders’ Cup. Uno Momento is likely headed for the tough Classic race, but his connections are heartened by his brilliant workouts of late. He is expected to race at age five.
Artemis’ Glory has made 7F on the dirt her playhouse this season. She’s been a take no prisoners sort, even knocking out a victory in the King’s Bishop. She has been a superstar from January Week 1 and will close out her fabulous career against the males in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. If she stays healthy and continues to show an interest in running, the daughter of Positively Precious will run in the Dubai World Mile.
Summer Romance has been an absolute revelation in Y17. Out of the 13 starts this season, Summer Romance has only lost four races. Her winter season will be conducted at The Wire in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. She will be hoping to put an exclamation point on her rapid ascendancy in the Horse Of The Year ranks before she retires.
Likewise, Headstrong will be gunning to cap off her stellar five year old season. The daughter of War Admiral has gradually been building up to a career climax. She has recently taken the Washington Park Handicap and the Careless Jewel Stakes with a brief stint over the turf in a second place finish in the Rising Fury Memorial Stakes. Headstrong is a classic individual and her connections believe her to be more than ready for a chance in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Three Year Olds:
Gold Rush may be the surprising choice out of himself and Cascabel to go to the Breeders’ Cup as the latter has beaten older horses the last two times out of the gate. However, Battle Brook sees Gold Rush capable of extending to the Breeders’ Cup Marathon after a victory in the True Enough Memorial Stakes at 12F. He will have a tough job because it is expected that Battle Brook will also send the marathon madam, Luna de Soltera, to the gate as well. His entry is based on him continuing powerful performances in the lead-up to December. If he shows any sign of needing a rest, Battle Brook will take him out in favor of a great four year old season.
Key West has been quietly preparing for the final leg of The Wire Red Mile at Battle Brook Stable. With some luck, Battle Brook hopes to get the colt into three races prior to running him in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. If he were to win all three final races, he’d be running as a grade one in the big dance. If not, Battle Brook is hoping the colt will gain enough confidence and fitness to take on the older horses expected to show up for the race.
Pele’s Wrath has experienced the downturn that Battle Brook tends to see in their dirt sprinting horses at this time of year. Fortunately, those downturns only seem to last through October. Pele’s Wrath has been training vengefully after a recent second place finish in her return off a layoff. The fantastically fast filly looks to avenge her run in the Triple Sprinter Tiara in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Dirt Sprint. Word has it that the seal brown mare will be stretching out at age four to a mile. Could she be the next Artemis’ Glory?
Luna de Soltera. When it comes to this filly, all you can say is wow. Her three year old season has been a masterpiece. She has won on turf, dirt, has beaten the Triple Crown winner on a couple occasions. Valkyrie Stud remarked after her victory in the French Derby that Luna might be one of those rare horses that can easily shift between surfaces. The filly has three more races before the Breeders’ Cup where she will start in the Marathon. While she has not quite faced her elders yet, her talent is sure to strike a source of fear alone. If they want to beat her, they’ll have to run with her and hope they have more heart and gameness to pull it off.
Breaking Point has been a model of what showmanship looks like on the turf. He’s taken two legs of the Green Mile and is gearing up for the final leg. He put in a tremendous workout at The Wire just this week and looks to be coming into the race on a high note. Beyond the miler series, the son of The Underdog is being pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile versus older horses. He will have to take on and beat the talented Cyclonaria to win the race, but he will certainly match her speed with his own fiery combination.
Game Over came back roaring from her layoff. The winner of two legs of the Turf Sprinter Tiara has never looked better than her grade one winning run in the Winter Cup. She will definitely be running in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Sprint with an eye on bigger and better things at the age of four.
Wire Tap has been a machine all season long, taking 8 races for dead, including the Preakness Champion Stakes and Virginia Derby. He will finish out the Turf Distance Series at Battlestone Downs before proceeding to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Marathon where is expected to be one of the favorites. He’ll have to deal with Notorious’ arch rival, Devil’s Flair, but the flashy bay isn’t one to leave his connections with doubts.
Two Year Olds:
Cataclysmic, the fine daughter of Mastermind and half-sister to Pele’s Wrath, has been a force of nature at two years old. The pale as a ghost filly has such an eerily haunting look about her that the average spectators just can’t look away. Hampered last out by a lack of pace in the Ballet Ball Futurity, Cataclysmic will look to recover her winning form prior to taking on males in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Dirt Sprint. If she proves dominating enough, we could see the fine filly take on males at the age of three in an attempt at the Dirt Sprinter Crown.
Amnesty has been a bit of a surprise at two with her six victories, including three HOTY status races. She has beaten both fillies and colts and is doing her best to mirror her Touch Up relation, The Devil’s Touch. She’s not a slight filly in the least and looks very coltish compared to the others she competes against. Those factors are what invariably led to The Devil’s Touch and The Devil’s Hourglass being successful against their male counterparts. While the daughter of Fiery Touch has a way to go, Amnesty will look to bring Battle Brook success in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, a race that they have not won yet.
Wild Annie caps off the line up heading to the Breeders’ Cup. Her form at two has been impressive and certainly, she shows more precocity than either her dam or her sire. The seal brown filly has been electrifying at times and has won from 9F – 12F this season. She’ll look to cap off her stellar year with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with an eye toward the Turf Triple Tiara at age three.
Four Year Olds and Up:
Notorious has been experiencing a dream season at the age of four. He has two more races left before his run in the Breeders Cup, a run in the 12F Melbourne Cup and then a run in the 10F Tropical Rainforest Invitational. He has been training extremely well and is coming off of a strong win in the Cox Plate at 9F. While Notorious has been a tough contender all along, his connections have strayed away from the 12F races with the Like A Cheetah stallion. “It’s not that we don’t believe he can get the distance. We know he can. It’s the fact that we have pace-related doubts. Note loves a good rush at the end of his races, but pace helps. We fully expect these next two races to crank him up for a favorable run at his favorite distance of 10F in the Breeders’ Cup Turf.”
Uno Momento, a broad, tough son of Barely A Moment and El Sol del Mar, took a while to come around at the age of four, but since August, he has won the Woodward Stakes, the Independence Cup and the Who’s More Youthful Stakes. He’s won at distances ranging from 10F – 12F on the dirt this year and will have perhaps three more starts prior to the Breeders’ Cup. Uno Momento is likely headed for the tough Classic race, but his connections are heartened by his brilliant workouts of late. He is expected to race at age five.
Artemis’ Glory has made 7F on the dirt her playhouse this season. She’s been a take no prisoners sort, even knocking out a victory in the King’s Bishop. She has been a superstar from January Week 1 and will close out her fabulous career against the males in the Breeders’ Cup Sprint. If she stays healthy and continues to show an interest in running, the daughter of Positively Precious will run in the Dubai World Mile.
Summer Romance has been an absolute revelation in Y17. Out of the 13 starts this season, Summer Romance has only lost four races. Her winter season will be conducted at The Wire in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint. She will be hoping to put an exclamation point on her rapid ascendancy in the Horse Of The Year ranks before she retires.
Likewise, Headstrong will be gunning to cap off her stellar five year old season. The daughter of War Admiral has gradually been building up to a career climax. She has recently taken the Washington Park Handicap and the Careless Jewel Stakes with a brief stint over the turf in a second place finish in the Rising Fury Memorial Stakes. Headstrong is a classic individual and her connections believe her to be more than ready for a chance in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.
Three Year Olds:
Gold Rush may be the surprising choice out of himself and Cascabel to go to the Breeders’ Cup as the latter has beaten older horses the last two times out of the gate. However, Battle Brook sees Gold Rush capable of extending to the Breeders’ Cup Marathon after a victory in the True Enough Memorial Stakes at 12F. He will have a tough job because it is expected that Battle Brook will also send the marathon madam, Luna de Soltera, to the gate as well. His entry is based on him continuing powerful performances in the lead-up to December. If he shows any sign of needing a rest, Battle Brook will take him out in favor of a great four year old season.
Key West has been quietly preparing for the final leg of The Wire Red Mile at Battle Brook Stable. With some luck, Battle Brook hopes to get the colt into three races prior to running him in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile. If he were to win all three final races, he’d be running as a grade one in the big dance. If not, Battle Brook is hoping the colt will gain enough confidence and fitness to take on the older horses expected to show up for the race.
Pele’s Wrath has experienced the downturn that Battle Brook tends to see in their dirt sprinting horses at this time of year. Fortunately, those downturns only seem to last through October. Pele’s Wrath has been training vengefully after a recent second place finish in her return off a layoff. The fantastically fast filly looks to avenge her run in the Triple Sprinter Tiara in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Dirt Sprint. Word has it that the seal brown mare will be stretching out at age four to a mile. Could she be the next Artemis’ Glory?
Luna de Soltera. When it comes to this filly, all you can say is wow. Her three year old season has been a masterpiece. She has won on turf, dirt, has beaten the Triple Crown winner on a couple occasions. Valkyrie Stud remarked after her victory in the French Derby that Luna might be one of those rare horses that can easily shift between surfaces. The filly has three more races before the Breeders’ Cup where she will start in the Marathon. While she has not quite faced her elders yet, her talent is sure to strike a source of fear alone. If they want to beat her, they’ll have to run with her and hope they have more heart and gameness to pull it off.
Breaking Point has been a model of what showmanship looks like on the turf. He’s taken two legs of the Green Mile and is gearing up for the final leg. He put in a tremendous workout at The Wire just this week and looks to be coming into the race on a high note. Beyond the miler series, the son of The Underdog is being pointed to the Breeders’ Cup Mile versus older horses. He will have to take on and beat the talented Cyclonaria to win the race, but he will certainly match her speed with his own fiery combination.
Game Over came back roaring from her layoff. The winner of two legs of the Turf Sprinter Tiara has never looked better than her grade one winning run in the Winter Cup. She will definitely be running in the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf Sprint with an eye on bigger and better things at the age of four.
Wire Tap has been a machine all season long, taking 8 races for dead, including the Preakness Champion Stakes and Virginia Derby. He will finish out the Turf Distance Series at Battlestone Downs before proceeding to the Breeders’ Cup Turf Marathon where is expected to be one of the favorites. He’ll have to deal with Notorious’ arch rival, Devil’s Flair, but the flashy bay isn’t one to leave his connections with doubts.
Two Year Olds:
Cataclysmic, the fine daughter of Mastermind and half-sister to Pele’s Wrath, has been a force of nature at two years old. The pale as a ghost filly has such an eerily haunting look about her that the average spectators just can’t look away. Hampered last out by a lack of pace in the Ballet Ball Futurity, Cataclysmic will look to recover her winning form prior to taking on males in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Dirt Sprint. If she proves dominating enough, we could see the fine filly take on males at the age of three in an attempt at the Dirt Sprinter Crown.
Amnesty has been a bit of a surprise at two with her six victories, including three HOTY status races. She has beaten both fillies and colts and is doing her best to mirror her Touch Up relation, The Devil’s Touch. She’s not a slight filly in the least and looks very coltish compared to the others she competes against. Those factors are what invariably led to The Devil’s Touch and The Devil’s Hourglass being successful against their male counterparts. While the daughter of Fiery Touch has a way to go, Amnesty will look to bring Battle Brook success in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, a race that they have not won yet.
Wild Annie caps off the line up heading to the Breeders’ Cup. Her form at two has been impressive and certainly, she shows more precocity than either her dam or her sire. The seal brown filly has been electrifying at times and has won from 9F – 12F this season. She’ll look to cap off her stellar year with a victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf with an eye toward the Turf Triple Tiara at age three.
