... To a U. S. bidder ... St. George Farms(Mr. Commons' owners) ...
She will stay in training with John Shirreffs too.
All in all, this went extremely well for her fans. :)
So glad Japan didn't get her.
Glad she is staying with John. I hope we get to see a bit more of her on the track next year - and, of course,
I hope that she does well!
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I'm so glad she stayed in this country. With the "broodmare drain" that happens every November, this news had me heaving a big sigh of relief.
This is great news! And yes I dread this time of year - everyone retires and everyone gets shipped overseas. Glad Ebby will still be with us! :happy:
Excellent news! I hope she'll benefit from some gate schooling and show some of her talent this year.
Very happy.
Another excuse to head to the race track if she runs at all this year in NY.
Quote from: Islandgirl45 on November 05, 2013, 07:35:11 PM
Excellent news! I hope she'll benefit from some gate schooling and show some of her talent this year.
Wonder how big she is relative to Zenyatta in her last year of racing. Those gates must be awfully claustrophobic for large horses.
Sorry, 'Taz, but Ebby is no longer in NY. Listening to TVG Hollywood Park coverage a little while ago, and the guys said that Ebby is back in John's barn at Hollypark already...and that Shirreffs will be in SoCal for the winter.
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on November 07, 2013, 02:24:44 PM
Sorry, 'Taz, but Ebby is no longer in NY. Listening to TVG Hollywood Park coverage a little while ago, and the guys said that Ebby is back in John's barn at Hollypark already...and that Shirreffs will be in SoCal for the winter.
Ahhhh ... but Taz is speaking of coming to HP in December ... So he may get to see Ebby after all! :)
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on November 07, 2013, 02:24:44 PM
Sorry, 'Taz, but Ebby is no longer in NY. Listening to TVG Hollywood Park coverage a little while ago, and the guys said that Ebby is back in John's barn at Hollypark already...and that Shirreffs will be in SoCal for the winter.
Good for Shirreffs.
Tin Man, I hope you will get a chance to see Ebby with your own eyes once she starts coming out to the track for exercise. Then, you can let us all know how she compares with Queen Z, size-wise. Last I read, the filly was 17+ hands.
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on November 07, 2013, 05:07:53 PM
Tin Man, I hope you will get a chance to see Ebby with your own eyes once she starts coming out to the track for exercise. Then, you can let us all know how she compares with Queen Z, size-wise. Last I read, the filly was 17+ hands.
Yeah ... I plan on it in the next 1-3 weeks.
I haven't seen her in the stables since PRE-her racing career ... So I'm betting she's really filled out. She was so tall and gangly when I'd seen her.
I'll keep you posted and post some pics once I see her again. :)
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on November 07, 2013, 05:07:53 PM
Tin Man, I hope you will get a chance to see Ebby with your own eyes once she starts coming out to the track for exercise. Then, you can let us all know how she compares with Queen Z, size-wise. Last I read, the filly was 17+ hands.
Well, I saw Ebby at Saratoga this summer and also saw Zenyatta for the 2010 Breeders Cup at Churchill.
But one wold expect an Eblouissante at 4 is certainly going to be different than a Zenyatta at 6 and they were. Zenyatta had a much fuller, more muscular build to her when we saw her at Churchill. Eblouissante is sleeker and narrower. This gives her the appearance of being just as talk as Zenyatta but my understanding is that she is two fingers shorter than the Breeders Cup Champion. Just glad to know we will see more of her racing.
Look forward to possibly seeing her at Hollywood Park.
Ebby seems like she is working well.
I wonder if the goal is the same as it was last year before her training was interrupted...the Santa Margarita.
I should think so. She may be training up to the Santa Maria stakes.
Just hope she heads to NY again this summer.
Somehow, I doubt that John wants her to experience the New York starting gate again. If he can get her over the memory of that lousy, painful experience, why borrow trouble by taking her back there? ;)
She's been consistently working better than I've ever seen her work in her life.
If she keeps this up, she should be ready to roll whenever he sets her free again!
I will like her to try NY again!! I think she will like the Belmont track and love Aqueduct's!!
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on January 17, 2014, 02:54:08 PM
Somehow, I doubt that John wants her to experience the New York starting gate again. If he can get her over the memory of that lousy, painful experience, why borrow trouble by taking her back there? ;)
Because I believe he wants to try NY again when the weather improves - and where he goes so do his horses.
February 13th - 2nd race...8.5 furlongs - Santa Anita...Ebby against a field of of four other horses...
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/SA021314USA-EQB.html#RACE2
So she is stepping up big time to face Beholder...in the Santa Lucia Stakes this Sunday...
I hope the field does not dwindle down any further - since I would not want it to become a match race...
http://www.equibase.com/static/entry/SA042014USA-EQB.html#RACE8
Race 8 - Post Time - 4:00 PM
Santa Lucia S.
Santa Anita Park STAKES
Purse $75,000. (Plus $22,500 – CBOIF - California Bred Owner Fund). For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward Which Have Not Won A Graded Stakes At One Mile Or Over In 2014. FREE nominations close Thursday, April 10. Closed with 15. Supplementary nomination of $1,500 by closing time of entry. Closed with 2. The added monies and all fees to be divided 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 12% to third, 6% to fourth and 2% to fifth. Weight: 123 Lbs. Non-winners of $60,000 at One Mile or Over since October 1, 2013 allowed 3 Lbs. Non-winners of Three races other than Maiden, Claiming or Starter at One Mile or Over, 6 Lbs. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Legacy (KY) 4/F L D Van Dyke 117 J W Sadler
2 Moulin de Mougin (KY) 4/F L M Garcia 117 R E Mandella
3 Beholder (KY) 4/F L G L Stevens 123 R E Mandella
4 Magic Union (KY) 4/F L V Espinoza 117 J W Sadler
5 Eblouissante (KY) 5/M L M E Smith 117 J A Shirreffs
6 City At Dawn (KY) 4/F L J Couton 117 L Powell
7 Irish Presence (KY) 4/F L T Baze 117 D Velasquez
Owners: 1 - Jain or Opas or Sinatra ; 2 - Ran Jan Racing, Inc. ; 3 - Spendthrift Farm, LLC ; 4 - Hronis Racing, LLC ; 5 - St. George Farm Racing, LLC ; 6 - La Bahia Stud, Inc. ; 7 - Lofino, Sr. or Zankich
Breeders: 1 - Dr. Lawrence Opas, Dr. John Jain &Dr. Frank Sinatra; 2 - Ran Jan Racing, Inc.; 3 - Clarkland Farm; 4 - George Strawbridge Jr.; 5 - Maverick Productions, Ltd.; 6 - Emory A. Hamilton; 7 - Dash Goff
She should be able to get a second at the very least- and you never know what will happen when the gate opens. Beholder could stub her toe, or have a bad day, and Ebby takes over. Looks like a tune up for both to go onto bigger and better things- probably need a race, anyway.
It doesn't look like either of their last couple of works have been too sharp.
Eblouissante at least has one race under her belt this year, while Beholder is running her first race.
And Beholder after winning the BC in 2012, was second in her first start returning last year losing to Renee's Titan who chalked up her one and only stakes win in that race.
So perhaps this is the race to catch Beholder for Ebby.
:headshake:
Was looking at Beholders record and forgot to pull up Ebby's to see when her last start was. Should be interesting to say the least.
Well, Ebby was scratched with a respiratory ailment...
Beholder looked great.