Offspring by Candy Ride are winning left and right. Candy Ride dominated over dirt and turf, so it is no surprise that of the nine Candy Ride offspring that have entered the starting gate, three have won and five have grabbed third place. Cee’z Tizzy, sire of the great Tiznow, is represented by a place and show from six representatives, while the aforementioned Tiznow has eclipsed his sire, with a second and third from three starters. Storm Cat’s son Sea of Secrets has three winners from three starters. Tapit continues his versatile ways, getting a winner and two seconds from five starters.
Remember the turf sires I mentioned? When pedigree aficionados see the name Nureyev, they associate it with turf and might dismiss the offspring of his sons trying dirt for the first time. In the case of Unusual Heat they would be right. The top California sire had 13 starters, one winner, one second and two thirds, for an 8% win rate. But wait a second, when handicappers see a son of Nureyev as the sire in the past performances, that sire shouldn’t be dismissed as producers of turf runners. Momentum, a son of Nureyev out of a Foolish Pleasure mare raced over dirt and his offspring are enjoying the Santa Anita dirt. They’ve posted a win, place and two shows from six tries. Another son of Nureyev, Good Journey, is batting 1,000 with two winners from two starters.
Below are sires that had three or more runners on opening week. It’s too soon to tell if a particular sire’s offspring will love or loathe the dirt, but we should have a better picture midway through the meet. Pay special attention to the highlighted names as you make your way through the past performances.
Ancient Art (Storm Cat) 3-1-0-0
Atticus (Nureyev) 3-1-0-0
Benchmark (Alydar) 6-0-1-2
Bertrando (Skywalker) 3-0-0-2
Candy Ride (Ride The Rails) 9-3-0-5 Cee's Tizzy (Relaunch) 6-0-1-1
Chapel Royal (Montbrook) 3-0-0-0
Decarchy (Distant View) 7-0-0-0 Formal Gold (Black tie Affair) 4-0-0-1
Freespool (Geiger Counter) 5-0-1-0
Gotham City (Saint Ballado) 3-0-0-1
In Excess (Siberian Express) 4-0-0-2
Jackpot (Seeking the Gold) 3-0-0-0
Kafwain (Cherokee Run) 2-2-0-0 Lemon Drop Kid (Kingmambo) 3-0-1-0
Lit de Justice (El Gran Senior) 4-0-0-1
Malibu Moon (A.P. Indy) 3-0-1-0
Marino Marini (Storm Cat) 5-0-1-0
Medaglio d'Oro (El Prado) 3-1-0-1
Momentum (Nureyev) 6-1-1-2 More Than Ready (Southern Halo) 4-0-1-1
Northern Afleet (Afleet) 3-0-1-0
Offlee Wild (Wild Again) 3-0-0-1
Old Topper (Gilded Time) 4-0-0-0
Pleasantly Perfect (Pleasant Colony) 3-1-0-1
Quiet American (Fappiano) 3-1-0-0
Redattore (Roi Normand) 5-0-1-0
Rio Verde (Nureyev) 3-0-0-0
Rockport Harbor (Unbridled’s Song) 4-0-2-2
Royal Cat (Storm Cat) 3-1-0-0
Sea of Secrets (Storm Cat) 3-3-0-0 Stephen Got Even (A.P. Indy) 3-0-0-1
Stormed (Storm Cat) 3-0-0-0
Swiss Yodeler (Eastern Echo) 4-0-0-1
Tapit (Pulpit) 5-1-2-0
Thunder Gulch (Gulch) 4-1-0-1
Tizbud (Cee's Tizzy) 3-0-0-1
Tiznow (Cee's Tizzy) 3-0-1-1
Unusual Heat (Nureyev) 13-1-1-2