South America #001
 

I realized that some of you really get interested when I put some information about south american races. Or when I write something about a south american horse that is going to debut on international race tracks.

So I decided to start today a weekly post with some news. (sorry if there are some english mistakes :) )

My objective is to cover these aspects:

(1) Tell about south american horses that are starting their careers here in a superb manner (to help agents or owners willing to purchase a south american horse in training). Feel free to contact me if you get interested in buy one of them and want my help! I am a small horse owner and I know some people of the industry:D ;

(2) Tell about south american horses that are privately sold to international owners and will follow their campaigns abroad, maybe to help bettors when they make their debuts;

(3) Tell about south american horses that are going to make their campaings abroad but with the same local owner, as brazilian TNT Stud does;

(4) Give some info on brazilian south American breeding and sales.

(5) Give resuls of south American big races only, when they happen.

It's too difficult to follow south american horses that are already in training on international tracks, so I will let you see their international PP's and won’t say anything about. Sometimes I plan to talk when they are entered on stakes or graded races.

I was in doubt of posting this thread here or on the international racing area, but I will let it here by now. If you think we'd better move it, we do it.

Hope you enjoy and that it helps somebody. If you think it is a waste of time please let me know so I won't do it anymore!:D

See you!

Brazil
 

BRAZIL

Results:

Ivoire (3yo colt – Know Heights (Ire) and Chan Tong, by Hampstead (Uru)) – Won the Rio de Janeiro’s Derby on a track record performance (2’23”52 – 2.400m turf). This is his 5th win (2 G1) out of 10 starts;

Taludo (2yo colt – Music Prospector (Usa) and Assinatura, by Efesivo) – Spectacular winner of his first start. He is a running machine!;

Red Tail (2yo filly – Dodge (usa) and Devil’s Tail (Usa), by Devil’s Bag (Usa) – Very good winner of his debut. Showed potential.

Breeding:

Meteor Storm (GB), son of Bigstone (Ire) and Hunt The Sun (GB), by Rainbow Quest (Usa), breeded by Juddmonte Farms was sold to a group of brazilian breeders and will stand at Haras Figueira do Lago (São Paulo State);

Holzmeister (Usa), son of Woodman (Usa) and Harbour Club (Usa), by Danzig (Usa) was bought by a syndicate leaded by Haras das Estrelas and will stand at Haras Castelo (Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul state);

Sulamani (Ire), son of Hernando (Fr) and Soul Dream (Usa), by Alleged (Usa) will shuttle to the 2007 breeding season in Brazil and will stand at Haras Calunga (São Paulo state).

Sales:

This week will begin to happen the brazilian yearling auctions, with Haras Palmerini auction and the II Speed Auction (focused on sprinter animals).

Argentina
 

ARGENTINA

Results:

Que Felicidad (2yo filly – Bernstein (Usa) and Queen Tango, by Lode (Usa)). Won Clásico Islas Malvinas at San Isidro race course by 1 and a half lenghts at 58”11 (1.000m. turf);

Ola Olimpica, 2yo promising winner of Copa Precoces and Clásico Carlos Cesares euthanized after broken sesamoid during Gran Premio Saturnino J. Unzué (G1).

Chile
 

CHILE

Results:

Cocoa Beach (2yo filly – Doneraile Court (Usa) and Visionera, by Edgy Diplomat (Usa)) – Won Clásico Juan Cavieres Mella (GIII) at Hipodromo de Chile by 9 lenghts and a quarter. The time was 1’19”12 (1.300m dirt). She is now unbeaten in 3 starst. Extremely talented filly.

Uruguai
 

URUGUAI

Results:

Aquino (2yo colt – First American (Usa) and Perla Fighter, by Irish Fighter (USa)), breed by TNT Stud won Clásico Álvaro Vargas Guillemette at Maroñas by 11 and a half lenghts and is now unbeaten in 2 starts. He covered the distance (1.200m dirt) on 1’09”89.

Fmc: Thank you for posting your info. Anytime a player can get news on horses, it's a good thing! GRL

Thanks for the info

This information could be very useful. If for nothing else, it satified my curiosity about what happened to Sulamani. Thanks.

Actually Sulamani, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, entered stud at Dalham Hall Stud, at Newmarket in 2005. His first crop may start running in 2008. He will be shuttled to Brasil only to the 2007 breeding season as I know.

Good to know... thanks again!

This is a wonderful idea and is VERY much appreciated!

Can't wait to read the weekly installments.

THANK YOU! :)

As an FYI for those unfamiliar with FMC... He alerted all of us to the quality and merits of OLD DODGE a good 6 months before he started to make an impact on American soil...

He's Samba-rific! THX FMC!

Great call, I've never been interested in South American racing, but knowledge can never hurt -- and you seem to be really in tune with it. Carry on!

He also was the first to give us in NA a heads up on a certain horse bred in Argentina that went on to be Horse of the Year, INVASOR!

I bet him in the Pimlico Special based on FMC's glowing report.

Great idea FMC, I look forward to reading your updates and news about SA horses.

going back to another board also the first one that i recall talking about candy ride.

keep posting fmc.

btw: homer simpson says, "it's brazil, not brasil" reminds me of when that japanese guy kept mispelling japan "nippon".

silly foreigeners.

I'm glad you like it!
Every week I will pick up some news and post them here!
See you,
Felipe

Argentina
 

ARGENTINA

I told about a filly on the international area of this board:

Qué Piensa Cat - (2yo filly) 2 wins in 3 starts (including G1), an Easing Along filly, out of the Compatible mare, Compenetrada.
She beat Husson's (this one largely discussed on that thread) track record on her last start - Gran Premio Eliseo Ramírez (G1) at San Isidro. She won by 8 lenghts, with 1'18"23 (1.400m turf).

She has just been sold to international owners and is, probably, going to the USA.

Together with her is going Gran Estreno (by Lucky Roberto), winner of GP Jockey Club (G1)

I believe OLD DODGE impacted my wallet to the tune of 1212 bucks for a 1 dollar tribox:D SWEET

Whats the word on Town Partner

Town Partner - 2yo colt son of Town Capper (USA) and Blanchette, by Bid Us (USA). He ran 5 times at Argentina. He won 3 times, got one 2nd place and a 6th place in his last start. He won his 1st start, on the first round of Copa Precoces. Then he lost Copa Precoces Final. Then, he won first round and final of Copa Bullrich (just for animals sold by Bullrich Company). After that he completely failed at GP Santiago Luro.

I think his victory at Copa Bullrich cannot be taken as a measure of argentinian average field of stakes races, since there is a limitation of entries (animals sold by Bullrich). And when he faced strong competition, he won one, and then got 2nd and 6th.

Is he scheduled to run in the US? I think you should evaluate the field, but i dont see him as the next invasor! :D