1/10 (GP): Ft. Lauderdale (G2), Marshua's River, Hal's Hope (G3's)

[Gate Dancer]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

So Za Approval was moved from Clement to Casse. I heard they are claiming he needs firm turf and since Casse has a string in CA, cause the turf is rarely firm ( apparently ) in the Northeast during the Summer, they thought it was the prudent move. OK, then why is he currently at Gulfstream where Clement has a string?

As an aside, when was Casse's last US Grade 1 win on the turf?

I think this might be as close as he's come, nice trivia question.....

Jambalaya’s saga began at the September yearling sales at Keeneland, Ky. Bred by Gustav Schickedanz, the colt was out a Vice Regent mare, Muskrat Suzie. The breeding appealed to Catherine, who had won a Grade 3 race with Heat It Up, a relative of Jambalaya. Langfuhr was a son of one of Northern Dancer’s great sires, Danzig. To add a touch of drama to the acquisition of Jambalaya, there was a clerical error with the colt’s reserve bid. Instead the colt went through the auction ring without a reserve bid, and brought just $2,500. Bargain-priced yearlings of this order never win two Grade 1 races and earn $1.6 million. To complicate matters, fellow Woodbine trainer Mark Casse’s bid gained the auctioneer’s hammer. He offered Jambalaya to Catherine, who signed the bill. Why did the bidding stall at $2,500? “It wasn’t like he was a standout. He had big knees and five of the mare’s previous foals hadn’t made it to the races. Also, at the time, Langfuhr wasn’t that popular commercially.”

The one that got away...............