By Heather Anderson
In this series, the TDN takes a look at notable successes of European-based sires in North America. This week's column is highlighted by the victory of Tribalism in Arcadia.
No Nay Never Colt Finds His People
BR Thoroughbreds' Tribalism (No Nay Never) graduated going a mile at Santa Anita on May 30 (video). The Michael McCarthy trainee was bred by Phoenix Thoroughbreds Limited.
Second on debut at Keeneland, Tribalism was a $280,000 buy-back out of the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The third foal and first winner for the multiple stakes-placed Pocketfullofdreams (Invincible Spirit), he is followed by juvenile filly Diabola (Saxon Warrior) and a 2026 filly by Oscar Performance.
His stakes-winning second dam Dubai Rose (Dubai Destination) left multiple group winners The Juliet Rose (Monsun) and Arabian Crown (Dubawi), while G1 Prix de Royallieu heroine Sea La Rose (Sea The Stars) is farther back in the family.
Coolmore's No Nay Never, priced at €100,000 this year, has sired 77 winners from 127 runners (61%) in the U.S. and Canada. His 11 stakes winners there are anchored by GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Meditate, GII Mrs Revere Stakes heroine Nay Lady Nay, and Grade III winners Hey Nay Nay and Vitalogy.
Sioux Nation's Shadow Nation Wins In California
Mike Puype saddled Shadow Nation to a first-out win at Santa Anita for Slugo Racing, Tiger Racing and Craig Warren on May 31 (video). The colt was named a 'TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard'.
Part of the Cottage Bloodstock breeding programme, the son of Sioux Nation changed hands for just €42,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale when picked up by De Burgh Equine. The third foal and first progeny of Tooralooraloo (Dylan Thomas) to make the races, Shadow Nation counts a yearling colt by Hurricane Lane as his latest half-sibling. His dam is a full-sister to GI E. P. Taylor Stakes heroine Tannery, while Group 1 winner Gamut (Spectrum) is under the third dam.
Standing for €37,500 in 2026, Coolmore's Sioux Nation has five winners from 15 runners (33%) in the U.S. His best there is the Listed Cutler Bay Stakes winner Behind Enemy Lines, who was also second in the GII Penn Mile Stakes.
Zelzal Filly Claims Penn Oaks
Miguel Clement trainee Bandiagara (Zelzal) upset the Penn Oaks at Penn National on May 29 (video). Owned by Madaket Stables, Kisber Racing, Bill Strauss and West Point Thoroughbreds, the daughter of winner Mintaka (Zamindar) was bred by Oceanic Bloodstock and Ariane Gravereux.
A €60,000 Arqana August yearling, she won a Chantilly race last June and was third in the Listed Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l'Elevage in the colours of Laurent Dassault, Ecurie B Weill and Daniel-Yves Treves. She sold for €355,000 to Mandore International Agency at Arqana's Arc Sale before traveling Stateside.
Bandiagara is a half-sister to G3 Prix Penelope victress Cartiem (Cape Cross), and their granddam Minatlya (Linamix) captured the G3 Prix Royaumont. She, in turn, was a full-sister to three-time Australian Group 1 winner Manighar (Linamix).
Al Shaqab's Zelzal commands €10,000 at Haras de Bouquetot this year. Bandiagara is the third stakes winner in the U.S. for her sire, after Grade III winners Dolce Zel and Ouraika. Of Zelzal's 16 runners in that jurisdiction, seven (44%) have won.
Laurel The Charm For Your Lordship
Earle Mack's Your Lordship (Lope De Vega) broke his maiden at Laurel Park for trainer Graham Motion on May 30 (video). Bred by Newsells Park Stud, he was a 120,000gns buy-back out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale.
Raced by Mack and trainer Marco Botti in the U.K, he earned three placings in four starts through April of last year. His dam, the winner Waldfabel (Frankel), has foaled five foals, with her latest a yearling colt by Kingman and a weanling filly by New Bay. Under the second dam are sires and G1 St Leger hero Masked Marvel and G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe victor Waldgeist.
Of Lope De Vega's 102 runners in the U.S., 56 (55%) have won. A quintet of those have won at the highest level, including Carl Spackler, a three-time Grade I winner. The Ballylinch supremo stands for €200,000 this season.
Repeat Winners
Cheyenne Stables' Ozara (Lope De Vega) was back in the winner's circle at Monmouth on May 30 (video). The GII Ballston Spa Stakes heroine captured the Listed Miss Liberty Stakes for Miguel Clement.
No Nay Never's Sapphire Beach prevailed in a Churchill contest for Rusty Arnold on May 31 (video). The three-year-old filly, second in the GIII Limestone Stakes at Keeneland earlier this year, is owned by Three Diamonds Farm.
Raiding Party (Sioux Nation) won beneath the Twin Spires for trainer Brendan Walsh on June 4 (video). The three-year-old filly had won a Keeneland maiden for Larry Rodgers, Coast Racing and Fick Farms in October.
Klaravich Stables' Portfolio Duration's ascent has been steep, with the daughter of Night Of Thunder a Grade I winner on her fifth start on Friday evening. Trainer Chad Brown sent her out to take the GI New York Stakes pillar-to-post during the Belmont at Saratoga meet (video).
Another Klaravich/Brown runner Marketplaceofideas (Lope De Vega), delivered in Saturday's fifth race (video). The two-for-five four-year-old filly broke her maiden at Aqueduct on April 23.
Just like Marketplaceofideas above, Wooten Warrior (Wootten Bassett) is also on a two-race winning streak. He claimed a Woodbine contest in the colours of Bal Mar Equine for trainer Kevin Attard on Saturday afternoon (video).
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
