Erdenheim Farm

Friday's Racing Insights: Pricey Uncle Mo Colt Jude Gets The Call To The Post In Arcadia

6th-SA, $60K, Msw, 3-5yo, 6f, 6:33 p.m. ET. Set for his unveiling is $2-million 2023 Keeneland September grad JUDE (Uncle Mo), who was purchased by Zedan Racing and sent to trainer Bob Baffert. Out of winner at 2 Helena Bay (GB) (Johannesburg), the first-time starter is a half-brother to GI TVG Pacific Classic Stakes hero & sire Collected (City Zip) and a current 2-year-old colt in-training by Gun Runner--himself a $700,000 Keeneland September buy for M.V. Magnier and White Birch Farm. TJCIS PPS 8th-BAQ, $85K, Msw, 2yo, f, 6fT, 4:53...

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Snow Face Princess at Saratoga
Saratoga 2YO SW Snow Face Princess Tops Fasig-Tipton's August Digital Sale

Recent Bolton Landing Stakes winner and two-for-three 2-year-old filly Snow Face Princess (Midshipman) topped Fasig-Tipton's August Digital Sale Tuesday when selling for $775,000 to Winchell Thoroughbreds. The sale closed with 154 horses sold for $4,886,500, averaging $31,730 with a clearance rate of 81%. Sold as hip 39, Snow Face Princess was offered as a racing/broodmare prospect and was consigned by Claiborne Farm, agent. Another highlight of the August Digital Sale was the Turning Point Bloodstock-consigned Ascot Walk (Daaher). Selling for $550,000 to Erdenheim Farm Thoroughbreds and offered as hip 1,...

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Well-Related Tapit Colt Gets Going At the Spa

7th-SAR, $100k, Msw, 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 4;28 p.m. ET WHEELHOUSE (Tapit) was knocked down to Steve Young for $600,000 at the 2023 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale and makes a belated first trip to the races for Harrell Ventures and Gainesway. The March-foaled chestnut is a son of Lady Pewitt (Orientate), whose daughter Jaywalk (Cross Traffic) won the 2018 GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies en route to an Eclipse Award, and whose multiple stakes-winning daughter Danzatrice (Dunkirk), the dam of Grade I-winning 'TDN Rising Star' Tapit Trice (Tapit). This is the extended...

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Friday Insights: Erdenheim Homebred Packs Plenty of Pedigree Punch

9th-TAM, $53k, Msw, 3yo, 1mT, post time: 4:37 p.m. ET Pennsylvania-bred JOYANT (Wootton Bassett {GB}) gets her career started here for owner/breeder Erdenheim Farm and trainer Arnaud Delacour. The filly's dam Cintra (Ire) (Camacho {GB}), an unraced daughter of European Broodmare of the Year Bordighera (Alysheba), was purchased by James Wigan's London Thoroughbred Services for 420,000gns ($570,730) on behalf of Erdenheim at the 2019 Tattersalls December Mare Sale and she produced a Kingman (GB) filly the following spring, visiting this outstanding stallion prior to her export. The listed-placed Bordighera was...

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Making Waves: Ashes To Gold For Belardo Gelding

   In this series, the TDN takes a look at the success of European-based sires in North America, on a semi-weekly basis. This column (Feb. 26-Mar. 5) is highlighted by the victory of Gold Phoenix in the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. at Santa Anita on Saturday, Mar. 4. One of several Europeans to cause a stir Stateside on Saturday, Gold Phoenix (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) became the first top-level winner for his sire with a neck victory in the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. (video). Offered by co-breeder/owner...

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