Special Wan (Ire)

Keeneland's Horses of Racing Age, slated to begin Wednesday, Nov. 12 at noon ET, has 216 catalogued entries including the latest supplement in Grade III-placed Crevalle d'Oro (Constitution), the auction house announced Monday. The daughter of Constitution, consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency, was third in the GIII Selene Stakes in Canada and came a half-length short of hitting the board last out Nov. 1 in Del Mar's GIII Goldikova Stakes in a blanket finish for the minors. The winner of that race, MGSW & GISP Special Wan (Ire) (Belardo...

Trained by Brendan Walsh, the 5-2 morning line favorite Special Wan (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) has been scratched from the GII Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes by the state veterinarian, according to Team Valor's Barry Irwin on Saturday morning. "Brendan [Walsh] told me that the state vet was there this morning and jogged her and thought she was just a tick off," said Irwin. "Brendan jogged her himself and thought she looked fine, but did it again later and she was off. She was supposed to have a workout two...

   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 Mighty Eriu at Fair Grounds. Inns Of Court Filly Strikes At Fair Grounds Qatar Racing and Fergus Galvin's Mighty Eriu (Ire) (Inns Of Court {Ire}) broke her maiden in style at Fair Grounds on Mar. 3 (video). Trained by Brendan Walsh, the 3-year-old filly was bred by Brian Canning and Tom Kelly. The bay caught the eye of Paula Flannery, who paid €30,000...

   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 Special Wan at Kentucky Downs on Saturday.   Team Valor Filly Strikes In Kentucky Team Valor International and Steven Rocco's Special Wan (Ire) (Belardo {Ire}) was first past the post in a Kentucky Downs contest in her U.S. debut on Sept. 7 (video) for trainer Patrick Foley. Bred by Kilnamoragh Stud, the G3 Ballycorus Stakes second and G3 Brownstown Stakes third was a...