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Selling as Hip No. 14, the colt, bred in Kentucky by G. Watts Humphrey Jr., was a $190,000 RNA at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s March sale. Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds bought the colt as a yearling for $100,000 out of the Lane's End consignment at the Keeneland September sale.
"He's by one of the best sires in the world," said Young of the colt who drilled an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5 at the under tack preview. "I liked this horse in March when I saw him. He's had a really good two months. Basically, I think he is twice the horse he was in March. He trained great. He stuck out like a sore thumb."
By Bloodstock World Staff 11:33AM 27 MAY 2014
AUSTRALIA will be home to two sons of War Front this season after it was announced dual Grade 1 winner The Factor will shuttle from the US to Newgate Farm in New South Wales.
The Lane's End Stud resident will be joined in Australia by Queen Anne Stakes hero Declaration Of War, who will stand at Coolmore's southern hemisphere base in the Hunter Valley.
The Factor, who was trained by Bob Baffert to win the Grade 1 Pat O'Brien Stakes and Malibu Stakes, both over seven furlongs, retired to Lane's End in 2013
for a fee of $15,000. His first crop of foals arrived this season.
http://bloodstock.racingpost.com/news/bloodstock/war-front-takeover-spreads-to-australia/1664388/top/
Thrilled to bring The Factor to Australia.
Speed, good looks, and the fastest son of War Front #speedisking
DRFBreeding @DRFBreeding
The Factor, Declaration of War to shuttle to Australia http://bit.ly/1tL9KvS
The 3-year-old campaign for Departing was highlighted by wins in three Derbies – the Illinois Derby (GIII), the West Virginia Derby (GII) and the Super Derby (GII). He won five of seven races in 2013, with the only disappointments being a sixth-place run in the Preakness (GI), where he finished sixth to Calumet Farm’s Oxbow in the second jewel of the Triple Crown, and a fourth-place finish behind Broadway Empire as a heavy favorite in the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby (GIII) on Sept. 29. That was the last start of the season for Departing, who traveled to Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. after that race for a long rest on the farm and returned to training with Stall’s stable at Fair Grounds in New Orleans earlier in the year.
“I was very happy with that first race,” Stall said. “I thought he ran well and had a little adversity, which should help him for this race. We’re ready and we’re excited.”
Departing brings a record of 7-0-1 in 10 races into the Stephen Foster and has earned $1,438,300. Robby Albarado, who rode three consecutive Stephen Foster winners from 2007-2009 to tie retired Hall of Famer Pat Day for the lead in all-time victories in the race, will be aboard Departing. The Claiborne-Dilschneider colt will carry 118 pounds and will break from post six.
NOTE: His sire is War Front not War Pass.
Ascot 4.25: 1st Slade Power (IRE) 7/2f, 2nd Due Diligence (USA) 5/1,
3rd Aljamaaheer (IRE) 4/1, 4th Music Master 16/1. 14 Ran.
Daily Racing Form Saturday June 21, 2014
Slade Power wins final G1 of #RoyalAscot 2014, taking Diamond Jubilee
over KY-bred, Irish-based Due Diligence (War Front)