Dynaformer will be represented by two outstanding colts at this April's Inglis Easter Yearling Sale in Australia. Both colts are being offered by Amarina Farm.

The first (pictured to the right), offered as hip 35, is out of Madcap, by Kingmambo. This is the second foal out of the mare, who is half to a stakes winner and a stakes performer.

The second Dynaformer to go through the ring will be hip 250, a colt out of West of Katrina, who is a half sister to Grade 1 winner-turned-sire Yes It's True and dual stakes winner Honest Deceiver. The third dam of this colt won a total of 29 races during her career.

The Inglis Easter Yearling Sale runs from April 6-8. To see video, photos and a catalog page for both horses, click here.

The Three Chimneys stallions are well represented this week at the OBS March Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale. The standout colt at the breeze-up show was Noble Exchange (pictured at right), a colt by Exchange Rate, who breezed the fastest quarter of the March 14 breeze-up show, stopping the clock at :21. The colt, out of Social Scene, was the sale topper at the 2009 OBS Winter Mixed Sale as a yearling, bringing a price of $87,000.

All of the Three Chimneys-sired horses going through the ring at OBS this week are as follows:

Hip 23 Exchange Rate – Assets On Ice c.
Hip 39 Exchange Rate – Big Miss c.
Hip 108 Exchange Rate – Exaggerate c.
Hip 215 Exchange Rate – Pack’n the Sand f.
Hip 240 Exchange Rate – Raging Desire f.
Hip 258 Exchange Rate – Royal Halo f.
Hip 268 Exchange Rate – Sangue Too Loud f.
Hip 291 Exchange Rate – Social Scene c.
Hip 298 Exchange Rate – Spring Angel f.
Hip 103 Flower Alley – Enchanted Kitten c.
Hip 198 Flower Alley – Miss Magnolia f.
Hip 219 Sky Mesa – Peebles c.
Hip 230 Sky Mesa – Princess Falina c.
Hip 237 Sky Mesa – Quietly Elegant f.
Hip 86 Smarty Jones – Dance Special f.
Hip 181 Smarty Jones – Lovington c.
Hip 193 Smarty Jones – Missadryannaatto c.
Hip 300 Smarty Jones – Starship Voodoo f.
Hip 211 War Chant – No Small Wonder f.
Hip 59 Yes It’s True – Channing Way f.
Hip 136 Yes It’s True – Gone Golfing f.
Hip 153 Yes It’s True – Imaginary Gold c.
Hip 191 Yes It’s True – Meteor Cap f.
Hip 202 Yes It’s True – Misty Light Air c.
Hip 234 Yes It’s True – Put Me In c.
Hip 281 Yes It’s True – Silent Moccasins f.
Hip 289 Yes It’s True – Smile n Molly c.
Hip 309 Yes It’s True – Tappin for Gold c.

If February was “Winner Weather” for Smarty Jones, this is flat out “March Madness.” This past Saturday Smarty Jones racked up three winners in one day, headlined by KEIAI GERBERA’s win against the boys in the Polaris S. at Hanshin in Japan. The filly cruised under the wire 5 lengths ahead of her 15 male rivals and now has earnings of $700,256.

That filly wasn’t the only newsmaker for Smarty Jones that day. Back stateside, FOLLOW THE LEADER (shown to the right as a yearling) remained undefeated in 2010 with another allowance victory at Oaklawn Park. The colt’s only loss came in the form of a second place effort in his first career appearance last year. Later that afternoon, FANCY AND SMART knocked out a win in her racing debut, taking a maiden special at Turfway by a length and a quarter.

Driving the point home, the following day NABIL went to post for the first time in Peru and annihilated the field, taking a maiden test by 9 lengths under wraps.

Robert N. Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm announced today the appointment of Guinness McFadden as the new Director of Sales for the farm’s consignment arm, Three Chimneys Sales.

McFadden has worked at Three Chimneys over the past 6 years, starting out as a groom in the broodmare and yearling divisions and eventually joining the sales team in 2007. Prior to joining Three Chimneys in 2004, he was involved with his family’s northern California farm and frequently traveled to New York to attend the races with his uncle, who owns and breeds thoroughbreds.

“Having worked my way from the ground up taught me invaluable lessons about horsemanship, character, and producing a premium product,” said McFadden. “I appreciate the opportunity to have learned from some of the best in the business, like Tony Burton, Richie Donworth, Jim Morehead, Robert and Case Clay, and our outgoing Director of Sales, Elizabeth Voss, and I look forward to putting that knowledge to good use for our clients and buyers.”

McFadden will be joined by a new sales assistant for Three Chimneys Sales, Jessica Bruch. Bruch has worked in the farm’s stallion administration office for the past year. A graduate of the University of Nebraska with an animal science degree, she worked for Dr. Corey Williams as a veterinary assistant prior to coming to Three Chimneys.

Elizabeth Voss, who has been with the farm for 8 years and has served as the Director of Sales since 2008, plans to move to Maryland to pursue other opportunities in the horse industry. She will remain involved with Three Chimneys Sales as a consultant.

Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale at Calder was phenomenal for two of the boys in the Three Chimneys stallion barn, with strong returns for offspring of Yes It’s True and Sky Mesa.

The highlight of the sale for Yes It’s True was a two-year-old filly out of Val Marie, offered as hip 227, who sold for $400,000 to Paul Cole. The Scanlon Training Center-consigned filly breezed the co-fastest furlong during the under tack show, covering an eighth of a mile in 10.1 seconds. That filly, combined with his other Calder offering, hip 194, that sold for $100,000, and a $425,000 colt earlier this year, sets Yes It’s True’s 2010 average at an astounding $308,333!

Sky Mesa had major success at the Fasig-Tipton Calder sale as well, with his four two-year-olds selling for $515,000 (hip 184), $200,000 (hip 22, sold privately), $150,000 (hip 175) and $130,000 (hip 36). His average for the sale was $248,750, an exceptional return on his stud fee. Also, according to the most recent edition of the TDN’s Third Crop Sires List, no other U. S. Third Crop Sire has more graded stakes winners, graded stakes horses, black type horses, or black type winners than Sky Mesa.

It’s been a whirlwind week for Smarty Jones. In the past 7 days Smarty’s offspring have racked up six wins, including several maiden specials, allowances, and the 2010 debut of BACKTALK (MGSW). BAKTALK’s win came easily in the $75,000 Sportsman’s Paradise S. at Delta Downs, in which he passed his first test around two turns.

With BACKTALK racking up a significant amount of graded stakes earnings as a two-year-old, his owners will take the opportunity to give him an easier path to a possible start in the Kentucky Derby than most other horses still struggling to earn enough graded-stakes purse money will have. If all goes as planned, the chestnut colt will be pointed toward the $600,000 Louisiana Derby (G2) before going onto Churchill for the Run for the Roses on May 1.

In Philadelphia, PA, Smarty Jones is a hometown hero and now his offspring are picking up where he left off.

While barely breaking a sweat, BRILLIANT SUNSHINE wowed the crowd when she overcame significant interference to win under wraps in a $46,384 maiden special at Philadelphia Park on February 20. The filly was the post-time favorite and encountered interference as soon as the field broke from the gate. Shuffled back early, she looked for room to run several times before breaking through an opening and making the lead. She won under wraps by 4-1/4 lengths, raising her record to 3-1-1-1 with $37,640 in earnings.

She was one of two winners on the February 20 card at Philly Park. The other was SMART WOMAN, who fought to the end to take a $26,250 maiden event by a neck. The win raised her record to 4-1-1-1 with $25,550 in earnings.
Two days later NO EQUIPMENT blew the doors off of the field first time out when he romped to a 8-1/4 length win at the Philly Park oval.

Mighty Acres Farm announced today that Three Chimneys-owned Air Commander was represented by his first foals on February 16. Both were fillies.

The first was a filly out of Bushy’s Pride, a stakes winner of $172,124. The filly was foaled in Illinois. The second was a filly out of Wildcata, who won 10 of 28 starts and more than $100,000 in earnings, foaled in Oklahoma.

Both foals are reported to be big, healthy, and good-looking, just like their dad.

Air Commander, by Point Given, won the $200,000 San Fernando S. (G2) in 2008 and was known as a physical standout long before his stud career began. Out of multiple graded stakes-winning producer Santaria, he entered stud at Mighty Acres in 2009 and stands for $2,000.

Runners from the first crop of MEDALLIST turned in gritty and determined efforts at Gulfstream Park and Fair Grounds on Saturday, Feb. 20.

IBBOYEE, MEDALLIST’s accomplished three-time stakes winner last year at 2, was overlooked in Gulfstream’s $150,000 Hutcheson S.-G2 but overcame a bumpy start in the 7-fur. stakes to finish third, two lengths behind winner D’Funnybone in the Florida fixture, one of the traditional steppingstones to the Florida Derby. In seven career starts, under the tutelage of Todd Pletcher, Anstu Stables’ IBBOYEE has earned $373,298.

At Fair Grounds, first-time starter Z WINNER, sent out of the Steve Asmussen barn, tackled 10 foes and got up late for the score in a 6-fur. maiden special weight. The Maryland-bred, owned by Cathy and Bob Zollars, earned $23,400 for the effort.

MEDALLIST, a multiple graded stakes winner, was a top-20 leading freshman sire in 2009. Like their sire, MEDALLIST’s runners are going for gold!

War Chant’s CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE got his fifth stakes or graded-stakes win on Saturday when he turned in a length and three quarters victory in the Colonel Power S. at Fair Grounds. The winner of the 2009 edition of the Colonel Power as well, CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE was the last horse out of the gate, but was quick to engage the field, working his way off the rail before the turn and coming three wide to catch the leaders and gain the advantage nearing the wire.

The 6-year-old gelding was one of War Chant’s 10 stakes winners and 5 graded stakes winners in 2009, which put War Chant at the top of the list of sons of Danzig for the year. CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE is his sire’s first stakes winner and second stakes performer of 2010.

The February 16th OBS Select Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale had not one, but two high priced returns for Three Chimneys stallion Yes It’s True.

The second highest-priced horse of the day, a 2008 Yes It’s True – Debit or Credit colt, was hammered down for $425,000. Consigned by W. D. North Thoroughbreds, agent, the colt posted the co-fastest time for a mile and a quarter in :21.

The colt, purchased by Amy Tarrant/Hardacre Farm, was one of three that surpassed the $400,000 mark.

“I think I got the nicest horse in the sale,” said Tarrant. “He’s big and rangy with a huge, gigantic walk. Everything about him, I loved. There is something about the horse that is special.”

Also purchased by Tarrant was the fourth highest price horse of the day, a colt by Rockport Harbor out of Truart, by Yes It’s True who sold for $250,000. The gray filly worked a quarter in :21 4/5 and was consigned by Crupi’s New Castle Farm.

Three Chimneys Sales hit the high notes at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale in Lexington on February 8, as they bought or sold two of the top 4 highest priced broodmare prospects sold at the sale, including the sale topper.

Offered as Hip 149, Lavender Sky sold for $340,000, which set a new record for the highest price ever sold at the Fasig-Tipton Winter Mixed Sale. She was purchased by Dr. William Lockridge, who was acting on behalf of a foreign client.

The other major filly or mare that Three Chimneys was involved with was Rate of Exchange, who Three Chimneys purchased for a client. The daughter of farm stallion Exchange Rate sold for $125,000 and will remain in training on the East Coast in preparation for a 2010 campaign.

Robert and Blythe Clay’s Three Chimneys announced today that Red Giant (Giant’s Causeway – Beyond the Sun, by Kingmambo), world record holder for a mile and a quarter, was recently represented by his first two foals, a filly out of the mare Carolyn Frances, and a colt out of the mare Brazilian.

His first foal out of the stakes-placed mare Carolyn Frances, was born on January 30 at Clear Creek Stud in Louisiana. Carolyn Frances is by Personal Flag and is half to five-time stakes winner Hay Cody.

Red Giant’s second foal was a colt born early the morning of February 2 at Taylor Made Farm. He is out of stakes winner Brazilian (Stravinsky – Golden Pond (IRE)), who raced for and is owned by John Fort’s Peachtree Stable, who is also the owner of Red Giant. She was a $500,000 two-year-old at the 2004 Keeneland April Two-Year-Olds in Training sale.

Photos of these and the rest of Red Giant’s foals will be posted in the 2010 foal gallery on his official webpage, www.one-fifty-seven.com.

Red Giant is a Grade 1 winner and the world record holder for a mile and a quarter in 1:57, which he set in the Clement Hirsch Memorial Turf Championship (G1) at Oak Tree at Santa Anita. He also won the Fourstardave H. (G2) and the Virginia Derby (G2), in which he set a new course record. Red Giant is standing for $6,000 (payable when the foal stands and nurses) at Three Chimneys Farm.

Track record-setter Lewis Michael (Rahy – Justenuffheart, by Broad Brush) was represented by his first foal on January 21, a filly out of the mare Liz on Polk Street. The mare and foal are boarded at Woodspring Farm in Paris, Kentucky and both are reported to be doing well.

A stakes winner at 4, Liz on Polk Street (A. P. Indy – Silver Maiden, by Silver Buck) won $149,330. She is a half sister to Dreaming of Liz, winner of the Grade 3 Arlington-Washington Breeders’ Cup Lassie S. She is owned by Frank Carl Calabrese, who also raced Lewis Michael.

Best known for his track record-breaking win in the $300,000 Pat O’Brien H. (G2), in which he defeated Midnight Lute and In Summation, Lewis Michael was a stakes performer on dirt, turf, and synthetic surfaces. The full brother to Champion Dreaming of Anna also won the Washington Park Handicap (G2), equaling the Arlington Park track record and setting the stakes record for the race, which still stands today, as does his stakes record in the Pat O’Brien.

Three Chimneys Farm announced today that Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown was represented by his first foal, a filly out of the Seeking The Gold mare Impressive Attire. The filly, located at Swifty Farms in Indiana, was born on January 12, 2010.

Impressive Attire is out of the Storm Cat mare Sharp Cat, winner of 14 stakes races, 12 graded, including the Hollywood Starlet (G1) and Matron S. (G1) at two; the Santa Anita Oaks (G1), Las Virgenes S. (G1), and Acorn S. (G1) at three; and the Beldame H. (G1), and Ruffian H. (G1) at four. This is her first foal.

Three Chimneys will be creating a photo gallery for Big Brown’s 2010 foals and will be posting photos of his 2010 foals as they arrive. The gallery will be located on his webpage, www.threechimneys.com/BigBrown and photos of this, his first career foal, will be posted in the coming days.

Big Brown retired to stud in 2008 with a record of 8-7-0-0 and was the Eclipse Award Champion Three-Year-Old Male that year. His 2010 stud fee is $55,000, payable when the foal stands and nurses.

Lexington-based bloodstock specialist Marc Wampler just named Sky Mesa and Yes It's True as two of his Five Best Value Kentucky Stallions for 2010.

Sky Mesa ranked as the Leading Value Sire in Kentucky on Wampler's list, due in part to his 8 individual stakes winners in his first three crops to race.

Yes It's True ranked as the Fourth Best Value Sire in America, due to the combination of progeny earnings and sales figures.

According to Wampler, "The 20th ranked sire in North America by Progeny Earnings (Yes It's True) stands for only $17,500. The average stud fee for the other 19 stallions in the top 20 is $69,583...That's value."

To read Wampler's complete list, click here.

Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm announced today the addition of two European representatives.

Ed Sackville (pictured at right) of Kern Lillingston Association in the United Kingdom and Jean-Marie Callier, a bloodstock specialist in France, will be representing Three Chimneys throughout Europe at various public auctions and in the private purchase and sale of European bloodstock.

"We have a very international client base at Three Chimneys, "said farm president Case Clay. "Having the assistance of our Japanese Office to work with our Japanese customers has been extremely beneficial to both the farm and our clients. We believe we will achieve the same added benefits for our European customers with the addition of Ed and Jean-Marie."

Ed Sackville works as a bloodstock agent with Kern Lillingston Association in the United Kingdom specializing in portfolio management and the purchase and sale of broodmares, stallions and yearlings. He received his MA with Honors degree from Edinburgh University and was a graduate of the inaugural Darley Flying Start Program.

Jean-Marie Callier spent the past seven years working in Central Kentucky as a sales consignment and marketing specialist. Prior to working in the United States, he gained international thoroughbred experience working in Australia, South Africa, Europe and elsewhere. He is currently based in France, but will continue to travel regularly to the major international thoroughbred markets.

Yes It’s True notched his first stakes winner of the New Year over the weekend and also had some black type success with another previous stakes winner.

Three Chimneys sired, born and raised NORDIC TRUCE remained undefeated with a nearly last-to-first stretch rally in the $100,000 Dania Beach S. over the Gulfstream turf course. Bet down from 10-1 on the morning line to the 2-1 post-time favorite, the colt won the Dania Beach by a head after breaking his maiden impressively by 4-1/2 lengths at Calder.

“There was a lot of pace to sit behind," jockey Julien Leparoux said. "I was just patient, and when I could find a hole he just went through with no problem. He’s a real nice horse. He’s still a little green and has a lot to learn, which is good because that means he can get better."

Also finishing nicely in stakes company was YES SHE’S A LADY, who ran third in the $65,000 Affectionately S. at Aqueduct. Last year the filly won the Deceit S. at Belmont going a flat mile and this year she starts off her four-year-old campaign with a gallant effort going a mile and a sixteenth. The filly held the lead for 6 f., then slowly relinquished it in the final quarter.

Entered to run in today’s $100,000 Smarty Jones S. is Yes It’s True’s WILDCAT NATION. Should he win or place, he would be the third stakes performer in as many days for Yes It’s True.

Exchange Rate is ranked as the 8th Leading Sire in America by A-Index Runners according to the newest APEX list published by Bill Oppenheim, ranking a head of such notable sires as Distorted Humor, Street Cry, and Pulpit. Among sires who are younger than 20-years-old and who have not stood in Ontario (as the Ontario program of supplements for provincial-breds is so strong that it distorts the rankings internationally), Exchange Rate as the #5 sire in America on the list.

The APEX (Annual Progeny Earnings Index) figures are based on the annual earnings for each of a stallion’s runners in the past 7 years (to be eligible for the list, a stallion must have at least 200 runners). The A-Runner Index ranks stallions by the number of their runners who were in the top 2 percent of all earners and the ABC-Index ranks stallions by the number of their runners who were in the top 8 percent of all earners.

Exchange Rate has a current A-Runner Index of 2.89 and an ABC-Runner Index of 1.73. In other words, 23 of his 398 runners were within the top 2 percent of all earners/runners in the past 7 years and 55 were in the top 8 percent of all earners/runners. What is even more impressive is that these horses were bred on a $10,000 stud fee in Florida prior to Exchange Rate being relocated to Three Chimneys in Kentucky. Exchange Rate’s first Kentucky foals are yearlings of 2010.

The list was published in the January 14 issue of the Thoroughbred Daily News.

Three Chimneys Sales started out the Keeneland January Sale in a strong way on Monday, selling the co-second and the fourth highest priced horses of the day and three of the top five broodmares of the opening session. Three Chimneys ranked as the leading consignor by sales average and the second leading consignor by gross revenue.

The top seller for Three Chimneys was Hip 37, Spherical, a Storm Cat mare who is a full sister to the dam of Grade Three Hollywood Prevue S. winner and early Kentucky Derby hopeful American Lion. She sold for $300,000 in foal to Distorted Humor and was purchased by Norman Owens for an undisclosed client.

“I bought the mare because she’s by storm Cat out of a grade 1-winning mare, but the main reason I bought her was because she’s in foal to Distorted Humor and he’s one of the best values around,” said Owens.

Other horses in the Three Chimneys consignment went for $150,000, $120,000, etc. The Keeneland January Sale runs through Friday, January 15.

The first foal born at Three Chimneys in 2010 is this filly by Theatrical. She is out of the mare Antique Auction and was born on January 11.

Not only was she the first foal born at Three Chimneys in 2010, but is also the first foal born at the new Padua foaling barn at Three Chimneys. Her sire, Theatrical, was pensioned at Hill N Dale in 2009 and she is one of only two expected foals from his last crop.

Three Chimneys has always been extremely careful about which horses to add to our roster. We are also known for limiting our stallions’ books to 110 mares and being quite selective about the mares that are paired with each stallion. Our high standards have once again been rewarded, as the majority of our stallions with offspring of racing age are topping some significant year-end lists.

Ranking at or near the top of the major industry lists were:

Dynaformer (Leading Turf Sire in North America; co-Leading Sire of Grade 1 Stakes Winners)
Rahy (a Top Ten North American Broodmare Sire)
Smarty Jones (a Top Ten Kentucky Second Crop Sire)
Yes It’s True (a Top Five North American Sire by Number of Winners)
Sky Mesa (#2 Third Crop Sire by Earnings and Number of Stakes Winners and the Leading Third Crop Sire by Lifetime Graded Stakes Winners)
Exchange Rate (Danzig’s Leading Sire of U. S. Stakes Winners in 2009 and a Top 5 North American Sire by Percentage of Stakes Winners from Foals with 10%)
War Chant (Danzig’s co-Leading Sire of Graded Stakes Winners and G1 Stakes Winners in 2009)

Results like these from our seasoned veterans combined with a strong group of young up-and-comers gives us high hopes for 2010. We are pretty excited to have a roster of this caliber!

With the end of the year comes end-of-year stats in the thoroughbred industry. This year, Dynaformer reigned supreme as the Leading Turf Sire in North America by nearly $1,000,000 in earnings and the co-Leading Sire of Grade 1 Stakes Winners in North America.

He also ranked among the top 10 North American sires by general earnings and among the Top 5 Leading Sires in North America by Graded Stakes Winners, Stakes Winners, and Stakes Wins.

In 2009, Dynaformer had 18 stakes winners, 39 stakes horses, and $8,000,000 in worldwide earnings. His four Grade 1 winners for the year were Gozzip Girl, Wiener Walzer (GER), Rainbow View (pictured), and Dynaforce.

It was a three winner Thursday for Point Given on December 17. His runners delivered wins on dirt, turf, and synthetic going both short and long, reinforcing their sire’s propensity for getting versatile, durable runners.

This weekend Point Given’s undefeated two-year-old filly Opportunity’s Here goes to post in the $50,000 Gowell S. at Turfway Park.

If that’s not enough, our neighbors to the North have a graded stakes-winning Point Given filly that’s in the running for Canadian year-end honors. We’ll see if Points of Grace can follow in fellow Point Given turf star Sealy Hill’s hoof steps as a Sovereign Award winner.

Flower Alley, the best-looking and most accomplished son of Distorted Humor at stud, was recently named by Bill Oppenheim as one of the best values at stud in 2010 and one of only five “Value Sires” whose first runners will go to post in 2010. Flower Ally stood for $20,000 in 2009 and his fee has been reduced to $12,500 for 2010.

Recently we heard from Winding Oaks Farm Manager Phil Hronec, who told us how much potential their Flower Alley yearlings-turning-two-year-olds are showing.

“We’ve been delighted with the Flower Alley yearlings we have in pre-training,” said Hronec. “They have good bone, move well, and have extremely good attitudes. As a result, we are sending some of our best mares to him in 2010.”

Eugene Melnyk’s Winding Oaks Farm has already committed to sending such mares as Sealy Hill (2007 Horse of the Year in Canada), Lambert Point (half sister to Champion Point Given), Indian Vale (multiple graded stakes winner) and Vaulcluse (undefeated record-breaking stakes winner).

Exchange Rate, last year’s co-Leading Sire of Two-Year-Old Stakes Winners, is back at Three Chimneys after standing at Haras La Leyenda in Argentina for the 2009 Southern Hemisphere breeding season.

This year Exchange Rate is Danzig’s Leading Son at Stud by number of stakes winners and is represented by 11 individual stakes winners, including BE FAIR (winner of the Lake George S. (G3) at Saratoga), dual stakes winner LADY ALEXANDER, the 2008 top Beyer Speed Figure earner YOU LUCKIE MANN, and JULIET’S SPIRIT, who was a multiple stakes winner at 2 and is winning in black type events again at three-years-old.

Exchange Rate is available for inspection and we welcome breeders to make an appointment to see him.

Anstu Stable’s IBBOYEE remained undefeated while notching his third consecutive New York stakes win by posting a 2-1/2 length score in Aqueduct's Damon Runyon S. on Sunday, Dec. 6th.

The 2-year-old bay colt by MEDALLIST from the barn of Todd Pletcher has put together four impressive races in four career starts, having also won at Saratoga as well as capturing Finger Lakes’ Aspirant S. and New York Breeders Futurity. He has earned $355,048!

MEDALLIST is the region's leading first-crop sire with progeny earnings of $551,585 with eight winners. The multiple graded stakes winner of $421,375 ranks nationally above the likes of GHOSTZAPPER, SAINT LIAM, ROCK HARD TEN and EDDINGTON.

Perennial leading sire Dynaformer is having a career-best year in 2009. This year he has 17 stakes winners and 38 stakes performers, which is more than he’s accumulated in any other year at stud. He is also North America’s Leading Turf Sire by $1-million and, if that isn’t enough, he has 4 Grade 1 stakes winners in 2009 – no other horse in the Northern Hemisphere has more.

His biggest stakes winners this year include GOZZIP GIRL (winner of the Grade 1 American Oaks), RAINBOW VIEW (last year’s Champion Two-Year-Old in Europe and winner of the Group 1 Matron in 2009), WIENER WALZER (three-time Group 1 winner in Germany), and DYNAFORCE (winner of the Grade 1 Beverly D.). He also accomplished a rare feat this year when three of his fillies completed a Dynaformer-sired trifecta in the Sands Point S. (G2).

Pounced, Three Chimneys sired, born, and raised, was the gutsy winner of this year’s $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G2), finishing three-quarters of a length ahead of his closed rival on a sunny afternoon at Santa Anita. The son of recently pensioned Rahy was guided to the victory by Frankie Dettori, the winnningest European-based jockey in Breeders’ Cup history, in a time of 1:35.47 for the mile event run over a firm turf course.

Trainer John Gosden, who won the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) last year with Raven’s Pass, was elated with the win.

“It’s fantastic to win this race for the second straight year and to do it at Santa Anita, my second home,” Gosden said.

Pounced, owned by Lady Serena Rothschild, is out of the mare Golden Cat, by Storm Cat and if the first stakes winner for his dam. Golden Cat resides at Three Chimneys Farm and is owned by Lady Rothschild’s Carwell Equities, Ltd. Golden Cat has a 2008 filly and a 2009 colt, both by Elusive Quality. She is currently barren to Grand Slam.

This year the Three Chimneys stallions are represented by 5 runners in this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships: Aikenite (by Yes It’s True) in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile; Dynaformce (by Dynaformer) in the Filly & Mare Turf), Join in the Dance (by Sky Mesa) in the Sprint), Pounced (by Rahy) in the Juvenile Turf), and Rainbow View (Dynaformer) in the Ladies Classic.

Three Chimneys Farm is proud of its long and illustrious history with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. We were the first farm to stand a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner when Wild Again came to us after retiring after his inaugural Breeders’ Cup win and soon after the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner, Chief’s Crown, came to call our stallion division home. Since the inception of the Breeders’ Cup, Three Chimneys has stood 6 Breeders’ Cup Champions and has produced the winners of 16 Breeders’ Cup races.

Best of luck to this year’s competitors!

From Bloodhorse.com

Overlooked Thiskyhasnolimit drove four wide through the homestretch under Shaun Bridgmohan to register his first stakes win by one length in the $120,800 Iroquois (gr. III) for 2-year-olds at Churchill Downs Nov. 1.

The Sky Mesa colt, owned by Cathy and Bob Zollars and Mark Wagner and trained by Steve Asmussen, popped at 13-1 in the one-turn mile test, coming home in 1:37.36 over a fast track on the "Stars of Tomororrow" program, the opening card of the 21-day meet.

In hand while racing eighth of 10 for the first half-mile, Thiskyhasnolimit closed impressively to gain a short lead over Uh Oh Bango at the eighth pole, and inched away to the wire. Uh Oh Bango, with Glenn Corbett aboard, was clear by three lengths from the show horse, Soaring Empire, ridden by Eddie Castro.

"I was just very patient and waited for a hole to open up and turning for home it did, Bridgmohan said. "He gave me the acceleration that I needed to get home. He is a pretty nice horse. He was a very professional racehorse today.”

A seven-length maiden winner over a sloppy Churchill strip in his second start July 4, Thiskyhasnolimit had been well-beaten in his last two starts by leading juvenile D' Funnybone in New York. He ran last of eight in the Saratoga Special (gr. II) Aug. 20, and then returned with a third-place effort in Belmont's Futurity Stakes (gr. II) Sept. 19, losing by 12 3/4 lengths. Thiskyhasnolimit returned to Churchill, where he posted three works for the Iroquois, in early October.

“He trained extremely well here coming into this race and he put forth the kind of race we were expecting," Asmussen said. "Obviously, we were extremely disappointed with his previous two starts because we always had high hopes for him. He looks to appreciate the added distance."

Asmussen said the colt's next target will be the Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II) at 1 1/16 miles on closing day of the Churchill meet Nov. 28.

Thiskyhasnolimit's second win in five starts was worth $71,151 and more than doubled his bankroll to $136,236. Bred in Kentucky by TNT Stud, the dark bay colt is out of the Deputy Minister mare Lovely Regina and went for $120,000 at the Keeneland September 2008 yearling sale.

Three Chimneys will be holding an Open House on Monday, November 9, from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at their stallion division, at which time the farm will announce its 2010 stud fees and new terms.

All stallions will be available for inspection, including world record holder Red Giant (who is new for 2010), and 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Big Brown. Guests are encouraged to speak with one of our representatives at the open house regarding their breeding plans and our new terms.

Due to road closures on Old Frankfort Pike, the best way to get to Three Chimneys from Lexington is to take exit 5B on New Circle onto Versailles Rd. Take Versailles Rd. (RT-60) to Pisgah Pike and turn right (the large castle sits at the intersection of Versailles Rd. and Pisgah Pike). Pisgah Pike dead-ends on Old Frankfort Pike – turn left onto Old Frankfort Pike and three Chimneys is about ¾ of a mile on the left.

From DRF

Elusive Galaxy, who placed in two stakes in Ireland before finishing fourth in the Grade 3 Natalma Stakes at Woodbine on Sept. 19, was scheduled to be pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf on Nov. 6, trainer Ben Cecil said over the weekend. The pre-entries were due Monday and were to be announced Wednesday.

Cecil added Elusive Galaxy to his stable after the Natalma, where the filly finished 2 3/4 lengths behind Bay to Bay. Elusive Galaxy races for Three Chimneys Racing and Triple B Farm.

World record-holder and Grade 1 winner Red Giant will stand at Robert N. Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm for the 2010 breeding season.
Owned by John Fort’s Peachtree Stable and trained by Todd Pletcher, Red Giant set course records at the Classic distance of a mile and a quarter on both sides of the country in the Virginia Derby (GIIT) and the Clement L. Hirsch Memorial Turf Classic (GIT). The latter of his two record-breaking performances was a new world record for a mile and a quarter on the turf (1:57.16) at Santa Anita. He also won the Fourstardave H. (GIIT) and the Restoration S.

“We are delighted that Peachtree Stable and John Fort have decided to send Red Giant to Three Chimneys. He possesses all of the qualities we look for in a stallion prospect: pedigree, conformation and performance” said Three Chimneys owner Robert Clay. “He is a horse that carried his speed over a distance, as indicated by his world record at a mile and a quarter. His family is one of the best in the stud book, and he is a very good looking horse.”

Retired from racing as a four-year-old, Red Giant amassed a record of six wins (at six different tracks) from 12 starts and earnings of $1,092,410. Red Giant boasts racing and breeding class on both sides of his pedigree. He is by North America’s Leading Sire and Storm Cat’s best son at stud, Giants Causeway, and is out of the stakes-placed Kingmambo mare Beyond the Sun. His half brother is stakes winner Carnera and his second dam is the stakes winning Sharpen Up (GB) mare Carnet Solaire. His third dam is the blue hen mare Konafa, dam of Champions Keos and Proskona, and Korveya, dam of classic winners Hector Protector, Bosra Sham and Shanghai.

Three Chimneys will hold an open house on November 9 to introduce Red Giant and announce 2010 stud fees.

Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky has renewed their TrueNicks subscription for all 11 of their stallions.

Few stallions have had the kind of success in the past decade as Dyaformer. Barbaro, Lucarno, Perfect Drift, Riskaverse, Starrer, Film Maker and Purim are all among his 18 career group/grade I winners. And he’s certainly not slowing down as he has four group/grade I winners in three different countries in 2009 alone, among them Gozzip Girl and German classic winner Wiener Walzer.

Sky Mesa is another success story for Three Chimneys. The grade I-winning son of Pulpit was the top ranked second crop sire of 2008 and ranks behind only Empire Maker on this year’s third crop chart.

Breeders’ Cup Mile (gr. I) winner War Chant has quietly become a very good international racehorse sire. He’s got a Group I juvenile winner this year in Kingsfort, who is just one of his 25 career stakes winners (7% from foals).

Exchange Rate and Yes It's True began their careers in Florida before graduating to Three Chimneys and both are consistent sources of top flight runners. Exchange Rate is the sire of 11 stakes winners in 2009, while Yes It’s True already has a pair of juvenile stakes winners to his credit this year and ranks 20th on the General Sire List.

Three Chimneys is home to two of the more popular runners of the 2000’s in dual classic winners Smarty Jones and Big Brown.The former is the sire multiple graded winner Backtalk, one of the top juvenile colts in the U. S., from his second crop. Big Brown lost only once in his stellar career, and his ability to excel on both turf and dirt makes him an ideal stallion prospect. He will be standing his second year in 2010.

Point Given is another popular dual classic winner in the Three Chimneys stud barn. The son of Thunder Gulch has proven more than useful, particularly with his runners on the all-weather, siring the likes of multiple champion Sealy Hill and the grade I winners Go Between and Point Ashley.

The Three Chimneys roster is rounded out by the Lewis Michael (also standing his second season in 2010), a son of Three Chimneys' longtime stalwart Rahy; Flower Alley who will be the first grade I winner by Distorted Humor with runners when his first crop hit the races next spring and Good Reward , a grade I-winning full brother to Pure Prize, who will also have his first crop debut next year.

Robert N. Clay’s Three Chimneys Farm will once again host its annual September RNA Showcase sale on Friday, September 18 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Book one and two yearlings consigned by Three Chimneys Sales that did not meet their reserves at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale will be available for inspection and purchase at Three Chimneys Farm’s Big Sink division. Refreshments will be provided and representatives from each farm will be available to discuss the horses with prospective buyers.

Information on the RNA Sale and directions to the Big Sink division can be obtained at the Three Chimneys Sales barns, by calling Three Chimneys Farm, or by going to www.threechimneysrna.com.

War Chant’s breakout year continued today when KINGSFORT remained undefeated by taking the Vincent O’Brien National S. (G1) at the Curragh in Ireland. The two-year-old colt went to post as the favorite and turned in a thrilling stretch run, finishing with something left in the tank.

Bred by Airlie Stud, KINGSFORT got his start at Three Chimneys Farm before being sent to Europe and going onto Group 1 success. Airlie acquired KINGSFORT’s dam, Princess Kris, from Three Chimneys Sales at the Keeneland November Sale.
Trainer Kevin Prendergast has already claimed Ireland’s top two-year-old fillies contest when Termagant took the Moyglare Stud S. (G1) and could have the top two-year-old colt as well.

“We’ve always thought a lot of this fellow,” said Prendergast. “He could go to Newmarket (for the Guineas), but he’s a big, raw horse and he won’t run again this year.”

Medallist has been notching winners left and right lately and over Labor Day weekend he hit another milestone when his son IBBOYEE became his first stakes winner by taking the $150,000 Aspirant S. for two-year-olds by more than 6 lengths.

The colt won his debut at Saratoga a month ago and was nominated to the Three Chimneys Hopeful S. (G1), however trainer Todd Pletcher decided to point the colt toward a statebred stakes race for his first attempt at black type. The decision proved to be a wise one, as the colt toyed with his competition and is likely headed to bigger and better things.

By James Burn 5 SEP 2009

RAINBOW VIEW registered her first victory of the season in the Group 1 Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Sent off the odds-on favourite for the Stanjames.com 1,000 Guineas after an unbeaten campaign as a juvenile, Rainbow View could only finish fifth in the Newmarket Classic before claiming fourth in theInvestec Oaks next time out.

More encouraging efforts in the Coronation Stakes and Blue Square Nassau Stakes followed and trainer John Gosden was rewarded for keeping the filly on the go with a relatively easy success here.

Rainbow View, ridden by Jimmy Fortune, tracked Boylesports.com 1,000 Guineas winner Again who raced handily under Johnny Murtagh, tracking pacemaker Totally Devoted.

Murtagh was soon scrubbing away on Again and, entering the straight, Rainbow View clicked into stride and soon quickened beyond that rival and Totally Devoted, with fellow British raider Heaven Sent urged to go and challenge by Mick Kinane.

The impressive 5-4 winner was not for catching though, and Gosden has international targets in mind for her.

"She did it well," he said. "We've had other fillies come to themselves at this time of year so we've been patient.

"The Prix de l'Opera [October 4] is an obvious target but there's also the Breeders' Cup."

Fortune added: "She's honest and come back to herself. The cheekpieces certainly helped her concentrate."

Three Chimneys bred, raced, and owned Medallist is off to a quick start at stud. Standing this year at Northview in Pennsylvania, Medallist just notched his sixth career winner in fine fashion, as DOC FITCH went gate to wire to win on the west coast in his second career start.

Medallist has IBBOYEE, an impressive debut winner last month, nominated to the Three Chimneys Hopeful S. (G1) at Saratoga on Labor Day and has other promising two-year-olds on the horizon.

Big Brown, winner of the 2008 Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), Florida Derby (G1), Haskell (G1), was started back under tack Monday morning at Three Chimneys Farm. The farm typically exercises the majority of its stallions by galloping them a mile and a quarter under tack six days a week on their quarter mile training track. While this amount of exercise isn’t comparable to what horses receive when they are in training at the racetrack, it allows them to maintain an acceptable level of fitness both mentally and physically throughout their life as a stallion.

Big Brown grabbed a quarter while preparing for the 2008 Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) and was subsequently retired. He was not ridden during his first year at stud in order to give his injury any and all necessary time to heal.

Big Brown’s first ride was an easy workout, in which he jogged the first three laps, galloped the next 1-1/2 laps, then jogged the last half of a lap.

Dynaformer’s WIENER WALZER is an up and coming star in Germany with his most recent win in the Rheinland-Pokal (G1), marking is third graded stakes race as a three-year-old. All eyes were on the colt as he made his way to the winners circle again last Sunday, August 16, after taking the lead and maintaining the advantage until the wire in the Rheinland-Pokal (G1). The colt gained the lead early in the race and ran smoothly to retain the prime position, marking his second Grade 1 stakes win in a row. The three-year-old has now won four of five career starts with three of those being graded stakes wins. WIENER WALZER is one of Germany’s most impressive horses in recent years and his career is only just beginning.

Back in the states, Dynaski grabbed his first stakes win in the $70,000 Ben Nevis S. on August 13 at Saratoga. The race was two and one sixteenth miles over jumps. After racing toward the back for most of the race, the gelding surged to the front heading towards the final fence and won by one and a quarter lengths. Trainer Thomas Voss is the father of the Director of Sales at Three Chimneys, Elizabeth Voss, making this a celebrated win on all sides. No other stallion in North America has as many Grade one stakes winners as Dynaformer and just a handful have as many lifetime stakes winners.

Three Chimneys President Case Clay received a warm welcome as he traveled to Argentina where Three Chimneys stallion-star Exchange Rate is standing for the 2009 Southern Hemisphere breeding season. Ablerto and Renata Stein were gracious hosts at their farm, La Layenda, where Exchange Rate is standing for the 2009 season before returning to Kentucky in December. During his stay, Case met South American breeders, saw progeny by Three Chimneys stallions in Argentina and attended a day of racing where Antonio Bullrich was kind enough to allow Three Chimneys to sponsor a race. Case also traveled to other farms and local equine businesses, including Haras La Madrugada and Kawell Vet Clinic, where he viewed an large equine pool which not only has viewing areas from the deck but an underground viewing window as well. The trip was a great success with new connections being forged and old connections solidified, not to mention some pretty incredible sights along the way. After his visit it is clear that Exchange Rate has been extremely well received and will be in great care throughout his stay in Argentina. To see photos and read tidbits go to www.threechimneys.com and click on the Facebook and Twitter links.

BACKTALK has set the stage for Smarty Jones’ offspring by being the only undefeated two year old multiple graded stakes winner in 2009. With two graded stakes win under his belt and a record of 3-3-0-0 the colt’s connections are pointing him toward the Hopeful S. (G1) in September.

I’LL SHOW THEM is working on a similar record. With two starts and two wins, the gelding is currently undefeated. With this promising record behind him, the gelding will be starting in the $150,000 La Jolla Handicap (G2) this Saturday, August 15. The race is set for one and one sixteenth miles on the turf at Del Mar Park.

Excitement over Smarty Jones is building with one horse after another starting and excelling in stakes races, including another new two-year-old stakes performer, Rescue Plan on the West Coast. Their records go to show that Smarty Jones is producing high class offspring with great potential.

Yes It’s True’s offspring took to running last weekend, finishing second and third in the $65,000 Colleen S. last Saturday, August 8th. Truth and Justice gamely battled to finish second over five and a half furlongs on the dirt at Mommouth Park. Southern Truth made a late run on the outside after going three wide to move into the show spot. The impressive performances put out by both two-year-old fillies came in only their third time out forecasts a promising future.

Other two-year-old offspring making strides include AIKENITE who pressed early to win a $55,000 Maiden Special at Saratoga on August 9th and GLAZED WINGS who set the pace to win a race valued at $20,000 at Laurel Park that same day.

Hopefully these precocious two-year-olds will follow in the footsteps of ACTIN GOOD a son of Yes It’s True who just won yet another stakes race just one week ago. The durable runner has been a stakes or graded stakes performer each year since his first stakes win as a two-year-old, reminding breeders and buyers that Yes It’s True’s offspring make great strides as two-year-olds, and have promising futures to look forward to.

DYNAFORCE made her way to the winner’s circle after the $750,000 Beverly D. S. (G1) at Arlington Park on Saturday August, 8 marking her third career stakes win. The filly steadily stalked the pace early before making her move around the turn to take the lead and finish first by one and one fourth lengths. The win brings the filly’s impressive career record to 15-5-3-3 with all but one race being stakes starts.

Continuing the success several states away Bluegrass Princess missed the win by a neck to take second in the $74,000 John Hettinger S. at Saratoga. The three year old filly battled deep into the stretch to finish second over one mile on the inner turf. Her finish in this stakes race marks her third stakes placing.

BACKTALK (Smarty Jones – Apasionata Sonata, by Affirmed) went to post as the overwhelming favorite and lived up to the hype when. The undefeated winner of the Bashford Manor S (G3) made a gutsy stretch move to blast past his rivals and win Saratoga’s Sanford S. (G2) by a length.

The colt is currently the only multiple graded-stakes winning two-year-old in 2009 and, by the looks of things, would easily handle longer distances. He is now 3-for-3 with $180.095. Owner: Goldmark. Breeder: Clover Leaf Farms II.

Smarty Jones has been garnering winner after winner lately with both his two-year-olds and three-year-olds and will be represented this week in the Sanford Stakes (G2) by the undefeated two-year-old colt BACKTALK. Smarty has 60% two-year-old winners from starters already this year and has recently had impressive maiden special and allowance winners on both coasts, including PLASMA BEAM, RICORIATOA, and the undefeated three-year-old I’LL SHOW THEM.

Point Given has another stakes winner to add to his tally. POINTS OF GRACE wasn’t the post time favorite, but showed why she should have been, taking the $300,000 Dance Smartly S. (G2) at Woodbine by 2-1/4 lengths.

She defeated some stiff competition in the win, including Canadian champions Ginger Brew and Callwood Dancer in a move that was reminiscent to fellow Point Given daughter and three-time Canadian Champion SEALY HILL.

Sunday, July 12 was a successful day for Smarty Jones to say the least, with two of his colts winning big within 20 minutes of each other. PLASMA BEAM improved his record to 2-1-1-0 with a 6 f. synthetic win at Hollywood Park in a $59,800 maiden special. The colt took an early lead and battled it out to the end to win by a neck.

Just minutes later and thousands of miles away, RICORIATOA posed for his first photo in the winners’ circle after drawing away in mid-stretch and taking a $44,000 maiden special at Belmont by two lengths. The win improves his record to 5-1-2-1 with $51,200 in earnings.

Both of these horses were victorious against tough fields replete with some high caliber pedigrees, which can only mean we’ll see more good things to come from the progeny of Smarty Jones!

Just weeks after scoring a rare trifecta when three of his fillies hit the board in the Sands Point S. (G2), Dynaformer accomplished another milestone when two of his offspring win Grade 1 races on the same day.

On Sunday, July 5 in the mid-morning according to Kentucky's watch, Dynaformer's Wiener Walzer cruised to victory in the Grade 1 Deutsches Derby in Germany. Winner of the Oppenheim-Union-Rennen (G2) last time out, the colt ran green in the Deutsches Derby, but is improving with every race according to his trainer.

Just hours after the victory in Germany, Gozzip Girl, leader of the Dynaformer trifecta in the Sands Point S. (G2) last time out, powered down the stretch to nab her first Grade 1 win in the $700,000 American Oaks Invitational (G1) at Hollywood Park. The filly was the post time favorite at 2-1 and has now won five of her eight lifetime starts.

These two victories give Dynaformer the 15th and 16th Grade 1 winners of his stallion career.

From Blood-Horse Staff Sent off as the 4-5 favorite among the eight 2-year-olds, Gold Mark Farm’ Backtalk stumbled at the start but recovered and steadily progressed to the fore en route to a one-length victory in the $110,500 Bashford Manor Stakes (gr. III) (VIDEO) at Churchill Downs July 3.

Trained by Tom Amoss, Backtalk covered the six furlongs on a fast main track in 1:11.08 while earning $66,455. The win increased Backtalk’s earnings to $90,095 for two wins in two starts. Produced from the Affirmed mare Apasionata Sonata, Backtalk is a half-brother to graded stakes winner Bsharpsonata. With the victory, Backtalk became the first U.S. graded stakes winner for Smarty Jones.

Bred in Florida by Clover Leaf Farm II, Backtalk was purchased by Todd Quast, agent, for $250,000 from the Taylor Made Sales Agency consignment to the 2008 Keeneland September yearling sale.

Soundman, ridden by Jamie Theriot, was quickest out of the gate and led the field through the first quarter-mile in :21.98 and the half-mile in :45.84 with Flatter Than Me in closest pursuit under Robby Albarado. Mena had Backtalk about five lengths off the lead racing in a pack with Grand Slam Andre and Brassy Boy.

Entering the stretch, Flatter Than Me surged past Soundman. Mena angled Backtalk out from behind Flatter Than Me and squeezed by on the inside of Grand Slam Andre for clear sailing to draw clear and give Amoss his second victory in the race to go with Lone Star Sky’s triumph in 2002.

Backtalk paid $3.60, $2.60 and $2.20. Flatter Than Me paid $3.60 and $3.20 in finishing 1 ½ lengths ahead of Brassy Boy, who paid $4 to show under Corey Lanerie. Completing the field in order were Grand Slam Andre, Soundman, Westrock Gold, Vito Filitto and Even Wilder.

“I really thought that the extra distance going to six furlongs (from five furlongs in his debut) would be a benefit to him based on how he ran the first time. Around the turn, I wasn’t so sure that he was into it. A lot of that is education and the fact that it was only his second start. When he got out of tight quarters and when he was in the clear you saw him spurt and I think that’s a real positive sign for the future and more distance. We’ll see where it leads us.”

More Wins for Smarty Jones!

BACKTALK outran an imposing field of maidens at Churchill Downs on June 11 for his first victory as a two year old in a $48,300 maiden special. BACKTALK set an impressive pace finishing in 57.87 seconds, merely a second shy of the track record for five furlongs. With his win against a field of top class pedigrees, his connections are discussing the Bashford Manor Stakes (G3) on July 3 as a next possible start for Backtalk.

Across the country, I’LL SHOW THEM showed his competitors his class and speed by claiming a victory first time out at Hollywood Park on June 13. Making his move in the stretch of the six and a half furlong $46,000 Maiden Special Weight, I’LL SHOW THEM wore down the second place finisher to win by half a length.

Continuing the success that day, KIDDARI took to the winners circle in a $50,200 Allowance for three year old fillies on June 13 at Churchill Downs. Her win over the seven furlongs marks her second win in a row.

With three wins in three days Smarty Jones is going strong with twenty one winners in 2009.

SMARTY JONES's First Two-Year-Old Starter of the Year Debuts a Winner!

BACKTALK (c, 2, Smarty Jones--Apasionata Sonata {SW, $155,535}, by Affirmed), a half-brother to Bsharpsonata (Pulpit), MGSW & MGISP, $595,010, was backed at odds of 4-1 to win at first asking. With Miguel Mena aboard, the $250,000 KEESEP yearling purchase raced in sixth as Red Rally (Reformer Rally) led through an opening quarter of :22.20. The chestnut began to roll while five wide on the turn for home, and came with a sustained rally in the stretch to graduate by 2 3/4 lengths.

Thiskyhasnolimit (Sky Mesa) was second, a length ahead of Red Rally in third. Dublin (Afleet Alex), a $525,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, finished fourth after bobbling at the start. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $23,640.

RAHY and YES IT'S TRUE Get Success as Sires-of-Sires

Both Rahy and Yes It's True have made names for themselves as signficant sires, but now their sons are doing the same.

A son of Rahy at stud, Noverre, sired the winner of the French Derby (G1), LE HAVRE. The colt also finished second on May 10 in the French 2,000 Guineas This comes only weeks after another one of his sons at stud, Fantastic Light, sired SCINTILLO, winner of the Grand Prix de Chantilly (G2) on May 31 and FLAMINGO FANTASY, winner of the Betty Barclay-Rennen (G3) in Germany the week prior.

The recent success of these stallions by Rahy only reinforce the value of having a top son of Rahy at stud here in the U. S. in the form of Lewis Michael.

Also coming on as a sire-of-sires is Yes It’s True, whose son, Proud Accolade (standing at Bridlewood Farm in Ocala, Florida), sired his first lifetime winner. MR GREEN won first time out at Calder in a 4-1/2 f. maiden special by 4-1/4 lengths.

EXCHANGE RATE and RAHY Team Up for $100,000 Satin and Lace S. Exacta

Over the weekend fillies by Exchange Rate and Rahy teamed up for an exacta in the $100,000 Satin and Lace S. at Presque Isle Downs. LIBOR LADY, by Exchange Rate, had proven herself as a turf sprint specialist last year, but has shown a strong affinity for synthetic surfaces as well and banked the win by 5-1/4 lengths. Coming home in second place was Rahy’s VERDANA BOLD, who is a Grade 3 winner in Canada.

DYNAFORMER's Dynaslew Graduates in Style

Dynaslew (f, 3, Dynaformer), a Live Oak homebred and first foal out of their MSW & GSP Slews Final Answer (Seattle Slew), pressed the pace, took command turning for home and went on to a confident two-length victory over front-running West Court (f, 3, Gone West) in Wednesday's third race at Belmont Park. The final time for the 1 1/16 miles on the turf was 1:43.15. The dark bay filly debuted with a nose defeat at the hands of subsequent GISW Dream Empress (Bernstein) over the Saratoga turf course Aug. 22 and came back to the races with a narrow defeat when second over the Gulfstream turf Apr. 2. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $45,000. O/B-Live Oak Plantation (FL). T-William I Mott.

Three Chimneys-Sired Runners Dominate Entries for Saturday's Sands Point S. (G2)

More than half of the fillies entered for the $150,000 Sands Point S. (G2) at Belmont are Three Chimneys-sired horses! Slated to run in the race are Bluegrass Princess, WARM SHOWER, GOZZIP GIRL (all by Dynaformer) and SAPPHIRE SKY (by Sky Mesa). SAPPHIRE SKY became a stakes winner last time out, but has never tried the turf; WARM SHOWER has never been tested in stakes company; Bluegrass Princess is Grade 3 stakes-placed and won last time out at the allowance level; and GOZZIP GIRL is a Grade 3 winner and was second by a neck in the Ashland S. (G1) last time out.