More Than 10% of Breeders’ Cup Entries are from Phipps Female Families or by Phipps Sires.
The Phipps Influence will be on full display at the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland, with 15 entries from Phipps female families and 3 by Phipps-bred sires. With a total of 177 entries (including “also eligibles”) among the 14 Breeders’ Cup races, that’s more than 10 percent having Phipps bloodlines. And this influence is spread throughout the Friday and Saturday cards, with 12 of the 14 Breeders’ Cup races featuring one or more of them.
A total of 9 different Phipps female families and 3 Phipps sires will be represented. Among them, the Striking branch of Baby League / La Troienne will have by far the most, with 7 entries. They include two-time Breeders’ Cup champion Golden Pal, Grade 1 winners Chocolate Gelato, Forte, Lady Speightspeare, and Shirl’s Speight, and graded stakes-placed Be Your Best and Shoplifter.
Eight other Phipps female families will be represented by Flightline (Phipps family of Lady Pitt), Aloha West (family of Marguerite de Valois (FR)), Chain of Love (family of Ten Cents A Dance), Flash of Mischief (family of Big Hurry), Major Dude (family of Dorine (ARG)), Mise En Scene (GB) (family of Miss Disco), Mo Stash (family of Businesslike), and Stone Age (IRE) (family of Belle Histoire).
Three entries will represent Phipps-bred sires, including Three Technique (Mr Speaker), O Besos (Orb), and multiple graded-stakes winner Red Knight (Pure Prize).
The significant number of Breeders’ Cup entries with Phipps bloodlines is reflective of an amazing year they’ve had so far. A total of 36 graded stakes races in the U.S. and Canada have been won by horses from Phipps female families, with 13 of them having Phipps mares among their first three dams.
As for Phipps-bred sires, their progeny have won 5 graded stakes races this year, including 4 in the U.S. and 1 in Japan, with the most notable being Point of Entry’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Lotus Land.
Finally, this success has been experienced on a global scale, with 15 Grade/Group 1 wins so far this year. While 8 of them have occurred in the U.S. and Canada, the remaining 7 have come in England, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile (all “top tier” Part I countries as identified by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities).
With the Phipps bloodlines being so well represented the Breeders’ Cup, one can expect additional Grade 1 wins and for the impressive results to continue throughout the remainder of the year.
A version of this article by B. Jason Brooks originally appeared in the November 3, 2022 issue of Thoroughbred Daily News.
2022 BREEDERS’ CUP ENTRIES FROM PHIPPS FEMALE FAMILIES OR BY PHIPPS-BRED SIRES
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
Juvenile Fillies, $2 million, 3:40 pm
Chocolate Gelato (G1W, 2/f) 1st-10th dams are Phipps: Special Treat / Snooze / Daydreaming / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
Shoplifter (GSP, 2/f) 2nd-9th dams are Phipps: New Dice / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
Juvenile Fillies Turf, $1 million, 4:20 pm
Be Your Best (IRE) (GSP, 2/f) 5th-9th dams are Phipps: The Garden Club / Fashion Verdict / So Chic / Striking / Baby League
Juvenile, $2 million, 5:00 pm
Forte (MG1W, 2/c) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League
Juvenile Turf, $1 million, 5:40 pm
Major Dude (GSW, 2/c) 2nd-5th dams: Possibility / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)
Mo Stash (SP, 2/c) 5th-7th dams are Phipps: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
Filly & Mare Sprint, $1 million, 11:50 am
Chain of Love (JPN) (MSW, 5/m) 2nd-4th dams are Phipps: Palais Versailles / Versailles Treaty / Ten Cents A Dance
Turf Sprint, $1 million, 12:29 pm
Golden Pal (MG1W, 2020 & 2021 Breeders’ Cup Champion, 4/c) 6th-9th dams are Phipps: Artist and Model / My Boss Lady / Striking / Baby League
Dirt Mile, $1 million, 1:10 pm
Three Technique (MGSP, 5/h) by Mr Speaker
Filly & Mare Turf, $2 million, 1:50 pm
Lady Speightspeare (G1W/MGSW, 4/f) 5th-8th dams are Phipps: Brilliantly / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
Mise En Scene (GB) (GSW, 3/f) 5th-6th dams are Phipps: Foolish One / Miss Disco
Sprint, $2 million, 2:30 pm
Aloha West (G1W, 2021 Breeders’ Cup Champion, 5/h) 8th-10th dams are Phipps: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valois (FR)
Flash of Mischief (GSP, 4/c) 7th-8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
O Besos (MGSP, 4/c) by Orb
Mile, $2 million, 3:10 pm
Shirl’s Speight (G1W/MGSW, 5/h) 5th-8th dams: Brilliantly / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
Turf, $4 million, 4:40 pm
Red Knight (MGSW, 8/g) by Pure Prize
Stone Age (IRE) (GSW, 3/c) 5th-7th dams: Diary / Narrative / Belle Histoire
Classic, $6 million, 5:40 pm
Flightline (MG1W, 4/c) 2nd-6th dams: Receipt / Finder’s Fee / Fantastic Find / Blitey / Lady Pitt
Photo: Flightline and jockey Flavien Pratt at Santa Anita Park after winning the G1 Malibu Stakes by 11 1/2 lengths.
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