Hip 755 in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale is a Phipps-bred Munnings colt out of War Front mare Cover Model. Consigned by Claiborne Farm, the colt is showing at Barn 28 and selling on Wednesday, September 11th.
The ninth-generation Phipps-bred is from the illustrious Get Lucky branch of La Troienne mare Baby League, identified by Blood-Horse (here) as “one of the strongest families in the stud book.”
Below is a deep dive into the family of his first three dams, which includes a Kentucky Derby winner, several grade 1 winners, and multiple successful sires.
First Dam Cover Model’s Siblings
The yearling’s dam Cover Model, by War Front, is a half-sister to two grade 1 winners. The first is Imagining, by Giant’s Causeway, a millionaire who won the Man o’ War Stakes and placed in four other grade 1 races. Sire of 196 foals of racing age from 6 crops, 45 percent are winners and his progeny’s earnings totaling nearly $7.3 million. His top runner is grade 3 Discovery Stakes runner-up and Maryland Million Classic winner Monday Morning Qb. Cover Model’s second grade 1-winning half-brother is steeplechaser Awakened, by Curlin, winner of the Jonathan Sheppard Handicap last year.
As for her sisters, Cover Model is a half to Snooze, by Forestry, the granddam of grade 1 Frizette Stakes winner Chocolate Gelato, by Practical Joke. Cover Model’s stakes-placed half-sister Browse, by Medaglia d’Oro, is the dam of William Farish-bred Pipit, by Quality Road, winner of the Victoria Stakes last year.
Second Dam Daydreaming and Her Siblings’ Families
The yearling’s second dam Daydreaming, by A.P. Indy, won three graded stakes, including the grade 2 Top Flight Handicap, grade 3 Next Move Handicap, and grade 3 Indiana Breeders’ Cup Oaks, all on the dirt ranging from 8 to 9 furlongs. She also placed in the grade 1 Gazelle Handicap and Spinaway Stakes.
Daydreaming’s Siblings: Sires Girolamo, Accelerator and Harborage
Three of Daydream’s siblings are sires. Her full brothers include Girolamo, winner of the grade 1 Vosberg Stakes for Godolphin, and Accelerator, winner of the grade 3 Pilgrim Stakes and runner-up in the grade 1 Metropolitan Handicap and grade 2 Wood Memorial Stakes. Daydreaming’s half-brother Harborage, by Monarchos, won the listed Victoria Park Stakes over 9 furlongs on the dirt.
Girolamo stood in Kentucky at Darley and is the sire of 390 foals of racing age from 10 crops, with 46 percent being winners. He is the sire of two champions and a dozen stakes winners, with career earnings of $18.6 million. His top U.S. runner is Chester & Mary Broman’s homebred Highway Star, winner of four graded stakes and placing in two grade 1s, with earnings of $1.3 million.
Accelerator stood in Kentucky at Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms. He sired 141 foals from 4 crops, with 52 percent of them becoming winners. His progeny have earned nearly $4.7 million, with his top runner being grade 3 winner and dual grade 1-placed Big Booster.
Harborage stands in Louisiana and is the sire of 94 foals of racing age from 13 crops, 38 percent of which are winners. His progeny have earned more than $1.9 million, with his top runner being Louisiana-bred Off Cycle, winner of the black-type Acadiana Stakes.
Daydreaming’s Grade 1-Producing Siblings
Daydreaming is a sibling to three grade 1-producers. They include her half-sister Supercharger, by A.P. Indy, producer of grade 1 Kentucky Derby-winning sire Super Saver, by Maria’s Mon, her full sister She’s a Winner, producer of grade 1 Haskell winner and dual classic runner-up Bluegrass Cat, also a sire, and her half-sister Malka, by Deputy Minister, producer of grade 1 Spinster Stakes winner Got Lucky, by A.P. Indy.
Sires Out Of Daydreaming’s Siblings: Super Saver, Bluegrass Cat, Dramedy, and Brethren
Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, out of Supercharger, entered stud in Kentucky at WinStar Farm and is the sire of 1,203 foals of racing age from 13 crops, with 54 percent going on to become winners. He is the sire of 6 champions and 27 graded or group stakes winners, with earnings of more than $54 million. His progeny include Eclipse Champion Older Dirt Female Letruska, and grade 1 winners Happy Saver, Embellish the Lace, Runhappy, and Competitive Edge.
Haskell winner Bluegrass Cat, out of She’s a Winner, also began his stud career in Kentucky at WinStar Farm and is the sire of 1,123 foals of racing age from 15 crops, 58 percent of which are winners. Sire of one champion and 9 graded or group winners, his progeny’s earnings total nearly $55 million. His top U.S. runners include grade 1-placed Sabercat and Kathmanblu, both sires.
Bluegrass Cat’s full brother Dramedy, by Distorted Humor, won the grade 2 Dixiana Elkhorn Stakes. He entered stud in Kentucky at War Horse Place and is the sire of 53 foals of racing age from 6 crops, 55 percent of which are winners. Dramedy’s progeny’s earnings total nearly $3.9 million. His top runner is Mighty Heart, a multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire and 2020 Canadian Horse of the Year. He’s a dual-classics winner of Canada’s Queen’s Plate and Prince of Wales Stakes, as well as the grade 2 Autumn Stakes and grade 3 Dominion Day Stakes.
WinStar-bred Distorted Humor colt Brethren, out of Supercharger, won the grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes, placed in the grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby, and stands at Arindel Farm in Ocala, Florida. Brethren is the sire of 308 foals from 8 crops of racing age, 52 percent of which are winners. His progeny include one champion and four graded stakes winners. His top runners include this year’s grade 3 Razorback Handicap winner Octane, who has career earnings of more than $1 million, and multiple graded stakes winner Clapton, winner of last year’s grade 2 Lucan Classic Stakes and grade 3 Ghostzapper Stakes before placing this January in the group l Maktoum Challenge at Meydan. Clapton’s earnings total nearly $1 million.
Supercharger’s Other Graded Winners
In addition to Super Saver and Brethren, Supercharger is the dam of grade 3 Lone Star Park Handicap winner Cyrus Alexander, by Medaglia d’Oro. She is also the granddam of Spendthrift Farm’s Callback, by Street Sense, winner of the grade 1 Las Virgenes Stakes, and great-granddam of Ontario-bred Mommasgottarun, by Maclean’s Music, winner of Aqueduct’s grade 3 Distaff Handicap in 2023.
She’s A Winner’s Other Graded Winners
In addition to producing Bluegrass Cat and Dramedy, She’s a Winner is the dam of multiple graded stakes winner Lord of the Game, by Saint Ballado, winner of the grade 2 Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Breeders’ Cup Handicap and grade 3 Hanshin Cup Handicap. Lastly, She’s a Winner is also the granddam of Nonna Mela, by Arch, winner of the grade 2 Adirondack Stakes.
Third Dam Get Lucky
The yearling’s third dam Get Lucky, by Mr. Prospector, won the grade 3 Affectionately Handicap and, as detailed above, is the ancestress of an impressive family. Out of grade 1 Beldame Stakes winner Dance Number, by Northern Dancer, Get Lucky is a full sibling to dual grade 1-winning millionaire Rhythm, by Mr. Prospector, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and Travers Stakes. He sired 965 foals, 20 of which were stakes winners. Get Lucky is also a full sibling to stakes-placed Not for Love, a 15-time leading sire in Maryland. He’s the broodmare sire of Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Max Player.
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