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Coastal Conflict Switching to Turf for Second Start, Sep 24, 2026
2026 Stakes Wins for Phipps Bloodlines, Sep 22, 2026
Buckpasser’s 1966 Jockey Club Gold Cup Win, Sep 18, 2026
Quiet Power Making Stakes Debut in the G3 Old Dominion, Sep 6, 2026
Stakes Winner Pentathlon Set for Return at Saratoga, Sep 2, 2026
Coastal Conflict Entered for Career Debut, Aug 20, 2026
Phipps Bloodlines Average Over $1 Million for Second Straight Year at the Saratoga Sale, Aug 12, 2026
Phipps Female Families Well Represented in the Saratoga Sale, Aug 5, 2026
Quiet Power Graduates at the Big A, Jun 11, 2026
Golden Tempo Makes History for the Phippses with Belmont Stakes Victory, Jun 7, 2026
Dark Assault Chasing Maiden Score at Saratoga, Jun 3, 2026
Golden Tempo Delivers the Phippses a Second Derby Win and 12th Classic Win, May 4, 2026
Kentucky Derby Contender Golden Tempo Carries on the Phipps Legacy, May 2, 2026
Pentathlon Steps Back Up to Graded Company for the Westchester Stakes, May 1
Pentathlon Earns First Stakes Victory in the Army Mule, Mar 28
Pentathlon Returning to Stakes Company for the Army Mule, Mar 25
Golden Tempo Chasing Kentucky Derby Berth in Louisiana Derby, Mar 20, 2026
Golden Tempo Taking Next Step on the Kentucky Derby Trail in the Risen Star, Feb 14, 2026
2025 Graded Stakes Winners from Phipps Families, Jan 1, 2026
Phipps and St. Elias’s Golden Tempo Shines in Debut; Declared a TDN Rising Star, Dec 22, 2025
Mare Monday: In Foal to Flightline, Phipps Stable’s Wayfaring is Selling Tuesday in Keeneland Book 1, Nov 3, 2025
Mare Monday: Dance Club Carries on the Elite Family of Personal Ensign, Oct 6, 2025
Mare Monday: Fly So High, Sep 29, 2025
Phipps Bloodlines Represented by $3.3 Million Keeneland Session 1 Sale Topper, Sep 9, 2025
The Family of Phipps-bred Maxfield Colt in the Keeneland September Sale, Sep 8, 2025
Saratoga Sale Yearlings from Phipps Families Average More Than $1 Million, Aug 20, 2025
Fly So High’s Peak Performer Takes A Small Step Forward, Aug 10, 2025
Janney & Phipps’s Tom Collins Entered for Saratoga Maiden, Jul 4, 2025
2024 Graded Stakes Winners from Phipps Families, Dec 21, 2024
2024 Stakes Winners by Phipps Stallions, Nov 16, 2024
Phipps Colt Pentathlon Chasing Allowance Victory, Oct 11, 2024
Self Confident Entered for Keeneland Opening Day, Oct 1, 2024
Update on Dynamic One, Sep 26, 2024
Pentathlon the Favorite for his Allowance Debut, Sep 20, 2024
A Deep Dive Into the Family of Cover Model’s Munnings Colt in the Keeneland September Sale, Sep 7, 2024
Self Confident on a Two-Race Win Streak for Saratoga Start, Sep 1, 2024
Mystifying Moving to the Turf to End Six-Month Layoff, Sep 1, 2024
Dynamic One Adopted and Beginning Second Career in Eventing, Aug 21, 2024
Pentathlon Closes Strongly in Saratoga Maiden Win, Aug 15, 2024
Promising Phipps Colt Pentathlon Chasing First Score, Aug 14, 2024
Saratoga Sale Features 17 Yearlings from Phipps Families, Aug 3, 2024
Perform Returns to Saratoga in Search of Victory, Aug 1, 2024
Tom Collins Making Sophomore Debut, Jul 11, 2024
Blue-Blooded Phipps Colt Pentathlon Moves Forward with Runner-Up Maiden Effort, Jun 30, 2024
Constitution’s Half-Brother Juan Valdez Seeking Maiden Win, Jun 19, 2024
Phipps Homebred Now and Later Ending Layoff at Churchill, Jun 14, 2024
“Rising Star” Signator Stepping Up for Suburban Stakes, Jun 8, 2024
Pentathlon Takes Show Honors in 3-Year-Old Debut, Jun 7, 2024
Perform Progresses With Runner-Up Effort at Saratoga, Jun 7, 2024
Phipps-bred Pentathlon Looks to Graduate, Jun 6, 2024
Stakes Winner Perform Returns to Action at Saratoga, Jun 6, 2024
Self Confident Breaks Through With Maiden Win, May 18, 2024
Well-Bred Self Confident Seeks Her Maiden Win on Saturday, Apr 6, 2024
Phipps Filly Mystifying Wins At First Asking, Jan 14, 2024
Phipps-bred Stallions Represented by 10 Graded or Group Stakes Wins in 2023, Jan 2, 2024
Final 2023 Graded & Group Stakes Wins by Horses From Phipps Families, Jan 1, 2024
Saratoga Sale Sees Fillies from Phipps Families Fetch Top Dollars, Aug 9, 2023
15 Yearlings in The Saratoga Sale From Phipps Families, Aug 4, 2023
Dreams of Tomorrow Goes North for the G2 Connaught Cup, Jul 23, 2023
Surprisingly Seeking Another Graded Stakes Win in the Matchmaker, Jul 21, 2023
Perform in Saratoga’s Travers-prep Curlin Stakes, Jul 21, 2023
Shug Seeking Eatontown Three-Peat With Surprisingly, Jun 16, 2023
Dreams of Tomorrow Returns to Graded Stakes in G3 Poker, Jun 10, 2023
Bakers Bay Returns to Stakes Company, This Time as a Turf Sprinter, Apr 7, 2023
Phipps Female Families Finish 2022 With 40 Graded Stakes Victories, Jan 5, 2023
Phipps Stable 2022 Year in Review, Jan 2, 2023
Phipps Bloodlines Have Major Influence at the 2022 Breeders’ Cup, Nov 4, 2022
Fasig November Sale Features 14 Broodmares from Phipps Families, Nov 1, 2022
Signator Earns TND “Rising Star” Recognition, Oct 15, 2022
Eric Mitchell on Flightline’s Phipps Family, Sep 13, 2022
Keeneland September Book 1 Highlights 22 Yearlings from Phipps Families, Sep 11, 2022
An Update on “The Phipps Influence”, Sep 6, 2022
Vigilantes Way Notches Her Fourth Stakes Win in the Violet, Sep 4, 2022
Strong Saratoga Sale Results for Yearlings from Phipps Families, Aug 8, 2022
Phipps Stable 2022 Juvenile Roster, Jul 30, 2022
Saratoga Sale to Feature 17 Yearlings from Phipps Families, Jul 17, 2022
Dynamic One Wins the G2 Suburban, Jul 9, 2022
Sid Fernando on “The Phipps Influence”, Jul 6, 2022
Dynamic One Scores Second Stakes Win in the Blame, Jun 4, 2022
Phipps Foals of 2022, May 15, 2022
Phipps Stable 2021 Year in Review, Jan 3, 2022
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Coastal Conflict Switching to Turf for Second Start

By B. Jason Brooks
Phipps Stable’s homebred two-year-old filly Coastal Conflict will switch to the turf and stretch out in distance for her second career start on Saturday, Sept. 26 at Belmont Park.
The daughter of Violence is entered in Race 6, a $100,000 maiden special weight for two-year-old fillies going 1 ¹⁄₁₆ mile on the turf. Coastal Conflict drew post 7 in the field of 12 and will have Antonio Fresu aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey. Post time is scheduled for 2:59 p.m.
Coastal Conflict got a race under her belt this summer at Saratoga on August 22, finishing off of the board in a 6½-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt.
Saturday’s race represents a significant change in conditions from Coastal Conflict’s debut, add two furlongs in distance while making her first start on turf. She most recently worked on Sunday, Sept. 20, breezing four furlongs on the Belmont all-weather track in 48.86 seconds (ranking tenth of 26).
Coastal Conflict is the second foal out of winning Blame mare Seaside Retreat and is a half-sister to Phipps-bred winner Poppy Woppy (Mitole). Her pedigree is rated A+ by TrueNicks, and she is bred on the same Violence/Blame cross as multiple grade 1 winner Forte.
Her second dam, Boca Grande (A.P. Indy), and third dam, Country Hideaway (Seeking the Gold), were both multiple graded stakes winners for Phipps Stable and McGaughey. Her fourth dam is Our Country Place (Pleasant Colony), the foundation mare purchased privately as a yearling by Ogden Phipps in 1993. The family has also includes grade 1 winners Guarana, Point of Entry, Pine Island, and Pleasant Home.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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Buckpasser’s 1966 Jockey Club Gold Cup Win

By B. Jason Brooks
Sixty years ago, Ogden Phipps’s homebred Buckpasser capped off the New York portion of his extraordinary 3-year-old campaign with a victory in the two-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup at Aqueduct, a significant demonstration of his stamina.
Despite having missed three months of training during the 1966 Triple Crown season due to a quarter crack in his right front hoof, he entered the Gold Cup having won 11 straight races, including the Flamingo Stakes in March, Arlington Classic in June, Chicagoan Stakes and Brooklyn Handicap in July, American Derby and Travers Stakes in August, and Woodward Stakes against older horses in October. (See his complete Daily Racing Form past performances on the National Racing Museum and Hall of Fame’s website here.)
With Braulio Baeza aboard for trainer Eddie Neloy, Buckpasser faced six rivals in the October 29 Jockey Club Gold Cup, with a wind-and-dust storm contributing to a slow result. Racing closer to the pace than usual, Buckpasser caught the leader Niarkos in the final quarter-mile and drew away to prevail by 1¾ length in 3:26⅕.
The official chart described him as drawing away “without need of urging” and winning “with complete authority.” G.F.T. Ryall wrote in The New Yorker that Buckpasser finished “with his ears pricked forward—a sign that he was enjoying himself.” Ryall added, “I don’t remember a more appropriate result than that of the Gold Cup, or, to judge from the applause as Buckpasser went into the winner’s circle, a more popular one this season.”
Buckpasser subsequently traveled to California and won the Malibu Stakes, closing out his 3-year-old season with 13 wins from 14 starts and earning Horse of the Year honors.
The New York victory was the fourth Jockey Club Gold Cup win for the Phipps family. Glady Mills Phipps’s Wheatley Stable colts Diavolo won in 1929 and Dark Secret in 1933 and 1934. After Ogden Phipps’ winning with Buckpasser in 1966, the black and cherry silks returned to the Gold Cup winners’ circle aboard Phipps’s Easy Goer in 1989 and Miner’s Mark in 1993.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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2026 Stakes Wins for Phipps Bloodlines
Stakes wins listed by grade/group and then descending chronological order. Phipps-breds are in bold red font. Wins listed for Phipps female families include all graded/group stakes wins for the Northern Hemisphere and all group 1s for the Southern Hemisphere. Wins listed for Phipps sires and broodmare sires include all graded/group stakes wins in both northern and southern hemispheres. (View past lists for 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022.)
PHIPPS FEMALE FAMILIES
UNITED STATES & CANADA
- Hopeful S. (G1), Sar 9/6 – THE GOOD LIFE (3/c by Life Is Good), 5th – 7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin
- Del Mar O. (G1), Dmr 8/22 – TAM TAM (3/f by Medaglia d’Oro), 6th – 9th dams: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League
- Belmont S. (G1), Sar 6/6 – GOLDEN TEMPO (3/c by Curlin), Phipps homebred, 1st – 6th dams: Carrumba / Castanet / Dandinginmydreams / Oh What a Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt
- Kentucky Derby (G1), CD 5/2 – GOLDEN TEMPO (3/c by Curlin), Phipps homebred, 1st – 6th dams: Carrumba / Castanet / Dandinginmydreams / Oh What a Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt
- Ballston Spa S. (G2), Sar 8/22 – AND ONE MORE TIME (4/f by Omaha Beach), 1st – 6th dams: Complicated / Consequence / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight
- Troy S. (G2), Sar 8/9 – JOHN THE BEER MAN (5/g by More Than Ready), Phipps-bred, 1st – 3rd dams: Trophy Wife / Pleasant Home / Our Country Place
- Saratoga Special (G2), Sar 8/1 – TWINKLE TOWN (2/c by Take Charge Indy), 11th – 13th dams: Scurry / Slapdash / Tetrarchy
- Louisiana D. (G2), FG 3/21 – EMERGING MARKET (3/c by Candy Ride), 10th – 12th dams: Scurry / Slapdash / Tetrarchy
- New Orleans Classic S. (G2), FG 3/21 – TOUCHUPONASTAR (7/g by Star Guitar), 6th – 8th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike
- Rachel Alexandra S. (G2), FG 2/14 – BELLA BALLERINA (3/f by Street Sense), 3rd – 7th dams: Pretty Special / Snobishness / So Social / His Duchess / Businesslike
- Old Dominion D. (G3), Cnl 9/7 – LENNOX THE GREY (3/c by Liam’s Map), 1st – 5th dams: Satisfaction / Dancing In My Dreams / Oh What a Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt
- Ladies Marathon Inv. S. (G3), KD 9/6 – STELLIFY (5/m by Justify), 2nd – 9th dams: She’s A Winner / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- Canadian D. (G3), CtM 8/22 – QUARRY (3/c by War of Will), 9th – 10th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry
- Sanford S. (G3), Sar 7/4 – BOOKED (3/c by Yaupon), 3rd – 11th dams: Quickest / Supercharger / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- Aristides S. (G3), CD 5/30 – CORNUCOPIAN (4/c by Into Mischief), 1st – 3rd dams: Magical World / Pleasant Home / Our Country Place
- Blame S. (G3), CD 5/30 – ORIGINAL SIN (4/c Curlin), 7th – 8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
- Dinner Party S. (G3), Lrl 5/16 – FORT WASHINGTON (7/h War Front), 7th–8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
- Miss Preakness S. (G3), Lrl 5/15– PEACH TIE (3/f by Preservationist), 8th – 9th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry
- Bewitch S. (G3), Kee 4/24 – SPEED SHOPPER (5/m by Quality Road), 4th – 5th dams: Impish / Lady Be Good
- San Carlos S. (G3), SA 3/29 – CORNUCOPIAN (4/c by Into Mischief), 1st – 3rd dams: Magical World / Pleasant Home / Our Country Place
- Christophe Clement S. (G3), GP 1/24 – SPEED SHOPPER (5/m by Quality Road), 4th – 5th dams: Impish / Lady Be Good
- Lecomte S. (G3), FG 1/17 – GOLDEN TEMPO (3/c by Curlin), Phipps homebred, 1st – 6th dams: Carrumba / Castanet / Dandinginmydreams / Oh What a Dance / Blitey / Lady Pitt
- Louisiana S. (G3), FG 1/17 – ACCELERIZE (4/c by Omaha Beach), 5th – 7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin
- Sweet Briar Too Stakes, WO 9/19 – EPIC STYLE (4/f by Good Magic), 4th – 5th dams: Marry Me / The Bride
- Super D., LaD 9/12 – QUARRY (3/g by War of Will), 9th – 10th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry
- Osiris S., AsD 9/8 – GUITARS N CADILAXS (3/c Yaupon), 6th – 8th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin
- Disco Partner S., Sar 9/6 – JEAN VALJEAN (7/g by Uncle Mo), 6th – 7th dams: Dashing By / Big Hurry
- Fleet Indian S., Sar 8/21 – IRON ORCHARD (3/f by Authentic), 7th-9th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valios (FR)
- All Brandy S., Cnl 8/15 – PINK RUBY (4/f by Connect), 5th – 7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin
- Colonial Turf Dash S., Cnl 8/8 – DOUBTING THOMAS (3/c by Caravaggio), 6th – 9th dams: Worldly Wise / Hard Baked / Black Flag
- John Morrissey S., Sar 8/6 – BUTTAH (4/c by Leofric), 4th – 7th dams: Uncommitted / Lady Be Good / Past Eight / Helvetia
- De La Rose S., Sar 7/17 – AND ONE MORE TIME (4/f by Omaha Beach), 1st – 6th dams: Complicated / Consequence / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight
- Bachelor S., OP 5/1 – TWO SEVEN O (3/g Dialed In), 3rd – 7th dams: Broad Pennant / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)
- Bay Shore S., Aqu 4/18 – SOLITUDE DUDE (3/c by Yaupon), 3rd – 11th dams: Quickest / Supercharger / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- Plenty of Grace S., Aqu 4/17 – AND ONE MORE TIME (4/f by Omaha Beach), 1st – 6th dams: Complicated / Consequence / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight
- Primonetta S., Lrl 4/4 – WONDROUS (4/f by Uncle Mo), 5th – 7th dams: Finance / Busanda / Businesslike
- Army Mule S., GP 3/28 – PENTATHLON (5/c by Speightstown), Phipps homebred, 1st – 6th dams: Parade / On Parade / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)
- Sanibel Island S., GP 3/28 – TAM TAM (3/f by Medaglia d’Oro), 6th – 9th dams: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League
- Wide Country S., Lrl 2/21 – PEACH TIE (3/f by Preservationist), 8th – 9th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry
- Dixie Belle S., OP 2/14 – FRENCH FRICTION (3/f by City of Light), 2nd – 6th dams: Winner / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)
- Ruthless S., Aqu 2/6 – TWO BITS (3/f by American Pharoah), 1st – 5th dams: Spare Change / Finder’s Fee / Fantastic Find / Blitey / Lady Pitt
- Swale S., GP 1/31 – SOLITUDE DUDE (3/c by Yaupon), 3rd – 10th dams: Quickest / Supercharger / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- Silverbulletday S., FG 1/17 – TAKEN BY THE WIND (3/f by Rock Your World), 7th – 9th dams: Arrogance / Iseult / Swizzlestick
- Nelson J. Menard Mem. S., FG 1/10 – LOTSANDLOTSOFCANDY (5/m by Twirling Candy), 5th – 7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin
- Smarty Jones S., OP 1/3 – STRATEGIC RISK (3/c by Noble Bird), 2nd – 6th dams: Strategy / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight
INTERNATIONAL
- G.P. Gran Criterium (ARG-G1), San Isidro 5/25, ROI DU MONDE (ARG) (3/c by Treasure Beach {GB}), 5th – 9th dams: Fascinating Trick / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- Golden Slipper (AUS-G1), Rosehill 3/21 – GUEST HOUSE (AUS) (3/c by Home Affairs (AUS), 5th – 9th dams: Morning Bird / Beguiling / Dynamo / Bransome / Erin
- Cl. La Copa (PER-G2), Monterrico 5/10 – MANYUZ (USA) (7/c by Run Away and Hide), 1st – 6th dams: Viva la Flag / On Parade / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)
- Dubai Gold Cup (UAE-G2), Meydan 3/28 – FAIRY GLEN (FR) (5/f by Farhh {GB}), 7th – 8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
- Phar Lap S. (AUS-G2), Rosehill 3/14 – SIXTIES (AUS) (4/c by Flying Artie {AUS}), 7th – 8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
- Balanchine (UAE-G2), Meydan 2/20 – FAIRY GLEN (FR) (5/f by Farhh {GB}), 7th – 8th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
- Nikkei Shinshun Hai (JPN-G2), Kyoto 1/18 – GOLTZSCHTAL (JPN) (4/c by Bricks and Mortar), 10th – 11th dams: No Fiddling / Big Hurry
- Newtownanner Stud Irish EBF Stakes (G3), Curragh 8/29 – SEA OF RAIN (IRE) (2/f by Naval Crown {GB}), 3rd – 7th dams: Plaintiff / Dispute / Resolver / Misty Morn / Grey Flight
- Acomb S. (ENG-G3), York 8/19 – HAFFNER (2/c by Take Charge Indy), 3rd – 6th dams: Storm Song / Hum Along / Minstress / Hum Along
- La Coupe (FR-G3), ParisLongchamp 6/7 – NITOI (USA) (4/c by Siyouni {FR}), 2nd – 5th dams: Indy Pick / Fantastic Find / Blitey / Lady Pitt
- Fred Darling S. / Duty Free S. (ENG-G3), Newbury 4/18 – SUKANYA (GB) (3/f by Havana Grey {GB}), 5th – 9th dams: Special Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- UAE Two Thousand Guineas (UAE-G3), Meydan 1/23 – SIX SPEED (3/c by Not This Time), 1st – 9th dams: Browse / Daydreaming / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League
- Hopeful S. (ENG-L), Newmarket 8/22 – PRINCE OF INDIA (IRE) (4/c by Wootton Bassett {GB}), 4th – 5th dams: Christmas Bonus / Sugar Plum Time
- Prix Du Cercle (FR-L), Deauville 8/9 – SHIRI (IRE) (3/f by Mehmas {IRE}), 3rd – 8th dams: Plaintiff / Dispute / Resolver / Lovely Morning / Misty Morn / Grey Flight
- Pipalong S. (GB-L), Pontefracts 7/7 – RADIANT BEAUTY (GB) (5/m by Churchill {IRE}), 3rd – 7th dams: Napping / Relaxing / Marking Time / Allemande / Big Hurry
- Sumire S. (JPN-L), Hanshin 2/21 – LARGE ENSEMBLE (JPN) (3/c by Benbatl {GB}), 3rd – 6th dams: Cradlesong / Happy Tune / Hum Along / Minstress
- Kumotori Sho (JPN-L), Oi 2/18 – REALIZE GLINT (JPN) (3/c by Kitasan Black {JPN}), 2nd – 7th dams: Gloat / On Parade / My Flag / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG)
PHIPPS SIRES & DAMSIRES
UNITED STATES & CANADA
- Florida D. (G1), GP 3/28 – COMMANDMENT (3/c by Into Mischief), damsire Orb
- Santa Anita H. (G1), SA 3/7 – BRITISH ISLES (5/g by Justify), damsire Pure Prize
- Fountain of Youth S. (G2), GP 2/28 – COMMANDMENT (3/c by Into Mischief), damsire Orb
- Miss Preakness S. (G3), Lrl 5/15– PEACH TIE (3/f by Preservationist), damsire Orb
- Pink Lloyd S. (CAN), Wo 7/5 – POULIN IN O T (6/g by Reload)
- Richard Hazelton Hasta La Vista Overnight S., TuP 5/2 – RIMPROTECTOR (7/g by Point of Entry)
- Cl. Jose de Diego S. (PR), Camerero 4/12 – TRAINER PLEASE (8/g by Orb)
- Wide Country S., Lrl 2/21 – PEACH TIE (3/f by Preservationist), damsire Orb
- John B. Connally Turf Cup S., Hou 1/24 – ANEGADA (4/g by Midshipman), damsire Not for Love
- Mucho Macho Man S., GP 1/3 – COMMANDMENT (3/c by Into Mischief), damsire Orb
INTERNATIONAL
- G.P. Seleccion de Potrancas (ARG-G1), La Plata 9/16 – PERSONAL FILLY (ARG) (3/f by Dabster), damsire Pure Prize
- G.P. Polla de Potrillos (ARG-G1), Palmero 9/5 – FLETCHER (ARG) (3/c by Gershwin), damsire Easing Along
- G.P. Gen. San Martin (ARG-G1), Palmero 9/5 – THE GLADIATOR’S HAT (ARG) (6/h by Hat Ninja {ARG}), damsire Easing Along
- G.P. Republica Argentina (ARG-G1), Palmero 5/1 – NEED YOU TONIGHT (ARG) (6/h by Hat Ninja), damsire Easing Along
- Cl. Pedro Goenaga (ARG-G2), La Plata 7/4 – FLETCHER (ARG) (3/c by Gershwin), damsire Easing Along
- Colorado King S. (SAF-G2), Turffontein 4/28 – FIRE ATTACK (SAF) (5/c by Fire Away)
- Cl. Benito Villanueva (ARG-G2), Palmero 4/4 – NEVADO CATEDRAL (ARG) (4/c by Gouverneur Morris), damsire Easing Along
- Cl. Juan Shaw (ARG-G2), San Isidro 2/7 – MISS TALENTO (ARG) (6/m by Equal Talent), damsire Pure Prize
- Cl. Circulo de Propietarios de Caballerizas (ARG-G3), Palmero 5/9 – LANCARA (ARG) (5/f by Manipulator)
- Cl. Víctor Matetic Fernández (CHI-G3), Hipódromo Chile 5/9 – BRUCE CROWN (CHI) (3/c by Robert Bruce), damsire Easing Along
- Cl. Andres S Torres (ARG-G3), La Plata 5/3 – SALEMA (ARG) (3/f by by Il Mercato), damsire Manipulator
- Cl. Velocidad (ARG-G3), San Isidro 5/2 – EL RAYO PASS (ARG) (3/c by Distinctiv Passion), damsire Easing Along
- Cl. Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas (URU-G3), Maroñas 3/8 – PATRIOTICA (URU) (4/f by Trinniberg), damsire Pure Prize
- London News S. (SAF-G3), Turffontein 2/14 – FIRE ATTACK (SAF) (5/c by Fire Away)
- Cl. Botafogo (ARG-G3), San Isidro 1/10 – CHELATO (ARG) (5/c by Cosmic Trigger), damsire Easing Along
- Umngeni H. (L) Greyville 7/26 – FORTRESS OF FIRE (SAF) (4f by Fire Away)
- Cl. Espirita (ARG-L) San Isidro 7/1
1– SOY LA LIDER (ARG) (5/f by Manipulator) - Cl. José Martinelli Gómez (URU-L), Maroñas 4/5 – L’INTRIGATORE (BRZ) (5/c by Forestry), damsire Our Emblem
- Cl. Enrique D Barreda y Ricardo Barreda Laos (PER-L), Monterrico 3/21 – MUCHOVA (PER) (3/f by Yazamaan), damsire Pure Prize
- Cl. Heraclio Barletta (PAN-L), Presidente Remon 3/15 – SMART EROS (PAN) (6/c by Smart D.N.A.), damsire Not for Love
- Mother Russia S. (SAF-L), Turffontein 1/11 – WARM RECEPTION (SAF) (4/f by Fire Away)

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Quiet Power Making Stakes Debut in the G3 Old Dominion

By B. Jason Brooks
Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s homebred colt Quiet Power will make his stakes debut on Monday, September 7th, in the Old Dominion Derby (G3), contested over a mile and an eighth on the turf at Colonial Downs.
Entered in Race 9 on Colonial’s Labor Day card, Quiet Power will break from post № 3 in a field of 14 with jockey Vincent Cheminaud aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey. Post time is scheduled for 4:18 p.m. Eastern.
The grey Tapit colt earned his first victory going one mile over the Aqueduct turf on June 11th. Breaking from the rail under jockey Jose Lezcano, he tracked the pace from the inside before swinging four wide into the stretch and producing a strong closing rally. He took command late and drew clear to win by a length and a quarter in 1:34.88. (Replay below.)
The victory came in his sixth career start following four placings, including consecutive runner-up efforts on the Aqueduct turf as a juvenile and third-place finishes at Gulfstream Park and Aqueduct this spring.
Following his maiden win, Quiet Power returned to action at Saratoga on July 25th, finishing fifth in a mile-and-a-sixteenth allowance optional claimer.
Monday’s race will stretch him out to a mile and an eighth for the second time while providing his first opportunity in stakes company.
The Old Dominion Derby field is headed by 5-2 morning-line favorite Supercharger (Constitution), winner of the Secretariat Stakes (G2) at Colonial on August 1st. The field’s other black-type performers include The Big Con (GB) (Dark Angel {IRE}), winner of the 2025 Grey Stakes (CAN-G3); Heeere’s Johnny (Oscar Performance), winner of the 2026 Saranac Stakes and runner-up in the 2025 Pilgrim Stakes (G2) and With Anticipation Stakes (G3); Tiernanogue (Quality Road), runner-up in the 2026 Audubon Stakes; Kravitz (Justify), runner-up in the 2026 Kent Stakes; and Chambersville (Twirling Candy), who placed in the 2026 Kent Stakes.
Quiet Power is a half-brother to Phipps homebred Dreams of Tomorrow (Speightstown), who placed in the 2021 Henry S. Clark Stakes. They are out of the three-time-winning Phipps-bred Medaglia d’Oro mare Sabbatical, a half-sister to Man o’ War Stakes (G1)-winning millionaire Imagining (Giant’s Causeway).
Quiet Power’s second dam is multiple grade 1-placed and three-time graded stakes winner Daydreaming (A.P. Indy). She won the Top Flight Handicap (G2) and Indiana Breeders’ Cup Oaks (G3) in 2004 and the Next Move Handicap (G3) in 2005.
His third dam is Get Lucky (Mr. Prospector), winner of the 1992 Affectionately Handicap (G3) and a full sister to champion and Travers Stakes (G1) winner Rhythm.
In addition to the aforementioned Imagining, Get Lucky’s grade 1-winning descendants include 2010 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Super Saver (Maria’s Mon); 2022 Frizette Stakes (G1) winner Chocolate Gelato (Practical Joke); 2015 Spinster Stakes (G1) winner Got Lucky (A.P. Indy); 2015 Las Virgenes Stakes (G1) winner Callback (Street Sense); 2010 Vosburgh Stakes (G1) winner Girolamo (A.P. Indy); and 2006 Haskell Invitational (G1) winner Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat).
Monday’s Old Dominion Derby presents Quiet Power with his most demanding test to date and an opportunity to add graded stakes success to one of the most accomplished Phipps female families.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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Stakes Winner Pentathlon Set for Return at Saratoga

By B. Jason Brooks
Returning from a 66-day layoff, graded stakes-placed Pentathlon will get some class relief in an allowance optional claimer going seven furlongs on Wednesday, September 2nd at Saratoga Race Course.
Coming off of three stakes races – including a win in the Army Mule Stakes in March and a graded stakes placing in the Westchester Stakes (G3) in May – the 5-year-old horse will have jockey Samuel D Marín aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey.
Entered in Race 2 on the final Wednesday card of the 2026 Saratoga meet, Pentathlon drew post № 5 in a field of six. Post time is 1:48 p.m. Eastern.
Pentathlon opened his campaign this year with back-to-back victories, beginning with an impressive allowance optional claiming score at Tampa Bay Downs on February 15th. Settling off the pace, he responded to urging on the far turn before drawing away in the stretch to win by five lengths.
The Phipps homebred stepped back into stakes company on March 28th in Gulfstream Park’s $175,000 Army Mule Stakes and delivered one of the best performances of his career. After settling along the rail up the backstretch, Pentathlon began advancing on the far turn before swinging five wide into the stretch and producing a sustained rally to win by a half-length. The seven-furlong victory was Pentathlon’s first stakes win.
He stepped back up to graded company in the one-mile Westchester Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct on May 3rd, earning his first graded stakes placing behind 2025 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) winner Antiquarian (Preservationist) and multiple graded stakes-winning multimillionaire Bishop’s Bay (Uncle Mo).
Following his graded stakes placing, Pentathlon was cut back to six furlongs for the Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes on June 27th at Laurel Park. Breaking slowly from the gate, he rated early and came under urging while saving ground past the five-sixteenths pole, but didn’t have enough left in the tank to mount a challenge in the stretch.
Wednesday marks a return to the site of Pentathlon’s maiden victory. The son of Speightstown earned his first career victory at Saratoga on August 15, 2024, rating just off the pace before taking command late and drawing clear by three and a half lengths.
A sixth-generation Phipps-bred, Pentathlon is owned by Phipps Stable in partnership with St. Elias Stable and Woodford Racing. He is the second foal out of the graded stakes-placed Tapit mare Parade, who finished runner-up in the 2017 Comely Stakes (G3).
Hailing from one of the most distinguished Phipps female families, Pentathlon counts Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner and multiple grade 1 winner My Flag (Easy Goer) as his third dam and undefeated Hall of Famer Personal Ensign (Private Account) is his fourth dam.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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Coastal Conflict Entered for Career Debut

By B. Jason Brooks
Phipps Stable’s homebred juvenile filly Coastal Conflict is entered to make her career debut on Saturday, August 22, in a 6½-furlong maiden special weight on the dirt at Saratoga Race Course.
The daughter of Violence drew post 2 in a field of 11 and will have jockey Tyler Gaffalione aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey. Gaffalione has enjoyed success riding for Phipps Stable, having guided the stable’s co-owned Kentucky Derby (G1) starter and Suburban Stakes (G2) winner Dynamic One (Union Rags) to victory in the 2022 Blame Stakes.
Coastal Conflict is the second foal out of the Blame mare Seaside Retreat and is a half-sister to Phipps-bred winner Poppy Woppy (Mitole), who was sold at the 2024 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Coastal Conflict’s pedigree is rated A+ by TrueNicks, and she is bred on the same cross as multiple grade 1-winning sire Forte.
Her second and third dams, Boca Grande (A.P. Indy) and Country Hideaway (Seeking the Gold), were both multiple graded stakes winners trained by Shug McGaughey. Her fourth dam is Phipps foundation mare Our Country Place (Pleasant Colony), whom Ogden Phipps purchased privately as a yearling in 1993. The distinguished female family has also produced grade 1 winners Guarana, Point of Entry, Pine Island, and Pleasant Home.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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Phipps Bloodlines Average Over $1 Million for Second Straight Year at the Saratoga Sale
By B. Jason Brooks
The 2026 Saratoga Sale demonstrated continued strong demand for Phipps bloodlines at the top end of the Thoroughbred yearling market, with eight yearlings grossing $8,900,000 and averaging $1,112,500. This is the second consecutive year in which yearlings from Phipps female families have averaged more than $1 million.
The average sale price for yearlings sold from Phipps female families exceeded the average for those sold from non-Phipps families by $353,368, or 46.5 percent. The 144 yearlings sold from non-Phipps families averaged $759,132.
The average price for yearlings sold from Phipps families also increased, with this year’s average rising 9.9 percent from 2025. Last year, eight yearlings from Phipps families grossed $8,095,000 and averaged $1,011,875 (see the August 2025 story “Saratoga Sale Yearlings from Phipps Families Average More Than $1 Million“).
Five of the eight yearlings from Phipps families sold for seven figures.
$2.3 million was the most expensive yearling sold from Phipps families. The Into Mischief colt (Hip 91) out of Tapit mare Stellar Sound was purchased by Flying Dutchmen from the Hill ‘n’ Dale consignment. The colt’s second through fourth dams are Phipps mares from the Versailles Treaty branch of Phipps foundation mare Ten Cents a Dance.

(Photo: Hip 91, colt, Into Mischief – Stellar Sound, by Tapit)
$1.7 million was paid by Spendthrift Farm and Delta Squad Racing for a Taylor Made Sales-consigned colt (Hip 129) by Not This Time out of Pioneerof the Nile mare Way too Pretty. The colt’s second through tenth dams are Phipps mares from the successful Get Lucky branch of Baby League.
$1.55 million was realized for a Justify colt (Hip 212) out of Smart Strike mare Good Omen. Speedway Stables purchased him from the Warrendale Sales consignment. His eighth dam Hopefully and ninth dam White Favor are Phipps mares.
$1.2 million was the final price for a Life Is Good colt (Hip 201) out of Street Sense mare From the Hood. She was purchased by Amo Racing from the consignment of Taylor Made Sales. The colt’s fifth through eighth dams are Phipps mares from the Bases Full branch of Baby League.
$1.075 million secured a Candy Ride (ARG) filly (Hip 40) out of Street Sense mare Off Topic. She was purchased by Andrew Hudson’s Hoolie Racing and an unnamed partner, from the consignment of Scott Mallory. The filly’s third through seventh dams are Phipps mares from the Educated Risk branch of Grey Flight.
The other three yearlings sold from Phipps families were:
$450,000 for an Uncle Mo colt (Hip 77) out of Gone Astray mare Shifty She, purchased by Repole Stable from the VanMeter Sales consignment. The colt’s third through seventh dams are Phipps mares from the Educated Risk branch of Grey Flight.
$425,000 for another Uncle Mo colt (Hip 161) out of Candy Ride (ARG) mare Canteen, purchased by Tom Durant from the Gainesway consignment. The colt’s fourth through seventh dams are Phipps mares from the Marking Time branch of Big Hurry.
$200,000 for an Arabian Lion colt (Hip 151) out of Arch mare Battle Bridge, purchased by III Beauty’s Thoroughbreds and Murry Smith from the Vinery Sales consignment. The colt’s second through ninth dams are Phipps mares from the Narrative branch of Belle Histoire.
In addition to those sold, bidding reached $1.95 million for a Not This Time colt (Hip 65) out of Phipps-bred Medaglia d’Oro mare Sabbatical, but he did not meet his reserve. The colt’s first nine dams are Phipps mares from the Get Lucky branch of Baby League.
The success of Saratoga Sale yearlings from Phipps female families creates strong momentum for these bloodlines in the upcoming Keeneland September Sale.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager based in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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Phipps Female Families Well Represented in the Saratoga Sale

By B. Jason Brooks
A deep dive into the pedigrees of the yearlings selected for the 2026 Saratoga Sale identifies a dozen descending from Phipps female families – an impressive number given Fasig-Tipton’s highly selective standards based on conformation and pedigrees.
The group comprises nine colts and three fillies representing nine different Phipps female families: three from the family of Baby League; two from the family of Dorine (ARG); and one each from the families of Belle Histoire, Big Hurry, Erin, Grey Flight, Minstress, Ten Cents a Dance, and White Favor.
The yearlings are also by some of the industry’s most sought-after stallions. Four are by Not This Time, two by Uncle Mo, and one each by Justify, Into Mischief, Candy Ride (ARG), Quality Road, Life Is Good, and Arabian Lion.
The Phipps family’s century-long breeding program continues to exert an extraordinary influence throughout the Thoroughbred stud book. The occasional sale of Phipps-bred mares has allowed other breeders to develop successful branches of these attractive families, producing classic winners and champions. One recent example is 2022 Horse of the Year and exciting freshman sire Flightline, whose second through sixth dams are Phipps mares.
The Phipps influence was particularly evident at last year’s Saratoga Sale, where eight yearlings from Phipps female families sold for a combined $8,095,000 and averaged $1,011,875. Three of them brought seven figures, led by the sale-topping $4.1 million Into Mischief colt. (For more details sale, see “Saratoga Sale Yearlings from Phipps Families Average More Than $1 Million,” Aug. 20, 2025.)

Phipps bloodlines have received even greater attention following Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable homebred Golden Tempo’s victories in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1), making him the first Phipps homebred to capture two Triple Crown races. This success will likely enhance the support for Saratoga Sale yearlings from Phipps families this year.
Among those to watch is Hip 65, a Not This Time colt out of Phipps-bred three-time winner Sabbatical, by Medaglia d’Oro. Bred by D. J. Stable and consigned by Taylor Made Sales, the colt is a half-brother to Phipps homebred Dreams of Tomorrow, by Speightstown, who placed in the 2021 Henry S. Clark Stakes.
From the successful Get Lucky branch of Phipps foundation mare Baby League, Sabbatical is a half-sister to Browse, by Medaglia d’Oro, the dam of Six Speed, by Not This Time, winner of this year’s U.A.E. Two Thousand Guineas (G3) and a Kentucky Derby (G1) alumnus. Sabbatical is a half-sister to Imagining, by Giant’s Causeway, winner of the 2014 Man o’ War Stakes (G1), who placed in four other grade 1 races. Another half-sister, Snooze, by Forestry, is the granddam of Chocolate Gelato, by Practical Joke, winner of the 2022 Frizette Stakes (G1). This family also includes 2010 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Super Saver, by Maria’s Mon, and juvenile champion Rhythm, by Mr. Prospector, among numerous other grade 1 winners.
Another attractive Not This Time colt from the Phipps family of Baby League is Hip 129, bred by Stonestreet Farm and consigned by Taylor Made Sales. The colt is out of Way Too Pretty, by Pioneer of the Nile, a half-sister to Spendthrift Farm’s Callback, by Street Sense, winner of the 2015 Las Virgenes Stakes (G1).
Way Too Pretty is also a half-sister to Defy Gravity, by Bandini, winner of the 2011 Smart Halo Stakes and granddam of Solitude Dude, by Yaupon. An eight-length winner of last year’s Inaugural Stakes, Solitude Dude followed it up this year with a 3¾-length victory in the Swale Stakes and a two-length victory in the Bay Shore Stakes. He also placed in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) and Amsterdam Stakes (G2).
A third yearling generating considerable buzz is Hip 91, a colt by Into Mischief out of multiple graded stakes-placed Stellar Sound, by Tapit. The colt shares the same Into Mischief–Tapit cross with six stakes winners, four of them graded, including Godolphin homebred Pretty Mischievous, who won the 2023 Kentucky Oaks (G1), Acorn Stakes (G1), and Cotillion Stakes (G1) in succession.
Bred by Don Alberto Corp. and consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms, the colt is from the Versailles Treaty branch of Phipps foundation mare Ten Cents A Dance. He is a full brother to the 2025 Saratoga Sale topper, purchased for $4.1 million by the Coolmore partners and White Birch Farm.
The first dam is three-time winner, Stellar Sound, by Tapit, who placed in the Las Virgenes Stakes (G2) and Bayakoa Stakes (G3) in 2020 and the Rancho Bernardo Handicap (G3) in 2021.
The second dam, Siren Serenade, by Unbridled’s Song, is a half-sister to the Coolmore partners’ George Vancouver, by Henrythenavigator, winner of the 2012 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1). Siren Serenade is also a three-quarter sister to Phipps homebred Saarland, by Unbridled, winner of the 2001 Remsen Stakes (G2) and runner-up by a neck in the 2003 Metropolitan Handicap (G1). Another half-sister, Rhineland, by Mr. Prospector, is the granddam of Calumet Farm-bred Mongolian Groom, by Hightail, who won the 2019 Awesome Again Stakes (G1) by 2¼ lengths.
The third dam is Shug McGaughey-trained Phipps homebred Versailles Treaty, by Danzig, who earned four grade 1 victories. In 1991, she won the Test Stakes (G1) by 2¾ lengths, the Alabama Stakes (G1) by 4½ lengths, and the Gazelle Handicap (G1) by a half-length in succession. She added the Ruffian Handicap (G1) the following year and twice finished runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1).
The yearlings listed below represent those in the Saratoga Sale from prominent Phipps female families. The list includes the Phipps-bred dams tracing back to the foundation mares acquired by the Phipps family.
2026 SARATOGA SALE YEARLINGS FROM PHIPPS FEMALE FAMILIES
Hip 38, colt (KY), Not This Time – Not Sure, by Lonhro (AUS); 2nd – 5th dams: Possibility / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG). Consignor Claiborne Farm, Barn 8.
Hip 40, filly (KY), Candy Ride (ARG) – Off Topic, by Street Sense; 3rd – 7th dams: Swinging / Pennant Champion / Personal Ensign / Grecian Banner / Dorine (ARG). Consignor Scott Mallory, Barn 5.
Hip 65, colt (KY), Not This Time – Sabbatical, by Medaglia d’Oro; 1st – 9th dams: Sabbatical / Daydreaming / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Taylor Made Sales, Barn 10.
Hip 77, filly (KY), Uncle Mo – Shifty She, by Gone Astray; 3rd – 7th dams: Perilous / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight. The broodmare sire, Gone Astray, is also Phipps-bred. Consignor VanMeter Sales, Barn 8.
Hip 91, colt (KY), Into Mischief – Stellar Sound, by Tapit; 2nd – 4th dams: Siren Serenade / Versailles Treaty / Ten Cents a Dance. Consignor Hill ‘n’ Dale, Barn 2.
Hip 129, colt (KY), Not This Time – Way too Pretty, by Pioneer of the Nile; 2nd – 10th dams: Quickest / Supercharger / Get Lucky / Dance Number / Numbered Account / Intriguing / Glamour / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Taylor Made Sales, Barn 7B.
Hip 151, colt (KY), Arabian Lion – Battle Bridge, by Arch; 2nd – 9th dams: Board Battle / Proxy Statement / Deputation / Wedding Party / Betrothed / Vowed / Narrative / Belle Histoire. Consignor Vinery Sales, Agent, Barn 3.
Hip 161, colt (KY), Uncle Mo – Canteen, by Candy Ride (ARG); 4th – 7th dams: A Pretty Smile / Marking Time / Allemande / Big Hurry. Consignor Gainesway, Barn 6.
Hip 189, filly (KY), Not This Time – Earth Strike (IRE), by Zoffany (IRE); 3rd – 5th dams: Storm Song / Hum Along / Minstress. Consignor Taylor Made Sales, Barn 10.
Hip 201, colt (KY), Life Is Good – From the Hood, by Street Sense; 5th – 8th dams: Stolen Base / Bases Full / Striking / Baby League. Consignor Taylor Made Sales, Barn 7B.
Hip 212, colt (KY), Justify – Good Omen, by Smart Strike); 8th – 9th dams: Hopefully / White Favor. Consignor Warrendale Sales, Barn 1.
Hip 223, colt (KY), Quality Road – Inlovewithlove, by Bernstein; 5th – 7th dams: Leix / Bold Irish / Erin. Consignor Gainesway, Barn 6.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
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Quiet Power Graduates at the Big A
By B. Jason Brooks
Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s homebred 3-year-old colt Quiet Power broke through for a well-deserved graduation on Thursday afternoon, scoring by a length and a quarter going a mile on the turf at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Breaking from the inside post with jockey Jose Lezcano aboard, Quiet Power tracked along the inside within striking distance before swinging four wide into the stretch and unleashing a rally to win going away, covering the turf mile in 1:34.88. (Replay below.)
The victory came in Quiet Power’s sixth career start following four previous placings. He finished runner-up in consecutive turf races in September and October at Aqueduct before placing third in March at Gulfstream Park and again in April at Aqueduct.
Trained by Hall of Famer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey, Quiet Power is by Gainesway Farm’s three-time leading sire Tapit and is the second winner out of Phipps-bred Medaglia d’Oro mare Sabbatical. The dam is a half-sister to Phipps Stable’s Man o’ War Stakes (G1)-winning millionaire Imagining (Giant’s Causeway).
Hailing from the illustrious Get Lucky branch of Phipps foundation mare Baby League, Quiet Power’s second dam is Phipps homebred Daydreaming (A.P. Indy), winner of three graded stakes. His third dam is graded winner Get Lucky (Mr. Prospector), a full sister to Travers Stakes (G1) winner Rhythm. Get Lucky’s grade 1-winning descendants include Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver (Marias Mon), Chocolate Gelato (Practical Joke), Callback (Street Sense), Girolamo (A.P. Indy), Got Lucky (A.P. Indy), and Bluegrass Cat (Storm Cat).
The victory continues an exceptional year for the Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable partnership, which also bred and campaigns Kentucky Derby (G1) and Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Golden Tempo.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York. He can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
