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.
#5 Seaside Retreat takes Race 7 from @ChurchillDowns in her second start off the layoff with @CoreyLanerie aboard.
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.
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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 Yorkerthat 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.
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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
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
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
Army Mule S., GP 3/28 – PENTATHLON (5/c by Speightstown), Phippshomebred, 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
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
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 7/11 – 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)
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 Brooksis 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.
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 Brooksis 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.
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 Brooksis 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.
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.
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 Brooksis 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.
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.
Story by B. Jason Brooks / Photo courtesy of Janet Napolitano
In the centennial year of the Phipps family’s illustrious Thoroughbred breeding and racing dynasty, the iconic stable celebrated its first homebred dual classic winner as Golden Tempo captured the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
The sixth-generation Phipps-bred colt broke sharply from the outside post 9 but veered outward and bobbled after making contact with the gate. Jockey Jose Ortiz guided him toward the inside to save ground, settling Golden Tempo at the rear of the nine-horse field before launching his bid around the far turn.
Unlike the Kentucky Derby, in which a fast early pace helped set the stage for Golden Tempo’s last-to-first rally, the Belmont unfolded through moderate fractions of 23.96, 48.29 and 1:12.38. The slower tempo presented a much different challenge for the deep-closing colt, but the result was the same.
Ortiz brought Golden Tempo outside approaching the stretch, and the colt again produced his powerful, sustained rally. Splitting rivals in the lane, he drew clear to defeat Wathnan Racing’s Commandment (Into Mischief) by a length and a quarter, clocking in at 2:03.49 for the mile and a quarter race.
Due to the reconstruction of Belmont Park, the race was held at Saratoga where going the traditional mile and a half for the “Test of the Champion” wasn’t possible based on the layout and distance of the track. Golden Tempo’s margin of victory may very well have been even larger had the race been ran going the traditional mile and a half at Belmont. His pedigree also supports the notion that he could excel at longer distances.
Becoming a dual Classic winner is an extraordinary achievement in itself. Becoming the first to carry that distinction for the Phipps family is even more significant when one considers the legendary horses produced and campaigned by the family over the past century. They include Hall of Famers Seabiscuit and Buckpasser, 1957 Preakness Stakes winner Bold Ruler, 1989 Belmont Stakes winner Easy Goer, and 2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb. Golden Tempo’s Kentucky Derby and Belmont victories bring the Phipps family’s total number of U.S. male classics to five.
Golden Tempo’s victory also returned the Phipps family to the Belmont winner’s circle for the first time in 37 years, since Easy Goer’s memorable victory in 1989.
For Golden Tempo’s co-breeders and co-owners, Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stable, the Belmont represented a third classic victory. St. Elias previously campaigned 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming (Bodemeister) in partnership and shared in Golden Tempo’s victories in this year’s Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes.
Golden Tempo became the second consecutive non–Triple Crown winner to capture both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont, following Godolphin’s Sovereignty (Into Mischief). Sovereignty completed the Derby-Belmont double in 2025, added the grade 1 Travers Stakes, and went on to be named Eclipse champion 3-year-old male and Horse of the Year.
Including the 13 Triple Crown champions, Golden Tempo is the 26th horse in history to win both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. And, he is the 13th to accomplish the double without sweeping all three Triple Crown races.
Much was made of the connections’ decision to rest Golden Tempo rather than go for the Triple Crown. Despite the temptation to join the legends who have accomplished racing’s most coveted feat, Golden Tempo’s connections determined that the two-week turnaround between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes was in the colt’s best interest. Also, trainer Cherie DeVaux has noted that she had never brought a horse back on such short rest during her career. Not surprisingly, the results of this year’s Preakness offered support for that cautious approach: none of the three horses returning from the Kentucky Derby finished among the first three in the Preakness.
Golden Tempo became the third Derby winner in five years to bypass the Preakness, following Rich Strike in 2022 and Sovereignty in 2025. More importantly, he arrived at Saratoga ready to reproduce his Derby-winning performance—and to erase any suggestion that his victory at Churchill Downs had resulted merely from a favorable pace scenario.
The Belmont also extended DeVaux’s place in racing history. After becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, the Saratoga Springs native became the first woman to train the winner of two American Triple Crown races.
Golden Tempo will now return to Keeneland to begin preparing for the grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes, scheduled for August 1 at Saratoga. Beyond that awaits the grade 1 Travers Stakes over the same track and distance as his Belmont triumph—and another opportunity for the Phipps family’s first dual classic winner to add to his historic season.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York, and can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
Phipps Stable’s homebred 3-year-old colt Dark Assault will look to graduate on Friday, June 5, going a mile and an eighth over the main track at Saratoga Race Course.
Trained by Hall of Famer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey III, Dark Assault has been knocking on the door of graduating, finishing second or third in four of his last five starts.
Most recently, he was runner-up going one mile over the Aqueduct dirt on May 14. Returning from a 75-day layoff with jockey Manny Franco in the irons, Dark Assault broke sharply from the inside post and pressed the leader from the three path. He took a narrow lead near the three-sixteenths pole before being brushed slightly by the eventual winner, but held on gamely for second.
He also showed promise early on in his career as a juvenile, coming up a neck short in his second career start in early October for a maiden special weight at Aqueduct going six furlongs (replay below). Breaking from the inside post with Samuel Marin up, he went to the lead where he showed the way until being caught in the final sixteenth by My World (Essential Quality) to take runner-up honors. The winner, My World, went on to win the Nashua Stakes next time in November, followed by the Jerome Stakes in January.
Dark Assault is a fourth-generation Phipps homebred by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms’ Violence (Medaglia d’Oro) and is the third foal out of the More Than Ready mare Power Move, a debut winner who finished second in the one-mile Tempted Stakes in her second start. Dark Assault’s half-brother Four Beach Friends (Speightstown) was sold as a yearling and recently won the Sprint Into Summer Cup Stakes on May 31.
Dark Assault’s third dam is Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) winner Pleasant Home (Seeking the Gold), the granddam of three-time grade 1 winner Guarana (Ghostzapper) and multiple graded stakes winner Cornucopian (Into Mischief). His fourth dam is Phipps foundation mare Our Country Place (Pleasant Colony), a daughter of multiple grade 1 winner Maplejinsky (Nijinsky II {CAN}). Other notable descendants of Our Country Place include two-time grade 1 winner Pine Island (Arch) and five-time grade 1-winning sire Point of Entry (Dynaformer).
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York, and can be followed on X at @bjbrooksNY.
The 2026 Kentucky Derby is a storybook win for the Phipps family who are celebrating 100 years of success in Thoroughbred racing and breeding
by B. Jason Brooks
“First Lady of the Turf” Gladys Mills Phipps began the Phipps family’s Thoroughbred racing dynasty in 1926. Her Wheatley Stable’s first winner came quickly, with James E. “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons-trained Sturdy Stella winning a quarter-mile dash on February 2nd of that year at Miami’s fabled Hialeah Park. A century later, the Phippses remain U.S. racing royalty, winning the Kentucky Derby this past Saturday with homebred Golden Tempo – bred and owned in partnership with Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stable.
As recently noted on this blog, the Phipps’s accomplishments over the last century are staggering, having bred more than 300 stakes winners, 7 Breeders’ Cup winners, 29 champions, and 8 Hall of Famers, including Seabiscuit, Searching, Bold Ruler, Buckpasser, Personal Ensign, Easy Goer, Inside Information, and Heavenly Prize.
Each successive generation has been a part of a homebred male classic winner, starting with Glady Mill Phipps’s Wheatley Stable colt Bold Ruler in the 1957 Preakness Stakes, Ogden Phipps’s Easy Goer in the 1989 Belmont Stakes, and Phipps Stable – led by family patriarch Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps – with Orb in the 2013 Kentucky Derby (bred and owned by the Phipps family in partnership with Dinny’s cousin Stuart S. Janney III, also a grandson of Glady Mills Phipps). Bold Ruler was trained by James E. “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons and Easy Goer and Orb were trained by Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey, both of whom are Hall of Famers. And, each of the Phipps family’s classic winners were born and raised at the Hancock family’s legendary Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky.
Since Dinny’s passing in 2016, breeding and racing has remained a family affair for the Phippses, with Daisy Phipps Pulito as their racing manager, supported by her siblings and their mother Ande. Trained by Cherie DeVaux, Golden Tempo’s Kentucky Derby win represents a remarkable fourth successive generation leading the family stable to a victory in a Triple Crown race.
Besides their successful colts in Triple Crown races, the Phippses have won six of the two undisputed fillies classics: the Kentucky Oaks with Dispute in 1993 and the Coaching Club American Oaks (G1) with Edelweiss in 1933, High Voltage in 1955, Christmas Past in the 1982, My Flag in the 1996, and Smuggler in 2005. (This does not include 9 wins of the Acorn Stakes (G1), 6 wins of the Alabama Stakes (G1), 2 wins of the Mother Goose Stakes (G1), and 4 wins of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (G2), each significant a race of which was considered a part of the New York or National “Triple Tiara” at some point.)
Adding to their success in the U.S., Ogden Phipps’s European stable won the St. Leger Stakes (G1), the final leg of the English Triple Crown, with Boucher in 1972 and the One Thousand Guineas, an English fillies classic, with Quick As Lightning in 1980.
In summary, Golden Tempo became the fourth Phipps colt to win a U.S. classic. When adding six Phipps fillies who won the Kentucky Oaks or Coaching Club American Oaks, as well as two English classic winners, that’s an ultra-impressive dozen classic wins for the Phipps family!
While the family stable is not as large as it used to be when Ogden Phipps had 40 or more horses in training, Phipps Stable currently has 17 horses in training and a broodmare band that typically ranges from 15 to 20 mares.
Their recent success has included more than a dozen stakes wins over the last five years (see a list of these stakes winners in the recent blog story “Kentucky Derby Contender Golden Tempo Carries on the Phipps Legacy”.) No stranger to recent Triple Crown races, they were represented by grade 2-winner Dynamic One in the 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) and stakes winner Perform in the 2023 Preakness Stakes (G1), both co-owned in partnerships and finished off of the board in their classics.
The next step for Golden Tempo is still to be finalized. His trainer Cherie DeVaux indicated on NBC’s TODAY Show on Monday that a final decision is expected by the end of the week on whether to point him to the Preakness Stakes (G1) at Laurel Park on May 16th or the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course on June 6th. Notably, Golden Tempo has the opportunity to become the Phipps family’s first horse to win multiple classics, an impressive feat when considering the greats noted above whom they have bred and raced.
THE PHIPPS FAMILY’s DOZEN CLASSIC WINNERS
Edelweiss – 1933 Coaching Club American Oaks High Voltage – 1955 Coaching Club American Oaks Bold Ruler – 1957 Preakness Stakes Boucher – 1972 St. Leger Stakes (ENG) Quick as Lightning – 1980 One Thousand Guineas (ENG) Christmas Past – 1982 Coaching Club American Oaks Easy Goer – 1989 Belmont Stakes Dispute – 1993 Kentucky Oaks My Flag – 1996 Coaching Club American Oaks Smuggler – 2005 Coaching Club American Oaks Orb – 2013 Kentucky Derby (with Stuart S. Janney III) Golden Tempo – 2026 Kentucky Derby (with St. Elias Stable)
B. Jason Brooks (𝕏 at @bjbrooksNY) is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York.
After kicking off his promising career and progressing well over the winter and spring, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s homebred Golden Tempo is in primed for his grade 1 debut among racing’s most elite in the 152nd Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2nd.
In his four career starts, all at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans with jockey Jose L. Ortiz aboard, Golden Tempo has demonstrated a strong ability as a closer. This has occurred while progressively stretching out in distance and increasing his Beyer speed figures while winning or placing in all of his races.
(Photo: Trainer Cherie DeVaux and Golden Tempo at Keeneland, April 2026)
Golden Tempo won his December 20th career debut going six furlongs, hitting the stretch in fourth-place before blazing home to win by a length and a half with a Beyer of 78. He came back on January 17th for the 1 ¹⁄₁₆-mile Lecomte Stakes (G3), impressively inhaling the field in the stretch to win by three-quarters of a length with a Beyer of 81. Stepping up in class and stretching out for the 1 ⅛-mile Risen Star Stakes (G2) on February 14th, he hit the top of the stretch in fifth-place and continued advancing, finishing third behind winner Paladin and runner-up Chip Honcho, earning an 84 Beyer. And, most recently in the 1 ³⁄₁₆-mile Louisiana Derby (G2) on March 21st, he advanced in the far turn to third and chased dueling Emerging Market and Pavlovian to the wire, taking show honors with an 88 Beyer.
Despite the third-place showing in the Louisiana Derby, Golden Tempo’s fractions show select hallmarks of the top Kentucky Derby contenders. In examining the need for speed and stamina to win the Derby, racing analyst Dick Downey wrote in his recent BloodHorse story (here) that 8 of 10 recent Derby winners “ran within one second of averaging :12 [seconds] per furlong during at least four of the five calls of their final Derby prep” and that “all but one of those eight finished the last 3 furlongs of their respective final preps in the well-known :38 [seconds] or less.” Downey goes on to highlight that Golden Tempo is one of only four Derby entries (after the scratch of Fulleffort) meeting the criteria. According to Downey, in the Louisiana Derby, Golden Tempo put up “four 12s of the first five calls” and went “from the 6 ½ furlong marker to the finish line” in 37.19 seconds. This angle shines a light on Golden Tempo’s closing speed that will serve him well in the “Run for the Roses”.
Following the Louisiana Derby, Golden Tempo shipped to Keeneland where he has been thriving. Trainer Cherie DeVaux recently stated, “He has matured both physically and mentally a lot… He was always a heavier horse and took a while for him to really shape up physically, and we’re there now. He has really improved in that respect.”
Golden Tempo’s recent Keeneland workouts demonstrate his continued progress, breezing five furlongs on April 10th in 1:00.8 (the third-fastest of 20), and four furlongs on April 17th in :47.0 (the second-fastest of 58).
Given the potential for an early hot pace, Golden Tempo breaking from the outside, and his running style of settling off the pace early on and closing like a freight train, he may be on the cusp of experiencing Kentucky Derby glory.
Significance in History
A Golden Tempo victory in the Kentucky Derby would be groundbreaking for multiple reasons. First, his trainer Cherie DeVaux would become the first woman to condition a Kentucky Derby winner. Second, although he has won the classic Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes, it would be the first Kentucky Derby win for Eclipse Award-winning jockey Jose Ortiz. And third, despite Curlin being an all-time great sire, Golden Tempo would be his first Kentucky Derby winner.
Since entering Thoroughbred racing and breeding in 1926, each successive generation of the Phipps family has won a Triple Crown race. Starting with Gladys Mills Phipps’s Wheatley Stable colt Bold Ruler, by Nasrullah (IRE), in the 1957 Preakness Stakes, followed by Ogden Phipps’ colt Easy Goer, by Alydar, in the 1989 Belmont Stakes, and, most recently, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps and family’s Phipps Stable colt Orb, by Malibu Moon, in the 2013 Kentucky Derby (bred and owned in partnership with Stuart S. Janney III, Dinny’s cousin). Bold Ruler was trained by James E. “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons and Easy Goer and Orb by Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey, both Hall of Fame trainers.
Over the last century, the Phippses have bred more than 300 stakes winners, 29 champions, and 8 Hall of Famers, including Seabiscuit, Bold Ruler, Buckpasser, Easy Goer, Personal Ensign, Heavenly Prize, Inside Information, and Searching.
Today, Phipps Stable has 17 horses in training and a broodmare band of around 20 mares. They continue their winning ways, with more than a dozen stakes wins over the last five years. In addition to Golden Tempo, their recent top performers include the following:
Pentathlon, by Speightstown, winner of the 2026 Army Mule Stakes. He is owned in partnership by Phipps Stable, St. Elias Stable, and Woodford Racing;
Signator, by Tapit, winner of the 2025 Henry S. Clark Stakes. His owner partnership included West Point Thoroughbreds, Woodford Racing, Gainesway, Ken Langone, Lynne and Edward Hudson Jr., and Lane’s End.
Surprisingly, by Mastery, winner of the 2023 Endeavour Stakes (G3);
Perform, by Good Magic, winner of the 2023 Federico Tesio Stakes and a Preakness Stakes (G1) contender that year. Phipps Stable owned him in partnership with Woodford Racing, Lane’s End, Ken Langone, and Lynne and Edward Hudson Jr.;
Dynamic One, by Union Rags, winner of the 2022 Suburban Stakes (G2) and a 2021 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender. Phipps Stable owned him in partnership with Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable;
Vigilantes Way, by Medaglia d’Oro, winner of the 2021 Eatontown Stakes (G3); and,
Performer, by Speightstown, winner of the 2019 Discovery Stakes (G3) and 2021 Fred W. Hooper Stakes (G3), as well as placed in the 2020 Cigar Mile Handicap (G1). He was co-owned with Claiborne Farm.
Seeing the legendary black and cherry Phipps silks in the 2026 Kentucky Derby winners’ circle would be a fitting accomplishment following the family’s century of excellence in Thoroughbred racing and breeding.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York.
After opening his 5-year-old campaign with back-to-back victories, Phipps Stable homebred Pentathlon is seeking his first career graded stakes win on Sunday in the $175,000 Westchester Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct Race Course.
The one-mile dirt race for ages four years and older includes a field of five, with a scheduled post time of 4:16 p.m. Eastern. Pentathlon drew the rail and retains the services of jockey Dylan Davis for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey.
The Speightstown horse is coming off of a determined victory in the Army Mule Stakes on March 28th at Gulfstream Park in which he rallied from off the pace to win by a half-length. The stakes victory followed an impressive February 15th allowance optional claiming score at Tampa Bay Downs in which Pentathlon rallied win by three and a quarter lengths.
Pentathlon enters the Westchester after winning three of his last four starts, dating back to October 24th. His only loss during this span came against a deep field in the Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct in December in which he finished fifth.
Sunday’s race represents a step back up to graded stakes competition and will also stretch Pentathlon back out to a mile, the same distance he broke his maiden by three and a half lengths at Saratoga.
The accomplished field for the Westchester Stakes includes grade 1 winner Antiquarian (Preservationist), multiple graded stakes winner Bishops Bay (Uncle Mo), and multiple stakes winners Quint’s Brew (Mosler) and Rated by Merit (Battalion Runner).
Bred by Phipps Stable, Pentathlon is owned by his breeder in partnership with Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stable and the Farish family’s Woodford Racing partnership.
A victory in the Westchester would give Pentathlon his third consecutive win and first graded stakes victory.
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.
Phipps Stable’s co-owned Pentathlon produced a powerful late run to earn his first stakes victory in Gulfstream Park’s $175,000 Army Mule Stakes on Saturday.
Ridden by Dylan Davis for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey, the 5-year-old Speightstown horse rallied from off the pace to win by a half-length, completing seven furlongs over the fast main track in 1:23.11.
Breaking from post 2, Pentathlon settled along the rail as the leaders established quick opening fractions of 22.71 and 45.14 seconds. Mr. Davis guided him off the inside approaching the five-sixteenths pole and he began advancing three wide around the far turn. He swung five wide entering the stretch before a sustained rally down the center of the track for the win. Pentathlon earned a 95 Beyer speed figure for the performance.
The victory was his second in as many starts this year after opening 2026 campaign with a dominant 5-length allowance optional claiming score at Tampa Bay Downs on February 15.
The Army Mule Stakes marked a breakthrough stakes success for Pentathlon, who finished fifth when making his graded stakes debut in the Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) at Aqueduct in December.
The Phipps-bred is owned in partnership by Phipps Stable, St. Elias Stable, and Woodford Racing.
The victory was especially fitting for the ownership partnership since grade 1 winner Army Mule was owned by St. Elias Stable.
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.
Phipps Stable’s co-owned 5-year-old horse Pentathlon returns to stakes company on Saturday, March 28, in Gulfstream Park’s $175,000 Army Mule Stakes going seven furlongs on the dirt.
Pentathlon drew post 2 in a field of 10 and will have jockey Dylan Davis aboard for Hall of Fame trainer Claude R. “Shug” McGaughey.
The Speightstown horse enters the Army Mule off of an impressive 5-length allowance optional claiming victory on February 15 at Tampa Bay Downs. Making his 5-year-old debut, he settled off of the pace before taking command around the far turn, swinging five wide into the stretch and drawing away.
The victory followed Pentathlon’s fifth-place finish in his stakes debut, the Cigar Mile Handicap (G2) on December 6 at Aqueduct.
Pentathlon faces off in the Army Mule against an accomplished field that includes Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) alumnus Owen Almighty (Speightstown), Pat Day Mile Stakes (G2) winner Macho Music (Maclean’s Music), and multiple graded stakes-placed Scotland (Good Magic), among others.
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 Tapit mare Parade who finished runner-up in the 2017 Comely Stakes (G3) with Dylan Davis aboard.
Pentathlon descends from one of the most distinguished Phipps female families. His second dam is graded stakes-placed On Parade (Storm Cat), followed by multiple grade 1 winner My Flag (Easy Goer), and undefeated Hall of Famer Personal Ensign. The family traces back to Argentine-bred foundation mare Dorine, acquired by Ogden Phipps in 1970.
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.
Just four months after winning his career debut, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable’s homebred Golden Tempo can become a virtual lock for the Kentucky Derby by finishing among the top three in Saturday’s Louisiana Derby (G2).
With eight Derby prep races remaining in the U.S. between now and April 11th, the top-ranking 20 or so (after accounting for potential scratches) will have the opportunity to race for Derby glory. Golden Tempo currently ranks 12th on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 35 points.
Since the current Kentucky Derby points system was first implemented in 2023 in which the top five finishers in Derby prep races are awarded points towards a starting position, those with the fewest points in the starting gate were Baeza in 2023 with 37.5 points, Epic Ride in 2024 with 35 points, and Mandarin Hero and King Russell who both had 40 points in 2025.
The top five finishers of the Louisiana Derby will receive 100, 50, 25, 15, and 10 points, so a strong showing for Golden Tempo would almost guarantee him a start in the Kentucky Derby.
In his three career starts so far, all at Fair Grounds with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard, a lack of early speed has left Golden Tempo with a lot of work to do in the stretch. He was talented enough to close with the necessary speed to win his debut on December 20th and then again second time out on January 17th in the Lecomte Stakes (G3). Given his running style and the way the track was playing for his third career start, he settled for third-place last time out on February 14th in the Risen Start Stakes (G2), finishing behind Paladin and Chip Honcho.
Looking to get Golden Tempo more focused early on, trainer Cherie DeVaux will add blinkers for the first time. As stated in Ron Flatter’s Horse Racing Nation story posted (here) on Friday morning, DeVaux’s strategy is that “[w]ith the blinkers, we’re not trying to change his running style. He’s a closer. He’s effective being a closer, but we just want him more involved in the earlier stages of the race so that when he does make his run, he doesn’t have so much to do.”
Stretching out to a mile-and-three-sixteenths for the first time, Golden Tempo is expected to relish the longer distance based on his past performances and breeding. As Alan Porter noted in his January 20th BloodHorse column (here), “In addition to Curlin’s qualifications as a classic sire, the distaff side of Golden Tempo’s pedigree also suggests that classic distances will be no problem for him. His dam Carrumba is by Bernardini, a champion 3-year-old whose successes included the Preakness Stakes, Travers Stakes (G1), and Jockey Club Gold Cup.” (For more on Golden Tempo’s successful Phipps female family, see “Phipps and St. Elias’s Golden Tempo Shines in Debut; Declared a TDN Rising Star” on the Phipps Stable Fan blog.)
Saturday’s Louisiana Derby will be a strong indicator of Golden Tempo’s ability to succeed at classic distances, something that DeVaux takes very seriously. In the Horse Racing Nation story, she stated that her Derby horses have to “have a good shot of having a good showing… I’m not the type of person that wants to just go to the Kentucky Derby for all the hoopla.”
Following stints that included six years with Chuck Simon and then eight with Chad Brown, Cherie DeVaux went out on her own as a trainer in 2018. She earned her first graded win with Gam’s Mission in the 2021 Regret Stakes (G3) and her first top-tier victory with She Feels Pretty in the 2023 Natalma Stakes (G1). In addition to She Feel Pretty adding four more grade 1 wins to her resume, DeVaux’s other elite winners have included Vahva in the 2024 Derby City Distaff (G1) and More Than Looks in the 2024 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1). Her career’s ascent is on track for its first Kentucky Derby starter with Golden Tempo.
Golden Tempo’s success has brough a lot of excitement for the Phipps family who are celebrating 100 years in U.S. Thoroughbred breeding and racing. Having won the Preakness in 1957 with Bold Ruler, Belmont Stakes in 1989 with Easy Goer, and, finally, the Kentucky Derby in 2013 with Orb (co-bred and -owned with Dinny Phipps’s cousin Stuart S. Janney III), the timing of Golden Tempo’s success is a thrilling way to begin the start of a new century for the elite stable, this time with Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stable sharing in the victories as co-breeders and co-owners. (For more on the Phipps family’s century of success, see “Saratoga Yearlings From Phipps Families Average $1M+” in BloodHorsehere.)
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Ten years ago, Phipps Stable’s fifth-generation homebred Carrumba battled down the stretch and got up nearing the wire to win the 2016 Top Flight Invitational Handicap (G3) at Aqueduct with then 22-year-old jockey Jose Ortiz aboard. It was the second graded stakes race for the 4-year-old Bernardini filly trained by Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey.
Despite having bred more than 300 stakes winners in the 90 years they had been in the game, Carrumba’s victory was a very special one for the Phipps family, as it was their first start after the loss of racing scion Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps earlier that week. As Dinny’s son Ogden Phipps II stated after the race, “Absolutely this win was emotional. Our first time back at the races and it’s obviously a big part of how we grew up with my dad. Coming back here and seeing a filly that he really loved and winning a stake is very emotional.”
Carrumba was retired in 2017 after her 15th career start. In addition to her grade 3 Top Flight win, she placed in seven graded stakes, including the grade 1 Ogden Phipps Stakes.
Following her retirement, she joined the Phipps broodmare band at Claiborne Farm. Her first two foals include Hype House, by Candy Ride (Ire), who was winless from three starts, and Tarnished Truth, by Blame, who never made it to the starting gate. It was her third foal, Golden Tempo, by Curlin, who would deliver the mare her first win from the broodmare shed.
Carrying on a new hope for the next generation of this special family line for the Phippses, Golden Tempo made his career debut on December 20th at New Orleans’ historic Fair Grounds Race Course. Co-bred and co-owned with Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stable, the juvenile broke a step slow and settled in as the trailer on the ten-horse maiden special weight race that went six furlongs. A decade after guiding Golden Tempo’s dam Carrumba to victory in the Top Flight, jockey Jose Ortiz confidently guided Golden Tempo six wide around the far turn before displaying an impressive stretch drive down the center of the track to win by a length and a half.
The valiant victory created a buzz. The win earned the up-and-comer “Rising Star” honors from the Thoroughbred Daily News, a designation awarded to promising horses early in their careers who are likely to become stakes winners. Racing analysts also began touting Golden Tempo as a horse to watch on the Kentucky Derby trail.
In training at Fair Grounds for conditioner Cherie DeVaux, Golden Tempo remained in New Orleans for his second start, a two-turn test in the ten-horse Lecomte Stakes (G3) on January 17th. Retaining Jose Ortiz for the mile-and-a-sixteenth race, he settled off the pace in ninth place and weaved through traffic in the far turn, hitting the top of the stretch in fourth. He moved to a clear path on the rail and sustained a powerful drive to win going away by three-quarters of a length.
The Lecomte win awarded Golden Tempo 20 points towards a starting position in the Kentucky Derby, placing him first on the official leaderboard at the time. Since then, five other Derby prospects – Silent Tactic, Renegade, Intrepido, Plutarch, and Nearly – have earned points, moving Golden Tempo down to his current sixth-place spot in the rankings.
Having turned three years old on February 7th, Golden Tempo will put his undefeated record on the line as he continues on the Fair Grounds trail to the Kentucky Derby. He makes his third career start in the Risen Star Stakes (G2) on Saturday, February 14th, stretching out to a mile and an eighth and retaining the services of jockey Jose Ortiz.
The Phipps-St. Elias colt enters the race as the second favorite with 3-to-1 odds. Remsen Stakes (G2) winner Paladin gets the nod as the morning-line favorite at 8-to-5. As the May 2nd Kentucky Derby draws closer, the points awarded for prep races grow larger. In the Risen Star, 50 points will go to the winner, 25 to the runner-up, 15 for third place, 10 for fourth, and 5 for fifth.
Well-bred Golden Tempo shares the same Curlin-Bernardini cross as grade 1 winners Clairiere and Paris Lights, grade 2 winners Cezanne and Point of Honor, and grade 3 winners Cornishman and Spice Is Nice.
Golden Tempo hails from the accomplished Oh What a Dance branch of Phipps foundation mare Lady Pitt. Unraced mare Oh What a Dance was out of blue-hen mare Blitey who also produced grade 1 winners Dancing Spree, Furlough, and Fantastic Find, the last of which is the fourth dam of Flightline.
Oh What a Dance is the tail-female line descendant of eight grade 1 winners. She is the first dam of Hall of Famer Heavenly Prize and Oh What a Windfall, second dam of Good Reward and Dancing Forever, third dam of Persistently and Instilled Regard, fourth dam of W Heart Bond (JPN), and fifth dam of Queen Goddess.
2026 is the 100th anniversary of the Phipps family entering Thoroughbred racing and it is fitting that the racing dynasty has an exciting Kentucky Derby prospect out of a mare that has a special place in their history.
B. Jason Brooks is a Thoroughbred racing and pedigree researcher, writer, and social media manager residing in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Graded stakes races in the U.S. and Canada listed by grade and then alphabetically by race name. Click on the horse names to see a catalog-style pedigree as of the date of their most recent graded stakes win. View past lists for 2024 here, 2023 here, and 2022 here.)
First Lady S. (G1) – SIMPLY IN FRONT (Summer Front), 1st-6th dams: Complicated / Consequence / Educated Risk / Pure Profit / Clear Ceiling / Grey Flight
Frizette S. (G1) – IRON ORCHARD (Authentic), 7th-9th dams: Boldness / Hostility / Marguerite de Valios (FR)
Gamely S. (G1) – BE YOUR BEST (IRE) (Muhaarar {GB}), 5th-9th dams: The Garden Club / Fashion Verdict / So Chic / Striking / Baby League
Vigil S. (G3) – SIMCOE (CAN) (Uncle Mo), 5th – 6th dams: Searching / Big Hurry
Below: Phipps-bred Blame mare Complicated‘s multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire Simply in Front winning the G2 Distaff Turf Mile at Churchill Downs on the Kentucky Derby undercard. Simply in Front is a three-quarter sister to grade 1 winner And One More Time (Omaha Beach) and stakes winner Churchtown (Air Force Blue), as well as a half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Honor D Lady (Honor Code).
