Gypsys Warning wins G1 Matriarch S. (photo Benoit)
Sent off a well-backed 7-2, Gypsy’s Warning tipped out at the top of the stretch and roared past the leaders to win going away. The bay ran third after setting the pace in the Oct. 2 GI Yellow Ribbon Invitational S. going 10 panels on the turf, but changed tactics here.
Rated in fifth as Wasted Tears took them through six furlongs in 1:10.83, she shifted off the rail to find running room when they hit the stretch and, responding to left-handed encouragement, powered to the front in the final yards before pulling clear.
“She’s a class, class filly”, said Team Valor International rep Aron Wellman. “It could not have gone any better than how we planned it today.”
Five-for-11 in her native country, Gypsy’s Warning captured the G1 South African Fillies Classic and was third in the G1 Woolavington 2000 S. in 2009. She had been off for nearly a year when she made her US debut last May at Monmouth Park, was firing on all cylinders for her return and scored by a nose over Maram (Sahm).
The mare was beaten just 1 1/2 lengths when fifth in the G2 Dance Smartly S. at Woodbine, then finished third from off the pace in the GI Beverly D. S. and after leading early in
the Yellow Ribbon. As for the strategy in the Matriarch, Joel Rosario said “I didn’t really take her back, I just let her relax and get comfortable. She seemed like she was going to be a little rank, but she settled herself down. When I asked her to go, she really kicked. The only instructions I got were to let her relax, keep her covered up and make one run. I don’t know how good she is, but she really showed me something today.”
(race report from TDN)
Pedigree
Gypsy’s Warning is bred by the McHardy’s at Rathmor Stud in Natal. She’s out of once-raced mare Gypsy Queen, a full sister to two SA Oaks winners, Royal Prophecy and Noble Destiny. The bottom female line traces to Sceptre and daughter Maid Of The Mist.
Gypsy’s Warning’s sire is unraced Mogok (Storm Cat–Coup de Folie, by Halo), bred in Kentucky by the Niarchos Family’s Flaxman Holdings Ltd. The dark bay, the last foal of his group-winning and Group 1-placed dam, is a half to champion and supersire Machiavellian (Mr. Prospector), to French highweight Coup de Genie (Mr. Prospector), and G1SW Exit
to Nowhere (Irish River). He is from the family of champion Bago (Nashwan) and French highweights Denebola (Storm Cat) and Way of Light (Woodman). He was exported to South Africa in 2003 to stand at Scott brother’s Highdown Stud in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu Natal.
Hollywood Park
MATRIARCH S.-GI, $250,000, HOL, 11-26, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34, fm.
1–GYPSY’S WARNING (SAF), 123, m, 5, by Mogok 1st Dam: Gypsy Queen (SAf), by Royal Chalice (SAf)
2nd Dam: Sara’s Warning, by Caveat
3rd Dam: Apsara, by Dancer’s Image
O-Team Valor International & Green Lantern Stables;
B-Rathmor Stud (SAF); T-H Graham Motion; J-Joel Rosario; $150,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-SAf, 5-2-0-2, $351,283. *1/2 to Surabi (SAf) (Wolfhound), GSW-SAf.
2–Wasted Tears, 123, m, 5, Najran–Wishes and Roses, by Greinton (GB). O/T-Bart B Evans; B-Bart Evans (KY); $50,000.
3–Go Forth North, 120, f, 3, North Light (Ire)–Witch Tradition, by Holy Bull. O-L-Bo Racing, Monte Pyle & Summer of Fun Racing LLC; B-Michael Schmeling & Andy Stronach (KY); T-A C Avila; $30,000.
Margins: 1 1/4, 1/2, 1/2
Also Ran: Westwood Pride, Camille C, Lilly Fa Pootz, Special Duty (GB).
