US G3 2nd for Trippi
Trippi’s daughter TRIP FOR A.J. ran second by less than half a length in the Gr3 $100 000 at the My Charmer Handicap at Calder
30th November 2011
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Trippi’s daughter TRIP FOR A.J. ran second by less than half a length in the Gr3 $100 000 at the My Charmer Handicap at Calder
A filly and colt by Dynasty made top prices at the National 2yo sale where the average prices for colts and fillies were down, but median prices showed that the middle and lower end of the market recovered from last year’s drop.
Jallad mare Blushing Summer, in foal to Cape stallion Trippi, topped the Natal broodmare sale
Breeders paid top dollar for mares in foal to US G1 producing sire Trippi, now at stud at Drakenstein in Franschoek.
We obviously won’t know for another month which of the many form-lines from around America will be most relevant in determining the results of the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. However, at present it seems fair to conclude that the Florida Derby and Gulfstream Oaks, run at Gulfstream Park on the first weekend in April, both represented high-class form.
John Freeman’s Newsletter. In this edition:
Trippi- Leading Sire in North America,
Two Gr2 winner for Trippi over the weekend,
Captain Al – another Stakes Winner,
Give Me Five – back to form,
Website Links – take a look,
Travelin Man and R Heat Lightning highlight belated success for Forty Niner’s grandson Trippi
Travelin Man, a recent Hutcheson Stakes (G2) runner-up, made quick work of four challengers in his second stakes attempt, surging away in the stretch of the $147,000 Swales Stakes (G2)
Trippi must surely be the most valuable stallion ever to stand in South Africa. He is in the Top 3 of the North American General Sires List. R Heat Lightning looked like a potential Gr1 Kentucky Oaks winner after her Gr2 Gulfstream Oak victory.
John Freeman’s Newsletter. In this edition:
Racing Recap,
Trippi Update – Over The 1000th Win Mark,
Trippi Filly Sells For $340 000
