Forever After All (white and green silks) rallies to catch Chop Chop in the La Prevoyante Stakes at Gulfstream Park The La Prevoyante was the first of seven graded stakes races on the South Florida track's program who stands this year for $10,000 at Lane's End Farm in Central Kentucky She notched her first graded stakes victory from 22 starts following six prior stakes placings Her record now stands at 3-10-2 for William Shively's Dixiana Farms Timed in 2:26.06 for 1 1/2 miles on firm turf Sign up for BloodHorse Daily "If ever there was a horse that deserved the win She's been on the go since she came to us last year and she has held her form." a grade 1 winner and current WinStar Farm stallion The morning after claiming her first Grade 1 win at Keeneland trainer Cherie DeVaux used two words to describe the 6-length victory by Lael Stables’ She Feels Pretty in the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana: The addition of blinkers for She Feels Pretty amped up the hope of her connections for the 1⅛-mile race “We expected her to run a good race,” DeVaux said “She was training well … she always trains well but adding the blinkers and (jockey) Johnny V (Velazquez) keeping her covered up made the difference.” DeVaux ruled out a possible Breeders’ Cup run in three weeks but indicated the 2024 campaign for She Feels Pretty might not be done “This (the QE II) was the goal for the year even at the start of the year,” DeVaux said but maybe a race like the ($300,000) American Oaks (G1).” Highclere Thoroughbred Racing’s Soprano (IRE) is scheduled to return to England on Tuesday who has overseen the filly’s preparations at Keeneland for trainer George Boughey “She just bumped into a good one yesterday,” Eddery said of the runner-up “George was able to watch the race and was delighted with the way she ran for her first time in North America.” for the Maker’s Mark Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1) at Del Mar on Nov “There will be a discussion later today with George and Harry (Herbert of Highclere) and it might be on the card to go (to the Breeders’ Cup),” Eddery said “She normally runs every three weeks and takes to racing well.” Plans are undetermined for third-place finisher Caitlinhergrtness “We were very proud of her effort,” trainer Kevin Attard said of the filly who is owned by Siena Farm and WinStar Farm “I’m going to have a discussion with Elliott (Walden of WinStar) and decide on that.” STATESBORO - Georgia Southern Head Softball Coach Sharon Perkins has announced the addition of seven student-athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent during the early signing period to compete for the Eagles in the 2023-24 season The new signees are: Makayla Brantley (5-7 "We are excited to continue to bring in talent to add to our current roster It is important that they all mesh to continue to grow our strong culture while buying into our program's style of play  Our goal is to recruit the best local talent as well as throughout the state of Georgia while choosing an out of state player that also has the passion to attend Georgia Southern They have all been playing a high level of travel ball prior to officially becoming an Eagle and each bring a different skillset mentally and physically to our program We are excited about this signing class and can't wait to get them on campus next Fall." All-State outfielder at Smyrna HS and a two-time All-Conference honoree .. Two-time Team MVP for the Eagles as voted on by her teammates .. Coach Perkins: "Makayla is our only out-of-state signee for this class She is a well-rounded player that is an athletic outfielder with an accurate arm She also brings a consistent bat and will help us add speed on the bases Her passion for the game shows as she always plays with a smile on her face." All-State shortstop for ECI who has earned All-Region honors four times for the Bulldogs .. 14 stolen bases and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage .. Named Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year .. Coach Perkins: "Kelsey brings an overall athleticism that we need but she has the ability to be able to play multiple positions Her fast footwork and quick transfers allow her to make tough defensive plays look easy She is a scrappy player who will provide speed on the basepaths immediately." First-team All-Region performer for Parkview HS .. Also named to the Gwinnett Diamond Club All-County First Team and honored with the Panther Award the highest award given to a student-athlete at Parkview .. Hit .351 and slugged .574 as a junior with 20 RBI .. Plays club for Lady Dukes National Premier 18U Coach Perkins: "Kyla brings natural athleticism with a ton of upside She has an advantage by playing HS for Jessica Sinclair I've seen her make outrageous defensive plays in the outfield while also showing off a strong arm She is a student of the game that brings power at the plate and speed on the basepaths." Hit .388 and registered a 1.000 fielding percentage as a junior at North Gwinnett HS .. Member of the 2021 GHSA State Champion and 2020 State Runner-Up Bulldogs .. Coach Perkins: "I've known Landry since she was a U10 travel player during my days of giving lessons She is an aggressive outfielder and a solid She is a coach's kid and that comes with a different set of expectations She also brings great game sense and a strong work ethic." Three-time All-Region performer for ACE in Macon .. First female student-athlete at ACE to earn a DI college athletic scholarship .. Earned first-team All-State honors and named the GDAC Player of the Year .. Hit .506 offensivley and compiled a 1.30 ERA with 330 strikeouts in the circle .. Also earned All-Region honors as a varsity basketball player .. Coach Perkins: "Dixiana has competitiveness that you just don't see She brings velocity and loves to come inside to challenge batters Not only does she bring a strong arm in the circle that offsets our current pitching staff but she is a great fielder in the circle and in the middle infield She is a solid hitter and an aggressive baserunner that always finds a way to get her uniform dirty." Two-time first-team All-State performer for Southeast Bulloch HS .. Also named the 3AAA Region Player of the Year twice for the Yellow Jackets .. Also competed in basketball and flag football .. Coach Perkins: "Delanie wowed me since day one She always pays attention to detail with her footwork and arm slots defensively She is a great communicator and leader and leaves everything she has on the field each day She will also add much needed power to our lineup offensively Del is the epitome of blue collar and exudes confidence in all aspects of the game." Three-time All-State performer at Creekview HS .. 2019 and 2020 Region Pitcher of the Year for the Grizzly Bears .. Went 13-4 with a 1.21 ERA and 128 strikeouts as a junior and holds the Creekview HS career strikeout record of 586 going into her senior year Coach Perkins: "Anslie was one of the first recruits to catch my eye during my first summer here at Georgia Southern She has the ability to have tremendous break on her pitches and change speeds well She is high energy and super competitive in the circle that works really well with her catcher She brings a great work ethic and is an awesome teammate." Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TDN FOR FREE! Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Shared News » Dixiana-Breds Hit the Right Notes for Ingordo Dixiana Farm's Quality Road colt out of Brielle's Appeal fetches $1.15 million at the Keeneland September Sale | Keeneland  The silks of Lee and Susan Searing's CRK Stable have been a formidable presence in California in recent years thanks in large part to MGSWs Express Train (Union Rags) and Midcourt (Midnight Lute) Both stable stars have excelled in their division for trainer John Shirreffs with Midcourt taking last year's GII San Pasqual S and Express Train claiming winning honors in the same race this year before also adding the GII San Diego H the stablemates also share the same breeder Dixiana Farm sold Midcourt to David Ingordo for $450,000 at the 2016 Keeneland September Sale Express Train was purchased by the same connections for $500,000 Ingordo went back to the well for another Dixiana-bred to send on to Shirreffs for CRK Stable During the second session of the Keeneland September Sale he purchased Dixiana's Quality Road colt out of their stakes-placed homebred Brielle's Appeal (English Channel) for $1.15 million said their team was thrilled with the final hammer price “By the time we led him up into the ring we knew he was a very popular horse and that we were going to be well-paid for him but I don't think we were thinking he was going to pass the million-dollar mark,” he admitted “But it was a good sale and he was a good horse out of a young mare and Quality Road is about as hot as any stallion on the market So all the stars came together and worked for us.” The successful sale was significant for the colt's breeders as it was the first million-dollar yearling produced by the farm's current owners Shively very happy was the fact that we bred and raced the dam and now we bred this horse,” Cauthen explained it's like you're watching your kid playing soccer It was a symbolic purchase for Ingordo as well as it marked the longstanding connection he shares with Dixiana Farm and the colt's female family Brielle's Appeal takes an allowance at Keeneland by over five lengths in 2018 | Coady I worked at Walmac Farm under Johnny Jones,” Ingordo recalled I had forgotten that there was an appointment and I had gone out on the farm jogging with my dog Then this appointment showed up and it was Bill Shively but it was one of those things that was probably fate because I hit it off with Bill immediately and he has been a good friend of mine since He's given me a lot of good advice about life and business and hopefully I've given him some good horse advice.” One important tip that Ingordo offered to Shively came a few years later in 2006 when Ingordo recommended the purchase of an unraced 3-year-old named Court of Appeal (Deputy Minister) Court of Appeal's Quiet American filly was offered at the Keeneland September Sale and Ingordo signed the $250,000 ticket on the yearling for Padua Stables. “My arrangement with Padua was that I owned part of every horse,” Ingordo said “She was kind of a start-and-stop filly but we finally got her to Todd Pletcher.” didn't make her first start until she was four but would eventually claim the GII La Troienne S while also running second in three Grade I contests Sold for $1.2 million to Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings in 2013 she is now responsible for recently-retired MGISW 'TDN Rising Star' Charlatan (Speightstown) Court of Appeal produced a filly by English Channel Dixiana sent the homebred to trainer Albert Stall the filly won on debut at Kentucky Downs at three before later adding an allowance win at Keeneland to her resume and running third in the GIII Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint S Retired to the farm where she was foaled in 2019 her first foal was the million-dollar Quality Road colt “I've been following [this colt] for almost a year,” Ingordo said “On my internal notes that I made for myself and for the farm it all added up to a million-dollar plus sale.” “There are two kinds of people in this business,” he continued “There are the ones that let the horses do the talking and the ones that the humans do the talking for Shively is one that lets his horses do the talking I think it was a great honor for him to sell a horse like this He's been a big supporter of racing for a very long time but he's only getting started in a lot of ways His family is involved and he's setting up for the long run.” a historic landmark in Lexington for well over a century was purchased by Bill and Donna Shively in 2004 who has been on the farm's team for six years spoke on the relationship Dixiana holds with Ingordo “David is obviously a good horseman and he likes the way Dixiana breeds and raises their horses,” he said “He's around the farm a lot and gets to watch the horses as they're growing and maturing We're happy to have the association with David He's been a big part of helping our farm continue to succeed and grow.” Shively does such a good job of raising them,” Ingordo said “No expense is spared for the horses and it gives you confidence to go and buy them and try to develop them so these pedigrees continue to improve and it's a symbiotic relationship My clients asks to buy Dixiana-breds because we've had such good luck with them.” In addition to purchasing the $1.15 million Quality Road colt at the September Sale Ingordo also went to $300,000 for the Accelerate half-brother to CRK Stable's Express Train–the goal being that this pair of youngsters can follow the same path as their two Dixiana-bred predecessors “It's fine to sell a horse for a lot of money but how many Express Trains and Midcourts are there that people give $450,000 and $500,000 for “It's a really positive thing for Dixiana that their horses sell for top dollar and then they go on and perform One of the great things about Dixiana is that they raise their horses really organically They have good land and do everything right.” While Brielle's Appeal did not produce a foal this year The closely-related cross to the speedy Charlatan could be an exciting sales prospect in just a few years “We're thinking maybe a champion in the Breeders' Cup Mile,” Cauthen said with a laugh then added that Shively has expressed an interest in putting more focus on producing quality turf runners “[Shively] is a big fan of turf racing,” he said there are at least twice as many turf races and turf stakes races but obviously the goal is to raise good horses Raise them healthy and do it the right way I think we're starting to really find our footing in the sales arena and hopefully now on the racetrack as well.” Not a subscriber? 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Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription Lael Stables’ She Feels Pretty rocketed past Caitlinhergrtness at the three-sixteenths pole and drew off to a record-breaking 6-length victory in the 41st running of the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana for 3-year-old fillies who notched her first Keeneland Grade 1 victory She Feels Pretty completed the 1⅛ miles on a firm turf course in 1:46.50 The margin of victory eclipsed the 5-length winning margin by Shantisara (IRE) in 2021 and Graceful Darby in 1987 Time and Motion (2016) and Cambier Parc (2019) Caitlinhergrtness set an uncontested pace through fractions of :23.45 :47.79 and 1:11.94 as Oversubscribed (GB) tracked in second with She Feels Pretty third Caitlinhergrtness led the field into the stretch only to be immediately confronted by She Feels Pretty who blew past and widened her advantage to the wire got up to finish second in a three-way photo She Feels Pretty is a Kentucky-bred daughter of Karakontie (JPN) out of the More Than Ready mare Summer Sweet.  She Feels Pretty improved her record to 7-4-1-2 and increased her earnings to $948,317 with Saturday’s $435,938 check returned $3.66 and $3.14 and finished a neck in front of Caitlinhergrtness who paid $6.48 to show under Frankie Dettori It was another head back to Pin Up Betty with Grayosh Pounce and Waves of Mischief following in order Racing continues Sunday with a nine-race program beginning at 1 p.m The featured eighth race is the $350,000 Franklin (G2) for fillies and mares going 5½ furlongs on the turf at the Keeneland Horses of Racing Age Sale 17 during the Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale Bluewater Sales consigned the 5-year-old mare A daughter of Tapizar  out of the Kitten's Joy mare Pay Day Kitten  Train to Artemus initially raced for owner Ken Ramsey trained her through her first seven starts when Breen and John Martino of M and W Stables claimed her at Saratoga She has a career record of 9-2-5 in 21 starts with earnings of $549,718, with seven wins in turf sprints. She also has a sprint win on a sloppy track on dirt at Churchill Downs and another on Tapeta at Gulfstream Park said Train to Artemus could race before being bred adding that he wanted to evaluate her after the sale and we like to breed grass horses," he said "I think she's a really nice mare She's very physically fit; she's a nice one." King Fury has registered three stakes wins in his career with his biggest victory coming in the 2021 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland He has been winless in three starts thus far this year for trainer Kenny McPeek 28 allowance optional claiming race at Churchill Downs Schumer indicated that the chestnut could either continue racing or stand at stud in Saudi Arabia "They (Schumer's clients) really want him as a stallion," Schumer said "He's been on our radar for quite a while He's obviously starting off as a fantastic sire of sires To have a graded stakes-winning son of Curlin is just a tremendous asset I don't think I've bought a horse as good-looking as that We're just delighted to have him." Produced by the grade 1-winning Flatter mare Taris  King Fury sold to Fern Circle (Paul Fireman) for $950,000 at the 2019 Fasig-Tipton New York Saratoga Select Yearling Sale King Fury has earned $733,014 from 20 starts He was campaigned by Fern Circle and Three Chimneys Farm Home » Archive » Shared News » 2023 Mating Plans Dixiana's Good Magic yearling filly out of Stargirl (Medaglia d'Oro) | photo courtesy Dixiana Farm  As we approach the opening of the 2023 breeding season the TDN staff is once again sitting down with leading breeders to find out what stallions they have chosen for their mares farm manager of William and Donna Shively's Dixiana Farm " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Quality Road – Mayo On the Side by French Deputy) to be bred to Constitution This stakes-placed mare is carrying her third foal by Yaupon She is from the family of MGSW Midcourt (Midnight Lute) and throws foals with a lot of size Constitution should suit her physically " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Mineshaft – November Snow by Storm Cat) to be bred to Curlin The dam of Grade I winner Express Train (Union Rags) The mating of Curlin with A.P He had three Breeders' Cup winners in one day Layla's colt by Liam's Map brought $625,000 at the 2022 Keeneland September Sale | photo courtesy Dixiana Farm " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Union Rags – I'm a Flake by Mineshaft) to be bred to Flightline She proved that she can have a very good individual " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Liam's Map colt sold for $625,000 (1/43) at last year's Keeneland September Sale " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Flightline needs no introduction For a young mare to go to such a talented horse by Giant's Causeway) to be bred to Life Is Good This mare is from the family of MGISW Spain (Thunder Gulch) and a half to two graded stakes horses Her first foal is a Munnings filly and is very impressive physically Life Is Good will suit her physically Medaglia d'Oro – Campionessa Indy) to be bred to Justify A full-sister to the dam of 2022 GII Jessamine S winner Delight (Mendelssohn) Her second foal is a very attractive Good Magic yearling filly We thought we would try a similar cross as Delight with Justify (Scat Daddy) For a sire that we didn't expect to be early I think he has an exciting future ahead and he should put some size into her foal Indy) to be bred to Golden Pal One of four mares going to Candy Ride [Arg] – Royal Tigress by Storm Cat) to be bred to Not This Time Grade III-winning mare is carrying her third foal by Charlatan a Tapit filly called Tiger Tap was retained by the farm and is showing a lot of talent Grade I winner Epicenter and GII winner Simplification both by Not This Time are out of Candy Ride mares This mare's first foal Elegant Joy (Kitten's Joy) beat the boys at Arlington in her first start She has an impressive yearling colt by Authentic True Elegance is a half to MGISW Cambier Parc (Medaglia d'Oro) Bolt d'Oro is off to a great start as a sire Shively thought this was the obvious choice for her Interested in sharing your own mating plans Copy Article Link Because Lael Stables’ She Feels Pretty is less than a length away from a perfect campaign in 2024 her connections hope an equipment change will lead to success in Saturday’s $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana Third as the favorite in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (G1) at Santa Anita She Feels Pretty opened her campaign in May with a 5¾-length victory in the Hilltop at Pimlico during Preakness Weekend “That was a great place to get started back and she was much the best that day,” said David Carroll “We just gave her the time to mature after the Breeders’ Cup.” She Feels Pretty was caught late in the stretch and finished third beaten three-quarters of a length in the Belmont Oaks Invitational (G1) and then was beaten a neck by QE II rival Grayosh in the Lake Placid (G2) “We just feel like she has been waiting on horses,” Carroll said “We like what we have seen from her in the morning (with blinkers) and hopefully it will translate to the afternoon.” War of Will (right) just misses in the Summer Stakes at Woodbine Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse brings a pair of promising colts into the $250,000 Dixiana Bourbon Stakes (G3T) during Keeneland's opening weekend The Oct. 7 turf contest for 2-year-olds is a "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge race that will provide the winner an all fees-paid berth into the Nov. 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Churchill Downs Sunday's 1 1/16-mile test drew an oversubscribed field of 14 that includes one filly we try to buy later-developing horses that we think are going to get better as they get older," Casse explained "So this time of year is when our horses tend to start doing a little better because for the most part they're two-turn horses and now we are just getting ready to get some ground My brother (Justin Casse) bought him in France in a 2-year-old sale and when we got him to Saratoga he was training really well I sent him to Woodbine to try to win the Summer even though I knew I was a little behind the eight ball I knew he was going to be a little short in the race but I think he's going to keep getting better." who won the 1 3/4-mile Birdstone Stakes and 1 5/8-mile Temperence Hill Invitational Stakes in 2015 Drayden Van Dyke has the ride aboard War of Will for the first time and they will break from the rail Sunday Blockbuster will again get the services of Julien Leparoux from post 6 She drew post 4 and will be ridden by Jose Lezcano Also entered is Kentucky Downs Juvenile Stakes winner Henley's Joy  who is 2-for-2 with both races at a distance of one mile on the turf He is campaigned by Bloom Racing Stable and trained by Mike Maker Entries: Dixiana Bourbon S. (G3T)Keeneland a 3-year-old half-sister to multiple Grade 1 winner and recent PNC Bank Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Sprint (G1) runner-up Society in foal to Nyquist sold to Dixiana Farms for $900,000 to record the highest price of Thursday’s third session of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.  Keeneland sold 212 horses through the ring for $33,796,500 down 3.69% from the third session of the 2023 sale when 231 horses grossed $35,092,000 The average of $159,417 rose 4.94% from last year’s $151,913 The median jumped 20.45% from $110,000 to $132,500 556 horses have sold through the ring for $125,606,500 an increase of 1.41% from the corresponding period in 2023 when the 564 horses grossed $123,860,000 The average of $225,911 rose 2.87% from last year’s $219,610 and the median of $170,000 was up 13.33% from $150,000.   very competitive,” Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy said “Buyers were finding it very difficult to buy the foals and young mares they liked I followed up on a few and they were bringing 30% to 40% more than I would have expected them to bring It shows the demand for quality through the market.  “As we wrap up the first three days of the sale Book 1 was very healthy with about $64 million in transactions and a healthy post-sale rate,” Lacy said “Now we’re seeing a 20% jump in the median today and over 13% for the sale to date That’s pretty solid and not overheated in any way is out of the Tapit mare Etiquette and from the family of Grade 2 winners Black Cash and Rookie Sensation as well as Grade 3 winners Pleasant Prince and Mark One.  “She is just very pretty,” Dixiana’s Bill Shively said “We’re over the moon,” Warrendale’s Kitty Day said She was well past her reserve at that level with a family that goes with it and in foal on one cover with a filly a 5-year-old daughter of Tapit in foal to Justify she is a half-sister to stakes winner Cugino and from the family of Grade 3 winner Noble Beauty.  “She had everything,” buyer Richard Brunacini said She is going to go to Gunston Hall (Farm) and stay in Lexington.” the Brunacinis sold a weanling colt from the first crop of champion Epicenter they bred and consigned with Taylor Made Sales Agency “I thought she was one of the best mares in the sale today,” ELiTe’s Liz Crow said “She has two half-brothers that are running in stakes this weekend (Cugino in the Hill Prince-G3 at Aqueduct and Battle of Normandy in the River City-G3 at Churchill Downs) She could run herself: She was stakes-placed behind a Grade 1 winner in New York I just thought it was one of the better families in the catalog today so we were kind of expecting that she would be one of the top mares today.” agent, purchased Grade 3 winner Witwatersrand Out of the winning Medaglia d’Oro mare Carta de Oro and from the family of multiple Grade 3 winner Communique and she was very exactly like that: smooth-moving and light,” buyer Yukio Shimokobe said We will breed her (in the U.S.) and then take her back to Japan.”  Albaugh Family Stable paid $450,000 for Medaglia Mo a 5-year-old daughter of Medaglia d’Oro in foal to Life Is Good she is from the family of Grade 2 winners Smok’n Frolic and Frolic’s Dream agent for Siena Farm Dispersal of Breeding Stock Taylor Made Sales Agency was the session’s leading consignor by selling 35 horses for $5,849,000 a 3-year-old daughter of Quality Road in foal to Justify she is out of Grade 2 winner Paid Up Subscriber by Candy Ride (ARG) and from the family of Grade 2 winner Stanley Park.  spent the amount for stakes winner Unifying Out of the Arch mare Monarchia and from the family of Grade 2 winner and sire Interactif a 6-year-old stakes winner by Cairo Prince in foal to Jack Christopher she is out of the Afternoon Deelites mare Queens Carousel and from the family of Grade 1 winner One in Vermillion Flying Dutchmen spent $400,000 to acquire Thursday’s top-priced weanling a colt from the first crop of Grade 1 winner Life Is Good he is the first foal out of Grade 2-placed winner Lady Aces and from the family of Grade 1 winner Paradise Woods and Grade 3 winner and sire Mr “The demand for first-crop sires is always high but the entry stud fee level and some of the glitz and glamour that came with this class it looks deep,” Keeneland Senior Director of Sales Operations Cormac Breathnach said “There are several really well-credentialed first-crop sires this year and they’ve obviously thrown very good physicals because people are responding The November Sale resumes Friday and continues through Wednesday Keeneland will hold the November Horses of Racing Age Sale All Keeneland sales are streamed live on Keeneland.com This is the third installment in a series of Q&A sessions with farm managers and general managers regarding how they are handling their Thoroughbred operation amid the COVID-19 pandemic After 18 years at different configurations of the current Betz Thoroughbreds near Lexington Robert Tillyer returned this year to William and Donna Shively's Dixiana Farm as farm manager Tillyer worked in an all-around capacity at Dixiana—his first Thoroughbred farm position—before finishing college in England and gaining some international experience before his work at Betz.  he lamented that COVID-19 has forced an added wait for this year's classic series Tillyer's return to Dixiana has largely coincided with the COVID-19 outbreak and social distancing policies put in place at the state and national level He recently discussed operating in the new environment with BloodHorse features editor Frank Angst have you been forced to make many changes in operations you try to be aware and try to keep your distance they're already more aware of biosecurity issues than the average person especially when you're handling mares and foals in the foaling barn I think that those workers are already aware of biosecurity it's a whole other level as it's airborne So it's been a matter of getting used to wearing masks when we have to be in close proximity of each other Whether you're handling a foal or working with a veterinarian with a mare it's trying to be a lot more diligent.  BH: How much has the process in transporting a mare to a stallion changed Now you're no longer able to see the mare being bred You're greeted at the unloading dock by a staff member of the farm you would take the mare and watch the mare then report back to the veterinarian or farm manager about how the mare was covered.  Now the staff member of the stallion farm is giving you that kind of report.  BH: Any other thoughts on the current situation He's showing incredible leadership. But it would be nice to see if we could get some protocols in place that would allow racing to return in Kentucky without spectators If we could get some protocols in place and get horse racing going again Rigney Racing’s homebred Buchu has not spent a lot of time at Keeneland “We are going to do the same thing we’ve done the past two times and that is ship over the morning of the race,” trainer Phil Bauer said Thursday morning from his main base at Churchill Downs but it is almost like a home-field advantage for her and it works well.” Buchu will come to Keeneland Saturday for the $750,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana in her bid to remain undefeated at the track She won the Jessamine (G2) Presented by Keeneland November last fall and opened her 2024 campaign with a victory in the Appalachian (G2) Presented by Japan Racing Association Saturday’s race will mark the first start for Buchu since the Del Mar Oaks (G1) on Aug 17 in which she finished fourth in a field of eight “We felt like the East Coast horses were maybe a little better (than the West Coast horses),” Bauer said it looked like there was plenty of speed and then there was not Buchu received a little time off after returning from Del Mar and has had three works since and we freshened her after Del Mar,” Bauer said “(The Queen Elizabeth II) was our target all year but she’s not that far off (from the top fillies) Maybe we could pick up the pieces with some early speed in there.” Home » Archive » Shared News » Mating Plans: Dixiana Farm Dixiana Farm's seven-figure Quality Road yearling out of Brielle's Appeal | photo courtesy Dixiana Farm  In this edition of our ongoing mating plans series “Right now we have about 50 broodmares at Dixiana Farm,” Tillyer said “This year we are going to have around 38 foals We usually put over 30 yearlings through the sale each year and then Mr Shively is always happy to retain a few for his own racing stable.“ by Deputy Minister) to be bred to Gun Runner This year Brielle's Appeal is in foal to Speightstown and then she will be visiting Quality Road yearling at Keeneland September last year Gun Runner is the new    This is the half-sister to MGSW Midcourt (Midnight Lute) She also has a really nice Uncle Mo yearling filly who is really leggy and looks fast We decided to go with Yaupon for her this year Yaupon was a really talented horse with a lot of speed she's been to two proven sires so now we're going to go with a new stallion by Storm Cat) to be bred to Gun Runner    This mare is the dam of MGSW Express Train (Munnings this year Munnings is very commercial and we think he will add speed to the family so we are very excited to see what this mating produces and then she is booked back to Twirling Candy    This is the dam of GISW Tom's d'Etat (Smart Strike) We have her 3-year-old Connect filly in training with Al Stall and we also have her 2-year-old Nyquist colt She has an American Pharoah yearling filly who is pointing for the Keeneland September Sale Last year we opted to go with War of Will She's already a Grade I producer and War of Will is a beautiful sire We're looking forward to that foal and then she will be going to Mineshaft) to be bred to City of Light This year she will be going to City of Light. We think the cross works well and he's a really popular stallion. Munnings-filly_print_photo-courtesy-Dixiana-Farm.jpg" alt="" width="1155" height="840" /> Revitalized (Uncle Mo) and her 2022 Munnings filly | photo courtesy Dixiana Farm by Giant's Causeway) to be bred to Authentic Shively bought at the 2021 Keeneland November Sale for $360,000 She was one of seven mares he purchased last year She's a beautiful mare and is a full-sister to SW Thrilled Her 3-year-old full-sister Beside Herself just broke her maiden for Todd Pletcher a really nice Munnings filly " class="horse-link" target="_blank">Candy Ride {Arg} – Royal Tigress by Storm Cat) to be bred to Charlatan She's a homebred who won the GIII Pin Oak Valley View S at Keeneland and placed in the GI Beldame S She had a Tapit colt that we sold as a yearling who is now three She also has a Tapit filly who is now two that we retained I saw the filly last week and she looked really good Then she has an Uncle Mo yearling colt on the ground as well she will go to Charlatan is stunning He was obviously very talented and John Sikura was very selective with the mares going to him so we think he has a great shot as a stallion by Point Given) to be bred to Essential Quality It was a Kitten's Joy filly who is now in Dixiana's racing stable She won first out at Arlington Park last summer She had a little break and just got back into training We retained the mare's Frosted 2-year-old filly as well She is currently in training and we really like her The mare's yearling filly is by Ghostzapper This year the mare is in foal to Authentic Obviously the Into Mischief-Distorted Humor mating is a proven cross Then she is going to go to Copy Article Link Train to Artemus is at the top of the class in Saturday's $100,000 Pan Zareta Stakes a 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint for fillies and mares at Fair Grounds that drew field of 11 Dixiana Farm's recent public auction acquisition exits a narrow defeat in Keeneland's Franklin (G2) about a length behind winner Tony Ann and runner-up Caravel That performance and more garnered the attention of Fair Grounds' morning-line oddsmaker Mike Diliberto for $250,000 in at Keeneland November Horses of Racing Age Sale the 5-year-old Tapizar mare has moved to John Ennis’ barn “She’s firmly the class of the race,” Ennis said You’d love her to win a graded stake on the grass eventually--she definitely looks the part and trains the part.” Train to Artemus’ class edge is hard to deny but in terms of speed figures and form ratings there are three entered in the Pan Zareta who stack up Klein Racing’s Goin’ Good is a battle-tested hard-trying mare who rarely doesn’t fire but has only one win in the past two years as Horseshoe Racing’s Redefined and John Donaldson’s Carimba will look to run back to their recent top efforts against allowance ranks which would prove dangerous against this field After running her successfully through allowance conditions in February she won her first stakes: the Lightning Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs Including the Franklin and her fifth in the Ladies Turf Sprint (G2) at Kentucky Downs Train to Artmeus has had a formful 5-year-old campaign “(Dixiana was) kind enough to send her to me,” Ennis said “I went and looked at six or seven mares for them at the sale I liked what I saw and they were happy that I agreed with what they saw in her as well whether it’s next year or the year after There’s plenty of miles left on the clock She’ll tell us when she’s ready to go.” Gerardo Corrales was at the reins in her last two starts in Kentucky and changed her running style bringing her back early to unleash a late run He  is named to ride her in the Pan Zareta “Corrales suits her well,” Ennis said “He knows her probably better than I do.” Also nominated for Turfway Park’s Holiday Inaugural on Dec there is a chance Train to Aretmus makes her first start for her new connections on Tapeta “I haven't had her long,” Ennis said “Maybe she needs another week galloping.” Here’s the complete field for the $100,000 Pan Zareta from the rail out (with jockey 20-1); Kela’s Turn (Jose Luis Rodriguez and the debates surrounding trainer Bob Baffert The South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame has named three Upstate entertainers as 2023 inductees The band changed its name to Dixiana in 1982 and began commuting to Nashville where they were signed by Grand Prize Records the Listers also hosted a weekly TV show “Carolina Country” on WSPA-TV in Spartanburg Mac Arnold grew up in the Upstate The Pelzer resident has worked with musicians such as James Brown “Soul Train” with his friend Don Cornelius and played bass on the TV series “Sanford & Son.” Bill Ellis began his 48-year career in broadcasting in Charlotte he moved to Greenville to help build WSSL Whistle 100 and eventually teamed with Chris James to create “The Ellis and James Show,” which ran until 2000 when James decided to move on The show evolved into “The Ellis and Bradley Show” after Beth Bradley joined WSSL FM in March 2001 who serves as the Grand Ole Opry’s music director The South Carolina Entertainment & Music Hall of Fame will name additional honorees before its induction show June 3 at the Greenville Convention Center for red carpet entry and the show will kick off at 6:30 p.m For more information, visit carolinafame.org Input your search keywords and press Enter the redevelopment of County Square is one of the biggest — and the most important — developments in Greenville’s recent history when you have a small piece of land and it doesn’t work out as intended there’s a lot more at stake,” said Nancy Whitworth the City of Greenville’s deputy city manager “With this site and its sensitivity to the park and downtown The county-owned property is more than 37 acres equivalent in size to downtown Greenville’s core and located within walking distance of Falls Park and the Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail Its redevelopment is expected to be a billion-dollar the redevelopment of a block of South Main Street across from the Peace Center the mixed-use development at the corner of North Main and Washington streets the master planned urban community on Verdae Boulevard and Laurens Road on land once owned by the late reclusive textile magnate John D at 1,100 acres and $1.5 billion when completed and we’ve got to make sure to get it right,” said Greenville County Council Chairman Butch Kirven County Square was not thought of as a part of Greenville’s downtown But Falls Park opened in 2004 and Fluor Field two years later planning started for the Swamp Rabbit Trail a 22-mile multiuse trail that opened in 2009 Because the former mall that now houses county operations will be torn down the developer and the county have a wonderful opportunity to design from the ground up professor emeritus of city and regional planning at Clemson University and former member of the city’s planning commission and Design Review Board “They have the opportunity to be creative and efficient and make it an important part of Greenville 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school senior project to beautify an area outside a local cancer treatment center Greenville Cancer Survivors Park will hold its grand opening this weekend A public ribbon cutting will be held at 11 a.m “The Dedication to a Vision of Hope and Healing” will feature community leaders sharing the story about the creation of the park and plans for the Center for Hope & Healing a space for community celebrations and survivorship programs The ceremony will include recognition of the Greenville Health System and other contributors who made the park possible “The Garden Party,” will be held from 6 p.m The fundraising soiree will feature music by Trey Francis Guests at the party will be able to walk through the park and hear stories about the design and meaning Tickets are $125 and are available at cancersurvivorspark.org/the-garden-party.php Proceeds will benefit the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance’s education programs A free Cancer Survivors Day Celebration will be held at the park from 1 p.m Activities include walking tours of the park A survivors recognition ceremony and photo are set for 2:32 p.m Registration is requested but not required “We are excited to be celebrating a significant milestone — the transformation of a challenged piece of property into a beautiful park We still have much to do as we transition from bricks and mortar to a focus on incorporating the creative features and resources that are the essence of our vision — creating a space for hope and healing,” said Kay Roper executive director of the Cancer Survivors Park Alliance As the functions of parks grow more complex public-private partnerships have increased as a funding source Greenville’s Unity Park is an example of many of the current trends in building urban parks — a greater reliance on public-private partnerships the conversion of postindustrial sites into green space and construction of facilities that accommodate fluctuation in water levels to help water quality and flooding issues “Parks are no longer simply places for recreation That’s why public-private partnerships are so important,” said Catherine Nagel “Really where public-private partnerships shine is that they bring in more resources and skills.” While Greenville has been known for public-private partnerships for downtown development projects such as the Hyatt Mayor Knox White said Unity Park is the city’s first example of a true public-private partnership on a park The city has earmarked $20 million in hospitality tax revenue for the new park over 10 years and wants private partners to contribute another $20 million Separate from the city’s fundraising efforts is one led by Community Journals’ chairman and co-founder Doug Greenlaw to raise money for a veterans memorial in the park Greenlaw is a founder of the Upstate charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart “Public-private partnerships have become a critical funding tool in the toolbox,” said Kevin O’Hara vice president of urban and government affairs for the National Recreation and Parks Association public-private partnerships are good for parks.” Chicago’s Millennium Park was a result of a public-private partnership Mayor Richard Daley originally proposed construction of a parking garage with a landscaped greenroof on land that had been parkland The original plan financing called for $120 million from parking revenue bonds and $30 million from private resources plans for the park had changed drastically A cycle center provides heated bicycle parking There are outdoor art galleries and a promenade and the Pritzker Pavilion that hosts the Grant Park Musical Festival Underneath the park is a 4,000 space parking garage the park was the Midwest’s most popular tourist attraction There’s a wide range of how park public-private partnerships are structured “There’s a real range of public-private partnership models to consider,” she said “The key is to fit the model to your community Some cities have a strong base of philanthropic organizations City Park would also mirror the trend in other cities where postindustrial sites are turned into parks and green space those sites are on waterfronts and riverfronts areas that some cities turned their backs on and became nasty places to which people didn’t want to go a waterfront cargo yard was turned into one of New York’s signature parks The city redirects real estate taxes from residential and commercial developments in the project zone creating a self-sustaining revenue stream that is far less dependent on concessions and permits for special events than signature parks in other major cities “Parks are helping to revitalize cities and put them on the map,” Nagel said “It’s exciting that those projects are not just happening in the largest cities but in medium and small cities as well.” Home » Archive » Shared News » Classy Mares Not the Only Producers at Dixiana Quality Road–Brielle's Appeal yearling | Keeneland photo While some pretty resonant horses have grazed this land few have played a more significant role in its story than a 25-year-old gelding retired here with a single Grade III success to his credit But if the first horse to lure William Shively onto the Turf can be thanked for doing so with a somewhat flattering sample of the dividends available–he won eight of 30 starts and close to $500,000–then nor should anyone be misled about the kind of odds that typically stimulate his owner Shively's arrival in the Bluegrass has been conspicuous locally for two radically contrasting enterprises: the reintegration and loving revival of one of its most storied estates and the introduction of a rather less indigenous sporting culture through Lexington's forthcoming soccer franchise And if both may demand uncommon ambition and perseverance then you only need consider the way Shively has met parallel tests to know his competence to last the course I think you just have to claw your way through,” he reflects “My theory is you have to take enough swings to get a home run you have to try to find the right ingredients–and eventually you get lucky But what's nice is to take really challenging businesses and see if you can figure them out I insure 400,000 policy holders in Florida for hurricanes that would probably keep you awake at night But you have to look at things a different way.” and you might discover useful ways to think the same “I think I love the horse business and the insurance business because it's numbers,” remarks this relaxed figure seated in his plush office at Dixiana Farm how you tear it apart and put it back together What's the risk of a home blowing away in Florida the day in 1999 he took a bunch of his insurance agents on a trip to Hawaii and heard Dianne Waldron complaining that the horse she was bidding for “Well,” Shively heard himself saying “Why don't I go half with you?” And that was Personal First (Personal Hope) the cherished veteran he can visit anytime he's on the farm There must be days when Shively asks the old horse just what he must have been thinking But that $190,000 OBS 2-year-old gave him an exhilarating glimpse of the possibilities taking the partnership to the Breeders' Cup as a juvenile and then springing a shock in the GIII Amsterdam S albeit rekindling a boyhood affection for ponies in the rural south of Pennsylvania it was about as far off typical as you could possibly get,” Shively concedes with a grin we were a longshot against Trippi (End Sweep) But Pat Day was riding our horse for the first time just calmed him down and gave him a wonderful ride And there we were with the champagne in the stakes room at Saratoga Waldron's primary interest was endurance and Arabian horses and Shively actually started out breeding those on a farm in Gainesville and before long he had not only bred Florida champion sprinter Benny the Bull (Lucky Lionel) but also bought 100 acres for broodmares in Kentucky As he learned more about the surrounding land Shiveley began a piecemeal acquisition that has gradually reunited broken fragments of Bluegrass heritage Dixiana was founded in 1877 by Major Barak G The land was absorbed by Elemendorf Farm for a while but the core legacy was enhanced under Mary Lou Wibel and Bruce Kline Greeley and also raised Epsom Derby winner Benny the Dip Shively and his wife Donna took the reins in 2004 Domino and Dixiana–have been welded back together With the assistance of such accomplished horsemen as farm manager Robert Tillyer consultant Robert Hammond and racing manager Steve Cauthen Dixiana is once again a brand trusted to produce Grade I horses Mares on the farm include I'm A Flake (Mineshaft) dam of Express Train (Union Rags); Julia Tuttle (Giant's Causeway) who gave us Tom's d'Etat (Smart Strike); and Brielle's Appeal (English Channel) the homebred mare named for Shively's daughter whose Quality Road colt made a breakout $1.15 million from Mayberry Farms at Keeneland last September If the renewal of Dixiana attests to Shively's ability to square all those unaccountable variables does the fact that 2022 marks 50 years since the foundation but Bill has since expanded Tower Hill Insurance across 17 states via a series of acquisitions and mergers “And I've had a lot of employees that have been with me 30 years,” he says And that's one of the things I like in the horse business: seeing the results of your labor I've been with Lloyd's of London since the '80s but relationships and history mean so much The guys I started with were the underwriters then because you end up with something that's hard to duplicate.” and your business can even harness the winds most dreaded by the wider industry    “It's when things get to their worst that's when you can shine all of a sudden from doing it right,” he reflects “We grew tremendously after Hurricane Andrew [1992].” but even reverses can contain latent benefits you always want to learn something.” It was in that spirit that Shively dipped his toe in the movie  business soon becoming sufficiently immersed to produce 10 films these did not score as a win or even a draw how does one put a price on the experience A business associate's son had wanted to make a film so much as when he went halves on a racehorse he took a cue from fate and offered to finance the project “It was called 'O,' Othello done as a basketball movie,” he recalls Probably within six weeks of shooting we'd sold it for something like $6 million And I just left that money on the table to create a company called Film Engine a gigantic snowball: you spend two years on it and it goes away you want to make the one that moves people You want to make Bridge Over The River Kwai But you soon realize that's not how the world is going to work One time he sat round a dinner table in Los Angeles with Johnny Depp the chaotic father of Gonzo journalism whose book rounded off the evening in characteristic fashion “Hunter was a brilliant man but obviously just different,” Shively recalls “And that evening he ended up getting mad and putting his arm through a window and we had to take him to hospital to get stitched up If you turn to page 36 in one of his books I remember sitting in the hotel suite we'd got him and in walks Warren Zevon and he's visiting all his old buddies and filming So it's Hunter Thompson and Warren Zevon and this insurance company guy I shouldn't be in this documentary…'” is one who brings a cosmopolitan breadth of perspective to our often parochial community And while there are admittedly local anxieties about the siting of the new complex Shively hopes that Lexington will recognize and embrace the opportunities available through soccer he has a very immediate sense of the value to the young of team sport and remembers how they tapped into the 1994 World Cup hosted by the United States “That was like the first wave of the game here,” he recalls “I took them to matches and realized what a great sport this was for young people: the way it can help you understand relationships with an injury spectrum nowhere near football “So I've been a fan a long time and when we came here we laid out a pitch for the farm workers We have so many different cultures coming in here bringing things together in the design: like limestone walls and making locker rooms look like horse barns.” The new franchise has been underpinned by the registration of 1,400 children for what Shively hopes will prove a benign new force “Cincinnati has an MLS team and Louisville has its successful USL team that's built a really nice stadium so there's this nice triangle of soccer,” Shively says “I think the growth is really pretty significant MLS just opened at Charlotte and they had 70,000 people for the first game We're going to have great coaches and great facilities and make great opportunities both for individuals and for the community.” If bedding down the club will not be without its challenges Shively stresses that the ultimate aim is to bring people together had been to name the club Unity.) And he'd like to see the same ethic suffusing the Turf community “It's been the longest process but we're making progress,” he says “I do feel better about the horse business Keeneland have seen an 80% increase in people applying for credit for the September sale I think with some of the heavyweights that have been stepping back recently guys now feel they can get into the business that previously didn't want to go in there just to get beaten up Especially with the Kentucky circuit so fulfilled now with $150,000 maidens at Kentucky Downs and $100,000 maidens in other places.” Shively himself has a penchant for turf racing to the extent that he imported a Kingman (GB) filly from the yearling sales at Tattersalls last October He knows that to invest in grass blood in Kentucky is to wade against the commercial tide but perceives grounds for optimism in the longer term “We're just not laid out the right way and I know you can get killed trying to sell the babies like Belmont coming up with these back-to back races worth lot of money “And that did not work out so well,” admits Shively wryly “Culling is hard and you have to be a good loser I sold Letgomyecho (Menifee) [dam of Echo Zulu (Gun Runner)] and they've been selling million-dollar horses out of her It's stimulating just to have those 35 to 40 foals to go through every year And it's been fun to get to the point where I have repeat customers where I feel we have earned people's trust.” that the farm's first seven-figure sale was made from a homebred mare You can do everything right and be unlucky Or you can let your 11-year-old daughter pick out an Uncle Mo filly in the back ring at Keeneland with none of your advisors around–and end up with GII Ashland S is the same daughter who was asked by a recent visitor what she wants to be when she grows up But Shively isn't just raising kids with the right spirit not least because he's doing so with future generations in mind “I'm doing this because I love the farm,” he says “I'd rather be here than the racetrack but I love going down to the foals in the paddocks and seeing how they're doing how they're changing and growing up as they prep That's what I'm here for; to see them grow and become something great “My goal is to make this something my family will hang onto I feel like I'm taking care of it for somebody But I do at least feel that's what I've been doing: taking care of it So that's something I think I can feel good about My goal with all businesses is to make them better for the people I want to leave good things for all.” Copy Article Link Two European-based 3-year-old fillies have won the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Glen Hill Farm’s Paris Peacock (IRE) will attempt to become the third Paris Peacock arrived at Keeneland Tuesday just before 6 a.m she jogged and cantered on the all-weather training track with Emma Doyle aboard “It is the first time she had shipped out of Ireland,” said Niall “Bubba” Amond “She had to go from Dublin to Paris and then to Chicago where she quarantined before coming here.” Paris Peacock has compiled a record of 9-2-5-1 with victories coming in her past two races at Gowran Park “She just kept running into a tough bunch of horses and the one time she was sixth she could not get any daylight,” Amond said “She broke her maiden in a listed race against older and then won the Group 3 against older.” Paris Peacock is scheduled to go back to the training track Thursday morning is to arrive Friday and will represent the barn Amond said Paris Peacock will remain at Keeneland after the race The European-based runners to win the QE2 were Together (IRE) in 2011 who also was a Group 3 winner before taking the QE2 Lucille Chaney Fertick went to be with her Lord on April 12 Fertick and daughter of Dan and Leila Watts Chaney John Larry Fertick (Tom Tillery) of Charleston and Charles Stephen Fertick of West Columbia; and sisters Clayton Fertick (Morgan) and Mason Chewning; great-great-granddaughter Bennett Grace Chewning; and a great-great-grandson Lucille was predeceased by her husband; parents; sisters Juanita Corley (Archie Lee Corley) and Mary Louise Lee (Charles “Randy” Lee); and one brother Funeral services will be held at Grace Chapel The service will be conducted by Pastor James Jones and Pastor Brian Lee please mail it to the Grace Chapel Missions Fund at 663 Dixiana Road is assisting the family with the arrangements Madaket Stables and Robert LaPenta’s Shantisara (IRE) rocketed past stablemate Technical Analysis (IRE) at the three-sixteenths pole and drew off for a record-setting 5-length victory in the 38th running of the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana for 3-year-old fillies Saturday afternoon Trained by Chad Brown and ridden by Flavien Prat Shantisara covered the 1 1/8 miles on a turf course rated as yielding in 1:48.86 The win gave Brown his record fourth victory in the race following Dayatthespa (2012) Rushing Fall (2018) and Cambier Parc (2019) to break a tie he held with Jimmy Toner and John Veitch Today is the second Saturday in a row that Brown has run 1-2 in a Grade 1 race at Keeneland In the First Lady Presented by UK HealthCare Blowout (GB) and Regal Glory provided owner Peter Brant and Brown with the exacta Technical Analysis led the field of nine through fractions of :23.91 :48.63 and 1:12.78 while under mild pressure from favored Empress Josephine (IRE) with Shantisara and Burning Ambition tracking as a joint third Prat went right on the attack and wasted little time wresting control and erasing any doubt of the outcome Shantisara’s margin of victory is the largest in the history of the race eclipsing the 4½-length victory by Hot Cha Cha in 2009 Shantisara is a daughter of Coulsty (IRE) out of the Dalakhani (IRE) mare Kharana (IRE) Saturday’s $300,000 winner’s share increased her earnings to $788,108 with a record of 9-5-2-0 Since joining Brown’s barn in the spring from Europe Shantisara has won three of four starts with stakes victories coming in the Pucker Up (G3) at Arlington Park and the Jockey Club Oaks Invitational at Belmont Park returned $4.20 and $3.80 and finished 1¾ lengths in front of Burning Ambition who paid $6.20 to show under Florent Geroux It was another 2¼ lengths back to Nicest (IRE) with Queen Goddess Flippant and Empress Josephine following in order who held off Micheline by three-quarters of a length to win Saturday’s $500,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) Presented by Dixiana “It is fun having those types of horses in the barn,” Gardner said of Harvey’s Lil Goil who is owned by the Estate of Harvey Clarke and Paul Braverman Plans for Harvey’s Lil Goil are to be determined Godolphin’s Micheline and her portable stall remain at Keeneland to await the filly’s next road trip Trainer Mike Stidham said her next race has yet to be decided but her next destination will be his division at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland “We were delighted with her effort in the QE II and with a little more distance (beyond the 1 1/8 miles) “We were really excited about her stepping up to a Grade 1 race and running as well as she did.” Micheline gained attention because of her unusual accommodations of open-air housing: a portable structure that has four wood-lined farm gates and a fitted tarp ceiling Described as claustrophobic in a traditional stall Micheline has thrived throughout her career in the special setup Stidham said that despite the filly’s aversion to living in a barn she is extremely comfortable traveling via a large commercial horse van with her companion horse Maybe it is the movement that keeps her preoccupied She travels in a box stall where everything is open so she doesn’t feel caged in.” Trainer Arnaud Delacour reported that Lael Stables’ third-place finisher Magic Attitude (GB) came out of the race fine “Those were two good fillies that beat her,” Delacour said I thought she ran well but maybe was a little flat I was concerned about the three weeks (between her victory in the Belmont Oaks Invitational-G1 and the QE II) Delacour indicated Magic Attitude was probably done racing for the year “She had four straight Grade 1 races and those are tough races,” Delacour said We will give her a couple months off and plan for next year It would be great to come back here for the (Coolmore) Jenny Wiley (G1 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners’ Red Lark (IRE) who closed from last to finish fourth beaten less than 2 lengths is scheduled to return to California on Monday “She seems good this morning,” trainer Paddy Gallagher said