Brookdale Grad Bellera (3,f, Bernardini/Habiboo) earned her first Graded Stakes Win on Friday in the G3 Comely Stakes at Aqueduct by almost 2 lengths. She now has 3 wins in 6 starts and has earned $209,960. She was bred in Florida by Hardacre Farm LLC and was purchased at the Keeneland September 2017 Sale by current owner Mathis Stable LLC.
Brookdale Grad Starship Jubilee (6,m, Indy Wind/Perfectly Wild) shipped down from Woodbine this week to contest in the G3 Cardinal Stakes at Churchill on Thanksgiving Day. She took the lead mid stretch but couldn't hold off the eventual winner Kallio and finished 2nd. Starship Jubilee has now run 7 times this year and has never finished off the board and has now earned $1,171,387. She
Brookdale Grad Anneau d'Or (Medaglia D'Oro/Walk Close) showed on Friday that not only can he run on the turf but also the dirt after running a huge race to get 2nd in the G1 Breeders Cup Juvenile Stakes at Santa Anita. After breaking his maiden impressively at Golden Gate on 9/29 the colt was not able to draw in to the Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf so
Art of Almost (3,f, Dansili (GB)/Reimpose) broke her maiden on Friday at Woodbine by 3 and 3/4 lengths. She has now earned $64,802 in 6 lifetime starts. The filly is a homebred of Frederick Seitz, Jon Kelly, Danny Ward, and Dr. Ted Folkerth and was born and raised at Brookdale Farm.
Brookdale Grad SERENGETI EMPRESS (3, f, Alternation/Havisham) went wire to wire on Friday in the biggest race of her career to capture the 2019 Kentucky Oaks (G1). She now has 5 wins in 8 starts and has earned $1,037.120. She was purchased out of the Keeneland November Sale and resold at the Keeneland September Sale to current owner Joel Politi.
Brookdale Raised IRISH WAR CRY showed great class in his race on Saturday in the Belmont Stakes (G1). Leading the entire race, he came up just a bit short at end and was passed by Tapwrit but finished 2nd in the final leg of the Triple Crown Races. IRISH WAR CRY has now finished either 1st or 2nd in 5 of his 7 career starts and
IRISH WAR CRY (3,c, Curlin/Irish Sovereign) handled his first graded stakes race like he had his previous 2 starts, with a win. The undefeated three year old colt by Curlin took the lead at the beginning of the race and never looked back winning by 3 and 3/4 lengths. IRISH WAR CRY was bred in New Jersey by Isabelle de Tomaso and has now earned $295,460.
Brookdale Sales was the #5 consignor by gross and average price (3 or more sold) for the 2017 Keeneland January Sale. Brookdale grossed $1,369,700 for the sale with an average of $47,231 per horse. Book 1 was highlighted by the mare Yes She's A Lady and her Bodemeister colt that sold for $210,000 and $195,000.
The first reported foal from the initial crop by 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was born at Brookdale Farm early morning Jan. 3. Born at 12:30 a.m., the bay colt is the first foal out of the Tizway mare Kakadu. Kakadu is a half sister to multiple grade stakes winner Protonico and is from the immediate female family of Chilean champion and grade 1
War Story (4, g, Northern Afleet/Belle Watling) found himself back in the winner's circle on Saturday at Aqueduct winning by 7 and 3/4 lengths in the Queens Country Stakes. War Story has 4 wins in 17 starts and earnings of $559,395. He was bred in Kentucky by Jack Swain and was born and raised at Brookdale Farm. War Story is a graduate of the 2013
