ROARING FEVER's 7th winner in March

March comes ROARING in!

Although the calendar says spring is still a week away, things have been heating up in a big way for the progeny of Questroyal Stud's ROARING FEVER.  His runners have been burning up the inner track at Aqueduct and, no doubt, it is only a matter of time before they are blamed as yet another cause of global warming.

The first two weeks of March have seen 7 individual winners, including 2 first-time starters, a 12+ length winner, and another coming off a 6 month layoff.  Below is a brief recap of this impressive streak of victories:

• Maid to Win offered a preview of things to come when, on February 28th at Aqueduct, the 3YO filly exploded to a 12 3/4 length victory in her first lifetime start.  The impressive victory came in the day's second race, over a muddy track.  The talented filly covered the 6 furlongs in 1:13 for trainer Dominic Galluscio and owner Sanford Robbins LLC and was bred in NY by Hidden Lake Farm, Richard Gallagher and Joan Simpson.

• Spa City Princess kept things going on March 6th with a determined wire-to-wire victory in a mile maiden special weight event in Aqueduct's 6th race.  Trained by Pat Kelly, the 3YO NY-bred filly clocked in at 1:40.37, banking the winner's share of the $49,000 purse for owner/breeder Adam Madkour. 

• Two races later, first-time starter Stormin Bolt sprinted to an impressive 7-length victory over another full maiden special weight field of 3YOs.  Pressing the pace from the start, the 3YO NY-bred colt took the lead at the top of the stretch and never looked back, drawing off and crossing the line in a solid 1:11.48.  Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin for owner Cam Allard, this colt is definitey one to watch. 

• The next day, in Aqueduct's 6th race, 4YO filly Roaring Ghost overcame a 6 month layoff to register an outstanding 5 length victory over her maiden special weight foes.  Trained by Bruce Brown for Pinnacle Farms, Roaring Ghost hails from Roaring Fever's first crop and was bred in NY by Joseph and Alfred Nastasi.

• Victorious Song kept the momentum rolling on March 12th with a wire-to-wire victory in the 2nd race at a rainy Aqueduct.  Overlooked by the bettors as the longest shot on the board, the 3YO NY-bred filly never relinquished the lead in the maiden claiming event, tallying her first win for trainer/co-owner Keith O'Brien.

• Finally, the 4YO filly Mustang Fever put an exclamation point on the month's accomplishments with her emphatic 3 length victory in Aqueduct's 8th race yesterday, March 14th.  The mile and 70 yard, NW1X allowance event was contested over a sloppy inner track and Mustang Fever swept to victory with a strong move on the turn edging clear in the stretch for a final time of 1:44.72.  Perhaps even more impressive, the victory came over 4 competitors who were victorious in the their respective last starts.  Yesterday's win gives the NY-bred filly 3 wins in 11 lifetime starts and career earnings of over $77,000 for trainer John Parisella and owners/breeders Saul and Max Kupferberg. 

Mustang Fever, by ROARING FEVER, impressive winner at Aqueduct

Parasizastiff is 3rd winner for ANASHEED

Another winner for ANASHEED

Filly by ROARING FEVER wins Calder feature allowance

In her second front-running daylight-margin victory in three starts, owner-breeder-trainer Lynne Scace's New York homebred MY REFLECTION captured Calder Race Course's feature allowance for two-year-old fillies going five furlongs off-the-turf on Columbus Day Monday, becoming the first allowance winner from the first crop of New York-based stallion ROARING FEVER. The dark bay state-bred was the youngest among nine starters -- having been foaled on April 16, 2006 -- but went off as the 3-to-1 second choice with jockey Eduardo Nunez on board for the third time in as many outings. The runner-up rival that pursued her from second place throughout the contest was coming off a seven-length romp at Calder 23 days earlier.

My Reflection was foaled at Liberty Stud in Ghent and is the second offspring and second New York homebred 2008 winner produced from Scace's homebred mare, seven-time winner Frans Reflection, who is by Aloha Prospector and is inbred 3 x 4 to Mr. Prospector. Scace, a resident of Ocala, Florida, is actively involved in the New York breeding and racing program: "Every year, I send up two or three mares," pointed out Scace, who also mentioned that she had bred the maternal granddam (second dam) of My Reflection, seven-time winner Tenacious Fran.

Roaring Fever (Storm Cat - Pennant Fever, by Seattle Slew) is a stakes-winning full brother to three-time Grade 1 winner Raging Fever ($1,458,198) and to graded winner Stormin Fever, whose 21 stakes winners from six crops of racing age include two millionaires plus New York-bred 2008 multiple stakes winner Stormin Normandy. The syndicated stallion stands at Dutchess Views Farm in Pine Plains under the management of Questroyal Stud, LLC, where he has stood for a fee of $5,000, live foal, since entering stud in 2005.

Global Hunter - by JADE HUNTER - wins Lure Stakes

Scoring his first North American victory, L-Bo Racing's and Monte Pyle's Argentine-bred son of New York-based stallion JADE HUNTER, Global Hunter, rallied from off a scorching early pace in Oak Tree at Santa Anita's turf mile Lure Stakes on Columbus Day Monday and prevailed by a length in 1:33.82. The five-year-old southern hemisphere-foaled (October 7, 2003) stallion was favored at 1.40-to-1 among 10 starters in his third consecutive outing under jockey Jose Valdivia Jr. and did not disappoint, boosting his earnings to $204,365 while improving his record to 6 - 1 - 7 in 20 starts. Trained in North America by A. C. Avila, Global Hunter had won three black-type stakes on turf in Argentina, including Group 2 and Group 3 events at 1,600 meters (about a mile).

First Winner for ROARING FEVER

Stakes winner ROARING FEVER was represented by his initial winner when his daughter My Reflection won Aug. 14 at Calder Race Course first time out. A homebred for trainer Lynne M. Scace, My Reflection won the five-furlong race in 1:00.71.

Bred in New York, My Reflection is the second winner from two foals of racing age from the winning Aloha Prospector mare Frans Reflection.

First Winner for ANASHEED

Florida-bred Garter Belt is the first foal from the winning Tabasco Cat mare Sexy Stockings.

Millionaire and G1 sire King Cugat to Questroyal for 2008 season

Questroyal Stud is pleased to announce the arrival of King Cugat to New York for the 2008 breeding season.

By leading sire Kingmambo, out of the Majestic Light mare Tricky Game, King Cugat hails from the family of multiple Grade 1 winner and leading sire Seeking the Gold.  Other notable family members include fellow Questroyal stallion Fast Play (G1), Stacked Pack (G3), Survivalist (G3) and Rey de Cafe (G3).

During his racing career, King Cugat was one of the best turf runners of his generation, finishing in the money in 15 of 16 lifetime starts, and winning 7 races including the Jamaica H. (G2) and Bowling Green H. (G2), as well as the Arlington Classic S. (G2).  King Cugat was G1 placed a total of 5 times, with 2nd place tallies in the Secretariat S. (G1), Turf Classic Invitational S. (G1), Sword Dancer H. (G1), Manhattan H. (G1) and Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S. (G1).  He retired after his 4-year old campaign with lifetime earnings in excess of $1.2 million.

As a sire, King Cugat has been represented by 4 G1 winners to date, from 3 crops of racing age.  His leading runners include Devil Moon (AUS-I),  Reina Musical (PR-I), Airplay Lady (PR-I), and That's Life (PR-I,Mex-I).  He is also the sire of stakes winner and multiple graded place Seaside Retreat, as well as Grade 3 winner Kingship, and 2007 stakes winner and graded-placed Latin Rythms, a track record setter at Del Mar this August.

King Cugat will stand the 2008 season at Liberty Stud LLC in Ghent, NY as property of a syndicate.  His stud fee will be $3,500 live foal, stands and nurses.  He will be available for inspection the week of January 7, 2008.

Andromeda's Hero to Stand in New York

Questroyal Stud will relocate graded-stakes winner Andromeda’s Hero to Dutchess Views Farm near Pine Plains, N.Y.  The 5-year-old son of Fusaichi Pegasus will stand for $6,000 in 2008.

In New York, Andromeda’s Hero ran second to Afleet Alex in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and also placed in the Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), Suburban Handicap (gr. I), and Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II).  As a 3-year-old, Andromeda’s Hero won the Fred W. Hooper Handicap (gr. III) and Sam F. Davis Stakes. He retired with earnings of $836,961.

Andromeda's Hero, out of the Storm Bird mare Marozia, entered stud this year at Richland Hills near Midway, Ky.  The farm will retain a significant interest in the Mr. Prospector grandson.  Dutchess Views and Questroyal have purchased an interest in the syndicated stallion.  Dutchess Views said a limited number of additional shares will be sold.

“This is one of the most exciting prospects to come to New York since I have been here, and we are glad to have the opportunity to stand (Andromeda’s Hero),” Michael Lischin, owner of Dutchess Views, said in a release.  “We plan to breed 10 mares of our own to him.”

Barry Ostrager, principal owner of Questroyal Stud, said his farm is “thrilled to get a stallion of this caliber to stand in New York, where Andromeda’s Hero achieved so much of his grade I success."

Patriot Act to New York for 2008 Season

Carminooch scores open stakes win

Polka Dancer newest 2YO winner for JADE HUNTER

Chip Hunter rallies in $100K at Fair Grounds

Huckie earns smashing stakes win

Eclipse Champion-siring JADE HUNTER to New York

Multiple Grade 1 winner JADE HUNTER, sire of 2002 Eclipse Horse of the Year and certain Hall of Fame filly/mare Azeri, has been moved from Kentucky to stand under the management of Questroyal Stud at Michaelyn Gamble's Liberty Stud, LLC, in Ghent, New York. His 2007 fee will be $5,000, live foal. With lifetime progeny earnings in excess of $36.1-million, the multiple Grade 1-siring son of Mr. Prospector becomes the leading active sire in New York based on cumulative offspring earnings and ranks among the Empire State's leaders in several other categories as well. He has 2006 progeny earnings approaching $1.2-million.

Jade Hunter has sired 43 stakes winners to date, which in addition to four-Eclipse-Championship-winning Azeri ($4,079,820) include other Grade 1 winners Yagli ($1,702,121), Stuka ($916,175), and Diazo plus Grade 2 winner and popular former New York stallion Halory Hunter -- the latter four all males. In two of his individual crops, the classically-bred stallion has sired eight stakes winners each, among them being two-time New York Thoroughbred Breeders (NYTB) champion filly and graded winner Best Friend Stro plus another New York-bred standout, Empire Classic winner Itaka. Although Jade Hunter's runners stay sound and frequently win stakes beyond their three-year-old seasons, eight of his stakes winners also have captured black-type events as two-year-olds. In addition to North America, his runners have won group events in Japan and Australia, so obviously he can sire turf standouts as well as main track graded winners.

Liberty Stud, which for three seasons stood 2006 second-crop sire sensation Strategic Mission (whose first New York-conceived offspring are current yearlings), is managed by Bill Allen.

Another 2YO stakes winner for FAST PLAY

Carminooch second in Stuyvesant Handicap (G3)

Big weekend for TOMORROWS CAT

Talented 2YO is GOLD FEVER'S latest graded-stakes performer

ANASHEED to stand in New York for 2007

Another graded stakes performer for FAST PLAY

First offspring of ROARING FEVER to be offered at auction

New 2YO winner by former Questroyal stallion AMERICAN CHANCE

Talented TOMORROWS CAT filly remains undefeated

Hard-knocking WEST VIRGINIA approaches millionaire mark