Ponce De Leon (USA 2014)
17.2 hh Bay colt by Say Florida Sandy x Riboletta (Roi Normond)
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Trainer's Notes: Bred for dirt and handicaps; we'll see how he goes. Sire was a veritable tank; ninety-eight starts over 8 years; they don't build 'em like this anymore. Showing a mean closing kick in foal dashes; glad he's on our team.
Owner's Notes: Personal Favorite from this crop; I'm a big fan of the sire and we were very lucky to be able to send Riboletta to him for his last foal in game. The ONLY son of Say Florida Sandy in PhotoFinish, Ponce has a G2-winning half-sister who managed to place in the money at distances ranging from 5-11f. Campaigned mostly on turf, she has a Place and 3 Shows at 8-10f dirt.
Bloodstock Manager: Sandy is Family 3-o; the same line as CF's own Swain's Gold. Ponce is Family 2-d; Halpotype F. 2-d includes Hurry On, Northern Dancer, Cannonade, Mother Goose, Spectacular Bid, and Meteor.
Special Notes: Full List breed. *Was born with an inverted growth curve and was adjusted by Game Steward.
Fun Fact: The Fountain of Youth is credited to explorer Juan Ponce de Leon and is believed by many to be located in Saint Augustine, Florida. Ponce is our first Florida-bred and CF Owner Tia has drunk from the spring purported to be the Fountain.
DP = 3-2-9-0-0 (14) DI = 2.11 CD = 0.57; GSV = 54.67
Conduit Mare Profile = 8-4-4-7-4 Speed = 12 Stamina = 11 Index = 1.26 Triads = 16-15-15
Say Florida Sandy (1994) 16.3hh Dk Bay/Brown stallion by Personal Flag x Lolli Lucka Lolli (Sweet Candy) $2,085,408 98: 33-17-12 Won: True North H.(G2), Gravesend H.(G3)-twice, Bold Ruler H.(G3), Wilmington H., Paumonok H., Teddy Drone S., Shrewsbury S., General Douglas MacArthur H., New York Breeders' Futurity, Great White Way S., Aspirant S., Mike Lee S. *2001 NY Horse Of The Year. *NY Champion 2YO Colt. *3-time NY Champion Sprinter. *2-time NY Champion Older Horse. *All-time #2 NY-bred money winner behind Funny Cide. *One of the most popular horses to race on the New York circuit; a throwback to yesteryear's Thoroughbreds, racing from ages 2 through 9 and winning 19 stakes. As of Nov 2010: Say Florida Sandy has sired 54 starters, 17 winners, with total earnings of $559,612 Personal Fag (1983) 24 Starts: 8 - 4 - 4, $1,258,924 WON Suburban H.(G1), Widener H.(G1), Nassau County H.(G2), Queen's County H.(G3); 2ND Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), Brooklyn H.(G1), Haskell Invitational H.(G1), Excelsior H.(G2) 3RD Woodward S.(G1), Travers S.(G1), Dwyer S.(G1) Full brother to Personal Ensign and lived to age 21. PERSONAL FLAG is the sire of 659 foals, 42 stakes winners (through 7 Nov 2010, IRL). Lolli Lucka Lolli (1984) 26 Starts: 4 - 7 - 1, $50,888 Dam of 9 foals, 6 to race, all winners. 1997 NY Broodmare of the Year. |
Riboletta (1995) Bay mare by Roi Normond x Joy Valley (Ghadeer) 28 Starts: 13 - 3 - 3, $1,555,103 Won Milady Breeders Cup H (G1), Grande Premio Diana (G1), Hawthorne H (G2), Grande Premio Carlos Telles E Carlos (G2), Vanity H (G1), Clement L. Hirsch H (G2), Ruffian H(G1), Beldame S (G1) 2ND GP Joao Adhemar E Nelson De Almeida *Eclipse Champion Older Mare, 2000. Her 2006 colt by Unbridled's Song sold for US$1,050,000 to Sheikh Mohammed, August 2007 Exclusive Native sired Affirmed (1978 US TC) and Genuine Risk (1980 KY Derby) and was Leading US Sire 1978 + 1979. Ghadeer was Top Sire in Brazil. |