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April 24 worked six furlongs in 1:11.60, handily over a fast track at Santa Anita
April 14 worked five furlongs in :59.60, handily over a fast track at Santa Anita
March 25 worked a bullet six furlongs in 1:11.80, handily over a fast track at Santa Anita
March 17 worked a bullet four furlongs in :49.60, handily over a firm turf course at Santa Anita |
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Graded Earnings: $510,000 (as of 5.01.2004)
Race Record: 11-3-4-1
Castledale Barn Notes: Castledale Gallops 2 Miles Over Sloppy Churchill Track
Castledale Barn Notes: Castledale Breezes At Hollywood Park
Castledale Update: Castledale Survives Three Horse Inquiry To Take Santa Anita Derby
Castledale Update: Castledale Shocks Santa Anita At 30-1
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November 29 won the Generous Stakes (GIII) in his first start for trainer Jeff Mullins, taking the one mile turf event by a nose over Dealer's Choice
September 14 won the listed Blenheim Stakes at the Curragh (IRE) by 3 1/2 lengths in the six furlong race, but placed second upon disqualification
September 6 ran second by a head in a seven furlong handicap allowance race at Leopardstown in Ireland
August 29 ran second by a neck in the one mile Nursery Handicap at Tralee Racecourse in Ireland
Broke his maiden in his fourth lifetime start, getting the half length victory in a winner's race going seven furlongs at Gowran Park in Ireland |
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Finished fourteenth in Kentucky Derby 130 on May 1
April 3 won the Santa Anita Derby (GI) by a head over Rock Hard Ten, taking his first dirt stakes at odds of 30-1
March 6 finished sixth in the San Rafael (GII), beaten 8 1/4 lengths by Imperialism in the one mile race |
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CASTLEDALE is hard to figure but not without a chance in the Derby. He proved trainer Jeff Mullins right when able to capture the Santa Anita Derby as the longest shot on the board. The trainer had been telling owners Greg Knee and Frank Lyons that their charge actually trained better on the dirt but all his experience had come on the turf in Ireland and subsequently at Hollywood Park, where he won the Generous last year. There's been no looking back since his impressive win, where he was able to put his head down and win despite a lot of lane changing and bumping late in the race. That's a credit to his toughness and it's hard to think he won't improve with a clean trip in the third start of his form cycle. Figures to come from pretty far back and that means jockey Jose Valdivia will need some luck to get clean run in the lane. Shouldn't be overbet and he's a huge threat if able to improve on his impressive Grade 1 win last out. |
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Peintre Celebre, sire of Castledale, was the International classification highweight and European champion in 1997 at age three . That year he won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (GI), the Prix du Jockey-Club (GI), the Grand Prix de Paris (GI), and the Prix Greffulhe (GII); all in France. His five length win in the Arc, defeating Pilsudski, Borgia, Helissio, and Swain, was one of the most impressive in recent memory He is the sire of three graded stakes winners from his first crop in 2003. Besides Castledale, his other 2004 stakes winner is Pearl of Love, who won the Gran Criterium (GI) in France. Castledale is out of the Silver Hawk mre Louju. Castledale is Louju's third foal; the other two having one win between them. Louju was unraced; she sold at Keeneland as a weanling for $77,000. She ia half sister to two minor stakes performers. Louju's dam, Secretarial Queen, ran second in the Hollywood Oaks (GI). She is also one of four stakes winners from her dam Nicoma.
Dosage Index: 1.88
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