Summer Soiree

Prep Race History

Date	Race	Grade	Distance	Finish	Chart	Video
Mar 26 2011	Bourbonette Oaks Turfway Park	III	1 Mile	1	Bourbonette Oaks.pdf

Connections

H. Graham Motion

Trainer

Motion, a native of Cambridge, England, moved to the United States at age 16 with his father who was a United States representative for the British sales company Tattersalls. Motion has captured over 1,000 races in his career and has had 2 starters in the Kentucky Derby. His biggest career wins came with Better Talk Now in the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Turf and Shared Account in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf.

Team Valor International

Owner

Team Valor International is a syndicate race horse ownership group under the leadership of Barry Irwin. Team Valor has started 3 horses in the Kentucky Derby, with their top finisher being Captain Bodgit who ran second in 1997. Other Team Valor stars include Gitano Hernando, Cashier’s Dream, Unbridled Belle, Pluck, and Visionaire.

Pedigree

Summer Soiree is by Grade 2 winner War Front

The bay stallion finished second in the 2006 editions of the Vosburgh S. (G1) and Forego S. (G1) in New York

War Front ranked fourth on the 2010 Leading First-Crop Sires list

The stallion’s top rated offspring include Rebel S. (G2) hero The Factor and Fountain of Youth S. (G2) victor Soldat, both on this year’s Kentucky Derby (G1) trail

Summer Soiree is out of Mazel Tov (Mazel Trick)

Mazel Tov is herself a daughter of Flying Honors (Silver Hawk), making her a half-sister to Grade 3 winner and Grade 1 third Mil Kilates (Gold Alert)

Farther back, one will find dual champion Shuvee in this female family

Summer Soiree’s broodmare sire is dual Grade 2 victor Mazel Trick

Daughters of Mazel Trick have also foaled last year’s Garden City S. (G1) queen Check the Label (Stormin Fever) and Group 3 scorer Early Robusto (Bubble Gum Fellow)

Mazel Trick is best known for siring Grade 2 hero Major Success