American Pharoah Ready to Rule in 2021

Tara Madgwick - Sunday January 3

Triple Crown hero American Pharoah (USA) posted a new turf stakes-winner on the weekend in the US and has some outstanding yearlings for Magic Millions.

Now back in North America following a fourth season at Coolmore Australia, American Pharoah started 2021 on a winning note when Kentucky Pharoah became his 13th stakes winner with a victory in the Listed Dania Beach Stakes.

Kentucky Pharoah is the 13th SW for American Pharoah - image Coolmore

Returning to the races two weeks after breaking his maiden over the same Gulfstream Park turf course by 3 ¾ lengths, Kentucky Pharoah showed the step up in class was no trouble in the one mile race on turf.

Breaking from the two-hole, the Calumet homebred went straight to the lead from the break and raced over a length ahead of the rest of the field throughout.

With Julien Leparoux aboard, the colt powered clear to win by three lengths and has now won two of four starts.

“We really put it in Kentucky Pharoah’s hands whether he could come back in two weeks,” trainer Jack Sisterson told Thoroughbred Daily News. “He’s energetic. He was either going to breeze [Sunday] at Palm Meadows, and he probably would have breezed too quick, so why not run him instead.”

 

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Kentucky Pharoah is the first foal out of Canadian champion and multiple graded stakes winner Strut The Course.

 

American Pharoah ended 2020 leading all Northern Hemisphere second crop sires by Group I winners, Group winners and stakes-winners with his star performers the Group I winners Harvey’s Lil Goil and Van Gogh, last year’s European Champion 2-Year-Old.

American Pharoah is the sire of 13 stakes winners and 25 stakes horses from his first two crops, with his first Australian bred runners competing here this season.

He has strong representation at the 2021 Magic Millions with 24 entries, click here to see them.

Obvious pedigree highlights include:

 

 

 

 

Lot 61 - click to see page.

Lot 61 from Kia Ora Stud, a colt from US Group III winner Ashley’s Kitty (USA), a half-sister to Group I winning sire Cupid.

Lot 214 - click for page.

Lot 214, from Kia Ora Stud, a half-sister to South African Group II winner Nafaayes from US Group III winner Decelerator (USA).

Lot 268 - click for page.

Lot 268, from Coolmore, a cracking colt, the first foal of Group III winner Ennis Hill, a full sister to Group I placed stakes-winner Lake Geneva and this season’s exciting 2YO colt Acrobat, a debut winner of the $500,000 Inglis Nursery.

Lot 447 - click for page.

Lot 447, from Segenhoe, a filly from Group III winner Koonoomoo.

Lot 566 - click for page.

Lot 566, from Kia Ora Stud, a half-sister to stakes-winner Miss Debutante f rom US Group II winner More Than Real (USA).

Lot 779 - click for page.

Lot 779, from Kia Ora Stud, a filly from stakes-winner She’s a Fox, the full sister to Group I winner and Group I sire Foxwedge.


 

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