As time goes by (American pharoah), second behind Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil) in last year’s GI Beholder Mile, got the job done in the 2022 renewal race with an authoritative victory at Santa Anita Saturday. Defeated 1-5 while facing only three opponents, the black bay mare was half a step behind, but took the lead. She’s obviously tough as the quarter goes up: 22.76 and half is: 46.22. In front by three lengths at the top of the lane, As Time Goes By stopped Miss Bigly, who bravely chased the rope.
“She broke a slightly flat foot,” said winning racer Flavien Prat. “We had a fight and then I had to push her a little bit to get in the race, but then I moved well and I felt in control. It felt like when she felt it was coming to her, she regrouped and kept going, it was great. ”
As Time Goes By, the winner of last year’s GII Santa Margarita S. and GII Santa Maria S., finished eighth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff before ending the year with a win in the GIII Bayakoa S. at Los Alamitos. She opened 2022 with 13 1/2 races in GIII La Canada S. Jan 1.
Winning coach Bob Baffert said: “She gets better with age. “She is such an interesting and classy mare. She never broke a sweat. I think being with her for as long as possible is better.”
Genealogical notes:
As time went on becoming the fourth winner of the American Phaorah Group / Class I and giving him his second ranked winner of the afternoon at Santa Anita, following the victory of the Forbidden Kingdom in the GII San Felipe S. Triple Crown winner was also represented on Saturday by Disco Pharoah, the 19th 1/2 length maiden winner in the first race at the Aqueduct.
“These Pharoahs are very fast,” said Baffert. “It was a great day for the Pharoah horses. American pharoah has a lot to do with the race. “
Take Charge Lady creates Charming (Going for Gold), Take Charge Champion Brandi (Giant’s Causeway) and Class I winner Omaha Beach (War front). The blue mare is also the dam of the winner of class I Take Charge Indy (AP Indy) and the champion Fees will be charged (Unbridled song).
Saturday, Santa Anita
BEHOLDER MILE S.-HOLD$490,000, Santa Anita, 3-5, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:37.55, ft.
first-AS TRADE TIME, 122, m, 5, by American pharoah
First Beat: Take Charge Lady (Broodmare Of The Year, MGISW, $2,480,377), by Dehere
Second Dam: Felicita, by Rubiano
3rd dam: Grand Bonheur, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
GRADE 1 I WIN. O-Tabor, Michael B., Magnier, Mrs. John,
and Smith, Derrick; B-Orpendale & Chelston (KY); T-Bob
Baffert; J-Flavien Prat. 300,000 dollars. Lifetime record: 14-7-3-1,
$955,600 dollars. * 1/2 to Take Charge Indy (AP Indy), GISW,
$1,103,496; and Fees will be charged (Unbridled song), Ch.
Colt 3 years old, MGISW, $3,924,648. Werk Nick’s Review: B.
Click to view eNicks report and pedigree of 5 children.
2-Miss Bigly122, m, 6, by Gemologist
Beat One: Miss Puzzle (Aus) (SP-NZ), by Citidancer (Ire)
Second Dam: Miss Tree (Nz), of Oregon
Beat 3: Miss Kiwitea, by Truly Vain (Aus)
TYPE 1ST G1 BLACK. ($120,000 Wlg ’16 KEENOV; $20,000 Ylg
’17 HOLD). Stable O-Agave Racing, Living in the Dream Cage,
LLC and Rockin Robin Racing Stables; B-SF Bloodstock LLC (KY);
T-Philip D’Amato. 100,000 dollars.
3–Varda120, f, 4, by Funny Mist
First beat: She’ll be right, by Sky Mesa
Dam 2: Boogie Beach Blues, by Cure the Blues
Dam 3: Lonely Beach, by Kennedy Road
($100,000 Ylg ’19 SARAUG; $700,000 2yo’ 20 OBSAPR).
O-Baoma Corporation; B-Masters 2013 LLC & Distorted Humor
Syndicate (NY); T-Bob Baffert. 60,000 dollars.
Margins: 2 1/4, 7, 7HF. Odds: 0.30, 8.30, 9.10.
Also Ran: Envoutante. Scratches: Founder’s Day, Moonlight d’Oro. Click to view Equibase.com chartthe PP of TJCIS.com or Free Equineline.com catalog style genealogy. VIDEO sponsored by TVG.
