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Update: November 15, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Rock Your World (Candy Ride {Arg} –Charm the Maker, by Empire Maker), who beat GI Kentucky Derby winner and GI runner-up Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Medina Spirit (Protonico) in GI Runhappy The Santa Anita Derby in the first start was quite smooth, has retired and will enter in 2022 at Spendthrift Farm. The incubator previously announced the acquisition in April last year.
The convenient winner of the six-class sprint on his career debut at Santa Anita Jan. 1, Keeneland’s $650,000 September coveted purchase took the Feb. 27 Pasadena S. a mile by extending 2 1/4 lengths and proving no catch in the Santa Anita Derby, reporting the home team winning 1/4 length. Compromised by a poor start to Run for the Roses, Rock Your World was runner-up in a fight with Shared Belief S. at Del Mar on August 29, losing to the 1/4-length Medina Spirit . Raised by Ron and Deborah McAnally and coached by John Sadler for Hronis Racing and Talla Racing, Rock Your World retired with a 7-3-1-0 record and $612,100 earnings.
Rock Your World’s Dam is a stake winner and twice placed in tier I when a child is 2 years old and is also responsible for the GSP She’s Our Charm (Candy Ride {Arg}) and a longing Curlin The foal fetched $825,000 from D. Hatman Thoroughbreds during this year’s September sale at Keeneland.
Rock Your World is the grandson of GSW Charm The Giant (Ire) (Giant’s Causeway), the dam of GSW Liam the Charmer (Smart Strike), while the third dam of the MGSW/GISP Olympic Charmer (Olympio) also bred the MGSP Charming Legacy (Ire) (Danehill), whose daughter Light of Darkness (Red Rocks {Ire}) won the 3rd Istanbul Cup this year along with 1000 Guineas of Turkey.
Spendthrift general manager Ned Toffey said: “Rock Your World is a quick winner at the Santa Anita Derby with a stunning blend of masculine looks, pedigree and strength. “He is a $650,000 aspirant and you can see why. He is a dignified and handsome individual of a Candy Ride as you will find. Rock Your World possesses a true classic dirt pedigree, with Empire Maker and Giant’s Causeway being his first two sires. We believe there is a lot to like, especially through our Share The Upside program. We are going to start showing Rock Your World today and I invite all breeders to come out and see him. ”
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