Spendarella

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Spendarella
Sire Karakontie (JPN)
GrandsireBernstein
DamSpanish Bunny
Damsire Unusual Heat
Sex Filly
FoaledApril 27, 2019 [1]
CountryUnited States
Color Bay
Breeder Gainesway Thoroughbreds
Owner Gainesway Stable
Trainer H. Graham Motion
Record5: 4-1-0
Earnings$596,459 [2]
Major wins
Herecomesthebride Stakes (2022)
Appalachian Stakes (2022)
Del Mar Oaks (2022)
Last updated on August 22, 2022

Spendarella (foaled April 27, 2019) is an American thoroughbred racehorse who has won multiple graded stakes as a three-year-old in 2022 on the turf including Grade I Del Mar Oaks at Del Mar. [2]

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Background

Spendarella is a bay filly, bred in New York State by Gainesway Thoroughbreds, the breeding arm of Gainesway Farm. Her sire is the Japanese-bred Karakontie, grandson of champion Sunday Silence. Her dam is out of the California-bred Unusual Heat mare Spanish Bunny, who broke her maiden at Del Mar in 2010. [3] Gainesway purchased Spanish Bunny in foal to Sundarban for US$130,000 from Taylor Made Sales Agency at the 2015 Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale. Spanish Bunny is also the dam of 2015 Grade I American Oaks and Grade II Honeymoon Stakes winner Spanish Queen, a daughter of Tribal Rule who was voted that year's champion California-bred 3-year-old filly, and Spanish Loveaffair a multiple stakes-winning full sister to Spendarella. The mare has a 2-year-old filly by Destin named Spanish Destiny and a 2022 colt by Uncle Mo. [4]

Spendarella is trained by H. Graham Motion and owned by Gainesway Stable, the racing arm of Gainesway Farm. [4]

Career

2022: three-year-old season

Unraced at 2, Spendarella debuted at Gulfstream Park on February 2, winning a maiden race by 2+3⁄4 lengths over one mile with jockey Jose Ortiz aboard. [5]

A month later on March 5 followed that with victories in the Grade III Herecomesthebride Stakes at Gulfstream Park and the Grade II Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland. Tyler Gaffalione rode her for the first time in the Keeneland race. [4]

At Royal Ascot, in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes Spendarella and jockey William Buick finished second, but was game in defeat to European two-year-old champion filly Inspiral, the daughter of Frankel. [4] Trainer Motion told on TVG, "I'm thrilled with her. She's a very brave filly, and I think she proved she is a grade 1 filly today." [6]

Spendarella was sent to the West Coast, to California where on August 20, she faced twelve other fillies in the Grade I Del Mar Oaks. Starting as the 6/5 favorite jockey Tylor Gaffalione let Spendarella lope along in third behind early fractions of :23.82 and :47.05. He had her in a perfect spot to watch the leaders Gracelund Gray and Cairo Memories and yet keep an eye out for the rest of the field. Cairo Memories took over from a fading Gracelund Gray around the final turn. As Gracelund Gray began backing up, Gafflione angled Spendarella out slightly around her. From there, Spendarella easily caught Cairo Memories entering the stretch. It was immediately obvious that no one was going to catch the invader, and Spendarella cruised home to win by 4 1/2 lengths in 1:47.09. [4]

Statistics

DateDistanceRaceGradeTrackOddsFieldFinishWinning
Time		Winning
(Losing)
Margin		JockeyRef
2022 – three-year-old season
Feb 2, 2022Maiden Special Weight Gulfstream Park 7.30911:43.13 Jose L. Ortiz [5]
Mar 5, 2022Herecomesthebride Stakes Gulfstream Park 1.70*1111:35.19 Jose L. Ortiz [7]
Apr 9, 2022 Appalachian Stakes Keeneland 0.70*811:37.41 Tyler Gaffalione [8]
Jun 17, 2022 Coronation Stakes Royal Ascot 1221:39.20 William Buick [9]
Aug 20, 2022 Del Mar Oaks Del Mar 1.20*1311:47.09 Tyler Gaffalione [10]

Legend:
  Turf  Dirt
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Spendarella was the post-time favorite.

    Pedigree

    Pedigree of Spendarella, bay filly, April 27, 2019 [1]
    Sire
    Karakontie (JPN)
    (2011)    		Bernstein
    (1997)    		 Storm Cat
    (1983)    		 Storm Bird (Canada) (1978)
    Terlingua (1976)
    La Affirmed
    (1983)    		 Affirmed (1975)
    La Mesa (Canada) (1974)
    Sun Is Up (JPN)
    (1998)    		 Sunday Silence
    (1986)    		 Halo (1969)
    Wishing Well (1975)
    Moon Is Up
    (1993)    		 Woodman (1983)
    Miesque (1984)
    Dam
    Spanish Bunny
    (2006)    		 Unusual Heat
    (1990)    		 Nureyev
    (1977)    		 Northern Dancer (Canada) (1961)
    Special (1969)
    Rossard (DEN)
    (1980)    		Glacial (DEN) (1966)
    Peas-Bottom (GB)
    Spanish Beam
    (1997)    		 El Gran Senor
    (1981)    		 Northern Dancer (Canada) (1961)
    Sex Appeal (1970)
    Solar Beam
    (1991)    		Majestic Light (1973)
    Sunerta (1984) (family 9-f) [11]

    Spendarella is inbred 5s x 4d x 4d to Northern Dancer, meaning Northern Dancer appears in the fourth generation on the dam's side twice of the pedigree and in the fifth generation on the sires's side through his son Storm Bird.

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    References

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    2. 1 2 "Profile of Spendarella" . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    3. ↑ "Chart for 2 September 2010, Maiden Special Weight Race 4 at Del Mar". equibase.com. September 2, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 Gantz, Tracy (August 20, 2022). "Spendarella Much the Best in Del Mar Oaks; New York-bred filly earned first grade 1 victory Aug. 20 at Del Mar". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    5. 1 2 "Chart for 2 February 2022, Maiden Special Weight Race 4 at Gulfstream Park". equibase.com. February 2, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    6. ↑ Burns, James (June 17, 2022). "Inspiral Rolls in Coronation, American Spendarella 2nd; American raiders Spendarella and Pizza Bianca ran second and eighth, respectively". BloodHorse.com. Racing Post . Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    7. ↑ "Herecomesthebride Stakes Grade 3 – (race 13)". equibase.com. March 5, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    8. ↑ "Appalachian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association Grade 2 – (race 6)". Equibase. April 9, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    9. ↑ "Coronation Stakes (Group 1)". Racing Post . June 17, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    10. ↑ "Del Mar Oaks Grade 1 – (race 8)". www.equibase.com. August 20, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
    11. ↑ "Thoroughbred Bloodlines – Toxophilite Mare – Family 9-f". www.bloodlines.net. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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