NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED LEAGUE DUELING GROUNDS DERBY (G3T)
Kentucky Downs, Sept. 3, $1,000,000 added, worth of race $998,000, 3-year-olds, 10½ furlongs (turf), 2:08.93 (new course report; earlier report, 2:10.53), course agency.
ANGLOPHILE (ch c, 118 lb), A+ $597,120
English Channel —Trustmore Lovemore , by Kitten’s Joy
B—Upson Downs Farm and Louie W, Wright, Ky.; O—LFG Racing; T—Brian A. Lynch
Far Bridge (b c, 124 lb), A+ $195,200
English Channel —Fitpitcher , by Kitten’s Joy
B—Calumet Farm, Ky.; O—LSU Stables
Battle of Normandy (b c, 118 lb), A+ $97,600
City of Light —Adorable Miss , by Kitten’s Joy
B—Gage Hill Stables and W. S. Farish, Ky.; O—West Point Thoroughbreds and Woodford Racing
Margins: ½, 1, 1¼. Others: Wizard of Westwood 124 ($48,800), Really Good 124 ($29,280), Clever Thought 118 ($8,000), Just a Photo 118 ($8,000), Red Route One 118 ($8,000), Lion of War 118 ($6,000). Scratched: Desert Duke, Highway Robber, Out of Deductions. Winning jockey: Declan Cannon.
Anglophile’s Race and (Stakes) Record
| Year | Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | third | Earned |
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| 2022 | At 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | $43,179 |
| 2023 | At 3 | 6 | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | $692,420 |
| Lifetime | 9 | 3 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | $735,599 |
Anglophile’s Pedigree
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ENGLISH CHANNEL
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Smart Strike, 1992
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Mr. Prospector, 1970
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Raise a Native
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Gold Digger
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Classy ‘n Smart, 1981
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Smarten
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No Class
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Belva, 1998
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Theatrical, 1982
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Nureyev
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Tree of Knowledge
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ANGLOPHILE ,
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Committed, 1980
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Hagley
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Minstinguette
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Kitten’s Joy, 2001
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El Prado, 1989
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Sadler’s Wells
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Lady Capulet
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TRUSTMORE LOVEMORE
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Kitten’s First, 1991
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Lear Fan
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That’s My Hon
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Vienna Affair, 2005
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Red Ransom, 1987
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Roberto
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Arabia
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Wiener Wald, 1992
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Woodman
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Chapel of Dreams
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Anglophile’s
Family Notes
Sire: ENGLISH CHANNEL, ch, 2002-2021. Raced 4 yrs in NA and UAE, 23 sts, 13 wins, $5,319,028. Champion turf male. Won John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T), United Nations S (G1T) twice, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational S (G1T) twice, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S (G1T), Virginia Derby (G3T), Colonial Turf Cup S (T), Woodlawn S (T), Canadian Turf H (T); 2nd Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational S (G1T), Sword Dancer Invitational S (G1T), Manhattan H (G1T), Secretariat S (G1T); third John Deere Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1T).
Lifetime: 13 crops, 937 foals, 710 rnrs (76%), 468 wnrs (50%), 75 2yo wnrs (8%), 77 sw (8%), 1.58 AEI, 1.42 CI, 335 sale yrlgs, avg $37,296, 0.6 TNA.
In 2023: 11 sw, 57 2yos, 15 2yo rnrs, 1 2yo wnr, 1 sale yrlg, $285,000.
1st dam: Trustmore Lovemore, ch, 2014-2020. Bred by Sagamore Farm (Ky.). Raced 1 yr, 1 st, $5,030. Dam of 1 named foal, 1 rnr, 1 wnr, 1 sw.
2020: ANGLOPHILE, ch c, by English Channel.
At 3: Won National Thoroughbred League Dueling Grounds Derby (G3T), 2nd Cutler Bay S (T), third KY Downs Preview Dueling Grounds Derby (T).
Inbreeding: 3SX5D Mr. Prospector; 5SX5DX5D Northern Dancer.
Nicking: ENGLISH CHANNEL w/KITTEN’S JOY mares: 40 foals, 32 strs, 22 wnrs (55%), 5 2yo wnrs (13%), 7 SW (18%), 6 GSW (15%)
Broodmare sire: KITTEN’S JOY, ch, 2001-2022. Sire of 370 dams of 955 foals, 599 rnrs (63%), 370 wnrs (39%), 109 2yo wnrs (11%), 1.24 AEI, 1.36 CI; 45 sw.
2nd dam: Vienna Affair (GB), b, 2005. Bred by Car Colston Hall Stud (Eng.). Raced 1 yr in Eng, 4 sts, 0 wins, $1,536. Dam of DARING DANCER (f, Empire Maker; $235,392, Won Lake George S (G2T), Appalachian S Presented by Japan Racing Association (G3T)), HAMP (g, Sky Mesa; $201,190, Won Henry S Clark S (T); 2nd River City H (G3T); third Marylander S, Japan Racing Association S (T)).
