We just lately had a have a look at the quickest horse in North America, and this week we are going to think about the highest stayer. What’s uncommon about this duo is that they’re each by the identical stallion, Not This Time .
Cogburn , who on the idea of his American report of :59.80 for five 1/2 furlongs set within the Jaipur Stakes (G1) is likely to be the quickest horse not solely on this continent, however anyplace on the earth. Then we’ve got Subsequent , who has been virtually invincible in long-distance occasions over the past two years.
Though Subsequent has by no means displayed the pace of Cogburn, his early profession didn’t initially level towards excellence on the excessive reverse finish of the size. He was ahead sufficient to earn his place within the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) following wins in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden at Kentucky Downs and an off-turf Keeneland allowance over 8 1/2 furlongs that he took by 11 3/4 lengths. At this stage, nonetheless, Subsequent was removed from prepared for prime time, and he pale to complete final within the Juvenile, crushed some 40 lengths after pursuing the early tempo for a half-mile.
The “subsequent” incarnation of the grey was as a turf miler at 3, and in that function he did win the Struggle Chant Stakes by 3 3/4 lengths. At 4, Subsequent was claimed by coach William Cowans for Michael Foster for $62,500 when working unplaced in a seven-furlong allowance/elective claimer at Keeneland. Following that effort was a rating in a Churchill Downs $50,000 claiming occasion at 9 furlongs on turf. Subsequent, now a gelding, might solely handle fourth in an elective claimer over the identical distance in what can be his final begin on the grass.
Subsequent attracts away from the sphere within the Greenwood Cup
At Delaware Park within the off-turf Cape Henlopen Stakes over 12 furlongs, we might see probably the most potent model of Subsequent. He romped by an astonishing 18 1/4 lengths and commenced an astonishing run of 9 wins amongst 10 consecutive begins from 9 1/2 to 14 furlongs, all black-type occasions, by a complete of 118.25 lengths, or a mean of 13.14 lengths per race. The newest of those was the Sept. 21 Greenwood Cup Stakes (G3), the place he cruised house a cushty 10 lengths clear in a race that noticed him with 25 lengths to spare within the earlier version.
What aptitudes Not This Time may need possessed as a runner are hid by the brevity of his profession. He scored by 10 lengths in a mile maiden on his second attempt, romped by 8 3/4 lengths within the Iroquois Stakes (G3) on his third begin, then missed by a neck to Traditional Empire within the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) on his solely different outing.
Not This Time by no means had the chance to run on turf, the floor over which Cogburn excels, nor to try something approaching the distances at which Subsequent excels, however there are numerous components of pace, stamina, and floor choice in his background.
Not This Time’s sire, Big’s Causeway, was most likely finest round 10 furlongs. He was topped champion in Europe at 3 for his turf performances however got here inside inches of defeating Tiznow within the 2000 Breeders’ Cup Traditional (G1) in his solely grime begin. Big’s Causeway’s finest offspring are largely 8- to 10-furlong horses, and he did not get a grade 1- successful sprinter—though he is paternal grandsire of the good European speedster Blue Level —however he did sire a winner of the Ascot Gold Cup (G1) over 2 1/2 miles. Not This Time’s dam, Miss Macy Sue, was a six-time stakes winner, all at six furlongs. She’s additionally the dam of the good Liam’s Map , who gained the Woodward Stakes (G1) and Breeders’ Cup Dust Mile (G1) however who has sired Beginning Over and Churn N Burn , each stakes winners going 1 1/2 miles on turf. Not This Time’s broodmare sire, Trippi, did win the Flamingo Stakes (G3) at 9 furlongs early in his 3-year-old season, however was finest over seven furlongs on grime, the place he captured 4 graded occasions, together with the Vosburgh Stakes (G1). Trippi spent most of his stud profession in South Africa, the place he proved an efficient turf sire, with grade/group 1 winners as much as 1 1/2 miles.
Not This Time at Taylor Made
Subsequent’s dam, Bahia Seaside, was finest sprinting on grime and took second within the 6 1/2-furlong Musical Romance Stakes, though she did win an elective/claiming race over 8 1/2 furlongs and was a distant second within the Affectionately Stakes over the identical journey. She was by Superior Once more, who at 10 furlongs on grime gained what is usually acknowledged to be the deepest-ever working of the Breeders’ Cup Traditional. Bahia Seaside is a half sister to the dam of the Not This Time filly Cara’s Time , who gained the seven-furlong Joseph A. Gimma Stakes for New York-breds.
Subsequent’s second dam, Pop Princess (Alphabet Soup), gained 4 races, and is a half sister to the Rampart Handicap (G2) winner Spring Waltz, one of many comparatively few vital runners by Silver Attraction. Pop Princess and Spring Waltz are out of Enjoyable Rhythm, top-of-the-line runners sired by one other basic winner who was one thing of an underachiever as a stallion, Simple Goer. Enjoyable Rhythm gained the primary eight of her 9 begins, 4 of them in stakes, together with the Molly Pitcher Breeders’ Cup Handicap (G2). Enjoyable Rhythm was a half sister to the Rely Fleet Handicap (G3) winner Malagra, later a helpful sire in Louisiana, and in addition to the a number of graded stakes-winning Satan’s Bag horse Holy Mountain.
Enjoyable Rhythm’s personal dam, Regal Gal, was a prolific stakes scorer who recorded her most prestigious victory within the Columbiana Handicap (G3). A daughter of Viceregal—which implies Bahia Seaside has the brothers Vice Regent and Viceregal 3×4, respectively—Regal Gal she was three-parts sister to Northern Dancer-sired graded stakes winners Northern Fling and Countess North (dam of New Orleans Handicap, G2, victor Westheimer). Regal Gal was additionally half sister to Arlington Park’s Matron Handicap (G2) victress Impetuous Gal, dam of three stakes winners, together with Women Handicap (G1) heroine Banker’s Woman, and granddam of a number of different main winners, together with the Tremendous Derby (G1) victor Ecton Park.
Subsequent follows champion turf horse As much as The Mark (dam by Ghostzapper ) and Del Mar Debutante Stakes (G1) and Chandelier Stakes (G2) victress Princess Noor (dam by Wilko) because the third star from solely 12 starters by Not This Outing of Superior Once more line mares. With that in thoughts, it is most likely related that Not This Time is by a stallion who’s a Northern Dancer/Blushing Groom cross out of a Mr. Prospector line mare, and that Superior Once more is by a Northern Dancer line sire and his dam is a Blushing Groom/Mr. Prospector cross.