Thinking About Malathaat

On the eve of the Breeder’s Cup let’s think about Malathaat. She is a beautifully bred daughter of Curlin. The dam is Dreaming of Julia who won the Frizette and Gulfstream Oaks. She was 3rd in the BC Juvenile Fillies and 4th in the Kentucky Oaks. In total she earned almost $900,000 in a 8 race career for Stonestreet and Pletcher.

Dreaming of Julia is a daughter of AP Indy. Her mom, Dream Rush, was a multiple graded stakes winner sired by sprinter Wild Rush.

Curlin/AP Indy is an A nick that has also produced Idol and Global Campaign. Dreaming of Julia’s first foal was never named, and her second foal, Golden Julia by Medaglia d’Oro, was never sold or raced.

The ruler of Dubai paid $1,050,000 at the 2019 Keeneland September yearling sale. A recent article has her yearling picture:

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/254596/11-sales-graduates-entered-for-bc-classic-and-distaff

She was a nice looking and long yearling, but she does not have that much definition for a March 9 foal.

Malathaat was the 15th most expensive yearling at that sale. Let’s look at the ones that cost more

1. America’s Joy cost $8,400,000. A daughter of American Pharoah, she is a full sister to Into Mischief, Beholder, and Mendelssohn, but she has never raced. Bought by Whisper Hill Farm
2. Aussie Pride is a $4,100,000 son of Curlin. The first foal out of a champion New Zealand sprinter, she has 4 published works
3. Brother is Arms is a $2,900,000 son of War Front from a Kentucky Oaks winning mare. He was 2nd is a MSW at Tampa in January, but shows no works since
4. Lidstrom is a $2,500,000 son of Tapit from the mom of Nyquist. He was recently 4th in an allowance race at Laurel.
5. Alexander Valley is a $2,150,000 son of Medaglia d’Oro by a multiple graded stakes winning mare. He has run 8 times without breaking his maiden, last was 2nd in a MSW at Ellis.
6. Beatbox is a $2,100,000 son of Piorneerof the Nile by a multiple stakes producing mare. He recently broke his maiden in a slow race at the Meadowlands.
7. Miss Jessica J a $2,000,000 daughter of Empire Maker from a multiple stakes producing dam. She is unraced.
8. Vanishing Point if a $1,500,000 son of Tapit by BC Filly Classic winner Unrivaled Belle. He has won $168,000 in Japan, but has yet to win even an allowance race.
9. Golden Whim is a $1,500,000 son of Medaglia d’Oro by a multiple stakes producing mare. He was 10th in a MSW this January, and is no longer working.
10. American Admiral is $1,500,000 son of American Pharoah from an unplaced French mare. Recently 5th in a MSW at Santa Anita for Tim Yakteen.
11. Pigott is a $1,200,000 son of Curlin, and is a half-brother to Mo Town. He is unraced.
12. Federal Bureau is a $1,200,000 son of Medaglia d’Oro. The first son of a G2 winning mare. He just had his first work yesterday.
13. A La Lucie is a daughter of Medaglia d’Oro from a stakes winning mare. She has yet to work.
14. North Pole is a $1,050,000 son of Pioneerof the Nile from a stakes winning mare. Recently 6th in a maiden claimer for Brad Cox.
15. Ghazaaly is $1,050,000 son of Curlin from a winning mare. He won a MSW at Keeneland, but has not worked since July.
16. Malathaat