Name: Kip Deville
Year Born: 2003
Color: Gray/Roan
Sex: Colt
Sire: Kipling
Dam: Klondike Kaytie
Broodmare Sire: Encino
Profile: The year is 2006, KY Derby 6th place finisher Showing Up was making his grass debut in the Colonial Turf Cup. His owners Lael Stables, needed something to cheer about as their Derby winner Barbaro was fighting for his life at New Bolton after being pulled up in the Preakness. Showing Up won the race by 3 1/4 lengths. The runner up in that race was a longshot who had just won a small stake in Texas. He would go onto become to of the best turf milers in the US in 2007 and 2008. His name is Kip Deville (Kipling).
Kip was born on May 3rd, 2003 in Oklahoma. He started his career by breaking his maiden at Remington Park before finishing fifth in a stakes at the same track. He would then race in some Allowance races winning once before winning a stakes race at Sam Houston. That was when he was put on the Derby trail, but finished ninth in the 2006 Rebel to Lawyer Ron. It was back to the grass where he won another stakes, this time at Lone Star before he was privately sold to IEAH which at the time was still a under the radar stable. Switched to Rick Dutrow, he would go onto finish sixth in the VA Derby to Go Between. His next win would be in October at Keeneland in the Bryan Station Stakes and ended the year with a sixth place finish to Showing Up in the Hollywood Derby and a win in the Sir Beaufort.
2007 started off with a bang with wins in the Kilroe Mile and Maker's Mark Mile. Then a rough patch hit with two off the board finishes before a 3rd place finish in the Oceanport Stakes and a runner up finish in the Woodbine Mile. Then on a soft turf at Monmouth Park, he would defeat Excellent Art, Nobiz Like Shobiz, and Galileo's little sister (Sea the Stars' big sister) My Typhoon in the BC Mile. Here is that race:
The next year, he would defend his Makers Mark title (where he had finally defeated Showing Up) and also won the Poker Handicap. After a fifth place finish in the Woodbine Mile, he would look like a winner in his BC Mile defense only to get run down by the 3yo Goldikova in the final yards (of course she would go onto win the Mile three years in a row before losing in her fourth attempt). His final win would be the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap where he would defeat Just as Well, Court Vision (who I will talk about under Kip's sire portion) and Red Rocks among others. He would end his career with three out of the top three finishes.
Sadly, Kip was euthanized on June 11, 2010 after developing laminitis eight months before. That was brought on due to a colic attack that caused his retirement.
Sire
Kipling (Gulch) won five times in 28 starts. He had finished off the board in all three of his stakes races that he participated in. Other then Kip, he is the sire of stakes winner Dreamsandvisions and stakes placed Kip Berries.
His sire Gulch (Mr. Prospector) was versitile as a racehorse. He finished in the top 6 in all three legs of the 1987 Triple Crown. What makes him even more impressive is that he won the Met Mile before the Belmont where he finished third. There where also runner up finishes in the Whitney and Woodward. The next year he would defend his Met Mile title and add BC Sprint title to his name as well to be named Champion Sprinter. As a sire, his best known foal is Derby/Belmont winner Thunder Gulch. He is also the sire of G3 winner Demarcation, stakes placed in Japan Star Chandelier and G1 winner in Japan Eagle Cafe. His dam Jameela (Rambunctious) won the Delaware Handicap in her career. (I did a profile on her when I did previous DelCap winners). Gulch was her best foal. She is a 1/2 sister to stakes placed Miss Croatoan (Roanoke Island). This is the same female family as G3 placed Sarah Percy (Uncle Percy).
His dam Weekend Storm (Storm Bird) was unraced in her career. Other then Kipling, she is the dam of BC Mile winner Court Vision (Gulch) who denyed Goldikova her fourth Mile win in a row, G1 placed in Hong Kong Garcia Marquez (Gulch) (who raced under the name Rainbow and Gold in HK) and stakes winner Smart Surprise (Smart Strike). Weekend Storm is a full sister to Preakness winner Summer Squall (Storm Bird), thus this makes her a 1/2 sister to Belmont and BCC winner A.P. Indy (Seattle Slew). Also hailing from this family is Belmont winner Lemon Drop Kid (Kingmambo) and G1 winner in England Wolfhound (Nureyev).
Dam
Klondike Kaytie (Encino) won 20 times in 63 races. She is also a stakes winner. Other then Kip, she is the dam to stakes winner Gotthard (Ghazi).
Encino (Nijinsky) was 3rd in the 1979 Hollywood Juvenile Championship. He is the sire to G2 placed Down Again, stakes winner Cold Trail and G2 winner The Names Jimmy. His dam Crimson Saint (Crimson Satan) is a G3 winner. She is also the dam to G1 winner in Europle and Champion in Ireland Royal Academy (Nijinsky), G1 winner Pancho Villa (Secretariat) and G1 placed Terlingua (Secretriat). The latter of course is most known for being the dam to G1 winner and super sire Storm Cat (Storm Bird). Thorough it's a different branch, thorough a mare named Cherokee Rose (Peter Pan) also hails the recent Derby winner Orb (Malibu Moon).
Kaytie's dam Charming Dawn (Vigors) was unraced. Kaytie is her best foal. Her dam High Charme (High Tribute) is a stakes winner. This is the same female family as stakes winner Up the Hill (Jacopo (GB)) (dam of stakes winner Pail of Water (Jack High)).
Note: The reason why I did this post today was that Kip's home state just had a horrible tornado that blew threw Moore, OK. There was severe damage done to Orr's Family Farm and the training center that was connected to the farm. Natalie Reinert of Retired Racehorse Blog has set up a fundraiser for a friend of hers who lost both Eventers and Racehorses in this F-4/F-5 (I''m hearing different numbers) tornado. You can find everything that you need here. Please note, that even though Natalie's books are avaliable on Amazon, you need to purchase the books thorough her website so that the money goes to this fund. I asked Natalie permission before on Twitter to talk about this before writing this post up. Thank you in advance!
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October 31, 2010
Breeders' Cup Vault: 2007 Mile
When you think the most famous Oklahoma bred race horses, you think of 1986 Horse of the Year Lady's Secret. However, in 2007 she gained company when a grey son of Kipling owned by a group that was set up like a hedge fund shocked the world. This is the story of IEAH and how Kip Deville made them a household name. Kip's sire Kipling, a son of a sister to AP Indy and Summer Squall, his dam Klondike Kaytiewas by Encino a half to Terlingua and Royal Academy.
Kip entered the Mile in 07 off a 2nd place finish in the Woodbine Mile. The Europeans where bringing over Excellent Art and Jeremy. My Typhoon, a daughter of the great Urban Sea was making her final start in the Mile, add in new superstar Purim there was going to be alot to handle for Kip and the up and coming Nobiz Like Shobiz.
The rest they say is history:
Kip would return to the races the next year, defeating his longtime rival Showing Up for the first time at Keenland. After a second place finish to Goldikova in the Mile at Santa Anita, 2009 brought great promise for Kip to show that he was the best miler in the World. Unfortanlly he would manage to win only once more. Shortly after that win he started to race poorly, and eventually coliced. That colic led to laminatis, and on June 11 of this year, Kip Deville was euthanized at the age of 7.
Tomorrow: the only 2 time Classic winner Tiznow
Kip entered the Mile in 07 off a 2nd place finish in the Woodbine Mile. The Europeans where bringing over Excellent Art and Jeremy. My Typhoon, a daughter of the great Urban Sea was making her final start in the Mile, add in new superstar Purim there was going to be alot to handle for Kip and the up and coming Nobiz Like Shobiz.
The rest they say is history:
Kip would return to the races the next year, defeating his longtime rival Showing Up for the first time at Keenland. After a second place finish to Goldikova in the Mile at Santa Anita, 2009 brought great promise for Kip to show that he was the best miler in the World. Unfortanlly he would manage to win only once more. Shortly after that win he started to race poorly, and eventually coliced. That colic led to laminatis, and on June 11 of this year, Kip Deville was euthanized at the age of 7.
Tomorrow: the only 2 time Classic winner Tiznow
June 11, 2010
Remembering Kip Deville
Orginally, I had planned to do lots of stakes previews today. However, some sad news came across the wire today. In 2007, Kip Deville put his owners IEAH on the map when he won the Breeders' Cup Mile upseting Excellent Art and Nobiz Like Shobiz. The latter being a former stablemate to his arch rival Showing Up. Kip lost his brave battle with laminatis today which he devoloped after colicing last year.
As you might expect, I was crushed to hear this. I first heard of Kip in 2006 when Showing Up ran down at Colonial. It was his first try on turf and he won, but I was impressed by the runner up that day. It happend to be Kip Deville. Kip and Showing Up would go onto face each other a few more times over the 2006 season. While Showing Up always won, the final meeting Kip had the last laugh. That was at Keenland when the both of them now G1 winners. In what would be the final start for Showing Up, Kip was able to win by a neck.
That November, Kip won the BC Mile becoming only the second OK bred to win a BC race (Lady's Secret was the first with the Distaff, on her way to being Horse of the Year) and finished second in 2008 behind the wonderful Goldikova. His final win was last Febuary in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap. In that race he defeated future G1 winner Court Vision and Arlington Million runner up Just as Well. Soon afterwards, he hit a bad slide and then the word came of his colic and subquent laminatis.
Kip will be honored in October with a stakes race at Remington Park in his native Oklahoma. Here is his 2007 Mile win:
RIP Kip :(
I appoloigze for not having a Weekend Preview this week like I promised, but I felt that this was more important to me for today. There is a great weekend of racing with Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, Blame, General Quarters (who I think could be the next Kip), as well as the Woodbine Oaks. I will have a weekend recap though, so stay tuned for that on Monday!
As you might expect, I was crushed to hear this. I first heard of Kip in 2006 when Showing Up ran down at Colonial. It was his first try on turf and he won, but I was impressed by the runner up that day. It happend to be Kip Deville. Kip and Showing Up would go onto face each other a few more times over the 2006 season. While Showing Up always won, the final meeting Kip had the last laugh. That was at Keenland when the both of them now G1 winners. In what would be the final start for Showing Up, Kip was able to win by a neck.
That November, Kip won the BC Mile becoming only the second OK bred to win a BC race (Lady's Secret was the first with the Distaff, on her way to being Horse of the Year) and finished second in 2008 behind the wonderful Goldikova. His final win was last Febuary in the Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap. In that race he defeated future G1 winner Court Vision and Arlington Million runner up Just as Well. Soon afterwards, he hit a bad slide and then the word came of his colic and subquent laminatis.
Kip will be honored in October with a stakes race at Remington Park in his native Oklahoma. Here is his 2007 Mile win:
RIP Kip :(
I appoloigze for not having a Weekend Preview this week like I promised, but I felt that this was more important to me for today. There is a great weekend of racing with Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, Blame, General Quarters (who I think could be the next Kip), as well as the Woodbine Oaks. I will have a weekend recap though, so stay tuned for that on Monday!
December 10, 2009
&*&*&()&) Laminitis
One of my favorite horses Kip Deville is currently battling the dreaded foot diesese. Unfortanlly it's not looking good according to this report. Of course he could turn it around, but sadly the likelyhood of that is slim to none. DRF.com reported that the hoof diesese has hit both of his front. Laminitis has hit the horse racing world hard the past few years.
Barbaro
Sunline (Australia's heroine pre Makybe Diva)
Goulash (dam of Ashado and Sunriver)
All those three lost their lives due to the diesese, also losing the battle was Triple Crown winner Secretariat.
A good blog on hoofcare is Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog
For now lets enjoy Kip in his racing days.
His 2007 BC Mile win, in all honesty if Goldikova had waited one more jump Kip would have been a 2 time winner and not her.
And a fan made video
For those interested in lighting a candle please click here
Barbaro
Sunline (Australia's heroine pre Makybe Diva)
Goulash (dam of Ashado and Sunriver)
All those three lost their lives due to the diesese, also losing the battle was Triple Crown winner Secretariat.
A good blog on hoofcare is Fran Jurga's Hoof Blog
For now lets enjoy Kip in his racing days.
His 2007 BC Mile win, in all honesty if Goldikova had waited one more jump Kip would have been a 2 time winner and not her.
And a fan made video
For those interested in lighting a candle please click here
June 11, 2009
Kip returns
The pride of Oklahoma returns.
Belmont Park - June 14, 2009 Race 8 - 4:44 PM
STAKES Poker S. (Grade III) Purse $100,000.
For Three Year Old
PP Horse A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer s And Upward. One Mile. (Turf)
1 Sailor's Cap (KY) 4/C L* A Garcia 116 J J Toner
2 Yield Bogey (KY) 5/G L J Samyn 116 P J Kelly
3 Tam Lin (GB) 6/G L J Castellano 118 S bin Suroor
4 Thou Swell (KY) 4/C L E Coa 116 G Weaver
5 Operation Red Dawn (KY) 7/G L R A Dominguez 116 C Clement
6 Kip Deville (OK) 6/H L* C H Velasquez 123 R E Dutrow, Jr
This is Kip's first race since his really bad proformance in Dubai. On paper he should be able to beat these horses and he does well after a bad overseas proformance. Sailor's Cap did win at Colonial last year in the Colonial Turf Cup. Tam Lin ran second to Kip as well. I gotta go with my boy, with the old man in the race Operation Red Dawn second and Tam Lin or Salior's Cap third.
Also tomarrow Commentator will have his Whitney prep in a NYB stakes race in which he should destroy. Also in the race is stakes winner Naughty New Yorker. And one other thing before I finish up this post. Yesterday I talked about the late Happy Ticket, today I got a workout nofication on her half brother.
Broken Home
Your Comment: 2006 c Not for Love x Love and Happiness, half brother to Happy Ticket
Date: June 11, 2009
Track: Monmouth Park
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:40
Track Condition: Good
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/18
If anyone knows who trains him, I would highley appricate it. This colt is really special since I loved his big sister.
Belmont Park - June 14, 2009 Race 8 - 4:44 PM
STAKES Poker S. (Grade III) Purse $100,000.
For Three Year Old
PP Horse A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer s And Upward. One Mile. (Turf)
1 Sailor's Cap (KY) 4/C L* A Garcia 116 J J Toner
2 Yield Bogey (KY) 5/G L J Samyn 116 P J Kelly
3 Tam Lin (GB) 6/G L J Castellano 118 S bin Suroor
4 Thou Swell (KY) 4/C L E Coa 116 G Weaver
5 Operation Red Dawn (KY) 7/G L R A Dominguez 116 C Clement
6 Kip Deville (OK) 6/H L* C H Velasquez 123 R E Dutrow, Jr
This is Kip's first race since his really bad proformance in Dubai. On paper he should be able to beat these horses and he does well after a bad overseas proformance. Sailor's Cap did win at Colonial last year in the Colonial Turf Cup. Tam Lin ran second to Kip as well. I gotta go with my boy, with the old man in the race Operation Red Dawn second and Tam Lin or Salior's Cap third.
Also tomarrow Commentator will have his Whitney prep in a NYB stakes race in which he should destroy. Also in the race is stakes winner Naughty New Yorker. And one other thing before I finish up this post. Yesterday I talked about the late Happy Ticket, today I got a workout nofication on her half brother.
Broken Home
Your Comment: 2006 c Not for Love x Love and Happiness, half brother to Happy Ticket
Date: June 11, 2009
Track: Monmouth Park
Distance: Three Furlongs
Time: 37:40
Track Condition: Good
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 3/18
If anyone knows who trains him, I would highley appricate it. This colt is really special since I loved his big sister.
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