Harlan's Holiday line continues to show speed, precocity

The late Harlan’s Holiday sired a pair of standout juveniles in Eclipse Award divisional champion Shanghai Bobby and Grade 1 winner Into Mischief. Both of those have continued on to produce precocity and speed, continuing to carry on their sire’s line. Both had a solid weekend, as Shanghai Bobby’s son Shancelot dazzled winning the Grade 2 Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga, while leading sire Into Mischief was represented by promising juvenile debut winners on both coasts.

Shancelot remained unbeaten in three career starts with his 12 1/2-length victory in the Amsterdam, leading at every point of call in his graded stakes debut. He earned a staggering 121 Beyer Speed Figure while running the 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:14.01 – just 0.27 of a second off the track record of 1:13.74 established by Quality Road in the Amsterdam a decade ago. Shancelot hit the six-furlong point of the race in 1:07.63. One day prior, the older Imperial Hint ran the six furlongs in a track-record 1:07.92 in the Grade 1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Stakes.

Shanghai Bobby, the Eclipse champion 2-year-old male of 2012, was sold to stand at Arrow Stud in Japan beginning this season, continuing a stud career in which he has passed his precocity on internationally. His top runners include Uruguayan champion juvenile Aero Trem; Brazilian champion juvenile Inforcer; Shang Shang Shang, winner of the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot; and Chilean Group 1-winning juvenile Coconut Bobby.

Meanwhile, Into Mischief is again atop the juvenile sire earnings list – which he led last season – after Shoplifted and Immediate Impact won their debuts at Saratoga and Del Mar, respectively. Shoplifted, who was an $800,000 purchase at the Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream sale of 2-year-olds in training, rallied to win by 4 1/2 lengths Saturday at Saratoga with a Beyer of 75. A day later, Immediate Impact, a half-sister to champion and North America’s all-time leading money winner Arrogate, rolled by 6 3/4 lengths, posting a 76 Beyer.

Into Mischief stands at Spendthrift Farm, where he was joined by his son Goldencents. Goldencents was among the leading freshman sires of 2018, continuing this sire line’s traits on to another generation.