Racing Across the Nation

When Nimitz Class captured the Native Dancer Stakes at Laurel Park on April 29, he was winning his fourth Stakes race in his last five starts. He bested the fields in the Robert T. Manfuso Stakes on December 30, 2022, the John B. Campbell on February 18 and the Harrison E. Johnson Memorial on March 18. All of these races were held at Laurel Park. Nimitz Class has since won an Allowance race at PARX on May 22.

A graduate of Randy and Kala Rentz’s training center in Erhardt, SC, Nimitz Class dueled early on between foes in the Native Dancer before opening up a large lead. His mind may have wandered some during the stretch run as his lead started to shrink but he held on to win by 2 ¾ lengths.

Nimitz Class is a four-year-old son of Munnings out of Five Diamonds by Flatter. He was bred and is owned by Tom Coulter. The trainer is Bruce Kravets. In 16 lifetime starts, Nimitz Class has recorded 10 wins and $464,880 in earnings. Nimitz Class was named Pennsylvania-bred 3-Year-Old Male of the Year.

We are confident as we enter the “legislative offseason,” and plan to continue gaining further legislative and public support for the S.C. Equine Advancement Act. We will now begin to prepare for the 2024 legislative session through grassroots and public relations activities.

Taylor Kingsley, right, rides Chef D'Etat, to the finish line.

On Friday, June 2, Taylor Kingsley won her debut to Irish racing at Tramore for trainer Shark Hanlon. Taylor rode Chef D’Etat to a neck victory at 33-1 odds. She is the first United States jockey to ride a winner in Ireland. Taylor is the daughter of SCTOBA members Arch and Wendy Kingsley who have a training farm in Camden. Chef D’Etat is owned by SCTOBA member Pierre Manigault who lives in Charleston and is a longtime client of Kingsley’s owning several steeplechase horses.

The plan for Chef D’Etat is to run once more this summer in Ireland and then come to the United States and join Arch Kingsley’s stable.

Longtime South Carolina-based two-year-olds in training sales consignors were busy at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale at Timonium on May 22-23. Cary Frommer sold 17 who brought a total of $1,476,000. The highlights were a Maximus Mischief colt selling for $250,000 a Violence colt for $185,000, an American Pharoah colt for $180,000 and another Maximus Mischief colt who was knocked down for $100,000. Also consigned by Frommer were colts by Twirling Candy, Take Charge Indy, Liam’s Map, Mendelssohn, Good Magic, Upstart and Nyquist. She sold fillies by Maximus Mischief, Connect, Sky Mesa, two fillies by Madefromlucky and a Mitole filly.

James Layden sold five for a total of $642,000, including three individuals for six figure prices. Layden’s Speightstown colt commanded a $265,000 price tag. He also sold a Bolt d’Oro colt for $180,000 and a Not This Time filly for $125,000. A gelding by Cloud Computing and a filly by Maximus Mischief completed his consignment.

Wes Carter also sold five bringing a total of $222,000. He consigned three fillies by Practical Joke, War Dancer and Golden Lad. Carter also sold a colt by Mor Spirit and a gelding by The Factor.

Maximus Mischief was a black type winner in 3 races in 4 starts as a 2-year-old. He was prepared for his racing career by Cary Frommer in Aiken. His first crop are 2-year-olds this year.

The Kingsley family is playing a major role in this newsletter!! Three generations of Kingsley’s are the subject of an article in the June edition of the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine. Arch Kingsley’s father, mother and brother were point-to-point riders and Arch, himself, was a two-time National Steeplechase Association champion jockey.

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