Falls City Stakes (G3): Loved

FALLS CITY STAKES (G3)

Churchill Downs, Nov. 28, $400,000 added, value of race $399,505, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares, 9 furlongs, 1:50.17 (track record, 1:47.28), track muddy.

LOVED (b m, 5 yo, 121 lb), A+ $240,455
Medaglia d'Oro —Velvety , by Bernardini
B/O—Godolphin, Ky.; T—Brendan P. Walsh

Tarifa (dkb/br f, 3 yo, 120 lb), A $78,050
Bernardini —Kite Beach , by Awesome Again
B/O—Godolphin, Ky.

Lexa (b f, 4 yo, 121 lb), C $39,025
Gun Runner —Smile More , by Tiznow
B—Upson Downs Farm and Louis W. Wright, Ky.; O—Upson Downs Farm and Wright, Louis

Margins: 3¾, 3, neck. Others: Neon Icon 118 ($19,513), Enclosure 121 ($11,708), Musical Mischief 123 ($3,752), Peignoir 118 ($3,752), Quatro Y Vinte 121 ($3,250). Winning jockey: Tyler Gaffalione.

Loved's Race and (Stakes) Record

Year	Age	Starts	1st	Earned
2022	At 3	1	0	$2,650
2023	At 4	4	3	$236,130
2024	At 5	5	2 (2)	$347,175
	Lifetime	10	5 (2)	$585,955

Loved's Pedigree

MEDAGLIA D'ORO dkb/br, 1999	El Prado, 1989 9s, SW, $236,987 987 f, 89 SW, 1.95 AEI	Sadler's Wells, 1981 11s, SW, $713,690 2,194 f, 330 SW, 2.97 AEI	Northern Dancer
			Fairy Bridge
		Lady Capulet, 1974 3s, SW, $63,949 13 f, 10 r, 4 w, 2 SW	Sir Ivor
			Cap and Bells
	Cappucino Bay, 1989 24s, SW, $164,433 9 f, 7 r, 5 w, 2 SW	Bailjumper, 1974 13s, SW, $119,363 406 f, 17 SW, 1.18 AEI	Damascus
			Court Circuit
LOVED , b, m April 17, 2019		Dubbed In, 1973 42s, wnr, $25,259 7 f, 5 r, 3 w, 2 SW	Silent Screen
			Society Singer
	Bernardini, 2003 8s, SW, $3,060,480 2,046 f, 93 SW, 1.28 AEI	A.P. Indy, 1989 11s, SW, $2,979,815 1,184 f, 164 SW, 2.87 AEI	Seattle Slew
			Weekend Surprise
VELVETY b, 2010		Cara Rafaela, 1993 24s, SW, $884,452 14 f, 11 r, 7 w, 1 SW	Quiet American
			Oil Fable
	Caress, 1991 29s, SW, $666,076 15 f, 11 r, 8 w, 2 SW	Storm Cat, 1983 8s, SW, $570,610 1,414 f, 181 SW, 2.94 AEI	Storm Bird
			Terlingua
		La Affirmed, 1983 8s, wnr, $20,875 15 f, 12 r, 6 w, 4 SW	Affirmed
			La Mesa

Loved's Family Notes

Sire: MEDAGLIA D'ORO, dkb/br, 1999. Raced 4 yrs in NA and UAE, 17 sts, 8 wins, $5,754,720. Won Travers S (G1), Whitney H (G1), Donn H (G1), Oaklawn H (G2), Jim Dandy S (G2), Strub S (G2), San Felipe S (G2); 2nd Belmont S (G1), Emirates Airline Dubai World Cup (G1), Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) twice, Pacific Classic S (G1), Wood Memorial S (G1).

Lifetime: 17 crops, 2,369 foals, 1,765 rnrs (75%), 1,149 wnrs (49%), 208 2yo wnrs (9%), 193 sw (8%), 1.74 AEI, 2.09 CI, 1,062 sale yrlgs, avg $257,032, 4.6 TNA.

In 2024: 10 sw, 73 2yos, 35 2yo rnrs, 11 2yo wnrs, 31 sale yrlgs, avg $282,645.

1st dam: Velvety, b, 2010. Bred by Darley (Ky.). Raced 1 yr in Eng, 3 sts, 1 win, $4,395. Dam of 6 named foals, 5 rnrs, 4 wnrs, 2 sw.

2015: Velsen, b g, by Dubawi (Ire). Raced 1 yr, 4 sts, 0 wins, $222.

2016: Not bred.

2017: MAXFIELD, dkb/br c, by Street Sense. Raced 3 yrs, 11 sts, 8 wins, $2,001,812. Won Clark S presented by Norton Healthcare (G1), Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1), Stephen Foster S (G2), Alysheba S presented by Sentient Jet (G2), Mineshaft S (G3), Matt Winn S (G3), Tenacious S; 2nd Whitney S (G1), Woodward S (G1); 3rd Santa Anita H (G1). Sent to Arg 2024.

2018: Dubai Vision, b c, by Medaglia d'Oro. Raced 4 yrs, 9 sts, 1 win, $14,418.

2019: LOVED, b f, by Medaglia d'Oro.

At 5: Won Falls City S (G3), Mari Hulman George Memorial H.

2020: B c, by Street Sense. Died 2020.

2021: Maxwell, b c, by Uncle Mo. Raced 1 yr, 3 sts, 1 win, $50,010. Died 2024.

2022: Wondrous, b f, by Uncle Mo. Unraced.

2024: C, by Curlin.

Inbreeding: 4SX5D Northern Dancer.

Nicking: MEDAGLIA D'ORO w/BERNARDINI mares: 21 foals, 19 strs, 13 wnrs (62%), 3 2yo wnrs (14%), 4 SW (19%), 2 GSW (10%)

Broodmare sire: BERNARDINI, b, 2003-2021. Sire of 641 dams of 2,133 foals, 1,569 rnrs (74%), 1,024 wnrs (48%), 277 2yo wnrs (13%), 1.51 AEI, 1.34 CI; 124 sw.

2nd dam: CARESS, dkb/br, 1991. Bred by Harbor View Farm (Ky.). Raced 3 yrs, 29 sts, 13 wins, $666,076. Won Athenia H (G3), Poker S (G3T), Beaugay H (G3T), Just a Game Breeders' Cup H (T), Suffolk H (T), My Charmer H (T), Just a Game S (T, CER, Bel, 8 furlongs in 1:32.53); 2nd Beaugay H (G3T), Noble Damsel H (G3T); 3rd Saratoga Breeders' Cup H (G3T). Dam of SKY MESA (c, Pulpit; $633,076, Won Hopeful S (G1), Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (G2); 2nd Haskell Invitational H (G1); 3rd Dwyer S (G2); sire), GOLDEN VELVET (f, Seeking the Gold; $341,309, Won Sixty Sails H (G3), Sabin H (G3); 2nd Ogden Phipps H (G1); 3rd Rampart H (G2), Top Flight H (G2), Prix Casimir Delamarre; dam of LUCULLAN, INNOVATIVE IDEA, Soft Touch, Embossed), Monthir (c, Gulch; $185,160, 2nd Hutcheson S (G2), Nashua S (G3); 3rd Bay Shore S (G3)), Caressive (f, A.P. Indy; $59,010, 3rd La Canada S (G2); producer; dam of Astarte).