HOLLYWOOD DERBY (G1T)
Del Mar, Nov. 30, $300,000 guaranteed, value of race $303,000, 3-year-olds, 122 pounds, 9 furlongs (turf), 1:48.40 (course record, 1:44.79), course firm.
FORMIDABLE MAN (b c), A++ $180,000
City of Light —Fanticola , by Silent Name
B—Town and Country Horse Farms, Ky.; O—Warren, Jr., William K. and Warren, Suzanne; T—Michael W. McCarthy
King of Gosford (ch c), A++ $60,000
Zoustar —Miss Sugars , by Harbour Watch
B—The Miss Sugars Partnership, Eng.; O—Benowitz Family Trust, CYBT, Gevertz, Saul, Nentwig, Michael and Peskoff, Jeremy
Donegal Momentum (dkb/br c), B+ $36,000
Uncle Mo —Moon Dash , by Malibu Moon
B—Speedway Stable, Ky.; O—Donegal Racing
Margins: ¾, neck, nose. Others: Stay Hot ($18,000), Carson's Run ($6,000), British Isles ($500), Atitlan ($500), Twirling Point ($500), Cathal ($500), Rothschild ($500), Heart Headed ($500). Scratched: Chatalas, Tirupati. Winning jockey: Umberto Rispoli.
Formidable Man's Race and (Stakes) Record
| Year | Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earned |
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| 2023 | At 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | $49,700 |
| 2024 | At 3 | 8 | 4 (3) | 2 (1) | 0 | $587,725 |
| Lifetime | 10 | 5 (3) | 2 (1) | 0 | $637,425 |
Formidable Man's Pedigree
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CITY OF LIGHT |
Quality Road, 2006 |
Elusive Quality, 1993 |
Gone West |
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Touch of Greatness |
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Kobla, 1995 |
Strawberry Road |
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Winglet |
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Paris Notion, 1998 |
Dehere, 1991 |
Deputy Minister |
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Sister Dot |
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FORMIDABLE MAN , |
Fabulous Notion, 1980 |
Somethingfabulous |
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Careless Notion |
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Silent Name, 2002 |
Sunday Silence, 1986 |
Halo |
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Wishing Well |
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FANTICOLA |
Danzigaway, 1996 |
Danehill |
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Blushing Away |
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Catalina Cat, 2000 |
Tabasco Cat, 1991 |
Storm Cat |
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Barbicue Sauce |
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Irish Dear, 1995 |
Irish River |
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My Dear Frances |
Formidable Man's Family Notes
Sire: CITY OF LIGHT, b, 2014. Raced 3 yrs, 11 sts, 6 wins, $5,662,600. Won Pegasus World Cup Invitational S (G1), Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1), Triple Bend S (G1), Malibu S (G1), Oaklawn H (G2); 2nd Forego S (G1); 3rd Gold Cup at Santa Anita S (G1).
Lifetime: 3 crops, 289 foals, 198 rnrs (69%), 112 wnrs (39%), 37 2yo wnrs (13%), 12 sw (4%), 1.70 AEI, 1.58 CI, 265 sale yrlgs, avg $206,346, 2.4 TNA.
In 2024: 7 sw, 91 2yos, 39 2yo rnrs, 11 2yo wnrs, 53 sale yrlgs, avg $130,623.
1st dam: FANTICOLA, dkb/br, 2010. Bred by Hedgestone Management and Frank Mermenstein (Ont.). Raced 5 yrs, 24 sts, 5 wins, $561,986. Won Royal Heroine S (G2T), Megahertz S (T); 2nd Gamely S (G1T), Santa Barbara H (G3T), Megahertz S (T); 3rd Royal Heroine S (G2T), Las Cienegas S (G3), Senator Ken Maddy S, American Beauty S (T), Wishing Well S (RT) twice. Dam of 5 named foals, 4 rnrs, 4 wnrs, 1 sw. ($21,069, 2011 cansep yrlg; $60,000, 2021 keenov, Flatter).
2018: Mary of Bethany, dkb/br f, by Medaglia d'Oro. Raced 3 yrs, 15 sts, 2 wins, $64,845.
2019: Classically, b g, by Into Mischief. Raced 3 yrs, 10 sts, 1 win, $33,220.
2020: Moon Cat, b g, by Malibu Moon. Raced 3 yrs, 24 sts, 3 wins, $112,671. ($50,000 obsmar 2yo).
2021: FORMIDABLE MAN, b c, by City of Light. ($375,000 keesep yrlg).
At 3: Won Hollywood Derby (G1T), Caesars Sportsbook Del Mar Derby (G2T), Caesars Sportsbook Oceanside S (RT), 2nd American Turf S presented by TwinSpires (G2T).
2022: Cc Cola, dkb/br f, by Flatter. Unraced.
2023: Dkb/br f, by Knicks Go.
2024: Dkb/br f, by Jack Christopher.
Nicking: CITY OF LIGHT w/SILENT NAME (JPN) mares: 1 foal, 1 str, 1 wnr (100%), 1 2yo wnr (100%), 1 SW (100%), 1 GSW (100%)
Broodmare sire: SILENT NAME (Japan), b, 2002. Sire of 62 dams of 170 foals, 125 rnrs (74%), 75 wnrs (44%), 21 2yo wnrs (12%), 1.43 AEI, 1.29 CI; 10 sw.
2nd dam: Catalina Cat, ch, 2000. Bred by Edward P. Evans (Va.). Raced 4 yrs, 21 sts, 2 wins, $101,677. 2nd Oakley S (RT).