Will Take Charge

1.2 million yen Ch 2010 17.0HH (1.73M)
Unbridled's Song – Take Charge Lady (Dehere)
Stands and nurses. Standing at Darley Japan

G1 Travers hero and proven sire of G1 Hollywood Gold Cup winner There Goes Harvard and G1 sprinter Manny Wah. Sire of high-profile international campaigner France Go de Ina. Four Black Type horses from his first five runners in Japan. Three of the five also won at two. Understandably popular: 174 mares in his first season in Hokkaido.

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Clark H (G1), 1800m, Churchill Downs, 29 Nov 2013
Travers S (G1), 2000m, Saratoga, 24 Aug 2013
Oaklawn H (G2), 1800m, Oaklawn Park, 12 Apr 2014
Pennsylvania Derby (G2), 1800m, Parx, 21 Sep 2013
Rebel S (G2), 1700m, Oaklawn Park, 16 Mar 2013

Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

There Goes Harvard
Hollywood Gold Cup (G1), 10f, Santa Anita Park, 30 May 2022

Pedigree

WILL TAKE CHARGE

UNBRIDLED'S SONG

UNBRIDLED

FAPPIANO

MR PROSPECTOR

KILLALOE

GANA FACIL

LE FABULEUX

CHAREDI

TROLLEY SONG

CARO

FORTINO

CHAMBORD

LUCKY SPELL

LUCKY MEL

INCANTATION

TAKE CHARGE LADY

DEHERE

DEPUTY MINISTER

VICE REGENT

MINT COPY

SISTER DOT

SECRETARIAT

SWORD GAME

FELICITA

RUBIANO

FAPPIANO

RUBY SLIPPERS

GRAND BONHEUR

BLUSHING GROOM

DIRECTOR

By UNBRIDLED'S SONG (1993) Florida Derby (G1), Breeders' Cup Juvenile S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,724 foals aged three and up, including WILL TAKE CHARGE, MIDSHIPMAN, ARROGATE, BUDDHA, CROSS TRAFFIC, EMCEE, FIRST DEFENCE, FOREVER UNBRIDLED, GRAYDAR, LIAM'S MAP, MAGNIFICENT SONG, MARYLEBONE, POLITICAL FORCE, SONGANDAPRAYER, SPLENDID BLENDED, TARA'S TANGO, THORN SONG, UNBRIDLED ELAINE, UNBRIDLED FOREVER, UNRIVALED BELLE, ZENSATIONAL, etc.

1st dam: TAKE CHARGE LADY by Dehere. 11 wins (4½f-9f) at 2 to 4, Spinster S (G1), twice, Ashland S (G1), Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), Alcibiades S (G2), Dogwood S (G3), Silverbulletday S (G3), Arlington Matron H (G3), 2nd Gazelle H (G1), Ogden Phipps H (G1), Kentucky Oaks (G1), Apple Blossom H (G1), Golden Rod S (G2), Falls City H (G2). Dam of 10 foals, 9 to race, 8 winners:

WILL TAKE CHARGE (c Unbridled's Song) Champion, see Race record.

AS TIME GOES BY (f American Pharoah) 7 wins (6f-9f) at 3 to 5, 2022, Beholder Mile S (G1), Santa Maria S (G2), Santa Margarita S (G2), Bayakoa S (G3), 2nd Beholder Mile S (G1), Zenyatta S (G2).

TAKE CHARGE INDY (c AP Indy) 3 wins (6f-9f) at 2 to 4, Florida Derby (G1), Alysheba S (G2), 2nd Clark H (G1), Arlington-Washington Futurity (G3), Skip Away S (G3), 3rd Donn H (G1), Fayette S (G2). Sire.

CHARMING (f Seeking The Gold) Winner (6½f) at 3. Dam of:

OMAHA BEACH (c War Front) Malibu S (G1), Santa Anita Sprint Championship S (G1), Arkansas Derby (G1), Rebel S (G2), 2nd Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (G1). Sire.

TAKE CHARGE BRANDI (f Giant's Causeway) Champion two-year-old Filly in the US, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1), Starlet S (G1), Delta Princess S (G3), Martha Washington S, 2nd Schuylerville S (G3). Dam of: COURVOISIER (c Tapit) Jerome S.

Courage Under Fire (c War Front) 2nd Phoenix S (G1).

I'LL TAKE CHARGE (f Indian Charlie) Winner (7f) at 3. Dam of:

CHARGE IT (c Tapit) Dwyer S (G3), 2nd Florida Derby (G1), 3rd Westchester S (G3).

2nd dam: Felicita by Rubiano. Unraced. Dam of 5 winners:

EVENTAIL (f Lear Fan) 5 wins at 3 to 5, New York Oaks, Mount Vernon H, 2nd Honey Bee H (G3), Ticonderoga H. Dam of:

STRAIGHT STORY (c Giant's Causeway) Autumn S (G2), Fort Marcy S (G3), 2nd Jamaica H (G1), Colonial Turf Cup S (G2), Virginia Derby (G2).

STRONG SOUTHER (c Heart's Cry) Saga Kinen, Mercury Cup, 3rd Hakusan Daishoten, Saga Kinen.

TULIPMANIA (f Empire Maker) 3 wins at 3 to 5. Dam of: GAMBLING GIRL (f Dialed In) Joseph A Gimma S.

COMMENDATION (g Capote) 7 wins at 2 to 6, Bourbon County S, 2nd Jersey Derby (G3), Stanton S, Paterson S, 3rd Kent S (G3).

3rd dam: GRAND BONHEUR by Blushing Groom. 2 wins. Dam of 6 winners:

Northern Tryst (c Northern Baby) 3rd Middle Park S (G1).

Zarbyev (c Nureyev) 3rd Thanksgiving H, FW Gaudin Memorial H. Sire.

She's Got Class (f Trempolino). Dam of:

CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE (g War Chant) Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint S (G2), Aegon Turf Sprint S (G3), 2nd Churchill Downs Turf Sprint S (G3).

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Two 4 1 1 - -
Three 11 5 2 - -
Four 6 1 3 1 -
Total 21 7 6 1 -

At 2

1st
Maiden Special Weight, 7f, Keeneland.
2nd
Springboard Mile, 8f, Remington Park.

At 3

1st
Travers S (G1), 10f, Saratoga.
1st
Clark H (G1), 9f, Churchill Downs.
1st
Pennsylvania Derby (G2), 9f, Parx, by 2¼l.
1st
Rebel S (G2), 8½f, Oaklawn Park.
1st
Smarty Jones S, 8f, Oaklawn Park.
2nd
Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), 10f, Santa Anita, by a nose.
2nd
Jim Dandy S (G2), 9f, Saratoga.

At 4

1st
Oaklawn H (G2), 9f, Oaklawn Park.
2nd
Santa Anita H (G1), 10f, Santa Anita.
2nd
Donn H (G1), 9f, Gulfstream Park.
2nd
Stephen Foster H (G1), 9f, Churchill Downs.
3rd
Whitney H (G1), 9f, Saratoga.

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Will Take Charge’s progeny at the races