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Will Take Charge
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.
Best progeny
His winning offspring
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Pedigree
WILL TAKE CHARGE |
UNBRIDLED'S SONG |
UNBRIDLED |
FAPPIANO |
MR PROSPECTOR |
KILLALOE |
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GANA FACIL |
LE FABULEUX |
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CHAREDI |
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TROLLEY SONG |
CARO |
FORTINO |
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CHAMBORD |
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LUCKY SPELL |
LUCKY MEL |
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INCANTATION |
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TAKE CHARGE LADY |
DEHERE |
DEPUTY MINISTER |
VICE REGENT |
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MINT COPY |
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SISTER DOT |
SECRETARIAT |
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SWORD GAME |
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FELICITA |
RUBIANO |
FAPPIANO |
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RUBY SLIPPERS |
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GRAND BONHEUR |
BLUSHING GROOM |
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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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