Twice the Appeal
Graded Earnings: $449,920.00
Race Record: 10-3-2-1
Trainer - Jeff Bonde
Jockey - Calvin Borel
Owner - Edward "Rusty" Brown, Victor Flores, Henry Hernandez
Breeder - John T.L. Jones III
Pedigree
Bred in Kentucky by John T.L. Jones III, Twice the Appeal is by Successful Appeal, who isn’t a preferable sire for Kentucky Drby hopefuls, but broodmare sire Cormorant is a stamina influence capable of providing foundation for the 1 ¼-mile distance
Successful Appeal is by Valid Appeal, who is best known for passing speed to his offspring; Successful Appeal receives plenty of speed from his dam, the Fortunate Prospect mare Successful Dancer, who is also the dam of Canadian Grade 2-winning sprinter True to Tradition
Successful Appeal has been represented by many sprinters at stud, but his son Closing Argument finished second in the 2005 Kentucky Derby and he’s also responsible for Grade 2 hero Successful Dan, who finished first in the 2010 Clark H. (G1) before being disqualified to second and is being pointed toward the Stephen Foster (G1) this summer
Twice the Appeal is out of Double Boarded, a mare by the His Majesty stallion Cormorant, sire of 1994 Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin; champion three-year-old filly Saratoga Dew; Acorn (G1) and Black-Eyed Susan (G2) vixen Grecian Flight; millionaire Gander, who placed in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Woodward, Whitney and Donn
Double Boarded raced primarily in sprints during her undistinguished racing career, but she is also the dam of Board Elliogible, a multiple stakes-winning filly at two turns who finished second in the Ladies H. (G2) and fourth in the Personal Ensign (G1), both at 1 ¼ miles; Board Elligble made all but the first two of her 36 starts at two turns; Double Boarded has three stakes-winning siblings, two of which favored sprint distances
Cormorant is the broodmare sire of Breeders Cup Sprint (G1) and Met Mile (G1) winner Silver Train and Grade 1-winning sprinter Bishop Court Hill, but he’s been represented by a number of more modest stakes winners at routes, including Grade 2 scorers Meadow Flight and R Lady Joy
Twice the Appeal has stamina concerns on the top side of his pedigree and may prove better suited for distances up to nine furlongs, but Successful Appeal’s offspring can’t be dismissed at longer distances when combined with the right mare and broodmare sire Cormorant provides hope for Twice the Appeal
