Hip 1464Upstart – Murrells Inlet

Racing Profile Overview

Hip 1464 combines Upstart’s demonstrated juvenile and graded-stakes influence with a female family containing high-class performers on both dirt and turf. Her dam, Murrells Inlet, is a maternal half-sister to Grade 2 winner Authenticity and Grade 3-placed Brielle’s Appeal, placing the filly within the immediate family of Grade 1 winner Charlatan.

The closest racing evidence supports surface flexibility and progressive development. Murrells Inlet won her only start over five furlongs on turf. Maternal half-sister Chasing Glory has won on dirt and turf, improving her best Thoro-Graph figure between two and three before recording both victories at four.

The mating also has a relevant high-class precedent: Percy’s Bar, a Grade 1-winning filly by Upstart out of a Super Saver mare. That exact-cross example complements the family’s established class, while its one-runner statistical sample requires a measured interpretation.

The central racing interpretation is a progressive filly with dual-surface potential, an initial sprint orientation and scope to develop toward seven furlongs or a mile. The maternal evidence gives turf an immediate place in the assessment. Dirt remains credible through the sire, the exact-cross precedent and the Authenticity branch.

The principal distinction is between demonstrated class in the surrounding pedigree and the smaller body of performance evidence from the first dam and her offspring.

Sire Influence | Juvenile Ability and Distance Development

Upstart, by Flatter, won four races from two through four and earned $1,732,780. His juvenile victories came over 5½ and 6½ furlongs, followed by second in the Champagne Stakes [G1] over a mile and third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile [G1] over 1 1/16 miles. At three, he won the Holy Bull Stakes [G2], and at four he added the Razorback Handicap [G3], both over 1 1/16 miles.

That progression provides a useful racing pattern: sufficient speed to win early sprint races, followed by effective performance around a mile and beyond. It supports evaluating this filly’s distance capacity progressively as her individual ability becomes clearer.

His progeny include Grade 1 winners Zandon and Percy’s Bar, together with graded winners Trademark, Kathleen O., Prerequisite, Masqueparade and Fondly. These performers establish successful transmission of class through different mares.

The female performers are particularly relevant. Percy’s Bar won the Ashland Stakes [G1] over 1 1/16 miles, while Prerequisite won the Wonder Again Stakes [G2] and finished second in the Belmont Oaks Invitational [G1] on turf. Upstart therefore supplies high-class female racing precedents on both principal American surfaces.

Sire assessment: Upstart contributes demonstrated juvenile capability, progression into route racing and successful production of graded-class fillies. The maternal evidence should determine how strongly either surface or distance pattern applies to Hip 1464.

First Dam | Racing Ability and Performance Measures

Murrells Inlet, by Super Saver, won her only start at three, taking a five-furlong turf maiden at Belterra Park and earning $9,840. Her performance was assessed at an Equibase Speed Figure of 60 and a Thoro-Graph figure of 17½.

The victory establishes successful first-start performance and a direct turf-sprint reference beneath the subject. Her measured racing ability belongs at the maiden level demonstrated by that performance.

A one-start career provides a narrow developmental sample. It establishes what the mare achieved on that occasion, while questions of improvement, distance flexibility and sustained competitiveness must draw on her offspring and other relatives. Her brief record provides no basis for assigning a particular reason to the length of her career.

Murrells Inlet’s first two runners include Chasing Glory, a two-time winner. The mare’s direct production is therefore still developing as a measure of the class she transmits.

First-dam assessment: A winning turf-sprint performance supplies the closest surface and distance evidence. The mare’s principal pedigree strength is her position within Court of Appeal’s productive family, supported by an offspring already demonstrating improvement and successful racing on two surfaces.

Direct Sibling Evidence | Chasing Glory

Chasing Glory, by Medaglia d’Oro, has recorded two victories from ten starts, earning $72,638. Both wins came at four, with success on dirt and turf. Her winning record includes a five-furlong maiden at Delta Downs.

• 2 / 10Chasing Glory, wins from starts
• $72,638Earnings
• Dirt and turfWinning surfaces

Her best Equibase Speed Figure is 86. Her Thoro-Graph progression is more informative about development: 15½ at two, improving to 10½ at three and retaining that best figure at four. Lower Thoro-Graph figures represent stronger performances.

The timing matters. Her numerical improvement occurred between two and three; her winning breakthrough came at four. The record supports early racing participation followed by improvement and later successful execution. It does not require an assumption that her fastest performance coincided with her first victory.

Chasing Glory’s two-surface record also deserves weight. It demonstrates that Murrells Inlet can produce a runner successful on both dirt and turf, broadening the surface evidence beyond the mare’s own single turf appearance.

Her performance figures exceed those achieved by her dam, providing a documented example of stronger racing performance in the next generation. The scale of that improvement should remain separate from the graded-class credentials elsewhere in the family.

Sibling assessment: Chasing Glory supplies direct evidence of progressive development, repeat winning and surface adaptability. She is the most relevant immediate reference for the yearling’s potential to improve beyond her juvenile season.

Female Family | Class and Proximity

Court of Appeal | Two Distinct Sources of Stakes Ability

The second dam, Court of Appeal, by Deputy Minister, produced four winners, including Murrells Inlet, Authenticity and Brielle’s Appeal. Her daughters demonstrate different expressions of racing ability, with the strongest stakes performances divided between dirt and turf.

This distinction is important. Hip 1464 belongs to a family capable of producing high-class dirt runners, while her own dam and another immediate maternal branch provide genuine turf evidence.

Authenticity | Repeated High-Class Dirt Performance

Authenticity, by Quiet American, is the subject’s maternal aunt. She won four races at four and six, earned $883,362, and captured the La Troienne Stakes [G2] and Shuvee Handicap [G3]. Her Grade 1 placings included seconds in the Personal Ensign, Ogden Phipps and Zenyatta, together with third in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff.

Her twelve-start career produced a best Equibase figure of 113 and a best Thoro-Graph figure of −1¼ in her mature campaigns. Those numerical measures reinforce the repeated Grade 1 competitiveness established by her race record.

Authenticity supplies the strongest nearby female dirt-performance benchmark. Her achievements also demonstrate that significant class within this family can be expressed at mature ages.

Charlatan and Hanalei Moon | Successful Production from the Same Branch

Authenticity’s son Charlatan, by Speightstown, won the Arkansas Derby [G1] and Malibu Stakes [G1] and earned $4,047,200 worldwide. He is the son of Murrells Inlet’s half-sister, making him a close collateral reference rather than a maternal sibling.

Authenticity also produced Hanalei Moon, winner of the restricted One Dreamer Stakes and a multiple stakes-placed earner of $296,840. Her production therefore extends beyond one accomplished runner.

Brielle’s Appeal | Graded-Level Turf Speed

Brielle’s Appeal, by English Channel, is another maternal half-sister to Murrells Inlet. All three of her victories came on turf. She earned $216,650, finished second in the Richard R. Scherer Memorial Stakes and placed third in the Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint [G3].

Her best Equibase figure of 112 and improvement from a Thoro-Graph figure of 11 at three to 3¼ at four establish both measured turf ability and progression with maturity. She strengthens the turf interpretation through performance close to the subject’s dam.

Appealing Missy | International Graded Class

The third dam, Appealing Missy, won stakes in France and two Grade 3 events in North America, finished second in the Santa Ana Handicap [G1], and earned $450,178. Her winning career extended from two through five.

Her descendants include Statement, an eight-time winner and Grade 2-placed stakes winner; Rahys’ Appeal, a Grade 2 winner; and Yao Dash, a Grade 3 winner. These branches establish further transmission of stakes-class ability beyond Court of Appeal’s immediate offspring.

Family-class assessment: The female line contains repeated graded performance and successful production across multiple branches. The strongest class evidence is collateral to the first dam, while Murrells Inlet and Chasing Glory provide the closest references for surface, speed and development.

Racing Development | Juvenile Opportunity and Progressive Maturation

The sire supplies the clearest evidence for juvenile opportunity. Upstart won twice at two and progressed into Grade 1 competition during that season. The exact Upstart/Super Saver cross has also produced a juvenile winner in Percy’s Bar.

The immediate maternal evidence points toward a more progressive interpretation. Murrells Inlet won at three. Chasing Glory participated at two, improved her best figure at three and achieved both victories at four.

Those patterns support a filly who may be capable of racing at two while continuing to develop through subsequent seasons. The pedigree gives greater support to allowing that progression than to assuming an early-season juvenile specialty.

Her April 6 foaling date is a calendar consideration. Individual strength, coordination and response to training should determine readiness rather than the date alone.

Developmental assessment: Credible juvenile participation, with a progressive outlook and meaningful emphasis on three-year-old development. The strongest immediate-family example supports improvement with experience and the potential to remain effective at four.

Distance Aptitude | Sprint Foundations and Mile Potential

Juvenile working range: six to seven furlongs.
Mature working range: seven furlongs to 1 1/16 miles, centered around a mile.

The closest winning-distance evidence is short. Murrells Inlet won over five furlongs, and Chasing Glory’s record includes a five-furlong dirt maiden victory. These performances establish usable sprint ability within the first generation.

Chasing Glory’s second victory came over a mile on turf at Evangeline Downs. That gives the immediate family one direct winning reference at the distance this profile centers on.

The case for extending beyond a mile comes primarily from the sire and the surrounding family. Upstart developed from juvenile sprint victories into graded wins over 1 1/16 miles. Percy’s Bar supplies an exact-cross example of Grade 1 success at that distance. Authenticity contributes another nearby reference for high-class performance around two turns.

The evidence therefore supports beginning with sprint aptitude and testing distance progressively. Seven furlongs and a mile would provide useful opportunities to evaluate how efficiently the filly settles, maintains position and finishes after sustained racing.

A route projection is less directly established by her dam and winning half-sister than by those broader references. It should remain a working hypothesis to be tested through the individual.

Distance assessment: An initial sprint profile with credible scope to develop toward a mile. A further extension to 1 1/16 miles is supported by the sire and exact-cross precedent; longer distances would require additional evidence from her own racing.

Surface Aptitude | Genuine Dirt and Turf Possibilities

The pedigree supports a dual-surface assessment. Turf has the clearest first-dam signal, while dirt has substantial sire, exact-cross and collateral-family support.

Murrells Inlet’s only victory came on turf. Chasing Glory has won on both dirt and turf. Those are the closest performance references and establish that turf deserves active consideration from the outset.

Brielle’s Appeal adds graded-level turf speed through another daughter of Court of Appeal. Upstart’s daughter Prerequisite establishes that the sire can also produce a graded-winning, Grade 1-placed turf filly. The turf case consequently extends across both sides of the mating.

The dirt case is equally relevant to evaluate. Percy’s Bar achieved Grade 1 success from the exact Upstart/Super Saver combination, while Authenticity and Charlatan demonstrate high-class dirt performance in the nearby female family. Chasing Glory supplies the direct sibling example of a dirt-winning outcome.

These are complementary observations. The direct maternal record identifies successful turf expression; the sire and other family branches establish the possibility of dirt class. Neither justifies assigning a fixed surface preference to the yearling before her individual response can be evaluated.

Surface assessment: Dual-surface potential with moderate confidence. Turf merits planned evaluation, and dirt remains a substantive racing opportunity. Action, balance, acceleration and actual performance should determine specialization.

Maternal Toughness | Development and Competitive Longevity

The immediate durability evidence is concentrated in Chasing Glory. Her ten-start record spans juvenile participation, numerical improvement and two victories at four. This establishes a useful example of continued development and repeat winning.

Murrells Inlet’s single start contributes a winning result but no meaningful record of sustained campaigning. The stronger family-level longevity evidence comes from collateral relatives.

Authenticity won at four and six and maintained high-level competitiveness within a twelve-start career. Brielle’s Appeal won at three and four, with her strongest performance figure achieved at four.

Further back, Appealing Missy won from two through five, Statement won eight races from three through six, and Tiz Alluptome Now won five races from two through five. These results distribute evidence of retained racing effectiveness across several branches.

The appropriate distinction is between mature competitiveness and physical soundness. The family contains horses capable of improving, returning to win and maintaining effective racing careers. Their results do not determine this filly’s recovery characteristics or tolerance of training.

Durability assessment: Positive supporting evidence for mature development and continued racing effectiveness, strongest in the broader female family. Chasing Glory supplies the closest example, while the first dam’s limited racing history keeps the individual durability projection measured.

Mating Analysis | Favorable Ratings and an Exact-Cross Precedent

The mating carries a TrueNicks rating of A++ and a Werk rating of A+++. Werk bases its assessment on the broader A.P. Indy/Super Saver relationship. These are favorable mating assessments, separate from the race-performance figures of individual relatives.

The exact Upstart × Super Saver cross is represented by one foal of racing age, one starter and one winner: Percy’s Bar. She is a juvenile winner and a Grade 1 winner, giving this combination a particularly relevant successful example in a filly.

Her Ashland Stakes [G1] victory over 1 1/16 miles establishes that the cross can produce high-class dirt-route performance. It is a precedent for the possibility of that outcome, rather than evidence of its frequency.

The broader sons-of-Flatter/Super Saver category contains four foals, three starters, three winners and two juvenile winners. Its sole stakes winner and graded winner is again Percy’s Bar. The broader sample therefore adds winning outcomes, but its high-class evidence is still concentrated in the same horse.

Mating assessment: A relevant Grade 1 female precedent and favorable broader pedigree ratings. Confidence in a repeatable exact-cross pattern remains limited by the small population, making the individual filly and her immediate family performance central to the assessment.

Pedigree Structure | Reinforced Ancestry and Racing Implications

The mating contains A.P. Indy 3 × 4 and Deputy Minister 4 × 3, with additional repetitions of Mr. Prospector 4 × 5 and Northern Dancer 5 × 5.

A.P. Indy appears through Flatter on the sire’s side and Supercharger, the dam of Super Saver, on the maternal side. Deputy Minister enters through Touch Gold behind Upstart and directly through Court of Appeal. These are distinct routes through the pedigree rather than repetition of the same immediate mating.

The dosage profile is 2-3-5-0-0, with a Dosage Index of 3.00 and Center of Distribution of +0.70. The separate Werk Quality Rating is Q5. These describe pedigree structure and classification; the racing records provide the more direct evidence for surface, distance and developmental interpretation.

Pedigree assessment: The structure brings recurring American performance influences together within a family that has expressed ability on both dirt and turf. The repetitions support a discussion of the mating’s architecture, while their effect on this individual’s ability or soundness remains unmeasured.

Racing Application and Final Assessment

The most appropriate developmental approach is to establish the filly’s speed and readiness, then determine how that ability changes as races lengthen. An introduction around six or seven furlongs would test the sprint aptitude represented in the closest maternal performances.

Turf and dirt should remain active considerations. The dam’s turf victory and Chasing Glory’s two-surface record give a practical reason to evaluate turf early. The sire and Percy’s Bar provide a substantive reason to investigate dirt ability as well.

Progression toward seven furlongs and a mile should depend on the filly’s settling behavior, balance and finishing response. The route-oriented references justify testing additional distance when her performance supports it; they do not require an immediate two-turn commitment.

The pedigree’s central strength is the combination of a relevant sire-cross precedent and established class under Court of Appeal. Authenticity, Charlatan and Brielle’s Appeal demonstrate successful expressions of that female family at different distances and on different surfaces. Murrells Inlet and Chasing Glory provide a smaller, more immediate record of winning ability and development.

The central proposition is a filly with credible scope to develop from sprint racing toward a mile, supported by a versatile female family and a meaningful exact-cross precedent. Her physical maturity, movement, temperament and response to training should determine which surface and distance allow that pedigree potential to be expressed.