QUALIFY: the streak is growing!

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Published: 29 June 2014

Three races in 2014, three wins for Dark Hollow Farm, Arnold Davidov and David Schwaber's QUALIFY! Making his first start outside of Maryland, QUALIFY found Monmouth Park to his liking on Saturday, June 28, sticking close to the pace before taking charge in the one-mile allowance and winning by three-quarters of a length as the 1.30-1 favorite.

The 4-year-old son of Medaglia d'Oro out of the A.P. Indy mare Open Flirt, bred by the partners with Alice Wolf, continues to learn and grow. He's shown his versatility, winning from six furlongs to a mile and a sixteenth, being on the lead or stalking, and has now taken three of five starts for earnings of $86,800.

Six figures for Dark Hollow Farm juvenile at FT Midlantic sale!

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Published: 25 May 2014

Making quite a presentation in the auction ring in Timonium at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale on the afternoon of May 20, the Dark Hollow Farm-bred colt from the first crop of Line of David sold for $100,000 to Gary Contessa, bidding for Wounded Warrior Stables.

Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, the flashy chestnut represents a third generation descending from Dark Hollow Farm's foundation mare Safely Home. He is the third foal for the winning Flatter mare SAFE JOURNEY. Her first, current 4-year-old JOY, is a stakes winner of $120,810.

The colt's second dam, stakes-placed $114,923-earner Safe At the Plate, is a half-sister to Hall of Famer, Eclipse Award-winning sprinter and Breeders’ Cup Sprint-G1-winning multimillionaire SAFELY KEPT. Safe At the Plate produced nine winners, including graded stakes-placed runners Cognac Kisses ($178,094) and Kettle Won ($113,606) and $361,313-earner Glide Home. The remarkable family also boasts the likes of graded winners PARTNER’S HERO and SANTIVA.

SAFE JOURNEY's current 2-year-old is her first foal sold by Dark Hollow Farm. The mare has a yearling colt by Archarcharch and delivered a colt by Bodemeister this April.