Following her win in the Sorrento Stakes (USA-G3), Nooni was expected to be the headliner in the FanDuel Racing Del Mar Debutante Stakes (USA-G1) on September 7 at Del Mar. Instead, it was her less-heralded stablemate Tenma who got the job done for trainer Bob Baffert, running down Vodka With a Twist in the final strides to win by a nose. She is now two-for-two lifetime with career earnings of US$225,000, still some way from winning out the US$850,000 she cost Baoma Corporation when purchased from the 2024 Ocala Breeders’ Sales spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Bred by celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s B Flay Thoroughbreds, Tenma is a daughter of 2015 American champion 2-year-old male and 2016 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (USA-G1) winner Nyquist. Tenma is her sire’s fourth Grade 1 winner of 2024, following Shoemaker Mile Stakes winner Johannes, Ogden Phipps Stakes Presented by Ford winner Randomized, and Spinaway Stakes winner Immersive.
On her distaff side, Tenma is a fifth-generation descendant of 1999 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Anne Campbell. An attractive, sweet-natured mare who was a minor stakes winner in Florida during her own racing days. Anne Campbell earned her honors by producing multiple Grade 1 winners Desert Wine (by Damascus) and Menifee (by Harlan), the latter a huge stud success in South Korea. She also produced English listed stakes winner Arsaan (by Nureyev), dam of multiple Chilean Group 2 winner Rock Star Show (by Lear Fan) and second dam of 2013 Majorica Stakes (SAF-G1) winner Blueridge Mountain (by Giant’s Causeway).
Mr. P’s Princess, Anne Campbell’s 1993 daughter by Mr. Prospector, never raced but became her best producing daughter. The dam of 2000 European champion 2-year-old male Fasliyev (by Nureyev) and 2006 Leopardstown One Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Kamarinskaya (by Storm Cat), she also produced Butterfly Cove. A full sister to Kamarinskaya, Butterfly Cove never raced but is the dam of 2010 European champion 2-year-old filly Misty for Me (by Galileo) and 2015 Prix Marcel Boussac-Criterium des Pouliches (FR-G1) winner Ballydoyle (by Galileo). The former is the dam of 2017 European champion 2-year-old male U S Navy Flag (by War Front), multiple Group 1 winner Roly Poly (by War Front), 2016 Autumn Miss Stakes (USA-G3) winner Cover Song (by Fastnet Rock), and listed Irish stakes winner Greenfinch (by Justify). The latter is the dam of 2023 Snow Fairy Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Red Riding Hood (by Justify) and listed Irish stakes winner Monday (by Fastnet Rock).
Twirl, a full sister to Misty for Me and Ballydoyle, was not as talented a racer, winning a listed Irish stakes and placing twice in Group 3 races. She was also less distinguished as a producer, with only one winner from five named foals of racing age, but her unraced 2017 daughter by Tapit, Amagansett, came through by producing Tenma as her first foal. Herself an US$875,000 purchase for Bobby Flay from the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, Amagansett has since produced a 2023 colt by Munnings that is cataloged as Hip 1069 at this year’s Keeneland September sale and may well supply some fireworks on day four. The mare proved barren to her 2023 mating with Not This Time and was sold to Japanese interests for US$400,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November mixed sale.
Given the history of the branch of Anne Campbell’s family that traces through Mr. P’s Princess and with a juvenile champion as a sire, it should surprise no one that Tenma has proven a high-class 2-year-old. The question now is whether she can build on her success and become the fourth member of her immediate family to earn a juvenile championship. The next two months will tell.
Bred by celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s B Flay Thoroughbreds, Tenma is a daughter of 2015 American champion 2-year-old male and 2016 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (USA-G1) winner Nyquist. Tenma is her sire’s fourth Grade 1 winner of 2024, following Shoemaker Mile Stakes winner Johannes, Ogden Phipps Stakes Presented by Ford winner Randomized, and Spinaway Stakes winner Immersive.
On her distaff side, Tenma is a fifth-generation descendant of 1999 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year Anne Campbell. An attractive, sweet-natured mare who was a minor stakes winner in Florida during her own racing days. Anne Campbell earned her honors by producing multiple Grade 1 winners Desert Wine (by Damascus) and Menifee (by Harlan), the latter a huge stud success in South Korea. She also produced English listed stakes winner Arsaan (by Nureyev), dam of multiple Chilean Group 2 winner Rock Star Show (by Lear Fan) and second dam of 2013 Majorica Stakes (SAF-G1) winner Blueridge Mountain (by Giant’s Causeway).
Mr. P’s Princess, Anne Campbell’s 1993 daughter by Mr. Prospector, never raced but became her best producing daughter. The dam of 2000 European champion 2-year-old male Fasliyev (by Nureyev) and 2006 Leopardstown One Thousand Guineas Trial Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Kamarinskaya (by Storm Cat), she also produced Butterfly Cove. A full sister to Kamarinskaya, Butterfly Cove never raced but is the dam of 2010 European champion 2-year-old filly Misty for Me (by Galileo) and 2015 Prix Marcel Boussac-Criterium des Pouliches (FR-G1) winner Ballydoyle (by Galileo). The former is the dam of 2017 European champion 2-year-old male U S Navy Flag (by War Front), multiple Group 1 winner Roly Poly (by War Front), 2016 Autumn Miss Stakes (USA-G3) winner Cover Song (by Fastnet Rock), and listed Irish stakes winner Greenfinch (by Justify). The latter is the dam of 2023 Snow Fairy Stakes (IRE-G3) winner Red Riding Hood (by Justify) and listed Irish stakes winner Monday (by Fastnet Rock).
Twirl, a full sister to Misty for Me and Ballydoyle, was not as talented a racer, winning a listed Irish stakes and placing twice in Group 3 races. She was also less distinguished as a producer, with only one winner from five named foals of racing age, but her unraced 2017 daughter by Tapit, Amagansett, came through by producing Tenma as her first foal. Herself an US$875,000 purchase for Bobby Flay from the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling sale, Amagansett has since produced a 2023 colt by Munnings that is cataloged as Hip 1069 at this year’s Keeneland September sale and may well supply some fireworks on day four. The mare proved barren to her 2023 mating with Not This Time and was sold to Japanese interests for US$400,000 at the 2023 Keeneland November mixed sale.
Given the history of the branch of Anne Campbell’s family that traces through Mr. P’s Princess and with a juvenile champion as a sire, it should surprise no one that Tenma has proven a high-class 2-year-old. The question now is whether she can build on her success and become the fourth member of her immediate family to earn a juvenile championship. The next two months will tell.
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