In the hoofprints of Damascus
and Bold Badgett

  In a career compromised by injury, 
he followed a 7 1/2-length maiden victory with 
two allowance wins and three stakes placings

An impressive individual standing 
a full 16-3 in height

Let his trainer, John Anderson, tell the story: "If not for injuries, he certainly would have been better than an allowance winner and stakes-placed.  In his second start at 2, he won a maiden special weight race at Golden Gate going 4 1/2 furlongs in :50.96 and winning by 7 1/2 lengths, then in his next start was third in the Westchester Stakes at Hollywood. After six months off for surgery, he came back to win his first race by 3 1/2 at Golden Gate in 1:09.91. Then in his first start around two turns he was beaten a head by Globalize in the Golden State Mile on a sloppy track at Bay Meadows. He had knee surgery after that race and the next year won an allowance race at Golden Gate in 1:08.66 and placed in a stake at Pleasanton. He could have been a nice one."
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Lacey Evitan is a son of the late Bold Badgett, one of the most underrated sires in California history. Here are some of Bold Badgett's key statistics, and his foals are still running and winning. Here are his career statistics, through January, 2008:      Starters: 210 (79% of foals)    Winners: 161 (77% of starters)    Earnings: $14,2132,067    Average earnings per starter: $67,772    Median earnings per starter: $26,675    Stakes winners: 18    Stakes-placed: 21     Average Earnings Index 1.59    Comparable Index: 0.74*          *Average Earnings Index of runners by other               sires from the same mares.

 

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     Lacey Evitan's first small crop of five foals reached racing age in 2005. From his first three crops he is the sire of 11 starters, seven winners, earners of more than $220,000, including P Town Prncess (allowance winner at Santa Anita at 4, 2008, $77,391), Dynamic Lacey (4 wins at 3 and 4, 2007, $41,502), Lacey Meeting (2 wins at 3 and 4, 2007, $22,200), Blue Footed Booby (winner at 2, 2007, $16,740), Miss Lacey J (winner at 3 and 4, 2008, $18,265), Dream of Lacey, 2 wins at 3, 2007, $13,973), and Thunder Lacey (winner at 3, 2007). His other four runners have placed.

     By Bold Badgett (1985), unraced. Sire of earners of more than $14,200,000, 18 stakes winners, including Disturbingthepeace ($666,020), Leave Me Alone ($653,330), Wind Water ($609,351), Dee Dee's Diner ($452,192), Bold Roberta ($449,704), Market Garden ($363,958), Our Mango ($309,403), Amber Hills ($261,143), Stoney ($254,235), and Roberta's Mango ($254,203) and 21 stakes-placed winners, including Lucky in Love ($269,058), Storm Kisu ($268,366), Wild 'n Wet ($251,640), Hadl ($251,478), Last Mango Inparis ($241,118), Awesome Beginning ($235,422), Strutt Your Stuff ($233,137), etc.
 

     Out of a mare by He's Our Native (1977), winner of 3 races, $24,820. Sire of 4 stakes winners. Sire of the dams of 58 foals, including stakes winners Forever Mango and Market Garden.

1st dam
LACEY NATIVE (1984 f. by He's Our Native). Dam of--
.....Lacey Evitan (by Bold Badgett). Stakes-placed winner, see above.
.....Hip Slick and Cool (g. by Bold Badgett). 3 wins at 3 and 4, $100,110, 2nd 
...............Albany H.
.....Native Lace (f. by Executive Intent). 6 wins, 2 to 5, $79,270.
.....Native Dazzler (f. by Bold Badgett). Winner at 2, $25,800.

2nd dam
WYOLA LACE (1979 f. by Ace of Aces). Unraced. Dam of--
.....Candles and Lace (f. by Banquet Table). 5 wins, 2 to 4, $40,878, 3rd Solano 
...............County Juvenile Filly S., Fairfield S.
.....Bold and Lacey (c. by Bold Badgett). 2 wins at 3, $53,450.
.....Glacey Intent (f. by Executive Intent). Dam of--
..........PLAYING IT COOL (c. by Kept His Cool). 8 wins, 2 to 4, $93,974, 
....................Tempe H., 3rd Wildcat H., Paradise Valley H.

3rd dam
WYOLA (1975 f. by Ack Ack). Placed at 3, $1,200. Dam of--
.....FIVE PERCENT. 8 wins, 3 to 6, $147,062, Board of Governors' H-G3, 2nd 
...............Ak-Sar-Ben H.
.....Wisconsin Native. 6 wins, 2 to 7, $43,457.