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For example, as I wrote in my Sept. 5th column last year PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: STUDY OF following Masar=s impressive victory in the G3 Solario S., the colt was the first group winner inbred to that astonishing mare MAN & WEEKEND CLASSICS Urban Sea. Bearing in mind the huge influence that Urban Sea=s descendants have exerted on Europe=s mile-and-a-half Classics, I wasn=t too surprised when Masar followed up his impressive G3 Craven S. win and his perfectly respectable third behind in the G1 2000 Guineas with a victory in the half-mile-longer Derby. He is inbred 3 x 4 to Urban Sea (and also to Ahonoora), and we can surely expect to see inbreeding to Urban Sea becoming very fashionable. Urban Sea wasn=t the only exceptional racemare and broodmare to make her presence felt over the Classic weekend. Only a week after the Niarchos Family had won the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas with Alpha Centauri, a great-granddaughter of the wonderful , they pulled off a second Classic victory with Miesque=s grandson in the -Club. Cont. p2 Study Of Man en route to the post of the | Scoop Dyga by Andrew Caulfield IN TDN AMERICA TODAY In the build-up to an exciting three days of middle-distance JUSTIFY BREEZES TOWARDS BELMONT Classics in Europe, it looked a pretty safe bet that I would end up Dual Classic hero Justify (Scat Daddy) worked five furlongs in writing about or Galileo or a combination of the 1:01.40 at Churchill Downs on Monday. Click or tap here to go two (as represented by Saxon Warrior). After all, there were straight to TDN America. four daughters of Galileo in the G1 Oaks field and Deep Impact appeared to poised for a major breakthrough, with Saxon Warrior and Study of Man respectively being among the leading contenders for the G1 Derby and the G1 Prix du Jockey-Club. Although it was highly disappointing to see Saxon Warrior=s Triple Crown hopes fizzle out with his lacklustre fourth behind the bold Masar, Galileo duly claimed his third Oaks victory, thanks to Forever Together. Galileo also emulated another of the all-time greats, Mill Reef, when Masar followed in the footsteps of grandsire Galileo and sire New Approach in becoming the third generation of his male line to triumph in the Derby. Deep Impact also confirmed his status as one of the world=s truly elite stallions, with Study of Man becoming his second European Classic winner of 2018, and third Classic winner of the year, the other being the recent G1 Tokyo Yushun winner . Yet it wasn=t all about Galileo and Deep Impact. They had to share the limelight with a few other deserving participants, both equine and human. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

winner Ruler of the World in the G2 Prix Niel. also finished a creditable fourth behind Treve, Orfevre and Intello in the Arc. Study Of Man & Weekend Classics Cont. from p1 Europe also got to see another impressive representative of Of course Classic success is nothing new for the the cross when trounced the opposition in the Miesque family. Bred by Stavros Niarchos=s 2016 G1 Prix d=Ispahan, five months after he had taken the G1 Flaxman Holdings over a mile and a in 1984, the quarter. The other Group 1 brilliant daughter scorers were , winner of of won the 1000 the 2013 G1 Oka Sho (Japanese Guineas and the G1 Poule d=Essai 1000 Guineas); Satono Aladdin, des Pouliches before lack of conqueror of the Classic-winning stamina contributed to her Logotype in the 2017 Yasuda defeat by Indian Skimmer in the Kinen over a mile; and Lachesis, G1 Prix de Diane. who took the 2014 G1 Queen A demanding 16-start career, Elizabeth II Cup over 11 furlongs. which also featured a brace of However, the one with the victories in both the G1 Prix most relevance to Study of Man Jacques le Marois and the GI is , as his dam Loves Breeders= Cup Mile, certainly Only Me is out of Miesque=s didn=t have any adverse effects Alpha Centauri | Racing Post daughter Monevassia, a sister to on Miesque=s broodmare career, as she was to produce 14 foals and to the Group 1 sire Miesque=s Son. Real Steel in the space of 16 years. Her first foal was the G1 Poule d=Essai became a Group 1 winner when he travelled to Meydan in 2016 des Poulains winner Kingmambo, who was to become a prolific for the Dubai Turf over nine furlongs and he finished a sire of European Classic winners, and her second was East of the respectable third to Benbatl in the same race two years later. Moon, the Poule d=Essai des Pouliches and Prix de Diane winner Although Real Steel has gained all three of his group victories who ranks as Alpha Centauri=s second dam. over nine furlongs, he is much more versatile than that suggests. Instead of writing about Deep Impact=s burgeoning partnership He also finished second in the G1 Japanese 2000 Guineas and with Galileo=s broodmare daughters, which currently boasts the G1 Japanese St Leger, in the latter being beaten only a neck three group/graded winners from 13 foals of racing age, Study by Kitasan Black, a two-time Japanese Horse of the Year sired by of Man=s win turns the spotlight Deep Impact=s brother Black onto Deep Impact=s impressive Tide. Study of Man should results with daughters of Storm therefore stay a mile and a half. Cat. It is interesting to speculate The Prix du Jockey-Club winner about the reasons why Deep is no less than the ninth Impact is so effective with Storm black-type winner to emerge Cat mares. I think the explanation from Deep Impact=s 60 foals of is similar to that for Galileo=s racing age out of daughters of success with mares by the likes of the two-time champion American Danehill and . Like stallion. Indeed he is the seventh Galileo, Deep Impact possessed Group 1 winner to represent the plenty of stamina. He never Deep Impact--Storm Cat alliance, tackled a distance shorter than a Kizuna | Scoop Dyga which equates to nearly 12%--a mile and a quarter and his terrific achievement. victories included the Japanese St Leger over 15 furlongs and The enormity of this achievement only becomes fully apparent the over two miles. Like many a stayer, Deep Impact when you read through a list of Study of Man=s predecessors. is a quality individual, comparatively refined with rather light Top of the pile is Kizuna, the 2013 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese bone. He therefore benefits from a muscular, strongly-made Derby) winner who travelled to Europe to defeat the Derby mare with speed in her background. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

Pedigree Insights Cont. Not that Study of Man=s dam Second Happiness showed the ability expected of one of her immaculate bloodlines. Two of her three appearances as a 3-year-old came at Compiegne, her best effort being a 3 1/2-length third in a seven-furlong newcomers= event. Second Happiness also put in an appearance later in the year at Keeneland=s November Sale, but she was unsold at $1.2 million. Her next destination was Japan, where she was sent originally to support the Niarchos family=s Arc winner Bago. Second Happiness was returned to Europe while carrying Study Vice President, International Operations of Man and has since produced a 2016 colt and a 2018 filly to Gary King Galileo. Twitter: @garykingTDN Second Happiness is the second of Miesque=s three daughters [email protected] by Storm Cat. The first, Angel=s Nest, never raced and produced + 1.732.320.0975 just one winner, while the third, the twice-raced Ama, was sold International Editor to Darley for 1.8 million gns as a 3-year-old. Ama has yet to Kelsey Riley justify her price but has young daughters by New Approach and Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Dubawi, so may yet come good--Study of Man is comfortably [email protected] the best winner out of Second Happiness and he was foaled when his dam was 13. European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected]

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Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Karakontie | Horsephotos Twitter: @EquinealTDN Alpha Centauri and Study of Man are the fourth and fifth Group 1 Classic winners descending from Miesque, following Cafe Racing Kingmambo, East of the Moon and Karakontie. The last-named Sean Cronin Tom Frary won the 2014 Poule d=Essai des Poulains, in addition to the Prix [email protected] Jean-Luc Lagardere and the Breeders= Cup Mile. Interestingly, Karakontie=s pedigree features some of the same Irish Correspondent elements as Study of Man=s. His grandsires are Storm Cat and Daithi Harvey , whereas Study of Man=s are Sunday Silence and Storm Cat, and his third dam is Miesque, the second dam of Regular Columnists Study of Man. Karakontie is available for only $10,000 at Andrew Caulfield Gainesway this year, even though his first-crop weanlings sold John Berry Kevin Blake for $250,000 (to Flaxman Holdings), $130,000 and $110,000. Tom Peacock The 250,000-dollar youngster is inbred 4 x 3 to none other than Miesque, so it will be interesting to follow his progress.

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Green Is The Colour...

LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE MARES Two superpowers of the east and west traded blows on Sunday. No sooner had Frankel (GB) notched a second Group 1 winner in Japan with victory in the G1 Yasuda Kinen of Mozu Ascot, than Japanese supersire Deep Impact (Jpn) fired back a riposte with a second Classic winner in Europe courtesy of Study Of Man (Ire) in the G1 QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club. The racing Forever Together |Racing Post world has never felt smaller: an American-born son of a British superstar winning in Tokyo while a Japanese-conceived, Vimal and Gillian Khosla's star broodmare Green Room Irish-born colt triumphs in Chantilly. (Theatrical {Ire}) is another to have taken a major step up the So much focus is centred on stallions' offspring but there were ladder within blue hen territory when represented by her third some mighty mares in play over the weekend, particularly Group 1 winner, the Investec Oaks winner Forever Together perhaps the mightiest pair seen in Europe and America for many (Ire) (Galileo [Ire}). She and her full-sister Together Forever (Ire) a generation. Urban Sea (Miswaki) has already achieved the rare are destined to be forever confused with one another, but in feat of producing two Derby winners, both of whom have one sense it matters not, as they are both winners at the highest appeared as sires of Derby and Oaks winners. In the case of level and both were darlings of the sales ring even before their Galileo (Ire), he now appears as grandsire of Masar (Ire) (New racing days. Approach {Ire}), while his half-sister Melikah (Ire), by another Born three years ahead of her Classic-winning sibling, the G1 Derby winner in Lammtarra, is his great grandam. Thus we find Dubai Fillies' Mile winner Together Forever sold for i680,000 to Urban Sea's name twice in the pedigree of the 2018 G1 Investec the Coolmore team, and she was followed a year later by Signe Derby winner and this is unlikely to be an unusual occurrence in (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), the sole yearling of Green Room to major race winners of the future. bring seven figures at i1.1 million, though the subsequent Oaks However much Urban Sea is feted, her great rival as both heroine wasn't far off in 2016 when selling for i900,000. All top-class racemare and broodmare, Miesque (Nureyev), has also three were offered at the Goffs Orby Sale by Ballylinch Stud, loomed large in the Classic picture this season, with her great where Green Room is a permanent boarder. granddaughter Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) Ballylinch manager John O'Connor reports the 16-year-old to having won the G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas, followed a be in good form, having foaled her latest daughter of Galileo on week later by the success of her grandson Study Of Man. Apr. 25 and recently been covered by Sea The Stars. For the preceding four years she has only visited Galileo and was barren the season after she produced Forever Together, but she also has a yearling filly by the champion sire on the ground. "Vimal and Gillian Khosla are delightful clients and this is another wonderful result for them as breeders," O'Connor said. "They will be visiting the farm in the coming weeks and will make a decision on whether or not to sell the yearling then." Green Room already has a son at stud, the G1 Prix Jean Prat winner Lord Shanakill (Speightstown), who is now at Pennsylvania's Pin Oak Lane Farm and is the sire of G1 Prince Of Wales's S. winner (Ire). The chances of her establishing a dynasty in her own right are enhanced by the fact that she also has two of her daughters at Mozu Ascot | Yuki Shimono Ballylinch Stud for company. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

The Weekly Wrap Cont. Masar is of course not just the first Derby winner for home stallion New Approach, who won the blue riband back in 2008, The Khoslas, who are based in Scotland and currently have six but he is a third generation homebred following the purchase of mares, retained maiden winner Black Ruby (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), Melikah as a yearling 20 years ago. His dam Khawlah (Ire) is by who is now in foal to Lope De Vega (Ire). Meanwhile Signe, who the late Darley sure Cape Cross (Ire) and won the G2 UAE Derby is in foal to Siyouni (Fr), is boarded at the farm by her owner and G3 UAE Oaks for Godolphin at Sheikh Mohammed's home Fiona Carmichael. track. "The mare has been incredibly versatile in that her Group 1 "I'm the lucky one who is given these horses to train but it's winners have won at a mile and a mile and a half, and she really heartfelt back at the stud for Liam [O'Rourke] and Sam produces lovely stock," O'Connor added. [Bullard]. It's great for the stallions and the mares," Appleby added. Masar Meets The Press... "We're in a little bit of a bubble up here but I try not to get too sucked into it and I like to know what's going on outside it. The gates of Moulton Paddocks were swung open for Twenty years I've been here and it's home for me. Half my life members of the Fourth Estate on Monday morning as Masar, has been dedicated to Godolphin. The support I receive from His the first horse to win the Derby in Godolphin's royal blue silks, Highness is phenomenal. We talk twice a week when we're was paraded around the yard. working horses and from January onwards we're always talking "I'm still not through half the messages yet to be able to reply about hopefuls for the Classics. It's a huge operation and I have to all the wellwishers," admitted Charlie Appleby as he showed a wealth of experience I have around meCI'm not doing this off his star colt with some of his 160 staff members on hand for single-handed." a group photo. He continued, "One hopes it's a new chapter for Godolphin. "We hit the ground running in the springCeven through the It's taken us five years to get that Classic winner, but we were really bad weather we didn't miss a day and we're very lucky to very lucky in the first season with Outstrip (GB) winning at Santa have the staff and the facilities to be able to do it," he said. Anita [at the Breeders' Cup].@ Cont. p6

All smiles. Team Godolphin celebrate Masar's Group 1 Investec Derby triumph.| Godolphin TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

The Weekly Wrap Cont. As well as being a first-rate jockey, Lindop is also a first-rate individual whose easy charm and committed work ethic has seen AI felt like last year we took another step up and we had the her blaze a significant trail for those who follow in her wake. strongest team of 2-year-olds to go into the winter with,@ he As she prepares to step down at the end of the current SA said. ASaturday has put us where we wanted to be. Sport is all Racing Festival, Lindop has written an open letter to her fans, about confidence and it's given us that. We have the right published last week on her website. It's well worth reading in its players now to be competitive. We're a global team and it's entirety as its fulsomeness in praising others also speaks been amazing. People want to see competition and Coolmore volumes for Lindop herself. have been our competitors for many years, but honestly we She credits her first Melbourne Cup ride on Debben (Aus) as haven't been competitive enough and we know that. I know career-changing: "The media exposure that becoming the first what people are saying outside these gates but that just gives us Australian female to ride in our greatest race brought me set me more determination. After His Highness, Coolmore were the onto a path full of opportunities which I may never have next people on to congratulate us. They want the competition otherwise gained. That season, after riding in the Cup, I had my too." biggest year in the saddle, riding 111 winners for the season, a new record for a female jockeys and one which was only just Lindop Signing Off In Style... broken by Jamie Kah last year, and looks to be smashed again An agreeable feature of modern-day racing is the rise of the and set even higher this year by a flying Linda Meech. The fact number of women in the weighing-room and this is particularly that both of these jockeys don't really want this to be a >female so in Australia. The country is about to lose one of its leading record' and are looking to break the record full stop also makes lights, however, with the impending retirement of Clare Lindop, me proud of the long way that female jockeys have come." who in 2003 became the first female to ride in the G1 Lindop won't be drawn on the exact date of her final Melbourne Cup. departure from the weighing-room but ends her letter by Five years later, she recorded another >first' when winning the saying, "I>ll be out on the track racing amongst the pack, doing G1 VRC Derby aboard Rebel Raider (Aus) (Reset {Aus}) for the my utmost to keep up somewhere in contention, copping a face man whom she credits as giving her the most support full of mud and stones to boot, and then saying, >Well lads, I'm throughout her career, trainer Leon Macdonald. out. Good luck to you all!'" Lindop, a native of Warrnambool, Victoria, has spent much of Good luck to you too, Clare. her career riding in South Australia, where she has won the jockeys' championship three times, most recently in 2015 after returning from serious injuries sustained in a fall on Adelaide Cup day.

STRONG FINANCIAL YEAR AT ASCOT Ahead of the 2018 Royal Meeting Ascot Racecourse has released an impressive set of financial figures for the year that ended in December 2017. A 6.7% increase in turnover yielded a pretax profit of ,6.2 million, up over ,1.1 million on the previous year, while the successful trading year also lead to debt being reduced by almost ,11 million to just under ,60 million, with the track on target to be debt free by 2023. Around 300,000 racegoers attend Royal Ascot every year, about half of the total annual attendance of the track and by the end of this year at Ascot, horses will have competed for a total prize-money pool of ,13.45 million, up 10% on last year. Cont. p7 Jockeys Clare Lindop & Michelle Payne | Emma Berry TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

From there, the Cup will be brought to Newmarket, Somerset and Newbury over the following week before hopping across to The Curragh on July 18 to begin a five-day tour of Ireland which culminates back at The Curragh for G1 Darley Irish Oaks weekend. In between, it will stop off at the yards of Joseph O=Brien and Willie Mullins who provided the first and third home in last year=s Cup with Rekindling (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and Max Dynamite (Fr) (Great Journey {Jpn}). A new feature of this year=s tour will be a stop off in Korea to celebrate the running of the Korean Cup in Seoul in September. Commenting on the dual hemisphere tour Victoria Racing Club chairman Amanda Elliott said, AThe appeal of our illustrious race stretches far beyond Flemington. The Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour gives us an important opportunity to share the magic of the Guy Henderson | Racing Post Cup with people everywhere. It has become one of the most important things we do at the VRC. We are custodians of Strong Financial Year at Ascot Cont. something that means so much to so many--a day of national Commenting on the business performance and on future unity symbolised by the iconic three-handled Cup.@ plans, Ascot chief executive Guy Henderson said, A2017 was another year of progress in our financial performance, with Royal Ascot performing particularly well. The opening of the new Village Enclosure on the inside of the track, in which we have further invested, was positively received and has generated strong sales for 2018.@ He continued, AOperational improvement and site maintenance remained a key focus for us last year and that continues to be the case. We have just embarked on an extensive 10-year Planned Preventative Maintenance project, it now being 12 years since our ,220 million redevelopment, under which mainly through our P&L we will be investing around an additional ,2 million per annum into maintaining our core racecourse facilities. We are delighted that the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be simulcasting a fourth day of Royal Ascot this year and look forward to the launch of Bet With Ascot, our pool Melbourne Cup ambassadors Kate Waterhouse, Georgia Connolly betting operation, in partnership with Totepool, in July. We and Michelle Payne | VRC thank all our partners, sponsors, customers and staff for their continued support in delivering another year of improvement all CORONATION AIM FOR WIND CHIMES round.@ The G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot on June 22 could bring together the winner of each of the three main European 1000 Guineas. In addition to this fascinating prospect, a number of fillies that were narrowly beaten in those events will also be CUP TOUR KICKS OFF IN EUROPE targeting the race and among these is the Andre Fabre trained For a 12-day period beginning July 10, the 2018 Lexus Wind Chimes (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) who was beaten just Melbourne Cup trophy will be touring Britain and Ireland with a neck when third to Teppal (Fr) (Camacho {GB}) in the G1 The promoters no doubt hoping to lure even more foreign Emirates Poule d=Essai des Pouliches at ParisLongchamp. participation for this year=s race which will be worth a record AShe will go for the Coronation S.,@ her trainer said on Monday. A$7.3 million. The almost four-month long tour will take in 37 AShe's training well and I'm very happy with her. I thought she destinations, mostly in Australia, but will be kick started in ran a good race in the Pouliches and she took a big step forward London, July 10. from her trial, like I thought she would do.@ Cont. p8 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 8 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

Coronation Aim for Wind Chimes Cont. Gregorian (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), National Stud Wind Chimes, owned by the Coolmore partners, was unbeaten 85 foals of racing age/3 winners/0 black-type winners in two starts as a juvenile including in the Listed Prix Herod at 18:15-NEWCASTLE, 5f, PRITTY LIVVY (GB) Chantilly in November and she bounced back from an ,15,000 Goffs UK Silver Yearling Sale 2017 underwhelming seasonal debut in the G3 Prix la Grotte at ParisLongchamp to establish herself as one of the better 3-year- old fillies over a mile in Europe. Meanwhile Andre Fabre is struggling to get last year=s G1 Qatar Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe runner-up Cloth Of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) back firing on all cylinders after the 5-year- old entire=s tame effort in sixth behind stablemate (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly on Sunday. ANothing has really shown up,@ said Fabre. AI put the hood on him but unfortunately it worked too well and he was asleep. Perhaps he's a bit jaded, I don't know. I'll discuss plans with his owner [Godolphin], he might have a break or even be retired, we'll see.@ Gregorian seeks winner number four on Tuesday | Alayna Cullen

Monday=s Results: 2nd-Royal Windsor, ,7,400, Cond, 6-4, 2yo, 5f 21yT, 1:00.65, gd. QUEEN OF BERMUDA (IRE) (f, 2, Exceed and Excel {Aus}-- Imperialistic Diva {Ire} {SP-Eng, $132,949}, by Haafhd {GB}), who graduated over five panels at Thirsk in her second start last time May 19, broke sharply and exhibited early dash to race on the front end here. Nudged along at the two pole, the 11-10 pick was safely clear entering the final eighth and lengthened clear under mild urging in the closing stages to easily account for Duke of Hazzard (Fr) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) by 3 3/4 lengths. Wind Chimes | Scoop Dyga Full-sister to a yearling filly, she is the lone performer representing Listed Empress S. third Imperialistic Diva (Ire) (Haafhd {GB}), herself kin to G2 German 1000 Guineas heroine and G3 Fred Darling S. third Electrelane (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). FIRST-SEASON SIRES Sales history: 17,000gns Ylg >17 TAOCT; 230,000gns 2yo >18 WITH RUNNERS TATBRE. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $17,809. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Bermuda Racing Ltd; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd Tuesday, June 5: (IRE); T-William Haggas.

UNITED KINGDOM: 6th-Leicester, ,10,000, Mdn, 6-4, 3yo/up, 8f 53yT, 1:44.87, gd. Es Que Love (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}), Rathasker Stud PIECE OF HISTORY (IRE) (c, 3, Iffraaj {GB}--Moonlife {Ire} {SW & 44 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners GSP-Eng}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a 4-1 shot, was positioned 18:15-NEWCASTLE, 5f, behind the leading duo early travelling strongly. Taking over i11,500 Goffs November Foals Sale 2016; i1,000 Goffs passing the two-furlong pole, the homebred asserted despite February Mixed Sale 2017 drifting left to score by 1 1/4 lengths from Shareef Star (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}). Cont. p9 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 9 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

6th-Leicester Cont. CONDITIONS RESULTS: 3rd-Leicester, ,15,000, 6-4, 3yo/up, f, 7fT, 1:26.21, gd. Moonlife proved a useful performer for this operation, DI FEDE (IRE) (f, 3, Shamardal--Dibiya {Ire} {SP-Ire}, by winning the Listed Fleur de Lys S. and finishing second in the G3 Caerleon) Lifetime Record: 9-3-1-3, $34,263. O/B-Mr Robert Ng Oh So Sharp S. A granddaughter of the G1 Oaks d=Italia winner (IRE); T-Ralph Beckett. *Full to Dibayani (Ire), SW-Ire, MG1SP- Lady Bentley (GB) (Bellypha {Ire}), she also has a 2-year-old filly Aus & MSP-HK, $1,082,373. by Teofilo (Ire), a yearling filly by New Approach (Ire) and a filly foal by Night of Thunder (Ire). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $8,636. 3rd-Royal Windsor, ,5,800, Cond, 6-4, 3yo/up, 6f 12yT, 1:14.09, Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. gd. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Saeed bin Suroor. BUFFER ZONE (GB) (c, 3, Bated Breath {GB}--Buffering {GB} {SP-Fr}, by Beat Hollow {GB}) Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, $9,686. 1st-Leicester, ,7,000, Mdn, 6-4, 2yo, 6fT, 1:35.25, O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Roger gd. Charlton. OVER THE GUNS (IRE) (c, 2, Garswood {GB}--Princess Rose {GB}, by Royal Applause {GB}), who started at 40-1, was ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: outpaced early a long way off the pace. Responding to close on Addis Ababa (Ire), g, 3, Declaration of War--Song Of My Heart the leading group out wide, the bay hit the front despipte racing (Ire) (SW-Ire), by Footstepsinthesand (GB). Ayr, 6-4, 8fT, green 150 yards from the line and asserted for a comfortable 1:38.45. B-Sir Robert Ogden (IRE). *1ST-TIME STARTER. **1/2 3/4-of-a-length success from Indian Viceroy (GB) (Kodiac {GB}). to Pandora (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), GSP-Eng. In doing so, he provided Cheveley Park Stud=s first-season sire Global Conqueror (GB), c, 3, Dubawi (Ire)--Nargys (Ire) (by Dutch Art {GB}) with his first winner. The dam, who also has (GSW-Eng, $100,300), by Lawman (Fr). Leicester, 6-4, 8f 53yT, a yearling colt by Canford Cliffs (Ire), is related to Mystical Land 1:45.09. B-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum (GB). (Ire) (Xaar {GB}) who was placed in the G2 Richmond S., G2 Mill Cassini (Ire), c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Chrysanthemum (Ire) (MGSW & Reef S. and G2 July S., and the dual G3 Jebel Ali Mile winner G1SP-Ire, $275,329), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). Royal Windsor, Forjatt (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}). Sales history: 15,000gns Ylg >17 6-4, 10fT, 2:10.73. B-Don Alberto Corporation (IRE). *1/2 to TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $6,045. Video, sponsored by Cunco (Ire) (Frankel {GB}), GSW-Eng. Fasig-Tipton. O-P F I Cole Ltd; B-T A Scothern (IRE); T-Paul Cole. NEW SALE FOR GOFFS UK Goffs UK will hold a new, single session mixed sale this year in December. The sale, scheduled for Dec. 7, will cater for both disciplines with National Hunt horses-in-training to be offered alongside flat bred breeding stock and foals. Goffs UK Managing Director Tony Williams commented, AWe place great importance on our Horses-in-Training and Point-to-Point Sales, and the December Sale will provide another viable outlet for trainers following the early season headline NH meetings, such as the Ladbrokes Winter Carnival at Newbury. The sale also reacts to feedback from a number of breeders last year requesting that we offer a flat foal session given the increasing size of the foal crop and the pressure for places at the traditional outlets for the category. The date will allow breeders to prep foals for this sale alongside drafts for the major foal sales and offer their horses before Christmas.@

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Monday=s Result: Call Me Mister (Ger), g, 3, Call Me Big (Ger)--Centre Point (GB), 1st-Gowran, i15,000, Mdn, 6-4, 3yo, 7fT, 1:27.78, g/f. by Pivotal (GB). Munich, 6-4, 8fT, 1:41.30. B-Gestut Auenquelle BONA FIDE (GB) (f, 3, Frankel {GB}--Honest Quality {SW-Eng}, (GER). *i3,000 2yo >17 BBAGM. by Elusive Quality), sent off the 15-8 favourite, was sent Levante (Fr), f, 3, Vespone (Ire)--Louisa M Alcott (GB), by King=s forward from the break to race behind the leaders on the rail. Best. Munich, 6-4, 10fT, 2:14.53. B-Gabriele Lux (FR). *i9,500 Granted a gap in midstraight, the homebred gained the RNA Ylg >16 BBAGO. advantage with a furlong remaining en route to a half-length success from Laughifuwant (Ire) (Roderic O=Connor {Ire}). The dam Honest Quality, who captured the Listed Star S., also has a 2-year-old daughter of Bated Breath (GB) named Hold True (GB), a yearling colt by Muhaarar (GB) and a colt foal by Uncle Mo. She is out of Honest Lady (Seattle Slew), winner of the GI Santa Monica H. who also produced the operation=s GI Forego H.-winning sire First Defence (Unbridled=s Song). The third dam HOLIDAY TIME FOR BOWMAN is the GI Gamely H. heroine Toussaud (El Gran Senor), whose two leading progeny were the GI Belmont S., GI Florida Derby and GI Wood Memorial-winning sire Empire Maker (Unbridled) and Chester House (Mr. Prospector) who captured the GI Arlington Million. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $10,773. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-D Weld.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Kalaxana (Ire), f, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Kaladena (Ire), by Daylami (Ire). Gowran, 6-4, 9f 100yT, 2:01.51. B-His Highness the Aga Khan=s Studs S.C. (IRE). Change of Velocity (Ire), c, 3, Teofilo (Ire)--Tiffilia (Ire), by Macho Uno. Gowran, 6-4, 9f 100yT, 2:01.03. B-J S Bolger (IRE). Hugh Bowman aboard | Bronwen Healy

Between a riding suspension and a desire for some down time, jockey Hugh Bowman will sit out the majority of the month of June and will focus on a return to Australian competitive action ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: in July. AMy plan will be to start riding in Sydney from very early Semizorova (Fr), f, 3, Wootton Bassett (GB)--Semenova (Fr) July and I'm actually really looking forward to it,@ Bowman told (SP-Fr), by Green Tune. Salon-de-Provence, 6-4, 10fT, 2:08.30. Racing And Sports on Monday. AI'm suspended at the moment B-Catherine Niederhauser-Dietrich (FR). *i18,000 Ylg >16 so unfortunately I'm missing the signature weekend of the AROCT. **1/2 to Absolutly Yes (Fr) (Country Reel), GSW-Fr, Queensland racing carnival this Saturday. So I've got a little bit of $117,362; and Aornos (Fr) (Dashing Blade {GB}), SW-Fr, time off now and I will freshen up for a return in the saddle in $109,890. early July.@ © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. Bowman fell foul of the Japanese stewards for careless riding This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any during a recent stint riding in Japan but he may be returning to means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the that country later this month to take the ride on the John American races, race results and earnings was obtained from Moore-trained Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) in the G1 results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services at Hanshin June 24, should the horse take up and utilized here with their permission. that option. Cont. p11 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 11 OF 11 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 5 JUNE 2018

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Any mention of Bowman must also include an obligatory inquiry about his high profile partner Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) and by all accounts the Queen of Australian racing is in fine shape as thoughts begin to turn towards her next phase of training in preparation for a return to the track in August. AFrom all reports she spelled very well and I guess once she gets back into her program at the Chris Waller stables at Rosehill he'll start to assess where she's at mentally and physically,@ Bowman said. He continued, APhysically she's fine but I guess mentally we're not going to know until we start putting the pressure on her again. She's such a fine athlete and we're expecting her to come back just as well as she went out. She went out on the top of her game after winning the Queen Elizabeth S. and we're expecting her to come back in the same form, and we're looking forward to it.@

Sunday=s Results: TTUKSEOM CUP, w400,000,000 (US$374,064/,279,457/ i319,089), Seoul, 6-3, 2-5yo, f/m, 1400m, 1:25.7, ft. 1--CHEONGSU YEOGEOL, 119, f, 3, Run Away and Hide--Fan Appeal, by Lear Fan. 1ST STAKES WIN. ($8,500 Ylg >16 KEESEP). O-Cheongsu; B-Tony Feng & Norman Cheng (KY); T-Park Dae Hung; J-Moon Se Young; w228,000,000. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-1, w348,300,000. *1/2 to Dakota Gypsy (Horse Chestnut {SAf}), MSP, $210,236.

2--Damyang Hwanho, 126, f, 4, Cowboy Cal--Crazy Cyd, by Wavering Monarch. ($5,000 RNA Ylg >15 KEEJAN; $10,000 Ylg >15 FTKOCT; $25,000 2yo >16 OBSJUN). w84,000,000. 3--Gold Blue (Jpn), 126, m, 5, Gold Allure (Jpn)--Bleu de Roi (Jpn), by Forty Niner. (-4,860,000 Ylg >14 HOKSUM). w52,000,000. Margins: 3, HF, NK. Odds: 14.70, 71.80, 40.60. VIDEO

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Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Galileo (Ire) 7 15 4 10 1 4 69 18 299,675 1,091,669 (1998) by Sadler's Wells Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: Private Forever Together (Ire) 2 New Approach (Ire) 1 3 1 3 1 2 46 14 938,476 1,222,716 (2005) by Galileo (Ire) Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,30,000 Masar (Ire) 3 Mastercraftsman (Ire) 3 8 2 4 1 2 82 25 203,976 692,368 (2006) by Danehill Dancer (Ire) Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: i25,000 Alpha Centauri (Ire) 4 Dubawi (Ire) 4 9 1 6 -- 1 60 23 136,846 642,173 (2002) by Dubai Millennium (GB) Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,250,000 Wild Illusion (GB) 5 Intello (Ger) 3 6 2 3 -- 1 59 15 163,622 610,588 (2010) by Galileo (Ire) Stands: Cheveley Park Stud Eng Fee: ,20,000 Louis d'Or (Ire) 6 Siyouni (Fr) 3 8 2 6 1 1 48 13 242,768 592,841 (2007) by Pivotal (GB) Stands: Haras de Bonneval Fr Fee: i75,000 Laurens (Fr) 7 Wootton Bassett (GB) 1 3 1 3 -- 1 21 6 326,833 484,904 (2008) by Iffraaj (GB) Stands: Haras d'Etreham Fr Fee: i20,000 Patascoy (Fr) 8 Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) 2 3 1 1 1 1 65 21 204,485 475,071 (2004) by Danehill Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: i15,000 (Ire) 9 Champs Elysees (GB) 1 1 1 1 1 1 59 14 313,703 427,419 (2003) by Danehill Stands: Castlehyde Stud Ire Fee: i6,500 Billesdon Brook (GB) 10 Farhh (GB) -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 17 5 349,380 412,025 (2008) by Pivotal (GB) Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,10,000 Dee Ex Bee (GB) 11 Dark Angel (Ire) -- 5 -- 1 -- 1 71 17 107,500 398,927 (2005) by Acclamation (GB) Stands: Yeomanstown Stud Ire Fee: i85,000 Tip Two Win (GB) 12 Dabirsim (Fr) 1 4 1 1 -- 1 54 14 135,762 397,640 (2009) by Hat Trick (Jpn) Stands: Haras de Grandcamp Fr Fee: i30,000 Coeur de Beaute (Fr) 13 Camacho (GB) 1 1 1 1 1 1 42 15 251,944 389,275 (2002) by Danehill Stands: Yeomanstown Stud Ire Fee: i7,500 Teppal (Fr) 14 Lope de Vega (Ire) 2 8 -- 6 -- 1 46 15 51,589 383,966 (2007) by Shamardal Stands: Ballylinch Stud Ire Fee: i60,000 Mer Et Nuages (Fr) 15 Showcasing (GB) 2 2 1 1 -- 1 47 14 95,444 266,367 (2007) by Oasis Dream (GB) Stands: Whitsbury Manor Stud Eng Fee: ,35,000 Dice Roll (Fr) FOR ALL TDN SIRE LISTSBINCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CROP-YEAR REPORTS--VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/TDN-SIRE-STATS/

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BELMONT STAKES Q&A WITH MIKE REPOLE JUSTIFY BREEZES by Steve Sherack TOWARDS BELMONT For native New Yorker Mike Repole, it doesn=t get much bigger than the GI . Born and raised in the Middle Village neighborhood of Queens and a graduate of nearby St. John=s University, Repole will be looking to play the role of spoiler with Vino Rosso (Curlin) and Noble Indy (Take Charge Indy) as the unbeaten >TDN Rising Star= Justify (Scat Daddy) heads to Long Island with a Triple Crown bid on the line. Vino Rosso followed a win in the GII Wood Memorial S. with a ninth- place finish in the GI while the narrow GII Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby winner and >TDN Rising Star= Noble Indy was 17th on the First Saturday in May. The co- founder of Glaceau (the company was sold to Coca-Cola for $4.1 billion in 2007) has campaigned standouts such as champion Uncle Mo, Overanalyze, Outwork, Stopchargingmaria, etc., and came within 3/4 of a length of upsetting the 2011 Belmont with MGISW Stay Thirsty. Cont. p3 Justify at Churchill Downs Monday | Coady Photography

GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. winner Justify (Scat IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Daddy) turned in a five-furlong work in 1:01.40 (video) ahead of THE WEEKLY WRAP his Triple Crown bid in Saturday=s GI Belmont S. Martin Garcia Emma Berry has plenty of food for thought after a weekend of was aboard for the work, which took place over a fast track and Classics in her Weekly Wrap. in front of a crowd of a few hundred fans. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. AIt was a really nice breeze and exactly what we were looking for,@ trainer Bob Baffert said. AHe relaxed nicely and seemed very happy. Martin was very happy with him, as well, so I was happy, too. He was a little fresh earlier in the week, so it was good to see him relax nicely.@ Justify broke away from the stable pony Sunny and assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes at the 4 1/2-furlong pole and began his breeze at the half-mile marker, working through splits of :12.80, :24.80, :37 and :48.80 before galloping out six furlongs in 1:13.60 and seven-eighths of a mile in 1:27.20. Justify is scheduled to ship to New York Wednesday ahead of his attempt to become the 13th horse to sweep the Triple Crown in Saturday=s 1 1/2-mile Belmont S. AI think the Triple Crown brings a lot more people into the game,@ Baffert, who also trained 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), said. AIt also brings a lot of new owners. I saw a lot of new faces in the game after Pharoah won the Triple Crown.@ Cont. p3 Leading Second-crop Sire by Winners

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Justify Breezes Towards Belmont (cont. from p1) Belmont Stakes Q&A with Mike Repole AIt=s no walk in the park to win, but it=s very important to our (cont. from p1) sport when we have a Triple Crown possibility on the line,@ Q: You=ve always made it very well-known that the Belmont S. Baffert concluded. is at the top of your list of races that you really want to win. The Baffert-trained Restoring Hope (Giant=s Causeway), third What would a victory in the third leg of the Triple Crown mean in the GII Wood Memorial S., also worked at Churchill Downs to you? Monday in preparation for the Belmont. The Gary and Mary MR: Listen, I=ve never made it a secret how important the West homebred worked six furlongs in 1:13 under jockey Belmont is to me. That=s the one race, growing up, and Florent Geroux. especially once I became an owner, that I=ve always said that I ARestoring Hope went really well,@ Baffert said. AHe=s always wanted to win. When my team is out there looking at horses, been a really good work horse. He=s sort of a one-paced horse. whether it=s a 2-year-old sale or at the yearling sales at He went a little faster than Justify, but I thought overall the work Keeneland, I=m always asking the question, >Can they get the was very good.@ mile and a half?= The post position draw for the Belmont will be held prior to It=s definitely the first time any of these 3-year-olds will ever Tuesday=s New York Mets baseball game. Baffert is scheduled to run that distance and most likely the last time, too. It=s a very throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game. funny race. Just being a kid from Queens and going to Aqueduct AI threw at Dodger Stadium [after American Pharoah=s Triple and Belmont and never even being able to make it up to Crown run],@ Baffert recalled. AI could have hit a bird, I threw it Saratoga because I don=t think I had a car that could go that far pretty high. I asked [wife] Jill, >How was that?= She goes, >It was growing up, it was the race. good, for a girl.= When you pass 60, you don=t feel the pressure. Being in the Kentucky Derby now four times in the last eight When I was younger, I felt, >Don=t bounce it.= You don=t want to years is special. Trust me, I wouldn=t be disappointed if I won the bounce it, that=s the worst you can do.@ Kentucky Derby. But if I could choose between the Kentucky = Derby and the Belmont S., I ve said numerous times, I would take the Belmont. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 5, 2018

Q: Is playing the role of spoiler and potentially silencing the capacity crowd at Belmont with a Triple Crown on the line something you embrace? MR: Just to be in the race is amazing and I=m going to have two shots. It=s exciting. Usually the Derby is the biggest stage, but when you have a Triple Crown on the line, it becomes the Belmont. I was rooting for Justify in the Preakness. I knew that if he won, the Belmont would be seen by probably 20-25 million people and we would have 90,000 people there with the attendance capped. If he lost the Preakness, they would probably get 40,000-45,000. So I was rooting for Justify, there was no doubt about it.

Owners Mike Repole (right) & Vinnie Viola celebrate Vino Rosso=s win in the Wood | Sarah Andrew

Q: What have you thought of Justify=s unprecedented run this spring? MR: He=s amazing. He checks every single box out there and is undefeated. Probably one of the greatest 3-year-olds of all time, no doubt, win or lose this race. What he=s done in the last 12 weeks has been amazing. He=s the Golden State Warriors and Lebron [James] and someone else will be trying to take him down. He=s had a lot of races in a short period and he=s done everything right. Q: Partnerships between high-profile owners continue to become increasingly popular. You own Vino Rosso with Vinnie Viola of St. Elias Stable and you also campaign Noble Indy with Kenny Troutt=s WinStar Farm. Thoughts on this trend? MR: At the beginning, I kind of fought against it, but with the right partner, I think it works out perfectly. I think there=s a really cool aspect of it where some of the biggest owners with the biggest money in the sport are getting together and becoming partners. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 5, 2018

I=m very blessed where I get to choose partners like WinStar, where two of my stallions Outwork and Overanalyze stand, my foals are born, and have 60-65 horses on the farm. I=ve known Vinnie for six or seven years now. My wife grew up in Brooklyn, Vinnie grew up in Brooklyn. His wife grew up in Queens, I grew up in Queens. I love his story, and he loves mine. We=re all about family first and big, Italian families. Winning the Wood with Vinnie was probably one of the best wins I=ve ever had. It was so awesome having both of our families there. After the race, we went back to my house with about 60 other people and we drank a lot of Vino Rosso and had a good time.

Q: Vino Rosso is certainly bred for a race like this and has always been held in high regard by trainer Todd Pletcher. Between the wide trip and off going in the Derby, a case can be made for him as a potential upsetter in the Belmont. What=s your confidence level like heading into the race?

MR: There=s no doubt that he has the talent to win this race along with his incredible pedigree to get the distance. His dam Mythical Bride is a half to Commissioner, who barely lost the Belmont and his sire Curlin also lost a photo to Rags to Riches in the Belmont. He=s bred to go two miles, never mind a mile and a half. He=s a horse that=s going to go at one pace and I think that last quarter of a mile, he might be going two seconds faster than everybody else and just grind it out. Noble Indy is going to have Javier [Castellano] aboard and Vino Rosso will have Johnny [Velazquez]. To have two chances at the Belmont with two great partners and both trained by Todd Pletcher, I really like my chances.

Q: Even going back to your early days as a racing fan, any Belmont S. memories that stick out to you?

MR: When I was younger, I was awed by Easy Goer. That was really big. Bet Twice dethroning Alysheba--I was probably 17-18 years old when that happened. More recently and even going back 10 years, being there and watching Da= Tara upset Big Brown. There have been some great moments and just being a part of it--and probably not until the Big Brown one--I was lucky to just be in the grandstand or in the backyard with a bunch of friends. When one of my horses has a race, I=m there as a fan, too. I=m always going to be Mike from Queens. You=re not going to change me. Whether it=s Aqueduct on a Wednesday or Belmont on a Saturday, you won=t see me in the Trustee=s Room with a jacket and tie. It=s who am I and where I come from. To be able to be in a position to win a race like this, I=ve been so blessed. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 5, 2018

Q: Stay Thirsty gave you a huge run finishing second at 16-1 in MR: I was smart enough to book for 75 people--friends and the Belmont seven years ago. Can you reflect on his family--before the Triple Crown was on the line. If it wasn=t a performance and that experience? Triple Crown, it probably would=ve been 200. As much as NYRA loves me, and I love them--they treat MR: Coming in second with me really well--75 was the max that Stay Thirsty was probably they felt comfortable with. one of my biggest racing accomplishments and also Q: With your blue-and-orange stable probably one of the worst colors a tribute to the New York losses of my life. My wife Mets, how excited are you about the jokes that I didn=t come out draw coming to Citi Field Tuesday? of my basement for two Bob Baffert is also expected to throw weeks. It was tough out the first pitch at that night=s because you don=t know game. how many chances you=ll ever get to be in the race MR: My silks are blue and orange again. I don=t come in here after the Mets, so it=s kind of ironic thinking that I=m definitely that the draw this year coincidentally Vino Rosso (outside) and Noble Indy work going to win. I=m coming in happens to be at Citi Field and my for the Belmont | Sarah Andrew here wanting to win, but silks will be represented in the not everybody in life gets what they want. Belmont S. I think it=s a pretty cool experience. My 91-year-old grandmother and my 2-year-old daughter will be there. We=re Q: Are your Belmont S. day plans set yet? How big of an excited. entourage will you have with you at the races this year? Cont. p7 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 5, 2018

Q: Any restaurant recommendations for people coming into Fasig-Tipton President and CEO Boyd Browning delivered his town for the Belmont? Do you have a favorite spot that you eulogy in a series of letters to Graves, thanking him for teaching like to go to after a big day at the races? him about conformation, for always thinking of the safety of the horse, for his attention to detail, his loyalty and support. Most MR: I=m gonna go three Italian, Queens restaurants--Barosa, poignantly, Browning thanked him for being kind to Browning=s Park Side and Piccola Venezia. And if you want some Long Island own late father, a frequent visitor to Fasig-Tipton, who recommendations--Chris and Tony=s, Rare 650 and Rothmann=s Browning said would often get so caught up chatting with Steakhouse. Three in Queens and three on Long Island. Nobody=s Graves in his office that he would forget to visit his own son. going to be disappointed. If they are, tell them to bill me! ASorry, I didn=t have time to see you today,@ the senior Browning would tell his son as he was on his way home. AI was busy hanging out with the boys.@ LARGE TURNOUT AT SERVICE FOR BILL Mike Levy recounted his long friendship with Graves, and told GRAVES by Sue Finley stories about their travels fishing, golfing and going to horse Hundreds of Thoroughbred industry participants from all over sales, and about Bill=s delight in being mistaken for Richard Gere the country turned out for the celebration of the life of Bill by a woman on a plane. He concluded with a story about how Graves at the Fasig-Tipton pavilion Monday. Graves, a longtime Graves had watched him give copious instructions to a jockey Fasig-Tipton senior vice president, died May 30 at the age of 70. riding one of the horses they owned together. Attendees listened to more than a half-dozen eulogies, including Levy recalled his friend saying, AMichael. Let me explain many from Graves=s Fasig-Tipton coworkers. Terence Collier something to you. That jockey doesn=t speak a word of English, served as the host for the event. He recounted how he met and he didn=t understand what you said. And even if he did, he Graves when both were in their early 20s and how they came to ain=t going to listen to you.@ Levy answered, ABilly, what should I work together when Graves joined the company in 1992 at the have said?@ Graves answered, ASimple, son. Just tell him to hurry invitation of then-owner John Hettinger. home.@ AIn rode Bill,@ said Collier, Aour shining knight in heavily AHurry home, Billy,@ Levy concluded. AIt was one hell of a ride.@ starched jeans and expensive cowboy boots to reorganize our All of the speakers told humorous tales about Graves, about selected-sales yearling process. It was a new beginning.@ practical jokes played by him and on him, about his storytelling Collier noted that at Graves=s first Saratoga sale in 1992, there and often-told jokes, about his smile and enthusiasm. were 22 consignors and 165 yearlings. AI thought this was going to be one of the toughest days of my ABy 2017, Bill=s imprint on Saratoga in August produced record life,@ said Collier as the service wound down. AIt has turned out sales of nearly $70 million,@ said Collier. ANot bad for a skinny kid to be one of the most uplifting days of my life.@ from Lynchburg, Virginia.@ The service is available on YouTube, at Walt Robertson, one of Graves=s closest friends for the past 25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3g1EfoB5C8 and starts at years, was next to speak, and he said, AHe will be sorely missed, the 1:06 mark of the video. by each and every person in this room, but how lucky are we all to have Bill Graves as a friend and a big part of our lives?@ Like Collier, he gave Graves credit for shaping Fasig-Tipton and NORTHERN AFLEET EUTHANIZED AT 25 turning it around, gaining the respect of the entire = Thoroughbred community. Taylor Made Stallions s Northern Afleet (Afleet--Nuryette, by AAs with many things that he has been involved with, Bill has Nureyev) was euthanized Friday at the age of 25, the farm left this company and the community far better than he reported Monday. According to Dr. Charles Scoggin, DVM, the it,@ said an emotional Robertson. stallion had experienced acute abdominal pain Friday evening Graves=s son Brian said, AWhat a touching tribute to my father and was transferred to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital. After this gathering of people truly is. Since my father=s passing, I have being evaluated by specialists, it was determined Northern received countless messages from friends and family. Afleet had severe gastrointestinal disease and the stallion was Superlatives such as mentor, friend, gentleman, impeccable subsequently euthanized. horseman, great man, class, and legend have been used. I knew Northern Afleet, who was actively breeding this year, was the at a very young age how special my father was. I have always sire of 14 Grade I winners, including 2017 champion turf horse wanted to be by his side. We didn=t have much money growing World Approval. Among his most successful progeny was dual up, but I felt like the richest kid in the world. My dad could just Classic winner Afleet Alex, champion 3-year-old colt of 2005 and make you feel like that.@ winner of the GI Preakness S. and GI Belmont S. Cont. p8

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Northern Afleet was also responsible for champion sprinter Amazombie and Canadian champion and Grade I winner Negligee, as well as 2015 Brazilian Horse of the Year Barolo. ANorthern Afleet was like part of the family at Taylor Made and he was truly a unique stallion within the industry,@ said Ben Taylor of Taylor Made. ANot too many stallions have sired a SENTIENT JET EXTENDS TENFOLD SPONSORSHIP Classic winner and a Breeders= Cup winner, not to mention Sentient Jet will continue to raise awareness for Homes for numerous Grade I winners over varying surfaces and distances Our Troops--a nonprofit organization that builds specially of ground. Northern Afleet was the definition of versatility and adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans-- was always considered one of the best value stallions around. with the extension of its partnership with Winchell He provided every breeder the opportunity to produce a Thoroughbreds LLC and sponsorship of contender Tenfold top-class racehorse, regardless of the quality of their mare.@ (Curlin) in Saturday=s GI Belmont S. The Directional Aviation company sponsored Winchell Thoroughbreds= Combatant (Scat Daddy) in the GI Kentucky Derby and added Tenfold for the GI Preakness S. After garnering attention in local and national media, the campaign has already generated $40,000 in direct donations. ANo matter how Tenfold finishes June 9, he will be winning for veterans everywhere through the awareness and funds he is raising for this noble cause,@ said Andrew Collins, president and CEO of Sentient Jet. AWe are proud to do our part to honor the achievements of both the organization at large and the heroic men and women that it serves.@ As part of the partnership, Sentient Jet will once again host U.S. veterans for a day at the races, offering them a personal introduction to the Belmont field and seating in the luxurious G.H. Mumm Champagne Room. Among the list attending will be Veteran Marine Staff Sergeant Charlie Linville. An inspiring and avid mountain climber, Staff Sergeant Linville is the first amputee veteran to reach the top of Mount Everest. Northern Afleet | Taylor Made photo AWe are thrilled to have the continued support of Sentient Jet and Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC at the 2018 Belmont S.,@ said Additional Grade I winners sired by Northern Afleet include Tom Landwermeyer, President and CEO of Homes For Our Denman=s Call, Teaks North and Evening Jewel, while his GSW Troops. ABeyond the important awareness we are raising for the millionaire War Story remains a factor in the handicap division in work that we do, we are also offering a deserving group of 2018. veterans a very special day of once-in-a-lifetime fun at the races. On the racetrack, Northern Afleet won the GII San Fernando We are looking forward to another spectacular day at the races.@ Breeders= Cup S., GII San Carlos H. and GIII San Diego H. while under the care of trainer David Hofmans for owners Gregg Anderson and Ronald Waranch. He was bred in Kentucky by HAYES SELECTED ONTARIO RACING CHAIRMAN Hermitage Farm. John Hayes was unanimously elected the Independent Northern Afleet entered stud in 1999 at Double Diamond Farm Chairman of the Board of Ontario Racing, a non-profit horse in Ocala and was relocated to Taylor Made after Afleet Alex racing industry association recognized by the provincial captured the 2004 GI Hopeful S. government as the authority for horseracing in Ontario. Hayes has over 25 years of experience as a Standardbred race horse owner. He previously served as Gaming Director with Ontario Lottery and Gaming, with operational responsibilities at Georgian Downs, Ajax Downs, Grand River Raceway, Woodbine and other racetracks across the province. He most recently served as an At-Large Director of Ontario Racing. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JUNE 5, 2018

AI am honored to be appointed to the Independent Chair of Ontario Racing,@ said Hayes. AI have a passion for horse racing IN OTHER NEWS... A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media and am confident in the direction and approach of Ontario Racing. I look forward to working with the industry=s diverse Three years after Triple Crown win, American Pharoah didn=t group of stakeholders to create a sustainable future for the turn around racing=s fortunes sport in Ontario.@ Three years later, every human being there and perhaps millions In addition to Hayes, there are 10 seats, five from industry who weren=t remember the roar. It started to build from a associations and five from racetracks, on Ontario Racing=s Board nervous silence about 40 seconds before the finish of the of Directors. Belmont Stakes, the turquoise and yellow silks of American Bill O=Donnell (President, COSA, on behalf of Standardbred Pharoah pulling clear from a pack of horses that were about to Horsepeople), Sue Leslie (President, HBPA, on behalf of chase history for the final quarter-mile. Thoroughbred Horsepeople), Bob Broadstock (President, Dan Wolken, USA Today Quarter Horse Racing Owners of Ontario, on behalf of Quarter Horse Horsepeople), Walter Parkinson (President, SBOA, on Remembering =s Legendary Call of =s behalf of Standardbred Breeders) and Bernard McCormack Record Run at 1973 Belmont Stakes At a few minutes past 5:30 (President, Cara Bloodstock, on behalf of Thoroughbred on the afternoon of June 9, 1973, Charles (Chic) Anderson raised Breeders) will represent the Associations on the board. Jim Lawson (CEO, Woodbine Entertainment, on behalf, of binoculars to his eyes and prepared to call the 105th running of Premier Thoroughbred Racetracks), Jim Thibert (CEO, Fort Erie the Belmont Stakes. He was 41 years old, married with five Live Racing Consortium, on behalf of Signature Thoroughbred children, living an itinerant life that took him away from the Racetracks), Jessica Buckley (President, Woodbine Mohawk family home in Evansville, Ind., for weeks at a time, but one Park, on behalf of Premier Standardbred Racetracks), Hugh which he clearly loved. He had been calling races since the late Mitchell (President, Western Fair District, on behalf of Signature 1950s; in 1961 he became the regular caller at Churchill Downs Standardbred Racetracks) and Ian Fleming (General Manager, and eight years later was hired by CBS to call the Triple Crown Clinton Raceway, on behalf of Grassroots Standardbred races on its telecasts. He was at the pinnacle of his career. Yet he Racetracks) will represent the racetracks. couldn=t have known in that instantCbecause who does?Cthat words he spoke in the ensuing two-and-a-half minutes would outlive him by decades and help frame one of the seminal LONGINOTTI DIRECTOR OF OAKLAWN ANYWHERE moments in sports history. Tim Ladyen, Sports Illustrated David Longinotti, a member of the Oaklawn management Leagues big losers under new NJ sports betting bill team since 2006, has been named the Director of Oaklawn AThere will not be any integrity fee,@ Assemblyman Ralph Caputo Anywhere, the track=s in-state advanced deposit wagering (D-Belleville) told The Post, adding the Senate version will look service. the same as the Assembly=s. Josh Kosman, New York Post AOaklawn Anywhere is a significant part of our racing business and we=re thrilled to have someone with David=s racing expertise running the program,@ General Manager Wayne Smith said. AHis background in marketing and racing makes him the perfect fit for this position. It=s a big positive for our business and for the continued growth of Oaklawn Anywhere.@ Congratulations to last week=s JockeyTalk360.com Jockey of the Week Geovanni Franco, who won the Possibly Perfect S. aboard Causeforcommotion and the Melair S. aboard Loving Lynda, both at Santa Anita Sunday.

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Thursday, Belmont, post time: 5:48 p.m. EDT WONDER AGAIN S.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Altea (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables LLC Brown Castellano 115 and Doheny, Michael 2 Mighty Scarlett K Scat Daddy Coleman, T., Doheny, M., Head of Plains Brown Ortiz 115 Partners LLC and Long Lake Stable LLC 3 Armoricaine (GB) Kendargent (Fr) Wertheimer and Frere Ferland Guyon 117 4 Animosity K Animal Kingdom Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Gallagher Prat 117 5 Significant Form Creative Cause Stephanie Seymour Brant Brown Ortiz, Jr. 121 6 Andina Del Sur Giant's Causeway Don Alberto Stable Albertrani Velazquez 121 7 Spinning Top K Data Link Imagine Racing Green Villasana 117 8 Daddy Is a Legend K Scat Daddy Hill, Jim and Susan Weaver Franco 121 9 La Signare (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Madaket Stables LLC, Cambron, Tim, Cambron, Lynch Rosario 115 Anna and Bradley Thoroughbreds 10 Camila Princess K Animal Kingdom Grupo Seven C Stable Gonzalez Saez 119

Breeders: 1-Carlos Vazquez Gonzalez, 2-Teneri Farm Inc. & Bernardo Alvarez Calderon, 3-Wertheimer et Frere, 4-Spendthrift Farm LLC, 5-Brereton C. Jones, 6-Don Alberto Corporation, 7-Imagine, 8-HnR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC, 9-Moussa Mbacke, 10-Hunter Valley F arm, Golden Acorn,Adrian Regan & Keith Lazarz

Thursday, Belmont, post time: 5:14 p.m. EDT INTERCONTINENTAL S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7fT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Malibu Stacy K Tizway Hill, Jim and Susan Weaver Ortiz, Jr. 115 2 La Sardane (Fr) Kingsalsa Team Valor International Drysdale Prat 123 3 Always Thinking Street Sense Godolphin Racing, LLC Albertrani Franco 121 4 Thundering Sky Sky Mesa Matthew Schera Weaver Maragh 121 5 Heavenly Score Even the Score Curragh Stables Terranova, II Cohen 119 6 Lady Alexandra K More Than Ready Heider Family Stables LLC Motion Ortiz 121 7 Delectation (GB) Delegator (GB) Jamie Lovett Ward Velazquez 123 8 Faypien Ghostzapper Baoma Corporation Baffert Saez 123 9 I'm Betty G Into Mischief Three Diamonds Farm Maker Castellano 119 10 Stormy Victoria (Fr) Stormy River (Fr) Tango Uniform Racing & The Elkstone Group LLC Clement Rosario 121

Breeders: 1-Spendthrift Farm LLC, 2-SCEA Plessis & Jean Guillemin, 3-Darley, 4-Almar Farm, LLC, 5-McDowell Farm, 6-Brookdale, Jack Swain III & Double K LLC, 7-Crossfields Bloodstock Ltd, 8-Off The Hook LLC, 9-Carol Kaye & Boyce Stable, 10-Haras d'Etreham Friday, Belmont, post time: 5:14 p.m. EDT NEW YORK S. PRESENTED BY NYRA BETS-GII, $600,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Fahan Mura K English Channel Bran Jam Stable and Clark, David W. Cerin Maldonado 117 2 Holy Helena Ghostzapper Stronach Stables Jerkens Franco 121 3 Snowy Winter Elusive Quality Archie Watson Watson Castellano 115 4 Empressof the Nile K Pioneerof the Nile William L. Clifton, Jr. Bond Ortiz 115 5 Sistercharlie (Ire) Myboycharlie (Ire) Peter M. Brant Brown Velazquez 123 6 Daddys Lil Darling Scat Daddy Normandy Farm McPeek Smith 123 7 Esquisse (GB) Dansili (GB) Wertheimer and Frere Motion Prat 115 8 Fourstar Crook Freud Dubb, Michael, Bethlehem Stables & Aisquith, Gary Brown Ortiz, Jr. 121 9 Mom's On Strike First Dude Grady, Brad and Moore, Carl R. Sharp Beschizza 119

Breeders: 1-Michael J. Moran, 2-Adena Springs, 3-Darley, 4-Pam Doddridge, 5-Ecurie Des Monceaux, 6-Normandy Farm, 7-Wertheimer et Frere, 8-Kathleen M. Feron, 9-Courtney Meagher & Chad Meagher

Friday, Belmont, post time: 5:46 p.m. EDT BELMONT GOLD CUP INVITATIONAL S.-GII, $400,000, 4yo/up, 2mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Call To Mind (GB) Galileo (Ire) Her Majesty, The Queen Haggas Castellano 115 2 Cooptado (Arg) Equal Stripes (Arg) Bukhtoyarov, Valentin and Kappushev, Eugeny Morley Davis 115 3 Prince of Arran (GB) Shirocco (Ger) Rabbah Bloodstock Fellowes Ortiz, Jr. 117 4 Funny Kid Lemon Drop Kid Wertheimer and Frere Ferland Guyon 121 5 Canessar (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) Guy Pariente Delacour Lynch 115 6 Nessy Flower Alley Hudon, Edmond A. and Sharon Wilkes Smith 121 7 Run Time K Gio Ponti Bloom Racing Stable and Allen Racing LLC Maker Saez 115 8 Postulation Harlan's Holiday Runnymede Racing LLC Graham Geroux 121 9 Focus Group K Kitten's Joy Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H. Brown Ortiz 117 10 Rocketry K Hard Spun Centennial Farms Jerkens Velazquez 117

Breeders: 1-The Queen, 2-Abolengo, 3-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited, 4-Wertheimer et Frere, 5-Haras De S.A. Aga Khan SCEA, 6-Sierra Farm, 7-Indian Creek, 8-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 9-Dixiana Farms LLC, 10-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. Friday, Belmont, post time: 4:42 p.m. EDT TRUE NORTH S.-GII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Recruiting Ready K Algorithms Sagamore Farm DePaz Smith 124 2 Joking Distorted Humor Charlton Baker Baker Franco 116 3 Imperial Hint Imperialism Raymond Mamone Carvajal, Jr. Castellano 124 4 Bobby Abu Dhabi K Macho Uno Rockingham Ranch and Bernsen, David A. Miller Espinoza 122 5 Limousine Liberal Successful Appeal Katherine G. Ball Colebrook Ortiz 124 6 Westwood Bernardini Godolphin Racing, LLC McLaughlin Velazquez 122 7 Always Sunshine West Acre Stonehedge LLC Allard Carmouche 116 8 Whitmore Pleasantly Perfect LaPenta, Robert V., Moquett, Ron Moquett Santana, Jr. 124 and Head of Plains Partners LLC

Breeders: 1-Claiborne Farm, 2-Darley, 3-Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc, 4-T/C Stable, LLC, 5-Mike Ball & Katherine Ball, 6-Darley, 7-Gilbert G. Campbell, 8-John Liviakis

Friday, Belmont, post time: 1:52 p.m. EDT BED O' ROSES INVITATIONAL S.-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Ivy Bell K Archarcharch China Horse Club International., Madaket Stables Pletcher Castellano 121 and Mathis Stable LLC 2 American Gal Concord Point Kaleem Shah, Inc. Callaghan Ortiz 124 3 Chalon Dialed In Lael Stables Delacour Lopez 119 4 Union Strike K Union Rags Ruis, Mick and Ruis, Wendy Ruis Nakatani 117 5 Divine Miss Grey K Divine Park Corms Racing Stable and R. A. Hill Stable Gargan Carmouche 119 6 Lewis Bay K Bernardini Alpha Delta Stables Brown Ortiz, Jr. 119 7 Cairenn First Dude Heider Family Stables LLC, Madaket Stables LLC Motion Vargas, Jr. 119 and Kisber, Michael E. 8 Highway Star Girolamo Broman, Sr., Chester and Mary Ubillo Saez 121

Breeders: 1-T/C Stable, LLC, 2-Kaleem Shah, Inc., 3-J. K. Griggs & Linda Griggs, 4-Pollock Farms, Brian Kahn, TaylorBrothers Property, et al., 5-Brereton C. Jones, 6-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC, 7-Best A Luck Farm LLC, 8-Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman IN ORDER OF PURSE: 4th-Delaware, $34,635, Msw, 6-4, 3yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:04.02, ft. SPEIGHTSFORD (c, 4, Speightstown--Baghdaria {MGSW, FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: TUESDAY, JUNE 5 $725,433}, by Royal Academy) was fourth at odds-on debuting Can the Man (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000 at Laurel in December of 2016 and dropped a spot next out at 67 foals of racing age/0 winners/0 black-type winners Parx before being shelved for over a year. Returning in the meet 3-Presque Isle, Msw 5f, BOUCAN, 3-1 opener May 5 at Monmouth, the $100,000 Fasig-Tipton October $15,000 FTK OCT yrl graduate fought tenaciously on the front end before just getting nipped by a nose on the wire. Hammered down to 2-5 to break SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: TUESDAY, JUNE 5 through in this spot, the chestnut dueled three-wide through a Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy), Kor, $20,000 sharp :21.63 quarter, started to edge away outside the eighth 203 foals of racing age/41 winners/5 black-type winners pole and pulled clear from there to score by 5 1/2 lengths. 3-Presque Isle, Msw 5f, SONG OF INDY, 4-1 Longshot firster Odds On (Despite the Odds) did well to hold $9,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $1,200 FTK OCT yrl second after being badgered on the lead. The winner’s dam, who captured a trio of Grade III events as a sophomore in 2006, is a half-sister to MGISW and sire Shackleford (Forestry) and GISW Lady Joanne (Orientate). She is responsible for a yearling colt by Lemon Drop Kid and produced an American Pharoah filly Mar. 21. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, $31,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Jeremiah Kane; B-CASA Farms I, LLC (KY); T-Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. IN JAPAN: Kitasan Daisy, f, 3, Violence--The Calypso Myth, by 7th-Belterra, $22,500, (S), Msw, 6-3, 2yo, 4 1/2f, :54.36, ft. Leroidesanimaux (Brz). Hanshin, 6-2, Plate Race, 7. Lifetime DIAMOND DUST (g, 2, Paynter--Radiant Sky, by Record: 6-2-0-2, $141,818. O-Ono Shoji Inc.; B-Blackstone Leroidesanimaux {Brz}), made the narrow 2-1 second choice as Farm LLC (PA); T-Tomoyuki Umeda. *$20,000 Wlg ‘15 KEENOV; part of an entry in this debut, came away in midpack and $35,000 Ylg ‘16 KEESEP; $320,000 2yo ‘17 OBSAPR. **“I told traveled fourth behind a contested :23.23 quarter. Saving the jockey to take the forward position to utilize his weight ground on the turn, the homebred swung four deep at the head advantage of 49kg and he did it,” said winning trainer of the lane and wore down stablemate Galactic (Gemologist) in Tomoyuki Umeda. “Her last contest was only two weeks ago, the final furlong to score by three-quarters of a length. The but she has been eating up very well and making a lot of winner’s second dam is a half to champion Arazi (Blushing improvement.” VIDEO. Groom {Fr}) and G1SW Noverre (Rahy). Radiant Sky produced a colt by Fed Biz last spring before being paired with Tourist. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $13,500. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O/B-Blazing Meadows Farm & WinStar Farm, LLC (OH); T-Timothy E. Hamm. FTKOCT purchase Speightsford (Speightstown) runs away to a sharp graduation at Delaware

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7th-Thistledown, $31,000, 6-4, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.80, ft. PROPER DISCRETION (m, 5, Discreetly Mine--Prizes {MSP, $162,120}, by Prized) Lifetime Record: MSW, 22-11-2-3, $354,111. O-Loooch Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Bruce Tallisman (OH); T-Anthony F. Rini.

STAKES RESULTS: GEORGE W. BARKER S., $50,000, Finger Lakes, 6-4, (S), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.20, gd. 5th-Hastings, C$24,000, (NW1$6M)/Opt. Clm 1--SARATOGA GIRO, 122, h, 5, Girolamo--White Slippers, by ($34,740-$38,600), 6-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:17.87, ft. Silver Deputy. SAILINGFORTHESUN (m, 6, Sungold--Sailpast, by No Louder) 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($27,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $27,000 2yo Lifetime Record: GSP, 21-5-5-3, $133,823. O-Foundation Stables; '15 EASMAY). O-Henry Steadman & Paul Barrow; B-Mendean B-Foundation Racing Stable (BC); T-Robert J. Anderson. *1/2 to Jonath Inc. (NY); T-Paul W. Barrow; J-Jeremias Flores. $30,000. Slewpast (Western Trick), MSW & MGSP, $281,769; Gosailgo Lifetime Record: 26-10-6-1, $295,202. (Finality), MSW, $114,448; and Slew’s Boy (Western Trick), SP, $187,104. SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations 2--Manipulated, 119, g, 5, Malibu Moon--Silver Knockers, by ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Silver Deputy. O/T-Samuel Morales; B-Chester & Mary R. Al's Bride, f, 3, Alcindor--Ransom Bride, by Runaway Groom. Broman (NY). $10,000. Thistledown, 6-4, (S), 6f, 1:14.38. B-Larry Byer (OH). Playin Disco, f, 3, Disco Rico--Playin Doctor, by Dr. Blum. Finger Lakes, 6-4, 6f, 1:15.58. B-Maryann Hurtubise & Everett 3--Mighty Zealous, 124, g, 7, Here's Zealous--Winters Bell, by Estabrooks (NY). Winter Glitter. ($40,000 2yo '13 OBSAPR). O-Empire State Mary Costa, f, 3, Fort Larned--Lady Ballavale, by Mineshaft. Thoroughbreds; B-Gerald Reid (NY); T-Gary C. Contessa. Parx, 6-4, 6f, 1:12.06. B-Taylor Asbury (KY). *$19,000 Ylg '16 $5,500. KEESEP; $25,000 2yo '17 OBSAPR. Margins: 1HF, 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 0.90, 15.80, 1.70. PINHOOKED BY MACHMER HALL RIVER ROCK CASINO H., (NB) C$50,000, Hastings, 6-3, 3yo, Broken & Trained at SBM Training & Sales (Susan Montanye) 6 1/2f, 1:17.47, ft. 1--WISE MARKET, 116, c, 3, Mass Market--Fuchsia Gold (SW), Helen's Tiger, f, 3, Smiling Tiger--Ann's Intuition, by Indian by Vying Victor. (C$1,500 Ylg '16 BRCSEP). O-Philip Hall, Blair Charlie. Santa Anita, 6-3, (S), 6 1/2fT, 1:14.23. B-Rozamund Law & Brian Albertson; B-Suzanne I. Anderson (BC); T-Philip Barclay (CA). *$18,000 Ylg '16 BAROCT; $62,000 2yo '17 Hall; J-Amadeo Perez. C$29,500. Lifetime Record: 9-3-3-0, OBSAPR. $132,030. A Walk in the Park, f, 3, Unusual Heat--Encanto Park (SP, 2--Argosy Fleet, 116, c, 3, Mineshaft--Devil House, by Chester $124,300), by Exchange Rate. Golden Gate Fields, 6-3, 1mT, House. ($30,000 Ylg '16 EASOCT; $250,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR). 1:37.76. B-Carliwood Farms LLC (CA). O-Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd.; B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-Blaine D. Smashing Serena, f, 3, Violence--Serena's Sister, by Rahy. Wright. C$10,000. Delaware, 6-4, 1m (off turf), 1:40.21. B-SF Bloodstock LLC (KY). 3--Slew's Da Boss, 116, g, 3, Cause to Believe--Slewpast, by *1/2 to Doubles Partner (Rock Hard Ten), MGSW & MGISP, Western Trick. (C$6,500 Ylg '16 BRCSEP). O-Mel Snow, Doug $684,950. Corsan & Len Houweling; B-Foundation Racing Stable (BC); Punahele, f, 4, Discreet Cat--Meadowlee, by Meadowlake. T-Mel Snow. C$5,000. Thistledown, 6-4, (S), 6f, 1:13.22. B-James A. & Jane N. Fraser Margins: HF, 1, 1 3/4. Odds: 15.05, 1.10, 10.50. (OH). *$25,000 Ylg '15 FTKOCT.

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ALCINDOR, Al's Bride, f, 3, o/o Ransom Bride, by Runaway Groom. MSW, 6-4, Thistledown BOYS AT TOSCONOVA, Bertranda, f, 4, o/o Princess Maura, by Cape Canaveral. ALW, 6-4, Parx Racing DISCO RICO, Playin Disco, f, 3, o/o Playin Doctor, by Dr. Blum. MSW, 6-4, Finger Lakes ECHO HARBOR, 17, Boston Harbor--Echo Echo Echo, by Eastern DISCREET CAT, Punahele, f, 4, o/o Meadowlee, by Meadowlake. Echo MSW, 6-4, Thistledown Foal born May 9, a colt by Exaggerator DISCREETLY MINE, Proper Discretion, m, 5, o/o Prizes, by Prized. Will be bred to Midnight Lute ALW, 6-4, Thistledown Owned by/boarded at Woodford Thoroughbreds FORT LARNED, Mary Costa, f, 3, o/o Lady Ballavale, by Accomplishments: Dam of Western Smoke (Smoke Glacken), Mineshaft. MSW, 6-4, Parx Racing GSW, $269,725; A Shin Harbor (Cozzene), GSP-Jpn, $1,034,561; GIROLAMO, Saratoga Giro, h, 5, o/o White Slippers, by Silver and One Lucky Dane (Lookin At Lucky), GISP, $292,400 Deputy. George W. Barker S., 6-4, Finger Lakes MASS MARKET, Wise Market, c, 3, o/o Fuchsia Gold, by Vying BLESS, 19, Mr. Prospector--Angel Fever, by Danzig Victor. River Rock Casino H., 6-3, Hastings Foal born May 18, a filly by Outwork PAYNTER, Diamond Dust, g, 2, o/o Radiant Sky, by Owned by/boarded at Woodford Thoroughbreds Leroidesanimaux (Brz). MSW, 6-3, Belterra Accomplishments: Dam of Brave Tin Soldier (Storm Cat), GSW, SMILING TIGER, Helen's Tiger, f, 3, o/o Ann's Intuition, by Indian $335,935 Charlie. MSW, 6-3, Santa Anita SPEIGHTSTOWN, Speightsford, c, 4, o/o Baghdaria, by Royal XTRA HEAT, 20, Dixieland Heat--Begin, by Hatchet Man Academy. MSW, 6-4, Delaware Foal born May 21, a colt by Outwork SUNGOLD, Sailingforthesun, m, 6, o/o Sailpast, by No Louder. Owned by/boarded at Woodford Thoroughbreds AOC, 6-3, Hastings Accomplishments: Ch. 3yo Filly & GISW, $2,389,635; Dam of UNUSUAL HEAT, A Walk in the Park, f, 3, o/o Encanto Park, by Southwestern Heat (Gone West), GSP, $155,340 Exchange Rate. MSW, 6-3, Golden Gate VIOLENCE, Smashing Serena, f, 3, o/o Serena's Sister, by Rahy. MSW, 6-4, Delaware UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES

Date Race Track 6/7 GIII Intercontinental S. BEL GIII Wonder Again S. BEL 6/8 GII New York S. BEL GII Belmont Gold Cup Invitational BEL GII True North S. BEL GIII Bed o’ Roses Invitational BEL 6/9 GI Belmont S. BEL GI Runhappy Metropolitan H. BEL GI Woodford Reserve Manhattan S. BEL GI Acorn S. BEL GI Ogden Phipps S. BEL GI Longines Just a Game S. BEL