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Owner Ed Friendly Dies at 85 HEADLINE ...p. 2-ATW NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 A BALLYDOYLE BOUNTY MOVE OVER MARIO For those brave enough to ignore the fact that none She is the real Andretti. At the end of the most talked of Aidan O’Brien’s trio of runners in yesterday’s G1 St about G2 King’s Stand S. ever run, Australian raiders James’s Palace S. were starting at less than 8-1, the occupied three of the first four reward was a trifecta positions, with the mare Miss to dream about as the Andretti (Aus) (Ihtiram {Ire}) shortest-priced Excel- leading the contingent home lent Art (GB) (Pivotal while laying waste to the track {GB}) led home a one- record. Putting the seal on a two-three. Desper- plan hatched after her G1 ately unlucky when Newmarket H. success at fourth in the G1 Poule Caulfield Mar. 10, the heavily d’Essai des Poulains Getty Images supported 3-1 pick delivered (French 2000 Guin- her deadly kick off the furious Excellent Art (near) Getty Images eas) at Longchamp pace in the final eighth as Europe’s best Dandy Man May 13, Susan (Ire) (Mozart {Ire}) closed to within 1 3/4 lengths. “A Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Matthew few Melbourne Cups are pretty good, but I’ve lived all Green’s contender wove a kinder passage through the my life to do this and it’s extremely exciting,” trainer pack this time to oust Duke of Marmalade (Ire) Lee Freedman commented. King’s Stand S. cont. p4 (Danehill) and Astronomer Royal (Danzig) and earn a neck success. St James’s Palace S. cont. p2 RAMONTI SPOILS GEORGE’S RETURN Godolphin ended a near two-year drought of Group 1 Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain success in Britain courtesy of Ramonti (Fr) (Martino ST JAMES’S PALACE S.-G1, £250,000, Ascot, 6-19, Alonso {Ire}) after a rousing four-horse blanket finish to 3yo, c, 1mT, 1:39.33, gd/fm. yesterday’s G1 Queen Anne S. The victory came at the 1--sEXCELLENT ART (GB), 126, c, 3, by Pivotal (GB) expense of the returning George Washington (Ire) 1st Dam: Obsessive (GSP-Eng), by Seeking the Gold (Danehill), who had to settle for the bottom of the 2nd Dam: Secret Obsession, by Secretariat superfecta after failing to relax early. For Godolphin’s 3rd Dam: Ann Stuart, by Lyphard Sheikh Mohammed, it was a case of patience being its (76,000gns yrl ‘05 DONSEP). O-Susan Magnier, own reward as he celebrated an outstanding seventh Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Matthew Green; renewal for his operation since 1996. “Some years you B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Jamie have good horses and some years you have alright horses,” he said. “That’s the way the game goes, but Spencer; £141,950. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Fr, GSP- Godolphin will always be here.” Queen Anne S. cont. p3 Ire, 7-4-0-2, £250,353. 2--Duke of Marmalade (Ire), 126, c, 3, Danehill--Love A PRINCELY AFFAIR Me True, by Kingmambo. O-Susan Magnier & Michael It has been around since 1862, but the Prince of Tabor; B-Southern Bloodstock; T-Aidan O’Brien; Wales’s S. found a new definition when upgraded to £53,800. Group 1 status in 2000 and has subsequently become 3--Astronomer Royal, 126, c, 3, Danzig--Sheepscot, by one of Europe’s premier events. In this brief period, it Easy Goer. O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & has been captured by stars such as Dubai Millennium Michael Tabor; B-Classic Star LLC; T-Aidan O’Brien; (GB), Fantastic Light, Rakti (GB), Azamour (Ire) and £26,925. Ouija Board (GB). While Aidan O’Brien’s resume is miss- Margins: NK, 1 1/4, HD. Odds: 8-1, 11-1, 14-1. ing this prize, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor’s Dylan Also Ran: Dutch Art (GB), Cockney Rebel (Ire), Thomas (Ire) (Danehill) represents his finest opportunity Creachadoir (Ire), Jack Junior, He’s a Decoy (Ire). yet. Cont. p6 www.taylormadestallions.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/20/07 • PAGE 2 of 13 St James’s Palace S. cont. An Excellent Adventure... Excellent Art was campaigned for Green by Neville Callaghan in 2006 and plied his trade over five and six furlongs, recording a first stakes success over the for- mer trip by nine lengths in Sandown’s Listed National S. in May. Third in the G2 Railway S. at The Curragh in July and G1 Prix Morny at Deauville the following month, he got the better of Doctor Brown (GB), now known as Helene Brilliant, in Newbury’s G2 Mill Reef S. in September. Transferred to Ballydoyle for his sopho- more season, the bay did not get the chance to reach top gear after running into a pocket during his debut for new connections in the French Guineas. Settled in rear by a confident Spencer early, he was threaded up the inner in the stretch to reel in the long-time leader Duke of Marmalade in the final 75 yards and was always holding his barnmate’s game rally. “I did what I thought was best for the horse on the day in France, but felt that he would have won and won easily if he’d got the gaps,” jockey Jamie Spencer said. “Today he’s proved it and I always feel that this is the race that matters for the three-year-old milers, as all the Guineas winners come here and the best wins. Once I got the split a furlong down, I was always going to win and he did it snugly in the end.” Commenting on the historic trifecta, Aidan O’Brien told PA Sport,“We were delighted with the race and they are three very good colts. We always thought they were very good, but it is hard to know what is between them, especially when they don’t work together. There are plenty of races for them and Rebel Without a Placing... the winner has the G1 Sussex S. [at Goodwood July 7] Phil Cunningham’s G1 English and Irish 2000 Guineas and all those other races open to him.” scorer Cockney Rebel (Ire) (Val Royal {Fr}), sent off the even-money crowd’s choice, came from rear with his customary rattle late on, but threw away his chance by veering left in the closing stages. “The horse is fine, but he’s run three group ones in the space of six weeks,” his owner said. “I think he hung a little bit left and that is there for everyone to see. I’m absolutely gutted, but congratulations to the winner. Coming into the straight he looked the winner, but he hung across the track.” Trainer Geoff Huffer will point the colt at Deauville’s G1 Prix Jacques le Marois Aug. 12. Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedi- gree. Courtesy of attheraces.com. St. James’s Palace S.-G1 EXCELLENT ART (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) collects his first Group 1 victory. Queen Anne S.-G1 RAMONTI (FR) (Martino Alonso {Ire}) gets the edge in a blanket finish. Wednesday 20 June Coventry S.-G2 HENRYTHENAVIGATOR (Kingmambo) 2.30 G3 Jersey S. 3yo, 7fT remains perfect in two starts. 3.05 G2 Windsor Forest S. 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT King’s Stand S.-G2 MISS ANDRETTI (AUS) (Ihtiram 3.45 G1 Prince of Wales’s S. 4yo/up, 1 5/16mT {Ire}) heads a 1-3-4 finish for Australia. 4.20 Royal Hunt Cup (Hcp.) 3yo/up, 1mT Windsor Castle S.-Listed DRAWNFROMTHEPAST (Ire) 4.55 G2 Queen Mary S. 2yo, f, 5fT (Tagula {Ire}) wins in track-record time. 5.30 Sandringham S. (L., Hcp.) 3yo, f, 1mT Ascot S.-Handicap FULL HOUSE (Ire) (King’s Theatre {Ire}) sets a new track record in a marathon. www.ascot.co.uk TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/20/07 • PAGE 3 of 13 Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain Taken straight onto the lead by Frankie Dettori, the QUEEN ANNE S.-G1, £250,000, Ascot, 6-19, 4yo/up, bay was swamped by Jeremy before the eighth pole, 1mT, 1:37.21 (NSR), gd/fm. but rallied gamely to win a four-horse war with that 1--RAMONTI (FR), 126, h, 5, by Martino Alonso (Ire) rival, Turtle Bowl and George Washington (Ire) 1st Dam: Fosca, by El Gran Senor (Danehill). “It’s very hard to make the running here at 2nd Dam: La Locandiera, by Alleged Group-1 level, so this was a gutsy performance,” his 3rd Dam: Moon Ingraver (Ire), by Kalamoun (GB) rider commented. “They all went by me, but I knew he O-Godolphin; B-Scuderia Siba SPA; T-Saeed bin stayed a little fur- Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; £152,170. Lifetime Record: ther and he would Hwt. Older Horse-Ity at 7-9.5f, G1SW-Ity, G1SP-HK, come back. I had 15-9-4-1, £843,970. to get really seri- 2--Jeremy, 126, c, 4, Danehill Dancer (Ire)--Glint In Her ous at the end, Eye, by Arazi. ($375,000 wnlg ‘03 KEENOV). O-Mrs but he really dug Elizabeth Moran; B-Brookdale; T-Sir Michael Stoute; for me and got his £57,674. head down on the 3--Turtle Bowl (Ire), 126, h, 5, Dyhim Diamond (Ire)-- line. I didn’t really Clara Bow (Fr), by Top Ville (Ire).