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MABEE ATTRACTS FIELD OF EIGHT HEADLINE p3 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 SATURDAY, JULY 23, 2005 REMATCH IN CCA OAKS DIAMOND DESTINY There’s a fifty-percent chance that today’s Grade I His Highness the Aga Khan’s Azamour (Ire) (Night Coaching Club American Oaks will be won by a filly Shift) faces the age-old question of “will he stay” as he beginning with the letter ‘S.’ Smuggler (Unbridled), who stretches out to a mile-and-a-half trip for the first time gave trainer Shug McGaughey an elusive first win in the in today’s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth GI Mother Goose S. June 25, Diamond S. at Newbury. While there is no doubting the rematches with the narrowly four-year-old’s resolve, he will be entering unknown vanquished Spun Sugar (Awe- territory as he passes the quarter pole in today’s fea- some Again) and third-place ture, transferred from its native Ascot for the first time. finisher, GI Kentucky Oaks win- He proved adept over that track’s stiff mile when cap- ner Summerly (Summer Squall) turing the G1 St James’s in a field of eight that will tackle Palace S. last June and 10 furlongs for the first time. “I beat the best around over was really looking forward to 10 furlongs when follow- Smuggler (outside) running her in the Mother ing up in the G1 Irish Adam Coglianese Goose and it was great to win it Champion S. at for the first time,” said Leopardstown in Septem- McGaughey of the daughter of champion Inside Infor- ber. He had excuses for mation. The lightly raced bay is still learning the busi- his third in the G1 Cham- ness. “She kind of pulled herself up once she made the pion S. at Newmarket the Azamour (left) defeats Ace at York lead in the Mother Goose,” he explained. “It’s important following month and Getty Images/Alex Livesey to time her run, but this is something she’ll get over fourth in the May 22 G1 with more racing experience.” Edgar Prado is at the Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh on his return, but controls again today. Spun Sugar, victorious in the May demonstrated his staying power when clawing back 20 GII Black-Eyed Susan S. prior to the Mother Goose, Ace (Ire) (Danehill) in the G1 Prince of Wales's S. on a is also trying to overcome some inexperience. The testing surface at Royal Ascot at York June 15. “He Stronach runner, coupled today with Revidere S. vic- won nicely last time and he’s as tough as can be,” tress Bayou Breeze (A.P. Indy), veered in leaving the commented trainer John Oxx, successful with Alamshar chute three weeks ago and may have been best, given (Ire) two years ago. “It’s worth a go, as not many the half-length margin of defeat. “I wish she could have horses can win Group 1s at all three distances, but he’s been ridden a little differently,” commented trainer always finished his races at a mile-and-a-quarter very Todd Pletcher. When she tried to make the chute, her strongly, giving the impression that he will go a bit position was compromised and then she was at the further.” Azamour had Rochelle Quinn’s Grey Swallow mercy of everyone else.” Un- (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) behind when placed in both last defeated For All We Know year’s G1 2000 Guineas and G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, (Stephen Got Even) is in from but that colt turned the tables over an extended 10- Chicago for trainer John Ward. furlongs in the Tattersalls Gold Cup last time. He The chestnut, who defeated proved he stayed this trip when besting North Light subsequent stakes winner Tal- (Ire) in the G1 Irish Derby last June, but connections ented in her Mar. 21 maiden at are more concerned about the prospect of fast ground Gulfstream, tried a mile in her at the Berkshire venue. “He has developed very well For All We Know Benoit latest and posted a five-length from three to four and is now a very powerful colt,” victory at Arlington June 9. conditioner Dermot Weld told the Racing Post. “I don’t That meet’s leading rider, Shaun Bridgmohan, makes a want the ground to be too fast for him. We want genu- return trip to his old stomping grounds this afternoon. ine good ground and we don’t want it firm.” Cont. p2 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/23/05 • PAGE 2 of 6 King George VII & Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. cont. going to Newbury hoping he can enjoy himself.” Saaed Last year’s impressive winner Doyen (Ire) (Sadler’s Manana’s G1 Grosser Preis von Baden and dual G1 Wells) will bid to end his slide down the ratings and Coronation Cup winner Warrsan (Ire) (Caerleon) is an- provide Godolphin with a sixth renewal since 1995. other currently in a dip, having finished well adrift of With three off-the-board efforts since his emphatic Azamour in the Prince of Wales’s on his last start. score 12 months ago, the five-year-old has much to Trainer Clive Brittain is not giving up on the seven-year- prove and showed little when down the field in the old yet. “We took him to Lingfield a week ago to give June 18 G2 Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot at York. “It him a gallop and all of the old spark was in him, so the was a disappointing run at York, as he traveled well horse certainly isn't dead and buried,” he explained. throughout the race and didn’t finish,” jockey Kerrin “I’m not writing him off and I wouldn’t run him if I McEvoy said. “He wanted to hang left under pressure didn’t think he could go on and beat them.” and didn’t feel at home over the rough surface, so I’m Previews cont. p3 Saturday, Newbury, Britain, post time: 4:20 p.m. KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND S.-G1, £710,000, 3yo/up, 12f 5ydsT SC PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER ODDS 1 10 Ace (Ire) Magnier/Tabor/McCalmont O’Brien 10-1 (c, 4, Danehill--Tea House {GB}, by Sassafras {Fr}) 2 12 Azamour (Ire) H H Aga Khan Oxx 9-4 (c, 4, Night Shift--Asmara, by Lear Fan) 3 2 Bago (Fr) Niarchos Family Pease 5-1 (c, 4, Nashwan--Moonlight’s Box, by Nureyev) 4 1 Doyen (Ire) Godolphin bin Suroor 25-1 (h, 5, Sadler’s Wells--Moon Cactus {GB}, by Kris {GB}) 5 9 Gamut (Ire) Mrs G Smith Stoute 12-1 (h, 6, Spectrum {Ire}--Greektown {GB}, by Ela-Mana-Mou {Ire}) 6 4 Grey Swallow (Ire) Murray Rose Bloodstock Weld 7-2 (c, 4, Daylami {Ire}--Style of Life, by The Minstrel) 7 3 Mubtaker Sheikh Hamdan Tregoning 33-1 (h, 8, Silver Hawk--Gazayil, by Irish River {Fr}) 8 8 Norse Dancer (Ire) J C Smith Elsworth 66-1 (h, 5, Halling--River Patrol {GB}, by Rousillon) 9 5 Phoenix Reach (Ire) Winterbeck Manor Stud Balding 11-1 (h, 5, Alhaarth {Ire}--Carroll’s Canyon {Ire}, by Hatim) 10 11 Policy Maker (Ire) Ecurie Wildenstein Lellouche 22-1 (h, 5, Sadler’s Wells--Palmeraie, by Lear Fan) 11 6 Warrsan (Ire) Saeed Manana Brittain 50-1 (h, 7, Caerleon--Lucayan Princess {GB}, by High-Line {GB}) 12 7 Eswarah (GB) Sheikh Hamdan Jarvis 11-2 (f, 3, Unfuwain--Midway Lady, by Alleged) All carry 133 pounds, bar Eswarah, 118. William Hill Odds. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/23/05 • PAGE 3 of 6 Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 4:35 p.m. PDT Today’s Graded Stakes JOHN C. MABEE H.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, brought to you by 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Intercontinental (GB) Danehill Frankel 8-5 2 Amorama (Fr) Sri Pekan J Canani 8-1 3 Ticker Tape (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Cassidy 5-2 4 Smokegetenyoureyes Smokester Van Berg 30-1 5 Winendynme Dynaformer O’Neill 7-2 Click for TV 6 Uraib (Ire) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Shulman 30-1 7 Island Fashion Petionville Polanco 6-1 10:10a Princess Margaret S.-G3, NBY 8 Halo Ola (Arg) Southern Halo Seglin 15-1 11:20a King George & QE II Diamond S.-G1, NBY Winendynme returns to the scene of her maiden 3:00p Meld S.-G3, LEP victory two years ago. The dark bay filly has not raced 3:56p American Derby-GII, AP brisnet.com PPs TVG at Del Mar since that two-length tally, but has been a 4:45p CCA Oaks-GI, BEL brisnet.com PPs ESPN consistent competitor at the other two Southern Cali- 4:54p Arlington H.-GIII, AP brisnet.com PPs TVG fornia tracks. Third in the GIII Miesque S. at Hollywood 5:53p Modesty H.-GIII, AP brisnet.com PPs TVG to end her juvenile season, she started just four times 7:35p John C. Mabee H.-GI, DMR brisnet.com PPs ESPN last year, winning the Manhattan Beach S. at Holly- All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. wood and running third in the Providencia S. at Santa Anita. The four-year-old opened 2005 with a third in Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs of today’s graded races. the Apr.