FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 DEWHURST S. Trainer David Simcock Has a Colt of a Lifetime Already in Dream Ahead, Who in Three Starts Has Registered Two
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. Living the Dream... FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 DEWHURST S. Trainer David Simcock has a colt of a lifetime already in Dream Ahead, who in three starts has registered two wins at the top level, including a staggering nine-length verdict in the G1 Middle Park S. over a panel shorter last time Oct. 1. The afore- mentioned Diesis was the last to complete the Middle Park-Dewhurst double. His one negative at present is a tendency to hang when in front, but that may be down to greenness, D-DAY David Simcock and did not diminish his total superi- It=s been labeled the ATwo-Year-Old Race of the Cen- attheraces.com tury,@ and that may not be far off the truth if Frankel ority over the likes of the proven (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), Dream Ahead (Diktat {GB}) and Strong Suit (Rahy) at this track last time, and Tin Horse Saamidd (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}) live up to the lofty (Ire) (Sakhee) in the Aug. 22 G1 Prix Morny at expectations in today=s Deauville. AHe=ll go out there and do his best, and it=s a G1 Dubai Dewhurst S. very, very good race,@ Simcock told PA Sport. AI don=t at Newmarket. All think it=s just a three-horse race as everyone is saying- three are unbeaten, all -there are six more-than-capable horses in there. He have exalted group- seems to have come out of the Middle Park absolutely race form and all will fine. Two weeks between Group 1s isn=t ideal for any lay it on the line here. horse, never mind for a two-year-old, but his well-being Khalid Abdullah=s seems excellent, and we=re happy to take our chance. Frankel, a J “TDN He=s won two Group 1s and has achieved a lot already, Rising Star” J from so his form is there for everyone to see on paper. the word go, heads Frankel is the talking horse and it should be a good spectacle. It will be lovely ground tomorrow, and we Tom Queally the betting, and repre- just need to enjoy it now. sportinglife.com sents the Henry Cecil @ stable so steeped in this town=s history. In 1982, Warren Place put forward Diesis (GB) in a supposed match with Gorytus and benefitted from the much-hyped latter=s total eclipse. This time, it is Cecil who is hoping the reputation of his star colt, so impressive in Ascot=s G2 Royal Lodge S. three weeks ago, stays intact. Tom Queally is charged with guiding him through this test, and he is finding the excitement infectious. AI will try and treat it as any other race, but that's easier said than done, given what he=s been doing in his home work over the last week or so,@ Queally commented. AHe=s taking on a dual Group 1 winner in Dream Ahead and then Saamidd, who has been hailed as one of the best Godolphin juveniles for many a year. Frankel is the one for me, though. He does everything so easily and is so straight- forward and relaxed--he is just a dream to sit on.A Dewhurst cont. p2-3 TDN TODAY Headline News.................... 13 pages www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/10 • PAGE 2 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Hailing “Pegasus”... When a two-year-old has the nickname of the winged wonder, it is always worth taking notice, and J “TDN Rising Star” J Saamidd (GB) (Street Cry {Ire}) has looked nothing short of top-class this far in easy wins at Newbury on debut Aug. 13 and in the G2 Cham- pagne S. at Doncaster Sept. 11. Godolphin are palpably excited about their newfound talent, but that is tem- pered by a grounded view of his chances in this com- pany. AWe can=t wait,@ Racing Manager Simon Crisford said yesterday. AIt=s a massive race and he=s been chalked up as the third favorite, and that is a realistic slot for him. He has to step up a huge amount against Dream Ahead and Frankel, and he still has plenty to prove. He doesn=t do a huge amount in the mornings and is a little bit lazy, which is often a good thing, and he seems well in himself.@ Frankie Dettori added, AHe was very impressive at Doncaster, and we know what he can do. I am as confused and as excited as every- one, as he=s so laid-back at home and doesn=t really get motivated. He is unfazed by everything and is very quiet, but has a great cruising speed and turn of foot.@ Not Making Up the Numbers... It is a measure of the quality of the leading trio that Click for Video representatives of the Aidan O=Brien and Jim Bolger stables--which between them have been successful in the last four renewals--are trading at huge odds. Ballydoyle are represented by Roderic O=Connor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who followed a debut third behind the 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com subsequent impressive G3 Anglesey S. winner Dunboyne Express (Ire) (Shamardal) at Leopardstown Tester On Tenterhooks... June 10 with a convincing defeat of highly regarded Britain=s Two-Year-Old Handicapper Matthew Tester stable companion Master of Hounds (Kingmambo) at helped set the scene at Newmarket yesterday as the The Curragh last time June 26. @He won very nicely at countdown to the Dewhurst gathered pace. All three of The Curragh, and we always liked him--he was always the leading contenders have left a deep impression on highly rated,@ Aidan O=Brien said yesterday. AA lot of him, and he anticipates a rousing spectacle. AIf you are winners have come out of that race, but obviously this mad about your two-year-old racing, this is a race to is a very competitive Dewhurst, and I suppose everyone savor, and I just hope nothing disappoints and we get is going to have learned a lot after it. He=s had a break, that head-to-head with a resulting champion we can all and this was always going to be his target as long as get behind,@ Tester said. AIn Frankel, we have the best everything went the right way.@ Bolger, who recorded Royal Lodge winner of the last 20 years, and Dream three consecutive wins from 2006-2008 with Teofilo Ahead appears the best Middle Park winner of the last (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) nine years, so for them to go head-to-head is almost and Intense Focus (Giant s Causeway), saddles the = unprecedented. You can pick holes in either of them, maiden Glor Na Mara (Ire) (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) this and I love the fact that Saamidd has a stable name of time. In four starts at The Curragh in the space of little Pegasus, and can only get better as an unbeaten win- over a month in August and September, he was runner- > = up to Zoffany (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) in the G1 Phoenix S., ner of the Champagne. In the 15 years I=ve been look- to Pathfork (Distorted Humor) in the G2 Futurity S. and ing after the two-year-old handicapping, Xaar=s 127 in the G3 Round Tower S. before earning a break fol- rating is the best and, prior to that, the gold standard lowing a fifth in the G1 National S. Brian Meehan also was Arazi=s 130. We are already saying that these has a smart prospect who is out of the limelight in horses are right up there with those. I really want to Waiter=s Dream (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). Successful in believe the hype about Frankel, and I=ve had a report York=s G3 Acomb S. Aug. 17, he was put in his place today that Henry Cecil has said he=s the best horse he=s by Saamidd when third in the Champagne last time, ever trained.@ and his trainer is aware of his task here. Field, p3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/16/10 • PAGE 3 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com DEWHURST S. - RECENT WINNERS Since 1969, eight Dewhurst winners have gone on to claim Yr Winner Sire Trainer the Epsom Derby the following June: ‘09 Beethoven (Ire) Oratorio (Ire) A O'Brien Year Winner Sire Trainer ‘08 Intense Focus Giant's Causeway Bolger 1969 Nijinsky II Northern Dancer V O’Brien ‘07 New Approach(Ire) Galileo (Ire) Bolger 1970 Mill Reef Never Bend Balding ‘06 Teofilo (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Bolger 1974 Grundy (Ire) Great Nephew (GB) Walwyn ‘05 Sir Percy (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Tregoning 1976 The Minstrel Northern Dancer V O'Brien ‘04 Shamardal Giant’s Causeway Johnston 1990 Generous (Ire) Caerleon Cole 1991 Dr Devious (Ire) Ahonoora (GB) Chapple-Hyam ‘03 Milk It Mick (GB) Millkom (GB) Osborne 2005 Sir Percy (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Tregoning ‘02 Tout Seul (Ire) Ali-Royal (Ire) Johnson Houghton 2007 New Approach (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Bolger ‘01 Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Danehill A O'Brien Saturday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 2:25 p.m. EDT DUBAI DEWHURST S.-G1, £300,000, 2yo, c/f, 7fT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 2 Dream Ahead K Khalifa Dasmal Darley Simcock (c, 2, Diktat {GB}--Land of Dreams {GB}, by Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) Buick 2 4 Frankel (GB) Khalid Abdullah Juddmonte Farms Cecil (c, 2, Galileo {Ire}--Kind {Ire}, by Danehill) Queally 3 5 Glor Na Mara (Ire) Jackie Bolger Jim Bolger Bolger (c, 2, Leroidesanimaux {Brz}--Sister Angelina, by Saint Ballado) Manning 4 6 Roderic O’Connor (Ire) S Magnier/M Tabor/D Smith/Sangster Family Swettenham Stud A O’Brien (c, 2, Galileo {Ire}--Secret Garden {Ire}, by Danehill) Murtagh 5 3 Saamidd (GB) Godolphin Darley bin Suroor (c, 2, Street Cry {Ire}--Aryaam {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}) Dettori 6 1 Waiter’s Dream (GB) R P Foden Ridgecourt Stud Meehan (c, 2, Oasis Dream {GB}--Sarah Georgina {Ire}, by Persian Bold {Ire}) Fallon All carry 127 pounds.