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ANOTHER STROLL IN THE ‘PARK’ HEADLINE p. 5 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 SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 2006 ‘PINE’ LANDS IN WINNER’S CIRCLE NO SLOWING DOWN Pine Island (Arch) came charging down the lane to AThe best family in the world,@ is how agent Peter defeat Teammate (A.P. Indy) by 1 1/4 lengths in yester- Doyle summed up Hip 182 after signing the ticket at day=s GI Alabama S. at Saratoga. i600,000 to top the second session of the Arqana=s The Phipps Stable colorbearer Deauville yearling sale yesterday. The bay filly, con- was eighth early as Teammate signed by Haras du Quesnay, hails from the most su- led through a half mile in :47.31 perb of Juddmonte lines. Her dam, Jiving (GB), is a half and six furlongs in 1:11.84, but sister to Hasili (Ire), herself the dam of top performers saved her best for the stretch Dansili (GB), Banks Hill (GB), Intercontinental (GB), Heat beneath Javier Castellano to de- Haze (GB), Cacique (Ire) and the promising Champs liver as the even-money favorite. Elysees (GB). It is also the family of Three Valleys and ANo matter what, I wanted to Leroidesanimaux (Brz), whose dams are also half sisters Pine Island & Teammate make one big run with her,@ to Hasili. AIt was a rare opportunity to get into that Adam Coglianese Castellano commented. AShe=s a family, and I secured her for Mr O=Rourke, who bought big filly with a long stride. To- Plantation Stud from Lord Howard de Walden,@ Doyle day, she was pretty sharp. She broke well and she said. AHe will race the filly with Richard Hannon, who wanted to be close. She responded very well. You=ve has long trained for the Howard de Waldens, so the got to help her a little bit when she switches leads.@ tradition keeps going on. Kevin Buckley [manager to cont. p2 Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free O=Rourke] also liked her a lot, and all Richard has to do brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored now is win a Group 1 race. I thought that she was by Taylor Made. reasonably priced and is good value on a market where good fillies are very much in demand. Yesterday, I also bought Stormy River=s sister for Mr O=Rourke, and she SEVEN RIVALS THROWN INTO THE ‘LAVA’ will remain in France with Nicolas Clement. That will be Multiple Grade I winner Lava Man (Slew City Slew), Plantation Stud=s first venture in France.@ unbeaten in five attempts this season, takes on seven Deauville cont. p10 foes in today=s $1-million GI Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The dark bay boasts wins at the highest level on turf and dirt in WAITING ON THE EMPEROR Likely soft going has given connections cause for 2006, notching the GI Santa concern and puts in doubt the participation of Susan Anita H. Mar. 4 and the GI Magnier s Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) (Danehill) in a hot Charles Whittingham H. over the = Hollywood lawn June 10. The renewal of today=s i350,000 G1 Darley Prix Morny at five-year-old was last seen an- Deauville. If allowed to take his chance against six nexing the July 8 GI Hollywood other stakes winners, last week=s impressive G1 Phoe- Gold Cup by a nose after stum- nix S. scorer will seek to provide trainer Aidan O=Brien Lava Man bling badly at the start. ATo show with a fourth Morny trophy, following the earlier suc- Horsephotos up and dance every dance all cesses of Orpen, Fasliyev and Johannesburg. The last year long, that deserves a lot of two named also used the Phoenix as a springboard to credit,@ trainer Doug O=Neill told Daily Racing Form. victory in this six-furlong dash. The Irish representative AGranted, his victories this year maybe haven=t been as faces stellar opposition, with leading lights from four impressive, but knock on wood, there=s been more in other countries set to lock horns. The field includes the the tank when you get back to the barn.@ Lava Man unbeaten pair Sandwaki (Dixieland Band) and Dutch Art finished third behind Borrego as the 3-2 chalk in last (GB) (Medicean {GB}). year=s Classic. Pacific Classic cont. p6 Prix Morny cont. p6 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/20/06 • PAGE 2 of 12 Saturday, Del Mar P R E S U L T S P DEL MAR OAKS-GI, $400,000, DMR, 8-19, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 1:48, fm. Saturday, Saratoga 1--sARRAVALE, 122, f, 3, by Arch ALABAMA S.-GI, $600,000, SAR, 8-19, 3yo, f, 1st Dam: Kalosca (Fr) (GSP-US & SP-Fr, 1 1/4m, 2:02 4/5, ft. $119,085), by Kaldoun (Fr) 1--@#sPINE ISLAND, 121, f, 3, by Arch 2nd Dam: Shangrila (Fr), by Riverman 1st Dam: Matlacha Pass, by Seeking the Gold 3rd Dam: Garden Green (Ire), by Pinturischio (GB) 2nd Dam: Our Country Place, by Pleasant Colony ($190,000 yrl '04 KEESEP). O-Robert J Costigan; 3rd Dam: Maplejinsky, by Nijinsky II B-W Bruce Lunsford (KY); T-MacDonald Benson; J-J O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey III; Valdivia Jr; $240,000. Lifetime Record: 6-4-0-1, $502,752. J-J Castellano; $360,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-2-0, 2--Foxysox (GB), 122, f, 3, Foxhound--Triple Tricks $516,800. (Ire), by Royal Academy. (40,000gns 2yo >05 2--Teammate, 121, f, 3, A.P. Indy--Starry Dreamer, by TATHIT; 13,000gns yrl '04 TATOCT). O-Warren Rubiano. O/B-Joseph Allen (KY); T-H A Jerkens; $120,000. Williamson; B-B J & Mrs Crangle (GB); T-Carla 3--Lemons Forever, 121, f, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Critikola Gaines; $80,000. (Arg), by Tough Critic. ($140,000 yrl '04 KEESEP). 3--Soothsay (Ire), 122, f, 3, Mujadil--Second Omen O-Horton Stable Inc & Dallas Stewart; B-Farfellow (GB), by Rainbow Quest. (i5,000 2yo >05 GOFFEB). Farms Ltd (KY); T-Dallas Stewart; $60,000. O-Bruno & Rachel Deberdt & Deron Pearson; Margins: 1 1/4, 8HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.15, 15.10, 10.90. B-Maurice Burns (IRE); T-James M Cassidy; $48,000. Also Ran: Unbridled Belle, Adieu, Wonder Lady Anne L, Margins: 1HF, HD, 3/4. Odds: 3.30, 4.20, 15.80. Miss Shop, Ex Caelis, Pyramid Love. Also Ran: Take the Ribbon, Attima (GB), May Night, Sol The lightly raced Pine Island kicked off her career in Mi Fa (Ire), Charming N Lovable, Meetmeinthewoods, fine fashion, scoring on the Gulfstream turf at 28-1 Secret Scheme. Scratches: Indy Miss Mar. 9, then adding an off-the-turf allowance at *Take the Ribbon (Chester House) was DQ=d from Belmont June 8. She gave division leader Bushfire all second and placed fourth. she could handle in the July 1 GI Mother Goose S., Arravale capped a big afternoon/evening for Arch, finishing second by 3/4 of a length, and repeated that becoming his second Grade I winner on the day after effort last out in the July 22 GI Coaching Club Ameri- this smart tally. The dark bay began her career with two straight wins at Woodbine last season, including can Oaks, placing second behind Wonder Lady Anne L. the Sept. 11 GIII Natalma S. She closed out her juvenile AI thought she kicked hard the last part of it,@ trainer campaign with a well-beaten eighth-place finish via Shug McGaughey said. AShe got into a good stride. I=m disqualification in the GIII Mazarine Breeders Cup S. in not sure she got to do that in the Mother Goose or the her dirt debut Oct. 1. Back on the turf for her sopho- Coaching Club. Today, her running style was much more bow, she reported home a 3 3/4-length victress in improved over the other two races. I knew they had the Alywow S. June 11, then was third in her first start been going fast enough up front, and the track has outside of Canada in the GI American Oaks Invitational been a little bit demanding. I was glad when she shook S. July 2. Placed in fourth for most of the way here, clear of the field because I knew she could hit her best Arravale was swung out for the stretch drive and rallied stride.@ As for what=s next the conditioner added, AIf to the front under Jose Valdivia, Jr. Take the Ribbon she comes out of this good, I=m going to take a look at (Chester House) was demoted to fourth for interference the [GI] Gazelle [Sept. 9, Belmont]. The other race we=ll in the stretch. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free think about is the [GI] Spinster on that Polytrack brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor [Oct. 8, Keeneland].@ Made. www.stonewallstallions.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/20/06 • PAGE 3 of 12 Saturday, Deauville, France Saturday, Newbury, Britain PRIX GUILLAUME D=ORNANO-HARAS D=ETREHAM-G2, THE SPORTSMAN NEWSPAPER HUNGERFORD S.-G2, i130,000, Deauville, 8-19, 3yo, 1 1/4mT, 2:14.30, sf. ,90,000, Newbury, 8-19, 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:26.76, gd/sf. 1--#@MULTIDIMENSIONAL (IRE), 123, c, 3, by Danehill 1--WELSH EMPEROR (IRE), 129, g, 7, by Emperor Jones 1st Dam: Sacred Song (MGSW & G1SP-GB, 1st Dam: Simply Times, by Dodge $167,446), by Diesis (GB) 2nd Dam: Nesian=s Burn, by Big Burn 2nd Dam: Ruby Ransom, by Red Ransom 3rd Dam: Marnesian=s Cross, by Sun Cross 3rd Dam: Amelia Bearhart, by Bold Hour (8,500gns yrl '00 DONSEP).