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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2020 NOTHHAFT LIVING THE LIFE HE IMAGINED TIZ THE LAW TOPS by Jessica Martini DERBY/OAKS CONTENDERS Hank Nothhaft was a veteran CEO in Silicon Valley when he decided he needed to make a plan for the next phase of his life. PUTTING IN FINAL WORKS A self-described Aserial entrepreneur,@ he picked horse racing and now, over a decade later, he is retired from the business world and spending most of his time working on his racing and breeding operation. Through the Ballysax Bloodstock consignment, Nothhaft will offer a colt by Tapit out of the owner=s most successful racehorse to date, multiple graded stakes winner Living the Life (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) (hip 213), during the first session of the Fasig-Tipton Selected Yearlings Showcase in Lexington. AI found myself 40 to 50 years older than the people I was managing and I realized at some point I wasn't going to be able to work at the level required for these positions,@ Nothhaft said. AI thought I better find something to do before I retire.@ Cont. p5 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Tiz the Law | Sarah Andrew CENTURY DREAM CELEBRATES MILE WIN Century Dream took advantage of the late defection of Likely GI Kentucky Derby favorite Tiz the Law (Constitution) favored Benbatl to take Saturday’s G2 Celebration Mile at topped a list of sophomores putting in their final breezes ahead Goodwood. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. of the Run for the Roses/Lilies Saturday, covering five panels in :59.21 (1/3) on the Saratoga main track. The native New Yorker was one of the first on the track at 5:45 a.m. in an attempt to beat the incoming rainstorm. With regular breeze rider Heather Smullen in the irons, the flashy bay covered his first three furlongs in :36.01 and galloped out in 1:12.01. "Everything went fine. He came back well," trainer Barclay Tagg said. "He did everything he was supposed to do. I'm satisfied with this work. We had to make the decision this morning to work him. We made the decision around 4:00. Luckily, it wasn't raining when he was working. It's supposed to rain all day, and the track may be worse tomorrow. I'm glad we got the work in." Tiz the Law is scheduled to ship to Churchill Downs Monday and regular rider Manny Franco will join him in Louisville. 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A dazzling winner of both the GI Acorn S. and GI Test S., Gamine is expected to be one of the top choices in the Oaks. "She worked beautifully," Baffert said. "She's coming into the race very well and I'm very happy with her right now. It's going to be a tough race, very competitive, but we're excited and she looks ready for it." MGSW Thousand Words, victor of the Shared Belief S. last out, went five furlongs in :59.80 (2/53), going in splits of :11.80 and :36 flat and galloping out six panels in 1:11.40. He worked in company with maiden Tapitution (Constitution), who covered the distance in 1:01. Champion Storm the Court (Court Vision) also breezed at Del Mar Saturday, going six furlongs in 1:12.80 (2/5) under exercise rider Austin Solis. "A good work, all we were looking for," trainer Peter Eurton Gamine | Sarah Andrew said. "If he comes out of it well, we're headed East." Grade I winner Honor A. P. (Honor Code) breezed late Hall of Famer Bob Baffert sent out Derby contender Thousand Saturday morning in SoCal, working seven furlongs in 1:27.20 Words (Pioneerof the Nile) and Oaks runner Gamine (Into (2/2) with Hall of Famer Mike Smith aboard. He was clocked in Mischief) for their final breezes at Del Mar Saturday. splits of :25.80, :37.80, :50.20, 1:02.80 and 1:14.80 with a one >TDN Rising Star= Gamine covered six furlongs in 1:11.60 (1/5) mile gallop-out time of 1:40.60. with Juan Ochoa in the irons. The $1.8-million EASMAY topper AI just wanted an easy seven-eighths,@ trainer John Shirreffs was clocked in splits of :24.40, :36.60 and :59.40, working in said. AHe got it; we=re good to go. Now we just need a bit of luck. company with SW Quality Response (Quality Road), who was You need some of that in that race.@ Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • AUGUST 30, 2020 The West Coast contingent for the Oaks and Derby is scheduled to ship Monday. John Velazquez rides Gamine and stablemate Authentic (Into Mischief); Florent Geroux has the call on Thousand Words; and Julien Leparoux rides Storm the Court. Derby & Oaks Breezers Out in Full Force at Churchill Swiss Skydiver | Coady Swiss Skydiver (Daredevil), Gamine=s chief market rival in the Run for the Lilies, was among the Oaks and Derby contenders breezing beneath the Twin Spires Saturday. The GI Alabama S. heroine went a half-mile in :49.20 (8/40). AWe went to the frontside [to watch],@ trainer Kenny McPeek said. AIt was just a happy half-mile, just something to stretch her legs a little bit. Uncomplicated. Brian knows her well. It was nice of him to come by and get on her. All systems go.@ GIII Lecomte S. victor Enforceable (Tapit) breezed a half-mile in :49.60 (16/40) under jockey Adam Beschizza. AI thought the work was perfect,@ said Beschizza, who also had worked Enforceable over the winter at Fair Grounds. AHe went a scratch under :50. Mark [Casse] and [assistant trainer] David [Carroll] just wanted to keep the lid on it. His major work was in the bag.@ GII Tampa Bay Derby hero and GI Arkansas Derby runner-up King Guillermo (Uncle Mo) went an easy four furlongs in :52.20 (39/40). The bay went in splits of :14.40 and :27.20 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:05.20. A[Trainer Juan Avila] asked me to go easy and it was exactly what the horse needed,@ exercise rider Edgar Garcia said. AI thought he galloped out around the turn well and was moving very easy on the track. He doesn=t need to do much, he=s pretty fit.@ GIII Indiana Derby runner-up Major Fed (Ghostzapper) was also out for his final move Saturday, going five panels in a best- of-36 :59 flat. He is Greatness. A great racehorse sire. 156 black type winners, 19 G1 winners in 6 countries, 2 American Classic Greatness continues... winners of all 3 Triple Crown races. 2YOs this year are led by TDN Rising Star A great sale sire. 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