TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2016

EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS HUSSONET PASSES AWAY Hussonet (Mr. Prospector--, by Raja Baba), a leading STARS LIMBER UP international of no fewer than 20 champions and 30 Grade/Group 1 winners on four different continents, passed away Monday from a stroke at Cornerstone Stud in South Australia. He was 25 years old. Bred in Kentucky by Peter Brant and Julian Schnabel, the second foal and first to race from 1987 U.S. champion 3-year-old filly Sacahuista won twice and was not out of the top three in seven trips to the races and although he never scaled the heights as a racehorse, Hussonet retired to stud in Chile, where he was represented by three of the year and 17 of his champions. Wild Spirit (Chi), the 2003 Chilean of the Year, made her way to the U.S. and took out the 2003 GI Ruffian H. in New York for trainer Todd Pletcher, while Trotamondo (Chi), the 2005 Horse of the Year, annexed the 2005 GIII Native Diver H. in Last season’s G1 Dubai Fillies Mile and Moyglare Stud S. winner California. Cont. p5 Minding pictured with Seamie Heffernan | Racing Post

Aidan O’Brien has Royal plans in mind for his Australian import ’S STRONG HAND GETS STRONGER Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro). The Ballydoyle handler is Andrew Caulfield discusses how leading sire Tapit’s already eyeing up the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot as a mid-season strong hand got stronger with Cupid’s win in target for the ex-Gai Waterhouse trained 3-year-old. The the GII Rebel S. showed top-class form in Australia as a juvenile most notably Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. when winning the G1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Despite that success coming over six furlongs, O’Brien feels the colt has the scope to stretch out a bit further in trip. Explaining the horse’s current routine O’Brien said, “He’s been with me three weeks and he’s doing one canter, he’ll step up to two and we’ll prepare him hopefully for Ascot. We’ll be thinking six furlongs or a mile with him. I thought he would be a miler and I’d be thinking about the Queen Anne, even though he has shown six-furlong pace in Australia.” Aidan O’Brien traditionally uses the opening day of the Irish flat season as an opportunity to give some of his stable stars an away day and Sunday saw the champion trainer unleash an army of 50 horses to work on The Curragh turf after racing. Among the throng were some of last season’s star juveniles, such as Air Force One (War Front), Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Hit It A Bomb (War Front) and Ballydoyle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The horses where dispatched in five groups of 10 and O’Brien seemed quite happy with their level of fitness for the time of year. “They probably went a bit quicker this year, the ground was a bit better.” Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 of 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2016

‘Excitement Builds as Stars Limber Up’ cont. from p1 WELCOME CHANGE TO PLUS 10 “It’s probably the first year we’ve come here and the ground A significant amendment to the Plus 10 bonus scheme has has been a bit drier,” O’Brien continued. “Seamus [Heffernan] been announced. In 2016 bonus prizemoney will now be paid to was very happy with Air Force Blue. He cruised up the middle. breeders and pinhookers of horses entered into the Plus 10 It’s five weeks to the Guineas and we’ll probably go straight scheme regardless of whether the horse has been fully qualified there,” reported O’Brien after the gallop. Of his unbeaten GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Hit It A Bomb, O’Brien for the scheme by its current owner. For breeders and commented, “He might go to the French Guineas, assuming Air pinhookers, the new payment structure equates to a guarantee Force Blue goes to Newmarket. He might go for a trial there if of a bonus payment, should the horse they bred and/or he’s going. He’s done very well and he’s carrying plenty of registered for Plus 10, go on to win a bonus race. The bonus condition--a trial would help him.” payments will be as follows: £1,000 where only the Foal In a similar situation with the colts, O’Brien is also keen to Registration has been paid and £2,000 where only the Foal and keep his Group 1-winning 3-year-old fillies apart if he can and he Yearling Registrations have been paid. Where all three explained, “Ballydoyle will stick to fast ground and could go for registration stages have been paid, the full £10,000 will be paid the French Guineas if Minding goes for the English one. Seamus out. This is a welcome introduction as there could easily have seemed very happy with Minding, we’ll look to the English been scenarios whereby a pinhooker had paid up two Guineas, but she wouldn’t want the ground like concrete.” Of registration payments to ensure his yearling was Plus 10 eligible the older brigade, O’Brien’s other Breeders’ Cup winner Found at the sales. Failure on the new owner’s part to pay the final (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) was also in action and O’Brien received registration would have rendered the pinhooker’s Plus 10 positive feedback from Heffernan about the 4-year-old. investment as worthless. “Seamus was very happy with her. She might come back here Eddie O’Leary, a major buyer and consignor through his Lynn for the G3 Mooresbridge S. or to work, with a view to getting Lodge Stud commented on the announcement, “This change her ready for the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup.” was needed--the breeders’ investment cannot be wasted when inclusion in further registration stages to fully qualify horses is beyond their control.” Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 of 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2016

“I am a big believer in the Plus 10 bonus scheme when the breeder gets rewarded--this makes it a much fairer system for all, so I will continue to support it and register my foals and yearlings into the scheme,” O’Leary concluded. Julian Dollar of Newsells Park Stud echoed these sentiments and said, “Newsells Park has been an enthusiastic supporter of Plus 10 since its inception and I am delighted this amendment has been made. The change offers breeders further peace of mind that Plus 10 is a sensible investment by removing the risk to them of the registration not being completed by the owner, while still providing the upside of enhanced prices in the sales ring.” The first Plus 10 race of the turf season was run at The Curragh on Sunday and was won by the Darren Bunyan-trained Mister

Trader (GB) (Hellvelyn {GB}). The colt was bought for €15,000 as The first 2-year-old Plus 10 bonus race of the season was won by a yearling at Tattersalls Ireland and connections received a Mister Trader (Hellvelyn), trained by Darren Bunyan, at The Curragh cheque for €12,500 in addition to the prizemoney. Sunday. | Peter Mooney

CLARIFICATION In “Five Frankels Set for Easter Sale” in Monday’s TDN, the number of Frankel was miscalculated. Frankel covered 21 mares in his first crop, and 40 total in his first three Southern Hemisphere seasons. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 of 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2016

7th-LYP, €22,000, 3-20, 3yo, 11fT, 2:30.23, g/s. TOP BY COCOONING (FR) (c, 3, American Post {GB}--Cocooning {Fr} {SP-Fr}, by Galetto {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, 2 places, €19,000. O/B-Jean-Claude Bouret (FR); T-J-P Gauvin. CONDITIONS RESULTS: *1/2 to Comete (Fr) (Jeune Homme), GSW-Fr, $207,289. 1st-ANG, €27,000, 3-21, 3yo, 10fT, 2:09.31, g/s. SOTTEVILLE (FR) (f, 3, Le Havre {Ire}--Sandsnow {Ire}, by 7th-MPV, €20,000, 3-21, 4yo/up, 13f (AWT), 2:48.69, st. Verglas {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 place, €24,700. SAVOKEN (FR) (g, 5, Kentucky Dynamite--Savoya {Fr}, by O-Gerard Augustin-Normand; B-Franklin Finance S.A. (FR); Anabaa) Lifetime Record: SP-Fr, 9 starts, 3 wins, 6 places, T-Jean-Claude Rouget. *Full to Crisolles (Fr), MGSP-Fr, $119,151. €52,400. O/B-Ecurie du Sud (FR); T-Cedric Rossi.

5th-MPV, €27,000, 3-21, 3yo, 10f (AWT), 2:09.16, st. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: KIDMENEVER (IRE) (c, 3, Baltic King {GB}--Pepys Tillergirl {Ire}, +The Golden Boy (Fr), c, 3, Myboycharlie (Ire)--Adjira (Ire), by by Tillerman {GB}) Lifetime Record: 13 starts, 3 wins, 5 places, Montjeu (Ire). ANG, 3-21, 10 1/2fT, 2:14.39. B-C Barel & A €54,262. O-Gerard Augustin-Normand, Elisabeth Vidal & F Hiriart (FR). Vermeulen; B-George S O’Malley (IRE); T-Fabrice Vermeulen. Silver Dollar (Fr), c, 3, Silver Frost (Ire)--My Memoir (Ire), by *€10,000 2yo ‘15 GORMAY. King’s Best. MPV, 3-21, 13f (AWT), 2:51.01. B-Haras des Sablonnets, Comte H de Talhouet-Roy & Ecurie Serval (FR). 3rd-LYP, €25,000, 3-20, 4yo/up, 11fT, 2:29.97, g/s. *€41,000 Ylg ‘14 AROCT. BEST FOUAD (FR) (g, 5, King’s Best--Raheefa, by Riverman) Lifetime Record: MSP-Fr, 18 starts, 5 wins, 10 places, €164,250. O-LG Bloodstock; B-M Mouni (FR); T-Francois Rohaut. *€10,000 RNA Ylg ‘12 AROCT; €260,000 HRA ‘14 ARQARC. **1/2 to Rawyaan (GB) (Machiavellian), SW-Eng, $175,396. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 of 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY, 22 MARCH 2016 OBSERVATIONS on today’s European racing scene

2.20 Chantilly, Debutantes, €25,000, 3yo, c/g, 8f (AWT) SPECTROSCOPE (Medaglia d’Oro) is a son of the 2009 GI Just a Game S. and GI First Lady S. winner Diamondrella (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) who starts out for and Andre Fabre. Interestingly, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Hussonet Passes Away (cont. from p1) Mashkoor (Ire) (Shamardal), a full-brother to the GSW Qaraaba Hussonet’s son Host (Chi) also made his way to America, (GB) and half to another group performer in Kifaah (GB) winning the GI Shadwell Turf Mile at Keeneland Race Course for (Dubawi {Ire}), has been supplemented by Francois Rohaut. Pletcher and owner Eugene Melnyk. He now stands stud in Australia. The three-time leading sire in Chile, Hussonet was relocated to 2.20 Chantilly, Debutantes, €25,000, 3yo, f, 8f (AWT) John Messara’s Arrowfield Stud in 2003 and from his first ASTERINA (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) represents the Wildenstein Australian crop, sired Weekend Hussler (Aus), who won a Stables-Alain de Royer-Dupre connection who have profited so remarkable seven Group 1 events en route to being named well with her half-sister Akatea (Ire) (Shamardal), who was champion 3-year-old colt and the Horse of the Year in 2008. second in an admittedly-weak renewal of the G1 Prix du Moulin The stallion’s reach extended as far as Hong Kong, where he de Longchamp in September. Facing her in an intriguing contest was represented by G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile winner which serves as a barometer of the hotting-up of the French flat Glorious Days (Aus), as well as Contentment (Aus) (ex Chilton season is Gerard Augustin-Normand’s Ouezy (Ire) (Le Havre County {Aus}), recent winner of the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee {Ire}), a Jean-Claude Rouget-trained bay whose dam is a half to Cup and a leading local chance for the G1 Champions Mile in the heavyweights Ectot (GB) (Hurricane Run {Ire}) and Most May. Stepitup (Aus) has flown the flag for his sire in recent years Improved (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}). in Singapore, earning champion 3-year-old honors in 2013, and was crowned that jurisdiction’s Horse of the Year in 2015 after annexing the first two legs of the older horse Triple Crown. Hussonet’s influence as a broodmare sire has also been seen recently through the exploits of Extreme Choice (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), winner of the G1 Blue Hussonet | Cornerstone Stud Diamond S. at Caulfield last month and unlucky in the run when favored in the G1 Longines Golden Slipper S. Mar. 19. Hussonet spent the last five years at Cornerstone Stud in the Barossa Valley, SA. “The team at Cornerstone Stud would like to thank shareholders and clients very much for their support of Hussonet and the stud over the past few years,” the farm said in a release. “Whilst he has lived to a great age of 25, it is always difficult saying goodbye to a legend who was so dear to all our hearts here at Cornerstone. We welcome visitors to call by the farm any time if you wish to pay your respects to a very special horse.” According to statistics from The Jockey Club, Hussonet is the Interception (Raven's Pass), winner of the 2015 Wokingham S. at sire of 840 career winners who have amassed earnings of over Royal Ascot, gearing up for the 2016 season. Trained by David Lanigan US$63 million. He has accounted for 97 black-type winners (9% and owned by Bjorn Nielsen | Amy Lanigan winners/starters), 61 of those at the group/graded level, and another 79 runners who have earned black-type.

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THE SLIPPER FITS CAPITALIST A winner of 12 of his 14 starts, Vain was unbeaten in four Melbourne starts prior to the Golden Slipper, though it was Brought to you by James Harron Bloodstock Sydney filly Special Girl who be sent off a 4-6 favourite in the For any venture which sets out with the aim of producing main event. On the day Vain was imperious, accounting for his with commercial appeal in Australia, there is no race field by four impressive lengths. Vain would go on to become a higher on the dream list than the G1 Golden Slipper, one which champion sire himself in 1983/84, siring the Slipper winners of has shaped the breed in Australia now for 60 years. This was the both those years--Sir Dapper in 1983 and Inspired in 1984. path which we took at James A grandson of Star Kingdom, is the second of the Slipper winners in Capitalist’s Harron Bloodstock at the 2015 pedigree. Like Capitalist, he yearling sales, and in the first year began his career with an of the project, the dream has impressive victory in the come true with one of those Breeders’ Plate at Randwick, purchases, Capitalist (Aus) taking out one of the two (Written Tycoon {Aus}), coming divisions by an astonishing 12 Capitalist | Racing And Sports home in front for a thrilling victory lengths. Despite a blip in one of James Harron and connections in the 60th Golden Slipper, in his preparatory races, Luskin Star on the winner’s podium | James doing so becoming the first horse ever to take out the Breeders’ produced one of the all-time Harron Plate, Magic Millions 2YO Classic and Golden Slipper treble. great 2-year-old performances in Capitalist, also a ‘TDN Rising Star’, comes from a pedigree and taking out the Golden Slipper by a widening seven lengths. He a family with a rich Golden Slipper history, with four separate would go on to win 13 of his 17 starts, and become a champion Slipper winners within his first four generations. His sire Written first-season sire in 1980/81. His leading earner was a filly called Bold Promise, who in the days where the Magic Millions race was Tycoon (Iglesia {Aus}) brings in Slipper blood through stallions split into a fillies and an open division, won both seven days apart. (1982 winner) and Vain (1969), while his dam Kitalpha Bold Promise leads into another of the Golden Slipper winners in (NZ) (Fusaichi Pegasus) is out of a half-sister to 1996 winning filly Capitalist’s pedigree, as she is his third dam, and at stud would Merlene (Aus) (Danehill), who is out of Magic Millions 2YO produce three group winners. Chief among those was Merlene, Classic winner Bold Promise (Aus), a daughter of 1977 Slipper winner of the 1996 Slipper. Merlene is a daughter of another winner Luskin Star (Aus). A quick look at these Slipper winners import who would dominate the Australian leading sires’ list-- can quickly highlight the importance of the race in breeding shuttle stallion Danehill, who filled the top spot on no fewer terms, along with a scene-setting mention of the very first than nine occasions, and provided another Slipper winner and Slipper winner. subsequent champion sire in Flying Spur. The placing of the Golden Slipper as ‘the’ stallion making race The final Slipper winner to mention from Capitalist’s pedigree of Australia was established in the very first edition, won by is Marscay, winner of the 1982 edition. The first of four winners in 1957. Todman was the first of an incredible five for legendary jockey Ron Quinton, Marscay would himself go on consecutive Slipper winners for his sire, the imported English to sire a Golden Slipper winner when his daughter Bint Marscay took out the 1993 edition, clinching her sire the second of two sprinter Star Kingdom (Ire). Todman's exploits would lead to his sires’ premierships. In taking out the Golden Slipper in such sire taking out the 2-year-old sire’s premiership that year, and impressive fashion, Capitalist puts himself into this historic and Star Kingdom would go on to be the champion sire of Australia elite category, marking himself as the most exciting stallion the following season. This was the first of four successive sire prospect in Australia. From the team here at James Harron championships for Star Kingdom, a title he would regain once Bloodstock, we thank wholeheartedly everyone who more for five in total. Todman also established the Slipper as a contributed to this magic day. From the trainers Peter and Paul source of important stallions by siring two winners himself, Snowden, who have got this colt to his peak three times, to Eskimo Prince in 1964 and Sweet Embrace in 1967. jockey Blake Shinn, who once again delivered an ice-cool ride, Star Kingdom’s place at the top of the sire tables was and, most of all, to the owners who got behind the project and interrupted for two seasons in the mid-sixties by another made the whole thing possible--Henry Field, SF Bloodstock & imported stallion, Wilkes, who came from France to stand at Matthew Sandblom of Newgate Farm, Belinda Bateman, Fergus Newhaven Park. Wilkes would provide three Golden Slipper & Delia Doyle, John & Fran Ingham, Donna & Rob Love, Gary winners, the first of which was the first of those mentioned Diamond, Danny Saab, Mary-Anne Holland and Dan & Linda Alford. above in Capitalist’s pedigree, Vain, who was a juvenile masterpiece. 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ROTHESAY FILLY TOPS MAGIC MILLIONS 67 colt Sequalo (Aus) Count The Silver (Aus) 100,000 The two-day Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale B-Lyndhurst Stud Farm kicked off on Monday and a filly by Rothesay (Aus) (Fastnet Consigned by Lyndhurst Stud Farm Rock {Aus}) topped proceedings when selling to trainer Bryan Purchased by Pinhook Bloodstock/Tony Sears Racing Guy for A$150,000. After a solid day’s trade, figures rose slightly 29 colt Sequalo (Aus) Bashaayer (Aus) 100,000 across the board when compared to last year's record-breaking B-Lyndhurst Stud Farm sale. Over A$4.17 million was given for 142 lots sold at an Consigned by Lyndhurst Stud Farm average price of A$29,391, a median of A$20,000 and the Purchased by Gollan Racing/John Foote Bloodstock clearance finished up at 78%. “We’ve sold five horses for 189 filly Show A Heart (Aus) Lady Danzero (Aus) 100,000 A$100,000 or more which is a great indicator of the sale,” B-Showtime Breeding Pty Ltd Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox reported. “Having said Consigned by Glenlogan Park that, the market is a little inconsistent where a number of Purchased by Jeremy Vogrin horses have been bought exceptionally well, but for those that have done their homework, the opportunities from today will continue tomorrow,” Cox added. The above-mentioned sale-topper was offered by Glenlogan Park as Lot 28 and the chestnut is out of eight-time winning stakes filly Bareena (Aus) (Filante {NZ}). Local trainer Bryan Guy trained the filly’s dam and was delighted to secure the yearling. MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST MARCH “She’s a beautiful filly,” Guy said. “Two of her foals are both YEARLING SALE smaller types and they’re both winners. This filly is bigger and SESSION TOTALS 2016 2015 stronger, much like the dam and she is a really nice filly. She’s a • Catalogued 198 197 great walker and she has everything I look for in a nice filly,” Guy • No. Offered 186 187 added. • No. Sold 142 140 • RNAs 41 47 Four other yearlings sold for A$100,000, with two of these • % RNAs 22% 25% coming from the last crop of Sequalo (Aus) (Rustic Amber • High Price A$150,000 A$110,000 {Aus}). The first one, Lot 29, was offered by Lyndhurst Stud Farm • Gross A$4,173,500 A$4,016,000 and was knocked down to Gollan Racing and John Foote • Average (% change) A$29,391 (+2%) A$28,686 • Median (% change) A$20,000 A$20,000 Bloodstock. Just over an hour later Lot 67, another son of Sequalo from the same farm, made the same amount to the bid of Pinhook Bloodstock/Tony Sears Racing. These results led to MOODY TO QUIT TRAINING Sequalo ending up leading sire of the sale ranked by average (for Peter Moody has confirmed his intention to quit the training five or more lots sold) with 11 yearlings sold for an average of ranks following his six-month suspension from the sport. Moody A$48,545. Local trainer Toby Edmonds is the leading buyer on was found guilty of unknowingly administering cobalt above the spend after Day One with A$255,500 invested in four lots, while legal threshold to Lidari (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}), who was tested Glenlogan Park is the leading vendor for two or more lots sold following the 2014 G1 Turnbull S. Moody announced his plans in with an average of A$46,594. The action continues on Tuesday, a letter written to clients and owners in which he said, “It is with commencing at 11 a.m. Queensland time. much regret and a heartfelt decision that I have to inform you that I am going to recant my suggestion on Friday of where I said I would be back training in six months.” Moody continued in the MM MARCH YEARLING SALE TOP LOTS letter, “After a lot of deliberation with my family and senior Lot Sex Sire Dam Price (A$) management staff, we didn’t feel it was going to be a viable or 28 filly Rothesay (Aus) Bareena (Aus) 150,000 workable proposition to employ another trainer to caretake the B-Amalgamated Milk Services Pty Ltd stable for the six-month period of my suspension. With this in Consigned by Glenlogan Park mind, I have made the ultimate decision that, at this point in Purchased by Bryan Guy time, I will not be returning to the training of racehorses in the 62 colt Real Saga (Aus) Classic Covet (Aus) 100,000 foreseeable future.” Moody achieved global acclaim as the B-Glenlogan Park trainer of Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), the unbeaten Consigned by Glenlogan Park winner of all of her 25 starts, including 15 Group 1 races. Purchased by Edmonds Racing HARAS DE MONTAIGU Prince Gibraltar Rock of Gibraltar • Princess Sofia x • 1,65m PRECOCIOUS • TOUGH • CONSISTENT OUTSTANDING LOOKS

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MORE PENALTIES OVER HORSE DEALING want a horse to go into a race in the best possible condition he can be. On this occasion, with what has happened, I have Trainer Brent Stanley has been handed down a nine-month decided to withdraw thinking foremost of the horse. I am only suspension from training over his involvement in the sale of a praying for his recovery. I believe that many Japanese racing horse to Hong Kong. In similar circumstances to the recent Lil fans were looking forward to seeing Aerovelocity race. It is very Caesar case, Stanley was found guilty of a charge relating to disappointing for us as well and I hope that we will be able to dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, return to Japan again and I ask for your continued support.” improper or dishonourable practice, in that he retained a share of the sale price unbeknownst to the owners. Nakayama, Japan, Monday The horse in question, Equita FLOWER CUP-G3, ¥67,430,000, Nakayama, 3-21, 3yo, f, (Aus) (Equiano {Fr}), was sold to 1800mT, 1:49.30, fm. Hong Kong in May of last year Brent Stanley | Racing.com 1--ANGEL FACE (JPN), 119, f, 3, by King Kamehameha (Jpn) for an alleged figure of 1st Dam: One for Rose (MGISW-Can $1,321,363), A$200,000, when in fact the actual sale price was A$290,000. by Tejano Run From this price, both Stanley and Glyn Schofield, who brokered 2nd Dam: Saucyladygaylord, by Sir Gaylord the deal, each received commission of A$20,000. Stanley then 3rd Dam: Lady Sauce Boat, by Sauce Boat instructed the balance of A$250,000 be paid into his wife’s O-Lord Horse Club; B-K.I.Farm; T-Hideaki Fujiwara; J-Yuichi account from where he distributed A$200,000 to the Fukunaga; ¥35,581,000. Lifetime: 4-2-1-1. *Full to Lady Alba shareholders of the horse. Stanley’s counsel Phil Dunn told the Rosa, MGSW-Jpn $2,223,682; 1/2 to Quatre Feuilles (Jpn) Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board, that the trainer’s (Deep Impact {Jpn}), GSW-Jpn $1,902,919. Werk Nick Rating: company Cloud 9 was under financial pressure C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. and Stanley had made a wrong decision in pocketing A$70,000, 2--Gekkako (Jpn), 119, f, 3, Roses in May--Tuberose (Jpn), by but he had since made full disclosure to the owners and repaid Symboli Kris S. O- Club Ruffian; B-Saito Stud; all the money. “He has been publicly shamed and his reputation ¥14,166,000. has suffered,” said Dunn. On the same day, jockey Glyn 3--Winkle Salute (Jpn), 119, f, 3, Harbinger (GB)--Passional Schofield was hit with a A$50,000 fine for his involvement. He Dance (Jpn), by . O-Yuno Inc.; B-Maruko had pleaded guilty to the trading of bloodstock without the Kobayashi Farm; ¥8,883,000. written permission of the governing body, in this case Racing Margins: 1 1/4, NO, HD. Odds: 1.90, 5.70, 95.60. Victoria. Schofield claimed to be unaware of the rule that Also Ran: Guimave (Jpn), Eterna Minoru (Jpn), Aoi Sunshine prevented a licensed jockey from profiting from a bloodstock (Jpn), Lovely Amont (Jpn), L’Oeuf Or (Jpn), Aoi Princess (Jpn), transaction and the fine follows his A$20,000 penalty incurred L’Arc (Jpn), Phase Velocity (Jpn), Vivlos (Jpn), Fujimasa Actress from his involvement in the Lil Caesar case. (Jpn), God Caribbean (Jpn), Personnalite (Jpn), Casino Queen (Jpn). Click for the JRA chart and video, the Racing Post Result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. AEROVELOCITY RULED OUT OF TITLE DEFENCE One of the world’s top sprinters Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) has been scratched from his much-anticipated next appearance in the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo, Japan, next Sunday. The defending champion, last seen beating Gold-Fun (Ire) in the Centenery Sprint Cup at Sha Tin in January is suffering from a bout of colic. His trainer Paul O’Sullivan issued Aerovelocity | HKJC Photo a statement about the durable 8-year old and said, “I always

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COX TRAINEES PRIMED FOR SATURDAY STRONG HAND GETS by Ben Massam STRONGER FOR TAPIT With 15 races carded for Louisiana Derby Day at the Fair Grounds, Saturday afternoon will be a busy time for many local horsemen, and it is arguably trainer Brad Cox who holds one of the strongest hands heading into the New Orleans oval’s signature day. Left with little time to draw satisfaction from saddling Call Pat (Lawyer Ron) to a win in Oaklawn’s GII Azeri S. this past Saturday, the 36-year-old filled the Fair Grounds entry box with a quartet of stakes runners and an intriguing import making her first start for the barn. Cox is set to send out the unbeaten Dazzling Gem (Misremembered) in the $1-million GII Louisiana Derby off a pair of two-turn wins at Oaklawn Park. A $95,000 Keeneland September yearling acquisition by Steve Landers Racing, the dark bay completed his serious preparation for the tilt with a five-furlong breeze in 1:00.80 [5/14] in Hot Springs Monday, leading his trainer to believe that he is ready to climb the class ladder. Cont. p3 Cupid | Coady Photography by Andrew Caulfield Memories being as short as they are, it is easy to forget that Excitement Builds As Stars Limber Up two-time champion sire Tapit has not always been America’s Aidan O’Brien put a number of his A-Team through their paces highest-priced stallion. Far from it, the Gainesway star initially after racing at The Curragh on Sunday made his name with crops sired at either $15,000 or $12,500 Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. and it was only as recently as 2012, in his eighth year as a stallion, that his fee reached six figures. To be precise, it stood at $125,000, which placed him third on the list behind Bernardini and Street Cry, who were priced at $150,000. Of course his 2012 efforts in the breeding shed have resulted in an exciting crop of 3-year-olds which surely represents his best chance of siring his first GI Kentucky Derby winner. The unbeaten Mohaymen still has the most Derby points (70), but last Saturday’s GII Rebel S. provided an opportunity for Tapit to strengthen his hand for Churchill Downs. With four sons among the 14 contenders at Oaklawn Park, Tapit supplied first, third, sixth and 12th, with victory going to the progressive Cupid. Cupid’s success boosted him to fourth on the points table, with 50, while third-placed Creator gained a foot on the ladder with 10 points. Needless to say, this 2013 crop also made a considerable impact in the sales ring, with Tapit topping the sires’ tables with an average price of $611,125 and a median of $527,500. Cont. p5 Colt o/o Diamondsareforesta Filly o/o Dance Swiftly Filly o/o I’m Juliette Bred by Marula Park Bred by WinStar Farm Bred by Charles Deters

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www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com big, bold and brilliant Stonetastic posts dominant victory in the Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes

What a week for Mizzen Mast whose progeny lit up the $12,500 lfsn board in both the sales ring and on the racetrack.

On the heels of one of his two year olds selling for $250,000 at the OBS March Sale, MG2SW Stonetastic ($629,862), Contact Garrett O’Rourke or Erin Frey 3082 Walnut Hill Rd. • Lexington, KY 40515 coming off a 5 length stakes win, dominated a strong field (859) 272-7629 • fax (859) 272-5361 in the Grade 2 Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream Park, www.juddmonte.com drawing clear in the stretch to prevail by 3 3/4 lengths. LGB, LLC 2016 / Photo: Horsephotos.com HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • MAR. 22, 2016

Cox Trainees Primed for Saturday (cont. from p1) Wentworth Brochu LLC’s four-time graded stakes winner Chocolate Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}) seeks to defend his title in “He worked great [Monday] at Oaklawn, and, if all is well, he the GII Mervin H. Muniz Jr. H., while Richard and Bertram Klein’s will ship [Tuesday],” Cox said of Dazzling Gem. “I think he’s Cash Control (Pioneerof the Nile) aims to notch her third stakes ready to take the next step. I always say when you have a win of the meet in the New Orleans Ladies S. Chocolate Ride, 3-year-old this early in the year who has already won two races, winner of the Jan. 16 GIII Colonel E.R. Bradley H. and the Feb. 20 you have to look at stakes. GIII Fair Grounds H. in his last two starts, prepped for the Muniz The Rebel was on our radar, with a four-panel breeze over the turf course Monday. but we had a little setback “We’re really positive, he had a great workout [Monday],” Cox with a minor foot issue, and said of the gelding, who he claimed for $40,000 in November this was the next thing.” 2014. “Florent [Geroux] worked him on the turf course and While the GII Louisiana everything went really well. He’s on his ‘A’ game and it looks like Derby is ostensibly a ‘final’ it’s a little bit deeper of a race than the last two--and it’s prep race for the GI Kentucky supposed to be as a Grade II with a bigger purse. But I expect Derby, Cox said his promising Dazzling Gem | Coady him to run really big.” sophomore may still get Meanwhile, Cash Control notched a hard-fought score in the multiple chances to qualify for the Run for the Roses. Daisy Devine S. over the Fair Grounds lawn Feb. 20 and “We’ll see how it goes Saturday,” he added. “We may even continues to train well, according to Cox. A Klein homebred, the look at the [Apr. 16 GI] Arkansas Derby after that--he may be 5-year-old is a half-sister to multiple stakes winners one of the few horses who gets a shot at running in two 100- Country Day (Speightstown), Good Deed (Broken Vow), and Due point races.” Date (El Prado {Ire}), as well as undefeated Cash Back If Dazzling Gem is a runner on the rise in the Cox barn, the (Congrats)--who is also currently in training with Cox. young trainer will rely on a pair of stalwarts in contentious turf Cont. p4 stakes Saturday.

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“[Cash Control] is doing really well,” Cox said. “She breezed [Sunday] and had a great work last week. She’s a dual-surface mare, but she might be a little better on the grass. She really had to dig in and fight last time to get the job done, and she showed a lot of grit. This is a tough $50,000 race, I’ll tell you that. But she’s doing very well and is ready to run.” Although Cox has a number of black-type runners set for this weekend, the trainer also has his mind on bigger things for Swift Thoroughbreds and Bradley Thoroughbreds’ Sweet Acclaim (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), who makes her first start since August 2014 in an allowance race Saturday. The bay, who began her career competing in England, was privately purchased and made five Stateside starts for Chad Brown, including a runner-up finish in the GIII Appalachian S. and a fourth- place run in the GII Lake George S. Transferred to Cox midway through an extended layoff, the conditioner said Sweet Acclaim is training forwardly and Brad Cox | Coady ready to kick off her 2016 season. “Pete Bradley sent her to us last summer,” Cox explained. “We pretty much had her ready to run, but she had a little setback that required time. We gave her the time, brought her back, and she’s just been training outstandingly. It’s hard to believe she’s a first-level allowance mare, but she is. We’ll see what happens, but hopefully this is just the first step to some bigger and better things down the road. The condition is there, so you might as well take advantage of it to get her back into the swing of things with her being off so long. Hopefully we’re on to graded stakes in the near future.” Extra Credit (Proud Citizen), third last out in the Black Gold S. on turf Feb. 27, rounds out Cox’s Saturday contingent with an entry in the Crescent City Derby for Louisiana-breds.

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$300,000 $250,000 MADISON (G1) COMMONWEALTH (G3) 4-Year-Olds and up, F&M, 7 Furlongs 4-Year-Olds and up, 7 Furlongs Nomination Fee: $150 Nomination Fee: $100 To Be Run Saturday, April 9 To Be Run Saturday, April 9

$200,000 $100,000 SHAKERTOWN (G2) TRANSYLVANIA 4-Year-Olds and up, 5.5 Furlongs (turf) PRESENTED BY KEENELAND SELECT (G3) Nomination Fee: $100 3-Year-Olds, 8.5 Furlongs (turf) To Be Run Saturday, April 9 Nomination Fee: $100 To Be Run Friday, April 8 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • MAR. 22, 2016

The Rote filly was also one of the Tapit youngsters which were in great demand at the 2-year-old sales. The others were Inheritance, a record-setting $1.9-million filly who hasn’t raced Tapit’s Hand Gets Stronger since she earned ‘TDN Rising Star’ status with a 16-length triumph at Belmont last October. M.V. Magnier also signed for (cont. from p1) another Tapit colt for $900,000. Named Kismet’s Heels, he Tapit’s Kentucky Derby hopefuls played a showed sufficient promise when second on his first two starts to considerable part in this story, with Mohaymen be allowed to take his chance in the GIII Palm Beach S. last supplying the top price of $2.2 million, while month. Cupid cost M.V. Magnier $900,000, making him Cont. p6 the seventh highest-priced Tapit of 2014. CUPID, c, 2013 I thought it might be interesting to track the other high-priced A.P. Indy Seattle Slew Tapits. Magnier also splashed out $1.2 million for the Dream Weekend Surprise Rush colt. Named Adios Reality, he has been unplaced in two Pulpit Preach Mr. Prospector starts. Next in order, at $1.15 million, was Propositioned, the Tapit Narrate She Be Wild filly which has yet to race. Unbridled Fappiano Gana Facil Mohaymen’s buyers, Shadwell Estate Co., also paid Tap Your Heels Ruby Slippers Nijinsky II $1.1 million for a colt out of Foxy Danseur and chose to send this Moon Glitter youngster to Europe. Named Tathqeef, this colt made his debut Bold Ruckus Boldnesian over Wolverhampton’s all-weather track last October, recording Beau Genius Raise a Ruckus a comfortable victory over 1 3/16 miles. He has been given Pretty ‘n Smart Royal Colleen Viceregal MSP, 7-2-0-4 Own Colleen some Classic entries. Of the two fillies which sold for $1 million, 10Fls, 3GSW, Charge d’Affaires Vice Regent the one out of Rote has won two of her three starts, as ‘TDN 1SW 5-0-0-1 Victoria Regina Rising Star’ Royal Obsession, while Espresso Time, the daughter 11Fls, 1GSW Office Affair 1GSP 17Fls, 7Wnrs of Super Espresso, has yet to win in four attempts. Mlle. Liebe HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • MAR. 22, 2016

It is going to be interesting to review this bunch in a year’s time, as there could be a few slow-burners here. But even if there are no other graded winners among them, Mohaymen and Cupid have done enough to justify buyers’ enthusiasm. The Coolmore team clearly have plenty of faith in Tapit’s ability to establish a flourishing male line. They also paid $1 million for Dream Team, a year-older brother to Cupid. Dream Team proved less precocious than his younger brother, not making it to the races until the August of his sophomore season, but he was a MSW winner over a mile at Del Mar last November on the third of his five starts. A few of the Tapits seem Frosted | Horsephotos to combine the odd quirk with their considerable talent and Cupid reminds me a little of Frosted, a creditable fourth in last year’s Kentucky Derby. Frosted was also second in the Belmont, so can be included in the limited number of Tapits which have flourished over a mile and a quarter or more. Thanks to his Belmont S. success, Tonalist has the distinction of being Tapit’s only graded winner over a mile and a half. This small selection of stayers also includes the turf mare White Rose (GIII Glens Falls S. over 1 3/8 miles), Careless Jewel (GI Alabama S. over a mile and a quarter) and Headache (GII Hawthorne Gold Cup over a mile and a quarter). There’s also Closing Bell (Dueling Grounds Derby) and Tedsta Matta (Japan Dirt Derby). So what are Cupid’s chances of shining over a mile and a quarter? He certainly didn’t look to be stopping at the end of the Rebel S., so he definitely can’t be ruled out at this stage. There have to be a few worries, though, about his potential stamina. At first glance it seems helpful that his broodmare sire is that tough and versatile performer Beau Genius, winner of the Arlington Challenge Cup over a mile and a quarter. However, that success came as a 5-year-old (when Beau Genius remarkably collected nine stakes victories from 14 starts). Prior to that year, the son of Bold Ruckus had done all his winning at up to 1 1/16 miles and six of his wins as a 5-year-old came at around seven furlongs, so he possessed plenty of speed. As a stallion Beau Genius enjoyed Grade I success with the American sprinter Big Macher and the Irish 2-year-old seven- furlong winner Belle Genius. As a broodmare sire, he owes much of his success to Cupid’s dam Pretty ’n Smart, who now has four stakes winners to her credit. Pretty ’n Smart finished third in a couple of stakes as a 3-year-old, firstly over seven furlongs and then over five and a half. Cont. p7 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • MAR. 22, 2016

In the circumstances, it isn’t too surprising that Pretty ’n Smart’s previous stakes winners all possessed more speed than stamina. Her Tale of the Cat filly Ashley’s Kitty won the GIII Railbird S. over seven furlongs and did all her winning over sprint distances. It was a similar story with her Lion Heart filly Heart Ashley. Her two Grade III successes as a 3-year-old were both gained over six furlongs, as was her stakes success at four. Then there’s her son Indianapolis, who contested last year’s GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint before finishing fourth in the GI Malibu S. over seven furlongs. Ashley’s Kitty can be excused her lack of stamina on the basis that her sire showed more speed than stamina and has an average winning distance of 6.75 furlongs. On the other hand, Heart Ashley’s sire Lion Heart won the GI Haskell Invitational after finishing second in the Kentucky Derby, while Indianapolis is by Medaglia d’Oro, who won the GI Travers S. An interesting aspect of Pretty ’n Smart’s pedigree is the presence in the third and second generations of the brothers Viceregal and Vice Regent. These two, of course, were sons of the Kentucky Derby winner Northern Dancer. Vice Regent is best remembered as the sire of Deputy Minister, whose daughters have produced Frosted, the Grade I-winning miler Tapizar, last year’s Grade III-winning juvenile Tin Type Gal and the Grade I-placed Draw It to Tapit. Perhaps, like Frosted, Cupid will stay well enough to acquit himself with credit on Kentucky Derby day, but at this stage it is impossible to be confident that he will. Let’s hope the GI Arkansas Derby will provide more information about this likeable colt, who won’t reach his actual third birthday until 12 days after the Kentucky Derby.

BLUEBLOODS ARE DOMINATING ON THE DERBY TRAIL. HERE’S WHY by Bill Finley It happened again Saturday at Oaklawn in the GII Rebel as the $900,000 stakes was won by the most expensive yearling in the race and, arguably, the best-bred colt in the field. Rebel winner Cupid (Tapit) cost $900,000 at Keeneland September, where he was bought by the Coolmore team. Buy an expensive horse and you’re Mohaymen | A Coglianese guaranteed nothing. At least that always seemed to be the case. Just not lately. Cont. p8 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • MAR. 22, 2016

Cinderella won’t be in attendance at Churchill Downs on May sport. Shadwell has two serious Derby horses in Mohaymen and 7. Shagaf (Bernardini). Paul Reddam owns Nyquist. Coolmore will Cupid will be included in the next edition of the TDN Top 12 have two horses on the next list in Cupid and Zulu (Bernardini), Derby poll, which will make him the second Tapit on the list. The which they own in partnership with Stonestreet Stables. Mo current list also includes three sons of Bernardini and two Tom () is owned by GMB Racing, the stable name for offspring of Uncle Mo. There’s also a Giant’s Causeway. Even the Gayle and Tom Benson. The Bensons own the New Orleans homebred Danzing Candy (Twirling Candy), bred off a $12,500 Saints. fee, is by a relatively young sire producing his fair share of It wasn’t that long ago that the GI Kentucky Derby kept quality horses and top sales results, as evidenced at producing storylines fit for a Disney movie. There was California OBS March, and it would be a stretch to call him an Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), whose dam, Love the Chase, overachiever. accomplished nothing more on the racetrack than winning an Danzing Candy never went through the sales ring, but the $8,000 maiden claimer. The story of Mine That Bird (Birdstone) major Derby contenders that did all cost a significant sum. is so improbable it still doesn’t seem like it could possibly be Mohaymen (Tapit) leads the list at $2.2 million. Right behind true. Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) brought together a bunch of him are Cupid and Zulu (Bernardini) at $900,000 each. Mor high school buddies who drove around in a school bus. Spirit (Eskendereya) sold for $650,000 as a 2-year-old. Is what is happening simply some sort of coincidence, the Greenpointcrusader (Bernardini) is a $575,000 yearling. Nyquist Gods of the Kentucky Derby deciding this year to reward those (Uncle Mo), who sold for $400,000 as a 2-year-old and for who have poured tens or even hundreds of millions into the $230,000 as a yearling, wasn’t cheap either. The most sport and believe in excellence when breeding or buying a inexpensive horse on the Top 12 list sold at auction is horse? Perhaps. Then again, perhaps not. Exaggerator (Curlin), a $110,000 yearling. This year, that’s There has been a major shift over the last few years when it looking like a bargain. comes to which sires are being bred to the most mares and, The list of owners who appear headed to the Kentucky Derby therefore, dominating the foal crop. The high-end sires have is also dominated by the biggest and wealthiest names in the never been more popular. Cont. p9

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Everyone, it seems, wants to breed to them, not flinching one bit at their six-figure stud fees. The middle and lower-end sires are struggling, getting fewer and fewer mares. And the ones they are getting tend to be mares not good enough to be bred to elite stallions. “There has been a flattening of the top sires,” said TDN columnist Bill Oppenheim. “They used to have Apex Ratings of four and now they are threes. What we’re seeing is that the top sires all have 100 foals per crop and they are running against each other all the time. The band is reduced. That coupled with a 40% drop in the foal crop has contributed to this.” When the $100,000 stallion gets bred to 150 mares and the $5,000 stallion is bred to 20, what are the chances that the $5,000 stallion turns out a Kentucky Derby contender? Obviously, not very good. When the foal crop is half the size of what it was 25 years ago and many of the lower echelon stallions and mares have been weeded out, how hard is it for a poorly bred horse to prosper? Very hard. Breed a good mare to a top stallion or spend $500,000 plus on a yearling or 2-year-old and your chances of having a quality horse have never been better. Pay $2.2 million for Mohaymen TWINING STAR, 18, Twining--Sister Mac, by Cox’s Ridge and you might just get a Kentucky Derby winner and a horse Foal born Feb. 22, a colt by Stay’s Thirsty. who will be worth many, many times that as a stallion. Buy a Owned by Jack Brothers, David Divine, Dan Hall & MR Stable. horse for $12,500 or breed your modest mare to a modest Boarded at Hidden Brook. stallion and you’re probably punching your ticket to Finger Accomplishments: GSP. Dam of Pure Class (Purge), SW, Lakes. $139,514. Welcome to the new normal. BANDED, 7, Bandini---Rebalite, by More Than Ready Foal born Feb. 25, a colt by Flatter Will be bred back to Candy Ride (ARG) Owned/Boarded by Cobra Farm. Accomplishments: SW, $153,721.

EQUILIBRATE, 23, Gone West--Strike a Balance, by Green Dancer Foal born Feb. 26, a colt by Mizzen Mast. Mare will be retired. Owned by and boarded at Pin Oak Stud, LLC. Accomplishments: Dam of Equality (Mt. Livermore), GSW, $252,150; Equal Opportunity (), SW; $102,530; Equitable MAGIC UNION, 6, Dixie Union--Magic Peak, by Pleasant Colony (A.P. Indy), GISP, $256,516. Foal born Feb. 22, a filly by Candy Ride (ARG) Will be bred back to Tiznow MARATHON LADY, 6, Graeme Hall--Abuela Esther (URU), by Owned/Boarded by Woodford Thoroughbreds Crater (ARG) Accomplishments: SP, $217,566. Foal born Feb. 26, a filly by Super Saver Will be bred back to The Big Beast. Owned by Alex and JoAnn Lieblong. TDN TODAY Boarded at Diamond A. Headline News...... 9 pages Accomplishments: SP, $282,825. REGIONAL REPORT Tuesday • March 22, 2016 he went on to register a 2 1/4-length victory under mild hand urging and a few flashes of the whip from Cornelio Velasquez. Lifetime Record: MSW & GISP, 39-14-4-6, $748,852. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Head of Plains Partners LLC; B-Mary M. Haire (FL); T-David Monday’s Results: Jacobson. 6th-PRX, $57,700, Msw, 3-21, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:41.91, ft. SYDNEY TIME (f, 3, Include--Sidneys Angel Face, by Skip Away) was away several lengths last from her inside draw and showed no speed in her Jan. 15 debut at Penn National, dropping even further behind the field down the backstretch, but she gained interest in the stretch and kicked on strongly to be fourth at 14- ROOKIES 1. Given a 9-2 chance stretching out to this two-turn mile, the $45,000 KEENOV weanling buy jumped out of the blocks much First/second-crop starters to watch: Tuesday, March 22 sharper and found herself dueling for early command with 25-1 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ Philjangle (Philanthropist) around the first turn. The two of them BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) fought it out through a quarter in :24.42 before Sydney Time FIVE STAR PROSPECT (Five Star Day), 2/0/0 5-WRD, Msw 5 1/2f, +Gunwalk, 8-1 began to edge clear past the half in :49.34. Move (Silver Train), FRIESAN FIRE (A.P. Indy), Country Life Farm, $4K, 102/18/1 the 4-5 favorite, was sent up to within a length of the leader 6-PRX, Alw 1m, Bissinger, $13K EAS MAY 2yo, 8-1 around the far turn, but was easily shrugged off and could get TRAPPE SHOT (Tapit), Claiborne Farm, $10K, 182/21/0 no closer. Sydney Time kicked on nicely in the final furlong with 5-WRD, Msw 5 1/2f, Shooter Pete, $29K RNA EAS MAY 2yo, 5-2 ears pricked to score by 1 3/4 lengths. The favorite continued VICTOR’S CRY (Street Cry {Ire}), Spendthrift Farm, $5K, 62/2/0 game chase to be second, 4 1/2 lengths to the good of Smarty 5-WRD, Msw 5 1/2f, +Mide, 12-1 Never Quits (Smarty Jones). The winner’s dam has a 2-year-old colt by Gemologist. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $31,710. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Vintage Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Robert F. Jones & Diane Jones (KY); T-John C. Servis. Congratulations to last week’s JockeyTalk360.com Jockey of the Week Martin Garcia, who followed up his win aboard LANE’S END Sales Graduate Cupid in the GII Rebel S. with a pair of stakes wins at Sunland Sunday. 7th-PRX, $60,840, Alw, 3-21, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.90, ft. STALLWALKIN' DUDE (g, 6, City Place--Chelle Spendabuck, by Dare and Go) has been a war horse for the David Jacobson barn since being claimed for $16,000 out of a turf race back in September 2014, making 22 starts, including nine wins. The B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N gelding posted a victory in the seven-furlong Claiming Crown AMERICA Rapid Transit S. at Gulfstream Dec. 5 and followed with a dull fifth-place run in the GIII Mr. Prospector S. Dec. 19. Given a near ALLOWANCE RESULTS: three-month respite following that effort, he came back running 5th-PRX, $67,820, 3-21, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:11.11, ft. Mar. 12 when third behind barnmate Salutos Amigos (Salute the RED RAZZO (g, 4, Toccet--High Iron Lass, by Include) Lifetime Sarge) at 13-1 in the GIII Tom Fool H. after making a wide, early Record: 16-4-5-3, $188,316. O-Louis J. Bottiglia; B-Roger Cettina move. Returning at 5-2 in this high-quality allowance just nine (PA); T-Patricia Farro. days later, the gelding situated himself last of four, but only 1 1/2 lengths behind frontrunning 3-5 chalk Favorite Tale (Tale 8th-WRD, $25,080, (S), 3-21, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12.60, of the Cat) through the first quarter in :22.49. Tipped off the ft. inside when the pacesetter began to weaken, he set his sights FRANCES IS SMOKIN (m, 5, Still Be Smokin'--Fast Frances, by on previously undefeated new leader El Deal (Munnings) at the Fast Play) Lifetime Record: 11-2-3-1, $36,705. O-Larry Lambert; quarter-pole and quickly ate up ground to pass that foe just a B-Philip Burford (OK); T-Joanna Lambert. few strides into the lane. Drawing clear passing the eighth pole, CURLIN TO MISCHIEF

Mr. Prospector, 70 b Smart Strike, 92 b ...... Classy ‘n Smart, 81 b Curlin, 04 ch ...... Deputy Minister, 79 dk b/ Sherriff’s Deputy, 94 b .... Curlin to Mischief Barbarika, 85 b Foaled in Kentucky Clever Trick, 76 dk b/ Tricky Creek, 86 b ...... Battle Creek Girl, 77 b Leslie’s Lady, 96 b ... Stop the Music, 70 b Crystal Lady, 90 b ...... One Last Bird, 80 ch

By CURLIN (2004). Horse of the year twice, Classic winner of $10,501,800 USA in N.A. and United Arab Emirates, Preakness S. [G1] (PIM, $600,000), etc. Sire of 5 crops of racing age, 451 foals, 295 starters, 24 stakes winners, 1 champion, 214 winners of 518 races and earning $26,891,272 USA, including Stellar Wind (Champion in U.S., to 3, 2015, $913,200, Santa Anita Oaks [G1] (SA, $240,000), etc.), Palace Malice ($2,691,135, Belmont S. [G1] (BEL, $600,000), etc.), Keen Ice (to 3, 2015, $1,819,645, Travers S. [G1] (SAR, $850,000), etc.), Exaggerator (at 2, 2015, $1,023,120, Saratoga Special S. [G2] (SAR, $120,000), etc.), Curalina (at 3, 2015, $1,006,800, Acorn S. [G1] (BEL, $400,000), etc.), Diversy Harbor (to 4, 2015, $377,690, Buena Vista S. [G2] (SA, $120,000), etc.). 1st dam LESLIE’S LADY, by Tricky Creek. 5 wins at 2 and 3, $187,014, Hoosier Debutante S. [L] (HOO, $41,430), 2nd Martha Washington S. [L] (OP, $10,000). Dam of 11 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners-- BEHOLDER (f. by Henny Hughes). 15 wins in 20 starts, 2 to 5, 2015, $4,436,600, Champion 2-year-old filly in U.S., Champion 3-year-old filly in U.S., Champion older mare in U.S., Breeders’ Cup Distaff [G1] (SA, $1,100,000), Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies [G1] (SA, $1,080,000), TVG Pacific Classic S. [G1] (DMR, $600,000), Clement L. Hirsch S. [G1] (DMR, $180,000), S. [G1] (SA, $180,000) twice, Santa Anita Oaks [G1] (SA, $180,000), Las Virgenes S. [G1] (SA, $150,000), Zenyatta S. [G1] (SA, $150,000), etc. INTO MISCHIEF (c. by Harlan’s Holiday). 3 wins in 6 starts at 2 and 3, $597,080, CashCall Futurity [G1] (HOL, $403,000), Damascus S. [L] (OSA, $68,280), 2nd Malibu S. [G1] (SA, $50,000), San Vicente S. [G2] (SA, $30,000), Hollywood Prevue S. [G3] (HOL, $20,000). Sire.

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7th-WRD, $20,900, 3-21, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:41.97, ft. PONTIFF (h, 6, Giant’s Causeway--Preach {GISW, $304,656}, by Mr. Prospector) Lifetime Record: 25-2-9-4, $94,107. O-Edward L. McAlvain; B-Claiborne Farm (KY); T-Kenneth Nolen. *$310,000 Ylg '11 KEESEP. **1/2 to Pulpit (A.P. Indy), MGSW, $728,200; Tell It (Storm Cat), SP, $162,283; and Urban Poet (Dynaformer), GSP.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Timna, f, 3, Pioneerof the Nile--Quadriga, by Grand Slam. PRX, 3-21, (C), 6f, 1:12.67. B-Alston Thoroughbreds LLC (LA). *$85,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. Here Comes Chloe, f, 4, Bellamy Road--Letithappencaptain (MSW, $223,125), by Captain Bodgit. WRD, 3-21, 1m, 1:43.49. B-SF Bloodstock LLC (KY). *$40,000 Wlg '12 KEENOV; $90,000 2yo '14 BARMAR; $19,000 RNA 4yo '16 KEEJAN. **1/2 to Ultimate Eagle (Mizzen Mast), GIW & MGSW, $547,800.

Stallwalkin’ Dude (City Place) earns 14th career victory in allowance at Parx.

UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES Date Race Track 3/26 GII New Orleans H. FG GII Mervin Muniz Memorial H. FG GII Fair Grounds Oaks FG GII Louisiana Derby FG GII Santa Ana S. SA 4/2 GI Florida Derby GP GII Gulfstream Park Oaks GP GII Honey Fox S. GP GII Pan American S. GP GIII Skip Away S. GP GIII Orchid S. GP GIII Appleton S. GP GIII San Simeon S. SA Click here to download GIII Bourbonette Oaks TP GIII Spiral S. TP