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DACITA RETURNING FOR 6YO SEASON DOWN THE SHEDROW by Steve Sherack WITH MIKE STIDHAM Dacita (Chi) (Scat Daddy), on the shelf since coming within a nose of capturing the GII Canadian S. at Woodbine last September, has rejoined trainer Chad Brown=s Palm Meadows base and is aiming to begin her 6-year-old campaign this spring. AShe=s been training with Eddie Woods since the first week of January and actually just shipped to Palm Meadows [Tuesday] to Chad=s Dacita | @BradleyTBs barn there,@ said co-owner Pete Bradley, who campaigns the chestnut along with Sheep Pond Partners. Cont. p8 Mike Stidham | Horsephotos By Christie DeBernardis IN TDN EUROPE TODAY For trainer Mike Stidham, racing has always been in his blood. GORDON RELISHING NEW ROLE WITH PALMER His father George Stidham was a jockey, turned jockey agent, Champion apprentice Josephine Gordon, who recently turned trainer and in 1978, at the age of 21, the younger relocated to Newmarket to take up a role with Hugo Palmer, is Stidham took out his trainer=s license and went out on his own looking forward to another productive year in 2017. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. with a few of his father=s cast-offs. He had his first winner a year later and captured his first graded stake in 1988 with Manzotti, who would go on to sire his first Grade I winner Two Altazano. Now 59-years-old, the New Jersey native has conditioned 32 graded stakes winners, including a trio of Grade I-winning females in Two Altazano, Sutra (Meadowlake) and most recently Her Emmynency (Successful Appeal). Stidham looks primed to increase that number in 2017 with Grade III winner and GISP Zipessa (City Zip) coming back and several promising young runners in the barn, such as ATDN Rising Stars@ Diadura (Hard Spun) and Stallion Heiress (Exchange Rate).

! ZIPESSA (m, 5, City Zip) Winner of the GIII Dr. James Penny Memorial S. this summer, Zipessa checked in third in the GI Beverly D. S. on Arlington Million day and was second next out in the GI Rodeo Drive S. at Santa Anita Oct. 1. The Empyrean Stables colorbearer was last seen finishing a late-closing fifth in the GI Breeders= Cup F/M Turf Nov. 5. Cont. p3 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected]

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AShe=s been down in Ocala with Randy Bradshaw. She=s worked a couple of quarters and actually just arrived back in my shedrow at Fair Grounds [Tuesday].@ AWe don=t have anything definite planned. We just wanted to with Mike Stidham give her some time after her race at Keeneland to grow up and by Christie DeBernardis fill out a little bit, which she did. We don=t have a schedule Cont. from p1 planned out. We will just take it one race at a time.@ AZipessa arrived with Diadura [Tuesday], so she is going to get started back for her 2017 campaign. We are really excited about her because in the Breeders= Cup race she showed us a dimension we didn=t know she had. She got off bad, Bravo just kind of let her settle without rushing her and then asked her to make a move. She mad a big, sweeping move and lost a lot of ground, but she was running on at the end, so we are really, really excited about getting her back and getting going with her.@

! DIADURA (f, 3, Hard Spun) Empyrean Stables and Two Princesses= Diadura captured her debut over the Arlington synthetic in August and was tabbed a ATDN Rising Star@ after her decisive victory in the Arlington- Washington Lassie S. Sept. 10 (video). The dark bay was last seen finishing a disappointing 10th in the GI Darley Alcibiades S. in her first start on dirt at Keeneland Oct. 7. Diadura | Four Footed Fotos

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! STALLION HEIRESS (f, 3, Exchange Rate) maybe the [GIII] Appalachian [S.] at Keeneland [Apr. 13]. Donning cap and gown by four lengths when unveiled in a Fair Something like that.@ Grounds turf sprint Dec. 8, Stallionaire Enterprises= Stallion Heiress earned the ATDN Rising Star@ distinction with a ! HANIEL (f, 3, Mizzen Mast) 7 3/4-length tour-de-force in the one-mile Joseph E. >Spanky= Breaking sharply from post 11 in her career bow on the Fair Broussard Memorial S. Feb. 11 (video). Grounds lawn Feb. 11, Sangreal Investments homebred Haniel AShe was coming out of a went from gate to wire to graduate 5 1/2-furlong sprint race and going by 3 1/2 lengths (video). two turns for the first time [in the AWe were really pleased with her. Broussard]. We felt like she would She was one that was working nicely handle the added distance with no on the dirt and we knew with her problem, but [you don=t know] until pedigree that the grass should help they go out and do it. Because she is her even more. She certainly went out so talented, but very fast early, you and did what we were hoping she always worry about those kind being would do. She was impressive in the able to relax and finish up. She really way she was able to let the horses impressed all of us with the way she come to her in the stretch and then was able to open up pull away with another gear. We 10 lengths down the backside and just were happy to see her able to do keep going in the stretch. We were that.@ Stallion Heiress | Hodges Photography very pleased with her and very AThere is a $50,000 stake in March impressed. With her, we are certainly going to look at the little at the Fair Grounds [the Allen >Black Cat= Lacombe Memorial S. stake here at the Fair Grounds also [the Allen >Black Cat= Mar. 11] that we will nominate her to and we will also be Lacombe Memorial S. Mar. 11] and also looking forward to looking at the first allowance condition.@ Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Proforma | Hodges Photography

! PROFORMA Third on debut to next out stakes winner Saint=s Fan (Tale of Ekati) at Churchill Downs Nov. 4, Proforma broke through with a neck success next out there Nov. 27. The DARRS Inc. runner concluded his juvenile campaign with a three-length victory in the Sugar Bowl S. in NOLA last time Dec. 17. AHe=s doing well. He got caught up in the quarantine, so we missed a couple of the options we had for him, a stake at the Fair Grounds and a stake in Houston that we were considering. The quarantine stopped us from doing either one of those, so we don=t have anything definite planned, but we will be looking at coming back in a stake in his next start.@

! R NAJA (f, 3, Exchange Rate) Third to Diadura in the Arlington-Washington Lassie, R Naja earned her diploma at fourth asking on the main track at Fair Grounds Nov. 25, but tired to sixth next out in the Letellier Memorial S. Dec. 17. The DARRS Inc. colorbearer kicked off her sophomore season with a victory sprinting over the lawn in NOLA Feb. 10 (video). AR Naja is another filly that we think is probably pretty talented. We think turf is going to be her preferred surface. She=s another one where we aren=t positive what her best distance is going to be, but definitely staying on turf.@

! RAPID RHYTHM (m, 5, Successful Appeal) Privately purchased by DARRS Inc. after RNAing for $19,000 at the 2016 Keeneland January sale and transferred to Stidham, Rapid Rhythm won four of her seven starts for those connections, including the Virginia-bred Oakley S. at Laurel Sept. 24. The bay was privately purchased yet again by Robert S. Evans and captured the Battle of New Orleans S. Dec. 3 in her first outing for her new owner. Cont. p6 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Down the Shedrow with Mike Stidham cont. ASynchrony is a horse of Pin Oak=s that I had never trained before. They felt he wasn=t suited for Oaklawn, which is where ! RAPID RHYTHM (m, 5, Successful Appeal) Donnie Von Hemel goes. They didn=t think he liked that track, so AWe are pointing for the Mardi Gras S. [Feb. 28]. She is one of they sent him to me a few months ago and he=s really been those ones that always training well. This will be our first start with him and we are had talent and we just excited to have him in the barn.@ got here in these one turn turf races and she ! ARBOL (f, 3, Elusive Quality) has just blossomed for A daughter of MGSW Forest Heiress (Forest Wildcat), who is a us. We are lucky to full-sister to GISW Wildcat Heir, Godolphin=s Arbol finished have her. I think Mr. eighth when unveiled over the Fair Grounds main track Jan. 29. Evans= plan when he The homebred will switch to the turf Friday for her second start bought her was to Rapid Rhythm | Hodges Photography in the third race in NOLA. breed her [to Tonalist] AArbol is a filly of Godolphin=s that ran first time out on the dirt. after this race, so this will probably be her last race.@ We felt ultimately with her pedigree and her make up that sprinting on the grass was going to suit her better. We feel she is ! SYNCHRONY (c, 4, Tapit) going to improve off her first start.@ A two-time winner as a juvenile for previous trainer Donnie Von Hemel, Synchrony was third in Oaklawn=s Smarty Jones S. at ! APPLESOLUTELY TRUE (f, 3, Afleet Alex) the start of last year and was a disappointing sixth next out in Hill >n= Dale Farm homebred Applesolutely True, a son of the the GIII Southwest S. this time last year. Last seen completing SP Applesolutely (Affirmed), will make her career bow against the trifecta in Keeneland=s GIII Lexington S. Apr. 16, the Pin Oak her stablemate Arbol Friday. homebred was transferred to Stidham and is set to make his AShe has trained well over at the Evangeline training center. first start for his new conditioner Friday in the eighth race at Fair She is bred for the grass as well and we think she has a lot of Grounds. potential.@ Cont. p7 Graded Sons of Tapit 2017 Fee Wins 2YO GSW TONALIST $30,000 6 - TAPITURE $7,500 5 KY JOCKEY CLUB S. (G2) FROSTED $50,000 5 - TAPIZAR $15,000 3 - RACE DAY $6,000 3 - CONSTITUTION $25,000 2 - ANCHOR DOWN $10,000 2 -

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! BROOKLINE (c, 3, Tapit) ! CHARGED (f, 3, Elusive Quality) Godolphin=s Brookline is the final foal out of the late GISW and Godolphin=s Charged is out MGSP Kiawah Cat (Lemon Drop Broodmare of the Year Cara Rafaela (Quiet American), who Kid), a half-sister to GSW millionaire Cat O=Mountain (Street Cry produced champion Bernardini (A.P. Indy) and GISP Ile de France {Ire}), who was third in the G1 Dubai World Cup; and GSW and (Storm Cat), the dam of MGISW Love and Pride (A.P. Indy). Fifth MGISP Michita (Dynaformer). Runner-up in her career bow on debut in NOLA Dec. 3, the homebred made up ground late to sprinting over the Arlington turf Aug. 4, the dark bay was a non- be third next out Dec. 26. The gray kicks off his 3-year-old factor seventh last time at Kentucky Downs Sept. 15. The campaign Saturday in the seventh race at the Fair Grounds. homebred switched to the dirt and extends to a route of ground ABrookline has been a bit of a project. He is obviously bred to Saturday in ninth race at Fair Grounds. be anything, a superstar. We always felt like he has a lot of ACharged is a filly that made her first two starts on the grass, talent, but not necessarily giving everything that he=s got. He=s but her last three or four works here on the dirt during the had a couple starts with blinkers on and we experimented with quarantine have been really impressive. We are looking forward taking the blinkers off because in his last start, he actually kind to trying her two turns on the dirt. I=m hoping for a big effort@ of almost walked out of the gate. He left slowly and didn=t really get into the race until really late. He dropped way back and started making a move late and made up quite a bit of ground. He=s one of the ones that is a little bit immature mentally and hasn=t really put it all together, so we are trying him this time without the blinkers. He=s worked well without them, so we are DID YOU KNOW? hoping this time that with the change in equipment and having a Irish War Cry (Curlin) couple of races under his belt, he is going to come around for us. was tabbed as a He is a good looking horse with a big stride and we are trying to “TDN Rising Star” get him to show what he really can do. Hopefully he will do that Visit the TDN Rising Stars section in this race.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 16, 2017

ABecause she=s a Southern Hemisphere filly and we didn=t start running her until she was a 4-year-old up here, we decided that we=d run her--unless there was some reason not to run her-- through her 6-year-old year,@ Bradley explained. AShe had a little setback with some bruising in her feet out of the race in Canada and we just gave her the time she needed. We did enter her in Dacita Returning for 6yo Season cont. from p1 the sale, but just as a back up in case her problems were more significant than we had thought.@ GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Del Mar the year-end goal and work backwards from there to map out a campaign? AThat=s the Chad Brown style,@ Bradley concluded with a laugh.

FLORIDA DERBY POSSIBLE FOR EL AREEB ATDN Rising Star@ El Areeb (Exchange Rate), a dominant winner of both the GIII Jerome S. Jan. 2 and GIII Withers S. Feb. 4 at Aqueduct, is being considered for a start in Gulfstream=s GI Florida Derby Apr. 1. Trainer Cathal Lynch isn=t ruling anything out, however, as he is also considering Dacita | Sarah Andrew remaining in New Bradley continued, AShe=s probably on a schedule to start early York for the in the Belmont meet. She couldn=t be doing any better and looks GII Wood Memorial great. We=re looking forward to a good year with her. She=s a S. or heading to fun one.@ Keeneland for the A two-time champion and three-time Group 1 winner in her GII Blue Grass S., native land, Dacita registered a career high in the U.S. by both of which are annexing last summer=s GI Diana S. at Saratoga in a blanket El Areeb | Sarah Andrew Apr. 8. finish (video). She was scratched from the Fasig-Tipton AThe horse is doing great,@ Lynch remarked. AWe=re very, November Sale after emerging from her aforementioned effort very pleased. He=s probably going to work Friday or Saturday. north of the border with a bruised foot. Bred by Haras Paso = = Nevado, Dacita is out of the Chilean Broodmare of the Year Daja We re looking to do a little something because he s tearing the (Chi) (Seeker=s Reward) and has posted a career record of 16-9- barn down. We=ve been going back and forth about the 3-1 and earnings of $1,012,769. She also counts a head victory [GIII] Gotham [S. Mar. 4]; that=s still up in the air. I=m leaning over two-time champion Tepin (Bernstein) on her resume in the toward waiting for the Wood or the Blue Grass or the Florida 2015 GII Ballston Spa S. at Saratoga. Derby, which was thrown into the mix the other day. Cont. p9 FIRST YEARLINGS SELL THIS SUMMER.

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Florida Derby Possible for El Areeb cont. Lynch added, A[It=ll be] one of those three preps. We=ll give him a chance. He=s going to have to step up and prove that that=s where he belongs, but he=s doing everything right and we=re happy with him.@ The Florida Derby was put on the table due to timing and it=s rich history of producing successful runners in the Triple Crown races, such as 2013 GI Kentucky Derby hero Orb (Malibu Moon) and last term=s Derby winner Nyquist (Uncle Mo). AWe=ll look at where everyone else is settling down and where they=re all looking to go,@ Lynch said. AWith all the good horses, you=re going to run into them at some point. The Florida Derby has been a great prep for the Derby. Nyquist came in from California last year and took that route and it proved very successful.@ He continued, ASo many things go into play. We=ll finalize our plans but the horse will dictate everything. That=s always been our way. It=s the horse first; whatever=s best for the horse. We=re not taking anything for granted. We=re just keeping our options open right now. The owners [M M G Stables] and I will sit down when it gets closer to the time and make a final decision.@

UNCONTESTED HAS FINAL SOUTHWEST PREP him a mile and let him finish the last half and he did the last quarter in :24. So it really wasn=t a half-mile work--as was posted--but that=s what they caught him, the last half-mile. It was really a two-minute lick of a mile.@ Smarty Jones runner-up Petrov (Flatter) put in his final breeze prior to the Southwest Monday, completing five furlongs in 1:00 (2/10) at Oaklawn. The Rialto Racing Stables and Southern Spring Stables colorbearer completed his final quarter in :22.80 and galloped out six panels in 1:13. AI=m proud of where we=re at,@ co-owner/trainer Ron Moquett said. AI=m ready to see what happens.@

Uncontested | Coady Smarty Jones S. winner Uncontested (Tiz Wonderful) completed his preparations for Monday=s GIII Southwest S. at Oaklawn with a half-mile move in :51 flat (10/11) Tuesday morning in Hot Springs. The Wayne Catalano pupil completed his final quarter-mile in :24 and galloped out five furlongs in 1:04.40. National Handicapping Championship: Inside Horse Racing's AA lot of trainers do things different ways,@ said Harry 'Hunger Games' Three days in Las Vegas at Athe richest, most Rosenblum, who owns Uncontested in partnership with Robert important and most prestigious tournament for horseplayers in LaPenta. AAnd, what he basically did was he two-minute licked the world@ Alex Scordelis, Rolling Stone Saturday, Laurel Park, post time: 4:30 p.m. EST BARBARA FRITCHIE S.-GII, $300,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 High Ridge Road K Quality Road Martin S. Schwartz Rice Karamanos 118 2 Rowd E Allie E Dubai Shindel Thoroughbred Ventures LLC Breen Lynch 118 3 By the Moon Indian Charlie Jay Em Ess Stable Nevin Carrasco 120 4 Regia Marina Medaglia d'Oro Godolphin Racing LLC Harty McCarthy 118 5 Sweet On Smokey Successful Appeal BB Horses Gonzalez Toledo 118 6 Takrees Daaher Shadwell Stable McLaughlin Ortiz, Jr. 118 7 Clothes Fall Off K Daaher Cheyenne Stables LLC, Southern Equine Stable LLC McLaughlin Maragh 120 & Gatewood Bell 8 Wonder Gal Tiz Wonderful Clearview Stable LLC Gyarmati Carmouche 118 Breeders: 1-Betz/Kidder/Blackburn/Lamantia/J.Betz/Graves/Davidson, 2-Two-Turn Farm LLC, 3-Samantha Siegel, 4-Darley, 5-Tom McCrocklin & Frank Mermenstein, 6-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 7-Dean Hayes & Shadwell Farm, LLC., 8-Apache Farm LLC

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST BUENA VISTA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Illuminant K Quality Road Eclipse Thrbred Prtnrs, Head of Plains Prtnrs LLC McCarthy Pena 122 or SF Rcng LLC 2 Lily Pod K Bernstein Agave Racing Stable or Queen Bee Racing, LLC D'Amato Garcia 120 3 Mokat K Uncle Mo J K Racing Stable, LLC Baltas Desormeaux 124 4 Do the Dance K Discreet Cat Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing or Sherlock Sherlock Baze 120 5 Prize Exhibit (GB) Showcasing (GB) DP Racing Cassidy Smith 122 6 Hillhouse High K Exchange Rate Golden Eagle Farm Investment, L.P. Baltas Gonzalez 120 7 Evo Campo (Ire) Approve (Ire) Day or DiPietro Gallagher Blanc 120 8 Jeremy's Legacy (Ire) Jeremy Great Friends Stable, Head of Plains Partners LLC O'Neill Arroyo, Jr. 120 or Keh, Et Al 9 Juno (Brz) Setembro Chove (Brz) Team Valor International Drysdale Contreras 120 10 Pretty Girl (Arg) Harlan's Holiday Stud RDI, LLC or Bonne Chance Farm, LLC Lobo Nakatani 120 11 Wild At Heart Indian Charlie Ramona S. Bass, LLC Mandella Prat 120 Breeders: 1-Sycamore Hall Farm LLC, 2-Caldara Farm Inc. & William R. HilliardJr., 3-Dr. Charles S. Giles, 4-Lester Kwok & Dr. Naoya Yoshida, 5-Mrs R. F. Johnson Houghton, 6-Runnymede Farm Inc., 7-Richard O'Hara, 8-Laurence & David Gleeson, 9-Stud Chesapeake, 10-El Chanar, 11-Martin Cherry

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 1:30 p.m. EST ROYAL DELTA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Verve's Tale Tale of Ekati Charles E. Fipke Tagg Lopez 123 2 Curlin's Approval Curlin Alter's Racing Stable, Inc. Wolfson Saez 121 3 Mo' Green K Uncle Mo D. J. Stable, LLC Orseno Velazquez 117 4 Venom Girl K Stevie Wonderboy Angel Quiroz Quiroz Mena 117 5 Eskenformoney K Eskendereya StarLadies Racing and Lisa Troutt Pletcher Castellano 123 6 Caboclo do Rio (Chi) Dance Brightly Haras Carioca Quiroz Jaramillo 119 Breeders: 1-Charles Fipke, 2-Happy Alter, 3-Candy Meadows LLC & Jim R. Wells, 4-Kenneth Littrell, 5-Ramspring Farm, 6-Haras Carioca Saturday, Laurel Park, post time: 5:00 p.m. EST GENERAL GEORGE S.-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Never Gone South K Munnings M M G Stables LLC Lynch McCarthy 118 2 Afleet Willy Wilburn BB Horses Gonzalez Carrasco 118 3 Page McKenney Eavesdropper Adam Staple & Jalin Stable Eppler Karamanos 122 4 Classy Class K Discreetly Mine Cheyenne Stables LLC McLaughlin Maragh 118 5 Imperial Hint Imperialism Raymond Mamone Carvajal, Jr. Pimentel 118 6 Stallwalkin' Dude City Place David Jacobson & Head of Plains Partners LLC Jacobson Ortiz, Jr. 122 7 Voluntario K Hold Me Back Rudy R. Rodriguez Rodriguez Silvera 118 8 Grasshoppin Cat Thief Michael W. Jester Serey, Jr. Caballero 118 9 Heaven's Runway Run Away and Hide Michael Dubb Rodriguez Carmouche 122 10 Ocean Knight Curlin Stonestreet Stables LLC McLaughlin Lynch 118 Breeders: 1-Bend Or Thoroughbreds, USA, 2-Bryant H. Prentice III, 3-Dr. James E. Bryant & Linda P. Davis, 4-E Paul Robsham Stable LLC, 5-Shade Tree Thoroughbreds Inc, 6-Maria M. Haire, 7-Michael Feuerborn & Amy Feuerborn, 8-Michael W. Jester, 9-Dr. K. K. Jayaraman & Dr. V. DeviJayaraman, 10-Thor-Bred Stables, LLC

Saturday, Golden Gate Fields, post time: 6:45 p.m. EST EL CAMINO REAL DERBY-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Zakaroff Slew's Tiznow Antone Metaxas Specht Frey 122 2 More Power to Him Slew's Tiznow Brett Mason Taylor Gomez 122 3 Ann Arbor Eddie Square Eddie Reddam Racing LLC O'Neill Gutierrez 122 4 Tribal Storm Papa Clem Curt & Lila Lanning, LLC Moger, Jr. Cedillo 122 5 Sheer Flattery Flatter Barrow, Hollendorfer or Robertson Hollendorfer Alvarado 122 6 Colonel Samsen K Colonel John Casner Racing, LP, Wachtel Stable, Barber or Johnsen Harty Gonzalez 122 7 Kona Dreams K Midshipman Kretz Racing, LLC Papaprodromou Ocampo 122 Breeders: 1-Eagle Ridge Racing LLC, 2-Brett Mason, 3-Reddam Racing LLC, 4-Curtis C. & Lila L. Lanning LLC, 5-Amy Boulton, 6-CJ Thoroughbreds & Casner Racing LP, 7-Joe Treffiletti

Saturday, Oaklawn Park, post time: 6:09 p.m. EST BAYAKOA S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Steel Cut Cactus Ridge Wesley E. Hawley Hawley Hill 119 2 Terra Promessa Curlin Stonestreet Stables, LLC Asmussen Santana, Jr. 119 3 Hailstorm Slew Munnings C. R. Trout Trout Quinonez 117 4 Power of Snunner Power by Far James M. Courtney Sharp Emigh 115 5 Streamline Straight Line Nancy A. Vanier & Cartwright Thoroughbreds V LLC Williamson Landeros 119 6 Impasse Quality Road Briland Farm Lukas Vazquez 119 7 Ready to Confess More Than Ready Pin Oak Stb Von Hemel Rocco, Jr. 119 8 Super Saks K Sky Mesa Robert C. Baker & William L. Mack Lukas Birzer 115 Breeders: 1-Dream Walkin' Farms Inc., 2-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 3-C. R. Trout, 4-James M. Courtney, 5-Nancy Vanier, 6-Briland Farm, Robert Mitchell &Stacy Mitchell, 7-Pin Oak Stud, LLC, 8-Kennelot Stables LTD. Brought to you by SALES STATISTICS

Leading 2016 First-Crop Sires of Yearlings by cumulative average price, for sires standing in North America

Rank Name FYr Loc 2014 Fee Ring Sold Avg Median 1 Orb F15 KY $25,000 71 55 $148,318 $125,000 2 Shanghai Bobby F15 KY $20,000 75 64 $115,804 $90,000 3 Oxbow F15 KY $20,000 31 25 $108,960 $85,000 4 Animal Kingdom F15 KY $35,000 76 50 $99,388 $77,500 5 Violence F15 KY $15,000 91 70 $88,736 $60,000 6 Buffum F15 MD $3,500 2 1 $85,000 $85,000 7 Paynter F15 KY $25,000 65 41 $83,853 $40,000 8 Point of Entry F15 KY $25,000 47 33 $62,363 $45,000 9 Graydar F15 KY $15,000 67 45 $54,465 $35,000 10 Take Charge Indy F15 KY $20,000 75 52 $40,442 $22,000 11 Corfu F15 FL $3,500 6 4 $38,250 $20,000 12 Morning Line F15 KY $10,000 44 33 $36,696 $25,000 13 Data Link F15 KY $7,500 77 60 $35,004 $19,000 14 Jimmy Creed F15 KY $12,500 63 47 $34,986 $22,500 15 Justin Phillip F15 KY $12,500 50 34 $33,834 $25,500 16 Flat Out F15 KY $10,000 85 69 $32,246 $20,000 17 Liaison F15 KY $10,000 55 42 $31,861 $19,500 18 Smiling Tiger F15 CA $5,000 33 26 $30,619 $19,000 19 Ultimate Eagle F15 CA N/A 6 4 $30,500 $28,500 20 Denman (Aus) F15 KY $15,000 17 13 $28,544 $7,500 21 Soldat F15 FL $5,000 43 32 $27,503 $6,750 22 Overanalyze F15 KY $10,000 84 52 $27,437 $17,000 23 Power Broker F15 KY $10,000 40 34 $25,606 $10,500 24 Fort Larned F15 KY $15,000 30 26 $25,333 $17,500 25 Anthony's Cross F15 FL $2,500 3 2 $24,250 $24,250

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Wednesday=s Results: 9th-GP, $40,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 2-15, 3yo, f, Owner/Breeder June McKnight Passes Away at 98: 6 1/2f, 1:19.31, ft. Owner and breeder June McKnight passed away at her home GHALIA (f, 3, Medaglia d=Oro--Verdana Bold {GSW, $331,297}, in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Tuesday at the age of 98. A by Rahy), sent off the 3-5 favorite, emerged from an early lifelong horse lover, McKnight was a daughter of NYRA President scramble for the lead to show the way through fractions of and Chairman John Hanes. She campaigned steeplechasers for :22.46 and :45.61 and found more when confronted by a rival to many years with trainer D.M. Smithwick and bred European her outside on the turn. Digging in along the rail in the stretch, champion and two-time G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe winner the filly forged clear to score decisively by 1 1/2 lengths over a Alleged. McKnight is survived by three children, six late-running Modacious (Uncle Mo). Ghalia, a $600,000 KEENOV grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services are weanling, delivered as the 3-5 favorite in her career unveiling private, but donations can be made in her name to the National going a half-furlong shorter Jan. 22. Her third dam is SW & Steeplechase Foundation or the United States Equestrian MGISP Harbour Club (Danzig). Ghalia=s win came three days Foundation, earmarked for eventing. after Sumaya U.S. Stable=s >TDN Rising Star= Malagacy (Shackleford) took his record to two-for-two at Gulfstream. For more on breeder Ed Seltzer=s association with Ghalia=s family, click here. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, MJC to Host Students on Track: sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $46,800. The Maryland Jockey Club will host Students on Track Mar. 4, O-Sumaya U.S. Stable; B-Edward A. Seltzer, Beverly Anderson & which is a day designed for college students to explore the Darley (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. career possibilities in the equine industry. Participants will Brookdale Purchased & Raised for Sumaya U.S. attend morning workouts and meet trainers, exercise riders, vets and owners. They will enjoy lunch and live racing before taking part in a panel discussion with the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance=s Stacie Clark-Rogers, writer Joe Clancy and America=s Best Racing correspondent and Equestricon co- 6th-GP, $38,000, Msw, 2-15, 3yo, 6f, 1:12.20, ft. founder Dan Tordjman. DIAMOND JIM (c, 3, Gemologist--Gregoriana, by Ascot Knight), a well-beaten sixth after a troubled trip in the same Jan. 4 maiden which produced >TDN Rising Star= Malagacy (Shackleford), was sent off at 3-1 in this second outing. The dark bay colt went quickly to the lead, setting fractions of :22.36 and :46.00 with heavily favored Switzerland (Speightstown) tracking him just to his outside. Switzerland pulled up on even terms turning for home, but Diamond Jim repelled his challenge while appearing to drift out repeatedly despite right-handed reminders from John Velazquez. Diamond Jim was inching clear late to score by 3/4 lengths while his head was cocked to the left. Gregoriana produced a filly by Twirling Candy in 2016 and was bred back to New Year=s Day. Sales history: $22,000 RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP; $120,000 2yo '16 EASMAY. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $23,180. O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-Grangemore (KY); T-T Pletcher.

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In the years we were Kentucky's Governor and First Lady, we strongly supported and still support the national reform effort pushed by the Water Hay Oats Alliance and others to bring rigor and consistency to the regulation of performance enhancing and performance-affecting drugs. My administration took many steps that put us at the forefront of addressing this issue. But the industry is at the point where 3rd-GPX, $38k, Msw (S), 3yo, f, 1m, post time: 1:33 p.m. ET meaningful further progress requires movement on a national E Five Racing=s FLORIDA FABULOUS (High Cotton) makes her level. We need federal legislation that creates uniform career debut for trainer David Fawkes. The filly, a half-sister to medication rules as well as common testing rules and graded stakes winners Travelin Man (Trippi), Discreet Dancer procedures, consistent enforcement and the creation of a (Discreet Cat) and stakes-winning Sweet N Discreet (Discreet national medication regulatory authority. Cat), sold for $400,000 after working a quarter in :21 2/5 at last As an industry, we must come together behind this effort. Our year=s OBS April sale. Also debuting is Most Privileged (Lookin at future depends upon it. Lucky), a $100,000 OBS March juvenile trained by Chad Brown. TJCIS PPs

INDUSTRY INFO

Steve and Jane Beshear Join W.H.O.A.: Steve Beshear, former Governor of Kentucky, and Jane Beshear, former IN BRITAIN: First Lady of Peaceful Passage, f, 3, War Front. See ABritain.@ Kentucky, joined the Water Hay Oats Alliance in support of federal legislation to bring national uniformity in medication policy. The Beshears have advocated for the cause publicly, particularly during their time in office from 2007-2015. The couple offered the following:

Horses are part of Kentucky's DNA. Economically, the equine industry--and in particular, Thoroughbred breeding and racing--is a signature industry on which thousands of Kentuckians rely for their livelihood. Culturally, racing is part of not only our heritage but also our very identity. That's why people call Kentucky the AHorse Capital of the World.@ So there is no state in this nation with more at stake as the horse racing industry wrestles with the issue of race-day medication and its impact on safety, integrity, and trust. Dear Breeder,

Thank you for supporting Chitu and making his first season at stud a success in 2016. Chitu’s first foals are starting to arrive, and we are thrilled to report he is stamping them with the same tremendous physical that attracted us to purchase him a few years ago at OBS.

Our confidence has never been higher in Chitu and his potential to be a good sire. We pledge to support him in every aspect of his stallion career, and that includes continuing to reward and incentivize breeders that also support Chitu.

In 2017, we will award 2 breeders with $10,000 cash each through a drawing at the conclusion of the upcoming breeding season. All of our 2017 breeders and Share The Upside Program partners will be eligible for the cash prizes.

We are also offering a Weanling Buy-Back Program this year on a limited, first-come-first-served basis that you may have seen us advertise. These are a couple of things we have going on in an effort to continue to offer the most breeder-friendly programs and incentives in Florida. 2016 Eclipse Award-winning owners Charles & Susan Chu We look forward to earning your business, and we wish you the best of luck this breeding season.

Sincerely, Susan Chu Tanma Corp 2017 Fee: $4,500 S&N Henny Hughes – Sea Gift, by A.P. Indy

352.622.5319 | www.BridlewoodFarm.com George G. Isaacs, General Manager TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 3 OF 3 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 16, 2017

BREEDERS’ EDITION

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 4th-MVR, $28,700, (S), (NW3X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 2-15, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:15.04, ft. BUCKEYE BULLET (g, 4, Dark Kestrel--Buckler, by Concerto) Second-crop starters to watch: Thursday, Feb. 16 Lifetime Record: 11-4-3-1, $109,259. O-Ruberto Racing Stable, Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ Inc.; B-Louis V. Ruberto (OH); T-Sharon Ruberto. BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) ASTROLOGY (A.P. Indy), Taylor Made Stallions, $7.5K, 156/16/2 8th-SUN, $27,900, 2-14, (NW1X), 3yo, 1m, 1:37.28, ft. 6-FG, Msw 1m, Delta Eighty Eight, 20-1 ALL SHACKED UP (g, 3, Shackleford--Awesome Angie, by BATED BREATH (GB) (Dansili {GB}), Banstead Manor Stud, $8K, Awesome Again) Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $33,928. O-Larry 211/20/0 Allen & John Jones; B-B. D. Gibbs Farm, LLC (KY); T-Justin R. 9-TAM, Aoc 1mT, Take A Deep Breath (GB), $33K RNA TAO CT Evans. *$35,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP; $12,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR. yrl, 3-1 COIL (Point Given), Magali Farms, $5K, 90/9/0 2nd-MVR, $26,200, (S), 2-15, (NW2L), 3yo, 6f, 1:15.26, ft. 3-GG, Aoc 6f, Recoiling, 6-1 NUTTIN' FASTER (g, 3, Roman Ruler--Damie's Peanut, by CREATIVE CAUSE (Giant's Causeway), Airdrie Stud, $15K, 174/20/1 Stravinsky) Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $35,160. O-Sherri L. 5-SA, Aoc 6 1/2f, Causa, 20-1 Greenhill; B-Greenhill Racing (OH); T-Jeffrey L. Greenhill. *1/2 to DIALED IN (Mineshaft), Darby Dan Farm, $7.5K, 174/21/3 In a Jif (Saintly Look), SW, $203,382; Son of a Nut (Unbridled 7-TP, Aoc 6 1/2f, Montu, $35K OBS APR 2yo, 10-1 Express), SP, $170,919. 9-TAM, Aoc 1mT, Phone Chick, $125K EAS MAY 2yo, 15-1 MACLEAN=S MUSIC (Distorted Humor), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $6.5K, 147/23/2 FOALING NEWS 9-TAM, Aoc 1mT, Romantic Music, $20K EAS MAY 2yo, 15-1 REDDING COLLIERY (Mineshaft), Red River Farms, $2K, 64/4/0 6-FG, Msw 1m, First After Break, $10K RNA EQL 2YO 2yo, 15-1 6-FG, Msw 1m, Pinch of Cayenne, $90K OBS APR 2yo, 6-1 6-FG, Msw 1m, Amp'd Up, $75K OBS OPN 2yo, 7-2 SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 208/25/1 7-TP, Aoc 6 1/2f, Noshackleshere, $22K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 9-2 7-OP, Msw 6f, Excessivespending, $65K EAS MAY 2yo, 5-2 STAR GUITAR (Quiet American), Clear Creek Stud, $4K, 80/4/0 6-FG, Msw 1m, Tune My Guitar, 8-1 TAPIZAR (Tapit), Gainesway Farm, $15K, 181/19/2 1-TAM, Msw 6f, +Tipster, $50K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1 ALEXIS TANGIER, 6, Tiznow--Cambiocorsa, by Avenue of Flags Foal born Jan. 26, a filly by Ghostzapper. Will be bred back to California Chrome. Owned by RanJan Racing Inc. Boarded at Taylor Made Farm. Accomplishments: SW, $206,680.

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2017 Leading Sires by Earnings for stallions standing in the Northern Hemisphere through Tuesday, Feb. 14 Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures for 2017 Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Unbridled's Song 2 3 2 3 1 1 73 15 $7,000,000 $7,501,951 (1993) by Unbridled FYR: 1998 Crops: 17 Stands: Taylor Made Stallions USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Arrogate 2 (Jpn) 4 7 3 4 -- -- 225 50 $590,392 $5,297,254 (2001) by Kingmambo FYR: 2006 Crops: 10 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station Jpn (-10,000,000) Mikki Rocket (JPN) 3 (Jpn) -- 10 -- 9 -- -- 223 39 $222,551 $5,236,679 (2002) by FYR: 2008 Crops: 8 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station Jpn (-30,000,000) Smart Layer (JPN) 4 Heart's Cry (Jpn) 3 4 2 2 -- -- 198 32 $339,125 $3,074,319 (2001) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2008 Crops: 8 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station Jpn (-8,000,000) (JPN) 5 Stay Gold (Jpn) 1 2 1 2 -- -- 211 23 $353,731 $2,799,053 (1994) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2003 Crops: 13 Stands: Big Red Farm JPN (Dead/Ret/Exp) Tsukuba Azuma O (JPN) 6 Ghostzapper 2 3 2 3 -- 1 72 17 $1,750,000 $2,531,144 (2000) by Awesome Again FYR: 2007 Crops: 9 Stands: Adena Springs KY ($75,000) Shaman Ghost 7 Neo Universe (Jpn) 1 1 1 1 -- -- 174 26 $490,416 $2,392,421 (2000) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2006 Crops: 10 Stands: Lex Stud Jpn (private) Glanzend (JPN) 8 (Jpn) 1 4 1 4 -- -- 158 22 $340,113 $2,230,254 (1998) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2004 Crops: 12 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station JPN (Dead/Ret/Exp) America's Cup (JPN) 9 South Vigorous 1 1 ------213 42 $223,949 $2,083,793 (1996) by End Sweep FYR: 2005 Crops: 11 Stands: Arrow Stud Jpn (private) A Shin Valor (JPN) 10 Kurofune -- 4 -- 3 -- -- 212 32 $246,240 $2,074,967 (1998) by French Deputy FYR: 2003 Crops: 13 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station Jpn (-2,000,000) Aerolithe (JPN) 11 (Jpn) ------217 33 $203,112 $2,061,479 (2001) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2009 Crops: 7 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station Jpn (-5,000,000) Nac Venus (JPN) 12 Gold Allure (Jpn) 1 1 ------192 30 $193,380 $1,652,003 (1999) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2005 Crops: 11 Stands: Shadai Stallion Station Jpn (-3,000,000) One Millionth (JPN) 13 Harlan's Holiday -- 2 -- 2 -- 1 134 21 $1,000,000 $1,651,769 (1999) by Harlan FYR: 2005 Crops: 10 Stands: USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Neolithic 14 Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn) 1 1 1 1 -- -- 181 23 $551,649 $1,621,043 (2000) by Sunday Silence FYR: 2007 Crops: 9 Stands: Breeders Stallion Station Jpn (-1,500,000) Tanta Alegria (JPN) 15 Empire Maker ------183 27 $127,851 $1,481,029 (2000) by Unbridled FYR: 2005 Crops: 11 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY ($85,000) Meisho Calotte (JPN)

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GORDON RELISHING NEW CHAMPIONSHIP STATUS IN ZABEEL MILE The G2 Zabeel Mile headlines a four graded-stake card at ROLE WITH PALMER Meydan on Thursday, and Championship (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) looks to make it back-to-back wins at the Group 2 level. The winner of the Listed National Day Cup over this trip in Abu Dhabi in December, the 6-year-old gelding was beaten a neck by Light The Lights (SAf) (Western Winter) going a furlong further in the Listed Singspiel S. on Jan. 5, and rebounded when dropped back to seven furlongs to win the G2 Al Fahidi Fort over Flash Fire (Ire) (Shamardal) and Noah From Goa (SAf) (Tiger Ridge) on Jan. 19. Mike de Kock saddles both Light The Lights and Noah From Goa, with stable rider Christophe Soumillon opting for the latter. ABoth mine are very well and should be competitive,@ said de Kock. ANoah From Goa needed his first run and has certainly improved from it.@ Cont. in Worldwide News p5

Champion apprentice Josephine Gordon | racingfotos.com IN TDN AMERICA TODAY DOWN THE SHEDROW WITH MIKE STIDHAM Christie DeBernardis catches up with trainer Mike Stidham in By Tom Peacock the lastest installment of “Down the Shedrow.” Click or tap here Josephine Gordon will not be moving to France any time soon. to go straight to TDN America. Notwithstanding her disappointment over France-Galop's decision to propose handing female riders a 2kg (4.4 lbs) allowance in all races beneath Class 1, she is currently undergoing her initiation for a golden opportunity as a contracted jockey to Hugo Palmer's stable. This involved a permanent move to Newmarket, having been crowned last year's champion apprentice from her old base in Lambourn. "I feel like I've learned a lot just in the last three weeks since I've been there," she said. "In general Newmarket is a lot different in how it's run compared with Lambourn. Before I was riding out for one or two different trainers a morning but now I'm riding at Hugo's every day. He has got some really nice horses, I'm literally riding different ones every day so he can get my opinion on them. At least I'm going to know them when it comes to riding them on the track." Palmer, who still has the G1 2000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) in his care, was one of the key supporters as Gordon galloped through her claim, riding an exceptional 87 winners as she wrestled the apprentice title from Tom Marquand. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 16 FEBRUARY, 2017

her at present. "I'm only just starting off with Hugo, I've got to earn that," she said. "I wouldn't be any William Buick or Frankie Dettori, they've got years of experience on me. I hope one day I will get the chance to ride in Group 1 races--Hugo did put me on really nice horses last year in some big handicap races and that paid off." Gordon, like many of her young contemporaries, is a polite Gordon Relishing New Role With Palmer Cont. from p1 and helpful interviewee. However, given her view on the recent Progress was not always as speedy; it took a lifeline from France-Galop announcement, it is clear that she will not be shy trainer Stan Moore to snap a losing streak lasting nearly two to offer an opinion if necessary. years from her debut success in September 2013. "I think they've made it into a quite a big deal but it's not over The 23-year-old from the tiny North Devon village of here," she considered. "I think it is very sexist, I think it's Chittlehampton ended up donning the Godolphin colours and probably the biggest sexist thing they could have done riding in the Shergar Cup. considering the last however many years they've been saying it's "It was as if I woke up and went from having two rides a week not about sexism, girls don't get whatever. It is a bit of a to having five or six in a day," she said. "I thought 'oh, it's going disgrace but if it comes over here, I'll ride to the rules and take it to slow down a bit,' but it kept coming. It was just like, this is the as an advantage. If I ever go to France it works in my favour.@ jockey's life, it's what they do every day. It has happened very "For anybody, female or male, I think it's a privilege to ride out quickly but at the same time it's gone on very long when I think your claim,@ she added. AThere are so many people that don't about when I first got my licence and had my first rides." after working so hard, if you're good enough or not. I'm chuffed Sitting in the weighing room on a chilly all-weather evening to bits to have ridden out my claim and I don't want to then be before riding one for Palmer at Kempton feels a lifetime away handed back another claim, it's taking another step back. Even from the glamour days of Royal Ascot. As Gordon's position is though it may work in my favour I want to prove myself without likened to that of John Gosden's trusted foot-soldier Rab Havlin, it." she accepts that the biggest-race appointments will be beyond Cont. p3

#ThrowbackThursday: Yeats (Sadler's Wells) and Johnny Murtagh take the 2008 G1 Gold Cup at Ascot. | racingfotos.com TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 16 FEBRUARY, 2017

grouped together by sire for easy reference, with sale prices shown in Guineas and Euros. The book is available to order from bettrendshop.co.uk for ,45.

Gordon dismounts after riding a winner in July | racingfotos.com Gordon Relishing New Role With Palmer Cont. She believes the British set-up with dedicated jockey coaches is an initiative that might bring through more female riders on the other side of the English Channel. "Without [Classic-winning jockey-turned-coach] John Reid, I'd definitely probably still be a 7lb claimer," she said. "Jane Elliott is banging in the winners here, it's suddenly clicked for her, Hollie Doyle has only a few left until she claims 3lb, there's Georgia Cox, Lulu Stanford. If you think 10 years ago, there were no girls around." Gordon now finds some of those competitors coming to her for advice. "I'll always offer some help but I'm still learning myself aren't I? I'm still going into ask the boys, like George Baker and Adam Kirby, or Cathy [Gannon] and Hayley [Turner], if she's around." There has been scant time to bask in the glory of her new-found champion status, or to find her own home. "Property seems to go very quickly," she smiled. Any precious days off are spent catching up on admin. "Hugo wanted to kick on from the new year and I couldn't miss that opportunity. If you're still getting the rides and the winners JUST THE JUDGE FOALS DUBAWI COLT you've got to keep going," she said. "It was a huge achievement Dual Grade/Group 1 winner Just The Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) but does life feel different? I suppose last year if my agent rang produced her first foal on Tuesday at Tweenhills Stud, a colt by up and said 'you're riding one for Al Shaqab', that was like Dubawi (Ire). The colt is bred by Qatar Racing and China Horse 'wow.' I'd say I'm more chilled out about it now." Club, who combined to purchase the mare for 4.5-million gns at Tattersalls December in 2014, when she was being offered to dissolve the partnership of Qatar Racing and the Sangster family. BLOODSTOCK SALES REVIEW TWO RELEASED A i50,000 yearling, Just The Judge was bought privately by that partnership after winning her first two starts at two, and Weatherbys has released its Bloodstock Sales Review 2016 she justified that decision when winning the following year=s G1 Part 2, which provides a wealth of information from the 2016 Irish 1000 Guineas after finishing second in the English version. bloodstock sales for industry professionals and bloodstock She won Woodbine=s GI EP Taylor S. the following year and enthusiasts. The book opens with a thorough overview of the picked up four more Group 1 placings during her career with major European sales, and features a definitive list of foals, trainer Charlie Hills. yearlings, mares and horses in and out of training sold in Europe, together with foals and yearlings sold in North America or Japan and sired by European-based stallions. All sales details are TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 16 FEBRUARY, 2017

CONDITIONS RESULT: 4th-WOL, ,19,000, 2-15, 4yo/up, 8f 141y (AWT), 1:48.55, st. THIRD TIME LUCKY (IRE) (g, 5, Clodovil {Ire}--Speckled Hen {Ire}, by Titus Livius {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 21-6-3-1, $242,740. O-The Musley Bank Partnership & Partner; B-Oghill House Stud (IRE); T-Richard Fahey. *i28,000 Wlg >12 GOFNOV; ,20,000 Ylg >13 DNPRM; 22,000gns 2yo >14 TATHIT; ,250,000 RNA HRA >15 GOFLON.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Alhajjaj (GB), g, 4, Cacique (Ire)--Strawberry Morn (MSW-US, $501,719), by Travelling Victor. WOL, 2-15, 9f 103y (AWT), 1:59.86. B-Newsells Park Stud (GB). *105,000gns Ylg >14 TATOCT. **1/2 to Strawberrydaiquiri (GB) (Dansili {GB}), MGSW & MG1SP-Eng, $439,664. Just The Judge and Sheikh Fahad al Thani | Racing Post

Wednesday=s Result: 5th-KEM, ,5,000, Mdn, 2-15, 3-4yo, 12f (AWT), 2:33.61, st. Wednesday=s Results: PEACEFUL PASSAGE (f, 3, War Front--Flying Passage, by A.P. 5th-CGN, i24,000, Mdn, 2-15, 3yo, c/g, 10f (AWT), 2:05.07, Indy), who was last seen finishing sixth over 10 furlongs on st. Lingfield=s Polytrack in December, broke well to race with +CULTIVATOR (FR) (g, 3, Motivator {Fr}--Tounsia {Fr}, by Desert enthusiasm behind the front quartet. Stoked up for the home Style {Ire}), sent off at 8-1, was slowly away and languished in straight, the 11-8 favourite built a head of steam to strip last place exhibiting greenness on the turns. Finding his rhythm Tomorrow Mystery (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) of the lead in the straight, the homebred managed to reel in Lodi (Fr) approaching the furlong pole en route to a decisive 3 1/4-length (Whipper) in the final yards and gain a half-length success. The score. The winner, who has a foal full-sister to follow, is a half- dam is a half to three black-type winners including the G3 Prix brother to sire Soaring Empire (Empire Maker), GSW-US, Cleopatre runner-up Santa Ponsa (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}) and is $386,393; to Hungry Island (More Than Ready), MGSW & connected to the G2 Ribblesdale S. heroine Gull Nook (GB) (Mill MGISP-US, $758,704; and to Tokyo Time (Medaglia d=Oro), GSP- Reef) whose son (GB) achieved multiple highweight US, $249,177. The second dam is the GI Ashland S. heroine Chic status and captured the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Shirine (Mr. Prospector), whose Waldoboro captured the GII Diamond S. and G1 Irish Champion S. She also has a 2-year-old True North H. and whose GII Ladies H.-winning daughter Tara colt by Authorized (Ire) named Bourbon Street (Fr) and a Roma (Lyphard) was later responsible for the GIII Ack Ack H. and yearling filly by Stormy River (Fr). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, GIII Turfway Park Fall Championship S.-winning sire Cappuchino i12,000. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. and Serra Lake (Seattle Slew) who annexed the GI Go for Wand O/B-Jean-Claude Seroul (FR); T-Frederic Rossi. H. Also from this wellspring of talent are the GI Travers S. winner Keen Ice (Curlin), the GI Diana S. heroine Somali Lemonade ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: (Lemon Drop Kid), GI Del Mar Oaks scorer Harmonize (Scat Dee Blere (Fr), f, 3, Harbour Watch (Ire)--Sister Swank (GSW-US, Daddy), the GI Haskell Invitational S. and GI Wood Memorial $389,989), by Skip Away. CGN, 2-15, 10f (AWT), 2:05.23. B- hero Verrazano (More Than Ready) and champion Queena (Mr. Aleyrion Bloodstock Ltd (FR). *i22,000 Ylg >15 ARQOCT. Prospector) who later threw the GI Hollywood Derby-winning sire Brahms. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, ,6,122. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Mrs Emory A Hamilton (KY); T-John Gosden. BOOKMARK http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/getLatest.php to download the latest edition of the TDN each day. FEBRUARY 2017 TDN WEEKEND

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FRENCH FLAIR IN DUBAI MILLENNIUM Thursday=s G3 Dubai Millennium S. at Meydan features a pair of high-performing runners from France in Elliptique (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) and >TDN Rising Star= Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). The former, a Group 3 winner in France and the winner of last Championship Status In Zabeel Mile Cont. from p1 year=s G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis in Germany while trained by De Kock continued, AIt is probably a shorter than ideal trip for Andre Fabre, was transferred to Dubai trainer Satish Seemar Light The Lights but he is in great form and this looks a good spot after a seventh in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup in December to run him again before, probably, stepping him up in trip on and makes his local debut. Super Saturday.@ Zarak, one of France=s most promising 3-year-olds last year, Also saddling a pair is Charlie Appleby. In addition to Flash Fire, failed to fully capitalize on his potential, finishing second behind the Godolphin trainer sends out the Group 1-placed Cymric Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) in both the G1 Prix du (Kitten=s Joy), winner of a course and distance handicap on Feb. Jockey Club and G2 Prix Guillaume d=Ornano, and the Aga Khan 2. colourbearer appears here for the first time since finishing third AFlash Fire produced a career best in the Al Fahidi Fort and has in the Oct. 1 G2 Prix Dollar for trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre. since produced another strong performance back in a handicap Godolphin filly Promising Run (Hard Spun) gets a weight break [when second on Feb. 9],@ said Appleby. He added, AWe were from the boys and she may just be the one to beat coming off a very pleased with Cymric=s first run and he has come out of that victory in the Jan. 26 G2 Al Rashidiya S. Fourth that day was Elite race in good order. He has solid Group 1 form so, if returning to Excalibur (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who has since run second anything like that level, he is going to be a serious contender.@ behind the classy Cymric (Kitten=s Joy) in a mile turf handicap on Feb. 2.

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 8:50 p.m. Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 10:00 p.m. ZABEEL MILE SPONSORED BY GULF NEWS-G2, $250,000, NH & SH DUBAI MILLENNIUM S. SPONSORED BY WHEELS-G3, $200,000, NH 3yo/up, 1600mT 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 2000mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Cymric Kitten’s Joy Barzalona Appleby 1 Sanshaawes (Saf) Ashaawes Cosgrave de Kock 125 2 Championship (Ire) Exceed and Excel (Aus) O’Donoghue bin Harmash 2 Elliptique (Ire) New Apprch (Ire) Mullen Seemar 131 3 Gifted Master (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Smullen Palmer 3 Manson (GB) Equiano (Fr) Dobbs Davis 124 4 Fanciful Angel (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Muscutt Botti 4 Zarak (Fr) Dubawi (Ire) Soumillon de Royer Dupre 124 5 Light The Lights (Saf) Western Winter Fayd’Herbe de Kock 5 Earnshaw Medaglia d’Oro Barzalona bin Ghadayer 125 6 Noah From Goa (Saf) Tiger Ridge Soumillon de Kock 6 Elite Excalibur (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Rodd Burridge 125 7 Flash Fire (Ire) Shamardal Buick Appleby 7 Fauvism Zamindar Reis Bouresly 125 All carry 125 pounds bar Championship, 128 pounds. 8 Master The World (Ire) Mstercrftsman (Ire) O’Neill Elsworth 125 9 Khusoosy Hard Spun Crowley Al Rayhi 125 10 Promising Run Hard Spun Murphy bin Suroor 123

Championship winning the Al Fahidi Fort | DRC/Andrew Watkins

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>SPECIAL= AIMS FOR SECOND BALANCHINE HH The President Cup at Abu Dhabi in 2015, the turf speedster rattled off three more wins on the bounce--in February of that Godolphin=s Very Special (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), the UAE year and in a brace of Meydan handicaps last term--including a highweighted older mare in 2016, made it consecutive G2 Cape 1000-metre contest in February of 2016 prior to a tough-luck Verdi tallies last time going a mile here Jan. 26 and will be second to Aussie veteran Buffering (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) in the looking to add her second G2 Balanchine after taking last year=s G1 Al Quoz Sprint Mar. 26. Ertijaal resumed with a win in a Jan. edition. A sixth-place run in the 1800-metre G1 Dubai Turf on 5 handicap at Meydan and appears to be in top form. Dubai World Cup Night last March is the only out of the money In his wake that day was bridesmaid The Happy Prince (Ire) finish for the Saeed (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) and third-place runner Caspian Prince bin Suroor trainee, (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}). The former, a winner of the G3 who ran second in Renaissance S. at The Curragh Sept. 25, ran sixth in the Listed the G1 Falmouth S. Dubawi S. over the dirt at Meydan Jan. 12 and reported home returned to ninth transferred back to the local grass last out Feb. 11. Newmarket in July. Caspian Prince was fifth past the post in a course and distance The 129-pound handicap behind Speed Hawk (Henny Hughes), with the highweight faces venerable veteran Sole Power (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) one better several foes from her Feb. 2. Cape Verdi victory, Very Special | DRC/Andrew Watkins including runner-up Opal Tiara (Ire) (Thousand Words {GB}), who represents the Michael Channon barn. The G3 Supreme S. heroine outfinished Muffri=Ha (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), who previous to her Cape Verdi third, was coming off a winning three-race sequence, among them the G3 Darley S. at Newmarket Oct. 8. Roger Varian=s lightly raced 2015 G3 Sceptre S. victress Realtra (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), seventh in the Cape Verdi, returns too. Successful in a 1400-metre Deauville all-weather contest Dec. 28, her first racecourse appearance since the Sceptre in October of 2015, the grey should improve with another race under her belt.

Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 7:05 p.m. Ertijaal | DRC/Andrew Watkins BALANCHINE SPONSORED BY CITIZEN K-G2, $200,000, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, f&m, 1800mT Thursday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 8:15 p.m. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER MEYDAN SPRINT SPONSORED BY FRIDAY-G3, $175,000, NH & SH 1 Silver Step (Fr) Silver Frost (Ire) Barzalona Brandt 2 Opal Tiara (Ire) Thousand Words (GB) Murphy Channon 3yo/up, 1000mT 3 Anahita (Fr) Turtle Bowl (Ire) Ffrench bin Ghadayer PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 4 Muffri’ha (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Cosgrave Haggas 1 Jungle Cat (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Buick Appleby K 5 Very Special (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Crowley bin Suroor 2 Moviesta Hard Spun Lee Lynam 6 Realtra (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Atzeni Varian 3 Sole Power (GB) Kyllachy (GB) Smullen Lynam 7 Via Firenze (Ire) Dansili (GB) Guyon Brandt 4 Dragon Falls (Ire) Distorted Humor Reis Bouresly All carry 125 pounds bar Very Special, 129 pounds. 5 Line Of Reason (Ire) Kheleyf Mullen Midgley 6 Speed Hawk K Henny Hughes Hayes Selvaratnam 7 Caspian Prince (Ire) Dylan Thomas (Ire) Dobbs Fell ERTIJAAL GEARING UP IN MEYDAN SPRINT 8 Ertijaal (Ire) Oasis Dream (GB) Crowley Al Rayhi Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s Ertijaal (Ire) (Oasis 9 Watchable (GB) Pivotal (GB) O’Donoghue O’Meara Dream {GB}) looms the horse to beat in the G3 Meydan Sprint 10 Harry Hurricane (GB) Kodiac (GB) Cosgrave Baker 11 The Happy Prince (Ire) Rip Van Winkle (Ire) de Vries Moore over 1000 metres at Meydan Thursday. Victorious in the Listed All carry 125 pounds bar The Happy Prince, 128 pounds. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 16 FEBRUARY, 2017

SIA TO PERFORM AT DUBAI WORLD CUP AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2016/2017 MTV Video Music Award winner and Grammy nominated artist Date Race Track Sia will perform a 70-minute concert upon the conclusion of the Feb. 18 Lightning S. Flemington Dubai World Cup card at Meydan on Mar. 25. Access to the Feb. 25 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm concert is exclusive to Dubai World Cup ticket holders. Dubai Blue Diamond S. Caulfield World Cup tickets cost AED450 ($122) for apron views until Mar. Futurity S. Caulfield 19, when they increase to AED600 ($163). A spokesperson for Oakleigh Plate Caulfield Sia said, "Sia is thrilled to be performing at the Dubai World Cup Mar. 4 Randwick Guineas Randwick at Meydan, being a part of such a prestigious occasion and for Canterbury S. Randwick her fans to see her show in the UAE for the first time." Australian Guineas Flemington Mar. 11 Coolmore Classic Rosehill Australian Cup Flemington Lexus Newmarket H. Flemington MORE BLACK-TYPE FOR CHAIRMAN=S SALE Mar. 18 Golden Slipper S. Rosehill George Ryder S. Rosehill Two more black-type winners have been added to Inglis=s Ranvet S. Rosehill inaugural Chairman=s Sale. Four-year-old filly Lady Sniper (Aus) The Galaxy S. Rosehill (Snippetson {Aus}), winner of the Listed Gosford Guineas and Rosehill Guineas Rosehill Inglis Sprint, will be offered as a broodmare prospect, while Mar. 24 William Reid S. Moonee Valley Yattarna (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), a lightly raced Group 3- Mar. 25 The BMW S. Rosehill winning 4-year-old filly, will be offered as a racing or breeding Vinery Stud S. Rosehill prospect. The Chairman=s Sale=s Elite Racing Prospects session will take place on Mar. 30, while the Elite Breeding Prospects THE CHAMPIONSHIPS session follows on Apr. 7. Apr. 1 Doncaster H. Randwick T. J. Smith S. Randwick ATC Australian Derby Randwick Saturday, Flemington, Australia, post time: 4:45 p.m. ATC Sires= Produce S. Randwick BLACK CAVIAR LIGHTNING S.-G1, A$750,000, 3yo/up, WFA, 1000mT PP SC HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT Apr. 8 Queen Elizabeth S. Randwick 1 9 Terravista (Aus) Captain Rio (GB) Brown Pride 129 Sydney Cup Randwick 2 1 Flamberge (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Rawiller Weir 129 ATC Oaks Randwick 3 12 The Quarterback (Aus) Street Boss Allen Griffiths 129 Queen of the Turf S. Randwick 4 6 Counterattack (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Zahra Waller 129 5 8 Illustrious Lad (Aus) I Am Invincible (Aus) Drmnin Gelagotis 129 6 11 Faatinah (Aus) Nicconi (Aus) Bayliss Hyeses/Dbrng 129 Apr. 15 All Aged S. Randwick 7 5 Spieth (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Bowman Heys 129 Champagne S. Randwick 8 10 Supido (Aus) Sebring (Aus) Nolen Kent 129 May 6 Schweppes Oaks Morphettville 9 13 Orujo (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Callow Mathrick 129 10 3 Heatherly (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Lane Ellerton/Zahra 124 UBET Classic Morphettville 11 4 Flying Artie (Aus) Artie Schiller Oliver Price 122 May 13 BTC Cup Doomben 12 2 Star Turn (Aus) Star Witness (Aus) Dunn Hawkeses 122 SA Derby Morphettville 13 7 Missrock (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Williams Laing 118 May 20 Doomben Cup Doomben The Goodwood Morphettville © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. May 27 Doomben 10,000 Doomben This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any June 3 Queensland Oaks Eagle Farm means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the June 10 Stradbroke H. Eagle Farm American races, race results and earnings was obtained from J. J. Atkins Eagle Farm results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services Queensland Derby Eagle Farm and utilized here with their permission. June 24 Tattersall=s Tiara Eagle Farm