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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PREAKNESS S. Bookending the Field with Orb Is Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron), Who Drew the Outside Post in Saturday=S Preakness

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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PREAKNESS S. Bookending the Field with Orb Is Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron), Who Drew the Outside Post in Saturday=S Preakness THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here It’s ‘Lucky’ Number Nine for Plesa... FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PREAKNESS S. Bookending the field with Orb is Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron), who drew the outside post in Saturday=s Preakness. The dark bay, who was 15th in the May 4 Kentucky Derby, was listed at 10-1 on the morning line. AMy lucky number, nine,@ said trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. AI feel good about it. My horse is training excellent. I like being on the outside. I=m going to leave it up to [jockey] John Velazquez. We=ve got tactical speed, so he can put this horse wherever he wants. You can just draw a line through that last race and forget about it.@ ORB DRAWS THE RAIL IN PREAKNESS Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who has already taken In the moments leading up to Wednesday=s Preakness down nine renewals of the second jewel in the Triple post position draw at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Crown, has a trio ready to go Saturday, including Shug McGaughey--the trainer of Orb (Malibu Moon)-- Will Take Charge (Unbridled=s Song), who drew post admitted to HRTV=s Zoe seven. Eighth in the Kentucky Derby, the GII Rebel S. Cadman that, in an ideal winner was listed at 12-1 on the early line. Jockey Mike world, he would get the Smith will be aboard Saturday. Lukas=s other two eight hole for his participants are Oxbow (Awesome Again), who will GI Kentucky Derby hero. break from the six hole and is 15-1 on the morning line The racing Gods, however, and Titletown Five (Tiznow), who was made the had other plans for longest shot by the linesmaker at 30-1. He will break Saturday=s likely favorite and from post three. AI was satisfied all the way around the thriving bay was granted with my three horses, especially Oxbow,@ revealed the post one instead. On the Hall of Famer. AIt=s a small field with a good run to the morning line, the colt was turn. I don=t think it=s very significant, except maybe for installed the even-money Orb. Oxbow for a change got a decent post position, so choice in the nine-horse that=s going to help there. I like what happened there field. AThere is nothing we very much.@ Preakness report cont. p3; field p4 can do about it,@ said McGaughey. AIt wasn=t the one I would have picked out, but it=s just a nine-horse field and it all evens itself Shug McGaughey out. [Jockey] Joel [Rosario] Horsephotos will know what to do.@ he added, AHe won the [GII] Fountain of Youth [S.] from the >1.= His first race was from the >1= and he finished third in a very good race [at Saratoga Aug. 18].@ While McGaughey was, for the most part, accepting of drawing the rail, Orb=s regular exercise rider, Jenn Patterson, appeared much more concerned. AWe=ll get her calmed down, she=ll be fine,@ said McGaughey with a smile. AThey always told me the rail was the shortest way around, so maybe that=s what we=ll do.@ Listed as the third choice on the morning line at 6-1 is Departing (War Front), who drew post position four. The Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider homebred won the Apr. 20 GIII Illinois Derby in his Itsmyluckyday Horsephotos latest start. AEverything=s fine,@ said trainer Al Stall. AHe was great,@ said Eddie Plesa Jr.=s assistant Frankie AThere are only nine horses, so the position isn=t that Perez. The bay was vanned from Monmouth Park important. A[Orb] isn=t going to go on with it, so he=s Tuesday. AWe couldn=t have asked for any better. He=s going to have to go around. Out of the nine numbers, been giving us 110%, training-wise. He=s ready to run.@ the >1= is probably the one you want the least.@ In This Issue ERIC KRONFELD DIES 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Eric Kronfeld, (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) breeder of 2010 Horse www.thoroughbreddailynews.com of the Year Zenyatta www.thetdn.com (Street Cry {Ire}), passed away at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Barry Weisbord, co-publisher Hospital in New York [email protected] • @barryweisbord City May 15 after a Sue Finley, co-publisher battle with cancer. He [email protected] • @suefinley was 71 years old. Editorial [email protected] Kronfeld (left) & Don Robinson Horsephotos Coverage on page 8 Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. HIGH ‘SOCIETY’ AT YORK Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Society Rock (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire} punches his ticket to Royal Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Ascot’s G1 Diamond Jubilee S. with a victory in Wednesday’s G2 Logistic S. at Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor York. Coverage on page 9 Advertising [email protected] Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer BILL OPPENHEIM TALKS CLASSICS Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution In this week’s column, Bill Oppenheim takes a closer look at this weekend’s Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant GI Preakness S. field, including early favorite, Kentucky Derby winner Orb Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant (Malibu Moon). He also offers insight into last weekend’s French Classics; the Customer Service G1 Poules d’Essai des Poulains and G1 Poules d’Essai des Pouliches. [email protected] Begins page 14 Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development [email protected] EST Race Click for TV 9:15a Middleton S.-G2, YRK (brisnet.com PPs) ---- TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing 9:45a Dante S.-G2, YRK (brisnet.com PPs) ---- [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/16/13 • PAGE 3 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Preakness Report cont. p1 AWithout her, we wouldn=t be here,@ McGaughey said ORB VISITS PIMLICO’S TRACK of Patterson. AIt=s not only her riding ability, it=s her Stuart Janney III and Phipps Stable=s Orb (Malibu horsemanship and dedication to the whole thing. Moon), preparing for Saturday=s GI Preakness S., was ANobody will know how much I appreciate her and given a good look at his new surroundings at Pimlico what I think of her and her abilities. The rapport we Wednesday morning. The GI Kentucky have between each other...I think it=s Derby winner, who arrived from a pretty remarkable relationship.@ Belmont Park Monday and walked the In addition to his Derby score, Orb shedrow of the Preakness stakes barn also took the Feb. 23 GII Fountain of Tuesday, made his first appearance on Youth S. and Mar. 30 GI Florida the racetrack at approximately 6 a.m. Derby. AI think there=s more there,@ Ridden by regular partner Jenn revealed McGaughey. AWhat really Patterson, the 3-year-old colt jogged surprises me is how he comes out of once around the racetrack while his races, not only mentally, but accompanied by a pony. AEverything physically. I looked at him just a was really good,@ confirmed trainer second ago with the blanket off of Shug McGaughey while his Derby him. Looking from behind, the sun winner grazed in the grassy area near was shining on him, and I was looking the Preakness stakes barn. AHe turned at a different horse than I saw a week and jogged the wrong way. He was ago and two weeks ago.@ Orb In his latest work, the homebred moving really well and full of energy. Horsephotos He appears to be settled in back here covered five furlongs in :47 flat at and I=m pleased with what I see.@ Belmont May 13. AHis work at Belmont on Monday was The dark bay followed up his early-morning session something I had never seen, maybe before--the way he with a visit to Pimlico=s indoor paddock, where finished up with very little urging, if any; the way he McGaughey plans to saddle the high-strung colt instead was striding out and the way he was holding his leads. of the customary Preakness saddling area on the turf He=s sure come a long ways since the Florida Derby. I course. Orb walked around the saddling area under the think there=s more there, but he=s got to tell us that. I cover of the grandstand and stood quietly in a stall can=t wait to run him on Saturday afternoon and, while being attended to by Patterson. maybe we=ll see something special.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/16/13 • PAGE 4 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Preakness Draw...cont from p1 6 Oxbow K Awesome Again 15-1 Saturday, Pimlico ($250,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) O-Calumet Farm; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas; J- PREAKNESS S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m, post time: 6:20 p.m. (EST) PP HORSE SIRE ODDS Gary Stevens. Lifetime Record: 10-2-1-1, $383,500. Last Start: 6th May 4 GI Kentucky Derby. 1 Orb Malibu Moon Even K O/B-Stuart Janney III & Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude McGaughey III; J-Joel 7 Will Take Charge Unbridled’s Song 12-1 Rosario. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-1, $2,335,850. ($425,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) Last Start: 1st May 4 GI Kentucky Derby O-Willis Horton; B-Eaton (KY); T-D.
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