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CAULFIELD on Monba p. 4-5 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008 TDN Feature Presentation Triple GROUP 3 CRAVEN STAKES Threats COLONEL JOHN BACK ON WORK TAB Colonel John (Tiznow) returned to the work tab for BELONG TO ME the first time since his win in the Apr. 5 GI Santa Anita Derby yesterday at Santa Anita. The colt worked four NEWEST SW IS GROUP 2 WINNER ALL SILENT furlongs in :47.40 for trainer 3 WINS IN 5 STARTS Eoin Harty. AHe went super,@ Harty said. AHe=ll probably have RIVER RUNS his final workout here Sunday at Michael Spencer=s J “TDN Rising Star” J River five furlongs and ship to Ken- Proud (Proud Citizen) will take his place in Thursday=s tucky the following Monday, G3 Craven S. at Newmarket, connections announced Apr. 21.@ Also working at the yesterday. Runner-up to Winker Watson (GB) in the G2 Arcadia track yesterday, Santa July S. on the summer track here, the relative of Da Colonel John Benoit Anita Derby runner-up Bob Black Hoss went one better in the G3 Somerville Tattersall S. Jack (Stormy Jack) worked four over this strip in October, a run which was sandwiched furlongs in company in :48.0. Jockey David Flores was by off-the-board efforts in Doncaster=s G2 Champagne aboard for the drill. AHe worked good with blinkers on,@ S. and the G1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster. Trainer Flores said. AThey=re little cheaters, not much, but I Paul Cole=s son and assistant Oliver reports River Proud think they helped the horse focus. He went straight in top order as he bids to provide the Whatcombe base when he went by the other horse. Normally when he with its first edition. AHe=s come on very well over the passes horses, he wants to lug in or out, but he went winter and has done nothing wrong at home,@ Oliver straight, so that=s a good sign. I broke about two Cole said yesterday. AWe are really happy with him and lengths behind the workmate and passed him at the are hoping he will run well.@ Another operation also eighth pole. My horse went on at the sixteenth pole winless in the mile contest is Ballydoyle, whose Della and just pulled away. He was cruising.@ Bob Black Jack Francesca went closest when runner-up to King of currently stands 22nd on the graded stakes earnings Happiness in 2002. Aidan O=Brien has revealed that he list. For the complete list, see page 3 will be represented by Evie Stockwell=s The Bogberry (Hawk Wing), who has been on the shelf since his • 3YOs ON THE WORK TAB • disappointing ninth in Royal Ascot=s Listed Chesham S. in June. BELMONT PARK Cont. p2 J BE K (Silver Deputy), 4f (tt), :52.44, 39/40 KEENELAND TDN QUOTE DU JOUR KODIAK KOWBOY (Posse), 4f, :52.40, 36/36 “I was trying to get them to extend the meet, SANTA ANITA but they wouldn’t do it.” BOB BLACK JACK (Stormy Jack), 4f, :48.00, 8/38 --Jockey Mike Smith after recent trips to Oaklawn Park COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow), 4f, :47.40, 4/38 resulted in wins in the GII Oaklawn H., GI Apple Blossom H. and GII Arkansas Derby. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/15/08 • PAGE 2 of 6 TDN Feature Presentation... Continued Oxx has come close to tasting Classic success at Newmarket when saddling Azamour (Ire) to be third in GRADE 3 CRAVEN STAKES the 2004 G1 2000 Guineas and can only hope that Red Eye Express possesses some of the talent of that lumi- Raven’s Pass Goes? nary. AAzamour was a bit inexperienced when he lined Connections of likely favorite Raven=s Pass (Elusive up at Newmarket, but he had done a little bit more as a Quality) are leaning towards reintroducing the impres- two-year-old, having won the Beresford at the sive G3 Solario S. scorer on Thursday rather than wait Curragh,@ Oxx said. AHe missed his prep run for the for Saturday=s G3 Greenham S. Stonerside Stable=s Guineas because the ground was too heavy, but Red colorbearer, who was third in the G1 Dewhurst S. at Eye Express would definitely need a race before the this track on his last start in October, will run where the Guineas because he has had only one outing. It=s too ground is quickest, but the owner=s Racing Manager early to say if he=s in the same league. Red Eye Express John Adger sees the Newmarket prep as the preferred is a big horse who has strengthened up a bit and ma- race. AI think the ground will ultimately decide whether tured a lot. He looks a smart sort of horse and we think he has gone the right way. he runs at Newmarket or Newbury,@ he told PA Sport. AI @ haven=t talked to John [Gosden] for a couple of days, RECENT WINNERS OF THE G3 CRAVEN S. but that was what he said the last time we chatted. He Year Horse Trainer Time 2000 Gns Fin said he=ll wait and see--we know that his best perfor- 1984 Lear Fan Harwood 1:38.12 3rd mances have come on top of the ground. I think he=ll 1985 Shadeed Stoute 1:38.84 1st probably want to run at Newmarket, that would be the 1986 Dancing Brave Harwood 1:49.96 1st ideal prep for him.@ 1987 Ajdal Stoute 1:39.49 4th 1988 Doyoun Stoute 1:38.48 1st Taking the Red Eye... 1989 Shaadi Stoute 1:43.76 11th John Oxx may send across the Cork maiden winner 1990 Tirol Hannon 1:38.38 1st Red Eye Express (Ire) (Giant=s Causeway) in a rare raid 1991 Marju Dunlop 1:36.12 11th on Thursday=s race. Bred and owned by Neil Jones, the 1992 Alnasr Alwasheek Stoute 1:37.39 9th son of the 2002 G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Snowfire 1993 Emperor Jones Gosden 1:37.80 8th 1994 King's Theatre Cecil 1:43.42 13th (GB) had a host of well-regarded types, including 1995 Painter's Row Chapple-Hyam 1:37.08 7th Ballydoyle=s Plan (Storm Cat), behind when graduating 1996 Beauchamp King Dunlop 1:37.82 5th at the first time of asking at the South Western track in 1997 Desert Story Stoute 1:38.08 6th October. His Curragh-based trainer is hoping he can 1998 Xaar Fabre 1:42.31 4th step up to the plate. AWe=ve no good ground in Ireland 1999 Compton Admiral Butler 1:38.72 13th and we need somewhere for Red Eye Express to run, so 2000 Umistim Hannon 1:41.11 6th the Craven S. is a possibility at the moment,@ he com- 2001 King's Ironbridge Hannon 1:42.25 10th mented. AHe=s only had one run and is quite inexperi- 2002 King of Happiness Stoute 1:37.39 9th enced, but we need to bite the bullet at some point to 2003 Hurricane Alan Hannon 1:39.93 7th find out just how good he is. He has an entry in the 2004 Haafhd Hills 1:38.33 1st [May 3] G1 2000 Guineas, which is why we are keen 2005 Democratic Deficit Bolger 1:39.43 6th to test him. He=s been going well at home and we don=t 2006 Killybegs Hills 1:38.79 11th know if he is in that league or not, but he=s a nice horse 2007 Adagio Stoute 1:35.55 12th and has pleased us with his work.@ Sir Michael Stoute saddled a record seventh Craven winner last year. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/15/08 • PAGE 3 of 6 P P R E V I E W P Wednesday, Keeneland APPALCHIAN S.-GIII, $125,000, 3yo, f, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 I Lost My Choo Western Expression Prado 119 2 Magger Bags Indian Charlie Leparoux 117 3 Much Obliged Kingmambo Albarado 119 4 Lickety Lemon Lemon Drop Kid Husbands 117 5 Absolutely Cindy Arch Theriot 119 6 Sweepstake (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Gomez 117 7 Fashion Rocks (Ire) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Lezcano 117 8 Namaste=s Wish Pulpit Desormeaux 119 9 Alwajeeha Dixieland Band Velazquez 117 10 Vancy Pants Van Nistelrooy Douglas 119 Also Eligible Fareena Point Given S Bridmohan 117 Mrs Petoski Orientate Bravo 117 P C L A S S I C C O R N E R P GODOLPHIN GUINEAS COLTS TRIAL Godolphin galloped its three Guineas contenders at Nad Al Sheba yesterday and reported Ibn Khaldun (Dubai Destination), Rio de la Plata (Rahy) and Fast Company (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) to be progressing nicely toward their early-season targets. While no deci- sion has been made as to which of the trio will contest the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 3 and G1 2008 3-YEAR-OLDS by Graded Earnings (through 4-13) Poule d=Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) at Horse Sire Trainer Graded $ Longchamp eight days later, trainer Saeed bin Suroor 1 War Pass Cherokee Run Zito 1,470,000 confirmed that two will run in the former and the other 2 Pyro Pulpit Asmussen 1,020,000 will ship to France. AWe were pleased with all of them 3 Tale of Ekati Tale of the Cat Tagg 738,000 and that will put them spot on for Newmarket,@ he said 4 Colonel John Tiznow Harty 720,000 after watching Fast Company and Ted Durcan finish 5 Gayego Pleasant Tap Lobo 640,000 upsides Ibn Khaldun and Kerrin McEvoy.