Founders, Innovators Take Center Stage at Hall
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2018 NY-BREDS HEADLINE WHITNEY FOUNDERS, INNOVATORS After airing by 6 1/2 lengths in Belmont=s GII Suburban S. July 7 TAKE CENTER STAGE AT with a gaudy 110 Beyer Speed Figure, >TDN Rising Star= Diversify (Bellamy Road) looks like the one to beat in Saturday=s HALL INDUCTION GI Whitney S. at Saratoga, a >Win and You=re In= for the GI Breeders= Cup Classic. The 2017 GI Jockey Club Gold Cup S. winner bounced out of that effort so well--he fired a bullet five-furlong move in :59 (1/48) at the Spa July 29--trainer Rick Violette, Jr., decided to ditch his original plan of awaiting the GI Woodward S. Sept. 1. He is the 7-5 morning-line favorite. "I was very concerned after the Suburban. He had run such a huge race that I thought that four weeks might be too quick," Violette said. "But he kept making a liar out of me. He ate well, trained well and breezed awfully well on Sunday. Sometimes, when your horse is doing good, you're supposed to run.@ Cont. p4 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Cot & Anne Campbell | Sarah K. Andrew GOFFS ORBY CATALOGUE RELEASED by Ben Massam The catalogue for the two-day Goffs Orby Sale on Oct. 2-3, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.--The Hall of Fame class of 2018 may featuring a full-sister to G1 Investec Oaks heroine Forever have lacked the modern ties that characterized classes in recent Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has been released. Click or tap years, but there was no shortage of reverence for the sport=s here to go straight to TDN Europe. rich history at the induction ceremony held Friday morning at Fasig-Tipton=s Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs. With 12 APillars of the Turf,@ including iconic figures such as Cot Campbell and the late Penny Chenery, being honored, the number of overall Hall members in that category was doubled. AToday we are here to honor and celebrate the history,@ said NBC sportscaster Kenny Rice, who served as the event=s emcee. AWhen you see the inductees we have, we=re talking about the embodiment of the history of racing and what it has meant from then until now.@ Campbell, an innovator in the realm of racing partnerships through his creation of the massively successful Dogwood Stable, gave a heartfelt speech reflecting on his passion for the sport. AI=m honored to be a Pillar of the Turf and I=m flabbergasted to be a Pillar of the Turf,@ said Campbell, joking that he is the only APillar@ who is still alive. AMuch of my superb life is due to racing horses...I am probably the only person in this building--or maybe this town--who ever saw Man o= War. I want to thank Man o= War because he lit the fuse that caused me to pursue this wonderful life.@ Cont. p3 Among the truly exceptional mares in Arrogate’s first book are Grade 1 Winners: SIGHTSEEK (G1) SONGBIRD (G1) FLUTE (G1) COFFEE CLIQUE (G1) ARTEMIS AGROTERA (G1) BY THE MOON (G1) SHE BE WILD (G1) FUNNY MOON (G1) LADY OF FIFTY (G1) CENTRE COURT (G1) PLUM PRETTY (G1) PAULASSILVERLINING (G1) as well as the dams of Grade 1 Winners: POWER BROKER (G1) CLOSE HATCHES (G1) WEEP NO MORE (G1) SUNSET GLOW (G1) ZAZU (G1) EMOLLIENT (G1) FORCE THE PASS (G1) WAVELL AVENUE (G1) RIA ANTONIA (G1) IOTAPA (G1) JOKING (G1) NEW YEAR’S DAY (G1) SAILOR’S VALENTINE (G1) WICKED STRONG (G1) VICTORY TO VICTORY (G1) DANCING RAGS (G1) DENMAN’S CALL (G1) MIZDIRECTION (G1) MANI BHAVAN (G1) DEAREST TRICKSKI (G1) LA CORONEL (G1) SHANGHAI BOBBY (G1) HANSEN (G1) LGB, LLC 2018 / Photo: Mathea Kelley Juddmonte www.arrogate.com PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Saturday, August 4, 2018 Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN News and Features Editor Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistants Alexa Reisfield Amie Morosco Advertising Assistant/Dir. of Distribution Rachel McCaffrey Photo Editor Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Social Media Strategist Justina Severni 20 years ago, he was awesome... again. "Coming off a win over champion Silver Director of Customer Service Charm in the GII Stephen Foster H. in June, Awesome Again was sent off the 7-5 Vicki Forbes favorite against seven rivals and came through with an impressive score. Kept much [email protected] closer to the pace than is his style, the bay colt was head-and-head with Tale of the Cat Marketing Manager through pedestrian fractions, lengthened his stride in the stretch and galloped away to Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen win easily." Want to read more? Click here to take a trip down memory lane and read Director of Information Technology this archived edition of the TDN from August 9, 1998. | Horsephotos Ray Villa [email protected] TODAY’S GRADED STAKES EST Race Click for TV Bookkeeper Terry May 1:30a Mostyn Copper Group Missile S.-G2, RAN -------------- TVG [email protected] 10:00a Qatar Gordon S.-G3, GOO -------------- TVG 4:55p WV Governor’s S.-GIII, MNR TJCIS PPs TVG WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor 5:10p Longines Test S.-GI, SAR TJCIS PPs NBCSN Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN 5:35p West Virginia Derby-GIII, MNR TJCIS PPs TVG [email protected] 5:46p Whitney S.-GI, SAR TJCIS PPs NBCSN European Editor Emma Berry 6:22p Fasig-Tipton Waya S.-GIII, SAR TJCIS PPs TVG [email protected] 8:33p Yellow Ribbon H.-GII, DMR TJCIS PPs TVG Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 4, 2018 Hall of Fame Induction cont. from p1 Kate Chenery Tweedy (R) accepting her late mother Penny Chenery=s Hall of Fame plaque | Horsephotos Chenery, celebrated as a pioneering woman in the game of racing and best known as the owner of 1973 Triple Crown hero Secretariat, took her rightful place in the Hall and was represented by her daughter, Kate Chenery Tweedy. AShe really learned an admiration for horses as athletes,@ Tweedy said, stressing the importance of aftercare as a legacy of Chenery=s contributions to the industry. The lone contemporary inductee to the Hall of Fame was Phipps Stable=s Heavenly Prize, and trainer Shug McGaughey was on hand to accept the award on behalf of his long-time clients. McGaughey fondly recalled the day Heavenly Prize broke her maiden, which was part of a split-division race. The other division was captured by commonly owned and trained champion Inside Information, touching off a particularly memorable time in the Phipps Family=s extensive history. AI=d like to thank the entire Phipps family for giving me the opportunity to train their wonderful horses over the past 30 years or so,@ McGaughey said, adding praise for Claiborne Farm for their role in the family=s success. Claiborne founder Arthur B. Hancock, Sr. was also inducted later in the morning. Fittingly, on the eve of the GI Whitney S., the ceremony included a major Whitney family presence with the induction of William Collins Whitney, Harry Payne Whitney and Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney. Mary Lou Whitney and Lev Miller, nephew of C.V. Whitney, were on hand to accept the honor. Miller spoke of a Agenerational addiction@ to racing present in the family and expressed pride in the entirety of the Whitneys= accomplishments. Also inducted as APillars of the Turf@ were California racing figures Charles H. Strub and Elias J. Baldwin, as well as John W. Galbreath, an instrumental player in the growth of New York racing and the founder of Darby Dan. Darby Dan=s John Phillips accepted the award on behalf of his grandfather and emphasized how the farm continues to pursue a Agreat passion.@ Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 4, 2018 Hall of Fame Induction cont. The New York racing theme continued with the induction of APillars@ John Morrissey and August Belmont I. Hal Price Headley, meanwhile, was remembered primarily for his instrumental role in the foundation of Keeneland Race Course. AHe loved his horses and was passionate about the horse,@ said Hal Price Headley=s grandson Headley Bell. AHe was passionate about sharing that experience with the fans. And truly, there is no better example of that than what we see at Keeneland.@ The record-setting horse Preakness and trainer William Lakeland added some 19th-Century flavor to the 2018 class. The Hall of Fame also rolled out plans for a new interactive theater which will bring visitors closer to the most iconic achievements by members of the Hall. John Hendrickson, husband of Mary Lou Whitney, said the project will require a $20-million investment and will require industry-wide participation--a goal which set off on the right foot with a $1-million donation from Whitney and Hendrickson. NY-Breds Headline Whitney cont. from p1 Tapwrit (Tapit), a well-beaten fifth as the 3-1 favorite in the Suburban, looks for his first victory since last year=s GI Belmont S. Backyard Heaven (Tizway), a breakthrough winner of Churchill=s GII Alysheba S.