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FUNNY CIDE RETIRED HEADLINE p10 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 14, 2007 THE SECRET’S OUT BEAR NOW JUST A POLYTRACK TIGRESS? Flashes of brilliance at a lower level had suggested Four-for-six over the synthetic main track at Wood- that Sakhee=s Secret (GB) (Sakhee) could be the real bine, Bear Stables Ltd=s Bear Now (Tiznow) looks to deal and Bridget Swire=s homebred duly delivered on the retain her perfect record going two turns in this after- biggest stage in European sprinting, capturing yester- noon=s $500,000 GII Delaware Oaks. Third in the day=s G1 Darley July Cup Apr. 22 Star Shoot S. going at Newmarket. Despite a six furlongs at Woodbine, lack of previous form in the dark bay has exploded group company, a rare in her two tries at a route of display of brilliant accel- ground, crushing the field eration had marked his by eight lengths to take the latest win in the June 17 GIII Selene S. May 20 be- Listed Cathedral S. at fore adding a 9 3/4-length Salisbury and the July victory in the Hill >n= Dale S. Course crowds believed June 16. AI think when she enough to send the got around two turns she Sahkee’s Secret Racing Post photo chestnut off as the 9-2 Bear Now WEG/Michael Burns just really came into her- second favorite. The writing was on the wall before self,@ trainer Reade Baker Sakhee=s Secret, escaping the ruckus passing halfway, commented. AI just thought once she got in her proper unleashed his trademark turn of foot to swamp his place we would try her and that would be it. We tried rivals and deny Dutch Art (GB) (Medicean {GB}) by a her, and she was gone. Instead of hustling and sending half-length. Darley July Cup cont. p2 her now, now she can just lay there on her hold and she just loves it.@ Whereas Bear Now has thrived on the Friday, Newmarket, Britain stretchout, Cotton Blossom (Broken Vow) has some DARLEY JULY CUP-G1, ,375,000, Newmarket, 7-13, questions to answer. The Florida Oaks winner was only 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:10.77, gd/fm. ninth in the GI Kentucky Oaks, but, returned to a one- 1--s@SAKHEE=S SECRET (GB), 125, c, 3, by Sakhee turn mile for her latest, ran down Dream Rush for a 1st Dam: Palace Street (SW & MGSP-Eng), one-length success in the GI Acorn S. at Belmont Park by Secreto June 9. Delaware Oaks field p5 2nd Dam: Majestic Street, by Majestic Prince 3rd Dam: Beaver Street (GB), by My Babu (Fr) O/B-Miss Bridget Swire; T-Hugh Morrison; J-Steve Drowne; ,212,925. Lifetime Record: 7-5-0-1, ,262,936. *1/2 to Palace Affair (GB) (Pursuit of Love {GB}), MSW-Eng, $159,410; King's Caprice (GB) (Pursuit of Love {GB}), SP-Eng, $188,320. 2--Dutch Art (GB), 125, c, 3, Medicean (GB)--Halland Park Lass (Ire), by Spectrum (Ire). (14,500gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; 16,000gns yrl >05 DONSEP). O-Mrs Susan Roy & Cheveley Park Stud; B-Cromlech Bloodstock; T-Peter Chapple-Hyam; ,80,700. 3--Red Clubs (Ire), 131, c, 4, Red Ransom--Two Clubs (GB), by First Trump (GB). (40,000gns wnlg >03 TATDEC; 40,000gns yrl >04 TATOCT). O-Ronald J Arculli; B-John Fike; T-Barry Hills; ,40,387. Margins: HF, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 9-2, 5-1, 16-1. Also Ran: Marchand d=Or (Fr), Dandy Man (Ire), Asset (Ire), Borderlescott (GB), Hellvelyn (GB), Mutawaajid (Aus), Bentley Biscuit (Aus), Drayton (Ire), Amadeus Wolf (GB), Prime Defender (GB), Electric Beat (GB), Rising Shadow (Ire), Quito (Ire), Balthazaar=s Gift (Ire), Sander Camillo. Scratched: Soldier=s Tale, Bygone Days (GB). www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/14/07 • PAGE 2 of 11 July Cup cont. Trainer Morrison added, AYou can never quite believe Tried over seven furlongs after his maiden win at that they are that good when they have only won at Windsor last August, Sakhee=s Secret faded to finish listed race level and it is quite a performance to go up fourth behind the subsequent G1 Racing Post Trophy four grades. The horse is in everything--the G1 runner-up Charlie Farnsbarns (Ire) in a conditions event Nunthorpe S. [at York Aug. 23] and he will be put in at Ascot in October. Following that reversal, a sprinting the [Sept. 8] G1 Haydock Sprint Cup--the speed he campaign was assured and the homebred proved a shows, you would not be frightened coming back to handicap snip when turning the Voute Sales S. into a five. The owner, Miss Swire, is a big supporter of Brit- procession at the Craven meeting here Apr. 18. Making ish racing. She has been half-paralysed since she was a comfortable transition to stakes class when annexing very young and finds it hard to get out and about. But the May 18 Listed Carnarvon S. at Newbury, he en- she was watching at home with Toby Balding. This is a tered the fray for this contest with a stunning four- brilliant result for her.@ Dutch Art=s trainer Peter length victory at Salisbury. Connections had been reluc- Chapple-Hyam is looking at taking on the winner again tant to overface him early in his career, but their cau- at Haydock. AHe got in some scrimmaging in the mid- tion was unfounded as he traveled with elan amongst dle, was shuffled back and Jimmy [Fortune] said that this peloton. Using his gears to find a gap before the everything that could go wrong did go wrong,@ he ex- quarter pole, he quickened down the outside to surge plained. He finished like a train and he thought he was into the lead with 150 yards remaining and keep Dutch A a bit unlucky--maybe we were or maybe we weren t, Art and Jimmy Fortune at bay in the final drive. AHe = gave me a great ride and has done everything for me,@ but we=ll take him on again. [Dutch Art] will go for the jockey Steve Drowne commented. AI=ve always had a G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest [at Deauville Aug. 5], and lot of faith in him, but he was an inexperienced three- then we=ll meet the winner again in the [Sept. 8] G1 year-old and a youngster against old veterans. Luckily, Haydock Sprint Cup.@ he=s got the guns for them, and he=s as good as I=ve ridden.@ He added, AI just had to wait for the gap, but Record Crowds for July Festival... you know when you=ve got a horse like this under you Yesterday=s crowd at Newmarket helped bring about he has the engine to get out of holes. He=s never been a record for the three days of the July Festival, with the off the bridle at home and is not a small horse, so he total of 35,056 beating the previous best of 34,089 set can only go forward. He=s got scope, not many miles on in 2005. Richard Hambro, chairman of Newmarket the clock and doesn=t need them to stop in front, as he Racecourses, welcomed the news. AWe are absolutely can pick them up--he=s what this division needs.@ Click delighted with how the meeting has gone,@ he said. for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com AThe crowds have been up every day and the success catalogue-style pedigree. of the redevelopment has been resounding, with won- derful feedback from a wide cross-section of our cus- 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. tomers. Equally importantly, we have had perfect racing This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by conditions, with the praise from trainers and jockeys any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior about the state of the track every bit as good as for the written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. redevelopment. Lisa [Hancock], Michael [Prosser] and Information as to the American races, race results and the team have done a tremendous job with the Ritz earnings was obtained from results charts published in Club July Festival and it is now very much a case of Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the onwards and upwards for Newmarket=s summer high- permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. light.@ www.denalistud.com [email protected] Photos: Kerri Skaggs P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/14/07 • PAGE 3 of 11 Friday, Newmarket, Britain WEATHERBYS SUPERLATIVE S.-G2, ,70,000, Newmarket, 7-13, 2yo, 7fT, 1:25.91, gd/fm. 1--@#HATTA FORT (GB), 126, c, 2, by Cape Cross (Ire) 1st Dam: Oshiponga (GB), by Barathea (Ire) 2nd Dam: Ingozi (GB), by Warning (GB) 3rd Dam: Inchmurrin (Ire), by Lomond (135,000gns wnlg >05 TATDEC). O-Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Wellsummers Farm; T-Mick Channon; J-Hugh Bowman; ,39,746. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, ,50,203. 2--Declaration of War (Ire), 126, c, 2, Okawango--Date Mate, by Thorn Dance. (10,000gns wnlg >05 TATDEC; 25,000gns yrl >06 DONSEP). O-Violet Mercer; B-St Simon Foundation; T-Peter Chapple- Hyam; ,15,064. 3--Ellmau (GB), 126, c, 2, Dr Fong--Triple Sharp (GB), by Selkirk. (10,000gns wnlg >05 TATDEC; 8,000gns yrl >06 TATOCT). O-Premspace Ltd; B-Lady Hardy; T-Eoghan O=Neill; ,7,539.