FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI KENTUCKY DERBY Khalid Abdullah=S J “TDN Rising Star” J Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) Will Exit from Stall One In
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Visit the 2000 Guineas TDN Website: Field www.thoroughbreddailynews.com P2 FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. FRANKEL NUMBER ONE FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI KENTUCKY DERBY Khalid Abdullah=s J “TDN Rising Star” J Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) will exit from stall one in tomorrow=s G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, where 12 rivals will line up in a bid to derail his faultless run. With his likely pacemaker Rerouted (Stormy Atlantic) positioned widest away from him in 13, the gifted Juddmonte homebred may be forced to make his own running--as Henry Cecil suggested earlier in the week--with the stalls placed in the middle of the track. The Warren Place conditioner issued an update on his Getting ‘Dialed In’ for the Derby... website yesterday that read, AFrankel is very well, he Robert LaPenta=s Dialed In (Mineshaft), last seen did his final piece of work on Tuesday morning and I delivering a narrow victory in the GI Florida Derby was delighted. He was lovely and relaxed in behind his Apr. 3, worked four lead horse and I=d be very surprised if he=s not a better furlongs in :48.40 at Palm horse than at Newbury [when winning the G3 Meadows Thursday in Greenham S.]. He has come on a lot for his run. He preparation of the hadn=t been on the grass since last year, as it has been GI Kentucky Derby. The so dry, so I was thrilled he was so well behaved.@ dark bay, a $475,000 Frankel=s armor may seem impenetrable at present, with FTSAUG yearling purchase, forecasts stating he is likely to trade shorter than the 4- worked in company with 7 starting price of the great Nijinsky II in 1970. Cont. p2 stablemate Miner=s Escape (Mineshaft). It was Dialed Did You Know?... In=s first move since FRANKEL (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) covering the same distance was tabbed as a in :49 4/5 Apr. 12. AThis is J “TDN Rising Star” J Visit the TDN Rising Stars section on our what I wanted, those :12s,@ website! trainer Nick Zito commented. AThis horse is Robert LaPenta very rippled--[he] is very Sherackatthetrack ready. I can guarantee this horse is not going to be short. I can=t guarantee anything else, but I=ll tell you he won=t be short. We know the kind of horse he is. The horse is happy here. He likes the track.@ Zito added that Dialed In will be ship to Kentucky Saturday. St. John’s River Works for Oaks... Dede McGehee=s St. John=s River (Include), most recently a strong second in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks Mar. 26, geared up for the GI Kentucky Oaks with a five-furlong move in 1:00.80 at Churchill Downs Thursday. With jockey Rosie Napravnik aboard, she clicked off fractions of :12.40, :24.60, :36.40 and :48.40 and galloped out six furlongs in 1:15.40 over the fast track. AI thought it went okay,@ trainer Andrew Leggio said. AShe was in hand and it was a nice work. She will get two days off and go back to the track Sunday, and gallop up to the Oaks to put the finishing touches on.@ (859) 233-4252 " " " www.claibornefarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/29/11 • PAGE 2 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Newmarket, Britain 8 11 Native Khan (Fr) Azamour (Ire) QIPCO 2000 GUINEAS (203rd RUNNING)-G1, (i70,000 yrl >09 ARQAUG; 180,000gns 2yo >10 TATAPR) ,350,000, 3yo, c/f, 1mT O-Vefa Ibrahim Araci; B-Gilles & Aliette Forien; T-Ed SC PP HORSE SIRE Dunlop; J-Olivier Peslier. Lifetime: 4-3-0-0, ,72,705. 1 12 Broox (Ire) Xaar (GB) Last Start--1st Apr. 14 G3 Craven S. (i18,000 yrl >09 ARQOCT) 9 2 Pathfork K Distorted Humor O-G A Lucas; B-Canary Thoroughbreds; T-Eoghan ($230,000 yrl >09 KEESEP) O=Neill; J-William Buick. Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-0, O-Silverton Hill Partnership; B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; ,108,305. T-Jessica Harrington; J-Fran Berry. Lifetime Record: Last Start--9th Nov. 1 G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte 3-3-0-0, ,165,217. 2 10 Casamento (Ire) Shamardal Last Start--1st Sept. 11 G1 Vincent O=Brien National S. (i54,000 wnlg >08 GOFNOV) 10 13 Rerouted Stormy Atlantic O-Godolphin; B-D & J Cantillon and C & K Canning; O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Barry Hills; T-Mahmood Al Zarooni; J-Frankie Dettori. Lifetime J-Michael Hills. Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-2, ,54,613. Record: 4-3-1-0, ,240,183. Last Start--2nd Apr. 13 Listed European Free H. Last Start--1st Oct. 23 G1 Racing Post Trophy 11 3 Roderic O=Connor (Ire) Galileo (Ire) 3 5 Dubawi Gold (GB) Dubawi (Ire) O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & (42,000gns wnlg >08 TATDEC; ,85,000 yrl >09 Sangster Family; B-Swettenham Stud; T-Aidan O=Brien; DONAUG; 160,000gns 2yo >10 TATAPR; 130,000gns J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, ,207,669. RNA HIT >10 TATHIT) Last Start--1st Oct. 31 G1 Criterium International O-Andrew Tinkler; B-A H Bennett; T-Richard Hannon; 12 9 Saamidd (GB) Street Cry (Ire) J-Richard Hughes. Lifetime Record: 9-4-1-0, ,52,785. O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Mickael Last Start--1st Apr. 9 Listed International Trial S. Barzalona. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, ,76,525. 4 1 Frankel (GB) Galileo (Ire) Last Start--6th Oct. 16 G1 Dewhurst S. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Henry Cecil; 13 6 Slim Shadey (GB) Val Royal (Fr) J-Tom Queally. Lifetime Record: 5-5-0-0, ,294,859. O/B-Phil Cunningham; T-Stan Moore; J-Luke Morris. Last Start--1st Apr. 16 G3 Greenham S. Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-0, ,34,882. 5 4 Fury (GB) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Last Start--5th Sept. 25 G2 Royal Lodge S. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud; T-William Haggas; J-Johnny All carry 126 pounds. Murtagh. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ,283,431. Silverton Hill Partnership=s Pathfork (Distorted Humor) Last Start--1st Oct. 10 Tattersalls Millions 2yo Trophy is next door to Frankel, and his 2-year-old performances 6 7 Happy Today Gone West were marked by a fast break from the gates. The same O-Jaber Abdullah; B-Rabbah Bloodstock LLC; T-Brian can be said of Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Meehan; J-Martin Dwyer. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, Smith and the Sangster family=s Roderic O=Connor (Ire) ,9,901. (Galileo {Ire}), who is drawn in three. Pathfork currently Last Start--2nd Apr. 13 Listed Feilden S. occupies the position as clear second-favorite and 7 8 Loving Spirit (GB) Azamour (Ire) represents the best Irish formlines after wins in the (40,000gns yrl >09 TATOCT; Curragh=s G2 Futurity S. in August and G1 National S. 42,000gns 2yo >10 TATAPR) in September. Cont. p3 O-P C J Dalby & R Schuster; B-Elsdon Farms; T-James Toller; J-Robert Havlin. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes ,7,793. entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates. Last Start--2nd Oct. 15 Newmarket conditions (click for video) P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/29/11 • PAGE 3 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com 2000 Guineas cont. French-based O=Neill, who saddled Vital Equine (Ire) AHe=s the most relaxed horse with a wonderful (Danetime {Ire}) to finish runner-up four years ago, temperament,@ trainer Jessie Harrington, who trained commented yesterday, ABroox seems fine and he is the great two-mile champion chaser Moscow Flyer (Ire), ready to go. We are confident that he will stay the mile. said at her recent press day. AHe=s developed well over From his 2-year-old form, you would say the trip might the winter and done everything right, but is so laid-back be a question, but his pedigree says he will get a mile we have to give him plenty of work. This is breaking and the way we have trained him all spring we think he new territory for me. It=s exciting, but also a little bit will get a mile. We galloped him over the mile and that terrifying.@ Jockey Fran Berry was also on hand to pay is not a worry, but we are not confident that he will tribute to the unbeaten colt. AHe was only a shell of a beat Frankel.@ O=Neill did note that surprises do happen. horse last year and has thickened out well,@ Berry said. AHis sire, Xaar, was the Frankel of 13 years ago,@ the AHe has great balance and should handle the downhill conditioner added. AHe was a very warm favourite for run at Newmarket okay, but I suppose you never really the 2000 Guineas and got turned over.@ Newmarket=s know until they run there.@ With Aidan O=Brien Clerk of the Course Michael Prosser is expecting no scratching Alexander Pope (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) break in the dry conditions. AThe Guineas ground has and Master of Hounds (Kingmambo) yesterday, the not been raced on since October and I think it is very Classic is made up of the smallest field since Mark of even,@ Prosser said yesterday. AI think that the middle Esteem (Ire) beat a dozen in 1996. Standing his ground of the track is where it will unfold and I think the was Andrew Tinkler=s Listed Spring Cup and Listed middle is as good as anywhere on the track.