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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here SKY LANTERN HEADING TO FALMOUTH Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}), impressive winner FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 IRISH DERBY of the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 21, is set to try her elders for the first time in the G1 Etihad Airways Falmouth S. at Newmarket July 12, providing the turf rides quick enough, Racing Post reports. "Sky Lantern will probably go for the Falmouth, but she would need fast ground," trainer Richard Hannon told the publication. A troubled eighth when favored in the GI Breeders= Cup RULER GETS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Juvenile Fillies Turf Jockey Joseph O=Brien yesterday issued an upbeat last November at bulletin regarding Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Santa Anita, Sky Derrick Smith=s G1 Epsom Derby winner Ruler of the Lantern was runner-up World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) ahead of Saturday=s G1 Dubai in the G3 Nell Gwyn S. Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh. Favored to stay at Newmarket on her unbeaten and provide Aidan O=Brien with an 11th seasonal debut Sky Lantern Racing Post renewal and an eighth in succession, the G1 Epsom Apr. 17 before besting Derby hero has given all the right signals as he bids to Just the Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) in the G1 English become the 17th colt to complete the double. AHe=s an 1000 Guineas at headquarters May 5. The Coronation exciting horse and we=re looking forward to it,@ O=Brien was billed as a rematch between those two said at Naas yesterday evening. AHe won very nicely adversaries, but Sky Lantern turned the prestigious the last time at Epsom, and you=d be hoping he=s event into a one-horse affair, streaking away with a improved since. The Curragh is probably the fairest blinding turn of speed to score by four lengths with track of all that the Classics are run on and he s won Just the Judge back in third. The gray filly will receive a = there already. This is a race every jockey wants to win. nine-pound age allowance from her older rivals in the @ Falmouth, a race which could also attract G2 Duke of Cambridge S. winner Duntle (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), ‘DAN’ READY FOR ANOTHER EXPLOSION as well as Giofra (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and Elusive Kate After days of back-and-forth, reigning Horse of the (Elusive Quality), first and second, respectively, in last Year Wise Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry) was entered for year=s Falmouth. Saturday evening=s GII Firecracker H. at Churchill Downs, but he is not a certain starter in the race. "Mr. ‘POWER’ BACK FOR CUP Fink and I are going to talk, and Last Tuesday=s G1 King=s Stand S. winner Sole Power he will make the ultimate (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}) will return to Britain to contest the decision," trainer Charlie LoPresti G1 Darley July Cup, trainer Eddie Lynam confirmed told the Lexington Herald-Leader. yesterday. Following the 6-year-old=s second top-level "Whatever he wants to do, I am success in Royal 100% behind him, because the Ascot=s five-furlong horse is good, the horse is in highlight, he will tackle really good shape. I'm not another furlong in the worried about running him.@ July 13 Newmarket LoPresti says it isn=t the 128- feature. ASole Power pound impost, but the spread in has taken Royal Ascot the weights that is bothersome. in his stride and it=s all "He's going to have to give them systems go for the 11-15 pounds, that's what I'm Wise Dan Reed Palmer July Cup,@ Lynam told concerned about. It's not about PA Sport. AWe are putting the weight on him." On paper, Lea (First Sole Power Racing Post very hopeful that he Samurai) is the only foe within shouting distance of will last out the extra Wise Dan, owner of nine consecutive triple-digit Beyers. distance. Johnny Murtagh is very confident that he will The homebred has gone favored in each of his six stay the six furlongs and he settles so much better in career starts, including this track=s GIII Commonwealth his races nowadays, so we have decided to give it a Turf S. last November. He exits an off-turf allowance go.@ score in Louisville June 1. In This Issue All Points Bulletin 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 We catch up with the connections of a trio of horses that made (732) 747-8060 reputations for themselves earlier this season, but have since gone missing. (732) 747-8955 (fax) The TDN’s crack detective Steve Sherack chats with connections in another www.thoroughbreddailynews.com set of APBs. www.thetdn.com Coverage begins page 3 Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher Baffert Raids Iowa Festival [email protected] • @suefinley This weekend’s Iowa Festival of Racing will have some California flair, as trainer Bob Baffert, successful before at Prairie Meadows, sends in the fleet Editorial [email protected] Manando (Bluegrass Cat) for the GIII Iowa Derby and GII Black-Eyed Susan Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief S. victress Fiftyshadesofhay (Pulpit) for the GIII Iowa Oaks. Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Fields p6 Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor Advertising [email protected] Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Customer Service [email protected] 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 As snapped by owner Maggi Moss, leading [email protected] sprinter Delaunay (Smoke Glacken) bedded down at Prairie Meadows ahead of Friday’s TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Iowa Sprint H. “So great to see Delaunay. Sean Cronin So glad I brought him to Iowa,” said the Tom Frary proud owner on Twitter TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/27/13 • PAGE 3 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com APB TDN Tracks Down Top Horses on the Sidelines DEMONIC (c, 3, Bernardini--Sincerely, by Meadowlake) *$400,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP O-C R K Stable; B-Larry Johnson (KY); T-John Sadler. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,600. Last Start: 1st Msw at SA Jan. 13. Benoit Photo C R K Stable=s Demonic lived up to the hype in his unveiling with a J “TDN Rising Star” J worthy performance at Santa Anita Jan. 13 (video), and has left everybody waiting for more since. Favored at even-money, the $400,000 Keeneland September yearling graduate chased on the outside in fifth through a half mile in :45.66. With Garrett Gomez in the saddle, the handsome bay revved up with a four- wide move as they straightened for home, and lengthened that mighty stride of his for a well-timed narrow victory over impressive next- out winner Tiz the Truth (Tiznow). Demonic stopped the clock for seven furlongs in 1:22.89, good for an 88 Beyer Lee Searing (left) & Speed Figure. trainer John Sadler Demonic posted eight Benoit Photo subsequent workouts and was under consideration for several GI Kentucky Derby preps earlier this spring, but was instead freshened with an eye on the second half of the season, according to owner Lee Searing. ADemonic had a slight foot issue, and we gave him all the time he needed,@ Searing explained. AHe will resume training perfectly healthy in mid-July. Plans are for him to make the races again as soon as he=s ready. He is with [trainer] John Sadler at Hollywood Park.@ Produced by GIII Delaware Oaks heroine Sincerely (Meadowlake), Demonic is a half-brother to Silver Edition (Silver Deputy), SW & MGSP, $377,685. His third dam Furl Sail (Revoked) was champion 3-year-old filly in 1967. ADemonic is a beautiful colt with loads of talent,@ Searing continued. AHe was not primed for his initial race, and we sure saw all that ability surface way before we thought it would. We have always thought that he would go a route of ground, but needed to get him started [in a sprint].@ Searing concluded, AHe will come back a bigger, stronger colt, and hopefully we=ll have a fresh, talented late 3-year-old.@ Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/27/13 • PAGE 4 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com APB cont. The $725,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, produced by a half-sister to GI Triple Bend H. TAPICAT winner Pohave (Holy Bull), is currently on the comeback (f, 3, Tapit--Zealous Cat, by Storm Cat) trail at Saratoga, most recently breezing five furlongs *$725,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP over the Oklahoma turf course around the dogs in O-Besilu Stables; B-Winchell T’breds 1:02.58 June 24. LLC & Gainesway T’breds Ltd (KY); AShe is doing well and [trainer] Bill [Mott] is happy T-Bill Mott. with her so far,@ Buffolo continued. AWe are pointing Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, $118,100. her to Saratoga, very likely the [GII] Lake George [S. Last Start: 1st GIII Florida Oaks Feb. 2. July 24] against straight 3-year-old fillies. We will take Adam Coglianese it one race at a time and go from there.@ Tapicat, off since validating her J “TDN Rising APBs cont.