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BERNARDINI BREEZES AT THE HEADLINE SPA p. 6 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, AUGUST 12, 2006 MILLION DOLLAR RIVALRY European Invasion Comes up ‘Aces’... Juddmonte Farms= Cacique (Ire) (Danehill) and James While the home team looks well-represented in the Scatuorchio=s English Channel (Smart Strike) lock horns Million, European invaders Ace (Ire) (Danehill), Touch of for the fourth consecutive time in today=s GI Arlington Land (Fr) (Lando {Ger}), Soldier Holow (GB) (In the Million. English Channel has got- Wings {GB}) and Phoenix Reach (Ire) (Alhaarth {Ire}) ten the best of that rival in two also rate a big chance. Ace held his own in the U.S. last out of those meetings, taking the fall, finishing third in the GI Turf Classic Invitational S. GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic and second in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf. He ships in off S. at Churchill May 6 and the GI a runner-up effort in the G3 International S. at the United Nations S. at Monmouth Curragh July 15. Touch of Land, fifth in last season=s July 8. Cacique, trained by Million, enters off a victory in the G3 Grand Prix de Bobby Frankel, was second best Vichy July 19. Solider Hollow makes the trip across the pond after a pair of second-place finishes, including the on both of those occasions, but Cacique & English Channel G2 Pferdewetten Trophy last time June 18. Phoenix had his moment in the sun on in the Turf Classic Reach boasts wins at the highest level in Canada, Hong Belmont S. day, notching the GI Horsephotos Kong and Dubai, but may be up against it here, making Manhattan H. by a head, with his first start since placing 10th in the 2005 G1 King English Channel back in fourth. AYou always want George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. July 25. more,@ Frankel commented. AWe=d like to get an- other Grade I with him [today]. He=s the kind of Saturday, Arlington Park, post time: 4:42 p.m. CDT horse who gets away from the gate well. We=ll see ARLINGTON MILLION-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT how he breaks, and if the early pace is slow, he=ll PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER ODDS be near the front, and if the pace is fast, he=ll be 1 Major Rhythm J Messineo Beam 30-1 farther back. Edgar [Prado] will make that deci- (g, 7, Rhythm--Specifically, by Sky Classic) sion.@ English Channel makes his second start over 2 The Tin Man Aury & Ralph Todd R Mandella 10-1 the Arlington lawn after completing the exacta as (g, 8, Affirmed--Lizzie Rolfe, by Tom Rolfe) the 4-5 chalk in last year=s GI Secretariat S. AI really 3 Ace (Ire) Magnier, Tabor & McCalmontA O’Brien 5-1 don=t think that was Arlington or him not liking the (h, 5, Danehill--Tea House {Ire}, by Sassafras {Fr}) turf,@ trainer Todd Pletcher told Daily Racing Form. 4 Touch of Land (Fr) Tanaka Pantall 15-1 AI think it was more the trip he got.@ As for Ca- (h, 6, Lando {Ger}--Touch of Class {Ger}, by Be My Guest) cique, Pletcher added, AHe was a better horse than 5 Soldier Hollow (GB) Gestut Park Wiedingen Schiergen 15-1 Cacique at a mile and an eighth, and he was a (h, 6, In the Wings {GB}--Island Race {GB}, by Common Grounds {GB}) better horse at a mile and three eighths. But these 6 Phoenix Reach (Ire) Winterbeck Manor Stud Balding 5-1 horses are very competitively matched.@ The top (h, 6, Alhaarth {Ire}--Carroll=s Canyon {Ire}, by Hatim) two will have their work cut out for them, with the 7 Cosmonaut Flying Zee Stable Biancone 20-1 ageless The Tin Man (Affirmed) and Better Talk (c, 4, Lemon Drop Kid--Cosmic Fire, by Capote) Now (Talkin Man) standing in their way. The Tin 8 Better Talk Now Bushwood Stables Motion 6-1 Man resurfaced from the bench in top form, win- (g, 7, Talkin Man--Bendita, by Baldski) ning the GII San Marcos S. Jan. 22, finishing sec- 9 Go Deputy Wertheimer & Frere Pletcher 15-1 ond in the G1 Dubai Duty Free S. Mar. 25 and (h, 6, Deputy Minister--Partygoer, by Secretariat) scoring in the GII American Invitational H. last out 10 Cacique (Ire) Juddmonte Farms Frankel 4-1 July 2. Better Talk Now, winner of the 2004 GI (h, 5, Danehill--Hasili {Ire}, by Kahyasi {Ire}) Breeders= Cup Turf at Lone Star, has only started 11 English Channel J Scatuorchio Pletcher 3-1 twice this season, annexing the GII Dixie S. (c, 4, Smart Strike--Belva, by Theatrical {Ire}) May 20 and finishing fifth in the U.N. All carry 126 pounds www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/12/06 • PAGE 2 of 6 Sword Dancer cont. Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by A group of eight line up to try to deny morning-line favorite Relaxed Gesture, the Christophe Clement charge who is looking to improve off his runner-up finish in this race last term. Trainer Todd Pletcher sends out two, the free- wheeling Ramazutti and Go Dep- Click for TV uty, who had a breakthrough 9:45a Rose of Lancaster S.-G3, HAY --------- --- win in his latest. On the board in 10:10a Sweet Solera S.-G3, NMT --------- --- four straight graded events this 4:16p AG Vanderbilt H.-GII, SAR (brisnet.com PPs) TVG winter and spring, including a narrow neck loss in the GI 4:42p Beverly D. S.-GI, APX (brisnet.com PPs) ABC Go Deputy 5:20p Sword Dancer Inv H.-GI, SAR (brisnet.com PPs) TVG A Coglianese Gulfstream Park Breeders= Cup 5:42p Arlington Million.-GI, APX (brisnet.com PPs) ABC S., he finally notched that elu- sive graded win in the July 15, 11-furlong GII Bowling 6:58p Secretariat S.-GI, APX (brisnet.com PPs) TVG Green H. at Belmont. The six-year-old, who is cross- 8:35p La Jolla H.-GII, DMR (brisnet.com PPs) TVG entered in the GI Arlington Million, has some tactical All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. speed and should be able to track a few lengths off his COWGIRLS DON'T CRY FIRST stablemate. AHe=s consistently right there if the race STAKES WINNER FOR PURE PRIZE! sets up well for him,@ said Pletcher. AI think he=s better Click here for more... with an honest pace in front of him.@ With Ramazutti the clear speed in the field, Pletcher doesn=t discount P P R E V I E W S P his chances, either. ASometimes, you can get lucky in a race like this with a speed horse,@ Pletcher said. The Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:20 p.m. EDT unknown in the race is French invader Grand Couturier, SWORD DANCER INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $500,000, who is trained by Jean-Claude Rouget. The three-year- 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT old will be taking on older horses in his U.S. bow, but PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS comes armed with some smart European form. The bay 1 Silver Whistle Alphabet Soup Mott 10-1 was only a neck back in third in the G2 Prix Noailles in 2 Relaxed Gesture (Ire) Indian Ridge (Ire) Clement 8-5 April and, in his most recent start, was fourth beaten 3 Silverfoot With Approval Stewart 8-1 2 1/4 lengths in the G1 Grand Prix de Paris at 4 Go Deputy Deputy Minister Pletcher 4-1 Longchamp July 14. 5 Ramazutti Honor Grades Pletcher 10-1 6 Wild Desert Wild Rush Dutrow, Jr. 6-1 7 Grand Couturier (GB) Grand Lodge Rouget 9-2 MOVING ??? 8 Crown Point Honor Grades Donk 15-1 For just a day or forever... Call us with your new fax number. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated (732) 747-8060 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/12/06 • PAGE 3 of 6 Saturday, Arlington Park, post time: 3:42 p.m CDT Saturday, Arlington Park, post time: 5:58 p.m. CDT BEVERLY D. S.-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/16mT SECRETARIAT S.-GI, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/4mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Gorella (Fr) Grape Tree Road (GB) Biancone 5-2 1 Showing Up Strategic Mission Tagg 7-5 2 Sharp Lisa Dixieland Band O Neill 12-1 = 2 Proudinsky (Ger) Silvano (Ger) Frankel 6-1 3 Chic Dancer Joyeux Danseur Janks 20-1 3 Go Between Point Given Mott 5-2 4 Rising Cross (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) Best 15-1 5 Wend Pulpit Mott 10-1 4 Primary Giant=s Causeway Haggas 5-1 6 Honey Ryder Lasting Approval Pletcher 3-1 5 Ivan Denisovich (Ire) Danehill O=Brien 4-1 7 Live Life (Fr) Linamix (Fr) Drysdale 10-1 6 Niagara Causeway Giant=s Causeway Sticka 20-1 8 Minge Cove Sandpit (Brz) Blasi 30-1 Only six will line up for this contest, but divisional 9 Royal Copenhagen (Fr) Inchinor (GB) De Seroux 20-1 leaders leaders Showing Up and Go Between meet 10 Rich in Spirit Repriced Proctor 12-1 again after doing battle in Virginia. The Lael Stables 11 Film Maker Dynaformer Motion 4-1 colorbearer opened his account with three straight Gorella held her own against the boys last season, tallies, including the GII Lexington S.