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HAPPY HEADLINE NEW YEAR! 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 MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2007 DRAMATIC ENDING TO 2006 DECLAN=S MOON READIES FOR RETURN On Jan. 1 trainer Bobby Frankel celebrated the New Former two-year-old champion Declan=s Moon (Malibu Year with a victory in Santa Anita=s GII San Gabriel H. Moon) received his final major preparatory work at with Badge of Silver, and the New York native closed Hollywood Park yesterday in advance of Saturday=s GII out 2006 the same way, this time getting the job done San Pasqual H. at Santa Anita. Posting the second with Gary Tanaka=s King=s Drama (Ire) (King=s Theatre fastest of 133 moves Sunday, the five-year-old com- {Ire}) in yesterday=s renewal of pleted five furlongs in a crisp the race. The only runner in the :59.40. AHe hasn=t hit his field with an Grade I victory in best form, that=s for sure,@ the U.S. to his credit, the six- said trainer Ron Ellis. Sev- year-old tracked pacesetter Rail- enth in the GII Pat O=Brien road (Double Honor) through BC H. at Del Mar Aug. 20, early splits of :24.40, :49.32 the Maryland-bred finished and 1:13.23. Ready to pounce third next time out in the GIII King’s Theatre Benoit with a sixteenth left to negoti- Vernon O. Underwood H. ate, the handsome bay was Declan’s Moon & Ron Ellis Hollywood Park Dec. 3. AHe asked for more late, and he delivered, getting up for a Horsephotos had a lung infection in the half-length victory over his game foe, who was one Del Mar race, and in his last length in front of Hendrix (Sultry Song) at the wire. AHe=s race. I always thought he was a two-turn horse, and he a good horse,@ said the Frankel. AThe Tin Man proved got caught going :44 flat [half mile] in the Underwood, you=re never too old to win on the turf. This horse tries and it gave him more than he wanted to do. He should hard and he=s a gelding, so he=s going to be around a be more suited to the distance on Saturday.@ Declan=s long time, as long as I take good care of him.@ cont. p2 Moon, owned by Jay Em Ess Stable, won his first five career starts, including the GII Santa Catalina S. at SAN GABRIEL H.-GII, $150,000, SAX, 12-31, 3yo/up, Santa Anita at three, but is winless in three subsequent 1 1/8mT, 1:48 2/5, fm. starts. 1--KING'S DRAMA (IRE), 121, g, 6, by King's Theatre (Ire) 1st Dam: Last Drama (Ire) (MSP-Fr), by Last Tycoon (Ire) FOXYSOX LIKELY FOR EL ENCINO 2nd Dam: Drama, by Sir Ivor Foxysox (GB) (Foxhound), who was withdrawn from 3rd Dam: *Drury Nell, by Bold Lad Saturday=s GI La Brea S. because of a bruised foot, may O-Gary A Tanaka; B-Kilfrush Stud Ltd (IRE); T-Robert make her next start in the GII El Encino J Frankel; J-David Romero Flores; $90,000. Lifetime S. at Santa Anita Jan. 14. According Record: GISW, 29-10-7-6, $1,157,966. *1/2 to Self to trainer Carla Gaines, the injury is Feeder (Ire) (Lycius), SW & GISP, $465,594. believed to have occured after the 2--Railroad, 115, g, 4, Double Honor--Railroad Lady, by four-year-old was transferred from Hol- Forsythe Boy. ($67,000 2yo 2004 OBSAPR). O-Wind lywood Park to Santa Anita prior to River Stables; B-Farnsworth Farms (FL); T-B Koriner; 30,000. the La Brea. AHer foot was pulsing and 3--Hendrix, 119, h, 5, Sultry Song--Fluttery Danseur, by it was hot,@ Gaines told DRF. AIt will Wavering Monarch. ($52,000 yrl '02 KEESEP; take a few days to work it out.@ The $310,000 2yo 2003 KEEAPR). O-J Paul Reddam; English-bred, winner of the GIII B-Stewart Armstrong (KY); T-Craig Dollase; $18,000. Providencia S. and GIII Senorita S. ear- Margins: HF, 1, 2 3/4. Odds: 0.90, 10.00, 2.30. Foxysox Benoitphoto lier this term, came home a narrow Also Ran: Porfido (Chi), Don Incauto (Arg), Southern winner in her most recent start in the Africa, Capitano, Rhythm Mad (Fr). GII Bayakoa H. at Hollywood Park Dec. 3. www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/1/07 • PAGE 2 of 3 cont. from p1 Holding Court.. King=s Drama, winner of the G3 Prix De La Jonchere at three, enjoyed arguably his best season to date was 2005 when he took the GI Sword Dancer H. and GII Red Smith H., and was only a neck back in second behind 2004 Breeders= Cup Turf champion Better Talk Now in the GI Man O War S. With only three prior FACT OF THE DAY starts this term, the bay came home third in the GII San HOT RODS: SIRES WITH THE Luis Obispo H. at Santa Anita Feb. 26 before taking the LOWEST AVG. WINNING DISTANCE* GII San Luis Rey H. Mar. 25. On the sidelines for over two months after that effort, the gelding returned with Sire AWD a second-place finish to Lava Man in his latest start in $50,000 AND UP the GI Charlie Whittingham Memorial H. June 10. Elusive Quality 6.37 Ï Ò Forestry 6.7 Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com $15,000-$49,999 catalogue-style pedigree. Eishin Masamune (Jpn) 5.41 Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Forest Camp 5.93 $2,500- $14,999 Civilisation 4.5 Phonetics 5.14 *Dec. 15 edition TO DOWNLOAD MARKETWATCH, CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE, CLICK HERE Sire of 18% Stakes Winners in his First Crop His 2006 Yearlings Sold for: THIS WEEK IN HISTORY... $150,000, $135,000, etc. January 1, 1975...Secretariat=s first Thoroughbred foal, a filly named Miss Secretariat out of the dam My Card, 2007 Stud Fee: $15,000 was born in Kentucky. A TAYLOR MADE / WINSTAR VENTURE • Standing at Taylor Made January 4, 1946...Jockey George Woolf, known as AThe SAN GABRIEL H.-GII (8th-SAX) King=s Drama (Ire) Iceman@ for his coolness in the saddle, died the day after (King=s Theatre {Ire}) gives Bobby Frankel his third a spill at Santa Anita. He was 35. Since 1950, the George stakes win, and second graded stakes victory, of Woolf Memorial Jockey Award has been presented annu- the five-day-old meeting. ally to a rider who demonstrates high standards of per- sonal and professional conduct, on and off the racetrack. TDN TODAY January 5, 1980...Spectacular Bid began his undefeated four-year-old season, winning the Malibu S. by five Headline News.................... 3 pages lengths at Santa Anita; the gray colt finished his 1980 campaign with a perfect nine-for-nine record. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/1/07 • PAGE 3 of 3 Monday, Santa Anita, post time: 6:34 p.m. PST Today’s Graded Stakes EL CONEJO H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 5 1/2f brought to you by PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1 Roi Charmant Evansville Slew Nakatani 114 2 Count Orange Count the Time Migliore 113 3 Harvard Avenue You and I Gomez 118 4 Proud Tower Too Proud Irish Cohen 121 5 Premium Saltine Salt Lake T Baze 114 6 Red Warrior Benchmark Delgadillo 114 7 Bushwacker Outflanker Leparoux 113 Click for TV 8 Areyoutalkintome Smokester Espinoza 117 4:47p Tropical Park Derby-GIII, CRC (brisnet.com PPs) TVG 9 Brooker Mr. Procrastinator Gryder 112 6:34p El Conejo H.-GIII, SAX (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 7:04p Monrovia H.-GIII, SAX (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV Monday, Santa Anita, post time: 7:04 p.m. PST All Post Times are Eastern Standard Time. MONROVIA H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, a6 1/2fT Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs of today’s graded races. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT OPEN HOUSE - JANUARY 7, 2007 1 Danclare Stravinsky Sorenson 114 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2 Somethinaboutbetty Forestry Valdivia Jr.118 Click here for more... 3 Vanguarda (Arg) Sekari (GB) Pedroza 112 4 Costume Designer Capote Flores 116 5 Society Hostess Seeking the Gold Gomez 119 P P R E V I E W S P 6 Bella Banissa Good and Tough Migliore 114 7 Maryfield Elusive Quality Espinoza 120 Monday, Calder, post time: 4:47 p.m. EST 8 Selvatica Forestry Gryder 119 TROPICAL PARK DERBY-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mT 9 Kitty Hawk (GB) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Leparoux 113 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 10 Clinet (Ire) Docksider Solis 117 1 Loose Leaf Notebook Castellano 117 11 Victory Spy Victory Gallop T Baze 112 2 Rutledge Cat Tale of the Cat Prado 117 12 Honey Rose (Arg) Lode Nakatani 117 3 Green Vegas Trippi Garcia 122 13 Cambiocorsa Avenue of Flags Court 122 4a Storm In May Tiger Ridge M Cruz 117 5 Soldier's Dancer Lost Soldier Velasquez 119 6 Sedgefield Smart Strike Bejarano 115 Thoroughbred Daily News is: 7 Northern Academy Northern Afleet Nunez 115 Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher 8 On My Dime Mizzen Mast Desormeaux 117 Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher 9a Imawildandcrazyguy Wild Event M Cruz 117 Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief 10 Delightful Kiss Kissin Kris Velazquez 115 Alycia Borer Director of Advertising Jessica Martini Senior Editor 11a Drums of Thunder Concerto M Cruz 119 Alan Carasso Associate Editor 12 Pickapocket Mecke Coa 119 Marie Kizenko Associate Editor Christina Bossinakis Associate Editor The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter GIII Tropical Park Derby.