MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here UNION RAGS DOMINATES ALGORITHMS KNOCKED OUT OF FOUNTAIN The highly anticipated match-up between early The GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. lost its Kentucky Derby favorites was put on hold when likely favorite Sunday morning when trainer Todd Algorithms (Bernardini) was Pletcher was forced to scratched from Sunday=s GII Fasig- Starlight Racing=s Algorithms Tipton Fountain of Youth S., but (Bernardini) due to a splint injury in Union Rags (Dixie Union) more his right front leg. AThe colt has been than lived up to his end of the training beautifully,@ Pletcher said of bargain with a scintillating four- the GIII Holy Bull S. winner. AIt=s an length victory at Gulfstream Park. unfortunate situation. We'll monitor AYou never know after a four- him closely and see how he responds Union Rags month rest; do you have the horse to treatment.@ Courtney Stafford fit enough, did you do this, did AIt=s disappointing to miss this you do that...you always go start,@ said Jack Wolf, managing through 51 questions,@ winning trainer Michael Matz of Starlight Racing. admitted. AI guess we did it right this time.@ Cont. p3 AUnfortunately these things are part of the game and we deal with them.@ Sunday, Gulfstream Park Pletcher, who noted the injury was Algorithms FASIG-TIPTON FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH S.-GII, first discovered Saturday, said A Coglianese $400,000, GPX, 2-26, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:42 3/5, ft. Algorithms would be taken out of 1--UNION RAGS, 122, c, 3, by Dixie Union training for a few days before being reassessed. AWe=ll 1st Dam: Tempo, by Gone West try to cool it out and then assess the situation in a few 2nd Dam: Terpsichorist, by II days,@ he told Daily Racing Form. AWe still have lots of 3rd Dam: *Glad Rags II, by High Hat options left for him, if everything turns out all right.@ ($145,000 yrl '10 FTSAUG; $390,000 2yo >11 FTFFEB). O-Chadds Ford Stable; B-Phyllis M Wyeth (KY); T-Michael R Matz; J-Julien R Leparoux; TDN TODAY $240,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 5-4-1-0, Headline News...... 10 pages $1,098,800. *Full to Geefour, SP, $159,092. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Another GSW from Paramount Sales Foaled & raised at Royal Oak Farm (Damian & Braxton Lynch) XIB Successful pinhook for Xavier Int’l Bloodstock XIB 2--News Pending, 117, c, 3, Harlan=s Holiday- - Motivated Sreva, by Lear Fan. ($180,000 wlng '09 KEENOV; $220,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP; $185,000 RNA 2yo >11 FTFFEB; $250,000 2yo >11 FTMMAY). O-Klaravich Stables Inc & H Lawrence; B-Jayde Inc (KY); T-Dale L Romans; $80,000.

EQB 2YO auction purchase • www.EQB.com 3--Discreet Dancer, 116, c, 3, Discreet Cat--West Side Dancer, by Gone West. O/B-E Paul Robsham Stable, LLC (FL); T-Todd A Pletcher; $40,000. Margins: 4, 2 1/4, HF. Odds: 1.20, 27.50, 0.80. Also Ran: Neck 'n Neck, Fort Loudon, Csaba, Casual Trick. Scratched: Algorithms. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs, the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree or the video replay. In This Issue

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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII FASIG-TIPTON FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Julien Leparoux was aboard Union Rags for the first time Sunday, replacing Javier Castellano who had opted to ride Algorithms. The Frenchman admitted he

was impressed by the performance. AI was hoping he would run a good race, but I was not expecting that,@ Leparoux said. AHe=s such an easy horse to ride and did everything so easily. I didn=t hit him once. I just showed him the stick a couple times. I=m sure he was not 100% today, which means he should just get better.@ Already looking ahead, Matz confirmed, AThe next stop will be the [Mar. 31 GI] Florida Derby and hope we Union Rags Dominates Fountain of Youth (cont. from p1) can go to the Kentucky Derby.@ Despite losing Algorithms, trainer Todd Pletcher still Union Rags sold for $145,000 to the bid of IEAH sent out the race favorite, with Discreet Dancer Stables at the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale, only to (Discreet Cat) the 4-5 crowd=s choice. Union Rags, be bought again by his breeder, who paid $390,000 for making his first start since a runner-up effort in the the handsome bay at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton February Nov. 6 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile, was the 6-5 second Sale. He opened his career in sparkling fashion, choice. Discreet Dancer, with News Pending (Harlan=s following a debut win at Delaware last July with a Holiday) in close attendance, set the pace through 7 1/4-length romp in the Aug. 15 GII Saratoga Special moderate fractions of and a 5 1/4-length triumph in the Oct. 8 GI Champagne :24.50, :48.11 and S. He suffered the first loss of his career when he came 1:12.05, while Union up a head short of Hansen (Tapit) after a wide trip in Rags tracked the top the Breeders= Cup. two while racing three wide. The strapping colt No Excuses for Dancer loomed menacingly Discreet Dancer (Discreet Cat) was the Fountain of turning for home and Youth favorite based on a pair of open-length victories settled the race in a over the Gulfstream oval, but the chestnut colt suffered matter of strides, the first loss of his career in his stakes debut Sunday. bounding to the lead at AThe pace was slow enough,@ commented jockey John the top of the lane Velazquez, aboard the beaten favorite. AWith those before effortlessly fractions, he should have been able to finish a lot driving clear to the wire. Union Rags pulls clear of News better. I don=t know, I guess he was just flat today.@ News Pending stayed on Pending Pletcher added, AThere were no real excuses. We got for second as the A Coglianese the trip we wanted and he just finished evenly.@ previously unbeaten Discreet Dancer settled for third. ACan you believe that one?@ owner/breeder Phyllis Trakus Twitter Fact: Union Rags still covered Wyeth asked after watching Union Rags=s dominating the most ground in FOY, same as he did in performance. AWe were just out for a practice run and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. Trakus sectionals we didn=t want him to peak too soon. We were not from the race: 24.53, 23.46, 24.15, 23.81, expecting him to win...giving [five] pounds to Discreet 6.44. Dancer.@ @trakusracing P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/12 • PAGE 4 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Simmard, looking for his first win since taking a 12- GRADED/GROUP RESULTS furlong allowance over the Gulfstream turf last March, was a narrowly beaten second in the Sept. 18 GI Sunday, Gulfstream Park Northern Dancer S. and rebounded from a distant 13th- MAC DIARMIDA S.-GII, $150,000, GPX, 2-26, 4yo/up, place effort in the Oct. 16 GI Canadian International to 1 3/8mT, 2:11 3/5, fm. be second behind Musketier in the Nov. 26 GII W L 1--@SIMMARD, 117, h, 7, by Dixieland Band McKnight H. at Calder last time out. A homebred for 1st Dam: Dibs (SW, $165,643), by Spectacular Bid Julio Bozano=s Haras Santa Maria de Araras, Simmard 2nd Dam: State, by Nijinsky II stalked the early pace as 3rd Dam: Monarchy, by *Princequillo longshot Mambo Meister ($37,000 RNA yrl '06 KEESEP). O-Roger L Attfield & (King Cugat) led the field William Werner; B-Haras Santa Maria de Araras SA through three-quarters in (KY); T-Roger L Attfield; J-Javier Castellano; 1:13.62. He engaged $90,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP, 28-6-4-2, Center Divider (Giant=s $507,391. *1/2 to Le Carre (Miswaki.), MSW & Causeway) as the leader G1SP-Fr, $464,733; Malmaison (Gulch), SP, faltered on the far turn $341,236. Werk Nick Rating: A. and the 7-year-old Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. assumed control at the Simmard Holds On Trained at Payson Park, Florida top of the lane before A Coglianese determinedly holding off the late surge of favored Newsdad. ASpeed has been 2--Newsdad, 117, c, 4, Arch--Storm Tracer, by Pulpit. holding well here and the pace was slow, so I didn=t ($32,000 RNA yrl '09 KEESEP). O/B-James S Karp want to be too far back,@ explained winning rider Javier (KY); T-William I Mott; $30,000. Castellano. A[Trainer] Roger Attfield gave me the green 3--Musketier (Ger), 123, h, 10, Acatenango (Ger)--Myth light to ride him however I wanted. He=s such a and Reality (GB), by Linamix (Fr). O-Stella Perdomo; long-striding horse. I just let him break and sit in the B-Gestut Gorlsdorf (GER); T-Roger L Attfield; clear. He wouldn=t let the other horse by. He ran a huge $15,000. race today.@ Attfield was represented by the first- and Purchased by MAB Agency (M-A Berghgracht) third-place finishers after 10-year-old Musketier rallied late to get a head in front of Center Divider. AHe doesn=t Margins: NO, 5 3/4, HD. Odds: 4.30, 2.30, 3.40. have the big turn of foot that the gray horse Also Ran: Center Divider, Eagle Poise, Crimson China, [Musketier] does, so I was happy to see that he was Middie, Mambo Meister, Minister Colin, Dixie Emperor. involved early,@ Attfield said of the winner. AI think he=s Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs, been getting too far out of it early. The horse has been the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree or the doing great. He=s a horse that=s developed really late in video replay. his career. He=s got better and better. He=s been knocking on the door in so many races, I knew he=d have to win a stakes eventually.@

J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth S. Union Rags (Dixie Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... Union) leaves no doubt about it. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/12 • PAGE 5 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Sunday, Nakayama, Japan Sunday, Hanshin, Japan NAKAYAMA KINEN-G2, -115,180,000, Nakayama, HANKYU HAI-G3, -72,870,000, Hanshin, 2-26, 2-26, 4yo/up, 1800mT, 1:47.30, sf. 4yo/up, 1400mT, 1:22.00, fm. 1--@FEDERALIST (JPN), 123, h, 5, by Empire Maker 1--@#MAJIN PROSPER (JPN), 123, h, 5, by Admire 1st Dam: Dance Partner (Jpn) (Ch. 3yo Filly & Cozzene (Jpn) Ch. Older Mare-Jpn, MSW-Jpn & GSP-Fr, 1st Dam: Hollywood Dream (Jpn), $5,971,364), by Sunday Silence by Bubble Gum Fellow (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Dancing Key, by Nijinsky II 2nd Dam: Olimpia Dukakis (Ity), by Isopach 3rd Dam: Key Partner, by Key to the Mint 3rd Dam: Jaana (Ity), by Cure the Blues O-Shadai Race Horse; B-Shadai Farm; T-Tsuyoshi O-Kazuhiro Sasaki; B-Hashimoto Farm; T-Hidemasa Tanaka; J-Masayoshi Ebina; -60,826,000. Lifetime Nakao; J-Suguru Hamanaka; -38,609,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-0-0. *1/2 to Dance All Night (Jpn) (El Record: 13-5-0-2. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for Condor Pasa), GSP-Jpn, $904,428. Werk Nick Rating: B. the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Spring Thunder (Jpn), 119, m, 5, Kurofune--Spring 2--Silport (Jpn), 126, h, 7, White Muzzle (GB)-- Mambo (GB), by Kingmambo. O/B-Grand Farm; Speranza (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. O-Goichi -15,174,000. Kawasaki; B-Taihei Farm; -24,236,000. 3--San Carlo (Jpn), 126, h, 6, Symboli Kris S--Diva 3--Real Impact (Jpn), 126, c, 4, Deep Impact (Jpn)-- (Jpn), by Crafty Prospector. O-Shadai Race Horse; Tokio Reality, by Meadowlake. O-Carrot Farm; B-Shiraoi Farm; -9,587,000. B-Northern Farm; -15,118,000. Margins: 1HF, HF, NO. Odds: 9.20, 8.50, 1.90. Margins: 3/4, 4, 1 1/4. Odds: 5.40, 18.60, 9.00. Click for Racing Post chart or the Japanracing.jp video. Click for the Racing Post chart, the Japanracing.jp video or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will denote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, indicate first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state- unless otherwise indicated bred races. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/12 • PAGE 6 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Triple Threats GOTHAM RUNNERS TUNE UP Dogwood Stable=s Raconteur (A.P. Indy), coming off a pair of wins at Aqueduct, worked four furlongs in :48.89 over the Belmont training track Sunday in preparation for the Mar. 3 GIII Gotham S. The chestnut colt worked in company with GIII Tom Fool H. contender Calibrachoa (Southern Image). AI thought it was a decent move today; I was pleased with what I saw,@ said Michael McCarthy, assistant to trainer Todd Pletcher. AHe got into a nice rhythm and maintained it throughout the work, and he galloped out well.@ Dan and Sheila (More Than Ready), another Gotham hopeful from the Pletcher barn, worked five furlongs at Palm Meadows yesterday in a bullet 1:00.92. McCarthy said the Zayat Stables runner, a Gulfstream maiden winner and fourth in the GIII LeComte S. in two lifetime starts, would ship to New York Wednesday. Also working towards the Gotham: Hardened Wildcat (Hard Spun) (five furlongs in 1:02 at Belmont), King and Crusader (Lion Heart) (five furlongs in a bullet 1:01.30 at Aqueduct), and My Adonis (Pleasantly Perfect) (five furlongs in 1:01.32 at Aqueduct). Working at Gulfstream yesterday, juvenile champion Hansen (Tapit) drilled five furlongs in 1:00.95.

FAIR GROUNDS RUNNERS AOK The local contingent all returned well from their efforts in Saturday=s sophomore stakes at Fair Grounds. Larry Jones sent out GII Risen Star runner-up Mark Valeski (Proud Citizen) and 11th-placed Mr. Bowling (Istan), as well as GIII Rachel Alexandra S. fourth- place finisher Believe You Can (Proud Citizen). AAll my horses came back well and are in good shape today,@ said Jones. AI talked to all of them last night, and they all told me that they were so excited to see Mark El Padrino (left) outfinishes Valeski run that, well, they just Mark Valeski decided to go ahead and let him Lou Hodges have his chance to shine.@ Of Mr. Bowling=s unplaced effort, Jones added, AI can=t find anything wrong with him. [Jockey] Robby Albarado told me after the race he just kind of let him finish on his own after he realized he wasn=t going to get anything.@ Believe You Can will now be aimed for the Mar. 31 GII Fair Grounds Oaks. Cont. p7

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Jill Parrot, assistant to trainer Bret Calhoun, reported that Rachel Alexandra winner Summer Applause (Harlan=s Holiday) exited her one-length victory in fine shape, while trainer Josie Carroll was full of praise for runner Avie=s Sense (Street Sense). AI thought she ran a huge race and I=m very proud of her,@ said Carroll. AI would have liked to have gotten another race into her before she ran in that one yesterday, but we couldn=t get one for her. To step up from a maiden win into graded stakes company is quite a jump, but I thought she proved yesterday that she belongs in this kind of company. Hopefully, she=ll continue to do well over the next few days and we=ll be able to consider a race like the Fair Grounds Oaks for her.@

RENEESGOTZIP FIRES BULLET Unbeaten Reneesgotzip (City Zip) worked five furlongs from the gate at Hollywood Sunday in a bullet :59.40 in preparation for Saturday=s GI Las Virgenes S. The chestnut filly, a maiden winner in her debut at Hollywood last December, is coming off a 7 3/4-length romp in the 6 1/2-furlong GII Santa Ynez S. at Santa Anita Jan. 15 and stretches out to a mile for the Las Virgenes. AI don=t think a mile will be any problem for her, not the way she trains and the way she=s been running,@ commented trainer Peter Miller. AGoing short, she=s been kicking away from them pretty good.@

NO DRESS CODE, 12, Distorted Humor--Westfold Vale, by Flying Paster Foal born Feb. 25, a colt by Runaway and Hide. Owned by Robert S. West and Mike Riordan. Boarded at Waterford-Millford Farm. Accomplishments: Dam of Reneesgotzip (City Zip), GSW, $117,000.

FOLKLORE, 9, Tiznow--Contrive, by Storm Cat Foal born Jan. 26, a filly by Malibu Moon. Will be bred back to Bernardini. Owned by Robert & Beverly Lewis Trust. Boarded at Taylor Made. Accomplishments: Ch. 2yo Filly, MGISW, $945,500.

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RACETRACK ROUND-UP

HAVRE DE GRACE ON TRACK Reigning Horse of the Year Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) continued preparations for her 2012 debut in the Mar. 17 New Orleans Ladies S. with a bullet five- furlong move at Fair Grounds Sunday. With regular exercise rider Jen Brasser in the irons, the 5-year-old mare completed the five furlongs in :59 flat after ticking off fractions of :11.80, :23.80, :35.60 and :47.40. She galloped out six furlongs in 1:13.60. AShe=s a little faster and faster every time she works now,@ said trainer Larry Jones. AI don=t understand why that keeps happening. Seriously, she looked like she was galloping pretty easy out there. It was a good work for her. I think we=ll probably start working her in company, now.@

BAFFERT REMAINS ON FENCE WITH DUDE Trainer Bob Baffert remained undecided on a next start for Game on Dude (Awesome Again) after the 5- year-old was assigned top-weight of 123 pounds to defend his title Saturday in the GI Santa Anita H. AHere or Dubai,@ Baffert said yesterday, referring to the Big >Cap or the Mar. 31 G1 Dubai World Cup. Game on Dude was an easy 5 1/4-length winner of the Feb. 5 GII San S. in his only 2012 start to date. The GII Strub S. winner Ultimate Eagle (Mizzen Mast) was next in the Big >Cap weights at 120 pounds, while last year=s runner-up Setsuko (Pleasantly Perfect) is listed at 116.

SHOTGUN GULCH RETIRED Shotgun Gulch (Thunder Gulch--Rosieville, by Boston Harbor), winner of last year=s GI Vinery Madison S., has been retired from racing after suffering a fractured left sesamoid during a workout Friday. AIt=s so disappointing because she was doing so well and was so close to her first race this year,@ commented owner/trainer C.R. Trout Saturday. AIt was right at the top of the bone and thankfully she won=t need a screw, but her career is over.@ Shotgun Gulch gave the Oklahoma-based Trout his first Grade I victory last April in the Madison. On the board in 13 of 21 starts, the 5- year-old mare won seven times and Shotgun Gulch earned $528,976. A five-time stakes Coady Photography winner, she was also third in the 2010 GI La Brea S. and in the 2011 GII Presque Isle Downs Masters. Trout currently has a half-sister to Shotgun Gulch, Scat Baby (Scat Daddy), in training in Oklahoma and her dam, the Trout-bred Rosieville, added to the family last week. AIt=s like they say about endings and beginnings, because just last night her momma had a great big Harlan=s Holiday filly foal,@ Trout added. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/12 • PAGE 9 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com HONG KONG RESULTS

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong CITIBANK HONG KONG GOLD CUP, HK$8,000,000 ($1,031,490), Sha Tin, 2-26, 3yo/up, 2000mT, 2:02.88, gd. 1-- (NZ), 126, g, 6, by Pins (Aus) 1st Dam: Golden Gamble (NZ), by Oregon 2nd Dam: Gilding (NZ), by Noble Bijou 3rd Dam: Gold Spot (NZ), by Shahram (NZ) (NZ$47,500 RNA yrl >08 NZBSEL). O-Johnson Lam Pui Hung & Anderson Lam Hin Yue; B-E P Lowry; T-Tony Millard; J-Douglas Whyte; HK$4,560,000. Lifetime Record: Horse of the Year, G1SW-HK, 17-10-3-0, HK$34,941,600. 2-- (Ire), 126, h, 5, Xaar (GB)--Great Joy (Ire), by Grand Lodge. (i15,000 yrl >08 TATIRE). O-Mr & Mrs Steven Lo Kit Sing; B-Paul McCartan; HK$1,760,000. 3--, 126, g, 6, Highest Honor (Fr)-- Kalpita, by Spinning World. ($65,000 yrl >07 KEESEP). O-Howard Liang Yum Shing; B-Fred Seitz; HK$920,000. Another Successful Brookdale Sales Graduate

Margins: 1 1/4, NK, NK. Odds: 1.05, 5.50, 1.80. Also Ran: Pure Champion (Ire), Thumbs Up (NZ), (Ger), (Ire), Packing Ok (Aus), Super Pistachio (Ire), Mighty High (Fr). Click for the HKJC.com chart (video included). In an effort that champion jockey Douglas Whyte described as Abetter@ than his last-out win in the Stewards= Cup over 1600 meters Jan. 29, Ambitious Dragon outkicked some classy rivals to position himself to become just the second horse to sweep the Hong Kong Triple Crown. But first things first-- a trip to Dubai could be in the offing, as the reigning Horse of the Year holds entries for both the big race as well as the G1 Dubai Duty Free. ANext week we Ambitious Dragon HKJC.com will look at where we go next,@ trainer Tony Millard explained. AWe need to see how the horse pulls up, and we=ll discuss with [owner] Johnson [Lam] before we decide. He=s so versatile that there are different races to consider.@ Lam is reportedly cautious about the journey. The Dragon and his team swallowed a bitter pill when he could finish only fourth behind California Memory in the G1 Hong Kong Cup Dec. 11, but he turned the tables on that rival and other accomplished 1600-meter specialists last time out in the Stewards= Cup. Cont. p10 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/12 • PAGE 10 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Super Pistachio (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and Mighty High (Fr) (Peintre Celebre) hooked up early on NEWS TODAY here to ensure a genuinely run race, much to the delight of Whyte, who had cover behind Pure Champion (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}) back in sixth. Ambitious DOMINGUEZ NAMED WOOLF WINNER Dragon is going to win most quarter-mile sprints, and Two-time Eclipse Award champion Ramon Dominguez so it was, as he shifted out into the daylight in upper has been selected as the 63rd stretch and used that superior acceleration to put two winner of Santa Anita=s George lengths on the field at the furlong grounds and held Woolf Memorial Jockey Award. them safe to the wire. Xtension earned himself a trip to The Woolf Award, named for the the Duty Free, outfinishing defending champion legendary rider who died California Memory for second. Only a win in the following a spill at Santa Anita in Champions and Chater Cup May 27 stands between 1946, honors jockeys whose Ambitious Dragon and a HK$5 million bonus for a Triple careers and personal characters Crown, but his jockey isn=t convinced it=s the right trip. earn esteem for the sport of AI personally would not like to see the horse going racing. [2400 meters],@ opined Whyte. AI think he=s too brilliant Dominguez, who has led the for that distance, and, now that he=s back to his best, nation by wins the last two you just want to wrap him in cotton wool and look years, was chosen in a after him as long as you can. These kinds of horses are nationwide vote by his fellow Ramon Dominguez few and far between and when you=ve got one, you do jockeys. The 35-year-old native Benoit everything you can and hold on to them with both of Venezuela beat out finalists hands.@ Corey Lanerie, Martin Pedroza, DeShawn Parker and Scott Stevens.

2-YEAR-OLDS IN TRAINING SALES

Sale Date Under Tack Barretts March Mar. 5 Mar. 2 OBS Selected Mar. 13-14 Mar. 8-9 Resorts World Racino generates $139.9M since October Fasig-Tipton Florida Mar. 26 Mar. 23 ARacino gambling is a big money and job generator in the Fasig-Tipton Texas Apr. 5 Apr. 2 Empire State. New York=s nine racetrack casinos raked in Keeneland April Apr. 9 Apr. 5 about $1.96 billion in economic activity last year, created more than 17,400 jobs and provided $830.5 million to the OBS Spring Apr. 23-26 Apr. 17-20 state education fund, according to a new 16-page study Barretts May May 14 May 11 commissioned by the New York Gaming Association. The Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May 21-22 May 16-17 report also said the racinos provided $179.8 million for OBS June 2YOs/HRA June 19-20 June 15-17 the state=s horse racing industry and horse breeders.@ Michelle Lee, Times Ledger

Japan horseracing to get needed spur ATo boost the nation's struggling sport of horse racing, the government has decided to allow regional race organizers to decide what percentage of the proceeds from the sale of betting tickets to set aside for the payment of winning bets. The government on Friday submitted a bill to revise the Horse Racing Law in the current ordinary Diet session. Currently, about 75 percent of the sales from horse race betting is set aside to pay winning tickets for races conducted by the National Association of Racing. This is the same rate adopted by Japan Racing Association races, which are wholly Call (607) 287-4216 or financed by the government.@ email: [email protected] Yomiuri Shimbun www.milferfarms.com AROUND THE WORLD MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2012

6th-GPX, $43,600, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, 7f, 1:22 3/5, ft. POLITICALLYCORRECT (g, 3, Kitten's Joy- - Exceedexpectations, by Tale of the Cat) didn=t factor in Yesterday=s Results: his debut over the Saratoga lawn Aug. 27, and was a 9th-GPX, $45,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X, well-beaten third in a nine-furlong main-track maiden 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:46, fm. less than a week later. He was second at this distance SKY BLAZER (g, 4, Sky Mesa--Highland Hope, by over the Keeneland Polytrack Oct. 26, and broke Unaccounted For) broke his maiden over this turf through at 8 1/2 panels here Dec. 4. The homebred course in his second attempt last April, and took a was turning back off a seventh-place finish in the Belmont optional claimer two starts later in June. He Gulfstream Park Derby Jan. 1, and was dismissed at was an unlucky fourth in the GIII Saranac S. at 8-1 in the company of impressive debut winners Liberty Saratoga Sept. 4 after a rough beginning, and endured Bound (Mr. Greeley) and Forward March (Distorted a wide trip last time when fifth in Belmont=s GI Jamaica Humor). Politicallycorrect stayed perched off Forward H. Oct. 8. Dismissed at 12-1 in this step down in class, March=s right flank in fourth, as Liberty Bound carved the bay gelding got a bit headstrong after the opening out a half in :44.63. He was pushed along to challenge quarter and rushed up to dispute the pace three wide. the frontrunner at the top of the lane, and while that He continued to spar with a pair of foes turning into the foe fought back to maintain a narrow lead in upper stretch, pulled clear at about the sixteenth pole and stretch, he soon ran out of gas and the race was all held sway by a half-length from a fast-charging Slow Politicallycorrect=s. He cruised home to a 3 1/4-length Pace (Distorted Humor). Lifetime Record: 8-3-0-1, victory as Seve (Giant=s Causeway) got up for second. $106,964. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the video Liberty Bound faded to fifth, one spot ahead of Forward replay. March. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $65,900. Click for the O-Joyce B Young & Gerald McManis. B-Bonner Young brisnet.com chart or the video replay. (KY). T-Barclay Tagg. O/B-Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey (KY). T-Wesley A An OptiMatch Ward. Florida Report cont. p2

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5th-GPX, $42,500, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 8th-GPX, $40,500, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 1:23, ft. 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:40 4/5, fm. ARM FORCE (c, 3, Tiznow--Well Dressed {SW, KARLOVY VARY (f, 3, Dynaformer--The Right Pew, by $103,961}, by Notebook), a full-brother to runaway Pulpit), a full to Rocket Legs, GSP, $196,517, 2009 G1 Dubai World Cup winner Well Armed, could graduated in her second start over the Keeneland do no better than fifth on debut here Feb. 5, but the weeds Oct. 12. She was trying the main track for the addition of blinkers and a bullet work in the interim first time when she finished a tired seventh to On Fire helped the bay realize his full potential in this second Baby (Smoke Glacken) in the GII Golden Rod S. at attempt. Off at 11-1 against this tough-looking bunch, Churchill Nov. 26, and despite being favored in the the bay pressed the fleet and well-thought-of Spin Out Ginger Brew S. over course and distance in her return (Hard Spun) through splits of :22.46 and :45.13. The to grass Dec. 24, she could do no better than seventh, leader lived up to his name at the top of the bend, beaten three lengths. At 5-1 here, she scrimmaged for coming out as he entered the stretch and taking Arm the early lead before relinquishing the advantage to Force with him, but Arm Force would not be longshot Singn On Themoon (Malibu Moon) heading discouraged. He left Spin Out in his wake en route to a into the backstretch. She sat in the pocket as favored 3 3/4-length victory. Spin Out stayed on to complete Sweet Cat (Kitten=s Joy), making her first start since the exacta, four lengths in front of huge longshot finishing third in the GII Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Doyouseemecoming (Put It Back). Night Site (Giant=s Turf, pressed from the two path. The chalk began to Causeway), a son of the great Sightseek (Distant View) fade in upper stretch, and Karlovy Vary, switched wide, was sixth, while Prince of Spain (Giant=s Causeway-- charged past the pacesetter and on to the one-length Spain, by Thunder Gulch) was 10th. In addition to victory. Heart of Destiny (Lion Heart) snatched place being a full-brother to the aforementioned Well Armed, honors in the dying strides from Singn On Themoon. Hwt. Older Horse at 9.5-11f-UAE, G1SW-UAE, GISW- Sweet Cat finished fifth. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-1, US, $5,179,805, Arm Force is a half to Helsinki $62,294. Click for the brisnet.com chart or video (Distorted Humor), GISP, $269,509; and Witty replay. (Distorted Humor), GSW, $162,600. Well Dressed has O/B-Alex G Campbell Jr LLC (KY). an unnamed 2-year-old also by Tiznow, and a yearling T-George R Arnold II. by Colonel John (Tiznow). Sales history: $340,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP; $450,000 RNA 2yo >11 KEEAPR. 7th-GPX, $40,500, Msw, 3yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 1:29 3/5, Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $24,705. Click for the fm. brisnet.com chart or the video replay. MISS MONTREAL (f, 3, Orientate--Unbridled's Secret, O-Casner Racing LP. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). T-Eoin by Unbridled) outran her 11-1 odds when she finished G Harty. second in a five-furlong maiden that was washed off Another nbs graduate the turf at Gulfstream Feb. 9. A 4-1 candidate to get it done on the sod this time, she was put on the lead by Javier Castellano, meted out sensible fractions and had plenty in the tank to defeat Preach Tome Daddy (Scat Horsemen=s Dinner Scheduled for Mar. 6: Daddy) by 1 1/4 lengths. Street Crew (Street Cry {Ire}) The fourth Horsemen=s Dinner of South Florida=s was 10th. Sales history: $80,000 yrl '10 FTKOCT. winter racing season will take place Mar. 6 at Luca Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $32,400. Click for the Bella Restaurant in Aventura. The co-guests of honor brisnet.com chart or video replay. are Hall of Fame jockeys Walter Blum and Bill Boland. O-Michael Sucher. B-Barry & Shelly Simpson & Post time is 6:30 p.m. There will be a cocktail hour, a Orientate Syndicate (KY). T-J David Braddy. five-course dinner and a cash bar. Tickets are $45 per Another nbs graduate person and limited to the first 60 pre-paid guests. Contact Bill and Mary Hirsch to RSVP by Mar. 3 at 954- 454-9375. The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the 9th Race, $47,000 Allowance, at Parx. TDN TODAY For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. Around the World...... 10 pages

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Yesterday=s Results: HILDY'S GREY S., $75,000, AQU, 2-26, (S), 4yo/up, f/m, 1m70y, 1:41 3/5, ft. 1--OPUS A, 123, m, 5, Read the Footnotes--Lady Nelson, by Sea Hero. ($6,500 RNA wlng '07 KEENOV). O-Broadway Blue Stable; B-Nan Cassidy (NY); T-Richard A Violette, Jr; J-Alan Garcia; $45,000. Lifetime Record: 12-5-3-1, $232,694. NY-breds Start With a Bigger Advantage nybreds.com

2--Great Gracie Dane, 120, m, 5, Royal Academy-- Pumpkin's Pride, by Louis Quatorze. O-Eric Fein. $15,000. 3--Risk a Chance, 118, f, 4, A.P. Indy--Seeking the Ante, by Seeking the Gold. O-Chester Broman Sr. $7,500. Margins: 2, 6HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.70, 1.15, 3.85. An in-form Opus A ran second by a neck in the Soft Morning S. at Aqueduct Dec. 8, then came back to register her second career stakes tally in the We=ll See Ya S. Jan. 13. The slight second choice to Great Gracie Dane, Opus A was allowed a clear lead through :24.53 and :48.99 fractions and was never seriously threatened. Click for the brisnet.com chart or video replay.

5th-AQU, $52,000, Alw, NW1X, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11 1/5, ft. SACRED SUCCESS (f, 3, Officer--Val's Diablo, by Diablo) was beaten a half-length when second on debut here Dec. 30, and returned as the heavy chalk to don cap and gown by 4 1/4 lengths going 5 1/2 furlongs Jan. 25. She was made a prohibitive 1-9 favorite for this, and justified that paltry return as she cruised from box to wire to a 10 1/4-length success. Lenders Way (Hook and Ladder) was second. The winner, a $100,000 OBSAPR 2-year-old, is a half to Out Of Respect (Read The Footnotes), SW & GSP, $197,620. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $71,200. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the video replay. O-Dennis Narlinger. B-Thomas-Narlinger LLC & A R Properties (NY). T-Richard E Dutrow Jr.

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8th-GPX (Msw) Arm Force (Tiznow) runs like his big bro Well Armed. 5th-AQU (Alw) Sacred Success (Officer) wins like a 1-9 shot should. 5th-FGX (Msw) Treasured Up (Medaglia d’Oro) relishes surface switch. 1st-SAX (Msw) Tiz the Tide (Tiznow) another winner for WinStar’s red-hot sire. TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/12 • PAGE 4 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

6th-TPX, $23,325, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($50,000), NW1X, 3yo, 1m (AWT), 1:40 1/5, ft. TIZ TEE TIME (g, 3, Tiznow--Miss Elsie {SW & GSP, $283,980}, by Golden Gear) was part of a big day for Saturday Night=s Results: his sire. A 16-1 winner at first asking over the tough 8th-CTX, $29,000, Alw, NW2X, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:25 3/5, ft. seven-furlong distance at Keeneland Oct. 26, the QUILLIAN (g, 4, Macho Uno--Sly Butterfly {SW}, by gelding had a rough trip next time and finished eighth in Pulpit) has been on quite the tear since being purchased a Fair Grounds optional claimer Dec. 31. A 7-2 chance privately off a pair of maiden tries at Arlington last in the WEBN S. when returning to the Polytrack at summer. The dark bay resurfaced here Jan. 11 to Turfway Feb. 4, he tired badly to finish double-digit graduate by seven lengths going long in the slop, and lengths back in fifth, and was the 1-2 pick getting a followed that up with a nine-length drubbing over this little bit of a class reprieve. Giving the pacesetter a long track and trip two weeks later. He was 1-2 looking to leash while sitting second early, he got a bit rank on the clear another condition, and looked the part, dueling backstretch and pulled his way to lead just after the before drawing off to a 5 3/4-length success. The half. He was joined by Hand I Was Dealt (A.P. Warrior) winner is a half to Wind In My Wings (Sligo Bay {Ire}), on the turn and it was essentially a match race from SW, $135,183. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-1, $53,460. there, with Tiz Tee Time asserting to win by a length in Click for the brisnet.com chart or the video replay. the end. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, $45,920. Click for O-Donald L Brown Jr & Stephanie S Beattie. the brisnet.com chart or video replay. B-Stonerside Stable (KY). T-Stephanie S Beattie. O/B-Nelson McMakin (KY). T-Philip A Sims.

6th-FGX, $38,000, Msw, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11 2/5, ft. +BLESSED IMMACULATA (f, 3, Macho Uno--Lavender Sea, by Woodman) showed a steady worktab for this unveiling, but was dismissed at 15-1 odds while Yesterday=s Results: breaking from the outside. Well back early and still far 7th-FGX, $41,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($50,000), NW1X, out of it at the top of the lane, the grey commenced an 3yo, a1 1/16mT, 1:46, gd. impressive rally to run down frontrunner This Crazy Life TRAVEL ADVISORY (c, 3, Stormy Atlantic--Fire of (Lydgate) and pull clear by 3/4 of a length. Sales Freedom, by Street Cry {Ire}) was second in a pair of history: $5,000 yrl '10 LTBSEP; $20,000 2yo >11 grassy sprints at Ellis Aug. 27 and Kentucky Downs TEXMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $22,464. Click for Sept. 12 to kick off his career, and broke his maiden in the brisnet.com chart or the video replay. the slop at Mountaineer Nov. 27. He was fourth in a O-Crescent City Racing LLC. B-DocAtty Stables LLC main-track optional claimer here Dec. 31, and eighth (LA). T-Christopher Candies. Jan. 26 in an off the turfer. Given a 9-1 chance returning to what appeared to be his preferred surface, 5th-FGX, $38,000, Msw, 3yo, f, a1 1/16mT, 1:47 4/5, the bay was kept off the pace and out wide gd. throughout. He looped up and struck the front in upper TREASURED UP (f, 3, Medaglia d'Oro--Melisma, by Well stretch, and maintained a 1 3/4-length edge on paternal Decorated), a solid second going six furlongs over sibling All Stormy at the line, despite switching back to Turfway's Polytrack Dec. 3, finished a well-beaten third his wrong lead late. Sales history: $90,000 2yo >11 to GIII Rachel Alexandra S. runner-up Avie's Sense KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 7-2-2-0, $47,897. Click for (Street Sense) on the stretch out at Fair Grounds the brisnet.com chart or the video replay. Jan. 5. Trying the grass for the first time here as a 5-1 O-TK Stables LLC. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). T-Kellyn chance, the $450,000 FTSAUG yearling was able to Gorder. get down to the rail before the first turn and raced under cover from a mid-pack position. In need of Sharing Tools Now Available on running room as they turned for home, she patiently awaited a seam, but seemed to idle once daylight TDN Alerts & In Today’s TDN appeared in midstretch. With the wire fast approaching Read something you liked on the TDN homepage the light clicked on, however, and she drove through and want to share it with your friends? decisively in the final sixteenth en route to the Sharing tools now enable you to do so easily. 1 3/4-length score over heavy favorite Prime Maker Links to your facebook page, twitter feed, (Empire Maker), who just got up over Look Who's Ritzy Google +1, and Google + accounts now accompany (First Samurai). The winner is a half to Choctaw Nation each story on the homepage; and an Email a friend (Louis Quatorze), MGSW-US & G1SP-UAE, button allows you to easily email stories as well $1,224,800. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $31,074. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the video replay. O-Spendthrift Farm LLC. B-Summer Wind Farm (KY). T-Albert M Stall Jr. TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/12 • PAGE 5 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

7th-SAX, $63,210, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:21 2/5, ft. SMART SPENDING (g, 5, Smarty Jones--Donation, by Lord Avie), a half-brother to the ill-fated Lawyer Ron Yesterday=s Results: (Langfuhr), Ch. Older Horse, MGISW, $2,790,008, BAFFLE S., $81,140, SAX, 2-26, 3yo, a6 1/2fT, finished off an abbreviated 2011 campaign with a 1:13 2/5, fm. victory at this distance over the Hollywood synthetic 1--#TONES (IRE), 119, c, 3, Strategic Prince (GB)- - Nov. 26. He returned at odds-on going long here Social Honour (Ire), by Entrepreneur (GB). (i18,000 Jan. 12, finishing third, and was let go at 14-1 on the wlng '09 GOFNOV; ^25,000 yrl '10 DONAUG; back in distance. Off the pace early as favored 34,000gns 2yo >11 TATHIT). O-L Steve Keh, Saddleranch (Vindication) dueled up front, Smart WestsideRentals.com & W C Racing; B-Whisperview Spending came out and in between horses in the lane Trading Ltd (IRE); T-Doug F O'Neill; J-Eswan Flores; to out-kick Sahara Sky (Pleasant Tap) by a half-length. $44,400. Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-2, $65,961. Saddleranch faded to seventh. Sales history: $650,000 2--Stoney Fleece, 122, c, 3, Decarchy--Gold Fleece, by RNA wlng '07 FTKNOV; $410,000 yrl '08 KEESEP. Deputed Testamony. ($1,200 2yo >11 BESJAN). Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-2, $100,944. Click for the O-Gary & Cecil Barber. $19,000. brisnet.com chart or video replay. 3--Passing Game, 119, c, 3, Game Plan--Fifth Avenue O-Swift Thoroughbreds Inc. B-Robert B Trussell Jr (KY). Suite, by Category Five. O-Charles & Carol Bernhardt, T-Carla Gaines. Stan Chambers & William MacNeil. $11,400. Margins: NK, NO, HF. Odds: 13.80, 2.30, 21.00. Tones came to this country having never been off the 6th-SAX, $59,748, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($80,000), NW1$X, board in six British starts for Richard Hannon, but did 3yo, f, a6 1/2fT, 1:13, fm. not make an impact in a one-mile dirt optional claimer BYRAMA (GB) (f, 3, Byron {GB}--Aymara {GB}, by here Feb. 9 when fourth behind Fed Biz (Giant=s Darshaan {GB}), a close-up third on debut at Beverly Causeway). He was dismissed at last July in Britain, won off by four lengths at Carlisle double digit odds here despite two weeks later and was subsequently purchased returning to his preferred footing privately by Eclipse Thoroughbreds. She was a 7-1 and distance, and left the bettors chance in her stateside bow in the Blue Norther S. at kicking themselves. Close up Santa Anita Dec. 30, and after hopping at the start, ran from the outset, the dark bay a bang-up race to finish third. She was the even-money put a head in front at the top of choice in a grassy optional claimer at a mile Feb. 2 and the stretch and dug in to find the ran a good second, and was again at even-money going line before GIII Generous S. down the hill for the first time. Well back early under winner Stoney Fleece could rain Rafael Bejarano, Byrama looked like she=d go away on his parade. GIII Hollywood without a victory once again, but unleashed a Juvenile Championship S. devastating turn of foot in the lane to get up and beat runner-up Brigand was sixth. June Cleaver (Mizzen Mast) by 1 1/4 lengths. Byrama is AThe race set up great for us a half-sister to Klammer (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), Benoit Photo today,@ said winning conditioner GSW, $108,624. Sales history: ,8,000 RNA 2yo >11 Doug O=Neill. AHis hind end DONAPR. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-2, $60,769. Click for actually broke out from under him a little bit and [Coach the brisnet.com chart or video replay. Bob {Bertrando}] kind of scooted away from him for a O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners. B-Ermyn Lodge Stud little bit, but it worked out perfect. He had a target Limited (GB). T-Simon Callaghan. today, but you never know how a horse will handle crossing over the dirt, but he crossed the dirt perfectly. I=m not sure what=s next, but it will be something on the grass.@ This was rider Eswan Flores= first career stakes win. AThis has been a dream of mine since I was eight years old,@ he beamed. AI wanted to be here so much I didn=t even care if I was a galloper; I just wanted to be around horses. Now I=m here winning races, and winning a stakes race is the best feeling ever. I saw the wire and I saw my nose in front of another horse, but it was a tight race. I was really scared and couldn=t wait for the wire to get there.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart or video replay. TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/12 • PAGE 6 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

1st-SAX, $56,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:22 2/5, ft. TIZ THE TIDE (f, 3, Tiznow--Lajitas, by Siphon {Brz}), a $350,000 KEESEP yearling, helped keep trainer Bob Baffert=s win streak going. The bay had been off since Yesterday=s Results: running a tired third as the 6-5 choice sprinting five ISLAND FASHION S., $50,000, SUN, 2-26, 3yo, f, 1m, panels at Hollywood last June. Paired with Rafael 1:37 1/5, ft. Bejarano for her return, the 5-2 chance was away in 1--#GLINDA THE GOOD, 117, f, 3, Hard Spun--Magical good order from the rail draw and was under a snug Flash, by Miswaki. ($200,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP). hold as she cruised through a quarter in :22.70. O-Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Stonestreet Favored Nihilist (Latent Heat) turned up the heat after a Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); T-Steven M half in :45.70, but Tiz the Tide was up to the task, Asmussen; J-Roman Chapa; $30,000. Lifetime turning back a stretch challenge to win going away by Record: GSP, 6-2-1-1, $87,820. *1/2 to Oysters 2 1/4 lengths. Nihilist was clearly second best. Tiz the (Prized), MSP, $224,050; Bright Magic (Prized), Tide was produced by a winning half-sister to one of MSW, $212,393; Hot War (In Excess {Ire}), SW, her sire=s best runners, the GI Travers S. and GI Santa $165,130; and Take The Ribbon (Chester House), Anita Derby hero Colonel John. Baffert won 13 straight GSW & GISP, $372,102. **Sixth black-type winner races in which he had runners from Feb. 11 through for sophomore sire (by Danzig). this race. The barn celebrated a big win with The Factor 2--Ize in Trouble, 117, f, 3, Proud Citizen--Battle Hymn, (War Front) in Saturday=s GII San Carlos S. at Santa by Danzig. ($3,000 yrl '10 KEESEP). O-Gaylon Anita. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $39,600. Click for the McGee. $10,750. brisnet.com chart or video replay. 3--Lotto Ticket, 117, f, 3, Invisible Ink--Theresa's Tizzy, O-Westrock Stables LLC. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). by Cee's Tizzy. ($25,000 2yo >11 OBSAPR). O-John T-Bob Baffert. Pinkerton & Bryan Mundell. $5,000. Margins: 3HF, 4 1/4, HD. Odds: 0.50, 4.50, 18.40. Glinda the Good broke her maiden in a key heat at Monmouth second out last September before finishing Ï Ò runner-up to GI Spinaway S. winner Grace Hall (Empire Maker) in Delaware=s Blue Hen S. Oct. 1. She was third behind On Fire Baby (Smoke Glacken) in the • ON THE WORKTAB • GII Pocahantas S. under the Twin Spires Oct. 30, but BELMONT PARK could do no better than sixth after a wide journey in Consortium (Bernardini), 4f, :49.76, 30/96 that same foe=s GII Golden Rod S. romp Nov. 26. The Raconteur (A.P. Indy), 4f, :48.89, 7/96 homebred appeared to tower over the locals here, and Redding Colliery (Mineshaft), 4f, :49.65, 26/96 her 1-2 price proved justified. Stalking a half in :47.36 from the pocket, the bay sliced to the outside at the FAIR GROUNDS top of the lane and poured it on from there to do what Havre de Grace (Saint Liam), 5f, :59.00, 1/50 was expected of her. Click for the brisnet.com chart o r GULFSTREAM video replay. Aubby K (Street Sense), 4f, :50.10, 33/43 Hansen (Tapit), 5f, 1:00.95, 5/22 Stephanie’s Kitten (Kitten’s Joy), 5fT, :59.10, 1/5

HOLLYWOOD PARK www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews Eblouissante (Bernardini), 5f, 1:03.20, 24/32 Reneesgotzip (City Zip), 5f, :59.00, 1/32 Sister Moon (Dixie Union), 5f, 1:01.00, 8/32 PALM MEADOWS Gemologist (Tiznow), 5f, 1:00.92, 1/29 Soldat (War Front), 4f, :49.64, 26/39 Spring Hill Farm (Smart Strike), 4f, :48.40, 10/39 Take Charge Indy (A.P. Indy), 5f, 1:01.29, 5/29 Zagora (Fr) (Green Tune), 4f, :49.37, 21/39 PAYSON PARK To Honor and Serve (Bernardini), 3f, :38.00, 4/5 SANTA ANITA Bodemeister (Empire Maker), 6f, 1:14.00, 6/12 Midnight Transfer (Hard Spun), 7f, 1:24.80, 1/2 Sabercat (Bluegrass Cat), 5f, 1:00.40, 17/80 TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/12 • PAGE 7 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

But unlike the music companies, the track owners are not victims. They created this insane business model that is killing the whole industry. The tragedy is they will not fix it without outside intervention. That's because some of them own Napster-like subsidiaries and those with casinos no longer need racing. Every time racing has been threatened, powerful men The breeding side of our industry is in trouble only and women have used their influence in Congress to because the racing side is failing. protect the sport and agricultural jobs at risk. Racing is failing because off-track bet takers are That's what needs to happen now. A central ripping off racing content. Tracks and purses used to wagering platform will equally protect and serve split 18-20% of every dollar wagered on their races. customers, tracks and racehorse owners. Today they are getting less than 5%. The vehicle for a secure, wagering platform is within I know of no track that makes a profit on its own the federal law that permits interstate wagering. A races. national wagering Trust can be established by tapping Can the problem be fixed? Sure. Businesses re-invent the cash flow in wagering. No federal funds are needed. themselves when they get in trouble. None better than The new trust can partner with the likes of Google, or Apple Computer, which was failing until Steve Jobs maybe Apple, to make it simple for customers. returned. Today it is the most valuable company in the With a central wagering platform, tracks will profit world. from their own races for the first time in 30 years. They The biography, Steve Jobs, tells how music execs will have a virtual on-track model with 18-20% of every went to him for advice. Napster was ripping off their dollar wagered. That's enough. Their incentive to music and sales were falling fast. Jobs figured out what package and present races that customers desire they needed, a secure, central platform to sell their increases by 38 states and perhaps worldwide music. He called it iTunes. distribution. The music execs knew music, but not changing Congress wants to help this sport with tracks and technology. They thought they were in the record/cd breeding farms in most states. When they look across business, because that was how they were making the table at resolute owners and breeders trying to save money at the time. Jobs changed their focus to music a sport and way of life, will they also see other people content. in opposition? Who will appear to say they should be The music execs would not do for their industry what allowed to continue ripping off the sport? Nobody. Jobs did for them. They were competitors who didn't Racehorse owners and breeders fund more than a know they needed a central solution. When they hundred thousand jobs and there are very few track reluctantly agreed to iTunes, Napster disappeared. owners to object. A central wagering platform is a Here's the lesson. With iTunes handling digital sales, politically sound strategy. the focus of each music company shifted to producing If Congress brings in track owners, they only need to and marketing music content. Now they make more ask one question: "If a central wagering platform will profit than ever before. give you every dollar of revenue from wagers on your The music case study applies. Racing needs the same races, tell us why you would not want that platform?" solution as iTunes, a secure, central platform to sell What odds would you have given that Steve Jobs racing content direct to customers and eliminate the would take one-third of the music company's sales, cut Napster-like bet takers ripping off the sport. them off from contact with their customers and herd Once our tracks are no longer in the off-track, those cats to iTunes? bet-taking business, they will focus on packaging and One person can make a difference. Powerful ideas do marketing their own races for profit. That changes the change the world. future for tracks, the sport and finally, the breeding Steve Jobs didn't save the music industry for the industry. music execs. He loved music and to assure a sound National wagering has fallen to about $10 billion, future for the talent who wrote and performed the which should still yield over $2 billion to be split music, he created iTunes. Economic satisfaction was a between tracks and purses. That's enough to make this bonus. industry whole again, but the revenue isn't coming Some wealthy breeders have donated millions of through. dollars to influence Congress on political philosophy, When technology allowed off-track wagering, racing but not one dollar has ever been donated to incubate chose a bad model for reasons that no longer apply. For creative ideas for the sport. Breeders need to example, when Keeneland sends its races to New understand their future is the re-birth of racing. Jersey bet takers, only 20% of the revenue comes back to Keeneland, while 80% stays with the bet takers in Cont. p8 New Jersey. TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/12 • PAGE 8 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

If there is ever a good time for the silent partners in racing content to be ready to fight, this is it, because B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N without racehorse owners taking a stand, with strong support from influential breeders, the racing side will AMERICA not change and will soon fail as a national sport. Timing is everything. iTunes would not have BLACK-TYPE RESULTS: happened without the problem of Napster. And, the SAM HOUSTON DISTAFF S., $50,000, HOU, 2-25, technology for a central platform like iTunes, or one for 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:44 4/5, ft. wagering, was not available years ago. 1--#ALWAYS IN MY HEART, 118, m, 6, Hennessy-- To re-invent a proud sport and industry, we need to Vow That Binds, by Miswaki. O-Pin Oak Stable; B-Pin follow the words of the late Steve Jobs. Think Oak Stud LLC (KY); T-Donnie K Von Hemel; J-Glen Different. Murphy; $30,000. Lifetime Record: GSP, 18-6-2-5, Racing content will have enormous value when the $170,604. *1/2 to Bondage (Broad Brush), SP, talent in the sport moves to protect it, not when those $187,470. who take bets on it are in control. A central wagering 2--Puddy Tap, 118, f, 4, Tapit--Puddy Cat, by Mountain platform gives the sport a new future. As Jobs would Cat. O-Lawana L & Robert E Low. $10,000. endY "Isn't that cool?" 3--Standbyyourmangirl, 118, f, 4, Southern Image-- --Fred A. Pope Consignada (Chi), by Golden Voyager. ($2,000 RNA Fred Pope is president of Pope Advertising, Lexington, yrl '09 FTKOCT). O-Joe S Offolter. $5,500. which specializes in the Thoroughbred industry. Margins: 3/4, 1 1/4, 3 1/4. Odds: 2.00, 0.40, 14.10.

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 7th-AQU, $54,000, Opt. Clm. ($25,000), NW2X, (S), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10 1/5, ft. OBVIOUSLY TUESDAY (g, 4, Alke--Its Tuesday, by Take Me Out) Lifetime Record: 8-3-0-1, $99,540. First/Second-crop starters to watch: Monday, February 27 O-Obviously NY Stable. B-Iwin Farms LLC, Preferred Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2008 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ Pals Equine LLC & Wachtel Stables LLC (NY). T-Richard BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) A Violette Jr. *$22,000 wlng '08 NYBOCT. FLASHY BULL (Holy Bull), Airdrie, $10K, 153/21/2 9-PRX, Alw, 6 1/2f, Runnin Bull, $5K EAS SEP yrl, 12-1 8th-PRX, $48,560, Opt. Clm. ($25,000), NW2X, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17 2/5, ft. MIDDLE OF THE NITE (g, 5, Offlee Wild--A Loose Kisser, by Kissin Kris) Lifetime Record: 17-4-0-2, AMERICAN-BRED WINNERS $122,154. O-B-C Stables. B-Darley, Leslie R & H Patrick King Jr (KY). T-Guadalupe Preciado. *$140,000 IN AUSTRALASIA: yrl '08 FTKOCT; $300,000 2yo >09 KEEAPR. Sea Skye, g, 7, Stravinsky--Ocean Jewel, by Alleged. Sandown (Melbourne), 2-22, Hcp, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT. 3rd-FGX, $45,000, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), C, (S), B-Nancy Cole & Bruce Kline. *30,000gns yrl >06 4yo/up, a5fT, :58 1/5, gd. TATOCT; 44,000gns RNA 2yo >07 TATAPR. TORO BRAVO (g, 4, Holy Bull--Little Evon, by Gold Case) Lifetime Record: SW, 14-5-4-2, $220,489. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, O-Coteau Grove Farms LLC. B-Oak Tree Stables LLC unless otherwise indicated (LA). T-Patrick Devereux Jr. *$58,000 yrl '09 TEXAUG.

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9th-FGX, $43,000, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), NW2X, +Ms Mustanfar, f, 3, Mustanfar--Copper Lake, by Salt 4yo/up, f/m, a1mT, 1:40 3/5, gd. Lake. HOU, 2-25, 6f, 1:12 3/5. B-J K Farms (MN). MISS INCLINED (f, 4, Pulpit--Seoul, by Deputy Minister) Pocket Money, g, 3, Posse--Driana, by Carson City. Lifetime Record: MSP, 14-3-0-4, $129,134. HOU, 2-25, 5fT, :59 2/5. B-Huddleston Brothers O/B-Mueller Thoroughbred Stable LTD (KY). T-Malcolm Farm (OK).

Pierce. *1/2 to Rush Bay (Cozzene), MGSW, $742,846. Dixie Shoes, f, 4, Giant=s Causeway--Comeon Dixie, by Raised and Sold by Elm Tree Farm Mr. Greeley. TAM, 2-26, 1mT, 1:37 2/5. B-Fares Farm LLC (KY). *$220,000 yrl '09 KEESEP. **1/2 to 8th-GGX, $39,760, NW1$X, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT), Mineswept (Mineshaft), SP, $191,422. 1:10, ft. ADVANCE TICKET (m, 6, Formal Gold--La Treizieme, by French Deputy) Lifetime Record: 31-8-12-5, $175,929. Angel of Faith, f, 4, Grand Slam--Hymnal, by Dixieland O/B-Michelle MacDonald (CA). T-Dennis M Patterson. Band. HOU, 2-26, 6f, 1:11. B-Cambus-Kenneth Farm LLC (KY). *$15,000 yrl '09 KEESEP. 7th-HAW, $39,000, NW2X, (S), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f, Red Maserati, c, 4, Songandaprayer--Miss Mary Pat 1:04 1/5, ft. (MSW, $102,863), by Service Stripe. GPX, 2-26, (C), BOWMAN'S SECRET (g, 4, Bowman's Band--Secretly 6f, 1:10 3/5. B-James T Scatuorchio (KY). *$65,000 Smashed, by Secret Slew) Lifetime Record: SP, yrl '09 KEESEP. 6-3-2-1, $88,363. O/B-Tom Dorris & Gary Tussey (IL). Foolish Surprise, g, 5, Ormsby--Clever Tace, by T-Tom Dorris. Waquoit. CTX, 2-25, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:22. B-Ben Swope (MD). 8th-HAW, $38,000, Opt. Clm. ($35,000-$25,000), NW2X, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:48 3/5, ft. ROMAN INVADER (m, 5, Roman --Pretty Gale {SW, $217,326}, by Mountain Cat) Lifetime Record: 23-4-4-6, $110,919. O-John Conforti. B-R L Reineman Stable Inc (KY). T-Doug Matthews. *$27,000 RNA yrl AMERICAN-SIRED WINNERS '08 KEESEP. IN AUSTRALASIA: 7th-TPX, $24,000, Opt. Clm. ($20,000), NW1$X, Rampaging (Aus), c, 2, More Than Ready--Fountain Joy 4yo/up, f/m, 1m (AWT), 1:40, ft. (Aus), by Flying Spur (Aus). Canterbury (Sydney), WANTA GO (f, 4, Aptitude--Briarcliff {SW & GSP, 2-22, Mdn, 2yo, 6f 55ydsT. B-Makybe Racing & $217,268}, by Red Ransom) Lifetime Record: 11-2-3-1, Breeding. $51,233. O-Erin Lacroix. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton Laser Hawk (Aus), g, 3, Artie Schiller--High Heels (Aus), (KY). T-Gene LaCroix. *$5,000 yrl '09 KEESEP. **1/2 by Canny Lad (Aus). Rosehill (Sydney), 2-25, Hcp, to Irene=s Mom (Maria=s Mon), GSP, $198,588. 3yo, 7 1/2fT. B-Gooree Park Stud Pty Ltd. Celts (Aus), f, 4, Lonhro (Aus)--Dinna Fash (Aus), by 9th-TPX, $24,000, Opt. Clm. ($20,000), NW1$X, Canny Lad (Aus). Moonee Valley (Melbourne), 2-24, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m (AWT), 1:40 2/5, ft. Hcp, 4yo/up, f/m, 6fT. B-Woodlands Stud. MISSED THE POINT (f, 4, Distorted Humor- - Too Much Torque (NZ), g, 4, Tale of the Cat--Superjet Retroactive {GSP, $110,750}, by Deputy Minister) (NZ), by Jetball (Aus). Riccarton (Christchurch), 2-24, Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-0, $48,688. O/B-G Watts Hcp, 3yo/up, 6fT. B-Peters Equine Trust & T W Humphrey Jr & St George Farm LLC (KY). T-George R Archer Trust. Arnold II. Barbadine, m, 5, Giant=s Causeway--Damson (Ire), by Entrepreneur (GB). Otaki (New Zealand), 2-25, Hcp, 1st-HOU, $22,000, 2-25, NW2L, 3yo, 6f, 1:10 3/5, ft. 4yo/up, 1 7/16mT. B-Liberty Bloodstock. HUNTERWOOD POINT (c, 3, Littleexpectations-- Court Connection (Aus), g, 5, Lonhro (Aus)--Imperatrix Lambeth Walk, by Silver Deputy) Lifetime Record: (Aus), by Strategic (Aus). Canterbury (Sydney), 2-22, 4-2-0-1, $29,785. O/B-Millennium Farms Kentucky & Hcp, 4yo/up, 7f 165ydsT. B-Tareena Bloodstock, Little Brothers Farm (KY). T-Steven M Asmussen. Mrs P Powles, T R Lobb & Mrs F M Lobb. Platamone Castle (Aus), g, 5, Lonhro (Aus)--Al Rosolini ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: (Aus), by Waajib (Ire). Moonee Valley (Melbourne), Fire Run, f, 3, Attila's Storm--Fiesta Fire, by Gentlemen (Arg). SUN, 2-26, (S), 1m, 1:41 1/5. B-R D Hubbard 2-24, Hcp, 4yo/up, 10f 45ydsT. B-Wallings Pastoral (NM). Co Pty Ltd. Limeshare, g, 3, Limehouse--Lady Victoriate, by Silver My Vegas (Aus), h, 8, Royal Academy--Smytzer=s Deputy. HOU, 2-25, 1m70y, 1:44 1/5. B-Joe Sr, Joe Century (Aus), by Geiger Counter. Rosehill (Sydney), Jr, John & Karen Mulholland (KY). *$10,000 RNA 2-25, Hcp, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT. B-Emily Krstina (Aust) wlng '09 KEENOV. Pty Ltd. TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/12 • PAGE 10 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

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IN AUSTRALASIA: Fern Hill (Aus), g, 2, Dylan Thomas (Ire)--Floridays (Aus), by Kenmare (Fr). Newcastle (New South Wales), 2-25, Mdn, 2yo, 6 1/2fT. B-K J Pooley. Blissful Belle (Aus), f, 3, Ad Valorem--Gentille (Aus), by Octagonal (NZ). Doomben (Brisbane), 2-22, Mdn, 3yo, 6fT. B-Heinrich Bloodstock Syndicate. She Goes to Rio (NZ), f, 3, Captain Rio (GB)--Nelly=s Gold (Aus), by Made of Gold. Canterbury (Sydney), 2-22, Hcp, 3yo/up, 6f 55ydsT. B-A Harris. Emplus (Aus), f, 3, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Play Along (NZ), by Defensive Play. Doomben (Brisbane), 2-22, Mdn, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f 165ydsT. B-Attunga Stud. Halle Rocks (Aus), f, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Face of the Earth (Aus), by Strategic (Aus). Moonee Valley (Melbourne), 2-24, Hcp, 3yo, 5fT. B-Dr D J O'Brien. #Rock Robster (Aus), f, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Chinese Whispers (NZ), by Woodman. Launceston (Tasmania), 2-22, Tasmanian Oaks-Listed, 3yo, f, 1 5/16mT, A$60,000 to winner. B-Patinack Farm. Taurus (NZ), c, 3, No Excuse Needed (GB)--Stars in Her Eyes (NZ), by Jetball (Aus). Otaki (New Zealand), 2-25, Hcp, 3yo/up, 6fT. B-Mrs J C Hewitt. Celebrity Girl (Aus), f, 3, Starcraft (NZ)--Dashing Eagle Rock (NZ), m, 5, Footstepsinthesand (GB)--Eagle Granada (Aus), by Keltrice (Aus). Morphettville Prospect (Aus), by Belong To Me. Riccarton (Adelaide), 2-25, Redelva S.-Listed, 3yo, 5f 55ydsT. (Christchurch), 2-24, Mdn, 3yo/up, 6fT. B-Bramleigh Holdings. B-Llanhennock Trust. Kulgrinda (Aus), f, 4, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--River Ballybit (NZ), g, 5, Spartacus (Ire)--Miss Grosvenor (NZ), Crossing (Aus), by Bellotto. Moonee Valley by Grosvenor (NZ). Otaki (New Zealand), 2-25, Hcp, (Melbourne), 2-24, Hcp, 4yo/up, 4f 170ydsT. 4yo/up, 1mT. B-Karreman Bloodstock Ltd. B-Contract Racing Pty Ltd. Judging Law (NZ), g, 6, Captain Rio (GB)--Gettysburg Rock of Ages (Aus), f, 4, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Eishin Address (NZ), by Lord Ballina (Aus). Matamata (New Shelby, by Forty Niner. Caulfield (Melbourne), 2-25, Zealand), 2-25, Hcp, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT. B-A J & Mrs Hcp, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT. B-Austramore P/L, M L Ryan. Codds Flat Bloodstock P/L, Ophir T'breds, San Pauli #Over Quota (Aus), g, 6, Testa Rossa (Aus)--Jazz Baby Ltd & Marengo Investements. (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). Kilmore (Victoria), 2-26, Single (Aus), g, 4, High Chaparral (Ire)--Myself (GB), Kilmore Cup-Listed, 3yo/up, 1mT, A$66,000 to by Nashwan. Rosehill (Sydney), 2-25, Hcp, 4yo/up, winner. B-R Goddard & S Goddard. 1 1/8mT. B-Bloomsbury Stud. Bites the Dust (Aus), m, 6, Verglas (Ire)--Bank On Me Chord (Aus), g, 5, Distant Music--Alunarmist (Aus), by (Aus), by Fimiston (Aus). Ascot (Perth), 2-25, Hcp, Naturalism (NZ). Moonee Valley (Melbourne), 2-24, 4yo/up, 7fT. B-Miss S M Doyle & P D Hester. Hcp, 4yo/up, 1mT. B-W Langford. Take Out (Aus), g, 7, Encosta de Lago (Aus)--Gambetta Hanks (Aus), g, 5, Encosta de Lago (Aus)--Sister (Aus), by Spinning World. Sandown (Melbourne), Fromseattle, by Seattle Slew. Moonee Valley 2-22, Hcp, 4yo/up, 1 7/8mT. B-P E & P A Campbell (Melbourne), 2-24, Sportingbet Night Cup-Listed, Investments. 3yo/up, 1 9/16mT, A$90,000 to winner. B-Linley Investments & Chelsaus (Ireland). *GSW-Aus. Interview (Aus), g, 5, Encosta de Lago (Aus)--Anacarde (Aus), by Anabaa. Doomben (Brisbane), 2-22, Hcp, 4yo/up, c/g, 1m 55ydsT. B-Highgrove Stud & R T Follow the TDN on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thetdn Gilbert.