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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here DERBY HERO SECOND CHOICE IN PREAKNESS NYRA RESPONDS TO STATE REGULATORS GI Kentucky Derby hero I=ll Have Another (Flower The New York Racing Association, the subject of an Alley) drew post nine for Saturday=s GI Preakness S. at ongoing state investigation into inaccurate take-out Pimlico and was made the 5-2 morning-line second rates, released a statement Wednesday in response to a choice in his bid for the second leg in American racing=s letter sent by John Sabini of the state=s Racing and Triple Crown. Favoritism in the 1 3/16-mile event goes Wagering Board and Robert Megna of the Franchise to the Derby=s gallant runner-up Bodemeister (Empire Oversight Board calling into question the validity of the Maker), who is 8-5 on the organization=s recent elections and the continuation of morning line and will break from its casino subsidies. Of its recent election of Ellen post seven. AI thought the draw McClain and Kenneth Handal as president and was really good,@ Derby-winning secretary, respectively, NYRA=s statement read, NYRA s Board acted to ensure that there was trainer Doug O=Neill said. AI=m A = professional management in place to operate a complex very happy with that. Being business which has a significant economic impact on outside of the legitimate speed New York State. The NYRA Board has a fiduciary [Bodemeister], most jockeys obligation to exercise its business judgment to protect would be real happy with that. the best interests of racing and the income stream that We=re OK with that.@ pari-mutuel wagering provides to the state.@ The O=Neill suggested that I=ll Have statement added that neither the Racing and Wagering Another will be closer to the Board nor the Franchise Oversight Board had authority speedy Bodemeister than he was Doug O’Neill over the naming of NYRA officers. The statement in the Derby. AIt=s in Horsephotos concludes, AThe suggestion in letter from Chairman [Bodemeister=s jockey] Mike Sabini and Chairman Megna that the NYRA Board and Smith=s hands to set the pace,@ he said. AFor whatever other NYRA executives have a potential role in the reason, if he breaks slow or decides not to go, we=ll improper take-out investigation, thereby making the take the lead and take it from there. You never know, NYRA Board=s action inappropriate, is flawed. This but as long as we continue to train like our horse has reasoning would effectively paralyze the corporation trained, we won=t be that far off Bodemeister. If based on innuendo. The Inspector General=s investigation anything, Bodemeister might be behind us early. I could is ongoing and there should not be a rush to judgment see him chasing us, I really could.@ until a final report is issued, and due process is provided.@ The Southern California trainer added that he understood why Bodemeister, trained by five-time Preakness winner Bob Baffert, was the morning-line choice over his own charge. ABob Baffert has won five of these; I=ve never run a horse here,@ O=Neill said. AI totally respect that. I=m just hoping that anyone who bets Bodemeister is regretting it Saturday night.@ O=Neill said the two weeks since I=ll Have Another=s Derby victory have been, AUnbelievable. It=s been a blast.@ Baffert was also pleased with Bodemeister=s Preakness draw. AI think it=s a good post,@ Baffert said of the seven hole. AWith him, anything in the middle would have been fine. In the Preakness you just don=t want to be stuck down on the inside, where you have to use your horse a little bit.@ Kentucky Derby graduates occupy the next three spots on the morning-line, with fast-closing fourth-place finisher Went the Day Well (Proud Citizen) and fifth- place finisher Creative Cause (Giant=s Causeway) both at 6-1 and breaking from post five and six, respectively, and 10th-place finisher Daddy Nose Best (Scat Daddy) at 12-1 and breaking from post eight. Cont. p3 In This Issue At the Preakness 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 TDN’s Steve Sherack sets the scene at (732) 747-8060 Pimlico, as trainer Doug O’Neill talks exercise (732) 747-8955 (fax) routines and nipple rings with Kegasus. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Coverage begins page 4 Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] Sue Finley, co-publisher Another Masterpiece [email protected] Lord Lloyd-Webber has another hit on his hands, as The Fugue (Dansili {GB}) wins the G3 Musidora S. Also visiting the York winner’s circle Editorial Wednesday, Tiddliwinks (GB) (Piccolo {GB}) won the G2 Duke of York S. [email protected] and Princess Highway (Street Cry {Ire}) won Naas’ G3 Blue Wind S. 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Customer Service Page 12-13 [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] EST Race Click for TV 9:00a Middleton S.-G2, YOR (brisnet.com PPs) ------- Marketing 9:30a Dante S.-G2, YOR (brisnet.com PPs) ------- Gary King, Marketing Manager 1:00p Badener Meile-G3, BDN ------------------ ------- [email protected] TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/17/12 • PAGE 3 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Pimlico PREAKNESS S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m PP HORSE SIRE ODDS 1 Tiger Walk Tale of the Cat 30-1 O-Sagamore Farm; B-River Bend Farm Inc. (KY); T-Ignacio Correas IV; J-Kent Desormeaux Lifetime Record: 7-2-0-1, $127,630. Last Start: 4th Apr. 7 GI Wood Memorial 2 Teeth of the Dog K Bluegrass Cat 15-1 ($80,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP) O-J W Singer; B-Royal Pegasus (KY); T-Michael Matz; J-Joe Bravo. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-2, $136,450. Last Start: 3rd Apr. 7 GI Wood Memorial 3 Pretension Bluegrass Cat 30-1 ($75,000 2yo ‘11 OBSMAR) O-Kidwells Petite Stable; B-Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC (NY); T- Christopher Grove; J-Javiar Santiago. Lifetime Record: 8-3-3-0, $128,620. Last Star: 1st May 5 Canonero S. 4 Zetterholm Silver Train 20-1 O-Winter Park Partners; B-Anthony Grey (NY); T-Richard Dutrow Jr.; J- Junior Alvarado. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $123,505. Last Start: 1st Apr. 6 (R) Patsyprospect S. 5 Went the Day Well K Proud Citizen 6-1 ($15,000 wnlg ‘09 KEENOV; 26,000gns yrl ‘10 TATOCT) O-Team Valor International & Mark Ford; B-James Patrick Delaney (NY); T-H Graham Motion; J-John Velazquez. Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-0, $415,345. Last Start: 4th May 5 GI Kentucky Derby 6 Creative Cause K Giant’s Causeway 6-1 ($135,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP) O-Heinz Steinmann; B-James C Weigel (KY); T-Mike Harrington; J-Joel Rosario. Lifetime Record: 9-4-2-2, $929,000. Last Start: 5th May 5 Kentucky Derby 7 Bodemeister K Empire Maker 8-5 ($260,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP) O-Zayat Stables LLC & Michael Moreno; B-Audley Farm Inc (VA); T-Bob Baffert; J-Mike Smith. Lifetime Record: 5-2-3-0, $1,104,800. Last Start: 2nd May 5 GI Kentucky Derby 8 Daddy Nose Best K Scat Daddy 12-1 ($34,000 RNA wnlg ‘09 KEENOV; $35,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP) O-Cathy & Bob Zollars; B-Patricia Ann Elia Trust (KY); T-Steven Asmussen; J-Julien Leparoux. Lifetime Record: 11-4-2-1, $633,623. Last Start: 10th May 5 GI Kentucky Derby 9 I’ll Have Another K Flower Alley 5-2 ($11,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP; $35,000 2yo ‘11 OBSAPR) O-J P Reddam; B-Harvey Clarke (KY); T-Doug F O’Neill; J-Mario Gutierrez. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $2,093,600. Last Start: 1st May 5 GI Kentucky Derby 10 Optimizer English Channel 30-1 O/B-Bluegrass Hall LLC (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas; J-Jon Court. Lifetime Record: 10-1-2-1, $215,594. Last Start: 11th May 5 GI Kentucky Derby 11 Cozzetti K Cozzene 30-1 ($47,000 wnl ‘09 KEENOV; $150,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP) O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Soc Agr. Santa Elena (KY); T-Dale Romans; J-Jose Lezcano. Lifetime Record: 7-1-0-1, $121,650. Last Start: 4th Apr. 14 GI Arkansas Derby P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/17/12 • PAGE 4 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PREAKNESS S. On the Preakness Scene ...with Steve Sherack Wednesday’s Backstretch Buzz... Preakness mascot Kegasus provided some early entertainment shortly after 7 a.m.