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CHROME DRAWS 10 FOR WINTER CHALLENGE LADY SHIPMAN RETIRED, California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) drew the outside post in an WILL VISIT oversubscribed field of 10 runners and two also-eligible entrants for Saturday=s Winter Challenge S. at Los Alamitos S. The 1 1/16-mile race was created as a prep for the champion=s career finale in the Jan. 28 $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. California Chrome, coming off a runner-up effort behind Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic, has been based at Los Alamitos since 2014. AThis is going to be our big tuneup for the Pegasus,@ trainer Art Sherman confirmed. AI just hope we have a safe trip and everyone has an enjoyable time. I=m looking forward to running him here in Orange County. I know he has a lot of fans. I think it will be a great day.@

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IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Lady Shipman | NYRA/Lauren King CHAMPION HURRICANE RUN DIES Hurricane Run, winner of the Arc and King George among by Steve Sherack four Group 1s, has died at Gestut Ammerland in Germany. >TDN Rising Star= Lady Shipman (Midshipman-- Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Sumthingtotalkabt by Mutakddim), an 11-time stakes winner and multiple course record setter, has been retired from racing and will be bred to leading young sire Uncle Mo. Winner of this year=s GIII Royal North S. at Woodbine and a very close runner-up in last year=s GI Breeders= Cup Turf Sprint at Keeneland, the Randall E. Lowe homebred retires with a record of 21-13-2-2 and earnings of $902,387. The 4-year-old will be offered in foal by Taylor Made on behalf of Lowe at next year=s Fasig-Tipton November Sale. Lady Shipman RNA=d for $35,000 as an OBAPR juvenile. ADr. Blair at Ocala Equine Hospital made a comment to me and said, >What else does she have to prove?,=@ explained Lowe, a retired insurance executive, when reached for comment. AAnd that kind of hit home. I like getting my picture taken and winning races, but she doesn=t have anything left to prove. It=s on to the next stage and what else but to breed her with one of the hottest stallions out there.@ Lowe continued, AAm I going to miss her? Yes I am. But I know whatever home she goes to they=ll treat her very well.@

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from Ta Wee, a two-time Champion Sprinter who is half-sister“ to the legendary Dr. Fager.

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Lady Shipman Retired (cont. from p1) Lady Shipman recorded triple digit Beyer Speed Figures in seven races, including a career-best 108 in Monmouth=s 2015 Klassy Briefcase S. She set track records at both Saratoga (1:00.46 in the Coronation Cup S. going 5 1/2 furlongs on the turf) and Ocala Training Center (OBS Sprint S. going six furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:08.8) in 2015. She was campaigned throughout her career by trainers Kathleen O=Connell and Kiaran McLaughlin. Duncan Taylor, President/CEO of Taylor Made Farm, said, ALady Shipman retires as one of the greatest American female turf sprinters ever. She is an outstanding broodmare prospect.@ Lowe added that Lady Shipman=s five-time winning dam, the 13-year-old Sumthingtotalkabt, will be bred to Nyquist and also be offered in foal next November. She is currently in foal to Seek Again. Sumthingtotalkabt has also produced winners Sum Midnight (Midnight Lute) and Just Talkin (Midshipman). She is also represented by the unraced 2-year-old colt Dr. Corday (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}); a yearling colt by Treasure Beach (GB) and weanling filly by Poseidon's Warrior. AI have mixed emotions, but it=s the right time to take some money off the table,@ Lowe concluded.

California Chrome Draws Post 10 (cont. from p1) California Chrome will be looking to rebound from his Classic defeat, his lone loss of a 2016 season which has included wins in the G1 Dubai World Cup, GI TVG Pacific Classic and GI Awesome Again S. The 5-year-old worked five furlongs Saturday in 1:00.60 (10/28). AHe looks very good,@ Sherman said. AHe=s been training forwardly and I look for him to run a decent race.@ If all goes well after Saturday=s race, California Chrome is expected to ship to Gulfstream Jan. 6. He retires to stud at Taylor Made after the Pegasus. Sherman admitted the retirement of his star charge will be emotional. AWhen I look at that stall and see he=s not in there, it will be a void for me,@ Sherman said. ABut he=s got some great mares lined up, so I=m hoping he=ll be a really decent stud. It=s been one helluva ride for me. He=s a once-in-a-lifetime horse. Every trainer hopes he can have a horse like him and I was lucky enough to have him. It=s been great for me, my family and friends.@ The field for the Challenge, from the rail out, is: Howdy (Sundarban), Wrightwood (Elusive Quality), Presidentsky (Vronsky), Point Piper (Giant=s Causeway), Ain=t Misbehavin (Elusive Warning), Lucky J Lane (Lucky J.H.), Avanti Bello (Include), Unusual Meeting (Unusual Heat), Papacoolpapacool (Temple City), California Chrome. Also Eligible: Air Pocket (Smart Strike) and Ground Rules (Smart Strike).

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NEOLITHIC ROMPS IN LIKELY PEGASUS PREP AHe has always been a very good horse for us,@ Wolf said. AWe had to stop on him because he had some issues and then we by Jessica Martini brought him back. He=s always wanted two turns and the Starlight Racing=s Neolithic (Harlan=s Holiday), auditioning for a allowance races that we ran in at Saratoga just happened to be potential start in the Jan. 28 GI Pegasus World Cup, romped at seven furlongs and we just had troubled trips. [Trainer] Todd home a dominating nine-length winner as the 1-5 favorite in a [Pletcher] never gave up on thinking the horse is a good horse.@ 1 1/16-mile allowance at Gulfstream Park Wednesday (video). Asked if the allowance win had earned Neolithic a shot at After setting early fractions of :23.28 and :45.97, the 3-year-old superstars California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) and Arrogate colt completed the mile in (Unbridled=s Song) in the Pegasus next month, Wolf said, AI 1:35.28 and his final time would think so. The thing that is lacking in the Pegasus is a horse of 1:41.58 was just off the familiar with the course and this horse has obviously won twice track record of 1:40.97. there going two turns. So I think that makes him appealing. AI=m usually not Although, he could possibly run in the AE race on the undercard overconfident, but when [Poseidon S.]. We=ll keep all of our options open at this point one of the partners asked and see how he comes out of the race.@ me today how he=d run, I Wolf remained realistic about his chances against the pair of said, >I think he goes off at California heavy hitters. 2-5 and wins by six Neolithic | Leslie Martin AHe definitely stamped himself as one of the prospects for the lengths,=@ said Starlight=s Jack Wolf. ABut the way he did it was race, but having said that you=ve got Arrogate and California very impressive, especially the second quarter he went pretty Chrome in there and there is no way you could see this horse fast, and that gave me a little pause, but he kept it up.@ running the kind of race that those horses have run,@ Wolf said. Neolithic broke his maiden going 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream AHe=s been over the course and he=s relatively fresh, but the true last December, but was then sidelined for eight months. Second class of the Pegasus will obviously be those two.@ in a pair of New York allowance races, he was coming off a runner-up effort in the Nov. 12 GIII Discovery S. at Aqueduct. $10,000 LFSN Won the Grade 2 Handicap at Belmont in 1:32 4/5, 3/5ths off the track record while defeating Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Champion Tamarkuz and posting a 108 Beyer, the second highest of 2016 at one mile

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SUGAR BOWL COULD BE SWEET FOR THE JONESES by Ben Massam In November 2014, Bret Jones and his father, Brereton, brought what they deemed to be an exemplary weanling colt from the first crop of Creative Cause to the Keeneland sales ring in hopes of showcasing their young stallion. When the interest level of prospective buyers did not match their expectations and the dark bay RNA=d for $65,000, the Joneses were content to bring the youngster back to the family=s Airdrie Farm in hopes of eventually displaying his talent on the racetrack. AWe wanted to take over some weanlings that would get everyone buzzing, and for whatever reason, the market just wasn=t quite as high on the colt as we were,@ Bret Jones recalled. ASo we decided then to play it out.@ Fast forward nearly two years later, and that decision is looking like a shrewd one. The colt, named Running Mate (Creative Cause), has been nothing short of dominant in his first two starts, never threatened in a pair of Bret Jones (l) and Brereton Jones (r) wire-to-wire victories. Keeneland photo The dark bay earned >TDN Rising Star= status with a six-length score in his six-furlong debut at Delaware Park Oct. 5 [video] and returned from a brief layoff to annex an optional claimer navigating the same trip at the Fair Grounds Nov. 25 [video]. Running Mate=s two performances were so impressive that he was offered as a betting interest in Pool One of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, closing at odds of 55-1. AWe=re very fortunate that things have worked out the way they have,@ Jones commented. AWe have always thought he was an exceptionally nice individual. The best advertising we can do for Creative Cause is to send a nice one to [trainer] Larry Jones, and hopefully this horse is the one.@ Larry Jones, who has trained a trio of GI Kentucky Oaks winners carrying Brereton Jones=s silks, will send Running Mate out for his first stakes test in Saturday=s Sugar Bowl S. in New Orleans. AHe couldn=t be doing any better, according to every report we get from Larry,@ Jones noted. AI think he=s sitting on a big effort, and with that field, they=re going to make him run a little bit. We just have to hope he=s up to the task, but we=re going in there thinking we have a really nice colt.@

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The owner has good reason to be optimistic, given that Running Mate has simply run away from his competition under minimal encouragement in both races. Following the juvenile=s most recent tally, Jones=s thoughts understandably turned to the possibility that the homebred could be even better over a route of ground. AThat was the exact question I asked Larry Jones when he crossed the wire after his last race,@ Jones quipped when asked about the colt=s prospects to handle additional distance. ALarry said he wants to run around three times. So, from every indication, added ground should be nothing but a bonus.@ Jones also observed that Running Mate has some significant stamina influences in his pedigree. His dam, Street Mate (Street Cry {Ire}), is a half-sister to Edward P. Evans=s GII Meadowlands Breeders= Cup S. winner Tap Day (Pleasant Tap), who also ran second in the 10-furlong GI Suburban H. AIt=s a great Ned Evans family underneath there, and being out of a Street Cry mare, there shouldn=t be any distance limitations,@ Jones said. As for Saturday, CHAO CHOM EYES CLASS JUMP IN LA BREA Running Mate is S Samdow, Inc.=s Chao Chom (Tizbud), who earned the first remaining at six Creative Cause | Airdrie Stud stakes victory of her career with a 1 3/4-length tally in the furlongs in search restricted Betty Grable S. at Del of his first stakes success as the 7-5 morning-line favorite. The Mar Nov. 13, will look to make the Sugar Bowl could prove to be particularly special for the jump into graded competition in Joneses, as 5-2 second choice Keep Talking (Ghostzapper) will the Dec. 26 GI La Brea S. carry the Brereton Jones silks for trainer Tom Proctor. Bret Jones AIt=s a big step up for her, but as was quick to note Keep Talking is also a well-bred horse with long as I get [Kent] Desormeaux, significant upside. The bay=s second dam is GI Queen Elizabeth II I=ll be happy,@ trainer Gary Stute Challenge Cup S. winner Sweet Talker (Stormin Fever). said. Chao Chom | Benoit ABoth colts are the first foals of their mares,@ he explained. AIt=s Desormeaux piloted Chao Chom, an opportunity, hopefully for both of us, to get blacktype for 8-1, for the first time in her upset over 1-9 favorite Enola Gray (Grazen) in the Betty Grable. them. Keep Talking can really run. That=s a colt that Tom Proctor Chao Chom worked a bullet six furlongs at Santa Anita Tuesday has been high on since he got him, and he=s absolutely going to in 1:12.20 under jockey Juan Ochoa. @ be a stern test for Running Mate. Stute said Chao Chom=s owner, who owns a business that With the holidays right around the corner, will the Jones family collects trash in Bangkok, usually visits the United States later in be celebrating a 1-2 finish in the Sugar Bowl? the year, but is coming in specifically to see Chao Chom run in AHopefully we both take nice colts into the New Year,@ Jones the La Brea. AThe difficult part of our relationship is, I don=t concluded. speak Thai and he doesn=t speak English, and I=ve been training for him 15 years,@ Stute said. AMy dad [retired trainer Mel Stute] loves them. Every time they come here, his wife gives him a hundred-dollar bill.@

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TAA ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS James AJimmy@ Bell, Godolphin America president and TAA outgoing president, commented, AThe TAA has made so much The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, going into its fifth year progress in the last couple of years due in no small part to such a of operations, has elected eight new members to its board of dedicated team of staff and a very engaged board. Through this directors. The TAA=s new members of the board of directors are: period we have elevated the awareness of aftercare President-Elect John Phillips, Owner of Darby Dan and have earned our stripes every day in maintaining Farm; Dora Delgado, senior vice president of racing and achieving the good housekeeping seal that the and nominations at Breeders= Cup Ltd.; Mike Ernst, Thoroughbred industry has come to know and trust in executive vice president and CFO of Del Mar aftercare management. We have a great new board Thoroughbred Club; Jim Gagliano, president and going forward and a phenomenal new president in COO of The Jockey Club; David O=Farrell, manager of John Phillips, who brings not only passion but a Ocala Stud; Martin Panza, senior vice president of tremendous intellectual and organizational skillset. New York Racing Association; Yvonne Schwabe, The TAA is poised to make further strides in owner of Persley Den Farms; and Jen Shah, director addressing the real needs of Thoroughbred of tax services at Dean Dorton Allen Ford PLLC. aftercare.@ AIt is important to me that survives Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, a non-profit and, more important, prospers. To do so I believe the John Phillips organization based in Lexington, accredits, inspects TAA addresses a general, and not unreasonable, and awards grants to approved aftercare organizations to retire, concern regarding the future of the equine after racing,@ said retrain and rehome Thoroughbreds using industry-wide funding. Phillips. AThe fact is that our fans greatly care what happens to Along with continued funding from its original partners equines after racing. In order for this sport to have a viable Breeders= Cup Ltd., The Jockey Club, and Keeneland Association future, we must own up to this inescapable concern. The TAA is Inc., the TAA is now also supported by owners, trainers, a rational, practical answer; retrain, retire or humanely manage. breeders, racetracks, aftercare professionals and other industry I want our sport to take responsibility for its future by making groups. Cont. p8 the TAA more a part of every aspect of our sport and industry.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • DECEMBER 15, 2016

To date, 64 aftercare organizations supporting more than 180 David O=Farrell facilities across the U.S. and Canada have been granted "Being involved in a full-scale operation such as ours, where accreditation and received funding from the TAA. To learn more we raise Thoroughbreds from conception to two year old in about the TAA, visit www.thoroughbredaftercare.org. training sales, I find that you become personally invested in the animals. It's only natural for me to want to contribute my time We asked the new board members what they hoped to achieve and effort to the TAA and give back to the horses that have in their tenure at the TAA. Here are their responses: given so much to me. My goal is to continue to grow the TAA through much needed fundraising and to show people how their John Phillips money is being responsibly spent and the credible impact it "My mantra is that I don't want to argue about whether or not makes on the industry as a whole." we should treat horses like pets, or whether or not they are just livestock. That's a matter of personal values and I don't want to Jim Gagliano engage in that debate. But I do believe-firmly believe--that the "The Jockey Club was a founding member of the TAA and it public is very sensitive about it and if we want to have this sport, continues to provide significant funding to the organization. I am we need to pay attention to it. Public sensitivity toward how our eager and honored to work with my fellow board members and sport treats horses is only going to grow, and to ignore it is other factions of the Thoroughbred industry not only to grow suicide. So what do I want to accomplish? To elevate the the resources of the TAA, but to enhance the reputation of the consciousness of the issue relative to the survivability of the organization and further increase the network of facilities sport. I don't think the sport will survive if we don't." providing aftercare."

Dora Delgado Yvonne Schwabe "During my tenure, I plan to work towards an even greater "While I serve on the board, I hope to continue to raise awareness of the many good and necessary aftercare programs awareness of Thoroughbred aftercare. I feel it is the that are available to the owners and trainers of Thoroughbred responsibility of everyone who participates in our Industry to horses whose time at the track is coming to a close. I hope to be ensure the welfare, safety and aftercare of our Thoroughbred actively involved in the accreditation process and will promote athletes at the conclusion of their racing and/or breeding the organization within the industry to garner funds so that careers. Most fillies have residual value as broodmare prospects, these Thoroughbred athletes are trained for a lifetime of good however very few colts have a future in the breeding shed, work off the track." unless they have had exceptional success on the racetrack. This is a very real issue and those horses which do not enjoy a Michael Ernst breeding career, must be provided with a comfortable life, a "I am excited to further the TAA's outstanding efforts to meaningful purpose and a suitable retirement. I hope to ensure for the care of our equine athletes after finishing their continue to educate those in the equine community about the racing careers, whether it is providing for a new career or a value of the Thoroughbred and how, with proper rehabilitation comfortable retirement for these magnificent athletes that are and retraining, they are becoming key participants in all equine the heart and soul of the world of racing. The TAA's work is disciplines. Thoroughbreds are willing, smart and worthy something I care deeply about and strongly support. As a athletes. A retired Thoroughbred can still do it all!" financial executive with a successful racing association, I look forward to working with the TAA Board and assisting staff with financial matters, best practices and the governance of this fine organization to advance its mission."

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Today, we launch a series on what prominent industry WITH WALKER HANCOCK participants perceive to be the sport=s biggest challenges, and Just 24 when he took what they feel people outside the industry believe them to be. If over as the head man at you are interested in participating in the series, please email [email protected]. Claiborne, Walker Hancock not only ELLIOTT WALDEN understands and Q: What is the most pressing problem that needs to be tackled appreciates the in racing, and how would you solve it? Claiborne tradition, but The most pressing problem in racing is the economics for the he is the right age to lead the iconic breeding and racehorse owner. Expenses have doubled in the last 15 years racing operation into a future that is filled with new and purses are flat and trending downward. We have to raise ideas, new concepts and new challenges. Now 27, revenues. I have always said, "Don't Hancock has already made his mark by bringing the bring me a problem stallions Runhappy and Ironicus to Claiborne for the without a solution," 2017 breeding season. In this week's TDN podcast, but this is a very Bill Finley touches base with one of racing's brightest complex issue to fix. young leaders. One idea would be to attack the issue of the ADW split and how we can solve UPCOMING MAJOR the problem of them Elliott Walden | Horsephotos paying their fair NORTH AMERICAN STAKES share to purses. Secondly, can we help give the bettor more Date Race Track confidence to place a wager through better information and 12/17 GIII Harlan’s Holiday S. GP technology? And thirdly, we have to make the races a GIII Rampart S. GP destination attraction to create the environment that is GIII Sugar Swirl S. GP conducive to attract new fans, gamblers, and prospective 12/26 GI Malibu S. SA owners. Owning racehorses can be a family affair if the quality GI La Brea S. SA GII Mathis Brothers Mile SA of the product is good and our racetracks are updated. GIII San Simeon S. SA 12/31 GI American Oaks SA Q: What do you think somebody from the outside looking in-- 1/7 GIII Dania Beach S. GP somebody not involved in racing--would say the most pressing GIII Hutcheson S. GP problem is? 1/14 GII Fort Lauderdale S. GP GIII Hal’s Hope S. GP The problem most people from the outside ask me is what GIII Marshua’s River S. GP happens to the horses when you are finished with them? I can 1/21 GIII Lecomte S. FG proudly say they are bred, and some are rehomed to other sport GIII Col. E.R. Bradley H. FG disciplines. This has improved over the last five years, but we 1/28 GI Pegasus World Cup GP need to keep improving in this area. GIII W.L. McKnight H. GP GIII Hurricane Bertie S. GP GIII La Prevoyante H. GP 1/29 GIII Houston Ladies Classic HOU GIII John B. Connally Turf Cup HOU GRADED STAKES ENTRIES

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 1:30 p.m. EST SUGAR SWIRL S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Dearest K Midshipman Gelfenstein Farm, LLC Zerpa Zayas 118 2 Danessa Again K Blame Gelfenstein Farm, LLC Zerpa Rios 114 3 Sky Gold K Successful Appeal Rafael Bastidas and Angel Van Der Bies Navarro Jaramillo 119 4 Winning for Sarah Graeme Hall Drawing Away Stable Antonucci Gaffalione 116 5 Stonetastic K Mizzen Mast Stoneway Farm, LLC Breen Lopez 121 6 You Bought Her Graeme Hall Richard Perkins and Hinsley Racing Stable Hinsley Velazquez 119 Breeders: 1-Daniel J. Burke & Kathleen Schweizer, 2-Somewhere Stables KY, LLC, 3-Mt. Joy Stables, Pope McLean,Marc McLean & Pope McLean Jr., 4-The Big Stable, 5-Machmer Hall, Carrie Brogden & Craig Brogden, 6-CLDelaplane & RGDelaplane Trust UA6/1/92 & Shade Tree Thoroughbred

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 2:00 p.m. EST RAMPART S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Tormenta de Oro Benny the Bull Patrick K. Marcondes Marcondes Panici 121 2 Caboclo do Rio (Chi) Dance Brightly Haras Carioca Quiroz Ruiz 119 3 Curlin's Approval Curlin Alter's Racing Stable, Inc. Wolfson Jaramillo 114 4 Screaming Skylar K Smart Strike Rockingham Ranch Navarro Zayas 117 5 Inside Out K Colonel John Miller Racing, LLC Wolfson Gaffalione 117 6 Genre K Bernardini Cheyenne Stables LLC Pletcher Velazquez 123 7 Eskenformoney K Eskendereya StarLadies Racing Pletcher Castellano 117 Breeders: 1-University of Florida Foundation, 2-Haras Carioca, 3-Happy Alter, 4-W. S. Farish, 5-Colonel John Champions Series I, LLC,Emerald Q Partners, Inc. & TCR Ranch, 6-William E. Graves & Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 7-Ramspring Farm

Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:01 p.m. EST HARLAN'S HOLIDAY S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Stanford K Malibu Moon Stonestreet Stables, M Tabor, S Magnier & D Smith Pletcher Velazquez 119 2 Madefromlucky K Lookin At Lucky Cheyenne Stables LLC and Mac Nichol Pletcher Saez 119 3 Joshua's Comprise Comprise Rose Family Stable Rose Ramgeet 117 4 Awesome Slew Awesome Again Live Oak Plantation Plesa, Jr. Rosario 120 5 Hy Riverside K Macho Uno Mar Racing Stable Inc. Sano Rios 119 6 Keen Ice K Curlin Donegal Racing Pletcher Castellano 117 7 Applicator Henrythenavigator Olympia Star, Inc. Yanakov Reyes 114 Breeders: 1-WinStar Farm, LLC, 2-RMF Thoroughbreds, 3-Rose Family Stable Ltd, 4-Live Oak Stud, 5-Amy Dunne, 6-Glencrest Farm, 7-Mikhail Yanakov

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SOPHOMORE RACES HIGHLIGHT AQUEDUCT STAKES SCHEDULE The 48-day winter meet at Aqueduct will feature 25 stakes, including five graded events, worth $3 million. The New York oval will offer a trio of stakes for newly Wednesday=s Results: turned 3-year-olds with Triple Crown aspirations, starting with 4th-AQU, $59,000, (S), Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-14, the Jan. 2 $150,000 GIII Jerome S. and continuing with the Feb. 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.96, ft. 4 $250,000 GIII Withers S. before concluding with the Mar. 4 DIVERSIFY (g, 3, Bellamy Road--Rule One, by Street Cry {Ire}), $300,000 GIII Gotham S. Rounding out the winter meet=s graded purchased by Ralph and Lauren Evans for $210,000 out of the stakes are the $125,000 GIII Toboggan, to be run Jan. 16, and WinStar horses of racing age consignment at last month=s the $200,000 GIII Tom Fool H. Mar 11. KEENOV sale, stayed perfect in his third straight impressive victory versus state-breds at the Big A. Off as the 1-2 chalk while trying two turns for the first time here, the New York-bred showed the way through an opening quarter in :23.63 and a half FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY FOR SEXTON mile in :47.95 and opened daylight in the stretch to win for fun. Funeral services for former Churchill Downs President Steve It was 12 3/4 lengths back to Taoiseach (Dublin) in second. Sexton, who passed away Monday after battling brain cancer, Diversify, previously campaigned by WinStar Farm, debuted will be held Monday at 11 a.m. CT at Compass Christian Church, with a 4 1/2-length tally going 1 1/16 miles at Belmont and 2600 Hall-Johnson Road, Colleyville, followed with a first-level allowance win going a mile most TX, 76034. Visitation will be Sunday recently Sept. 22, good for a 91 Beyer Speed Figure. Diversify=s from 2-5 p.m. CT at Bluebonnet Hills dam Rule One, a maiden of six career starts, was purchased by Funeral Home, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Fred W. Hertrich III for $57,000 in foal to War Front at the 2010 Colleyville, TX, 76034. KEENOV sale. Rule One has also produced the unraced 2-year- In addition to his tenure at Churchill old colt Misspent Youth (Exchange Rate) and a yearling filly by Downs, Sexton also served on the Data Link. Sales history: $150,000 Ylg '14 SARAUG; $210,000 3yo management teams at Santa Anita, '16 KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $108,600. Click for the Canterbury Downs, Golden Gate Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Fields, Thistledown and Lone Star O-Lauren & Ralph M. Evans; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Park. Fielding (NY); T-Richard A. Violette, Jr. ASteve Sexton will be considered one of the greatest horse-racing Steve Sexton Churchill Downs executives in modern history,@ said Corey Johnsen, president and part owner of Kentucky Downs, who worked with Sexton at Lone Star Park. ANot only did he IN SHARPER FOCUS accomplish a great deal, but more importantly, he always did it the right way: progressive while considering every participant in 4th-AQU, $59,000, (S), Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-14, the industry when he made a decision.@ 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.96, ft. DIVERSIFY, g, 3, by Bellamy Road 1st Dam: Rule One, by Street Cry (Ire) 2nd Dam: Compete, by El Prado (Ire) 3rd Dam: Pete=s Heiress, by Peteski Click for the Equibase.com chart, VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- Tipton or the Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. When WinStar Farm entered ATDN Rising Star@ Diversify (Bellamy Road) in the Keeneland November sale, trainer Rick Unbeaten ‘TDN Rising Star’ Diversify Violette found a way to keep him in the barn, purchasing the (Bellamy Road) romps at the Big A promising sophomore for $210,000 on behalf of longtime client Ralph Evans and his daughter Lauren. Cont. p2 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • DECEMBER 15, 2016

In Sharper Focus cont. conservative. A lot of it will have to do with timing. If there is a stake that comes up that is a really good spot, we wouldn=t throw that out. We will let him cool out and see how he comes out of the race. I will get together with Mr. Evans and come up with a game plan.@ --Christie DeBernardis

NYRA 2017 Budget Approved: The New York Racing Association=s Reorganization Board of Directors voted to approve the 2017 NYRA budget during a meeting held Wednesday in New York City. According to a NYRA release, next year=s budget reflects the organization=s commitment to enhance the guest experience; improve the quality of racing and continue to develop a strong financial foundation. Diversify | A. Coglianese Capital projects approved for 2017 include: At Aqueduct: The New York-bred justified that decision Wednesday with a Guest area improvements, upgraded, improved signage dominant 12 3/4-length success at Aqueduct in his first start for throughout the facility, installation of a new track cushion to his new owners. enhance the safety of horses and jockeys; continued security AHe is still an untapped resource, I think,@ commented Violette and safety upgrades to the facility and backstretch. At Belmont when asked why he purchased the horse for Evans. AHe had ran Park: Construction of a new dormitory on the backstretch, well twice. He is a New York-bred, so we still have a couple of improvements to existing barns, upgrades to the heating and conditions in front of us. He is very talented and light on racing cooling systems throughout the facility and continued security so far, so I think there is plenty of racing in front of him. Ralph and safety upgrades to the facility and backstretch. At Saratoga: and I have been together for 25 years or something like that. He upgrades to existing barns, design phase and permitting process was interested and his daughter bought into him, so him and his for the "At the Rail" pavilion, installation of a new passenger daughter are partners.@ elevator in the grandstand, construction of additional boxes in Winning his first two starts against fellow Empire-breds at the grandstand, continued restroom and ADA upgrades Belmont by a combined 10 lengths, Diversify was hammered throughout the property, additional upgrades to the irrigation down to 1-2 favoritism in Wednesday=s state-bred optional systems on the Mellon and inner turf courses and continued claimer at the Big A. Seizing the early advantage, the bay ticked security and safety upgrades to the facility and backstretch. off opening splits of :23.63 and :47.95 and rolled clear in the During the meeting, NYRA announced it was projecting to lane under a hand ride by Jose Ortiz to win for fun in 1:44.96. conclude 2016 with a third consecutive operational profit based AThe fractions were quite swift, :23 and :47 on [Wednesday=s] on income from racing operations. racetrack was probably too fast,@ Violette remarked. AIt was a little faster than I was comfortable with. Rudy [Rodriguez]=s horse [No Texting (Stormy Atlantic)] kind of loomed up at the 5/16ths pole and I was concerned that was going to compromise us, but obviously it didn=t. He just galloped home and did it pretty easily. We think he is a pretty nice horse, and we will Wednesday=s Results: have fun with him.@ 9th-GP, $37,000, Alw, 12-14, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, As for Diversify=s future, Violette does not have his next race 1:41.58, ft. picked out quite yet and plans to be conservative with the NEOLITHIC (c, 3, Harlan's Holiday--Swingit {MSW, $345,353}, lightly-raced gelding. by Victory Gallop), a maiden winner over this course last AWe can go in the open A-other than and the open two A- December, likely punched his ticket to the GI Pegasus World Cup other than,@ the conditioner said. AThere are owner bonuses with this dominating performance. The dark bay elevated his there as well with a New York-bred running in open company, so game with blinkers added in his most recent attempt to finish those purses become pretty significant and then we don=t have second in the GIII Discovery S. at the Big A Nov. 12. He took to take on some of those heavy hitters yet. We might be TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 3 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • DECEMBER 15, 2016 command from the start from his rail draw here, led by a length through a half mile in :45.97 and turned on the engines in the stretch, running off with a nine-length victory as the 1-5 favorite. Kismet=s Heels (Tapit) was second. Sales history: $460,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSP, 7-2-3-0, $109,028. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Starlight Racing; B-Edwin Anthony (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher.

7th-GP, $36,000, Msw, 12-14, 2yo, 6f, 1:10.74, ft. QUINIENTOS (g, 2, Sky Mesa--Unbridled's Secret, by Unbridled), a respectable fourth when tried on dirt for the first time at Gulfstream West Nov. 20, pulled off the upset at 11-1 here. He chased early in fourth while riding the rail, set his sights on the pacesetting Go Beeja (Tapizar) once tipped out on the far turn and took over in the stretch as that one raced very erratically for a three-length score. Even-money favorite and first-time starter Hedge Fund (Super Saver) was a well-beaten fifth after a slow start. Fellow stablemate and $1- million FTFMAR graduate Egyptian Hero (Pioneerof the Nile) was 1 1/4 lengths better in fourth. Sales history: $50,000 Wlg '14 FTKNOV; $215,000 RNA 2yo '16 FTFMAR. Lifetime Record: 7-1-0-2, $31,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Rontos Racing Stable Corp.; B-Oxley, TCF Stallions et al, Barry Simpson & Shelly Simpson (KY); T-Enrique A. Sanchez. AThe ARCI Board recognizes that facts in individual cases may necessitate a departure from the recommended guidelines,@ said RCI President Ed Martin. AThese audits are designed to alert INDUSTRY INFO employers if there is a pattern on the part of individual steward stands to ignore the recommended guidelines. Again, we will present this information and it will be totally up to the individual RCI Board Approves Compliance Certification: commissions how to utilize it.@ The Board of Directors of the Association of Racing Commissioners International has approved creation of a regulatory compliance program which will set minimum integrity standards based on RCI Model Rules. The program will create a three-person panel of former regulators no longer associated with any commission which will determine if jurisdictions are Acompliant,@ Asubstantially compliant@ or Anon-compliant@ with select integrity standards embodied in the Model Rules. AThis a logical extension of ARCI=s role as a regulatory standard maker for racing and will signal to the public, racetracks, horsemen, and other commissions if races are being conducted consistent with those standards,@ said RCI Chair Judy Wagner. First-crop starters to watch: Thursday, December 15 The ARCI Board also voted to create a performance audit of Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ penalties assessed by individual steward stands for consistency BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) with the recommended penalty matrix of the group=s model ALGORITHMS (Bernardini), Claiborne Farm, $7.5K, 89/12/1 1-FG, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Crown and Seven, $16K OBS OPN 2yo, 12-1 rules. The information will be provided confidentially to racing ASTROLOGY (A.P. Indy), Taylor Made Stallions, $7.5K, 84/14/2 commissions as part of an employee=s personnel review. 8-TP, Aoc 6f, Troubled Charlie, $4K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • DECEMBER 15, 2016

BIONDETTI (Bernardini), Woodford Thoroughbreds, $4K, 69/9/0 1-FG, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Clever Girl, $150K KEE NOV wnl, 2-1 HANSEN (Tapit), KOR, $12.5K, 102/17/1 8-TP, Aoc 6f, En Hanse, 3-1 MAD FLATTER (Flatter), Diamond B Stables, 18/3/0 4-PEN, Msw 6f, +Madly Precise, $22K EAS OCT yrl, 15-1 MESSNER (Bernardini), PA, 16/2/0 4-PEN, Msw 6f, +Diamondback Jack, 8-1 SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 119/14/1 4-PEN, Msw 6f, Wouldn'tbeprudent, 10-1 THE FACTOR (War Front), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 105/11/2 1-FG, Aoc 7 1/2fT, Senora Acero, $40K KEE SEP yrl, 9-2

BREEDERS’ EDITION

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 7th-AQU, $59,000, (S), (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-14, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:13.55, ft. RIOT WORTHY (f, 3, Patriot Act--Silkworth, by Distinctive Pro) Lifetime Record: SP, 15-3-8-1, $246,714. O/T-Charlton Baker; B-Advantage Training & Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Passaretti (NY). *$5,000 Ylg '14 OBSWIN.

9th-ZIA, $34,500, (S), 12-13, (C), 3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:42.96, ft. THAT'S WHO (g, 7, Quinton's Gold--Rama Lassie {SW}, by Hadif) Lifetime Record: MSW, 38-17-3-8, $796,152. O-Sam E. & Latane Stevens; B-Sam E. Stevens (NM); T-Greg Green. *Full to Jonesey Who, SW, $108,190.

2nd-TUP, $22,000, 12-14, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.97, fm. RONDA ROCKS (m, 7, Rockport Harbor--Lets Get Cozzy {GSP, $178,218}, by Cozzene) Lifetime Record: 34-12-6-4, $167,868. O-Luigi & Diana DiPietro; B-Ashbrittle Stud (KY); T-Manuel Ortiz, Sr. *$17,000 Ylg '10 KEESEP. **1/2 to Shrinking Violet (Congaree), GSW, $508,373.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Run Along, f, 2, Henny Hughes--On Z Run, by Zavata. MVR, 12-14, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:08.06. B-Michael Lauer & Jerry Merritt (OH). Bahnahno, f, 3, Mineshaft--Borrowing Base (MSW, $515,421), by Personal Flag. AQU, 12-14, (S), (C), 6f, 1:15.11. B-Aracri Stable & Breeding, LLC (NY).

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MAHER ENJOYING LIFE IN THE FAST LANE CHAMPION HURRICANE By Kelsey Riley It=s safe to say Ciaron Maher has always been something of a RUN DIES speed demon. The second-youngest of four boys growing up on a dairy farm outside Warrnambool, Maher got his early thrills riding motorbikes, and later tested his mettle as a jockey both on the flat and over jumps. Today, the 35-year-old satisfies his need for speed by training Group 1-winning Thoroughbreds and- -as far as his racetrack results in 2016 show--he is certainly living life in the fast lane. Maher=s Group 1 tallies in 2016 began with Azkadellia (NZ) (Shinko King {Ire})=s score in the G1 Coolmore Legacy S. at The Championships in April. Five months later, Bon Aurum (Aus) (Bon Hoffa {Aus}) scooped the G1 Sir Rupert Clarke S. in his backyard at Caulfield. The 4-year-old filly Jameka (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) put the cherry on top of a dream season when plundering the A$3-million G1 Caulfield Cup in OctoberBMaher=s first win in a Melbourne Abig three@ event. Maher=s success at the upper echelons of flat racing has been Hurricane Run winning the King George | Racing Post a rising tide since 2007 when, less than three years into his training career, the gelding Tears I Cry (Aus) (Lacryma Cristi {Ire}) Former middle-distance champion Hurricane Run (Ire) provided him with his first Group 1 win in Flemington=s Emirates (Montjeu {Ire}BHold On {Ger}, by Surumu {Ger}) has died at stud S. It would be a few years before Maher would again taste in Germany. The 14-year-old had stood at the stud of his success at the highest level, but in the ensuing years his stable began to slowly populate with better-quality runners, and as a breeder, Gestut Ammerland, since 2013, having formerly stood result Set Square (Aus) put his name in lights when winning the at Coolmore in Ireland. G1 Crown Oaks in 2014. Cont. in Worldwide News p6 "Unfortunately he died today. Due to complications during surgery, we had to put him down," said Gestut Ammerland's Katharina Muggenthaler. He was such a nice character." Trained by Andre Fabre, Hurricane Run went unbeaten IN TDN AMERICA TODAY through his first three starts, including the G2 Prix Hocquart in LADY SHIPMAN RETIRED 2005, before finishing a quarter-length behind Shamardal “TDN Rising Star” and top turf sprinter Lady Shipman (Giant=s Causeway) when second in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club. (Midshipman) has been retired from racing and will visit Uncle He would not be beaten in his next four outings, however. Mo. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 15 DECEMBER, 2016

Champion Hurricane Run Dies cont. from p1 Hurricane Run took the G1 Irish Derby, after which he was bought by Coolmore=s Michael Tabor, and added the G2 Prix Niel and the G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe. He opened his 4-year- old account with a seven-length win over the great mare Alexander Goldrun in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup in 2006. He lost the G1 Grand Prix de Saint- Cloud by a neck to another great mare in Pride (Fr) (Peintre Celebre), but bested Electrocutionist (Red Ransom) and Heart=s Cry (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) next out in Ascot=s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. He could manage only third behind Rail Link (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in his Arc defense, and signed off with a sixth-place finish in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf. Fabre, who recently visited Hurrican Run | Racing Post Hurricane Run, said, "It's very sad news. I saw him a month ago and he looked great. He was a fantastic horse for me." At stud, Hurricane Run sired 13 group winners and 16 listed winners, headed by Ectot (GB), a Group 1 winner in both France and the U.S., and Magic Hurricane (Ire), winner of Australia=s G1 The Metropolitan.

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HENSEY TO LEAVE THE CURRAGH Padraig McManus, chairman of Curragh Racecourse Company, said, APaul has been an exceptional leader at The Curragh and Paul Hensey, general manager of The Curragh Racecourse and has established a reputation in the industry that is truly training grounds since 2002 and director of racing since May worldwide. He will be a great loss to The Curragh at this stage in 2016, has announced he will leave The Curragh to seek new our redevelopment programme. We wish him every success in challenges in racing. He said, AI have been considering my future the future." for some time and I believe the time is now right for me to seek new BEST PANEL RECOMMENDS CLEARER POLICY challenges. I have really The disciplinary panel for trainer Jim Best, who was on enjoyed my time at The Monday handed a six-month suspension for instructing Curragh and I hope that conditional jockey Paul John to stop two horses last December, my work has helped to lay said on Wednesday that it Agained only limited assistance@ from the foundations for the British Horseracing Authority guidelines, and suggested the BHA major changes now amend its guidelines should it deem a longer suspension for Paul Hensey | Racing Post underway. I have no such an offence to be more appropriate. ASpeaking for doubt that the ourselves, we can see that might better reflect the gravity of the redeveloped Curragh will give Irish Racing a fitting venue to kind of misconduct we find here,@ the panel=s statement read. showcase this great sport of ours" Best was initially suspended for four years when found guilty He added, AI would like to wish all at The Curragh well as they of the same charges in February, but that verdict was thrown enter this new phase and to thank everybody associated with out and the case re-tried when it was discovered that Matthew the racecourse for their support and friendship over the past 15 Lohn, chairman of the original disciplinary panel, had worked with the BHA on other matters, resulting in the appearance of a years.@ bias. Cont. p4

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Best Panel Recommends Clearer Policy cont. Each of this year=s 2.6-million gns Dubawi (Ire) colts sold at The disciplinary panel said it took into account the financial toll Tattersalls October have been engaged. The Coolmore on Best over the ensuing 10 months when arriving at its penalty. triumvirate of Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Sue Magnier AWe heard and we accept that, regardless of the expenses lead all owners numerically with 58 entries, while Godolphin involved in legal representation, the case has already had follows with 34 entries and Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum comes serious consequences for Mr. Best=s business and that the next with 31 entries. The Aga Khan, who won this year=s Derby number of horses in his yard has reduced from over 30 to 13 with Harzand (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}), fields 20 entries. during the course of the last 12 months,@ the statement read. It Click here for the full list of entries. also cited the negative impact on Best=s employees who are free of wrongdoing. The panel was also critical of Best=s handling of the situation, in PAY RISE FOR IRISH STABLE STAFF which he attempted to place blame on John. AMr. Best persisted in denying his wrongdoing and pursued a Minimum pay rates for experienced stable staff in Ireland will strategy of characterising Mr. John as a liar who, for his own rise to i10.75 per hour from i9.75 per hour after the Irish base reasons, had decided to Stable Staff Association and the Irish Racehorse Trainers blame the trainer whilst Association came to an agreement for the period between Jan. attempting to conceal his 1, 2017 and May 1, 2019. Expenses for a day meeting will shortcomings as a character increase to i50 from i40, and to i60 from i50 for a night and as a jockey,@ the meeting. The agreement does not prevent a trainer from paying statement read. AThat more favourable terms and conditions at a local level, which strategy has failed and we many trainers have in place already. have found that Mr. John Bernard Caldwell, chairman of the Irish Stable Staff Jim Best | Racing Post rode as he did because those Association, said, AAfter much negotiation, we have reached an were Mr Best=s instructions. agreement that our members are happy to accept. Pay and The worst feature of the case is the fact that Mr. Best, the conditions needed to improve and this was understood by all trainer, suborned a young Conditional Jockey to do wrong when parties. Our members are often described, and rightly so, as the he should have been taking steps to guide him in the right backbone of the industry, but that needed to be recognised in direction as opposed to engaging in dishonest practices.@ real terms, which has now happened.@ In another development in the case, Racing Post reported on Michael Grassick, chief executive officer of the Irish Racehorse Wednesday that Best=s wife, Suzie Best, has submitted an Trainers Association, added, AOur members represent a broad application for a training license in order to take over the yard. A community in racing and have to work hard to stay in business in BHA spokesman told the publication it would Aneither confirm what are still challenging times. The stable staff provide a vital nor deny speculation around licensing applications as they are service and keep the show on the road, so we are very pleased private matters.@ to have arrived at a workable solution.@

2018 DERBY ENTRIES REVEALED The initial entries for the 2018 G1 Investec Derby have been revealed, with 448 yearlings of this year signed on for a potential run at the blue riband, which will be worth at least ,1.5-million. There are two further entry stages for the Classic, in April 2018 and at the supplementary stage on May 28, 2018. Andrew Cooper, head of racing and clerk of the course at Epsom Downs Racecourse, said, "we are thrilled to see such a strong and numerically high yearling entry for the 2018 Investec Derby. We are grateful to all owners and trainers concerned for their continuing support of the Classic, which firmly remains as Cercle d=Or, a half-sister to Golden Horn, breaks her maiden at third Britain's richest race." asking at Lingfield on Wednesday | racingfotos.com DECEMBER 2016 TDN WEEKEND

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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Me Too Nagasaki (Ire), c, 2, Iffraaj (GB)--Distinguish (Ire), by Refuse To Bend (Ire). KEM, 12-14, 7f (AWT), 1:26.88. B-Kevin Walsh (IRE). *i80,000 Ylg >15 GOFORB; 40,000gns 2yo >16 Wednesday=s Results: TATBRE. 2nd-LIN, ,5,200, Mdn, 12-14, 2yo, f, 7f 1y (AWT), 1:25.64, stn. Fivetwoeight (GB), c, 2, Kyllachy (GB)--Super Midge (GB), by CERCLE D=OR (IRE) (f, 2, Acclamation {GB}--Fleche d=Or {GB}, by Royal Applause (GB). KEM, 12-14, 6f (AWT), TIME. B-Mrs Mary Dubai Destination), who went off as the 4-6 chalk coming back Taylor & Kirtlington Stud (GB). *32,000gns Ylg >15 TATOCT; from a Nov. 2 debut fifth at Chelmsford and a second at i155,000 2yo >16 GBMBR. **1/2 to Squash (GB) (Pastoral Kempton last time Nov. 24, was sharply into stride and led from Pursuits {GB}), MGSP-Eng. the outset off this third all-weather start. Dominating Buzz (Fr), c, 2, Motivator (GB)--Tiysha (Ire), by Araafa (Ire). KEM, throughout, she came under pressure when threatened by 12-14, 8f (AWT), 1:40.03. B-Christian Maillaut & Matthieu Harbour Grey (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) on the home turn and kept on Maillaut (FR). *i13,000 Ylg >15 AR15. resolutely for continued urging in the short straight to deny that Sayem (GB), f, 2, Sayif (Ire)--Usem (GB), by Bahamian Bounty rival by 3/4 of a length. Produced by an unraced half-sister to G1 (GB). LIN, 12-14, 7f 1y (AWT), 1:25.53. B-Saleh Al Homaizi & Coronation S. heroine Rebecca Sharp (GB) (Machiavellian), the Imad Al Sagar (GB). *8,000gns 2yo >16 TATAHI. **5th winner bay is kin to MGSP Listed Ballymacoll Stud Lord Weinstock for freshman sire (by Kheleyf). Memorial S. victress Eastern Belle (GB) (Champs Elysees {GB}) +Dream Love (GB), f, 3, Rail Link (GB)--Love Always (GB), by and European highweight Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Piccolo (GB). LIN, 12-14, 12f (AWT), 2:33.04. B-T Staplehurst who annexed the G1 Epsom Derby, G1 Prix de l=Arc de (GB). Triomphe, G1 Coral-Eclipse and G1 Irish Champion S. for the same John Gosden stable last year. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $5,935. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Sangster, Lascelles & McCalmont; B-Fleche d=Or Partnership (IRE); T-John Gosden. = Wednesday s Results: 1st-DVL, i29,000, Cond, 12-14, 3yo, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:14.73, stn. CERSEI (GB) (f, 3, Invincible Spirit {Ire}--Elle Galante {Ger} 3rd-KEM, ,5,000, Mdn, 12-14, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:26.89, stn. {SP-Fr}, by Galileo {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 10-2-3-2, i26,755. DASCHAS (GB) (c, 2, Oasis Dream {GB}--Canada Water {GB}, by O-Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; B-Al Asayl Bloodstock Ltd Dansili {GB}), who hit the board over this course and distance in (GB); T-Francois Rohaut. his only prior start Nov. 16, raced in a handy third along the fence after the initial strides of this return. Afforded an open ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: lane up the inner approaching the quarter-mile marker, the 11-4 +Spotlight Dream (Ire), g, 2, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)--Jeu de second choice quickened to seize a decisive advantage entering Plume (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). DVL, 12-14, 7 1/2f (AWT), the final eighth and was ridden further clear to prevail by 3 3/4 1:30.03. B-Mme Patrick Ades-Hazan, Dominic Li & Eric Puerari lengths from Footman (Ger) (Cacique {Ire}). The homebred bay (IRE). *i320,000 Ylg >15 ARAUG. is full to a yearling filly and half to last term=s G3 Prix La Rochette +Marie d=Argent (Fr), f, 2, Kendargent (Fr)--Marie=s Rights, by runner-up Lawmaking (GB) (Zamindar). Their dam is a full-sister Vindication. DVL, 12-14, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:29.16. B-Haras de to 2006 G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe and G1 Grand Prix de Manneville (FR). *i30,000 Ylg >15 OSLATE. Paris-winning sire Rail Link (GB) (Dansili {GB}), and half to MGSW sire Crossharbour (GB) (Zamindar), MG1SP sire Chelsea Manor (GB) (Grand Lodge) and G3 Prix Bertrand de Breuil scorer Mainsail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), from a family which also DID YOU KNOW? includes G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Linda=s Lad Found (Galileo) was tabbed (GB) (Sadler=s Wells). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $4,693. Video, as a “TDN Rising Star” sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Visit the TDN Rising Stars section O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Amanda on our website! Perrett. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 15 DECEMBER, 2016

While Maher enjoyed success as a jockey, he said he always had an eye on a future as a trainer and used his riding tenures to pick up as much knowledge as possible. AI knew I wasn=t going to be a jockey forever, and I was always very naturally interested in training, so I used being a jockey to Maher Enjoying Life in the Fast Lane cont. from p1 work for all the best trainers I could, like Bart Cummings, the Srikandi (Aus) (Dubawi {Ire}) handed her trainer a Group 1 Hayeses and Robert Smerdon,@ he explained. AAnd then I double when taking the Stradbroke H. and Tattersall=s Club Tiara traveled and rode in England and Ireland and also worked in the following autumn, and Jameka made it back-to-back Oaks Dubai. I came home and tried to mold all the information into wins for Maher last spring. training.@ AI=ve been fortunate; it=s important when you=re growing a Maher set up his yard in his hometown of Warrnambool in stable to keep your name up there and have success regularly,@ 2005, and his first order naturally was to fill his stable with said Maher. AThe doors that Tears I Cry opened up for me as a horses. Easier said than done for a rookie trainer. Ultimately, he very young trainer, to win one of the big four at Flemington, was fell back on his foundation as a jumps jockey and uncovered a huge result, and now since then we=ve had horses like some stars in that realm to get himself established. Srikandi, who was a dual Group 1 winner, and Azkadellia. Set AWhen you kick off as a Square just came along as a whirlwind kind of horse to win the trainer no one=s going to give Oaks, and Bon Aurum--I hadn=t trained a colt to win a Group 1 so you their high-priced I was very keen to do that and Bon Aurum, being a 4-year-old yearlings straight off because entire, ticked that off the list.@ you don=t have any kind of CV Today, Maher trains a string of about 240. He is based at in terms of training,@ Maher Caulfield Racecourse and also has facilities at Pakenham and noted. AI could buy some Warrnambool. Naturally, business hasn=t always been this lower-grade type of stayers, and I was confident having Maher overseeing training booming for Maher; ridden over jumps that I could educate them, and I have a real like everyone else he passion for the stayers also. It was an affordable way I could had to work his way start training, was jumping horses, so that=s why I started with up from the bottom. them.@ It was somewhat of Maher=s first career win as a trainer was with the hurdler a twist of fate that Spectacular Storm at Terang, and also coming early on was Al saw Maher develop Garhood (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), the winner of back-to-back runnings an interest in racing of the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. Maher in the first place. His purchased Al Garhood=s dam, Alstomeria (GB) (Petoski {GB}) parents ruled him off Rising Australian trainer Ciaron Maher won privately off the back of those victories in foal to Pure Theatre motorbike racing at three Group 1s in 2016 (Aus). That resulting foal, Regina Coeli (Aus), would emulate her age 10 after one his elder half-brother with a win in the Grand Annual. Also chalking brothers had been involved in a serious accidentBwhich he up early recognition for Maher was Bashboy, the winner of B ultimately emerged from unscathed and thus he was forced to three Grand National Steeplechases and earner of more than find another outlet for his high horsepower tendencies. A A$1-million. chance meeting of his father with a racehorse trainer saw the While Maher=s rapidly increasing success on the flat has young Maher soon learning how to ride racehorses, and, ensured that his stables are filling quicker than ever before, the unsurprisingly, he said it was the competitive nature of race- trainer remains a steadfast presence at the major Australasian riding that got him hooked on the sport and prompted his desire sales. Maher noted that sourcing yearlings from successful to become a jockey. breeders is important to him. AI was always quite tall, so I ended up leaving my lunch money AI bought Jameka, for instance, off of [Black Caviar=s breeder] at home and not eating,@ Maher quipped. AIt just went from Rick Jamieson,@ he explained of the A$130,000 yearling there. I ended up getting my license as a jockey and rode on the purchase. AHe has a very good record as a breeder. They may flat for about six months. I was too heavy and was wasting too not always be the flavour of the month stallions that he uses, hard so I ended up going over the jumps; they ride about 10 but he has a little niche--I think he describes it as nicks--that kilos heavier.@ work in terms of breeding. He=s just very good at it.@ Cont. p7 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 15 DECEMBER, 2016

Maher Enjoying Life in the Fast Lane cont. AWe=ve increased staff and we=re placing a lot of emphasis on Of Jameka, he added, AWhen I bought her, I was just in love communication. We do video reports now and we=re getting with her as a physical. The way she moved, I thought she was some good feedback from that. We want to be on the leading, exquisite.@ cutting edge of the training business. We=re always changing and While Jameka undoubtedly possesses above-average ability, looking for better and easier ways of doing that.@ Maher can be credited with masterminding a busy campaign Still at the heart of it all for Maher, however, are his horses. that has played perfectly to the filly=s strengths. It is the latest AYou=re learning all the time, the business has grown a lot and coup in the career of the man described by many as a horse I=ve taken on a lot of good staff and surrounded myself with a lot whisperer. Maher of business-minded people so I can just concentrate on the somewhat horses and what I=m best at doing,@ he said. downplayed that accolade, simply citing the importance of SHAHEEN CHAMP RETURNS AT MEYDAN keeping each horse Muarrab (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), last seen winning the G1 sound both Dubai Golden Shaheen on the Dubai World Cup card Mar. 26, physically and returns to action in Thursday=s Listed Garhoud Sprint at Meydan, mentally. a race he won last year by 5 1/4 lengths to kick off his best-ever AI think the most Caulfield Cup winner Jameka season. Muarrab hardly looked like a Group 1 winner next out important thing is when finishing fifth, 12 lengths behind Reynaldothewizard treating each horse as an individual,@ he said. AThere are so (Speightstown), in the Listed Dubawi S., but he posted a much many ways you can train a horse, but I think the main thing is, improved whether it=s whispering or whatever you call it, the mind is every performance when bit as important as the physical side of it for the horses; second in the G3 Al developing that will to win and harnessing it.@ Shindagha Sprint a As Maher=s stable has grown, he has kept it a priority to month later before maintain his facilities in Warrnambool, where his horses can taking the enjoy the benefits of the beach, and Pakenham, where the G3 Mahab Al racehorses can enjoy a refreshing change of pace by being put Shimaal and the through dressage tests. Golden Shaheen. AThe stable has grown pretty rapidly over a short period of The 7-year-old time,@ the trainer said. AI=ve really tried to keep the versatility of gelding has been the stable. We train an 80-horse barn in Caulfield, and I Muarrab | DRC/Mathea Kelley drawn second from originally started training in Warrnambool on the beach, so we the outside in stall 11 and will be ridden by Dane O=Neill, who have a stable there and also we have a stable at Pakenham said, AIt is not a great draw and he carries a penalty. However, where I spend quite a lot of time doing dressage and really he goes well fresh and is tactically versatile, so hopefully we can working on the agility and flexibility of the horses. That=s overcome the draw and maintain my perfect record on him; I something different also and something I personally think is a have ridden him twice in a race, winning both times.@ big thing for them. It holds them in good stead during the The only runner drawn outside Muarrab is fellow Sheikh pressures of racing when they carry themselves the right way Hamdan colourbearer Ghaamer (Hard Spun), who won over this and move the right way. It puts a lot less strain on their bodies.@ track on opening night of the carnival last year and also won Abu Maher said his watershed year has led to somewhat of a Dhabi=s Listed HH The President=s Cup on the grass. Jockey facelift for his business, and he is relishing every opportunity to Tadhg O=Shea said, AWe are drawn next to the horse we all have stay ahead of the game. He will explore another opportunity for to beat, Muarrab. I won on Ghaamer on the first night of the growth next summer when he plans to visit Saratoga for the first Dubai World Cup Carnival in January and we think he will run time for the racing and sales, to Ahave a look around and maybe well in a very good sprint.@ learn something.@ AI=ve had to change the structure of the business over the last six months to accommodate the growth,@ Maher explained. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 8 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 15 DECEMBER, 2016

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 9:25 p.m. (12:25 a.m. ET) THE GARHOUD SPRINT SPONSORED BY LINCOLN-Listed, AED250,000, NH & SH 3yo/up, 1200m. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Heavy Metal (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Fresu bin Ghadayer 2 Ajwad (GB) Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) Kocakaya Bouresly 3 Mutahaddith (GB) Shamardal Mazrooei Al Rayhi 4 Almargo (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) O’Donoghue bin Harmash 5 Morawij (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Hayes Selvaratnam 6 United Color Ghostzapper Doyle Selvaratnam 7 Midlander (Ire) Shamardal Mullen Seemar 8 Shaishee Indian Charlie Jara Al Mheiri 9 My Catch (Ire) Camacho (GB) Dobbs Watson 10 Indianapolis Medaglia d’Oro de Vries Seemar 11 Muarrab (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) O’Neill Al Mheiri 12 Ghaamer Hard Spun O’Shea Al Rayhi All carry 125 pounds bar Muaarab, 131 pounds.

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. ET) THE ENTISAR SPONSORED BY AL TAYER MOTORS-Listed, AED250,000, NH & SH 3yo/up, 2000m. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Los Barbados (Ire) Galileo (Ire) de Vries Nass 2 Top Clearance Majestic Warrior Hayes Selvaratnam 3 Ennobled Friend Malibu Moon O’Donoghue bin Harmash 4 Rembrandt Van Rijn (Ire) Peintre Celebre Fresu bin Ghadayer 5 Interpret Distorted Humor Buckell Al Mheiri 6 Gold City (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Mullen Seemar 7 Trinity Force (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) O’Shea Al Rayhi 8 Etijaah Daaher Hitchcott Watson 9 Storm Belt More Than Ready Jara Watson 10 Hunting Ground Street Cry (Ire) Mazrooei bin Ghadayer Saturday, Hipodromo Chile 11 Candy Boy Candy Ride (Arg) Dobbs Watson CLASICO ST LEGER-G1, Hipodromo Chile, 12-10, 3yo, 12 Prince Of All (GB) Iffraaj (GB) O’Neill Al Rayhi P146,500,000, 2200m, 2:18.45, ft. All carry 125 pounds. 1--BIG DADDY (CHI), 123, c, 3, by Grand Daddy 1st Dam: Tan Libre (Chi), by Big Ten Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 10:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. ET) 2nd Dam: Majestic Lady (Chi), by Memo (Chi) THE DUBAI CREEK MILE SPONSORED BY LINCOLN MKZ-Listed, 3rd Dam: Green Lady (Arg), by Farnesio (Arg) AED250,000, NH & SH 3yo/up, 1600m. O-Stud Viejo Perro; B-Haras Mocito Guapo; T-Oliverio PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Maftool Hard Spun O’Neill Al Mheiri Martinez; J-Hector Berrios; P100,000,000. Lifetime Record: 2 Farrier Tapit Mullen Seemar 11-8-2-0, P215,150,000. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the 3 Footbridge Street Cry (Ire) O’Donoghue Appleby eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 4 Long Water Elusive Quality Buckell Al Alawi 2--Gran Carboncillo (Chi), 123, c, 3, Grand Daddy--Miss Armony 5 Earnshaw Medaglia d’Oro Jara bin Ghadayer (Chi), by Longwoods (GB). O-Stud Hermanos; B-Haras Mocito 6 Le Bernardin Bernardini O’Shea Al Rayhi Guapo; T-Juan Pablo Baeza; P25,000,000. 7 Cool Cowboy Kodiak Kowboy Dobbs Watson 8 Fauvism Zamindar Reis Bouresly 3--Acunta (Chi), 119, f, 3, Layman--Ahura (Chi), by Sir Cat. 9 Dormello (Ire) Dansili (GB) Hayes Selvaratnam O-Stud Dona Icha; B-Haras El Sheik; T-Luis A. Diaz; 10 Frankyfourfingers (Fr) Sunday Break (Jpn) Hitchcott bin Ghadayer P12,500,000. 11 Need To Know (Saf) Western Winter Mazrooei Al Rayhi Margins: 8 1/4, HF, HD. Odds: 2.20, 1.50, 1.40. 12 Fitzgerald Elusive Quality Fresu bin Harmash Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.