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ARDGLAS STABLES: A EASTER AMIDST THRIVING AUSTRALIAN MARKET By Kelsey Riley CONSIGNMENT ON THE UP Twelve months ago, the team at Nasser Lootah=s Emirates Park Stud truly left Inglis=s Easter yearling sale with the one they wanted, admittedly spending their entire budget on one jewel: a A$1.7-million Snitzel (Aus) filly out of the dual Group 1 winner Response (Aus) (Charge Forward {Aus}). Two weeks ago that filly, Estijaab (Aus), fully justified that decision when winning the G1 Golden Slipper. That result for the Dubai-based businessman Lootah followed a year on from the fairytale story of A$20,000 Inglis Classic graduate She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain {Aus}) winning the Slipper for her large syndicate of many first-time owners. The scale of what is on offer at all levels of the market at an Inglis yearling sale is clearly evident, and from Apr. 9-11 buyers will have the opportunity to get their hands on some of the most valuable Thoroughbreds on the planet. Cont. p5 IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Ambrose O=Mullane & Mary Reynolds, proprietors of Ardglas Stables PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: AUDIBLE Emma Berry Andrew Caulfield investigates the pedigree of GI Florida Derby By Chris McGrath hero Audible (Into Mischief). Click or tap here to go straight to The reserve was 50,000gns. And so was the opening bid. At TDN America. 180,000 gns, a friend turned to Ambrose O'Mullane and said, "How are you so calm?" "Because it's money for jam," he shrugged. He remembered how he had never even wanted to inspect the colt, at Deauville the previous summer. Le Havre (Ire) was all the rage. No way would they ever be able to afford one of those. But his partner Mary Reynolds insisted Ambrose come and take a look. There was a cut on one of his hocks, an innocuous blemish. That was all it took for the colt to be led out unsold for i15,000. They ran straight down to the Coulonces boxes, offered i10,000. No, they wanted i15,000. A bit of haggling ensued, but other people were heading across. Twelve grand, then; and here, we have a pen. They could easily have sold him on for a profit the same day. As it was, here they were at Tattersalls the following May, crushed in the gangway as everyone watched agog. Even Mary had admitted that the horse breezed well. As a rule, she would be reliably despondent when ringing Ambrose back in Co Tipperary. Cont. p2

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Ardglas Stables: A Consignment on the Up Cont. from p1 Friends, other consignors, agents, trainers, everyone went wild. Their Ardglas Stable outside Emly is so literally homespun-- They knew what it meant; knew how these two had grafted, until this year they have never had any help, and Ambrose was seeking a diamond in the rough. spending half the morning riding out over at Con Marnane's-- Anyone who has ever viewed the breezing of a cheap yearling that only one of them can be spared to accompany horses to a as a bet to nothing should ask Ambrose and Mary. Throw in sale. But this time, unprecedentedly, Ambrose had made the keep and feed, from September maybe to May; never mind journey as well. This was a tall colt, too tall for little Mary to be whatever value they might put on their own time, dawn until showing. dusk. "We've had piles of those horses, bought them for two Though he had proved a most obliging animal, all the way grand and sold them for 1500," Ambrose says. "Very few of through breaking and his prep, after his breeze the pressure was them make money. To get the 20 grand horse into 40 is beginning to tell. There were probably easier than getting the nine vettings. The night before, five grand horse into 20." someone wanted an X-ray, and The first horse they ever the colt was nearing the end of breezed, in their hobby days, his fuse. Ambrose, in fact, they had been given for nothing: acquired the scars to prove it: a Bertolini filly. She made two, on his forearm. Nearly two i4,000 at Goresbridge, and they years on, they have only had to borrow a fiver to get a recently faded. cup of tea on the way home. Ambrose himself was So Mary, watching at the rope, composed as ever. That morning had none of Ambrose's he stretched out in the tack sangfroid. A month earlier she room, fast asleep. It had been had taken three horses to the the same in his riding days, as an Ascot sale. "Two belonged to a amateur over jumps. Even if he client, the other we owned half had a fancied mount, he'd with a friend," she recalls. "There The sale-topping Le Havre colt, lot 247, who would become Pouvoir always be dozing beforehand. was no bid for him and the other Magique (Fr), already a two-time winner for HRH Princess Haya of And they knew he could handle Jordan and trainer John Gosden | Tattersalls two sold for little or nothing. a hothead, too. In the end, that And I said: we've had it." counted against him. "This horse is bloody mad," trainers would A dead end, then? After all the groundwork she had put in say. "He's one for O'Mullane." For every one that submitted, the with horses: the apprentice school, the few rides during her next would deck him. Between riding out and organising the years with Dermot Weld, the gallops fall that put her in hospital handful of horses they were starting to take in themselves-- for five months, the sales work for Willie Browne. But no, it was breaking jumpers, that kind of thing--it wasn't hard to quit the not a dead end. As the hammer came down, she exploited her racing. But this now, this was a game-changer. diminutive build to duck and weave her way through the When the gavel came down at last, at 300,000 gns, Ardglas bedlam. "I was bawling," she admits. "The place was like an had consigned the top lot of the Guineas Breeze-Up Sale. All-Ireland final." Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

Ardglas Stables: A Consignment on the Up Cont. Ambrose wanted to follow the colt over for his wind-test, but he was stuck. "They went crazy," he remembers now, looking from their kitchen window to the streaks of snow clinging to the brooding Galtee Mountains. "People who'd been going there for years said they'd never seen the like of it. With all the millions horses have made in that ring, and loads of small people having a touch. Somebody pulled the hat off my head, people were shouting. God help the people with the next horse in because there was no-one left in the ring." Vice President, International Operations Over the following months, he could point to the two scars. Gary King "There's 150,000gns," he'd say. "And there's 150,000gns." But Twitter: @garykingTDN he might sooner point to the new horsewalker; to the new sand [email protected] canter, two furlongs round. Before they had just been hacking + 1.732.320.0975 round the fields, or boxing the horses one by one down to a International Editor neighbour's gallop. And then there are the four new stalls, Kelsey Riley extending their capacity to 18. They have even had to take on an Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN extra pair of hands in the morning, those of Pa Farrell. [email protected]

European Editor Emma Berry “We only prep a horse for a trainer. If Twitter: @collingsberry he clocks well on the day, we haven’t [email protected] a clue....Look, it’s grand, the clock Associate International Editor Heather Anderson can work to your advantage. But Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN when our horses clock well, it’s

Marketing Manager the horse that’s done it.” Alayna Cullen Ambrose O’Mullane Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected]

Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN They are so busy now that Ambrose has had to stop riding out Cafe Racing for Marnane. Sean Cronin "Thanks for all your help over the few years," Ambrose told Tom Frary him. [email protected] "Let me tell you this," Marnane replied. "The only thing that Irish Correspondent got the two of you where you are is hard work." Daithi Harvey That, for sure, is the way people think of these two. "But we did have luck, too," Ambrose stresses. "There's loads of people Regular Columnists out there work very hard and don't get the luck." Andrew Caulfield And they know how tenuously luck holds. Yes, they had John Berry another home run that same spring: a Spirit One (Fr) filly Kevin Blake Ambrose bought at Arqana October, on one bid of i4,000, who Tom Peacock made i66,000 at Goresbridge. Of the other eight they sold in 2016, however, all the others galloped into the red. Cont. p4 “It is very difficult to buy the best Dubawi or the best Galileo because those are almost all in private hands but in Australia the majority of the breeders are commercial and send their best stock to the market. You have a real chance to find a future stallion.” – DAVID REDVERS

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Ardglas Stables: A Consignment on the Up Cont. He feels that forcing horses out of their comfort zone to clock "If you go into the pub and want to hit the bull's eye you're a time will only give a misleading impression, anyway. If a horse going to take six darts, not one, aren't you?" says Ambrose. But is only up to winning in Italy, say, then that is the sector of the the raising of stakes also means raising the pressure. Next week market where it belongs. "There's a place for every horse, they take the first five youngsters--sons of Fast Company (Ire) because they're only going to race against their equals anyway," (lot 10) and Zebedee (GB) (lot he says. "If they go there and win their races, then people will 96) and fillies by Compton Place be happy to come back again." (GB) (lot 12), Oasis Dream (GB) At the level they can operate, (lot 116), and Coach House (Ire) after all, their options at the (lot 34)--over to Ascot for the yearling sales are necessarily start of the European breeze-up limited. On the basis that their season. Then they have five customers are astute enough to more for Doncaster, and four see beyond one-dimensional apiece for the Guineas Sale and bullets, then, they will not just for Goresbridge. seek sharp, early sorts (of the All they can do is stick to the type going to Ascot) but also horses likely to get a mile and principles that have worked for more in time. them so far. That, above all else, "They have to have a good means producing a horse on a walk," Mary says. "You want an sustainable curve of No Nay Never | Coolmore athletic horse; a natural horse." improvement. Certainly they "And a bit of size," adds Ambrose. "Then there's potential; want no part of the growing tendency among consignors to blitz they can progress. You might have to pay more for a big horse, horses against the stopwatch. as a yearling, but if you can get him to gallop he'll get more as a "Of course they need a certain level of fitness," Mary says. breeze-up horse, too. If you have a handy-sized horse, and he "But we never gallop the brains out of them at home. Some doesn't breeze great, not many fellas will come down to look at might have two or three bits of work, but they don't need any him. But one that might just look a bit backward, someone will more for breezing. And they might then be racing five or six usually come down and see that it's a fine horse." weeks after the sale, they can go straight into training. They And, since none are mercilessly drilled, all the Ardglas horses-- don't need their heads rewinding again, don't have to be left off whatever their ability or type--can share the same dividend. As and let down." one of Ireland's leading trainers "We only prep a horse for a put it to Mary, "I love getting trainer," Ambrose explains. "If horses out of Ardglas: they have he clocks well on the day, we “Look, it’s very hit-and-miss, there’s no good manners." haven't a clue. It's not that long science to it. You learn more from your The horses are on so even a ago, when I was a young fella keel, in fact, that they will be riding breezes the first time, mistakes than your successes.” doing essentially the same in they'd go up in pairs, green cap Ambrose O’Mullane March as they were in and white cap; they'd carry each December--certainly in terms of other along, boot to boot. Look, distance; and the speed might it's grand, the clock can work to be the same, too, albeit they will your advantage. But when our be achieving it with greater ease horses clock well, it's the horse that's done it. by this stage. They are taken away for a canter in January and, in "Look out there and you'll see a horse, 16.2, that most people gradually becoming stronger, they actually become fresher. wouldn't even dream of having for the breezes. But that horse-- Even with the numbers up, the tour of the little barn behind compared with the ones going to Ascot--might have three or the bungalow does not take long. The sense of intimacy is four feet more of a stride. I guarantee he'll come up the track heightened by nicknames for all the horses: a No Nay Never colt, and, on the video, he'll look slow; and then they'll look at the for instance, is "Floyd"--named after the boxer, Mayweather, clock and it'll be: >Jeez, he's after clocking the same as a who treated Conor McGregor much as this horse did his work. five-furlong sprinter'." Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

maybe didn't look as sharp as the horse next door. But now people are beginning to realise. They are coming back to us, knowing our horses aren't driven bananas." Mary and Ambrose have gone into battle only with a sling, but that keeps the eye keen and the stamina strong. "And actually it's probably harder to get everything handed to you than to start out with nothing," says Ambrose. "Because if you start with nothing, you can only go up."

Easter Amidst Thriving Australian Market Cont. from p1 It is the first renewal of the company=s flagship Easter sale to be staged at Inglis=s new Riverside Stables in Sydney. AOnly in Australia can the world=s richest 2-year-old race be won by a syndicated A$20,000 Classic filly one year and a A$1.7- Coach House | Racing Post million Easter filly the next,@ said Jonathan D=Arcy, Inglis=s general bloodstock manager. AThis is what makes our racing Ardglas Stables: A Consignment on the Up Cont. industry so appealing to all levels of ownership.@ "McGregor came out boxing," Ambrose explains. "Floyd just D=Arcy, who two weeks ago was in the Hunter Valley took his time--and this horse was the same, the next thing he conducting the latest round of inspections of some of the 534 unleashes power and speed, but not in a mad way. And he just yearlings catalogued for this year=s Easter sale, said, AThere=s goes on improving in his work." some very nice yearlings out there. Given the success of last Sure enough, Mary likes No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) among the year=s sale I think people have been very careful with what rookie sires; Ambrose, Coach House (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). they=ve sent to Easter. I think they=ve had an open mind in They have a colt by the latter selling at Ascot, and have given sending really nice fillies because the filly market was so good their 15-year-old son a stake. This is the coalface of the last year. I think you=ll see some really top-class fillies in the breeze-ups: hands-on, hardscrabble stuff. No matter how fast sale.@ your horse, you need to talk that bit faster when you go and see Indeed, regular readers of this space would have noticed the that bank manager. latest ad campaign of Arrowfield Stud, which sold Estijaab last Mary stresses their gratitude to the work of the Breeze-Up year and this year brings the largest consignment of the sale Consignors' Association, putting its shoulder to the wheel for with 50. The campaign advertises A30 exquisitely bred fillies@ David as well as Goliath. One way or another, anyhow, they are under the slogan Aa diamond is forever.@ making a name for themselves. Someone asked them to break Cont. p6 some National Hunt stores this spring. When they apologised that their hands were full already, and offered to send the horses on, they were told just to call back when their breezers were out of the way. Better to have to wait for a spot here than get one elsewhere now. "There must be some good reports going along somewhere," admits Ambrose. "Look, it's very hit-and-miss, there's no science to it. You learn more from your mistakes than your successes. Well I do, anyway. The saying is that if you don't make mistakes, you're not doing it right. And a lot goes wrong. Sure you could be out of business next year. You can easily come a cropper.@ "So it's about building your reputation,@ he says. AThat way, if it doesn't quite go to plan on the day, a person can still come to you and ask: >Is that horse all right?' That takes a lot of time and you might suffer at the start, which we did, because our horses Golden Slipper winner and Easter graduate Estijaab | Bronwen Healy TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

Easter Amidst Thriving Australian Market Cont. Choice and his highly successful sire sons Snitzel and Not A But we=ll return to this later. While these are the kinds of Single Doubt, a colt by Frankel (GB), and its now customary pages that spark dynasties, it=s not all about the girls, as Easter sprinkling of offerings by Japanese sires: three fillies by that has also been the source this year alone of multi-million dollar country=s perennial champion sire Deep Impact (Jpn), a filly by stallion prospects Merchant Navy (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) and G1 Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia (Jpn), whose eldest Japanese- Russian Revolution (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), who were bought at born progeny are two this year, and a colt by the champion Easter for A$350,000 and A$320,000, respectively. The sprinter Lord Kanaloa (Jpn). Arrowfield sold a pair of Lord opportunity to purchase these types of valuable colts, which Kanaloa fillies at the Gold Coast sale in January for A$800,000 come on the market year after year Down Under, is a major and A$280,000 apiece. Arrowfield has a strong relationship and factor in what has also more recently driven a larger number of partnership with Katsumi Yoshida=s Northern Farm, which stands international buyers to Australia. all three sires in addition to three others that Arrowfield This year=s catalogue numbers 534. There are 38 siblings to shuttles, and indeed Yoshida is the breeder of Estijaab. Group 1 winners and 31 progeny of Group 1-winning mares, but AEach year we breed a handful of mares to the Japanese perhaps the stat that best expresses the sheer quality on offer is stallions we feel will suit them, and Northern Farm will also send that 37% of the catalogue is sired by the current top five active mares to join our breeding joint venture that are in foal to their sires in the country: Snitzel (64), I Am Invincible (41), Fastnet stallions, Southern Hemisphere time,@ Messara explained. Rock (39), Not A Single Doubt (19) and Sebring (34). Sixty-four The Deep Impact fillies are lot 11, out of the G1 Coolmore offerings by the country=s record-breaking, reigning champion Classic winner Alverta (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}); lot 70, out of sire Snitzel--imagine the Charming Estelle (Aus) opportunity, in the Northern (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), a full- Hemisphere, to at one sale alone sister to champion sprinter choose between 64 Galileos or THE STAT THAT BEST EXPRESSES THE Lankan Rupee (Aus); and lot 442, Dubawis, Tapits or War Fronts. SHEER QUALITY ON OFFER IS THAT 37% a daughter of the listed winner A [Marketing arm] Aushorse has OF THE CATALOGUE IS SIRED BY THE and G1 Australian Guineas made the point that Australian second You=re So Good (NZ) breeders sell the majority of CURRENT TOP FIVE ACTIVE SIRES IN (Savabeel {Aus}). their yearlings,@ D=Arcy said. THE COUNTRY. AOne horse we=re really looking AInvestors, be they our local forward to selling the progeny of investors, or from North America is Deep Impact,@ D=Arcy said. or anywhere else in the world, AWe have three fillies and they have the opportunity to buy they=re three outstanding fillies. the Golden Slipper winner, or It=s amazing Arrowfield could the Golden Rose or Caulfield Guineas winner; the top horses are send four top-class mares [the other being Alinghi, who produced a sold here. It=s what makes the Australian market quite unique filly Arrowfield retained] and get these three stunning fillies. compared to other parts of the world, in particular England and From my recollection it=s the first time Deep Impacts [yearlings] Japan; the best horses are offered and I think that=s what our have been sold outside Japan. It=s a unique opportunity for investors really appreciate.@ Thoroughbred investors anywhere in the world to buy the AThis is one of most appealing features of the Australian progeny of one of the breed-shaping stallions of our time.@ yearling sales series, the fact that breeders offer for sale the Arrowfield=s Frankel colt (lot 21) is one of two set for sale, the best of what they have bred,@ said Arrowfield=s John Messara. AIt other being Cressfield=s lot 6, who is out of a half-sister to would be unusual to see as many yearlings in Europe or the U.S. Invincible Spirit (Ire). Also among those with potential to feature from mares of the quality available at this year=s Easter sale. in the draft are a Snitzel half-sister to Japanese Group 1 winner That is because, unlike other Thoroughbred breeding centres, Aerolithe (Jpn) (Kurofune) (lot 25); a Snitzel filly out of a half- the breeding scene in Australia is dominated by commercial sister to Azamour (Ire) (lot 32); a Redoute=s Choice filly out of a breeders who offer for sale most, if not all, of what they breed half-sister to Not A Single Doubt (lot 103); a Redoute=s Choice each year.@ colt out of a half-sister to Hong Kong champion Silent Witness (Aus) (El Moxie) (lot 358); a full-brother to G1 Myer Classic Eclectic Offering From Arrowfield... winner and Royal Ascot-bound Shoals (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) Arrowfield brings the largest consignment with 50, and it is a (lot 400); and a Snitzel colt out of a half-sister to seven-time diverse mix of offerings by its own sires including Redoute=s Group 1 winner Dundeel (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}). 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Easter Amidst Thriving Australian Market Cont. 117] and Rezoned [lot 325], who I suspect will rank amongst the Arrowfield=s three-time champion sire and dynasty-maker best fillies in the whole sale.@ Redoute=s Choice, whose colt out of Secluded (Aus) (Hussonet) D=Arcy said, AFastnet Rock has some very nice yearlings coming topped last year=s sale at A$2.5-million, has 23 total catalogued, to the sale. He has had a stunning few months winning the and D=Arcy said of his legacy, ARedoute=s Choice has been the [2017] Blue Diamond and his son Merchant Navy winning the king of the yearling sale ring for the last decade and once again Coolmore Stud S. and subsequently being syndicated for stud he=ll have plenty of competition from his stablemate Snitzel. He duties by Coolmore. We have some outstanding Fastnet Rock has some outstanding fillies in particular coming to the sale. His yearlings coming to the sale.@ fillies on the racetrack have been nothing short of brilliant this year so we=re really looking forward to offering them.@ The Invincible Factor... Yarraman Park Stud=s I Am Invincible (Aus) has been red hot Rock-Solid Coolmore Consignment... this year both on the racetrack and in the sales ring, his results Coolmore was the seller of the aforementioned Royal Ascot at this year=s sales thus far rivaling the top-of-the-market contender Merchant Navy at this sale two years ago, and they superiority in recent years of Snitzel. He sired the top two lots bought back into him to stand at stud after his win in the G1 and three of the top five at Magic Millions, while at Classic he Coolmore Stud S. in November. Coolmore this year offers the sired the second top lot, the topper being by his first-crop son second-largest consignment of 39, including a handful of Brazen Beau (Aus). Easter is almost certain to throw up some potential standouts by Merchant highlights for I Am Invincible, his Navy=s sire, its resident champion progeny including Newgate=s colt sire, Fastnet Rock. out of Black Caviar (Aus)=s half- AIt is generally my nature to be sister Belle Couture (Aus) conservative in advance of the (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) (lot 40); major yearling sales, especially in Segenhoe=s full-sister to a colt this part of the world where the that made A$1.6-million last year market is so incredibly (lot 64); Yarraman Park=s first foal competitive, but I feel we are of the five-time winner Danish going to this Easter sale with a Spy (Aus) (Dane Shadow {Aus}) particularly exciting group of (lot 85) and third foal of the horses,@ said Coolmore Stud stakes-winning Hoss Amor (Aus) Manager Jim Carey. AOn paper it (General Nediym {Aus}) (lot 169), is an extraordinary draft, with 34 Easter graduate and future Coolmore sire who last year provided a A$2.4- of the 39 yearlings catalogued Merchant Navy | Bronwen Healy million Medaglia d=Oro colt; and bred from stakes-performed or Segenhoe=s filly out of the G1 stakes-producing mares but, crucially, it is an outstanding group Myer Classic winner Hurtle Myrtle (Aus) (Dane Shadow {Aus}) of horses from a physical standpoint. We have hosted a series of (lot 171). on-farm parades in advance of the sale and the feedback has Snitzel leads the general sires= table by wins and earnings, with been overwhelmingly positive, so it=s a very exciting time.@ I Am Invincible second and Fastnet Rock third. AI am very reluctant to single out particular lots given the AIt=s going to be neck-and-neck at the sales,@ D=Arcy said of the depth of quality in the draft, however we have a number of Snitzel/I Am Invincible rivalary. ASnitzel has more runs on the Fastnet Rock colts that look to have similar credentials to a board than I Am Invincible, but I Am Invincible is very popular horse like Merchant Navy and it wouldn=t surprise if one or with trainers; they=re easy to train, they get up and run early. more of them was to emulate him and develop into a We=re very, very fortunate here in Australia to have two top- world-class sprinter. Pierro is emerging as a top-class young sire- class stallions that are plying their trade at the same time and -he sits second on the 3-year-old sires= list with just his first crop- have come through the ranks together, I Am Invincible being -and there are a number of good yearlings by him in our draft, in younger of course. Both of them started at much lesser fees particular the colt out of Pontiana [lot 291, the half-brother to than what they currently stand at now, but they=re starting to G1 Randwick Guineas winner Inference], who is a little bit see some of the best books of mares they=ve covered and that=s special. I expect the fillies as a group will find favour with most, made a marked increase in what buyers are prepared to pay for particularly those out of Cierzo [lot 72], Estelle Collection [lot them in the sales ring.@ Cont. p8 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 8 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

Easter Amidst Thriving Australian Market Cont. Australia=s yearling sales regularly return clearance rates in the neighbourhood of 90%, with vigorous trade in the top, middle Collector=s Items From Newgate... and lower tiers. This is no doubt helped by the fact that the Newgate Farm also played a part in the Estijaab story, having country has such a healthy racehorse ownership culture--about sold the filly=s dam, the dual Group 1 winner Response, while one in every 244 Australians is a racehorse owner--and that carrying her to Katsumi Yoshida for A$1.5-million in 2015. syndicates are incredibly popular and regulated so as to allow Newgate, one of Australia=s youngest yet most powerful studs, them to not spend more than a half-million on any individual has spent plenty with its partners in recent years to acquire horse. some of the world=s best-pedigreed mares, most notably when it AWe=re very fortunate that we have levels of ownership from made a big splash on mares from syndicates of 50 people that buy the Teeley dispersal in 2014. a yearling for A$20,000 and win the Golden Slipper, all the way Newgate offers Snitzel fillies out THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST APPEALING of two of those mares, Precious through to the likes of Sheikh Lorraine (Aus) (lot 294) and Your FEATURES OF THE AUSTRALIAN Khalifa and Sheikh Hamdan; Life Style (Aus) (lot 443) at YEARLING SALES SERIES, THE FACT wealthy individuals from around Easter. Both mares are the world who invest in Australia daughters of Monsoon Wedding THAT BREEDERS OFFER FOR SALE THE because they love our racing,@ (Aus) (Danehill), the five-time BEST OF WHAT THEY HAVE BRED. said D=Arcy. AAll the way through, we have trainers who stakes producing full-sister to Jonathan D’Arcy Redoute=s Choice from an get to the sales and work really absolutely star-studded family, hard to find horses at the level and as such can be described as their owners want. Syndication is nothing short of collector=s a real key to the strength of the items. Australian market at the present Those are just a very small sample of the quality that will be on time. Darby Racing [owners of She Will Reign] bought 24 offer at Riverside Stables next week, and of course, as is yearlings at our Classic sale. We=ve had syndicators like Triple reiterated year after year by horses like She Will Reign, plenty of Crown who won The Everest last year with Redzel, but in quality will also emanate from middle and lower ends of the addition to that we have a lot of other syndication companies market. While polarization has been the buzz word at sales of all that do a very good job in bringing new people into racing.@ varieties in America and Europe over the past couple years, Cont. p9 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 9 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

Inglis Easter Yearling Sale AWe=re lucky with Easter it has that reputation that you have Most Represented Sires to have a good type, so breeders are very particular about what they offer us,@ D=Arcy added. AOur team of 10 bloodstock staff Snitzel (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) 64 get around the farms and look at them as weanlings, we look at I Am Invincible (Aus) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) 41 them again prior to entries and we look at them again as they=ve Fastnet Rock (Aus) (Danehill) 39 been entered. Hopefully we=ll continue to see the likes of Sebring (Aus) (More Than Ready) 34 Merchant Navy, Russian Revolution and these sorts of horses go Redoute=s Choice (Aus) (Danehill) 23 on and ply their trade on the racetrack and become the stallions Pierro (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) 21 of tomorrow.@ Dissident (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}) 20 The Easter sale falls amidst a busy two weeks in Sydney: it Not A Single Doubt (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) 19 begins on Thursday evening with the second renewal of The Exceed and Excel (Aus) (Danehill) 17 Chairman=s Sale: Elite Racing Prospects, including smart colts like Deep Field (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}) 16 Siege of Quebec (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Hypnotist (Aus) Medaglia d=Oro (El Prado {Ire}) 15 Shooting To Win (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}) 14 (Snitzel {Aus}), Almighty (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) and So You Think (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) 14 Assimilate (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}). Saturday is Day One of The Zoustar (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}) 13 Championships at Royal Randwick featuring the Doncaster H. Dundeel (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) 12 The Easter sale takes place Monday, Apr. 9 to Wednesday, Apr. Savabeel (Aus) (Zabeel {NZ}) 12 11, and is followed the next day by The Chairman=s Sale: Elite Breeding Prospects. Day Two of The Championships, featuring Easter Amidst Thriving Australian Market Cont. Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) in the G1 Queen Elizabeth S., is Saturday, Apr. 14. The Inglis Australian Broodmare and AWhen you go racing there is an understanding of what the Weanling Sale takes place Apr. 15 to 17. (Click to return to p1) industry is about,@ D=Arcy said. AAll our daily papers still carry the fields for our racing. We=re fortunate that we have the support of media that brings racing to a mainstream audience. And as long as you have the fairytale stories like She Will Reign winning the Golden Slipper or Michelle Payne winning the Melbourne Cup, these stories capture the imagination of everyday people in Australia and that leads them into racehorse ownership.@ The positive impact of this buoyant industry on the yearling market has been evident at all yearling sales in recent years, and this year=s Easter sale has plenty of work to do to match last SKY BET NEW EBOR SPONSOR, PURSE HIKED year=s figures, which were well up across the board. Despite a catalogue of 46 fewer yearlings, last year=s gross grew 10.5% to TO £1M A$109,320,000 for 308 sold (87% clearance). The average was York=s 1 3/4-mile Ebor H., already the richest Flat handicap in up 25% to A$354,935, and the median rose 30% to A$260,000. Britain, will be sponsored by Sky Bet and has received a purse The catalogue this year is 50 stronger than last, but D=Arcy boost to £1 million in 2019. The British bookmaker and York insisted the quantity has not come at the expense of quality. Racecourse have agreed to a five-year deal, with the 2018 Ebor AThe Easter yearling catalogue, ever since I=ve been involved purse increasing by 75% to £500,000. First conducted in 1843, with the company, has been selected to a standard,@ he said. the Sky Bet Ebor=s conditions have also been amended, making ASome years we=ve selected 600 yearlings, some years we=ve the race available for 4-year-olds and up, with the runners selected 450. It really depends on the ebb and flow of where allocated by weight rather than rating. Sky Bet will also sponsor breeders see their horses best-placed. This year we have about the 1 3/4-mile G3 Melrose S., raising its purse by 20% to 50 additional yearlings than last year. Last year=s sale was a £125,000; and the £170,000 G2 Great Voltigeur S., won in 2017 phenomenal success, the second-strongest Easter yearling sale by Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}). In addition to the above trio, on record, so I think that did give breeders confidence to bring Sky Bet will continue to back the 7-furlong £180,000 G3 City of more horses to the sale. A lot of money turned up at the sale to York S. and has also added the £100,000 1 1/8-mile G3 Strensall buy those horses and we=re hopeful we can achieve the same S. and two handicaps on Aug. 25 to its sponsorship umbrella. sort of result this year.@ Cont. p10 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 10 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

4.00 Leopardstown, Mdn, i16,000, 2yo, f, 10fT BROADWAY (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) makes her belated reappearance after a promising debut fourth over six furlongs at Naas in June, a trip which is certain to be entirely inadequate for this half-sister to the G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe and G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. heroine Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {Ger}). One of a trio representing Aidan O=Brien, the bay whose full-sibling Venice Beach (Ire) captured last year=s G3 Chester Vase is joined by Forever Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a i900,000 GOFORB full-sister to the G1 Fillies Mile winner Together Forever (Ire) and half to the G1SW sire Lord Shanakill (Speightstown). Cracksman winning the Great Voltigeur | Racing Post

Sky Bet New Ebor Sponsor Cont.

AThe Ebor has been a feature of my racing life and I think these plans set it on a firm course for future success,@ said Lord Grimthorpe. AThis great race encapsulates ambition, innovation ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: and heritage, all of which are very much a part of York=s ethos.@ Jungle Inthebungle (Ire), c, 2, Bungle Inthejungle (GB)--Princess Added Sky Bet Chief Executive Richard Flint, ASky Bet is proud Banu (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB). LIN, 4-3, 5f 6y (AWT), :59.08. to be based in Yorkshire and we are excited to be part of the B-Rathasker Stud (IRE). *i8,000 Ylg >17 TIRSEP. **Second future of such a great race. Today is only the first phase of an winner for sire (by Exceed And Excel {Aus}). exciting partnership which I hope will mean fantastic things for Key Player (GB), g, 3, Kheleyf--My Pretty Girl (GB), by Arakan. Yorkshire racing.@ LIN, 4-3, 8f 1y (AWT), 1:36.27. B-Heather Raw (GB). *3,800gns ABritish racing has made its commitment to the continued RNA Wlg >15 TATFOA. production of quality staying horses well known, and this sizeable investment is another boost for owners, breeders and trainers of staying horses,@ said British Horseracing Authority Chief Executive Nick Rust.

THE TOTE TO SPONSOR GALWAY PLATE A three-year agreement has been reached between The Tote and Galway Races, with the former becoming the title sponsor of the €250,000 The Tote.com Galway Plate, slated for 7:20 p.m. OBSERVATIONS local time on Aug. 1. The Tote first sponsored the race in 2010, on the European racing scene and with the sponsorship renewal, this will take the company=s association with the Galway Plate into its 11th year in 2020. Won in 2017 by Balko Des Flos (Fr) (Balko {Fr}), the Galway Plate 3.30 Leopardstown, Mdn, i13,000, 3yo, c/g, 10fT is part of Ireland=s largest racing festival, the Galway Races, and GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) is one of three the race celebrates its 150th running in 2019. Ballydoyle representatives who was last seen finishing second to AWe are delighted to continue this mutually beneficial stable companion Flag of Honour (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in this partnership with the Galway Races team,@ said The Tote CEO track=s G3 Eyrefield S. in October. In opposition is Calumet Tim Higgins. ATheTote.com Galway Plate is a real high point of Farm=s Bandua (The Factor), a Dermot Weld-trained half- the year for all of our team and the week itself is eagerly brother to three GSWs in Ilusora (Tale of the Cat), Mr. Roary anticipated every summer.@ (Scat Daddy) and Tale of a Champion (Tale of the Cat). Cont. p11 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 11 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

The Tote to Sponsor Galway Plate Cont. with MG1SW Australian champion miler Contributer (Ire) (High AAs an integral part of Irish racing, The Tote are a natural Chaparral {Ire}). Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, i24,450. Video, partner for us to work with and we are delighted to continue sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. this agreement,@ said Galway Racecourse General Manager O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Petra Bloodstock Michael Moloney. Agency Ltd (IRE); T-John Hammond.

4th-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 4-3, 3yo, f, 10fT, 2:18.58, hy. HOMERIQUE (f, 3, Exchange Rate--Chiquita Picosa, by Congaree) was settled in rear for most of this unveiling. Making smooth headway on the bridle in the straight, the 23-1 outsider cruised to the fore soon after passing the two pole and surged clear under mild urging in the closing stages to easily account for Tuesday=s Results: Msaikah (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) by eight lengths. Half-sister to a 5th-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 4-3, 3yo, c/g, 10fT, 2:20.78, hy. yearling filly by Temple City, the May 27 G1 Prix Saint-Alary NATURALLY HIGH (FR) (c, 3, Camelot {GB}--Just Little {Fr} entry is the first scorer for Chiquita Picosa (Congaree), herself {GSW-Fr, $171,077}, by Grand Slam), a last-out second tackling out of a winning half-sister to G1 Fillies= Mile heroine White one mile at Saint-Cloud Sept. 29, raced in a handy fourth for Moonstone (Dynaformer) from a family which features GI most of this sophomore bow. Taking closer order once into the Breeders= Cup Sprint victress Desert Stormer (Storm Cat). Sales home straight, the 37-10 second favourite eased to the front history: $34,000 RNA Wlg >15 KEENOV; 22,000gns RNA Ylg >16 approaching the final eighth and was coaxed clear thereafter to TATOCT; i75,000 2yo >17 ARQMAY. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, score by eight lengths from El Manifico (Fr) (High Chaparral i15,000. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. {Ire}). Entered in both June 3 G1 Prix du Jockey Club and July 14 1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Ecurie de Montlahuc; B-Nicolas & G1 Grand Prix de Paris, the i120,000 ARAUG yearling is out of Francois Drion (KY); T-Francis-Henri Graffard. G3 Prix Vanteaux victress Just Little (Fr) (Grand Slam) and thus a INDIAN CREEK SALES GRADUATE half-brother to the unraced 2-year-old filly Justfirstlady (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}), who is in training with Jean-Claude Rouget, and Listed Prix Millkom victor and G2 Ajax S. third Justwantacontact (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}). Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, i20,400. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard; B-Oceanic Bloodstock Inc & Mme Ariane Gravereaux (FR); T-Pascal Bary.

7th-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 4-3, 3yo, 6fT, 1:17.52, hy. AWAAMIR (IRE) (c, 3, Dark Angel {Ire}--Sorciere {Ire} {GSW-Fr, $120,169}, by Orpen), who followed up an Oct. 11 course-and- distance debut second with a third tackling the same trip at Fontainebleau last time Nov. 16, broke well and settled second in the wake of Evertogether (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) through halfway in this seasonal return. Coming under pressure when relegated to third inside the final quarter mile, the 13-5 chance launched his bid approaching the final furlong and was ridden out to hold Homerique kicks away to win by eight lengths the late thrust of Cabotin (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) by a short head. at Chantilly on Tuesday. | Scoop Dyga The i150,000 ARAUG yearling becomes the second scorer for 2nd-CHY, i27,000, Mdn, 4-3, unraced 2yo, 5fT, 1:04.41, hy. G3 Prix d=Arenberg and Listed Prix Yacowlef victress Sorciere SEXY METRO (FR) (c, 2, Diamond Green {Fr}--Mindset {Ire}, by (Ire) (Orpen) and he is a half to Listed Criterium du Fonds Vettori {Ire}) was well away and led from the outset of this first Europeen de l=Elevage victor Medley Chic (Ire) (Medicean {GB}) go. Unchallenged after halfway, the 6-5 favourite remained in and a 2-year-old colt by Slade Power (Ire). He shares his third second gear and coasted to the line in hand for an impressive dam Serafica (GB) (No Pass No Sale {Ire}), herself the dam of G1 five-length success over Propose A Toast (Fr) (Elusive City). Criterium de Saint-Cloud hero Shaka (GB) (Exit To Nowhere), Cont. p12 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 12 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

2nd-CHY Cont. Jefohl (Ger), f, 3, Maxios (GB)--Josephine Blanche (Ger) (SP-Ger), by Tannenkonig (Ire). COL, 4-2, 7fT, 1:31.37. B-Gestut Withdrawn from Arqana=s August and October sales last year, Trona (GER). *i30,000 Ylg >16 BBAGS. he is the latest foal and fourth scorer produced by Mindset (Ire) Alinaro (Ger), c, 3, Soldier Hollow (GB)--Alisar (Ger), by Oasis (Vettori {Ire}), herself out of a winning half-sister to Listed Prix Dream (GB). HAN, 4-2, 7fT, 1:32.31. B-Gestut Auenquelle (GER). Matchem winner Thattinger (GB) (Salse), G3 Chester Vase third Chink of Light (GB) (Dr Fong) and Listed Willie Park S. victress Kindling (GB) (Dr Fong), who in turn is the dam of last term=s MGSP G3 Horris Hill S. scorer Nebo (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i13,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 1ST-TIME STARTER. O-Ecurie Jules Ouaki, Didier Guillemin & Mathieu Daguzan-Garros; B-Mathieu Daguzan-Garros (FR); MAHER RETURNS TO TRAINING T-Didier Guillemin. Trainer Ciaron Maher, who was suspended for six months for conduct prejudicial to racing=s image regarding a notorious CONDITIONS RESULTS: criminal involved in the ownership of five horses including G1SW 9th-CHY, i33,000, Cond, 4-3, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:16.47, st. Azkadellia (NZ) (Shinko King {Ire}), has resumed training RAYON VERT (FR) (c, 4, Harbour Watch {Ire}--Mansoura {Ire}, responsibilities as of Tuesday morning, Racing.com reported. by Kalanisi {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 16-4-3-4, i98,215. O-Mme Maher spent his first day back in Sydney, preparing for the first Jacques Cygler; B-Ecurie Haras du Cadran & Jean-Claude Seroul Saturday of The Championships at Randwick. Aaron Purcell took (FR); T-Henri-Alex Pantall. *i25,000 Ylg >15 ARAUG. over the stable in Maher=s absence, and Not A Single Cent (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), who won the 1400-metre G2 VRC ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Sires= Produce S., will represent the stable in the G1 ATC Sires Runrized (Fr), c, 3, Authorized (Ire)--Courseulles (Fr), by Monsun Produce S. on Saturday. (Ger). DUR, 4-2, 10fT, 2:20.98. B-Ecurie Cerdeval (FR). AIt=s good to be back--it=s a bit like riding a bike--I handled it Lawanda (Ire), f, 3, Lawman (Fr)--Cheyrac (Fr) (SW-Fr, [first day of trackwork] no problem at all,@ Maher, who also has $122,831), by Smadoun (Fr). TBS, 4-2, 11 1/2fT, 2:40.30. a large string of horses at Caulfield, told Racing.com. AI thought B-Haras du Mont Dit Mont (IRE). he [Not A Single Cent] worked well. He drew the car park Le Rafale (Fr), c, 3, Le Havre (Ire)--Elzebieta (Ire), by Monsun [barrier 15], but he=s a quality horse on the up. He=ll improve (Ger). HYR, 4-2, 1850mT, 1.56.05. B-Mickley Stud (FR). with racing. It=s only his third start and he=s hit the line well at *i38,000 Ylg >16 ARFEB; i75,000 Ylg >16 AROCT. his first two.@ El Indio (Fr), c, 3, Meshaheer--Belle Suisse (Fr), by Hamas (Ire). DUR, 4-2, 6 1/2fT, 1:19.86. B-P Rechsteiner (FR). *Full to El Suizo (Fr), SW & GSP-Fr, SP-Ger, $146,325. Warega (Fr), f, 3, Penny=s Picnic (Ire)--Miss Carmie (Fr) (GSP-Fr), by Excellent Art (GB). TBS, 4-2, 7 1/2fT, 1:37.90. B-Mme M MCDONALD RESUMES RIDING TRACK WORK Bryant & Leftnard Stud (FR). *i19,000 Wlg >15 ARDEC; Jockey James McDonald, who was banned for 18 months for i85,000 Ylg >16 ARAUG. betting A$1,000 on Astern (Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro), a colt he rode L=Improviste (Fr), c, 3, Vision D=Etat (Fr)--Mojo Moon (Ire), by in his maiden win for Godolphin, has returned to the saddle, Slickly (Fr). MAC, 4-2, 2350mT, 2:39.99. B-D Gallet & D Darlix reported Racing.com. His ban lasts until May 15, when he can (FR). *i7,500 Ylg >16 ARNOV. officially resume riding in races, but McDonald=s ban has been downgraded to a suspension, allowing him to ride work in the mornings. Riding at Randwick on Tuesday morning, McDonald told Racing.com, AI rode 12, and there weren=t any slow ones to just get my eye in. I feel good now, but we will judge that tomorrow ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: morning to see how I=m feeling then. The time away has gone Refuseeveryoffer (Fr), c, 3, Evasive (GB)--Rosie Thomas (Ire), by very quickly to be honest. I spent some time in Europe, I went Dylan Thomas (Ire). COL, 4-2, 1850mT, 2:03.19. B-W van de back home to New Zealand, I spent a fair bit of time in Poel (FR). Melbourne with Katelyn [Mallyon] and I=ve been back in Sydney for about the last two months.@ Cont. p13 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 13 OF 13 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 04 APRIL 2018

James McDonald | Racing Post

McDonald Resumes Riding Track Work Cont.

The former retained jockey for Godolphin has spent some time improving his fitness in advance of riding again, and he will be a free agent on May 15. Added McDonald, AI=ve put a bit of work in to the past six weeks, conditioning my body to get ready for today. I feel like I'm pretty fit, I've put in the hard yards but getting back on the horse is what will help me the most. I=ll be riding freelance, which is exciting for me. I was out at Randwick this morning; I'll get to Rosehill and Warwick Farm. John O'Shea has been a big supporter, so too Chris Waller and a number of other trainers."

INGLIS SCONE YEARLING CATALOGUE OUT The catalogue for the Inglis HTBA Scone Yearling Sale is now available. Scheduled for May 13-14, 292 yearlings will go under the hammer at White Park in Scone. Approximately 90% of the catalogue is BOBS Eligible, while all yearlings are eligible for the A$100,000 Scone Inglis Challenge and the A$8-million Inglis Race Series. Past graduates include MGSW & MG1SP Voodoo Lad (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}), two-time Group 2 victor Time For War (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), and G2 BRC Sires Produce S. scorer Look to the Stars (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}). Ninety-three sires are represented over the two-day stand, among them stand outs Hinchinbrook (Aus), Foxwedge (Aus), Choisir (Aus), All Too Hard (Aus), Medaglia d=Oro, More Than Ready, Not A Single Doubt (Aus), Dream Ahead, Savabeel (Aus), and Star Witness (Aus). GROUP ENTRIES

Saturday, Royal Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, post time: 4:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. EST/7:30 a.m. GMT) DONCASTER MILE-G1, A$3,000,000 (US$2,303,980/£1,639,710/€1,878,975), 3yo/up, 1600mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 4 Humidor (NZ) Teofilo (Ire) Weir Zahra 128 2 8 Tosen Stardom (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Weir Williams 126 3 1 Happy Clapper (Aus) Teofilo (Ire) Webster Shinn 125 4 3 Endless Drama (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Waller Schofield 118 5 5 Prized Icon (Aus) More Than Ready Lees Melham 118 6 11 Crack Me Up (NZ) Mossman (Aus) Baker Collett 117 7 12 Invincible Gem (Aus) I Am Invincible (Aus) Lees Walker 115 8 14 Tom Melbourne (Ire) Dylan Thomas (Ire) Waller McEvoy 115 9 2 Kementari (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Cummings Avdulla 114 10 7 Comin’ Through (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Waller Clark 114 11 13 Lanciato (NZ) Per Incanto Newham King 112 12 9 Egg Tart (Aus) Sebring (Aus) Waller Newitt 111 13 10 Arbeitsam (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Waterhouse/Bott Dee 110 14 16 Mister Sea Wolf (Ire) Amadeus Wolf (GB) Waller Ford 110 15 6 Cool Chap (Aus) High Chaparral (Ire) D&B Hayes/Dabernig Parish 110 16 15 D’argento (Aus) So You Think (NZ) Waller Brown 108

Saturday, Royal Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, post time: 3:50 p.m. (1:50 a.m. EST/6:50 a.m. GMT) T J SMITH S.-G1, A$2,500,000 (US$1,919,690/£1,365,726/€1,564,900), WFA, 3yo/up, 1200mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 6 Redzel (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) P&P Snowden No Rider 129 2 11 Le Romain (Aus) Hard Spun Lees No Rider 129 3 2 Brave Smash (Jpn) Tosen Phantom (Jpn) Weir No Rider 129 4 7 Jungle Edge (Aus) Dubawi (Ire) Bell No Rider 129 5 1 Takedown (Aus) Stratum (Aus) Moore No Rider 129 6 8 Thronum (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) D&B Hayes/Dabernig No Rider 129 7 4 Fell Swoop (Aus) Not A Single Doubt (Aus) Dale No Rider 129 8 3 In Her Time (Aus) Time Thief (Aus) Smith No Rider 124 9 12 English (Aus) Encosta de Lago (Aus) Waterhouse/Bott No Rider 124 10 10 Global Glamour (Aus) Star Witness (Aus) Waterhouse/Bott No Rider 124 11 13 Missrock (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Laing No Rider 124 12 9 Trapeze Artist (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Ryan No Rider 124 13 14 Showtime (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) M, W&J Hawkes No Rider 124 14 5 The Mission (Aus) Choisir (Aus) Perry No Rider 124

Saturday, Royal Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, post time: 3:10 p.m. (1:10 a.m. EST/6:10 a.m. GMT) AUSTRALIAN DERBY-G1, A$2,000,000 (US$1,536,151/£1,093,080/€)1,252,250, Set Weights, 3yo, 2400mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 2 Ace High (Aus) High Chaparral (Ire) Payne Angland 124 2 4 Vin De Dance (NZ) Roc de Cambes (NZ) Baker/Forsman Waddell 124 3 10 Tangled (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Waller Walker 124 4 6 Mongolianconqueror (NZ) Ocean Park (NZ) Autridge/Richards Bosson 124 5 14 Capital Gain (Aus) Ad Valorem Butterworth Melham 124 6 3 Levendi (Aus) Pierro (Aus) Gelagotis Zahra 124 7 5 Astoria (Aus) Medaglia d’Oro Cummings Schofield 124 8 8 Furore (NZ) Pierro (Aus) Lees Avdulla 124 9 19 Salsamor (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Busuttin/Young Purton 124 10 1 Weather With You (Aus) Teofilo (Ire) Baker/Forsman Collett 124 11 18 The Lord Mayor (NZ) Rock ‘n’ Pop (Aus) Waller No Rider 124 12 9 Mission Hill (Aus) Teofilo (Ire) Baker/Forsman Lane 124 13 16 Endowment (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Gibbs Oliver 124 14 17 Belfast (Aus) Teofilo (Ire) Busuttin/Young McEvoy 124 15 20 Mongolian Marshal (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) Baker/Forsman Williams 124 16 12 Main Stage (NZ) Reliable Man (GB) Busuttin/Young No Rider 124 17 15 Condor (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Perry Newitt 124 18 13 Pissaro (Aus) Pierro (Aus) Laing No Rider 124 Emergencies: 19 7 Yuralla Boy (Aus) Dreamscape (Aus) Howlett No Rider 124 20 11 Love Waves (NZ) Azamour (Ire) A&E Cummings No Rider 124

Saturday, Royal Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, post time: 2:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. EST/5:30 a.m. GMT) ATC SIRES’ PRODUCE S.-G1, A$1,000,000 (US$768,515/£546,665/€626,289), Set Weights, 2yo, 1400mT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 13 Encryption (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Cummings Schofield 124 2 2 Long Leaf (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) D&B Hayes/Dabernig McEvoy 124 3 15 Not A Single Cent (Aus) Not A Single Doubt (Aus) Purcell Shinn 124 4 7 Spin (Aus) I Am Invincible (Aus) P&P Snowden Clark 124 5 14 Bondi (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) P&P Snowden Zahra 124 6 3 Seberate (Aus) Sebring (Aus) D&B Hayes/Dabernig Collett 124 7 5 Tchaikovsky (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) P&P Snowden Rawiller 124 8 10 Outrageous (Aus) All Too Hard (Aus) M, W & J Hawkes Avdulla 124 9 6 Ragged Rascal (Aus) Denman (Aus) Perry Parr 124 10 9 Ringerdingding (Aus) Sebring (Aus) O’Rourke Melham 124 11 4 Adana (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Waller Walker 124 12 11 Affogato (Aus) More Than Ready Roche No Rider 124 13 8 Oohood (Aus) I Am Invincible (Aus) McEvoy Purton 119 14 1 Seabrook (NZ) Hinchinbrook (Aus) Price Oliver 119 15 12 El Dorado Dreaming (Aus) Ilovethiscity (Aus) Smith Brown 119

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BARRETTS SPRING SALE WEDNESDAY PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: by Jessica Martini AUDIBLE DEL MAR, CA - The Barretts Spring 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale, an amalgamation of the company=s traditional two juvenile auctions, will be held Wednesday at Del Mar with bidding scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. PT. Last year=s March select sale attracted a catalogue of 135 head--of whom 68 went through the ring and 45 sold--while the May sale catalogue included 95 juveniles, 70 of whom went through the ring and 46 sold. This year=s combined sale has a catalogue of 170. There were 43 outs listed as of Tuesday afternoon. AI wanted to get a larger catalogue put together,@ Barretts General Manager Kim Lloyd explained about the shift. AIt was too difficult to make them both big enough. It turns out we got the same horses from both sales in this one sale, so it has worked out well.@ Cont. p5 (click here) Audible | Kenny Martin IN TDN EUROPE TODAY by Andrew Caulfield ARDGLAS STABLES: A CONSIGNMENT ON THE UP Last Saturday saw two important GI Kentucky Derby trials, Chris McGrath chats with Ambrose O’Mullane and Mary each carrying 100 points for the winner. The big difference Reynolds of Ardglas Stables in advance of the Tattersalls between the two was that they were staged roughly 12,600 Ireland Ascot Breeze Up Sale. Click or tap here to go straight kilometers apart, in Dubai and Miami, yet both were won very to TDN Europe. decisively by progressive colts on a winning roll. And-- remarkably--there are some strong similarities between the pedigrees of the two winners. Of course the GI Florida Derby fell to the very progressive Audible (Into Mischief) (pedigree), now a winner of the last four of his five starts, while the Group 2 UAE equivalent was won even more decisively by the well-traveled Mendelssohn (Scat Daddy) (pedigree), who was securing his third consecutive win. Mendelssohn, with the distinction of being the highest-priced American yearling of 2016, was sired by a Storm Cat line stallion from 2016's Broodmare of the Year Leslie's Lady (Tricky Creek). Needless to say, this makes him a slightly-more-than half-brother to Into Mischief, the great-grandson of Storm Cat responsible for Audible. I have to admit that the UAE Derby is a race I learned to mistrust, especially as a Kentucky Derby trial. Of the winners which attempted the double, the 2000 winner China Visit finished a respectable sixth at Churchill Downs, but since then, UAE Derby invaders could fare no better than seventh. Cont. p3

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Pedigree Insights: Audible cont. Last year's UAE Derby winner Thunder Snow (Helmet {Aus}) Express Tour finished eighth in 2001, Essence of Dubai was threw his chance away with his bucking bronco display just after ninth in 2002, Regal Ransom (Distorted Humor) was eighth in leaving the stalls in the Kentucky Derby, but this admirably 2009, Daddy Long Legs (Scat Daddy) failed to finish in 2012, versatile colt has since been in fine form on the Meydan dirt and Lines of Battle (War Front) was seventh in 2013, Mubtaahij his nearly-six-length defeat of West Coast (Flatter) in the (Dubawi {Ire}) was eighth a year G1 Dubai World Cup makes me later and then the wonder what might have been at Japanese-trained Lani (Tapit) was Churchill Downs. On the World's ninth in 2016. Best Racehorse Rankings for 2017, This string of substantial defeats Thunder Snow was rated just two hardly gives confidence that a UAE pounds inferior to Kentucky Derby Derby winner will be able to winner Always Dreaming reproduce his best form thousands (Bodemeister). of miles away just a few weeks Remember too that the 2014 later, but there are reasons for UAE Derby winner Toast of New thinking that Mendelssohn will be York (Thewayyouare) came very a serious contender at Churchill close to defeating Bayern (Offlee Downs. For a start, he has already Wild) in the GI Breeders' Cup made a triumphant trip to the U.S., Classic and that Mubtaahij won when he won the GI Breeders' Cup Mendelssohn all by himself in the UAE Derby | Horsephotos the GI Awesome Again S. last year Juvenile Turf, and he is bred for dirt. There's also a good chance and once came close to winning the GI Woodward S. Lani's third that the relatively new dirt track at Meydan is much more in the GI Belmont S. was another indication that UAE Derby similar to the Churchill Downs surface than the Tapeta which it winners can hold their own in the U.S. replaced. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4, 2018

Chances are, though, that people will prefer Audible to Mendelssohn simply because his story is more conventional. Whereas Aidan O'Brien has little to show from his previous Kentucky Derby raids, Audible will be bidding to provide Todd Pletcher with his third winner, following Super Saver and Always Dreaming. Always Dreaming also prepped for the Triple Crown with a victory in the Florida Derby, as have so many Kentucky Derby winners, such as Nyquist, Orb, Big Brown, Barbaro, Monarchos, Thunder Gulch, Unbridled, Swale and Spectacular Bid. In winning the Florida Derby, Audible also followed in the footprints of his grandsire Harlan's Holiday, who went on to land the GI Blue Grass S. and to earn the position of favorite for the 2002 Kentucky Derby. Although Harlan's Holiday finished only seventh, he later showed that he just about stayed a mile and a quarter, notably finishing second in the G1 Dubai World Cup and the GI Hollywood Gold Cup. I should own up to wondering whether a son of Into Mischief would stay well enough to win a Kentucky Derby. However, Audible's performance at Gulfstream Park offered plenty of encouragement, even though his pedigree doesn't guarantee that he'll stay. Audible's first two dams, the sprinter Blue Devil Bel and the once-raced Fahamore, were respectively sired by Gilded Time, a champion 2-year-old who contested the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint as a 3-year-old, and Gulch, a winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Don't forget, though, that Gulch won the GI Wood Memorial before contesting all three legs of the Triple Crown, and he sired a Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner in Thunder Gulch. If Audible proves that he suits a mile and a quarter, he can probably thank his third dam Cathy's Gal. Her only win came over a sprint distance, but she was bred to stay very well by American standards. Her sire Easy Goer won the Belmont S. and GI Jockey Club Gold Cup over a mile and a half, in addition to the GI Travers S. and the Woodward over a mile and a quarter. Audible's fourth dam, GI Alabama S. winner Classy Cathy, also stayed pretty well, as might be expected of a filly sired by Private Account from a Tom Rolfe mare. When Classy Cathy was mated to Mr Prospector, the resultant foal was Placerville, who stayed a mile and a quarter under more demanding European conditions. His finest hour came when he defeated Urban Sea, the future Arc winner, in the G2 Price of Wales's S. at Royal Ascot. It is going to be fascinating to see what happens when Audible eventually meets the likes of Bolt d'Oro (Medaglia d=Oro) and McKinzie (Street Sense), two colts with pedigrees which look ideal for the Triple Crown. PHIPPS Bred & Raced ‘SHUG’ Trained ADENA Supported

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Barretts Spring Sale Wednesday cont. from p1 Andy Havens of the locally based Havens Bloodstock Agency. ABut I think it=s a good idea. We were having trouble scheduling that second sale, so it works out better this way.@ Raul Reyes=s Kings Equine was one of only a few Ocala-based operations to make the return trip to Southern California for the May sale last year. Reyes, who agreed eliminating the double travel was a plus, is expecting a good market Wednesday. AI think combining the sales was a great idea and it is working out well,@ Reyes said. AThere is so much need for horses in California and there will be buyers for all markets. It looks that way--I can already feel it that way. It helps to have buyers from all levels.@ Kings Equine, which sold subsequent GII San Vicente S. winner Kanthaka (Jimmy Creed) at last year=s March sale, sent out 22 Barretts Preview day | Barretts Sales/Cecilia Gustavsson juveniles to work during Monday=s under-tack preview. AThey had twice as many people watching the horses breeze AI was worried that the later sales horses and the regional as they did last year, so that=s a good sign,@ Reyes said. AThe people who get those horses ready might be hard-pressed for an activity has been great. It=s still early in the morning and a lot of earlier sale,@ Lloyd continued. ABut now that we are in April, it serious buyers are here already. They are all here. And they look makes more sense.@ like they are looking for horses.@ Consignors seemed pleased with the scheduling change, as Among Havens Bloodstock=s 15 workers Monday was a Smiling well. Tiger colt (hip 63) who shared the fastest furlong breeze of AIt was necessary and I=m glad they moved it a couple weeks to :10 flat. help some of these local guys have the time to prepare,@ said Cont. p6 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4, 2018

AI had a good preview and I was very happy with how it went,@ ABarretts has always produced runners,@ Lloyd said. AIn order Havens said. AYou always want everything to go faster, but it to do well in California, you=ve got to be able to run. The horses was pretty even. They liked the track, the track here is fantastic. who sell here can run here, they can run anywhere.@ It made the whole thing a lot easier. I think, even if it was a little slower, they looked good going over it. We had a good preview and a good return the next day.@ Indications from the activity at the breeze show, to the barn DERBY OUT, PREAKNESS AA LONGSHOT@ area and to the sales office point to a wide-range of buyers FOR MCKINZIE looking for horses, according to Havens. Karl Watson, Michael Pegram and Paul Weitman=s >TDN Rising AI heard the grandstand was pretty full,@ he said. AAnd we=ve Star= McKinzie (Street Sense), sidelined from training with a been busy here [at the barns] since eight this morning. I=ve got a hock issue, scanned clean in a set of x-rays taken this week, but lot of Cal-breds who performed well and I think these guys are will be forced to miss the GI Kentucky Derby, Hall of Fame going to respond well to them. So far, I=ve heard the credit trainer Bob Baffert confirmed on an NTRA teleconference requests are including guys that are coming to look for mid- Tuesday. Baffert, who also called a potential start in the May 19 range horses. The question will be, will they show up? But I think GI Preakness S. Aa longshot,@ said the colt=s injury is manageable, they well.@ but significant enough to necessitate rest. The trio of bullet furlong workers also included: hip 58, a filly "He's fine,@ Baffert said. AThe x-rays were all clean. He did by Mineshaft (:10 flat); and hip 167, a colt by Into Mischief something in his hock. I think he jammed it. He was just a little (:10 flat). The fastest quarter-mile work of :21 flat was turned in off one morning when we were going to the track. There was no by hip 121, a colt by Graydar. swelling or anything. He was fine the next day, but the nuke In addition to Kanthaka, graduates of last year=s Barretts scan showed a little something in the hock. We're just being juvenile sales include graded winner and Grade I placed Run cautious. With the Derby--every day he doesn't go to the track, Away (Run Away And Hide) and stakes winner Surrender Now it's not in his favor. Whatever is going on, we're just going to let (Morning Line). it heal on its own.@ Cont. p7 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4, 2018

McKinzie was expected to make his next start in Saturday=s GI Santa Anita Derby, but his defection has set in motion a game of musical chairs within the Baffert barn, with >TDN Rising Star= Justify (Scat Daddy) being redirected from the Apr. 14 GI Arkansas Derby to Santa Anita=s final prep. Meanwhile, Baffert confirmed that Zayat Stables=s Solomini (Curlin), second in the GII Rebel S. Mar. 17, will return to Oaklawn Park to contest the Arkansas Derby, while impressive maiden winner Restoring Hope (Giant=s Causeway) will take the colt=s place in the GII Wood Memorial S. starting gate this Saturday. "It was either [Restoring Hope] or Solomini [in the Wood], but I think with Solomini, I want to give him an extra week and go back to Arkansas," Baffert said.

ROAD TO THE MONGOL DERBY: WHY THE DERBY? TDN International Editor Kelsey Riley will be riding in the Mongol Derby in August 2018, and will be regularly blogging Plenty of training happening on horseback, on the pavement and in the gym! about her preparations and ultimately, her 1000-kilometer, 10-day ride across Outer Mongolia. Every rider chooses a charity One American is riding in memory of his late wife and her for which they raise money as part of the process. Kelsey has horse-loving and adventurous spirit (amazing!); three past chosen the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation=s Second competitors are returning looking to improve on their previous Chances Program at the Blackburn Correctional Complex in finishes (or not finishes!); and one Irishman is searching for a Lexington, KY. To learn more about Blackburn, click here. wife (has he forgotten there are no showers out there?). The youngest rider is 19 and the eldest 70 (an Australian If, after wrestling with a wayward 2-year-old Thoroughbred rancher, can=t wait to meet that dude!). The U.S. is the most that has bolted on you for a mile, you finally pull him up--with represented country with 14 riders, and Australia is second with legs, arms and back screaming in pain--and the first thought to 12. New Zealand and South Africa each field three and also cross your mind is, >that was a great workout!=...you may be represented are Botswana, Canada (hey, that=s me!), Ireland, meant for the Mongol Derby. Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, the UK and Uruguay. I don=t know what exactly possesses around 40 riders from Professions range from professional riders to your more office- across the world each year to take up the challenge of riding bound folk like myself. There are also a few nurses and half-broke horses across the outer Mongolian steppe for 1,000 paramedics (I will make fast friends with these!), two safari kilometres (4,960 furlongs), but I have a much better idea after operators (maybe they=ll have some tips on how to handle those learning recently about the 42 riders from 13 different countries wild dogs?), a translator (sadly, not in Mongolian), an that I=ll be saddling up (and likely, on a few occasions crashing accountant, a real estate agent and a lawyer--not too sure how down) with come August. those skills will translate to the steppe! To be fair, as a journalist Reasons for taking on the world=s longest and toughest horse I=ll be totally useless in any kind of predicament, except for race? documenting it so we can laugh about it later. Cont. p8 CLOSES APRIL 14 DERBY WEEK STAKES

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SPRING MEET: April 28 – June 30 To nominate, call (502) 638.3806, (800) 928.3372 or fax (502) 636.4479 Ben Huffman, Racing Secretary Dan Bork, Asst. Racing Secretary, Stakes Coordinator ChurchillDowns.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4, 2018

OK with being uncomfortable, you=ll finish the race. To prepare for that might mean adding extra mental challenges to training sessions, or making a rule of never skipping a session due to inclement weather. Seeing as how I=ve spent every morning of the last two months galloping racehorses in subzero temperatures, some days with ice pelting my face, I feel like I=ve started out decently in this realm. Stay tuned.

CORRECTION: In Tuesday=s TDN, our story, AAn Afternoon on the Hill@ incorrectly stated that the size of the Keeneland Click here for Kelsey=s GoPro Gallop video property is 147 acres. The current size of the Keeneland All 42 riders possess a wicked sense of adventure and relish property is in fact over 1,000 acres, while 147 acres was the the chance to take on a challenge that a very small percentage size of the property when it was first acquired in 1936. We of the world=s population could actually begin (let alone finish-- regret this error. only about half the riders who start each year reach the finish line). And, most importantly, many riders, like me, are riding for charity. I am taking this as an opportunity to raise awareness for TAKE2: Q&A WITH RICK VIOLETTE, JR. Thoroughbred racehorse aftercare, and the many jobs by Diana Pikulski racehorses are suitable for once their racing careers are over. For more than 30 years, the Thoroughbred racing industry has Specifically, I=m raising money for the Second Chances Program had various starts and stops in addressing the racehorse at the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington, where aftercare issue on a comprehensive basis. Charitable minimum security inmates care for off-track Thoroughbreds. organizations were hard at work and raised awareness but it Not only does the program provide a respite and a life after wasn=t until after the filly Eight Belles broke down that leaders in racing for the Thoroughbreds, but it gives back to the local the racing industry started putting forth industry-wide efforts. community by providing inmates with a renewed sense of Thoroughbred trainer Rick Violette, Jr., then president of the responsibility and skill set that they can take with them when New York Thoroughbred Horseman's Association (NYTHA) they leave the prison. In fact, the program is so highly regarded advanced an effective two-pronged approach (TAKE THE LEAD that when 43 abandoned and emaciated horses were rescued and TAKE2), funded by NYTHA to create a safety net for New from a Mercer County farm in the summer of 2016, some of the York's racehorses. TAKE THE LEAD and TAKE2 address two basic worst cases went to Blackburn for their rehabilitation. elements of the issue. TAKE THE LEAD is an expedient way for The wonderful folks at The Adventurists, the organization that owners and trainers to retire a horse from racing and TAKE2 puts on the Derby, have been great at sending out plenty of established Thoroughbred-only hunter and jumper classes at guides and tips on preparing for the rigors of the Derby. The existing shows with prize money and a league awarding a grand latest touched on the three key areas of training: physical, prize at the end of the season. mental and health. Proud of the progress TAKE2 has made over its first five years, Physical is pretty self explanatory: riding and hitting the Violette said he sees an even better future for off-track gym/running as much as possible. Thoroughbreds as he plans to diversify the strategy of the Health-wise, it is about preparing for how your body may react pioneering program. to the Mongolian diet. I=m sure that Sue Finley, especially, will In year five, TAKE2 has made major inroads going from be very keen to join me after this latest update on what we=ll integration in eight horse shows to 350 shows across the US. eat: Agoat garnished with sheep or sheep garnished with goat, But, in keeping with Violette's philosophy on all issues in the served on a base of white flour, either in noodle or pastry form, racing business, it will be honed and tweaked to keep it fresh with a good dollop of dairy on the side.@ As such, they suggest, and growing. Violette's approach is refreshingly horse-centric don=t treat your body like a temple while training (won=t have a yet focused on the big picture. He was a show rider, trainer and problem there--hello beer and pizza!): there are no vegan, riding teacher before becoming a successful racehorse trainer vegetarian or gluten-free menus out there! and he said that the characteristics we admire in thoroughbreds Finally, mental: They say your body can handle almost may be more attractive to serious young riders like those anything; it=s your mind you have to convince. I was told by one participating in U.S. Pony Club than to the average hunter rider. former Derby finisher that, barring serious injury, if you can be Cont. p9 “The racing product they put on is second to none in the world: the quality of the horses, the quality of the facilities, the extravagance of the show. The whole country follows racing and Australia shows how great racing can be.”

– JOHN MOYNIHAN

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Diana Pikulski, former Executive Director of the TRF, now a TAN: With the success of TAKE2 in the hunter jumper shows, non-profit consultant and editor of the Thoroughbred Adoption will you take a similar formula to other disciplines? Network caught up with Violette at the Palm Meadows Training Center to talk about the right market to launch the second RV: The 16.2 and larger horses have lots of options. So now, we phase of TAKE2 and the overall picture for Violette's vision of a need a place for the smaller Thoroughbred. The beautiful multifaceted approach to providing second careers and 15-15.2 horse could have a significant place in the pony club aftercare for off-track Thoroughbreds. world where young people who are learning dressage as well as jumping, are attracted to a flashy and forward moving horse who is consistently in the bridle. Thoroughbreds are very receptive to subtle commands which is not always so attractive to the hunters but would be to the pony club riders. We'll be looking to sit down with the leaders and principals at U.S. Pony Club to see if we can fill a mutual need.

TAN: NYTHA launched TAKE THE LEAD in concert with TAKE2. TAKE THE LEAD is a program where trainers can contact NYTHA about a horse they are seeking to retire and basically turn the lead over to Rick Schosberg and Andy Belfiore, who oversee the process. The horse is vetted and transferred to a TAA- accredited organization with a donation. When the horse needs long-term or lifetime retirement, TAKE THE LEAD continues to support the organization which accepts the horse. The intent was to create a safety net for NYRA horses and give Rick Violette, Jr. | Coglianese photo owners an easy way to do the right thing. This is an important part of the desired program outcomes. Is the two-pronged approach, TAKE THE LEAD and TAKE2, working as you TAN: It has been five years since you launched TAKE2. Are you envisioned? satisfied with its progress to date? RV: It is working as planned. Racehorse aftercare is a RV: To date, TAKE2 has accomplished our initial intent which multifaceted issue. Giving them a safe haven in New York, was to revive awareness of the value of Thoroughbreds in the through TAKE THE LEAD was our first priority. Then creating a show ring. We started with eight shows and we are now in the second job for them was Priority 1A. The vast majority of these mid-300s from coast to coast. While we are pleased, as there is horses do better with a job. They rally to a task. The programs a lot of competition in the shows these days, we do feel that we go hand in hand. have plateaued a bit. So we are evaluating to see what we can tweak to keep progressing. TAN: Have the racehorse owners responded to the process as you hoped? TAN: Where do you see the focus being put in the next phase? RV: Without question, they are stepping up. More horses are RV: We won't necessarily be looking to get into more shows. But being retired while they can still easily go on to a second career- where we are represented, we need to fill the classes better to - early, rather than a day late. While many owners, for as long as keep it interesting and keep emphasizing the value of there has been racing, have done the right thing for their horses Thoroughbreds. We did create a league that has a serious with no recognition or fanfare, it was important for us to make it $30,000 prize for the most points at the end of the season. easy for all owners to do it. Going forward, in TAKE2 leadership, all hands are on deck to keep it fresh and keep fulfilling our need to keep the TAN: Things are moving in the right direction for Thoroughbred thoroughbred in the forefront by highlighting those positive aftercare. But it is not perfect. What do you think of recent characteristics that people are missing in thoroughbreds over incidents of Thoroughbreds needing to be purchased from the the last number of decades. It might take a generation to get kill pens in Louisiana and Texas, and how do you stop the cycle Thoroughbreds back to stature that we want. of Thoroughbreds ending up at the kill pens? TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 11 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4, 2018

RV: Racetracks need to hold their trainers and owners PAINTING OTTB METRO METEOR DIES AT 15 accountable. When one horse falls through the cracks, that is Metro Meteor, a Pennsylvania-based retired racehorse who one too many. A lot needs to be done to stop these horses from gained significant attention for Thoroughbred aftercare charities going over the border and we cannot expect the federal through his paintings, was humanely euthanized Mar. 28 at the government to do it. Right now, all tracks need to make age of 15 due to chronic health issues. The son of City Zip, who examples of anyone who has direct contact in sending horses to won eight times from 27 career starts, was given a year to live in slaughter by revoking all of their privileges. 2012, but remained active after learning to hold a paintbrush and creating equine artwork for years to come. He ultimately TAN: You have had marked success with the New York efforts. became an ambassador for racehorse adoption, and the money On a national level, how do you see the partnerships with generated from his paintings financed an experimental other organizations working out? treatment from a drug imported from Europe that added five years to his life. RV: What is clear is that there is no one answer out there. It AMetro@ made appearances on the Today Show, Good takes many efforts and a combination of all the successful Morning America, The BBC, People Magazine, the New York programs out there from RRP, to TRF to TAA and all the Times, NPR and countless other news organizations. The retraining groups. All organizations are necessary. It is a work in gelding=s artwork raised over $80,000 for New Vocations progress and like all of the issues facing racing, it will always be Racehorse Adoption Program. changing and progressing to meet the ever changing business.

OWNER/BREEDER COULTER DIES Thoroughbred owner/breeder James Coulter passed away Mar. 20 at the age of 71. Coulter=s greatest success as an owner came with Sugar Shock (Candy Ride {Arg}), winner of the GIII Fantasy S. at Oaklawn Park in 2014. Born in 1946 in Maryville, Tennessee, Coulter ultimately moved to Gurnee, Illinois in 1979 and operated Coulter=s NYRA TEAMS WITH TAA ON WINNING TICKETS Construction Company. He is survived by Helen Coulter, his wife Horseplayers cashing winning tickets at New York Racing of 50 years, as well as his son, Thomas James Coulter; Association tracks can now share their good fortune with retired granddaughter, Ellen Schroth; and siblings, Mile Coulter, Terri Thoroughbreds by making a tax-deductible contribution to the Larson and Chuck Miller. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance at self-service AmTote betting terminals. Beginning Saturday, Apr. 7 at Aqueduct, horseplayers cashing a winning ticket through a self-service terminal will be prompted TURF CATERING=S LARRY WOLKEN DIES with a pop-up interface allowing them to make a donation to Larry Wolken, who headed Turf Catering for decades and was the TAA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. If the bettor a Thoroughbred owner, died Mar. 30 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. chooses to donate, the terminal will issue a receipt indicating He was 87. both the donation amount as well as the TAA's 501(c)(3) Wolken took over operations of Turf Catering from his father identification number. The remaining balance will then be issued in the mid-1960s. The Wolken family had operated concessions in the form of a voucher. at Keeneland from the track=s opening in 1936 until 2015. Turf ANYRA is committed to supporting Thoroughbred aftercare, Catering also ran the concessions at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs and we're pleased to provide horseplayers with a way to quickly from 1934 until 2000. and easily donate to the TAA,@ said NYRA Chief Revenue Officer In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made David O'Rourke. AThe work done by the TAA, and all accredited to Old Friends Retirement Farm and/or the Permanently aftercare organizations, is critical to the health and well-being of Disabled Jockeys Fund. Wolken is survived by his wife, Sue, sons our great sport. That's why we are so pleased to launch an Brad, Mike and Chris Rains, daughter Karyn Shuler, eight initiative to raise funds for responsible aftercare.@ grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Attention: Oaklawn Park Horsemen SHIP & WIN 30% Purse Bonus + $1,500 Shipping Stipend for Any Horse who made its last start at the 2018 Oaklawn Park Meet

Start a horse at the 2018 Aqueduct Spring Meet or the 2018 Belmont Spring/Summer meet who last ran at the 2018 Oaklawn Park meet– and get an extra 30% bonus on top of purse money in that first race! Not to mention the automatic check for $1,500 we’ll write you for that first start. • 30% purse bonus applied to a horse’s purse earnings and $1,500 shipping stipend excludes horses starting in Aqueduct or Belmont stake races. • H orses’ previous start must have been made at Oaklawn Park. First- time starters do not qualify. • NYRA reserves the right to determine eligibility for qualified starters.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ONLY TEASING Nice story about the colt by Lava Boy, the teaser, who finished third in a MSW at Gulfstream on Good Friday (click here for Bill Finley=s Week in Review). As you say, he's got some way to go to match the achievements of Tiberius Caesar--the almost legendary ACaesar The Teaser@ of the Haras du Logis in France. His first foal, sired at the age of 12, is the high-class Tiberian, Group 2 winner of the Grand Prix de Deauville and two-time conqueror of GI Breeders' Cup Turf winner Talismanic (GB) (Medaglia d=Oro). Tiberius Caesar's second 'crop'--one sole foal-- is the capable four-time winner of a shade under i100,000, Magnentius. And his third foal is the filly Yellow Storm, a classy maiden winner who ran in the G1 Prix de Diane last year. She'll be back chasing black type this year and is considered superior to the Timeform 119-rated Tiberian by trainer, Alain Couetil. Tiberius Caesar was too busy with the day job (performed for the likes of Derby hero Authorized and world Champion Manduro) to have any 3- or 2-year-olds this year; but he does have nine yearlings and some 20 mares due to foal to him this spring, and a book--a proper, grown-up stallion book--of around 30 mares in 2018. His fee has been subjected to wild inflation: a case of rose was all it took back in the day, but it'll cost you i2,000 a pop this year. In fact, times have so changed for Tiberius Caesar that he now has his own teaser to do all that tiresome work of charm and seduction: a 12hh pony called Polly.

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@SarahKAndrew @theTDN @JBiancaTDN Friday, Keeneland, post time: 5:30 p.m. EDT KENTUCKY UTILITIES TRANSYLVANIA S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Maraud K Blame Treadway Racing Stable Pletcher Velazquez 123 2 Tigers Rule K Kitten's Joy Secure Investments & Vickie L. Foley Foley Rosario 120 3 Tap Daddy Scat Daddy Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC Asmussen Leparoux 118 4 Dragon Drew Get Stormy W. Bradley, R. Meyer, V. Stamp, V. & Schnurr Family Bradley Graham 118 Revocable Trust 5 Admiralty Pier English Channel Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC & Bruce Lunsford Minshall Saez 118 6 Determinant K Tapit John C. Oxley Casse Gaffalione 118 7 Funny Duck K Distorted Humor Calumet Farm Arnold, II Hernandez, Jr. 118 8 Captivating Moon Malibu Moon Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Block Geroux 118 9 Golden Dragon Skipshot Olympia Star, Inc. Yanakov Gilligan 118 10 King Valero K Eskendereya Romert Gonzalez Gonzalez Figueroa 118 11 Beer Pressure Silent Name (Jpn) Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. Ewing Albarado 118 12 Analyze It K Point of Entry William H. Lawrence Brown Ortiz 123

Breeders: 1-John R. & Frank Penn, 2-Jeffrey K., Stephanie E. & William K. Ramsey, 3-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, 4-Kimberly S. & William B. Bradley, 5-Calumet Farm, 6-Courtlandt Farm, 7-SF Bloodstock, 8-Lothenbach Stables Inc, 9-Mikhail Yanakov, 10-Dean Grimm, 11-Andy Stronach, 12-P. Headley & Nancy Bell & NATO

Friday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:17 p.m. EDT DISTAFF H.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Anydayismyday K Afleet Alex Joseph A. Lowe Pringle DeCarlo 112 2 Highway Star Girolamo Chester & Mary Broman, Sr. Ubillo Arroyo 121 3 Torrent Blame Westrock Stables LLC Moquett Lezcano 117 4 Divine Miss Grey K Divine Park Corms Racing Stable Gargan Carmouche 120 5 Berned K Bernardini Robert Masiello, West Point Thoroughbreds & Chris Larsen Motion Lynch 117 6 Picco Uno K Macho Uno Kennesaw Mountain Racing, LLC Servis Franco 116 7 Holiday Disguise K Harlan's Holiday Lady Sheila Stable Rice Ortiz, Jr. 117 8 Sounds Delicious K Yes It's True Stud El Aguila Rice Alvarado 118

Breeders: 1-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 2-Chester & Mary R. Broman, 3-Westrock Stables, LLC, 4-Brereton C. Jones, 5-AR Enterprises, LLC., 6-Topsmeade, LLC & Adena Springs Farm, 7-Dr. William B. Wilmot & Dr. Joan M. Taylor, 8-Eric A. DelValle

Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 6:23 p.m. EDT TOYOTA BLUE GRASS S.-GII, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 Zing Zang K Tapit Jackpot Farm Asmussen Bridgmohan 123 2 Sporting Chance K Tiznow Robert C. Baker & William L. Mack Lukas Saez 123 3 California Night Midnight Lute Three Diamonds Farm Maker Gaffalione 123 4 Kanthaka Jimmy Creed West Point Thoroughbreds Hollendorfer Leparoux 123 5 Quip Distorted Humor WinStar Farm LLC, China Horse Club International Brisset Geroux 123 Ltd. & SF Racing LLC 6 Marconi K Tapit Bridlewood Farm, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith & Pletcher Moore 123 Michael B. Tabor 7 Blended Citizen K Proud Citizen Greg Hall & SAYJAY Racing, LLC O'Neill Frey 123 8 Gotta Go K Shanghai Bobby Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Wilkes Landeros 123 9 Tiz Mischief K Into Mischief Frank L. Jones, Jr. Romans Lanerie 123 10 Free Drop Billy K Union Rags Albaugh Family Stables LLC Romans Ortiz, Jr. 123 11 Good Magic K Curlin e Five Racing Thoroughbreds & Stonestreet Stables LLC Brown Ortiz 123 12 Flameaway K Scat Daddy John C. Oxley Casse Lezcano 123 13 Machismo K More Than Ready Ron Paolucci, Ashley Quartarolo & Raquel & Christina Ritchie Quartarolo Radosevich 123 14 Arawak Uncle Mo C T R Stables LLC, R3 Racing LLC & Steven Keh O'Neill De La Cruz 123 Also Eligible: 15 Determinant K Tapit John C. Oxley Casse Gaffalione 123

Breeders: 1-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 2-Hunter Valley, 3-James H. Tolliver, 4-Spendthrift Farm LLC, 5-WinStar Farm, LLC, 6-Brushwood Stable, 7-Ray Hanson, 8-Machmer Hall, 9-T/C Stable, LLC, 10-Helen K. Groves Revokable Trust, 11-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 12-Phoenix Rising Farms, 13-Pin Oak Stud, LLC, 14-Parrish Hill Farm & Ashford Stud, 15-Courtlandt Farm

Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDT CENTRAL BANK ASHLAND S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Monomoy Girl K Tapizar M. Dubb, Monomoy Stables, LLC, The Elkstone Cox Geroux 121 Group LLC & Bethlehem Stables LLC 2 Eskimo Kisses To Honor and Serve Magdalena Racing, Gainesway Stable & Harold Lerner McPeek Lanerie 121 3 Patrona Margarita Special Rate Craig D. Upham Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 121 4 C. S. Incharge Take Charge Indy William Pacella, Frank L. Jones, Jr. & Frank Shoop Romans Saez 121 5 Andina Del Sur Giant's Causeway Don Alberto Stable Albertrani Leparoux 121 6 Ipanema Beach Candy Ride (Arg) Narola, LLC & Grant Davies Arnold, II Landeros 121 7 Tyfosha Flatter Zedan Racing Stables Inc O'Neill Ortiz, Jr. 121

Breeders: 1-FPF LLC & Highfield Ranch, 2-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 3-Craig D. Upham, 4-Pacella Racing, Frank L. Jones Jr. & Frank Shoop, 5-Don Alberto Corporation, 6-Dr. Christoph Berglar, 7-Lazy Lane Farms, LLC

Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 5:10 p.m. EDT MADISON S.-GI, $300,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Sailor's Valentine K Mizzen Mast Semaphore Racing LLC & Homewrecker Racing LLC Kenneally Lanerie 118 2 Lewis Bay K Bernardini Alpha Delta Stables Brown Ortiz, Jr. 118 3 Salty Quality Road Gary Barber, Baccari Racing Stable LLC & Chester Prince Casse Gaffalione 118 4 Ms Locust Point K Dialed In Jim Reichenberg & Cash is King LLC Servis Vargas, Jr. 120 5 Tequilita Union Rags Dorothy Alexander Matz Matz Saez 118 6 Teresa Z K Smart Strike St. Elias Stable Margotta, Jr. Jimenez 118 7 Berned K Bernardini Three C Stables LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds & Motion Lynch 118 Robert Masiello 8 Miss Sunset Into Mischief Alan Phillip Klein & Philip Lebherz Bonde Leparoux 118 9 Natural Wonder Summer Bird Copper Cap Farm Schu Landeros 118 10 Ami's Mesa Sky Mesa Ivan Dalos Carroll Contreras 118 11 American Gal Concord Point Kaleem Shah, Inc. Callaghan Ortiz 118 12 Finley'sluckycharm K Twirling Candy Carl R. Moore Management LLC Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 118 13 Mines and Magic Mineshaft G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Oliver Lezcano 118

Breeders: 1-Curtis C. Green, 2-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC, 3-Seclusive Farm, LLC & Prince Farm, LLC, 4-Lesley Campion, 5-Dorothy A. Matz, 6-Besilu Stables, LLC, 7-AR Enterprises, LLC., 8-Premier Thoroughbreds LLC & Alan Klein, 9-Copper Cap Farm Inc., 10-Tall Oaks Farm, 11-Kaleem Shah, Inc., 12-Lakland Farm, 13-G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susie Keller, Vicki Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 4:00 p.m. EDT COMMONWEALTH S.-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Heartwood Tapit James K. Chapman & Stuart Tsujimoto Chapman Valdivia, Jr. 120 2 Behavioral Bias K Shackleford Brittlyn Stable, Inc. Stall, Jr. Lezcano 118 3 Westwood Bernardini Godolphin Racing, LLC McLaughlin Ortiz, Jr. 118 4 Warrior's Club K Warrior's Reward Churchill Downs Racing Club Lukas Contreras 118 5 Conquest Windycity K Tiznow David Staudacher Maker Ortiz 118 6 Limousine Liberal Successful Appeal Katherine G. Ball Colebrook Lanerie 118 7 Crewman K Candy Ride (Arg) Dundalk 5 LLC Poulos Landeros 118 8 Shut the Box K Hard Spun Two Dimes Stable Montano, Sr. Geroux 118 9 Awesome Saturday K Any Given Saturday Chuck Hovitz Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 118 10 First Premio K Pure Prize Team Valor International Casse Gaffalione 118

Breeders: 1-Blue Heaven Farm, LLC, 2-Doug & Felicia Branham, 3-Darley, 4-John O'Meara, 5-WinStar Farm, LLC, 6-Mike & Katherine Ball, 7-Emory A. Hamilton, 8-Southern Equine Stables, LLC, 9-Craig L Minten, 10-Ronald G. McPeek

Saturday, Keeneland, post time: 4:35 p.m. EDT SHAKERTOWN S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 5 1/2fT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Frisky Magician Street Magician Michael Dubb Abreu Moore 120 2 Commute K Hold Me Back Gabe Grossberg & Sagamore Farm Casse Lezcano 120 3 Kid Perfect Majesticperfection Jaguar Racing LLC Montano, Sr. Hernandez, Jr. 120 4 Zapperini Ghostzapper Lloyd Madison Farms, IV LLC Foley Beschizza 120 5 Bucchero Kantharos Ironhorse Racing Stable LLC Glyshaw De La Cruz 122 6 Commend War Front Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider Mott Ortiz 120 7 Will Call Country Day Klein Racing Cox Bridgmohan 120 8 Tombelaine K First Defence Michael & Jules Iavarone & Regal Horses, LLC Day Phillips Leparoux 120 9 Big Handsome Street Boss Team D, Head of Plains Partners LLC & ERJ Racing, LLC Dutrow Geroux 120 10 Loose On the Town K Speightstown Jim & Susan Hill Lynch Saez 120 11 Latent Revenge K Latent Heat Steve Vanovich, Steve Andriot, Brad Cain & P.J. Herald Foley Saez 120 12 Bound for Nowhere K The Factor Wesley A. Ward Ward Garcia 120 13 Disco Partner Disco Rico Patricia A. Generazio Clement Ortiz, Jr. 118 14 Flashaway K Eskendereya John C. Oxley Casse Lanerie 120 Also Eligible: 15 Mooose Pleasantly Perfect Chamerolles Farm LLC Jurado Leon 120 16 Recruiting Ready K Algorithms Sagamore Farm DePaz Moore 120

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2018 Leading Sires of 3-Year-Olds by Black Type Horses for stallions standing in North America through Monday, April 2nd Earnings and Black-type represents Worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2018

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Into Mischief 3 8 1 5 1 1 75 17 $803,520 $1,976,051 (2005) by Harlan's Holiday Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Audible 2 Tapit 2 8 1 6 -- 1 55 17 $223,800 $1,121,117 (2001) by Pulpit Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $300,000 Hofburg 3 Scat Daddy 3 6 3 4 -- -- 64 19 $1,254,485 $2,706,307 (2004) by Johannesburg Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mendelssohn 4 Medaglia d'Oro 4 6 2 3 -- -- 32 9 $240,000 $974,357 (1999) by El Prado (Ire) Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $250,000 Bolt d'Oro 5 More Than Ready 2 6 -- 3 -- -- 52 16 $90,600 $907,321 (1997) by Southern Halo Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Title Ready 6 Violence 2 6 1 3 -- -- 62 17 $132,500 $896,521 (2010) by Medaglia d'Oro Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farms KY Fee: $25,000 Cosmic Burst 7 Blame 3 5 1 1 -- -- 35 11 $208,000 $841,424 (2006) by Arch Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $12,500 Blamed 8 Speightstown 3 5 1 1 -- -- 34 10 $209,560 $826,658 (1998) by Gone West Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Strike Power 9 Malibu Moon 2 4 2 3 -- -- 46 9 $577,800 $1,071,187 (1997) by A.P. Indy Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $75,000 Magnum Moon 10 Curlin -- 4 -- 3 -- -- 47 10 $180,000 $835,349 (2004) by Smart Strike Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY Fee: $150,000 Solomini 11 Pioneerof the Nile -- 4 -- 2 -- 1 43 14 $114,480 $672,440 (2006) by Empire Maker Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $110,000 Mississippi 12 Uncle Mo 2 4 1 2 -- -- 50 13 $120,000 $644,442 (2008) by Indian Charlie Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $125,000 Dream Tree 13 Street Sense 2 4 2 2 -- -- 35 10 $150,000 $641,410 (2004) by Street Cry (Ire) Stands: Jonabell Farm KY Fee: $35,000 Avery Island 14 Jimmy Creed 2 4 1 1 -- -- 37 12 $168,000 $633,395 (2009) by Distorted Humor Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Kanthaka 15 Paynter -- 4 ------46 14 $57,900 $519,096 (2009) by Awesome Again Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $12,500 Pryor

FOR ALL TDN SIRE LISTSBINCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CROP-YEAR REPORTS--VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/TDN-SIRE-STATS/ 3/4 of a length as Honor and Courage (Unbridled=s Song), a $500,000 FTSAUG grad, found his best stride late. Produced by a half-sister to Grade III-winning juvenile Move (Forty Niner), Driven to Compete is kin to a yearling filly by Talent Search from the same Storm Cat sire line as the winner. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-2, $91,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, IN ORDER OF PURSE: sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. MIRANDA DIANE S., $51,850, WRD, 4-2, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, n/a O-Repole Stable; B-Eico Stable & Glenn E Brok LLC (PA); T-Todd A (fog), ft. Pletcher. 1--DEFY, 124, f, 4, Into Mischief--Shy Lil (MSW), by Lil's Lad. Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($65,000 Ylg '15 KEEJAN; $250,000 Ylg '15 FTSAUG).O-Foster Racing Stables; B-Hart Farm (KY); T-Chris A Hartman; J-David Cabrera. $29,712. Lifetime Record: 20-5-4-1, $144,737. 9th-SUN, $28,461, Alw, 4-3, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.73, ft. SPHENE (c, 3, Bodemeister--Cherokee Jewel {MSW, $190,685}, by Cherokee Run), a half-brother to Bayerd (Speightstown), 2--Fiddlers Tsunami, 124, m, 5, Seeking a Home--Fiddlers MSW & GSP, $596,111, was scooped up by these connections of Katami, by Roaring Fever. O-Blue Moon Stables; B-Patricia Conquest Mo Money (Uncle Mo) for $15,000 as a juvenile at Clark, Mike Duplissey & Marilyn Jean Duplissey (OK); T-Jody Keeneland November last fall and made a dent in that Pruitt. $10,904. investment with a debut win going 6 1/2 panels Feb. 3. Cutting 3--Another Bond Girl, 124, m, 5, Don't Get Mad--She's a Bond back in trip and dropping back in class off a fourth to recent Girl, by Truluck. O/B-William H Higgins & M Brent Davidson G2 UAE Derby third Reride (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the Feb. 25 (OK); T-M Brent Davidson. $5,997. Mine That Bird Derby, the 12-5 favorite chased from second, Margins: 4 1/4, 5 1/4, 3/4. Odds: 3.30, 2.20, 5.70. raced five deep on the turn and came home a three-length winner. Sphene is a half-brother to a 2-year-old colt by Distorted Humor and his dam was most recently bred to Speighster. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $33,140. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Judge Lanier Racing; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); T-Miguel L Hernandez.

IN ORDER OF PURSE: 8th-PRX, $39,250, (S), Alw, 4-3, (C), 4yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:46.45, ft. DRIVEN TO COMPETE (g, 4, Overdriven--Miss Foreesta, by 2nd-MVR, $23,500, Alw, 4-3, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:41.24, Grand Slam) torched open Gulfstream maidens by 13 3/4 sy. lengths as the 7-10 chalk trying a mile for the first time off an YOUVEGOTTOPAYTOPLA (f, 3, Giant=s Causeway--Divalarious eight-month absence Jan. 18, but had to fight harder to defeat {SP}, by Distorted Humor) remained perfect in two trips to the first-level allowance foes by a half-length in Hallandale Mar. 2. races, albeit with an assist from the stewards Tuesday Dipping a toe into state-bred waters for the first time as the afternoon. Sent off the 3-5 chalk to build on a 4 1/4-length prohibitive 1-5 favorite, the $130,000 OBSAPR juvenile showed success on her six-furlong debut Feb. 5, the chestnut forced the good speed from gate eight, but two others drawn to his inside pace outside second choice Satiate (Kitten=s Joy) and looked also had designs on the lead, consigning Driven to Compete to a ready to press past in the lane, only to be bumped repeatedly by three-wide run around the first turn and forcing a quick opening the frontrunner. Youvegottopaytoplay crossed the line 3/4 of a quarter-mile. In front, but only narrowly on the backstretch run, length adrift in second, but the protest was ultimately upheld he began to open some daylight nearing the lane, carried a clear and the result reversed. advantage into the final eighth of a mile and went on to score by Cont. p2 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 3 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4, 2018

2nd-MVR, cont. New York Mangchi, g, 3, To Honor and Serve--Gone to Utah, by The winner is a maternal granddaughter of broodmare of the Salt Lake. Busan, 4-1, Hcp. ($71k), 1600m. B-Nicewonder year Alidiva (Ire) (Chief Singer {Ire}), the dam of nine winners Stable LLC (MD). *1/2 to Powder Mountain (Whywhywhy), from 12 to race, including highweights Taipan (Ire) (Last Tycoon MSP, $190,195; and Away We Go (Tizway), SW. **$65,000 {Ire}), Ali-Royal (Ire) (Royal Academy) and 1997 G1 Pertemps RNA Wlg >15 KEENOV; $35,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP; $90,000 2yo >17 1000 Guineas heroine Sleepytime (Ire) (Royal Academy) in FTMMAY. addition to MGSW Oonagh Maccool (Giant=s Causeway). The Winner Gold, c, 3, Wildcat Heir--Dance Special, by Theatrical further female family includes (It=s) Somewhat (Dynaformer), (Ire). Seoul, 4-1, Hcp. ($85k), 1400m. B-Brent & Crystal winner of last year=s G1 Doncaster Mile H. at The Championships Fernung (FL). *Won for the fifth time from six career runs. in Sydney, Australia. Divalarious is the dam of a 2-year-old colt **1/2 to Square Dancer (Circular Quay), SW & GSP, $254,770. by Bernardini and a yearling colt by American Pharoah named ***$32,000 RNA 2yo >17 OBSMAR; $55,000 2yo >17 OBSJUN. Basquiat. The mare most recently aborted to Medaglia d=Oro. Places to Go, g, 4, More Than Ready--Pola=s Place (SW, Sales history: $39,000 2yo '17 KEEJAN; $85,000 RNA 3yo '18 $150,550), by Out of Place. Seoul, 4-1, Hcp. ($142k), 1900m. KEEJAN. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $27,830. Click for the B-John O'Meara, Charlie Goldberg, Richard Rosee & More Than Equibase.com chart. Ready Syndicate (KY). *Won by eight lengths as the 6-5 O-Theta Holdings I Inc; B-Tenth Street Stables (KY); T-Eric Reed. favorite. **$15,000 Ylg >14 KEESEP; $25,000 2yo >16 OBSAPR. Gakbyeolhan, h, 5, Big Brown--Awful Smart (MGISP, $191,380), by Black Tie Affair (Ire). Busan, 4-1, Hcp. ($104k), 1800m. B-WUG & Company LLC & Partners (KY). *1/2 to Awfully Smart (Anees), GSW, $494,305. **$30,000 Ylg >14 FTKOCT.

IN PERU: Zurda, f, 3, Cape Blanco (Ire)--A J=s Gal, by Monashee Mountain. Monterrico, 4-1, Clasico Ernesto Ayulo Pardo, 2000mT, 2:01.02. B-Omega Farm LLC & Mike Maenza (KY). *1ST STAKES WIN. **Second black-type winner for sire (by Galileo {Ire}). IN FRANCE: ***$1,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP. VIDEO Homerique, f, 3, Exchange Rate. See AFrance@. IN PANAMA: IN SOUTH KOREA: Yo No Fui, f, 4, Kantharos--Wild Testimony, by Forest Wildcat. Tosconova Cat, c, 3, Boys At Tosconova--Five Second Fuse, by Presidente Remon, 3-31, Maiden, 1100m. B-Dr K K & Dr D Devi Forestry. Seoul, 3-31, Hcp. ($57k), 1300m. B-Barry R Ostrager Jayaraman (FL). *1ST START WIN. **Won by nine lengths on (NY). *1/2 to Daisy Cutter (Bellamy Road), SP, $279,661. debut as the 1-2 favorite. ***$9,000 RNA Ylg >15 OBSAUG; **$2,000 RNA Wlg >15 FTNMIX; $9,500 RNA Ylg >16 KEEJAN; $6,500 RNA 2yo >16 OBSJUN. VIDEO $20,000 2yo >17 OBSJUN. Consigned by de Meric Sales Mighty Ssing, c, 3, Congrats--Fantasy Forest, by Forestry. Seoul, 3-31, Hcp. ($71k), 1700m. B-Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY). Follow the TDN staff on Twitter *1/2 to Lady Racer (Biondetti), SP. **$55,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP; Thoroughbred Daily News $50,000 2yo >17 OBSAPR. @kelseynrileyTDN @BDiDonatoTDN @SteveSherackTDN @JessMartiniTDN @CDeBernardisTDN @BMassamTDN

Malibu Bulpae, c, 3, Malibu Moon--Spirited Away (SW, @EquinealTDN @HLAndersonTDN @suefinley $133,683), by Awesome Again. Seoul, 4-1, Hcp. ($57k), 1700m. @MKane49 @thorntontd @garykingTDN B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY). *Full to Prospective, MGSW, $719,130. **$70,000 RNA Ylg >16 KEESEP. @SarahKAndrew @theTDN @JBiancaTDN I. B. S. Marine, c, 3, Old Fashioned--I Want You, by Phone Trick. Seoul, 4-1, Hcp. ($71k), 1200m. B-Charles H Deters (KY). *1/2 FIND US ON FACEBOOK to Mylilsecret (Pure Prize), SP, $200,718. **$10,000 Ylg >16 www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews OBSJAN; $15,000 2yo >17 OBSMAR.

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Spectactical, g, 4, Tactical Cat--Okie Indian Gal, by Indian Charlie. WRD, 4-3, (S), 6f, 1:11.54. B-Raywood Farm & Hugh Pick Byrne (OK). *1/2 to Okie Princess (King of Scat), SP, $158,575.

First-/second-crop starters to watch: Wednesday, April 4 Farm and fee represent current information Alternation (Distorted Humor), Pin Oak Stud, $7,500 143 foals of racing age/18 winners/0 black-type winners BODEMEISTER, Sphene, c, 3, o/o Cherokee Jewel, by Cherokee 7-EVD, Msw 6f, DREAM NATION, 5-1 Run. ALW, 4-3, Sunland Park $27,000 OBS MAR 2yo EUROEARS, All Behroozed Up, g, 5, o/o Unostella, by Orientate. ALW, 4-3, Will Rogers Brethren (Distorted Humor), Pleasant Acres Stallions, $6,000 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, Youvegottopaytopla, f, 3, o/o Divalarious, 100 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners by Distorted Humor. ALW, 4-3, Mahoning Valley Race Course 7-TAM, Msw 6f, FLYING BANKROLL, 2-1 INTO MISCHIEF, Defy, f, 4, o/o Shy Lil, by Lil's Lad. Miranda Graydar (Unbridled's Song), Taylor Made Stallions, $15,000 Diane S., 4-2, Will Rogers 193 foals of racing age/29 winners/1 black-type winner OVERDRIVEN, Driven to Compete, g, 4, o/o Miss Foreesta, by 7-EVD, Msw 6f, LONG GRAY LINE, 2-1 Grand Slam. ALW, 4-3, Parx Racing $45,000 KEE NOV wnl; $100,000 KEE SEP yrl PLEASANTLY PERFECT, Perfect to Please, g, 8, o/o Your Pleasure, by Forest Wildcat. ALW, 4-3, Will Rogers Winslow Homer (Unbridled's Song), Journeyman Stud, $5,000 TACTICAL CAT, Spectactical, g, 4, o/o Okie Indian Gal, by Indian 57 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners Charlie. MSW, 4-3, Will Rogers 7-TAM, Msw 6f, FOG WARNING, 6-1 VIOLENCE, Lovable Lilly, f, 3, o/o Lilly Fa Pootz, by Gilded Time. $22,000 RNA OBS AUG yrl MSW, 4-3, Sunland Park

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: Driven to Compete (Overdriven) makes it three straight with a popular victory Tuesday at Parx. 3rd-WRD, $30,250, 4-3, (C), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:38.55, ft. PERFECT TO PLEASE (g, 8, Pleasantly Perfect--Your Pleasure, by Forest Wildcat) Lifetime Record: SW, 61-11-9-11, $371,666. O-Elada D Kirk; B-John E & Barbara R Smicklas Living Trusts (OK); T-Veronica Griggs. *$15,000 Ylg '11 OKLSUM.

5th-WRD, $26,400, (S), 4-3, (C), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.80, ft. ALL BEHROOZED UP (g, 5, Euroears--Unostella, by Orientate) Lifetime Record: 22-5-3-5, $71,527. O-Janelle L Williams; B-James & Marilyn Helzer (OK); T-J Alan Williams. *$14,500 RNA 2yo '15 TEXAPR.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Lovable Lilly, f, 3, Violence--Lilly Fa Pootz (SW & MGSP, $317,722), by Gilded Time. SUN, 4-3, 6f, 1:10.67. B-PT Syndicate #1 LLC (CA). *$22,000 RNA 2yo '17 BARMAR.