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Air Force Blue to Ashford (Cont THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 CHROME READY TO ROLL IN AWESOME AGAIN AIR FORCE BLUE Taylor Made Farm and Perry Martin=s California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) will face six rivals when he goes for sixth straight TO ASHFORD victory in Saturday=s GI Awesome Again S., a AWin and You=re In@ event for the GI Breeders= Cup Classic to be held five weeks later over the same Santa Anita oval. The champion will break from the rail in the seven-horse field. AHe galloped a mile and five-eighths this morning,@ said Alan Sherman, son of and assistant to trainer Art Sherman. AThe horse is very happy. Everything=s going great.@ California Chrome won two-thirds of the Triple Crown in 2014 and was named champion 3-year-old colt and Horse of the Year that season. Sherman thinks the strapping chestnut is even better now as a 5-year-old. AI think he=s better now than he was before the Kentucky Derby,@ Sherman confirmed. AHe=s definitely a bigger, stronger horse than he was when he was three.@ Cont. p3 Air Force Blue IN TDN EUROPE TODAY WILDENSTEIN-BRED DUBAWI COLT TOPS ORBY SALE Last season=s European champion 2-year-old Air Force Blue A colt by top sire Dubawi (Ire) out of Classic winner Beauty (War Front--Chatham, by Maria=s Mon), described by trainer Parlour (GB) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) was hammered down to John Aidan O=Brien as the best juvenile that he has ever trained, has Ferguson for €1.4 million to top the 2016 Goffs Orby Sale. been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore America=s Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Ashford Stud in Kentucky. Air Force Blue=s stud fee will be announced at a later date. AWith the exception of Frankel, who has made such a brilliant start to his stud career, Air Force Blue is Timeform=s highest-rated juvenile in nearly 20 years. In fact, he=s the highest-rated juvenile ever from the Danzig line,@ Ashford Stud Manager Dermot Ryan said. From the extended female family of W.T. Young=s champions Flanders (Seeking the Gold) and Surfside (Seattle Slew), the $490,000 KEESEP yearling purchase was campaigned by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith to victories in last year=s G1 Dubai Dewhurst S., G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. and G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. Air Force Blue=s dam Chatham, a multiple stakes placed Overbrook homebred, was purchased by Arthur Hancock=s Stone Farm for $190,000 while in foal to Arch at the 2009 Keeneland November Sale. AArthur Hancock has bred many very good horses over the years and all of our team loved Air Force Blue when we saw him as a yearling at Keeneland,@ Ryan added. Cont. p3 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] Thursday, September 29, 2016 EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Assistant Editors Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistants Brittlan Wall @bwallTDN Alexa Reisfield On a mission. Louisiana-bred Shivers Mission (Global Mission) and trainer Janessa Kabela of Shiner, Texas work on their freestyle routine for the upcoming Retired Photo Editor/Dir. of Distribution Racehorse Project Thoroughbred Makeover, which takes place October 27-30 at the Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Kentucky Horse Park. | Tammy Heger, Farmhouse Photos & Videography Social Media Strategist Nichola Henry @NicholaHenryTDN FLINTSHIRE FACES THREE IN TURF CLASSIC 4 [email protected] Juddmonte Farms’ Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}) will face just Director of Customer Service three rivals when he goes postward in the GI Joe Hirsch Vicki Forbes Turf Classic S. at Belmont Park. The 1 1/2-mile race is one of seven [email protected] ‘Win and You’re In’ events for the Breeders’ Cup to be run Saturday. Director of Information Technology Ray Villa [email protected] TIEA AWARD FINALISTS: Dedication to Breeding 7 WORLDWIDE INFORMATION We profile three finalists for the Dedication to Breeding Award, International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN one of the categories of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee [email protected] Awards presented by Godolphin. European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 Air Force Blue to Ashford (cont. from p1) AHe was a very racy sort with plenty of size and scope and a great action, so he very quickly went on the short list,@ Ashford=s Dermot Ryan continued. AHe proved himself to be a brilliant 2-year-old and it=s great to see War Front now heading the Leading 2-Year-Old Sires table. Aidan O=Brien already Air Force Blue has four group-winning juveniles by him this year, including the 1-2 in last weekend=s Group 1 Cheveley Park S. We=re absolutely thrilled his best 2-year-old son is coming to Ashford.@ Air Force Blue, also runner-up in last year=s G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot, retires with a record of 9-4-1-0 and earnings of $844,919. FEATURE PRESENTATION GRADE I AWESOME AGAIN S. Chrome Ready to Roll in Awesome Again (cont. from p1) California Chrome=s current win streak, which began in Arcadia with a win in the GII San Pasqual S. in January, has included victories in the G1 Dubai World Cup, GII San Diego S. and, most recently in the Aug. 20 GI Pacific Classic. Dortmund (Big Brown), who battled California Chrome California Chrome | Horsephotos tooth and nail before running a gallant second in the San Diego S., will break from post two for trainer Bob Baffert, who will also saddle Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) in the race. That 5-year-old breaks from post three. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 GI Awesome Again S. GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:30 p.m. EDT Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 3:26 p.m. EDT AWESOME AGAIN S.-GI, $300,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m JOE HIRSCH TURF CLASSIC S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit Espinoza Sherman 125 1 Ectot (GB) Hurricane Run (Ire) Ortiz Pletcher 126 2 Dortmund K Big Brown Bejarano Baffert 121 2 Twilight Eclipse K Purim Rosario Albertrani 126 3 Hoppertunity K Any Given Saturday Prat Baffert 121 3 Money Multiplier K Lookin At Lucky Velazquez Brown 126 4 Win the Space K Pulpit Stevens Papaprodromou 121 4 Flintshire (GB) Dansili (GB) Castellano Brown 126 5 Soi Phet Tizbud Desormeaux Powell 121 Owners: 1-Al Shaqab Racing and Normand, Gerard Augustin, 2-West Point 6 El Huerfano Tannersmyman Pedroza Miller 121 Thoroughbreds, 3-Klaravich Stables, Inc. and Lawrence, William H., 7 Hard Aces Hard Spun Gonzalez Sadler 121 4-Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Breeders: 1-Skymarc Farm Inc and Ecurie Des Owners: 1-California Chrome, LLC, 2-Kaleem Shah, Inc., 3-Pegram, Watson Monceaux, 2-Epona Thoroughbreds, 3-Machmer Hall & Haymarket Farm, or Weitman, 4-Kretz Racing, LLC, 5-Benowitz Family Trust, Powell or 4-Juddmonte Farms Ltd Viskovich, 6-Barber or Wachtel Stable, 7-Hronis Racing, LLC Breeders: 1-Perry Martin & Steve Coburn, 2-Emilie Gerlinde Fojan, 3-Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt, 4-Spendthrift Farm, LLC, 5-ARCHA Racing Inc., 6-M. A. Douzos, 7-Dreamchaser Thorobreds TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 8 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDT BELDAME S.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Tiger Ride Candy Ride (Arg) Ortiz Motion 123 2 Forever Unbridled Unbridled's Song Rosario Stewart 123 3 Rachel's Temper Flatter Franco Baker 123 4 Penwith Bernardini Castellano McLaughlin 123 5 Going for Broke Blame Ortiz, Jr. Brown 120 6 Paola Queen K Flatter Saez Delgado 120 7 Off the Tracks K Curlin Velazquez Pletcher 120 Owners: 1-Dixiana Farms LLC, 2-Fipke, Charles, E., 3-Newtown Anner Stud, 4-Godolphin Racing LLC, 5-Waterford Stable, 6-Grupo Seven C Stable, 7-Newtown Anner Stud and J Stables Breeders: 1-Dixiana Farms LLC, 2-Charles Fipke, 3-Charles H. Deters, 4-Darley, 5-Waterford Stables, Inc., 6-CFP Thoroughbreds LLC, 7-Lee McMillin GI Vosburgh S. Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:11 p.m. EDT VOSBURGH S.-GI, $350,000, 3yo/up, 6f PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Weekend Hideaway Speightstown Saez Serpe 124 2 Holy Boss K Street Boss Velazquez Asmussen 124 3 Joking Distorted Humor Franco Baker 124 4 Green Gratto Here's Zealous Carmouche Grant 124 5 A. P. Indian Indian Charlie Bravo Delacour 124 6 X Y Jet Kantharos Jaramillo Navarro 124 7 Stallwalkin' Dude City Place Ortiz, Jr. Jacobson 124 GI FrontRunner S. 8 Dannie's Deceiver K Quality Road Ortiz Cannizzo 124 Owners: 1-Red and Black Stable, 2-Durant, Jerry, 3-Baker, Charlton, 4-Grant, Gaston and Grant, Anthony, 5-Green Lantern Stables LLC, 6-Hartunian, Gary and Rodriguez, Ivan, 7-Head of Plains Partners LLC and Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:00 p.m.
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