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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here WAR-MONGER TRAVERS ATTRACTS NINE Having his fifth start at the top level in just over two A field of nine 3-year-olds was drawn in the Saratoga months in yesterday=s G1 Juddmonte International, the paddock Wednesday for Saturday=s $1-million success of Joseph Allen and Coolmore=s Declaration of GI Travers S. Todd Pletcher=s two-pronged charge of War (War Front) proved that a class act can thrive on a Verrazano (More Than Ready) and Palace Malice (Curlin) busy campaign, just as former will break from posts three and eight, respectively, and Ballydoyle heavyweights Rock of are the 2-1 and 5-2 top Gibraltar (Ire) and Giant=s Causeway two choices on Eric had before him. Sent off at 7-1 Donovan=s morning line. returning only 10 days after his Pletcher acknowledged strong-closing fourth in the G1 Prix that Dogwood Stable=s Jacques le Marois over Deauville=s GI Belmont S. and straight mile, the sturdily built bay GII Jim Dandy S. hero tanked in the slipstream of Trading Palace Malice likely Leather (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and drew better of his two tracked Al Kazeem (GB) (Dubawi runners, as he will be Joseph O’Brien & {Ire}) as that rival drew first blood placed outside of Pletcher speaks with NYRA’s Andy Declaration of War approaching the quarter pole. Sent expected pacesetter Serling at the Travers draw Racing Post by that 11-8 favorite by Joseph Coglianese/NYRA O=Brien soon after, he hit the line Moreno (Ghostzapper), with 1 1/4 lengths to spare over the rallying long-time who is in stall six. AI leader as Al Kazeem finally capitulated his superiority by think, ideally, you'd like to be outside of Moreno, who fading into third. Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) you think will be the most likely pacesetter,@ offered the proved a major disappointment and trailed in a distant Spa=s leading trainer. ASometimes you worry about post last. AHe=s an amazing horse with an unbelievable positions and the race doesn't unfold the way you think constitution, and very much like Giant=s Causeway, in it will.@ Of Let=s Go Stables and Coolmore=s colorbearer that he=s a big powerful strong traveler,@ Aidan O=Brien Verrazano, a 9 3/4-length winner of the GI Haskell commented after celebrating a fourth renewal of this Invitational last out July 28, Pletcher said, AI was kind prestigious prize. AWe=ve never had one like him--every of hoping he'd draw outside of Moreno, but he's a day in his work he has been getting better and racing is tactical horse that can put himself in a good position, improving him. Physically, he looks like a horse getting and, obviously, Johnny [Velazquez] knows him well. ready to have his first run.@ Cont. p3 We'll see how the race unfolds going into the first Wednesday, York, Britain turn.@ Cont. p5 JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL S.-G1, ,750,000, York, 8-21, 3yo/up, 10f 88ydsT, T2:05.74, gd/fm. 1--DECLARATION OF WAR, 131, c, 4, by War Front 1st Dam: Tempo West, by Rahy 2nd Dam: Tempo, by Gone West 3rd Dam: Terpsichorist, by Nijinsky O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Joseph Allen; B-Joseph Allen; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Joseph O=Brien; ,425,325. Lifetime Record: GSW- Ire, 12-7-1-1, ,863,758. *1/2 to Vertiformer (Dynaformer), SW-Fr & GSP-US, $143,958. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Trading Leather (Ire), 123, c, 3, Teofilo (Ire)--Night Visit (GB), by Sinndar (Ire). O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger; ,161,250. 3--Al Kazeem (GB), 131, h, 5, Dubawi (Ire)--Kazeem (GB), by Darshaan (GB). 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The imposing colt, who started out at Pornichet-la-Baule in the winter of 2011, Declaration of War draws clear demonstrated Racing Post stamina as well as his natural speed when capturing his first black-type contest in the G3 Diamond S. over slightly further than this trip on Dundalk=s Polytrack last October. Heading to the G1 Lockinge S. on the back of a win in Leopardstown=s Listed Heritage S. over a mile Apr. 14 and some stellar work at home, he flopped as the 5-4 favorite for that May 18 Newbury highlight, but rebounded a month later to restore the buzz when capturing the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot. Subsequent defeats in the July 6 G1 Eclipse S., July 31 G1 Sussex S. at Glorious Goodwood and Prix Jacques le Marois saw him pigeon- holed as reliable and consistent and even exposed by many, but at Sandown and Deauville he was finishing off strongly, and at Goodwood the rain-softened ground was against him. Made the stable=s choice in front of Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Ruler of the World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), he was placed more prominently here as Kevin Manning set a series of testing fractions on the Bolger homebred. James Doyle was asking Al Kazeem for his effort in early stretch and the response was less immediate than in his recent efforts, with his lead gained at the quarter pole never more than a tenuous one. Declaration of War was finding his surge while his Irish co-hort Trading Leather dug into his considerable reserves down on the rail as the favorite wilted in between, but it was the Rosegreen runner who had the most to give when the hurt was applied. AHe ran a massive race and I=m not sure it was as much of a surprise to us as it was for most people,@ Joseph O=Brien commented. AHe=s run consistently all year and coming here, I thought I=d be closer to Al Kazeem-- whether he beat him or not was a different story. They went a nice, even gallop all the way--there was no hiding place and the track suited him lovely. Al Kazeem got two lengths on me, but when he got going it was all over and he toughed it out to the line. A mile or mile and a quarter are fine as long as the ground is good and quick, and you could run him every second day and he=d give his best. He was a very green horse at the start of the year and the Lockinge is his only disappointment; we never knew why the ground was a bit false and we put it down to stage fright. He has redeemed himself since.@ Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/22/13 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Juddmonte International cont. For connections of Toronado, it was the second time Aidan O=Brien was pondering the 4-year-old=s future this season that they were left scratching their heads afterwards. ATen furlongs is as far as wants to go, but after the mercurial performer put in a dismal effort. AIt I=d be happy to run over any trip from six furlongs to wouldn=t have made a difference if it was over six 10 as long as the ground is fast because he=s a great furlongs, seven or a mile,@ Richard Hannon, Jr.