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CHAUTAUQUA STORMS TO LIGHTNING WIN >RED= REMEMBERED (Aus) ( {Aus}), who came of age in last year=s G1 TJ Smith S. at The Championships, got his autumn AT FLEMINGTON campaign started in the right style Saturday when beating four other Group 1 winners first-up in Flemington=s G1 Lightning S. The grey was off a half-step slow, but that suited him fine, as he dropped back to his customary spot at the back in the scratched-down field of six. The field split into two packs, with G1 Coolmore Stud S. winner Japonisme (Aus) ( {Aus}) leading the stands= side group with Chautauqua in rear and Va Pensiero (Aus) (Stratum {Aus}) leading Godolphin=s Exopshere (Aus) ( {Aus}) up the inside fence. Terravista (Aus) (Captain Rio {GB}) appeared the likely winner passing the 200-metre mark, overtaking Japonisme to hit the lead while that rival and Exosphere came under rides and Chautauqua looked beaten. Terravista=s rider, , fumbled his whip just as Chautauqua found his stride, however, and the grey streaked up the outside rail to nail his rivals on the wire. Cont. p4

Robin Trevor-Jones (left) and Steve Nicholson were at Flemington Saturday to commemorate Red Cadeaux | Sharon Chapman

By Emma Berry GUN RUNNER HITS TARGET IN RISEN STAR At the entrance to stands a statue to Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) landed the GII Risen Star S. commemorate , whose 37 victories included the at Fair Ground Race Course Saturday. Cup of 1930. Translated, his name means lightning, Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. but he was known to his many fans as >Big Red.= It is fitting that on Lightning S. day at Flemington, the life of a modern-day Big Red was celebrated with the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), who died last November a fortnight after fracturing his fetlock in his fifth attempt at winning the G1 Emirates . is a famously sporting nation and, in sport, it=s generally the winners we idolise. Red Cadeaux became loved not for winning, but for trying, again and again. He did win, of course. Seven of his 54 starts ended in triumph, including the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase and G2 Yorkshire Cup. The fact that his prize money tally stands just shy of ,5 million--sending him past Fantastic Light as Britain=s highest-earning racehorse--is testament to how often he tried at the top level and ended up in the frame in some of the world=s most valuable races. In hindsight, the memory of no race is likely to haunt his trainer Ed Dunlop and owner Ronald Arculli more than Red Cadeaux=s second-place finish to Dunaden in the 2011 Melbourne Cup, mere pixels splitting the overseas raiders at the line. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 2 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

>Red= Remembered At Flemington cont. from p1 In the weighing-room after post-race interviews with the It was his first run at Flemington and the first of three ecstatic winning connections, the electronic board showed the runner-up finishes in his five consecutive appearances there on order of the finishers. There were only 23. Somehow I knew his the first Tuesday of November. No wonder the Australians took name wouldn=t be there and as I frantically scanned up and him to their hearts. Here was a horse who always gave his down the list, that seemingly irrational fear turned to reality. followers a run for their money. A proper battler, as the locals As we now know, the initial prognosis for recovery from his would say. injury turned from Now, that battler will be remembered forever at Flemington, being relatively as will the names of Stephen Nicholson and Robin Trevor-Jones, upbeat to profoundly who traveled the world with the horse who was as much their sad in just over a friend as their charge. Such regular visitors were they to the fortnight. Red quarantine facility at Werribee Racecourse that one of the barns Cadeaux was stoic was named after Red Cadeaux last year. throughout, receiving For this particular get-well cards from racing fan, there=s no school children and finer sight than a Red Cadeaux and Steve giving us all cause for good, honest stayer Nicholson | Emma Berry hope, even when in full cry and Red knowing that Cadeaux embodied secondary complications can provide such a threat when a horse everything that so undergoes surgery for fractures or colic. stirs the soul of those His place in retirement at Melbourne=s wonderful Living of us who love Legends farm had already been booked but remains sadly racehorses: a warrior unfilled, but his place in racing=s history books will not. Red on the track and the Red Cadeaux leads his stablemates at Cadeaux=s ashes have now been interred in Flemington=s Werribee, a place well familiar kindest of gentlemen pre-parade ring beneath a bench bearing testament to his to him | Emma Berry at home. When he Melbourne Cup record. wasn=t traveling the world, his home was close to mine, which If ever a horse deserves to be commemorated for not winning afforded me the extra privilege of seeing him regularly on a race it is this one, and it is of great credit to the Victorian Newmarket Heath. It was impossible not to love him. Racing Club that Red Cadeaux was honoured Saturday. As the A fond last memory was watching him lead his stablemates final line on his memorial plaque says, may he rest in peace at Trip To Paris and Manndawi in a gentle exercise around the his favourite racetrack. Werribee track during his final Melbourne Cup preparation. AHe=s never felt better,@ said Steve as he rode past on Red. He knew the old horse better than anyone and has been around long enough to have ridden his sire, Cadeaux Genereux. The many years of toil in racing yards haven=t hardened his heart, however, and when he spoke of Red, it was always with the gentle pride reserved for that of a favourite son. Forty-eight hours later Red Cadeaux and Trip To Paris were in the open stalls next to each other at Flemington, counting down to the race that stops the nation. As second favourite, Trip To Paris received plenty of attention from the cameras while Red stood at the back of his stall, head down, seemingly asleep. AHe always does this,@ assured Steve as I enquired if everything was okay. After all, Red had been here before. With the excitement surrounding Michelle Payne=s historic win on Prince Of Penzance, the sheer awfulness of the situation back

down the track, where Gerald Mosse had dismounted Red Red Cadeaux=s resting place in the Flemington pre-parade ring, where Cadeaux, had initially failed to register. a commemorative plaque was placed Saturday | Sharon Chapman TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 3 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

WITH TRACY VIGORS Saturday=s Result: The TDN has solicited the opinions of some prominent figures on 2nd-LIN, ,4,500, Mdn, 2-20, 3yo, f, 8f (AWT), 1:37.87, st. the European bloodstock scene to answer three questions about AUSTRALIAN QUEEN (GB) (f, 3, {Aus}--Barshiba the upcoming Flat season. Today=s installment features the {Ire} {MGSW-Eng, $588,780}, by Barathea {Ire}), who was thoughts of Tracy Vigors of Hillwood Stud. runner-up over seven furlongs at Kempton last time Jan. 13, raced in second early and needed rousting along on the final 1) Horse you are most looking forward to seeing this season bend. Gaining the lead through hard effort with 100 yards (and why)? remaining, the 4-11 chalk asserted to score by 3/4 of a length TV: The horse I am most looking forward to seeing on the course from Dazzling Rose (GB) (Raven=s Pass). Australian Queen=s this year is Lord Topper (GB) (Sir Percy {GB}), a 3-year-old colt in accomplished one-eyed dam has only produced a trio so far and training with Charlie they include last year=s G1 Juddmonte International heroine Hills. We bought him Arabian Queen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), G1SW-Eng, $1,094,977 and a yearling filly also by Dubawi. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $5,444. as a foal and Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. surprisingly he didn't O-Mr J. C. Smith; B-Littleton Stud (GB); T-David Elsworth. sell at Tattersalls as a yearling. We put a syndicate together with some great friends and I hope he can pay the kids Saturday=s Results: school fees this year Tracy Vigors and family | Hillwood Stud PRIX SAONOIS-Listed, i52,000, CGN, 2-20, 4yo/up, 8f (AWT), and maybe next! 1:34.01, st. 1--#INCAHOOTS (GB), 121, f, 4, Oasis Dream (GB)--In Clover 2) A stallion who could feature prominently (doesn't have to (GB) (GSW-Fr, $222,716), by Inchinor (GB). (420,000 HRA >15 be first season)? TATMAR). O-Wertheimer et Frere; B-George Strawbridge (GB); TV: I thought Casamento (Ire) had a great-looking bunch of T-Freddy Head; J-Maxime Guyon. i26,000. Lifetime Record: yearlings last year. We bred to him with our own mare Rohlindi 9 starts, 2 wins, 6 places, i61,300. *Full to Dream Clover (GB), with a ,85,000 return at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in MSW & GSP-Fr, $159,716; 1/2 to We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), 2015. We broke a few who were all beautiful movers with a G1SW-Fr, $437,651. genuine attitude to please, so I look forward to seeing them on 2--Skaters Waltz (Ire), 125, g, 5, Verglas (Ire)--Xarzee (Ire), by the track. Xaar (GB). (,21,000 Ylg >12 DNPAUG; ,4,200 RNA HRA >14 BRIFEB). O-Boetie Racing II & Ecurie La Boetie. i10,400. 3) Positive change you would like to see for the industry in 3--Il Segreto (Fr), 125, c, 4, Turtle Bowl (Ire)--Camille=s Secret 2016? (Fr), by Oasis Dream (GB). (i43,000 Ylg >13 AROCT). O-Bloke TV: In 2016 I would love to see more young enthusiastic people Europeo Mobiliario SL. i7,800. come to work within the equine industry. It's a constant battle to Purchased by MAB Agency (M-A Berghgracht) find good staff these days and one that is becoming increasingly Margins: (NK), 2, 1 3/4. Odds: 5.20, 7.00, 1.80. worrying. *Almorox (GB) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) finished second, but was disqualified and placed sixth for causing interference. Also Ran: Sharpalo (Fr), Toungi (Ire), Almorox (GB), Netsuke (Ire), Yonna (Fr). Not far off gaining black-type racing in the colors of her breeder George Strawbridge last term, Incahoots--who was an expensive addition to the Wertheimers= breeding ranks at Tattersalls December--made her debut in the new blue silks a significant one by opening her account in this sphere. Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 4 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

Prix Saonois-Listed Cont. Last seen finishing fourth in the Listed Prix Isola Bella over a mile at Chantilly in November, the bay enjoyed a perfect early tow in fourth before being driven to the front a furlong out. Kept up to her work as the subsequently demoted Almorox (GB) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}) closed in late, Incahoots added more glamour to her dam=s record. Already the producer of the G1 Prix de l=Opera heroine We Are (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), In Clover Lightning S. Cont. from p1 also has a 2-year-old colt by none other than Frankel (GB) and a Saturday, Flemington, Australia yearling filly by Dansili (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. S.-G1, A$737,500, VRC, 2-20, Open Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. WFA, 1000mT, 0:57.02, Good. 1--CHAUTAUQUA, 58.5, g, 5, by Encosta De Lago 1st-CGN, i24,000, Mdn, 2-20, 3yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 1:39.44, vs. 1st Dam: Lovely Jubly (MG1SW-Aus, A$1,468,500), by +AL HAYYAH (IRE) (f, 3, Lope de Vega {Ire}--Black Dahlia {GB} Lion Hunter {SP-Eng}, by Dansili {GB}), a i60,000 ARAUG yearling, was 2nd Dam: Jaboulet (NZ), by Vice Regal (NZ) sluggish from the gates but was quickly able to establish a 3rd Dam: Avadell (NZ), by In the Purple (FR) midfield position. Cruising entering the straight, the 2-5 crowd=s (A$300,000 RNA yrl >12 INGEAS) O-R & C Legh Racing (Mgrs: R choice took total command with 300 meters left and surged & Mrs C Legh), G P I Racing (Mgr: G Ingham), Gurners away under hand riding to score by four lengths from Lila Bloodstock (Mgr: M A Ramsden), G Pulitano, S W Kay, Ms M A Mahyana (Fr) (Muhaymin). The dam, who has a 2-year-old Keating, Wright Racing (Mgrs: P & R Wright; B-Woodbury Pty full-brother to the winner, hails from the family of the dual Ltd NSW; T-M, W & J Hawkes; J-D Dunn; A$452,500. Lifetime G1 Lockinge S. winner Soviet Line (Ire) (Soviet Star). Lifetime Record: 19-10-6-1, A$3,883,750. *1/2 to London Lolly (Charge Record: 1 start, 1 win, i12,000. Video, sponsored by Forward), GSW-Aus, A$186,335. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. Fasig-Tipton. *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. O-Al Shaqab Racing; B-S.F. Bloodstock Llc (IRE); T-Francois 2--Terravista, 58.5, g, 6, Captain Rio (GB)--Parfore (NZ), by Gold Rohaut. Brose. O-N B Couper, A J Rix, G J Robinson, T M Ungar, I A McKinnon, I G Cornell, Mrs L M Blundell, P W Callaghan, P J ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Trowbridge & Ms J M Barnier; B-Mr M Ryan NSW; T-Joseph Malte Brun (Fr), c, 3, Sunday Break (Jpn)--Missymaria (Fr), by Pride; J-D Oliver; A$135,000. Kendor (Fr). CGN, 2-20, 7 1/2fT, 1:38.58. B-EARL Haras de la 3--Japonisme, 55.5, g, 3, Choisir--Haiku, by Encosta de Lago. Gisloterie & SCEA des Prairies (FR). *i9,500 Wlg >13 ARDEC; O-Ingham Racing (Mgrs: Ms L J Ingham, J A Ingham, R C i20,000 Ylg >14 OSASEP. Ingham, Mrs D N Kepitis); B-Ingham Racing NSW; T-C J Waller; J-G Schofield; A$67,500. Margins: 0.1 len, 0.2 len, 1.7 len. Odds: 1.80, 5.50, 6.00. Also Ran: Exosphere, Delectation, Va Pensiero. Scratched: Kinglike. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. AI hope the crowd were excited, because where I was from my seat it wasn=t real pleasant for a while,@ Chautauqua=s rider Dwayne Dunn told Racing.com. AWhat about the turn of foot late and his endeavour to hit the line? Today he just showed his true class.@ Chautauqua, whose mating was the result of a season to Encosta de Lago bought to support the Victorian Bushfire Appeal in 2009, was offered by breeder Edwina Throsby=s Woodbury Stud at Inglis Easter in 2012, but was bought back at A$300,000 after failing to meet his reserve. Throsby is part of the ownership group that now races Chautauqua. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 5 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

Lightning S. Cont. The gelding showed black-type promise at two, winning the G3 Hawkesbury Guineas over 1400 metres less than a month before his third birthday, but he began to shine when dropped back to 1200 metres the following season, scooping the G3 Bobbie Lewis Quality S. and G2 Gilgai S. before finishing second to Terravista in the 2014 G1 Darley Classic. He Saturday=s Result: resurfaced last autumn to win the G2 Rubiton S., and was INTL RACE CLUBS TALINDERT S.-Listed, A$120,000, Flemington, second in the Newmarket before streaking home an impressive 2-20, 2yo, 1100mT, 1:03.87. winner of the TJ Smith at The Championships. He was put away 1--#WEATHERLY (AUS), 123, c, 2, by Beneteau for a winter holiday after finishing third when trying 1400 1st Dam: Luna Bella (NZ), by Stravinsky metres again in the G1 All Aged S. two weeks later. Chautauqua 2nd Dam: Procure (NZ), by Centaine (Aus) kicked off his 5-year-old campaign last spring with three straight 3rd Dam: Getting There (Aus), by Jungle Boy (GB) wins--in the O-Sumaya Stables; B-International Equities Holding Inc; T-Paul G2 McEwan S., the Messara; A$72,000. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, A$76,200. *1/2 Gilgai and the to Pushingonastring (Distorted Humor), SP-US, $157,810. G1 Manikato S.--but 2--Conscious (Aus), 119, f, 2, (NZ)--Elimbari (Aus), suffered an upset by Fastnet Rock (Aus). (A$180,000 yrl >15 INGEAS) O-Pinecliff defeat by Delectation Racing (Mgr J B Munz); B-R D Hannon; T-Leon & Troy Corstens; (Aus) (Shamardal) A$21,600. when again second in 3--Jackson (Aus), 128, g, 2, Not A Single Doubt (Aus)--Elegant the Darley Classic Angela (Aus), by Perugino.(A$76,000 yrl >15 INGCLAS) Chautauqua | Racing and Sports when last seen Nov. O-Pipeliner Bloodstock Py Ltd (Mgr: W G Mitchell), J R Ferrett, 7. R Mullarney, M Ranger, P J Marron, S D Saunders, J S Wishart, Wayne Hawkes, who trains Chautauqua in partnership with his P R Glover & S M George; B-F J Moses; T-Tony McEvoy; father John and brother Michael, told Racing.com Saturday he A$10,800. was concerned when the grey initially stalled in the closing Margins: 1HF, 3 1/4, HF. Odds: 5.50, 16.00, 10.00. stages of the Lightning. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com AToday was going to be his most vulnerable day--you=re soft, catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. you=re underdone,@ Hawkes said. AHe=s bigger and stronger than Weatherly put himself in the frame for some of Australia=s what he=s ever been. I reckon the thing that was a bit freaky was most important juvenile contests with a maiden-breaking win in the last 200 metres, how he ran those horses down. To mow Flemington=s Listed Talindert S. Saturday. Off a beat slow--as he those super horses down, that was one hell of an effort.@ was when sixth on debut in the Listed Blue Diamond Preview The Lightning is the first leg in the , and Jan. 26--Weatherly settled last of a small stands= side group of Chautauqua could travel abroad for a shot at another of that three up the Flemington straight. Shaken up by jockey Craig series= prizes--the G1 King=s Stand S. or G1 Diamond Jubilee S.-- Williams at halfway, the bay strode to the lead under a handride at Royal Ascot in June. Before that, however, his targets are and won by an eased-down 1 1/2 lengths over Conscious (Aus) likely to be the G1 Newmarket H. Mar. 12 and a title defense of (So You Think {NZ}). Weatherly is the lone horse currently the TJ Smith at The Championships Apr. 2. campaigned in Australia by Chilean Oussama Aboughazale of Chautauqua=s dam, the dual Group 1 winner Lovely Jubly, has Sumaya Stables, who was also a part-owner in the colt=s late sire a yearling filly by More Than Ready. Her foal by All Too Hard, Beneteau. Weatherly was shortened to as low as 9-1 in some (Aus) produced last year, died. markets for next weekend=s G1 Blue Diamond S., but would have to be supplemented to that contest, and may target the Mar. 19 G1 Golden Slipper instead. AWe=ll have to see, I=ll have to talk to the owner about that and CLICK HERE FOR subscription he=ll make that decision,@ trainer Paul Messara told Racing.com. AI know the owner generally doesn=t like backing up horses; IT=S FREE and ALWAYS that=s his general policy. From that aspect I=d say Sydney [is most WILL BE likely].@ Cont. p6 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 6 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

Intl Race Clubs Talindert S.-Listed Cont. Astern was making his second start, his first being a AHe showed a lot of class today--pure speed this horse,@ 2 1/2-length maiden Messara added. AHe=s pretty much untapped at the moment so win at Randwick it=s pretty exciting going forward.@ Dec. 5. Trainer John Messara also trained Beneteau to finish third in the 2010 Blue O=Shea confirmed Diamond. Beneteau died last January at Arrowfield Stud, leaving Astern would have just two crops, and was the country=s leading first-season sire his final Slipper prep last year. in the G2 Todman S. Williams said after the race, Ahe=s pretty exciting. He=s just got over the Slipper that x-factor, he could be special. He=s a beautiful-looking horse, distance of 1200 he=s got a great temperament and most importantly he=s got metres at Randwick great ability, so he=s exciting going forward. We=ve got decisions Mar. 5. Astern | Racing and Sports to make. No doubt that Paul, John and the owners over in Chile "You can see how will make the right decision for him. his ears pricked, he=s still learning and looking, but he seemed to Weatherly=s unraced dam, Luna Bella, is a full-sister to Hips be kidding too,@ trainer John O=Shea told Breednet.com.au after Don=t Lie (NZ), the dam of last year=s Blue Diamond and Golden Saturday=s win. "[Jockey ] had plenty up the Slipper third Lake Geneva (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). Luna Bella sleeve. It would be nice if he could get something to follow one produced a filly by Beneteau=s sire Redoute=s Choice (Aus) last day but at the moment he=s getting the job done and he=s in the year. race now. We=ll just go to the Todman in a couple of weeks and hope he has a nice day there, does everything right and see what it brings after that.@ Astern is currently the 9-1 third choice for the Slipper. Should he succeed there, he would be the second consecutive son of Darley shuttler Medaglia d=Oro to win the world=s richest juvenile race following Vancouver (Aus) last year. "He=s a quality colt and he=s learning his trade as he goes along and it=s a great testament to our team at Osborne [Park, Godolphin=s training centre] and our stallion Medaglia d=Oro,@ O=Shea added.

GOOD DAY FOR CHINA HORSE CLUB Members of the China Horse Club saw their colors carried to Weatherly | Sharon Chapman victory in two of the three group races at Rosehill Saturday by former Group 1 winners. The first to step out was 4-year-old filly First Seal (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), who defied a 10-month ASTERN PASSES SLIPPER TEST layoff to win the 1300-metre G2 Millie Fox S. The 2014 G1 Flight While the Australian Group 1 action was in Saturday, S. winner missed most of last year due to injury, but appeared to some equally enticing racing took place across the country at retain her ability when running out a three-quarter length Rosehill in Sydney, where Godolphin=s Astern (Aus) (Medaglia winner for trainer John Thompson. d=Oro) reaffirmed his position as a leading G1 Golden Slipper "[Jockey Blake [Shinn] and I sat down and had a chat about an contender with a win in the 1100-metre G2 Silver Slipper S. hour before the race and I just said, >don=t panic, just ride her to Getting up to lead shortly after the break, the bay cornered in hit the line, we know she=ll improve off the back of this run,=@ front and on the inside while his chief market rival Defcon (Aus) Thompson told Breednet.com.au. AAnd I=ve got to say I was (Choisir {Aus}) was hung wide. Defcon appeared poised to worried at the 800; I didn=t think we=d be that far back but they threaten Astern in the straight but was never able to get past his were getting along and she got it done--it was a good effort.@ rival=s shoulder, eventually finishing a half-length adrift. Cont. p7 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 7 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

Good Day for China Horse Club Cont. Saturday, Kyoto, Japan Next up was last season=s G1 winner Press KYOTO HIMBA S.-G3, -68,910,000, Kyoto, 2-20, 4yo/up, f, Statement (Aus) (Hinchinbrook {Aus}), who took the 1400 metre 1400mT, 1:22.90, sf. G2 Hobartville S. by 2 1/2 lengths first-up. Trainer Chris Waller 1--QUEENS RING (JPN), 123, f, 4, Manhattan Cafe (Jpn) told Breednet.com.au the bay would be seen next in the G1 1st Dam: Aqua Ring (Jpn), by Anabaa Randwick Guineas in two weeks. 2nd Dam: Sea Ring (Fr), by Bering (GB) "He=s a pretty special horse," Waller told the site. "He shows 3rd Dam: Blue River (Fr), by Riverman that at the start of his races and the end of his races. He=s come O-Chizu Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm; T-Keiji Yoshimura; J-Mirco back about 10 kilos heavier; he=s not fat, so that tells me he=s Demuro; -36,637,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Jpn, 9-4-1-0. strong. The Randwick Guineas is firmly in his sights next and Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick then we=ll go from there.@ Rating: C+. Both First Seal and Press Statement are owned by the China 2--Magic Time (Jpn), 119, m, 5, Heart=s Cry (Ire)--Time Will Tell Horse Club in partnerships. CHC Chairman Teo Ah Khing was at (Jpn), by Brian=s Time. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; Randwick to witness the wins. -14,182,000. 3--Win Primera (Jpn), 121, m, 6, Stay Gold (Jpn)--Erimo Pretty (Jpn), by Forty Niner. O-Win Inc; B-Big Red Farm; -9,091,000. Margins: NK, 1HF, 1. Odds: 3.70, 10.50, 5.10. Saturday, Tokyo, Japan Click for the JRA chart and video or the free Equineline.com DIAMOND S.-G3, -78,100,000, Tokyo, 2-20, 4yo/up, 3400mT, catalogue-style pedigree. 3:37.80, gd. 1--#@TWINKLE (JPN), 119, h, 5, by Stay Gold (Jpn) 1st Dam: Long Stardom (Jpn), by Northern Taste WERTHER STEPS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT 2nd Dam: Stroked, by Riverman by Alan Carasso 3rd Dam: Her B, by Time Tested In the span of just 70 days, Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) has O-Hiroshi Hatasa; B-Ito Farm; T-Kazuya Makita; J-Masaki made rapid progression in Hong Kong, and the much-ballyhooed Katsuura; -41,560,000. Lifetime Record: 28-5-5-4. Werk Nick import can cement his status atop this year=s Classic generation Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. in Sunday=s Hong Kong 2--Fame Game (Jpn), 129, h, 6, by Heart=s Cry (Jpn)--Hall of Classic Cup, the final Fame (Jpn), by Allez Milord. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern prep race for the Hong Farm; -16,160,000. Kong Derby a further 3--Fata Morgana (Jpn), 123, g, 8, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Tanino four weeks down the Mirage (Jpn), by Helissio (Fr). O-Carrot Farm; B-Manabu road. Koizumi; -10,080,000. Having arrived with Margins: 4, 5, 1 1/4. Odds: 5.80, 4.60, 13.20. lofty expectations--he Click for the JRA chart and video or the free Equineline.com was, after all, a Group catalogue-style pedigree. 2 winner in New Werther (near) just fails to catch Sun Zealand and Australia Jewellery in the Classic Mile | HKJC photo and runner-up in last year=s G1 Queensland Derby--Werther belied fat odds on his 1600-meter local bow Dec. 13 to score handsomely and lost no admirers last time, finding the line hard to be a close second to Sun Jewellery (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) in the Jan. 24 Hong Kong Classic Mile. While there are distance queries about that day=s winner, there are no such concerns where it comes to Werther, who will once again be put through his paces by Hugh Bowman. AIt=s been said that you only need a good miler to win the Derby here in Hong Kong, well I haven=t got a good miler I=ve got a good 1800/2000-metre horse. He=ll hit the line really strongly,@ trainer John Moore assured. Cont. p8 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 8 of 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2016

Werther Steps into Spotlight Cont. AHe=s a decent acquisition and I think he=s a horse that can go on after the Derby and compete in those Group 1 races like the QEII Cup. I think he might be one that could do Hong Kong proud.@ For a horse that has done as little wrong as Sun Jewellery, he certainly has his fair share of detractors and those voices will be even louder Sunday. The chestnut, once-beaten in six local appearances, dropped his seasonal comebacker Nov. 14, but also proved victorious on the International Races undercard before taking his spot in the Classic Mile. Hounded by those distance questions, he was a generous 8-1 in the first leg of the Triple Crown and won it well, though Werther was getting to him with every stride. Trainer John Size is philosophical as he approaches this nine-furlong assignment. ADistances are always a concern for horses that haven=t tried them before,@ said Size. AAlternatively, they haven=t failed at the distance either. If the horse hasn=t proved or disproved that they can=t run over the trip, then you may as well try.@ Blizzard (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}) is another hard-knocking member of this generation who will continue to chase the Derby dream until he convinces his connections that he cannot cope with these longer trips. Forced to carry top weight of 133 pounds in a Class 2 handicap over 1400 meters Dec. 27, he was far from disgraced behind a powerful run from Thewizardofoz (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) and he turned in yet another Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 4:05 p.m. honest effort in the HONG KONG CLASSIC CUP, HK$10,000,000 (US$1,285,103), 4yo, Classic Mile, 1800mT running on to finish PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER under two lengths 1 The Monarch (Ire) Verglas (Ire) Rawiller Fownes 2 Consort (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Soumillon Gibson behind Sun 3 Sun Jewellery (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Moore Size Jewellery. 4 McQueen (NZ) Alamosa (NZ) Schofield D Cruz Giovanni 5 White Magic (Ire) Aussie Rules Whyte Moore Canaletto (Ire) 6 Werther (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Bowman Moore (Galileo {Ire}), 7 California Disegno (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Callan A Cruz fourth to Golden 8 Green Dispatch War Front Chadwick A Cruz Giovanni Canaletto | Racing Post Horn (GB) (Cape 9 Giovanni Canaletto (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Moreira A Cruz Cross {Ire}) in the 10 Blizzard (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) Mosse Yiu G1 Epsom Derby and third in the Irish equivalent, touched 100-1 11 Friends of Ka Ying (Aus) Al Maher (Aus) Purton Yung in the Classic Mile off some lacklustre trials, but he finished with 12 Eastern Express (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Teetan Size credit in sixth. He will benefit from Sunday=s added real estate All carry 126 pounds. Click for the HKJC form guide. and from Joao Moreira taking over at the controls. Eastern Express (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) has the distinction of already being a winner over the Derby distance of 2000 meters, having earned his way into this with a 3/4-length success in Class 3 Jan. 31. He=ll need to find further improvement to prove he can mix it with these much heavier hitters off a rating of 81, some 29 points inferior to Sun Jewellery.

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BELATED >VALENTINE= BLOWS UP FG TOTE GUN RUNNER HITS THE She arrived six days late, but Venus TARGET IN RISEN STAR Valentine (Congrats), completely ignored at 74-1 in the GII Rachel Alexandra S., flew home up the rail from last to first to pull off a shocker Saturday at Fair Grounds. AThey told me she was a longshot today, but she was doing really good and to just let her run her race,@ said jockey Corey Lanerie. Midnight On Oconee (Midnight Lute) was second, while Shaken (Uncle Mo) checked in third. Odds-on favorite Lou Hodges Stageplay (Curlin) faded to fifth after Photography threatening at the top of the lane. Cont. p4

Gun Runner (white cap) holds off Forevamo Lou Hodges Photography CHAUTAUQUA WINS THE LIGHTNING Chautauqua (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) wins the Winchell Thoroughbreds and Three Chimneys Farm=s Gun G1 Lightning S. the same day Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) parlayed a perfect trip into a Genereux {GB}) is commemorated at Flemington. promising victory in Saturday=s GII Risen Star S. at Fair Grounds. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Off at 5-1 making his first start since a fourth-place finish in Churchill=s Nov. 28 GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. behind race favorite Airoforce (Colonel John); subsequent GI Los Alamitos Futurity hero Mor Spirit (Eskendereya); and next-out GIII LeComte S. victor Mo Tom (Uncle Mo), the chestnut gained a foothold at the rail to stalk from third behind solid splits of :22.95 and :46.38. He came off the inside to tackle the pacesetter into the lane, collared him in midstretch, and kept on finding under energetic Florent Geroux encouragement to hold off longshot Forevamo (Uncle Mo) by a half-length. Mo Tom was hampered badly by a rival in midstretch, but ran on resolutely to finish a fast-charging third despite getting a cut on his leg. Airoforce faded to 10th. AHe's a very nice horse,@ offered winning conditioner Steve Asmussen. AWe're very lucky to have him. I thought Florent gave him a beautiful trip with how the track was playing. He's shown talent the whole time and it's definitely good to see him in the winner's circle in a race like this.@ The win capped a Asweet@ day for sire Candy Ride, who was also responsible for GIII Fair Grounds H. winner Chocolate Ride and GIII Mineshaft H. runner-up Eagle. Cont. p3 ASHLAND STAKES-G1 BELMONT STAKES-G1 BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC-G1 BC JUVENILE FILLIES-G1 CLARK HANDICAP.-G1 FLORIDA DERBY-G1 HOLLYWOOD FUTURITY-G1 SANTA ANITA DERBY-G1 SPINSTER STAKES-G1 TRAVERS STAKES-G1

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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GII RISEN STAR S. AThat's the dream, right--the Kentucky Derby,@ said co-owner Ron Winchell. AHe's been highly anticipated and a quality horse. Right now the [GII Louisiana Derby Mar. 26] is the plan.@ Gun Runner is the first foal out of a graded stakes-winning half-sister to Horse of the Year Saint Liam (Saint Ballado) who Ben Leon purchased for $3 million out of the Ned Evans dispersal at KEENOV 2011. She produced a Malibu Moon filly in 2014, a Tapit filly in 2015 and was bred back to Tapit last year.

Risen Star S. cont. AHe's a very nice horse,@ Geroux said. AI've really liked him since the first time I was on his back a few weeks ago working in the morning. He's super athletic. I was very confident. I wanted to make sure I saved some ground. Earlier I got beat [with fellow Asmussen trainee Stageplay in the GII Rachel Alexandra S.] and was stuck going wide the whole way. It looked like the track was playing a little bit more inside-favoring. I kept him down there until I asked him to go and he ran a great race.@ Gun Runner overcame a slow pace to don cap and gown at first asking going a flat mile at Churchill Sept. 11, and bested an allowance group that included last Saturday=s GIII Sam F. Davis S. runner-up Rafting (Tapit) at Keeneland Oct. 17. He probably hit the lead too soon in the Kentucky Jockey Club, but had been working well locally in the interim for his sophomore bow. Lou Hodges Photography HEADLINE NEWS $ PAGE 4 OF 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY $ FEB. 21, 2016

Saturday, Fair Grounds VETERANS FORD RISEN STAR S.-GII, $400,000, FG, 2-20, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:43.94, ft. 1--#@GUN RUNNER, 116, c, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg) 1st Dam: Quiet Giant (GSW, $405,389), by Giant's Causeway 2nd Dam: Quiet Dance, by Quiet American 3rd Dam: Misty Dancer, by Lyphard O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm; B-Besilu Stables, LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Florent Geroux. $240,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $306,920. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. nbs graduate

2--Forevamo, 120, c, 3, Uncle Mo--Candlelightdinner, by Slew Gin Fizz. ($320,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR). O-Brittlyn Stable Inc.; B-Ocala Stud (FL); T-Albert M. Stall Jr. $80,000. 3--Mo Tom, 120, c, 3, Uncle Mo--Caroni, by Rubiano. ($150,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-G M B Racing; B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss. $40,000. Margins: HF, 1, 3/4. Odds: 5.10, 40.60, 2.90. Also Ran: Candy My Boy, Zapperini, In Equality, Tom's Ready, Its All Relevant, Bistraya, Airoforce, Uncle Walter. Scratched: 2--Midnight On Oconee, 116, f, 3, Midnight Lute--Just Fabulous, Laoban, Dolphus. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the by Include. ($60,000 RNA Ylg '14 FTKOCT). O/B-Cottonwood TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style Stables LLC (KY); T-J. Larry Jones. $40,000. pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Raised at Brookdale for Cottonwood Stables, LLC

3--Shaken, 116, f, 3, Uncle Mo--Seattle Shimmer, by Seattle Slew. ($190,000 Ylg '14 KEEJAN; $80,000 2yo '15 FTKHRA). Saturday, Fair Grounds Race Course O/B-Mark Stansell (KY); T-Michael Stidham. $20,000. TWINSPIRES.COM RACHEL ALEXANDRA S.-GII, $200,000, FG, Broken & Trained at Southern Chase Farm 2-20, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:45.24, ft. Margins: 1, HF, NK. Odds: 74.20, 8.40, 7.70. 1--#@VENUS VALENTINE, 116, f, 3, by Congrats Also Ran: Royal Obsession, Stageplay, Lovable Lyss, 1st Dam: Valentine Fever (SW & GSP, $229,361), Finley'sluckycharm, Lemon Drop Belle, Forever Darling. by Stormin Fever Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free 2nd Dam: Betshe Hath a Way, by Gilded Time Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by 3rd Dam: Rambuckus, by Bold Ruckus Fasig-Tipton. ($140,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP). O/B-Rosemont Farm LLC (KY); A debut winner at Ellis last July, Venus Valentine was fourth in T-Thomas M. Amoss; J-Corey J. Lanerie. $120,000. Lifetime the Arlington-Washington Lassie in August before hitting the Record: 5-2-0-0, $145,185. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple bench. She returned to finish fifth behind Midnight On Oconee Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. in a sloppy local optional claimer over six panels Nov. 21, and was a late-on-the-scene fourth last time in an about-one-mile grass affair Jan. 8. Cont. p5 HEADLINE NEWS $ PAGE 5 OF 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY $ FEB. 21, 2016

Completely outrun as they dueled up front through splits of Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free :23.02 and :46.33, the longshot hugged the rail turning for home Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by and kept on coming when Midnight On Oconee found herself Fasig-Tipton. out of gas as the line loomed. A maiden, but placed four times from six starts for trainer AShe=s been a bit of a guessing game,@ admitted trainer Tom George Papaprodromou, Paulina=s Love annexed her first two Amoss. AShe won her first start for us and we knew she had appearances for this outfit over this track and trip last sprint, great raw talent. She then was a very good third behind Prize Exhibit (GB) was tying up and (Showcasing {GB}) when trying graded company for the first cramping up a lot time in the GII San Clemente H. at Del Mar July 19. Seventh after muscle-wise. We setting the early pace in solved this problemY the GI Del Mar Oaks the we felt she had a real following month, the chance based on how flashy chestnut got she was coming into the race.@ blinkers off and was narrowly defeated in The winner=s dam Hodges Photography was a multiple stakes the course-and- winner at three in 2008 before completing the exacta in the GIII distance GIII Autumn Bourbonette Oaks. Valentine Fever produced a City Zip filly in Miss S. Oct. 17 and 2014 and a Trappe Shot filly in 2015. She was bred back to closed out a successful Paulina=s Love | Benoit photo Liaison. sophomore season with Click here for Ben Massam=s interview with Tom Amoss from a 3 1/2-length success in a second-level allowance with a earlier this week. $62,500 claiming option Dec. 30. Armed with a pair of black- type works heading into this 4-year-old reappearance, Paulina=s Love was crushed at the windows and took care of business despite an awkward wide post. Saturday, Santa Anita Park Paulina=s Love, a shade fractious pre-start, pinged the gates BUENA VISTA S.-GII, $202,070, SA, 2-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, and led for the opening couple of strides, but Gary Stevens was 1:36.06, gd. content to allow longshot Moanin (Fr) (Medicean {GB}) do the 1--#@PAULINA'S LOVE, 120, f, 4, by Mizzen Mast heavy lifting and tucked Paulina=s Love into the perfect spot just 1st Dam: Electric Cove, by Spinning World behind the speed and just inside of Theatre Star (War Front). 2nd Dam: Electric Talent, by Capote Her Emmynency (Successful Appeal), having her first run since 3rd Dam: Catch On Quick, by Smarten winning the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup in October, ($100,000 2yo '14 OBSAPR). O-KM Racing Enterprise, Inc. & stalked the leading trio from fourth. Guided away from the Head of Plains Partners LLC; B-Jason Hall (LA); T-Richard inside for a clear shot at the longshot leader, Paulina=s Love Baltas; J-Gary L. Stevens. $120,000. Lifetime Record: 13-4-3-3, claimed Moanin with ease nearing the stretch, but Her $304,990. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Emmynency keeping the pressure on to her outside, while Werk Nick Rating: C. defending champ Keri Belle and Stormy Lucy were hitting their 2--Stormy Lucy, 124, m, 7, Stormy Atlantic--Here Comes best stride. Nursed along hands-and-heels into the final furlong, Lucinda, by Dixieland Band. ($24,000 2yo '11 BARMAY). Paulina=s Love put about a length on her rivals and got home in O-Steve Moger; B-Mercedes Stables LLC (KY); T-Ed Moger, Jr. the nick of time as Stormy Lucy closed off well. $40,000. AShe=s special at this distance and even better when she gets a little time between races like we did here,@ commented David 3--Keri Belle, 120, m, 6, Empire Maker--Belleski, by Polish Meah, assistant to trainer Richard Baltas. ASeven, eight weeks is Numbers. O/B-Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss (KY); T-John A. a huge thing for her. Four or five weeks, she doesn=t fire like Shirreffs. $24,000. this, but seven, eight weeks and she can fire. She had a perfect Margins: NK, 1 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 3.80, 3.50, 6.40. trip. I didn=t expect Flavien [Prat on Moanin] to go out like that, Also Ran: Her Emmynency, Nashoba's Gold, Prize Exhibit (GB), but it=s OK. We came home in front and that=s all that matters at Theatre Star, Smoove It, Lutine Belle, Stylish in Black, Moanin the end of the day.@ (Fr). Scratched: Minks Aprise, Chocolatier (Fr), Glory. Leading Sire for two years in a row

There are 7 colts by Tapit being offered at Fasig-Tipton Calder. one of them may become another one of Tapit’s Grade 1-winning colts. Frosted (G1) Tonalist (G1) Tapizar (G1) Grade 1-winning Multi-Millionaire Constitution (G1) Frosted hansen (g1) ring Weekend (g1) testa matta (g1)

Hips 23, 42, 72, 101, 125, 130, and 131

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Saturday, Fair Grounds MINESHAFT H.-GIII, $125,000, FG, 2-20, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.86, ft. 1--MAJESTIC HARBOR, 117, h, 8, by Rockport Harbor 1st Dam: Champagne Royale (MSP), by French Deputy 2nd Dam: All Tanked Up, by Tank's Prospect 3rd Dam: All Week End, by Al Hattab ($20,000 Ylg '09 KEESEP). O-Gallant Stable; B-Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY); T-Paul J. McGee; J-Corey J. Lanerie. $82,500. Lifetime Record: GISW, 39-9-8-6, $990,254. *1/2 to Danza (Street Boss), GISW, $866,428. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus.*.

CO-BRED, FOALED & RAISED by Brandywine Farm (Jim & Pam Robinson) 2--Eagle, 120, c, 4, Candy Ride (Arg)--Sea Gull, by Mineshaft. O/B-W. S. Farish (KY); T-Neil J. Howard. $25,000. LANE’S END Bred & Raised

3--Point Piper, 118, h, 6, Giant=s Causeway--Imagine (Ire), by Sadler's Wells. ($80,000 3yo '13 FTKHRA). O-Jerry Hollendorfer, Daniel J. Gatto, Tim Russo, et al.; B-Barronstown Stud (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer. $12,500.

Margins: HD, 2, 2 1/4. Odds: 6.50, 2.00, 5.50. Transferred back to Paul McGee before finishing seventh in Also Ran: International Star. Scratched: Jessica's Star. this race 12 months ago, Majestic Harbor annexed rained-off Click for Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree, allowances at Keeneland and Churchill in April before heading Equibase.com chart or TJCIS PPs. Video, sponsored by Fasig- back to stakes company. Second in Parx=s GIII Greenwood Cup Tipton. four starts later in September, he filled the same slot in Majestic Harbor, an upset winner of the GI Gold Cup at Santa Keeneland=s GII Marathon S. Oct. 30 and checked in third in the Anita in 2014 while trained by Mike McCarthy, snapped a seven- GI Hawthorne Gold Cup H. Nov. 28. He finished fifth--but was race winless streak as the longest shot on the board in this four- promoted to fourth by the stewards after being cut off--behind horse affair. Emerging with the lead into the first turn, the International Star and Eagle in the track-and-trip Louisiana S. veteran settled into an easy beat, but faced a stern test from Jan. 16. Eagle as noses pointed for home. Calling on all he had, he dug AWith as bad of a trip as he had last time, I was worried, but he deep and was never headed in the run to the line. Odds-on breezed so well out of that race,@ McGee offered. AHe=s been International Star (Fusaichi touting himself the last couple weeks, so we figured we would Pegasus) attempted a mild come back in this race.@ bid in upper stretch before The winner=s dam, who is also responsible for 2014 faltering. GI Arkansas Derby upsetter Danza, produced a Shackleford filly AI figured I was the only in 2014 and an Eskendereya filly in 2015. She was bred back to speed, but he did break a Tapit. little slow today and it took him a few strides to get himself together,@ noted winning rider Corey Lanerie. AI just let him do his thing. Majestic Harbor (inside) fends off Once he got up front he was Eagle | Lou Hodges Photography comfortable and he gave me what he had. He has a great deal of heart and was very gutsy.@ HEADLINE NEWS $ PAGE 7 OF 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY $ FEB. 21, 2016

Saturday, Fair Grounds furlong and was always holding sway in the run to the wire. FAIR GROUNDS H.-GIII, $125,000, FG, 2-20, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, Roman Approval closed well to touch Departing out of second. 1:49.31, fm. The winner has a 2-year-old half-brother by Smart Strike and a 1--CHOCOLATE RIDE, 123, g, 6, by Candy Ride (Arg) yearling half-sister by Arch. Heatherdoesntbluff is presently 1st Dam: Heatherdoesntbluff, by Old Trieste carrying to More Than Ready. 2nd Dam: Michigan Bluff, by Skywalker Chocolate Ride will make his next start in defense of his Muniz 3rd Dam: Middlefork Rapids, by Wild Again title on the Louisiana Derby undercard Mar. 26, trainer Brad Cox ($260,000 Ylg '11 KEESEP). O-Wentworth Brochu LLC; B-Brian confirmed. Kahn (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Florent Geroux. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 16-7-2-2, $521,191. *1/2 to Killer Graces (Congaree), SAN FELIPE HOPEFULS WORK GISW, $451,907. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. A pair of sophomores aiming for the GII San Felipe S. at Santa Werk Nick Rating: A+. Anita Mar. 12 worked in Arcadia Saturday morning. Danzing Candy (Twirling Candy), who earned >TDN Rising Star= status for 2--Roman Approval, 118, h, 5, Roman Ruler--Highest Approval, a 5 3/4-length allowance tally Feb. 4, covered five panels in by High Fly. ($13,000 Wlg '11 KEENOV; $35,000 2yo '13 1:00.20 (13/91) under Hall of Famer Mike Smith. AIt was a OBSAPR). O-Three Diamonds Farm; B-Glencrest Farm LLC & perfect work,@ said trainer Cliff Sise Jr. AHe just galloped. Mike Fox-Straus (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. $25,000. was very happy with him.@ i i FOUR STAR SALES GRADUATE i i Uncle Lino (Uncle Mo), a game second in the GII Robert B. 3--Departing, 121, g, 6, War Front--Leave, by Pulpit. Lewis S. Feb. 6, drilled four furlongs in :47.80 (7/89). AIt was O/B-Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneider (KY); T-Albert M. probably the best work he=s ever had by himself,@ conditioner Stall Jr. $12,500. Gary Sherlock said.

Margins: 3/4, 1, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.30, 3.10, 3.20. Also Ran: String King, Pumpkin Rumble, Same As, Blarp, Wireless Future, Potomac River. Click for Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree, Equibase.com chart or TJCIS PPs. Video, sponsored VORTICITY REBEL BOUND by Fasig-Tipton. Matthew Schera=s Vorticity (Distorted Humor) is expected to Horse for course Chocolate Ride took his record over the Stall- make his next start in Oaklawn=s $900,000 GII Rebel S. Mar. 19. Wilson turf course to six wins and a second from seven tries, A winner of Laurel=s seven-panel Marylander S. Dec. 5, the leading every step of the way to successfully defend his title in $220,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile buy was runner-up in this event. Aqueduct=s GIII Jerome S. Jan. 2 and GIII Withers S. Jan. 30. AHe=s Claimed by these connections for $40,000 out of a third-place run his best race, we think, on the outer track at Aqueduct,@ effort over the Churchill main track in November 2014, the bay trainer Chuck Lawrence said, referring to a 2 3/4-length had made seven of his last eight appearances on the grass and graduation score in Ozone Park Nov. 8. AThe inner track=s been followed up his 1 3/4-length score in this event with a front- deeper. The outer track is similar to [Oaklawn] down there running defeat of Slumber (GB) (Cacique {Ire}) in the GII Mervin towards the end of March.@ Muniz Memorial H. last March. Unable to find the lead in Churchill=s GI Turf Classic in May, Chocolate Ride faded to eighth and got a break, returning to annex a key allowance test over this track Nov. 27. He was exiting a 3/4-length tally over Roman Approval in the GIII Col. E. R. Bradley H. Jan. 16 and was expected to continue his winning ways here. Part of the early vanguard, Chocolate Ride got a bit of rein from the in-form Florent Geroux and edged to the front passing under the line for the first time, with Departing close in tow. Gun Runner (Candy Ride {Arg}) fires Well-rated on the engine by the Frenchman, Chocolate Ride fresh in the GII Risen Star S. pinched a break and had Departing hard at it entering the final HEADLINE NEWS $ PAGE 8 OF 8 $ THETDN.COM SUNDAY $ FEB. 21, 2016

TAPIT=S LANI PREPS FOR UAE DERBY AT TOKYO by Alan Carasso Yoko Maeda=s Lani (Tapit), a winner in two of his three appearances over Japanese dirt tracks, preps for a potential start in the G2 UAE Derby in Sunday=s -34.6 million (US$307,177) Hyacinth S. at Tokyo Racecourse. Bred in Kentucky by the Maedas= North Hills Co. Ltd., the son of G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) victrix Heavenly Romance

Lani | jbis.jp (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) finished runner-up in the Hanshin mud at second asking before graduating by 3 1/2 lengths over a dry Kyoto strip Nov. 22. Returned on just six days= rest, the gray colt overcame the 15 hole to best Ocean View (Jpn) (Mayano Top Gun {Jpn}) and Meiner Bashara (Jpn) (Sinister Minister) in the Cattleya Sho, a non black-type event over Sunday=s course and distance. Current plans call for Lani to press on to Meydan for the $2-million UAE Derby Mar. 26, a race in which 2015 Hyacinth S. hero Golden Barows--another son of Tapit--was a distant third behind Mubtaahij (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}). From there, connections are reportedly eager to consider a run in the GI Kentucky Derby, or, should he fail to earn the requisite number of points, the GI Belmont S. with a prep in the GII Peter Pan S. To be ridden by Yutaka Take, Lani has drawn gate six in a field of 14 for the Hyacinth S., with post time set for approximately 12:25 a.m. ET. Among the competition are Regalo (Jpn) (Bernardini), a son of U.S. GISW Santa Teresita (Lemon Drop Kid); and two-time winner Tocco di Luce (Uncle Mo).

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REGIONAL REPORT Sunday • February 21, 2016 5th-AQU, $69,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 2-20, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:43.82, ft. ZAMBIAN DREAM (CHI) (h, 5, Morning Raider {Ire}--Zubaida Saturday’s Results: {Chi}, by Doneraile Court), a stakes winner in his native Chile FRANKLIN SQUARE S., $118,750, AQU, 2-20, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, and twice Classic placed there including the G1 El Ensayo MEGA 1:11.15, ft. Chilean Derby on Halloween in 2014 in his final appearance for 1--#CLIPTHECOUPONANNIE, 118, f, 3, by Uncle Mo trainer Jorge Inda Meyer brought stateside last year. Third in his 1st Dam: Lights Off Annie (MSW, $209,671), by Freud second U.S. start going 1 3/16 miles at the Spa Aug. 22, he 2nd Dam: The Midnightrobber, by Talinum missed by a neck when the bridesmaid in his dirt bow at 3rd Dam: Martha Moonshine, by Pumpkin Moonshine Keeneland Oct. 11. Off the board in two more 2015 runs when O/B-Repole Stables LLC (NY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Irad Ortiz. seventh in the GII Marathon S. going 1 3/4 miles there on $75,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $142,200. Breeders’ Cup Friday Oct. 30 and a muddy fourth-place effort in Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm an optional claimer at Gulfstream Park Jan. 17, Zambian Dream was off as the slight 2-1 second-choice. Tracking the leading duo into the clubhouse turn from a distant third, the 5-year-old 2--Frosty Margarita, 122, f, 3, Frost Giant--Mango Margarita, by entire rated patiently as Integrity (Hard Spun) scampered away Not For Love. O/B-Gabrielle Farm (NY); T-Rudy R. Rodriguez. from the field to a nine-length lead at the half-mile pole. Revved $25,000. up after six panels in 1:11.18, Zambian Dream inherited second- Broken and Trained by Tristan & Valery de Meric place duties as Integrity tired badly in upper stretch and inched 3--Wonderment, 122, f, 3, Cosmonaut--A Wonder She Is, by past new leader Cerro (Ire) (Mr. Greeley) in the shadow of the Three Wonders. ($24,000 Wlg '13 FTNMIX; $47,000 RNA Ylg wire to win by a half-length. The winner is a half to Zambitamba '14 SARAUG). O-Magdalena Racing (Sherri McPeek) & Chris (Chi) (The Mighty Tiger), GSW & MG1SP-Chi. Lifetime Record: Sterbenz; B-Michael Landers (NY); T-Kenneth McPeek. $12,500. MG1SP-Chi, 12-3-3-2, $122,511. Click for the Equibase.com Baccari Bloodstock Purchase chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Margins: HF, 5, 15. Odds: 0.55, 2.30, 3.35. O-Sumaya U.S. Stable; B-Haras Sumaya (CHI); T-Todd Pletcher. Also Ran: Red Atlantic. Scratched: Stones of Navarone, Absatootly. Clipthecouponannie provided her successful young sire with an 6th-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 1m, 1:38.47, ft. eighth black-type winner with a never-say-die victory at CADEYRN (c, 3, Malibu Moon--Dream Street, by Tale of the Aqueduct. Drawn on the rail in a scratched-down field of four, Cat) finished third in his career bow sprinting over the main the bay looked to bobble slightly at the off, but was quickly track here Nov. 21 and missed by just a neck when stretched out battling on a good pace just to the inside of fellow undefeated to 1 1/16 miles over the inner Dec. 13. A well-beaten third Wonderment as Frosty Margarita was only too happy to allow behind a “TDN Rising Star” performance from My Man Sam things to proceed ahead of her. Clipthecouponannie won the (Trappe Shot) here Jan. 31, he entered off a best-of-61 half-mile pace battle as Wonderment dropped away, but Frosty Margarita in :49 over the Belmont training track Feb. 12 and was favored loomed up three deep with every chance at the head of the at 9-5 while adding blinkers this time around. Seizing the early lane. The duo matched strides deep into the final furlong, but advantage, the dark bay loped along on an unpressured lead Clipthecouponannie determinedly clawed her way past Frosty through leisurely early splits and rolled clear in the lane to earn Margarita in the dying strides to score. Winning owner Mike his diploma in style with an 11-length success. You Had Me at Repole told NYRA’s Richard Migliore post-race that the winner Halo (Summer Bird) was the runner-up. The winner’s year older would likely be pointed for the nine-furlong GII Gazelle S. Apr. 9. half-sister Lassofthemohicans (Indian Charlie) completed the A debut winner over 5 1/2 furlongs here Dec. 20, a race from exacta in last term’s GII Forward Gal S. He also has a 2-year-old which the next three home all graduated in their subsequent half-sister by Uncle Mo and a yearling half-sister by Super Saver. appearances, Clipthecouponannie was a dime on the dollar Cadeyrn’s dam, who is currently in foal to Tiznow, is a half-sister when reporting home a clear five-length winner of a to two-time champion sprinter Housebuster (Mt. Livermore). course-and-distance allowance Jan. 28. Her dam, who carried Sales history: $265,000 Ylg '14 FTKOCT; $300,000 RNA 2yo '15 the Repole silks to a trio of stakes wins, has a juvenile colt by FTFMAR; $160,000 2yo '15 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-2, Repole’s GI Cigar Mile hero Stay Thirsty and a yearling colt by $60,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored fellow Repole colorbearer Overanalyze. She is currently back in by Fasig-Tipton. foal to Uncle Mo. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, O-Tom O'Grady; B-T. F. VanMeter, Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. & Fox Strauss (KY); T-Jeremiah C. Englehart.

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4th-AQU, $55,000, (S), Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 6f, 1:12.07, ft. She shot up a seam along the inside into contention, angled to ARAGONITE (c, 3, City Zip--We There Yet, by Ecton Park), third More Royalty’s outside and dashed past that foe for her first in his sprint debut here Nov. 21, finished off the board in his stakes victory. The race was marred when Brandy’s Girl (Posse) next two starts at extended distances Dec. 30 and Feb. 6, brushed with leader More Royalty and fell in upper stretch, respectively. Breaking outwardly, the 5-2 shot was straightened unseating rider Rafael Hernandez. Kandoo (Kantharos), with Joel out by pilot Irad Ortiz, Jr. and tucked in to track from fifth early. Rosario aboard, also fell, while Hi Holiday (Harlan’s Holiday) Swung out three wide turning for home, the chestnut took swerved to avoid the downed horses and tossed Edgard Zayas. control in mid-stretch and kicked clear late to win by two My Dear Valenzuela (Wildcat Heir) was pulled up by Luis Saez lengths over Brooklyn Major (Girolamo). Sales history: $47,000 after tripping over Brandy’s Girl as that one got up. Hernandez RNA Wlg '13 KEENOV; $100,000 Ylg '14 FTSAUG. Lifetime and Rosario were sent to Memorial Regional Hospital for Record: 4-1-0-1, $40,517. Click for the Equibase.com chart or observations. Kandoo was euthanized. “I got a very good trip,” said Jose Lezcano of Cash Back, who avoided the spill. “She’s a VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. nice filly. She didn’t have the speed right from the gate, but she O-William Punk Jr. & Philip DiLeo; B-Dr. & Mrs. A. Leonard was sitting in a very good spot and when I asked her to go she Pineau (NY); T-David G. Donk. went on. I think the grass was a little firmer than she likes. I stayed and waited for something to open and when it did, she came running.” Hidden Assets foaled a colt by Broken Vow in 2015 and was bred back to Proud Citizen. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

Saturday’s Results: MELODY OF COLORS S., $75,000, GP, 2-20, 3yo, f, 5fT, :58.92, fm. 1--#CASH BACK, 116, f, 3, by Congrats 1st Dam: Hidden Assets (GSW, $298,313), by Mt. Livermore 2nd Dam: Silken Ripples, by Roberto 3rd Dam: Minnetonka, by Chieftain O-Richard & Bertram Klein; B-Bert, Elaine & Richard Klein (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Jose Lezcano. $45,105. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $90,105. *1/2 to Due Date (El Prado {Ire}), MSW & MGSP, $276,788; Country Day (Speightstown), MSW & MGSP, $503,829; Good Deed (Broken Vow), MSW & GSP, $385,353; and Cash Control (Pioneerof the Nile), MSW & GSP, $245,700. Foaled & Raised at Clarkland Farm for the Klein family Cash Back | A. Coglianese 2--More Royalty, 116, f, 3, More Than Ready--Royal Ancestry, by Distorted Humor. O-Donald R. Dizney. B-Dizney Double PELICAN S., $62,000, TAM, 2-20, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:09.96, ft. Diamond LLC (FL); T-Ralph E. Nicks. $14,550. 1--BARBADOS, 118, c, 4, Speightstown--Northern Station (SW, $181,680), by Street Cry (Ire). ($160,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP; 3--Dad's Kiddo, 116, f, 3, Proud Citizen--I'm Daddy's Girl, by $230,000 2yo '14 KEEAPR; $340,000 2yo ‘14 KEENOV). Doneraile Court. ($65,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-PTK, LLC; B-Arthur O-Suzanne Stables; B-Tommy Town Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY); St. George & James Bredin (KY); T-Dane Kobiskie. $7,275. T-Michael A. Tomlinson; J-Victor Lebron. $36,000. Lifetime Record: GSW, 11-4-3-1, $352,220. Margins: 1 3/4, 4 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 0.70, 5.90, 25.30. Also Ran: Blushing Humor, My Dear Venezuela, Hi Holiday, 2--Normandy Crossing, 118, h, 5, English Channel--Donamour, Kandoo, Brandy's Girl. by Langfuhr. O-Thea & Wilson Green; B-Gwynedd Stable & Breaking her maiden over the Fair Grounds lawn at first asking Woodard Stable (KY); T-Joe Woodard. $12,000. Dec. 3, Cash Back added an optional claimer there Jan. 14 and 3--Street Spice, 116, g, 6, Street Sense--Allspice, by Coronado's was the short-priced favorite in this stakes debut. Just behind Quest. O/B-Jim Tafel LLC (KY); T-Carl A. Nafzger. $6,000. the speed as More Royalty showed the way through a :22.71 Margins: 1, HF, 3/4. Odds: 1.40, 24.40, 25.30. opening quarter, the chestnut was poised to pounce as the field Also Ran: Fast Flying Rumor, El Grande Rojo, Big Legacy, Score entered the straight. One, Tiger Tank. Scratched: My Johnny Be Good. Write Out p3 Regional Report • PAGE 3 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • February 21, 2016

Pelican S. cont. responded readily, leveling off nicely down the lane to win by Plucked out of the 2014 KEENOV sale as a juvenile for four lengths. Equine Perfection (Pulpit) got the better of $340,000 by these connections after running out a five-length Singleton for place honors. So Sharp, from the extended family winner in the slop at Keeneland for Kellyn Gorder and WinStar of GI Los Alamitos Futurity winner and GI Kentucky Derby Farm that October, Barbados promptly rattled off two more runner-up Firing Line (Line of David), as well as GII Dwyer S. hero wins--the latter the GIII Hutcheson S. at Gulfstream Park last Mint Lane (Maria’s Mon), was bred back to Alpha. Sales history: January. He hit the board in three more graded stakes in 2015, $35,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $220,000 2yo '15 OBSAPR. Lifetime including a runner-up effort to Eclipse champion sprinter Record: 3-1-1-0, $32,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or Runhappy (Super Saver) in the GIII Phoenix S. back in the VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Keeneland slop Oct. 2 three starts later, then finished 12th in O-Gelfenstein Farm; B-Cloyce C. Clark (KY); T-Jorge Navarro. the GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint to end his season on Halloween. Consigned by de Meric Sales Taking the lion’s share of the market in this return, Barbados SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations settled in midpack early, but was forced to take back after almost running up over the top of rivals in the vanguard. Making 9th-GP, $40,000, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 1mT, 1:38.50, fm. his bid for the lead on the final bend, he was fanned six wide MONTAUK MAN (g, 3, Giant’s Causeway--Liberty Flag, by and showed a sharp turn of foot to blast past the field and win Kingmambo), off the board in a turf sprint at Belmont Nov. 1, going away. Northern Station foaled a colt by Eskendereya in finished a well-beaten seventh when dropped in for $75,000 in a 2015 and was bred back to Tiznow. Click for the Equibase.com muddy off-the-turfer at the Big A Dec. 3. Improving to third chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. going 7 1/2 panels over this course Jan. 9, the gelding was given a 4-1 chance while removing the blinkers for this try. Tracking 3rd-GP, $39,200, Alw, 2-20, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 7f, 1:22.59, ft. from fourth early, the bay launched a three-wide bid turning for DEEP SEA (c, 4, Mineshaft--Bonita Donita, by Fusaichi Pegasus), home and collared Turf Commander (Kitten’s Joy) late to win by a debut second after pressing the pace beneath the Twin Spires a neck. Godolphin’s $850,000 KEESEP purchase Travis County Nov. 19, donned cap and gown by 4 3/4 lengths when switched (Tapit), a full-brother to GSW “TDN Rising Star” Cassatt, was to this surface in his 4-year-old bow Jan. 7. The $220,000 KEESEP scratched. Sales history: $70,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $100,000 2yo yearling engaged in an early tussle and faded to fifth in a first- '15 FTFMAR. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1, $27,665. Click for the level allowance here Jan. 31 and was .80 cents on the dollar to Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. regain the winning thread. In a close-up fourth just behind the O-Chris Fountoukis; B-Caldara Farm Inc. (KY); T-John C. Kimmel. first flight through a half in :45.51, Deep Sea enjoyed a ground- LANE’S END Foaled, Raised & Sold saving trip until asked by Jose Lezcano. Angled three off the fence and splitting horses in upper stretch, the favorite found clear running up the center of the track and ground home a half- 7th-TAM, $20,000, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 1mT, 1:36.99, fm. length to the good of brief leader We’re All Set (With +AQUAPHOBIA (c, 3, Giant’s Causeway--Pussycat Doll {MGISW, Distinction). The winner’s dam, from the same family as MGSW $797,183}, by Real Quiet) bided his time in a ground-saving and GISP Good and Tough (Carson City), was covered by Hard seventh through opening splits of :24.44 and :49.03 and was Spun in 2015. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $55,780. Click for the shuffled back to last on the backstretch. Way out in the center Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. of the course turning for home, the 8-1 shot swiftly picked off O-Richard C. Pell; B-Dixiana Farms LLC (KY); T-Mark E. Casse. rivals while running three-wide in the lane and charged home to LANE’S END Sales Graduate a decisive one-length victory over Mister Nofty (Scat Daddy). The winner’s dam Pussycat Doll, winner of the 2005 GI La Brea 4th-GP, $40,000, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 1m, 1:35.98, ft. S., 2006 GI Humana Distaff H. and 2007 GI Santa Monica H. for SHARP AZTECA (c, 3, Freud--So Sharp, by Saint Liam) ran Mike Pegram and Bob Baffert, was purchased by Roy and second to subsequent ‘TDN Rising Star’ Zulu (Bernardini) in his Gretchen Jackson’s Lael Stable for $2.3 million at the 2007 Fasig- maiden voyage sprinting in Hallandale Dec. 5 and trailed home Tipton November sale. The 14-year-old mare produced a fifth after a rough break when extended to seven furlongs Jan. juvenile colt named Musical America (Malibu Moon), and a 16. Looking for redemption, the 4-5 crowd’s pick brushed with a yearling filly by Into Mischief. The half-sister to GISW Jimmy rival to his outside a few strides from the stalls, but recovered to Creed (Distorted Humor) is currently in foal to Malibu Moon. set a pressured pace for the backstretch run. Only a half-length Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,600. Click for the Equibase.com to the good of dogged stalker Singleton (Malibu Moon) after a chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. half in :46.08, Edgard Zayas let Sharp Azteca out a notch and he O-Lael Stables; B-M. Roy Jackson (KY); T-Arnaud Delacour. Regional Report • PAGE 4 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • February 21, 2016

Sunday, Gulfstream, post time: 5:28 p.m. EDT four-time Grade I winner and earner of over $4.4 million. A full- MARGATE H., $65,000, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f sister to MGISP Miss Besilu (Medaglia d’Oro), the sophomore is PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML also a half to GSWs Quiet Giant (Giant’s Causeway) and 1 April Gaze High Cotton Hernandez Plesa 12-1 CongressionalHonor (Forestry); SW Dance Quietly (A.P. Indy); 2 Sugar Cone Street Sense Leparoux Arnold 6-1 and GSP American Dance (A.P. Indy). The Coolmore contingent 3 Disco Rose Weigelia Navarro Reid 10-1 of Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Mrs. John Magnier are 4 Daddy’s Great Bay Scat Daddy Saez Baker 12-1 represented by $600,000 FTSAUG purchase Peace Time (War 5 Ballet Diva Hear No Evil Caraballo Gold 4-1 Front). Making her career bow for Chad Brown in this event, the 6 Tap To It Tapit Rosario Nicks 5-2 bay is a daughter of GSW & MGISP Santa Catarina (Unbridled). 7 Off the Tracks Curlin Zayas Rodriguez 3-1 TJCIS PPs. 9 Always Thinking Street Sense Castellano Albertrani 10-1 8th-OP, $76K, Opt. Clm. ($62K), 4yo/up, 1m, 5:42 p.m. ET TODAY’S INSIGHTS John Oxley’s GI Stephen Foster H. winner NOBLE BIRD (Birdstone) returns to the races after six months on the bench. The 5-year-old has been sidelined since suffering a hip injury 2nd-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 1:03 p.m. ET during the running of Saratoga’s GI Whitney S. Aug. 8, where he Michael Bruder snapped up CURLINS VOW (Curlin) for just finished ninth. Capturing a pair of optional claimers, one here $60,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September sale. That price looks and one at Keeneland, last spring, the Mark Casse trainee like a steal now that his half-brother Runhappy (Super Saver) missed by just a head in the GII Alysheba S. May 1. The chestnut went on to win the GI King’s Bishop S., GI Malibu S., GI Breeders’ upset favored Lea (First Samurai) with a neck victory at odds of Cup Sprint and the Eclipse for top sprinter of 2015. The Dale 4-1 in the June 13 Stephen Foster at Churchill. TJCIS PPs. Romans pupil displays a steady string of works in preparation for this career bow. Kiaran McLaughlin saddles fellow firster Mutaraamy (Tapit) for Shadwell Stable. The $500,000 KEESEP buy is out of a SP half-sister to champion Stevie Wonderboy (Stephen Got Even); and GSW & GISP Theysken’s Theory (Bernardini). TJCIS PPs. Saturday’s Results: SPRING FEVER S., $100,000, OP, 2-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 5th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 2:29 p.m. ET 1:04.28, ft. Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and Godolphin Racing look to 1--HAVEYOUGONEAWAY, 122, m, 5, Congrats--One Wise continue their current hot streak with homebred first-time Cowgirl, by Wiseman's Ferry. ($50,000 Wlg '11 FTKNOV; starter ALLURING MISS (Shamardal). The bay is a half-sister to $105,000 Ylg '12 SARAUG; $100,000 RNA 2yo '13 OBSOPN; the ill-fated MGISW millionaire Scat Daddy (Johannesburg), who $1,200 2yo '13 KEENOV). O-Champion Racing Stable Inc. et al; had a banner year as a sire in 2015; as well as GSW & GISP B-Andy & Susan Beadnell (NY); T-Allen Milligan; J-Jareth Antipathy (A.P. Indy); and SW Grand Daddy (Johannesburg). Loveberry. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 21-8-2-6, $372,425. Sam-Son Farm homebred Smart Mission (Smart Strike) also has i i FOUR STAR SALES GRADUATE i i some talented siblings and she debuts in this spot for trainer Malcolm Pierce. Out of SW Misty Mission (Miswaki), the NY-BRED. WHY BREED ANYWHERE ELSE? nybreds.com chestnut is a half-sister to two-time Sovereign Award winner 2--Thirteen Arrows, 122, m, 5, Indian Charlie--Stop Traffic, by and MGSW Irish Mission (Giant’s Causeway); and MGSW French Cure the Blues. ($350,000 Ylg '12 KEESEP). O-Fox Hill Farms, Beret (Broad Brush). Conditioner Brendan Walsh unveils Greg Inc.; B-Diamond A Racing Corp. (KY); T-J. Larry Jones. $20,000. Ramsby’s Corby (Quality Road), a half-sister to GISW Celtic Melody (Mr. Greeley), who enters off a three-panel bullet in :35 2/5 at Palm Meadows Feb. 18. TJCIS PPs. 3--Thoughtless, 122, f, 4, Rockport Harbor--Whistle Call, by Phone Trick. ($15,000 Ylg '13 OBSAUG). O-Hugh H. Robertson 7th-GP, $50K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1mT, 3:28 p.m. ET & Barry Butzow; B-Peggy S. & Norman Dellheim & Darley (FL); Three Chimneys Farm and Besilu Stables team up on T-McLean Robertson. $10,000. PRINCESA SILVIA (Medaglia d’Oro), who debuts in this test for Margins: 2 3/4, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 2.90, 1.10, 16.90. Hall of Famer Bill Mott. A daughter of SW & GSP Quiet Dance Also Ran: Simply Confection, Super Saks, Warriorscmoutoplay, (Quiet American), the gray is a half-sister to 2005 Horse of the Be Proud, High Dollar Woman, Chanteline. Scratched: Pleasant Year and Champion Older Male Saint Liam (Saint Ballado), a Tales, Dancing Diva. Write Out p5 Regional Report • PAGE 5 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • February 21, 2016

Spring Fever S. cont. The speedy Cinco Charlie, a disappointing sixth as the 7-5 chalk in his 4-year-old debut in an optional tagger here Jan. 15, got Haveyougoneaway, third in the 2015 edition of this race, back on track in a big way in this one. The 2014 GIII Bashford returned to the winner’s circle fours starts later in a Remington Manor S. hero won two Park allowance Sept. 5 before adding the Flashy Lady S. there of his four starts in 2015, Sept. 27. Fifth to rival Thirteen Arrows after covering extra real including a pair of small estate in the Zia Park stakes at Sunland and Distaff S. to end her Churchill and was also a season Nov. 25, the painful second in the 5-year-old made her GII Woody Stephens S. 2016 debut a on the GI Belmont S. winning one in the undercard. Taking six-furlong American advantage of his rail Beauty S. over this Cinco Charlie | Hodges draw, he zipped through strip Jan. 23. Second fractions of :21.80 and :45.01 and wasn’t for catching. Click for choice in the Haveyougoneaway | Coady Photography the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. wagering behind Thirteen Arrows, the chestnut raced well off the inside behind the first flight for the backstretch run and rallied boldly on the DAISY DEVINE S., $60,000, FG, 2-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, final bend. Hitting another gear in midstretch, she seized 1:43.12, fm. command from Thirteen Arrows and strolled home a good- 1--CASH CONTROL, 117, m, 5, Pioneerof the Nile--Hidden looking winner to add another black-type rosette to her resume. Assets (GSW, $298,313), by Mt. Livermore. O/B-Bert, Elaine & It marked a red-letter day for her sire Congrats, who’s Venus Richard Klein (KY); T-Brad H. Cox; J-Shaun Bridgmohan. Valentine blew up the tote in the GII TwinSpires.com Rachel $37,200. Lifetime Record: GSP, 12-7-1-1, $245,700. *1/2 to Alexandra S. at 74-1 at Fair Grounds Race Course, while Cash Due Date (El Prado {Ire}), MSW & MGSP, $276,788; Country Back maintained her unbeaten record with a first black-type Day (Speightstown), MSW & MGSP, $503,829; Good Deed victory in the Melody of Colors S. at Gulfstream Park. Click for (Broken Vow), MSW & GSP, $385,353. the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Foaled & Raised by Clarkland Farm for the Klein family 2--Mizz Money, 117, f, 4, Mizzen Mast--Abbeyville Miss, by DUNCAN F. KENNER S., $60,000, FG, 2-20, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09.39, Grand Slam. O-L. T. B. Inc. & Hillerich Racing LLC; B-Bernie ft. Flint, Ron Hillerich & LTB Inc. (KY); T-Bernard S. Flint. $12,000. 1--CINCO CHARLIE, 117, c, 4, Indian Charlie--Ten Halos (MSP), 3--Street of Gold, 123, m, 6, Street Sense--Harriett Lane, by by Marquetry. ($95,000 RNA Ylg '13 FTSAUG; $75,000 Ylg '13 Giant's Causeway. ($70,000 2yo '12 KEEAPR). O-Elm Racing EASSEP; $190,000 2yo '14 OBSMAR). O-L. William & Corinne LLC; B-Alpha Delta Stables LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. $6,000. Heiligbrodt,; B-Candyland Farm (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; Purchased by Mulholland Springs J-Florent Geroux. $37,200. Lifetime Record: GSW, 14-8-2-2, Margins: HD, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 2.60, 5.50, 2.40. $556,670. Also Ran: Notte d'Oro, Fila Primera, Run Zippy Run, Prayed For. Bred, Raised & Sold by CandyLand Scratched: Pink Poppy, Faufiler (Ire), Magnificent Margo. Foaled at Mulholland Springs Cash Control, a narrow winner over the Churchill lawn in an 2--Vigorous Titan, 121, h, 5, Cowboy Cal--Carambola, by $80,000 optional claimer last September, made it three straight Unbridled's Song. ($25,000 Wlg '11 KEENOV). O-L. T. B., Inc. tallies in the Tiffany Lass S. over the main here Dec. 19. She was & Miles Childers; B-Barry Nathan Croft (KY); T-Bernard S. Flint. last seen finishing a troubled fourth in Oaklawn’s Pippin S. Jan. $12,000. 17. Back on the infield this time, the 2014 GIII Eight Belles S. third-place finisher was hard held in second while Mizz Money 3--Officer Griffin, 117, g, 6, Officer--First Attraction, by Pancho Villa. O-Robert L. Persons & Earl Conrad Sanderson Jr; B-Eric showed the way through fractions of :24.12 and :49.49. With Loy (KY); T-Joe Sharp. $6,000. Shaun Bridgmohan aboard, Cash Control fought her way past for Margins: 2 3/4, 1HF, HF. Odds: 1.90, 29.60, 5.70. Also Ran: Too a narrow score after a prolonged stretch duel. Click for the Dim, Shotgun Kowboy, County Corrections, Clearly Now. Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Regional Report • PAGE 6 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • February 21, 2016

3rd-FG, $40,000, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.38, ft. +SONOMA CRUSH (c, 3, High Cotton--Alotofappeal, by Trippi), pounded into even-money favoritism to open his account at first asking Saturday, ran to the money, stamping himself as one to watch over the coming months. Drawn widest for this debut, the Friday Night’s Results: Florida-bred was first away, but was outsprinted thereafter by 9th-TP, $20,800, Alw (NW1X), Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-19, 3yo, f, market rival Twizz (Twiriling Candy) and was allowed to take a 6f (AWT), 1:11.37, ft. sit off that one’s flank as they sped through a fast opening ACAPULCO (f, 3, Scat Daddy--Global Finance {MSW, $181,000}, quarter of :22.03. Tracking Twizz’s every move around the turn, by End Sweep) was sent off the prohibitive 1-5 favorite while Sonoma Crush forged to the lead a furlong from the wire and facing six seemingly overmatched 3-year-old fillies and was stayed on willingly to score by 1 1/4 lengths as Seeking the Soul ultimately made to work for it, but came away with a 1 1/2-length victory at a balmy Turfway Park Friday evening. (Perfect Soul {Ire}) got home nicely from the rear. Twizz held for Scratched down into gate two, the hulking chestnut was away in third. Catalogued for, but withdrawn from last year’s OBS April good order, but allowed a few others to go on with it early and Sale, Sonoma Crush breezed a quarter-mile in :20 4/5 ahead of was guided out into about the four path with some cover as they that auction house’s June Sale and was hammered down to the raced into the turn. Irad Ortiz Jr., who flew in from New York for Stonestreet/Bolton team for $220,000, the top price for a colt the ride, asked Acapulco for some run as they left the quarter and second-highest result overall for a 2-year-old in training by pole and she quickly joined pacesetting Sweet Ruth E. (Twirling his sire in 2015. Stablemate Taprize (Tapit), a full-brother to Candy) at the top of the stretch. Acapulco looked as if she might champion Untapable and half to GISW Paddy O’Prado (El Prado roll right past that one, but the front-runner proved tenacious {Ire}), was scratched. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for and it was not until the final 40 yards that the result was settled. the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The $180,000 Fasig-Tipton July purchase turned $750,000 OBS O-Stonestreet Stables LLC, George Bolton & Greg Biagi; B-Ocala March juvenile validated 5-2 favoritism in breaking her maiden Stud & Edward Wiest (FL); T-Steven M. Asmussen. in the G2 Queen Mary S. at Royal Ascot last June and was last seen finishing a game second in York’s G1 Coolmore Nunthorpe S. in August. Acapulco is expected to return to Royal Ascot for the G1 Commonwealth Cup this coming June. The winner, a 4th-FG, $40,000, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.56, ft. half-sister to Prenuptial (Broken Vow), SW, $120,470, is kin to a +LOUGH NESS (f, 3, Quality Road--Lough Derg, by Lemon Drop Bodemeister juvenile filly of this year and a full-sister to Kid) was dismissed at odds of 29-1, largely due to the presence Acapulco is reportedly already on the ground this winter. of the overwhelming 4-5 favorite Stradavarius (Street Cry {Ire}). Lifetime Record: GSW & G1SP-Eng, 4-2-1-1, $210,254. Click for She drafted in behind a fast pace and traveled well from fourth, the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. was pulled out wide at the head of the lane and outfinished the O-Michael B Tabor, Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith; debuting Modify (Candy Ride {Arg}) to spring the one-length B-Charles Giles (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. upset. Leta Ptica (Summer Bird) came on late to be third ahead of the chalk, who was rushed up to set the pace with two-fold Sales Graduate pressure to her outside and faltered in the final eighth of a mile to be fourth. Sales history: $45,000 RNA Ylg '14 FTKJUL; $27,000 RNA 2yo '15 KEEJAN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Ann Marie Farm (KY); T-James E. Baker. WHICH sires are hot and WHICH are not? Click here to for TDN Insta-Tistics

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7th-TP, $20,400, Alw, 2-19, (NW3L), 4yo/up, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17.30, ft. NO HIDING PLACE (g, 4, Munnings--Rhythm and Rhyme, by Unbridled's Song) defeated the useful Top Clearance (Majestic Warrior) by a good-looking 1 1/2 lengths on his May 23 debut at Saturday’s Results: Churchill Downs, but went missing thereafter. The bay exhibited F i r s t S t a k e s W i n n e r f o r S o p h o m o r e S i r e little signs of rust when returning to take a course-and-distance TURF PARADISE DERBY, $53,800, TUP, 2-20, 3yo, 1 1/16m, allowance by 4 1/2 lengths Jan. 7 and was looking to remain 1:44.86, ft. unbeaten here at a dime on the dollar. Away like a shot from the 1--#NIGHTLY NEWS, 122, g, 3, Misremembered--Shameful (SW outside gate, No Hiding Place took pressure to his outside for & MGSP, $241,345), by Flying Chevron. O-Hal J. Earnhardt III; the opening three furlongs before getting away a bit into the B-Hal J Earnhardt (KY); T-Dan L. McFarlane; J-David Michael turn. The chalk drifted out a bit entering the lane and Emmett Lopez. $32,689. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, $63,644. *First Park (Bob and John) tried to capitalize, but No Hiding Place, stakes winner for sophomore sire (by Candy Ride {Arg}). despite wandering late, held sway by a relatively comfortable 2--Gunfire, 122, c, 3, Tapit--Seattle Smooth, by Quiet American. 1 1/2 lengths. The winner’s dam, a full-sister to GISW O/B-Mercedes Stables LLC (KY); T-Robertino Diodoro. $10,545. Magnificent Song, has a 2-year-old colt by Stay Thirsty, a 3--Arizona Moon, 122, c, 3, Macho Uno--Phoenician Moon, by yearling filly by Shanghai Bobby and is due to Verrazano this Malibu Moon. ($55,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP). O-John J. Campo, III; year. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $53,640. Click for the B-H. Allen Poindexter (KY); T-Stacy Campo. $5,272. Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations O-Michael B. Tabor; B-Rhythm And Rhyme Syndicate (KY); Margins: 2 1/4, 3 3/4, 2 3/4. Odds: 0.80, 3.60, 2.80. T-Wesley A. Ward. Also Ran: Senator Robert, Law Master, Scrap Iron, Bushrod. Scratched: Jam N Addy, Ready Intaglio. 10th-TP, $19,000, Msw, 2-19, 3yo, f, 6f (AWT), 1:12.03, ft. Previously trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Nightly News +RED HOT SUZY (f, 3, Archarcharch--Inavision, by Dynaformer) finished second in his career bow at Del Mar Aug. 26 and was was legged-up with five consecutive works over five-eighths of a third next out at Santa Anita Oct. 3. A well-beaten fourth behind mile at The Thoroughbred Center, but was dismissed at odds of GISW Mor Spirit (Eskendereya) in Arcadia Oct. 23, he was 15-1. Pinballed around from between horses a few strides out of subsequently the gate, Red Hot Suzy settled better than midfield and began to transferred to this advance three deep on the turn. Favored firster Afleet Lady barn and romped by (Afleet Alex) got through at the rail to lead them into the lane, 10 1/2 lengths in a but Red Hot Suzy leveled out nicely and finished up well to best maiden optional that one by 2 1/2 lengths. Second dam Storm Dream (Ire) claimer here Jan. 20. (Catrail) was third to Crimplene (Ire) (Lion Cavern) in the 2000 Keeping close tabs on G1 Irish 1000 Guineas before winning that year’s GIII Boiling the early leaders, Springs BC H. for Lael Stables and trainer P. G. Johnson. Sales Nightly News took history: $20,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEEJAN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, control on the far turn $11,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored and was briefly headed Nightly News | Coady Photography by Fasig-Tipton. at the top of the O-Roger McDaniel & Don Combs; B-Willow Oak Farm (KY); stretch, but fought back gamely and drew clear late to score. T-Don Combs. The winner is a half to his owner’s two-time Eclipse winner Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie), Ch. 2yo Filly & Ch. Female w TDN CRITERIA w Sprinter, MGISW, $2,595,420; Roman Threat (Roman Ruler), The races covered in the TDN are as follows: GSW, $175,403; and Maker or Breaker (Empire Maker), SP, w Stakes: purses of $50,000/up $281,671. Indian Blessing’s 3-year-old son Ten Blessings (Smart w Allowance Races: purses of $20,000/up Strike) recently earned “TDN Rising Star” status after an impressive debut victory at Santa Anita Feb. 6 for Baffert and w Optional Claiming Races: purses of $20,000/up the Earnhardts. Nightly News has a juvenile half-brother by w Maiden Special Weight Races: purses of $18,000 /up Midnight Lute and a yearling full-brother. His SW dam is carrying w Maiden Claiming Races: purses of $18,000/up & a another foal by Midnight Lute. Click for the Equibase.com minimum claiming price of $40,000 chart. 2016 Fee: $5,000 Stands and Nurses / $7,500 payable out of proceeds defeated a top international field in the $2,000,000 Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1)

Eclipse Finalist who won or finished second in 10 Graded or Group Stakes races. Won from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles. “He’s a top class horse. All his American form proves that and he’s done the same here.”

- Jockey Victor Espinoza

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3rd-SA, $56,690, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 7f, 1:23.74, ft. +FAST MUNNY (c, 3, Munnings--Killoe, by Kris S.) was relatively overlooked in this unveiling due to some bred-in-the-purple rivals and went off as an 11-1 shot despite some fast works Saturday’s Results: including six furlongs in 1:12 2/5 (1/1) at Los Alamitos Feb. 15. 5th-GG, $27,657, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 2-20, 3yo, Hesitating slightly at the break, the flashy chestnut tracked the 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04.29, ft. leading trio from the garden spot in fourth through splits of BOLDLY TRUE (g, 3, Yes It’s True--Celebrian, by Dance Master) :22.10 and :44.34. Within striking distance midway on the final finished fourth behind undefeated champion Nyquist (Uncle bend, Fast Munny dove through a gap that opened in between Mo) in his career bow sprinting at Santa Anita June 5 and was horses inside the final quarter mile and fended off fellow closer benched for six months. Trying synthetic for the first time in his Dalmore (Colonel John) to win going away by 1 1/4 lengths. Jan. 10 return here, the gelding donned cap and gown by a neck First-timer Ziconic (Tapit), a son of Horse of the Year and and was a bit overlooked at 7-1 in this four-horse affair. In no three-time Champion Older Mare Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}), did hurry at the back of the pack through opening splits of :22 and his best to emulate his dam’s famous come-from-behind :45.56, the dark bay rallied up the rail in the stretch and skipped running style. He was away home a four-length winner. Midnight Ming (Midnight Lute) slowly, dropped immediately out of the back of the field completed the exacta. Sales history: $33,000 Ylg '14 OBSWIN; through the early stages and $45,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $110,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR. Lifetime rallied late to take third. Record: 3-2-0-0, $35,160. Click for the Equibase.com chart or Hall of Famer Gary VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Stevens, aboard the Jerry O-Dang, Gatto Racing, LLC, Hollendorfer, Melen, Pageler, and Ann Moss-owned and Sigband & Taub; B-Set-Hut, LLC, Jay Goodwin & Nathan Granger John Shirreffs-trained Ziconic (LA); T-Jerry Hollendorfer. Fast Munny outfinishes Dalmore and commented, “We knew he nbs graduate a fast-closing Ziconic Benoit Photo was going to break slow and SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations it took him a little while to get wound up. I was at the three-eights pole and was so far back I said ‘Buddy, your momma could win from here, do it!’ I told John that I never got to ride the big mare Zenyatta, but I know what she felt like now. They’re going to have a lot of fun with 2nd-SA, $58,415, Msw, 2-20, 3yo, 1 1/8mT, 1:50.51, gd. him. The best part is that he enjoys his job. He loved what he UNDENIABLE U (c, 3, Red Giant--Naseem {SW}, by Point Given) was doing today, especially that last eighth of a mile.” never got involved when sixth in his 5 1/2-panel debut at Los Shirreffs added, “He warmed up well and he did as good as he Alamitos Sept. 11 and missed by only a nostril stretching out to a could do today. You always have expectations. You dream. With grassy mile in Arcadia Oct. 24. He filled that spot again to future Zenyatta, we realized those dreams. When they were going SW Path of David (Istan) in the same conditions at Del Mar Nov. down the backside, I said ‘My Goodness, I hope some things 28 and, with help from the stewards, earned his third straight change’, and they did. We didn’t really know that much about runner-up finish after crossing the line third after having to him. He’s been working okay and we wanted to see what he’d steady back at Santa Anita Jan. 23. Bet down to 1-2 favoritism, do. He’ll run in a [two-turn] maiden race next time.” the sophomore was content to race near the rear of the field Concluded Stevens, “I’ve never been cheered when I got third just off the rail as the frontrunners set a solid tempo. Making up in a maiden special weight before, but the whole day has been ground after three-quarters in 1:12.45, the bay fanned four fun. It’s an honor to get to ride him. John had a big smile on his deep up the center of the course and outfought a stubborn Liam face when I came back. He’s a man of few words, but that smile the Charmer (Smart Strike) to win by three-quarters of a length. said it all.” Sales history: $32,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $95,000 2yo A half to Unstoppable U (Exchange Rate), SW, $353,220; '15 BARMAR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,600. Click for the Undeniable U has a yearling half-sister by Langfuhr and his dam Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. was covered by Tale of the Cat in 2015. His second dam is a half O-Bloom Racing Stable LLC (Jeffrey Bloom) & Highlander Racing to 1991 Horse of the Year and MGISW Black Tie Affair (Ire) Stable; B-Big Sugar Racing, LLC (KY); T-Craig Dollase. (Miswaki). Lifetime Record: 5-1-3-0, $65,850. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O/B-Mojallali Stables, Inc. (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Regional Report • PAGE 9 of 10 • thetdn.com Sunday • February 21, 2016

Friday Night’s Results: GONE ASTRAY (Dixie Union), Northwest Stud, $5K, 145/14/2 7th-SA, $58,690, Alw (NW1$X), Opt. Clm ($80,000), 2-19, 3yo, f, 6-TAM, Msw 1 1/16mT, +Sassy Astray, $9K RNA OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 6f, 1:09.34, ft. HERE COMES BEN (Street Cry {Ire}), Mcmahon of Saratoga EVERQUEEN (f, 3, Colonel John--Text Queen, by Strong Hope) Thoroughbreds, $8K, 73/6/0 was beaten nearly 50 lengths in her first two tries against 4-AQU, Msw 6f, Firestar, $42K SAR AUG yrl, 1-1 maiden allowance company, prompting a move into a $75,000 ICE BOX (Pulpit), Millennium Farms, $8K, 141/7/0 claimer over 6 1/2 furlongs of this surface Jan. 24. The decision 6-OP, Aoc 1 1/16m, Cold Dish, $100K KEE NOV wnl, 6-1 paid off, as the bay whooshed home a 4 3/4-length winner and MISREMEMBERED (Candy Ride {Arg}), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $8K, 57/8/0 there was no ‘for sale’ 3-SA, Msw 1 1/16m, Uninvited, 7-2 sign this time around. MOTOVATO (Proud Citizen), Bridlewood Farm, $5K, 7/2/0 Sent along to prompt a 9-TAM, Aoc 6 1/2f, Napa Valley Rose, 8-1 moderate pace from SLEW'S TIZNOW (Tiznow), Rancho San Miguel, $3K, 60/4/0 second, the 5-1 second 9-GG, Msw 6f, Invertigo, $8K BAR JAN 2yo, 20-1 choice accelerated TIZWAY (Tiznow), Spendthrift Farm, $25K, 183/11/2 nicely when popped the 2-SA, $75K Baffle S., 6 1/2f, Tiz a Billy, $200K BAR MAR 2yo, 2-1 question in upper 5-TP, Aoc 1m, Quality Street, 15-1 stretch and finished up TRAPPE SHOT (Tapit), Claiborne Farm, $10K, 182/18/0 Benoit photo her final quarter-mile in 3-GP, Msw 6f, Quick Release, $43K OBS APR 2yo, 9-5 a very smart :23.20 to 4-AQU, Msw 6f, Shot Twice, $55K OBS APR 2yo, 20-1 score by 2 1/2 authoritative lengths. Favored Treasuring (Smart TWIRLING CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 145/30/0 Strike--Teeming) traveled strongly throughout, but was blocked 2-SA, $75K Baffle S., 6 1/2f, Iron Rob, $90K OBS APR 2yo, 10-1 at a crucial stage and could not make any late inroads once into the clear while coming home a clear second. The winner is a half to Xoxo (Majestic Warrior), GSP, $130,530. Sales history: B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N $95,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP; $145,000 2yo '15 OBSOPN. AMERICA Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, $59,410. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. STAKES RESULTS: O-McShane Racing, LLC; B-Curtis C. Green (KY); T-Ronald Ellis. MINARET S., $50,000, TAM, 2-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.02, ft. 1--YOU BOUGHT HER, 118, m, 6, Graeme Hall--Striking T, by Sunday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:00 p.m. EDT Smart Strike. ($18,000 2yo '12 OBSAPR). O-Richard Perkins & BAFFLE S., $75,000, 3yo, 6 1/2fT Hinsley Racing Stable; B-CLDelaplane & RGDelaplane Trust UA PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 6/1/92 & Shade Tree Thoroughbred (FL); T-David H. Hinsley; 1 Tiz a Billy Tizway Prat Koriner 2-1 J-Brian Pedroza. $30,000. Lifetime Record: MGSP, 38-8-10-6, 2 Iron Rob Twirling Candy Gonzalez Papprdrmou 10-1 $399,418. 3 Hot Ore Unusual Heat Baze Diodoro 7-2 2--No Fault of Mine, 118, f, 4, Blame--Single Solution, by Flatter. 4 He’s a Tiger Sky Mesa Bejarano Bonde 6-1 ($100,000 RNA Ylg '13 KEESEP). O/B-Lothenbach Stables Inc 5 Path of David Istan Talamo Mulhall 5-2 (KY); T-Chris M. Block. $10,000. 6 True Brilliance Unusual Heat Perez Diodoro 7-2 Consigned by Sweezey & Partners 3--R Sassy Lass, 116, f, 4, Exclusive Quality--Sassy Bear, by ROOKIES Cherokee Run. ($40,000 2yo '14 OBSAPR). O-Averill Racing LLC, Silver Oak Stable & Gregory Kaufman; B-Brent & Crystal First/second-crop starters to watch: Sunday, February 21 Fernung (FL); T-Gerald S. Bennett. $5,000. Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ Selected by Barry Berkelhammer 352•804•3000 BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) Margins: 4 1/4, 2 1/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.30, 2.60, 4.70. D' FUNNYBONE (D'wildcat), Rockridge Stud, $4K, 48/6/0 9-AQU, Msw 6f, Nick's Funnybone, 3-1 Did You Know?... DROSSELMEYER (Distorted Humor), WinStar Farm, $18K, 175/11/0 Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) was tabbed as a 6-TAM, Msw 1 1/16mT, Old South Ball, 8-1 “TDN Rising Star” GIO PONTI (Tale of the Cat), Castleton Lyons, $20K, 196/11/0 Visit the TDN Rising Stars section on our 6-TAM, Msw 1 1/16mT, +Giovanna, $65K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 6-1 website!

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ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 6th-CT, $24,000, 2-19, (NW2LX), 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:20.26, ft. 7th-OP, $73,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 2-20, 4yo/up, 6f, UNION GRACE (c, 3, In Summation--Eva's Way, by Dixie Union) 1:10.07, ft. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $37,800. O-Gerald Jones; B-Buddy GO VO (g, 4, Forestry--Golden Voice, by Stravinsky) Lifetime Jones (FL); T-Kelly D. Jones. Record: 13-3-0-3, $102,102. O/B-TBS Farms, LLC (KY); T-David R. Vance. 8th-HOU, $21,000, 2-19, (NW1X), 3yo, 6f, 1:11.79, ft. IFYOUWINYOUGETMORE (g, 3, Parading--Affair With Aflair {MSW}, by Well Decorated) Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $44,671. 9th-AQU, $67,000, 2-20, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.59, ft. O/T-Steven M. Asmussen; B-Hal Snowden (KY). *$8,000 Ylg '14 SPARTIATIS (g, 6, Scat Daddy--Ne Plus Ultra, by French Deputy) KEEJAN; $21,000 Ylg '14 TEXOCT. **1/2 to Moral Compass Lifetime Record: 21-2-3-4, $170,729. O/B-Constantine Peter (Grand Slam), MGSP, $160,280. Beler (KY); T-Leon J. Blusiewicz. *1/2 to Brother Nick (Malibu Monn), GSP, $112,640. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: 5th-SA, $58,690, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-20, 3yo, 6f, +Top Cat's Best Bet, g, 3, Big Top Cat--Bath House Bet, by 1:09.72, ft. Victorious. DED, 2-20, (S), 5f, 1:00.35. B-Kevin Wayne Viator (LA). TOUGH BUT NICE (c, 3, Good Journey--Try to Be Nice, by +Gussie's Girl, f, 3, Closing Argument--Shoot to Kill, by Kipper Vindication) Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $57,000. O-B G Stable & Kelly. DED, 2-19, (S), 5f, 1:00.74. B-Carrol J. Castille (LA). Hector Palma; B-BG Stables (KY); T-Hector O. Palma. *$3,200 2yo '15 EQL2YO. Gaming, c, 3, Freud--Gold Scammer, by Gold Tribute. AQU, 2-20, 8th-DED, $47,000, (S), 2-19, (C), 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:26.51, ft. (S), 6f, 1:11.75. B-Copper Penny Stables (NY). *Won by 7 BELIEVEINSOMETHING (f, 4, Etbauer--Ls Believeinmagic, by lengths Believe It) Lifetime Record: 9-4-2-2, $118,790. O/T-Brian Stella Who, f, 3, Noonmark--Stelluchella, by Honor Grades. Schweda; B-Margie K. Averett (LA). AQU, 2-20, (S), (C), 6f, 1:13.37. B-Sequel Thoroughbreds LLC, Lakland Farm & Hidden Lake Farm (NY). *1/2 to Ex Ex Ex (Read 2nd-FG, $42,000, (S), (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 2-20, 4yo/up, the Footnotes), SW, $116,371. 6f, 1:11.61, ft. Little Scotty, c, 3, Paddy O’Prado--Hay Jude, by Wavering STORM VIPER (g, 5, Stormy Atlantic--Satin Sash, by Silver Monarch. GP, 2-20, (C), 1mT, 1:38.37. B-Carlo Vaccarezza (KY). Deputy) Lifetime Record: 22-4-4-7, $128,283. O-1-2-5 Racing *1/2 to Little Mike (Spanish Steps), MGISW, $3,543,012; and Stable LLC; B-Relentless Racing LLC (LA); T-Ron Faucheux. Little Nick (Tiger Ridge),SW, $498,609. *$42,000 Wlg '11 KEENOV; $30,000 Ylg '12 KEESEP; $35,000 2yo Amen Alley, g, 4, Flower Alley--Desert Rose Drive, by A.P. Indy. '13 OBSOPN. OP, 2-20, 1 1/16m, 1:45.46. B-Eugene Melnyk (ON). *$25,000 INDIAN CREEK SALES GRADUATE 2yo '14 FTKNOV.

7th-CT, $27,000, 2-19, 4yo/up, 4 1/2f, :51.22, ft. Classhopper, f, 4, Grasshopper--Irish Emily, by Irish Open. HOU, ROMAN OFFICER (g, 5, Roman Ruler--Gem Sleuth {SP}, by 2-19, 1m, 1:42.06. B-Lane M. Hutchins (TX). Officer) Lifetime Record: 31-6-5-4, $135,851. O-Robert L. Cole, Lyrics to My Song, g, 4, My Golden Song--Determined Daria, by Jr.; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & Ronald K. Kirk (KY); T-Kevin S. Tale of the Cat. HOU, 2-19, 1 1/16mT, 1:47.15. B-Diamond D Patterson. *$40,000 Ylg '12 KEESEP; $70,000 2yo '13 OBSAPR. Ranch (TX). *$8,000 2yo '14 TEXAPR. Noncommital, f, 4, Speightstown--Agiftfromservice, by Service Stripe. OP, 2-20, 6f, 1:11.27. B-Millennium Farms & 5th-CT, $24,500, (S), 2-19, (NW3L), 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:22.10, ft. Speightstown Syndicate (KY). *$240,000 Wlg '12 KEENOV. JACKY'S NOTION (f, 3, Great Notion--Jacky Juice, by Friends **1/2 to Four Gifts (Even the Score), MGSW, $640,068. Lake) Lifetime Record: 9-2-4-0, $55,823. O/T-John A. Casey; Elle Woods Too, f, 4, Tannersmyman--River Ella, by Percifal. GG, B-Taylor Mountain Farm (WV). 2-19, 6f (AWT), 1:11.04. B-Peter Kay (CA).

4th-TAM, $24,400, 2-20, (NW1RTY+X), 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:36.99, fm. ANCIL (g, 7, City Zip--Le Grand Belle, by With Approval) Lifetime Record: SW, 32-7-4-3, $299,180. O-Scott Farmer & Kathy Thompson; B-George Pruette (KY); T-Joan Scott.