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FIRST ACCEPTANCES FOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AALL SYSTEMS GO@ First acceptances were revealed Wednesday for The Championships at Royal Randwick Apr. 2 and 9, and Chautauqua FOR SOLOW (Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}) will be looking to notch back-to-back wins in the A$2.5 million G1 Darley TJ Smith S., which has received a record number of entries. The 1200-metre sprint has 54 acceptors, up from 46 in its inaugural year. Peter V'landys, Chief Executive of Racing NSW, said, "The Darley TJ Smith S. has become an iconic race and interest grows each year. In just two editions we have seen some outstanding sprinters contest the race, with superstars Chautauqua and Lankan Rupee winning." The Doncaster Mile, BMW Australian Derby and Inglis Sires' are the three accompanying top-level contests during the opening weekend, while the following Saturday sees the running of Group 1 contests the Longines Queen Elizabeth S., Schweppes Sydney Cup, James Boags Premium Australian Oaks and Queen of the Turf S. Cont. in Worldwide News p4

Solow winning the 2015 G1 Dubai Turf | Racing Post

The Wertheimer brothers= homebred Solow (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) is reported by trainer Freddy Head to be in good shape as he puts in his final preparations for a title defense of the >RACHEL= & ZENYATTA LEAD 2016 HOF FINALISTS G1 Dubai Turf Mar. 26. Horses of the Year Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d=Oro) and The 6-year-old gelding warmed up for that $6-million contest Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) lead the U.S. Hall of Fame finalists of 2016. with a victory in a mile Chantilly conditions race Mar. 3--his first Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. outing since winning the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. on British Champions Day Oct. 17--and trainer Freddy Head said Wednesday Solow exited that 1 1/2-length score in good shape. "He's come out of the race very well,@ Head said. AThe horse showed in the race that he was well. It's all systems go for Dubai. As for the opposition, we will have to see." That opposition is expected to include Godolphin=s Tryster (Shamardal), the eye-catching winner of Meydan=s G1 Jebel Hatta S. and G1 Dubai Millennium S. this season. Solow rides a 10-race win streak--including five Group 1s--into the Dubai Turf, having not tasted defeat since May of 2014. Another defending winner reported to be in fine fettle by his conditioner is last year=s G1 Al Quoz Sprint victor Sole Power (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), who finished a close third on seasonal debut in Meydan=s G3 Meydan Sprint Mar. 5. "He's fine, there's not a bother on him,@ said trainer Eddie Lynam of the 9-year-old gelding. "He showed at the weekend he's still got plenty left, which was great to see.@

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3) Positive change you would like to see for the industry in 2016? LJG: Aftercare: we're making huge strides on this issue in France WITH LISA-JANE GRAFFARD, GODOLPHIN FRANCE in terms of getting industry-wide support, but there is still a great deal of progress to be made. I sincerely hope that France 1) Horse you are most looking forward to seeing this season Galop (and all the other governing bodies across the world) will (and why)? put racehorse welfare and Thoroughbred aftercare at the top of LJG: It's always exciting to go into the winter with a Group 1- their agendas for 2016. I'd love to see French racing invest in a winning 2-year-old, and Ultra (Ire) (Manduro {Ger})'s win in the real community engagement strategy this year too. G1 Jean-Luc Lagardere, ahead of fellow Godolphin colour-bearer Cymric (Kitten=s Joy), gave the whole Godolphin team a lot to dream about over the winter. I love the fact that he's by GERMAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE UNVEILED Manduro, one of my all-time Eleven German group races--including all seven of the favourite racehorses. In general I country=s Group 1s--will comprise the German Racing always get excited seeing the Champions League Series, which will score the first through unraced 3-year-olds start out in March and April; it's still possible fifth-placed horses in each race in a points system and offer in France for a really top-class prizes for the leading horse, trainer and jockey at the end of the horse to make his racetrack season. The points available will increase 50% for the final race debut in the spring of his 3-year- of the series, the G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern Nov. 1, and the old career. I love going racing at series prizes will be awarded in a ceremony after that race. this time of year. Lisa-Jane Graffard | Scoop Dyga The other races in the series are the G2 Gerling-Preis May 8; the G2 Grosser Preis Badischen Unternehm May 29; the 2) A stallion who could feature prominently (doesn=t have to G2 Oppenheim Union-Rennen June 19; the G1 Deutsches Derby be first season)? July 10; the G1 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis July 31; the G1 Henkel- LJG: Well, as mentioned above, I think Manduro could have a Preis der Diana Aug. 7; the G1 Grosser Preis von Berlin Aug. 14; good year. As well as Ultra, Vazirabad (Fr) was another Manduro the G1 Longines Grosser Preis von Baden Sept. 4; the G1 Preis to light up the second half of last season in France, for HH The von Europa Sept. 25; and the G3 Preis der Deutschen Einheit Aga Khan and Alain de Royer-Dupre. I was really taken by Rio De Oct. 3. All of the races in the series are over distances of 2000 to La Plata (Rahy)'s first yearlings last year and I think the 2400 metres. breeze-up consignors liked them too, which is always a good sign for a first-crop stallion. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 3 of 6 $ THETDN.COM THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2016

2015 Timeform Top-Rated 2-Year-Olds Wednesday=s Results: Horse Stallion Trainer Rating 3rd-CMP, i25,000, Mdn, 3-9, 3yo, c/g, 9fT, 2:09.28, hy. Air Force Blue (USA) War Front Aidan O'Brien 128p +TOP HAT KITTEN (c, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Hibiscus Queen {Ire}, by Songbird (USA) Medaglia d'Oro J Hollendorfer 125p Danzig) settled off the pace towards the rear for most of this Shalaa (Ire) Invincible Spirit John Gosden 123p unveiling. Inching ever closer on the sweeping home turn, the Emotionless (Ire) Shamardal Charlie Appleby 122p 25-1 outsider was nudged along for his challenge approaching Minding (Ire) Galileo Aidan O'Brien 120p the final quarter mile and kept on relentlessly under a drive Hit It A Bomb (USA) War Front Aidan O'Brien 119p once taking over with 300 metres remaining to score by four Nyquist (USA) Uncle Mo Doug O'Neill 119 lengths from Incitator (Fr) (Motivator {GB}). The $70,000 KEESEP Buratino (Ire) Exceed And Excel Mark Johnston 118 yearling, who hails from the family of G1 Irish 1000 Guineas Marcel (Ire) Lawman P Chapple-Hyam 118 victress Trusted Partner (Affirmed), is a half-brother to a yearling filly by Tizway. His dam, Hibiscus Queen, was bred to 2015 Timeform global rankings were released 15 Jan. 2016. Magician (Ire) last year. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i12,500. For more on Timeform, click here. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Kenneth L Ramsey; B-Alastar Thoroughbred Co (KY); T-Gianluca Bietolini. EQB cardio client • www.EQB.com

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Carry Me Home (GB), g, 3, Dark Angel (Ire)--Toffee Vodka (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). LIN, 3-9, 10f (AWT), 2:04.32. B-Gary 1st-CMP, i34,000, Alw, 3-9, 3yo, 7fT, 1:37.23, hy. Woodward (GB). *,20,000 Ylg >14 DNPRM. DICTON (GB) (c, 3, Lawman {Fr}--Saying {SW-Fr}, by Giant=s Bernie=s Boy (GB), c, 3, Lilbourne Lad (Ire)--Stoney Cove (Ire), by Causeway) Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-0, i61,750. O-Ecurie Faroan; Needwood Blade (GB). KEM, 3-9, 8f (AWT), 1:39.17. B-Mrs B-Wertheimer & Frere (GB); T-Gianluca Bietolini. Eleanor Kent (GB). *18,000gns Ylg >14 TAOCT. 2nd-CMP, i28,000, Alw, 3-9, 4yo, 8fT, 1:52.12, hy. MUHAARAR HAS FIRST MARES IN FOAL ECHO MAKER (FR) (c, 4, Siyouni {Fr}--Heaven=s Help, by Royal Shadwell's champion 3-year-old sprinter Muhaarar (GB) (Oasis Academy) Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-0, i40,900. O-Marquise de Dream {GB}) has had 10 mares tested in foal, including the dam Moratalla; B-Hubert Honore & SC Cheval Invest (FR); T-Francoise of G2 Greenlands S. Doumen. *i10,000 RNA Wlg >12 ARDEC; i45,000 Ylg >13 winner and fellow young AROCT. sire, Mustajeeb (GB) (Nayef). ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Twilight Mistress (GB) Valenka (Ger), f, 3, Sholokhov (Ire)--Vera Longa (Ger), by Lando (Bin Ajwaad {Ire}), (Ger). CMP, 3-9, 9fT, 2:09.86. B-Markus Munch (GER). whose G1 Haydock Sprint Cup-winning son Muhaarar | Racing Post Twilight Son (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}) also finished runner-up to Muhaarar in the G1 QIPCO British Champion Sprint S., is another to have returned a positive test. Among the well credentialed mares from Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's own broodmare band to be visiting the young Chautauqua Heads TJ Smith Entries Cont. from p1 stallion is the 2009 1000 Guineas winner Ghanaati (Giant's Some familiar stayers hold entries for the Sydney Cup, Causeway), a grand-daughter of Shadwell foundation mare including last year's first four home, Grand Marshal (GB) (Dansili Height Of Fashion (Fr) (Bustino {GB}). {GB}), Who Shot Thebarman (NZ) (Yamanin Vital {NZ}), Like A Carousel (Aus) (Helike), and Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}). Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 4 of 6 $ THETDN.COM THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2016

Chautauqua Heads TJ Smith Entries Cont. Saturday, Flemington, Australia, post time: 4:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. EST) Criterion (NZ) (Sebring {Aus}) is another winner from last AUSTRALIAN CUP-G1, A$1,500,000 (£792,611/i1,022,741), 3yo/up, 2000mT year's Championships looking to retain his title in the Queen PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER Elizabeth S., which has attracted an entry from Japanese raider 1 Our Ivanhowe (Ger) Solider Hollow (GB) Melham Freedmans Tosen Stardom (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). 2 Mourinho (Aus) Oratorio (Ire) Newitt Gelagotis 3 Extra Zero (Aus) Danzero (Aus) Zahra Hayes/Dabernig Click for the complete lists of Championships acceptors for day 4 Fenway (Aus) High Chaparral (Ire) Shinn Hopes one and day two. 5 Suavito (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Currie Blackiston 6 Rising Romance (NZ) Ekraar Williams Hayes/Dabernig 7 Almoonqith K Dynaformer Walker Hayes/Dabernig 8 Happy Trails (Aus) Good Journey (Aus) Dunn Beshara NSW TRAINER BEDE MURRAY DIES AT 80 9 Awesome Rock (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Baster L&T Corstens Classic-winning New South Wales trainer Bede Murray has 10 Preferment (NZ) Zabeel (NZ) Bowman Waller died from cancer at the age of 80. 11 Bow Creek (Ire) Shamardal Oliver O’Shea A former dairy farmer who trained from Kembla Grange, All carry 130 pounds bar Rising Romance, Suavito & Fenway, 125 pounds. Murray celebrated his final victory Jan. 18 when O'Reilly's Saturday, Flemington, Australia, post time: 3:50 p.m. (Friday 11:50 p.m. EST) Revenge (NZ) (O'Reilly {NZ}) won the Moruya Cup. LEXUS NEWMARKET H.-G1, A$1,250,000 (£659,652/i852,284), 3yo/up, During the course of his 53-year training career, Murray 1200mT enjoyed big-race success with the G1 AJC Derby and PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT G1 Canterbury Guineas winner Universal Prince (Aus) (Scenic 1 Charmed Harmony (Aus) Hussonet Mallyon Sadler 117 {Ire}), top-class 2 Black Heart Bart (Aus) Blackfriars (Aus) Lane Weir 118 juvenile filly 3 Counterattack (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Boss Waller 110 Victory Vein 4 Keen Array (Aus) Bel Esprit (Aus) Moloney Hyes/Dbernig 110 5 Secret Agenda (Aus) Nt A Single Dbt (Aus) McNeil Price 110 (Aus) (Mr 6 Churchill Dancer (Aus) Churchill Downs (Aus) Dee Hyes/Dbernig 114 Henrysee), who 7 Tiger Tees (NZ) Dubawi (Ire) Melham Pride 119 beat Choisir (Aus) 8 Japonisme (Aus) Choisir (Aus) Williams Waller 116 (Danehill Dancer 9 The Quarterback (Aus) Street Boss Newitt Griffiths 114 {Ire}) in the 10 Delectation (Aus) Shamardal Oliver Waller 123 G1 Sires' Produce 11 Chautauqua (Aus) Encosta de Lago (Aus) Dunn Hawkeses 128 S. and went on to Saturday, Rosehill, Australia, post time: 4:10 p.m. (12:10 a.m. EST) Bede Murray | Racing and Sports win the COOLMORE CLASSIC-G1, A$600,000 (£317,045/i409,393), 3yo/up, f/m, G1 Champagne S., 1500mT as well as G1 New Zealand Derby winner Coniston Bluebird PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT (Aus) (Scenic {Ire}). Darci Be Good (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) 1 Zanbagh (Aus) Bernardini O’Hara Thompson 112 provided the trainer with his final win at group level when 2 Pearls (Aus) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Costin O’Shea 110 winning the 2012 G 3 Telepathic (NZ) Mossman (Aus) Collett Waller 114 4 Azkadellia (NZ) Shinko King (Ire) Prebble Maher 117 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup. 5 Vergara (Aus) Snippetson (Aus) Moor A Cummings 112 Paying tribute to the popular veteran, Racing NSW Chief 6 Solicit (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) McEvoy Ryan 123 Executive Peter V'landys commented, "I have always regarded 7 Lucia Valentina (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) McDonald Lees 128 Bede as a champion trainer and one of the measures of any 8 Ghisoni (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Brown O’Shea 110 champion is longevity." 9 Tinto (Aus) Red Dazzler (Aus) Browne Lipp 121 He added, "Bede gave much to our industry in his 53 years as a 10 Peeping (Aus) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Clipperton Quinton 118 11 Slightly Sweet (Aus) Charge Forward (Aus) Ford Coyle 112 horse trainer and for that we are forever grateful. Only 12 12 Amicus (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Clark Waller 122 months back we were lauding his victory with Sure And Fast in 13 Politeness (Aus) Street Sense Berry Smerdon 125 the inaugural Provincial Championships at Royal Randwick.@ Racing NSW has renamed a race at Kembla Grange this Friday the 'Bede Murray Provincial Championships Qualifier' in his honour. Murray is survived by his wife Edie and sons Paul--who is also a trainer--and Graeme.

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Saturday, Ellerslie, New Zealand, post time: 5:22 p.m. (Friday 11:22 p.m. EST) Saturday, Gavea, Brazil, post time: 4:35 p.m. (2:35 p.m. ET) BARFOOT & THOMPSON AUCKLAND CUP-G1, NZ$500,000 LONGINES GRAN PREMIO LATINOAMERICANO-G1,$500,000 (£238,699/i308,943), 3yo/up, 3200mT (£351,259/i453,515), 3yo/up, 2000mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Smedley (NZ) Colombia (NZ) Collett Stevenson 121 1 Street Lolo (Arg) Freud Enriquez Aburto 119 2 Decorah (NZ) Pins (Aus) Bosson Baker/Forsman 121 2 Don Inc (Arg) Include Ricardo C Etchchry 119 3 Guarantor (NZ) Howbaddouwantit No rider Oulaghan 121 3 Energia Garoa (Brz) Agnes Gold (Jpn) Lavor Menegolo 123 4 Sacred Master (NZ) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Innes Pike 121 4 Flyer (Chi) Scat Daddy Gonzalez Aguirre 119 5 Cheeky Boy (NZ) Lucky Unicorn (Aus) No rider Wallace 121 5 Harlan’s Blue (Arg) Harlan’s Holiday Aparecido J Etchchry 119 6 Rose Of Virginia (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) No rider Noble 117 6 Porto Fino (Chi) Dushyantor Berrios P Baeza 119 7 King Kamada (NZ) Shinko King (Ire) No rider Latta 121 7 Universal Law (Brz) Christine’s Outlaw Borges Solanes 123 8 El Soldado (NZ) Colombia (NZ) Bradley Devcich 121 8 Sensacionale K Broken Vow Arenas Rodriguez 119 9 Mister Impatience (GB) Hernando (Fr) Spratt Moroney/Ormsby 125 9 Quiz Kid (Arg) Forestry Domingos Maldotti 119 10 Storming The Twer (NZ) Storm Creek Grylls Bell 121 10 Paint Naif (Brz) Crimson Tide (Ire) Leandro Sampaio 128 11 Sampson (NZ) Dubai Destination Allpress Mathews 121 11 Rio Allipen (Chi) Seeking the Dia Ulloa J Baeza 119 12 Apache Fireworks (NZ) Sir Percy (GB) No rider Brosnan 117 12 Daniel Boone (Brz) Wild Event Gil Neto 119 13 El Pistola (NZ) El Hermano (NZ) Hannam Hanley/Whiting 117 13 Some In Tieme (Brz) Shirocco (Ger) Blandi Santos 119 14 Pentathlon (NZ) Pentire (GB) No rider Wheeler 121 14 Nieto Mireyo (Per) Privately Held Monteza Villaroel 119 15 Show The World (NZ) High Chaparral (Ire) Cmeron Baker/Forsman 121 15 Incentive Boy (Arg) Boboman G Ulloa Urbina 119 16 Benzini (Aus) Tale of the Cat No rider A&H Bull 122 16 Bartholomeu (Brz) Job di Caroline (Brz) Leal Vieira 119

Saturday, Ellerslie, New Zealand, post time: 3:27 p.m. (Friday 9:27 p.m. EST) SISTEMA DIAMOND S.-G1, NZ$200,000 (£95,309/i123,577), 2yo, 1200mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Wyndspelle (NZ) Iffraaj (GB) Johnson Logan/Gibbs Wednesday=s Result: 2 Tennessee (NZ) Per Incanto No rider McKee/Chippndale 3 O’Rachael (Aus) Nrthrn Meteor (Aus) No rider McKee/Chippndale DIOLITE KINEN-Listed, -54,400,000, Funabashi, 3-9, 4yo/up, 4 Saracino (NZ) Per Incanto Cooksley Baker/Forsman 2400m, 2:36.40, sy. 5 Midnight Gossip (NZ) Showcasing (GB) No rider Tiley 1--CHRYSOLITE (JPN), 123, h, 6, Gold Allure (Jpn) 6 Gasoline (Aus) Pluck Bosson Baker/Forsman 1st Dam: Chrysoprase (Jpn), by El Condor Pasa 7 Caorunn (NZ) Showcasing (GB) Allpress Busuttin/Young 2nd Dam: Catherine Parr, by Riverman 8 Nova Swiss (NZ) Swiss Ace (Aus) Collett Wiles 3rd Dam: Regal Exception, by Ribot (GB) 9 Heroic Valour (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Riddell Autridge/Richards O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm; T-Hidetaka Otonashi; 10 Sassy ‘N’ Smart (Aus) Smart Missile (Aus) Cameron Autridge/Richards J-Yutaka Take; -32,000,000. Lifetime Record: SW-Jpn, 11 Xiong Feng (NZ) Iffraaj (GB) No rider McKee/Chippndale 26-7-9-0, -235,458,000 1/2 to Marialite (Jpn) (Deep Impact 12 Mongolian Falcon (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Coleman Logan/Gibbs 13 The Soultaker (NZ) Iffraaj (GB) Colgan Logan/Gibbs {Jpn}), G1SW-Jpn, $1,786,020; Lia Fail (Jpn) (Zenno Rob Roy 14 Cavallucci (NZ) Showcasing (GB) du Plessis Sanders/Sweeney {Jpn}), GSW & G1SP-Jpn, $1,135,264. 15 Platinum Diva (Aus) Foxwedge (Aus) No rider Latta 2--Kurino Star-Oh (Jpn), 123, h, 6, Admire Boss (Jpn)--Mayano All carry 124 pounds bar Sassy ‘N’ Smart, Tennessee, Midnight Gossip, Platinum Starlight (Jpn), by Jade Robbery. O-Mamoru Kurimoto; B-Nissei Diva & O’Rachael, 120 pounds. Farm; -11,200,000. 3--Eurobeat (Jpn), 123, g, 7, Suzuka Mambo (Jpn)--Mejiro Saturday, Ellerslie, New Zealand, post time: 4:42 p.m. (Friday 10:42 p.m. EST) Brunet (Jpn), by Helissio (Fr). O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-Mejiro BONECRUSHER NEW ZEALAND S.-G1, NZ$200,000 (£95,309/i123,577), Farm; -6,400,000. 3yo/up, 2000mT Margins: 1HF, 5, 4. Odds: 0.30, 5.70, 24.40. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Matimba (NZ) Perfctly Ready (Aus) Innes Darvill 130 2 Girl Of My Drms (NZ) Gold Centre (Aus) No rider Tiley 125 AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS 3 Thee Auld Floozie (NZ) Mastercraftsman (Ire) No rider Marsh 125 4 Sing For The Sun (NZ) One Cool Cat No rider Devcich 130 IN HONG KONG: 5 Volkstok’n’barrell (NZ) Tavistock (NZ) Colgan Logan/Gibbs 130 Dashing King (Aus), g, 4, Dane Shadow (Aus)--Midnight Queen 6 Consensus (NZ) Postponed No rider McKee/Chppndle125 (NZ), by Carnegie (Ire). Happy Valley, 3-9, Hcp. (A$200k), 7 Savaria (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Bosson Bergerson 125 1650mT, 1:41.02. B-Strada Investments. 8 Silverdale (NZ) Castledale (Ire) Coleman Atridge/Richrds 130 Country Melody (Aus), g, 4, Written Tycoon (Aus)--Chimerique 9 Stolen Dance (NZ) Alamosa (NZ) Greene Spratt 125 (Aus), by Choisir (Aus). Happy Valley, 3-9, Hcp. (A$284k), 10 Authentic Paddy (NZ) Howbaddouwantit No rider Latta 130 1200mT, 1:09.95. B-D Dixon. *A$40,000 Ylg >13 INGCLS. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL $ PAGE 6 of 6 $ THETDN.COM THURSDAY, 10 MARCH 2016

JRA Dips Toe in Global Pool The Japan Racing Association (JRA), the world=s largest horse racing and breeding organization, will soon be betting on select international races for the first time in its 62 year history. Graham Pavey, Japan Racing Blog

Kei Chiong and Nanako Fujita out to break stigma against female jockeys in Asia As the world celebrates International Women=s Day, why is it that gender parity in the riding ranks is harder to achieve in this region? Michael Cox, South China Morning Post

Officials at the Hong Kong Jockey Club announced the 14 horses selected for the HK$18 million Hong Kong Derby Wednesday at Sha Tin Racecourse. The field is headed by Sun Jewellery (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}), who has defeated Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) in the Hong Kong Classic Mile and Hong Kong Classic Cup in their two most recent clashes. Above, Werther=s owner Johnson Chen talks about the horse=s preparation. The Derby, to be contested over 2000 metres, takes place Sunday, Mar. 20 | HKJC photo

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TDN Q&A: DENNIS O=NEILL >RACHEL= & ZENYATTA TOP While champion Nyquist (Uncle Mo) awaits a showdown with fellow unbeaten Mohaymen (Tapit) in the upcoming GI Florida HALL OF FAME FINALISTS Derby, bloodstock agent Dennis O=Neill--the older brother of leading trainer Doug O=Neill--continues to scout the 2-year-old in training sales for future prospects. Last year=s GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile winner was selected by O=Neill on behalf of owner J. Paul Reddam for Dennis O=Neill | Horsephotos $400,000 at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale. Cont. p5

Rachel Alexandra | A. Coglianese Leading ladies of racing Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d=Oro) ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR SOLOW and Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) are two of the four Thoroughbred Defending G1 Dubai Turf winner Solow (GB) (Singspiel finalists for the Hall of Fame class of 2016, which also includes {Ire}) is in good order ahead of his title defense, according to two trainers and four jockeys. Fellow finalists include top trainer Freddy Head. racehorses English Channel (Smart Strike) and Kona Gold (Java Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Gold); trainers Steve Asmussen and David Whiteley; and jockeys Ramon Dominguez, Garrett Gomez, Victor Espinoza and Craig Perret. Rachel Alexandra, Zenyatta, English Channel and Dominguez are all first-time nominees. Rachel Alexandra was campaigned by L and M Partners LLC and trainer Hal Wiggins for the first 10 starts of her career, which included wins in the 2008 GII Golden Rod S. and 2009 GII Fair Grounds Oaks, GII Fantasy S. and GI Kentucky Oaks. Purchased privately by Jess Jackson=s Stonestreet Stables and Harold McCormick following her 20 1/4-length demolition of the Oaks, the bay was transferred to Steve Asmussen and entered in the GI Preakness S., where she went wire-to-wire to best that year=s GI Kentucky Derby hero Mine That Bird (Birdstone) by a length. In a race of her own in that term=s GI Mother Goose S. when beating just two other rivals by 19 1/4 lengths, Rachel Alexandra wired that year=s GI Haskell Invitational S. field by six lengths, beating subsequent 3-year-old male champion Summer Bird (Birdstone) and Munnings (Speightstown). Concluding her sophomore campaign with a front running victory over older males in Saratoga=s GI Woodward S., she earned the honor of 2009 Horse of the Year and Champion 3-Year-Old Filly. Cont. p3 Harlan’s Holiday – Leslie’s Lady, by Tricky Creek | $45,000 S&N

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‘Rachel’ & Zenyatta Top Hall of Fame Finalists cont. from p1 Classic in her first start against males, and many thought she Rachel Alexandra made just five starts in 2010, winning the deserved to be named Horse of the Year over Rachel Alexandra, GII Fleur de Lis H. and Lady’s Secret S. and culminating in a who skipped the Breeders’ Cup entirely. Rachel ended up with runner-up effort in the GI Personal Ensign H. Retiring with a top honors, but Zenyatta did collect her second Eclipse for top record of 19-13-5-0 and earnings of $3,506,730, Rachel older mare. Alexandra has also made a name for herself as a Kept in training as a 6-year-old, Zenyatta won broodmare. Her first two foals of racing age, her first five starts of 2010 in the GI Santa Jess’s Dream (Curlin) and Rachel Alexandra Margarita S., Apple Blossom, Vanity, Clement (Bernardini), both earned “TDN Rising Star” Hirsch and Lady’s Secret. Taking on the boys status for impressive debuts and the latter also once again in the Classic, the popular mare captured the GI Spinaway S. and finished second came flying late as she did in the 2009 edition, in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies. but came up a head short of Blame (Arch). It Owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss, Zenyatta was still good enough to earn her Horse of the spent her almost perfect career in the barn of Year and her third straight Eclipse in the older John Shireffs. Capturing 19 of 20 starts, the dark mare division, and she retired with $7,304,580 bay earned her first Eclipse Award for Champion in earnings. James Scatuorchio’s English Channel had Older Mare in 2008 after seven straight impressive juvenile and sophomore seasons, but victories, including wins in the GI Apple Blossom really hit his best stride as a 4-year-old, winning H., GI Vanity H., GI Lady’s Secret S. and Zenyatta | Sarah K. Andrew the 2006 GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic S., GI Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic. A perfect five- GI United Nations S. and GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational S. for-five in 2009, she successfully defended her title in the Vanity The Todd Pletcher pupil successfully defended his United and Lady’s Secret, as well as the GI Clement L. Hirsch., which she Nations and Joe Hirsch titles in 2007 and concluded his career won the year before as Grade II. Zenyatta capped off that with a victory in the GI Breeders’ Cup Turf at Monmouth Park, season with a thrilling late rally to capture the GI Breeders’ Cup which earned him the Eclipse for top grass horse. Cont. p4 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

‘Rachel’ & Zenyatta Top Hall of Fame Finalists cont. Dominguez, who retired in June 2013 after suffering a career Retiring with a record of 23-13-4-1 and earnings of ending injury at Aqueduct six months prior, just became eligible $5,319,028, English Channel currently stands stud at Calumet for Hall of Fame consideration last month. Jockeys are typically Farm and his top progeny include GI Arlington Million hero The required to have a 20-year career for Hall of Fame induction and Pizza Man, MGSW Heart to Heart, GI Travers S. winner V.E. Day Dominguez’s was just two years shy, but that requirement was and Canadian champion Strait of Dover. waived due to his injury. Winning the Eclipse for Outstanding Kona Gold was trained by Bruce Headley and owned by a Jockey in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Dominguez set a single-season partnership that included Headley, Irwin and Andrew Molasky earnings record in 2012 with $25,639,432, a record just recently and Michael Singh’s High Tech Stable. The gelding captured four surpassed by Javier Castellano. Retiring with 4,985 wins, 41 of Grade II events in 2000 prior to a breakthrough success in the GI which were Grade Is, and earnings of $191,620,277, the Breeders’ Cup Sprint, which earned him champion sprinter Venezuela native piloted Horse of the Year Havre de Grace; honors. Kicking off 2001 with three straight victories, including Breeders’ Cup winners Little Mike, Better Talk Now and Hansen; the GI San Carlos H., the bay made just three starts in 2002 and and GISW and top sire Tapit. retired in the summer of 2003 with a record of 30-14-7-2 and Espinoza earned his greatest success last term when becoming earnings of $2,293,384. the first jockey to win the Triple Crown in 37 years courtesy of Winning the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer in both Horse of the Year 2008 and 2009, Asmussen currently American Pharoah boasts 7,248 wins and earnings of (Pioneerof the Nile). $237,490,264. With two Classic The 43-year-old came victories and five Breeders’ Cup wins close on two other to his name, the 50-year-old is occassions, first responsible for champions such as sweeping the 2002 Curlin (Smart Strike), Rachel GI Kentucky Derby and Alexandra, Untapable (Tapit) and My GI Preakness S. with Miss Aurelia (Smart Strike). Asmussen War Emblem (Our also made the list of Hall of Fame Emblem) and then finalists in 2014, but that nomination Victor Espinoza winning the BC Classic taking the 2014 aboard American Pharoah | Coady was revoked due to PETA allegations, renewals of those Steve Asmussen | which were later dismissed. Classics with California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit). Currently Horsephotos Whiteley, son of Hall of Famer Frank boasting 3,266 wins and $186,231,530 in earnings, Espinoza has Whiteley, trained three female champions during his training also won three Breeders’ Cup events, the most recent being career, which culminated with 678 wins and earnings of aboard American Pharoah in last year’s Classic. $11,837,823. Revidere was his first champion when taking top With a career lasting from his win as leading apprentice in 1967 sophomore filly honors in 1976. She was followed by Waya, who to 2005, Perret racked up 4,415 wins and earnings of was named champion older female in 1979, and Just A Game, $113,837,299. Honored with the George Woolf Memorial Jockey who earned champion female turf horse in 1980. Whiteley also Award after winning the 1987 Belmont aboard Bet Twice, he saddled 1979 GI Belmont S. winner Coastal, who upset the Triple earned the Eclipse for Outstanding Jockey in 1990 after Crown dreams of Spectacular Bid. capturing that year’s GI Kentucky Derby with Unbridled. Cont. p5 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

‘Rachel’ & Zenyatta Top Hall of Fame Finalists cont. With the first of three breeze shows ahead of next week’s OBS Garret Gomez, who took home the Eclipse for top jockey in March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale in the books, TDN’s Senior both 2007 and 2008, won a total of 3,769 races and earned Editor Steve Sherack (@SteveSherackTDN) caught up with $205,224,899. With 13 Breeders’ Cup wins to his name, O’Neill for a Q&A session. including handing Zenyatta her lone defeat aboard Blame in the 2010 Classic, the 44-year-old has ridden the likes of Beholder Q: Take us through your process while shopping the 2-year-old (Henny Hughes), Midshipman, Midnight Lute, Indian Blessing, sales. How do you arrive at your shortlist? Artie Schiller and Albertus Maximus. The finalists were selected by the Hall of Fame’s 16-member DO: I’m probably a little different than most in that the majority nominating committee from a total of 82 initial candidates. The of my emphasis at the shows is on the breeze itself. I’ll go results of the voting on contemporary candidates will be announced Monday, Apr. 25 and the induction ceremony will through the breezes really well and watch each one three or four take place at the Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in Saratoga Friday, times and we’ll shortlist from there. I’ll actually take a look at Aug. 12 at 10:30 a.m. maybe 20-30% of them. I’ll knock that list way down, and then we’ll start vetting. I think I looked at 40 horses at Miami [for the Fasig-Tipton Florida 2-Year-Old Sale]. We vetted 11 and bid on six. Five failed TDN Q&A: Dennis O’Neill cont. from p1 the vet. I generally don’t look that closely at the catalogue for O’Neill has enjoyed plenty of success throughout the years at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales Complex, too, headed by dual Classic the pedigrees. A lot of it for me is looks, and the breeze is winner and 2012 champion 3-year-old I’ll Have Another (Flower definitely by far probably 90% of what I buy. I actually just found Alley) ($35,000 OBSAPR); two-time GI Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile out the other day that Nyquist’s Dosage Index is 7.00. I know hero Goldencents (Into Mischief) ($62,000 OBSJUN); and last that’s very high, but that never would’ve played into anything term’s GI Darley Alcibiades S. heroine Gomo (Uncle Mo) that I do at the sales. ($75,000 OBSMAR). Cont. p6 $15,000 LFSN

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TDN Q&A: Dennis O’Neill cont. Q: You were able to bring home GI Kentucky Derby and Q: With a reputation for shopping value, are there certain GI Preakness S. winner I’ll Have Another for just $35,000 as an defects or flaws that you can live with that others may pass OBS April juvenile. Can you reflect on his breeze and what led on? you to him? DO: Absolutely. After doing this for 30 years, I think it helps me a lot that every horse that I buy I also get to see every day at DO: I’ll Have Another was just a beautiful horse. A lot of what I Doug’s barn. A lot of agents buy horses and then they’re off to look for could end up being by an unpopular sire. Nobody really whoever they go to. My wanted a Flower Alley at the time, but he was a beautiful horse. situation is a little different I thought he breezed absolutely fantastic. It wasn’t that fast, but because everything I buy goes the way he did it, including his gallop out, was just effortless. to Doug to train. So I’ve And he was very well-put together--average size, correct, and learned over time the things everything was there, and I thought for $50,000 or $60,000, I that we can live with and what couldn’t see how we could go wrong on him. we can’t. Obviously, breathing issues For me, if they breeze good and they look good and I look down at the page and he’s by Tapit, I know I’m in trouble, but if Nyquist | Coady we stay away from. Back at the knees, I won’t buy they’re by Flower Alley or something like that, then I’m thinking, something like that... Toes out and toes in, I’ll buy those. I think a ‘O.K.’ Or if they’re by a freshman sire. I paid a bunch of money lot of it goes by experience and past history of what we’ve [$800,000] for a Tapizar [Hip 117] the other day [at Fasig-Tipton bought and been successful with. I will definitely buy some Florida] that we’re absolutely in love with. We nailed in on a horses that a lot of people wouldn’t. Nyquist is the perfect couple of Uncle Mos last year. A lot of times nobody knows how example. He had two or three issues--vet wise--that I felt would good the first-year sires will really be and sometimes you can never bother him and it definitely got a lot of people off him last find value there. It’s just about trying to be ahead of the curve a year. Right now, knock on wood, none of that has affected him at all. little bit. Cont. p7 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

TDN Q&A: Dennis O’Neill cont. Q: The OBS March Sale was expanded in 2015 and has 613 juveniles catalogued for this year’s sale. What do you think of the catalogue?

DO: I went through it a couple of times already. It really looks like a great mixture of horses. [Jimmy] Crupi has a bunch of horses that he bought for a lot of money in there, so there are some decently bred horses, including quite a few Uncle Mos. There’s going to be some real quality and expensive horses at OBSMAR. And I’m sure there will be a lot of breezes that I really like by obscure sires, too. A lot of times those are the ones I’m looking for. It looks like a great group. I can’t wait. I’ll get down there over the weekend and will start looking at obssales.com them then. Just looking at the catalogue, I’m really excited to see how they breeze. sales. I can’t say enough good things about OBS. They keep Q: What are your thoughts on the synthetic OBS Safetrack making changes every year to make it even better. It works out surface? How does it influence your evaluation process? really well for me. DO: With it being synthetic, it sure seems like the horses are sounder off that track than some of these dirt tracks out there. Q: There are several high-profile freshman sires represented in The only thing that can fool you--I’ve been fooled a couple times the OBSMAR catalogue. You seemed quite bullish on where you could get a turf horse out of there and not know it. aforementioned Tapizar filly at F-T Florida. Who are some There’s something about that synthetic that maybe does lean others that you’re high on from this class? toward turf horses and I’ve definitely gotten burned before. That’s where you have to be a little careful. Not that there’s DO: There have been a anything wrong with getting a turf horse, but that’s not really couple. The three big our M.O. as far as what I’m trying to find down there. I’m ones for me at the looking for dirt horses that’ll go a distance of ground. yearling sales were Tapizar, Union Rags Q: Having the breeze show held over three days for this sale and The Factor. I really seems to be quite popular with buyers and consignors alike. liked the [$975,000] Any preference? Union Rags colt that DO: I think it’s fantastic. You can really get burned out when you Ciaran Dunne had in start looking at 300-400 videos a day. So looking at 200 a day-- Miami [Hip 103]. He actually, it will probably be around 175-180--that’s just fantastic. just went for a little Union Rags | Sherackatthetrack I could sit there for six or seven hours and go through all of the too much for us, but videos and make my short list each day. The way they’ve got it we were in there swinging for as far as we could go. Those three set up right now is really good, for both the March and April are the ones that have really stood out to me. Cont. p8 HEADLINE NEWS $ PAGE 8 OF 17 $ THETDN.COM THURSDAY $ MARCH 10, 2016

TDN Q&A: Dennis O=Neill cont. Q: What is the biggest issue facing the 2-year-old sales right now? The gallop-outs have certainly sparked some controversy Q: The first crop of Uncle Mo was obviously quite kind to you. in recent years. What specifically led you to the young Coolmore stallion=s progeny? DO: I hate to be non-controversial, but I=m very happy with everything they do. I really don=t care if they gallop out or not. I DO: Looks. It=s funny because I always think Bob Baffert buys the know Ciaran [Dunne] went through a thing last year where he same horse over and over, but I=m probably guilty of doing the wasn=t letting any of his horses gallop out and I know I bought same thing. They just have a look. They=re really athletic and three or four horses off him and a couple of decent ones, too. It really smart horses. They just have such good minds. The more doesn=t matter to me. I want to see them run basically from the athletic and leaner, longer ones--those seem like the runners. 1/16 pole to the wire. I=m really honing in on how they look, if They hold up training-wise and they generally could go a they=re on the right lead and all that kind of stuff, and where distance of ground. He=s stamped a lot of them and the ones that their head is. I don=t think it=s asking too much to let these babies do look like him are the runners. There=s quite a few of them run 1/16 mile or so. I love the way they do things at these sales. entered at OBSMAR. I=m excited to see how they look. Q: With the Florida Derby less than a month away, how is Q: You will also be represented as a seller at OBS March. Tell Nyquist doing? What=s the experience been like watching him us a little about your Uncle Mo colt, Hip 79, who you acquired run the table so far? for $130,000 as a FTKOCT yearling. DO: He couldn=t be doing any better. He=s grown up, gotten a little bit bigger and filled out. Mind-wise, he=s gotten a lot easier DO: I bought him for Danny Kramer, who lives down in San on himself, too. He=s a much more mature horse this year and Diego. I was at the sale just kind of kicking tires, but called him has really mellowed out. I know there a lot of doubts about him and said, >There=s an Uncle Mo in here that=s absolutely getting a distance of ground, but from all the horses I=ve ever gorgeous.= We just fell in love with him. I really only wanted to bought, he=s probably one of the ones I=ve been least concerned = spend $100,000, but we kept going. He hasn t missed a beat about getting distance between his mind and make-up and the since and I know Ciaran [Dunne] is really excited about him. way he=s built. I=m just not a big pedigree believer. Everybody Danny races, so unless someone wants to pay for him, it will keeps telling me that the bottom side isn=t going to carry him definitely be no harm to put him in Doug=s barn, that=s for sure. 1 1/4 miles. But I know what I see and I know how he trains. I can=t wait for Apr. 2. It=s going to be a great race and a lot of Q: It=s difficult to gauge just off the Florida sale, but how do fun. Nobody knows how good Mohaymen is yet. Hopefully it you see the 2-year-old market playing out this spring? turns out to be another Alydar and Affirmed. We=re excited and wouldn=t trade places. DO: I was pretty surprised, Miami was really tough. We always put values on horses and try really hard to stick to them. Hip 5 [$1-million Uncle Mo colt] went pretty far over what we thought OBS MARCH SALE he=d go for, and we really didn=t want to pay what we did for the = Tapizar, but we wanted to get her really badly and kept going. Wednesday s Fastest 1/8-Mile Breezes Time Hip Sex Sire Dam I know the consignors have been saying this, but it sure looks :9.4 20 colt Gone Astray Honour Isabel like if you have a horse that vets well, looks well and breezes Consigned by Craig L. Wheeler, Agent well, you=re going to do really well with them. I=m just hoping :9.4 29 filly Shackleford Into Reality that I can find some that don=t have the pedigree to go along Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent = with everything else and will be affordable. That s always my :9.4 43 filly Into Mischief J Lo On the Go goal going into these OBS sales. Trying to find some really nice Consigned by Price Bloodstock, Agent horses that may be under the radar, as far as pedigree goes. :9.4 64 filly Trappe Shot Krista Consigned by Peggy S. Dellheim LLC, Agent I :9.4 73 filly Into Mischief Lanai City Consigned by SBM Training and Sales, Agent IV :9.4 80 colt Tale of the Cat Lentil Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XXIV Cont. 9 HEADLINE NEWS $ PAGE 9 OF 17 $ THETDN.COM THURSDAY $ MARCH 10, 2016

Wednesday=s Fastest 1/8-Mile Breezes cont. 750 miles to Marion County, the heart of Florida's horse :9.4 91 filly Wildcat Heir Love in Bloom country, to shoot an impromptu documentary that he hoped Consigned by Niall Brennan Stables, Agent V would explain what the Thoroughbred industry really means to :9.4 116 filly Big Drama Miss Grandiose the state's 12,000 horse workers. Consigned by Southern Chase Farm, Inc, (Greg & Karen Dodd), Agent The marketing executive is Jon Siegel of PM Advertising. His :9.4 124 filly More Than Ready Miss Valiant finished product is a 14-minute video titled "Preserving Florida's Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XXIV Thoroughbred Industry" that he has posted online. :9.4 126 filly Into Mischief Miss Veronica As of Mar. 9, about a week since being uploaded, the video has Consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc. (Ciaran Dunne), Agent XXII already been viewed more than 2,200 times. Siegel hopes that :9.4 167 colt Hansen Palomanegra number will grow as he makes the video freely available for Consigned by Crupi=s New Castle Farm, Agent industry supporters to use as ammunition to impress upon :9.4 171 colt Gemologist Penny Marie legislators how horse racing jobs in Florida aren't just a means to Consigned by Julie Davies, Agent II earn a living, but a special way of life. :9.4 178 filly Maclean=s Music Placerita "That comment got me to the point where I felt like, 'They Consigned by Woodford Thorougbreds, agent don't understand. It's not just a job,'" Siegel said in a phone :9.4 189 colt Girolamo Prominent interview earlier this week. "I felt it was important to educate Consigned by Crupi=s New Castle Farm, Agent people as to the amount of work and the amount of passion that goes into this. It's a lifestyle more than it is a job." Wednesday=s Fastest 1/4-Mile Breezes Siegel, 41, should know. He grew up in the Ocala area, where both his parents built extensive rJsumJs in various Time Hip Sex Sire Dam Thoroughbred farm management positions dating to the 1970s. :20.3 92 colt Super Saver Lunargal With that pedigree, it's not surprising that Siegel himself took a Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent IX shine to learning how to nurture and care for stallions, :20.3 101 colt War Front Maryfield broodmares, and young, just-developing racehorses. Consigned by Eddie Woods, Agent XX "I can remember from an early age, just as soon as you could For complete under tack show results visit obssales.com. lift up a water bucket, you had a job helping around the farm. That kind of grew to mucking stalls and turning out horses, and VIDEO GIVES VOICE TO 12,000 FLORIDA eventually you're handling the babies by yourself," Siegel said. HORSE WORKERS By T.D. Thornton After he outgrew tagging along behind his parents at their A few weeks ago, in the midst of Florida's contentious debate workplaces, longtime Florida farm manager George Isaacs gave over the perils of pari-mutuel decoupling, a second-generation Siegel his first full-time horse job working in the training barn at Ocala horseman was following his home state's legislative Allen Paulson's Brookside South Farm. Isaacs is now the general proceedings from afar in Lexington, Kentucky, where he now manager at Bridlewood Farm, and he was one of the first people lives and works as a marketing executive. Siegel asked to agree to be interviewed for the project. Perusing the news, the marketing man grew incensed when he "We were kind of in and out and got everything done in three heard a remark days," Siegel explained. "We set everything up on the fly. We uttered by someone drove down on a Sunday, shot Monday, Tuesday, and early within the highly Wednesday, then started driving back Wednesday afternoon." politicized process that While on his whirlwind tour, Siegel also documented what essentially said if Florida's horse industry means to some of the people he knew hands-on horse growing up who are now establishing their own second and workers lose their jobs third generation horse businesses. But some of them aren't sure as a result of Florida's if the state will do enough to give them the opportunity to pass pari-mutuel licensees along that same way of life to their own children. being allowed to end "These people do not work from nine to five. They don't get Siegel talks to Eddie Woods at his live racing, that's okay, weekends off. They don't get holidays off. The horses are always training center in a frame from the film because they could dependent on the care that they give. And they're passionate just go get jobs somewhere else, or words to that effect. about doing it," Siegel states in the video. "The horses come and This callous comment so infuriated the marketer that he go. Each year it's another crop. But it's the same faces of abruptly cleared his calendar and called up a videographer passionate, hard-working farmers who are specialists at raising friend, Jason Resinger. Together, they jumped in a car and drove Thoroughbreds. Those are the people who are worth fighting for." Cont. p10 2016 Fee: $25,000 Stands and Nurses 2016 Fee: $5,000 S&N / $7,500 payable out of proceeds

Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Two-Time Breeders’ Cup Winner of $2,690,600 Winner of $3,670,790

Multiple Grade 1 Winner Multiple Grade 1 Winner

Raced for Karl Watson, Mike Pegram Raced for Karl Watson, Mike Pegram and Paul Weitman and Paul Weitman

Trained by Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert Trained by Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert

Posted 8 Triple-Digit Beyer Speed Figures Posted 7 Triple-Digit Beyer Speed Figures including a 124 - the fastest for a Sprinter ever and won from 5 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/16 miles

Won the 2007 Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint Won the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint, by the largest winning margin ever capping off an undefeated 2YO season

Won the 2008 Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint Won the 2013 Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint, in 1:07 flat, the fastest time ever the only colt to ever win two different Breeders’ Cup races

On the Board in 10 of 13 starts On the Board in 15 of 16 starts

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Video Gives Voice to 12,000 Florida Horse Workers cont. “Ocala is the leading training center in the world. There Eddie Woods Stables, Stroud's Lane Farm, Ocala Stud wouldn’t be an area in the world that would have as many Thoroughbred Stallion Farm, Adena Springs South, and Ocala horses train every day as here in Ocala. Before the decrease in Breeders' Sales Company are among the businesses the foal crop, there were 12,000 horses who went to a racetrack documented in the video. every day in Ocala six to eight months of the year. There are “Jon did this strictly on his own--he wasn’t prodded by any of probably 65 racetracks in the area. “We’re having some difficulties down here with the us down here,” said Tom Ventura, President of OBS. “He had a decoupling talk, and as breeders, owners, trainers or a sales genuine concern for what he saw developing. He came down company, you can go to Tallahassee and talk to the politicians all here, came to some of the farms, came to OBS, went back to you want,” he said, citing some strong political foes on the other where he grew up and I thought he did a wonderful job of side of the issue, including the Seminole Tribe. “They’re very showing the people behind the industry. We see the race results powerful politically and financially. So we need all the help we and we see the sales results, but sometimes you don’t see the can get, and Jon played his part by putting out that video. people behind the scenes. It wasn’t anybody’s PR piece. It was Hopefully, it will do some good.” genuine. That’s the takeaway I have, and that’s a story that Said Seigel, "I didn't want to say too much about decoupling needs to be told. These people’s lives are invested in this.” itself in the video because I'm not a politician. I want to let the Siegel made sure to visit Little Hill Farm in Ocala. It especially politicians do the political side of it. For me, I wanted to create a resonates with him because that's where he worked his final video that educates people on what the Thoroughbred industry Florida horse gig in the mid-1990s before embarking on a career really consists of. [Politicians] are out there representing the in marketing and advertising. The final crop of yearlings he state and everything that's going on. But they don't really understand our industry." helped to prep for sales included Real Quiet, the eventual 1998 Those against the concept of allowing Florida's pari-mutuel GI Kentucky Derby and Preakness S. winner. licensees to get rid of live racing are getting ready to breathe a Siegel underscored that the purpose of his video is only big-but temporary-sigh of relief. That's because the state's "political" to the point where he'd like it to be used to show legislative session will be coming to an end Mar 11, and with legislators that a way of life exists that might not be apparent to each passing day it becomes more likely that legislators will take them. no action on a series of sweeping, multi-faceted gambling bills His line of reasoning dovetails with what a number of that were supposed to form the backbone of a 20-year, $3- Thoroughbred owners and breeders have been trying to tell billion tribal agreement known as the Seminole Gaming lawmakers for some time now: That pari-mutuel licensees that Compact. are trying to slough off the live racing requirements of their Representatives of organizations like the Florida Thoroughbred operations do not represent the Thoroughbred industry as a Breeders' & Owners' Association and the Florida Horsemen's whole. In Tallahassee, it can be difficult for politicians to see Benevolent and Protective Association have been cautioning beyond the pitches of lobbyists and deep-pocketed gaming their members not too exhale too deeply though, because the Thoroughbred industry is likely to face fresh attempts from corporations. gaming entities that want decoupling passed in 2017. Although the complexities of Florida's gaming laws will very "I don't regret creating the video at all," Siegel said when likely dictate what happens to Florida's horse workers, "the asked if his road trip might have occurred too late in the nuances of those gambling laws have very little to do with the legislative process. "I am actually glad that the video is in the day-to-day thoughts of the men and women working on the industry's hands, because now we have some time for more farms every day," Siegel said. "Their immediate, day-to-day people to jump in there and start spreading the word and doing thoughts are along the lines of 'What's the best care that I can projects like this." give to this mare that's about to foal.'” Siegel said one of the most important points he tried to get Several people in the industry in the Ocala area expressed across with the video didn't even survive the final cut during praise for the project. editing. But he wanted to try and articulate it for this article. “He did a tremendous job with the video,” said Ocala Stud’s J. “I'm just one guy with a camera," Siegel said. "Imagine if we Michael O’Farrell, who appears in the film. “I’ve known Jon since gave the 12,000 men and women who are directly related to the he was a little boy; his dad and mom trained horses at our farm Thoroughbred industry; imagine if we gave each one of them a camera to tell their stories. How powerful would that be to give years and years ago. He had memories from those days having them a voice and to allow them to say how important the worked down here, he knew we were having problems, and so Thoroughbred industry is to them?" he took it upon himself to lend a helping hand, and we appreciate it.” HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

by Bill Finley 2. NYQUIST (c, Uncle Mo--Seeking Gabrielle, by Forestry) Last week belonged to ‘TDN Rising Star’ Shagaf (Bernardini), O-Reddam Racing LLC. B-Summerhill Farm (Ky). T-Doug O’Neill. who won his stakes debut in the GIII Gotham S. at Aqueduct, Sales history: $400,000 2yo ‘15 FTFMAR; $230,000 Ylg ‘14 putting trainer Chad Brown in the thick of things on the road to KEESEP; $180,000 Wlg ‘13 KEENOV. Churchill Downs. Who will grab the headlines this weekend? The Last Start: 1st, GII San Vicente S., SA, Feb. 15 list is numerous as the GII San Felipe S. at Santa Anita and the Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, KEE, GII Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs highlight Saturday’s Oct. 31; 1st, GI FrontRunner S., SA, Sept. 26; 1st, GI Del Mar racing. Four members of the TDN’s Top 12 will be in action in Futurity, DMR, Sept. 7; 1st GII Best Pal S., DMR, Aug. 8 those races. Next Start: GI Florida Derby, GP, Apr. 2 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs 1. MOHAYMEN (c, Tapit--Justwhistledixie, by Dixie Union) Andrew Caulfield on Nyquist O-Shadwell Stable. B-Clearsky Farm (Ky). T-Kiaran McLaughlin. Nyquist is named after Detroit Red Wings forward Gustav Sales history: $2,200,000 Ylg ‘14 KEESEP. Nyquist. But Nyquist the hockey player isn’t exactly becoming a Last Start: 1st, GII Fountain of Youth S., GP, Feb. 27 big racing fan. "Obviously, it's a lot of fun to see that he's Accomplishments Include: 1st, GII Holy Bull S., GP, Jan. 30 winning and see that he won--I don't 1st GII Remsen S., AQU, Nov. 28; 1st GII Nashua S., AQU, Nov. 4 know what you call it, a tournament Next Start: GI Florida Derby., GP, Apr. 2 or a cup or a race," Nyquist told Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs mlive.com shortly after his namesake Andrew Caulfield on Mohaymen won the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. At He might have cost $2.2 million at Keeneland, but it appears least the native of Sweden, where that Mohaymen was worth every penny and much more. Back Standardbred racing is much more Nyquist | Horsephotos when the Shadwell team popular than Thoroughbred racing, bought the then yearling at has said he has heard of the GI Kentucky Derby. "That's a big Keeneland September 2014, deal for sure," he said. Nyquist’s owner Paul Reddam is from here is what Shadwell Vice Windsor, Ontario and, is a big Red Wings fan. The showdown President and General between Mohaymen (Tapit) and Nyquist in the GI Florida Derby Manager Rick Nichols had to will be one of the most anticipated of the year. say to the TDN, "That was a little bit more than I thought 3. MOR SPIRIT (r, Eskendereya--Im a Dixie Girl, by Dixie Union) we'd have to give. Sheikh O-Michael Lund Petersen. B-Elkstone Group LLC (PA). T-Bob Baffert. Moyhamen | Adam Coglianese Hamdan will come soon, and look through the yearlings Sales history: $650,000 2yo ‘15 FTFMAR; $85,000 Ylg ‘14 and he’ll decide where he’ll run. I’d say more than likely, we’ll FTKOCT. leave him over here.” Of the appeal of a hot commodity in sire Last Start: 1st, GIII Robert B. Lewis S., Feb. 6, SA Tapit, Nichols said, "He's the best sire in the country. You've got Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Los Alamitos Futurity, LRC, Dec. 19 to pay attention to him," adding that if his new purchase wins a Next Start: GII San Felipe S., SA, Mar. 12 Grade I, “He’ll definitely be a stallion.” Imagine what Mohaymen Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs will be worth if he wins the GI Florida Derby, not to mention the Andrew Caulfield on Mor Spirit GI Kentucky Derby. The showdown between Mohaymen and That botched workout when Mor Spirit was pulled up seems Nyquist (Uncle Mo) in the GI Florida Derby will no doubt decide like something out of the distant past, as trainer Bob Baffert said who will be the favorite in the GI Kentucky Derby. this 3-year-old is “doing great.” Cont. p12 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

TDN Derby Top 12 cont. Should Exaggerator win the GI Kentucky Derby, it will mark a Mor Sprit will race next in Saturday’s GII San Felipe S., which is rare Triple Crown success for a horse that won a 2-year-old shaping up as a tough race and a battle to see who is the leading stakes at Saratoga. Exaggerator won the GII Saratoga Special S. Derby contender in California. Having Horses that can win drawn post three and with a lot of juvenile stakes at Saratoga speed to chase, he figures to get a tend to be precocious and perfect trip in the San Felipe. Mor the trend over the last 30 Spirit’s owner Michael Lund Petersen years or so is that early- is the president of the Pandora developing horses don’t jewelry chain. He started his first win Triple Crown races. Mor Spirit | Benoit horse in 2014. “I want to be involved,” The last Saratoga Special Petersen told the Washington Post last year when asked about winner to win the Derby his foray into racing. “I have no experience. It’s going to take a Exaggerator | Coady Photography was Swale (1983 Saratoga little while.” Special, 1984 Derby). The last horse to come out of that race to win a Triple Crown event 4. EXAGGERATOR (c, Curlin--Dawn Raid, by Vindication) was Union Rags (2011 Saratoga Special, 2012 Belmont). The GI O-Big Chief Racing. B-Joseph B. Murphy (Ky). T-Keith Hopeful S. hasn’t produced a Derby winner since Affirmed (1977 Desormeaux. Hopeful, 1978 Derby). Affirmed is also the last Derby winner to Sales history: $110,000 Ylg ‘14 KEESEP. come out of Saratoga’s other 2-year-old stakes for males, the Last Start: 2nd, GII San Vicente S. ,SA, Feb. 15 GIII Sanford S. Afleet Alex won the 2004 Hopeful and Sanford Accomplishments Include: 1st, GIII Delta Downs Jackpot, DED, before winning the 2005 GI Preakness and GI Belmont S. After Nov. 21; 1st, GII Saratoga Special S., SAR, Aug. 16 running second in the seven-furlong GII San Vicente S., Next Start: GII San Felipe S., SA, Mar. 12 Exaggerator will be expected to show improvement in the two- Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs turn GII San Felipe S. Saturday. Cont. p13 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

TDN Derby Top 12 cont. 7. GREENPOINTCRUSADER (c, Bernardini--Ava Knowsthecode, by Cryptoclearance) 5. GUN RUNNER (c, Candy Ride {Arg}--Quiet Giant, by Giant’s O-St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables LLC & Brooklyn Boyz Causeway) Stable. B-Oakbrook Farm (Ky). T-Dominick Schettino. O-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC & Three Chimneys Farm. B-Besilu Sales history: $575,000 Ylg ‘14 KEESEP. Stables. T-Steve Asmussen. Last Start: 2nd, GII Holy Bull S., GP, Jan. 30 Last Start: 1st, GII Risen Star S., FG, Feb. 20 Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Champagne S., BEL, Oct. 30 Next Start: GII Louisiana Derby, FG, Mar. 26 Next Start: GII Louisiana Derby, FG, Mar. 26 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs Andrew Caulfield on Gun Runner After also considering the GI Wood Memorial S., trainer The Winchell family came close to Dominick Schettino has confirmed that Greenpointcrusader will owning not only Gun Runner, but start next in the GII Louisiana Derby. Derby favorite Mohaymen (Tapit). Schettino also said John Velazquez Ron Winchell said that he was among would be aboard in that contest. the underbidders for the undefeated Though his horse ran well when grey at the 2014 Keeneland second behind Mohaymen (Tapit) in September Sale. Partnering with the GII Holy Bull S., Schettino believes Gun Runner | Lou Hodges bloodstock agent Alex Solis Jr., that when Greenpointcrusader went Winchell made a $2.1-million bid only to bow out after the Greenpointcrusader | C. to the lead that took him out of his Shadwell team bid $2.2 million. “At the time, we didn’t know Durand game. “The way that race came up, it who we were bidding against,” Winchell said. “Now that I know went against his preferred style,” it was the Shadwell people, I realize there is no chance we were Schettino said. “He likes to sit and make one run.” With that in going to get him.” Winchell raced Mohaymen’s sire Tapit, so he mind, Schettino has tended to give his colt slow breezes in the has a rooting interest in the Derby favorite. “A win by mornings. “He’ll go in 1:02, with the last quarter in :23 and 2,” Mohaymen would be fantastic, second best to Gun Runner he said. “Right now, he’s continuing to grow and develop and winning,” he said. The Winchells have never won the Derby, but we’re very happy with his training pattern.” have won the GI Kentucky Oaks twice, with Untapable (Tapit) in 2014 and with Summerly (Summer Squall) in 2005. 8. BRODY’S CAUSE (c, Giant’s Causeway--Sweet Breanna, by Sahm) O-Albaugh Family Stable. B-Gabriel Duignan, William Arvin Jr & 6. SHAGAF (c, Bernardini--Muhaawara, by Unbridled’s Song) Petaluma (Ky). T-Dale Romans. O/B-Shadwell Stable. T-Chad Brown Sales: $350,000 Ylg ‘14 KEESEP. Last Start: 1st, GIII Gotham S., AQU, March 5 Last Start: 3rd, GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, KEE, Oct. 31 Next Start: GI Wood Memorial, AQU, April 9 Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Breeders’ Futurity, KEE, Oct. 3 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs Next Start: GII Tampa Bay Derby, TAM, Mar. 12 Andrew Caulfield on Shagaf Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs ‘TDN Rising Star’ Shagaf came into last Saturday’s GIII Gotham Brody’s Cause will make his long- S. as an untested but promising colt and left with a significant awaited 3-year-old debut in Saturday’s GII Tampa Bay Derby, win to his credit, one that where he’ll no doubt be the favorite proved a lot. He’ll have to for trainer Dale Romans. The race has face better horses than he a ton of speed in it, which should suit met in the Gotham, but it was the late-running son of Giant’s far from a bad field and he Brody’s Cause | Coady Causeway perfectly. With a :58 3/5 handled the assignment just Photography bullet work to his credit at fine, winning by 1 1/4 Gulfstream, he seems primed to run lengths. The only knock may at his best or close to it. One knock is that he’s not the fastest Shagaf | Sarah K. Andrew be that he drifted out in the horse in the race, according to the Beyer numbers, albeit his stretch. There could be a lot figures are during his 2-year-old year, but his top is an 88. Five of reasons for that, but some of them could be cause for horses in the race have run as fast or faster. The plus is he is the concern. Nonetheless, along with Mohaymen (Tapit), he gives class of the field, having won a Grade I race in the GI Breeders’ Shadwell a potent pair aiming for the GI Kentucky Derby. Futurity last year at Keeneland. Cont. p14 “ HAMPTON COURT will stand for a reasonable fee AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION of $6,000 — Lonhro stood for $30,000 and Den- Redoute’s Choice – Roses ‘N’ Wine, by Broken Vow

man $15,000 — and he has some serious sire and 2016 fee: $6,000 S&N “ $7,500 Share The Upside ‘sire of sires’ power behind him for the price that $7,500 Breed Secure perhaps Lonhro and Denman didn’t.

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TDN Derby Top 12 cont. 11. ZULU (c, Bernardini--Temporada, by Summer Squall) O-Stonestreet Stables LLC, Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & 9. MO TOM (c, Uncle Mo--Caroni, by Rubiano) Derrick Smith. B-Ron Magers & Robert Marcocchio. T-Todd O-GMB Racing. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm. Pletcher T-Tom Amoss. Sales history: $900,000 2yo ‘15 FTFMAR; $400,000 Ylg ‘14 Sales history: $150,000 Ylg ‘14 KEESEP. KEESEP Last Start: 3rd, GII Risen Star S., FG, Feb. 20 Last Start: 2nd, GII Fountain of Youth S., GP, Feb. 27 Accomplishments Include: 1st, GIII LeComte S., FG, Jan. 16; 1st, Next Start: Undecided Street Sense S., CD, Nov. 1 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs Next Start: GII Louisiana Derby, FG, Mar. 26 ‘TDN Rising Star’ Zulu worked a furlong in :10 1/5 prior to last Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs year’s Fasig-Tipton Florida Sale of 2-year-olds, among the A lot has been made about there being a bias on the day of the reasons the ownership team GII Risen Star S. at the Fair Grounds and those who are looking of Stonestreet Stable and at that race through the prism of a Coolmore purchased the colt golden rail appear to be right. There for $900,000. It was tied for were nine dirt races on the card and the second-highest price paid only one was won by a horse who did for a horse at the sale. Here’s not race on or near the inside for what Stonestreet’s John most of the trip. As for Mo Tom and Moynihan told the TDN after Risen Star winner Gun Runner (Candy the purchase, “They Mo Tom Zulu | Coglianese Photography [Coolmore] liked the horse Ride {Arg}), both raced on the inside Hodges Photography and we liked the horse, so we for much of the race. A fairer track in decided to team up. I thought he worked fabulous. He is a horse the GII Louisiana Derby should help sort out the group that is immature. He’s going to run two turns and he went :10 campaigning in Louisiana for the GI Kentucky Derby. 1/5 as easy as a horse can do it. We are excited about him.”

10. MALIBU SUNSET (c, Bernardini--One Stormy Mama, by 12. SMOKEY IMAGE (c, Southern Image--Special Smoke, by Storm Cat) Free House) O-Gary & Mary West. B-Mike Abraham. T-Bob Baffert O-Irvin Racing Stable. B-C Punch Ranch, Inc. T-Carla Gaines. Sales history: $240,000 Ylg ‘14 KEESEP; $190,000 RNA ’13 Last Start: 1st, Cal Cup Derby, SA, Jan. 30 FTKNOV Accomplishments Include: 1st, Golden State Juvenile S., DMR, Last Start: 1st, Allowance, SA, Feb. 28 Oct. 30; 1st, I’m Smokin S., DMR, Sept. 4; 1st, Cavonnier Juvenile Next Start: Undecided S., SR, Aug. 16; 1st, Everett Nevin S., OTP, July 5 Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs Next Start: GII San Felipe S., SA, Mar. 12 Trainer Bob Baffert has yet to pick out a race for this promising Thoro-Graph sheet, Equineline PPs ‘TDN Rising Star’, who romped in a Feb. 28 allowance, just his The GII San Felipe S. will be a huge test for the California-bred, second career start. As the horse is lightly raced and didn’t have who has been beating up on that all-important start horses bred in the Golden as a 2-year-old, time State and is undefeated in six could be running short. career starts. Really, no one Perhaps the knows how good he is. There connections might is a ton of speed in the race and all of it has drawn inside want to point instead of him, so he’s not going to for the GI Preakness S. get the loose-on-the-lead trip or even the race Smokey Image | Benoit Photo he got when winning the Cal Baffert owns, the Cup Derby. But with a tougher trip than he faced that day, he Malibu Sunset | Benoit Photo GI William Hill Haskell could prove even more if he were to beat this tough group of Invitational S.? Too open-company stakes horses. much too soon could backfire, but with a horse with this much talent, there’s no doubt the temptation to have him ready for Click sire’s name for Progeny PPs; dam name for Stakes-Winning the GI Kentucky Derby must be strong. Pedigrees; last race for video replay. HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 15 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

ON THE BUBBLE: REBEL FIELD BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE Cherry Wine (Paddy O’Prado): A lot of upside to this ‘TDN Rising An intriguing field that includes GI Hopeful S. winner Ralis Star’. Don’t count him out. (Square Eddie) is beginning to take shape for Oaklawn’s $900,000 GII Rebel S. Mar. 19. The Rebel will be the first start of Collected (City Zip): Baffert looking at revamped Sunland Park the season for the Reddam Festival of Racing S. for this one, but no Derby points will be Racing colorbearer, who was awarded in the new race that replaces the GIII Sunland Park last seen finishing last of 14 in Derby. the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Keeneland Oct. 31. Destin (Giant’s Causeway): Didn’t appear to beat much in the “He's doing really well,” GIII Sam F. Davis S., but can jump way up if winning the trainer Doug O'Neill said. “We GII Tampa Bay Derby. Odd to see John Velazquez get off this one gave him some well-deserved to ride other Pletcher-trainee Outwork (Uncle Mo). time off after his last couple that he didn't just fire in and Ralis | A. Coglianese Danzing Candy (Twirling Candy): ‘TDN Rising Star’ romped in his we're trying to get him back last two, but will be trying much tougher in GII San Felipe S. It’s to his Hopeful form, winning a Grade I at Saratoga. We're trying acid test time. to get back to those days.” Ralis has six published works since returning from vacation, Economic Model (Flatter): Has raced just twice but showed most recently breezing five furlongs in 1:01.80 (28/45) at Santa some promise when second in GII Swale S.. Can jump into Top Anita Mar. 4. 12 with win in Tampa Bay Derby. “After his last breeze, we said, 'You know what, we think he's good enough and ready enough to try the Rebel,’” O'Neill said. Flexibility (Bluegrass Cat): Trainer Chad Brown says this one “We know it’s not going to be an easy race, but we think it's a might go next in the GI Wood Memorial, where he’d be up great Derby prep. It's going to be a good test to kind of see against a formidable foe in stablemate and ‘TDN Rising Star’ where we're at. If we run good there, we're on our way to Shagaf (Bernardini) Kentucky.” Steve Asmussen will also saddle a Rebel contender in WinStar Frank Conversation (Quality Road): May need to pick up points Farm’s Creator (Tapit), who produced a powerful late rally to in G2 UAE Derby to be able to get in to GI Kentucky Derby. Is he score by a dominant 7 1/4 lengths in a 1 1/16-mile Oaklawn test just a synthetic-track lover? Feb. 27. The gray had five previous starts under his belt since September and he finished second in four of those outings. Forevamo (Uncle Mo): Did a rail bias help this one in GII Risen “We've always liked the horse, and Steve [Asmussen]'s always Star S.? been very high on him,” WinStar CEO Elliot Walden said. “We were disappointed that he hadn't gotten his maiden broken yet, Ralis (Square Eddie): Winner of GI Hopeful S. resurfaces with but we continued and then when he ran well like that--he has news that he will make his 3-year-old debut in GII Rebel S. plenty of experience.” Walden added, “I think Suddenbreakingnews (Mineshaft): Stretch-runner worked five he just needs a decent, furlongs in 1:00 3/5 Saturday at Oaklawn. GII Rebel S. is next. honest pace in front of him, like he got the other Sunny Ridge (Holy Bull): Though fourth in the GIII GothamS., he day, and we’ll see what ran 38 feet farther than the winner did, according to the Trakus happens.” chart and actually ran faster at 36.5 miles per hour. Winner “TDN Rising Star” Shagaf (Bernardini) clocked 36.4 mph. Cherry Wine (Paddy O’Prado) has been Click here to visit the Derby Top 12 section of our website, rerouted to the Rebel by complete with video past performances, Equibase Pps, and Cherry Wine | Lauren King trainer Dale Romans Thoro-Graph sheets. after he had to be scratched late from the GII Fountain of Youth S. Feb. 27 due to a fever. Cont. p16 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 16 OF 17 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 10, 2016

Rebel Field Begins to Take Shape cont. Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 5:30 p.m. EST Romping by 9 1/4 lengths at fifth asking at Churchill Nov. 28, FRANK E. KILROE MILE S.-GI, $400,000, 4yo/up, 1mT Cherry Wine made it two in a row with an equally decisive PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Om K Munnings Stevens Hendricks 121 victory in a Gulfstream allowance Jan. 9. The Frank Jones, Jr. and 2 What a View Vronsky Desormeaux Black 119 William Pacella runner most recently breezed a half-mile in 3 Bal a Bali (Brz) Put It Back Prat Mandella 119 :47.26 (2/78) at Gulfstream Mar. 5. 4 Bolo Temple City Smith Gaines 119 Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas may have two runners in the 5 Kenjisstorm Stormy Atlantic Maldonado Knapp 119 starting gate for the Rebel, which he last won in 2013 with 6 Midnight Storm K Pioneerof the Nile Espinoza D'Amato 119 eventual champion 3-year-old Will Take Charge (Unbridled’s 7 De Treville (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Baze Shirreffs 119 Song). Robert Baker and William Mack’s Gray Sky (Tapit) earned Owners: 1-Sareen Family Trust, 2-Finish Line Racing LLC, The Elwood Johnston Trust or Berumen Et Al, 3-Fox Hill Farms Inc. or Siena Farms LLC, 4-Golden his diploma at fifth asking in Louisville Nov. 28 and finished fifth Pegasus Racing Inc. & E.I. Mack, LLC, 5-KM Racing Enterprise Inc., 6-A in Oaklawn’s Smarty Jones S. Jan. 18. Second behind recent Venneri Racing or Marjorie Dye Revocable Trust or Little Red Feather Racing, Rebel withdrawl Dazzling Gem (Misremembered) last time in a 7-Rashit Shaykhutdinov; Breeders: 1-Lavin Bloodstock, Bernie Sams & William Hot Springs allowance Feb. 13, the gray worked five panels in Farish Jr., 2-Old English Rancho, Patsy & Sal Berumen, 3-Haras Santa Maria de 1:01.60 (9/30) over the local strip Mar. 7. Araras, 4-Spendthrift Farm, LLC, 5-Dapple Bloodstock & Susan Bunning, 6-Alex Zayat Stable’s Z Royal (Eskendereya) is entered in an Oaklawn Venneri & Marjorie Post Dye, 7-Watership Down Stud allowance Saturday, but is under consideration for the Rebel, Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:00 p.m. EST according to Justin Zayat. Winning at second asking in Louisville SAN FELIPE S.-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m Nov. 14, the homebred finished fifth in the GIII LeComte S. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT Jan. 16 and was eighth in the GIII Southwest S. last time Feb. 15. 1 Uncle Lino K Uncle Mo Perez Sherlock 120 2 Danzing Candy Twirling Candy Smith Sise Jr 120 3 Mor Spirit Eskendereya Stevens Baffert 124 4 Cupid K Tapit Garcia Baffert 120 FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI SANTA ANITA H. 5 I Will Score Roman Ruler Bejarano Hollendorfer 120 6 Smokey Image Southern Image Espinoza Gaines 120 7 Exaggerator K Curlin Desormeaux Desormeaux 122 Owners: 1-Mansor, Purple Shamrock Racing or Sherlock, 2-Halo Farms, Bashor or Bashor, 3-Michael Lund Petersen, 4-Tabor & Magnier & Smith, 5-Hans Poetsch, 6-Irvin Racing Stable, 7-Big Chief Racing LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC, Rocker O Ranch LLC Et Al; Breeders: 1-JPR Stable LLC, 2-Halo Farms, 3-Elkstone Group, LLC, 4-JKG Thoroughbreds LLC, 5-Hans Poetsch, 6-C Punch Ranch Inc., 7-Joseph Murphy

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:30 p.m. EST Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 5:24 p.m. EST SANTA ANITA H.-GI, $1,000,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4m LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY-GII, $350,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Point Piper Giant's Causeway Van Dyke Hollendorfer 115 1 Morning Fire Friesan Fire Centeno Nations 116 2 Melatonin K Kodiak Kowboy Talamo Hofmans 114 2 Rafting Tapit Prado Motion 116 3 Donworth K Tiznow Gutierrez O'Neill 117 3 Outwork Uncle Mo Velazquez Pletcher 116 4 General a Rod Roman Ruler Bejarano Pletcher 116 4 Economic Model K Flatter Ortiz Jr Brown 116 5 Effinex Mineshaft Smith Jerkens 123 5 Star Hill Elusive Quality Leparoux Arnold II 116 6 Cyrus Alexander K Medaglia d'Oro Garcia Hollendorfer 115 6 Riker K Include Geroux Casse 118 7 Hard Aces Hard Spun Lezcano Sadler 118 7 Destin K Giant's Causeway Castellano Pletcher 116 8 Imperative K Bernardini Gonzalez Baltas 120 8 Brody's Cause K Giant's Causeway Lanerie Romans 122 9 Class Leader K Smart Strike Desormeaux Sadler 114 9 Tale of S'avall Tale of Ekati Bravo Tagg 116 Owners: 1-Gatto Racing, LLC, Russo or Schlaich, Et Al, 2-Tarabilla Farms, 10 Awesome Banner Awesome of Course Gallardo Gold 116 1-Mercedes Stables, LLC, 2-Wertheimer and Frere, 3-Repole Stable, Inc., 3-Reddam Racing, LLC, 4-Skychai Racing LLC & Starlight Racing, Owners: 4-Klaravich Stables Inc. & William H. Lawrence, 5-Calumet Farm, 6-Team 5-Tri-Bone Stables, 6-Spendthrift Farm LLC or Stonestreet Stables LLC, Valor International, Gary Barber & Tucci Stables, 7-Twin Creeks Racing Stables, 7-Hronis Racing, LLC, 8-KM Racing Enterprise, Inc. or J K Racing, 9-Lane's LLC, 8-Albaugh Family Stable, 9-Charles E. Fipke, 10-Jacks or Better Farm Inc.; End Racing; Breeders: 1-Barronstown Stud, 2-S. D. Brilie, L.P., 3-K.C. Breeders: 1-Cynthia Hipple, 2-Wertheimer et Frere, 3-Repole Stable Inc., Garrett Farm LLC, 4-Hare Forest Farm, 5-Dr. Russell S. Cohen, 6-WinStar 4-Claiborne Farm, 5-Calumet Farm, 6-Turner Breeders, 7-James Weigel &Taylor Farm, LLC, 7-Dreamchaser Thorobreds, 8-Glencrest Farm LLC & Darley, Made Stallions Inc., 8-Gabriel Duignan, William Arvin Jr. & Petaluma 9-W. S. Farish Bloodstock, 9-Charles Fipke, 10-Jacks or Better Farm Inc.

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Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST Owners: 1-Beler, Constantine, Peter, 2-My Purple Haze Stables, 3-Campbell, SAN CARLOS S.-GII, $300,000, 4yo/up, 7f Gilbert, G., 4-Bran Jam Stable and Clark, David W., 5-Scuderi, Vincent, S., PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 6-Island Wind Racing, 7-Fuccillo, William, B., 8-Head of Plains Partners LLC 1 Calculator In Summation Prat Miller 119 and Jacobson, David, 9-Jacobson, David and Southern Equine Stable LLC, K 2 Coastline Speightstown Baze D'Amato 119 10-Clifton, Jr., William, L., 11-Blue Bison Stable; Breeders: 1-C. Peter 3 Wild Dude Wildcat Heir Bejarano Hollendorfer 124 Beler, 2-Gustav Schickedanz, 3-Gilbert G. Campbell, 4-Fares Farm LLC, 4 San Onofre Surf Cat Maldonado Headley 119 5-Vince Scuderi, 6-Neal McFadden & Mary McFadden, 7-Heiligbrodt Racing 5 Cautious Giant K Giant's Causeway Gonzalez Mulhall 119 Stable, 8-Maria M. Haire, 9-Joan Hadley Thoroughbreds, 10-Dorothy A. 6 Mystery Train (Arg) Not For Sale (Arg) Talamo Vienna 119 7 Outside Nashville K Broken Vow Garcia Hollendorfer 119 Matz, 11-Andrew Cohen 8 Kobe's Back Flatter Stevens Eurton 124 Owners: 1-Richard C. Pell, 2-Agave Racing Stable or Jaam Racing, Inc., Saturday, Oaklawn Park, post time: 5:38 p.m. EST 3-Hollendorfer or Smith, Jr., 4-Matson Racing, 5-Tachycardia Stables or HONEYBEE S.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m Twilight Racing, LLC, 6-Red Baron's Barn, LLC or Rancho Temescal, 7-Carver PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT or Hollendorfer or Smith, 8-C R K Stable; Breeders: 1-Ocala Stud, 2-DATTT 1 Cosmic Evolution K Proud Citizen Borel Wiggins 117 Farm, LLC, 3-Versatile Thoroughbreds LLC, 4-Bruce Headley, 5-Grousemont 2 Dorodansa K Bellamy Road Landeros McPeek 115 Farm, 6-Arroyo de Luna, 7-Siena Farms LLC, 8-Joanne R. Mummert 3 She's a Bootsy Too K Misremembered Vazquez Gorder 117 4 Nickname K Scat Daddy Nakatani Asmussen 119 Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:54 p.m. EST 5 Terra Promessa Curlin Santana Jr Asmussen 119 HILLSBOROUGH S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT 6 Marquee Miss Cowboy Cal Hill Mason 122 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT Owners: 1-Stephen L. Fidel, 2-Iron Oaks Farm (Art Tanaka), 3-William K. 1 Isabella Sings Eskendereya Velazquez Pletcher 120 Helwig, 4-LNJ Foxwoods (Jaime F Roth), 5-Stonestreet Stables, LLC (Barbara 2 Speed Seeker Heatseeker (Ire) Cruz Scott 118 3 Rainha Da Bateria K Broken Vow Prado Motion 118 Banke), 6-Rags Racing Stable LLC (Joe Ragsdale et al); Breeders: 1-Gabriel 4 Bureau de Change Exchange Rate Geroux Lynch 116 Duignan, William Duignan &Tranquility Investments Limited, 2-Centaur Farms, 5 Lovely Loyree Cactus Ridge De La Cruz Boyce 116 Inc., 3-Terrazas Thoroughbreds, LLC, 4-Michael Hui, 5-Stonestreet 6 Tepin Bernstein Leparoux Casse 122 Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 6-David Jacobs 7 Button Down (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Bravo Carroll 118 8 Royal Jewely City Place Centeno Bennett 116 Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 3:54 p.m. EST 9 Danza Cavallo (Fr) Sunday Break (Jpn) Ortiz Jr Brown 116 FLORIDA OAKS-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT 10 Ball Dancing K Exchange Rate Castellano Brown 122 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT Owners: 1-Siena Farms, LLC, 2-R. Johnson, F. Coniglio, F. Ferrogine, R. 1 Enjoy Yourself (GB) Sir Percy (GB) Gallardo Terranova 116 Rendina and S. Ritman, 3-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC, 4-Amerman Racing, 2 Conquest Bebop K Scat Daddy Geroux Casse 116 LLC, 5-Feel The Thunder Stable, Oak Rock Racing, LLC and Biondo Bojarski, 3 Bonita Bluegrass Cat Cruz Stewart 116 et al., 6-Robert E. Masterson, 7-Greenwood Lodge Farm, Inc., 8-Michael 4 Ava's Kitten Kitten's Joy Ortiz Jr Brown 120 Reynolds and Anthony J. Piarulli, 9-M. Dubb, Sheep Pond Partners, Bethlehem Stables, LLC and The Elkstone Group, LLC, 10-W.S. Farish and 5 Missalaney Badge of Silver Bravo Hinsley 116 Steve F. Mooney; Breeders: 1-Siena Farms LLC, 2-Katherine Devall & 6 Family Meeting Sky Mesa Pedroza Proctor 120 Heatseeker Syndicate, 3-Alexander Groves Matz, LLC, 4-Mrs. Jerry Amerman, 7 Spinamiss (Ire) Lilbourne Lad (Ire) Castellano Pletcher 116 5-Barr Three LLC, 6-Machmer Hall, 7-Juddmonte Farms Ltd, 8-Shamrock 8 Miss Otis Tale of the Cat Lanerie Kenneally 116 Thoroughbreds, Helen Reynolds& Michael Reynolds, 9-Sylviane Jeffroy, 9 Silver Magnolia K Kitten's Joy De La Cruz Blair 116 10-Kirk Wycoff & Deby Wycoff 10 Gamble's Ghost Ghostzapper Velazquez Carroll 120 11 Cinder K Warrior's Reward Lebron Arnold II 116 Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:50 p.m. EST 12 Valueable Charmer Value Plus Allen Jr Bennett 116 TOM FOOL H.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 6f 13 Baciami Piccola (GB) Equiano (Fr) Leparoux Lynch 116 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 14 Princess Princess Discreet Cat Centeno Colebrook 116 1 Spartiatis Scat Daddy Davis Blusiewicz 110 Owners: 1-Sovereign Stable, 2-Conquest Stables, LLC, 3-Mario Silva, K 2 Angry Moon Langfuhr Carmouche Englehart 114 4-Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey, 5-Richard Perkins, 6-Glen Hill Farm, 3 Always Sunshine West Acre Pennington Allard 116 7-St. Elias Stable, 8-Damara Farm, 9-Evergreen Stables, LLC, 10-Ivan Dalos, 4 Alex the Terror K Mineshaft Saez Toscano Jr 115 11-Michael Dahir and Sandra Bromagen, 12-Winning Stables, Inc. and Ray 5 Dads Caps Discreet Cat Ortiz Rodriguez 120 6 Nubin Ridge Gold Tribute Bisono Englehart 114 Rech, 13-Amerman Racing, LLC, 14-Marc Detampel; Breeders: 1-Mrs Janet 7 Mewannarose Bwana Charlie DeCarlo Englehart 115 M. Sexton, 2-McCauley Farms, LLC, 3-Arindel Farm, 4-Kenneth L. Ramsey & 8 Stallwalkin' Dude City Place Franco Jacobson 118 Sarah K. Ramsey, 5-Richard Perkins, 6-Glen Hill Farm, 7-Mrs Lisa Kelly, 9 Salutos Amigos Salute the Sarge Velasquez Jacobson 122 8-Damara Farm, 9-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 10-Tall Oaks 10 Waco K Medaglia d'Oro Cancel Bond 114 Farm, 11-BWB Bloodstock, LLC & K. Taylor, 12-Big C Farm, 13-Tirnaskea 11 Loki's Vengeance Frost Giant Gryder Hushion 115 Stud, 14-Winchester Farm REGIONAL REPORT Thursday • March 10, 2016 Myers also called races, a job he said was the most difficult in sports for an announcer. He called at Caliente in Tijuana, on the California fair circuit and in New Mexico. He also was a television host for the satellite feed at Del Mar. Wednesday’s Results: Service arrangements are pending. 6th-TAM, $20,300, Msw, 3-9, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.60, fm. RUE DE RIVOLI (f, 4, Smart Strike--Atelier {MGSW, $741,114}, Viva Pentelicus to Represent T’breds at California AG Day: by Deputy Minister) returned to the races after a near 10-month Viva Pentelicus, the 20-year-old poster boy for Healing Arenas layoff with a decent fourth-place finish Dec. 20 at Gulfstream in California, will be back to work at California Agriculture Day -- when sent off at 50-1, then followed that effort up with a good, AG Day 2016 -- Wednesday, Mar. 16 on the West Steps of the closing second when shipped north to run over this course Feb. California State Capitol in Sacramento. The event is hosted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. 3. Wednesday, the dark bay homebred broke sweetly from her Handling the crowd at AG Day 2016 will not be a problem for rail draw before being reined in to be a ground-saving fourth “Veev.” He made 96 starts as a racehorse and earned close to onto the backstretch, several lengths off the pace. Inching closer $350,000. He joined the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation in the two path around the far turn, she launched a bid in the herd in 2005, and was adopted from the TRF's Flying Y farm in stretch heading after eventual runner-up Ghost Hunter Oklahoma in 2012 by Founder/President Julie Baker at Healing (Ghostzapper), who had just put away the longshot pacesetter. Arenas in Escalon, California. Since then, he has established Surging to the front nearing the sixteenth pole, Rue de Rivoli himself as the stable star and the go-to public relations horse. pulled away late to score by a length as the 23-10 second choice. “When I first saw him, it took about 15 seconds for me to 2-1 favorite Barrel Roll was off slowly and never factored. The realize how much class he has and how much I wanted him,” winner hails from a female family littered with graded stakes Baker said. “He worked in the TRF's Second Chances program, winners, including champion 2-year-old filly and MGISW Althea he's worked with children in our `Stable Kids' program and last (Alydar), $1,275,855. She is a half-sister to Alaazo (A.P. Indy), summer, we used him to launch our pilot program `Stable GSP, $220,100. Her dam was most recently bred to Speightstown Survivors,' that assists veterans in their fight against Post in 2013. Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-0, $18,100. Click for the Traumatic Stress Disorder. He is a classy, old-school horse.” Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. At AG Day 2016, Baker is certain that Viva Pentelicus will put O/B-Alexander Groves Matz, LLC (KY); T-Michael R. Matz. to rest many misconceptions about racehorses, mainly that they are too high-strung for any activity but racing. He was a stalwart as a racehorse, but it is his patience and intelligence that has kept him busy with Baker's various programs. “He's not very big, only about 15 hands, but one look at him and you know how special he is,” Baker said. “He's a warhorse, Racing/Radio Veteran Ernie Myers Dies at 86: and right after I met him, I made up my mind that he would Ernie Myers, a San Diego media star whose two great passions never leave me.” in life were radio and horse racing, died Tuesday morning at his Viva Pentelicus' debut at AG Day 2016 will begin at 10:30 a.m. home in La Mesa from the effects of Parkinson’s disease. He was For one hour, elected officials and staff will tour all of the 86. exhibits. At 11:30 a.m., AG Day 2016 will be open to the public, Myers was once the top radio DJ in San Diego and enjoyed a and the Stage Program will begin at noon. Festivities will end at career that spanned nearly four decades. Longtime friend Onyx 1:30 p.m. Novelle Jones, who was in Myers’ company when he died, said he had been fighting Parkinson’s for the past four years and had just recently entered into a hospice care arrangement. The affable and smooth-toned Myers was a DJ from the 1950s through the 1980s. He started out playing big band music, then transitioned to rock and roll before moving to talk radio and becoming the leading radio personality in San Diego for many years. In the summer, he would broadcast from the backstretch at Del Mar and feature many of racing’s big stars and regulars on Regally-bred Rue de Rivoli (Smart Stike) breaks her maiden over Tampa lawn his programs. D’ FUNNYBONE MIDAS TOUCH GB By D’wildcat By Galileo ______Co-Leading 1st Crop Sire Irish Champion 3YO by by Winners in Northeast International Sire GALILEO

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PADDY O’PRADO (El Prado {Ire}), Spendthrift Farm, $15K, 229/20/1 5-DED, Msw 1m, Mimosa Morning, $40K BSC YRL yrl, 5-2 TWIRLING CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 145/31/2 6-FG, Aoc 1mT, Seaside Candy, 6-1 In the story in Wednesday’s TDN on 38-year-old Thoroughbred WILBURN (Bernardini), Spendthrift Farm, $7K, 210/27/1 Prospect Point, Bill Finley wondered if he were the oldest living 5-DED, Msw 1m, Bonecrushervincent, $8K BSC YRL yrl, 20-1 Thoroughbred in history. Two readers wrote in to say, ‘not so fast.’

I noted your story on the 38-year-old Thoroughbred in today's news. We had one that lived to be 40 on our farm who belonged to my mother. She had him since he was a 2-year-old, and always said she wondered who would go first. She made it to 4 months shy of 100, so they were a pair! IN FRANCE: --Peggy Conroy, Conroy Farm, West Chazy, NY +Top Hat Kitten, c, 3, Kitten’s Joy. See “France.”

I looked in a Thoroughbred Times almanac just out of curiosity. They listed a mare named Mercian Queen as being the oldest in B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N their records, which would be from The Jockey Club database. AMERICA Born in 1929, she lived to 39. Merrick was next after her. Very interesting! ALLOWANCE RESULTS: --Jeff Lowe, Team Valor 8th-SUN, $30,880, (S), 3-8, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:04.46, ft. JACQUILL (f, 4, Firejack--Askance, by Irish Tower) Lifetime Record: 8-2-3-2, $53,678. O/B-Helen Nave (NM); T-Todd W. Fincher. *1/2 to Askmetodance (Ghostly Moves), MSW, ROOKIES $396,716.

11th-HOU, $23,000, 3-8, 4yo/up, 7f, 1:23.21, gd. First/second-crop starters to watch: Thursday, March 10 ENDURANCE (g, 6, Indy Wind--Sisa, by Unbridled's Song) Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) Lifetime Record: SP, 27-8-4-3, $140,042. O-Sepulveda Racin and Ropin Ranch; B-Hardacre Farm LLC (FL); T-Joshua Sepulveda. ARCHARCHARCH (Arch), Spendthrift Farm, $10K, 248/28/2 *$10,000 Ylg '11 OBSAUG. 9-OP, Msw 6f, +Me N Logan Ray, 15-1 3-AQU, Aoc 6f, Arch Or Nothing, $40K KEE SEP yrl, 20-1 8th-TAM, $20,000, 3-9, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 9-OP, Msw 6f, +Commanding Arch, 8-1 1:42.59, fm. BIG DRAMA (Montbrook), Bridlewood Farm, $10K, 109/15/1 BE NICE OR LEAVE (m, 5, Kitten’s Joy--Speedy Sunrise, by 3-AQU, Aoc 6f, Big Thrill, $410K OBS APR 2yo, 5-2 Cherokee Run) Lifetime Record: 15-4-2-1, $89,805. O-Juan 5-GP, Msw 1 1/16mT, Determined Lady, 2-1 Cacho Castro; B-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey (KY); CAPE BLANCO (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}), JBBA Shizunai Stallion Station, T-Gerald S. Bennett. $50,000 Wlg '11 KEENOV; $6,000 RNA 3yo $18K, 259/18/1 '14 OBSOCT. 5-GP, Msw 1 1/16mT, +Kiwanda, 15-1 FIRST DUDE (Stephen Got Even), Double Diamond Farm, $7.5K, ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: 195/20/1 Blueberry Bay, f, 3, Hostile Takeover--Blues Cruz, by King Tutta. 5-GP, Msw 1 1/16mT, Miss Dude, $30K OBS MAR 2yo, 15-1 MVR, 3-9, (S), 6f, 1:17.52. B-Double D Farm Corp. (OH). GIO PONTI (Tale of the Cat), Castleton Lyons, $20K, 196/13/0 6-FG, Aoc 1mT, Gee Whiz Lil, $4K EQL 2YO 2yo, 8-1