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HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, WAR CHANT call 732-747-8060. 7 Stakes Horses in First 7 Weeks of ‘09 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 TO THE MAX NONET FOR FLORIDA DERBY Shadwell=s blue and white colors have been carried to Edward Evans= homebred Quality Road (Elusive Qual- victory twice in the G1 Dubai World Cup, by ity) drew post two in Saturday=s GI Florida Derby at Almutawakel (GB) (Machiavellian) in 1997 and Invasor Gulfstream. He will face eight rivals in the $750,000 (Arg) (Candy Stripes) two contest, which will mark his first race at two turns. The years ago. On Saturday dark bay is coming off a stylish night, Albertus Maximus score in the one-mile GII Fountain (Albert the Great) will bid of Youth S. Feb. 28 (video) . to give Sheikh Hamdan a Among his rivals are a pair of Un- third World Cup trophy bridled=s Song colts trained by when he lines up in post Todd Pletcher, unbeaten Dunkirk 10 for the $6-million and the maiden Europe. A[Quality event, which has at- Road is] going to be tough tracted 14 runners. enough to beat under the best of Albertus Maximus Dubai Racing Club AWe=re very happy with situations, which is why we put the draw,@ remarked Europe in there to assure there is trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. AWe wanted to be outside of some pace in the race,@ Pletcher Quality Road Well Armed, as he=s the speed in the race. If he goes to told Daily Racing Form. AWe'll EquiSport the lead, we can take back a little. Now Albertus look the field over and make the final call on race day.@ Maximus can break and relax and still be forwardly While Europe=s lone previous outing--a five-furlong affair placed.@ McLaughlin added, AIt=s hard to be as confident at Gulfstream Feb. 21--resulted in a fourth-place finish as we were with Invasor because Invasor was a great (video), Pletcher thinks the colt has some talent. AEven horse, but we are confident, and Albertus Maximus is though Europe didn't run well the first time out, he's doing very well.@ Well Armed (Tiznow), third in last worked :58 and four in company with [The] Round- year=s renewal, has the center stall in post seven. house, and [The] Roundhouse couldn't get by him,@ the Cont. p2 Eclipse Award-winning conditioner added. ASo if he Saturday, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai does run, I think he'll go over and give a good perfor- DUBAI WORLD CUP-G1, $6,000,000, 4yo/up, 2000m mance.@ Beethoven (Sky Mesa) was not entered for the PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER nine-furlong race after sustaining a mild injury (see p8). 1 Muhannak (Ire) Chester House Beckett 2 Arson Squad Brahms Dutrow Jr Saturday, Gulfstream Park 3 Snaafy Kingmambo al Muhairi FLORIDA DERBY-GI, $750,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m 4 Asiatic Boy (Arg) Not for Sale (Arg) de Kock PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY 5 Happy Boy (Brz) Ski Champ bin Shafya 1 Toby the Coal Man Mineshaft Leparoux 6Gloria de Campaeo (Brz) Impression (Arg) Bary 2 Quality Road Elusive Quality Velazquez 7 Well Armed Tiznow Harty 3 Casey's On Call Gimmeawink Baird 8 Casino Drive Mineshaft Fujisawa 4 Dunkirk Unbridled=s Song Gomez 9 Joe Louis (Arg) Lode Barton 5 Sincero Repent Trujillo 10 Albertus Maximus Albert the Great McLaughlin 6 Theregoesjojo Brahms Desormeaux 11 Muller (Arg) El Compinche (Arg) Bruss 12 Anak Nakal Victory Gallop Zito 7 Danger to Society Harlan=s Holiday Madrid 13 Paris Perfect (SAf) Muhtafal Bruss 8 Europe Unbridled=s Song DeCarlo 14 My Indy (Arg) Indygo Shiner bin Suroor 9 Stately Character Pleasant Tap Douglas All carry 126 pounds. All carry 122 pounds. www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/26/09 • PAGE 2 of 10 Dubai World Cup cont. Asiatic Boy (Arg) (Not for Sale {Arg}) will break from the four hole when he attempts to go one better than his runner-up effort in 2008. Rider Kevin Shea was upbeat about being drawn inside Albertus Maximus. AI think he is maybe a doubtful stayer at the 2000-meter distance, and he=s going to be tested now from barrier 10.@ Casino Drive (Mineshaft) blew out for the 10-furlong test yesterday morning. His final furlong was timed in :11.80. AOur horse is an experienced trav- eller, so he=s not had any problems with this trip at all,@ said exer- Casino Drive cise rider Naruhito Dubai Racing Club Kasai. As for expecta- tions for Saturday, Kasai offered, AThere is no Curlin type of horse in this year=s field, so if he does not have any problem with his hoof like last year when we had to scratch from the Belmont S., we have a big chance.@ The chestnut colt drew post eight. AThat was a very, very good position,@ said Nobutaka Tada, racing manager for owner Hidetoshi Yamamoto. AThe exact position that I was expecting. The performance will be down to the horse, and not me of course, and he is doing great.@ Saturday, Nad al Sheba, Dubai As for how he will fare in his Group 1 bow, DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC-G1, $5,000,000, 4yo/up, Grimthorpe commented, AThis is his biggest task to 2400mT date, but his preparation has gone to plan, and he PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER seems to run well fresh. He won first time out at two, 1 Front House (Ire) Sadler=s Wells de Kock and last year, so hopefully he=ll run his race.@ The five- 2Eastern Anthem (Ire) Singspiel (Ire) bin Shafya year-old will be making his first start since taking the 3 Russian Sage (SAf) Jallad de Kock Floodlit S. on the Kempton all-weather Nov. 5. Spanish 4 Spanish Moon El Prado (Ire) Stoute Moon will exit stall four Saturday night. AFour is grand, 5 King of Rome (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) de Kock but it is never that important in a mile-and-a-half race,@ 6 Youmzain (Ire) Sinndar (Ire) Channon Grimthorpe commented. AI=d like to think we=ll finish in 7 Purple Moon (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Cumani the first four, but if 8 Marsh Side Gone West Drysdale you come hoping for 9 Deem (Ire) Dalakhani (Ire) Barton fourth, you=ll end up 10 Quijano (Ger) Acatenango (Ger) Schiergen seventh, so we=re 11 King's Gambit (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Brown here to try and win.@ 12 Red Rocks (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Hennig The aptly named 13 Doctor Dino (Fr) Muhtathir (GB) Gibson Front House, heroine 14 Kirklees (Ire) Jade Robbery bin Suroor of the G2 Dubai City 15 Macarthur (GB) Montjeu (Ire) de Kock of Gold over course All carry 126 pounds except King of Rome, 124; and Deem and Front House, 120. and distance Mar. 5, Prince Khalid Abdullah=s Spanish Moon, a three-time has drawn the inside Front House listed winner in Britain last year, schooled in the start- post. AIf someone was Andrew Watkins/DRC ing gate after a gallop yesterday morning. AHe can be a to take it up, we=ll box seat just like Sun Classique last little quirky and likes to do things his own way,@ said year,@ said rider Kevin Shea. AAnd if no one wants to Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager for the Prince. lead, I=ll make the pace and they just won=t get past AWe=ve always thought a lot of this horse, but he=s had her.@ Trainer Mike de Kock gave Shea a leg up aboard his problems, particularly at three. But he had a pretty Sun Classique (Aus) (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn}) for last year=s solid year last season.@ edition. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 3/26/09 • PAGE 3 of 10 TDN Feature Presentation GROUP 1 DUBAI DUTY FREE ANOTHER NEW MAIDEN WINNER FROM THE FIRST CROP OF PLEASANTLY PERFECT PERFECTIONISM BY 5 ½ LENGTHS IN CALIFORNIA Owner/Breeder: Wertheimer et Frere Saturday, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai DUBAI DUTY FREE-G1, $5,000,000, 4yo/up, 1777mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 1 Bankable (Ire) Medicean (GB) de Kock 2 Gladiatorus Silic (Fr) bin Shafya 3 Vodka (Jpn) Tanino Gimlet (Jpn) Sumii 4 Niconero (Aus) Danzero (Aus) Hayes 5 Hyperbaric Sky Classic Canani 6 Creachadoir (Ire) King=s Best bin Suroor 7 Kip Deville Kipling Dutrow Jr 8 Balius (Ire) Mujahid bin Huzaim 9 Alexandros (GB) Kingmambo bin Suroor 10 Archipenko Kingmambo de Kock 11 Tuesday Joy (Aus) Carnegie (Ire) Waterhouse 12 Lady Marian (Ger) Nayef bin Suroor 13 Paco Boy (Ire) Desert Style (Ire) Hannon 14 Charlie Farnsbarns (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Meehan 15 Jay Peg (SAf) Camden Park Brown Saturday, Nad Al Sheba, Dubai 16 Presvis (GB) Sakhee Cumani DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN-G1, $2,000,000, 4yo/up, All carry 126 pounds except Lady Marian, Tuesday Joy 1200m and Vodka, 121 pounds. PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER Paco Boy, decisive winner of the G1 Prix de la Foret 1 Force Freeze Forest Camp Watson in his latest appearance Oct. 4, will be looking for his 2 Big City Man Northern Afleet Barton first victory beyond seven 3 Diabolical Artax bin Suroor furlongs. His connections are 4 Lucky Quality (Aus) Elusive Quality Tsui not overly worried about his 5 Change Alley Elusive Quality Al Raihe ability to get the 1777 meters 6 Black Seventeen Is It True Koriner in this event, but getting post 7 Marchand d'Or (Fr) Marchand de Sable Head 13 is another story. AThe one 8 Balthazaar's Gift (Ire) Xaar (GB) Simpson place I did not want to be is 9 Machismo Trippi Sadler on the outside, so having 10 Hammadi (Ire) Red Ransom Watson drawn 13, I am tempted to 11 Bamboo Ere (Jpn) Afleet Adachi Paco Boy get the next plane home, 12 Indian Blessing Indian Charlie Baffert Horsephotos @ revealed trainer Richard All carry 126 pounds except Indian Blessing, 121.