SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here HALL OF FAME WELCOMES SIX MEMBERS FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PRIX JACQUES LE MAROIS Racing fans packed the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion in Saratoga Springs Friday morning to welcome the class of 2012 inductees into the National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. The ceremony got underway with the introduction of previously inducted Hall of Famers, including jockeys Jerry Bailey, Chris McCarron, Ron Turcotte, Randy Romero, Kent FABRE TO MAKE LATE LILAC DECISION Desormeaux, Edgar Prado Trainer Andre Fabre's quest for a sixth renewal of and Jose Santos, as well as Deauville's G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard - trainers Nick Zito, Carl Jacques le Marois remains in Nafzger, D. Wayne Lukas, doubt, despite his sole Shug McGaughey and Bill contender Golden Lilac (Ire) Mott. The loudest cheers Todd Pletcher & John Velazquez (Galileo {Ire}) yesterday came for returning Hall of Horsephotos featuring among 11 Famers Angel Cordero and Allen Jerkens--whose declarations for the introduction from emcee Tom Durkin revealed Ahe hates i600,000 contest. With to be called the Giant Killer, so we won=t mention that.@ Golden Lilac set to exit the The 2012 human inductees included jockey John 10 hole, Fabre waited before Velazquez, and trainers Roger Attfield and Robert giving late approval for Wheeler. Ghostzapper (Awesome Again) was the sole Gestut Ammerland's dual equine member inducted this year. Cont. p10 Elusive Kate Racing Post Photo Classic heroine and J “TDN Rising Star” J to TDN TODAY participate in the July 29 G1 Prix Rothschild-- where she ran second to Elusive Kate (Elusive Quality) over Headline News.................... 12 pages the same one-mile strip--and he will do likewise tomorrow. "It is 50-50 like last time and I will see how things are shaping up" Fabre told Racing Post. "It's a tough-looking race against all the colts so I will make a late decision. The other option is to wait for next week's [G1] Prix Jean Romanet." The home defense is bolstered by J “TDN Rising Star” J Moonlight Cloud (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), who is set to make a swift comeback from stall four after retaining her title in last weekend's G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at the Normandy track. Cont. p6 SHARP WIN IN HALL OF FAME Continuing his upward trajectory, Quick Wit (Sharp Humor) battled with favored Csaba (Kitten=s Joy) to land his first graded stakes score in a sloppy edition of the GIII National Museum of Racing Hall Fame S. Friday at Saratoga. Settled in a stalking third through opening splits of :23.63 and :48.08, the dark bay collared Csaba at the head of the lane and battled all the way to the wire to eke out a nose victory. Daddy Nose Best (Scat Daddy) was third. Cont. p9 In This Issue Wise Dan Heads 4stardave at the Spa 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Looking to get back into (732) 747-8060 winning form following a narrow (732) 747-8955 (fax) defeat by Ron the Greek (Full www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Mandate) in the GI Stephen Foster www.thetdn.com last time, Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry) heads a competitive field in Barry Weisbord, co-publisher Saturday’s GII Fourstardave H. at Saratoga. [email protected] Wise Dan EquiSport Sue Finley, co-publisher Coverage on page 3 [email protected] Editorial New York breds on Tap at Fasig-Tipton [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief With the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings already in the Alan Carasso, Managing Editor books, the auction house brings on the Empire bred for its New York bred Marie Kizenko, Senior Editor sale, which gets underway in Saratoga Saturday. TDN’s Jessica Martini is on Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor the scene. 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Given some time off following that fine effort, the gelding kicked off 2012 with a rousing 10 1/2- length score in the nine-panel GIII Ben Ali S. at Keeneland Apr. 22. Favored in his latest start, the chestnut found GI Santa Anita H. hero Ron the Greek (Full Mandate) a head too good in Churchill=s June 16 GI Stephen Foster H. over nine furlongs and tries to get back on top with this drop in trip. Data Link (War Front), victorious in the Apr. 13 GI Maker=s Mark Mile at Keeneland, was a troubled fifth in the nine-furlong GI Turf Classic at Churchill May 5. Well supported last time out in the GII Monmouth S. June 10, the bay came on late to score a length and attempts to add his third win of the season. Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 6:45 p.m. EDT FOURSTARDAVE H.-GII, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Data Link War Front Solis McGaughey 3-1 2 Wise Dan Wiseman's Ferry Velazquez Lopresti 5-2 3 Get Stormy Stormy Atlantic Castro Bush 4-1 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com 4 Guys Reward K Grand Reward Lanerie Romans 6-1 5 Right One (Fr) Anabaa Leparoux Clement 15-1 Old Time Hockey gets a four-pound pull under today=s 6 Surfrider (Ire) Dansili (GB) Lezcano Kenneally 20-1 handicap conditions, but will still need a bit of 7 Corporate Jungle K Giant's Causeway Castellano Brown 6-1 improvement here to figure on the wire. The 8 Upgrade K Saint Liam Rosario Nihei 10-1 overachieving Chips All In (North Light {Ire}) looks to 9 Yield Bogey Langfuhr Prado Kelly 15-1 have the best chance of keeping company up front with Main Track Only My Best Brother, though the speed he has shown has 10 Crossbow Bernardini Dominguez McLaughlin 2-1 never been as sharp as the favorite. That being said, he is arguably the class of the race, and the three-time QUALITY OVER QUANTITY IN LA JOLLA stakes winner exits a neck defeat at the hands of The connections of just five sophomore colts and Midnight Crooner (War Chant) in the other division of geldings have signed on for today=s GII La Jolla H., the the Oceanside. The latter is passing the La Jolla and final lead-up race for the GII Del Mar Derby 22 days will train up to the Del Mar Derby, trainer Bob Baffert down the road. The aptly named My Best Brother said. (Stormy Atlantic) looks to take his winning streak to four since breaking his maiden in a six-furlong turf Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 8:30 p.m. EDT sprint at Hollywood Park May 27. The full brother to LA JOLLA H.-GII, $150,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mT the late GISW Stormello has since successfully PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML stretched out to two turns and enters this off a front- 1 Blingo K Artie Schiller Smith Shirreffs 3-1 running score in the faster division of the opening-day 2 Old Time Hockey Smarty Jones Talamo Proctor 3-1 Oceanside S. July 18. Despite setting a pace trainer 3 Facoltoso (GB) Refuse To Bend (Ire) SCRATCHED Julio Canani thought was too strong, My Best Brother 4 Chips All In K North Light (Ire) Gomez Mullins 5-2 still managed a final quarter mile in :23.78 to score by a 5 My Best Brother K Stormy Atlantic Garcia Canani 2-1 half-length, with Old Time Hockey (Smarty Jones) further back in third. The Glen Hill homebred should The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the appreciate today=s extra real estate, and trainer Tom GII Fourstardave H. at Saratoga Proctor likes his chances. AHe=s got a shot in there,@ the For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. conditioner told Daily Racing Form. AHe just keeps improving every race.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/11/12 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com PRIMED FOR THE POMONE THE SKY’S THE LIMIT Today=s G2 Prix de Pomone at Deauville sees His Richard Hannon=s renaissance in recent years has Highness The Aga Khan=s highly regarded Dalkala come about largely due to his skill with juveniles and it (Giant=s Causeway) attempt to return to winning ways could be a case of more of the same today as the after a disappointing show in the G1 Prix de Diane.