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HEADLINE NEWS Exchange Rate’s ZEE ZEE For information about TDN, wins the $150,000 Edgewood S. call 732-747-8060. MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com KARMA ON THE ROWLEY MILE TDN Feature Presentation Pascal Bary was in despair five years ago after watching his darling Six Perfections (Fr) finish a desper- GRADE 1 KENTUCKY DERBY ately unlucky runner-up in the G1 1000 Guineas, but the smile was back yesterday as Natagora (Fr) (Divine Light {Jpn}) escaped all the trouble to CITY ZIP garner the Newmarket NORTHERN NETTI now undefeated in 3 starts with her Classic. Keeping it simple 91/4 length victory in Sunday’s $100,000 Bouwerie S. on the 11-4 favorite as www.newmarketracecourses.co.uk he had in the G1 Cheveley Park S. in Octo- DERBY CHAMP FINE; ON TO PREAKNESS ber, Christophe-Patrice Lemaire sent the grey straight to A day after Big Brown (Boundary) rolled to an em- the lead and had a willing partner as Spacious (GB) phatic 4 3/4-length win in the GI Kentucky Derby, trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. was already looking ahead to (Nayef) led the last assault from the cavalry. After her the GI Preakness S. at Pimlico May 17. AI=m kind of brave half-length verdict over that rival, her rider com- worried about it,@ said Dutrow. AWhen the horse goes mented, AIn life, everything goes wrong one day and into the race the right way, good timing and all, I don=t right another, so there is a balance.@ Cont. p2 see anyone beating him. But now that=s not happening. We=ve got to come right back off that huge race. It=s Sunday, Newmarket, Britain just two weeks away.@ As for the colt=s schedule, STANJAMESUK.COM 1000 GUINEAS-G1, ,375,000, Dutrow added, AI don=t believe that I=ll breeze him be- Newmarket, 5-4, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:38.99, gd/fm. tween races. I might do a little blowout at Pimlico a day 1--NATAGORA (FR), 126, f, 3, by Divine Light (Jpn) or two, or even the day he=s in, but I=ll just wait and 1st Dam: Reinamixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) see. The weather=s got a lot to do with it and he=s got a 2nd Dam: Reine Margie (Fr), by Margouillat (Fr) lot to do with it, too.@ Dutrow said that bay will remain 3rd Dam: Reine des Sables (Fr), by Mincio (Fr) at Churchill for a few days before he is shipped to (i30,000 yrl >06 DEAOCT). O-Stefan Friborg; Baltimore. Feature Pres. cont. p3 B-Bertrand Gouin & Georges Duca; T-Pascal Bary; J-Christophe-Patrice Lemaire; ,212,887. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Filly-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Filly-Eng, MGSW & G1SP-Fr, 9-7-2-0, ,498,757. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. 2--Spacious (GB), 126, f, 3, Nayef--Palatial (GB), by Green Desert. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud; T-James Fanshawe; ,80,700. 3--Saoirse Abu, 126, f, 3, Mr. Greeley--Out Too Late, by Future Storm. ($260,000 yrl >06 KEESEP). O-Ennistown Stud; B-White Cloud Bloodstock, Omar Trevino and N & P Partnership; T-Jim Bolger; ,40,387. Margins: HF, HF, NK. Odds: 11-4, 11-2, 20-1. Also Ran: Infallible (GB), Nahoodh (Ire), Lush Lashes (GB), Royal Confidence (GB), Muthabara (Ire), Kitty Matcham (Ire), Savethisdanceforme (Ire), Max One Two Three (Ire), Lady Deauville (Fr), Laureldean Gale, Spin- ning Lucy (Ire), Francesca d=Gorgio. Galileo Filly Tops Inglis Easter Sale.........p4 www.overbrookfarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/5/08 • PAGE 2 of 11 The Vanquished... 1000 GUINEAS CONT. P P Connections of Spacious have ruled out a tilt at the Oaks and trainer James Fanshawe said, AShe ran very Victory is Divine... well. Jamie [Spencer] said she just needed a stronger Natagora appeared all speed in her early two-year-old pace. She will not be going up in trip and is not a mile- career and her successes in the Listed Prix la Fleche at and-a-half filly. We will just see how she comes out of Longchamp in June and Maisons-Laffitte=s G3 Prix du this before making any plans.@ Trainer Jim Bolger said Bois and G2 the following month saw her typecast as a of the third-placed Saoirse Abu and fast-finishing sixth natural sprinter. When Myboycharlie (Ire) inflicted her Lush Lashes (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), AI am very pleased with sole defeat in Deauville=s G1 Prix Morny in August, she both of them. Kevin [Manning] came back and said with did not recoil and looked as determined as ever when another furlong Saoirse Abu might have got there and making every yard of the running in the Cheveley Park Kerrin McEvoy said Lush Lashes could have done with here in October. No winner of that six-furlong contest further. They just needed a bit more real estate.@ Of the had gone on to victory in this since Sayyedati (GB) in hard-luck story Nahoodh, jockey Richard Hughes had no 1993 and, despite her return win over seven furlongs of doubt what would have happened had he enjoyed a the Maisons-Laffitte straight course in the Apr. 14 clear run. AI had a great position at half-way, traveling Listed Prix Imprudence, stamina doubts remained. Cast- well and just when I was going to move up a place or ing those aside from the outset, Lemaire was positive two about the three-furlong pole she hit a flat spot,@ he and enterprising in grabbing the initiative and crossing explained. AThen at the two-furlong pole, she came gradually to the stands rail to stack up his opponents. good again. Then I just ran up the ass of the winner. Maintaining a relentless cruising speed, Natagora Nine times out of 10, they would have come off the rail sapped the energy from the immediate chasers before when they heard the crowd. I felt I would have won.@ the rearguard arrived on the scene in the final quarter Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com mile. Shaking off the Cheveley Park Stud duo Infallible catalogue-style pedigree. (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and then Spacious in the pulsating 1000 Guineas video replay available on final climb, she was in the best place as Nahoodh (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) ran into a pocket when delivering a potential race-winning move in behind. AThey all came to her and she went to the end,@ her trainer said. AThe Triple filly was perfect and the jockey was perfect. We de- cided to make the running if nothing else wanted to, as she has so much speed and use the rail to help her. The Threats only thing that worried me was whether she would stay, as Newmarket=s mile is very difficult but she did Tres Borrachos Eyes Preakness win over seven furlongs on very soft ground last time. Trainer Beau Greely confirmed yesterday that Tres We were in the same situation [as Nahoodh] five years Borrachos (Ecton Park) would make his next start in the ago and today we won.@ Bary will see how the grey May 17 GI Preakness S. at Pimlico. AHe=s still at Chur- comes out of this test before deciding on a target. AShe chill Downs,@ said Greeley of the colt, who finished has had a hard race today and I don=t want to do some- third in the GII Arkansas Derby Apr. 12. AHe will work thing wrong with her, so I will let her decide now. The [at Churchill] Wednesday, again the following Tuesday G1 Coronation S. [at Royal Ascot June 20] could be the [May 13th] and ship to Baltimore. Tyler Baze will ride.@ best race for her.@ Congratulations ARV I and ARV II Members! Giant Gizmo a member of the ARV I Stable won the $150,000 Alysheba S.-G3 at Churchill on Friday 5/3, just less than a week after Harlem Rocker, a member of the ARV II Stable won the $150,000 Withers S. on Saturday 4/26. ADENA RACING VENTURE Adena Racing Venture III Mike Recio • [email protected] • (800) 975-5641 cell (859) 221-1809 Jack Brothers • (877) 945-2020 • See our website: www.adenaracingventure.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/5/08 • PAGE 3 of 11 TDN Feature Presentation... Continued Heartbreak in Eight Belles Camp cont. AYour first impulse is to be overprotective of every- GRADE 1 KENTUCKY DERBY thing you=re around, but with them being athletes, you=ve got to still do the business and do it right,@ he Heartbreak in Eight Belles Camp said. AYou=ve got to get to business as normal again. Trainer Larry Jones=s camp endured a roller-coaster Are we going to be over jubilant and all? No, it=s going weekend, starting out with Proud Spell=s victory in the to be very depressing for several days around here. But GI Kentucky Oaks Friday followed by a runner-up finish we=re going to do the work because we have to, not in the Derby by Eight Belles, but because it=s going to be fun to do.@ very quickly had to face the lowest lows of the game when Onward and Upward... the latter filly broke down in Denis of Cork (Harlan=s Holiday) exited a third-place both front fores and was finish in Saturday=s Kentucky Derby in good order, but euthanized on the track. A day will take a pass on the Preakness S.