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SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here GAME TIME, DUDE HOW FARHH CAN HE GO? Red-hot Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sends the top In the absence of So You Think (NZ) (High Chaparral two contenders in the GI Hollywood Gold Cup, headed {Ire}), today=s G1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown has a wide- by Diamond Pride LLC, Lanni Family open feel to it and could provide Trust, Mercedes Stable LLC and the perfect opportunity for Farhh Bernie Schiappa=s Game On Dude (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) to launch (Awesome Again). Beaten a nostril himself in the big time. Prior to his by First Dude (Stephen Got Even) in latest third in the G1 Prince of this race last year, the 2011 GI Wales=s S., Godolphin=s 4-year-old Breeders= Cup Classic runner-up had raced only twice since his made up for a disappointing 12th in debut in July 2010 and his eye- Monterosso Game On Dude the G1 Dubai World Cup with a tour- catching effort in that June 20 Racing Post/E Whitaker Sherackatthetrack de-force over Kettle Corn (Candy Royal Ascot feature suggests he is Ride {Arg}) in the GII Californian S. fast becoming a major force. Godolphin, who have won June 2, good for a gaudy 115 Beyer (video). AYou never this four times and enjoyed a one-two-three in 1998, know how they=ll react to a big performance, but he have a potent second string to their bow in the Mar. 31 looks great,@ Baffert told Daily Racing Form. Baffert will G1 Dubai World Cup hero Monterosso (GB) (Dubawi also be represented by 7-year-old Richard=s Kid (Lemon {Ire}) and Racing Manager Simon Crisford is hoping for Drop Kid) in this Breeders= Cup Classic >Win and You=re a bold showing from the representatives here. AFarhh is In= event. A three-time Grade I winner on these shores a very interesting horse, but he lacks a bit of match- before heading to Dubai for two winless seasons, the practice,@ he commented. AHe looked unlucky at Royal dark bay returned to Southern California in style with a Ascot, as he missed the break and met trouble in 7 1/4-length tally in Betfair Hollywood=s $71,000 Prove running, but may have been a bit flattered and I can=t It S. June 8. AHe loves synthetics,@ Baffert continued to help but feel that he was passing tired horses. Whether DRF. AHe=s going to move forward off that. He loves this he can reproduce that running and be as good as he track and he=ll be tough. Him and Game On Dude are looked is a question, but health-wise he is where we good horses.@ Cont. p4 want him. Saeed has been very happy with him in the build-up to the race, so we=re expecting a good run and DEFENDING HIS >HONOR= hope he can give a good account of himself.@ Cont. p3 Live Oak Plantation=s To Honor and Serve (Bernardini), hero of the last November=s GI Cigar Mile H. at the Big A Nov. 26, seeks to make amends for a disappointing third-place finish as the 8-5 favorite in the prestigious GI Metropolitan H. May 28 (video) in today=s loaded GII Suburban H. at Belmont Park. Racing in tight quarters for most of the way after drawing the dreaded one hole, the To Honor and Serve GIII Westchester S. winner failed to Adam Coglianese fire once clear in the stretch, and reported home third, three lengths behind Shackleford (Forestry) and Caleb=s Posse (Posse). To Honor and Serve has enjoyed his share of success at today=s nine-furlong distance, though, annexing the GII Remsen S. at two and GII Pennsylvania Derby last September. AHe=s extremely good at a mile, but he=s classy enough to get 1 1/8 miles,@ Hall of Famer Bill Mott commented. 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Crisford continued, AMonterosso is going to be a bit rusty going into this race and we=ve got an eye on the second half of the season, but he=s ready to run and he=s been going very well. If he can translate his Dubai form to a different track and surface then he=s got a fantastic chance. It is worth remembering that he won the G2 King Edward VII S. at Royal Ascot as a three- year-old, so we know turf suits him and he stays well. He=s had a good break since Dubai, is not short on experience and he=s going to run a really solid race and be there or thereabouts, before building on that for the rest of the year.@ Italian racing was boosted by the exploits of Falbrav (Ire), who started his winning spree in Britain in this race nine years ago and Crackerjack King (Ire) (Shamardal) makes his British debut after establishing 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com himself as his country=s leading middle-distance performer. Last year=s G2 Derby Italiano hero has Only sixth in the G1 Epsom Derby June 2, he bids to suffered only one defeat in his career so far and that emulate the fellow Dante winner Environment Friend came in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club. In his native land, (GB) and also Oratorio (Ire), who rebounded from Scuderia Effevi=s colt--who is now part-owned by unplaced efforts in that Classic to win this in 1991 and Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock--enjoyed a 2005. AHe just didn=t fancy the track at Epsom and considerable reputation and signed off there with an didn=t handle it at all,@ jockey Jimmy Fortune said. AI authoritative win in the G1 Premio Presidente della knew from a long way out he wasn=t going to run his Repubblica over this trip at the Capannelle May 13. race. If they don=t handle Epsom, they normally have a Marco Botti has charge of him now and he is happy harder race if they did handle it.