HEADLINE Bill Oppenheim on NEWS KEESEP For information about TDN, See page 9-12 call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 MIDSHIPMAN TRIUMPHANT IN RETURN It wasn=t a Grade I test, but Godolphin=s Midshipman (Unbridled=s Song) added to the stable=s current run of success yesterday at Belmont, coming from just off the pace to score after an extended layoff. The Eclipse winner was making his first start since clinching the LAST LAUGH FOR D’FUNNYBONE? championship in the GI Breeders= An impressive winner at Calder in his career opener in Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Oct. May, D=Funnybone (D=wildcat) was caught late in the 25, and his first on conventional July 11 Frank Gomez Memo- Adam Coglianese photo dirt. The joint-second choice be- rial S. and finished second, hind Storm Play (Smart Strike), but had done enough to get Midshipman raced freely as he tracked Just Ben the attention of owner Paul (Speightstown) through a quarter in :22.46 and a half Pompa Jr. Pompa purchased in :44.72. Head and head with the pacesetter into the the colt privately, and had lane, he drifted noticeably in the final furlong, but drew him shipped north to the away to win by 3 1/4 lengths. The time for the 6 1/2- barn of trainer Rick Dutrow furlong allowance test was 1:15 4/5. AThat=s a pretty Jr. D=Funnybone made his good horse he stalked all the way around,@ said Rick first start under new colors Sarah K Andrew photo Mettee, assistant to trainer Saeed bin Suroor. AThe staff in the Aug. 20 GII Saratoga did a great job in getting him ready.@ Added jockey Special S., romping to a 10 1/2-length victory, and he Richie Migliore, AAs good as he was on synthetic, bids to make it two in a row in today=s GII Futurity S. at maybe he=s even better on conventional dirt. He could- Belmont Park. Can he take his connections all the way n=t have moved any better and couldn=t have come back to the West Coast for the Nov. 7 GI Breeders= Cup any better.@ Midshipman followed his debut score at Del Juvenile? AWe=ll find out more about the horse on Satur- Mar last summer with a narrow victory in the GI Del day,@ said Dutrow. AWe=re stretching him out a little Mar Futurity. He was beaten by Street Hero (Street Cry further, and we=ll let him dictate things and see how far {Ire}) in the GI Norfolk S. at Oak Tree Sept. 28, but he can take us.@ Cont. p2 turned the tables in the Breeders= Cup Juvenile, with Street Hero third. Shipped to Dubai for the winter, the colt was sidelined by a soft-tissue injury, and returned to steady training about two months ago. Looking ahead, Mettee said, AThis win gives us a lot of options. We=ll just digest all this--there=s no definitive [next] race.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart or the video, sponsored by Taylor Made. 3rd-BEL, $48,020, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW3X, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:15 4/5, ft. 1--MIDSHIPMAN, 116, c, 3, Unbridled=s Song--Fleet Lady (MGSW & GISP, $631,190), by Avenue of Flags. O-Godolphin Racing LLC; B-Stonerside Stable (KY); T-Saeed bin Suroor. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Colt, MGISW, 5-4-1-0, $1,409,600. *1/2 to Fast Cookie (Deputy Minister), GSW, $557,480. 2--Just Ben, 119, c, 3, Speightstown--Chip, by Norquestor. ($230,000 yrl '07 KEESEP). 3--More Than a Reason, 120, c, 4, More Than Ready-- Sab's Reason, by Sabona. ($9,500 RNA yrl '06 KEESEP). Margins: 3 1/4, 1HF, 6 1/4. Odds: 1.85, 1.85, 13.90. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/19/09 • PAGE 2 of 12 Futurity S. cont. As he did in the Saratoga Special, morning-line chalk D=Funnybone is likely to sit a stalking trip this after- noon. Discreetly Mine (Mineshaft), a half to GISW Dis- creet Cat (Forestry), could try to take them gate to wire. Second by a neck to the highly regarded Bulls and Bears (Holy Bull) in his debut at Belmont Park in July, the bay was on the Discreetly Mine (outside) in debut pace through a scorching Adam Coglianese half in :44 1/5 at Saratoga Aug. 1 before weakening to be fourth, 4 3/4 lengths behind subsequent GI Three Chimneys Hopeful S. hero Dublin (Afleet Alex). He came back three weeks later and, allowed an opening half in :45 3/5, widened on the field down the lane to score by 6 1/4 lengths. RECENT WINNERS OF THE FUTURITY Year Horse Sire 2008 Charitable Man Lemon Drop Kid 2007 Tale of Ekati Tale of the Cat 2006 King of the Roxy Littleexpectations 2005 Private Vow Broken Vow 2004 Park Avenue Ball Citidancer 2003 Cuvee Carson City 2002 Whywhywhy Mr. Greeley 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com 2001 not run 2000 Burning Roma Rubiano The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the 1999 Bevo Prospector s Gamble = GII FUTURITY S. at Belmont Park 1998 Lemon Drop Kid Kingmambo For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 4:43 p.m. EDT FUTURITY S.-GII, $250,000, 2yo, 7f PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ML 1 Discreetly Mine E Paul Robsham Stables LLC E Paul Robsham-KY Hough 9-5 (c, Mineshaft--Pretty Discreet, by Private Account) Velasquez 2 Soundman Westrock Stables Nursery Place & Robert Manfuso-KY Lukas 20-1 (c, Songandaprayer--Class Choice, by Peaks and Valleys) Maragh 3 Hear Ye Hear Ye Fred J Brei Jacks or Better Farm Inc-FL Ritvo 20-1 (c, Hear No Evil--I Am Nifty, by Unbridled’s Song) Dominguez 4 Grand Rapport Earle I Mack Barry & Debra Hardison-KY Contessa 15-1 (c, Grand Reward--Dance Moccasin, by Native Uproar) Luzzi 5 Insightful North Shore Racing Kanawha Farm-KY Tagg 12-1 (c, E Dubai--Insight to Hope, by Copelan) Castellano 6 D' Funnybone Paul P Pompa Jr Harold J Plumley-FL Dutrow Jr 6-5 (c, D’wildcat--Elbow, by Woodman) Prado 7 Thiskyhasnolimit Robert & Cathy Zollars/M Wagner Stud TNT-KY Asmussen 12-1 (c, Sky Mesa--Lovely Regina, by Deputy Minister) Bridgmohan 8 Successful Score West Point Thoroughbreds Gulf Coast Farms LLC-KY Romans 10-1 (c, Successful Appeal--Big Score, by Grand Slam) Albarado All carry 120 pounds. Click for the brisnet.com PPs. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/19/09 • PAGE 3 of 12 Successful in the May 7 G3 Huxley S. at Chester, Doctor Fremantle dropped to seventh place in the RESULTS G2 Hardwicke S. at Royal Ascot June 20, but regained the winning thread in the July 9 G2 Princess of Wales=s Friday, Newbury, Britain S. at Newmarket last time. He was anchored in rear for DUBAI DUTY FREE ARC TRIAL-G3, ,65,000, Newbury, most of this contest until inching 9-18, 3yo/up, 11f 5ydsT, 2:19.97, gd/fm. ever closer once into the long 1--DOCTOR FREMANTLE (GB), 134, c, 4, by Sadler=s Wells home straight. On course to find 1st Dam: Summer Breeze (GB) (GSP-Fr), by Rainbow Quest a pocket inside the final quarter 2nd Dam: Suntrap, by Roberto mile, the bay homebred was an- 3rd Dam: Sunny Bay, by Northern Bay gled outside for a clear run with O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; T-Sir 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and Michael Stoute; J-Ryan Moore; ,36,901. Lifetime made an irresistible surge under a Record: 12-5-3-0, ,277,593. Werk Nick Rating: A. power drive in the closing stages Doctor Fremantle (outside) Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. to nail last term=s G1 Epsom Gets the Nod sportinglife.com 2--Look Here (GB), 126, f, 4, Hernando (Fr)--Last Look Oaks victress Look Here on the (GB), by Rainbow Quest. O-Julian Richmond-Watson; line. With the victory, Doctor Fremantle gained belated B-Lawn Stud; T-Ralph Beckett; ,13,988. revenge on the runner-up, who beat him when the pair 3--Campanologist, 132, c, 4, Kingmambo--Ring of met in a 2007 juvenile maiden at Salisbury. AI wanted to get as much cover as possible and hoped he=d get Music (GB), by Sadler=s Wells. O-Godolphin; B-Darley; the run,@ jockey Ryan Moore told PA Sport. AHe=s put T-Saeed bin Suroor; ,7,001. his head down and done it quite nicely.@ Reflecting on Margins: NO, 1, 3. Odds: 3-1, 7-4, 9-4. the runner-up=s close call, Look Here, trainer Ralph Also Ran: City Leader (Ire), Halicarnassus (Ire), King of Beckett added, AThat=s life and I=m not quite sure what Rome (Ire). we will do next. We=ll have to take the positives out of Click for the Racing Post chart. it, although just getting done on the nod was not quite Video, courtesy Racing UK. what I envisaged.@ HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE SPORT OF KINGS (WITHOUT PAYING A KING’S RANSOM). Three Chimneys’ WAR CHANT has quietly become one of America’s leading sires with an amazing 7% stakes winners from foals. Among all sires, only DYNAFORMER, A.P. INDY and GIANT’S CAUSEWAY have more Grade I stakes winners this year, and War Chant runner KINGSFORT just won the Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (IRE-GI) at the Curragh.