Logotype Pulls Upset in Asahi Futurity Eblouissante
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here LOGOTYPE PULLS UPSET IN ASAHI FUTURITY EBLOUISSANTE AVOIDS SERIOUS INJURY Longshot Logotype (Jpn) (Lohengrin {Jpn}) gamely Eblouissante (Bernardini), scratched from what would held off favored Codino (Jpn) (King Kamehameha have been her second career start Saturday after {Jpn}) to win the G1 Asahi Hai Futurity by just a neck suffering a minor injury in Sunday at Nakayama. Fourth behind the unbeaten the receiving barn at Codino in the G3 Sapporo Nisai S. Sept. 1, Logotype Betfair Hollywood Park, was coming off a victory in Tokyo=s Begonia Sho was doing well Sunday Nov. 25. Well-placed just off the first flight with Codino morning. Eblouissante a few slots back, Logotype bruised her hip when she struck the front at the banged into a stall door head of the lane as Codino just prior to Saturday=s shadowed his move on the fourth race. AShe=s good Eblouissante outside. The favorite this morning,@ reported Benoit slowly whittled away at trainer John Shirreffs, who Logotype=s advantage also trained the 3-year-old filly=s champion half-sister approaching the wire, but Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}). AIt was a contusion or the winner dug in abrasion. It took some hair off and it=s bruised. We=re determinedly to pull off the Logotype holds off Codino treating it topically now. We iced it about four or five upset. His final time of JRA photo times [Saturday]. She=s walking good on it, so we=re 1:33.40 equaled the going to take her out and train her and see how she stakes record set by Meiner Recolte (Jpn) (Chief handles it.@ Eblouissante, racing for her breeder Eric Bearhart) in 2004. Logotype capped a one-three finish Kronfeld, was tabbed a J “TDN Rising Star” J and scored a first black-type victory for second-crop after a 4 1/4-length debut victory at Hollywood sire Lohengrin (Singspiel {Ire}), who has just four foals Nov. 16. in his 2010 crop. Gottfried (Jpn) (Lohengrin {Jpn}) was third in the 1600-meter race. Sunday, Nakayama, Japan TDN TODAY ASAHI HAI FUTURITY S.-G1, -135,740,000 Headline News.. 8 pages ($1,626,165), Nakayama, 12-16, 2yo, c/f, 1600mT, 1:33.40 (ESR), fm. 1--@sLOGOTYPE (JPN), 121, c, 2, by Lohengrin (Jpn) 1st Dam: Stereotype (Jpn), by Sunday Silence 2nd Dam: Star Ballerina (Jpn), by Risen Star 3rd Dam: Berliani, by Nureyev O-Teruya Yoshida; B-Shadai Farm; T-Tsuyoshi Tanaka; J-Mirco Demuro; -71,218,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-1. *First black-type winner for second-crop sire (by Singspiel {Ire}). Werk Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Codino (Jpn), 121, c, 2, King Kamehameha (Jpn)-- Happy Path (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm; -28,348,000 3--Gottfried (Jpn), 121, c, 2, Lohengrin (Jpn)-- Machikane Enjiiro (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm; -18,174,000. Margins: NK, 2 1/2, 3/4. Odds: 33.50, 0.30, 14.70. Also ran: Flamme de Gloire (Jpn), Teehaff (Jpn), Knowledge (Jpn), Lovely Day (Jpn), A Shin Top, Crown Regalo (Jpn), Neo Wisdom (Jpn), At Will (Jpn), Sarastro (Jpn), T M Inazuma (Jpn), Dear Service (Jpn), Wakino Brave (Jpn), Meiner Eternel (Ire). Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Japan Racing chart and video. 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Media Dir. Sunday. Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Page 4 Little Mike posing with fans Advertising Gulfstream Park [email protected] Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Violence to Florida Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Violence (Medaglia d’Oro), winner of Saturday’s GI CashCall Futurity and his unbeaten record shipped Customer Service back to trainer Todd Pletcher’s winter HQ at Palm [email protected] Meadows Sunday. Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Page 4 Violence Robert Williams, Director of IT Benoit [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development Flying Start Cast in Hong Kong [email protected] Darley Flying Start trainee Sophie Ignarski completed a three-week work placement with the Hong Kong Jockey Club, then took in the paegantry of TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] International Day, and reports back on what is right in Hong Kong. Sean Cronin Tom Frary Page 6-8 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/17/12 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Heatchote and Quaesitor opened a lengthy margin on GRADED/GROUP RESULTS the rest of the field going under the wire for the first time and the eventual winner distanced himself further Sunday, Woodbine into the backstretch after a mile in 1:42.19. Wilson VALEDICTORY S.-GIII, $180,240, WOX, 12-16, asked her mount for 3yo/up, 1 3/4m (AWT), 2:59 2/5, ft. more turning for home 1--#@HEATHCOTE, 115, g, 4, by Niigon and Heathcote surged 1st Dam: Prairie Flame, by Touch Gold clear down the lane 2nd Dam: Caspian Tern, by Arctic Tern for an easy victory. 3rd Dam: Lady Winborne, by Secretariat Wilson said she was (C$9,500 RNA wlng '08 ONTNOV). O/B-Chiefswood never worried about Stables Limited (ON); T-Paul Attard; J-Emma-Jayne Heathcote=s ability to Wilson. $109,544. Lifetime Record: 7-4-2-0, get the Valedictory=s 1 $236,060. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the 3/4-mile distance. eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. AHe is a big horse Registered Ontario-Bred/CTHS Grad with a big, long 2--Peyton, 115, g, 3, Tale of the Cat--Emanating, by stride,@ she said. AWe Heathcote Cox's Ridge. ($60,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP; knew the mile and Michael Burns photo $180,000 RNA 2yo >11 KEEAPR). O-Windhaven three-quarters wasn't Farms Inc; B-William D Graham (ON); T-Michael J going to hurt him at all, and when I got him just Doyle. $36,515. cruising along with his ears up the whole way, I Registered Ontario-Bred thought it would take a race horse to beat him.@ The veteran rider thought the winner would have 3--Quaesitor, 115, g, 3, Friends Lake--Questuary, by gone even further. AHe just started getting going at the Archers Bay. O-Wayward Stable; B-Gill & Nancy three-eighths pole,@ Wilson smiled. ANo matter how Howard & Donald M Ross (ON); T-Ian Howard. good they are, and how much they handle that $18,257. distance, they do seem to get a little tired. But he Registered Ontario-Bred would have went around again.@ Margins: 12 1/4, 1 3/4, 5 1/4. Odds: 6.00, 2.55, 6.65. He just started getting going at the three-eighths pole Also Ran: Attendant, So Long George, Th Original He would have went around again.@ Scotty, Get a Grip (Ire), Imperial Pippin, Political Fever. Heatchote is owned by Bob and Mark Krembil=s Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. Chiefswood Stable, which campaigned his sire, Queen=s Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. Plate winner Niigon. Heathcote got a late start to his career, but opened his 4-year-old campaign the right way with three straight victories against fellow Ontario-breds this summer. The dark bay gelding suffered his first loss Want your event listed on the when fourth against open company in an Aug. 15 TDN Industry Calendar, allowance and was coming off runner-up efforts in off- found on our website? the-turf 10-furlong allowance contests Sept. 22 and Nov. 3. Emma-Jayne Wilson put Heathcote on the lead Click here soon after the break and the gelding was in hand to email us with the details. through a half in :50.94 and six furlongs in 1:16.16. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/17/12 • PAGE 4 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com HOLLYWOOD STAKES WINNERS SHIP OUT NEWS TODAY Violence (Medaglia d=Oro), who maintained his unbeaten record with a 1 1/4-length victory in the GI CashCall Futurity at Betfair Hollywood Park LITTLE MIKE MEETS FANS Saturday, came out of the race in good shape, GI Breeders= Cup Turf hero Little Mike (Spanish according to trainer Todd Pletcher.