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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS PRINCESS LEADS The latest instalment of Emma Berry's winter series on the ARQANA CLOSER crossover between the Flat and National Hunt scenes On Boxing Day, Epatante (Fr) (No Risk At All {Fr}) followed the example of her stablemate Verdana Blue (Ire) (Getaway {Ger}) by winning the G1 Christmas Hurdle at Kempton. Her five-length victory (with the previous year's winner back in fourth) came on the back of a similarly impressive win at Newbury in November and launched the 6-year-old to the head of the betting for the Unibet Champion Hurdle on Mar. 3. It also shined the spotlight a little brighter on her up-and-coming sire, who stands at Haras de Montaigu in Normandy. The Forien family farm was the birthplace in 2014 of subsequent Derby winner Wings Of Eagles (Fr) (Pour Moi {Ire}), who started his stud career back >at home' before being transferred to one of Coolmore's National Hunt divisions at Beeches Stud last year. In November, Haras de Montaigu also lost the useful sire Martaline (GB) to a heart attack, but in No Scenes at Arqana=s February Sale | Zuzanna Lupa Risk At All they look to have a more than useful successor. Cont. p2 Arqana's February Sale concluded in a fairly low-key fashion on Wednesday, with two-thirds of the horses brought to the ring for the mixed auction changing hands. Another 120 lots were sold during the second day and overall 239 of the 362 presented in the ring, or 66%, found a buyer. The average of i9,754 was down by 33.5% on the bumper trade at last year's sale, which was helped by the Manneville Dispersal, and that figure was fractionally up on the more regular level seen in 2018. The median of i4,000 also returned to that posted two years ago, while the turnover of i2,350,000, which was down by 55% on a significantly larger catalogue 12 months ago, was again closely in keeping with the normal turn of events at this midwinter event. Epatante & Sophie Candy on the gallops at Nicky Henderson=s Seven Trade got underway with the auction of a breeding right in the Barrows | Racing Post popular young National Hunt No Risk At All (Fr) (My Risk {Fr}), who was bred by the late Sylvia Wildenstein. Winner of IN TDN AMERICA TODAY two Group 3 contests over 10 furlongs, the 13-year-old is a half-brother to Grade 1-winning steeplechaser Nickname (Fr) ZAYAT LAWSUIT BROADENS TO INCLUDE PROMINENT (Lost World {Ire}) and has stood his entire stud career to date at BLOODSTOCK BUSINESS PARTNERS Haras de Montaigu. His best runners include the current The New York lending firm that last month initiated a $23-million Champion Hurdle favourite Epatante (Fr). lawsuit against Ahmed Zayat and Zayat Stables, LLC, has broadly amended its civil complaint in a Kentucky court and additionally targets 10 prominent bloodstock individuals and entities. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

Princess Leads Arqana Closer Cont. from p1

Leading British National Hunt breeders Richard and Sally Aston of Goldford Stud won the battle for the breeding right at i62,000. A sister to another of the Montaigu , Prince Gibraltar (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), led the live action when bought by Pierre Talvard's SCEA Ecurie Haras du Cadran for i82,000. Sold as lot 419, the 5-year-old Princess Bianca (Ire) won twice on the Flat when trained by Carlos and Yann Lerner. Her brother Prince Gibraltar won twice at Group 1 level while another full-sibling Princess Gibraltar (Ire) was a listed winner in Germany. A from the first crop of Haras de Montfort et Preaux stallion Recorder (Ire) was the highlight of the young stock section. Consigned by Guillaume and Camille Vitse through their Normandie Breeding, lot 334, a half-brother to listed winner Aubevoye (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), was sold to Sylvain Vidal for i52,000. Howson & Houldsworth Bloodstock were the leading buyers at the sale, signing for six horses for a total of i222,000.

Best of Both Worlds Cont. from p1 Since his retirement to stud in 2013, the 13-year-old has been well supported with three-figure books of throughout bar 2017, when he covered 87, a drop from the previous year's high ARQANA FEBRUARY SALE of 144. Having started at a fee of i2,500, his fee for this year has risen to i7,000. SESSION TOTALS 2020 2019 Epatante, whose name translates as >Amazing' is certainly $ Catalogued 214 248 living up to this title to date. Beaten a neck on debut in an AQPS $ Number Offered 182 219 bumper when trained by Armand Lefeuvre, the son of her $ Number Sold 120 181 $ Not Sold 62 38 breeders Francois-Xavier and Anne Doulce Lefeuvre, she has $ Clearance Rate 65.9% 82.7% won six times since then. The only blot on her copybook has $ High Price i82,000 i72,000 been when finishing down the field in the G2 Tattersalls Mares' $ Gross i996,600 i1,395,000 Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham last year. Top-rated on 159, she $ Average (% change) i8,305 (+7.8%) i7,707 is the star of a first crop which also includes William and Angela $ Median (% change) i4,000 (-20%) i5,000 Rucker's G1 Henry VIII Novices' Chase winner Esprit Du Large CUMULATIVE 2020 2019 (Fr). Both hold entries for the Cheltenham Festival, along with $ Catalogued 430 497 the seven-time winner Gumball (Fr), the unbeaten Forien-bred $ Number Offered 362 420 $ Number Sold 239 353 Nickolson (Fr) and Cheveley Park Stud's promising novice chaser $ Not Sold 123 67 Allaho (Fr). $ Clearance Rate 66% 84% No Risk At All's runners have headlined a couple of boutique $ High Price i135,000 i500,000 sales in the last 12 months, while a breeding right in the stallion $ Gross i2,350,000 i5,282,500 i $ Average (% change) i9,754 (-33.5%) i14,686 was sold for 62,000 at Arqana's February Sale this week (see $ Median (% change) i4,000 (-27.2%) i5,500 accompanying sales report). Papa Tango Charly (Fr) topped the Goffs UK Aintree Sale last April at ,440,000. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

Best of Both Worlds Cont. The former Timmy Hyde-trained bumper winner Keskonrisk (Fr) set a new record for the Goffs UK January Sale a few weeks ago when sold for ,370,000 through Hyde's Camas Park Stud. The 5-year-old will doubtless be remembered fondly by the Hyde family, not just for his chunky sales price but for the fact that he provided Hyde's 16-year-old grandson Daniel with his Senior Vice President Gary King first winner as an amateur rider on New Year's Day. Keskonrisk Twitter: @garykingTDN was bought in France as a 2-year-old by Daniel's father Timmy [email protected] Hyde Jr, whose dual-purpose credentials extend to being the + 1.732.320.0975 breeder of winner Nyquist (Uncle Mo). The gelding will continue his career in Ireland, where he is now International Editor trained by Joseph O'Brien for Mike Grech, who has purchased Kelsey Riley several expensive jumpers this season through former Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer Henrietta Knight. [email protected]

European Editor Coraline's French Influence Emma Berry The branch of the Juddmonte family which includes Haras de Twitter: @collingsberry Montaigu's late resident Martaline has had quite an influence on [email protected] the jumps scene in France and beyond. From two visits to Linamix (Fr), Martaline's dam Coraline (GB) (Sadler's Wells) also Associate International Editor Heather Anderson produced his full-brother, the G1 Prix du Cadran winner Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Reefscape (GB). He served one season at stud, siring just a handful runners owing to poor fertility. However, his sole Marketing Manager winner, the appropriately named L'Unique (Fr), proved to be a Alayna Cullen good one, landing the G1 Matalan Anniversary 4YO Hurdle at Twitter: @AlaynaCullen Aintree for Alan King. [email protected] Another of Coraline's offspring, the dual Group 2 winner Coastal Path (GB) (Halling), found his way to one of France's Contributing Editor leading jumps studs, Haras de Cercy, where he was retired last Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN year at the age of 15 after he too was found to have fertility problems. He had longer innings, however, lasting 10 seasons, Cafe Racing and his name may well be to the fore at Cheltenham next month Sean Cronin through the unbeaten Asterion Forlonge (Fr) or the useful Tom Frary staying hurdler Bacardys (Fr), both of whom are trained by [email protected] Willie Mullins. Coraline was herself a daughter of Bahamian (GB), whose Irish Correspondent dynasty includes the Flat sires Oasis Dream (GB) and Kingman Daithi Harvey (GB). Coraline's half-sister, the Irish Oaks winner Wemyss Bight Regular Columnists (GB) (Dancing Brave), is the dam of dual-purpose stallion Beat Chris McGrath | John Berry Hollow (GB), who may yet have more decent jumpers to come John Boyce | Amy Lynam since his move to Ballylinch Stud. Another member of the family, Melissa Steele New Bay (GB), is also resident at Ballylinch and will have his first runners this year. IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY One of Beat Hollow's offspring who may well be worth keeping an eye on is Politesse (Ire). The 6-year-old mare, who was PRIME STAR DELIVERS MILLENNIUM KNOCKOUT recently runner-up in the G2 mares' bumper at the Dublin Prime Star (Aus) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) won the $2-million Racing Festival, is the apple of her trainer Lorna Fowler's eye. R. Listed Inglis Millennium. Click or tap here to go straight to Cont. p4 TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

Best of Both Worlds Cont. one of the rising stars of the British ranks after only two years with a dual-purpose licence. In addition to the experience She was bred at her home Rahinston by her husband Harry in gleaned from his parents, he spent five years honing his skills in partnership with Alex Frost, the CEO of UK Tote Group. Politesse Ireland with Gordon Elliott, and Murphy was quick to credit his has plenty to live up to as her half-brother is the treble Grade mentor in the aftermath of his biggest success to date, 1-winning chaser Don Poli (Ire) (Poliglote {GB}). describing Elliott on Twitter as "nothing less than a genius." "Our immediate plan is to try to win a bumper with her. She's Murphy trains not far from Cheltenham at Wilmcote in come out of Leopardstown really well. It was a brilliant run and Warwickshire and his stable star is currently favourite for the G1 she stays all day. She's a big girl and we'd like to hope she has a March Novices' Chase at the Festival. bright long-term future," said Fowler, who in the same week Cima De Triomphe, meanwhile, moved from his long-term sent out Lady Heath (Ire) (Califet {Fr}) to win on debut at 66-1. base at Haras du Thenney to stand at Haras de Tierce in 2018 She too was bred at Rahinston by her owner Thomas Bruton. but he has not returned to France this season. The 15-year-old was the first son of Galileo to shuttle to Argentina and he will Festival Triomphe on Cards for Cima remain there at La Leyenda. "Breeders were a little bit concerned initially that his offspring might lack precocity but he showed he could produce good horses on dirt and turf, short and long. He will not be going back to France," said Jose Nelson, who brokered the deal for Cima De Triomphe's passage to South America.

The Caretaker, Take Two Racing fans of a certain vintage may well remember the Dermot Weld-trained filly The Caretaker (Ire) (Caerleon), the winner of the Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial who was then fourth in the Irish 1000 Guineas behind In The Groove (GB) in 1990. At stud she produced the Group/Grade 1 winners Mutafaweq (Silver Hawk) and Dimitrova (Swain {Ire}). The name has recently been brought back into use by the O'Ryan family, who enjoyed a bumper win at Naas last week Cima de Triomphe during his time in France | Emma Berry with The Caretaker (GB), a 4-year-old son of Mukhadram (GB). Cima De Triomphe (Ire), one of 15 Group 1 winners bred on The gelding, bred by Bridget Drew's Mildmay Bloodstock, was the Galileo-Danehill cross, has been represented by 10 stakes bought from Book 3 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale for winners in South America, including the Group 1 winners Besitos 11,000gns by Bobby O'Ryan and, trained by Gordon Elliott, he (Arg) and Sinfonia Fantastica (Arg), from his time spent shuttling has made his first two starts in colours of Bobby's wife Sheila. to Alberto Stein's Haras La Leyenda in Argentina. Cont. p5 Yet to make much of an impact in Europe from his nine seasons at stud in France, he had a notable breakthrough on Feb. 1 when his son Itchy Feet (Fr) became his first Grade 1 jumps winner in the Scilly Isles Novices' Chase. The 6-year-old's success came at Sandown, scene of his sire's best British victory in the G3 Brigadier Gerard S. for Luca Cumani. Cima De Triomphe started his racing career in Italy under the care of Bruno Grizzetti, for whom he won the G1 Derby Italiano, and he was reunited with the trainer for his final racing season as a 5-year-old, by then in the colours of Teruya Yoshida, who had bought him following his Classic win. Itchy Feet also provided the first win at the highest level for his young trainer Olly Murphy. The son of bloodstock agent Aiden Murphy and former trainer Anabel Murphy, the 28-year-old is The Caretaker & the O=Ryan family at Naas | Racing Post TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

Best of Both Worlds Cont. G1 Prix de la Foret at four. His second dam is a half-sister to "I always liked him and I broke him in here myself as a Montjeu (Ire), whose own dynasty includes the G1 Irish 1000 2-year-old," said the agent. "He's a big horse but he'd win on the Guineas and G1 Moyglare Stud S. winner Again (Ire) (Danehill Flat. He's schooled over hurdles and he's a great leaper as well." Dancer {Ire}) and her daughter Delphinia (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), As to how the horse got his name, O'Ryan explained, "We had winner of the G1 British Champions Fillies and Mares S. and the to come up with a name quickly for him as Gordon wanted to G1 Prix Royallieu. run him. Sheila put in a few names and they were already taken and we only had about 10 minutes to get him named." He added with a laugh, "The last one Sheila named was Brian The Snail. He worked out well, and this one is for sale." Once a trader, always a trader.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Badayel (Ire), g, 4, Havana Gold (Ire)--Raggiante (Ire) (SP-Ity), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). Southwell, 2-12, 6f 16y (AWT), 1:15.75. B-Kildaragh Stud (IRE). *i23,000 Wlg >16 GOFNOV; 110,000gns Ylg >17 TAOCT; ,23,000 HRA >19 GOFAUG; 9,000gns RNA HRA >20 TATFEB. DISCOUNT FOR ACLAIM FILLIES Omnivega (Fr), g, 4, Siyouni (Fr)--Vermentina (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). Kempton, 2-12, 11f 219y (AWT), 2:36.17. B-S.A.R.L. Stud RDI (FR). *i57,000 Ylg >17 AROYRG; i120,000 2yo >18 ARQMAY. **1/2 to Verema (Fr) (Barathea {Ire}), MGSW-Fr & GSP-UAE, $450,238.

CONDITIONS RESULT: 3rd-Cagnes-sur-Mer, i19,000, 2-12, 4yo/up, 10f (AWT), 2:04.85, st. WOOKIE (FR) (c, 4, Wootton Bassett {GB}--Medical Kiss {Fr}, by Medicean {GB}) Lifetime Record: 10-3-1-1, i56,490. O-Michel Delaunay, Barthelemy Vives & Jacqueline Rossi; B-S.C.E.A. Haras G1 Prix de la Foret winner Aclaim | Amy Lanigan De Manneville (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. *i15,000 Ylg >17 ARAUG. **1/2 to Boomboom Kiss (Fr) (Kentucky Dynamite), , Mare owners who breed a filly by Aclaim (Ire) in 2021 will SP-Fr & Ger, $120,800. have their contracted price discounted by 25% under new terms for the stallion for the forthcoming breeding season. Mark McStay of Avenue Bloodstock, who is managing the son of Acclamation, said, AWe well understand the pressures on the commercial breeder. Last year, we moved to Live Foal terms and this season, even though Aclaim has had filly sell very well, we are offering anyone who breeds a filly a 25% discount on their contracted price. I would urge mare owners to call us to DWCC HEATING UP IN FIREBREAK discuss their mares and our prices and terms as they are sure to 2019's breakout 9 1/2-length G1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 find a sympathetic ear.@ victor Capezzano () makes his first appearance of Aclaim, who is preparing to stand his third season at the 2020 for Sultan Ali and trainer Salem bin Ghadayer in the 1600- National Stud for an advertised fee of ,9,500, won the G2 metre G3 Firebreak S. at Meydan. Challenge S. at three before going on to take the G2 Park S. and Cont. p6 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

AObviously, he has the form in the States, other than those last two starts, when he went a little wrong,@ Watson said, who also saddles 2019 Firebreak winner Muntazah (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), fourth in the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge R1 on Jan. 9 and the SP Thegreatcollection (Saint Anddan). AHe=s had a break and his work since coming back has been fantastic. I took him over to Meydan a couple times to breeze and he looks like he will run well fresh. He is pretty athletic and breaks well. I think everything is going for him. Whether he needs the run, I don=t know, but I think he stacks up well in this race. He came in pretty fit and it didn=t take him long to adjust. He looks great in his coat and there are a lot of positives about him, so we will just see how he goes. AIf he runs a nice race, we=d like to go on to the Round 3 of the Capezzano | DRC/Erika Rasmussen Maktoum Challenge after this,@ he continued. ANorth America (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) and Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) might be in Thursday=s Meydan Preview Cont. Saudi and I think he can stretch [to 2000m]. He has won over 1700m and 1800m in the States, so I think he can maybe do it. One of three in the event for bin Ghadayer on Thursday, the 6- He can get into the Godolphin Mile with his rating, so there are year-old gelding ran a puzzling 12th when favoured in the G1 options if it doesn=t work out.@ Dubai World Cup at the end of March and aims to bounce back G2 Cape Verdi one-two Magic Lily (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) in this warm up for the inaugural Feb. 29 $20-million Saudi Cup, and Nisreen (Ire) (Raven=s Pass) square off again in the $250,000 before a possible start in the $12-million G1 Dubai World Cup at G2 Balanchine for Godolphin and Team Valor International, the end of March. respectively, earlier on the card. Seven of the eight fillies and AI delayed this horse and didn=t use him at all in training until mares already faced each other in that contest, and the distance the end of September,@ Bin Ghadayer said. AHe=s a Bernardini, is gets longer here, as the octet must cover 1800 metres of always keen and I made a program for him that is just February Meydan turf. Ridden by James Doyle in the Cape Verdi, Magic and March to keep his big performances saved for the big Lily instead will have the services of William Buick in the irons, nights. At the end of the day, he was invited to the Saudi Cup with Doyle set to ride Charlie Appleby stablemate and 2019 G3 and it=s only two weeks until that race, but he will need the race UAE Oaks heroine Divine Image (Scat Daddy). and I think the two weeks is enough time for recover. AMagic Lily has come forward for that run,@ Appleby said. AI think he can be 100% for Saudi and then Dubai World Cup, AObviously a step up in trip will hopefully see a bit more but this race will not be an easy race. We will go and try to win improvement again there. She has the [1.5kgs] penalty this time this race, but we must be very careful with him and his around and we=ll take that into account when taking on mentality. We have tried to keep him happy and relaxed, which [Nisreen], who she just got in front of last out.@ Cont. p7 is not easy, but he has trained and galloped well and he=s healthy and sound.@ 2018 victor Heavy Metal (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) and listed winner Matterhorn (Ire) (Raven=s Pass) also line up for bin Ghadayer and owner Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohd Al Maktoum. American ex-pat Quip (Distorted Humor), who entertained Classic aspirations after a win in the GII Tampa Bay Derby and a runner-up performance in the GI Arkansas Derby in 2018, makes his Meydan bow carrying the silks of Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi for the first time. Also a winner of the GII Oaklawn H. and placed twice more at graded level as a 4-year-old, the Doug Watson trainee enters on the back of an unplaced run in the GIII Lukas Classic S. at last September and leaves from the widest stall in 10. Magic Lily & Nisreen battle in the Cape Verdi | DRC/Erika Rasmussen TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 7 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

Thursday=s Meydan Preview Cont. On Divine Image, he added, AHer homework has been good and we=re pleased with how she looks. She=s fit and ready. All of her starts, apart from her run on the soft ground at Deauville, have been on the Meydan dirt or the one start on the synthetic in the UK. She has action in her homework where she=s travelled well on the turf, so there=s no reason we can think that she won=t handle it. You have to put a line through her run on soft ground, but if she brings that form back from last year at Meydan, she=s going to be a player. Two nice fillies and both should be very competitive.@ A bit unlucky in the Cape Verdi, French listed heroine Nisreen receives the services of Pierre-Charles Boudot, who flies in for the race for trainer Hiroo Shimizu.

FOURTH AFTERCARE FORUM SET FOR CAPE TOWN The fourth International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses will be held in conjunction with the Asian Racing Conference in Cape Town from Feb. 18 to 23, and will feature case studies from South Africa, Japan, Korea and Australia. AGiven increased public awareness of animal welfare around the world, it is especially important to prioritize aftercare, and IFAR is thankful to the Asian Racing Conference for enabling us to spread this message,@ said Di Arbuthnot, chair of IFAR and chief executive of Retraining of Racehorses. AWe look forward to hearing and learning from our guest speakers on different aftercare practices.@

Wednesday, Saga, Japan SAGA KINEN-Listed, -34,500,000, Saga, 2-11, 4yo/up, 2000m, 2:06.70, gd. 1--NAMURA KAMETARO (JPN), 121, c, 4, Johannesburg-- Namura Cheers (Jpn), by Manhattan Cafe. O-Mutsuhiro Namura; B-Hatta Farm; T-Yukio Inagaki; J-Yukito Ishikawa; -23,000,000. Lifetime Record: 11-6-1-1. 2--Lord Golazo (Jpn), 126, h, 5, Heart's Cry (Jpn)--Soccer Mom, by Kingmambo. O-Lord Horse Club; B-K.I. Farm; -6,900,000. 3--Nova Lenda (Jpn), 121, c, 4, Daiwa Major (Jpn)--Mon Petit Coeur (Jpn), by Kurofune. O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm; -2,300,000. Margins: HF, 3, 2HF. Odds: 2.20, 1.00, 7.80. GROUP ENTRIES

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:15 p.m. BALANCHINE SPONSORED BY GULF NEWS-G2, $250,000, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, f/m, 1800mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 Surrounding (Ire) Lilbourne Lad (Ire) O’Shea Halford 125 2 Magic Lily (GB) New Approach (Ire) Buick Appleby 129 3 Hateya (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Cosgrave Boyle 125 4 Nisreen (Ire) Raven’s Pass Boudot Shimizu 125 5 Divine Image K Scat Daddy Doyle Appleby 125 6 Dubai Blue More Than Ready Soumillon bin Suroor 125 7 Peri Lina (Tur) Falco Kaya Baltaci 125 8 Maamora (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Barzalona Crisford 125

Thursday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 9:25 p.m. FIREBREAK S. SPONSORED BY GN.COM-G3, $200,000, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1600m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Thegreatcollection Saint Anddan Hitchcott Watson 125 2 Matterhorn (Ire) Raven’s Pass Ffrench bin Ghadayer 125 3 Secret Ambition (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) O’Shea Seemar 125 4 Fight On K Into Mischief Cosgrave O’Neill 125 5 Capezzano Bernardini Barzalona bin Ghadayer 125 6 Muntazah (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Crowley Watson 125 7 Heavy Metal (GB) Exceed And Excel (Aus) Ziani bin Ghadayer 125 8 Walking Thunder Violence Beasley bin Harmash 125 9 Ambassadorial Elusive Quality Egan Chapple-Hyam 125 10 Quip Distorted Humor Dobbs Watson 125 *All post times are local time. THURSDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2020

The Freedman brothers had won a Listed Scone Cup last May, PRIME STAR DELIVERS soon after forming their partnership, but success in a rich 2-year-old race like this is a new high-water mark for the new MILLENNIUM KNOCKOUT era. Michael Freedman was confident in Prime Star's prospects in the race, with the gelding having run second at his past two starts in maidens at Gosford and Newcastle. "I was a little surprised with his odds coming into today. His form had been pretty sound and I got a lot of confidence from Jean Van Overmeire, who galloped him on Sunday in some horrendous conditions and said if he runs up to that he=ll be right in it," he said. "It=s a big thrill for a lot of first-time owners. Even if he doesn't win another one, for a $55,000 purchase last year to do that is huge. It=s a great thrill for Richard and I and the whole team back at home. It's a big team effort." Michael Freedman, who returned from a stint in Hong Kong in October 2018, has been focused specifically on getting the Prime Star | TDN AusNZ 2-year-olds up and going this season, so it=s particularly satisfying for the youngest of the brothers, who has also spent By Bren O'Brien significant time in Singapore in his career. Richard and Michael Freedman have landed their most "Richard won't let me try any of the older ones," he joked. significant victory since linking up their training operations again "But I'm happy sticking with the 2-year-olds. last year, with Prime Star (Starspangledbanner) delivering an He hasn=t won a $2 million race with his, so he has got some upset win in the $2-million R. Listed Inglis Millennium at ground to make up. Warwick Farm on Wednesday. "I do enjoy working with them. I get a big thrill out of getting The feature race had been delayed by four days because of these young horses going and taking them from when you first Sydney's wet weather, but on the heavy ground, Prime Star get them from the breakers to getting them ready for races like broke his maiden in the rich race, prevailing in a slugging finish this." by 0.2l. The Lindsay Park prepared Bella Nipotina (Pride Of Dubai) was second, with the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Larimer Street (Brazen Beau) finishing on for third, another 0.8l back. It was another feature 2-year-old win for visiting English jockey Tom Marquand, who added the Millennium to his recent successes in the G3 Widden S. and G3 Canonbury S. As has become his custom in his stay in Australia, he delivered a perfectly timed run and while he soon departs back for the UK, will return in mid-March to ride in the peak of the Sydney autumn. It was also a tremendous result for the large syndicate of owners, including China Horse Club, which together with Michael Freedman, paid just $55,000 for Prime Star at last year's Inglis Classic Sale. He has now won over $1.2 million, and over Michael Freedman & Tom Marquand | TDN AusNZ 20 times return on his purchase price. TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 13 FEBRUARY 2020

got around the corner and he was on the outside I thought >he=s in a serious winning position here= and the rest is history." He is the fourth winner out of the Group 1 winner Barinka (NZ) (Shinko King {Ire}), whose Kermadec (NZ) yearling filly sold for $50,000 to Maluka last year and is catalogued as Lot 43 at next month's Inglis Premier Yearling Sale. The dam had a Deep Field filly last year and visited Dundeel (NZ) in 2019.

IN HONG KONG: Stronger, c, 3, Not A Single Doubt--Star Pupil, by Starcraft (NZ). Prime Star & Tom Marquand | TDN AusNZ Happy Valley, 2-12, Hcp. ($277k), 1000m, :56.11 (NCR). B-Arrowfield Pastoral Pty Ltd & Planette (NSW). Freedman said the Millennium victory will likely reshape plans *GSW-Aus. **$1,050,000 Ylg >18 INGEAS. VIDEO for Prime Star going forward. Ping Hai Galaxy, g, 4, The Factor (USA)--De Lago Flash, by "If he comes through today ok, then we will certainly look at Encosta de Lago. Happy Valley, 2-12, Hcp. ($277k), 1200m, some of the upcoming 2-year-old races. Whether it=s a Golden 1:09.14. B-G Rapisarda (Qld). *Formerly Silverlink. VIDEO Slipper, we are still a fair way off getting into that, but there are Takingufurther, g, 5, Exceed and Excel--Thirst (USA), by Chester lots of options for 2-year-olds out there." House (USA). Happy Valley, 2-12, Hcp. ($184k), 1200m, 1:09.22. B-S F Bloodstock LLC (NSW). *$180,000 Wlg >15 Marquand on the Mark, Again MGLMAY; $210,000 Ylg >16 INGEAS. Marquand just continues to build his reputation in Australia, having arrived only two months back. He said he knew Prime Star would handle the heavy conditions as soon as he stepped from the barrier. "I rode him when he was narrowly beaten at Gosford. I rode him work in between up to his next start, and it was in the lap of the Gods as to how he handled the ground. Credit where credit Rubick’s Rubisaki Takes Inglis Sprint is due, they were ballsy enough to give it a go and it's paid off," he said. Graff Secured by Aquis & Australian Bloodstock Marquand confirmed that his return to Australia in March may be extended. Nature Strip to Face Six in Lightning "There's some massive targets and while I've got the opportunity, I might as well make hay while the sun shines," he Peter Moody Applies for Training License said. Apollo Meeting Attracts Quality Fields Another Banner Stakes Winner Prime Star becomes the 12th global stakes winner for his now Rosemont Stud-based sire Starspangledbanner and the fourth in AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2020 Australia. He was bred by Chris Lawlor, who remained in the Date Race Track ownership with his wife Lynne after the then colt was sold Feb. 15 G1 Black Caviar Lightning S. Flemington through the Fairview Park Stud draft at last year's Classic Sale. Feb. 22 G1 Ladbrokes Blue Diamond S. Caulfield AI=m absolutely thrilled to bits," Lawlor said. AThis bloke was a G1 Ladbrokes Oakleigh Plate Caulfield really nice type of horse as a foal and yearling. Today, when he G1 Futurity S. Caulfield

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ZAYAT LAWSUIT ANCHOR AND HOPE FARM REBUILD AFTER FIRE By Bill Finley BROADENS TO INCLUDE The day it happened, Aug. 12, 2019, Louis Merryman didn=t know what to expect, only that the next several months would PROMINENT BLOODSTOCK not be easy ones. The main barn at his Anchor and Hope Farm had burned to the ground, and the list of problems seemed to BUSINESS PARTNERS stretch on forever. The only thing that he knew for sure was that this was not the end of his farm. AI look around and think that a small group of us have accomplished an awful lot in the last several months,@ he said. AIt was out of necessity; we didn=t have much choice. We had to rebuild and it wasn=t like we had unlimited finds to get rebuilt. That meant we had to do whatever we could. I=m pretty proud of all of us@ Less than six months after the fire, Anchor and Hope is fully functional. The barn has largely been rebuilt, there=s a new sire on the farm and this year they will be able to take their yearlings to the sales. Cont. p6 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY PRINCESS LEADS ARQANA CLOSER A full-sister to Group 1 winner Prince Gibraltar (Ire) (Rock of Ahmed Zayat | Susie Raisher Gibraltar {Ire}) led proceedings at Arqana’s February Sale on by T.D. Thornton Wednesday. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. The New York lending firm that last month initiated a $23- million lawsuit against Ahmed Zayat and his financially troubled Zayat Stables, LLC, has broadly amended its civil complaint in a Kentucky court. As of Tuesday, the suit now additionally targets 10 prominent bloodstock individuals and entities that the plaintiff alleges played a role in the Afraudulent scheme@ orchestrated by Zayat family members Ato sell at a steep discount several millions of dollars of Zayat Stables= assets@ that had been pledged as collateral for $30 million in loans. The wide-ranging updated complaint filed Feb. 11 by MGG Investment Group, LP, in Fayette Circuit Court is seeking the return of individual horses previously owned by Zayat Stables to the court-appointed receiver now handling the case, plus the return of any breeding shares that changed hands. In instances where matings have already taken place based on the transfers of those breeding rights, the plaintiff also wants any proceeds related to future offspring held in Aconstructive trust for the benefit@ of MGG. Cont. p3

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Zayat Lawsuit Broadens (cont. from p1) AThere is an actual and justiciable controversy between Plaintiff and Defendants Orpendale [Coolmore Stud], Ashford Stud, LNJ Foxwoods, Hill >n= Dale, Yeomanstown Stud, My Racehorse, Flintshire Farm, Brad Sears, Thomas Clark Bloodstock, and McMahon Thoroughbreds in that Plaintiff holds priority security interests over all of the assets that Zayat Stables held when it entered the Loan Documents,@ the complaint states. AMGG also brings claims for intentional interference with contract against two affiliated organizations, Orpendale [Coolmore] and Ashford Stud, for their facilitation of the purported sales which they knew would cause Zayat Stables to breach its loan agreements,@ the complaint states. To remedy this alleged interference by Coolmore and Ashford- -which the suit claims is related to the Zayats= purported sale of nine lifetime breeding shares to 2015 Triple Crown winner --MGG is requesting an award of damages against Coolmore and Ashford Ain an amount to be proven at trial, but no less than $10.89 million.@ The amended complaint also newly names five Zayat family members as defendants based on Aintentional interference with contract@ for their alleged roles in the American Pharoah breeding rights sales. They are: Ahmed Zayat=s wife, Joanne; his sons, Justin and Benjamin, and his daughters, Ashley and Emma. The complaint seeks from them Aan amount to be proven at trial, but no less than $14 million.@ In response to the expanded lawsuit, Elizabeth Woodward, the case=s court appointed receiver, issued the following statement Wednesday night. AThis morning, the receiver was notified that MGG amended its complaint to add several additional parties. Neither the receiver, nor her consultant Gatewood Bell, participated in the preparation or filing of the complaint. She takes no position on the issues raised in the original complaint or the amendments to it and does not intend to do so. The Circuit Court's Order appointing the receiver directs her to take possession of the collateral and maximize its value, which is the work she is doing. The receiver works for and reports to the Court, not MGG, or any other party.@

The Back Story The initial lawsuit MGG filed Jan. 22 relates to a 2016 loan agreement with Ahmed Zayat to finance his existing debt, which has been well documented in the racing press and in the courts over the past decade. On its corporate Linked In page, MGG describes itself as Aa private direct lender focused on the deeply under-served and less competitive lower-middle market.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In September 2019, Zayat allegedly began defaulting on his The court denied the Zayat motion to dissolve that order, and loan payments. The lawsuit alleges that as the two parties began the amended Feb. 11 version of the lawsuit appears to be based discussing liquidation proposals that involved selling off Zayat upon a deeper dive by the plaintiff that now involves the buyers Stables= equine collateral to bring the payments current, the in those purportedly fraudulent sales of equine assets. firm found out that starting in 2017, Zayat family members had already begun selling off shares in breeding rights and in horses Who=s being Sued and for What? that, three years later, Ahmed Zayat was claiming were still on Beyond the claims against Zayat family members and the the books as security against his loans. parties involved in the Aintentional interference with contract@ In the original filing, the lawsuit stated, AEven though MGG is cases listed above, MGG is seeking other remedies aimed at not aware of all of the deceptive actions of Zayat Stables and getting equine assets returned to the receiver. Mr. Zayat, it has already uncovered several million dollars of Several of the counts involve legal terms that don=t surface equine collateral...that Zayat Stables and Mr. Zayat have regularly in horse-related litigation. purported to sell out from under the agent's security interests in One is replevin, which according to the website FindLaw is violation of the Loan Agreements.@ defined as Aan action to recover personal property that was A Jan. 22 court order granted MGG=s motion to appoint a wrongfully taken or detained. Unlike other forms of legal receiver Ato take charge of, operate, preserve, maintain and recovery, replevin seeks the return of the actual thing itself, as care for all of the assets of the Defendant Zayat Stables, LLC.@ opposed to money damages (the more commonly-sought after On Feb. 6, Ahmed Zayat asked the judge in the case to dissolve remedy).@ the receivership order. His attorney argued that the order to Another is constructive trust, which FindLaw defines as appoint a receiver went well beyond the sale of collateral, something Aimposed by a court in order to prevent unjust allowing for a full takeover of Zayat=s company and all of its enrichment by someone who has wrongfully obtained an assets. TDN reported that the defendants= fear was that giving interest in another person's property by obligating them to Aunfettered and unchecked@ access would allow MGG to pursue return the property to its original owner.@ fraud claims. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

A related component in these claims centers on MGG=s filing of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC-1) statements. According to Investopedia, filing UCC forms in a business loan=s contact and then again with the state where the principal business is conducted Agives the lender publicly secured rights to the collateral, which makes it easier for them to take action against the borrower and ultimately receive a court order to seize the property if a default occurs.@ MGG is claiming in its suit that it did file the necessary UCC-1 statements, and it is alleging that because of this, any buyers of equine assets from the Zayats since 2016 either knew or should have known that those assets were publicly listed as loan collateral. In theory, anyone purchasing a pricey equine asset like a racehorse or a stallion share should perform transactional due diligence that cross-checks against such UCC filings. But in practice, it=s unclear how many buyers in the Thoroughbred industry actually take that precaution. In replevin and constructive trust counts against Coolmore, Ashford, and LNJ Foxwoods, the suit is seeking the return of nine total American Pharoah breeding shares that allegedly sold for a cumulative $3.3 million, Afar below Zayat Stables= appraised value of its interests.@ In addition, the suit seeks the placement in trust of any offspring and/or proceeds therefrom. In replevin and constructive trust counts against Hill >n= Dale, the suit is seeking the return of the broodmare American Cleopatra, who in 2017 allegedly sold for $1.3 million, Afar below Zayat Stables= appraised value.@ In addition, the suit seeks the placement in trust of any offspring and/or proceeds therefrom, Aincluding the American Cleopatra/Tapit foal.@ In replevin and constructive trust counts against Yeomanstown Stud, the suit is seeking the return of the stallion El Kabeir, who in 2017 allegedly sold for $500,000, Afar below Zayat Stables= appraised value.@ In addition, the suit seeks the placement in trust of any offspring and/or proceeds therefrom. Unjust enrichment counts against Flintshire Farm and its manager, Brad Sears, are related to replevin and constructive trust counts against Thomas Clark Bloodstock in the alleged sale and then resale of the breeding rights to the mare Lemoona. The complaint alleges that Sears bought Lemoona=s rights from Zayat Stables for $150,000 in March 2019, then resold those rights to Thomas Clark Bloodstock Aat a $100,000 mark-up.@ Clark purchased Lemoona at last month's KEEJAN sale. More than four months after that sale, the suit alleges that Zayat still carried Lemoona as a collateral asset on his stable=s books, and that he even had an independent appraisal commissioned Ain July 2019 that determined Lemoona to be worth $925,000.@ The suit is seeking the return of the mare, plus offspring-related proceeds to be placed in trust. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In replevin and constructive trust counts against My Anchor and Hope Farm Rebuilds (cont. from p1) Racehorse, the suit is seeking the return of the racemare AIt=s kind of been a blur,@ said Merryman, who runs the farm Amandrea. In October 2019 Zayat Stables allegedly sold a 55% with his wife, Grace. interest in her for $115,000, Afar below Zayat Stables= appraised Neither of the Merrymans were at the farm when the fire value of its interests.@ In addition, the suit seeks the placement broke out and engulfed a large L-shaped barn that was 2 1/2 in trust of any offspring and/or proceeds therefrom (although it stories high. Barn forewoman Heather Cellinesi was there and is unlikely Amandrea has been bred considering she shows a she managed to free all of the horses. In recognition of her published workout at Louisiana Downs Feb. 9). efforts, Cellinesi received the 2019 Joe Kelly Maryland Million In replevin and constructive trust counts against McMahon Unsung Hero Award, presented by the Board of Directors of the Thoroughbreds, the suit is seeking the return of the stallion Maryland Million Ltd Solomini. On Dec. 3, 2019, Zayat Stables allegedly sold its AIt sounds crazy to say, but there are a lot of things that went remaining 50% interest in him for $250,000 Afar below Zayat right that day,@ Grace Merryman said. ANo one was hurt and Stables= appraised value of its interests.@ In addition, the suit Heather was here and the horses got out. What we lost we can fix.@ seeks the placement in trust of any offspring and/or proceeds Things would get worse before they would get better. therefrom. One of the first priorities was selling the yearlings. Ten were The suit is also seeking an overarching Ajudicial declaration scheduled to go to the sales, but that was no longer feasible in that Plaintiff holds priority security rights over all the Equine the aftermath of the fire. Instead, the Merrymans sought to sell Collateral that Zayat Stables improperly transferred in violation each one privately. It didn=t go well. of the Loan Documents.@ AThat cost us a lot,@ Louis Merryman said. AI only sold three and that was a real bummer to us. The market for regional-bred horses is very modest anyway. But going in to sales season, I thought we were going to gross $150,00, $170,000, that is if we just got average sales price for them. I think we added up netting less than $30,000. It definitely hurt.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The squeeze put on the farm by the poor return they got on build something and began the design phase for the new barn. the yearlings was one of several financial blows. The Merrymans Two months after the fire, he passed away. had insurance on the barn, but not enough to cover the costs of AHe accomplished a task that I don=t even know how to put a starting all over with a new barn. value on it, between the time involved and what I would have AThe fire was a big blow,@ had to pay somebody else to do Grace Merryman said. AWe are so far as architectural drawings,@ a small operation and it=s just Louis Merryman said. AI couldn=t ourselves. We don=t have huge have been more appreciative of funding or capital behind us. We what he was doing for us and are working people. We had a then he passed away.@ little bit of money set aside for Despite the setbacks, there was other projects that we had in no choice but to move forward. mind. We had to put all of that AWhat else were we going to toward building the barn.@ do? This farm is our whole life To save money, they took care and we watched our whole life of all the rubble removal burn down last summer,@ Grace themselves, even enlisting Merryman said. Merryman=s septuagenarian With each passing day, things mother to help with the task. got better. The rubble was Then, a key player in the rebuild Heather Cellinesi, Louis and Grace Merryman | Sarah Andrew removed. The horses were passed away. Louis Merryman=s moved to a temporary barn. A uncle was the former steeplechase jockey Doug Small, who builder was brought in. The new barn, which would sit on the became an architect after retiring. He maneuvered his way footprint of the old one, started to take shape. through all the red tape that is involved when seeking permits to TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

AIt=s been pretty stressful for us,@ Louis Merryman said. AWe=ve WALDEN JOINS SAINT LUCIA TURF CLUB been in a dead sprint since the day of the fire.@ Ben Walden, Jr. has been named Chief Operating Officer for With things starting to return to normal, the Merrymans the Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club. Walden has already joined the welcomed a new stallion to their farm. T. K. Kuegler=s Wasabi operation=s management team and live racing on the island will Ventures Stables had acquired Force the Pass (Speightstown), be under his care for the first time Sunday for the Indepedence whose biggest victory came in the GI Belmont Derby. Kuegler Day card. chose Anchor and Hope when looking for a place to stand the ABen Walden comes to Saint Lucia with a wealth of knowledge horse. He is one of five stallions on the farm. (Read Katie Ritz=s and experience and we look forward to his contribution here,@ >Wasabi Ventures Into Stallions= from the edition of Feb. 6, said Teo Ah Khing, Chairman of the Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club. 2019). AThis is an industry built on relationships and our club is working diligently to be part of the local community, as well as the international racing community. Ben is going to be integral to growing these relationships as well as mentoring the young Saint Lucians who are entering this new industry.@

Sarah Andrew photo AHe=s a super cool horse,@ Louis Merryman said. AI love everything about this horse. I have really tried to hold the line and stay away from stallions who, in my opinion, weren=t sound. I fully understand there are fantastic horses out there that had Ben Walden, Jr. | Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club photo bad luck or had an injury that isn=t indicative of genetic Walden=s focus will be on contributing to the club=s community unsoundness. But we=ve really tried to stay with horses that and corporate responsibility initiatives, which are run under the exhibited speed, talent and soundness. I am really happy with banner of the Winston Trim Training Programme. this addition.@ AUpon a complete briefing by Teo and Ivy on the master plan It=s relatively rare that a horse who won a Grade I stakes in for the Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club, the surrounding North America winds up standing at stud in Maryland, but Hope development, and for the people of St. Lucia...there was not a and Anchor now has two. The other is Imagining (Giant=s shadow of doubt that all of my past experience in the horse Causeway), the winner of the GI Man o=War S. in 2014. business had prepared me for such a time as this, in There is still work to be done, including putting some final such a place as this, for such a project as this,@ Walden said. touches on the new barn. But they have navigated through the AElaine and I are honored to join this corporate family. I am also major problems and can now look ahead, no longer worrying most excited to be developing the new curriculum for the about their future. Winston Trim Equine School for young Islanders, to teach them AI can=t wait until everything is done,@ Grace Merryman said. to be fine horsemen and horsewoman, and to include a AThis place is going to be beautiful.@ mentoring program.@

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SPENDTHRIFT AUS SECURES TOP LOT by TDNAusNZ Stakes-placed mare Tizso Wicked (Aus) (Duporth {Aus}) topped the Inglis Digital February (Early) Online Sale, with Spendthrift Australia picking up the mare in foal to Street Boss for A$150,000. MAKING AMERICA GRAND AGAIN Rushton Park offered the 8-year-old mare, who placed in the Historians are most likely to agree that the 1850s were G3 Bow Mistress S. at her final start, having won six races over probably the true beginning of the immigration era in the United five seasons. The additional appeal of her being in foal to Street States. Not only was this the decade in which the Irish made Boss, having recently had her first foal by Astern (Aus), was their first forays to these shores due to the potato famine, but compelling for Spendthrift. also the Germans began to flock here to be followed by the Italians, Polish, Greeks, Hungarians--representing the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish religions. This went on to the 1920s when assimilation took hold and the modern American character was developed. Why bring this up? Well, if you looked at the top of the Leading Sires and Leading Third-Crop Sires lists at the end of January you would have noted that due for the most part to his victory in the GI Pegasus S., Mucho Gusto propelled his daddy, , to the top of the pile. And therein lies a tale of Thoroughbred immigration which is totally unique and extraordinarily robust, beginning in 1858 with the arrival on these shores by a horse named Eclipse (GB). No, not the Eclipse who was born a century earlier than this foal of 1855--who was a decent racehorse in England by Orlando--the latter who won Tizso Wicked | Inglis photo the Epsom Derby on disqualification and was deemed by many as an extraordinarily beautiful specimen. AShe obviously has a very deep American female family and there is a fair amount of action in the top end of the page,@ Spendthrift Australia General Manager Garry Cuddy said. AIf it goes in the right direction, this mare might have more value in the Northern Hemisphere which is obviously something we look for when we buy anything in Australia and vice versa when we go to the sales in the USA,@ added Cuddy. ABeing in foal to Street Boss, for now we just sit back and cross our fingers that Hanseatic (Aus) wins the Blue Diamond and increases the value even further.@ Her colt by Astern has just been weaned with the intention he will be sold at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Sale in 2021. The second top lot of the February (Early) Online Sale was the Chris Waller-consigned Phoneme (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}), sold to Canal Enterprises for A$80,000. Mucho Macho Man | EquiSport TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Eclipse came to these shores as a 4-year-old after having been He was from Himyar's sire line through Plaudit and his dam sold the previous year to the legendary breeder Richard Ten was by Disguise, a quality racehorse but only moderate stallion Broeck following a fourth-place finish in the Derby. Broeck sent son of Himyar's son Domino. Questionnaire had a very modest him to Francis Morris's Throggs Neck Stud in Westchester juvenile campaign, but came to hand suddenly at three and County, New York, up the road from the bridge of that name went on to become a solid handicapper, impressive enough that (minus one "g") which graces your correspondent's residence the Whitney family purchased him to stand at their Greentree view. After one year, Broeck moved Eclipse to Dixiana Farm in Stud in Kentucky. Kentucky before selling him two years later to Mr. Morris. The Questionnaire went on to sire the very good handicapper and latter sent him first to New Jersey and then back to Throggs nice sire Requested, but his best son was Free for All, who Neck after the stallion had made quite an impact with his son according to Abraham Hewitt in Sire Lines, though only 15 Alarm, a foal of 1869 who was foaled near that farm and who hands, resembled his sire in scope and also had that dip in his according to his biography on Thoroughbred Heritage was back. Free for All was a pricey yearling (for the time) and went "considered to be the first great American sprinter." on to win six of his seven starts, was co-highweight on the Alarm turned out to be the most Experimental Handicap, and successful and longest lasting was a favorite for the Kentucky line-founding American-bred Derby before breaking down in stallion of the 19th Century and he the Derby Trial. did it through one son, Himyar, Free for All continued the who established two branches, one-hit reputation of his sire one of which is almost gone and line at stud by getting only one the other which is still chugging decent runner out of his nine along. The former branch, through stakes winners. That was Himyar's brilliant but short-lived Rough'n Tumble, who was a son Domino produced Colin, Celt, bit more coupled than his sire Commando, High Time, Black but also looked to possess one Servant, Black Toney, , of the biomechanical Blue Larkspur, Balladier, Double components that would come Jay, Pennant, Peter Pan, to be a hallmark of his line-a Mucho Macho Man in the Breeders= Cup winner=s circle Equipoise, Sunrise Flight, Bagdad, long rear cannon. When Horsephotos Battle Joined, Ack Ack, Broad combined with a balance of Brush, Include--most of whom stood in Kentucky and many with height and body lengths and strong quarters, this body part can similar pedigree patterns including inbreeding to Domino. To the generate exceptional kick, which Rough'n Tumble had during a best of our knowledge, Include at Airdrie Stud in Kentucky and career that included a win in the and a mile Redeemed, a son of Include who stands in Maryland, are the track record. most successful active members of this tribe in tail male at stud. Shuttled between the O'Farrell family's farms in Maryland and Then there was Plaudit, who won the Kentucky Derby in 1898, Florida for his first couple of years at stud, Rough'n Tumble and his best son, the big and robust King James, a foal of 1905 eventually settled down in the Sunshine State to become a very who was inbred to Himyar who became champion older horse in successful sire. There he got, among others, a world record 1909. Among his 10 stakes winners was Spur, who was setter for the mile who also had a long rear cannon, a beast purchased after a solid racing career by James Butler to stand at named Dr. Fager, as well as Minnesota Mac, who had an his farm in Westchester where he sired Sting, who won the Met admirable closing kick on the weeds. The latter went on to be a Mile and Suburban, two-thirds of the then handicap Triple decent sire, but ironically, kept the line going through a son who Crown, but broke down in the third jewel, the Brooklyn. Sent to excelled on the dirt and whose dam was Ta Wee, an explosively Butler's Eastview Stud, Sting got one good runner, speedy half-sister to the aforementioned Dr. Fager. This was Questionnaire, who both transformed and became the ultimate Great Above, another substantial individual who did well as a savior of the Alarm line. sire, but when his son Holy Bull came along, attention was more Questionnaire was a big, rangy, somewhat long horse with a closely paid. slight dip in his back whose pedigree was fascinating but whose racing aptitudes belied that genetic make-up. Cont. p11 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

There is no real need to detail the always colorful, sometimes controversial, racing career of this large, well balanced, very powerful gray battleship of a horse. What is noteworthy, however, is like so many others in his sire line, he was somewhat underestimated at stud despite getting a Kentucky Derby winner (Giacomo, now at stud in Oregon) and an Eclipse winning 2-year-old in Macho Uno. ABR=S >STAY LUCKY= RETURNS Macho Uno has been a nice sire on his own who came up with Stay Lucky, the free-to-play mobile app from America=s Best Mucho Macho Man, a Kentucky Derby third who went on to be Racing (ABR), has been renewed for its fourth season. With the a splendid older horse, winning the GI Breeders' Cup Classic as a Breeders= Cup World Championships returning as the title 5-year-old. His first crop includes the winner of North America's sponsor, Stay Lucky=s contest races on the app will include richest winter race, the Pegasus. graded stakes beginning this weekend and continuing through Holy Bull, Macho Uno, and Mucho Macho Man resemble each Breeders= Cup weekend Nov. 6-7. Rewarded for correctly other biomechanically in several ways, which brings selecting winning horses in consecutive races, players can build phenotypical consistency to a genotypical band of brothers that streaks of five, seven, nine, 14, 17, and 20 races. Over the owes its origins to the great immigration drive of the 19th course of the first three seasons of Stay Lucky, 443 prizes were Century. won by fans chasing the grand prize of $1 million, which is Indeed, in the Irish households of those times down even until earned if a player picks the winners of 20 consecutive races. today, the last word in the euphemism Aisn=t life grand@ could be AStay Lucky has proven to be a fun, no-risk, fan-engagement substituted for the third word in the current political acronym tool allowing fans to both learn and perfect their skills in without having to worry about the correctness of using it to selecting winners,@ said Stephen B. Panus, president of TJC describe a particular sense of pride in a sire line of our own. Media Ventures. AWe=re excited to welcome back the Breeders= (Bob Fierro is a partner with Jay Kilgore and Frank Mitchell in Cup World Championships as the presenting title sponsor of Stay DataTrack International, biomechanical consultants and Lucky in 2020 and look forward to another successful year of the developers of BreezeFigs. He can be reached at app and free-to-play game, which culminates this season with [email protected]). the Breeders= Cup Saturday from Race Course Nov. 7.@ The Breeders= Cup World Championships is offering a prize of a VIP trip to its 2020 event at Keeneland. Additional prize sponsors include Old Smoke Clothing Company, STATS Race UPCOMING MAJOR Lens, Racetrack Television Network, NTRA/NationalHorseplayer Tour and Championships, Christine A. Moore Millinery, and NORTH AMERICAN STAKES West Point Thoroughbreds. For more information, visit https://www.americasbestracing.net/stay-lucky Date Race Track Feb. 15 GII S. Fair Grounds GII S. Fair Grounds GOV. WOLF VISITS LOCK HAVEN, GROUPS WARN GII Santa Monica S. Santa Anita GIII Fair Grounds S. Fair Grounds TUITION FUNDING PLAN WOULD END PA HORSE GIII Mineshaft S. Fair Grounds INDUSTRY Edited Press Release GIII General George S. Laurel Governor Tom Wolf=s expected visit to Lock Haven University GIII Barbara Fritchie S. Laurel GIII Royal Delta S. Gulfstream Wednesday to tout his college tuition plan prompted Feb. 16 GIII Sweet Life S. Santa Anita Pennsylvanians to speak out about the negative impact his plan- Feb. 17 GIII Southwest S. Oaklawn -which would divert money from Pennsylvania agriculture-- GIII Razorback H. Oaklawn would have on jobs and the agricultural industry. Supporters of GIII Bayakoa S. Oaklawn Pennsylvania agriculture argue Wolf=s plan for funding the new initiative would result in the end of horse breeding and racing, put more than 20,000 state residents out of work and it would jeopardize hundreds of thousands of acres of open space, thereby eliminating an industry that has a $1.6-billion economic impact each year. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 12 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

AYou don=t rob hard working families to give money away to those who have not earned it,@ said local resident Randy Brungard, whose family owns the 360-acre Brungard Farm in Howard, PA, Centre County. "The Governor=s proposal would bankrupt family-owned farms and leave as many as 20,000 hard-working individuals and their families without jobs. People don=t understand how big an impact this would have on our state=s economy, or what it will do to countless Pennsylvania families, farms, and small businesses.@ AWhen a horse wins a race, they earn purse money for their owner, which the owner then uses to pay the horse=s jockey, trainer, blacksmith, groom, veterinarian, and equine dentist, as well as buy hay and straw from farmers, feed from local feed mills, and supplies and equipment from small businesses,@ added Brungard. AThey reinvest that money in new barns and fencing on their farms that are constructed by local carpenters, and purchase horse trailers, tractors and farm equipment that are sold here in Pennsylvania. The economic impact is tremendous and far reaching.@ According to Pete Peterson, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Equine Coalition, in 2017, legislature was passed (Act 47) outlining the monies in the RHDTF Aare not funds of the Commonwealth@ and that Athe Commonwealth is not rightfully entitled@ to the funds. AYes, college tuition is spiraling out of control and college debt is a major concern,@ said Peterson. ABut you don=t fix one debt problem by creating another debt problem and putting 20,000 people out of work and bankrupting businesses and farms. If this is a priority for the Governor, he needs to find another source of funding, because his current plan would be a disaster for Pennsylvania agriculture, farms, and small businesses.@

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 6:38 p.m. EST RISEN STAR S. PRESENTED BY LAMARQUE FORD-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Digital K Into Mischief Tom R. Durant Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 122 2 Silver State K Hard Spun Winchell Thoroughbreds & Willis Horton Racing Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122 3 Ready to Roll City Zip Allied Racing Stable, LLC Calhoun Saez 122 4 Perfect Revenge I Want Revenge Braverman, Paul & Pinch, Timothy Joseph, Jr. Bridgmohan 122 5 Moon Over Miami Malibu Moon Summer Wind Equine Mott Alvarado 122 6 Shashashakemeup K Shackleford Calumet Farm Desormeaux Graham 122 7 Blackberry Wine Calumet Farm Sharp Beschizza 122 8 Enforceable K Tapit John C. Oxley Casse Leparoux 122 9 Mr. Monomoy K Palace Malice Madaket Stables, Dubb & Doheny Racing Stable Cox Geroux 122 10 Farmington Road Quality Road Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Chrysalis Stables LLC & Robert V. LaPenta Pletcher Castellano 122 11 Scabbard K More Than Ready Joseph W. Sutton Kenneally Rosario 122 Breeders: 1-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding, 2-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 3-Fredericka V. Caldwell &Mitchel Skolnick, 4-David J. Lanzman Racing Inc, 5-Summer Wind Equine, 6-Larkspur Thoroughbreds & Darby Dan, 7-Calumet Farm, 8-Clearsky Farms, 9-FPF LLC & Highfield Ranch, 10-Chrysalis Stables, 11-Joseph W. Sutton

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 7:12 p.m. EST RISEN STAR S. PRESENTED BY LAMARQUE FORD-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Modernist Uncle Mo Wygod, Pam and Martin Mott Alvarado 122 2 Truculent Raison d'Etat Calumet Farm Sisterson Carroll 122 3 Mr. Big News Giant's Causeway Allied Racing Stable, LLC Calhoun Albarado 122 4 Fame to Famous Tapit Kingdom Racing Mc Allen Hernandez 122 5 Liam's Lucky Charm Khozan Stonehedge LLC Nicks Zayas 122 6 Excession K Union Rags Calumet Farm Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122 7 Major Fed Ghostzapper Lloyd Madison Farms, IV LLC Foley Leparoux 122 8 Anneau d'Or K Medaglia d'Oro Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd. Wright Rosario 122 9 Lynn's Map K Liam's Map HRH Prince Sultan Bin Mishal Al Saud Casse Lanerie 122 10 Finnick the Fierce Monge, Arnaldo and Hernandez, Rey Hernandez Leon 122 11 Mailman Money Goldencents Allied Racing Stable, LLC Calhoun Saez 122 12 Ny Traffic Cross Traffic Fanelli, John, Cash is King LLC, LC Racing & Braverman, Paul Joseph, Jr. Castellano 122 Breeders: 1-Wygod Family, LLC, 2-Calumet Farm, 3-Don Alberto Corporation, 4-Tapit Syndicate & Alexander GrovesThoroughbreds, 5-Stonehedge LLC, 6-Randal Family Trust, R David & Marylyn ARandal Trustees, 7-Lloyd Madison IV, LLC, 8-Highland Yard LLC, 9-Alastar Thoroughbred Company, LLC, 10-Paige Jillian Blu Sky Stables, 11-TK Stables LLC, 12-Brian Culnan Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 6:05 p.m. EST RACHEL ALEXANDRA S. PRESENTED BY FASIG-TIPTON-GII, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 His Glory K Mineshaft Rollins, Ben and Rollins, Sheila Amoss Graham 122 2 Ursula Tapit Mt. Brilliant Stable LLC and Ingram, Orrin Stidham Murrill 122 3 K Daredevil Peter J. Callahan McPeek Hernandez, Jr. 122 4 Impeccable Style K Uncle Mo Gainesway Stable, Catalyst Stable, McInnis, Paul & Magdalena Racing McPeek Lanerie 122 5 Tempers Rising K Bayern Stanley, Mark H. and Stanley, Nancy W. Stewart Leparoux 122 6 British Idiom Flashback Dubb, Michael, The Elkstone Group, LLC, Madaket Stables LLC and Bethlehem Stables LLC Cox Castellano 122 7 Finite Munnings Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, Reiman, Thomas J., Dickson, William and Easter, Deborah A. Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122 Breeders: 1-Farm III Enterprises LLC, 2-Mt. Brilliant Broodmares II, LLC, 3-WinStar Farm, LLC, 4-Ten Broeck Farm, Inc., 5-Dr. Bryan Boone DVM, 6-Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton and Silver Fern Farm LLC, 7-Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC

Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST SANTA MONICA S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Road Rager K Quality Road Jay Em Ess Stable Koriner Gryder 120 2 Zusha K Congrats Rafael Steinbruch Mandella Pereira 120 3 Lady Ninja K Majesticperfection Gainesway Stable, Bederian, Harry, Baltas Cedillo 122 Kamberian, Harout and Rosen, Andrew 4 Hard Not to Love K Hard Spun Mercedes Stables, West Point Tbreds, Dilworth, S, Shirreffs Smith 124 Ingordo, Dorothy, Ingordo, David & Mooney, Steve 5 Mother Mother K Pioneerof the Nile Gainesway Stable, Old Bones Racing Stable, LLC, Baffert Prat 120 Hall, Barry, Lipman, Barry and Mathiesen, Mark

Breeders: 1-Martha Jane Mulholland, 2-Clearsky Farms, 3-Sugartown Stable, 4-Anderson Farms Ont. Inc., 5-T. F. VanMeter Saturday, Laurel, post time: 3:20 p.m. EST RUNHAPPY BARBARA FRITCHIE S.-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Anna's Bandit Great Notion No Guts No Glory Farm Robb Perez 120 2 Saguaro Row Union Rags Newtown Anner Stud and Breen, Mark D. Stidham Lezcano 120 3 Blue Eyed Girl Super Saver Kernan, Jr., Morris E. and M-Z Racing Partnership Zulueta Cintron 120 4 Majestic Reason Majestic Warrior Hillwood Stable LLC and Golden, Richard L. Motion McCarthy 120 5 Victim of Love K Speightstown Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC Beattie Hamilton 120 6 Needs Supervision K Paynter Howling Pigeon Farms, Barber, Gary, O'Dwyer Lynch 120 Wachtel Stable and Madaket Stables LLC

Breeders: 1-John Robb, 2-Mark Breen, 3-W. Bruce Lunsford, 4-Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds, LLC &Ellen Charles, 5-Daniel J. Burke, 6-Mike Abraham

Saturday, Laurel, post time: 3:49 p.m. EST GENERAL GEORGE S.-GIII, $250,000, 4yo/up, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Lone Rock Majestic Warrior Shortleaf Stable, Inc. Mott Pimentel 120 2 Wonderful Light Tiz Wonderful Jay Em Ess Stable Nevin Carrasco 120 3 Factor It In K The Factor Michael Scheffres Mancilla Ruiz 120 4 Still Having Fun Old Fashioned Barber, Gary, Wachtel Stable and Terp Racing LLC Keefe Lynch 120 5 Honor the Fleet K To Honor and Serve Frank V. Demarco Albertrani Cintron 120 6 Firenze Fire Poseidon's Warrior Mr. Amore Stable Servis Ortiz, Jr. 122 7 Threes Over Deuces K Flat Out Pocket 3's Racing LLC Capuano - 120 8 Tiz He the One K Tiz Wonderful Lady Sheila Stable and Iris Smith Stable Rice McCarthy 120 9 Wicked Trick Hat Trick (Jpn) Rice, Linda and Cooper, Stephen G. Rice Lezcano 120

Breeders: 1-Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC &Pollock Farms, 2-Samantha Siegel, 3-Pope McLean, Marc McLean, Pope McLeanJr. & Phil Hager, 4-Mr. & Mrs. Charles McGinnes & Tim Keefe, 5-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 6-Mr Amore Stables, 7-Machmer Hall & Montese LLC, 8-James P. Gallagher, 9-Corrigan Racing Stable, Inc.

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 5:01 p.m. EST MINESHAFT S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Mocito Rojo Mutadda Wayne T. Davis Wilson Rodriguez 118 2 Sleepy Eyes Todd K Paddy O'Prado David Cobb Silva Beschizza 118 3 Gun It K Tapit Whisper Hill Farm LLC and Three Chimneys Farm Asmussen Santana, Jr. 120 4 Silver Dust K Tapit Tom R. Durant Calhoun Hernandez, Jr. 122 5 Roiland Successful Appeal Durlacher, James and Mary Amoss Graham 118 6 Hofburg Tapit Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Mott Rosario 118 7 Blended Citizen K Proud Citizen Sayjay Racing LLC, Hall, Greg & Hubbard, Brooke Cox Geroux 118 8 Winning Number K Speightstown James D. Spry House Martin, Jr. 118 9 Captivating Moon Malibu Moon Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Block Leparoux 122 10 Cutting Humor K First Samurai Starlight Racing Pletcher Castellano 118 11 Pirate's Punch K Shanghai Bobby Gulliver Racing LLC, Drager, Craig & Legan, Dan Forster Albarado 118

Breeders: 1-Paul Van Doren & Andrena Van Doren, 2-Two Hearts Farm LLC & Kristen Goncharoff, 3-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC andBesilu Stables, LLC, 4-Don Alberto Corporation, 5-James M. Durlacher & Mary Durlacher, 6-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 7-Ray Hanson, 8-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc., 9-Lothenbach Stables Inc, 10-Dell Hancock & Bernie Sams, 11-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 5:32 p.m. EST FAIR GROUNDS S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Wound Tight Coil Matt Nelson Hess, Jr. Desormeaux 122 2 Synchrony Tapit Pin Oak Stable Stidham Bravo 118 3 Botswana Graydar Bentley Combs Combs Morales 118 4 Factor This K The Factor Gaining Ground Racing LLC Cox Bridgmohan 118 5 Dontblamerocket Blame AJ Suited Racing Stable, LLC Casse Leparoux 122 6 Classic Covey Spring At Last Shields, Jr., Mrs. J. V. & McFadden, Jr., E. J. M. Mott Alvarado 118 7 Honovi Harlan's Stonecrest Farm Walsh Hernandez 118 8 Tone Broke K Broken Vow L and N Racing LLC Asmussen Santana, Jr. 118 9 Captivating Moon Malibu Moon Lothenbach Stables, Inc. Block Hernandez, Jr. 118 10 Space Mountain K Street Cry (Ire) Hooties Racing LLC and Hui, Michael M. Maker Geroux 118 11 Sailing Solo K Smart Strike Louie J. Roussel III Roussel, III Murrill 118 12 Midnight Tea Time Midnight Lute Bella Cavello Stables Sharp Rosario 118 13 Spectacular Gem K Can the Man Candie A. Baker Baker Graham 122 14 The Great Day (Arg) Harlan's Holiday Haras Firmamento Correas, IV Lanerie 118 Breeders: 1-Matt Nelson, 2-Pin Oak Stud, LLC, 3-Silverton Hill Farm, LLC, 4-Maccabee Farm, 5-Whitham Thoroughbreds, LLC, 6-J. V. Shields Jr., 7-Stonecrest Farm LLC, 8-Sean Fitzhenry, 9-Lothenbach Stables Inc, 10-G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & St. George FarmLLC, 11-Juddmonte Farms Inc., 12-Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Thoroughbreds, LLC, 13-Ledgelands, LLC & Andrew Ritter, 14-Firmamento

Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 5:04 p.m. EST ROYAL DELTA S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Queen Nekia Harlington Ken Copenhaver Joseph, Jr. Velazquez 120 2 Coach Rocks Oxbow WinStar Stablemates Racing LLC Pletcher Saez 120 3 Tweeting Uncle Mo Imaginary Stables and Ellis, Glenn Dobles Lebron 118 4 Restless Rider K Distorted Humor Fern Circle Stables and Three Chimneys Farm, LLC McPeek Ortiz 118 5 Golden Award Medaglia d'Oro Summer Wind Equine Mott Gaffalione 124 6 Cookie Dough Brethren Arindel Joseph, Jr. Lopez 118

Breeders: 1-Porter Racing Stable, LLC, 2-Calumet Farm, 3-Glen Hill Farm, 4-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 5-Harvey A. Clarke, 6-Arindel SIRE LISTS Sponsored by

2020 Leading Broodmare Sires by Earnings for stallions standing in North America through Wednesday, Feb. 12 Earnings and Black-type represents Worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2020 Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Giant's Causeway 3 5 1 2 1 1 288 48 1,662,000 3,321,173 (1997) by Crops: 13 Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mucho Gusto 2 Distorted Humor 5 8 2 3 -- -- 214 44 971,080 2,746,137 (1993) by Forty Niner Crops: 15 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $50,000 Golden Sixty (AUS) 3 Danehill Dancer (Ire) 6 7 2 2 1 1 138 20 733,785 2,009,788 (1993) by Danehill Crops: 15 Stands: Coolmore Stud EUR (Dead/Ret/Exp) Waikuku (IRE) 4 's Song 2 8 1 4 -- 1 254 42 150,000 1,930,719 (1993) by Unbridled Crops: 18 Stands: Taylor Made Stallions USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Fore Left 5 3 8 1 5 -- -- 171 32 513,741 1,923,486 (2000) by Unbridled Crops: 10 Stands: Gainesway Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Air Almas 6 A.P. Indy 2 7 1 2 1 1 228 46 531,000 1,790,060 (1989) by Crops: 21 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: Pensioned Zulu Alpha 7 Mr. Greeley 3 6 1 1 -- -- 181 37 200,232 1,720,412 (1992) by Gone West Crops: 18 Stands: Gainesway Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Madras Check 8 Street Cry (Ire) 1 5 1 4 -- -- 163 27 212,676 1,571,751 (1998) by Machiavellian Crops: 12 Stands: Darley USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Master Brewer (FR) 9 Galileo (Ire) 3 5 1 1 -- -- 174 26 163,596 1,359,483 (1998) by Sadler's Wells Crops: 12 Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: Private Naval Intelligence 10 Storm Cat 1 5 1 4 -- -- 187 30 139,549 1,303,984 (1983) by Crops: 26 Stands: Overbrook Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Daishin Indi (JPN) 11 Smart Strike -- 2 -- 2 -- -- 201 30 211,430 1,270,097 (1992) by Mr. Prospector Crops: 18 Stands: Lane's End Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Red Leon (JPN) 12 More Than Ready -- 2 ------157 23 212,407 1,258,818 (1997) by Southern Halo Crops: 13 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $80,000 Covert Operation (AUS) 13 Pulpit 1 4 1 3 -- 1 178 27 277,000 1,258,230 (1994) by A.P. Indy Crops: 16 Stands: Claiborne Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) War Story 14 Harlan's Holiday 2 5 2 2 -- -- 118 20 526,651 1,205,821 (1999) by Harlan Crops: 10 Stands: USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mozu Bello (JPN) 15 Montjeu (Ire) 2 3 ------147 28 205,332 1,199,700 (1996) by Sadler's Wells Crops: 13 Stands: Coolmore Stud EUR (Dead/Ret/Exp) Perfect Match (AUS)

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

SECOND CHANCES: PRAIRIE WINGS AWe were very pleased with her,@ Shadwell Farm=s Vice President/General Manager Rick Nichols said. AWith that by Steve Sherack experience and a little more distance, I think good things will happen. We are excited. She is a gorgeous filly--strong, good balance and correct. Her pedigree speaks for itself. She will be a wonderful addition to our broodmare band some day.@ Breeder Summer Wind Equine purchased Prairie Wings=s dam Love Me Only (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) for $2.1 million while carrying future Group 2 winner and G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby/G1 Investec Derby placer Storm the Stars (Sea The Stars {Ire}) at the 2011 KEEENOV Sale. Love Me Only is a half-sister to the legendary AIron Horse@ Giant=s Causeway (Storm Cat) as well as MGSW You=resothrilling (Storm Cat), dam of champions Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).

Prairie Wings brought $800,000 as a KEESEP yearling | Keeneland

In this continuing series, TDN=s Senior Editor Steve Sherack catches up with the connections of promising maidens to keep on your radar. In this edition, the blue-blooded Prairie Wings IN ORDER OF PURSE: (Tapit)--from the family of late leading sire Giant=s Causeway--is 10th-Gulfstream, $50,000, Alw (NW1RTY+X), Opt. Clm highlighted after a strong debut second at ($75,000), 2-12, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:39.38, fm. Sunday. Previous runners featured in this column include: BALLAGH ROCKS (h, 7, Stormy Atlantic--Bells Are Ringing, by MGISW and >TDN Rising Star= Paradise Woods (Union Rags), Sadler's Wells) was marooned in gate 12 in this stakes-quality GSW Backyard Heaven (Tizway) and MSW and >TDN Rising Star= test, but managed to overcome a tough trip and a pesky Gidu (Ire) (Frankel {GB}). Monarchs Glen (GB) (Frankel {GB}) to score for the third time in four tries over the local turf course. Three and four wide racing Between the $800,000 Keeneland September pricetag and out of the stretch for the first time, the 7-year-old was three loaded catalog page, sophomore filly Prairie Wings (Tapit) deep without cover down the back and was forced to make an certainly entered the starting gate with her share of early move into a fasst pace when Monarchs Glen ranged up to expectations at Gulfstream Park Sunday afternoon (video). his outside passing halfway. Roused two wide off the final The Shadwell Stable colorbearer, produced by an unraced corner, with Monarchs Glen still glued to his outside, Ballagh daughter of bluehen mare Mariah=s Storm (Rahy), had posted Rocks led narrowly into the final furlong and held determinedly nine workouts at trainer Kiaran McLaughlin=s Palm Meadows for the victory, his first in eight starts since winning the GIII base since mid-November, headed by a four-furlong breeze in Poker S. in June 2017. The winner is a half-to Eh Cumpari :49 (9/48) Jan. 31 ahead of her 6 1/2-furlong unveiling. (Elusive Quality), GSW, $148,690 and is out of a winning The 8-1 chance was off last of seven from her rail draw and daughter of Trolley Song (Caro {Ire}), most prominently the dam was under a ride through an opening quarter in :22.72. Kept out of the late Unbridled=s Song (Unbridled). Sales history: $70,000 in the clear by Luis Saez, she began to advance rounding the far Ylg '14 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 20-6-3-5, $641,223. Click for turn and set her sights on the leaders approaching the quarter the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. pole while four wide. The chestnut leveled off nicely once O-Donegal Racing & Madaket Stables LLC; B-Turner Breeders, switching to her right lead in the stretch and came rolling late to LLC (KY); T-William I Mott. gain place honors, finishing 2 1/4 lengths adrift the winner while earning a respectable 72 Beyer Speed Figure. TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

9th-Gulfstream, $48,900, Alw, 2-12, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 5fT, generous even-money and turned in a promising career debut. :55.17, fm. Ridden for some gate speed by Antonio Gallardo, the LADY GRACE (f, 4, Kantharos--Smart Sis, by Beau Genius) was 300,000gns Tattersalls October graduate settled in the second placed in a couple of turf sprints at this meet last winter and flight of horses about four away from the rail down the broke her maiden in her first start over the Woodbine all- backstretch. Asked to loop horses four deep at the quarter pole, weather last April. Third in the William D. Graham Memorial S. Domestic Spending came calling for the lead with about a last June, the bay landed a state-bred optional claimer first off a sixteenth of a mile to race and edged away to score by three- six-month vacation Jan. 10. One of the first away, the 17-10 quarters of a length. Fellow firster Maroon Maniac (Violence) favorite was under a hustling ride to keep pace on the turn. rallied up the fence for second, well clear of the debuting Alonzo Switched off the fence and into the two path in upper stretch, Mosely (Tonalist) in third. Domestic Spending is the only Lady Grace split rivals decisively leaving the eighth pole and ran produce from his dam, a $285,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga out a 1 1/2-length winner. O=Malley (More Than Ready) yearling purchase in 2012 who passed away in 2017. A daughter completed the exacta, while No Way Jose (Ire) (No Nay Never) of GSW/MG1SP Cloud Castle (GB) (In the Wings {GB}), Urban flew home for third. Sales history: $300,000 2yo '18 OBSAPR. Castle was a half-sister to GSW Queen=s Best (GB) (King=s Best), Lifetime Record: SP, 9-3-3-1, $135,559. Click for the the dam of GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Queen=s Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Trust (GB) (Dansili {GB}); as well as SW/MGSP Reverie Solitaire O-Tracy Farmer; B-William C Schettine & William B Haines (FL); (Ire) (Nashwan), dam of German highweight Royal Solitaire (Ire) T-Mark E Casse. (Shamardal). Domestic Spending=s third dam includes European standouts Warrsan (Ire) (Caerleon), Luso (GB) (Salse) and Needle Gun (Ire) (Sure Blade). Sales history: 300,000gns Ylg '18 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,600. Click for the Equibase.com 6th-Gulfstream, $45,000, Alw (NW2$X), Opt. Clm ($62,500), chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 2-12, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:35.89, ft. O-Klaravich Stables Inc; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited (GB); LADY KATE (f, 4, Bernardini--Princess Haya {GSW & GISP, T-Chad C Brown. $441,736}, by Street Cry {Ire}) finished runner-up to the talented Point of Honor () in last year=s Suncoast S. at Tampa and was looking to add to a monster 7 1/2-length allowance victory over this track and trip Jan. 15. Hammered down to 4-5, Lady Kate landed in a stalking third before splitting rivals to improve by one spot nearing the turn. Cruising up in hand to confront pacesetting Cuddle Kitten (Kitten=s Joy) at the entrance to the stretch, she wrested command a furlong out and kicked home by 2 3/4 lengths despite racing on her incorrect lead late. The winner is a half-sister to Prince of Arabia IN ITALY: (Mineshaft), MGSP, $233,017, and has a 2-year-old half-sister by Krakersjak, m, 5, Oxbow--My Fast One, by Elusive Quality. Nyquist. Princess Haya was most recently bred to American Varese, 2-12, Hcp. (€5,500), 4yo/up, 1000m. O-San Nazario. Pharoah. Sales history: $485,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP. Lifetime B-MMM Stables (KY). T-Giulia Torsiello. Record: SP, 7-3-2-0, $137,250. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Anderson Stables LLC; B-Eileen H Hartis & Godolphin (KY); T-Eddie Kenneally.

5th-Tampa Bay Downs, $20,000, Msw, 2-12, 3yo, 1mT, 1:36.47, fm. DOMESTIC SPENDING (GB) (g, 3, Kingman {GB}--Urban Castle {SW-Eng}, by Street Cry {Ire}) firmed into odds-on favoritism in the final minutes of wagering before easing out to a relatively TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 3 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Liam's Map (Unbridled's Song), Lane's End Farm, $35,000 232 foals of racing age/20 winners/2 black-type winners 4-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, TYNAN, 8-1 $225,000 KEE SEP yrl

Outstrip (GB) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}), Dalham Hall Stud, $5,000 IN HONG KONG: 197 foals of racing age/23 winners/1 black-type winner Ping Hai Galaxy (Aus), g, 4, The Factor. See >TDNAus/NZ insert.= 8-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, OUTBURST (GB), 9-2 i25,000 ARA V2 yrl

Palace (City Zip), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000 152 foals of racing age/22 winners/1 black-type winner 7-Gulfstream, Msw 5fT, MR NAPPY, 8-1 $22,000 OBS OCT yrl

Palace Malice (Curlin), Three Chimneys Farm, $25,000 SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: THURSDAY, FEB. 13 211 foals of racing age/21 winners/2 black-type winners American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), Ashford Stud, private 4-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, SURMOUNT SUN, 30-1 318 foals of racing age/29 winners/5 black-type winners $23,000 OBS OPN 2yo 5-Turfway, Msw 1m, BLACK SHEEP, 12-1 Wicked Strong (Hard Spun), Spendthrift Farm, $6,000 Amira's Prince (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Pleasant Acres Stallions 232 foals of racing age/31 winners/1 black-type winner 35 foals of racing age/4 winners/0 black-type winners 8-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, QUEENOFCATNIPHILL, 10-1 4-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, SISTER OTOOLE, 7-2

Bayern (Offlee Wild), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $15,000 157 foals of racing age/25 winners/0 black-type winners 1-Laurel, Wmc 6f, GOLAZO, 3-1 5-Turfway, Msw 1m, HAVE A PLAN, 8-1 1-Laurel, Wmc 6f, SELF AWARENESS, 8-1

Bourbon Courage (Lion Heart), Anchor & Hope Farm, $5,000 93 foals of racing age/10 winners/1 black-type winner 7-Charles Town, Alw 6 1/2f, PUNK ROCK PRINCESS, 5-1 $25,000 EAS OCT yrl

Commissioner (A.P. Indy), WinStar Farm, $7,500 162 foals of racing age/19 winners/3 black-type winners 1-Laurel, Wmc 6f, COMMISSIONER BIGGS, 7-2 $60,000 KEE NOV wnl; $60,000 FTK JUL yrl; $50,000 OBS APR 2yo 8-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, MISS COMMISH, 20-1 $3,000 KEE NOV wnl; $45,000 FTK JUL yrl

Constitution (Tapit), WinStar Farm, $40,000 ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 233 foals of racing age/31 winners/5 black-type winners 8th-Sunland, $33,100, (S), 2-11, (NW3L), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.33, 5-Turfway, Msw 1m, FREDERICKTOWN, 8-1 gd. $200,000 KEE SEP yrl DEL MAR SUMMER (g, 5, Southwestern Heat--Del Mar Holiday {SP}, by Sharp Humor) Lifetime Record: 10-3-4-2, $96,750. Khozan (Distorted Humor), Journeyman Stud, $8,500 O/B-J Kirk & Judy Robison (NM); T-Joel H Marr. 130 foals of racing age/23 winners/2 black-type winners 1-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, EMOJI GUY, 15-1 $14,000 OBS OCT yrl; $60,000 OBS APR 2yo Cont. p4 4-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, INDEPENDENT MISS, 9-2 TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 4 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020

1st-Penn National, $31,600, (S), 2-12, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:46.85, gd. CATTLE DRIVE (g, 7, Silver Train--Enchancement, by It's Freezing) Lifetime Record: 42-8-5-4, $138,403. O-Robert O'Hara & Donald Demeza; B-Elizabeth R Houghton (PA); T-Donald L Demeza. *1/2 to Jersey Gia (Carr de Naskra), SW, $357,524; and Outlaw Dancer (Bowman=s Band), MSW, $183,260.

6th-Mahoning Valley, $31,500, 2-12, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:13.16, gd. OAKEN (g, 4, Giant Oak--Antique Silver, by Silver Train) Lifetime Record: 17-5-0-3, $111,022. O-Marion F Gorham; B/T-Robert M Gorham (OH).

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Easy Eyes, f, 3, Equality--Visual Arrest, by Pollard's Vision. Juddmonte Farms= Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was Mahoning Valley, 2-12, 6f, 1:14.15. B-Mast Thoroughbreds LLC represented by his seventh U.S. winner from just 10 starters when (MI). *1ST-TIME STARTER. Domestic Spending won on Tampa debut Wednesday | Emma Berry Mists of Time, g, 3, Tapiture--Elusive Tara, by Elusive Quality. Sam Houston Race, 2-12, 7f, 1:26.05. B-Charles P Merrick (KY). MIDNIGHT LUTE, Zebecca, f, 4, o/o This Cat Can Dance, by *$35,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP. Vindication. MSW, 2-12, Sam Houston Galloping Harmony, f, 4, Albertus Maximus--Rockaway Gal, by SILVER TRAIN, Cattle Drive, g, 7, o/o Enchancement, by It's With Approval. Mahoning Valley, 2-12, (S), 6f, 1:15.44. B-Janet Freezing. ALW, 2-12, Penn National L Reeder (OH). SOUTHWESTERN HEAT, Del Mar Summer, g, 5, o/o Del Mar Zebecca, f, 4, Midnight Lute--This Cat Can Dance, by Holiday, by Sharp Humor. ALW, 2-11, Sunland Vindication. Sam Houston, 2-12, 6 1/2f, 1:18.32. B-George STORMY ATLANTIC, Ballagh Rocks, h, 7, o/o Bells Are Ringing, by Waggoner Stables Inc (KY). *$145,000 RNA Wlg '16 KEENOV. Sadler's Wells. AOC, 2-12, Gulfstream Slate, g, 5, Tizway--Rose of Aran, by Van Nistelrooy. Mahoning TAPITURE, Mists of Time, g, 3, o/o Elusive Tara, by Elusive Valley, 2-12, 1m 70y, 1:47.19. B-Ron Dowdy (KY). *$9,500 Wlg Quality. MSW, 2-12, Sam Houston '15 KEENOV. TIZWAY, Slate, g, 5, o/o Rose of Aran, by Van Nistelrooy. MSW, 2-12, Mahoning Valley

ALBERTUS MAXIMUS, Galloping Harmony, f, 4, o/o Rockaway Gal, by With Approval. MSW, 2-12, Mahoning Valley Domestic Spending (GB) (Kingman {GB}) opens his account impressively at first asking at Tampa. BERNARDINI, Lady Kate, f, 4, o/o Princess Haya, by Street Cry (Ire). AOC, 2-12, Gulfstream EQUALITY, Easy Eyes, f, 3, o/o Visual Arrest, by Pollard's Vision. MSW, 2-12, Mahoning Valley © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. GIANT OAK, Oaken, g, 4, o/o Antique Silver, by Silver Train. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any ALW, 2-12, Mahoning Valley means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission KANTHAROS, Lady Grace, f, 4, o/o Smart Sis, by Beau Genius. of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race results and earnings was obtained from ALW, 2-12, Gulfstream results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services KINGMAN (GB), Domestic Spending (GB), g, 3, o/o Urban Castle, and utilized here with their permission. by Street Cry (Ire). MSW, 2-12, Tampa Bay