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BAZE NOTCHES 9,000th Win HEADLINE p. 1 ATW NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2005 LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER... DESTINY ON THE DOWNS Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum’s Eswarah A crowd of 120,000 is expected to descend on Ep- (GB) (Unfuwain) defied inexperience and a tough rival in som Downs today to witness the £1.25-million G1 Something Exciting (GB) (Halling) to record a half-length Vodafone Derby. What draws success in the G1 Vodafone Oaks at Epsom yesterday. them to the 226th renewal of In doing so, the 11-4 joint fa- the Classic? It is the presence of vorite wound back the clock to the Royal Ascot Racing Club’s 1986, when her dam Midway Motivator (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) Lady captured this prize for Ben and Godolphin’s Dubawi (Ire) Hanbury. It was Hanbury who (Dubai Millennium {GB}). Their handed the unraced Eswarah sires never got the chance to and words of encouragement to mix it on the track, but the his- trainer Mick Jarvis upon his re- toric venue will serve as the ulti- tirement at the end of last sea- mate stage for their best sons to Eswarah J McHugh/Getty Images son. “Her mother was very settle old scores. Lack of staying Dubawi J Herbert/Getty Images good, but this filly is exceptional,” Jarvis said. “All power may have been to blame credit to Ben--I thank him enormously as he’s been very for Dubai Millennium’s sole defeat in this race in 1999, helpful and told me she was good. When I said ‘Listed and similar doubts surround Dubawi. The colt put forth good?” he said, ‘Better than that.’” Oaks cont. p2 an electric display of speed in the G1 Irish 2000 Guin- eas at The Curragh May 21, but raised questions with Friday, Epsom, Britain his errant tendencies under pressure on that occasion, VODAFONE OAKS-G1, £383,600, Epsom, 6-3, 3yo, f, which were also evident when he finished a disappoint- 12f 10ydsT, 2:39.00, gd. ing fifth in the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket Apr. 30 1--@sESWARAH (GB), 126, f, 3, by Unfuwain and in his G1 National S. victory at The Curragh in 1st Dam: Midway Lady (MG1SW-GB & G1SW-Fr, September. Despite the cons, there is no argument as $390,598), by Alleged to his class. “Dubawi is in very good form and has an 2nd Dam: Smooth Bore, by His Majesty excellent turn of foot...but the Derby is a tough race 3rd Dam: French Leave, by Damascus and he needs to stay,” Saeed bin Suroor said yester- O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum; B-Shadwell day. “Dubai Millennium did not stay in the Derby, but Estate Company Ltd; T-Michael Jarvis; J-Richard this one may. This is the first time over a mile and a Hills; £222,488. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, £245,894. half for him, but Frankie [Dettori] will keep him nice and *1/2 to Umniyatee (GB) (Green Desert), G1SP-Ire & relaxed, which will give Dubawi a chance to last the MSP-GB; and Itnab (GB) (Green Desert), GSW-GB. distance.” Epsom Derby coverage cont. p2-3 2--Something Exciting (GB), 126, f, 3, Halling--Faraway Waters (GB), by Pharly (Fr). (20,000gns yrl ‘03 SIX LINE UP IN THE ACORN TATOCT). O-Setsquare Recruitment; B-R E Crutchley; After posting three dominating wins at Oaklawn Park, T-David Elsworth; £84,392. Fox Hill Farm’s Round Pond (Awesome Again) will face 3--Pictavia (Ire), 126, f, 3, Sinndar (Ire)--Insijaam, by her biggest challenge in today’s GI Acorn S. at Belmont Secretariat. O-Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al Park. She was forced to miss a start in the GII Black Maktoum; B-Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd; Eyed Susan S. after coming down with a minor illness T-Jim Bolger; £42,196. and has been off since posting a victory in the GII Fan- Margins: 1HF, 3, 1. Odds: 11-4, 7-1, 8-1. tasy S. Apr. 15. “She’s training better by the week,” Also ran: Virginia Waters, Silk and Scarlet (GB), Magical trainer John Servis said of his filly, who worked in :57 Romance (Ire), Cassydora (GB), Dream To Dress, Mona Lisa 3/5 at Philly Park May 30. Cont. p4. (GB), Joint Aspiration (GB), Higher Love (Ire), Fen Shui (UAE). www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/4/05 • PAGE 2 of 10 Epsom Oaks cont. Epsom Derby cont. High on the Horse... Erin Go Bragh... Hanbury’s high opinion was quickly justified when Aidan O’Brien, who has gone some way toward Eswarah opened her career with a pair of easy scores at reviving the association of this Classic with his historic Newbury this spring. She captured the May 13 Listed base, fields a quartet to improve on his tally of two Swettenham Stud Fillies’ S. and had a brilliant gallop in winners since 2001. But Irish the lead-up to this race. Keen to keep her out of the interest is not just confined to inevitable early scrimmaging in the Oaks, jockey Richard the O’Brien stable. Rookie con- Hills settled her widest of all in mid-pack off generous ditioner David Wachman will early fractions before asking her to close at the top of saddle a live contender in Jo- the straight. Eswarah took command approaching the seph Joyce’s unbeaten Fracas quarter pole, but was tackled immediately by Some- (Ire) (In the Wings {GB}), who thing Exciting and Richard Quinn. Despite becoming Fracas (left) INPHO/Tom Honan followed success in the G3 unbalanced on the camber and flashing her tail for the Sandown Classic Trial Apr. 22 whip, she quickened all the way to the line to become a with a hard-fought defeat of Alayan (Ire) in the G2 Classic winner. “She had trained beautifully this spring Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown May 8. and I thought she had the ability to win,” Jarvis said. Jockey Jamie Spencer believes he has the right creden- “My chief worry was inexperience, as she had never tials. "He probably didn’t learn too much in his first two been in a fight and had a backhander. I was worried races as I didn’t go through all the gears, but he really how she would react to that, as the whole family have had to battle in his last race,” he said. “He was still a been brilliant, but also had quirks, but she’s proven little bit green, but you had to be impressed with the herself a very good filly.” For Hills, it was a plan simply way his battling qualities came out." executed. “I was conscious, with a filly who had run twice, to give her daylight early--I didn’t want her to Three Times Lucky? get bumped all the way round and get frightened,” he John Dunlop has already won the Classic twice. This explained. “Everything went to plan and it was just a year, he saddles a duo in Neil Jones’s Kong (Ire) case of when to pounce.” Connections are considering (Sadler’s Wells) and Mrs. Slade’s Unfurled (Ire) sidestepping the G1 Irish Oaks at The Curragh July 17 (Unfuwain). The former beat Michael Tabor’s Walk in in favor of a break before returning for the G1 Yorkshire the Park (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) by a neck in the G3 Oaks at York Aug. 17. Click for the racingpost.co.uk Lingfield Derby Trial May 7. “The ground at Lingfield chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. when Kong won the Derby trial was quite firm,” Dunlop explained. “He turned well, he came down the hill well Something Ventured... and has got a lot of pluses--there are a lot of positive Something Exciting’s trainer David Elsworth took vibes for this horse.” But Unfurled has more to prove defeat on the chin. “She ran a wonderful race and, after winning an inconclusive renewal of the Listed tactically, Richard [Quinn] exploited everything as well Predominate S. at Goodwood May 18. Jockey Ryan as he could,” he said. “When she joined the winner I Moore makes his Derby debut on the colt and is looking thought she was going to go by, but she has been forward to the challenge. “He's a nice horse, he's done outstayed by a better filly on the day.” Aidan O’Brien nothing wrong and it looks like he's improving,” he told did not blame lack of stamina for the loss of co-favorite PA Sport. “He'll stay, he'll handle the ground, he's Virginia Waters (Kingmambo), who tired to be fourth. “I quite a straightforward horse and hopefully he'll run a thought she ran a good race and stayed,” he remarked. good race.” TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/4/05 • PAGE 3 of 10 Saturday, Epsom, Britain, post time: 4:20 p.m. VODAFONE DERBY S.-G1, £1,250,000, 3yo, c/f, 12f 10ydsT SC PP HORSE OWNER TRAINER/JOCKEY ODDS* 1 6 Almighty Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien 67-1 (Sadler’s Wells--Saganeca, by Sagace {Fr}) Smullen 2 4 Dubawi (Ire) Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor 6-1 (Dubai Millennium {GB}--Zomaradah {GB}, by Deploy {USA}) Dettori 3 2 First Row (Ire) Joe L Allbritton Brian Meehan 151-1 (Daylami {Ire}--Ballet Society {Fr}, by Sadler’s Wells) Darley 4 13 Fracas (Ire) Joseph Joyce David Wachman 13-1 (In the Wings {GB}--Klarifi {GB}, by Habitat) Spencer 5 7 Grand Central (Ire) Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien 17-1 (Sadler’s Wells--Rebecca Sharp {GB}, by Machiavellian) Fortune 6 3 Gypsy King (Ire) Susan Magnier Aidan O’Brien 4-1 (Sadler’s Wells--Love For Ever {Ire}, by Darshaan {GB}) Fallon 7 8 Hattan (Ire) Saeed Manana Clive Brittain 23-1 (Halling--Luana {GB}, by Shaadi) Sanders 8 1 Kings Quay (GB) J R May Richard Hannon 251-1 (Montjeu {Ire}--Glen Rosie {Ire}, by Mujtahid) O’Neill 9 11 Kong (Ire) L Neil Jones John Dunlop 21-1 (Sadler’s Wells--Hill of Snow {GB}, by Reference Point {GB}) Hughes 10 5 Motivator (GB) The Royal Ascot Racing Club Michael Bell 15-4 (Montjeu {Ire}--Out West, by Gone West) Murtagh 11 10 Oratorio (Ire) Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor Aidan O’Brien 8-1 (Danehill--Mahrah, by Vaguely Noble {Ire}) Kinane 12 9 The Geezer (GB) J C Smith David Elsworth 11-1 (Halling--Polygueza {Fr}, by Be My Guest) R Quinn 13 14 Unfurled (Ire) Mrs M E Slade John Dunlop 41-1 (Unfuwain--Peony {GB}, by Lion Cavern) Moore 14 12 Walk In The Park (Ire) Michael Tabor John Hammond 13-1 (Montjeu {Ire}--Classic Park {GB}, by Robellino) Munro All carry 126 pounds.