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JIM BOLGER IS BACK IN THE BIG TIME HEADLINE ...p8-9, 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 TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007 TEOFILO ON TRACK P EDIGREE INSIGHTS Unbeaten Teofilo (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Euorpe=s top two-year-old last year, is back on course for the G1 BY ANDREW CAULFIELD 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 5, according to Jim LANE=S END GREENHAM S.-G3, ,48,000, Newbury, Bolger. The three-year-old, 4-21, 3yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:23.66, gd/fm. winner of the G1 National S. 1--#@MAJOR CADEAUX (GB), 126, c, 3, by Cadeaux Genereux (GB) and G1 Dewhurst S. in 2006, 1st Dam: Maine Lobster, by Woodman was uncomfortable during a 2nd Dam: Capades, by Overskate morning jog last week and 3rd Dam: Medal of Valor, by Damascus seemed uncertain for the Clas- (37,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; i65,000 yrl >05 sic, but his County Carlow- GOFORB). O-N A Woodcock, A C Pickford & David based trainer announced to Mort; B-R Evain; T-Richard Hannon; J-Richard Teofilo (right) www.bbc.co.uk assembled press yesterday Hughes; ,27,254. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, that the homebred was over the setback. AThis is his ,50,947. first trot since the hiccup,@ Bolger explained as Teofilo Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com was put on display. AHe=ll canter on Wednesday, do a catalogue-style pedigree. half speed on Thursday and then work on the weekend When accomplished stallions reach a certain age their and on Tuesday. As long as all goes well, he will be on popularity often dips as breeders search relentlessly for the plane to Newmarket. I have no worries whatsoever something new and potentially even more successful. about him.@ A perfect five-for-five to daye, Teofilo has These stallions' situation can become even more acute not been out since besting Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) by when they have popular sons a head in the Oct. 14 Dewhurst. and grandsons standing at lower fees, a good example ANOTHER WIN FOR SAFARI QUEEN? being the champion European Arindel Farm=s Safari Queen (Arg) (Lode) bids for her sprinter Cadeaux Genereux. second straight graded score, and her fourth from her Having been popular through- last five starts, in tomorrow=s GIII Bewitch S. at out his long career at Keeneland. The five-year-old mare, twice a Group 1 Whitsbury Manor Stud, winner in her native Argentina, capped off 2006 with Cadeaux Genereux saw his victories in the Nov. 4 GII Long Island H. and Dec. 16 book of mares dip from 93 Cadeaux Genereux www.whitsburymanorstud.co.uk GII La Prevoyante H. Runner-up in the Feb. 25 GIII The mares at the age of 19 in 2004 Very One H., she came back to take the Mar. 31 GIII to 35 in 2005 and 34 in 2006. At the same time, his Orchid H. Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by John increasingly popular son Bahamian Bounty has regularly Velazquez, she is the 4-5 favorite on the morning line. been attracting more than 100 mares a year, having established himself the hard way with limited support. Triple Threats However, there has been much more demand for Horse (Sire) Track Distance Time Cadeaux Genereux's services in 2007 (when he is limited to 70 mares), this revival being fuelled partly by Curlin (Smart Strike) KEE 5f 1:00.80 a reduction in his fee from ,20,000 to ,15,000. But Hard Spun (Danzig) KEE 1m 1:42.40 the revival also owes something to several other fac- Nobiz Like Shobiz (Albert the Great) BEL (tt) 5f :59.59 tors, such as his results at the 2006 yearling sales, Reporting for Duty (Deputy Commander) KEE 6f 1:12.40 when his youngsters achieved such good prices as Zanjero (Cherokee Run) KEE 5f 1:01.00 280,000, 270,000 and 195,000 guineas. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/24/07 • PAGE 2 of 3 Pedigree Insights cont. Incidentally, it was hard not to be greatly taken by As a son of Young Generation and a Sharpen Up Diamond Tycoon, a Johannesburg colt who was so mare, Cadeaux Genereux also has the enduring appeal impressive in winning his maiden earlier on the of having a largely outcross pedigree for many mares in Greenham card that he is now a 12-1 chance for the Britain and Ireland--something increasingly hard to find 2000 Guineas. in an industry dominated by the Danzig and Sadler's Major Cadeaux's 3 1/2-length victory over a dual Wells lines. For example, he has four stakes winners Group 1 winner was made all the more creditable by out of Sadler's Wells mares, including the Group the fact that he was making his first appearance since 1-winning May Ball, and has also sired Group 1 winners last June. Although he's by a horse who excelled over from daughters of Northfields and Nureyev. five and six furlongs, the way he strode away in the Last week provided further reminders of Cadeaux final stages of the Greenham suggests he will be suited Genereux's merits, with his name featuring in the pedi- by the extra furlong at Newmarket. grees of the winners of both of Britain's main trials for Major Cadeaux is likely to have inherited some stam- the 2000 Guineas. First we saw the G3 Craven S. fall ina from his second dam, the accomplished American to Adagio, a Grand Lodge colt out of Cadeaux turf mare Capades, who gained a Grade I success in the Genereux's daughter Lalindi, and then the G3 Selima S. at two. With the Canadian champion Greenham S. saw Cadeaux Genereux's son Major Overskate as her sire and a mare by Damascus as her Cadeaux prove much too strong for Dutch Art. These dam, Capades was bred to stay reasonably well: colts--both of whom have plenty of physical scope-- Overskate had set a track record over 1 3/8 miles and performed so well that the Newmarket Classic has been gone close to setting another over a mile and a half, transformed from what appeared to be a one-horse race while Damascus numbered the Belmont S. and the at the mercy of Teofilo into an intriguingly competitive two-mile Jockey Club Gold Cup among his many wins. affair. Adagio is now second favorite at around 3-1, Capades proved true to her bloodlines, with this while Major Cadeaux is third favorite at around 11-2. million-dollar earner gaining one of her graded suc- cesses in the New York H. over 1 1/4 miles and another MAJOR GENEREUX (GB), c, 2004 in the Athenia H. over 1 3/8 miles. Will Somers (GB) As Capades cost only $19,000 as a yearling, it was- Balidar (Ire) Young Generation Violet Bank (GB) n't surprising that she proved less effective as a pro- (Ire) Shantung (Fr) ducer. Despite having foals by such stallions as Brig Odoon (GB) Cadeaux Tam O’Shanter (GB) Lyphard, Silver Hawk, Gone West, Seattle Slew, Wood- Genereux (GB) Atan man, Dixieland Band and Gulch, she produced nothing Sharpen Up (GB) Rocchetta (GB) better than Cap Beino, winner of $25,000 stakes races Smarten Up (GB) Soderini (GB) at Rockingham Park and Suffolk Downs. Languissola (GB) Posh (GB) As so often happens, one of Capades' less talented Raise a Native half-sisters has enjoyed greater success as a Mr. Prospector Gold Digger broodmare. Capades Dancer, a stakes-placed daughter Woodman Buckpasser of Gate Dancer, produced two smart French performers Playmate Maine Lobster Intriguing in Marechal and Vangelis, the latter winner of the G3 Placed Nodouble Grand Prix de Vichy over 1 1/4 miles. 4 Fls, 1 GSW Overskate Capades Overtstate Very smart racemares such as Capades who disap- GISW, $1,051,006 10Fls, 1 SW Medal of Valor Damascus point as producers sometimes make amends through 5Fls, 1GSW, 1SP La Fuerza their broodmare daughters. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/24/07 • PAGE 3 of 3 Insights cont. Maine Lobster is by no means the only daughter of Major Cadeaux is out of her Woodman filly Maine Woodman doing well in 2007. The outstanding Austra- Lobster, an 80,000-guineas yearling who was placed lian filly Miss Finland is out of one of Woodman's well- twice over six furlongs at two for John Dunlop. This bred daughters and so are the speedy GSW Oprah mare's price had fallen to 15,000 guineas by the end of Winney and G3 Prix Penelope winner Mrs Lindsay. her winless three-year-old season, and she also ap- These good winners are the latest in a lengthy line of peared in the sales ring at four, five and six years--a group/graded winners out of Woodman mares, with record which doesn't suggest she was showing much More Than Ready, Wando, Sutra, Carry On Katie, Snow promise as a producer. She visited the inexpensive Ridge, Mamool, Byron and Dark Islander among them. Indian Haven, winner of the Irish 2000 Guineas, at the If Major Cadeaux can stay sound, he has the potential Irish National Stud in 2005 and 2006. to be as good as any of them. However, Major Cadeaux has now highlighted her potential, so Maine Lobster should attract more atten- TDN TODAY Headline News.................... 3 pages tion if and when she reappears in the sales ring.