LAVA MAN three- peats in Gold Cup HEADLINE p. 5 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 SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2007 FORCING THE ISSUE SCALING THE HEIGHTS Joe Allen=s homebred Political Force (Unbridled=s Eagle Mountain (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), who Song) completed a banner day for his sire at Belmont has come up the hard way to earn his place at the top Park yesterday by of the pecking order at Ballydoyle, has a golden oppor- outslugging Fairbanks (Gi- tunity to justify that lofty position in today=s G1 ant=s Causeway) in yester- Budweiser Irish Derby at The Curragh. Like his industri- day=s GI Suburban H. A ous sire, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael half hour earlier, Octave Tabor=s charge has been hard at work, but continues to (Unbridled=s Song) bested thrive and comes here off a career-best second in the three rivals in the GI June 2 G1 Epsom Derby. Kieren Fallon seeks to be- Mother Goose S. (see p4). comes the only rider to win three consecutive Irish Political Force had been Derbies following his exploits on Hurricane Run (Ire) and Political Force (grey) within a length of the win- Dylan Thomas (Ire). AHis run in the Derby was great and Brandon Benson/NYRA photo ner in three straight he was beaten by one of the best Derby winners we=ve graded-stakes races, in- seen for a while,@ Fallon told PA Sport. AAfter Autho- cluding a 3/4-length runner-up effort to Corinthian rized went on he was ridden for second, and that run (Pulpit) last out in the GI Met Mile May 28. With that will have stood him in good stead.@ Cont. p2-3 colt backpedaling to finish sixth this time, Political Force threw his hat in the ring for handicap division BEAU PEEP honors. The grey could make his next public appear- Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier=s Peeping Fawn ance in the GI Woodward S. at Saratoga Sept. 1. (Danehill) broke through with a comfortable score in AThat=s probably what we=ll do; give him a little rest yesterday=s G1 Pretty Polly S. at The Curragh. Sent off now and point for that,@ said winning trainer Allen the 7-4 crowd=s choice, the bay went one better than Jerkens. AIf you want to think big, we=ll probably look her gallant second in the June 1 Oaks at Epsom. Inhal- for two more races and then the Breeders= Cup. You=ve ing the game Speciosa (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) in- gotta think big.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart or the side the final furlong, she recorded a two-length suc- free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, spon- cess. AShe ran home strong in the Oaks and she=s won sored by Taylor Made. Cont. p2 against a strong field on ground she wouldn=t have been in love with,@ jockey Kieren Fallon said. Cont. p4 Saturday, Belmont Park SUBURBAN H.-GI, $400,000, BEL, 6-30, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m, 2:00 2/5, ft. 1--#@sPOLITICAL FORCE, 116, c, 4, by Unbridled's Song 1st Dam: Glitter Woman (GISW, $1,256,805), by Glitterman 2nd Dam: Carols Folly, by Taylor's Falls 3rd Dam: No Trespassing, by Bob's Dusty O/B-Joseph Allen (KY); T-H Allen Jerkens; J-Cornelio H Velasquez; $240,000. Lifetime Record: 15-4-5-3, $517,232. 2--Fairbanks, 116, c, 4, Giant's Causeway--Alaska Queen, by Time for a Change. ($1,850,000 yrl '04 FTSAUG). O-Team Valor Stables LLC; B-Kidder, Grigg & J & J Mamakos (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; $80,000. 3--Malibu Moonshine, 114, h, 5, Malibu Moon--Time to Coast, by Coastal. ($33,000 yrl '03 OBSAUG). O-Winning Move Stable, Medico Stable & Celebrity Group Stables; B-Andrea Lematta (FL); T-Kim Laudati; $40,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 2, HF. Odds: 5.00, 2.05, 52.50. Also Ran: Evening Attire, Hesanoldsalt, Corinthian. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/1/07 • PAGE 2 of 14 Suburban H. Result cont. Irish Derby Preview cont. Second to Bluegrass Cat in the GIII Nashua S. in his Eagle Mountain forms a four-strong challenge from juvenile finale, Political Force didn=t have his picture the Ballydoyle barn, which has been successful with taken in four 2006 outings, and underwent surgery to Desert King (Ire), Galileo (Ire), High Chaparral (Ire) and have an ankle chip removed following a second in a Dylan Thomas. Soldier of Fortune (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) Saratoga allowance Sept. 2. He resurfaced with two adds muscle to the Aidan O=Brien squad and was a straight one-mile allow- respectable fifth in the Epsom Classic. Previously, he ance scores at had equaled Longchamp=s track record in the G2 Prix Gulfstream Feb. 7 and Noailles Apr. 8 and defied a penalty when following up Feb. 28, respectively, in the May 10 G3 Chester Vase. Mick Kinane, who then ran third by a finally ended his hoodoo in this race with Galileo before length in the GIII Skip recording an instant double on High Chaparral, takes Away H. Mar. 31. The the mount on the May 27 G3 Gallinule S. winner Alex- grey crossed the line ander of Hales (Danehill). He may have found the G1 second in the GIII Prix du Jockey-Club coming too soon when down the Westchester H. May 2, field a week later. AEagle Mountain came out of Epsom but lugged in and was well and is in good form and Soldier of Fortune is also,@ Turning for Home Adam Coglianese disqualified to third. O=Brien said. Alexander of Hales has considerable Dismissed at 24-1 in ground to make up on His Highness the Aga Khan=s the May 28 Met Mile, the four-year-old put in a solid Shamdinan (Fr) (Dr Fong), who steps up in trip after his rally before coming up 3/4 of a length short to Corin- third in that Chantilly Classic. Cont. p3 thian. Breaking from the rail here, Cornelio Velasquez allowed his mount to come away smoothly and secured an inside trip as Fairbanks laid down splits of :24.29 and :47.53 while tracked by Corinthian and Hesanoldsalt (Broad Brush). Political Force drew closer on the sweeping turn, angled outside of Fairbanks and two grade 1 winners in one day! looked to be home free, but began to meander to the POLITICAL FORCE outside and allowed the pacesetter back into the race. winner of the Suburban h. (G1) Velasquez straightened him out and the pair crossed at belmont yesterday the wire safely in front. AHe was getting late,@ com- look for his yearlings at fasig-tipton July: mented Allen Jerkens. AHe always lugs in, so I hope hip #s: 384, 481 and 518 nothing=s wrong with him. At least he got his Grade I.@ TAYLOR MADE • (859) 885-3345 • Fax (859) 885-1533 It was the fourth Suburban victory for Hall of Famer Jerkens, whose first one came back in 1962, when GI Suburban H. Political Force (Unbridled’s Song) gets Beau Purple got the better of five-time Horse of the the job done. Year Kelso. Political Force is out of millionaire Glitter GI Hollywood Gold Cup Lava Man (Slew City Slew) Woman, a half to 2001 GI Breeders= Cup Distaff heroine wins historic three-peat. Unbridled Elaine (Unbridled=s Song). The 3-2 chalk Co- GI Mother Goose S. Octave (Unbridled’s Song) hits a rinthian was undone by his Met Mile exertions, accord- career high note. ing to jockey Kent Desormeaux. AHe laid his life down GII American Inv. H. Out of Control (Brz) (Vettori {Ire}) last time, but today he just wasn=t up to it,@ he said. AI bests The Tin Man (Affirmed). can=t even exaggerate. He didn=t just slow down; his GIII Boiling Springs S. Rutherienne (Pulpit) is put up after Red Birkin (Belong to Me) is DQ’d. head came up in the air and said, >Not today.=@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/1/07 • PAGE 3 of 14 Irish Derby cont. AI was disappointed, but the ground was quite firm Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has sup- and the winner [Archipenko] may have been feeling the plemented Boscobel (GB) (Halling) following a victory in effects [when last] at Epsom,@ Prendergast said. AI=m Royal Ascot=s G2 King Edward VII S. nine days ago. hoping to make the first four.@ Dermot Weld saddled AHe=s in fantastic form,@ trainer Mark Johnston said. AHe 20-1 shot Zagreb to win this Classic in 1996 and fol- didn=t lose a lot of weight at Royal Ascot and has put it lowed up with Grey Swallow (Ire) three years ago. He is all back on again. He has moved up several grades and represented this time by Dr. Ronan Lambe=s Prince Erik he is now a Classic horse.@ Conditioner Kevin (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), who needs to step up off his Prendergast is happy it=s been raining for Iona Equine Leopardstown maiden success May 13. AHe=s a nice Syndicate=s Mores Wells (GB) (Sadler=s Wells). He bat- horse and although he=s an outsider, I think the Irish tled to a victory in the G3 Ballysax S. at Leopardstown Derby is an open race this year,@ Weld commented. Apr. 22, but failed to build on that effort when fourth in AHe=s a progressive sort and a big fine horse who stays the G2 Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S.