SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here TWICE THE POWER HOLDING DOWN THE CROWN Rarely has such a small stable enjoyed such a King of Prussia Stable=s Princess of Sylmar (Majestic stranglehold on a division as Eddie Lynam=s does on the Warrior) will be heavily favored over five rivals to sprinting category at present and if conditions are capture her fifth win at the highest level in today=s deemed dry enough at Newmarket=s rain-hit July GI Delaware H. A puzzling sixth in the GI Breeders= Cup Course, he will have a formidable dual challenge on the Distaff at Santa Anita Nov. 1, the GI Kentucky Oaks meeting=s feature G1 Darley July Cup today. Doubts and GI Alabama S. heroine surround the participation kicked off her 4-year-old of the June 17 G1 King=s campaign with a facile Stand S. hero Sole Power victory in the one-mile Cat (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), Cay S. at the Big A Apr. 6. who ideally needs it She ran too good to lose quicker, but even if he is when a close second behind taken out, there is still Close Hatches (First Defence) the considerable presence in the GI Ogden Phipps S. on of his barnmate Slade the loaded GI Belmont S. undercard most recently Princess of Sylmar & Ed Stanco Trainer Eddie Lynam with Sole Power (Ire) (Dutch Art Adam Coglianese June 7. I would have never Power (left) and Slade Power {GB}). The latter followed A Racing Post a win in the G2 QIPCO believed that we would have British Champions Sprint a filly that has a very good shot at the Delaware H.,@ S. in October with a notable Ascot double in the Royal said owner/breeder Ed Stanco, who resides in nearby meeting=s G1 Diamond Jubilee S. last time June 21 and Malvern, Pennsylvania. AEverybody we know and unlike Sole Power handles this easier ground. AThe everybody who is connected to this horse is going to ground is not as bad as we expected,@ Lynam told PA be at Delaware Park. I am very excited about having the Sport yesterday. AI=ve spoken to Richard Hughes who opportunity to run our filly in this race. She is coming rode there on Friday and he said it not as bad as he back home, and for us, that is really exciting.@ Stanco thought it would be, so if there=s no more rain we=ll be continued, AThe race has a special history and it has a running I expect. We certainly won=t be taking him out special place in my heart and with my family. When I before Friday night and as the horse is over there and in go back and look at the recent winners [and also-rans] of the Delaware H.--Blind Luck, Havre de Grace (2nd), good form, he=ll probably run. They have both had an A1 preparation for this race, although I have done Life at Ten--I just cannot believe that my partners and I own a horse at this level who is a contender. That has nothing major with them since Royal Ascot.@ Cont. p3 not sunk in yet.@ Cont. p5 THE FUGUE RETIRED Multiple champion The Fugue (GB) (Dansili {GB}-- Twyla Tharp {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells) has been retired from racing after injuring her near- fore when running sixth to Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal) in the July 5 G1 Coral-Eclipse S. trainer John Gosden told Racing Post Thursday. She will be sent to Lord and Lady The Fugue Racing Post Lloyd-Webbers= Watership Down Stud to begin her career as a broodmare. "Unfortunately The Fugue sustained an injury to her near-fore in the Eclipse S.," said Gosden. "Having discussed the matter with Andrew and Madeleine Lloyd-Webber, we have taken the decision, in the best interests of the filly, to retire her from racing. The Fugue has been a pleasure to train and to be around for all of us here and she never ceased to amaze us with her courage and athletic ability.@ Cont. p4 IN THIS ISSUE CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Integral Gets Her Group One Director of Business Development: Gary King [email protected] Integral (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) took advantage of fast conditions to annex the G2 Duke of EDITORIAL Cambridge S. on the second day of the Royal [email protected] Meeting June 18, but had decidedly different Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini underfoot conditions to deal with in yesterday’s Managing Editor: Alan Carasso G1 QIPCO Falmouth S. at Newmarket. But, as Racing Editor: Steve Sherack many of her sire’s produce do, she handled the Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni ease in the ground with aplomb and went on to Assistant Editor: Christie DeBernardis best G1 Coronation S. victress Rizeena (Ire) Assistant Editor: Heather Likins (Iffraaj {GB}) by a comfortable two-length Racing Post margin. Integral ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Page 6 Art Director: Lia Kusch Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Wise Dan Returns to the Tab Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster CUSTOMER SERVICE Two-time reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry) took to the Keeneland turf Friday morning for his first work since undergoing emergency colic [email protected] surgery May 16. 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S.-GII, LRC Brisnet.com PPs HR/TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/12/14 • PAGE 3 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Darley July Cup cont. Lynam continued, ASlade Power has done nothing but improve throughout his career and we are hopeful that he still has a bit more improvement left in him. The Diamond Jubilee was a good result for him, but I think he might have been idling a bit in front, his jockey [Wayne Lordan] certainly thinks that he was. The last time that Sole Power ran in a Group 1 race over six furlongs he was second to the best sprinter in the world in Hong Kong last December with Slade Power behind him.@ Second and third, respectively, in the Diamond Jubilee, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and Susan Magnier=s J “TDN Rising Star” J Due Diligence (War Front) and Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s Aljamaaheer (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) re- Due Diligence (blue-and-orange oppose on ground which jacket) looks to turn the tables Racing Post may compromise them. The latter=s trainer Roger Varian is hoping that the Shadwell representative can continue to hone his sprinting prowess on what will be only his third run in the division. AAljamaaheer is in great form,@ he said. AHis work since Ascot has been solid and this has been the plan since. He only has to improve one or two pounds again to have a winning chance. We would have preferred quicker ground and AHe=s a good traveler, he has been here for the best any drying out between part of a week now and has taken everything very well. now and then would He won=t necessarily make the running, he just needs to help.@ Qatar Racing=s use his pace, as he has a very long stride. If anyone highly regarded wants to go faster than him then we will be happy to sophomore Hot Streak sit in behind. I think the Guineas form is very strong, as (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}) he had many Group 1 horses behind him, and if he captured the G2 Temple reproduces that run, I will be happy and he should go S. at Haydock May 24 close.@ Princess Haya of Jordan=s Gregorian (Ire) before finishing third in (Clodovil {Ire}) comes into this on the back of a win in the King=s Stand, and this the seven-furlong G3 Criterion S. on the soft surface easing of the surface is here June 28 and needs that ground as he tries six what he needs. Noozhoh Hot Streak (noseband) Racing Post furlongs for the first time. Canarias (Spa) (Caradak {Ire}) is one of the most intriguing contenders in the Saturday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 3:50 p.m. line-up, having dominated Spain=s racing scene and DARLEY JULY CUP-G1, £510,000, 3yo/up, 6fT transferred that class to the better contests of France SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT and England.