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HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, SKY MESA Colt Breaks Maiden by 3 in call 732-747-8060. Saratoga Maiden Special (ATW p. 2) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008 A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH? BRING ON THE DUKE Five-year-old Dynaforce (Dynaformer) has only made When it has really mattered, Ballydoyle=s tactical eight career starts, she is still looking for her first strength has been demonstrated successfully on many group/graded success, and she faces a stellar field in occasions this season, and it the GI Diana S., but she is one to watch today at is a certain bet that Aidan Saratoga. A Listed winner at Chantilly at three, the bay O=Brien has a battle plan read- made just two appearances last year, capturing a condi- ied for today=s G1 King tions event at Vichy in July and running third behind George VI and Queen Eliza- the talented Satwa Queen (Fr) in the G2 Prix Jean beth S. at Ascot. At the head Romanet at Deauville in Au- of the triumvirate is the gen- gust. She made her U.S. eral, or rather Duke of Marma- bow in the June 21 GII New lade (Ire) (Danehill), and Susan York H. going 10 panels at Magnier and Michael Tabor=s Duke of Marmalade Horsephotos Belmont and, despite the invigorated colossus will have 10-month layoff, was a some serious groundwork laid down by Macarthur (GB) game neck runner-up to (Montjeu {Ire}) and Red Rock Canyon (Ire) (Rock of Mauralakana (Fr). Dropping Gibraltar {Ire}) on his first try at this mile-and-a-half trip. back to nine furlongs, Hampered by injury when relegated to second fiddle Dynaforce takes on no less Wait a While Benoit Photo behind Dylan Thomas (Ire) last term, the four-year-old than four Grade I winners in has already outdone last year=s hero by winning the the Diana. Champion Wait a While (Maria=s Mon) makes G1 Prince of Wales=s S. at Royal Ascot. His four-length her first start since taking the Jan. 14 GII San Gorgonio defeat of subsequent G1 Eclipse S. second and third H., but her return could be delayed if the Saratoga turf Phoenix Tower and Pipedreamer (GB) in that June 18 comes up soft. Trainer Christophe Clement is also con- contest marked a turning point in the public perception cerned about the footing. He saddles the Grade I duo of of him as a top-class runner. His trainer makes no se- Vacare (Lear Fan) and Rutheriene (Pulpit) this afternoon. cret of the regard in which he is held. AHe=s very good, Vacare, six-for-nine lifetime, was a troubled eighth this horse--his physique, pedigree, mental attitude, when making her seasonal bow in the June 7 GI Just a everything about him,@ he explained. AHe is very profes- Game S. AI think she has improved from that race,@ sional and very tough--a very serious colt.@ Cont. p2 Clement remarked. AShe had a horrible trip in that. Since then she has been doing well and I think she will be competitive.@ Rutherienne followed a win in the Apr. 12 GII Jenny Wiley S. with thirds in the May 26 GI Gamely S. at Hollywood and June 21 GIII All Along BC S. at Colonial Downs. AI hope the ground isn=t too soft for either filly,@ Clement said. Last year=s GI QE II Challenge Cup heroine Bit of Whimsy (Distorted Humor) looks to get back on track after finishing sixth in the Jenny Wiley and the Just a Game. Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 4:12 p.m. EDT DIANA S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Bit of Whimsy Distorted Humor Tagg 12-1 2 Dynaforce Dynaformer Mott 4-1 3 Bayou's Lassie Outflanker Romans 12-1 4 Wait a While Maria=s Mon Pletcher 3-1 5 Vacare Lear Fan Clement 9-2 6 Criminologist Maria=s Mon McGaughey III 8-1 7 Rutherienne Pulpit Clement 6-1 8 Forever Together Belong to Me Sheppard 15-1 9 Chestoria Chester House Badgett Jr 20-1 10 Lady Digby Grand Slam Motion 10-1 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/26/08 • PAGE 2 of 11 King George cont. No Hiding Place... Macarthur, who is a full brother to the brilliant 2005 G1 Epsom Derby hero Motivator (GB), was forced out of last year=s Classics but like the ADuke@ has begun to fulfil his latent potential at four. After winning Chester=s G3 Ormonde S. by four lengths May 9, he was third behind Soldier of Fortune (Ire) and Jaber Abdullah=s Youmzain (Ire) (Sinndar {Ire}) in the G1 Coronation Cup, where Papal Bull (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) was back in fourth. While his finishing position in that June 6 Ep- som highlight may have been the result of a positive ride from Seamus Heffernan, he showed he was still going forward with a battling success in the June 21 G2 Hardwicke S. at the Royal Meeting. Heffernan gave a vital clue to the stable=s pace plans yesterday. AHis runs this year have been very good indeed,@ the rider told PA Sport. AHe was very highly-rated at home as a three-year-old, but he had a little setback. Red Rock Canyon is in there to make sure nobody has any ex- cuses, you either stay the trip or you don=t. Nobody wants a muddling race.@ In 1958 and 1959 Alcide (GB) and Ballymoss (Ire) added this prize to the previous year=s G1 St Leger respectively, and George Strawbridge=s Lucarno (Dynaformer) bids to end the long subsequent drought for victors of the Doncaster Classic. He was only sixth behind Youmzain in the June 29 G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, but gave Papal Bull and Slavica Ecclestone=s Petara Bay (Ire) (Peintre (859) 873-7270 www.airdriestud.com Celebre) five pounds and a comfortable beating in the G2 Princess of Wales=S. at Newmarket last time July AUnfortunately, there were two pacemakers in France 10. That performance was marked by enterprising and he ran a bit keen in behind so things didn=t work front-running tactics, but jockey Jimmy Fortune is keen out,@ Fotune continued. AYou could say we probably got to stress the versatility of Lucarno. AHe doesn=t have to an easy lead at Newmarket and things worked for him dominate--we held him up in the Leger and we held him there. It=s taken a few runs to get the freshness out of up at York in the Great Voltigeur, so as long as there is him--he=s a big bull of a horse and he=s done really well a decent gallop on and he relaxes he doesn=t have to, over the winter. I=m very hopeful of a place and any- but he can quite easily make the running,@ he said. thing after that is a bonus.@ Saturday, Ascot, Britain, post time: 4:20 p.m. KING GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH S.-G1, ,850,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 3 Ask (GB) Patrick J Fahey Side Hill Stud Stoute (h, 5, Sadler=s Wells--Request {GB}, by Rainbow Quest) Moore 2 4 Duke of Marmalade (Ire) S Magnier & M Tabor Southern Bloodstock O=Brien (c, 4, Danehill--Love Me True, by Kingmambo) Murtagh 3 7 Lucarno George Strawbridge Augustin Stable Gosden (c, 4, Dynaformer--Vignette, by Diesis {GB}) Fortune 4 6 Macarthur (GB) D Smith/S Magnier/M Tabor Deerfield Farm O=Brien (c, Montjeu {Ire}--Out West, by Gone West) Heffernan 5 8 Papal Bull (GB) Papal Bull Syndicate B H & C F D Simpson Stoute (h, 5, Montjeu {Ire}--Mialuna {GB}, by Zafonic) Peslier 6 2 Petara Bay (Ire) Mrs B Ecclestone Swettenham Stud Mills (c, 4, Peintre Celebre--Magnificient Style, by Silver Hawk) Crowley 7 5 Red Rock Canyon (Ire) M Tabor/S Magnier/D Smith/D Nagle Beaverstone/Tower B=stock O=Brien (c, 4, Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}--Imagine {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells) O=Donoghue 8 1 Youmzain (Ire) Jaber Abdullah Frank Dunne Channon (h, 5, Sinndar {Ire}--Sadima {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells) Hughes All carry 133 pounds. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/26/08 • PAGE 3 of 11 P R E S U L T S P Saturday, Saratoga Race Course LAKE GEORGE S.-GII, $150,000, SAR, 7-25, 3yo, f, Winners’ Circle Report 1 1/16mT, 1:44, sf. 1--MY PRINCESS JESS, 122, f, 3, by Stormy Atlantic For the week ending July 25, 2008 1st Dam: Jewell of Jewels, by Pleasant Colony 2nd Dam: Jewell Ridge, by Melyno (Ire) 3rd Dam: Say What You Mean, by Judger ($50,000 2yo >07 ADNMAR). O-Lael Stables; B-Adena Springs (FL); T-Barclay Tagg; J-Eibar Coa; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 7-4-3-0, $285,420. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Exchange Rate 2--Alwajeeha, 122, f, 3, Dixieland Band--Ridaa, by Solidifying Exchange Rate’s position as the Leading Sire of Two-Year-Olds in America is SOUTHERN EXCHANGE Seattle Slew. O-Shadwell Stable; B-Shadwell Farm (06 c. o/o Miss Madeleine, by Woodman), winner of the LLC (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; $30,000. $150,000 Colin S. at Woodbine on July 19th. The track 3--Zee Zee, 120, f, 3, Exchange Rate--Emblem of Hope, record-setting, multiple stakes winning colt remains by Dynaformer.