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that Dubawi (Ire) was considered a certainty for the 2005 WARMERS Guineas which ultimately went the way of the less manifest (GB), while the 1000 heroines Homecoming PART TWO: IRELAND Queen (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and Winter (Ire) ( {Ire}) and even last year=s Oaks winner Forever Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) were virtually unconsidered at this point of their respective years. Interestingly, =s top 2-year-old of last year was a sprinter. >TDN Rising Star= (Ire) (No Nay Never) came along at a time when the ship was only just beginning to steady itself again in August but he shone through on his Curragh debut. That performance was a sensation in itself and a rare demonstration of natural bent on a racecourse introduction from a stable now renowned for its softly-softly approach with its greenhorns. Untried beyond six furlongs, he just had the edge over Shadwell=s Jash (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) on his final start in a terrific renewal of the G1 Middle Park S. which suggested that the mile may not be beyond him. He does hail from a family Ten Sovereigns winning the Middle Park | racingfotos.com with staying power, as the dam Seeking Solace (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) was at home over 11 furlongs, so there is hope he will get it if Coolmore strike out on that path. His sire=s influence By Tom Frary does seems very strong, however, and with the Commonwealth In the second of a series (click here for part one), Tom Frary Cup offering such lure it could be that he takes the ACaravaggio looks back at the standout Irish-trained juveniles of last season route@ and sticks at speed tests such as the G3 Lacken S. early and considers who will be most prominent during their key on. Cont. p2 Classic season. Finding the future celebrities of Ireland=s Classic generation these days is relatively easy, with Ballydoyle almost qualifying as IN TDN AMERICA TODAY a country in its own right. With the mechanics at the incomparable Rosegreen establishment temporarily out of order TDN DERBY TOP 12 FOR JAN. 22 for a spell during last summer, it would hardly have been a After War of Will (War Front)’s GIII LeComte S. victory at the Fair surprise if their A-list was diminished in form in 2019 but that is Grounds on Saturday, T. D. Thornton has the latest TDN Derby Top 12 on tap in Tuesday’s edition. Click or tap here to go not the case. Aside from the leading members of their Classic straight to TDN America. troupe, opponents will also be extremely wary of the potential of Aidan O=Brien=s less-obvious lurkers. It has to be remembered TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 22 JANUARY 2019

Winter Warmers Part 2 Cont. from p1 Everest came across as a slow learner at two, but his high-class dam Six Perfections (Fr) (Celtic Swing {GB}) is a broodmare who Ballydoyle=s 2000 Guineas hopes are the G2 Futurity S. winner has been gradually getting there as she sows her precious seed. (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who has already been Sticking to the territory theme, Norway (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is brushed aside by the Dubawi pair of Quorto (Ire) and Too Darn another fascinating type and it is intriguing that he took the Hot (GB), and the G1 Vertem Futurity Trophy winner Magna same path when winning the Listed Zetland S. as last year=s G1 Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). While visually the latter did St Leger hero (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). A full-brother to not come across as another (GB) or (Jpn) (Ire), he could easily end up in the G2 (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in his narrow defeat of Phoenix of Spain Queen=s Vase at Royal Ascot and at Doncaster in September as (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) at Doncaster, that was a third quick his predecessor did for a stable who have played a major part in outing in just four weeks against tough opposition. There is lifting the staying scene to its current heights. Speaking of the genuine merit in his fast ascent and he is one of those Anaturals@ Leger, the 10-length Thurles maiden winner Constantinople his trainer so often talks about. If there is a minor concern (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) also has that on his dance card as a full- where his Guineas prospects are concerned, it is that his dam brother to the promoted and later demoted 2015 winner Bondi Cabaret (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) did very little at three after a highly Beach (Ire). With the virus interrupting the usual momentum, promising juvenile campaign, but has a touch of the darker ones from Ballydoyle could be worthy of even AFootsteps@ about him and must be feared in the mile Classics. greater respect in 2019 and the once-raced U S S Michigan (War Aidan O=Brien=s middle-distance prospects are headed by the Front) is one of stand-outs. A full-brother to the classy War solid G2 Beresford S. one-two (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and Dispatch and George Patton, the grey created a lasting Mount Everest (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who will probably head down impression on his debut when second at The Curragh in June. the tried-and-trusted G3 Ballysax S.-G3 Derrinstown Stud Derby As far as the operation=s fillies are concerned, the extremely Trial S. route. They are full-brothers to two under-performers likeable G2 Lowther S. and G1 Cheveley Park S.-winning >TDN who were evidently held in the highest regard by their trainer in Rising Star= Fairyland (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) is another for the Sir Isaac Newton (GB) and Yucatan (Ire), respectively. Mount sprints from midsummer onwards. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 22 JANUARY 2019

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The staying types (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Fleeting (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) are certain to be there or thereabouts as the various European Oaks come around. However, the extraordinary Goddess (Camelot {GB}) could easily eclipse them if she can get back from a dismal effort in the G3 Silver Flash S. and recreate her >TDN Rising Star=-earning July Leopardstown maiden performance. Her full-sister Athena (Ire) had not shown half of her ability at the same stage and that fellow descendant Vice President, International Operations of Urban Sea (Miswaki) still managed to add another top-level Gary King victory to her eminent dynasty as a 3-year-old. Also a close Twitter: @garykingTDN relative of the high-class Montjeu (Ire) pair of Bracelet (Ire) and [email protected] Wading (Ire), with the latter being the dam of the Rockfel- + 1.732.320.0975 winning >TDN Rising Star= Just Wonderful (Dansili {GB}), Goddess International Editor could yet be a luminary in the category of Peeping Fawn Kelsey Riley () and (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Another >TDN Rising Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN Star=, the seven-furlong Gowran Park maiden winner Chablis [email protected] (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-sister to The Pentagon (Ire), is another who is bound to make her presence felt as the G1 European Editor nears. Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected]

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Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN Madhmoon | racingfotos.com Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Away from Ballydoyle, there was real strength in depth in Tom Frary Ireland in 2018 with Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s [email protected] unbeaten Madhmoon (Ire) (Dawn Approach {Ire}) readily Irish Correspondent accounting for some smart representatives of that yard on his Daithi Harvey two starts which included the G2 Champions Juvenile S. on Leopardstown=s Irish Champions Day card. His trainer Kevin Regular Columnists Prendergast knows this family inside out, as it also features his Chris McGrath recent Irish 2000 Guineas hero Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Andrew Caulfield and there is a perfect blend of speed and stamina to suggest John Berry another Classic victory for the veteran handler is feasible. Kevin Blake Tom Peacock Cont. p4

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Patrick Prendergast=s incredible over-achiever Skitter Scatter (Scat Daddy) went from unlikely successes in the Silver Flash and G2 Debutante S. to a more widely-expected one in the country=s pinnacle contest for 2-year-old fillies, the G1 Moyglare Stud S. Anthony and Sonia Rogers=s relative of the likes of Soldier of Fortune (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Intense Focus (Giant=s Causeway) punches well above her weight and is almost a female Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) in the making. One of Scat Daddy=s rare surprise packages, she could easily prove to be the nation=s signature filly at the end of 2019.

Tally-Ho stallion Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) celebrated the arrival of his first reported foal at Ballinasisla Stud in Co Waterford on Monday. Bred by the Parri family of Italy=s Allevamento Le.Gi, the colt is out of the Italian SP Nonna Iole (GB) (Tobougg {Ire}), already the dam of two winners. Galileo Gold, a dual Group 1 winner, stands for €10,000 at Tally-Ho this year. | Giovanni Parri

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Joseph O=Brien upstaged Senior on two big stages last term and one of them was in Newmarket=s G1 Fillies= Mile, where Monday=s Result: Iridessa (Ire) (Ruler of the World {Ire}) ousted Hermosa and the 3rd-Wolverhampton, ,5,800, Novice, 1-21, 3yo, 9f 104y (AWT), British femme fatale (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}). 1:58.51, st. She will be out to prove that was no fluke this season as she bids WAR TIGER (c, 3, War Front-- {Ire} to maintain her trainer=s golden start to his new career, while {Highweighted filly at 2 on Irish Free Hand. in Ireland, Hwt. 2yo talisman handler Dermot Weld has his customary clutch of Filly-Ire, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 11-13f, G1SW-Ire & MG1SP-Eng, potential. Khalid Abdullah=s Gowran Park maiden scorer $459,925}, by Sadler=s Wells), third over an extended 10-furlong Tankerville (Kitten=s Joy) is a fascinating Derby prospect as a son trip on Newcastle=s Tapeta last time Jan. 6, was allowed to coast of the GII New York S. scorer Starformer (Dynaformer), while to the front from the break. Turning the screw on his rivals among his fillies is Moyglare Stud=s homebred Kiss For a Jewel exiting the back straight, the 3-1 second favourite stayed on (Ire) (Kingman {GB}). Only seen once when second in a maiden strongly to score by 3 1/2 lengths from Kinver Edge at Galway in October, she is a daughter of the high-class (Speightstown). The dam, who was a celebrated performer for Sapphire (Ire) (Medicean {GB}) who is a real project for the Ballydoyle in the early part of the last decade, winning the G1 master of Rosewell House. Moyglare Stud S. at two before going on to place second in the G1 Epsom and , is responsible for four black-type Our next Winter Warmers installment will reflect on the top performers headed by the G1 Pretty Polly S. winner juveniles in France in 2018. (Ire) ( {Aus}), G1SW-Ire & SW- Eng, $252,823 and the G1 Fillies= Mile third You=ll Be Mine (Kingmambo). Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 22 JANUARY 2019

3rd-Wolverhampton Cont. The latter went on to produce Eminent (Ire) ( {GB}), the G3 Craven S. and G2 Prix Guillaume d=Ornano scorer who was also third in the G1 Irish Champion S. From one of the best families around, the dam who is a full-sister to the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) connected to the dual G1 Champion S. heroine (GB) (Alzao) among many other stars also has a 2-year-old full-brother to the winner and was bred to American Pharoah for 2018 and 2019. Sales history: $225,000 RNA Ylg >17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $6,009. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Mrs Richard Henry; B-Premier Bloodstock (KY); T-Richard Fahey. Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency

INDUSTRY OWNERSHIP DAYS SCHEDULE RELEASED FOR 2019 There will be a dozen Industry Ownership Days throughout the UK in 2019, the Racehorse Owners Association announced on Monday. For existing ROA members, the Industry Ownership Days will incorporate regional meetings with lunch and an update from the ROA Chief Executive Charlie Liverton with an opportunity to utilise a racecourse facility for a day. There will also be complementary racecourse admission to all ROA members, with the ROA sponsoring the entire day=s card. The first Industry Ownership Day is slated for Fakenham on Jan. 24, with Mick Fitzgerald assisting the ROA team in promoting and celebrating racehorse ownership. AWe wanted to evolve the successful regional meetings and make the raceday much more inclusive for our members and much more focused on ownership and the industry as a whole,@ IN UNITED STATES: said ROA Chief Executive Charlie Liverton. AOur thanks also go to the industry stakeholders for their support of this initiative Nonna Gianna (Ire), f, 4, Havana Gold (Ire)--Jappeli (Ire), by including the Levy Board. The day will hopefully put a spotlight Selkirk. Golden Gate Fields, 1-20, Alw. (NW1X) ($33,802), on the valuable contribution owners make to our sport and 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:43.72, ft. B-Old Carhue & Graeng Bloodstock hopefully stimulate some enthusiasts to join us in the wonderful (Ire). *€18,000 RNA Wlg >15 GOFNOV; €4,500 Ylg >16 GOFSPT. experience that owning a racehorse, however big or small, **SP-Ity. provides.@ Pantsonfire (Ire), m, 5, Sir Percy (GB)--Rubileo (GB), by Galileo © Copyright Daily News. (Ire). Santa Anita Park, 1-20, GIII Astra S. ($101,404), 1 1/2mT, This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any 2:27.83, gd. B-Peter Reynolds & Robert Dore (Ire). *€31,000 means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission Wlg >14 GOFNOV; €14,000 RNA Ylg >15 GOFORB. **Full to of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race results and earnings was obtained from Bomar (Ire) Ch. 3yo-Sca, SW-Swe, SP-Nor, $348,367. ***1ST results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. and utilized here with their permission. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 22 JANUARY 2019

JAPANESE GROUP RACES B2019 WINNERS BY EUROPEAN SIRES Date Race Track Jan. 20 American Jockey Club Cup (G2) Nakayama Tokai S. (G2) Chukyo IN JAPAN: Jan. 26 Aichi Hai (G3) Chukyo Right on Cue (Jpn), c, 4, Shamardal--Great Timing, by Raven's Jan. 27 Negishi S. (G3) Tokyo Pass. Chukyo, 1-19, Shonaigawa Tokubetsu, 7fT. Lifetime Silk Road S. (G3) Kyoto Record: 7-2-0-1, $178,272. O-Godolphin; B-Darley Japan Farm Feb. 3 Tokyo Shimbun Hai (G3) Tokyo (Jpn); T-Mitsugu Kon. Kisaragi Sho (G3) Kyoto Feb. 9 Queen Cup (G3) Tokyo SINGAPORE CHAMPIONS B 2018 Feb. 10 Kyodo News Service Hai (G3) Tokyo Kyoto Kinen (G2) Kyoto HORSE OF THE YEAR, CH. 4-YEAR-OLD & CH. STAYER Feb. 16 Diamond S. (G3) Tokyo ELITE INVINCIBLE (IRE) (Archarcharch) Kyoto Himba S. (G3) Kyoto Feb. 17 February S. (G1) Tokyo CHAMPION OLDER HORSE & CHAMPION MILER Kokura Daishoten (G3) Kokura DEBT COLLECTOR (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}) Feb. 24 Nakayama Kinen (G2) Nakayama Hankyu Hai (G3) Hanshin CHAMPION SPRINTER Mar. 2 Ocean S. (G3) Nakayama LIM=S CRUISER (AUS) (Casino Prince {Aus}) Tulip Sho (G2) Hanshin Mar. 3 Yayoi Sho (G2) Nakayama CHAMPION POLYTRACK HORSE & MOST IMPROVED HORSE Mar. 9 Nakayama Himba S. (G3) Nakayama MAXIMUS (Lemon Drop Kid) Mar. 10 Fillies' Revue (G2) Hanshin Kinko Sho (G2) Chukyo CHAMPION 3-YEAR-OLD Mar. 16 Flower Cup (G3) Nakayama MR CLINT (NZ) (Power {GB}) Falcon S. (G3) Chukyo Mar. 17 Spring S. (G2) Nakayama CHAMPION 2-YEAR-OLD Hanshin Daishoten (G2) Hanshin LIM=S LIGHTNING (AUS) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) Mar. 23 Nikkei Sho (G2) Nakayama Mainichi Hai (G3) Hanshin Champion Trainer: Lee Freedman Mar. 24 March S. (G3) Nakayama Champion Jockey: Vlad Duric Takamatsunomiya Kinen (G1) Chukyo Champion Apprentice: Troy See Mar. 30 Lord Derby Challenge Trophy (G3) Nakayama Chamoion Owner (wins): Lucky Stable Mar. 31 Osaka Hai (G1) Hanshin Champion Owner (stakes): Lim=s Stable Apr. 6 New Zealand Trophy (G2) Nakayama Hanshin Himba S. (G2) Hanshin Apr. 7 Oka Sho (G1) Hanshin Apr. 13 Arlington Cup (G3) Hanshin Apr. 14 Satsuki Sho (G1) Nakayama Antares S. (G3) Hanshin Apr. 20 Fukushima Himba S. (G3) Fukushima Apr. 21 Flora S. (G2) Tokyo Yomiuri Milers Cup (G2) Kyoto Apr. 27 Aoba Sho (G2) Tokyo IN UNITED STATES: Apr. 28 Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1) Kyoto Oleksandra (Aus), m, 5, Animal Kingdom--Alexandra Rose (Saf) Apr. 29 Niigata Daishoten (G3) Niigata (GSW & MG1SP-SAf, GSW-US, SP-UAE, $169,923), by Caesour. May 4 Kyoto Shimbun Hai (G2) Kyoto Santa Anita Park, 1-20, Alw. (NW1X) ($62,850), 6 1/2fT, May 5 Nhk Mile Cup (G1) Tokyo 1:14.02, gd. B-Team Valor Pty Ltd (Aus). May 11 Keio Hai Spring Cup (G2) Tokyo GROUP FIELDS

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Leading General Sires by YTD Black-Type Horses for stallions standing in Europe through Sunday, Jan. 20 Earnings represent worldwide figures, stud fees listed are 2019 fees.

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Dubawi (Ire) 4 6 2 4 -- -- 53 16 210,000 1,370,642 (2002) by Dubai Millennium (GB) FYR: 2007 Crops: 11 Stands: Dalham Hall Stud Eng Fee: ,250,000 North America (GB) 2 Frankel (GB) 2 3 2 3 -- -- 20 4 236,379 505,427 (2008) by Galileo (Ire) FYR: 2014 Crops: 4 Stands: Banstead Manor Stud Eng Fee: ,175,000 Senator (GB) 3 Starspangledbanner (Aus) -- 2 -- 1 -- -- 4 1 91,234 117,747 (2006) by Choisir (Aus) FYR: 2012 Crops: 4 Stands: Ire Fee: i17,500 Styling City (Aus) 4 Exceed and Excel (Aus) -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 68 10 100,449 496,276 (2000) by Danehill FYR: 2006 Crops: 12 Stands: Kildangan Stud Ire Fee: i50,000 Big Party (Aus) 5 Workforce (GB) 1 1 ------46 5 186,908 352,759 (2007) by King's Best FYR: 2013 Crops: 5 Stands: Knockhouse Stud Ire Fee: Pvt Meisho Keimei (Jpn) 6 Invincible Spirit (Ire) -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 46 4 91,234 200,056 (1997) by FYR: 2004 Crops: 14 Stands: Irish National Stud Ire Fee: i120,000 Citron Spirit (Ire) 7 Raven's Pass 1 1 1 1 -- -- 22 5 120,000 190,475 (2005) by Elusive Quality FYR: 2010 Crops: 8 Stands: Kildangan Stud Ire Fee: i10,000 Raven's Corner (Ire) 8 Teofilo (Ire) -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 45 5 40,524 190,429 (2004) by Galileo (Ire) FYR: 2009 Crops: 9 Stands: Kildangan Stud Ire Fee: i40,000 Territorial (Jpn) 9 Fastnet Rock (Aus) -- 1 ------26 5 100,370 187,971 (2001) by Danehill FYR: 2011 Crops: 7 Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: i70,000 Mongolian Legend (Aus) 10 Le Havre (Ire) -- 1 ------34 4 74,454 161,448 (2006) by Noverre FYR: 2011 Crops: 7 Stands: Haras de Montfort & Preaux Fr Fee: i45,000 Pourville (Jpn) 11 Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) -- 1 ------61 7 66,913 146,956 (2004) by Danehill FYR: 2008 Crops: 10 Stands: Coolmore Stud Ire Fee: i15,000 Holy Unicorn (Ire) 12 Equiano (Fr) 1 1 ------44 7 60,000 131,776 (2005) by Acclamation (GB) FYR: 2012 Crops: 6 Stands: Newsells Park Stud Eng Fee: ,6,000 Belvoir Bay (GB) 13 Dutch Art (GB) 1 1 ------42 5 37,175 131,373 (2004) by Medicean (GB) FYR: 2009 Crops: 9 Stands: Cheveley Park Stud Eng Fee: Pvt Chinese Art (GB) 14 (GB) -- 1 -- 1 -- -- 29 4 40,000 107,100 (1993) by FYR: 1998 Crops: 20 Stands: Cheveley Park Stud Eng Fee: Pvt Racing History (Ire) 15 Born To Sea (Ire) 1 1 ------17 3 54,653 83,260 (2009) by Invincible Spirit (Ire) FYR: 2014 Crops: 4 Stands: Haras des Faunes Fr Fee: i4,000 Naval Warfare (Ire) FOR ALL TDN SIRE LISTSBINCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CROP-YEAR REPORTS--VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/TDN-SIRE-STATS/

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and was pleased that one of Victoria's leading farms would get FOXWEDGE JOINS to stand Foxwedge. AWoodside are industry leaders so to have them supporting WOODSIDE PARK Foxwedge bodes very well for his future success at stud,@ said Hirsch.

Group 1 Progeny in Three Countries Foxwedge has produced 35 stakes winners in his first four crops, including Group 1 winners in three countries in Foxplay (), Volpe Veloce (New Zealand) and Urban Fox (GB). "Being only a 10-year-old and having only stood seven years at stud, with his oldest being 5-year-olds, and with good books of mares to come, there's great upside with this horse," Price said. "I think we will be overwhelmed with interest. I think Victoria needs a stallion like Foxwedge. He is very good looking. He was a fast Group 1 winner himself, he gets very good-looking horses that buyers want and they have got appeal nationally and internationally." Foxwedge's international credentials continued to build on the Foxwedge| Newgate Farm weekend with a double at Kenilworth in South Africa and a winner at Wolverhampton in the UK. Importantly for Woodside, by Bren O'Brien it gives it further depth in a roster that continues to grow. With Woodside Park has secured the services of Foxwedge for its Written Tycoon's service fee jumping to A$100,000 (ex GST) last stallion roster in 2019 in a major coup for the Victorian breeding season, Price said there was room for an established sire at a industry. The deal, secured with the assistance of Inglis, sees different price point on the roster. Victorian businessman Eddie Hirsch purchase the one-time "He adds something that we don=t have. He's a proven sire at a champion second-season sire, who will make the move from far more affordable fee,@ he said. AWritten Tycoon is up there at Newgate. the top of the pops, but for those broodmare owners who are "It's fantastic that Eddie Hirsch, who has purchased Foxwedge, looking for a proven producer at a very affordable fee, which has entrusted us to stand him in 2019. We feel he's a wonderful will be less than $20,000 when we announce it." acquisition not only for Woodside but for Victoria,@ said James The precise stallion fee will be revealed in the next couple of Price, Woodside Park=s General Manager, Commerical. AHe's a months. He stood for A$20,000 (ex-GST) in his final season at proven sire of Group 1 winners and we think he can go from Newgate. Cont. p2 strength to strength in Victoria." He will stand alongside Woodside star Written Tycoon, as well He adds something that we don't have. as emerging trio Rich Enuff, Cable Bay (Ire) and Tosen Stardom (Jpn). Hirsch praised the efforts of Inglis' bloodstock consultant He's a proven sire at a far more Mark Dodemaide, who had been working with him very closely affordable fee. to identify possible stallion acquisitions. James Price AMark Dodemaide and I have been on this horse since August with Inglis negotiating the sale. We thought he would be a perfect fit for Victoria and the VOBIS Scheme with his ability to get running 2- and 3-year-olds," he said. Hirsch has a considerable broodmare band based in Victoria TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 22 JANUARY 2019

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Building on the Foxwedge Story As a racehorse, Foxwedge won five of 13 starts and nearly A$1 million in prizemoney, including the G1 William Reid S. "He ticks all the boxes. He is by champion sire Fastnet Rock, is a very good-looking horse being a A$925,000 Inglis Easter yearling and great racehorse running early and fast beating Hay List and Buffering in a Group 1 at Moonee Valley," Dodemaide said. He was the first stallion to stand at Newgate and after getting six winners with his first crop of 2-year-olds in 2015/16, burst to prominence the following year with 51 winners to claim champion second-season sire honours over the likes of So You Think (NZ ) and Smart Missile. Foxwedge had 96 winners in 2017-18 and has had 50 winners so far in 2018-19. Newgate Managing Director Henry Field wished Woodside Park and the departing stallion well. "He was our first stallion and was really integral in getting Newgate to where it is today. I am sure he will be as good for Woodside and Victoria as he was for us," he said.

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PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: WAR OF WILL THE TDN DERBY TOP 12 by Andrew Caulfield Comparisons, it's said, are odious, and the medieval originators of this phrase certainly had a point. It all depends on the quality--or lack of it--of the thing to which comparisons are being made. So, when the object of a comparison is , one of the most brilliant stallions of the modern era, the subject is likely to come off second best. Danzig, after all, built an Average Earnings Index of 3.93, with his total of 198 black-type winners comprising 18% of his progeny, and he was one of the very few stallions to achieve 10% Group/Graded winners. Danzig's other exploits included two sires' championships and he went close to siring winners of each of America's Triple Crown events. The one that got away was the GI Kentucky Derby, and even then he was responsible for two runners-up in Stephan's Odyssey and Hard Spun. Another of Danzig's sons, Polish Navy, made amends for his Game Winner | Breeders’ Cup/Eclipse Sportswire sire's omission by siring Sea Hero, the Kentucky Derby winner of 1993. Cont. p12 (Click here) by T.D. Thornton There’s a fair amount of parity within this week’s edition of the Top 12. The dozen GI Kentucky Derby hopefuls are sired by IN TDN EUROPE TODAY 10 different stallions. Three of them WINTER WARMERS PART 2: IRELAND are homebreds, and auction prices for Tom Frary is back with the second installment of the Winter the rest of the pack range from Warmers series, this time focusing on Ireland. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. $32,000 up to $1.2 million. The horses ranked as Nos. 1-3 have held their positions all season long based on strong 2018 credentials, Nos. 4 and 5 delivered eye-opening performances in their first 2019 starts, and everybody else has flashed talent, but will need to do more to solidify their standings against a competitive crew of “On the Bubble” contenders.

1) GAME WINNER (c, Candy Ride {Arg}--Indyan Giving, by A.P. Indy) ‘TDN Rising Star’. O-Gary & Mary West. B-Summer Wind Equine (KY). T-Bob Baffert. Sales History: $110,000 Ylg ‘17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: MGISW, 4-4-0-0, $1,496,000. Last Start: 1st, GI Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile , CD, Nov. 2 Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI American Pharoah S., SA, Sept. 29; 1st, GI Del Mar Futurity, DMR, Sept. 3 Next Start: Uncommitted Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 30.

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Game Winners cont. from p1 Midshipman (2008) missed the entire 2009 prep season and When ‘TDN Rising Star’ Game Winner collects his Eclipse Triple Crown series. Lookin At Lucky (2009) ran sixth in the Award on Thursday for his 4-for-4, GI Breeders’ Cup Derby, then won the GI Preakness S. in 2010. And the 2014 Juvenile-winning season, it will be the 100-day mark until the champ, American Pharoah? Well, you know what he GI Kentucky Derby--and 44 days until the divisional champ’s next accomplished. We’ve seen Game Winner score on the lead, expected start. Having just two sophomore prep races leading stalking from just of it, and coming from off the pace, so one up to the first Saturday in May is so in vogue right now that it wonders what tactics Baffert is honing beyond fitness leading up would be a shock to see a top contender deviate from that plan to the GII San Felipe S. Mar. 9. This $110,000 KEESEP Candy Ride of attack, but rest assured that a Bob Baffert trainee won’t be (Arg) colt drilled a solo half mile in :48.60 (15/88) on Sunday the one to do it intentionally any time soon. Baffert has trained (and looked good doing it), his second published work of 2019. four previous 2-year-old champion males: Vindication (2002) did not start beyond age two. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

2) SIGNALMAN (c, General Quarters--Trip South, by Trippi) GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. in adept fashion, catching the eye O-Tommie M. Lewis, David A. Bernsen, LLC & Magdalena Racing with a professional, covered-up, rail-skimming bid from five (Sherri McPeek). B-Monticule (KY). T-Kenneth G McPeek. Sales furlongs out before swatting away several strong challenges in History: $32,000 Ylg ‘17 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: GSW & the stretch. He’s recently been stretching his legs in light MGISP, 5-2-2-1, $448,990. training at Payson Park, and the GII Fountain of Youth S. at Last Start: 1st, GII Kentucky Jockey Club S., CD, Nov. 24 Gulfstream Park Mar. 2 is under consideration for his first race Accomplishments Include: 3rd, GI Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup back as a sophomore. Juvenile, CD, Nov. 2; 2nd, GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, KEE, Oct. 6 Next Start: Aiming for GII Fountain of Youth S., GP, Mar. 2 Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 18.

Signalman, in a way, is carrying the flag for underdog auction value and the concept of conformation trumping pedigree. His sire, General Quarters, now stands in Turkey, and Signalman’s buyer/trainer Ken McPeek, told TDN that this $32,000 FTKOCT colt compares favorably to 1995 Kentucky Derby runner-up Tejano Run, who McPeek also conditioned after a similar bargain buy ($20,000 KEESEP). Already displaying a fondness for the surface (both wet and dry), Signalman rebounded from a third-place try in the Breeders’ Cup to win the Signalman | Coady TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

3) IMPROBABLE (c, City Zip--Rare Event, by A.P. Indy) Improbable has been so far ahead of his competition in the ‘TDN Rising Star’. O-WinStar Farm LLC, China Horse Club latter stages of his two daylight-margin stakes wins that it International Ltd. & Starlight Racing. B-St. George Farm LLC & G. remains an open question as to how he’ll fare once he finally Watts Humphrey Jr. (KY). T-Bob Baffert. Sales History: $110,000 has a true stretch fight on his hands. But at least when he Wlg ‘16 KEENOV; $200,000 Ylg ‘17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: widened by five lengths late in the lane of his GI Los Alamitos GISW, 3-3-0-0, $269,520. Futurity romp, Improbable finished like he had plenty left in the Last Start: 1st, GI Los Alamitos Cash Call Futurity, LRC, Dec. 8 tank, stamina-wise. Accomplishments Include: 1st, Street Sense S., CD, Nov. 2; Next Start: Uncommitted Equineline PPs. Caulfield on Improbable. KY Derby Points: 10.

Improbable’s big white blaze flashed through the Santa Anita homestretch Sunday in a solo :48 half-mile training move (7/88), and while it’s not worth trying to pick apart January workouts to try and prognosticate what might happen on the first Saturday in May, it is worth noting that this undefeated ‘TDN Rising Star’ does carry himself pretty lightly and efficiently in both morning and afternoon assignments. This $200,000 KEESEP City Zip colt doesn’t have an announced 2019 debut race picked out yet, but by process of exclusion you can bet it won’t conflict with stablemate Game Winner’s planned comeback in the San Felipe S. at Santa Anita Mar. 9. Improbable | Breeders’ Cup/Eclipse Sportswire TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

4) WAR OF WILL (c, War Front--Visions of Clarity {Ire}, by Sadler’s Wells) O-Gary Barber. B-Flaxman Holdings Limited (KY). T-Mark Casse. Sales History: $175,000 RNA Ylg ‘17 KEESEP; €250,000 2yo ‘18 ARQMAY. Lifetime Record: GSW, 6-2-1-1, $251,569. Last Start: 1st, GIII Lecomte S., FG, Jan. 19 Next Start: Possible for GII Risen Star S., FG, Feb. 16 Equineline PPs. Caulfield on War of Will. KY Derby Points: 10.

War of Will’s four-length throttling of Saturday’s decent GIII Lecomte S. field wasn’t a seismic jolt to the Top 12 rankings. But it did put the 1-2-3 kingpins on notice that the gap between them and the rest of the pack just shifted uncomfortably tighter. Trainer Mark Casse--hardly known as a tout of his own horses-- had been telling anybody who’d listen that this turf-pedigreed €250,000 ARQMAY War Front colt is the real deal in terms of being a Derby-caliber dirt horse, and War of Will (who ran in two Grade I stakes as a juvenile maiden) capably proved he could handle two-turn graded stakes company. A sharp break gave jockey Tyler Gaffalione his pick of positioning, and he opted for clear passage four deep through the first turn with War of Will resisting restraint before settling into rhythmic stalk mode down the backside behind moderate splits. He always looked primed to pounce, and took over in hand about a quarter mile out. When his rider asked for more oomph with a vigorous hind ride, War of Will uncoiled into another deep-stretch gear but was never fully extended before galloping out with high energy. “I never turned my stick on him,” Gaffalione said post-race. “I just let him open up a bit. He really is special.”

War of Will | Hodges Photography

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5) MIHOS (c, Cairo Prince--Feline Flatline, by Lion Heart) ‘TDN Rising Star’. O-Centennial Farms. B-Wayne, Gray & Bryan Lyster. T-James Jerkens. Sales History: $320,000 Ylg ‘17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 3-2-0-1, $108,880. Last Start: 1st, Mucho Macho Man S., GP, Jan. 5 Next Start: Uncommitted Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 0. Bred, Raised and Sold by ASHVIEW FARM Mihos shares a name with the ancient Egyptian lion god (fitting for a Cairo Prince colt out of a Lion Heart mare). At this early point on the Derby trail, horses usually attract attention because of sheer physical dominance, with the caveat that they may not mentally be ready for prime time. But the connections of this ‘TDN Rising Star’ say his poise and professionalism have been evident since they bought him as a $320,000 KEESEP yearling. Yet even though the long-framed Mihos displayed a high level of confidence when he launched into a length-of-stretch drive to nail a breakaway pacemaker in the Mucho Macho Man S. at Gulfstream (his first start after an Aqueduct MSW sprint win), we may be still be a race or two away from witnessing this colt’s “A” game in terms of raw prowess. Mihos switched leads a tad late when winding up for his Jan. 5 winning bid, and it looked like he left himself too much to do inside the final furlong. But he did kick immediately when jockey Jose Ortiz cued him for acceleration, and Mihos appeared to relish the reeling in of his target. Another Gulfstream stakes start is under consideration.

Mihos | Lauren King TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

6) VEKOMA (c, Candy Ride {Arg}--Mona de Momma, by Speightstown) O-R. A. Hill Stable & Gatsas Stables. B-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC (KY). T-George Weaver. Sales History: $135,000 Ylg ‘17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSW, 2-2-0-0, $151,250. Last Start: 1st GIII Nashua S., AQU, Nov. 4 Next Start: Uncommitted Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 0.

Vekoma has breezed three and four furlongs the past two Saturdays at Palm Beach Downs, recording his first two published works of 2019, but his connections have yet to publicly commit as to which prep will be the 2-for-2 colt’s first sophomore start. Based on limited afternoon action, we know this $135,000 KEESEP Candy Ride (Arg) colt can be a pace-pressing threat against top-notch competition (his brief company lines feature several subsequent stakes winners). But he’s also been green in both stretch runs, which can be forgiven considering he won both starts and is a May 22 foal. As such, Vekoma is a work in progress, and he’s still yet to race around two turns (his GIII Nashua S. score at Aqueduct was a one-turn mile). So while there’s plenty of upside, there are still quite a few unanswered questions.

Vekoma | Chelsea Durand

7) INSTAGRAND (c, Into Mischief--Assets of War, by Lawyer Ron) ‘TDN Rising Star’. O-OXO Equine LLC. B-Stoneway Farm (KY). T-Jerry Hollendorfer. Sales History: $190,000 Ylg ‘17 FTKJUL; $1,200,000 2yo ‘18 FTFMAR. Lifetime Record: GSW, 2-2-0-0, $144,000. Last Start: 1st, GII Best Pal S., DMR, Aug. 11 Next Start: Uncommitted Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 0. Cont. p9 Contact Sue Finley for details at 732-747-8060 or [email protected] TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

Instagrand cont. and the GII Blue Grass S. This $87,000 KEESEP yearling who was ‘TDN Rising Star’ Instagrand (Into Mischief) has now strung the 40-1 runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile will aim to together two three-furlong works followed by a pair of half-mile build on a string of “firsts” that propelled him to prominence in training moves in anticipation of his yet-to-be-divulged 2019 the span of just a few weeks last autumn: His 70-1 wire job in debut. He sailed through a solo four furlongs in :47.60 (5/88) on Keeneland’s GI Breeders’ Futurity S. represented the first graded Sunday morning at Santa Anita, but until Instagrand steps into stakes winner for sire Paynter; the first Grade I wins for owner the starting gate for an afternoon engagement, his chief KRA Stud Farm, trainer Ben Colebrook, and jockey Albin narrative will continue to revolve around how owner Larry Best Jimenez, and the first major win of any kind for breeders Angie cut short the reportedly healthy 2-year-old campaign of this and Sabrina Moore, the mother/daughter bloodstock team $1.2-million FTFMAR co-sales-topper with the aim of having a whose GreenMount Farm in Maryland is relatively new to the fresher, more durable sophomore. Instagrand’s bedazzling pair business. of juvenile efforts--winning his maiden and the GII Best Pal S. by a combined 20 1/4 lengths--certainly tipped off potentially freakish talent. But both of those races are now nearly six months behind in the rear-view mirror, and none of the nine other entrants he beat in those sprints are currently considered even C-level contenders on the Derby trail.

Knicks Go | Coady

9) MAXIMUS MISCHIEF (c, Into Mischief--Reina Maria, by Songandaprayer) ‘TDN Rising Star’. O-Cash is King LLC & LC Racing. B-Martha Jane Mullholland (KY). T-Robert E. Reid, Jr. Sales History: $165,000 Instagrand | Benoit Wlg ‘16 KEENOV; $170,000 RNA ‘17 FTNAUG; $245,000 RNA 2yo ‘18 FTFMAR; $340,000 2yo ‘18 FTIMAY. Lifetime Record: GSW, 8) KNICKS GO (c, Paynter--Kosmo’s Buddy, by Outflanker) 3-3-0-0, $192,100. O-KRA Stud Farm. B-Angie Moore (MD). T-Ben Colebrook. Sales Last Start: 1st, GII Remsen S., AQU, Dec. 1 History: $40,000 Wlg ‘16 KEENOV; $87,000 Ylg ‘17 KEESEP. Next Start: GII Holy Bull S., GP, Feb. 2 Lifetime Record: GISW, 6-2-1-1, $672,515. Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 10. Last Start: 11th GII Kentucky Jockey Club S., CD, Nov. 24 SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations Accomplishments Include: 1st, GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity, PINHOOKED BY & RAISED AT MACHMER HALL KEE, Oct. 6; 2nd, GI Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, CD, Nov. Bred, Foaled, Raised & Sold by Mulholland Springs 2; 3rd, Listed Arlington Washington Futurity, AP, Sept. 8 Next Start: GIII Sam F. Davis S., TAM, Feb. 9 In the interim since the last Top 12 rankings, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 18. Maximus Mischief got a jockey change and had plans solidified Sporting more weight and muscle than when last seen in for his two-prep path to the Kentucky Derby. TDN’s Bill Finley action in a race nearly two months ago, Knicks Go fired a bullet reported last Friday that Jose Ortiz will replace Parx-based off the bench with a :47 half-mile breeze at Tampa Bay Downs jockey Frankie Pennington (who had ridden in all three starts), (1/71) on Saturday, his first published workout of the year in and that the game plan for this $340,000 EASMAY Into Mischief preparation for the GIII Sam F. Davis S. The announced plan for colt will now include starts in the Feb. 2 GII Holy Bull S. and the the Eclipse Award finalist--known for seizing the lead and Mar. 30 GI Florida Derby. outrunning long odds--also includes the GII Tampa Bay Derby Cont. p10 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

Maximus Mischief cont. Although the score by Maximus Mischief in the GII Remsen S. gives him the theoretical advantage of a win over nine furlongs at a time when few other Derby contenders have even attempted that distance, history has not been kind to winners of that stakes: Only three horses in the last 55 years--Thunder Gulch, Go For Gin and Pleasant Colony--have parlayed wins in the Remsen into a blanket of roses at Churchill Downs. A :58.02 five-furlong bullet breeze (1/57) at Gulfstream on Saturday has Maximus Mischief heading in the right direction, though.

Mind Control | Sarah Andrew

11) CODE OF HONOR (c, Noble Mission {GB}--Reunited, by Dixie Union) O/B-W. S. Farish (KY). T-Shug McGaughey. Sales History: $70,000 RNA Ylg ‘17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GISP, 2-1-1-0, $146,750. Last Start: 4th, Mucho Macho Man S., GP, Jan. 5 Next Start: Aiming for GII Fountain of Youth S., GP, Mar. 2 Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 4.

Maximus Mischief | Horsephotos I’m willing to give Code of Honor another shot within the Top 12 after initially ranking him highly at No. 4, then relegating him 10) MIND CONTROL (c, Stay Thirsty--Feel That Fire, by to the “On the Bubble” list after a blah fourth as the 4-5 beaten Lightning N Thunder) fave in the Mucho Macho Man S. O-Red Oak Stable (Brunetti) and Madaket Stables LLC. B-Red Oak Stable. T-Gregory Sacco. Lifetime Record: GISW, 5-3-1-0, $323,400. Last Start: 1st, Jerome S., AQU, Jan. 1 Next race: GIII Withers, AQU, Feb. 2 Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 10.

Right now this homebred Stay Thirsty colt is the boss of the New York winter prep path, which can be a lonely Derby road to travel at this time of year. But because Mind Control is a Grade I winner (last summer’s Hopeful S.), he is likely to remain focused on Aqueduct’s preps, because the presence of a Grade I winner in the GII Wood Memorial triggers a purse bonus that raises the purse from $750,000 to $1 million. He’s reportedly training well and on target to start as the fave in the GII Withers S. on Feb. 2, the only graded nine-furlong Derby prep stakes on the calendar between now and late March. His sire won the 2011 version of the GIII Gotham S. (which this year is Mar. 9 at a mile), and Code of Honor | Sarah Andrew although Stay Thirsty ran 12th in the Derby, longer-distance races were not a problem for him, as evidenced by his second in Cont. p11 the GI Belmont S. and a win in the GI Travers S. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

Code of Honor cont. On the Bubble (in alphabetical order) Circumstances have been against him, and despite the poor Bankit (Central Banker): New York-bred entered in Friday’s showing earlier this month, trainer Shug McGuaghey is fully opening-day Oaklawn feature (Smarty Jones S); will try to build behind this homebred Noble Mission (GB) colt. Code of Honor off sharp Springboard Mile S. second. ran a crackerjack second in the GI Champagne S. despite trip Bourbon War (Tapit): Fountain of Youth S. could be next after trouble, then he spiked a fever and missed the Breeders’ Cup sharp allowance/optional claiming win at Gulfstream on Friday. and a subsequent planned start in the Remsen S. McGaughey said last week on “At the Races With Steve Byk” that he will be Trainer Mark Hennig: “I think he’s ready to take the step back training Code of Honor more aggressively going in to the into graded-stakes company.” Fountain of Youth S., and that the colt will be allowed to revert Coliseum (Tapit): Speedy ‘TDN Rising Star’ worked from gate on to an off-the-pace running style. Because this is an Sunday at Santa Anita after slow-start sixth at 3-5 odds in GIII owner/trainer combo that does not generally push young horses Sham S. onto the Derby path if they don’t belong, I’m betting that this Gray Attempt (Graydar): Stretching out from sprints and should May 23 foal still could be the real deal given time to mature be the outside (but not the only) speed in Friday’s Smarty Jones both physically and mentally. S. Gunmetal Gray (Exchange Rate): Off-the-pace move won the 12) AVIE’S FLATTER (c, Flatter--Avie’s Empire, by Empire Sham S.; likely to return in another SoCal prep. Maker) O-Ivan Dalos. B-Tall Oaks Farm (ON). T-Josie Carroll. Lifetime Long Range Toddy (Take Charge Indy): Likely fave in Friday’s Record: MSW, 4-3-0-0, $251,834. Smarty Jones S. at Oaklawn after back-to-back stakes wins at Last Start: 1st Coronation Futurity, WO, Nov. 18 Remington. Accomplishments Include: 1st, Cup and Saucer S., WO, Oct. 7 Moretti (Medaglia d’Oro): Half to Battle of Midway (Smart Next Start: Aiming for GII Tampa Bay Derby, TAM, Mar. 9 Strike), who was third at 40-1 in 2017 Derby. Todd Pletcher Equineline PPs. KY Derby Points: 0. trainee has already won at nine furlongs and will take aim at Avie’s Flatter is the presumptive favorite to win the Withers S. Award for 2-year-old champion colt in Canada, and this Flatter Network Effect (Mark Valeski): Chad Brown trainee now up to homebred (from the breeder who produced 1998 GI Belmont S. five-furlong breezes at Palm Meadows after New York seconds winner Victory Gallop) is aiming for a prep or two at Tampa Bay in both Remsen and Nashua S. Downs followed by a start in the Florida Derby if all goes well. Although he’s unraced on dirt, Avie’s Flatter ran a Mucho Gusto (Mucho Macho Man): ‘TDN Rising Star’ training at much-better-than-it-looks fourth on grass against a deep field in Santa Anita but could hit road for next start considering glut of the GI Summer S. right off his maiden score, (finishing close talent in Baffert barn. behind this week’s No. 4-ranked War of Will). He then won two Roadster (Quality Road): Last summer’s “now” juvenile within stakes against Canadian-breds on both dirt and Tapeta at the Baffert barn started season ranked within the Top 12, but Woodbine. After a brief break, Avie’s Flatter had his first has not worked in over a month. Quarter cracks are the issue, published work of 2019 last Friday, breezing three furlongs in DRF reported Sunday. :38.45 (6/9) at Palm Meadows. So Alive (Super Saver): Pletcher colt won Tampa allowance/optional claimer with blinkers added Jan. 6 and now could aim for Davis S. there, following similar Derby prep path as half-brother Vino Rosso (Curlin) traveled last year. Win Win Win (Hat Trick {Jpn}): Set new track record for seven furlongs in 7 1/4 length Pasco S. romp at Tampa on Saturday.

Vasilika (Skipshot) returns to winning way at Santa Anita. Avie’s Flatter | Michael Burns TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

As if all that wasn't enough, Danzig gave European racing two of its most influential stallions in Danehill and Green Desert, while a third son, War Front, now has the distinction of being the highest-priced American-based stallion, at $250,000. Clearly War Front has inherited much of his sire's talent, even if he is unlikely to match most of Danzig's extraordinary statistics. And while War Front has stepped into Danzig's shoes at Claiborne and bears a strong physical resemblance to his sire, it isn't fair to make direct comparisons between a son and father when their respective retirements were separated by no fewer than 26 years. The Thoroughbred breeding industry has changed a great deal in that time, crop size being one of the biggest differences. Danzig's biggest crop numbered only 59 named foals. While War Front's numbers are conservative by today's standards, his recent crops have usually contained more than 80 named foals. I think it is fair to say that a bigger crop size makes it harder to produce high percentages. Also, Danzig began his stallion career at a fee of $20,000 before quickly surging to $40,000 and then to $275,000 in his fifth season, War Front, on the other hand, spent his first five years at fees between $10,000 and $15,000 and his price didn't reach six figures until his eighth year. In other words, only his 2- and 3-year-old crops of 2018 were sired at six-figure fees and his 2019 2-year-olds are his first sired at $200,000 or more. One thing that father and son do have in common is that their appeal to European owners and breeders, and their progeny's frequent penchant for turf, has surely limited their impact on America's Triple Crown events. Cont. p13

War Front | Sarah K Andrew TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

Caulfield cont. So where does this leave War of Will, who has inherited War The victory of War Front's son War of Will in the GIII Lecomte Front's effectiveness on dirt? He is the third black-type winner S. on dirt, with its 10 Kentucky Derby points to the winner, made produced by Visions of Clarity (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), following me look through the Triple Crown results of the past eight years Pathfork and Tacticus. Pathfork, a son of Distorted Humor, to see how many runners War Front has had. The answer was rounded off his unbeaten juvenile campaign with victory in the that he has had no runners in the GI Belmont S., which is hardly G1 National S. over seven furlongs but never won again. surprising in view of War Front's racing career. Most of his Tacticus, a son of A.P. Indy, showed plenty of stamina in Britain earnings came over sprint distances, although he did gain his and the U.S. first stakes success over 1 1/16 miles as a 3-year-old. Visions of Clarity was a listed winner over a mile at three in France, but a disappointing effort over a mile and a quarter saw her dropped back to seven furlongs on her next start. With Sadler's Wells as her sire and Imperfect Circle (Riverman) as her dam, Visions of Clarity is very closely related to 's outstanding miler Spinning World, who numbered the Breeders' Cup Mile among his numerous highest-level victories. Imperfect Circle was fast enough to finish second in the G1 Cheveley Park S. over six furlongs. This family has also produced the champion American sprinter Aldebaran (Mr. Prospector) and the GI Atto Mile winner Good Journey (Nureyev). The emphasis, therefore, seems to be on milers. However, Sadler's Wells did sire the GI Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe third Sagara from Visions of Clarity's half-sister Rangoon Ruby (Kingmambo) and his other good winners from War of Will | Hodges Photography this family include Saddex (GB), a dual Group 1 winner at up to a mile and a half; and Chief Contender (Ire), winner of the G1 Prix War Front has had only one runner in the GI Preakness (the du Cadran over 2 1/2 miles. It's therefore not impossible that 2013 sixth Departing) and just two in the Kentucky Derby. The War of Will will stay well enough to become a Kentucky Derby first, Soldat, finished 11th in 2011; and the second, Lines of contender, but his eagerness to race may not help his cause. Battle, traveled from Ireland to finish seventh for Aidan O'Brien in 2013. No doubt there will be more to come from War Front's higher-priced crops, which include so many youngsters out of mares by Galileo and his sire Sadler's Wells. Both these stallions are noted sources of stamina, but War Front's speed has often counteracted this staying power. None of War Front's five black-type winners out of Galileo mares, which include the Group 1-winning siblings U S Navy Flag and Roly Poly, has so far won beyond a mile. Interestingly, the five include Fog of War, who defeated War of Will by 3/4 of a length in the GI Summer S. on turf last September. Rather surprisingly, pretty much the same applies to War Front's four black-type winners out of Sadler's Wells mares. The partial explanation for this is that the Group 1/Grade I-winning siblings Brave Anna and Hit It A Bomb are out of Liscanna, an unusually fast daughter of Sadler's Wells. However, the speedy War of Will’s half-brother Tacticus took dirt stakes in New York French colt The Brothers War was out of Moon Queen, a over 1 3/4 and 1 5/8 miles. | Coglianese Photo Group 2 winner over a mile and a half. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 14 OF 16 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

ARNOLD NAMED WINSTAR Monday, Santa Anita MEGAHERTZ S.-GIII, $100,351, Santa Anita, 1-21, 4yo/up, f/m, REHAB/BREAKING MANAGER 1mT, 1:34.82, gd. 1--VASILIKA, 124, m, 5, by Skipshot 1st Dam: La Belle Marquet, by Marquetry 2nd Dam: Good for Her, by Topsider 3rd Dam: Please Try Hard, by Nashua O-All Schlaich Stables LLC, Hollendorfer, LLC, Gatto Racing, LLC & G. Todaro; B-Mikhail Yanakov (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer; J-Flavien Prat. $60,000. Lifetime Record: GISW, 29-14-4-3, $818,595. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Ms Bad Behavior, 120, f, 4, Blame--Cumulonimble, by Stormy Atlantic. ($75,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-Sayjay Racing LLC, Greg Hall & Brooke Hubbard; B-Ron Clarkson (ON); T-Richard Baltas. $20,000. Sold by CASTLE PARK FARM • Noel Murphy 859-321-7435 Terry Arnold Registered Ontario-Bred Terry Arnold has been hired as WinStar Farm’s Rehabilitation 3--Zaffinah (Ire), 120, m, 5, Casamento (Ire)--Grand Zafeen (GB), and Breaking Manager, the farm announced Monday. Arnold, a by Zafeen (Fr). (62,000gns 2yo '16 TATAHI). O-Red Baron's third-generation horseman with 35 years of farm management Barn LLC & Rancho Temescal LLC; B-Rabbah Bloodstock experience, has been responsible for breaking, training or Limited (IRE); T-Jack Carava. $12,000. rehabilitation of the likes of graded winners Alphabet Soup, Yes Margins: 1HF, HD, 6. Odds: 0.60, 4.10, 36.70. It’s True, Clear Mandate, Larrier, Tareef, Tricky Creek, Benny the Also Ran: La Sardane (Fr), Amandine (GB), Last Promise Kept. Bull, West By West, and Annie Apple. Scratched: Quebec. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the Arnold studied agricultural economics at the University of TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style Kentucky, and upon graduation served as farm manager at pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Payson Stud, followed by six years at Waggoner Farm helping Vasilika saw an eight-race win streak snapped last time when that operation become a top 10 breeding farm in the country she settled for fourth as the favorite in Del Mar’s GI Matriarch S. despite a broodmare band of only 12. Arnold has served as the Dec. 2, but she bounced back and returned to winning ways farm manager at Dixiana Farm for the past 16 years. The son of trainer George Arnold, Sr., Terry Arnold’s brother is here. Settling in off a solid tempo along the fence early, the accomplished conditioner George “Rusty” Arnold. His favorite was tipped wide heading into the home bend and grandfather James Russell Arnold managed historic Elmendorf continued on down the center approaching the straight. Pace Farm. attendee Ms Bad Behavior dug in as best she could, but Vasilika “Watching a horse run first out after being a part of that had more to give and strode clear in the late stages. horse’s maturation is the part of the game that is most Claimed for $40,000 from Drawing Away Stable and Robert enjoyable for me,” Arnold said. “A personal satisfaction is Falcone, Jr. last February, the chestnut was beaten a neck in an receiving a horse from the track, then getting that horse back to optional claimer the following month before beginning her its trainer sound and healthy with many starts in its future. I am string of scores. She made the grade in Del Mar’s nine-panel really looking forward to the quality stock, first-class facilities, GII John C. Mabee S. Sept. 1, and returned four weeks later to and the state-of-the-art technology at WinStar.” take this venue’s 10-panel GI Rodeo Drive S. Bypassing the Arnold and his wife Barbara have two children, James and Breeders’ Cup for which she is not nominated, Vasilika instead Alex. They reside on their family farm in Lexington. annexed the GII Goldikova S. over course and distance Nov. 4 before contesting the Matriarch. Cont. p15

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DERBY MUSEUM OPENS ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW Hundreds of works by student artists went on display Monday for the Kentucky Derby Museum’s 33rd annual Horsing Around with Art: A Student’s view of the Sport of Kings competition, presented by WinStar Farm. The competition is open to 1st-12th graders from the Louisville, Kentucky area. A total of 223 pieces were submitted by 30 schools this year. Vasilika | Benoit Photo “Every year we look forward to the unbelievable talent and creativity showcased by all the students who participate in Pedigree Notes: Horsing Around with Art,” Kentucky Derby Museum President Vasilika is the lone graded winner for her sire (by Skip Away), Patrick Armstrong said. “It is a wonderful way to celebrate and who was also trained by Jerry Hollendorfer on behalf of champion the arts in our local schools as well as the Vasilika’s breeder Mikhail Yanakov. Skipshot annexed the 2010 extraordinary event that is the Kentucky Derby.” GII Swaps S. on the Hollywood synthetic. Dam La Belle Marquet WinStar President and CEO Elliott Walden added, “WinStar is produced a full-brother to Vasilika Mar. 7 before RNAing for proud once again to sponsor the Kentucky Derby Museum’s $195,000 at Fasig-Tipton November back in foal to Skipshot. student art competition. It is such a wonderful event that supports the student’s artistic talent, but also encourages them REGALLY BRED FORGE TO STAND IN to immerse themselves in the Thoroughbred industry. It’s a great way to connect new fans to the sport and generate ARGENTINA by Diego Mitagstein excitement for one of the industry’s most celebrated events.” Forge (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}--Heat Haze {GB}, by Green Desert) Works will be on display through Feb. 17 in the Museum’s was purchased by Heritage Stud and will stand the upcoming Matt Winn Gallery, and a panel of judges will select winners in a South American breeding season at Haras Carampangue in number of categories. For more information, visit Argentina. Bred and campaigned by Juddmonte Farms, the son www.derbymuseum.org. of MGISW Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert) was a three-time winner. He was twice Group 3-placed in Europe for Sir Michael Stoute, and hit the board in four more graded events Stateside for trainer Bill Mott, including a close second to champion World MARYLAND MILLION SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 19 Approval (Northern Afleet) in the 2018 GIII Tampa Bay S.; a third The 34th Jim McKay Maryland Million Day will be held at finish behind Heart to Heart (English Channel); and most Laurel Park on Saturday, Oct. 19, it was announced Monday. recently a nose second in Saratoga’s GII Bernard Baruch H. Billed as “Maryland’s Day at the Races,” the event features a By top international sire Dubawi, Forge's dam is one of five series of stakes for Maryland-sired horses with purses and highest-level winners out of the legendary Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi awards in excess of $1 million as well as other activities. “Jim {Ire}). She is also responsible for 2018 Group 3 winner Mirage McKay Maryland Million Day is a great day of racing that Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}). showcases Maryland horses,” said Cricket Goodall, executive The deal was brokered by Perhaps Bloodstock and Forge will director of Maryland Million Ltd. “It is our annual fall celebration for owners, trainers and breeders--and welcomes both be shipped from the United States to Argentina in February. dedicated and new fans to Laurel Park. It is our day to shine and Haras Don Arcángel and Haras Las Raíces will also support Forge we look forward to making it another great event on October in his first season at stud. 19th.” Visit www.marylandmillion.com for more information.

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D. WAYNE LUKAS BOOK SIGNING AT GULFSTREAM FRIDAY Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will sign copies of a book about his life and career--‘Sermon on the Mount’--at Gulfstream Park Friday, the eve of this year’s GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational. In the $9-million event, the 83-year-old will be represented by Calumet Farm’s Grade 1-placed millionaire Bravazo (Awesome Again), winner of the GII Risen Star S. and runner-up in both the GI Preakness S. and GI Clark last season. Lukas will be available beginning at 2 p.m. in the breezeway to sign the 200-page collection of quotes, pictures and short stories, chronicling the life of the legendary horseman. Written and compiled by Lukas and Christina Bossinakis, the foreword was penned by NFL Hall of Fame coach and longtime Thoroughbred owner Bill Parcells. Copies of the book will be available for sale for $40 each. Lukas, who has won 4,808 races and over $279 million in purses through his career to date, is responsible for 26 Eclipse Award champions; 14 Triple Crown victories and 20 Breeders’ Cup wins.

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STALLIONS’ FIRST FOALS GREENPOINTCRUSADER • Grade I winner Greenpointcrusader (Bernardini) was represented by his first reported foal when St. Elias Stables’ Waitingforaspark (Bodemeister) foaled a filly at Ocala Stud Jan. 19.

• A winner of the 2015 GI Champagne S. for St. Elias Stables, The extremely popular Evening Attire (Black Tie Affair {Ire}), who MeB Stables and Brooklyn Boyz Stables, the full-brother to GSW won the 2002 GI Jockey Club Gold Cup and continued to race Algorithms and half to GISW Justin Phillip (First Samurai) and competitively in stakes company through 2008 at the age of 10, GSW Keyed Entry (Honour and Glory) is standing his second year has passed away at Akindale Thoroughbred Rescue. The earner of at Ocala Stud in 2019 for $5,000 LFSN. nearly $3 million was 21. | Sarah K Andrew Photo Sunday, Sam Houston Race, post time: 6:58 p.m. EST HOUSTON LADIES CLASSIC S.-GIII, $300,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Song From Above Lucky Pulpit Stephanie Herb Herb Risenhoover 116 2 Remedy K Creative Cause Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC Cox Bravo 116 3 Viva Forever K Milwaukee Brew Ron Paolucci Racing, LLC Broberg Parker 116 4 Moonlit Garden K Malibu Moon Town and Country Racing, LLC Davis Ortiz 118 5 Heavenhasmynikki Majestic Warrior Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. Hess, Jr. Bracho 118 6 Prado's Sweet Ride Fort Prado Darrell & Sadie Brommer Scherer Geroux 123 7 Midnight Bisou K Midnight Lute Bloom Racing Stable, LLC, Madaket Stables LLC Asmussen Smith 123 & Allen Racing LLC

Breeders: 1-Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Williams, 2-Brereton C. Jones & B. Ned Jones, 3-Paul O'Sullivan, 4-Town & Country Farm, Corp, 5-Langsem Farm, Inc., 6-Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Brommer, 7-Woodford

Sunday, Sam Houston Race, post time: 6:15 p.m. EST JOHN B. CONNALLY TURF CUP S.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Zapperini Ghostzapper Lloyd Madison Farms, IV LLC Foley Geroux 118 2 Team Colors Street Cry (Ire) Brad Grady Sharp Beschizza 120 3 Lawless West K Giant's Causeway Bryan Hawk Offolter Martin, Jr. 116 4 Bigger Picture Badge of Silver Three Diamonds Farm Maker Ortiz 123 5 Net Gain K Include Claim To Fame Stable Stuart Corbett 116 6 Some in Tieme (Brz) Shirocco (Ger) Alonso, Amancio and Some In Time, Inc Loza, Jr. Cruz 116 7 Budro Talking Tale of Ekati Jerry Durant Neatherlin Diego 120 8 Markitoff K Giant's Causeway Three Diamonds Farm Maker Smith 118 9 Cooptado (Arg) Equal Stripes (Arg) Imperial Racing, LLC Morley Saez 116

Breeders: 1-Lloyd Madison IV, LLC, 2-Joseph Allen, 3-Mikhail Yanakov, 4-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 5-Lane Thoroughbreds LLC, 6-Haras Santa Maria de Araras, 7-J. Adcock & Hume Wornall, 8-Alpha Delta Stables, LLC, 9-Abolengo IN ORDER OF PURSE: IN ORDER OF PURSE: 6th-Santa Anita, $68,304, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), 2nd-Santa Anita, $55,351, Msw, 1-21, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.49, 1-21, 3yo, f, 6 1/2fT, 1:13.87, gd. ft. APACHE PRINCESS (f, 3, Unusual Heat--Puskita {MSP}, by LADY MAMBA (m, 5, War Front--Siren Serenade, by Indian Charlie) finished a distant second debuting against Unbridled's Song) hit the board in her first four trips to post, California-breds on the local dirt Oct. 4 and was seventh in the including the most recent a runner-up effort going a mile at Golden State Juvenile Fillies S. before running second in a grassy Santa Anita last February. An even fifth going a mile and a Del Mar mile Nov. 10. Graduating when turned back to this sixteenth over the main track last March, she faded to fill that course and distance Dec. 30, the homebred was made the 27-10 same spot while stretching to nine furlongs in her latest start second choice here and tracked a three-way pace scrum from May 4. Sent off at 3-1 for this cutback, she took control early, fifth past a :21.83 quarter. Saving ground on the turn, she led through early fractions of :22.43 and :46.53, repelled the bid angled four deep at the head of the lane, soon swept to the fore of Scattering Mink (Scat Daddy) late before fending off the and kicked away to score by 3 1/2 lengths over Angel Alessandra closing bid of favored Gold Arrow (Medaglia d’Oro), who was (Ghostzapper). The winner has a juvenile Fast Anna half-sister 1 1/4 lengths back in second. Siren Serenade, daughter of named Hazare and her dam was paired with Straight Fire last multiple Grade I winning Versailles Treaty (Danzig), is a half season. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-0, $111,960. Click for the sister to Grade I-winner George Vancouver (Henrythenavigator) Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. and graded-winner Saarland (Unbridled). The $1,000,000 O/B-KMN Racing (CA); T-J. Keith Desormeaux. KEESEP yearling purchase, who is a half to Luminance (Tale of the Cat), GISP, $218,858, also has a 2-year-old half sister by 9th-Gulfstream, $45,820, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), Tapit. Siren Serenade was bred back to Malibu Moon). Sales 1-21, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:37.59, fm. History: $1,000,000 Ylg ‘15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 7-1-3-1, ITSMYLUCKYCHARM (f, 3, Itsmyluckyday--Hard Hat, by Hard $73,440. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored Spun) graduated third out against $25,000 maiden sellers and by Fasig-Tipton. was second in her turf debut Nov. 14 at Gulfstream West. O-C R K Stable LLC; B-Capital Bloodstock (KY); T-Peter Eurton. Annexing a starter optional claimer on the local lawn Dec. 14, Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency the dark bay repeated a week later in a similar spot on the main track. Let go at over 12-1 to make it three in a row here, she assumed command and dictated terms through splits of :24.03 and :49.19. Set upon by Aunt Hattie (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) midway around the far bend, the homebred gamely rebuffed that rival and edged clear into the final furlong before holding sway from odds-on Fierce Scarlett (Scat Daddy) by a neck. The winner’s dam, a half-sister to GISW Albert the Great (Go for Gin), is responsible for her juvenile full-sister and a yearling filly by Broken Vow. She was bred to Tapit last term. Lifetime Record: 8-4-3-0, $99,010. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Laurie Plesa; B-Eddie Plesa Racing Stable Inc (KY); T-Edward Plesa, Jr. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 3 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 22, 2019

7th-Gulfstream, $43,560, Msw, 1-21, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:39.15, fm. ARMY OF ONE (f, 3, Scat Daddy--Prospective Saint {GSW & GISP, $485,725}, by Saint Ballado) finished fourth debuting in a Churchill dirt sprint Nov. 22 and dropped a spot as the 7-5 chalk stretching out to a mile on the local main Dec. 16. Given a 26-5 chance in this turf bow, the dark bay settled in a pocketed third past splits of :23.72 and :50.04. Saving ground on the far turn, IN JAPAN: she charged in the final furlong to just nail longshot pacesetter Smart Alchemy, c, 3, Super Saver--Runway Model (MGSW & Seranitsa (Dialed In) by a neck on the wire. The victress has a MGISP-US, $725,598), by Petionville. Kyoto, 1-19, Novice Race, juvenile half-sister by Palace Malice and a yearling Into Mischief 9f. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $45,455. O-Toru Okawa; half-sister. Her dam, winner of the 2006 GIII Gardenia H., was B-Summer Wind Equine (KY); T-Kazuhide Sasada. *$45,000 Ylg bred back to the latter sire last spring. Sales History: $400,000 ‘17 KEESEP. **1/2 to McKinzie (Street Sense), MGISW, Ylg '17 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $30,100. Click for the $1,086,000. ***“He is a very straightforward horse,” said Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. winning jockey Yutaka Take. “He has lots of scope.” O-Magic Cap Stables; B-Siena Farms LLC (KY); T-Rodolphe Brisset. Avance, c, 3, Uncle Mo--Above Heaven, by Mr. Greeley. Kyoto, 1-19, Maiden Race, 9f. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $54,545. Dam Purchased by Mulholland Springs O-Masatake Iida; B-Dr. Masatake Iida (KY); T-Keiji Yoshimura. *$145,000 RNA Ylg ‘17 FTNAUG; $145,000 RNA 2yo ‘18 OBSAPR.

War Tiger, c, 3, War Front. See “Britain”.

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 Fed Biz (Giant's Causeway), WinStar Farm, $12,500 187 foals of racing age/13 winners/1 black-type winner 3-Sunland, Msw 1m, STORMY ENCOUNTER, 12-1 $130,000 KEE SEP yrl

Laugh Track (Distorted Humor), Double Ll Farm 68 foals of racing age/6 winners/0 black-type winners 8-Sunland, Alw 6f, BASHFUL BOB, 15-1 8-Sunland, Alw 6f, BISCUIT SNATCHER, 20-1 $15,000 RUI AUG yrl 8-Sunland, Alw 6f, OAKES CROSSING, 8-1

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 5th-Gulfstream, $44,420, 1-21, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:37.10, fm. MUNCHKIN MONEY (m, 6, Freud--Sweet Rita, by Rubiano) Lifetime Record: SP, 18-5-3-2, $257,470. O-Newport Stables LLC; B-Thomas M. Murray (NY); T-Brian A. Lynch. *$6,000 Ylg '14 EASDEC; $25,000 2yo '15 OBSOPN. **1/2 to Here Comes Rita (Raffie’s Majesty), SW, $158,629.

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7th-Golden Gate Fields, $35,620, 1-21, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:43.75, ft. MUGARITZ (g, 4, Dialed In--Flag the Mint Down, by Flag Down) Lifetime Record: SP, 9-4-1-0, $87,125.O-Alejandro Mercardo; B-Sean & Barbara Speck (KY); T-Jonathan Wong. *$37,000 RNA 2yo '17 OBSAPR. **1/2 to Jules Journey (Good Journey), MSP, $272,340.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Handsome John, g, 3, Lucky Pulpit--Two Punch Gal (SW, $141,583), by Two Punch. Santa Anita, 1-21, (S), (C), 6 1/2f, 1:19.70. B-Thomas W Bachman (CA). *$29,000 Ylg '17 NCAAUG; $52,000 RNA 2yo '18 OBSMAR. Desert Myst, f, 4, Desert Code--Madeline Ruby, by Yankee Gentleman. Golden Gate Fields, 1-21, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.46. B-Joseph P. Morey Jr. Revocable Trust (CA). *1ST-TIME STARTER.

DESERT CODE, Desert Myst, f, 4, o/o Madeline Ruby, by Yankee Gentleman. MSW, 1-21, Golden Gate Monday Cancellations DIALED IN, Mugaritz, g, 4, o/o Flag the Mint Down, by Flag Down. ALW, 1-21, Golden Gate AQUEDUCT FREUD, Munchkin Money, m, 6, o/o Sweet Rita, by Rubiano. LAUREL ALW, 1-21, Gulfstream ITSMYLUCKYDAY, Itsmyluckycharm, f, 3, o/o Hard Hat, by Hard Spun. AOC, 1-21, Gulfstream LUCKY PULPIT, Handsome John, g, 3, o/o Two Punch Gal, by Two Punch. MCL, 1-21, Santa Anita SCAT DADDY, Army of One, f, 3, o/o Prospective Saint, by Saint UPCOMING MAJOR Ballado. MSW, 1-21, Gulfstream SKIPSHOT, Vasilika, m, 5, o/o La Belle Marquet, by Marquetry. NORTH AMERICAN STAKES GIII Megahertz S., 1-21, Santa Anita Date Race Track UNUSUAL HEAT, Apache Princess, f, 3, o/o Puskita, by Indian Jan. 25 Smarty Jones S. Oaklawn Charlie. AOC, 1-21, Santa Anita Jan. 26 GI Pegasus World Cup Gulfstream WAR FRONT, Lady Mamba, m, 5, o/o Siren Serenade, by GI Pegasus World Cup Turf Gulfstream Unbridled's Song. MSW, 1-21, Santa Anita GIII La Prevoyante H. Gulfstream GIII Fred W. Hooper S. Gulfstream GIII Hurricane Bertie S. Gulfstream GIII W.L. McKnight H. Gulfstream Jan. 27 GIII Houston Ladies Classic Sam Houston GIII John B. Connally Turf Cup Sam Houston