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UPSET IN THE ARIMA KINEN ...p2 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2007 MANY HAPPY RETURNS IN MALIBU Wednesday, Santa Anita, post time: 3:20 p.m. PST Unraced since finishing fourth in an optional claimer MALIBU S.-GI, $250,000, 3yo, 7f at Hollywood Park in May, GSW Horse Greeley (Mr. PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Greeley) makes his return 1 Desert Code E Dubai Hofmans 117 against 13 rivals in the 2 Les Grand Trois Officer Frankel 115 GI Malibu S. at Santa 3 E Z Warrior Exploit Baffert 115 Anita. The seven-furlong 4 Unusual Suspect Unusual Heat Abrams 119 test is the featured race on 5 Johnny Eves Skimming Robbins 117 Wednesday=s opening-day 6 Ididn=tdoanything Trippi West 115 card at the Arcadia oval. 7 Hurry Up Austin Lake Austin M Stute 115 Horse Greeley followed up 8 Carrilero (Arg) Royal Academy Puype 117 on a maiden win at Del Mar 9 Great Hunter Aptitude O=Neill 119 Horse Greeley Benoit Photo in August of 2006 with a 1 10 Horse Greeley Mr. Greeley Mandella 115 3/4-length score in the GII 11 Silver Stetson Man Silver Charm Baffert 117 Del Mar Futurity that September. Sent off the 13-10 12 Cobalt Blue Golden Missile O=Neill 119 chalk when making his two-turn bow in the GII Norfolk 13 Incriminate Unbridled=s Song Harty 115 BC S., he was a well-beaten seventh and came out of 14 Divine Park Chester House McLaughlin 117 the race with a chip in his left front ankle. The chestnut disappeared for eight months, then suffered a ligament strain during his May appearance and was sidelined REMINDER: once again. Richard Mandella, who Due to the Christmas holiday, trains the three-year-old for Ray the TDN office will be closed and Martha Parfet, told Daily Rac- Monday, December 24 and ing Form he would have preferred Tuesday, December 25. an allowance race for the colt=s There will be NO newsletter for return, but added, I ll take my Tuesday, December 25 A = or Wednesday, December 26. chances.@ Also making their first All news and results from Dec. 24 and 25 will starts since spring are Great appear in the Thursday, December 27 issue. Hunter (Aptitude) and Divine Park (Chester House). The dark bay Great Hunter, 13th in the GI Ken- tucky Derby last time out, subse- quently underwent surgery to have a chip removed from his right front ankle. Winner of the GI Lane=s End Great Hunter Breeders= Futurity and runner-up in Horsephotos the Del Mar Futurity last year, he has worked well for the Malibu, but trainer Doug O=Neill is not ready to predict a victory. AIt'd be nice to get it done, but it's a good race to get a four-year-old cam- paign started,@ O'Neill told DRF. AWe know that going long will be his strength.@ Divine Park ran his record to three-for-three with a 3 1/4-length victory in the Apr. 28 GIII Withers S., but had to take some time off to recover from an injury to his left hind ankle. He prepped for the Malibu at Belmont Park Wednesday, going five furlongs in a bullet :59 before shipping west. Field, p2 Did You Know?... Four U.S. freshman sires have been represented by a Grade I winner in 2007: Empire Maker, Harlan=s Holiday, Macho Uno and Van Nistelrooy. www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/24/07 • PAGE 2 of 3 Wednesday’s Graded Stakes P R E S U L T S P brought to you by Sunday, Nakayama, Japan ARIMA KINEN-G1, -347,100,000, Nakayama, 12-23, 3yo/up, 2500mT, 2:33.60, gd. 1--sMATSURIDA GOGH (JPN), 126, c, 4, by Sunday Silence 1st Dam: Paper Rain, by Bel Bolide 2nd Dam: Floral Magic, by Affirmed Click for TV 3rd Dam: Rare Lady, by Never Bend 6:20p Malibu S.-GI, SA (brisnet.com PPs) TVG O-Fumie Takahashi; B-Okada Stud; T-Sakae Kunieda; 6:52p Sir Beaufort S.-GIII, SA (brisnet.com PPs) TVG J-Masayoshi Ebina; -183,570,000. Lifetime Record: All Times Eastern Standard Time. 16-7-1-1. Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs for Wednesday’s graded races. 2--Daiwa Scarlet (Jpn), 117, f, 3, Agnes Tachyon (Jpn)-- KODIAK KOWBOY is the FIRST CHAMPION Scarlet Bouquet (Jpn), by Northern Taste. O-Keizo for Leading Freshman Sire POSSE! Oshiro; B-Shadai Farm; T-K Matsuda; -73,020,000. Click here for more... 3--Daiwa Major (Jpn), 126, h, 6, Sunday Silence-- Scarlet Bouquet (Jpn), by Northern Taste. O-Keizo P P R E V I E W S P Oshiro; B-Shadai Farm; T-H Uehara; -45,510,000. Margins: 1 1/4, 2HF, NK. Odds: 51.30, 7.10, 14.20. Also Ran: Roc de Cambes (NZ), Pop Rock (Jpn), Dream Wednesday, Santa Anita, post time: 3:52 p.m. PST Passport (Jpn), Legolas (Jpn), Meisho Samson (Jpn), SIR BEAUFORT S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, 1mT Inti Raimi (Jpn), Cosmo Bulk (Jpn), Vodka (Jpn), Delta PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Blues (Jpn), Chosan (Jpn), Higher Game (Jpn), Sun 1 Bad Boy Petionville Polanco 118 Zeppelin (Jpn), Fusaichi Pandora (Jpn). 2 Warning Zone Chester House Sadler 118 With more than 110,000 spectators in the stands to 3 Silent Soul Afternoon Deelites Hofmans 118 cheer him on, Matsurida Gogh was on the bit as he 4 Rutledge Cat Tale of the Cat Motion 118 5 Augment Aptitude Gallagher 118 pressed the pace from third early. The bay colt kicked 6 Monterey Jazz Thunderello C Dollase 118 past the leaders in the stretch and edged away to a 7 Mast Track Mizzen Mast Frankel 118 decisive score. G1 Queen Elizabeth II Commemorative 8 Mr Napper Tandy (GB) Bahamian Bounty (GB) Carava 118 Cup winner Daiwa Scarlet, on the pace from the start, 9 Whatsthescript (Ire) Royal Applause (GB) O=Neill 118 continued on gamely to be second, while G1 Mile 10 Stoneside (Ire) Marchand de Sable J Canani 118 Championship hero Daiwa Major capped off his career 11 Wing Forward (Arg) Arch Puype 120 with a rallying third-place effort. Meisho Samson (Opera 12 Adagio (GB) Grand Lodge Dutrow Jr 118 House {GB}), the 2-1 chalk, loomed a threat at the top 13 Twilight Meteor Smart Strike Pletcher 118 of the lane, but lacked a late bid and finished eighth. 14 No Dream Anabaa Mandella 118 The winner of the Sept. 23 G2 Sankei All Comers S. two starts back, Matsurida Gogh beat just one home TDN HEADLINE NEWS when 15th behind Meisho Samson in the Oct. 28 Headline News.................... 3 pages G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn), but rebounded for a lifetime best yesterday. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/24/07 • PAGE 3 of 3 TDN INSTA-TISTICS Top Weanling Sires of 2007 Rank Fyr Loc Stud Ring Sold Average Median Top Colt Top Filly Fee by Average Price 1 KINGMAMBO F95 KY 300000 2 2 900,000 900,000 950,000 850,000 2 GHOSTZAPPER F07 KY 200000 2 2 755,000 755,000 775,000 735,000 3 MONSUN (GER) F97 GER 0 3 3 529,197 442,640 972,216 172,737 4 DYNAFORMER F91 KY 100000 4 4 429,067 478,136 356,271 700,000 5 MONTJEU (IRE) F02 IRE 0 8 8 414,373 394,248 820,982 356,400 6 PULPIT F99 KY 80000 6 5 409,000 90,000 90,000 1,700,000 7 EL PRADO (IRE) F94 KY 125000 1 1 400,000 400,000 0 400,000 8 GREEN DESERT F88 ENG 0 6 4 335,327 372,531 518,515 518,212 9 PIVOTAL (GB) F98 ENG 0 7 7 324,138 302,467 626,539 323,883 10 UNBRIDLED'S SONG F98 KY 150000 4 4 288,750 285,000 475,000 340,000 11 EMPIRE MAKER F05 KY 100000 2 2 275,000 275,000 350,000 200,000 12 GIANT'S CAUSEWAY F02 KY 300000 12 10 250,000 182,500 420,000 800,000 13 GALILEO (IRE) F03 IRE 0 36 29 249,828 163,350 1,015,425 496,910 14 MR. GREELEY F97 KY 50000 22 17 243,085 225,000 425,000 431,844 15 LOUP SOLITAIRE F98 FR 0 1 1 240,000 240,000 240,000 0 16 DANSILI (GB) F02 ENG 0 8 8 232,811 221,639 433,188 237,514 17 SADLER'S WELLS F86 IRE 0 7 7 230,703 215,922 280,862 453,436 18 ROCK HARD TEN F07 KY 50000 11 8 187,500 175,000 360,000 130,000 18 FORESTRY F01 KY 100000 4 4 187,500 205,000 240,000 240,000 20 OASIS DREAM (GB) F05 ENG 0 21 15 181,974 146,912 866,376 270,060 21 ELUSIVE QUALITY F00 KY 100000 10 9 179,444 190,000 300,000 400,000 22 SMART STRIKE F98 KY 50000 4 4 166,250 157,500 175,000 300,000 23 DALAKHANI (IRE) F05 IRE 0 1 1 162,036 162,036 0 162,036 24 DANEHILL DANCER (IRE) F98 IRE 0 24 21 159,053 129,628 291,664 367,067 25 INDIAN RIDGE (IRE) F91 IRE 0 11 11 158,484 144,667 194,443 367,281 26 VINDICATION F05 KY 60000 9 6 158,333 120,000 265,000 335,000 27 MOTIVATOR (GB) F07 ENG 0 8 5 153,877 151,615 237,652 0 28 HENNESSY F98 KY 60000 11 9 151,555 80,000 220,000 550,000 29 CAPE CROSS (IRE) F01 IRE 0 17 12 149,482 161,166 226,718 259,257 30 SMARTY JONES F06 KY 100000 15 8 146,250 145,000 200,000 300,000 www.coolmore.com 9% SW/foals! Five ’07 2-y-o Stakes horses! ‘He looks a very good play’ Bill Oppenheim, TDN.