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It was already clear by the time of his premature death in 2015 WELL at the age of only 11 that Scat Daddy was an extremely good stallion. It is now clear that he was a great one. REPRESENTED IN IRELAND Scat Daddy was a very good racehorse. He was one of the best juveniles in the USA in 2006 and then one of the best 3-year-olds the following year, when his form was good enough to see him start third favourite in the GI . However, he ran badly in that race and was found subsequently to have damaged a tendon. As so often proves to be the case with tendon injuries, even minor ones, this setback meant that Scat Daddy's season was over. Inevitably, his retirement was announced the following month. In this case, retirement meant recruitment to the Coolmore roster at Ashford Stud in Kentucky, having had the foresight to buy a significant share in the horse following his GII Sanford S. triumph 11 months previously.

Cont. p2 at Coolmore Stud | Amy Lynam for ITM IN TDN AMERICA TODAY PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: INSTILLED REGARD By John Berry Andrew Caulfield investigates the pedigree of GIII Lecomte S. Pilgrims doing the rounds of the extremely successful and hero Instilled Regard (Arch). Click or tap here to go straight to popular Irish Stallion Trail will have seen some exciting new TDN America. stallions as well as the established stars. Possibly the most familiar of the new recruits on view was the charismatic grey sprinter Caravaggio, a winner at Royal Ascot in each of the past two seasons. Possibly the least familiar was El Kabeir, a 6-year-old who had never left the United States prior to his recent arrival at Yeomanstown Stud and whose best win came in the G2 Kentucky Jockey Club S. at Churchill Downs in 2014. Despite their differing profiles, though, there is one strong link between the pair: both are providing Irish breeders with a valuable opportunity to tap into the genes of their sire, the late and much lamented Scat Daddy (). In the current era which has seen a worrying narrowing of the spread of sire-lines, it is always a pleasure to see a dominant stallion emerge from one of the less ubiquitous lines. Scat Daddy did descend from the seemingly ever-present Northern Dancer (Nearctic) but not via one of the usual sources. So many of the Northern Dancer-line stallions (particularly in Europe) come via Sadler's Wells or Danzig that Scat Daddy, who descended from the great patriarch via Johannesburg, Hennessy, Storm Cat and Storm Bird, could be seen as a breath of fresh air. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 16 JANUARY, 2018

Scat Daddy | Coolmore Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont. from p1 At the time of Scat Daddy=s retirement, his sire Johannesburg was looking as if he might be an influential link in the Storm Bird branch of the Northern Dancer line. Johannesburg had been an outstanding 2-year-old in 2001, emulating the achievement of Arazi (Blushing Groom {Fr}) 10 years previously of being champion 2-year-old of both Europe and the USA. Scat Daddy was a member of Johannesburg=s second crop. When he retired from racing in the summer of 2007 and moved to Ashford Stud, (Ironically, this proved to be a slightly misleading Scat Daddy joined a roster on which his father was still very advertisement as Daddy Long Legs, a lanky stayer, is far from the popular at a fee of $65,000. However, Johannesburg=s status typical son of Scat Daddy. He is, though, true to type in that he soon began to wane. His fee was hugely reduced in advance of had plenty of ability and was effective on both turf and dirt, as the 2009 season, and he was subsequently moved on (to Japan). he confirmed the following spring when taking the G2 UAE As his father fell from favour, so did Scat Daddy, despite still Derby at Meydan). being totally unproven at stud. His fee in his first season (2008) Since then, Scat Daddy=s reputation has grown year on year. It was $30,000, but it had already been reduced to $10,000 for his was high when he died in 2015 and is even higher now. The fourth season before he had even had a runner. brilliantly fast really put Scat Daddy on the map At the start of the current century, the Storm Bird branch of with a string of excellent performances spread over England, the Northern Dancer line looked set to thrive thanks to Storm France and the USA in 2013 and =14, at the ages of two and Cat, North America=s Champion Sire of 1999 and 2000. Storm three. His feat of registering a superb win as a juvenile at Royal Cat=s best son Giant=s Causeway was a champion racehorse in Ascot and then following up in the G1 Prix Morny at Deauville Europe in 2000 and has gone on to top the North American was matched in 2016 by the brilliant , another General Sires= Table three times (2009, 2010, 2012). But it is inmate of Wesley Ward=s barn. Lady Aurelia then joined now looking as if Johannesburg, a son of Storm Cat=s Grade Caravaggio in scoring at the Royal Meeting in both 2016 and =17, I-winning son Hennessy, is the branch=s key component. Scat her second victory there coming in the G1 King=s Stand S.) Lady Daddy is largely responsible for this situation. Aurelia=s first Royal Ascot victory made her the second Scat Daddy began having runners in 2011 (when, as mentioned successive Scat Daddy filly to take the G2 Queen Mary S. for above, his nominations were readily available for a mere Wesley Ward, following the triumph in 2015 by Acapulco, who $10,000). He had an instant advertisement in Europe that year had gone on to finish second at weight-for-age in the G1 when his well-named chestnut son Daddy Long Legs carried Nunthorpe S. at York later in the summer. Michael Tabor=s colours to victory in the G2 Royal Lodge S. at Newmarket. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 16 JANUARY, 2018

Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont. Furthermore, Caravaggio and Lady Aurelia were not the only Scat Daddy offspring to score at Royal Ascot in 2017, where the stallion was also represented by Sandringham H. heroine Con Te Partiro, another of Wesley Ward=s charges. No doubt inspired by the early success of Daddy Long Legs, the Coolmore team has more recently made sure that plenty of sons of Scat Daddy have found their way into Aidan O=Brien=s Ballydoyle stable. Caravaggio, impressive winner of his first six races including the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot and the G1 Vice President, International Operations Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh as a 2-year-old in 2016 and Gary King the G1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot in 2017, has been the Twitter: @garykingTDN star so far. However, he might not hold that honour indefinitely [email protected] with the stable=s current 3-year-olds including the Scat Daddy + 1.732.320.0975 colts Mendelssohn, Sioux Nation and Seahenge. Last term the former (who had cost $3,000,000 as a yearling at Keeneland in International Editor September 2016) stamped himself as a live Classic contender on Kelsey Riley whichever side of the Atlantic his connections choose when he Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] followed up his second place in the G1 Dewhurst S. at Newmarket by taking the G1 Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf at Del European Editor Mar. Sioux Nation won the G2 Norfolk S. at Royal Ascot and the Emma Berry G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. at The Curragh while Seahenge (a Twitter: @collingsberry $750,000 Keeneland yearling) landed the G2 Champagne S. at [email protected] Doncaster.

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Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary [email protected] No Nay Never | Amy Lynam for ITM Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey To date, Scat Daddy=s worldwide tally of progeny Grade/Group 1 victories stands at 43, the latest top-level strike having come Regular Columnists when G1 Kentucky Oaks runner-up Daddy=s Lil Darling took the Andrew Caulfield G1 American Oaks at Santa Anita at the end of December. That John Berry was the seventh Grade/Group 1 triumph of 2017 for a son or Kevin Blake daughter of Scat Daddy, a total which included the victory in the Tom Peacock GI Beverly D S. at Arlington of Dacita (Chi) who ranks as arguably the best of several stars produced by the stallion during his South American shuttling stints. Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 16 JANUARY, 2018

Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont. Caravaggio has now joined No Nay Never at Coolmore; while Scat Daddy, of course, is still unproven as a sire of sires. But he El Kabeir has come to Ireland to stand at Yeomanstown Stud. looks to have a very good Simultaneously, the super-tough chance of making a huge Tu Brutus (Chi), a nine-time posthumous contribution in this winner who scored in stakes respect. The first yearlings by No company on six occasions, takes Nay Never (who stands at up stud duties at Crestwood Coolmore in Ireland) made a Farm in Kentucky. All three look very positive impression at the sure to be popular. Caravaggio sales in the autumn of 2017. No needs no introduction, and a fewer than 24 of his yearlings recent reminder of his charisma fetched six-figures sums, headed was provided when his yearling by the colt out of Muravka (Ire) half-brother by American (High Chaparral {Ire}) who was Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile) bought by JS Company for fetched $1 million at 850,000gns in Book 1 of the Keeneland=s January Sale. Tattersalls October Sale. The Coincidentally, the similarities average price of the 56 who El Kabeir | Yeomanstown Stud between El Kabeir and Caravaggio were sold was 107,509gns. Collectively, they appear to give are not limited to the fact that both are fast sons of Scat Daddy. their sire an excellent shot at ending 2018 as Europe=s leading Both are greys, with El Kabeir=s grey coat coming from his first-season sire. maternal grandsire Unbridled=s Song (Unbridled). Cont. p5

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Scat Daddy Well Represented in Ireland Cont. been important in terms of maintaining the international appeal A Grade II winner at two and a Grade I place-getter at three, El of Royal Ascot and the King George and in terms of Kabeir comes from a family packed with stakes winners. His appropriately funding the rapid development of the racing stakes-winning granddam Rose Colored Lady (Formal Dinner) programme in recent years, headlined by the inauguration of bred four stakes winners, and he is sure to be well supported the G1 Commonwealth Cup in 2015 and the elevation of the standing alongside another great grey, Dark Angel (Ire) Queen's Vase to Group 2 last year, both with excellent results.@ (Acclamation {GB}). Tu Brutus, a full-brother to the dual Chilean Guy Henderson, Ascot=s chief executive added, "Under our Group 1 winner El Bromista (Chi), scored in Group 3 company in statutory racing trust, all of Ascot's returns are invested for the his homeland in 2015 and in the Flat Out S. at Belmont Park last benefit of horsemen, our race-goers and off course followers, year. He looks sure to be popular as the only son of Scat Daddy both in the UK and internationally. In order to continue to currently at stud in Kentucky. attract the best horses to run at Ascot, and with the Royal The saga of Scat Daddy has been one of the big success stories Meeting a shop window for international investment in British of the international bloodstock world in recent years racing, it is important that we offer as competitive prizemoney (notwithstanding, of course, the tragedy of the horse=s as we can, particularly at the high end.@ premature death) and it is going to be fascinating to see how it develops over the next few years. He is providing a great boost to one of the less celebrated branches of the Northern Dancer line, resurrecting the brilliance formerly displayed by his sire Johannesburg. The latter=s influence, incidentally, is also thriving in Ireland thanks to his Group 2-winning son Red Jazz, who stands at Ballyhane Stud and who turned out to be one of Europe=s most successful first-season sires of 2017.

RECORD 2018 PRIZE-MONEY FOR ASCOT Nick Smith (left) pictured at Royal Ascot with Ken Ramsey Horses running at Ascot this year will be competing for a Racing Post record prizemoney fund of almost ,13.5 million. This figure, which excludes the industry-owned QIPCO British Champions Day, represents an increase of ,1.2 million, 10% up on the 2017 ATR TO BROADCAST PEGASUS figure of ,12.2 million. The track=s headline festival, Royal Ascot, Viewers of At The Races can look forward to the dedicated will this year benefit from a prizemoney pool of over ,7 million racing channel broadcasting live from Gulfstream Park Jan. 27, while the G1 QIPCO King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S. will be when the $16-million Pegasus World Cup Invitational forms the worth an all time high of ,1.25 million. The minimum race value centrepiece of the coverage. Last year=s inaugural running saw a at the Royal meeting in June will be up ,10,000 to ,90,000 dominant victory for 2016 GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner while the benchmark for Group 1 races that week will be Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) who later added the G1 Dubai ,500,000, up from ,400,000 in 2017. World Cup to his CV. Viewers from Ireland and Britain can watch Commenting on the increase, Ascot Racecourse Director of the Jamie Osborne-trained Toast Of New York (Thewayyouare) Racing Nick Smith said, "Our total prizemoney this year is over take on 2017 Breeders= Cup Classic winner Gun Runner (Candy ,13 million for the first time, with Royal Ascot well over ,7 Ride {Arg}). ATR will mix studio coverage with award-winning million, which are important milestones. Royal Ascot prize NBC output, showing the Gulfstream Park undercard prior to the money has increased 62% since 2012 [,4.5 million], with the feature race which is scheduled for 10:40 p.m. annual programme having increased 46% in that period. This has Cont. p6 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 OF 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 16 JANUARY, 2018

A full list of the finalists and their nominator is included below.

Leadership Award $ Andrea Kelly B Tim Vaughan $ Jessica McLernon B Richard Fahey $ Edward Murrell B Juddmonte Farms

Dedication to Racing Award $ Chris Jerdin B Oliver Sherwood $ Patrick Lennon B Shadwell Stud $ William Reddy B Eve Johnson Houghton

Rider/Groom Award $ Petra Sebestikova B Luca Cumani Toast Of New York pictured before his comeback run in Lingfield $ Ben Stephens B Malcolm Jefferson Racing Post $ Faisal Tahir B Henry Spiller

ATR to Broadcast Pegasus Cont. Stud Staff Award AWe=re delighted to once again secure exclusivity in the UK and $ Kate Ford B Goldford Stud Ireland for this coveted race, rubber-stamping our status as the $ Daniel James B Brookside Stud home of top-class US racing,@ said ATR director of broadcast, $ Sarah Taylor B Mickley Stud Rob Dakin. AThe outstanding achievements of horses like California Chrome, Arrogate and more recently Gun Runner David Nicholson Newcomer Award have been hugely engaging for racing fans all over the world, so $ Hannah Farrell B Dianne Sayer we=re proud to be a destination where these stories are told on $ Josephine Saunders B Hillwood Stud broadcast, online and social media channels.@ $ Adrian Stewart B David Loughnane

Rory MacDonald Community Award $ Angela French B The Racing Centre GODOLPHIN AWARDS FINALISTS ANNOUNCED $ John & Jackie Porter B ex Injured Jockeys Fund $ Peter Williams B British Racing School The finalists for the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards were announced on Monday. Eighteen finalists--divided into six categories--will go forward to the awards night held in the Jumeirah Carlton Towers hotel in Knightsbridge on Feb. 19 when the winners of each category will be decided on the night STALLION TRAIL HAILED A SUCCESS by a panel of judges. The team at Irish Marketing have expressed Chairman of the panel Brough Scott commented, AThe their satisfaction over another successful Irish Stallion Trail nominations for this year=s awards have been as competitive as which took place last Friday and Saturday. Over 2,000 people ever, with countless examples of people going above and took part in the trail and in addition to the many Irish breeders beyond to look after the horses in their care and keep yards and and fans that participated, there were also visitors from France, studs in working order. The 18 finalists are all outstanding in Germany, Britain and the Czech Republic. their own way, and the judging panel and I are looking forward Gerry Childs who is a member of the British-based syndicate to meeting them on Feb. 19, although our task will be as tricky Elite Racing Club, who enjoyed unbelievable success with their as ever.@ homebred mare Marsha (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) last year is a Over ,120,000 in prize-money is up for grabs on the night and regular visitor and commented, AThis is my third visit to Ireland the awards will also recognise an Employee of the Year, who will for the ITM Irish Stallion Trail. I adore seeing the stars of the past be selected from the winners of the first four categories. That and how they are faring as stallions. Highlights have been winner will receive an additional prize of ,15,000, with the same Coolmore Stud, seeing Kalanisi at Boardsmill Stud and meeting amount going to their yard or stud. the wonderful people here.@ Cont. p7 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 16 JANUARY, 2018

Zafisio won a pair of Group 3 races in France and Germany for Curtis that year and also finished second in the G2 Mehl-Mulhens-Rennen at Cologne in Germany. Curtis is survived by his partner Dawn and three children from his first marriage, Jos, Ned and Capella.

CONDITIONS RESULTS: 5th-WOL, ,19,000, Cond, 1-15, 4yo/up, 16f 120y (AWT), 3:31.92, st. WATERSMEET (GB) (g, 7, Dansili {GB}--Under the Rainbow {GB} Bullet Train poses at Woodfield Farm Stud in front of a picture of him {SW & MGSP-Eng, $212,062}, by Fantastic Light) Lifetime and his brother Frankel | Amy Lynam Record: 40-11-8-5, $273,707. O-J Barson; B-Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs (GB); T-Mark Johnston. *75,000gns Ylg >12 Stallion Trail Hailed a Success Cont. TAOCT. Participating stud farms were similarly positive, with Niamh Woods of Rathbarry Stud commenting, AWe=ve had a very busy 4th-WOL, ,5,800, Cond, 1-15, 4yo/up, 9f 104y (AWT), 2:02.25, two days showing our stallions in both Rathbarry and Glenview st. Studs, with 400 visiting the two farms. We are very thankful to STAR ARCHER (GB) (g, 4, Champs Elysees {GB}--Postale {GB}, by all the people who came to view them and extend a big thank Zamindar) Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-0, $15,405. O-Khalid Abdullah; you to ITM for once again organising this excellent event.@ B-Millsec Ltd (GB); T-Hugo Palmer. Charles O=Neill, CEO of ITM added, ASince its inception in 2015, the Irish Stallion Trail has gone from strength to strength, and this year was no exception. The feedback from a record number of participating stud farms has been extremely positive, but probably more impressive is the number of positive messages Monday=s Results: from visitors who were blown away by the whole experience. A 3rd-CHY, i26,000, Cond, 1-15, 3yo, 8f (AWT), 1:41.17, massive thank you has to go out to all the farms for their time st. and hospitality, because that is what helps make the Trail such a DUQUE (FR) (c, 3, Elusive City--Dariena {Fr}, by Highest Honor success.@ {Fr}), who accounted for Grisbi (GB) (Kendargent {Fr}) by 3/4 of a length in his Dec. 14 debut going 7 1/2 panels at Deauville last time, showed early dash and accepted a tow in second after the initial strides upped in trip here. Cruising to the fore with 300 metres remaining, the 23-10 pick was shaken up soon after and surged clear under mild urging in the latter stages to easily best reopposing foe Grisbi by five lengths. He is one of two multiple scorers from as many runners produced by a dual-winning half ROGER CURTIS, 68, PASSES AWAY to MG1SW European champion Darjina (Fr) (Zamindar) and Former trainer Roger Curtis has died at the age of 68 after a shares his GSP third dam Daralbayda (Ire) (Doyoun {Ire}) with long battle with cancer, Racing Post Reported on Monday. Curtis MG1SW European highweight Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett was based latterly in Lambourn and during his training career he {GB}). From a family which also features G1 Prix du Jockey Club- saddled 248 winners across both codes, the last one coming in winning sire Darsi (Fr) (Polish Precedent), the bay is kin to a 2013 when Elegant Olive (GB) (Alflora {Ire}) won at Huntingdon. 2-year-old filly by Makfi (GB). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, While predominantly a national hunt trainer, Curtis enjoyed i26,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. success on the flat most notably with Zafisio (Ire) (Efisio {GB}) O-Maurice Lagasse, Haras d=Etreham & Riviera Equine SARL; who he took over the training of in 2009 following his Lambourn B-Haras d=Etreham, Gestut Zur Kuste AG & Riviera Equine SARL neighbour Paul Blockley=s ban from training. (FR); T-David Smaga. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 8 OF 8 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 16 JANUARY, 2018

French Report Cont. AShe will go if she=s 100%. She had a gallop this morning and I came back [from the Gold Coast] to watch it specifically, so I was CONDITIONS RESULTS: pretty happy with the way she worked. She=ll have two more 1st-CHY, i21,000, Cond, 1-15, 4yo/up, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:33.77, gallops and then trial in nine days= time.@ st. Another top-class filly, She Will Reign (Aus) (Manhattan Rain MARIE D=ARGENT (FR) (f, 4, Kendargent {Fr}--Marie=s Rights, by {Aus}), came through a barrier trial in pleasing fashion at Vindication) Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, i34,000. O-Jean-Claude Warwick Farm on Monday. Gary Portelli=s G1 Golden Slipper and Seroul; B-Haras de Manneville (FR); T-Frederic Rossi. *i30,000 G1 Moir S. heroine was partnered by Ben Melham over 800m Ylg >15 OSLATE. and the jockey kept her on a tight rein as she finished second, 1 1/2-lengths off the classy mare Super Too (Aus) (Hinchinbrook 9th-CHY, i19,000, Cond, 1-15, 4yo, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:55.44, st. {Aus}). Portelli intends to take in another trial in two weeks time NONZA (FR) (f, 4, Zanzibari--Terra Alta {Fr}, by Kaldounevees before the filly tackles the A$250,000 Inglis Sprint over 1100m {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, i30,950. O/B-Mme Antonia at Warwick Farm on Feb. 10. Devin (FR); T-Henri-Francois Devin. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Beyond My Dreams (Ire), c, 3, Dream Ahead--Street Romance, by Street Cry (Ire). CHY, 1-15, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:19.26. B-Hubert Mazeaud (IRE). *i10,000 Wlg >15 ARQDEC.

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IN UNITED STATES: Plein Air (Ire), m, 5, Manduro (Ger)--Too In Love, (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). Santa Anita Park, 1-14, Astra S. ($82,425), 1 1/2mT, 2:27.34. B-Allevamento Deni Effevi (Ire). She Will Reign | Racing And Sports

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WINX COUNTDOWN BEGINS Feb. 10 C. F. Orr S. Caulfield Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) mania looks set to resume with Feb. 17 Lightning S. Flemington the news that the Chris Waller-trained mare is scheduled to take Feb. 24 Blue Diamond S. Caulfield in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm on Jan. 22. With her seasonal Futurity S. Caulfield debut pencilled in for the G2 Apollo S. at Randwick on Feb. 17, Oakleigh Plate Caulfield Waller intends to give the three-time G1 Cox Plate heroine a Mar. 3 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm second trial before resuming competitive action. Connections Surround S. Warwick Farm are hoping Winx will make at least three starts in the Sydney Australian Guineas Flemington autumn carnival, possibly culminating in the G1 George Ryder S. Mar. 10 Randwick Guineas Randwick at Rosehill on Mar. 24 before anything further is decided. Canterbury S. Randwick AIf she wins the [G1] George Ryder [S. on Mar. 24] by three Australian Cup Flemington lengths, and the [G1] Queen Elizabeth [S. on Apr. 14] by two Newmarket H. Flemington lengths, she=ll be on the plane,@ Waller told RSN 927's Matt Mar. 17 Coolmore Classic Rosehill Stewart on Saturday morning. Mar. 23 William Reid S. Moonee Valley

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PEDIGREE INSIGHTS: INSTILLED REGARD MOURINHO CALLS SHOTS by Andrew Caulfield IN SMARTY JONES SCORE When a 2-year-old son of Arch sold for $1,050,000 in Florida last March, the successful bidder, Lawrence Best of OXO Equine, commented that the youngster was Aa very good-looking horse@ and a hard, hard runner, while Mike Ryan, the underbidder, was sufficiently impressed to describe the colt as a Ahell of a horse,@ before adding that Ahe makes the hair stand up on the back of your head.@ That's quite a compliment from a man of Ryan's vast experience and it is beginning to look as though his instincts were right. The Arch colt--Instilled Regard--now boasts a record of 5-2-2-1 and this progressive performer was impressive in winning the GIII LeComte S. Saturday at Fair Grounds. Cont. p4 (click here)

IN TDN EUROPE TODAY SCAT DADDY WELL REPRESENTED IN Mourinho runs away in the Oaklawn stretch | Coady Photography IRELAND John Berry looks into the increasing influence of the late Mourinho, named a >TDN Rising Star= after an impressive Scat Daddy as a potential sire of sires. Click or tap here to go debut at Santa Anita, rebounded from a pair of short-priced straight to TDN Europe. defeats to take the Smarty Jones S. wire-to-wire at Oaklawn Park Monday, continuing an unprecedented run of success for Bob Baffert trained 3-year-olds at the Hot Springs oval. The bay, who sold for just $30,000 to William Danny Pate as a Keeneland September yearling, was bought by Phoenix Thoroughbred III for $625,000 at last year=s OBS March sale after breezing a quarter-mile in :20 1/5. Scoring by 4 1/4 lengths in his Sept. 30 unveiling, Mourinho ran second at 3-10 after dueling on a fast pace in the Speakeasy S. in Arcadia Oct. 15. Favored again in the GIII Bob Hope S. while removing blinkers Nov. 11 at Del Mar, he chased returning Springboard Mile S. hero Greyvitos (Malibu Moon) and settled for the runner-up spot once again. Hammered down to 3-5 with the shades back on in this first two-turn test, Mourinho broke alertly and, after turning back an early bid for the lead by Tap Daddy (Scat Daddy), showed the way in the clear through splits of :23.33 and :48.09. The scratched- down quintet was within three lengths of each other heading into the far turn, where Drayden Van Dyke put the pedal to the metal and started to open up on the favorite. Cont. p3 Coady Photo

Owner: Phoenix RISING STAR , MOURINHO a $625,000 2yo purchase last year, became Trainer: Bob Baffert his sire’s newest stakes winner after a front- BRED & SOLD running 3 ¼-length victory in Monday’s BY WINSTAR $150,000 SMARTY JONES S. at Oaklawn, vaulting onto the Kentucky Derby trail. [watch race]

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Mourinho Calls Shots in Smarty Jones Score cont. stretch, and the front-runner coasted home a bit more than three lengths to the good. Combatant was well clear for place honors. AHe=s a horse we get to relax in the morning, so the blinkers I think helped him stay focused and it benefitted him,@ said Van Dyke after the race. ABob said, >We=re the fastest horse in the race, so get the lead and go from there,= and luckily it worked out.@ For his win, Mourinho earned 10 points in the Road to the Kentucky Derby standings, with the second through fourth finishers picking up four, two and one points respectively. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- Tipton.

Mourinho turns for home in command | Coady Photography

Springboard place runner and second choice Combatant (Scat Daddy) was in a bit tight at the rail before angling out into the clear three-eighths from home. By that time, however, ‘TDN Rising Star’ Mourinho (Super Saver) earns his first Mourinho had built up a considerable advantage, and stakes win wire-to-wire in Oaklawn’s Smarty Jones S. Combatant was only slightly able to eat into that cushion in the TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

Monday, Oaklawn Park Margins: 3 1/4, 8, 4HF. Odds: 0.60, 1.60, 6.10. SMARTY JONES S., $147,000, OP, 1-15, 3yo, 1m, 1:37.25, ft. Also Ran: Bode's Maker, Arched Feather. Scratched: Navistar, 1--MOURINHO, 115, c, 3, by Super Saver Lone Rock. 1st Dam: Sandi's Ready (SP, $122,783), by More Than Ready 2nd Dam: Snickeez, by Mr. Greeley 3rd Dam: Lady Theodora, by Mari's Book 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. >TDN RISING STAR=. ($30,000 Ylg '16 Cont. from p1 KEESEP; $625,000 2yo '17 OBSMAR). O-Phoenix Thoroughbred The LeComte may only be a Grade III, but its past III; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Drayden Van winners include several which have gone on to Dyke. $90,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $154,360. better things, including Oxbow (2013 GI Preakness S.), Ron The Greek (three Grade I successes, including the Santa Anita H. and Jockey SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations Club Gold Cup) and Hard Spun (2007 GI King's Bishop S., after Dam sold by James B. Keogh (Grovendale) finishing second in the GI Kentucky Derby and third in the Consigned by de Meric Sales Preakness). The surprising aspect of Instilled Regard's story is that this very 2--Combatant, 115, c, 3, Scat Daddy--Border Dispute, by well-connected colt had RNA'd at only $110,000 just six months Boundary. ($320,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-Winchell before he sold for roughly ten times that amount. His pedigree Thoroughbreds LLC & Willis Horton Racing LLC; B-Paget is solid and carries the Claiborne hallmark, even though he was Bloodstock (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $30,000. bred by KatieRich Farms. His sire Arch spent his stallion career at Sold by Blandford Stud for Paget Bloodstock Claiborne, as did Seeking The Gold, and Riva Ridge, the 3--Tap Daddy, 117, c, 3, Scat Daddy--Easy Tap, by Tapit. stallions responsible for Instilled Regard's second, third and O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. fourth dams, all of whom were bred by Ogden Phipps. Cont. p5 $15,000. Wnrs 2017 1. Kitten’s Joy 176 2. Empire Maker 174 LEADING SIRES 3. Malibu Moon 173 BY WINNERS 4. Into Mischief 159 5. Tapit 152 6. CONGRATS 150 7. Speightstown 142 8. Hard Spun 137 9. Candy Ride (Arg) 128 10. More Than Ready 123

Source: TDN Sire Lists, active North American sires thru 12/31

2018 Oaks contender STRONGER THAN EVER Saturday’s winner of the Silverbulletday S. at Fair Grounds

A.P. Indy - Praise, by Mr. Prospector | 2018 Fee: $17,500 S&N

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Pedigree Insights: Instilled Regard cont.

Instilled Regard | Hodges Photography/Jamie Hernandez

Instilled Regard is a member of the penultimate crop by Arch, who died in January 2016 at the age of 21. Arch's overall record as a stallion can be gauged from the way his fee fell and then recovered very well. Having been forced into retirement by problems with an ankle, the son of Kris S. started his career at a fee of $20,000 in 1999. By his fourth and fifth seasons his fee was down to $15,000 but by 2004 and 2005 he was available for $5,000 and $7,500, respectively. The straight-talking Seth Hancock commented in 2003 that AArch is not doing what we hoped he might do, but you can't say he's that big a disappointment because no son of Kris S. made it. I thought with his female family he would overcome that, but so far he hasn't and it doesn't look like he will.@ Anyone could have been forgiven for thinking that Arch's days at Claiborne were numbered but he pulled off a remarkable recovery, to the extent that his fee began to rally and his last three years were spent at a fee of $40,000. It turned out that a bit of patience was required with some of Arch's best winners (which wasn't too surprising in view of Arch's own record, which included just one start as a 2-year-old). For example, his first crop contained Les Arcs, a gelding who won the G1 Golden Jubilee and G1 July Cup as a 6-year-old in 2006. His second crop was led by Prince Arch, winner of the GI Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup H. as a 4-year-old in 2005 and more recently we have seen Grade I victories for the 6-year-olds Hymn Book (Donn H. in 2012) and Grand Arch (Shadwell Turf Mile in 2015). However, his fourth crop contained a pair of fillies who shone as 3-year-olds, with Pine Island taking the GI Alabama S. and Arravale the GI Del Mar Oaks and the GI E.P. Taylor S. Pine Island and Arravale both scored over a mile and a quarter, as had Arch when he gained his biggest success, in the GI Super Derby. Cont. p6 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

Pedigree Insights: Instilled Regard cont. are Blame and his fellow Grade I winner Pine Island, as well as With Roberto and Danzig as his grandsires, Arch was very the GIII Iowa Derby winner Bent On Bourbon and the Listed capable of siring smart turf performers, but Instilled Regard is winner Albasharah. These four stakes winners represent only an the latest in a lengthy line of good unexceptional 5% of the sample, dirt runners, headed by Blame, but now we have Instilled Regard 2010's champion older male with a second dam by Seeking The whose victories included that Gold. stunning defeat of Zenyatta in the Needless to say, this second dam GI Breeders' Cup Classic. The list by Seeking The Gold isn't any old also features such as It Tiz Well daughter of the 1988 Dwyer S. (last year's GI Cotillion S.) and and Super Derby winner. She is Archarcharch (GI Arkansas Derby). Heavenly Prize, an eight-times His total of Graded/Group winners Grade I winner at the ages of two, now stands at 36, which is pretty three and four who was 1994's good going considering that most champion 3-year-old filly. of his early crops numbered fewer This is truly a blue-blooded than 50 named foals. It is worth pedigree. Instilled Regard's fifth adding that Blame and Hymn Book dam is Lady Pitt, America's are members of his 7,500-dollar champion 3-year-old filly of 1966. 2006 crop. Arch | Claiborne Farm Lady Pitt had the type of record Naturally for a stallion based at Claiborne, Arch was mated to a it's hard to imagine nowadays, as she notched up 14 starts as a lot of mares sired by Mr Prospector or his sons, with daughters juvenile and another 16 at three, when her wins included the of Seeking The Gold being by far the most popular option. There Mother Goose S. and the CCA Oaks. She raced 47 times in all. are now 80 foals of racing age bred this way and among them Cont. p7 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

Pedigree Insights: Instilled Regard cont. FEAR THE COWBOY NEXT IN LINE FOR Although Lady Pitt's sons included The Liberal Member, winner of the GI Brooklyn H., it was largely her daughters who ensured PEGASUS SPOT by Bill Finley that her name lives on. Three of them produced graded stakes winners, including her Buckpasser fillies Bank Of England (dam of the Reviewer colt Comptroller) and Queen Pot (dam of the smart European miler King of Clubs). However, it was Lady Pitt's Riva Ridge filly Blitey--the fourth dam of Instilled Regard--who made the biggest impact. Herself a winner of the GII Maskette H. and GII Test S., Blitey produced Grade I winners to three different stallions--Nijinsky, Easy Goer and Mr Prospector. Her Nijinsky colt Dancing Spree was fast enough to win the GI Carter H. and GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, in addition to the GI Suburban H. over a mile and a quarter, while his sister Dancing All Night took the GII Long Island H. over a mile and a half. Instilled Regard's third dam, Oh What A Dance, was an unraced sister to Dancing Spree and Dancing All Night. Oh What a Dance also enjoyed Grade I success as a broodmare with Heavenly Prize's sister Oh What A Windfall, who took the Matron S. Another sister to Heavenly Prize, the Grade I-placed Dancinginmydreams, produced Dancing Forever, a Rahy colt Fear the Cowboy | Lauren King who landed the Grade I Woodford Reserve Manhattan H. Heavenly Prize also did sterling work, notably with two sons Unofficially, there is one starting spot left for the lineup for the sired by Storm Cat. One of them, Good Reward, won the Grade I GI Pegasus World Cup, and it appears that it will be given to Fear Hollywood Derby and GI Manhattan H., while the other, Pure the Cowboy (Cowboy Cal), the recent winner of the GIII Harlan's Prize, landed the GII Kentucky Cup Classic H. Without a Grade I Holiday S. at Gulfstream. win to his name, Pure Prize started out at a fee of $7,500 but Trainer Efren Loza, Jr. told the TDN that owners Kathleen succeeded in siring Grade I winners in both North and South Amaya and Raffaele Centofanti have committed to running in America. the race but are awaiting notification from The Stronach Group Instilled Regard's dam Enhancing is a daughter of Forestry, which that they will be allowed to take the remaining spot. Considering makes her a three-parts-sister to Pure Prize and Good Reward. that Fear the Cowboy is a recent stakes winner at Gulfstream Another daughter of Forestry has already produced a Kentucky and may just be the top older male horse in training who is not Derby winner--Nyquist--so there is reason for hoping that Instilled yet officially in the Pegasus, it seems unlikely track management Regard, with plenty of stamina in his pedigree, has more to offer on would grant the spot to another horse. the road to Churchill Downs. (Click here to return to p1) AIt looks like it's 99% true that he will be running in that race, we just haven't signed a contract with The Stronach Group yet.@ Loza said. AThey are in negotiation with some other people and INSTILLED REGARD, c, 3, GSW & GISP, 5-2-2-1, $228,000 we haven't signed a contract yet, so I don't want to make any Hail to Reason Roberto @ Bramalea official statements. Kris S. Princequillo (Ire) Loza said he expected an official notification on Fear the Sharp Queen Bridgework Cowboy's status either Tuesday or Wednesday. Arch Northern Dancer Danzig After nine of 12 starting spots, costing $1 million each, were Pas de Nom Aurora Alydar purchased at the Dec. 15 deadline for the $16-million race, The Althea Courtly Dee Stronach Group, the owners of Gulfstream, secured the Storm Bird remaining three spot and went shopping for horses to fill out Storm Cat Terlingua Forestry the field. According to a recent report in the Daily Racing Form, Pleasant Colony Shared Interest two of three starting berths have been handed out to War Story Enhancing Surgery 7-1-2-0 Mr. Prospector (Northern Afleet) and Giant Expectations (Frost Giant). 5 Fls, 1 GSW Heavenly Prize Seeking the Gold 11 Fls, 1 MGISW, Con Game AI believe we will be the top choice among the horses they are 1 GSW, 1 SW Oh What a Dance Nijinsky considering for the last spot,@ Loza said. 8 Fls Blitey Cont. p8 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

Fear the Cowboy Next in Line for Pegasus Spot cont. Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, HD. Odds: 3.50, 1.10, 4.20. Fear the Cowboy has proven himself to be an overachiever Also Ran: Laseen (Ire), Chocolate Coated, Lady Valeur (Ire), Do during his career. Purchased for just $1,500, at the Fasig-Tipton the Dance. Scratched: Bombilate. Click for the Equibase.com Kentucky February Mixed Sale 2013, he has won 9 of 27 career chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue- starts while earning $570,869. Also the winner of the 2017 style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. GIII Skip Away S. at Gulfstream, he seems to just now be hitting Madame Stripes, placed in five graded or group stakes in her peak form. career, finally got her day in the sun and broke through to "We know it will be a really tough race and a challenge for us, capture the GIII Megahertz S. Monday at Santa Anita. but we know our horse is in really good form and he really loves A second-out graduate in her native Argentina in 2015, the bay Gulfstream" Loza said. "But, obviously, he'll be running against a was runner-up in the G2 General Luis Maria Campos and different kind of horse [in the Pegasus] and it will be a big G1 Polla de Potrancas at Hipodromo that term before running challenge. Our horse comes from the back and there is a lot of fourth in the G1 Argentine Oaks and coming Stateside. Laid up speed, so that will help. This is a race everyone wants to run in for over a year, she tallied just once in her first six North and our horse is in really good form. I know he's a 6-year-old American starts before getting up to take the restricted Osunitas horse, but his last race was his best race ever." S. July 21 at Del Mar. Third in the GII John C. Mabee S. there Javier Castellano rode Fear the Cowboy in the Harlan's Holiday, Sept. 2, she missed by a nose in the restricted Swingtime S. over but is already committed to West Coast (Flatter). Loza said he course and distance Oct. 7 and, after a dull 11th place effort in has some riders in mind but is not certain yet who will get the the GII Goldikova S. on the Breeders= Cup undercard Nov. 4, ran mount. third on dirt in the GII Bayakoa S. last out Dec. 3 at Los Alamitos. The owners of those horses that are taking over The Stronach Back on the green as a distant second choice to her Swingtime Group spots are not required to pay the $1-million entry fee. conqueror Insta Erma here, Madame Stripes broke a beat slowly However, they will be running for only 50% of the purse money and was squeezed back to last before progressing into fifth and any money they earn above $1 million will be distributed to going into the clubhouse turn. She held that position down the the nine owners who were in by Dec. 15. backstretch, about five lengths behind splits of :23.11 and :46.98. Insta Erma made a quick bid for the lead at the top of the far turn and went on with pacesetter Thundering Sky as Madame Stripes advanced up onto the leaders= heels passing Monday, Santa Anita three-quarters in 1:10.78. Switching into the three path for the MEGAHERTZ S.-GIII, $100,690, SA, 1-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, drive, the Gainesway colorbearer swept past the favorite a 1:34.24, fm. sixteenth from home and edged clear late to prevail. Insta Erma 1--MADAME STRIPES (ARG), 122, m, 6, by Equal Stripes (Arg) completed the exacta and Thundering Sky held onto third from 1st Dam: Courtisane (Arg), by Silver Finder Laseen (Ire) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) in a photo. 2nd Dam: Compagne (Arg), by Payant (Arg) 3rd Dam: Celine (Arg), by Lefty 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. O-Gainesway Stable; B-Gustavo Javier Alvarez (ARG); T-Neil D. Drysdale; J-Kent J. Desormeaux. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 17-4-7-2, $313,218. *Full to Equal Court (Arg), SW & GSP-Arg; & Equal Councellor (Arg), MG1SP- Arg. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Insta Erma, 122, m, 5, Pioneerof the Nile--Enchanted Woods, by Woodman. ($290,000 4yo '17 FTKHRA). O-Medallion Racing, Premier Racing Club et al.; B-Zayat Stables, LLC (KY); T-Richard Baltas. $20,000.

3--Thundering Sky, 122, m, 5, Sky Mesa--Uninhibited Song, by Unbridled's Song. ($145,000 Ylg '14 FTSAUG). O-Matthew Schera; B-Almar Farm, LLC (KY); T-George Weaver. $12,000. Madame Stripes kicks away late in the Megahertz | Benoit Photo SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 9 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

Pedigree Notes: DREAMING OF ANNA DIES AT 14 The winner=s dam is a half-sister to Argentinian G1SW Cagnotte (Arg) (Sunray Spirit), while her second dam is a half to Argentinian champion Campagnarde (Arg) (Oak Dancer {GB}), who captured the GI Ramona H. at Del Mar in 1991. That mare sold for $1.2-million to Diamond A at the 2000 Keeneland November sale and produced American GSWs Lovely Rafaela (A.P. Indy) and Rize (Theatrical {Ire}). Courtisane foaled thus- unraced full-brothers to the winner in 2014 and 2015 and was bred to Tapit last term.

STALLIONS’ FIRST FOALS FROSTED, Darley ! Filly, foaled Jan. 15, out of Snow Top Mountain (Najran) ! Bred and owned by Audley Farm in Belleville, Va. Dreaming of Anna and Wayne Catalano | Horsephotos ! Half to Kentucky Derby hopeful Greyvitos (Malibu Moon) Frank Calabrese=s Dreaming of Anna (Rahy--Justenuffheart, by Broad Brush), the champion juvenile filly of 2006, died last week BRODY=S CAUSE, Spendthrift Farm at the age of 14, according to reports first published in the Daily ! Colt, foaled Jan. 11, out of Set=n on Ready (More Than Ready) Racing Form. As a Wayne Catalano trainee, she captured the ! Bred and owned by Wynnstay Farm in Winchester, Ky. GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies in 2006--her greatest ! AThis is an amazing foal,@ said Tim Hamlin, owner of Wynnstay achievement in a career that saw her win 10 times from 17 Farm. AI couldn't be happier.@ starts with earnings of $2,024,550. Dreaming of Anna won graded stakes at the ages of two, three WAR DANCER, Rockridge Stud and four and, despite notching her defining victory on dirt, ! Colt, foaled Jan. 6, out of Sadie=s Song (Unbridled=s Song) competed on the turf for the majority of her career. She retired ! Bred by McConnell Racing at the conclusion of the 2008 season and began a successful ! Foaled at Waldorf Farm in North Chatham, N.Y. broodmare career. She most notably produced GI King=s Bishop S. runner-up and sire Fast Anna (Medaglia d=Oro) and GSW Dreamologist (Tapit), but also achieved success as the grand- dam of SW & GISP With Honors (War Front). Her final foal was a 2017 colt by Declaration of War.

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2017 Leading Sires of 2YOs by Winners for stallions standing in North America through Sunday, Dec. 31 Earnings and Black-type represents worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2017

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Scat Daddy 7 15 6 10 2 3 83 39 $706,652 $3,469,490 (2004) by Johannesburg Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mendelssohn 2 Into Mischief 5 12 1 4 -- -- 87 35 $185,229 $2,286,747 (2005) by Harlan's Holiday Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Aveenu Malcainu 3 Violence 4 6 -- 2 -- -- 65 32 $134,580 $1,588,996 (2010) by Medaglia d'Oro Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY Fee: $25,000 Cosmic Burst 4 Overanalyze 4 6 -- 2 -- 1 64 26 $237,000 $1,665,118 (2010) by Dixie Union Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Piedi Bianchi 5 Tapit -- 1 ------59 25 $71,438 $1,249,281 (2001) by Pulpit Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $300,000 Swing Beat 6 Midnight Lute 2 7 -- 3 -- 1 58 24 $159,757 $1,369,621 (2003) by Real Quiet Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY Fee: $15,000 Aheadbyacentury 7 Trappe Shot 1 4 -- 1 -- -- 48 23 $91,080 $901,094 (2007) by Tapit Stands: Claiborne Farm KY Fee: $7,500 Beautiful Shot 8 Kitten's Joy 3 9 3 5 -- 3 63 22 $652,501 $1,827,516 (2001) by El Prado (Ire) Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Gendarme 9 Colonel John 3 7 -- 1 -- -- 50 22 $93,985 $929,559 (2005) by Tiznow Stands: Jeju Stud KY Fee: Private Respect the Hustle 10 Speightstown 2 2 -- 1 -- -- 41 21 $268,861 $1,195,533 (1998) by Gone West Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $100,000 Molto Allegro 11 Creative Cause 4 5 1 1 -- -- 55 21 $170,415 $1,068,578 (2009) by Giant's Causeway Stands: Airdrie Stud KY Fee: $20,000 Significant Form 12 More Than Ready 3 8 3 5 1 1 65 20 $685,000 $2,111,151 (1997) by Southern Halo Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $60,000 Rushing Fall 13 Uncle Mo 4 8 1 2 1 1 48 20 $270,000 $1,183,230 (2008) by Indian Charlie Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $125,000 Dream Tree 14 Jimmy Creed 2 6 1 2 -- 1 44 20 $188,400 $897,174 (2009) by Distorted Humor Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Spectator 15 Warrior's Reward 1 2 ------56 20 $146,334 $656,961 (2006) by Medaglia d'Oro Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $5,000 Battle Station

FOR ALL TDN SIRE LISTSBINCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CROP-YEAR REPORTS--VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/TDN-SIRE-STATS/ gives me a little more, so everything worked out. When the other horse [Evaluator] came right next to me, I thought I was going to get beat. But he felt it and just kept on trying and never gave up and the other horse didn't get us there in time. He ran a Monday=s Results: huge race." DAMON RUNYON S., $100,000, AQU, 1-15, (S), 3yo, 1m, First noted by David Grening of the Daily Racing Form, West 1:38.75, ft. Point Thoroughbreds bought the winner at the Fasig-Tipton 1--EMPIRE LINE, 116, c, 3, by Morning Line Midlantic sale and was contacted by former Louisville basketball 1st Dam: Homecoming Dance, by Vindication coach Rick Pitino, who also bid on the horse, to buy a piece of 2nd Dam: Autumnal, by Forestry Empire Line. Homecoming Dance is a half to the 2017 3rd Dam: Marie J, by Mr. Prospector GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf victor Rushing Fall (More 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($50,000 Ylg '16 SARAUG; $180,000 2yo Than Ready). She also has a juvenile filly by Tapizar and visited '17 EASMAY). O-West Point Thoroughbreds & RAP Racing; Paynter last season. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding (NY); T-George sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Weaver; J-Eric Cancel. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $93,000. INTERBOROUGH S., $100,000, AQU, 1-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:23.30, ft. 1--DIVINE MISS GREY, 119, f, 4, Divine Park--Seattle Grey, by 2--Evaluator, 122, c, 3, Overanalyze--Show Me the Carats, by Friends Lake. More Than Ready. ($30,000 Ylg '16 SARAUG). O-R & H Stable; 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. ($100,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP) O-Corms B-EKQ Stables Corp. (NY); T-Michael Dilger. $20,000. Racing Stable; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY); T-Danny Gargan; J-Kendrick Carmouche. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 14-7-3-0, $293,672. *Full to Divine Dawn, GSP, $187,875. 3--Morning Breez, 116, c, 3, Morning Line--Tico Breeze, by 2--Boule, 117, f, 4, Exchange Rate--Routine, by Empire Maker. Carson City. ($62,000 Wlg '15 FTNMIX; $65,000 Ylg '16 O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY); T-William I. Mott. $20,000. SARAUG). O-John Caputo & Lady DelPo & The Boys Racing LLC; 3--Going for Broke, 116, m, 5, Blame--Support the Cause, by Put B-Hart Farm & Rhapsody Farm (NY); T-Carlos F. Martin. It Back. O/B-Waterford Stables, Inc. (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $10,000. $10,000. Margins: 3 1/4, 1 3/4, 3. Odds: 2.20, 12.70, 4.10. Also Ran: Inconclusive, Lucy N Ethel, Kalabaka, Heavenly Score, Margins: NO, 4 3/4, 6 1/4. Odds: 2.00, 4.80, 6.80. Alpine Sky, Littlemissbusiness, Come Dancing. Also Ran: Battle Station, Smooth Move, Seven Lilies, Jaye Jaye. Divine Miss Grey was claimed for $16,000 at Gulfstream Park in Empire Line scored on debut with a very professional March for conditioner Luis Ramirez and Lucas Stritsman. She performance against fellow state-breds locally Dec. 1. He made one start for those connections before moving to Danny entered Monday with a bullet five-furlong work in 1:01 flat Gargan and Corms Racing Stable and rattling off three straight (1/12) over the Belmont training track Jan. 9. victories before a seventh-place effort in the GI Test S. at The favorite settled third while traveling in the four path Saratoga Aug. 5. She posted consecutive runner-up finishes tracking pacesetter Morning Breez through a :23.25 opening against optional-claiming foes on the turf at Belmont Oct. 9 and quarter. The dark bay continued to gain while three wide on the the local main track Nov. 9. The chestnut got back to the far turn and got on even terms with the leader into the stretch. winners circle last time out here Dec. 10. Empire Line took command at the eighth pole, but had to hold The favorite broke sharply, but let Lucy N= Ethel (During) sprint off a resilient Evaluator in the final strides to get his nose down to the lead from the outside and settled along the rail second first in the shadow of the wire to stay unbeaten. through a :23.25 opening quarter. Divine Miss Grey took the "I wanted to be on the outside on the trip because he feels a lead entering the far turn while saving all the ground and kicked little more comfortable,@ said winning rider Eric Cancel. AHe clear in the stretch before pulling away to an easy score. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

"Danny told me they had a couple of speed horses in the race on the outside of her and we just played the break, how they came out of there, said winning jockey Kendrick Carmouche. AAnd my filly, she broke really sharp today and no one wanted to take the lead, [no one was] aggressive enough. So, I just let my Monday=s Results: filly run out of there and just make the lead and by the time I 3rd-GP, $44,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-15, 3yo, f, got to the quarter pole, I mean, she was running so easy, I was 6f, 1:10.81, ft. just waiting on a challenge.@ HEAVENHASMYNIKKI (f, 3, Majestic Warrior--Floral Park, by Seattle Grey, who is a half to MGSW Noble Court, is Forest Wildcat), briefly considered for the GI Breeders= Cup responsible for a juvenile colt by Cairo Prince and a yearling filly Juvenile Fillies for her unveiling before debuting at Mahoning by Summer Front. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, Valley Oct. 31, where she dominated a state-bred special weight sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. field by 5 1/4 lengths. The 3-1 shot missed the break and was hustled up to sit just behind the favored leader Toni Ann=s 6th-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 1-15, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.20, ft. Miracle (Hear No Evil) down the backstretch. The chestnut MORNING HUNT (c, 3, Morning Line--Dove Season, by City Zip) continued to bide her time on the rail around the far turn before was the most expensive 2-year-old by Morning Line sold last a lane opened up for her turning for home. She continued to year when he was purchased by his current connections for grind away at the pacesetter=s advantage past the sixteenth $240,000 at the OBS April sale after breezing a furlong in pole and got up in the final strides to score by a head. :10 1/5. The 9-1 shot broke sharply and stalked the early pace Heavenhasmynikki is a half to Dougs Buddy (Badge of Silver), through a :23.15 first quarter. He continued to travel in the SW, $213,959, and Floral Sky (Sky Mesa), MSW & GSP, $206,732. three path around the far turn before swinging out into the Their dam has a yearling colt by Twirling Candy and was bred to middle of the track and finding another gear to kick away to an Runhappy last season. Sales history: $150,000 Ylg '16 FTKOCT. easy 5 3/4-length score. Home Run Maker (Into Mischief) rallied Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $43,500. Click for the Equibase.com to grab second. The winner=s third dam is MGSW Class Kris chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (Kris S.), who produced MGISW Student Council. This is the first O-Loooch Racing Stables, Inc.; B-Langsem Farm, Inc (OH); foal out of Dove Season, who also has a yearling filly by Paynter T-Anthony T. Quartarolo. and was bred to Dominus last year. Sales history: $25,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $36,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Westbury Stables LLC; B-W. S. Farish (KY); T-Mark E. Casse.

Monday=s Results: NYTB Stallion Season Auction Now Live: 6th-PRX, $56,550, Msw, 1-15, 3yo, 7f, 1:25.73, ft. The New York Thoroughbred Breeders, Inc.=s annual stallion FOREST FIRE (g, 3, Friesan Fire--Majestic Forestry, by Forestry), season auction is now live and will continue until the close of a dull fourth in his debut over this track and trip Nov. 20 for bidding Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. EST. trainer Blane Servis, was let go at 13-1 in this second go. The Highlighted seasons include Alpha, Astern, Bellamy Road, Big dark bay gelding pulled his way to the early lead, set fractions of Brown, Commissioner, Central Banker, Dialed In, Exaggerator, :23.62 and :47.10 and held sway over Shanghai Check (Shanghai Freud, Frosted, Jimmy Creed, Laoban, Golden Ticket, Bobby) to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Click for the Equibase.com Midshipman, Palace, Tale of Ekati, Perfect Soul and Union chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: Jackson. 2-1-0-0, $39,780. The auction is being conducted on the Starquine bidding O/B-Shirley Lojeski (PA); T-John C. Servis. platform and bidders must register with Starquine.com prior to bidding. For questions, contact [email protected] or call HAVE A NEW FOAL? 518-587-0777. Click here to submit your Foaling News for Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares for publication in the TDN. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 3 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018

7th-OP, $76,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 1-15, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:39.51, ft. SASSY SIENNA (f, 3, Midshipman--Tap for Gold, by Pleasant Tap), a debut winner over the turf at Indiana Downs last July, Monday=s Results: was third in the Aug. 31 P.G. Johnson S. over the Saratoga lawn 2nd-OP, $75,000, (S), Msw, 1-15, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.96, ft. before taking to the main track for a fourth-place finish in the GEORGIA'S REWARD (f, 3, Warrior=s Reward--Tapit Lightly, by Oct. 6 GI Darley Alcibiades S. Runner-up in an off-turf Churchill Tapit) came home fourth after a troubled start and a wide trip in allowance Nov. 16, the dark bay filly was coming off a fifth-place her Nov. 3 debut going 6 1/2 furlongs at Churchill Downs Nov. 3. effort in the Dec. 17 Trapeze S. at Remington Park. Favored at The even-money favorite sat just off the early pace through a 4-5, Sassy Sienna was with the pacesetters going into the first quarter in :22.08. She rallied three wide turning for home and turn, but fell back slightly before spurting back to challenge for inhaled pacesetting Firewater Rocket (Macho Rocket) at the lead while three wide down the backstretch. She grabbed midstretch before drawing away to win by 4 3/4 lengths. the lead with authority turning for home and stormed clear to Georgia=s Reward, a $29,000 KEENOV weanling, RNA=d for win by an effortless 9 1/2 lengths. First Alternate (Alternation) $47,000 as a KEESEP yearling. Tapit Lightly, in foal to Dominus, was second. Sassy Sienna, a $65,000 KEESEP yearling, is a half- sold for $20,000 at last year=s Keeneland November sale. The sister to Newton John (Stormin Fever, GSP, $122,191); and to mare is a half-sister to GISP Grace and (More Than Spina (During, SP, $270,360). She was entered in last week=s Ready), who produced Australian Group 1 winner Delectation Keeneland January sale, but was withdrawn. Tap for Gold, a (Aus) (Shamardal). Tapit Lightly produced a filly by Liaison in daughter of graded stakes winner and multiple Grade I placed 2017. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Golden Reef (Mr. Prospector), produced a colt by Revolutionary Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $47,835. last year and was bred back to Kantharos. Click for the O-JRita Young Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Robby & Treissa Robinson Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. (AR); T-Ron Moquett. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $109,600. O-Zayat Stables, LLC; B-Haymarket Farm LLC (KY); T-Brad H. Cox. EQB yearling auction purchase • www.EQB.com

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4th-FG, $42,000, (S), Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 1-15, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:40.31, fm. DONTMESSWITHJOANNE (f, 4, Pioneerof the Nile--Cinnamon Kisses, by Doneraile Court) got up in time to best allowance foes by a nose at Churchill Downs Sept. 24 before a pair of Monday=s Results: stakes tries here, finishing third in the Si Cima Overnight S. Nov. 8th-SA, $58,690, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 1-15, 18 and fifth in the Louisiana Champions Day Ladies S. Dec. 9. The 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.40, ft. heavy 2-5 favorite bided her time throughout the early stages, HOT SEAN (c, 4, Flatter--Stormy B, by Cherokee Run), second settling last through the first six furlongs. She was shifted out behind Gunnevera (Dialed In) in the 2016 GIII Delta Downs four wide turning for home and began her rally down the center Jackpot S., made only two starts in 2017. He finished third in a of the track, grabbing the lead inside the final sixteenth and Santa Anita optional claimer Oct. 22 and was most recently a kicked clear to win by 1 1/4-lengths. The winner=s dam, who narrowly beaten runner-up going one mile in a Los Alamitos RNA=d for $37,000 recently at Keeneland January, has a juvenile optional claimer Dec. 17. Sent off at 7-2, Hot Sean traded blows colt by Maclean=s Music and was bred to Cairo Prince last year. with Air Vice Marshal (War Front) in the early going through an Sales history: $87,000 Ylg '15 OBSWIN. Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-1, opening quarter in :23.59 and a half in :47.25. Those two were $113,495. Click for the Equibase.com chart. joined by favored Donworth, who surged up between foes O-Zayat Stables, LLC; B-Gulf Haven Farms, LLC (LA); T-Brad H. leaving the backstretch. The three turned for home together Cox. after three-quarters in 1:11.32, but Donworth soon gave way, leaving Air Vice Marshal and Hot Sean to battle it out to the EQB yearling auction purchase • www.EQB.com wire. Hot Sean was going the best late and earned a determined 3/4 of a length victory. Hot Sean is a half to Itsaknockout (Lemon 8th-FG, $38,000, Msw, 1-15, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:41.34, fm. Drop Kid, GSW, $398,010); and to Storm Power (Tiz Wonderful, HOLLY GO LIGHTLY (f, 3, Artie Schiller--Its About Midnight, by SW, $253,755). Stormy B, in foal to Pioneerof the Nile, sold to Distorted Humor) flashed some speed before fading to third in Red Hawk Farm for $610,000 at last year=s Keeneland November her debut on the Churchill Downs main track Nov. 9. She was sale, a year after selling to Hunter Valley Farm for $450,000 at last seen finishing fourth in an off-the-turfer on a sloppy track that same auction while in foal to Liam=s Map. Her Liam=s Map here Dec. 8. Trying turf and stretching out to two turns for the weanling filly RNA=d for $140,000 at the 2017 Keeneland first time, the 8-1 shot was bumped hard at the start, but quickly November sale. The mare is a half-sister to multiple graded challenged for the early lead before settling into second along stakes winner Rush Bay (Cozzene). Sales history: $80,000 Wlg '14 the rail heading into the clubhouse turn. The bay took command KEENOV; $550,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSP, 7-3-3-1, entering the far turn and was a length clear of the field at the $305,760. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, quarter pole. Holly Go Lightly dug in gamely inside the final sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. furlong, holding off Big Blue Magic (Tiznow) in the final strides O-Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman; for the half-length graduation. It=s About Midnight, a $725,000 B-Brookfield Stud (KY); T-Bob Baffert. Keeneland September purchase by the Lows in 2008, also has a juvenile filly, who recently sold for $90,000 at last year=s 5th-SA, $57,035, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-15, 3yo, 6 Keeneland September. The mare visited Will Take Charge, and 1/2fT, 1:13.67, fm. sold in foal to that sire for $60,000 at last week=s Keeneland AFLEET ASCENT (c, 3, Northern Afleet--Skip Queen, by Skip January sale. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $31,080. Click for the Away) reported home third in his debut at Los Alamitos Sept. 9, Equibase.com chart. but employed stalking tactics to eke out a half-length win in his O-/B-Robert & Lawana Low (KY); T-Steve Margolis. 5 1/2-panel turf bow at Del Mar Nov. 10. Only fourth switched to Golden Gate=s synthetic going a mile in the Dec. 2 Gold Rush S.--his third surface in as many starts--the $32,000 OBSAUG YOU’RE JUST ONE CLICK AWAY yearling was favored at 9-5 in this return. Away to a quick FROM GETTING YOUR OWN FREE beginning, the bay dueled for the lead in his maiden voyage down the hill course and soon established a neck advantage DAILY SUBSCRIPTION TO THE TDN over a rival to his outside. Hitting the half-mile marker in :44.21, To fill out our easy, four-line sign up form, click here Rafael Bejarano gave Afleet Ascent a few right handers in midstretch and the bay drew off to win by 1 1/2 lengths over the TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 5 OF 6 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • JANUARY 16, 2018 closing Move Over (GB) (Acclamation {GB}). A :10 flat breeze at Perpetuo, f, 3, Pioneerof the Nile--Ribbon Taffy, by Hard Spun. OBSAPR resulted in the most expensive purchase price for a 2- Chukyo, 1-13, Novice Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, year-old of either sex by his sire in the last five years at $70,270. O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-Woodford Thoroughbreds (KY); $300,000, and he is a half to a juvenile filly named Mia O Maya T-Mitsumasa Nakauchida. *$170,000 Ylg >16 FTNAUG; (Custom for Carlos). Yanks Music (Air Forbes Won), the 1996 $540,000 2yo >17 FTFMAR. **AIt was a perfect performance,@ champion sophomore filly and MGISW, is a half-sister to Afleet said Yusuke Fujioka. VIDEO. Ascent=s second dam. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, $74,700. Click Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- Tipton. Apollo Tennessee, c, 3, Run Away And Hide--Font, by Pulpit. O-Ed & Susie Orr; B-Jason Hall (LA); T-Jerry Hollendorfer. Kyoto, 1-13, Maiden Race, 7f. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $54,054. O-Apollo Thoroughbred Club; B-Ron Kirk John Bates 3rd-SA, $55,035, (S), Msw, 1-15, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.17, ft. & Michael Riordan (KY); T-Kenji Yamauchi. *$14,000 RNA Wlg VIOLENT RIDGE (g, 3, Violence--Feel Ridge {Brz} {GSW-Brz}, by >15 KEENOV; $85,000 2yo >17 OBSAPR. **AHe is very easy to Choctaw Ridge), runner-up on debut at this oval Oct. 14, battled ride,@ said Yutaka Take. AHe has lots of staying power.@ VIDEO. on the lead before tiring to third at Del Mar Nov. 11. The even- Molto Allegro, f, 3, Speightstown--Mo Chuisle, by Free House. money favorite chased the pacesetters while four wide, darted Kyoto, 1-14, Kobai S., 7fT. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $445,135. to the lead with a furlong to run and came home 1 1/4 lengths O-Chizu Yoshida; B-Town And Country Horse Farm LLC & Frank the best. Faversham (Lucky Pulpit), a full-brother to champion & Kim Taylor (KY); T-Ryo Takei. *$525,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP. California Chrome, closed powerfully to get up for second in his **1/2 to Bench Points (Benchmark), GSW, $309,258; and debut. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored Points Offthebench (Benchmark), Ch. Sprinter-US, MGISW, by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $48,640. $514,940. ***AShe answered when I asked,@ said jockey Mirco O/B-BG Stables (CA); T-Hector O. Palma. Demuro. AShe will handle up to a mile.@ VIDEO.

Soleil de Paris, c, 4, Lemon Drop Kid--Chatham (MSP, $156,431), by Maria's Mon. Nakayama, 1-14, Plate Race, 9f. Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-3, $278,829. O-Chizu Yoshida; B-Stone Farm (KY); T-Noriyuki Hori. *$535,000 Ylg >15 KEESEP. **1/2 to Air Force Blue (War Front), Hwt. 2yo Colt-Eur, G1SW-Eng, Hwt. 2yo Colt-Ire, MG1SW-Ire, $844,919. ***AHe was a bit anxious, but relaxed and traveled smoothly,@ said Shu Ichibashi. IN JAPAN: American World, c, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Limonar (Ire) (SW-Fr, Best Macho, g, 5, Macho Uno--Encore, by Storm Cat. Nakayama, $124,447), by Street Cry (Ire). Kyoto, 1-13, Novice Race, 9fT. 1-13, January S., 6f. Lifetime Record: 12-6-2-1, $933,784. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $66,667. O-Katsumi Yoshizawa; O-Yukio Baba; B-Fredericka V.Caldwell & Mitchel Skolnick (KY); B-St. Elias Stables LLC (KY); T-Kenichi Fujioka. *$350,000 Ylg >16 T-Takahisa Tezuka. *$100,000 Wlg >14 FTKJUL; $260,000 2yo KEESEP. **1/2 to Mokarris (More Than Ready), SW & GSP-Eng. >15 BARFEB. **1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ***AHe showed ***AHe displayed wonderful acceleration and has lots of impressive acceleration and ran a strong race,@ said Hiroyuki potential,@ said winning jockey Suguru Hamanaka. VIDEO. Uchida. Nishino Trans Am, c, 3, Orb--Glorious Success, by Successful — Narvick Int’l / Riki Takahashi — Appeal. Kyoto, 1-13, Novice Race, 7f. Lifetime Record: 7-1-1-1, Beau Sancy, h, 5, Tiz Wonderful--Izzy Kate, by The Cliff's Edge. $83,787. O-Shigeyuki Nishiyama; B-Teneri Farm Inc. & Chukyo, 1-13, Plate Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 10-3-1-0, Bernardo Alvarez Calderon (KY); T-Hideyuki Mori. *$145,000 $228,378. O-Kazumi Yoshida; B-Terrazas Thoroughbreds Albert Wlg >15 KEENOV; $150,000 Ylg >16 KEESEP. **AHe lost focus a & Joyce Bell BGHA#1 LLC & R-Cher F (KY); T-Manabu Ikezoe. bit when he took the lead, but was best on the day,@ said *$19,000 RNA Wlg >14 KEEJAN; $35,000 Ylg >14 KEESEP; jockey Yutaka Take. $160,000 2yo >15 OBSAPR. VIDEO.

BLACK TYPE WINNERS ON SATURDAY

LEADING SPRINTER 2YOCKEY’S WARRIOR (shown) earned his third straight win and third overall stakes triumph on Saturday, proving much the best in the DUNCAN F. KENNER S. at Fair Grounds.

Later Saturday, MEDAL OF COURAGE became his sire’s newest black type winner after capturing the FREMONT S. at Delta. WARRIOR’S

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 7th-AQU, $59,000, (S), (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 1-15, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.30, ft. SARATOGA GIRO (h, 5, Girolamo--White Slippers, by Silver Deputy) Lifetime Record: MSP, 22-8-6-1, $241,002. O-Henry Steadman & Paul Barrow; B-Mendean Jonath Inc. (NY); T-Paul W. Barrow. *$27,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $27,000 2yo '15 EASMAY.

SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations

8th-PRX, $47,750, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 1-15, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:38.19, ft. RUN FOR JAMES (g, 4, Shackleford--Pascal's Paradox {SP, $238,890}, by Monashee Mountain) Lifetime Record: 8-3-0-1, $94,600. O/B-Alien Farm LLC (KY); T-Steve Klesaris.

10th-GP, $45,000, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-15, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.16, fm. DERBY CHAMPAGNE (g, 5, Pulpit--Champagne Taste {SW, $115,622}, by Distorted Humor) Lifetime Record: 20-4-3-4, $186,439. O/B-Preston Madden (KY); T-George R. Arnold, II. *Full to Los Borrachos, SP, $318,377.

8th-LRL, $42,000, 1-15, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:24.30, ft. KEEP YOUR DISTANCE (f, 4, Concord Point--Ally's Little Sis {SP, $210,653}, by Evansville Slew) Lifetime Record: 17-5-4-4, $121,190. O-James C. Wolf; B-Terry Bruner (KY); T-Kieron Magee.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Risky Proposition, g, 3, Bodemeister--Risk, by Wavering Monarch. SA, 1-15, (C), 7f, 1:25.52. B-Glencrest Farm LLC (KY). *$60,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. **1ST-TIME STARTER. Infield Is In, c, 3, First Samurai--Profit (SP, $180,285), by Not For Love. AQU, 1-15, (C), 6 1/2f, 1:19.80. B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY). *$90,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. Nothings Changed, g, 3, Street Boss--Kindling (MSP, $304,881), by Boundary. FG, 1-15, (S), 7 1/2fT, 1:32.62. B-Merrill Scherer (LA). Tiz Our Turn, c, 3, Take Charge Indy--Tiz T'was, by Tiznow. OP, 1-15, 1 1/16m, 1:46.78. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC (KY). *$22,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. Ghoul's Night Out, f, 4, Ghostzapper--Amie's Legend (SW, $104,370), by Not For Love. LRL, 1-15, 6f, 1:11.64. B-Two Legends Farm & Sycamore Hall Thoroughbreds, LLC (MD). *$42,000 Ylg '15 EASOCT; $150,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR. EQB 2 Y/O Auction Purchase • www.EQB.com