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Caulfield on INVASOR HEADLINE p. 2-3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 FU-HO O REMAINS UNBEATEN JAZIL RETURNS THURSDAY Heavily favored Fusaichi Ho O (Jpn) (Jungle Pocket GI Belmont S. winner Jazil (Seeking the Gold) will {Jpn}) maintained his unbeaten record with a deter- have his second start of the year Thursday at mined victory in Sunday=s G3 Kyodo News Service Hai Gulfstream Park. The Shadwell at Tokyo. After racing in midpack, Stable colorbearer is one of eight the bay colt angled to the outside entered for Thursday=s seventh turning for home. He hit the front race. In his first start since winning with 200 meters remaining, then the Belmont last June, Jazil was held off Direct Catch (Jpn) (Special second in a Jan. 5 Aqueduct al- Week {Jpn}) in the final strides. lowance. The nine-furlong two- Fusaichi Ho O JRA Pacesetter Flying Apple (Rahy) other-than allowance also attracted stayed on for third, while New Corinthian (Pulpit), disqualified Beginning (Jpn) (Agnes Tachyon {Jpn}), a 3/4-brother from a first-place finish in last to champion Deep Impact (Jpn), settled for fourth. year=s GII Fountain of Youth S. In A[Fusaichi Ho O] is very game,@ said winning rider Jazil Equi-Photo his only start since the Fountain of Katsumi Ando, who admitted to being relieved that the Youth, Corinthian ran third in a colt won. AI think a right-handed course should be more Saratoga allowance on July 29. Jockey Javier suitable for him.@ Fusaichi Ho O captured his career Castellano has the mount on Corinthian for trainer opener in October before defeating champion juvenile Jimmy Jerkens. Regular rider Fernando Jara will ride Dream Journey (Jpn) in the G3 Tokyo Sports Hai Nisai Jazil for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. S. in November. He landed the G3 Radio NIKKEI Hai Nisai S. in December last out. Fusao Sekiguchi=s three- year-old will make his next appearance in the G1-Jpn STRONG CONTENDER RETIRED Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 Guineas) Apr. 15. John Oxley=s multiple graded stakes winner Strong Contender (Maria=s Mon--Kopenhagen, by Dynaformer) Sunday, Tokyo, Japan has been retired from racing after connections discov- KYODO NEWS SERVICE HAI-G3-Jpn (Listed), ered the four-year-old colt had suf- -81,000,000, Tokyo, 2-4, 3yo, 1800mT, 1:47.70, fm. fered a torn tendon, possibly in the 1--FUSAICHI HO O (JPN), 126, c, 3, by Jungle Pocket (Jpn) GIII Hal=s Hope H. at Gulfstream Jan. 1st Dam: Admire Sunday (Jpn) (SP-Jpn, $529,254), 6, according to The Blood-Horse. The by Sunday Silence strapping chestnut was scratched out 2nd Dam: Moon Indigo, by El Gran Senor of Saturday=s GI Donn H. after being 3rd Dam: Madelia (Fr), by Caro (Ire) found sore in his stall the day before. (-100,000,000 fl >04 JPNJUL). O-Fusao Sekiguchi; Purchased by Oxley for $800,000 Adam Coglianese B-Northern Farm (JPN); T-Kunihide Matsuda; from Murray Smith=s consignment at J-K Ando; -42,350,000. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0. the 2005 Keeneland April juvenile sale, Strong Con- *1/2 to Admire Megami (Jpn) (El Condor Pasa), tender won his lone start at two, a six-furlong Arlington SP-Jpn, $529,254. maiden. At three, he went on to take the GII Dwyer S. 2--Direct Catch (Jpn), 124, c, 3, Special Week (Jpn)-- in July and the GII Super Derby in September. He also Red Cat, by Storm Cat. O-Sunday Racing Co Ltd; finished third in the GI Blue Grass S., GII Peter Pan S. B-Oiwake Farm (JPN). -17,100,000. and GI Haskell Invitational. Breeding plans were not 3--Flying Apple, 124, c, 3, Rahy--Roza Robata, by Fire announced. Maker. ($225,000 wnl >04 KEENOV; $500,000 2yo >06 FTFFEB). O-Hidetoshi Yamamoto; B-McKee TDN TODAY Stables Inc (KY). -11,050,000. Margins: NK, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 1.40, 26.30, 8.60. Headline News.................... 4 pages www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/6/07 • PAGE 2 of 4 P R E S U L T S P P P R E V I E W P Sunday, Kyoto, Japan Saturday, Fair Grounds SILK ROAD S.-G3-Jpn (Listed), -78,180,000, Kyoto, RISEN STAR S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m 2-4, 1200mT, 1:07.80, fm. PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT 1--#M O WINNER (JPN), 122, h, 6, by Nihon Pillow Winner (Jpn) 1 Slew=s Tizzy Tiznow Graham 116 1st Dam: Miracle Muteki (Jpn), by Carroll House (Ire) 2 Makeithapencaptain Aptitude Zimmerman 116 2nd Dam: Northern Flower (Jpn), by Northern Taste 3 Beta Capo Langfuhr D Meche 120 3rd Dam: Fire Flower (Ire), by Dike 4 Izzie=s Halo Halo=s Image Campbell 116 O-Mitsugu Oasa; B-Mombetsu Bokujo (JPN); 5 Circular Quay Thunder Gulch Velazquez 122 T-Toshiyuki Hattori; J-F Komaki; -41,616,000. 6 Westwon Gone West Lanerie 116 Lifetime Record: 27-7-5-1. 7 Scat Thief Cat Thief Talamo 116 2--Tamamo Hot Play (Jpn), 126, h, 6, Fuji Kiseki (Jpn)-- 8 Imawildandcrazyguy Wild Event Jara 116 Hot Play (Jpn), by Northern Taste. O-Tamamo K; 9 Spankey Come Home Came Home Olguin 116 B-Shinsei Bokujo (JPN). -16,176,000. 10 Zanjero Cherokee Run J Castanon 120 3--Venus Line (Jpn), 120, m, 6, Fuji Kiseki (Jpn)-- 11 Weather Warning Storm Cat L Meche 120 Hokuto Pendant (Jpn), by Park Regent. O-Turf Sport; 12 Notional In Excess (Ire) Albarado 122 B-Sakai Bokujo (JPN). -10,088,000. 13 Teuflesberg Johannesburg E J Wilson 122 Margins: 1HF, NO, NK. Odds: 11.40, 7.20, 7.50. 14 Buffalo Man El Prado (Ire) Lezcano 122 The veteran M O Winner earned his first victory at this level. He recovered from a poor start and acceler- Saturday, Fair Grounds SILVERBULLETDAY S.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m ated smartly for his second straight success. AHe did PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT not start well, but that didn=t matter today,@ said win- ning jockey Futoshi Komaki. The six-year-old will now 1 Dawn After Dawn Successful Appeal Talamo 116 point for the G1 Takamatsunomiya Kinen Mar. 25. 2 Appealing Zophie Successful Appeal Velazquez 122 3 Total Forest Wildcat Campbell 122 Sunday, Valpara¡so, Chile 4 Gal Wonder Three Wonders G Melancon 122 CLASICO EL DERBY-G1, Valparaiso, 2-4, 3yo, 2400mT, 5 Not in My House Chester House L Melancon 116 2:27.17, gd. 6 Get Ready Bertie More Than Ready Albarado 122 1--HUSH MONEY (CHI), 124, f, 3, by Hussonet 7 Meadowlanding Meadowlake Hernandez Jr 116 1st Dam: Westminster Cathedral (Chi), by Wagon Master (Fr) 8 High Heels E Dubai Johnson 116 2nd Dam: Clase (Chi), by Clasico (Fr) 9 Grace Happens Aptitude Lanerie 116 3rd Dam: White Lady (Chi), by Worldwatch O-Stud Fe Grande; B-Haras de Pirque (CHI); FOALING NEWS: T-Guillermo Aguirre; J-H Ulloa; $40,000. Lifetime LA GALERIE (ARG), 11, Southern Halo--Aquarelle (Arg), Record: 6-4-1-0, $57,275. by Logical 2--Landlady (Chi), 124, f, 3, Dushyantor--Lady Ivor, by Foal born Jan. 28, a colt by Broken Vow. Superbity. O/B-Matancilla (CHI). Will be bred back to Medaglia d=Oro. 3--Montes Alpha (Chi), 129, c, 3, Columbus Day-- Owned by Golden Eagle Farm. Charambita M¡a (Chi), by Iroko (GB). O-Stud La Boarded at Three Chimneys Farm, Ky. Monito; B-Haras El Sheik (CHI). Accomplishments: Ch. 2yo Filly & G1SW-Arg, MGSP- Margins: 1HF, 2HF, NO. Odds: 5.40, 8.30, 13.20. US, $189,458-US. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/6/07 • PAGE 3 of 4 P EDIGREE INSIGHTS who was considered inferior only to Ghostzapper and Saint Liam among America=s older horses. Then in BY ANDREW CAULFIELD 2006, a third son, Invasor, was officially rated the best DONN H.-GI, $500,000, GPX, 2-3, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m, horse in the world, with a rating of 129. For good mea- 1:48 2/5, ft. sure, Candy Stripes ranked as the broodmare sire of 1--INVASOR (ARG), 123, h, 5, by Candy Stripes Candy Ride, who, on the same mark of 127 as 1st Dam: Quendom (Arg), by Interprete (Arg) Mineshaft and Johar, shared the title of America=s high- 2nd Dam: Queen of Victory (Arg), by Cipayo (Arg) est-ranked older horse in 2003. 3rd Dam: Twitch Crown (Arg), by Crown Thy Good How do we reconcile this list of important descen- O-Shadwell; B-Haras Clausan (ARG); T-K McLaughlin; dants with the fact that Candy Stripes had gone virtu- J-F Jara; $300,000. Lifetime Record: Horse of the ally unnoticed when he started his stallion career in the Year & Ch. Older Horse-US, Horse of the Year & Ch. U.S. in 1987 and 1988? His first crop, conceived at the 3yo-Uru; MSW-Uru, 11-10-0-0, $4,204,070. age of five, consisted of three live foals from seven Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style mares bred, and his next crop numbered four foals from eight mares. I believe that three of his seven foals pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. No one would be too surprised if, year after raced, but only one was a winner. Clearly Candy Stripes would have quickly slipped year, A.P.