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HEADLINE NEWS • 8/16/07 • PAGE 2 of 9 SARATOGA SPECIAL PREVIEW p. 6 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007 ANY GIVEN SATURDAY TO DARLEY LOOKING LIKE A MILLION AT THE SPA WinStar Farm=s and Padua Stables= Any Given Satur- More Happy (Vindication), a $1-million FTFFEB acqui- day (Distorted Humor--Weekend in Indy, by A.P. Indy), sition, followed a neck-debut victory over Del Mar=s a dominating winner of the GII Dwyer Polytrack July 21 with a front-running tally in yester- S. July 4 and the GI Haskell Invita- day=s GII Adirondack S. at Saratoga. Beneath jockey tional Aug. 5, will join Sheikh Moham- Rafael Bejarano, the dark bay rattled off fractions of med=s Darley banner following this :21.88 and :44.93, led by 4 1/2 lengths through six year=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic, it furlongs in 1:10.12 and was saved by the wire. AShe=s was announced yesterday. The pur- a nice filly and we thought a lot of her,@ trainer Bob chase price wasn=t disclosed. Bred in Baffert said. AI knew she was extremely fast. I told Kentucky by Racehorse Management, Rafael [Bejarano] that when she leaves, don=t fight her the dark bay was purchased for and don=t hold her back. She was getting tired in the $1.1 million as a yearling at end. She was tearing it up early.@ As for what=s in the Keeneland September. AAny Given cards for More Happy, Baffert commented, AI would Saturday is one of the stars of an love to start her at two turns. I really don=t know what Any Given Saturday outstanding generation,@ John Fergu- we=re going to do. We=ll have to play it by ear.@ Cont. p2 son, Sheikh Mohammed's bloodstock Sherack photo advisor, said. AHe's also a most at- Wednesday, Saratoga tractive son of one of the world's hottest stallions. He's ADIRONDACK S.-GII, $150,000, SAR, 8-15, 2yo, f, got a big future, both on the track and later at stud.@ 6 1/2f, 1:17 2/5, ft. Any Given Saturday came within a nose of defeating 1--#@MORE HAPPY, 118, f, 2, by Vindication subsequent GI Kentucky Derby hero Street Sense in the 1st Dam: Apelia (Ch. Sprinter-Can, MGSW & GISP, GIII Tampa Bay Derby in March. AIt was an extremely $621,707), by Cool Victor difficult decision, but business dictated that it was the 2nd Dam: Arbela, by Conquistador Cielo right thing to do, WinStar President and CEO Doug @ 3rd Dam: Street Ballet, by Nijinsky II Cauthen offered. AI think this is further evidence that ($1,000,000 2yo >07 FTFFEB). O-John G Sikura Jr, we run WinStar as a business. This was a chance to Olin Gentry & Thomas Gaines; B-Gaines-Gentry Thor- not only make a good business decision, but also to put oughbreds LLC (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Rafael the horse in a good spot to succeed.@ Cont. p2 Bejarano; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $121,800. *First SW for freshman sire (by Seattle STREET SENSE ON TARGET FOR TRAVERS Slew). **1/2 to Saoirse (Cure the Blues), Ch. Older Street Sense (Street Cry {Ire}) worked a sharp five Mare-Can, GSW, $502,720. furlongs in :59.68 beneath Calvin Borel at Saratoga 2--A to the Croft, 118, f, 2, Menifee--Heart Warmer, by yesterday and remains on target for the GI Travers S. Devil's Bag. ($45,000 wlng '05 KEENOV; $55,000 Aug. 25. It was the second workout for the GI Ken- yrl '06 KEESEP). O-Koolmen Racing Stables; B-J D tucky Derby hero since annexing the GII Jim Dandy S. Squires (KY); T-Kenneth G McPeek; $30,000. July 29. AIt was a good, solid work,@ trainer Carl 3--Passion, 118, f, 2, Came Home--Rajmata, by Known Nafzger said. AI have no gripe about it. He went out there and did what Calvin and I wanted him to do. He Fact. ($260,000 2yo >07 KEEAPR). O-Derrick Smith, galloped out well at the end and walked fine back to Michael B Tabor & Mrs John Magnier; B-Trudy the barn. He finished the final quarter in :23 4/5 sec- McCaffery (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; $15,000. onds. I thought that was strong.@ According to Nafzger, Margins: 3/4, 3/4, 1. Odds: 1.50, 5.40, 6.00. the James Tafel homebred will have one more workout Also Ran: Honest to Betsy, Yonagucci, Bsharpsonata, before the Mid-Summer Derby. Sky Mom, I Promise, Phantom Income. www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/16/07 • PAGE 2 of 9 Any Given Saturday cont. AAny Given Saturday=s going to have every opportu- nity with Darley, and we are going to breed to him throughout the rest of his career,@ Cauthen continued. ASo we=re rooting for him there, just as if he was at our farm. We were given the opportunity to race him throughout the rest of the year for our benefit and our account, and that was a big thing to us. But every once in a while an opportunity like this comes along, and we felt we had to take it. It=s difficult to not stand him here at WinStar, but it=s an opportunity to secure our busi- ness future. You=re looking trying to firm up the next five or 10 years.A Any Given Saturday is a half brother to Bohemian Lady (Carson City), GSW, $423,231. GII Adirondack S. cont. Bejarano was pleased with More Happy=s perfor- mance. AWhen nobody put pressure on, and we were on the lead, we were gone,@ Bejarano said. AShe got a little tired. When I got to the turn, that horse was com- ing and I heard noise behind me. So, that=s why I started whipping, but I don=t think she liked the whip. She ran good. She won comfortably. I didn=t have to push her too hard to win.@ ‘Phantom’ Declared Non-Starter... Phantom Income (Montbrook) entered the starting gate as one of the favorites, but was declared a non- starter after rearing at the start. The gray romped to a 10 1/4-length victory at Belmont July 6 in her only outing. Rick Violette trains the Klaravich Stables= colorbearer. UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Date Race Track Made. Aug. 16 GII Saratoga Special S. Saratoga Aug. 17 GII Lake Placid S. Saratoga GIII Rancho Bernardo H. Del Mar Aug. 18 GI Alabama S. Saratoga GI Del Mar Oaks Del Mar GIII Arlington Oaks Arlington GIII Gardenia H. Ellis Park GIII Philip H. Iselin BC H. Monmouth Aug. 19 GI Pacific Classic Del Mar GII Del Mar BC Mile Del Mar GII Pat O=Brien BC H. Del Mar GIII Longacres Mile BC H. Emerald Downs Aug. 23 GII Ballston Spa H. Saratoga Aug. 24 GI Personal Ensign H. Saratoga Aug. 25 GI Travers S. Saratoga GI King=s Bishop S. Saratoga GII Bernard Baruch H. Saratoga GII Molly Pitcher BC H. Monmouth GII Play the King S. Woodbine GIII Victory Ride S. Saratoga Any Given Saturday at Monmouth Park Equi-Photo TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/16/07 • PAGE 3 of 9 PRIX GONTAUT-BIRON cont. P R E S U L T S P AIt was his first time with cheekpieces and they really Wednesday, Deauville, France helped him concentrate,@ explained trainer Saeed bin PRIX GONTAUT-BIRON-G3, i80,000, Deauville, 8-15, Suroor. AFrankie did a great job and he just lasted to the 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:05.40, gd. line, but I think he is more of a miler than a 10-furlong 1--ECHO OF LIGHT (GB), 121, h, 5, by Dubai Millennium (GB) horse. We have no specific plans at this stage, but we 1st Dam: Spirit of Tara (Ire) (GSP-Ire), by Sadler=s Wells might consider going for the [G2] Prix Daniel 2nd Dam: Flame of Tara (Ire), by Artaius Wildenstein [at Longchamp Oct. 6] again.@ 3rd Dam: Welsh Flame (GB), by Welsh Pageant (Fr) Click for the Racing Post chart. (i1,200,000 yrl >03 GOFORB). O-Godolphin; B-Kilcarn Stud; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; i40,000. A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will Lifetime Record: 13 starts, 6 wins, 4 places, indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will i277,375. *1/2 to Akarem (GB) (Kingmambo), MSW- denote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will first- Eng & GSP-Ire, $229,312. time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races, a 2--Atlantic Air (Fr), 127, h, 5, Kaldounevees (Fr)--Beg (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races and an (R) Meil (Fr), by Tel Quel (Fr). O/B-Mme Antonia Devin; will be used for other restricted races. Purses for Cana- T-Yves de Nicolay; i16,000. dian races are in Canadian dollars. 3--Kocab (GB), 121, h, 5, Unfuwain--Space Quest (GB), by Rainbow Quest. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Andre Fabre; i12,000. Margins: SHD, SNK, 2. Odds: 1.60, 8.70, 9.00. Also Ran: Major Grace (Fr), Elasos (Fr), Echoes Rock (Ger), Dickens (Ger), Musketier (Ger), Merlerault, Numide (Fr), Willywell (Fr), Cocodrail (Ire), Monachesi (Ire). Sire of Impressive 2YO Maiden Winner Bouncing back from a sixth in last August=s G1 Sus- WYNN IN COMMAND sex S.
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