Early Derby Favorite Bill Seeks Usada Drug Regulation
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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ORB DRAWS 16; EARLY DERBY FAVORITE BILL SEEKS USADA DRUG REGULATION An oversubscribed field of 21 was yesterday drawn Senator Tom Udall and Representative Joe Pitts are for Saturday=s 139th running of the GI Kentucky Derby, expected to introduce legislation in Congress next week with 7-2 morning-line choice Orb (Malibu Moon) which would give power to regulate the horse racing drawing post 16 and 50-1 longshot Fear the Kitten industry to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. An (Kitten=s Joy) the lone entrant on the also-eligible list. independent organization, USADA is in charge of drug Unbeaten Verrazano (More Than Ready) is the 4-1 testing for the United States Olympic Team. According second choice on the morning line and drew post 14. to the New York Times, the Horseracing Integrity and Connections of Safety Act would empower the USADA to develop the two favorites national rules for approved and prohibited substances had to sweat out and would create testing and penalty programs. the pill draw as AThe chronic abuse of racehorses with painkillers and both were left other drugs is dangerous and just plain wrong,@ Udall late in the told the Times. ARacing groups have promised drug process and with reform for decades, but this bill would bring in real the unpopular standards and enforcement from an organization with a inside posts proven record for cleaning up sports.@ remaining. Orb=s News of the proposed legislation brought a measured number was the response from industry organizations. Both The Jockey 14th pulled and Derby Field 139 Club and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Verrazano pulled Horsephotos withheld any official reaction until further review of the 16th, but both bill, but both groups lauded recent efforts at uniform camps were visibly relieved by their post positions. drug policy from within the industry, including an effort AThere was a lot of anticipation, maybe more spearheaded by the Thoroughbred Horsemen=s anticipation than I remember, but I=m pleased with the Association and adopted by eight Mid-Atlantic states. 16 and we=ll take it from there,@ reported Shug AThe Jockey Club has consistently stated that the McGaughey, who trains GI Florida Derby winner Orb. AI overuse of medication endangers our equine and human think from where he is, we=ll try to hold our position athletes, threatens the integrity of our sport and erodes and maybe try to creep in a little bit around the first consumer confidence in our game,@ The Jockey Club=s turn and then Joel Rosario can watch what=s going on President and CEO James Gagliano said in a statement. inside of him. He can watch what Johnny [Velazquez] Cont. p6 is doing on Verrazano. If Johnny thinks Orb is the horse to beat, he=s going to be watch what we=re doing to.@ A native Kentuckian, McGaughey is looking for his first Derby win with his first starter in the race since Saarland in 2002. Orb has been impressing onlookers at Churchill this week and McGaughey thinks he has earned the favorite=s role. AI heard a little rumor that [linemaker] Mike [Battaglia] was a little confused about who [the favorite] was,@ McGaughey said. AI think it=s because the way Orb has done here that he went on and made him the favorite. As we all know, Verrazano is a very, very talented horse. We=ll see what the public does on Saturday, but I think he=ll probably still be the favorite.@ Trainer Todd Pletcher was also pleased with Verrazano=s draw. AWe hadn=t gotten a spot for Verrazano and with some tough posts--the one and the two--still out there, I was concerned,@ Pletcher admitted. ABut then he drew the 14 and it was a sigh of relief.@ Of being second choice on the morning line, Pletcher added, A[Orb] deserves to be the favorite. And it might even be an advantage. There=s usually more pressure on the favorite.@ Cont. p5 -- Full Kentucky Derby Field p3-4 In This Issue Barry Irwin Op/Ed 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Team Valor’s Barry Irwin reacts to proposed legislation that would allow the (732) 747-8060 United States Anti-Doping Agency to police horseracing across the country. 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TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Fields begin page 10 Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/2/13 • PAGE 3 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI KENTUCKY DERBY Saturday, Churchill Downs, post time: 6:24 p.m. KENTUCKY DERBY-GI, $2,199,800, 3yo, 1 1/4m PP HORSE SIRE ODDS 1 Black Onyx Rock Hard Ten 50-1 ($125,000 yrl ‘11 FTSAUG) O-Sterling Racing; B-Cloverleaf Farms II Inc (KY); T-Kelly Breen; J-Joe Bravo. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, $861,300. Last Start: 1st Mar. 23 GIII Spiral S. 2 Oxbow K Awesome Again 30-1 ($250,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) O-Calumet Farm; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas; J-Gary Stevens. Lifetime Record: 9-2-1-1, $383,500. Last Start: 5th Apr. 13 GI Arkansas Derby. 3 Revolutionary K War Pass 10-1 ($80,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP; $235,000 2yo ‘12 OBSMAR) O-Winstar Farm LLC; B-W.S. Farish (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; J-Calvin Borel. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-2, $788,500. Last Start: 1st Mar. 30 GII Louisiana Derby 4 Golden Soul Perfect Soul (Ire) 50-1 O/B-Charles Fipke (KY); T-Dallas Stewart; J-Robby Albarado. Lifetime Record: 5-1-2-0, $117,400. Last Start: 4th Mar. 30 GII Louisiana Derby 5 Normandy Invasion K Tapit 12-1 ($145,000 RNA yrl ‘11 KEESEP; $230,000 2yo, KEEAPR) O-Fox Hill Farms Inc; B-Betz/Kidder/Gainesway/Graves/D.J. Stable/Cole (KY); T-Chad Brown; J-Javier Castellano. Lifetime Record: 5-1-2-0, $300,240. Last Start: 2nd Apr. 6 GI Wood Memorial S. 6 Mylute Midnight Lute 15-1 ($150,000 yrl ‘11 FTKJUL) O-Goldmark Farm LLC & Whisper Hills Farm; B-Mike Rutherford (KY); T-Thomas Amoss; J-Rosie Napravnik. Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-2, $417,695. Last Start: 2nd Mar. 30 GII Louisiana Derby 7 Giant Finish Frost Giant 50-1 O-Sunrise Stables/Tolchin/Flanagan/Smith; B-Andrew Cohen (KY); T-Anthony Dutrow; J-Jose Espinoza. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, $133,060. Last Start: 3rd Mar. 23 GIII Spiral S. 8 Goldencents Into Mischief 5-1 ($5,500 yrl ‘11 FTKOCT; $62,000 2yo ‘12 OBSJUN) O-W.C. Racing/Kenney/RAP Racing; B-Rosecrest Farm & Karyn Pirrello (KY); T-Doug O’Neill; J-Kevin Krigger. Lifetime Record: 6-4-1-0, $1,250,000. Last Start: 1st Apr. 6 GI Santa Anita Derby 9 Overanalyze K Dixie Union 15-1 ($380,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) O-Repole Stable; B-Diamond A Racing Corp. (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; J-Rafael Bejarano. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-1, $956,381. Last Start: 1st Apr. 13 GI Arkansas Derby TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/2/13 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com K 10 Palace Malice Curlin 20-1 16 Orb Malibu Moon 7-2 ($25,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo ‘12 KEEAPR) O-Stuart Janney III & Phipps Stable; B-Stuart Janney III LLC & Phipps Stable O-Dogwood Stable; B-W.S. Farish (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; J-Mike Smith. (KY); T-Claude McGaughey III; J-Joel Rosario. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-1, Lifetime Record: 6-1-3-1, $271,135. $921,050. Last Start: 2nd Apr. 13 GI Toyota Blue Grass S. Last Start: 1st Mar. 13 GI Florida Derby 11 Lines of Battle War Front 30-1 17 Will Take Charge K Unbridled’s Song 20-1 O-Allen/Magnier/Tabor/Smith; B-Joseph Allen (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien; ($425,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, $1,276,204. O-Willis Horton; B-Eaton (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas; J-Jon Court. Lifetime Last Start: 1st Mar. 30 G2 UAE Derby K Record: 7-3-1-0, $545,371.