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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here IRON RESOLUTION FRAMMENTO WORKS FOR BELMONT STAKES It was harder work than expected, but Michael The GI Belmont S.-bound Frammento (Midshipman), Tabor=s Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) still managed to 11th in the GI Kentucky Derby, put in another workout justify favoritism and become the eighth to complete over the Oklahoma Training Track in Saratoga Springs the Newmarket- Saturday morning. With a Curragh double in trackside temperature of Saturday=s 38 degrees at 7:30 a.m., G1 Tattersalls the chestnut worked four Irish 2000 furlongs in :49.30. "He Guineas. After a worked great," Hall of few anxious Fame trainer Nick Zito moments for said. "We're happy with takers of the 2-5 it. He galloped out nicely. on offer, the bay Everything went good. He got to the has been developing long-time leader nicely. I'm excited about John Magnier and Ryan Moore Frammento Brittlan Wall Ivawood (Ire) going to the Belmont; it's Sherackatthetrack (Zebedee {GB}) nice to have another and Endless Drama (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) just before chance." Frammento, owned by Nena Moss of the 100-yard pole and stayed on to best the latter by Mossarosa LLC, is expected to be Zito's 25th starter 3/4 of a length to provide Aidan O=Brien with a 10th for the Belmont. Both of Zito's Belmont wins spoiled renewal. For Ryan Moore, the triumph represented a Triple Crown bids; in 2004, Birdstone beat Smarty third mile Classic so far in 2015, and he was quick to Jones and in 2008, Da'Tara defeated an eased Big excuse the winner=s less-than-flashy performance. AThat Brown. "We always have a good Belmont," Zito added. ground is just slow enough for him and it just blunted "Our horses always run good in the Belmont. That's his pace a little bit, so I=d be very happy with him,@ his what you hope happens. Hopefully, we'll be OK." rider commented. AHe had the gears and class to go Frammento followed a third-place finish in the GII through the gaps, as he didn=t have a lot of room. I felt Fountain of Youth S. Feb. 21 with a fourth-place finish I was on the best horse and he put his head down and in the GI Blue Grass S. Apr. 4. Mike Smith will ride in fought at the end.@ Cont. p8 the Belmont. CLASSIC SPELL It was in the 1997 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas that Aidan O=Brien first served notice that the second empire had been built at Ballydoyle as Classic Park (GB) (Robellino) struck at 20-1 in the Curragh contest. By now, a winner of the now Tattersalls- sponsored Classic from that establishment has come to be almost expected with a regularity few trainers have been able to dream of. On Sunday, the assault is led by Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore look for Irish >TDN Rising Star= 1000 Guineas glory with Found Found (Ire) (Galileo Racing Post {Ire}), who bids to extend the already admirable record in this year=s European Classics for Coolmore=s new retained rider Ryan Moore. Cont. p10 IN THIS ISSUE President & Co-Publisher: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Sr. V.P. & Co-Publisher: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley V.P., International Operations: Gary King [email protected] @garykingTDN EDITORIAL Monmouth Park’s food truck festival was a huge success [email protected] Saturday. EQUI-PHOTO, Bill Denver Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Rob Whiteley Op/Ed Senior Editor: Steve Sherack Racing Editor: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni Retired horseman Rob Whiteley gives his take on the new Topic: Should the TDN Associate Editor: Christie DeBernardis Crop Be Banned? Whiteley believes Graham Motion said it best when stating that Assistant Editor: Heather Likins banning whipping would not harm the sport of racing. Assistant Editor: Ben Massam Page 3 ADVERTISING [email protected] ‘Gatsby’ Headlines Gold Cup Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch The Grey Gatsby (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) adds some excitement to a short Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: field of six in Sunday’s G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. The colt stamped himself as one to Sarah K. Andrew watch when besting the highly regarded Australia (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Leopardstown's G1 Irish Champion S. last September. 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Therefore, I am moved to write one last time, despite winner s second time galloping over the track since = being "retired" from 40 years of handicapping, betting, arriving at trainer Bob Baffert's stable Monday. Baffert's pedigree analysis, breeding, and racing. chief assistant Jimmy Barnes continues to be pleased The question: Should crops be banned? with American Pharoah=s training since capturing the second leg of the Triple Crown. "These are just our My belief: Crops should not be banned. Crops need easy days, so we're basically just keeping him happy to be carried for jockey and horse safety, plain and and keeping some weight on him," Barnes said. "We simple. Crops are an essential tool as an aid in focusing don't get serious until another week or so." Baffert will a horse and controlling a dangerous situation. return to Louisville for a one-day stopover Tuesday and It is not crops, but whipping that needs to be banned. will determine when American Pharoah will work. "He To me, discussion of whether whipping actually hurts hasn't decided whether he will have one or two horses or not, or whether whipping is necessary for workouts," Barnes said. "He should be letting me know optimal performance, is just a lot of blah blah blah. soon." Barnes added that the Zayat homebred will likely When our racing industry continues to decline year ship to Belmont Park Tuesday, June 2. after year because of public perception, the realities of punishment or abuse are irrelevant. Public perception is everything. Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/24/15 • PAGE 4 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com If we wish to thrive in the future, we need to ban whipping to bring in enough new fans to grow the sport. End of story. It's a reality of life that many would-be fans are turned off because of whipping. (One neighbor at my Kentucky Derby party watched American Pharoah get whacked over 30 times in the stretch and said, "If he were hitting a dog or even a chicken, he'd probably be thrown in jail"). My neighbor is not the Lone Ranger. There are many out there like him. All we have to do is ask our neighbors what they think (or ask our young daughters). At the end of the day, it doesn't matter if the horse is being hurt or not; only the perception matters. It defies basic business sense as well as common sense to keep on whipping. It's not easy to change a culture created by habit. Contemporary jockeys whip because for the last 100 years they have always whipped. It's what they know. It's what they've always seen. It's what they've always done. Jockeys are not the bad guys in this, however. The fault lies in the rules. Mile: In an "animal welfare world," we need to step back Jul. 29, and get enough perspective to see that what has worked historically is now out of step with the times £1,000,000 Qatar Sussex S.-GI and with the future.