FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI CIGAR MILE H. British-Based Runners Don=T Exactly Have a Sparkling Record in the G1 Japan Cup
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here MOUNTING A CHALLENGE FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI CIGAR MILE H. British-based runners don=t exactly have a sparkling record in the G1 Japan Cup. They have accounted for just four winners in the 30 year history of the $5.7- million race that is typically dominated by the home team. It is worth noting, however, that when Alkaased (Kingmambo) took the 2005 edition for team UNQUENCHABLE THIRST Britain, internationally Making his final career start before heading off to renowned trainer Luca stud at Coolmore, Stay Thirsty (Bernardini) was up in Cumani was at the the final jump to deny the filly Groupie Doll (Bowman=s controls. Cumani returns Band) in Saturday=s GI Cigar Mile H. at Aqueduct. It tomorrow with Dr. Mount Athos Racing Post was the third consecutive graded-stakes win on the Marwan Koukash=s card for New Yorker Mike Repole. AI grew up 10 Mount Athos (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), who offers value off minutes from here. I said, >this is my Breeders= Cup a big run in the G1 Melbourne Cup in Australia three weekend,=@ Repole commented. AWe won four graded weeks ago, where he came from near last in the stakes [since Thursday]. I don=t care how long I=m in 24-horse field to finish a fast-closing fifth. AGiven how racing, you=re not going to win three graded stakes in a [slowly] they went, I think he did very well,@ said row, two with 2-year-olds and one with Stay Thirsty, Mathew Cumani, assistant trainer to his father. AI think who means so much to me.@ Cigar Mile H. cont. p3 we have to just write it off and say that it didn=t go our way that day, but he did enough to impress us and to Saturday, Aqueduct show us that he is in good form.@ CIGAR MILE H.-GI, $343,000, AQU, 11-24, 3yo/up, Japan Cup cont. p12 1m, 1:35 2/5, ft. 1--STAY THIRSTY, 118, c, 4, by Bernardini 1st Dam: Marozia, by Storm Bird TDN TODAY 2nd Dam: Make Change, by Roberto Headline News.................... 14 pages 3rd Dam: Equal Change, by Arts and Letters ($160,000 yrl '09 KEESEP; $500,000 2yo >10 FTFFEB). O-Repole Stable; B-John D & John Darren Gunther (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-Ramon A Dominguez. $210,000. Lifetime Record: 17-5-5-1, $1,936,000. *1/2 to Andromeda's Hero (Fusaichi Pegasus), GSW & MGISP $836,961; Superfly (Fusaichi Pegasus), SW & GISP, $187,944. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+. BRED, RAISED & CONSIGNED BY Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm Broken, Trained & Sold by Scanlon Training Center 2--Groupie Doll, 118, f, 4, Bowman's Band--Deputy Doll, by Silver Deputy. O-Fred F & William B Bradley, Carl Hurst & Brent Burns; B-Fred & William Bradley (KY); T-William Bradley. $70,000. 3--Coil, 120, c, 4, Point Given--Eversmile, by Theatrical (Ire). O-Watson, Pegram & Weitman; B-Glen Hill Farm (FL); T-Bob Baffert. $35,000. Margins: NO, 2, 4. Odds: 2.75, 1.05, 5.00. Also Ran: Buffum, Hymn Book. Scratched: Associate, Jersey Town. In This Issue Thanksgiving Weekend Bounty 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher [email protected] • @suefinley Overanalyze (Dixie Union) (center) wins GII Remsen Dance Card (Tapit) wins GI Gazelle S. 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Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Customer Service [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT EST Race Click for TV [email protected] 1:40a Japan Cup-G1, TKY (TVG.com PPs) T V G Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming 4:24p Kennedy Road S.-GIII, WO (brisnet.com PPs) T V G [email protected] 5:15p River City H.-GIII, CD (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 5:32p Matriarch S.-GI, BHP (brisnet.com PPs) T V G Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development 7:35p Hollywood Derby-GI, BHP (brisnet.com PPs) T V G [email protected] TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/25/12 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Cigar Mile cont. The tempo quickened in the middle stages of the race Hey Mikey....He Likes It!... and Groupie Doll was the first to make her bid three Winner of the GI Travers S., GII Jim Dandy S. and wide at the head of the stretch. Stay Thirsty, who had GIII Gotham S. and runner-up in the GI Belmont S. at been steered out to the four path by Ramon three, Stay Thirsty was runner-up to the free-running Dominguez, was winding up from behind and set his Trickmeister (Proud Citizen) in the May 17 sights on the filly entering the final furlong. Groupie Vanlandingham S. at Belmont, but faltered to finish a Doll fought hard for well-beaten fifth behind Mucho Macho Man (Macho every yard, but Stay Uno) and Hymn Book (Arch) in the July 7 Suburban H. Thirsty kept taking in Elmont. He raced evenly en route to a non- ground from that one threatening fifth behind To Honor and Serve (Bernardini) and was able to get his in the GI Woodward S. at Saratoga Sept. 1, the dark nose down on the wire. bay took advantage of a track which seemed to favor AI would have loved to the inside paths to miss by a head to Flat Out (Flatter) have been sitting closer, after setting the pace in the GI Jockey Club Gold Cup but it turned out I was Sept. 29. He was one of several horses owned by happy with the Adam Coglianese photo Repole not to make the trip to California for the position,@ the winning Breeders= Cup and was programmed for his final career jockey stated. AWhen I had a chance to go outside, I start here. did. [Groupie Doll] was game and she was hard to get by. It was great to see him do that and show a Things Don’t Always Go As Planned... different style today. I wasn=t sure [in the stretch], but Unlike Thursday=s GIII Fall Highweight H., where pre- he was running.@ Buff Bradley, trainer of the runner-up, race instructions were provided by Repole, trainer Todd was philosophical in defeat. AShe ran a hell of a race. Pletcher was on hand, and the strategy was to ride I=m glad we came,@ he said. AI knew Stay Thirsty was Stay Thirsty closer to the pace, which figured only coming at us, he ran a great race, too. I thought she moderate in the absence of Associate (Wando). But the ran her race and ran very well. I=m very proud of her. I 4-year-old was last away and sat fourth out of the knew she=d gotten nosed out. Tough field.@ Click for the chute as Buffum (Bernardini) led inside of Coil and a brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free three-wide Groupie Doll through a very easy opening brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored quarter-mile. by Taylor Made Sales. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 11/25/12 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Aqueduct GAZELLE S.-GI, $350,000, AQU, 11-24, 3yo, f, 1 1/8m, 1:50 1/5, ft. 1--@sDANCE CARD, 115, f, 3, by Tapit 1st Dam: Tempting Note (MSP), by Editor's Note 2nd Dam: Tempt, by Devil's Bag 3rd Dam: Thinghatab, by Al Hattab ($67,000 yrl '10 KEESEP; $750,000 2yo >11 FTFFEB). O-Godolphin Racing LLC; B-Bruce McMillin (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; J-Ramon A Dominguez. $210,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $372,200. *Full to Tempted to Tapit, MGSP, $234,540. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+. 2--Sea Island, 115, f, 3, Pulpit--Resort, by Pleasant Colony. O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R McGaughey III. $70,000. 3--My Wandy's Girl, 115, f, 3, Flower Alley--Unbridled Secret, by Unbridled's Song. ($40,000 wlng '09 KEENOV; $50,000 RNA yrl '10 KEESEP; $15,000 2yo >11 OBSMAR). O-Guillermo Berrios; B-P H W Equine Investments LLC (KY); T-Michael E Hushion. $35,000. SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations PINHOOKED BY AND RAISED AT MACHMER HALL Sold by CASTLE PARK FARM • Noel Murphy 859-321-7435 Consigned by Nick de Meric Margins: 4, NK, 1. Odds: 1.65, 22.70, 3.45. Also Ran: Lady Cohiba, Book Review, Jemima's Pearl, Wildcat's Smile. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. Runner-up to Book Review (Giant=s Causeway) in her May 20 bow at Belmont Park, Dance Card graduated by a half-length July 6 and tacked on a first-level allowance victory going nine furlongs at Saratoga Aug.