SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016 ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR EXAGGERATOR ‘GREAT’ FINAL WORK Big Chief Racing, Head of Plains Partners, Rocker O Ranch, et FOR BRODY’S CAUSE al’s Exaggerator (Curlin) put in his final pre Derby breeze in Louisville Saturday just as the rain began to fall, covering five panels in 1:02.60 (48/57) at 8:30 a.m. With regular rider Kent Desormeaux at the controls, the sophomore Exaggerator | Coady was clocked in splits of :12.80, :25.20, :37.80 and :50.40, galloping out six panels in 1:15.60 and seven in 1:29.60 (video). Cont. p3 Albaugh Family Stable’s MGISW Brody’s Cause (Giant’s Causeway) breezed five furlongs in 1:00.20 (4/57) at Churchill GALILEO GOLD TAKES THE 2000 GUINEAS Downs Saturday morning in his final piece of prep work for the Galileo Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}) provided Al Shaqab Racing May 7 GI Kentucky Derby (video). and trainer Hugo Palmer with their first British Classic scores in With Tammy Fox in the irons, the bay went in splits of :11.60, the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas. :23.40, :35.40 and :50.40, galloping out six furlongs in 1:15.60 Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. and seven furlongs in 1:29.60. “I think Brody’s Cause worked great,” trainer Dale Romans said. “He came back great and looked like he had never done anything. It’s a great sign, he’s ready. All the heavy lifting is over. We just have to keep him happy and fresh until next weekend. This is what we were looking for this morning. He galloped out nice and relaxed and went fast, even though he was relaxed, and came back like he had never done anything.” The Louisville native has had several Kentucky Derby runners, but no winners. His best finish was a third in 2010 with Paddy O’Prado (El Prado {Ire}) and in 2012 with Dullahan (Even the Score). “I’ve had a lot of good horses going into the Derby and they proved to be good horses even after the Derby, but no one has come into the race that really didn’t have any question marks,” Romans said. “We know that he likes the racetrack, we know he can get the distance, we know he’s been in big fields and we know he’s fit and doing well. If you went down your list of concerns, you can check every one of them off because they are not concerns.” Cont. p3 WITH THE A.P. INDY SIRE LINE ALL OVER THE TOP OF THE GENERAL SIRES LIST, TAKE CHARGE INDY OFFERS BREEDERS TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY. Look For Classic FIRST YEARLINGS Selling This Summer. Winning the World Over Hawkbill, a $350,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, owned by Godolphin and bred by Helen K. Groves Revokable Trust, notched his fourth win from six starts. The talented son of Kitten’s Joy stalked the leader and drew clear with ease in the stretch to win the Havana Gold Newmarket Stakes. World Class. 2016 Stud Fee: $100,000 S&N 6915 Harrodsburg Road | Nicholasville, KY 40356 LGB, LLC 2016 / Photo: Edward Whitaker (859) 887-3200 | Fax: (859) 885-2666 | www.ramseyfarm.com New Graded Stakes Winner for 5x Champion Sire Kitten’s Joy Ramsey homebred Smokem Kitten became the newest Graded Stakes winner for his sire with an easy win in the Grade 3 Miami Mile Stakes. The handsome grey was coming off a 5 1/2 length romp at Gulfstream last time out where he established a new course record, coincidentally the identical margin of victory that earned him TDN Rising Star status when he won at first asking. 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On May 1, 1999, Charismatic (Summer Director of Advertising Squall), piloted by Chris Antley, won the GI Kentucky Derby (left). Now 20 years old Alycia Borer Advertising Manager (right), the stallion resides at the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders’ Association’s Shizunai Lia Kusch Stallion Station in Hokkaido. | Horsephotos. Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution Sarah K. Andrew @SarahKAndrew Advertising Designer CATHRYN SOPHIA COMING INTO OAKS ‘PERFECTLY’ 4 Amanda Crelin “TDN Rising Star” Cathryn Sophia (Street Boss) worked four Advertising Assistants Brittlan Wall @bwallTDN furlongs at Keeneland Saturday in her final work for the KY Oaks. August Pons @APonsTDN Social Media Strategist KITTEN ‘SMOKES EM’ IN MIAMI MILE 5 Nichola Henry @NicholaHenryTDN “TDN Rising Star” Smokem Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) earns his first [email protected] graded success with a wire-to-wire win in the GIII Miami Mile S. 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Otherwise, [the May 21 GI] Preakness.” Cherry Wine is also under consideration for the GIII Pat Day Mile on Derby day. All Systems Go For Exaggerator cont. from p1 “The track was a little loose, but he had a good work,” said Desormeaux, who jumped off the colt and directly into a car to catch a ‘Great’ Final Work for Brody’s Cause cont. from p1 flight back to California to ride at Los Earning his diploma at second asking beneath the Twin Spires Alamitos Saturday evening. last September, Brody’s Cause followed suit with a decisive “Kent told me he thought the track score in Keeneland’s GI Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity Oct. 3 and was a little loose and that the horse came running on for third next out in the GI Breeders’ Cup labored just a bit getting started,” Juvenile Oct. 31. Kicking off his sophomore season with a head- trainer Keith Desormeaux remarked scratching seventh in the GII Tampa Bay Derby, the colt after speaking to his brother on the rebounded with another impressive win in Lexington in the phone. “But he also said he got into GI Toyota Blue Grass S. Apr. 9. a good rhythm and he finished up Romans also worked Blue Grass third-place finisher Cherry very strong. He said he never asked Wine (Paddy O’Prado), who currently sits in 25th on the Derby him, but that the colt had good leaderboard. Owned by Frank Jones, Jr. and William Pacella, the energy from the eighth pole to the Kent Desormeaux Horsephotos “TDN Rising Star” covered five furlongs in 1:00.60 (11/57) with seven-eighths; that he did it all on fractions of :11.80, :23.40, :35.60, :47.60, galloping out six his own. Then he galloped out well and finished up the way furlongs in 1:13.60 and seven furlongs in 1:27.60. you’d like him to.” Cont. p4 HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 6 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • MAY 1, 2016 All Systems Go For Exaggerator cont. The conditioner said the work reminded him of Exaggerator’s final breeze before his ultra-impressive victory in the GI Santa Anita Derby Apr. 9. “He worked at Santa Anita in a similar time (1:02.80) and fashion before winning their big race,” Desormeaux commented. “That tells me he’s still at least at the level he was before his big effort in that one. I don’t work my horses fast; I prefer to go the stamina route. I know that goes against the general grain, but that’s what I prefer to do. I want them to go on and I train them that way. I think he’s in a good place right now and I’m glad to have this last [work] done.” Winner of the GII Saratoga Special S. and GIII Delta Downs Jackpot S. last term, Exaggerator finished second behind undefeated champion Nyquist (Uncle Mo) in his seasonal bow in Arcadia’s GII San Vicente S. Feb. 15. Third next out in the GII San Felipe S. Mar. 12, the bay splashed home a dominant 6 1/4-length winner last time in the Santa Anita Derby.