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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here POWER TRIP STABILITY EXPECTED AT KEENELAND J “TDN Rising Star” J Power (GB) (Oasis Dream Entering last year=s Keeneland September Sale, there {GB}) gave trainer Aidan were hopes the market would halt a dramatic slide O=Brien his eighth victory in sparked by the economic crisis of 2008. The market did the G1 Goffs National S. at stabilize--the average at September enjoyed a 6.4% The Curragh yesterday when bump to $64,811, and the median was edging Dragon Pulse (Ire) up 13.6%, to $25,000. Now, with a (Kyllachy {GB}) by a half- handful of domestic and European length. O=Brien was across yearling sales in the books, there=s the Irish Sea at Doncaster, more confidence that the market will but winning rider Seamie again find solid footing in 2011. The Heffernan said, AI felt I wasn=t 13-session September sale kicks off Racing Post photo great on him last time and got tonight at 7 p.m. AI think we=re going to to the front too soon. I was be all right,@ consignor Headley Bell of more confident today and took my time.@ Cont. p2 Mill Ridge Sales said yesterday afternoon. AWe=ve seen quite a lot of SIMPLY MARVELLOUS traffic and, you know, there=s a pretty Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) bounded clear up good feeling back here. There are a few Doncaster=s long straight to claim a career high in new faces, too.@ Mill Ridge consigned Saturday=s G1 St Leger S. It was the fourth win in the last year=s topper, the $4.2-million A.P. oldest Classic for trainer John Gosden. AFrom the day I Indy--Balance colt who went to Lucas Marquardt saw him purchased as a yearling at Deauville, I thought Benjamin Leon Jr.=s Besilu Stables. The 2011 renewal he was that [St Leger] type if he grew and developed,@ of September will closely resemble last year=s revamped said Gosden. AHe was a powerful little guy then, he=s format. A smaller, more select Book 1 will be held got a great pedigree for this job, and he=s done nothing tonight and tomorrow night. Book 2, reduced from four wrong all his life.@ Cont. p3 days to three, runs from Tuesday through Thursday, with sessions beginning at 11 a.m. And after a dark THE LADIES AT LONGCHAMP day Friday, the remaining eight uninterrupted sessions Today=s G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp lost some start at 10 a.m. each day. Cont. p15 luster when star distaffers Goldikova (Ire) (Anabaa) and Immortal Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) gave the mile contest a miss, but the fairer sex will still be out in force in the Bois de Boulogne. Sarafina (Ire) (Refuse to Bend {Ire}) will tune up for the G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe in today=s G2 Prix Foy, while a bevy of well-bred beauties will clash in the G1 Prix Vermeille. Goldikova=s little sister, J “TDN Rising Star” J Galikova (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), steps up to 12 furlongs for the first time in the Vermeille. AI think she will get the distance well and the ground should not be a problem, so we will see what happens,@ trainer Freddy Head told PA Sport. AIf she can win, then the Arc would be a possibility. Cont. p11-12 Prayer for Relief Shared Property (Scat Rocket Twentyone (Jump Start) takes Daddy) scores in GIII A-W (Indian Charlie) best in GII Super Derby...p5 Futurity...p6 GIII A-W Lassie...p7 Hodges Photography Four Footed Foto Four Footed Foto TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/11/11 • PAGE 2 of 26 • thoroughbreddailynews.com NATIONAL S.-G1 He lost his unbeaten tag when caught close home by €200,000, 2yo, 7fT La Collina (Ire) (Strategic Prince {GB}) in the G1 Phoenix S. back at this venue last time Aug. 7, and that may be Saturday, Curragh, Ireland the last time he is seen over shorter sprint trips if this GOFFS NATIONAL S.-G1, i200,000, Curragh, 9-10, strong-staying effort is any guide. Receiving a more 2yo, c/f, 7fT, 1:27.74, yl/sf. patient ride from Seamie Heffernan, Power was 1--sPOWER (GB), 127, c, 2, by Oasis Dream (GB) amenable to restraint in fourth as stable companion 1st Dam: Frappe (Ire), by Inchinor (GB) David Livingston 2nd Dam: Glatisant (GB), by Rainbow Quest set a solid tempo 3rd Dam: Dancing Rocks (GB), by Green Dancer under Pat Smullen. (50,000gns RNA yrl >10 TATOCT). O-Michael Tabor, Angled out for his Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Norelands & Hugo effort inside the Lascelles; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Seamie Heffernan; final quarter, he i116,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 5-4-1-0, dragged Dragon i251,358. *1/2 to Thakafaat (Ire) (Unfuwain), Pulse and Fran GSW-Eng, $194,772. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Berry along in his Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. slipstream as the 2--Dragon Pulse (Ire), 127, c, 2, Kyllachy (GB)--Poetical long-time leader (Ire), by Croco Rouge (Ire). (i120,000 yrl >10 refused to buckle, GOFSPT). O-Tan Kai Chah; B-J F Tuthill & Mrs A W F and only started to Whitehead; T-Jessica Harrington; i40,000. get on top in the 3--David Livingston (Ire), 127, c, 2, Galileo (Ire)--Mora final 100 yards. At Bai (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire). O-Derrick Smith, the line, Power Power edges Dragon Pulse Racing Post photo Michael Tabor & Susan Magnier; B-Rhinestone had made his Bloodstock & Lynch-Bages Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; strength count from the i20,000. G2 Futurity S. winner, who was the only one to stand Margins: HF, 1 1/4, NK. Odds: 11-4, 5-2, 8-1. in the way of a Ballydoyle sweep as Furner=s Green (Ire) Also Ran: Furner=s Green (Ire), Tough As Nails (Ire), (Dylan Thomas {Ire}) made up significant ground to be Strait of Zanzibar, Whip Rule (Ire), Vault (Ire), Talwar fourth. AI was always happy I was going to pick up the (Ire). Click for the Racing Post chart or the free leader,@ Heffernan commented. AI wasn=t sure about brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy Dragon Pulse going into the race, but I was sure Fran attheraces.com. [Berry] was going to be tracking me. In my opinion, Very few Ballydoyle Group 1 winners are bargain there is a chance he might be better again at a mile. buys, but Power has made a mockery of his 50,000 He=s tough and genuine and is a big, strong colt.@ Aidan guineas price tag this term. Purchased privately by O=Brien is still some way off Dr. Vincent O'Brien=s Demi O=Byrne at Tattersalls last year after failing to record of 15 wins in this race, but Power was recording meet his reserve, the bay paid instant dividends for that an eighth for the current Rosegreen incumbent. foresight by earning J “TDN Rising Star” J status Dragon Pulse=s trainer Jessica Harrington told Racing when beating the subsequent G3 Tyros S. winner Post, AFran said he was still a little bit green, because Remember Alexander (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) on debut over he came there almost travelling better than the winner, six furlongs here May 2. Aggressively ridden back at but he was just a little bit more battle-hardened than five panels to garner the May 21 Listed Marble Hill S. our fellow. That to me proves he=s a good horse. He=ll here, he again proved generous to his rider=s urgings when adding the June 14 G2 Coventry S. to his tally at obviously stay a mile. Whether he=s done enough for Royal Ascot. this season, I don=t know.@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/11/11 • PAGE 3 of 26 • thoroughbreddailynews.com LADBROKES ST LEGER S.-G1, ,500,000, Doncaster, THE IRISH FIELD ST LEGER-G1, i220,000, Curragh, 9-10, 3yo, c/f, 14f 132ydsT, 3:00.44, gd/fm. 9-10, 3yo/up, 1 3/4mT, 3:08.01, yl/sf. 1--s@MASKED MARVEL (GB), 126, c, 3, by Montjeu (Ire) (DH)-1--sDUNCAN (GB), 137, g, 6, by Dalakhani (Ire) 1st Dam: Waldmark (Ger) (GSP-Eng), by Mark of Esteem (Ire) 1st Dam: Dolores (GB) (SW & G1SP-Eng, $127,596), by Danehill 2nd Dam: Agnus (Ire), by In the Wings (GB) 2nd Dam: Wurftaube (Ger), by Acatenango (Ger) 3rd Dam: Wavy Reef (GB), by Kris (GB) 3rd Dam: Wurfbahn (Ger), by Frontal (Fr) (100,000gns yrl >06 TATOCT). O/B-Normandie Stud (i260,000 yrl >09 ARQAUG). O-Bjorn Nielsen; Ltd; T-John Gosden; J-Eddie Ahern; i85,800. B-Newsells Park Stud; T-John Gosden; J-William Lifetime Record: GSW-Fr & Eng,19-6-5-1, i433,342. Buick; ,306,262. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-0, *1/2 to Samuel (GB) (Sakhee), GSW-Eng, $240,670. ,357,742. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. (DH)-1--JUKEBOX JURY (IRE), 137, h, 5, by Montjeu (Ire) Bred & Sold by Newsells Park Stud 1st Dam: Mare Aux Fees (GB), by Kenmare (Fr) 2--Brown Panther (GB), 126, c, 3, Shirocco (Ger)-- 2nd Dam: Feerie Boreale (Fr), by Irish River (Fr) Treble Heights (Ire), by Unfuwain. (1,500gns RNA yrl 3rd Dam: Skelda (Fr), by La Varende (Fr) >09 BRIDEC).