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SUNRIVER TAKES THE NEXT STEP HEADLINE p4 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2006 BERNARDINI WINS; BARBARO SERIOUSLY HURT HIS DAY IN THE THE SUN Bernardini (A.P. Indy) gave Sheikh Mohammed’s Sunriver (Saint Ballado) was denied a berth in the Darley Stable its first American Classic victory in yester- May 7 GI Kentucky Derby because he lacked graded- day’s GI Preakness S., but the racing world was rocked stakes earnings, but may have by a serious injury sustained by Barbaro (Dynaformer) put himself into the picture for during the opening furlong of the race. He is scheduled the June 10 GI Belmont S. with a to undergo surgery at New win in the GII Peter Pan S. at Bolton this afternoon, accord- Belmont Park yesterday. In fact, ing to Gale Luciani, a spokes- trainer Todd Pletcher could field a person for the clinic. The Ken- pair in the Test of the Champion. tucky Derby winner broke “We’ll talk to [owners Aaron and through the gate prior to the Sunriver Adam Coglianese Marie Jones] about the Belmont; start, but was away alertly it’s a possibility,” Pletcher said, once reloaded. After a half- adding, “I wouldn’t rule [Sir Barton S. winner] High furlong, the dark bay took an Bernardini Horsephotos Cotton out of the Belmont, either.” apparent bad step and ran Peter Pan cont. p4 several strides essentially on three legs, favoring his injured right hind ankle. Jockey Edgar Prado did a mas- SOUTHERN ACCENT terful job pulling up the colt just past the finish line and Artie Schiller (El Prado {Ire}) was upset at 3-5 odds in was joined shortly thereafter by trainer Michael Matz, last year’s GII Dixie S., losing by a who immediately vacated the grandstand to attend to nose to Cool Conductor. He failed his stricken horse. Dr. Larry Bramlage, the on-call veter- once again yesterday as the odds- inarian for the American Association of Equine Practitio- on choice in the nine-furlong ners, explained that Barbaro had suffered a condylar grass event at Pimlico, finishing fracture of the cannon bone in his right hind as well as third as MGISW Better Talk Now a comminuted fracture of the (Talkin Man) rallied to a hard- first phalanx and there is also Better Talk Now gets fought victory over Dreadnaught a piece off a sesamoid. his head down (Lac Ouimet). “He certainly ran a Barbaro was fitted with a Horsephotos huge race,” said winning jockey first-aid splint and was loaded Ramon Dominquez. Artie Schiller on the equine ambulance to be transported back to the settled for the third spot. Dixie S. cont. p3 barn. He was to be trans- ferred to New Bolton, one of PEERLESS Horsephotos the leading equine hospitals When it comes to nurturing top-class fillies, Cheveley in the Midlantic region, and about a 80-mile trip from Park Stud and Sir Michael Stoute have written the Baltimore. Dr. Dean Richardson will preside over the book, and homebred Peeress (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) surgery. Despite the seriousness of the injury, Bramlage pressed that point when winning yesterday’s G1 initially commented that there was a “reasonable Lockinge S. at Newbury. Already an elite among the chance to save” the colt. He later told the Reuters distaff set after taking the G1 Sun Chariot S. at news agency, "There are some major hurdles.There are Newmarket in October, the chestnut rolled to the front at least a couple of aspects of it that are very life inside the final quarter to win comfortably, providing threatening for him. His career is over. This will be it for Stoute with his seventh renewal. “It’s a race that’s him as a race horse. Under the best of circumstances, been good to us,” Stoute commented. we're looking to try to save him as a stallion." Lockinge S. cont. p3 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/21/06 • PAGE 2 of 12 BERNARDINI BRILLIANT IN VICTORY Belated Debut, Meteoric Rise... Many might have labeled Discreet Cat as the best Bernardini didn’t make it to the races until shortly three-year-old owned by Sheikh Mohammed. Just don’t after the New Year, but he was off slowly in that Jan. mention that to Bernardini, who turned in a scintillating 7 bow at Gulfstream Park and raced evenly thereafter, performance to take the sec- finishing fourth to Exclusive Quality. There may have ond leg of the Triple Crown. been an excuse for that effort, as Lasix was added for a The homebred son of 1992 Mar. 4 maiden in Hallandale, and the colt responded in Belmont winner and Grade I kind, taking a one-turn mile event by a widening 7 3/4 winner Cara Rafaela was well lengths. He missed an allowance engagement Apr. 8 placed up the backstretch, due to a foot bruise but recovered from that in good came with a menacing run on order and made his next and most recent start in the the far turn, angled outside of GIII Withers S. at Aqueduct Apr. 29. Settled just off the Sweetnorthernsaint pace that afternoon, he inhaled the leader turning for Bernardini Horsephotos (Sweetsouthernsaint) at the home and went on to score by 3 3/4 lengths, despite quarter pole and cruised home Javier Castellano dropping his stick in the stretch. as much the best. “Bernardini put on a spectacular performance,” said John Ferguson, bloodstock advisor How the Race Was Won... to Sheikh Mohammed. “It’s an honor and privilege to be As expected, GIII Gotham S. winner Like Now (Jules) here.” was quarter-horsed away from the gate and set the pace as Sweetnorthernsaint applied pressure from the Saturday, Pimlico outside. Bernardini, third past the stands the first time, PREAKNESS S.-GI, $1,000,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo, secured a nice position in fourth down the backstretch, 1 3/16m, 1:54 3/5, ft. but jumped on the bit when Brother Derek (Benchmark) 1--sBERNARDINI, 126, c, 3, by A.P. Indy drew alongside at about the five-furlong pole. Asked to 1st Dam: Cara Rafaela (GISW, $884,452), by Quiet American accelerate on the far turn, the Darley runner made an 2nd Dam: Oil Fable, by Spectacular Bid eyecatching move into contention, was angled to the 3rd Dam: Northern Fable, by Northern Dancer outside and went on to a convincing victory. “I waited O/B-Darley Stable (KY); T-Thomas Albertrani; until about the three-eighths pole and I knew I had so J-J Castellano; $600,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, much horse that I had to go,” commented winning rider $710,480. *1/2 to Ile De France (Storm Cat), GISP, Javier Castellano. “At the quarter pole, I knew that I $125,300. had it won.” Trainer Tom Albertrani wasn’t always 2--Sweetnorthernsaint, 126, g, 3, Sweetsouthernsaint-- quite that confident. “I was a little concerned when I Ice Beauty, by Waquoit. O-Joseph J Balsamo & Ted saw him get passed by Brother Derek, I thought maybe Theos; B-Eduardo Azpurua (FL); T-Michael J we weren’t running our race today, but when he came Trombetta; $200,000. back into the picture, I knew it was all over from 3--Hemingway's Key, 126, c, 3, Notebook--Whirl's Girl, there.” In other post-race developments, jockey Kent by Island Whirl. ($210,000 2yo 2005 OBSFEB). Desormeaux reported that Sweetnorthernsaint grabbed O-Kinsman Stable; B-Ocala Stud Farm (FL); a quarter out of the gate, while HRTV indicated that T-Nicholas P Zito; $110,000. Brother Derek bled during the race. Click for the Margins: 5 1/4, 6, 4. Odds: 12.90, 8.40, 29.40. brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue- Also Ran: Brother Derek, Greeley's Legacy, Platinum style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Couple, Like Now, Diabolical. DNF: Barbaro. www.stonewallstallions.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/21/06 • PAGE 3 of 12 Saturday, Newbury, Britain Saturday, Pimlico JUDDMONTE LOCKINGE S.-G1, £200,000, Newbury, COMP USA DIXIE S.-GII, $250,000, PIM, 5-20, 3yo/up, 5-20, 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:44.57, sf. 1 1/8mT, 1:48 2/5, fm. 1--PEERESS (GB), 123, m, 5, by Pivotal (GB) 1--BETTER TALK NOW, 124, g, 7, by Talkin Man 1st Dam: Noble One (GB), by Primo Dominie (GB) 1st Dam: Bendita (SP), by Baldski 2nd Dam: Noble Destiny (GB), by Dancing Brave (GB) 2nd Dam: Bonne Note (Fr), by Bon Mot (Fr) 3rd Dam: Tender Loving Care (GB), by Final Straw (GB) 3rd Dam: *Mandolina, by Ocarina (Fr) O/B-Cheveley Park Stud; T-Sir Michael Stoute; J-K O-Bushwood Racing Partners; B-Wimborne Farm, Inc Fallon; £113,560. Lifetime Record: 13-7-1-3, £397,439. (KY); T-H Graham Motion; J-R Dominguez; 2--Majors Cast (Ire), 126, h, 5, Victory Note--Ziffany $150,000. Lifetime Record: MGISW, 32-12-5-2, (GB), by Taufan. (Ir£38,000 wnl ‘01 GOFNOV; $2,772,077. *1/2 to B. A. Way (Lasting Approval), 190,000gns yrl ‘02 TATOCT). O-Susan Roy; B-Joe SW & GSP, $320,775. Fogarty; T-Jeremy Noseda; £43,040. 2--Dreadnaught, 118, g, 6, Lac Ouimet--Wings of 3--Court Masterpiece (GB), 126, h, 6, Polish Precedent-- Dreams, by Sovereign Dancer. ($15,500 wlng '00 Easy Option (Ire), by Prince Sabo (GB). KEENOV). O-Trillium Stable; B-David S Pennington O/B-Gainsborough Stud; T-Ed Dunlop; £21,540.