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An Historic Sunday, August 2, 2015 Haskell Day! SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI WILLIAM HILL HASKELL INV. >TEXAS= HOLDS >EM IN JIM DANDY Saturday=s GII Jim Dandy S. at Saratoga was the loser--numerically speaking, anyways--in the confluence of sophomore stakes events carded for this always busy weekend of racing. With Tekton (Bernardini) having scratched in favor of Friday=s Curlin S. and with Upstart (Flatter) and >TDN Rising Star= Competitive Edge (Super Saver) traveling the NJ Turnpike for Sunday=s GI Haskell Invitational S., just four horses faced the starter in the main local prep for the GI Travers S. Aug. 29, but the race did not lack for excitement, as PHAROAH IMPOSING, BUT NO >SHORE= THING GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile hero Texas Red (Afleet Alex) Zayat Stable=s American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) outfooted odds-on Frosted (Tapit) by a measured half- already cemented his name in history when he became length. Cont. p9 only the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown, but the bay looks to add to his legacy Sunday in the GI William >LEGA= EAGLE Hill Haskell Invitational Probably below her best last time when second in S. at Monmouth Park, a The Curragh=s G1 Pretty Polly S., Michael Tabor=s AWin and You=re In@ G1 1000 Guineas heroine Legatissimo (Ire) (Danehill qualifier for the GI Dancer {Ire}) bounced back to her formidable best at Breeders= Cup Classic. Goodwood on Saturday when storming to success in This will be the Bob the G1 Qatar Nassau S. Sent off the 2-1 favorite, the Baffert trainee=s first bay was held up towards the rear early by Wayne start since his romp in Lordan while trapped out wide, but was always the GI Belmont S. traveling with intent and cruised down the outer to June 6. The morning enter the fray approaching the quarter pole. Launched line 1-5 favorite--who on the front end passing that marker, she surged into a could very well be American Pharoah gallops in front of decisive lead and was well beyond reach as the same backed down to 1-9 if an estimated crowd of 6,500 at owner=s Wedding Vow (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) stayed on into the local reception he Monmouth Saturday morning | second, with 2 1/4 lengths the winning margin. has received since Sarah K Andrew Cont. p15 arriving in New Jersey is any indication--will start from the four hole, but is not without worthy adversaries, perhaps in part due to the $750,000 purse bump to $1.75 million the race received. Assistant trainer Jimmy Barnes, however, is unconcerned with the competition. AWe just want him to get a good break, get to the outside, and work his way around there,@ Barnes offered. AIf he gets a clean trip, he=ll do the rest.@ GII Holy Bull S. winner Upstart (Flatter) will make his first afternoon appearance since finishing a puzzling 18th in the GI Kentucky Derby. The dark bay was controversially disqualified and placed second in the GII Fountain of Youth S. in February and was runner-up in the GI Florida Derby Mar. 28 before that disappointing effort in the Derby. He draws the rail here and is given a 6-1 chance on the morning line, and appears capable of contending with the favorite on his best day. The 105 Beyer Speed Figure he earned for his Holy Bull romp--also off the bench--matches the best American Pharoah has received to date, and the 108 he got for the Florida Derby is the field=s best. The Rick Violette, Jr. pupil, who bypassed Saturday=s GII Jim Dandy S. for this, fired a :47.20 (1/109) warning shot for this over the Spa main track July 25. Cont. p3 IN THIS ISSUE Rising Star Triple in Vanderbilt Stonestreet Stables’ Rock Fall (Speightstown) was switched to the outside of The Big Beast (Yes It’s True) turning for home in Saturday’s GI A.G. Vanderbilt H. President & Co-Publisher: Barry Weisbord [email protected] at Saratoga and the two hooked up for a memorable @barryweisbord final-furlong tussle, with Rock Fall prevailing on the bobber. Favorite Tale (Tale of the Cat) settled for third Sr. V.P. & Co-Publisher: Sue Finley after setting a moderate pace to complete a ‘you didn’t [email protected] @suefinley get rich’ ‘TDN Rising Star’ trifecta worth $66. V.P., International Operations: Gary King [email protected] @garykingTDN Rock Fall (yellow cap) | Chelsea Durand EDITORIAL [email protected] Page 4 Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Beholder Bombshell Senior Editor: Steve Sherack Racing Editor: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni It wasn’t accomplished in her normal pace-pressing or Associate Editor: Christie DeBernardis pacesetting fashion, but Spendthrift Farm’s two-time Assistant Editor: Heather Anderson Eclipse Award winner tossed her name into the hat for Assistant Editor: Ben Massam a third statuette with a thoroughly dominating victory in ADVERTISING Saturday’s GI Clement L. Hirsch S., a ‘Win and You’re In’ qualifier for the GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff. However, [email protected] before that, there is some chance that Beholder could Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch face the boys, as trainer Richard Mandella said after the Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: race that he would discuss a possible start in the Sarah K. Andrew GI TVG Pacific Classic with owner B. Wayne Hughes. Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Beholder | Benoit photo Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Social Media Strategist: Nichola Henry Page 6 CUSTOMER SERVICE Ervedya, ‘Maria’ Clash at Deauville [email protected] Dir. of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes His Highness the Aga Khan’s Ervedya (Fr) (Siyouni {Ire}) is perfect in three starts this INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY season, including victories in the G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches at home and abroad in Director of IT: Robert Williams the G1 Coronation S. last time at Royal Ascot. The 3-year-old filly faces a stern test in [email protected] Sunday’s G1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville, as Sir Robert Ogden’s G1 Falmouth S. victress Amazing Maria (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) invades from England. 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Dontbetwithbruno completed the Pegasus superfecta AHe could not be coming in to the race any better,@ before his effort in the Lamplighter last out. Violette said of Upstart. AWe=ll ship first thing [Sunday] Donegal Racing=s Keen Ice (Curlin) has only one morning and show up at the Shore ready to go.@ lifetime victory, but has performed well in a number of Mr. Jordan (Kantharos), a >TDN Rising Star,= will graded stakes, including a third in the GII Risen Star S. represent the hometown contingent. The grey has Feb. 21 and fourth in the GII Louisiana Derby Mar. 28. never been out of the exacta in six career starts. He He was seventh in the Derby and rallied to complete finished runner-up in Gulfstream=s Tamarac S. Feb. 27 the trifecta in the Belmont. and was DQ=d from first to second in the Tarpon S. Apr. 25 before annexing the GIII Pegasus S., a local prep for this event, June 21. Trainer Todd Pletcher, who has a trio of Haskell wins already to his credit, has three chances to inch closer to Baffert=s record seven wins. He=ll saddle >Rising Star= Competitive Edge (Super Saver), Nonna=s Boy (Distorted Humor) and Dontbetwithbruno (Tiz Wonderful). Competitive Edge was one of 2014's most exciting juveniles, as he romped on debut at Saratoga last July before cruising to a 5 3/4-length tally in the GI Hopeful S. Sidelined for the rest of the season, he picked right up where he left off with an 8 1/4-length drubbing of Mr. Jordan in the Tamarac, and facile score in Churchill=s GIII Pat Day Mile May 3. Cut back for the seven-panel GII Woody Stephens S. June 6, he was a no-excuse last of six at odds on, but appears to be working very forwardly at Saratoga since that outing. Nonna=s Boy was second in Belmont=s Gold Fever S. May 1, third in the Easy Goer S. there June 6 and finished ahead of stablemate Dontbetwithbruno to take American Pharoah gets his post-gallop bath before Monmouth=s turfy Lamplighter S. July 18. an adoring crowd Saturday morning | Sarah K Andrew TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/2/15 • PAGE 4 of 20 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Saratoga ALFRED G.