A WELCOME OUTCOME STARS COME out at HOLLYWOOD >DOG= FIGHT in DWYER ALL HANSEN in IOWA DERBY
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SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here A WELCOME OUTCOME STARS COME OUT AT HOLLYWOOD Worries about The Curragh's testing ground aside, the B.J. Wright=s Jeranimo (Congaree) came flying home superiority of Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) on all known to capture the GI Shoemaker Mile S. in style, earning a form was unquestionable prior to berth to the GI Breeders= Cup Mile in the process. Earlier yesterday's G1 Dubai Duty Free on the Betfair Hollywood card, Camp Victory (Forest Irish Derby, and the brilliant colt Camp) produced a feel-good victory in the GI Triple overcame the conditions to Bend H. while trainer Mike Mitchell continues to recover maintain his perfect sequence. from surgery after having a brain tumor removed. Sent off the 1-5 favorite, Derrick Cont. p5-6 Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor's G1 2000 Guineas >DOG= FIGHT IN DWYER and G1 Investec Derby hero JW Singer=s Teeth of the Dog (Bluegrass Cat) and Racing Post/Patrick McCann traveled like those odds Richard Pell=s Fast Falcon (Awesome Again), one-two in suggested he would for much of the Easy Goer S. on the GI Belmont S. undercard, put the contest, but, when committed at the quarter pole, on a show in the GII Dwyer S., with the former digging instantly had Born To Sea (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) to contend with. Shaking him off soon after as the whip in for a neck success. AHe ran a real nice race and I=m was applied, the bay stretched away to a two-length proud of him,@ trainer Michael Matz said. AThis is a class success. In doing so, he became the first since Nijinsky horse.@ Cont. p7 to win this trio of Classics, and John Magnier confirmed that they want to emulate that great with Triple Crown ALL HANSEN IN IOWA DERBY glory in the G1 St Leger. "I said to Aidan when he came Dr. Kendall Hansen and Skychai Racing LLC=s to Ballydoyle that there was room for another of those champion Hansen (Tapit) made quick work of four rivals statues," Coolmore's owner said, referring to the in Saturday night=s GIII Iowa Derby, rolling to an easy monument to Dr Vincent O'Brien's champion that 10-length wire-to-wire victory. AI think we=ll come back stands at Rosegreen. "That's Derrick and Michael's next year for the [GIII] Cornhusker,@ Dr. Hansen said dream, to have a Triple Crown winner, and we will try after getting his picture taken at Prairie Meadows. AI to make him one." Cont. p3 never got so much attention for doing so little; all I did was introduce the parents.@ Saturday, Curragh, Ireland Cont. p9 DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY-G1, i1,250,000, Curragh, 6-30, 3yo, c/f, 1 1/2mT, 2:43.96, sf/hy. 1--CAMELOT (GB), 126, c, 3, by Montjeu (Ire) 1st Dam: Tarfah (GSW-GB, $151,683), by Kingmambo 2nd Dam: Fickle (GB), by Danehill 3rd Dam: Fade (GB), by Persepolis (Fr) (525,000gns >10 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Sheikh Abdulla bin Isa Al-Khalifa; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Joseph O'Brien; i725,000. Lifetime Record: Co-Ch. 2yo Colt-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Colt-GB & Ire, 5-5-0-0, i2,097,992. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+. 2--Born To Sea (Ire), 126, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)-- Urban Sea, by Miswaki. O-Christopher Tsui; B-Sunderland Holdings Ltd; T-John Oxx; i250,000. 3--Light Heavy (Ire), 126, c, 3, Teofilo (Ire)--Siamsa, by Quest for Fame (GB). O-Mrs Jackie Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger; i125,000. Margins: 2, 9, 7HF. Odds: 1-5, 8-1, 10-1. Also Ran: Akeed Mofeed (GB), Astrology (Ire). Scratched: Imperial Monarch (Ire), Speaking of Which (Ire). Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy attheraces.com. In This Issue Circle of Life 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Trainer Garry Simms became just the fifth trainer in (732) 747-8060 Churchill’s history to sweep the GIII Debutante S. and (732) 747-8955 (fax) GIII Bashford Manor S. at the same meeting. He www.thoroughbreddailynews.com saddled Blueeyesintherein (Magna Graduate) to win the www.thetdn.com Debutante last weekend, and Travis Morgeson’s Circle Unbroken (Broken Vow) forged to the lead yesterday to remain unbeaten. 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Heavy rain hit most of Britain and Ireland this week, and connections were in no doubt as to the testing nature of the track, which led to the withdrawal of Moyglare Stud's Speaking of Which (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). His absence, along with Camelot's stable companion Imperial Monarch (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), undermined the opposition to the pride of Ballydoyle, who had become the necessary ingredient to determine whether the new recipe was one for success. Despite the excitement of seeing him again, the prospect of defeat due to the unusual conditions hung like a spectre over the occasion. With the die cast and Camelot committed, Joseph O'Brien took his usual languid approach and settled him well off the pace set by Astrology (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) with only Born To Sea and Johnny Murtagh behind. Apparently sitting pretty on the home turn as Akeed Mofeed (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) took over with Light Heavy pressing him on the lead, Camelot was moved to the fore with a quarter mile remaining and he jinked left there. Straightened for the final drive, he was able to handle more than a furlong of harrying from the Tsui homebred with his jockey reverting to hands and heels GI Shoemaker S. Jeranimo (Congaree) charges down the in the final yards. stretch and draws clear. "It's incredible--he hasn't set foot on grass at home since Epsom, as we've been flooded," trainer Aidan GI Triple Bend H. Camp Victory (Forest Camp) surges O'Brien commented after greeting his 10th winner of down the stretch to victory. the race and seventh in succession. "He's passed every test all the way along, but I thought today would be too GII Dwyer S. Teeth of the Dog (Bluegrass Cat) digs in much for him, as we were asking him to swim against gamely to prevail by a hard-fought neck. the tide. It was a massive call and I thought it was impossible, but John [Magnier] was very adamant that GII New York S. Mystical Star (Ghostzapper) takes he wanted to support the race, and all the people and charge after the half and holds off challengers in the sponsors. Joseph [O'Brien] always said he didn't like stretch. soft ground and his wheels were spinning the whole way. He's been working on all-weather for the last Clarendon S. Uncaptured (Lion Heart) explodes down month, so it was an incredible performance in the the stretch for an impressive win. circumstances.@ Cont. p4 Frank Gomez Memorial S. Two T=s at Two (Untuttable) cruises all the way to his first stakes victory. Click here for the latest posts on the TDN Blog 2nd-CD Brown Eyes Blue (Big Brown) becomes the first North American winner for her freshman sire. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/1/12 • PAGE 4 of 21 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Irish Derby cont.