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TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. JADE HUNTER DIES FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII HOLY BULL S. Jade Hunter (Mr. Prospector--Jadana {Ire}, Pharly {Fr}), sire of Horse of the Year Azeri, was euthanized Sunday at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute after suf- fering complications from colic. The 27-year-old stallion had been pensioned at Old Friends since 2009. While racing for Bruce McNall and Allen Paulson, Jade Hunter won the 1988 GI Gulfstream Park H. BULLET WORK FOR DIALED IN and GI Donn H. and Robert LaPenta=s Dialed In (Mineshaft) turned in a was second in the bullet drill at Palm Meadows yester- 1987 GI Widener H. day and remains possible for The best of his prog- Sunday=s GIII Holy Bull S. The Nick eny was 11-time Zito-trained runner went four fur- Grade I winner Azeri. longs in :47.40, fastest of 24 at the Jade Hunter Sarah K Andrew The Paulson distance Monday. AHe looked abso- colorbearer was lutely terrific,@ Zito reported yester- named champion older mare in 2002, 2003 and 2004 day afternoon. AI couldn=t be happier. and was Horse of the Year in 2002. She retired in 2004 He=s amazing. I=m just knocking with earners over $4 million. Jade Hunter is also the wood.@ Dialed In has made just one sire of Grade I winners Yagli, Stuka, Diazo and Global start to date, overcoming a sluggish Zito Horsephotos Hunter (Arg). He was also represented by graded stakes start to win his 6 1/2-furlong debut winners Halory Hunter, Jade Flush, So Keen (NZ), Mid- at Churchill by half-length (video) last November. The way Road, Foufa=s Warrior, Pratella, Jadada, Best $475,000 FTSAUG yearling had been expected to start Friend Stro, Mythical Gem and Procrastinate (Aus). In in an allowance last Friday at Gulfstream, but was all, he sired 42 black-type winners and the earners of scratched when the track came up sloppy. Cont. p2 over $39 million. Jade Hunter concluded his stud career at Dutchess Views Farm in New York. He was donated to Old Friends by the Paulson Trust. AJade Hunter was a very proud and confident stallion with an intelligence that matched his beauty,@ said Old Friends President and founder Michael Blowen. AIt=s very hard on all his caretakers to lose him and Polish Navy [who died Jan. 6] so close together.@ UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES Date Race Track Jan. 29 GIII John B. Connally Turf Cup HOU Sunshine Millions GP/SA Jan. 30 GI Santa Monica S. SA GII Forward Gal S. GP GIII Holy Bull S. GP Feb. 5 GI Donn H. GP GI Gulfstream Park Turf H. GP GI Las Virgenes S. SA GII Strub S. SA GIII Suwannee River S. GP GIII Thunder Road H. SA Feb. 6 GII San Antonio S. SA P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 1/25/11 • PAGE 2 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Bullet Work for Dialed In (cont. from p1) Zito admitted yesterday the Holy Bull would be a lot to ask of his charge. A[The Holy Bull] is a possibility,@ Racetrack Zito said. AI=d still like to get a different type of race because it is a big step, but he sure acts like a good horse. It could happen, let=s put it this way.@ Yester- Round-Up day=s bullet drill could sway Zito. A[The work] was very good and it encourages us, but obviously, like I tell Bob TAPIZAR WORKS FOR ROBERT LEWIS you still want to do what you think is right,@ the trainer Winchell Thoroughbred=s Tapizar (Tapit), last-out continued. AThe Derby is still the first Saturday of May, winner of the Jan. 15 GIII Sham S., worked four fur- but on the other hand sometimes you=re dealt with longs at Santa Anita yes- certain cards and either you play or you throw them in, terday in :50.40. The bay one or the other.@ colt remains on target for Dial In has drawn a lot of attention. AHe=s absolutely a the Feb. 12 GII Robert B. beautiful horse,@ Zito said. AI remember Steve Lewis S., according to Asmussen and his assistant Scott Blasi saw him in the owner Ron Winchell. paddock and both of them said, >Boy, what a ATapizar came out of the spectacular-looking horse.= He gets compliments all the Sham in good order, which time.@ Tapizar M Marten was evidenced by a work Zito blamed the colt=s single start on routine issues. that went exactly to plan,@ AIt was just baby stuff--they get that stuff,@ he said. Winchell said. AHe is now progressing toward running in AShins or this or that, a cough, or whatever. With our the Lewis.@ Also working towards the Robert Lewis program, we tend to wait a lot because we think that=s yesterday at Santa Anita, Gem, Inc.=s J P=s Gusto (Suc- the right thing to do. We make sure they mature. And cessful Appeal) went seven furlongs in 1:25.40. It was also, with his breeding, it made the most sense.@ By the fastest of two works at the distance Monday. Win- Horse of the Year Mineshaft (A.P. Indy), Dialed In is out ner of last year=s GI Del Mar Futurity, J P=s Gusto is of Miss Doolittle (Storm Cat), a daughter of champion coming off a runner-up effort in the Dec. 18 GI juvenile filly Eliza (Mt. Livermore). CashCall Futurity. (For TDN=s Taking Flight feature on Dialed In, click here) . Gran Estreno to Point to Muniz... Eight-year-old Gran Estreno (Arg) (Lucky Roberto), who successfully defended his title in the GIII Washing- ton Park H. at Arlington in September and captured Saturday=s GIII Col. E. R. Bradley H. at Fair Grounds in KATHMANBLU & POTOSINA, his 2011 bow, will bid for his fourth U.S. graded score SALES GRADS BOTH WON in the Mar. 26 GII Mervin Muniz Memorial H. in the Big STAKES ON SATURDAY, Easy. AOur main goal for Gran Estreno is the Muniz,@ CONGRATULATIONS trainer Mike Stidham confirmed. AI don=t know if we will go in the next race [GIII Fair Grounds H. Feb. 19] or TO ALL THE CONNECTIONS not. That hasn=t been decided yet.@ A Group 1 winner in Aga Khan feared he could bring down racing empire his native Argentina in 2006, the chestnut has won 12 France24.com of 26 starts since moving north of the border, with North American earnings of $507,306. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 1/25/11 • PAGE 3 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com After finishing second in the Japanese Derby and St PEDIGREE INSIGHTS Leger, this tough colt was awarded victory in the Japan BY ANDREW CAULFIELD Cup. It was only by a neck that Rose Kingdom lost the Derby to Eishin Flash, another grandson of Kingmambo, LECOMTE S.-GIII, $96,000, FGX, 1-22, 3yo, 1m40y, this time by King=s Best. King=s Best, of course, was 1:40 4/5, ft. also responsible for Workforce, the record-breaking 1--#@WILKINSON, 116, c, 3, by Lemon Drop Kid winner of the Epsom Derby who went on to win the 1st Dam: Tasha's Delight (GSP, $163,200), Arc. by Afternoon Deelites Cont. p4 2nd Dam: Manila Rain, by Manila 3rd Dam: Rain Chaser, by Ben Adhem WILKINSON, c, 2008 O/B-Gaillardia Racing (KY); T-N Howard; J-G Gomez; Raise a Native Mr. Prospector $60,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1, $105,490. Werk Gold Digger Kingmambo Nick Rating: A+Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Nureyev Miesque brisnet.com chart brisnet.com PPs. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Pasadoble Lemon Drop Kid In the days following the death of that magnificent Bold Reasoning Seattle Slew mare Miesque, it was appropriate that the GIII Lecomte My Charmer Charming Lassie S. should fall to Wilkinson, a grandson of Miesque's Buckpasser Lassie Dear most famous son, Kingmambo. The victory by the Gay Missile Lemon Drop Kid colt acts as a reminder of Private Account Private Terms Kingmambo=s growing influence as a sire of sires. Afternoon Laughter Several of last year's top Japanese events illustrated Deelites Medaille d’Or Intimate Girl Kingmambo's prowess in this department. His 2004 Tasha’s Delight Hot Food MSP, 13-3-2-3 Japanese Derby winner King Kamehameha was respon- Lyphard 3Fls, 1Str, 1GSW Manila Rain Manila sible for the triple Group 1 winner Apapane, who num- 12-1-0-0 Dona Ysidra bered the equivalents of the 1000 Guineas and the 11Fls, 7Wnrs, Rain Chaser Ben Adhem Oaks among her victories, and also for Rose Kingdom. 1GSP 9Fls, 1SW Fool’s Miss www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 1/25/11 • PAGE 4 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com (Pedigree Insights cont.) These Classic successes were a reminder of Kingmambo=s own considerable influence over the years on the European Classics. In addition to his 2,000 Guin- eas triumphs with Henrythenavigator and King=s Best, he has landed the 1000 Guineas with Russian Rhythm and Virginia Waters, plus the French 1,000 with Bluemamba and Divine Proportions, the latter also win- ner of the French Oaks. This outstanding record in the Guineas races is highly appropriate for a stallion who won the French 2000 Guineas, and whose dam won the 1000 Guineas in Britain and France. However, Kingmambo=s Classic success certainly hasn=t been limited to a mile. He has also sired three Classic winners over a mile and a half, with Lemon Drop Kid taking the Belmont S., King Kamehameha the Japanese Derby and Light Shift the English Oaks.