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SULAMANI FLIES HOME TO WIN HEADLINE SHEEMA... p3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2003 A CHIP OFF THE OL’ BLOCK IP, IP, HOORAY! Moon Ballad (Ire), a son of 1997 Dubai World Cup Ipi Tombe (Zim) (Manshood {GB}) continued her winner Singspiel (Ire), assumed command after the streak of brilliance, accelerating impressively in the final opening three furlongs and left no question as to who furlong while winning her seventh straight race in yes- was best on this day, charging to an easy five-length terday’s G1 Dubai Duty Free S. at Nad al Sheba. The victory over a game bay tossed her head in the early stages before settling Harlan’s Holiday (Harlan) in mid-pack as St Expedit (GB) (Sadler’s Wells) showed in yesterday’s $6 million the way up front. Jockey Kevin Shea waited patiently feature at Nad al Sheba until well into the straight to ask the Zimbabwean-bred Racecourse. The victory and she quickened impressively on the outside, collaring was the fourth in the big Paolini (Ger) (Lando {Ger}) race for Godolphin and with 100 meters to go be- the second for winning fore spurting clear. An ob- jockey Frankie Dettori, jection against the winner who was victorious was dismissed. Trainer Moon shines brightly over Dubai aboard Dubai Millennium Mike de Kock, winning his Julian Herbert/Getty Images (GB) in 2000. “It was a second race of the night, wonderful feeling turning into the straight,” the flam- had brought Ipi Tombe to boyant rider commented. “I just glanced at the crowd Dubai after a championship and they were all clapping, so I thought the others three-year-old campaign in Lucky Seven for Ipi Tombe must all be in trouble.” World Cup coverage cont. p2 South Africa. She had been Julian Herbert/Getty Images an impressive winner of Saturday, Nad al Sheba, Dubai each of her two starts over this course, including a DUBAI WORLD CUP-G1, $6,000,000, Nad al Sheba, stakes-record setting performance in the G3 Jebel Hatta 3-29, 3yo/up, 2000m, 2:00.48, ft. Mar. 8. “You could not have written a better script,” 1--sMOON BALLAD (IRE), 126, c, 4, by Singspiel (Ire) said de Kock. “I’ve been down this road before, but the 1st Dam: Velvet Moon (Ire) (GSW-Eng), by Shaadi last two weeks I’ve been sick to my stomach. I thought 2nd Dam: Park Special (Ire), by Relkino (GB) that they went too fast early, but she had the accelera- 3rd Dam: Balilla (Ire), by Balidar (Ire) tion. The plan was to switch outside [in the straight], (350,000gns yrl ‘99 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; as far out as possible.” Ipi Tombe will now continue her B-Newgate Stud Co; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-L Dettori; career in the U.S., with Elliott Walden slated to be her $3,600,000. Lifetime Record: MG1SP-Eng, 10-5-3-1, new trainer. De Kock was bittersweet about parting $4,299,726. *First G1SW for sire (by In The Wings with his champion. “It’s like a divorce,” he said. “It’s {GB}). worse than death.” Team Valor purchased a 75-percent 2--Harlan’s Holiday, 126, c, 4, Harlan--Christmas In interest in Ipi Tombe for $750,000 with the intention of Aiken, by Affirmed. ($97,000 yrl ‘00 FTKJUL). bringing her north of the Equator. When asked what O-Starlight Stable; B-Double D Farm Corp (OH); attracted him to his new star, Team Valor President $1,200,000. Barry Irwin said, “She has an incredible turn of foot. We 3--Nayef, 126, h, 5, Gulch--Height of Fashion (Fr), by don’t really care about pedigree, we care about how Bustino (GB). O-Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum; fast they can run and what they look like.” Irwin indi- B-Shadwell Farm Inc (KY); $600,000. cated that Ipi Tombe would target the GI Arlington Margins: 5, 1, SHD. Odds: 3-1, 5-2, 5-2. Million in August and said that he thought it “unlikely” Also Ran: Grandera (Ire), State Shinto, Grundlefoot, that she would be nominated to the Breeders’ Cup. Blue Burner, Sei Mi (Arg), Aquarelliste (Fr), Crimson (Chart p4) Click for the racingpost.co.uk chart or the Quest (Ire), Hans Anderson. free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/30/03 • PAGE 2 of 11 Dubai World Cup cont. Leaving Nothing To Chance... Doing His Daddy Proud... Making his final start for trainer Bill Mott in the World A versatile performer on racetracks all over the world, Cup, Blue Burner (French Deputy) showed the best Singspiel won the GI Canadian International at Wood- early speed and led the field until being overtaken by bine and the G1 Japan Cup and was second to Moon Ballad at the 1400-meter mark with Harlan’s Pilsudski (Ire) in the Breed- Holiday chasing the pacesetters from third. The ers’ Cup Turf en route to Godolphin colorbearer travelled sweetly throughout being named America’s beneath Frankie Dettori and while the competition was champion turf horse in being asked for their best approaching the stretch, 1996. Kept in training at Dettori was motionless atop Moon Ballad and the duo five, the bay gave Sheikh strode powerfully home to a convincing success while Mohammed his first World covering the final 800 meters in :47.77. The lone Amer- Cup success in 1997 and ican representative in the field, Harlan’s Holiday had the went on to win an additional frontrunner in the crosshairs at every pole, but was no pair of Group 1s in England match late while staying on well to claim second place. Singspiel darley.co.uk before retiring to his owner’s Nayef (Gulch), co-favored at 5-2, held off Godolphin’s Darley Stud. A member of his sire’s first crop, Moon 2002 World Series Racing champion Grandera (Ire) Ballad was consigned to the 2000 Tattersalls October (Grand Lodge) for the show. “You need a mile-and-a- Sale by Bugley Stud and realized a final bid of quarter horse with speed for this race,” Dettori said. 350,000gns from bloodstock agent John Ferguson, the “Moon Ballad has got lots of speed and he has got third highest priced yearling that season for his sire. stronger than last year and he handled the dirt very Trained during his juvenile campaign by David Loder, well.” Added racing manager Simon Crisford, “Moon Moon Ballad was disqualified to second from a maiden Ballad has improved from three to four. Mentally and win at Newmarket in September and was shelved there- physically he is more together than he was last year.” after with an eye on his three-year-old season. And as far as the future? “All options are open to him,” Crisford said. “He could go back to Europe. There are Maturing Into A Solid Soph... races in North America we will be looking at like the A 6 1/2-length winner of his three-year-old bow over Breeders’ Cup Classic.” Dettori would welcome that the Nad al Sheba sand, Moon Ballad was tested for opportunity. “I have had an unlucky third and an un- class and acquitted himself very well in the G2 UAE lucky second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, so let’s hope Derby in March, finishing fourth behind stablemate we get lucky,” he said. Essence of Dubai. Returned to the turf courses of Eu- rope, he was a nose second in the Listed Newmarket S. Pride In the Gallant Runner-Up... May 3 and registered a 1 1/4-length victory in the G2 For the connections of Harlan’s Holiday, things could Dante S. 12 days later before finishing a well-beaten have been worse. “You have to be happy with second,” third to High Chaparral (Ire) and Hawk Wing in the G1 trainer Todd Pletcher told Blood-Horse. “I’m delighted Epsom Derby the following month. Given time to re- with his effort--he’s been beaten by a very good horse. cover from his strenuous spring program, the colt re- We’ll get him back and see how he is and give him a bit turned from a three-month vacation to win the G3 of a break.” The Ohio-bred, who earned $1.2 million Select S. by 2 1/2 lengths before closing the year with yesterday, could make his next appearance in the GI a second-place finish to the talented Storming Home Whitney H. in August. Click for the racingpost.co.uk (GB) in Newmarket’s G1 Champion S. Oct. 19. The chart, the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree, or best, however, was yet to come. the video race replay. PINE BLUFF Danzig S Rowdy Angel “....down to $10,000, which I’d say is good value when you consider he can get you a pretty good racehorse.” BOX 626, VERSAILLES, KY 40383 (859) 873-7300 FAX (859) 873-3746 E-MAIL: [email protected] Bill Oppenheim, TDN 1/29/03 WEB SITE: www.lanesend.com S TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 3/30/03 • PAGE 3 of 11 Saturday, Nad al Sheba, Dubai Saturday, Nad al Sheba, Dubai DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC-G1, $2,000,000, Nad al DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN-G1, $2,000,000, Nad al Sheba, 3-29, 2400mT, 2:27.67 (NSR), gd. Sheba, 3-29, 3yo/up, 1200m, 1:09.95, ft. 1--SULAMANI (IRE), 123, c, 4, by Hernando (Fr) 1--#@sSTATE CITY, 130, c, 4, by Carson City 1st Dam: Soul Dream, by Alleged 1st Dam: Wajna (SW-GB), by Nureyev 2nd Dam: Normia (GB), by Northfields 2nd Dam: Wind Spirit, by Round Table 3rd Dam: *Mia Pola, by Relko (GB) 3rd Dam: *Moon Dancer II, by Never Give In O-Godolphin; B-The Niarchos Family; T-Saeed bin O-S M R M; B-Darley Stud Management LLC; T-Paddy Suroor; J-L Dettori; $1,200,000.