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SUNDAY, 5 JUNE, 2016 AGA KHAN SEEKS DERBY DOUBLE HARZAND BUCKS INJURY Having failed to live up to expectations in the G1 Poule d=Essai SCARE; WINS DERBY des Poulains, the Aga Khan=s >TDN Rising Star= Zarak (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}) goes to post for another Classic opportunity on Sunday in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly, and looks to give his owner a weekend Classic double after the victory of Harzand (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in Saturday=s Epsom showpiece. Unlike his famous dam Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar), the homebred was unable to maintain his unbeaten sequence in the mile Classic staged this year at Deauville May 15, but may have been hindered by being drawn on the stand=s side and away from the main action which centered around The Gurkha (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). While he would not have beaten that impressive winner, he may have been closer than fifth and there is hope that he can still emerge as a genuine Group 1 colt. cont. p9 The Aga Khan and jockey Pat Smullen are greeted by The Queen after winning the Investec Derby with Harzand | Racing Post IN TDN AMERICA TODAY BELMONT FIELD CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE With the GI Belmont S. a week away in New York, trainer Dallas In an Irish-dominated renewal of Epsom=s G1 Investec Derby, it Stewart confirmed a pair of Chuck Fipke homebreds and recent was His Highness The Aga Khan=s Harzand (Ire) (Sea the Stars graduates for the “Test of the Champion.” {Ire}) who led home his Ballydoyle compatriots US Army Ranger Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Idaho (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) after surviving a late scare, having ripped off a shoe on Saturday morning. Only allowed the chance to run close to the race by Dermot Weld, the winner of the G3 Ballysax S. on testing ground over 10 furlongs at Leopardstown Apr. 10 still attracted significant support into 13-2 regardless of the setback. Racing in mid-division under Pat Smullen early, the dark bay was sent past Idaho inside the last quarter mile and turned back the threat of US Army Ranger to beat that 7-2 favourite by 1 1/2 lengths. In doing so, he was providing his trainer and jockey with a first Derby victory, and his owner-breeder with a fifth to match the achievement of his late father. AI won my first Classic with Blue Wind here many years ago, when I probably didn=t have horses like this to win this great race,@ Weld said. AIt=s wonderful to do it. We had a huge worry this morning, as he spread a plate traveling over and he was a very doubtful runner right up to about an hour ago. With great help from my colleagues and all my team, we made it.@ cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 5 JUNE, 2016 3--Idaho (Ire), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Hveger (Aus), by Danehill. >TDN Rising Star= (750,000gns Ylg >14 TATOCT). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Hveger Syndicate (IRE); T-Aidan O=Brien. ,166,242. Margins: 1HF, 1 1/4, 5. Odds: 6.50, 3.50, 14.00. Also Ran: Wings of Desire (GB), Humphrey Bogart (Ire), Red Saturday, Epsom, Britain Verdon, Algometer (GB), Cloth of Stars (Ire), Massaat (Ire), INVESTEC DERBY-G1, ,1,545,000, EPS, 6-4, 3yo, 12f 10yT, Across the Stars (Ire), Deauville (Ire), Ulysses (Ire), Biodynamic 2:40.09, g/s. (Ire), Port Douglas (Ire), Shogun (Ire), Moonlight Magic (GB). 1--&HARZAND (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Sea the Stars (Ire) Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com 1st Dam: Hazariya (Ire) (GSW-Ire, $167,872), by Xaar (GB) catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 2nd Dam: Hazaradjat (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) Harzand, who shaped like a typical Aga Khan slow-developer 3rd Dam: Hazy Idea, by Hethersett (GB) when fifth on debut at Gowran Park in September, was O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC (IRE); surprisingly strong on his eye- T-Dermot Weld; J-Pat Smullen. ,876,170. Lifetime Record: popping 3-year-old bow when GSW-Ire, 4-3-0-0, $1,320,018. *1/2 to Harasiya (Ire) (Pivotal making light work of the testing {GB}), GSW & G1SP-Ire, $109,758; and Hazarafa (Ire) (Daylami ground to win his maiden by 16 {Ire}), SW-Ire. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the lengths over 10 furlongs at Cork eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Mar. 26. Earning a shot at the Ballysax as a result, he produced 2--US Army Ranger (Ire), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Moonstone another powerful effort to lead Dermot Weld and his son, Mark, celebrate the Derby (GB), by Dalakhani (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & home >TDN Rising Star= Idaho there, win | Racing Post Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan and while Dermot Weld was non- O=Brien. ,332,175. committal about his Derby TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 5 JUNE, 2016 prospects and Pat Smullen saw him as more of a St Leger type, showed his true ability today. He found another gear when the the heavy rain that preceded this meeting made up the minds of second horse came to him.@ connections to aim at the blue riband. With that plan almost Weld added, "It's very special to win this race. I think I've had undone by his late scare, he was soon showing no ill-effects in 23 Classic winners in Europe. Blue Wind was my first when she the race tracking old rival Idaho throughout in a mid-division won the Oaks [in 1981]. I've won a couple of Irish Derbys but pitch out wide as Ryan Moore watched on in rear aboard US I've always obviously wanted to win this race. I've possibly never Army Ranger. Sent after Idaho, who for a moment looked the had a horse good enough to do it but today was the day. I most likely winner with Seamie Heffernan seemingly full of run thought he put in a very good performance when he won his in early straight, Harzand swamped him with 1 1/2 furlongs to group race at Leopardstown. He beat a good field that day. He's race before the other Ballydoyle raider arrived on the scene. a lovely balanced colt and he's progressive. I just thought when Whether US Army Ranger=s effort of having to come wide and he worked the other day at The Curragh that he was progressing make up so much ground eventually told is difficult to assess, and he just showed a bit more pace. I then thought he would but there was no denying the show of staying force late on by represent us very well.@ the winner as the line approached. With the Irish triumvirate so Shedding light on Saturday morning=s incident, Weld said, This far clear of the G2 Dante S. winner Wings of Desire (GB) (Pivotal morning, when he came over, he just stood on himself. Racing {GB}), the latest renewal can plates are very light and only be seen as a solid one, and unfortunately he pulled one off. the first four could renew rivalry By doing this, he just drew blood back at The Curragh in three as well so his foot was very sore. weeks. Provided the ground is I've got excellent staff and not on the fast side there, immediately old-fashioned Harzand--who becomes the first treatment came in. We Epsom Derby hero for his sire, poulticed him and then, when who won the same race--will be he got to Epsom this morning, tough to pass given the more he was very sore. So we treated galloping nature of the Kildare him again and I was happy then track. For Urban Sea (Miswaki), that we'd drawn anything we the race was another triumph, had wanted to out of the foot. with her sire sons responsible We then put him in ice for four for the first three home, while hours. He hadn't damaged the for the Aga Khan this success Harzand bests US Army Ranger and Idaho in the Derby | Racing Post plate--it was clean and hadn't was a major boost for his AH@ buckled at all. Jim Reilly, Jim family, which is being upgraded by the G3 Athasi S.-winning dam Bolger's farrier, was able to tack that back on. Jim is a very gifted Hazariya. Also responsible for the talented juvenile of 2012 man and we were lucky to have him here. He tacked the plate Harasiya (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), who won the G3 Silver Flash S. and back on so delicately and then we put the foot in ice again. The was third in the G1 Moyglare Stud S., she is a half-sister to the track veterinary was there watching him all the time and we G3 Blue Wind S. winner Hazarista (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and both agreed that he had to pass three tests.@ Handaza (Ire) (Be My Guest), who is the granddam of the G1 "We took him out then as His Highness [the Aga Khan] was due QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. winner Seal of to leave at 2:20 p.m. to come to Epsom,@ Weld continued. AThe Approval (GB) (Authorized {Ire}).