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Jockeys Profile
Jockeys Profile Avdulla, Brenton Age: 28. Brenton Avdulla was a leading apprentice in Melbourne before a ‘chance’ phone call from Gai Waterhouse saw him relocate to Sydney to be indentured to her. He has remained in Sydney since and was crowned 2017/18 champion jockey. Avdulla has ridden over 100 winners in his last five seasons in Sydney striking at no less than 14.5%, contributing to his total win tally of 1,124 (as of 25 November). His first G1 win came aboard the Grahame Begg-trained Secret Admirer in the 2010 Flight Stakes at Randwick and his first Australian ‘major’ came aboard Estijaab in the G1 Golden Slipper at Rosehill. Honours: Sydney champion jockey (2017/18). Hong Kong wins (as of 25 November): 0 Badel, Alexis Age: 28. Alexis Badel hails from a racing tradition, his mother being trainer Myriam Bollack-Badel and his father, former jockey Alain Badel. He was France's Champion Apprentice in 2007 and broke into the top 10 in the premiership in just his second year riding, with 60 winners. Badel's first Group race win came aboard Norse King in the October 2013 Prix du Conseil de Paris. He was appointed as the second retained rider for The Aga Khan behind Christophe Soumillon at the beginning of the 2015 racing season and went on to record his most successful season to date with 104 wins. That saw him obtain seventh position in the French Championship. He debuted at Sha Tin with two mounts on 11 December, 2016. His first Hong Kong winner was Supreme Profit on 27 December, 2016 and he ended that maiden two-month stint with seven wins. -
Just Rewards? Local Politics and Public Resource Allocation in South India
Just Rewards? Local Politics and Public Resource Allocation in South India Timothy Besley, Rohini Pande, and Vijayendra Rao What factors determine the nature of political opportunism in local government in South India? To answer this question, we study two types of policy decisions that have been delegated to local politicians—beneficiary selection for transfer programs and the allocation of within-village public goods. Our data on village councils in South India show that, relative to other citizens, elected councillors are more likely to be selected as beneficiaries of a large transfer program. The chief councillor’s village also obtains more public goods, relative to other villages. These findings can be inter- preted using a simple model of the logic of political incentives in the context that we study. JEL codes: R51, H11, H72 Locally elected officials increasingly are responsible for the allocation of local public goods and for selecting beneficiaries for transfer programs in many low- income settings. Yet when it comes to how citizens access and use their polit- ical clout as politicians and as voters, our knowledge remains limited. In this paper, we use village and household data on resource allocation by elected village councils in South India to evaluate the nature of political opportunism in a decentralized setting. In 1993, a constitutional amendment in India instituted village-level self gov- ernment, or Gram Panchayats (GP). A typical GP comprises several villages with chief village councillor (the Pradhan) resident in one of them. The amend- ment also required political reservation of a fraction of councillor positions for historically disadvantaged groups (low castes and women). -
31 Shades (& Counting) of Derby Gray
MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 CADDO RIVER OUT OF DERBY 31 SHADES (& COUNTING) Shortleaf Stable's 'TDN Rising Star' Caddo River (Hard Spun) OF DERBY GRAY will not make the line-up for Saturday's GI Kentucky Derby after spiking a fever over the weekend. AWe noticed he was off his feed and took his temperature yesterday afternoon. It was slightly elevated,@ trainer Brad Cox said. AIt=s just really bad timing being this close to the Derby. We drew blood on him [Sunday] morning and his white cell counts were a little high. We just can=t run him on Saturday with being a little off his game.@ The defection of the GI Arkansas Derby runner-up will allow GII Remsen S. winner Brooklyn Strong (Wicked Strong) to enter the Derby field. The Mark Schwartz colorbearer, most recently fifth in the Apr. 3 GII Wood Memorial, is scheduled to work at Parx Monday morning for trainer Daniel Velazquez and could ship into Churchill Downs Tuesday morning if all goes well. After sending his Derby quartet out to jog Sunday morning, trainer Todd Pletcher announced a Derby rider for Sainthood Giacomo | Horsephotos (Mshawish). Cont. p6 The Week in Review, by T.D. Thornton IN TDN EUROPE TODAY Gray horses have been in a GI Kentucky Derby rut the past 15 years. No fewer than 31 consecutive grays (or roans) have gone BARON SAMEDI TAKES THE VINTAGE CROP to post without winning on the first Saturday in May (or Baron Samedi won his sixth straight race and stamped himself a potential star of the staying ranks with a win in Sunday’s G3 September) since Giacomo roared home in front at 50-1 in 2005. -
Visions of Vietnam
DATA BOOK STAKES RESULTS European Pattern 2008 : HELLEBORINE (f Observatory) 3 wins at 2, wins in USA, Mariah’s Storm S, 2nd Gardenia H G3 . 277 PARK HILL S G2 Prix d’Aumale G3 , Prix Six Perfections LR . 280 DONCASTER CUP G2 Dam of 2 winners : 2010 : (f Observatory) 2005 : CONCHITA (f Cozzene) Winner at 3 in USA. DONCASTER. Sep 9. 3yo+f&m. 14f 132yds. DONCASTER. September 10. 3yo+. 18f. 2006 : Towanda (f Dynaformer) 1. EASTERN ARIA (UAE) 4 9-4 £56,770 2nd Dam : MUSICANTI by Nijinsky. 1 win in France. 1. SAMUEL (GB) 6 9-1 £56,770 2008 : WHITE MOONSTONE (f Dynaformer) 4 wins b f by Halling - Badraan (Danzig) Dam of DISTANT MUSIC (c Distant View: Dewhurst ch g by Sakhee - Dolores (Danehill) at 2, Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile S G1 , O- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum S G1 , 3rd Champion S G1 ), New Orchid (see above) O/B- Normandie Stud Ltd TR- JHM Gosden Keepmoat May Hill S G2 , germantb.com Sweet B- Darley TR- M Johnston 2. Tastahil (IRE) 6 9-1 £21,520 Solera S G3 . 2. Rumoush (USA) 3 8-6 £21,520 Broodmare Sire : QUEST FOR FAME . Sire of the ch g by Singspiel - Luana (Shaadi) 2009 : (f Arch) b f by Rahy - Sarayir (Mr Prospector) dams of 24 Stakes winners. In 2010 - SKILLED O- Hamdan Al Maktoum B- Darley TR- BW Hills 2010 : (f Tiznow) O- Hamdan Al Maktoum B- Shadwell Farm LLC Commands G1, TAVISTOCK Montjeu G1, SILVER 3. Motrice (GB) 3 7-12 £10,770 TR- MP Tregoning POND Act One G2, FAMOUS NAME Dansili G3, gr f by Motivator - Entente Cordiale (Affirmed) 2nd Dam : DESERT STORMETTE by Storm Cat. -
S•T•A•K•E•S Results
S•T•A•K•E•S RESULTS MIDSUMMER OCTETTE A field of eight three Yesterday, York, England: year-old colts was entered yesterday for Saturday's NUNTHORPE S.-G1, $207 ,088, York, England, 8-21, 128th running of the GI Travers S. at Saratoga. The 9-5 2yo/up, 5fT, :59:58, gd. morning-line favorite Awesome Again (Deputy Minister), (DH)1--@#COASTAL BLUFF (GB), 135, g, 5, Standaan victorious in the Gii Jim Dandy and GIC Queen's Plate, (Fr)--Combattente (GB), by Reform (Ire). ( $2, 1 50 wnlg drew post six. The colt is pinch-hitting for stable star '92 TADEF; $4,077 yrl '93 DNLNC). 0-Mrs DE Touch Gold, but trainer David Hofmans is confident the Sharp; B-R M West; T-David Barron; J-K Darley; lightly raced colt is up to the challenge. "He has filled $86,246. out even more since the Jim Dandy and he is much (DHl1--@YA MALAK (GB), 135, g, 6, Fairy King--La more aggressive," Hofmans said yesterday. "In the Tuerta (GB), by Hot Spark (Ire). 0-Contrac Promotions mornings, you can see him looking to split horses, look Ltd, Consultco Ltd; B-Mrs R B Kennard; T-David ing to pass horses. This was the horse (owner) Mr. Nicholls; J-Alex Greaves; $86,246. (Frank) Stronach felt had worlds of ability and this is the 3--Averti (Ire), 135, h, 6, Warning (GB)--lmperial Jade one he told me to take my time with and get to the (GB), by Lochnager (GB). 0-D J Deer; B-D J & Mrs Queen's Plate. -
YEARLING, Consigned by the Castlebridge Consignment
YEARLING, consigned by The Castlebridge Consignment Will Stand at Park Paddocks, Highflyer Paddock I, Box 107 Danzig (USA) Danehill (USA) (WITH VAT) Razyana (USA) 913 Dansili (GB) Kahyasi Hasili (IRE) A BAY COLT (GB) Kerali Foaled Formidable (USA) May 12th, 2013 Efisio Dorelia (IRE) Eldoret (2003) Dominion Dominio (IRE) La Tuerta E.B.F. Nominated. B.C. Nominated. 1st Dam DORELIA (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice; Own sister to Bowness (GB); dam of one winner from 3 runners and 3 foals of racing age viz- RIMTH (GB) (2008 f. by Oasis Dream (GB)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £94,104 including Dubai Duty Free Fred Darling Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, placed 5 times including second in Adnams Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, EBF Dick Poole Stakes, Salisbury, L., third in Jaguar Cars Lowther Stakes, York, Gr.2, fourth in Challenge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and Oak Tree Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3. Rush (GB) (2011 f. by Compton Place (GB)), placed once at 2 years, 2013. Pipe Bomb (GB) (2012 c. by Acclamation (GB)), realised 140,000gns at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, Book 1, 2013, ran twice at 2 years, 2014. 2nd Dam DOMINIO (IRE), won 2 races at 2 years and £29,299 including St Hugh's Stakes, Newbury, L., placed 5 times including second in United Breweries Temple Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.2; dam of four winners from 8 runners and 10 foals of racing age including- DOMINICA (GB) (f. by Alhaarth (IRE)), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £137,613 including King's Stand Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2 and Cornwallis Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, second in Flower of Scotland Stakes, Hamilton Park, L.; dam of winners. -
Another Stakes Winner for Doneraile Court Basketball Court Wins the Horatius S., Becoming the Newest Stakes Winner for Seattle Slew’S Son Doneraile Court
American Post takes Prix Omnium II HEADLINE p.4 (atw) NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, APR. 1, 2004 PARTY’S OVER WIMBLEDON EARLY CHOICE AT SANTA ANITA Grade I winner House Party (French Deputy--Bill Back, Wimbledon (Wild Rush), winner of the Mar. 7 GII by Relaunch) has been retired and will be bred to Horse Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds, was made the 5-2 of the Year Mineshaft. Trainer Allen Jerkens told Daily early choice for Saturday’s GI Santa Anita Derby. “He’s Racing Form that the four-year-old sustained an ankle all set [for the May 1 Kentucky Derby],” said trainer injury in winning the Hurricane Bertie H. at Gulfstream Bob Baffert. “We’ve already punched our ticket. He just Mar. 7. The Florida-bred was a consistent, late-running has to run well Saturday.” In the money in all three sprinter during her three- 2004 appearances, including his graded stakes debut year-old campaign, coming last time out in the Louisiana Derby, the colt will be from off the pace to capture partnered by Javier Santiago in the nine-furlong prep for the GI Prioress S., the GII the Kentucky Derby. Second choice in the early line is Nassau County S. and the undefeated Rock Hard Ten (Kris S.), winner of a mile GIII Endine H. She also allowance event over the Santa Anita dirt Mar. 3. The posted a third to Lady Tak dark bay will be ridden by jockey David Flores instead House Party and connections and Bird Town in Saratoga’s of Gary Stevens, whose prior engagement in Europe Adam Coglianese photo GI Test S. -
Tattersalls Catalogue Page
THE PROPERTY OF MR. JOE DEVANNY LOT 1 1 Danzig Lure Orpen (USA) Endear WALK IN MY Bonita Francita Devil's Bag SHADOW (IRE) Raise The Standard (2001) Be My Guest Astronef BAY MARE Be My Folly (IRE) Mill Princess (1992) Folly Gale Strong Gale Sans Sabots Covered by ONE COOL CAT (USA). Last Service March 13th. Pregnancy and Covering Certificates at Sale. WALK IN MY SHADOW (IRE), 5 wins at 4 to 6 years, 2007 and £33,822 and placed 5 times; also placed 4 times over hurdles at 5 and 6 years, 2007. 1st dam BE MY FOLLY (IRE): 3 wins, £11,554: winner at 2 years and £5744 and placed 7 times; also 2 wins over hurdles at 4 and 6 years and £5810 and placed 3 times; dam of a winner from 4 runners and 4 foals: Walk In My Shadow (IRE): see above. 2nd dam FOLLY GALE: winner at 2 years and placed once; also placed once over hurdles at 3 years; dam of 3 winners from 3 runners and 7 foals inc.: Wise Guy (GB): 3 wins at 4 and 5 years in Macau and £5705. 3rd dam SANS SABOTS: unraced; dam of 9 winners from 11 runners and 11 foals inc.: Dorset Eagle: 7 wins, £39,189: 3 wins at 2 years; 4 wins in Hong Kong, £31,463, 2nd Stewards' Cup, Sha Tin, L. (twice) and 3rd Chairman's Prize, Sha Tin, L. Gibson Gayle: 8 wins: 2 wins at 2 years; also 6 wins in Norway. L'eveque: 7 wins at 3, 5 and 6 years and £9444; also placed once over jumps. -
You Can Also Pick up a Copy of the TDN Today at Saratoga Race
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here QUEEN’S RULES BEHOLDER FACES NINE IN PACIFIC CLASSIC As if the withdrawal of Gleneagles (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) Two-time Eclipse champion Beholder (Henny Hughes) did not provide enough of a twist to the plot ahead of drew post nine and was installed the 5-2 morning-line Wednesday=s G1 Juddmonte International S., the real favorite after a field of 10 was entered Wednesday for drama was still to play out on York=s Knavesmire as the Saturday=s GI TVG Pacific Classic S. at Del Mar. The 5- unheralded 50-1 shot Arabian Queen (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) year-old mare will attempt to become the first female to mastered Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) to the win the Pacific Classic. The best female finish in the smell of burning formbooks. Classic came when Paseana was fifth in 1992 and Last seen finishing a well-beaten third without any Byrama was most recently seventh in 2013. obvious excuses in the G1 Nassau S. at Goodwood at AI wasn=t worried about what post position she might the start of the month, Jeff Smith=s 3-year-old filly was draw, I was worried she might not get in because of a left to her own male bias,@ quipped trainer Richard Mandella. devices by the main Beholder carries a four-race win streak into the race, group early and was most recently striding home a seven-length winner of able to build her own the Aug. 1 GI Clement L. -
EUROPEAN PEDIGREE for WHOLE GRAIN (GB) - Three Dams
EUROPEAN PEDIGREE for WHOLE GRAIN (GB) - Three Dams Danzig (USA) Northern Dancer Sire: (Bay 1977) Pas de Nom (USA) POLISH PRECEDENT (USA) (Bay 1986) Past Example (USA) Buckpasser WHOLE GRAIN (GB) (Chesnut 1976) Bold Example (USA) (Bay mare 2001) Mill Reef (USA) Never Bend Dam: (Bay 1968) Milan Mill MILL LINE (Bay 1985) Quay Line High Line (Bay 1976) Dark Finale WHOLE GRAIN (GB) (2001 mare by POLISH PRECEDENT (USA)); in GB/IRE, unplaced at 2 years, placed once, £434 at 3 years, unplaced at 4 years, unplaced at 5 years; in France, placed twice, £2,872 at 4 years; dam of 6 known foals; 1 known runner; 1 known winner. Tioman Two (GB) (2007 gelding by RED RANSOM (USA)), unraced in GB/IRE. LOUIS THE PIOUS (GB) (2008 gelding by HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE)); in GB/IRE, placed once, £265 at 2 years, won 4 races and placed 4 times, £29,057 at 3 years, placed 4 times, £29,946 at 4 years, won 1 race and placed once, £44,455 at 5 years, placed once, £9,625 at 6 years. (2009 mare by TEOFILO (IRE)). Oatmeal (GB) (2011 filly by DALAKHANI (IRE)), unraced in GB/IRE, exported to France. Swaheen (GB) (2012 colt by LAWMAN (FR)), unraced in GB/IRE. (2013 colt by SIR PERCY (GB)). No Return in 2010. 1st dam. MILL LINE (1985 mare by MILL REEF (USA)); in GB/IRE, won 1 race and placed 3 times, £3,473 at 3 years, WON Royal British Legion Stakes, Doncaster, 1988, SECOND Links Stakes, Redcar, 1988, exported to USA; dam of 13 known foals; 11 known runners; 9 known winners. -
FOAL, Consigned by New England Stud
FOAL, consigned by New England Stud Will Stand at Park Paddocks, Highflyer Paddock G, Box 134 Danzig (USA) Green Desert (USA) 988 (WITH VAT) Foreign Courier (USA) Oasis Dream (GB) Dancing Brave (USA) A BAY FILLY (GB) Hope (IRE) Bahamian Foaled Northern Dancer March 17th, 2019 Sadler's Wells (USA) Novellara (GB) Fairy Bridge (USA) (2003) Roberto (USA) Modena (USA) Mofida Own sister to WORD POWER (GB) E.B.F. Nominated. B.C. Nominated. 1st Dam NOVELLARA (GB), won 2 races at 3 years and £21,080 including Unicoin Homes Noel Murless Stakes, Newmarket, L.; Own sister to MODESTA (IRE); dam of two winners from 4 runners and 6 foals of racing age viz- DISCLAIMER (GB) (2010 g. by Dansili (GB)), won 5 races at 2 to 4 years at home and in Australia, £131,998 including Newcastle Gold Cup, Newcastle, Gr.3, Cocked Hat Stakes, Goodwood, L., placed 9 times including third in City Tattersalls Club Cup, Randwick, L. WORD POWER (GB) (2008 f. by Oasis Dream (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times, all her starts; dam of 2 winners. Feldspar (GB) (2017 g. by Champs Elysees (GB)), unraced to date. She also has a 2018 colt by Bated Breath (GB). 2nd Dam MODENA (USA), unraced; dam of eleven winners from 11 runners and 14 foals of racing age including- ELMAAMUL (USA) (c. by Diesis), won 5 races at 2 and 3 years and £424,535 including Eclipse Stakes, Sandown, Gr.1, Phoenix Champion Stakes, Phoenix Park, Gr.1; sire. REAMS OF VERSE (USA) (f. -
BAY COLT Barn 27 Hip No
Consigned by Hunter Valley Farm, Agent Hip No. BAY COLT Barn 318 Foaled May 28, 2016 27 Hennessy Johannesburg .................. Myth Scat Daddy ........................ Mr. Prospector Love Style ........................ Likeable Style BAY COLT Northern Dancer El Gran Senor .................... Sex Appeal High Walden .................... (1997) Roberto Modena ............................ Mofida (GB) By SCAT DADDY (2004). Black-type winner of $1,334,300, Florida Derby [G1] (GP, $600,000), etc. Leading sire 4 times in Chile, sire of 7 crops of racing age, 950 foals, 685 starters, 84 black-type winners, 507 winners of 1570 races and earning $48,770,911, 11 champions, including Dacita (CHI) ($1,052,769, Diana S. [G1] (SAR, $300,000), etc.), Il Campione (CHI) ($384,594, El Ensayo MEGA Chilean Derby [G1] , etc.), Solaria (CHI) ($255,591, El Derby [G1] , etc.), and of Lady Aurelia [G1] (hwt., $718,617). 1st dam HIGH WALDEN , by El Gran Senor. Winner at 2, £34,977, in England, 2nd Voda - fone Victress S., Oh So Sharp S., 3rd Tattersalls Musidora S. [G3] ; winner at 3 and 4, $196,671, in N.A./U.S., Matiara S. [L] (HOL, $90,000), 2nd Santa Ana H. [G2] . (Total: $250,620). Dam of 9 other registered foals, 9 of racing age, including a 2-year-old of 2017, 5 to race, 4 winners, including-- Razorbill (g. by Speightstown). 2 wins at 3, £15,662, in England; 8 wins, 6 to 8, 2017, $97,313, in N.A./U.S. (Total: $122,391). 2nd dam MODENA, by Roberto. Unraced. Half-sister to ZAIZAFON -G3 , Factual [G1] (Total: $59,515, sire, Dangora [G2] , Magnified .