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REAL DANDY takes WV Derby HEADLINE p. 3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2005 DEAUVILLE BELONGS TO DUBAWI BEST SONG Six years ago Dubai Millennium (GB) ripped up the Unbeaten What a Song (Songandaprayer) gave trainer Deauville turf in the G1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le- Bob Baffert his sixth win in Del Mar’s GII Best Pal S. Buffard-Jacques le Marois, and yesterday it was his with a professional performance yesterday. A handy finest son Dubawi (Ire) who bested Whipper (Miesque's winner of his June 18 career debut, the Bob and Son) in the same Beverly Lewis colorbearer staved off Bashert (Tiger contest. Freshened Ridge) in the GIII Hollywood Juvenile Championship S. after a stamina-sap- July 16. He had been training smartly since and was ping third in the odds-on to maintain his perfect record. The strapping June 4 G1 Epsom colt broke alertly to show the way in the opening Derby, the 5-1 stages, but allowed Corazondelcampeon (Comic Strip) chance made it to put his head in front approaching the turn. That Dubawi at Deauville Getty Images look straightfor- didn’t last long, though, as the 4-5 chalk took control ward and was un- once again and shrugged off the persistent Bashert to touched by Kerrin McEvoy’s whip en route to a 1½- remain unbeaten. The time of 1:15 3/5 was second length success. “Dubawi looks like Dubai Millennium only to that recorded by Officer in 2001. A. P. Warrior and has a lot of heart, so he is very close to me,” (A.P. Indy) was scratched after tossing his rider in the Sheikh Mohammed commented. “It is a great day for post parade. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. me and we plan to make him into the world’s champion miler.” Previously unbeaten Divine Proportions Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com (Kingmambo) finished fourth. Click for the Racing Post catalogue-style pedigree. chart or brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Sunday, Del Mar Sunday, Deauville, France BEST PAL S.-GII, $147,000, DMR, 8-14, 2yo, 6 1/2f, PRIX DE HARAS DE FRESNAY-LE-BUFFARD JACQUES 1:15 3/5, ft. LE MAROIS-G1, i600,000, Deauville, 8-14, 3yo/up, 1--WHAT A SONG, 123, c, 2, by Songandaprayer c/f/m, 1mT, 1:37.90, gd/sf. 1st Dam: What a Knight (SW), by Tough Knight 1--DUBAWI (IRE), 123, c, 3, by Dubai Millennium (GB) 2nd Dam: Run Tara Run, by Run for Nurse 1st Dam: Zomaradah (GB) (Hwt Older Mare-Ity at 9.5-11f, G1SW-Ity, GSW & GISP-US, $658,827), by Deploy (GB) 3rd Dam: Tara Blue, by Bold Bidder 2nd Dam: Jawaher (Ire), by Dancing Brave ($47,000 wlng '03 KEENOV; $95,000 yrl '04 3rd Dam: High Tern (Ire), by High Line (GB) FTKJUL; $1,900,000 2yo ‘05 BESMAR). O-Robert B O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Kerrin & Beverly J Lewis; B-Susan Kahn (FL); T-Bob Baffert; McEvoy; i342,840. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Ire, J- Espinoza; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, 7 starts, 5 wins, 2 places, i995,581. $179,700. 2--Whipper, 130, c, 4, Miesque's Son--Myth to Reality 2--Bashert, 119, c, 2, Tiger Ridge--Caught Ree, by (Fr), by Sadler's Wells. ($4,000 wnlg ‘01 KEENOV). Eastern Echo. ($110,000 yrl '04 KEESEP). O-William O-R C Strauss; B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; T-Robert L Currin & Alvin Eisman; B-Bettina Gates (FL); Collet; i137,160. T-William L Currin; $30,000. 3--Valixir (Ire), 130, c, 4, Trempolino--Vadlamixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr). O-His Highness the Aga Khan; 3--Plug Me In, 117, g, 2, Hold for Gold--Karaoke Kid, by B-SNC Lagardere Elevage; T-Andre Fabre; i68,580. Fast Play. O/B-Everest Stables Inc (KY); T-Marcelo Margins: 1HF, 3/4, 2HF. Odds: 4.90, 6.20, 2.30. Polanco; $18,000. Also ran: Divine Proportions, Council Member, Margins: 2 3/4, 6HF, 10. Odds: 0.80, 1.70, 20.50. Semarang (GB). Also Ran: Corazondelcampeon. Scratched: A. P. Warrior. www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/15/05 • PAGE 2 of 5 Jacques le Marois cont. Sunday, Cologne ,Germany Horse for the Course.. RHEINLAND-POKAL DER SPARKASSE KOLNBONN-G1, Dubawi’s powerful galloping style has proved well i155,000, Cologne, 8-14, 3yo/up, 1½mT, 2:43.24, sf. suited to cut in the ground, which he encountered 1--#@sDARSALAM (IRE), 132, c, 4, by Desert King (Ire) when winning the G1 National S. as a juvenile in Sep- 1st Dam: Moonsilk (Ire), by Solinus (GB) tember and when beating subsequent G1 Eclipse S. 2nd Dam: Night Attire (Ire), by Shantung (Fr) winner Oratorio (Ire) in the G1 3rd Dam: Twilight Hour (GB), by Nearco (Ity) Irish 2000 Guineas at The (i65,000 yrl ‘02 GOFORB; 6,500gns 2yo ‘03 Curragh May 21. His only two TATAUT). O-Stall Turan; B-Liscannor Stud Ltd; defeats have been a fifth on fast T-Arslangirej Savujev; J-Terence Hellier; i95,000. ground in the Apr. 30 G1 2000 Lifetime Record: 15 starts, 8 wins, 4 places, Guineas at Newmarket and when i283,417. *1/2 to Moonax (Ire) (Caerleon), Hwt failing to see out the mile and a 3yo-Fr & Eng at 14f+, Hwt Older Horse-Fr at 14f+, half at Epsom. This mile is his G1SW-Fr & Eng, $665,134. www.france-galop.com optimum, and he showed his 2--Bandari (Ire), 132, h, 6, Alhaarth (Ire)--Miss Audimar, customary early speed to sit in by Mr. Leader. (Ir^40,000 yrl ‘00 GOFORB). O-Sheikh the slipstream of barnmate Council Member (Seattle Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Rathasker Stud; Slew) until that rabbit caved in at the quarter pole. Left T-Mark Johnston; i35,000. in front there, he was always holding Whipper at safe 3--Malinas (Ger), 132, c, 4, Lomitas (GB)--Majoritat distance, with McEvoy only needing to wave the stick (Ger), by Konigsstuhl (Ger). O/B-Stiftung Gestut to keep him straight. Racing Manager Simon Crisford Fahrhof; T-Peter Schiergen; i17,000. said, “He had worked great coming here and was very Margins: 5, 1 1/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 11.30, 2.90, 4.30. relaxed, which is a good sign for him, so we were very Also ran: Nicaron (Ger), Simonas (Ire), Senex (Ger), confident. Now he’ll go for the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. Expensive Dream (Ger). Scratched: Konigstiger (Ger). [at Newmarket Sept. 24] and the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile Czech-based Group 1 winners do not come along [at Belmont Oct. 29].” very often, but Darsalam finally broke through after a string of consistent efforts at the highest level. He was Gallant in Defeat.. sent to Doncaster last September for an audacious bid Trainer Robert Collet offered no excuses for Whipper, in the G1 St Leger and was far from disgraced when who was running back seven days after his success in sixth behind Rule of Law. Subsequently third behind the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest. “Once again, he has run Albanova (GB) in the G1 Preis von Europa just 15 days a great race, but was beaten by a better horse,” he after those exertions, he closed his season with a win said. “He has had two races in a short space of time, in the G2 Deutsches St Leger at Dortmund in October. so we’ll take our time and see where we go next.” After conquering the stamina fest of the May 21 G3 Mortal After All... Betty Barclay-Rennen at Baden-Baden, he again ran Sent off the 7-10 favorite to stretch her record to a with credit when ninth in the G1 Ascot Gold Cup at the perfect 10, Divine Proportions (Kingmambo) traveled Royal meeting at York June 16 before finishing second strongly off the early pace, but floundered under pres- in the a conditions event on domestic shores at sure and could make no impression in fourth. “I am very Karlsbad last time July 31. Shadowed by Bandari on disappointed, as she had the perfect trip and cover, but the lead, that pair stayed one-two throughout, but the wasn’t able to quicken,” a disconsolate trainer Pascal result was not in doubt once Terry Hellier had asked Bary commented. “She certainly hasn’t run her race and Darsalam to stretch inside the final quarter. Click for the I don’t know why.” Racing Post chart or brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/15/05 • PAGE 3 of 5 Sunday, Mountaineer Sunday, Monmouth Park WEST VIRGINIA DERBY-GIII, $750,000, MNR, 8-14, MONMOUTH BREEDERS' CUP OAKS-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50 1/5, ft. MTH, 8-14, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:44 3/5, ft. 1--@#REAL DANDY, 114, c, 3, by Yankee Victor 1--@FLYING GLITTER, 116, f, 3, by Glitterman 1st Dam: Berga, by Jade Hunter 1st Dam: American Flier (SP), by Quiet American 2nd Dam: Cruella, by Tyrant 2nd Dam: Flew By Em, by Air Forbes Won 3rd Dam: Stage Door Dolly, by Stage Door Johnny 3rd Dam: Two Birds, by Crow (Fr) ($75,000 yrl '03 KEESEP). O-Cathy & Bob Zollars; ($57,000 yrl '03 KEESEP). O-Richard & Nancy B-Thomas-Lakin-Kintz (KY); T-Steven M Asmussen; Kaster; B-Richard Fox, Richard S Kaster & Nathan Fox J-M Guidry; $450,000.