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MONDAY, MAY 30, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. ALTERNATION TO SKIP BELMONT TWO DOWN, NOW THE CROWN FOR ORFEVRE Pin Oak Stable=s Alternation (Distorted Humor) will Orfevre (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}), winner of the not contest the June 11 GI Belmont S., connections G1 Satsuki Sho at Tokyo in his most revealed yesterday. AWe just decided to not come to recent start Apr. 19, added a win in the Belmont,@ explained trainer Donnie yesterday=s G1 Japanese Derby to Von Hemel. AWe thought we should become the first colt in five years to give him a bit of a breather and point claim the first two legs of the him towards races like the [July 30] Japanese Triple Crown. Unhurried in GII Jim Dandy and [Aug. 27] GI the early going as the rain fell, the Travers S. After a pair of allowance chesnut found a seam while being victories at Oaklawn this winter, drawn to the outside by Kenichi Ikezoe Alternation finished fifth in the Apr. 16 at the head of the stretch. Full tilt at Orfevre Horsephotos GI Arkansas Derby and is coming off a the 200-meter pole, Orfevre drew clear win in the May 14 GII Peter Pan S. late to fend off the late-closing Win Challenge (Jpn) Alternation Benoit Susan Magnier=s Master of Hounds (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}) by 1 3/4 lengths. Cont. p3 (Kingmambo), shipped back to Ireland after a fifth in the May 7 GI Kentucky Derby, will return SILENT WITNESS HALF TOPS MAGIC MILLIONS to the U.S. for the Belmont on June 7 and is expected It didn=t take long for the fireworks at yesterday=s to clear quarantine June 9. In his only other sophomore opening session of the Magic Millions National start, the Aidan O Brien trainee was second in the = Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Mar. 26 G2 UAE Derby at Meydan. Group winner Sister Madly (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), a half-sister to Hong Kong Horse of the Year AIKENITE SEEKS 3RD STRAIGHT IN MET MILE Silent Witness (Aus) (El Moxie), was just the fifth horse Dogwood Stable s Aikenite (Yes It s True), off four = = through the ring and touched off a bidding duel that months after an eighth-place finish in the Nov. 6 ended with a sale-topping bid of A$1 million GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile, looks to keep his career (US$1,070,000). Segenhoe Stud secured the 5-year-old resurgence going in today=s GI Metropolitan H. at mare, who was catalogued as Lot 706 by Edinburgh Belmont Park. The 4-year-old is the 9-2 second choice Park and sold as a racing or broodmare prospect. on the morning line as he Cont. p10 stretches out to a mile after seven-furlong victories in the Apr. 16 GII Commonwealth S. and May 7 GII Churchill Downs S. AIt seems like the layoff he got after the Breeders= Cup last year really did him well,@ reported trainer Todd Pletcher. AHe=s been Aikenite Coady Photopraphy more enthusiastic than ever, and he seems to be in really good form. If you had to pick his absolute best distance, it might be seven-eighths, but a one-turn mile is certainly within his scope.@ Pletcher will also saddle Caixa Eletronica (Arromanches), 8-1 on the morning line, and Churchill Downs S. third-place finisher Ibboyee (Medallist), 15-1, in the Met Mile. Caixa Eletronica--a $62,500 claim for Pletcher and owner Mike Repole in March--is coming off a track-and-trip win in the Apr. 30 GIII Westchester H. AWe picked out the Westchester as the first spot where we were going to run him,@ Pletcher said. AWe weren=t shocked he won the Westchester, and the horse has trained well since then. He obviously relishes a one-turn mile, is in good form, and sits the right kind of trip.@ Cont. p2 click for video TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/30/11 • PAGE 2 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com The 5-year-old, 12-1 on the morning line, was second FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI MET MILE behind Misremembered (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the Mar. 6 Santana Mile and is coming off a fourth-place effort in the GI Carter H. AI liked his race back at Santa Anita against the Big >Cap winner,@ said Asmussen assistant trainer Scott Blasi. He ran a big number that day off the A Kensei A Cogianese layoff. He had some trouble in the Carter and we=re looking forward to having him run in a Grade I where he has a good draw and he can have a Trainer Steve Asmussen will saddle a pair of runners good trip.@ Stablemate and 7-2 morning-line favorite in the Met Mile. Stonestreet Stable=s Kensei (Mr. Greeley) Haynesfield (Speightstown), who captured the GI Jockey was seventh in this race a year ago. He is looking for Club Gold Cup last October, looks to improve on a his first win since taking the 2009 GII Jim Dandy H. fourth-place effort in the Apr. 30 GIII Westchester H. Monday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:49 p.m. EDT METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ML 1 Soaring Empire K Ol Memorial Stable & C E Glasscock Emory A Hamilton (Ky) Gambolati 6-1 (c, 4, Empire Maker--Flying Passage, by A.P. Indy) Lezcano 2 Stormy's Majesty WellSpring Stable Majesty Stud LLC (NY) Galluscio 30-1 (c, 4, Stormy Atlantic--Raffie’s Dream, by Raffie’s Majesty) Prado 3 Rodman K Barry K Schwartz David E Hager III (Ky) Hushion 20-1 (h, 6, Malibu Moon--Crystal Gem, by Affirmed) Hill 4 Aikenite Dogwood Stable Brylynn Farm Inc (Fl) Pletcher 9-2 (c, 4, Yes It’s True--Silverlado, by Saint Ballado) Velazquez 5 Caixa Eletronica Repole Stable Richard Rowan (Ky) Pletcher 8-1 (h, 6, Arromanches--Edyta, by Skip Away) Velasquez 6 Yawanna Twist K Steel Your Face Stables Steel Your Face Stable LLC Dutrow Jr 12-1 (c, 4, Yonaguska--Twist and Pop, by Oliver’s Twist) Luzzi 7 Ibboyee K Anstu Stables Dr Patricia S Purdy (NY) Pletcher 15-1 (c, 4, Medallist--Expect Excellence, by Pentelicus) Castellano 8 Haynesfield K Turtle Bird Stable Barry Weisbord & Margaret Santulli (NY) Asmussen 7-2 (h, 5, Speightstown--Nothing Special, by Tejabo) Dominguez 9 Kensei Stonestreet Stables Gulf Coast Farms LLC (Ky) Asmussen 12-1 (h, 5, Mr. Greeley--Private Feeling, by Belong to Me) Castro 10 Tackleberry Luis Olivares Ocala Stud (Fl) Olivares 6-1 (g, 4, Montbrook--Box of Joy, by Concerto) Santiago 11 Tizway K William L Clifton Jr Whisper Hill Farm (Ky) Bond 5-1 (h, 6, Tiznow--Bethany, by Dayjur) Maragh TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/30/11 • PAGE 3 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com NO. AMERICAN RESULTS Sunday, Woodbine CONNAUGHT CUP S.-GII, $172,802, WOX, 5-29, 4yo/up, 7fT, 1:25 3/5, sf. 1--@STORMY LORD, 118, g, 4, by Stormy Atlantic 1st Dam: Lady Auchamore, by Meadowlake 2nd Dam: Explosive Kate, by Explodent 3rd Dam: Katerina the Great (GB), by Great Nephew ($10,000 RNA yrl '08 KEESEP). O-Hat Trick Stable & Kinghaven Farms; B-Kinghaven Farms Limited (ON); T-Ian Black; J-James McAleney; $116,020. Lifetime Record: 15-5-5-1, $636,858. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Registered Ontario-Bred 2--Hailstone, 116, c, 4, City Zip--Weekend Storm, by Storm Bird. ($100,000 yrl '08 KEESEP). O-Woodford Racing LLC & Westrock Stables LLC; B-W S Farish & Kilroy Thoroughbred Partnership (KY); T-Mark E Casse; $30,693. 3--Grand Adventure, 122, h, 5, Grand Slam -Val Marie, by Coronado's Quest. ($75,000 yrl '07 FTKJUL). O-Sam-Son Farms; B-Gulf Coast Farms, LLC (KY); T-Mark R Frostad; $16,881. Margins: 3, HF, 6 3/4. Odds: 4.95, 5.20, 0.40. Also Ran: Macias. Scratched: Woodbourne, Artic Fern, Hollinger, Signature Red. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, JA P A N ESE R ESU LT S sponsored by Taylor Made. Stormy Lord, winner of the nine-furlong Toronto Cup Sunday, Tokyo, Japan over this turf course last July, was making his first start TOKYO YUSHUN (JAPANESE DERBY)-G1, since setting the pace and tiring to sixth in the -337,800,000, Tokyo, 5-29, 3yo, 2400mT, 2:30.50, vsf. GIII Commonwealth Turf S. 1--ORFEVRE (JPN), 126, c, 3, by Stay Gold (Jpn) at Churchill Downs last 1st Dam: Orienta Art (Jpn), by Mejiro McQueen (Jpn) November. Looking to go 2nd Dam: Electro Art (Jpn), by Northern Taste three-for-three at this 3rd Dam: Grandma Stevens, by Lt. Stevens distance, the chestnut O-Sunday Racing; B-Shiraoi Farm; T-Yasutoshi Ikee; gelding set a moderate J-Kenichi Ikezoe; -186,260,000. Lifetime: 8-4-2-1. pace against just three *Full to Dream Journey (Jpn), Ch. 2yo Colt-Jpn, rivals and had plenty left Ch. Older Horse-Jpn, MG1SW-Jpn, $8,553,923. when challenged by Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Michael Burns favored Grand Adventure Werk Nick Rating: A++. at midstretch and powered clear for an easy win. AThis 2--Win Variation (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Heart=s Cry (Jpn)-- horse is just a tremendous competitor,@ said winning Super Ballerina, by Storm Bird. O-Win Inc.; rider Jim McAleney. AHe likes to win and he loves his B-Northern Farm; -70,360,000.