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GLORIOUS GOODWOOD entries HEADLINE p. 2-3 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 TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2006 I’LL SEE YOU IN COURT Courting an Upset... Stretch-running Court Folly (Royal Academy) got the Court Folly, a maiden winner at Keeneland last fall for hot pace he was looking for and bested 1-10 Songster Nafzger, kicked off 2006 with an allowance victory at (Songandaprayer) to take the GII Gulfstream Jan. 27. He rallied for third behind Sharp Amsterdam S. at Saratoga yes- Humor in the seven-furlong GII Swale S. Mar. 4 at the terday afternoon. It was the first Hallandale track, but a stab at the nine-furlong GI Toy- Spa win for trainer Ian Wilkes, ota Blue Grass S. proved fruitless when the bay was who previously worked as an beaten 57 3/4 lengths in that Apr. 15 contest at assistant to Carl Nafzger. AIt=s a Keeneland. Returned to sprint distances, Court Folly great honor to win at Saratoga,@ missed by a head to Changing Weather in the Matt Adam Coglianese photo Wilkes said. ABut I don=t think it Winn S. at Churchill May 20 and came into this one off has sunk in. They set it up well a third to El Nino (Storm Cat) in a 6 1/2-furlong allow- today.@ Court Folly was eight lengths behind an opening ance under the Twin Spires June 21. Wilkes indicated quarter of :21.8 and still had seven to make up turning after the Amsterdam that his charge would remain in for home, but kicked into gear to reel in the favorite and Saratoga for the GI King=s Bishop S. Aug. 26. That race earn his first stakes win. It was Songster=s first outing will be right up Court Folly=s alley, according to winning since taking the GII Woody Stephens BC S. June 10. rider Calvin Borel. AHe=s going to love the seven fur- AHe definitely kicked in, but he was beaten by a better longs of the King=s Bishop,@ said the jockey. horse today,@ said rider Edgar Prado. AI thought we were home free, but the other horse ran a little faster.@ SORE ANKLE FOR SUNRIVER Click here for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com Plans are currently on hold for Sunriver (Saint pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Ballado), who emerged from a last-place finish in Satur- day=s GII Jim Dandy S. with a minor injury. AIt looks like Monday, Saratoga he wrenched his right-hind ankle a little bit,@ trainer AMSTERDAM S.-GII, $142,500, SAR, 7-31, 3yo, Todd Pletcher said. AThere was some inflammation in it 6 1/2f, 1:16, ft. [Sunday], but it improved [Monday]. We=ll take it day- 1--@#COURT FOLLY, 115, g, 3, by Royal Academy by-day.@ It was the second poor performance over a 1st Dam: Confidentially (MSP, $207,624), sloppy track for the three-year-old, Pletcher noted. AHe by Saratoga Six won=t be running on a surface like that again,@ said the 2nd Dam: Girl Powder, by Talc conditioner. 3rd Dam: Pat's Little Girl, by Odd Dancer O-Robert T Manfuso; B-Robert T Manfuso & Carl A PERFECT DRIFT HEADING WEST...AGAIN Nafzger (KY); T-Ian R Wilkes; J-C H Borel; $90,000. The redoubtable Perfect Drift (Dynaformer) will be Lifetime Record: 11-3-2-3, $196,927. hoping the third time is the charm for his annual road 2--Songster, 123, c, 3, Songandaprayer--Peppy Lapeau, trip to Del Mar for the $1-million GI Pacific Classic. He by French Deputy. ($200,000 yrl '04 FTKJUL). has been the runner-up in the 10-furlong race the last O-Darley Stable; B-Richard Giacopelli (FL); T-Thomas two years, and most recently ran second in the GII Albertrani; $30,000. Washington Park H. this past Saturday. AIt would have 3--El Nino, 117, c, 3, Storm Cat--Bay Harbor, by Forty been nice to win the Washington Park, but it set him up Niner. O/B-Overbrook Farm (KY); T-D W Lukas; just right for the next start,@ trainer Murray Johnson $15,000. said about the seven-year-old, who has bankrolled over Margins: 1HF, 8 1/4, 11 3/4. Odds: 10.00, 0.15, 7.50. $4.5 million. ALast year, we won at Arlington and ran Also Ran: Noonmark. second there [at Del Mar], so this year we=ll have to Scratched: Saint Daimon, Changing Weather. switch and win the Pacific Classic.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/1/06 • PAGE 2 of 6 Lennox S. preview cont. Today’s Graded Stakes Iffraaj returned to finish a creditable seventh in the brought to you by June 24 G1 Golden Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot and pro- duced a late rattle that just failed to catch Les Arcs in the G1 July Cup at Newmarket last time July 14. AIffraaj has come out of the Darley July Cup, in which he ran a great race, very well,@ trainer Saeed bin Suroor commented. AHe has class and this race should suit him. His last piece of work was pleasing.@ Sir Michael 9:40a Gordon S.-G3, Gwd Stoute, who has yet to win this prize, saddles the pro- 10:05a Prix de Psyche-G3, Dea gressive sophomore Jeremy. The three-year-old took 10:15a Lennox S.-G2, Gwd apart a competitive line-up assembled for the G3 Jersey 10:50a Molecomb S.-G3, Gwd S. at Royal Ascot last time June 21. That followed a All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. game success on rain-softened ground in the Listed King Charles II S. at Newmarket May 27, and he has POSSE YEARLINGS POPULAR AND proved adaptable to varying conditions. AI was very PROFITABLE AT F-T JULY impressed with him at Ascot, because he had a bit of Click here for more... running to do with two furlongs to run and he showed a turn of foot he hadn=t done before,@ Stoute com- P P R E V I E W S P mented. AHopefully he=s going the right way, and I like him a lot.@ Nayyir, a genuine track-and-trip specialist, Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:15 p.m. won this in 2002 and 2003. He showed he retained his BETFAIR CUP (REGISTERED AS THE LENNOX S.)-G2, ability when annexing the G3 Diomed S. at Epsom ,125,000, 3yo/up, 7fT June 3, and was unlucky in running when fourth in the SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT G3 Criterion S. at Newmarket last time July 1. 1 10 Iffraaj (GB) Zafonic bin Suroor 130 2 3 Etlaala (GB) Selkirk B Hills 126 Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:50 p.m. 3 1 Jedburgh (GB) Selkirk J Dunlop 126 BETFAIR MOLECOMB S.-G3, ,50,000, 2yo, 5fT 4 8 Mac Love (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) Charlton 126 SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 8 Cav Okay (Ire) Fasliyev Hannon 126 5 6 Nayyir (GB) Indian Ridge (Ire) G Butler 126 23 Dazed and Amazed (GB) Averti (Ire) Hannon 126 6 7 Quito (Ire) Machiavellian Chapman 126 3 10 Fast Freddie (GB) Agnes World Pitt 126 74 Suggestive (GB) Reprimand (GB) Haggas 126 4 5 Gold Spirit (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) E O=Neill 126 8 2 Assertive (GB) Bold Edge (GB) Hannon 120 51 King of Swords (Ire) Desert Prince (Ire) Collins 126 9 9 Jeremy Danehill Dancer (Ire) Stoute 120 6 4 Narrjoo Elusive Quality Channon 126 10 5 Prince of Light (Ire) Fantastic Light Johnston 120 712Racing Stripes (Ire) Night Shift Haynes 126 Godolphin, who captured this prize two years ago 89 Scented Present (GB) Foxhound Meehan 126 with Byron (GB), put forward the likely favorite Iffraaj 9 11 Wi Dud (GB) Elnadim K Ryan 126 this time. Stepping up from major handicaps last term, 10 7 Winning Spirit (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Noseda 126 he took the G2 Park S. over this trip at Doncaster in 11 2 Bahama Mama (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Noseda 123 September before failing to handle Longchamp=s soft 12 6 Enticing (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Haggas 123 ground in the G1 Prix de la Foret in October. 13 13 Siren=s Gift (GB) Cadeaux Genereux (GB) Balding 123 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/1/06 • PAGE 3 of 6 Previews cont. Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 2:40 p.m. CANTOR SPREADFAIR SUSSEX S.-G1, ,300,000, BGC S. (REGISTERED AS THE GORDON S.)-G3, 3yo/up, 1mT ,50,000, 3yo, 12mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEYWT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER 15 Court Masterpiece (GB) Polish Precedent Fortune 133 1 3 Classic Punch (Ire) Mozart (Ire) Elsworth 2 4 Echo of Light (GB) Dubai Millennium (GB) Dettori 133 2 6 Hazeymm (Ire) Marju (Ire) Channon 3 6 Rob Roy Lear Fan Moore 133 3 2 Jadalee (Ire) Desert Prince (Ire) Tregoning 4 3 Vanderlin (GB) Halling Dwyer 133 44 Linas Selection (GB) Selkirk Johnston 5 1 Soviet Song (Ire) Marju (Ire) Murtagh 130 5 5 Luberon (GB) Fantastic Light Johnston 6 2 Araafa (Ire) Mull of Kintyre Munro 126 6 7 Savannah (GB) Sadler=s Wells A O=Brien 7 7 Aussie Rules Danehill Kinane 126 7 1 Sixties Icon (GB) Galileo (Ire) Noseda All carry 126 pounds. Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain This trial for the Sept. 9 G1 St Leger sees Linas Se- VEUVE CLICQUOT VINTAGE S.-G2, ,70,000, 2yo, 7fT lection bidding to book his ticket to the oldest Classic.