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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here PASTORIUS BEST IN GANAY Stall Antanando=s Pastorius (Ger) (Soldier Hollow Triple {GB}) was prominent in this traditional curtain-raiser for the older brigade in France and his early work was made easy by his rabbit Point Blank (Ger) (Royal Threats Dragon) and Mandistana (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}), who was on duty for CLOSE HATCHES BREEZES Ridasiyna (Fr) Juddmonte Farm=s Close Hatches (First Defence) (Motivator posted her final major preparatory breeze in advance of {GB}). As it Friday=s GI Kentucky Oaks. Under exercise rider Joanna turned out, Trout, the undefeated filly completed a half-mile in when the screw :47.40, recorded from was turned at the half-mile pole to the top of the the wire. She was sent stretch, that filly out over a drying out failed to land a track and Churchill blow and, with clockers recorded Giofra (GB) Pastorius (Ger) internal splits of (Dansili {GB}) Scoop-Dyga :11.40 and :23.20 and flattering only to a gallop out in deceive down the inner, it was left to J “TDN Rising 1:00.40. AWhat you Star” J Maxios (GB) (Monsun {Ger}) to offer the saw is what I sternest threat to the German challenger. In front for a expected, given her few strides, Maxios was subdued as soon as Olivier Close Hatches work last week,@ Peslier went for his whip on Pastorius and he was Reed Palmer confirmed trainer Bill asserting with every stride during the final furlong. Mott. AWe just let her go by herself. She=s aggressive Mario Hofer has the major overseas prizes in mind for and full of herself, so I thought she didn=t need the winner. AWe=ll go on an international campaign now, company to breeze with; she=d do enough on her own. I with the G1 Singapore Airlines Cup [at Kranji May 19] just told Jo to let her go off smooth, keep it as smooth next,@ Hofer said. Cont. p7 as possible and to let her have a normal gallop out.@ Regarding the half-mile move, Garrett O=Rourke, Juddmonte=s Kentucky farm manager added, AShe=s on the aggressive side but that=s her game. That=s why we=re only going a half with her, because she gets a lot out of her gallops every day. When you break her off, she=s immediately into her work and she gallops out well, too, so she gets a lot out of her daily routine and her workouts.@ DERBY START IN DOUBT FOR BAFFERT Trainer Bob Baffert, who had a trio of possible candidates for this weekend=s GI Kentucky Derby, has ruled out a start with Power Broker (Pulpit) and left serious doubts as to the participation of Governor Charlie (Midnight Lute) and Code West (Lemon Drop Kid), who worked Sunday morning. 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Customer Service page 12 [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development [email protected] EST Race Click for TV 9:55a Prix Allez France-G3, CTY ___________ ------- TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/29/13 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Triple Threats cont. from p1...Baffert Derby Doubts AWe=ll know more tomorrow,@ Baffert said. AIt was a Gary and Mary West=s Code West worked five nice track today and we let Govenor Charlie gallop a furlongs in 1:00.40 Sunday at Churchill Downs in little bit. I just want to monitor him really well. If not company with GI Kentucky Oaks contender Midnight here, he=ll go to the Preakness. You can=t have a hiccup Lucky (Midnight Lute). Under Hall of Fame jockey Mike and we had a little hiccup with him. I just want to see Smith, the colt worked in fractions of :12.60, :24.80, how he went. He looked good today, but there is no :37 and :48.80. He galloped rush in making that call yet. Govenor Charlie=s last out out six furlongs in 1:12.60. was pretty impressive. It=s a shame that we had that It was the sixth fastest of 42 little setback with him. He looks really good now, but at the distance Sunday. I=m a little tight for time and I don=t want to press him. After the work, trainer Bob Everything has got to go smooth. Every time I=ve come Baffert said a decision on the with these Derby horses, you can=t miss a beat. It=s one colt=s status for Saturday=s of those things where I let the horse tell me.@ GI Kentucky Derby would be Baffert did confirm that Power Broker, winner of last made after he discussed the year=s GI FrontRunner S., but fifth in the GI Santa Anita work with Gary West. Derby in his only start this term, will not run in the AHe worked nice today,@ Kentucky Derby. Baffert said. AHe likes this APower Broker is a nice horse,@ Baffert said. AHe=s track. He=s starting to do coming back and had that one out. Code West and him much better. He had a are going to get better with age. Mr. West does not setback; the second time I want to compete unless he has a chance to win the took him to Louisiana race. He wants to be right there. That=s what you have [finishing sixth in the GII to look at. Just leading them up there to be part of it, is Louisiana Derby], he didn=t not how he rolls. He wants to be competitive. When run well. I was really they turn for home, we want to be able to root. By the disappointed in his run, but summer, they=re going to be really good horses.@ Power Broker now it looks like he=s coming Reed Palmer back. Our options are the Derby, the May 18 GI Preakness the May 11 GII Peter Pan. The June 8 GI Belmont S. has been the target for him. I=m just going to sit down and talk with Gary West today after I worked him and see what I thought. We=re going to go over it. There=s no rush to judgment yet.@ Baffert said that GIII Sunland Derby winner Governor Charlie would work Monday morning. The colt has not worked since Apr. 11 and suffered a foot bruise and some soreness in his hind end since winning at Sunland Park in just his third start Mar. 24. Trakus Fact: Orb covered more ground than the superfecta finishers in each of his three wins this year at Gulfstream Park, and had fastest final 1/4 in all of them. @trakusracing Orb out for a gallop Sunday Reed Palmer TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/29/13 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Triple Threats cont. ‘Lucky’ in Kentucky... Working in tandem with Code West, Midnight Lucky (Midnight Lute) turned many heads with a sparkling five-furlong breeze in :56.60. With Dana Barnes in the irons, the filly worked the fourth fastest of 42 moves at the distance. Starting about three lengths behind stablemate Code West, she recorded internal splits of :12.40, :24.40; :36.60 and :48 and finished about Midnight Lucky a half-length Reed Palmer in front of Code West. The six-furlong gallop-out time was 1:11.80. AShe=s always worked well and we=ve always been high on her,@ Baffert said. AShe=s an exceptional filly. She went really well today. She worked with Code West and sat off him coming down the lane. She worked really well and I really liked what I saw. She had to work well like that for me to throw her in with the wolves.