THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here TELESCOPE FAILS TO IMPRESS IN WORK Britain=s biggest talking horse Telescope (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) failed to produce any fireworks in his public gallop at Lingfield yesterday, with connections now waiting on a further exercise on Saturday before committing to the G1 Epsom Derby. Watched by a clutch of syndicate members, including the recently retired THE MIDAS MAN Manchester United by Christina Bossinakis manager Sir Alex It would be a monumental understatement to say that Ferguson, Highclere Ken Ramsey has had a good run in the racing game so Thoroughbred Racing=s far this year. With his vast team of horses campaigned J “TDN Rising in tandem with his wife Sarah, Ramsey established a Star” J was new Keeneland standard partnered by Ryan when rounding out the 2013 meet with a record From l to r: Highclere’s Harry Herbert, Moore in the hastily 25 wins, including Dark trainer Sir Michael Stoute and Sir scheduled spin following his last- Cove (Medaglia d=Oro), Alex Ferguson Racing Post photo minute defection from who won the closing day Thursday=s G2 Dante S. at York. Taking a lead from feature, the GII Elkhorn stable companions Commend (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and S. Apr. 26. Opinion (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}), the Newmarket AIf you look back and maiden winner passed the post three lengths ahead of see that the record was the latter, but not in the style connections have set [at Keeneland spring reported to see at home. Trainer Sir Michael Stoute, Ken & Sarah Ramsey meet] in 1941 by who believed the below-par display was at least partly Ramsey Farm Photo Calumet Farm, in the result of the tongue getting over the bit, will work him days when Ben Jones again on Saturday on the Newmarket gallops. AWe felt was their trainer, Eddie Arcaro was their jockey and it was more of workmanlike display,@ Stoute said. AHe=s they won the Triple Crown with Whirlaway and the worked with these horses this spring and has been record was later equaled in 1968 [fall meet] by Mr. & more impressive than that. I felt that he didn=t really Mrs. [Robert F.] Roberts, so I am in very good switch off--even cantering company,@ said Ken Ramsey. down he was just taking a As if that feat weren=t impressive enough, the bit of a tug, so hopefully it Kentucky native also dominated the standings in South will do him the power of Florida earlier this season, wrapping up the owner=s title good to get back to the at Gulfstream Park with a total of 43 wins--16 more racecourse as it=s been a than Frank Calabrese--and earnings of $1,334,188. long time. We will see Only days removed from the Ramseys= domination at what today has done for Keeneland, the team kicked off another sparkling run at him, mentally more than Churchill Downs, anything else. We=ll work winning a total of eight Telescope Racing Post him on Saturday and then races over the course of I will speak to Harry four days through [Herbert].@ Highclere=s Manager Harry Herbert echoed Kentucky Derby week, those downbeat sentiments. AAnyone watching that, including a trio on Derby especially those who have seen the horse work in the day itself. Chief among spring, would say he lacked that usual zip,@ he those was a pair of commented. AHe hasn=t put in a performance that was stakes victories in the as good as had been hoped, but I suspect this is a GII Churchill Downs combination of tongue over the bit and freshness. The Distaff Turf Mile S. with Kitten’s Dumplings Reed Palmer photo final piece of work on Saturday is obviously going to be Stephanie=s Kitten critical, as the clock is ticking. Then we=ll decide (Kitten=s Joy) and the Edgewood S. with Kitten=s whether to go all out for Epsom or not. Hopefully, we=ll Dumplings (Kitten=s Joy). The former is trained by see the real Telescope on Saturday and the dream will Wayne Catalano and the latter is under the care of Mike still be alive.@ Maker. 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Editorial [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Coverage begins page 11 Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Moss Jumps In at the Deep End Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor A native of Hot Springs, owner Joe Moss would love nothing more than Advertising to win the hometown GI Arkansas Derby in the near future. As a first step [email protected] towards that lofty goal, Moss and trainer Nick Zito were very busy during Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising Monday and Tuesday’s Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Training at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. Moss and Zito teamed to Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant purchase eight juveniles, including three in excess of $300,000. Jessica Martini Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant has our story. Customer Service [email protected] Coverage page 9 Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] New Purchase for TV Ladies Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming Just shy of a year since reaching out for the talented filly Tuttipaesi (Ire) [email protected] (Clodovil {Ire}), Team Valor director of customer relations Megan Jones has Business Development secured the French-based filly Nisharora (Ire) (Excellent Art {GB}) to race in Gary King, Director of Business Development the colors of Team Valor Ladies. The attractive chestnut filly, perfect in two [email protected] starts in France, is expected to make an appearance at Saratoga this summer TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing with the long-term objective the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies’ Turf at [email protected] Santa Anita in early November. Sean Cronin Tom Frary Coverage page 10 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/13 • PAGE 3 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com The Midas Man cont. from p1 ALast fall [at Keeneland], we tried to break the record and had 12 wins going into closing day, but I did not [get it],@ said Ramsey. AI decided this winter at Gulfstream that I=m going to try to [break the Keeneland record] this season. I had all these Kitten=s Joys working and racing well, so we had them all lined up. I decided to claim horses down at Gulfstream, so I could win the title at Keeneland and Churchill Downs. We=re here to win it. I claimed five horses at Churchill Downs [May 10] alone. I=m determined. I will be a force to be reckoned with.@ Proving just as effective on the road, Ramsey landed a pair of stakes wins at Pimlico on Preakness weekend; last Friday=s Hilltop S. with Emotional Kitten (Kitten=s Joy) and the James W. Murphy S. with Redwood Kitten (Kitten=s Joy). King of Keeneland... Fresh off the heels of yet another owner=s title at Gulfstream Park, Ramsey and Co. continued the assault in Lexington, amassing 25 victories through 21 days. Leading the fray in number of victories was trainer Mike Maker, who garnered 20 of those wins for the Ramseys. In addition to Elkhorn winner Dark Cove, Maker also saddled a pair of allowance winners at the Keeneland meeting, Bernie the Maestro (Bernstein), winner of the Claiming Crown Rapid Transit S. and Claiming Crown Tiara S. victress Ken Ramsey (center), trainer Mike Starsilhouette (Orientate), Maker (left) & jockey Joel Rosario both winners on Keeneland Photo Gulfstream=s opening day card Dec. 1. During the Keeneland meet, Maker also sent out 4-year-old Prissy (Unbridled=s Song) to take a 1 1/16-mile allowance on the grass Apr. 25. Prissy is out of Last Kitten (Catienus), who is a half-sister to Ramsey=s turf champion Kitten=s Joy (El Prado {Ire}) and a full-sister to Precious Kitten, victorious in the GI Matriarch S., GI John C. Mabee H. and GI Gamely Breeders= Cup S. Prissy followed up with a win in her latest start, a nine- furlong optional claiming event at Churchill Downs Precious Kitten May 19. APrissy is a very nice horse,@ commented Ramsey Farm Manager Mark Partridge. AShe'll probably be pointed toward the Breeders' Cup this year." Cont. p4 J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/13 • PAGE 4 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com The Midas Man cont. AMr. Ramsey is the one who chooses what we're In addition to this season=s Keeneland winners going to claim,@ confirmed Partridge.