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MUCHO MACHO MAN BC Classic Champion Earnings over $5.6 Million DAILY AAAAA SSSSASS SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 WWW.BLOODHORSE.COM K A A K K K KK IN TODAY’S EDITION HI-HO GUILLOT! TAKES JIM DANDY WITH LAOBAN 5 HASKELL CONTENDERS COMPLETE PREPARATIONS 6 FLINTSHIRE NEEDS NO EXCUSES IN BOWLING GREEN 7 A. P. INDIAN CONTINUES UPWARD CLIMB 7 MINDING OVERCOMES FOR NASSAU SCORE 8 RACETRACK PLANNED FOR SAINT LUCIA 8 TRIPLE CROWN WINNER'S SISTER SET TO DEBUT 9 EVANS' NEW WAR FRONT FILLY READY FOR START 10 SOUTHERN PHANTOM BRINGS GOOD FORTUNE 11 WISE DAN ACCEPTS ROOD & RIDDLE AWARD 12 BENOIT PHOTO LADY SHIPMAN CONTINUES GRADED CHASE 13 Two champions slugged it out to the wire in a thrilling edition of the grade I Clement L. Hirsch BIRDATTHEWIRE RETURNS TO TWO TURNS 13 ANALYZING PROVEN STALLIONS 14 STELLAR UPSET: BEHOLDER GAME IN DEFEAT RESULTS 15 By Jeremy Balan ENTRIES 22 osta Hronis played a bit coy earlier in the week LEADING LISTS 33 Kabout Stellar Wind's chances in her second try against Beholder. He gushed about the honor of being able to run against the three-time champion in the $300,000 For Ky-Breds at Kentucky Downs Clement L. Hirsch (gr. I), but showed no interest in ducking her on their home turf. The owner also THE GRASS IS ALWAYS made sure to stress one point. "Don't get me wrong," he said. "We like our horse." GREENER! Now everyone knows why. The two champions went head-to-head from the $ five-sixteenths pole to the final strides July 30 in the 130,000 Hirsch at Del Mar, but 4-year-old Stellar Wind outdu- $ Million 2yo MSW eled her rival to the wire to win by a half-length, end- in Purses $ ing an eight-race win streak for 6-year-old Beholder. 7.8 145,000 Beholder stumbled slightly at the start under jock- Includes $4.2m KTDF Allowance ey Gary Stevens, but the 1-9 favorite was still able to secure the lead with relative ease breaking from the LIVE RACING September 3, 8, 10, 11 & 15 (continued on page 3) www.kentuckydowns.com BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 33 “In the past decade, we have seen a significant improvement in the quality of NY-breds, both in terms of pedigrees and conformation. This improvement is evident in the racing performance of NY-breds at the highest levels around the world!” Boyd Browning - Fasig-Tipton nytbreeders.org | 518.587.0777 For more information visit our website or call 518.388.0174 Download the FREE smartphone app STELLAR UPSET: BEHOLDER GAME IN DEFEAT LATEST HEADLINES FROM BLOODHORSE.COM (continued from page 1) MIND YOUR BISCUITS TAKES AMSTERDAM inside post. She set fractions of :23.63, :47.38, and Mind Your Biscuits powered through on 1:10.70 through six furlongs, while 9-2 second choice the rail in his graded stakes debut July Stellar Wind and jockey Victor Espinoza raced about 30, overtaking Maniacal in the stretch a half-length behind. for a 1 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 Stellar Wind made her move in the final turn and Amsterdam (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at put a head in front at the top of the stretch, but Saratoga Race Course. Beholder was not done. The 10-time grade I winner LEXIE LOU GOES WIRE TO WIRE IN dug in on the inside and retook the lead inside the VICTORIANA Gary Barber's Lexie Lou eighth pole, but could not put her younger rival made all the pace and repelled a stretch away. threat from Internal Boubon to capture "At the three-furlong pole, I saw that shadow and the $125,000 Victoriana Stakes July 30 at I knew we might have a race," Stevens said. "She hit Woodbine. another gear at the three-sixteenths pole, but (Stellar MONMOUTH, SUFFOLK BATTLE OVER Wind) stayed right with us. I was surprised that she ENTRIES Monmouth Park has engaged was staying with us. All credit to them. They were Suffolk Downs in a battle over the entry ready and they ran great." box, and the horsemen feel caught in the The daughter of Curlin completed 1 1/16 miles crossfire. in 1:41.24. Third-place Divina Comedia was 9 3/4 lengths behind the top pair. PENNSYLVANIA SANCTIONS TRAINER It was the first victory for Stellar Wind since PRECIADO The Pennsylvania State Horse the Torrey Pines (gr. III) at Del Mar last August. Racing Commission on July 27 fined trainer Between she ran hard-earned seconds in the Ramon Preciado and suspended him from Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (gr. I)—en route to the front side for his behavior following a June 2015 race at Parx Racing and his champion 3-year-old filly honors—and to Beholder behavior at a July 2015 hearing before the in the June 4 Vanity Mile (gr. I). stewards. "The last time, she needed the race," Espinoza said. "This time she was ready. This was exciting. ... I RULING FAVORS HISTORICAL RACING had a lot of confidence in her. ... She's a special filly. GRAPHICS A Kentucky judge has ruled She showed it today." that the manner in which a race result is "You usually don't get what you want on your depicted on historical racing machines to birthday, but this year, I did," said trainer John Sadler, determine if a player has won or lost is not who turned 60 Saturday. "She's been training well. a factor in whether the electronic form of And if you think about it, she probably was the best gaming is legal. in the Breeders' Cup Distaff. ... She had a prep race that was a good race. Victor got off her and said 'You know, I think we can beat (Beholder) next time.' "I kept my mouth shut, because I didn't want to look like an idiot, but we thought we had a chance." FIRST STARTERS Despite the loss, trainer Richard Mandella was still happy with Beholder's effort. Streets of Miesque, f, 2. (Street Talk’n Man—Lady Griz, by Bujones) is the 1st starter for Street Talk’n Man. "It was a good race for my horse," Mandella said. Race 4 (MSW) at MNR on 7/31/2016. "That other mare ran a hell of a race." BH Equibase race entry BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 PAGE 3 OF 33 smartphone app POSSESilver Deputy - Raska, by Rahy Mind Your Biscuits - Amsterdam S.-G2 Stakes placed at Belmont Park in May, Mind Your Biscuits becomes Posse’s newest GSW winner in the $200,000 Amsterdam S.-G2 in open company. 2016: #3 Leading Sire in New York 2015: 16 Stakes Horses Erin Robinson 859.421.7531 Lere Visagie 518.851.6616 5384 Route 9H-23 Hudson, New York 12534 www.rockridgestud.com PHOTO © COGLIANESE Download the FREE smartphone app HI-HO GUILLOT! TAKES JIM DANDY both Destin, who tracked throughout and would fin- WITH LAOBAN ish third; and Governor Malibu, who moved between horses to get second but couldn't get to the winner. By Frank Angst Mohaymen was fourth, and Creator ran last of six cCormick Racing and Southern Equine Stable's without response to urging from rider Irad Ortiz Jr. Mmaiden Laoban secured his first win in dramatic Completing 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.30 on a fast track, fashion July 30, scoring a gate-to-wire victory in the Laoban registered a strong finish, going the third $600,000 Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II) at Saratoga Race quarter-mile in :23.39, the fourth quarter in :23.64, Course. and the final furlong in :12.29. "My partner and I, we don't dance to elevator Guillot said with many top 3-year-olds going in music, we dance to zydeco," Cajun trainer Eric Guillot the Betfair.com Haskell Invitational Stakes (gr. I) July said of himself and Southern Equine's Mike Moreno. 31 at Monmouth Park, he thought there might be "Who wants to run in a maiden?" an opportunity for his early runner in the Jim Dandy, Laoban twice placed in grade III races but never Saratoga's prep for the Aug. 27 Travers Stakes (gr. I). won in seven previous starts. The son of Uncle Mo The top three from the Jim Dandy are expected back entered off a fifth in the Dwyer Stakes (gr. III) July 9 for that event. at Belmont Park and took down a field that included "I thought, 'All the speed's across town tomor- Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (gr. I) winner row, in the Haskell. I'm going to take a shot.' He was Creator, Belmont runner-up and grade II winner Des- doing good, worked in :46 3/5, galloped out in a tin, multiple grade II winner Mohaymen, and stakes minute flat. ... Why not take a chance?" Guillot said. winner Governor Malibu. The latter was making his "The trainer had a lot of faith in the horse. I'd first start since a fourth in the final leg of the Triple never previously ridden the horse, but he broke great Crown, while favored Mohaymen—who stumbled at and they let me go easy enough," Ortiz said. "He was the Jim Dandy start—entered off a fourth in the Ken- relaxed, pulling me a little bit with his ears prickling tucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). and when I asked him to go by the quarter-pole he But after posting sensible early fractions of :24.56 really took off.