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RACE OF THE WEEK: DELAWARE H. HEADLINE p. 7 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 SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2007 TIAGO BEST IN THE WEST? NO DAMPENED SPIRITS Taking advantage of an enterprising Mike Smith ride, Racing in Britain and Ireland has been plagued by the Jerry and Ann Moss homebred Tiago (Pleasant Tap) downpour after downpour over the past weeks and staked his claim as the top three-year-old on the West today’s G1 Darley Irish Oaks will be staged on some of Coast with a convincing the heaviest ground witnessed for the Curragh Classic win in yesterday’s GII in recent times. Despite that prospect, connections of Swaps Breeders’ Cup S. Europe’s top middle-distance fillies have not been de- at Hollywood Park. terred from making up one of the race’s strongest re- Trained by John newals. As usual, the G1 Epsom Oaks heroine is here Shirreffs, Tiago was a and the Niarchos Family’s Light Shift (Kingmambo) is lightly regarded 29-1 shot putting her newly obtained crown on the line in what when he upset the GI Dermot Weld has hailed the “one-and-a-half mile fillies’ Santa Anita Derby championship of Europe.” In line for the title are Peep- Apr. 7. He failed to ing Fawn (Danehill), All My Loving (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells) threaten in the GI Ken- and Four Sins (Ger) (Sinndar {Ire}), who were second, tucky Derby four weeks third and fourth, respectively, at Epsom June 1. The Tiago Benoit photo later, coming on to be a former has subsequently taken the G1 Pretty Polly S. solid seventh nonetheless, and ran with credit when here 15 days ago. Irish Oaks Preview cont. p6 third to Rags to Riches and Curlin in the GI Belmont S. June 9. Backed as the even-money chalk in his return DRAMA ON THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE to the Golden State, Tiago settled in fifth before rallying Khalid Abdullah’s Zambezi Sun (GB) (Dansili {GB}) wide three furlongs out. Smith, taking a chance that a captured an eventful renewal of Longchamp’s G1 seem would appear, angled the colt back to the inside Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris, in which Eagle Moun- in upper stretch and, once daylight finally emerged, the tain (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) almost came down in pair surged through to take it by 2 1/2 lengths. “Nor- the early stages pitching Kieren Fallon to the turf. Con- mally, I would have chosen the overland route, but a nections of the homebred faced a nervous wait as the horse like this absolutely loves the fence,” Smith ex- stewards examined his part in the incident, having plained. “He'll run through anything, so I wasn't wor- raced alongside the Ballydoyle raider as he stumbled, ried.” Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com but his five-length success was confirmed. Grand Prix catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. de Paris cont. p2 Saturday, Hollywood Park SWAPS BREEDERS' CUP S.-GII, $368,250, HOL, 7-14, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:48 3/5, ft. 1--TIAGO, 122, c, 3, by Pleasant Tap 1st Dam: Set Them Free (MSW, $173,275), by Stop the Music 2nd Dam: Valseuse (Fr), by Tyrant 3rd Dam: Barbarossa, by Cambremont O/B-Mr & Mrs J S Moss (KY); T-John A Shirreffs; J-Mike E Smith; $220,950. Lifetime Record: GISW, 7-3-0-2, $815,270. *1/2 to Giacomo, GISW, $2,537,316; and Sea Jewel (Sea Hero), MGSP, $196,825. 2--Albertus Maximus, 114, c, 3, Albert the Great-- Chasethewildwind, by Forty Niner. O/B-Marianne I & Brandon L Chase (KY); T-Gary Mandella; $73,650. 3--Souvenir Slew, 112, c, 3, Souvenir Copy--Some Kinda Lady, by Seattle Slew. ($75,000 2yo 2006 BESMAR; $15,000 yrl '05 KEESEP). O-Final Furlong Farm, James Sternberg and Team Recovery; B-Hopewell Investments LLC & Kathy Berkey (KY); T-Craig Dollase; $44,190. Margins: 2HF, HD, 4. Odds: 1.00, 2.60, 23.10. Also Ran: Desert Code, Awesome Gambler, Augment. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/15/07 • PAGE 2 of 10 Saturday, Longchamp, France Settled in fourth early by Stephane Pasquier as Axxos JUDDMONTE GRAND PRIX DE PARIS-G1, i600,000, cut out the running here, he was always traveling like Longchamp, 7-14, 3yo, c/f, 1 1/2mT, 2:31.60, gd/sf. the winner after the mishap of his chief rival Eagle 1--ZAMBEZI SUN (GB), 128, c, 3, by Dansili (GB) Mountain and swooped at the quarter pole before 1st Dam: Imbabala (GB), by Zafonic stretching clear in impressive fashion. “Zambezi Sun 2nd Dam: Interval (Ire), by Habitat showed great class 3rd Dam: Intermission (GB), by Stage Door Johnny tonight and I’m look- O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Pascal ing forward to the Bary; J-Stephane Pasquier; i342,840. Lifetime Re- future with him,” cord: 4 starts, 3 wins, 1 place, i452,990. *1/2 to commented his rider. Kalabar (GB) (Kahyasi {Ire}), GSW-Fr, $155,335. The sentiment was 2--Axxos (Ger), 128, c, 3, Monsun (Ger)--Acerbis (Ger), echoed by the trainer, by Rainbow Quest. O-Gestut Ittlingen; B-Gestut Hof who is planning a Ittlingen; T-Peter Schiergen; i137,160. return for the Oct. 7 3--Sagara, 128, c, 3, Sadler’s Wells--Rangoon Ruby, by G1 Prix de l’Arc de Kingmambo. O-The Niarchos Family; B-Flaxman Hold- scoopdyga photo Triomphe, won last ings Ltd; T-Jonathan Pease; i68,580. year by this race’s Margins: 5, NK, 3/4. Odds: 1.90, 12.00, 7.10. hero Rail Link (GB). “He finished so well from a bad Also Ran: Airmail Special (Ire), Ashkazar (Fr), Prinz draw in the Jockey-Club and had improved a lot since,” (Ger). DNF: Eagle Mountain (GB) - unseated rider. Bary explained. “He proved his class today and will Scratched: My Quentin (Fr). have a break now before coming back for the [Sept. Bary has taken the softly-softly approach with Zam- 16] G2 Prix Niel with the Arc in mind.” bezi Sun, who made his debut in a 10-furlong contest at this venue in which he beat the allowance-ridden Fallon Recovering... Airmail Special (Ire) (Peintre Celebre) by a head Apr. 5. Kieren Fallon was recovering last night from what Returning here to best Shamdinan (Fr) by two lengths could have been a serious accident. Eagle Mountain, in a conditions event Apr. 29, he was built up to the the G1 Epsom Derby runner-up, appeared to clip heels June 3 Chantilly Classic, but suffered a blow before the with a rival in front when alongside Zambezi Sun after contest got underway when handed a wide stall. De- the first half-mile, throwing Fallon to the ground. After spite an eye-catching effort to overcome that disadvan- being examined by the racecourse doctor, Fallon was tage, his late rally only earned him fourth spot, a place stretchered to the ambulance in a neck brace and taken behind Shamdinan who he had previously brushed aside to hospital, but was believed to be none the worse for with ease. the fall. He is due to partner Peeping Fawn in today’s G1 Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh. Zambezi Sun’s © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. jockey, Stephane Pasquier, escaped blame for the inci- This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by dent and received no riding suspension. “These things any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior happen in racing and I don’t think I made any mistake,” written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Pasquier commented. “It’s just a question of millimetres Information as to the American races, race results and between horses and I’m sorry for Kieren and relieved he earnings was obtained from results charts published in is in good health.” Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. catalogue-style pedigree. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/15/07 • PAGE 3 of 10 Saturday, Delaware Park DELAWARE OAKS-GII, $505,600, DEL, 7-14, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:42 1/5, ft. 1--@MOON CATCHER, 120, f, 3, by Malibu Moon 1st Dam: Smartster, by Smarten 2nd Dam: Alabaster, by *Vaguely Noble 3rd Dam: Hi Little Gal, by Bar Le Duc ($49,000 wlng '04 FTMDEC; $75,000 yrl '05 KEESEP). O-CJZ Racing Stable & Timothy F Ritchey; B-Albert H & Randy L Cohen & A Ferris Allen III (MD); T-Timothy F Ritchey; J-Carlos H Marquez, Jr; $305,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-1, $501,600. *1/2 to Smarten Up (Baederwood), SW, $141,225. 2--Winning Point, 116, f, 3, Point Given--Bibical Sense, by Blushing Groom (Fr). ($30,000 yrl '05 FTKJUL; $30,000 yrl '05 FTMOCT). O-Morris Bailey & Team Valor; B-The Thoroughbred Corporation, StephenA DiMauro & Dan Morgan (KY); T-Edmond D Gaudet; $100,000. 3--Cotton Blossom, 122, f, 3, Broken Vow--For Dixie, by Dixieland Band. ($210,000 yrl '05 FTKJUL). O-Dogwood Stable; B-J D Squires (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; $55,000. Margins: HD, 6 3/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 9.30, 4.30, 1.20. Also Ran: Bear Now, High Heels, Greenstreet, Dawn After Dawn. Scratched: Tough Tiz's Sis. $75,000 seems to be a lucky number for trainer Tim Ritchey and CJZ Racing Stable.