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SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here BATTLE OF UNBEATENS IN THE WOOD Social Inclusion (Pioneerof the Nile), a winner of his first two starts at Gulfstream Park by a combined 17 1/2 lengths, and the five-for-five Samraat (Noble Causeway), square off in today=s GI TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial S. at the Big A. The former, owned by Rontos CARTER CARNEGIE, CAPUCINE HOUEL & Racing Stable ELAINE HATTON: DESTINATION EUROPE Corp., spoiled GII In late February, it was announced that the Remsen S. hero promotional bodies of racing in Britain, Ireland and Honor Code (A.P. FranceBGreat British Racing International, Irish Indy)=s comeback Thoroughbred Marketing and the French Racing & with a jaw-dropping Breeding 10-length wire-to- CommitteeBwould join wire decision in a forces to create a first-level allowance strategic alliance aimed at going 1 1/16 miles attracting global Social Inclusion in Hallandale Mar. investment in the Lauren King 12. Social Inclusion, European racing and drawn widest in bloodstock industry, and in promoting Europe as the post 11 here, earned a division-leading 111 Beyer in his premier region to both source and race top-class two-turn debut last time. "Our plan was to come here horses. The alliance was recently dubbed >Destination for the Wood and then go directly to the Preakness, but Europe=. The TDN=s Kelsey Riley sat down with the last time he ran so good we started thinking about the heads of the three organizations--Carter Carnegie Derby and the Triple Crown," owner Ronald Sanchez (GBRI), Elaine Hatton (ITM) and Capucine Houel (FRBC) commented. "This horse is really special. If you see the to get the scoop on the creation and goals of workouts he does, he's floating. Last Saturday he went Destination Europe, and what initiatives they have in in :46 4/5 and galloped out in :59 3/5, so easy. He's a store. classy horse, and you have to give him the chance. He's a professional horse, and it's hard to find a Cont. p4 professional horse. We respect all the horses, but we're not scared of anybody." Samraat, meanwhile, breezed through his first three attempts versus fellow Empire-breds, including a 16 3/4-length romping in the Damon Runyon S. Dec. 18. The My Meadowview Farm homebred outduked Uncle Sigh (Indian Charlie) by a length in a memorable throwdown in the GIII Withers S. Feb. 1, then narrowly got the best of that one again in a heart-stopping renewal of the GIII Gotham S. most recently Mar. 1. "Social Inclusion is obviously a very talented horse, but there are some real horses in this race," trainer Rick Violette offered. "I think we've got a strong hand in this race because our horse will do anything the jockey asks. If we're going to break running and they decide to give us the lead, it will be a controlling lead. If someone else wants the lead, they're welcome to it. There's no question we want to win--it's a $1-million race, it's a Grade I, it's in our backyard. Our objective is to run our 'A' race without leaving everything on the table, which is greedy, but then, everyone is in the same boat." Cont. p3 IN THIS ISSUE CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Director of Business Development: Gary King Big Three Line Up for SA Derby [email protected] A field of eight is set to square off in today's EDITORIAL GI Santa Anita Derby, with three standouts appearing most likely to take down the top [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini prize. Steven Coburn and Martin Perry's Managing Editor: Alan Carasso California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) figures to Racing Editor: Steve Sherack take some beating if he reproduces his last Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni effort. 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If Social Inclusion wins, hands-down, he'll be the favorite, and if you beat him, then you're going to be one of the favorites. The whole Derby picture is so cloudy right now, and I think the Wood is going to produce the Derby favorite if he does it impressively, or if it's Social Inclusion or Samraat. All eyes will be on the Wood this year." You can never count out trainer Todd Pletcher in the major Triple Crown preps, and he will be represented by narrow GIII Sam F. Davis S. runner-up and Gotham fifth-place finisher Harpoon (Tapit). "The horse has shown us he has a little more ability than his record suggests," said Pletcher, who won the Wood in 2010 with Eskendereya, in 2012 with Gemologist, and last year with Verrazano. "In his races, he's been a little intimidated by kickback, but he seems to be maturing and getting stronger through the process." Treadway Racing Stable=s Noble Moon (Malibu Moon), third in last year=s GII Nashua S., makes his first start since capturing the GII Jerome S. over the Kristo (Distorted Humor) ships in from California after inner Jan. 4. "He's been doing really well since finishing second in the GIII Sham S. Jan. 11 and a Saturday's breeze [1:45.43], which is what I had been distant third in the GII San Felipe S. Mar. 8. Trainer waiting for before making the decision," trainer Leah John Sadler has made it known that he expects the Gyarmati said. "He appears to be ready." $500,000 KEESEP yearling to be on the lead this afternoon. Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:40 p.m. EDT TWINSPIRES.COM WOOD MEMORIAL S.-G1, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ML 1 Kid Cruz K Vina Del Mar T’breds LLC & Black Swan Machmer Hall-KY SCRATCHED SCR (c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Layreebelle, by Tale of the Cat) Franco 2 Wicked Strong K Centennial Farms William F. Lynn-KY Jerkens 15-1 (c, 3, Hard Spun--Moyne Abbey, by Charismatic ) Maragh 3 Noble Moon K Treadway Racing Stable Estate of Edward P Evans-VA Gyarmati 12-1 (c, 3, Malibu Moon–Mambo Bell, by Kingmambo ) Ortiz Jr. 4 Harpoon K Lets Go Stable Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC-KY Pletcher 8-1 (c, 3, Tapit--Christmas Star, by Star de Naskra ) Velazquez Jr. 5 Los Borrachos Wachtel, Brous & Silver Ranch Stable Preston Madden-KY Mott 30-1 (c, 3, Pulpit--Champagne Taste, by Distorted Humor) Velasquez 6 Kristo K Hronis Racing LLC Whisper Hill Farm LLC-KY Sadler 6-1 (c, 3, Distorted Humor--Capote’s Crown, by Capote ) Garcia 7 Schivarelli Pike Place Racing & Homewrecker Racing Ocala Stud, Ebert Vans & Ed Weist-FL Kenneally 15-1 (c, 3, Montbrook--Alotofappeal, by Trippi) Castellano 8 Samraat My Meadowview Farm My Meadowview LLC-NY Violette 8-2 (c, 3, Noble Causeway--Little Indian Girl, by Indian Charlie) Ortiz 9 Effinex Tri-Bone Stables Dr. Russell S Cohen-NY Smith 50-1 (c, 3, Mineshaft--What a Pear, by E Dubai ) Montanez. 10 Uncle Sigh Wounded Warrior Stable & A. Robertson Milfer Farm Inc-NY Contessa 5-1 (c, 3, Indian Charlie--Cradlesong, by Pine Bluff) Nakatani 11 Social Inclusion K Rontos Racing Stable Corp. Tillyer, Keogh & Blackley-KY Azpurua 2-1 (c, 3, Pioneerof the Nile--Saint Bernadette,by Saint Ballado) Contreras All carry 123 pounds. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/5/14 • PAGE 4 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com TDN Q&A cont. KR: Where is the funding for Destination Europe coming KR: When was the idea first proposed, and can you from? explain how it was developed and ultimately put into action? Hatton: Each organization will be contributing to essential funds, and we'll be working from that.