TWO ADDED TO POULAINS HEADLINE p. 2 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 FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2005 MOTIVATED NOW? GIACOMO GALLOPS AT CHURCHILL It has been a balancing act just doing the right thing Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo (Holy Bull) returned by Motivator (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) this term, but the to the track Wednesday at Churchill Downs for the first unbeaten colt looked like a work in progress when time since his upset victory in Saturday’s Run for the winning yesterday’s G2 Dante S. in comfortable style at Roses. The colt galloped one mile in the company of a York. Since capturing the G1 Racing Post Trophy at pony ridden by trainer John Shirreffs. “I thought he did Doncaster in October, he has very well for his first day on the track,” commented been the subject of intense Shirreffs. “He’s eaten up and it doesn’t look like he speculation which was height- dropped too much weight from the Derby, so I think ened by the decision to forego we’re in good shape.” Giacomo is expected to ship to the 2000 Guineas in favor of a Pimlico for the May 21 GI Preakness S. next Wednes- gentler build-up to the Epsom day and Shireffs has yet to decide if the colt will work Derby. This trial was strictly before that race. “I would prefer not to breeze--that text book for the even-money would be my first preference,” Shirreffs said. “But he favorite, who sat close to the may get a two-minute clip or something. It’s hard to say. It’s only his first day back on the track and we’ll Motivator Getty Images steady early tempo in fourth before cruising to the forefront see how things go.” at the quarter pole. Asked to quicken by Johnny Galloping Grocer Joins the Preakness Fray Murtagh soon after, he edged right, but was clear in a Galloping Grocer (A.P Jet) joined the list of possible matter of strides before holding the game rally of The Preakness starters yesterday. The colt, winless in four Geezer (GB) (Halling) by 1 1/2 lengths. Cont. p2 starts this term, was beaten 26 1/4 lengths when fourth in the GI Wood Memorial and is coming off a Thursday, York, Britain third-place effort against New York-breds in the Apr. 24 totesport DANTE S.-G2, £145,000, York, 5-12, 3yo, Times Square S. at Belmont Park. His addition leaves 10f 88ydsT, 2:16.17, sf. Golden Man (Suave Prospect) and A.P. Arrow (A.P. 1--MOTIVATOR (GB), 123, c, 3, by Montjeu (Ire) Indy) on the outside of the 14-horse limit. 1st Dam: Out West (SW-Eng), by Gone West 2nd Dam: Chellingoua, by Sharpen Up (GB) PREAKNESS POSSIBLES 3rd Dam: Uncommitted, by Buckpasser TOP SEVEN (Graded Earnings) (75,000gns yrl ‘03 TATOCT). O-The Royal Ascot Giacomo (Holy Bull) Racing Club; B-Deerfield Farm; T-Michael Bell; Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) J-Johnny Murtagh; £84,100. Lifetime Record: G1SW- Wilko (Awesome Again) Eng, 3-3-0-0, £208,903. High Fly (Atticus) 2--The Geezer (GB), 123, c, 3, Halling--Polygueza (Fr), Closing Argument (Successful Appeal) by Be My Guest. (21,000gns yrl ‘03 TATDEC). High Limit (Maria’s Mon) O-J C Smith; B-Wickfield Farm Partnership; T-David Sun King (Charismatic) Elsworth; £31,900. NEXT FOUR (Earnings Minus Restricted Races) 3--Falstaff (Ire), 123, c, 3, Montjeu (Ire)--Dance of Love Greeley’s Galaxy (Mr. Greeley) (Ire), by Pursuit of Love (GB). (130,000gns wnlg ‘02 Scrappy T (Fit to Fight) TATDEC; 230,000gns yrl ‘03 TATHOU). O-Michael Noble Causeway (Giant’s Causeway) Tabor & Susan Magnier; B-Gerard Callinan; T-Aidan Going Wild (Golden Missile) O’Brien; £15,950. FINAL THREE (Total Earnings) Margins: 1HF, 4, 3. Odds: 1-1, 8-1, 100-1. Galloping Grocer (A.P Jet) Also Ran: Kandidate (GB), Albert Hall (GB), Malibu Moonshine (Malibu Moon) Proclamation (Ire). Hal’s Image (Halo’s Image) (859) 233-4252 FAX (859) 987-0008 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/13/05 • PAGE 2 of 5 (cont. from p1) Motivator Wins Dante S. R E S U L T S “It was a funny race as there wasn’t much pace early P P and he was a little bit keen and fresh,” Johnny Murtagh said of his winning ride aboard Motivator in yesterday’s Thursday, York, Britain G2 Dante S. “In the straight I got him balanced, and totepool MIDDLETON S.-G3, £49,250, York, 5-12, when I asked him to quicken, he did it very well. There’s 4yo/up, f/m, 10f 88ydsT, 2:15.88, sf. still improvement in him as he was only having his third 1–@ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL (IRE), 121, f, 4, by Sadler’s Wells run. Good horses adapt to win the Derby and he has 1st Dam: Urban Sea (Hwt. Older Mare-Fr at 11-14f, what it takes.” Trainer Michael Bell added, “It has been G1SW-Fr, GSP-Eng, NA & Ger, $1,698,901), by Miswaki an agonizing six months since the Racing Post Trophy 2nd Dam: Allegretta (GB), by Lombard (Ger) and the decision to come to the Dante is looking a 3rd Dam: Anatevka (Ger), by Espresso (GB) sound one as Epsom has always been his target. He’s (1,100,000gns wnlg ‘01 TATDEC). O-Michael Tabor quite highly strung, but he was very calm in the prelimi- & Susan Magnier; B-Sunderland Holdings Ltd & Abbey naries as we kept everything very low key before the Bloodstock; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Kieren Fallon; race. He behaved immaculately before, during and after £29,000. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Ire, G1SP-Eng, the race and his day has been very smooth. He was 6-3-1-1, £163,412. *Full to Galileo (Ire), Ch. 3yo pretty fit today after only five bits of work, so there’s a Colt-Eur, Hwt. 3yo Colt-Ire at 9.5-11f & 11-14f, Hwt. little bit of improvement there and it will take a good 3yo Colt-Eng at 11-14f, MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire, one to beat him at Epsom.” Click for racingpost.co.uk $2,250,614; Black Sam Bellamy (Ire), Hwt. 3yo-Ity at chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. 11-14f, G1SW-Ire & Ity, G1SP-Eng, Fr & Ger, $719,717; 1/2 to Urban Ocean (Fr) (Bering {GB}), Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 9.5-11f, GSW-Ire; Melikah (Ire) P C L A S S I C C O R N E R P (Lammtarra), SW & G1SP-Ire, G1SP-Eng, $127,600. 2--La Persiana (GB), 121, f, 4, Daylami (Ire)--La DUO ADDED TO POULAINS Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Laverock Papagena (GB), by Habitat. O/B-Plantation Stud; (Ire) (Octagonal {NZ}) and Michael Nolan’s Indesatchel T-William Jarvis; £11,000. (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) were supplemented yester- 3--Saintly Rachel (Ire), 121, m, 7, Religiously--Ursha day to Sunday’s G1 Gainsborough Poule d’Essai des (Ire), by Shardari (Ire). O-Whitethorn Syndicate; Poulains at Longchamp at a cost of i24,000. The B-W Sheldon; T-Charlie Swan; £5,500. former earned his place in the line-up in beating fellow Margins: 1 1/4, 7, 3HF. Odds: 1-2, 4-1, 16-1. entry Melanosporum (Royal Anthem) by two lengths in Also Ran: Selebela (GB), Poise (Ire). the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau over course and distance MIDDLETON S.-G3 result cont. p3 Apr. 24, while connections were satisfied that the G3 Greenham S. and G3 Tetrarch S. hero Indesatchel will get ground no faster than good in the mile Classic. Of © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. the scratchings at yesterday’s stage, Susan Magnier This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by and Michael Tabor’s G1 2000 Guineas fourth Oratorio any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior (Ire) (Danehill) was the most notable, while trainer written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Cyriaque Diard has decided to run last year’s G1 Information as to the American races, race results and Criterium International hero Helios Quercos (Fr) earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the (Diableneyev) rather than step the colt up in trip in the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. G2 Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud May 16. TAYLOR MADE GRADUATE, TWO-YEAR-OLD HALF OURS BY UNBRIDLED’S SONG, SETS A STAKES RECORD ON DERBY DAY Undefeated Two-Year-Old HALF OURS, who was purchased on Day 1 of the 2004 Keeneland September Sale for $625,000 by Buzz Chase, Agent, wins the Three Chimneys Juvenile on Derby Day in Stakes Record time for owners Aaron & Marie Jones and Barry & Sheryl Schwartz. (859) 885-3345 • Fax (859) 887-1754 • www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/13/05 • PAGE 3 of 5 MIDDLETON S.-G3 result cont. Thursday, Longchamp, France All Too Beautiful had no chance with Ouija Board PRIX VANTEAUX-G3, i75,000, Longchamp, 5-12, (GB) in the G1 Epsom Oaks last June, but still beat the 3yo, f, 9f 55ydsT, 1:56.90, gd. remainder comfortably before finding the ground on the 1--@#SATWA QUEEN (FR), 126, f, 3, by Muhtathir (GB) quick side when fourth behind that rival in the Irish 1st Dam: Tolga, by Irish River (Fr) equivalent at The Curragh the following month.