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HEADLINE NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, SEALY HILL (Point Given) Runs call 732-747-8060. in $300,000 Vanity H. (G1) Today www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008 VANITY FAIR EVENLY-MATCHED ‘CLAN’ FOR THE OAKS J “TDN Rising Star” J Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}) Pure Clan (Pure Prize), perfect in three attempts on towers over her rivals--both literally and figuratively--in the grass, headlines today=s GI American Oaks Invita- today=s GI Vanity H. at Holly- tional at Hollywood Park. Unbeaten in her first four wood. Perfect in five career starts, she had the mis- starts, the long-striding filly co- fortune of running into mes into this contest off another the ill-fated Eight Belles hand-ridden tally in the GI Milady twice at Oaklawn, in the H. May 31. AWhat's amazing is GIII Honeybee S. Mar. 16 she can be six or seven lengths and GII Fantasy S. Apr. behind and, within a stride or 6, and finished second two, she'll be right up there with and third, respectively. Zenyatta the leaders, loping along,@ rider The chestnut ran a Coady Photography Mike Smith told Daily Racing better-than-it-looked third Form. The 124-pound highweight in the GI Kentucky Oaks will face six rivals in the $300,000 affair. Cont. p5 May 2 before returning to Pure Clan the grass with a 2 3/4- Reed Palmer INDIAN BLESSING CUTS BACK FOR PRIORESS length tally in the GIII Champion Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie), tabbed as a Regret S. at Churchill Downs. Pure Clan will mark the J “TDN Rising Star” J following her impressive first Californian starter for veteran trainer Bob Holthus. debut at Saratoga last summer, faces six rivals in to- AShe=s been very consistent and can go either way,@ day=s six-furlong GI Prioress S. Holthus said of his charge=s ability to handle turf and at Belmont Park. The GI Breed- dirt. AI don=t think she has run on a turf course this firm ers= Cup Juvenile Fillies S. hero- before. She comes from off the pace, so I hope some ine won her first two starts this others try to go for the lead. I expect to see her five or term, including the six lengths off the lead. We were fortunate with the GIII Silverbulletday S. Feb. 9. draw to get the rail. We have the shortest trip home. The dark bay suffered her first Ideally, I would like to see her save some ground and career defeat when second to get out when she wants to run.@ Cont. p2 Proud Spell in the GII Fair Grounds Oaks Mar. 8, then re- peated that performance when runner-up behind Zaftig in a quickly run edition of the the Indian Blessing GI Acorn S. last time June 7. Horsephotos Indian Blessing will be ridden for the first time by John Velazquez in the Prioress. AShe got beat by a real nice filly [Zaftig] in the Acorn,@ trainer Bob Baffert said. AWe=ve got a neat jockey, and it=s a shorter distance, she=s been training great, and we are very excited about the race. We=re just glad we have her. She=s nice, she=s sweet, she=s a beautiful filly, she=s so consistent. We really enjoy her.@ Indian Blessing will have her hands full with J “TDN Rising Stars” J Indian Way (Indian Charlie) and Secret Gypsy (Sea of Secrets). Cont. p3 J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/5/08 • PAGE 2 of 13 AMERICAN GIRLS This contest marks the second trip to these shores for the Kentucky-bred, British-cam- FRIENDS LAKE paigned Annie Skates (Mr. Greeley), and has been her AP INDY - ANTESPEND main goal this season. AI met [Racing Secretary] Martin Panza at the yard in England this winter, I spoke to the owner, we A PINHOOKER’S BEST FRIEND decided to target this race, and here we are,@ said trainer Jane Chapple- Hyam. The chestnut came up 3/4- of-a-length short over yielding ground in the Epitome S. at Annie Skates Monmouth Oct. 26. Eighth in her Sarah K Andrew seasonal opener, the seven-furlong G3 Fred Darling S., she comes here off a pair of 10-panel efforts, finishing second to Michita in the Listed Height of Fashion S. May 21 at Goodwood and third last out in Newbury=s Listed Ballymacoll Stud S. June 12. She=ll have her desired firm footing this time. AI missed the [G1] Coronation S. Twelve 2008 2yo’s average more than $162,000, at Royal Ascot to run in this race," Chapple-Hyam including pinhooking homeruns of $450,000; added. AShe got a perfect trip [at Newbury], but the ground was too soft for her. She needed to get a run $300,000; $275,000; $270,000; $205,000; etc... under her belt. I was not deterred because she is defi- Not to mention a $600,000 yearling pinhook. nitely better on firm turf, and I knew I would get firm turf here." Also shipping over is Carribean Sunset (Ire) Don’t miss FRIENDS LAKE’s next money maker (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), put up to third in a tight finish in from his standout Fasig-Tipton July Yearlings! the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas May 25 before filling the same spot in the G1 Coronation S. at Royal Ascot June 20; and Satan=s Circus (Gone West), who took the Listed Prix Caravelle Apr. 25 prior to a fifth behind (859) 873-7270 www.airdriestud.com Zarkava (Ire) in the G1 Prix de Diane June 8. Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 7:21 p.m. EDT AMERICAN OAKS INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $750,000, NH/SH3yo, f, 1 1/4mT PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ODDS 1 Pure Clan Lakin/IEAH/Pegasus A Lakin & Sons Inc-KY Holthus 7-2 (Pure Prize--Gather the Clan {Ire}, by General Assembly) Leparoux 2 Magical Fantasy Bienstock/Mandabach/Winner R Parrish & C Beach IV-KY Gallagher 20-1 (Diesis {GB}--Kissing Gate, by Easy Goer) Solis 3 Satan's Circus Martin S Schwartz Mr & Mrs M J Wygod-KY Rouget 8-1 (Gone West--Delmonico Cat, by Storm Cat) Mendizabal 4 Raw Silk Darley J LaCombe Stables-KY Albertrani 6-1 (Malibu Moon--Silken Sash {Ire}, by Danehill) Garcia 5 Clearly Foxy Overbrook Farm Hopewell Inv/T Kegel-KY Casse 8-1 (Volponi--Sermon, by Pulpit) Gomez 6 Bel Air Sizzle Auerbach/Loverso/McCauley Auerbach/Abrams/Loverso-CA Abrams 6-1 (Unusual Heat--Bel Air Belle, by Runaway Groom) Bejarano 7 Annie Skates Michael H Watts Liberation Fm/Oratis Tbreds-KY J Chapple-Hyam 10-1 (Mr. Greeley--Vivalita, by Deputy Minister) Egan 8 Missit (Ire) Three Chimneys Racing Churchtown House Stud-IRE B Cecil 12-1 (Orpen--High Spot {GB}, by Shirley Heights {GB}) Espinoza 9 Carribean Sunset (Ire) Dr R Lambe Barronstown Stud-IRE Weld 9-2 (Danehill Dancer {Ire}--Bonheur {Ire}, by Royal Academy) Smullen 10 Backseat Rhythm Paul P Pompa Jr Hill >n= Dale/Spast Farm-KY Reynolds 20-1 (El Corredor--Kiss a Miss, by Kissin Kris) Castellano 11 Zaskar (GB) Sovereign Stable Darley-GB Dascombe 20-1 (Anabaa--Bezzaaf {GB}, by Machiavellian) Flores 12 My Baby Baby Magdalena Racing E H Beau Lane III-KY McPeek 12-1 (Bernstein--Sarah Darling, by Wavering Monarch) Blanc All carry 121 pounds. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/5/08 • PAGE 3 of 13 Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by Winners’ Circle Report For the week ending July 3, 2008 Click for TV 9:10a Sandown Sprint S.-G3, SAN (brisnet.com PPs) ---- 10:00a Lancashire Oaks-G2, HAY -------------- ---- 10:20a Eclipse S.-G1, SAN (brisnet.com PPs) ---- 11:30p Lotto-Hamburg Trophy-G3, HAM -------------- ---- 4:04p Hollywood Juv Chmp S.-GIII, HOL (brisnet.com PPs) T V G Exchange Rate 5:07p Vanity H.-GI, HOL (brisnet.com PPs) T V G Talk About Runners You Can Bank On! 5:15p Prioress S.-GI, BEL (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG Exchange Rate is currently North America’s Leading Sire of 5:51p Bashford Manor S.-GIII, CD (brisnet.com PPs) HRTV 2-Year-Olds by earnings, stakes horses, and stakes 6:10p CashCall Mile-GII, HOL (brisnet.com PPs) T V G winners (tied) and the ONLY sire to have TWO undefeated 6:13p Salvator Mile S.-GIII, MTH (brisnet.com PPs) espn2 2YO SWs in 2008! 6:47p United Nations S.-GI, MTH (brisnet.com PPs) espn2 JULIET’S SPIRIT (06 f. o/o Juliet’s Way, by Farma Way), 7:22p American Oaks-GI, HOL (brisnet.com PPs) T V G winner of the $150,000 My Dear S. at Woodbine on June 7:53p Triple Bend H.-GI, HOL (brisnet.com PPs) T V G 30, is Exchange Rate’s second 2YO stakes winner in 2008. All Times Eastern Daylight Time. Her easy 2-1/2 length victory brings her earnings to Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs for today’s graded races. $124,362 in only two lifetime starts. Owner/Breeder: Vinery Stables’s DANCINGONTHEEDGE is the Padua Stables. Chart Video Second Winner for Freshman Sire XCHANGER (04 g. o/o Saragoza, by Crafty Prospector), THE CLIFF’S EDGE! who is a MGSW, was second best by a nose in the Donald Click here for more... LeVine Memorial H. on June 28 at Philadelphia Park. The effort brings his earnings to $774,990.