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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. SOLID START AT INGLIS EASTER ZENYATTA SEEKS SWEET 16 While still a buyers= market, the first day of the Inglis Well, Friday=s GI Apple Blossom Invitational H. is no Easter Yearling Sale closed on par with the 2009 re- longer the >Race for the Ages= as hoped for by Oaklawn newal, based on an average of A$233,182 and median Park officials with the ab- of A$160,000, compared with A$226,978 and sence of Horse of the Year A$150,000 for the cor- (Medaglia responding session a d=Oro), but it=s still quite a year ago. While the RNA treat whenever unbeaten rate of 28 percent is champion Zenyatta (Street cause for consternation, Cry {Ire} steps foot in the vendors are overwhelm- starting gate. A dominating ingly reporting healthy victress of this race two trade privately after- years ago in her only other wards, and the clearance start on dirt, last term=s inglis.com.au rate is confidently ex- GI Breeders= Cup Classic Zenyatta arrives at Oaklawn pected to improve. heroine has been assigned Jeff Coady/Coady Photography Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster said the open- post four with regular pilot ing session was sufficiently solid. AAny horse sale that Mike Smith aboard. The Jerry and Ann Moss averages A$230,000 is a very good result,@ Webster colorbearer extended her unbeaten streak to 15 with a said. AIt=s hard to expect this sale to make the same heart-stopping win in the GI Santa Margarita Invitational gains as some others have this year, because Easter is H. Mar. 13. She arrived at Oaklawn yesterday. AThe last coming off a much higher base, so it=s hard to get the time a crowd like this turned out, it was for Air Force same kind of lift. Obviously, we would like to see the One,@ said Oaklawn's assistant general manager David clearance rate improve, and history says that is likely to Longinotti. ABill Clinton came home one time and landed be the case as we go on this week. It will just take here. This crowd is about the same.@ Only four over- vendors a little time to adjust. The main message is that matched or stand in the way of perfection, these are the best yearlings in the Southern Hemi- including last season=s GIII Monmouth Oaks victress sphere, and buyers are in pole position to take advan- Just Jenda (Menifee) and GIII Silverbulletday S. heroine tage of what our vendors have to offer over the remain- War Echo (). Field, p7 ing two days.@

Simply Stunning... Boutique Upper Hunter Valley stud Kitchwin Hills outstayed some serious opposition to secure a stand- out Redoute=s Choice (Aus)--Regrowth (Aus) that topped yesterday=s opening session. The hammer fell at A$1.875 million midway through the afternoon. Widely regarded to be the most outstanding individual at the sale complex, bidding on the bay colt--who is reminiscent in many ways to his grandsire Danehill-- began at A$500,000. Caulfield trainer Peter Moody, who puts the polish on multiple G1SW Typhoon Tracy (Aus), was underbidder, along with John Messara=s Arrowfield Stud. Shadwell=s Angus Gold was in a prom- inent ringside position on his cell phone, and was be- lieved to have a A$1.2-million budget, while trainer David Hayes was similarly glued to a mobile and shad- owed by agent Mark Pilkington, positioned near an aisle. Farther back in that aisle was Kitchwin Hills stud manager Mick Malone, flanked property businessman John McGrath, and Graeme Brown, whose family owns Kitchwin Hills, steadfastly returning the fire. Cont. p2 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/7/10 • PAGE 2 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Easter Sale cont. The rich bay colt with a neat off-white hind sock and dainty star on his forehead simply exuded presence and walked around unfused by the attention. Offered as lot 125, he has Easy Date (Aus) as his third dam; she was among Australasia=s blue-hen matrons and sired the immensely influential sire Snippets (Aus). The colt is closely related to G1 Golden Slipper winner Forensics (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}), and to Hip 125, by Redoute’s Choice Group 1 winner Rewaaya inglis.com.au (Aus) (Singspiel {Ire}). Malone said that Kitchwin had assembled a group of buyers to secure the colt. AWe have put a syndicate together, but there are still shares available in him. We are not sure what trainer he will go to--we are still throwing it around a bit--but he has big support from the syndicate.@ Malone added, AI have a close association with Segenhoe Stud. I saw this colt not long after he was born, and watched him develop throughout his life. For months now, I have been really keen to put a team together and get him. If you want that type of colt and that type of pedigree, you have got to pay for it--but vinery.com we were very close to our limit.@ Talking about the colt=s physical, Malone said, AHe is INGLIS EASTER a star type, a beautiful mover with lovely bone, a lovely Danehill head on him, and any stallion prospect with TOP SIX COLTS Snippets in him will do me.@ Malone foresees a future for the glamour colt in the Hip Sire Dam Price (A$) stallion barn at Kitchwin Hills, which has foundation 125 Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Regrowth (Aus) 1,875,000 sire Dane Shadow (Aus) (Danehill) and newcomer Consigned by Segenhoe Stud Duporth (Aus) (Red Ransom) this season. Purchased by Kitchwin Hills 156 Encosta de Lago (Aus) 740,000 AWe have got Dane Shadow at the farm; we are not Shania Dane (Aus) trying to take on the big boys in the stallion game, but Consigned by Coolmore Stud these are the sort of horses you have to have if you are Purchased by Hawkes Racing 16 Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Liberty Rose (Aus) 700,000 going to go forward in this game,@ Malone asserted. Consigned by Willow Park Stud Purchased by Hawkes Racing 112 Encosta de Lago (Aus) Provence (Aus) 700,000 Consigned by Widden Stud Purchased by Demi O=Byrne 64 Encosta de Lago (Aus) Mutate (Aus) 600,000 Consigned by Makybe Purchased by Hancock Quality Bloodstock 195 Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Sydney’s Dream (Aus) 435,000 Consigned by Glastonbury Farm Purchased by Gerald Ryan

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INGLIS EASTER A Very Nice Day... Breeder Michael Sissian, the principal of the famed TOP EIGHT FILLIES Segenhoe Stud since 1989, estimates that he has put Hip Sire Dam Price (A$) some 1,000 yearlings 38 Fusaichi Pegasus Makybe Diva (GB) 1,200,000 through major sales. He Consigned by Makybe celebrated one of his Purchased by Mark Kavanagh Racing Stables most notable successes 46 Encosta de Lago (Aus) Milanova (Aus) 700,000 in 2007, when four of Consigned by Coolmore Stud his draft were among Purchased by Hawkes Racing 28-odd to fetch more 105 Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Pravda (NZ) 700,000 than A$1 million at Consigned by Willow Park Stud Easter. But having Purchased by Shadwell Stud Australasia 183 Flying Spur (Aus) Star Satire (NZ) 700,000 owned the blue-hen Easy Consigned by Cressfield Stud Date (Aus) and bred and Segenhoe Stud segenhoestud.com.au Purchased by De Burgh Equine sold four generations, 47 Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Milliyet (NZ) 660,000 including the illustrious Regrowth colt, today was a Consigned by Willow Park Stud particularly satisfying day. Purchased by BBA Ireland ASeriously, from the moment he was born, we have 187 Encosta de Lago (Aus) Subterfuge (GB) 625,000 regarded him as a sale-topper,@ Sissian said. AI think I Consigned by Coolmore Stud have put over 1,000 yearlings through the ring in the Purchased by BBA Ireland last 20 years, and I have to say that he was the best 99 General Nediym (Aus) Pimpinella (Aus) 600,000 colt we have ever offered. He has a magnificent pres- Consigned by Willow Park Stud ence, a wonderful temperament, and terrific action. A Purchased by Darley lot of the good judges on the ground tell me he is as 110 Redoute’s Choice (Aus) Procrastinate (Aus) 600,000 close to the faultless yearling as they have seen for Consigned by Willow Park Stud many years.@ Purchased by Mark Kavanagh Racing Stables Cont. p4

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Inglis Easter cont. Sissian added that, ARegrowth is in foal to a little horse called Redoute=s Choice--she is carrying a full sister to this bloke--and she has a colt by Exceed and Excel at foot. I bred Regrowth, [second dam] True Blonde and owned her grandmother Easy Date, so this is the fourth generation I have bred out of that family, and it is terrific; that has been my major family for 20 years. This is the family of Snippets, so it is a real stallion=s pedigree. I have had good results out of this family right through the years, but this is fabu- lous. We have had a very nice day.@ The first foal from Regrowth fetched A$1.6 million when knocked down to Darley here in 2008. Named Colour (Aus) (More Than Ready), she has notched wins that include the G3 SAJC Breeders S. The historic 800-acre Segenhoe Stud runs 40 mares permanently and takes in another 150 each breeding season, including Makybe Diva (GB).

Diva Dominates… Melbourne trainer Mark Kavanagh secured the first daughter of triple G1 Melbourne Cup victor Makybe Diva (GB) for A$1.2 million early in the day. Kavanagh said he was acting on behalf of several existing stable cli-

ents to snare the elegant chestnut by GI winner Fusaichi Pega- sus. He continued, AIt=s fitting that she should be sold to AI have purchased her for a Mark Kavanagh--the most recent Melbourne Cup- win- couple of stable clients, but ning trainer--and it=s fitting that she should be the first Hip 38, by Fusaichi Pegasus-- there is a piece of her still million-dollar yearling of our 2010 sale. We are grateful Makybe Diva inglis.com.au swinging,@ Kavanagh said. AI that Tony Santic and the Makybe team have chosen believe she will only appreciate in value; I have every Easter as the venue to sell Makybe Diva=s first two faith in that family and that filly. She is a beautifully yearlings, and we congratulate him on another success- balanced, good natured filly.@ ful sale.@ Tony Santic=s champion Makybe Diva was booked to Encosta de Lago (Aus) in 2007, but the Equine Influenza outbreak and that stallion=s prolonged stay in the Eastern Creek Quarantine Centre stymied those plans. Fusaichi Pegasus stepped in to do the job with an immensely attractive outcome. Offered by Makybe Diva=s owner Tony Santic=s eponymous Makybe Stud, the filly is the second to go through this sale ring. Her first foal, a colt by Galileo (Ire), fetched A$1.5 million when knocked down to trainer Danny O=Brien at Easter last year. Weekend of Triumphs Offset by Turmoil Off It Makybe Diva, who earned more than A$14 million on Joe Drape, New York Times the track, has an Encosta de Lago colt foaled last Au- Beauty amid madness gust and was covered last spring by Vinery sire More NY racing=s problems backdrop to otherwise great Than Ready. Her Galileo colt is yet to be named. Wood Day. Paul Moran, ESPN.com Inglis Managing Director Mark Webster said it was an honour to sell the first filly from the great mare. AThe Bankruptcy Beat: Zayat Stable=s Horse is Top Derby filly was an outstanding type with a world-class pedi- Contender An inside look at companies in trouble. Jacqueline Palank, Wall Street Journal gree,@ Webster said. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/7/10 • PAGE 5 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Dean Fleming, Tyreel Stud: What They’re Saying AIf it is a nice quality horse, rated well, then they are selling well and the middle market is going quite well, if ...at the Sales they are nice types. But the ones that aren=t 100 per- cent right are struggling. I think there were quite a few pass-ins early on, but I think if you have got a nice Antony Thompson, Widden Stud: horse, you will get the right money.@ AThe sale is healthy enough, it is very similar to last year. There are a lot of good judges here looking to buy Mick Malone, Kitchwin Hills Stud: and the clearance rate will increase as the sale pro- AIt has been sort of hit-and-miss a little, but that is gresses; we have sold eight of nine, and we will get the often the case early in these sales, as people try to get other one away.@ a true gauge on where we are going. There have been a few horses passed in, but there is really nothing new Michael Sissian, Segenhoe Stud: about what has happened; people will review their AIt is difficult to assess, running at about a 30 percent expectations later today or tomorrow, and the clear- pass-in rate, but that has been constant at every sale ance rate will improve.@ this year. The first day at Magic Millions was the same. We have passed in one horse out of five, and we ended Did You Know?... up with three people on it and sold it for what we ex- Unbeaten Zenyatta earned pected. It=s a sign of a market where people lack a little J “TDN Rising Star” J bit of confidence because they keep reading the finan- status after her >07 HOL mdn win. cial press. The pattern for the whole year has been that Check out the TDN Rising Stars the clearance rate improves as the sale continues, to section on our website! about 80 percent.@

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Day 2 Hip Happenings cont.

Hip Happenings 296, c, Redoute=s Choice (Aus)--Asian Reef (GB), Inglis Easter Yearling Sale by Manila Consigned by Kitchwin Hills, agent 227, c, Redoute=s Choice (Aus)--Tycoon Lil (Aus), A colt that has spent a considerable amount of time by Last Tycoon (Ire) out of his box being inspected is this strongly made son Consigned by Arrowfield Stud, agent of Redoute=s Choice (Aus). Kitchwin=s Mick Malone This full sibling to Group 1-placed Estee (Aus) and said, AHe is a big, strong beautiful horse; he is correct, stakes-placed Empress Lily (Aus) out of a champion and it is hard to come across a mare that has produced mare has many admirers. Agent John Ferguson gave a Group 1 winner, a Group 2 winner and a listed win- A$2.1 million on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed here for ner. He has been very well received here, and we are Estee in 2007. Arrowfield Stud manager Sam Fairgray excited about his prospects.@ Dam Asian Reef (GB) has pointed out that Shaaheq (Aus) was also out of a Last had seven foals to race, all winners, including Group 1 Tycoon (Ire) mare, and had proven herself as a two year winner Bon Hoffa (Aus) (Belong to Me), Group 2 winner old. AHe is a very strong colt, a relaxed type, a really Before Too Long (Aus) (Belong to Me), and listed win- nice walker who moves exceptionally well, and he=s ner Okanui (Aus) (Barathea {Ire}). very typical of Redoute=s Choice,@ said Fairgray. AEstee has proven her ability, and the mare herself was a great A (C) will be used for maiden-claiming races and an (R) race mare.@ Tycoon Lil (Aus) was covered last spring by will be used for other restricted races. Purses for Cana- Hussonet. dian races are in Canadian dollars.

236, c, Redoute=s Choice (Aus)--Valkyrie Diva (Aus), " " " by Jade Robbery Consigned by Makybe INGLIS EASTER YEARLING SALE This is the first foal from Valkyrie Diva (Aus), a half- sister to Makybe Diva (GB) (Desert King {Ire}) and Mus- MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2010 ket (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), and is expected to attract plenty of interest when he steps into the ring. SESSION TOTALS 2010 2009 In 2005, the Ingham family gave A$2.5 million for Catalogued 200 180 Musket, another by Redoute=s Choice who has won at No. Offered 184 159 Group 2 level. Valkyrie Diva was covered last spring by No. Sold 132 91 Exceed and Excel (Aus), while Tugela was covered by RNAs 52 42 (Ire). % RNA 28.2% 26.4% High Price A$1,875,000 A$1,500,000 No. A$750K+ 2 6 Looking for opinion and Gross A$30,780,000 A$20,655,000 perspective on matters Average (% change) A$233,182 (+2.7%) A$226,978 concerning the racing industry? Median (% change) A$160,000 (+6.6%) A$150,000 Visit the TDN op/ed archive on our website! www.inglis.com.au

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She Be Wild’s Oaks Status Still Undetermined... Trainer Wayne Catalano called She Be Wild (Offlee Wild)=s third-place effort in last Saturday=s GI Central Bank Ashland S. a Abig race for us@ and was Athe come- back race we wanted to see.@ The reigning Award-winning two-year-old filly was four-for-five on synthetic tracks during her championship season last year, but was only fifth to Bickersons (Silver Deputy) in the GII Forward Gal S. at Gulfstream Park in her dirt debut Jan. 31. Catalano attributed that try to his filly=s total disdain for the Hallandale oval. AIt was clear that she was not taking to that surface, that she wasn=t getting a hold of it,@ he offered. As to whether connec- tions will press on to a start in the GI Apr. 30, Catalano remains noncommittal. AI am cer- tainly not going to rule out the dirt,@ he explained. AShe two-minute licked at Churchill when we were thinking about [the GIII Delta Princess S. last December] and seemed to handle it OK. We=ll get her over there, see how she does and make the call from there.@

Classic HOW THEY GOT THERE: Corner KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS= PREPS SINCE 1990 Year Winner Last Prep Eddery Happy with Fire... 2009 4th, Sunland Derby Pat Eddery yesterday issued an upbeat bulletin re- 2008 Big Brown 1st, Florida Derby garding his leading G1 2000 Guineas hopeful Hearts of 2007 2nd, Blue Grass Fire (GB) (Firebreak {GB}). Not seen since besting the 2006 Barbaro 1st, Florida Derby subsequent GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile scorer Vale of 2005 Giacomo 4th, Santa Anita Derby York (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) by a neck in the 2004 Smarty Jones 1st, Arkansas Derby G1 Gran Criterium at the San Siro in early October, the 2003 Funny Cide 2nd, Wood Memorial colt will be reunited with Olivier Peslier for the May 1 2002 War Emblem 1st, Illinois Derby Newmarket Classic. AHe=s done really well through the 2001 Monarchos 2nd, Wood Memorial winter and I=m very pleased with him,@ his trainer com- 2000 Fusaichi Pegasus 1st, Wood Memorial mented. AHis form is solid, and he=ll definitely go there 1999 Charismatic 1st, Coolmore Lexington with a real sporting chance. He=s very clear-winded, so 1998 Real Quiet 2nd, Santa Anita Derby we=ll take him straight there. Olivier Peslier is very con- 1997 Silver Charm 2nd, Santa Anita Derby fident about the horse. I=m not too bothered what the 1996 Grindstone 2nd, Arkansas Derby ground is like, as he can go on firm and he=s won on 1995 Thunder Gulch 4th, Blue Grass very soft. He=s not a 25-1 shot for the Guineas in my 1994 Go for Gin 2nd, Wood Memorial view.@ 1993 Sea Hero 4th, Blue Grass 1992 Lil E. Tee 2nd, Arkansas Derby 1991 Strike the Gold 1st, Blue Grass TDN TODAY 1990 3rd, Blue Grass Headline News...... 11 pages P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/7/10 • PAGE 9 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

LAST TRIPLE CROWN WINNER: 32 YEARS AGO It was just two years and one week ago last weekend that Big Brown (Boundary) announced himself on the big stage, when he won the GI Florida Derby, run in 2008 on March 29, by five lengths, running a Beyer 106-Bat the time, a standout figure in an otherwise ordinary-looking crop of three-year-olds. History records that he improved for the extra furlong to win the GI Kentucky Derby, as the 2.40-1 favorite, over the ill-fated filly Eight Belles in a Beyer 109. He only needed to run a Beyer 100 to win the GI Preakness by 5 1/4 lengths, but his Triple Crown bid foundered when he literally walked across the finish line at 1-5 in the GI Belmont S. Whatever went wrong that dayB-he wouldn=t have won at any distance-BBig Brown argu- ably didn=t have the pedigree to be a 12-furlong winner, being by Boundary, a sprinting son of Danzig, out of a Nureyev mare. Eskendereya (Giant=s Causeway), the Egyptian name for the city of Alexandria, announced himself on the big stage with a runaway 8 1/2-length win in the GII Fasig- Tipton Fountain of Youth S at Gulfstream Feb. 20, and he confirmed his position with a similarly impressive win in the Saturday=s GI Wood Memorial S. Old rival Jackson Bend (Hear No Evil) just got back up to nip GIII Gotham S. winner Awesome Act () for second, nearly 10 lengths in arrears. Eskendereya laid close to a slow pace (:24.1, :49.1, 1:13.2), then ran his last three-eights in :36 1/5 while easing away from a couple of reasonable yardsticks. His finishing time equated to a Beyer 109. With really just the GI Toyota Blue Grass and GI Arkansas Derby yet to come, Eskendereya is eight points clear as the best three-year-old colt in America, which meansB-on the form book, as things now stand-Bhe should win the GI Kentucky Derby by six lengths. That=s provided, of course, that he genuinely stays 10 furlongs. Many before him have gone off Derby favorites off impressive nine-furlong trial wins, and found that the gap between nine and 10 furlongs at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May can in fact be a yawning chasm, a bridge too far and they don=t get the trip. This issue is raised with Eskendereya because his half-brother Balmont (Stravinsky)--the only other winner so far out of the mare from six of racing age, by the way--was a sprinter. However, Balmont=s sire Stravinsky was a sprinter and is a sire of sprinters; nothing else about Eskendereya suggests he won=t get that 10th furlong. Giant=s Causeway got a mile and quarter himself and has sired plenty of good 10-furlong horses on his way to his 2009 sire championship. Oppenheim cont. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/7/10 • PAGE 10 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

In fact, he sired the winner of the 14-furlong Breed ers= Cup Marathon last year in Man of Iron. Eskendereya himself doesn=t run like the extra furlong is going to be an issue; in fact, I=d say the extra three furlongs of the GI Belmont won=t be an issue, either. I=m surprised Betfair doesn=t have a bet up yet for him to win the Triple Crown, because I think he could. It didn=t dimin- ish Seattle Slew=s credentials as a Triple Crown winner “Keeneland didn’t lose any more ground, meaning the five that he towered above his opposition. Mind you, major US two-year-old sales, compared to last year (the Barbaro looked a real possibility to sweep the Triple bottom) saw 23 percent fewer catalogued but a ten percent Crown, yet even had he not suffered that horrible improvement in the percentage sold from the catalogue (40 breakdown in the GI Preakness, who=s to say to 44 percent). The five-sale gross was down by ten percent, wouldn=t have beaten him anyway? So all sorts of the average was even up, barely, by 1.3 percent. But, in things can still go wrong, especially including injury and gross terms, the major US two-year-old market has shrunk traffic in the race itself; and some new contenders of by nearly half (46 percent) since 2007, with 467 juveniles close or equal stature could emerge. But on what we grossing $66-million in the five sales this year, compared to know now on paper--the GI Kentucky Derby is 643 grossing almost $119-million in 2007.” Eskendereya=s to lose--and he=s no bad bet to be the first Triple Crown winner in 32 years. – Bill Oppenheim Mind you, it all looks good on paper, but races aren=t run on paper, I have learned that over the years (not real races, anyway). But this is what the form book tells us right now. And still the second choice right now, in spite of coming only third in the GI Santa Anita Derby, is last year=s two-year-old champion male Lookin at Lucky, by two-time champion sire Smart Strike. Here again, pace was a factor, as 2010 dual Grade II winner Sidney=s Candy () set a slow pace by Califor- nia standards: 24, :48.1, 1:12.1, enabling him to run the last three-eighths in :35.4. You don=t catch front-runners in two-turn races when they can finish like that, not unless you=ve got a seriously good horse. Lookin at Lucky was fixing to get into the race, too, KEENELAND APRIL 2YO IN TRAINING SALE moving menacingly on the stretch turn when Garrett YEAR CAT RING SOLD %W/D %S/R %S/C GROSS AVG Gomez was forced to check and take up, effectively 2010 181 112 71 38.1% 63.4% 39.2% $12,013,000 $169,197 knocking the horse out of the race. It s testimony to his = 2009 216 117 66 45.8% 56.4% 30.6% $11,805,000 $178,864 grit that he was able to get back up for third, because 2008 191 125 77 34.6% 61.6% 40.3% $16,229,000 $211,675 he was checked at a crucial stage. Whether he=d have 2007 227 155 82 31.7% 52.9% 36.1% $16,637,000 $202,890 caught Sidney=s Candy (whose winning figure was a Beyer 100) there=s no way to tell, but the market hasn=t dismissed him. On the Betfair betting exchange, yester- day morning in the U.K., Eskendereya is the favorite, at around 3-1; Lookin at Lucky is still the second favorite, though understandably out to 6-1, with Sidney=s Candy now third favorite at 8-1. Lookin at Lucky may still never have run a Beyer higher than 97, but he sure could over 10 furlongs at Churchill Downs. Eskendereya looks the standout now, but Lookin at Lucky figures to get the trip, too, and he could end up making this crop look more like Affirmed and Alydar, or and Sham (I=m being ambitious here, I know) than Seattle Slew, or Big Brown, and the rest. And one horse still not even mentioned is the Wertheimers= Setsuko (Pleas- THE 5 MAJOR US 2YO SALES AS OF APRIL 5, 2010 antly Perfect), a winner of one who has never been out YEAR CAT RING SOLD %W/D %S/R %S/C GROSS AVE of the first three in eight starts at one mile or more. He 2010 1,053 702 467 33.3% 66.5% 44.3% $66,413,000 $142,212 came from the clouds to finish second in the GI Santa 2009 1,335 882 528 33.9% 59.9% 39.6% $74,115,700 $140,371 Anita Derby and could be a longshot to keep an eye on 2008 1,284 898 574 30.1% 63.9% 44.7% $111,805,000 $194,782 in four weeks= time. He looks like he=ll get the trip, too- 2007 1,439 1,030 643 28.4% 62.4% 44.7% $118,971,000 $185,025 Balways an important consideration, especially for the >gimmicks.= Data compiled by Brianne Stanley P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/7/10 • PAGE 11 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

The U.S. Two-Year-Old Market... Keeneland on Monday completed the five major two-year-old sales in North America; in chronological order--OBS February, Fasig-Tipton Calder, OBS March, HAY! Barretts, and Keeneland April. As you can see from the table in the Weekly Sales Ticker, the combined five-sale Send a text market has shrunk by 46 percent, from almost $119 million three years ago to $66 million this year. message! Calder is still the premier sale of the five, this year grossing $23 million (down from $43 million in 2007, Just text the year after The Green Monkey). OBS March is the SUPPORT HAYDRIVE workhorse sale, accounting for 171 of the 467 horses to sold; Calder sold 91, the other three sales sold 66, 68, and 71, respectively. Really, the numbers are barely sustainable. Already 20222 there has been discussion that OBS, which saw its share of the two-year-old market increase after they to make a $5 donation installed the SafeTrack synthetic surface in 2008, to TRF. should integrate its February sale into March. Two-year-old consignors may have hit a few grand Each text costs $5 – slams in the golden years, but those days have gone, enough for us to buy and the rules have changed. It=s hard to envision there not being a two-year-old sale in California, and one bale of hay. Keeneland=s does coincide with the race meet (though they may re-position the date), so Ocala-based consign- ors may well find the sale that can be cut out is their February one. Also, though, they are likely to have to scale back the level of their investments. They can=t even get half their horses sold. Kip Elser referred, in Our goal is 40,000 bales by May 1, 2010. Monday=s TDN, to buyers looking for less expensive, more serviceable >Wednesday= horses as well as the >Saturday afternoon= horses everybody wants. There are THIS DATE IN HISTORY... still plenty of us around who remember when pinhookers wouldn=t dare pay more than $100,000 for April 7, 1979...Jockey Steve Cauthen made his first race a yearling; a big score was when they bought one for in England a winning one, riding Marquee Universal (Ire) $50,000 and sold it for $250,000. In a time when to victory at Salisbury. credit is hard to come by and people can=t afford to be stretched out financially like they were just two or three years ago, pinhookers may find the old formulas still April 7, 2001...Thunder Blitz dominated by 6 1/4 work, and can still make people money. It doesn=t ad- lengths in the final running of the GIII Flamingo S. at dress the gigantic problem that the whole North Ameri- Hialeah Park. can industry has shrunk at an alarming rate, but buying more $50,000 yearlings for resale is April 8, 1995...A four-year-old gelding, G Malleah, set a likely to be an avenue pinhookers find can keep them in world record for six furlongs on the dirt. Racing at Turf the business. That could also help build the number of Paradise, G Malleah was clocked at 1:06 3/5 during the horses getting sold in the two-year-old sales back up to running of the Grand Canyon Handicap. more sustainable numbers. April 8, 1989...Hinting at things to come, Easy Goer and WHAT IS OPPENHEIM starred in separate races on opposite ON ABOUT NOW? sides of the country. Easy Goer set an Aqueduct main Whether it=s sales, racing or track record of 1:32 2/5 when he drew off by 13 lengths breeding...read the latest musings in the GII Gotham Mile. Later that day, Sunday Silence from Bill Oppenheim! powered clear to score by 11 lengths in the GI Santa You can find all of Oppenheim=s Anita Derby. columns in the TDN Archive. Courtesy of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.

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Karaoke Benefit at Keeneland: Keeneland riders as well as popular retired jockeys H E A S T H will take part in an autograph session before singing at the >Riders Up! Karaoke= competition at Keeneland Fri- Yesterday=s Results: day, Apr. 16. The event benefits the Permanently Dis- 6th-PHA, $55,954, Msw, 3,4,5yo, 5 1/2f, 1:06, ft. abled Jockeys Fund. The autograph session will take CELTIC STORM (c, 4, Storm Boot--Not for Long, by place between 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m next to the Devil's Bag) ran second at 5-1 odds facing $40,000 Keeneland paddock; karaoke will be held from 6:00 maiden claimers going six furlongs here Feb. 9. The 5-2 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Keeneland Entertainment second choice stepping up in class, the Pennsylvania- Center. Participating jockeys include John Velazquez, bred colt was pushed along to challenge early between Robby Albarado, Kent Desormeaux, James Graham, foes, locked strides with favored firster Belle=s Notion Jamie Theriot and retired greats including Pat Day and (Great Notion) on the turn and, after losing the lead by Charlie Woods. Tickets for the Riders Up! Karaoke a neck, battled back to win by 1 3/4 lengths. Lifetime event can be purchased for $50 at www.pdjf.org. Record: 2-1-1-0, $42,800. Click for the brisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. BLACK-TYPE STAKES CLOSINGS O/B/T-William E McCarthy (PA). TODAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7: 4th-PHA, $50,840, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:46 3/5, ft. 04-15 $100,000 Appalachian-III, Kee, 3yo, f, TRIALSNTRIBULATION (c, 3, Medaglia d=Oro--Quite 8fT (100) Amazing, by Bear Hunt) came into this off a third-place effort going long at Penn National Mar. 4 and was sent 04-16 $100,000 Doubledogdare-III, Kee, 4yo/up, f/m, off the 5-1 second choice as Big City Deputy (Silver 8.5f (AWT) (100) Deputy), who earned a big 91 BRIS in his latest, took 04-17 $300,000 Coolmore Lexington-II, Kee, 3yo, 8.5f the lion=s share of the money at 2-5. Trialsntribulation (AWT) (200) attended the early pace and looked like he=d have to 04-17 $100,000 Giant=s Causeway, Kee, 3yo/up, f/m, settle for second as the chalk rallied wide to lead by a 5.5fT (100) head, but he fought back and got his nose down on the 04-18 $150,000 Ben Ali-III, Kee, 4yo/up, 9f (AWT) (150) wire. The winner is a half to Presidentialaffair (Not For 04-24 $200,000 The Cliff=s Edge Derby Trial-III, CD, 3yo, Love), MGSW & GISP, $765,168; Hunter's Ridge (Do- 8f (200) ver Ridge), SW, $135,306. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-2, 04-30 $300,000 La Troienne-II, CD, 3yo/up, f/m, 8.5f $45,456. Click for the brisnet.com chart or Video, (300) sponsored by Taylor Made. 04-30 $175,000 American Turf-III, CD, 3yo, 8.5fT (175) O-Thomas M McClay & Dennis Sweigert. B-Will Run Farm (PA). T-Todd M Beattie. 04-30 $150,000 Alysheba-III, CD, 3yo/up, 8.5f (150) 04-30 $100,000 Churchill Downs Turf Sprint-III, CD, • ON THE WORKTAB • 3yo/up, 5fT (100) 04-30 $100,000 Kentucky Juvenile-III, CD, 2yo, 5f (100) BELMONT 05-01 $300,000 Humana Distaff-I, CD, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f Casanova Move (Langfuhr), 4f, :49.99, 15/28 (300) CHURCHILL TRAINING 05-01 $250,000 Churchill Downs-II, CD, 4yo/up, 7f Accredit (E Dubai), 5f, •1:00.40, 1/7 (250) KEENELAND 05-01 $200,000 Churchill Distaff Turf Mile-II, CD, Kays and Jays (Macho Uno), 4f, •:48.60, 1/4 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT (200) Kettle River (Congaree), 5f, 1:02.00, 9/25 05-01 $100,000 Eight Belles-III, CD, 3yo, f, 7.5f (100) (Tapit), 5fT, 1:00.80, 1/1 PAYSON TOMORROW, THURSDAY, APRIL 8: Al Khali (Medaglia d’Oro), 4f, :51.60, 10/11 04-17 $200,000 Santa Barbara-II, SA, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT Bon Jovi Girl (Malibu Moon), 4f, :50.00, 3/11 (200) Justwhistledixie (Dixie Union), 4f, :50.20, 6/11 Platinum (Mineshaft), 3f, :36.20, 1/4 www.stakesdigestweekly.com P TDN AROUND THE WORLD • 04/07/10 • PAGE 2 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

IN FRANCE: H CENTRAL H +War Singer, c, 3, War Chant. See ABreeders= Edition Europe.@ Wednesday, Oaklawn Park, post time: 6:47 p.m. EDT S., $100,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m H I N D U S T R Y I N F O H PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Distinctive Dixie Fusaichi Pegasus Emigh Dollase 7-2 American Wagering on Rises: 2 Taptam Pleasant Tap Court Calhoun 10-1 Wagering throughout America on the Dubai World 3 Punta Ballena Gulch A Castellano Robertson 15-1 Cup program rose dramatically, according to the 4 Payton d'Oro Medaglia d’Oro Thompson C Jones 3-1 Kentucky-based simulcast service provider AmWest 5 Luna Vega Malibu Moon Gryder Asmussen 5-2 Entertainment. Betting was up by 22 percent on the 6 Euphony Forest Wildcat Berry Von Hemel 9-5 Dubai World Cup program as compared to last year, The five-year-old Luna Vega returns for the first time and also rose by 9.1 percent for the entire Dubai Inter- since running a well-beaten third to Swift Temper (Gi- national Racing Carnival, which was conducted over ant=s Causeway) in the GI Ruffian H. at Belmont last one fewer day this year. AIn a world of diminishing September. In her start previous, she rallied to capture returns, the fan participation generated by Dubai racing- the GII Molly Pitcher S. at Monmouth in August. Eu- -and the corresponding excitement of the sheer sport phony, first or second in 13 out of 15, ran second to against the pageantry of the spectacular new Meydan Taptam in the Pippin S. over course and distance Racecourse--is a striking example of at its Jan. 23, then was no real threat when beaten 2 3/4 best,@ said Nelson Clemmens, chief executive officer of lengths by Freedom Star (Street Cry {Ire}) in the GIII AmWest Entertainment. AOutstanding American horses S. here Mar. 6. Click for the brisnet.com PPs. joined with elite runners from around the world on the international stage in Dubai, making for the best racing Monday Night Results: competition anytime, anywhere. American fans re- 9th-WRD, $19,500, Msw, 3&4yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03 2/5, ft. sponded to this opportunity, and their wagering in turn +MIZZEN DIXIE (g, 3, Mizzen Mast--Dixie Talent, by provided additional funds for tracks and horsemen Dixie Union), a $20,000 KEESEP yearling, broke well across the United States through simulcasting distribu- from post 11, stalked just off the leaders and drew tion. This is a classic formula for racing success.@ Total clear to win by five easy lengths as the 2-1 second handle reported on the Dubai World Cup program by pick. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $11,484. Click for the the 424 outlets in the Americas and the Caribbean was brisnet.com chart. $4,421,788 as compared to $3,622,661 in 2009. O-Diamond G Ranch Inc. B-Herman Sarkowsky (KY). T-Jody Pruitt. Thoroughbred Daily News is: Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher A M E R I C A N - B R E D W I N N E R S Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher H H Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief IN BRITAIN: Alycia Borer Director of Advertising Into Wain, c, 3, Eddington--Serene Nobility (MSW, Jessica Martini Senior Editor Alan Carasso Associate Editor $264,778), by His Majesty. Ffos Las, 4-6, Hcp, 3yo, Marie Kizenko Associate Editor 1 1/2mT. B-Don M Robinson. *$70,000 yrl >08 Christina Bossinakis Associate Editor KEESEP. **1/2 to Mutaahab (Dixieland Band), GSW- Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter Eng & MSP-SAf, $173,292-UK; Covering Ground Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter (Dixieland Band), SW; Courtly Jazz, SW, $260,385. Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services Ibn Hiyyan, g, 3, El Prado (Ire)--Lovely Later, by Green Lia Kusch Senior Advertising Designer Dancer. Southwell, 4-6, Hcp, 3yo, 1 1/2m (AWT). Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Assistant B-Two Sisters Farm Inc. *$400,000 yrl >08 KEESEP. Tom Rosati Advertising Assistant **1/2 to with Patience (With Approval), MSW & Robert Williams Director of IT/Webmaster MGSP, $384,644; Lovely Afternoon (Afternoon Gregg Casillo Database Analyst/Programming Deelites), GSW, $150,076. Specialist

TRAINER AND NYTHA PRESIDENT RICK VIOLETTE PEDIGREE INSIGHTS... TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE NYRA WEB CHAT Get pedigree expert Andrew Caulfield=s take on racing=s newsmakers! at 8 p.m. EDT FRIDAY, APRIL 9 You can find all of Caulfield=s columns visit http://www.nyra.com/livechat in the TDN Archive. P TDN AROUND THE WORLD • 04/07/10 • PAGE 3 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

First/Second-crop starters to watch: Wed., Apr. 7 H B R I T A I N H Sire (Sire’s Sire), Farm, 2006 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) DONCASTER HOST LINCOLN SALE Doncaster Bloodstock Sales stages its one-day Lin- AFLEET ALEX (Northern Afleet), Gainesway, $40K, 232/31/4 coln Handicap Sale today, which produced the 2007 GI 3-AQU, Alw, 6f, Quick Ride, $140K FTF FEB 2yo, 5-2 Hollywood Derby and 2008 GI Shoemaker Mile winner BLAZONRY (Hennessy), Hopewell, $5K, 21/1/0 Daytona (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). Among the 155 9-KEE, Msw, 1 1/16m, Queens Destiny, 50-1 horses in training catalogued, there is a large draft from BWANA CHARLIE (Indian Charlie), Journeyman Stud, $8K, 85/16/0 Mark Johnston s Kingsley House Stables that includes 2-AQU, Msw, 6f, Perserverance, $45K OBS FEB 2yo, 4-1 = the three-year-old filly Seminova (GB) (Cape Cross CLOSING ARGUMENT (Successful Appeal), Sequel FL, $10K, 190/31/1 {Ire}). Consigned as hip 38, she is a daughter of the 3-GP, Msw, 5 1/2f, +Closing Man, $5K OBS AUG yrl, 8-1 2000 GI Beverly D. S. heroine Snow Polina CONSOLIDATOR (Storm Cat), Darley, $20K, 205/30/2 (Trempolino). She is joined by yesterday s Southwell 8-KEE, Stk, 7f, Glowing Report, $260K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1 = maiden winner Staff Sergeant (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who GRAND REWARD (Storm Cat), Hill 'n' Dale, $13K, 205/34/0 sells as hip 45. Of the older horses due to come under 8-KEE, Stk, 7f, Grand Affair, $40K FTK JUL yrl, 15-1 the hammer, hip 65, is the six-year-old entire Lovelace KITTEN'S JOY (El Prado (IRE)), Ramsey, $25K, 206/27/5 (GB) (Royal Applause {GB}), who captured the 2008 G2 5-KEE, Alw, 1 1/16mT, Becky's Kitten, $37K KEE SEP yrl, 5-1 Oettingen-Rennen and 2007 G3 Supreme S. Selling LIMEHOUSE (Grand Slam), Vinery, $18K, 164/20/3 gets underway at 11am. Full catalogue is available on 5-TAM, Msw, 1mT, Little Red Rider, $30K KEE NOV wnl, 3-1 www.dbsauctions.com. MOBIL (Langfuhr), Windfields, $7K, 86/4/2 3-HAW, Msw, 1m, Justheguytodoit, 6-1 ORATORY (Pulpit), Country Life, $5K, 104/20/0 7-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Another Oreo, 20-1 RACE ON GREEN (A.P. Indy), O'Sullivan, 33/2/0 9-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Racingmollygreen, 20-1 WANDO (Langfuhr), Lane's End, $10K, 82/6/0 7-EVD, Msw, 5 1/2f, Wando Redd, $25K EVA MAR 2yo, 7-2 WILDCAT HEIR (Forest Wildcat), Journeyman, $7K, 222/54/4 2.00 Lingfield, Mdn, £3,500, 3yo, 7f (AWT) 3-GP, Msw, 5 1/2f, +Rough Ridge, $55K OBS FEB 2yo, 3-1 CONCURRENCE (Elusive Quality) makes his debut for the Sheikh 3-GP, Msw, 5 1/2f, John Johny Jak, $37K OBS APR 2yo, 4-1 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum-Mark Johnston pairing and is the 3-GP, Msw, 5 1/2f, +Red Jag, $10K OBS AUG yrl, 6-1 latest progeny of the 1994 G1 Epsom Oaks and G1 Irish Derby heroine WOKE UP DREAMIN (Holy Bull), Millennium, $8K, 95/8/0 Balanchine (Storm Bird). Among the well-connected rivals he 7-EVD, Msw, 5 1/2f, Command Outpost, $95K KEE SEP yrl, 20-1 encounters is Khalid Abdullah’s Dizziness (Stormy Atlantic) , a half- sister to the top-class Monzante (Maria’s Mon) from the Roger Charlton stable.

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British Report cont. H G E R M A N Y H Yesterday=s Results: Monday=s Results: First Winner for Sire Cologne, 15.00, Cond, i5,100, 3yo, 7fT, 1:32.74, sf. +MI RUBINA (IRE) (f, 3, Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}--Mi Ffos Las, 14.20, Mdn, ,4,000, 2yo, 5fT, :59.22, gd/sf. Anna {Ger} {SW-Ity & SP-Ger}, by Lake Coniston {Ire}) +BATHWICK BEAR (IRE) (c, 2, Kodiac {GB}--Bayleaf broke in second, but settled third after the initial strides {GB} {MSP-Eng}, by Efisio {GB}), looking to become of this debut. Easing back into second before halfway, the first winner for his freshman sire (by Danehill), the 11-5 second choice came under pressure to chal- chased the front rank in fourth along the rail after the lenge approaching the final quarter mile and was ridden initial exchanges of this opening show. Making head- out in the closing stages to hold the late bid of Big way to challenge at halfway, the 9-1 chance came Titus (GB) (Titus Livius {Fr}) by a head. Mi Rubina is a under a forceful drive in the closing stages to deny half to Mi Emma (Ger) (Silvano {Ger}), Hwt. 3yo-Ger at Scarlet Rocks (Ire) (Chineur {Fr}) by a length. Sales 7-9.5f, MGSW-Ger & G1SP-Eng, $338,255. Lifetime history: i6,000 wnlg >08 GOFNOV; i21,000 yrl >09 Record: 1 start, 1 win, i3,000. TATIRE. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,2,730. O-Rennstall Darboven; B-Gestut Idee; T-Andreas O-W Clifford; B-D Veitch & R O=Callaghan; T-David Wohler. Evans. Cologne, 14.00 Cond, i5,100, 3yo, 1mT, 1:45.48, sf. Southwell, 14.40, Mdn, ,4,000, 3yo, 1m (AWT), RUSSIAN TANGO (GER) (c, 3, Tertullian--Russian 1:42.57, stn. Samba {Ire} {SW-Ger}, by Laroche {Ger}), third over STAFF SERGEANT (GB) (c, 3, Dubawi {Ire}--Miss Par- course and distance in his only prior go Oct. 18, broke ticular {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells), a debut seventh at smartly and raced in second from the outset of this Kempton last time Nov. 18, raced on the front end after seasonal return. Eased to the front with 450 meters the early stages of this comeback. Ridden along round- remaining, the 2-5 chalk was wandered under pressure, ing the home turn, the 7-1 chance came under stern but had enough in reserve to comfortably best Ottofee encouragement inside the final quarter mile to score by (Ger) (Banyumanik {Ire}) by 4 1/2 lengths. Lifetime three lengths from Widow Bird (Ire) (Xaar {GB}). Life- Record: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 place, i3,500. time Record: 2-1-0-0, ,2,730. O-Rennstall Darboven; B-Gestut Idee; T-Andreas O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; Wohler. B-Darley; T-Mark Johnston.

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WAR ARTIST MOVES STABLES Alain de Royer-Dupre has been named as the new H B R A Z I L H trainer of Rupert Plersch=s veteran sprinter War Artist (Aus) (Orpen), the Racing Post revealed yesterday. SIPHON TO RETURN TO BRAZIL Former conditioner James Eustace had confirmed that Siphon (Brz) (Itajara {Brz}--Ebrea {Brz}, by Kublai the seven-year-old, who took the G2 Goldene Peitsche Khan {Arg}), one of the best Brazilian horses of all time, and G3 Prix de Petit Couvert before finishing third in will return soon to his homeland. The champion was the G1 Prix de l=Abbaye de Longchamp in October, had bought recently by Coudelaria Jessica and will stand left his yard. AWe have had a marvelous journey with next August at Haras Bage do Sul. Born in 1991, Si- War Artist and have been to places we would never phon won the G1 Grande Premio Juliano Martins at two have been without him,@ Eustace said. and the next season added the G2 Grande Premio Presidente Antonio Correa Barbosa. In the U.S., Siphon TDN TODAY won the GI Santa Anita H. He currently stands at Pin Around the World...... 5 pages Oak Lane Farm, in Pennsylvania, at a fee of $3,500. P TDN AROUND THE WORLD • 04/07/10 • PAGE 5 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

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ALLOWANCE RESULTS: CONDITIONS RESULTS: 7th-SUN, $36,000, NW3L, (S), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10 3/5, FRANCE, Marseille-Borely, 14.20, 4-6, i22,000, ft. 4yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:06.90, gd/sf. BEWILD HENNESSY (g, 4, Roll Hennessy Roll--Betsy LIBERTADOR (FR) (h, 6, Slickly {Fr}--Dancing Fan Bewild, by Wild Gold) Lifetime Record: SW, 8-3-1-2, {MSP-Fr}, by Lear Fan) Lifetime Record: SW-Fr, $168,717. O-Charles W Hunter. B-Michael Weatherly 33 starts, 12 wins, 19 places, i110,850. (NM). T-Todd W Fincher. *$7,000 yrl '07 RUIAUG. O/B-Jean-Claude Seroul; T-Frederic Rossi.

7th-HAW, $26,000, NW1X, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, ITALY, Milan, 15.45, 4-5, i19,800, 4yo/up, 7 1/2fT, 1:46 1/5, ft. 1:38.70, vhy. GOLD LEGION (g, 4, Touch Gold--Pupil {SW & MGSP, DESTINATION PLACE (IRE) (f, 4, Dubai Destination-- $204,280}, by Unbridled) Lifetime Record: 17-3-2-4, Pleasure Place {Ire} {Hwt. 2yo Filly-Ity, Hwt, 3yo-Ity at $49,040. O-Louie Roussel III & Ronald Lamarque. 5-7f, MGSW-Ity & GSW-Fr, $350,151}, by Compton B-Adena Springs (KY). T-Louie J Roussel III. *$195,000 Place {GB}) Lifetime Record: 32-5-5-3, i76,755. 2yo 2008 ADNMAR. O/B-Scuderia Razza dell=Olmo Srl; T-Riccardo Menichetti. 8th-WRD, $23,500, NW2L, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11 1/5, ft. FRANCE, Marseille-Borely, 13.50, 4-6, i17,000, 3yo, SHESAUNA (m, 5, Garbu--She's Game, by De Braak) 7f 165ydsT, 1:35.13, gd/sf. Lifetime Record: 9-2-2-1, $44,821. O/B/T-Earl Brashear, RUBACUORI (FR) (c, 3, Vettori {Ire}--Signorinella {Fr}, Jr (OK). by Kendor {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 2 wins, 3 places, i26,350. O/B-Penelope SARL; T-Jacques Rossi. 6th-WRD, $23,500, NW2L, (S), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:04 1/5, ft. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: BUNGEE (g, 3, The Cliff's Edge--Foramusementonly, by Emily Strange (Ire), f, 3, Ballingarry (Ire)--Logjam (Ire), Silver Deputy) Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-0, $35,587. by Royal Academy. Strasbourg, France, 4-5, Mdn, O/B-Robert H Zoellner (OK). T-Roger F Engel. 3yo, 11f 165ydsT. B-Pegasus Breeding Ltd & Askirk Ltd. *1/2 to Boris de Deauville (Ire) (Soviet Star), ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: MGSW-Fr & G1SP-Ity, $452,827. Entranced, f, 3, --Fast and Early, by Carson Juice Park (GB), f, 3, Choisir (Aus)--Gulfstream Park City. MNR, 4-5, 6f, 1:12 2/5. B-Gulf Coast Farms (GB) (SP-Ity), by Barathea (Ire). Rome, Italy, 4-5, LLC (KY). *$275,000 yrl '08 FTKJUL; $240,000 Mdn, 3yo, f, 1mT. B-Le Gi di Parri Massimo. i18,000 RNA 2yo >09 FTMMAY. **1/2 to Speed Hunter yrl 08 ITYSEP. (Alydeed), SP, $392,334; Sharp Impact (Siphon > {Brz}), GSW, $206,568. Double Entendre (Ire), f, 3, Fantastic Light--Hiddenaway (Ire), by In the Wings (GB). Milan, Italy, 4-5, Mdn, 3yo, 1 3/8mT. B-Rabbah Bloodstock Limited. W W American, f, 3, Quiet American--Latin Lynx, by *,1,000 HIT >09 DONHIT. Forest Wildcat. HAW, 4-6, 1m70y, 1:43 1/5. Loredan (Ire), c, 3, Orpen--Fedian (Ire), by Flying Spur B-Darley (KY). *$27,000 yrl '08 KEESEP. (Aus). Rome, Italy, 4-5, Mdn, 3yo, c/g, 1mT. B-Eledy Dubai's Debut, c, 4, Essence of Dubai--Political Debut, Srl. by Premiership. PHA, 4-6, (C), 1m, 1:41. B-Marianne +L Frank Baum (Ire), c, 3, Sinndar (Ire)--Rainbow City Siegel (FL). *$12,000 yrl '07 FTMOCT. (Ire), by Rainbow Quest. Milan, Italy, 4-5, Unraced Runaway Okie, g, 4, Perfect Soul (Ire)--Runaway Magic 3yo, 1 1/8mT. B-Ballymacoll Stud Farm. *,3,500 HIT (MSP), by Runaway Groom. WRD, 4-6, (S), 6f, >09 DONHIT. 1:11 1/5. B-Young Stables LLC (OK). *$21,000 yrl War Singer, c, 3, War Chant--Sister Marilyn, by Saint '07 OKCAUG. Ballado. Tarbes, France, 4-5, Mdn, unraced 3yo, 1 7/16mT. B-Hertrich-McCarthy Livestock. *$60,000 yrl >08 KEESEP. The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the Fayre Bella (GB), f, 3, Zafeen (Fr)--Hollybell (Ire), by 7th Race, $58,000 Allowance, at Allowance. Beveled. Ffos Las, Britain, 4-6, Mdn, 3yo/up, 6fT. For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. B-Mrs R J Gallagher. *,5,000 RNA yrl >08 DONOCT.