SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here HER CORONATION AWAITS SAY YOUR PRAYERS Opportunities at a Triple Crown are few and far Zayat Stables=s Prayer for Relief (Jump Start) looks between, so today's G1 St Leger bid by Blue Bunting for his fourth straight victory in today=s GII Super Derby (Dynaformer) carries extra significance. Already at Louisiana Downs. The dark bay is perfect this successful in the G1 1000 Guineas at Newmarket season, including tallies May 1 and G1 Irish Oaks in the GIII Iowa Derby at at The Curragh July 17, Prairie Meadows June 25 the Godolphin filly looks and the GII West Virginia likely to stay this far on Derby at Mountaineer the evidence of her latest Aug. 6. He worked a effort when outlasting sharp four furlongs in Vita Nova (Ire) (Galileo :47 1/5 at Del Mar Sept. {Ire}) in the Aug. 18 4. AHe=s really come G1 Yorkshire Oaks. She Prayer for Relief around,@ trainer Bob may have been unlucky Lou Hodges Jr. Baffert told Daily Racing not to have an Epsom Form. AHe=s changed so Oaks under her belt, too, much from what he was as a 2-year-old. He worked as she got left behind really well the other day, so I thought, >You know what, Frankie Dettori in action when the sprint began in I=d better take a shot here.=@ Pin Oak homebred Horsephotos that falsely run affair Alternation (Distorted Humor), hero of Belmont=s June 3, and it will take a talented colt to stop her GII Peter Pan S. May 14, looks to get back on track emulating the likes of User Friendly (GB) (Slip Anchor following a well-beaten fourth in the GII Jim Dandy S. {GB}) and the last Triple Crown heroine Oh So Sharp July 30. AI think most of the races he=s won, they=ve (Ire) (Kris {GB}). Frankie Dettori, who already has five had probably just pretty average fractions in them,@ editions to his name, has a soft spot for the grey. "All trainer Donnie Von Hemel told DRF. AIn the Peter Pan, the signs are good," he said. "She is a tough filly, she he wasn=t that far back, either. So, hopefully, he=ll leave goes on any ground and likes a fight. Sea Moon (GB) there good enough [for Ramon Dominguez] to be able (Beat Hollow {GB}) sets a good standard, but she has to place him where he needs to be, depending on done me no harm this year, and I love her dearly." pace.@ Field p5 Racing Manager Simon Crisford was also full of enthusiasm earlier this week. "She is super tough and very resolute--she gives everything she has, though she wins her races by a narrow margin,@ Crisford commented. AShe has been such a revelation, because she is quite an odd filly to look at--she is not a supermodel on the catwalk, but very correct. Blue Bunting has held on to her condition throughout a tough and busy campaign. Looking Sea Moon at her now, she is as Racing Post robust and healthy as she was back in May, which is why she is going for the St Leger. Obviously, her sex allowance will be incredibly important and, hopefully, will give her every chance of beating the colts." Cont. p2 www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/10/11 • PAGE 2 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Count In Census... Richard Hannon is not accustomed to having a runner in this kind of test, but, in Highclere Thoroughbred Racing's Census (Ire) (Cacique {Ire}), he has a colt who has taken himself in this direction. Arguably the most improved performer in the line-up, he followed a six-length second to Brown Panther (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}) in Royal Ascot's 12-furlong King George V H. June 16 with a strong-finishing head second to Masked Marvel (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) in the G3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket July 7. After that, he showed he was still progressing fast when reversing the Royal form and beating Brown Panther in Newbury's G3 Geoffrey Freer S. over an extended 13 furlongs Aug. 13. "He's a pretty good horse, he's worked his way through the ranks and deserves to take his chance," Hannon commented. "He came to hand at the backend of last season, and has just got better and better and has not been out of the first two on his last six starts. We've had a few stayers over the years, and the last horse we had for the Leger was Assessor (Ire) [who was sixth in 1992]. Census would be the same type of horse, but with a little more speed." Highclere's MD Harry Herbert added, "Physically, he's a horse that improves every time you look at him--he looks fantastic and has progressed again since Newbury. He will relish the trip and his profile coming into the race is really good. We've got huge respect for Sea Moon, and Blue Bunting's form speaks for itself, but our advantage lies in the fact that we know he'll stay this trip, and we are going places." One of England's biggest soccer names, Michael Owen, could be celebrating a fairytale outcome if his homebred Brown Panther prevails, and trainer Tom Dascombe feels the best is yet to come from the bay. "In April, he got beat in a handicap off a mark of 73 and he's gone up after every run so you've got to say he's still improving," Dascombe commented. John Gosden, who has saddled three winners from his last four runners in this Classic, puts forward a duo headed by Bjorn Nielsen's Masked Marvel. Only eighth in the June 4 G1 Epsom Derby following his win in the Listed Cocked Hat S. at Goodwood May 18, the bay rebounded to best Census at Newmarket, and has been deliberately rested subsequently. "He's in the form of his life and I'm confident he'll stay,@ said his jockey William Buick. AHe's an uncomplicated, straightforward ride, and John [Gosden] is an expert on winning the St Leger." Gosden also saddles Princess Haya of Jordan's Buthelezi (Dynaformer), who needs to improve on his latest fourth in the Geoffrey Freer, but sports a hood for the first time in a bid to eke out more of his ability. "Masked Marvel probably didn't quite handle Epsom, and Census has confirmed the form of the Bahrain Trophy, so he comes into the race as a solid prospect and should definitely stay as he is related to a German St Leger winner," Gosden said. "The trip takes a bit of getting and you've got to see it out with class. Buthelezi could have just been a pacemaker, but he's there to run on his merits. He is quite a quirky character, but he gallops and will stay.@ 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 9/10/11 • PAGE 3 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Doncaster, Britain, post time: 10:10 a.m. EDT LADBROKES ST LEGER S.-G1, ^500,000, 3yo, c/f, 1m 6f132ydsT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 2 Brown Panther (GB) Owen Promotions Ltd Owen Promotions Ltd Dascombe (c, 3, Shirocco {Ger}--Treble Heights {GB}, by Unfuwain) Fallonl 2 6 Buthelezi K HRH Princess Haya of Jordan Dr John A Chandler (KY) Gosden (c, 3, Dynaformer--Ntombi, by Quiet American) Havlin 3 9 Census (Ire) Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Brian Williamson Hannon (c, 3, Cacique {Ire}--Slieve {GB}, by Selkiri) R Hughes 4 4 Genius Beast Godolphin Darley (KY) Al Zarooni (c, 3, Kingmambo--Shawanda {Ire}, by Sinndar {Ire}) De Sousa 5 3 Masked Marvel (GB) B E Nielsen Newsells Park Stud Gosden (c, 3, Montjeu {Ire}--Waldmark {Ger}, by Mark of Esteem {Ire}) Buick 6 1 Sea Moon (GB) Khalid Abdullah Juddmonte Farms Ltd Stoute (c, 3, Beat Hollow {GB}--Eva Luna, by Alleged) Peslier 7 5 Seville (Ger) M Tabor, D Smith & Mrs J Magnier Tattersalls Ltd A O'Brien (c, 3, Galileo {Ire}--Silverskaya, by Silver Hawk) J O’Brien 8 7 Blue Bunting Godolphin B M Kelley (KY) bin Suroor (f, 3, Dynaformer--Miarixa {Fr}, by Linamix {Fr}) Dettori 9 8 Rumh (Ger) Godolphin Stiftung Gestut Fahrhof bin Suroor (f, 3, Monsun {Ger}--Royal Dubai {Ger}, by Dashing Blade {GB}) R Hills TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/10/11 • PAGE 4 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com THE FAME GAME GOFFS NATIONAL S.-G1 Already successful in the G1 Gold Cup this term, €200,000, 2yo, c/f, 7fT Fame and Glory bids to join Ballydoyle=s recent staying stars Yeats (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) and Septimus (Ire) A NATIONAL CAUSE (Sadler=s Wells) in adding this prize to his impressive Supplemented this week to the G1 National S., resume. His versatility has been his strong point up to Talwar has all the ingredients in place to shake up the now, showing top-class form over 10 furlongs when home team and become one of only two overseas runner-up in the 2009 G1 Irish Champion S., over a raiders to succeed since 1996. Successful on mile and a half when winning that year=s G1 Irish Derby rain-softened ground in the Listed Winkfield S. at Ascot and over the 2 1/2-mile marathon trip of the Royal July 23, he followed that with an impressive five-length win in the G3 Solario S.