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HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. Good Luck to Point Given’s www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008 SEALY HILL in Nassau S. (G2) TDN Feature Presentation PUTTING IT ON THE LINE IN THE MILADY Undefeated in four career starts, Zenyatta (Street Cry GROUP 1 PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB {Ire}) looks to make it five in a row in today=s GII Milady H. at Hollywood Park. The four-year-old was tabbed a J “TDN Rising Star” J after a three-length maiden score on Thanksgiving. The dark bay then captured a Hollywood allowance Dec. 15, the GII El PLEASANTLY PERFECT Encino S. Jan. 13 and, PLEASANT COLONY--REGAL STATE, BY AFFIRMED trying conventional dirt His first book had a 2.92 Comparable Index, second only for the first time, the to Smarty Jones. TBH MarketWatch (Freshman Sires of 2008) GI Apple Blossom H. Apr. 5. Trainer Mike KHALDUN OUT; FRANKIE ON NATAGORA Mitchell had hoped to The long-running jockey saga surrounding Natagora avoid the filly with Ro- (Fr) (Divine Light {Jpn}) took another twist yesterday mance Is Diane (In Ex- when Godolphin=s Ibn cess {Ire}). The Cal- Khaldun (Dubai Destination) bred miss captured the was found to be lame, leaving Nov. 3 Cal Cup Matron Zenyatta Coady Photography Frankie Dettori free to partner and Dec. 1 GII Bayakoa Stefan Friborg=s filly in tomor- H. to end 2007, then ran into Zenyatta and was third, row=s G1 Prix du Jockey-Club beaten 1 3/4 lengths, in the El Encino. She has not at Chantilly. Trainer Pascal been out since. AI couldn't duck her any more,@ Mitchell Bary immediately snapped up said. AI stopped with [Romance Is Diane] after the El the Italian for the prized ride Encino because I didn't want to run against Zenyatta in on the G1 1000 Guineas win- the La Canada, and then she skipped it, too. Then I ner and later said, AI=m very thought maybe Zenyatta would wait for the Vanity happy as we=ve got the best.@ [GI, July 5], but, either way, it's time for my mare to Natagora Paris Turf Natagora, who will bid to be- go.@ Milady Field, p6 come the first of her sex to win this Classic in nearly a century, has drawn post 11. The expected maximum field of 20 was declared. Bary does not expect the post position to pose a problem. AI think it=s a good draw, as she=s in the middle and is next to the leader Mayweather (GB) {Nayef}), so we should be right behind him,@ he said. AShe loves to gallop, so we will not try to ride her from be- hind.@ It is not yet known how se- rious Ibn Khaldun=s inury is. Godolphin Racing Manager Simon Crisford told Racing Post, AWe don't know how long he is going Ibn Khaldun Bill Selwyn to be out of action yet; we are currently investigating the problem. It's very disappoint- ing.@ The three-year-old, who put the exclamation point on a stellar juvenile campaign with a three-length tri- umph in the G1 Racing Post Trophy in October, could do no better than 10th as the second choice in the G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 3. Cont. p2-3 www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/31/08 • PAGE 2 of 9 TDN Feature Presentation... Continued GROUP 1 PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB Sunday, Chantilly, France ISTAN PRIX DU JOCKEY-CLUB-G1, i1,500,000, 3yo, c/f, 1 5/16mT NEXT IN LINE SC PP HORSE SIRE 1 17 Famous Name (GB) Dansili (GB) O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd; T-Dermot Weld; J-Pat Smullen. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 place, i77,317. Last Start--1st Apr. 6 G3 Leopardstown 2000 Guineas Trial S. 2 12 Montmartre (Fr) Montjeu (Ire) O-H H The Aga Khan; B-SNC Lagardere Elevage; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Christophe Soumillon. Lifetime Re- cord: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 place, i18,900. Last Start--1st Apr. 27 Longchamp conditions 3 3 Democrate (GB) Dalakhani (Ire) MR. GREELEY, ELUSIVE QUALITY, O-Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Haras PROUD CITIZEN, GRAND SLAM, du Mezeray & Ecurie Skymarc Fam; T-Andre Fabre; SPEIGHTSTOWN . J-Kerrin McEvoy. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 1 win, 3 places, i90,700. ALL SONS OF GONE WEST - Last Start--1st May 5 G2 Prix Hocquart AND NONE RAN FASTER THAN ISTAN 4 5 High Rock (Ire) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) O-Robert Bousquet; B-Ecurie Skymarc Farm; T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Christophe-Patrice Lemaire. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 3 wins, 1 place, i93,650. (859) 873-7270 www.airdriestud.com Last Start--1st Apr. 13 G3 Prix La Force 10 14 Magadan (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) 5 10 Mayweather (GB) Nayef (i120,000 wnlg >05 GOFNOV) (i85,000 yrl >06 DEAAUG) O-Ecurie Wildenstein; B-Kilcarn Stud; T-Elie Lellouche; O-Robert Bousquet; B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd; J-Anthony Crastus. Lifetime Record: 2 starts, 1 win, T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Gregory Benoist. Lifetime 0 places, i11,000. Record: 6 starts, 3 wins, 3 places, i54,350. Last Start--2nd (demoted to 7th) Apr. 24 Listed Prix de Last Start--3rd May 13 G3 Prix de Guiche Suresnes 6 18 Salsalavie (Fr) Fly to the Stars (GB) 11 6 Zack Dream (Fr) Dream Well (Fr) O/B-Kamel & Boualem Chehboub; T-Philippe O/B-Zakaria Hakam; T-Mikel Delzangles; J-Dominique Demercastel; J-Franck Blondel. Lifetime Record: Boeuf. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 1 win, 2 places, 7 starts, 2 wins, 5 places, i78,700. i23,300. Last Start--4th May 12 G2 Prix Greffulhe Last Start--1st May 13 Chantilly conditions 7 2 Chinchon (Ire) Marju (Ire) 12 19 Full of Gold (Fr) Gold Away (Ire) O-Darpat SL; B-Zubieta Ltd; T-Carlos Laffon-Parias; O-Alec Head; B-Alec & Ghislaine Head; T-Criquette J-Miguel Blancpain. Lifetime Record: 5 starts, 2 wins, Head-Maarek; J-Thierry Gillet. Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 3 places, i45,300. 3 wins, 3 places, i242,850. Last Start--1st Apr. 21 Longchamp conditions Last Start--4th May 5 G2 Prix Hocquart 8 4 Vision d=Etat (Fr) Chichicastenango (Fr) 13 16 Trois Rois (Fr) Hernando (Fr) (i39,000 yrl >06 DEADEC) O-Alec Head; B-Alec & Ghislaine Head; T-Freddy Head; O-Jacques Detre & Mme Eric Libaud; B-Gaetan Gilles; J-Davy Bonilla. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 2 wins, T-Eric Libaud; J-Ioritz Mendizabal. Lifetime Record: 1 place, i41,650. 4 starts, 4 wins, i71,000. Last Start--3rd May 12 G2 Prix Greffulhe Last Start--1st Apr. 24 Listed Prix de Suresnes 14 1 Hello Morning (Fr) Poliglote (GB) 9 13 Trincot (Fr) Peintre Celebre O-Mme Micheline Leurson & Haras du Camp Benard; O/B-Ecurie Bader; T-Philippe Demercastel; J-Thierry B-Haras du Camp Benard; T-Criquette Head-Maarek; Thulliez. Lifetime Record: 9 starts, 3 wins, 6 places, J-Alexis Badel. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 2 wins, i92,000. 5 places, i117,790. Last Start--1st May 13 G3 Prix de Guiche Last Start--5th May 11 G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/31/08 • PAGE 3 of 9 Prix du Jockey-Club cont. 15 9 Achill Island (Ire) Sadler=s Wells O-Susan Magnier; B-Quay Bloodstock; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Johnny Murtagh. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 1 win, 5 places, i225,962. Winners’ Circle Report Last Start--3rd May 9 G3 Dee S. 16 15 Starlish (Ire) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) For the week ending May 30, 2008 O-Mme Daniel Malingue; B-Daniel Malingue; T-Elie Lellouche; J-Thierry Jarnet. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, 2 places, i69,750. Last Start--2nd May 5 G2 Prix Hocquart 17 8 Thewayyouare Kingmambo O-Sean Mulryan, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Barnett Enterprises; T-Andre Fabre; J-Stephane Dynaformer Pasquier. Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 4 wins, 0 places, Two Stakes Winners in Less than 30 Minutes! i219,350. BOSS LAFITTE brought home another stakes victory this past Last Start--6th May 11 G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains week by winning the $100,000 U. S. A. S. at Lone Star Park on 18 20 Blue Bresil (Fr) Smadoun (Fr) May 26. Going 1-1/16 miles on the turf, BOSS LAFITTE trailed (i35,000 yrl >06 DEAOCT) the pack until making a big stretch move and took the race by O-Freddy Tondelier; B-Jean-Louis Pariente; T-Brigitte three quarters of a length. The winner of this past spring’s Halley des Fontaines; J-William Mongil. Lifetime Record: Transylvania S. [G3], BOSS LAFITTE has earned $222,859. Owner: Uptown Racing LLC. Breeder: B. P. Walden, 5 starts, 2 wins, 2 places, i52,800. C. Montgomery and Dearborn Stables. Chart Video Last Start--3rd May 5 G2 Prix Hocquart Dynaformer’s newest 2008 stakes winner is SOCIAL QUEEN 19 7 Prospect Wells (Fr) Sadler=s Wells (04 f. o/o Gal On The Go, by Irgun), winner of the $70,000 O/B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Andre Fabre; J-Olivier Politely S. at Monmouth Park on May 26 going a mile on the turf. Peslier. Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 1 win, 3 places, After trailing the field early on, she launched a strong run down i91,900. the stretch and won by a neck. Her record is now 8-3-1-3 with Last Start--1st May 12 G2 Prix Greffulhe $104,080 in earnings.