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CERTIFIED SUPERSTAR >CHARGING= to the DONN FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here CERTIFIED SUPERSTAR >CHARGING= TO THE DONN Certify (Elusive Quality) stamped herself as the Willis Horton and Three Chimney=s champion Will leading 2-year-old filly in Europe of 2012 after stringing Take Charge (Unbridled=s Song) will kick off his 4-year- together an unbeaten four-for-four campaign, old campaign in the GI Donn H. at Gulfstream Feb. 9. culminating in a victory in the The flashy chestnut, hero of last term=s GI Travers S., G1 Fillies Mile. She proved to followed a nose defeat have lost none of that luster in the GI Breeders= Cup last night when striding away Classic with a dramatic with Meydan=s G2 Cape Verdi win over Game On S. in impressive fashion in her Dude (Awesome first outing for more than a Again) in the GI Clark year. Dropping out to second H. at Churchill Nov. 29. I haven t last down the backstretch as A = seen the weights yet fellow Godolphin colorbearer and I=m not sure who Shuruq (Elusive Quality) set else is running, but it=s dawdling early fractions, the first Grade I race of Certify was tipped three wide the year [for older Will Take Charge & Willis Horton by Mickael Barzalona as Adam Coglianese Certify horses], so I thought DRC/Andrew Watkins matters began to quicken we=d take advantage of coming off the turn. It became it,@ trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. Will Take Charge has clear thereafter, however, that Certify would finish been training smartly at Oaklawn Park, most recently much the best. Cruising past the opposition in a matter covering six furlongs in 1:14.80. AHe=s been training of strides under a motionless Barzalona, Certify passed sensationally,@ Lukas said. AHe=s really developed and the brave late leader L=Amour De Ma Vie (Dansili {GB}) filled out, and he=s been doing very, very well.@ WinStar with the minimum of urging to post a facile 3/4 length Farm=s Revolutionary (War Pass) is also slated to line up score. Cont. p3 for the Donn. The 2013 GII Louisiana Derby hero and GI Kentucky Derby third-place finisher returned from the Thursday, Meydan, Dubai bench with a $100,000 optional claiming score at CAPE VERDI-G2, $200,000, NH 4yo/up, SH 3yo/up, Gulfstream Jan. 11. AAs you would expect for the 1600mT, 1:36.09, gd. Donn, it=s a Grade I and it=s going to be a tough race, 1BCERTIFY, 129, f, 4, by Elusive Quality but we=re looking forward to it,@ trainer Todd Pletcher 1st Dam: Please Sign In (SW & MGSP-US, commented. Click here to share this story. $324,446), by Doc=s Leader 2nd Dam: Register, by Mari=s Book 3rd Dam: Lodge, by Bold Lad ($80,000 yrl >11 KEESEP). O-Godolphin; B-Hurstland Farm Inc., William Kartozian & Darley; T-Charlie Appleby; J-Mickael Barzalona. $120,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 2yo Filly-Eur & Eng, G1SW-Eng, 5-5-0- 0, $384,526. *1/2 to Cry and Catch Me (Street Cry {Ire}), GISW-US, $264,526. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2BL=Amour De Ma Vie, 129, m, 5, Dansili (GB)BCuaba, by Smoke Glacken. ($30,000 2yo >11 KEENOV) O-MD Bloodstock; B-Palides Investments; T-Pia Brandt; $40,000. 3BPearl of Africa (Ire), 129, f, 4, JeremyBKournikova (SAf), by Sportsworld. (i21,000 yrl >11 GOFFEB; i42,000 yrl >11 GOFSPT) O-Pearl Bloodstock; B- Airlie Stud; T-Edward Lynam; $20,000. Margins: 3/4, 4 3/4, 1 1/4. Also Ran: Flotilla (Fr), Mensoora (SAf), Shuruq. Click for the Racing Post result, the Amwest.com PPs, or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. IN THIS ISSUE CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry W eisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Director of Business Development: Gary King [email protected] EDITORIAL What a Ride!! Trevor McCarthy rides Chi Chi’s Pride to victory in the third race at [email protected] Laurel Thursday after losing his irons at the break. “It was the wildest experience Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini I have ever had in a race,” McCarthy said. Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Racing Editor: Steve Sherack Jim McCue/MJC Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni Assistant Editor: Christie DeBernardis Assistant Editor: Heather Likins Assistant Editor: Michael Illiano De Kock Does It Again ADVERTISING [email protected] Heading into yesterday's G2 Al Rashidiya S., Mujaarib (Aus) (Nadeem Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch {Aus}) was considered the less likely of the two Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Maktoum Australian homebreds to provide trainer Mike de Kock with his Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster seventh renewal of the race. CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Director of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes Page 3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY South African Previews [email protected] Director of IT: Robert Williams Tomorrow is G1 J&B Met day. For two weeks, the streetlights of Cape Town have been flying the red letters "J&B" adorned upon yellow flags, WORLDWIDE INFORMATION signifying that the city's biggest horse race is upon us. Originating in 1883 as International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] the Metropolitan Mile, the "Met" heralds the honor of being South Africa's Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin longest-standing sports sponsorship through the alignment with the Scotch Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary whisky brand stretching back 37 years to 1977. [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Page 8 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/31/14 • PAGE 3 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Cape Verdi cont. DE KOCK REIGNS AGAIN IN AL RASHIDIYA Certify showed she meant business from the very Heading into yesterday=s G2 Al Rashidiya S., Mujaarib beginning, scoring on debut by three lengths at (Aus) (Nadeem {Aus}) was considered the less likely of Newmarket under Mickael Barzalona--who has ridden the two Sheikh her in all five starts--in July 2012 while conditioned by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Mahood al Zarooni. Her next date came a month later in Maktoum Australian Newmarket=s G3 Sweet Solera S., where she bested homebreds to provide last year=s G1 1000 Guineas heroine and four-time trainer Mike de Kock Group 1 winner Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red Clubs {Ire}) by a with his seventh length. The margin was the same a month later in renewal of the race. Doncaster=s G2 May Hill S. before Certify ran out an While stablemate impressive 4 1/2 length victress of the G1 Fillies Mile. Mushreq (Aus) (Flying She was crowned Europe=s champion juvenile filly and pegged as one of the favorite=s for last year=s G1 1000 Spur {Aus}) had Guineas; However, she was not allowed to partake in displayed top-level the Classic as part of a group of horses ruled off form at the Dubai Britain=s racecourses for six months after being World Cup Carnival entangled in the Mahmood al Zarooni steroids scandal this and last season, Mujaarib was fresh Mujaarib last spring. Making her first start back off the 489-day DRC/Andrew Watkins absence here, Certify indicated she is ready for greater off the plane from the things to come. Trainer Charlie Appleby noted that the rigorous quarantine next step would likely come in the G2 Balanchine S. process required to export him from South Africa. De Feb. 20. AWe always thought she was very good and Kock=s horses rarely win first-up at Meydan, and even she did that in the style of a classy filly,@ Appleby said. the champion trainer admitted his charge would likely AIt is great to see she retains that ability she showed at need the run. At the top of the lane, however, it quickly two. Hopefully, she can go on to justify the ultra high became apparent that Mujaarib was finishing fastest, as regard in which we have always held her.@ GI Breeders= he came flying down the center of the track to bravely Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf and G1 Poule d=Essai des fend off his stablemate and win by a neck. Pouliches winner Flotilla (Fr) (Mizzen Mast) was under a drive at the top of the lane and made no impact, Cont. p4 checking in fourth. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/31/14 • PAGE 4 of 12 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Thursday, Meydan, Dubai AL RASHIDIYA-G2, $200,000, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1800mT, 1:48.36, gd. 1--MUJAARIB (AUS), 125, h, 5, by Nadeem (Aus) 1st Dam: Mihnah (Ire), by Lahib 2nd Dam: Nafhaat, by Roberto 3rd Dam: Distant Horizon, by Exclusive Native O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Stud Australasia; T-Mike de Kock; J-Christophe Soumillon; $120,000. Lifetime Record: GSW & G1SP-SAf, 10-5-0-2, $194,109. *1/2 to Tahtheeb (Ire) (Muhtarram), MSP-Eng, $110,200. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Mushreq (Aus), 125, g, 5, Flying Spur (Aus)--Alharir (Aus), by Jeune (GB). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Stud Australasia; T-Mike de Kock; $40,000. 3--Maputo (GB), 124, c, 4, Cape Cross (Ire)--Insijaam, by Secretariat. O-Godolphin; B-Darley; T-Charlie Appleby; $20,000. Margins: NK, 2, NK.
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