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WILD DESERT PREPS FOR TRAVERS HEADLINE ...p7 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2005 DAY MULLING OVER FUTURE QUEEN FOR A DAY Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day can usually be found in Satwa Queen (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}) was penalized for upstate New York at this time of the year, accepting winning the G3 Prix Vanteaux at Longchamp May 12, top-class mounts at Saratoga. The 51- but cast aside the extra year-old, who last rode Two Trail Sioux weight to double her stakes to a runner-up finish in the GII Delaware tally in yesterday’s G3 Prix de H. July 17, is instead spending time Psyche at Deauville. She alone in a cabin along the Kentucky sandwiched her first group River, pondering his future, the Louis- win between a conditions ville Courier-Journal reported in its Tues- score at Saint-Cloud Apr. 4 day edition. The veteran reinsman’s and a seventh behind Divine Satwa Queen france-galop.com Proportions in the G1 Prix de wife, Sheila, told the publication that Diane (French Oaks) at her husband is “on sabbatical,” adding Chantilly June 12. Positioned under cover behind the that he is not suffering from any physi- leaders until reaching the straight here, she responded cal ailments. “He needs to know he’s to a forceful drive inside the final quarter to assert in a Pat Day where God wants him to be,” Mrs. Day Horsephotos four-way photo. “She was purchased on my behalf by said of the spiritual rider. “He’s taking Jean de Roualle and bloodstock agent David Metcalfe,” time for himself...he’s talked about explained Dubai-based owner Steven Lamprell. “We’ve maybe it is time to move on, but he still loves to ride. always had high hopes for her.” Trainer Jean de Roualle He needed time to get away from everything, so he added, “She always runs well fresh which is why we decided to take off for a week or so.” Day left Louisville will wait for the G1 Prix de l’Opera [at Longchamp in the middle of last week, his wife said. She continued, Oct. 2].” Click for the racingpost.co.uk chart. “Nobody is with him. He wanted to get away from all outside influences and clear his mind.” A number of Tuesday, Deauville, France factors conspired to keep Day out of the saddle for a PRIX DE PSYCHE-G3, i75,000, Deauville, France, 8-2, good portion of 2005. He rode only a few days over 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT, 2:10.30, vsf. the winter at Gulfstream Park, choosing to remain 1--SATWA QUEEN (FR), 128, f, 3, by Muhtathir (GB) mostly in Central Kentucky to spend time with his 1st Dam: Tolga, by Irish River (Fr) 2nd Dam: Light of Realm (Ire), by Realm (GB) daughter during her final year of high school. He then 3rd Dam: Some Thing (Ire), by Will Somers (GB) underwent surgery Mar. 30 to repair damaged cartilage O-Steven Lamprell; B-Societe Sogir; T-Jean de in the lining of his right hip, causing him to miss the Roualle; J-Eric Legrix; i37,500. Lifetime Record: entire Keeneland spring meet and costing him any 5 starts, 3 wins, 1 place, i91,100. *1/2 to Spadoun chance of riding in the Kentucky Derby for the first time (Fr) (Kaldoun {Fr}), G1SW-Fr, $132,647; and Anbella in 22 years. Day returned to the saddle May 18 at (Fr) (Common Grounds {GB}), SW-Fr. Churchill Downs and recorded 23 victories, good for a 2--Viane Rose (Fr), 123, f, 3, Sevres Rose (Ire)-- 10th-place finish at the meet. Last summer, the jockey Princesse de Viane (Fr), by Kaldoun (Fr). O-A Caro; rode only weekends and selected days during the B-Francois Bayrou; T-Jean-Claude Rouget; i15,000. Saratoga meet, as he spent time touring racetracks 3--Antique (Ire), 123, f, 3, Dubai Millennium (GB)--Truly around the country to raise both money and awareness Generous (Ire), by Generous (Ire). O-Sheikh for the Race Track Chaplaincy program. Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum; B-Kilfrush Stud; T-Andre Fabre; i11,250. CORRECTION: Bear Character (Dixie Union), who won Margins: NK, SHD, HD. Odds: 3.80, 11.00, 5.10. the Northlands Juvenile S. last Friday, became the Also Ran: Peaceful Love (Ger), North Queen (Ire), Narnia (GB), Basilea Gold fourth stakes winner for her second-crop sire. (Ger), Nouvelle Noblesse (Ger), Starwoman (Fr), Grand Opening (Ire). Hip #’s 40, 42, 52, 84, 88, 127 and 141 www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/3/05 • PAGE 2 of 7 WEEKEND PEDIGREE That first crop ultimately supplied eight stakes win- ners, headed by Funny Cide, hero of the GI Kentucky PERSPECTIVES Derby and GI Preakness at three and the GI Jockey by Alan Porter Club Gold Cup at four; Awesome Humor, who took the GI Spinaway S. and three other graded events; Sensibly JIM DANDY S.-GII, $490,000, SAR, 7-30, 3yo, Chic, successful this year in the GII Vagrancy H.; and 1 1/8m, 1:49 2/5, ft. the GII Peter Pan S. winner Go Rockin’ Robin. There are 1--FLOWER ALLEY, 121, c, 3, by Distorted Humor another seven stakes winners in Distorted Humor’s 1st Dam: Princess Olivia, by Lycius second crop, including Twisted Wit, an earner of nearly 2nd Dam: Dance Image (Ire), by Sadler's Wells $575,000, as well as the very fast Commentator. Dis- 3rd Dam: Diamond Spring, by *Vaguely Noble torted Humor’s third crop (which is probably the Thor- ($50,000 wlng '02 KEENOV; $165,000 yrl '03 oughbred industry’s equivalent of the music industry’s KEESEP). O-Melnyk Racing Stables Inc; B-George proverbial “difficult second album”) has already pro- Brunacini & Bona Terra Farms (KY); T-Todd A duced Flower Alley, winner this weekend of the GII Jim Pletcher; J-J Velazquez; $300,000. Lifetime Record: Dandy S. 7-3-2-1, $851,660. The Jim Dandy victory--which was achieved by 5 1/4 Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com lengths whilst giving weight all around--marked Flower catalogue-style pedigree. Alley as a potential major player for the “second season for three-year-olds.” That second season takes on a At time when fashion changes faster than ever, it has particular significance this year, with Afleet Alex and become very hard for young sires--especially those at Giacomo, the winners of the Triple Crown events, anywhere below the very top of the tree--to establish consigned to the sidelines. Flower Alley was also on the themselves. The trend is for these horses to be Triple Crown trail early this season after taking the GII swamped in their first season before suffering a decline Lanes End S. on only his third racecourse appearance. in popularity, which is then only arrested by either a At that stage in his career, Flower Alley was no match stellar display at the yearling sales or success for the for Afleet Alex, who beat him by eight lengths in the first crop at the track. As a consequence, we frequently GII Arkansas Derby, although, despite running greenly, see young horses explode on the scene with their first he did hold off Andromeda’s Hero for second. Flower crop of two- or three-year-olds, then, because their Alley took his chance in the GI Kentucky Derby, but his subsequent crops generally represent a decline in effort there was compromised, first when he chased numbers and/or quality of mares, go quiet again until the suicidal early fractions, and second when his jockey the offspring of the better mares attracted by their elected to follow designated pacemaker Spanish Chest- initial success reach the track. In fact, in the years to nut into the stretch, guaranteeing that Flower Alley come, it will probably not be unusual for a horse to would lose momentum as he pulled back around the oscillate in and out of fashion through three or four fading frontrunner. Under the circumstances, his ninth, cycles. beaten 7 1/2 lengths, was better than it appeared on One horse who started relatively inexpensively and paper. hit with his first crop, but who is managing to remain in At that point, Flower Alley’s connections elected to the limelight is Distorted Humor. Retiring at a stud fee keep the horse out of the GI Preakness and GI Belmont of $10,000, he carried off the freshman sire title in S. with the objective of having a fresh horse for the 2002. second half of the season. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/3/05 • PAGE 3 of 7 Pedigree Perspectives cont. We mentioned how difficult it is for less expensive Returning off a two-month layoff, he prepped for the stallions to attract good mares in their formative sea- Jim Dandy with a second, beaten half a length by Ro- sons once their first year is passed, and prior to the man Ruler (who heads for the coming weekend’s GI appearance of Flower Alley, neither his dam or Haskell Invitational H.), to whom he was conceding granddam had produced a black-type horse. Still, there four pounds. are some very good genes just a little further back. Flower Alley is the second foal of Princess Olivia, a Dance Image, the granddam of Flower Alley, is by winner of three races over 5 1/2 and six furlongs at Sadler’s Wells (which means Dance Image is bred on two.