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GERRY DILGER MCLAUGHLIN LEAVING TRAINING TO BECOME SAEZ'S AGENT PASSES AWAY by Bill Finley Despite being one of the sport's most successful trainers, Kiaran McLaughlin has decided to switch jobs and has signed on with Luis Saez to be his agent. McLaughlin will continue to train through the end of this month, before going to work for Saez Apr. 1. "I was approached about taking Luis Saez' book and after speaking to my wife, my children, my family, I felt like this was the right thing to do," McLaughlin said. "I am very excited. Luis is a great kid and a great ."

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IN TDN EUROPE TODAY TRAINER/BREEDER JOE CROWLEY PASSES Respected trainer/breeder Joe Crowley passed away at 91. Gerry Dilger | Fasig-Tipton John Berry has the story. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. by Christie DeBernardis Breeder, consignor and Dromoland Farm owner Gerry Dilger passed away very early Wednesday morning. The 61-year-old had been hospitalized in the ICU since suffering from cardiac arrest Feb. 24, confirmed Dilger=s longtime friend and business partner Mike Ryan. AWe were best friends for over 40 years,@ Ryan said. AIt is quite sudden and a big shock to us all. He was a very, very kind man and did so much for so many people. He would give you the shirt off his back. Gerry took tremendous personal pride in bringing students from Ireland, who aspired to be successful in the horse business, to work on his farm. He has done that for over 30 years and still does to this day.@ Ryan continued, AIn addition to his family and friends, his farm and his horses were his life. He was on the farm all day, every day. He was very hands on, foaling mares, prepping yearlings, he did it all. There is nothing he loved more, even on the worst of days, than to be out there feeding his horses. He didn=t care what the elements were. If he was outside with his stock, he was a happy man. We will all miss him terribly. This is a huge loss.@

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Always Dreaming winning the KY Derby | Horsephotos

Another longtime friend of Dilger=s, horseman Pat Costello of Paramount Sales, echoed similar sentiments. AHe was one of the greatest ambassadors in the American horse business,@ Costello said. AI don=t know of anybody who ever had a bad word to say about Gerry. He was the ultimate horseman and a beautiful human being. He loved his family unbelievably. It is so tragic.@ A native of County Clare in Ireland, Dilger came to the in 1978 after graduating from the Irish National Stud course the previous year. He began working at a Lexington farm and eventually became a farm manager. He started a weanling-to-yearling pinhooking partnership with Ryan and the success of that venture led to Dilger=s purchase of Dromoland Farm in Kentucky. Dilger and Mike Ryan also partnered on the breeding partnership known as Santa Rosa Partners. They purchased GSW Above Perfection (In Excess {Ire}) for $450,000 in foal to Dixie Union at the 2006 Fasig-Tipton November Sale. The resulting foal was Hot Dixie Chick, who captured the 2009 GI Spinaway S. The following day Dublin (Afleet Alex), who was bred by Dilger in partnership with Peter Blum, won the GI Hopeful S., providing Dilger with a rare double as a breeder. Hot Dixie Chick was not Dilger and Ryan=s only success with Above Perfection. In 2014, she produced a Bodemeister colt who was purchased by bloodstock agent Steve Young for $350,000 at Keeneland September. That colt was 2017 GI Derby and GI hero . Dilger and Ryan also bred and campaigned Above Perfection=s 2016 foal, GII Demoiselle S. victress Positive Spirit (Pioneerof the Nile). AWe started in business together in 1980 and have been best friends and business partners ever since then,@ Ryan said, reflecting on his longtime partnership with Dilger. AWe started TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

Gerry Dilger | Keeneland pinhooking foals and he loved breeding and the mares. We were very lucky to have a very good mare in Above Perfection. I saw her this morning and she is incredible for 22-years-old. She produced three stakes winners for us and Gerry and I still own her daughter Positive Spirit. She is going to run at Keeneland Apr. 10. Above Perfection has a yearling filly by and is due in about 30 days with a Quality Road filly.@ Always Dreaming is not the only Florida/Kentucky Derby winner Dilger had ties to. Along with partners Ted Campion and Pat Costello, he bought 2015 Kentucky Derby winner and champion juvenile (Uncle Mo) for $180,000 as a weanling at Keeneland November in 2013 and raised him at Dromoland. They resold him for $230,000 at Keeneland September to a group that included Ryan. Finally, Nyquist was bought for $400,000 at the 2015 Fasig-Tipton Florida Select 2-Year-Olds in Training by Reddam Racing. In a TDN story on Dilger after he won the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association's annual Wild Geese Award, which is given to someone from Ireland who has excelled outside of their native country while "flying the Irish flag with pride on a global stage," Ryan said, "Gerry is one of the best horsemen I have ever met. His specialty is looking at young stock, which is not easy because they change so much. He's always upbeat, always thinking positive. Even when the horse business was going through challenging times, he was always cheerful and bright. I think that's part of the reason for his success, that he has a positive attitude and he loves what he's doing." Many prominent members of the industry took to Twitter Wednesday morning, writing tributes to the beloved Dilger. "Gerry Dilger was a hero to us all," Tom Ryan tweeted. "That big, welcoming smile. He never refused a youngster an opportunity. When it came to his family and business, he stood seven-foot tall, oozing pride and conviction. That little man from TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

Clare will forever be remembered as a giant. Slainte Gerry." Canadian breeder and consignor Dave Anderson of Anderson Farms wrote, "I was stabled beside Gerry at Keeneland in my first sale after my dad died. He took me under his wing and helped me through it like a great coach. I will be forever grateful. He told me how much he loved my dad. I just wish I had a chance to say the same to him. Love you Gerry. RIP." Florida horseman and consignor Brennan said, "We lost a Grade I winner of a man. Gerry Dilger was a wonderful man, friend, horseman, and so much more. His cheery Irish personality and jokes will be deeply missed." Breeder John Gunther of Glenwood Farm Tweeted, "I met Gerry Dilger when I first came to Kentucky 30 plus years ago. We often met at Goshen's for a beer and a few laughs. Very memorable times. Will miss his smiling face at the sales. RIP Gerry." Dilger is survived by his wife Erin and three children. AWe are deeply saddened at Gerry's passing,@ a statement from Erin and family, and the Dromoland Farm team, read. AHe has touched many people's lives, and was an amazing father and husband. We are tremendously grateful for all that the doctors and staff did for Gerry this past week at Baptist Health Hospital. We appreciate the overwhelming love and prayers we continue to receive from people around the world. At this time, Dromoland Farm will continue to operate according to Gerry's vision. Funeral arrangements to be made, and will be announced soon.@

McLaughlin Leaving Training cont. from p1 McLaughlin admitted that the decision to leave training had a lot to do with the frustrations involved with that job. In February, he announced that he would no longer be based in and would instead have divisions in Kentucky and at Monmouth Park. He is among a group of New York trainers that were fined last year by the New York Department of Labor for violation of minimum wage requirements. McLaughlin's fine was $304,646. "It's not so much about how much money I will be making," he said. "It's more about what I've gone through with the Department of Labor, the regulations and H-2B visas. You try to do things right, but it is very expensive and difficult to make things work properly. The matter of fact is that the horse racing industry needs to be categorized as agricultural. We are at the barn 24-7 and are dealing with live animals. So I'm not sure why we don't fall under the agricultural category. If we were, it would help with all the Department of Labor issues, punching in, punching out, keeping track of every minute. We do that, but Want to list your job? Standard listing:$350 Multi listing:$300 each • One printed ad on this page (date of your choice) • Two or more printed ads on this page (dates of your choice) • 30 day listing on our careers page:thetdn.com/careers • 30 day listing on our careers page:thetdn.com/careers • Job promoted through our social media channels • Job promoted through our social media channels

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Kiaran McLaughlin | Coady photo sometimes there are little hiccups. Right now, you can't charge enough to train a horse and make it work. Every trainer is just trying to break even and not lose money. It's very hard to do that." McLaughlin began to make a name for himself when working as an assistant to D. Wayne Lukas. He left Lukas in 1992 to become the agent for Chris Antley. He returned to training the following year when setting up a stable for the Maktoum family in Dubai. "In many ways, the business has been great to me and the owners have been great to me," he said. "It's been almost 27 years that I have been with Shadwell and Godolphin. Sheikh Hamdan has been like a fatherly figure to me. He is an outstanding man. Sheikh Mohammed has been great to me and my family. This was an emotional and tough decision. One of the best things about this is that I get to stay in the business and stay involved with the game I love so much. I'll be watching races every day and trying to put Luis Saez on the fastest horses. I'll be talking to all the other trainers and owners. I'm excited about it. Luis is a wonderful guy with a wife and three children. This is an exciting new chapter in my life." From 1995 to the present, McLaughlin has sent out 1,577 winners in North America. In 2019, he had 98 winners and his stable earned $5,637,168, which put him in 22nd place among all trainers. He has compiled 176 graded stakes wins. He pointed to Horse of the Year Invasor (Arg) (Candy Stripes) when asked what he will remember most about training. "Invasor is the top memory for me," he said. "To win the [G1] Dubai World Cup for Shadwell and Sheikh Hamdan was a great accomplishment, no doubt about it. All the graded stakes wins were fabulous. It was a great time and I had a great relationship with my owners and everyone else. It's a big family on the backside. It's great that I will still be involved. This is definitely TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

Lee, who is based in New York, will also get a handful of his horses. Saez, who is coming off a win aboard (New Year's Day) in the $20-million Saudi Cup, is a fast rising star in the business. The 27-year-old native of Panama was seventh in the nation last year in earnings with $18.2 million. He is currently second, behind Irad Ortiz, Jr., in the standings at Gulfstream Park.

Follow the TDN staff on Twitter Invasor winning the Dubai World Cup | Horsephotos Thoroughbred Daily News something I lost some sleep over. I realize that 100% of all trainers would have loved to have been in my spot over all these @kelseynrileyTDN @BDiDonatoTDN @SteveSherackTDN years." @JessMartiniTDN @CDeBernardisTDN @BMassamTDN Some of McLaughlin=s other top runners include multiple @EquinealTDN @HLAndersonTDN @suefinley Grade I winners Frosted (Tapit), Cavorting (Bernardini), Wedding Toast (), Alpha (Bernardini), It=s Tricky (Mineshaft), @MKane49 @thorntontd @garykingTDN Questing (GB) (Hard Spun) and Henny Hughes (Hennessy). @SarahKAndrew @CBossTDN @JBiancaTDN McLaughlin said some of his owners have already moved their horses to other trainers. He added that his former assistant Joe TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

THE TDN KENTUCKY OAKS TOP 10 FOR Silverbulletday S.; 1st Rags to Riches S. Next Start: GII Fair Grounds Oaks, FG, Mar. 21 MARCH 5 Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 70. Finite is leading all contenders in terms of Oaks points and is riding a five-race winning streak. That may mean that all trainer Steve Asmussen needs to do to get a winning performance out of his filly on Oaks Day is to get her to maintain her form. In that vain, he doesn't appear to be doing anything too fancy with her in the mornings. She's had two works since her win in the GII S., a four-furlong breeze in :51.40 and a five-furlong breeze in 1:01.60. While Asmussen has yet to win a GI Kentucky Derby, the GI Kentucky Oaks has been good to him. He won the race in 2005 with Summerly (Summer Squall) and in 2014 with Untapable (Tapit). The Oaks was also the last start for Rachel Alexandra (Medaglia d'Oro) before she was purchased by Stonestreet Stables and turned over to Asmussen. Finite | Hodges Photography There's not much left for Finite to prove, including an ability to win at Churchill Downs. With wins in the Rags to Riches and the by Bill Finley GII Golden Rod S., she is two-for-two there. Since we were last heard from, Bast (Uncle Mo) has been retired due to a soft tissue injury and Tonalist's Shape (Tonalist) 2) VENETIAN HARBOR (Munnings--Sounds of the City, by Street did it again, staying undefeated with a win in the GII Davona Cry {Ire}) Dale S. at Gulfstream. Also in Florida, Eve of War (Declaration of O-Ciaglia Racing LLC, Highland Yard LLC, River Oak Farm & War) couldn't get the job done in an allowance after winning her Dominic Savides. B-Colts Neck Stables LLC (KY). T-Richard Baltas. debut for the Todd Pletcher Stable by 7 1/2 lengths. A Sales History: $110,000 yrl >18 KEESEP; $205,000 RNA 2yo >19 fourth-place finish likely knocked her off the road to the OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-2-1-0, $163,400. GI Kentucky Oaks. This coming weekend, the top 3-year-old Last Start: 1st GII Las Virgenes S., SA, Feb. 8 fillies will be heard from in the Busher Invitational at Aqueduct, Next Start: GII Santa Anita Oaks, SA, Apr. 4 the GIII Honeybee S. at Oaklawn and the GIII Santa Ysabel S. at Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 10. Santa Anita.

1) FINITE (Munnings--Remit, by Tapit) O-Winchell LLC, Thomas Reiman, William Since an initial career outing on the turf, Venetian Harbor has Dickson & Deborah Easter. B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC been brilliant in her two dirt starts, winning them by a combined (KY). T-Steven Asmussen. Sales History: $200,000 2yo >19 20 lengths. She appears to have the rare ability to go fast early FTMMAY. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 7-5-2-0, $638,349. and maintain her cruising speed, which makes her very Last Start: 1st GII Rachel Alexandra S., FG, Feb. 15 dangerous. After a series of works at San Luis Rey Downs, Accomplishments Include: 1st GII Golden Rod S.; 1st TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020 trainer Richie Baltas has moved her to Santa Anita. She had a five-furlong work there Friday, going in 1:00.80 (XBTV video). "She is doing well and has had two works since her last race," Baltas said via text. "We are looking at the [GII] Santa Anita Oaks, but the [GI] Ashland is also a possibility." Some skeptics will no doubt want to see what she can do beyond a mile, the distance of her most recent win in the GII Las Virgenes S.

3) BRITISH IDIOM (f, Flashback--Rose and Shine, by Mr. Sekiguchi) O-Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group, LLC (Stuart Grant), Madaket Stables LLC & Bethlehem Stables LLC. B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton and Silver Fern Farm LLC (KY). T-Brad Cox. Sales History: $40,000 yrl >18 FTKOCT. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Filly & MGISW, 4-3-1-0, $1,441,250. Last Start: 2nd GII Rachel Alexandra S., FG, Feb. 15 Accomplishments Include: 1st GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies; 1st GI Darley Alcibiades S. Next Start: GII Fair Grounds Oaks, FG, Mar. 21 or GI Ashland S., KEE, Apr. 4 Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 50.

The winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies and last year's juvenile filly champion, British Idiom came into the year on top of this division. That all changed when she was soundly defeated by Finite in the Rachel Alexandra. The question, now, is will she move forward off that race? She will have to in order to defeat not only Finite, but the other stars in this deep division. She returned to the work tab Saturday, breezing four furlongs in :49. Her next race will be a huge test. She has the class and ability to win the Kentucky Oaks, but must prove that she has developed and improved since her 2-year-old campaign. Trainer Brad Cox will be seeking his second Kentucky Oaks win. He captured the race in 2018 with eventual champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar).

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4) TONALIST=S SHAPE (Tonalist--Hitechnoweenie, by Harlan=s Next Start: GII Gulfstream Park Oaks, GP, March 28 Holiday) Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 60.

Tonalist's Shape came into the GII Davona Dale S. with an undefeated record, but had plenty to prove. Her speed figures said she was too slow to become a major player in the division as the races got tougher. She was coming out of a win in the GIII Forward Gal S., where she received a pedestrian Beyer number of 70. That's the main reason that, despite her record, she was sent off as the 2-1 second choice in the Davona Dale. But Tonalist's Shape delivered again, winning by 1 1/4 lengths. Is Tonalist's Shape a cut below the best in the division or is she a horse who just does enough to win? "She knows how to win, that's the important thing," trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., said after the Davona Dale. "She's not flashy in Tonalist=s Shape | Lauren King the morning, but when it comes to race day, she's so calm. In O-Slam Dunk Racing, Doug Branham & Legacy Ranch, Inc. the barn she can be almost over the top, but on race day she's B-Sabana Farm (KY). T-Saffie Joseph, Jr. Sales History: $45,000 calm." RNA yrl >18 KEESEP; $60,000 RNA 2yo >19 OBSAPR. Lifetime There is at least one more thing she has to prove as she has Record: MGSW, 5-5-0-0, $309,390. never gone around two turns. Last Start: 1st GII Davona Dale S., GP, Feb. 29 Accomplishments: 1st GIII Forward Gal S., GP, Feb. 1 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

5) DONNA VELOCE (Uncle Mo--Coin Broker {Ire}, by Montjeu Trainer Simon Callaghan sent out the beaten favorite in last {Ire}) year's Oaks in Bellafina (Quality Road), who was fifth. >TDN Rising Star= O-Kaleem Shah, S Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith. B-Coin Broker Syndicate (KY). T-S Callaghan. 6) LAKE AVENUE (Tapit--Seventh Street, by {Ire}) Sales History: $450,000 yrl >18 KEESEP; $800,000 2yo >19 O/B-Godolphin (KY). T-Bill Mott. Lifetime Record: GSW, 3-2-1-0, FTFMAR. Lifetime Record: MGISP, 3-1-2-0, $430,000. Last Start: $191,000. 2nd GI Starlet S., SA, Dec. 7. Accomplishments Include: 2nd Last Start: 1st GII Demoiselle S., AQU, Dec. 7 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies. Next Start: Busher Invitational, Aqu, March 7 Next Start: GIII Santa Ysabel S., SA, Mar. 8. Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 10. Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 12. Trainer Bill Mott likes the New York route to the Kentucky Oaks. Lake Avenue has been shipped out of Florida to New York to take part in Saturday's Busher Invitational at Aqueduct. She She is working steadily for her 3-year-old debut, which is has raced only in New York and her prior two starts were at expected to come in Sunday's GIII Santa Ysabel S. at Santa Anita. Aqueduct. The most recent move was a five-furlong breeze in 1:00.60 "From everything I've heard she's continued to progress. It's Monday (XBTV video). exciting because we know she likes the track and surface so She had a solid 2-year-old campaign, but couldn't quite get we'll continue to keep her happy," said Mott's assistant Leanna over the hump. She was a close second in the Breeders' Cup Willaford. Juvenile Fillies and then second again in the GI Starlet S. That Though not a graded race, the Busher offers plenty of shows that she can compete with the best, but can she beat the Kentucky Oaks points with 50 points going to the winner. best? With Bast having been retired, the competition in Lake Avenue has already won at a mile-and-an-eighth, which will be a little easier than it otherwise would have she accomplished in the GII Demoiselle S. She will be turning been. back to a mile for the Busher. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

7) HARVEY=S LIL GOIL (--Gloria S, by Tapit) 8) SPICE IS NICE (Curlin--Dame Dorothy, by Bernardini) O-Estate of Harvey A. Clarke & Paul Braverman. B-Harvey A. >TDN Rising Star= O-Lawana L. & Robert E. Low. B-B. Flay Clarke (KY). T-Bill Mott. Lifetime Record: SW, 3-2-0-0, $96,600. Thoroughbreds LLC (KY). T-Todd Pletcher. Sales History: Last Start: 1st Busanda S., AQU, Feb. 2 $1,050,000 yrl >18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: GSP, 2-1-1-0, $64,200. Next Start: GII Gazelle S., AQU, Apr. 4 Last Start: 2nd GII Davona Dale S., GP, Feb. 29 Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 10. Next Start: To Be Determined Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 20 Another from the Bill Mott stable, Harvey's Lil Goil was an impressive winner of the Busanda in her last start. She got off to an awkward start before getting to the front and then drew off to win by 7 1/2 lengths. Being that the win came in a wintertime She is by Curlin, cost $1.05 million at Keeneland September stakes race at Aqueduct, she may not have beaten the best of and broke her maiden at first asking by 12 lengths. For all those fields. Neither the second nor third-place finishers have run back reasons, she appeared to have a bright future and was made the since that race. 7-10 favorite in the Davona Dale, where she was facing the more accomplished Tonalist's Shape. She didn't run poorly in the Davona Dale when second, but didn't live up to the hype. Considering that it was only her second career start she has a license to improve, and she will need to in order to capture a prize like the Kentucky Oaks.

9) MAEDEAN (Tapit--Summer Solo, by Arch) O-Courtlandt Farms. B-Payson Stud (KY). T-Mark Hennig. Sales History: $450,000 yrl >18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP, $178,250. Last Start: 2nd GII Demoiselle S., AQU, Dec. 7 Next Start: Busher Invitational, Aqu, March 7 Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 4.

Maedean showed a lot of promise last year. She won the Harvey=s Lil Goil | Elsa Loreiul Tempted before finishing second behind Lake Avenue in the The biggest plus for Harvey's Lil Goil is that distance appears to Demoiselle. That race may be better than it looks as she was be no problem. She's already won at a mile-and-an-eighth and sixth early behind very slow fractions (:50.76, 1:15.93) before Mott is convinced that she is a perfect candidate for the closing for the place spot. By Tapit out of an Arch mare, distance nine-furlong GI Alabama S. should be no problem for her. "Her mother [Summer Solo] was a true mile-and-a-half, mile- CAN’T WAIT TO GET YOUR and-a-quarter horse, so I've been looking forward to getting her around two turns," trainer Mark Hennig said before the TDN BREAKING NEWS AND Demoiselle. A rematch with Lake Avenue in the Busher awaits, and that RACE RESULTS? should tell us a lot about both fillies. Click Here to sign up for TDN Alerts TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

10) RING LEADER (Paynter--Ringmaster, by Bandini) PA HORSE BREEDERS RESPOND TO GOV. WOLF'S O-Novogratz Racing Stables Inc. B-George Krikorian (KY). PLAN TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS BY RAIDING TRUST T-McLean Robertson. Sales History: $80,000 yrl >18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: SW, 3-3-0-0, $143,400. FUND FOR BREEDER FUNDS, PURSE MONEY Last Start: 1st Dixie Belle S., OP, Feb. 15 Following Governor Tom Wolf's visits to Kutztown and East Next Start: GIII Honeybee S., OP, Mar. 7 Stroudsburg Universities, local Pennsylvania residents spoke out Equineline PPs. KY Oaks Points: 0. in opposition to his plan to raid $204 million from a trust fund She=s come a long way from breaking her maiden last year at used for horse breeder incentives and racing purses to pay for Canterbury Park while getting a 39 Beyer Speed Figure. Since his new college scholarship plan. The money in the fund, which then, trainer McLean Robertson has taken his time with the is paid for out of casino slot machine revenues and are not daughter of Paynter. She won an allowance at Oaklawn sprinting taxpayer dollars, serves as the lifeblood of the state's horse and then came back in another sprint, winning the Dixie Belle S. breeding and racing industry by funding purses and breeder Now, she=s ready to be tested in a two-turn route, the Honeybee incentives. Under the Governor's proposal, there would be no S. at Oaklawn. She has a lot to prove, but the Oaklawn stakes did money left in the Race Horse Development Trust Fund for not come up that tough. With a win, Ring Leader will have purses or breeder incentives. emerged as an interesting horse to watch. "If this proposal goes through and they take that money away, my whole farm is done for," said Glenn Brok, owner of the 100-acre Diamond B Farm that is home to 150 horses. "Our entire business is built on Thoroughbred breeding and we rely on the breeder incentives to keep our operation going. It's not just my family and the families of my employees who will be impacted, but many local farmers and businesses as well. I spend about $250,000 per year to purchase hay and straw from local farmers such as Rohrbach Brothers and Roger Zweizig, so they and a dozen other small businesses I use are going to be OMAHA BEACH GETS FIRST MARE IN FOAL hurt by this as well. We believed in Governor Wolf when he said this money would be there, when he signed legislation putting Spendthrift Farm's newly retired Omaha Beach, the three-time this money into a trust fund to prevent raids like this. Now he is Grade I-winning 3-year-old by War Front, had his first mare turning his back on an entire industry." confirmed in foal Tuesday. Richelle Grieb owns and runs Daydream Farm in , Theyskens' Theory, a Grade III-winning juvenile and multiple Berks County, a 74-acre farm that is home to 43 horses. Her Grade I-placed daughter of Bernardini, checked in foal at farm focuses largely on breeding Thoroughbred horses. "I have Claiborne Farm in Paris, KY. A half-sister to champion 2-year-old owned my farm for 20 years and breeding Thoroughbred horses Stevie Wonderboy (Stephen Got Even), Theyskens' Theory is is my livelihood and I how I earn all of my income," said Grieb. owned by Andrew Rosen's AR Enterprises LLC. "This would shut me down. I would have no income. I would Omaha Beach retired to Spendthrift last month. An earner of lose my farm. I would be homeless." $1,651,800, Omaha Beach is out of the Seeking the Gold mare Pete Peterson, spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Equine Charming, making him a half-brother to 2014 Breeders' Cup Coalition, said it is important to understand that the Governor is winner and champion 2-year-old filly Take Charge Brandi seeking to divert non-tax dollars from the Race Horse (Giant's Causeway). Development Fund. In 2017, the legislature passed--and Omaha Beach stands for $45,000 S&N and is booked full. Governor Wolf signed into law--legislation (Act 47) that specifically states the money in the RHDTF "are not funds of the Commonwealth" and that "the Commonwealth is not rightfully entitled" to the funds.

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CANADIAN TRAINER LAURIE SILVERA DIES #6 Ete Indien (10-1); #7 Gouverneur Morris (20-1); #8 Honor A. Woodbine Entertainment and the Canadian horse racing P. (20-1); #9 Independence Hall (20-1); #10 Major Fed (50-1); industry are mourning the loss of longtime Thoroughbred #11 Max Player (30-1); #12 Maxfield (15-1); #13 Modernist trainer Laurie Silvera, who passed away Mar. 2 (click here for (20-1); #14 Nadal (10-1); #15 Royal Act (30-1); #16 Silver obituary). Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Silvera became a licensed Prospector (20-1); #17 Sole Volante (12-1); #18 Spa City (50-1); Thoroughbred trainer in Canada in 1975. The graded #19 Storm the Court (30-1); #20 Thousand Words (15-1); #21 stakes-winning conditioner earned more than 1,000 wins and Three Technique (50-1); #22 Tiz the Law (8-1); #23 Wells Bayou nearly $26 million in purses throughout his career in North (30-1); and #24 All Other 3-Year-Olds (9-2). America. In the Oaks future wager, GII Las Virgenes S. winner Venetian "A true gentleman, Laurie was a longtime fixture on the Harbor (Munnings) was made the 8-1 individual morning-line Woodbine backstretch and highly respected among the local favorite while AAll Other 3-Year-Old Fillies@ was made the overall racing community for his horsemanship and willingness to help 6-1 favorite. others. Racing fans will remember Laurie for his prowess in Here is the field for this year=s Kentucky Oaks Future Wager training horses at Woodbine for decades and the early season (with morning-line odds): #1 Alta=s Award (50-1); #2 Auberge success he often achieved," said Jim Lawson, CEO of Woodbine (20-1); #3 British Idiom (12-1); #4 Donna Veloce (10-1); #5 Entertainment. "On behalf of Woodbine Entertainment, we Edgeway (15-1); #6 Finite (10-1); #7 Frank=s Rockette (12-1); #8 offer our sincere condolences to Laurie's family and friends." Gingham (20-1); #9 Harvey=s Lil Goil (30-1); #10 Ice Princess Silvera topped the trainer standings for three consecutive (30-1); #11 Lake Avenue (15-1); #12 Lucrezia (30-1); #13 Spring Meetings at Greenwood in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Maedean (30-1); #14 Magic Dance (30-1); #15 Mo City (30-1); In 1991, Silvera posted a career-best 43 wins and campaigned #16 Motu (30-1); #17 O Seraphina (50-1); #18 Spice Is Nice the Sovereign Award-winning 2-year-old colt Free At Last, who (15-1); #19 Swiss Skydiver (50-1); #20 Tonalist=s Shape (10-1); won the GIII Summer S. The respected horseman recorded eight #21 Turtle Trax (50-1); #22 Venetian Harbor (8-1); #23 Wicked million-dollar seasons including back-to-back years with almost Whisper (15-1); and #24 All Other 3-Year-Old Fillies (6-1). $1.5 million in purses in 2006 and 2007. Other stakes winners Total handle for Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager trained by Silvera include Ariana D, Tusayan, Stormthebarricade, on Nov. 28-Dec. 1 was $350,312 ($284,317 in the Win pool and Madam Du Barri, Marvellous Silver, Right Regal, Courtly Candor, $65,995 in Exactas). AAll Other 3-Year-Old Colts and Geldings@ Parisinthespring, Try in the Sky, Hawk in Flight and November closed as the even-money favorite. Pool 2 once again saw AAll Snow. Other 3-Year-Olds@ close as favorite at 2-1. Betting totaled $590,911 ($439,694 in Win pool and $151,217 in Exactas), which was up 10.7% from the prior year.

TIZ THE LAW FAVORED IN POOL 3 OF THE KY DERBY FUTURE WAGER BILINSKI & CONTESSA FORM I THINK I LOVE YOU GIII Holy Bull S. victor Tiz the Law (Constitution) is the 8-1 individual favorite in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future ANIMAL FOUNDATION Wager, but AAll Other 3-Year-Olds@ is once again expected to be Breeder and vet Dr. Jerry Bilinski and trainer Gary Contessa, the overall preference when betting concludes Sunday. along with their wives Darlene Bilinski and Jennifer Contessa, Veteran odds maker Mike Battaglia has installed AAll Other have founded the I Think I Love You Animal Foundation, a 501c3 3-Year-Olds@ as the 9-2 early choice in the field of 24 betting non-profit formed to serve the welfare of animals in memory of interests for the three-day pool, which opens Friday at noon (all David Cassidy. The David Cassidy Memorial Legacy Group times EDT) and concludes Sunday at 6 p.m. The advance betting provided some minor assistance with this project. will be staged concurrently with the year=s only Kentucky Oaks The goal is to help animals in need everywhere through the Future Wager. In addition to Win and Exacta betting, an support of Cassidy=s friends and fans. Cassidy was a lifelong Oaks/Derby Future Double is part of the wagering menu. The animal lover and often donated to animal welfare groups, Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will close a half-hour later than the including those that care for retired Thoroughbreds. A website is KDFW at 6:30 p.m. in the works, but, in the meantime, those looking to make Here=s the complete Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 3 field donations can send a check or money order payable to the I (with morning-line odds): #1 (12-1); #2 Basin (30-1); Think I Love You Foundation Inc. to P.O. Box 982, Latham, N.Y. #3 Chance It (30-1); #4 Charlatan (12-1); #5 Enforceable (30-1); TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 15 OF 15 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • MARCH 5, 2020

USA EQUESTRIAN TRUST ACCEPTING PROPOSALS UPCOMING MAJOR FOR 2020 GRANTS USA Equestrian Trust is accepting proposals from IRS- NORTH AMERICAN STAKES registered equine non-profit organizations for its 2020 grants Date Race Track program. In 2019, the organization awarded more than Mar. 7 GI Santa Anita H Santa Anita GI F. E. Kilroe Mile S. Santa Anita $100,000 in grants to fund equine-focused projects by more GII San Carlos S. Santa Anita than a dozen non-profits. To submit an application, visit GII San Felipe S. Santa Anita trusthorses.org and complete the online form. GII Tampa Bay Derby Tampa Any organization applying must submit copies of its IRS GII Hillsborough S. Tampa GIII Gotham S. Aqueduct non-profit determination letter and most recent Form 990, as GIII Tom Fool H. Aqueduct well as a proposed budget for its project. The deadline to submit GIII Challenger S. Tampa applications for the foundation's 2020 grants program is 11:59 GIII Florida Oaks Tampa p.m. PT Wednesday, Apr. 22. GIII Honeybee S. Oaklawn Mar. 8 GIII Santa Ysabel S. Santa Anita The Trust's financial support has been dedicated largely, but Mar. 14 GI Beholder Mile S. Santa Anita not exclusively, for initiatives that are productive across several GII Rebel S. Oaklawn national-level discipline and/or breed boundaries. The Trust GII Azeri S. Oaklawn welcomes applications for need-based projects and encourages GIII Hurricane Bertie S. Gulfstream GIII San Simeon S. Santa Anita applicants to detail those in their applications. GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks Turfway Among the projects funded as part of the 2019 grants program were: THE AAEP=S initiative to support the Equine Disease Communication Center and the RRP=s Thoroughbred Makeover.

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Leading Broodmare Sires for stallions standing in North America through Tuesday, March 3 Earnings represent worldwide figures, stud fees listed are 2020 fees. Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Giant's Causeway 5 7 2 4 1 1 342 80 3,162,000 6,102,126 (1997) by Storm Cat Crops: 13 Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mucho Gusto 2 Distorted Humor 6 9 2 3 -- -- 258 63 1,703,055 4,389,780 (1993) by Forty Niner Crops: 15 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $50,000 Golden Sixty (AUS) 3 's Song 3 10 2 6 -- 1 324 70 257,508 3,165,834 (1993) by Unbridled Crops: 18 Stands: Taylor Made Stallions USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Join In (AUS) 4 A.P. Indy 3 8 1 2 1 1 283 67 650,040 2,959,443 (1989) by Crops: 21 Stands: Lane's End Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Zulu Alpha 5 Empire Maker 4 8 2 6 -- -- 204 52 513,741 2,755,779 (2000) by Unbridled Crops: 10 Stands: USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Air Almas 6 Storm Cat 2 7 2 5 -- -- 212 43 625,778 2,717,447 (1983) by Storm Bird Crops: 26 Stands: Overbrook Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Danon Kingly (JPN) 7 Mr. Greeley 4 8 2 2 -- -- 225 50 323,282 2,698,507 (1992) by Gone West Crops: 18 Stands: Gainesway Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Miyamazakura (JPN) 8 More Than Ready 2 4 -- 1 -- -- 200 43 365,964 2,248,876 (1997) by Southern Halo Crops: 13 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $80,000 Covert Operation (AUS) 9 Street Cry (Ire) 1 7 1 6 -- -- 199 39 212,676 2,201,605 (1998) by Machiavellian Crops: 12 Stands: Darley USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Master Brewer (FR) 10 Medaglia d'Oro 2 5 -- 3 -- -- 158 41 506,328 2,180,483 (1999) by El Prado (Ire) Crops: 9 Stands: Darley KY Fee: $200,000 Full Flat 11 Tapit 4 6 2 3 -- -- 176 42 457,500 2,058,521 (2001) by Pulpit Crops: 9 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $200,000 Silver Prospector 12 Hennessy 2 2 2 2 1 1 101 8 1,282,731 1,946,312 (1993) by Storm Cat Crops: 17 Stands: Ashford Stud USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Mozu Ascot 13 Smart Strike -- 3 -- 3 -- -- 234 42 211,430 1,860,100 (1992) by Mr. Prospector Crops: 18 Stands: Lane's End Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) Red Leon (JPN) 14 Kingmambo 1 6 1 3 -- -- 191 30 190,806 1,856,219 (1990) by Mr. Prospector Crops: 20 Stands: Lane's End Farm USA (Dead/Ret/Exp) I Am Legend (JPN) 15 Tale of the Cat -- 3 ------175 50 165,300 1,830,216 (1994) by Storm Cat Crops: 16 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $15,000 Dark Pursuit (GB)

FOR ALL TDN SIRE LISTSBINCLUDING INDIVIDUAL CROP-YEAR REPORTS--VISIT WWW.THETDN.COM/TDN-SIRE-STATS/ Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST SANTA ANITA H.-GI, $600,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Multiplier K The Factor Wachtel Stable, Kerr, George J. and Barber, Gary Miller Gaffalione 113 2 Two Thirty Five K Stay Thirsty Baltas, Richard, Mansor, Tom, Nielsen, Tammi & Rasmussen, Kim Baltas Fuentes 118 3 Brown Storm (Chi) Scat Daddy Matriarca McCarthy Berrios 114 4 Gift Box Twirling Candy Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rosario 126 5 Midcourt K Midnight Lute C R K Stable LLC Shirreffs Espinoza 123 6 Combatant K Scat Daddy Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rispoli 116 7 Hofburg Tapit Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Mott Prat 115 8 Endorsed Medaglia d'Oro Godolphin, LLC McLaughlin Van Dyke 115

Breeders: 1-Mark Stansell, 2-A Footstep Away Syndicate, 3-Haras Matriarca, 4-Machmer Hall, Carrie Brogden &Craig Brogden, 5-Dixiana Farms LLC, 6-Paget Bloodstock, 7-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 8-Godolphin

Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:30 p.m. EST FRANK E. KILROE MILE S.-GI, $400,000, 4yo/up, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 True Valour (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Qatar Racing Limited Callaghan Rispoli 122 2 River Boyne (Ire) Dandy Man (Ire) Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC Mullins Cedillo 122 3 Got Stormy K Get Stormy Gary Barber Casse Gaffalione 119 4 Next Shares K Archarcharch Baltas, Debby, Baltas, Richard, Ivarone, Julia C., Iavarone, Michael, McClanahan, Jerry, Peskoff, Jeremy, Robershaw, Ritchie and Taylor, Mark Baltas Prat 122 5 Sellwood Girolamo Gulliver Racing LLC Mullins Smith 120 6 Ohio (Brz) Elusive Quality Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners & Treitman, Bruce McCarthy Valdivia, Jr. 122 7 Kingly Tapit Clearview Stables, LLC, RAC 04 Racing, LLC and Meegan, Michael Baffert Gutierrez 122 8 Frontier Market K Lemon Drop Kid Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Rosario 120 9 Sash (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC Glatt Van Dyke 120 10 Desert Stone (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Slam Dunk Racing, Nentwig, Michael & Platts, Joey Baltas Franco 122

Breeders: 1-Mr P. O'Rourke, 2-Limestone & Tara Studs, 3-Mt. Joy Stables, Pope McLean, MarcMcLean & Pope McLean Jr., 4-Buck Pond Farm, Inc., 5-Silver Springs Farm Eqwine &Vineyard LLC, 6-Fazenda Mondesir, 7-Clearsky Farms, 8-Scott Pierce & Debbie Pierce, 9-Juddmonte Farms Ltd, 10- Bloodstock Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 6:00 p.m. EST SAN FELIPE S.-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Fort McHenry K Tapit Purple Rein Racing O'Neill Cedillo 120 2 Honor A. P. Honor Code C R K Stable LLC Shirreffs Smith 120 3 Wrecking Crew K Sky Kingdom Rockingham Ranch Miller Gaffalione 120 4 Authentic K Into Mischief SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Hertrich, III, Frederick, Fielding, John D. and Golconda Stables Baffert Van Dyke 122 5 Thousand Words K Pioneerof the Nile Albaugh Family Stables & Spendthrift Farm LLC Baffert Prat 124 6 Storm the Court Court Vision David A Bernsen LLC, Exline-Border Racing LLC, Hudock, Dan and Wilson, Susanna Eurton Rosario 124 7 Swagsational Gallant Son Keith Swagerty Lawrence Guglielmino 122

Breeders: 1-SF Bloodstock LLC, 2-George Krikorian, 3-Westrock Stables, 4-Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds, LLC, 5-Hardacre Farm, 6-Stepping Stone Farm, 7-Keith Swagerty & Jan Swagerty

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 5:32 p.m. EST LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY-GII, $400,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Texas Swing K Curlin Harrell Ventures, LLC Pletcher Castellano 117 2 Spa City Street Sense Godolphin, LLC McLaughlin Centeno 117 3 Relentless Dancer Midshipman Paradise Farms Corp., Raymond, Terry & Wagner, Jana Maker Gallardo 117 4 Chance It Currency Swap Shooting Star Thoroughbreds, LLC Joseph, Jr. Lopez 119 5 Market Analysis K Honor Code China Horse Club and WinStar Farm LLC Pletcher Velazquez 117 6 Mo Mosa K Uncle Mo Martin, Perry and Martin, Denise Maker Morales 117 7 Sole Volante K Karakontie (Jpn) Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Biancone, Andie and Limelight Stables Corp. Biancone Geroux 119 8 Letmeno K Twirling Candy Bloch, Randall L. and Six Column Stables, LLC, et al Wilkes Landeros 117 9 Unrighteous Violence Calumet Farm Pletcher Bravo 117 10 Bye Bye Melvin Uncle Mo Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Motion Leparoux 117 11 King Guillermo K Uncle Mo Victoria's Ranch Avila Camacho 117 12 Tons of Gold K Tonalist Partner Stable LLC Delgado Suarez 117

Breeders: 1-Susan Casner, 2-Godolphin, 3-Paul Pruett, 4-Bett Usher, 5-W. S. Farish, 6-Perry Martin & Denise Martin, 7-Flaxman Holdings Limited, 8-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD., 9-Calumet Farm, 10-Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Thoroughbreds, LLC, 11-Carhue Investments, Grouseridge Ltd. &Marengo Investments, 12-Seclusive Farm, Chester Prince & AnnePrince

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:25 p.m. EST HILLSBOROUGH S.-GII, $225,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Dynatail K Hightail Ballybrit Stable, LLC Dini Ferrer 118 2 Get Explicit Get Stormy Modeste Racing Stable Minshall Camacho 118 3 Magic Star K Scat Daddy Don Alberto Stable Brown Velazquez 120 4 Juliana (Per) Eye On Jacob Puerta Cerrada Stable Correas, IV Bravo 118 5 Kelsey's Cross Anthony's Cross Bacon, Sanford & Patrick L. Biancone Racing, LLC Biancone Geroux 118 6 Wish Upon El Corredor That's Amore Stable and Terranova, II, John P. Terranova II Morales 118 7 Starship Jubilee K Indy Wind Blue Heaven Farm Attard Castellano 123 8 Beautiful Lover Arch Pompa, Jr., Paul P. and Tolchin, Gary Brown Lopez 118 9 Hanalei Moon Malibu Moon Stonestreet Stables LLC Casse Gallardo 118 10 Jehozacat Tapit Lael Stables Delacour Centeno 120 11 Lady Oxbow K Oxbow Robert Webster Sweezey - 118 12 Altea (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables LLC & Doheny Racing Stable Brown Leparoux 118 Breeders: 1-Calumet Farm, 2-Modeste Racing Stable, 3-Betz, D. J. Stables, CoCo, Burns& Magers, 4-Haras Los Eucaliptos, 5-T. Wynn Jolley & Mary Jolley, 6-John P. Terranova, 7-William P. Sorren, 8-Thomas Coleman, 9-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 10-Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson, 11-Classic Oaks Farm, 12-Carlos Vazquez Gonzalez

Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 4:00 p.m. EST SAN CARLOS S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo/up, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Manhattan Up K Street Boss Gust, Charles and Warren, John P. Oviedo Pereira 121 2 Flagstaff Speightstown Lane's End Racing and Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Espinoza 121 3 Roadster K Quality Road Speedway Stable LLC Baffert Smith 123 4 St. Joe Bay Saint Anddan Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Prat 123 5 Law Abidin Citizen K Twirling Candy Agnew, Dan J., Schneider, Gerry and Xitco, John V. Glatt Cedillo 123 6 McKale K Congrats Watson, Karl, Pegram, Michael E. & Weitman, Paul Baffert Van Dyke 121 Breeders: 1-Kathleen McIsaac, 2-Summer Wind Farm, 3-Stone Farm, 4-Bonnie Heath Farm, LLC, 5-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc, 6-Willow Oaks Stable

Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:42 p.m. EST GOTHAM S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo, 1m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Celtic Striker K Congrats Imperial Racing, LLC Handal Maragh 118 2 Informative K Bodemeister Uriah St. Lewis St. Lewis Bisono 118 3 War Stopper K Declaration of War Salerno Stables and Madaket Stables LLC Rodriguez Vargas, Jr. 118 4 Attachment Rate K Hard Spun Bakke, Jim and Isbister, Gerald Romans Saez 118 5 Necker Island K Hard Spun Sagamore Farm LLC and Hough, Stanley M. Hough Franco 118 6 Mischevious Alex K Into Mischief Cash is King LLC and LC Racing Servis Carmouche 123 7 Sixto K Curlin Southern Equine Stable LLC Guillot Cancel 118 8 Montauk Traffic Cross Traffic Chris Fountoukis Rice Lezcano 120 9 Flap Jack Oxbow Calumet Farm Sisterson Carroll 120 10 Untitled Khozan Barber, Gary and Sebastian, Michael B. Casse Alvarado 118 11 First Deputy Awesome Again Calumet Farm Rice Davis 118 Breeders: 1-Stoneview Farm Inc. & Craig D. Upham, 2-Rose Hill Farm & John Trumbulovic, 3-Rock Ridge Thoroughbreds, LLC, 4-Mr. & Mrs. C. Oliver Iselin III, 5-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 6-WinStar Farm, LLC, 7-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Fielding, 8-Mike G. Rutherford, 9-Calumet Farm, 10-Brent Fernung, Crystal Fernung,Mike Sebastian Jr. & Mike Sebastian, 11-Clark O. Brewster

Saturday, Oaklawn, post time: 6:09 p.m. EST HONEYBEE S.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Motu K Paynter Susan Moulton McPeek Hernandez, Jr. 117 2 Shedaresthedevil K Daredevil Flurry Racing Stables LLC and Qatar Racing Limited Cox Talamo 117 3 Turtle Trax Cairo Prince Brereton C. Jones Wilkes Rocco, Jr. 117 4 Ring Leader K Paynter Novogratz Racing Stables Inc. Robertson Cohen 117 5 Alta's Award Tonalist Orr, Ed and Orr, Susie Asmussen Santana, Jr. 122 6 Back in Charge K Will Take Charge C&H Diamond Racing, LLC McPeek Vazquez 117 7 Fiftyshays Ofgreen K Bernardini Green, Leonard C. and Shay, Sean Servis Garcia 117 8 Raggedy Annie Union Rags Churchill Downs Racing Club Lukas Mojica 117 9 Queen Bridget Verrazano Mary Ann Gould Ortiz Hill 117 Breeders: 1-Kim Nardelli & Rodney Nardelli, 2-WinStar Farm, LLC, 3-Brereton C. Jones, 4-George Krikorian, 5-Mr. & Mrs. Al Mazzetti & Mr. & Mrs. EdOrr, 6-Castle Park Farm, LLC, AF Thoroughbreds& John Karakourtis, 7-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 8-Jennifer Kaak & Thoroughbreds ByDesign, LLC, 9-William D. Gould i believe in

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Breeders: 1-Stephen J. McDonald, 2-Linda Rice & Antonio Miuccio, 3-Samantha Siegel, 4-Red Oak Stable, 5-Rustlewood Farm, Inc., 6-Calumet Farm, 7-WinStar Farm, LLC, 8-Tommy G. Ligon

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:55 p.m. EST FLORIDA OAKS-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Ivyetsu K Tapit Baum, Michael and Reiko Arnold, II Geroux 117 2 New York Groove K Verrazano Commonwealth New Era Racing, Madaket Stables LLC and Wonder Stables Trombetta Gallardo 117 3 Secure Connection Data Link Stuart S. Janney, III McGaughey III Leparoux 117 4 Mirabell Mei K Palace Malice Ken Geren Terranova II Morales 117 5 Correctness Medaglia d'Oro Lael Stables Delacour Centeno 117 6 Walk In Marrakesh (Ire) Siyouni (Fr) Merriebelle Stable LLC Correas, IV Bravo 117 7 Galileos Ballerina K Magician (Ire) Janssen, Jay and Joan Brinkman Castanon 117 8 Outburst (GB) Outstrip (GB) Detampel, Marc, TSF Thoroughbred Racing & Hillen, Rebecca Kenneally Castellano 119 9 How Ironic Tonalist G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. Oliver Suarez 117 10 Secret Stash (Ire) Mukhadram (GB) Gary Barber Casse Camacho 117 11 Blame Debbie K Blame Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Cloonan, Michael P. and Thornton, Timothy C. Motion Velazquez 117 12 Micheline Bernardini Godolphin, LLC Stidham Lopez 121

Breeders: 1-Michael Baum & Reiko Baum, 2-Bonne Chance Farm, LLC, 3-Stuart S. Janney, III LLC., 4-Tim Thornton, 5-Fifth Avenue Bloodstock, 6-Merriebelle Irish Farm Ltd, 7-J. E. Jumonville Jr. & Bunny Jumonville, 8-Rainer Stockli & Manfred Wurtenberger, 9-G. Watts Humphrey Jr., 10-Kildaragh Stud, 11-Tim Thornton & Tony Holmes, 12-Godolphin

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 3:55 p.m. EST CHALLENGER S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Big Dollar Bill Midnight Lute Farkas, Dennis and Franklin, Brett and C. Wilkes Landeros 118 2 Debbie's Passion First Dude Raymond Mamone Carvajal, Jr. Spieth 118 3 Trophy Chaser K Twirling Candy JCA Racing Stable LLC Avila Lopez 118 4 Prompt Blame James S. Karp Mott Geroux 120 5 King for a Day Uncle Mo Red Oak Stable Pletcher Velazquez 120 6 Sandino Ruler (Arg) Roman Ruler Amuleto, Inc. Correas, IV Bravo 120 7 Noble Drama Gone Astray Harold L. Queen Fawkes Castellano 120 8 Admiralty Pier English Channel Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC and Lunsford, Bruce Minshall Camacho 120

Breeders: 1-Epona Equine, LLC & Gary Young, 2-Raymond Mamone, 3-Overbrook Farm & Kildare Stud, 4-James S. Karp, 5-Red Oak Stable, 6-Germano Hugo y Pellegatta Roberto, 7-Harold L. Queen, 8-Calumet Farm – Chris McGrath, TDN

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

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IN ORDER OF PURSE: 2nd-Gulfstream, $44,000, (S), Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 3-4, 3yo, 6f, 1:11.44, ft. INTER MIAMI (c, 3, Big Drama--Peruvian Jane, by Colonel John), IN ORDER OF PURSE: an 8 1/2-length victor first out against $50,000 maiden sellers 4th-Gulfstream, $44,000, (S), Msw, 3-4, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:37.25, ft. over track and trip Dec. 4, was stepped up into the Mucho RUN DEVIL (f, 3, Soldat--Zooming By {MSP, $179,130}, by Macho Man S. a month later and retreated to finish fifth after Cimarron Secret) was runner-up debuting over the local main chasing the pace. Dropping a spot in the GIII S. Feb. 1, the track last May before finishing fifth June 30 and fourth in his turf bay was made a narrow 7-5 second choice back in with softer bow July 28. Unseen since then, the dark bay returned with first- company here and broke a half-step slowly. Punching through time Lasix as a 34-5 chance here and tracked the pace from third between rivals to be the inside marker of a three-way speed through fractions of :23.03 and :45.97. Poking her head in front duel past a sharp :22.10 quarter, he started to edge away from midway around the turn, she hooked up with odds-on favorite his pace rivals entering the final furlong, only to be challenged Shazzy B (Uncaptured) at the top of the lane and started to do by tripped-out longshot Flaming Hot (Khozan) to his inside. the better work outside the sixteenth pole, edging clear to best Digging in gamely, he found just enough to turn that rival back the chalk by two lengths. The winner is a half to Faction Cat by a nose on the wire. The winner has half-brothers from each (Wildcat Heir), SW, $334,634, who set a course record Feb. 22 in of the past two seasons by Social Inclusion and his dam was the Turf Dash S. at Tampa, stopping the clock in :53.97 going five paired with Khozan last spring. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, furlongs. Her dam has a juvenile Daredevil colt named Z=devil $54,740. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored and dropped a filly by Uncaptured earlier this year. Sales by Fasig-Tipton. History: $30,000 RNA 2yo '19 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-0, O-Santa Rosa Racing Stables; B-Sergio Ripamonti (FL); T-Alexis $41,150. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored Delgado. by Fasig-Tipton. O-John Ropes & Gayle Woods; B-John Ropes (FL); T-Saffie A. 7th-Sam Houston Race Park, $37,000, Alw, 3-4, (NW1X), Joseph, Jr. 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:37.01, fm. AMANDREA (f, 4, Paynter--Courageous Julie, by Pioneerof the 1st-Gulfstream, $43,000, Msw, 3-4, 3yo, f, 5fT, :55.62, fm. Nile), a close fourth in the GII Lake Placid S. last summer at NOTORIOUS R B G (f, 3, Speightstown--Maryfield {Ch. Female Saratoga, was runner-up in the Indiana Grand S. Sept. 4 before Sprinter, GISW-USA, GSP-Can, $1,334,331}, by Elusive Quality), being transferred from the Mike Maker barn. Last of 12 in the a $115,000 purchase at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic after breezing a GII Mrs. Revere S. Nov. 29 at Churchill, she most recently backed furlong in :10 4/5, showed a half-dozen breezes at Payson Park up to be seventh at 7-5 after setting the pace in a Fair Grounds leading up to this unveiling, capped by a four-furlong move in allowance Jan. 17. Backed down to 9-10 here, the dark bay :50 flat (5/5) Feb. 22. Let go at 77-10, the bay broke alertly from made the lead on her own power and dictated terms through her rail draw and settled in a pocketed third as Coin the Phrase fractions of :23.33 and :47.91. Let out a notch entering the far (Goldencents) showed the way through a :21.06 quarter. Tipped turn, she went clear into the stretch and cruised home under three deep approaching the lane, she was a bit late to switch minimal urging under a three-length victress. Stablemate leads, but leveled off well once doing so at the furlong grounds Countenance (Bellamy Road) completed the exacta. Amandrea and overtook the pacesetter in the closing strides to prevail by a has a juvenile full-sister and her dam was sent to Storm Wolf last half-length. The winner=s champion dam, victress of the term. Sales History: $125,000 RNA 3yo '19 KEEAPR. Lifetime inaugural Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint in 2007, was bought Record: SP, 13-3-2-3, $172,297. Click for the Equibase.com for $1.25 million by Southern Equine Stables at Fasig-Tipton chart. November the following month.

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She is responsible for a juvenile Curlin filly and foaled a colt by for the Equibase.com chart. Into Mischief last term before visiting More Than Ready. Sales O-Bryan Lynam; B-Don M. Robinson & Christophe Clement (NY); History: $125,000 Ylg '18 FTSAUG; $115,000 2yo '19 EASMAY. T-Steven M. Asmussen. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-River Oak Farm, Scott D. Krase & Peter G. Stokes; B-Southern Equine Stables, LLC (KY); T-Christophe Clement.

Pitcher=s Point, c, 3, Medaglia d=Oro. See ABritain@. 5th-Gulfstream, $43,000, (S), Msw, 3-4, 3yo, 1mT, 1:33.96, fm. PROVEN STRATEGIES (c, 3, Sky Mesa--Stormbeforethecalm, by Quiet American), off the board in his first two tries last summer, was runner-up in the Skidmore S. as a maiden Aug. 16 at Saratoga and fourth in the GI Summer S. Sept. 15 at Woodbine. Making the lead in deep stretch before ultimately finishing a close sixth at 116-1 in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf, he was last seen running third as the favorite in maiden special weight company going this distance here Feb. 2. Off as the public=s choice once again at 13-10 in this state-bred spot, the dark bay broke on top before deferring to sit second behind a longshot through splits of :23.37 and :46.72. Taking control five sixteenths from home, he scooted clear soon after straightening and never faced any dangers from there, hitting the wire 3 1/4 lengths to the good of second choice Shamrocket (Tonalist). The victor has a juvenile half-sister by The Factor and his dam produced a Mineshaft filly last season before being bred to Bolt d=Oro. Sales History: $55,000 Ylg '18 FTKOCT; $77,000 2yo '19 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: SP, 7-1-1-1, $75,003. Click for the SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: THURSDAY, MARCH 5 Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Bahamian Squall (Gone West), Double Diamond Farm, $3,000 O-Leonard C. & Jonathan I. Green & Empire Racing Club; B-A. 55 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners Francis & Barbara H. Vanlangendonck & Etarip Stables, Inc. (FL); 8-Gulfstream, Aoc 6f, BAHAMIAN GIRL, 20-1 T-Mark E. Casse. Bayern (Offlee Wild), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $15,000 157 foals of racing age/30 winners/0 black-type winners 8-Gulfstream, Aoc 6f, BELLADONNIA, 6-1 $60,000 OBS WIN wnl; $125,000 KEE SEP yrl 5th-Sam Houston Race Park, $36,000, Msw, 3-4, 3yo, 1mT,

1:38.32, fm. The Big Beast (Yes It's True), Ocala Stud, $6,000 SIMPLY (c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Royale Rose, by Macho Uno) 102 foals of racing age/22 winners/0 black-type winners showed a steady local worktab for this debut, capped by a half- 8-Gulfstream, Aoc 6f, UP IN SMOKE, 2-1 mile move in :49 3/5 (23/82) Feb. 29, and was made a 24-5 $45,000 OBS OCT yrl; $230,000 EAS MAY 2yo proposition. Hopping at the start, the gray traveled third-last behind a sizzling :21.87 quarter, started to advance along the Danza (Street Boss), Fair Winds Farm, $2,500 rail past a :46.91 half and stayed glued to the fence while 140 foals of racing age/14 winners/2 black-type winners sweeping by the leaders a furlong from home en route to a 7-Turfway, Aoc 1m, HAIL TO THE CHIEF, 2-1 2 3/4-length graduation. Pacesetting favorite Schemer () did $65,000 KEE SEP yrl well to hold the place. The first foal out of a half-sister to

MGSWs Woke Up Dreamin (Holy Bull) and Denomination (Smart Daredevil (More Than Ready), Turkish Jockey Club, private Strike), Simply has a yearling Broken Vow half-sister and a half- 158 foals of racing age/17 winners/1 black-type winner brother of this season by the same sire. His third dam is two- 7-Fair Grounds, Msw 6f, TRUTH TELLER, 10-1 time champion grass mare Flawlessly (). Sales History: $20,000 KEE SEP yrl; $45,000 EAS MAY 2yo $80,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $21,300. Click

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Palace (City Zip), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000 Morrison & Michael Nentwig; B-Midwest Thoroughbred, Inc. 152 foals of racing age/24 winners/1 black-type winner (FL); T-William E. Morey. 7-Fair Grounds, Msw 6f, CURIOUS CASE, 5-1 $105,000 ESL YRL yrl 3rd-Mahoning Valley, $23,500, 3-4, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m, 1:40.50, gd. Wicked Strong (Hard Spun), Spendthrift Farm, $6,000 TADEO (g, 3, Sky Mesa--Uzziel {GSW, $457,488}, by Harlington) 232 foals of racing age/32 winners/1 black-type winner Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-0, $28,041. O/B-James W. & Tammy M. 7-Turfway, Aoc 1m, ARTEMUS EAGLE, 2-1 McKenney (CA); T-William E. Morey. *$120,000 RNA Ylg '18 KEESEP.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: South Beach Girl, f, 3, Soldat--South Beach Queen, by Elusive Quality. Mahoning Valley, 3-4, 5f, :59.15. B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC (KY). *$1,000 Ylg '18 OBSOCT.

Money On My Mind, g, 4, Birdstone --First Freedom, by First Samurai. Sam Houston Race Park, 3-4, (C), 6f, 1:12.27. B-MJK Bloodstock (KY). *$95,000 Ylg '17 FTKJUL; $145,000 RNA 2yo '18 OBSAPR.

Fasig-Tipton October grad Proven Strategies (Sky Mesa) BIG DRAMA, Inter Miami, c, 3, o/o Peruvian Jane, by Colonel gets off the mark in style at Gulfstream John. AOC, 3-4, Gulfstream BIRDSTONE, Money On My Mind, g, 4, o/o First Freedom, by First Samurai. MCL, 3-4, Sam Houston BROKEN VOW, Lock On, g, 5, o/o Do Not Disturb, by Maria's Mon. ALW, 3-4, Mahoning Valley LEMON DROP KID, Simply, c, 3, o/o Royale Rose, by Macho Uno. MSW, 3-4, Sam Houston MALTESE DOG, Ed's Rocket, g, 5, o/o Rocket Defense, by Peace Rules. ALW, 3-4, Mahoning Valley ALLOWANCE RESULTS: PAYNTER, Amandrea, f, 4, o/o Courageous Julie, by Pioneerof 4th-Mahoning Valley, $26,500, 3-4, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f, the Nile. ALW, 3-4, Sam Houston 1:05.08, gd. SKY MESA, Proven Strategies, c, 3, o/o Stormbeforethecalm, by LOCK ON (g, 5, Broken Vow--Do Not Disturb, by Maria's Mon) Quiet American. MSW, 3-4, Gulfstream Lifetime Record: 27-8-2-4, $71,578. O-R and P Racing Stables, SKY MESA, Tadeo, g, 3, o/o Uzziel, by Harlington. ALW, 3-4, LLC; B-R. Gorham & Mast Thoroughbreds LLC (IN); T-Rodney C. Mahoning Valley Faulkner. *1/2 to Gonna Fly Now (Rockport Harbor), GSP, SOLDAT, Run Devil, f, 3, o/o Zooming By, by Cimarron Secret. $190,190. MSW, 3-4, Gulfstream SOLDAT, South Beach Girl, f, 3, o/o South Beach Queen, by 5th-Mahoning Valley, $25,000, 3-4, (NW2X), 3yo/up, 6f, Elusive Quality. MSW, 3-4, Mahoning Valley 1:11.78, my. SPEIGHTSTOWN, Notorious R B G, f, 3, o/o Maryfield, by Elusive ED'S ROCKET (g, 5, Maltese Dog--Rocket Defense, by Peace Quality. MSW, 3-4, Gulfstream Rules) Lifetime Record: 24-9-2-2, $111,450. O-Mike Goetz, Rob

THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2019

ADMIRED TRAINER/ BREEDER MORE FRENCH MEETINGS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS JOE CROWLEY DIES AT 91 In a bid to combat the spread of coronavirus, another three race meetings in France will be run without any spectators under orders from the local authorities in the Oise region, which includes Chantilly. Tuesday's meeting at Chantilly was staged behind closed doors this week along with two at nearby Compiegne, and that has now been extended to next week when the racing at Chantilly on Monday, Tuesday and Friday will be run without members of the public being admitted. A statement released by France Galop on Wednesday read: "At the request of the Prefecture of Oise and the Town Hall of Chantilly, the next meetings at Chantilly racecourse, Monday 9, Tuesday 10 and Friday 13 Mar. 2020, will again be held behind closed doors as part of the measures regarding public gatherings in the Department of Oise. The racetrack will not open to the public, but the racing programme will be maintained." Cont. p3 The highly respected breeder/trainer Joe Crowley pictured at home in 2010 | Racing Post

By John Berry Joe Crowley, one of the most popular and respected as well as one of the most significant figures in Irish racing in recent decades, has passed away at the age of 91. He enjoyed notable success as both trainer and breeder, while further glory has been brought to his farm at Owning Hill near Piltown in Co. Kilkenny at various times by his daughters Annemarie and Frances, by his son-in-law Aidan O=Brien and, currently, by his grandson Joseph O=Brien. Joe Crowley began life as a farmer but his love of horses and racing meant that he would inevitably be drawn ever deeper into the sport. His first forays were as a breeder, with his first notable achievement being as breeder of Spindrifter (Ire) Racing at Chantilly | Horsephotos (Sandford Lad {Ire}) who, trained by Sir Mark Prescott, secured his place in the history of the turf by winning 13 races in England as a 2-year-old in 1980, thus equalling the 20th century British record for wins by a juvenile. Another horse to advertise IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Crowley=s eye for a horse at that time was (Ire) (Saint Denys {Ire}) who passed through his hands before beginning his GERRY DILGER PASSES AWAY racing career, the highlight of which came when he led home Breeder, consignor and Dromoland Farm owner Gerry Dilger passed away very early Wednesday morning. He was 61. Christie Michael Dickinson=s >Famous Five= in the 1983 Cheltenham Gold DeBernardis has the details. Click or tap here to go straight to Cup, having won the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury earlier in TDN America. the season. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

Joe Crowley Passes Cont. from p1 Ballydoyle, initially he maintained his National Hunt string, Encouraged, no doubt, by the success enjoyed by his equine which included the triple G1 Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq proteges, Crowley took out a training licence. His first (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), at Owning Hill. However, as the operation flag-bearer was Ravaro (Ire), an inexpensively-produced at Ballydoyle expanded in tandem with its success, the decision daughter of Raga Navarro (Ity) who displayed all the toughness was taken that that would be O=Brien=s sole focus. The Piltown which has become the stable, therefore, was taken hallmark of Owning Hill-trained over by Joe Crowley=s second horses, winning 15 races (nine daughter Frances, whose name on the Flat and six over was already in the hurdles) including both the record-books for having Saval Beg S. at Leopardstown become the first female rider and the Irish Cesarewitch H. at to win Ireland=s amateurs= the Curragh in 1985. She also championship in 1995 (before registered notable minor sharing the title with Willie placings in England when Mullins the following year). runner-up in the G1 Stayers= High-class winners continued Hurdle at the Cheltenham to come out of Owning Hill Festival and in the Queen including 1998 G1 Chiquita Alexandra S. at Royal Ascot. Drinmore Novice Chase winner Never a man to chase the Promalee (Ire) (Homo Sapien limelight, Crowley handed over Joe Crowley on his 90th birthday with his family, including 15 jockeys and {Ire}); Sackville (Ire) (Satco the licence at Owning Hill to seven trainers. | Frances Crowley {Fr}), a Grade 1 winner over his eldest daughter Annemarie hurdles at Aintree and over once she was ready to take over. The stable continued to go fences at Fairyhouse twice; and the 1999 G2 Galway Plate hero from strength to strength under her stewardship and in the Moscow Express (Ire) (Moscow Society). 1992/=93 season she became the first (and, to date, only) Frances, married to champion Flat jockey Pat Smullen, woman to win the country=s National Hunt trainers= subsequently relocated to Clifton Lodge at The Curragh, from championship. One of her stars of that season was the which stable she carved her name even more deeply into the redoubtable mare Bayrouge (Ire) history-books by becoming the (Gorytus) who won nine races first woman to train an Irish that term including the G1 Classic winner when sending out Country Pride Champion Novice Saoire (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) to win Hurdle at Punchestown with her the G1 Boylesports Irish 1000 father as the proud Guineas in 1995. owner/breeder. Once Frances had moved The following season saw away, Joe Crowley resumed his another name-change on the former position as the trainer at stable=s training licence: Owning Hill. He had recently Annemarie=s husband Aidan become a Classic-winning O=Brien stepped into the role, breeder (in partnership with winning the first of his five Aidan and Annemarie O=Brien) consecutive National Hunt courtesy of the seven-time trainers= championships in his Group 1 winner Rock Of first season. Again Joe Crowley Crowley was co-breeder of dual Guineas hero Rock of Gibraltar Gibraltar (Ire) (Danehill) who was the owner of one of the Coolmore won the 2000 Guineas in both stable=s stars: Glenstal Flagship (Ire) (Glenstal) carried his England and Ireland in 2002. In his second incarnation as a colours to victory in the G1 Murphy=s Irish Stout Champion trainer, he sent out approximately 150 winners between 2003 Four-Year-Old Hurdle at Punchestown in April 1994. and 2009, when he finally retired at the age of 80. When Aidan O=Brien was recruited by John Magnier to train at Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

Joe Crowley Passes Cont. The highlight during this period was arguably the victory of Hairy Molly (Ire) (Shernazar {GB}) in the G1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival in 2006, while black-type success was also achieved with the likes of Blue Corrig (Ire) (Darnay {Ire}) on the Flat, Paco Jack (Ire) (Soviet Star) over hurdles and Golden Storm (Ire) (Magical Wonder) over Senior Vice President Gary King fences. The latter was a proper trouper, winning four times on Twitter: @garykingTDN the Flat, twice over hurdles and five times in steeplechases. A [email protected] victory which must have given his trainer particular pleasure + 1.732.320.0975 came when Golden Storm won an amateurs= race at Tralee in August 2004, ridden by his daughter Angela, who is married to International Editor Kevin O=Ryan. Kelsey Riley The trainer at Piltown is now Joe Crowley=s grandson Joseph Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN O=Brien, who has already written further glorious chapters into [email protected] the family=s success story not only as a champion jockey but also European Editor as a Classic-winning, Breeders= Cup-winning and Melbourne Emma Berry Cup-winning trainer. It surely won=t be long before Joseph=s Twitter: @collingsberry younger brother Donnacha, Ireland=s champion Flat jockey of [email protected] both 2018 and =19, becomes the latest top-class trainer to emerge from the family. Associate International Editor Joe Crowley is survived by his wife Sarah and his daughters Heather Anderson Annemarie, Frances, Breda (who is married to former jockey Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Trevor Horgan), Angela and Monika. He leaves them, his Marketing Manager sons-in-law and his grandchildren a great legacy of racing Alayna Cullen success and the TDN offers them our sincere condolences. Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected]

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Cafe Racing Sean Cronin Tom Frary French Meetings Cont. from p1 [email protected] As of Wednesday, there were 257 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in France, where four people are reported to have died after Irish Correspondent contracting the virus. In Italy, which has the highest number of Daithi Harvey cases of the virus in Europe with 107 fatalities, the government has announced the closure of all schools and universities until Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry Mar. 15. John Boyce | Amy Lynam The number of cases in Britain rose to 85 on Wednesday but Melissa Steele the racing programme remains unaffected at this stage. Whether or not the Cheltenham Festival will go ahead remains a topic of debate for officials and fans alike, and it has been IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY announced that there will be an increase in the number of TAKING PRIDE AT THE HALFWAY STAGE lavatories and hand-washing facilities for the four-day highlight Pride of Dubai (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) leads in the Australian of the National Hunt season, which begins on Tuesday, though first-season sires’ race with four winners. Click or tap here to go the crowd figures are expected to be down. Cont. p4 straight to TDN Aus/NZ. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

French Meetings Cont. He has ridden plenty of big winners in Dubai both for Mike De Kock (most notably on horses owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Speaking to The Guardian, Ian Renton, regional director for Khalifa al Maktoum) and for Saeed bin Suroor, for whom he has Jockey Club Racecourses, said, "We're pleased to hear the won the past two runnings of the G1 Dubai World Cup on messages the government has put out suggesting there will be Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}). His victories at the current no immediate change to business as usual. On that basis we're Carnival include the G2 Al Maktoum Challenge (Round 2) last proceeding and looking forward to a great festival and are taking month on Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). steps to make sure we have got systems in place to make sure Soumillon still has a fair way to go to equal Saint-Martin's hygiene is at its maximum." record of 15 Cravaches d'Or (achieved between 1960 and 1983). However, he has time on his side and is still riding with all the enthusiasm of a youngster. What he does not have on his side, SOUMILLON SETS NEW FRENCH RECORD though, is size: unlike Saint-Martin, a natural lightweight, Soumillon is unable to ride lighter-weighted horses, which Courtesy of a double at Compiegne on Wednesday, Christophe makes his numerical success all the more remarkable. His size, Soumillon became the winning-most jockey in French racing though, has been no disadvantage on his occasional forays over history, his tally of 3,315 victories taking him past the figure set hurdles, which have seen him post big wins at Auteuil on by Yves Saint-Martin. Mandali (Fr) (Sinndar {Ire}) in the G1 Grande Course de Haies Belgian-born Soumillon, 38, already held one notable record, d'Auteuil in 2010 and Hippomene (Fr) (Dream Well {Fr}) in the his total of 305 victories in 2017 being the highest ever achieved G1 Prix Cambaceres (Grande Course de Haies des 3 Ans) in in France in one year. Having collected his first Cravache d'Or 2013. (the prize given to France's champion jockey) in 2003, Soumillon currently has 10 championships to his name (he tied with Pierre-Charles Boudot in 2015) and he is clearly making a bold bid to regain the title which he lost to Maxime Guyon last year. ROBERT HAVLIN HITS 1000-WINNER MARK He is currently keeping himself very busy, commuting back and Jockey Robert >Rab= Havlin registered his 1,000th career forth from Dubai to France, where his two wins at Compiegne winner when Pitcher's Point (Medaglia d=Oro) led throughout in on Wednesday came in the Prix du Mont Saint-Pierre on HH Aga the Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice S. at Lingfield. Khan's home-bred filly Valaya (Fr) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}), Havlin, who has spent a large portion of his career based at John trained by Alain de Royer-Dupre, and in the Prix du Carrefour du Gosden's powerful Newmarket stable, brought the 10-11 Rond Royal on the Nicolas Caullery-trained Ulan (Ger) (Areion favourite home an easy three-length winner from market rival {Ger}). London Arch (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). It was fitting that his Soumillon's worldwide total is obviously considerably higher landmark success came on a horse trained by Gosden. than 3,315, not least because he has enjoyed considerable Among his career highlights Havlin has ridden the likes of success in Hong Kong, Japan and the UAE over the years as well Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), Richard Pankhurst (GB) (Raven=s as all around Europe. Pass), Mehdaayih (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Wissahickon (Tapit) to success--and Gosden has always credited him for being a huge cog in the wheel of his highly-successful Clarehaven yard. Havlin has helped nurture the careers of some of the greats that Gosden has trained in recent years--such as (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Oasis Dream (GB) (Green Desert), Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and, of course, Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). The 46-year-old did not hesitate for a second in naming Gosden, when asked on Sky Sports Racing who has been his most important supporter. "John Gosden, without a shadow of a doubt," he said. "I think I've ridden nearly half my winners for him. The whole yard has been fabulous for me--it's a big family, and a big team. He's been an unbelievable friend and supporter of mine for a long Christophe Soumillon | Scoop Dyga time--and it's down to him really." Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

Robert Havlin Hits 1000-Winner Mark Cont. Reflecting on the highlights of his career to date, Havlin nominated two victories for Gosden in Newbury's G2 Hungerford S. He said, "I loved winning the Hungerford S. on Richard Pankhurst--I always knew if I got a shot on him, I could win on him. He's quite a quirky horse, unbelievably talented but you had to ride him a certain way. So I was glad to get the chance on him, and he won. "Then again, on Gregorian (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) when I won the Hungerford S. a few years before that, they were probably two of the highlights--but there's been a lot through the years." Havlin was relieved to have reached four figures, having been stuck on 999 since mid-February. He still remains full of ambition to chalk off another landmark--by riding his first Group Signora Cabello, white w/orange stars | Racing Post 1 winner. Added Phoenix CEO Amer Abdulaziz, ASignora Cabello was a Reflecting on his 1,000th victory, he said, "I was hoping I'd do very special horse for us on the track and we are delighted she is it before I went on holiday the other week, but anyway, it's now part of our broodmare band. She was an exceptionally come, so that's good. I've still not ridden a Group 1 winner. I talented sprinter, so deserves to be bred to a stallion like won the Italian Derby [on Feuerblitz (Ger) (Big Shuffle) in 2012] Galileo. On paper, the match looks good, so fingers crossed the year after they made it into a Group 2. I've come close a few she=ll produce a good foal.@ times--but you just keep chipping away, work hard. Hard work pays off." ANOTHER SKY ON DERBY TRAJECTORY Trainer Freddy Head will prepare George Strawbridge=s Another Sky (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) for the G1 Prix du Jockey Club SIGNORA CABELLO WILL BE COVERED BY after the colt made an impressive debut at Chantilly to become GALILEO the newest >TDN Rising Star.= The half-brother to 2016 G1 French Derby and G1 Champion S. MGSW Signora Cabello (Ire) (Camacho {GB}BJournalist {Ire}, winner Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) delighted the by Night Shift), who was also second in the G1 Prix Morny, will trainer, as he made most of the running and coasted home by 4 visit Coolmore=s Galileo (Ire) this spring, owner Phoenix 1/2 lengths, despite being eased down in the closing stages of Thoroughbreds announced on Wednesday. A winner of the G2 the 1800-metre event over the all-weather track at Chantilly. Queen Mary S. and G2 Prix Robert Papin, the former John Quinn Head revealed it was the kind of performance he had been trainee was retired in September with a mark of 11-4-1-0 and hoping for. $310,977 in earnings. "He's a horse I love. He's got everything. He's a beautiful AI think she=ll make a very good broodmare,@ said Quinn in horse--he's got a lovely action, a great temperament," he told September. AShe=s blessed with great speed, a great constitution Sky Sports Racing. "I was really waiting to see him in a race, but and a will to win. She was very sound during her racing career; he was impressive. When he kicked, he really changed gear. I she has everything you need in a broodmare really. She=s from a expected everything because I think he's a good horse, but now very good, fast family, so I=d be optimistic she=ll breed a real I'm happy and I'm relieved. The going is so bad, we've had so good one.@ much rain that I didn't want to run him on very heavy ground in Bred by Diomed Bloodstock Ltd. and a 20,000gns Tattersalls a turf race. The race came a bit early, but I'm very happy he's October Yearling, Signora Cabello won the Listed Marygate run. It gives me plenty of time for the good races. Fillies= S. for original owner Zen Racing before Phoenix bought Head also revealed that he will prepare the same owner=s Call into the filly, with her first start for the joint partnership the The Wind (GB) (Frankel {GB}) for another crack at the G2 Dubai Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. Phoenix purchased the now 4-year- Gold Cup (3200m) following his victory the Longines Turf H. over old outright for 900,000gns at the Tattersalls December Mare 15 furlongs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 29. The 6-year-old Sale in 2018. Out of the G3 Princess Margaret S. bridesmaid stayer was third to Cross Counter (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) last spring. Journalist, she is a half-sister to GSP La Presse (Gone West), MSP Cont. p6 Emirates Girl (Unbridled=s Song) and SP Plagiarism (Lonhro {Aus}). TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

INVINCIBLE ARMY HAS SEVEN MARES IN FOAL MGSW Invincible Army (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) has had seven mares scanned in foal, Yeomanstown Stud announced on Wednesday. Among the septet is the MSP Masaya (GB) (Dansili {GB}), SW Angelic Light (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and the winning Red Romance (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}), a half-sister to MSP Isabeau (Ire) (Cable Bay {Ire}). He is priced at €10,000 for 2020. AInvincible Army has been very well received and supported by breeders,@ said Yeomanstown=s Gay O=Callaghan. AHe has show great enthusiasm for his new role and I=m sure he=ll be a great success.@

TATTERSALLS ASCOT MARCH SALE Another Sky | Scoop Dyga CATALOGUES 190 LOTS Another Sky Cont. The one-day Tattersalls Ascot March Sale, which catalogued "I loved the way he behaved and the way he ran. That horse is 190 head of Flat and National Hunt horses-in-training and point- still improving," said Head. "The horse travelled very well. I'm to-pointers, is slated for Mar. 19. The sale begins at 10:30 a.m. very happy. He's come back and he looks great. If all goes well local time. Godolphin consigns nine lots, including the winning he'll go back to Meydan. Dubawi (Ire) gelding Racing Country (Ire) as lot 90. This is the Looking further into the season, Head has no stamina concerns extended family of Australian Group 1 winner Gathering (Aus) for Call The Wind, as he already shown he stays two and a half (Tale of the Cat). miles, but the G1 Ascot Gold Cup is a different matter. In 2019, 129 lots sold for a gross of £936,300 with an average "I thought even 3000 metres was a bit short for him. We won of £7,258 and a media of £3,500. The top price was for the the Cadran with him (over two and a half miles in 2018). He was gelding Sonru (Ire) (Jeremy), who brought £50,000. second last year, a bit unlucky," he said. AWe'll see. The Ascot Gold Cup is a special race. I don't want to hurt him. I want to keep him fresh. We've got many years to come." BRITISH RACING SCHOOL WINS AWARD The British Racing School was awarded the Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care Apprenticeship Provider of the DARLEY TRIO HAVE FIRST MARES IN FOAL Year Award at the Annual Apprenticeship National Awards Champion Too Darn Hot (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), G1 Investec ceremony on Mar. 3. Hosted by the Association of Employment Derby hero Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) and MG1SW Blue and Learning Providers (AELP) and FE Week, the ceremony took Point (Ire) (Shamardal) have all had their first mares scanned in place before the new Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and foal, Darley announced on Wednesday. A winner of the G1 Skills Gillian Keegan MP at the Annual Apprenticeship Dewhurst S., Too Darn Hot stands alongside French G1SP Masar Conference Gala Dinner in Birmingham, which recognizes at Darley=s Dalham Hall Stud near Newmarket, while 2019 providers offering outstanding world-class apprenticeships. Cartier Champion Sprinter Blue Point, who won four Group 1 AThe BRS is open 365 days a year offering training and races and two at Royal Ascot last term, is at Darley=s Irish base, education to young people from all walks of life, preparing them Kildangan Stud. They command fees of £50,000, £15,000 and for a career in horseracing,@ said BRS Chief Executive Grant €45,000, respectively. Harris. ATo win a national award for apprenticeship provision is recognition of the dedication and amazing work of all BRS staff. To do so in front of a national audience of the country=s leading BOOKMARK apprenticeship providers and the Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills capped a wonderful evening. Our thanks go to AELP http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/getLatest.php to download the latest edition of the TDN each day. and FE Week.@ TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

CG: I didn=t manage to purchase any horses from the first crop of these stallions but we did sell a beautiful The Gurkha filly on behalf of our client, Arild Faeste of Tourgar Stud, who is a half-sister to Grandeur (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}) and she looked every bit of a racehorse to me. I also purchased a cracking Shalaa colt foal out of Helisa (Fr) (Elusive City) on behalf of Oaklawn Stud at the Arqana December Sale this year and he is just as sharp and racy as his father. I think that all three of the above stallions, Shalaa, Twilight Son and The Gurkha, look very likely to produce racehorses in the same ilk as themselves.

TDN: Hope for the 2020 flat season?

CG: I would really like to see lots of success for all of my clients both breeding and racing. Personally I am really looking forward to racing a homebred Equiano (Fr) colt, in my own colours, that is in training with Tracey Collins on The Curragh. I am also excited to watch the exploits of Newtown Stud-bred Lil Grey (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) for Sheila Lavery and her baby This 4-week-old bay filly is by Order of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) sister, a 2-year-old by Markaz (Ire) now named Hungry for and out of Fashionista (Ire) (King=s Theatre {Ire}), the dam of G1 Fashion (Ire). She was bought by Nick Bradley and is in training hero Bobs (Ire) (Bob Back). She is owned with Karl Burke. by Godfrey Greene of . Coolmore=s Castlehyde Stud resident Order of St George won the G1 Ascot Gold Cup and stands for €6,500 this year. | Coolmore

In this TDN series we ask a group of experts for their predictions for the 2020 flat season in Europe. Today we hear from Cathy Grassick.

TDN: Who do you think will be the leading first-season sire this year?

CG: It is definitely one of the harder years to figure out where the leading first-season sire is going to come from due to the amount of horses that retired to stud in 2017. I was very taken Cathy Grassick | Tattersalls with the offspring of Shalaa (Ire) in France; he has an excellent TDN: We have been running a series in TDN recently on value first crop to race for him and is a son of leading sire of sires sires. What European stallion(s) do you think represents the Invincible Spirit, so he is very exciting. best value? Twilight Son (GB) was one of the stallions in the UK whose stock caught my eye and offers top-class speed to the great CG: Two of my personal favourites are Bated Breath (GB) based book of mares that he covered. I have also been a long-time fan in the UK and Footstepsinthesand (GB) based in Ireland and I of The Gurkha (Ire), since I first encountered him on the have found them both to be a source of great value for my racetrack, and I am looking forward to seeing his stock emulate clients. It is also worth mentioning Fast Company (Ire), who I his record once they hit the track. think is definitely a horse to watch with his first Kildangan Stud- conceived crop about to hit the track and Equiano has proved an TDN: Have you bought, raised or sold any by those stallions? excellent source of speed and winners from a relatively low stud Do they typically stamp their stock? fee. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

Haskell Invitational S. and GI Wood Memorial-winning sire Verrazano (More Than Ready), the GI Go for Wand H. scorer Serra Lake (Seattle Slew) and Somali Lemonade (Lemon Drop Kid) who captured the GI Diana S. Her 2-year-old filly is by Wednesday=s Results: Kitten=s Joy and she was bred back to him for 2020. Sales 5th-Kempton, ,60,000, Cond, 3-4, 3yo, 8f (AWT), 1:39.47, st/sl. history: $800,000 Ylg >18 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, CHARES (GER) (c, 3, Ivawood {Ire}--Coco Demure {Ire} {SW-Ity}, $8,880. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. by Titus Livius {Fr}), last seen winning the Listed Criterium de O-Godolphin; B-Emory A. Hamilton (KY); T-John Gosden. Lyon for the Christophe Ferland stable in September, broke with enthusiasm to take the early advantage in this ARoad To the Kentucky Derby@ Conditions S. Giving generously from two out, the 7-4 favourite hit the line with 1 1/4 lengths to spare over Berlin Tango (GB) (Dansili {GB}). The listed-winning dam, who CONDITIONS RESULT: died last year, has a 2-year-old filly by Maxios (GB) named 4th-Compiegne, i28,000, 3-4, 4yo, 7fT, 1:35.04, vh. Cirona (GB) and a yearling filly by Territories (Ire). Sales history: SIMONA (FR) (f, 3, Siyouni {Fr}--Monava {Fr}, by El Prado {Ire}) i32,000 RNA Ylg >18 ARAUG; i710,000 2yo >19 ARARC. Lifetime Record: 12-3-0-3, i55,510. O-Nigel & Carolyn Elwes; B- Lifetime Record: SW-Fr, 4-4-0-0, $105,493. Video, sponsored by Nigel Elwes (FR); T-Francis-Henri Graffard. Fasig-Tipton. O-Mr Y H Yue; B-Scuderia Waldeck SNC (GER); T-Jane ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Chapple-Hyam. Valeya (Fr), f, 4, Mastercraftsman (Ire)--Valdiyana (Fr) (SP-Fr), by Sinndar (Ire). Compiegne, 3-4, 12fT, 3:00.52. B-S.A. Aga 4th-Kempton, ,6,000, Novice, 3-4, 3yo, 8f (AWT), 1:39.22, st/sl. Khan (FR). CEMHAAN (GB) (c, 3, Muhaarar {GB}--Shalwa {GB}, by Galileo {Ire}), runner-up over a mile at Newcastle Feb. 11, broke well and soon had control on the front end. Staying on strongly up the straight, the 4-7 market leader was always out of reach for Note Bleu (GB) (Camelot {GB}) and hit the line with two lengths to spare. The dam, who has a 2-year-old colt by Fastnet Rock (Aus) and a yearling colt by Pivotal (GB), is a full-sister to the G2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier winner and G1 St Leger runner-up Kite KOREA RACING SUSPENDED AT LEAST TWO Wood (Ire). This is the family of the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas hero ADDITIONAL WEEKS Indian Haven (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) and the dual Group 2 As a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in the country, winner and fellow sire Daggers Drawn (Diesis {GB}). Lifetime all horse racing operations in South Korea will be suspended at Record: 3-1-1-0, $6,290. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. least through Mar. 22. Alastair Middleton, an English racecaller O-Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum; B-Essafinaat UK for the Korean Racing Authority, reported the news in a tweet Ltd (GB); T-John Gosden. Wednesday. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, officials at the KRA announced that 3rd-Lingfield, ,5,300, Novice, 3-4, 3yo, 10f (AWT), 2:08.25, st. racing would cease in the country beginning Friday, Feb. 28 PITCHER=S POINT (c, 3, Medaglia d=Oro--Hungry Island {MGSW before the situation was reevaluated Mar. 9. A total of 12 & MGISP, $758,704}, by More Than Ready), runner-up last time meetings (including pony races) at the three KRA-owned over this trip at Chelmsford Feb. 13, soon had the lead. Pressing facilities were to be canceled. An additional six fixtures will be on turning for home, the son of the 10-11 favourite had three lost to coronavirus, with a further assessment to take place lengths to spare over London Arch (GB) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). Monday, Mar. 23. According to Middleton, that date coincides The dam, who collected the GII Churchill Distaff Turf Mile and with government-run theatres, museums and libraries as well as GII Lake Placid S. and was twice third in the GI Just a Game S., is schools which are currently scheduled to re-open that day. a half to the GIII Hal=s Hope S. winner Soaring Empire (Empire Racing in Hong Kong continues in front of a bare-bones Maker) and to the dam of the GI Woodward S. scorer audience, a policy which has now been in place for the better Preservationist (Arch). The third dam is the GI Ashland S. winner part of the last month. Chic Shirine (Mr. Prospector) who is the ancestress of the GI Cont. p9 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 9 OF 9 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

Korea Racing Cont.

On Wednesday, officials at the Hong Kong Jockey Club announced that 15 selected Off-Course Betting Branches (OCBBs) and two racecourses would be opened Mar. 5, 6 and 9 to allow its customers access to cash in vouchers and winning tickets and to fund betting accounts. Sha Tin and Happy Valley Racecourses were also to be opened on the same days. On Mar. 2, the HKJC took the decision to open 17 of its 101 OCBBs, but South China Morning Post reported that some 40,000 patrons congregated and with entry restricted to only small groups of people at a time, it meant long waiting periods of up to 90 minutes.

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AWe have had a review [after Monday=s opening] and we would like to apologise for causing significant crowding in certain areas but our customers were obviously very keen to come,@ Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht- Bresges told SCMP. AWe hope these arrangements make it more acceptable for our customers and for Hong Kong. We have to accept that in some locations, it was impossible to manage. Hopefully this addresses public concern and our customers can cash in their money quicker.@ The Japan Racing Association allowed racing to proceed over the past weekend while closing the racetracks to the public unti further notice. JRA tote handle held up reasonably well, declining 12.6% Saturday versus 2019 and 20.1% Sunday, according to the Twitter account of Graham Pavey.

GROUP ENTRIES

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 6:55 p.m. AL MAKTOUM CHALLENGE R3 SPONSORED BY EMIRATES AIRLINE-G1, $600,000, NH 4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2000m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Saltarin Dubai (Arg) E Dubai Mullen Seemar 125 2 Military Law (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 3 Matterhorn (Ire) Raven’s Pass Barzalona bi Ghadayer 125 4 Desert Fire (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 5 Mark Of Approval K Lemon Drop Kid Cosgrave Hussain 125 6 Quip Distorted Humor Dobbs Watson 125 7 Roman Rosso (Arg) Roman Ruler O’Shea Seemar 125 8 New Trails Medaglia d’Oro Beasley bin Harmash 125

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 6:20 p.m. JEBEL HATTA SPONSORED BY EMIRATES AIRLINES-G1, $400,000, NH 4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 1800mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Spotify (Fr) Redoute’s Choice (Aus) J Doyle Appleby 125 2 Wait Forever (Ire) Camelot (GB) Atzeni Botti 125 3 Ajwad (GB) Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) Pinheiro Bouresly 125 4 Moqtarreb (GB) Kingman (GB) Crowley Al Rayhi 125 5 Al Sahem (SAf) Silvano (Ger) de Vries Bouresly 125 6 Royal Meeting (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Bentley bin Suroor 125 7 Surrounding (Ire) Lilbourne Lad (Ire) O’Shea Halford 121 8 Magic Lily (GB) New Approach (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 121 9 Masaarr Distorted Humor Murphy Bachalard 125 10 Dream Castle (GB) Frankel (GB) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 11 Eqtiraan (Ire) Helmet (Aus) O’Neill Al Rayhi 125 12 Barney Roy (GB) Excelebration (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 13 Freescape (GB) Cityscape (GB) Dobbs Marnane 125

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 7:30 p.m. DUBAI CITY OF GOLD SPONSORED BY EMIRATES SKYCARGO-G2, $350,000, NH 4yo/up & SH3yo/up, 2410mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Desert Encounter (Ire) Halling Spencer Simcock 125 2 Defoe (Ire) Dalakhani (Ire) Atzeni Varian 125 3 Privilegiado (GB) Sea The Moon (Ger) O’Neill Petersen 123 4 Los Barbados (Ire) Galileo (Ire) de Vries Nass 125 5 Good Trip (Ire) Dansili (GB) Grzybowska Al Mazrouei 125 6 Pablo Escobarr (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Marquand Haggas 123 7 First Nation (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 8 Learn by Heart (GB) Frankel (GB) Lopez Olsen 125 9 Mountain Hunter Lonhro (Aus) Cosgrave bin Suroor 125 10 Jalmoud (GB) New Approach (Ire) Doyle Appleby 123 11 Loxley (Ire) New Approach (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 125 Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 5:45 p.m. BURJ NAHAAR SPONSORED BY EMIRATES HOLIDAYS-G3, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1600m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Ambassadorial Elusive Quality Egan Chapple-Hyam 125 2 Secret Ambition (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) O’Shea Seemar 125 3 Blitzkrieg War Front Soumillon O’Neill 125 4 Kimbear K Temple City Dobbs Watson 125 5 Heavy Metal (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Barzalona bin Ghadayer 125 6 Team Decision (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 7 Salute The Soldier (Ger) Sepoy (Aus) de Vries Nass 125 8 Taamol (Ire) Helmet (Aus) O’Neill Al Rayhi 125 9 All Out Blitz Concord Point Mullen Seemar 125 10 Axelrod Warrior’s Reward Ziani bin Ghadayer 125 11 Moqarrar K Exchange Rate Crowley Charpy 125 12 Prodigal Son Square Eddie Buick O’Neill 125

Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 4:35 p.m. MAHAB AL SHIMAAL SPONSORED BY EMIRATES SKYWARDS-G3, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1200m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Nine Below Zero (GB) Showcasing (GB) de Vries Nass 125 2 Fight On K Into Mischief Buick O’Neill 125 3 Alfredo Arcano (Ire) Arcano (Ire) Jara Marnane 125 4 Lake Volta (Ire) Raven’s Pass Barzalona bin Ghadayer 125 5 Switzerland K Speightstown Dobbs Watson 125 6 I Kirk (Swe) Eishin Dunkirk Lopez Berneklint 125 7 Bochart (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Mullen Seemar 125 8 Lavaspin (GB) Hard Spun Beasley Seemar 125 9 Cenotaph K War Front B Doyle Charpy 125 10 Wafy (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) O’Shea Seemar 125 11 Alkaraama K War Front O’Neill Al Mheiri 125 12 Rodaini K Exchange Rate Fresu Seemar 125 13 Ibn Malik (Ire) Raven’s Pass Crowley Al Mheiri 125 14 Leading Spirit (Ire) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Cosgrave Seemar 125 Reserve: 15 Trickbag K Brilliant Speed No rider Berneklint 125 Saturday, Meydan, Dubai, post time: 5:10 p.m. NAD AL SHEBA TURF SPRINT SPONSORED BY ARABIAN ADVENTURES-G3, $350,000, 3yo/up, 1200mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Semoum K Bernardini de Vries Nass 125 2 Torosay Goldencents Barzalona O’Neill 125 3 Wildman Jack Goldencents Jara O’Neill 125 4 Laieth (GB) Dubawi (Ire) B Doyle Nass 125 5 Drummore (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Mazur Al Alawi 125 6 Space Blues (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 125 7 Tribal Quest K War Front J Doyle Appleby 125 8 Land Of Legends (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Soumillon bin Suroor 125 9 Yaalail (Ire) Intello (Ger) Paiva Al Rayhi 125 10 Rusumaat (Ire) Arcano (Ire) O’Neill Al Mheiri 125 11 Ekhtiyaar (GB) Bated Breath (GB) Crowley Watson 125 12 Mazzini (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) O’Shea Nass 125 13 Major Partnership (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Cosgrave bin Suroor 125 14 Angel Alexander (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Kingscote Dascombe 125 15 Wasim (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Veron Mohammed 125 16 Thammin (GB) Dark Angel (Ire) Fresu Al Mheiri 125 Reserves: 17 Neverland Rock (GB) No Nay Never No rider bin Ghadayer 125 18 Raafid (GB) Shamardal No rider Al Rayhi 125

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THURSDAY, 5 MARCH 2019

Street Cry=s death at the age of 16 was much lamented, as by TAKING PRIDE AT THE that stage he had really come into his own as an international sire. The winner of the 2002 G1 Dubai World Cup split his time HALFWAY STAGE between Jonabell Farm in Kentucky and Darley Kelvinside in Australia, though his visits to the Southern Hemisphere were halted for three years between the 2007/08 season and 2010/11. In all, he spent nine seasons in Australia up to his death there, in 2014, from a neurological disorder. Few stallions will have left fillies of the repute of and (USA), not forgetting a Kentucky Derby winner in Street Sense (USA)--the first horse to break the supposed jinx of the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile winner by going on to glory at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May. Then there=s Melbourne Cup winner , winner Whobegotyou, and the four-time Grade 1 winner Oh Susanna from a total of 22 individual Group/Grade 1 winners in Australia, America, Britain, Hong Kong, South Africa and Peru. In short, Pride of Dubai | Standing at Coolmore Stud quite a legacy. Street Cry=s son New Year=s Day (USA)--who is now resident at by Emma Berry Shadai Stallion Station in Japan--has been in the news of late as As half-term reports go, those connected with first-season sire the sire of the inaugural US$20-million Saudi Cup winner Pride Of Dubai will certainly take pride in his achievements to Maximum Security (USA), but Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al date. Four Australian winners, including a stakes success, puts Maktoum=s precocious G1 Blue Diamond S. and G1 Inglis Sires= him out in front of his contemporaries, and he has the Produce S. winner Pride Of Dubai is gradually gaining his own debutante winner Platinum Dubai to his credit in New Zealand. share of the headlines as more of his runners take to the track. The late Spill The Beans is just behind Pride Of Dubai with four His latest winner, Dubai Star, came at Canterbury last Friday, winners on the board, and Clear Mountain Fairview Stud=s Jabali and the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trainee already has has made an eye-catching start with three of his first four some black-type to her name from her runner-up finish behind runners all being winners. So far, however, the only other Hanseatic--by Street Cry=s son Street Boss (USA)--in the Listed freshman with a black-type winner is the former shuttler Night Merson Cooper S. in November. Hanseatic has subsequently Of Thunder (Ire). franked that form by going on to win the G3 Neds Blue Diamond Anyone who has followed his progress in Europe won=t be Prelude and finishing second to Tagaloa (Lord Kanaloa {Jpn}) in surprised to see his name near the top of the table, despite the the G1 Neds Blue Diamond S. fact that he has only been represented by six runners so far Like Pride Of Dubai himself, Dubai Star was bred by Sheikh from a sole Australian foal crop of 53. A Group 1-winning miler Mohammed Bin Khalifa, as was another of the young stallion=s at three and four, Night Of Thunder left his rivals standing in the early winners, Maha, and both share a further bond in being out European first-season sires= race, with the most impressive of mares by Fastnet Rock, meaning that they are inbred 3x3 to statistic from his first crop of 2-year-olds being his strike-rate of Danehill (USA). Leading their sire=s first-crop runners so far, 63 per cent winners to runners. however, is Tanker, winner of the Listed Inglis Debutant S. at Though Pride Of Dubai and Night Of Thunder respectively Caulfield for Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, who had fellow represent the stallion powerhouses of Coolmore and Darley, Golden Slipper nominee and another Pride Of Dubai filly, Bella their sires Street Cry (Ire) and Dubawi (Ire), both descendants of Nipotina, behind her that day. Though still a maiden, Bella Mr Prospector (USA), have been stalwarts of Sheikh Nipotina has shown decent group-race form, including finishing Mohammed=s Godolphin, home of the Darley stallions, fourth in Saturday=s G2 Sweet Embrace S. Cont. p2 operation. TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 3 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

Going With Pride cont. No decision has yet been taken as to whether Night Of Thunder will find himself back on the shuttle to Australia and, of The Maher-Eustace partnership has also been responsible for course, his stud career is still in its infancy in both hemispheres. the first Australian stakes winner for Night Of Thunder via A But the early signs are that it will be worth keeping a close eye Beautiful Night in the G3 Blue Diamond Preview S. Her victory on this young stallion and, as the first runners for Pride Of Dubai was followed 24 hours later by the win of Riverina Storm in a prepare to hit the European tracks from the end of March, the Geelong maiden, giving Night Of Thunder a 33 per cent winners same attention will doubtless be paid to him. to runners strike-rate. And it surely won=t be long before we see victory for River Night, who finished less than a length behind Ilovemyself (Ilovethiscity) in the Listed Festival Of Racing S. at Flemington to earn a second dose of small black-type.

Night of Thunder | Darley photo

Dubai Star as a yearling First Runners With his first runners in the Northern Hemisphere having just IN HONG KONG: turned three, Night Of Thunder, who had seven first-crop Gala Night, g, 3, Dissident--Prompt, by Exceed and Excel. Happy juvenile stakes winners in Europe, has continued to figure in Valley, 3-4, Hcp. ($188k), 1800m, 1:49.71. B-SF Bloodstock LLC black-type results in 2020, posting his first >Classic= winner in the (NSW). *First Hong Kong winner for sire (by Sebring). **1/2 to Listed UAE 1000 Guineas with Dubai Love (GB), who was later Diamond Glow (Bel Esprit), SP-Aus, $161,935; Prompt Return runner-up in the G3 UAE Oaks. She continues her season in (Beneteau), GSW-Aus, $387,215; and Prompt Response Saturday=s Listed Al Bastakiya S. at Meydan, a course-and- (Beneteau), G1SW-Aus, $1,616,250. ***$525,000 Ylg >18 distance steppingstone to the G2 UAE Derby Mar. 28. MMGCYS. VIDEO With a relatively small first crop to run for him in Australia, it Solar Wei Wei, g, 4, Snitzel--Cape Princess (NZ) (MGSP-NZ), by remains to be seen if Night Of Thunder will be able to retain his Cape Cross (Ire). Happy Valley, 3-4, Hcp. ($282k), 1650m, high order in the table, but from his results worldwide to date, 1:39.77. B-J Bromley (NSW). *1/2 to Fashion Princess (NZ) there may be regret among domestic breeders that he did not (Iffraaj {GB}), MSP-Aus, $202,730; Sensible Princess (NZ) return after the 2017/18 breeding season. (Street Sense {USA}), GSW-NZ, NZ$119,160; and Darscape His sire Dubawi stayed for two seasons longer when shuttling Princess (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}), SW & G1SP-NZ, to Darley Australia between 2007 and 2011, leaving behind a NZ$153,960. **NZ$130,000 Ylg >17 NZBJAN; NZ$250,000 2yo total of 225 foals, of which 22 became stakes winners, 15 at >17 NZBRTR. VIDEO Group level, including the Group 1 winners Happy Archer, This Is Class, g, 4, --Pride Of The Class (NZ) (GSW- Srikandi, Shamal Wind, Tiger Tees, Secret Admirer, and Willow NZ), by Volksraad (GB). Happy Valley, 3-4, Hcp. ($282k), Magic. In the Northern Hemisphere, Dubawi, by far the best of 1200m, 1:09.50. B-Vieira Group Pty Ltd (NSW). *1/2 to First the small sole crop of Dubai Millennium (GB), has long been Among Equals (Exceed and Excel), MSW & MGSP-Aus, firmly in the elite league. $876,130. **$120,000 Ylg >17 MGLJUN. VIDEO TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 3 OF 3 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • 5 MARCH 2019

IN HONG KONG: Tangmere, g, 5, Frankel (GB)--Our Echezeaux, by Zabeel. Happy Valley, 3-4, Hcp. (NZ$198k), 1650m, 1:40.58. B-Pencarrow Thoroughbreds Ltd. *1/2 to Dolmabache (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), GSW & G1SP-NZ, US$149,702; Pure Elegance (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}), GSW-NZ; Cote d=Or (NZ) (Makfi {GB}), SW-NZ, NZ$148,260. **NZ$1,300,000 Ylg >16 NZBJAN. VIDEO

AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2020

Date Race Track Mar. 7 G1 Newmarket H. Flemington G1 Australian Cup Flemington G1 Mostyn Copper Randwick Guineas Randwick G1 Canterbury S. Randwick Mar. 14 G1 Coolmore Classic S. Rosehill Mar. 20 G1 William Reid S. The Valley Mar. 21 G1 Longines Golden Slipper S. Rosehill G1 The Agency George Ryder S Rosehill G1 Ranvet S. Rosehill G1 The Galaxy S. Rosehill G1 Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas Rosehill Mar. 28 G1 Tancred S. Rosehill G1 Vinery Stud S. Rosehill

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