THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ROUND TWO FOR GUINEAS FILLIES NBC TO AIR THE DERBY THROUGH 2025 Today=s G3 UAE Oaks from Meydan looks like a NBC Sports Group has reached an agreement with rematch of the Listed UAE 1000 Guineas three weeks Downs Incorporated giving the network ago, as all nine runners are exiting that contest. There exclusive rights to broadcast the GI is nothing to suggest that =s Ihtimal (Ire) and GI Kentucky Oaks through 2025. This 10-year (Shamardal), who gave her rivals a 3 1/4-length renewal extends the partnership that began in 2001. pummeling in the Guineas, can=t repeat that AWe are excited to extend our partnership with performance. The winner of Churchill Downs for both the iconic Kentucky Oaks and the G2 May Hill S. and G3 Kentucky Derby and are proud to have them as Sweet Solera S. as a juvenile signature elements of our Championship Season, said in England last year, Ihtimal @ wrapped up her campaign NBC Sports Group Chairman Mark Lazarus. AThis with a third-place finish in the decade-long deal is a testament to the strength of the G1 Fillies Mile, and justified relationship between Churchill Downs Incorporated and her class with a first up, first NBC Sports, and underscores NBC=s commitment to the Ihtimal sport of . We will continue to utilize the DRC/Andrew Watkins time all-weather score in the Guineas. She has yet to finish wide-ranging media platforms of NBC Universal to out of the top three in seven starts, and looks to give surround the Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby with trainer Saeed bin Suroor his ninth trophy for this race. wall-to-wall coverage and extensive promotion.@ Trainer Mike de Kock saddles three for Sheikh Three of the last five Kentucky Derbies have recorded Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, with Mensoora at least 16-million viewers on NBC. (SAf) (Jet Master {SAf}) and Magrooma (Aus) (Dubawi AThis agreement extends our relationship with NBC to {Ire}) difficult to separate on paper. Mensoora won her 25 years and includes what will be a very special first two starts in her native South Africa last year historical moment, the 150th Kentucky Derby in 2024,@ before finishing sixth, beaten three lengths, in that said Churchill Downs Chairman and CEO Bob Evans. country=s G1 Golden Slipper S. She finished a long sixth AWe will not only achieve our financial objectives with in the G2 Cape Verdi off a seven-month layoff Jan. 30, this deal, but we will also continue to benefit from but was second to Ihtimal in the Guineas in her all- NBC=s unique media assets and innovative perspective weather debut. Magrooma, a debut winner at Turffontein last March, finished two places behind her to help us continue to grow the Kentucky Oaks and stablemate in the Golden Slipper, and resumed with a Kentucky Derby brands.@ Click here to share this story. smart second in the UAE 1000 Guineas trial Jan. 16. She came from way out of it to be fifth in the Guineas off a less-than-ideal trip. De Kock, who confirmed that Mensoora is the stable=s main hope, sounded more hopeful than confident. AIhtimal has proven group race form in Europe, and obviously coped with the all-weather surface well in the Guineas,@ de Kock said. AShe is going to be very hard to beat, but it is a horse race and anything can happen.@ Feedyah (Street Cry {Ire}) could not match strides with Ihitmal in the closing stages of the Guineas, but she nonetheless made up ground to be third off a five-month layoff. The bay races in the colors of Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum for trainer Charlie Appleby. AIt was always the plan to go straight to the Guineas and then here,@ Appleby noted. AShe has improved with that run behind her and the extra 300 meters will suit, but Ihtimal is going to be hard to beat.@ Cont. p3

NYRA NAMES CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Kevin Rogan has been hired as the New York Racing Association=s new Chief Compliance Officer, it was announced at a NYRA Board of Directors meeting yesterday. Cont. p6 IN THIS ISSUE

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Horseplayers: Del Mar Destiny INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Alan Carasso reviews this week’s episode of Esquire TV’s Horseplayers after a two Director of IT: Robert Williams [email protected] week hiatus due to the Olympic games. Page 9 Database Admin./Programming Specialist: Gregg Casillo [email protected] ‘Desert’ Stars on Doha Day Two WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Michele MacDonald fills us in on the second program of the Qatar Racing and International Editor: Kelsey Riley Equestrian Club’s International Racing Festival. [email protected] Page 11 Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Tom Frary [email protected]

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He was seventh in the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS Oct. 5 to wrap up the Thursday, Meydan, United Arab Emirates, post time: 11:25 a.m. ET season, and finished a UAE OAKS-G3, $250,000, NH & SH 3yo, f, 1900m(AWT) flashy second upon SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT returning in the Jan. 23 1 Letterfromamerica K Ghostzapper O'Shea Seemar 121 G2 Al Fahidi Fort going 2 Ihtimal (Ire) Shamardal De Sousa Suroor 121 1400 meters after 3 More Aspen K More Than Ready Foley Seemar 121 being bottled up on the 4 Sign Of Lucky K Sharp Humor Dobbs Watson 121 fence through the lane. 5 Feedyah Street Cry (Ire) Barzalona Appleby 121 The winner that day 6 Magrooma (Aus) Dubawi (Ire) Hughes de Kock 131 7 Mensoora (SAf) Jet Master (SAf) Soumillon de Kock 131 was de Kock=s 8 Magroora (Aus) Dubawi (Ire) Cosgrave de Kock 131 Anaerobio (Arg) 9 Illuminating Dream (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Spencer Brown 121 (Catcher in the Rye {Ire}), who had a three- GOING THE EXTRA MILE race winning streak Mushreq Older milers take to the track for tonight=s G2 Zabeel snapped last out when DRC/Andrew Watkins Mile on turf at Meydan, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid a dull fifth in a good Al Maktoum=s Mushreq (Aus) (Flying Spur {Aus}), one local handicap. De Kock also saddles last year=s G3 of three to be saddled by Mike de Kock, looks the horse Jersey S. winner Gale Force Ten (GB) (Oasis Dream to beat. The winner of last year=s G2 Al Fahidi Fort over {GB}), who has been off the board in two local efforts this track and trip, Mushreq signed off on last year=s this year, but de Kock noted the 4-year-old is rounding Carnival with a 10th-place finish in the G1 Dubai Duty into form. AAll three are in good form at home and Free, and returned victorious in the nine-furlong Listed arrive here with chances in what appears an open Singspiel S. Jan. 9. He went down by a hard-fought contest,@ de Kock said. AAnaerobio has the worst of the neck to his well-regarded stablemate Mujaarib (Aus) draw and may not quite be up to this challenge as he (Nadeem {Aus}) in the G2 Al Rashidiya over that same has to give weight away. Mushreq should certainly go distance Jan. 30. Mshawish (Medaglia d=Oro) displayed well, while Gale Force Ten has improved with each run talent as a sophomore last season, finishing fourth in so far and should be spot on now. Hopefully all three the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and G1 St. James=s Palace will run big races.@ Trade Storm (GB) (Trade Fair {GB}) S. prior to winning the Listed Prix de Tourgeville. is the defending race winner, but has yet to win since. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 4 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Going the Extra Mile cont. Friday evening, Ellerslie, New Zealand, post time: 9:16 p.m. ET He put in a handful of admirable runs in Grade/Group NZ DERBY-G1, NZ$750,000 (US$622,425), 3yo, 2400mT 1 company last year, finishing fourth in the Dubai Duty SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER Free and Sussex S. and third in the Breeders= Cup Mile, 1 3 Puccini (NZ) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Walker P&J McKay 2 11 Glorious Lad (NZ) Falkirk (NZ) Ritchie du Plessis but was 10th in the Al Rashidiya in his first outing of 3 7 Lucky Feather (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Grylls Atrdg&Gdwn the year. AHe needed that first run badly,@ explained 4 2 Blizzard (NZ) Any Sggstion (Aus) Bosson McVn&Brwne trainer David Simcock. AHe has come out of that in 5 15 Colonel Carrera (NZ) Duelled (Aus) Htchings G&D Rogersn great form and is exactly where we want him to be 6 10 Wergoingtogtcha (Aus) Testa Rossa (Aus) Myers Hayes weight-wise. He improved an awful lot from his first 7 18 Thorn Pass (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) No rider Latta 8 16 Habitual Offender (NZ) Guillotine (NZ) Innes Mrny&Ormsby run last season and we expect him to do so again. All 9 4 Fast Dragon (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Parkes Wallace being well, he will run a big race and then we will get 10 9 Kentucky Son (NZ) Civics (Aus) Thornton Somervell him back out next week for Super Saturday.@ 11 12 Mr Frankey (NZ) Towkay (Aus) No rider Latta 12 20 King Savinsky (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Tinsley Bridgman Thursday, Meydan, United Arab Emirates, post time: 12:00 p.m. ET 13 8 Stnd Your Ground (NZ) Coat’s Choice (Aus) Colgan D&D Logan 14 13 Maygrove (Aus) Authorized (Ire) Johnson Bakr&Forsmn ZABEEL MILE-G2, $250,000, 3yo/up, 1mT 15 17 Chipandchase (NZ) Pentire (GB) No rider Marsh PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 16 1 Rising Romance (NZ) Ekraar Coleman D&D Logan 1 Mustaheel (Ire) Lawman (Fr) O'Neill Al Raihe 126 17 19 Spellbinder (NZ) O’Reilly (NZ) Cameron Bridgman 2 Edu Querido (Brz) Holzmeister Harley Botti 126 18 21 The Fire Inside (NZ) Sir Percy (GB) Sweeney Mrny&Ormsby 3 Trade Storm (GB) Trade Fair (GB) Spencer Simcock 126 Also Eligible 4 Gabrial (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Fallon Fahey 126 19 6 Sir Lancelot (NZ) Stravinsky No rider McVn&Brwne 5 Mushreq (Aus) Flying Spur (Aus) Hanagan de Kock 126 20 22 Valdivia (NZ) Don Eduardo (NZ) No rider Mrny&Ormsby 6 Mshawish K Medaglia d'Oro Hughes Delzangles 126 21 5 In A Minute (NZ) Spartacus (Ire) No rider Manning 7 Gale Force Ten (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Cosgrave de Kock 126 22 14 Tokomutu Judge (NZ) Volksraad (GB) No rider Sanders 8 Anaerobio (Arg) Catcher In The Rye (Ire) Soumillon de Kock 129 TELL IT TO THE TDN... You can also pick up a copy of the Want to send a “Letter to the Editor” of the TDN today at the Barretts March Daily News? Our address is 60 Sale of Selected Two-Year-Olds in Broad St., Red Bank, NJ, 07701; or send a fax to: Training. (732) 747-8955; an e-mail to: [email protected] TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 5 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Black-Type Previews cont. Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:41 p.m. EST Saturday, Flemington, Australia, post time: 12:20 a.m. ET PALM BEACH S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo, 1 1/8mT AUSTRALIAN GUINEAS-G1, A$500,000 (US$448,800), 3yo, 1600mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Storming Inti K Stormy Castellano Brown 120 1 9 Shamus Award (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Williams O’Brien 2 Patent A.P. Indy Saez McLghlin 116 2 4 Criterion (NZ) Sebring (Aus) Rawiller Payne 3 My Storm Trooper Tropical Storm Sanchez Wilensky 116 3 5 Eurozone (Aus) Nrthern Mteor (Aus) Boss B&J Cmmngs 4 Pleuven (Fr) Turtle Bowl (Ire) Bravo Brown 116 4 6 Thunder Fantasy (Aus) Lucky Owners (NZ) Zahra A Cmmings 5 So Lonesome Awesome Again Leparoux Bush 120 5 8 Hucklebuck (Aus) Elvstroem (Aus) Tourneur Stokes 6 Morning Calm Broken Vow Contreras Nihei 116 6 7 Prince Harada (Aus) Haradasun (Aus) Brown Vasil 7 Smart Cover Any Given Saturday Lanerie Romans 116 7 10 Rock Hero (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Rodd Payne 8 Two Jacks Wild Colonel John Lopez Manning 116 8 1 Surge Ahead (Aus) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Symons A Cmmings 9 Gala Award K Bernardini Velazquez Pletcher 116 9 14 Teronado (Aus) Testa Rossa (Aus) Newitt Hill 10 Mr Speaker Pulpit Lezcano McGghy 120 10 11 The Quarterback (Aus) Street Boss Allen Griffiths 11 Can'thelpbelieving (Ire) Duke of Marmalade (Ire) Garcia Motion 116 11 12 Late Charge (Aus) Hard Spun Duric Kelly 12 Cabo Cat Kitten's Joy Rosario Hennig 116 12 13 Alpha Beat (Aus) Magnus (Aus) C Schofild A Cmmings 13 Ring Weekend K Tapit Garcia Motion 116 13 2 Bardem (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Nolen Moody 14 3 Artie’s Shore (Aus) Artie Schiller Mott Williams Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST All carry 124 SANTA YSABEL S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:10 p.m. EST 1 Artemis Empire Maker Stevens Hllndrfr 119 SWALE S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, 7f 2 Anniversary Kitty K Tribal Rule Talamo Dollase 119 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT K 1 Havana Dunkirk Velazquez Pletcher 123 3 Awesome Baby Awesome Again Smith Baffert 119 4 Swiss Lake Yodeler Swiss Yodeler Bejarano Hllndrfr 119 2 Can't Stop the Kid Montbrook Saez Green 117 K 3 No Nay Never K Scat Daddy Castellano Ward 123 5 Tiz Kissable Tiz Wonderful Gutierrez McCanna 119 6 Sweet Bliss Street Cry (Ire) Maldonado Shirreffs 119 4 Prudhoe Bay Songandaprayer Lopez Plesa Jr. 121 K 5 Spot K Pulpit Lezcano Zito 117 7 Be Proud Proud Citizen Garcia Baffert 119 6 Brothersofthetime Bob and John Rios Sano 121 8 Saintly Joan Northern Afleet Baze O'Hara 119 7 Breitling Flyer K Ghostzapper Contreras Azpurua Jr. 117

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LANERIE RECEIVES GEORGE WOOLF AWARD NEWS TODAY Corey Lanerie has been named as the winner of the 2014 Santa Anita George Woolf Memorial Jockey NYRA Names Chief Compliance Officer cont. from p1 Award, which is voted on by his He replaces Ken Handal, who was dismissed in peers nationwide. "It's an honor October and who also served as NYRA=s chief counsel. just to be nominated," Lanerie said. AKevin is someone who has a legal background,@ noted "It's a great feeling." He was NYRA President and CEO Chris Kay as he made the among five finalists that included, announcement. AHe has served as general counsel for David Amiss, Dennis Carr, Aaron several companies that are consumer-oriented Gryder and Scott Stevens. The businesses. He=s also served as a vice president of Gulfstream Park-based pilot will corporate development and strategy and he=s also accept his award in Arcadia in served as a head of human resources. So he brings a March or April. The George Woolf lot of different areas of expertise to the table.@ Kay said Award recognizes a rider whose that with the hiring of Rogan the NYRA Board hopes to career and personal character earn Corey Lanerie Ato create a new culture of compliance at the New York Horsephotos Racing Association.@ esteem for both the individual and A Yale University and Fordham Law School graduate, the sport of Thoroughbred racing. Rogan most recently served as Chief Compliance The 39-year-old Louisiana native began galloping horses Officer for Siemens AG in North America, Mexico and at age nine and scored his first win at Evangeline Central America after serving in a similar capacity for Downs in 1991. Now based in Kentucky for the the company=s African division. He previously held majority of the year, he has won more than 3,500 posts at the chemical company Celanese as a VP of races. He achieved his first Grade I win aboard Hooh Business and Strategy Development with a focus on Why in the 2009 GI Ashland S. at Keeneland. Lanerie mergers and acquisitions in China; PepsiCo spin-off has also won multiple riding titles, most recently Ameriserve Food Distribution as a Senior VP, General earning the leading rider title at Churchill Downs= Counsel and Secretary; and Assistant General Counsel autumn meet last year. Recent winners of the award for healthcare company McKesson Corp. From 2000 to include Mario Pino (2013), Ramon Dominguez (2012), 2005, Rogan was an equity partner in the international Garrett Gomez (2011), Calvin Borel (2010), John law firm Hunton & Williams. Based out of their Dallas Velazquez (2009), Richard Migliore (2008) and Jon office, he was part of their corporate law department. Court (2007). Click here to share this story. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 7 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

COMER GROUP TO SPONSOR IRISH ST LEGER Grant, an STC, AJC and ATC member for more than The Comer Group, owner of the Palmerston House 20 years, is a regular racegoers and racehorse owner. luxury hotel and golf resort near Naas, Co. Kildare, will AWe are very pleased to have been able to fill the two sponsor the G1 Irish St Leger for the next three years. positions so quickly with men of the caliber, respect The sponsorship deal for the 100th running of the Irish and reputation of Bill Evans and Steve Grant,== said Classic involves a purse increase to i300,000 from Michael Crismale, Chairman of the ATC. AImportantly, i200,000 last year. The 14-furlong Curragh contest while their reputations in the business community are will be one of the highlights of the second day of the of the highest regard, they are long-term horse racing inaugural Irish Champions Weekend. AWe are delighted fans who will bring great passion and commitment to and honored to have been given the opportunity to their sponsor this great race, and we look forward to a very roles, and an understanding of the industry and its exciting three years working with the Curragh issues. The Australian Turf Club has successfully come Racecourse helping to ensure that the Irish St Leger through its first three years of the merger and achieved remains one of the most prestige and important Classic much in a relatively small space of time, and we are races in Europe,@ said Luke Comer, Chairman of the very focused on continuing that growth and success Comer Group. with some major projects in the coming years. And above all we are working extremely hard to make the AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB ADDS DIRECTORS 2014 BMW Sydney Carnival and The Championships at The Australian Turf Club has added Bill Evans, the Royal Randwick one of the greatest carnivals in the Global Head of Economics for Westpac Banking history of Sydney racing.== Corporation, and Steve Grant, a director of property investment and development company Capital Corporation, as directors to its board to fill the vacancies left by former Chairman John Cornish and Al TDN CRITERIA Osburg. Evans and Grant were selected unanimously by The races covered in the TDN are as follows: the board, and will serve the remainder of the terms left Stakes - purses of $50,000/up by Cornish and Osburg, which will expire Feb. 7, 2015. Allowance Races - purses of $20,000/up Evans has been a member of the Sydney Turf Club as Optional Claiming Races - purses of $20,000/up well as the Australian Jockey Club and the ATC for Maiden Special Weight Races - purses of $18,000/up more than 15 years, and regularly attends race Maiden Claiming Races - purses of $18,000/up and meetings both in Australia and abroad. a minimum claiming price of $40,000 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 8 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

The colt has been working well for his return, RACETRACK ROUND-UP including a five-panel bullet in :59.75 Feb. 20 at Palm Meadows. Itsmyluckyday Prepares for 4-Year-Old Debut... AI couldn=t be more pleased with how he=s been Last term=s GIII Holy Bull S. victor Itsmyluckyday training,@ Plesa said. AHe=s just about ready to get (Lawyer Ron) is scheduled to put in his final work started.@ Friday in preparation for his 2014 debut in the GII Some of Itsmyluckyday=s possible opponents include Gulfstream Park H. Mar. 8. GI Belmont S. hero Palace Malice (Curlin), last year=s GII AWe=ll probably work him on Louisiana Derby winner Revolutionary (War Pass), 2012 Friday, and then we=ll make a GI Travers S. dead heat winners Alpha (Bernardini) and decision,@ said trainer Eddie Plesa Golden Ticket (Speightstown). Jr. The dark bay made a name for himself at Gulfstream last year IN OTHER NEWS... capturing the Gulfstream Park A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Other Media Derby prior to his Holy Bull Itsmyluckyday success. He finished a solid When it Comes to Embracing Science, American Trainers are Just Courtney Heeney second to GI Kentucky Derby Horsing Around hero Orb (Malibu Moon) after “In his tartly worded, data-driven blog, ThoroEdge Equine Performance, that in last year=s GI Florida Derby. Pressey argues that American horse racing is regrettably unblinded by Itsmyluckyday did not take to the sloppy track on science. It shuns simple, readily available technologies with the power to Derby day and finished 15th before rebounding to be produce fitter, faster, more durable horses.” Mark Coomes, Insider second in the GI Preakness S. His sophomore campaign Louisville came to an end in Monmouth Park=s GIII Pegasus S. last June when he was pulled up due to what X-rays Harder Than Sweeping the Crown showed was a pelvic fracture. “You see, far fewer trainers and jockeys have accomplished something even more difficult than winning the Triple Crown. It is a mind-numbing AIt=s been a long road back. We decided to take our fact that since the Kentucky Derby was first run in 1875, only six trainers time with him, and it looks like he approved of it,@ Plesa and five jockeys have managed to win this historic race back-to-back. ” said. AI will tell you, when he goes to the gate, no Steve Davidowitz, ESPN matter where he finishes, he=ll be 110% ready to run.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 9 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

HORSEPLAYERS: ADEL MAR DESTINY@ by Alan Carasso After taking some time off for the Sochi Olympics, Esquire TV=s >Horseplayers= was back with a new episode Tuesday evening entitled >Del Mar Destiny.= While Team Rotondo was not in attendance >where the surf meets the turf,= the rest of the cast were on hand for a handicapping challenge during the second weekend of the meet. Of those, Christian Hellmers, Michael Beychok, John Conte and Kevin >Cowboy= Cox were active participants in the tournament, which cost $6,000 to enter. Matt Bernier, the youngest of the cast, elected not to participate, citing his inability to come up with the entry fee. The cast is apparently on track for the opening day of the meet--though the tournament was a week and a half later--and we are introduced to Molly McGill, a >racing insider= who educates Bernier in how to select a horse off its looks. She lands on the Steve Miyadi- trained Hey Cowboy, who she almost unnecessarily cheers for at every stage of the race, but does cash a $10 ticket on the 11-1 chance, prompting her to poke fun at Bernier asking, >Where did your horse finish?= (Bernier=s horse was second in a photo). Bernier attempted to credit her for making a successful selection before McGill hints that part of the reason she bet the filly was because she >was cute.= Cox, who we met in Episode 3 and who won the Belmont handicapping tournament, lands the first, and only truly significant blow of any of the cast, in the fourth race on opening day of the contest. In a five- horse field lined up for the Fleet Treat S., Cox made three $100 show bets and took a stand against an odds-on favorite, who was the subject of bridge jumpers. It was an excellent bit of strategizing. In a worst-case scenario, the chalk hits the board and he breaks even or incurs a minor loss. But the best-case scenario came through, as each of his horses ran in the money, with the 7-10 favorite losing third on the wire, triggering a wild celebration. It was actually nice to see a demonstrative gambler. Hellmers went >all-in= in the seventh race on day one, investing $4,500 to win--a >year=s rent for me,= said Bernier--on a horse who was 3-1 in the paddock. Hellmers admitted that the horse was overbet and was hoping it would drift up and ultimately he made the wager (at 33-10, not the 7-2 as displayed). Hellmers= strategy, at least in this particular setting, was to pinpoint a play and swing for the fences, even though he admitted to not liking much in the two-day contest. Hellmers (and Conte) bemoaned front-running tactics and his selection finished well down the field, ending his tournament. Bernier had a small bet on the 19-1 winner of the same race, a score which would have catapulted him past many tournament players. Cont. p10 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 10 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Horseplayers cont. Cox brought the same cockiness to this episode as he did last time, calling Hellmers= approach into question, though in the next breath he admitted that there are >different strokes for different folks.= So, it seemed a bit like he was talking out of both sides of his mouth, and it appears there is a fair amount of dislike between the two. Beychok and Conte had a thorny exchange at one point, with the hard-nosed New Yorker calling Beychok, a NHC winner, a >mush.= Now, I didn=t know what this meant, and I have since learned that a >mush= is defined as a >bettor who is a sure loser.= Beychok retorted with his >million reasons= he should not be labeled as such. That round went to the N=awlins native. The final betting >score= of the contest came in the eighth race on day two of the contest, the GI Bing Crosby S., in which Comma to the Top, no better than the third choice in the win pools, was taking a disproportionate amount of money in the show pools. This was pointed out to Cox, who promptly sprinted to the windows and bet each of the other five runners to show. Sure enough, Comma to the Top faded into fifth to the glee of the competitors, though the resulting show payoffs were modest in comparison to the prior day. Cox finished the tournament in seventh place, having already booked his NHC spot last time at Belmont. Near the end of the episode, Bernier=s fellow gamblers sort of poked fun at him for not converting his big opinion into a huge payday. C=mon, guys, the kid can=t even afford $350 a month for rent. Team Rotundo remained mostly in the shadows for this episode, as Rotundo Sr. and Jr. and cohort Lee Davis made their annual trip to Saratoga. Peter Sr. showed off an abysmal golf swing (hope the back was OK) and they did manage to cash one ticket while playing the races from the comfort of their living room. By the way, do the three of them really drive around in a VW Beetle? Horseplayers returns on a new night next Wednesday, March 5, at 10 p.m. ET. Click here to share.

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BARRETTS MARCH 2014 -- FRESHMAN SIRES Concord Point (Tapit) Fillies: 14 123 Cool Coal Man (Mineshaft) Colt: 119 Desert Party (Street Cry {Ire}) Colts: 41 46 130 Filly: 82 Discreetly Mine (Mineshaft) Colt: 127 Filly: 98 Lantana Mob (Posse) Colt: 39 Line of David (Lion Heart) Colt: 85 Lookin at Lucky (Smart Strike) Colt: 76 Filly: 102 Majesticperfection (Harlan’s Holiday) Colt: 101 Filly: 1 34 Midshipman (Unbridled’s Song) Colt: 134 Munnings (Speightstown) Colts: 12 42 78 Filly: 136 Quality Road (Elusive Quality) Fillies: 66 118 Super Saver (Maria’s Mon) Colts: 95 137 Fillies: 8 Tale of Ekati (Tale of the Cat) Colt: 87 Filly: 10 Temple City (Dynaformer) Colt: 28 The Pamplemousse (Kafwain) Colt: 135 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 11 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

>DESERT= STARS ON DOHA DAY TWO Editorial and Photos by Michele MacDonald As far as international racing is concerned, there was one place on the planet to be on February 26-Doha, Qatar. The second program of the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club's International Racing Festival featured lifetime milestones for some of the winners and subsequent unrestrained jubilation on a postcard perfect sunny day. Watching it all unfold was a lineup of high-profile figures from around the world that keeps getting larger with each day of the festival. Those present for this program included Rogers Beasley and Will Jockey Darren Williams Mayer of Keeneland, Arqana celebrates aboard Mojave Desert President Eric Hoyeau, English-based trainer Sir Michael Stoute, France Galop Parade ring commentator Derek Thompson declared Chairman Bertrand Belinguier, Horse Racing Ireland the race was the biggest win of Williams' career, and Chief Executive Brian Kavanagh, and The Curragh's the jockey waved his whip in victory at the finish line General Manager Paul Hensey. and then lifted his arms and stood up in the saddle to What they saw was a visual feast of Thoroughbred encourage the crowd to cheer as he returned on the and Purebred Arabian racing that included Frankie winner for photos. Dettori riding one of the Arabians owned by his new "I was confident that Mojave Desert would run a employer, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, in the good race," said Williams, who started his career in QR1 million (about $274,646) Qatar International England. "I had a great race and she traveled very Trophy, a Group 1 race for strong and quickened very well. I must thank the owner the breed. On the other end and trainer for giving me an opportunity to ride her." of the fame spectrum, A 4-year-old filly, Mojave 26-year-old Omani amateur Desert defeated 15 male woman jockey Fatma Al rivals in the race for her third Manji won the opening consecutive victory in Qatar, event, a special race for proving she was a shrewd female amateur jockeys. purchase for owner Saeed But it was jockey Darren Mubarak Saeed Aljafali Al Williams who brought the Naimi at the 2013 Tattersalls July sale, when she cost just day to an electric conclusion Mojave Desert wins the Qatar 11,000 guineas ($17,170). as he popped his mount International Cup from Miblish Mojave Desert (Ire) After racing for Dubai Crown (Shamardal) out of her Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum, she aboard a stalking position at just the was consigned to the sale by the Kingsley House Purebred Arabian right moment to gain the lead Stables of trainer Mark Johnston. while having just enough left to hold off a closing "This is huge victory for me. I bought this filly as a challenge from Miblish (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) in the QR1 maiden at Tattersalls in July and she has really million Qatar International Cup. The winner's time for improved very much," said trainer Majid Safedeen. The the 1600 meter event, a domestic Group 2 race for Qatar International Cup win was worth $156,529, 3-years-old and older, was 1:35.16 on boosting Mojave Desert's career earnings to $207,291. firm turf. Cont. p12 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 12 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

>Desert= Stars on Doha Day Two cont. The competition she defeated was nothing to scoff at, with Miblish a stakes winner and group stakes placed in England who cost 250,000 guineas ($390,233) at the same Tattersalls sale. Miblish, ridden by , missed catching Mojave Desert by a neck. Another Tattersalls July purchase, Beach Club (GB) ( {Ire}), finished third, 1 1/4 lengths back; in December, the now 4-year-old had finished second in the Qatar Derby to Dubday (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is the favorite for the festival's crowning Thoroughbred race, today=s HH The Emir's Trophy. Prior to Mojave Desert's dramatic win, the Arabian Raddad made history for Oman by becoming the first horse to win an international race for Omani owners not connected to the Royal Cavalry of Oman. The 6-year-old British-bred horse by renowned racing Arabian sire Amer captured the Qatar International Trophy over 1600 meters in time of 1:44.13. "This is my dream," said exhilarated owner/trainer Omanis celebrate Raddad’s Ahmed Abdullah Al Marzooqi, victory who excitedly hugged members of his stable team and later nearly danced away from the trophy presentation holding the gold prize high above his head. The victorious Omanis, including jockey Asad Al Seyabi, unfurled an Omani flag in the parade ring, which they held above and in front of Raddad, and later held as a group for more photos. Cheers erupted from the Qatari crowd for the Omanis' accomplishment, and Al Marzooqi later gave thanks for the kind reception. "We are very happy to come here," he said, adding: "We are thrilled with the way Raddad won today. I think Raddad is ready for the races in Europe now. We SPEED AND STAMINA: THE ODD COUPLE will target him at the Qatar Arabian World Cup [on the by Mark Cramer G1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe program at French trainer Philippe Decouz once explained to me Longchamp] this year, and look forward to winning why speed pedigree was necessary for success in jump many more important races with him." races: AThe horse needs to accelerate after each jump, Dettori's mount in the race, No Problem Al Maury, and if there=s a lack of speed in his pedigree, it will slow was well placed by his rider but could not keep up in him down.@ the stretch. Regardless, Dettori brought his own Years ago, in a race at Saint-Cloud, a Thoroughbred element of excitement to the proceedings and posed for that did both flat and hurdle racing was entered in a photographs prior to the race with some of the Al mile event following a long layoff. The trainer Shaqab connections. commented that this race would be a prep for Today=s closing program promises even more, with upcoming obstacle events. the featured race for Thoroughbreds, the QR2 million The horse went off at 35-1, took the lead at the ($549,210) HH The Emir's Trophy, and the QR3 million break and never looked back. The crowd, aware of the ($823,815) HH The Emir's Sword for Arabians, both trainer=s comment, erupted in boos, but in fact, the field set for 2400 meters on turf. Other highlights will was void of early speed and the jumper got the jump. It include the finals of traditional-style match races for was indeed a prep, and the horse went on to the Arabians wearing colorful traditional saddles and planned jump races. carrying riders in desert garb. Click here to share. The odd relationship between speed and stamina is often the core of GI Kentucky Derby analysis. All horses K are stretching to the mile-and-a-quarter distance, except Look for the throughout the TDN graded stakes for an occasional Dubai winner at the classic distance. entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates. Cont. p13 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/27/14 • PAGE 13 of 13 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Speed and Stamina: The Odd Couple cont. KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER POOL 3 According to American author Roger LeBlanc, if you Feb. 27-Mar. 1 played all Derby entrants showing among the top three # Horse Sire ML Odds four-furlong splits taken from nine-furlong races (in 1 Albano Istan 30-1 other words, three win bets per Derby), you=d show a 2 Bayern Offlee Wild 15-1 111% profit. In his new The Lazy Bettor=s Guide to the 3 Cairo Prince Pioneerof The Nile 8-1 Kentucky Derby: 3 Easy Angles, LeBlanc is meticulous 4 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit 30-1 in distinguishing between what he calls Akeen-to-lead@ 5 Candy Boy Candy Ride (Arg) 20-1 horses, which are a bad bet, and more versatile early 6 Conquest Titan Birdstone 30-1 speed competitors. 7 Constitution Tapit 20-1 When LeBlanc sent me his manuscript, I was at first 8 General a Rod Roman Ruler 20-1 skeptical about the word=s Alazy@ and Aeasy.@ I feared 9 Honor Code A.P. Indy 10-1 the usual quick-fix system. However, my fears were 10 Indianapolis Medaglia d’Oro 20-1 allayed after the first few pages. What I love about the 11 Intense Holiday Harlan’s Holiday 15-1 book is that it is both empirical and literate. It=s fun to 12 Kobe’s Back Flatter 20-1 read and it=s based on exquisite and agile research. 13 Kristo Distorted Humor 30-1 LeBlanc tells the story of a long list of Derby losers 14 Noble Moon Malibu Moon 30-1 that had been overbet because of their perceived 15 Samraat Noble Causeway 30-1 stamina, horses that lacked early speed. I know this 16 Shared Belief Candy Ride (Arg) 12-1 viscerally from my bicycling. I can cycle all day, the 17 Strong Mandate Tiznow 20-1 way certain horses can Arun all day,@ but I lack speed, 18 Tamarando Bertrando 30-1 so one of my cycling partners, the speedy Alan 19 Tapiture Tapit 15-1 Kennedy, always ends up ahead of me. 20 Top Billing Curlin 8-1 In 2006, Kentucky Derby 21 Uncle Sigh Indian Charlie 50-1 winner Barbaro (Dynaformer) 22 Vicar’s In Trouble Into Mischief 30-1 showed one of the top three 23 Wildcat Red D’wildcat 20-1 four-furlong splits of all the 24 All Other 3yos 6-1 Derby entrants, when he was second by a half-length at the quarter of the GIII Holy Bull S. with a :46 2/5. The 2010 winner KENTUCKY OAKS FUTURE WAGER Feb. 27-Mar. 1 Super Saver (Maria=s Mon) # Horse Sire ML Odds qualified by virtue of his :47 split 1 Aragorn Ami Aragorn (Ire) 50-1 in the GI Arkansas Derby. Animal 2 Arethusa A.P. Indy 20-1 Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) 3 Awesome Baby Awesome Again 30-1 was another qualifier in 2011. 4 Bird Maker Birdstone 30-1 Even the longshot Mine That 5 Cast in Silver City Zip 50-1 Bird (Birdstone) fit the 6 Dame Dorothy Bernardini 12-1 2010 Derby Winner parameters in 2009 thanks to a 7 Fashion Plate Old Fashioned 10-1 Super Saver 45 4/5 half at Sunland. 8 Fiftyshadesofgold My Golden Song 20-1 Horsephotos But alas, LeBlanc=s fractional 9 Got Lucky A.P. Indy 30-1 analysis is anything but Aeasy@ 10 House Rules Distorted Humor 20-1 and he delves deeply into the comparative values of 11 Joint Return Include 50-1 early speed fractions from dirt, turf and synthetic preps. 12 Onlyforyou Malibu Moon 10-1 As with the jumpers in France, the fact that a horse 13 Our Amazing Rose Yes It’s True 30-1 has shown the capacity for early speed does not mean 14 Please Explain Curlin 30-1 that it will run its Kentucky Derby from the front. That 15 Ria Antonia Rockport Harbor 20-1 would depend on the pace dynamics--he could end up 16 Rosalind Broken Vow 20-1 coming from behind. But the speed aspect of his 17 Shanon Nicole Majestic Warrior 50-1 pedigree will allow for the necessary big move. 18 She’s A Tiger Tale of the Cat 15-1 Meanwhile, pure stamina horses will usually finish 19 Stopchargingmaria Tale of the Cat 20-1 with chart comments like Adidn=t get up on time@ or 20 Sweet Reason Street Sense 20-1 Alacked his usual closing rush.@ 21 Sweet Whiskey Old Fashioned 20-1 Naturally, Mr. LeBlanc has a lot more to say on the 22 Unbridled Forever Unbridled’s Song 8-1 subject, includes three different methods, and goes 23 Untapable Tapit 6-1 about it with more nuance and depth than I can in 24 All Other 3yo Fillies 6-1 600 words. The disclaimer here is that I eventually wrote a forward for his book. I have never met Mr. LeBlanc, nor do I have any economic interest in the book. I am simply known in the business as a guy who does not turn down a manuscript read, though I am rarely moved to write about one. Follow the TDN on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thetdn AROUND THE WORLD THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 TODAY’S INSIGHTS

Yesterday=s Results: 5:10p 9th-GP, Alw, Opt-Clm, $75k, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m SILKS RUN S., $75,000, GPX, 2-26, 4yo/up, 5fT, HRTV GI Darley Alcibiades runner-up ROSALIND (Broken Vow) will :55 1/5, fm. make her sophomore debut in this spot. The Ken McPeek- 1--#BOLD THUNDER, 119, c, 4, Bold N' Flashy--Stormy trainee closed out last season with a fourth in the GI Hollywood Kristine, by Storm Creek. ($34,000 RNA 2yo >12 Starlet S. Dec. 7. The GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies third OBSJUN; $47,000 RNA HRA >13 OBSJAN). will try blinkers for this one. Casa Farms homebred Charlie A O-Andrew Sulley; B-Ameer Group (KY); T-Patricia (Curlin) will make her second career start today. The daughter Farro; J-Paco Lopez. $45,000. Lifetime Record: of GI Breeders’ Cup Distaff winner Unbridled Elaine 11-5-0-2, $142,110. (Unbridled’s Song) rallied to win her debut going 7 1/2 panels over the sod here Jan. 18. Wertheimer and Frere’s In Tune (Unbridled’s Song) will also make her second career start after a gate-to-wire win Jan. 12. Brisnet.com PPs 2--Varsity, 117, g, 7, Indian Charlie--Tears of Joy, by Mt. Livermore. O-Mr & Mrs Bertram R Firestone $15,000. 3--Wicked Tune, 121, h, 7, Concorde's Tune--Pretty Wicked, by The Wicked North. O-Patricia A INDUSTRY INFO Generazio. $7,500. Margins: 2HF, NK, 2. Odds: 6.80, 2.20, 9.10. TAA Accepting Accreditation Applications: Bold Thunder began the season with an optional Edited Press Release claiming victory over this course Jan. 2, but faded to The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation finish ninth in the Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint Feb. 1. announced that its 2014 application for accreditation Bold Thunder was hustled up between horses to take has been published online and qualified aftercare the early lead shortly after the break. The dark bay was organizations are encouraged to submit an application never seriously challenged and extended his winning before May 15. According to TAA=s Code of Standards, margin in the stretch. Click for the brisnet.com chart or accreditation status is determined after a complete VIDEO. review of five areas: operations, education, horse health care management, facility standards and 6th-GPX, $42,750, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2X, services, adoption policies, and protocols. At a 4yo/up, 1 7/16mT, 2:18 3/5, fm. minimum, organizations applying for TAA accreditation TATTENHAM (c, 4, Rock Hard Ten--Proud Fact {SW- must fulfill the following six requirements: Fr}, by ) won his first two career starts last 1. The organization must be a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt winter, but had yet to return to the winner=s circle in six organization as defined by the Internal Revenue Service starts since, most recently finishing second in an or be a registered charity in Canada. optional claimer Jan. 16. The 7-2 chance set the early 2. The organization must have been operational for a pace, remained comfortably in charge throughout and minimum of three years. won by 1 3/4 lengths. Draw Two (Macho Uno) was 3. The organization must house a minimum of 50% second. Lifetime Record: 9-3-2-0, $91,640. Click for and/or a minimum of five Thoroughbreds. the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 4. The organization must have an official euthanasia O/B-Juddmonte Farms Inc (KY). T-William I Mott. policy consistent with that of the American Association of Equine Practitioners. 9th-TAM, $23,600, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36 1/5, 5. The organization=s principals have never been convicted of killing, abandoning, mistreating, fm. neglecting, abusing or otherwise committing an act of EVIDENTLY (f, 3, Smart Strike--Supposedly {SW, cruelty against a horse. $150,120}, by Polish Numbers) was off poorly in her 6. The organization has no legal proceedings pending debut and finished last of eight going a mile at the Big against it or against any principal of the organization A Nov. 8. Trying the turf here, the Lambholm homebred and/or persons affiliated with the organization. established the early lead, remained in command TAA accreditation will be revoked and funding will be throughout and had enough left in the tank to finish 3/4 discontinued if an organization provides false of a length ahead of Pink Nightie (Giant=s Causeway). information in application. All organizations have a duty Evidently was running without Lasix. Sales history: to notify TAA if any of these conditions are no longer $95,000 RNA yrl '12 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: met after an application is submitted. 2-1-0-0, $15,100. Click for the brisnet.com chart or AThe American Association of Equine Practitioners VIDEO. and the American Humane Association, among many O/B-Lambholm Stable (FL). T-Roy S Lerman. others, have helped the TAA create a rigorous and thorough accreditation process that prioritizes one thing above all else--the welfare of retired Thoroughbreds,@ said TAA Vice President Madeline Auerbach. TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/14 • PAGE 2 of 4 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

AI cannot believe it,@ Masterton said. AMost of all, I would like to thank my Mum and Dad. They are not in racing and they put up with me for a long time. I would also like to thank Andrew and Anna-Lisa Balding. I also First/second-crop starters to watch: Thursday, Feb. 27 have to thank the people who taught me to ride--Nicky Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ and Jane--who were amazing.@ BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) She added: AIt is unreal--I know [runner-up] Tony BLAKE'S PASSION (Saint Ballado), Milestone, $1k, 5/0/0 Gorman very well. He has been in racing for many years 3-SA, Msw, 1mT, Dane O Mite, 20-1 and does an amazing job. Everybody does and they all DESERT CODE (E Dubai), Harris, $2K, 68/6/0 work so hard, especially during the winter. There has 3-SA, Msw, 1mT, Arctic Code, 5-2 been some stiff competition.@ OLD FASHIONED (Unbridled's Song), Taylor Made, $8K, 156/14/3 A P McCoy, the 18-time champion jump jockey who 3-LRL, Msw, 6f, Jackson Station, 8-1 presented the awards alongside Clare Balding, 3-LRL, Msw, 6f, Cutty Shark, $70K EAS MAY 2yo, 7-2 commented: "I was honored, really honored, to be PARADING (Pulpit), Claiborne, $4K, 100/11/0 asked to present tonight's awards. The stable staff, the 9-GP, Aoc, 1 1/16m, Lady Paradime, 15-1 lads and lasses, are so important, and I am very thrilled THE CARBON UNIT (Catienus), 18/0/0 to be here. Thanks to Godolphin for sponsoring this 3-EQ, Stk, 7fT, Dolce N Karama (IRE), 12-1 evening." The other awards winners are as follows: !Leadership Award: Tony Gorman, Head Lad to trainer Richard Hannon. !Dedication to Racing Award: Maxine Ledger, Head Girl to trainer Richard Hannon. !Administration Staff Award: Marbeth Blair, Office Manager to trainer Brian Meehan. !Stud Award: Gerry Meehan, Yearling Manager at Newsells Park Stud. IN BRITAIN: Global Explorer, g, 3, --Trulips, by !Newcomer Award: Ben James, stable staff of trainer Elusive Quality. KMP, 2-26, 6f (AWT), 1:13.32. William Haggas. B-James Millar & Janice Millar (KY). *$35,000 yrl >12 KEESEP; ,25,000 2yo >13 GOFMAR.

A CLASSIC SHOWDOWN Sophomores take center stage in the first of three stakes at Meydan tonight, going 1400 meters on the grass. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum=s Wednaan (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) is the least exposed in the STABLE STAFF HONORED AT AWARDS lineup. The Mike de Kock trainee, a i450,000 Arqana The stable staff of Britain=s horse racing industry August yearling, broke his maiden at first asking over were honored last night at the annual Godolphin Stud & the Yarmouth lawn Sept. 19, and made up ground late Stable Staff Awards at the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel in to be third behind the runaway Long John (Aus) (Street London Tuesday night, with Leanne Masterton, Cry {Ire}) in the G3 UAE 2000 Guineas two weeks ago. The fitness gained from that run, as well as the switch Traveling Head Girl for trainer Andrew Balding, back to grass, should benefit Wednaan. Another lightly receiving the top honor of Employee of the Year. raced prospect--a maiden, in fact--is Dolce N Karama Masterton, who has (Ire) (The Carbon Unit). Fourth on debut at traveling horses to Wolverhampton in September, the Thistle Bloodstock North America, homebred finished a creditable fourth when thrown to Turkey, Germany, the wolves in the G1 Racing Post Trophy Oct. 26. He Italy, Hong Kong, finished eighth, beaten five lengths, when resurfacing Dubai and Australia for on the Tapeta in Meydan=s UAE 2000 Guineas trial Jan. Balding, was 16, and should appreciate the switch back to the lawn presented with a here. Jallota (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) had a busy check for ,30,000, 11-start juvenile campaign. He won just once, at third Leanne Masterton receives the half of which will be asking over the subsequent dual Group 3 winner Brown Employee of the Year award from Clare divided amongst her Sugar (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}), but put in some respectable Balding & AP McCoy fellow staff members performances in lofty company, including a fourth-place at Balding=s Park finish, beaten two lengths, behind No Nay Never (Scat House Stables. Masterton also received the Daddy) in the G1 Prix Morny. He was ninth in the UAE Rider/Groom Award and, along with the two runners- 2000 Guineas in his sophomore debut Feb. 13 in his up, received a ,2,000 for both her and her yard. lone all-weather outing. cont. p3 TDN P AROUND THE WORLD • 2/27/14 • PAGE 3 of 4 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Thursday, Meydan, United Arab Emirates, post time: 10:50 a.m. ET MEYDAN CLASSIC S.-Listed, $125,000, 3yo, 1400mT EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Wednaan (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Soumillon de Kock IN QATAR: 2 Jallota (GB) Rock Of Gibraltar (Ire) Crowley de Kock Millers Wharf (Ire), c, 4, Acclamation (GB)--Applaud 3 Chord Chart (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Cosgrave Seemar 4 My Catch (Ire) Camacho (GB) Dobbs Watson (GSW-Eng), by Rahy. Al Rayyan, 2-26, Hcp, 3yo/up, 5 Eye In The Sky (Ire) Sinndar (Ire) Fallon Petersen 1600mT. B-Glashare House Stud. *58,000gns wnl 6 Make It Reel (Fr) Country Reel Hitchcott Watson >10 TATDEC; 100,000gns RNA yrl >11 TATOCT; 7 Man Amongst Men (Ire) Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) Spencer Meehan 95,000gns 2yo >12 TATGNS. **1/2 to Jazz Jam 8 Dolce N Karama (Ire) The Carbon Unit O'Shea Shanahan (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), SW-Eng. 9 Dubawi Fun (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Mohammed Sejalaat (Ire), g, 4, Kheleyf--Laqataat (Ire), by Alhaarth 10 Najm Suhail (GB) Proclamation (Ire) Ffrench Al Raihe (Ire). Al Rayyan, 2-26, Hcp, 3yo/up, 1000mT. All carry 126 pounds. B-Shadwell Estate Co. Ltd. *60,000gns HRA >13 TATJUL. **1/2 to Naseem Sea (Ire) (Bahri), GSP-Ire. MEYDAN GROUP TO SPONSOR EQUESTRIAN GAMES Mojave Desert (Ire), f, 4, Shamardal--Innclasic (Ire), by The Meydan Group has become an official sponsor of Stravinsky. Al Rayyan, 2-26, Qat-G2 Qatar the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, to be held International Cup, 3yo/up, 1600mT. B-L O=. Aug. 23 to Sept. 7 in Normandy, France. Meydan first *i24,000 wnl >10 GOFNOV; i15,000 yrl >11 sponsored this event when the games were held in GOFSPT; 11,000gns HRA >13 TATJUL. Lexington, Kentucky in 2010. Mr. Malih Lahej Al Basti, Gull Rock (GB), m, 5, Ishiguru--Petrovna (Ire), by Vice Chairman of Meydan Group, said: AMeydan and Petardia (GB). Al Rayyan, 2-26, Hcp, 3yo/up, the developing Meydan City is the visionary concept of 1400mT. B-Bishopswood Bloodstock & Trickledown His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Stud. *8,000gns HRA >12 TATHIT. Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and was inspired by the love of the horse and equestrian sports. Meydan is home to the world=s B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N richest horse race, the Dubai World Cup, and we are AMERICA committed to aiding the development of the equine industry at a global level. We are pleased to demonstrate this passion through our role as an Official HANDICAP RESULTS: Sponsor of the Games. This is a prestigious competition 8th-CTX, $35,200, 2-25, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:19 2/5, ft. ATTRACTIVE RIDE (g, 8, Candy Ride {Arg}--Valid that is truly international in its reach. The event Attraction, by Valid Appeal) Lifetime Record: provides Meydan with an excellent means to 65-17-6-9, $374,820. O-Matthew T Groff. B-McKathan communicate our role in equine sports and highlights Bros (FL). T-Hugh I McMahon. our exciting commercial ventures here in Dubai.@ ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 6th-LRL, $50,000, Opt. Clm. ($40,000-$35,000), NW4X, 4yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:05, ft. DO SOMETHIN (m, 5, Purim--Cherokee Sheik, by Yesterday's Results: Cherokee Run) Lifetime Record: 19-10-3-2, $279,200. 3rd-LYO, i16,000, Mdn, 3yo, c/g, 10f 165y (AWT), O-Burns Thoroughbred Racing LLC. B-B P Walden Jr, P 2:14.94, ft. Madden, L Taylor & G McDonald (KY). T-Tony Wilson. SOURIYAN (FR) (c, 3, Alhaarth {Ire}--Serasana {GB}, *$20,000 yrl '10 KEESEP. by Red Ransom), who hit the board in a newcomers= test at Cagnes-sur-Mer last time Jan. 23, was rousted 8th-LRL, $45,000, Opt. Clm. ($25,000-$20,000), along in rear early and remained off the pace for most NW2X, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:37 3/5, ft. of this one. Taking closer order on the home turn, the WRY ME (c, 4, Sharp Humor--Antoinette, by Silver 7-10 chalk came under further urging to challenge Hawk) Lifetime Record: 13-4-1-1, $98,900. O-Eric approaching the final eighth and was ridden out to Singer. B-Douglas S Arnold Jr (KY). T-Christopher W Grove. *$45,000 yrl '11 FTKJUL; $28,000 2yo 12 prevail by 3/4 of a length from Sindymarch (Fr) (Early > FTMMAY. **Full to Notassharpasuthink, SP, March {GB}). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, i11,600. Click $173,393. for Equidia VIDEO. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC; 10th-SUN, $39,975, 2-25, (S), 4yo/up, 1m, 1:36 4/5, T-Jean-Claude Rouget. ft. MR. (g, 5, Premeditation--Miss Einstein Interested in standardbreds {MSW, $105,205}, by Beau Genius) Lifetime Record: as well? Click here to sign up MSW, 29-7-6-6, $341,283. O-W D Sr & M H Carson & for our sister publication... Leach Racing LLC. B-Mike & Suzanne Carson (NM). T-Dallas J Barton. *Full to Double Smart, MSW, $347,698; Beau Wizer, SW, $248,876.

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Breeders= Edition cont. 8th-SUN, $30,750, 2-25, C, (S), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10 2/5, ft. NUMBERONESON (g, 6, Mr. Trieste--Book the Cat, by Tabasco Cat) Lifetime Record: SP, 36-5-6-5, $137,695. O-Don Heim. B-Richard Lueck & Gray Cross (NM). T-Alex T Hartman.

7th-CTX, $26,400, 2-25, NW2LX, 4yo/up, f/m, 4 1/2f, :52 2/5, ft. EURO INDIAN GIRL (f, 4, Eurosilver--La Vedette, by Indian Charlie) Lifetime Record: 10-2-4-2, $49,240. O-Team Cobra. B-Four Roses Thoroughbreds (KY). T-Ronney W Brown. *$14,000 RNA 2yo >12 FTKFEB.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: +Jitterbug, f, 3, Lion Hearted--Hay Let's Dance (GSW, $246,265), by Hay Halo. LRL, 2-26, (C), 6f, 1:15. B-Dr & MrsThomas Bowman (MD). *1/2 to Hay Getoutofmyway (Allen=s Prospect), MSP, $178,204.

Smart Fleet Diva, f, 4, Northern Afleet--Smartullah, by Smarten. CTX, 2-25, (S), 4 1/2f, :53 4/5. B-Stephen Glessner & Donna Tullner (WV).

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CONDITIONS RESULTS: 6th-LYO, i20,000, Cond, 3yo, 9f (AWT), 1:54.05, ft. BANYU (FR) (c, 3, Dylan Thomas {Ire}--Banyu Dewi {Ger} {SW & GSP-Ger & MGSP-US, $119,361}, by Poliglote {GB}) Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, i22,725. O- Jean-Claude Seroul; B-SNIG Elevage (FR). T-Frederic Rossi. *i80,000 yrl >12 ARQOCT. **1/2 to Brigantin (Cozzene), MGSW & G1SP-Fr, G1SP-Eng & GSP-Aus, $520,106; Noble Winner (Fr) (Grand Slam), GSP-Fr; Nuit d=Amour (Fr) (Azamour {Ire}), MSP-Fr.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Heaven On Earth (Fr), c, 3, Archange d=Or (Ire)-- Between You And Me (Fr), by Kendor (Fr). TOU, 2-26, 10 1/2fT, 2:26.65. B-Gilles & Aliette Forien (FR). *i3,000 wlng >11 ARQDEC. Lady Penko (Fr), f, 3, Archipenko--Hespera (GB), by Danehill. TOU, 2-26, 10 1/2fT, 2:24.56. B-SCA La Perrigne (FR). *i21,000 wlng >11 ARQDEC. Born In Bombay (GB), c, 3, Shamardal--Pearl Dance (GSP-Eng & G1SP-Ire), by Nureyev. KMP, 2-26, 8f (AWT). B-George Strawbridge (GB), 1:40.45. *1/2 to Sparkling Beam (Ire) (Nayef), GSW-Fr, $188,731; Rainbow Springs (GB) (Selkirk), G1SP-Fr. Uta (Fr), f, 3, Shirocco (Ger)--Joyce (Ger) (SW-Fr & SP-Ger), by Chato. LYO, 2-26, 10f 165y (AWT), 2:19.87. B-Mme P Ades-Hazan & M Henochsberg (FR). *i4,000 yrl >12 ARQOCT.