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MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here VERRAZANO DOMINATES HASKELL KATE IN CONTROL Let=s Go Stable and Coolmore=s Verrazano (More Successful when leading throughout in the G1 Prix Than Ready) delivered a tour de force performance to Rothschild 12 months ago, Teruya Yoshida=s Elusive win the GI Haskell Invitational H. by a resounding 9 3/4 Kate (Elusive Quality) made light work of her defense at lengths at Monmouth Park Sunday. AHe made a huge her beloved Deauville yesterday to win with plenty in statement today,@ said trainer hand. Sent off the 19-10 Todd Pletcher, who was favorite, the bay, who had winning his third Haskell. been the subject of a AThis was one of, if not the, controversial win in the most impressive win by any G1 Falmouth S. at Newmarket 3-year-old this year.@ The win last time July 12, was handed was extra sweet for the a lead this time before being locally based Let=s Go Stable sent to the front by William team. This is just amazing, Elusive Kate & William Buick Buick with three furlongs A @ Scoop Dyga Verrazano said Bryan Sullivan. AThis is remaining. Soon clear, she Equi-Photo my home track and it all was able to be eased near the line to score by 2 1/2 worked to plan. This is lengths from Duntle (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), taking something we=ll cherish for long, long time.@ Kevin her earnings through the i1 million barrier in the Scatuorchio added, AThis is a dream. Having worked process. AShe handled the slow ground well and I=m here as my summer job in high school with my friends, delighted with her,@ trainer John Gosden said. AIt=s good you one day dream of this, and to have it happen today when you have one as consistent as that.@ Cont. p7 is unbelievable.@ Cont. p3 POINTS OFFTHEBENCH HOLDS ON IN CROSBY WILLIAM HILL HASKELL INVITATIONAL S.-GI, Points offthebench (Benchmark) announced his arrival $1,010,000, MTH, 7-28, 3yo, 1 1/8m, 1:50 3/5, ft. as a big talent on the Southern California sprint scene 1--VERRAZANO, 120, c, 3, by More Than Ready with a breakout first black-type win in Sunday=s GI Bing 1st Dam: Enchanted Rock, by Giant's Causeway Crosby S. at Del Mar. The 4-year-old gelding held on by 2nd Dam: Chic Shirine, by Mr. Prospector a diminishing head over GI Santa Anita Derby winner 3rd Dam: Too Chic, by Blushing Groom (Fr) Goldencents (Into Mischief) in the six-furlong race, ($250,000 yrl '11 KEESEP). O-Let's Go Stable, which is a "Win and You're In" event for the Michael B Tabor, Mrs John Magnier & Derrick Smith; GI Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Cont. p4 B-Emory A Hamilton (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; J-John R Velazquez. $600,000. Lifetime Record: MGISW, 7-6-0-0, $1,551,300. *1/2 to El Padrino (Pulpit), GSW, $326,770. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Power Broker, 118, c, 3, Pulpit--Shop Again, by Wild Again. ($360,000 yrl '11 KEESEP). O-Gary & Mary West; B-Jamm Ltd (KY); T-Bob Baffert. $200,000. 3--Micromanage, 118, c, 3, Medaglia d=Oro--Catnip, by Flying Paster. ($170,000 yrl '11 KEESEP). O-Repole Stable; B-Fiona Craig & Dermot Cantillon (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher. $100,000. Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm Margins: 9 3/4, 6, NO. Odds: 1.10, 5.40, 8.10. Also Ran: Oxbow, Pick of the Litter, Vyjack, Golden Soul. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. 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Verrazano showed promise right from the start, earning J “TDN Rising Star” J status with a 7 3/4- length debut win at Gulfstream Jan. 1. He captured the GII Tampa Bay Derby in just his third start and stamped himself as a favorite for Verrazano Dominates in Haskell (cont. from p1) the GI Kentucky Derby Breaking from the outside in the seven-horse field, with a win in the Apr. John Velazquez and Verrazano angled towards the rail 6 GI Wood Memorial. and took up a stalking position just to the outside of GI He suffered his first, Preakness S. winner Oxbow (Awesome Again) through and only loss to date, an opening quarter in when 14th over a :23 4/5. Oxbow sloppy Churchill track snuck loose down in the Derby, but he the backstretch, but rebounded with an his advantage was emphatic 9 1/4-length short-lived as victory in Monmouth=s Turning for home Verrazano moved to GIII Pegasus S. Equi-Photo challenge after a June 16. leisurely half-mile in The strapping bay will now be aimed at a divisional :48 1/5. Given his showdown with Saturday=s GII Jim Dandy winner and cue by Velazquez stablemate Palace Malice (Curlin). after three-quarters AHe=ll ship to Saratoga tomorrow morning,@ Pletcher in 1:12 2/5, the said. AThe plan all along was to run in the Haskell, and even-money favorite Velazquez describes trip to Pletcher if he showed he could handle distances of 1 1/8 miles inhaled the Equi-Photo plus, the Travers would be a logical next spot. The way pacesetter and he finished today over a track that=s been deep and stormed clear down the lane. demanding all week, with his ears pricked at the wire, AWe had the perfect trip,@ Velazquez said. AHe was showed he handled it pretty well. Those of us who=ve incredible today. When I asked him, he was right there. been around this horse have always had a lot of He was in a perfect spot and Gary Stevens=s horse was confidence in him and anyone who knows him isn=t moving easily, so I moved him out to the middle of the really surprised by what they saw.@ track so no one could keep me pinned in. It looked like Verrazano=s dam Enchanted Rock, whose first foal he was going a little slow on the lead, so I went up to was graded stakes winner El Padrino (Pulpit), has an put a little pressure on him. Power Broker moved at us unraced 2-year-old Tapit filly currently in training with a little and my horse just took off.@ Shug McGaughey. She also has a yearling filly by Pulpit and produced a colt by the late Claiborne stallion this spring. She is currently in foal to More Than Ready. For TDN TODAY more on Verrazano=s family, read Steve Sherack=s Headline News.. 15 pages interview with breeder Emory Hamilton (click here). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/29/13 • HASKELL DAY AT MONMOUTH PARK HASKELL DAY 2013 (photos courtesy Equi-Photo) Bryan Sullivan (2nd L) and Kevin Scatuorchio hold up the Haskell Trophy, along with co-owner Jim Scatuorchio (2nd R) Gary Stevens and D. Wayne Lukas TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/29/13 • PAGE 4 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com GI Bing Crosby Stakes Points offthebench Upsets Bing Crosby (cont. from p1) Comma to the Top (Bwana Charlie) jumped out to the early lead, but was passed by longshot Coach Bob (Bertrando) through an opening quarter in :22.44. Meanwhile, racing four deep among a tightly packed group, Points offthebench put in a powerful run leaving the turn to put a nose in front after a half in :44.98.