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INDEPENDENCE HALL STEPS UP IN DAVIS HOW A POINTLESS RACE by Joe Bianca Undefeated and impressive in all three of his career starts thus CAN HAVE THE BEST OF far, Independence Hall (Constitution) has earned respect as one PURPOSES of the top early choices for the GI . Saturday, fans will get a much clearer picture of whether that stature is justified, as the Mike Trombetta trainee heads south to take on a quality field in the GIII Sam F. Davis S. at Downs. Sent off as a 7-5 favorite debuting in a seven-furlong event on the GI Pennsylvania Derby undercard at Parx, the dark bay broke slowly, but recovered quickly and ran away to an easy 4 3/4-length score. Stepped up into stakes company in the GIII Nashua S. Nov. 3 at Aqueduct, the $100,000 Keeneland September grad produced arguably the most impressive performance of any 2-year-old in 2019 when blowing the doors off his competition with a 12 1/4-length romp.

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Peter Eurton | Horsephotos IN TDN EUROPE TODAY by Chris McGrath BARBOTTIERE TRIUMPHANT WITH GROUP 1 RECRUITS Peter Eurton knows. He has been training since 1989, after all: Haras de la Barbottiere debuts Group 1 winners Donjuan the year of and . One, on the West Triumphant and Robin of Navan on its dual purpose roster this Coast, began his sophomore campaign in an allowance race at year. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Santa Anita over 6 1/2 furlongs, before moving up in distance for the San Felipe 17 days later. The other started out in the Swale over seven furlongs at Gulfstream--the fourth running of a race that had already been won by Chief's Crown and --before going up a furlong for the Gotham, and again for the Wood. Standard procedure, in those days. You didn't ask a top-class two-turn prospect to drain the tank in his first run back. By starting in a sprint, you could add a layer of fitness without damaging the base. Just as importantly, you would be sharpening the horse mentally. It had worked for breed-shaping names throughout Eurton's boyhood. warmed up for the Flamingo with a six-furlong allowance at Hialeah. Buckpasser was beaten in a seven-furlong allowance seven days before winning the Everglades, following up in the Flamingo 11 days later. After missing the Triple Crown series with his quarter crack, he renewed the cycle in a six-furlong allowance. He wound up winning the Club Gold Cup, then still run over two miles, and after a lay-off again resumed in a sprint, in the seven- furlong Malibu. Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected]

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Cont. from p1 did much the same: Jockey Club, Washington International, break, Malibu. Setting up his own Classic campaign, Damascus had been another to scale the distance ladder one rung at a time: six-furlong allowance, Bay Shore, Gotham, Wood, Derby. Same for all three Triple Crown winners of the 1970s. kicked off in the Bay Shore; Seattle Slew broke the track record in a seven-furlong Hialeah allowance; and took in a similar race over 6 1/2 furlongs 10 days before the San Felipe. Horatio Luro, Eddie Neloy and Frank Whiteley, Jr. knew. So did Lucien Laurin, Billy Turner and Laz Barrera; Charlie Whittingham and Shug McGaughey. And how about John Nerud, with Gallant Man? He launched his campaign with a 1:09.4 track record at Tropical Park; followed up with the Hibiscus at Hialeah; and then bumped into a horse called Bold Ruler in the Bahamas. And here was a horse who stayed well enough to the Belmont by eight lengths, never mind the marathon . All this was the equivalent of waking up a horse with a splash of cold water. Come on, you, there's a working day ahead. But nowadays that very seldom seems to happen, for two reasons. One is that these sprints carry zero qualifying points for the Derby; and the other is the growing vogue for a lighter program into the first Saturday in May. As a result, with typically only a couple of preps to fit in, there's no longer a splash of water. Instead you are hauled downstairs by the ankles. Eurton, of course, doesn't really have to worry about banking Derby points for Storm the Court (Court Vision), thanks to his shock success in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. That enables him to do simply what he considers right for his horse. But doesn't the very use of that phrase invite us all to take a step back, as Storm the Court resurfaces in the GII San Vicente S. Sunday, and ask why anything else should ever enter the equation? It's all very well arguing that pure sprinters shouldn't clutter up the Derby field. True, nobody wants a weakening horse in his path entering the Churchill stretch. But even if you could pick up a few points in a GIII Swale or San Vicente, you would probably still have to place in a longer trial to guarantee a starting slot. Cont. p4 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

This Side Up cont. As it is, look what has happened to Derby times since we started sieving out sprinters. In recent years, we could have replaced the stopwatch with a sundial. (Never mind that a faster Derby pace favors the horse who can rate; and that the horse who can rate offers a more intelligent and durable model, when it comes to the breeding shed.) At the same time, moreover, many Classic winners today struggle to maintain their form; several have failed to win another race of any kind. Triple Crown protagonists often stagger out of the series as sitting ducks for the late bloomers who arrive fresh for the GI Travers S. Code Of Honor (Noble Mission {GB}) was the first Travers winner in four years to have run in a Triple Crown race, and he had sat out the second and third legs.

Storm the Court | Horsephotos Perhaps the breed really has become less robust. But perhaps there is also a chicken-and-egg element. Maybe these sophomores would last longer if given a deeper grounding, not just as juveniles (though that, too), but also around this time of year. It is axiomatic, after all, that a horse is liable to run rank when fresh; and the best way to avoid that is to slipstream some specialist sprinters. Go too far, when short of focus and fitness, and you run the risk of bringing home a duller and more brittle animal. Keep short, and you can put an edge on him both physically and mentally. Of course, we're still always dealing with flesh and blood. There are no rules about this kind of thing. Nyquist (Uncle Mo), the last Kentucky Derby winner to start his campaign in a sprint, didn't exactly manage a throwback second half of the year. But equally you can't argue with the efficacy of his San Vincente as a springboard to the Classics: Nyquist and Exaggerator (Curlin) finished one-two over seven furlongs at Santa Anita in February; one-two over 10 furlongs at Churchill in May; and then one- three, transposing their positions, in the Preakness. Cont. p5 – INVENTIVE, BY DIXIE UNION FEE: $10,000 S&N

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This Side Up cont. They should not be penalized for trying to build a sustainable With too many of those who obey the new orthodoxy, foundation; for trying to protect the interests of their horse. And certainly, there's a worrying paradox: though on a lighter that, quite literally, is the long and the short it. program, they reach a premature peak. The old school, in contrast, offered not just extra seasoning for the Classic grind but also extra spice, in terms of dash and knowhow. Sam F. Davis cont. from p1 It's curious that this should have happened in an era when commercial breeders are said to be infatuated with precocity and speed. We know that horsemen today don't trust to see out the kind of schedule they would routinely soak up in former times. But the skewed distribution of Derby points gives them an excuse they hardly need. So let's load some into the San Vicente, the GIII Hutcheson and the Swale; and, while we're about it, let's move the GIII Bay Shore back to its previous slot.

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Even in that brilliant performance, Independence Hall showed some immaturity, shying from the whip several times, and he displayed that greenness further Jan. 1 at Aqueduct in the Jerome S., acting up in the paddock, breaking slowly and again drifting from stick-handling. It speaks to the colt's talent then, that he still won by four lengths, but the waters get significantly deeper in the Sam Davis, which will be Independence Hall's first two-turn test. He shipped down to Oldsmar in early January to Nyquist (R) defeats Exaggerator (center) in the Derby | Horsephotos get accustomed to the track and has breezed four times locally, Fortunately there are still, in the meantime, horsemen of highlighted by a five-furlong bullet in 1:00 flat (1/34) Jan. 26. imagination and adventure. Horsemen who understand that Click here for a Friday video interview with Trombetta. Second choice on the morning line behind the winning or losing is incidental to a sophomore's opening 6-5 Independence Hall is Sonata Stable's Premier Star skirmish. Jimmy Jerkens gets it--just as you would expect, given (Tapiture), pegged at 3-1 as the likely speed. Debuting at seven his upbringing. Green Light Go (Hard Spun) ran into a speedball panels Dec. 8 at Gulfstream, the $100,000 OBS June buy dueled in the Swale last weekend, but that was an acceptable risk. with Caracaro (Uncle Mo) and wore that foe down for a 1 Storm the Court doesn't have to win, either; he just needs 3/4-length decision despite being carried out significantly. That putting him on a road that won't crumble beneath him. result was flattered when Caracaro returned to earn 'TDN Rising He has the luxury of points on the board. But others won't be Star' honors with a six-length graduation Jan. 11, and Premier so lucky in the future. And their trainers should not have to Star himself validated his graduation with a 5 1/4-length, forfeit a gate in the Travers or at the Breeders' Cup in order to wire-to-wire score Jan. 15 in Hallandale to pick up a get one in the Derby. >Rising Star= badge of his own. Cont. p6 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Davis cont. That effort was good enough for a 90 Beyer, bettered in this The chestnut switches to Hall of Famer John Velazquez after field only by Independence Hall's 101 in the Nashua. Bought into being piloted by Irad Ortiz, Jr. in his first two starts, and drilled a by Reeves Racing since then, the gelding shows half-mile bullet in :48 flat (1/15) for Jorge Navarro Feb. 1 at several eye-popping works on the Palm Meadows lawn, Gulfstream West. following up a seven-furlong breeze in 1:22 1/5 (1/5) Jan. 20 with a five-panel bullet in :58 1/5 (1/17) Feb. 3. Chapalu (Flatter) stands an outside chance in his first dirt try. Runner-up as the heavy favorite at first asking sprinting on the Laurel turf Aug. 1, the Beverly Anderson and Edward Seltzer homebred was sharp in victory going a mile on the Keeneland sod Oct. 6, a race out of which the second, third, fourth and eighth-place finishers came back to win. The bay repeated with a wire-to-wire conquest of the GIII Grey S. three weeks later at Woodbine, but would need to produce a career high to prevail here.

Premier Star | Ryan Thompson Shadwell Stable's Ajaaweed (Curlin) makes his 3-year-old debut after finishing his juvenile season on a high note. An even fifth to open his account at six furlongs Aug. 10 at Saratoga, he earned his cap and gown when stretched out to a mile Sept. 11 at Belmont. Somewhat disappointing in finishing a distant fourth in Keeneland's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity Oct. 5, the homebred closed ground over a speed-favoring track to just miss by a half-length in the GII Remsen S. Dec. 7 at Aqueduct. Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com takes on TDN=s Steve Sherack and Regular rider Joel Rosario is in for the mount aboard the bay, Brian DiDonato as they handicap Triple Crown prep races plus who capped preparations with a five-furlong breeze in 1:00 3/5 the big three races themselves. The three will make $100 (2/4) Jan. 31 at Palm Meadows. Win/Place bets in the preps and $200 Win/Place bets in the Sole Volante (Karakontie {Jpn}) is an intriguing potential Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Highest bankroll at the upsetter. Rallying to a three-length victory debuting over the end wins. Gulfstream West turf Oct. 12, the $20,000 OBS April bargain was extremely impressive when passing 10 horses in a last-to-first DeRosa - Last Week - Decent start in week one, tabbing two of upset of the grassy S. Nov. 30 at Gulfstream. Similarly to three winners--Max Player (+$905) and Thousand Words what he's done with turf-to-dirt success Ete Indien (Summer (+$290). Unfortunately, the most impressive winner of the trio Front), a strong runner-up in last Saturday's GIII S., by far--Tiz the Law in the Holy Bull--was the one I didn't use trainer Patrick Biancone gave Sole Volante a chance on the main (Toledo could only manage third), and both my adversaries also track and he delivered, closing to be a good third in the Mucho used the longest-priced winner of the weekend. Bankroll: Macho Man S. Jan. 4 in Hallandale. $1195. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Throwdown cont. GIII Sam F. Davis S. - Let's see how creative we can be in the Sam F. Davis! Independence Hall is the horse to beat, but not seeing the value in odds-on against a solid group in which a couple of these have a license to improve. We'll go to the rail with Ajaaweed, who was never catching Shotski in the nine-furlong Remsen last out, but gets freshened for this and should have some pace to run at after a ground-saving trip. Selection: #1 Ajaaweed (4-1).

Sherack - Last Week - Max Player (+$905) and Thousand Words (+$290) made for a nice opening weekend of Throwdown selecting two of three winners, while Relentless Dancer could do no better than a distant fourth in the Holy Bull. Bankroll: $1195. GOT STORMY FINDS SAFE LAUNCHPAD IN GIII Sam F. Davis S. - Disappointed that Irad Ortiz, Jr. won=t be making the trip to Tampa, but still willing to see if the stretching- ENDEAVOUR out >TDN Rising Star= Premier Star can run this field off their feet as the likely second choice under Johnny V. He was a smart winner in his first two trips to the post going seven furlongs beneath Ortiz, Jr. at Gulfstream and handled an impressive next out >Rising Star= Caracaro on debut. Selection: #6 Premier Star (3-1).

DiDonato - Last Week - Was pleasantly surprised to get better than 5-1 on Max Player (+$905) after all three of us landed on him. Tiz the Law (+$380) was a bit of a gift at 13-10--that was a really strong performance. Tizamagician wasn=t quite good enough--just glad my chalky winner wasn=t quite as chalky as Ed and Steve=s. Bankroll: $1285.

GIII Sam F. Davis S. - I made a big bet on Ajaweed last time--that was fun... I can=t get past him here and am hoping his run this Got Stormy | Benoit time doesn=t come too late. Independence Hall is a talented by Joe Bianca horse for sure and a fairly likely winner, but he=s not guaranteed Eclipse finalist Got Stormy (Get Stormy), a multiple Grade I to see out two turns--especially if he finds himself too close winner in 2019 who blossomed from a nice minor stakes horse early to speedster Premier Star (Chapalu has some speed too, but I=m not sure he=s the same kind of fast as Premier Star). into a bonafide star turf filly, will look to follow in the footsteps Shotski=s second in the Withers with less of an easy lead than he of Mark Casse champions Tepin (Bernstein) and got in the Remsen flatters Ajaweed, who seems like a true (Northern Afleet) when getting her 5-year-old campaign Classic prospect and one of the better under-the-radar Derby underway as a prohibitive favorite at Tampa Bay Downs in prospects out there currently. Selection: #1 Ajaweed (4-1). Saturday's GIII Endeavour S.

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Endeavour cont. A winner of two listed stakes and a Grade III in the summer of 2018, the chestnut was stepped up to Grade I company for the first time in the Coolmore Jenny Wiley S. Apr. 13 at Keeneland and responded with a strong third at 21-1. That was the last time she was worse than second in 2019, as she racked up wins in the GI Fourstardave H., GI Matriarch S. and De La Rose S. to go with seconds in the GI Breeders' Cup Mile, GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile S. and GII Longines Churchill Distaff Turf Mile S. That resume was enough to get her on the Eclipse ballot for Champion Turf Female before her Breeders' Cup conqueror Uni (GB) (More Than Ready) ultimately took home the trophy. Tepin followed up her championship 2015 campaign with a dominant victory at 1-5 in the Endeavour in 2016 before eventually going on to score a seismic blow for American turf racing in the G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot that summer. Similarly, World Approval, champion of his division in 2017, started his 2018 season with a score in the local GIII Tampa Bay S., also at 1-5. Got Stormy figures to be thereabouts in the wagering too, and shows four breezes at the Casse training center since her Dec. 1 Matriarch score, capped by an easy half-mile in :50 3/5 (13/17) Jan. 29. Of her seven potential rivals, the likely clear second choice is Don Alberto Stable's Andina Del Sur (Giant's Causeway). An upset victress of the GIII Oaks over this course in 2018, the chestnut picked up her first win since then in the Violet S. Sept. 28 at Monmouth and added the Forever Together S. two starts later Nov. 29 at Aqueduct. She was last seen running third in the GIII Marshua's River S. Jan. 11 at Gulfstream.

VENETIAN HARBOR GETS TWO-TURN TEST IN LAS VIRGENES by Alan Carasso Having more than proven her going short with a devastating maiden-breaking victory over 6 1/2 furlongs last time out, Venetian Harbor (Munnings) stretches out to two turns for Saturday=s GII Las Virgenes S. at Santa Anita. While the trip remains a bit of a question mark, the bay is strictly the one they=ll all have to beat. The subject of considerable pre-debut chatter, Venetian Harbor was duly sent off at even-money for a five-furlong turf dash at Del Mar Nov. 15. She sent the chalk players home slightly disappointed that afternoon, but she hardly disgraced herself, box-seating the race after leading early, then finishing willingly to be second while unable to catch loose-on-the-lead Aqua Seaform Shame (Kantharos) with four next-out winners behind her. The tote read >1' again when she tried dirt for the first time at Santa Anita Dec. 29 and she made light work of it, streaking home by 10 3/4 lengths in 1:15.60. The 94 Beyer was the second-fastest for a 2-year-old filly in 2019. Cont. p9 2020 Stud Fee: $35,000 LFSN Champion Son of Champion Sire Curlin

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Las Virgenes cont. Venetian Harbor=s immediate family is decidedly sprint oriented--her fourth dam is champion Safely Kept (Horatius)-- but if able to relax up front on the stretchout, she should be able to lead her four rivals and see out the trip. Munnings=s I=m A Chatterbox--out of a Lost Soldier mare--won the GI Delaware H. over 10 furlongs.

Venetian Harbor | Benoit Stellar Sound () was typically well-bet for a Baffert firster and validated 3-2 second favoritism when graduating by a half- length at Del Mar Aug. 18, but she could do no better than fifth AThere really are a number of factors, starting with how well to stablemate Bast (Uncle Mo) after fighting out the early pace he ran in the Holy Bull,@ Sackatoga=s managing partner Jack in the GI Del Mar Debutante 13 days later. A decent third to Knowlton said. AHe obviously liked the racetrack, so that=s one Leucothea (Midshipman) in the Desi Arnaz S. at Del Mar Nov. 10, box that we checked in a major way. Barclay typically likes home she is bred to appreciate this trip and beyond and could be a fly games rather than away games. It=s a lot easier for him and in the favorite=s ointment. arguably easier for the horse to get out of his stall on Saturday The Baffert-conditioned Gingham (Quality Road) has never morning and go 45 minutes down the road to Gulfstream rather raced at less than a mile, having won her maiden and first-level than ship or fly over to Fair Grounds. Those are two major allowance over a dull Santa Anita main track either side of a things.@ fourth to Bast in the GI Starlet S. at Los Alamitos in December. Knowlton added, AThere=s been a lot of interest in him as a stallion that has increased exponentially since his performance in the Holy Bull. Running in a Grade I rather than a Grade II is preferable. In addition, the whole experience at the Holy Bull TIZ THE LAW CONFIRMED FOR FLORIDA and how well the crazy Sackatoga contingent was treated, everybody has good feelings about coming back for another DERBY round. All those things kind of fell into place.@ Tiz the Law (Constitution), an impressive return winner of the GIII Holy Bull S. last Saturday, will remain in Florida leading up to the GI Kentucky Derby and will next contest the GI Florida Derby at Gulfstream Mar. 28, owner Sackatoga Stable announced Friday. HAVE A NEW FOAL? The Barclay Tagg trainee, who won last year=s GI Champagne S. Click here to submit your Foaling News for before finishing a close third in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S., Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares was also being considered for the GII Louisiana Derby. for publication in the TDN. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

EIGHT JOE SHARP TRAINEES DQ=D IN LA; FIVE MORE PENDING CASES IN KY

Joe Sharp | Sarah Andrew by Bill Finley Eight horses trained by Joe Sharp at the Fair Grounds meet have been disqualified after testing positive for the drug levamisole. Sharp said that he had another five horses who tested positive for the same drug last fall at Churchill and he is awaiting word from Churchill Downs stewards on that matter. The Louisiana positives were first reported by the Daily Racing of the Sharp horses tested positive for the more potent Form. substance. The Louisiana horses were all placed last and Sharp was fined "Obviously, we would never use something where we thought $1,000 for each infraction. there was any chance of having a positive test, let alone 13 of Levamisole, which Sharp said was found in an them," Sharp said. "I love my career. I don't wish to do anything over-the-counter deworming product he purchased, is listed as a to interrupt it. I can't thank the owners enough for how Class 2 drug by the Association of Racing Commissioners understanding and supportive they have been. It is a testament International. The ARCI's recommended penalty for a Class 2 to our reputation and our character that people know this is not positive is a $500 fine and a 15-day suspension for the first something that is part of our M.O." violation. Among the horses disqualified was Tracksmith, the winner of Sharp said he consulted with veterinarians before using the Dec. 28 Woodchopper S. at the Fair Grounds. Sharp said the deworming product and was led to believe that usage would horse was last treated with the dewormer 16 days before that comply with all racing regulations. race. "I consulted a veterinarian and they didn't give us any Sharp said he did not know what to expect in the way of indication that there was a chance for it to build up in their penalties from Kentucky authorities. system or that it contained a Class 2 drug, which was The levamisole positives could have led to a lengthy levamisole," he said. "I didn't know anything about levamisole suspension, but Sharp said the penalties levied against him at and now I know a lot about levamisole. Unfortunately, that is the Fair Grounds were appropriate. how these things go. It was an honest mistake." "I am very grateful that I didn't get a suspension," he said. In 2017, The Racing Medication & Testing Consortium issued "This has weighed so heavily on me that it's been exhausting. To an advisory on levamisole in which it reported that the drug me, I know this was an innocent mistake and I know what kind could be used off-label as an immunostimulant and as a of operation we are. So, I don't feel like we deserved more medication for treatment of Equine Protozoal Myelitis (EPM). punishment than we got because there was no ill intent. I feel The RMTC also warned that levamisole could metabolize in the punished." horse to aminorex, a potent stimulant that is a Class 1 drug. It said that a positive for aminorex could be career ending. None TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

ZAYAT'S MOTION TO DISSOLVE NYRA DIRECTOR OF RACING OPERATIONS APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER DENIED BRUCE JOHNSTONE DIES by Bill Finley Ahmed Zayat has lost the latest round in the courts. Fayette County (Ky) Judge Kim Bunnel has denied Zayat's motion to have the court dissolve an order that appointed a receiver to take control of and sell off the assets of his Zayat Stables. The original order to appoint a receiver came after MGG Investment Group sued Zayat for $23 million, alleging that he had defaulted on loans. "We are pleased that the court has recognized the need for a receiver in this case," said MGG lawyer Craig Robertson. "Zayat Stables requested that the order to appoint a receiver be dissolved or modified and the judge declined to do so. That's what we were hoping for. We are happy that the receivership is in place and now it's up to the receiver to identify, take possession of and liquidate their collateral. We look forward to Bruce Johnstone that process happening." Elizabeth Woodward, the director of forensic accounting and Bruce Johnstone, who transitioned from a trainer to litigation support at the Lexington accounting firm Dean Dorton, management at the New York Racing Association, the last was appointed Jan. 23 as the receiver and has begun the process 13 years of which he spent as Manager of Racing Operations, of selling Zayat's horses and has said that some will be auctioned died Thursday following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 76. off at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed sale, which begins "Bruce was a true horseman who used the lessons of a lifetime Monday. to make all of us better in so many big and small ways," said Zayat's attorney had argued that the order to appoint a NYRA CEO and President Dave O'Rourke. "He was a man of receiver went well beyond the sale of collateral, allowing for a impeccable integrity who was a beloved member of the full takeover of Zayat's company and all of its assets. They community here in New York and around feared that giving "unfettered and unchecked" access would the country. Bruce was universally admired for all the right allow MGG to pursue fraud claims. Bunnel disagreed, noting that reasons and we will miss him every day." the loan agreement between Zayat and MGG allowed for a NYRA created Johnstone's position when he joined the receiver. organization in 2007. "If I'm talking to a trainer, I know what According to the Blood-Horse, Bunnell said of the loan they're saying," he said of his duties in a 2018 interview. "I'll agreement, "This is not the kind of agreement drawn up on a know how to address a concern or an issue. I have an office, but napkin." that's not where I live." Blood-Horse also reported that Bunnell may grant the receiver In 1974, Johnstone went to work at the Phipps Stable with access to Zayat's computer server. The receiver has reported to trainer John Russell and Hall of Famer Angel Penna. Johnstone the court that Zayat was not providing her with the information took out his own training license in 1980. Among his career she had been requesting in order to make a full accounting of highlights were wins with Secrettame in Gulfstream Park's Zayat's assets. Shirley Jones S. in 1983 and Buck Aly in Aqueduct's GII Bay Shore S. in 1986. Cont. p12 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Johnstone cont. ABut somebody had to be first. You can=t just sit still and do While at NYRA, Johnstone also served from 2018 to 2019 as nothing...@ Chairman of the famed Aiken Training Center in Aiken, S.C. Born AWhen I speak to our consumers, bettors tell me they are tired and raised in Santa Barbara, CA, he graduated from UC Berkeley of having a horse go into starting gate at one price and, a and went on to run Chuck=s of Hawaii steakhouse. furlong into the race, the price is half what it was when they left Johnstone is survived by his daughter, Kelly Johnstone. Details the gate,@ he said. on a memorial service will be announced when available. APeople will get a fairer shake this way.@ AIn the early part, this will probably be smaller than what you will see five or 10 years from now,@ he said. AIt might be like what we have seen with exchange wagering, that there will be a learning curve before people switch over. Probably a lot of OPEN LETTER TO THE people will just still use the pari-mutuel system. But this should appeal to a younger demographic. They will be more interested INDUSTRY in this and so will bettors who really understand the value of Editor=s Note: the following is part of the Thoroughbred Idea their wagers and feel they can get a better shake with fixed-odds Foundation=s weekly `Free-Data Friday= series. betting.@ The connection to data is obvious. #FreeDataFriday - VOLUME 20: NEW JERSEY Just as a fixed odds product appeals to bettors accustomed to betting at an exact price, the availability of racing information to MOVED FIRST...AGAIN facilitate informed decision-making by bettors will be an By Pat Cummings absolute necessity. New Jersey moved first. Again. North American racing needs more competitive pricing, Continuing a trend that has seen the Garden State lead the greater transparency and clearer administration of rules, way forward on sports betting and evolving the nation=s enhanced product development to meet the wagering interests wagering landscape, Tuesday=s announcement was a potential of customers and more affordable information in modern positive volley in that evolution as Monmouth Park and their formats. operator, Darby Development LLC, entered a 10-year exclusive New Jersey is taking a first step, as espoused by the agreement with The BetMakers to manage and distribute a fixed Thoroughbred Idea Foundation in its February 2019 white odds signal. paper, AHorse Racing and >Legal= Sports Betting.@ This is the first such deal in North America for North American More states need to follow. customers. Click here to hear TIF=s Pat Cummings on the TDN podcast. While not often realized, the majority of North American tracks have been cutting deals for years with legal, overseas bookmakers, offering fixed odds bets on North American races to overseas customers. This is the first time a fixed odds deal will be struck within a U.S. state with the potential to distribute interstate fixed-odds betting to customers in jurisdictions where such wagers are permitted. Should the current sports betting bill up for consideration in Kentucky (H.B. 137) be passed, residents there could participate in fixed odds betting on races at Monmouth, pending various approvals. The opposite is true of Indiana, whose sports betting bill asserts that is limited to pari-mutuel wagering only. The remarks of Darby CEO Dennis Drazin appeared in Bill Finley=s Wednesday story from the TDN. In it, Drazin highlights the value of getting ahead of the curve and offering customers a familiar product with lots of opportunity for growth. AI am sure there will be people saying we are taking a shot in the dark by doing this because no one knows the math yetY@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

working people. Permit me to provide some history. Horse racing was the only LETTERS TO THE EDITOR form of legalized gambling permitted in Pennsylvania. The BOB HUTT, PART TWO casino industry then asked the horsemen's permission, which is Pennsylvania=s Governor Wolf hosts a radio show in which he required, to authorize casino gambling into Pennsylvania. In answers questions from his constituency. I sent the following exchange for the horsemen granting permission, we were question, which he failed to forever guaranteed a percentage of the casino revenues--not address. tax money. "Dear Governor Wolf, Have Horse racing did express our you thought about the potential concerns in that by allowing the ramifications of your proposal to casino industry into raid the protected horse racing Pennsylvania, they would in and breeding fund that you effect, become our chief signed into law back in 2017? If competitor for our valued so, how do you explain the loss customers. So by the casinos of 20,000 jobs and an industry giving horse racing a percentage that has a $1.6-billion economic of revenues we placed that impact and contributes $68 money into our protected horse million in taxes annually? Thank fund. We became direct You." business partners with the I would like everyone who casino industry. Furthermore, loves and supports horse racing there's a stipulation that reads, without horse racing there and breeding all across the Bob Hutt | Nikki Sherman United States as well as abroad cannot be any casinos in to know, that if it can happen here in Pennsylvania, it can Pennsylvania. Governor Wolf is happen where you reside too. We need everyone that loves our fully aware of these provisions as he approved the deal and industry to speak out in one voice. The PHBA, PTHA as well as signed it into law back in 2017. many other fine organizations, Senators, and lobbying groups So, now fast forward a short three years to 2020. After the have all joined forces in opposing Governor Wolf's proposal to fact, Governor Wolf, without warning or discussion, has now raid the Horsemen's Protected Trust Fund. If we're to be reneged on his word as he proposes to raid the Pennsylvania successful, we require our entire industry to do our small part in Horsemen money. That's $200 million, the very lifeblood that sending a message to Governor Wolf loud and clear. Pennsylvania horsemen need to survive. Governor Wolf, if In the Court of Public Opinion that all politicians love to play, successful, is essentially condemning horse racing and breeding Governor Wolf has totally misrepresented the facts. He's implied into oblivion. He would effectively put horse racing and we are all wealthy owners and breeders. In Kentucky, stallions breeding in Pennsylvania out of business while sending many of command hundreds of thousands of dollars for stud fees. In us, without other job skills, to the unemployment line. If Pennsylvania, our highest-priced stallion stands for $5,000 with permitted to happen here, then what's to stop another most other stallions standing for much less. We only have politician from pulling the same stunt where you live? slightly more than 650 broodmares in the entire state. Most As I hope you can see, no matter what industry you're in, horsemen struggle day to day just to make ends meet. Yet we're all affected by Governor Wolf's irresponsible actions. Governor Wolf deftly has asked the public which is more Pennsylvania's equine industry has a $1.6-billion economic important (a) funding wealthy horse owners, or (b) education? impact to the State of Pennsylvania. We also contribute $68 He's deliberately deceived the public by "implying" these funds million dollars annually in taxes. At stake is the potential loss of are collected tax revenues which they most definitely are not! over 20,000 jobs as well as the spill over trickle down affect to Permit me to explain. other industries and jobs that are just not limited to The truth is, in Pennsylvania we're not wealthy, far from it. Pennsylvania. What Governor Wolf is trying to do, without We're hard--working men and women of modest means that rhyme or reason, could potentially be catastrophic. At this time, have literally devoted a lifetime to the profession we love! The we need everyone to step up and express your moral outrage at money the Governor seeks to raid belongs to the Pennsylvania this travesty of injustice. Horsemen. Please join with us and click here to send your message loud Governor Wolf is trying to redirect/steal these funds, for and clear to Governor Wolf's office. On behalf of all horsemen, I choice of a better word, to fund education. It certainly is a noble thank you. cause, but you don't act recklessly at the expense of 20,000 hard TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 14 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

have more money going into the purse account than a year ago,@ Leroy Gessmann, the HBPA president, had explained earlier this week. According to Hutton, about 95 percent of the horsemen are behind the commission=s decision to uphold state law. Franzia has warned that, should the stand-off continue, Turf ARIZONA RACING COMMISSION UPHOLDS Paradise would need to cut a day of racing per week. That possibility will be presented to the commission at the next SIMULCAST DECISION by Dan Ross scheduled commission meeting next week, said Hutton. In a special meeting Friday, the Arizona Racing Commission AMost probably, to be safe, it will have to be done,@ he said, upheld its earlier decision to enforce a state law passed last year before turning his thoughts towards the broader stand-off: AI requiring all simulcast providers that send their races into just think the only one who can resolve this is Monarch and Arizona to offer the products uniformly among all tracks and all Scott Daruty [Monarch=s president].@ their Off-Track Betting parlors (OTB). AI didn=t expect anything different,@ said Bob Hutton, president of the Arizona Horsemen=s Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA), about the decision. The meeting, which went on for two-and-a-half hours, was well attended by AMERICA=S DAY AT THE RACES RETURNS TO FS2 individuals on both sides of the stand-off, said Hutton. AIt was SATURDAY standing room only.@ America's Day at the Races, presented by America's Best The crux of the issue surrounds Arizona Downs, one of three Racing, Runhappy and and produced by NYRA, tracks in the state alongside Turf Paradise and Rillito Park. When returns to FS2 Feb. 8 with a 3 1/2-hour show from 3 p.m. to Arizona Downs reopened for live racing in 2019, Monarch, an 6:30 p.m. It will cover live stakes action from Aqueduct, arm of The Stronach Group (TSG) tasked with distributing the Oaklawn, Santa Anita and four stakes from Tampa Bay, including company=s signal, had sent its signal to the track itself but not to the GIII Sam F. Davis S. Other featured races include the Jimmy the track=s network of OTB=s. In contrast, Monarch distributed Winkfield S. at Aqueduct, the King Cotton S. at Oaklawn and the its signal to Turf Paradise and its network of some 60 OTB=s. GII Las Virgenes S. Last year, a federal judge ruled that any signal beamed into America's Day at the Races will air on most Saturdays Arizona must be shared uniformly. In January of this year, the throughout February and March with a special Presidents' Day Arizona Racing Commission passed a motion requiring all state edition Feb. 17 prior to coverage expanding to weekdays in the tracks to comply with that law. spring. TSG=s Monarch argues that the law is unconstitutional, that it "We're excited to again shine a light on the premiere Kentucky is preempted by the federal Interstate Horseracing Act, and has Derby prep races across the country on America's Day at the filed an appeal of the ruling with the ninth circuit. Monarch Races," said Tony Allevato, NYRA CRO and President of NYRA hasn=t beamed its signal into Arizona since Jan. 24--the day the Bets. "Thanks to FOX Sports, fans and horseplayers across the commission sent a letter to Monarch to Astop sending any country will be treated to the most exciting coverage of the simulcast signals to Arizona permittees racetracks and/or their historic races that pave the way to the first Saturday in May." additional wagering facilities.@ Representatives from Turf Paradise argue that the loss of Monarch=s signal has had a profound impact on its business. Eleven days of the dispute resulted in a $948,512 decline in on-track, in-state and OTB live and simulcast handles--a loss of $77,726 in purses--Vince Franzia, Turf Paradise general manager, had previously told the TDN. Indeed, in an earlier email blast to its OTB partners, Turf Paradise urged them to email and write the Arizona Racing Commission before this Friday=s meeting to explain how Aeconomically damaging@ the January decision has been. In contrast, HBPA representatives argue that the impacts aren=t nearly as clear-cut. AWhen you look at the last week, we Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 5:30 p.m. EST LAS VIRGENES S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, f, 1m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 Go Big Blue Nation K Animal Kingdom Cannon Thoroughbreds, LLC McCarthy Bejarano 10-1 2 Gingham K Quality Road Kelly, Sarah and Wiltz, Jane Baffert Van Dyke 6-1 3 Cholula Lips Empire Way Lovingier, Terry C. and Navarro, Amanda Harrington Cedillo 5-1 4 Venetian Harbor K Munnings Ciaglia Racing LLC, River Oak Farm Baltas Prat 2-5 and Savides, Dominic 5 Stellar Sound Tapit Don Alberto Stable Baffert Smith 5-1

Breeders: 1-Millennium Farms & Godolphin, 2-Stone Farm, 3-Terry C. Lovingier, 4-Colts Neck Stables LLC, 5-Don Alberto Corporation

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 5:29 p.m. EST SAM F. DAVIS S.-GIII, $250,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 Ajaaweed Curlin Shadwell Stable McLaughlin Rosario 4-1 2 Sole Volante K Karakontie (Jpn) Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Biancone, Andie Biancone Panici 8-1 and Limelight Stables Corp. 3 Albert Park Godolphin, LLC Stidham Morales 15-1 4 Independence Hall K Constitution Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Twin Creeks Trombetta Ortiz 6-5 Racing Stables, LLC, Verratti, Kathleen and Verratti, Robert N. 5 No Getting Over Me He's Had Enough Abdullah Saeed Almaddah Bennett Camacho 20-1 6 Premier Star K Tapiture Sonata Stable Navarro Velazquez 3-1 7 Tiz Rye Time Tiznow Bourbon Lane Stable, Massey, Cleber J. Wilkes Leparoux 20-1 and Gladden, Jim 8 Chapalu Flatter Seltzer, Edward A. and Anderson, Beverly S. Delacour Centeno 8-1

Breeders: 1-Shadwell Farm, LLC., 2-Flaxman Holdings Limited, 3-Godolphin, 4-Woodford Thoroughbreds, 5-Richard E. Wilson, 6-Charles H. Deters, 7-Sierra Farm, 8-Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly Anderson

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 3:59 p.m. EST LAMBHOLM SOUTH ENDEAVOUR S.-GIII, $175,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 A. A. Azula's Arch K Arch A & A Farms Casse Leparoux 8-1 2 Altea (Fr) Siyouni (Fr) Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables LLC Brown Rosario 10-1 and Doheny Racing Stable 3 Jehozacat Tapit Lael Stables Delacour Centeno 10-1 4 Andina Del Sur Giant's Causeway Don Alberto Stable Albertrani Ortiz 7-2 5 Dynatail K Hightail Ballybrit Stable, LLC Dini Velazquez 12-1 6 Kelsey's Cross Anthony's Cross Bacon, Sanford & Patrick L. Biancone Racing LLC Biancone Panici 20-1 7 Got Stormy K Get Stormy Gary Barber Casse Gaffalione 4-5 8 Phantom Opening K Arch Stables, LLC Blair Gallardo 8-1

Breeders: 1-Fox Hill Farms, 2-Carlos Vazquez Gonzalez, 3-Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson, 4-Don Alberto Corporation, 5-Calumet Farm, 6-T. Wynn Jolley & Mary Jolley, 7-Mt. Joy Stables, Pope McLean, MarcMcLean & Pope McLean Jr., 8-Warrender Associates & Diane Curry Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:59 p.m. EST TAMPA BAY S.-GIII, $175,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 March to the Arch Arch Live Oak Plantation Casse Gaffalione 7-2 2 Devamani (Fr) Dubawi (Ire) Goldfarb, Sanford J. and Abraham, Samuel Brown Rosario 8-1 3 Admiralty Pier English Channel Hoolie Racing Stable, LLC and Lunsford, Bruce Minshall Camacho 20-1 4 Caribou Club City Zip Glen Hill Farm Proctor Ortiz 5-2 5 Renaisance Frolic K Sir David Seale Joseph, Jr. Gallardo 15-1 6 Halladay K War Front Harrell Ventures, LLC Pletcher Velazquez 6-1 7 Hembree K Proud Citizen Three Diamonds Farm Maker Morales 9-2 8 Real Story Fast Bullet Amling, Jeffrey S. and Merriebelle Stable LLC Correas, IV Castanon 4-1 9 My Bariley Mizzen Mast Captain Jack Racing Stable LLC Granitz Centeno 30-1

Breeders: 1-Live Oak Stud, 2-S. C. H. H. The Aga Khan Studs, 3-Calumet Farm, 4-Glen Hill Farm, 5-Stride Rite Racing Stable, Inc., 6-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd. &Winchell Thoroughbreds, LLC, 7-Derby Lane Farm, LLC, 8-J. Amling & Merriefield Farm, 9-Captain Jack Racing Stable LLC

Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 5:04 p.m. EST SUWANNEE RIVER S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 Kelsey's Cross Anthony's Cross Bacon, Sanford & Patrick L Biancone Racing LLC Biancone Maragh 15-1 2 Smart Shot Skipshot Calumet Farm Arnold, II Landeros 10-1 3 Magic Star K Scat Daddy Don Alberto Stable Brown Ortiz, Jr. 5-2 4 Vow to Recover K Broken Vow Imaginary Stables and Braverman, Paul Dobles Zayas 8-1 5 Great Sister Diane K Will Take Charge Robert J. Slack Crichton Vasquez 15-1 6 Starship Jubilee K Indy Wind Blue Heaven Farm Attard Saez 7-5 7 Tapit Today Tapit Lawrence, William H. and Bradley Thoroughbreds Brown Castellano 7-2

Breeders: 1-T. Wynn Jolley & Mary Jolley, 2-Calumet Farm, 3-Betz, D. J. Stables, CoCo, Burns& Magers, 4-Rustlewood Farm, Inc., 5-Siena Farms LLC, 6-William P. Sorren, 7-Gainesway Thoroughbreds LTD. Saturday, Santa Anita, post time: 6:30 p.m. EST THUNDER ROAD S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML 1 Ronald R (Ire) Nathaniel (Ire) Hotter Than H Racing LLC Ellis Van Dyke 6-1 2 The Hunted K Unusual Heat M. Auerbach LLC, Ciaglia Racing LLC Baltas Franco 8-1 and Little Red Feather Racing 3 Majestic Eagle K Medaglia d'Oro Lindley, John and Morton, Ray Drysdale Rispoli 5-1 4 True Valour (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Simon Callaghan Callaghan Atzeni 7-2 5 Mugaritz Dialed In Alejandro G. Mercado Wong Smith 8-1 6 River Boyne (Ire) Dandy Man (Ire) Red Baron's Barn LLC and Rancho Temescal LLC Mullins Cedillo 5-1 7 Frontier Market K Hronis Racing LLC Sadler Prat 4-1 8 Camino Del Paraiso Suances (GB) Glen Road Racing LLC & Paradise Road Ranch Jauregui Pereira 12-1 9 Take the One O One Acclamation Jay Em Ess Stable Koriner Blanc 20-1 10 Kingly Tapit Clearview Stables, LLC, RAC 04 Racing, LLC Baffert Gutierrez 12-1 and Meegan, Michael

Breeders: 1-M. Morrissey, 2-M. Auerbach, L.L.C., 3-B. Flay Thoroughbreds, 4-Mr P. O'Rourke, 5-Sean Speck & Barbara Speck, 6-Limestone & Tara Studs, 7-Scott Pierce & Debbie Pierce, 8-Red Baron's Barn LLC, 9-Thomas W. Bachman, 10-Clearsky Farms

Sunday, Santa Anita, post time: 6:30 p.m. EST SAN VICENTE S.-GII, $200,000, 3yo, 7f PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT 1 Fast Enough Eddington Craig Martin Becerra Pereira 124 2 Ra'ad Twirling Candy RRR Racing, Inc. Baffert Van Dyke 120 3 Party Town Shackleford Bob Grayson, Jr. Brinkerhoff Velez 120 4 Nadal K Blame Bolton, G, Hoyeau, A, Lipman, B & Mathiesen, M Baffert Rosario 120 5 Storm the Court Court Vision David A Bernsen LLC, Exline-Border Racing LLC, Eurton Prat 124 Hudock, Dan and Wilson, Susanna 6 Ginobili K Munnings Slam Dunk Racing, Baltas, R, McClanahan, Jerry Baltas Cedillo 120 & Nentwig, Michael

Breeders: 1-Craig Martin, 2-Machmer Hall, 3-Westwind Farms, 4-Sierra Farm, 5-Stepping Stone Farm, 6-Hinkle Farms SIRE LISTS Sponsored by

Leading Dirt Sires of 3YOs for stallions standing in North America through Thursday, February 6 Earnings and Black-type represents Worldwide figures & stud fees are for 2020

Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings 1 Into Mischief 4 6 2 3 -- -- 42 9 90,210 608,037 (2005) by Harlan's Holiday Crops: 9 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $175,000 Mischevious Alex 2 Uncle Mo 1 2 1 1 -- -- 25 10 120,000 505,750 (2008) by Indian Charlie Crops: 6 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $125,000 Bast 3 Constitution 2 4 1 2 -- -- 29 4 151,900 398,234 (2011) by Tapit Crops: 2 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $40,000 Tiz the Law 4 Tapit 1 3 1 2 -- -- 15 2 120,000 277,076 (2001) by Pulpit Crops: 13 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY Fee: $200,000 Enforceable 5 1 1 1 1 -- -- 21 6 92,070 276,363 (2011) by Tapit Crops: 2 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Tonalist's Shape 6 Khozan 1 2 -- 1 -- -- 27 5 105,000 273,074 (2012) by Distorted Humor Crops: 2 Stands: Journeyman Stud FL Fee: $8,500 Liam's Lucky Charm 7 Twirling Candy 1 1 1 1 -- -- 22 3 150,310 262,183 (2007) by Candy Ride (Arg) Crops: 6 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $40,000 Fore Left 8 Honor Code 1 1 1 1 -- -- 16 3 137,500 241,265 (2011) by A.P. Indy Crops: 2 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY Fee: $30,000 Max Player 9 Violence ------25 7 34,000 237,925 (2010) by Medaglia d'Oro Crops: 4 Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farms KY Fee: $25,000 Twilight Fantasy 10 Wicked Strong ------30 8 51,000 217,735 (2011) by Hard Spun Crops: 2 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $6,000 Villainous 11 Carpe Diem -- 1 ------25 2 33,000 200,447 (2012) by Giant's Causeway Crops: 2 Stands: WinStar Farm KY Fee: $15,000 Morning Addiction 12 Goldencents ------28 6 47,062 186,586 (2010) by Into Mischief Crops: 3 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY Fee: $25,000 Jet Max 13 Curlin ------17 5 51,000 185,593 (2004) by Crops: 9 Stands: Hill 'n' Dale Farms KY Fee: $175,000 Fire Coral 14 Tapiture -- 1 ------26 5 31,620 181,697 (2011) by Tapit Crops: 2 Stands: Darby Dan Farm KY Fee: $7,500 Miss Tap Dance 15 Competitive Edge ------26 5 30,220 180,644 (2012) by Crops: 2 Stands: Ashford Stud KY Fee: $12,500 Maru

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IN SHARPER FOCUS: EVE OF WAR summer, but didn=t re-emerge on the worktab until posting a three-furlong breeze at Palm Beach Downs Dec. 10. She had by Steve Sherack eight listed works at Pletcher=s South Florida base prior to her sparkling debut. AShe had some typical baby things and just needed some time,@ Treadway said. ABeing a big filly, I think she really benefitted from the time off.@ Treadway, who has campaigned recent standouts such as three-time Grade I winner Sweet Reason (Street Sense) and MSW & MGISP >TDN Rising Star= Wonder Gal (Tiz Wonderful), has a five-horse broodmare band split between Kentucky and New York. Sweet Reason, a $185,000 KEESEP yearling purchase, later brought $2.7 million from Katsumi Yoshida at the 2015 FTKNOV sale. Eve of War=s dam Special Thanks (Broken Vow), a daughter of four-time graded winner Bedanken (Geri), never made the races after bringing $115,000 as yearling from Treadway at the 2013 KEESEP sale. Eve of War | Lauren King AHer dam Special Thanks is a big, beautiful Broken Vow mare that I bought as a yearling,@ Treadway said. AShe ultimately had The highly regarded duo of Harvey=s Lil Goil (American an ankle issue that prevented her from racing. Special Thanks is Pharoah) and unbeaten >TDN Rising Star= Taraz (Into Mischief) out of the multiple graded stakes-winning turf mare Bedanken, weren=t the only 3-year-old fillies to strut their stuff last so I definitely had grass in mind, but Eve of War has always weekend. gotten over the dirt extremely well. The Declaration of Wars Eve of War (Declaration of War) announced her presence by seem to be doing everything these days--and well.@ dusting six rivals in front-running fashion on debut for trainer Todd Pletcher at Gulfstream Park Sunday. The Jeff Treadway homebred earned an eye-opening 88 Beyer Speed Figure in the 6th-Gulfstream, $43,000, Msw, 2-2, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.01, ft. six-furlong affair. EVE OF WAR (f, 3, Declaration of War--Special Thanks, by By comparison, Harvey=s Lil Goil was awarded an 82 Beyer in Broken Vow) was pounded down to even-money off a steady, if Sunday=s S. at Aqueduct while Taraz earned an 85 not overly quick series of drills at Palm Beach Downs (click for rating in Oaklawn=s Martha Washington S. Saturday. Both of XBTV video), but she showed plenty of zip in the afternoon to those races were contested around two turns. run up the score Sunday. Slicing through foes soon after the AIt was certainly visually impressive and she was very start to take over, she sped away by several lengths heading to professional throughout,@ Treadway said of Eve of War=s the turn and always appeared in a race of her own from that unveiling. AIt seemed like she stumbled a bit at the break and point forward. Ridden out with hands and heels after posting a rushed up between horses and was able to dominate the race :46.11 half, she cruised to the line 7 1/2 lengths to the good of from there. She=s always been a physical standout and had been firster and $400,000 KEESEP yearling Skinny Dip (Into Mischief). working extremely well recently, but they don=t always run the The winner=s dam is the first foal out of an unraced daughter of way you picture it the night before like that.@ MGSW Bedanken (Geri), who cost $115,000 as a yearling. Her As for future plans, Treadway continued, AI think two turns is Street Sense filly cost just $22,000 at the 2019 Keeneland definitely the goal. She=s bred for it and, although there=s a lot of September sale. After producing an Air Force Blue filly last power there, she=s a really nice mover and she should be able to season she was bred back to Hard Spun. Lifetime Record: get more distance. There=s obviously the [GII] Davona Dale [S. 1-1-0-0, $25,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, going a mile at Gulfstream Feb. 29]; or potentially a N1X going sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. long down there if there=s one early in the next book. The figure O-Treadway Racing Stable; B-Jeff Treadway (KY); T-Todd A. came back strong and seems to compare well with this crop of Pletcher. stakes fillies, but I=ll leave that decision up to Todd.@ Eve of War was up to four furlongs at Saratoga late last TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 2 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

SATURDAY=S RACING INSIGHTS: EXPENSIVE SF, Starlight, Madaket and partners are represented by a first timer here in Saratogian (Empire Maker). His dam is a daughter DEBUTS AT TAMPA of GISW Fantastic Look (Green Dancer) and a half to GISW by Christie DeBernardis Designed For Luck (Rahy). TJCIS PPs

4th-TAM, $27K, Msw, 3yo, 1m 40yds, 1:46p.m. NO PAROLE OVERWHELMING FAVORITE IN WinStar and China Horse Club signed the $750,000 ticket on EXTRAORDINARY (Speightstown) at Keeneland September and LA-BRED STAKES breeder Stonestreet Stables stayed in as a partner on the colt, 3rd-DED, $100K, LA Bred Premier Night Prince S,, 3yo, (S), 1m, who debuts in this spot for Rodolphe Brisset. The chestnut is out 7:08p.m. of four-time graded winner and MGISP millionaire >TDN Rising Star= NO PAROLE (Violence) looks to continue his Fiftyshadesofhay (Pulpit), a $1.3-million purchase by Stonestreet domination of fellow Louisiana-breds as he navigates two turns at the 2014 KEENOV sale. Let=s Go Stable and Repole Stables for the first time in Saturday=s LA-Bred Premier Night Prince S. also send out a Stonestreet-bred for his career bow in Giocare Graduating by 14 1/4 lengths against state-breds in his six-panel (Curlin). The $300,000 KEESEP buy is out of a half-sister to unveiling at Fair Grounds Dec. 15, earning a 90 Beyer Speed champion Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet). Christophe Clement Figure, the bay dominated LA-breds again, this time by 13 1/4 unveils Robert Evans homebred Wind Ridge (Tonalist), a half to lengths, next out over that track and trip in the mud Jan. 11. Grade III winner Lonely Road (Quality Road). TJCIS PPs PLETCHER UNVEILS PRICEY EMPIRE MAKER 7th-TAM, $27K, Msw, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 3:20 p.m. ET Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable=s $800,000 KEESEP buy SILVER MAKER (Empire Maker) makes his career bow in this test for Todd Pletcher. The bay is a half to GI Alabama S. victress Eskimo Kisses (To Honor and Serve) and GISP Silver Ride (Candy Ride {Arg}). His second dam is Hall of Famer and GI Kentucky Derby winner Winning Colors (Caro {Ire}). Pletcher also unveils IN ORDER OF PURSE: Sempre Fi (Carpe Diem), purchased by WinStar and China Horse Club for $240,000 at OBS April after breezing in :10 1/5. The Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:25 p.m. EDT JIMMY WINKFIELD S., $100,000, 3yo, 7F dark bay is out of SW Charlie Papa (Indian Charlie) and hails PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML from the family of GISW Joyful Victory (Tapit). Tim Hamm 1 Newstome Goldencents Franco Trombetta 7-2 saddles a well-bred first timer in Three Chimneys Farm and 2 Secret Rules Secret Circle Alvarado Mott 7-2 Blazing Meadow Farm=s Mr. Burning Man (). The 3 Montauk Traffic Cross Traffic Lezcano Rice 5-2 gelding is out of a daughter of GSW & GISP Promenade Girl 4 Old Chestnut Speightstown Carmouche Casse 8-1 (Carson City), dam of MGISW Cavorting (Bernardini), GSW Moon 5 Johnny Ritt Weigelia DeCarlo Reid 12-1 Colony (Uncle Mo) and MGSP Thirstforlife (Stay Thirsty). 6 Quixotic Quality Road Cancel Thomas 2-1 7 Polar Bear Pete Broken Vow Davis Barker 30-1

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 3:59 p.m. EDT SHANTEL LANERIE MEMORIAL S., $60,000, 3yo, f, 1mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Maga Suite Palace Malice Albarado Glover 20-1 2 American Legend Murrill Flint 12-1 3 Lady Jenneviere Mr Speaker Morales Cox 12-1 4 Pass the Plate Temple City Lanerie McGee 5-1 5 Alms City Zip Lopez Stidham 6-5 6 Dominga Bridgmohan Cox 4-1 7 Trickle In Temple City Hernandez Stidham 7-2 TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 3 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:29 p.m. EDT second in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf in November, Billy SUNCOAST S., $150,000, 3yo, f, 1m 40yds Batts was no such secret this time around as he came from off PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML the pace to take Friday=s feature, the Baffle S. at Santa Anita. Off 1 Lucrezia Into Mischief Centeno Delacour 5-1 the board in his first two career tries sprinting over the Churchill 2 We the Clouds Constitution Suarez Hamm 8-1 Downs turf last spring, Billy Batts finished an improved second 3 Two Sixty Uncaptured Gaffalione Casse 6-1 going a mile at Ellis in July before breaking through with a 4 Motu Paynter J. Ortiz McPeek 7-2 victory at Del Mar Aug. 10. A head second after setting the pace 5 Comical Into Mischief Rosario Asmussen 3-1 6 Miss Important Graydar Martinez McPeek 30-1 in the Del Mar Juvenile Turf Sept. 1, the ridgling was third back 7 Blame Debbie Blame Velazquez Motion 9-2 at Santa Anita in the Oct. 6 Zuma Beach S. ahead of his Breeders= 8 Turtle Trax Cairo Prince Leparoux Wilkes 12-1 Cup appearance. Sent off as the second choice in this field of 9 Embossed Medaglia d’Oro Morales Stidham 10-1 seven, the Peter Miller trainee settled in a stalking fourth through opening fractions of :22.75 and :45.38. Wide into the BAFFLE S., $84,750, Santa Anita, 2-7, 3yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.37, fm. lane, he took command midstretch and drew clear to collect a 1--BILLY BATTS, 120, r, 3, by City Zip first stakes victory. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, 1st Dam: Down to Hearth, by Giant's Causeway sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 2nd Dam: Seeking the Heart, by Seeking the Gold 3rd Dam: Corrazona, by ($75,000 Ylg '18 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo '19 OBSMAR). 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. O-Rockingham Ranch; B-China Horse Club International Limited (KY); T-Peter Miller; J-Umberto Rispoli. $48,120. Lifetime Record: GISP, 8-2-3-1, $302,560. Sold by Hunter Valley Farm IN ORDER OF PURSE: 2--Rager, 120, c, 3, Into Mischief--Distorted Champ, by Distorted 8th-Oaklawn, $89,000, Alw (C)/Opt. Clm ($100,000), 2-7, Humor. ($95,000 RNA 2yo '19 OBSAPR; $87,000 2yo '19 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.46, wf. OBSOPN). O-ERJ Racing, LLC, Dave Kenney & William Strauss; WHAT A FOX (f, 4, Bernardini--Twisted Tale {SP}, by Tale of the B-Eduardo Vargas (KY); T-Andrew Lerner. $16,040. Cat), claimed for $50,000 by these connections out of a winning 3--Rookie Mistake, 120, c, 3, Square Eddie-- effort at Keeneland in October, won against allowance foes at Meetmeinthewoods, by General Meeting. O/B-Reddam Racing that track later that month before finishing sixth in a $100,000 LLC (CA); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $12,324. optional claimer at Churchill Downs Nov. 17. Back in the Margins: 1HF, HF, 1. Odds: 2.40, 9.10, 3.50. winner=s circle following a three-length score here Jan. 25, she Also Ran: Bulletproof One, Air Force Jet (GB), Big Returns. was installed the 3-2 choice to make it two straight. Fifth in the Scratched: Phast Pharoah. early going, she rallied between horses late and outslugged Peruvian Appeal (Successful Appeal) for the 3/4-length win. A daughter of GSW & GISP Call Now, Twisted Tale is a half sister to Winning Call (Deputy Minister), the dam of GISW Tapizar. Her latest live foal was a 2018 filly by Mineshaft. Lifetime Record: 14-6-2-0, $277,765. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Lawrence P. Roman; B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc. (KY); T-Robertino Diodoro.

9th-Gulfstream, $51,300, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 2-7, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.14, ft. LAST JUDGMENT (g, 4, Congrats--Fantasy Forest, by Forestry) reeled off two straight wins to launch his sophomore season, including a smart score over the highly regarded Dessman (Union Rags) in an optional claimer at Oaklawn Park in March. Billy Batts | Benoit He took some money but faded to be a distanced ninth in the Sent off at whopping odds of 55-1 ahead of his close-up GIII Pat Day Mile S. on the GI Kentucky Derby undercard before TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 4 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020 coming home a well-beaten fourth in his latest start in Monmouth=s Pegasus S. June 16. Working bullets for his return as a first-time gelding here, he settled at the back of the field through respectable opening fractions. The 8-5 choice was several paths wide turning for home, took over in the stretch and drew off to score by 2 3/4 lengths over 85-1 longshot Running for Riz (Handsome Mike). Sales history: $90,000 Ylg '17 IN ORDER OF PURSE: FTKOCT; $300,000 2yo '18 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-0, $131,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, 4th-Gulfstream, $43,000, Msw, 2-7, 3yo, f, 5f (off turf), :59.41, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. gd. O-Mathis Stable LLC & Madaket Stables LLC; B-Woodford JUST SMOK'N (f, 3, Justin Phillip--Strikes of Thunder, by Thoroughbreds, LLC (FL); T-Todd A. Pletcher. Thunder Gulch), a distant debut eighth sprinting on dirt at Gulfstream West Nov. 17, switched to grass for her next two tries with similar results, most recently reporting home 10th going 1 1/16 miles in Hallandale Jan. 1. Overlooked at 16-1 in 8th-Gulfstream, $44,000, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), this rained-off affair, the half-sister to Even Thunder (Even the 2-7, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:43.34, ft. Score), MSW & GSP, $296,466, set a pressured pace from the ROYAL FLAG (f, 4, Candy Ride {Arg}--Sea Gull, by Mineshaft), a inside and dug down gamely in the stretch to graduate by a neck debut third as the 8-5 favorite at Belmont Sept. 20, stretched to over Gotta Go Mo (Uncle Mo). Strikes of Thunder had a filly by a one-turn mile and romped by eight lengths in the Aqueduct Straight Fire in 2019 and was bred back to that stallion. Sales mud last time Dec. 15. Attempting two turns for the first time history: $55,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $67,000 Ylg '18 OBSOCT; here, the 4-5 favorite raced five wide into the first turn and $175,000 2yo '19 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, $27,010. looked like a winner every step from there, stalking and Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- pouncing her way to an eye-catching nine-length decision. Tipton. Violent Trick (Violence) was second. Royal Flag is a half-sister to O-Sea Gull Capital; B-Deborah L. Ward, Phil & Judy Needham Catalina Cruiser (Union Rags), MGSW, $711,100; and a full-sister (KY); T-Timothy A. Hills. to Eagle, GSW & GISP, $754,186. Sea Gull had a Candy Ride (Arg) filly in 2019 and a colt by this year. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $72,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 9th-Tampa Bay Downs, $21,600, Msw, 2-7, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, O/B-W. S. Farish (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. 1:37.67, gd. CANDY MONEY (f, 4, Candy Ride {Arg}--Cascading Cash, by Distorted Humor) showed speed and stayed on for third going 7th-Tampa Bay Downs, $20,250, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm seven furlongs in the Laurel slop last time Dec. 29. Making her ($75,000), 2-7, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:37.16, gd. first attempt on grass here, the 5-2 shot was hard held in second OUTBURST (GB) (f, 3, Outstrip {GB}--Daidoo {Ire}, by early, gained command as they straightened for home and had Shamardal) graduated at second asking in front-running fashion two lengths over favored Lido Key (Lemon Drop Kid) at the wire. for David Redvers and trainer Francois Rohaut sprinting at Cascading Cash had a filly by Medaglia d=Oro in 2019 and was Toulouse in France most recently Oct. 7. Given a 7-2 chance in bred back to Ghostzapper. This is the extended female family of her first attempt for these connections while making her U.S. the brilliant , Jazil, et al. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, debut, she got hung out five wide on the first turn and raced in $21,880. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored fifth through a half mile in :46.95. She began to wind up by Fasig-Tipton. rounding the far turn, and came charging down the lane to reel in Bredenbury (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) for a well-measured O-Live Oak Plantation; B-Live Oak Stud (FL); T-Michael J. 3/4-of-a-length score. The winner=s dam is also represented by Trombetta. the 2-year-old filly Gran Via (Ire) (Twilight Son {GB}) and a yearling colt by Caravaggio. Sales history: i25,000 Ylg '18 ARAV2; i38,000 2yo '19 ARQMA. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $25,212. Click Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Marc Detampel & TSF Thoroughbred Racing, LLC; B-Rainer Stockli & Manfred Wurtenberger (GB); T-Eddie Kenneally. TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

2-Aqueduct, Msw 7f, HALO CITY, 5-2 $18,000 KEE NOV wnl; $37,000 RNA FTK JUL yrl; $25,000 OBS OCT yrl; $50,000 OBS OPN 2yo 4-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 1m, SAFE AND SOUND, 15-1 $25,000 FTK OCT yrl

SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Competitive Edge (Super Saver), Ashford Stud, $12,500 American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile), Ashford Stud, private 155 foals of racing age/32 winners/4 black-type winners 318 foals of racing age/29 winners/5 black-type winners 8-Fair Grounds, Msw 5 1/2fT, SAINTSATION, 10-1 6-Fair Grounds, $60K Shantel Lanerie Memorial Overnight S., $13,000 OBS OCT yrl; $110,000 EAS MAY 2yo 1mT, AMERICAN LEGEND, 12-1 6-Sam Houston Race, Msw 7f, SUPER LEGS, 5-1 $200,000 FTK JUL yrl $5,000 KEE JAN wnl; $3,000 KEE SEP yrl; $27,000 OBS OPN 2yo

Bahamian Squall (Gone West), Double Diamond Farm, $3,000 Constitution (Tapit), WinStar Farm, $40,000 55 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners 233 foals of racing age/31 winners/5 black-type winners 5-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, BAHAMA PEARL, 12-1 7-Gulfstream, Msw 1 1/8m, BOURBON WISDOM, 15-1 $85,000 KEE NOV wnl; $100,000 KEE SEP yrl The Big Beast (Yes It's True), Ocala Stud, $6,000 11-Tampa Bay Downs, $250K GIII Sam F. Davis S., 1 1/16m, 102 foals of racing age/20 winners/0 black-type winners INDEPENDENCE HALL, 6-5 3-Gulfstream, Msw 6f, UP IN SMOKE, 9-2 $100,000 KEE SEP yrl; $200,000 RNA FTF MAR 2yo $45,000 OBS OCT yrl; $230,000 EAS MAY 2yo 9-Tampa Bay Downs, $150K Suncoast S., 1m, WE THE CLOUDS, 8-1 Bourbon Courage (Lion Heart), Anchor & Hope Farm, $5,000 93 foals of racing age/10 winners/1 black-type winner Daredevil (More Than Ready), Turkish Jockey Club, private 2-Laurel, Wmc 6f, BOTTLE COURAGE, 10-1 158 foals of racing age/16 winners/1 black-type winner 2-Laurel, Wmc 6f, DEVILISH AFFAIR, 3-1 Call Me George (Point Given), Indian Creek Thoroughbred Farm, $32,000 FTN MIX wnl; $47,000 SAR AUG yrl; $25,000 OBS APR $1,000 2yo 3 foals of racing age/2 winners/0 black-type winners 5-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, OUR LITTLE DEVIL, 10-1 7-Delta Downs, $100K LA Bred Premier Night Starlet S., 1m, $5,500 KEE SEP yrl; $21,000 OBS OPN 2yo GEORGIA DAWN, 20-1 Fast Anna (Medaglia d'Oro), Three Chimneys Farm, $10,000 Carpe Diem (Giant's Causeway), WinStar Farm, $15,000 142 foals of racing age/15 winners/3 black-type winners 231 foals of racing age/19 winners/2 black-type winners 2-Laurel, Wmc 6f, ROCKIN ANNA ROLLIN, 9-2 5-Aqueduct, Msw 1m, FIAT LUX, 20-1 $4,500 KEE SEP yrl; $10,000 OBS OPN 2yo $30,000 OBS OCT yrl; $90,000 EAS MAY 2yo 5-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, GOGO SHOES, 12-1 Golden Lad (Medaglia d'Oro), Northview Stallion Station, $5,000 $70,000 KEE NOV wnl; $25,000 OBS WIN 2yo 124 foals of racing age/11 winners/2 black-type winners 7-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, SEMPER FI, 9-2 7-Parx Racing, Aoc 1m, OCCHI D'ORO, 8-1 $75,000 KEE JAN wnl; $85,000 RNA OBS OCT yrl; $240,000 OBS $9,500 RNA EAS OCT yrl APR 2yo Honor Code (A.P. Indy), Lane's End Farm, $30,000 Circumference (Ire) ( {Ire}), Milky Way Farms, $3,000 213 foals of racing age/17 winners/1 black-type winner 41 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners 5-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, RECODED, 4-1 7-Golden Gate Fields, Msw 6f, SHERILINDA, 12-1 $150,000 FTS AUG yrl $2,500 CTB AJA yrl Imagining (Giant's Causeway), Anchor & Hope Farm, $7,500 Commissioner (A.P. Indy), WinStar Farm, $7,500 98 foals of racing age/6 winners/1 black-type winner 162 foals of racing age/19 winners/3 black-type winners 5-Laurel, Alw 6f, ON THE TURF, 15-1 $13,000 EAS OCT yrl TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein), Gainesway Farm, $10,000 $75,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $22,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl; $220,000 130 foals of racing age/13 winners/3 black-type winners RNA KEE APR 2yo 11-Tampa Bay Downs, $250K GIII Sam F. Davis S., 1 1/16m, SOLE VOLANTE, 8-1 Race Day (Tapit), Spendthrift Farm, $7,500 $6,000 KEE SEP yrl; $20,000 OBS APR 2yo 145 foals of racing age/20 winners/4 black-type winners 8-Fair Grounds, Msw 5 1/2fT, MISTY DAY, 8-1 Khozan (Distorted Humor), Journeyman Stud, $8,500 130 foals of racing age/23 winners/2 black-type winners Secret Circle (Eddington), Hill 'n' Dale Farms, $5,000 3-Gulfstream, Msw 6f, KASHAN, 6-1 62 foals of racing age/13 winners/0 black-type winners $15,000 OBS OCT yrl; $140,000 OBS OPN 2yo 5-Laurel, Alw 6f, JUSTWAVEANDSMILE, 6-1 7-Delta Downs, $100K LA Bred Premier Night Starlet S., 1m, $55,000 EAS OCT yrl SEBS PRINCESS, 6-1 1-Cross Country Pick X, $100K Jimmy Winkfield S., 7f, SECRET $5,500 ESL YRL yrl RULES, 7-2 $5,000 KEE NOV wnl; $75,000 EAS MAY 2yo Lea (First Samurai), Claiborne Farm, $7,500 103 foals of racing age/10 winners/2 black-type winners Summer Front (War Front), Airdrie Stud, $10,000 2-Santa Anita, Msw 5 1/2fT, DIPPING IN, 6-1 181 foals of racing age/21 winners/2 black-type winners $85,000 KEE NOV wnl; $47,000 RNA OBS APR 2yo; $80,000 OBS 2-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, CRUEL SUMMER, 5-1 OPN 2yo $60,000 KEE JAN wnl; $130,000 KEE SEP yrl 9-Oaklawn, Msw 6f, ISLAND SKY, 8-1 2-Fair Grounds, Aoc 1mT, TECUMSEH'S WAR, 5-1 $37,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $20,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl $40,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl

Liam's Map ('s Song), Lane's End Farm, $35,000 Tapiture (Tapit), Darby Dan Farm, $7,500 232 foals of racing age/20 winners/2 black-type winners 246 foals of racing age/31 winners/2 black-type winners 7-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, WEST SIDE WARRIOR, 15-1 5-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, GESTURE, 7-2 $55,000 OBS APR 2yo $130,000 KEE NOV wnl; $150,000 RNA FTS AUG yrl; $240,000 OBS MAR 2yo Mr Speaker (Pulpit), Lane's End Farm, $10,000 7-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 6 1/2f, POINT DRIVEN, 10-1 79 foals of racing age/12 winners/0 black-type winners $47,000 OBS WIN wnl; $70,000 KEE SEP yrl; $160,000 OBS APR 2-Laurel, Wmc 6f, ELOQUENT LADY, 4-1 2yo $8,000 KEE SEP yrl 11-Tampa Bay Downs, $250K GIII Sam F. Davis S., 1 1/16m, 6-Fair Grounds, $60K Shantel Lanerie Memorial Overnight S., PREMIER STAR, 3-1 1mT, LADY JENNEVIERE, 12-1 $105,000 KEE SEP yrl; $100,000 OBS OPN 2yo $100,000 KEE SEP yrl 7-Delta Downs, $100K LA Bred Premier Night Starlet S., 1m, STEPH'SFULLASUGAR, 5-1 Night of Thunder (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Kildangan Stud, $25,000 7-Delta Downs, $100K LA Bred Premier Night Starlet S., 1m, 180 foals of racing age/29 winners/8 black-type winners VACHERIE GIRL, 5-2 2-Santa Anita, Msw 5 1/2fT, RAKASSAH (Ire), 5-2 $60,000 OBS WIN wnl; $60,000 FTK JUL yrl; $87,000 OBS OPN i25,000 GOF NOV wnl; ,40,000 GOU KPR yrl; 40,000gns TAT 2yo AHI 2yo

Palace (City Zip), Spendthrift Farm, $5,000 152 foals of racing age/22 winners/1 black-type winner 10-Gulfstream, Aoc 7f, CONQUER, 20-1 $40,000 OBS OCT yrl

Palace Malice (Curlin), Three Chimneys Farm, $25,000 211 foals of racing age/21 winners/2 black-type winners 6-Fair Grounds, $60K Shantel Lanerie Memorial Overnight S., 1mT, MAGA SUITE, 20-1 TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Second-Crop Starters cont.

Tonalist (Tapit), Lane's End Farm, $15,000 179 foals of racing age/20 winners/1 black-type winner 5-Aqueduct, Msw 1m, JUDICIAL RESTRAINT, 8-1 $120,000 KEE SEP yrl 2-Aqueduct, Msw 7f, TONAL VISION, 3-1 IN SOUTH KOREA: $95,000 KEE SEP yrl Great Boss (Kor), g, 3, --Mocella, by 4-Tampa Bay Downs, Msw 1m, WIND RIDGE, 6-1 Johannesburg. Busan, 2-7, Hcp. ($33k), 1200m. B-Bae Byung Jae. *1ST TIME STARTER. **Full to Midnight Cello, GSW, Wicked Strong (Hard Spun), Spendthrift Farm, $6,000 $447,890. ***$16,000 in utero >16 KEENOV. 232 foals of racing age/31 winners/1 black-type winner 9-Oaklawn, Msw 6f, ADDI, 6-1 $130,000 KEE SEP yrl 7-Gulfstream, Msw 1 1/8m, TELEPHONE TALKER, 9-5

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7th-Oaklawn, $86,000, 2-7, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.79, wf. IN AUSTRALIA: SARA SEA (f, 4, Tiznow--Absinthe Minded {MSW & GISP, Yonkers, g, 4, Medaglia d=Oro--Anne of Kiev (Ire) (MSW-Eng, $607,747}, by Quiet American) Lifetime Record: 10-2-0-0, $140,832), by Oasis Dream (GB). Canterbury, 2-7, Hcp. ($33k), $119,091. O-Briland Farm; B-Briland Farm, Robert & Stacy 1550mT, 1:36.53. B-Forging Oaks Farm LLC (KY). *$350,000 Mitchell (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas. Wlg >16 KEENOV; $575,000 Ylg >17 FTSAUG. Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw

IN SOUTH KOREA: So Much Go, g, 3, Street Sense--Suroof, by Empire Maker. 3rd-Santa Anita, $58,000, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 2-7, Busan, 2-7, Hcp. ($50k), 1300m. B-CESA Farm (FL). *Won by 3yo, f, 5 1/2fT, 1:03.61, fm. four lengths as the 1-2 favorite. **$40,000 2yo >19 OBSAPR. HOMEHOME (f, 3, Square Eddie--Silar Rules, by Ten Most Wanted) Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $72,551. O/B-Reddam IN THE UAE: Racing, LLC (CA); T-Doug F. O'Neill. *Full to Ralis, GISW, Sanad Libya, c, 3, Tapiture. See >TDN Europe--Middle East.= $426,138; and B Squared, MSW & GSP, $449,948. Pilgrim=s Treasure, g, 6, Dubawi (Ire)--La Pelegrina, by Redoute=s Choice (Aus). Jebel Ali, 2-7, Hcp., 1400m, 1:25.18. B-Darley 7th-Turfway, $47,030, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 2-6, (KY). *AED400,000 HRA >17 ERASEP. VIDEO 4yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT), 1:11.46, ft. Tailor=s Row, g, 6, Street Cry (Ire)--Raw Silk (GSW, $201,958), by A. P. PRINCESS (f, 4, Flatter--Virden {GSW, $194,768}, by Malibu Moon. Jebel Ali, 2-7, Hcp., 1800m, 1:52.62. B-Darley Tactical Cat) Lifetime Record: 18-3-3-4, $103,441. O-Contreras (KY). *8,000gns HRA >17 TATNOV. VIDEO Stable, Inc. & Earl J. Trostrud Jr.; B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC (KY); T-Cipriano Contreras. *$37,000 Ylg '17 FTKOCT.

7th-Fair Grounds, $47,000, (S), (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 2-7, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.02, ft. DIAMOND CRAZY (f, 4, Tale of Ekati--Boy Crazy, by Sky Mesa) Lifetime Record: 10-3-3-1, $131,616. O-Stewart Racing Stable & Nexus Racing Club; B/T-Dallas Stewart (LA). *Full to Saint=s Fan, SW, $102,700. TDN NORTH AMERICAN • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 8, 2020

6th-Fair Grounds, $41,710, (S), Opt. Clm ($35,000), 2-7, 4yo/up, Equine, LLC & Gary Young (KY); T-Ian R. Wilkes. *$70,000 Ylg '15 1m 70y (off turf), 1:43.59, ft. FTKOCT. **1/2 to Decisive Edge (Bernardini), GSP, $210,832. JUS LIVELY (c, 4, Paddy O'Prado--Lively Number, by Mt. Livermore) Lifetime Record: SP, 6-4-1-0, $115,800. O-Ellen Addison; B-Pine Knoll Farm (LA); T-Steven M. Asmussen.

6th-Delta Downs, $40,000, (S), 2-6, (NW2L), 4yo/up, 5f, :59.90, ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: ft. Fashion Rules, f, 3, Constitution--Once Around (MSW), by You A FLASH OF COPPER (g, 5, Songandaprayer--Surely Grand, by and I. Tampa Bay Downs, 2-7, 1m 40y, 1:43.03. B-Haymarket Grand Slam) Lifetime Record: 14-2-3-1, $87,020. O/T-Lester Farm LLC (KY). *$185,000 Wlg '17 KEENOV; $175,000 RNA Ylg Simon; B-Perform Stables,LLC (LA). '18 KEESEP; $145,000 RNA 2yo '19 OBSAPR. **1/2 to Decked Out (Street Boss), GISW, $491,659; Morrow Cove (Yes It=s 2nd-Charles Town, $30,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($30,000), 2-6, True), MSW, $182,610. 3yo, f, 4 1/2f, :52.43, sy. ILCHESTER CHEETAH (f, 3, Itsmyluckyday--Margaret Lilian, by Political Force) Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-1, $97,990. O-Designated Gray Haze, f, 3, Graydar--Dawnie Macho (SW), by Macho Uno. Hitters Racing, LLC; B-Cheryl Anne Prudhomme & Dr. Michael Delta Downs, 2-6, 5f, :59.46. B-Albaugh Family Stables LLC & Thomas Gallivan (NY); T-Jeremiah O'Dwyer. *$20,000 2yo '19 Taylor Brothers Properties LLC (KY). *$8,500 Ylg '18 KEESEP. EASMAY.

Austin's Boy, g, 3, Idiot Proof--Marissa's Joy, by Cee's Tizzy. Santa Anita, 2-7, (S), 5 1/2fT, 1:03.57. B-Harold & Pamela Tillema (CA). *Full to Richard=s Boy, MSW & GISP, $1,006,524. 1st-Charles Town, $28,000, 2-6, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 4 1/2f, :53.70, sy. The Mary Rose, f, 3, Macho Uno--Wood Rose, by Tiznow. SKYLAR'S TRICK (f, 4, Fiber Sonde--Phone Jazz, by Phone Trick) Oaklawn, 2-7, (S), 6f, 1:11.85. B-Shortleaf Stable (AR). Lifetime Record: SP, 18-4-5-1, $106,457. O/B/T-Michael E. Sterling (WV). Panterita, f, 3, Paynter--Sharky's Dancer, by Perfect Mandate. 7th-Charles Town, $28,000, 2-6, (NW2LX), 4yo/up, 4 1/2f, Turfway, 2-6, 1m (AWT), 1:40.68. B-Jack Mandato & Paynter :52.42, sy. Syndicate (KY). *$3,700 Ylg '18 KEESEP; $9,500 RNA 2yo '19 IRISH ROAR (IRE) (c, 4, Discreet Cat--Forty Greeta {Arg} {Ch. OBSOPN. 2yo Filly & MG1SW-Arg}, by Roar) Lifetime Record: 11-2-3-4, $91,160. O/T-Jeffrey S. Englehart; B-Godolphin (IRE). *$20,000 Ylg '17 FTKOCT. Indefinitely, g, 4, Abstraction--Infinitely (SP), by Purim. Sunland, 2-7, (S), 6f, 1:10.34. B-Michael Stinson (NM). Special Reserve, g, 4, Midshipman--Love Spun, by Hard Spun. 5th-Oaklawn, $23,000, (NW2L)/Opt. Clm ($10,000), 2-7, Oaklawn, 2-7, 6f, 1:10.50. B-Russell L. Reineman Stables Inc. 4yo/up, 6f, 1:11.46, wf. (KY). *$60,000 Ylg '17 FTKJUL; $140,000 2yo '18 OBSMAR. BEEMIE AWARD (g, 4, Distorted Humor--In Bloom, by Discreet Cat) Lifetime Record: 8-2-0-0, $73,335. O-John E. Cox & Tom Basler; B-Russell L. Reineman Stable, Inc & J & M Bloodstock, LLC (KY); T-John E. Cox. *$100,000 Ylg '17 KEEJAN; $270,000 RNA Ylg '17 FTKTUR. DID YOU KNOW? Hard Not to Love (Hard Spun) 5th-Tampa Bay Downs, $22,500, Opt. Clm ($100,000), 2-7, was tabbed as a 4yo/up, 1m 40y, 1:40.49, ft. “TDN Rising Star” BIG DOLLAR BILL (g, 6, Midnight Lute--A Precious Memory, by Honor Grades) Lifetime Record: SW & MGSP, 22-5-5-4, Visit the TDN Rising Stars section $323,111. O-Dennis Farkas & Brett & C. Franklin; B-Epona

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ABSTRACTION, Indefinitely, g, 4, o/o Infinitely, by Purim. MSW, 2-7, Sunland BERNARDINI, What a Fox, f, 4, o/o Twisted Tale, by Tale of the Cat. AOC, 2-7, Oaklawn CANDY RIDE (ARG), Candy Money, f, 4, o/o Cascading Cash, by Distorted Humor. MSW, 2-7, Tampa Bay CANDY RIDE (ARG), Royal Flag, f, 4, o/o Sea Gull, by Mineshaft. AOC, 2-7, Gulfstream CITY ZIP, Billy Batts, r, 3, o/o Down to Hearth, by Giant's Causeway. Baffle S., 2-7, Santa Anita CONGRATS, Last Judgment, g, 4, o/o Fantasy Forest, by Forestry. AOC, 2-7, Gulfstream CONSTITUTION, Fashion Rules, f, 3, o/o Once Around, by You and I. MSW, 2-7, Tampa Bay DISCREET CAT, Irish Roar (Ire), c, 4, o/o Forty Greeta (Arg), by Roar. ALW, 2-6, Charles Town DISTORTED HUMOR, Beemie Award, g, 4, o/o In Bloom, by Discreet Cat. WCL, 2-7, Oaklawn FIBER SONDE, Skylar's Trick, f, 4, o/o Phone Jazz, by Phone Trick. ALW, 2-6, Charles Town FLATTER, A. P. Princess, f, 4, o/o Virden, by Tactical Cat. AOC, SONGANDAPRAYER, A Flash of Copper, g, 5, o/o Surely Grand, 2-6, Turfway by Grand Slam. ALW, 2-6, Delta Downs GIANT'S CAUSEWAY, Hidden Talent, c, 4, o/o Chase the Punch, SQUARE EDDIE, Homehome, f, 3, o/o Silar Rules, by Ten Most by Two Punch. MSW, 2-6, Oaklawn Wanted. AOC, 2-7, Santa Anita GRAYDAR, Gray Haze, f, 3, o/o Dawnie Macho, by Macho Uno. TALE OF EKATI, Diamond Crazy, f, 4, o/o Boy Crazy, by Sky Mesa. MSW, 2-6, Delta Downs AOC, 2-7, Fair Grounds IDIOT PROOF, Austin's Boy, g, 3, o/o Marissa's Joy, by Cee's TIZNOW, Sara Sea, f, 4, o/o Absinthe Minded, by Quiet Tizzy. MSW, 2-7, Santa Anita American. ALW, 2-7, Oaklawn ITSMYLUCKYDAY, Ilchester Cheetah, f, 3, o/o Margaret Lilian, by Political Force. AOC, 2-6, Charles Town JUSTIN PHILLIP, Just Smok'n, f, 3, o/o Strikes of Thunder, by " " " Thunder Gulch. MSW, 2-7, Gulfstream MACHO UNO, The Mary Rose, f, 3, o/o Wood Rose, by Tiznow. MSW, 2-7, Oaklawn MIDNIGHT LUTE, Big Dollar Bill, g, 6, o/o A Precious Memory, by Honor Grades. AOC, 2-7, Tampa Bay MIDSHIPMAN, Special Reserve, g, 4, o/o Love Spun, by Hard Spun. MSW, 2-7, Oaklawn OUTSTRIP (GB), Outburst (GB), f, 3, o/o Daidoo (Ire), by Shamardal. AOC, 2-7, Tampa Bay EASMAY graduate Just Smok’n (Justin Phillip) PADDY O'PRADO, Jus Lively, c, 4, o/o Lively Number, by Mt. earns her diploma at Gulfstream Park. Livermore. AOC, 2-7, Fair Grounds PAYNTER, Panterita, f, 3, o/o Sharky's Dancer, by Perfect Mandate. MSW, 2-6, Turfway

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"Stephane, my husband's son, was a jockey and he then joined BARBOTTIERE TRIUMPHANT us and started talking about expanding the business. We started doing some pre-training and breaking of young horses and then WITH GROUP 1 RECRUITS we met Pascal Noue of Haras de la Hetraie and he asked us if we could stand some stallions here." Noue's thriving Hetraie operation is currently home to a nine-strong dual-purpose roster which includes Kapgarde (Fr), Pastorius (Ger), Great Pretender (Ire) and George Vancouver (Ire). With many breeders in France still keen to use stallions in the local area, it has made good business sense to have stallions stationed in different regions. The popular jumps stallion Great Pretender, a son of the former champion National Hunt sire King's Theatre (Ire), was the first to be sent to La Barbottiere, followed by Apsis (GB), Satri (Ire) and Zambezi Sun (GB). Rousselle and Werle now stand the G1 Deutsches Derby winner Nicaron (Ger) on Noue's behalf and the 18-year-old son of Acatenango (Ger) was the second-busiest sire in France in 2019, covering 160 mares. Donjuan Triumphant at Haras de la Barbottiere | Emma Berry Cont. p2

By Emma Berry Fewer than 10 new Flat stallions have been retired to stand in France for this season, a low number compared to recent bumper years. The two Group 1 winners among the intake, Robin Of Navan (Fr) and Donjuan Triumphant (Ire), have both found themselves at the Werle family's Haras de la Barbottiere in the Sarthe region of the Pays de la Loire. To the south of the country's renowned breeding heartland of Normandy, it is nevertheless an area with a rich Thoroughbred history, with Haras du Mesnil perhaps the most renowned of the studs nearby. Just as at Mesnil and its sister stud Maulepaire, Haras de la Barbottiere combines Flat and National Hunt breeding and is also home to a breaking and pre-training centre. The latter was the focus of the business before the stallion roster increased to Robin of Navan and Stephane Werle | Emma Berry its current number of five, and it was a natural first step for Sophie Rousselle, whose husband Jean-Claude Werle started out at La Barbottiere with 50 hectares of land a quarter of a century IN TDN AMERICA TODAY ago. INDEPENDENCE HALL STEPS UP IN SAM F. DAVIS "My husband's family bought a small farm to have two or Undefeated and impressive in all three of his career starts thus three mares," says Rousselle, a former amateur rider who also far, Independence Hall (Constitution) takes the next step holds a training licence. towards the GI Kentucky Derby in Tampa's GIII Sam F. Davis S. . Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 5 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 8 FEBRUARY 2020

Barbottiere Triumphant With Group 1 Recruits cont. from p1 French-based agent Richard Venn, the self-styled 'Le Stallion The only horse with a bigger book than Nicaron was Haras du Man', arranged the deals for both horses following an inquiry Cercy's Cokoriko (Fr), and his half-brother Chanducoq (Fr) (Voix about Robin Of Navan from Robert Brard. He explains, "Robert Du Nord {Fr}) has been another new recruit to Haras de la was very keen to buy Robin Of Navan but we had to wait a year Barbottiere. and in the meantime Andrew Balding had got in touch with me The family has also recruited its own stallions, the first of to say that Donjuan Triumphant would be for sale. Robert which was Monitor Closely (GB), an Oasis Dream (GB) bought him and I suggested Barbottiere would be a good place half-brother to (GB). The latter was suddenly in to stand him, then shortly afterwards Robin became available as vogue after being transferred from Newsells Park Stud to well. So Robert is involved in the ownership of both stallions and Ireland's Boardsmill Stud, his appeal to National Hunt breeders is very keen to attract some British and Irish mares to Donjuan no doubt heightened by the Cheltenham Festival success of Triumphant. He has introduced him at a very reasonable fee." Penhill (GB). Sadly, Mount Nelson died last November just In recent years, Haras de la Barbottiere has expanded to months after Monitor Closely was sold to stand at Longford occupy 120 hectares just outside Sable-sur-Sarthe, with Flat and House Stud in Co Tipperary. jumps training facilities along with the regular accoutrements "We love having the stallions," says Rousselle. "Every year we required for any breeding farm, including some spacious and have progressed but we keep our activities very separate, the newly constructed stallion boxes. Stephane Werle doubles as pre-training and the stallions. Five stallions is our maximum, we the stallion man and his wife Celine also assists on the farm are very happy at this level." along with English ex-pat Shelley Bantock. In Robin Of Navan, the stud has acquired a stallion whose own The farm is too far out of the Normandy region to have been sire American Post (GB) has been a dependable option for included in the recent Route des Etalons, but Robin Of Navan French breeders, while his grandsires Bering (GB) and Muhtahtir and Donjuan Triumphant both had an outing to the stallion (GB) have both been stalwarts of the French scene. show at Le Lion d'Angers in January to be introduced to "He's from a very active family with lots of good winners like breeders in the west of France. Lily's Candle (Fr) and Lys Gracieux (Jpn); it's a lovely family," says "We have also had lots of breeders come here to see them," Rousselle of the well-travelled Robin Of Navan, the former star says Rousselle, who is preparing for another busy covering of Harry Dunlop's stable who won the G1 Criterium de season with a full stallion barn. Many of the farm's own Saint-Cloud as well as three other group contests in France and broodmare band will be supporting the home team of sires. Germany. He also finished runner-up in the G1 Prix d'Ispahan "Most of our mares are owned in partnership with other and G1 Premio Roma. breeders. The good thing is that if we decide to keep the foals She adds, "Richard Venn suggested the two stallions to us. He actually suggested Robin to us last year and we were very keen we can train them ourselves," he says. to have him but the owners decided to race him for another Flat or jumps, breeding or racing, all bases are covered at year." Haras de la Barbottiere. The duo is completed by Donjuan Triumphant (Ire), whose footnote in history to date is in being the first horse bought to race for King Power Racing. Also seven, he signed off from five seasons of racing with victory in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint in October. His sire Dream Ahead moved to France three years ago and another of his sons, Al Wukair (Ire), stands at Haras de Bouquetot. "There are not a lot of sprinting stallions in France, especially in the west of France," says Rousselle. "And it's the first time since Anabaa that a Group 1-winning sprinter has started his stud career in France. So again, when Richard proposed that Donjuan Triumphant should come here, we were very keen." Donjuan Triumphant landed his first major blow in France as a juvenile when winning the G2 Criterium Maisons-Laffitte and his seven wins also include a pair of listed contests. Moreover, in 37 starts, he finished in the first three on 21 occasions and bowed Sophie Rouselle Werle, Shelley Bantock and Stephane out with a rating of 118. and Celine Werle | Emma Berry TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 5 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 8 FEBRUARY 2020

Friday=s Result: 3rd-Chelmsford City, ,7,649, Mdn, 2-7, 3yo/up, 10f (AWT), 2:06.70, st. Senior Vice President Gary King PAPA POWER (GB) (c, 3, Nathaniel {Ire}--Mosqueras Romance Twitter: @garykingTDN {GB} {MSP-Fr & SP-Ger}, by Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), fifth on [email protected] debut over this course and distance Jan. 9, was placed on the + 1.732.320.0975 front from the outset. Always in total command, the 5-4 favourite killed the contest turning for home and sauntered to International Editor the line for a 4 3/4-length defeat of Express Route (Quality Kelsey Riley Road). The useful dam is also responsible for one in her own Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN image in Rufus King (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), MSP-Eng, $147,772. A [email protected] daughter of the dual listed scorer and group-placed Mosquera European Editor (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}), her 2-year-old filly is by Equiano (Fr) Emma Berry and her yearling filly is by Silver Pond (Fr). Sales history: Twitter: @collingsberry 190,000gns Ylg >18 TAOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $6,397. [email protected] O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Newsells Park Stud (GB); T-Andrew Balding. Associate International Editor Heather Anderson ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN Iron Heart (GB), c, 3, Muhaarar (GB)--Kiyoshi (GB) (MGSW & Marketing Manager G1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $238,389), by Dubawi (Ire). Southwell, Alayna Cullen 2-7, 8f 13y (AWT), 1:41.64. B-The Kiyoshi Partnership (GB). Twitter: @AlaynaCullen [email protected]

Contributing Editor Alan Carasso Twitter: @EquinealTDN Friday=s Result: Cafe Racing Dundalk, i15,000, Cond, 2-7, 3yo, 7f (AWT), 1:27.02, st. Sean Cronin CROSSFIREHURRICANE (c, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Louvakhova {SW-US, Tom Frary $116,378}, by Maria=s Mon), successful on debut at Limerick on [email protected] his sole start in June, was a touch slowly away and forced to race in mid-division early. Still languishing adrift at the top of the Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey straight, the 11-8 favourite stayed on strongly to grab the lead with 150 yards remaining and account for Orchid Gardens (Ire) Regular Columnists (Muhaarar {GB}) by 3 1/2 lengths. The stakes-winning Chris McGrath | John Berry Louvakhova, who is now the second dam of the Atlantic Beach S. John Boyce | Amy Lynam scorer Jack and Noah (Fr) (Bated Breath {GB}), is a daughter of Melissa Steele the GIII Miesque S. winner Louvain (Ire) (Sinndar {Ire}). That makes her a half-sister to the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches and GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf heroine Flotilla (Fr) (Mizzen IN TDN AUS/NZ TODAY Mast) and a granddaughter of the smart sprinter (Ire) (Common Grounds {GB}), herself the dam of the G1 Haydock A MARK OF EXCELLENCE FOR A REVERSE-SHUTTLE ICON Sprint Cup hero G Force (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}). Her yearling filly John Berry profiles Exceed And Excel's dual-hemisphere success. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Aus/NZ. by Speightstown is named My Generation, while she was bred

TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 5 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 8 FEBRUARY 2020 back to Kitten=s Joy. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $20,933. O-Scott C Heider; B-Glen Hill Farm & Scott C Heider (KY); T-Joseph O=Brien.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: American Lady (Ire), f, 3, Starspangledbanner (Aus)--Show Me Off (GB), by Showcasing (GB). Dundalk, 2-7, 5f (AWT), 1:00.27. B-B & C Equine & P & Mrs J Myerscough (IRE). *i59,000 Ylg >18 GOFSPT; ,200,000 2yo >19 GOFLON.

Friday=s Result: The latest intake of the National Stud=s Diploma in Stud Practice and 4th-Cagnes-sur-Mer, i28,000, Cond, 2-7, 3yo, 7 1/2fT, 1:32.76, Management have commenced their six-month course. Past graduates of the course include Grimthorpe, Ed Harper, Rachael sf. Gowland, Ed Dunlop and Angus Gold. MEMORY DREAM (FR) (g, 3, Motivator {GB}--Ascot Memory {Ire} {SP-Fr}, by Iffraaj {GB}), who scored on debut over this course and distance Jan. 14, raced freely with two behind early. Arriving on the front end with minimum effort approaching the final furlong, the 9-5 favourite surged clear to record a bloodless 5 1/2-length success from Bene Bene (Fr) (Zanzibari). The winner is the last known foal out of the listed-placed dam, whose family features the G2 Hungerford S.-winning sire Gregorian (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) and the multiple group 2 scorer IN AUSTRALIA: Premio Loco (Prized). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, i24,500. Video, Ilwendo (Ger), h, 6, Lando (Ger)--Independant (GB) (GSP-Eng), sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. by Medicean (GB). Canterbury, 2-7, Hcp. (,41k/i49k), O/B-Ecurie Ascot (FR); T-D & P Prud=homme. 1550mT, 1:36.53. B-Gevi International BV. Serenade the Stars (Ire), g, 6, (Ire)--Silent CONDITIONS RESULTS: Serenade (Ire), by Bertolini. Moonee Valley, 2-7, Hcp. 7th-Cagnes-sur-Mer, i28,000, 2-7, 4yo/up, 6 1/2f (AWT), (,26k/i30k), 2500mT, 2:37.26. B-Summerville Bloodstock. 1:15.55, st. *i160,000 Wlg >14 GOFNOV; 70,000gns Ylg >15 TATOCT. WE GO (FR) (c, 4, No Nay Never--Encore Merci {Ire}, by Dancer {Ire}) Lifetime Record: GSP-Fr, 15-4-1-3, IN THE UAE: i98,090. O-Mme Jacques Cygler; B-Aleyrion Bloodstock (FR); Majestic Thunder (Ire), g, 5, Dubawi (Ire)--Flame of Gibraltar T-Henri-Alex Pantall. *i22,000 Ylg >17 ARQAUG. (Ire) (GSP-Eng), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). Jebel Ali, 2-7, Maiden, 2000m, 1:59.90. B-Godolphin. *AED80,000 HRA >18 1st-Cagnes-sur-Mer, i19,000, 2-7, 4yo/up, 12fT, 2:36.13, sf. ERASEP. VIDEO CHOUAIN (FR) (g, 4, Rajsaman {Fr}--Our Dream Queen {GB}, by Native Appeal (Ire), g, 5, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Picture Hat Oasis Dream {GB}) Lifetime Record: SP-Fr, 12-3-2-1, i48,390. (SP-Fr), by El Prado (Ire). Jebel Ali, 2-7, Hcp., 1600m, 1:38.48. O-Stall Big Jump & Friends; B-Franklin Finance S.A. (FR); T- B-Godolphin. *AED260,000 HRA >18 ERAAPR. VIDEO Miroslav Rulec. *i3,000 HRA >18 ARJUL. Midlander (Ire), g, 8, Shamardal--Mille (GB), by (GB). Jebel Ali, 2-7, Hcp., 1000m, :59.51. B-Darley. *AED600,000 HRA >15 ERADEC. VIDEO TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 5 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 8 FEBRUARY 2020

The Club has further restricted attendance on track to Atrainers, jockeys, club officials, as well as stewards and voting members who oversee the governance of the club and race meetings, only horse owners and their guests will be admitted Friday=s Results: to the racecourses.@ 6th-JEB, AED75,000 (,15,804/i18,642/US$20,422), Maiden, On Feb. 6, the HKJC, in conjunction with the Macau Jockey 3yo, 1400m, 1:26.84, ft. Club, announced the cancellation of the Hong Kong-Macau SANAD LIBYA (c, 3, Tapiture--I Want to Dust Her {SW}, by Mass Interport series--the Mar. 15 Macau Hong Kong Trophy at Taipa Market) finished a sound third on his Meydan debut in a Dec. 5 and the Hong Kong Macau Trophy at Sha Tin in May. Neither conditions for Doug Watson and was having his first sophomore race will be rescheduled. appearance in maiden company for a new barn Friday. Drawn For its part, the Macau Jockey Club cancelled meetings far right, the chestnut settled in midfield, gathered momentum scheduled for Feb. 1, 7, 9 and 15. There has been no racing in approaching the final 400 meters and stayed on very well up the Macau since Jan. 18, owing in part to the Lunar New Year hill to record a one-length victory. The winner has a 2-year-old holiday. On Feb. 4, Macau officials asked operators of local half-brother named Guard Duty (Brody=s Cause) and yearling casinos to cease operations for two weeks. half-brother by the same sire. Sales history: $40,000 Ylg >18 Hong Kong=s 13 trainers who maintain operations both in Hong FTKFEB; $72,000 RNA 2yo >19 OBSAPR; $65,000 2yo >19 Kong and at the HKJC=s Conghua Training Centre, as well as OBSJUN. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, AED71,400. VIDEO jockeys who travel for barrier trials at the facility, will not be O-H and B; B-Carnie Thoroughbred Farm; T-Satish Seemar. permitted to do so near-term, South China Morning Post reported Friday. Horses in Conghua will be cared for by on-site stable personnel only.

CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC, BUT THE SHOW GOES ON IN HK by Alan Carasso IN SINGAPORE: Racing continues Saturday with a 10-race program at Sha Tin, Pindus, g, 4, Exceed and Excel--Melpomene (MSP-Aus), by even as the coronavirus outbreak that has its origins in Mainland Elusive Quality (USA). Kranji, 2-7, Hcp. ($54k), 1000m (AWT), China is causing some major contingency planning by officials at :59.96. B-Darley (Vic). *1/2 to Thalia (Medaglia d=Oro {USA}), the Hong Kong Jockey Club. GSP-Aus; full to Calliope, GSW-Aus, $202,000. **$57,500 HRA Over the last few weeks, attendance at live meetings at Sha >19 MMMAR. VIDEO Tin in the New Territories to the north and at Happy Valley Racecourse on Hong Kong Island to the south has been restricted to those with pre-existing reservations, with public areas closed. The Chinese New Year racecard at Sha Tin, which normally attracts better than 100,000 people to the tracks, was witnessed by just by fewer than 9,000 racegoers. The jovial, carefree mid-week atmosphere at Happy Valley has given way to a nearly empty grandstand in recent weeks. IN SINGAPORE: The situation is going to get worse before it gets any better. Siam Blue Vanda, g, 4, Echoes of Heaven (Aus)--I=m A Wag (Ire), HKJC CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has already surmised by Lahib (USA). Kranji, 2-7, Hcp. (NZ$96k), 1400m, 1:22.57. that the coronavirus-induced restrictions would continue for up B-Linwood Park Stud Ltd. *NZ$40,000 2yo >17 NZBRTR. VIDEO to two months. Earlier this week, with the government saying that the next two weeks are critical in the effort to contain the disease, the HKJC announced the closure of all 101 off-track FIND US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews betting branches in Hong Kong.

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AHe=s an impressive horse with a huge pedigree," he told SUNLIGHT TARGETS Racing NSW. AI was pretty confident with him, I thought he=d come on the right way. When he hit the front he had a good ROYAL ASCOT look around but Tom (Marquand) being quite a strong rider together with the shades it kept him focused." Maher said a decision on whether Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game (Snitzel) tackles the G1 Blue Diamond S. will be made early next week.

Sunlight and Luke Currie | Bronwen Healy by TDN AusNZ Star sprinting mare Sunlight (Zoustar) will be aimed at two races at the Royal Ascot carnival. Trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy plan to run the 4-year-old in the G1 King's Stand S. (1000m), on the opening day of Royal Ascot and then in the Prague | Bronwen Healy G1 Diamond Jubilee S. (1200m) four days later. "It is very exciting. Everyone is looking for a horse that can take them overseas and we are very lucky that we could have two (Sunlight and Dubai-bound Hey Doc) potentially going over there with live chances," Calvin McEvoy told Racing.com "It would be a great experience for not only us but, (jockey) Luke (Currie), the owners and the staff. It would be a great experience if it all comes off." Murrulla Stud Charges Into 2020 Classic Sunlight will likely return in the G3 RN Irwin S. on April 11 at Morphettville and then go to the G1 Sangster S. before Scales of Justice Chases Third G1 departing for England. Raceday Call On Millennium Meeting Prague Destined for Skyline... Co-trainer Ciaron Maher has confirmed that high-profile colt J-Mac to Ride Catalyst In Aussie Debut Prague (Redoute's Choice) will contest the G3 Skyline S. on his way to the G1 Golden Slipper. Prague, who cost $1.6 million as a Rulership To Tackle Caulfield Test yearling, has won both of his starts, including last weekend's G3 Canonbury S. and Maher said all had progressed well with the colt.