Glory Draws Wide in Poulains Esoterique Risk Pays Off Queen Anne for Animal Kingdom
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SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here GLORY DRAWS WIDE IN POULAINS QUEEN ANNE FOR ANIMAL KINGDOM Tomorrow=s G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains has G1 Dubai World Cup and GI Kentucky hero Animal attracted a field of 18 and leading contender Olympic Kingdom (Leroidesanimaux {Brz}) has been confirmed Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) was not done any favors in for Royal Ascot=s G1 Queen Anne S. over a mile June stall 12 as he bids to add another mile Classic to 18. It will be the 5-year-old=s Richard Hannon=s resume. Last seen winning the final start before he stands G3 Greenham S. at Newbury Apr. the 2013 Southern 20, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Hemisphere breeding season Thani=s G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Arrowfield Stud in winner will have to defy the statistics Australia. AWe had discussed to prevail, with only Lope de Vega the possibility of either the (Ire) (Shamardal) able to overcome a Queen Anne S. or the double-figure draw in recent times. G1 Prince of Wales=s S.,@ Like that high-class performer, Intello explained trainer Graham (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}) hails from the Motion. But after walking Animal Kingdom Liesl King Andre Fabre stable successful five A times and he will also break from the course, I feel the mile in wide out in 17. The Wertheimer the Queen Anne will afford our horse plenty of ground. Olympic Glory brothers unbeaten Listed Feilden S. We had only considered the other race because it is run Racing Post = scorer has only Apr. 14 G3 Prix de over the same mile-and-a-quarter distance as the Fontainebleau winner Gengis (Fr) (King=s Best) on his Kentucky Derby and World Cup.@ Motion continued, outside. The Wertheimers are also represented by AThe owners [Arrowfield Stud, Sheikh Mohammed bin Anodin (Ire) (Anabaa), a full-brother to Goldikova (Ire) Rashid al Maktoum and Team Valor International] prefer who will bid to go one better than his illustrious sibling a credential for the horse at a mile and I think the uphill after she was second to Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) in the nature of the Ascot course will be a stiff-enough test to Pouliches five years ago. While the owner-breeders= allow his stamina to come into play. The mile at Ascot Racing Manager Pierre-Yves Bureau was pleased with is closer to a mile-and-an-eighth race in America stall eight for Anodin, he was bemoaning the because of the layout and if Animal Kingdom were misfortune of Intello yesterday. "As you can imagine, racing in America at this time, we probably would be we would have preferred a lower draw for Intello but running him over that distance. The Queen Anne also that's the game and we have to deal with it,@ he told fits nicely into my training schedule for Animal Kingdom PA Sport. AIt could have been worse, so we will see since we freshened him up after his trip to Dubai.@ John what happens on Sunday. It=s hard to know what will Velazquez will ride Animal Kingdom in the Queen Anne. happen, but we would have preferred low draws for both of them. I think he had a nice run in Newmarket but the thing with both horses is that they have not been running against the top, top horses and this will be a big step up for them. Intello is dropping back in trip but I think there=s enough speed in his pedigree as his dam was a miler and his granddam was a sprinter, so that shouldn=t really be a problem. Anodin is a full-brother to the big girl and a half-brother to Galikova and he=s a nice horse. He ran a nice race last time, but it=s a big step from conditions company to Group 1 level. The ground should be fine for them and we will see how they go on Sunday.@ Field p3 ESOTERIQUE RISK PAYS OFF Baron Edouard de Rothschild=s decision to supplement his unbeaten filly Esoterique (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) into Sunday=s G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches was rewarded with a slice of favorable fortune yesterday as she drew six for the mile Classic. Impressive when belying her inexperience in this venue=s G3 Prix Vanteaux over the Prix d=Ispahan distance of 9 1/4 furlongs Apr. 28, the Andre Fabre trainee will face 19 rivals as she drops in trip. Cont. p4 World Class “Look at number nine on the Sire List--Kitten’s Joy, by El Prado-- 13 Graded Stakes Horses so far this year. Are you kidding? Tapit has 10, Giant’s Causeway has nine-- but 13! 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Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 5 wins, 1 place, €348,904. Last Start--1st Apr. 20 G3 Greenham S. 2 16 Etalondes (Fr) Royal Applause (GB) O-Gerard Augustin-Normand; B-Franklin Finance SA; T-Jean-Claude Rouget; J-Gregory Benoist. Lifetime Record: 5 starts, 3 wins, 2 places, €55,600. Last Start--4th Apr. 4 G3 Prix Djebel 3 1 Lion d’Anvers (Fr) Kentucky Dynamite O/B-Haras de Quetieville; T-John van Handenhove; J-Ronan Thomas. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 1 win, 2 places, €46,300. Last Start--1st Apr. 26 Listed Prix de Suresnes 4 6 Us Law (Ire) Lawman (Fr) (€115,000 yrl ‘11 ARQAUG) O-Ecurie Jean-Louis Bouchard; B-Ballylinch Stud; T-Pascal Bary; J-Christophe-Patrice Lemaire. Lifetime Record: 6 starts, 2 wins, 3 places, €104,575. Last Start--3rd Apr. 14 G3 Prix de Fontainebleau 5 3 Style Vendome (Fr) Anabaa (€92,000 yrl ‘11 ARQAUG) O-Comte Andre de Ganay & Christian-Bernard Baillet; B-Guy Pariente; T-Nicolas Clement; J-Thierry Thulliez. Lifetime Record: 5 starts, 4 wins, 1 place, €116,000. Last Start--1st Apr. 4 G3 Prix Djebel 6 13 Dastarhon (Ire) Dansili (GB) (€100,000 yrl ‘11 ARQAUG) O-Avaz Ismoilov; B-Ecurie Slymarc Farm; T-Pia Brandt; J-Umberto Rispoli. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 1 win, 2 places, €23,600. Last Start--2nd Apr. 22 Longchamp conditions 7 5 Gale Force Ten (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) (£280,000 yrl ‘11 DONAUG) O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-S Tindall, D Ludlow & Stowell Hill Ltd; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 2 wins, 4 places, €81,851. Last Start--1st Apr. 5 Listed Patton S. 8 10 Flying the Flag (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt; T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Colm O’Donoghue. Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 1 win, 2 places, €34,000. Last Start--7th Sept. 15 G1 Vincent O’Brien National S. 9 4 Princedargent (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) O/B-Guy Pariente; T-Henri-Alex Pantall; J-Fabrice Veron. Lifetime Record: 7 starts, 2 wins, 3 places, €35,350. Last Start--5th Apr. 14 G3 Prix de Fontainebleau 10 15 Pearl Flute (Ire) Piccolo (GB) (€42,000 yrl ‘11 ARQOCT; €42,000 2yo ‘12 ARQMAY; €380,000 RNA HIT ‘12 ARQARC) O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-Petra Bloodstock Agency Ltd; T-Francis-Henri Graffard; J-Mickael Barzalona.