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IN THE MOOD FOR A CASH CALL HEADLINE p5 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006 GOOSE FOES BUSH-WHACKED INVASOR SHINES IN BIG APPLE BOW It may have been just the first day of July, but Ron After stops along the way at Maroñas in Uruguay, and Ricki Rashinski’s Bushfire (Louis Quatorze) made Nad al Sheba in Dubai and Old Hilltop in Baltimore, the her case for year-end honors, Invasor (Arg) (Candy Stripes) hit Broadway yesterday winning yesterday’s Mother afternoon. And the results Goose S. at Belmont Park. In were equally impressive, as becoming the first of her gen- the four-year-old colt took eration to post three victories command at the quarter- at the Grade I level, the pole beneath Belmont S. Florida-bred filly defeated a winning jockey Fernando field including GI Kentucky Jara and rolled home a con- Oaks upsetter Lemons Forever vincing 4 1/4-length winner Bushfire Adam Coglianese (Lemon Drop Kid); Grade II from Wild Desert (Wild winners Ready To Please Rush). “I was impressed last (More Than Ready) and Teammate (A.P. Indy); and Invasor Adam Coglianese time [GI Pimlico Special May Joint Effort (Runaway Groom), owner of a pair of Grade 19], but today I was even III successes. “I would have to think she’s at the head more impressed,” admitted winning conditioner Kiaran of the division and, hopefully, we can keep her there,” McLaughlin. “He’s the real deal.” Suburban H. cont. p2 said trainer Eddie Kenneally. Mother Goose cont. p2 PURE GOLD Saturday, Belmont Park Noel and Miriam O'Callaghan’s Alexander Goldrun MOTHER GOOSE S.-GI, $250,000, BEL, 7-1, 3yo, f, (Ire) (Gold Away {Ire}) had to battle for her fifth Group 1 1/8m, 1:49 4/5, ft. 1, but was in no mood to surrender her crown in yester- 1--BUSHFIRE, 121, f, 3, by Louis Quatorze day’s G1 Pretty Polly S. at The Curragh. Having fin- 1st Dam: Traki Traki (SW), by Mo Power ished runner-up in this race two years ago, she came 2nd Dam: Ride the Rainbow, by True Colors back to land the spoils 12 months ago and made it a 3rd Dam: Quality Lady, by Iron Card repeat to reward backers who sent her off as the 11-8 O-Ron & Ricki Rashinski; B-Moreau Bloodstock favorite. Showing tenacity for jockey Kevin Manning to International & Mandolynn Hill Farm (FL); T-Eddie hold off Chelsea Rose (Ire) (Desert King {Ire}) after a Kenneally; J-E Prado; $150,000. Lifetime Record: thrilling final-furlong duel, she was the neck victress at 9-6-0-1, $783,299. *1/2 to Frosty's on Track (Frosty the line. Pretty Polly S. cont. p3 the Snowman), SW, $111,890; Maracaibo (Skip Trial), SW, $222,917; Frosty's Girl (Frosty the BEST OF THE REST Snowman), SW, $157,701. The Curragh hosts the 141st renewal of the G1 2--Pine Island, 121, f, 3, Arch--Matlacha Pass, by Budweiser Irish Derby today and there are scores to Seeking the Gold. O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R settle for two of France’s finest middle-distance per- McGaughey III; $50,000. formers in His Highness the Aga Khan’s Darsi (Fr) (Pol- 3--Ready to Please, 121, f, 3, More Than Ready--Guilty ish Precedent) and Paul Vidal’s Best Name (GB) (King's Pleasure, by Pine Bluff. ($75,000 wlng '03 KEENOV; Best). For Alain de Royer-Dupre, success for Darsi $270,000 2yo ‘05 OBSFEB). O-James T Scatuorchio; would help ease the disappointment of saddling B-Nordic Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; Dalakhani to suffer his sole defeat at the hands of His $25,000. Highness the Aga Khan’s second strong Alamshar (Ire) Margins: 3/4, HF, 3 3/4. Odds: 3.30, 5.20, 3.30. three years ago. Irish Derby cont. p11 Also Ran: Lemons Forever, Teammate, She's Excellent, Joint Effort. Henny Huge in Jersey Shore BC..... p7 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/2/06 • PAGE 2 of 14 Mother Goose cont. Saturday, Belmont Park Warming Up to the Task... SUBURBAN H.-GI, $400,000, BEL, 7-1, 3yo/up, A winner in a pair of juvenile starts, Bushfire defeated 1 1/4m, 2:01 1/5, ft. Teammate a head in a Jan. 13 Gulfstream allowance, 1--INVASOR (ARG), 118, c, 4, by Candy Stripes but failed to handle the sloppy track when seventh to 1st Dam: Quendom (Arg), by Interprete (Arg) Wait A While in the Feb. 4 GII Davona Dale S. The 3/4- 2nd Dam: Queen of Victory (Arg), by Cipayo (Arg) length winner of the Florida Oaks at Tampa Mar. 18, 3rd Dam: Twitch Crown (Arg), by Crown Thy Good Bushfire flaunted her speed over the Keeneland main O-Shadwell Stable; B-Haras Clausan (ARG); T-Kiaran track and cruised to a 6 1/2-length score in the GI P McLaughlin; J-F Jara; $240,000. Lifetime Record: Ashland S. Apr. 8. Third, but demoted to sixth behind MSW-Uru, 8-7-0-0, $754,070. Lemons Forever in the May 5 Oaks, the bay fought 2--Wild Desert, 116, c, 4, Wild Rush--Desert Radiance, back after losing the lead to take the GI Acorn S. by a by Desert Wine. ($26,000 wlng '02 KEENOV; neck on the Belmont undercard June 10. $40,000 yrl '03 FTKJUL). O-Daniel M Borislow; B-Windways Farm Limited (ON); T-Richard E Dutrow Filly Fires Again... Jr; $80,000. Quickly into stride, Bushfire took the field along 3--Andromeda's Hero, 115, c, 4, Fusaichi Pegasus-- through a moderate opening quarter mile in :23.86, but Marozia, by Storm Bird. ($310,000 yrl '03 KEESEP). relinquished a narrow advantage to Teammate, who O-Robert V LaPenta; B-Barnett Enterprises (KY); was off slowly, but rushed up to lead after four fur- T-Nicholas P Zito; $40,000. longs in :46.64. Content to have that target as they Margins: 4 1/4, 1, 4HF. Odds: 1.25, 3.55, 19.20. raced on the far turn, jockey Edgar Prado asked Also Ran: Noble Causeway, Tap Day, Rathor (Ire), Wilko. Bushfire to go on with it nearing the quarter pole and Following his perfect five-for-five campaign in Uru- his charge responded, opening daylight before holding guay, Invasor was forced to give his juniors, including the lightly raced Pine Island (Arch) safe. GII Fantasy S. Discreet Cat, seven pounds in the G2 UAE Derby Mar. winner Ready To Please took a run at Bushfire at the 25 and turned in a respectable fourth-place effort to the eighth pole, but was outfinished for the place. “I think Godolphin runner. Despite some opposition from trainer the key to the race was the first quarter mile,” the Kiaran McLaughlin, Invasor made his U.S. debut in the victorious rider submitted. “She broke sharp, but she May 19 GI Pimlico Special H. and, despite looking hope- wasn’t rank. She was relaxed and even when another lessly beaten at the quarter pole, stayed on for a 1 1/4- horse came to us, she was still relaxed. When I shook length success. Favored to make it seven of eight for her up, she found another gear.” his career, the Argentine-bred stalked the pace from Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com third for the opening three-quarters of a mile. He tack- catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor led pacesetting Noble Causeway (Giant’s Causeway) Made. with two furlongs to race, opened up as Fernando Jara looked around for the competition and pulled nicely Lemons Forever Falters... clear. “I asked him a little bit at the three-eighths pole Favored Lemons Forever turned in a mostly even and then he just ran up to the leaders on his own,” Jara performance and checked in fourth, beaten five lengths. commented. “I was very confident in this horse.” The “She kept grinding away and it looked to me that she winner likely goes next in the GI Whitney H. at was steadily trying to make up ground,” said trainer Saratoga Aug. 5. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the and co-owner Dallas Stewart. “But these one-turn races free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, spon- can be tough and it might not be her thing.” sored by Taylor Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/2/06 • PAGE 3 of 14 Results cont. Pretty Polly S. cont. Alexander Goldrun has stayed at the top of her game Saturday, Curragh, Ireland mainly due to her turn of acceleration over this trip, AUDI PRETTY POLLY S.-G1, i250,000, Curragh, 7-1, which saw her collect the G1 Prix de l’Opera at 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:04.80, gd. Longchamp and G1 Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin at the 1--ALEXANDER GOLDRUN (IRE), 134, m, 5, by Gold Away (Ire) end of 2004. A victory in this race marked her return to 1st Dam: Renashaan (Fr) (SW & GSP-Fr), by Darshaan (GB) Europe last term and she followed the win with a cred- 2nd Dam: Gerbera, by Lyphard itable second to Soviet Song (Ire) in the G1 Falmouth S. 3rd Dam: Greenway, by Targowice at Newmarket’s July meeting. Back in Britain later that (Ir£40,000 wnl ‘01 GOFNOV). O-Mrs N O’Callaghan; month to conquer the G1 Nassau S.