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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2017 SOCAL INVADERS STRONACH TO BE HONORED WITH E.P. TAYLOR AWARD OF MERIT HEADLINE EL CAMINO Frank Stronach will be presented with the E.P. Taylor Award of Merit for his longtime involvement and commitment to REAL DERBY Thoroughbred racing in Canada, The Jockey Club of Canada Board of Stewards announced Friday. A member of The Jockey Club of Canada for over 20 years, the Austria native and Canadian auto parts magnate is the owner and operator of Adena Springs Farm, the advance wagering company Xpressbet, and racetracks Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, Golden Gate Fields, Pimlico, Laurel and Portland Meadows. Stronach earned his first of three consecutive Eclipse Awards for Outstanding Owner in 1998 and added a fourth in 2008. Cont. p7 IN TDN EUROPE TODAY FIRST CROP FOAL SALE PERFORMANCE Kevin Blake breaks down the numbers of first-crop sires at Jerry Hollendorfer | Benoit last year’s foal sales, and identifies a trio of stallions that outperformed expectations. Jerry Hollendorfer shoots for his seventh career win in Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Saturday=s GIII El Camino Real Derby at Golden Gate, which offers 17 points on the road to the GI Kentucky Derby. The Hall of Fame trainer will saddle 7-5 morning-line favorite Sheer Flattery (Flatter), who EL CAMINO REAL DERBY-GIII, 3yo, returns on short 1 1/8m notice after finishing PP Horse Sire third as the chalk in 1 Zakaroff Slew's Tiznow Santa Anita=s GIII 2 More Power to Him Slew's Tiznow 3 Ann Arbor Eddie Square Eddie Robert B. Lewis S. 4 Tribal Storm Papa Clem Feb. 4. The chestnut 5 Sheer Flattery Flatter previously 6 Colonel Samsen K Colonel John graduated by a nose 7 Kona Dreams K Midshipman (see Graded Stakes Entries) in his two-turn debut in the Santa Anita slop Dec. 31. Sheer Flattery turned in a four-furlong breeze in :50 1/5 (3/12) at Golden Gate Feb. 14 in preparation of his first attempt over an all-weather surface. Hollendorfer=s El Camino Real Derby winners include: Tamarando (2014), Chocolate Candy (2009), Bwana Bull (2007), Cause to Believe (2006), Yougottawanna (2002) and Event of the Year (1998). Cont. p3 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. V.P. & CO-PUBLISHER Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected] V.P., INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS Gary King @garykingTDN [email protected] Saturday, February 18, 2017 EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Jessica Martini @JessMartiniTDN Managing Editor Alan Carasso @EquinealTDN Senior Editor Steve Sherack @SteveSherackTDN Racing Editor Brian DiDonato @BDiDonatoTDN Associate Editors Christie DeBernardis @CDeBernardisTDN Ben Massam @BMassamTDN Assistant Editors Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Joe Bianca @JBiancaTDN ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising Alycia Borer Advertising Manager Lia Best Advertising Designer Amanda Crelin ‘Rose’ to the challenge. Ridden by Captain Guy Disney, Rathlin Rose clears the last Advertising Assistants fence on his way to victory in Friday’s Royal Artillery Gold Cup at Sandown Park, Alexa Reisfield Surrey, England. While serving in Afghanistan, Disney lost his right leg below the knee Michelle Benson in 2009, and in 2015, he became the first jockey in Britain to ride in a race with a Photo Editor/Dir. of Distribution prosthetic leg. Founded in 1863, the Royal Artillery Gold Cup is restricted to horses Sarah K. 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Mario Gutierrez, J. Paul Reddam & Doug O=Neill | Benoit Reddam Racing and trainer Doug O=Neill look for their second straight score in the El Camino Real Derby off the heels of Frank Conversation (Quality Road)=s popular tally in the 2016 renewal. Ann Arbor Eddie (Square Eddie) will carry Reddam=s purple-and- white silks riding a two-race winning streak, headed by a tally in Santa Anita=s California Cup Derby Jan. 28. Like Sheer Flattery, Ann Arbor Eddie will also be making his synthetic debut here. The Reddam-O=Neill tandem was responsible for last month=s California Derby at Golden Gate with So Conflated (Eskendereya). More Power to Him (Slew=s Tiznow), runner-up after leading in the stretch of the California Derby Jan. 21, leads the way for the local hopefuls. Ed DeRosa of TwinSpires .com takes on TDN's Steve Sherack and Brian DiDonato as they handicap each prep race leading up to the GI Kentucky Derby. The three will make $100 Win/Place bets--highest bankroll after the Lexington S. wins. Cont. p4 ~ He's an effortless ~ mover with a fantastic He’s a beautiful mind. A good, strong horse and is training very colt and he's answered forwardly. We are very every question we've asked of him and pleased with him ~ then some. Training JB McKATHAN,McKathan Brothers SUPER!! ~ Training,on the colt ex Sleeping Beauty Karl Keegan of All In Line Stables on the colt exNabat Seif, soon joining Gustavo Delgado ~ She is doing very well and has a very beautiful way of moving - I have not decided which trainer she will go to but it will be either Christophe Clement or Arnauld Delacour, they both have trained stakes winners for my parent's Green Lantern Stables ~ Patrick Masson on the filly exDanehill Music ~ He’s one of the nicest colts we ~ have which is why he’s going to Miami. Bridlewood have her and have told He’s very straightforward and looks like he could run all day. I love him! me she has some speed and should be ~ quite early. She comes to my barn at Santa Jim Crupi, Crupi’s New Castle Farm, on the colt ex Miss Childrey Anita in March ~ Simon Callaghan on the filly ex Impressionist Art Unbeaten 2yo, dual G1SW & BC Classic third by WAR FRONT • ASHFORD • ASHFORD • ASHFORD • • ASHFORD • ASHFORD • ASHFORD • • AIR FORCE BLUE • AMERICAN PHAROAH • COMPETITIVE EDGE • DECLARATION OF WAR • FUSAICHI PEGASUS • GIANT’S CAUSEWAY • • LOOKIN AT LUCKY • MAGICIAN • MUNNINGS • SHANGHAI BOBBY • STAY THIRSTY • TALE OF THE CAT • UNCLE MO • VANCOUVER • VERRAZANO • Ashford Stud, P.O. Box 823, Versailles, Kentucky 40383, USA. Contact: Aisling Duignan, Dermot Ryan, Charlie O’Connor, Adrian Wallace or Scott Calder. Tel: 859-873-7088. Fax: 859-879-5756. E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.coolmore.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 18, 2017 DeRosa: GIII Sam F. Davis S. - For the sake of my ego, we=re Maybe he was the one who didn=t take to the track? Bankroll: going to call Fact Finding an Aalternative pick@ in the Sam F. $1160. Davis, as the only move he GIII El Camino Real Derby - I made in the race won by really hate to chalk out, but McCraken was to back gamely Sheer Flattery looked to me like through the field. Bankroll a pretty legitimate favorite and remains $490 on a dreadful hey, I=ve got a lead to protect 6-1-1-0 line. here. He=s faced some good horses in his previous outings, GIII El Camino Real Derby - and was unnecessarily wide on Hoping the morning line is the first turn and pace accurate because I would compromised last time in the absolutely bet Ann Arbor Eddie five-horse GIII Robert B. Lewis S. to win this race a third of the Synthetic=s a question mark, but I time (i.e. at 2-1). I expect Kona didn=t at all mind his :10 1/5 Dreams and Sheer Flattery to be breeze over the OBS Safetrack in front of him on the far turn, last March. Selection: #5 Sheer but not turning for home, as his Flattery (7-5). ability to finish while chasing speed in Southern California All McCraken in the GIII Sam F. Davis | SV Photography Sherack: GIII Sam F. Davis S. - portends well for this trip. Still can=t believe how quickly Selection: #3 Ann Arbor Eddie (2-1). Fact Finding backed out of it after sitting a perfect stalking trip...Not exactly the start I was hoping for. Bankroll: $590. DiDonato: GIII Sam F. Davis S. - No Dozing didn=t run a step... TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • FEBRUARY 18, 2017 THROWDOWN cont. GIII El Camino Real Derby - Granted, if either of the two favorites take their dirt form to the synthetic, they=ll be awfully difficult to top. That being said, Tribal Storm looks sneaky enough to take a shot with at a nice price in this compact field.