MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019

WAR OF WILL SHOWS WAR WOLFENDALE TURNS LIFELONG PASSION INTO A CAREER by Christie DeBernardis FRONT=S VERSATILITY As a third-generation horse woman with a degree in broadcasting, the position of paddock analyst for the New York Racing Association was a perfect fit for Maggie Wolfendale. She started the job in 2010 and has since become the face of the New York racetracks, or at least their paddocks. AI grew up at the barn, barn 18 at Laurel Park [where her father Howard Wolfendale trained],@ Wolfendale said on a blustery winter day at Aqueduct. AI had ponies and retired racehorses before really starting my life at the track. I started galloping when I was 16 for my dad. Everything progressed from there. I really fell in love with it more once I graduated high school and immersed myself in the racetrack culture. I loved working with the horses in the morning and went to school for broadcasting, so I got to marry the two. I kinda feel like the luckiest girl in the world that I got to do that.@ Cont. p5 (click here) War of Will | Hodges Photography

The Week in Review, by Bill Finley IN TDN EUROPE TODAY When you go all the way to France to buy a 2-year-old who is LA ROUTE: SIZING UP THE FRENCH SIRE RANKS by War Front out of a Sadler=s Wells mare, you might have Tom Frary reports from France’s La Route des Etalons. Click dreams of winning the GI Belmont Derby, the GI Secretariat S. or or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. a Breeders= Cup race on the turf. But the GI Kentucky Derby? That didn=t cross Mark Casse=s mind when War of Will (War Front) showed up at his barn after being purchased by his brother Justin last year at the Arqana May 2-Year-Old Breeze Up Sale. Why would it? On behalf of client Gary Barber, Justin Casse paid the equivalent of $298,550 for a horse whose pedigree, when it comes to grass racing, is as good as it gets. War of Will had previously RNA=d as a yearling at Keeneland September for $175,000. Casse did what any trainer would have done with a horse with that sort of pedigree. He plotted out a grass campaign, and he came away without a single win. War of Will did run second in the GI Summer S. at Woodbine, but, after finishing fifth in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf, his career record stood at 0-for-4. War of Will was hardly a bust on the grass, but he now has a new lease on life, and in the last place you=d expect it--in dirt races. He won his first career race in a Nov. 24 maiden special weight run over a sloppy main track at Churchill Downs. With Tyler Gaffalione aboard, he drew off to win by five. Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected]

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The Week in Review (cont. from p1) He worked out of the gate and my exercise rider was on War of Will and War of Will just blew him away. Julien said, >My horse Casse and Barber were so impressed that they immediately can run, but I want to know who that other one is?= Who would started to plot a route to the Kentucky Derby. think you would buy a War Front in France and bring him to the AWe went to New Orleans to U.S. to be a good dirt horse.@ get him ready for the Kentucky Casse said he and Barber Derby,@ Casse said. AI thought considered going on the dirt in that when he broke his maiden the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile, that was as impressive a race I but that didn=t seem like a saw all year from any 2-year-old logical spot to try the dirt for the in a maiden race.@ first time. Once the Breeders= A much more important test Cup was over, Casse couldn=t get came last Saturday. Stepping the horse on the dirt quick into stakes company and facing enough. He will, of course, off against 11 challengers, he remain on the dirt for now, and romped in the GIII Lecomte S. at his next start will come in the the Fair Grounds, winning by GII Risen Star S. Feb. 16. four lengths. That made this son War of Will is not the first War of War Front 0-for-4 on the turf Front to have success on the and 2-for-2 on the dirt. Mark Casse | Sarah K. Andrew dirt, but it is less common. The AIs it a surprise that he=s done Factor (War Front) won four so well on the dirt?@ Casse said. AYes, a little bit. But when you stakes on the dirt, including the GI Malibu S. Departing (War work him on the dirt, he works an A-plus. I still remember one Front) won the GII West Virginia Derby, the GII Super Derby and morning at Saratoga before his first start. Julien Leparoux was the GIII Illinois Derby, all on the dirt. working a horse for me up at Saratoga that we liked pretty good. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

But War Front is best know for his ability to produce stars on the grass. Throw in that War of Will=s dam, Visions of Clarity (Ire), never raced on the dirt and it=s hard to explain why this particular colt has prospered on the main track. Then again, it=s breeding, an inexact science.

Another Baffert Star? Here we go again. After being among those who hyped Coliseum (Tapit) after he broke his maiden only to watch him run sixth in the GIII Sham S., I ought to remember that trainer Bob Baffert is, well, human. But it=s pretty hard not be excited about the debut of Dessman (Union Rags) in Saturday=s seventh race at Santa Anita. With Flavien Prat, who doesn=t ride that often for Baffert, aboard, Dessman whipped a field of maidens to win by 7 1/2 lengths. Once upon a time, the fact that he did not race as a 2-year-old might have discouraged some when it comes to his Kentucky Derby chances, but as memory serves me, didn=t Baffert just win the Triple Crown with a horse that didn=t race at two? The bottomless well of 3-year-old talent in this guy=s barn never ceases to amaze.

In Appreciation of Roy H

Roy H | Benoit photo Largely because sprinters don=t get the sort of fanfare that routers do, Roy H (More Than Ready) might just be one of the most underrated horses in years. Now a 7-year-old, he kicked off his 2019 campaign with a four-length win in the GII Palos Verdes S. Saturday at Santa Anita. His next stop will be Dubai for the G1 Dubai Golden Shaheen. Before he departs, trainer Peter Miller and owner Rockingham Ranch will pick up their second straight Eclipse Award as Roy H will be named 2018 champion sprinter. He will be a repeat winner. The last horse to do that in the sprint category was Contact Sue Finley for details at 732-747-8060 or [email protected] TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

Housebuster in 1991 and 1990. Based on the way he ran Saturday, there=s no reason why Roy H. can=t win a third straight Eclipse Award this year--something no horse has done since Zenyatta, who won the Older Filly & Mare title in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Maggie Wolfendale (cont. from p1) After graduating college, Wolfendale sent out her resume and tape to every racetrack in the country and was thrilled when Click above to watch TDN video with Maggie Wolfendale. NYRA came calling. AI do this research for a basic understanding of how the race AI found myself very fortunate that NYRA were the ones calling may play out, who might be the speed and who might be me back with a serious offer,@ said Wolfendale. AI obviously closing, changing surfaces, etc,@ Wolfendale said. ABut obviously, jumped on it because, most of the time, this is the best racing in my main focus is when I step into the paddock. I only have 10 the country. I feel very blessed.@ minutes to look at these horses, so having as many notes and While Wolfendale=s main focus is analyzing the horse flesh things to go back on and relate to helps. But, a lot of my work is presented in the paddock, she does do her share of prep work. just done in those 10 minutes before I go on.@ In addition to some light handicapping to see how the race may What Wolfendale looks for in the horses is dependent on the be run, she keeps detailed notes on all the horses she has seen condition of race, but, generally speaking, she is searching for before and checks pedigrees and sales workouts on first time horses with good muscling and shiny, healthy coats. starters. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

Maggie Wolfendale aboard Yeager at Saratoga | Maggie Kimmitt

AA lot of it depends on the conditions of the race,@ the 33-year- old said. ADo they have the proverbial turf hoof? Do they have that frame, kind of angular hind end of a turf horse? When looking at horses coming back off layoffs, I look for whether they are muscled enough, strong and fit enough to come back, and maybe get the job done at first asking if they're a short price on the board. It's an overall kind of thing I look for in horses, but also specific to the race conditions.@ Working on what is arguably the best racing circuit in America, Wolfendale gets to study some of the top horseflesh in the country, such as Triple Crown winners Justify (Scat Daddy) and American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile). When asked if analyzing those types of horses comes with more pressure of preparation, Wolfendale said, AOf course it's more preparation, but it also makes my job a little bit easier in the paddock because I'm looking at very good horses. With good horses, what you see is generally what you get out on the track. They're genuine. That's why they've made it to the upper echelon of racing. If I see a horse that maybe is a tick below what I've seen from them in the past, they generally don't run as well. Or, if they look that much better, then they improve their effort.@ The lifelong equestrian=s job has also been expanded to include horseback interviews after some of NYRA=s stakes races. Those interviews are performed aboard Wolfendale=s trusty off- the-track Thoroughbred Yeager (Medaglia d=Oro), who is one of many former racehorses she has retrained for a second career as a show horse or, in this case, track pony. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

AI love it,@ Wolfendale said about her new role. AIt's such a thrill to come back and be right there with the winning rider and horse after a big performance, after these big stake races. Just being next to those horses too, because you become a fan. You're always a fan, at the end of the day. Being next to them and their riders, it's very special and it's probably the part of my job I love most.@ She continued, AFor instance, my husband, [trainer] Tom [Morley], won a race up at Saratoga, a stake, and being next to our mare after that was really cool for me. Also, when Imperial Hint (Imperialism) won the [GI Alfred G.] Vanderbilt, he was the only horse who wouldn=t let me interview. He was scared of me and kept backing away. Javier [Castellano] almost fell off a couple times, so I was like, >All right little man, you go ahead.=@

Maggie Wolfendale interviewing Mike Smith aboard Abel Tasman after their win in Saratoga=s GI Personal Ensign S. | Maggie Kimmitt

In addition to being around some of the best racehorses in the world, Wolfendale also gets to interview some of racing=s top trainers, owners, breeders, riders, etc. While she found it impossible to name a favorite interview, she did recall a few recent highlights. AI interviewed Jaime Roth of LNJ Foxwoods, and she was very touching,@ Wolfendale recalled. AUnfortunately, they had a horse get hurt the week before and then Dogtag (War Front) won the P.G. Johnson up there. She was very emotional, but she was very succinct in her words and just chose her words very carefully. It just came off very nicely. She allowed me to ask her some questions that might make her a little vulnerable. That was a great one.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

She added, AAlso, any time I get to interview Mike Smith after he wins a big stake. He's so much fun. He won a stake at Saratoga and I actually wasn't on the horse, but it was afterwards and people just cheer for him up there. He just relishes in it. Any time I get to interview Mike, it's always a good interview.@

Maggie Wolfendale and GI Ballerina S. heroine Haveyougoneaway, trained by her husband Tom Morley | Brittlan Wall When not at the track, Wolfendale can be found caring for her young daughter Grace, lending a hand in her husband=s barn or working with one of her OTTBs. Her life is truly dedicated to Thoroughbreds and she has been lucky enough to marry that passion with her career and family. Wolfendale=s extensive knowledge and understanding of racehorses and her keen eye make her an important part of NYRA racing for fans, handicappers and horsemen alike.

Flor de La Mar (Tiznow) becomes the newest ‘TDN Rising Star’ with a first-out win at Santa Anita.

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Shawn Collins, Mare Solutions ALGORITHMS, Claiborne Farm, $5,000 As we know, the breeding component is essential to the overall investment of our clients, and I have found that booking In this series, we ask agents and others who book a lot of mares early is the key in the competitive race to winning mares for their clients which sires might be flying slightly under coveted breeding nominations. the radar in this breeding season. Who might be getting One sire I=m particularly high on this year is Algorithms. Few overlooked in the rush for the new, hot thing? Read on. horses have the distinction of retiring both a graded stakes winner and undefeated. Added to that accolade is the fact he is by Classic winner and emerging broodmare sire Bernardini. I remember watching Algorithms defeat champion Hansen by five lengths in the GIII Holy Bull S. I believe he can add both speed and precocity to mares. A fourth-crop sire standing at Claiborne Farm for a bargain $5,000, he is represented by 77% winners and 11% stakes horses from lifetime starters. Algorithms is the sire for people who like to win. His winning percentage is on par or better than the nation's most elite sires. That=s pretty impressive considering his value-sire status. In 2018, Algorithms sired 10 stakes horses, including three-time 2-year-old stakes winner Taylor=s Spirit. His other lifetime stakes winners include Rich Mommy, winner of the 2017 GIII Sugar Swirl S., and multiple stakes winner Recruiting Algorithms | Claiborne Farm Ready. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

Algorithms could be poised for a profitable year in 2019. His son Value Play, a $300,000 2-year-old owned by Kaleem Shah, broke his maiden impressively when going 5 1/2 furlongs on a sloppy track Los Alamitos in December. Trainer Simon Callaghan remarked at the close of 2018 that he was one of the best 2-year-olds in his barn. With Algorithms=s notable winners-from-starters and stakes horses percentages, I wouldn=t be surprised if he soon sails north in the stallion ranks.

Sunday, Santa Anita ASTRA S.-GIII, $101,404, Santa Anita, 1-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT, 2:27.83, gd. 1--PANTSONFIRE (IRE), 118, m, 5, by Sir Percy (GB) 1st Dam: Rubileo (GB), by Galileo (Ire) 2nd Dam: Ruby Affair (Ire), by Night Shift 3rd Dam: Tiavanita, by J. O. Tobin 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (i31,000 Wlg '14 GOFNOV; i14,000 RNA Ylg '15 GOFORB). O-Next Wave Racing, Pat Maciariello, Jeremy Peskoff & Mark Silverstein, Mark; B-Peter Reynolds & Robert Dore (IRE); T-Richard Baltas; J-Flavien Prat. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 20-4-2-4, $218,936. *Full to Bomar (Ire), Ch. 3yo-Sca, SW-Swe & SP-Nor, $348,367. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++.

2--K P Pergoliscious (Ire), 118, f, 4, Declaration of War--Inkling, by Seeking the Gold. ($70,000 RNA Ylg '16 KEESEP; $52,000 Ylg '16 FTKOCT). O-Karl Pergola; B-Tower Bloodstock (IRE); T-Jeff Mullins. $20,000. i i FOUR STAR SALES GRADUATE i i FELD FAMILY FIND Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency

3--Lynne's Legacy, 120, m, 6, Unusual Heat--Top of Our Game, by Steinlen (GB). ($90,000 Ylg '14 BAROCT). O-Maureen Richardson, Ritchie Robershaw & Steve Rothblum; B-Harris Farms (CA); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $12,000. Margins: 5 1/4, HF, HF. Odds: 2.10, 3.50, 11.20. Also Ran: Plein Air (Ire), Trust Fund Kitty, Arctic Roll (GB), Copper Fever, India Mantuana, Amboseli. Scratched: Cheekaboo. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 11 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

Pantsonfire earned her first stakes success with a rallying score in the Sunday feature at Santa Anita. The Irish import, who was third in the Apr. 28 GIII Santa Barbara S. in her lone previous try over 1 1/2 miles, entered off a fourth-place finish in the off-the- turf Miss America S. at Golden Gate Fields Dec. 8. Biding her time in midpack as India Mantuana (Wilburn) carved out a mile in 1:37.03, Pantsonfire quickened in earnest on the final bend as the pacesetter ceded the lead to Plein Air (Ire) (Manduro {Ger}). She swung out to the four path entering the stretch and closed stoutly to win going away in a romping victory. K P Pergoliscious followed the winner=s rally to complete the exacta. Pantsonfire gradually climbed through the allowance ranks after arriving in America in the summer of 2017, but entered Pantsonfire | Benoit photo Sunday=s affair with a streak of five consecutive off-the-board finishes., including a fifth-place finish behind India Mantuana in the Nov. 22 GIII Red Carpet H. at Del Mar. IN OTHER NEWS... A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media

Pedigree Notes: Jamaica's racetrack warriors of Caymanas Park--in pictures Pantsonfire is a half to Bomar (Ire), Scandanavia=s champion 3- While spending time in Jamaica in the 1980s and 1990s, year-old colt of 2012. Rubileo is also responsible for a 2-year-old reportage photographer Wayne Tippetts developed a fascination colt by Dream Ahead named Liar Liar (Ire). with the Caymanas Park horse racing track in Portmore, the last remaining track on the island. The Guardian TIZNOW FILLY BACKS UP REPUTATION TO BECOME LATEST BAFFERT RISING STAR Flor de La Mar, universally tipped leading up to her debut, proved worth the hype with an easy romp at Santa Anita to earn the ‘TDN Rising Star’ nod Sunday. Bought for $500,000 as a 5th-Santa Anita, $55,351, Msw, 1-20, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:17.45, ft. Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling, the dark bay showed a typically FLOR DE LA MAR, f, 3, by Tiznow sharp series of drills for trainer Bob Baffert, capped by a five- 1st Dam: Sacristy (GSW, $252,112), by Pulpit) furlong spin in :59 1/5 (2/17) here Jan. 13. Off on top as the 1-5 2nd Dam: Christies Treasure, by Belong to Me chalk, she deferred to sit a close third past a :22.24 quarter and 3rd Dam: Roses at Sunset, by Valid Appeal drew on even terms three deep passing a :45.82 half. Shaking Sales History: $500,000 Ylg '17 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: loose soon after straightening for home, the Godolphin 1-1-0-0, $33,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart, free colorbearer was given occasional reminders by Joel Rosario en Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree or VIDEO, sponsored route to a five-length score. Blue Moonrise (Malibu Moon), the by Fasig-Tipton. O-Godolphin, LLC; B-Don Alberto Corporation (KY); T-Bob only horse in the sextet with experience, completed the exacta. Baffert. The victress has half-sisters by Empire Maker from 2017 and 2018 and her dam was bred to Arrogate last season. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

IN ORDER OF PURSE: LADIES H., $100,900, Aqueduct, 1-20, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:54.12, sy.. 1--FOREVER LIESL, 120, m, 5, Mineshaft--Ava Pie, by Distorted Humor. 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. ($67,000 Ylg '15 FTKOCT; $80,000 RNA 2yo '16 OBSOPN). O-Kallenberg Farms; B-Farm III Enterprises (FL); T-Michelle Nevin; J-Eric Cancel. $55,000. Lifetime Record: 16-5-5-3, $289,564.

2--Sara Street, 120, f, 4, Street Sense--Sara Louise, by Malibu Moon. O-Godolphin Racing, LLC; B-Godolphin LLC (KY); T-Kiaran P. McLaughlin. $20,000. 3--Crimson Frost, 119, m, 5, Stormy Atlantic--Rock Jasmine, by Horse Chestnut (SAf). ($10,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Aron S. Yagoda; B-Joe Mulholland Jr., John Mulholland & Keith Desormeaux (KY); T-Linda Rice. $12,600. Margins: 4 1/4, 7HF, NK. Odds: 2.05, 1.50, 6.90. Also Ran: Total Control, Matty's Magnum, Sexy Reasons (Arg), Enthrall. Forever Liesl, placed in five stakes prior, broke through with her first black-type success in the Ladies H. Sunday at Aqueduct. Third in the Wide Country S. and runner-up in both the Caesar’s Wish S. and Weber City Miss S. at Laurel as a sophomore, the dark bay recorded her first graded placing with a second in the GIII Turnback the Alarm S. here Nov. 3 and was last seen finishing fourth in the Thirty Eight Go Go S. back at Laurel Dec. 29. Made the second choice in this spot, Forever Liesl broke alertly before settling widest of all in sixth behind splits of :24.09 and :48.81. Advancing heading into the far turn, she swept up alongside favored Sara Street four wide nearing the quarter pole and overtook that rival in the final furlong to score going away. Sara Street was easily second-best. The victress has half-sisters by Into Mischief of 2017 and 2018 and her dam returned to that sire once more last spring. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- Tipton. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

(Smiling Tiger) by a half-length. The winner’s dam was sent to conditioner Neil Drysdale after productive stints in South Africa and Dubai, and she annexed the 2008 GIII Monrovia H. over the same course and distance. Alexandra Rose produced an Olympic Glory (Ire) colt in 2017 and an Animal Kingdom colt last Southern Hemisphere season. Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-1, IN ORDER OF PURSE: $76,431. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored 10th-Santa Anita, $62,850, Alw, 1-20, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, by Fasig-Tipton. 6 1/2fT, 1:14.02, gd. O-Team Valor International; B-Team Valor Pty Ltd (AUS); T-Neil OLEKSANDRA (AUS) (m, 5, Animal Kingdom--Alexandra Rose D. Drysdale. {SAf} {GSW & MG1SP-SAf, GSW-US, SP-UAE, $169,923} by Caesour) , on the board in three outings in her native Australia 5th-Fair Grounds, $40,400, Alw, 1-20, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 5 1/2fT, in 2017, resurfaced going this trip Oct. 5 and uncorked an 1:03.58, fm. impressive turn of foot to get up late. She was stretched to a CHAOS THEORY (g, 4, Curlin--Chaotic Cat, by Tale of the Cat) mile in optional claiming company at Del Mar Nov. 22, but failed graduated impressively in a course-and-distance unveiling last to settle early and faded to seventh. Bidding to become the sixth February, but was off the board in two subsequent dirt tries and winner to exit that race, which was won by subsequent Lady of changed hands from Stonestreet Stables and trainer Mark Casse Shamrock S. heroine and GI American Oaks third Amandine (GB) after RNA’ing for $47,000 at Keeneland November. Returning (Shamardal), the bay was backed down to 2-1 favoritism. Away with a close fourth back on the lawn here Dec. 26, the chestnut well enough from the far outside post, Oleksandra was reined in was backed to 23-10 favoritism in this spot and traveled by Flavien Prat to sit well back early. She inched up ominously third-last off of a :22.48 quarter. Tipped five wide at the head of while out wide heading for home and, despite briefly being the lane, he appeared to have too much to do as late as the knocked off stride when she brushed with another foe crossing furlong grounds, but surged late to get up by a neck. Bye Bye over the dirt, leveled off well late to reel in Helen’s Tiger Birdstone (Birdstone) won a photo for the place. Cont. p4 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

5th-FG cont. Sales history: $20,000 Ylg '17 SARAUG; $110,000 2yo '18 The winner has an unraced sophomore half-sister by EASMAY. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $45,450. Click for the Verrazano named Pammi Dearest and a yearling Honor Code Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. half-brother. His dam was paired with Mastery last term. Sales O-KEM Stables; B-Jerry Bilinski (NY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. History: $260,000 Wlg '15 KEENOV; $47,000 RNA 3yo '18 Another Yearling Graduate from Stuart Morris, Agent KEENOV. Lifetime Record: 5-2-0-0, $53,690. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O-Marc Detampel & Sunshine State Racing, LLC; B-Bluewater 5th-Laurel, $57,360, Msw, 1-20, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:26.06, gd. Sales & Mike Carpenter (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. LAS SETAS (f, 3, Seville {Ger}--Tanca, by Polish Numbers) was away slowly before rushing up and fading to sixth in the slop here on New Year’s Eve. Adding blinkers for this second 6th-Golden Gate Fields, $33,460, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm attempt, the 6-1 shot dueled early, blew the race apart on the ($40,000), 1-20, 3yo, 6f (AWT), 1:10.50, ft. turn, and found enough late to hold off favored So Gracious UNBRIDLED'S SKYE (c, 3, Old Fashioned--Princess Lianna {SP, (Speightstown) by 1 3/4 lengths. The winner is a half to Corvus $224,975}, by American Chance) settled for fourth at long odds (Dance With Ravens), SW, $129,412; and Cordmaker (Curlin), here Sept. 30, but returned with significantly more tote support SW, $140,463. She has a 2-year-old half-sister by Imagining. Her Dec. 30 and got the job done. Off at 4-1 to start a streak, the dam was barren to that same stallion the following breeding homebred uncorked a wide bid from midpack heading for home season, before visiting Street Sense last term. Sales history: and prevailed by a half-length. Midnight Special (Vronsky) $30,000 RNA Ylg '17 EASOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $31,240. completed the exacta. The winner is half to Krysto Skye (City Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- Zip), SW, $209,005 and a yearling filly by Midshipman. Lifetime Tipton. Record: 3-2-0-0, $38,160. Click for the Equibase.com chart or O/B-Robert T. Manfuso & Katharine M. Voss (MD); T-Katharine VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. M. Voss. O/B-Andy & Marilyn Smolich (KY); T-Steven Specht.

8th-Gulfstream, $43,420, (S), Msw, 1-20, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12.66, gd. GRAY OWL (f, 3, City Zip--Weoka, by Cherokee Run), third and second in a pair of Hawthorne maiden special weights Nov. 17 and Dec. 8, respectively, broke through emphatically Sunday in her first start in state-bred company. Let go at 7-1, the grey traded jabs up front through a :22.39 opening quarter but came IN ORDER OF PURSE: under a busy ride midway on the bend. Picking it back up hitting 5th-Aqueduct, $60,000, (S), Msw, 1-20, 3yo, 7f, 1:26.90, sy. the top of the lane, she poured it on in the stretch to the tune of LONDON HOUSE (c, 3, Honorable Dillon--Nice Boots Baby {SW, 7 1/2 lengths. Newcomer My Switcharoo (Turbo Compressor) $126,627}, by Storm Boot), by far the priciest member of his got up for second. The winner has a yearling half-brother by sire’s first crop to sell last year as a juvenile when he brought Lemon Drop Kid. Sales history: $135,000 RNA Ylg '17 KEESEP. $110,000 at Fasig-Tipton Midlantic following a :10 1/5 move, put Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $31,500. Click for the Equibase.com it all together Sunday to become his stallion (by Tapit)’s ninth chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. winner. Failing to fire when eighth at 5-2 back in August, the O/B-Carolyn Wilson (FL); T-Larry Rivelli. flashy chestnut resurfaced in the slop here Dec. 16 and SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations improved to be second. He was let go at 76-10 here, however, in what looked to be a very competitive group for this time of year. Pushed along to clear early, he was always comfortably in © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. control and ran up the score to 15 1/4 lengths despite struggling This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any with his leads. The Big Lebanese (Soaring Empire) was second at means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission a tick under even-money. The winner is a half to Orinoquia of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the (Whywhywhy), SW & GISP, $210,042; an Uncle Mo American races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published by The Jockey Club Information Services 2-year-old filly; and a Twirling Candy yearling colt. She was bred and utilized here with their permission. back to Bodemeister. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 5 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JANUARY 21, 2019

14th-Fair Grounds, $41,000, (S), Msw, 1-19, 3yo, 6f, 1:13.56, ft. INSPECTOR EDDIE (c, 3, Mineshaft--Happy Choice {SP}, by Broken Vow) finished second behind impressive repeat winner Shang (Shanghai Bobby) first up Dec. 8, and attended the pace here en route to a 4 1/4-length graduation at 7-10 odds. Izzy’s Baby Boy (Shackleford) completed the exacta. The winner is a half to Happy Mesa (Sky Mesa), MSW, $237,555, a Custom for FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, JANUARY 21 Carlos 2-year-old filly and a Sky Mesa yearling colt. His dam was Goldencents (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000 bred back to Custom for Carlos. Sales history: $105,000 Ylg '17 256 foals of racing age/30 winners/2 black-type winners 6-Santa Anita, Aoc 6 1/2f, DEVILS DANCE, 12-1 EASOCT. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $32,800. Click for the $14,000 KEE SEP yrl; $75,000 RNA OBS MAR 2yo Equibase.com chart. O-Cash is King LLC; B-Clear Creek Stud LLC (LA); T-Edward J. Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron), Spendthrift Farm, $8,000 Johnston. 134 foals of racing age/16 winners/0 black-type winners 9-Gulfstream, Aoc 1mT, ITSMYLUCKYCHARM, 10-1

Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno), Adena Springs, $15,000 6th-Fair Grounds, $41,000, (S), Msw, 1-20, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12.93, ft. 122 foals of racing age/12 winners/1 black-type winner JUS SOCKS (f, 3, Half Ours--Alicantina {Arg}, by Mutakddim), 10-Santa Anita, Msw 1mT, PAIGE RUNNER, 12-1 installed the 17-10 pick for this first outing, sat third along the $50,000 RNA FTK JUL yrl fence early behind a runaway leader. Shuffled back a bit while Real Solution (Kitten's Joy), Blue Star Racing, $12,500 looking for her footing around the bend, she tipped out for clear 61 foals of racing age/7 winners/0 black-type winners sailing at the head of the lane and finally leveled off late to don 9-Gulfstream, Aoc 1mT, SPEEDY SOLUTION, 6-1 cap and gown by a widening length. Snowball (Apriority) was second best. The winner has a 2-year-old full-sister. Lifetime Tidal Volume (Tapit), Poplar Creek Horse Center, $3,000 Record: 1-1-0-0, $24,600. Click for the Equibase.com chart. 47 foals of racing age/1 winner/0 black-type winners 2-Mahoning Valley, Msw 6f, NO VOLUME, 8-1 O-Ellen Addison; B-Pine Knoll, LLC (LA); T-Steven M. Asmussen. Tritap (Tapit), Heritage Stallions, $2,500 7th-Fair Grounds, $38,000, Msw, 1-20, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:38.31, fm. 42 foals of racing age/10 winners/1 black-type winner CYPRESS POINT (f, 3, Quality Road--Cypress Isle, by Forestry) 8-Laurel, Aoc 6f, KNOCK OUT KID, 3-1 was third in a dirt sprint behind MSP Our Super Freak $1,000 RNA EAS JAN yrl; $1,000 EAS OCT yrl

(Mineshaft) first up at Delaware in October, and was beaten just Will Take Charge (Unbridled's Song), Three Chimneys Farm, $30,000 a head when second going short over the local lawn Nov. 18. 207 foals of racing age/15 winners/1 black-type winner She failed to fire when a distant ninth as the favorite over the 7-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, BOSSY MADAM, 15-1 local main track Dec. 22, and was adding blinkers for this first $135,000 RNA KEE NOV wnl; $120,000 RNA KEE SEP yrl; $90,000 two-turn attempt and return to the turf. Pushed on to make the OBS MAR 2yo lead from her rail draw, the 3-2 chalk struggled a bit making the 9-Gulfstream, Aoc 1mT, STORMY D, 5-1 first turn, but settled in after that to dole out splits of :23.56, $100,000 KEE SEP yrl; $70,000 RNA OBS APR 2yo :48.83 and 1:13.91. Popped the question at the quarter pole, 7-Gulfstream, Msw 1mT, TRULY, 20-1 she responded willingly and fended off a host of pursuers, $120,000 KEE SEP yrl defeating Complete (Include) by a neck. The winner’s second dam is MGSW Smooth Player (Bertrando). Cypress Isle sold for $25,000 at KEENOV ‘17 carrying a Blame colt. She was bred back to Excaper. Lifetime Record: 4-1-1-1, $34,140. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O/B-Hinkle Farms (KY); T-Michael Stidham. HINKLE FARMS BRED & RAISED

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Pegasus) Lifetime Record: 11-3-1-2, $51,571. O-Bucks Boys, LLC; B-Zayat Stables, LLC (KY); T-Ronald J. Matthieu.

8th-Golden Gate Fields, $33,802, 1-20, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:43.72, ft. NONNA GIANNA (IRE) (f, 4, Havana Gold {Ire}--Jappeli {Ire}, by STAKES RESULTS: Selkirk) Lifetime Record: SP-Ity, 10-2-5-1, $72,167. O-Richard A. ALBERT DOMINGUEZ MEMORIAL H., (NB) $85,000, Sunland, Rosenberg & Charles N.Winner; B-Old Carhue & Graeng 1-20, (S), 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:43.71, ft. Bloodstock (IRE); T-Patrick Gallagher. *€18,000 RNA Wlg '15 1--BLAZING NAVARONE, 121, g, 4, Song of Navarone--Carmen's GOFNOV; €4,500 Ylg '16 GOFSPT. Delight, by Carmen's Glory. O-George E. Coleman & E. Henry Dominguez; B-Lucky Six Inc. (NM); T-Henry Dominguez; J-Ry 5th-Sunland, $30,100, (S), 1-20, (NW2L), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:10.64, ft. Eikleberry. $51,000. Lifetime Record: 15-7-2-3, $383,476. SHUG'S BEST (f, 3, Shame On Charlie--Shug's Midnight, by 2--Hute, 121, g, 5, Western Gambler--Lisa's Pride, by Desert Storm of Goshen) Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-1, $60,360. O-Jerry God. O/B-Michael C. Stinson (NM); T-Joel H. Marr. $17,000. Cannon; B-Barbara Brown (NM); T-Rodolfo G. Valles. 3--Shining Source, 123, g, 8, Source--Shine Miss Comet, by Comet Shine. O-Barton Ranch Stables, LLC & Blake Rust; 6th-Turfway, $18,025, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-19, 3yo, B-Susan K Vescovo (NM); T-Blake Rust. $8,500. 1m (AWT), 1:40.56, ft. Margins: HD, 2 1/4, 2. Odds: 6.50, 21.50, 7.20. KENTUCKY ALLSTAR (c, 3, Oxbow--In Dy Ritz, by A.P. Indy) Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $40,290. O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); ALLOWANCE RESULTS: T-Michael J. Maker. *1/2 to Ritzy A. P. (English Channel), SW, 6th-Laurel, $48,972, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-20, 3yo, 7f, $195,070. 1:23.56, gd. TYBALT (g, 3, Kitten’s Joy--Lone Tigress, by Tale of the Cat) Lifetime Record: SP, 7-2-2-2, $86,810. O-BB Horses & MCA ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Racing Stable LLC; B-Jeffrey K., Stephanie E. & William K. Ramsey Here Comes Jackie, f, 3, Handsome Mike--Supah Jackie, by (KY); T-Claudio A. Gonzalez. *$70,000 RNA Ylg '17 KEESEP; Mecke. Gulfstream, 1-20, (S), 7f (off turf), 1:26.97. B-Helen $22,000 Ylg '17 EASOCT. **Full to Tigers Rule, GSP, $167,098. & Joseph Barbazon (FL). *$32,000 RNA 2yo '18 OBSMAR. EQB cardio client • www.EQB.com Knox Court, g, 3, Hard Spun--A. P. Candy, by Candy Ride (Arg). Sunland, 1-20, 6f, 1:09.52. B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Hip 315: Full sis sells at FTKFEB with VINERY SALES Fielding (KY). *$11,000 2yo '18 KEEJAN. Another Yearling Graduate from Stuart Morris, Agent

7th-Laurel, $48,006, 1-20, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:10.83, gd. Best Kept Secret, f, 3, Line of David--Secretsoftheheart (SW, TRUSTING FRIEND (g, 4, The Factor--She's Justa Friend, by $166,270), by Put It Back. Delta Downs, 1-19, 7f, 1:28.33. Hussonet) Lifetime Record: 18-6-3-1, $97,827. B-Flying H Stables, LLC (KY). *1/2 to Bree’s Got Heart (Colonel O-Joseph E. Besecker; B-Hunter Valley Farm, Steve Sinatra, Sean John), MSP, $216,845. Finn & David Smith (KY); T-Claudio A. Gonzalez. *$80,000 Wlg Thin Line, g, 3, Morning Line--Usually Super, by Unusual Heat. '15 KEENOV; $30,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP. Santa Anita, 1-20, (C), 6 1/2fT, 1:14.28. B-Stephen Upchurch (KY). *$35,000 Wlg '16 FTKNOV; $60,000 RNA Ylg '17 KEESEP; $75,000 2yo '18 OBSMAR. 6th-Delta Downs, $47,000, (S), 1-19, (NW2L), 3yo, 6 1/2f, Blue Eyed Girl, f, 3, Super Saver--Tessa Blue (GSW, $533,100), 1:21.50, ft. by Awesome Again. Tampa Bay Downs, 1-20, 1m 40y, 1:42.16. JIMI'S A STAR (g, 3, Star Guitar--Unusual Strike, by Unusual B-W. Bruce Lunsford (KY). Heat) Lifetime Record: MSP, 10-2-5-1, $116,020. O/B-James Boyd (LA); T-Henry B. Johnson, Jr. *1/2 to Berniestrike Dearborn, f, 4, Malibu Moon--Atrea, by Storm Cat. Santa Anita, (Wilburn), SW, $169,740. 1-19, (C), 6 1/2fT, 1:15.06. B-Glen Hill Farm (FL). Miss Voluptuous, f, 4, Unusual Heat--Miss Thirtyfour D, by 8th-Delta Downs, $40,000, 1-19, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, Bertrando. Golden Gate Fields, 1-20, 1m (AWT), 1:38.52. 1:20.62, ft. B-Michael & Cory Wellman (CA). *Full to Well Developed, SP, BERKO (c, 4, Justin Phillip--Lotus of the Nile, by Fusaichi $166,570; 1/2 to Well Measured (Benchmark), MSP, $306,916. This is what $5,000 gets you:

Winner of the stallion-making Met Mile (G1) in 1:33.13

109 Beyer Speed — second-fastest by any horse at a mile in 2018

From the sire-producing family of A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, Lemon Drop Kid, etc.

Outstanding physical

Named a Bronze Medal Stallion on Chris McGrath’s Value Podium

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SONG OF NAVARONE, Blazing Navarone, g, 4, o/o Carmen's Delight, by Carmen's Glory. Albert Dominguez Memorial H., 1-20, Sunland STAR GUITAR, Jimi's a Star, g, 3, o/o Unusual Strike, by Unusual Heat. ALW, 1-19, Delta Downs SUPER SAVER, Blue Eyed Girl, f, 3, o/o Tessa Blue, by Awesome ANIMAL KINGDOM, Oleksandra (Aus), m, 5, o/o Alexandra Rose Again. MSW, 1-20, Tampa Bay (SAf), by Caesour. ALW, 1-20, Santa Anita THE FACTOR, Trusting Friend, g, 4, o/o She's Justa Friend, by CITY ZIP, Gray Owl, f, 3, o/o Weoka, by Cherokee Run. MSW, Hussonet. ALW, 1-20, Laurel 1-20, Gulfstream TIZNOW, Flor de La Mar, f, 3, o/o Sacristy, by Pulpit. MSW, 1-20, CURLIN, Chaos Theory, g, 4, o/o Chaotic Cat, by Tale of the Cat. Santa Anita ALW, 1-20, Fair Grounds UNUSUAL HEAT, Miss Voluptuous, f, 4, o/o Miss Thirtyfour D, by HALF OURS, Jus Socks, f, 3, o/o Alicantina (Arg), by Mutakddim. Bertrando. MSW, 1-20, Golden Gate MSW, 1-20, Fair Grounds HANDSOME MIKE, Here Comes Jackie, f, 3, o/o Supah Jackie, by Mecke. MSW, 1-20, Gulfstream HARD SPUN, Knox Court, g, 3, o/o A. P. Candy, by Candy Ride (Arg). MSW, 1-20, Sunland HAVANA GOLD (IRE), Nonna Gianna (Ire), f, 4, o/o Jappeli (Ire), by Selkirk. ALW, 1-20, Golden Gate HONORABLE DILLON, London House, c, 3, o/o Nice Boots Baby, by Storm Boot. MSW, 1-20, Aqueduct JUSTIN PHILLIP, Berko, c, 4, o/o Lotus of the Nile, by Fusaichi Pegasus. ALW, 1-19, Delta Downs KITTEN'S JOY, Tybalt, g, 3, o/o Lone Tigress, by Tale of the Cat. AOC, 1-20, Laurel LINE OF DAVID, Best Kept Secret, f, 3, o/o Secretsoftheheart, by Put It Back. MSW, 1-19, Delta Downs MALIBU MOON, Dearborn, f, 4, o/o Atrea, by Storm Cat. MCL, 1-19, Santa Anita MINESHAFT, Forever Liesl, m, 5, o/o Ava Pie, by Distorted Humor. Ladies H., 1-20, Aqueduct MINESHAFT, Inspector Eddie, c, 3, o/o Happy Choice, by Broken Vow. MSW, 1-19, Fair Grounds MORNING LINE, Thin Line, g, 3, o/o Usually Super, by Unusual Heat. MCL, 1-20, Santa Anita OLD FASHIONED, Unbridled's Skye, c, 3, o/o Princess Lianna, by American Chance. AOC, 1-20, Golden Gate OXBOW, Kentucky Allstar, c, 3, o/o In Dy Ritz, by A.P. Indy. AOC, 1-19, Turfway QUALITY ROAD, Cypress Point, f, 3, o/o Cypress Isle, by Forestry. MSW, 1-20, Fair Grounds SEVILLE (GER), Las Setas, f, 3, o/o Tanca, by Polish Numbers. MSW, 1-20, Laurel SHAME ON CHARLIE, Shug's Best, f, 3, o/o Shug's Midnight, by Tiznow’s heavily touted Flor de La Mar became the latest Bob Storm of Goshen. ALW, 1-20, Sunland Baffert trained ‘TDN Rising Star’ off her convincing Santa Anita SIR PERCY (GB), Pantsonfire (Ire), m, 5, o/o Rubileo (GB), by debut Sunday. | Benoit Galileo (Ire). GIII Astra S., 1-20, Santa Anita

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LA ROUTE: SIZING UP THE BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR BEAUTY GENERATION by Alan Carasso FRENCH SIRE RANKS John Moore has been in the training business for the better part of five decades and has had his hands on a lot of seriously good horses. Following another imperious performance from Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road to Rock {Aus}) in Sunday=s G1 Stewards= Cup, the conditioner had the highest possible praise for his 6-year-old galloper. AHe=s the best of the lot,@ the Australian handler told the Hong Kong Jockey Club=s David Morgan following Beauty Generation=s three-length thumping of the up-and-coming Conte (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}). The gravity of that assessment cannot be understated, given the horses that have represented the yard--Able Friend (Aus) (Shamardal), Viva Pataca (GB) (Marju {Ire}), Designs on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and the late Rapper Dragon (Aus) (Street Boss) to name but a few. Cont. p6 Kendargent at Haras de Colleville | Alayna Cullen by Tom Frary IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Set in the midst of the winter-gripped month of January, ALa Route des Etalons@ is by now firmly established which is no WOLFENDALE TURNS PASSION INTO A CAREER surprise given that it represents many welcome things in the Christie DeBernardis speaks with NYRA paddock analyst Maggie post New Year slump. A chance to meet and greet old friends, Wolfendale. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. both equine and human, a chance to traverse the verdant land of Upper Normandy brushed by the Atlantic air, a chance to size up the new blood among France=s stallion ranks. It helps if you like stripy buildings too, of the chocolate-box variety, as there an abundance of them and as you plough down the country lanes from Haras to Haras you become almost immune to their novel charm. Almost. It is the architecture of the studs themselves that amazes and enthrals and it is never a case of too much chocolate where they are concerned. With the region=s renowned humidity holding back in honour of the occasion, the weekend unravelled perfectly for all concerned. Breeders, prospectors, fans and their children were in heavy attendance over the two days which were marked by generous hospitality and unflinching patience from the stallions themselves who remained Atres calme@ despite the excessive pedometer levels they recorded for their relentless and appreciative audience. Driving from place to place with the daylight hours running away is akin to taking part in Le Mans itself, but thankfully this is rural France on the weekend and the traffic is virtually non-existent. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

La Route des Etalons Cont. from p1 from Prince Taj in 1954 to Intello (Ger) in 2010. This is a place of The Head family=s Haras du Quesnay is really something to glory, a temple of racehorse achievement but it is welcoming to behold, the place where Motivator (GB) (Aold friend@ applies all, professionals and fans alike. here) shares his immaculate building with Anodin (Ire) (Anabaa), Just up the lane is Guy Pariente=s Haras de Colleville, where Attendu (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}) and Recoletos (Fr) (Whipper). the stallion parade features France=s very own working class Anodin, whose start at stud has been a revelation due largely to hero, Kendargent (Fr) (Kendor {Fr}). In the building which is used the exploits of the leading Classic prospect Anodor (Fr), has a full to supply the obligatory caffeine and sugar rush to the crowds, book according to Criquette Head who is on hand to hold court the grey is immortalised laughing dead-centre in a mural on the in her retirement from training. wall. You have to love the Aetalon ameliorateur@ as he looks AI miss it,@ she tells me wistfully as I ask how she is taking to life down on his latest clutch of admirers from the raised ground away from handling the careers outside the stallion block. His of the racers. But she is a son Goken (Fr), who you are positive force and she has reminded via a replay on the nothing but praise to heap on large screen inside was unlucky the initiative of the RDE. AIt is a not to win the 2016 G1 King=s very good thing,@ she states. Stand S., has his first yearlings in AWe have had lots of people 2019. He is described as being coming from lots of European about Acent per-cent vitesse et countries, close to 500 people, precocite@ and that just about from the likes of England, sums him up. Galiway (GB) Germany, Ireland, Sweden and (Galileo {Ire}) is classically good- Belgium. Coolmore have been looking, or Aimpressionante@ as and Sheikh Al Thani and people he is labelled and it is easy to from the Aga Khan=s Studs and see why his first crop of the Niarchos stable.@ Attendu | Alayna Cullen yearlings sold for an average of Head-Maarek describes around i33,000. Colleville is at Recoletos as Aour new hope@ as last year=s G1 Prix d=Ispahan and its current position due to its grey headline act and perhaps the G1 Prix du Moulin hero is paraded. He has the ingredients to fit greatest compliment to Kendargent is the fact that as you visit in perfectly to his exalted surroundings, while Anodin is each yard you are asking yourself Ais this the new Kendargent?@ described as having a Abeautiful character@ whose horses are Al Shaqab=s Haras de Bouquetot is a stunning sight and it is very easy to train. Looking at his pedigree which sits next to his here that you can feast on oysters for lunch before taking a stable door, the legendary trainer basks in the success the stroll around the large yard where the likes of Brametot (Ire) members have given her own dynasty. Attendu=s virtues are his (Rajsaman {Fr}), Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead), Toronado (Ire) precocity, consistency and the fact that Northern Dancer is Avery (High Chaparral {Ire}), Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) and the far off@. He has to have a shout with making a quick impact with immensely exciting Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) reside. his eventual first crop. Inside the stallion house, 43 plaques adorn the wall, which are 43 of the Head family=s success stories Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

La Route des Etalons Cont.

Toronado is just a beautiful specimen and worth the effort alone, but with a hospitality tent to end them all there really is no hard work involved in coming to bear witness to Bouquetot. It stands tall among the region=s establishments and with the kind of firepower assembled there should significantly supplement Normandy=s formidable reputation as a source of great accomplishment.

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European Editor Emma Berry Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] Shalaa at Haras de Bouquetot | Alayna Cullen Associate International Editor Heather Anderson Just over the way, the sires of Haras d=Annebault are on show, Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN with commentary from the excellent Gunnar Nordqvist and he is in no doubt as to the effectiveness of the RDE. Marketing Manager AIt is extremely important, a shop window,@ he says. AThe ones Alayna Cullen we meet here are grass-roots breeders and this is the only way Twitter: @AlaynaCullen to meet them.@ As he reels through the positive points of [email protected] Niccolo and Vita Riva=s stallions, the 3-year-old son of that Contributing Editor couple who is apparently nicknamed Athe king@ amuses us all by Alan Carasso losing his boot in a muddy puddle he just could not resist. Twitter: @EquinealTDN Cont. p4

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Congratulations to the connections of Australian-bred BEAT THE CLOCK for capturing the Group One Centenary Sprint Cup on Sunday at Sha Tin and for leading a 1-2-3 Australian-bred sweep as MR STUNNING finished 2nd and WINNER’S WAY was 3rd in the race, the first leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series.

Hinchinbook – Flion Fenena, by Lion Hunter

Owner: Merrick Chung Wai Lik Breeder: Miss J Henderson Trainer: J J Size

Sold at 2015 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale for A$70,000

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La Route des Etalons Cont. prominence should be watched closely. Their in-demand Despite the cold, he is smiling, as of course all 3-year-old boys national hunt sire Spanish Moon (El Prado {Ire}) will see to that. do in these circumstances. It is a reminder of the familial feel of It is a longer drive down to Sylvain Vidal=s beautiful Haras de such occasions and there is a real warmth to this initiative. Montfort & Preaux, but it has to be done to pay homage to the Annebault=s Reliable Man (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) looks set to country=s star in the ascendant, Le Havre (Ire) (Noverre). continue his sound start in Becoming as important as the Germany during his second port itself, the sire of the likes of season in France, while Suedois (Fr), Avenir Certain (Fr) Pomellato (Ger) (Big Shuffle) is and La Cressonniere (Fr) is back in the country of his biggest described as an Aetalon success in the 2007 G2 Criterium exceptionelle@ by the Stud=s de Maisons-Laffitte after a spell Relations Manager Mathieu Alex. in Iran. It is hard to argue otherwise, with It is Annebault=s 2014 GI his upgrading record and Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf witnessing at first hand his runner-up Luck of the Kitten quality and his range is another (Kitten=s Joy) who impresses all. A pleasure to add to the list on the bold, strong chestnut, he draws weekend. En route are the small the eye without trying. ALook at villages that Gerard Augustin- Le Havre | Alayna Cullen his size,@ Nordqvist says. AIt is a Normand has used for some of wonder he could do what he did at two. He is a wonderful- his horse=s names, re-affirming the pride of this part of the looking horse with lots of bone and a very good temperament country. Montfort & Preaux also house The Queen=s G3 Acomb who knows how to present himself.@ S. winner Recorder (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who is held in high regard That sentiment applies in general to the Rivas, whose march to by the team and whose first foals arrive this year. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

has at present. At Haras de Grandcamp, Lawman (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Dream Ahead (Diktat {GB}) and leading light Dabirsim (Fr) (Hat Tick {Jpn}) do their bit for the weekend=s extravaganza which features far more than this article can discuss in depth. Maybe a weekend is just not long enough to do the initiative justice, as you feel a personal loss for being unable to stop everywhere in the rush to get around. That just means that next year you have to explore in greater detail, but La Route des Etalons has what it takes to last. In its perfect setting among the plains and orchards, hills and meadows of this part of France, c=est un plaisir.

Almanzor | Alayna Cullen

La Route des Etalons Cont. His Highness the Aga Khan=s Haras de Bonneval welcomed allcomers on the Saturday, where the star turn Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {Fr}) was shown off alongside newcomer Zarak (Fr), the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud-winning product of that match of IN UNITED STATES: all time, Dubawi (Ire) and Zarkava (Fr). Digital Age (Ire), c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Willow View, by Haras d=Etreham welcomed guests to catch a long glimpse of Lemon Drop Kid. Tampa Bay Downs, 1-19, Msw ($20k), 1mT, Almanzor (Fr) and his sire Wootton Bassett (GB) (Iffraaj {GB}), 1:37.30, fm. B-Merry Fox Stud Limited (Ire). *325,000gns Ylg with the former champion as exciting a prospect as Normandy >17 TATOCT. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

Euro-Bred Winners Cont. Hansel. Abu Dhabi, 1-20, Hcp. (AED100k), 1400mT, 1:24.62, Dubara (GB), m, 5, Dubawi (Ire)--Kibara (GB), by Sadler=s Wells. gd. Lifetime Record: SW & GSP-Eng, 15-4-2-1, $89,388. O-Al- Fair Grounds, 1-19, Marie G. Krantz Memorial S. ($74,250), Afoo Racing Stable. B-G Johnston King (Ire). T-Fawzi Nass. 1 1/16mT, 1:43.47, gd. B-Fittocks Stud (GB). *180,000gns 3yo *€31,000 Wlg >14 GOFNOV; £78,000 Ylg >15 DNPAUG; >17 TATMA. **1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. £125,000 HRA >17 GOFJUN; 35,000gns HRA >17 TATJUL. **1/2 to Middleham (Ire) (Best of the Bests {Ire}), SP-Eng & Ire. IN HONG KONG: Waikuku (Ire), g, 4, Harbour Watch (Ire)--London Plane (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). Sha Tin, 1-20, Hcp. (,193k/i219k), 1400mT, 1:21.24. B-Shane Molan. *i33,000 Ylg >15 TATIRE. VIDEO

IN SINGAPORE: G1 Stewards= Cup Cont. from p1 Invincible Ryker (Ire), g, 5, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Cabaret (Ire) But with a little luck and continued good health, Beauty (GSW-Ire), by Galileo (Ire). Kranji, 1-20, Hcp. (,40k/i45k), Generation has a chance to supplant Viva Pataca--who retired 1000m (AWT), :59.73. B-Woodnook Farm Pty Ltd. *Full to with HK$83.2 million in the bank--as the all-time money spinner Magna Grecia (Ire), G1SW-Eng, $197,510. **i115,000 Ylg >15 in Hong Kong history. GOFORB. VIDEO With only five others willing to take him on and sent off at a skinny 15 cents on the dollar, Beauty Generation hit the ground running and set a sensible pace through the opening 800 IN UAE: metres. Legendary Lunch (Ire), h, 5, Dragon Pulse (Ire)--Taalluf, by Cont. p7

Digital Age (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), a 2017 Tattersalls October yearling purchase for Klaravich Stables just like undefeated Grade I winner Newspaperofrecord (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), broke his maiden at first asking at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for trainer Chad Brown. | SV Photography TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong STEWARDS= CUP-G1, HK$10,000,000 (,981,827/i1,119,413/ A$1,773,859/US$1,275,016), Sha Tin, 1-20, 3yo/up, 1600mT, 1:33.51, gd. 1--BEAUTY GENERATION (NZ), 126, g, 6, by Road to Rock (Aus) 1st Dam: Stylish Bel (Aus), by Bel Esprit (Aus) 2nd Dam: Stylish Victory (Aus), by Durham Ranger 3rd Dam: Romantic Peace (Aus), by Mikado (Aus) (NZ$60,000 Ylg >14 NZBSEL). O-Patrick Kwok Ho Chuen; B-Nearco Stud Ltd; T-John Moore; J-Zac Purton; HK$5,700,000. Lifetime Record: Horse of the Year & Ch. Miler-HK, G1SP-Aus, 27-14-3-4, HK$68,578,220. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

Beauty Generation makes it six in a row | HKJC photo 2--Conte (Aus), 126, g, 5, Starcraft (NZ)--Miss Midas (Aus), by G1 Stewards= Cup Cont. Flying Spur (Aus). (A$50,000 Ylg >15 INGEAS). O-Phillip Chan Kwok Chung; B-G P Nolan (Qld); T-John Size; HK$2,200,000. With Zac Purton merely a passenger, he instantaneously put a couple of lengths on his scuffling rivals in upper stretch and 3--Southern Legend (Aus), 126, g, 6, Not A Single Doubt (Aus)-- went on about his business, with nary a hint of the wayward Donna=s Appeal (Aus), by Carnegie (Ire). (A$280,000 Ylg >14 ways that have plagued him from time to time owing to some INGEAS). O-Boniface Ho Ka Kui; B-Corumbene Stud (NSW); foot issues. T-Caspar Fownes; HK$1,000,000. Purton delivered what could only be deemed as bad news for any future takers following the win. Margins: 3, NO, 1 1/4. Odds: 15-100, 11-2, 31-1. AI thought Beauty Generation=s performance last time [in Also Ran: Pakistan Star (Ger), Northern Superstar (SAf), Beauty defeating Southern Legend (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}) in Only (Ire). the G1 Longines Hong Kong Mile Dec. 9] was better than today,@ Click for the HKJC.com chart, PPs and sectional timing. VIDEO. he told Morgan. ABut he had a bit of a let-up after the Hong Kong Mile and John had him on the way back up today. He=s not BEAT THE CLOCK SNAPS FRUSTRATING far off his top and he=s just shown that.@ STREAK IN CENTENARY by Alan Carasso Moore confirmed that immediate overseas targets are off the Though he had never finished outside the top three in his agenda, and that Beauty Generation would defend his title in previous 17 career starts--no small feat in Hong Kong--Beat The the Feb. 17 G1 Queen=s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) en route to Clock (Aus) (Hinchinbrook {Aus}) hadn=t quite been able to solve the G1 Champions Mile Apr. 28. A race like the G1 Yasuda Kinen the Group 1 question, with a pair of seconds and two thirds in in early June in Tokyo remains a possibility. his four tries at the level. But a booming victory in a recent trial earned him the race-day endorsement of Joao Moreira and the Pedigree Notes duo capitalized on a perfect trip to narrowly defeat two-time G1 Beauty Generation is one of two foals from his dam to make Longines Hong Kong Sprint hero Mr Stunning (Aus) (Exceed and the races and is kin to a Oct. 13-foaled filly by Tavistock (NZ) that Excel {Aus}) in Sunday=s Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin. is cataloged as lot 443 during Book 1 of the 2019 NZB Karaka Winner=s Way (Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}) came from last to finish a Yearling Sales. Stylish Bel produced a colt by Tavistock=s G1 very good third. Rosehill Guineas and G1 VRC Derby winner Tarzino (NZ) last Oct. It appeared on paper that Mr Stunning could dictate terms in 31 and is in foal to I Am Invincible (Aus), according to a tweet the 1200-metre test, but races aren=t run on paper and any from Rosemont Stud. The latter is the stallion home of Starcraft, strategizing was out the window when Zac Purton decided to sire of Conte and Centenary Sprint Cup third Winner=s Way ride HK Sprint fourth Little Giant (NZ) (Swiss Ace {Aus}) for (Aus). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style speed. When stablemate and defending champion D B Pin (NZ) pedigree. (Darci Brahma {NZ}) rolled up to press the issue, that allowed Moreira to take advantage of the box seat underneath Mr Stunning. Cont. p8 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 8 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

G1 Centenary Sprint Cup Cont. Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong Off the fence at the 350m, Beat The Clock claimed Little Giant CENTENARY SPRINT CUP-G1, HK$10,000,000 (,981,827/ with ease as D B Pin retreated, then held off a late bid from a i1,119,413/A$1,773,859/US$1,275,016), Sha Tin, 1-20, 3yo/up, resurgent Mr Stunning to better his dead-heat second with the 1200mT, 1:08.42, gd. latter in this test 12 months ago. Beat The Clock was exiting a 1--BEAT THE CLOCK (AUS), 126, g, 5, by Hinchinbrook (Aus) third to Mr Stunning when racing second-up in the Hong Kong 1st Dam: Flion Fenena (Aus) (GSP-Aus), by Lion Hunter (Aus) Sprint Dec. 9. 2nd Dam: Fenena (NZ), by Crested Wave It was a first Group 1 win for trainer John Size since Ivictory 3rd Dam: On the Wind (NZ), by Sea Anchor (Ire) (Aus) (Mossman {Aus}) beat Mr Stunning in the Chairman=s *1ST GROUP 1 WIN. (A$70,000 Ylg >15 INGMAR; NZ$200,000 Sprint Prize last April. 2yo >15 NZBRTR). O-Merrick Chung Wai Lik; B-Miss J ABeat The Clock has taken his time to break through to Group Henderson (NSW); T-John Size; J-Joao Moreira; HK$5,700,000. 1 level, but he always promised to do that, and today the race Lifetime Record: 18-7-6-5, HK$22,717,775. Werk Nick Rating: was suitable for him and he managed to salute,@ Size told HKJC=s A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Graham Cunningham. Up next? A tantalizing rematch in the Queen=s Silver Jubilee 2--Mr Stunning (Aus), 126, g, 6, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--With Cup over 1400m Feb. 17, a race in which Beat The Clock Fervour, by Dayjur. (A$110,000 Wlg >13 INGGSW; NZ$250,000 dropped a narrow decision to Beauty Generation last year. Ylg >14 NZBPRE). O-Maurice Koo Win Chong; B-Makybe Racing & Breeding (Vic); T-Frankie Lor; HK$2,200,000.

3--Winner=s Way (Aus), 126, g, 6, Starcraft (NZ)--Sunday Service (Aus), by Sunday Silence. (A$50,000 Ylg >14 MGLJUN). O-Peter Young Wai Po & Dr Arthur Leung Shing Tat; B-Bruce Reid Racing (NSW); T-Tony Cruz; HK$1,000,000. Margins: NK, 1 3/4, NO. Odds: 21-10, 11-10, 40-1. Also Ran: Fifty Fifty (NZ), Little Giant (NZ), Styling City (Aus), D B Pin (NZ), Born In China (GB). Click for the HKJC.com chart, PPs and sectional timing. VIDEO.

Sunday, Chukyo, Japan Beat The Clock (rail) | HKJC photo TOKAI TV HAI TOKAI S.-G2, ¥106,220,000 (US$968,648/£751,443/€852,373), Chukyo, 1-20, 4yo/up, Pedigree Notes 1800m, 1:51.80, gd. Beat the Clock, an A$70,000 Inglis Melbourne Premiere 1--INTI (JPN), 123, h, 5, Came Home Yearling turned NZ$200,000 NZB Ready-To-Run purchase by Bill 1st Dam: Kitty (Jpn), by Northern Afleet Mitchell (see related story by Michael Cox in Monday=s 2nd Dam: Forest Kitty, by Forestry TDNAus/NZ), is a third top-level winner for his sire (by Fastnet 3rd Dam: Haleakala (Ire), by Kris (GB) Rock {Aus}), a 3/4-brother to Snitzel (Aus) formerly based at 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Shigeo Takeda; Yarraman Park, but who was tragically lost to a freak exercise B-Kiyoshige Yamashita (Jpn); T-Kenji Nonaka; J-Yutaka Take. accident last July. Beat the Clock=s Group 3-placed dam, a full- ¥55,994,000. Lifetime Record: 7-6-0-0. Werk Nick Rating: D. sister to SP Lil Elsa (Aus), is represented by a 2-year-old colt from Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. the first crop of Rubick (Aus), who fetched A$70,000 from 2--Chuwa Wizard (Jpn), 123, c, 4, King Kamehameha (Jpn)-- Legends Bloodstock, McKeever Bloodstock and Ferguson Chuwa Blossom (Jpn), by Durandal (Jpn). O-Shinobu Nakanishi; Bloodstock at the 2018 Inglis Sydney Classic Yearling Sale. Flion B-Northern Farm (Jpn); -22,284,000. Fenena foaled a filly by Your Song (Aus) last Aug. 30 and was 3--Sumahama (Jpn), 121, c, 4, Neo Universe (Jpn)--Sound the bred back to Smart Missile (Aus). Beach(Jpn), by Afleet. O-Sanshisuimei Inc.; B-Chiyoda Farm Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. (Jpn); -14,142,000. Margins: 2, 7, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.50, 3.80, 6.90. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 9 OF 9 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

Also Ran: Cosmo Canadian (Jpn), Asukano Roman (Jpn), (-49,000,000 Ylg =14 JRHAJUL). O-Makoto Kaneko Holdings; Angreifen (Jpn), Kazenoko (Jpn), Glanzend (Jpn), Shiny Beam B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Katsuhiko Sumii; J-Mamoru Ishibashi; (Jpn), Meisho Sumitomo (Jpn), Meiner Basara (Jpn), Ange Desire -62,770,000. Lifetime: 12-5-1-1. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for (Jpn), Molto Bene (Jpn). the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Click for the Racing Post chart. JRA Video. 2--Fierement (Jpn), 126, c, 4, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Lune d'Or (Fr), Stepping up to group company for the first time, the Kenji by Green Tune. O-Sunday Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); Nonaka-trained Inti (Jpn) made light work of his inexperience to -25,220,000. win the G2 Tokai TV Hai Tokai S. in front-running fashion at 3--Maitres d'Art (Jpn), 123, h, 6, Zenno Rob Roy (Jpn)--Exhibit Chukyo on Sunday and become the first Group 2 winner for his One, by Silver Hawk. O-Carrot Farm; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); sire, Came Home. The blinkered chestnut bounded straight to -16,110,000. the head of affairs and set uncontested splits of :24.20 for the Margins: HD, 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 37.50, 0.70, 24.90. opening quarter and :49.20 for the half-mile while glued to the Also Ran: Generale Uno (Jpn), Sakura Empereur (Jpn), Danburite rails. Still on cruise control entering the final turn, the heavy 1-2 (Jpn), Shonan Bach (Jpn), Stay In Seattle (Jpn), Meiner Milano favourite extended clear in the final quarter mile, to win by two (Jpn), Mraieno Tsubasa (Jpn), Action Star (Jpn). lengths. Chuwa Wizard (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}) tried to Click for the Racing Post chart or the free Equineline.com make a race of it and mustered an abbreviated rally, but had to catalogue-style pedigree. JRA Video. settle for second, seventh lengths ahead of Sumahama (Jpn) (Neo Universe {Jpn}), who had stalked in second for much of the 1800 metres. Inti=s only loss was in a Hanshin 3-year-old maiden on debut when ninth in April of 2017. He broke his maiden at second asking there that June and ended his sophomore year with a win in a 1700-metre sloppy affaire at Kokura that August. Back on a fast surface when making his winning seasonal reappearance at IN HONG KONG: Chukyo last July, the Shigeo Takeda runner scored going 1800 Full of Beauty (Aus), g, 4, Darci Brahma (NZ)--Pennacchio (NZ) metres at Kyoto on Oct. 14, and stepped up in class to claim the (MSW-Aus, GSP-NZ, $159,223), by Align (Aus). Sha Tin, 1-20, Kangetsukyo S. there on Nov. 10. Hcp. (A$164k), 1200mT, 1:09.54. B-Nearco Stud Ltd (NSW). *A$120,000 Ylg >16 INGFEB. VIDEO Pedigree Notes Kasi Farasi (Aus), g, 4, Reward For Effort (Aus)-- Inti is the 16th black-type winner and fourth group scorer for Disturbingthepeace (NZ), by High Chaparral (Ire). Sha Tin, 1-20, his sire, the Gone West horse Came Home, himself the winner Hcp. (A$245k), 1400mT, 1:22.06. B-Mr A Sear (Vic). *A$85,000 of the GI Pacific Classic, GI Santa Anita Derby and GI Hopeful S. RNA Ylg >16 INGMAR. VIDEO He joins Group 3 winners Tagano Tonnerre (Jpn) and Sound California Archer (Aus), g, 5, High Chaparral (Ire)--Sarasota Rihanna (Jpn), as well as GIII La Habra S. victress Passion. A four- (Aus), by Danehill. Sha Tin, 1-20, Hcp. (A$245k), 1000mT, time winner, Kitty=s last known produce is the 4-year-old colt :56.62. B-Linley Investments, Mr Ken Barry, Rockhart Trading Nyame (Jpn) (Sinister Minister). Inti=s third dam is the SW Ltd, Arkle Bloodstock Ltd, Austramore Pty Ltd, Mr Clem Haleakala (Ire) (Kris {GB}), who is a half-sister to GI Florida Derby Murphy (NSW). *A$420,000 Ylg >15 INGEAS. VIDEO runner-up and GI Fountain of Youth third Blue Burner (French Deputy). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style IN SINGAPORE: pedigree. Nimble (Aus), g, 4, Patronize (Aus)--Grand Oscar (Aus), by Grandera (Ire). Kranji, 1-20, Hcp. (A$72k), 1200mT, 1:10.09. Sunday, Nakayama, Japan B-Ms B M Hamill (WA). *Formerly The Shoe (Aus). **A$38,000 AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB CUP-G2, -119,600,000 Ylg >16 MGCFEB. VIDEO (US$1,090,668/£846,575/€959,844), Nakayama, 1-20, 4yo/up, DID YOU KNOW? 2200mT, 2:13.70, fm. 1--SCIACCHETRA (JPN), 123, h, 6, Manhattan CafJ (Jpn) Zarak (Dubawi) was tabbed 1st Dam: Samaaha (GB), by Singspiel (Ire) as a “TDN Rising Star” 2nd Dam: Genovefa, by Woodman Visit the TDN Rising Stars section 3rd Dam: Reigning Countess, by Far North on our website! GROUP FIELDS

Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 5:10 p.m. SUN MET CELEBRATED WITH G.H. MUMM-G1, R2,850,000 (£159,595/€180,853/A$286,669/US$205,536), 3yo/up, 2000mT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 11 Legal Eagle (SAf) Greys Inn Hewitson Tarry 132 2 10 Head Honcho (SAf) Querari (Ger) de Melo Nel 132 3 8 Hat Puntano (Arg) Hat Trick (Jpn) Dillon Ramsden 132 4 4 Made To Conquer (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Khumalo Snaith 132 5 6 Milton (SAf) Lateral (GB) Simons Prestage 132 6 1 Kampala Campari (SAf) Querari (Ger) Domeyer Nel 132 7 7 Do It Again (SAf) Twice Over (GB) Fourie Snaith 131 8 12 Undercover Agent (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Orffer Crawford 131 9 2 Rainbow Bridge (SAf) Ideal World Marcus Sands 131 10 13 Tap O’ Noth (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Byleveld Marshall 131 11 9 Eyes Wide Open (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Lerena Kotzen 131 12 3 Doublemint (SAf) Twice Over (GB) Strydom Snaith 131 13 5 Oh Susanna (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) Fayd’Herbe Snaith 126

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AHe was 3x3 Danehill (USA), but he didn't look like it, he wasn't BEAT THE CLOCK your classic heavy-set Danehill. He was a bit lightly boned and more athletic. I really loved Hinchinbrook as a sire," Mitchell BREAKS G1 HOODOO added of the young sire that sadly died mid-way through last year.

Bridesmaid No More for Beat The Clock Beat The Clock had been a Group 1 bridesmaid twice, including a heart-breaking defeat to Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) in last year's G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup. "He has been knocking on the door, that is a really good group of sprinters in Hong Kong and there is nothing between those top three, so we were just hoping he could nail a G1," Mitchell said. "He went through his grades impressively and has been knocking on the door at top level. I am just so pleased. The owner has been a client of mine since I was a young trainer and he has had plenty of nice horses. He races quite a few horses here, but it is the aim to get things to Hong Kong and now we have landed a big one."

Beat The Clock as a juvenile | TDN AusNZ Size and Moreira Break Their Own Duck Beat The Clock not only broke his own Groiup 1 hoodoo but by Michael Cox also gave the celebrated combination of trainer John Size and John Size-trained sprinter Beat The Clock has endured a jockey Joao Moreira their first international G1 together. Beat frustrating run-of-outs at top level but was too good in the G1 The Clock, with Moreira aboard, was narrowly beaten by Beauty Centenary Sprint Cup on what was a big day for ready to run Generation in the 2018 G1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup, one of graduates. Burgeoning bloodstock team Bill and James Mitchell four Group 1 placings for the Group 2 winner. Cont. p2 celebrated a Group 1 win together as Mitchell Bloodstock when Beat The Clock (Hinchinbrook) finally broke through at top level in the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin. Bill Mitchell was an 11-time Group 1-winning trainer before retiring to take a role as racing manager at Segenhoe Stud in 2006 and then joining forces with his son to form Mitchell Bloodstock. Beat The Clock first caught Mitchell's experienced eye as a yearling but he wasn't able to get hold of him until the 2015 Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs. Merrick Chung, a long-time owner with Mitchell in his time as a trainer, paid A$200,000 for the athletic bay that has now collected more than HKD$22 million. "I loved him as a yearling, we couldn't get him that day, but we got him at the Ready To Run," Mitchell said. "Hinchinbrook was really starting to hit his straps at that time and when Beat The Clock turned up at the sale I really liked the look of him.@ Bill & James Mitchell | TDN AusNZ TDN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 21 JANUARY 2019

Beat The Clock Cont. from p1 New Zealand import Ho Ho Khan (Makfi {GB}) emerged from humble beginnings as a left-field HKG1 Hong Kong Derby Yet snapping an even longer Group 1 streak was the "Dream contender with a commanding Class 2 win. Ho Ho Khan, Team 2.0" combination of Size and Moreira, who joined forces formerly known as Mulanchi, was passed-in with a reserve of on a more formal basis this term when the Brazilian was NZ$65,000 at the New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready To Run Sale indentured as the leading stable's retained rider. The duo had of 2YOs before winning a Taupo maiden with trainer Tony Pike. won 218 Hong Kong races together before Sunday's win, Purchased by a group led by glamorous celebrity owner Jessica including six Group 3 wins, four Group 2s and a HKG1 Hong Kong Lee and placed in the capable hands of trainer David Hall, Ho Ho Classic Mile, but had never broken through at top level. Khan rose from a rating of 71 at the start of this season to 82 Beat The Clock boasts arguably the biggest final 400m sprint in after two straight wins. A third straight victory over 1800m will Hong Kong racing and given the chance in a suitably run race, he put Ho Ho Khan's rating around 90 which should ensure a run in proved too strong in the stretch run for Mr Stunning (Exceed the HKG1 Classic Cup over the same course and distance on Feb. And Excel) and Winner's Way (Starcraft {NZ}). Southern 18 and ultimately the HKG1 Hong Kong Derby a month later. Hemisphere-bred runners continued their dominance of Hong Leading Australian-bred Hong Kong Derby contenders Dark Kong sprint races with seven Australian or New Zealand-bred Dream (All American) and Furore (Pierro), both trained by runners in the eight-horse field filling the first seven placings. Frankie Lor, will meet some of Hong Kong's rising stars in the first leg of the 4-year-old series next weekend in the HKG1 Hong Tried and True Success for Ready to Run Graduates Kong Classic Mile. Asian buyers are always front and centre at ready to run sales and Beat The Clock proved that there are top quality prospects available. Trainer Manfred Man is a fan of ready to run sales and Click Here to read today=s edition of his early double came from horses secured at tried 2-year-old TDN AusNZ. Highlights Include: sales on both sides of the Tasman. Man started the day when Care Free Prince (Street Sense Beauty Generation Dominates Stewards= Cup {USA}), a A$200,000 buy from the 2014 Inglis Ready2Race Sale edged out Picken (Duporth) in a photo. In the following race Carlaw Park Prepare Draft for Karaka Man's in-form Ever Laugh (Savabeel) brought up a back-to-back wins with a tidy Class Four win that took the 5-year-old's Free Of Debt Keeps Blue Diamond Dream Alive earnings over the HKD$1-million mark. Pin-hooked and prepared by Sam Beatson at Riversley Park, Ever Laugh was a Pedigree Boosters for Karaka NZ$220,000 purchase from New Zealand Bloodstock's 2015 Ready To Run Sale of 2YOs sale. Epaulette=s Epaumada Will Skip the A New Derby Challenger Emerges Karaka Million

AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2018/2019 Date Race Track Feb. 9 C. F. Orr S. Caulfield Feb. 16 Lightning S. Flemington Feb. 23 Blue Diamond S. Caulfield Futurity S. Caulfield Oakleigh Plate Caulfield Mar. 2 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm Surround S. Warwick Farm Australian Guineas Flemington Ho Ho Khan as a 2-year-old | TDN AusNZ