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FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here >PHAROAH= OFFICIALLY HASKELL BOUND Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the United Nations Stakes Nile) will make his next start in Monmouth Park=s GI William Hill Haskell Invitational S. Aug. 2, owner Ahmed Zayat told ESPN.com Thursday. "I've decided to do the MAIN SEQUENCE RETURNS IN U.N. logical step and run Dual Eclipse winner Main Sequence (Aldebaran) American Pharoah at makes his first start since returning from Dubai in Monmouth," Zayat said. Sunday=s GI United Nations S. at Monmouth Park, a "I'm trying to create one of AWin and You=re In@ event for the GI Breeders= Cup Turf. the best days racing has The Flaxman Holdings homebred burst onto the ever seen for its fans and American turf scene with a scintillating victory in this one that will also fit the race last year in his Stateside debut for trainer Graham prestige that surrounds Motion, and followed that with three more Grade I American Pharoah. I want it American Pharaoh | Susie Raisher wins, including the Breeders= Cup Turf. Kicking off this to be a great day for term with a win in Gulfstream s GII Mac Diarmida S. everyone that will celebrate = Feb. 21, the chestnut was seventh last time against racing." Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, who boasts a record seven much tougher in the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic Mar. 28. Haskell wins, added, "We were all waiting to see how The morning-line favorite will exit post six with regular American Pharoah worked and for me to give the OK. I rider Rajiv Maragh aboard. AHe is a very professional liked the way he's training, the way he worked and horse and is always straight forward,@ said Motion. how he came out of it very well. He looked a little light AHe=s had no problems since coming back from Dubai.@ after the Belmont but he's gotten the weight back, so The champion=s arch rival Twilight Eclipse (Purim), with no hiccups between now and then, the Haskell is second in last year=s U.N., reopposes here for trainer the obvious spot for him." Tom Albertrani. Drawn on the rail with Paco Lopez in Monmouth Park officials are making the Haskell part the irons, the West Point Thoroughbreds runner of a three-day celebration to be called AThe Pharoah captured Belmont=s GI Man o=War May 9 and was Phan Phestival.@ Baffert will also be inducted into seventh last time behind Slumber (GB) (Cacique {Ire}) in Monmouth=s Hall of Fame during the weekend. the GI Knob Creek Manhattan S. June 6. Michael Dubb, "We are ecstatic to know American Pharoah will be Sheep Pond Partners and Bethlehem Stables=s Slumber running in the Haskell," Monmouth president Bob Kulina will break from post five for trainer Chad Brown with said. "This will be the biggest day ever in the history of Irad Ortiz, Jr. at the controls. Full field p3 racing in New Jersey. We've been racing for 70 years and this is the first time we will have a Triple Crown champion here. I didn't think I would ever say this, but this will be even bigger than 2007 when we hosted the Breeders' Cup." Zayat, a New Jersey resident, plans to reach out to fellow New Jerseyans Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Kobe Bryant in hopes that they will come and make Haskell day an even more memorable experience. Many tracks have been trying to lure American Pharoah, including Saratoga which Zayat says is not out of the question. "The horse comes first and we intend to run him as many times this year as he tells us he can," Zayat said. "The hope is that he does in the Haskell what he loves to do, and that is winning. We'll see how he comes out of it. We have not ruled out running at Saratoga [in the GI Travers S. Aug. 29]. It's something I'm happy and willing to do, as does Bob. I don't want to commit and put too much pressure on Bob or the horse. We want the horse to tell us. But if he's ready, he'll go there. These are not easy decisions but I want to do right by the horse and the fans." IN THIS ISSUE President & Co-Publisher: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Sr. V.P. & Co-Publisher: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley V.P., International Operations: Gary King [email protected] @garykingTDN EDITORIAL [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Senior Editor: Steve Sherack GII Oaklawn H. hero Race Day returns in Sunday’s GIII Salvator Racing Editor: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni Mile at Monmouth Park. Field p4 | Coady Photography Associate Editor: Christie DeBernardis Assistant Editor: Heather Likins Assistant Editor: Ben Massam New Era Dawns in Virginia ADVERTISING [email protected] T.D. 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Director of Internal IT: Ray Villa Page 6 [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION A ‘Star’ is Born at Belmont International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] StarLadies Racing’s Tonasah (Malibu Moon) was supposed to make her debut in the Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Astoria S. June 4, but was a late scratch after throwing her rider in the post parade and Sean Cronin & Tom Frary taking a tour of the track. The Todd Pletcher trainee made amends today with an [email protected] impressive wire-to-wire performance that earned her ‘TDN Rising Star’ status. 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 RR Page 1 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com EST Race Click for TV 5:17p Molly Pitcher S.-GIII, MTH (TJCIS PPs) TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/3/15 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Friday, Monmouth Park, post time: 5:17 p.m. ET FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI UNITED NATIONS S. MOLLY PITCHER S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Stiffed Stephen Got Even Saez Mazza 4-1 2 Got Lucky A.P. Indy Lopez Pletcher 4-5 3 J's Two Step Halo Two Step Salsa Centeno Bennett 30-1 4 Lucky Liberty K Proud Citizen Garcia Synnefias 30-1 5 Mary n' Eileen Indy King Serpa McBurney 15-1 6 Oasis At Midnight K Midnight Lute Bocachica Orseno 9-2 7 Shayjolie Indian Charlie Bravo Contessa 7-2 Sunday, Monmouth Park, post time: 5:46 p.m. ET Sunday, Woodbine, post time: 3:02 p.m. ET UNITED NATIONS S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT DANCE SMARTLY S.-GII, C$200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT K 1 Winning Rhythm Giant's Causeway Hernandz Attard 116 1 Twilight Eclipse Purim Lopez Albertrani 123 2 Watsdachances (Ire) Diamond Green (Fr) Garcia Brown 120 2 Sycamore Lane K Artie Schiller Lezcano Mott 118 3 Copper Kitten Kitten's Joy Olguin Bell 116 3 Big Blue Kitten Kitten's Joy Bravo Brown 118 4 Solid Appeal K Successful Appeal Campbell Baker 123 4 Shining Copper Aragorn (Ire) A. Castellano Maker 118 5 Industrial Policy Harlan's Holiday Husbands Casse 116 5 Slumber (GB) K Cacique (Ire) Ortiz Jr. Brown 123 6 Habibi (Nz) Ekraar Rocco Jr. Frostad 116 6 Main Sequence Aldebaran Maragh Motion 123 7 Strut the Course Strut the Stage Contreras Minshall 120 7 Imagining Giant's Causeway Velazquez McGaughey 120 8 Sky Treasure K Sky Mesa Boulanger Casse 122 8 Ashleyluvssugar Game Plan Stevens Eurton 120 9 Smartyfly Smart Strike Da Silva Pierce 116 9 Divine Oath K Broken Vow Trujillo Pletcher 118 10 Llanarmon Sky Mesa Bridgmhn Attfield 118 Can’t wait to get your TDN for STANDOUT race results? Click Here to sign up for TDN Alerts TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/3/15 • PAGE 4 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sunday, Woodbine, post time: 4:53 p.m. ET HIGHLANDER S.-GII, C$200,000, 3yo/up, 6fT PPHORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Go Blue Or Go Home K Bluegrass Cat Garcia Baker 117 2 Mosler K War Front Bridgmohan Mott 119 3 Something Extra K Indian Charlie Da Silva Cox 123 4 Sharp Sensation K Sharp Humor Campbell Baker 121 5 Reflector K Ready's Image Boulanger Matejka 117 6 Shrinking Violet K Congaree Hernandez Ward 123 7 Katie's Eyes K Leroidsanmx (Brz) Husbands Stidham 114 Sunday, Monmouth Park, post time: 5:12 p.m. ET SALVATOR MILE S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo/up, 1m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Fabulous Kid Congrats McCarthy Ice 117 2 Pants On Fire Jump Start Lopez Breen 119 3 Bradester K Lion Heart Lanerie Kenneally 117 4 Just Call Kenny Jump Start Centeno McBurney 117 5 Valid K Medaglia d'Oro Bocachica Vitali 121 6 Red Vine Candy Ride (Arg) Bravo Clement 117 7 Coup de Grace K Tapit Clark Jones 117 8 Race Day K Tapit Velazquez Pletcher 123 9 Don Dulce K Maria's Mon Ortiz Jr.