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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ADELAIDE LIGHTS UP AUSTRALIA BEHOLDER SCRATCHED FROM FTKNOV Coolmore=s globetrotting sophomore Adelaide (Ire) Spendthrift Farm=s two-time champion filly Beholder (Galileo {Ire}) arrived in Australia for the G1 Cox Plate (Henny Hughes) has been scratched from the Nov. 3 with an aura of intrigue on the back of a victory in the Fasig-Tipton November sale as a result of the illness GI Secretariat S. at Arlington Park Aug. 16 and a that knocked her out of a defense of her GI Breeders= troubled but fast-finishing third in the G2 Prix Niel at Cup Distaff title. ABeholder continues to recover from Longchamp Sept. 14, her illness, and while her fever is down and she=s acting but a sense of doubt much better, veterinarian Jeff Blea of Von Bluecher, settled in after Blea, and Hunkin Inc. in California has advised us not to Tuesday=s barrier draw, ship her cross country to Kentucky right now,@ said when the Irish invader Spendthrift Farm General Manager Ned Toffey. AWe had landed in post 13 of 14. radiographs taken of her lungs [Friday] and she did have Adelaide shrugged that some inflammation, so we=re going to do right by off as a minor Beholder and allow her to continue to get better. She=ll inconvenience, be scratched from the November sale, and Dr. Blea however, charging from believes she probably needs 30-60 days to recover. dead last to hand jockey Then Beholder should be ready to resume training, Ryan Moore and trainer pending a full recovery.@ Aidan O Brien their first = Australian Group 1 wins. Off a half-step TARIS TO SELL AT F-T NOVEMBER slow from the barriers, An already strong collection of horses for the Fasig- Adelaide was Tipton November Mixed Sale to be held in Lexington immediately eased back Monday, Nov. 3 got a little stronger with the announcement that Commonwealth New Era Racing s Adelaide and taken over to the = Racing and Sports rail by Moore on the Taris (f, 3, Flatter--Comedy, by Theatrical {Ire}) is a late short run into the first addition to the mix. The announcement comes just one turn, settling last while the beloved Tasmanian invader week after the attractive bay filly took her career record The Cleaner (Aus) (Savoire Vivre {Aus})--the lone horse to four wins from five starts with a dominating nine- to break outside of Adelaide--rushed up to vie for the length victory in the GII Lexus Raven Run S. at lead while four wide around the turn. The Cleaner Keeneland (video), good for a 110 Beyer Speed Figure. established a clear lead passing the 1200-meter mark, Cont. p12 and shortly thereafter Adelaide and Moore began picking off rivals. They sat about third, about five wide, as the field swung into the straight, with favored Fawkner (Aus) (Reset {Aus}) holding a slender advantage. That lead would be short-lived, however, as Adelaide and Moore, storming down the middle of the short straight, grabbed the lead approaching the 50- meter mark and won by a lengthening head from the G1 Caulfield S. winner. The multiple Group 1-winning mare Silent Achiever (NZ) (O=Reilly {NZ}) also closed resolutely to be third. The final time of 2:03.76 was just a shade off Might and Power (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ})=s stakes record set in 1998. AHe did it the hard way, but he=s a high-quality colt and I believed that if he brought his best form, he was probably the best horse in the race,@ said Moore. AHe=s had to go around the whole field and come from last. But he still won.@ Moore, who was fresh off another major overseas victory on Hillstar (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) in the GI Canadian International last weekend, added, AIt=s quite an atmosphere. We=ve got some tracks like this back home, but not as many people. It=s a lovely race to win.@ Cont. p3 IN THIS ISSUE No One is in the Same Ballpark Facing potentially his stiffest task to date in Doncaster's G1 Racing Post Trophy, Qatar Racing and Kingsclere Racing's Elm Park (GB) (Phoenix Reach {Ire}) enjoyed CO-PUBLISHERS his easiest spin on the track yet as Andrea President: Barry Weisbord Atzeni led at every step en route to a [email protected] @barryweisbord comfortable 2 3/4-length success in Vice President: Sue Finley Britain's closing test of the best juveniles. 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His first overseas 10-25, 3yo/up, 2040mT, 2:03.76, gd. voyage came in his second start and sophomore bow 1--ADELAIDE (IRE), 123, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire) when he was second to Free Port Lux (GB) (Oasis 1st Dam: Elletelle (Ire) (GSW-Eng, SW & G1SP- Dream {GB}) in the G2 Prix Hocquart May 11, and it Ire, $245,777), by Elnadim was back to Ireland two weeks later, where Adelaide 2nd Dam: Flamanda (GB), by Niniski scored his first black-type victory in The Curragh=s 3rd Dam: Nemesia (Ire), by Mill Reef G3 Gallinule S. Second as the favorite in Royal Ascot=s O-Mrs J Magnier, W H Webb, Mrs J Murray, Mrs J G2 King Edward VII S. after a wide trip, Adelaide Ingham, D Smith, M Tabor & Mrs T Magnier. finished a gallant second, beaten just a head, after B-Elletelle Syndicate (IRE). T-Aidan O=Brien. J-Ryan stalking the pace in his Stateside debut in the Moore. A$1,800,000. Lifetime Record: GISW-US, GI Belmont Derby July 5. Reunited with Moore for the GSW-Ire, MGSP-Fr & GSP-Eng, 8-4-3-1, Secretariat six weeks later, Adelaide would reverse his A$$2,660,479. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the fortunes, coming wide off the turn to win by eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 1 1/2 lengths. The dark bay was the victim of a horrid trip in the Prix Niel four weeks later. Bottled up on the rail until the very late stages of that Longchamp 2--Fawkner (Aus), 130, g, 7, Reset (Aus)--Dane Belltar feature, Adelaide and Moore came flying when at last (Aus), by Danewin (Aus). (A$70,000 yrl >09 finding daylight to be an unlucky third. INGPREM) O-N C Williams, Mr & Mrs L J Williams; Despite being a 3-year-old, Adelaide did not enjoy the B-S Bennetts; T-Robert Hickmott. A$440,000. benefit of the weight-for-age scale yesterday; given his 3--Silent Achiever (NZ), 126, m, 6, O=Reilly (NZ)-- Northern Hemisphere birth date he was considered a Winning Spree (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ). O/B-K J 4-year-old, and therefore shouldered 14 pounds more Hickman; T-Roger James. A$220,000. than the three Australian-bred sophomores in the race, Margins: HD, SHD, HD. Odds: 7.00, 3.40, 25.00. and just seven pounds less than his elder Also Ran: Side Glance (GB), Foreteller (GB), Happy heavyweights. That mattered little, however, after he Trails (Aus), Criterion (NZ), Sweynesse (Aus), The handed trainer Aidan O=Brien his first win Down Under Cleaner (Aus), Wandjina (Aus), Sacred Falls (NZ), Royal in the conditioner=s first venture to the country since Descent (Aus), Almalad (Aus).