TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018 THE TDN DERBY TOP 20 HEAVENLY PRIZE THE LONE 2018 CONTEMPORARY HOF ELECTEE 1994 champion sophomore filly Heavenly Prize (Seeking the Gold--Oh What a Dance, by Nijinksy II) has been elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, it was announced Monday. The lone contemporary selection from the 10 finalists chosen by the Hall of Fame's Nominating Committee, Heavenly Prize received majority approval from the 166-person voting panel to earn her spot in the Hall of Fame. A bay filly bred in Kentucky by owner Ogden Phipps, Heavenly Prize was a Grade I winner at ages two, three and four. The Shug McGaughey trainee captured the Frizette S. at age two and reeled off three consecutive top-level successes as a sophomore in the Alabama S., Gazelle S. and Beldame S. As a 4-year-old, she annexed the Apple Blossom H., Hempstead H., Go for Wand S. and John A. Morris H. She ran second in the Breeders' Cup Distaff in both 1994 and 1995. (Cont. p3) Magnum Moon I Coady by T.D. Thornton IN TDN EUROPE TODAY The prep season is over, but that THE WEEKLY WRAP doesn=t mean the intrigue has ended Emma Berry has the latest edition of The Weekly Wrap, looking at as the racing world locks its focus on the main event, the May 5 results from the past week ranging from France to Australia and GI Kentucky Derby. Please note that the rankings below are everywhere in between. independent from the ARoad to the Derby@ points leaderboard Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. that Churchill Downs will use to determine starting berths; that list can be accessed here. 1) MAGNUM MOON (c, Malibu MoonBDazzling Song, by Unbridled=s Song) >TDN Rising Star= O-Robert E. & Lawana L. Low. B-Ramona S. Bass, LLC (KY). T-Todd Pletcher. Sales history: $380,000 yrl KEESEP >16. Lifetime Record: GISW, 4-4-0-0, $1,177,800. Apr. 10 TDN Top 20 Rank: 1 Last Start: 1st, GI Arkansas Derby, OP, Apr.14. Achievements: 1st, GII Rebel S., OP, Mar. 17. Equineline PPs. Caulfield on Magnum Moon. KY Derby Points: 150 >TDN Rising Star= Magnum Moon has earned kingpin status based on his entire undefeated, four-race body of work--even if his four-length win in Saturday=s GI Arkansas Derby did leave a couple of loose ends that will linger as open questions into the Kentucky Derby. 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The mare was also produced stakes winner Cosmic (El Prado {Ire}), retired with a career record of 9-6-3 from 18 starts and earnings stakes-placed Distinctively (Awesome Again), and Just Reward of $1,825,940. In total, eight of Heavenly Prize's nine career (Deputy Minister), whose daughter Persistently (Smoke Glacken) victories were in Grade I events. Heavenly Prize was ridden by upset Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra in the GI Personal Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith for her first eight starts and by Ensign H. Heavenly Prize died in 2013 at the age of 22 at Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day for her final nine races. Claiborne Farm in Paris. Heavenly Prize will be inducted into the Hall of Fame Friday, Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony is open to the public and free to attend. New inductees in categories selected by separate processes will also be announced soon. The Historic Review Committee choices for the Hall of Fame will be revealed on May 9 and the Pillars of the Turf Committee's Hall of Fame selections will be announced on May 23. Heavenly Prize | NYRA photo TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • APRIL 17, 2018 DUO SHARE FURLONG BULLET AT OBS UNDER-TACK OPENER by Jessica Martini The six-session under-tack preview of next week=s Ocala Breeders= Sales Company=s April Sale of 2-Year-Olds kicked off Monday with a pair juveniles sharing the fastest furlong time of :10 flat on a windy and unseasonably chilly day in Central Florida. Less the 20 minutes into the preview, hip 144, a colt from the first crop of Strong Mandate, set the fastest furlong time of :10 flat. Consigned by Randy Miles, the dark bay is out of Callous Effect (Majestic Warrior), a half-sister to multiple stakes winner Miss Frost (Curlin). AWe were expecting that kind of work because he has been the ultimate professional all year,@ Miles said. AWe were expecting it, but with the weather conditions we were really concerned. So we were relieved when he did it. The wind was blowing like 20 mph in their faces today. It was really difficult conditions. The wind is very bothersome to these young horses, so to see him stand up and not let the wind bother him was very satisfying.@ Of the Strong Mandate colt, Miles admitted, AWe paid a little bit more than we wanted to for him. We were hoping to get him cheaper, but we liked the horse as a yearling and we paid a little bit out of our price range, but he=s paid us back.@ Previously based in Virginia, Miles has been in Ocala for much of the last decade. He trained privately for Live Oak Stud for four years before returning to the sales scene four years ago and his primary focus is now squarely in the pinhooking arena. In addition to his 2017 April success with the Orb colt, Miles and Hip 144 | Tibor Szlavik Royal Flush also pinhooked a Midnight Lute colt, purchased for $28,000 at Keeneland September, for $310,000 at the 2016 On behalf of the longstanding Royal Flush Racing partnership, April sale. Miles signed the ticket at $60,000 to acquire the colt from the Miles credits Casinella with keeping the team on budget at the Brandywine Farm consignment at last year=s Fasig-Tipton yearling sales. October Sale. AShe doesn=t let us get into trouble,@ he said. AEven when we Royal Flush enjoyed pinhooking success with another first-crop want one, she=ll say, >No, you can=t have that one.=@ juvenile at last year=s OBS April sale, having purchased a colt by Miles sent out six juveniles to work Monday and found Orb for $30,000 at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale and conditions consistent throughout the day. reoffering him in Ocala where he sold for $685,000. Miles said AWe took one of the last horses up today and it was still windy he and his team, which includes his veterinarian wife Lisa and still just a tad bit bothersome to some of the horses,@ Miles Casinella, look for value with younger sires at the yearling sales. said. AThe horses probably, in our eyes, worked a tick off of what AThe real good stallions are so hard to buy and we try to we thought they would and we=re pretty good at gauging what budget ourselves on what we spend on these yearlings,@ Miles we think they are going to work. I thought it was consistent all said. AWe work really hard at trying to get value so that most throughout the day.