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SONGBIRD LOOKS TO HANG TEN IN ALABAMA STARS ALIGN FOR by Alan Carasso Fox Hill Farm=s champion Songbird (Medaglia d=Oro) looks to PACIFIC CLASSIC take her career record to a perfect 10-for-10 and will attempt to join an elite group of fillies as the long odds-on favorite in Saturday=s GI Alabama S. at Saratoga. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, who sent out eventual 3-year-old filly champion Blind Luck (Pollard=s Vision) to best Fox Hill=s Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) in the 2010 renewal of this storied event, the >TDN Rising Star= ran the table in her four tries last term, clinching her title with a decisive front-running success in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies at Keeneland. She ran her winning streak to seven with an authoritative success in the GI Santa Anita Oaks Apr. 9 and would have been everyone=s choice to add the GI Kentucky Oaks, but an elevated temperature ruled her out of the fillies= centerpiece. Returning from that 70-day hiatus with a galloping score in the GII Summertime Oaks June 18, she was tested really and truly for the first time in this track=s GI CCA Oaks July 24, but took >TDN Rising Star= Carina Mia (Malibu Moon)=s best shot and kicked home to score by 5 1/4 lengths. Cont. p3 California Chrome and exercise rider Dihigi Gladney | Horsephotos by Alan Carasso IN TDN EUROPE TODAY WINX SET FOR SEASONAL DEBUT IN SYDNEY In its quarter-century history, the GI TVG Pacific Classic has been responsible for its fair share of memorable and magical Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), winner of her last nine starts, looks to pick up where she left off as the heavy favorite in moments. Saturdays’ G2 Warwick S. at Royal Randwick. The legendary California-breds Best Pal (*Habitony) and Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Bertrando (Skywalker) helped put the race on the map with wins in 1991 (inaugural running) and 1993, respectively, while Dare and Go (Alydar) famously snapped Cigar (Palace Music)=s 16-race skein before a stunned crowd two decades ago. Juddmonte Farms claimed four Classic trophies in the space of seven years courtesy of back-to-back winners Tinners Way (Secretariat) and Skimming (Nureyev), while all-time Golden State greats like Lava Man (Slew City Slew) and Game On Dude (Awesome Again) have also left their mark. In 2014, the late Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) silenced many of his critics with an imperious success, only to be topped last year by Beholder (Henny Hughes), who gave trainer Richard Mandella a fourth Classic with a devastating and historic victory. So, what does Del Mar conjure up for an encore? As if an appearance by the race=s defending champion weren=t draw card enough, the Classic has attracted 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit), who will try to join Pleasantly Perfect as standing winners of the G1 Dubai World Cup to double up at Del Mar; and >TDN Rising Star= Dortmund (Big Brown), who gave California Chrome all he could handle in the GII San Diego H. July 23. Cont. p3 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected]
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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PACIFIC CLASSIC
TVG Pacific Classic cont. from p1 California Chrome looks to continue what connections hope will be a second Horse of the Year title in three years, a season that could conclude with career earnings in the vicinity of $16 million, if all goes according to plan. Since settling for the $2- million second prize in the 2015 G1 Dubai World Cup, the flashy chestnut has not tasted defeat in four tries, a streak that includes a 3 3/4-length tally in the world=s richest race this past Mar. 26 despite a mechancal malfunction. Given plenty of time to get his sea legs back under himself, so to speak, California Chrome stalked Dortmund every step of the way in the San Diego while giving his younger rival five pounds, but just when it looked like the race was in safe keeping, the bruising Dortmund- -who=s shown before that he loves a battle--fought on bravely, ultimately surrendering by a half-length. It=s level weights Saturday, in theory tipping the scales further in the direction of California Chrome, but Victor Espinoza will have to try to work out a trip from the one hole. AThe No. 1 post is never good at any track but being a former jockey, I know that if he [Victor Espinoza] rides the right race, the No. 1 post isn=t going to be a problem,@ trainer Art Sherman said Wednesday. AIt depends on how the early fractions are and then you just go from there. It=s going to be a jockey=s race. It=s going to be a fan friendly race, I can tell you that.@ In many ways, Dortmund is the dark horse of of this year=s handicap division. Winner of the GI Los Alamitos Futurity at two, the burly chestnut took the GI Santa Anita Derby and was third to American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in the GI Kentucky Derby, but was sidelined following an up-the-track effort in the GI Preakness S. In the San Diego, Dortmund was having his first start since besting Imperative (Bernardini) Dortmund | Benoit this track=s GIII Native Diver S. last November, his 110 Beyer easily the best of his career. His trackwork since has been brilliant, supporting the notion that there could be another forward move in store. Cont. p4
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Pacific Classic cont. Owners: 1-California Chrome, LLC, 2-Pegram, Watson or Weitman, Following Beholder=s victory in the 2015 GI Clement L. Hirsch 3-Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. or Ellis, 4-Hronis Racing, LLC, 5-Kretz Racing, S., trainer Richard Mandella surprised many by saying the Pacific LLC, 6-J K Racing, LLC, 7-Spendthrift Farm, LLC, 8-Kaleem Shah, Inc., Classic was under consideration. And boy, did she make a smart 9-Big Chief Racing, LLC, Rocker O Ranch, LLC or Desormeaux. Breeders: trainer look that much smarter with an 8 1/4-length tour-de- 1-Perry Martin & Steve Coburn, 2-Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt, force. Kept in training at six 3-Jack Swain III, 4-Dreamchaser Thorobreds, 5-Spendthrift Farm, LLC, after being forced to miss a 6-Glencrest Farm LLC & Darley, 7-Clarkland Farm, 8-Emilie Gerlinde Fojan, clash with the Triple Crown 9-Sally J. Andersen hero in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic, the bay was far too Alabama S. cont. from p1 tough for the competition in Champions like Open Mind and Go For Wand added the taking the first two starts of Alabama in their sophomore season, but the feat has not been this season, but she was accomplished since Silverbulletday (Silver Deputy) in 1999. upset at a dime on the dollar Beholder | Benoit Despite trying 10 panels by Stellar Wind (Curlin) in defense of the Hirsch July 30. She was for the first time, trainer green-lighted only for this race only in the last week and she=d Jerry Hollendorfer enters need to do better from a numbers standpoint in a Pacific Classic the Alabama full of for the ages. Her trainer isn=t underestimating the task at hand. confidence, same as he AThis is a world-class race shaping up,@ Mandella said. AIt=s hard had six years ago with to imagine it getting any tougher. >Chrome= is at the top of his Blind Luck. game. Dortmund ran a great race against him and he=s a very "Their styles of running good horse. This is her toughest race ever.@ are completely different, Songbird | Sarah K Andrew The winner earns an all-expenses paid trip to Santa Anita for but they both had the the GI Breeders= Cup Classic. God-given talent to be great racehorses," he said. "Songbird could have any style of running that she wants, and I think we're ready to go a mile and a quarter." With the bullseye on her back, it will be interesting to how TVG Pacific Classic Songbird is ridden, given that there appears to be enough speed to her inside in the event Mike Smith opts for a stalking trip. Go Maggie Go (Ghostzapper) raced close enough to a sharp pace Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 9:15 p.m. EDT when besting future Grade I winners Paola Queen (Flatter) and TVG PACIFIC CLASSIC S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m Off the Tracks (Curlin) in the Apr. 2 GII Gulfstream Park Oaks off PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML just a maiden win, and more or less made all the running--albeit 1 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit Espinoza Sherman 8-5 through much softer splits--in the GII Black-Eyed Susan S. two 2 Hoppertunity K Any Given Saturday Prat Baffert 8-1 starts later. The homebred exits a fourth behind Carina Mia in 3 War Story K Northern Afleet Mejias Greenman 30-1 the GI Acorn S. June 11, but has been training well and should 4 Hard Aces Hard Spun Gonzalez Sadler 15-1 appreciate Saturday=s trip. 5 Win the Space K Pulpit Talamo Pappodromou15-1 Family Tree (Smart Strike) has risen through the grades over 6 Imperative K Bernardini Arroyo, Jr. Baltas 20-1 the last 60 days, attending a strong tempo when proving two 7 Beholder K Henny Hughes Stevens Mandella 3-1 lengths too good in the GIII Iowa Oaks June 30, then sprinting K 8 Dortmund Big Brown Bejarano Baffert 5-2 home strongly off more tepid fractions to take out the K 9 Dalmore Colonel John Desormeaux Desormeaux 20-1 GII Indiana Oaks by three lengths 16 days later. Cont. p5 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Alabama S. cont. a mile and found only Midnight Storm (Pioneerof the Nile) too Weep No More (Mineshaft), a Atrue mile-and-a-quarter@ horse strong in the GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile S. at Santa Anita June 4, in the eyes of trainer Rusty Arnold, will hope for a contentious earning a career-best 109 Beyer Speed Figure. Joel Rosario is pace and will look to produce the same sort of finishing kick that charged with working out a trip from gate eight Saturday. saw her upset Keeneland=s GI Ashland S. at 30-1 this past April. Grand Arch, desperately unlucky to drop a head decision to An even seventh in the Kentucky Oaks, she never reached Seek Again (Speightstown) in the 2014 Fourstardave, made contention in the CCA Oaks, finishing better than 11 lengths amends last summer when holding off Ironicus (Distorted behind Songbird in fifth. Humor) by a head. Third to Tepin (Bernstein) in the GI Breeders= Cup Mile following his Shadwell success, the veteran was a stubborn third to Takeover Target (Harlan=s Holiday) and tough- trip Ring Weekend (Tapit) in Pimlico=s GII Dixie S. May 21. He Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 6:18 p.m. EDT gets back to his preferred two-turn mile after finishing sixth ALABAMA S.-GI, $600,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/4m behind all-the-way winner Obviously (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) in the PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML GIII Poker S. at Belmont June 18. K 1 Dark Nile Pioneerof the Nile Bravo Delacour 20-1 Ring Weekend, winner of this track=s GIII Saranac S. in 2014 2 Weep No More K Mineshaft Lanerie Arnold, II 15-1 and hero of the 2015 GI F.E. Kilroe Mile, went missing for 14 3 Going for Broke Blame Ortiz, Jr. Brown 10-1 months and turned in a brave effort in the Dixie, racing off the 4 Go Maggie Go Ghostzapper Saez Romans 8-1 5 Family Tree K Smart Strike Geroux Catalano 10-1 track most of the way before getting picked off at the wire by 6 Songbird Medaglia d'Oro Smith Hollendorfer 1-5 Takeover Target, who rallied smartly through the rain- 7 Flora Dora First Dude Esquivel Coffey 20-1 affected ground to be just up. Takeover Target outfinished A Owners: 1-WinStar Farm LLC, 2-Ashbrook Farm, 3-Waterford Stable, 4-Tarp, Lot (Tapit) to scoop last year=s GII Hall of Fame S. at the Spa. Mike, 5-Gary and Mary West, 6-Fox Hill Farms, Inc., 7-Coffeepot Stables. Force the Pass (Speightstown) was an intended runner in the Breeders: 1-Blackstone Farm LLC, 2-Hinkle Farms, Inc. & Robert Kessinger, Dixe, but was one of several scratches owing to the showery 3-Waterford Stables, Inc., 4-Mike Tarp, 5-Dell Ridge Farm, LLC & Sam-Son weather. Another runner set a hopeless task chasing Obviously Farm, 6-John Antonelli, 7-Dizney Double Diamond LLC when second in the Poker, he most recently raced heads apart with King Kreesa (King Cugat) in the July 16 Forbidden Apple S. MANY HORSES FOR COURSE IN 4STARDAVE downstate and couldn=t quite outsprint the New York-bred, by Alan Carasso going down by a nose. With a relative lack of early speed signed Of the nine horses entered for Saturday=s GI Fourstardave H., on Saturday, the latter will be in front from the rail draw and wil pushed back a week by the torrential storm that wiped out the take them as far as he can. Runner-up to Horse of the Year Wise bulk of the Aug. 13 program at Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry) in the 2013 Sarartoga, fully five are black-type Fourstardave, King Kreesa had things winners over the local turf course, very much his own way last year helping to give the race a truly wide- before settling for fourth, beaten a open feel. length. Tourist (Tiznow) is the 5-2 favorite "His race in the Forbidden Apple on Travis Stone=s morning line, even was a huge effort, a really gutty though he remains in search of his effort," trainer David Donk said. "I first victory this season. Winner of this think right after that I was pointing to track=s restricted Sir Cat S. in 2014 and the West Point just to stick with New runner-up in that year=s GI Secretariat York-breds, but he ran so well and the S., the striking dark bay was beaten a race changed complexion when Tepin neck into third by Grand Arch (Arch) wasn't going to run, Ironicus wasn't in the GI Shadwell Turf Mile at ready and Obviously wasn't going to Keeneland last October and filled the Tourist | Susie Raisher come. So I really thought it was same spot behind the filly Miss different kind of race and it's Temple City (Temple City) in that track=s GI Maker=s 46 Mile S. $500,000 and I think he deserves the opportunity." Field p6 on his 5-year-old bow Apr. 15. A one-paced fourth in the nine- furlong GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic May 7, he cut back to TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 6 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:40 p.m. EDT AI think she=s just a better horse overall on the grass,@ trainer FOURSTARDAVE H.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, 1mT Richard Baltas said Thursday morning. AShe moves better, she=s PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML got a better stride on the turf. I really think that=s what she had 1 King Kreesa King Cugat Ortiz, Jr. Donk 12-1 wanted all along. We ran in the Santa Anita Oaks and got second 2 Grand Arch K Arch Saez Lynch 6-1 to Songbird and ran in the Kentucky Oaks, but I really think this 3 Reporting Star Circular Quay Carmouche Voss 20-1 4 Force the Pass Speightstown Ortiz Goldberg 8-1 is her calling.@ 5 Blacktype (Fr) Dunkerque (Fr) Bravo Clement 10-1 Barleysugar (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) posted a record of 1-3-1 in six 6 Ring Weekend K Tapit Velazquez Motion 3-1 English starts for Sir Michael Stoute, including a runner-up effort 7 A Lot K Tapit Castellano Brown 10-1 to subsequent Sandringham H. heroine Persuasive (Ire) (Dark 8 Tourist Tiznow Rosario Mott 5-2 Angel {Ire}) over the Chelmsford Park all-weather June 1. K 9 Takeover Target Harlan's Holiday Franco Brown 9-2 Disregarded at 10-1 in her stateside debut in the Sandy Blue H. Owners: 1-Kresa, Gerald and Kresa, Susan, 2-Jim and Susan Hill, over track and trip July 17, she saved all the ground and 3-Merriebelle Stable, 4-Colts Neck Stables LLC, 5-Jump Sucker Stable, 6-St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds, 7-Amerman Racing LLC, powered away late to best the dead-heating Mrs. Norris 8-WinStar Farm LLC, Wachtel Stable and Barber, Gary, 9-Klaravich Stables, (Bernardini) and Cheekaboo (Unusual Heat) by a sound Inc. and Lawrence, William H. Breeders: 1-Horse Partners, 2-Hunter Valley 2 3/4 lengths. Farm & S. Hillen, 3-Gilbert G. Campbell, 4-Colts Neck Stables, LLC., Trainer Vicki Oliver sent out Personal Diary (City Zip) to a 5-E.A.R.L. Haras Du Quesnay, 6-Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 7-Liberty 9-1 upset in this race in 2014 and saddles Mines and Magic Road Stables, 8-WinStar Farm, LLC, 9-Dorothy A. Matz (Mineshaft) for her turf debut. Most recently a good third in the GII Indiana Oaks, her dam, Magical Theater (Smart Strike), won >VEGAS= ON RETRIEVAL MISSION IN OAKS her first grass attempt, while second dam Moments of Magic by Alan Carasso (Danzig) was multiple Grade III-placed in turf marathons. Never out of the trifecta in five starts on the grass, Stays in The Graham Motion barn, successful with Summer Soiree Vegas (City Zip) seeks to snap a mini two-race losing streak in (War Front) in 2011, is represented by Tin Type Gal (Tapit), last- what reads as a competitive renewal of the GI Del Mar Oaks at out winner of the GIII Boiling Springs S. at Monmouth Park the seaside oval. June 24. A multiple stakes winner on both dirt and turf and runner-up Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 7:43 p.m. EDT in the GI Starlet S. in DEL MAR OAKS PRESENTED BY THE JOCKEY CLUB-GI, $300,000, 3yo, f, 2015, the chestnut filly 1 1/8mT resumed with a game PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML head success in the 1 Lady Valeur (Ire) Multiplex (GB) Bejarano Gallagher 12-1 GIII Senorita S. over 2 Decked Out K Street Boss Desormeaux Desormeaux 8-1 the Santa Anita turf 3 Mokat K Uncle Mo Arroyo, Jr. Baltas 7-2 course May 7. Clearly 4 Mines and Magic Mineshaft Van Dyke Oliver 20-1 Stays in Vegas (left) | Benoit in front into the final 5 Barleysugar (Ire) Kyllachy (GB) Stevens Freeman 5-1 furlong of the GII Honeymoon S. June 19, Stays in Vegas was run 6 Lynne's Legacy Unusual Heat Espinoza Cassidy 20-1 down on the money to finish third and she exits a third in this 7 Harmonize K Scat Daddy Alvarado Mott 9-2 track=s GII San Clemente H. July 23 in which she raced further 8 Cheekaboo Unusual Heat Gonzalez Eurton 6-1 back in the field than is her custom, was trapped out deep for a 9 Mrs. Norris Bernardini Baze Harty 20-1 K time and rallied decently in the lane to finish 4 1/2 lengths adrift 10 Stays in Vegas City Zip Prat Hollendorfer 5-1 of the victorious Mokat (Uncle Mo). Look for Flavien Prat to 11 Tin Type Gal Tapit Talamo Motion 8-1 1-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, 2-Voss, Big Chief Racing, LLC or have her closer in the run Saturday afternoon. Owners: Head of Plains Partners LLC, 3-JK Racing Stable, 4-G. Watts Humphrey, Jr., A longshot second to Songbird (Medaglia d=Oro) in the GI Santa 5-Red Baron's Barn, LLC or Rancho Temescal, LLC, 6-DP Racing, 7-Larkin Anita Oaks, Mokat was 13th behind >TDN Rising Star= Cathryn Armstrong, 8-S. Alesia, Burns or Ciaglia Racing LLC, 9-Godolphin Stable, Sophia (Street Boss) in the GI Kentucky Oaks May 7 and got 10-Jungle Racing, LLC or KMN Racing, LLC or LNJ Foxwoods, 11-My some time off. A 7-1 chance in the San Clemente, she was able Meadowview Farm, LLC. Breeders: 1-Edmond Kent, 2-Haymarket Farm LLC, to carve out a rail-skimming trip, tipped out at the head of the 3-Dr. Charles S. Giles, 4-G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susie Keller,Vicki Oliver & lane and powered home to best perfect-trip Lady Valeur (Ire) G. Watts Humphrey III, 5-Mrs James Wigan, 6-Harris Farms, 7-Jack Swain (Multiplex {GB}) by 3 3/4 lengths. III, 8-Madeline Auerbach, Richard Rosenberg & Barry Abrams, 9-Darley, 10-John McCormack, 11-My Meadowview LLC
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Del Mar H. Saturday, Del Mar, post time: 8:43 p.m. EDT DEL MAR H. PRESENTED BY THE JAPAN RACING ASSOCIATION-GII, $250,000, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Belisarius (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) Alvarado Miller 20-1 METABOSS TRYING NEW GAME 2 Quick Csblnca (Chi) Until Sundown Baze McAnally 8-1 by Alan Carasso 3 Wanstead Gardens Flower Alley Gonzalez French 12-1 Metaboss (Street Boss), winner of the 2015 El Camino Real 4 Metaboss K Street Boss Bejarano D'Amato 4-1 Derby over the Golden Gate Tapeta Track, will look to see out 11 5 Power Foot Powerscourt (GB) Arroyo, Jr. Drysdale 20-1 furlongs for the first time in his career in Saturday=s GII Del Mar 6 Express Himself (Ire) Dylan Thomas (Ire) Espinoza Sadler 8-1 H., a AWin and You=re In@ qualifier for the GI Breeders= Cup Turf 7 Flamboyant (Fr) Peer Gynt (Jpn) Prat Gallagher 7-2 at Santa Anita. 8 Ashleyluvssugar Game Plan Stevens Eurton 3-1 9 Finnegans Wake Powerscourt (GB) Desormeaux Miller 8-1 A maiden winner over the Santa Anita turf in January 2015, 10 El Huerfano Tannersmyman Blanc Miller 20-1 Metaboss was a much-the-best winner of the El Camino Real, 11 Patentar (Fr) Teofilo (Ire) Van Dyke Callaghan 20-1 then went missing off a sixth in last year=s GIII Spiral S. Turned 12 Texas Ryano Curlin Talamo Gaines 20-1 over to trainer Michael Dickinson this season, the chestnut Owners: 1-Barber or Brous Stable or Wachtel Stable, 2-Pablo Gomez, managed a third from three grass tries in Maryland and was 3-Chrys Family Revocable Trust, 4-Metanovic, McFetridge or Preiss, Et Al, returned to Southern California and the barn of Phil D=Amato. In 5-Stepaside Farms, LLC, 6-Hronis Racing, LLC, 7-Bienstock or Winner, 8-S. his first appearance for Alesia, Bran Jam Stable or Ciaglia Racing, LLC, 9-Donegal Racing or the new outfit going a Rockingham Ranch, 10-Barber or Wachtel Stable, 11-Al Homaizi or Al Sagar, mile over this course 12-Warren B. Williamson. Breeders: 1-Lynch Bages Ltd & Camas Park Stud, July 23, Metaboss 2-Haras Matancilla, 3-Eugene Melnyk, 4-Mr. & Mrs. John A. Toffan, rallied five deep into 5-Schow Family Trust, 6-Barouche Stud Ireland Ltd, 7-SNC Regnier & San the lane and powered Gabriel Inv. Inc., 8-Estate of Alesia, BranJam Stables & Ciaglia Racing, LLC, 9-Jerry Crawford, 10-M. A. Douzos, 11-Peter Dane Player, 12-Williamson home to take a Racing, LLC second-level allowance Metaboss winning the El Camino Real by 1 1/2 lengths. Vassar photography AWe=re taking a NO PLAYING AROUND FOR >ENFORCER= shot,@ D=Amato said. by Ben Massam AUsually, turf courses like this lend themselves to horses with his AGAINST ELDERS kind of style. He=s the one-run type that can kind of cruise along Woodbine=s GII Play the King S. attracted many of the usual and then kick it in the last quarter. Horses with that style can suspects in the local turf division, but those stalwarts will be usually go farther in distance. Before I even asked him [jockey] confronted by a new Rafael Bejarano said, >This horse will run all day.= So we put our shooter in the talented 3- heads together and came up with the Del Mar H.@ year-old Conquest Flamboyant (Fr) (Peer Gynt {Jpn}) belied odds of 46-1 to land Enforcer (Into Mischief) this year=s GII San Gabriel S. Jan. 2 and proved that effort was no Saturday. fluke with a 3/4-length tally in the GII San Marcos S. Feb. 6. An Since finishing fourth in excellent fifth, beaten under three lengths by Real Steep (Jpn) his career debut in the GII (Deep Impact {Jpn}) in the G1 Dubai Turf S. Mar. 26, the gelding Summer S. for juveniles ran on well to fill third spot in the GII Eddie Read S. July 17, last September, the beaten 3/4 of a length. talented bay has reeled Conquest Enforcer Runner-up in this event last year as the 9-5 favorite, off three consecutive WEG/Michael Burns Ashleyluvssugar (Game Plan) returned from a 9 1/2-month stakes victories, including hiatus to finish third by a length in the state-bred Crystal Water a recent tally in the one-mile Charlie Barley S. for 3-year-olds S. at Santa Anita June 11 and crossed the line a neck better than July 3. Trainer Mark Casse has repeatedly resisted any Flamboyant in the Eddie Read. The Cal-bred should enjoy the temptation to stretch the Conquest Stables colorbearer out to a extra two furlongs of this affair. longer distance, and spots him in the seven-panel Play the King as a potential stepping stone to bigger races down the line. Cont. p8 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Play the King S. cont. TEJANA, UNBRIDLED MO STREAKING INTO "I think this horse has the potential to be a very good horse and I think his wheelhouse is going to be seven-eighths to a MONMOUTH OAKS by Ben Massam mile," Casse told the Woodbine notes team. "This is a big step While the big guns in the sophomore filly division are in action for him on Saturday. He's beat up on the 3-year-olds, but now in the GI Alabama S. or waiting on the sidelines Saturday, the he's got to prove himself against the big boys." Jersey Shore will play host to an intriguing matchup of upwardly Conquest Enforcer=s recent success has come with a front- mobile runners seeking their first graded success in the running style, and he could very well find himself in a similar GIII Monmouth Oaks. Leading the way are Tejana (Curlin) and position in the Play the King. Unbridled Mo (Uncle Mo), a pair of fillies carrying two-race win Another wildcard entrant in the race is Ivan Dalos= Ami=s streaks into the 1 1/16-mile feature. Flatter (Flatter), who will be trying turf for the first time in his Emory A. Hamilton=s undefeated Tejana won her debut in career. Winner of Keeneland=s GIII Commonwealth S. going wire-to-wire fashion by 4 1/2 lengths at Pimlico in May and seven furlongs on the main track Apr. 9, the bay reported home shipped to New York to a distant fifth in the wake of Frosted (Tapit) in the GI Met Mile at comfortably annex a one- Belmont June 11. If Conquest Enforcer is pressured early, Ami=s mile allowance test at Flatter could fall into an ideal trip picking up the pieces from off Belmont by a similar the pace. margin July 13. The Shug McGaughey trainee, Passion for Action (Speightstown), a Ben Hutzel homebred, whose second dam is may pose the biggest threat of the runners already proven at GSW La Reina (A.P. Indy), this level. The colt has enjoyed a stellar 4-year-old season to has worked on a weekly date, having captured three local stakes--including the GIII Vigil interval over the all- S. May 7 and the GII Highlander S. going six panels over this Tejana | NYRA Photo weather track at Fair Hill course July 3. and finalized her preparations for this initial try around two turns with a bullet five-furlong move in 1:00 1/5 Aug. 13. Tejana may possess a significant pace advantage Saturday, having led Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 4:47 p.m. EDT wire-to-wire in both of her starts. PLAY THE KING S.-GII, C$200,000, 3yo/up, 7fT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML Trainer Todd Pletcher has won the Monmouth Oaks three 1 Dimension (GB) Medicean (GB) Moran Murphy 6-1 times previously, and will send out two Uncle Mo fillies-- 2 Conquest Enforcer Into Mischief Husbands Casse 5-2 including Unbridled Mo--in this year=s renewal. The bay won a 3 Green Mask Mizzen Mast Campbell Cox 8-1 pair of races traveling an extended mile at the Oceanport oval 4 Glenville Gardens Street Cry (Ire) Boulanger Attard 15-1 earlier in the meet and enters the graded stakes ranks off a 5 Passion for Action Speightstown Da Silva De Paulo 3-1 seven-week freshening. She will be joined by King of Prussia 6 Ami's Flatter Flatter Contreras Carroll 2-1 Stable=s Mo d=Amour (Uncle Mo), who drops down from Grade I 7 Tower of Texas K Street Sense Garcia Attfield 10-1 company in her last three tries on dirt. Fifth in the Kentucky Owners: 1-Riverside Bloodstock LLC, 2-Conquest Stables, LLC, 3-Abdullah Oaks May 6, she recently reported home fourth in both the July Saeed Almaddah, 4-Janice Attard, 5-Benjamin Hutzel, 6-Ivan Dalos, 2 Mother Goose S. and the July 24 Alabama S. 7-Thomas F. Van Meter II and Scott Dilworth. Breeders: 1-Cheveley Park Stud The Uncle Mo presence is not limited to the Pletcher barn, as Ltd, 2-Tall Oaks Farm, 3-D. J. Stable, LLC, 4-Eugene Melnyk, 5-Ben Hutzel, locally-based trainer Joe Orseno will saddle D J Stable=s Mo= 6-Tall Oaks Farm, 7-Anderson Farms (Ontario) Inc. & RodFerguson Green (Uncle Mo), who recently romped home 5 3/4 lengths the best in a trip-and-track optional claimer July 29. The same connections will also be represented by Hi Holiday (Harlan=s Holiday), winner of the listed Sorority S. over this track last summer. A Place to Shine (Tale of Ekati), longshot runner-up in the July 9 GIII Delaware Oaks after being claimed for $12,500 in March by owner Jeremiah Kane and trainer Kathy Mongeon, and Downdraft (Warrior=s Reward), sixth in that same race, complete the field. Cont. 9
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Saturday, Monmouth Park, post time: 5:09 p.m. EDT Friday, Saratoga Race Course MONMOUTH OAKS-GIII, $100,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m ADIRONDACK S.-GII, $200,000, SAR, 8-19, 2yo, f, 6 1/2f, PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1:16.83, ft. 1 Mo' Green K Uncle Mo Gallardo Orseno 4-1 1--#@NONNA MELA, 118, f, 2, by Arch 2 Mo d'Amour K Uncle Mo Juarez Pletcher 2-1 3 Tejana Curlin Prado McGaughey III 5-2 1st Dam: Cool Storm, by Storm Cat 4 A Place to Shine K Tale of Ekati Pedroza Mongeon 6-1 2nd Dam: She's a Winner, by A.P. Indy 5 Hi Holiday Harlan's Holiday TBA Orseno 20-1 3rd Dam: Get Lucky, by Mr. Prospector 6 Unbridled Mo Uncle Mo Lopez Pletcher 7-2 ($310,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-St. Elias Stable; B-WinStar Farm, K 7 Downdraft Warrior's Reward TBA Lawrence, II 12-1 LLC (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher; J-Javier Castellano. $120,000. Owners: 1-D.J. Stable LLC, 2-King of Prussia Stable, 3-Emory A. Hamilton, Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $144,120. Werk Nick Rating: A+. 4-Jeremiah Kane, 5-D.J. Stable LLC, 6-Red Oak Stable, 7-Matthew Schera. Breeders: 1-Candy Meadows LLC & Jim R. Wells, 2-Doug Branham & Felicia Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
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Saturday, Northlands Park, post time: 9:45 p.m. EDT LANE’S END Sales Graduate CANADIAN DERBY-GIII, C$150,000, 3yo, 1 3/8m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 2--Silvertoni, 122, f, 2, Tapit--Somasach, by Johannesburg. 1 Hold the Giant K Hold Me Back Olguin Rycroft 15-1 ($230,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Silverton Hill LLC; B-Clearsky 2 Sorryaboutnothing Repent Lopez Taylor 12-1 Farms (KY); T-Wesley A. Ward. $40,000. 3 B C Charlie Rosberg White Shield MacPherson 20-1 Hip 1861 - Half bro sells at KeeSep with TAYLOR MADE 4 Law Master K Ready's Image Balgobin Saunders 8-1 McElroy Equine Purchase 5 Access This City Zip Hamel Russell 4-1 6 Ruck Lookin At Lucky Moreno Baker 10-1 7 The Accuser K Flower Alley Bynoe Chabot 20-1 3--Olive Branch, 118, f, 2, Speightstown--Venetian Sonata, by 8 Ready Intaglio K Indygo Shiner Muir A Meyaard 7-2 Bernardini. ($130,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP; $185,000 2yo '16 9 Lord Vancouver Teide Araujo Hall 6-1 OBSMAR). O-Ralph M. Evans; B-Stonehaven Steadings (KY); 10 Northernlocomotive Alphabet Soup Martin Petrowski 30-1 T-Richard A. Violette, Jr. $20,000. 11 Solve K Flatter Nelson Diodoro 12-1 12 Inside Straight K Super Saver Walcott Diodoro 9-2 Also Eligible 13 Perfect Gent Perfect Soul (Ire) Martin Robertson 9-2 nbs graduate 14 Warden of the West K Street Sense Hamel Russell 9-2 Margins: 6, 3 1/4, HF. Odds: 8.90, 4.90, 6.80. Owners: 1-Riversedge Racing Stables Ltd., 2-North American Thoroughbred Also Ran: Libby's Tail, Ever So Clever, Romantic Music, Dial Me. Horse Company, Inc., 3-Don B. Danard, 4-Met Set Consulting Ltd., 5-Peter Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Redekop B.C., Ltd., 6-Calmar Stables & Ranch, 7-Blair Poliakiwski and Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Joshua Schayer, 8-Robbin Martens, 9-Philip Hall, 10-Mickey Demers, Gary Mailloux and Viking Stables, 11-Clayton & Rick Wiest,Rollingson Racing Fasig-Tipton. Stables and Ted Graling, 12-Randy Howg, 13-Bruce & Margaret Appleyard, Trainer Todd Pletcher used Monmouth Park as a launching pad 14-Peter Redekop B.C., Ltd. Breeders: 1-Gary Cook, 2-Woodford for opening day's GIII Schuylverville S. romper Sweet Loretta Thoroughbreds, 3-Mark Johnson & Sharon Johnson, 4-Phil T. Owens, 5-G. (Tapit), and pulled off the same move Friday afternoon with Watts Humphrey Jr. & St. GeorgeFarm, LLC, 6-Calmar Stables and Ranch, fellow St Elias Stable colorbearer Nonna Mela. Third first up at 7-Frank A Penn, 8-Bo Hirsch, L.L.C., 9-Phil Hall and Blair Law, 10-Dawson the Oceanport oval June 3, Nonna Mela had been off since Guhle, 11-Juddmonte Farms Inc, 12-SF Bloodstock LLC, 13-Charles Fipke, 14-Allen Poindexter & Darley airing by 7 1/4 lengths back at that venue July 22, and had had just one local work since shipping up from New Jersey. Pushed through horses to make the lead before speedster Silvertoni rushed up to take over, the dark bay rated kindly in second through and opening quarter in :21.81 and was guided out into the clear by Javier Castellano around the bend. Regaining the advantage in upper stretch after a half in :45.13, she easily Nona Mela (Arch) gives Pletcher/St Elias distanced herself from Silvertoni in the lane and, with nobody another impressive 2-year-old winner in Adirondack. really running on from behind, had the race all to herself. Cont. p10 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 10 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Adirondack S. HILL >N= DALE, GLEN HILL, HEIDER ACQUIRE "I liked the way she broke from the gate,@ Castellano offered. AIt was a great performance. There was a lot of speed out of the GRADE I WINNER TARIS by Alan Carasso gate, but she broke sharp and put me in a good position. I A partnership consisting of John Sikura=s Hill >n= Dale Farm, moved her a little outside, I didn't want to get stuck on the rail. Glen Hill Farm and the Heider Family Stable have purchased That was the key to win the race." >TDN Rising Star= Taris (Flatter--Comedy, by Theatrical {Ire}) Pletcher also trains two-for-two Bode=s Dream (Bodemeister), from Coolmore, Glen Hill=s Craig Bernick told the TDN Friday winner of the afternoon. Astoria S. at AWe=re very excited to have her, she traces back to a sire- Belmont June 9, making family and a family that is very live at the moment,@ for owners Vinny Bernick commented, adding that Taris will be bred to Curlin in and Teresa Viola. her first year at stud. AIt's worked out Trainer Simon Callaghan, who conditioned the 5-year-old mare well. Vinnie and to a spectacular 5 3/4-length victory in this year=s GI Humana Teresa made the Distaff S. on the decision to send Kentucky Derby all of these babies undercard at early to Palm Churchill Downs Nonna Mela | NYRA/Coglianese Beach Downs,@ May 7, confirmed Pletcher said. AThey all got started there and, in the case of in a separate Bode's Dream, she broke her maiden at Gulfstream and then conversation that won the Astoria, and then Sweet Loretta broke her maiden at Coolmore had Monmouth and won the Schuylerville and now this filly has done intended on racing the same thing. So it's worked out well, it's paid dividends Taris through this getting them in there early and having a little experience leading year=s Breeders= into races like this." Cup. But he added Taris (left) was impressive in winning The Adirondack was originally scheduled for last Saturday, but the 2016 GI Humana Distaff that some minor that card was cancelled midway through after severe storms. Coady photography AI wasn't sure how she would've handled the track that day, so issues, including that was a question mark,@ Pletcher noted. AThe condition of the Asome bone bruising,@ would preclude a return trip to the GI Filly track and how it turned out, it kind of felt good when they did & Mare Sprint and that Taris had been retired. cancel. She had a really good week leading into this. We decided A $90,000 Keeneland September yearling purchase, Taris was not to breeze her back, it was a little too close to try to squeeze accorded Rising Star status off an 11 3/4-length debut score at a breeze in. I thought Javier gave her a very clever ride today. Aqueduct for trainer Todd Beattie and Commonwealth New Era We felt like she could've been close but we didn't want to get Racing. The runaway, nine-length winner of the 2014 GII Lexus her out of her comfort zone.@ Raven Run S. at Keeneland, the bay was knocked down for $2.35 million at that year=s Fasig-Tipton November sale and set a Pedigree Notes... wicked pace in the GI La Brea S. before settling for second in her By Claiborne stalwart Arch--who passed away in January-- first start for her new connections. Nonna Mela is out of an unraced $1-million KEESEP yearling and Taris returned from an injury-enforced absence less full-sister to Pletcher-trained GISW Bluegrass Cat. Her dam is dependent on the lead, but no less effective, as she won the also a half to MGSW Lord of the Game (Saint Ballado) and GSW 2015 GIII Rancho Bernardo H., was a troubled third in the 2015 Dramedy (Distorted Humor), and hails from the extremely Filly & Mare Sprint and successfully stretched out to a mile to productive female family of Grade I winners Super Saver, win the GIII Go For Wand H. at the tail end of the season. Kept Girolamo, Rhythm, Imagining, Got Lucky, et al. Cool Storm at a route of ground for her first two starts of 2016, she was the produced a Pioneerof the Nile colt last year, and a Candy Ride powerful 5 1/2-length winner of the GII La Canada S. over 8 1/2 (Arg) filly earlier this season before being bred back to furlongs and was just caught in the waning strides of the GI Daredevil. Santa Margarita Invitational S. going a mile and an eighth for the first time. Cont. p11 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Taris cont. $ Hall of Famer Bob Baffert has confirmed that he plans to In what became the final racetrack appearance of her career, have two Travers starters in GI Haskell Invitational S. runner-up Taris stalked the pace in the Humana Distaff and sped away to American Freedom (Pulpit) and flashy >TDN Rising Star= score by daylight, clocking a smart 1:21.03 for the seven-furlong Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song). "I'm going to breeze each of them distance (video). She retires with a record of 13-8-2-2 and one more time and as long as they're breezing well, we'll come earnings of $1,086,260. in that week," said Baffert, who is looking to avenge a loss with AShe was an absolutely fantastic mare for us,@ Callaghan told Triple Crown winner American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in last year=s AMidsummer Derby.@ the TDN. AShe was extremely fast and talented and a real $ Twin Creeks Racing Stables and Eclipse Thoroughbred pleasure to be around. It=s nice that she=s retiring healthy and Partners= GI Belmont S. runner-up Destin (Giant=s Causeway) got I=m pleased that Hill >n= Dale and their partners have been able in his final drill for the Travers over Saratoga=s Oklahoma to acquire her. She=ll make an outstanding broodmare.@ Training Track Friday morning. The Jim Dandy third-place Bernick said that Taris was a Aperfect@ mare for Curlin, pointing finisher was clocked in :50 flat (24/43) with a seven-furlong out that the cross of the two-time Horse of the Year over Taris=s gallop out in 1:29. "I thought he worked very well," offered broodmare sire Theatrical is responsible for GI Belmont S. and GI conditioner Todd Pletcher. "It was a good, steady breeze similar Met Mile winner Palace Malice. When crossed with the to what he was doing before the Belmont. It was a good Theatrical mare Belva, Curlin=s sire Smart Strike sired champion progressive and productive breeze for him." English Channel. Additionally, given that her sire is a son of A.P. $ Governor Malibu (Malibu Moon) also breezed four panels Indy, a mating of Taris to Curlin would yield progeny bred similar on the Oklahoma, going in :50.20 (30/43). "It was a good work," to 2016 GI Preakness S. winner Exaggerator. said Christophe Clement. "[Jockey] Joel [Rosario] reported that Glen Hill Farm campaigned Taris=s half-sister Theatre Star (War the horse felt good, and I'm happy with the way he looked, so as of right now we are still on target." A troubled-trip fourth in the Front) to a listed stakes victory and multiple Grade III placings. Belmont, the New York-bred was second behind Laoban (Uncle Now retired, Theatre Star was most recently bred to Medaglia Mo) in the Jim Dandy. d=Oro, Bernick reports. Comedy, a $1.5-million purchase by $ Trainer Tom Amoss was still on the fence Friday as to Stonestreet Stables at last year=s Keeneland November sale, whether or not he would enter last-out Ohio Derby winner Mo visited Curlin this year after producing a Tapit colt Feb. 29. Tom (Uncle Mo) in the Travers. Scratched from the GII West Taris=s West Virginia-bred 3-year-old stakes-winning full-sister Virginia Derby two weeks ago, the often-unlucky colt was the Stoweshoe was also among the mares served by Curlin in 2016. lone worker to cover six furlongs officially on the Oklahoma Bernick also confirmed that the same partnership has also Friday--he was clocked in 1:15.88. "Everything went fine and it recently added How (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), a full-sister to champion was a good work this morning," offered Amoss. "As far as a and five-time Group 1 winner Minding (Ire); GSW Most decision on entering the Travers, we'll first see how he comes Beautiful (GB) (Canford Cliffs {Ire}); and GSP Earring (Ire) back from this work tomorrow and decide on if we're entering (Dansili {GB}), a daughter of GISW Together (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) after talking with the owners." $ = = to their portfolio. Each is in training with Tom Proctor at Fair Hill. Dallas Stewart s Travers hopeful Forever d Oro (Medaglia d=Oro) breezed in company with his GI King=s Bishop S. contender Tom=s Ready (More Than Ready)--the pair worked in 1:02.17 (3/9) for five furlongs on the Oklahoma. TRAVERS ROUND-UP $ Shadwell Stable=s MGSW Mohaymen (Tapit) breezed four furlongs in a snappy :47.33 (1/74) over the Saratoga main track Friday as he prepares for that venue=s GI Travers S. Aug. 27. The grey was most recently a disappointing fourth as the favorite Follow the TDN staff on Twitter after a slow start in the GII Jim Dandy S. July 30. "He worked Thoroughbred Daily News well," said trainer Kiaran McLaughlin. "We were happy with the way he did it. [Exercise rider Rob Massey] said he never felt @kelseynrileyTDN @BDiDonatoTDN @SteveSherackTDN better. We're under the radar, and hopefully we'll stay there." @bwallTDN @JessMartiniTDN @CDeBernardisTDN As for what might have contributed to the $2.2-million KEESEP @EquinealTDN @HLAndersonTDN @BMassamTDN co-topper=s effort last time, McLaughlin said, "I don't have an @MKane49 @barryweisbord @suefinley explanation for that. Funny track? Funny result? But all is well. He's put on some weight since the race, and he's just doing @garykingTDN @SarahKAndrew @thorntontd really well." @JBiancaTDN @NicholaHenryTDN @theTDN TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 12 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
DEVAUX, HOLDING THE FORT, READY FOR potentially closing in on his first summer training title, it falls to DeVaux to oversee Brown=s operations downstate. Managing LADY ELI=S RETURN by Joe Bianca such a colossal stable certainly has its benefits in win totals and It was a little over a year ago that the connections of Lady Eli purse earnings, but it presents challenges as well. (Divine Park) went from the highest of highs to a devastating and AYou have to mange your time, both personally and terrifying low. The superstar turfer, coming off of a routinely professionally,@ DeVaux says. AThe first couple of years, I didn=t brilliant performance in winning the 2015 GI Belmont Oaks July get burnt out, but I had to learn how to set some boundaries. I go 4, stepped on a nail on the way back from the testing barn. to the gym and those are my two hours to myself. It=s hard, but I Shortly after, she developed symptoms of laminitis in both of have a lot of support, supportive family and friends. My family is her front feet and suddenly, in the prime of a fantastic career, it from a horse racing background, so they understand. My father is was doubtful Lady Eli would ever race again and unclear if she a harness trainer and I have a brother who drives at Saratoga.@ would even survive. DeVaux worked as an assistant for trainer Chuck Simon in the The undefeated bay filly, showing the determination she so early-to-mid 2000s, when that stable was competing in Kentucky often displayed in her wins, steadily improved throughout the and Arkansas, before making the move to Brown=s stable when rest of the summer and was put on a van to Lexington=s Dell he went out on his own. Ridge Farm in September to be turned AChuck=s first job was for my father,@ out for the fall. DeVaux explained. AWe joke that when I Fast forward to present day, and the have a birthday, he=s the one who feels now 4-year-old filly has not only survived older. I had worked for him for six years the ordeal, but returned to regular when I decided I wanted to get closer to training, breezing seven times since July 3 home. My family is from the Saratoga while being pointed toward the Aug. 27 area. I had known Chad when he was an GII Ballston Spa S. at Saratoga. The first assistant for Bobby Frankel, had seen him four of those works took place at at Churchill and Hot Springs. He said Belmont Park, where you=ll find Cherie >when you need a job, let me know.= DeVaux, top assistant to New York=s When I wanted to get closer to home, I leading trainer, Chad Brown. With the talked to him. I just wanted something return of her star pupil fast approaching, Lady Eli and Cherie DeVaux Susie Raischer temporary, initially as an exercise rider.@ DeVaux reflected on the events of the Little did she know what that past year Thursday. temporary riding gig would turn into. DeVaux has helped oversee AIt=s been a very emotional journey,@ DeVaux said. AAnd people the exponential growth of an outfit that is now annually one of who know me know I=m not a hugely emotional person. [Lady the most successful in the world. Eli=s return] is a huge deal for all of us.@ AThis is our sixth year, going into seventh,@ DeVaux said. AAnd Though it was difficult to see Lady Eli depart from her care last it=s so much fun to be part of something that=s grown into such a fall, DeVaux says she felt comfort in knowing that she and the powerhouse that we are. We=ve all done it together and Brown team had done all they could do to ensure the filly=s cultivating this has been special.@ health, whether or not she ever ran again. With the Brown Express charging toward its first Saratoga AIn the thick of things, you just want her to be OK,@ the 34-year- training crown, it would be reasonable if its Belmont general felt old recalled. AWhen she went on that van in September, we a little bittersweet about being physically removed from that rested on our laurels knowing that, if she never made it back to a accomplishment. DeVaux insists that=s not the case. racetrack, at least from all of our efforts, she would live a healthy AI enjoy watching them,@ DeVaux said. AAt the same time, we=re and comfortable life.@ developing exciting horses here. I made it up there once. It=s DeVaux credited Lady Eli=s spirit for her ability to recover so great to be part of such a good team. We=re all happy for each completely from her life-threatening affliction. other. We all congratulate each other.@ AShe has a tremendous inner strength that I don=t think, When a certain filly makes her long-awaited comeback, personally, I=ve seen. She would never quit. She fought a long however, DeVaux says she plans on being at the Spa. Because fight the whole time. Never feeling sorry for herself, to put it in when she said goodbye to Lady Eli last September, she couldn=t people or more relatable terms. She=s really one of a kind.@ be sure she would ever get that chance. Of course, Lady Eli is far from the only high-quality horse in the Brown barn. And with the boss up in Saratoga for the meet, SIGN UP AT BREEDERSCUPVIP.COMFOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
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2--Wellabled, 122, c, 2, Shackleford--Expressive Diva, by In Excess (Ire). ($70,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV; $50,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP; $340,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR). O-Carolyn Wilson; B-PTS Ranch, LLC (KY); T-Larry Rivelli. $20,000. Sold by Summerfield Sales Fox Sports 2 (Channel Finder) MSG+ (Channel Finder) Altitude (Channel Finder) 3--Freud's Friend, 122, g, 2, Freud--Thanza Million, by Millions. 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. race days. O/B-Francis Paolangeli (NY); T-Charlton Baker. $10,000. For complete broadcast schedule visit NYRA.com/SaratogaLive Margins: HD, 4 1/4, 4HF. Odds: 3.50, 1.70, 3.70. Also Ran: Gemologister, Iron Mane, Mbrace Grace. Write Out p2 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Skidmore S. cont. 9th-SAR, $90,000, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 8-19, Harlan’s Harmony opened his account with a victory sprinting 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:35.06, fm. over the Belmont lawn July 14 at odds of 25-1 and was given a COPINGAWAY (c, 3, Brother Derek--Copeaway, by Copelan), 7-2 chance in this step up to stakes company. Biding his time winner of the English Channel S. at Gulfstream earlier this term, near the back as favored Wellabled (Shackleford) blazed along checked in fifth in that venue’s GII Smile Sprint S. July 2 and through opening splits of :21.59 and :44.74, the chestnut returned just eight days later to finish third in a turf route there. unleashed a powerful three-wide rally to collar the leader in the Second last time in a sloppy nine-panel off-the-turfer here final strides for a nose success. "I don't believe he is just a July 31, the 26-1 shot was away alertly from his rail draw, but sprinter,” winning trainer John Terranova said. “We knew there was taken back to sit seventh early off opening fractions of was some speed in this race, and that some horses that looked :23.52 and :46.72. Five wide at the top of the lane, he steadily like that is what they wanted to do. We originally were going to advanced up the outside and got up just in time for a nose go in the With Anticipation--I kind of decided on this late--he is success over the well-bred Chiltern Street (Giant’s Causeway). just a little bit young and immature. He's fast, but I thought we The winner is a half to Susan’s Angel (Cape Town), GSW, would give him just one more sprint race before we decided to $350,440; and Adorable Jane (Tale of the Cat), SP, $184,948. stretch him out - let some speed run away from him and see him Sales history: $1,200 Ylg '14 KEESEP; $3,700 RNA 2yo '15 finish. I thought it would be better for him down the road." The OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: SW, 26-3-4-4, $212,945. Click for the winner is a half to MSW & MGISP Tourist (Tiznow), who runs in Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Saturday’s rescheduled GI Fourstardave H. His dam most O/T-Jaime Mejia; B-Brereton C. Jones (KY). recently produced a weanling filly by Speightstown. This is also the family of MGSW Mizz Money (Mizzen Mast) and Grade III 8th-SAR, $78,000, (S), Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 8-19, winner One Mean Man (Mizzen Mast). Click for the 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:02.18, fm. Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. FULL TAP (f, 4, Tapit--Miss Challenge, by More Than Ready), previously trained by Christophe Clement, missed by a neck in her debut for this barn sprinting in the Churchill slop May 4 and was a well-beaten fifth next out on the Arlington synthetic 5th-SAR, $90,000, Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 8-19, June 17. Getting back on turf for the first time since October 3yo/up, 1 1/8m, 1:49.00, ft. 2015 last time in Chicago, she rolled home to a three-length TALE OF LIFE (JPN) (c, 4, Deep Impact {Jpn}--Second Happiness, victory July 10. Let go at 4-1 int his return to the Empire state, by Storm Cat) has finished in the money in each of his five starts the bay broke sharply and battled a pair of rivals through an this season, including a track-record setting allowance win at opening quarter in :21.95 before gaining a clear advantage. Keeneland three back Apr. 20. Third next out at Pimlico May 20, Clocking a half in :44.54, Full Tap skipped clear of 39-1 shot First he checked in second behind “TDN Rising Star” Watershed Charmer (Smart Strike), who drew in off the also-eligibles, for a (Bernardini) last time over this track and trip July 25. Away 1 3/4-length victory. Favored Startwithsilver (Jump Start) closed quickest of all, the 2-1 chalk rode the rail through comfortable strongly to finish third by just a neck. The winner’s dam is also early fractions and kept on finding in the lane to register a responsible for an unraced sophomore filly named Dushlan 1 1/2-length victory over Securitiz (Tiznow). The winner’s dam is (Congrats) and a 2-year-old filly by Tiznow. She was bred back to also responsible for a 2-year-old colt by Bago (Fr), a yearling full- champion and “TDN Rising Star” Honor Code this year. Sales brother to Tale of Life, both Japanese-bred, and an Irish-bred history: $430,000 Ylg '13 SARAUG. Lifetime Record: 10-3-2-2, weanling colt by Galileo (Ire). The winner’s second dam is $143,805. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, American, French and English champion Miesque (Nureyev), sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. who produced French and European Highweight East of the O-Gainesway Stable (Antony Beck) & Cobra Farm, Inc.; Moon (Private Account); MG1SW Kingmambo (Mr. Prospector) B-Marbat, LLC (NY); T-Michael Stidham. and GSW & G1SP Miesque’s Son (Mr. Prospector). This is also FRESHENED AT COBRA FARM the family of the Flaxman-bred GI Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and French Group 1 winner Karakontie (Jpn) (Bernstein), who now stands at Gainesway; and G1SW Tapestry (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Lifetime Record: 13-3-3-2, $157,505. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated O/B-Flaxman Holdings Limited (JPN); T-H. Graham Motion. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
7th-SAR, $75,000, (S), Alw, 8-19, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, bred back to Archarcharch. Sales history: $25,000 2yo '16 1:23.57, ft. OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $56,400. Click for the RIOT WORTHY (f, 3, Patriot Act--Silkworth, by Distinctive Pro) Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. graduated in the mud at Aqueduct four starts back when facing O-Four Horsemen Racing Stable, Inc. & Lady Lindsay Racing state-breds Apr. 7 and was a non-factor sixth next out when Stables; B-English Range Farm (FL); T-Henry Collazo. switched to the turf against native New Yorkers at Belmont May PINHOOKED BY AND RAISED AT MACHMER HALL 21. A neck second next out in a main track allowance for Hip 741 - 1/2 bro sells at OBSAUG with Hidden Brook Empire-breds downstate June 18, she completed the exacta again in a state-bred test over that strip July 13 and was the 3-1 second-choice to go one better here. On the outside of a three- Thursday Night’s Results: horse battle for control, the dark bay held just the slightest 3rd-PID, $28,120, Alw (NW2L)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 8-18, 2yo, f, advantage through moderate early splits. Big Mara (Big Brown) 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04.28, ft. HISTORICAL TABLET (f, 2, First Dude--Paper Cat, by Wildcat finally seemed to get the better of her in early stretch, but Riot Heir), a debut winner over this course June 5, checked in second Worthy found another gear late and produced a three-wide rally next out here July 11 and returned just two weeks later to finish to win by two lengths. The winner has an unraced 2-year-old third in this condition. Stalking from second behind a runaway half-brother named Enigmatico (Drosselmeyer) and a yearling leader through swift early splits of :22.10 and :45.55, the 4-1 half-brother named Cool Crinoline (Frost Giant). Sales history: shot inherited the lead in early stretch and cruised home a $5,000 Ylg '14 OBSWIN. Lifetime Record: 13-2-7-1, $171,314. decisive 6 1/2-length winner. Kowboy’s Deelite (Kodiak Kowboy) Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- was the runner-up. Sales history: $25,000 Ylg '15 OBSAUG. Tipton. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, $41,400. Click for the Equibase.com O/T-Charlton Baker; B-Advantage Training & Mr. & Mrs. Zachary chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Passaretti (NY). O-Carl L. Hess, Jr.; B-Toni B. Jones LynnDale Farm, Inc. (FL); T-Teresa Connelly. Bids for TRF Auction Now Being Accepted: On-line bids to benefit the TRF and PDJF are now being accepted on three items. American Pharoah’s stud halter, and golf dates with Hall of Fame jockeys Angel Cordero Jr. and Johnny Velazquez or former jockey Richard “The Mig” Migliore will be auctioned Tuesday, Aug. 23 at the first Tee-Off for TRF/PDJF golf outing at McGregor Links Country Club in Wilton, NY. Visit www.biddingforgood.com/trfauction to bid. For more Friday’s Results: on the event, click here. 2nd-IND, $32,000, Msw, 8-19, 2yo, 5f (off turf), :57.85, ft. B ROD MACLEAN (c, 2, Maclean’s Music--Indian Sunset, by Storm Bird), fifth on debut at Keeneland after bobbling at the break Apr. 8, improved to second next out at Ellis July 10 and filled that spot again when switched to the turf here July 23. Hammered down to 3-2 favoritism here, the bay zipped up to Friday’s Results: take command, blazed through early splits of :22.58 and :45.90 2nd-GP, $41,430, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 8-19, 2yo, and cruised home a never-in-doubt 6 3/4-length winner. Durrett 6f, 1:10.42, ft. Lane (Majestic Warrior) was the runner-up. The seventh winner SWEETONTHELADIES (c, 2, Twirling Candy--Whataclassybroad for his freshman sire (by Distorted Humor), B Rod Maclean is a {SP}, by Yankee Gentleman) went gate-to-wire when unveiled half to Quick Action (Carson City), MSW & GSP, $192,130; and going a furlong shorter here July 2 and gave a repeat Palanka City (Carson City), GSW, $388,220. Sales history: $7,500 performance Friday. Seizing the early advantage, the 3-1 shot RNA Ylg '15 FTKFEB; $3,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: rattled off early splits of :22.74 and :45.42 and rolled home a 4-1-2-0, $34,700. Click for the Equibase.com chart. 3 1/2-length winner. Chatiment (Divine Park) completed the O-Dwight Preston; B-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc (KY); exacta. The winner’s dam has also produced a yearling colt by T-Tommy C. Short. Paddy O’Prado and a weanling filly by Itsmyluckyday. She was Hill ‘n’ Dale Bred, Raised and Sold TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
5th-ELP, $30,920, Msw, 8-19, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:38.96, fm. more late and stuck his neck in front of pacesetting stablemate MAJESTIC GALE (f, 2, Majestic Warrior--Crystal Minuet, by Magical Mystery (Unbridled’s Song) in the final strides to score. Theatrical {Ire}) was a non-factor eighth in her career bow The winner’s dam produced Katie’s Garden (Elusive Quality), SP, sprinting at Churchill Downs June 24 and closed to be fourth in a $164,290; a filly by Elusive Quality in 2015; and a colt by Curlin one-mile off-the-turfer here July 30. Sent off at 5-1 in this switch earlier this year. She was bred back to reigning champion older to the sod, the bay tracked from a three-wide second through male Honor Code. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, modest early splits, drew even on the far turn and edged clear in sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. the lane to win by 1 1/4 lengths. Wicked Lick (Maclean’s Music) O-Kaleem Shah Inc.; B-Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Moss (KY); T-Bob was the runner-up. The winner’s dam has a yearling filly by Baffert. Denman (Aus) and a weanling filly by Magician (Ire). Sales Purchased by Donato Lanni/Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock history: $75,000 2yo '16 OBSMAR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, $17,096. Click for the Equibase.com chart. O-Allan P. Peterson; B-Kinsman Farm (FL); T-Joe Sharp.
Friday’s Results: Thursday Night’s Results: 4th-WO, C$86,295, Alw (C)/Opt. Clm ($46,938-$48,894), 8-19, 4th-RP, $33,000, Msw, 8-18, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:05.14, ft. 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:35.01, fm. SPRINKLE TIME (f, 2, Shackleford--Justasprinkle, by Gilded CONQUEST STRATE UP (f, 4, Not Bourbon--Deputy, by Hadif) Time) failed to fire when a non-factor eighth in an off-the-turfer opened her account with a trio of victories over the local sod here July 22 and was sent off at 5-2 in this second go. The bay last summer, including the restricted La Prevoyante S. Closing broke on top and never looked back, ticking off splits of :22.59 out her sophomore season with a fourth when stretched to nine and :46.65 en route to a 2 1/2-length success over Holiday panels in the state-bred Carotene S. last October, she was third Music (Harlan’s Holiday). Sprinkle Time, who is the seventh when making her 2016 debut in the seven-panel Zadracarta S. winner for her freshman sire (by Forestry), is a half to Portales here July 1 and finished fourth again in the 1 1/16-mile (Sharp Humor), SW, $194,500; and Justalittlesmoke (Smoke Victoriana S. last time July 30. In no hurry early, the 7-2 shot Glacken), MSW, $465,980. Sales history: $130,000 Ylg '15 bided her time in second to last as the pacesetter clicked off KEESEP; $130,000 RNA 2yo '16 EASMAY. Lifetime Record: opening splits of :23.64 and :46.79. Swung out to the center of 2-1-0-0, $20,120. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, the course to launch a bid turning for home, the bay steadily sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. picked off rivals in the lane and got up in the final jump for a O-Erv Woolsey & Keith Asmussen; B-Belvedere Farm Inc. (OH); head success. Wealthy Shipman (Midshipman) finished second, T-Steven M. Asmussen. but was disqualified and placed fourth after a claim of foul lodged by the jockey of fourth-place finisher Motown Lady (Uncle Mo) for interference in the stretch. Third-place finisher Copper Kitten (Kitten’s Joy) was promoted to second. Sales history: $6,000 Ylg '13 KEEJAN; $57,000 2yo '14 OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: SW, 7-4-0-1, $192,686. Click for the Friday’s Results: Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 1st-DMR, $63,345, Msw, 8-19, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.33, ft. O-Conquest Stables, LLC; B-Charles Fipke (ON); T-Mark E. Casse. BOLLYWOOD (c, 4, Bernardini--Tarlow {GISW, $439,740}, by Registered Ontario-Bred Stormin Fever), a $700,000 OBS April purchase, failed to fire when unveiled over this venue’s synthetic course in July 2014 Don't miss the latest episode of and was no better next out when switched to the dirt at Santa Thoroughbred Week, where John Anita that October. Not seen again until May of last year, he Henderson recaps the major North checked in eighth behind GISP Iron Fist (Tapit) and could only American stakes from the past week, manage fifth next out in Arcadia a month later. A well-beaten including the GI Arlington Million, the GII third last time going a mile over this strip July 28, the 8-5 co- Best Pal S., the GIII Pucker Up S., the GI favorite stalked from a joint second through opening splits of Secretariat S. and more. Click here. :23.90 and :49.07. Still second in mid-stretch, the dark bay found TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 5 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
8th-WO, C$66,494, Alw, 8-19, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:08.98, 6-LRL, Msw 5f, +Lady Spot, $10K RNA EAS OCT yrl, 12-1 fm. CREATIVE CAUSE (Giant's Causeway), Airdrie Stud, $15K, 86/7/1 CONQUEST SEE YA (c, 3, Adios Charlie--Unlimited Pleasure 2-SAR, Msw 6f, +Unstabled, $100K FTK JUL yrl, 9-2 5-DMR, Msw 6f, Blissful Lady, $190K BAR MAR 2yo, 20-1 {SP}, by Valid Appeal), a $600,000 purchase at last year’s OBS DIALED IN (Mineshaft), Darby Dan Farm, $7.5K, 102/5/2 March sale after breezing a quarter-mile in :21.2, graduated at 6-SAR, Msw 1 1/16m, It's Your Nickel, $100K FTK JUL yrl, 12-1 second asking when switched from the local synthetic to the turf 5-ELP, Msw 5 1/2f, +Facts Are Stubborn, $70K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1 at Belmont Apr. 30. Second in that venue’s Paradise Creek S. 11-GP, Msw 5fT, Crystal Avalanche, 6-1 May 28, he was fifth in the Manila S. there July 4 and was fourth 11-GP, Msw 5fT, +Hello Moon, $9K RNA FTK OCT yrl, 8-1 in a grassy optional claimer at Saratoga July 23. Bet down to 3-5 GET STORMY (Stormy Atlantic), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 70/2/0 favoritism to get the job done here, the dark bay saved ground 6-SAR, Msw 1 1/16m, Sahara Storm, $50K OBS APR 2yo, 20-1 HANSEN (Tapit), Ashford Stud, $12.5K, 102/6/1 in second last through an opening quarter in :23.65, but was 5-ELP, Msw 5 1/2f, +En Hanse, 5-1 never far off the leaders. Swung out four wide at the top of the JERSEY TOWN (Speightstown), Darby Dan Farm, $10K, 40/1/0 lane, Conquest See Ya kicked clear late for a 1 1/4-length victory 2-SAR, Msw 6f, +Fastlanefrontman, $185K OBS MAR 2yo, 15-1 over Bread Winner (Where’s the Ring). The winner is a half to MACLEAN’S MUSIC (Distorted Humor), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $6.5K, 79/7/0 Unlimited Budget (Street Sense), MGSW & GISP, $758,837; 2-SAR, Msw 6f, Rockshaw, $210K OBS APR 2yo, 20-1 Jardin (Montbrook), GSW & GISP, $168,836; and Beacon Shine 8-GG, Msw 5 1/2f, +Bay Muzik, $23K EAS MAY 2yo, 8-1 (Tale of the Cat), Ocala Stud Farm, $3K, 59/3/0 (Montbrook), GSW, $106,530. Unlimited Budget, a $475,000 OVERDRIVEN 2-SAR, Msw 6f, +Driven to Compete, $130K OBS APR 2yo, 3-1 OBSMAR purchase by Repole Stables, who campaigned her to a REDEEMED (Include), Northview Stallion Station, $3K, 38/0/0 trio of graded victories, sold to Shadai Farm in Japan for $1.3- 4-LRL, Msw 5f, +Cherokee Spirit, $3K EAS OCT yrl, 15-1 million at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton November sale. Unlimited 6-LRL, Msw 5f, Chips Icluded, $1,000 EAS OCT yrl, 5-1 Pleasaure, a half-sister to GISW Outofthebox (Montbrook), most SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 119/7/0 recently produced a yearling filly by Malibu Moon and was bred 8-GG, Msw 5 1/2f, Shackmeister, $32K OBS APR 2yo, 5-1 back to GISW “TDN Rising Star” The Big Beast this year. Lifetime SIGNATURE RED (Bernstein), Colebrook Farms Stallion Station, 20/0/0 5-WO, Msw 6f, +Signature Spring, 4-1 Record: SP, 6-2-1-1, $104,491. Click for the Equibase.com chart 5-WO, Msw 6f, +Armed Escort, 15-1 or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. SIMMARD (Dixieland Band), Mill Creek Farm, $2.5K, 34/0/0 O-Conquest Stables, LLC; B-Ocala Stud (FL); T-Mark E. Casse. 1-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, Honorable Jonas, 5-2 1-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, Airport Road, 4-1 SOARING EMPIRE (Empire Maker), Rockridge Stud, $2.5K, 24/0/0 1-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, +King of Clouds, $4K EAS OCT yrl, 6-1 STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini), Ashford Stud, $17.5K, 91/8/1 5-MTH, Msw 1mT, +Colfear, $270K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 9-2 TAPIZAR (Tapit), Gainesway Farm, $15K, 100/5/0 6-DEL, Msw 6f, +Zarski, $35K EAS MAY 2yo, 5-2 4-LRL, Msw 5f, +Popizar, $37K EAS MAY 2yo, 12-1 1-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, +Deco Czar, 2-1 THE FACTOR (War Front), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 105/5/0 First-crop starters to watch: Saturday, August 20 5-DMR, Msw 6f, +Viva Vegas, $190K OBS WIN yrl, 3-1 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ UNION RAGS (Dixie Union), Lane's End Farm, $35K, 106/2/0 BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) 2-SAR, Msw 6f, Union Riches, $95K EAS MAY 2yo, 8-1 ASTROLOGY (A.P. Indy), Taylor Made Stallions, $7.5K, 84/5/1 6-DEL, Msw 6f, +No Dozing, 6-1 11-GP, Msw 5fT, Miss Racey Bike, $2K OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 BIONDETTI (Bernardini), Woodford Thoroughbreds, $4K, 68/1/0 Second-crop starters to watch: Saturday, August 20 11-GP, Msw 5fT, Pachamanca, $19K RNA OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ 5-DMR, Msw 6f, +Te Amo Mamo, $32K OBS MAR 2yo, 6-1 BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) Please BODEMEISTER (Empire Maker), WinStar Farm, $30K, 131/2/1 note: from Jan. 1-Apr. 30 all starters will be listed here. From June 1-Dec. 31, only 2-SAR, Msw 6f, Always Dreaming, $350K KEE SEP yrl, 5-1 offspring that are first-time starters or starting in a stakes race will be listed here. 4-LRL, Msw 5f, O Dionysus, $190K EAS OCT yrl, 7-2 ARCHARCHARCH (Arch), Spendthrift Farm, $10K, 251/56/4 4-LRL, Msw 5f, +Ski, 4-1 7-ELP, Msw 5 1/2f, +Arch Revenge, $40K OBS MAR 2yo, 12-1 BOLD WARRIOR (Bernardini), Roseglade Farm, $2.5K, 18/0/0 1-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, +My Golden Arch, $2K KEE JAN yrl, 5-1 6-SAR, Msw 1 1/16m, +Bigboldbok, $47K OBS MAR 2yo, 8-1 BIG DRAMA (Montbrook), Bridlewood Farm, $10K, 109/38/2 6-TDN, Msw 5 1/2f, +High Believing, 8-1 11-GP, Msw 5fT, +Grace's Drama, $47K RNA FTK JUL yrl, 8-1 CAL NATION (Distorted Humor), Country Life Farm, $3.5K, 24/1/0 BOLD CHIEFTAIN (Chief Seattle), Victory Rose Thoroughbreds, $3K, 36/5/0 8-GG, Msw 5 1/2f, +Sunset Dragunn, 15-1 4-LRL, Msw 5f, +Valley Cal, $6K EAS MAY 2yo, 20-1 TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 6 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
Rookies cont. 7th-CBY, $32,730, (S), 8-18, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39.40, FIRST DUDE (Stephen Got Even), Double Diamond Farm, $7.5K, 195/43/1 ft. 10-SAR, $600K GI Alabama S., 1 1/4m, Flora Dora, $87K FTS AUG yrl, 20-1 10-GP, Msw 6f, +Gran Cherry, $55K FTF MAR 2yo, 4-1 UNBRIDLED MAYHEM (f, 3, Old Fashioned--Lady Tapestry GIROLAMO (A.P. Indy), Darley, $15K, 151/31/3 {SW}, by Runaway Groom) Lifetime Record: 10-2-4-1, $73,412. 4-LRL, Msw 5f, +King of Cards, $120K OBS MAR 2yo, 6-1 O-Rake Farms LLC; B-Scott Allen Rake (MN); T-Bernell B. Rhone. 4-LRL, Msw 5f, +Be Wild, 10-1 INTERACTIF (Broken Vow), Red River Farms, Pvt., 54/17/1 3-LAD, Msw 5 1/2f, +Inter Chick, 3-1 4th-CBY, $30,940, (C)/Opt. Clm ($35,000), 8-18, 3yo/up, f/m, 5f MIKE FOX (Giant's Causeway), Firestone Farms, $4K, 7/1/0 (off turf), :57.20, ft. 5-WO, Msw 6f, +Spirit of Caledon, $14K RNA CAN SEP yrl, 8-1 MANILLE (f, 4, Northern Afleet--Manila Fudge, by Outflanker) TEIDE (Mt. Livermore), Canmor Farms, $1.5K, 13/1/1 Lifetime Record: 13-5-2-1, $138,565. O-Terry Adams, J.B. 11-NP, $150K GIII Canadian Derby, 1 3/8m, Lord Vancouver, $11K BRC SEP yrl, 6-1 Blankenship, Phillip Judd & Coleman Brown; B-Terry Adams (KY); TIZWAY (Tiznow), Spendthrift Farm, $25K, 184/34/4 5-ELP, Msw 5 1/2f, +Tiz Trevor, $12K OBS OPN 2yo, 12-1 T-McLean Robertson. 5-MTH, Msw 1mT, +Lead Investor, $32K OBS APR 2yo, 12-1 TWIRLING CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $12.5K, 147/45/5 2nd-PEN, $29,500, 8-19, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57.21, fm. 6-TDN, Msw 5 1/2f, +Twirling Buckeye, 20-1 GRACE IS READY (f, 3, More Than Ready--Sister Graceful, by UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie), Ashford Stud, $35K, 261/72/17 7-SAR, Msw 6f, +Prosperity Mo, $49K OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 Mr. Greeley) Lifetime Record: 9-2-0-1, $42,894. O/B-Quest 9-MTH, $100K GIII Monmouth Oaks, 1 1/16m, Unbridled Mo, 7-2 Realty (VA); T-Susan S. Cooney. 6-DMR, $300K GI Del Mar Oaks Presented by The Jockey Club, 1 1/8mT, Mokat, $52K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 7-2 9-MTH, $100K GIII Monmouth Oaks, 1 1/16m, Mo d'Amour, $75K OBS MAR 2yo, 2-1 8th-EVD, $28,000, (S), 8-18, (NW2L), 3yo/up, 1m (off turf), 9-MTH, $100K GIII Monmouth Oaks, 1 1/16m, Mo' Green, $70K OBS APR 2yo, 4-1 1:39.87, gd. VICTOR’S CRY (Street Cry {Ire}), Spendthrift Farm, $5K, 62/15/0 CAJUN STAR (c, 3, Gigawatt--Addario {Ire}, by Spectrum {Ire}) 5-WO, Msw 6f, +Dragon's Cry, $13K RNA CAN SEP yrl, 6-1 Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-1, $39,696. O-Dick Nichols; B-Circle H VINEYARD HAVEN (Lido Palace {Chi}), Woodford Thoroughbreds, $2K, 21/3/0 Farm (LA); T-Benard Chatters. 10-GP, Msw 6f, +Sweet Tooth Haven, $47K OBS OPN 2yo, 2-1 WILBURN (Bernardini), Spendthrift Farm, $6.5K, 214/52/1 2-LAD, Msw 5fT, +Moonlight Willy, $5K BSC YRL yrl, 4-1 8th-CT, $27,000, (C)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 8-18, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:19.19, ft. DIMPLES (m, 6, Bob and John--Parade Charade, by Dixieland BREEDERS’ EDITION Band) Lifetime Record: MSP, 43-8-11-9, $250,349. O-Ronald E. Cuneo; B-Black Horse Tavern LLC (WV); T-Damon R. Dilodovico. *$19,000 Wlg '10 KEENOV. ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 5th-MTH, $46,820, 8-19, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 1 1/16mT, 1:42.62, 6th-LAD, $24,500, (S), 8-19, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:12.21, fm. gd. HERE'S TO MIKE (g, 5, Go for Gin--High Flying Flag, by Our DOUBLE DOWN BRITT (f, 3, Good and Tough--Bonay's Arch, by Emblem) Lifetime Record: SP, 18-5-2-4, $144,684. O/B-Jon Arch) Lifetime Record: 11-2-1-3, $57,545. O-Blake D. Neely; Brown (NJ); T-Jane Cibelli. B-Billy Fuzette (LA); T-Henry B. Johnson, Jr. *$4,000 Ylg '14 BSCYRL. 4th-ELP, $39,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 8-19, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:35.47, ft. 7th-CT, $24,000, 8-18, (NW2LX), 3yo/up, 7f, 1:26.06, ft. WHYRUAWESOME (g, 5, Whywhywhy--Awesome Frances, by COZZE CAT (c, 3, Bluegrass Cat--Miss Cozze, by Not For Love) Awesome Again) Lifetime Record: GSP, 30-6-4-1, $211,941. Lifetime Record: 15-2-2-3, $79,800. O-David L. Taylor; B-Henry O-Dave Caskey, Dave, Steve & Blake Turner & Riverside H. Prieger, David Lester & Steve Robbins (NY); T-Yolonda Y. King. Bloodstock, LLC; B-Echo Valley Horse Farm, Inc. (KY); T-Conor *$2,500 Ylg '14 EASSEP. Murphy. *$30,000 Ylg '12 FTKJUL. **1/2 to El Cugat (King Cugat), SW, $130,543. DID YOU KNOW? Songbird (Medaglia d’Oro) 6th-RP, $38,675, 8-18, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:37.21, fm. RHO ZETA ROCK (m, 5, Burbank--Mimi's Deputy, by was tabbed as a Coordinator) Lifetime Record: 10-2-2-2, $79,994. O/B/T-Roger “TDN Rising Star” D. Neff (OK). Visit the TDN Rising Stars section TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 7 OF 7 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • AUGUST 20, 2016
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Magic), SW, $163,165; and Piquante Cat (Performing Magic), +Devileye, g, 2, Indygo Shiner--Deville, by Petionville. AP, 8-19, MSP, $159,318. (S), 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:04.95. B-S. D. Brilie, L.P. (IL). *1/2 to Go Navy Go, g, 3, Midshipman--Fairly Well, by Touch Gold. ELP, Puntsville (Cashel Castle), SW, $201,326. 8-19, 1mT, 1:37.26. B-Hidden Brook Farm (KY). *$100,000 Ylg You're the Reason, f, 2, Lucky J. H.--Adarlyn Cat, by Scatmandu. '14 FTKOCT. DMR, 8-18, (S), (C), 6f, 1:12.53. B-Joseph P. Morey Jr. Hidden Brook Foaled, Raised & Sold Revocable Trust (CA). Clear the Mine, g, 3, Mineshaft--Clear Pond (GSP), by Majestic Lyric, f, 2, Majestic Warrior--Liberty's Lyric, by Dynaformer. SAR, 8-19, 6 1/2f, 1:16.27. B-G. Watts Humphrey Unbridled's Song. CT, 8-19, 4 1/2f, :53.01. B-Jerry Romans (KY). Jr., Susan Keller, Vicki Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III (KY). *$5,000 Ylg '15 EASOCT. *$130,000 Ylg '14 KEESEP. LANE’S END Sales Graduate I'll Take the Cake, f, 2, Nobiz Like Shobiz--Take the Cake (GSW & Corby, f, 3, Quality Road--Ballynaugh, by Desert Wine. IND, GISP, $256,333), by Fly So Free. WO, 8-19, (C), 6 1/2f (AWT), 8-19, 1m, 1:38.17. B-Betz Thoroughbreds, Inc. & Bruce Kline 1:18.93. B-Elizabeth J. Valando (KY). *$5,500 2yo '16 KEEJAN. (KY). *$95,000 RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP. **1/2 to Celtic Melody **Full to Let Me Entertain U, SW, $129,463; and a 1/2 to Free (Mr. Greeley), GISW, $329,000. As a Bird (Hard Spun), MSW, $606,436. Sienna's Estate, f, 3, Real Estate--Run Louis Run, by Louis +Gold Braid, g, 2, Warrior’s Reward--Carolina Moondance, by Quatorze. CT, 8-18, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:23.10. B-Cleil W. Albrite (WV). Malibu Moon. LRL, 8-19, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:06.92. B-Charles P. Dustin, g, 3, Serengeti Song--Sweetheartofdixie, by Mr. Greeley. Merrick (KY). *$20,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV; $40,000 Ylg '15 LAD, 8-19, 1m 70y (off turf), 1:46.98. B-David R. Rogers & FTKJUL; $82,000 RNA Ylg '15 EASOCT; $16,000 2yo '16 EASMAY. Daniel T. Rogers (LA). Kandy Sweep, f, 3, Kodiak Kowboy--Silent Sweep, by End Lottery Ticket, c, 4, Bernardini--Lassie's Ticket, by Fusaichi Sweep. CBY, 8-18, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:19.32. B-Lamont Nienast (MN). Pegasus. GP, 8-19, 7f, 1:25.66. B-Whisper Hill Farm, LLC (KY). Miss Dude, f, 3, First Dude--Blue Grass Dancer, by Dance Prima Star, f, 4, Exclusive Quality--Dreamy Dream, by Whitney Brightly. GP, 8-19, (C), 1mT, 1:35.36. B-John Ocasio (FL). Tower. CT, 8-18, 4 1/2f, :51.83. B-Steve Tucker (FL). *$20,000 *$36,000 Wlg '13 OBSOCT; $35,000 RNA Ylg '14 OBSAUG; Ylg '13 OBSAUG; $32,000 2yo '14 OBSOPN. **1/2 to War $30,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR. Fighter (Repent), GSP, $189,389. Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm A Chip and a Chair, g, 3, Freud--Leading Lioness (SW), by Lion Sidavi, g, 4, Mondavi--Sids Eagle, by Woodman. IND, 8-19, (S), 5 Cavern. SAR, 8-18, (S), (C), 5 1/2fT, 1:03.91. B-Thomas/Burleson 1/2f, 1:04.37. B-Roger Eugene Burton (IN). (NY). *$30,000 2yo '15 OBSOPN. Arbitrator, c, 4, Quality Road--Code Book, by Giant's Causeway. Shoshone Brave, g, 3, High Cotton--Shoshone Girl, by Trippi. GP, MTH, 8-19, 1m 70y, 1:42.29. B-W. S. Farish, BCWT, Ltd. & 8-19, 5fT, :55.99. B-MAURICE MILLER, LLC (FL). Inwood Stable (KY). *$40,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP. Pira, f, 3, Jump Start--Hasty Cat, by Tabasco Cat. SAR, 8-19, (S), LANE’S END Bred, Raised & Sold (C), 5 1/2fT, 1:03.36. B-Song Hill Thoroughbreds LLC (NY). *$20,000 RNA Ylg '14 SARAUG. **1/2 to Sezzana (Performing
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WINX ON SONG FOR SEASONAL RETURN ANOTHER NUNTHORPE On Saturday afternoon, about 18 hours and an ocean apart, FOR MECCA=S ANGEL two of the world=s three top-rated horses will see action. California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) will try to run his current winning streak to five in the Grade I Pacific Classic in California, but several hours earlier, Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) will take the first step towards a title defence in October=s G1 Cox Plate when she goes postward in the G2 Warwick S. (1400m) at Royal Randwick in Sydney. Winner of her last nine trips to the post, the 5-year-old makes her first start since a barnstorming success in the G1 Doncaster H. at The Championships Apr. 2. Despite a strong first-up record of four wins from five starts, owner Debbie Kepitis admits to feeling the heat. "There's always an air of confidence when you have a good horse, but I feel that when they come back for their first race it's always the hardest race to win," Kepitis told AAP. "She looks better, she looks stronger, but until she races on Saturday you really don't know. But it won't matter to us. For the public's sake I want her to win."
IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Mecca=s Angel rolls to a second consecutive victory in the Nunthorpe S. Racing Post photo GRADE I BONANZA FROM COAST-TO-COAST America’s marquee summer meetings at Saratoga and Del Mar each play host to a pair of Grade I events Saturday, including the Having downed Acapulco (Scat Daddy) in York=s G1 Coolmore GI Pacific Classic. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Nunthorpe S. 12 months ago, David Metcalfe=s Mecca=s Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) was back on her favoured Knavesmire on Friday to foil another heavily-backed favourite in Limato (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) for back-to-back successes in the sprint highlight. Expertly ridden by Paul Mulrennan, the 9-2 second favourite was just off the pace but without a lead to complicate matters early as the heavily-backed 15-8 market-leader Limato tracked her at just over a length distance. That was as close as he ever got, as after the grey had taken the overall lead passing the quarter pole she was too strong and hit the line with two lengths to spare. AShe=s an aeroplane on her day--the best,@ her rider said. AThat was probably her best performance and she=s a very special filly. I=d love to say she=s complicated and I have to do this and that, but I just have to point her.@ If opponents of Mecca=s Angel had a glimmer of hope that she might have gone off the boil and left the five-furlong category wide-open after her flop when beating only one of her 17 rivals in the G1 King=s Stand S. at Royal Ascot June 14, she made it clear on her last start that she was back on song. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
Coolmore Nunthorpe S.
Friday, York, Britain COOLMORE NUNTHORPE S.-G1, ,417,250, YOR, 8-19, 2yo/up, 5fT, :56.24, gd. 1--MECCA=S ANGEL (IRE), 134, m, 5, by Dark Angel (Ire) 1st Dam: Folga (GB) (SP-Eng, $140,774), by Atraf (GB) 2nd Dam: Desert Dawn (GB), by Belfort (Fr) 3rd Dam: Cast Pearls, by Cutlass (16,000gns Ylg >12 TAOCT). O-David T J Metcalfe; B-Yeomanstown Stud & Doc Bloodstock (IRE); T-Michael Dods; J-Paul Mulrennan. ,236,622. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Eur at 5-7f, Hwt. Older Mare-Eur at 5-7f, GSW-Fr & Ire, 18-10-4-0, $954,069. *Full to Markaz (Ire), MGSW-Eng, $238,354. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Limato (Ire), 137, g, 4, Tagula (Ire)--Come April (GB), by Singspiel (Ire). (,41,000 Ylg >13 DNPRM). O-Paul G Jacobs; B-Seamus Phelan (IRE); T-Henry Candy. ,89,709. 3--Take Cover (GB), 137, g, 9, Singspiel (Ire)--Enchanted (GB), by Magic Ring (Ire). O/B-Norcroft Park Stud (GB); T-David Griffiths. ,44,896. Margins: 2, 2, NK. Odds: 4.50, 1.85, 25.00. Also Ran: Cotai Glory (GB), Thesme (GB), Profitable (Ire), Goldream (GB), Sole Power (GB), Brando (GB), Danzeno (GB), Pearl Secret (GB), Goken (Fr), Prince of Lir (Ire), Silver Rainbow (Ire), Easton Angel (Ire), Iffranesia (Fr), Washington Dc (Ire), Out Do (GB), Yalta (Ire). Scratched: Muthmir (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
Mecca=s Angel and jockey Paul Mulrennan | Racing Post TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
Coolmore Nunthorpe S. cont. Her three-length dismissal of the G3 Sandown Sprint S. winner Brando (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) in the G2 Sapphire S. over this trip at The Curragh July 16 suggested that connections were right in putting her Royal reversal down to her being in season. Interestingly, the mare who has become typecast as a mud-lover due to her trainer=s past unwillingness to risk her on ground with firm in the description was unable to flow on the rain-softened surface at Ascot, which compounded her problems that day. It was only good-to-soft when she captured this race and also the G3 Prix de Saint-Georges at Longchamp last term and as luck would have it just enough drizzle fell in the build-up to this race to eliminate any prospect of jar. Banishing the memory of her King=s Stand debacle and also the disappointment of her second on her seasonal bow to Profitable (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in the G2 Temple S. also over five at Haydock May 21, it was the Mecca=s Angel of Nunthorpe past from the outset as she gave Limato a tow towards the far side with the real pace of the race slightly ahead and to her right. Paul Mulrennan was keen to draw the sting from the G1 July Cup winner who was slipstreaming all the way and asked his mount to extend approaching the quarter pole. In front soon after, she was able to give another surge to settle the result some way out and just miss Dayjur=s track record in the process. Michael Dods has carefully stage-managed Mecca=s Angel=s career and deserves great credit for not being impulsive with his stable star in the past. As usual, he had to go through his anxious AI=m still convinced he=d get a mile if necessary, but we needed moments leading up to the race. AI had a sleepless night last to see him run a race like that over five furlongs to have any night, because I knew they weren=t going to put any water on confidence in the Breeders= Cup, so six furlongs over there will and driving here today I got to within half an hour of the track be ideal for him.@ and it was raining,@ he explained. AI was happy to let her run, as I Mecca=s Angel, who is the bargain purchase of recent years, is knew it would be good ground come the race and this is the a half to the G3 Chipchase S. and G3 Criterion S. winner Markaz ground she wants. She doesn=t want it soft--on this she=s got who was ironically second to Limato in last year=s G2 Park S. Her another two gears. I said to Paul to just keep it simple, jump, dam and second dam both achieved black-type, with Desert travel, take a lead and when you=re happy push the button. Dawn considerably better having won the G3 Prix d=Arenberg She=s quickened away and had it won two out. She won=t race and finished second in the G3 Norfolk S. Folga=s Dark Angel next year--she=ll be sold to stud--but I=ll be keen to try her over 2-year-old filly named Dirayah (Ire) cost 825,000gns at six before she retires. There=s the [Oct. 15 G1 British Champions] Tattersalls October and there is an as-yet unnamed yearling full- sprint at Ascot on Champions Day and there=s also the [G1 Prix sister to them both to follow. de l=]Abbaye on Arc weekend [at Chantilly Oct. 2]. There=s a possibility she could run in both.@ Henry Candy was proud of Limato, who did everything right bar match the more pacier winner. AI think he=s run as well today as he did at Newmarket and he ran in a straight line, Mecca’s Angel’s connections earn: which was nice to see,@ he said. AI was very happy where he was Automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint and he got a lovely lead and quickened up really well, but that & $30,000 in Pre-Entry & Entry Fees mare is absolutely astonishing over five furlongs and that=s the $10,000 or $40,000 travel award for ALL BCWC starters difference between a five-furlong specialist and a six-furlong (based outside CA) specialist. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
LEADING LADIES LIVING THE DREAM be fabulous to have a runner. Little did we know that he would go on to win there on the opening day and turn into the most By DaithR Harvey incredible horse, he=s one in a million.@ If ever a horse should be the poster boy for the rewards of Clondaw Warrior did indeed fulfil his owners= dream of a Royal racehorse ownership, then Clondaw Warrior (Ire) (Overbury Ascot win, when landing the Ascot S. under Ryan Moore in 2015. {Ire}) should be that star. This 9-year-old gelding has brought But how did they come upon the horse and what did they see untold excitement, joy and adventure to his owners, the four- that others didn=t? strong >Act D Wagg= syndicate, and as an added bonus, he has AMags O=Toole bought Clondaw Warrior for us for relatively more than paid for small money,@ explained Doyle. AHe was well handicapped when the unforgettable we bought him and we hoped he could recapture some of the experiences during form he showed in his bumpers, but we never imagined he the few years these could scale the heights he has.@ racing warriors have Formerly trained by John >Shark= Hanlon, Clondaw Warrior been together as actually began life in point-to-points, not managing to win in two owners. attempts, but showing ability nonetheless. He quickly made up The journey began into a smart sort for Hanlon, winning three bumpers and a exactly two years ago hurdle and he looked to have a bright career ahead of him The connections of Clondaw Warrior when Clondaw before losing his form. Warrior made his debut for his new connections by winning a As a result, the owners and Willie Mullins did indeed begin modest flat handicap at Tramore when rated a mere 52. The with a well-handicapped horse. However, before a Royal Ascot most recent instalment saw the Willie Mullins trainee finish a plan could be hatched, Mullins needed to sort out that overly gallant second to Da Big Hoss (Lemon Drop Kid) in the GIII low handicap mark so he would be guaranteed a run. His American St Leger at Arlington. However, in between he has cakewalk at Tramore signalled a 22lb rise in the handicap to 74, proved himself a versatile winning machine that has danced but somehow he got beaten a couple of days later at many dances at some of Europe=s best known racing stages. Roscommon with a 5lb penalty, which technically left him 17lb The name of the syndicate gives no hint to the identity of the well in. He resumed winning ways at Galway the following four ladies involved rather to what they have in common. They month, the first of his three victories there, and a late-season are all directly connected to the racing industry in most part win in the November H. at Leopardstown saw him finish the through the exploits of their husbands. Tamso Doyle is the season rated 89. Royal Ascot was in sight. Rather than give him unofficial spokesperson for the syndicate, not surprising really, the winter off after a busy summer and autumn, Mullins given she was PR manager for Horse Racing Ireland for many resumed his hurdling career and despite not getting his head in years. Her co-owners in the horse are Gillian Walsh, Aine Casey front, he was placed in valuable hurdles at Cheltenham in and Aisling Gannon. Gillian is the wife of Ruby, the flawless November, Fairyhouse at Easter and at the Punchestown jumps jockey who deployed one of his many magical rides when Festival. He arrived at Royal Ascot for the 2 1/2-mile marathon a sneaking home Clondaw Warrior in the G1 Guinness Galway fit horse with an unexposed handicap mark and a world-class Hurdle last month. Aine, who manages Burberry Ireland in jockey aboard and it all went pretty much to script. He bagged Brown Thomas, is the wife of David Casey, who retired last year another big pot when winning the Guinness Premier H. at from a highly successful career as a jumps jockey that saw him Galway a month later, confirming his love of that venue, and bag dozens of Grade 1 winners, many for his long time boss indeed, of the sponsors. That victory saw his handicap mark rise Willie Mullins, for whom he now works as an assistant trainer. to 107 and Mullins decided it was time to let him take his chance Aisling, an interior designer, is married to well-known ubiquitous in pattern company. racegoer Michael >Chips= Gannon, while Tamso, still adopting her The G2 Doncaster Cup was the chosen event and he showed unmarried moniker due to her burgeoning PR agency, is he belonged in that grade finishing second, beaten three- married to David Cox , the >Baroda= from the major sales quarters of a length by the giant Pallasator (GB) (Motivator consignor >Baroda & Colbinstown=. {GB}). Just to keep the syndicate from thinking this was an easy So, rewind back a few years and the ladies are enjoying a glass game, Clondaw Warrior finished off 2015 with two or two in the owners= and trainers= carpark at Royal Ascot underwhelming performances, albeit in good company and on thinking, how much fun would it be to have a runner here. The great occasions, in the G1 Qatar Prix du Cadran on Arc Day and seed was sown; Tamso takes up the story, AYes, the idea was at in the G2 QIPCO Long Distance Cup on British Champions Day. Royal Ascot. We love going there so much and thought it would Leading Ladies cont. p5 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
Leading Ladies cont. The vision Doyle mentions was evident when Mullins and the team decided Chicago would be next port of call for Clondaw So team Clondaw could have been forgiven for thinking their Warrior after Galway. Arlington Million Day and the GIII star could be difficult to place in 2016. Not a bit of it. After a American St. Leger was the challenge and their gumption almost winter break, Mullins produced him in great shape for a G2 paid off with another brilliant display from the horse. However Hurdle at Fairyhouse over Easter and reunited with Ruby Walsh, one thing was missing from Chicago; most of the ownership he benefitted from another masterclass from the jockey who team. gave the inside to no-one and utilised the horse=s flat speed for Doyle explains,@ As you could see from the Galway photos an easy win. The plan was in place for the i300,000 Galway Aisling was heavily pregnant and she actually had a baby boy the Hurdle, but not before another pit stop along the way at Royal weekend of Arlington, so she had a good excuse not to be there. Ascot. This time Doyle, Walsh, Gannon and Casey and their David [Cox] and I were in Deauville for racing and the yearling supporters had to endure the whole week of racing before sales and we had booked that a long time ago so couldn=t really watching their star compete in the change plans. David Casey went final race on the final day, the over with Willie and he was Queen Alexandra S. where he brilliant at sending us pictures and finished a gallant third. That gave between our WhatsApp group and Mullins six weeks to put the Twitter we had lots of updates.@ finishing touches to him for The horse=s performance at Galway=s feature event. Clondaw Arlington now has the team Warrior read the script--he had thinking about an even more already made no secret of his audacious plan, the G1 Melbourne affinity for winning at the track-- Cup in November. However trainer and the only fear the trainer had Willie Mullins feels he still has to was that he was racing off his try and eek out some more highest ever handicap mark. Then improvement in Clondaw Warrior again, Ruby Walsh is worth at least just to guarantee a start in the 7lbs to any horse, but even so, he Clondaw Warrior and his proud owners | Racing Post race, easier said than done with a had to use all his guile to come 9-year-old facing his 40th start. from an unpromising early position to grab the spoils and send When quizzed about the horse=s Melbourne credentials after the horse=s prizemoney haul to almost i500,000. It was easy to Chicago, Mullins said, "I'm hoping he=s good enough. When he's see post race that this latest win meant a lot to connections and closing on the Belmont Gold Cup winner [Da Big Hoss], that has Tamso Doyle agrees. to mean he's good enough to go to Melbourne. He might have AGalway this summer was the ultimate highlight for me as we one more run in England or Ireland. We'll see. He'll have to were all there together, the buzz was incredible, I knew the improve a little in the weights to get into the race, but we'd love sponsors from my old days in HRI and then to share the win with to go if we can." Gillian, Aine and Aisling and celebrate together with our other And if the horse lines up in Flemington Nov. 1 you can be sure halves was amazing. he won=t be lacking in supporters. She continued, AFor me, having Ruby on board made it the AMelbourne would be quite amazing, said Doyle. AWe all have best win, he gave the horse a sensational ride, but I think Gillian young families so it would take some organising, but I don=t would say she loved the Royal Ascot win more and found it a lot think you could miss an opportunity of a lifetime if he did run. I less nerve-wracking having Ryan Moore on board rather than have been there a couple of times travelling with Government her husband!@ Ministers for business and David Casey was there last year with Doyle is keen to give credit to the undoubted training skills of Max Dynamite, but the horse still has to get in to the race. Then Willie Mullins and the whole team behind the success of the there is the huge travel expenses to get him out there, but we horse. will do whatever Willie decides, it has worked very well so far! AWillie Mullins has to be a genius, to be able to switch the horse from flat to national hunt and back to the flat again. Ruby and David Casey have great vision and come up with these great plans with Willie, it=s been amazing, so much credit goes to the Closutton team including Willie=s wife Jackie.@ TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 6 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
Friday, York, Britain AI thought George gave him a superb ride and it looked like he WEATHERBYS HAMILTON LONSDALE CUP-G2, ,200,000, YOR, could go round again. Every time he runs over a mile and six his 8-19, 3yo/up, 16f 88yT, 3:32.57, g/f. jockeys say his best furlong was the one past the line. He takes a 1--#@QUEST FOR MORE (IRE), 129, g, 6, by Teofilo (Ire) bit of time to get going--it was like that in the Melbourne Cup. I 1st Dam: No Quest (Ire), by Rainbow Quest think he=s a genuine stayer.@ Charlton is not making a return trip 2nd Dam: No Disgrace (Ire), by Djakao (Fr) to Flemington a priority at the moment and added, AI like to see 3rd Dam: Exbury Grace, by Exbury (Fr) the horses and be with them a lot and I find it very difficult (58,000gns Ylg >11 TAOC). O-HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah; B-Epona when they=re on the other side of the world. He=s a fragile horse Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-Roger Charlton; J-George Baker. and needs looking after, so I=d rather do that in England than ,113,420. Lifetime Record: 24-7-5-4, $592,501. *1/2 to Australia. The ground dictates where he goes and maybe that Macaw (Ire) (Bluebird), GSW &GISP-US, GISP-Can, $797,410. stayers= race in Dubai might be nice for him.@ Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Quest For More=s half-brother Macaw started off in Britain Rating: A. before making waves in the States when winning the GIII Elkhorn S. and finishing second in the GI Canadian International 2--Pallasator (GB), 129, g, 7, Motivator (GB)--Ela Athena (GB), by and GI Sword Dancer Invitational H. No Quest is a half to the Ezzoud (Ire). (32,000gns Ylg >10 TATOCT; 150,000gns RNA 6yo G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains-winning sire No Pass No Sale (Ire) >15 TA15). O-Qatar Racing Ltd; B-Newsells Park Stud Ltd (GB); and Once in My Life (Ire) (Lomond), who was successful in the T-Sir Mark Prescott. ,43,000. G3 Prix de Sandringham, as well as the dam of the GII American 3--Wicklow Brave (GB), 129, g, 7, Beat Hollow (GB)--Moraine H. winner and G2 Futurity S. runner-up Ryehill Dreamer (Ire) (GB), by Rainbow Quest. (i11,000 Ylg >10 TATSPT; i43,000 (Catcher In the Rye {Ire}). This is also from the family of the 3yo >12 TIJUN). O-Wicklow Bloodstock (Ireland) Ltd; B-Millsec GII San Bernardino H.-winning sire Anshan (GB). Ltd. (GB); T-Willie Mullins. ,21,520. Friday, York, Britain Margins: 3HF, NK, 3 1/4. Odds: 4.50, 3.50, 6.00. SKY BET CITY OF YORK S.-G3, ,150,000, YOR, 8-19, 3yo/up, 7fT, Also Ran: Trip To Paris (Ire), Clever Cookie (GB), Suegioo (Fr), 1:22.16, g/f. Curbyourenthusiasm (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the 1--@NEMORALIA, 118, f, 3, by More Than Ready free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, 1st Dam: Alina (MSW & MGSP-US, $234,650), sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. by Came Home Coming to the fore when winning Newcastle=s 2nd Dam: Lady Heroine, by Sea Hero Northumberland Plate H. over this trip last June, Quest For More 3rd Dam: Lady Caveat, by Caveat lost out by a neck to Big Orange (GB) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) ($140,000 Wlg >13 KEENOV; $120,000 RNA Ylg >14 KEESEP; when second in the G2 Goodwood Cup the following month $170,000 2yo >15 OBSMAR). O-Terry Allan, James Lovat & before being sent to Australia. Only 16th in the G3 Geelong Cup Charles Pigram; B-Alberta Davies (KY); T-Jeremy Noseda; J-Jamie over 12 furlongs in October, he fared better when ninth when Spencer. ,85,065. Lifetime Record: MGISP-US & G1SP-Eng, attempting to make all in the G1 Melbourne Cup the next month 10-4-3-1, $524,633. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for the eNicks and showed no ill effects for the travelling when returning to be report & 5-cross pedigree. second in the Listed Grand Cup over 14 furlongs here May 21.
Third in the Listed Silver Cup over the same course and distance July 9, the bay was sixth and never truly competitive in the latest edition of the Goodwood Cup July 28 which prompted a change Thrived at Woodstock Farm of tactics this time. Sent straight to the lead as he had been at Flemington, Quest For More was always comfortable with a sizeable advantage as George Baker stretched the elastic. Turning back the smooth-travelling Wicklow Brave first and then 2--So Beloved (GB), 126, g, 6, Dansili (GB)--Valencia (GB), by Pallasator up the straight, he bounded clear in the last 100 yards Kenmare (Fr). (35,000gns 4yo >14 TAJUL). O-Sprint for what was ultimately an emphatic firt black-type score. Thoroughbred Racing; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-David Trainer Roger Charlton was delighted to see Quest For More O'Meara. ,32,250. back to his best and said, AHe improved a lot last year and this 3--Jallota (GB), 126, g, 5, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Lady Lahar year we were hovering a little bit and weren=t quite up to our (GB), by Fraam (GB). (100,000gns Ylg >12 TAOCT; 150,000gns form. We wanted to run him in the Ascot Gold Cup and it was 2yo >13 TA13). O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-Barry Walters (GB); T-Charles too soft. Hills. ,16,140. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
City of York S. cont. Trainer Jeremy Noseda is keen to take her back to the States Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.85, 5.50, 14.00. this year, but has some other targets closer to home Also Ran: Librisa Breeze (GB), Birchwood (Ire), Forge (GB), beforehand. AShe was in good form and she was a group one Dream Dubai (GB), Flash Fire (Ire), Charming Thought (GB), Glen filly dropping back into group three company. She=s done what Moss (Ire). Scratched: Naadirr (Ire). Click for the Racing Post she should do and I=m delighted to see her go and do it,@ he result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. explained. AShe had a hard race at Royal Ascot and ran a bit flat Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. when I ran her back too quickly in France, so that was my Set some demanding tasks when second in the G1 Coronation mistake. The [Sept. 10 G2] Park S. at Doncaster will be next and S. at Royal Ascot June 17 and fourth in the G1 Prix Jean Prat at then we=ll head to America and look at the [GI] Queen Elizabeth Chantilly July 10, Nemoralia was back at her best level here as for 3-year-old fillies on October 14 in Keeneland. We=ve got the she outclassed some fair yardsticks for a first pattern-race choice of races at the Breeders= Cup, as she goes on the dirt as success. She has certainly taken connections places in recent well, so we=ll keep moving forward now.@ So Beloved=s owning months, finishing second in the GI Frizette S. at Belmont in syndicate Sprint Thoroughbred Racing=s Steve Barker said of the October and third in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at runner-up, AWe had the perfect ground, the perfect trip and the Keeneland the following month before returning to capture the race was run to suit us, but the other horse just went by us like Listed Michael Seely Memorial S. over a mile by six lengths here the Group 1 filly she is. We=ll probably go to Goodwood next for May 13. Her effort in the Coronation can be upgraded, as she is the race he won last year [the G3 Supreme S.], because he not as effective on soft, while she seemed to run below-par in wouldn=t have a penalty. At the end of the year he=ll go for the the Prix Jean Prat so the market support was understandable [G1 Prix de la] Foret [at Chantilly Oct. 2], there aren=t many with the rain not sufficient to deaden the ground. options for seven-furlong horses.@ Held up in mid-division by a typically confident Jamie Spencer Nemoralia=s dam Alina was second in the GII Fantasy S. and off the blistering early tempo, the dark bay was asked the emerges from the family of American Royale (American question halfway up the straight and duly darted to the inner to Standard), winner of the GII Adirondack S. and GII Prioress S., grab the lead approaching the furlong pole en route to a the GI Mother Goose S., GI Ruffian H. and GI Gazelle H. heroine commanding success. So Beloved, who had shown up so well when seventh in the G1 Sussex S. last month, could not live with Stellar Jayne (Wild Rush) and also Starrer (Dynaformer), who hit her finishing burst which gives credence to the form. AEverything the heights when capturing the GI Santa Margarita Invitational went great and she was really impressive,@ commented her rider H. and GI Santa Maria H. She also has a 2-year-old full-brother to who is enjoying a purple patch this week. AShe wants a mile and the winner and a 2016 colt by Bodemeister. She was bred to has been unfortunate with the weather this year, so Jeremy Medaglia d=Oro for 2017. wanted to run her in a race she could win. She has one sustained run--most horses can quicken for a bit, but she can quicken for a POINT AND SHOOT? long way.@ Bloodied by Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) at Goodwood, Godolphin=s TDN Rising Star Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal) returns unbowed to the fray on Saturday with dead aim on the G2 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack S. at York. After an emphatic 11-length success in a six-furlong Doncaster conditions event July 14, he managed to subdue all bar the granite-tough Hannon trainee in the July 28 G2 Richmond S., where the re- opposing Intelligence Cross (War Front) was three lengths away in third. John Ferguson expects him to step up from that reversal here and said, AI was delighted with the way they pulled clear of the third. I think Mehmas is a very tough two-year-old with bags of experience. Our fellow, it was the first time he has ever been asked the question because he=d won both of his races on the bridle so easily. He just became a little bit unbalanced, coming off the bridle for the first time. I think we=ll find he=ll be a lot savvier this time.@
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Gimcrack S. cont. PERSUASIVE CASE William Haggas has won three of the last 10 renewals and puts Sandown=s G3 Redrock Entertainment Atalanta Fillies= S. has forward Sheikh Rashid Dalmook Al Maktoum=s Mubtasim (Ire) played host to some future stars in recent times, with (Arcano {Ire}), who looked well up to this standard when Strawberrydaiquiri (GB) (Dansili {GB}), Theyskens= Theory winning a novice race by 4 1/2 lengths over this trip at Haydock (Bernardini), Dank (GB) (Dansili {GB}), Integral (GB) (Dalakhani Aug. 4. AIt looks a very good renewal of the Gimcrack, but {Ire}) and Fintry (Ire) (Shamardal) all going on to make their William is very happy with him,@ the owner=s racing manager mark at the highest level afterwards. Saturday=s renewal Bruce Raymond commented. AWe=re taking him there hoping features the exciting 3-year-old Persuasive (Ire) (Dark Angel and thinking that he=s going to be exceptional. He has been very {Ire}), who extended her unbeaten record in the Listed impressive in his two races to date and has shown a lot of speed. Sandringham H. over a mile at Royal Ascot in the manner of a We=re hopeful.@ Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s filly going places last time June 15. AShe=s been fine since Ascot, Mokarris (More Than Ready) may have flopped when 16th of 18 but there haven=t been that many races for her,@ Cheveley Park in the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot June 14, but he bounced Stud=s managing director Chris Richardson explained. AWe had back in style to capture the Listed Rose Bowl S. at Newbury July an opportunity to consider France, but we found the ground was 15. A[Trainer] Simon [Crisford] has been preparing him for this going to be too quick for her there and they=d had a lot of racing since Newbury and we=re looking forward to it,@ Shadwell=s there. We=d been looking for a group three and this looks the racing manager Angus Gold said. AIt=s a good race--I know sort of natural progression. She=s in good form and I don=t think William Haggas is quite sweet on his horse--but I thought the rain will inconvenience her too much. It=s a nice progressive Mokarris was quite impressive last time. This is another step up, step.@ obviously, but we=re hoping he=ll run very well.@ After two disappointing efforts at Ascot when 11th in the June 15 G2 Duke of Cambridge S. and July 9 G2 Summer Mile, Barbara Keller=s Blond Me (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) returns to the race in which she was second last year. After that run, she was Saturday, York, Britain, post time: 3.25 p.m. second in Belmont=s GII Sands Point S. over nine furlongs in IRISH THOROUGHBRED MARKETING GIMCRACK S.-G2, ,220,000, September and connections are hoping she can get back to that 2yo, c/g, 6fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER level. AShe was second in this race last year, but has had an 1 5 Ardad (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Dettori Gosden unlucky year so far,@ trainer Andrew Balding said. AThe ground 2 4 Blue Point (Ire) Shamardal Buick C Appleby was too soft for her at Ascot and she blew the start last time, 3 8 Dream of Dreams (Ire) Dream Ahead Spencer K Ryan which we=ve done a bit of work on and hopefully it won=t 4 9 Global Applause (GB) Mayson (GB) Atzeni E Dunlop happen again. On the best of her form, she=d be very 5 6 Grey Britain (GB) Arcano (Ire) Fortune J Ryan competitive.@ 6 11 Intelligence Cross War Front Heffernan A O'Brien 7 1 Medici Banchiere (GB) Medicean (GB) Costello Burke 8 10 Mokarris K More Than Ready Hanagan Crisford 9 3 Mubtasim (Ire) Arcano (Ire) Cosgrave Haggas Saturday, Sandown, Britain, post time: 2.30 p.m. 10 7 The Last Lion (Ire) Choisir (Aus) Norton Johnston 11 2 Unabated (Ire) Bated Breath (GB) Holland M Botti REDROCK ENTERTAINMENT ATALANTA FILLIES= S.-G3, ,65,000, All carry 126 pounds. 3yo/up, f/m, 8f 14yT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT Saturday, York, Britain, post time: 2.15 p.m. 1 2 Black Cherry (GB) Mount Nelson (GB) Marquand Hannon 127 BETFRED MOBILE STRENSALL S.-G3, ,85,000, 3yo/up, 8f 208yT 2 12 Blond Me (Ire) Tamayuz (GB) O Murphy Balding 127 SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 3 3 Clotilde (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Kirby Knight 127 1 1 Air Pilot (GB) Zamindar Mulrennan Beckett 4 5 Lucy the Painter (Ire) Excellent Art (GB) Bentley de Giles 127 2 6 Tullius (Ire) Le Vie Dei Colori (GB) Fortune Balding 5 6 Spirit Raiser (Ire) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Tylicki Fanshawe 127 3 2 Celestial Path (Ire) Footstepsinthesand (GB) Morris Prescott 6 7 Epsom Icon (GB) Sixties Icon (GB) Doyle Channon 125 4 5 Countermeasure (GB) American Post (GB) Dettori Charlton 7 10 Australian Queen (GB) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Dobbs Elsworth 121 5 3 Custom Cut (Ire) Notnowcato (GB) Tudhope O'Meara 8 9 Mix and Mingle (Ire) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Durcan Wall 121 6 8 Educate (GB) Echo of Light (GB) Brown Mohammed 9 4 Persuasive (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Havlin Gosden 121 7 9 Gabrial (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Hanagan Fahey 10 8 Pirouette (GB) Pivotal (GB) Queally Morrison 121 8 10 Scottish (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Buick Appleby 11 1 Red Box (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Harley Prescott 121 9 7 Yorker (SAf) Jet Master (SAf) Cosgrave Haggas 12 11 September Stars (Ire) Sea the Stars (Ire) Crowley Beckett 121 10 4 Diploma (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Atzeni Stoute All carry 131 pounds bar Air Pilot & Tullius, 135, & Diploma, 121. 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HEADING SOUTH Saturday, Deauville, France, post time: 4.15 p.m. PRIX DU CALVADOS - ASSOCIATION DES JOCKEYS-G3, i80,000, Won by the likes of Oh So Sharp (Ire) (Kris {GB}), Raven=s Pass 2yo, f, 7fT and Kingman (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), Sandown=s G3 TCA Abu SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER Dhabi Solario S. can be significant in the grand scheme and 1 2 Obedient (GB) Motivator (GB) Cheminaud Bary Saturday=s renewal harbours at least one or two who threaten 2 9 Cavale Doree (Fr) Sunday Break (Jpn) Auge Ferland to make some future headlines. There has always been a strong 3 3 Baileys Showgirl (Fr) Sepoy (Aus) Mendizabal Johnston vibe surrounding Qatar Racing=s South Seas (Ire) (Lope de Vega 4 6 Calare (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Barzalona Appleby {Ire}), who scored by eight lengths on debut at Windsor June 20 5 5 Spanish Fly (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Mosse DelcherSanchez 6 7 Dame du Roi (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Lemaitre Head and in a conditions event at Haydock July 15 both staged on soft 7 8 Asidious Alexander (Ire) Windsor Knot (Ire) Guyon Crisford ground over six furlongs. AThe horse was very impressive in his 8 4 Emmie (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Soumillon H Dunlop maiden and won well enough at Haydock last time,@ trainer 9 1 Morigane Forlonge (Fr) American Post (GB) C Demuro Giorgi Andrew Balding said. AThe extra furlong should be to his All carry 123 pounds. advantage and the ground shouldn=t be a problem. He=s a horse we really like and has huge potential, so hopefully he=ll be ORDER RETURNS capable of stepping up in the better grade.@ Whatever he does in Saturday=s G3 Palmerstown House Estate Another with potential to quicken the pulse is Sheikh Hamdan Irish St Leger Trial at The Curragh, the G1 Gold Cup hero Order bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s Ascot maiden scorer Eqtiraan (Ire) of St George (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is expected to do considerably (Helmet {Aus}), who made all despite looking green over six more back there for the main event three weeks later. Now furlongs July 22 and the racing manager Angus Gold is keen to racing in the colours of part-owner Lloyd Williams, the 4-year- see him in this company. APotentially, he=s a very nice horse,@ he old who is now unbeaten in his last five starts including the 2015 said. AHe=s a big, scopey horse who is probably more of a horse renewal of the Irish Leger has to give sizeable weight to the 3- for next year, but he definitely has plenty of ability. He just year-olds including the Listed Queen=s Vase third Twilight needs to grow up a little bit. He got a few things wrong at Ascot, Payment (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and Aidan O=Brien is cautious. but still had the class to win. We want to teach him the right AOrder of St George had a break after Royal Ascot and is just way and we=ve left Timmy [Murphy] on him, as he does all the back ready to start,@ he said. AThe plan with him after Ascot was work on him at home and knows him well.@ Al Asayl Bloodstock=s to start back at the Curragh this weekend and we=ll get over that Majoris (Ire) carries the Frankel (GB) banner and is more than first, but hopefully then he will go back for the Irish St Leger.@ entitled to be here after winning a Newmarket nursery by seven Last year=s GIII W. L. McKnight H. winner Charming Kitten lengths over this trip last time Aug. 6. AHe=s got to step forward, (Kitten=s Joy) is an intriguing runner for Dermot Weld off a but he=s in good shape and hopefully with a fair wind and a bit sharpener for his new stable when third in the Listed Her of luck he can,@ trainer Hugo Palmer said. Majesty=s Plate over this trip at Down Royal July 22. Jockey Pat Smullen said, AHe was a good stayer in America. We were happy with his first run and you=d be hoping he=ll improve, but on all known figures, we=re all playing for places behind Order of St Saturday, Sandown, Britain, post time: 3.05 p.m. George. If our horse can finish second, it will be a big run.@ TCA ABU DHABI SOLARIO S.-G3, ,45,000, 2yo, 7f 16yT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 2.45 p.m. 1 6 Apex King (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Baker E Dunlop PALMERSTOWN HOUSE ESTATE IRISH ST LEGER TRIAL S.-G3, 2 11 Bahamas (Ire) Rip van Winkle (Ire) Bentley M Botti i63,000, 3yo/up, 14fT 3 1 Eqtiraan (Ire) Helmet (Aus) T Murphy Hannon SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 4 4 Majoris (Ire) Frankel (GB) Crowley Palmer 1 4 Order of St George (Ire) Galileo (Ire) D O'Brien A O'Brien 140 5 8 Monticello (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Fanning Johnston 2 3 Benkei (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Hayes Rogers 135 6 5 Repton (Ire) Zebedee (GB) Dobbs Hannon 3 5 Charming Kitten Kitten's Joy Smullen Weld 135 7 10 Salouen (Ire) Canford Cliffs (Ire) Marquand Kirk 4 2 Twilight Payment (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) Manning Bolger 123 8 9 Sea Fox (Ire) Kodiac (GB) Tylicki Evans 5 1 Arya Tara (Ire) Dylan Thomas (Ire) Ana O'Brien J O'Brien 120 9 12 Seniority (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Harley Haggas 10 3 South Seas (Ire) LOpe de Vega (Ire) O Murphy Balding 11 2 Total Star (GB) Pivotal (GB) Kirby Cumani Previews cont. p10 12 7 Van Der Decken (GB) Dutch Art (GB) Doyle Appleby All carry 127 pounds. 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Black-Type Previews cont. Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 3.20 p.m. JIMMY O=NEILL IRISH RACING EXCELLENCE CURRAGH S.-G3, i60,000, 2yo, 5fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 3 Hit the Bid (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Roche Bunyan 2 7 Leo Minor War Front O'Donoghue A O'Brien 3 8 Sportsmanship K War Front D O'Brien A O'Brien ARRIVING IN ORDOS FOR THE CECF 4 10 Giselle's Charm (Ire) Casamento (Ire) Kelly O'Callaghan By Lucas Marquardt 5 1 Mayleaf Shine (Ire) Mayson (GB) Carroll Murphy The knock on my hotel door at 8:07 a.m. on Thursday meant 6 9 Miss Cogent (Ire) Clodovil (Ire) W Lee Murtagh 7 6 Mur Hiba (Ire) Helmet (Aus) Manning O'Callaghan that, yes, officially, I would be leaving for China less than three 8 5 Pious Alexander (Ire) Acclamation (GB) Smullen Lynam hours later. Up until then, I=d been in visa limbo, and had been 9 11 Swish (Ire) Lilbourne Lad (Ire) McCullagh Feane telling people, AWell, I may, or may not, be going to Inner 10 4 Velveteen (GB) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Keane Lyons Mongolia on Aug. 18,@ Inner Mongolia just sounding more exotic 11 2 Yulong Baobei (Ire) Choisir (Aus) Foley Halford than China, and so the preferred nomenclature. All carry 126 pounds bar Hit the Bid, Leo Minor & Sportsmanship, 129. At the door was a hotel clerk, delivering my passport and visa, Sunday, Deauville, France, post time: 3.45 p.m. which had arrived in Newark from Washington DC just minutes DARLEY PRIX MORNY-G1, i350,000, 2yo, c/f, 6fT before. (The problem in obtaining the visa was a late start; I had SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER been traveling in 1 5 Tis Marvellous (GB) Harbour Watch (Ire) Kirby Cox Chile a week before, 2 1 Peace Envoy (Fr) Power (GB) O'Donoghue A O'Brien and the Chinese 3 3 Alrahma (GB) Shamardal Lemaitre Head embassy needs to 4 4 Al Johrah (GB) Bated Breath (GB) Benoist Devin have your physical 5 2 Lady Aurelia K Scat Daddy Dettori Ward All carry 122 pounds bar Tis Marvellous & Peace Envoy, 126. passport in hand to issue a visa.) Sunday, Deauville, France, post time: 4.20 p.m. But thanks to an DARLEY PRIX JEAN ROMANET-G1, i250,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 10fT expediting service, SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER and a few lively calls A >fabulous foursome=: Tom Ryan, Mick 1 3 Sayana (Fr) Galileo (Ire) Soumillon Royer-Dupre to said service by the Flanagan, WinStar=s Elliott Walden and China 2 5 Bateel (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Simcock TDN brass, I had a 3 1 Ame Bleue (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Boudot Fabre Horse Club=s Michael Wallace on the streets 4 9 Bocca Baciata (Ire) Big Bad Bob (Ire) O'Donoghue Harrington of Shanghai | twitter.com/@TomRyanKY visa in hand, and by 5 4 Royal Solitaire (Ire) Shamardal Starke Schiergen 11 a.m. was on a 6 2 Steip Amach (Ire) Vocalised Rispoli Smaga flight to Shanghai. It=s 25 hours on now, and I=m writing from a 7 7 Speedy Boarding (GB) Shamardal Tylicki Fanshawe hotel room in Ordos, a beautiful, modern, but sparsely 8 10 Sea Front (Fr) Le Havre (Ire) Cheminaud Libaud populated city (more on this later). 9 6 Game Theory (Ire) Aussie Rules Pasquier Clement The reason for the trip is the 2016 Chinese Equine Cultural 10 8 Carnachy (Ire) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Spencer Simcock Festival, which will include a four-race card on Sunday at nearby All carry 126 pounds. Yiqi Race Course, hosted by the China Horse Club. The CHC has imported 120 horses to Yiqi for the races, and local jockeys will be joined by riders from Russia, England, Barbardos, Australia and elsewhere. As you=d expect, there will be no wagering on the races, which are being held to promote Chinese racing both Gary King: V.P. International Operations in and out of the country. Kelsey Riley: International Editor Founded just three years ago, the China Horse Club has Emma Berry: European Editor Alan Carasso: Contributing Editor already become a major player on the international stage. Heather Anderson: Contributing Editor Helmed by Teo Ah Khing, the CHC campaigned the G1 Epsom Daithi Harvey: Irish Correspondent Derby winner Australia (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) along the Coolmore Sean Cronin & Tom Frary: Newmarket Bureau partners, and no fewer than 10 other Group 1 winners. Regular Columnists: Bill Oppenheim, Andrew Caulfield, John Berry, Chris McGrath, Kevin Blake Cont. p11 www.thetdn.com TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 11 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
Lucas Marquardt cont. Also Ran: Cunco (Ire), Mr Scaramanga (GB), Rebel de Lope (GB), At the recent Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, CHC purchased five Hellofahaste (GB), Ronald R (Ire), Arborist (Ire), Jackhammer yearlings alone and a sixth in partnership, including a pair of (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by colts by Tapit who made $800,000 and $750,000, respectively. Fasig-Tipton. On Saturday night, the CHC will host a gala dinner, and two Toughened by the nursery system, Montataire brought his tours of the city and cultural centers are on offer. Over the next experience of battle to bear on some unsuspecting rivals to two or three days, we=ll provide coverage of these events, give make light of his first black-type engagement. Successful over six you some background on the city of Ordos and its equine roots, furlongs at Ascot July 28 and over seven at Newmarket July 22, and dig deeper into what China Horse Club is, and what it=s the bay had finished four lengths second to Bear Valley (Ire) trying to accomplish. (Manduro {Ger}) over the latter trip at Goodwood July 28 before Back to the travel report. We=re glad to report potential that stable companion flopped in Wednesday=s G3 Acomb S. international incidents were kept to a minimum. At Shanghai=s Quickly at the head of affairs, he gradually wound it up and was Pudong airport, I did point to a smart phone in one Chinese beyond recall by the furlong marker as he romped to a clear-cut gentleman=s hand and ask, ADo you want me to take that?@ The success. The dam is a half to Lemon Chiffon (Lemon Drop Kid), thing was, his infant son was perched, somewhat precariously, who was third in the GII Las Palmas H. and GII Churchill Distaff on the same arm as he fumbled to hold his luggage with his right Turf Mile S. and who hails from the family of the GI Selene S. hand and take a selfie with his left. I=m not sure if he understood winner Zoftig (Cozzene). She has an as-yet unnamed yearling me or not, but it was only after he quickly walked away that I filly by Sea the Stars (Ire). registered that my offer might have been construed as an attempt to relieve him of his child. 5th-YOR, ,60,000, Mdn, 8-19, 2yo, 7fT, 1:24.33, gd. Luckily, I was still child-free when I ran into several RIVET (IRE) (c, 2, Fastnet Rock {Aus}--Starship {Ire}, by Galileo recognizable faces at the gate to my connecting flight to Ordos. {Ire}), went postward as the 15-8 pick returning from a July 22 SF Bloodstock=s Tom Ryan was there, along with Townley Hall=s debut second to Eqtiraan (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) going six panels at Mick Flanagan and the China Horse Club=s own Michael Wallace. Ascot and was one of 13 lining up in this storied Convivial WinStar=s Elliott Walden soon strolled up, as well, and before = long there were 15 or 20 international attendees milling about. Maiden, Britain s most valuable maiden race. Fresh until settling It should be a fun, interesting and educational few days with under cover after the this crew. Check back tomorrow. initial exchanges, the bay angled outside into the clear approaching the quarter-mile marker, but drifted left when swooping for control Friday=s Results: with 1 1/2 furlongs EBF STALLIONS STONEHENGE S.-Listed, ,30,000, SAL, 8-19, 2yo, remaining, and ran on 8fT, 1:42.63, gd. strongly under minimal 1--#MONTATAIRE (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Cape Cross (Ire) urging thereafter to 1st Dam: Chantilly Pearl, by Smart Strike Rivet | Racing Post account for 50-1 poke 2nd Dam: Cataballerina, by Tabasco Cat Contrapposto (Ire) 3rd Dam: Dancing Slippers, by Nijinsky II (Cacique {Ire}) by an impressive 3 1/4 lengths. AI told Frankie i > i > ( 29,000 RNA Wlg 14 GOFNOV; 90,000 Ylg 15 GOFSPT). [Dettori] to go up the inside, but he never listens to me,@ joked O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Tinnakill, P. trainer William Haggas. AHe=s got speed, he should stay a mile Lawlor & C. Beale (IRE); T-Mark Johnston; J-Franny Norton. and he=s a nice horse. It=s only a maiden and you never know, ,17,013. Lifetime Record: 7-4-2-0, $50,466. but he did pick up very well. He ran a nice race first time and 2--Gemina (Ire), 122, f, 2, Holy Roman Emperor (Ire)-- improved from it, like we hope all ours do. We=ve put him in a Gravitation (GB), by Galileo (Ire). O-Gillian, Lady Howard de few smart races, the [Sept. 10 G2] Champagne [S. at Doncaster], Walden. ,6,450. [Sept. 24 G1] Middle Park [S. at Newmarket] and [Oct. 8 3--Sea Fox (Ire), 127, c, 2, Kodiac (GB)--City Maiden, by Carson G1] Dewhurst [S. at Newmarket], just in case.@ Cont. p12 City. (8,000gns RNA Ylg >15 TATOCT; 20,000gns 2yo >16 TATHIT). O-Eric Griffiths & P D Evans. ,3,228. Margins: 5, 3/4, 2. Odds: 7.00, 16.00, 20.00. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 12 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
5th-YOR, cont. 6th-YOR, ,60,000, 8-19, 3yo, 8fT, 1:37.47, gd. ARCANADA (IRE) (g, 3, Arcano {Ire}--Bond Deal {Ire} {SW-US & Via Serendipity (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) a 320,000gns GSP-Ity, $257,489}, by Pivotal {GB}) Lifetime Record: 9-4-0-2, Tattersalls Breezer, loomed large on the bridle inside the final $98,915. O-The Arcanada Partnership; B-C J Foy (IRE); T-Tom quarter mile and made a highly encouraging debut, but Dascombe. *5,000gns Wlg >13 TATFOA; ,42,000 Ylg >14 DNPRM. inexperience told in the closing stages as he finished a neck further back in third. He is a half to G3 Gallinule S. victor and G2 ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: King Edward VII S. third Alexander Pope (Ire) (Danehill Dancer Swift Mover (Ire), f, 2, Sir Prancealot (Ire)--Ajla (Ire), by Exceed {Ire}) and a yearling colt by Declaration of War. His dam is a and Excel (Aus). SAL, 8-19, 6fT, 1:16.07. B-Tally Ho Stud (IRE). winning half to G2 Flying Childers S. victress and MG1SP *14,000gns Ylg >15 TATOCT. **18th winner for first-season sire European champion juvenile filly Superstar Leo (Ire) (College (by Tamayuz {GB}). Chapel {GB}), who produced G3 Molecomb S. and G3 King George S. winner Enticing (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) and stakes-winning Saturday, York, post time: 4.35 p.m. G3 Jersey S. runner-up Sentaril (GB) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), from JULIA GRAVES ROSES S.-Listed, ,60,000, 2yo, 5fT a family which includes Footstepsinthesand (GB), et al. Lifetime SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 8 Afandem (Ire) Vale of York (Ire) Atzeni Palmer Record: 2-1-1-0, $54,112. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 2 5 Big Time Baby (Ire) Dandy Man (Ire) Dettori Dascombe O-The Starship Partnership; B-Des Scott (IRE); T-William Haggas. 3 4 Final Reckoning (Ire) Dark Angel (Ire) Buick Appleby 4 2 Kyllang (Ire) Kyllachy (GB) Mulrennan Tate 3rd-SAN, ,6,000, Mdn, 8-19, 2yo, 7f 16yT, 1:31.27, g/f. 5 7 Secret Potion (GB) Stimulation (Ire) Keniry Harris DENINGY (GB) (g, 2, Sepoy {Aus}--Sky Wonder {GB}, by 6 1 Smokey Lane (Ire) Zebedee (GB) McDonogh Evans Observatory), runner-up going five furlongs at Ascot first time 7 3 Sutter County (GB) Invincible Spirit (Ire) Norton Johnston Apr. 27 and again when tackling six panels at Newbury in his 8 6 Megan Lily (Ire) Dragon Pulse (Ire) Garritty Fahey All carry 126 pounds bay Afandem, 129, & Megan Lily, 121. only other start July 21, was out quickly to stalk the pace in second for most of this return. Last off the bridle when inching closer inside the final quarter mile, the 7-4 favourite rolled to the front at the eighth pole and was ridden out from there to OBSERVATIONS account for the late-closing Calibration (Ire) (Excelebration {Ire}) on the European racing scene by a length. He is the third winner produced by Sky Wonder (GB) (Observatory), who is an unraced half to G1SW Hong Kong 2.05 Chester, Mdn, ,10,000, 2yo, 7f 2yT champion Mensa (GB) (Rudimentary) and GSW G1 Hong Kong ZACCHETTO (Bernardini) is a half-brother to the 2006 GI Wood Sprint runner-up Firebolt (Ire) (Flying Spur {Aus}). She is also the Memorial hero Bob and John (Seeking the Gold) out of the 1997 granddam of G3 Ridgewood Pearl S. victress Grecian Dancer GI La Brea S. runner-up Minister=s Melody (Deputy Minister) (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and G2 Flying Childers S. heroine Wunders who debuts for Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Dream (Ire) (Averti {Ire}), who in is the dam of black-type and Mark Johnston. Drawn widest of all in 11 on this tricky performers Inyordreams (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) and Fire Eyes (GB) turning track, he has his work cut out to make a winning start (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). The gelded chestnut, a sixth winner for against some already battle-hardened rivals. his freshman sire (by Elusive Quality), is kin to a filly foal by Mayson (GB). Sales history: 64,000gns Wlg >14 TATFOA; 50,000gns Ylg >15 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 3-1-2-0, $10,595. © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Godolphin; B-Bolton Grange (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior HANDICAP RESULTS: written permission of the copyright owner, 1st-YOR, ,65,000, 8-19, 3yo/up, 12fT, 2:30.38, g/f. MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race BARSANTI (IRE) (g, 4, Champs Elysees {GB}--Silver Star {GB} results and earnings was obtained from results charts {SP-Fr}, by Zafonic) Lifetime Record: MSP-Eng, 10-4-2-3, published by The Jockey Club Information Services and $165,052. O-Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum; B-Glenvale utilized here with their permission. Stud (IRE); T-Roger Varian. *170,000gns Ylg >13 TATOCT. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 13 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
best Argentic (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) by two lengths. The i16,000 OSLATE yearling is out of an unraced half-sister to MGSW Italian highweight Dream Impact (Royal Academy) and is a half-brother to Listed Prix Policeman third Rafale Bere (Fr), and to the dam of Friday=s Results: GSP Argentinian stakes winner Best Times (Arg) (Cima de PRIX PELLEAS - ECOLE BLONDEAU-Listed, i55,000, CLF, 8-19, Triomphe {Ire}). He is also kin to the yearling colt Frozen Bere 3yo, c/g, 9fT, 1:51.30, gd. (Fr) (Peer Gynt {Jpn}) and the colt foal Guess Bere (Fr) 1--#ALIGNEMENT (GB), 126, c, 3, by Pivotal (GB) (Hurricane Cat). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, i15,000. Video, 1st Dam: Soldata, by Maria=s Mon sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 2nd Dam: Soldera, by Polish Numbers O-Joel Seche, Jean-Pierre Barjon, Jean-Claude Rouget & 3rd Dam: La Pepite, by Mr. Prospector Jean-Pierre Vallee-Lambert; B-SNC Regnier & San Gabriel O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (GB); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias; J-Maxime Investments Inc (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. Guyon. i27,500. Lifetime Record: 8-4-1-1, i80,050. 2--Caribbean Blue (Ity), 126, c, 3, Storm Mountain (Ire)--Certosa 2nd-CLF, i25,000, Mdn, 8-19, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.50, gd. di Pavia (Ity), by Haafhd (GB). O-Dioscuri SRL. i11,000. +NORMANDEL (FR) (f, 2, Le Havre {Ire}--Lidana {Ire}, by King=s 3--Zhui Feng (Ire), 126, c, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Es Que (GB), Best) occupied a position in mid division after the initial strides by Inchinor (GB). (235,000gns Wlg >13 TATFOA; 340,000gns Ylg and was nudged forward rounding the home turn in this debut. >14 TAOCT). O-John Connolly & Odile Griffith. i8,250. Coming under increased pressure at the top of the straight, the Margins: 1, NK, 3/4. Odds: 2.80, 30.20, 45.40. well-backed 31-10 chalk powered into contention approaching Also Ran: Spectroscope, Jorvick, Vedevani (Fr), Guizot (Ire), the final furlong and kept on strongly under mainly whipless Aubenas (Fr), Percy Street (GB). Scratched: Royal Julius (Ire). coaxing in the closing stages to assert by 3/4-of-a-length from Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Upendi (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}). The bay is a half-sister and stablemate Fasig-Tipton. to last month=s G1 Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris hero Mont Alignement bookended a 12th in Deauville=s May 15 G1 Poule Ormel (Fr) (Air Chief Marshal {Ire}) and a yearling filly named d=Essai des Poulains with conditions scores at Fontainebleau Apr. Hocquigny (Fr) (Rajsaman {Fr}). They were produced by a 14 and at Lyon-Parilly June 18, and came into this off a sixth in winning half-sister to MG1SW highweight Linngari (Ire) (Indian the July 10 G1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly. The homebred bay was Ridge {Ire}), who in turn is out of a winning half to MSW G1 let go as the second favourite in a field of nine and settled Tattersalls Gold Cup runner-up Livadiya (Ire) (Shernazar {Ire}). behind the leaders in fifth after breaking alertly from an outer Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i12,500. Video, sponsored by Fasig- gate. Shuffled back one spot at halfway, he came under pressure Tipton. when slipping another on the home turn and kept on resolutely O-Gerard Augustin-Normand; B-Franklin Finance SA (FR); T-Pia under a final-quarter drive to claim a first black-type success in Brandt. ultimately snug fashion nearing the line. Alignement is a granddaughter of the stakes-winning G2 Windsor Forest S. third 3rd-CLF, i45,000, Cond, 8-19, 4yo/up, 9fT, 1:48.50, gd. Soldera (Polish Numbers), who produced five winners including SHUTTERBUG (FR) (Soldier of Fortune {Ire}--Nazlia {Fr}, by the winner=s dam Soldata and GII Coolmore Lexington-winning Polish Precedent) Lifetime Record: SW-Fr, SP-Ity & UAE, sire Exhi (Maria=s Mon). Soldera is herself a granddaughter of 11-4-3-1, i144,007. O-Mark Haenni; B-Antoine Fontaine (FR); Canadian Horse of the year and multiple champion Fanfreluche T-Michael Figge. *i14,000 Ylg >13 AROCT. **1/2 to Anahita (Fr) (Northern Dancer), from a family which includes MG1SW Holy (Turtle Bowl {Ire}), MGSP-UAE & GSP-Fr, $137,086; and Lakalas Roman Emperor (Ire) (Danehill). The winner=s siblings are the (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}), GSP-Fr. 2-year-old colt By Rail (GB) (Rail Link {GB}), the yearling filly Gravitas (Fr) (Intello {Ger}) and the filly foal Donizzeta ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: (Motivator {GB}). Soldata was bred to Speightstown this year. Passionate Breeze (Fr), c, 2, Amadeus Wolf (GB)--Liberty in Love (Fr), by Statue of Liberty. VHY, 8-18, 8fT, 1:44. B-Ecurie Biraben 1st-CLF, i25,000, Mdn, 8-19, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:25.80, gd. (FR). *i15,000 Ylg >15 ARAUG; i40,000 2yo >16 ARMAY. ELVIS (FR) (c, 2, Della Francesca--Fitness Queen, by Gilded +Liberale (Fr), f, 2, Literato (Fr)--Libre Lady (GB), by Librettist. Time), a debut fourth at Deauville last time July 30, raced in rear VHY, 8-18, 8fT, 1:43.45. B-Haras de Nonant Le Pin (FR). for most of this second go. Easing closer off the home turn, the *i10,000 Ylg >15 AROCT. 14-5 favourite swept by rivals to challenge approaching the final eighth and was ridden out in the latter stages to comfortably TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 14 OF 14 • THETDN.COM WEDNESDAY • 3 AUGUST, 2016
Saturday, Deauville, post time: 3.45 p.m. CRITERIUM DU FONDS EUROPEEN DE L=ELEVAGE-Listed, i122,000, 2yo, 8fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 3 Brametot (Ire) Rajsaman (Fr) C Demuro Rouget 2 5 Something Brewing (Fr) Clodovil (Ire) Hamelin Palussiere 3 4 High Alpha (Fr) Fuisse (Fr) Soumillon Hofer 4 2 Vadsariya (Fr) Exceed and Excel (Aus) Badel Royer-Dupre 5 1 Elegante Bere (Fr) Peer Gynt (Jpn) Gavilan Guillemin All carry 123 pounds bar Vadsariya & Elegante Bere, 120.
CONDITIONS RESULT: 2nd-KIL, i16,500, 8-19, 3yo, 8f 20yT, 1:44.42, g/y. ASPEN MOUNTAIN (IRE) (c, 3, Canford Cliffs {Ire}--Awjila {GB}, by Oasis Dream {GB}) Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-0, $26,400. O-Tadhg Geary; B-Glenvale Stud (IRE); T-David Wachman. *i190,000 Ylg >14 GOFORB.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER: Shes an Art (Ire), f, 3, Excellent Art (GB)--Ballyronan Girl (Ire), by Elbio (GB). KIL, 8-19, 11fT, 2:30.24. B-P. J. Kavanagh (IRE).
This Olympic Glory colt from Downtown Manhattan was born at the exact time Usain Bolt won his eighth gold medal when taking out the 200m Final at Rio. Olympic Glory is a first-season sire at Arrowfield Stud (stands at Haras de Bouquetot in France as well) in Australia