Visit the International Medication TDN Website: Summit June 13-14 www.thoroughbreddailynews.com P4 FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. FRONT OF HOUSE MIDDAY BACK ON TOP Victory in the Epsom Derby has so far eluded Midday (Oasis Dream {GB}), now a permanent fixture The Queen, but 2011 could mark a watershed year if at Warren Place, returned to the winner=s circle and Carlton House (Street Cry {Ire}) can build on suggested a sixth Group 1 triumph was just around the yesterday=s smooth success in York=s G2 Dante S. Sent corner with a typically spirted two-length victory in off at 11-4 for the Blue Riband=s premier trial, the yesterday=s G2 Middleton S. at York. The consistently impressive Newbury maiden high-class Juddmonte darling-- winner translated his unsuited by the moderate early impressive homework into fractions set by the canny racecourse action with a Frankie Dettori on Sajjhaa (GB) 1 1/2-length defeat of Seville (King=s Best)--made ground wide (Ger) (Galileo {Ire}) to of her stable companion provide Sir Michael Stoute Timepiece (GB) (Zamindar) as the with a sixth renewal. Keen long-time leader was asked to early off the slow gallop, the stretch against the favored bay wore down Ballydoyle=s stand=s rail. Tom Queally had to Carlton House racingpost/photos 5-4 favorite approaching the get busy in the saddle from three final furlong and was pushed out, but Midday gradually out to assert. AHis work had been very good and he has subdued Sajjhaa on the approach a very good turn-of-foot, so I probably would have been to the furlong marker and disappointed if he had got beaten today,@ winning asserted her superiority from jockey Ryan Moore commented. Cont. p2 Midday racingpost/photos there. AShe had wintered very well, but had been leaning on the Thursday, York, Britain bit at home and, knowing her, she was crying out for a TOTESPORT DANTE S.-G2, ,150,000, York, 5-12, race,@ trainer Henry Cecil commented of the mare, who 3yo, 10f 88ydsT, 2:13.49, gd. was having her first start since finishing second in the 1--#@CARLTON HOUSE, 126, c, 3, by Street Cry (Ire) GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf at Churchill Downs 1st Dam: Talented (GB) (GSW-GB & GSP-Fr, Nov. 5. Cont. p3 $101,237), by Bustino (GB) 2nd Dam: Triple Reef (GB), by Mill Reef 3rd Dam: Triple First (GB), by High Top (Ire) O-The Queen; B-Darley; T-Sir Michael Stoute; J-Ryan Moore; ,85,155. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, ,90,713. *1/2 to Friston Forest (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}), MSW & GSP-Fr, SP-Eng, $388,150. Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. 2--Seville (Ger), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Silverskaya, by Silver Hawk. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Tattersalls Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; ,32,280. 3--Pisco Sour, 126, c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Lynnwood Chase, by Horse Chestnut (SAf). (100,000gns yrl >09 TATOCT). O-Michael Kerr-Dineen; B-Hascombe Stud; T-Hugh Morrison; ,16,155. Margins: 1HF, 2HF, 3 1/4. Odds: 11-4, 5-4, 40-1. Also Ran: World Domination, Ashva, Yaseer (Ire). Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs, the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree or the Video, courtesy Racing UK. J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/13/11 • PAGE 2 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com A Gift Horse... Carlton House (Street Cry {Ire}) is named after the former Royal residence, which stood next to St James' Park in London and was demolished in 1825. The colt was bred by Darley, and presented to The Queen as a token of Sheikh Mohammed=s gratitude. John Warren explained, AHer Majesty had a horse called Highland Glen (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), who had been a bit troublesome in the stalls. The Sheikh wanted to buy him and take him to race in Dubai. As The Queen click for video doesn=t race in Dubai, she let him have the horse. The Sheikh was very grateful for the gift and, as a consequence, he sent her four yearlings. Sheikh Mohammed and John Ferguson handpicked the yearlings for her, and they are excellent judges.@ Bred by The Queen, Highland Glen broke his maiden on the turf at Lingfield in May of 2009, and won a pair of handicap races at the end of the season despite his reluctance to load into the starting stalls. He joined Sheikh Mohammed=s team that fall and, in his first run in the Godolphin blue, captured a lucrative Meydan handicap. An eye-catcher when a strong-finishing runner-up in a mile maiden at Salisbury on debut in late September, Carlton House sent out some positive signals when successful by nine lengths from Yaseer (GB) (Dansili {GB}) in a similar event over the same trip at Newbury the following month. Following some smart homework on Newmarket=s slopes, the Darley-bred colt had emerged as a leading light in the ante-post picture for the June 4 Epsom Classic and duly upstaged his The Queen=s Racing Manager John Warren said, contemporaries in this crucial test. Keen early in fourth AAfter he won at Newbury, I asked Michael >are we on off the slow pace set by Pisco Sour (Lemon Drop Kid), for a Derby trial?= and he replied >definitely= and that=s he was short of room in early stretch following that unlike him, as he usually sits on the fence. This will rival and Seville, who was committed by Christophe mean a lot to The Queen. She=s very aware, but doesn=t Soumillon with a quarter mile remaining. Squeezing try to influence. The excitement surrounding her having between that duo soon after, he needed only vigorous a Derby favorite will be great. After she had the Royal hand riding from Ryan Moore to subdue Ballydoyle=s Ascot winner a few years ago, people mentioned it at raider. World Domination (Empire Maker), the every public engagement for about two months.@ The well-touted 5-2 second favorite, briefly threatened in Queen, who inherited the string of her father, King the straight before fading into fourth. AIt was a horrible George VI, when he died in 1952, almost enjoyed race and he did well to win as they didn=t go any pace,@ Derby glory with her first Classic runner Aureole (GB) in jockey Ryan Moore said. AIt was a shame, because 1953. Running four days after her coronation, the colt no-one=s really learnt a great deal. It was messy and was second to Gordon Richards' mount Pinza (GB). Her everyone was trying to get in and get cover, but being silks have been carried to success in five Classics, with a trial, we decided to ride him that way. If it had been the last coming in 1977 courtesy of Dunfermline (GB) in another race, we would have gone on and let him bowl, both the Epsom Oaks and St Leger. Cont. p3 but we wanted to teach him and it was important it happened that way.@ Trainer Sir Michael Stoute, who COPA BULLRICH - SESSION 1-3 had won this five times, including with subsequent Derby winners Shahrastani in 1986 and North Light (Ire) SALE TOTALS 2011 2010 in 2004, revealed that the winner had suffered from a Catalogued 214 n/a No. Offered 181 190 foot infection a few weeks ago that put him off No. Sold 170 148 schedule slightly. He added, AWe thought it could be a RNAs 34 42 messy race and certainly turned out to be that, but he % RNA 18.5% 22.1% would have learned a bit. He went through a nice, tight High Price $132,678 $162,025 opening and let=s hope he progresses more from Gross $4,922,033 $4,662,795 that--he is relaxed enough and has a good mind.@ Average (% change) $28,953 (-8.1%) $31,505 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/13/11 • PAGE 3 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Re-Match On For Seville... Aidan O=Brien was offering no excuses for Seville afterwards. He told PA Sport, AIt was a very good race and a very good trial. We are delighted with our fellow, but the winner picked up better than we did. We can=t complain and the likelihood is he=ll go to Epsom.@ J “TDN Rising Star” J World Domination is one that will probably be giving Epsom a miss, according to Khalid Abdullah=s Racing Manager Teddy Grimthorpe. AWe are happy enough, but he=s still a big baby,@ Grimthorpe explained. AAt this stage, I=d say Epsom is unlikely--he might go to Ascot [for the June 16 G2 King Edward VII S.].@ Pisco Sour=s trainer Hughie Morrison is keen to try his colt in the June 4 Classic. He told PA Sport, AHe=s run a very good race--better than anyone would have thought. We came here thinking the ground would be good-to-soft, but it ended up being quite quick. I thought we might end up running in the G3 Queen=s Vase at Ascot, but we obviously have to look at the Derby now.@ Thursday, York, Britain TOTESPORT.COM MIDDLETON S.-G2, ,100,000, York, 5-12, 4yo/up, f/m, 10f 88ydsT, 2:10.05, gd. 1--MIDDAY (GB), 129, m, 5, by Oasis Dream (GB) 1st Dam: Midsummer (GB) (SP-GB), by Kingmambo 2nd Dam: Modena, by Roberto 3rd Dam: Mofida (GB), by Right Tack (GB) O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Henry Cecil; J-Tom Queally; ,56,770.