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HEADLINE NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, Good Luck to Exchange Rate’s 2YO call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 JULIET’S SPIRIT in the My Dear S. STOKING THE FIRE INGLIS BROODMARE SETS SO HEM RECORD In a dramatic finish to the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish The eight-year-old mare Milanova (Aus) (Danehill-- Derby, it was Frozen Fire (Ger) (Montjeu {Ire}) who L=On Vite, by Secretariat) was expected to be the high- emerged victorious to provide Aidan O=Brien and light at Sunday=s session of the Inglis Australian Breed- Seamus Heffernan with con- ing Stock Sale in Newmarket, and she didn=t disappoint. secutive renewals of The The subject of heavy com- Curragh Classic. As with Sol- petition from several breed- dier of Fortune (Ire) 12 ing operations, the bay was months ago, it was the stable finally hammered down to jockey=s rejected mount who Coolmore Australia for a bounced back from an un- Southern Hemisphere re- placed effort in the G1 Epsom cord A$5 million. She Getty Images Derby to cause a 16-1 upset. eclipsed the previous mark Johnny Murtagh had looked to of A$3.4 million, set by the Milanova & Encosta de Lago Filly have the contest won on Alessandro Volta (GB) broodmare prospect Virage www.tyreel.com (Montjeu {Ire}), but that rival swerved across Tartan de Fortune (Aus) (Anabaa) Bearer (Ire) (Spectrum {Ire}) with a furlong remaining, at last year=s Inglis Australian Easter Broodmare Sale. In and it was left to Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and foal to Encosta de Lago (Aus), Milanova was part of the Susan Magnier=s second string to attack widest of all. 12-horse Tyreel Thoroughbred Stud reduction. A Frozen Fire swept to a two-length success from the Group 3 winner and runner-up in the G1 Australasian closing Casual Conquest (Ire) (Hernando {Fr}). AI think Oaks, she is a full sister to champion Holy Roman Em- Alessandro Volta got stage fright when he turned into peror (Ire); her second dam is Fanfreluche (Northern the straight, and he wouldn=t have seen a crowd like Dancer). AGenuine good horses like her that come on that in front of him before,@ said trainer Aidan O'Brien, the market always attract genuine money,@ Coolmore adding, AFrozen Fire was second in the [G2] Dante S., Australia=s General Manager Michael Kirwan said. AShe=s but got trapped back in the Derby, and [jockey] Mick got a world-class pedigree, and Coolmore has enjoyed a Kinane said afterwards he was very happy with him lot of success with the family, with not only Holy Ro- and that he was a very good horse.@ Cont. p2 man Emperor, but Encosta De Lago, who will be cham- pion sire this year.@ Cont. p8-9 Sunday, Curragh, Ireland DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY-G1, i1,500,000, Curragh, 6-29, 3yo, c/f, 1 1/2mT, 2:31.96, gd/yl. 1--#@sFROZEN FIRE (GER), 126, c, 3, by Montjeu (Ire) 1st Dam: Flamingo Sea, by Woodman 2nd Dam: Fabula Dancer, by Northern Dancer 3rd Dam: Fair Rosalind, by Exclusive Native (i250,000 yrl >06 GOFFEB). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Jurgen & Wolfgang Hoyer; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-S Heffernan; i843,000. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, i898,837. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. 2--Casual Conquest (Ire), 126, c, 3, Hernando (Fr)--Lady Luck (Ire), by Kris (GB). O/B-Moyglare Stud Farm; T-Dermot Weld; i300,000. *3--Tartan Bearer (Ire), 126, c, 3, Spectrum (Ire)-- Highland Gift (Ire), by Generous (Ire). O/B-Ballymacoll Stud Farm; T-Sir Michael Stoute; i150,000. Margins: (2, HF, SHD). Odds: 16-1, 4-1, 1-1. Also Ran: Alessandro Volta (GB), Curtain Call (Fr), Bashkirov (GB), Winchester, Centennial (Ire), Upton Grey (Ire), Hindu Kush (Ire), Washington Irving (Ire). Scratched: New Approach (Ire). *Alessandro Volta ran third, but was DQ=d to fourth. www.overbrookfarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/30/08 • PAGE 2 of 9 Irish Derby cont. Not Curtains for Call... Stepping up from a debut win at Gowran Park last Newmarket-based trainer Luca Cumani was philo- August, Frozen Fire was pitched straight into the sophical in defeat after Curtain Call (Fr) (Sadler=s Wells) Oct. 27 G1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster and fin- suffered interference, which compromised his Derby ished a well-beaten eighth aspirations for a second time. AHe was in full flow and behind Ibn Khaldun. He ma- lost momentum when he was hampered by Alessandro tured over the winter, return- Volta,@ Cumani reflected. AIt was difficult to recover ing to run a promising second after that, but I don=t think he would have won even to Tartan Bearer in the without the interference and I=m happy with the way he May 15 G2 Dante S. at York, has run. He showed he belongs to this class, his race in but failed to handle the the English Derby was all wrong, and he was much rollercoaster undulations when more competitive than he was at Epsom.@ With regard 11th in the G1 Epsom Derby to future targets, Cumani continued, AWe have no im- last time June 7. Settled in mediate plans. If he recovers well and quickly, he could rear for most of this second go to France for the G1 Grand Prix de Paris [at domestic outing, he came un- Longchamp July 14], but we=ll see.@ der pressure soon after turn- ing for home. Galvanized by We Did Start the Fire... Seamus Heffernan=s urgings, Frozen Fire was foaled and raised at Michael Andree=s Getty Images he was steered to the outside, Gestut Romerhof near Cologne. The best horse raced away from the trouble which by his breeders, Jurgen and Wolfgang Hoyer, was the was unfolding in the center of the track, and swooped globetrotting World Series and G1 Singapore Interna- wide and late to claim glory. AThis is down to a lot of tional Cup winner Epalo (Ger). They bought Frozen people and it=s been a privilege to have been involved in Fire=s dam Flamingo Sea, winner of a maiden at Leipzig, it,@ admitted Aidan O=Brien. ASeamus has worked very in foal to Acatenango (Ger) which seemed a good idea hard and is a great judge of a horse. Nobody deserves it as she is a Woodman half-sister to the German Oaks more than him and I couldn't be happier. All we wanted heroine Flamingo Road, who was also by Acatenango. was a strong, even gallop, and this is great for every- The resulting foal was the average handicapper one involved, as there are so many people in the team Feuersturm (Ger). Frozen Fire was sold as a yearling at who make this happen. The Curragh is probably the Goffs February Sale in 2006 where, as the only greatest track in the world, as it is very fair and really Montjeu in the sale, he realised i250,000. Flamingo tests a horse over a mile and a half. It=s a very special Sea herself has been through the ring twice since the race.@ birth of her best offspring, both times at Tattersalls= New Approach Forced to Scratch... December Sale. She was knocked down to Scuderia Princess Haya of Jordan=s New Approach (Ire) (Galileo Blueberry for 36,000gns in 2005 and was purchased by {Ire}) was not 100 percent yesterday and was taken Horse France for 135,000gns one year later. Frozen out of the Irish Derby. AHe=s still not sound and the Fire=s 2006 half-sister (by Tiger Hill {Ire}) sold to problem may not be in his foot,@ trainer Jim Bolger said, Francesca Turri for i42,000 at last September's Select adding that the G1 Epsom Derby hero was off in his Yearling Sale at Milan. near hind leg. AWe=re going to take scans [Monday], but Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com he wasn=t sound enough to go racing, so he won=t be catalogue-style pedigree. confirmed for the G1 Eclipse S. [at Sandown July 5].@ P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/30/08 • PAGE 3 of 9 Sunday, Saint-Cloud, France Settled closer to the front alongside Soldier of Fortune GRAND PRIX DE SAINT-CLOUD-G1, i400,000, Saint- off the generous fractions carved out by the rabbits, he Cloud, 6-29, 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:28.20, gd. was full of run when launched between rivals at the top 1--YOUMZAIN (IRE), 128, h, 5, by Sinndar (Ire) of the stretch. Quickening past the Ballydoyle chal- 1st Dam: Sadima (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells lenger passing the quarter pole, the bay was always in 2nd Dam: Anima (GB), by Ajdal control despite the game efforts of the runner-up as 3rd Dam: Cocotte (GB), by Troy (GB) they pulled clear of the remainder. Trainer Mick (30,000gns yrl >04 TATOCT). O-Jaber Abdullah; Channon remarked, AHe worked brilliantly last week; I B-Frank Dunne; T-Mick Channon; J-Richard Hughes; really thought he had a great chance today and, indeed, i228,560. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Ger at 11-14f, he won very well.@ Looking ahead, he added, AIt has GSW & MG1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ire & UAE, G1SW-Ger; always been the plan to go for the G1 King George VI 19-6-4-4, i1,809,679. *1/2 to Creachadoir (Ire) & Queen Elizabeth S.