Saturday in the Park One for the Ladies?
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here SATURDAY IN THE PARK ONE FOR THE LADIES? Yesterday=s card at Belmont Park was dubbed as With Sarafina (Fr) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}), Galikova ASuper Saturday,@ and it sure lived up to the billing (Fr) (Galileo {Ire}), Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab) and despite wet conditions. Last Danedream (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}) in the line-up, today=s year=s champion juvenile renewal of the G1 Qatar Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe could Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) be all about the females. Few have managed to overhaul proved to be one of the the colts in this feature, but the strengthening and brightest stars on the day, upgrading of Europe=s distaff program may be bringing a getting back on track against return to the era of Allez France, Ivanjica, Three Troikas older horses with a sharp (Fr), Detroit (Fr), Gold River (Fr), Akiyda (GB) and All three-length win over Along (Fr), who all triumphed here from 1974-1983. Jackson Bend (Hear No Evil) Sarafina represents the powerful axis of His Highness in the GII Kelso H. The The Aga Khan and Alain de Royer-Dupre, who Uncle Mo Repole Stable colorbearer has masterminded the success of the best filly in Adam Coglianese his sights set on the generations Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) here in 2008, and GI Breeders= Cup Classic some may suggest she is unlucky not to have already next. Fox Hill Farm=s Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) captured Europe=s feature. Hampered before rallying into apparently has plenty left in the tank after defeating the third behind Workforce (GB) (King=s Best) 12 months boys in the GI Woodward S. this summer, returning to ago, the homebred has cruised through her light her own division with a dominating 8 1/4-length win in 4-year-old campaign, which has been crafted with this the GI Beldame Invitational race in mind. Playing her trump card acceleration to S. She will be pointed to the outclass the subsequent G1 Prix Jean Romanet winner $5-million centerpiece at Announce (GB) (Selkirk) in the G2 Prix Corrida at Churchill as well. Preston Saint-Cloud May 23, the J “TDN Rising Star” J Stables=s Flat Out (Flatter) performed the same trick at the expense of Cirrus des finally got his Grade I victory Aigles (Fr) (Even Top {Ire}) in the June 26 G1 Grand with a smart 2 1/4-length Prix de Saint-Cloud before defeating Hiruno d=Amour success over Drosselmeyer (Jpn) (Manhattan Cafe {Jpn}) and St Nicholas Abbey (Distorted Humor) in the (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) under Christophe Lemaire in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. course-and-distance G2 Prix Foy last time Sept. 11. Favored Stay Thirsty Havre de Grace (Bernardini), taking on older Adam Coglianese horses for the first time in his career, had to settle for third. Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), owned by Martin Schwartz, made it two straight top shelf wins following her heroics in the GI Beverly D. S. with a two-length decision in the GI Flower Bowl Invitational. Cape Blanco (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) just hung on to record his third straight Grade I win in this country in the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational. The Mrs. Fitri Hay, Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier and Michael Flat Out Tabor colorbearer held off Adam Coglianese Dean=s Kitten (Kitten=s Joy) by a nose. Shivananda Parbhoo=s Giant Ryan (Freud) pulled off the only real upset of the day, delivering a 12-1 victory in the GI Vosburgh Invitational. Favored Trappe Shot (Tapit) completed the superfecta. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/2/11 • PAGE 2 of 28 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Weekend He continued, AShe is easier than Goldikova, who has more temperament and is a bit more coltish. In the Brought to Vermeille, I was very impressed by the way she relaxed you by and then finished. The weight-for-age is in the favor of the 3-year-olds, and she is the right type for the Arc. I North American Home of International Racing fancy her a lot. Winning a Group 1 was the goal and www.amwestentertainment.com this is the cherry on the cake--if she doesn=t win, there will be other Group 1s and she will improve again. Next AWe wanted to make as less an effort as possible in year, she definitely stays in training and will be a lovely the Foy and when she changed legs at the end, she was 4-year-old, so we know we have time. I don=t think she very impressive,@ Lemaire said. AI had to go through a will go up to six like her sister, but she will have a good narrow gap there, but she wasn=t scared. Even if the year next year. Three-time Arc-winner Olivier Peslier statistics are not for us, I am sure she can do it, as she @ added, "She is in good form and won well last time, and is a very strong and classy filly.@ De Royer-Dupre added, in the Diane she wasn=t 100%, despite finishing second. AShe was very well for the Arc last year and finished At Deauville and Longchamp, she showed she is well having had a terrible race, but this year she looks improving and her form is very good. It is hard to win more mature. We didn=t want to run her too much this with a 3-year-old filly, and not so many have done it, season to keep her fresh for the Arc. She doesn=t need but she is very well and has a chance. Sarafina won too much work and is easy to train. She has a good turn well last time and the Japanese aren t bad either, nor is of foot and can go on any ground. If she runs well, she = Reliable Man, but the race is open.@ could run against the colts in the GI Breeders= Cup Turf.@ A Wertheimer Gala? Hard and Fast Trends... In recent times, 3-year-old colts have dominated With two leading chances in the 2-year-old races as proceedings by accounting for 13 of the last 17 Arc well as Goldikova (Ire) (Anabaa) in the preceding G1 Prix winners. Andre Fabre was responsible for five of those, de la Foret, the Wertheimer operation could be enjoying making his tally seven in total since Trempolino got him a benefit before that stellar off the mark in 1988. Blighted by a virus in his stable performer=s half-sister Galikova (Fr) this season, Chantilly's maestro has also lost the (Galileo {Ire}) steps out for this June 3 G1 Epsom Derby hero Pour Moi (Ire) (Montjeu test. The J “TDN Rising Star” {Ire}) from his armory, but still has a live contender in J broke through at the highest the Rothschild Family's Meandre (Fr) (Slickly {Fr}). level when besting Ecurie la Boetie=s Impressive when accounting for Seville (Ger) (Galileo June 26 G2 Prix de Malleret winner {Ire}), Reliable Man (GB) (Dalakhani {Ire}) and Treasure Testosterone (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) and Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in the July 14 G1 Grand Prix The Aga Khan=s Aug. 12 G3 Prix de Paris over this track and trip, the grey homebred was Minerve scorer Shareta (Ire) reported to have suffered an interrupted preparation (Sinndar {Ire}) in the Sept. 11 G1 ahead of his respectable two-length second to Reliable Prix Vermeille. She previously Man in the all-important prep, the G2 Prix Niel, over the finished runner-up in the G1 Prix de same course and distance Sept. 11. Reliable Man, who Diane at Chantilly June 12 and won had won the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly the G2 Prix Guillaume d=Ornano at June 5, is bidding to become the first to follow up here Deauville Aug. 15, so she has as Freddy Head since that Classic was dropped to 1 5/16 miles in 2005. much experience as connections Michael J. Marten Trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre would have preferred the have been able to put her way softer ground he encountered in the Niel, but still holds ahead of this contest. AI knew she was going to make a high hopes for the Pride Racing Club's contender, who lot of progress, but I wasn=t sure she would be an Arc bids to emulate his sire's success here after winning the filly,@ explained trainer Freddy Head, who won this race Prix du Jockey Club in its old guise as a 12-furlong four times as a jockey. AI knew she was a good filly, but Classic in 2003. AHe is not too different from Dalakhani, like her sister she needed a bit of time, and was not he has the same ability and has a long acceleration, is precocious. She is no problem to deal with, is very easy easy to ride and is never anxious before a race and to train and has speed and stays.@ never pulls," de Royer-Dupre said. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/2/11 • PAGE 3 of 28 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Arc Preview cont. Owner-breeder Sven Hanson, whose syndicate is De Royer-Dupre continued, "He is mature and named after his 2006 Arc runner-up Pride (Fr) (Peintre Gerald [Mosse] has a good connection with him. I knew Celebre), reiterated that last point when adding, "We from the beginning he was a Group 1 horse, and he is are excited, but we would like to see some rain, as the up there with the best.