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SATURDAY, 26 JUNE 2021 DEFINING MOMENT EFTBA AT THE FOREFRONT OF EASING MARE MOVEMENTS By Emma Berry The 2021 breeding season was hit by the perfect storm of ongoing Covid travel restrictions and the end of the transition period that meant Britain's exit from the European Union is now complete. Brexit has been a thorn in the industry's side for five years. For those in Britain who were opposed to it, it has long been considered a gratuitous act of economic self-harm for the country, but the damage done is not restricted to that island. Brexit has affected modes of operation for untold businesses within neighbouring European countries, and it has destroyed what has for more than 40 years helped to maintain a largely disease-free European Thoroughbred breeding herd: the Tripartite Agreement (TPA). Increased red tape surrounding equine transportation between the UK and the EU post-Brexit, not to mention the High Definition (Ire) | racingfotos.com uncertainty of potential delays at the borders, has led to a decrease in the movement of breeding stock of more than 60% How High Definition (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) would have fared at this year among the former TPA countries. Cont. p4 Epsom will forever be the stuff of conjecture, but Saturday sees Ballydoyle=s TDN Rising Star return to his safe hunting ground of The Curragh to prove his worth in the G1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Renowned for his trademark late flourish at two, he swooped from rear to collar Wordsworth (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) on debut over a mile here in August before repeating the trick in the G2 Beresford S. the following month. If his comeback effort when third in the G2 Dante S. over an extended 10 furlongs at York May 13 is taken at face value, he will need to find extra to ward off the kind of strong challenge that has been lacking in this Classic in recent times. AI think he=s versatile ground-wise, but we think the better the ground, the better it will suit him,@ commented Aidan O=Brien, who has won this a staggering 14 times since 1997. Since 2006, Ballydoyle have been denied on only four occasions, with the biggest gap between victories coming from Des Leadon and Mariann Klay | Goffs 2014 to 2017 while the operation have also enjoyed an amazing seven clean sweeps of the first three places including in the last two renewals. It falls on Van Gogh (American Pharoah) and the aforementioned Wordsworth to attempt a repeat this time, with IN TDN AMERICA TODAY the two outsiders Arturo Toscanini (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and CHURCHILL FINISHES STRONG Matchless (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) thrown in for good measure. The Churchill Downs meet concludes Saturday with a blockbuster card, including the GII Stephen Foster S. Click or tap Cont. p2 here to go straight to TDN America. TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 26 JUNE 2021 Cont. from p1 Stud and Aquis Farm=s Lone Eagle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), but the Van Gogh was third behind Mac Swiney (Ire) (New Approach Martyn Meade representative is more than worthy of his place {Ire}) in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas here May 22 before finishing in this line-up. Fourth when considered under-par in the 10th under Colin Keane in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly notorious Apr. 23 G3 Sandown Classic Trial, he went on to give June 6, while Wordsworth is backed up 10 days after his second that race=s runner-up Yibir (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) five pounds and a in the G2 Queen=s Vase at Royal Ascot. four-length beating in Goodwood=s Listed Cocked Hat S. over an AIt=s Van Gogh=s first time over a mile and a half. We were extended 11 furlongs May 21. Denied his opportunity at Epsom happy with his run in France--he didn=t have a good draw, but due to a dirty scope, he is a fascinating contender here. AWe we thought he ran very well,@ couldn=t be happier with O=Brien added. AWordsworth is him,@ Meade said. AIt=s not in good form. He only ran in easy with all the travelling Ascot last week, but he seems and everything, but he=s to have come out of the race going in as a fresh horse, well. We always thought he having missed Epsom and would stay well. It was the first we=ve got a good man on time he ran over that distance his back to run against the in Ascot and obviously his Irish. What will be will be, brother [Kew Gardens] stayed but it would be nice to think very well.@ if he runs up to his best he Unusually, none of the should have a really good Ballydoyle representatives chance.@ were in action at Epsom, with Elsewhere on the card, the Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) (Galileo G2 GAIN Railway S. sees {Ire}) tasked to go it alone. In Craig Bernick and Antony the June 5 Derby, Amo Racing=s Mac Swiney (left) | racingfotos.com Beck=s Castle Star (Ire) Mojo Star (Ire) (Sea the Stars (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) {Ire}) was clear of Godolphin=s Hurricane Lane (Ire) (Frankel bid to confirm the form of his ready defeat of Masseto (GB) {GB}) and Mac Swiney, but Hurricane Lane holds High Definition (Territories {Ire}) in the course-and-distance G3 Marble Hill S. on the form of his Dante success and he lost both front shoes at May 22. The runner-up has since franked the form by finishing 1 Epsom. Since 2000, there have been 15 winners of this that 3/4-lengths fourth in the G2 Coventry S. at Royal Ascot last came from the Derby and Charlie Appleby is hoping that Tuesday, where the re-opposing The Acropolis (Ire) (Churchill Hurricane Lane can continue to build on his early promise. AWe {Ire}) was ninth. Castle Star=s trainer Fozzy Stack said, AIt looks a were pleased with Hurricane Lane=s effort at Epsom Downs and strong renewal, but he=s got a nice draw and he seems in good he has more experience under his belt going into this,@ he said. order, so we=re hopeful of a good run. The ground won=t be as AHe was an inexperienced horse going into the Derby and it may soft as it was in the Marble Hill, but I don=t see that being a have found him out slightly, but he has definitely sharpened up problem for him.@ for the run. The style of the track at the Curragh should suit him Aidan O=Brien, who has saddled 13 winners of this, needs one better and, if he can repeat his Derby effort, it will certainly more to equal the record of Dr Vincent O=Brien and along with make him very competitive.@ The Acropolis also has a key contender in Cadamosto (Ire) (No Jim Bolger feels that Mac Swiney has more to offer than he did Nay Never). He was fourth in last Thursday=s G2 Norfolk S. at in the Derby and said, AI don=t believe we saw the best of him at Royal Ascot and is the pick of Ryan Moore. AThe Ascot run was Epsom. It was just one of those runs, that I don=t think on the Cadamosto=s first for a good while and he seems to have taken it day he was on top of his game so I=m hopeful he can reverse the well,@ the trainer said. AThe Acropolis ran well at Ascot. He just placings with the ones that finished in front of him. It won=t be got a little bit hampered about a furlong and a half down, but he easily-won, but we feel we have a fighter on our hands and ran well.@ Moore added, AHe has plenty of pace, but the step up hopefully he=ll be 100 per-cent on Saturday. If he is, I don=t to six furlongs should be fine here given the way he finished off expect him to be too far away.@ his race at Ascot. The Acropolis=s run in the Coventry can also be Since 1994, there has been only one British-trained winner in marked up given he was not ideally drawn there and it wouldn=t Jack Hobbs (GB) (Halling) which does not bode well for Ballylinch surprise me at all if he were to run very well.@ TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 17 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 26 JUNE 2021 David Loughnane pitches the Norfolk runner-up Go Bears Go (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) back into action and he said, AHe came out of Ascot really well, so we said we=d take a crack at it. If he turns up in the same form as he went to Ascot, I think he=ll put up a big show. I still very much believe he=s the best we=ve trained and I think we=ve plenty to look forward to with him.@ Given the strength in depth of this edition, Peter Brant=s TDN Rising Star Senior Vice President Gary King Dr Zempf (GB) (Dark Angel {Ire}) will have to be every bit as Twitter: @garykingTDN good as looked on his winning debut over this track and trip [email protected] June 2. The form of that contest has subsequently been boosted + 1.732.320.0975 and jockey Colin Keane is expecting a bold show. AHe looked nice on his first start--he was a good winner I thought on the International Editor day,@ he said.