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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here NOTHING SOUR ABOUT JESSAMINE WIN SEVEN TO TAKE ON FRANKEL Patiently ridden by Alex Solis, Caroline Forgason=s J “TDN Rising Star” J Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) Somali Lemonade (Lemon Drop Kid) began passing will face seven rivals in tomorrow's G1 Queen Elizabeth horses on the final turn of Thursday=s GIII Jessamine S. II S. at Ascot after Cityscape (GB) (Selkirk) and Rio de at Keeneland, wheeled out widest of all in upper stretch la Plata (Rahy) were the only withdrawals Thursday. and powered her way past Sweet Cat (Kitten=s Joy) for Complete with his gallops lead horse and 3/4-brother an authoritative win in the Breeders= Cup AWin and Bullet Train (GB) You=re In@ event for the GII Juvenile Fillies Turf. It was (Sadler's Wells), Khalid the first try at two turns for the well-bred bay and the Abdullah's colt's second exceedingly impressive performance in as many unbeaten record will be career starts. She turned in an eye-opening effort in her in the hands of Tom Sept. 11 debut racing seven panels over a good Queally. "The feeling is Belmont turf, coming from 10th place and bridging an one of anticipation, and 11-length deficit before scoring by a widening 1 3/4 he goes in there with a lengths as a 10-1 chance. A bit flat-footed to start marvelous chance again here, Somali Lemonade was immediately guided down as he always does,@ Frankel Inpho to the fence and caboosed the field into the first turn said Queally. AHe seems and into the backstretch. She was still towards the tail very well at home, and of the field, but began to pick off horses--mostly under fingers crossed." Ian Mongan will have the task of her own courage--and had reached a midfield position towing the brilliant colt as far as he can on Bullet Train, by the time they neared the stretch. Confidently while one who will be looking to spoil the party is steered out to the middle of the turf course, softened a Giuliano Manfredini, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and bit by rain showers during the day, Somali Lemonade Susan Magnier's Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel took aim on Sweet Cat leaving the eighth pole and {Aus}). His trainer Marco Botti is not under any illusion sprinted by with relative ease. The duo pulled well clear as to the 3-year-old's task. "He looks in good order, but of Emerald Gold (War Front), who was exiting a third in whether he is good enough to beat Frankel, who the GI Del Mar Debutante S. AShe likes to take her time knows," the trainer said of the Sept. 11 G1 Prix du leaving the gate,@ Solis commented. AAfter that, just Moulin hero. "He has done really well and is much like the first time, I just let her do her thing. She=s so stronger, so we're hopeful." Cont. p3 professional behind all those horses. When we got to the half-mile pole, I called on her a little bit and she jumped in the bit right away and she was ready to do whatever I wanted. At the quarter pole, I got her out in the opening and she flew home.@ Chart p2 Somali Lemonade Keeneland/Coady Photography www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/14/11 • PAGE 2 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com JESSAMINE S.-GIII $150,000, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT Thursday, Keeneland Race Course JPMORGAN CHASE JESSAMINE S.-GIII, $150,000, KEE, 10-13, 2yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:45 1/5, yl. 1--#@SOMALI LEMONADE, 118, f, 2, by Lemon Drop Kid 1st Dam: Chic Corine, by Nureyev 2nd Dam: Chic Shirine, by Mr. Prospector 3rd Dam: Too Chic, by Blushing Groom (Fr) O-Caroline A Forgason; B-Cina Forgason (KY); T-Michael R Matz; J-Alex O Solis; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $120,000. *1/2 to Kris's Dancer (Kris S.), SW, $215,476; Chic Joy (A.P. Indy), GSP; Rasta Farian (Holy Bull), SW, $238,172. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: B. 2--Sweet Cat, 118, f, 2, Kitten=s Joy--Claire's Smile, by Carson City. ($95,000 yrl '10 KEESEP). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners; B-Runnymede Farm Inc & Catesby W Clay (KY); T-Todd A Pletcher; $30,000. 3--Emerald Gold, 118, f, 2, War Front--Dina Gold, by Seeking the Gold. ($130,000 yrl '10 FTKJUL). O-Glen Hill Farm; B-Gulf States Racing Stable III (KY); T-Thomas F Proctor; $15,000. Raised and Sold by Elm Tree Farm Margins: 1 3/4, 9, NK. Odds: 1.20, 4.30, 2.40. Also Ran: Spring Eclipse, Grace for Grace, Falconess, Honey Talk, Quick Silver Song, Soonerette, Piskacha, Charming Vixen, Bless My Halo. Scratched: Dream Pegasus, Slip Along Band. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. SO. HEMISPHERE RESULTS Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. Caroline Forgason may not be a name on the tip of Wednesday, Gavea, Brazil your tongue, but she is well-related. Forgason=s sister, GRAN PREMIO LINNEO DE PAULA MACHADO - Helen Alexander, is the owner and operator of GRANDE CRITERIUM-G1, $59,942, Gavea, 10-12, 3yo, Middlebrook Farm, and their mother, Helen K. Groves, 2000mT, 2:00.59, sf. was the name on the docket when Somali Lemonade=s 1--#@sENERGIA DAVOS (BRZ), 124, c, 3, by Torrential dam Chic Corine sold for $380,000 as a yearling at 1st Dam: Star Brisingamen, by Maria's Mon Keeneland July in 1993. Another of Forgason=s sisters, 2nd Dam: Unending Love, by Dixieland Band Emory Hamilton, purchased Somali Lemonade=s third 3rd Dam: Regal Road, by Graustark dam Too Chic for $100,000 at the King Ranch dispersal O/B-Stud Haras Estrela Energia; T-Guivanildo Duarte; at Keeneland in 1980 and bred very successfully from J-Carlos Lavor. Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-1. the mare, including Somali Lemonade=s second dam, Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 1987 GI Ashland S. winner Chic Shirine and MGISW Werk Nick Rating: C+ (1SW). Queena (Mr. Prospector), who produced GISW Brahms. 2--Taleban (Brz), 124, c, 3, Torrential--Tatushka (Brz), The Alexander sisters= grandfather was Robert J. by Sunny's Halo. O/B-Carlos Dos Santos; T-Cosme Kleberg Jr., who operated King Ranch in Texas and Morgado Neto. bred and owned 1946 Triple Crown winner Assault and 3--Invictus (Brz), 124, c, 3, Sulamani (Ire)--Get Back Middleground, winner of the 1950 Belmont S. (Brz), by Fast Gold. O/B-Beverly Hills Stud; Middlebrook Farm consigned Chic Corine, in foal to T-Venancio Nahid. Broken Vow at the 2007 Keeneland November Sale, Margins: 1 1/4, NO, NK. and it was Reynolds Bell who signed the ticket at $240,000 under his R B T S banner. Forgason is the sister-in-law of trainer Michael Matz, who is married to J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J another of Forgason=s sisters, Dorothy. Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/14/11 • PAGE 3 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com MOORE CALLED UP FOR THINK RIDE FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 QUEEN ELIZABETH II S. So You Think (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) will be reunited with Ryan Moore in tomorrow's G1 Qipco Champion S. at Ascot, for which a dozen were declared yesterday. Having ridden the 5-year-old in the May 22 G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh and the G1 Prince of Wales's S. at the Royal meeting at this venue June 15, the recently recuperated rider replaces Seamie Heffernan. In another late twist, Ed Dunlop declared Cristina Patino's four-time Group 1 winner Snow Fairy (Ire) (Intikhab), and Olivier Peslier will be on Jockey Musical Chairs... board. Third in the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe ahead Jamie Spencer keeps the ride on Excelebration, while of her G1 Irish Champion S. conqueror So You Think 13 Richard Strauss's June 17 G1 Coronation S. and days ago, she has bounced out of that contest in top Aug. 15 G1 Prix Jacques le Marois heroine Immortal order. "Mrs Patino is a very sporting owner, and she is Verse (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}) will be partnered by regular all for giving it a go," Dunlop explained. "The Champion rider Gerald Mosse. Richard Hughes was to stick with was never really on the agenda, as everything was G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua victor Dick Turpin (Ire) again focused on an autumn raid on Japan and Hong (Arakan), leaving Johnny Murtagh to ride Andrew Kong, but we had to rewrite the script somewhat after Tinkler's dual Guineas runner-up and Aug. 27 her injury in Dubai. Consequently, she only got started G2 Celebration Mile winner Dubawi Gold (GB) (Dubawi properly in July, so is still a relatively fresh filly. {Ire}). Last year's winner Poet's Voice (GB) (Dubawi Obviously, it is a concern that the race comes up only 13 days after the Arc, but she has taken her exertions {Ire}) has Frankie Dettori on board, while Jimmy in Paris better than we could have hoped, and she Fortune is on Pearl Bloodstock's Aug. 11 G3 Sovereign looked in great form when she worked up the Al S. scorer Side Glance (GB) (Passing Glance {GB}). Bahathri under Adrian McCarthy on Wednesday morning." Cont. p4 QUEEN ELIZABETH II S.