MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here OXBOW CONFIRMED FOR BELMONT F-T MIDLANTIC SALE STARTS TODAY Trainer D. Wayne Lukas headed back to Churchill The juvenile sales have been setting records all Downs early Sunday season long and the show moves to Maryland Monday morning with his nine-horse when the two-day Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year- contingent that included Olds in Training Sale kicks off at 10 a.m. in Timonium. GI Preakness S. winner AI am very optimistic that we=ll have a very good Oxbow (Awesome Again), marketplace,@ commented Fasig-Tipton President Boyd who will train at Churchill Browning, Jr. AThe market has been very strong all for the next few weeks spring and all indications from pre-sale activity, in terms before vanning up to of the breeze show and the crowd here [at the barns] contest the looking at horses the last three days, have all been Oxbow and D. Wayne Lukas GI Belmont S. June 8. AI positive.@ Jim McCue was trying to be politically The Midlantic sale sits on a geographic crossroads that makes it an ideal location to attract horsemen from correct all week, but I several racing districts, many of them with regional thought [Oxbow] was the toughest horse,@ the Hall of programs bolstered by slots-infused purses. Famer said of the 15-1 shot=s run in the Classic. AI AWithin a four-hour drive from Timonium, Maryland, thought if there was some adversity or something went you feed a number of racing jurisdictions and the wrong, he had the best chance to overcome.@ Cont. p3 diversity of buyers has always been an important component of this sale,@ Browning said. AWe see faces ATTACK IN SINGAPORE here from New York, from California, from For all that he has achieved in his many years at the Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Kentucky. And track, the one glaring omission for trainer John Moore there are several Korean groups here ready to buy was the lack of a Group 1 on foreign soil. Not only was horses, so we=ll have an international flavor, too.@ he able to cross that off his bucket list with Military Consignor Nick de Meric has participated in juvenile Attack (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire})=s emphatic score in Sunday=s sales this spring in California, Florida and Kentucky, but SAI Cup, but he also saddled G1 Champions Mile hero he admitted the Maryland market will bring new faces Dan Excel (Ire) (Shamardal) to an outstanding runner-up to the buying bench. effort. AI=ve finally got the icing on the cake! I=ve been AIt does have a good geographical lure because it is trying to win this race for years and I=ve finally done it,@ within reach of so many racetracks, and of course, said the 63-year-old, nearing compulsory retirement in New York, and as the focus shifts more to the Hong Kong and who northeast, this sale is right in the right spot for it,@ de saddled the two most Meric said. Cont. p 11 recent runners-up in this event Irian (Ger) (Tertullian) in 2011 and Zaidan (Street Cry {Ire}) last year. Formerly trained in Europe as Rave, Military Attack has really come to hand Military Attack this year, with a turfclub.com.sg breakthrough win in the January Cup at Happy Valley and a defeat of two- time G1 Hong Kong Cup hero California Memory (Highest Honor {Fr}) in the Hong Kong Gold Cup the following month. After proving narrowly best under top weight of 133 pounds in the Premier Plate H. Mar. 24, he completed his ascent to the top with a 10-1 upset in the G1 Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup Apr. 28. While winners of that event like Presvis (GB) (Sakhee) have pressed on to this, Military Attack was looking to become the first to complete the double and did so with complete authority. Cont. p5 In This Issue More from Singapore 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher [email protected] • @suefinley Editorial [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor The Kranji Dragon Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Liesl King Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Liesl King reports on the celebrations surrounding the International Racing Justina Severni, Assistant Editor Festival at Kranj. 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As brilliant as we were two weeks ago, we weren=t as brilliant yesterday.@ Preakness runner-up Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron) exited the race Aon a 1-to-10 scale [as a] 10 plus,@ OXBOW CONFIRMED FOR BELMONT (cont from p1) according to trainer Eddie Plesa, Jr. AI wouldn=t take Another poignant moment occurred after the anything away from Wayne=s horse, but they went the Preakness between Lukas and fellow trainer Bob half in 48-and-change, he said of the trip. That s Baffert, who sent out eight-place finisher Govenor @ A = Charlie (Midnight Lute). pretty much walking. Did that help his horse? AOver the years a lot of people thought that Baffert Absolutely. Did it hurt my horse? Absolutely. I won=t and I had a rivalry, when actually we come from pretty say anything other than: >I wish the pace would have similar backgrounds and we=re pretty good friends,@ been quicker.= Everybody was throwing him out [in the Lukas said. AIt was really significant yesterday when he Preakness] because he couldn=t get the distance and he came down and congratulated me right after the race. ran a lousy race [in the Derby]. I hate to use slop as an A mutual friend of ours said that when his horse didn=t excuse, but it was a valid excuse. We all knew that. look like he was getting it done at the half-mile pole, Not for us, but for other people, [his effort Saturday] Bob and a friend were jumping up and down and validates his ability.@ As for the Belmont S., AIt=s 50-50 saying: >Go get >em, Lukey.@ at best. The [GI] Haskell [S. July 28] is on my list. God GI Kentucky Derby hero Orb (Malibu Moon), who willing, that=s a certainty.@ finished a disappointing fourth Saturday, boarded a van Mylute (Midnight Lute)=s rallying third-place effort bound for New York Sunday morning. pleased trainer Tom Amoss. AUpon reflection, I think my AHe came out of it fine,@ trainer Shug McGaughey horse ran the best race of his career, Amoss said. The said of the Janney and Phipps colorbearer. He s sound. @ A A = slow pace was impossible for us to overcome and yet Physically, everything is fine. We=ll get him up the road and evaluate the situation to see where we=ll go. I want he still ran a very good race. I don=t know where the to see him bounce back and see his soundness level rest of the speed went in yesterday=s Preakness. It and his energy level. I think there are a lot of good wins looked like there was quite a bit on paper, but it just down the road for him.@ didn=t materialize.@ Amoss said of Oxbow=s Although the race didn=t turn out as McGaughey had performance, AIt was a masterful job. As far as Wayne hoped, he has no excuses for the performance. AThe is concerned, you=ve got to tip your hat to him. Over racetrack was probably deep down the inside there,@ he the last year he=s made a remarkable comeback and put stated. AThere was a lot of throwback. We couldn=t get himself where he used to be, which is at the top of the to the outside. I thought he was in good position and trainers= charts.@ Future plans for Mylute are undecided. [jockey Joel Rosario] took him to the right position, and ANothing is on the board right now,@ Amoss explained. all of a sudden he had no horse.