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FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND OUT OF IRISH 2000 HEADLINE GUINEAS...p3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2005 SECOND TIME LUCKY? Saturday, Pimlico Race Course Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet), who was beaten a PREAKNESS S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 3/16m length after breaking from the 12 hole in the May 7 GI PP HORSE SIRE ODDS Kentucky Derby, will leave from the same post in Satur- 1 Malibu Moonshine Malibu Moon 20-1 day’s GI Preakness S. at Pimlico. The ($33,000 yrl ‘03 OBSAUG) bay colt was installed as the 5-2 O-Woodrow Marriott; B-Andrea Lematta (FL); T-King T morning-line choice in the second leg Leatherbury; J-Steve Hamilton. Lifetime Record: of the Triple Crown, and trainer Tim 10-6-0-0, $190,280. Ritchey feels his horse deserves that Last Start: WON Apr. 23 Federico Tesio S. at Pimlico. role. “I think the race will set up well 2 High Fly Atticus 9-2 for my horse,” Ritchey said yester- O-Live Oak Plantation; B-Live Oak Stud (KY); T-Nick day. “I don’t think you’ll have the Zito; J-Jerry Bailey. Lifetime Record: 7-5-0-1, suicide pace like you did in the Derby. $897,300. I think the riders will be well aware of Last Start: 10th Kentucky Derby. Afleet Alex 3 Noble Causeway Giant’s Causeway 10-1 the pace they set in the Derby--the Adam Coglianese ($1,150,000 yrl ‘03 KEESEP) heads-up riders are certainly going to O-My Meadowview Farm; B-Reiko & Michael Baum take back a bit and not be going quite as fast.” Still, (KY); T-Nick Zito; J-Gary Stevens. Lifetime Record: Ritchey did not blame jockey Jeremy Rose for the colt’s 7-2-3-0, $245,780. third-place Derby finish. “He might have been too close Last Start: 14th Kentucky Derby. to the pace, but, at the time, [Jeremy Rose] had to 4 Greeley’s Galaxy Mr. Greeley 15-1 make a decision, and I will never second-guess my ($220,000 2yo ‘04 KEEAPR) rider,” the trainer said. “I think he rode the best possi- O-B Wayne Hughes; B-Runnymede Farm (Catesby Clay) ble race he could have.” Kentucky Derby winner & Joseph & Wendy Clay (KY); T-Warren Stute; J-David Giacomo (Holy Bull) will break from Flores. Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0, $358,480. lucky number 13, but after taking the Last Start: 11th Kentucky Derby. “Run for the Roses” at odds of 50-1, 5 Scrappy T Fit to Fight 20-1 he is no better than fourth choice at ($16,000 yrl ‘03 KEESEP; $35,000 2yo ‘04 OBSAPR) 6-1 on the Preakness morning line. O-Marshall E Dowell; B-Upson Downs Farm (KY); T-W The second favorite is GI Florida Robert Bailes; J-Ramon Dominguez. Lifetime Record: Derby hero High Fly (Atticus), at 9-2. 9-3-4-2, $279,120. The chestnut colt had the lead at the Last Start: WON Apr. 30 GIII Withers S. at Aqueduct. quarter pole on the first Saturday in 6 Hal’s Image Halo’s Image 50-1 May, but faded to be 10th. His High Fly Equi-Photo O-Rose Family Stable; B-Harold Rose (FL); T-Barry Rose; trainer, Nick Zito, who saddled five J-Jose Santos. Lifetime Record: 16-2-2-3, $126,820. on Derby Day, but didn’t hit the board with any of Last Start: Won Apr. 30 Unbridled S. at Calder. them, has three for the Preakness. His Noble Causeway 7 Closing Argument Successful Appeal 5-1 (Giant’s Causeway) drew post 3, and Sun King (Charis- ($10,000 yrl ‘03 OBSJAN; $25,000 yrl ‘03 OBSAUG; matic) will break from post 10. “I don’t think we had $100,000 2yo ‘04 OBSAPR) too many excuses in the Derby,” Zito admitted. “That’s O-Philip & Marcia Cohen; B-France & Irwin Weiner (FL); the Derby--it’s the toughest race to win. Giacomo was T-Kiaran McLaughlin; J-Cornelio Velasquez. Lifetime a deserving winner, but hopefully on Saturday it will be Record: 8-3-3-2, $986,984. someone else’s turn.” Post time for the 130th running Last Start: 2nd Kentucky Derby. of the GI Preakness S. will be 6:05 p.m. EDT. Preakness cont. p2 www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/19/05 • PAGE 2 of 3 Preakness cont. 8 Galloping Grocer A. P Jet 30-1 O-Robert D Rosenthal & Bernard Waldbaum; B-Robert D Triple Rosenthal & Estate of Ira Waldbaum (NY); T-Dominick Schettino; J-Joe Bravo. Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-1, $237,108. Threats Last Start: 3rd Apr. 24 Times Square S. 9 Wilko Awesome Again 10-1 Afleet Alex Schools at the Gate... ($35,000 wnlg ‘02 KEENOV; $75,000 yrl ‘03 KEESEP) Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet), the likely favorite for O-J Paul Reddam & Susan Roy; B-Ro Parra (KY); the Preakness, schooled at the starting gate at Pimlico T-Craig Dollase; J-Corey Nakatani. Lifetime Record: yesterday morning. “It’s just a normal routine to show 15-3-2-6, $1,039,074. respect to the starter,” trainer Tim Ritchey said. “They Last Start: 6th Kentucky Derby. don’t actually request it, but it’s a good thing to do to 10 Sun King Charismatic 15-1 familiarize your horse [with the gate] and the assistant ($400,000 yrl ‘03 KEEJAN) starters with your horse.” O-Tracy Farmer; B-Cambridge Farm & James D Conway (KY); T-Nick Zito; J-Rafael Bejarano. Lifetime Record: Easy Breeze for Scrappy T... 8-3-0-2, $452,150. Scrappy T (Fit to Fight), winner of the GIII Withers S., Last Start: 15th Kentucky Derby. worked three furlongs in an easy :37.60 at Pimlico 11 High Limit Maria’s Mon 12-1 yesterday morning. Jockey Ramon Dominguez was ($145,000 yrl ‘03 KEESEP) aboard for the move. “[Trainer Robert Bailes] was just O-Gary & Mary West; B-Brookfield Farm (KY); T-Robert looking for a little maintenance work,” Dominguez said. Frankel; J-Edgar Prado. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0, “He wasn’t really looking for anything fast. It was just $552,000. right. He had his ears forward down the lane, going Last Start: 20th Kentucky Derby. really easy.” 12 Afleet Alex Northern Afleet 5-2 ($75,000 2yo ‘04 FTMMAY) O-Cash Is King LLC; B-John Martin Silvertand (FL); PREAKNESS S. WINNING T-Tim Ritchey; J-Jeremy Rose. Lifetime Record: 10-6-2- BEYER SPEED FIGURES 1, $1,515,800. Last Start: 3rd May 7 GI Kentucky Derby. Horse Beyer Time Yr 13 Giacomo Holy Bull 6-1 Smarty Jones (Elusive Quality) 118 1:55 2/5 ‘04 O/B-Mr & Mrs Jerome Moss (KY); T-John Shirreffs; Funny Cide (Distorted Humor) 114 1:55 3/5 ‘03 J-Mike Smith. Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-2, $1,866,316. War Emblem (Our Emblem) 109 1:56 1/5 ‘02 Last Start: WON Kentucky Derby. Point Given (Thunder Gulch) 111 1:55 2/5 ‘01 14 Going Wild Golden Missile 30-1 Red Bullet (Unbridled) 109 1:56 ‘00 ($140,000 yrl ‘03 KEESEP; $600,000 2yo ‘04 FTFFEB) Charismatic (Summer Squall) 107 1:55 1/5 ‘99 O-Robert & Beverly Lewis; B-John O’Meara, Charlie Real Quiet (Quiet American) 111 1:54 3/5 ‘98 Goldberg & Richard Rosee (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas; Silver Charm (Silver Buck) 118 1:54 4/5 ‘97 J-Robby Albarado. Lifetime Record: 10-3-3-1, Louis Quatorze (Sovereign Dancer) 112 1:53 2/5 ‘96 $229,670. Timber Country (Woodman) 106 1:54 2/5 ‘95 Last Start: 18th Kentucky Derby. 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The G1 2000 Guineas winner bruised a “I’ve been in touch with the track,” trainer Tony Vasil foot shortly after his success at Newmarket May 1, and told Racing Post. “The ground is good-to-soft and they connections revealed yesterday that the colt will not be are predicting no rain, so conditions should be better by up to another Classic test this weekend. Kieren Fallon Sunday.” Vasil suggested that the going at Newbury will now partner the 2000 Guineas fourth Oratorio (Ire) was a bit too quick for Elvstroem, which might have (Danehill); last year’s G1 Racing Post Trophy runner-up contributed to a subpar effort.