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Bailey to Ride Pleasantly Perfect HEADLINE p.1 (atw) NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2004 SMARTY JONES OUT OF PENNSYLVANIA DERBY THE BLOOD-HORSE AND TDN PARTNER TO Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones EXPAND DISTRIBUTION (Elusive Quality) will not make his next start in the GII Thanks to an agreement between Blood-Horse Publi- Pennsylvania Derby, as previously expected. Trainer cations and Thoroughbred Daily News, a daily e-mail John Servis informed Philadelphia Park officials yester- copy of the TDN will be offered absolutely free of day that his star pupil will not be ready for the Sept. 6 charge to all subscribers of The Blood-Horse, beginning race. “John has told us that his this August. The Blood-Horse is the Thoroughbred indus- training since coming back off try’s leading news and information magazine and the the Triple Crown break has not oldest continually published Thoroughbred magazine in progressed significantly enough North America. The weekly is published by the Thor- to keep him on track for a start oughbred Owners and Breeders Association, and has a in the Pennsylvania Derby,” paid international circulation of 23,638, some 31 per- track CEO Hal Handel said in a cent larger than its closest North American competitor. statement. “His future plans are “TDN is packed with daily results, insightful columns on obviously now under discus- trends in breeding and a comprehensive package of Smarty Jones daily news,” commented Stacy V. Bearse, President & Coady Photography sion, but he will not be here for the Derby. We’re tremendously CEO of Blood-Horse Publications. “The daily electronic disappointed in the development, but are extremely feed is the perfect complement to The Blood-Horse appreciative that the Chapmans, John and all of ‘Team magazine and bloodhorse.com. We are proud to be working with TDN’s talented staff of editors and report- Smarty’ allowed us to be part of the excitement that ers and with founder and publisher Barry Weisbord. permeated this plant all spring.” Philadelphia Park-based Look for continued innovation as the two groups work Smarty Jones has not started since losing out on his together to explore synergies.” Triple Crown bid with a runner-up effort in the June 5 In addition to receiving the daily electronic newsletter, GI Belmont S. Fall plans had called for the colt to run in Blood-Horse subscribers will also have full access to the Pennsylvania Derby, the Pegasus S. at the Meadow- www.thoroughbreddailynews.com, a proprietary lands and the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Lone Star Park. website powered by a unique statistical database and rich with valuable research tools. Barry Weisbord, presi- Today’s Graded Stakes dent and co-publisher of TDN commented, “We are brought to you by pleased to be a partner in the marriage of these two great brands--the Thoroughbred industry's most re- spected daily and its most respected weekly. The union gives us unbounded opportunity to better serve our shared audience of owners, breeders, trainers, industry professionals; in fact, the entire Thoroughbred commu- nity. We look forward to not only continuing to fulfill our mission of providing the best available daily information, 2:40p (ABN Amro S.) Gordon S.-G3, Goodwood but also of working with The Blood-Horse to develop 3:15p (Betfair Cup) Lennox S.-G2, Goodwood new electronic information to help our readers make 3:50p Betfair Molecomb S.-G3, Goodwood better decisions and better enjoy their investment in the Eastern Daylight Time. Thoroughbred industry.” (cont. p2) HANDS DOWNS, THE STAR OF THE SHOW WAS BRAHMS... TDN TODAY Click here for more... Headline News .................... 3 pages To submit your ask listings, please contact one of our members TODAY! Click here for the Equine Commerce member roster. (859) 422-4222 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/27/04 • PAGE 2 of 3 (The Blood-Horse and Tdn Partner cont.) (Lennox S. cont.) The sophomore Kheleyf will be a worthy adversary Blood-Horse Publications also publishes The Horse: and if Trade Fair fails to fire again, he could be the main Your Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine beneficiary. He failed to live up to his lofty reputation health care magazine; TBH MarketWatch, a newsletter when finishing down the field in the G1 Middle Park S. for Thoroughbred investors; the official Kentucky Derby at Newmarket in October, but looked a different propo- and Breeders' Cup souvenir magazines; Auction Edge; sition on his return when destroying his rivals in the G3 and Keeneland magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publi- Jersey S. at Royal Ascot June 16. His outing in the G1 cations also publishes equine-related books and videos July Cup back at six furlongs at Newmarket last time under the Eclipse Press banner, and operates a family of July 8 was a write-off as he was hampered at a vital award-winning websites including bloodhorse.com, stage and found the trip too short. Crystal Castle seems TheHorse.com, StallionRegister.com, and as effective over seven furlongs as he is over six and is ExclusivelyEquine.com, the official store of Blood-Horse worthy of respect, having captured the G3 Prix de Publications. Meautry at Deauville and G2 Diadem S. at Ascot two years ago. He recaptured his old spark when finishing a head runner-up to Fayr Jag (GB) in the G1 Golden Jubi- P P R E V I E W P lee S. over Ascot’s stiff six furlongs last time June 19. Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:15 p.m. ABN AMRO S. (REGISTERED AS THE GORDON S.)-G3, BETFAIR CUP (REGISTERED AS THE LENNOX S.)-G2, £50,000, 3yo, 1 1/2mT £100,000, 3yo/up, 7fT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 4 Duke of Venice Theatrical (Ire) bin Suroor 1 6 Crystal Castle Gilded Time Hammond 126 2 7 Go for Gold (Ire) Machiavellian A O’Brien 2 8 Naahy (GB) Bahamian Bounty (GB) Channon 126 3 1 Lyonels Glory (GB) Green Desert Suter 3 3 Royal Millennium (Ire) Royal Academy Channon 126 4 5 Manyana (Ire) Alzao Tregoning 4 1 Suggestive (GB) Reprimand (GB) Haggas 126 5 8 Maraahel (Ire) Alzao Stoute 5 2 Trade Fair (GB) Zafonic Charlton 126 6 2 Massif Centrale (GB) Selkirk Elsworth 6 4 Vanderlin (GB) Halling A Balding 126 7 3 Mikado (GB) Sadler's Wells A O’Brien 7 5 Byron (GB) Green Desert bin Suroor 119 8 1 Remaadd Daylami (Ire) Tregoning 8 7 Kheleyf Green Desert bin Suroor 119 All carry 122 pounds bar Duke Of Venice, 125. 9 9 So Will I (GB) Inchinor (GB) Tregoning 119 This year’s renewal lacks strength in depth as a trial Trade Fair has another opportunity to shed the tag of for the St Leger, but there are a host of Classic a ‘nearly horse’ as he bids to annex the crucial Group 2 wannabes in the line up, headed by Duke of Venice. triumph he warrants. His successes in the G3 Criterion Penalised for his runaway success in the two-mile G3 S. at Newmarket last June and G3 Minstrel S. at The Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot last time June 18, he Curragh last time July 18 have established him as one could be compromised by this drop back to a mile and a of the best seven-furlong performers in Europe. How- half. Maraahel has put up two fine weight-carrying ever, his four forays beyond Group 3 level have seen performances in competitive handicaps only to finish him fall short of the required standard, despite having second to Pukka (Ire) at Newbury May 15 and Admiral the valid excuse of unsuitably soft ground on two occa- (Ire) at Royal Ascot last time June 17 and rates the sions. biggest threat. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/27/04 • PAGE 3 of 3 (Previews cont.) Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 2:40 p.m. VEUVE CLICQUOT VINTAGE S.-G2, £70,000, 2yo, 7fT Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:50 p.m. SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY BETFAIR MOLECOMB S.-G3, £40,000, 2yo, 5fT 1 9 Berkhamsted (Ire) Desert Sun (GB) Dettori SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 2 1 Black Velvet (GB) Inchinor (GB) Dwyer 1 4 Beckermet (Ire) Second Empire (Ire) Fisher 124 3 2 Dahteer (Ire) Bachir (Ire) Durcan 2 10 Bigalos Bandit (GB) Compton Place (GB) J Quinn 124 4 4 Destinate (Ire) Desert Style (Ire) Dobbs 3 3 Dance Night (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) McMahon 124 5 3 Fox (GB) Diktat (GB) Holland 4 8 Distinctly Game (GB) Mind Games (GB) K Ryan 124 6 5 Rowan Tree (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Spencer 5 12 Royal Island (Ire) Trans Island (GB) Johnston 124 7 11 Satchem (Ire) Inchinor (GB) Queally 6 9 Safari Sunset (Ire) Fayruz (GB) Winkworth 124 8 10 Shamardal Giant’s Causeway Fanning 7 11 Skywards (GB) Machiavellian bin Suroor 124 9 6 Solent (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) O’Neill 8 5 Theatre of Dreams (GB) Averti (Ire) Nicholls 124 10 8 Stagbury Hill Woodman M Hills 9 1 Tournedos (Ire) Rossini Channon 124 11 7 Wilko Awesome Again Ahern 10 14 Kwame (GB) Kingsinger (Ire) Lavelle 121 All carry 123 pounds. 11 13 Mary Read (GB) Bahamian Bounty (GB) Smart 121 12 6 Roodeye (GB) Inchinor (GB) J-Houghton 121 13 2 Siena Gold (GB) Key of Luck Meehan 121 P R E S U L T S P 14 7 Spree (Ire) Dansili (GB) Hannon 121 Skywards beat two subsequent winners in impressive Sunday, Hakodate, Japan fashion in a Newmarket maiden May 30 before shaking HAKODATE KINEN-G3-JRA, ¥82,500,000, Hakodate, up the smart Blue Dakota (Ire) when third in the G3 7-25, 3yo/up, 2000mT, 2:00.60, fm.