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Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards FORT LARNED Wire-to-Wire BC Classic Winner First Yearlings DAILY This Summer! AAAAA SSSSASS SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 WWW.BLOODHORSE.COM S S S S S IN TODAY’S EDITION FLIPCUP ADDS TO SYNTHETIC TRACK RECORD 4 ENOLA GRAY MAINTAINS UNBEATEN RECORD 5 ALGORITHMS OFF THE MARK IN U.S. 5 SECOND ECLIPSE FOR ARE YOU KIDDING ME 6 EXAGGERATOR TEAM PLEASED WITH GALLOP 7 ROMANS PAIR IN GREAT SHAPE FOR BELMONT 8 LEXIE LOU, STRUT THE COURSE CLASH AGAIN 9 INTRIGUING CLASH IN CHARLES WHITTINGHAM 10 'CHROME' PLEASES IN LOS ALAMITOS BREEZE 11 COADY PHOTOGRAPHY/CHURCHILL DOWNS PHOTOGRAPHY/CHURCHILL COADY STALLION VALUATION 12 Diva Express (inside) and I'm a Looker dead-heat in the grade III Winning Colors Stakes RESULTS 13 FILLIES CAN'T BE SEPARATED ENTRIES 20 By Frank Angst LEADING LISTS 22 ot one but two 4-year-old fillies secured their Nfirst stakes wins May 28 at Churchill Downs when Diva Express and I'm a Looker earned the dead-heat victory in the $100,000 Winning Colors Stakes (gr. III). I'm a Looker and jockey Robby Albarado appeared to get the advantage on Diva Express in deep stretch THOROUGHBRED as those two dueled to the line, but the latter, under INDUSTRY EMPLOYEE Julien Leparoux, rallied back on the inside in the final strides to earn the dead-heat win. AWARDS "I thought he (Albarado) beat me. He got in front of me in the stretch," Leparoux said. "The only thing I PRESENTED BY knew is that she put her head down at the wire, and when it takes that much time to look at the photo you always hope for a dead-heat." USA Albarado liked how I'm a Looker ran as she rallied 2016 from sixth early as 4-5 favorite Enchanting Lady completed a quarter mile in :21.26 and a half mile in CLICK TO NOMINATE :44.28 before fading to fifth. NOW! (continued on page 3) BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 22 JOE D’ORIO © There are more than 100 opportunities in June to own a quality NY-bred 2-year-old . and millions of reasons to race in the Empire State. nytbreeders.org | 518.587.0777 Belmont Park SIX STAKES RACES AND MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN RESTRICTED PURSE MONEY ON THE MAY 30TH CARD For more information visit our website or call 518.388.0174 Download the FREE smartphone app FILLIES CAN'T BE SEPARATED LATEST HEADLINES FROM BLOODHORSE.COM (continued from page 1) MIKE VENEZIA MEMORIAL AWARD TO "She ran super. I loved the pace up front and I GO TO PINO Mario Pino was announced had a really, really, really good trip," Albarado said. as the 2016 recipient of the of the Mike "She brought her patented run like she always Venezia Memorial Award, earning the does; you've got to time it good with her." prestigious honor for jockeys who The six-furlong race for fillies and mares exemplify extraordinary sportsmanship marked the stakes debut for John Oxley's Diva and citizenship. Express, while Glenmare Farm's I'm a Looker previously finished third in last year's Lexus Raven RABADA STRIKES FOR SECOND GROUP I Run Stakes (gr. II) at Keeneland and Azalea Stakes WIN IN SAF Markus and Ingrid Jooste's (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park. Diva Express is trained Rabada took advantage of a slow pace by Mark Casse and Patrick Dupuy conditions I'm a to pick up his second group I victory in Looker. the Daily News 2000 May 28 at Greyville "We're very excited about the win," said Casse Racecourse in South Africa. assistant Norman Casse. "I was under the impres- sion that we got beat but we got our nose down at the right time. It's great to finally get a stakes victory with her." The dead-heat winners completed six furlongs in 1:09.49. "She ran a great race and Robby rode a great race on her. He saved ground on her. I'm tickled to get the dead-heat. It looked like she won, but I'll take it," Dupuy said. "She's a nice filly. She trained great since the last race and she's never looked this good. Hopefully she's got one or two more in her like this." Bred in Kentucky by Martin Cherry, Diva Express is a daughter of Afleet Express—Phi Beta Diva, by Mr. Greeley. I'm a Looker was bred in Kentucky by Emilie Gerlinde Fojan and Bona Terra Stud. She's a daughter of Henny Hughes—Our Mariella, by Victory Gallop. Casse went to $260,000 to land Diva Express for Oxley at the 2014 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training from the Eisaman Equine consignment. Chester Miller of Glenmare Farm landed I'm a Looker for $4,500 at the 2013 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale from the Bona Terra Stud consignment. BH Contact us (800) 582-5604 or (859) 278-2361 Comments, Story Ideas [email protected] Advertising Questions [email protected] Customer Service © 2016 Blood-Horse LLC [email protected] BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 PAGE 3 OF 22 smartphone app FLIPCUP ADDS TO SYNTHETIC TRACK RECORD "I had the best trip," Marquez said. "The horse By Frank Angst was drifting in front of me and kept coming out, and I got beat a big head. I think if (the winner) had run a lipcup, who takes things to another level when straight course my horse would have won, but they Fracing on all-weather surfaces, held off a stretch kept drifting under a left-handed whip and I ended challenge from favorite No Fault of Mine to win the up in the eight path. I thought I had more horse but $100,000 Arlington Matron Stakes (gr. III) by a neck she hung a little bit. She tried hard and I can't take May 28 at Arlington International Racecourse. anything away from her. That's horse racing." With the win in Saturday's 1 1/8-mile race for fillies Trained by Racing Hall of Famer Bill Mott, Flipcup and mares 3 and older, Team Penney Racing, Wach- closed out 2015 with a fifth-place finish in the Bay tel Stable, and Brous Stable's Flipcup improved her Ridge Stakes for New York-breds on the Aqueduct record on synthetic tracks to 5-1-1 from seven career Racetrack inner track. That effort followed wins in the starts. In winning her 5-year-old season debut, the Classy 'n Smart Stakes and Maple Leaf Stakes (Can- daughter of Milwaukee Brew has won her past three III), both on the Woodbine Polytrack. Polytrack starts, all stakes. Flipcup returned $12.20 to win, $5.40 to place, and With Christopher Emigh aboard Saturday, Flipcup $3.20 to show while No Fault of Mine returned $3.60 saved ground while racing fourth through a half-mile and $2.60. Recent Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare in :49.29 set by by longshot Tiz Lately. Emigh angled Stakes (gr. III) winner Brooklynsway raced last of nine Flipcup out three wide in the far turn where she early after stumbling at the start before rallying to surged to the lead in early stretch. finish third. She paid $2.60 to show. "I had the inside post, so I just kept her relaxed Bred in New York by Team Penney Racing, Flipcup and found a good spot, and I got lucky that I got is out of the Touch Gold mare Dream Affair, who has outside on the far turn," Emigh said. "She was just re- produced three other starters, all winners. BH laxed, so easy. I knew I had some horse left and it was a good horse race down the lane." Racing about four wide through the stretch, Flipcup was challenged to her outside in the upper stretch by Lothen- bach Stables' No Fault of Mine and jockey Carlos Marquez Jr., but the 9-5 favorite couldn't get past a de- termined Flipcup, who angled out a bit in the stretch in securing the narrow win. In grab- bing her second grade III victory, Flipcup FOTOS FOUR FOOTED completed 1 1/8 miles Flipcup holds off No Fault of Mine (obscured) to win the grade III Arlington Matron Stakes in 1:51.32. BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2016 PAGE 4 OF 22 smartphone app ALGORITHMS OFF THE MARK IN U.S. By Alastair Bull mpressive Pimlico Race Course maiden special Iweight race winner Recruiting Ready is the first North American winner for Claiborne Farm’s first-sea- son stallion Algorithms. Jockey Edgar Prado took the 2-year-old colt direct- ly to the front in the 4 1/2-furlong race and he never looked in danger. He had an eight-length lead at the top of the stretch and wasn’t ridden out to win by 10 1/4 lengths. He is his sire's second winner following Storm of Race, a winner in Russia earlier in May. JOCKEY CLUB JIM MCCUE/MARYLAND Bred by Claiborne Farm, Recruiting Ready is out of Recruiting Ready is an easy winner at Pimlico Race Course Need (Strong Hope), a daughter of the multiple grade III-winning mare Trip (Lord At War). potential after winning the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) by Bought by agent Jack Hester at the 2015 Keene- five lengths, but an injury ended his career. land September yearling sale for $110,000, Recruiting A full brother to grade I winner Greenpointcrusader Ready was a $240,000 RNA at the Fasig-Tipton Florida and a half brother to four other stakes winners, includ- sale in March.
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