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Big Brown=s Darwin Wins G3 Minstrel S. P6 SUNDAY, JULY 21, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here A CLASSIC TOUCH OF FRENCH CHIC THAT=S HOW YOU DEFEND A CROWN She has a problem with going straight, but Paul Besilu Stables= two-time champion Royal Delta Makin=s Chicquita (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) has an (Empire Maker) added to her legacy with another abundance of class and talent, and employed both to brilliant performance in Saturday=s GI Delaware H., break her maiden in yesterday=s running away with a 10 3/4-length decision over She=s G1 Darley Irish Oaks despite All In (Include). A life-and-death winner over Tiz Miz forfeiting valuable ground veering Sue (Tiznow) in last year=s renewal--then a Grade II-- left in the closing stages. Runner-up Royal Delta was unchallenged through a half mile in in the June 16 G1 Prix de Diane :47.50 this time around, and dropped the hammer in when taking the same diagonal the stretch to win without breaking a sweat. AShe did it path last time, the bay looked a the right way and she is an awesome mare when she straightforward proposition for finds her right stride and gets her rhythm,@ Hall of Fame much of this contest, traveling trainer Bill Mott commented. AShe was training great easily in third under Johnny Johnny Murtagh coming into the race. Actually, a little to good if there is Murtagh off the sedate pace set by celebrates the win such a thing. She was wanting to work a little fast, but Racing Post Just Pretending (Giant=s Causeway). Angled out for her run doing it the right way. We are looking at the [GI] inside the final quarter mile, the 9-2 shot went left, but Personal Ensign at Saratoga [Aug. 25] for her next still managed to overhaul the long-time leader with 100 race.@ Cont. p3 yards remaining and score by a half length from the closing Venus de Milo (Ire) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}). KENTUCKY OAKS HEROINE PUTS ON A SHOW AShe hadn=t won before this race, but I knew she was a King of Prussia Stable=s Princess of Sylmar (Majestic top-class filly,@ trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre said. AWe Warrior), sent off the 2-1 second-choice in the came here because The Curragh is the typical racetrack GI Coaching Club American Oaks off the heels of a 38- for a filly like her with a long acceleration who stays. 1 upset in the GI Kentucky Oaks, rocked the Spa with a Johnny rode her well, as she=s not easy and you have six-length tour-de-force victory over My Happy Face to relax on her early and not ask for too much too (Tiz Wonderful). AGoing into the Kentucky Oaks, it was quickly.@ Cont. p3 billed as the best Oaks we=ve seen in 25 years, and this filly wins it and gets virtually no respect,@ trainer Todd Saturday, Curragh, Ireland Pletcher said. AI think today she put herself at the top DARLEY IRISH OAKS-G1, i400,000, Curragh, 7-20, of the leaderboard, and now everyone understands that 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT, 2:35.01, gd/fm. the Kentucky Oaks was a real race.@ Cont. p4 1--s@#CHICQUITA (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Montjeu (Ire) 1st Dam: Prudenzia (Ire) (SW-Fr), by Dansili (GB) 2nd Dam: Platonic (GB), by Zafonic 3rd Dam: Puce (GB), by Darshaan (GB) (i600,000 yrl >11 ARQAUG). O-Paul Makin; B-Ecurie des Monceaux & Ecurie Skymarc Farm; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; J-Johnny Murtagh; i232,000. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Fr, 4-1-1-1, i464,200. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Venus de Milo (Ire), 126, f, 3, Duke of Marmalade (Ire)-- Inchmahome (GB), by Galileo (Ire). (105,000gns wnlg >10 TATDEC; 220,000gns yrl >11 TATOCT). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Tullpark Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; i80,000. 3--Just Pretending, 126, f, 3, Giant=s Causeway--Moon Safari, by Mr. Prospector. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Eagle Holdings; T-Aidan O=Brien; i40,000. Margins: HF, NK, NK. Odds: 9-2, 6-1, 8-1. Also Ran: Scintillula (Ire), Riposte (GB), Magical Dream (Ire), Talent (GB). Scratched: Alive Alive Oh (GB). Click for the Racing Post result, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, courtesy attheraces.com. In This Issue Wise Dan Preps for Fourstardave 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Trainer Charlie LoPresti sent out Morton Fink's homebred half-brothers (732) 747-8060 Wise Dan (Wiseman's Ferry) and Successful Dan (Successful Appeal) to (732) 747-8955 (fax) work at Saratoga Saturday morning. Reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan www.thoroughbreddailynews.com breezed four furlongs in :51.24 over a main track labelled good and is on www.thetdn.com target for the Aug. 10 GII Fourstardave H. 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Chicquita exhibited the normal amount of greenness FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI DELAWARE H. expected of a debutante when third over nine furlongs at Longchamp in October, but there was a more dramatic display of recklessness when taking a dive into the hedge when in the clear in a Saint-Cloud conditions event on her 3-year-old return May 24. It was a measure of the Saturday, Delaware Park regard in which her DELAWARE H.-GI, $750,000, DEL, 7-20, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4m, 2:02, ft. astute conditioner 1--ROYAL DELTA, 123, m, 5, by Empire Maker holds her that she 1st Dam: Delta Princess (MGSW, $740,918), by A.P. Indy was still sent to the 2nd Dam: Lyphard's Delta, by Lyphard Prix de Diane, and 3rd Dam: Proud Delta, by Delta Judge she justified that ($8,500,000 HRA ‘11 KEENOV). O-Besilu Stables; B-Palides faith with a four- Investments N V Inc (KY); T-William I Mott; J-Mike E Smith. $450,000. Chicquita with Alain de length second to Lifetime Record: Ch. 3yo Filly & Older Female, MGISW, 19-11-4-1, Royer-Dupre Treve (Fr) $4,251,126. *No Lasix. **Full to Empire Way, GSP, $119,170. Werk Racing Post Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. (Motivator {GB}) at Chantilly, which may have been lessened had she not Half-bro - Hip # 34 sells with 8/5 at FTSAUG drifted across the track late on. This contest represented a different examination of her constitution, 2--She's All In, 112, m, 6, Include--Georgia Ok, by Hickory Ridge. with Joseph O=Brien setting a surprisingly steady tempo O/B-Robert H Zoellner (OK); T-Donnie K Von Hemel. $150,000. on Just Pretending, but she settled into a gentle rhythm 3--And Why Not, 115, f, 4, Street Cry (Ire)--Alchemist, by A.P. Indy. in behind. With Tom Queally moving the 9-4 favorite ($775,000 yrl '10 FTSAUG). O-Helen K Groves; B-Alexander Groves Riposte (GB) (Dansili {GB}) up to second soon after, she Matz LLC (KY); T-Michael R Matz. $82,500. was provided ideal cover, and Johnny Murtagh allowed the front duo to scrap in the straight before angling the French raider out for her effort halfway down. With Margins: 10 3/4, 3/4, 4. Odds: 0.40, 26.50, 23.50. Just Pretending winning the fist-fight with the Also Ran: Centring, Summer Applause. Scratched: Authenticity. Click Juddmonte representative, the real threats were for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free emerging from behind, and Chicquita had first run on brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. Venus de Milo, who she crossed as she went left, Freshened after winning her second straight GI which resulted in a stewards= inquiry.