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DEEP IMPACT wins Japan Derby HEADLINE p. 7 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 TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2005 ZAPPED IN CASTLEDALE BACK ON TOP Reigning Horse of the Year Ghostzapper (Awesome Castledale (Ire) (Peintre Celebre) gained instant fame Again) had been away from the races since winning the with a narrow victory on the main track in last year’s GI GI Breeders’ Cup Classic last October, but the five-year- Santa Anita Derby, but his racing career got back on old didn’t look rusty with a track with the return to the turf this spring. The Irish- dominating 6 1/4-length vic- bred colt enjoyed success at the top level again yester- tory in yesterday’s GI Metro- day with a late-running victory in the GI Shoemaker politan H. at Belmont Park. Breeders’ Cup Mile at Hollywood Park. Castledale set- The only anxious moments for tled in the second tier of horses backers of the 3-5 favorite while saving ground along the rail. came when he refused to load He moved forward on the inside on and had to be encouraged the final bend, angled to the out- into the gate by several NYRA side for the drive and forged to the starters. Once the gates lead late to outfinish King of Happi- Ghostzapper A Coglianese opened, the champion was ness (Spinning World) for a half- content to track the early length victory. “I don’t see too Castledale (outside) pacesetters Love of Money (Not for Love) and Forest many horses like this horse,” said Horsephotos/NTRA Danger (Forestry). He inhaled the leaders leaving the winning rider Rene Douglas. “You backstretch and powered clear under a motionless can communicate with this horse. He should be human. Javier Castellano. “I’m very emotional right now,” said He’s unbelievable.” GI Breeders’ Cup Mile winner the usually stoic winning trainer Bobby Frankel. “He’s a Singletary (Sultry Song), the 9-5 favorite, pressed the great horse, let’s just put it that way.” Cont. p2 quick pace before tiring to fourth, but scared connec- Click for brisnet.com chart or brisnet.com catalogue- tions when stumbling and throwing jockey David Flores style pedigree. Video, Sponsored by Taylor Made. as the pair was galloping back to be unsaddled. He was apparently uninjured and Flores returned to ride the Monday, Belmont Park next race. “He’s good. He came back good,” reported METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $750,000, BEL, 5-30, 3yo/up, trainer Don Chatlos. 1m, 1:33 1/5, ft. 1--GHOSTZAPPER, 123, h, 5, by Awesome Again 1st Dam: Baby Zip (SW), by Relaunch MCANALLY ONE-TWO IN GAMELY 2nd Dam: Thirty Zip, by Tri Jet Mea Domina (Dance Brightly) set a pressured pace 3rd Dam: Sailaway, by *Hawaii and gamely held off the late surge of stablemate Solar O-Stronach Stables; B-Adena Springs (KY); T-R Frankel; Echo (Spinning World) to lead home a one-two finish J-J Castellano; $450,000. Lifetime Record: Horse of for Hall of Fame trainer Ron McAnally in yesterday’s GI the Year, Ch. Older Horse, 11-9-0-1, $3,446,120. Gamely Breeders’ Cup H. at Hollywood Park. The four- *1/2 to City Zip (Carson City), GISW, $818,225. year-old filly, looking for her first graded stakes tally, 2--Silver Wagon, 115, c, 4, Wagon Limit--So Ritzy, by had not started since finishing fourth in the Apr. 23 GIII Darn That Alarm. ($55,000 yrl '02 OBSAUG; Wilshire H. She set fractions of :23.39, :46.60, $120,000 2yo 2003 OBSFEB). O-Buckram Oak Farm; 1:09.86 and 1:34.14 while pressed by Miss Terrible B-Mr & Mrs Leverett S Miller (FL); T-Ralph Ziadie; (Arg) (Numerous) and had just enough to hold off Solar $150,000. Echo by a neck. Solar Echo was making her third start 3--Sir Shackleton, 116, c, 4, Miswaki--Naskra Colors, of the year after being sidelined for 17 months after a by Star de Naskra. O/B-Tracy Farmer (KY); T-Nicholas narrow loss in the August 2003 GI Del Mar Oaks. P Zito; $75,000. “They’re very good horses, and I give a lot of credit to Margins: 6 1/4, 5, HD. Odds: 0.65, 35.00, 17.40. both of them,” McAnally said after winning his first Also Ran: Pomeroy, Forest Danger, Love of Money. Gamely. “We thought they were both capable.” [email protected] www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/31/05 • PAGE 2 of 12 Win Streak Continues for Ghostzapper... R E S U L T S Ghostzapper, unbeaten since finishing third in the P P 2003 GI King’s Bishop S., started his win streak with Monday, Hollywood Park the 2003 GI Vosburgh S. During his championship SHOEMAKER BREEDERS' CUP MILE S.-GI, $369,000, 2004 season, the bay won the GII Tom Fool H., GIII HOL, 5-30, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:33, fm. Iselin Breeders’ Cup H., GI Woodward and GI Breeders’ 1--CASTLEDALE (IRE), 124, c, 4, by Peintre Celebre Cup Classic. His 2005 return was delayed by a sinus 1st Dam: Louju, by Silver Hawk infection, but he proved worth the wait yesterday. “He 2nd Dam: Secretarial Queen, by Secretariat broke sharp, but I didn’t think he would show that 3rd Dam: Nicoma, by Nashua much speed, to be honest with you,” said Bobby (i100,000 yrl ‘02 GOFORB). O-Frank Lyons & Greg Frankel. “[Jockey] Javier [Castellano] took a little hold Knee; B-Gigginstown House Stud (IRE); T-Jeff of him, and I felt pretty good when he moved up inside Mullins; J-R Douglas; $205,800. Lifetime Record: of Forest Danger. I thought the race was over then.” SP-Ire, 16-5-5-1, $842,636. Castellano was always confident aboard Ghostzapper. 2--King of Happiness, 124, h, 6, Spinning World-- “In the race, he broke good and I could have gone to Mystery Rays, by Nijinsky II. (220,000gns yrl the lead, but I wanted to prove today that he could ‘00 TATHOU). O-Sheikh M Bin Rashid Al Maktoum; come from behind, too,” he commented. “He can do B-Flaxman Holdings (KY); T-N Drysdale; $88,600. anything. I came through between horses on the turn. 3--Fast and Furious (Fr), 124, c, 4, Singspiel (Ire)-- The rest he did so easy. I didn’t do anything with him Helvellyn, by Gone West. ( 90,000 yrl ‘02 at the top of the stretch because I wanted to take it i DEAAUG). O-Arnold Zetcher; B-SARL Eleve du Haras easy on him.” de Bourgeauville (FR); T-Ronald L McAnally; $41,160. At the Gate... Margins: HF, 3, 1. Odds: 4.60, 5.00, 7.10. Ghostzapper looked like he wanted to delay his 2005 Also: Singletary, Whilly (Ire), Buckland Manor, Special Ring. debut for just a little longer when he was reluctant to Castledale earned a trip to last year’s Kentucky Derby load, but that didn’t concern Castellano or Frankel. “He with a win in the GI Santa Anita Derby. After running messes around all the time, so I wasn’t worried about 14th in the Run for the Roses, he was sidelined for that,” Frankel said. Explaining what happened, eight months and returned to run fifth in the Jan. 15 GII Castellano said, “At the start, [the assistant starters] San Fernando Breeders’ Cup H. and again in the Feb. 5 wanted me to jump off. I didn’t want to do that; I GII Strub S. He returned to the turf, where he had won thought I could handle the situation.” the GIII Generous S. as a two-year-old, and was a nar- rowly beaten runner-up in a Mar. 17 optional claimer at Mark Your Calendars... Santa Anita. He made it back to the winner’s circle for Mapping out Ghostzapper’s campaign, Frankel listed the first time since the Santa Anita Derby with a half- the GI July 2 Suburban, the Aug. 6 GI Whitney, the length tally in the Apr. 23 GII San Francisco Breeders’ Sept. 10 GI Woodward and Oct. 29 Breeders’ Cup. Cup H. at Bay Meadows last time out and rallied to “You want to see this horse keep on winning for the make it two in a row here. “He’s had his foot problems, game,” he remarked. Frankel also gave credit to owner nothing major, but the grass is a little easier for him,” Frank Stronach. “[Stronach] brought [Ghostzapper] back to the races, where he could make at best, what said the winner’s co-owner Frank Lyons. “He’s not five or six million dollars,” he said. “I know people rip Breeders’ Cup nominated, but obviously when the him for this and that, but give him credit for this one. If Breeders’ Cup comes around and he’s still healthy and it was someone else, they would have retired him. He sound and everything, we’d think about supplement- wanted to bring him back so the fans could watch him ing.” Click for brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com for another year.” pedigree. Video, Sponsored by Taylor Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/31/05 • PAGE 3 of 12 Monday, Hollywood Park Monday, Sandown, Britain GAMELY BREEDERS' CUP H.-GI, $441,500, HOL, 5-30, bonusprint.com HENRY II S.-G2, £90,000, Sandown, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:46 2/5, fm.