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Jambu Tops Arqana at i750,000 ...p. 6 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007 HE’S GOING THE DISTANCE MILE WIN IS ALL GOOD Godolphin’s Ramonti (Fr) (Martino Alonso {Ire}) had Locally based favorite Good Ba Ba (Lear Fan) was covered himself in glory this season, winning a trio of steered wide into the Sha Tin stretch, hooked up with the most important Group 1 races over a mile in Eng- Godolphin’s Creachadoir (Ire) (King’s Best) at the fur- land and finishing runner- long grounds and outslugged his younger rival for a up in two others. Some short-head victory in the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong scoffed at the notion of Mile. The victory was especially sweet for trainer entering the five-year-old Andreas Schutz, in just his second year in Hong Kong. for yesterday’s G1 Cathay “He was a very important horse for me in my first sea- Pacific Hong Kong Cup son last year and this win is very important for my over 10 furlongs, but the future as a trainer here,” he said. “We might think striking bay put pay to about sending him for the Breeders' Cup next year.” those naysayers, holding Hong Kong Mile cont. p2-3 Ramonti (left) gets home HKJC.com off a late surge from 3-10 Viva Pataca (GB) (Marju {Ire}) to take the richest event DINO WINS VASE AS DYLAN FALTERS of the International meeting by a half-length. A bit rank Having traveled the globe this season, Doctor Dino early from the box seat in third as Royal Prince (GB) (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}) added his richest prize, taking the (Mark of Esteem {Ire}) set a sedate pace from Shadow G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase over Quijano (Ger) Gate (Jpn) (White Muzzle {GB}), Ramonti was given his (Acatenango {Ger}). Odds-on favorite Dylan Thomas cue turning for home and burst away before digging in (Ire) (Danehill) never threatened, finishing seventh. to hold the late rally of Viva Pataca. A claim of foul by Hong Kong Vase cont. p3-4 the connections of the runner-up for interference in the stretch was ultimately denied. "He's one of the bravest THE WORLD IS HIS KINGDOM horses I've ever ridden,” said Frankie Dettori, winning Sent off the odds-on favorite, Sacred Kingdom (Aus) his third Cup and second for Godolphin. “To win four (Encosta de Lago {Aus}) ran his career record to eight Group 1s in a season is a fantastic effort. He stays in wins from nine starts, decimating an accomplished field training and there's a lot to look forward to." in the G1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint. Miss CX Hong Kong Cup cont. p2 Andretti (Aus) (Ihtiram {Ire}) was ridden for speed from Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong a wide alley, but never traveled in the race and finished CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG CUP-G1, 10th. Hong Kong Sprint cont. p4-5 HK$20,000,000, Sha Tin, 12-9, 3yo/up, 2000mT, 2:02.8, gd. 1--RAMONTI (FR), 126, h, 5, by Martino Alonso (Ire) 1st Dam: Fosca, by El Gran Senor 2nd Dam: La Locandiera, by Alleged 3rd Dam: Moon Ingraver (Ire), by Kalamoun (GB) O-Godolphin; B-S B A Siba; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; HK$11,400,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Ity at 7-9.5f, MG1SW-Eng, G1SW- Ity, G1SP-Fr, 19-12-5-1, HK$27,489,000. 2--Viva Pataca (GB), 126, g, 5, Marju (Ire)–Comic (Ire), by Be My Guest. (26,000gns yrl ‘03 TATOCT). O-Stanley Ho; B-Floors Farming & Side Hill Stud; T-John Moore; HK$4,400,000. 3--Musical Way (Fr), 122, m, 5, Gold Away (Ire)–Mulika (Fr), by Procide. (i16,500 2yo ‘04 GOFFRA). O-Stephanos Constantinidis; B-SARL Haras du Tallis; T-P van de Poele; HK$2,000,000. Margins: HF, 2HF, HF. Odds: 7-2, 3-10, 99-1. Also Ran: Art Trader, Shadow Gate (Jpn), Vengeance of Rain (NZ), Royal Prince (GB). Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. For a video replay, click broadband or modem. www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/10/07 • PAGE 2 of 8 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup cont. Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong Graduating to Godolphin Blue... CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG MILE-G1, Second in the 2400-meter G1 Derby Italiano in 2005, HK$16,000,000, Sha Tin, 12-9, 3yo/up, 1600mT, Ramonti has raced predominantly at the mile since, 1:34.5, gd. racking up victories in last year’s G1 Premio Vittoria di 1--@sGOOD BA BA, 126, g, 5, by Lear Fan Capua and the G2 Premio Ribot before making a favor- 1st Dam: Elle Meme, by Zilzal able impression at last year’s International Races, finish- 2nd Dam: Holy Tobin, by J. O. Tobin ing a pacesetting third in the G1 Hong Kong Mile. Pur- 3rd Dam: *Santa Quilla, by Sanctus (Fr) chased by Sheikh Mohammed’s operation for his five- ($85,000 yrl ‘03 KEESEP; HK$1,700,000 2yo ‘04 year-old season, he debuted with a runner-up effort in HKIS). O-John Yuen Se Kit; B-Haras Santa Maria de the G1 Juddmonte Lockinge S. May 19, but bounced Araras; T-Andreas Schutz; J-Olivier Doleuze; back to land the G1 Queen Anne S. at the Royal meet- HK$9,120,000. Lifetime Record: 23-10-4-1, ing June 19. Ramonti found the line a head better than HK$20,841,000. Excellent Art (GB) in the G1 Sussex S. Aug. 1, but fell 2--Creachadoir (Ire), 125, c, 3, King’s Best--Sadima to Darjina (Fr) in the G1 Prix du Moulin Sept. 9. Under (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. (i83,000 yrl ‘05 TATIRE). consideration for the GI Breeders’ Cup Mile after O-Godolphin; B-Frank Dunne; T-Saeed bin Suroor; besting Excellent Art in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S., he HK$3,520,000. was given a bit of a break and was geared up for this. 3--Darjina (Fr), 121, f, 3, Zamindar–Darinska (Ire), by Zilzal. O/B-Princess Zahra Aga Khan; T-Alain de Royer-Dupre; HK$1,600,000. The Garden Spot... Margins: 2 1/4, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 5-2, 18-1, 7-2, A bit difficult to handle for Dettori and eager all the Also Ran: Floral Pegasus (Aus), Joyful Winner (Aus), way up the backstretch, Ramonti advanced three wide Spirito del Vento, The Duke (Aus), Excellent Art (GB), at the quarter pole, his every move tracked by Viva Kongo Rikishio (Jpn), Able One (NZ), Visionario, Al Pataca. He hit the front in upper Qasi, Down Town (Aus). stretch, shifted in a bit nearing the Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. eighth pole, but covered his final For a video replay, click broadband or modem. two panels in a sharp :22.50 en route to the narrow victory. His jockey was effusive in his praise CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG afterwards. “It was his first time INTERNATIONAL RACES over 10 furlongs and he was a bit Winners by country keen because of the slow pace, but when I set him alight, I knew it Cup Vase Sprint Mile Tot would take a very good one to get Hong Kong 5 1 7 5 18 past him,” said Dettori. “He's one of Great Britain 2 6 0 2 10 the best.” Added Godolphin Racing France 2 6 0 1 9 Australia 1 0 2 3 6 HKJC.com Manager Simon Crisford, "There are so many more options open to him Japan 3 1 0 2 6 now he gets a mile and a quarter. All credit to Saeed New Zealand 3 0 0 1 4 [bn Suroor, trainer], because this was the right track to Ireland 1 0 0 1 2 come to test him at this trip.” It was the 150th Group 1 United States 1 0 0 1 2 win worldwide for Godolphin. UAE 1 0 0 2 3 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/10/07 • PAGE 3 of 8 CX Hong Kong Mile cont. Godolphin nearly landed its second big prize of the afternoon with Creachadoir, but Good Ba Ba, sent off the tepid 5-2 favorite by the wagering public, tagged him late to give the locals a second consecutive victory in the event. An HK$1.7 million graduate of the 2004 Hong Kong International Sale, Good Ba Ba has steadily climbed through the ranks in Hong Kong, defeating last year’s Mile runner-up Armada (NZ) in the Chairman’s Trophy, a domestic Group 2, last March. Fifth to Able One (NZ) (Cape Cross {Ire}) in the G1 Champions’ Mile the following month and a creditable seventh in the G1 Yasuda Kinen in June, the bay was runner-up to Down Town (Aus) (Scenic {Ire}) in the G3-HK Sha Tin Trophy H. Oct. 21. That set him up nicely for the G2-HK Mile Trial Nov. 17, when he rolled home a cozy neck better than Flo- ral Pegasus (Aus) (Fusaichi Pegasus). Andreas Schutz in- sisted that Good Ba Good Ba Ba (right) and Creachadoir slug it Ba would have more out to the wire HKJC.com to give on the big stage and that he did. As expected, Kongo Rikishio (Ire) (Stravinsky) led from his inside draw, as Good Ba Ba was tenderly ridden three from the rear by jockey www.hillndalefarms.com Olivier Doleuze.