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SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FOURSTARDAN IN DEEP AT DEAUVILLE Despite spotting 12 pounds to the runner-up, Horse Today=s renewal of the G1 Prix du Haras de of the Year Wise Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry) earned his Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois--a AWin and You=re eighth-straight win and second-consecutive In@ event for the GI Breeders= Cup Mile--is as strong a GII Fourstardave H. title at the Spa yesterday. Backed renewal as any of its immediate predecessors, with six down to 2-5 over a individual top-level scorers assembled with a total of turf course that had 15 Group 1 victories to boast taken plenty of about. Within such a cosmos, moisture in the it is hard to pick a stand-out, previous two days, but there is something about the Mort Fink J “TDN Rising Star” homebred was away Dawn Approach (Ire) (New in midpack and Approach {Ire}) that suggests worked his way into he still has a hand to play. the pocket entering Stripped of his unbeaten Wise Dan (outside) bests King Kreesa the first turn as fleet- record over a mile by NYRA/Coglianese footed New York- Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral bred King Kreesa (King Kugat) showed the way. Loaded for bear around {Ire}) in the G1 Sussex S. at Dawn Approach the home bend, the champion looked briefly as if he Glorious Goodwood just Racing Post might run into the same kind of traffic trouble he did 11 days ago, Godolphin=s last time in the GII Firecracker H. But pilot John G1 2,000 Guineas and G1 St James=s Palace S. hero is Velazquez tipped Wise Dan into the two path to back for more, but connections are confident he is confront the pacesetter at the head of the lane, and ready to give his customary best again. AI love the though King Kreesa gave the chalk all he could handle competition at the highest level, and this is as high as to midstretch, Wise Dan called on his class late to you get, so I=m looking forward to it,@ Jim Bolger said. prevail by 1 1/4 lengths. Second choice Lea (First AI discussed this with Simon Crisford, who discussed it Samurai) finished 4 1/4 lengths back in third. AAs I told with Sheikh Mohammed, and they were very much up some of you today, to prove that he's a great horse like for it. Once we knew he was well and had plenty of life everybody's talking about, he had to carry that weight,@ in him, the decision wasn=t too difficult--he shows his said winning trainer Charlie LoPresti. AHe was cruising well-being, so it=s fairly easy to gauge.@ Cont. p9 up the rail. I was worried about that front-runner. When he cruised up to him on equal terms, he had so much horse he just went right on by him. Johnny [Velazquez] just kind of rode him out. The :24 and change worried me; you don't let a speed horse get out there like that. Johnny had so much confidence in him. They started to pick it up and ran fast the last part of it. I know that horse of ours has a great kick. And he proved he's a great horse today.@ Cont. p3 TOTAL COMMAND Bar Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), it is hard to remember as exciting a juvenile as War Command (War Front) in recent years, and Ballydoyle=s champion elect takes the next step towards potential greatness in today=s G1 Keeneland Phoenix S., at The Curragh. 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Mabee-GII, DMR (brisnet.com PPs) TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/11/13 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Saratoga Race Course While many have lamented that Wise Dan=s 2013 FOURSTARDAVE H.-GII, $500,000, SAR, 8-10, campaign has been less-than-ambitious, the chestnut 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:34, gd. has certainly impressed in the consistency he has 1--WISE DAN, 129, g, 6, by Wiseman's Ferry shown from last year to this one. He first looked like 1st Dam: Lisa Danielle, by Wolf Power (SAf) one to watch on the big stage when turning in a 2nd Dam: Askmysecretary, by Secretariat devastating 10 1/2-length romp on seasonal debut in 3rd Dam: Laquiola (Fr), by Lyphard last April=s GIII Ben Ali S. at Keeneland and suffered a O/B-Mort Fink (KY); T-Charles LoPresti; J-John rare loss by a head in Churchill=s GI Stephen Foster H. Velazquez. $300,000. Lifetime Record: Horse of the in June. It=s been nothing but trips to the winner=s circle Year, Ch. Older Male, Ch. Male Turf Horse, MGISW, since then, as Wise Dan began his streak with a five- 24-17-1-0, $4,464,070. *1/2 to Successful Dan length win over an even boggier course here a year (Successful Appeal), MGSW & MGISP, $923,154; ago. Wise Dan reeled off similarly impressive scores in and Our Royal Dancer (Roy), SW, $195,070. Click for the GI Woodbine Mile, GI Shadwell Turf Mile and the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: C+. GI Breeders= Cup Mile to sweep all categories he was Congrats to Mork Fink & W ise Dan whose Fourstardave-GII win up for at the Eclipse Awards. He returned at Keeneland gives our clients 19 graded stake wins for 2013 C ECIL S EAMAN & C O. 859-533-5507 again in the GI Maker=s 46 Mile Apr. 12, and came into this off yielding-turf victories in Churchill=s GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic May 4 and GII Firecracker H.--the 2--King Kreesa, 117, g, 4, King Cugat--Storm's latter came by two lengths over Lea. Advance, by Storm Creek. O-Gerald & Susan Kresa; Wise Dan became the first back-to-back winner of B-Horse Partners (NY); T-Jeremiah Englehart. this race since Fourstardave himself did it in 1990 and $100,000. 1991 when it was called the Daryl=s Joy S. He will Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm likely follow the same path he did last year, with starts NY-breds Start With a Bigger Advantage nybreds.com in the Woodbine Mile Sept. 15 and Breeders= Cup Mile Nov. 2. His connections finished a close second last 3--Lea, 117, c, 4, First Samurai--Greenery, by Galileo weekend here in the GI Whitney H. with Wise Dan=s (Ire). O/B-Claiborne Farm & Adele Dilschneider (KY); half-brother Successful Dan. T-Albert Stall Jr. $50,000. King Kreesa=s trainer Jeremiah Englehart was quick to Margins: 1 1/4, 4 3/4, 1 1/4. Odds: 0.40, 5.20, 4.60. tip his hat to the winner. AI knew [King Kreesa] was Also Ran: Mr. Commons, Willyconker (Ire), Skyring. going to keep digging,@ he said. AWith 129 pounds, Scratches: Za Approval.