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HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009 TEN UP FOR O’BRIEN TDN Feature Presentation Aidan O=Brien=s record in the G1 Camas Park & Ashtown House Studs Phoenix S. is one of the most GRADE 1 HASKELL INVITATIONAL remarkable on his resume, and Alfred Nobel (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) led home stable companion Air Chief Marshal (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) to secure the Ballydoyle con- ditioner a 10th renewal of FRESHMAN SIRE MINGUN (A.P. INDY - MIESQUE) the Curragh contest yes- HIS THIRD WINNER IS HELLOAGAINMYFRIEND IN HIS terday. Sent off the 5-4 favorite, the June 28 G2 DEBUT AT ARLINGTON YESTERDAY BY 2 1/4 LENGTHS Railway S. winner was Alfred Nobel (Ire) trapped behind a wall of SUMMER BIRD POSTS FINAL HASKELL WORK Inpho Photography horses as Joseph O=Brien Summer Bird (Birdstone) recorded his final major work set sail on the 33-1 shot at Monmouth yesterday ahead of a tilt at Sunday=s Air Chief Marshal, but Johnny Murtagh refused to GI Haskell Invitational. Accompanied by Kent panic. Taken wide for his rally, Alfred Nobel reeled in Desormeaux, the GI Belmont S. his barnmate, who had briefly promised a red-letter day winner breezed five furlongs over for the trainer=s 16-year-old son, in the final 50 yards en the main track which had been route to a cozy half-length success. AHe is still progress- sealed following heavy overnight ing and learning, and the plan was to take our time with rains. Sent out at approximately him,@ Aidan O=Brien said of the winner, who topped the 9:45 a.m, the chestnut reeled off Danehill Dancer (Ire) trifecta. Cont. p2 opening splits of :26 and :49 be- fore coming home in 1:01.80. Equi-Photo Sunday, The Curragh, Ireland AHe had a good strong work and CAMAS PARK & ASHTOWN HOUSE STUDS PHOENIX he galloped out strong," said Tim Ice, who conditions S.-G1, i225,000, Curragh, 7-26, 2yo, c/f, 6fT, the bay for Drs. Kalarikkal and Vilasini Jayaraman. 1:20.32, hy. AEverything was great. I couldn't be happier.@ Cont. p2 1--sALFRED NOBEL (IRE), 127, c, 2, by Danehill Dancer (Ire) 1st Dam: Glinting Desert (Ire), by Desert Prince (Ire) 2nd Dam: Dazzling Park (Ire), by Warning (GB) 3rd Dam: Park Express (Ire), by Ahonoora (GB) (220,000gns yrl >08 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Lodge Park Stud; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Johnny Murtagh. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-1, i218,802. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Air Chief Marshal (Ire), 127, c, 2, Danehill Dancer (Ire)- - Hawala (Ire), by Warning (GB). (i320,000 yrl >08 GOFMIL). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Barronstown Stud; T-Aidan O=Brien; i45,000. 3--Walk on Bye (Ire), 124, f, 2, Danehill Dancer (Ire)- - Pipalong (Ire), by Pips Pride (GB). (i68,000 yrl >08 GOFMIL). O-M V Magnier, Mrs Paul Shanahan & Michael Tabor; B-Tower Bloodstock; T-Tommy Stack; i22,500. Margins: HF, 2HF, HF. Odds: 5-4, 33-1, 11-8. Also Ran: In Some Respect (Ire), Beethoven (Ire), King Ledley, Rock Jock (Ire), Reggae Dancer (Ire). www.overbrookfarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/27/09 • PAGE 2 of 7 TDN Feature Presentation... Continued G1 Phoenix S. cont. from p1 Second on debut over five furlongs at Naas Apr. 18, GRADE 1 HASKELL INVITATIONAL Alfred Nobel finished third over this course and distance May 4 before opening his account stepped up to seven Classic Winners Converge on Jersey Shore.. furlongs at Leopardstown May 28. He did not enamor Desormeaux, who rode Summer Bird for the first time all with his workmanlike in the June 6 Belmont, won last year=s Haskell with success in the Railway GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. hero Big Brown back at this venue last (Boundary). AThe track was time, but neither had the a little slick and I got him stable=s past winners coming home in 11 and George Washington (Ire) change,@ Desormeaux said. (Danehill) and Mastercraftsman (Ire) AI tried to get him over the Inpho Photography best part of the racetrack. (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) He knows the game and before they produced their tours de force here. Despite knows how to prepare him- Johnny Murtagh=s intentions beforehand to leave it late, self. He's ready.@ Summer he was anchored in rear longer than he would have Bird, who arrived from Loui- wanted as tiring rivals stacked up in front of him inside the final quarter mile. Air Chief Marshal, who had taken Kent Desormeaux & Tim Ice siana in early July, will face over from the stable rabbits who had dictated the ac- Equi-Photo GI Preakness S. heroine Ra- chel Alexandra (Medaglia tion throughout the first half mile, looked for most of d=Oro) in the nine-furlong Monmouth feature. The Jess the remainder of the race to have got away from his Jackson-owned filly is slated to ship to Monmouth from favored stable companion. In the end, it was Alfred Saratoga Friday morning and school in the paddock Nobel=s superior acceleration when circling the field with runners from that day=s sixth race. which proved decisive. AHe was very green on his first Also scheduled to contest the Haskell is Iowa Derby couple of runs and got a bit lonely in front the last day, winner Duke of Mischief (Graeme Hall). The colt, who so Johnny [Murtagh] said today he was going to wait,@ turned in a bullet half-mile in :48 flat at Calder Saturday trainer Aidan O=Brien said. AHe=s one of those horses morning, was placed on a van heading north yesterday that can really change gears, and so I was worried and is expected to arrive at the Oceanport oval this about the heavy ground, as he is such a good mover. morning. AWe'll probably school him later in the week,@ Obviously he=s a very good horse and may run in the said trainer David Fawkes. AMaybe we'll do it in the G1 Prix Morny [at Deauville Aug. 23]. We=re delighted morning, but perhaps the afternoon. It wouldn't hurt to with Air Chief Marshal, as we thought he was a very send him to the paddock and let him bounce around smart horse on his first few runs, but he had just lost over there for a little bit.@ Eibar Coa, who was aboard his form.@ when Duke of Mischief won the Iowa Derby by five Click for the Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com lengths June 26, will have the mount in the Haskell. catalogue-style pedigree. Click for the TVG.com PPs. Video, courtesy of attheraces. TDN TODAY Follow the TDN on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thetdn Headline News..................... 7 pages P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/27/09 • PAGE 3 of 7 Sunday, Munich, Germany Sunday, Maisons-Laffitte, France GROSSER DALLMAYR-PREIS-BAYERISCHES PRIX EUGENE ADAM (GRAND PRIX DE MAISONS- ZUCHTRENNEN-G1, i155,000, Munich, 7-26, 3yo/up, LAFFITTE)-G2, i400,000, Maisons-Laffitte, 7-26, 3yo, 1 1/4mT, 2:11.27, sf. 1 1/4mT, 2:02.80, gd/sf. 1--PRESSING (IRE), 132, h, 6, by Soviet Star 1--#@DEBUSSY (IRE), 128, c, 3, by Diesis (GB) 1st Dam: Rafif, by Riverman 1st Dam: Opera Comique (Fr) (GSP-Ire), by Singspiel (Ire) 2nd Dam: Reves Celestes, by Lyphard 2nd Dam: Grace Note (Fr), by Top Ville (Ire) 3rd Dam: Tobira Celeste, by Ribot (Ity) 3rd Dam: Val de Grace (Fr), by Val de Loir (Fr) (i35,000 yrl >04 ITYSEP). O-Gary Tanaka; B-Agricola O-H R H Princess Haya of Jordan; B-Darley; T-John del Parco; T-Michael Jarvis; J-Neil Callan; i91,000. Gosden; J-Jimmy Fortune; i228,000. Lifetime Lifetime Record: Hwt. Older Horse-Ity at 7-9.5f, Record: GSP-Eng, 7 starts, 3 wins, 2 places, G1SW-Ity, SW-Tur, 34-10-12-3, i1,096,001. i256,905. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--World Heritage (GB), 128, c, 3, Kahyasi (Ire)-- 2--Precious Boy (Ger), 132, c, 4, Big Shuffle--Pretty Su Imbabala (GB), by Zafonic. O-Khalid Abdullah; (Ire), by Surumu (Ger). (i28,000 RNA yrl >06 B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Pascal Bary; i88,000. BBASEP). O/B-Gestut Park Wiedlingen; T-Waldemar Hickst; i36,000. 3--Prince Siegfried (Fr), 128, c, 3, Royal Applause (GB)-- 3--Trincot (Fr), 132, c, 4, Peintre Celebre--Royal Lights Intrum Morshaan (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). (i25,000 (Fr), by Royal Academy. O-Godolphin; B-SCEA Ecurie yrl >07 DEAFEB; 38,000gns yrl >07 TATOCT). Bader; T-Saeed bin Suroor; i18,000. O-Godolphin; B-B-Haras de Saint Pair du Mont; Margins: 3/4, 1HF, 5. Odds: 1.70, 4.30, 1.80. T-Saeed bin Suroor; i42,000. Also Ran: Integral (Ger), Lady Alida (GB), Northern Margins: HF, 2, 1HF. Odds: 21.80, 7.90, 6.70. Glory (GB), Assahab (Ger), Liang Kay (Ger). Also Ran: Cashelgar (Ire), Ideology (GB), Allybar (Ire), Pressing started this season with a tame eighth-place Vesuve (Ire), Night of Magic (Ire), Mr Kintyre (Ity). finish in the G1 Lockinge S. at Newbury May 16, but Debussy followed a nine-length maiden success on the six-year-old has always been at his best racing in Lingfield=s Polytrack Mar.