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THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ALL BLUESKIESNRAINBOWS IN SWAPS GAME ON DUDE HEADS GOLD CUP FIELD Blueskiesnrainbows (English Channel) missed out on Game on Dude (Awesome Again), coming off a a trip to the GI Kentucky Derby when he tired to third romping 7 1/4-length victory in the June 2 behind I=ll Have Another (Flower Alley) after setting the GII Californian S., heads a field of seven entered pace in the Apr. 7 GI Santa Anita Derby, but he got the yesterday for Saturday=s GI second half of the sophomore season off in style with a Hollywood Gold Cup. The 1 1/4- wire-to-wire victory in the GII Swaps S. at Betfair mile race is a >Win and You=re In Hollywood Park Wednesday. The chestnut colt broke Event= and gives its winner an sharply and took charge into the first turn. Under Joe automatic berth into the GI Talamo, the 7-2 shot was relaxed through measured Breeders= Cup Classic. Owned by fractions of :24.15 and :48.18. He scampered clear on a partnership that includes Joe the turn through three-quarters in 1:12.88 with Nonios Torre=s Diamond Pride LLC, Lanni (Pleasantly Perfect) his closest pursuer. After opening a Family Trust, Ernie Moody=s three-length advantage in upper stretch, Mercedes Stable and Bernie Game on Dude Blueskiesnrainbows looked home free, but Nonios and Schiappa and trained by Hall of Benoit the late-charging Liaision (Indian Charlie) made a good Famer Bob Baffert, Game on run at him in the final strides, only to come up short of Dude will be looking to improve on a the determined winner. AIt took him a while to get back narrow runner-up effort in last year=s Gold in the swing of things and now he's finally getting back Cup. The last horse to win the Gold Cup into his groove,@ trainer Bob Baffert, winning a record after finishing second in the previous year fifth Swaps, said of the victor. Cont. p3 was Ancient Title, who was runner-up to Tree of Knowledge in 1974 before SWAPS S.-GII, $150,000, BHP, 7-4, 3yo, 1 1/8m coming out on top in the 1975 renewal. (AWT), 1:50 4/5, ft. Richard’s Kid Baffert will also saddle Richard=s Kid 1--#@BLUESKIESNRAINBOWS, 113, c, 3, by English Channel Horsephotos (Lemon Drop Kid), back-to-back winner of 1st Dam: Cho Cho San, by Deputy Minister the GI Pacific Classic in 2009 and 2010. 2nd Dam: Dance Colony, by Pleasant Colony The 7-year-old, transferred to Dubai in 2010, was 3rd Dam: Dance Review, by Northern Dancer victorious in his U.S. return in the June 8 Prove It S. ($33,000 yrl '10 KEESEP). O-Bad Boy Racing LLC and last time out. Full Field p7 Whizway Farms; B-Edward P Evans (VA); T-Bob Baffert; J-Joseph Talamo; $90,000. Lifetime Record: GISP, 8-3-0-2, $221,242. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Purchased by CECIL SEAMAN & CO. for $33,000 Now working on the FT July yrlg sale - CALL TODAY! 2--Nonios, 118, c, 3, Pleasantly Perfect--Stylish Manner, by Touch Gold. ($21,000 yrl '10 KEESEP; $73,000 2yo >11 OBSAPR). O-Green B Smith Jr; B-Hermitage Farm (KY); T-J Hollendorfer; $30,000. 3--Liaison, 120, c, 3, Indian Charlie--Galloping Gal, by Victory Gallop. ($290,000 yrl '10 KEESEP). O-Arnold Zetcher LLC; B-William A Carl Estate (KY); T-Bob Baffert; $18,000. Arrived & Thrived at Woodstock Farm Margins: 3/4, HD, 2 1/4. Odds: 3.80, 3.00, 2.10. Also Ran: Rousing Sermon, Called to Serve, Empire Way, All Squared Away. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs, the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree or the video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. In This Issue Red Bank Threepeat 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Get Serious (City Zip) earned his third victory in (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) Monmouth Park’s GIII Red Bank S. 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Benoit Customer Service Fields begin p7 [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Marketing Gary King, Marketing Manager EST Race [email protected] 12:55p Grosser Preis Von Lotto Hamburg-G3, Ham TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/5/12 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com All Blueskiesnrainbows in the Swaps (cont. from p1) Blueskiesnrainbows, who debuted over the lawn at Santa Anita last October, graduated for $30,000 over Hollywood=s Cushion track in December. He romped by 7 1/4 lengths in a Jan. 20 starter allowance to begin 2012 and entered the Santa Anita Derby off a third- place finish in a Feb. 9 optional claimer. Connections opted to try their charge on the turf again, but came away with a lackluster ninth-place effort in the May 4 GII American Turf S. AThe owners wanted to take a chance in the turf race at Churchill Downs, so we gave it a roll,@ explained trainer Bob Baffert. AIt didn't work out. He didn=t ship well and got really hot. I=m not ruling out turf for this horse yet because it didn=t count that day.@ Blueskiesnrainbows, who was a $33,000 Keeneland September Yearling, is owned by Kelly and Dana Mitchell=s Bad Boy Racing and the Whizway Farm of Texas anesthesiologist Stan Whisenant. Blueskiesnrainbows Benoit GII Swaps S. Blueskiesnrainbows (English Channel) goes wire-to-wire to give Baffert record fifth Swaps win. GIII Poker S. Clear Attempt (A.P. Indy) wins stakes debut. GIII Red Bank S. Get Serious (City Zip) wins third Red Bank. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/5/12 • PAGE 4 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Wednesday, Belmont Clear Attempt, who broke his maiden over the POKER S.-GIII, $150,000, BEL, 7-4, 3/up, 1mT, 1:34, fm. Belmont lawn last June, was making his third start of 1--#@CLEAR ATTEMPT, 116, c, 4, by A.P. Indy the year off a pair of runner-up efforts in allowance 1st Dam: Silent Sighs (GISW, $442,700), company, first at Gulfstream Jan. 22 and last time by Benchmark when just nosed out over nine furlongs of this course 2nd Dam: Quiet Romance, by Bertrando May 18. The well-bred colt, making his stakes debut, 3rd Dam: Brisa de Mar, by Pirate's Bounty raced in hand while closest to the sensible pace of Yield O/B-Pam & Martin Wygod (KY); T-William I Mott; Bogey. The pacesetter, who saw a clear lead evaporate J-Jose Lezcano; $90,000. Lifetime Record: 11-3-4-1, quickly after an opening quarter in :24.78, reasserted $197,902. Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. some measure of control through a half in :48.12, but Werk Nick Rating: B. couldn=t hold off the upper-stretch challenge of Clear KY-BRED QUALITY Attempt. Clear Attempt had plenty in reserve to draw 2--Compliance Officer, 118, g, 6, Officer--Purple Hills, clear as favored Compliance Officer got up for second. by Dynaformer. ($65,000 2yo >08 OBSAPR; $19,000 AMy horse broke very good,@ commented winning RNA yrl '07 KEESEP). O-La Marca Stable; B-Kenneth jockey Jose Lezcano. AHe was very comfortable, he L & Sarah K Ramsey (NY); T-B R Brown; $30,000. didn=t pull me. When the favorite moved outside, I NY-breds Start With a Bigger Advantage nybreds.com moved with him and I kept waiting until the 3--Yield Bogey, 116, g, 8, Langfuhr--Upper Noosh, by quarter-pole to really ask him. When I asked him, he Red Ransom. O/B-Fox Ridge Farm Inc (KY); T-Patrick gave me a good kick and finished good.@ Leanna J Kelly; $15,000. Willaford, assistant to trainer Bill Mott, added, AThis Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 1HF. Odds: 8.90, 1.10, 15.00. race wasn=t setting up to be terribly, terribly tough, and Also Ran: Boots Ahead, Right One (Fr), Voodoo Storm, cutting him back a little bit seemed like the thing to do.@ Gourmet Dinner. Scratched: El Commodore, Of Clear Attempt=s late entry into stakes company, Queen'splatekitten, Monument Hill, Uncle T Seven, Willaford explained, ABill just takes his time.