NAYYIR takes Lennox S. HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT call 732-747-8060. BY FAX AND INTERNET www.thoroughbreddailynews.com WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2003 KALAMAN COULD BE THE MAN CHANDLER ON THE STATE OF THE EMPIRE Kalaman (Ire) (Desert Prince {Ire}) bids to provide Sir Juddmonte Farms President John Chandler yesterday Michael Stoute with his fourth renewal of today’s G1 offered up a rough sketch of the future of Juddmonte Sussex S. at Goodwood. Long held in high esteem, the homebred Empire Maker (Unbridled), who spoiled Funny secret was out before the half to Kalanisi (Ire) took his Cide’s Triple Crown bid with a compelling victory in the maiden at Newbury Apr. 12 and he continued to im- GI Belmont S. June 7. Chandler indicated that victories press by beating Ikhtyar (Ire) by 1½ lengths in the in the two races that were focal points for the Bobby Listed Heron S. May 24. He Frankel trainee--the GI Travers S. and the GI Breeders’ suffered a troubled trip when Cup Classic--would most likely spell the retirement of beaten a length by Zafeen (Fr) the regally bred colt, who would be sent to stud in (Zafonic) in the G1 St James’s 2004. "If he wins the races he's supposed to, the Palace S. at Royal Ascot June Travers and the Breeders’ Cup Classic, then really there 17. Zafeen, beaten 3/4-length isn't much reason to keep him in training [next year],” in the English 2000 Guineas, said Chandler. “If he doesn't win, then there is a greater was burying the disappoint- likelihood that he'd stay in training next year, but I'd ment of his 14th placing in the say that the chances of him staying in training next year Moon Ballad A Watkins G1 Irish 2000 Guineas. Both are not particularly great." First on the menu for Empire represent the form of the Maker is Sunday’s GII Jim Dandy, for which he’ll be the Royal meeting’s mile contest, responsible for the last overwhelming favorite. Chandler opined the brief respite five sophomore winners of this race. While two winners following the Belmont has only helped the colt, saying, of the St James’s Palace S. have followed up here since "He's had a bit of time off and he's filled out and set- 2000, three runner-ups have gone one better since tled down a little bit. They go through a fairly rigorous 1994 and Kalaman may have the call if he stays out of training regimen up to the Triple Crown, but now he can trouble. Sophomores rule here, having beaten their settle into a routine. He matures as much mentally as elders 21 times since 1975. Strengthening the attack is much as physically with time." Trade Fair (GB) (Zafonic), who was forced to miss the 2000 Guineas due to a minor setback in the spring. He TEAM FUNNY CIDE OPTIMISTIC returned to beat subsequent G3 Jersey S. winner Mem- As Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide (Distorted bership in the G2 King Charles II S. before annihilating a Humor) gears up for the second half of his season be- competitive assembly of rivals in the G3 Criterion S. ginning with Sunday’s GI Haskell Invitational H., his June 28. Both came over seven furlongs and doubts connections are optimistic that the horse will return to linger over his ability to see out this mile. Moon Ballad his winning ways after falling short of his Triple Crown (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}), who was impressive in winning bid. Co-owner and managing partner of Sackatoga the G1 Dubai World Cup on dirt at Nad al Sheba Mar. Stables, Jack Knowlton, and Funny Cide’s jockey, Jose 29, reverts to a mile having disappointed when running Santos, expressed confidence that the chestnut would too freely in the G1 Prince of Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot be firing on all cylinders this weekend. “We’d like to last time June 18. His pedigree suggests he needs win [the] race,” said Knowlton. “It’s a million dollars. further than this and a sterner challenge from the older It’s a Grade I. Clearly we want Funny Cide to jump back horses may come from Where or When (Ire) (Danehill up to where he was before the Belmont. We’re not Dancer {Ire}). After beating Hawk Wing in the G1 going down there [to Monmouth Park] not expecting to Queen Elizabeth II S. at Ascot last September, he re- win. There are some nice horses in there, but Funny turned to be put firmly in his place by that rival when Cide is a special horse.” Santos reiterated Knowlton’s the 11-length runner-up in the G1 Lockinge S. May 17. optimism, adding, “I have plenty of confidence that the He returned a sick horse when subsequently sixth in the horse can do it. He’s coming in with a rest, and he’s G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot June 17 and is dan- going to be strong and showing his best that day. I gerous to write off. Full field p. 4 haven’t lost any faith in the horse.” In 2001, at the Saratoga Selected Yearling Sale, Taylor Made consigned the Payson Stud-bred eventual undefeated two-year-old champion VINDICATION. At this year’s Saratoga sale, we are selling his three-quarter brother by A.P. Indy

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Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain P R E S U L T S P FOUR STAR SALES RICHMOND S.-G2, £70,000, Good- LENNOX S.-G2, £100,000, Goodwood, 7-29, 3yo/up, wood, 7-29, 2yo, c/g, 6fT, 1:12.25, gd/sf. 7fT, 1:27.06, gd. 1--#@CARRIZO CREEK (IRE), 123, c, 2, by Charnwood Forest (Ire) 1--NAYYIR (GB), 130, g, 5, by Indian Ridge (Ire) 1st Dam: Violet Spring (Ire), by Exactly Sharp 1st Dam: Pearl Kite (GSP-GB), by Silver Hawk 2nd Dam: Violet Somers (Ire), by Will Somers (GB) 2nd Dam: Spur Wing, by Storm Bird 3rd Dam: Violet Bank (GB), by The Phoenix (GB) 3rd Dam: Equal Change, by (Ir£42,000 yrl ‘02 GOFOCT). O-J S Threadwell; (15,000gns yrl ‘99 TATOCT; 57,000gns 2yo ‘00 B-James F Hanly; T-Brian Meehan; J-Kieren Fallon; TATAPR). O-Abdulla Al Khalifa; B-Saeed Manana; £40,600. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1, £95,254. T-Gerard Butler; J-Eddie Ahern; £58,000. Lifetime 2--Old Deuteronomy, 123, c, 2, Storm Cat--Jewel In Record: G1SP-Fr, 12-6-0-1, £216,694. *1/2 to High- The Crown, by . O-Susan Magnier; est (Ire) (Selkirk), GSW-UAE, MG1SP-GB, $433,991. B-Pacelco SA; £15,400. 2--Arakan, 119, c, 3, Nureyev--Far Across (GB), by 3--Cedarberg (UAE), 123, c, 2, Cape Cross (Ire)-- Common Grounds (GB). O-Niarchos Family; Crinolette (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells. O-Sheikh Moham- B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; £22,000. med bin Rashid al Maktoum; B-Darley Dubai; £7,700. 3--Tante Rose (Ire), 116, f, 3, Barathea (Ire)--My Branch Margins: HF, HD, 3/4. Odds: 5-1, 3-1, 8-1. (GB), by Distant Relative (Ire). O-Wafic Said; Also ran: Venables, Cop Hill Lad (GB), Fokine, Great B-Addison Racing Ltd Inc; £11,000. Scott (GB). Margins: HD, NK, 3/4. Odds: 6-1, 4-1, 25-1. Carrizo Creek finished third behind Bayeux in a strong Also ran: Suggestive (GB), Hurricane Alan (Ire), Monsieur course-and-distance maiden on his debut May 21 before Bond (Ire), Membership, Danger Over (GB), Farqad, Fire- breaking his maiden at Brighton May 30. He produced a break (GB), Atavus (GB), Baron’s Pit (GB), Tillerman (GB). smooth performance to win the valuable Goffs Chal- Nayyir, who nearly died after suffering a severe case lenge at The Curragh on yielding ground last time June of travel sickness in Hong Kong last December, defied a 27. Over a course softened by rain, the imposing colt four-pound penalty to collect back-to-back renewals of dwelt from the stalls and had to race on the heels of his this contest. He proved effective at a mile when win- rivals under jockey Kieren Fallon. Brought wide with his ning the G3 Diomed S. and he had sufficient pace to challenge inside the final quarter mile, he quickened to finish third in the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at an ex- hit the front at the eighth-pole and gave a brief scare tended six furlongs. But his best performances have when jumping the path soon after. That did not affect come over this specialist trip and his finest hour came his momentum and he held his advantage in the drive to with a decisive win in the G2 Challenge S. Patiently the line as Old Deuteronomy challenged gamely. “He’s a brought back into training, he marked his revival by very, very talented colt and at the moment, you’d have finishing sixth in the G3 Chipchase S. Held up towards to say he was the best of mine,” trainer Brian Meehan the rear by jockey Eddie Ahern off the furious early told PA Sport. “He is in the G2 Gimcrack S. [at York pace, he made smooth progress wide in the straight to Aug. 20] and I would have to say that the G1 Middle lead with 300 yards remaining before holding the late Park S. [at Newmarket Oct. 3] sounds likely. He is just thrust of the luckless Arakan. “He was the flagship last progressing all the time.” year and he’s the admiral this year,” conditioner Gerard Click for the brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree or for Butler commented. “Last year, it wasn’t as good a race the racingpost.co.uk race chart. as this time as there were a lot more nicer three-year- olds in it but he just performs.” Click for the brisnet.com A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will catalogue-style pedigree or for the racingpost.co.uk race chart. indicate first-time graded stakes-winners. FILM MAKER, winner of the Lake George S.-G3 at Saratoga, is the 11TH Stakes Winner of 2003, 7TH Graded Stakes Winner of 2003 and 59TH career Stakes Winner for North America’s Second Leading Sire.

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Tuesday, Goodwood, Britain PEUGEOT GORDON S.-G3, £55,000, Goodwood, 7-29, P P R E V I E W P 3yo, 1 1/2mT, 2:36.53, gd. Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 2:40 p.m. 1--#@PHOENIX REACH (IRE), 122, c, 3, by Alhaarth (Ire) VEUVE CLICQUOT VINTAGE S.-G2, £70,000, 2yo, 7fT 1st Dam: Carroll’s Canyon (Ire), by Hatim SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 2nd Dam: Tuna (GB), by *Silver Shark 1 10 Kings Point (Ire) Fasliyev Hannon 126 3rd Dam: Vimelette (Fr), by Vimy (Fr) 2 4 Nevisian Lad (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Bell 126 (Ir£16,000 wnlg ‘00 GOFNOV; 36,000gns yrl ‘01 3 6 Castleton (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) H Cyzer 123 DONSEP). O-Winterbeck Manor Stud; B-Christine 4 5 Devil Moon (Ire) Danehill A O’Brien 123 Kiernan; T-Andrew Balding; J-Darryll Holland; 5 8 Forthright (GB) Cadeaux Genereux (GB) C Brittain 123 £31,900. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, £39,025. 6 3 Lucky Story Kris S. Johnston 123 2--High Accolade (GB), 127, c, 3, Mark Of Esteem 7 2 Parkview Love Mister Baileys (GB) Johnston 123 (Ire)--Generous Lady (GB), by Generous (Ire). O-Lady 8 1 Spanish Ace (GB) First Trump (GB) A Balding 123 Tennant; B-Deerfield Farm; £12,100. 9 7 The Mighty Tiger Storm Cat A O’Brien 123 3--Hawk Flyer, 122, c, 3, Silver Hawk--Dawn’s Curtsey, 10 9 America America Mister Baileys (GB) Mourier 120 by Far North. ($275,000 yrl ‘01 KEESEP). O-Saeed Kings Point and Nevisian Lad face a stern task as they Suhail; B-Phillips Racing Partnership; £6,050. Margins: SHD, HF, HF. Odds: 12-1, 9-2, 7-1. bid to belie penalties picked up due to their group suc- Also ran: Salsalino (GB), Let Me Try Again (Ire), Gold cesses at Newmarket’s July meeting. While the former Medallist (GB), Dubai Success (GB), Wavertree Boy is proven at the trip, having won the G3 Superlative S. (Ire), Titurel (GB), Unigold. there July 10, Nevisian Lad has to prove his stamina Phoenix Reach overcame relative inexperience to book after his G3 July S. success over six furlongs the previ- his place in the line-up for the G1 St Leger at Doncaster ous afternoon. Nevisian Lad had previously chased Sept. 13. Runner-up to subsequent 2000 Guineas third home the top-class Russian Valour (Ire) and Kheleyf in Norse Dancer (Ire) last June, he suffered a split pastern the G3 Norfolk S. over the minimum trip at Royal Ascot but suggested he retained his ability when winning a June 19, so may find this trip beyond him. Of the unex- Newbury maiden last time July 3. Held up in mid-divi- posed types, Lucky Story has a highly progressive pro- sion throughout the early stages by Darryll Holland, he file, having stepped up off a disappointing debut to win was hampered as the race began to develop, but soon a weak maiden at Ayr June 20 before following up in recovered to quicken in the straight and take command smooth style in a conditions event at Pontefract 10 with a quarter-mile remaining. Challenged by Hawk days later. His trainer has a clutch of smart juveniles Flyer soon after, he warded off that threat and the post and he has made no secret that this colt takes high came in time as the rapidly closing High Accolade ran order amongst them. The Mighty Tiger was third behind out of real estate under a five-pound penalty. “He’s a stable companion Old Deuteronomy in a Newmarket fragile horse at the best of times, but Darryll was very maiden May 31 before winning a similar event at The impressed by him and wants to ride him in the Leger, so Curragh June 28. He bids to provide trainer Aidan it’s all systems go,” trainer Andrew Balding said. “It’s O’Brien with his first renewal and end his conditioner’s been challenging--he’s had three screws and a pin put in drought in the major British juvenile races so far in his near-fore fetlock, so it’s full credit to the horse to 2003. come back from that. He’s learning all the time and will only get better.” Bookmakers Coral quote Phoenix TDN TODAY Reach at odds of 7-1 for the St Leger. Click for the Headline News ...... 7 pages racingpost.co.uk race chart.

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(Stakes Previews cont.) WEEKEND PEDIGREE Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:15 p.m. PERSPECTIVES SUSSEX S.-G1, £265,000, 3yo/up, 1mT by Alan Porter SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 4 Blatant (GB) Machiavellian bin Suroor 133 DIANA H.-GI, $500,000, SAR, 7-26, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:47 4/5, fm. 2 11 Eventuail (Arg) Candy Stripes Haggas 133 1--VOODOO DANCER, 120, m, 5, by Kingmambo 3 1 Moon Ballad (Ire) Singspiel (Ire) bin Suroor 133 1st Dam: Zuri, by Danzig 4 7 Reel Buddy Mr. Greeley Hannon 133 2nd Dam: Visibly Different, by Sir Ivor 5 5 Where Or When (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Mills 133 3rd Dam: Tatallah, by *Tatan 6 2 Kalaman (Ire) Desert Prince (Ire) Stoute 125 Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. 7 8 Norse Dancer (Ire) Halling Elsworth 125 Voodoo Dancer seems to be as tough as teak, both 8 10 Spartacus (Ire) Danehill A O’Brien 125 as a traveler and a runner. She has made frequent ap- 9 9 Statue Of Liberty Storm Cat A O’Brien 125 pearances on both coasts and has been in some fierce 10 3 Trade Fair (GB) Zafonic Charlton 125 racetrack battles, but on the basis of her efforts this 11 6 Zafeen (Fr) Zafonic Channon 125 season, the five-year-old mare might be better than ever. Winner of the GI Garden City Breeders’ Cup H. at Sunday, Saratoga Racecourse three, Voodoo Dancer added the GII Palomar H., GIII JIM DANDY S.-GII, $500,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m Locust Grove H. and GIII Beaugay H. last year, these GII S. winner During (Cherokee Run) worked being in California, Kentucky and New York. She was five furlongs at Del Mar Monday in 1:02.20 and is ex- also beaten inches after a couple of fierce battles with pected to ship to New York Wednesday. “He went nice Juddmonte Farms’ formidable Tates Creek in the GI and easy this morning,” trainer told Daily Yellow Ribbon S. and the GII Diana H. This year has seen more air miles and more Racing Form after Monday’s drill. “I want to see what photo-finishes for Voodoo Dancer. Given a well-de- we’ve got with him. He’s on top of his game right now, served rest after the GI Yellow Ribbon, Voodoo Dancer, so we’ll see how he fares against those horses.” Pat opened the 2003 campaign with a third in the GIII Day has the mount. Beaugay H. at Aqueduct. In search of the firm ground she loves, she then packed her bags for the trip to Thoroughbred Daily News is: Hollywood Park, where for the first time she success- Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher fully stretched out to 10 furlongs, defeating Dublino and Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher Megahertz in the GII Beverly Hills H. (the form of that Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief race was stamped at the weekend, when Megahertz Alycia Borer Director of Advertising took the GI John C. Mabee H., with Dublino Jessica Martini Associate Editor dead-heating with Tates Creek and Golden Apples for Alan Carasso Assistant Editor second). One month later, Voodoo Dancer was back Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor on the East Coast to carry top-weight in the GI Diana H. Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant at Saratoga. Just as it had last year, the Diana came Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter down to a battle between Voodoo Dancer and a Juddmonte color-bearer trained by Bobby Frankel. Once Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter again it took a photo to decide the outcome, but this Mike Szotak Consultant time Voodoo Dancer emerged the victress, getting Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services home by a neck. Cont. p. 7

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French 1000 Guineas; Country Belle (by Seattle Slew), FROM THE DESK OF... a Listed winner in France whose first foal is last year’s G2 Gimcrack winner Country Reel; and a Danzig filly, Bill Oppenheim Danzella, who was sent to Australia. Key of Luck had a checkered career at the racetrack, KEY RACE # 3 OF 2003 but one in which he proved to possess speed, precocity Ten Group 1 winners of 19 Group 1 races, a South and versatility. He started four times as a two-year-old African-bred Group 2 winner in Dubai, and a pacemaker when trained by Criquette Head, all over five or six lined up for what was surely one of the best renewals furlongs, all in black-type races. He won two, including ever of the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S. the G3 Prix d'Arenberg, and was second in the other last Saturday. The three Derby winners in the field ran two, in the space of two months. He was then off the 1-2-3, with this year’s Irish Derby winner Alamshar track for 20 months, returning on June 1 of his four- producing a scintillating performance to cruise home ahead year-old year. From six starts that term, he won an of last year’s French Derby winner Sulamani and this amateur riders’ race over a mile, and was five times out year’s Epsom winner Kris Kin, running a boxcar Postmark of the money. He went to Dubai with in the (the Racing Post’s speed figure) 134 in the process. winter of 1996 as a five-year-old and won all three of Alamshar did benefit from a great tactical ride by his starts there on the dirt, including a 20-length win in Johnny Murtagh. He and Nayef had the speed to lay off the Dubai Duty Free, running the 10 furlongs in virtually the pacemaker Izdiham, evidently sensing that it was the same time as did winning the Dubai World not a breakneck pace on the dead ground. Meanwhile, Cup on the same night. From there he went to America Sulamani and Kris Kin were in their customary positions, with trainer Kiaran McLaughlin and ran a close second more in front of them than behind. Murtagh won the to Star Standard in the GI Pimlico Special. He started race coming off the turn; as Nayef backed up, Alamshar three times at six, running fourth to Singspiel in the shot clear, and the race was over. Sulamani and Kris 1997 Dubai World Cup, and retired to stud in Ireland at Kin never had any chance of getting to him. Signifi- around a $5,000 fee. He’d already established himself cantly, both (on Sulamani) and fourth- as a very useful sire by the end of last year. With his placed Bollin Eric’s rider Kevin Darley commented on the first crop just three at the end of 2002, he had a 2.00 lack of pace afterwards. I’m not saying anyone would A Runner Index, 4.00 for B Runners, and an eye-catch- have beaten Alamshar, who, after all, does have the ing 4.26 ABC Index rating for two-year-olds. Needless speed to lay handier, but it would have been closer. to say, his days of obscurity are now totally over. He’s In establishing himself as the top middle-distance horse a big-time sire now and, as if to emphasize the point, he in Europe, Alamshar confirmed for good the status of had a two-year-old stakes winner, Lucky Pipit, for his sire Key of Luck as one of Europe’s rising stallion Sheikh Maktoum last week as well. stars. Known until now as Anabaa’s year-older, smaller three-quarter brother, Key of Luck has now become a Rolling, Rolling, Rolling ... name in his own right. By Chief’s Crown (sire of an- It really does seem like every day you pick up the other Irish-based son to sire a Derby winner, Grand paper, there’s another winner by Fasliyev and, if he Lodge), Key of Luck was the first foal of Balbonella, hasn’t had a winner, Cape Cross has. The accompany- surely one of the best mares Sheikh Maktoum has ever ing table (p6) was compiled through racing of last owned. Winner of the then-G1 Prix Robert Papin, Sunday, but on Monday night, Fasliyev had winner Balbonella produced only five foals before her untimely number 19 (from 51 runners and 94 named foals), and death at the age of 12. Her first two foals were colts-- ‘veteran’ freshman sires Imperial Ballet and Soviet Star Key of Luck and Anabaa. She then produced three also had winners. So did Daylami, whose name is going fillies: Always Loyal (by Zilzal), winner of the 1997 to start appearing more in the papers. Cont. p. 6 SUMMER SIRE POWER KINGMAMBO VOODOO DANCER takes the Grade 1 Diana H. at Saratoga to bring her earnings to $1.4 million. (For the video race replay, select: broadband or modem)

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(Bill Oppenheim cont. from p. 5) a Native never ran after he was two, and he turned out Last week was a good one for Europe’s two leading pretty well as a sire, if Mr. Prospector, Alydar, and freshman sires. Fasliyev closed the week out with 18 Exclusive Native are anything to go by. Fasliyev never winners, including three group winners. Much Faster, raced beyond six furlongs (I have a feeling Raise a Na- who had already won a Group 3, was gifted a golden tive didn’t either, but I’m not sure about that), but has rail under Thierry Thulliez, and easily beat Danehill already had a Group 3 winner at seven. It’s highly prob- Dancer's full brother Colossus in the G2 Prix Robert able they’ll go the Guineas distance. Papin. The previous day, first-time starter Carry On Here’s another interesting point. Fasliyev is by Nureyev Katie had thundered home for a 12-length win at Ascot. out of a Mr. Prospector mare. Of his first three group On Saturday, the Royal Ascot G3 Coventry S. third winners, one (King’s Point) is out of an Unfuwain mare-- Privy Seal became Cape Cross’s first stakes winner, inbred to ; another (Much Faster) is out winning the seven-furlong Tyros S. at Leopardstown. of a Zafonic mare--inbred to Mr. Prospector. The third Cape Cross already had three other colts stakes-placed (Russian Valour) is out of a Septieme Ciel mare--dis- in good races among his 12 winners to date. tantly inbred to Northern Dancer. Cape Cross is by Nobody ever really knew how good Fasliyev was. He Green Desert, a son of Danzig. Of his first four stakes was unbeaten in five starts at two, but fractured a horses, three are out of mares by Northern Dancer-line pastern and was retired. The next year, his stable’s sires: Privy Seal is out of a Royal Academy mare ( Giant’s Causeway made a few headlines himself, so II); Cedarberg is out of a Sadler’s Wells mare; and Cape Fasliyev did not go to stud as the best-known or most Fear is out of a Polar Falcon mare (Nureyev). See a pattern? expensive of Ballydoyle’s 1999 two-year-olds. But Raise Special thanks to La Table des Lions for the great meal! LEADING FIRST CROP SIRES IN EUROPE IN 2003 IN ORDER OF PRIZE MONEY WON IN EUROPE Black Type Rnk Sire (YOB) Grandsire Rnrs Wnrs Wins Total £ SW SP 1 FASLIYEV (1997) Nureyev 51 18 26 355,953 3 1 2 CAPE CROSS (1994) Green Desert 27 12 16 181,277 1 3 3 ORPEN (1996) Lure 42 16 19 135,857 0 2 4 DAGGERS DRAWN (1995) Diesis 33 14 19 131,618 0 0 5 (1996) Nureyev 23 10 13 128,009 1 3 6 DR FONG (1995) Kris S. 25 5 6 109,511 1 1 7 INTIKHAB (1994) Red Ransom 18 7 11 91,067 0 1 8 *IMPERIAL BALLET (1989) Sadler's Wells 25 10 13 89,387 0 0 9 VERGLAS (1994) Highest Honor 11 4 7 89,060 0 1 10 GOLD AWAY (1995) Goldneyev 16 4 6 72,165 1 0 11 LORD OF MEN (1993) Groom Dancer 12 4 5 52,891 0 0 12 *SOVIET STAR (1984) Nureyev 16 4 5 49,629 0 0 13 DESERT SUN (1988) Green Desert 23 4 6 48,352 0 1 14 DANZERO (1991) Danehill 16 5 5 46,214 0 0 15 SECOND EMPIRE (1995) Fairy King 17 4 4 36,605 0 0 16 PRINCELY HEIR (1995) Fairy King 8 2 3 34,921 1 0 17 REGAL ARCHIVE (1993) Fairy King 10 3 5 33,271 0 0 18 SHINKO FOREST (1993) Green Desert 13 2 3 32,631 0 0 19 DAYLAMI (1994) Doyoun 6 2 3 29,824 0 1 20 DOCKSIDER (1995) Diesis 23 3 4 27,495 0 0 Includes stallions with first Northern Hemisphere crop. * Stallions with first Irish crop. Statistics by Hyperion Promotions Ltd. Results received to July 27th In 2003 Denali Stud has already represented 23 stakes horses and 9 Group/Graded Stakes Horses Including: Savedbythelight, Charming Jim, Gemini Dream, Yogi’s Polar Bear, Private Chef, Posse, Randaroo, Got Koko, etc. Our 2-year-olds are making a mark! Just this month, Tizdubai (full sister to Tiznow and Budroyale) broke her maiden at first asking, as well as Then She Laughs (Distorted Humor), Solar Fire (Stravinsky), Tiger Hunt (Kris S.), Charming Jim (Silver Charm), Relentless Red (French Deputy), Bustin Out Yogi’s Polar Bear DENALI STUD (Bianconi), (Lucky Lionel), just to name a few!! Mr. & Mrs. Craig Bandoroff The quality of graduates speaks for itself. (859) 987-6212 click here to visit Visit our consignment at Saratoga beginning Saturday, August 2 www.denalistud.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/30/03 • PAGE 7 of 7

(Pedigree Perspectives cont. from p. 4) Dubai World Cup winner as having a very After starting once on the main track, Voodoo Dancer similar background to Voodoo Dancer, as he is by a son has only finished out of the first three twice in 19 starts of Mr. Prospector out of a Danzig line mare, who also on the turf, and when one looks at her pedigree, it’s no carries Sir Ivor. surprise that grass is her game. Her sire, Kingmambo, a When Kingmambo retired to stud, there were some son of Mr. Prospector and the brilliant turf miler merchants of doom who predicted that, as a son of Mr. Miesque, was a three-time Group 1 winner over a mile Prospector out of a mare by a son of Northern Dancer-- at three in Europe, including a victory over older horses the two predominant male lines of the era--he would in the G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. Although he struggle to find mares with which he could work (this did sire GI Belmont S. winner and champion older male being based on the presumption that one would want to Lemon Drop Kid in his second crop, Kingmambo has avoid inbreeding to Mr. Prospector and Northern predominantly made his name as a sire of outstanding Dancer). However, in company with Thunder Gulch, turf performers. Distorted Humor, Elusive Quality, Grand Slam, Not For Voodoo Dancer is out of the 18-year-old Zuri, a Love and Smoke Glacken, Kingmambo has demon- daughter of Danzig, another horse whose progeny have strated that this pedigree formula is no bar to success. frequently excelled on turf. Voodoo Dancer is Zuri’s For Kingmambo the figures reflect that he has sired only stakes winner, but she is also dam of Waycross, a 40 stakes winners from his first seven crops of 477 daughter of Conquistador Cielo, who placed in several foals (which include current two-year-olds), and has 14 stakes, including a third in the GII Sorrento S., and of percent stakes winners to starters. In addition to Voo- Gravette, a Demons Begone filly who took the runner-up doo Dancer and Lemon Drop Kid, who we have men- spot in the GIII Oaklawn Breeders’ Cup H. Waycross has tioned above, these include El Condor Pasa, a champion been extending the family’s success another generation in Japan and France; champion French two-year-old colt as she is dam of Tulsa and Jakes Corner, a pair of cur- Okawango; English G1 2000 Guineas winner King’s rent minor black-type winners by In Excess. Best; Bluemamba, who took the G1 Poule d’Essai des Voodoo Dancer’s granddam Visibly Different is by Pouliches-French 1000 Guineas; Russian Rhythm, suc- another turf star, Sir Ivor, a horse who in Europe is cessful this year in the English G1 1000 Guineas and generally acknowledged as a “great” and whose credits G1 Coronation S.; and the 2003 G1 Queen Anne S. included the 1968 renewals of the English Derby and victor Dubai Destination. Washington D.C. International S. A minor winner, Visi- It is true that Kingmambo hasn’t been successful with bly Different produced six winners, only one of which inbreeding to Mr. Prospector or his sire Raise a Native. earned black type, this being the Audubon Oaks third However, we should first note that as a horse who is Bright Link. Visibly Different was out of Tatallah, a predominantly sire of turf horses who are generally miler daughter of the South American-bred Tatan and cham- to middle-distance performers, it’s unlikely that pion two-year-old filly Leallah. Runner-up in the Astoria Kingmambo would respond to attempts to duplicate a S., and third in the National Stallion S. at two, Tatallah primarily speedy dirt influence. Secondly, in this particu- became a successful producer and subsequently a good lar case the Mr. Prospector/Raise a Native comes in tap-root mare. Dam of 10 winners from 13 runners, she through the male line, and inbreeding to an ancestor in was represented by only one stakes winner, the Junior the immediate male line of a stallion usually needs care- Miss heroine Joi’ski, but in addition to Voodoo Dancer, ful handling. On the other hand, with the Northern she is ancestress of at least 14 other black-type win- Dancer influence, one which does well on turf, and is in ners, including her grandson Engine One, who took the the center of the pedigree, Kingmambo has enjoyed GI Vosburgh H.; the G3 Prix Messidor winner Neuilly; considerable success. In fact, Northern Dancer is found and current Californian stakes performer Singletary. somewhere in the distaff side of 22 of Kingmambo’s Tatallah’s dam Leallah did even better in this depart- stakes winners (55 percent). Voodoo Dancer is one of ment, as she is ancestress of a slew of major stakes four stakes winners--three graded--out of Danzig mares, winners, among them Group and Grade I winners and other Kingmambo’s with Northern Dancer in the , Lacovia, , Eternity Star, Martial Law, dam include additional Group/Grade I winners El Condor Lujain, Almutawakel, , Clever Trevor, Sir Pasa, Okawango, Russian Rhythm and Dubai Destina- Beaufort, General Challenge, Notable Career, A P Valen- tion and additional group and graded scorers American tine and Peter Davis. Of the these, we can note the GI Boss, Parade Ground, Parade Leader and Penny’s Gold. 2002 Saratoga Brookdale Grad ROSENCRANS (Forest Wildcat) wins debut by 5 for Darley. Wait until you see the FOREST WILDCAT colt in our Saratoga Consignment this year! BROOKDALE FARM (859) 873-6067 See photos of our Saratoga yearlings at www.brookdalefarm.com www.brookdalefarm.com WEDNES