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 as Hip 107 on Wednesday, August 6 S and he’s a knockout! TAYLOR MADE Isn’t it time you came to Taylor Made? www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/30/03 • PAGE 2 of 7 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 Arts and Letters (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 Seeking the Gold. 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.