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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019

J.B. MCKATHAN BREEDING STOCK SALES SEASON MAKES FINAL STOP AT FASIG by Brian DiDonato PASSES AWAY Fasig-Tipton=s Kentucky Winter Mixed sale, the last major breeding stock sale before the 2019 breeding season, will take place Monday and Tuesday in Lexington, KY. A catalogue of 528 head will be on offer, with hips 1-274 going through the ring Monday starting at 10:00 a.m. and the remaining offerings selling Tuesday starting at the same time. AThere=s always a strong market at this sale for maiden mares with a little bit of pedigree or race record; there=s always a stallion=s book that needs some extra mares; someone=s always got an extra season or share out there that they need a mare for, and that has always been a source of strength in this part of the market,@ said Fasig-Tipton Executive Vice President Bayne Welker when asked about expectations heading into the auction. Cont. p4 (click here) IN TDN EUROPE TODAY J.B. (left) and Kevin McKathan | Photos by Z BRIDGING THE GAP: AMERICAN TREASURES by Jessica Martini Kelsey Riley highlights recent GIII Lecomte S. hero War of Will Florida horseman J.B. McKathan passed away after suffering a (War Front) in her new series, Bridging the Gap. Click or tap heart attack Saturday. He was 53. here to go straight to TDN Europe. AOur hearts are broken today. J.B. Mckathan passed last night. Please keep his family in your prayers,@ read a tweet from the family=s McKathan Bros. Training Center Sunday morning. McKathan and his brother Kevin, sons of pioneering pinhooker Luke McKathan, launched their 200-acre training center in Citra in 1988. The farm=s most famous graduate is Zayat Stables= Triple Crown winner (Pioneerof the Nile). AI guess the simplest way to put it is: >super satisfying,=@ J.B. McKathan told TDN after American Pharoah=s historic Triple Crown sweep in 2015. AWe=ve had horses in the past that have been close, but training him was a privilege. He was so easy, and so talented. At some point with horses like that, it=s just up to the horse. He never did one thing wrong, he was nothing but super fast--just really great to be around and super sound.@ McKathan Bros. Training Center was also the early home of dual Classic winners Silver Charm and Real Quiet. The McKathans had a long association with the Zayat operation, breaking such racetrack standouts as Pioneerof the Nile, and Paynter, as well as American Pharoah, for the family. Cont. p3 PUBLISHER & CEO Sue Morris Finley @suefinley [email protected]

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Bookkeeper Terry May [email protected] A BIT SPECIAL ROLLS IN SWEETEST CHANT 11 A Bit Special (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}) was a decisive winner of the WORLDWIDE INFORMATION grassy GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park Sunday. International Editor Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Associate International Editor Heather Anderson @HLAndersonTDN Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected]

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J.B. McKathan (cont. from p1) brilliant horseman. He had the greatest eye in the world, bar none, for a horse." AWhen we got into the business, we only had one other farm Miller recalled outbidding McKathan on a pair of future Grade before we started going to the McKathans and we=ve been with I winners. them 14 years,@ said Justin Zayat. AEvery good horse that Zayat "I bought two fillies that J.B. was the underbidder on," she Stables has had, J.B. had his hands on. He has been a huge part recalled. "One was Forever Together and he came up to me and of our operation. We even had a horse named J Be K once who he said, >Gosh, darn it, I brought a knife to a gunfight.' And then won the GII Woody Stephens and was named after J.B. and his years later, we were both bidding on a filly by Custom for Carlos, brother Kevin--that=s how close we=ve been with them. It=s a a mare named Big World, at the yearling sale. And he came up very big loss for all of us.@ to me and he said, >I don't even know who Custom for Carlos Zayat continued, AOn a personal note, he taught me a lot was, but I bid $95,000 and I couldn't figure out who was the through the years. And he loved to tell stories. He would talk crazy person who bid $98,000.' But as soon as I knew he bid on and tell a zillion stories at a time. He would always keep you that horse, I knew I was really glad that I had gotten her." entertained.@ McKathan was among the first to recognize a Pioneerof the Nile colt as a star-in-the-making in the spring of 2014. AAround March, we go to Ocala to see all of our 2-year-olds breezing,@ Zayat recalled. AWhen American Pharoah breezed, J.B. said, >I=m scared of this horse--he=s too fast. Get him out of HAVE A NEW FOAL? here.= And we sent him to Baffert right after that.@ EQB, Inc.'s Patti Miller, who worked with McKathan on the Click here to submit your Foaling News for Zayat horses, said the horseman was an original. Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares "They broke the mold with him," Miller said. "It was always fun for publication in the TDN. to call him--you'd have to put the phone down you were laughing so hard with all his stories. And he was an astute, TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Fasig-Tipton (cont. from p1) Welker continued, AI think we saw a lot of strength in the foal market [in 2018] and that will continue on into the short yearlings--there has been quite a buzz for those, so I think we=ll see quite a bit of scrambling for those at the top.@ The 2018 edition of the auction saw slight year-over-year increases compared to 2017, with 364 head changing hands for a combined $10,436,800. The average was $28,613 and median was $10,500. The RNA rate was 22.7%.

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When asked to compare this year=s catalogue to last year=s, Welker said, AIt=s very similar to any open February sale we=ve had in absence of having a marquee horse or a dispersal to tag on to it--it=s about what you=d expect. There=s been a lot of hustling around and some very good entries that have come in the supplemental part of the catalogue and I think a lot of that=s due to the strength of the market. People have taken the opportunity to say, >Hey, let=s put a pretty good short yearling in here.= Or they=ve been able to find a decent kind of broodmare prospect to put on offer that the market gravitates towards this time of year.@ Last year=s sale topper was racing or broodmare prospect Girl Talk (Medaglia d=Oro)--a supplemental entry and the last horse through the ring as hip 574--who brought $310,000 from Rock Ridge . Consigned by Craig and Holly Bandoroff=s Denali Stud on behalf of Ramona Bass LLC and Cheyenne Stables LLC, the daughter of MGSW One Caroline (Unbridled=s Song) was fresh off a runner-up finish in Aqueduct=s Ladies H. ASupplemental entries play a big part, especially in February, but in a lot of our sales,@ Welker said. AIt=s been very instrumental and a very key part of our market in February.@ Contact Sue Finley for details at 732-747-8060 or [email protected] TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A total of 52 supplemental entries were added to the original catalogue for 2019. The priciest short yearling at the 2018 sale was a colt (hip 419) purchased by Jack Johnston for $260,000 out of the Blake-Albina Services consignment. The colt brought $575,000 from Alex and JoAnn Lieblong later last season at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale. Another FTKFEB >18 purchase who provided her buyer with a solid return on investment was GSP Moana (Uncle Mo) (hip 319). Purchased for $220,000 by Roderick Wachman Bloodstock from Bluewater Sales as a racing or broodmare prospect, she was put in foal to Into Mischief and resold for $500,000 at Fasig- Tipton November. AI think it does,@ said Welker when asked if he thought positive Look at Frosty go. With temperatures climbing into the 60s in subsequent results for purchases out of this sale last year might Lexington, snowmen are on the run. The Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter make prospective buyers shop the 2019 renewal a little harder. Mixed Sale starts Monday at 10am. | Fasig-Tipton APeople look at the market pretty hard as a whole, and this is the last stop in the mixed market and the last stop at which people will be able to buy a broodmare prospect, broodmare or short yearling, so it=s one of those things where sometimes need and necessity help drive the market a little bit further than if it was at a different spot on the calendar.@ For more information, visit www.fasigtipton.com. A Bit Special (GB) (Mukhadram {GB}) wins the GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park.

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD FOR GIII Robert B. Lewis S. at Santa Anita, the biggest story of the weekend was not who won, but who lost. MAXIMUS MISCHIEF Three-for-three coming in, including a cakewalk victory in the The Week in Review, by Bill Finley GII Remsen S., Maximus Mischief was considered the top Trainers have faced this 3-year-old candidate based dilemma since the beginning in the East and, perhaps, the of time. A very good horse only horse out there who turns in a lackluster could keep out of performance and, afterward, the Kentucky Derby winner's you can't find any major circle. About 45 minutes excuses for why they failed before the race, his to show up. So, what do you credentials looked even do? stronger than they did 24 In the case of Butch Reid hours earlier as Tax (Arch), and >TDN Rising Star= who was third in the Maximus Mischief (Into Remsen, won the Mischief), the answer is GIII Withers S. at Aqueduct. scratch your head, come up But the storyline changed with a new plan and just dramatically in Saturday's hope things turn out better Holy Bull as Maximus next time. Mischief finished third, With two major preps for Maximus Mischief and trainer Butch Reid | Sarah K. Andrew beaten 1 1/4 lengths. While the GI Kentucky Derby run such a narrow loss might ordinarily not be that alarming, that's over the weekend in the GII Holy Bull S. at Gulfstream and the not the case with this one. The horse was not good. He was SHAMAN GHOST Multiple G1 winner of $3.8 million | - Getback Time, by Gilded Time | Fee: $7,500 S&N

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Inquiries to Dermot Carty (859) 559-4928 Classic Bloodlines Donald Wells (859) 470-9963 Classic Performance Ken Wilkins (859) 699-4887 www.AdenaStallions.com | (859) 987-1798 TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 7 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019 under a stiff drive from jockey Jose Ortiz at the half-mile pole to Reid went over the colt from head to toe and while he found a get past 12-1 shot Epic Dreamer (Orb) and then couldn't hold off few minor issues, none that really explained why his horse didn't late rallies from winner Harvey Wallbanger (Congrats) and show up. runner-up Everfast (Take "He was fine this morning," Charge Indy). Reid said Sunday. "But he Consider: Harvey was a little tired. He's usually Wallbanger (terrific name for a little more chipper in the a horse, by the way) was mornings. He was quiet. He coming off a maiden win in ate up his dinner last night his fourth start and he and was cold and tight recorded a 64 Beyer that everywhere, so all those day. He was 29-1. Everfast boxes were checked. But was beaten 12 1/2 lengths in since he was tired I must not a first-level allowance race at have had him as tight as I Gulfstream in his previous thought I did." start. He was 128-1. It was Reid said the colt also acted clearly the worst up before the race, performance of Maximus something he had not seen Mischief's career. him do before. "We'll give him a mulligan," Harvey Wallbanger (right) is followed home by Everfast (far left) and "It was a combination of Reid said. "We certainly Maximus Mischief (second from right). | Coglianese photo things," he said. "He got a haven't lost any faith in him. little excited pre-race. He We know he's a really good horse. Those kinds of things raised some hell on the way over there and was a little broke happen." out and did have some flank sweat going, which I didn't like to TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019 see. I don't know what it was, but something had him off his the pundits considered serious Derby threats. Some were also game yesterday." high on the Todd Pletcher-trained Federal Case (Gemologist) Reid's plan had been to skip the GII Fountain of Youth S. and The other six entered looked like nothing more than filler. Mihos go right to the GI Florida Derby. With Maximus Mischief likely was fifth and Federal Case seventh. getting little out of his race Saturday, Reid has decided to So should we all just draw a line through the race? Probably. change things up and will not give the horse the layoff he had Baffert and His Bench planned on. The Fountain of Sometimes it looks like Bob Youth is now his likely next start. Baffert is Duke and everyone "We were talking about that else is Kennesaw State. The with [owners] Chuck [Zacney] eighth guy on his bench is better and Glenn [Bennett] this than the competition's best morning," Reid said. "The player. Fountain of Youth is back in play. Mucho Gusto (Mucho Macho It was a good two months Man) is not his best 3-year-old. between races and he was extra He is not his second best fresh going into race and I think 3-year-old. He may not even be that ended up taking a bit away his third best. But he was good from him. I'd love to find a race enough to win the Robert B. five or six weeks from now, and Mucho Gusto | Horsephotos Lewis, and win it easily. Under the Fountain of Youth might be Joe Talamo, he rolled to a right in his wheelhouse." 4 3/4-length win over GIII Sham S. winner Gunmetal Gray The Holy Bull could not have been a stranger race. It featured (Exchange Rate). What was most impressive about the victory is two horses in Maximus Mischief and Mihos (Cairo Prince) that that he rated this time. In his prior three starts he had shot to TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 9 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019 the lead, a tactic that failed when he tired in the stretch and data services and customer management--that will transform finished second in the GI Los Alamitos Futurity. Talamo had him the competitive landscape of the gaming industry. Racing's relaxed and sitting in third before he took over nearing the top existing customers, including our best customers, will be wooed of the stretch. by fabulously funded sports betting agencies, while future While winner Game Winner (Candy Ride {Arg}) generations of potential customers will be avalanched by still merits the No. 1 spot among the Baffert team of 3-year-old customized fixed-odds betting products Adding to this prospects, few will be surprised if Improbable (City Zip) turns competition for bettors, the cost of a sports bet is significantly out to the better of the two. His resume looks that much better lower than 's takeout, typically two-to-three times after the Lewis. He whipped Mucho Gusto at Los Alamitos, cheaper." drawing off to beat him by five lengths. It's the only time Mucho Gusto has lost.

TIF Has Spoken. Will Anybody Listen? The Thoroughbred Idea Foundation released its third white paper last week and it was a sobering one. An organization created by Craig Bernick to act as an industry think tank, it tackled the issue of sports betting and how it is likely to affect horse racing going forward. The paper concluded that if racing doesn't make major changes, sports betting has the potential to greatly diminish racing's total handle. The authors wrote: "While sports betting has long existed in an unorganized fashion, its legalization will swiftly lead to a massive development of supporting infrastructure--including marketing, A sports betting odds board at Delaware Park | Bill Finley

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It's hard to argue with any of their conclusions, particularly when it has become apparent that only a small handful of racetracks, perhaps only Monmouth and Delaware Park, will receive any additions to their purse accounts due to sports betting. The TIF concludes that if you can't beat them, join them--that some of the primary reasons why sports betting is more popular than betting on horses is because, with sports, the takeout is so low and the odds are fixed. Calling on horsemen's groups to lead the charge, the TIF says racing has to start taking a serious look at getting rid of the pari-mutuel system and switching over to fixed odds. Lowering takeout is also necessary. These are smart people and they're right on target on this matter. But this is horse racing, where you could get 10 industry leaders in the same room and they wouldn't agree on what to have for lunch. I hope the TIF keeps pounding away on the major issues that dominate the sport, but I will forever remain skeptical that their voice is more than just a voice in the wilderness.

>WALLBANGER= IN GOOD ORDER, MCPEEK CONSIDERING OPTIONS

Harvey Wallbanger | Kenny Martin photo Harold Lerner, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables, Scott Akman and Paul Braverman=s Harvey Wallbanger (Congrats) emerged from his breakout victory in Saturday=s GII Fasig-Tipton Holy Bull S. in good order, trainer Ken McPeek said Sunday morning. The colt, who was dismissed as a 29-1 chance in the 1 1/16-mile event, rallied up the rail to score by a length over fellow longshot Everfast (Take Charge Indy). TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019

AHe came back fine, no problems,@ McPeek said. AHe=s definitely matured and he showed a lot of killer instinct yesterday. He had a couple races as a 2-year-old where he didn=t put horses away when he had a chance to. I think the win he had in the fall got him some confidence, and hopefully this one takes him to the next step.@ Harvey Wallbanger finished second in each of his first three career tries in maiden races in Kentucky, before breaking through with his first victory in a maiden heat at Nov. 17. McPeek said the colt will be nominated to both the GII Xpressbet.com Fountain of Youth S. Mar. 2 and the GI Xpressbet.com Florida Derby Mar. 30, with the Florida Derby firmly circled on the calendar as his likely final GI Kentucky Derby prep. McPeek added that his GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. winner and MGISP Signalman (General Quarters) remains on track for a start in the Fountain of Youth, where he could meet Holy Bull beaten favorite and >TDN Rising Star= Maximus Mischief (Into Mischief), who flattened out late to finish third. The colt emerged from the race no worse for the wear, according to trainer Butch Reid.

Sunday, Gulfstream Park SWEETEST CHANT S.-GIII, $100,000, Gulfstream, 2-3, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:35.62, fm. 1--A BIT SPECIAL (GB), 118, f, 3, by Mukhadram (GB) 1st Dam: Euro Empire (MSW & MGISP, $281,145), by Bartok (Ire) 2nd Dam: Lotta Glory Beau's, by Empire Glory 3rd Dam: Lotta Beau's, by Beau's Eagle 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN. (15,000gns Wlg '16 TATFOA; i80,000 Ylg '17 GOFOR; $70,000 RNA 2yo '18 FTFMAR). O-Linda Shanahan, Mrs. M. V. & J. P. Magnier; B-Lindum Partnership (GB); T-Patrick L. Biancone; J-Julien R. Leparoux. $59,520. Lifetime Record: 5-4-1-0, $193,605. *1/2 to Iskra (GB) (Mount Nelson {GB}), Ch. Older Mare-Tur, MSW-Tur, $212,800. *1st GSW for her sire (by ). Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A. 2--Regal Glory, 118, f, 3, Animal Kingdom--Mary's Follies, by More Than Ready. O-Paul P. Pompa, Jr.; B-Paul P Pompa (KY); T-Chad C. Brown. $19,200. 3--La Feve (Fr), 116, f, 3, George Vancouver--Marcela Howard (Ire), by Fasliyev. (i7,500 Ylg '17 DEANOV). O-Madaket Stables LLC, Robert V. LaPenta, Lindy Farms & Team Hanley; B-Bernard & Mme Raymonde Leclere (FR); T-Chad C. Brown. $9,600. Margins: 2HF, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 2.30, 3.20, 3.10. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 12 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Also Ran: Eyeinthesky, Hard Legacy, Mission From Elle, Miss Unbridled Cat, Bella Ciao, Ardara Belle (Fr). Click for the Equineline.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. A Bit Special notched the first graded stakes win of her young career with a decisive stalk-and-pounce score in Sunday=s GIII Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park. Having already captured the Our Dear Peggy S. and Wait a While S. over the Hallandale turf Sept. 29 and Dec. 8, respectively, the daughter of Mukhadram (GB) ran her overall record to four-for-five with her latest success. Securing a closer-than-usual stalking position around the first turn as Eyeinthesky (Sky Mesa) showed the way through an opening quarter-mile in :23.92, she settled down the backstretch but was asked to match a bid from Regal Glory (Animal Kingdom) to her outside approaching the far turn. Cued up to go after the leader on the bend, she seized control entering the lane under confident handling by jockey Julien Leparoux. Kept under a brisk hand ride late, A Bit Special widened to win comfortably. Regal Glory held second, with fellow Chad Brown trainee La Feve (Fr) finishing fast to complete the trifecta.

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AShe could be anything,@ said winning trainer Patrick Biancone. AShe should be unbeaten. The race when she got beat, she lost 10 lengths at the start and she only got beat [a neck]. She=s special and she=s a lovely animal to be around. When they=re good like that, it=s fantastic for the team.@ Biancone acknowledged the win was bittersweet, because A Bit Special=s regular rider Romero Maragh remains hospitalized after suffering a serious spinal injury in a Jan. 31 spill. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 13 OF 14 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019

AThis makes me sad,@ Biancone said. AThey ask me why I=m not smiling and it=s because the kid is injured. It=s tough.@ A Bit Special was a first-out maiden winner sprinting five furlongs over the Gulfstream turf Aug. 19 and rallied from a distant last to be second, a neck behind the winner, in the Sept. 1 Sharp Susan S. From there, she returned to the winner=s circle with a three-length victory in the Our Dear Peggy before kicking off the Championship Meet in style in the Wait a While.

Pedigree Notes: A Bit Special, from the first crop of 2014 G1 Coral Eclipse S. winner and G1 runner-up Mukhadram, becomes the first graded/group stakes winner for her sire less than two months after becoming his first stakes winner. Imported to America after being purchased for i80,000 as a Goffs Orby yearling by Wavertree Stables, she is a half-sister to Turkish champion older mare Iskra (GB) (Mount Nelson {GB}). The winner=s dam, Euro Empire, enjoyed stateside success of her own, capturing two stakes in Southern California and finishing second in the GI Oak Leaf S. and third in the GI Del Mar Debutante in 2000. --Ben Massam

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AWe were cautiously optimistic about this spot,@ said Byron Hughes, assistant to winning trainer Todd Pletcher. AWe were always looking to stretch her out and get her to race at two turns. Manny [Franco] did a great job saving ground and tilted her out down the stretch. She's the grinding type and kind of grinded out the win. At this point, we'll see how she comes out IN ORDER OF PURSE: of this race and go from there." BUSANDA S., $101,000, Aqueduct, 2-3, 3yo, f, 9f, 1:52.24, ft. The 66th black-type winner for her sire, the Adena Springs 1--ALWAYS SHOPPING, 118, f, 3, by Awesome Again veteran Awesome Again (Deputy Minister), Always Shopping is a 1st Dam: Stopshoppingmaria (SW & GISP, $394,631), half-sister to SW and GIII Delaware Oaks third Mo Shopping by More Than Ready (Uncle Mo). GI Frizette S. bridesmaid Stopshoppingmaria foaled 2nd Dam: Skybox, by Spend a Buck full-sisters to Mo Shopping in 2017 and 2018. She was covered 3rd Dam: A Status Symbol, by Exclusive Native by Medaglia d=Oro last spring. This is the extended family of 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Repole Stable Inc (KY); T-Todd A. Canadian champion grass horse, GISW and Grade I sire Perfect Pletcher; J-Manuel Franco. $55,000. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-0, Soul (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells). Click for the Equineline.com chart or $87,000. *1/2 to Mo Shopping (Uncle Mo), SW & GSP, VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. $131,250. Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm 2--Filly Joel, 118, f, 3, Dialed In--Sally's Song, by Unbridled's Song. O/B-Arindel (FL); T-Rudy R. Rodriguez. $21,000. 3--Afleet Destiny, 118, f, 3, Hard Spun--Afleet Lover, by Northern Afleet. ($35,000 2yo '18 EASMAY). O/T-Uriah St. Lewis; B-Wynnstay LLC & H.Allen Poindexter (KY). $12,000. SBM Training & Sales Graduate (Susan Montanye) Margins: 1 1/4, 5HF, 4. Odds: 2.15, 2.35, 4.90. Also Ran: Miss Marilyn, Discreet Sister, Lady Banba, Getting Warmer, Floss Dancer, Destiny Over Fate. Scratched: Elegant Zip, No Mo Lady. Always Shopping broke her maiden and earned her first black- type rosette in the Busanda S. at Aqueduct Sunday. The shortest price on the board, the Pletcher-trained runner tucked in behind horses and sat fifth against the fence as Filly Joel set uncontested fractions of :23.91 and :48.52. Making her bid for the lead after three-quarters in 1:13.34, she tipped out in upper stretch and edged past a stubborn Filly Joel for the victory, Always Shopping | Chelsea Durand/NYRA earning 10 points toward a start in the GI Kentucky Oaks, May 3. Fifth debuting at the Spa in late July, the Repole Stable homebred ran a distant second to Filly Joel downstate at Belmont upped to 1 1/16 miles Oct. 25 and was second again cut back to a mile locally to the reopposing Miss Marilyn (Bellamy Road) Dec. 14. TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • FEBRUARY 4, 2019

DANIA BEACH S., $100,000, Gulfstream, 2-3, 3yo, 1mT, 1:34.96, A Thread of Blue, a maiden winner in an off-turfer at Belmont fm. Park last October, was third over the Aqueduct lawn in the 1--A THREAD OF BLUE, 116, c, 3, by Hard Spun Nov. 4 Awad S. and was making his first start since an optional- 1st Dam: Enthused (MGSW-Eng, $142,639), claiming victory at Gulfstream Dec. 22. The dark bay colt by Seeking the Gold stepped right out to the early lead, set all the fractions and came 2nd Dam: Magic of Life, by home an easy winner. 3rd Dam: Larida, by AThe last time he was sharp and he broke. Today, it didn=t look ($150,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP; $430,000 2yo '18 OBSMAR). like there was anyone to bother him, but maybe [Ole Mole]. It 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Leonard C. Green; B-Flaxman worked out for us,@ winning trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. Holdings Limited (KY); T-Kiaran P. McLaughlin; J-Luis Saez. AWhen you talk about route races and turf, a lot of them are $58,280. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-1, $151,380. *1/2 to Ea lacking pace, and we are the pace.@ (Dynaformer), GSP, $598,471; Norman Invader (War Chant), Of his front-running trip, winning rider Luis Saez said, AHe=s MGSW-Ire & GSP-Fr, $593,079. very fast. He put me in that position. I was there pretty easy nbs SUCCESS and, man, when he came to the stretch he just took off. He did everything right.@ 2--Louder Than Bombs, 120, c, 3, Violence--Orabella, by More Enthused produced a filly by Temple City last year and was Than Ready. ($47,000 RNA Wlg '16 KEENOV; $37,000 Ylg '17 bred back to Karakontie (Jpn). Click for the Equibase.com chart KEESEP). O-Sandra New; B-Hidden Brook Farm & Spruce Lane or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Farm (KY); T-David Fawkes. $18,800. Hidden Brook Raised & Sold 3--Current, 122, c, 3, Curlin--Crosswinds, by . ($725,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP). O-Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Robert LaPenta & Dixiana Farms LLC; B-Hinkle Farms (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. $9,400. HINKLE FARMS BRED, RAISED & SOLD IN ORDER OF PURSE: 1st-Aqueduct, $71,575, Alw, 2-3, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38.32, ft. NEW YEAR'S WISH (f, 4, New Year's Day--Circuit Breaker {MSP, Margins: 3HF, HF, 2. Odds: 2.10, 5.80, 2.60. $163,491}, by Yes It's True), a debut winner over this track last Also Ran: Stirling Drive, Royal Urn, Casa Creed, Shootin the April, romped home a front-running 11-length winner versus Breeze, My Silencer, Fed Fever, Rayo My King, Ole Mole. $40,000 claimers Dec. 15 and was coming off a three-length Scratched: Going for Gold. victory over track and trip in a Jan. 10 starter allowance. Sent off at 8-5, the chestnut filly went quickly to the front end and was in hand through fractions of :23.71 and :46.62. She skipped clear into the lane and held on late to best Norma=s Charm (Creative Cause) by a half-length. New Year=s Wish was a $42,000 OBSOCT weanling. Breeder Isidro Centeno purchased Circuit Breaker, with the winner in utero, for $28,000 at the 2014 OBS October sale. The mare sold in foal to Uncaptured for $9,500 at the 2015 OBS October sale. She was bred to Fast Anna last year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 7-4-0-1, $143,427. O-Grey Fox Stable; B-Isidro Centeno (FL); T-Linda Rice.

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5th-Aqueduct, $64,960, (S), Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), Chiefette, out of the SP Baederbe (Baederwood), has a 2-3, 3yo, f, 6f, 1:11.04, ft. juvenile colt by Paddy O=Prado and was covered by Uncle Lino STONESINTHEROAD (f, 3, Bustin Stones--Dixie Talent, by Dixie last spring. Sales history: $1,200 Ylg '17 EASJAN; $110,000 2yo Union) was a four-length winner of her 5 1/2-furlong debut '18 OBSOPN. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $87,800. Click for the against fellow New York-breds at Aqueduct Dec. 30. The 4-5 Equineline.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. favorite jumped out to the early lead and strode home an easy O-Sharon Alesia, Ciaglia Racing, LLC, ERJ Racing, LLC & Burns 6 1/4-length winner. Quietude (Tapizar) was second. Click for Racing, LLC; B-Jim Brinkley (SC); T-Peter Eurton. the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $68,200. O/B-Team Penney Racing (NY); T-Jeremiah C. Englehart.

Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm IN ORDER OF PURSE: 8th-Santa Anita, $61,820, Alw (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 5th-Oaklawn, $77,000, Msw, 2-3, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:38.31, ft. 2-3, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:42.91, sy. AWE EMMA (f, 4, War Front--Awesome Maria {GISW, CAMPAIGN (c, 4, Curlin--Arania, by Dynaformer) won back-to- $1,114,875}, by Maria's Mon), a $2-million KEENOV weanling, back races over the Kentucky Downs turf last September before opened her career with a pair of fifth-place efforts in Kentucky ending 2018, and his time with trainer Steve Asmussen, with a last summer, first over the turf at Churchill June 2 and then over 10th-place effort in the Oct. 18 GIII Sycamore S. Dismissed at the main track at Ellis July 13. The 4-1 shot pulled her way to the 20-1 Sunday, the bay colt was unrushed out of the gate and early lead, began opening up after a half in :47.50 and romped settled at the back of the field. He made eye-catching progress home a 9 1/4-length victress. U.S. Currency (Exchange Rate) was turning for home and strode powerfully down the center of the second. Awesome Maria was purchased by M.V. Magnier for track to just get a neck in front of favored Nero (Pioneerof the $4 million while in foal to Giant=s Causeway as part of the E. Paul Nile) on the wire. Campaign was a $675,000 KEESEP yearling. Robsham Stables dispersal at the 2013 November Arania is a half-sister to group winner Festival of Light (A.P. Indy) sale. Out of a half-sister to Grade I winners Discreet Cat and Grade I winners Acoma (Empire Maker) and Arch (Kris S.) (Forestry) and Discreetly Mine (Mineshaft), the mare produced a Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- filly by Galileo (Ire) last year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or Tipton. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, $214,753. VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, O-Woodford Racing, LLC; B-Alexander-Groves Thoroughbreds $49,185. (KY); T-John W. Sadler. O-Willis Horton Racing LLC; B-Rhinestone Bloodstock (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. 4th-Santa Anita, $58,263, Alw (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($80,000), Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency 2-3, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:43.87, sy. SLEWGOODTOBETRUE (f, 3, Jimmy Creed--Chiefette, by Chief Seattle) rolled a pair of twos over this strip and at Del Mar Oct. 27 and Nov. 25, respectively. Off the mark by four lengths after stalking the pace going a mile here Jan. 10, the $1,200 EASJAN yearling turned $110,000 OBSOPN juvenile was 3-1 to make it two in a row Sunday. The dark bay avoided the stumble of crowd=s choice Anuket (Pioneerof the Nile) immediately to her inside at the bell, as that rival unseated rider Drayden Van Dyke, and kept a close eye on Creative Instinct (Creative Cause) through splits of :23.72 and :47.18 one off the fence. Slewgoodtobetrue made her bid for the lead as noses pointed toward home, and took command with 5/16ths remaining. Grinding past a stubborn Creative Instinct with 250 yards to go, the Peter Eurton trainee held firm as Proud Emma (Include) closed to be second, 1 1/2 lengths back. Creative Instinct was third. Awe Emma | Coady Photography

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2nd-Aqueduct, $68,000, Msw, 2-3, 3yo, 6f, 1:10.91, ft. Her dam sold for $20,000 while in foal to Cairo Prince at last RUNNING VIOLENCE (r, 3, Violence--Running Clan, by Cherokee year=s Fasig-Tipton February sale. She produced a filly by that Run) set the pace before coming up just a neck short when sire and was bred back to Goldencents. Click for the second in his debut versus $30,000 maiden claimers at this track Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Dec. 31. Claimed from Lakland Farm and Steve Asmussen out of Lifetime Record: 6-1-3-0, $87,891. that effort, the dark bay filly set the pace from the rail while O-PBJ Thoroughbreds; B-Kenneth & Sarah K. Ramsey, Castle tracked by favored Stole E (Majesticperfection) through Park Farm LLC, AF TBs & J Karakourtis (KY); T-John W. Sadler. fractions of :22.98 and :46.80 and determinedly held that rival at bay late to score by 1 1/2 lengths at 3-1. Running Clan, a 5th-Santa Anita, $55,351, Msw, 2-3, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:36.53, sy. half-sister to multiple Grade I winner Pure Clan (Pure Prize), BIZWHACKS (f, 3, Fed Biz--Be Smart {GISP, $137,200}, by produced a colt by Data Link in 2018 and was bred back to Smarty Jones), third in last year=s Del Mar Juvenile Fillies Turf S., Twirling Candy. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, was third behind >TDN Rising Star= Anuket (Pioneerof the Nile) sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $44,400. going six furlongs at this track last time out Dec. 30. The 7-5 O-Francis J. Paolangeli; B-Lakland Farm (KY); T-Charlton Baker. favorite was away alertly and settled just off pacesetting Bold Mongolian (Revolutionary) through fractions of :23.59 and :47.51. She moved to challenge the pacesetter nearing the 4th-Aqueduct, $60,000, (S), Msw, 2-3, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:18.62, ft. stretch and strode home a 3 1/4-length winner. Bizwhacks was a WADADLI PRINCESS (f, 3, Drosselmeyer--Portera, by Lemon $105,000 KEESEP yearling and a $200,000 OBS April juvenile (:21 Drop Kid), unplaced over a firm Belmont turf course in her 2/5). Be Smart=s Carpe Diem colt sold for $50,000 at last year=s Oct. 24 debut, failed to graduate by only a head switched to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearling Sale. She was bred back main track locally Jan. 11. Sent off at 5-2 in her third state-bred to Carpe Diem last year. Click for the Equibase.com chart or affair, the Ginellen Racing homebred raced in a distant fifth for VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: SP, 8-1-3-3, the backstretch run, closed resolutely up the outside on the far $92,705. turn, and won going away by 1 1/4 lengths. Favored Kid Is Frosty O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-T. F. VanMeter & Ken A. Meng (KY); (Frost Giant) was second. The winner=s dam, herself a half-sister T-Doug F. O'Neill. to Peruvian champion miler and Group 1 winner Zorro Rojo (Per) (Easy Miner), Chilean GSW & MG1SP Babae (Chi) (Barkerville) who also won three times at the Grade III level Stateside, foaled a filly by Golden Ticket in 2017. Portera is also 6th-Santa Anita, $55,351, Msw, 2-3, 3yo, f, 6 1/2f (off turf), a half-sister to SW and GI Flower Bowl Invitational S. runner-up 1:16.92, sy. Queen of Hearts (Thunder Gulch). Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, SHES ALL WOMAN (f, 3, --Launch a Double $45,266. Click for the Equineline.com chart or VIDEO, {SW, $134,730}, by Bright Launch), a $150,000 OBS April sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. graduate (:10 1/5), had not been out since finishing fifth over O/B-Ginellen Racing (NY); T-Patrick J. Kelly. the Del Mar lawn Dec. 1. The 7-2 shot was outfooted in the early going, but crept closer turning for home. She snuck through along the rail in upper stretch and splashed home a 2 1/4-length 1st-Santa Anita, $57,682, Msw, 2-3, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m (off turf), winner. Twice Golden (Goldencents) was second. Launch a 1:36.67, sy. Double produced a colt by Social Inclusion last year and was PETER'S KITTEN (f, 4, Kitten=s Joy--Hamsin, by Dynaformer) bred back to Neolithic. Click for the Equibase.com chart or opened her career with runner-up efforts over the turf at VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 6-1-0-1, Churchill Downs, Saratoga and Kentucky Downs last summer for $44,005. trainer Rodolphe Brisset. A well beaten 10th at Keeneland O-Sayjay Racing LLC; B-Off The Hook Partners LLC (FL); T-Doug F. Oct. 11, she transferred west after a seventh-place finish at O'Neill. Tampa Bay Downs Dec. 1. Sent off at 6-1, Peter=s Kitten settled Hip 294 - 1/2 Sis sells w/ Greenfield @ FTKFEB off the pace while racing four wide early. She made rapid progress turning for home and surged to the lead in upper 12th-Gulfstream, $43,560, Msw, 2-3, 3yo, f, 5fT, :57.76, fm. stretch before splashing clear to a 2 3/4-length victory. Waze NILESTAR (f, 3, Pioneerof the Nile--Superior Selection, by Ready (More Than Ready) was second. Peter=s Kitten was a Giant's Causeway), sent off at 8-1, chased the early pacesetters $75,000 KEESEP yearling. through an opening quarter in :22.13. CAPO BASTONE G1 Performer at 2, G1 winner at 3 | Street Boss - Fight to Love, by Fit to Fight | Fee: $4,000 S&N

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Tipped out four wide at the top of the lane, the bay filly closed 3rd-Sunland, $20,400, Msw, 2-3, 3/4yo, f, 6f, 1:11.03, ft. with a vegeance to get her neck in front at the wire. Super JAMAICAN CENTS (f, 3, Goldencents--Jamaican Smoke {GISP, Patriotic (Munnings) was second, a neck to the good of Noble $183,970}, by Latent Heat), who RNA=d for $45,000 at last Alma (Lemon Drop Kid). Superior Selection is a daughter of year=s Barretts April sale, was sent off at 5-1. The bay filly Cowan=s multiple Grade I winner Society Selection (Coronado=s battled on the front end, shook loose in upper stretch and came Quest). The mare was bred to Mashawish last year. Click for the home 1 3/4 lengths to the good of Selection Park (Stay Thirsty). Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Spendthrift Farm purchased Jamaican Smoke, third in the 2012 Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $25,800. GI Madison S., for $150,000 at the 2014 Fasig-Tipton November O/B-Irving Cowan (KY); T-Todd A. Pletcher. sale. Her Goldencents colt sold for $45,000 at last year=s Keeneland September Yearling Sale. The mare produced a filly 7th-Gulfstream, $43,490, Msw, 2-3, 4yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:36.21, by Brody=s Cause last year and was bred back to Cross Traffic. fm. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig- COVER MODEL (f, 4, War Front--Daydreaming {MGSW & Tipton. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,240. MGISP, $696,680}, by A.P. Indy) had come home fourth in three O-G. Chris Coleman & Brad King; B-Spendthrift Farm LLC (KY); previous trips to the post, most recently going six furlongs over T-Todd W. Fincher. the Belmont turf Sept. 30. Sent off at 7-1, the bay filly broke well and angled over from her outside post to race with the early leaders while four wide into the first turn. She took over down the backstretch and skipped clear in upper stretch en route to a 3 1/2-length victory. Blame the Gods (Blame) was second. Cover Model is a half-sister to Imagining (Giant=s Causeway, GISW, $1,177,394); Reflecting (Elusive Quality, MSP, $296,123); FIRST-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Browse (Medaglia d=Oro, SP, $284,689). Daydreaming, a Goldencents (Into Mischief), Spendthrift Farm, $15,000 daughter of Get Lucky (Mr. Prospector), is a full-sister to 256 foals of racing age/30 winners/2 black-type winners multiple graded stakes winner Accelerator and Grade I winner 4-Parx Racing, Msw 1m, GOLDEN GALA, 9-2 Girolamo, as well as to the dams of GI Kentucky Derby winner $40,000 FTK JUL yrl; $55,000 OBS APR 2yo Super Saver, Grade I winner Bluegrass Cat and a half to the dam of Grade I winner Got Lucky (A.P. Indy). The 18-year-old mare SECOND-CROP STARTERS TO WATCH: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 produced colts by Curlin in 2017 and 2018. Click for the El Padrino (Pulpit), Northview PA, $5,000 Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. 163 foals of racing age/30 winners/1 black-type winner Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, $39,900. 4-Parx Racing, Msw 1m, DON VITO'S KITTY, 7-2 O/B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Claude R. McGaughey III. Graydar (Unbridled's Song), Taylor Made Farm, $15,000 271 foals of racing age/81 winners/3 black-type winners 2nd-Laurel, $39,600, Msw, 2-3, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:36.45, ft. 6-Parx Racing, Alw 1m, CARAMEL CREAM, 2-1 PAT'S NO FOOL (f, 3, Cross Traffic--Dream Affair, by Touch Gold) had not been seen since finishing a well-beaten sixth on Power Broker (Pulpit), SAU, $5,000 debut at Delaware last August. Sent off at 10-1, the gray filly 160 foals of racing age/42 winners/0 black-type winners attended the pace, grabbed control after a half in :48.39 and 4-Mahoning Valley, Alw 1m, PULPIT'S PURRFECT, 4-1 forged clear down the lane to score by 2 1/2 lengths. $2,700 FTK OCT yrl Remarkable Soul (Medaglia d=Oro) was second. The winner, a $35,000 KEESEP yearling, is a half-sister to Flipcup (Milwaukee Brew, MGSW, $691,732). Dream Affair produced a colt by Mineshaft in 2018 and was bred back to Klimt. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $22,925. O-Rose Petal Stable LLC; B-Banahan Farms & Saratoga Glen Farm (NY); T-Gary Capuano.

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5th-Sunland, $27,700, (C)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 2-3, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:38.13, ft. HEREDITARY (g, 8, Medaglia d=Oro--Pleasant Home {GISW, $1,378,070}, by Seeking the Gold) Lifetime Record: 23-4-5-3, $213,645. O-Duane & Debra Cugnini; B-Phipps Stable (KY); T-Justin R. Evans. ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 7th-Santa Anita, $60,096, 2-3, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, 5 1/2f, 8th-Sunland, $27,189, 2-3, (C), 4yo/up, 1m, 1:38.66, ft. 1:01.64, sy. BIG BAD JON (g, 6, Big Bad Leroybrown--Affectionatelyours, by I AM THE DANGER (g, 5, Adios Charlie--Lucky Trip, by Trippi) Perfect Mandate) Lifetime Record: 27-4-4-5, $70,337. Lifetime Record: 10-3-4-0, $104,925. O-R3 Racing, LLC, Leo O-Judge Lanier Racing; B-Old English Rancho (CA); T-Miguel L. Rodriguez, Terri Tucker & Westside Racing Stable; B-Ocala Stud Hernandez. (FL); T-Doug F. O'Neill. *$100,000 2yo '16 OBSAPR. 6th-Charles Town, $24,500, 2-2, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 4 1/2f, :52.72, 8th-Laurel, $57,330, (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($35,000), 2-3, 4yo/up, ft. 7f, 1:21.64, ft. BLUE PLAID (g, 5, Fiber Sonde--Acala, by Cherokee Run) SARATOGA BOB (g, 5, Friesan Fire--Lucky Dance, by Kafwain) Lifetime Record: 12-6-3-2, $108,446. O/B/T-Elizabeth E. Meehan Lifetime Record: SW, 12-4-3-2, $214,160. (WV). O-Wayne A. Harrison, Robert T. Manfuso & Katherine M. Voss; B-Robert T. Manfuso & Katharine M. Voss (MD); T-Katharine M. 7th-Charles Town, $24,500, (S), 2-2, (NW3L), 4yo/up, f/m, Voss. *$13,000 Ylg '15 EASOCT. **1/2 to Kaitain (Kitalpha), MSP, 4 1/2f, :53.65, ft. $229,413. HOUSE OF LOVE (m, 5, Limehouse--Ready to Love, by Not For 8th-Delta Downs, $40,000, 2-2, (NW2L), 3yo, f, 5f, :59.08, ft. Love) Lifetime Record: 25-3-3-4, $78,148. O/T-John H. Dillow; A THOUSAND REASONS (f, 3, Munnings--Overboard, by Stormy B-O'Sullivan Farms LLC (WV). Atlantic) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $48,850. O-Maggi Moss; B-Alex & Kendra Penn (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss. *$80,000 Ylg ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: '17 KEESEP. Tappanzee, f, 3, Honorable Dillon--Gee Linz, by Frost Giant. EQB yearling purchase • Congrats Team! Aqueduct, 2-3, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:18.90. B-Janet Durrschmidt (NY). He's No Lemon, c, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--It=s Tea Time (GSW & GISP, $470,226), by Dynaformer. Tampa Bay Downs, 2-3, 4th-Laurel, $36,050, (C), 2-3, (C), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:09.66, ft. 1 3/8mT, 2:20.71. B-Alex G. Campbell, Jr. Thoroughbreds, LLC REIN SUPREME (f, 4, Great Notion--La Rein, by Roy) Lifetime (KY). Record: 20-6-1-2, $122,586. O-Three M's Racing; B-All Aboard Calm Down Lady, f, 3, Stormy Atlantic--Dinner's Out (GB) (SP-Fr Stables (MD); T-Jonathan Maldonado. & US), by War Front. Santa Anita, 2-3, (C), 5 1/2f, 1:04.16. B-St. Elias Stables LLC (KY). *$75,000 Ylg '17 KEESEP. 4th-Golden Gate Fields, $35,574, 2-3, 4yo/up, 6f (AWT), Street Prayer, g, 3, Street --Hear Our Prayer, by 1:09.18, ft. Songandaprayer. Laurel, 2-3, (C), 6f, 1:09.38. B-R Larry RICHIESINTHEHOUSE (g, 5, Sidney's Candy--Streamin Heat {SW, Johnson (MD). *1ST-TIME STARTER. $236,367}, by Bring the Heat) Lifetime Record: 12-9-2-0, $216,141. O-Richard Ravin & Patricia's Hope LLC; B-Richard Warrior Bull, g, 4, Flashy Bull--Warrior Waltz, by Pioneering. Ravin (IL); T-Larry Rivelli. Charles Town, 2-2, (S), 7f, 1:30.30. B-Jack L & Jane Anderson Harper (WV). 9th-Laurel, $34,650, (C), 2-3, (C), 4yo/up, 6f, 1:09.06, ft. Texas Warrior, g, 5, Uncle Abbie--Southern Pine, by Coronado's COUSIN JIMMY (g, 4, Redeemed--Summer Wind Haley, by Rock Quest. Sam Houston Race, 2-2, (S), 6f, 1:13.10. B-Marveenia Slide) Lifetime Record: 8-2-0-1, $59,292. O/B-Holly House Farm Meek (TX). (MD); T-Donna B. Lockard.

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MUKHADRAM (GB), A Bit Special (GB), f, 3, o/o Euro Empire, by Bartok (Ire). GIII Sweetest Chant S., 2-3, Gulfstream MUNNINGS, A Thousand Reasons, f, 3, o/o Overboard, by Stormy Atlantic. ALW, 2-2, Delta Downs NEW YEAR'S DAY, New Year's Wish, f, 4, o/o Circuit Breaker, by Yes It's True. ALW, 2-3, Aqueduct ADIOS CHARLIE, I Am the Danger, g, 5, o/o Lucky Trip, by Trippi. PIONEEROF THE NILE, Nilestar, f, 3, o/o Superior Selection, by ALW, 2-3, Santa Anita Giant's Causeway. MSW, 2-3, Gulfstream AWESOME AGAIN, Always Shopping, f, 3, o/o REDEEMED, Cousin Jimmy, g, 4, o/o Summer Wind Haley, by Stopshoppingmaria, by More Than Ready. Busanda S., 2-3, Rock Slide. ALW, 2-3, Laurel Aqueduct SIDNEY'S CANDY, Richiesinthehouse, g, 5, o/o Streamin Heat, by BIG BAD LEROYBROWN, Big Bad Jon, g, 6, o/o Bring the Heat. ALW, 2-3, Golden Gate Affectionatelyours, by Perfect Mandate. ALW, 2-3, Sunland STORMY ATLANTIC, Calm Down Lady, f, 3, o/o Dinner's Out BUSTIN STONES, Stonesintheroad, f, 3, o/o Dixie Talent, by Dixie (GB), by War Front. MCL, 2-3, Santa Anita Union. AOC, 2-3, Aqueduct STREET MAGICIAN, Street Prayer, g, 3, o/o Hear Our Prayer, by CROSS TRAFFIC, Pat's No Fool, f, 3, o/o Dream Affair, by Touch Songandaprayer. MCL, 2-3, Laurel Gold. MSW, 2-3, Laurel UNCLE ABBIE, Texas Warrior, g, 5, o/o Southern Pine, by CURLIN, Campaign, c, 4, o/o Arania, by Dynaformer. AOC, 2-3, Coronado's Quest. MSW, 2-2, Sam Houston Santa Anita VIOLENCE, Running Violence, r, 3, o/o Running Clan, by DROSSELMEYER, Wadadli Princess, f, 3, o/o Portera, by Lemon Cherokee Run. MSW, 2-3, Aqueduct Drop Kid. MSW, 2-3, Aqueduct WAR FRONT, Awe Emma, f, 4, o/o Awesome Maria, by Maria's FED BIZ, Bizwhacks, f, 3, o/o Be Smart, by Smarty Jones. MSW, Mon. MSW, 2-3, Oaklawn 2-3, Santa Anita WAR FRONT, Cover Model, f, 4, o/o Daydreaming, by A.P. Indy. FIBER SONDE, Blue Plaid, g, 5, o/o Acala, by Cherokee Run. ALW, MSW, 2-3, Gulfstream 2-2, Charles Town FLASHY BULL, Warrior Bull, g, 4, o/o Warrior Waltz, by Pioneering. MSW, 2-2, Charles Town FRIESAN FIRE, Saratoga Bob, g, 5, o/o Lucky Dance, by Kafwain. AOC, 2-3, Laurel GOLDENCENTS, Jamaican Cents, f, 3, o/o Jamaican Smoke, by Latent Heat. MSW, 2-3, Sunland GREAT NOTION, Rein Supreme, f, 4, o/o La Rein, by Roy. ALW, 2-3, Laurel HARD SPUN, A Thread of Blue, c, 3, o/o Enthused, by Seeking the Gold. Dania Beach S., 2-3, Gulfstream HONORABLE DILLON, Tappanzee, f, 3, o/o Gee Linz, by Frost Giant. MSW, 2-3, Aqueduct JIMMY CREED, Slewgoodtobetrue, f, 3, o/o Chiefette, by Chief Seattle. AOC, 2-3, Santa Anita KITTEN'S JOY, Peter's Kitten, f, 4, o/o Hamsin, by Dynaformer. Follow the TDN staff on Twitter MSW, 2-3, Santa Anita Thoroughbred Daily News LEMON DROP KID, He's No Lemon, c, 3, o/o It's Tea Time, by Dynaformer. MSW, 2-3, Tampa Bay @kelseynrileyTDN @BDiDonatoTDN @SteveSherackTDN LIMEHOUSE, House of Love, m, 5, o/o Ready to Love, by Not For @JessMartiniTDN @CDeBernardisTDN @BMassamTDN Love. ALW, 2-2, Charles Town @EquinealTDN @HLAndersonTDN @suefinley MEDAGLIA D'ORO, Hereditary, g, 8, o/o Pleasant Home, by Seeking the Gold. AOC, 2-3, Sunland @MKane49 @thorntontd @garykingTDN MUCHO MACHO MAN, Shes All Woman, f, 3, o/o Launch a @SarahKAndrew @theTDN @JBiancaTDN Double, by Bright Launch. MSW, 2-3, Santa Anita KTFMC Castleton Classic 5k Run/Walk

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Farm stepped in. BRIDGING THE GAP: AI had seen the colt at the sale so when I noticed he was bought back I went to see him again,@ Williamson said. AI AMERICAN TREASURES thought he was too good to be unsold, and when I went back to see him I liked him. I had my vet check him over. I had bought a couple of horses from Maria Niarchos over the years, and I went to the Niarchoses= and we came to an agreement and I purchased him privately.@ War Of Will was then off to Oak Tree Farm in Co. Meath with a Declaration of War colt Williamson had purchased three days later for $80,000. AWe were delighted to have such a well-bred colt,@ Williamson said. AHe=s a fine, big horse, and he was a bit tall so maybe he looked to some European people like he might need a bit of time, but he was straight into the swing of things here and we never had a problem with him. He was always very easy to deal with and a great-actioned horse with a fantastic temperament. We liked him all the way through.@ Cont. p2 Kentucky Derby contender War Of Will was pinhooked at Arqana=s May Sale | Coady IN TDN AMERICA TODAY By Kelsey Riley J.B. MCKATHAN PASSES AWAY AT 53 This is the first installment of a new series where TDN Influential Florida horseman J.B. McKathan passed away due to a International Editor Kelsey Riley examines intercontinental heart attack on Saturday. He was 53. Click or tap here to go trends in the Thoroughbred business. straight to TDN America. Gary Barber=s War Of Will (War Front), who ran away with the GIII Lecomte S. at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans last month, may represent a deviation from the norm in being a legitimate GI Kentucky Derby contender from a decidedly turf pedigree, but when it comes to European pinhooks sourced from Kentucky=s yearling sales, he is just the latest in a long line of successes. War Of Will=s page is one that would stand out in any sale catalogue; by America=s most expensive advertised stallion, he is out of the Niarchos Family=s French listed winner Visions Of Clarity (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), who had already produced the G1 National S. winner Pathfork (Distorted Humor), now at stud in South Africa, and the listed-winning Tacticus (A.P. Indy). Visions Of Clarity is a half-sister to the brilliant miler Spinning World (Nureyev). Grade/Group 1 winners Chimes of Freedom, Aldebaran and Good Journey appear under the third dam. Offered by Lane=s End as agent for breeder Flaxman Holdings in Book 1 of Keeneland September in 2017, War Of Will was led out unsold at $175,000. That=s when former jumps jockey and Irish-based breeze-up consignor Norman Williamson of Oak Tree TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

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After a few months in the Oak Tree school of breeze ups, War Of Will and his Declaration of War buddy crossed the water once again and ended up at Arqana for that firm=s May Breeze Up Sale. Justin Casse, who has had considerable success buying future racehorses out of European sales, signed for War Of Will at i250,000, while Blandford Bloodstock bought the Declaration of War colt for i60,000. Casse said that being a War Front, War Of Will was on his radar before he even touched down in France, and while the horse=s breeze and physical more than matched expectations, he admitted he did not see the horse as a dirt prospect. AHis pedigree is phenomenal; it just flies off the page,@ Casse said. AOn top of that I have a client with a soft spot for War Front with Mr. Barber. One of the first horses we bought together was [Grade I-winning turf miler by War Front] Jack Milton, and since then we=ve had two other War Fronts that were graded stakes winners and listed stakes winners. I=ve had some success with the sire, so I had put special attention this horse based on that. AWhen he breezed he put in a phenomenal breeze, he was just a beautiful mover. Its unofficial timing when you=re at the European breeze ups, but his time was in the top five or seven. More importantly, he was a very efficient mover. He was a very imposing colt. To look at him you wouldn=t necessarily think he was fast because of how big he is. He stands over a lot of ground especially for a War Front out of a Sadler=s Wells mare. You wouldn=t necessarily think he=d have a lot of size and scope to him, but he did, and he had the speed to go with it.@ Turned over to Casse=s brother, trainer Mark Casse, War Of Will showed promise in four starts on the turf last summer and fall, even picking up a Grade I-placing in Woodbine=s GI Summer S. behind Fog Of War, another son of War Front. But it was when he switched to the dirt after a fifth in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Turf that he came to life. He broke his maiden by five lengths going 1 1/16 miles at Churchill Downs on Nov. 24, and won the Lecomte on Jan. 19 over the same distance by four lengths. Casse said his brother and Barber had been tempted by last October to try the horse on the dirt after he worked well over it, but rather than throwing him into the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile they gave him one more shot on the grass first. AI honestly could have never imagined he=d be a dirt horse,@ Casse said. AI just thought all along the whole thing screamed turf, but now of course there=s been so many people dissecting his pedigree and pulling the dirt parts out.@ Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

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International Editor Kelsey Riley Bridging the Gap: American Treasures Cont. Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] Those dirt parts include War Of Will=s half-brother Tacticus who, after nine starts on the turf and all-weather in Britain, European Editor transferred to the U.S. and won a pair of listed races over 1 3/4 Emma Berry miles and 1 5/8 miles. Those performances are in sharp contrast Twitter: @collingsberry to those of their half-brother Pathfork, the unbeaten winner of [email protected] the seven-furlong G1 National S. in Ireland at two who failed to Associate International Editor train on in one start each at three and four. Though he was Heather Anderson transferred to California to trainer John Sadler at four, he was Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN never tried on the dirt. Another member of the family to have defied a turf-heavy heritage is Aldebaran, the American Marketing Manager champion dirt sprinter who, in yet another twist of irony with Alayna Cullen this family, is now best known as the sire of American champion Twitter: @AlaynaCullen turf horse , who won four Grade Is over a mile [email protected] and a half in 2014. Contributing Editor Williamson admitted he doesn=t know a lot about dirt form, Alan Carasso but he did reveal that during his time at Oak Tree Farm, War Of Twitter: @EquinealTDN Will trained willingly over every surface he was presented with. AWhile he was here he=d get through soft ground, and he was Cafe Racing better on quicker ground, but he showed a lot of ability over Sean Cronin everything we breezed him on,@ he said. AEven though he was a Tom Frary very good-actioned horse, I think ability gets you through a lot.@ [email protected] So, to summarize, while there were tiny clues that look much Irish Correspondent bigger in hindsight, all involved parties say they had little to no Daithi Harvey premonition that War Of Will would materialize into a fine dirt animal. Regular Columnists The element of this story that is much less surprising is that Chris McGrath Williamson was able to pluck War Of Will from Keeneland and Andrew Caulfield pinhook him in France with success. It has become increasingly John Berry popular to see European agents combing the Kentucky sales and Kevin Blake Tom Peacock taking home youngsters even by sires that wouldn=t have obvious European appeal. Cont. p4 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

Bridging the Gap: American Treasures Cont. Sense colt (now named Bye Bye Hong Kong and group-placed) At the same Arqana May sale that War Of Will went through, that was bought privately by Jim McCartan of Gaybrook Lodge at American sires were plentiful among the top sellers. Even aside Keeneland September after RNA=ing for $70,000; a More Than from the stratospheric Scat Daddy, who had three of the top 10 Ready filly who RNA=d at Keeneland for $45,000 before being sellers from his final crop, other successful pinhooks by bought privately by Katie Walsh of Greenhills Farm and sold at American sires in the sale included a More Than Ready colt for 500,000gns and a colt by Animal Kingdom bought bought by Brendan Holland of by Tally-Ho Stud for $200,000 at Grove Stud for $160,000 at Keeneland and sold by that Keeneland September and sold IT’S SUCH A UNIQUE THING WITH THE group for 420,000gns to on for i525,000; a $235,000 VOLUME OF QUALITY THAT’S THERE. IT American owner Kaleem Shah. Exchange Rate filly sold by Willie Stormy Atlantic has always done Browne=s Mocklershill for GIVES BUYERS A CHANCE TO FIND A well enough in Europe, and he i400,000; and a $77,000 Arch WORLD-CLASS HORSE AT had a $72,000 colt turn to filly sold by Powerstown Stud for 240,000gns for Brendan Holland. i270,000. A colt by Data Link, a A REASONABLE PRICE. One of the pinhooks of the son of War Front, who is a three- Mark Taylor century took place at Arqana in quarter brother to War Front=s May of 2017 when Willie dirt Grade I winner The Factor, Browne and Jim McCartan=s was a $70,000 buyback at Street Sense colt bought at Keeneland but also ended up in Keeneland for $15,000 was the hands of Willie Browne and sold for i180,000 at Arqana. purchased by Phoenix Thoroughbreds for i1.4 million. That The previous month, seven of the top 10 at the Tattersalls colt, now named Walk In The Sun, is an example of what sticking Craven Sale were American-bred pinhooks. The top three, again, around for the later books can get a pinhooker: he was sold on were by Scat Daddy, but others included a 575,000gns Street day seven of Keeneland. Cont. p5 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 5 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

Bridging the Gap: American Treasures Cont. seen, so surely at $160,000 he slipped through the cracks? Well, it=s possible that his combined dirt and turf pedigree could have Trainer Robert Cowell, similarly, stuck around until day nine in confounded some, and with so much choice among the almost 2017 to pick up a Dialed In colt for $35,000, and he very nearly 4,500 catalogued at Keeneland September alone, they had pulled off a fairytale story when plenty of opportunity to look the colt, named Pocket Dynamo, elsewhere. Mark Taylor of Taylor was second by a nose in last Made Farm, which raised and year=s G2 Norfolk S. at Royal sold Roaring Lion, told the TDN Ascot. in July, AYear after year, it=s such Although he was not a a unique thing with the volume pinhook, the poster-child for of quality that=s there. It gives U.S.-bred success in Europe last buyers a chance to find a year was Cartier Horse of the world-class horse at a Year Roaring Lion (Kitten=s Joy). reasonable price. If you work the Like War Of Will, Roaring Lion sale and you know what you=re went through the ring on looking forBand you=ve got to opening day during Book 1 of find your spotBthere=s nothing Keeneland like Keeneland September for SeptemberBincidentally, about buyers across the world and in three hours after last year=s America.@ American Horse of the Year Roaring Lion | Racing Post Williamson concurred that the Justify went through--and was bought by David Redvers for chance to unearth a War Of Will, or a Roaring Lion, makes $160,000. Redvers has been quoted describing Roaring Lion as shopping astutely at Keeneland September worthwhile. the best-looking and best-moving son of Kitten=s Joy he=d ever Cont. p6 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 6 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

Bridging the Gap: American Treasures Cont. AIt can happen with the numbers in Keeneland, and I think this is a typical example that you can maybe afford a colt with a pedigree like him, and then he=s eligible for a worldwide market,@ he said. AWar Of Will ended up in France and then he ended up back in America again all in the space of a few months. It shows you what can happen in the world we=re living in. That=s IN UAE: what you=re hoping for, is a horse with a good pedigree that High Mounte (Ire), c, 4, Sea The Stars (Ire)--Stairway to Glory maybe doesn=t tick everyone=s box, but he did for us.@ (Ire), by Kalanisi (Ire). Fair Grounds, 2-2, Msw ($38k), 1 1/16mT, 1:47.24, fm. B-Razza Pallorsi Snc di Giacomo Gariboldi (Ire). *70,000gns Wlg >15 TATFOA; 90,000gns Ylg >16 TATOCT. Juthoor (Ire), g, 4, Shamardal--Dehbanu (Ire), by King=s Best. Abu Dhabi, 2-3, Hcp. (AED100k), 1600mT, 1:37.90, yl. Lifetime Record: 7-2-0-1, $26,548. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. B-Selective Syndicate (Ire). T-Erwan Charpy. *250,000gns Ylg >16 TATOCT.

IN QATAR: Cococabala (Ire), c, 3, Sir Prancealot (Ire)--Dream Applause (Ire), by Royal Applause (GB). Al Rayyan, 2-2, Cond. (,31k/i35k), 1400mT, 1:25.78. B-Belmont Bloodstock Limited. *6,000gns New Agenda (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) (far left) wins the GP Longines Wlg >16 TATDEF; ,11,000 Ylg >17 GOFAUG; 10,000gns HRA >18 at the White Turf St. Moritz in Switzerland on Sunday. | Andy Mettler TATHIT. VIDEO TDN EUROPE • PAGE 7 OF 7 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

Euro-Bred Winners Cont. Sunday, Kyoto, Japan KISARAGI SHO-G3, -72,430,000 Darkanna (Ire), f, 4, Dark Angel (Ire)--Jadanna (Ire) (MSP-Eng), (US$661,486/£505,754/€577,361), Kyoto, 2-3, 3yo, 1800mT, by Mujadil. Al Rayyan, 2-2, Cond. (,31k/i35k), 1200mT, 1:48.00, fm. 1:11.99. B-Mountarmstrong Stud. *SW-Eng & GSP-Fr. **1/2 to 1--DANON CHASER (JPN), 123, c, 3, Deep Impact (Jpn) Kodyanna (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), GSP-Fr & SP-Eng. ***,205,000 1st Dam: Samitar (GB) (GSW & G1SP-Eng, G1SW-Ire Ylg >16 GOFAUG; 320,000gns HRA >17 TATDEC. VIDEO & US, $1,144,941), by Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Pazeer (Fr), h, 5, Siyouni (Fr)--Parandeh (Fr), by Kahyasi (Ire). Al 2nd Dam: Aileen's Gift (Ire), by Rainbow Quest Rayyan, 2-2, H.E. Sheikh Joann bin Hamad Al Thani Trophy (NB) 3rd Dam: Joyful (Ire), by Green Dancer (,76k/i87k), 2200mT, 2:19.59. B-Haras de Son Altesse L=Aga 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. (-250,000,000 Ylg=17 Khan. *Hwt. 3yo-Qat. **i90,000 HRA >16 ARQARC. VIDEO JRHAJUL). O-Danox Inc.; B- Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Yasutoshi Nordic Dream (Ire), h, 6, Dream Ahead--Nyramba (GB) (SW & Ikee; J-Yuga Kawada. -38,301,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-1-0. MGSP-Eng, $353,431), by Night Shift. Al Rayyan, 2-3, Cond. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick (,31k/i35k), 1400mT, 1:24.14. B-Ammerland Verwaltung Rating: B. GmbH & Co KG. *1/2 to Nordic Truce (Yes It=s True), GSW-US, $395,582. **MSP-Fr. ***i105,000 HRA >17 ARQARC. VIDEO 2--Tagano Diamante (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Orfevre (Jpn)--Tagano Reventon (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn). O-Ryoji Yagi; B-Niikappu Tagano Farm (Jpn); -15,086,000. 3--Lance of Puraana (Jpn), 123, c, 3, Cape Blanco (Ire)--My Puraana (Jpn), by Manhattan CafJ (Jpn). O-Yoshinori Itsukage; B-Fujiwara Farm (Jpn); -9,543,000. Sunday, Tokyo, Japan Margins: 2, HF, NO. Odds: 4.40, 34.50, 40.00. TOKYO SHIMBUN HAI-G3, ¥75,360,000 Also Ran: Vin de Garde (Jpn), Meisho Tengen (Jpn), Copano (US$688,247/£526,234/€600,758), Tokyo, 2-3, 4yo/up, 1600mT, Martin (Jpn), Aqulhas (Jpn), Engraver (Jpn). 1:31.90, fm. Click for the JRA chart, or the free Equineline.com catalogue- 1--INDY CHAMP (JPN), 123, c, 4, Stay Gold (Jpn) style pedigree. JRA Video. 1st Dam: Will Power (Jpn), by King Kamehameha (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Miller's Lily (Fr), by Miller's Mate (GB) 3rd Dam: Lymara (Fr), by 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Silk Racing; B-Northern Farm (Jpn); T-Hidetaka Otonashi; J-Yuichi Fukunaga. ¥39,532,000. Lifetime Record: 8-5-1-1. *1/2 to A Will a Way (Jpn) ( {Jpn}), GSP-Jpn, $342,371. Click IN SOUTH KOREA: for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: Silver Wolf (Aus), m, 6, Oratorio (Ire)--Ready For More (Aus) A+++. *Triple Plus*. (SP-Aus), by More Than Ready. Seoul, 2-3, Donga Ilbo Cup (NB) 2--Red Olga (Jpn), 119, m, 5, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Erimo Pixy (A$308k), 1800m. B-Mr S Casey, Jamie Hylan, Graeme Brewer (Jpn), by . O-Tokyo Horse Racing; B-Northern (SA). *2x Ch. Older Mare, Ch. Sprinter & SW-Kor. **A$23,000 Farm (Jpn); -16,152,000. Ylg >13 INGAUG; A$40,000 Ylg >14 MMGCYS. VIDEO 3--Satono Ares (Jpn), 123, h, 5, Deep Impact (Jpn)--Satono Amazones (Ire), by Danehill. O-Satomi Horse Company; IN MACAU: B-Shadai Farm (Jpn); -9,876,000. Thehorseiswithme (Aus), g, 3, I Am Invincible (Aus)--Moulin Margins: HF, HD, 1HF. Odds: 1.70, 10.40, 8.80. Rouge (Aus) (MSP-Aus), by Commands (Aus). Taipa, 2-3, Hcp. Also Ran: Lord Quest (Jpn), Tower of London (Jpn), Stormy Sea (A$62k), 1200mT, 1:08.5. B-Rheinwood Pastoral Co, Leicester (Jpn), Reliable Ace (Jpn), Leyenda (Jpn), Logi Cry (Jpn), Young Park Stud Pty Ltd (NSW). *Shooting for five on the bounce, the Man Power (Jpn), Realista (Jpn), Tetradrachma (Jpn), Gold bay gelding won by three lengths as the $1.80 favourite to take Cerberus (Jpn), Gendarme, Shonan Anthem (Jpn). his record to five wins from seven career starts. **1/2 to Click for the JRA chart, or the free Equineline.com catalogue- Chateau Griffo (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}), GSP-Aus. ***A$145,000 style pedigree. JRA Video. Ylg >17 INGFEB. VIDEO

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"I'd say she's going to take a lot from this and keep improving. BIG GABY MARKS BIG He has looked after her very well. I think she=ll go from strength WEEKEND FOR KIA ORA to strength." Another Star for Vinny I Am Invincible is having a sensational run with his 2-year-olds in Melbourne at the moment, with the winners of both Blue Diamond Previews last weekend by the Yarraman Park stallion. Loving Gaby owes much of her precocity to her sire, but her dam Maastricht (NZ) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) did win on debut as a late 2-year-old before placing over 1600m at Group 2 level at just her third start. She would go on to be placed in a G2 Adrian Knox S. and G2 Alister Clark S. over 2000m as a later 3-year-old, and given Loving Gaby's size and development, Kingston sees her too stretching out in trip in the next 12 -18 months. "[Maastricht] was a quality filly as well, running second in the Edward Manifold S. She was purchased by Alan Bell and Mr Krishnan as a yearling and then raced by Alan and Kia Ora and now is a broodmare," she said. "I think in time Loving Gaby will develop into more like her dam. I think the 1200m will suit her by Bren O'Brien next time and I think she'll go on from there." Loving Gaby (I Am Invincible) propelled herself into second Phoenix paid A$500,000 for Loving Gaby at last year's Easter favouritism for the upcoming G1 Blue Diamond S. at Caulfield, Yearling Sale, a good buy for a filly of her quality according to charging home from last on the turn to win after a masterful Kingston. ride from Damian Lane. Later that day, another Kia Ora product, "I thought she would have made a little bit more. She was such Nafaayes (Exceed And Excel) claimed the G2 Gauteng Fillies a nice filly, and well received. I know that Phoenix, Dermot Guineas at Turffontein in South Africa, while Rotator (Not A Farrington and Ciaron Maher were heavy on her and combined Single Doubt) went within a whisker of making it a hat-trick of together to buy her," she said. Cont. p2 stakes wins, when she was second on debut in the G3 Widden S. at Rosehill. Significantly, Loving Gaby, prepared by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, was the first Australian black-type winner for her owners Phoenix Thoroughbreds, who have emerged as a major investor in Australian racing over the past two years. Kia Ora Stud's manager Alex Kingston sees a strong future for Loving Gaby, who always loomed as a big filly who would take a bit of time to develop. "She was a big raw filly when we sold her and she obviously had a bit of quality about her, but she was a very big first foal. We were extremely happy with yesterday," Kingston said. "Ciaron still says she is still big and raw. Yesterday looking at her on the screen, you could tell she was a lot bigger than all the I Am Invincible | Yarraman Park Stud others still. TDN /NEW ZEALAND • PAGE 2 OF 2 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • 4 FEBRUARY 2019

Big Gaby Marks Big Weekend for Kia Ora Cont. from p1 Rotator, a A$270,000 buy for Spicer Thoroughbreds from Kia Ora at the 2018 Easter Sale, looks very close to a win after being Maastricht is a half sister to G1 Goodwood winning mare nudged out by Amercement (Lonhro) on debut at Rosehill in the Velocitea (Volksraad {GB}). Having missed to More Than Ready G3 Widden S. She is trained by Chris Waller and her full brother (USA) the year after Loving Gaby, she foaled a Sebring filly last will be offered as lot 17 of the upcoming Melbourne Premier spring. Sale by Bhima Thoroughbreds on behalf of Kia Ora. "She's a beautiful filly, strong and well balanced filly," Kingston said of the new arrival. Maastricht is now in foal again to I Am Invincible and all is progressing well according to Kingston.

South African Success Sweynesse Filly Tops Karaka Book 3 Nafaayes became the latest success for trainer Mike de Kock and owners Shadwell in South Africa, following on from their Vendor Parade Schedule for Inglis Classic Group 1 win in the Cape Derby last month, with the Australian-bred filly having won four from six starts. Nafaayes was a A$350,000 buy from Kia Ora's 2017 Easter Sales draft by Waller to Discuss Transfer of Weir Horses Exceed And Excel out of Group 3 winner Decelerator (USA) (Dehere {USA}). She has a 2-year-old filly by Snitzel and a Maher/Eustace Receive G1 Winning Trio yearling colt by More Than Ready (USA), who sold for A$200,000 at the recent Magic Millions. AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2018/2019

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Feb. 9 C. F. Orr S. Caulfield Feb. 16 Lightning S. Flemington Feb. 23 Blue Diamond S. Caulfield Futurity S. Caulfield Oakleigh Plate Caulfield Mar. 2 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm Surround S. Warwick Farm Australian Guineas Flemington Mar. 9 Randwick Guineas Randwick Canterbury S. Randwick Nafaayes as a yearling | TDN AusNZ