HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, Dynaformer’s GAMILA Wins First Time call 732-747-8060. Out at Nottingham (see ATW p. 6) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008 TDN Feature Presentation ANOTHER CUP FOR YEATS Yeats (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells), fresh off a record-tying GRADE 1 HASKELL INVITATIONAL third G1 Gold Cup win at Royal Ascot, made light work of a five-pound penalty and eight foes to win a second G2 Goodwood Cup S. yesterday at Goodwood. The seven-year-old met with a rare defeat in last October's G1 Prix du Cadran at Longchamp, but opened this campaign FRESHMAN SIRE PLEASANTLY PERFECT with a second victory in the Listed Vin- tage Crop S. at Navan Apr. 27. The six- HIS WINNER RAPID REDUX IS year-old added the Royal feature last 3RD IN TYRO S. AT MONMOUTH time June 19, and was a class above yesterday=s overmatched rivals to add to BROWN PLUS SIX IN HASKELL his 2006 score. Johnny Murtagh ideally A field of seven sophomores, largely overshadowed positioned his mount in second from the by the return of GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. bell, allowing Tungsten Strike (Smart winner Big Brown (Boundary), was entered yesterday Strike) to build a six-length advantage for Sunday=s 41st running of the GI Haskell Invitational by halfway, but coaxed Yeats closer at Monmouth Park. Big Brown, once into the stretch run. The champion looking to rebound from a disap- smothered the brave pacesetter at the two pole and opened up daylight with pointing effort in the GI Belmont Getty Images S., will break from post four and the minimum of fuss from there to was installed the 1-2 morning-line break the ,1-million barrier, enhancing favorite. AWe=re eagerly anticipat- his impressive portfolio with a 12th stakes win. AHe's a ing this race,@ said Michael great horse, a true warrior and fair dues to the owners Iavarone, head of the colt=s co- for keeping him in training," said Murtagh. "The crowds Cool Coal Man Equi-Photo owner IEAH Stables. AIf it=s possi- turned out to see him, and he did not let them down, ble, he=s training better than he did before he won the although he's often done more on the gallops. He was Kentucky Derby.@ Nick Zito, who saddled Da= Tara to an fresh at Ascot, but today was much better as it was a upset win in the June 7 Belmont, will look to upset the more even pace. He has a very high cruising gear and Derby winner again, this time with the duo of Cool Coal when he gets into it, he can maintain it constantly. He Man (Mineshaft) and Coal Play (Mineshaft). Cool Coal truly is a great stayer." Click for the Racing Post chart, Man, the 4-1 second choice in the the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue- Haskell, is coming off a narrow victory style pedigree. over Atoned (Repent) in Monmouth=s June 14 Spend A Buck S. Of Cool Coal New Approach Nears Return ... p.2 Man=s two post, Zito said, AI like the inside post for him. I=m hoping he can save ground and run a nice race.@ Todd Pletcher will be looking for an unprece- dented third straight Haskell win when he saddles Atoned Sunday. The colt has only won twice in 12 lifetime starts, but Atoned has been runner-up seven times. Both Equi-Photo career wins have come at Monmouth. AI don=t know whether he=s been unlucky or underachiev- ing or overachieving,@ Pletcher said. AWe=re trying to figure that out. We=re putting blinkers on him for this race to see if we can get him more focused. He=s per- formed so well every time we=ve run him that we feel he deserves a chance in a race as prestigious as the Haskell.@ Full Field p7 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/1/08 • PAGE 2 of 8 P N E W S T O D A Y P APPROACH NEARING RETURN Trainer Jim Bolger is looking to run New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) twice more in 2008, according to Racing Post. Reveal- ing that Princess Haya of Jordan's G1 Epsom Derby hero was well on the road to recovery from a recent setback, the Coolcullen conditioner outlined a quartet of targets which are under consideration. "New Approach is coming along well," Bolger told the trade daily. "I'm not sure where his next race will be, but we are looking at the possibility of him having another couple of races this year. He's in the G1 Juddmonte International S. [at York Aug. 19], the G1 Irish Champion S. [at Leopardstown Sept. 6], the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe [at Longchamp Oct. 5] and the Breeders' Cup, and he may run in two of those races." P R E S U L T S P Thursday, Goodwood, Britain GOODWOOD CUP-G2, ,100,000, Goodwood, 7-31, 3yo/up, 2mT, 3:25.75, gd/fm. 1--YEATS (IRE), 138, h, 7, by Sadler=s Wells 1st Dam: Lyndonville (Ire), by Top Ville (Ire) 2nd Dam: Diamond Land (GB), by Sparkler (Ire) www.pinoakstud.com 3rd Dam: Canaan (GB), by Santa Claus (Ire) O-Susan Magnier & Diane Nagle; B-Barronstown Stud End of the Road for Sergeant Cecil... & Orpendale; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Johnny Murtagh; Terry Cooper=s Sergeant Cecil (GB) (King's Signet-- ,56,770. Lifetime Record: 2x Ch. Stayer-Eur, Hwt. Jadidh {GB}, by Touching Wood) trailed in last of the Older Horse-GB & Ire at 14+f, MG1SW-GB, G1SW-Ire eight Goodwood Cup runners and & G1SP-Fr. 20-13-2-1, ,1,036,683. *1/2 to Tsukuba was immediately retired. Now nine, Symphony (GB) (Danehill), MSP-Jpn, $2,513,443; the chestnut was France=s and Solskjaer (Ire) (Danehill), GSW-Ire & GSP-GB, highweighted stayer in 2006, when $263,388. Werk Nick Rating: A+. his victories included the G1 Prix Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. du Cadran, G2 Doncaster Cup and 2--Tungsten Strike, 133, g, 7, Smart Strike--Bathilde G2 Lonsdale Cup, and he also ran (Ire), by Generous (Ire). (52,000gns yrl >02 TATOCT). third in the G1 Prix Royal-Oak that O-John Connolly; B-Minster Stud; T-Amanda Perrett; season. "He has been wonderful ,21,520. and has taken us to places we www.sergeant-cecil.com 3--Sagara, 133, c, 4, Sadler's Wells--Rangoon Ruby, never dreamed of going,@ trainer by Kingmambo. O-Godolphin; B-Flaxman Holdings Ltd; Rod Millman told Racing Post. AHim winning the Cadran T-Saeed bin Suroor; ,10,770. on Arc weekend was probablythe most memorable day, Margins: 7, 1 1/4, 3HF. Odds: 8-15, 33-1, 33-1. along with his win in the 2005 Cesarewitch.@ Millman Also Ran: Distinction (Ire), Regal Flush (GB), Honolulu added, AHe has been a credit to the girls who have (Ire), Bulwark (Ire), Sergeant Cecil (GB). Scratched: looked after him but he is now nine, isn't getting any Allegretto (Ire), Mad Rush, Peppertree Lane (Ire). quicker and is racing against the best group of stayers there has been.@ Sergeant Cecil retires with a record of TELL IT TO THE TDN... 53-10-14-6 and earnings of ,828,127. Want to send a “Letter to the Editor” of the A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ will Thoroughbred Daily News? Our address is 27 indicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will Monmouth St., Red Bank, NJ, 07701; or send a fax denote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will to: (732) 747-8955; or an e-mail to: indicate first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state- [email protected]. bred races. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/1/08 • PAGE 3 of 8 Thursday, Goodwood, Britain LILLIE LANGTRY S.-G3, ,70,000, Goodwood, 7-31, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/4mT, 3:04.67, gd/fm. 1--#@GRAVITATION (GB), 118, f, 3, by Galileo (Ire) 1st Dam: Guaranda (GB) (SP-GB), by Acatenango (Ger) 2nd Dam: Gryada (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB) 3rd Dam: Grimpola (Ger), by Windwurf (Ger) O-Gillian, Lady Howard de Walden; B-Plantation Stud; T-William Jarvis; J-Alan Munro; ,39,739. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, ,58,159. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Folk Opera (Ire), 132, f, 4, Singspiel (Ire)--Skiphall (GB), by Halling. (27,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; 105,000gns yrl >05 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-Abbeville & Meadow Court Partners; T-Saeed bin Suroor; ,15,064. 3--Miracle Seeker (GB), 118, f, 3, Rainbow Quest-- Miracle (GB), by Ezzoud (Ire). O/B-D J Burke; T-Clive Cox; ,7,539. Margins: SHD, 3HF, 3 3/4. Odds: 9-2, 9-4, 6-1. Also Ran: Susie May (GB), Queen of Naples (GB), Samira Gold (Fr), Hi Calypso (Ire). Scratched: Gull Wing (Ire), Arthur's Girl (GB). Unraced as a juvenile, Gravitation broke through on her third attempt in a Leicester maiden June 2 and, stepped up to stakes company, finished third in the G3 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot June 20. She came into this contest off a second in the July 10 Listed Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket. A stalking second for most of the contest, the bay was wound up for her main effort with 2 1/2 furlongs remaining, and would not be denied under a final-quarter drive to oust pace- setting Folk Opera on the nod.