THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 INFLUENTIAL SIRE GREEN DESERT DIES >STARS= SHINES IN THE CHENES Group 1 winner and influential sire Green Desert On the same day the death of his paternal great- (Danzig--Foreign Courier, by Sir Ivor) has died at age grandsire was announced, Cloth of Stars (Ire) (Sea the 32. The G1 July Cup winner and sire of leading sires Stars {Ire}) dealt with a potentially tricky encounter in Cape Cross (Ire), Oasis Dream (GB) and Invincible Spirit Wednesday=s G3 Prix des Chenes with aplomb to (Ire) was euthanized at Shadwell=s Nunnery Stud due to double his tally and provide Andre Fabre with an eighth the infirmities of old age. renewal. Settled in Shadwell Stud Director Richard Lancaster, who has second early by had been associated with Green Desert since he was a Mickael Barzalona yearling, said, "Although small in stature, Green Desert and provided with had a big personality and was hugely loved and revered the ideal pace by everyone at Shadwell. On behalf of all concerned scenario by the with his management, I would firstly like to thank the English raider Sixth stallion men who have looked after Green Desert Sense (Ire) throughout his time with us: Phil Vernon, Ron Lott and (Shamardal), the bay Bela Kristoff; their unwavering care for him and the was shaken up to excellent age he reached is a credit to them.@ take over from that AWe also appreciate the support that Green Desert rival a furlong out Cloth of Stars and Mickael Barzalona received throughout his time at stud from breeders and asserted under a clear at the wire | Scoop Dyga across the world,@ Lancaster added. AAlthough not drive to ward off the owned by Shadwell, we have always thought of him as threat of Vedevani (Fr) (Dubawi {Ire}). AHe went to the our flagship stallion and we are very proud to be a part front because we had a good draw last time, but that of his legacy. It goes without saying that this is a very was not the original plan and it was nice to get a lead sad time for everyone connected with Green Desert and today,@ explained rider Mickael Barzalona. AEven though we hope that people will remember him as an excellent he wasn=t wearing the Australian [cheekpiece] blinkers racehorse, a ground-breaking sire and a lasting this time, he was still more focused on his racing than influence on modern Thoroughbred racing and he was on debut. I think he has improved from that breeding." Cont. p8 first run and he won in very good style. I also think there is much more improvement to come and he could develop into a really nice colt.@ Cont. p8 DONEGAL READY TO RELOAD by Jessica Martini Donegal Racing=s Jerry Crawford, who admitted Wednesday that he is still decompressing from Keen Ice (Curlin)=s stunning victory over American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) in the Aug. 29 GI Travers S., is busy strategizing for his assault on this year=s Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Crawford will be buying his eighth crop of yearlings for Donegal, the partnership group he founded in 2008, when the September sale Green Desert at Shadwell’s Jerry Crawford leads Keen Ice into launches next Monday. Nunnery Stud | Shadwell Travers winner’s circle | A Coglianese Derby Dreams VIII was already popular before Keen Ice=s victory in the Midsummer Derby. ABefore the Travers, we had more than double the TDN TODAY subscriptions for partnerships than we could fulfill,@ Crawford confirmed. AThat was before the Travers. 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[email protected] Hidden Gold | Racing Post WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Page 9 International Editor: Kelsey Riley From the Lady Trainer [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin & Tom Frary In her newest TDN column, legendary Australian trainer Gai Waterhouse reflects on the [email protected] time she spent in this country last month, including a visit with a Triple Crown winner and a trip to the Spa. 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Page 12 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com EST Race Click for TV 9:30a Sceptre S.-G3, DON (Brisnet.com PPs) ---- 10:05a Park Hill S.-G2, DON (Brisnet.com PPs) ---- Headline News • PAGE 3 of 14 • thetdn.com Thursday • Sept. 10, 2015 Donegal Ready to Reload cont. AI couldn=t tell who would win the Kentucky Derby, but I could tell who wouldn=t win the Kentucky Derby Now I=m having trouble even answering all the e-mails or the Preakness or the Belmont. So instead of picking and the telephone calls. I suspect we will end up with one of 20 horses to win, we were picking one out of around 50 partners and we=ve had over 100 people four or five.@ already indicate that they would like to be partners.@ After initial success at the betting windows, The popularity of the group is understandable given Crawford decided to try his theory out in the auction its level of success in a relatively short amount of time. ring. Focused entirely on horses with Classic potential, AIn 2008, I thought, I am going to go to Kentucky, Donegal has run in six Triple Crown races in its eight- I=m going to buy a horse that fits my formula and see year existence, finishing third in the GI Kentucky Derby what happens,@ Crawford explained. AI=d bought horses with Paddy O=Prado (El Prado {Ire}) in 2010 and also before. I wasn=t a stranger to the business, but it was with Dullahan (Even the Score) in 2012. the first time I tried to use the algorithm that we=d According to Crawford=s statistics, Donegal runners created to buy a horse. And in September of 2008, the are averaging $36,581 per start in 2015. Three of stock market collapsed and the first thing people seven sophomore colts this term have competed in stopped doing was buying horses. So, having been graded stakes, and the crop=s lone filly, Puca (Big prepared to spend $250,000 to buy one horse, I spent Brown), raced in the GI Kentucky Oaks. $410,000 on eight. Then I was flying home trying to Crawford attributes much of Donegal=s success to an figure out how I was going to avoid paying alimony algorithm he first developed to wager on Triple Crown after I told my wife Linda that I=d bought eight horses. races. My buddies had always said, >Go buy horses and we=ll AIt all started back in about 2000,@ Crawford recalled.