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HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2009 BIRD WATCH DAYLIGHT ROBBERY Kentucky Derby hero Mine That Bird (Birdstone) gets Dick Turpin (Ire) (Arakan) kept the Richard Hannon back to business in today=s GII West Virginia Derby at bandwagon rolling yesterday with a fluent success in Mountaineer Park. The the G2 Richmond S. at Goodwood. Following on where GI Preakness S. runner-up stable companions Monsieur Chevalier (Ire) (Chevalier and GI Belmont S. third- {Ire}) and Canford Cliffs (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) left off, the place finisher will be carry- unbeaten colt took a memorable season so far to a new ing 122 pounds, and he level with a three-lengths defeat of Buzzword (GB) spots his rivals up to (Pivotal {GB}). Sent off the 6-5 crowd=s choice follow- 11 pounds, including speedy ing easy wins at Windsor June 8 and Salisbury July 11, GIII Delta Jackpot winner the bay raced close to the early pace and after taking Big Drama (Montbrook). AAt over inside the final quarter gradually asserted his supe- 1 1/8 miles, it=s a huge dis- riority. Cont. p7 Mine That Bird crepancy,@ trainer Chip Reed Palmer Woolley said. AThat=s the SEVEN TO LINE UP FOR JIM DANDY way it is, and I=ll live with it. A well-rounded bunch of sophomores, including I have no problems with fillies [carrying] lighter than GII Peter Pan S. winner Charitable Man (Lemon Drop colts in races like this. That=s the way it was with Ra- Kid) and GII Dwyer S. hero Kensei (Mr. Greeley), are set chel Alexandra in the Preakness. I know that if you=re to do battle in today=s GII Jim Dandy S. at the Spa. the Kentucky Derby winner, all the weight=s going to be Trainer Kiaran McLaughlin has remained confident in put on you. But we=re going to be giving 11 pounds to the former following a fourth-place finish in the GI a Grade III winner [Big Drama]. Belmont S. ABefore the Belmont, I said I wouldn=t trade That=s a lot.@ Big Drama was dis- places with anyone, and I wouldn=t trade places with qualified from first and placed anyone now,@ McLaughlin said. AI still like him a lot. The second in his seasonal debut in Belmont was a funny racetrack that day, and the pace the GII Swale S. at Gulfstream scenario turned out different than we thought it would Park Mar. 28. Following a fifth- on paper. He didn=t get the mile and a half either, but place finish in the Preakness, the we don=t have to worry about that anymore.@ Harold L. Queen homebred got Cont. p2 back on track with a dominating win in the Red Legend S. at Charles Town June 20. AIt=s not like we need the lead,@ trainer David Fawkes told Daily Racing Form. AIf somebody insists on Big Drama going out, let them. The Adam Coglianese best-case scenario for us is, even though my horse always kind of lays close, he always has a lot of kick.@ Monty=s Best (Montbrook), second behind Capt. Candyman Can (Candy Ride {Arg}) in last term=s GIII Iroquois S., returned to Woodbine with a pair of victories May 30 and July 5. Saturday, Mountaineer, post time: 5:43 p.m. EDT WEST VIRGINIA DERBY-GII, $750,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ML 1a Soul Warrior Lion Heart Asmussen 15-1 2 Mine That Bird Birdstone Woolley 3-5 3 Awesome Rhythm Toccet Ross 12-1 4a Sunday Sunrise Lemon Drop Kid Asmussen 15-1 5 Big Drama Montbrook Fawkes 8-5 6 Monty's Best Montbrook Maker 10-1 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/1/09 • PAGE 2 of 9 Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by Click for TV 10:05a Nassau S.-G1, GWD (brisnet.com PPs) ----- 10:15a Prix de Psyche-G3, DVL ------------------------ ----- 3:24p Royal North S.-GIII, WOX (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 5:14p Diana S.-GI, SAR (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 5:43p West Virginia Derby-GII, MNR (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 5:47p Jim Dandy S.-GII, SAR (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 8:30p San Clemente H.-GII, DMR (brisnet.com PPs) T V G Eastern Daylight Time Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs for today’s graded races. PERFECT DRIVE is the FIRST WINNER for our Freshman Sire PURGE! 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P P R E V I E W S P Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:14 p.m. EDT DIANA S.-GI, $500,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ML 1 Mushka Empire Maker Mott 10-1 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com 2 Quiet Meadow El Prado (Ire) Brown 15-1 Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:47 p.m. EDT 3 Rutherienne Pulpit Clement 6-1 JIM DANDY S.-GII, $500,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m 4 Indescribable Pleasant Tap Mott 20-1 PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ML 5 Criticism (GB) Machiavellian Albertrani 6-1 1 Saratoga Sinner Harlan’s Holiday Kenneally 6-1 6Carribean Sunset (Ire) Danehill Dancer (Ire) Clement 6-1 2 Flat Bold Flatter McLaughlin 10-1 7 My Princess Jess Stormy Atlantic Tagg 5-1 3 Kensei Mr. Greeley Asmussen 5-2 8 Colina Verde (Brz) Know Heights (Ire) McLaughlin 20-1 4 Warrior=s Reward Medaglia d=Oro Wilkes 3-1 9 Tejida Rahy Matz 15-1 5 Charitable Man Lemon Drop Kid McLaughlin 4-1 10 Forever Together Belong to Me Sheppard 9-5 6 Miner=s Escape Mineshaft Zito 15-1 Champion Forever Together will have to be on top of 7 Convocation Pulpit J Jerkens 4-1 her game in order to defend her title in the Diana. The Kensei, second in the GIII Derby Trial Apr. 25 and gray, heroine of last year=s GI Breeders' Cup Filly and third in the GII Woody Stephens S. June 6, put forth a Mare Turf at Santa Anita, had a three-race winning career high in his first attempt beyond 7 1/2 furlongs in streak snapped when an unlucky second in the one-mile the Dwyer. AWe thought he was a top-class horse when GI Just a Game S. at Belmont last time June 6. AShe he broke his maiden,@ trainer Steve Asmussen said. AHe had to wait and wait and wait until something opened had some decent races, but it looked like he came up for her,@ trainer Jonathan Sheppard said. AI think the through in the Dwyer the way we had expected him one-turn mile at Belmont is not quite to her best advan- to.@ Saratoga Sinner makes his first start since annexing tage. She can win those races at a mile, but she is the GIII Holy Bull S. at Gulfstream Jan. 31. The Lally Stable colorbearer underwent surgery to remove a chip more suited for two turns.@ My Princess Jess, who from his knee. He has been firing bullets for his return, captured last term=s GII Lake George S. over this including a four-furlong move in :47 2/5 over the course, rallied to finish third in the Just a Game most Oklahoma course July 28. You have to start some- recently. Criticism figures to enjoy an easy early lead. A where,@ trainer Eddie Kenneally offered. AWe=re looking The Darley colorbearer rattled off consecutive wins in ahead to the Travers and the fall with him.@ Warrior=s Calder=s GII La Prevoyante H. Apr. 25 and Belmont=s Reward came within a head of delivering the GIII North- GII Sheepshead Bay S. May 23 prior to a distant second ern Dancer S. June 13, then placed third in the Dwyer in the off-the-turf GIII New York S. June 20. after stumbling badly at the start. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/1/09 • PAGE 3 of 9 Saturday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 3:05 p.m. AShe=s well in herself and has held on to her condition BLUE SQUARE NASSAU S.-G1, ,200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, nicely, so Henry [Cecil] is very pleased with her. The 9f 192ydsT ground would probably be fine for her at this stage, but SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT if it rained again we may not run her. Obviously, we 1 5 Barshiba (Ire) Barathea (Ire) Elsworth 131 know she stays a mile and a half well, having finished 2 3 Heaven Sent (GB) Pivotal (GB) Stoute 131 second in an Oaks and third in an Irish Oaks but I don=t 310 Katiyra (Ire) Peintre Celebre Oxx 131 see any reason why a mile and a quarter wouldn=t suit 4 2 Saphira's Fire (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) Muir 131 her.@ J “TDN Rising Star” J Rainbow View has 5 6 Spacious (GB) Nayef Fanshawe 131 failed to find the winner=s spot so far this term, but 6 8 High Heeled (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) B Hills 122 may have had one or two excuses along the way. 7 1 Midday (GB) Oasis Dream (GB) Cecil 122 George Strawbridge=s homebred looked unhappy with 84 Moneycantbuymelove (Ire) Pivotal (GB) Bell 122 the fast ground when fifth in the May 3 G1 1000 Guin- 9 7 Nashmiah (Ire) Elusive City C Brittain 122 eas at Newmarket and was going too far on pedigree 10 9 Rainbow View Dynaformer Gosden 122 when fourth in the Oaks.