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Visit the More to the Story: TDN Website: Gulfstream Park Finds the Pot www.thoroughbreddailynews.com of Gold -- p7 THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. >LUNA= LOOKS FOR THIRD U.S. WIN IN BEWITCH FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI KENTUCKY DERBY R & B International=s La Luna de Miel (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) looks to add to her two-for-two record in the U.S. in today=s GIII Grey Goose Bewitch S. at Keeneland. The dark bay broke her maiden first out for Andreas Wohler at Hannover in her native Germany last April and finished eighth in a listed event in June. La Luna de Miel resurfaced for Graham Motion at BOREL TO RIDE TWICE THE APPEAL Gulfstream Feb. 18, and Calvin Borel, who has ridden three of the last four called on her stout GI Kentucky Derby winners, will pilot Edward Brown Jr. La Luna de Miel Adam Coglianese bloodlines to annex an and Victor Flores= GIII Sunland Derby winner Twice the allowance at 1 7/16 Appeal (Successful Appeal) in the May 7 Classic. AI miles. She was stepped up into the GIII Orchid S. back called [Borel=s agent Jerry Hissam in Hallandale Beach at today=s 1 1/2-mile distance Tuesday] and asked if they would Mar. 20, and defeated Endless Expanse (Ire) (Red take our horse into consideration,@ Ransom) by a length for the top spot. Headliner trainer Jeff Bonde=s racing and Keertana (Johar) has never gone this far despite being a bloodstock manager Mersad multiple Grade III winner on the sod and having finished Metanovic explained. AMy owners third, beaten just a half-length in last year=s GI Breeders= wanted an experienced rider and Cup Filly and Mare Turf. She was last seen closing to Calvin was the best available who be third behind a slow pace in the GIII Hillsborough S. already had a lot of success in the at Tampa Bay Mar. 12. Keertana=s trainer, Tom Proctor, Derby. He called us back expects his charge to appreciate the added ground, but [Wednesday] to tell us Calvin would cited turf that is likely to be soft as a minor concern. take the mount.@ Metanovic Borel after winning AThe mare can run on soft turf,@ Proctor told Daily continued, AWe didn=t necessarily his first Derby aboard Racing Form. AAlthough, she does prefer it firm. She want to make the change because Street Sense in ‘07 still ought to run okay. What she really likes is the three we felt a sense of loyalty [to Horsephotos turns, and coming off the shorter race at Tampa, I think previous rider Christian Santiago she might be pretty tough in there.@ Honimiere Reyes], but we thought this is a once in a lifetime (Fasliyev) has been off since finishing a well-beaten opportunity and we want to seize it now and not have 10th at Yarmouth for Alan Swinbank last September, any excuses later.@ Borel, a first-time finalist for but the 5-year-old shows upbeat works for new induction into the Hall of Fame this year, won the 2007 conditioner, Roger Attfield. The bay has been running Derby with Street Sense (Street Cry {Ire}), the 2009 against formidable competition in Great Britain, finishing Derby with Mine That Bird (Birdstone) and last year=s close to next-out Group 2 winners Strawberrydaiquiri ARun for the Roses@ with Super Saver (Maria=s Mon). AI (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and Eastern Aria (UAE) (Halling) last think Borel fits this horse perfectly,@ Metanovic beamed. season. Field p3 AWe=re really excited.@ Derby coverage cont. p4 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/28/11 • PAGE 2 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com GRADED/GROUP RESULTS Wednesday, Ascot, Britain TOTEPOOL SAGARO S.-G3, ,60,000, Ascot, 4-27, 4yo/up, 2mT, 3:29.42, gd/fm. 1--ASKAR TAU (FR), 127, g, 6, by Montjeu (Ire) 1st Dam: Autriche (Ire) (MSW & GSP-Ger, $126,866), by Acatenango (Ger) 2nd Dam: Aminata (Ger), by Local Suitor 3rd Dam: Alveradis (GB), by Konigsstuhl (Ger) (145,000gns yrl >06 TATOCT). O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Gestut Zoppenbroich & Aerial Bloodstock; T-Marcus Tregoning; J-George Baker; ,34,062. Lifetime Record: 20-8-1-1, ,228,417. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. 2--Akmal (GB), 127, g, 5, Selkirk--Ayun, by Swain (Ire). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd; T-John Dunlop; ,12,912. 3--Free Agent (GB), 127, g, 5, Dr Fong--Film Script (GB), by Unfuwain. O/B-The Queen; T-Richard Hannon; ,6,462. Margins: 2HF, NK, NK. Odds: 4-1, 8-1, 7-2. Also Ran: The Betchworth Kid (GB), Aaim to Prosper (Ire), Theology (GB). DNF: Rajik (Ire) Scratched: Buxted (Ire). Askar Tau bagged the 2009 G2 Lonsdale and G2 Doncaster Cups, but was on the shelf after running eighth in this contest last year. Seventh when defending the Sept. 10 G2 Doncaster Cup, he ran fifth in the Oct. 3 G1 Prix du Cadran at Longchamp and was a last-out third in the Listed Further Flight S. at Nottingham Apr. 6. Anchored in rear until easing into third with a half mile remaining, he made continued headway in the straight to challenge approaching the final furlong and was driven out late to regain the winning thread. AFor whatever reason, it just didn=t go right for Askar Tau last season and it was disappointing, but we=re absolutely delighted with this,@ said trainer Marcus Tregoning. AThis year couldn=t have gone better. He has had a really good winter and I started him off in January so I could build him up gradually. We=ll come back here for the [June 18 G1] Gold Cup, but the key to him is top of the ground. He needs fast ground and I=d be cautious about him on soft ground as he doesn=t like it.@ Click for the Racing Post chart. Bill Oppenheim is now on Twitter at www.twitter.com/billoppenheim TDN TODAY Headline News..................... 8 pages P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/28/11 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by EDT Race Click for TV Bewitch S.-GIII 4:52p , KEE (brisnet.com PPs) T V G CRUISE, the daughter of POSSE Wins the $100,000 Governor's Lady Handicap! Click here for more... P P R E V I E W S P Inquiries to Kyle Wilson [email protected] Thursday, Keeneland, post time: 4:52 p.m. EDT GREY GOOSE BEWITCH S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Persuading K Broken Vow Castanon Romans 12-1 2 La Luna de Miel (Ger) Monsun (Ger) Velazquez Motion 3-1 3 Zapparition Ghostzapper Albarado Romans 10-1 4 Silver La Belle Langfuhr Borel Stewart 20-1 5 Keertana Johar Lezcano Proctor 5-2 6 Honimiere (Ire) Fasliyev Castellano Attfield 12-1 7 Super Espresso K Medaglia d'Oro Gomez Pletcher 12-1 8 Endless Expanse (Ire) Red Ransom Leparoux Clement 7-2 9 Silk Route Empire Maker Desormeaux Mott 12-1 Saturday, Hollywood Park, post time: 7:35 p.m. EDT 10 My Baby Baby Bernstein Garcia McPeek 10-1 WILSHIRE H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT Saturday, Churchill Downs, post time: 9:39 p.m. EDT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Burg Berg Johannesburg Pedroza Gonzalez 117 CLIFF'S EDGE DERBY TRIAL S.-GIII, $200,000, 3yo, 1m 2 Blue Maiden (GB) Medicean (GB) Garcia Mandella 114 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 3 Givine (Fr) Blackdoun (Fr) Quinonez Canani 115 1 Duca Empire Maker Court Lukas 117 4 Lilly Fa Pootz K Gilded Time Smith Hollendorfer 117 2 Travelin Man Trippi Velazquez Pletcher 121 5 Miss Pleasant Pleasantly Perfect Sutherland Mandella 114 3 Machen Distorted Humor Prado Howard 117 K 4 Beamer Vindication Borel Nafzger 117 6 Well Monied Maria's Mon Bejarano Zucker 119 5 J J's Lucky Train Silver Train Ferrer Anderson 121 7 Dubawi Heights (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Rosario Callaghan 113 8 Saanneen Cee's Tizzy Espinoza Powell 113 6 Dominus K Smart Strike Leparoux Asmussen 117 K 9 Vamo a Galupiar (Chi) Proud Citizen Flores Drysdale 118 7 Indian Winter Indian Charlie Bridgmohan Hollendorfer 117 10 Smart Striking Smart Strike Medina Callaghan 114 8 Indiano K Indian Charlie Gomez Wolfson 121 11 Talktoomuch Royal Academy Talamo Mitchell 115 9 B G Suavecito K Suave Martin Jr. Granger 117 Saturday, Golden Gate Fields, post time: 6:45 p.m. EDT Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:17 p.m. EDT SAN FRANCISCO MILE S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1mT WESTCHESTER S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Our Nautique (NZ) Pins (Aus) Krigger Hollendorfer 122 PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT K 1 Convocation K Pulpit Garcia Jerkens 117 2 Times Gone By Giant's Causeway Blanc Mandella 122 2 Caixa Eletronica Arromanches Velasquez Pletcher 117 3 Sebastian Flyte (GB) Observatory Valenzuela Cecil 122 4 Baton Roo Poteen Gryder Mathis 122 3 Schoolyard Dreams K Stephen Got Even Maragh Ryan 117 5 Gallant Son K Malabar Gold Antongeorgi III Lucarelli 122 4 Soaring Empire K Empire Maker Lezcano Gambolati 123 6 Dream Nettie K Dixie Union Hernandez Hollendorfer 122 5 Haynesfield K Speightstown Dominguez Asmussen 121 7 Bold Chieftain Chief Seattle Baze Morey Jr. 122 6 Christmas for Liam K Saint Liam Castellano Pletcher 117 8 Hudson Landing K Maria's Mon Alvarado Morey 122 9 Blue Chagall (Fr) Testa Rossa (Aus) Couton Canani 122 The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes GIII BEWITCH S.