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AFLEET ALEX WORKS HEADLINE ...p1, ATW NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005 ROSES IN MAY GETS BACK TO WORK ESWARAH FACES CHALLENGE After a well-deserved vacation following his victory in Tomorrow’s G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth the G1 Dubai World Cup Mar. 26, Ken and Sarah Diamond S., which has been temporarily switched from Ramsey’s Roses in May (Devil Ascot to Newbury, has a lop- His Due) got back to work sided feel as 11 older horses earlier this week. Trainer Dale take on the sole sophomore Romans sent out the five- and sole filly Eswarah (GB) year-old for a leisurely four- (Unfuwain). However, connec- furlong breeze in :49 4/5 at tions are confident that Sheikh Churchill Downs Tuesday, Hamdan bin Rashid al resuming a 2005 campaign Maktoum’s unbeaten G1 Ep- that’s likely to conclude over- som Oaks winner can uphold Eswarah www.bbc.co.uk Roses in May Adam Coglianese seas. “He came out of the her generation’s reputation. work good,” said Romans. She will bid to end a long drought for the fairer sex that “He’ll probably have four starts this year, ending with stretches back to Time Charter (GB) in 1983; the last the G1 Japan Cup Dirt [at Tokyo in November].” three-year-old filly to best the colts was Pawneese (Ire) Romans said he hadn’t decided on an immediate goal in 1976. “It was a big decision, but we’ve been very for Roses in May, who will begin his stud career in pleased with her over the last 10 days,” jockey Richard Japan next season. “We’re still not sure where we’re Hills commented. “She worked very well on Saturday going with him,” Romans commented. “The GI Whitney morning and I think she’s going to go extremely well. H. [Aug. 6 at Saratoga] would be the first choice, but if She’s only run three times and we get a great weight that one comes up too quick, and it probably will, allowance--I know a filly hasn’t won it for a long time, maybe the GII Saratoga Breeders’ Cup H. [Aug. 21].” but it can be done. She’s by Unfuwain and they are Romans said Roses in May would then have a another very versatile in that they go on firm and soft ground, start before tackling the Oct. 29 GI Breeders’ Cup Clas- but I’d like a bit of give.” sic at Belmont, a race in which he ran second to King George Preview cont. p2 Ghostzapper last year. “It would make sense to keep him in the East and go to something like the Hawthorne Saturday, Newbury, Britain race [GII Hawthorne Gold Cup], or maybe the GI Jockey KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH DIAMOND Club Gold Cup [Oct. 1 at Belmont],” Romans explained. S.-G1, £710,000, 3yo/up, 12f 5ydsT Roses in May came into last year’s Breeders’ Cup off an SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY unblemished five-for-five season before falling short to 1 10 Ace (Ire) Danehill Fallon Ghostzapper at Lone Star. That foe has since been 2 12 Azamour (Ire) Night Shift Kinane retired, leaving Roses and May, Saint Liam and Rock 3 2 Bago (Fr) Nashwan Gillet Hard Ten vying for older-horse supremacy. “I think it’s 4 1 Doyen (Ire) Sadler’s Wells McEvoy easier on the whole division, because I think he was a 5 9 Gamut (Ire) Spectrum (Ire) Murtagh real stand-out horse,” said Romans of Ghostzapper. “But you hate to have a horse like that retire prema- 6 4 Grey Swallow (Ire) Daylami (Ire) Smullen turely. I think Frank [Stronach, Ghostzapper’s owner] 7 3 Mubtaker Silver Hawk Supple did a lot for racing keeping him around, so it’s really too 8 8 Norse Dancer (Ire) Halling Egan bad Ghostzapper was able to race only once this year.” 9 5 Phoenix Reach (Ire) Alhaarth (Ire) Dwyer 10 11 Policy Maker (Ire) Sadler’s Wells Peslier 11 6 Warrsan (Ire) Caerleon Sanders TDN TODAY Headline News .................... 2 pages 12 7 Eswarah (GB) Unfuwain R Hills All carry 133 pounds, bar Eswarah, 118. (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/22/05 • PAGE 2 of 2 King George Preview cont. Ace in the Hole... P P R E V I E W P Most of the big names were confirmed as King George starters yesterday, but there was one notable Saturday, Belmont Park absentee in Susan Magnier’s G1 Coronation Cup winner COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $500,000, Yeats (Ire). His absence leaves trainer Aidan O’Brien 3yo, f, 1 1/4m with a sole representative in Ace (Ire) (Danehill), who PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY finished runner-up to His Highness the Aga Khan’s 1 Atlas Valley Capote Castellano Azamour (Ire) (Night Shift) in the G1 Prince of Wales's 2 Spun Sugar Awesome Again Velazquez S. at Royal Ascot at York last time June 15. Phoenix 3 Smuggler Unbridled Prado Reach (Ire) (Alhaarth {Ire}) has conquered overseas, 4 For All We Know Stephen Got Even Bridgmohan taking last year’s GI Canadian International and G1 5 Capitulation Distorted Humor Coa Hong Kong Vase and returning to win the G1 Dubai 6 Summerly Summer Squall Bailey Sheema Classic at Nad al Sheba Mar. 26, but he is still 7 Seeking the Ante Seeking the Gold Migliore looking for his first major prize on home shores. 8 Bayou Breeze A.P. Indy Bejarano Winterbeck Manor Stud’s colorbearer has the tough- 9 Pleasant Chimes Pleasant Tap Fragoso ness for this test, however, after overcoming a recur- All carry 121 pounds. rent leg injury, an eye infection picked up in Singapore after finishing second in the G1 Singapore Airlines Saturday, Del Mar International Cup at Kranji in his most recent outing JOHN C. MABEE H.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, May 15 and a bout of colic a fortnight ago. “This horse 1 1/8mT has had four general anaesthetics,” trainer Andrew PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Balding said.”He’s amazingly resilient and seems to 1 Intercontinental (GB) Danehill Solis 122 thrive on adversity; he’s a remarkable horse and hope- 2 Amorama (Fr) Sri Pekan Pedroza 115 fully there’s something more to come. I think the track 3 Ticker Tape (GB) Royal Applause (GB) Desormeaux 118 will suit him--we might have to fly him around in an 4 Smokegetenyoureyes Smokester T Baze 110 aeroplane for two hours first.” 5 Winendynme Dynaformer Nakatani 115 6 Uraib (Ire) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Court 114 CORRECTION...Insta-tistics in yesterday’s TDN incor- 7 Island Fashion Petionville Valenzuela 116 rectly listed Snow Ridge (Tabasco Cat) as dead. The 8 Halo Ola (Arg) Southern Halo Valdivia Jr. 114 seven-year-old stallion stands at Padua Stables in Summerfield, Florida. His first foals are yearlings of Saturday, Arlington Park 2005. We regret the error. AMERICAN DERBY-GII, $250,000, 3yo, 1 3/16mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT © Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. 1 General Jumbo Dansili (GB) Stevens 119 This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by 2 Purim Dynaformer Guidry 121 any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior 3 Cosmic Kris Storm Creek Baird 119 written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. 4 Exceptional Ride Chester House Graham 119 Information as to the American races, race results and 5 Earths Vain Shadow Quiet American Laviolette 119 earnings was obtained from results charts published in 6 Merger Mr. Greeley Baird 119 Daily Racing Form and utilized here with with the 7 Gun Salute Military Velasquez 121 permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. 8 Gold Minister Deputy Minister Razo, Jr. 119 www.taylormadefarm.com FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2005 SAINT LIAM TO LANE’S END Grade I winner Saint WHYWHYWHY AND CUVEE TO GAINESWAY Liam (Saint Ballado--Quiet Dance, by Quiet American) Grade I stakes winners Whywhywhy (Mr. Greeley-- will be retired after the Oct. 29 GI Breeders’ Cup at Thorough Fair, by Quiet American) and Cuvee (Carson Belmont Park and will stand the 2006 breeding season City--Christmas Star, by Star de Naskra), who both at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, stood at Spendthrift Farm in 2005, will join the Kentucky. Bred by Edward Evans, Saint Liam was pur- Gainesway stallion roster for the 2006 season. Stud chased for $130,000 by agent Mike Ryan for Mr. and fees for both stallions will be announced in October. At Mrs. William Warren at the 2001 Saratoga Selected two, Whywhywhy broke his maiden in Belmont’s GIII Yearlings Sale. He was unraced at two, but finished Flash S. before taking the GII Sanford S. at Saratoga first or second in six of his nine starts at three. The and the GI Futurity S. later that year. Third in the GIII five-year-old blossomed last season, falling just a neck Swale S. during his sophomore campaign, he retired short when beaten by Horse of the Year Ghostzapper in with three victories from nine starts and earnings of the GI Woodward S. last September and ending the $315,015. “We are excited about this Grade I- winning campaign with a win in the GII Clark H. He returned to son of Mr. Greeley joining his sire here at Gainesway,” best Roses in May by 3 3/4 lengths in the GI Donn H.