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HEADLINE NEWS • 4/26/07 • PAGE 2 of 4 CARA RAFAELA b’mare of the year HEADLINE p. 3 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 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007 NOBIZ STEP CLOSER TO DERBY DATE BEWITCHING QUEEN GI Wood Memorial S. winner Nobiz Like Shobiz (Al- Heavily favored Safari Queen (Arg) (Lode) caused her bert the Great), who worked five furlongs at Belmont backers no anxious moments with a confident two- Park on Monday, continues to im- length victory in yesterday=s GIII Bewitch S. at press connections as he prepares Keeneland. The five-year-old mare, a multiple Group 1 for the May 5 GI Kentucky Derby. winner in her native Argentina, was looking for her The colt was credited with a time fourth U.S. graded victory after wins in last year=s GII of :59.59. AHe worked very good,@ Long Island H. and GII La Prevoyante H. Second in the jockey Cornelio Velasquez said Feb. 25 GIII The Very One H. to after the work. AI had a strong hold begin 2007, Safari Queen re- of him, he relaxed and he stayed turned to the winner=s circle with Steve Sherack straight.@ Trainer Barclay Tagg, a 1 1/2-length triumph last time mapping out his charge=s path to out in the Mar. 31 GIII Orchid H. the Derby, said, AWe=ll work him once more at Belmont Sent off the 2-5 favorite yester- before shipping to the Derby. The last plane out is Wednes- day, Safari Queen rated easily in day. That=s about three days earlier than I=d like to go.@ fourth before angling out three Pat Langwide leaving the backstretch. She BOLGER PAIR HEAD GUINEAS LISTS took charge with a quarter-mile to run and pulled clear Jim Bolger=s unbeaten Teofilo (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) for the win. The victory was Safari Queen=s fourth win yesterday headed the 38 remaining entries in the in her last five starts at 1 3/8 miles to 1 1/2 miles. ,350,000 G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket May 5, AThat=s where we really found her niche,@ winning trainer while Michael Ryan=s Finsceal Beo (Ire) (Mr. Greeley) Todd Pletcher said. AShe was a nice filly before that, featured among the 32 fillies left in the following day=s but once we stretched her out to a mile and three- ,350,000 G1 1000 Guineas. Both hail from Bolger=s eighths and a mile and a half, that=s been her game.@ Coolcullen base and the former will bid to confirm the Cont. p3 placings of the G1 Dewhurst S. with Sultan Ahmad BEWITCH S.-GIII, $150,000, KEE, 4-25, 4yo/up, f/m, Shah=s G2 July S. and G2 Vintage S. winner Strategic 1 1/2mT, 2:28 3/5, fm. Prince (GB) (Dansili {GB}), Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al 1--SAFARI QUEEN (ARG), 124, m, 5, by Lode Maktoum=s Haatef (Danzig), Fasthandle Ltd=s G2 Cham- 1st Dam: Safari Girl (Arg) (G1SW-Arg), by Sonus (Ire) pagne S. scorer Vital Equine (Ire) (Danetime {Ire}) and 2nd Dam: Sally Girl (Arg), by Fain (Arg) Derrick Smith, Michael Tabor and Susan Magnier=s 3rd Dam: Sly Sarah, by On the Sly Adagio (GB) (Grand Lodge), who finished third, fourth, O-Arindel Farm; B-Santa Maria de Araras (ARG); fifth and seventh, respectively. Sir Michael Stoute T-Todd A Pletcher; J-John R Velazquez; $93,000. saddled the last named to take the G3 Craven S. at Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Arg, 15-9-3-0, $583,489. Newmarket on Thursday and he is one of a host of 2--Barancella (Fr), 118, m, 6, Acatenango (Ger)-- Coolmore interests remaining. Among others who could Baranciaga, by Bering (GB). O-Gary A Tanaka; B-Naji be running under the Magnier-Tabor-Smith banner are Pharaon (FR); T-Robert J Frankel; $30,000. the Aidan O=Brien-trained G1 Criterium International 3--Moon Berry (Brz), 118, m, 6, Burooj (GB)--Galanta winner Mount Nelson (GB) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) and (Brz), by Tokatee. O-Carl Gessler Jr, Dan Wiginton & Duke of Marmalade (Ire) (Danehill), not seen since fin- Susan McPeek; B-Haras Xara (BRZ); T-Kenneth G ishing runner-up to Strategic Prince in the Vintage in McPeek; $15,000. August, while Tabor and Joseph Allen=s Listed Prix Margins: 2, 12, 1HF. Odds: 0.40, 2.60, 12.30. Djebel winner US Ranger (Danzig) is likely to be supple- Also Ran: Maxine's Hymn, Indy Trouble, Mama I'm mented by conditioner Jean-Claude Rouget on Monday. Home. Scratched: Zulu Queen (Ire). www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/26/07 • PAGE 2 of 4 P R E S U L T S P Today’s Graded Stakes Wednesday, Hollywood Park brought to you by WILSHIRE H.-GIII, $111,500, HOL, 4-25, 3yo/up, f/m, 1mT, 1:34, fm. 1--@CHARM THE GIANT (IRE), 117, m, 5, by Giant’s Causeway 1st Dam: Olympic Charmer (MGSW & GISP, $499,036), by Olympio 2nd Dam: Light a Charm, by Majestic Light 3rd Dam: Like a Charm, by Pied D'Or Click for TV O/B-Deborah McAnally (Ire); T-Ronald L McAnally; 4:45p Ben Ali S.-GIII, Kee (brisnet.com PPs) TVG J-Michael C Baze; $66,900. Lifetime Record: All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. 13-6-3-1, $294,734. TRUST N LUCK’S First Starter 2--Sohgol (Ire), 116, m, 5, Singspiel (Ire)--Arruhan (Ire), Wins Impressively at Keeneland! by Mujtahid. (16,500gns HRA >05 TATDEC). Click here for more... O-Augustin Stable; B-Darley (Ire); T-Neil D Drysdale; $22,300. 3--Ghurra, 114, m, 5, War Chant--Futuh, by Diesis P P R E V I E W S P (GB). (90,000gns HRA >05 TATDEC). O-David & Paula Mueller; B-Shadwell Farm, LLC (KY); T-Ben D A Thursday, Keeneland, post time: 4:45 p.m. EDT Cecil; $13,380. BEN ALI S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m Margins: 1HF, 3/4, HF. Odds: 3.50, 13.50, 21.90. PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT Also Ran: Double Trouble (Brz), Private Banking (Fr), 1 Welcome Again Awesome Again Frankel 117 Polyfirst (Fr), Singalong (GB), Flip Flop (Fr), Quemar 2 Eccentric (GB) Most Welcome (GB) Attfield 119 (NZ), Witch Woman. 3 Greeley=s Legacy Mr. Greeley Weaver 117 Charm the Giant, who ended 2006 with a fourth- 4 Chatain Forest Wildcat Penna Jr 119 place effort over this course in the GII Dahlia H., fin- 5 Palladio Lycius Attfield 117 ished third, promoted to second, 6 Minister=s Joy Deputy Minister McGaughey 117 in the Jan. 24 Tuzla H. at Santa 7 Better Than Bonds Sweetsouthernsaint Motion 117 Anita before traveling north for a 8 Mustanfar Unbridled McLaughlin 117 narrow victory in the Mar. 24 9 Jade=s Revenge Quiet American Motion 117 Hillsboro H. at Bay Meadows last 10 Stream Cat Black Minnaloushe Biancone 117 time out. Looking for her first 11 Saint Stephen Saint Ballado Clement 119 graded victory, the bay mare 12 Rathor (Ire) Machiavellian Frankel 117 Palladio worked three furlongs at Keeneland yester- Benoit was four wide while chasing the early leaders. She rallied widest day in :36.8. of all down the lane and sailed easily to the lead in deep stretch to win going away. Longshot Ghurra tried to The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the sneak through a narrow opening along the rail down the GIII Ben Ali S. stretch, and closed well to be third once she saw day- For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. light. Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/26/07 • PAGE 3 of 4 Safari Queen Wins Bewitch (cont. from p1) CARA RAFAELA NAMED KTOB BROODMARE Jockey John Velazquez was happy with Safari OF THE YEAR Cara Rafaela (Quiet American--Oil Queen=s effort yesterday. AShe let herself rate very well Fable, by Spectacular Bid) was named 2006 Broodmare on the backstretch,@ he said. ASince she broke from the of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and outside, I didn=t want to be caught wide the whole Breeders during the group=s annual luncheon yesterday way. She broke well enough that she dropped inside at Keeneland. Cara Rafaela is the dam of last year=s and we saved ground. When we went into the second Eclipse champion three-year-old Bernardini. Darley re- turn, she was closing up and I let her do her own thing. ceived the P.A.B. Widener Award Tro- From then on, she did it pretty free phy, KTOB=s top breeder award. The and easy.@ As for his charge=s next “I like to read the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development target, trainer Todd Pletcher said, AWe TDN daily Fund Award winners honored for 2006 might get a little freshening here. The because I get up- are: Ashford Stud=s Grand Slam, for [May 26 GII] Sheepshead Bay [H.] is to-date information leading sire; KTDF Leading Earner Very at Belmont on May 26, so we=ll see on racing's elite performers, and I Vegas; KTDF Leading Trainer Dale how she comes out of [today=s race].@ get to learn from Romans; and KTDF Owner and Breeder Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, the perspectives of Overbrook Farm. Edward Bowen re- sponsored by Taylor Made. their human ceived the Charles W Englehard connections. No Award, given to a member of the me- A # will distinguish first-time stakes- matter where I'm dia in recognition of his service to the winners, a @ will indicate first-time traveling, the Thoroughbred industry.
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