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HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, Sky Mesa’s newest GSW of ‘08 is call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2008 SKYLIGHTER (see p. 5-6) FOREVER TOGETHER FLIES HOME IN FIRST LADY MURTAGH ON DUKE, WEATHER PERMITTING Augustin Stable=s Forever Together (Belong to Me) Aidan O'Brien yesterday ended speculation as to continued to display her affinity for the turf, coming which of his contenders, Duke of Marmalade (Ire) from the back of a compact field to blow by paceset- (Danehill) or Soldier of Fortune (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), ting Precious Kitten Johnny Murtagh would partner in tomorrow's G1 Qatar (Catienus) to win Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Murtagh is set to ride AThe Keeneland=s GI First Lady Duke@, but plans could change if Longchamp gets sub- S. on the opening-day stantial rain before the main event. The Ballydoyle program. AShe moved up conditioner told Racing Post, "If the ground is going to a notch, I think, [since be on the good side, then it's most likely Johnny will moving to turf,@ trainer ride Duke of Marmalade and Seamie [Heffernan] will Jonathan Sheppard com- ride Soldier of Fortune. However, if the ground changes mented. AWe had a bit of after declaration time and it comes up soft, then there Forever Together a hiccup up in Canada is every chance Duke of Marmalade might not run and, trackphotographer.com [third in the GII Canadian in those circumstances, Johnny would switch to Soldier S. Sept. 7]. The ground was very soft. We were pretty of Fortune." Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor's duo confident she would do better on the grass today, but yesterday drew post positions 14 and nine, respec- it was such a tough race.@ First Lady cont. p2 tively, for the i4-million prize, while His Highness the Friday, Keeneland Aga Khan's unbeaten Zarkava (Ire) (Zamindar) will break FIRST LADY S.-GI, $400,000, KEE, 10-3, 3yo/up, f/m, against the rail. Eric Libaud and Jacques Detre's G1 Prix 1mT, 1:35, fm. du Jockey-Club hero Vision d'Etat (Fr) 1--FOREVER TOGETHER, 123, f, 4, by Belong to Me (Chichicastenango {Fr}) has drawn stall eight. 1st Dam: Constant Companion, by Relaunch Arc field p8-9 2nd Dam: Wedding Picture, by Blushing Groom (Fr) 3rd Dam: Strike a Pose, by Iron Ruler MCPEEK MAKES RIGHT DECISION ($30,000 wlng '04 KEENOV; $27,000 yrl '05 Livin the Dream Stables= Dream Empress (Bernstein) KEESEP; $240,000 2yo >06 OBSMAR). O-Augustin was entered for the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies at Stable; B-White Fox Farm (KY); T-Jonathan E Turfway Park last Saturday, but trainer Ken McPeek Sheppard; J-Julien R Leparoux; $248,000. Lifetime opted to roll the dice. He scratched her from that spot Record: 13-6-1-3, $854,333. Werk Nick Rating: F. in favor of the much tougher and much more valuable Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. GI Darley Alcibiades S. on opening day at Keeneland 2--Precious Kitten, 123, m, 5, Catienus--Kitten's First, and the decision paid dividends when the filly drew off by Lear Fan. O-Lael Stables; B-Kenneth L & Sarah K to a convincing 4 1/4-length victory. AWe expected her Ramsey (KY); T-Robert J Frankel; $80,000. to run well, hoping for third or better,@ McPeek said, 3--Rutherienne, 123, f, 4, Pulpit--Ruthian, by Rahy. referring to a Grade I placing at the worst. He got that O-Virginia Kraft Payson LLC; B-Payson Stud Inc (KY); and more. AWe didn=t know how she=d handle the T-Christophe Clement; $40,000. Polytrack. She=s worked good over it. She=s all class, a Margins: 1HF, 2, HF. Odds: 2.50, 1.70, 4.20. lovely filly.@ And one that earned a spot in the starting Also Ran: Bayou's Lassie, Stormy West, Dreaming of gate against Stardom Bound (Tapit) and company in the Anna, Roshani. Scratched: Rosinka (Ire). GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Oct. 24. Cont. p3 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/4/08 • PAGE 2 of 22 First Lady S. cont. Blossoming on the Main... BADGE OF SILVER A $27,000 purchase out of the 2005 Keeneland Silver Deputy - Silveroo, by Silver Hawk September sale, Forever Together was one of handful of horses to breeze an eighth of a mile in a bullet :10 ahead of the 2006 OBS March Sale and was hammered BRILLIANCE down for $240,000. She kicked off her career on the main track and proceeded to win her first three trips to the post, including the GII Forward Gal S. in March 2007, but was shut out in her final four starts, closing the season with a fifth in the Chaposa Springs S. in December. Testing the Turf... Fourth in a main-track allowance at Gulfstream Feb. 15, the grey got a chance to try the turf in her return effort and the experiment paid dividends, as she rattled home to take the Reluctant Guest S. at Arlington • 9 length debut winner at Keeneland as an May 17. A rallying third at 44-1 in the GI Just a Game S. on the Belmont S. undercard June 7, she overcame a April 2YO in :51 and change. 15-length deficit to best Dynaforce (Dynaformer) in the • 9 Beyer speed figures of 107 or better from GI Diana S. July 26. The odds-on choice for the GII 6f (113) to 1 1/8 miles (111)...including a Canadian S. over a yielding Woodbine turf Sept. 7, she Zero Ragozin. advanced along the rail into contention, but flattened out to be third. And as you can see... HE’S GOT THE LOOKS! She’s a Lady... Somewhat surprisingly, Precious Kitten was gunned www.airdriestud.com to the lead by Rafael Bejarano and she set a modest (859) 873-7270 pace just in advance of Dreaming of Anna (Rahy) and Bayou=s Lassie (Outflanker) as Forever Together was patiently handled by Leparoux towards the back of the field. Given her cue with three-eighths of a mile to run, Forever Together made good progress on the turn Breeders’ Cup Champion and into the stretch SPEIGHTSTOWN and set her sights on Sires his 11th Maiden Winner the favorite, who put WESTERN FIRE breaks his maiden at Remington Park away Dreaming of on Thursday for owner Christopher Bardasian Anna at the head of and trainer Steve Asmussen Forever Together (left) the lane. Switched EquiSport out in upper stretch, Forever Together GI Darley Alcibiades S. (9th-KEE) Dream Empress came with giant strides and drove past Precious Kitten (Bernstein) triggers an energetic winner=s circle for a handy success. AShe=s a very good filly and she=s celebration. got a very good kick,@ the winning jockey commented. GI First Lady S. (8th-KEE) Forever Together (Belong AToday she proved she=s one of the best fillies in the to Me) stamps herself the leading distaff turf miler country.@ Of the runner-up, Bejarano offered, AI was in the country. very comfortable. She was running very good. I knew GII Indiana Oaks (10th-HOO) Stonerside=s Skylighter when I saw the six [horse] coming she was going to (Sky Mesa) returns victoriously from a three-month get us. My horse was still running at the end; we were hiatus. just passed by the better horse. GII Meadowlands Cup (8th-MED) Arson Squad Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r (Brahms) makes a successful return to the main the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, track. sponsored by Taylor Made. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/4/08 • PAGE 3 of 22 P R E S U L T S P Friday, Keeneland DARLEY ALCIBIADES S.-GI, $500,000, KEE, 10-3, 2yo, Winners’ Circle Report f, 1 1/16m (AWT), 1:43 4/5, ft. 1--#@DREAM EMPRESS, 118, f, 2, by Bernstein For the week ending October 3, 2008 1st Dam: Chinese Empress (SW &GSP, $163,814), by Nijinsky II 2nd Dam: Execution, by The Axe II 3rd Dam: House of Cards, by Promised Land ($60,000 yrl '07 KEESEP). O-Livin the Dream Racing LLC; B-Hopewell Investments LLC, Glencrest Farm & Bryan Cross (KY); T-Kenneth G McPeek; J-Robby Albarado; $310,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $348,850. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for the Dynaformer eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. New Chapter in the Dynasty: Two G1 Wins in One Day 2--Be Smart, 118, f, 2, Smarty Jones--Eishin Bridle, by RAINBOW VIEW (06 f. o/o No Matter What, by Unbridled. ($325,000 yrl '07 KEESEP). O-Thomas F Nureyev) brought her perfect record to 4 for 4 on September Van Meter II & Ken Meng; B-Gulf Coast Farms LLC 27 with a decisive win in the Meon Valley Stud Fillies Mile (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas; $100,000. (G1). Earlier last week, she was rated by Timeform as the 3--Devotee, 118, f, 2, Elusive Quality--Danuta, by best 2YO filly in Europe and the win reinforced that statement. She has now earned £192,522. Owner: George Sunday Silence. O-Darley Stable; B-Darley (KY); Strawbridge. Breeder: Augustin Stables. T-Thomas Albertrani; $50,000. DYNAFORCE (03 m. o/o Aletta Maria, by Diesis) made Margins: 4 1/4, 3 1/4, HF. Odds: 2.40, 4.30, 9.70. her presence known on September 27 at Belmont, winning Also Ran: Bon Jovi Girl, Amanwella, August Rush, Mani the Flower Bowl Invitational (G1) by a commanding 4 Bhavan.