Ghostzapper Top 10 Sire By A RUNNER INDEX 3.26 higher than Into Mischief, Tapit, etc.

ADENA SPRINGS THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 BLOODHORSE.COM/DAILY KENTUCKY BENOIT PHOTOS

BLOCKBUSTER? Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie Set for San Felipe Showdown See page 4

IN THIS ISSUE 8 Gronkowski Wins European Road to the Derby Points Race

9 Free Drop Billy Cuts Back in Gotham Stakes

13 Goldencents Progeny Surprise with Precociousness

BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 25 CONTENTS 4 Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie Set for San Felipe Showdown

8 Gronkowski Wins European Road to the Derby Points Race

9 Free Drop Billy Cuts Back in Gotham Stakes

11 Color of Super Saturday Could be Godolphin Blue

13 Goldencents Progeny Surprise with Precociousness

14 Atomicka is Daddy Long Legs’ First Black-Type Winner

15 Zoustar Colt Tops Inglis Melbourne Yearlings Book 2

16 Juveniles Gear Up for Golden Slipper

17 Gotham Stakes Just a Start for

18 Results

19 Entries

25 Leading Lists RICK SAMUELS

ON THE COVER Bolt d’ Oro (left) wins the 2017 FrontRunner Stakes McKinzie (right) wins the 2018 Sham Stakes

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BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 2 OF 25 We have 7 Goldencents 2-year-olds, and I am happy

“ with all of them. They have great attitudes and move very well over the track, but most of all they“ want to train. I believe Goldencents will be one of the top freshman sires in 2018.

–Ciaran Dunne, Wavertree Stables BOLT D'ORO, McKINZIE SET FOR SAN FELIPE SHOWDOWN By Jeremy Balan t @BH_JBalan t's the time of year when ques- Itions start to get answered on the Triple Crown trail. The early season preps can underwhelm, as the cream of the crop has yet to square off, but a race like the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes (G2) March 10 at Santa Anita Park has the potential to be a blockbuster.

There's an undefeated horse, BENOIT PHOTO Bob Baffert shares a moment with McKinzie after his Sham Stakes win at Santa Anita Park two more last-out graded stakes winners looking to prove themselves, and a returning of 2017 who just edged Bolt d'Oro "He was that much better than divisional frontrunner from last in the voting for the honor. Sent (his competition as a 2-year- season. The potentially potent off at odds of 3-5 in the March old), but I can't wait to watch mixture may be diluted by an 3 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth him race this year," Ruis said. "I expected storm in Southern Stakes (G2), the Curlin colt finished think we're about where we were California over the weekend, but if an even third, 4 1/2 lengths behind heading into the (grade 1) Del conditions end up closer to ideal, winner Promises Fulfilled. Mar Futurity (a race Bolt d'Oro the first showdown of the trail While McKinzie is undefeated won by three-quarters of a length, could be afoot. from three starts, including a 3 which preceded his emphatic, 7 "This is when they start to 1/2-length victory last time out 3/4-length score in the grade 1 separate themselves. We're all just in the Jan. 6 Sham Stakes (G3) at FrontRunner Stakes). This is where trying to get there," said trainer Santa Anita, Ruis Racing's Bolt I feel he is right now. Do I think Bob Baffert, who will look to win d'Oro is entering his 3-year-old he's good enough to win? I do. his third San Felipe in four years debut off his only loss Nov. 4 in the Does he have to win? No. with Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, Sentient Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile "We just want a good showing and Paul Weitman's McKinzie. "I (G1) at Del Mar, where he finished and to be firing on all cylinders know McKinzie is a good horse. I third behind Good Magic. going into the Santa Anita Derby know Bolt d'Oro is a good horse. … Owner and trainer Mick Ruis (G1)." But we saw last weekend what can openly acknowledges how much the Ruis allayed concerns about Bolt happen. Things don't always work Eclipse Award voting rankled him— d'Oro's perceived knocks, including out. You want to move forward. Bolt d'Oro had a pair of grade 1 wins how the bay colt tends to break You don't want to be taking steps on his record and had a severely slowly from the gate. A slow break back. wide trip in the Breeders' Cup, while surely didn't help his wide trip in "March madness—this is when Good Magic broke his maiden in the Breeders' Cup, and he also got it starts. You don't want your the race—and is fiery in his defense off to a slow start in his maiden- bubble busted too early." of the Medaglia d'Oro colt, whose breaking win in August and in the Baffert's reference was to Good sophomore season was delayed Futurity. Magic, the champion 2-year-old because of some body soreness. (continued on page 6)

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 4 OF 25 t Colt ex Laugh Often (half-sister to a SW and closely related to G2SW Wicapi), bred by Lambholm

Filly ex Coco’s for Real (dam of a SW, full-sister to G3SW Friel’s For Real, family of Songbird), bred by Stonehedge LLC t

t Filly ex Marfa's Squall (dam of two SW’s and grandam of G2SW Just Wicked), bred by Tim and Reggie Beeson

Unbeaten Gr.1-winning Champion 2YO by MEDAGLIA D’ORO

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Aisling Duignan, Dermot Ryan, Charlie O’Connor, Adrian Wallace or Scott Calder. Tel: 859-873-7088. Fax: 859-879 5756. BOLT D’ORO, McKINZIE SET "The question now is—he won a graded stakes at seven FOR SAN FELIPE SHOWDOWN furlongs, now can he go a mile and a sixteenth? The way he won the San Vicente and the way he's been (continued from page 4) working on the racetrack, we think we have a chance." The field is rounded out by Robert B. Lewis second But the critique built with his penultimate work choice Peace (who finished fifth in that race) and for the San Felipe Feb. 26 at Santa Anita under second-place Lewis finisher Ayacara (GB). Off at 2-1 in . Just after the gates opened, Bolt the Lewis, Peace never looked like himself in his first d'Oro was two lengths behind his stablemate and start with blinkers and has been given another shot on workmate, and had to be asked by Castellano to get the Triple Crown trail by trainer Richard Mandella. But into position. Once into his stride in the backstretch, those blinkers are long gone. however, the colt settled and blew past his workmate in "To make a long story short, I burnt the blinkers," the stretch. Mandella said. "He's not going to run with them. He's "He's not as bad out of the gate as everybody says trained really well lately, and I'm going to go back to he is. That was the only time I've worked him out of the the idea that I still think he's a good horse. We won't gate, and (his workmate) Eskimo Roses is the fastest know if we won't try. He just did some strange things horse out of the gate I've got," Ruis said. "It looked bad, with the blinkers on. I've never seen a horse react that but in four strides he was where he needed to be. It way—he never picked his head off the ground. was very deceiving, and I wanted him behind and have "I do feel he didn't run his race the other day. some dirt kicked in his face." Otherwise, I wouldn't be kidding myself." If the San Felipe plays out the way it looks on paper, The San Felipe may look like a heavyweight bout Bolt d'Oro, who drew the rail in a field of eight, will for now, but it could be hampered by wet conditions get plenty of dirt kicked in his face, most likely from (forecasts show a 70% chance of rain in Arcadia, Calif.). the horse just to his right, Michael Lombardi's last-out While Baffert said McKinzie would run in "rain, Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) winner Lombo. sleet, or snow," Ruis was adamant he would not run Off at 8-1 in the 1 1/16-mile Lewis, after a 3 Bolt d'Oro on an off track. 1/2-length maiden win sprinting two weeks prior, "I'm scratching if it's sloppy," said Ruis, who Lombo figures to be the pacesetter once again in the indicated a backup plan would be to run Bolt d'Oro in San Felipe, which is at the same distance. Trainer Mike the March 17 Rebel Stakes (G2) at Oaklawn Park. "If Pender confirmed his tactics after the draw March 7. you have a horse this good, and you don't have to run "His 'go button' is always on. Like my former horse, on a sloppy track and have more options, wouldn't you Ultimate Eagle, there's no use trying to ration it," run for $900,000 on a fast track?" Pender said. "Take what the good Lord gives you— Regardless of the weather and who wins the San just hope he doesn't get a ticket for speeding in that Felipe, Baffert and Ruis have grown fond of their opening quarter." competition. Both admit to keeping an eye on each Lombo's presence, along with speedy maiden other during morning training at Santa Anita, and have winners Aquila and Calexman, could result in a quick a healthy respect for each colt. pace, which would help a closer like West Point "When you know these horses, you'll see them out Thoroughbreds' Kanthaka, who stormed home from there, and I like to concentrate on my own horses. But the back to take the seven-furlong San Vicente Stakes you can't help but see them out there," Baffert said. "I (G2) last time out Feb. 10. Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer just like watching good horses work." still has some unanswered questions regarding how "Bob could not have McKinzie more ready to fire his the Jimmy Creed colt will handle two turns, but he has absolute best. I watch him out here every day," Ruis seen positive signs during his training. said. BH "Once you get an answer, you've got more questions. That's true for any of these races," Hollendorfer said. s Share this story

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His deck is stacked for a big comeback.We are looking forward to a strong campaign with Timeline – he’s back with Chad [Brown] and doing great – and we’re very pleased with his two-year-old brother. I’ve sent four client mares to Hard Spun this year, and one of my own. David Ingordo buyer of multiple G3-winner Timeline and his $900,000 full brother I have several nice Hard Spuns this year, and I particularly like my colt in the OBS March sale. His stock are durable and honest – he WILL get you a runner! Niall Brennan Consignor Spun out of control! First post-Japan crop of 118 two-year-olds at the sales soon and racing this year. HARD SPUN $40,000 S&N Plus: look out for Godolphin’s Danzig – Turkish Tryst (Turkoman) 859-255-8537 Lucullan – ran a 97 Beyer last www.darleyamerica.com time – in the older turf division. Darley GRONKOWSKI WINS EUROPEAN Twitter said he was thrilled for Phoenix Thoroughbreds ROAD TO THE DERBY POINTS RACE and the investment fund's founder, Amer Abdulaziz. By Frank Angst "Delighted for connections to see Gronkowski complete his hat-trick tonight at Kempton Park," t @BH_FAngst Noseda said. "(I) feel this is a talented colt who can he chances of seeing New England Patriots jerseys keep on moving forward." Tat this year's Presented by Wood- The European Road awards just one slot in the ford Reserve (G1) improved a bit March 7 as Ken- Derby starting gate. Another points race in the series, tucky-bred Gronkowski powered to victory in the Road the Patton Stakes, which also awards 20 points to the to the Kentucky Derby conditions stakes at Kempton winner, is scheduled for March 9 at Dundalk. The final Park. race in the European Road is the Burradon conditions Gronkowski—named after Patriots All-Pro tight stakes March 30 at Newcastle, which awards 30 points end Rob Gronkowski—picked up 20 points on the to the winner. European Road to the Kentucky Derby. He is tied for Bred by Epic Thoroughbreds, Gronkowski is the first on the European points list with Saxon Warrior, first starter out of the unraced Lookin At Lucky mare who is not nominated to the Triple Crown races. Four Sugars, a half sister to grade 1 winner Flashy Bull The conditions stakes was originally scheduled for and stakes winner Pink Viper. March 1, but a winter storm forced a date change. Gronkowski sold three times at public auction On Wednesday, Phoenix 's son of before his racing career. As a weanling, he was Lonhro rated second-to-last early under Jamie Spencer purchased by Margaret O'Toole for $75,000 at the in the field of seven 3-year-olds. With Gronkowski 2015 Keeneland November breeding stock sale from clearly wanting to do more, Spencer allowed him to the Trackside Farm consignment. He then sold for move in the turn, and he quickly improved to second 50,000 guineas ($67,416) to Peter and Ross Doyle then calmly settled off early leader Ventura Knight. Bloodstock as a yearling at the 2016 Tattersalls October In the stretch Gronkowski delivered a final move sale, where he was consigned by Lynn Lodge Stud, and opened a clear advantage on the Polytrack surface. agent. Court House, who broke slowly and raced last early, Kerri Radcliffe Bloodstock then purchased rallied for second, three-quarters of a length behind the Gronkowski for his current owner when she went to winner. Fortune's Pearl finished third. Three Weeks, 300,000 guineas ($404,492) at the 2017 Tattersalls also nominated to the Triple Crown races, finished Craven April breeze-up sale, where he again was fifth. The final time was 1:37.74. consigned by Lynn Lodge Stud. BH After dropping his first two starts on turf last year, s Share this story Gronkowski closed his juvenile season with a win on the synthetic surface at Chelmsford City. He then opened this year with a six-length score Feb. 9 on the synthetic surface at Newcastle before improving to three-for-three on synthetic surfaces with Wednesday's victory. Winning trainer STEVEN CARGILL / RACINGFOTOS.COM STEVEN CARGILL Jeremy Noseda on Gronkowski holds off Court House in the Road to the Kentucky Derby conditions stakes at Kempton Park

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 8 OF 25 FREE DROP BILLY CUTS BACK running for second. Our goal has been in the last few IN GOTHAM STAKES years to try and find the easiest positions to put our By Alicia Wincze Hughes horses in before we put them in the Kentucky Derby. So we just felt (the Gotham) was a better opportunity t @BH_AHughes for us to get the points we needed, being that the uring the afternoon of March 2, the already re- (Fountain of Youth) was coming up so salty." Dvamped edition of the March 10 Gotham Stakes Free Drop Billy might not have a divisional (G3) got another tweak. champion to contend with Saturday, but the one-mile After doing their best to look into the crystal ball Gotham still presents its share of challenges for the before the March 3 Xpressbet Fountain of Youth Stakes Dale Romans trainee as he heads a field of nine entered (G2) at Gulfstream Park, the connections of grade 1 in the $300,000 contest, which offers 50 qualifying winner Free Drop Billy made the decision to scratch points to the winner toward a starting spot in the the son of Union Rags and re-route him to the one-turn Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). prep race at the following week. Both Free Drop Billy and graded stakes winner The catalyst was a desire to give Albaugh Family Enticed were cross-entered in Saturday's Lambholm Stables' chestnut colt a path of lesser resistance on South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs as a the famously taxing Road to the Kentucky Derby. And backup, in case inclement weather prevents them from while their forecast for the Fountain of Youth didn't shipping from Florida to New York. A Tex Sutton flight exactly play out, they are hopeful Free Drop Billy will bound for New York is still scheduled for March 8. get the qualifying points and conditioning he needs Saturday. (continued on page 10) "Honestly, we thought—and I will take the blame a little bit—but I didn't think Good Magic was beatable," Albaugh Family Stables' general manager, Jason Loutsch, said of the juvenile champion, who wound up third in his season debut, beaten by Free Drop Billy's stablemate, Promises Fulfilled. "And I don't like going into a race

thinking we're EBERHARDT ANNE M. Dennis Albaugh (left) and Jason Loutsch (right) lead Free Drop Billy after his Breeders’ Futurity win at Keeneland

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 9 OF 25 FREE DROP BILLY CUTS BACK worse than second in six career starts. IN GOTHAM STAKES "He loves to train, he loves to run. He just excels on race day, and he gives it all he has," Loutsch said. (continued from page 9) "Those are the kind you love to have. We just need a little racing luck now." While the Gotham has been contested over 1 1/16 Mr Amore Stable's homebred Firenze Fire heads miles since 2006, the race was reverted back to its into the Gotham off a runner-up finish in the 1 1/8- former distance of eight furlongs this season after mile Feb. 3 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct, but he Aqueduct replaced its inner track with a turf course. should be in his comfort zone over Saturday's distance. While the one-turn mile figures to be in the wheelhouse The son of Poseidon's Warrior is two-for-two at a mile, of fellow grade 1 winner Firenze Fire, it will mark the having won the Champagne Stakes (G1) over Good first time Free Drop Billy has cut back in distance since Magic Oct. 7 and the Jerome Stakes in his seasonal running second by a neck to Sporting Chance in the bow Jan. 13. His only loss around one turn came when seven-furlong Hopeful Stakes (G1) in September at he ran fourth in the Hopeful. Saratoga Race Course. "He doesn't get much respect sometimes," trainer It was after that Hopeful effort that the copper- Jason Servis said. "I don't get it. He ran a mile and an colored colt produced his "wow" moment, winning eighth (in the Withers), and it didn't look like he had the 1 1/16-mile Claiborne Breeders' Futurity (G1) at trouble with it. He kind of made a middle move and Keeneland in October by four lengths over eventual just couldn't get to that horse, but it wasn't like he graded stakes victor Bravazo. Though he threw in a stopped or anything. I think if he's ridden right, he'll head-scratching ninth-place effort in the Sentient get a mile and a quarter. But, he's got to get the points Jet Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), Free Drop Billy first." rebounded with a solid 3-year-old debut, showing Godolphin Racing's Enticed will aim to get some improved tactical speed while running second redemption after finishing fourth as the favorite during to Audible in the Feb. 3 Holy Bull Stakes (G2) at his seasonal bow in the Holy Bull Stakes. The son of Gulfstream Park. Medgalia d'Orodisplayed mettle when he overcame "We know he ran some really good one-turn races an early bump and surged up three-wide to win the last year as a 2-year-old, so he has a turn of foot that Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs fits (in the Gotham)," Loutsch said. "We're still going in November over a bunch that included Bravazo to get the amount of furlongs we need to get to the and Promises Fulfilled. Such a response was lacking, conditioning we need for the first Saturday in May with however, when the dark bay colt got an inside trip in three planned prep races. What's so exciting about him the Holy Bull. is now, he'll do what you want him to do. You watch his "His last race, he drew the one hole and just had last two works, and ... last year he would never relax a tight, not a great trip down inside," trainer Kiaran like that. McLaughlin said of Enticed. "We were thinking in a "Now he goes along nice and easy, just cruising one-turn mile there wouldn't be a lot of traffic, you around, and gallops out really strong. If it's a slow pace hope. We haven't lost faith in him. And it doesn't hurt he'll be up there close, and if it's fast, we can stay back seeing those horses come back and run well that were and make a run late. He's a very athletic colt who will behind us. But he needs to step up, and hopefully we do what we ask." can just throw out his last race." BH Free Drop Billy has been nothing if not consistent. The Breeders' Cup outing was the only time he's been s Share this story

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 10 OF 25 COLOR OF SUPER SATURDAY Nabooda Group (G2), edging Epicharis by a short head COULD BE GODOLPHIN BLUE in a dramatic finish. He was then famously pulled up By Bob Kieckhefer after bucking and rearing at the start of the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (G1). Jockey Oisin uper Saturday March 10 at Meydan Racecourse Murphy takes over from Christophe Soumillon for Sgives locally based horses a final shakedown for the the Saeed bin Suroor charge, who behaved himself big races on Dubai World Cup night three weeks later, later in 2017, running well on the grass in Europe and when many of the world's top horses will arrive. England. Each of the seven Thoroughbred races on the March Those who move forward to the Dubai World Cup 31 Dubai World Cup card has a counterpart on the Sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) can expect to face upcoming Saturday card. In most, Godolphin Racing the likes of Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff (G1) winner holds a strong hand. Forever Unbridled, Longines Breeders' Cup Turf (G1T) The Super Saturday rundown, with headers listing winner Talismanic, champion 3-year-old West Coast, the corresponding Dubai World Cup race: Gunnevera, and Hoppertunity. Dubai World Cup Sponsored by Emirates Longines Airline Godolphin has six, including the three top-rated Thunder Snow and North America renew a rivalry horses, of 14 set to run in the Dubai City of Gold in the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 Sponsored by Sponsored by Emirates SkyCargo (G2) at 2,410 Emirates Airline (G1) at 2,000 meters (1 1/4 miles). meters (about 1 1/2 miles) on the turf. , Thunder Snow, a 4-year-old Helmet colt racing Frontiersman, and Best Solution head the Godolphin for Godolphin, and North America, a 6-year-old son sextet. Group 1 winner Hawkbill, a 5-year-old of Dubawi carrying the red and white silks of owner Kentucky-bred by Kitten's Joy, makes his first start Ramzan Kadyrov, were in the thick of the first two since a second-place finish in the rounds of this series. In Round 1, Thunder Snow was Turf Stakes (G1T) at Woodbine. second and North America third as Heavy Metal won. In Round 2, it was Thunder Snow first, followed by (continued on page 12) North America and Heavy Metal, who now detours to his more comfortable shorter distances. A year ago, Thunder Snow swept the UAE Two Thousand Guineas Sponsored by District 1 Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City (G3) and the UAE Derby Sponsored by the Saeed &

Mohammed Al DUBAI RACING CLUB/ANDREW WATKINS Thunder Snow (outside) wins the Al Maktoum Challenge Round 2 at Meydan Racecourse

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 11 OF 25 COLOR OF SUPER SATURDAY Dubai Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf COULD BE GODOLPHIN BLUE News My Catch and Comicas finished 1-2 in the Al (continued from page 11) Shindagha Sprint sponsored by Gulf News Feb. 8, and they return as the likely favorites for Super Saturday's Among the others in a fascinating cast for the Mahab Al Shimaal Sponsored by Emirates Skywards City of Gold is Called To The Bar, a 4-year-old (G3). The sprint race is 1,200 meters (six furlongs) Henrythenavigator gelding making his first start on the Meydan dirt and provides a trial for the Dubai since finishing second in the July 8 Belmont Derby Golden Shaheen Sponsored by Gulf News (G1). Invitational (G1T). Looking forward to this year's Golden Shaheen, the The City of Gold leads to the Longines Dubai powerful American contingent of TwinSpires Breeders' Sheema Classic (G1) over the same distance on the big Cup Sprint (G1) winner Roy H, last year's Golden night, with a powerhouse international cast expected to Shaheen winner Mind Your Biscuits, and resurgent include , Cloth of Stars, and Satono Crown. 2016 Golden Shaheen runner-up X Y Jet are expected Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World to be prominent. The Jebel Hatta Sponsored by Emirates Airline Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored by Azizi (G1), at 1,800 meters (about 1 1/8 miles) on the turf, is Developments a warm-up for the Dubai Turf Sponsored by DP World Godolphin fields six of the 16 in the main field for (G1). It's another Godolphin Fest, with five of the 11 the Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint Sponsored by Arabian entrants including Folkswood, who was second in this Adventures at 1,200 meters (six furlongs) on the race last year; and Benbatl, who enters off a pair of grass. However, towering over the field in this dash group stakes wins over the course. that leads up to the Al Quoz Sprint Sponsored by Azizi The Jebel Hatta, however, is no lock for the blue- Developments (G1) is Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's clad legions. Janoobi won his previous start over the Ertijaal. The Oasis Dream gelding, now 7, finished course, a group 2 tilt, for trainer Mike de Kock and third in last year's Al Quoz Sprint and already is two- owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum. for-two sprinting on the turf at this year's World Cup Looking forward, the Dubai Turf field shapes up Carnival. Given a good effort, Ertijaal again should be to include several Japanese runners, including 2016 a top prospect for the big dance three weeks down the winner and 2017 victor Vivlos, as well as road. South Africa's Noah from Goa. UAE Derby Sponsored by Saeed & Godolphin Mile Sponsored by Mohammed Mohammed Al Naboodah Group Bin Rashid Al Maktoum City-District 1 The Al Bastakiya Sponsored by Emirates.com is The aforementioned Heavy Metal is a logical choice a 1,900-meter prelude to the UAE Derby on World to repeat in the Burj Nahaar Sponsored by Emirates Cup night. This division is slightly muddled with the Holidays (G3), a 1,600-meter (one mile) test leading fillies looking the best of the 3-year-olds currently in to the Godolphin Mile Sponsored by Mohammed Bin Dubai. However, Godolphin wheels out Masar, a New Rashid Al Maktoum City-District 1 (G2) on World Approach colt last seen finishing sixth in the Breeders' Cup night. But Heavy Metal drew the outside gate in Cup Juvenile Turf (G1T) at Del Mar. He was only 2 an expected field of 13, potentially posing some traffic 3/4 lengths behind the winner, Coolmore-owned issues for jockey Mickael Barzalona. The field also Mendelssohn, in that race after some traffic issues. A includes Ross, who finished second in this race and the good showing here could find Masar hooking up with Godolphin Mile in 2017. Mendelssohn in the UAE Derby and/or the Kentucky Whatever transpires in the Burj Nahaar, Sharp Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1). BH Azteca is expected to be a substantial favorite in the Godolphin Mile. s Share this story

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 12 OF 25 GOLDENCENTS PROGENY SURPRISE WITH PRECOCIOUSNESS By Eric Mitchell t @BH_EMitchell ith the 2-year-olds sale season begin- Wning this month, BloodHorse Market- Watch editor Eric Mitchell contacted some of the leading pinhookers and breaking and training outfits to collect their insights on the progeny of this year's freshman sires. Spendthrift Farm's Goldencents showed plenty of ability at 2, finishing second in the Foxwoods Champagne Stakes (G1) and

winning the Delta Downs Jackpot Stakes (G3). SPENDTHRIFT/LOUISE REINAGEL COURTESY Still, horsemen could be forgiven for expecting Goldencents at Spendthrift Farm his progeny to blossom later, with the son of Into Mischief's grade 1 successes at 3 and 4—which included Hill out of the Paramount Sales consignment. back-to-back editions of the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile The sire's highest-priced pinhook entered in the (G1) in 2013-14. first two 2-year-olds in training sales of the year is Several of Goldencents' juveniles, however, have a $150,000 colt (Hip 216) out of Caribbean Lady surprised some pinhookers with their precociousness. (), offered by Niall Brennan at the Ocala "We have several by Goldencents that were not Breeders' Sales March sale. originally targeted for the 2-year-old sales, but things "I only have the one, but he's an exceptional horse," change and now several of them will appear," said said Brennan, a top-five 2-year-old consignor of 2017 Ciaran Dunne of Wavertree Stables, which was the by gross sales. "I had only one out of the first crop of second-leading 2-year-olds in training consignor by Super Saver and that was (grade 1 winner) Competitive gross sales in 2017. "We've been very impressed with Edge. We loved him, and I do think this Goldencents them. They come in all shapes and sizes; there is no colt we have is a helluva nice horse. At this moment, he pattern to them, but on the racetrack they have been is the most impressive individual I have by a first-year very forward." sire from his physical presence, his athleticism, and the Cary Frommer, a top-10 juvenile consignor who way he trains." sold two for more than $1 million last year, said she During the next few days, BloodHorse Daily will has one filly by the sire and has been so impressed, she profile other freshman sires whose juveniles are wished she had more in her barn. standing out ahead of the 2-year-olds in training sales. "If this is what they are like, I wish I had 10," They will be presented alphabetically and include Frommer said. "This filly is one of my favorite horses. Noble Mission, Strong Mandate, Verrazano, and Will She is a 16-hand, tough girl that trains beautifully. I Take Charge. Some of the regional stallions attracting only have one, but she is the right one. His foals were attention will be profiled as well, and include Florida under-appreciated as yearlings, I think." sires He's Had Enough and Uncaptured, and New York Goldencents was among the top 10 first-crop sire Central Banker. yearling sires of 2017 by average price by the end More in-depth statistical information for all the of the year, with 59 yearlings sold for an average of freshman sires will be available in the BloodHorse $48,829. Ten of his yearlings brought six-figure prices, MarketWatch section of the March 10 BloodHorse and his top-selling yearling went for $260,000 at the Magazine. BH Keeneland September yearling sale to Jim and Susan s Share this story

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 13 OF 25 ATOMICKA IS DADDY LONG LEGS' and trainer Eugenio Switt Vergara. The filly is the FIRST BLACK-TYPE WINNER second foal and second winner out of the War Chant By Eric Mitchell mare Free Dance. Daddy Long Legs, a 9-year-old son of Scat Daddy, t @BH_EMitchell stands at Haras Cordillera, where he first entered stud hilean-bred Atomicka became the first black-type in 2014. He spent one season in the United States at Cwinner for expatriate stallion and multiple grade/ Strouds Lane Farm near Ocala, Fla., before returning group 2 winner Daddy Long Legs in the March 3 Selec- to Chile, where he's remained. cion De Potrancas (G3) at Hipódromo Chile. Daddy Long Legs was bred in Kentucky by The 2-year-old filly won at first asking Jan. 4 going Woodford Thoroughbreds, which sold him for 1,200 meters (six furlongs), $100,000 to Ashford Stud the same distance as the at the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Seleccion De Potrancas. In Kentucky July yearling her stakes debut, Atomicka sale. He went on to win took the lead at the first the Juddmonte Royal point of call and then Lodge Stakes (G2) at hugged the rail with jockey Newmarket and the U.A.E. Hector Berrios to finish 5 Derby Sponsored by The 3/4 lengths the best in a Saeed & Mohammed Al final time of 1:11.83. Naboodah Group (G2). He Atomicka was bred by retired with three wins and Haras Curiche and races earnings of $1,348,231. BH HIPODROMO CHILE Share this story for owner Katherine Stud Atomicka wins the Seleccion De Potrancas at Hipódromo Chile s

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Ashford Stud presented Vice President Mike Pence with an American Pharoah halter March 7 during his visit to Lexington. (L-R) Richard Barry, Charlie O’Connor, Pence, and Dermot Ryan. COURTESY OF COOLMORE COURTESY

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 14 OF 25 MELBOURNE PREMIER YEARLING SALE

ZOUSTAR COLT TOPS INGLIS MELBOURNE YEARLINGS BOOK 2 By BloodHorse Staff

opped by a Zoustar colt at AU$150,000 T(US$117,435), the Melbourne premier yearling sale concluded March 8 with Book 2 bringing a close to the four-day auction conducted by Inglis sales company in Australia. Offered as Lot 659 by Maluka Thoroughbreds, the session-topper was produced from the Bel Espirit mare COURTESY OF INGLIS COURTESY Belle of the City and descends from an extended female A colt by Zoustar consigned as Lot 659 tops the fourth and family that includes Australian champion and sire final session of the Inglis Melbourne premier yearling sale Stratum. The colt was purchased by Hawkes Racing. "The first day we saw him, we liked him,'' Wayne ($91,726), median of AU$100,000 ($77,515), gross of Hawkes said. "We thought he was good value.'' AU$49,936,500 ($38,708,300) for 422 horses sold, While the Book 2 median price of AU$35,000 and a clearance rate of 83%. Last year, 449 horses were ($26,227) was unchanged from a year ago, the average sold for an aggregate $53,997,500, with a $120,262 price of AU$39,540 ($30,824) for the 140 sold average, a $100,000 median, and an 88% clearance represented a decline from the AU$44,788 figure that rate. 158 head averaged in 2017. With fewer horses sold, The next sale on the Inglis calendar is the Autumn the AU$5,417,000 ($4,315,345) gross was also down Thoroughbred sale at Oaklands Junction March 18, a from the AU$7,076,500 a year ago. This year's Book 2 mixed sale with 152 horses cataloged. BH clearance rate was 75.3%, compared with 88% in 2017. s Share this story Book 1 ended with a sale average of AU$118,333

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BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 15 OF 25 AUSTRALIAALASFLADFJLF

JUVENILES GEAR UP FOR GOLDEN SLIPPER By Alastair Bull

wo-year-old racing is often where the most impor- Ttant Australian stallions come from, and none is more important than the March 24 Golden Slipper (G1). Golden Slipper winners who proved to be outstanding stallions include Sebring, Stratum, Flying Spur, Danzero, and Canny Lad, while two more recent winners—Pierro and Sepoy—have made promising starts. GRANT GUY However, numerous fillies have won the six-furlong Sunlight (outside) takes the group 2 Silver Slipper Stakes dash, and the early favorite for the race is another filly, Sunlight. Trained by Tony McEvoy, Sunlight was beaten in performed colt heading into the Golden Slipper. her first start, the listed Maribyrnong Trial Stakes at Written Tycoon, whose rise up the stallion ranks was Flemington in October. But she then won three in a row confirmed when his son Capitalist won the 2016 Golden on the Gold Coast, culminating with a dashing victory in Slipper, is the sire of Written By, an unbeaten colt who the Magic Millions 2-year-old Classic for Magic Millions won Melbourne's Ladbrokes Blue Diamond Stakes (G1) sale graduates. easily. She then headed to Sydney, where she produced a The Golden Slipper previews continue this week with brave effort to outlast another top filly, Estijaab, in the the Reisling Stakes (G2) for fillies and the Todman Stakes Tab Silver Slipper Stakes (G2). The pair were seven (G2) for colts and geldings. lengths ahead of their rivals, and their form looks strong. Estijaab, a daughter of Snitzel, heads the field for the Sunlight is from the first crop of Zoustar, and her Riesling Stakes. Her task should be much easier without Magic Millions victory propelled her sire to the head Sunlight in the field, though the Queensland-based filly of the first-season sires list by earnings and the overall Outback Barbie (Spirit of Boom) could give her some 2-year-old sire standings. competition. Though he hasn't had the same volume of winners The Todman Stakes has attracted 13 runners, and stakes winners as another outstanding first-season including another good 2-year-old by Spirit of Boom, sire, Spirit of Boom, Sunlight's efforts have made Zoustar Ef Troop. However, the likely favorite is Performer, an popular at the yearling sales, and he topped the sire unbeaten colt by Exceed and Excel. From the stable aggregate at last week's Melbourne Premier yearling sale. of Winx's trainer, Chris Waller, Performer won the Zoustar is a son of the much-missed stallion Northern Arrowfield Breeders' Plate in the spring and came back to Meteor, who died prematurely in 2013 with just four win the Toyota Material Handling Canonbury Stakes (G3) crops on the ground. Feb. 3. Eurozone, another son of Northern Meteor with his There is still time for other juveniles to force their first crop running as 2-year-olds, has also sired a stakes way into the field, and Australian trainers aren't shy winner. And the first yearlings by another two sons, the of running a horse either one or two weeks before the full brothers Deep Field and Shooting to Win, have been Slipper. The result will ultimately have an impact on a popular at sales so far this year. number of yearlings due to be sold in the Sydney Easter Zoustar stands at Woodside Park Stud in Victoria, but yearling sale in April. BH it's another stallion based there who is the sire of the best- s Share this story

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 16 OF 25 LOOKING BACK

GOTHAM STAKES JUST A START division, Native Dancer drew into the first, where he FOR NATIVE DANCER faced eight overmatched rivals. Befitting an undefeated By Tom Hall 2-year-old megawatt facing lesser lights, Native Dancer was the 1-10 favorite. The only other horse with single- t @lordatwar digit odds was the only other horse who won his last oly Triple Crown trail, Batman, it's the 66th run- start, Mrs. Edward Lasker's By Zeus at 7-1. Hning of the Gotham Stakes March 10 at Aqueduct In the televised Gotham, the "Grey Ghost" and Racetrack. regular jockey made short work of the A historic stop on the East Coast roll call of classic 8 1/2 furlongs. Lying midpack behind the pace of prep races for 3-year-olds, the 1 1/16-mile Gotham— Virtuous and Magic Lamp, Native Dancer moved up which has returned to a one-mile route this year—has to second as they turned into the stretch, reeled in the been won by some high-profile names in the annals of leaders, and under no sense of urgency extended his . Tartan Stable's Dr. Fager took the 1967 lead to two lengths at the finish. version on his way to a champion sprinter title. So Next up for the new TV sensation was the telecasted far, only won the Gotham and also went , which Native Dancer won by on to win the Kentucky Derby (G1). The 1989 Gotham four lengths over Tahitian King. victor set a track record before going to Native Dancer lost only one race in his career, and Louisville to finish second behind Sunday Silence as that was the big one, for it denied him a Triple Crown. the overwhelming favorite. In Louisville, before a 100,000-plus crowd and a Then there was the great Native Dancer. nationally televised audience, the gray darling of the A homebred for Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Sagamore small screen lost by a head to 24-1 shot Dark Star. Farm, Native Dancer was already a star when he Native Dancer redeemed himself in the Preakness entered the gate for the first division of the inaugural Stakes and Belmont Stakes and added the Withers and running of the Gotham Stakes at Jamaica Racecourse Dwyer Stakes, the Arlington Classic, Travers Stakes, on April 18, 1953. and the American Derby en route to a champion The Kentucky-bred, gray son of Polynesian—Geisha, 3-year-old male title. by Discovery, was so spectacular at 2 that he was As a stallion, Native Dancer made a profound assigned a staggering 130 pounds on the Experimental impact. Among his 44 stakes winners (14% from foals) Free Handicap for 2-year-olds (only Count Fleet's 132 was a son who has kept his name in pedigrees from the has been higher). He won all the East Coast juvenile latter part of the 20th century into the 21st century. staples he entered, pocketing His brilliant 2-year-old such historic events as Raise a Native was the the Hopeful Stakes and sire of Mr. Prospector, a Futurity Stakes on his way dominant influence on to a perfect nine-for-nine the breed. Native Dancer's record. stakes-placed daughter Vanderbilt's trainer, Natalma (she won the William C. Winfrey, chose Spinaway Stakes, but was the Gotham for Native disqualified) contributed Dancer's 3-year-old debut. to the other dominant sire An oversubscribed field of line as the dam of Northern 18 passed the entry box, Dancer. BH and to the relief of the s Share this story nine that fell in the second BLOODHORSE LIBRARY Champion Native Dancer with jockey Eric Guerin in the irons

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 17 OF 25 RACE RESULTS WATCH RACE REPLAYS OF NORTH AMERICAN RACES BY CLICKING ON THE RACE NAME

by Silver Deputy, $12,276, O–Stapley, Brent, Hatch, Linden Sam Houston Race Park, Race 6, MSW ALLOWANCE RESULTS and Ellis, Delwyn V., B–Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc 3/7, $20,000, 3yo, 5.5f (dirt), 1:06.22, track fast. (KY), T–F. C. Frazier, J–Leslie Mawing 1–Cowboy Bling, 122, gr/ro g, 3, Too Much Bling–Frieda Gulfstream Park, Race 8, AOC Sale History: 2013 KEESEP, $9,000, 2013 FTKFEB, Frau, by Shaquin, $11,880, O–Warford, Lilburn, Gholston, $4,000. 3/7, $48,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (turf), 1:42.95, course firm. Gary and Garza, Joaquin E., B–Danny Pish (TX), T–Paul M. 1–Madame Uno, 121, b f, 4, First Dude–Hi Avie, by Lord Margin: head, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart Pearson, J–Ted D. Gondron Avie, $28,800, O–Siskin, Jeff, Levy, Arnold A. and Fuchs, William, B–Melissa Lynn Anthony, David Nowicki, Madeline Nowicki & The Boys (FL), T–David Fawkes, J–Javier Castel- MAIDEN RESULTS lano Margin: 8¾, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart Gulfstream Park, Race 9, MSW Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 6, ALW 3/7, $55,000, 4yo/up, a7.5f (turf), 1:29.59, course firm. 1–At Odds, 123, dk b/br c, 4, Street Boss–Virtuously, by 3/7, $32,700, 3yo/up, 6f (dirt), 1:14.97, track fast. Margin: 5, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart Congrats, $33,700, O–PTK, LLC, B–Forum Stables LLC, 1–Ethan's Boy, 124, dk b/br g, 5, Flying First Class–Top John Rio & Carole Rio (FL), T–Dane Kobiskie, J–Emisael This Ruby, by He's Tops, $19,620, O–Delia Od Romero, B– Sam Houston Race Park, Race 9, MSW Jaramillo Randy Neil Kerr (OH), T–Candace Diehl, J–Luciano Hernan- 3/6, $20,000, 3yo, f, 8.5f (turf), 1:47.07, course firm. Sale History: 2016 FTMMAY, $120,000, 2015 FTKJUL, dez 1–Heritage Shamardal, 122, ch f, 3, El Kingdom–Shame $115,000, 2014 KEENOV, $40,000. Margin: neck, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart On You (IRE), by Shamardal, $11,760, O–Jose Luis Espino- Margin: ¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart za, B–Jose Luis Espinoza (KY), T–Jerenesto Torrez, J–Ro- Sam Houston Race Park, Race 7, ALW dolfo Guerra 3/7, $21,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 5f (turf), :59.10, course firm. Mahoning Valley Racecourse, Race 3, MSW Margin: ¾, 9 starters. View Equibase Chart 1–Kupuri, 123, b f, 4, Tale of the Cat–Dyani, by Dynaform- 3/7, $29,600, 3yo, 6f (dirt), 1:14.90, track fast. er, $12,480, O–William A. Reed, B–Dr. William Reed (KY), 1–Western Twilight, 122, ch g, 3, Western Pride–Kona Sam Houston Race Park, Race 9, MSW T–Paul M. Pearson, J–Jermaine V. Bridgmohan Sunset, by Walnut Grove, $17,760, O–Rolf Obrecht, B– 3/7, $20,000, 3yo, 8.5f (turf), 1:45.50, course firm. Margin: 2½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart Susan A Sheppard (OH), T–Joseph M. Poole, J–Orlando 1–Highway Song, 122, b g, 3, My Golden Song–Terrific Mojica Speed, by Senor Speedy, $11,580, O–Dennis E. Foster, B– Sunland Park, Race 8, ALW Margin: 2¾, 6 starters. View Equibase Chart Danny Pish (TX), T–Paul M. Pearson, J–Ted D. Gondron 3/6, $32,100, 3yo/up, 5.5f (dirt), 1:03.45, track fast. 1–War Wounds, 123, ch g, 5, Golden Ransom–Shasta T, Sam Houston Race Park, Race 5, MSW by Forestry, $19,260, O–Gallegos Del Norte Racing, B–R 3/7, $20,000, 3yo, f, 5f (turf), 1:00.34, course firm. Legacy Racing, Inc. (NM), T–Jose R. Gonzalez, Jr., J–Alfredo 1–Kona Katie, 122, dk b/br f, 3, Temple City–Kona'sgrand- J. Juarez, Jr. destiny, by Grand Slam, $11,580, O–Randy Oberlander, B– Margin: 1½, 7 starters. View Equibase Chart Bob Lewis & Rose Smith (KY), T–Randy Oberlander, J–Adri- an B. Ramos Turf Paradise, Race 3, ALW Sale History: 2016 HERDEC, $1,700, 2015 KEENOV, Margin: 4, 12 starters. View Equibase Chart 3/7, $20,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 8.5f (turf), 1:42.22, course firm. ($4,500 RNA). 1–Hip Ninety Three, 122, b m, 6, Harlington–Mystic Silver, Margin: nose, 12 starters. View Equibase Chart

BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 18 OF 25 UPCOMING ENTRIES

SANTA ANITA H. PRESENTED BY SAN MANUEL INDIAN BINGO AND CASINO (G1) Santa Anita Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 10 10f (dirt), $600,000, 4yo/up, 4:30 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Top of the Game Desert Party 5/g Kent J. Desormeaux 116 - Holly & David Wilson 2 Prime Attraction Unbridled's Song 5/h Tiago Josue Pereira 119 - DP Racing 3 Curlin Road Curlin 5/g Tyler Baze 116 - R3 Racing LLC, Calara Farms or ERJ Racing, LLC 4 Giant Expectations Frost Giant 5/h Corey S. Nakatani 121 - Exline- Border Racing, Gatto Racing, or Zubok 5 Hoppertunity Any Given Saturday 7/h Flavien Prat 121 - Pegram, Watson or Weitman 6 Fear the Cowboy Cowboy Cal 6/h Javier Castellano 118 - Kathleen Amaya or Raffaele Centofanti 7 Accelerate Lookin At Lucky 5/h Victor Espinoza 123 - Hronis Racing, LLC 8 Mubtaahij (IRE) Dubawi (IRE) 6/h Mike E. Smith 122 - Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum Breeders: 1–Cantrell Family Partnership Ltd.; 2–Payson Stud Inc; 3–Mineola Farm II, James W. Hirschmann & Silent Groves Farm, LLC; 4–Sunrise Stables; 5–Betz/D.J. Stable/Kidder/J. Betz/Robenalt; 6–University Of Kentucky; 7–Mike Abraham; 8–Dunmore Stud Ltd.. Trainers: 1–Vladimir Cerin; 2–James M. Cassidy; 3–Doug F. O'Neill; 4–Peter Eurton; 5–Bob Baffert; 6–Efren Loza, Jr.; 7–John W. Sadler; 8–Bob Baffert. TRIPLE BEND S. (G1) Santa Anita Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 4 7f (dirt), $400,000, 4yo/up, 1:30 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Edwards Going Left Midnight Lute 4/g Tyler Baze 120 - Hronis Racing, LLC 2 Horse Greedy Horse Greeley 5/g Stewart Elliott 120 - e-Racing.com or Lyons 3 Giant Expectations Frost Giant 5/h Corey S. Nakatani 122 - Exline- Border Racing LLC, Gatto Racing, or Zubok 4 Bobby Abu Dhabi Macho Uno 4/c Victor Espinoza 120 - Rockingham Ranch 5 City of Light Quality Road 4/c Drayden Van Dyke 124 - Mr. & Mrs. W. K. Warren, Jr. 6 Captain Scotty Quality Road 4/c Javier Castellano 120 - Barber or Wachtel Stable Breeders: 1–Red Baron's Barn & Vaya Con Suerte; 2–Pope McLean, Pope McLean Jr. & Marc McLean; 3–Sunrise Stables; 4–T/C Stable, LLC; 5–Ann Marie Farm; 6–John R. Mulholland & Martha Jane Mulholland. Trainers: 1–John W. Sadler; 2–Brian J. Koriner; 3–Peter Eurton; 4–Peter Miller; 5–Michael W. McCarthy; 6–Peter Miller. FRANK E. KILROE MILE S. (G1T) Santa Anita Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 5 8f (turf), $400,000, 4yo/up, 2:00 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Free Rose Munnings 5/g Kent J. Desormeaux 120 - Abbondanza Racing, LLC or Premier Racing Club 2 Bowies Hero Artie Schiller 4/c Corey S. Nakatani 122 - Agave Racing Stable, ERJ Racing or Madaket Stables 3 Next Shares Archarcharch 5/g Rajiv Maragh 120 - Dunn, McClanahan, Marasa, et al 4 Syntax (IRE) Haatef 6/h Geovanni Franco 120 - Matthew Schera 5 World Approval Northern Afleet 6/g Flavien Prat 124 - Live Oak Plantation 6 What a View Vronsky 7/g Tyler Baze 120 - Finish Line Rcng, The Ellwood Johnston Trst or T.O.V. Stbls 7 Om Munnings 6/h Mike E. Smith 122 - Sareen Family Trust 8 Channel Maker English Channel 4/g Javier Castellano 120 - Joey Gee Thoroughbreds, Wachtel Stable or Barber Breeders: 1–Nathan John McCauley; 2–Pope McLean, Pope McLean Jr. & Marc McLean; 3–Buck Pond Farm, Inc.; 4–Ringfort Stud; 5–Live Oak Stud; 6–Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen & Sal Berumen; 7–Lavin Bloodstock, Bernie Sams & William S. Farish, Jr.; 8–Tall Oaks Farm. Trainers: 1–Richard Baltas; 2–Philip D'Amato; 3–Richard Baltas; 4–Philip D'Amato; 5–Mark E. Casse; 6–Kenneth D. Black; 7–Dan L. Hendricks; 8–William I. Mott. LAMBHOLM SOUTH TAMPA BAY DERBY (G2) Tampa Bay Downs, Saturday, March 10, Race 11 8.5f (dirt), $400,000, 3yo, 5:20 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Arazi Like Move Graydar 3/g Scott Spieth 118 - Loooch Racing Stables, Inc. 2 Tiz Mischief Into Mischief 3/c 118 - Frank L. Jones, Jr. 3 Vino Rosso Curlin 3/c John R. Velazquez 118 - Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable 4 Grandpa Knows Best More Than Ready 3/c Julien R. Leparoux 118 - Fern Circle Stables 5 Flameaway Scat Daddy 3/c 120 - John C. Oxley 6 Enticed Medaglia d'Oro 3/c Antonio A. Gallardo 122 - Godolphin, LLC 7 Free Drop Billy Union Rags 3/c No Rider 124 - Albaugh Family Stables, LLC 8 World of Trouble Kantharos 3/c Irad Ortiz, Jr. 118 - Michael Dubb and Bethlehem Stables LLC 9 Untamed Domain Animal Kingdom 3/c Jose L. Ortiz 122 - West Point Thoroughbreds 10 Quip 3/c Florent Geroux 118 - WinStar Farm, China Horse Club International, Ltd. 11 Caloric 3/c No Rider 118 - Michelle Winters Breeders: 1–Town & Country Horse Farms, LLC; 2–T/C Stable, LLC; 3–John D. Gunther; 4–DS Stable, LLC; 5–Phoenix Rising Farms; 6–Godolphin; 7–Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust; 8–Darsan Inc.; 9–Clearsky Farms; 10–WinStar Farm, LLC; 11–SJT Racing Stable LLC. Trainers: 1–Aldana Gonzalez; 2–Dale L. Romans; 3–Todd A. Pletcher; 4–Kenneth G. McPeek; 5–Mark E. Casse; 6–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 7–Dale L. Romans; 8–Jason Servis; 9–H. Graham Motion; 10–Rodolphe Brisset; 11–Michelle Winters.

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SAN FELIPE S. (G2) Santa Anita Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 6 8.5f (dirt), $400,000, 3yo, 2:30 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Bolt d'Oro Medaglia d'Oro 3/c Javier Castellano 124 - Ruis Racing LLC 2 Lombo Graydar 3/c Rafael Bejarano 122 - Michael V. Lombardi 3 Ayacara (GB) Violence 3/c Kent J. Desormeaux 120 - Cynthia & Charles K. Marquis 4 McKinzie Street Sense 3/c Mike E. Smith 124 - Pegram, Watson or Weitman 5 Aquila Union Rags 3/c Martin A. Pedroza 120 - Kaleem Shah, Inc. 6 Calexman Midshipman 3/c Alonso Quinonez 120 - Holly & David Wilson 7 Peace Violence 3/c Drayden Van Dyke 120 - Spendthrift Farm LLC or Town and Country Rcg LLC 8 Kanthaka Jimmy Creed 3/c Flavien Prat 120 - West Point Thoroughbreds Breeders: 1–WinStar Farm, LLC; 2–Twin Creeks Farm; 3–Overbury Stallions Ltd; 4–Summer Wind Farm; 5–Dorothy A. Matz; 6–Sue Sanders; 7–Grade I Bloodstock & Tony Holmes; 8–Spendthrift Farm LLC. Trainers: 1–Mick Ruis; 2–Michael Pender; 3–J. Keith Desormeaux; 4–Bob Baffert; 5–Simon Callaghan; 6–Vladimir Cerin; 7–Richard E. Mandella; 8–Jerry Hollendorfer. HILLSBOROUGH S. (G2T) Tampa Bay Downs, Saturday, March 10, Race 9 9f (turf), $225,000, 4yo/up f/m, 4:20 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Tricky Escape Hat Trick (JPN) 5/m Christopher P. DeCarlo 118 - Jon A. Marshall 2 Off Limits (IRE) Mastercraftsman (IRE) 6/m Joel Rosario 122 - Martin S. Schwartz 3 Fourstar Crook Freud 6/m Irad Ortiz, Jr. 118 - Michael Dubb, Gary Aisquith and Bethlehem Stables, LLC 4 Bonita Bluegrass Cat 5/m Daniel Centeno 116 - Mario Silva 5 Daddys Lil Darling Scat Daddy 4/f Julien R. Leparoux 122 - Normandy Farm 6 Lovely Bernadette Wilburn 4/f Florent Geroux 120 - James M. Miller 7 Dynatail Hightail 4/f Antonio A. Gallardo 118 - Ballybrit Stable, LLC 8 Lovely Loyree Cactus Ridge 7/m Jesus Lopez Castanon 116 - Feel The Thunder Stable, Oak Rock Racing, LLC, Terry Biondo, et al. 9 La Coronel Colonel John 4/f Jose Lezcano 120 - John C. Oxley 10 Proctor's Ledge Ghostzapper 4/f Jose L. Ortiz 120 - Patricia L. Moseley Breeders: 1–Robert B. Trussell Jr. & John T.L. Jones III; 2–CARLINGFORD BREEDING SYNDICATE; 3–Kathleen M. Feron; 4–Arindel Farm; 5–Normandy Farm; 6–David E. Hager II; 7–Calumet Farm; 8–Barr Three LLC; 9–Kim Nardelli, Rodney Nardelli, Susan Bunning, A. Jaffreys & B. Jaffreys; 10–Patricia L. Moseley. Trainers: 1–Lynn A. Ashby; 2–Chad C. Brown; 3–Chad C. Brown; 4–Chad J. Stewart; 5–Kenneth G. McPeek; 6–James P. DiVito; 7–Michael Dini; 8–Michele Boyce; 9–Mark E. Casse; 10–Brendan P. Walsh. GOTHAM S. (G3) Aqueduct, Saturday, March 10, Race 10 8f (dirt), $300,000, 3yo, 5:42 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Dial Operator Dialed In 3/c Trevor McCarthy 117 - New Farm 2 Cove Blue Ghostzapper 3/c Chris Landeros 117 - Bakke, Jim and Isbister, Gerald 3 Beautiful Shot Trappe Shot 3/r Angel S. Arroyo 117 - Calumet Farm 4 Whereshetoldmetogo El Padrino 3/c Joseph Rocco, Jr. 119 - Black Cloud Stable LLC 5 Firenze Fire Poseidon's Warrior 3/c Manuel Franco 123 - Mr. Amore Stable 6 Free Drop Billy Union Rags 3/c Dylan Davis 123 - Albaugh Family Stables LLC 7 Old Time Revival Brethren 3/c Steve D. Hamilton 117 - Brei, Fred, J. 8 Nine Route The Factor 3/c Kendrick Carmouche 117 - August Dawn Farm 9 Enticed Medaglia d'Oro 3/c Junior Alvarado 121 - Godolphin Racing, LLC Breeders: 1–New Farm; 2–; 3–Southern Chase Farm, Inc., Karen Dodd & Greg Dodd; 4–David H. Wade; 5–Mr Amore Stables; 6–Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust; 7–Jacks or Better Farm Inc.; 8–McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds, LLC; 9–Godolphin. Trainers: 1–Jason Servis; 2–Dale L. Romans; 3–J. Keith Desormeaux; 4–Anthony Pecoraro; 5–Jason Servis; 6–Dale L. Romans; 7–Kenneth Decker; 8–Jeremiah C. Englehart; 9–Kiaran P. McLaughlin.

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TOM FOOL H. (G3) Aqueduct, Saturday, March 10, Race 9 6f (dirt), $200,000, 4yo/up, 5:12 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Green Gratto Here's Zealous 8/h Andre Shivnarine Worrie 116 - Grant, Gaston and Grant, Anthony 2 Classy Class Discreetly Mine 6/g Joseph Rocco, Jr. 117 - Cheyenne Stables LLC 3 Great Stuff Quality Road 6/h Dylan Davis 118 - Bruce Golden Racing and Jacobson, David 4 Threefiveindia Street Hero 5/h Manuel Franco 115 - Amerman Racing LLC 5 Skyler's Scramjet Creative Cause 4/g Trevor McCarthy 115 - SJB Stable and Micozzi, Marcello 6 Do Share Candy Ride (ARG) 5/g Junior Alvarado 120 - The Estate of Anthony Miuccio 7 Life in Shambles Broken Vow 7/g Rafael Manuel Hernandez 113 - Paradise Farms Corp. 8 Candid Desire Yes It's True 6/g Luis R. Reyes 113 - Laderer, Amanda and Downey, Gary 9 Favorite Tale Tale of the Cat 7/g Kendrick Carmouche 119 - PJG Stable 10 Spartiatis Scat Daddy 8/g Angel S. Arroyo 115 - Beler, Constantine, Peter Breeders: 1–Kaz Hill Farm; 2–E Paul Robsham Stable LLC; 3–Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC; 4–Myung Kwon Cho & jun park; 5–Tommy G Ligon; 6–Colts Neck Stables LLC; 7–C. Clement & Don M. Robinson; 8–Dr. John M McDermott & Laura G McDermott; 9–Paul Conaway; 10–C. Peter Beler. Trainers: 1–Gaston Grant; 2–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 3–David Jacobson; 4–Chad C. Brown; 5–Michelle Nevin; 6–Linda Rice; 7–Steven M. Asmussen; 8–Gary Sciacca; 9–Guadalupe Preciado; 10–Rudy R. Rodriguez. HONEYBEE S. (G3) Oaklawn Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 8 8.5f (dirt), $200,000, 3yo f, 4:38 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Sassy Sienna Midshipman 3/f Gary L. Stevens 119 - Medallion Racing (Phillip Shelton & Marshall Taylor) & Jerry McClanahan 2 Stronger Than Ever Congrats 3/f Ricardo Santana, Jr. 122 - Fern Circle Stables LLC (Paul Fireman) 3 Cosmic Burst Violence 3/f Richard E. Eramia 119 - Norma Lee Stockseth & Todd Dunn 4 Bo Peep Archarcharch 3/f Jon Kenton Court 117 - Robert Yagos 5 Red Ruby Tiznow 3/f 122 - Sandra Sexton & Brandi Nicholson 6 Amy's Challenge Artie Schiller 3/f Jareth Loveberry 117 - Novogratz Racing Stables Inc (Joseph Novogratz) 7 Rahway Eskendereya 3/f C.J. McMahon 115 - Out Of This World Racing LLC Breeders: 1–Haymarket Farm LLC; 2–J. Stuart, P. Bance, J. Amling & C. Noell; 3–Pewter Stable; 4–Robert Yagos; 5–Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, LLC; 6–Sierra Farm; 7–George Krikorian. Trainers: 1–Brad H. Cox; 2–Kenneth G. McPeek; 3–Donnie K. Von Hemel; 4–William H. Fires; 5–Kellyn Gorder; 6–McLean Robertson; 7–Michael J. Maker. FLORIDA OAKS (G3T) Tampa Bay Downs, Saturday, March 10, Race 10 8.5f (turf), $200,000, 3yo f, 4:50 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Beckoning (IRE) Kodiac (GB) 3/f John R. Velazquez 117 - Earl I. Mack and Team Valor 2 Altea (FR) Siyouni (FR) 3/f Jose L. Ortiz 117 - Swift Thoroughbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables, LLC and Doheny Racing Stable 3 Peach of a Gal Curlin 3/f Scott Spieth 117 - Glenangus Farm, LLC 4 Almond Roca Speightstown 3/f Pablo Morales 119 - Chadds Ford Stable 5 Andina Del Sur Giant's Causeway 3/f Julien R. Leparoux 117 - Don Alberto Corp 6 Closer Still (IRE) So You Think (NZ) 3/f Jose Lezcano 117 - Calumet Farm 7 Cash Out Street Cry (IRE) 3/f Florent Geroux 117 - G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. 8 Over Thinking Overanalyze 3/f Samy Camacho 117 - G. Watts Humphrey, Jr. 9 Goodthingstaketime (IRE) Canford Cliffs (IRE) 3/f Joel Rosario 117 - Madaket Stables, LLC., Tim Cambron, Anna Cambron and Bradley Thoroughbreds 10 Jehozacat Tapit 3/f Daniel Centeno 117 - Lael Stables 11 Souper Striking Brilliant Speed 3/f Antonio A. Gallardo 117 - Live Oak Plantation 12 Salsa Bella (FR) Siyouni (FR) 3/f Irad Ortiz, Jr. 117 - Michael Dubb, Madaket Stables, LLC. and Bethlehem Stables, LLC Breeders: 1–Ballyreddin Stud; 2–CARLOS VAZQUEZ GONZALEZ; 3–Glenangus Farm LLC; 4–Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss; 5–Don Alberto Corporation; 6–Calumet Farm LLC; 7–G. Watts Humphrey Jr.; 8–G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susan Keller, Vicktoria Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III; 9–DAVID KEOGHAN & CASEY MCLINEY; 10–Mr. & Mrs. M. Roy Jackson; 11–Live Oak Stud; 12–Jonathan Pease. Trainers: 1–William I. Mott; 2–Chad C. Brown; 3–H. Graham Motion; 4–H. Graham Motion; 5–Thomas Albertrani; 6–Mark E. Casse; 7–George R. Arnold, II; 8–Victoria H. Oliver; 9–Jorge R. Abreu; 10–Arnaud Delacour; 11–Michael J. Trombetta; 12–Chad C. Brown.

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STYMIE S. Aqueduct, Saturday, March 10, Race 7 8f (dirt), $150,000, 4yo/up, 4:08 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Securitiz Tiznow 6/h Manuel Franco 120 - Centennial Farms 2 Harlan Punch Harlan's Holiday 5/g Dylan Davis 118 - Jacobson, David 3 Backsideofthemoon Malibu Moon 6/r Kendrick Carmouche 120 - Lake Lonely Racing 4 Hit It Once More Hard Spun 5/h Rafael Manuel Hernandez 118 - Yellow Moon Stable 5 Watershed Bernardini 6/h Trevor McCarthy 123 - Godolphin Racing, LLC 6 Vulcan's Forge Giant's Causeway 5/h Junior Alvarado 116 - Heiligbrodt, L. William, Heiligbrodt, Corinne and Team Valor International 7 Fellowship Awesome of Course 5/h Steve D. Hamilton 118 - Brei, Fred, J. Breeders: 1–Tom Evans, Tenlane Farm & Oratis; 2–Rosemont Farm LLC; 3–Doug Branham; 4–JMJ Racing Stables, LLC; 5–Darley; 6–Gabriel Duignan,Crosshaven Bloodst.,Petaluma Bloodst.,Ashleigh Stud; 7–Jacks or Better Farm Inc.. Trainers: 1–James A. Jerkens; 2–David Jacobson; 3–Leo O'Brien; 4–Gary Sciacca; 5–Kiaran P. McLaughlin; 6–Todd A. Pletcher; 7–Kenneth Decker. HEAVENLY PRIZE INVITATIONAL S. Aqueduct, Saturday, March 10, Race 8 8f (dirt), $150,000, 4yo/up f/m, 4:40 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Divine Miss Grey Divine Park 4/f Kendrick Carmouche 120 - Corms Racing Stable 2 Bishop's Pond Curlin 6/m Manuel Franco 120 - Dubb, Michael, Bethlehem Stables LLC and The Elkstone Group LLC 3 Highway Star Girolamo 5/m Joseph Rocco, Jr. 123 - Chester and Mary Broman, Sr. 4 Crimson Frost Stormy Atlantic 4/f Trevor McCarthy 116 - Yagoda, Aron, S. 5 Frost Wise Frost Giant 4/f Angel S. Arroyo 120 - Autry, George and Stephanie 6 Boule Exchange Rate 4/f Dylan Davis 116 - Juddmonte Farms, Inc. 7 Holiday Disguise Harlan's Holiday 4/f Junior Alvarado 120 - Lady Sheila Stable 8 Inconclusive Include 5/m Jeremy Rose 116 - Green, Leonard, C. Breeders: 1–Brereton C. Jones; 2–Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Kaster; 3–Chester Broman & Mary R. Broman; 4–Joe Mulholland Jr., John Mulholland & Keith Desormeaux; 5– Gabriel Duignan; 6–Juddmonte Farms Inc; 7–Dr. William B. Wilmot & Dr. Joan M. Taylor; 8–James Heyward. Trainers: 1–Danny Gargan; 2–Jason Servis; 3–Rodrigo A. Ubillo; 4–Linda Rice; 5–Michael Dilger; 6–William I. Mott; 7–Linda Rice; 8–Gary C. Contessa. HOT SPRINGS S. Oaklawn Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 6 6f (dirt), $125,000, 4yo/up, 3:39 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Operation Stevie Lantana Mob 6/g Rodney A. Prescott 115 - Earl Trostrud Jr & Contreras Stable Inc (Cipriano Contreras) 2 Warrior's Club Warrior's Reward 4/c Gary L. Stevens 119 - Churchill Downs Racing Club (Gary Palmisano et al) 3 Whitmore Pleasantly Perfect 5/g Ricardo Santana, Jr. 115 - Southern Springs Stables, LaPenta, R. and Head of Plains Partners LLC 4 Wynn Time Three Hour Nap 4/g Ramon A. Vazquez 115 - John Mentz 5 Ivan Fallunovalot Valid Expectations 8/g Jon Kenton Court 115 - Lewis E. Mathews, Jr. 6 Wilbo Candy Ride (ARG) 6/g David Cabrera 122 - Chris Wilkins Breeders: 1–Larry Smallwood; 2–John O'Meara; 3–John Liviakis; 4–John Mentz; 5–Eileen H. Hartis; 6–Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC.. Trainers: 1–Cipriano Contreras; 2–D. Wayne Lukas; 3–Ron Moquett; 4–McLean Robertson; 5–W. T. Howard; 6–Chris A. Hartman. CHALLENGER S. Tampa Bay Downs, Saturday, March 10, Race 8 8.5f (dirt), $100,000, 4yo/up, 3:45 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Big Dollar Bill Midnight Lute 4/g Florent Geroux 117 - Dennis Farkas and Brett and C. Franklin 2 Vettori Kin (BRZ) Vettori (IRE) 5/h Julien R. Leparoux 117 - Fern Circle Stables, Stud TNT and Old Friends 3 Rafting Tapit 5/g Pablo Morales 117 - Wertheimer and Frere 4 Orpheus (ARG) Forestry 7/h Ivaldo Santana 117 - Go-To-Toga Racing, LLC 5 Jay's Way Gone Astray 5/h Emisael Jaramillo 119 - Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. 6 You're to Blame Distorted Humor 4/r John R. Velazquez 117 - Bortolazzo Stable, LLC 7 War Story Northern Afleet 6/g Irad Ortiz, Jr. 123 - Imaginary Stables and Ellis, Glenn Breeders: 1–Epona Equine, LLC & Gary Young; 2–Haras Old Friends LTDA; 3–Wertheimer Et Frere; 4–Santa Maria De Araras; 5–Jim Davis; 6–Bryant H. Prentice III; 7–Jack Swain III. Trainers: 1–Ian R. Wilkes; 2–Kenneth G. McPeek; 3–H. Graham Motion; 4–Eduardo Caramori; 5–Armando De la cerda; 6–Todd A. Pletcher; 7–Jorge Navarro.

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COLUMBIA S. Tampa Bay Downs, Saturday, March 10, Race 7 8f (turf), $75,000, 3yo, 3:15 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Cuestion de Tiempo The Factor 3/c Manoel R. Cruz 117 - Secure Investments and I. C. Racing, LLC 2 Captivating Moon Malibu Moon 3/c Florent Geroux 117 - Lothenbach Stables, Inc. 3 Verboten Elusive Quality 3/c Jose L. Ortiz 117 - Pin Oak Stud 4 King Angelus Jersey Town 3/c Daniel Centeno 117 - Andry G. Blanco 5 John Tippmann Tiz Wonderful 3/c Julien R. Leparoux 117 - Albert T. Baldassari, Daniel Lion, Frances Demayo and John Tippmann 6 Smart Remark First Defence 3/g Joel Rosario 117 - G. Watts Humphrey, Jr., Brendan O'Brien and Brian Klatsky 7 Gidu (IRE) Frankel (GB) 3/c John R. Velazquez 117 - Zayat Stables, LLC 8 One Fast Ride Candy Ride (ARG) 3/c Irad Ortiz, Jr. 117 - R. A. Hill Stable 9 Street Copper Street Magician 3/c Antonio A. Gallardo 117 - R. Larry Johnson 10 Blueblood City Zip 3/c Jose Lezcano 117 - Fox Hill Farms, Inc. 11 O'Kratos Paddy O'Prado 3/c Eurico Rosa Da Silva 117 - Terdik Farms, Ltd., Sharon Bonder and Walter M. Banach 12 Driven by History Two Step Salsa 3/g Ronald Dale Allen, Jr. 121 - Carl L. Hess, Jr. 13 Getyourmindright Stormy Atlantic 3/c Jesus Lopez Castanon 117 - Desk Farms, LLC 14 Big Clue Include 3/c Jose A. Bracho 117 - Mary Chamberlain Breeders: 1–Rhinestone Bloodstock; 2–Lothenbach Stables Inc; 3–Pin Oak Stud, LLC; 4–Charles Fipke; 5–Albert Baldassari; 6–G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & St. George Farm, LLC; 7–Ecurie Des Monceaux; 8–Breffni Farm; 9–R. Larry Johnson; 10–Tall Oaks Farm; 11–Dr. H Steve Conboy; 12–Pedro Maestre; 13–Mike Schnell; 14–Brereton C. Jones. Trainers: 1–Ignacio Correas, IV; 2–Chris M. Block; 3–Malcolm Pierce; 4–Alexis Cordero - Lopez; 5–Kenneth G. McPeek; 6–Victoria H. Oliver; 7–Todd A. Pletcher; 8–George Weaver; 9–Michael J. Trombetta; 10–Mark E. Casse; 11–Darwin D. Banach; 12–Teresa Connelly; 13–Stephen S. Lyster; 14–Luis R. Dominguez. CHINA DOLL S. Santa Anita Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 8 8f (turf), $75,000, 3yo f, 3:30 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Ms Bad Behavior Blame 3/f Kent J. Desormeaux 120 - Sayjay Racing LLC, Hall or Hubbard 2 Treasuring (GB) Havana Gold (IRE) 3/f Corey S. Nakatani 120 - Qatar Racing, Ltd. 3 Deep Breath (IRE) Bated Breath (GB) 3/f Tyler Baze 120 - Casner Racing LP, ERJ Racing LLC or Equilete Stable 4 Californiagoldrush Cape Blanco (IRE) 3/f Flavien Prat 120 - Alice Bamford 5 Slick Trick Lemon Drop Kid 3/f Tyler Conner 120 - Michael Talla 6 Finess Bere (FR) Pedro the Great 3/f Drayden Van Dyke 120 - Swift Thbreds, Inc., Madaket Stables LLC or Bradley Thbred LLC 7 Mraseel (IRE) Sir Prancealot (IRE) 3/f Alonso Quinonez 120 - Slam Dunk Racing 8 Lexington Grace (IRE) Sir Prancealot (IRE) 3/f Javier Castellano 120 - Ford or Hames 9 Ippodamia's Girl Stormy Atlantic 3/f Rafael Bejarano 124 - George & Martha Schwary Racing, LLC 10 Theodosia Exchange Rate 3/f Martin A. Pedroza 122 - Bajer or O'Hara 11 Casino Red (IRE) Tamayuz (GB) 3/f Mike E. Smith 120 - Day or Fisher 12 Proud Heroine Proud Citizen 3/f 120 - George Krikorian Breeders: 1–Ron Clarkson; 2–THE POCOCK FAMILY; 3–Endeavour Bloodstock; 4–Alice Bamford; 5–Michael Talla; 6–S.N.C. Regnier & San Gabriel Inv Inc.; 7–Tallyho Stud; 8–Tallyho Stud; 9–George Schwary; 10–Exchange Rate Syndicate & Nicholas M. Lotz; 11–Ringfort Stud; 12–George Krikorian. Trainers: 1–Richard Baltas; 2–Simon Callaghan; 3–Eoin G. Harty; 4–Neil D. Drysdale; 5–John W. Sadler; 6–Bob Baffert; 7–Richard Baltas; 8–Ian Kruljac; 9–Mike Puype; 10–Jack Carava; 11–Patrick Gallagher; 12–Tim Yakteen. SILKS RUN S. Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 4 5f (turf), $75,000, 4yo/up, 1:30 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 American Sailor City Zip 6/g Nik Juarez 117 - Vedhya L. Jagnanan 2 Pool Winner Broken Vow 6/g Tyler Gaffalione 119 - Colts Neck Stables, LLC 3 Shoshone Brave High Cotton 5/g Miguel Angel Vasquez 117 - Miller, LLC 4 Little Chesney City Zip 4/g Emisael Jaramillo 117 - Nicholas Vaccarezza 5 Vision Perfect Pollard's Vision 6/h Paco Lopez 119 - Mr. Amore Stable LLC 6 Pay Any Price Wildcat Heir 8/g Edgard J. Zayas 121 - Averill Racing LLC and Matties Racing Stable LLC 7 Bucchero Kantharos 6/h Luis Saez 123 - Ironhorse Racing LLC 8 Weekend Hideaway Speightstown 8/h Luis Saez 119 - Red and Black Stable Breeders: 1–Katierich Farms; 2–Colts Neck Stables LLC; 3–Maurice Miller, LLC; 4–Caldara Farm Inc.; 5–Robert Spiegel; 6–Brent Fernung & Crystal Fernung; 7–Southern Chase Farm, Inc. & Karen Dodd; 8–Flying Zee Stables. Trainers: 1–Wayne Potts; 2–Alan E. Goldberg; 3–Mickey Kroger; 4–Carlo Vaccarezza; 5–Jason Servis; 6–Ralph Ziadie; 7–Tim Glyshaw; 8–Philip M. Serpe.

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CAPTIVA ISLAND S. Gulfstream Park, Saturday, March 10, Race 13 5f (turf), $75,000, 4yo/up f/m, 6:06 PM (local) P # PP Horse Sire Age/Sex Jockey Weight M/L Owner 1 Blue Bahia Wildcat Heir 5/m Paco Lopez 121 - Dennis A. Drazin 2 Pretty Perfection Majesticperfection 6/m Nik Juarez 119 - Stoneway Farm, LLC 3 Jumby Bay City Zip 4/f Luca Panici 117 - Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 4 Jennifer Lynnette Elusive Quality 5/m Miguel Angel Vasquez 119 - Conrad Farms 5 Always Thinking Street Sense 5/m Edgar S. Prado 121 - Godolphin, LLC 6 Just Talkin Midshipman 5/m Albin Jimenez 117 - Michael Dubb, The Elkstone Group LLC, David Simon and Bethlehem Stables LLC 7 Sylphide Blame 4/f Emisael Jaramillo 117 - Panic Stable LLC 8 Morticia Twirling Candy 4/f Tyler Gaffalione 123 - G. Watts Humphrey Jr. 9 Goldwood Medaglia d'Oro 4/f Edgard J. Zayas 117 - Colts Neck Stables, LLC 10 Girls Know Best Caleb's Posse 4/f Luis Saez 121 - Brian Chenvert and Eddie Kenneally Breeders: 1–Dennis A Drazin; 2–Brereton C. Jones; 3–Marbat, LLC; 4–Christine Katherine Hayden; 5–Darley; 6–Randall E Lowe; 7–Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd.; 8–G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & George R. Arnold II; 9–Colts Neck Stables LLC; 10–Don Von Hemel & Todd Dunn. Trainers: 1–Jason Servis; 2–Kelly J. Breen; 3–Todd A. Pletcher; 4–Mark E. Casse; 5–Thomas Albertrani; 6–Jason Servis; 7–Jane Cibelli; 8–George R. Arnold, II; 9–Alan E. Goldberg; 10–Eddie Kenneally.

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BLOODHORSE DAILY THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2018 PAGE 24 OF 25 2018 NORTH AMERICAN LEADING SIRES Listed below are the top 10 leading sires by 2018 Northern American earnings through March 6, 2018. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (ex- cluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2014 breeding season), and have runners in North America are included.

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’18 Stud Fee Farm Chief Earner (Earnings) ’18 Earnings 1 Candy Ride (ARG) Ride the Rails, ’99 $80,000 Lane's End, KY Gun Runner ($7,000,000) $8,343,525 2 Flatter A.P. Indy, ’99 $40,000 Claiborne Farm, KY West Coast ($1,600,000) $2,331,269 3 Dialed In Mineshaft, ’08 $25,000 Darby Dan Farm, KY Gunnevera ($1,300,000) $1,865,511 4 Into Mischief Harlan's Holiday, ’05 $100,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY Audible ($208,320) $1,844,238 5 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY Unique Bella ($120,000) $1,678,293 6 City Zip Carson City, ’98 Died N/A Collected ($650,000) $1,559,988 7 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $150,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY Stellar Wind ($650,000) $1,484,553 8 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $125,000 Ashford Stud, KY Mopotism ($160,000) $1,323,071 9 Malibu Moon A.P. Indy, ’97 $75,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY Fly So High ($146,680) $1,306,142 10 Hard Spun Danzig, ’04 $40,000 Darley, KY Singing Bullet ($650,000) $1,282,188

2018 BROODMARE SIRES Listed below are the top 10 leading broodmare sires by 2018 Northern Hemisphere earnings through March 6, 2018. All stallions whose daughters are represented by at least one Northern Hemisphere runner in 2018 are included. Cumulative stakes winners includes lifetime worldwide statistics; all other statistics are 2018 Northern Hemi- sphere only. SWrs Cum. Rank Stallion Sire, YOB Dams Rnrs (% Rnrs) SWrs Chief Earner (Earnings) ’18 Earnings 1 Giant's Causeway Storm Cat, ’97 196 236 2 (.8%) 59 Gun Runner ($7,000,000) $8,889,340 2 Sunday Silence Halo, ’86 429 706 2 (.3%) 173 Danburite ($268,843) $4,388,238 3 Unbridled's Song Unbridled, ’93 235 317 5 (1.6%) 121 Leofric ($146,800) $2,703,983 4 A.P. Indy Seattle Slew, ’89 200 262 3 (1.1%) 169 Avery Island ($150,000) $2,392,452 5 Honour and Glory Relaunch, ’93 87 110 1 (.9%) 49 West Coast ($1,600,000) $2,347,066 6 Agnes Tachyon (JPN) Sunday Silence, ’98 237 329 1 (.3%) 8 Nonkono Yume ($629,565) $2,238,973 7 Storm Cat Storm Bird, ’83 219 292 1 (.3%) 249 Mau Lea ($110,390) $2,236,492 8 Malibu Moon A.P. Indy, ’97 90 112 0 (.0%) 25 Stellar Wind ($650,000) $2,196,693 9 Dance in the Dark (JPN) Sunday Silence, ’93 196 319 1 (.3%) 9 Triomphe ($262,800) $2,074,357 10 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 164 227 1 (.4%) 59 Satono Favor ($190,456) $2,050,573

2018 SIRES BY LIFETIME AEI Listed below are the top 10 leading sires by lifetime Average Earnings Index (AEI) through March 6, 2018. Only stallions that stand, will stand, or stood in North America (excluding stallions that died or were exported prior to the 2014 breeding season) with at least 150 named foals of racing age are included. All statistics are Northern Hemisphere only. AEI indicates how much purse money the progeny of one sire has earned in relation to the average earnings of all runners in the same years; average earnings of all runners in any year is represented by an index of 1.00. CI indicates the average earnings of progeny produced from mares bred to one sire, when these same mares were bred to other sires.

Rank Stallion Sire, YOB ’18 Stud Fee Farm Crops Foals AEI CI 1 Curlin Smart Strike, ’04 $150,000 Hill 'n' Dale Farms, KY 7 611 2.41 2.12 2 Tapit Pulpit, ’01 $300,000 Gainesway, KY 11 1136 2.31 2.22 3 War Front Danzig, ’02 $250,000 Claiborne Farm, KY 9 606 2.31 2.35 4 Pioneerof the Nile Empire Maker, ’06 $110,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 6 460 2.27 1.96 5 Uncle Mo Indian Charlie, ’08 $125,000 Ashford Stud, KY 4 450 2.20 1.72 6 Ghostzapper Awesome Again, ’00 $85,000 Adena Springs Kentucky, KY 10 765 2.19 2.07 7 Candy Ride (ARG) Ride the Rails, ’99 $80,000 Lane's End, KY 11 1155 2.06 1.68 8 Medaglia d'Oro El Prado, ’99 $250,000 Darley, KY 11 1190 2.03 2.34 9 Distorted Humor Forty Niner, ’93 $50,000 WinStar Farm LLC, KY 17 1385 2.01 2.17 10 Into Mischief Harlan's Holiday, ’05 $100,000 Spendthrift Farm, KY 7 516 1.99 1.69

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