SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here A TRUE LEADING LIGHT Sent off the well-backed 7-2 favorite despite coming FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI WOODBINE MILE into yesterday=s G1 Ladbrokes St Leger off a lengthy absence having last been seen winning the June 21 G3 Queen=s Vase, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor=s Leading Light (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) justified that support by providing Aidan O=Brien with a fourth renewal of the Doncaster Classic. Sent into a prominent second throughout the early stages by Joseph O=Brien, ALL SIGNS POINT TO DAN who had had to endure the Unbeaten in eight starts since dropping a head disappointment of losing out on a decision to Ron the Greek (Full Mandate) in the Triple Crown last year with GI Stephen Foster H. nearly 15 months ago, owner Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}), the Morton Fink=s reigning Horse of the Year Wise Dan bay, who like the stable=s Derby (Wiseman=s Ferry) returns to Leading Light hero Ruler of the World (Ire) the greater Toronto area to Racing Post (Galileo {Ire}), sports cheekpieces, defend his title in today=s mastered Galileo Rock (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) heading to the GI Ricoh Woodbine Mile, a furlong pole and stayed on strongly to score by 1 1/4 Breeders= Cup Challenge race lengths from the filly Talent (GB) (New Approach {Ire}). for the GI Breeders= Cup Mile AHe=s quite lazy in his races, but is tough,@ his rider said. Nov. 2. While last year=s AHe jumped a little bit slowly, so I gave him a kick to Wise Dan Michael Burns Woodbine Mile marked the get him up there as I knew they weren=t going to go fourth start of that campaign, much of a gallop. I knew if I didn=t have to hit him until this year=s test will be Wise Dan=s fifth--and perhaps a furlong and a half out I would win. It goes a little bit penultimate--appearance of 2013. The splashy chestnut towards making up for last year.@ Cont. p3 denied Data Link (War Front) a repeat in the GI Maker=s 46 Mile S. in his seasonal debut Apr. 12, then tried nine Saturday, Doncaster, Britain furlongs on the grass for the first time in the GI Turf LADBROKES ST LEGER S.-G1, ,600,000, Doncaster, Classic May 4, besting Optimizer (English Channel) by 9-14, 3yo, c/f, 14f 132ydsT, 3:09.20, gd/sf. an easy 4 3/4 lengths. Cont. p15 1--sLEADING LIGHT (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Montjeu (Ire) 1st Dam: Dance Parade (MGSW-US & Eng, $339,231), by Gone West 2nd Dam: River Jig, by Irish River (Fr) 3rd Dam: Baranova, by Nijinsky II (520,000 gns yrl >11 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Lynch-Bages Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Joseph O=Brien; ,340,260. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, 6-5-0-0, ,433,111. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Talent (GB), 123, f, 3, New Approach (Ire)--Prowess (Ire), by Peintre Celebre. O-James Rowsell & Mark Dixon; B-Ashbrittle Stud & Mark Dixon; T-Ralph Beckett; ,129,000. 3--Galileo Rock (Ire), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Grecian Bride (Ire), by Groom Dancer. (i150,000 yrl >11 GOFSPT). O-Michael O=Flynn; B-Rockfield Farm; T-David Wachman; ,64,560. Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, HF. Odds: 7-2, 9-1, 6-1. Also Ran: Libertarian (GB), Foundry (Ire), Secret Number (GB), Ralston Road (Ire), Havana Beat (Ire), Great Hall (GB), Excess Knowledge (GB), Cap O=Rushes (GB). In This Issue ‘Alter’-ed State 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 For the second consecutive year, a horse purchased privately in France by (732) 747-8060 Marty Schwartz and sent to the U.S. to be trained by Chad Brown proved (732) 747-8955 (fax) victorious in the GI Garden City S. at Belmont Park. This time it was www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Alterite (Fr) (Literato {Fr}), who went very close on two occasions to www.thetdn.com scoring wins in Group 1 company in France, who took advantage of a race that was run very much like one in Europe to score impressively. 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Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Customer Service [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology EST Race Click for TV Robert Williams, Director of IT 7:30a Prix du Petit Couvert-G3, LCP [email protected] 8:30a Prix Niel-G2, LCP Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming 9:08a Prix Gladiateur-G3, LCP [email protected] 9:40a Prix Vermeille-G1, LCP 10:10a Prix Foy-G2, LCP Business Development Gary King, Director of Business Development 10:15a Solonaway S.-G3, CUR (brisnet.com PPs) [email protected] 10:45a Prix du Moulin de Longchamp-G1, LCP 10:45a Stockholm Cup International-G3, TAB TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing 10:50a Irish St. Leger S.-G1, CUR (brisnet.com PPs) [email protected] 11:10a Grosse Europa-Meile-G3, MUN Sean Cronin 11:25a Vincent O’Brien National S.-G1, CUR (brisnet.com PPs) Tom Frary 2:59p Canadian S.-GII, WO (brisnet.com PPs) 3:30p Ontario Derby-GIII, WO (brisnet.com PPs) 4:32p Northern Dancer Turf S.-GI, WO (brisnet.com PPs) 5:38p Woodbine Mile-GI, WO (brisnet.com PPs) TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/15/13 • PAGE 3 of 27 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Doncaster St Leger S. cont. Having missed his intended prep in the G2 Great One of the stable=s backroom members at two, Voltigeur S. at York last month, he was understandably Leading Light gave no indication of what was to follow rusty initially and his laziness meant that he had to be when starting out with an uneventful fourth of the five cajoled forward by Joseph O=Brien to race close to the runners assembled for a mile maiden at the Galway early pace set by Godolphin=s Cap O=Rushes (GB) (New festival in August won by the subsequent G3 Sandown Approach {Ire}). Once in a stalking second, he traveled Classic Trial victor Sugar Boy (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}). sweetly and his rider began the winding-up process as Next seen getting up late to open Galileo Rock tried to gain first run on his outer his account over nine furlongs at approaching the quarter pole. That rival=s slender Tipperary in October, the bay advantage had disappeared by the time the hard- returned at three an entirely working Ballydoyle representative reached top gear with different proposition when ridden 1 1/2 furlongs to race, and he quickly established a from the front in cheekpieces to clear lead that was too much for the Oaks heroine register a seven-length defeat of the Talent to erode. AHe was always a very solid horse and Listed winner Dibayani (Ire) his form before Royal Ascot was all over a mile and a (Shamardal) in a 10-furlong quarter, but the lads wanted him to go there and run in conditions event at Navan May 7. that race,@ Aidan O=Brien explained. AHe has class and is Taken to The Curragh 19 days later just a good horse who is very versatile trip-wise. We=ll for the G3 Gallinule S. over that talk about his next race next week, but he has the trip, he followed up despite running G1 Prix de l=Arc de Triomphe [at Longchamp Oct. 6] as Leading Light & Joseph greenly in front and was able to an option.@ Cont. p4 O’Brien Racing Post defy a three-pound penalty in the G3 Queen=s Vase at Royal Ascot June 21. That marathon contest had yet to throw up a 60 Broad St. Leger winner, with Ballydoyle=s Mahler (GB) (Galileo Suite 100 {Ire}) having gone close to completing the rare double Red Bank, NJ 07701 when runner-up to Lucarno (Dynaformer) in the 2007 Fax (732) 747-8955 edition of this Classic. In the year that the two-mile Phone (732) 747-8060 contest was named in honor of the Late Sir Henry [email protected] Cecil, Leading Light finally ended the hoodoo with a strong-staying effort on Town Moor. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/15/13 • PAGE 4 of 27 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Doncaster St Leger cont. Emerging From the Shadow of Camelot... Owner Derrick Smith and Aidan O=Brien were left to reflect on the disappointment of missing out 12 months ago with Camelot afterwards. His owner, who was employed by the sponsors Ladbrokes, said, AThis makes it all the better and we get over those things.