SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2014 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here GRADE I DOUBLE FOR >THE DORF= NY INSURANCE HIKE: SHORT WINDOW FOR When John Sadler sent out Twirling Candy (Candy LONG-TERM SOLUTION By T.D. Thornton Ride {Arg}) and Switch (Quiet American) to win the Now that a worker=s compensation insurance plan for 2010 GI Malibu S. and GI La Brea S., respectively, he jockeys and exercise riders is in place to ensure racing became the first to accomplish that impressive double and training at Aqueduct and will since D. Wayne Lukas swept the end-of-year features in continue seamlessly into 2015, 1987 (On the Line, Family Style). Hall of Fame trainer New York Jockey Injury Jerry Hollendorfer added his name to that short list on Compensation Fund president opening day of the 2014-2015 meeting at Santa Anita, Rick Violette Jr. said the next saddling (Candy Ride {Arg}) to knock out step will be for the organization the Malibu at odds of 1-2 a couple of races after Sam=s to seek a more cost-effective Sister (Brother Derek) upset J “TDN Rising Star” J provider so horsemen won=t have Taris (Flatter) at odds of 12-1 in the La Brea. to face a steep 59% increase in Mailbu S. cont. p3; La Brea S. p5 premiums. The NYJICF has a three-month window to terminate without penalty its 2015 agreement with the New York State Insurance Fund. While attempting to partner with a new carrier, Rick Violette Jr. Violette said the organization will Horsephotos prepare owners and trainers for up to $6.7 million in worst-case costs while simultaneously attempting to come up with ways to defray the rising price of insurance. AWe have to operate as if we=re going to carry the full boat until we have more meat on the bones,@ Violette said. AIt=s a little bit like we do in racing, period: We have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best, and then make adjustments as we go forward.@ Cont. p12

Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer accepts congratulations from jockey Elvis Trujillo following the La Brea Benoit

FINLEY LAWYER OBJECTS TO NYTHA RESOLUTION PROCESS A lawyer for NYTHA presidential candidate Terry Finley has sent a letter on Finley=s behalf to NYTHA=s attorneys objecting to the process NYTHA has put forth to resolve Finley=s protest of the way in which the election was handled. That proposed process was reported in a story in the Dec. 18 TDN. Christopher Green, from the firm of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, says in the letter to NYTHA attorney James M. Altman that Athe NYTHA Board=s protest process is fundamentally and fatally flawed@ and asks that a new election be held Ausing appropriate election procedures...rather than the woefully inadequate procedures and roster used in the prior election.@ The letter also asks that NYTHA delegate control of the protest process to Aone or more independent, un-biased decision-maker(s).@ Cont. p11 IN THIS ISSUE

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CUSTOMER SERVICE Between now and the rest of calender year 2014, we will be highlighting the five stories that generated [email protected] the most sharing over the course of the year. Today Director of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes we bring you number five–pedigree columnist Andrew Caulfield’s look at INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Lucky Pulpit) before winning the GI Kentucky Director of IT: Robert Williams Derby and GI Preakness S. [email protected]

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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI MALIBU S.

Friday, Santa Anita MALIBU S.-GI, $301,000, SAX, 12-26, 3yo, 7f, 1:20 3/5, ft. 1--SHARED BELIEF, 123, g, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg) 1st Dam: Common Hope, by Storm Cat 2nd Dam: Sown, by Grenfall 3rd Dam: Bad Seed, by Stevward O-Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC, Hollendorfer, Litt, Solis II & Todaro; B-Pam & Martin Wygod (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer; J-Mike E Smith. $180,000. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Male, MGISW, 9-8-0-0, $2,032,200. *1/2 to Double Major (Bertrando), SP, $157,439; Little Miss Holly (Maria=s Mon), GSW, $217,430. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Raised at LANE’S END A Solis/Litt PRIVATE Purchase

2--Conquest Two Step, 118, c, 3, Two Step Salsa-- Winner of all three his juvenile starts by a combined Homesteader, by Pioneering. ($20,000 yrl '12 23 1/2 lengths, Shared Belief was named champion of OBSAUG; $420,000 2yo >13 OBSAPR). O-Conquest his generation, but was forced to miss the Triple Crown Stables LLC; B-Manuel Andrade (FL); T-Mark E Casse. and the first half of his sophomore season with a foot $60,000. ailment. Perfectly managed by Hollendorfer, the dark 3--Chitu, 118, c, 3, Henny Hughes--Sea Gift, by A.P. bay wired a six-furlong Golden Gate allowance by 4 1/2 Indy. ($67,000 yrl '12 KEESEP; $300,000 2yo >13 lengths May 26 before switching to conventional dirt OBSMAR). O-Tanma Corporation; B-Tom Evans, for the first time to lead home a 1-2 finish for his sire Macon Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms (KY); T-Bob ahead of Candy Boy in the inaugural GII Los Alamitos Baffert. $36,000. Derby (formerly Swaps S.) July 5. With options Selected, Trained & Sold by Southern Chase Farm available such as the GI Haskell Invitational S. and GI Foaled, Raised & Sold by Trackside Farm Travers S., Shared Belief instead returned to the synthetic track--albeit Polytrack for the first time--in the Purchased by Donato Lanni/Hill ‘n’ Dale Bloodstock GI TVG Pacific Classic S. Aug. 24, and rallied from Margins: NK, HF, 1HF. Odds: 0.50, 72.80, 2.30. further off the speed than he ever had previously, but Also Ran: Indianapolis, Frensham, Tamarando, showed push-button acceleration to surge past Rprettyboyfloyd, Diamond Bachelor, Midnight Hawk. pacesetting (Awesome Again) and on to Scratched: Pimpernel. a 2 3/4-length defeat of Toast of New York Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or (Thewayyouare). With the target very much on his back the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. in the GI Awesome Again S. Sept. 27, Shared Belief There was plenty to play for in the Malibu for Shared was kept wide the entire trip by Sky Kingdom (Empire Belief, who was the victim of a much-publicized, - Maker) while his stablemate Fed Biz (Giant=s Causeway) discussed and -debated non-foul at the start of the enjoyed an easy time down inside. But Shared Belief GI Breeders= Cup Classic Nov. 1, costing him his seven- overcame that exceptionally wide passage to prevail race winning streak and effectively dashing any chance narrowly in his final Breeders= Cup Classic prep. he had against his fellow 3-year-olds and potential Eclipse Award adversaries (Offlee Wild) and California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit). He would try to make J Watch Out for “TDN Rising Stars” J amends Friday. Stars of tomorrow grabbing the spotlight today... TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 4 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Malibu S. cont. AHe broke extremely well today which I was really, really happy with,@ winning jockey Mike Smith stated. With the early-morning scratching of Pimpernel AHe didn=t go real quick the first quarter mile but we (Elusive Quality), the shape of the Malibu was really picked it up from then on; it was a horse race. I significantly altered, and that one=s stablemate Chitu don=t know if people really understand how difficult it is was left as the main speed of the race. Off well to go from a mile and a quarter back to seven eighths. beneath Joel Rosario, the chestnut made an easy lead, It=s really hard to do. but choked down the pace through an opening quarter It takes a special kind in a pedestrian :23.13. of horse; he=s that, That allowed barnmate and maybe more.@ Indianapolis (Medaglia Winning part- d=Oro) to race up to owner Jim Rome was press that pace, while reveling in the Mike Smith was aftermath of the committed to not bounce-back win. allowing Shared Belief AIt was an to get too far away awesome, awesome and was a close-up day, and sometimes Jim Rome gives Shared Belief a peck on third. Indianapolis people are the cheek Benoit Benoit photo actually poked his disappointed because head in front for a he didn=t win by open lengths and think, >What=s the stride or two nearing the half-mile marker, but Chitu matter? Maybe he=s not all that (good),=@ the TV counterpunched and took the Malibu field into the turn. personality commented. AThe horse just won a Grade I Indianapolis was back on terms with three furlongs to cutting way back [in distance] and did it with a lot of the wire, but Mike Smith had Shared Belief poised for grit and a lot of moxey and I could not be more proud his run a couple of lengths behind. Pulled out three of Shared Belief. I love this horse.@ wide at the head of the lane, the heavy favorite edged to the front outside the two Bafferts with an eighth of a mile to race and was always holding perfect-trip TDN TODAY Conquest Two Step down to the line. Headline News...... 16 pages Will retire to Three Chimneys after racing in 2015

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Horse of the Year Curlin’s Best Son @ three_chimneys TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 5 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Friday, Santa Anita LA BREA S.-GI, $301,000, SAX, 12-26, 3yo, f, 7f, 1:22 2/5, ft. 1--#@sSAM'S SISTER, 118, f, 3, by Brother Derek 1st Dam: Kittery Point (SP), by Include 2nd Dam: Lucy Sims, by Northjet (Ire) 3rd Dam: Join the Waves, by Sailor ($125,000 yrl '12 KEESEP). O-Mark Dedomenico LLC, Jerry Hollendorfer & George Todaro; B-Brereton C Jones (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer; J-Elvis Trujillo. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-0, $307,450. *First GSW (first Grade I winner) for sire (by Benchmark). Werk Nick Rating: D+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.

2--Taris, 118, f, 3, Flatter--Comedy, by Theatrical (Ire). ($90,000 yrl '12 KEESEP; $2,350,000 HRA >14 FTKNOV). O-Michael B Tabor, Derrick Smith & John Magnier; B-Claiborne Farm & Adele B Dilschneider (KY); T-Simon Callaghan. $60,000. Wnlg half bro sells at KeeJan with Select Sales - HIP 230 DAM RESIDES AT MACHMER HALL The Jerry Hollendorfer-trained J “TDN Rising Star” J Sweet Lulu (Mr. Greeley) was upset as the 4-5 chalk in last year=s La Brea, but it was the Hall of 3--Thank You Marylou, 118, f, 3, Birdstone-- Famer=s turn to cause the boilover, as Sam=s Sister Menifeeque, by Menifee. ($47,000 wlng '11 pegged back J “TDN Rising Star” J Taris in the KEENOV). O-Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey; B-Mr & shadow of the post at double-digit odds. The most Mrs CW McNeely III (VA); T-M J Maker. $36,000. expensive of her sire=s yearling crop of 2012, Sam=s EQB client program • www.EQB.com Sister belied debut odds of 7-1 to best a couple of next- Margins: HF, 1 3/4, 4 1/4. Odds: 12.50, 0.70, 5.40. out winners in a six-furlong test over the Del Mar Also Ran: Ramona's Wildcat, Uzziel, More Complexity, Polytrack July 25 and negotiated the hike into Stonetastic, Jojo Warrior, Amaranth. Scratched: allowance company with aplomb, scoring by a decisive Awesome Baby. 3 1/2 lengths Aug. 30. She proved that she could handle this conventional dirt surface and this trip with a narrow victory over SP My Sweet Addiction (Tiznow-- Healthy Addiction) Oct. 13, but was clearly prepping last time when last of eight in a five-furlong test over the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar Nov. 21. Taris, making her first appearance for the Coolmore triumvirate and first since smoking her rivals by nine lengths in Keeneland=s GII Lexus Raven Run S. Oct. 18, was off fractionally slow from the inside stall, but was rousted along by Rafael Bejarano and led hooking up with the main track as Uzziel (Harlington) and Stonetastic (Mizzen Mast) tried to match strides early with the fleet-footed miss. Sam=s Sister slipstreamed Stonetastic down the backside before improving a spot or two into fourth in perfect position to capitalize on a possible pace meltdown. Cont. p6

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After getting the opening couple of furlongs in Friday, Santa Anita :21.85--despite the slow dispatch--Taris cut the half- MATHIS BROTHERS MILE S.-GII, $201,250, SAX, mile in a taxing :43.97, but was doing it very much 12-26, 3yo, 1mT, 1:35, fm. within herself and turned for home under a hand ride. 1--ALERT BAY, 120, g, 3, by City Zip Those closest to the pacemaker called it a day in upper 1st Dam: Hickory (Chi) (MSW & G1SP-Chi), stretch and Taris began to show some signs of fatigue. by Dushyantor Sam=s Sister, taken out four wide into the lane, proved 2nd Dam: Hanging Valley, by Cox's Ridge the beneficiary and closed best of all to score. Thank 3rd Dam: Mairzy Doates, by Nodouble You Marylou, most recently third in the GI Breeders= ($65,000 yrl '12 KEEJAN; $42,000 RNA yrl '12 Cup Filly/Mare Sprint, finished willingly from the tail KEESEP). O-Peter Redekop B C Ltd; B-Thomas without seriously threatening the top two. Newton Bell & Ross John McLeod (CA); T-Blaine D AI had a perfect trip,@ winning jockey Elvis Trujillo Wright; J-Tyler Baze. $120,000. Lifetime Record: explained. AI saw a lot of speed in the race when I 13-7-4-1, $617,207. Werk Nick Rating: A++. looked at it and three or four horses went to the lead. I Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. sat covered up, and in the stretch, I was in the clear. The last sixteenth I could see Rafael working and I ALISTAIR RODEN BLOODSTOCK Yearling Purchase could see her tail flapping, so I knew I had it. I came flying and I caught them right away. She=s a very nice INDIAN CREEK SALES GRADUATE horse. I have to thank Mr. Hollendorfer for giving me 2--Home Run Kitten, 118, c, 3, Kitten's Joy--Grand the opportunity to ride such a nice horse.@ Slam Girl, by Grand Slam. O-Tarabilla Farms Inc; Sam=s Sister is yet another breeding success from B-Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey (KY); T-David E this family for former Kentucky Governor Brereton C. Hofmans. $40,000. Jones. Other major stakes winners--all by current or 3--Awesome Return, 118, c, 3, Decarchy--Awesome former Airdrie stallions--include Grade I scorers Sweet Broad, by Mr. Broad Blade. O/B-Richard Kritzski (CA); Talker (Stormin Fever), Check the Label (Stormin Fever) T-Mike Puype. $24,000. and Include Me Out (Include); and MGSW Silver Margins: NK, 1, HF. Odds: 9.20, 4.80, 17.20. Medallion (Badge of Silver). Click for the brisnet.com Also Ran: Heart to Heart, Talco (Fr), Red Outlaw, Long chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com On Value, Patriots Rule, Sawyer's Hill, Louisiana catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. Flyboy. Scratched: Ashleyluvssugar, Cool Samurai, Play Hard to Get, Tonito M.. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 7 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Mathis Brothers Mile S. cont. Biding his time until the quarter pole, Tyler Baze was Winless in three starts at two, Alert Bay scored for able to extricate himself from the box seat and came the seventh time in 10 starts this season and remained out and around Heart to Heart and inside of GII Twilight perfect in four appearances since a private purchase by Derby hero Long On Value (Value Plus) to thrown down these connections earlier this summer. his challenge into the final furlong. Home Run Kitten Winner of this track=s restricted Echo Eddie S. going was also finding his best stride and it appeared that his 6 1/2 furlongs on the main in April, Alert Bay was third momentum would get him to the wire first, but Alert in the grassy Snow Chief S. for Cal-breds Apr. 26 and Bay kept on gamely to the inside for the victory. got a brief freshening off a second to AI=m really confident in this horse; the Awesome Return (Decarchy) in horse is just amazing,@ commented Golden Gate=s Silky Sullivan S. victorious jockey Tyler Baze. AI started June 8. Fifth to Red Outlaw (Tribal with him last January. I missed out on Rule) in Del Mar=s state-bred Real riding him at Del Mar when my baby Good Deal S. on the Polytrack was born, but for the owners to stick Aug. 1, the dark bay was snapped up with me is just real special. I had so by this British Columbia-based owner much confidence in him, he=s proven with an eye on some major prizes at everybody wrong. The horse never gets Hastings Park. The plan came to the respect he deserves; he=s a really fruition with a two-length victory in talented horse. A couple times when the GIII British Columbia Derby we ran second or third we had a bit of Sept. 14 and a defeat of his elders in Alert Bay (pink) stays on in the Mathis a rough trip, but today I was happy the GIII Premiers H. Oct. 13. He was Brothers Mile Benoit = when the horse inside me broke slow. exiting another six-figure payday in the Zia Park Derby Nov. 26. I=m really going to ride him with confidence because Drawn well in post four for this return to the infield, he=s a push-button horse who really gives it his all. He Alert Bay hit the ground running and got the perfect always gives 150%.@ spot tucked away one back on the fence as Red Outlaw--quarter-horsed and cracked by Edwin Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or Maldonado to hold the rail--was prompted by Midwest the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. shipper Heart to Heart (English Channel) and those two layed down only moderate fractions. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 8 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

TDN COUNTS DOWN THE TOP SHARES OF 2014

What were the most popular stories we published in 2014? Over the next five days, we will count down through the top five most-read TDN stories of the year, as determined by the number of times TDN readers clicked on the shared link or shared the stories with others, above and beyond the traditional number of PDF downloads.

Number 5, with 4,915 hits, is Andrew Caulfield=s Pedigree Insights on California Chrome, two months before he=d make Kentucky Derby history. The story appeared in the Tuesday, March11 edition of the TDN.

PEDIGREE INSIGHTS B Y A N D R E W C A U L F I E L D

Saturday, Santa Anita SAN FELIPE S.-GII, $300,500, SAX, 3-8, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:40 2/5, ft. 1--@CALIFORNIA CHROME, 118, c, 3, by Lucky Pulpit 1st Dam: Love the Chase, by Not for Love 2nd Dam: Chase It Down, by Polish Numbers 3rd Dam: Chase the Dream, by Sir Ivor O/B-Steven Coburn & Perry Martin (CA); T-Art Sherman; J-Victor Espinoza. $180,000. Lifetime Record: 9-5-1-0, $534,850. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report &5-cross pedigree. Click brisnet.com chart, brisnet.com PPs or brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. One of the fascinating questions in American breeding is which son of A.P. Indy is going to prove the most important in the long term. Judging by the male line chart in the Blood-Horse=s latest Stallion Register, the answer is going to be Pulpit, although we mustn=t forget that Orb=s sire Malibu California Chrome Moon was born three years after Benoit photo Pulpit and didn=t begin to command a fee higher than $50,000 until 2011. Then there=s the much-younger Bernardini, who is already credited with a team of nine well-connected stallion sons, featuring the likes of To Honor and Serve and Stay Thirsty. Cont. p9

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TDN Top 5 of 2014 cont. CALIFORNIA CHROME, c, 2011 As things stand, though, it is Pulpit who has the A.P. Indy Seattle Slew biggest team on the Blood-Horse table, with 12 sons Weekend Surprise and five grandsons. Pulpit Preach Mr. Prospector No wonder, then, that this branch is making its Narrate presence felt on the road to the GI Kentucky Derby and Lucky Pulpit Cozzene Care (Ire) GI Kentucky Oaks. Pulpit himself has a smart 3-year-old Ride the Trails son in Spot, who ran down the previously unbeaten No Lucky Soph Lucky Spell Lucky Mel Nay Never to take the Swale S. but this Grade II Incantation contest over seven furlongs doesn=t carry Kentucky Mr. Prospector Raise a Native Derby points. Gold Digger However, there were 50 points available to the winner Not for Love Love the Chase Dance Number of last Saturday=s GII Tampa Bay Derby and another 50 6-1-0-0 Numbered Account to the same day=s GII San Felipe S. The Tampa Bay 3Fls, 1GSW, Polish Numbers Danzig Derby fell to Tapit=s gelded son Ring Weekend, whereas 1SW Chase It Down Numbered Account the comparatively little-known Lucky Pulpit got into the 9-1-1-1 6Fls Chase the Dream Sir Ivor act when his highly progressive son California Chrome 5Fls, 1SW La Belle Fleur took the San Felipe in excellent style. Tapit has another points earner in Tapiture, who At the other extreme, Lucky Pulpit is priced at a took the GIII Southwest S. to add 10 points to the 10 mere $2,500 for the 2014 season at Harris Farms in he earned for winning last year=s GII Kentucky Jockey California. The 13-year-old--a member of Pulpit=s third Club S. and the two he picked up for finishing third in crop--won only three of his 22 starts, but he became a the GIII Iroquois S. Tapit is also responsible for stakes winner over five furlongs on turf in the Smile S. Untapable, the filly who shares the leading total of 60 as a 4-year-old, having earlier been graded placed at points with Malibu Moon=s daughter Onlyforyou in the around a mile both at two and three. He won on dirt Kentucky Oaks point standings. and turf and had the added attraction of being out of a Tapit, of course, now shares with War Front the three-parts-sister to the dam of the highly successful distinction of being America=s highest-priced stallion, at Unbridled=s Song. Another stallion from this female $150,000--a distinction he is thoroughly meriting, line--the French and American Grade I winner Seattle having racked up five graded winners in the space of Song--sired the dam of Tiznow. Cont. p10 little more than two months. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 10 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

TDN Top 5 cont. One significant fact that mustn=t be forgotten is that Rousing Sermon came from a crop of only 23 named With his good, if unexceptional record, Lucky Pulpit foals, while California Chrome comes from a was never going to find it easy to make his mark. similar-sized crop. Altogether there were only 94 named Fortunately his breeders, Larry and Marianne Williams, foals in Lucky Pulpit=s first four crops. However, his had plenty of faith in him and their faith has been encouraging early results coincided with some sterling rewarded. From a first crop of 28 named foals, Lucky work by other stallion sons of Pulpit. Tapit, Sky Mesa Pulpit sired a pair of stakes winners, both bred by Mr. and Essence of Dubai all enjoyed Grade I success in and Mrs. Williams. The Williamses did even better with 2010 and this surely played a part in sending 101 Rousing Sermon, a colt from Lucky Pulpit=s second mares to Lucky Pulpit=s door in 2011, in his fifth crop. The youngster did so well as a juvenile in 2011 season. He did even better the following year, covering that he received 119 on the Experimental--a rating 114 mares for 79 live foals. In other words, his 2012 which placed him level with Dullahan and only seven and 2013 crops are much larger than their pounds below co-top weights Hansen and Union Rags. predecessors. With California Chrome doing so well, it Rousing Sermon made it to the start line of the is a fair bet that Lucky Pulpit will be busier than ever Kentucky Derby and wasn=t disgraced in finishing this year. seventh, a little over seven lengths behind I=ll Have Of course no stallion has a perfect record as a sire of Another. Altogether he has rewarded his owner- sires and there has been the occasional disappointment breeders to the tune of $710,000. among Pulpit=s sons. For example, Corinthian has gone from being thought of as the hot young successor to TELL IT TO THE TDN... Tapit to commanding a fee of $4,000 in Pennsylvania. Want to send a “Letter to the Editor” of the On the other hand, the lightly used Sightseeing became the fourth son to sire a Grade I winner when So Many Daily News? Our address is 60 Ways won the 2012 Spinaway S. Cont. p11 Broad St., Red Bank, NJ, 07701; or send a fax to: (732) 747-8955; an e-mail to: [email protected]; or post in our new Forum section at http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/members/fo rum/. Follow the TDN on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thetdn TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 11 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

TDN Top 5 cont. There=s every reason to think that this total of Grade I-siring sons of Pulpit is set to rise in years to come. As a winner of the GI Florida Derby and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby, Ice Box has plenty to offer for a stallion priced at $7,500. He covered over 100 mares in each of his first two seasons. He now stands alongside Sky Mesa at Three Chimneys. Then there=s the GI FrontRunner S. winner Power Broker, who ranked joint-fourth among the 2-year-old males of 2012 before taking last year=s GII Indiana Derby. To get back to California Chrome, his trainer Art Sherman envisages no problem with the Kentucky Derby distance, anticipating that the son of Lucky Pulpit will "run all day." Bearing in mind that California Chrome=s first two successes came over 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 furlongs, I=m not sure I share his confidence at this stage--especially when he is inbred 4x3 to Mr. Prospector and has daughters of Not for Love and Polish Numbers as his first two dams. On the plus side, the colt=s third, fourth and fifth dams were daughters of Sir Ivor, Vaguely Noble and Ribot, which could explain why the colt showed no signs of stopping at the end of the San Felipe. The other interesting aspect of California Chrome=s pedigree is that his dam Love the Chase is inbred 3x3 to the champion juvenile filly Numbered Account. This celebrated daughter of Buckpasser was admirably tough, winning eight of her 10 juvenile stakes in the space of six months. She went on to win a further five stakes races at three, before leaving a considerable *That the process is Aprocedurally insufficient in that legacy as a broodmare, so she was an ideal subject for it does not afford Mr. Finley with the necessary close inbreeding. mechanisms to insure that all the relevant facts are considered by the decision-maker(s).@ Among those insufficiencies the letter lists are that Finley is not ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ afforded the ability to call witnesses, hear the testimony of other witnesses, nor to conduct cross- Finley Lawyer Objection cont. from p1 examination, among other things. The letter lists several objections to the process, including: *That all submissions and the final decision should be posted on the NYTHA website to allow all members *The NYTHA board should not be running the protest access to them, and that the proceedings should be process because Aeach of the current NYTHA Board open to all NYTHA members. members, who were all elected as a result of the The letter also clarifies that this objection is not the flawed election process Mr. Finley is protesting, has an comprehensive and detailed written statement called for inherent conflict of interest that prevents him or her in the NYTHA resolution process. from determining the validity of Mr. Finley=s protest.@ The TDN reached Altman=s office at Bryan Cave LLP, and was told that Altman was unavailable. *That Bryan Cave, the law firm in which James The complete letter may be read here. Altman is a partner, should not represent or advise the party running the protest process Abecause Bryan Cave was intimately involved in the election process that Mr. Finley is protesting@ and that ABryan Cave=s conduct during the election process will be at issue during the protest process,@ thereby representing a conflict of interest.

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NY Insurance Hike cont. Violette said even though the no-penalty date for cancelling the existing NYSIF insurance policy is Mar. 31, any new plan would have to be presented to the New York State Gaming Commission ahead of that date so the board can approve the change. AWe=d have to inform the gaming commission by the 15th of March, and things would pretty much have to be in ink before then,@ Violette said. AIf we find an entity other than NYSIF to carry on from Apr. 1, we walk away from NYSIF free and clear. If we do not walk away, we are stuck with the entire bill.@ Violette said having an extension in place to start 2015 opens up negotiating options. AThere are some significant live wires out there. We=re not just shooting in the dark,@ Violette said. AThere are four different underwriters that have shown significant interest. Because we had this week as a deadline, they didn=t jump in with both feet. But now that we have this open window, they have jumped back in. Hopefully, that will give us some great results.@ Violette would not estimate how much of a price break NYJICF might get by switching carriers. AUntil the insurance companies put it on the table, I=m not even going to speculate,@ Violette said. A[Any amount] less than the state fund is a great place to start. We could be at the altar with three different entities. [The insurance process] is complicated on its best day, and [the opt-out clause] has made it even more complicated.@ Violette said he is looking at ways the New York Violette underscored that attempts to reduce Thoroughbred Horsemen=s Association could help to insurance costs will also require a Acomprehensive arrange funding for a one-time reduction to the initial re-evaluation@ of workplace safety at New York tracks 2015 insurance payment for trainers only. But he in both mornings and afternoons. stressed that plans to provide financial assistance are AEverybody understands that the best way to reduce not a done deal and are still considered a complex work the cost of insurance is to reduce the number and in progress. severity of injuries,@ Violette said. He detailed how AWe=re hell-bent to get it done, and we=re working on everything from strengthening protocols for when it as we speak,@ Violette said. AIt would be for the horses get loose to improving lighting in pre-dawn trainers who have committed to racing in New York by hours to sifting through historical data to find common having stalls now that are filled. They=re kind of the denominators in accidents are fair game for infantry here. They have committed to racing in New improvement. York this winter and are kind of getting blindsided by AI=m even advocating for random breathalyzer testing this significant increase in premiums. We=re trying to for exercise riders,@ Violette said. AThe jockeys have to reduce that blow as much as we can.@ do it every time in the afternoon, and it=s time to step Costs could be further offset by increases in both the up responsibility in the mornings as well.@ current amounts horsemen pay toward workers= compensation through a per-stall daily fee (95 cents to $1.50) and a surcharge on purses (from .95% to 1 %). AThat .05 percent in purses in the stream of things is not a lot of money, AViolette said. AI=m very protective of purse money. That starts to be a slippery slope as you start to raid that account.@

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North American News cont. >CHROME= WINS VOX POPULI Steven Coburn and Perry Martin=s GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. hero California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) was selected as the 2014 Vox Populi Award winner. Also known as the >Voice of the People= Award for the horse that resonates most with the American public, the honor was established by Penny Chenery, owner of Triple Crown winner Secretariat, in 2010. The Art Sherman trainee scored in six of his nine trips to the post this season including the GI Santa Anita Derby, GI Hollywood Derby, GII San Felipe S. and he also ran third in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic. Along the way, the blaze- faced chestnut garnered a legion of fans known as California Chrome Benoit Photos >Chromies= as he appeared from coast to coast from March to November. California Chrome was part of an exclusive group of Vox Populi nominees selected by the Vox Populi Committee and Chenery. AThis is such an amazing honor and we are so grateful to receive this award from Mrs. Chenery and the fans,@ Coburn said. AWe have always said Chrome is the >People=s Horse= and we are thrilled that the public feels the same way we do about him.@ NYRA RELEASES SPRING SCHEDULE California Chrome joins previous Vox Populi winners The 59-day 2015 Belmont Park spring/summer meet Mucho Macho Man (2013), Paynter (2012), Rapid will include 60 stakes races valued at $18.55 million Redux (2011) and inaugural winner Zenyatta. The running from Apr. 29 to July 19, officials at the New 3-year-old accumulated more votes than fellow Vox York Racing Association announced Friday. Anchoring Populi nominees Ben=s Cat (Parker=s Storm Cat), Game the meet is the expanded three-day Belmont S. Racing On Dude (Awesome Again), Shared Belief (Candy Ride Festival headlined by the $1.5-million GI Belmont S. {Arg}), Untapable (Tapit) and Wise Dan (Wiseman=s June 6. The undercard consists of five other Grade I Ferry). races--the $1.25 million Metropolitan H., the $1-million AEveryone loves a Cinderella story, and this one was Manhattan S., the $1-million Ogden Phipps S., the no exception,@ said Mrs. Chenery. ACalifornia Chrome, a $750,000 Acorn S. and the $700,000 Longines Just a proven champion and formidable competitor, reminded Game S. The $500,000 GII Woody Stephens S., the us that it doesn=t matter from whence we came, but $400,000 GII Brooklyn Invitational S., the $300,000 rather how we dance when we get to the ball. GIII Jaipur Invitational S. and the $150,000 Easy Goer Furthermore, his inspiring story and engaging popularity S. complete the Saturday card. reached beyond the racetrack stands and into the The Belmont draw will be held at Rockefeller Center conversation of a nation. I am looking forward to seeing in Manhattan Wednesday, June 3. Beginning June 4, California Chrome build upon his success during his the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival features the 4-year-old season.@ $150,000 Intercontinental S. and the $250,000 Astoria The Vox Populi trophy will be presented by Penny S. Five stakes races worth $1.2 million will be held Chenery s designees to California Chrome s connections = = June 5 consisting of the $300,000 GII New York S., at Jan. 10 and broadcast on HRTV. the $250,000 GII True North S., the $250,000 Belmont The California Chrome team will be available to sign autographs starting at 2:00 p.m Eastern Time. A set of Gold Cup Invitational S., the $150,000 Jersey Girl S. racing silks worn by regular pilot Victor Espinoza during and the $250,000 Tremont S. the sophomore=s GII San Felipe S. victory will also be "We are building our 2-year-old program out in a auctioned off with the proceeds benefitting the different direction and are pleased to offer the Tremont Secretariat Foundation among other equine oriented and Astoria as part of the new Belmont S. Racing charities. For more information go to Festival," said Martin Panza, Senior Vice-President of www.secretariat.com. Racing Operations for NYRA. "With the increase in purses, these are the two strongest juvenile races in the country in this time frame." Cont. p14 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 14 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

NYRA Stakes Schedule cont. NOT MUCH OF A >SECRET= Although winless in four attempts since posting a The second editions of the $1.25-million GI Belmont narrow score in the 2013 GI Breeders= Cup Sprint, Derby and the $1-million GI Belmont Oaks highlight the J “TDN Rising Star” J Secret Circle (Eddington) Stars and Stripes Festival to be conducted July 4. The looms large in today=s GIII Midnight Lute S. at Santa $400,000 GIII Belmont Sprint Championship, $500,000 Anita, formerly contested as the Vernon O. Underwood GIII Dwyer S. and the $150,000 Victory Ride S. round S. at the now-shuttered Hollywood out the Independence Day card. Park. A close third behind Rich Tapestry "We're very proud of the inaugural Stars and Stripes (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) and Day as several of the participants went on to prominent Goldencents (Into Mischief) in a seasons, including (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who memorable renewal of the GI Santa later won the Grade I Secretariat and Australia's Anita Sprint Championship S. Oct. 4, [G1] Cox Plate for trainer Aidan O'Brien; and Toast of the bay came within a half-length when New York (Thewayyouare), who was runner-up in both second-best in his Sprint title defense the GI Pacific Classic and GI Breeders' Cup Classic," here Nov. 1. He chased Private Zone said Panza. "We are confident this year's festival will be (Macho Uno) home while a distant even bigger and better." second over a well-documented speed- Referring to the Dwyer, which will be shortened to favoring surface when last seen in the eight furlongs, Panza added, "Heading into the second GI Cigar Mile H. at Aqueduct Nov. 29. half of the year, there were no mile races for 3-year- Santa Anita horse-for-course Seeking Secret Circle olds. The addition of this race can only serve to the Sherif (Officer), six-for-eight over Benoit Photo strengthen our Stars and Stripes Day card." this strip, looks to rebound after The first graded stakes of the meet are held May 2: finishing 11th in the aforementioned Sprint. The bay the $200,000 GII Sheepshead Bay S., the $150,000 has been a winning machine for these connections GIII Westchester S. and the $150,000 GIII Fort Marcy since switching hands for $12,500 last December. S. The $400,000 GI Man o= War S. leads the May 9 Seeking the Sherif rolled a pair of threes in the GI Bing card and is supported by the $250,000 GII Ruffian H., Crosby S. July 27 and Pirate=s Bounty S. Sept. 3, both the $200,000 GII Peter Pan S. and the $150,000 at Del Mar, respectively. He posted his first career Beaugay. The $900,000 New York Showcase Day for stakes victory in the Katella S. at Los Alamitos Sept. 20 New York-breds--led by the $200,000 Commentator--is before taking on the big boys in the Breeders= Cup. The Memorial Day, May 25 and offers six stakes. The speedy Distinctiv Passion (With Distinction), third in the $300,000 GI Mother Goose will be June 27. 2013 Santa Anita Sprint Championship, followed a second-place finish behind Seeking the Sherif in the Katella with a wire-to-wire tally in an $80,000 grassy optional claimer at Del Mar Nov. 14. WHAT IS OPPENHEIM Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 5:30 p.m. EST MIDNIGHT LUTE S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 6.5f ON ABOUT NOW? PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML Whether it=s sales, racing or 1 Heir of Storm Wildcat Heir Stevens Miller 15-1 breeding...read the latest musings 2 Bahamian Squall Gone West Nakatani Casse 8-1 from Bill Oppenheim! 3 Bolita Boyz Act of Duty Bejarano Hollendorfer 8-1 4 Appealing Tale K Tale of the Cat Espinoza Miller 20-1 You can find all of Oppenheim=s K columns in the TDN Archive. 5 Seeking the Sherif Officer Maldonado Ellis 5-2 6 Secret Circle K Eddington Garcia Baffert 4-5 7 Distinctiv Passion With Distinction Smith Bonde 4-1 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 15 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST ROBERT J FRANKEL S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Bee Brave (GB) Rail Link (GB) Bejarano Callaghan 20-1 2 Three Hearts Hat Trick (Jpn) Baze Drysdale 8-1 3 Lady Pimpernel (GB) Sir Percy (GB) Espinoza Gaines 5-1 4 Diversy Harbor K Curlin Stevens Proctor 9-2 5 Lady of Gold K Medaglia d'Oro Desormeaux Motion 8-1 6 Scooter Bird War Pass Nakatani Sadler 12-1 7 Blingismything K Arch Talamo Kruljac 12-1 8 Kathleen Rose Good Journey Maldonado Machowsky 6-1 9 Floral Romance After Market Blanc Sise Jr 20-1 10 Winning Rhythm Giant's Causewy Smith Gallagher 6-1 11 Rusty Slipper K Lemon Drop Kid Gryder Motion 7-2 12 Aguafria More Than Ready Fallon Drysdale 12-1 Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 3:58 p.m. EST LA PREVOYANTE H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Tabreed (GB) Sakhee Bravo Clement 6-1 2 Clearbrook K Smart Strike Contreras Brown 15-1 3 Photo Call (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Hernandez Motion 5-1 4 Maximova Danehill Dncr (Ire) Ortiz Jr. Clement 6-1 5 Always Kitten Kitten's Joy Castellano Maker 15-1 6 Honey Lake K Dynaformer Lanerie Oliver 30-1 7 Julie's Love (GB) K Ad Valorem Leparoux Motion 12-1 8 Bohemian Dance (Ire) Dansili (GB) Saez Dilger 20-1 9 Premium (GB) Dansili (GB) Goncalves McLaughlin 20-1 10 Angegreen (Ity) Ekraar Lopez Catalano 20-1 11 Cay Dancer (GB) Danehill Dncr (Ire) Rosario Brown 7-2 12 Irish Mission Giant's Causwy Velazquez Clement 5-2 13 Modernstone (GB) Dke of Mrmde (Ire) Lezcano Mott 20-1 14 Auld Alliance (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) Saez Motion 20-1 Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:27 p.m. EST >SOPHIA= WORKS TOWARDS 2015 CAMPAIGN MR. PROSPECTOR S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 6f GI Breeders= Cup Distaff runner-up Don=t Tell Sophia PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML (Congaree) breezed a half-mile in :51 at Oaklawn 1 Risk Factor Stormy Atlantic Lezcano Crichton 4-1 yesterday in preparation for her 2015 debut in that 2 Little Daddy K Scat Daddy Velazquez Vaccarezza 10-1 venue=s Pippin S. Jan. 17. Trained and owned by Phil 3 Calamondin Curlin Rosario Lynch 6-1 Sims in partnership with 4 Mongolian Saturday K Any Given Saturday Bocachica Ganbat 15-1 Jerry Namy, the bay was 5 Master Blender Pomeroy Rios Ziadie 7-2 clocked going a final 6 Speechify K Harlan's Holiday Lopez Nicks 2-1 quarter in :24 1/5 and 7 Singanothersong Songandaprayer Leyva Pellegrini 12-1 galloping out five panels in 8 Simmstown Limehouse Ortiz Jr. Wolfson 9-2 1:04 1/5. Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:57 p.m. EST AJust went easy,@ Sims W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT said. AShe=ll get a strong PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML gallop during the week and 1 St. Albans Boy Giant's Causwy Lanerie Rubley 20-1 get a work in again next 2 Unitarian Pulpit Velazquez Pletcher 6-1 Saturday, probably. @ Don’t Tell Sophia 3 North Slope Elusive Quality Ortiz Jr McLaughlin 7-2 Sims said the 6-year- Coady Photography 4 Calvados (Arg) Snipewalk Lezcano Correas IV 15-1 old=s next breeze will most 5 Fixador (Brz) Crafty C. T. Saez Caramori 30-1 likely be five furlongs under regular rider Joe Rocco Jr. 6 Slumber (GB) K Cacique (Ire) Rosario Brown 3-1 In preparation for her title defense in the Pippin, which 7 Manchurian High The Daddy Saez Kurtinecz 12-1 she won the past two years. Her main objective for the 8 Greengrassofyoming K Quest Goncalves Tomlinson 30-1 spring of 2015 is Oaklawn=s GI Apple Blossom H. 9 Avie's Quality K Elusive Quality Rios Carroll 30-1 Apr. 10. 10 Rapscallion K Speightstown Valdivia Jr Motion 15-1 Prior to her run in the Breeders= Cup, Don=t Tell 11 Royal Blessing Kitten's Joy Lopez Maker 10-1 Sophia upset MGISW Close Hatches (First Defence) in 12 Midnight Aria K Midnight Lute Contreras Gonzalez 30-1 the GI Juddmonte Spinster S. at Keeneland Oct. 5 and 13 Divine Oath K Broken Vow Castellano Pletcher 9-2 was second last time in the GII Falls City H. at Churchill 14 Margano Dynaformer Leparoux Delacour 12-1 Downs Nov. 27. AE Developer K Dynaformer Leparoux Delacour 30-1 AE Dashing David (Ire) Lemon Drop Kid Hernandez Joseph Jr 30-1 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/27/14 • PAGE 16 of 16 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Friday, Ellerslie, New Zealand ZABEEL CLASSIC-G1, NZ$200,000, ELL, 12-26, 3yo/up, 10fT, 2:02.30, gd. 1--SORIANO (NZ), 126, m, 5, by Savabeel (Aus) 1st Dam: Call Me Lily (NZ), by Just a Dancer (NZ) 2nd Dam: Colero (NZ), by Brazen Bay (Aus) 3rd Dam: On Tour (NZ), by Adios (GB) O/B-Denise Howell (NZ); T-Graeme & Debbie Rogerson; J-Rory Hutchings. NZ$120,000. Lifetime Record: 38-6-5-10, NZ$481,426. 2--Weregoingtogetcha (Aus), 129, c, 4, Testa Rossa (Aus)--Sweetness >n Light (NZ), by Entrepreneur (GB). (A$67,500 wnlg >11 MMNWNL; A$140,000 yrl >12 NZBPRE). O-D Hayes & S H Prenter; B-Patinack Farm (Aus); T-David Hayes. NZ$29,000. 3--Pondarosa Miss (NZ), 125, f, 4, High Chaparral (Ire)-- Bak Da Princess (NZ), by Danske (NZ). O-S A Fletcher, D B & P G Hollinshead, R J Hoyes, G R Hunt, W M Jensen, M McCullough, L Ropiha, T Ropiha, Mrs K M Scott & Three In One Synd; B-D B & P G Hollinshead (NZ); T-Peter Hollinshead. NZ$19,000. Margins: 1, 1, 1. Odds: 10.40, 24.20, 6.20. Also Ran: Graphic (NZ), Veyron (NZ), Shuka (NZ), Puccini (NZ), Scintillula (Ire), Zennista (NZ), IN OTHER NEWS... Abidewithme (NZ), Fay Fay (NZ), Postmans Daughter A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media (NZ), Noble Warrior (NZ), Sports Illustrated (NZ). Scratched: Farm Boy (NZ). Looking Ahead to 2015 in Sports Who knows where the most memorable sports moments in 2015 will come from? We asked Times Sunday, Nakayama, Japan reporters and editors to tell us about what they are looking forward to in ARIMA KINEN-G1, ¥384,800,000, 3yo/up, 2500mT 2015: the sports cathedrals for your bucket lists, the athletes on the PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT verge of milestones or simply a wild and wonderful event. New York 1 Tosen Ra (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Fujiwara Y Take 126 Times. 2 Verxina (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Tomomichi Uchida 121 3 One and Only (Jpn) Heart's Cry (Jpn) Hashiguchi Yokoyama 121 Thoroughbred vision restored as NSW, Victoria agree to go 4 Gentildonna (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Ishizaka Tosaki 121 5 Lachesis (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Sumii Demuro 121 separate ways NSW thoroughbred races are expected to be broadcast 6 To the World (Jpn) King Kamehameha Ikee Buick 121 back into all pubs, clubs and TAB agencies as early as next week as 7 Last Impact (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Matsuda Hishida 126 racing’s TV war took an -unexpected turn on Friday. Ray Thomas, The 8 Meisho Mambo (Jpn) Suzuka Mambo (Jpn) Iida K Take 121 Daily Telegraph. 9 Win Variation (Jpn) Heart's Cry (Jpn) Matsunaga Fujioka 126 10 Fenomeno (Jpn) Stay Gold (Jpn) Toda Tanabe 126 To reduce elitism, British horse racing educating spectators The 11 Satono Noblesse (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Ikee Ikezoe 126 sport of kings is trying to become less elitist by breaking down 12 Denim & Ruby (Jpn) Deep Impact (Jpn) Sumii Hamanaka 121 13 Epiphaneia (Jpn) Symboli Kris S Sumii Kawada 126 knowledge barriers. The Jockey Club recognizes its future relies on 14 Gold Ship (Jpn) Stay Gold (Jpn) Sugai Iwata 126 educating the masses about a sport filled with arcane terms and rules. 15 Just a Way (Jpn) Heart's Cry (Jpn) Sugai Fukunaga 126 The Washington Post. 16 Ocean Blue (Jpn) Stay Gold (Jpn) Ikee Ebina 126

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7th-TAM, $20,600, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($16,000), NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:18, ft. POLITE SMILE (f, 4, Distorted Humor--Indy's Windy, by A.P. Indy) never factored when sprinting on the Yesterday=s Results: Gulfstream lawn last March, but earned her diploma on 9th-GPX, $37,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($100,000), C, the Delaware dirt that June. Fourth later that month in 3yo/up, 7f, 1:22 2/5, sy. allowance company, the chestnut was adding first-time PURPLE EGG (g, 4, Lion Heart--Luminous Prize {SP, Lasix off an extended lay-off and shared a 1:14 $167,055}, by Prized), a winner of Delaware=s Barbaro clocking over the Camden turf Dec. 22 with stablemate S. last October, failed to hit the board in his first four and Gulfstream allowance winner Principessa Ava (see efforts of the year before finishing second in a $62.5K above). The 5-1 shot stalked the early pace while out optional claimer over this same track and trip Oct. 2. wide, rallied into the stretch and ran down leader House Off at 4-1, the dark bay broke alertly and grabbed a Money (Wildcat Heir) to score by 2 1/4 lengths. The foothold along the inside just behind the pacesetter. He winner=s dam, a $550,000 KEENOV horse-of-racing-age tipped out and took over leaving the bend, coming out purchase by WinStar in 2008, is a half to champion and five-time Grade I winner Banshee Breeze (Unbridled). further into the lane and forcing Midnight Cello Indy=s Windy has a 2-year-old colt by Distorted Humor, (Midnight Lute) to shift in for his challenge. That runner a yearling filly by Tiznow and a weanling colt by gave Purple Egg a scare, but came up a length short. Bodemeister. Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-0, $37,262. Click An objection was lodged by the rider of the runner-up, for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. but it was disallowed. Sales history: $21,000 wlng '10 O-William M Backer. B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY). KEENOV; $22,000 yrl '11 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: T-Jonathan E Sheppard. MSW, 14-5-1-1, $221,860. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 4th-TAM, $20,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, O-Goodwood Racing II. B-Betz/Kidder/Robenalt (KY). 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:43 4/5, fm. T-Jane Cibelli. CRITTENDEN (g, 2, Distorted Humor--Calla Lily {MSP, $174,119}, by Pulpit) was a close fifth sprinting on the 5th-GPX, $36,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2X, Arlington synthetic Sept. 27, but faded to a well-beaten 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT, 1:43 4/5, gd. eighth over Keeneland=s Beard Course Oct. 18. Gelded PRINCIPESSA AVA (IRE) (f, 3, Ad Valorem--Creme De 10 days later, the chestnut resurfaced over this track La Creme {Ire}, by Montjeu {Ire}), a winner sprinting on and trip Dec. 6 and justified 24-10 favoritism with a on synthetic as a juvenile in Ireland for trainer D.A. 4 3/4-length success. Backed down to 8-5 to remain Love, was privately purchased and shipped across the perfect on the grass, the Sheikh Mohammed Atlantic earlier this year. Adding Lasix for her North representative broke inward from his rail draw, but American debut, the filly notched an easy five-length quickly recovered to track from midpack while well score at an extended mile over the lawn at Delaware held. Wrangled back to last as the field bunched up Sept. 20. Sixth after a wide run going a mile at approaching the straight, Crittenden sliced through a Keeneland Oct. 23, she came back to finish second by seam in upper stretch and inhaled his competition to a neck when extended to nine furlongs over the turf at win by a widening 2 1/4 lengths. Night Out (Include) Aqueduct Nov. 13. Tabbed as the 2-1 public=s choice finished second narrowly over Divining Rod (Tapit-- for this try, the bay raced towards the rear of the pack Precious Kitten). The winner, who raced without Lasix, behind a half-mile in :48.37 and advanced along the rail is a half to Side Road (Street Cry {Ire}), GSP, entering the stretch. Under moderate urging from her $150,074. His dam is a half to 2014 GI Arlington rider, Principessa Ava squeezed through along the rail Million S. winner Hardest Core (Hard Spun). Lifetime and drew off to a measured 2 1/4-length score over Record: 4-2-0-0, $24,810. Click for the brisnet.com Rubindy (Bernardini). Sales history: i1,500 RNA wlng chart or VIDEO. O/B-Darley (KY). T-Eoin G Harty. '11 GOFNOV; i500 yrl '12 GOFOCT. Lifetime Record: 10-3-1-2, $69,759. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. TDN TODAY O-Kevin Galbraith. B-Grangemore Stud (IRE). Headline News...... 8 pages T-Jonathan E Sheppard.

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8th-GPX, $34,600, Msw, 3yo/up, 7 1/2fT, 1:35 2/5, Wildcat Red Preps for Sunshine Millions: gd. Honors Stable Corporation=s GII Besilu Stables MELVILLE (g, 3, Street Cry {Ire}--Fatefully {MSW-Eng}, Fountain of Youth S. and GIII Hutcheson S. hero by Private Account) made an impressive sweeping Wildcat Red (D=wildcat) worked five panels in 1:02.66 move from last to first in his mile debut over the at Gulfstream Park Friday in preparation for a start in Belmont turf Sept. 26, but leveled off late to be third the Sunshine Millions Classic S. Jan. 17. Runner-up in ahead of two next-out graduates. The gelding returned the GI Besilu Florida Derby and third in the GI William to finish second as the odds-on favorite at that same Hill Haskell Invitational S., the bay sports a record of six distance at Aqueduct Nov. 13, beaten a neck by wins in eight starts over the Hallandale strip and was Idiosyncratic (Thewayyouare) and again defeating a pair last seen finishing second to GII Indiana Derby scorer of subsequent maiden winners. Hammered down to East Hall (Graeme Hall) in the Millions Classic Preview 4-5 favoritism once more for this third try, the Darley S. at Gulfstream Park West Nov. 8. AIt was a very good homebred tracked the pace along the rail through a work,@ said trainer Jose Garoffalo. AI was pleased with half-mile in :50.16 and edged closer turning for home. the way he finished and galloped out. Shifted outward in mid-stretch, he kicked to the front and prevailed by a neck in a four-horse photo finish, Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 3:20 p.m. EST with first-time starter Sum Up (In Summation) earning GASPARILLA S., $100,000, 2yo, f, 7f the place spot. The winner is a half to Favourable PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML Terms (GB) (Selkirk), G1SW-Eng, $582,918; 1 Queen’s Ready More Than Ready Whitacre Dorochenko 20-1 Opportunist (Ire) (Machiavellian), SP-UAE, $314,687; 2 Huasca Tiz Wonderful Jara Loza 4-1 and Modern History (Ire) (Shamardal), SW-Fr, 3 Chilly Start Jump Start Rodriguez Cataldi 15-1 4 Colonel Dettwiller Colonel John Carstens Werneth 20-1 $108,809. His dam has a yearling full-sister to Melville. 5 A.P.’s Glory Mineshaft Homeister Jr. DiVito 3-1 Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-1, $39,900. Click for the 6 Irish Jasper First Defence Carmouche Ryan 6-1 brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 7 R Sassy Lass Exclusive Quality Gallardo Ziadie 5-1 O/B-Darley Stable (KY). T-Kiaran P McLaughlin. 8 Coco’s Wildcat Wildcat Heir No Rider O’Connell 6-1 9 Title Winner Tiz Wonderful Hill Catalano 5-1 1st-GPX, $22,000, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 1:12 1/5, gd. 10 Blue Eyed Babe West Acre Garcia O’Connell 15-1 QUALITY BIRD (c, 2, Quality Road--Caged Glory, by Click for the Brisnet.com PPs Honour and Glory) was an even seventh going an extra furlong at Churchill Nov. 1, and was 3-1 while adding Saturday, Tampa Bay Downs, post time: 4:18 p.m. EST Lasix and looking to become the 17th winner for his PASCO S., $100,000, 2yo, 7f freshman sire (by Elusive Quality). The Whitney PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML homebred bided his time in a distant fourth as favored 1 Takechargecopeland Neko Bay Pedroza McBride 20-1 2 Dekabrist Street Boss Whitacre Dorochnko 15-1 Pletcher firster Bully Proof (Bellamy Road) dueled up 3 Drama King Nobiz Like Shobiz Cruz Gatis 5-1 front. Quality Bird inched closer from the three path 4 Catalina Red Munnings Centeno Stewart 3-1 approaching the straight, kept on under energetic right- 5 X Y Jet Kantharos Gallardo Navarro 5-2 handed encouragement and reeled in the chalk to don 6 Charlie’s Brother With Distinction Vega Scace 12-1 cap and gown by a half length. Parrandero (Malibu 7 Wake Up Joe Zensational Hmister Jr. Dini 4-1 Moon), who made his move with the winner, missed 8 Vakeesh Include Garcia Rodriguez 20-1 second by a neck. The winner=s second dam is a half to 9 Big Family Any Given Saturday Prado Delgado 6-1 MGISW Birdstone (Grindstone) and champion Bird Click for the Brisnet.com PPs Town (Cape Town). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $13,405. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O/B-Marylou Whitney Stables LLC (KY). T-Ian R Wilkes. TODAY’S INSIGHTS Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw 2nd-TAM, $23K, Msw, 2yo, 6f, 12:55 p.m. ET Derek Ryan saddles Stonestreet Stables’s $750,000 Fasig-Tipton Prado Making Progress: Saratoga yearling CAGED (Indian Charlie). The bay colt is out of an Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado, who suffered a fall unraced Storm Cat daughter of GSW Strawberry Reason (Strawberry when his mount Equilibrium (Rock Hard Ten) clipped Road {Aus}), who produced champion juvenile Vindication (Seattle heels and fell in the seventh race at Gulfstream Park Slew); GSW Scipion (A.P. Indy); SW and GSP In Step (Unbridled’s Dec. 23, is recovering according to agent Bob Klesaris. Song); and MGSP Blackberry Road (Gone West). Darley homebred AHe=s doing OK,@ Klesaris said. AThere was nothing Blue Fox (Elusive Quality) breaks from the rail for Eoin Harty. The bay career-ending or life-threatening. He had a pretty good is out of a solid turf-leaning family--his dam Blue Duster (Danzig) was laceration above his eye and on the corner of his eye, English highweight at two in 1995 thanks to an undefeated season that and he had a little bit of plastic surgery. He just looked included a victory in the G1 Cheveley Park S. Blue Duster is also like he came out of a prize fight. I guess, in reality, he=s responsible for the dam of good turf runners Fantasia (GB) (Sadler’s going to miss three or four days. He=s already missed Wells) and Pink Symphony (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}). Brisnet.com PPs two, and he=s off his mounts today, so I=d say he=s day Insights cont. p3 to day.@ The Lima, Peru native is sixth in the riders standings of the Championship Meet at Gulfstream Park All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, with nine wins and earnings of $258,390. unless otherwise indicated TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 12/27/14 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Insights cont. Gravesend S. cont. The bay then returned to New York and notched his 4th-GP, $40K, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 2:02 p.m. ET second career graded stakes score with a 1 3/4-length As is usually the case, conditioner Todd Pletcher holds an extremely victory over Mewannarose in the GIII Fall Highweight H. strong hand in this maiden affair. Repole Stable’s OVERCONTROL going six furlongs in the slop on Thanksgiving day Nov. (Tapit) was a $130,000 KEESEP yearling RNA who blossomed into a 27. Slightly favored over sale-topping $725,000 OBS April juvenile after breezing in :10 1/5. He is Dads Caps to repeat in this the first foal to race out of SW and MGSP Ready for Fortune (More event, Salutos Amigos Than Ready). Pletcher will also be represented by Alto Racing’s bided his time toward the Materiality (Afleet Alex), a $260,000 KEESEP yearling and $400,000 rear of the field in the early Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile (:10 2/5 breeze). Out of SW and MGSP stages and slipped through Wildwood Flower (Langfuhr), he is a half to Pletcher-trained ‘TDN Rising a narrow opening on the Star’ My Miss Sophia (Unbridled’s Song), winner of the GII Gazelle S. rail entering the stretch. and second in the GI Kentucky Oaks this year. This is the female family Irad Ortiz lost his whip, but of GI Travers S. winner and freshman sire Afleet Express (Afleet Alex). kept his charge busy under Brisnet.com PPs steady hand-urging, and the gelding drew clear to Salutos Amigos 9th-FG, $40K, Alw, N1X, 3yo/up, 6f, 6:20 p.m. ET notch a comfortable score. NYRA/Joe Labozzetta Fox Hill Farms’s $700,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling THE SANDMAN (Bernardini) faces winners for the first time off a Dec. 6 AHe was spectacular, as maiden-breaking score over track and trip for trainer Larry Jones. The usual,@ noted Jacobson, who would go on to win two bay began his career for Chad Brown, finishing second--one spot ahead more races on the card. AThe race laid out just the way of eventual ‘TDN Rising Star’ and GI King’s Bishop S. hero The Big we thought it would, with Dads Caps and Green Gratto Beast (Yes It’s True)--at Belmont May 3 before changing barns. setting the early pace. Irad did an amazing job again.@ Brisnet.com PPs Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.

2nd-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:46 2/5, ft. BEEN HERE BEFORE (f, 2, Tapit--Connie Belle {SW. $172,254}, by Storm Cat) finished sixth in her grassy Yesterday=s Results: debut at Belmont Oct. 19, and fifth against several of GRAVESEND S., $98,000, AQU, 12-26, 3yo/up, 6f, these foes in a rained-off one-mile affair over the local 1:09 2/5, ft. main track Nov. 20. Getting first-time Lasix from a 1--SALUTOS AMIGOS, 124, g, 4, Salute the Sarge-- conditioner whose success with that move is well- Sarasota (Arg) {MGSW-Arg}, by Luhuk. O-David documented, the 4-1 shot was scrubbed on by Dylan Jacobson & Southern Equine Stable LLC; B-Joan Davis to make the early lead, but settled for second Hadley Thoroughbreds (KY); T-David Jacobson; J-Irad behind Tizthefastlaine (Colonel John) into the first turn. Ortiz Jr. $60,000. Lifetime Record: MGSW, 25-7-2-4, She put a head in front of the pacesetter midway on $687,406. the turn, and lengthened her advantage over that rival to six lengths under the line. The winner s second dam 2--Mewannarose, 118, g, 4, Bwana Charlie--Darby = is GSW and GISP Minister s Melody (Deputy Minister), Rose, by Red Bullet. ($10,000 yrl '11 OBSAUG). = who produced Bob and John (Seeking the Gold), hero O-William B Fuccillo. $20,000. of the 2006 GI Wood Memorial S. here. Lifetime 3--Dads Caps, 124, c, 4, Discreet Cat--Seeking the Record: 3-1-0-0, $38,375. Click for the brisnet.com Silver, by Grindstone. O-Vincent S Scuderi. $10,000. chart or VIDEO. Hidden Brook foaled & raised for Vince Scuderi O/B-Darley (KY). T-Kiaran P McLaughlin. Margins: 2HF, HF, 2 1/4. Odds: 1.20, 3.80, 1.35. Salutos Amigos, transferred to David Jacobson from the Eric Guillot barn earlier this year, reeled off three straight wins followed by a pair of third-place finishes in the GII True North S. and the GIII Belmont Sprint Championship S. for his new outfit. Given a brief mid- summer freshening, the 4-year-old was second to River Rocks (Western Pride) in a Saratoga optional claimer Aug. 31 before rallying to grab fourth in the GI Vosburgh S. over six panels at Belmont Sept. 27. Extended to seven furlongs, he drew off to a decisive victory in the GIII Bold Ruler H. at Belmont Oct. 25, impressive enough to earn him a spot in the GI Breeders= Cup Sprint at Santa Anita one week later, where he finished seventh. CLICK HERE to sign up TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 12/27/14 • PAGE 4 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

Yesterday=s Results: MARYLAND JUVENILE FILLY CHAMPIONSHIP S., $125,000, LRL, 12-26, (S), 2yo, f, 7f, 1:25 3/5, ft. 1--#SPOTTED HEART, 119, f, 2, Lion Hearted--Red Valentine, by Dehere. ($10,000 yrl '13 FTMSEP; $62,000 2yo >14 FTMMAY). O-Copper Penny Stables; B-Mr & Mrs Charles McGinnes (MD); T-Mark Shuman; J-Sheldon Russell. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $122,470. *1/2 to Glib (Great Notion), MSW, $193,160.

2--Miss Bullistic, 119, f, 2, Bullsbay--Miss Lombardi, by Unbridled Jet. ($30,000 yrl '13 FTMSEP). O-Kathleen Willier. $25,000. 3--Everything Lovely, 119, f, 2, Pollard's Vision-- Desiderata, by During. ($30,000 yrl '13 FTMSEP; $70,000 2yo >14 FTMMAY). O-Pewter Stable & Armand A Delaperriere. $12,500. Margins: 1 1/4, NO, HF. Odds: 23.70, 7.60, 2.80. Fifth in the Maryland Million Lassie S. here Oct. 18 against a number of these foes, Spotted Heart broke through back in the maiden ranks last time Nov. 20. Traveling in and among horses early, the longshot got bumped around while mounting a bid in upper stretch as well-backed " " " Everything Lovely opened up and appeared en route to victory. Undeterred, Spotted Heart found another gear down the center of the course, and Spotted Heart closed with giant strides Jim McCue, MJC in the final sixteenth to Yesterday=s Results: win by daylight. AI thought we were in the perfect 2nd-FGX, $41,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), NW2X, position and it went from good to horrible,@ said 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11 1/5, ft. winning trainer Mark Shuman of his charge=s trip. AAt KEEP CROSSING (f, 3, Istan--Saramar, by Langfuhr), a that point, with all the traffic, I was just hoping we second-out graduate here Feb. 7, won a Delaware could get up for third. Once Sheldon got her clear, she allowance next out May 31 and was fifth in that really kicked in and he got her there. We had been venue=s Beautiful Day S. July 3. Eighth in Monmouth=s concerned because she has been growing so fast. We=ll Miss Woodford S. July 20, she was third last time in a just see how she comes out of this race, freshen her, or six-furlong Delaware optional claimer Aug. 13. Having maybe not.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. worked a five-panel bullet in 1:00 2/5 here Dec. 16, the 4-1 shot saved ground in a covered-up sixth through swift splits of :21.84 and :45.53. Weaving between 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. rivals to launch a bid in the lane, the bay seized This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form command in the final furlong and drew clear for a or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without 3/4-length victory over Scammony (Tiz Wonderful). The prior written permission of the copyright owner, winner is a half to Same Cross (Proud Citizen), MSP, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, $151,241, who also showed an affinity for this strip. race results and earnings was obtained from results Sales history: $22,000 RNA yrl '12 KEESEP. Lifetime charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized Record: 7-3-0-2, $82,320. Click for the brisnet.com here with the permission of the copyright owner, chart or VIDEO. Daily Racing Form. O/B-Brereton C Jones (KY). T-J Larry Jones. TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 12/27/14 • PAGE 5 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

9th-SAX, $57,750, Msw, 2yo, f, 1mT, 1:36 3/5, fm. DEA (f, 2, Midshipman--Di's Time {SW & MGSP, $241,793}, by Gilded Time) never lifted a hoof and checked in ninth at odds of 37-1 sprinting on the Del Yesterday=s Results: Mar synthetic Nov. 29, and was dismissed at 9-1 on the stretch out and surface switch while looking to become her freshman sire (by Unbridled=s Song)=s 19th individual winner. Away alertly, the blaze-faced chestnut settled in a ground-saving spot behind an honest early pace. She wove her way through horses on the home bend, but still had plenty to do at the head of the lane. Dea kicked it into high gear from there, 4th-SAX, $57,500, Msw, 2yo, 6 1/2f, 1:15, ft. showing off an impressive turn of foot to gobble up +MICKS MIRACLE, c, 2, by Wildcat Heir ground and catapult herself to victory by 3 1/4 lengths 1st Dam: Bubbley Blonde, by Cuvee over fellow longshot second timer Rue de Cry (Street 2nd Dam: Real Blonde, by Mr. Greeley Cry {Ire}), who was 12th in that same Nov. 29 race at 3rd Dam: Double Entry, by Raja Baba Del Mar. The winner, a $40,000 KEESEP yearling and John Liviakis homebred Micks Miracle was working $52,000 OBSAPR juvenile, is a 3/4-sister to Stat up a storm at Santa Anita in the mornings--including a (Unbridled=s Song), GSP; and a half to Lenaro (Buddha), six-furlong bullet in 1:11 1/5 (1/22) Dec. 7 and a sharp GSP; and Charlotte=s Di (El Corredor), MSP, $182,396. five-furlong move in :59 1/5 Dec. 20 (8/92)--and was Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $33,850. Click for the backed accordingly as the 9-5 chalk. Away in good brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. order from post six, the chestnut secured a perfect O-Quintessential Racing Florida LLC & Horse'n Around position to race on the outside in third through an Racing Stable. B-James Schurman (KY). T-Mark Casse. opening quarter in :21.76. He made an impressive Consigned by Justin Casse sweeping move to gain command just off the far turn, leveled off nicely when set down for the drive by Joe 5th-GGX, $27,770, Msw, 2yo, 1m (off turf), 1:39 2/5, ft. Talamo and was geared down late to win by CROSS THE LINE (c, 2, Line of David--Beer Baroness, 5 1/4 good-looking lengths. Wabel (Curlin), a solid by Mr. Greeley), a half to last year=s GI Breeders= Cup second behind The Gomper (Sky Mesa) after leading in Juvenile Fillies upsetter Ria Antonia (Rockport Harbor), the stretch in his Los Al debut Dec. 5, stayed on for Ch. 2yo Filly-Can, GISW, $1,525,496, was second second after setting a pressured pace. It was another going 5 1/2 panels over the local main track Nov. 7, 3 1/4 lengths back to Ideal (Super Saver) in third. Micks and third at the same trip a month later. Supported at Miracle is the first and only foal from Bubbley Blonde, 7-10 to become the eighth winner for his freshman sire who won three of nine career starts. She was claimed (by Lion Heart) while stretching out, the dark bay went by Liviakis for $12,500 at the Oak Tree at Santa Anita straight to the front and never looked back en route to meeting back in October 2009. Lifetime Record: a 4 1/2-length graduation. Percy Fawcett (Big Brown) 1-1-0-0, $33,600. Click for the brisnet.com chart or completed the exacta. Sales history: $55,000 yrl '13 VIDEO. Click for the free brisnet.com catalogue-style FTKJUL; $90,000 RNA 2yo >14 BESMAR. Lifetime pedigree. Record: 3-1-1-1, $23,920. Click for the brisnet.com O/B-John Liviakis (KY). T-Philip D'Amato. chart or VIDEO. Thorostride.com video. O-Hollendorfer, Todaro, Live Your Dreams Racing Stable, Sigband et al. B-Lynn B Schiff (KY). T-Jerry Hollendorfer. graduate S E Q U E L B L O O D S T O C K

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First-crop starters to watch: Saturday, December 27 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) COOL COAL MAN (Mineshaft), Journeyman, $4K, 40/9/1 IN U.A.E.: 9-SA, Msw, 1 1/16m, Think, $40K OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 Daar Rashid, c, 4, Exceed and Excel (Aus)--Sayyedati HOLMES (El Corredor), 4/0/0 6-SUN, Msw, 6f, J C Rocket Holmes, 10-1 Symphony, by Gone West. Jebel Ali, 12-26, Hcp. KANTHAROS (Lion Heart), Ocala Stud, $5K, 51/18/1 1200m, 1:12.39. B-Rabbah Bloodstock LLC. 9-SA, Msw, 1 1/16m, Kantune, $80K OBS APR 2yo, 5-1 Hidden Brook Foaled & Raised 9-TAM, Stk, 7f, X Y Jet, $56K OBS AUG yrl, 5-2 Interpret, g, 6, Distorted Humor--Quendom (Arg), by LINE OF DAVID (Lion Heart), Spendthrift Farm, $6K, 50/9/0 Interprete (Arg). Jebel Ali, 12-26, cond. 1800m, 3-TUP, Stk, 6 1/2f, Solomon, $35K KEE SEP yrl, 7-2 1:48.73. B-Alessandro Miserocchi. *$900,000 yrl >09 LOOKIN AT LUCKY (Smart Strike), Ashford Stud, $15K, 100/29/3 FTSAUG. **1/2 to Invasor (Arg) (Candy Stripes), 3-FG, Msw, 5 1/2fT, +Lu Rae's Lucky Sky, 8-1 Horse of the Year & Ch. Older Horse-US, Horse of the MACH RIDE (Pentelicus), Bridlewood Farm, $2K, 9/2/0 Year & Ch. 3yo-Uru, Hwt Older Horse at 9.5-11f- 6-TAM, Msw, 6f, +Double Check, $45K OBS APR 2yo, 10-1 UAE, MGISW-US, G1SW-UAE, MSW-Uru, MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 79/19/0 7-TUP, Stk, 6 1/2f, Perfect Style, $32K KEE SEP yrl, 5-2 $7,690,000. MUNNINGS (Speightstown), Ashford Stud, $10K, 104/26/3 Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency 9-TAM, Stk, 7f, Catalina Red, $71K OBS APR 2yo, 3-1 3-SA, Msw, 5 1/2f, Ben's Duchess, $170K OBS MAR 2yo, 6-1 IN SOUTH KOREA: MUSKET MAN (Yonaguska), Elite Thoroughbreds, $3K, 15/3/1 Mr. Jilju, c, 2, Concerto--Adhrythm (MSW, $642,872), 2-TAM, Msw, 6f, J's Buck Shot Bang, 8-1 by Adhocracy. Busan, 12-26, Cond. ($37k), 1300m. NACIMIENTO (Gone West), 12/3/0 B-Centaur Farms Inc (FL). *$17,000 2yo >14 9-SUN, Stk, 1m, Naci Knothead, 12-1 OBSAPR. NEKO BAY (Giant's Causeway), Elite Thoroughbreds, $3K, 25/6/0 Take Rush, c, 2, Desert Party--Hot Line, by Capote. 9-TAM, Stk, 7f, Takechargecopeland, 20-1 QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), Lane's End, $25K, 110/17/2 Busan, 12-26, Maiden ($37k), 1500m. B-Robert 3-FG, Msw, 5 1/2fT, +Quality Indeed, 15-1 Hewett (KY). *Won by five lengths. **$9,500 yrl >13 SOUTHWESTERN HEAT (Gone West), A & A Ranch, $3K, 18/6/0 FTKOCT. ***10th winner for freshman sire (by 9-SUN, Stk, 1m, Southern Fire, $15K RUI MIX yrl, 8-1 Street Cry {Ire}). SUMMER BIRD (Birdstone), Japan, $15K, 93/8/0 Mink Coat, c, 2, Exclusive Quality--One Classie Lassie, 9-SA, Msw, 1 1/16m, Second Summer, $72K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1 by Deerhound. Busan, 12-26, Maiden ($52k), SUPER SAVER (Maria's Mon), WinStar, $20K, 116/15/4 1200m. B-Four Horsemen=s Ranch (FL). *$30,000 1-CT, Msw, 6 1/2f, Super Beau, $60K RNA OBS OPN 2yo, 5-1 2yo >14 OBSAPR. TEMPLE CITY (Dynaformer), Spendthrift Farm, $5K, 89/11/2 Ready When You Are, g, 2, In Summation--My Friend 6-SA, Stk, 1mT, Bolo, 4-1 Melini, by Trippi. Busan, 12-26, Cond. ($52k), TIZDEJAVU (Tiznow), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 51/7/1 1200m. B-Marion G Montanari (FL). *$5,500 yrl >13 10-TAM, Msw, 1mT, +Tiz My Valentine, $20K RNA FTK OCT yrl, 15-1 OBSAUG; $30,000 2yo >14 OBSJUN. 3-SA, Msw, 5 1/2f, +L. A. Magic, $27K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 12-1 Congratulations! Graduate of Boutte Training & Sales WARRIOR’S REWARD (Medaglia d'Oro), Spendthrift Farm, $13K, 104/13/1 7-DED, Msw, 6 1/2f, Some Gave All, $35K KEE SEP yrl, 4-1 EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS First/second-crop starters to watch: Sat., December 27 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) IN U.A.E.: COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow), WinStar, $15K, 186/52/3 Silver Galaxy (GB), c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Silver Patrol (Ire) 7-TAM, Stk, 7f, Colonel Dettwiller, $100K RNA EAS MAY 2yo, 20-1 (SW & GSP-Eng), by Pivotal (GB). Jebel Ali, 12-26, DIABOLICAL (Artax), A&A Ranch, $4K, 85/46/6 Hcp. 1800m, 1:49.80. B-Newsells Park Stud. 9-SUN, Stk, 1m, Liberty Lover, 5-2 *13,000gns HRA >14 TATJUL. 6-SUN, Msw, 6f, +Magic Coin, 10-1 Okimono (GB), g, 5, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Ivory Gala DUNKIRK (Unbridled's Song), Ashford, $10K, 186/54/4 (Fr) (SP-Fr), by Galileo (Ire). Jebel Ali, 12-26, mdn. 5-FG, Stk, 1mT, Alamo Heights, 12-1 1400m, 1:26.60. B-TRG Vestey Partners. OLD FASHIONED (Unbridled's Song), Taylor Made, $8K, 158/50/4 7-TUP, Stk, 6 1/2f, R Sweet Addiction, $14K ARZ NOV yrl, 15-1 *50,000gns yrl >10 TATOCT. 6-TAM, Msw, 6f, +Call Me Clever, $17K RNA OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 Muarrab (GB), g, 5, Oasis Dream (GB)--Licence to Thrill 3-TUP, Stk, 6 1/2f, Outdated, $29K OBS OPN 2yo, 4-1 (GB), by Wolfhound. Jebel Ali, 12-26, cond. 1200m, PIONEEROF THE NILE (Empire Maker), WinStar, $15K, 159/51/6 1:11.11, B-Stratford Place Stud. *280,000gns yrl >10 6-SA, Stk, 1mT, Pioneerof the West, $80K OBS AUG yrl, 12-1 TATOCT. **1/2 to Wavebound (GB) (Exceed and ZENSATIONAL (Unbridled's Song), Hill ‘n’ Dale, $15K, 144/53/3 Excel {Aus}), GSW-Eng, $203,220; and Bungle 9-TAM, Stk, 7f, Wake Up Joe, $52K KEE SEP yrl, 4-1 inthejungle (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}), MGSW- 7-TUP, Stk, 6 1/2f, Freakin Amazing, 8-1 Eng, $142,704. 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8th-HAW, $23,138, NW1$X, (S), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:45, ft. LEWIS CIELO (g, 3, Lewis Michael--Jaguar Cielo, by Conquistador Cielo) Lifetime Record: 8-2-0-1, $26,192. Stakes Results: O/B-Jaguar on the Run Stables (IL). T-Thomas H NAGOYA GRAND PRIX-Listed, -46,500,000, Nagoya, Swearingen. 12-23, 3yo/up, 2500m, 2:43.50, yl. 1--A SHIN MOREOVER (JPN), 126, h, 8, Manhattan 6th-TAM, $22,700, NW1X, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:36 1/5, Cafe (Jpn)--Oregon Girl, by Rubiano. O-Eishindo Inc; fm. B-Eishin Farm (Jpn); T-Yoshio Oki; J-Makoto Okabe ; DUBAI TIME (g, 5, Essence of Dubai--Time to Frolic, by -31,000,000. Lifetime Record: MGSP-Jpn, Pentelicus) Lifetime Record: 33-6-2-7, $107,705. O-The 49-12-10-7. 2--Nihonpiro Ours (Jpn), 128, h, 7, White Muzzle (GB) Parting Glass Stable (Tom Cullen). B-Liam Benson & --Nihon Pillow Lupinus(Jpn), by Admire Vega (Jpn). Mayo West Farm (FL). T-Derek S Ryan. O-Hyakutaro Kobayashi; B-Kataoka Bokujo; -8,060,000. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: 3--Civil War (Jpn), 126, h, 9, War Emblem--Ticket To Because He Can, c, 2, Colonel John--Ladyecho (MSW & Dance (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells. O-Shadai Race Horse; MGSP, $381,186), by Alphabet Soup. LRL, 12-26, B-Shadai Farm; -4,030,000. (C), 7f, 1:24 2/5. B-Aske Bloodstock & Castleview Margins: NK, HF, 5. Odds: 12.30, 1.50, 2.90. Bloodstock (KY). *$33,000 yrl '13 FTKJUL. Hip 1537 - Dam selling at KeeJan with OAK LODGE USA HYOGO GOLD TROPHY-Listed, -31,500,000, Sonoda, 12-24, 3yo/up, 1400m, 1:25.70, yl. Graduate of Donna Freyer’s Custom Care Equine LLC 1--#MEISHO COLUMBO (JPN), 123, h, 5, Manhattan Tricky Kitty, f, 2, Datrick--Tale of the Clerk, by Tale of Cafe (Jpn)--Meisho Haab (Jpn), by Erhaab. O-Yoshio the Cat. SUN, 12-26, (S), 6f, 1:12 3/5. B-Mike Matsumoto; B-Toshiaki Nakajima; T-Koichi Tsunoda; Abraham (NM). *$1,900 yrl '13 RUIAUG. J-Koshiro Take; -21,000,000. Lifetime Record: Justonemorething, g, 2, Sea of Secrets--Cynical, by 18-7-5-1. Wild Gold. SAX, 12-26, (S), (C), 6f, 1:11. B-Shirley 2--Jo Meteor (Jpn), 117, h, 8, Neo Universe (Jpn)-- & Melissa Ford (CA). Jo Secretary (Jpn), by Tony Bin (Ire). O-Keiko Ueda; Enduring Touch, f, 2, Touch Gold--Classic Example, by B-Hiroyuki Tanaka; -5,250,000. Maria's Mon. AQU, 12-26, (S), (C), 6f, 1:13 4/5. 3--Sakura Shiny (Jpn), 117, h, 8, Sakura President B-John McMahon, Kate McMahon &Sisters in Racing (Jpn)--Sakura Future (Jpn), by Sakura Yutaka-Oh LLC (NY). *$24,000 RNA yrl '13 FTNAUG; $17,000 (Jpn). O-Yasuyuki Suda; B-Shinwa Farm; -2,520,000 yrl '13 FTKOCT; $33,000 2yo 14 FTMMAY. Margins: 1HF, 5, NK. Odds: 1.80, 4.90, 16.10. >

Queen's Parade, f, 3, Giant's Causeway--Queen of Kills, B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N by Unbridled's Song. GPX, 12-26, 1 3/16mT, 1:59 3/5. B-Hilbert Thoroughbreds Inc & Menard AMERICA Thoroughbreds Inc (KY). *$200,000 wlng '11 KEENOV. ALLOWANCE RESULTS: LANE’S END Sales Graduate 8th-DED, $36,900, 12-23, NW2L, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:43, sy. Ingordo Bloodstock Weanling Purchase YESIMDREAMING (f, 3, Woke Up Dreamin--El Yeah, by El Amante) Lifetime Record: 9-2-3-1, $66,630. O-Tobin H Grigsby and Stewart M Madison. B-Tobin H Grigsby & Stewart Madison (LA). T-Patrick Mouton.

6th-HAW, $34,188, NW1$X, 3yo/up, 1m70y, 1:43 2/5, ft. SWARM (c, 3, Powerful Goer--Bee My Honey {SP, $106,343}, by Southern Halo) Lifetime Record: 21-5-2-6, $136,709. O/B-Nancy Vanier & Lyda Williamson (IL). T-Brian Williamson.

9th-SUN, $29,600, NW2L, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:06, ft. TURBULENT SEA (f, 3, Seacliff--Ryann, by Signal Tap) Lifetime Record: 6-2-1-1, $41,280. O-Larry T Bills & Greg Green. B-Brian K Bentley & Patsy Handcock (NM). T-Greg Green. *$5,200 yrl '12 RUIJUL.

From the Gary and Mary West Collection at Hill ‘n’ Dale

$7,500 payable out of proceeds or by 12/31/17

Eclipse Finalist and Breeders’ Cup Champion New Year’s Day was the highest weighted 2YO Colt in North America on the 2013 Experimental Free Handicap

New Year’s Day...... 126 Havana...... 125 Shared Belief...... 125 Honor Code...... 124 Outstrip (GB)...... 123 Strong Mandate...... 122 Giovanni Boldini...... 122

Half-Brother sold for $2,200,000 as the co-Sales Topper at Keeneland September

A Team West Trifecta Stallion If you breed to New Year’s Day, Flashback, and Power Broker in 2015, the stud fee is $5,000 each - payable out of proceeds or by 12/31/17.

Team West Guarantee applies From sales proceeds, the first $7,500 going to breeders for weanling (859) 255-8290 • www.hillndalefarms.com sales and the first $15,000 going to breeders for yearling sales. TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 12/27/14 • PAGE 8 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com

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CONDITIONS RESULTS: 1st-DEA, i29,000, 12-26, 2yo, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:58.28, ft. PRINCESS CHARM (IRE) (f, 2, Rip Van Winkle {Ire}-- Gold Charm {Ger} {SW-Fr}, by Key of Luck) Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 place, i29,300. O-Gerard Tocze, Carlos Lerner, Yann Lerner, Michel Tocze, Romain Tocze & Mme Sylviane Tocze. B-Malcolm Parrish (Ire). T-Carlos & Yann Lerner. *i15,000 RNA wlng >12 ARQDEC; i8,000 yrl >13 ARQOCT.

2nd-DEA, i21,000, 12-26, 4yo/up, 9 1/2f (AWT), 1:56.37, ft. STAR SYSTEM (IRE) (c, 4, Danehill Dancer {Ire}--Silver Rain {Fr} {SW-Fr}, by Rainbow Quest) Lifetime Record: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 place, i29,300. O-Gestut Etzean. B-Wertheimer & Frere (Ire). T-Andreas Wohler. *i25,000 HRA >13 ARQNOV. **1/2 to Baahama (Ire) (Anabaa), SW & GSP-Fr, $120,723; and Opposite (Ire) (Dansili {GB}), G1SP-Ger & SP-Fr, $116,410.

2nd-WOL, ,19,000, 12-26, 3yo/up, 5f 216y (AWT), 1:14.21, ft. PRETEND (IRE) (g, 3, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Fafinta {Ire}, by Indian Ridge {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-1, ,27,697. O-Godolphin. B-Azienda Agricola Loreto Luciani (Ire). T-Charlie Appleby. *i70,000 wlng >11 GOFNOV. **1/2 to Fiulin (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), SW & GSP-Eng, $111,698

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Estate Fanese (Ity), f, 2, Blu Air Force (Ire)--Ohiyesa (Ire), by Noverre. PIS, 12-26, 6fT, time: n/a, gd. B-Azienda Agricola Loreto Luciani (Ity). Kyrenia Castle (Ger), c, 2, Dashing Blade (GB)--Key To Win (Fr), by Halling. WOL, 12-26, 5f 20y (AWT), 1:02.39. B-Claudia Katharina Loseken (Ger).

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