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CAN AUSSIES TAKE A STAND AT ROYAL HEADLINE ASCOT?...p2-3 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007 ROYAL REVELRY COCKNEY TREBLE? Ascot will play host to a crowd of 300,000 over the Established in 1834, the G1 St James=s Palace S. is five days of high-class racing known as Royal Ascot. now firmly entrenched in the program as the traditional Exactly 200 years after decider between the various Guineas heros of Europe, the traditional center- and Phil Cunningham=s Cockney Rebel (Ire) (Val Royal piece, the Gold Cup, was {Fr}) is the one to beat today. His sustained burst to inaugurated, the meeting capture Newmarket=s G1 2000 Guineas May 5 was not has reached phenomenal in evidence at The Curragh three weeks later, but he heights and now has fa- had what it took to get the job done and complete the cilities to match its sta- English-Irish 2000 Guineas double. He showed he can tus, thanks to the 220- , battle in the latter, though, and will need to here if he is million redevelopment to follow where Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) led in 2002 in The Queen’s Carriage at Royal Ascot program and the subse- pulling off the trio of triumphs. AWe=ve had no hitches, quent ,10-million upgrade for this year=s renewal. For the top hat and high-fashion he=s in fine form and I=m well pleased with him,@ trainer brigade, the Royal Ascot experience has never been Geoff Huffer told PA Sport. AI think he is still improving, richer, and the 170,000 bottles of champagne expected too. He=ll be a better horse than he was in Ireland. I to be consumed this week make it a ratio of 10,000 for keep looking for a chink in his armour, but I haven=t every group race run. Cont. p2 found one yet.@ St James=s Palace cont. p2 THE RETURN OF GORGEOUS GEORGE Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain, post time: 3:45 p.m. Few comebacks have seemed as unlikely and been as ST JAMES=S PALACE S.-G1, ,250,000, 3yo, c, 1mT anticipated as that of George Washington (Ire) SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER (Danehill), but he steps onto the Ascot turf as large as 1 6 Astronomer Royal Danzig A O=Brien life in today=s G1 Queen Anne S. 2 3 Cockney Rebel (Ire) Val Royal (Fr) Huffer Although Susan Magnier, Michael 3 8 Creachadoir (Ire) King=s Best Bolger Tabor and Derrick Smith=s colt 47 Duke of Marmalade (Ire) Danehill A O=Brien missed this meeting last year, he 5 4 Dutch Art (GB) Medicean (GB) P Chapple-Hyam had dazzled sufficiently in winning 6 1 Excellent Art (GB) Pivotal (GB) A O=Brien the G1 2000 Guineas and G1 75 He=s a Decoy (Ire) In the Wings Wachman Queen Elizabeth II S. to ensure a 8 2 Jack Junior Songandaprayer Meehan lofty status at stud. Subsequently All carry 126 pounds. proven subfertile, the enigma was eased back into the Ballydoyle rou- tine and resumes his old career to- George Washington day. AI think he=s been back about Tuesday 19 June Horsephotos three months, but he was back a month before he went into the main 2.30 G2 Coventry S. 2yo, 6fT string,@ commented Aidan O=Brien, looking for a second 3.05 G2 King=s Stand S. 3yo/up, 5fT consecutive renewal following the exploits of Ad Valo- 3.45 G1 St. James's Palace S. 3yo, c, 1mT rem. AI think he was a little bit unsure about himself and 4.20 G1 Queen Anne S. 4yo/up, 1mT his surroundings at two and three and can be wary, but 4.55 Ascot S. (Hcp.) 4yo/up, 2 1/2mT he seems to have grown out of that mentally and we re = 5.30 Windsor Castle S. (L) 2yo, 5fT hoping that=s behind him now. He just likes to be sure what he is being asked to do.@ Queen Anne S. cont. p3 www.ascot.co.uk www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/19/07 • PAGE 2 of 7 A Brief History... St James=s Palace S. cont. Royal Ascot began courtesy of Queen Anne in 1711, O’Brien Shoots for the Stars (Again)... with the first building established 82 years later and the Aidan O=Brien=s record in the St. James=s Palace S. racecourse officially recog- reads three winners, a second and two thirds from the nised in 1813. In 1807, last seven renewals, and he continues a recent trend in when the Ascot Gold Cup opting for safety in numbers here. Heading the O=Brien was run for the first time, triumvirate is Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael the Royal meeting started to Tabor=s Astronomer Royal (Danzig), who overcame Jim take shape. It was followed Bolger=s Creachadoir (Ire) (King=s Best) to take the in 1825 by the inaugural G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains at Longchamp May 13. Royal Procession and 20 Kingmambo in 1993, Sendawar (Ire) in 1999 and years later by the Royal En- Shamardal two years ago managed to complete the closure. The St James=s Pal- Poulains-Palace double, but the list of the vanquished in ace S., Queen Anne S., that period includes such as Ashkalani (Ire), Daylami Prince of Wales=s S. and (Ire) and Landseer (GB). Magnier, Tabor, Smith and Coronation S. were all 19th-century creations, while the Matthew Green=s Excellent Art (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) may Golden Jubilee S. was introduced as the Cork and Or- be labeled unlucky not to be bringing the French 2000 rery S. in 1868 and became known by its new title in Guineas crown into this contest after being repeatedly celebration of the Queen=s Golden Jubilee year in 2002. stopped before running on into fourth. Along with Duke This year=s meeting is set to take place on ground eas- of Marmalade (Ire) (Danehill), fourth in both the ier than in recent times after the rains arrived on the Newmarket and Curragh Guineas, they make up a for- weekend. Clerk of the Course Chris Stickels declared, midable challenge from Ballydoyle. Of the former two, AI=m delighted with the course, it=s in great condition.@ O=Brien said, AThere wasn=t much between them in France, and it will be interesting to see who gets the Today’s Graded Stakes luck on the day. Astronomer Royal had to come wide brought to you by off the bend and lost ground there, while Excellent Art was getting a clear run up the inner until late.@ Susan Roy and Cheveley Park Stud=s Dutch Art (GB) (Medicean {GB}) is a prime contender and demonstrated when third in the Newmarket Guineas that he stays a stiff mile. That was in doubt because of the natural speed he showed at two when winning the G2 Norfolk S. here in June, G1 Prix Morny at Deauville in August 9:30a Coventry S.-G2, Royal Ascot 9:55a Prix du Lys-G3, Longchamp and G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket in October. 10:05a King’s Stand S.-G2, Royal Ascot ADutch Art is in very good form,@ trainer Peter Chapple- 10:45a St. James’s Palace S.-G1, Royal Ascot Hyam said. AThe St James=s Palace has always been the 11:20a Queen Anne S.-G1, Royal Ascot plan for him since the Guineas and I=m more than happy All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. with him. Cockney Rebel beat us fair and square at KODIAK KOWBOY is the FIRST STAKES Newmarket, but we are going to try and reverse the WINNER for POSSE! form. All ground seems to come the same to him, so Click here for more... that won=t be an issue. He is one of the few horses who can go on just about any ground.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/19/07 • PAGE 3 of 7 Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain, post time: 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain, post time: 3:05 p.m. QUEEN ANNE S.-G1, ,250,000, 4yo/up, 1mT KING=S STAND S.-G2, ,200,000, 3yo/up, 5fT SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT 1 4 Cesare (GB) Machiavellian Fanshawe 1 5 Benbaun (Ire) Stravinsky Wallace 130 28 George Washington (Ire) Danehill A O=Brien 23 Bentley Biscuit (Aus) Peintre Celebre Waterhouse 130 3 6 Jeremy Danehill Dancer (Ire) Stoute 3 1 Dandy Man (Ire) Mozart (Ire) T Collins 130 4 1 Notability (Ire) King=s Best bin Suroor 4 20 Desert Lord (GB) Green Desert K Ryan 130 5 5 Racinger (Fr) Spectrum (Ire) F Head 5 21 Green Manalishi (GB) Green Desert K Ryan 130 6 2 Ramonti (Fr) Martino Alonso (Ire) bin Suroor 66 King Orchisios (Ire) Tagula (Ire) K Ryan 130 7 3 Turtle Bowl (Ire) Dyhim Diamond (Ire) Rohaut 7 17 Magnus (Aus) Flying Spur (Aus) Moody 130 8 7 Red Evie (Ire) Intikhab Bell 88 Matsunosuke (GB) Magic Ring (Ire) Coogan 130 All carry 126 pounds bar Red Evie, 123. 9 18 Moorhouse Lad (GB) Bertolini Smart 130 Godolphin have stamped their considerable presence 10 11 Moss Vale (Ire) Shinko Forest (Ire) Nicholls 130 on this race more than any other at the meeting, win- 11 4 Pivotal Point (GB) Pivotal (GB) Makin 130 ning six of the last 11 renewals.