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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI RESORTS WORLD NY CASINO WOOD MEMORIAL S. LOVE FIFTEEN Last term=s G1 Criterium International hero French Fifteen (Fr) (Turtle Bowl {Ire}) goes on trial for next month's G1 2000 Guineas at Newmarket in today=s G3 Prix Djebel at Maison-Laffitte and he will carry significant crowd support in this seasonal return. Acquired by Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani after the Criterium International, he has been OCTET SET FOR WOOD beaten just once in his A competitive group of eight sophomores has been last five starts--in entered for Saturday=s $1-million GI Resorts World October=s G3 Prix Casino New York City Wood Memorial S., and WinStar Thomas Bryon at Saint- French Fifteen Farm=s Gemologist (Tiznow) has been installed as the Cloud. His conqueror in reboursiere-montaigu.com 8-5 choice on the morning line. He will break from post that event, Abtaal (Rock six with Javier Castellano in the irons. Alpha Hard Ten), is one of two Jean-Claude Rouget entries (Bernardini), the second choice at 5-2, drew the rail. who reopposes here in his first start since. On the far outside is unbeaten The Lumber Guy Makfi (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) used this as a stepping (Grand Slam), who is listed at 8-1. Barry K. Schwartz=s stone to Guineas glory two years ago and his trainer homebred is coming off a Mikel Delzangles is represented by the unbeaten sharp win in Laurel=s Hermival (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), who comes here off a Miracle Wood S. Feb. 25 once-out win at Saint-Cloud in November. AWe will (video). He will attempt know more about his programme after he has run, but to carry his speed two Hermival has come through the winter in good shape,@ turns for the first time Delzangles told Racing Post. AHe is also by Dubawi, so while maintaining a let=s hope that he can go on and do the same thing [as timber theme. Makfi] at Newmarket.@ Cont. p3 AI don=t know if we=re The Lumber Guy going to have much of a Jim McCue/MJC choice than to be on the lead,@ said trainer Michael Hushion. ABut I love the way he=s been acting. I=m very happy with the way he=s coming into the race. He got something out of his last work [1:01.83, Apr. 1], and it didn=t knock him back at all. I might work him a little again on Friday.@ Trainer Nick Zito, who has saddled a trio of Wood winners, has 20-1 Casual Trick (Bernardini) this time around. A narrow second in the Gulfstream Park Derby on New Year=s Day, the regally bred bay underwent a throat operation following a pair of non-threatening efforts at the Hallandale oval. AWe=re hoping he=ll breathe better,@ said Zito, Aand that he=ll step up to the plate.@ The son of G1 Epsom Oaks heroine Casual Look (Red Ransom) carries the colors of Robert LaPenta. TDN TODAY Headline News..................... 9 pages In This Issue Grade I Bonanza Set for Saturday 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 In addition to the Wood Memorial, Aqueduct stages an outstanding (732) 747-8060 renewal of the GI Carter H., featuring a (732) 747-8955 (fax) rematch between Caleb’s Posse (Posse) and www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Calibrachoa (Southern Image). West Coast www.thetdn.com sophomores get one final crack to state their case in the GI Santa Anita Derby, in Barry Weisbord, co-publisher which Creative Cause (Giant’s Causeway) looks to cement his reputation as the best [email protected] , co-publisher local hope in the Run for the Roses. And Sue Finley at Keeneland, Stephanie’s Kitten (Kitten’s [email protected] Caleb’s Posse Horsephotos Joy) returns to the scene of her victory in the GI Darley Alcibiades S. when she takes on a half-dozen rivals in the Editorial GI Central Bank Ashland S. 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Coverage begins page 6 Customer Service Horsephotos [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Marketing EST Race Click for TV Gary King, Marketing Manager 8:20a Prix Djebel-G3, MLF ------------ ---- [email protected] 8:50p Prix Imprudence-G3, MLF ------------ ---- TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 4/5/12 • PAGE 3 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Prix Djebel Preview cont. from p1 Hermival is joined by a pair of fellow unbeaten candidates. Lord Sinclair (Mizzen Mast) lines up off scores at Cagnes-sur-Mer in February and last month=s Listed Prix Montenica at Deauville, whereas German raider Al Malek (Fr) (Anabaa) backed up an impressive debut triumph at Deauville with a 13-length demolition at his local Krefeld track on sophomore bow last month. Italian challenger Salure (GB) (Sakhee) boasts Group 1 form, having hit the board in October=s G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp, but comes back off a shock defeat at Milan last month. Richard Hannon trainee Rockinante (Fr) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) enhances the international flavor and makes his seasonal debut coming back from a win in the G3 Autumn S. at Newmarket last October. Thursday, Maisons-Laffitte, France, post time: 2:20 p.m. PRIX DJEBEL-G3, €80,000, 3yo, c/g, 7fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 2 Abtaal Rock Hard Ten Soumillon Rouget 2 10 Amaan Nayef Mendizabal Rouget 3 7 French Fifteen (Fr) Turtle Bowl (Ire) Peslier Clement 4 8 Hermival (Ire) Dubawi (Ire) Lemaire Delzangles 5 4 Rockinante (Fr) Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) R Moore Hannon 6 1 Lord Sinclair K Mizzen Mast Thulliez Chappet 7 6 Al Malek (Fr) Anabaa Guyon Mario Hofer 8 9 Veneto (Fr) Panis Jarnet de Montzey 9 3 Paris Blue (Fr) Anabaa Raballand Pelletan 10 5 Salure (GB) Sakhee Vargiu Grztti Glpo All carry 128 pounds. DO THE MASH Since the Prix Imprudence was upgraded to Group 3 status in 2009, Jean-Claude Rouget has claimed two out of three renewals of the G1 1000 Guineas trial. Successful with subsequent G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches heroine Elusive Wave (Ire) (Elusive City) in 2009, he also saddled Pouliches third Joanna (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}) to success the following year. This time he relies on Mashoora (Ire) (Barathea {Ire}) and Tribune (Fr) (Grand Slam). Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum=s colorbearer Mashoora has made all three prior starts exclusively at Deauville and stepped up from an August maiden victory there to run second behind subsequent G1 Prix Marcel Boussac victress Elusive Kate (Elusive Quality) in the G3 Prix du Cavaldos that same month. She was caught close home when runner-up in October=s G3 Prix des Reservoirs last time. Ecurie des Monceaux homebred Tribune comes here off a neat score in last month=s Listed Prix Ronde de Nuit at Deauville where Nadeaud (Fr) (Soave {Ger}) and Belle de Lune (Fr) (Ski Chief) finished in arrears. Guy Pariente=s Restiadargent (Fr) (Kendargent {Fr}) was a close-up fourth to Elusive Kate in July=s Listed Six Perfections at Deauville, but bagged the G3 Prix d=Arenberg in September going six furlongs before posting a personal best in the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte in the mud here again in November last time. Cont. p4 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 4/5/12 • PAGE 4 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com ARestiadargent had a nice holiday at stud during the winter and has come back in good form,@ trainer Alex Pantall told Racing Post. AShe is working well, but can be a little keen in her races, so we we will run Misedargent as pacemaker.@ Robert Collet trainee Topeka (Ire) (Whipper) has bagged her last four starts and makes her seasonal return coming back from scores in the Listed Criterium de Lyon in September and the G3 Prix Miesque at this track where Tibaldi (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) ran third. Thursday, Maisons-Laffitte, France, post time: 2:50 p.m. PRIX IMPRUDENCE-G3, €80,000, 3yo, f, 7fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 9 Mashoora (Ire) Barathea (Ire) Soumillon Rouget 2 2 Ruby's Day (GB) Vital Equine (Ire) Huet E O'Neill 3 8 Belle de Lune (Fr) Ski Chief Raballand Pelletan 4 1 Tribune (Fr) Grand Slam Peslier Rouget 5 7 Nadeaud (Fr) Soave (Ger) Jarnet Guillemin 6 4 Tibaldi (Fr) Motivator (GB) Victoire Head-Maarek 7 5 Topeka (Ire) Whipper Mendizabal Rob Collet 8 6 Misedargent (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) Veron Pantall 9 3 Restiadargent (Fr) Kendargent (Fr) Guyon Pantall All carry 126 pounds. Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:15 p.m. EDT RESORTS WORLD CASINO NEW YORK CITY WOOD MEMORIAL S.-GI, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/8m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Alpha Bernardini Dominguez McLaughlin 123 2 Casual Trick K Bernardini Nakatani Zito 123 3 My Adonis Pleasantly Perfect Trujillo Breen 123 4 Teeth of the Dog K Bluegrass Cat Bravo Matz 123 5 Street Life K Street Sense Alvarado Brown 123 Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 5:55 p.m.