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CORONATION WINNER TESTS HEADLINE POSITIVE...p4 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 SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2006 RIGHT UP HIS ALLEY CHURCHILL/MAGNA JOIN FORCES IN NY BID Flower Alley (Distorted Humor) is right at home in Churchill Downs Incorporated and Magna Entertain- Saratoga. The four-year-old romped by 5 1/4 lengths in ment Corp. announced yesterday that they have the GII Jim Dandy S. last reached an agreement to collectively make a bid for the summer and came back to New York racing franchise. The current franchise, beat Bellamy Road by 2 1/2 which expires Dec. 31, 2007, is held by the New York lengths in the GI Travers. He Racing Association. NYRA operates Aqueduct, Belmont will try to run his Spa record Park and Saratoga. As MEC Chairman Frank Stronach to a perfect three-for-three in stated during a teleconference Thursday, the two com- the GI Whitney S. this after- panies plan to team up with New York racing and busi- noon. AHe loves this track,@ ness organizations in the bidding process. "By working trainer Todd Pletcher said. AI cooperatively, we can improve and enhance customers' think he is the horse to Flower Alley Equi-Photo entertainment experiences at the three racetracks that beat.@ Runner-up in the GI make up the New York franchise," Robert Evans, CDI's Breeders= Cup Classic to end 2005, Flower Alley made president and chief executive officer, said in a press a belated return in the June 24 GIII Salvator Mile S. release. "Our companies have already experienced the and, in workmanlike fashion, posted a 3 1/4-length tally. He has been working sharply since, but takes on benefits of working cooperatively, and our affiliation the tough Invasor (Arg) (Candy Stripes). The bay was will maximize the contribution we can make to the undefeated in Uruguay, winning three Group 1 events, future success of New York racing." Added Stronach, then headed to Dubai and was fourth in the Mar. 25 G2 AIt is not the goal of either MEC or CDI to control New UAE Derby. A 6-1 shot in his U.S. bow, the May 19 GI York racing. Our intention is to provide our companies' Pimlico Special, he outfinished odds-on Wanderin Boy collective expertise to a bid group comprised of promi- (Seeking the Gold) by 1 1/4 lengths. The four-year-old nent New York enterprises and others with the capabil- comes into the Whitney off a 4 1/4-length decision in ity and desire to win the franchise and the commitment the July 1 GI Suburban H. AHe=s been unbelievable and and resources needed to revitalize New York racing." he continues to do well,@ trainer Kiaran McLaughlin said. Wanderin Boy followed his Pimlico Special loss TREADING THE BOARD with a seven-length score in an optional claimer in the All the world has been a stage for Lord Derby=s famed mud at Belmont June 25. Siphon City (Siphon {Brz}) Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), and the show is at bids for his fourth straight after taking the July 1 GII Glorious Goodwood today as she Cornhusker BC H. at Prairie Meadows by six lengths. lines up for the G1 Nassau S. The well-travelled mare made her Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:46 p.m. EDT last start againstdistaffers when WHITNEY H-GI, $750,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m runner-up in last year=s GI Breed- PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS ers Cup Filly and Mare Turf. 1 We Can Seek (Chi) Seeker’s Reward Hennig 30-1 = 2 Invasor (Arg) Candy Stripes McLaughlin 5-2 Since then, the five-year-old won 3 Siphon City Siphon (Brz) Hurtak 10-1 the G1 Prince of Wales=s S. at 4 Premium Tap Pleasant Tap Kimmel 15-1 Royal Ascot before a luckless Ouija Board edunlop.com 5 Flower Alley Distorted Humor Pletcher 2-1 fifth in the July 8 G1 Eclipse S. 6 West Virginia Tomorrows Cat Pletcher 10-1 at Sandown. AIt=s her only chance to race against her 7 Survivalist Danzig McGaughey III 10-1 own sex in England, so we=ve taken this option before 8 Wanderin Boy Seeking the Gold Zito 6-1 she goes back to America and Hong King later in the 9 Sun King Charismatic Zito 8-1 year,@ trainer Ed Dunlop commented. Nassau S. cont. p2 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/5/06 • PAGE 2 of 9 Nassau S. cont. Today’s Graded Stakes While Ouija Board has often ventured beyond distaff brought to you by company, boosting her resume with wins in the G1 Hong Kong Vase in December and the G1 Prince of Wales=s S. in June, she has an almost impeccable re- cord against her own sex. In 2004, she completed the English-Irish Oaks double before annexing the GI Breed- ers= Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Lone Star Park. She made light work of her rivals in the G3 Princess Royal Click for TV S. at Newmarket last September when warming up for 9:30a Nassau S.-G1, Gwd her repeat bid in the Breeders= Cup, and only the enter- 5:12p Darley Test S.-GI, Sar (brisnet.com PPs) TVG prisingly ridden Intercontinental (GB) could wrest away 5:46p Whitney S.-GI, Sar (brisnet.com PPs) TVG her crown at Belmont in October. Noel and Miriam 5:57p Gardenia S.-GIII, Elp (brisnet.com PPs) TVG O=Callaghan=s Alexander Goldrun has also carried her 8:30p Sorrento S.-GIII, Dmr (brisnet.com PPs) TVG class afield, winning the G1 Prix de l=Opera and G1 Hong Kong Cup in 2004. She was on top in last year=s All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. renewal of this contest and prepared for another tilt Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs of today’s graded races. with a victory in the G1 Pretty Polly S. at The Curragh July 1. Cheveley Park Stud always put forth a strong BIG PLANS FOR representation in these events, relying on Echelon and ELECTROCUTIONIST Nannina here. The former has taken time to reach these Click here for more... heights, but looked progressive this term while winning the May 13 G3 Chartwell S. at Lingfield and the June 2 G3 Princess Elizabeth S. at Epsom. She was second to P P R E V I E W S P Soviet Song (Ire) in the G2 Windsor Forest S. at Royal Ascot last time June 21. Nannina=s talent was more Saturday, Goodwood, Britain, post time: 2:30 p.m. immediately visible, as she capped a profitable juvenile VODAFONE NASSAU S.-G1, ,200,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 9f campaign with a defeat of Alexandrova (Ire) in the G1 192ydsT Fillies= Mile at Ascot in September. Down the field on SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT the soft going in the G1 1000 Guineas May 7, she 15Alexander Goldrun (Ire) Gold Away (Ire) Bolger 131 rebounded to win the June 23 G1 Coronation S. at 21Chelsea Rose (Ire) Desert King (Ire) Collins 131 Royal Ascot, where Nasheej and Race For The Stars 3 3 Echelon (GB) Danehill Stoute 131 were back in third and fourth. Slow fractions may have 4 7 Ouija Board (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) E Dunlop 131 been to blame for her second to Rajeem (GB) in the G1 5 4 Nannina (GB) Medicean (GB) Gosden 122 Falmouth S. on Newmarket=s July Course July 12, and 6 6 Nasheej Swain (Ire) Hannon 122 there is no obvious pace this time. AEchelon is fairly 72Race For The Stars Fusaichi Pegasus A O'Brien 122 progressive, and if she does stay, it will certainly give us a number of options in addition to all the mile races,@ The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the the Stud=s Chief Executive Chris Richardson told PA GI Whitney S. Sport. ANannina will be carrying the first colours, but For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. they have never been together before--we'll just have to see how they perform.@ TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/5/06 • PAGE 3 of 9 Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:12 p.m. EDT DARLEY TEST S.-GI, $250,000, 3yo, f, 7f PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Ex Caelis Fusaichi Pegasus Lukas 30-1 2 Livermore Valley Mt. Livermore Ryerson 20-1 3 Misty Rosette Stormin Fever Chapman 12-1 4a Sabatini Five Star Day Biancone 6-1 5 Win McCool Giant’s Causeway Barbara 20-1 6a Wild Fit Wild Wonder Biancone 6-1 7 Hello Liberty Forest Camp Jones 6-1 8 Capote's Crown Capote McLaughlin 12-1 9 Joint Effort Runaway Groom Romans 12-1 10 Original Spin Distorted Humor A Mitchell 50-1 11 Swap Fliparoo Exchange Rate H A Jerkens 6-1 12 Ready to Please More Than Ready Pletcher 9-2 13 Wild Gams Forest Wildcat Perkins Jr 5-1 14 Diplomat Lady Forestry Paasch 20-1 15 Any Limit Limit Out H A Jerkens 15-1 Any Limit went gate to wire to break her maiden by 9 1/4 lengths at Belmont in May and made it two in a row in an optional claimer in the mud June 4. The bay battled Indian Flare on the front end before prevailing by a gallant neck in her latest try June 30 and takes her first Grade I test here.