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Another G1 winner for Montjeu HEADLINE p. 2 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 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2006 NYRA ANNOUNCES 2007 STAKES SCHEDULE A total of 38 Grade I races will top the 2007 New Sunday, 10 December, 2006 York Racing Association stakes schedule, which will offer nearly $33 million in purses. In Sha Tin Race Course order to accomodate the inaugural www.cxhir.com Breeders= Cup Challenge, the $750,000 GI Whitney H. was moved from its tra- ditional date on the first Saturday in Taking Sha Tin By Storm... August to the opening weekend at Of all the foreign-based hopefuls for this weekend=s Saratoga. That Saturday, July 28, will International Races, none has been in Hong Kong longer also feature the $500,000 GI Diana H., than Takeover Target (Aus) (Celtic Swing {GB}). And the $250,000 Go for Wand S. and the none seems to have thrived as much as the stout $200,000 GII Alfred G. Vanderbilt S. in seven-year-old, who continues to impress in his morn- addition to the Whitney. The winners of ing trackwork. Just two each of those races will automatically days after capping off a Invasor (Arg) - qualify for their respective Breeders= 1200-meter move with a winner of the Cup contests. ANYRA=s participation in Whitney and likely final quarter mile in :22.5 the newly created Breeders= Cup Chal- seconds, the bay got his Horse of the Year lenge is certain to gain regional and Horsephotos final sharpener for Sunday=s national interest in many of our premier G1 Hong Kong Sprint yes- races,@ said Bill Nader, NYRA senior vice president and terday, covering 800 me- chief operating officer. AThis will provide Saratoga with ters in :47.5 while clocking the strongest opening week in its history since we Takeover Target HKJC.com a remarkable :21.4 for his expanded the race meet to a six-week season and give last two furlongs. All systems are go, according to the city of Saratoga and the high quality racing of game-day jockey Jay Ford. AThe horse is in good Saratoga Race Course extraordinary exposure on na- shape,@ he commented. AHe=s put on a little condition tional television. We will provide additional support of here, but his work has been good. My one slight con- the Breeders= Cup Challenge by making a scheduling cern is that it will have been over two months since his accommodation from Saturday to Sunday for four major fall stakes on Sept. 30 at Belmont Park for live ESPN last run in Japan and it would have been ideal to get a race into him. But that hasn t been possible and I hope coverage.@ That change affects the $750,000 GI = Jockey Club Gold Cup, which will be run as an invita- he=ll be sharp enough anyways.@ Trained by former taxi tional for the first time Sunday, Sept. 30. AThe Breed- driver Joe Janiak, Takeover Target has already locked ers= Cup will be run a week earlier [Oct. 27, 2007 at up the Global Sprint Challenge championship by virtue Monmouth Park] than it was this year,@ said Andrew of his wins in the G1 Lightning S. in Australia, the G1 Byrnes, NYRA=s stakes coordinator. ASo, we moved the King=s Stand S. in England and the Sprinters= S. in Ja- Jockey Club Gold Cup up on the schedule. We also pan. He stands to earn his connections a bonus of $1 made it an invitational because it gives us a bit more million with a victory Sunday. Hong Kong notes cont. p3 control. For instance, if we know the field may be lim- ited to four or five horses, it gives us a chance to UPCOMING MAJOR NORTH AMERICAN STAKES maybe get a few others to run. And because it is an Date Race Track invitational, there are not all the additional fees for Dec. 9 GI Hollywood Turf Cup Hollywood horsemen to pay in order to run.@ NYRA also announced GIII Queens County Aqueduct the elimination of the GII Genuine Risk Breeders= Cup H. Dec. 10 GIII Native Diver Hollywood and the GIII Floral Park H., both sprints for distaffers. www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/7/06 • PAGE 2 of 3 P R E S U L T S P P N E W S T O D A Y P Wednesday, Avondale, New Zealand RICHARDSON WINS BIG SPORT OF TURFDOM AVONDALE GOLD CUP-G1, NZ$150,000, Avondale, AWARD Equine veterinarian Dean Richardson, who 12-6, 3yo/up, 1 3/8mT, 2:14.15, gd. gained fame as the surgeon for Kentucky Derby winner 1--s@SHARVASTI (NZ), 118, f, 4, by Montjeu (Ire) Barbaro, has been chosen 1st Dam: Vedodara (NZ) (SW & G1SP-NZ, G1SP-Aus), by Kreisler (Ire) as the 2006 winner of the 2nd Dam: Vedo Bay (GB), by Orange Bay (GB) Turf Publicists of America=s 3rd Dam: Clouded Lamp (GB), by Nimbus (GB) Big Sport of Turfdom O/B-Barlow Thoroughbred Ltd; T-John Sargent; award. The award is pre- J-Noel Harris; NZ$93,750. *1/2 to Shastri (NZ) sented annually to a person (Stravinsky), GSW-NZ; and Bhandara (NZ) (Zabeel who enhances coverage of {NZ}), MGSW-NZ & SW-Aus. Richardson Meets the Media Thoroughbred racing (DH)--2--Aftershock (NZ), 115, g, 5, Tabasco (Aus)-- Sabina Louise Pierce/UPenn through cooperation with Delph (NZ), by Blue Razor. O-Mrs P A Dunell & C C the media and Thorough- Mackie; B-Mrs P A Dunell; T-Donna and Dean Logan bred racing publicists. AIn good times and bad, Dr. and Chris Gibbs; NZ$22,500. Richardson stood front and center to graciously provide (DH)--2--Upstaged (Aus), 118, f, 4, In the Wings (GB)-- enormous hordes of media with up-to-the-minute devel- Tambara, by Thunder Gulch. O-Karreman Racing Pty opments about Barbaro in the weeks and months fol- Ltd; B-D B & A M Shadboult & T E Luke; T-Peter lowing the colt=s life-threatening injury in the Preakness Moody; NZ$22,500. S. and during a nearly fatal bout with laminitis a few Margins: HF, DH. Odds: 4.40, 7.80, 8.60. weeks later,@ explained TPA president John Lee. AHe patiently explained, in layman=s terms, every aspect of Wednesday, Funabashi, Japan the treatment and procedures he and his colleagues QUEEN SHO-G3-NAR (Listed), -51,000,000, were employing to save the colt=s life. He made himself Funabashi, 12-6, 3yo/up, 1800m, 1:52.20, yl. very accessible and he is a most deserving winner of 1--LE MARS GIRLS, 115, m, 6, by Defrere the Big Sport award.@ Richardson, the Charles W. Raker 1st Dam: Timeless Twist, by Timeless Moment Professor of Equine Surgery and the Chief of Large 2nd Dam: Quajenn, by Clever Trick Animal Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania=s 3rd Dam: Twist Her, by Nativo George D. Widener Hospital at New Bolton Center, has ($260,000 2yo >02 KEEAPR). O-Toyomatsu Hiran; also received the Pfizer Award for Excellence in Re- B-Penn Farm; T-Saburo Yuasa; J-Yasunari Iwata; search and the Norden Distinguished Teaching Award -30,000,000. Lifetime Record: 44-11-9-8, during his career. He will receive the Big Sport of $3,750,452. Turfdom award at the 41st annual Big Sport of 2--Tosen Jo-O (Jpn), 115, m, 5, Timber Country-- Turfdom luncheon, sponsored by Scientific Games Annus Mirabilis (Jpn), by Real Shadai. O-Takaya Racing, Hollywood Park and the Keeneland Association, Shimaka; B-Hisai Farm; T-Masayuki Kawashima; at Mastro=s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills, California on -10,500,000. Jan. 22, a few hours before the Eclipse Awards. Previ- 3--Grace Tiara (Jpn), 113, f, 3, Fuji Kiseki (Jpn)--Royal ous winners include Joe Hirsch, Penny Chenery, Jack Tiara (Jpn), by Northern Taste. O/B-Shimokobe Farm; Klugman, Jim McKay, Laffit Pincay Jr., Tim Conway, T-Takahisa Tezuka; -6,000,000. Carl Nafzger, Chris McCarron, Laura Hillenbrand, Margins: 6, NO, 3/4. Odds: 4.50, 14.10, 3.20. Sackatoga Stable, John Servis and Pat Day. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/7/06 • PAGE 3 of 3 Hong Kong notes cont. ‘Ouija’ Still the Vase Heavy... British bookmakers have installed Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) the early 13-8 favorite for her career finale in Sunday=s G1 Hong Kong Vase, but despite being pronounced Afit as a fiddle@ by Robin Trevor- Jones, traveling head lad to trainer Ed Dunlop, the seven-time Group/Grade I winner has some work to do before the weekend. AShe=s thriving out here, if anything she=s doing a little too well in this cli- Ouija Board HKJC photo mate,@ he commented. AShe=s putting on weight and is around 472 kilos, which is about six more than her racing weight in Japan and at Churchill Downs for the Breeders= Cup.@ However, the barn is wasting little time concerning themselves with the issue. AThat=s not a problem,@ Trevor-Jones continued. A[Jockey] Frankie [Dettori] will ride her on the turf [today] and that=ll be it.@ Scorpion Rounding Into Form... For all of their worldwide accomplishments, Coolmore has yet to break through at the International Races meeting, but that could change this weekend should Scorpion (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) come up with his best effort. Winner of the 2005 G1 St Leger S., the i260,000 Goffs Orby yearling purchase was 10th in the G1 Arc de Triomphe, but went miss- ing for over a year there- after.