CURLIN, HARD SPUN prepping for round 3 HEADLINE p. 8 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 FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2007 STREET SENSE BYPASSING BELMONT DERBY DREAMING There won=t be a showdown June 9 in the GI The stars have aligned for Saturday=s G1 Vodafone Belmont S. The connections of GI Kentucky Derby Derby at Epsom. Frankie Dettori, desperately seeking winner Street Sense (Street Cry {Ire}) have opted to his dream result, has the ride aboard the hottest favor- skip the 1 1/2-mile Classic and will ite to go to post in 10 instead point the colt for later tar- years in Authorized (Ire) gets. AI gave [owner] Mr. [James] (Montjeu {Ire}); a team of Tafel all of my reasons for going, no less than eight con- and all my reasons for not going,@ tenders from Ballydoyle, trainer Carl Nafzger said. AThe Tri- all of which have earned ple Crown is out--Curlin took us their place and will be out. We're not going to the ridden by an all-star cast Belmont. We have set goals for of Ireland=s finest; plus all Street Sense this horse; we want the Travers of the winners of the re- Horsephotos [Aug. 25 at Saratoga] and we cognised trials, including Authorized want the Breeders' Cup Classic Sheikh Hamdan bin www.peterchapplehyam.com [Oct. 27 at Monmouth]. If we can be the first horse to Rashid Al Maktoum=s win the [Breeders' Cup] Juvenile, the Derby, the Aqaleem (GB) (Sinndar {Ire}). Trainer Marcus Tregoning Travers and the Classic, then Mr. Tafel said these are tasted victory 12 months ago with Sir Percy (GB), while worthy goals, let's go after it.@ Cont. p7 the famed Shadwell silks have been hoisted to victory by Nashwan in 1989 and Erhaab five years later. COMING AROUND AGAIN Aqaleem had Authorized behind Henry Cecil holds a special place in the hearts of him on their only meeting at two Britain=s racegoers, due in large part to his lengthy run and took the G3 Lingfield Derby of success in most of the country=s Classics. In Passage Trial, from which four Derby win- of Time (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and Light Shift (Kingmambo) ners have emerged since 1983, by he has two shots at reviving the open lengths. Connections have a glory days in today=s G1 Vodafone right to feel some confidence. AIt Oaks at Epsom. Khalid Abdullah=s is encouraging that he beat Autho- Passage of Time has already rized as a two-year-old, even proven her mettle at the top level, though it was early in their ca- Aqaleem having beaten colts in the G1 reers,@ Tregoning commented. Sporting Life photo Criterium de Saint-Cloud in Novem- AThe trial he ran at Lingfield was ber and she returned with a cozy very solid and he won easily. I don=t think the soft score in the May 16 G3 Musidora ground will be of concern, he seems in good form and S. at York. While the abscess on we=re very hopeful of a huge run. Like Authorized, it her epiglottis causes concern, it looks like he is going to stay very well, and a Derby on Passage of Time at York hasn=t dampened the enthusiasm. soft ground is going to be about horses who have class Getty Images AIt=s very nice to be back and have and stamina.@ Derby field, p3-4 a chance in a Classic after a few years,@ Cecil told PA Sport. AThey both seem very well Sierra Vista Takes G2 Temple S................p5 in themselves and I=ve been very pleased with the two Sir Percy Faces Sixties Icon at Epsom........p6-7 of them. I hope the ground doesn=t bother them and I=ll Liquidity, Sedgefield Sidelined...................p8 be very disappointed if they don=t run well.@ Cont. p2-3 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/1/07 • PAGE 2 of 10 Vodafone Oaks preview cont. AShe=s an absolute star and easy to ride, so she Three of Cecil=s seven Oaks winners had taken the should be okay around Epsom,@ Durcan commented. Musidora en route, and Passage of Time used that AI=ve always said I wouldn=t want firm ground, but now familiar York trial on her way to Epsom May 16. Light I=m hoping it won=t be a bog as she has plenty of speed Shift had already booked her ticket by that time when and wouldn=t want it blunted. She besting Roisin Henry and Susan Magnier=s All My Lov- seems great, and the boss is happy ing in the Listed Cheshire Oaks at Chester May 9. Her with her.@ Light Shift is a half to jockey, Ted Durcan, is hopeful she can step out of the G1SW Shiva (Jpn), GSW Limnos shadow of her stable companion. (Jpn) and SW Burning Sunset (GB). Friday, Epsom, Britain, post time: 4:05 p.m. VODAFONE OAKS-G1, ,375,000, 3yo, f, 12f 10ydsT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 6 All My Loving (Ire) Roisin Henry & Susan Magnier Premier Bloodstock A O=Brien (Sadler=s Wells--Jude {GB}, by Darshaan {GB}) Soumillon 2 7 Cherry Hinton (GB) Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor Sunderland Holdings A O=Brien (Green Desert--Urban Sea, by Miswaki) Heffernan 3 4 Dalvina (GB) St Albans Bloodstock LLP Normandie Stud Ltd E Dunlop (Grand Lodge--Foodbroker Fancy {Ire}, by Halling) Peslier 4 10 Dance of Light Mr & Mrs Gary Middlebrook Stonewall Farm Stoute (Sadler=s Wells--Flamelight {Ire}, by Seattle Slew) McEvoy 5 3 Darrfonah (Ire) Saeed Manana Darley C Brittain (Singspiel {Ire}--Avila {GB}, by Ajdal) Ahern 6 13 Four Sins (Ger) H H The Aga Khan Graf & Grafin von Stauffenberg Oxx (Sinndar {Ire}--Four Roses {Ire}, by Darshaan {GB}) Kinane 7 12 Kayah (GB) Julian Richmond-Watson Lawn Stud Beckett (Kahyasi {Ire}--Kristina {GB}, by Kris {GB}) Sanders 8 11 Light Shift Niarchos Family Flaxman Holdings Ltd Cecil (Kingmambo--Lingerie {GB}, by Shirley Heights {GB}) Durcan 9 14 Measured Tempo (Ger) Godolphin Darley bin Suroor (Sadler=s Wells--Allez Les Trois, by Riverman) Dettori 10 2 Nell Gwyn (Ire) S Magnier, M Tabor & D Smith Whisperview Trd, J Crowley & Elite Bl. A O = Brien (Danehill--Offshore Boom {Ire}, by Be My Guest) Callan 11 8 Passage of Time (GB) Khalid Abdullah Juddmonte Farms Cecil (Dansili (GB)--Clepsydra {GB}, by Sadler=s Wells) Hughes 12 9 Peeping Fawn Michael Tabor & Susan Magnier Barnett Enterprises A O=Brien (Danehill--Maryinsky {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells) Dwyer 13 5 Simply Perfect (GB) D Smith, M Tabor & S Magnier Trehedyn Stud & Quarry Bldstk Noseda (Danehill--Hotelgenie Dot Com {GB}, by Selkirk) Murtagh 14 1 Sues Surprise (Ire) John C Grant & A L R Morton Bakewell Bldstk & Freynestown Stud B Hills (Montjeu {Ire}--My Micheline {GB}, by Lion Cavern) M Hills All carry 126 pounds. www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/1/07 • PAGE 3 of 10 Vodafone Oaks preview cont. Ed Dunlop came here three years ago unaware of the P V O D A F O N E D E R B Y P incredible journey he was about to embark upon with Ouija Board (GB). At this stage of her Saturday, Epsom, Britain career, the parallels between St Albans VODAFONE DERBY S.-G1, ,1,250,000, 3yo, c/f, Bloodstock=s Dalvina and that luminary 12f 10ydsT are striking, as the chestnut mimicked SC PP HORSE SIRE Ouija Board=s performance in the Listed 1 5 Acapulco (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Pretty Polly S. Striding clear with dis- (72,000gns wnl ‘04 TATDEC; 180,000gns yrl ‘05 TATOCT) tance in that Newmarket trial May 6, O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; she holds strong claims as long as she B-Paget Bloodstock; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Fran Berry; handles the ground. She s inexperi- A = Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, ,15,253. enced, but looked very good when she Last Start--2nd May 5 Listed Newmarket S. Dalvina won the Pretty Polly, the conditioner s @ = 2 15 Admiralofthefleet Danehill www.edunlop.com assistant Robin Trevor Jones said yes- O-Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier & Niarchos Family; terday. AThe ground is a worry to us and B-Quay Bloodstock & Niarchos Family; T-Aidan we don=t really know how she=ll handle this soft O Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan; Lifetime Record: ground--Grand Lodges do go on it, but you don=t know = until we try.@ While Sir Michael Stoute has collected 6-3-0-1, ,123,522. two renewals, he is winless since Unite (Ire) struck in Last Start--1st May 11 G3 Dee S. 1987, and relies on an outsider in Dance of Light here. 3 4 Anton Chekhov (GB) Montjeu (Ire) Gary Middlebrook=s filly looked in need of the extra (625,000gns yrl >05 TATOCT) distance when opening her account at Salisbury last O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; time May 17, and the recent wet weather has helped B-W & R Barnett Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Declan forced the hand of connections. AIf rain hadn=t been McDonogh; Lifetime Record: 4-2-0-1, ,73,251. forecast we wouldn=t have left her in,@ Middlebrook told Last Start--1st May 8 G2 Prix Hocquart PA Sport. AShe was due to run in the Pretty Polly, but 4 2 Aqaleem (GB) Sinndar (Ire) was taken out because they didn=t water.@ Aidan O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; O=Brien has enjoyed success in this prize with B-Shadwell Estate Co Ltd; T-Marcus Tregoning; Shahtoush (Ire), Imagine (Ire) and Alexandrova (Ire).