SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. HALL OF FAME CLASS ANNOUNCED DOUBLE TROUBLE The 2011 National Museum of Racing=s Hall of Fame Like past-masters Jim Bolger and Henry Cecil, trainer contemporary inductees were announced Friday, with Richard Hannon is enjoying a vintage twilight in a trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, as well as the champion career that has spanned the decades, thanks to the fillies Open Mind, Safely Kept and Sky Beauty getting presence of his stable's star milers Canford Cliffs (Ire) nods. (Tagula {Ire}) and Dick Turpin (Ire) (Arakan), who clash Hollendorfer has dominated swords once more in today's G1 Lockinge S. at racing in Northern California Newbury. As the website of the master of Everleigh since the mid-1980s: he won House states, the yard is "split down the middle" every major training title at Bay regarding their chances as they bid to secure back-to- Area tracks from 1986 through back renewals following the success of Paco Boy (Ire) 2008, recording 37 straight titles (Desert Style {Ire}) 12 months ago. They first met at at Bay Meadows and 32 Golden this track in the G3 Greenham S. last April, where John Gate Fields. He has also done Manley's Dick Turpin came out on top, and that was very well in Southern California, the case again in the G1 2000 Guineas the following and won the Arlington Park month as they filled the trifecta positions behind Makfi training title in 2001. (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}). Robin Heffer's Canford Cliffs, who Hollendorfer won five Grade I is co part-owned by Coolmore, finally reversed the races in 2010, and sent out Blind placings in the G1 St James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot Jerry Hollendorfer Luck (Pollard=s Vision) to in June, and subsequent efforts from the pair in Benoit photo champion 3-year-old filly honors. different avenues make for a tantalising clash in this The Akron, Ohio, native has contest on which they appear to have a stranglehold. cracked the top 10 in U.S. wins for the last 24 years "It is a Group 1 and we are taking nothing for granted, and has been in the top 10 in earnings 12 times. He as there are other good horses in this race, but I could has the fourth-most wins all time by a trainer with not be happier with my two," Hannon commented. 5,863, and ranks eighth on the North American "Canford Cliffs is as good a horse as we have had here earnings list with $119,141,280. in 40 years. Dick Turpin looks magnificent, as does A[Getting into the Hall of Fame] is something you can Canford Cliffs, and we cannot wait for the rematch." never expect in life--to be listed with some great Cont. p7 people,@ said Hollendorfer. AI can only say how grateful I am to get up every morning and do what I love for all these years. I=m going to continue to do those things and live up to being in the Hall of Fame.@ Hollendorfer gave credit to his wife, Janet, for much of his success. AJanet=s been the glue that holds the stable together--she=s the catalyst that makes everything go,@ he reflected. Eugene Klein=s Open Mind (Deputy Minister--Stage Luck, by Stage Door Johnny) took the Open Mind 1998 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Horsephotos Fillies en route to champion 2- year-old filly honors. Trained by a Hall of Famer himself in D. Wayne Lukas, Open Mind swept the Filly Triple Crown (GI Acorn S., GI Mother Goose S. and GI Coaching Club American Oaks) the following year, and also annexed the GI Kentucky Oaks and GI Demoiselle S. Bred in New Jersey by Due Process Stable, Open Mind retired with a record of 19- 12-2-2 with career earnings of $1,844,372. Cont. p2 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/14/11 • PAGE 2 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Hall of Fame cont. Bred in Maryland by Mr. and Mrs. David Hayden, Safely Kept (Horatius--Safely Home, by Winning Hit) was campaigned by TDN publisher Barry Weisbord and Richard Santulli=s Jayeff B Stable and conditioned by Alan Goldberg. The bay won two stakes at two, and won eight of nine starts at three, including the GI Test S., GII Genuine Risk Safely Kept (inside) S. and GII Prioress S. Horsephotos to be named champion sprinter. Her only defeat came after setting a fast pace against older males in the GI Breeders= Cup Sprint--she dropped the decision by a neck to Dancing Spree (Nijinsky II) in a game performance. Safely Kept avenged her narrow Breeders= Cup defeat the following season against a star-studded group, scoring by a 1/4 length from European champion Dayjur (Danzig). Safely Kept won five stakes races the following year, and retired with career earnings of $2,194,206 and a record of 31-24-2- 3. AWe are honored and excited,@ said Santulli. AWe 859-873-7270 • www.airdriestud.com always thought she was one of the greatest sprinting fillies in the world and, though we had to wait a while Her only loss that year came when she finished ninth for her to get in, we couldn=t be happier with where she in the GI Breeders= Cup Distaff at Churchill. She is now. The relationship between myself, Al, Barry and repeated in the Vagrancy, finished second in the our families has been special, and she brought us all Shuvee and third in the Hempstead the following year together.@ before being retired with a record of 21-15-2-2 with Weisbord added, ATo me, she represents the best earnings of $1,336,000. things about horse racing. From the people side, she AShe was very special,@ recalled Jerkens. AIt was just helped create lasting friendships that still exist today. too bad she couldn=t do it in the Breeders= Cup, but she From the horse side, she had championship quality and won everything else.@ The conditioner added, AShe a competitive nature. She raced at two, three, four and would work as fast as you wanted or as easy as you five and won 20 stakes races in a row sprinting against wanted--she was very tractable. Some are just born to fillies. She didn=t need to take her track or rider with be great, and I was just glad to be along for the ride.@ her--she won at 11 different tracks and with several The four contemporary inductees will be joined by jockeys, although, [regular rider] Craig Perret did a great four inductees chosen by the historic review job with her." committee, who will announce their selections in June, Sky Beauty (Blushing Groom {Fr})--Maplejinsky, by to complete the 2011 Hall of Fame class. A 183- Nijinsky II) was campaigned for Georgia Hoffman by member panel selected the contemporary inductees Hall of Famer H. Allen Jerkens. Bred in Kentucky by from a group of 10 finalists that also included jockeys Sugar Maple Farm, she took the GI Spinaway S. and GI Calvin Borel, John Velazquez, Garret Gomez and Alex Matron S. to complete a perfect five-race record in Solis, as well as trainers Gary Jones and Robert 1992 at two. She swept the ATriple Tiara@ at three, and Wheeler. The induction will take place Friday, Aug. 12 also annexed the GI Alabama S. and GII Rare Perfume at 10:30 am at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in S. to complete another five-race win streak. Sky Beauty Saratoga. HRTV will provide live coverage. garnered champion older mare honors in 1994, winning Click for brisnet.com Lifetime PPs of the Hall of Fame Inductees. the GIII Vagrancy H., GI Shuvee H., GI Hempstead H., GI Go For Wand S. (by 10 1/2 lengths) and the GI All horses in TDN Headline News and TDN American edition Ruffian H. are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/14/11 • PAGE 3 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI PREAKNESS S. DUO GEAR UP FOR PREAKNESS Norman Asbjornson (Real Quiet), second in the GIII Gotham S. and fourth in the GI Wood Memorial, and GI Santa Anita Derby third-place finisher Mr. Commons (Artie Schiller) both stretched their legs for engagements in the GI Preakness S. The former, owned by Thomas McClay and Harry Nye, breezed five furlongs at Pimlico in 1:02 1/5. Jockey Julian Pimentel was aboard. AHe=d didn=t have any company,@ trainer Chris Grove offered. AIt was educational for him. He got more out of last week=s work. This was more of a maintenance Norman Asbjornson work to keep him in form.@ Jim McCue/MJC Pimentel added, AHe went well and handled the track good. He did it pretty easily. He finished up good.@ Norman Asbjornson will MOVING ??? remain at Grove=s nearby Bowie For just a day or forever... Training Center until the morning of Call us with your new fax number. the Preakness. St. George Farm (732) 747-8060 homebred Mr. Commons punched his ticket to the second jewel of the Triple Crown after working seven " " " furlongs beneath jockey Victor Espinoza in 1:24 2/5 at Hollywood Park. AHe did it very well, except he was a little strong in the middle part John Shirreffs of the work,@ trainer John Shirreffs Horsephotos said. AThe horse couldn=t have blown a candle out when he got back to the barn. He=s very fit.