DOCTOR DINO WINS MAN O’ WAR p.4 HEADLINE For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. NEWS www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2007 A GODOLPHIN REPEAT AT LONGCHAMP? Looking to take back-to-back renewals, Godolphin sends out Ramonti (Fr) (Martino Alonso {Ire}) in a strong renewal of the G1 Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp today. Librettist carried the Godolphin blue to victory in the one-mile event 12 months ago. Ramonti has a pro- DANCING BY HERSELF gressive profile that stands compar- Alexander Tango (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) un- ison with many of the operation=s leashed a devasting turn of foot in yesterday=s GI Gar- past international stars, and his den City Breeders= Cup S. to take it by 3/4 of a length. hard-working style has already gar- Bit of Whimsy (Distorted Humor) won a three-way nered him the June 19 G1 Queen photo for second, edging out Sharp Susan (Touch Gold) Anne S. at Royal Ascot and Aug. 1 and Costume (GB) (Danehill) by a pair of noses. Making G1 Sussex S. at Goodwood last her U.S. debut here, Alexander Tango was settled in ninth as New Edition (Stormy Atlantic) set pedestrian time out. ARamonti is in good form Ramonti and has done really well since his www.bbc.co.uk fractions of :25.80, :50.32 and 1:14.52. Taken out five last win,@ trainer Saeed bin Suroor wide by jockey Shaun Bridgmohan on the turn for said. AThere are some very good horses in the French home, the chestnut began to pick off horses and came race, so it will be a tough challenge, but he is a dual flying down the center of the course to win going Group 1 winner this year and has the class to win. He away. AShe=s used to those kinds of races in Europe, is fresh and ready for action, so we are looking to see a where they go slow and pick it up late,@ Bridgmohan good run from him.@ Cont. p14 said. AOnce she got daylight, she just picked it up and ran home.@ Cont. p2 BALLYDOYLE BONANZA Saturday, Belmont Park Leopardstown witnessed another remarkable feat of GARDEN CITY S.-GI, $219,800, BEL, 9-8, 3yo, f, Aidan O=Brien training yesterday as Dylan Thomas (Ire) 1 1/8mT, 1:48 4/5, fm. (Danehill) led home stablemates 1--sALEXANDER TANGO (IRE), 118, f, 3, by Danehill Dancer (Ire) Duke of Marmalade (Ire) 1st Dam: House in Wood (Fr), by Woodman (Danehill) and 100-1 Red Rock 2nd Dam: Housatonic, by Riverman Canyon (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar 3rd Dam: Hippodamia, by Hail to Reason {Ire}) for a Ballydoyle 1-2-3 in (56,000gns wlng '04 TATDEC). O-Noel O=Callaghan; the G1 Tattersalls Millions Irish B-Philip Brady (IRE); T-Tommy Stack; J-Shaun Champion S. Although Bridgmohan; $120,000. Lifetime Record: GSW-Ire, Ballydoyle whitewashes are 11-4-2-1, $366,442. Dylan Thomas Horsephotos almost customary in the major 2--Bit of Whimsy, 118, f, 3, Distorted Humor--Kristi B, prizes, the sight of the 8-15 by El Prado (Ire). O-Joyce B Young & Gerald favorite drawing clear of his companions was one for McManis; B-Bonner & J Rowand (KY); T-B Tagg; $50,000. the County Tipperary outfit to cherish. Susan Magnier 3--Sharp Susan, 120, f, 3, Touch Gold--Winter's Gone, and Michael Tabor=s hardened campaigner settled the by Dynaformer. ($340,000 yrl '05 KEESEP). O-IEAH result with an irresistible sweep at the eighth pole after Stables & WinStar Farm; B-WinStar Farm LLC (KY); his teammates had judged the fractions to perfection, T-William I Mott; $25,000. and he earned the ultimate tribute from rider Kieren Margins: 3/4, NO, NO. Odds: 5.80, 14.50, 6.80. Fallon. AHe=s the best I=ve ridden--you=re not going to Also Ran: Costume (GB), Chestoria, Valbenny (Ire), get any better than this lad,@ Fallon said. Cont. p3 Missvinski, Street Sounds, New Edition, Rutherienne. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/9/07 • PAGE 2 of 16 A European Foundation... Alexander Tango won her debut at The Curragh last July, then finished third, beaten a head, in the G2 Deb- utante S. at Leopardstown two weeks later. She fin- ished a respectable fifth in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. in August and closed out her juvenile cam- paign with a seventh- place finish in the G1 Fillies Mile at Ascot Sept. 23. Making her sophomore debut in the Horsephotos Listed Loughbrown S. Apr. 15, she crossed the line second and followed with a fourth-place finish in the May 7 G3 EBF Tetrarch S. Favored at 2-1 in the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial May 13, the Noel O=Callaghan colorbearer posted a smart three- length tally. She ran well to finish fourth behind Finsceal Beo in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas May 27 and resurfaced to annex the Listed Kilboy Estate S. July 15. Alexander Tango entered the Garden City off a runner- up effort in the G2 Royal Whip S. Aug. 12. James Stack, son and assistant trainer to conditioner Tommy Stack, thought his charge was in trouble following the slow fractions. AIdeally, we wanted to be mid-pack INDYANNE early,@ he said. AWe thought she would be well-suited Saturday’s Bay Meadows Debutante Winner for American racing, because she runs best with a good for David & Jill Heerensperger and trainer Greg Gilchrist pace in front of her. I thought we were done on the was a 2006 Taylor Made Keeneland September Graduate backstretch; the pace was slow and she was farther and $190,000 purchase for O & H Bloodstock Partners back than I thought she would be. She=ll stay here for Look for your next 2YO Stakes Winner the [GI] Flower Bowl [Invitational, Sept. 29].@ at our 2007 Taylor Made Keeneland September Consignment Off Day For Rutherienne... Rutherienne (Pulpit), favored at 8-5, never seemed to have her mind on racing yesterday, crossing the line last of 10. AActually, all in all, it was a decent trip,@ jockey Garrett Gomez said. AWhen they started sprint- GI Garden City BC S. Alexander Tango (Ire) ing, she couldn=t keep up. She threw in a clunker. (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) has her dancing shoes on. Hopefully, she will come out of the race good. On the GI Ruffian H. Ginger Punch (Awesome Again) knocks backside, she was almost too keen.@ Rutherienne won out her third straight stakes victory. her previous five starts, including the GIII Lake George GI Man O=War S. Doctor Dino (Fr) (Muhtathir {GB}) S. July 27 and the GI Del Mar Oaks Aug. 18. AThe pace fights his way past Sunriver (Saint Ballado). was slow, and she was toward the back,@ trainer GIII Pucker Up S. Dreaming of Anna (Rahy) shows Christophe Clement said. AIt=s kind of tough to judge her class. her effort at this point. I=ll have to watch the replay.@ GIII Arlington-Washington Lassie S. Dreaming of Liz Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com (El Prado {Ire}) caps off a big day for Calabrese & catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Catalano. Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 9/9/07 • PAGE 3 of 16 Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland TATTERSALLS MILLIONS IRISH CHAMPION S.-G1, i1,000,000, Leopardstown, 9-8, 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:02.27, gd/fm. 1--DYLAN THOMAS (IRE), 133, c, 4, by Danehill 1st Dam: Lagrion, by Diesis (GB) 2nd Dam: Wrap it Up (Ire), by Mount Hagen (Fr) 3rd Dam: Doc Nan, by Francis S. O-Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Tower Bloodstock; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Kieren Fallon; i610,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 11-14f, co-Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 14f+, G1SW-GB & Fr, 17-9-4-1, i3,692,994. *1/2 to Queen=s Logic (Ire) (Grand Lodge), Ch. 2yo Filly-Eur, Hwt. 2yo Filly-GB, G1SW-GB, $288,571. 2--Duke of Marmalade (Ire), 126, c, 3, Danehill--Love Me True, by Kingmambo. O-Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Southern Bloodstock; T-A O=Brien; i200,000. 3--Red Rock Canyon (Ire), 126, c, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Imagine (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells. O-M Tabor, S Magnier, D Smith & D Nagle; B-Beaverstone & Tower Bloodstock; T-A O=Brien; i100,000. Margins: 1HF, 2, 2HF. Odds: 8-15, 15-2, 100-1. Also Ran: Red Rocks (Ire), Maraahel (Ire), Finsceal Beo (Ire). While it is common knowledge that Dylan Thomas needs fast ground to excel, Kieren Fallon maintains he is also a better horse going right-handed, a claim he upheld with stellar triumphs in last year=s G1 Irish Derby at The Curragh and this year=s G1 Prix Ganay and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. His record going the other way also stands up to close inspection--a defeat of Ouija Board (GB) in this contest 12 months ago and a second to Authorized (Ire) after an interrupted run in the G1 Juddmonte International S. on his latest start Aug. 21. There were no waylaid plans this time, as the strapping bay settled fourth off the generous early tempo set by Red Rock Canyon. Seamus Heffernan committed Duke of Marmalade on the front end at the quarter pole, but his lead was short lived; Dylan Thomas rolled by a furlong later and into the history books as this race=s first dual winner. He now faces a clash with his June 20 G1 Prince of Wales=s S.