CITRONNADE zips to Gamely win 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 TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2007 CORINTHIAN’S FIRST HE’S ALL HEART Corinthian (Pulpit) completed a Biblical exacta for the Most of his contemporaries don=t even remember the Jerkens family when he charged to the lead in upper racetrack, but don=t tell The Tin Man (Affirmed) he=s stretch to secure a 3/4-length victory in yesterday=s GI over the hill. The nine-year-old gelding returned from an Metropolitan H. at Belmont Park. While Hall of Fame eight-month layoff to win his third straight Grade I trainer Allen Jerkens saddled event in yesterday=s GI Shoemaker Breeders= Cup Mile Ecclesiastic, another son of at Hollywood Park. The veteran rated a stalking third Pulpit, to win Sunday=s GIII before reeling in the pacesetters down the stretch and Jaipur S. at Belmont and yes- finished with determination to best Get Funky (Straight terday, Jerkens=s son Jimmy Man) by 3/4 lengths. AAge doesn=t seem to matter to upped the ante with Corin- him,@ said winning rider Victor Espinoza. AHe runs like a thian. Allen Jerkens=s Political young horse. He=s unbelievable.@ During an abbreviated Force (Unbridled=s Song) ran 2006 campaign, The Tin Man was second in the Mar. A Coglianese second. After a strong week of 25 G1 Dubai Duty Free H. After wins in the July 2 GII training, Jimmy Jerkens was American Invitational H. and Aug. 12 GI Arlington Mil- confident going into the Met Mile. AI thought if he didn=t lion, he capped his stellar season with a front-running run good today, he just wasn=t good enough,@ Jerkens victory in the Sept. 30 GI Clement L Hirsch. AWe might said. Cont. p2 try the Arlington Million again, but we=re also thinking Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com of trying him on synthetic surface because he has catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor trained very well on it, every work has been good,@ said Made. winning trainer Richard Mandella. AAnything this horse does is extra satisfactory right now.@ Click for the Monday, Belmont Park brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue- METROPOLITAN H.-GI, $600,000, BEL, 5-28, 3yo/up, style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. 1m, 1:34 3/5, ft. SHOEMAKER BREEDERS' CUP MILE S.-GI, $370,200, 1--sCORINTHIAN, 117, c, 4, by Pulpit HOL, 5-28, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:34 1/5, fm. 1st Dam: Multiply, by Easy Goer 1--THE TIN MAN, 124, g, 9, by Affirmed 2nd Dam: Add, by Spectacular Bid 1st Dam: Lizzie Rolfe, by Tom Rolfe 3rd Dam: Number, by Nijinsky II 2nd Dam: Dancing Liz, by Northern Dancer ($385,000 yrl '04 FTSAUG). O-Centennial Farms; 3rd Dam: Crimson Queen, by Crimson Satan B-Gracefield Equine & Hargus Sexton (KY); T-James O/B-Ralph & Aury Todd (KY); T-Richard E Mandella; A Jerkens; J-Kent J Desormeaux; $360,000. Lifetime J-Victor Espinoza; $238,920. Lifetime Record: Record: 9-5-1-2, $694,273. *1/2 to Desert Hero (Sea G1SP-UAE, 28-13-5-2, $3,365,780. *1/2 to Mama Hero), GSW & GISP, $324,400. Simba (Mamaison), MSW & GISP, $505,775. 2--Political Force, 116, c, 4, Unbridled's Song--Glitter 2--Get Funky, 124, c, 4, Straight Man--Miss Popularity, Woman, by Glitterman. O/B-Joseph Allen (KY); by Storm Bird. O-Keith Abrahams; B-Larry Stewart $120,000. (FL); T-John W Sadler; $59,640. 3--Lawyer Ron, 119, c, 4, Langfuhr--Donation, by Lord 3--Willow O Wisp, 124, g, 5, Misnomer--Willow Avie. O-Hines Racing LLC; B-James T Hines Jr (KY); Woodman, by Woodman. O-Robert A Alexander; T-Todd A Pletcher; $60,000. B-Fred W Pace (FL); T-Vladimir Cerin; $47,784. Margins: 3/4, HF, 3. Odds: 9.80, 24.25, 1.65. Margins: 3/4, NO, NK. Odds: 3.50, 15.90, 12.90. Also Ran: Sun King, Latent Heat, Silver Wagon, Half Also Ran: Becrux (Ity), Right Special (Brz), Kip Deville, Ours, Silent Name (Jpn), Mr. Umphrey. Chinese Dragon, Charmo (Fr), Vega's Lord (Ger), Fast Scratched: Accountforthegold. and Furious (Fr). www.juddmonte.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/29/07 • PAGE 2 of 11 (cont. from p1) Corinthian Wins Met Mile R E S U L T S Centennial Farm=s Corinthian burst onto the Kentucky P P Derby trail last year when finishing first in the GII Foun- tain of Youth S. (before being disqualified and placed Monday, Hollywood Park third), but Triple Crown dreams were dashed by a minor GAMELY BREEDERS' CUP S.-GI, $367,800, HOL, 5-28, fracture to his left hind ankle, and he 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:45 3/5, fm. was sidelined for much of 2006. The 1--sCITRONNADE, 119, f, 4, by Lemon Drop Kid handsome chestnut=s resurgent 2007 1st Dam: Primarily (SW), by Lord At War (Arg) began with a 9 1/2-length victory 2nd Dam: Mostly, by *Grey Dawn II over last year=s GI Belmont S. winner 3rd Dam: Rare Relish, by Johns Joy Jazil in a Feb. 8 Gulfstream allow- O-Stronach Stables; B-Adena Springs (KY); T-Robert ance. He won the Mar. 3 GII J Frankel; J-David Romero Flores; $224,280. Lifetime Gulfstream Park H., but was fifth Record: 10-7-2-0, $567,080. *1/2 to Whiskey after a troubled start in the Apr. 7 Wisdom (Wild Again), GSW, $452,824; Primaly GIII Excelsior Breeders= Cup H. at (Alydeed), Ch. 2yo Filly-Can, SW-Can & GISP-US, Aqueduct. He showed he was ready $381,770; Poetically (Silver Deputy), Ch. 2yo to roll with a bullet five-furlong move Filly-Can, MSW & GSP, $561,158. A Coglianese in :58 last Monday. AThe work a 2--Price Tag (GB), 123, f, 4, Dansili (GB)--Tarocchi, by week ago was beyond anything I Affirmed. O/B-Juddmonte Farms (GB); T-Robert J ever saw,@ Jerkens said. AHe was just strong all the Frankel; $74,760. way. He was terrific all week.@ Corinthian broke cleanly 3--Vacare, 123, f, 4, Lear Fan--Appealing Storm, by yesterday and was ridden up to shadow the early lead- Valid Appeal. ($2,800,000 HRA >06 FTKNOV). ers through moderate fractions. Asked for run in upper O-Jon & Sarah Kelly; B-Lothenbach Stables Inc (KY); stretch, the colt forged to the lead and gamely held off T-Christophe Clement; $44,856. Lawyer Ron (Langfuhr) and Political Force (Unbridled=s Margins: 3/4, 4HF, 1. Odds: 0.80, 4.10, 2.80. Song). AWhen I saw him break and laying that close, I Also Ran: Three Degrees (Ire), Sohgol (Ire), Charm the knew we were in business,@ Jerkens said. AHe ran to his Giant (Ire). workout the other day.@ Winning rider Kent Desormeaux Citronnade was looking for her fourth straight victory enjoyed a perfect trip. AYou couldn=t have planted me at after winning the Jan. 7 GII San Gorgonio H. and Mar. the half-mile pole and asked for a better position,@ 25 GII Santa Ana H. The favorite was quickly to the Desormeaux said. AMore than the position was the way front end and set fractions of :23.95, :47.97, 1:11.16 he was carrying me. When a good horse is traveling and 1:34.23. She kicked clear in upper stretch, opening well, :45 feels like :48. I didn=t have to ask him for up by 1 1/2 lengths before holding off stablemate Price much, even when it was time to go. In the stretch, I Tag. AShe just kept giving me another gear every time,@ thought he was just doing enough, quite frankly. All I said winning rider David Flores. AIn the middle of the could hope for at that stage of the race was that noth- turn, she really picked it up. I hit her a couple of times ing came swinging wide and he couldn=t see it. He was and I didn=t want to let up because I could see Price really determined.@ Tag coming.@ The race was marred when Three Degrees (Ire) (Singspiel {Ire}) broke down at the wire and had to be euthanized. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the TDN TODAY free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, spon- Headline News................... 11 pages sored by Taylor Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/29/07 • PAGE 3 of 11 (Stakes results cont.) Monday, Lone Star Park Monday, Lone Star Park DALLAS TURF CUP H.-GIII, $200,000, LSX, 5-28, LONE STAR PARK H.-GIII, $388,000, LSX, 5-28, 3yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:52 3/5, sf. 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:45, sy. 1--EMBOSSED (IRE), 117, r, 5, by Mark of Esteem (Ire) 1--BOB AND JOHN, 120, c, 4, by Seeking the Gold 1st Dam: L-Way First (Ire), by Vision 1st Dam: Minister's Melody (GSW & GISP, 2nd Dam: Lacey Brief, by *Roi Dagobert $451,470), by Deputy Minister 3rd Dam: Mizzen, by New Providence 2nd Dam: My Song for You, by Seattle Song (i11,000 yrl '03 GOFFEB; 20,000gns yrl '03 3rd Dam: Too Bald, by Bald Eagle TATOCT; 250,000gns 2yo >04 TATHIT). O-Gary A O/B-Stonerside Stable (KY); T-Bob Baffert; J-Garrett K Tanaka; B-Harron Eakin Farms (Ire); T-Niall M Gomez; $240,000.