HEADLINE NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, Point Given’s SILVER JAG to Run in call 732-747-8060. Today’s $1,000,000 Queen’s Plate www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2008 SETTING SAIL GOING NATIVE Team Valor=s Sailor=s Cap (Distant View) catapulted After a juvenile campaign highlighted by success in to the lead in the stretch after making a strong four- the G1 Nunthorpe S., Kingsgate Native (Ire) (Mujadil) wide move on the turn for home to annex yesterday=s proved he was no one-hit wonder when springing a GIII Colonial Turf Cup S. by 6 3/4 lengths over Nistle=s 33-1 shock under Seb Sanders in yesterday=s G1 Crunch (Van Nistelrooy) in a Golden Jubilee S. John Mayne=s imposing colt, who will driving rain storm. The bay was stand at Cheveley Park Stud at the end of his career, settled in fifth for most of the failed to make any impact in Tuesday=s G1 King=s Stand way beneath GI Belmont S.-win- S., but showed marked improvement here to overhaul ning jockey Alan Garcia as Ken- War Artist (Aus) (Orpen) and score by 1 1/4 lengths. AI tucky Bear (Mr. Greeley) set an thought 33-1 was a crazy price for a Nunthorpe winner uncontested pace. Garcia asked beforehand,@ trainer John Best commented. AHe ran with the choke out earlier in the week and had only had his charge to quicken on the one canter since, so he=s done well to come back so turn for home and Sailor=s Cap quickly.@ Cont. p2 delivered, running away to post Sailor’s Cap a dominating victory. AHe settled Adam Coglianese in nicely down the backside and SALUTE THE GENERAL Capping a golden week at the Royal meeting for once he made that move it was like, 'Oh, my God!' he Ballydoyle, Macarthur (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) got up in the just circled those horses,@ trainer Jimmy Toner told dying strides to deny Multidimensional (Ire) (Danehill) by Daily Racing From. AHe loves that kind of ground, and a neck in yesterday=s G2 Hardwicke S. Having produced he's just an improving horse.@ Sailor=s Cap, a maiden a career-best when third to Soldier of Fortune (Ire) in winner over the Aqueduct turf last November, finished Epsom=s G1 Coronation Cup 15 days ago, Derrick eighth behind Adriano (A.P. Indy) in a Gulfstream allow- Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor=s four-year-old ance Jan. 11. Freshened following that effort, he resur- had to knuckle down to pass Multidimensional and faced to add a Keeneland allowance by three lengths justify 11-8 favoritism, but proved equal to the task Apr. 6 and entered the Colonial Turf Cup following a under a red-hot Johnny Murtagh. AThis is what we good second to Tizdejavu in the GIII American Turf S. strive for and it means everything--when we achieve at Churchill May 2. this sort of standard, everybody=s very happy,@ Tabor said. Cont. p3 Saturday, Colonial Downs COLONIAL TURF CUP S.-GIII, $600,000, CNL, 6-21, 3yo, 1 3/16mT, 2:04 2/5, sf. 1--#@SAILOR'S CAP, 116, c, 3, by Distant View 1st Dam: Wave On, by Caveat 2nd Dam: Hot Option, by Explodent 3rd Dam: Dual Option, by Caucasus O-Team Valor International; B-Wave On LLC (KY); T-James J Toner; J-Alan Garcia; $360,000. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, $463,495. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Nistle's Crunch, 116, c, 3, Van Nistelrooy--Sam Eye Am, by Island Whirl. O/B-Alien Farms LLC (NJ); T-Kenneth G McPeek; $120,000. 3--Your Round, 116, c, 3, Distorted Humor--Another Round, by Affirmed. ($180,000 yrl '06 KEESEP). O-KatieRich Stables; B-Sharon Mitchell & Russell L Reineman Stb Inc (KY); T-Mark Hubley; $66,000. Margins: 6 3/4, 1, HD. Odds: 3.60, 6.10, 56.40. Also Ran: Court Vision, Adriano, Baltimore Bob, El Sultry Sun, Sporting Art, Boss Lafitte, Kentucky Bear. Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/22/08 • PAGE 2 of 9 Saturday, Royal Ascot, Britain GOLDEN JUBILEE S.-G1, ,375,000, Ascot, 6-21, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:13.33, gd/fm. 1--KINGSGATE NATIVE (IRE), 123, c, 3, by Mujadil 1st Dam: Native Force (Ire), by Indian Ridge (Ire) 2nd Dam: La Pellegrina (Ire), by Be My Guest 3rd Dam: Spanish Habit (GB), by Habitat (i28,000 wnlg >05 GOFNOV; 20,000gns yrl >06 DONSEP). O-John Mayne; B-Peter McCutcheon; T-John Best; J-Seb Sanders; ,212,888. Lifetime Record: G1SP-Fr, 6-2-3-0, ,410,257. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++. 2--War Artist (Aus), 130, g, 5, Orpen--Royal Solitaire (Aus), by Brocco. O-Vintage Thoroughbreds; B-S Kirkham; T-James Eustace; ,80,700. 3--Sir Gerry, 123, c , 3, Carson City--Incredulous (Fr), by Indian Ridge (Ire). ($75,000 yrl >06 KEESEP; 100,000gns 2yo >07 TATAPR). O-Mrs Gerry Galligan; B-Dr. Catherine Wills; T-James Fanshawe; ,40,388. Margins: 1 1/4, 3/4, 2 1/4. Odds: 33-1, 8-1, 20-1. Also Ran: Takeover Target (Aus), US Ranger, Marchand d=Or (Fr), Astronomer Royal, Zidane (GB), Dark Missile (GB), Balthazaar=s Gift (Ire), Fat Boy (Ire), Seachange (NZ), Snaefell (Ire), Assertive (GB), Aeroplane (GB), Diabolical, Sakhee=s Secret (GB). Scratched: Soldier=s Tale, Utmost Respect (GB), Myboycharlie (Ire). Kingsgate Native is all about sheer class and profes- sionalism, which is exemplified in his race record alone. Tearing up all the rule books last year, his enterprising connections came straight to this meeting for a baptism of fire in the Listed Windsor Castle S., and he went The War is Lost, but Not the Battle... within a head of justifying their boldness when second. War Artist=s Australian connections were not down- He filled the same spot when a neck behind the subse- cast afterwards. AHe has run very well, and Kerrin quent G1 Cheveley Park S. runner-up Fleeting Spirit (Ire) [McEvoy] gave him a great ride and tracked the right in the G3 Molecomb S. at Goodwood the following horse in Takeover Target,@ trainer James Eustace com- month, and he chose the elaborate stage of York=s mented. AHe followed him through and it nearly paid Nunthorpe to break his maiden in August. As an already off. But full credit to John Best for winning with a physically mature juvenile, he was receiving 24 pounds three-year-old. We will go to the G1 July Cup [at from the runner-up Desert Lord (GB) due to the weight- Newmarket July 11] next, and then give serious for-age scale applied in that contest, and an air of scep- thought to the Global Sprint Challenge.@ Gerry Galligan=s ticism surrounded the true merit of that performance. Sir Gerry (Carson City), who made up late ground to He silenced some of the doubts with another second--in finish third, is also set to contest the Darley-sponsored receipt of 17 pounds from Benbaun (Ire)--in the G1 Prix July Cup alongside Takeover Target, who Joe Janiak de l=Abbaye de Longchamp in October, but even his reported may have been jarred up by the fast surface trainer had expressed concern that as a three-year-old when running in the King=s Stand on the opening day. without that advantage, he might struggle. After only Hughie Morrison also pointed to ground conditions for beating three home in Tuesday=s feature sprint, he had the flop of Sakhee=s Secret (GB) (Sakhee), who trailed questions to answer, but did so in decisive fashion here in last. AHe was never going on the ground,@ Morrison on his first try at six furlongs. Keen early tracking the 4- explained. AHe was beaten too easily, and the only time 1 favorite Takeover Target (Aus) (Celtic Swing {GB}) he had run a bad race before was here on loose ground and War Artist on the stands side, the bay launched his last year.@ Click for the Racing Post chart or the free challenge approaching the final furlong. As the latter brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. edged past the tiring Australian raider, it was Kingsgate Native who proved strongest, and he ground his way to PEDIGREE INSIGHTS... the front in the final 150 yards. AHe was a bit keen Get pedigree expert Andrew Caulfield=s early, so it took me a while to get him in a rhythm and take on racing=s newsmakers! settle him, but once he was he carried me very easily to You can find all of Caulfield=s columns the two,@ the winning jockey said. in the TDN Archive. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/22/08 • PAGE 3 of 9 Missing Epsom due to a minor setback, he returned to finish third again in York=s G2 Great Voltigeur S. in August before finishing sixth, beaten just over two lengths, despite a troubled trip in Doncaster=s G1 St Leger the following month. He was allowed an easy Saturday, Royal Ascot, Britain time on desperate ground on his four-year-old bow HARDWICKE S.-G2, ,150,000, Ascot, 6-21, 4yo/up, when down the field in The Curragh=s Apr. 13 Listed 1 1/2mT, 2:31.29, gd/fm. Alleged S., but stepped up on a faster surface to win 1--MACARTHUR (GB), 126, c, 4, by Montjeu (Ire) the G3 Ormonde S.