TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012 732-747-8060 • TDN Home Page Click Here ‘DUDE’ HEADS CLASSIC DOZEN FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI BREEDERS’ CUP Game On Dude (Awesome Again), undefeated in five career outings at Santa Anita, will put that perfect record on the line Saturday in the $5-million GI Breeders’ Cup Classic. The 5- year-old gelding was installed as the 9-5 choice on the morning line, BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC-GI, $5,000,000, 3yo/up, and will break 1 1/4m from post five PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML with Rafael 1 Pool Play K Silver Deputy Casse 30-1 Bejarano in the irons. ($60,000 wnlg ‘05 KEENOV; $625,000 yrl ‘06 KEESEP; Royal Delta (Empire Maker) had been pre-entered in $180,000 HRA ‘08 KEENOV) the Classic, but, as expected, her connections opted to 2 Flat Out Flatter Mott 5-1 have her defend her title in Friday’s $2-million GI ($11,000 wnlg ‘06 OBSOCT; $85,000 yrl ‘07 FTKJUL) Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic. Though the 4-year-old 3 Alpha Bernardini McLaughlin 20-1 was one of the lucky group of New York-based horses 4 Fort Larned E Dubai Wilkes 5-1 that made it out before the onslaught of Hurricane 5 Game on Dude K Awesome Again Baffert 9-5 Sandy, she reportedly suffered some minor scrapes ($210,000 RNA yrl ‘08 KEESEP) during her journey to Santa Anita yesterday. Royal Delta 6 Brilliant Speed Dynaformer Albertrani 20-1 7 Handsome Mike Scat Daddy O'Neill 30-1 drew the six hole, and is listed at 9-5 in a field that includes the past two winners of the GI Breeders’ Cup 8 Nonios K Pleasantly Perfect Hollendorfer 20-1 ($21,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP; $73,000 2yo ‘11 OBSAPR) Juvenile Fillies in Awesome Feather (Awesome of 9 Richard's Kid Lemon Drop Kid O'Neill 12-1 Course) and My Miss Aurelia (Smart Strike). 10 Ron the Greek Full Mandate Mott 6-1 Dullahan (Even the Score) was the other defection 11 Mucho Macho Man Macho Uno Ritvo 8-1 from the Classic; he will instead join his Dale Romans- 12 To Honor and Serve K Bernardini Mott 8-1 trained stablemate Little Mike (Spanish Steps) in the $3- ($250,000 wnlg ‘08 KEENOV; $575,000 yrl ‘09 KEESEP) million GI Breeders’ Cup Turf. In the $2-million GI Breeders’ Cup Mile, Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry) was tabbed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite over Irish raider Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) at 2-1. Wise Dan will break from the two hole with jockey John Velazquez, while Excelebration drew post six and will be piloted by Joseph O’Brien. Defending GI Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Amazombie (Northern Afleet) is the tepid 4-1 choice in a deep field for Saturday’s renewal. The 6-year-old will break from the 11 hole with regular rider Mike Smith. View from the Trackside Marquee at Santa Anita Breeders’ Cup photo 859-873-1717 www.WinStarFarm.com In This Issue PEB’s TDN Sketch of the Week 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher [email protected] • @suefinley Editorial [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Marie Kizenko, Senior Editor Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Lucas Marquardt, Features Editor Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. 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Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] Full Fields begin page 4 My Miss Aurelia and Questing Equi-Photo Marketing Gary King, Marketing Manager [email protected] Nathaniel Retired TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing Multiple Group 1 winner Nathaniel (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) has been retired [email protected] Sean Cronin to Newsells Park Stud and is expected to be syndicated. Tom Frary Page 10 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/30/12 • PAGE 3 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com East Coast Horses Beat the Storm Romans Runners Go Turf A contingent of 17 Breeders’ Cup contenders beat out Dale Romans cross-entered GI Pacific Classic winner Hurricane Sandy, leaving the New York area early Dullahan (Even the Score) in the GI Turf and in the Monday morning before the worst of the storm that GI Classic, while the trainer cross-entered GI Arlington pummeled the east coast. Originally scheduled to leave Million winner Little Mike (Spanish Steps) in the Turf from McArthur Airport in Islip, Long Island at 9 a.m., and the GI Mile. Both runners, however, will go the flight was switched to Newburgh, which is located postward in the Turf. “With Dullahan, it was just a north of New York City, and pushed its departure ahead surface decision,” Romans revealed. “He seemed to by eight hours to 1 a.m. Trainer Bill’s Mott’s three work a little better on the turf. His gallop out was GI Breeders’ Cup Classic candidates--Flat Out (Flatter), stronger on the turf.” As for Little Mike, Romans said, Ron the Greek (Full Mandate) and To Honor and Serve “With Mike it came down to the pace scenario. The Mile (Bernardini)--and the likely GI Ladies’ Classic favorite looks like the toughest race on the card and there is Royal Delta (Empire Maker) were on the flight. The other plenty of speed in there already. We felt like the New York-based trainers with horses on the flight were downhill slope of this course would help him stretch out Chad Brown, Shug McGaughey, Michael Hushion, in the Turf.” Michael Trombetta and Diane Alvarado. “The Breeders’ Cup Works” A final Tex Sutton Forwarding charter flight is tentatively scheduled for some time Tuesday. Expected Santa Anita Park: on that flight are Todd Pletcher trainees Dreaming of Calidoscopio (Arg) (Luhuk), MN, 5f, 1:01.00, 18/41 Dust and Diamonds (Vindication), FMS, 4f, :49,40, 27/44 Julia (A.P. Indy), Kauai Katie (Malibu Moon), Turbulent Great Mills (War Front), TS, 4f, :48.40, 14/44 Descent (Congrats) and Shanghai Bobby (Harlan’s Groupie Doll (Bowman’s Band), F/MS, 3f, :34.40, 1/9 Holiday); Tom Albertrani runners Brilliant Speed Handsome Mike (Scat Daddy), C, 3f, :34.40, 1/9 (Dynaformer) and Belle of the Hall (Graeme Hall); Kathy Jaycito (Victory Gallop), 5f, 1:02.40, 42/51 Ritvo’s Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno); Tony Justin Phillip (First Samurai), S, :48.40, 9/37 Dutrow’s Grace Hall (Empire Maker); and Barclay Tagg’s Rumor (Indian Charlie), FMS, 4f, :46.80, 2/44 Jersey Town (Speightstown). That flight will then stop Tapizar (Tapit), DM, 4f, :48.80 , 17/37 in Louisville to pick up Wise Dan (Wiseman’s Ferry) for Unbridled's Note (Unbridled’s Song), 4f, TS, :49.60, 25/37 trainer Charles Lopresti and Fort Larned (E Dubai) for Betfair Hollywood Park: trainer Ian Wilkes before proceeding on to Los Angeles. Include Me Out (Include), LC, 4f, :49.40, 21/34 Teddy’s Promise (Salt Lake), FMS, 4f, :48.80, 12/34 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/30/12 • PAGE 4 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com BREEDERS’ CUP SATURDAY BREEDERS' CUP TURF-GI, $3,000,000, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Point of Entry Dynaformer Velazquez McGaughy III 3-1 2 Turbo Compressor Halo's Image Bravo Pletcher 15-1 ($22,000 2yo ‘10 OBSAPR) 3 St Nicholas Abbey (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) O’Brien O'Brien 7-2 (200,000gns yrl ‘08 TATOCT) 4 Treasure Beach (GB) Galileo (Ire) Spencer O’Brien 12-1 (180,000gns wnlg ‘08 TATDEC) 5 Shareta (Ire) Sinndar (Ire) Lemaire De Ryr-Dpre 7-2 6 Cogito K Giant’s Causewy Dettori O'Neill 30-1 ($165,000 wnlg ‘09 KEENOV; $140,000 RNA yrl ‘10 KEESEP) 7 Little Mike Spanish Steps Dominguez Romans 12-1 8 Kindergarden Kid K Dynaformer Leparoux Miller 30-1 ($500,000 yrl ‘08 KEESEP) 9 Dullahan K Even the Score Rosario Romans 12-1 ($250,000 yrl ‘10 KEESEP) 10 Optimizer English Channel Court Lukas 20-1 11 Slim Shadey (GB) Val Royal (Fr) Gomez Callaghan 10-1 12 Trailblazer (Jpn) Zno Rb Ry (Jpn) Take Ikee 6-1 GREY GOOSE BREEDERS' CUP JUVENILE-GI, $2,000,000, 2yo, c/g, 1 1/16m PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML 1 Title Contender K Pulpit Garcia Baffert 6-1 ($310,000 wnlg ‘10 KEENOV) 2 Speak Logistics High Cotton Serpa Plesa Jr 8-1 ($62,000 2yo ‘12 OBSAPR) 3 He's Had Enough K Tapit Gutierrez O'Neill 20-1 ($200,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) 4 Shanghai Bobby K Harlan’s Holiday Napravnik Pletcher 2-1 ($105,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) 5 Monument Cindago Talamo Sadler 12-1 6 Dynamic Sky Sky Mesa Contreras Casse 12-1 (C$25,000 yrl ‘11 ONTSEP) 7 Capo Bastone K Street Boss Rosario Sadler 15-1 ($45,000 RNA yrl ‘11 KEESEP; $175,000 2yo ‘12 OBSMAR) 8 Fortify Distorted Humor Dominguez McLaughlin 9-2 9 Power Broker K Pulpit Bejarano Baffert 5-2 ($360,000 yrl ‘11 KEESEP) BREEDERS’ CUP POST TIMES - SATURDAY Juvenile Turf 2:50 p.m.