HEADLINE THREE CHIMNEYS NEWS The Idea is Excellence. For information about TDN, SMARTY JONES call 732-747-8060. Leading Freshman Sire by Yearling Avg. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2008 TDN Feature Presentation THE INDIRECT APPROACH This week's saga surrounding the lost Ebor meeting GRADE 1 TRAVERS STAKES has seen a few twists, but New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) arrives at Newmarket today in a bid to become the first to win a G1 Juddmonte International having been de- clared a non-runner for the race. Not shipped from Dublin airport ARAGORN From the Press Clippings File: on Tuesday and scratched be- fore the morning inspection was “AMAZING” ”SPECTACULAR” “BRILLIANT” carried out at York, Princess “ELECTRIFYING” “EXPLOSIVE” Haya of Jordan's G1 Epsom Derby hero was thrown a lifeline LOADED FIELD FOR MID-SUMMER DERBY by the transfer of this prize to Duke of Marmalade Even without the presence of dual Classic winner Big Suffolk. Injury has kept him off Horsephotos Brown (Boundary), today=s GI Travers S. at the Spa the track since his triumph in the promises to be a good one. J “TDN Rising Star” J June 7 Blue Riband, and on his comeback he faces his Colonel John (Tiznow), win- first clash with the older horses, including arguably the ner of the GI Santa Anita best of them in Duke of Marmalade (Ire) (Danehill). Derby Apr. 5, had never "They are very happy with the way he is going at finished worse than second home," jockey Kevin Manning commented. "He's very prior to his troubled sixth in straightforward and there is no badness in him--he likes the GI Kentucky Derby. The to get on with the job and takes a hold of the bridle and handsome bay ran like he is a bit strong. Track-wise, he goes left or right-handed was in need of a race last and straight or round a bend, so it's immaterial where time when third behind the race is, but we didn't want the ground as heavy as Tres Borrachos (Ecton Park) it was in York. You've got to respect all the opposition in the GII Swaps S. and getting him switched off is the main thing, then July 12, and has been train- Colonel John we'll take it from there." Cont. p9 ing lights out since. The trackphotographer.com WinStar Farm homebred fired a best-of-35 five-furlong bullet in :58 at Del Mar Aug. 12. AVery, very, very well,@ trainer Eoin Harty said of his charge=s recent workouts. AI think the key to the Travers will be the pace. I=d like to see a half in :46 and to be laying about five or six lengths off that.@ Stronach Stables= J “TDN Rising Star” J Harlem Rocker (Macho Uno) began his career with three straight victo- ries, including a smart tally over J Be K in the GIII With- ers S. Apr. 26. The gray finished a disappointing fourth as the 1-5 chalk in the June 1 Plate Trial S. over the Woodbine Polytrack, but bounced back over the Fort Erie dirt with a win in the Prince of Wales S. July 13. AI don=t think we=ve gotten to the bottom of him yet,@ trainer Todd Pletcher said. AIt looks like a pretty wide- open race. It should be interesting to see what hap- pens.@ Cont. p2 The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the GI TRAVERS S. at Saratoga. For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/23/08 • PAGE 2 of 14 TDN Feature Presentation... Continued GRADE 1 TRAVERS S. One Dandy of a Rematch... West Point Thoroughbreds= Macho Again (Macho Uno), runner-up behind Big Brown in the GI Preakness S., ran the race of his life most recently to annex the July 27 GII Jim Dandy S. over Pyro (Pulpit) by a half- length. The gray has turned in a pair of four-furlong breezes over the Saratoga training track in :50 since. AHe=s a fighter,@ trainer Dal- las Stewart said of the Derby Trial S. winner. AAnd he likes Saratoga. He ran second in his first start here last year, and he=s bigger and more mature than he was last year.@ Pyro, the 3-2 favorite in the Jim Dandy, Dallas Stewart & Macho Again looks to turn the tables on Sherackatthetrack Macho Again. AWe were disappointed he didn=t win the Jim Dandy, but it was a good effort,@ trainer Steve Asmussen said. AWhen we lead him over, we are going to lead him over with confi- dence.@ (859) 873-7270 www.airdriestud.com Saturday, Saratoga, post time: 5:45 p.m. EDT TRAVERS S.-GI, presented by Shadwell, $1,000,000, 3yo, 1 1/4m PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY ODDS 1 Tale of Ekati Charles Fipke Charles Fipke (Ky) Tagg/ 20-1 (c, 3, Tale of the Cat--Silence Beauty {Jpn}, by Sunday Silence) Prado 2 Colonel John WinStar Farm LLC WinStar Farm LLC (Ky Harty/ 8-1 (c, 3, Tiznow--Sweet Damsel, by Turkoman) Gomez 3Da= Tara Robert LaPenta WinStar Farm LLC (Ky) Zito/ 8-1 (c, 3, Tiznow--Torchera, by Pirate=s Bounty) Garcia 4 Tizbig Long Bay Stable Runnymede Farm & C Clay (Ky) H A Jerkens/ 30-1 (c, 3, Tiznow--Lovington, by Afleet) Velazquez 5 Macho Again West Point T’breds Milan Kosanovich (Fl) Stewart/ 6-1 (c, 3, Macho Uno--Go Donna Go, by Wild Again) Leparoux 6 Cool Coal Man Robert LaPenta W Farish/E Hudson Jr Trust, et al (Ky) Zito/ 15-1 (c, 3, Mineshaft--Coarl Sea, by Rubiano) Velazquez 7 Amped Robert LaPenta R LaPenta & Nick Zito (Ky) Zito/ 30-1 (c, 3, Fusaichi Pegasus--Sweet Sarah, by Deputy Minister) Chavez 8 Harlem Rocker Stronach Stables Adena Springs (Ont) Pletcher/ 4-1 (c, 3, Macho Uno--Freedom Come, by Lit de Justice) Coa 9 Mambo in Seattle W Farish & Mrs W Kilroy W Farish & Kilroy TB Partnership (Ky) Howard/ 5-1 (c, 3, Kingmambo--Weekend in Seattle, by Seattle Slew) Albarado 10 Tres Borrachos C Greely, J Greely IV & P Houchens R Shapiro, J Greely IV & P Houchens (Ky) Greely/ 15-1 (g, 3, Ecton Park--Pete=s Fancy, by Peteski) T Baze 11 Pyro Ron Winchell Winchell Thoroughbreds (Ky) Asmussen/ 7-2 (c, 3, Pulpit--Wild Vision, by Wild Again) S Bridgmohan 12 Court Vision IEAH Stables & W W Farish & Kilroy Tb Partnership (Ky) Mott/ 12-1 (c, 3, Gulch--Weekend Storm, by Storm Bird) Desormueax All carry 126 pounds. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/23/08 • PAGE 3 of 14 P N E W S T O D A Y P SHEIKH MOHAMMED BECOMES FABRE’S PRINCIPAL OWNER In what Andre Fabre described Winners’ Circle Report as a Aradical change@ in his organization, Sheikh Mo- hammed has acquired Fabre's main yard at Chantilly For the week ending August 22, 2008 and will send over 100 horses to the French trainer, he told the TDN=s sister publication, Jour de Galop, Friday. With the move, Sheikh Mohammed will be- come Fabre=s main owner, though Fabre will continue to train for five or six of his longtime clients. Exchange Rate ASheikh Mohammed just acquired my main yard at Chantilly, which is Two-Year-Olds Turn It On! JULIET’S SPIRIT (06 f. o/o Juliet’s Way, by Farma Way) called the >Rothschild yard,= said remained undefeated in winning the $150,000 Ontario Debutante Fabre. AThere are about 110 stalls S. on August 16 over the synthetic surface. She is proving herself in this yard, and they will be occu- to be one of Canada’s premier two-year-old fillies and is a pied in the future by Sheikh Mo- perfect 3 for 3 with $209,358 in earnings. Owner/Breeder: hammed's horses. This evolution is Padua Stables. Chart Video a radical change in my C Karma (06 f. o/o C B Carm, by Slick) made her stakes Andre Fabre organization--it is the beginning of debut worth the effort by running third in the $150,000 Ontario NTRA.com a new era for me. Sheikh Moham- Debutante S. at Woodbine over the synthetic surface on August 16. The filly has never finished out of the money. The effort brings med will be, by far, my main owner. This fall, I will her earnings to $68,944 with a record of 4-1-1-2. Owner/Breeder: receive approximately 35 two-year-olds and around 70 Pamela F. Edel. yearlings from him." Fabre explained that while he will You Luckie Mann (06 c. o/o Terri’s Choice, by West train for Sheikh Mohammed, he will not train for Acre), a winner in his first career start last time out, ran a Godolphin. AThe Godolphin stable is the flag-bearer of respectable third in the $100,000 Dr. Fager S. at Calder on August Dubai, and the pride of the ruler of Dubai,@ he said. 16. Getting bumped at the start caused him to be checked early, but he ran on gamely in his first stakes bow to just miss second ATherefore, some of the best horses I'll train for him in money. He has now earned $29,000 in two starts. Owner: Kramer Chantilly will be transferred in due time to the Dubai Stables, LLC. Breeder: Elbert Paul and Opal Eileen Paul. stable. It's a gentlemen=s agreement that was con- cluded with the Sheikh, and I will stick to it 100 per- Yes It’s True cent with no hesitation or regret." Fabre said that the Say YES to Stakes Success structure of his stable would have to change with this Circuit Breaker (03 f.