SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2017 FREE TRIP TO THE JUVENILE FOR >BILLY= DIVERSIFY WIRES JOCKEY The highly regarded Free Drop Billy (Union Rags), a very close CLUB GOLD CUP second in the seven-furlong GI Hopeful S. Sept. 4, posted a breakthrough four-length decision while negotiating two turns for the first time in Saturday=s GI Claiborne Breeders= Futurity at Keeneland, a >Win and You=re In= for the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile. Longshots Bravazo (Awesome Again) and Lone Sailor (Majestic Warrior) were second and third. The race was marred by the ultimately fatal injury of >TDN Rising Star= Ten City (Run Away and Hide), who was abruptly pulled up after seizing control with a quick move on the far turn and vanned off. AWe always thought [two turns would suit him],@ winning trainer Dale Romans said. AIf you look at all his numbers on paper, every time they stretched a race a bit, he got a little bit better. Today, I think we saw what he is really capable of.@ Cont. p5 (Click here) IN TDN EUROPE TODAY ROLY POLY TOUGHS OUT THIRD GROUP 1 Diversify | Horsephotos The Aidan O’Brien trained Roly Poly (War Front) took the G1 New York-bred >TDN Rising Star= Diversify (Bellamy Road) Sun Chariot S. at Newmarket to put her trainer within reach of streaked to his third-straight front-running victory and first in a record number of Group 1 winners in a year. graded company in Saturday=s GI Jockey Club Gold Cup at Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. Belmont Park to earn a guaranteed spot in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic. It was a length back to favored Keen Ice (Curlin) in second. >TDN Rising Star= Pavel (Creative Cause) was third. "We did pick up the 'Win and You're In' for the Classic today, but we're going to enjoy today's race and give it a couple of days,@ winning trainer Rick Violette said. AI talk it over with [owners] Lauren and Ralph Evans and we'll come up with a decision next week." Diversify was backed as the 7-2 second-choice following wins in the Saginaw S. at Belmont July 2 and the 1 1/8-miles Evan Shipman S. at Saratoga Aug. 21, both for New York-breds. He earned a career-high 108 Beyer Speed Figure in the latter, an 11 1/2-length wire-to-wire romp. Diversify was placed immediately on the lead from his rail draw here and showed the way through uncontested fractions of :24.17 and :47.74. He kicked for home in command, but Keen Ice and Pavel began breathing down his neck in the lane. That pair continued to chip away at Diversify=s advantage while locked together, but the leader kept on finding more to register a career high. Fellow New York-bred Haynesfield also won this race in 2010. Cont. p3 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. 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The mighty Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) made her first visit to [email protected] Flemington Racecourse a memorable one when she sauntered home a facile winner of Social Media Strategist the G1 Seppelt Turnbull S. on Saturday, delighting an enthusiastic crowd and extending Justina Severni her unbeaten streak to 21. Visit TDN Europe/International for story. | Bronwen Healy Director of Customer Service Vicki Forbes [email protected] TODAY’S GRADED STAKES Marketing Manager Alayna Cullen @AlaynaCullen EST Race Click for TV 2:45p Mainichi Okan-G2, TOK -------------- ------ Director of Information Technology 4:13p Frizette S.-GI, BEL TJCIS PPs TVG Ray Villa [email protected] 4:46p Flower Bowl S.-GI, BEL TJCIS PPs TVG 5:10p Dixiana Bourbon S.-GIII, KEE TJCIS PPs NBC Bookkeeper 5:30p L.A. 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He doesn't do that as much anymore, so he's getting better." Pedigree Notes: The winner=s dam Rule One, winless in six career attempts for owner/breeder Earle Mack, was bred to More Than Ready this season. Her most recent produce is an unraced Data Link 2-year- old filly. Rule One brought $57,000 from Fred W. Hertrich III at the 2010 KEENOV Sale. Diversify, an impressive winner of his first two attempts for WinStar Farm and Rick Violette, was acquired by Ralph and Lauren Evans for $210,000 at the 2016 Jockey Club Gold Cup trophy presentation | Adam Coglianese KEENOV Sale. AWe couldn't have dreamed of a better scenario,@ Violette said. AThe first quarter, going in :24 was ideal. He's done nothing but get better from the early summer until now. He's always FIND US ON FACEBOOK been a nice horse, but he's certainly jumped into the major www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews leagues here today. [Keen Ice] might've moved a little earlier than he wanted to because we were always loose on the lead. TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • OCTOBER 8, 2017 T-Todd A. Pletcher. $150,000. i i FOUR STAR SALES GRADUATE i i Saturday, Belmont 3--Pavel, 122, c, 3, Creative Cause--Mons Venus, by Maria's JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP S.-GI, $750,000, BEL, 10-7, 3yo/up, Mon. >TDN Rising Star= ($90,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV; $80,000 1 1/4m, 2:00.96, ft. RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Brereton C. 1--DIVERSIFY, 126, g, 4, by Bellamy Road Jones & WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill. $75,000. 1st Dam: Rule One, by Street Cry (Ire) 2nd Dam: Compete, by El Prado (Ire) Hidden Brook Sales Graduate 3rd Dam: Pete's Heiress, by Peteski >TDN Rising Star= 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. Margins: 1, 3 1/4, 5 3/4. Odds: 3.90, 1.35, 4.40. ($150,000 Ylg '14 SARAUG; $210,000 3yo '16 KEENOV). Also Ran: Good Samaritan, Destin, Rally Cry, Highland Sky. O-Lauren & Ralph M. Evans; B-Fred W. Hertrich III & John D. Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Fielding (NY); T-Richard A. Violette, Jr.; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by $450,000. Lifetime Record: 10-7-2-0, $775,425. Werk Nick Fasig-Tipton. Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. DID YOU KNOW? Paradise Woods (Union Rags) was tabbed as a 2--Keen Ice, 126, h, 5, Curlin--Medomak, by Awesome Again. “TDN Rising Star” ($48,000 Wlg '12 KEENOV; $120,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-Donegal Racing & Calumet Farm; B-Glencrest Farm LLC (KY); Visit the TDN Rising Stars section TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 5 OF 18 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • OCTOBER 8, 2017 Saturday, Keeneland CLAIBORNE BREEDERS' FUTURITY-GI, $500,000, KEE, 10-7, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:45.43, ft. 1--FREE DROP BILLY, 121, c, 2, by Union Rags 1st Dam: Trensa (GSP, $170,470), by Giant's Causeway 2nd Dam: Serape, by Fappiano 3rd Dam: Mochila, by In Reality 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES WIN, 1ST GRADE I WIN. ($200,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-Albaugh Family Stables LLC; B-Helen K. Groves Revocable Trust (KY); T-Dale L. Romans; J-Robby Albarado. $300,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $428,020. Werk Nick Rating: A+++. *Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. *1/2 to Hawkbill (Kitten=s Joy), G1SW-GB, $725,231. Selected by Barry Berkelhammer Received early preparation at AbraCadabra Farms Consigned by GAINESWAY 2--Bravazo, 121, c, 2, Awesome Again--Tiz o' Gold, by Cee's Tizzy. O/B-Calumet Farm (KY); T-D. Wayne Lukas. $100,000. 3--Lone Sailor, 121, c, 2, Majestic Warrior--Ambitious, by Mr. Also Ran: Lionite, Givemeaminit, Ezmosh, Crea's Bklyn Law, Greeley. ($120,000 Ylg '16 KEESEP). O-G M B Racing; Bourbon Resolution, Ready Prospector, Lone Rock, Ten City. B-Alexander - Groves - Matz, LLC. (KY); T-Thomas M. Amoss.