SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here PETER PAN ON THE ‘MARK’ ADIEU ADELAIDE, HELLO ASCOT Brereton Jones= homebred Mark Valeski (Proud For the second time in the last 14 days, Black Caviar Citizen) would have been double-digit odds in last (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}) treated a packed house of week=s GI Kentucky Derby, 30,000 racegoers at but he was 6-5 in the Adelaide=s Morphettville GII Peter Pan S. yesterday at Racetrack to another Belmont, and came through overwhelming for his backers. He may get performance, as she another chance at the prepped for the division=s best next time. June 23 G1 Diamond AWe=re sure going to look [at Jubilee S. at Royal the GI Belmont S. June 9] Ascot with her 21st because it sure looked like he career victory in the Black Caviar Bronwen Healy Coglianese photo handled this track well, and G1 Goodwood S. The slowing the fractions down a winning margin of 1 1/4 lengths belies the ease with little bit he=s going to carry that speed a lot farther,@ which it was accomplished. Away faster than usual said winning trainer Larry Jones. AHe=ll probably be a from the eight hole, the 5-year-old tugged Luke Nolen forward factor in the Belmont, especially if Bodemeister to the early lead and the duo were happy to make the and them rip each other apart in the Preakness. We=ll running, as nothing was willing to take them on. With see how the Preakness turns out and who=s left Nolen riding high in the saddle, his elbows glued available. We=re sure not going to rule it out--we know basically to his knees, Black Caviar went about two where Belmont is.@ Cont. p5 lengths clear into the stretch, switched her leads on cue and was never seriously threatened as We=re Gonna CAN POULAINS PROVIDE VENGENEANCE? Rock (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) tried to make a race Simon Springer=s Dabirsim (Fr) (Hat Trick {Jpn}) was out of it in the final 100 yards. AEverything has gone as voted France=s 2011 Horse of the Year after an expected, she=s done a good job, she=s where we want unbeaten season capped her and so as long as she pleases us in the next three by success in the G1 Prix weeks she=s on the plane,@ said winning trainer Peter Jean-Luc Lagardere, but he Moody. Cont. p7 lost his perfect record when edged by Dragon Pulse (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) in the G3 Prix de Fontainebleau at Longchamp Apr. 15. He Horsephotos will bid to reassert his dominance this afternoon in the G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains. "Everything has gone well since Dabirsim's comeback, we've had no problems at all and he seems to be in good form," trainer Christophe Ferland told PA Sport. "He looks like he has improved for that race, but he only does what we ask in the morning and no more. He looks like he has progressed physically since his first run of the year, and I think Christophe will have learnt a lot about the horse from riding him last time. He is out for revenge and I am happy with stall one. It's a Group 1 race, and it would be fantastic if he can get back to winning ways. Then everybody will forget him finishing second on his first run of the season." Earlier on the Longchamp card is the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches for sophomore fillies. Cont. p3-4 In This Issue Drilling the Opposition... 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul (732) 747-8060 Weitman’s Drill (Lawyer Ron), hero of the (732) 747-8955 (fax) GI Del Mar Futurity, had his mind on business www.thoroughbreddailynews.com in Saturday’s GIII Lazaro Barrera S. at Betfair www.thetdn.com Hollywood Park. 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The Poulains has gone to overseas raiders on three of the last seven occasions, and this renewal features some progressive types from Britain and Germany. Gestut Winterhauch's Amaron (GB) (Shamardal) beat Dabirsim, successful in the G3 Prix de Cabourg and the subsequent G1 Criterium International runner-up G1 Prix Morny during last year's Deauville festival, Pakal (Ger) (Lord of England {Ger}) in the G3 Zukunfts- added the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere to his tally over Rennen at Baden-Baden in August before finishing third seven furlongs here on Arc day. On that occasion, behind Tai Chi (Ger) (High Chaparral {Ire}) in Cologne's Frankie Dettori left it uncomfortably late, but escaped G3 Preis des Winterfavoriten in October. Back with a unscathed due to his mount's electric acceleration. win in the G3 Dr Busch-Memorial over 1 1/16 miles at However, on the colt's return in the G3 Prix de Krefeld Apr. 22, his stamina will come into force if this Fontainebleau, it was another rider who was left red- is run at a genuine pace. faced. Christophe Soumillon's natural confidence is Richard Hannon relies on last Saturday's G1 2000 nearly always a plus in the saddle, but, in that Apr. 15 Guineas fifth Coupe de Ville (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) and he trial over this track and trip, it was his showmanship offers the first test of that form, having been just under that contributed to a first reversal for Dabirsim when four lengths behind Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}). short-headed by Dragon Pulse. "It might be a bit quick, but Coupe de Ville came AI would prefer to be in the middle, but stall one is back bouncing and he looked in good order when Steve better than stall 12 of 12,@ Ferland added. AI can't Knight gave him a breeze up at Everleigh midweek, so complain, as we are next to our lead horse, and we'll we are rolling the dice again," Hannon commented. make a plan with Christophe about which tactics to "What swayed us is that the French race has cut up. use.@ Obviously Dabirsim is a decent horse, as is Dragon Dragon Pulse was having his first start for the Mikel Pulse, but Coupe de Ville finished right on top of their Delzangles stable in the Fontainebleau, having started challengers at Newmarket and we know that he will out with Jessie Harrington last term. love the ground." Cont. p4 Sunday, Longchamp, France, post time: 3:10 p.m. POULE D'ESSAI DES POULAINS-G1, €450,000, 3yo, c, 1mT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 7 Beauvoir (Ire) Gerard Augustin-Normand Team Hogdala AB Rouget (Footstepsinthesand {GB}--Tipperary Honor {Fr}, by Highest Honor {Fr}) Lemaire 2 11 Furner's Green (Ire) Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor Whisperview Trading Ltd A O'Brien (Dylan Thomas {Ire}--Lady Icarus {GB}, by Rainbow Quest) J O'Brien 3 10 Telwaar (GB) Ziad A Galadari Galadari Sons Stud Company Ltd P Chapple-Hyam (Haafhd {GB}--Waafiah {GB}, by Anabaa) Mosse 4 3 Amaron (GB) Gestut Winterhauch Genesis Green Stud Ltd Lowe (Shamardal--Amandalini {GB}, by Bertolini) Bonilla 5 2 Veneto (Fr) Jean Guillemin SCEA Plessis de Montzey (Panis--Milanaise {Fr}, by Marignan) Thulliez 6 12 Gregorian (Ire) H R H Princess Haya of Jordan Rathasker Stud Gosden (Clodovil {Ire}--Three Days in May {GB}, by Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) Buick 7 6 Coupe de Ville (Ire) Macdonald,