SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here A FAMILIAR APPROACH FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP It was a case of business as usual in yesterday=s G1 Dubai Dewhurst S. at Newmarket as J “TDN Rising Star” J Dawn Approach (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) took his perfect record to six and led home a one-two for Jim Bolger, who was annexing a fifth renewal in seven years. Racing in third early off the strong tempo forced by his pacesetting stable companion Leitir Mor (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), the Sept. 15 SPA GIVES QE II FOES THE TREATMENT G1 Vincent O'Brien Dayatthespa (City Zip) took advantage of a field void National S. winner took a of any serious speed and set glacial fractions en route few strides to reach top to an impressive front-running victory in the GI Queen gear with a quarter mile Elizabeth II Challenge Cup remaining, but after Saturday at Keeneland. With passing his barnmate just the victory, the New York-bred Dawn Approach Racing Post inside the final furlong, chestnut remained perfect in stretched away for a five starts this season and took comfortable 2 3/4-length score. In a break from a 2-1 advantage in her tradition, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum personal head-to-head battle announced afterwards that the winning 3-10 favorite with Stephanie=s Kitten would stay with his current trainer despite carrying the (Kitten=s Joy), who saved royal blue. ASometimes, we change,@ Dubai=s ruler said ground here to no avail and of the unprecedented shift in policy. AIt is a great day could do no better than a sixth- Coady photography and we are very happy. We hope he will be back here place finish as the 2-1 favorite. for the 2000 Guineas, but the trainer will see if he=s a AAs she grows and matures, she=s become more Derby horse.@ Cont. p3 settled, which has helped us train her and has helped [jockey] Javier [Castellano] rate her, and I think her best JOYFUL ABANDON days are ahead of her,@ said winning trainer Chad Off since extending his perfect tally to four in the Brown. QE II cont. p5 G1 Prix Morny over this trip at Deauville Aug. 19, Reckless Abandon (GB) (Exchange Rate) demonstrated the same raw speed which had already cemented a substantial reputation to bring up a notable top-level double in yesterday=s G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket. In front after the first furlong and on the stand=s rail soon after as Gerald Mosse brought him across from his wide stall, the diminutive bay waited for the fellow 9-4 joint-favorite Moohaajim (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). After a final-furlong tussle Reckless Abandon Racing Post with that rival, he held on to score by a neck. AWe got the chance to get to the lead without too much pressure, and I tried to save him and get him to relax then,@ Mosse explained. AWhen they started to come, he picked up well and kept fighting. This was Plan A, and the ground was perfect today.@ Cont. p4 In This Issue La Cloche Makes the Grade 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Regally bred La Cloche (Ghostzapper-- (732) 747-8060 Memories of Silver, by Silver Hawk) unleashed a (732) 747-8955 (fax) wicked turn of foot entering the final furlong, and www.thoroughbreddailynews.com the half-sister to the recently retired Winter www.thetdn.com Memories (El Prado {Ire}) ran out a convincing winner of Saturday’s GIII Athenia S. 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O-Mrs J S Bolger; B/T-Jim Bolger; ,64,500. 3--George Vancouver, 127, c, 2, Henrythenavigator- - Versailles Treaty, by Danzig. ($450,000 wnlg >10 KEENOV). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Capital Bloodstock; T-Aidan O=Brien; ,32,280. Margins: 2 3/4, 3/4, 4. Odds: 3-10, 33-1, 16-1. Also Ran: Ashdan (GB), The Ferryman (Ire), Funk Soul Brother (GB). Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy Racing UK. Aside from the obvious promise of his debut win in the opening juvenile turf maiden to be staged in Ireland this year, Dawn Approach was also providing his sire with a first winner in that five-furlong contest at The Curragh Mar. 25. Proving that was far from a novelty, the flashy chestnut stepped up to six furlongs for a In the event, the only moment of brief concern came conditions event when he failed to pick up as instantly as many and overcame a expected running to the quarter pole, but when sent penalty to win by about his business by Kevin Manning he soon had 5 1/2 lengths matters under control. Ballydoyle=s George Vancouver May 16. Back over had emerged from last on the wide outside to offer a that track and trip threat, but that was quickly brushed aside, and at the for the June 4 line the chestnut had ears pricked as he clocked a time Listed Rochestown faster than the older horses had managed in the S., he turned back a G2 Challenge S. earlier on the card. AWe=ve been challenge from the fortunate over the last few years to have such good 2- British raider Mister year-olds, and he=s just another one of those,@ Manning Marc (Ire) said. AWe went a proper pace and it never dropped, and Sheikh Mohammed welcomes back Dawn (Acclamation {GB}) two-down he hit that flat spot he always does, but I Approach Racing Post there before taking knew there was plenty there, and when he hit the rising on that country=s ground he went away. He=s very straightforward to finest precocious stars in the G2 Coventry S. at Royal ride--he has a great cruising gear and you can do Ascot June 19. Leitir Mor provided a near-perfect tow anything you like on him. He ticks all the boxes, and in that race, but his ability saw him in front too far from he=s much easier to deal with than his father, who had home, and he was still green out in the open as the a bit of temperament about him and had to be ponied subsequent Group 1 and dual Group 2 winner Olympic to the start. It=s been a long year for him, but he=s kept Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) chased. Granted a break due progressing and strengthening up all the time. He had a to the wet summer, he only strengthened his case as busy time up to Ascot, but afterwards it was a nice the juvenile category=s champion elect when romping to break for him, and he did very well at The Curragh last a 4 3/4-length success in the G1 Vincent O'Brien time.