SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 732-747-8060 • TDN Home Page Click Here GATSBY’S PARTY BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD Comprehensively beaten by Australia (GB) (Galileo Few would have expected that at this point in the {Ire}) in York’s G1 Juddmonte International last time season the sensational Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) Aug. 20, Frank Gillespie’s The Grey Gatsby (Ire) would be winless and under scrutiny, but today’s (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) found more improvement to G1 Qatar Prix Vermeille at Longchamp is very much a gain his revenge on Ballydoyle’s dual Derby hero with a retrieval mission for the pride of Al Shaqab Racing. So thrilling late surge under Ryan Moore. Settled in last impressive when brushing aside Wild Coco (Ger) early, the June 1 G1 Prix (Shirocco {Ger}) in this contest 12 month ago, she du Jockey Club winner produced a performance of stellar merit when slamming was wound up at the end Orfevre (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}) in the G1 Prix de l’Arc of the back straight and de Triomphe three weeks later. Beaten by Cirrus des gradually reeled in the Aigles (Fr) (Even Top {Ire}) in the G1 Prix Ganay on her 3-10 favorite to overhaul return Apr. 27, she was all at sea on Royal Ascot’s him in the final stride and lively surface when third in a second try at 10 furlongs prevail by a neck. “We in the June 18 G1 Prince of Wales’s S. Given some thought he would have tender loving care and treatment in the interim by come on a little bit from Criquette Head-Maarek and reunited with Thierry Jarnet The Grey Gatsby overtakes York and they went a here, she has the chance to revive her career ahead of a Australia Racing Post good gallop and it set up potential defense of her crown in three weeks’ time. nicely for him,” his rider “She was very sore in her back and did not run her race said. “He tries hard and put his head down and fought, [at Royal Ascot],” the owners’ Racing Advisor Harry so I’d say both horses ran very good races to pull clear Herbert told PA Sport. “That is how brilliant she is, she of Group 1 winners. It was the plan to be patient and was only beaten a couple of lengths that day but she have him where he was comfortable and he traveled looks amazing now. She is physically blossoming and, well. If you give him a target, he chases it.” CLICK like a lot of fillies, this is the time of year when they HERE to hear what trainer Kevin Ryan had to say about start to blossom and she is coming to the fore. the future plans of The Grey Gatsby. Cont. p3 Criquette has warned everyone that the Vermeille is not the Arc, so she may be slightly short of fitness on KING OF THE HILL Sunday. Whatever she does, she will come on for that After all the posturing over ground conditions, Roger run. She is a very brilliant filly. I have no doubt she has Varian let Kingston Hill (GB) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) run trained on and can be a serious contender in the Arc.” in the one Classic he held all the right credentials for Cont. p23 and Paul Smith’s grey duly obliged in Doncaster’s G1 St Leger. Sent off the well-supported 9-4 favorite, the G1 Epsom Derby runner-up was held up towards the rear of mid-division and made his usual steady run down the outer as Romsdal (GB) (Halling) was committed up front. Veering right as he headed that rival passing Kingston Hill and Andrea Atzeni the furlong pole, he Racing Post continued to drift under Andrea Atzeni’s right-hand whip, but at the line had a decisive 1 1/4-length margin to spare over that rival before surviving a subsequent inquiry. “It’s a dream,” jockey Andrea Atzeni said. “I rode him like the best horse in the race, which I thought that he was, and he traveled beautifully. He’s so laid-back and goes to sleep, but when I pulled him out he was always going to get there. He wanders around when he hits the front.” Cont. p5 IN THIS ISSUE CO-PUBLISHERS President: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Vice President: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley KEESEP Rolls On Into Book 2 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Director of Business Development: Gary King [email protected] The Keeneland September Yearling Sale launched into Book 2 with a marathon session EDITORIAL Saturday that was largely comparable to last [email protected] year=s first day of Book 2. Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini AWhat was good about the session was that it Managing Editor: Alan Carasso continued on in the same vein as the first week,@ Racing Editor: Steve Sherack commented Keeneland=s Director of Sales Racing Analyst/Social Media Director: Brian DiDonato Geoffrey Russell. Associate Editor: Justina Severni Assistant Editor: Christie DeBernardis During Saturday=s session, 294 yearlings Assistant Editor: Heather Likins grossed $35,634,500. 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July, The Grey Gatsby went on to be runner-up in the G3 Acomb S. over an extra panel back there the following month and filled the same spot in the G2 Champagne S. at Doncaster in September. Viewed Saturday, Leopardstown, Ireland as a smart colt despite QIPCO IRISH CHAMPION S.-G1, €1,000,000, LEO, 9-13, 3yo/up, 10fT, his seventh in the 2:03.18, gd/fm. G1 Racing Post Trophy 1--THE GREY GATSBY (IRE), 126, c, 3, by Mastercraftsman (Ire) back at the latter 1st Dam: Marie Vison (Ire) (SP-Fr), by Entrepreneur (GB) venue at the end of 2nd Dam: Metisse, by Kingmambo October, his form left 3rd Dam: Maximova (Fr), by Green Dancer him with something to (€24,000 yrl ‘12 ARQOCT; €120,000 2yo ‘13 ARQMAY). O-Frank find on his generation Gillespie; B-Malcolm Parrish (IRE); T-Kevin Ryan; J-Ryan Moore. leaders as he headed €580,000. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Eng, 11-4-4-0, towards the 2014 €1,810,627. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the The Grey Gatsby and Ryan Moore Classics. Second to eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Racing Post Toormore (Ire) (Arakan) and ahead of Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) when 16-1 2--Australia (GB), 126, c, 3, Galileo (Ire)--Ouija Board (GB), by Cape in Newmarket=s G3 Craven S. on his return Apr. 17, he Cross (Ire). (525,000gns yrl ‘12 TATOCT). O-Derrick Smith, Susan was 66-1 when 10th in the G1 2000 Guineas back Magnier, Michael Tabor & Teo Ah Khing; B-Stanley Estate & Stud over the same track and trip May 3. By the time he Company (GB); T-Aidan O’Brien. €200,000. went back to York for the G2 Dante S. over an 3--Trading Leather (Ire), 133, c, 4, Teofilo (Ire)--Night Visit (GB), by extended 10 furlongs May 15, he was again relatively Sinndar (Ire). O-Godolphin; B/T-Jim Bolger (IRE). €100,000. untouched by the betting public but brushed aside Margins: NK, 4HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 7.00, 0.30, 20.00. Godolphin=s hot favorite True Story (GB) (Manduro Also Ran: Mukhadram (GB), Al Kazeem (GB), Kingfisher (Ire), Alkasser {Ger}) when teamed with Ryan Moore for the first time. (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result, the brisnet.com PPs or the After making odds of 9-1 look generous there, The Grey free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree.