HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, BIG BROWN to Three Chimneys call 732-747-8060. Farm upon Retirement (see below) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2008 TDN Feature Presentation CREACHADOIR NOTCHES FOR GODOLPHIN Godolphin=s Creachadoir (Ire) (King=s Best) returned to GRADE 1 PREAKNESS STAKES Europe after a two-stop world trip to claim a career high in the one-mile G1 Juddmonte Lockinge S. at Newbury Saturday. The four-year-old bay benefitted from an uncomplicated Frankie Dettori ride to score by 3/4 of LEMON DROP KID a length from Juddmonte Farms= LEMON DROP MOM wins the Winter Melody S. by 9 lengths! Phoenix Tower (Chester House) as the 3-1 favorite. AHe=s a good horse Now 6 wins and career earnings of $260,445 and the race went exactly to plan,@ Getty Images said Dettori. AThey went a pretty NOTORIOUS B.I.G. even gallop, it wasn=t suicidal and I had the box seat. I Looking every inch a Triple Crown winner, Big Brown managed to get some room at the two [pole] and when (Boundary) galloped to an easy vic- I pressed go he responded immediately. He quickened tory in Saturday's GI Preakness S. at very well although he did idle a bit in front.@ Click for Pimlico, and trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. is the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free already thinking about that blanket of brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Cont. p3 white carnations awaiting him in three weeks. AIt doesn't look like he DARJINA RETURNS AT LONGCHAMP got down on his belly today, so he Princess Zahra Aga Khan=s Darjina (Fr) (Zamindar) should have enough left to get the makes her keenly awaited return in today=s G1 Prix job done,@ Dutrow said during the d=Ispahan at Longchamp. AShe=s been very well and she NBC telecast. Kent Desormeaux took needs to have this race," Racing Manager Georges Horsephotos a look in the rearview mirror as he Rimaud told PA Sport. AWe are getting a bit of rain out raced down the lane, saw nothing there, and gathered in Paris. It=s nothing to change the plans, but we are the reins to leave something in the tank for the June 7 keeping our fingers crossed that things are going to be GI Belmont S. The colt will be retired to stud at Three good. I am sure she will give us a good run.@ Cont. p9 Chimneys at the end of the year (see story, p2). PREAKNESS S.-GI, $1,000,000, PIM, 5-17, 3yo, 1 3/16m, 1:54 4/5, ft. 1--BIG BROWN, 126, c, 3, by Boundary 1st Dam: Mien, by Nureyev 2nd Dam: Miasma, by Lear Fan 3rd Dam: Syrian Circle, by Damascus ($60,000 yrl '06 FTKOCT; $190,000 2yo >07 KEEAPR). O-IEAH Stables & Paul Pompa Jr; B-Monticule (KY); T-Richard E Dutrow Jr; J-K J Desormeaux; $600,000. Lifetime Record: 5-5-0-0, $2,714,500. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Macho Again, 126, c, 3, Macho Uno--Go Donna Go, by Wild Again. ($85,000 yrl '06 OBSAUG; $150,000 2yo >07 OBSFEB). O-West Point Thoroughbreds; B-Milan Kosanovich (FL); T-Dallas Stewart; $200,000. 3--Icabad Crane, 126, c, 3, Jump Start--Adorahy, by Rahy. ($65,000 yrl '06 FTNAUG; $110,000 2yo >07 OBSFEB). O-Earle I Mack; B-Gallagher's Stud (NY); T-H Graham Motion; $110,000. Margins: 5 1/4, HF, 3/4. Odds: 0.20, 39.90, 22.20. Also Ran: Racecar Rhapsody, Stevil, Kentucky Bear, Hey Byrn, Giant Moon, Tres Borrachos, Yankee Bravo, Gayego, Riley Tucker. Scr: Behindatthebar. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/18/08 • PAGE 2 of 11 Preakness cont. Big Brown was sent off the 2-1 choice in the May 3 GI Kentucky Derby and had no trouble running his ca- reer record to four-for-four. After blowing out a quarter in :25.20 on an empty track yes- terday morning, he was sent off the 1-5 chalk at Pimlico. Kent Desormeaux had his hands full as he rated the powerful colt just off the early Horsephotos leaders, then angled him off the rail as they raced down the backstretch. The big bay eased up alongside Gayego (Gilded Time) and Riley Tucker (Harlan's Holi- day) on the turn, switched leads when they straight- ened for home and took off. His rider had him in hand for the final sixteenth of a mile. AThis is the best horse I've ever ridden--I said it,@ Desormeuax said. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. On to the Belmont... Big Brown will have an easy time of it as he prepares for his date with destiny in the final jewel of the Triple Crown. AI=m just going to breeze him one time,@ Rick Dutrow Jr. contin- ued. AIt might work out that I blow him out the same as I did [yesterday] Big Brown to Three Chimneys... morning, but he=ll just get IEAH Stables, Paul Pompa Jr., Gary Tolchin and An- one breeze.@ Co-owner drew Cohen=s unbeaten dual Classic winner Big Brown Paul Pompa Jr. is confi- (Boundary--Mien, by Nureyev) will head to stud at Three Horsephotos dent that the budding Chimneys Farm in Midway, Kentucky, upon the comple- superstar will be up to tion of his racing career, it was announced prior to his the pressure. AHe doesn=t even work up a sweat,@ dominating win in the Preakness. Financial terms have- Pompa said during an HRTV interview. AHe doesn=t turn n=t been disclosed. AThree Chimneys is thrilled to have a hair.@ But how will his connections handle the three the privilege to stand a horse of Big Brown's caliber,@ weeks til the Belmont S.? It s been emotionally draining A = said Robert Clay, owner of Three Chimneys Farm. AHav- so far, but we re excited, he admitted. We have a lot = @ A ing won every race he's won with such ease, I don't of people behind us. He=s become the people=s horse, think we've actually seen what he's truly capable of.@ and we=re just riding the wave.@ Bred in Kentucky by Monticule, IEAH Stables acquired a majority interest in Big Brown following his impressive TRIPLE CROWN BIDS SINCE Saratoga debut last September. AWe have entertained a AFFIRMED’S 1978 SUCCESS variety of flattering offers but felt Three Chimneys was Year Derby/Preakness Winner Belmont Finish the best choice for us,@ said Michael Iavarone, 2004 Smarty Jones 2nd co-president of IEAH. AWe were determined to partici- 2003 Funny Cide 3rd pate in his breeding career and the Three Chimneys deal 2002 War Emblem 8th has given us this opportunity. We are very excited to 1999 Charismatic 3rd partner with the likes of Three Chimneys and will be 1998 Real Quiet 2nd afforded the opportunity to stand this brilliant colt 1997 Silver Charm 2nd alongside the likes of Smarty Jones and Dynaformer in 1989 Sunday Silence 2nd the breeding capital of the world.@ Big Brown was pur- 1987 Alysheba 4th chased by Eddie Woods for $60,000 as a FTKOCT 1982 Pleasant Colony 3rd yearling, then by Hidden Brook, agent for Pompa, for 1979 Spectacular Bid 3rd $190,000 as a KEEAPR juvenile. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 5/18/08 • PAGE 3 of 11 Saturday, Newbury, Britain Saturday, Belmont Park JUDDMONTE LOCKINGE S.-G1, ,200,000, Newbury, SHUVEE H.-GII, $150,000, BEL, 5-17, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 5-17, 4yo/up, 1mT, 1:38.70, gd. 1:37 1/5, ft. 1--sCREACHADOIR (IRE), 126, c, 4, by King=s Best 1--@COWGIRLS DON'T CRY, 113, f, 4, by Pure Prize 1st Dam: Sadima (Ire), by Sadler=s Wells 1st Dam: Emphatic Style, by Crafty Prospector 2nd Dam: Anima (GB), by Ajdal 2nd Dam: Pebble Patter, by Rock Talk 3rd Dam: Cocotte (GB), by Troy (GB) 3rd Dam: Lady Amherst, by Assemblyman (i83,000 yrl >05 TATIRE). O-Godolphin; B-Frank ($105,000 2yo >06 FTMMAY). O-Jeff Singer; Dunne; T-Saeed Bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; B-Justice Farm, Greg Justice & Steve Justice (KY); ,113,540. Lifetime Record: MGSW-Ire & Eng, T-K P McLaughlin; J-M J Luzzi; $90,000. Lifetime G1SP-Ire, Fr & HK, 14-4-3-2, ,587,997.*1/2 to Record: 8-4-1-1, $212,702. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Youmzain (Ire) (Sinndar {Ire}), Hwt. 3yo-Ger at Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 11-14f, GSW-Eng, MG1SP-Ire, Eng, Fr, & UAE; 2--Rite Moment, 119, f, 4, Vicar--Moments of Joy, by G1SW-Ger, $2,066,898. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Lost Code. O-Winning Move Stable, Seidman Stables Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree. LLC, John L Moirano & Ravenwood Stable; B-Charles 2--Phoenix Tower, 126, c, 4, Chester House--Bionic Nuckols Jr & Sons (KY); T-Gary C Contessa; $30,000. (GB), by Zafonic. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte 3--Wow Me Free, 117, f, 4, Menifee--Double Wow, by Farms; T-Henry Cecil; ,43,040. With Approval. O/B-Edward A Seltzer Trust (KY); 3--Tariq (GB), 126, c, 4, Kyllachy (GB)--Tatora (GB), by T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; $15,000. Selkirk. (32,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; 65,000gns yrl Margins: 2 1/4, 2 3/4, 3.