MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2012 732-747-8060 • TDN Home Page Click Here DATA LINK ‘GETS’ BY THEM FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI BELMONT S. Under a well-timed ride from GI Belmont S.-winning jockey John Velazquez, Stuart S. Janney III’s Data Link (War Front) mowed down multiple Grade I-winner Get Stormy (Stormy Atlantic) to annex Sunday’s GII Monmouth S. on the Jersey Shore. Backed all the way down to 3-5 from a 5-2 morning line, the GI Maker’s 46 Mile winner bided his time in last early before taking Union Rags Doing Well; Eyes Summer Campaign... slightly closer order down Saturday’s GI Belmont S. hero Union Rags (Dixie the backstretch as the Union) was doing well Sunday while settling back in at speedy Presious Passion his Fair Hill Training Center home base. “He was (Royal Anthem) doled out looking out the door, waiting to get swift splits. Get Serious Data Link Bill Denver/EQUI-PHOTO outside,” said trainer Michael Matz. (City Zip) and Get Stormy “He got out [to the paddock], had a inherited a joint lead as the frontrunner backed out on little roll, started to eat some grass the turn, and while the latter was able to put away the and watched the other horses walk to former in midstretch, the favorite swooped up on the the track and training.” outside in the waning moments to score a decisive one- Matz continued his high praise for length blow. Get Serious, a winner of this event in Jockey John Velazquez yesterday, 2010, held well to be third. “It was perfect,” said commending the pilot for his bravery Velazquez. “There was a lot of speed in the race and he in guiding the bulky Phyllis Wyeth likes to come from behind. It just worked out perfect homebred through an opening on the for us. All the speed held up pretty well and when I rail to get by Paynter (Awesome pulled him outside at the quarter-pole, he responded Again) in the waning moments of the right away. It’s easy when you ride this kind of horse.” “Test of the Champion.” “It was an Cont. p4 awfully small hole for such a big horse to fit through,” he said. “I have to give Union Rags him and Johnny credit. They got it Horsephotos done.” Unsurprisingly, Matz has an eye on the major summer 3-year-old races for Union Rags. “At this point right now I think what we’ll do is look at some of those, whether it’s the [GI] Haskell [Invitational S. at Monmouth Park July 29], the [GII] Jim Dandy [S. at Saratoga July 28], the [GI] Travers [S. at Saratoga Aug. 25]--whatever--one of those races down the line with a little time in between.” When asked about end-of-the-year championship honors, Matz conceded that I’ll Have Another (Flower Alley) currently stands atop the Eclipse standings, but said that he and his colt weren’t “throwing in the towel by any means.” Matz continued, “It all depends on how we finish the season,” he said. “They ran one time against each other and that was it. He was very impressive in those two races he ran with Bodemeister (Empire Maker). Again, I was so confused with the voting last year as a 2-year-old [when Union Rags was second to Hansen (Tapit)], who knows what can go on?” Belmont wrap-up cont. p3 In This Issue Pletcher Progress Report 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Todd Pletcher’s runners might not have made an (732) 747-8060 impact in the GI Kentucky Derby, (732) 747-8955 (fax) GI Preakness S. or GI Belmont S., but the always www.thoroughbreddailynews.com loaded conditioner’s sophomore string, headed www.thetdn.com by Gemologist (Tiznow), Algorithms (Bernardini) and El Padrino (Pulpit), figure to make their presence felt this summer and fall and Barry Weisbord, co-publisher beyond. 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Despite the late defection of Triple Crown aspirant I’ll Zayat Stable’s GI Belmont S. runner-up Paynter Have Another (Flower Alley) from Saturday’s (Awesome Again) was scheduled to return to California GI Belmont S., Belmont Park saw record attendance in today, where he will regroup before coming back East. a non-Triple Crown attempt year and nearly eclipsed its “He’ll go back home, freshen up, and we’ll look to bring record for on-track handle on a Belmont day. A total of him back somewhere on the East Coast,” said trainer 85,811 patrons were on track to see Union Rags (Dixie Bob Baffert, who also finished second in the Union) best Paynter (Awesome Again), surpassing the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Belmont S. with fellow Zayat previous non-Triple Crown attendance record of 73,857 colorbearer Bodemeister (Empire Maker). “Maybe the set in 2001. Attendance was up 53.8% from last year Jim Dandy--we’re shooting for the Travers with him. (55,779) and came in sixth for all-time attendance at We have [Derby and Preakness runner-up] Bodemeister the Elmont, NY oval. On-track attendees wagered for the Haskell.” The Hall of Famer said Paynter $13,777,920, third all-time at Belmont behind the 2004 suffered a nick on his left hind leg and also lost a shoe Belmont day in which Smarty Jones was denied the during the running of the Belmont, but was in good Triple Crown ($14,461,402) and the 2005 Breeders’ shape overall. “He lost his left hind shoe in the race,” Cup ($14,742,521). All-sources handle was he said. “I don’t know when it happened, but it must $96,485,985, the third-most ever wagered on a have been near the end.” Belmont S. card, and the most ever for a non-Triple Giant Ryan Awaiting Surgery... Crown year, surpassing the $89,705,885 mark set in Giant Ryan (Freud), who fractured both left front 2009. All-sources handle was up 18.8% over last sesamoids during Saturday’s GII True North H., year’s mark of $81,245,326. remained at trainer Bisnath Parboo’s Belmont barn “What a great day of racing with five tremendous Sunday. “He’s OK this morning, not good, but OK,” graded stakes, including the ultimate Test of the said owner Shivananda Parbhoo. “He ate his food last Champion,” said Ellen McClain, President and COO of night, and drank a lot of water, which is a good sign.” The New York Racing Association (NYRA). The 6-year-old is expected to have surgery, but “Congratulations to [owner] Phyllis Wyeth, [trainer] Parbhoo said nothing is definite. “We’re waiting on a Michael Matz, and [jockey] John Velazquez on a thrilling call from the doctor and then we’ll ship to the hospital, victory by Union Rags.” McClain added Saturday, “This most likely New Bolton [at the University of has been another outstanding day of Thoroughbred Pennsylvania]. I’m hoping for today, but waiting for racing for New York, and NYRA thanks all of the their call.” connections who raced at Belmont today and our Parbhoo said that Trinniberg (Teuflesberg) was doing countless fans who visited Belmont Park and watched well a day after his victory in Saturday’s GII Woody coverage on NBC and at simulcast facilities across the Stephens S. “He’s doing very nice,” Parbhoo reported. country.” “He’s happy, he ate all his food, everything is good on Television ratings for NBC’s coverage of the Belmont his side.” As for what is next for the speedy S. also soared. With a 5.4 overnight rating and a sophomore, Parbhoo added, “I was thinking about 13 share for the portion of coverage covering the race, running him at Calder, but he’s done a lot of work this Saturday’s Belmont earned the highest rating for a non- year so far.