Visit the New exacta Betting on TDN Website: Kentucky Oaks Future Wager www.thoroughbreddailynews.com P3 FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. Dubai International Racing Carnival KEENELAND ANNOUNCES SPRING STAKES Keeneland unveiled a $3.425-million stakes schedule GRADED STAKES RESULTS for its 2011 spring meeting, which will run Apr. 8-29. Sponsored A total of 16 stakes races will be conducted during the by 15-day meet, headlined by the $750,000 GI Toyota Blue Grass S. Apr. 16 and North American Home of International Racing $400,000 GI Central Bank www.amwestentertainment.com Ashland S. Apr. 9. AThe racing world converges on Keeneland LOVE CONQUERS ALL IN CAPE VERDI in the spring because they Aspectoflove (Ire) (Danetime {Ire}), a narrow runner- know this is where the best up in the 2010 renewal of this event, exacted her re- jockeys, trainers and horses venge to land her first score of the season in Thurs- will be, and they want to com- day=s G2 Cape Verdi S. pete at the highest level,@ said at Meydan. Second be- Director of Racing W.B. Rogers www.keeneland.com hind Soneva (Cherokee Beasley. The Lexington oval will host two other top- Run) when the Cape level events, both worth $300,000, the GI Vinery Madi- Verdi was a Group 3 son S. Apr. 14 and GI Maker=s Mark Mile Apr. 15. The last winter, she returned complete schedule can be found on to fall just a nose short www.keeneland.com. During the meet, Keeneland will of 2009 Cape Verdi also conduct the April Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Train- winner Deem (Ire) ing Apr. 11. www.emiratesracing.com (Dalakhani {Ire}) 20 days later in the Feb. 25 G3 Balanchine S. The bay closed her campaign last term in Great Britain, highlighted by narrow scores in the Sep. 25 Deloitte Rosemary S. at Ascot and, most recently, the Oct. 28 Fleur de Lys Fillies= S. at Lingfield. www.keeneland.com She stalked the early pace from third, took over 300 meters from the wire and gamely denied Thai Haku (Ire). River Jetez (SAf) was an unlucky third after a gamble to take the inside route by pilot Christophe Soumillon did not pay off when Thai Haku took to the rail and closed the gap. AWe were hopeful as she had been working very well and is an improved filly this year after a good campaign in Europe,@ said trainer Saeed bin Suroor. AWe will bring her back for the [Feb. 18 G2] Balanchine S." Click for the Emirates Racing chart, the video replay or free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. JOEL HEADS UPGRADES Newmarket=s Joel S. has been awarded Group 2 sta- tus and is the chief beneficiary of a trio of upgrades by the European Pattern Committee. Previously run as a Group 3, the mile contest will be staged Sept. 23 and forms part of the inaugural British Champions= Series in 2011. Royal Ascot=s Hampton Court S. has been en- hanced to Group 3 from listed level and will be renamed the Tercentenary S. for this year=s edition as the race- course executive celebrates the 300th anniversary of the showcase meeting. Cont. p4 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 1/21/11 • PAGE 2 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Cont from p1 Thursday, Meydan, Dubai CAPE VERDI S.-G2, $200,000, Meydan, 1-20, SH 3yo/up & NH 4yo/up, f/m, 1600mT, 1:36.52, gd. 1--@ASPECTOFLOVE (IRE), 125, m, 5, by Danetime (Ire) 1st Dam: Rose Vibert (GB), by Caerleon 2nd Dam: Premier Rose (GB), by Sharp Edge (Ire) 3rd Dam: Florintina (GB), by Floribunda (GB) (i24,000 wnlg >06 GOFNOV; 31,000gns yrl >07 DONAUG). O-Godolphin; B-Patrick Cassidy (Ire); T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; $120,000. Lifetime Record: 20-7-4-1, $408,795. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Thai Haku (Ire), 125, f, 4, Oasis Dream (GB)- - Coconut Show (GB), by Linamix (Fr). (i150,000 yrl >08 ARQAUG). O-Marquise de Moratalla; B-Glending Bloodstock (IRE); T-Mikel Delzangles. $40,000. 3--River Jetez (SAf), 125, m, 7, Jet Master (Saf)-- Stormsvlei (SAf), by Prince Florimund (SAf). O-Mr & Mrs C A Amm, Marsh Shirtliff; B-Out Of Africa Stud (SAf); T-Mike de Kock. $20,000. Margins: 1/4, 1/2, 2 3/4. Also Ran: Ayun Tara (Fr), Forest Crown (GB), Kinky Afro (Ire), Deem (Ire), Summer Games (GB), Anam Chara (Ire), Emper Holly (Arg), My Sweet Baby. DENALI GRADS IN JUST 2 DAYS: BOURBON BAY wins G2 San Marcos and ADIRONDACK SUMMER surges from last to first in the Dania Beach! When horses run at Oaklawn, economy wins Wayne Bryan, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Who will be 2011 Horse of the Year? Bill Finley, ESPN.com OPEN HOUSE CANCELLED (due to weather conditions) WHERE: GAINESWAY FARM, Lexington, Ky Originally Scheduled for: Friday, Jan. 21; will be rescheduled at a later date TDN TODAY Headline News..................... 8 pages IT’S A BOY! OR A GIRL! Click here to submit your Foaling News for Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Mares for publication in the TDN. Sarah K. Andrew photo P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 1/21/11 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Betting on that pool will open at noon Mar. 11 and close Mar. 13 at 6:30p.m., 30 minutes after the conclu- NEWS TODAY sion of wagering on the second Derby Future Pool. There is a significant change in the Kentucky Oaks DATES SET FOR ‘11 KY DERBY & OAKS POOLS Future Wager as exacta betting will be offered as part Edited Press Release of that wager for the first time. The Kentucky Oaks Churchill Downs has established dates for a trio of pool, which is being offered for the ninth consecutive three-day betting pools in its 2011 Kentucky Derby year, had previously offered win betting only. Exacta Future Wager ("KDFW") and a single pool for this year's wagering has been offered on the past five Derby Fu- Kentucky Oaks Future Wager ("KOFW"). Dates estab- ture pools over the past two years. lished for the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which is Winning payouts in all three pools of the 2010 Ken- being conducted for the 13th consecutive year, are: tucky Derby Future Wager on WinStar Farm's victorious POOL 1 B Feb. 18-20 Super Saver were significantly larger than the $18 POOL 2 B March 11-13 mutuel returned for a winning ticket on the Todd POOL 3 B April 1-3 Pletcher trainee on Derby Day. A $2 KDFW bet on Wagering on each of the Kentucky Derby >Future Super Saver returned $43.20 in Pool 1, $51.20 in Pool Wager= pools will open at noon on Friday and close on 2 and $73 in Pool 3. The Derby Future bet's $2 exacta Sunday at 6 p.m. The >KDFW= Pools will include both in Pool 3 for 1-2 Derby finishers Super Saver and Ice win and exacta wagering. The 137th running of the Box returned $1,077.40--a record payout in the brief GI Kentucky Oaks, which will carry a record purse of history of the Derby Future exacta. The exacta that $1 million in 2011, is scheduled for May 6 and the combined those two horses on Derby Day returned $2 million GI Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! $152.40. Wagering interests for each of the Kentucky Brands will be run May 7. Derby and Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will be an- The dates for the single pool for the Kentucky Oaks nounced on the Wednesday prior to the Friday start of Future Wager will again run concurrently with Pool 2 of each pool. Real-time odds and other information on the the Derby Future. The 2011 Oaks Future Pool is set for wagers will be available at www.KentuckyDerby.com March 11-13. and www.KentuckyOaks.com. www.coolmore.com P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 1/21/11 • PAGE 4 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Also working Thursday morning in advance of the Holy Bull was Our Sugar Bear Stable's Gourmet Dinner Racetrack (Trippi), who earned the >bullet= for five furlongs at Gulfstream. He negotiated the distance in :58 2/5 for Round-Up trainer Steve Standridge. Upgrades cont from p1 Leave of Absence Possible for Holy Bull Also up in grade is Doncaster=s Sceptre S., which is a Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence=s Leave of Group 3 for the first time. Ruth Quinn, director of rac- Absence (Harlan=s Holiday) worked a sharp half-mile in ing at the British Horseracing Authority, commented, :48 flat Thursday morning at Palm Meadows. According AAll three races are fully deserving of the respective to trainer trainer Rick Violette Jr., the Jan. 8 Spectacu- upgrades and are credible enhancements to Britain=s lar Bid S. runner-up is being considered for Gulfstream=s Pattern programme. The Joel S. is a race that consis- GIII Holy Bull S. Jan. 30. AHe worked very well and ran tently provides great strength in depth. As a Group 2 a good race in the Spectacular Bid,@ said Violette after event on a revised date, it has been positioned to pro- the workout. AHe just confirmed what we thought of vide an opportunity for quality milers on the weekend him, and it's possible, we'll run him.@ Also possible for where the QEII was previously sited. It will have an the Holy Bull is the same team=s Rescind the Trade (Put important role to play in the programme and I am sure it It Back), who took an >a other than' allowance race will live up to expectations.