Thursday, Thoroughbred Daily News June 20, 2002 TDN For information, call (732) 747-8060. HEADLINE NEWS A NEW PRINCE Sophomore Success Leads to Private Purchase Grandera (Ire) (Grand Lodge), the 4-1 joint second Trained by James Fanshawe at three, the chestnut favourite, travelled on the bridle throughout before was a 1/2-length third to Anabaa Blue (GB) in the G1 unleashing a dramatic turn of foot in the closing stages Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly in June before finishing to pull five lengths clear of his nearest rival Indian Creek second by a similar margin to Medicean (GB) in the G1 (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) in the G1 Prince of Eclipse S. at Sandown in July. No match for Wales’s S. at Royal Ascot yesterday after- subsequent Arc winner Sakhee when seven- noon. In doing so, he provided Godolphin lengths second in the G1 International S. at with their fourth victory in the race and York the following month, the four-year-old their third consecutive renewal. “It was came back to win the Listed Dubai Arc Trial at unbelievable--I have to say we were pretty Newbury in September and was subsequently scared when we saw [jockey] Frankie [Dettori] taking a pull two out because to purchased by Godolphin with an overseas cam- win here and win that impressively you paign in mind. Second by 3 1/4 lengths in the have got to be some type of machine,” G3 Dubai City of Gold in his seasonal debut at commented Godolphin Racing Manager Si- Nad al Sheba Feb. 24, he disappointed when mon Crisford. “It’s very hard coming back fifth in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha from Singapore and expecting him to put Tin Apr. 21, but bounced back to win the G1 up that type of performance against these Singapore Airlines International Cup at Kranji horses--it’s more impressive than what peo- May 11 in impressive fashion. Grandera did not ple imagine.” enter this contest with the same reputation as Dubai Millennium and Fantastic Light, the two PRINCE OF WALES’S S.-G1, £250,000, most recent winners of this, but was certainly Royal Ascot, 6-19, 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT, Grandera Godolphin.com 2:04.43, gd. equally as impressive as the latter here. 1--GRANDERA (IRE), 126, c, 4, by Grand Lodge 1st Dam: Bordighera (SP-Fr), by Alysheba Easy Win Could Touch Off Clash of the Titans 2nd Dam: Blue Tip (Fr), by Tip Moss (Fr) Held up in eighth as stable rabbit Sydenham (A.P. 3rd Dam: As Blue (GB), by Blue Tom Indy) cut out the running, he travelled with ease to the (Ir46,000gns wnl ‘98 GOFNOV; Ir£30,000 yrl ‘99 quarter-mile marker, where Nayef (Gulch) and favored GOFORB). O-Godolphin; B-J Stan Cosgrove; T-Saeed Banks Hill (GB) (Danehill) were committed. Pulled to the bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; £145,000. Lifetime outer of that pair, he quickened to pass them at the Record: G1SW-Mal, G1SP-Fr & GSP-UAE, 13-4-5-1, furlong pole before stretching clear from the fast-finish- £1,165,681. ing runner-up. “This horse has got great ability and 2--Indian Creek (GB), 126, c, 4, Indian Ridge (Ire)--Blue we’ve found the key to him now--he needs fast ground Water, by Bering (GB). (46,000gns yrl ‘99 TATOCT). and a strong pace and he had everybody beaten,” O-Seymour Cohn; B-Mrs Rebecca Philipps; £55,000. Dettori enthused. “I just bided my time as I know he’s 3--Banks Hill (GB), 123, f, 4, Danehill--Hasili (Ire), by got a good turn of foot and he just idled a bit in front, Kahyasi (Ire). O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; but the race was over by then.” Crisford added that £27,500. Margins: 5, 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 4-1, 25-1, 7-2. Grandera may take on High Chaparral (Ire) and Sulamani Also ran: Nayef, Freefourinternet, Golden Silca (GB), (Ire) in the G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Poussin (Ire), Paolini (Ger), Cape Town (Ire), Sydenham, Diamond S. at Ascot July 27. “He is in just about every Desert Deer (GB), Bach (Ire). race he can be in all over the world, including the King Scratched: Carnival Dancer (GB), Chancellor (Ire). George here next month, so he could be back for that.” EDDERY CATCHES PIGGOTT - p2 ... VINNIE GOES FOR GOLD - p3 ... TAKE CHARGE LADY GETS REST - p5 Best of luck to the connections of SHAWS CREEK and ANGLIAN PRINCE in their Classic quest in the $1 million Queen’s Plate. The two likely favorites are from the first crop of millionaire John G. Sikura, President PHONE: (859) 255-8290 TEJANO RUN FAX: (859) 281-6148 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/20/02 • PAGE 2 of 5 It was a case of R O Y A L A S C O T RESULTS A ROMANTIC QUEEN MARY P P history repeating here as Romantic Liaison (GB) (Primo Dominie {GB}) burst clear to provide the broodmare My JUST HAVIN’ FUN Just James (GB) (Spectrum {Ire}) First Romance (GB) with her second Queen Mary win- provided an upset in yesterday’s opening event, coming ner after the similarly impressive Romantic Myth (GB) in with a daring late dash under Olivier Peslier to deny 2000. She had a slightly unorthodox preparation in fellow outsider Steenberg (Ire) (Flying Spur {Aus}) in winning a Lingfield maiden on the polytrack May 28, the G3 Jersey S. Having captured a highly competitive but trainer Brian Meehan explained that decision. “She’s Newmarket handicap over six furlongs May 25 con- very good and has always shown plenty of ability,” said tested by Tuesday’s Balmoral H. winner Zargus (GB), he Meehan. “We had the coughing problem and she had it raced just four days ago when fourth in Saturday’s and we couldn’t get her out on William Hill Trophy at York. In the former he had shown the grass in time, but you’ve got electric acceleration to arrive from the rear and land the to try and give two-year-olds a spoils on the line and that is a character trait according start before Royal Ascot. to trainer Jeremy Noseda. “He is a talented horse--we Lingfield’s track is superb and saw that at Newmarket when he decided to run two she won it nicely--it was the ideal preparation.” Held up to- furlongs from home and he’s done it again today. It’s wards the rear early as Floppie all about his mind and I knew he had the talent if he Disk (GB) (Magic Ring {Ire}) decided to have a going day. I said to Olivier, 2½ [fur- blazed the trail, she was keen off longs] out you ask him to run and he’ll either decide to A historic win for Pat the strong fractions and pulled go or he won’t go, and it’s only then that we’ll realise if Eddery in the Queen Mary her way into contention by half- we’re in business. He’s shown a lot of class at home in Julian Herbert/Getty Images way. Eddery chose not to con- the morning, but a little bit in the same way--he does it tain her any longer and let her when he feels like doing it.” Here his jockey executed stride past the leaders with 250 yards remaining. From the waiting tactics in rear as Redback (GB) (Mark of there she turned the contest into a procession, pulling Esteem {Ire}) seized the rail advantage and the early further clear with distance for a highly impressive lead. Just James responded to Peslier’s urgings to score. “We’ve always thought she was really good and challenge Frankie Dettori on Meshaheer, who had com- Brian always said she was the Queen Mary filly so we mitted inside the final furlong alongside Ted Durcan on ran her on the all-weather and she struggled to win that Steenberg. As the latter gained the upper hand, it was day--I don’t know why, but she did a great bit of work the fast-finishing Just James who proved too strong three days ago,” Eddery said. “She’ll go on from that-- under hands and heels to assert in the final 25 yards. that was impressive.” With the victory, Eddery equalled Peslier explained: “Just James was just about confi- Lester Piggott’s record of 4,493 domestic winners. dence. He wanted to go, but I didn’t want to too soon Having pulled 3½ lengths clear for his 73rd Royal Ascot as I wanted to go outside. He needs a little bit of time success, the 11-time champion jockey now sits second to get going, but in the last half a furlong he just kept in the all-time list behind Sir Gordon Richards on 4,870. going.” (Chart p3) “It’s been a long time doing it and it’s been great fun,” said the 50-year-old Eddery. “I’ve got a long way to go for that [Richards’ record], but we’ll see how we go. ELSWORTH FULL OF PRAISE FOR CREEK I’m still getting plenty of rides with plenty of trainers “He’s run the race of his life,” said David Elsworth, putting me up which is great news.” Meehan paid trib- trainer of G1 Prince of Wales’s S. runner-up Indian ute afterwards. “Pat’s been so good to me over the Creek (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}).