Visit the Frankel an imposing presence TDN Website: in St. James’s Palace S. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com P4 TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. MEDICATION SUMMIT STARTS IN NEW YORK FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 QUEEN ANNE S. The International Summit on Race Day Medication, EIPH and the Racehorse opened Monday at Belmont Park. The primary goal of the Summit, as National Thoroughbred Racing Association President and CEO Alex Waldrop explained, was Ato inform and to foster interaction with our colleagues from across the globe. Our perspective will be a new one for many in the >CAN= DO room, because of the Today s G1 Queen Anne S. represents a true face-off = international view of the between the two leading older milers in Goldikova (Ire) issue.@ Waldrop added, AWe (Anabaa) and Canford Cliffs (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}), both of want it to be a fair whom are unbeaten at this meeting. While France=s first representation of the issue, lady took this prize 12 months ago on her only visit, representing all sides and all Horsephotos Canford Cliffs excelled as a points of view.@ According to juvenile when recording a Waldrop, the two most recent NTRA board meetings, six-length verdict in the attended by members from all segments of the G2 Coventry S. and industry, were dominated by the Salix debate. AWe returned last term to add could not find a consensus,@ he said. AAnd I believe we the St James=s Palace S. to are a microcosm of the broader debate being his resume of top-level undertaken by our industry.@ Cont. p9 wins. That also includes an Irish 2000 Guineas, a TDN TODAY Sussex S. and Lockinge S., Headline News.................... 15 pages Goldikova Horsephotos and the latter was as smooth a re-introduction as the Richard Hannon stable would have cared to see. In brushing aside the Italian heavyweight Worthadd (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in that Newbury mile contest May 14, the colt owned by the Heffer Syndicate, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith shot a warning across the bows of the Wertheimer-Head team. ACanford Cliffs is the big one, not just on the first day, but of the whole week, and his preparation for the Queen Anne could not have gone any better,@ Hannon said yesterday. AHe has looked better than ever this season and has improved since the Lockinge. He was entitled to be a bit rusty at Newbury, as he had been off since Glorious Goodwood last year. While he can sometimes be a bit switched off in the mornings, [Richard Hughes] woke him up on the gallops last week and they then went to Kempton, where he looked really sharp. We are under no illusions how tough it will be to beat Goldikova, who is a 13-time Grade/Group 1 winner, but the French mare cannot possibly be getting any better at the age of six, and we will sit a bit closer to the pace and hope to do her for finishing speed, like we did Rip Van Winkle (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) at Goodwood last year.@ Cont. p2 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/14/11 • PAGE 2 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Queen Anne cont. Fitri Hay, Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier and Michael Tabor=s Cape Blanco (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) reverts to a Freddy Head brings Goldikova back to face what mile, having finished fourth in the Mar. 26 G1 Dubai could be her biggest test to date, with Hannon having World Cup on Meydan=s Tapeta surface and in the no qualms in placing Canford Cliffs above last year=s G1 Prix Ganay at Longchamp Apr. 30. He had the Queen Anne runner-up Paco Boy (Ire) (Desert Style G1 Irish Champion S. won at every step when making {Ire}) in terms of talent. Her third G1 BC Mile in all in dramatic fashion at Leopardstown in September November was as impressive as the previous two, and and is a dangerous opponent when let loose on the the form of her 13th top-level success in Longchamp=s front end. Jockey Jamie Spencer commented, AHe=s a G1 Prix d=Ispahan May 22 has already been boosted by high-class horse with top-class form. Hopefully, he will the subsequent group wins of the runner-up Cirrus des move forward off a messy race in Dubai and a good Aigles (Fr) (Even Top {Ire}) and fifth Byword (GB) effort in the Ganay. As the season goes on, he will get (Peintre Celebre). AShe is very well and I=m very happy better and better and he has plenty of pace.@ Cont. p3 with her,@ Head said yesterday. AI am sure she is as well as she=s ever been and certainly as good as last year. She looks a freak and her work is very good. Competition is what racing is about, and I think I can take on any horse with her. We=ll ride her like we did last year. Canford Cliffs is a great horse, there is no doubt about that, but we'll see on the course. Royal Ascot Preview Videos: Goldikova has been beaten a few times and no horse is International Raiders - click here invincible, but she will be hard to beat. I wouldn=t like it Olivier Peslier & Goldikova - click here to become soft, as that would be a problem for her.@ Tuesday, Royal Ascot, England, post time: 2:30 p.m. QUEEN ANNE S.-G1, £250,000, 4yo/up, 1mT SC PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 6 Canford Cliffs (Ire) The Heffer Syndicate, M Tabor & D Smith S And S Hubbard Rodwell-IRE Hughes (c, 4, Tagula {Ire}--Mrs Marsh {GB}, by Marju {Ire}) Hannon 2 4 Cape Blanco (Ire) Mrs F Hay, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor Jack Ronan & Des Vere Hunt Farm Co-IRE A P O'Brien (c, 4, Galileo {Ire}--Laurel Delight {GB}, by Presidium {GB}) Spencer 3 3 Cityscape (GB) Khalid Abdulla Juddmonte Farm Ltd-GB Charlton (h, 5, Selkirk--Tantina, by Distant View) Moore 4 5 Ransom Note (GB) H R Mould Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd-GB Hills (c, 4, Red Ransom--Zacheta {GB}, by Polish Precedent) Hills 5 7 Rio de La Plata K Godolphin Jose De Camargo, Robert N Clay Et Al-KY bin Suroor (h, 6, Rahy--Express Way {Arg}, by Ahmad {Arg}) Dettori 6 2 Flash Dance (Ire) Wertheimer & Frere Janus Bloodstock Inc -IRE Head (m, 5, Zamindar--Resquilleuse, by Dehere) Barzalona 7 1 Goldikova (Ire) Wertheimer & Frere Wertheimer Et Frere-IRE Head (m, 6, Anabaa--Born Gold, by Blushing Groom {Fr}) Peslier All carry 126 pounds, bar Flash Dance & Goldikova, 123. P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/14/11 • PAGE 3 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by EDT Race Click for TV 9:30a Queen Anne S.-G1, ASC (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 10:05a King’s Stand S.-G1, ASC (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 10:45a St. James’s Palace S.-G1, ASC (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 11:25a Coventry S.-G2, ASC (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG Click here to download all brisnet.com PPs for today’s graded races. June 10-12-SWs for CACTUS RIDGE, POMEROY & REPENT. Stakes-horses for CONGRATS, POSSE, PURE PRIZE and SILVER TRAIN (3). Click here for more... P P R E V I E W S P Queen Anne cont. This race=s leading owner and trainer Godolphin and Saeed bin Suroor are represented by past J “TDN Rising Star” J Rio de la Plata (Rahy), who re-emerged from the shadows when capping his 2010 campaign with wins in the G1 Premio Vittorio di Capua over a mile of the San Siro circuit in October and G1 Premio Roma over 10 furlongs the following month. A respectable third under a seven-pound penalty on his six-year-old bow in Epsom=s G3 Diomed S. over an extended mile on Derby day, his trainer is expecting improvement. ARio de la Plata ran well on his first start of the year at Epsom Downs, and he came back from that run sound and healthy,@ bin Suroor explained. AHe is ready to go, but he is coming up against some of the best milers in the world and it will be a tough race.@ In any other year, Barry Hills would be considered to have a live contender in the Apr. 14 G3 Earl of Sefton S. winner Ransom Note (GB) (Red Ransom), but in this company he may be out of his depth. ARealistically, he is running for third, but one of his finest hours came over course and distance when winning the Britannia H. last year, so he clearly loves Ascot,@ Hills said. AWe still don=t really know what happened in France [when eighth in the G1 Prix d=Ispahan May 22] last time out and have put a line through it.@ Canford Cliffs (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) bests stablemate Dick Turpin (Ire) (Arakan) to take the 2010 G1 St James=s Palace S. Getty Images Click here to watch the video P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 6/14/11 • PAGE 4 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Tuesday, Royal Ascot, Britain, post time: 3:45 p.m. He came forward from a four-length beating by ST JAMES=S PALACE S.-G1, ,250,000, 3yo, c, 1mT Frankel in the G3 Greenham S. at Newbury Apr. 16 to SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER register a seven-length success in the G2 Mehl 1 3 Dream AheadK Diktat (GB) Buick Simcock Mulhens-Rennen (German 2000 Guineas) at Cologne 2 7 Dubawi Gold (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Hughes Hannon May 22.