MACHO UNO Leading Sire of Millionaires DAILY in Stud Fee Range AAAAA SSSSASS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 WWW.BLOODHORSE.COM KAAKKKKK IN TODAY’S EDITION FASTEST OBS WORK TIMES EQUALED 3 SAYING GOOD-BYE TO DINNY PHIPPS 4 TAMPA RUNNERS SCORE GRADE I WINS 5 GODOLPHIN, UNDER ARMOUR TEAM UP 5 KID CRUZ, SALUTOS AMIGOS EXCEL IN WINS 6 GOOD OLD TIME FOR TRAINER RON MCANALLY 7 NYRA OFFERS OPTIONS FOR REORGANIZATION 8 JFK BOUND FOR SOUTH AMERICA 8 EXAGGERATOR CAN ROUTE 9 ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. RESULTS 10 Brody's Cause going to the winner's circle after the Blue Grass at Keeneland ENTRIES 11 LEADING LISTS 14 ROMANS: BRODY'S CAUSE IS BEST DERBY SHOT By Ron Mitchell rainer Dale Romans is the first to acknowledge This previous starters did not instill confidence going into the Kentucky Derby (gr. I); Albaugh Family Stable's Brody's Cause, however, looks to be his best chance so far to win the classic. "They were all doing good, but they all had ques- tion marks," Romans said of his Derby runners that in- clude third-place finishers Dullahan (2012) and Paddy O'Prado (2010), and fourth-placed Shackleford (2011). The Official Partner Hotel of the Kentucky Derby "This is my best shot. He is bred for a mile and a Invites you to Enjoy a Born & Bred Race Experience quarter, and he is a multiple grade I winner on dirt." For the Two Most Exciting Minutes in Sports! A 3-year-old son of Giant's Causeway purchased A Select Few Kentucky Derby Packages are for $350,000 at the 2014 Keeneland September Available Now! yearling sale, Brody's Cause reinforced his status as For More Information visit us at Galthouse.com one of the leading contenders for this year's Derby, accelerating to a 1 3/4-length victory over My Man BOOK NOW (continued on page 2) BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 14 ROMANS: BRODY'S CAUSE IS BEST DERBY SHOT LATEST HEADLINES FROM BLOODHORSE.COM (continued from page 1) CASSE ADDS BREI HORSES TO HIS STABLE Sam and Cherry Wine in the April 9 Toyota Blue Trainer Mark Casse has confirmed that he Grass (gr. I). has picked 14 horses from Fred Brei's Jacks The Blue Grass is the colt's second grade I vic- or Better Farm. The horses were previously tory—he won Keeneland's Breeders' Futurity last trained by Stanley Gold. year—improving his record to 3-0-1 from six starts, with $1,123,138 in earnings. UNTAPABLE AIMS FOR APPLE BLOSSOM Bred by Gabriel Duignan, William Arvin Jr., and REPEAT Race for older fillies and mares Petaluma Bloodstock in Kentucky, the colt was the also drew recent grade I winner Tara's second choice in the 14-horse Blue Grass field. Tango. Overseeing his vast stable of horses at Churchill the morning of April 12, Romans said he was not HEART TO HEART HEADS MAKER'S 46 surprised by Brody's performance since the colt's MILE Terry Hamilton's Heart to Heart, greatest attribute is his "quick turn of foot." winner of three consecutive races and The trainer added, "This is a serious, serious race- four of his past five for trainer Brian horse. He does everything you want a horse to do." Lynch, tops a field of nine entered for the $300,000 Maker's 46 Mile (gr. IT) coming If anything, the second-generation trainer is up at Keeneland April 15. surprised by the colt's third to eventual juvenile champion and current Derby favorite Nyquist in last DERBY-FOCUSED BAFFERT IS OVER year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr. I) at Keeneland and 'PHAROAH' BLUES "When you have a his inexplicable seventh in the March 12 Tampa Bay horse like Mor Spirit and Cupid that could Derby (gr. II). be competitive, there's a little hope, a "We never could come up with an excuse for the little dream there," the trainer said. "But Tampa Bay performance. I guess we'll just draw a you still have to get there, just get in that line through it," Romans said. gate." Although not as accomplished as his stablemate, Cherry Wine is 23rd on the Road to the Kentucky NYQUIST JOGS ON KEENELAND TRAINING Derby points list and is also expected to make the TRACK Champion Nyquist jogged on Derby's 20-horse maximum field. Keeneland's synthetic training track a day "He's a solid horse who, if he gets in, will be com- after galloping on the main track at the petitive," Romans said. BH Lexington oval. He is slated to work for the first time since winning the Florida Derby (gr. I) April 15. MJC TO COMPLETE FACILITY UPGRADES THIS WEEK The Maryland Jockey Club will complete two of several major projects this week at Pimlico Race Course and Laurel Park. MOUNTAINEER TO OPEN 2016 SEASON SATURDAY A total of 94 horses (including also-eligibles) have been entered for the nine-race card, which features a first-race post time of 7 p.m. KEENELAND PHOTO BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 PAGE 2 OF 14 smartphone app FASTEST OBS WORK TIMES EQUALED By Ron Mitchell he fastest day-one eighth-mile and quarter-mile Ttimes were equaled Tuesday, April 12, during day two of the under tack show for the upcoming Ocala Breeders' Sales Co's April spring sale of 2-year-olds in training. During this second of six under tack sessions, Hips 305, 323, and 395 worked the fastest eighth in :09 4/5. A Kentucky-bred son of Haynesfield, Hip 305 descends from a strong female family that includes top racemare and producer Personal Ensign. The $25,000 purchase at last year's Keeneland Septem- ber sale, is consigned by Cary Frommer. Hip 323, a Flatter colt, also has a strong pedi- JOE DIORIO gree—third dam is champion sprinter Safely Kept. Hip 242 breezed a quarter-mile in :20 3/5 equaling the fastest time Consigned by James Brewer, he was a $70,000 from day one's under tack show Keeneland yearling. An $85,000 purchase at Keeneland's yearling sale 242, a Florida-bred son of Shackleford from Envision and consigned by Grassroots Training & Sales, Hip Equine's consignment. From the family of grade I 395 is a son of Macho Uno. winner El Brujo, the colt was bred by English Range The quarter-mile breeze time of :20 3/5 that Farm. equaled Monday's fastest time was turned in by Hip The sale takes place April 19-22 and the under tack shows continue at 8 a.m. daily through April 16. BH GERMAN HORSEPOWER MEETS LUXURY Spring Breeze Up Mixed Sale – 27th May Entries close: 15th April Premier Yearling Sales – 2nd September Entries close: 22nd April Baden-Baden racecourse www.bbag-sales.de Casino Baden-Baden BLOOD-HORSE DAILY Download the FREE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2016 PAGE 3 OF 14 smartphone app SAYING GOOD-BYE TO DINNY PHIPPS had been transformed from a "sleepy breed regis- By Teresa Genaro trar" to an organization that protected the welfare of horses and increased horse racing's integrity, thanks he racing world was well represented April 12 at to Phipps' creative and financial investments. Phipps Tthe funeral of Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps, held at served as chairman of The Jockey Club from 1983 to St. James' Church on Manhattan's Upper East Side. 2015, when Janney assumed the chairmanship. In Phipps died of pancreatic cancer April 6. 2015 TJC acquired a majority interest in Blood-Horse. Nearly filling the church, which accommodates Each man spoke of the devotion between Phipps 1,200 people, Phipps' friends and family celebrated and his wife, Andrea, detailing particularly her dedi- his life and mourned his death in an Episcopalian cation and care while Phipps wrestled with a number service preceded by remembrances from friend and of ailments during the last five years of his life. outdoorsman Carl Navarre, former New York City As part of the service, Phipps' son Ogden Phipps II mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Phipps' cousin and read "The Fishermen's Prayer," which Dinny Phipps, partner Stuart Janney III. an avid outdoorsman, suggested be included. Together they created the image of a man de- I pray that I may live to fish voted to his family and committed to integrity who Until my dying day. harbored a sense of humor and fun that lurked close And when it comes to my last cast, beneath a serious surface. I then most humbly pray: Navarre told of meeting Phipps in 1975 as the When in the Lord's great landing net guide on a Florida fishing trip during which they ran And peacefully asleep out of gas 30 miles off shore. With no radio and day- That in His mercy I be judged light fading, Phipps was unperturbed. Big enough to keep. BH "He sat back in the boat, lit a cigar, and said, 'You'll figure it out,' " recalled Navarre. Working for Phipps meant becoming a part of his family, he said, "He was a big man with a big heart. He was loved and revered." Although Phipps never had a horse that swept the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), and the Belmont Stakes (gr. I), Bloomberg pointed out that he'd won a more important Triple Crown of family, business, and commu- nity. In particular, Bloomberg noted that horse racing was "cleaner, safer, and better in many ways" due to Phipps' con- tributions as an owner/breeder and as chairman of both the New York Racing Association and The Jockey Club.