MIDNIGHT LUTE takes GIII Perryville HEADLINE p. 2 NEWS For information about TDN, DELIVERED EACH NIGHT BY FAX AND FREE BY E-MAIL TO SUBSCRIBERS OF call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2006 PRIDE AT STAKE BIG APPLE BUBBLY N P Bloodstock=s Pride (Fr) (Peintre Celebre) steps A field of 10 two-year-old males is set for today=s onto hallowed ground today. She bids to follow in the $400,000 GI Champagne S. at Belmont, which will steps of such famed distaffers as Time Charter (GB), feature the stakes debut of Nobiz Like Shobiz (Albert Pebbles (GB), Triptych, Indian the Great). Elizabeth Valando=s homebred colt posted Skimmer, Bosra Sham and one of the most eye-catching debuts in New York this Alborada (GB) and capture to- year when drawing off by 10 3/4 lengths over track day=s G1 Emirates Airline Cham- and trip Sept. 9 (video). Trainer Barclay Tagg is quietly pion S. at Newmarket. Her devel- confident about his charge=s chances. AI know you don=t opment into one of France=s lead- go from one maiden race to a Grade I and all that stuff, ing middle-distance peformers but what else is there?@ Tagg said. AThe first time I saw has been stealthy, but at the ripe him, I thought he was something special. Of course you age of six she is at her peak, run- wish you had more experience, but he=s got a pretty ning Rail Link (GB) to a neck good mind.@ Cont. p3 when second in the G1 Prix de Pride APRH Photo l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp CLASH OF THE TITANS 13 days ago. AShe ran very well Jim Bolger=s Teofilo (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) bested Susan in the Arc, but I think the ground was a bit too firm for Magnier=s Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) her there,@ trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre said. AShe lost (Danehill) by just 1 1/4 lengths when five kilos, but three days later was the same weight as they met in the Sept. 17 G1 National before the race and she is that weight again now. It is S. at The Curragh. They square up always a risk running with only two weeks between again in today=s G1 Darley Dewhurst races, but she looks good and we=ll try.@ Pride=s record S. at Newmarket, but Bolger is not against the boys stands up to the closest inspection, as predicting an instant replay of that she bested Michael Tabor=s accomplished Hurricane Run event. AWe are running and competing (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) in the June 25 G1 Grand Prix de tomorrow, so we will have to wait and Saint-Cloud. Winner of the 2005 Arc, that rival re- Teofilo (left) see how [Teofilo] gets on,@ Bolger told opposes here after running fourth in the Longchamp www.channel4.com PA Sport. AIt is a very good race, but feature. AHe was unlucky...he couldn=t move early you would expect that of a Group 1.@ enough,@ trainer Andre Fabre told Racing Post. AIt was Cont. p5 unlucky or there was a lack of acceleration at a crucial moment--he couldn=t extend himself.@ Cont. p6 A FIRST FOR GORELLA? Her connections still aren=t sure which Breeders= Cup Saturday, Newmarket, Britain, post time: 3:30 p.m. race Gorella (Fr) (Grape Tree Road {GB}) will go in, but EMIRATES AIRLINE CHAMPION S.-G1, ,350,000, she=ll tune up today for the Churchill extravaganza in 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT the one-mile $400,0000 GII First Lady S. at Keeneland. SC PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER WT AWe will see what happens Saturday, then see how she 16 Hurricane Run (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) Fabre 129 comes out before we make any decisions about the 2 7 Maraahel (Ire) Alzao Stoute 129 Breeders' Cup,@ trainer Patrick Biancone told Daily Rac- 3 3 Notnowcato (GB) Inchinor (GB) Stoute 129 ing Form. Perfect against fillies this season, the chest- 4 4 Rob Roy Lear Fan Stoute 129 nut hasn=t been out since a sparkling triumph in the GI 5 2 Pride (Fr) Peintre Celebre de Royer-Dupre 126 Beverly D. S. nine weeks ago, and faces a sharp contin- 65 Olympian Odyssey (GB) Sadler’s Wells B Hills 124 gent that includes Mea Domina (Dance Brightly), Ka- 7 1 Sir Percy (GB) Mark of Esteem (Ire) Tregoning 124 ren=s Caper (War Chant) and My Typhoon (Ire) (Giant=s 88 Confidential Lady (GB) Singspiel (Ire) Prescott 121 Causeway). Cont. p6 www.coolmore.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/14/06 • PAGE 2 of 12 Friday, Newmarket, Britain R E S U L T S P P BENTINCK S.-G3, ,50,000, Newmarket, 10-13, 3yo/up, 6fT, 1:12.89, gd/sf. Friday, Keeneland 1--#@BYGONE DAYS (GB), 127, g, 5, by Desert King (Ire) PERRYVILLE S.-GIII, $200,000, KEE, 10-13, 3yo, 7f, 1st Dam: May Light (GB), by Midyan 1:24 1/5, ft. 2nd Dam: Lighted Lamp, by Sir Gaylord 1--@#MIDNIGHT LUTE, 117, c, 3, by Real Quiet 3rd Dam: Chandelier (Ire), by Goyama (Fr) 1st Dam: Candytuft, by Dehere (32,000gns yrl '02 TATOCT). O-Godolphin; B-J A E 2nd Dam: Bolt From the Blue, by Blue Times Hobby; T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-Frankie Dettori; 3rd Dam: Berkut, by *Sea-Bird ,28,390. Lifetime Record: 19-6-3-3, ,131,703. ($70,000 yrl '04 KEESEP). O-Watson & Weitman 2--Borderlescott (GB), 127, g, 4, Compton Place (GB)-- Performances LLC & Pegram; B-Tom Evans, Macon Jeewan (Ire), by Touching Wood. (13,000gns yrl '03 Wilmil Equines & Marjac Farms (KY); T-Bob Baffert; DONOCT). O-Border Rail & Plant Ltd; B-James Clark; J-V Espinoza; $124,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, T-Robin Bastiman; ,10,760. $212,600. 3--Tax Free (Ire), 127, g, 4, Tagula (Ire)--Grandel (GB), 2--Lewis Michael, 117, c, 3, Rahy--Justenuffheart, by by Owington (GB). (i16,000 wnlg '02 GOFNOV; Broad Brush. O/B-Frank C Calabrese (KY); T-Wayne M 12,000gns yrl '03 DONSEP). O-Ian Hewitson; B-Denis Catalano; $40,000. & Mrs Teresa Bergin; T-David Nicholls; ,5,385. 3--Court Folly, 123, g, 3, Royal Academy-- Margins: SHD, 3/4, 1. Odds: 7-2, 7-1, 13-2. Confidentially, by Saratoga Six. O-Robert T Manfuso Also ran: Great Britain (GB), Fayr Jag (Ire), Presto et al; B-Robert T Manfuso & Carl A Nafzger (KY); Shinko (Ire), Fullandby (Ire), Fantasy Believer (GB), T-Ian R Wilkes; $20,000. Bustin Justin, Baltic King (GB), Tawaassol, Ashdown Margins: 4 3/4, 3, HD. Odds: 7.10, 7.90, 6.80. Express (Ire), Eisteddfod (GB), Quito (Ire). Scratched: Also Ran: High Finance, Praying for Cash, Sailors Sun- Yomalo (Ire), Kodiac (GB). set, Reigning Court, Mach Ride, Latent Heat, Likely, Bygone Days, a smart handicapper when trained by Fabled. Scratched: Vanilla Scoop. William Haggas, was purchased by Godolphin following The lightly raced Midnight Lute relished the Polytrack, his success at Haydock last September. Placed in handi- racing home with his ears pricked to capture his first caps on Nad Al Sheba=s turf during the winter, he stakes victory. Winner of his lone two-year-old outing signed off on his Spring Carnival stint with a second to at Del Mar last July, the dark bay didn=t face the starter Candidato Roy Mar. 9. He returned to best the Ayr Gold again until July 28, when he raced six wide before Cup scorer Fonthill Road (Ire) in a conditions event at coming up a half-length short in an allowance. He put Hamilton last time Sept. 25 and made another stride that behind him with a three-length tally in another Del forward here to open his stakes account. Settled in Mar allowance Aug. 20 and was the fifth choice in this behind the early leaders by Frankie Dettori, he was competitive heat. Last of all early, Midnight Lute presented with perfect fractions by stable rabbit Great threaded his way through rivals, hit the front at the Britain (GB) (Green Desert) and swooped late to inhale eighth pole and opened up to win by daylight. AWe=ve Borderlescott in the final strides. AHe won very well and always thought he was a monster,@ said winning trainer we=ll look forward to seeing how he gets on in better Bob Baffert. AHe had some throat problems early on, races,@ trainer Saeed bin Suroor commented. AThe but we healed those, and now he really is starting to ground helped him and he=s always shown plenty of show his stuff.@ Click for the brisnet.com chart. Video, speed and a turn of foot. We=ll take him back to Dubai sponsored by Taylor Made. now.@ Click for the Racing Post chart. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/14/06 • PAGE 3 of 12 Saturday, Belmont Park, post time: 5:15 p.m. EDT Today’s Graded Stakes CHAMPAGNE S.-GI, $400,000, 2yo, 1m brought to you by PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS 1 Liquidity Tiznow O=Neill 4-1 2 Nobiz Like Shobiz Albert the Great Tagg 3-1 3 My Golden Opinion High Yield Harty 15-1 4 Pegasus Wind Fusaichi Pegasus Lukas 12-1 5 Scat Daddy Johannesburg Pletcher 5-2 6 Xchanger Exchange Rate Shuman 20-1 Click for TV 7 Big Timer Street Cry (Ire) Semple 8-1 9:10a Challenge S.-G2, Nmk 8 Got the Last Laugh Distorted Humor Mott 10-1 10:20a Premio Vittorio di Capua-G1, Sir 9 Buffalo Man El Prado (Ire) Gambolati 20-1 10:30a Champion S.-G1, Nmk 10 I=m a Numbers Guy City Zip Ritchey 10-1 11:10a Dewhurst S.-G1, Nmk Nobiz Like Shobiz may have garnered acclaim in his 11:45a Rockfel S.-G2, Nmk lone start, but he does give up valuable experience 12:20a Jockey Club Cup-G3, Nmk here.