SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here LONG LIVE THE KING? DULLAHAN WORKS AT SANTA ANITA Sent off the 15-8 favorite after sustained support this Donegal Racing=s Dullahan (Even the Score), pre- week, the supplemented Kingsbarns (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) entered in both the GI Breeders= Cup Classic and followed 2011 hero Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) by GI Breeders= Cup Turf, covered five furlongs over the annexing yesterday=s G1 Racing Post Trophy off a Santa Anita main track in single maiden win. Susan Magnier=s bay usurped all of 1:00 Saturday. The Ballydoyle=s potential contenders for this prize after handsome chestnut worked some heady gallops following his seven-length score four furlongs in :47 4/5 on over a mile at Navan Oct. 10, and the risk proved well the Santa Anita lawn founded as he duly provided his stable with a seventh Oct. 20. AWe=ll talk to renewal of the Doncaster contest. Tracking the early [exercise rider Tammy Fox] pace under a confident Joseph O=Brien, the bay was and [owner] Jerry sent to the lead with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and [Crawford],@ trainer Dale maintained the gallop all the way to the line to beat Van Romans replied when asked Der Neer (GB) (Dutch Art {GB}) by 1 3/4 lengths. AHe which way he was leaning relaxed and traveled very well--I might have got to the for Dullahan=s Breeders= Cup Dullahan front too soon, but my rhythm was taking me there and race. AIt=ll be Jerry=s decision. Equi-Photo I had to keep going,@ his rider said. AHe was very green There=s no rush, but by entry and he went through the last furlong and a half with his time on Monday, we=ll have it settled by then.@ ears pricked. I think this is going to be a very good Dullahan, a smart winner of the GI TVG Pacific Classic horse. He=ll have no problem with good ground--he S. at Del Mar, was a disappointing fifth in the GI works on it at home and on the all-weather. Soft or Jamaica H. over the Belmont lawn last time Oct. 6. quick ground is no problem.@ AThey wouldn=t change this to Poly for me, so there=s nothing I can do about it,@ Romans concluded. AWe=ll Saturday, Doncaster, Britain see what happens.@ Romans also sent out Shackleford RACING POST TROPHY-G1, ,200,000, Doncaster, (Forestry) (GI Breeders= Cup Dirt Mile) out for a five- 10-27, 2yo, c/f, 1mT, 1:40.32, sf. furlong spin in 1:00; Little Mike (Spanish Steps) 1--#@KINGSBARNS (IRE), 126, c, 2, by Galileo (Ire) (GI Breeders= Cup Turf/Mile) covered the same distance 1st Dam: Beltisaal (Fr), by Belmez in 1:01.80 on grass; and Moonwalk (Malibu Moon) 2nd Dam: Ittisaal (GB), by Caerleon (GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf) in 1:01.60 on 3rd Dam: House Tie (Ire), by Be Friendly (GB) the lawn. Cont. p4 O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Anne Marie O=Brien; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Joseph O=Brien; ,122,494. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, ,130,832. *1/2 to Belle Artiste (Ire) (Namid {GB}), GSW-Ire, $134,701; and Sweeter Still (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}), GSW-US, $312,539. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Van Der Neer (GB), 126, c, 2, Dutch Art (GB)-- Lalectra (GB), by King Charlemagne. (55,000gns yrl >11 TATOCT). O-Saeed Manana; B-Jeremy Green & Sons; T-Richard Hannon; ,46,440. 3--Steeler (Ire), 126, c, 2, Raven=s Pass--Discreet Brief (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). (35,000gns wnlg >10 TATNOV; 80,000gns yrl >11 TATOCT). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Airlie Stud; T-Mark Johnston; ,23,242. Margins: 1 3/4, SHD, 2. Odds: 15-8, 5-1, 7-2. Also Ran: First Cornerstone (Ire), Trading Leather (Ire), Sir Patrick Moore (Fr), Birdman (Ire). Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy Racing UK. The HORSE SIRE GRADE 1 WINNERS Including GEMOLOGIST WOOD MEMORIAL (G1) AN EMERGING SIRE OF SIRES a Taylor Made / 3001 Pisgah Pike, Versailles, KY 40383 (859) 873-1717 | Fax (859) 873-1612 WinStar Venture Standing at www.winstarfarm.com In This Issue Ocean Park Steals Cox Plate Spotlight 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 So much attention had been focused on star sophomores All Too Hard (Aus) (732) 747-8060 (Casino Prince {Aus}) and Pierro (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) in the lead-up to the (732) 747-8955 (fax) G1 Cox Plate, but their elder, the relentless Kiwi galloper Ocean Park (NZ) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com (Thorn Park {Aus}), proved best, and collected his fourth straight Group 1 www.thetdn.com victory since Sept. 1. Coverage begins page 7 Barry Weisbord, co-publisher [email protected] • @barryweisbord Sue Finley, co-publisher Breakthrough Performance [email protected] • @suefinley Godolphin’s Buffum (Bernardini), a $1.2 million FTSAUG yearling, Editorial has flashed hints of brilliance throughout his career, posting a 10-length [email protected] allowance win during the 2011 Saratoga meeting and an eight-length optional Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor claiming score earlier this term at Belmont in late May, and finally put it all Marie Kizenko, Senior Editor together when it mattered most in Saturday’s GIII Bold Ruler H. at Belmont. Christina Bossinakis, Senior Editor Lucas Marquardt, Features Editor Coverage begins page 8 Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. Justina Severni, Assistant Editor A Sign of Better to Come? Kelsey Riley, Assistant Editor Advertising Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Sign (Pulpit) heads straight to the big [email protected] leagues in today's GII Pocahontas S. at Churchill Downs. The bay earned the Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising "TDN Rising Star" moniker following a dazzling 11 3/4-length debut victory Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer going six furlongs at Saratoga Aug. 26. "She was training really well and we Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution thought she had a chance, but didn't expect her to win like that," trainer Al Stall Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Jr. revealed. "Her win was exciting and certainly gives us hope coming into the Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant (Pocahontas)." Coverage begins page 13 Customer Service [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service Information Technology Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming EST Race Click for TV [email protected] 9:45a Prix Royal-Oak-G1, Lon -- -- Business Development 10:55a Premio Lydia Tesio-G1, Cap -- -- Gary King, Director of Business Development 4:05p Pocahontas S.-GII, CD (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG [email protected] 5:02p Iroquois S.-GIII, CD (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG TDN Newmarket Bureau: Cafe Racing [email protected] Sean Cronin Tom Frary TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/28/12 • PAGE 3 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com AWhen he won his maiden, he had just arrived and FEATURE PRESENTATION • G1 RACING POST TROPHY after that we were thinking of leaving him alone, but he did one bit of lovely work and sat the final exam for the Racing Post,@ Aidan O=Brien commented. AHe came though it with flying colors and Alongside Camelot, Aidan O=Brien=s previous winners all the data of this prize also included the similarly unexposed on him at Sadler=s Wells pair of Aristotle (Ire) and High Chaparral home was (Ire), and the alarm bells were ringing loudly earlier this so good, we week that Kingsbarns could be the next dark horse to were enter the limelight on Town Moor. Despite having the wondering Anne Marie, Joseph & Aidan O'Brien with likes of the G2 Beresford S. winner Battle of Marengo would Kingsbarns (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in line for this race, the Ballydoyle another like Racing Post/Edward Whitaker conditioner opted for this colt alone and the punters Camelot took note. Settled in third early as Trading Leather and come along so soon after, and we were worried it Steeler dominated the early proceedings, he was still might not be true. traveling relatively easily in the testing conditions AJoseph said that, in an ideal world, he would have passing the three-furlong marker as Kevin Manning preferred to have been led a lot longer and he had all of went to work on Jim Bolger=s raider. Steeler and Kieren the Doncaster straight to look at in front, but that=s the Fallon were left in front soon after as Trading Leather way it was. He has a lot of natural speed and is a great weakened, but Joseph O=Brien appeared to have plenty traveler who has all the options open to him, so we=ll of horse underneath him and Kingsbarns quickly train him in the spring and see what everyone wants to asserted from that rival, who eventually lost second to do.@ the rallying Van der Neer. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/28/12 • PAGE 4 of 14 • thoroughbreddailynews.com BC HOPEFULS TUNE UP AT KEENELAND NY SHIPPING ADVISORY Klaravich Stables Inc and William Lawrence=s Sum of Regarding the charter flight of Breeders= Cup horses the Parts (Speightstown) tuned up for the GI Breeders= scheduled to leave Islip, New York, Tuesday, Breeders= Cup Sprint with a four-furlong move in :47.60 at Cup issued the following statement: Keeneland Saturday.