HEADLINE NEWS For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. www.thoroughbreddailynews.com SUNDAY, JULY 12, 2009 TRIP OF A LIFETIME Trainer Ron Ellis has taken his time with the gelding Rail Trip (Jump Start), and yesterday, all the hard work and patience proved well worth it when the four-year- old Jay Em Ess colorbearer roared home a three-length winner in the 1 1/4-mile GI Hollywood Gold Cup. AHe was so relaxed BEAUTY CONTEST when he came by the While connections of Sariska (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and stands the first time, Midday (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) ponder the rematch of and that=s something the G1 Epsom Oaks first and second, it could be that we=ve really been work- one has crept up on their blind side in today=s ing on,@ Ellis said after- G1 Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh. Twice raced and wards. AAll the races unbeaten, Neil Jones= Beauty O= Gwaun (Ire) (Rainbow that he=s run have been Quest) was not put forward for the English Classic a build-up to this. It=s following her defeat of her elders in the G3 Blue Wind pretty satisfying when a Charles Pravata photo S. at Naas May 13, but she is ready to tackle that duo plan works out. He was my Derby horse as a in her own back yard here. Trainer John Oxx, whose two-year-old. I pushed him as far as I could, but finally already substantial reputation has been sent skyward he ended up with a chip in his ankle and we took it out. by Sea the Stars (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) this season, Once he missed the Derby, we gave him plenty of time told PA Sport, AWe are probably going to get quite a lot because we thought he would make a good older of rain and that would do her chances no harm at all, as horse.@ Rail Trip=s final time of 2:00.75 established a she goes in the soft. She doesn=t show much at home, new track record on the Cushion Track. Cont. p3 but when we put the blinkers on her she certainly smartened up, and if there is ever a time to use them, it GRADE I TRI FOR GIO PONTI is in a Classic. The first two from Epsom look well Castleton Lyons homebred Gio Ponti ahead though, and the race probably lacks a little (Tale of the Cat) followed up a win in the strength in depth, but you never now.@ Oaks Cont. 2 GI Frank E. Kilroe H. with a victory in the GI Manhattan H., and yesterday the colt made it three straight in the GI Man o= War H. at Belmont Park. AIt just confirms that at the moment, I=m afraid, he=s got to be the leader of the turf division here,@ said trainer Christophe Clement. Cont. p3 GAME FACE ON IN ROONEY Zabeel Racing=s Game Face (Menifee) earned an automatic berth in the Breed- ers= Cup Filly & Mare Sprint with a dominating victory in yesterday=s GI Princess Rooney H. at Calder Race Course. It was the four-year-old=s first Grade I tally. Cont. p4 LAWYER RON EUTHANIZED Champion Lawyer Ron (Langfuhr), who recently completed his second sea- son at stud at Stonewall Stallions in Kentucky, was euthanized Friday eve- ning after complications from colic sur- gery. He was six-years-old. Cont. p12 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/12/09 • PAGE 2 of 13 On the Crest of a Wave... One of the weighing room=s quiet men, Tom Queally, has been in the headlines recently, courtesy of his G1 Golden Jubilee S. and G1 July Cup successes, and he renews his partnership with Khalid Abdullah=s Mid- day. She took the May 9 Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial by six lengths before her eclipse by Sariska in the June 5 Classic. Having met interference after the bend there, the homebred could have something more to give this time. AWe are hopeful, as we only went down by the narrowest of margins and maybe didn=t get the ideal run through,@ Queally said. AWe=ll have another crack at her.@ Sariska=s Epsom form took a knock last Saturday when show horse High Heeled (GB) (High Chaparral {Ire}) could only dead heat for third in the G3 Lancashire Oaks, but the fact Oh Goodness Me (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) could only finish seventh suggests the race will hold up. June Judd=s G3 Park Express S. scorer had previously finished third in the May 24 G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and Jim Bolger will be another do- mestic trainer hoping that home advantage can swing matters his way. It is unusual that Aidan O=Brien sad- dles outsiders in an Irish Classic, but Susan Magnier=s Roman Empress (Ire) (Sadler=s Wells) faces an uphill task attempting to prolong Coolmore=s relentless run of success in these events. She was sixth in the G1 Pretty Polly S. at this venue last time June 27, which was a fair effort coming just eight days after her maiden win at Limerick. Gita Weld=s Grace O=Malley (Ire) (Refuse to Bend {Ire}) is another looking to defy being pitched in the deep end and showed battling qualities when taking the G3 Noblesse S. at Cork last time June 14. Saturday, Curragh, Ireland, post time: 3:40 p.m. DARLEY IRISH OAKS-G1, i500,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT PP HORSE OWNER BREEDER TRAINER/JOCKEY 1 Beauty O=Gwaun (Ire) Neil Jones Abergwaun Farm Oxx (Rainbow Quest--Angel of the Gwaun {Ire}, by Sadler=s Wells) Kinane 2 Belle Chose (Ire) Mrs John J Murphy Darley Murphy (Selkirk--Shimaal {GB}, by Sadler=s Wells) Grant 3 Chirkova M Tabor/Mrs J Magnier Tower Bloodstock O=Brien (Sadler=s Wells--Fanny Cerrito, by Gulch) Heffernan 4 Destined for Fame (Ire) Robert Donworth Round Hill Stud Murphy (DubaiDestination--Pantoufle {GB}, by Bering {GB}) Curtis 5 Grace O=Malley (Ire) Mrs C L Weld Hawthorn Villa Stud Romans (Refuse to Bend {Ire}--Lionne {GB}, by Darshaan {GB}) Douglas 6 Midday (GB) Khalid Abdullah Juddmonte Farms Ltd H R A Cecil (Oasis Dream {GB}--Midsummer {GB}, by Kingmambo) Queally 7 Oh Goodness Me (GB) June Judd & Mrs J S Bolger Sir Eric Parker Bolger (Galileo {Ire}--Coyote {GB}, by Indian Ridge {Ire}) Manning 8 Roman Empress (Ire) Mrs J V & T Magnier D Magnier/Cobra B=stock O=Brien (Sadler=s Wells--Ionian Sea {GB}, by Slip Anchor {GB}) Murtagh 9 Rory Anna (Ire) Mrs W M Fitzpatrick Dr John Waldroni Walsh (Viking Ruler {Aus}--Montana Miss {Ire}, by Earl of Barking {Ire}) Cleary 10 Roses for the Lady (Ire) Neil Jones Abergwaun Farm Oxx (Sadler=s Wells--Head in the Clouds {Ire}, by Rainbow Quest) Berry 11 Sariska (GB) Lady Bamford Lady Bamford Bell (Pivotal {GB}--Maycocks Bay {GB}, by Muhtarram) Spencer All carry 126 pounds. Click for TVG.com pps P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 7/12/09 • PAGE 3 of 13 Saturday, Hollywood Park Saturday, Belmont Park TVG / BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP H.-GI, MAN O' WAR S.-GI, $500,000, BEL, 7-11, 3yo/up, $700,000, HOL, 7-11, 3yo/up, 1 1/4m (AWT), 1 3/8mT, 2:12 2/5, fm. 2:00 3/5 (NCR), ft. 1--GIO PONTI, 123, c, 4, by Tale of the Cat 1--@sRAIL TRIP, 116, g, 4, by Jump Start 1st Dam: Chipeta Springs (SP), by Alydar 1st Dam: Sweet Trip, by Carson City 2nd Dam: Salt Spring (Arg), by Salt Marsh 2nd Dam: Stellar Affair, by Skywalker 3rd Dam: Jungle Mythologic (Arg), by Mount Athos (GB) 3rd Dam: Fawn and Hahn, by *Grey Dawn II ($95,000 RNA yrl '06 KEESEP; $45,000 RNA 2yo ($200,000 yrl '06 FTKJUL). O-Jay Em Ess Stable; >07 FTFFEB). O-Castleton Lyons; B-Kilboy Estate Inc B-Donarra Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Ronald W Ellis; (KY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Ramon A Dominguez; J-Jose Valdivia Jr; $420,000. Lifetime Record: $300,000. Lifetime Record: 13-8-2-0, $1,545,800. 8-6-2-0, $667,790. Werk Nick Rating: B+. Click for *1/2 to Fisher Pond (A.P. Indy), SW & GSP, the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. $251,490; and Bon Jovi Girl (Malibu Moon), MSW & 2--Tres Borrachos, 114, g, 4, Ecton Park--Pete's Fancy, MGSP, $316,920. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the by Peteski. ($7,000 yrl '06 FTKOCT; $37,000 RNA eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. yrl '06 KEESEP). O-John Greely IV, Phil Houchens, 2--Musketier (Ger), 118, h, 7, Acatenango (Ger)--Myth Brad Scott & C Beau Greely; B-Robert Shapiro, J and Reality (GB), by Linamix (Fr). O-Johanna Louise Greely IV & P Houchens (KY); T-C Greely; $140,000. Glen-Teven; B-Gestut Gorlsdorf (GER); T-Roger L 3--Life Is Sweet, 114, f, 4, Storm Cat--Sweet Life, by Attfield; $100,000. Kris S. O/B-Mr & Mrs Martin J Wygod (KY); T-John A 3--Quijano (Ger), 123, g, 7, Acatenango (Ger)--Quila Shirreffs; $84,000. (Ire), by Unfuwain. O-Andreas Jacobs; B-Stiftung Margins: 3, 4 3/4, 3/4. Odds: 9.70, 23.20, 3.40. Gestut Fahrhof (GER); T-Peter Schiergen; $50,000. Also Ran: Mast Track, Parading, Informed, Magnum (Arg), Global Hunter (Arg), Dakota Phone, Bullsbay, Margins: 1 3/4, HF, 3/4. Odds: 2.15, 26.50, 10.20. Song of Navarone, Big Booster, Autism Awareness. Also Ran: Chinchon (Ire), Grand Couturier (GB), Marsh Side, Interpatation, Dancing Forever, Midships.