SAUVAGE wins Sheepshead Bay HEADLINE p. 4 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 MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005 SAOIRE SURPRISE AFLEET ALEX AOK AFTER PREAKNESS SCARE Joseph Joyce’s Saoire (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) was sixth It was an eventful trip to the winner’s circle, but GI in the G1 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, but turned the Preakness hero Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) exited tables yesterday as she denied Saturday’s Classic victory in good Penkenna Princess (Ire) (Pivotal order, trainer Tim Ritchey reported {GB}) by a short head in the G1 yesterday. “We’ll have to monitor him Irish 1000 Guineas at The for at least three or four days,” Curragh. Frances Crowley, who Ritchey explained. “What concerns became the first female trainer me is muscle injuries, because he to win a Classic in Ireland as was contorted in a way that horses her charge led home a one-two aren’t meant to be, but he walked Saoire Getty Images for sire Pivotal, was not sur- perfect today.” Afleet Alex narrowly prised by the outcome. “Things dodged disaster after clipping heels didn’t go that well at Newmarket and she just lacked a with Scrappy T at the top of the bit of pace on that very fast ground,” Crowley said. “She stretch in the Preakness. “The didn’t have a great flight over there either, so we knew Steelers had the ‘Immaculate Recep- Afleet Alex Horsephotos she would improve and, being based five minutes away tion,’” Ritchey said. “What do you from this more staying track, we knew it was going to call this--the ‘Immaculate Recovery’?” He also praised suit her a lot better.” Irish 1000 Guineas cont. p2 jockey Jeremy Rose. “You’ve got a great athlete in the rider and a very superior athlete in the horse,” he said. BOYLESPORTS IRISH 1000 GUINEAS-G1, i397,200, “The horse has to maintain his balance, but the rider The Curragh, 5-22, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:41.50, gd/yl. has to maintain his balance on top of the horse. It was 1--#@SAOIRE (GB), 126, f, 3, by Pivotal (GB) a combination of things--and a lot of luck, too.” Afleet 1st Dam: Polish Descent (Ire), by Danehill Alex will remain at Pimlico until Friday, then ship to 2nd Dam: Nolnocan (GB), by Colum (GB) Belmont Park to prepare for the June 11 GI Belmont S. 3rd Dam: Cotoneaster (GB), by Never Say Die (4,000gns wnl ‘02 TATDEC; i65,000 yrl ‘03 GOLD CUP IS ALL GREY TATIRE). O-Joseph Joyce; B-Mrs M L Parry; Yesterday’s G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh T-Frances Crowley; J-Michael Kinane; i225,200. race read like the equine cast of Oceans Eleven and it Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-1, i292,160. was Grey Swallow (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) who outgamed 2--Penkenna Princess (Ire), 126, f, 3, Pivotal (GB)-- Bago (Fr) (Nashwan) and company in the driving rain to Tiriana (GB), by Common Grounds (GB). (16,000gns soar his earnings past the million-euro mark. It wasn’t yrl ‘03 TATOCT; 60,000gns 2yo ‘04 DONAPR). O-Mrs Helen Chamberlain; B-Mill House Stud; T-Ralph the first time the gallant gray upset the odds at The Beckett; i80,000. Curragh. He swept past North Light (Ire) to win the G1 3--Luas Line (Ire), 126, f, 3, Danehill--Streetcar (Ire), by Irish Derby last June. Traveling best of all in third under In The Wings (GB). (i150,000 yrl ‘03 GOFORB). cover throughout the early stages yesterday, he was O-Mrs E M Stockwell; B-Rockhart Trading Ltd; eased out of his pocket by Pat Smullen approaching the T-David Wachman; i40,000. quarter pole. Quickening to the lead soon after, he was Margins: SHD, HF, HF. Odds: 10-1, 25-1, 20-1. pressed by Bago and Thierry Gillet all the way to the Also Ran: Utterly Heaven (Ire), Maids Causeway (Ire), line, but was always holding that rival at bay under a Sanserif (Ire), Joint Aspiration (GB), Virginia Waters, determined drive. “He traveled supremely well through- *Damson (Ire), *Jazz Princess (Ire), Mona Lisa (GB), out and probably got me there sooner than I wanted, Titian Time, Slip Dance (Ire), Sheboygan (Ire), Queen but he had won a Derby, so I wanted to take the bull Titi (Ire), Yaria (Ire), National Swagger (Ire), Almutamore by the horns,” said Smullen. “He just rolled towards the (Ire). Scratched: Sky High Flyer (GB). *DH for ninth. rail at the end, but that was just him getting tired.” www.overbrookfarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/05 • PAGE 2 of 9 Irish 1000 Guineas cont. Say It Is So... P R E S U L T S P Third in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. and runner-up in the Sunday, Curragh, Ireland G3 C. L. Weld Park S. at this track last fall, Saoire had TATTERSALLS GOLD CUP-G1, i235,000, Curragh, run with credit on her return when finishing just over 5-22, 4yo/up, 1 5/16mT, 2:15.10, gd/yl. four lengths behind Virginia Waters (Kingmambo) in the 1--GREY SWALLOW (IRE), 126, c, 4, by Daylami (Ire) Newmarket Classic May 1. Off at 10-1 yesterday, she 1st Dam: Style of Life, by The Minstrel was settled in second in the group on the far side early 2nd Dam: Bubinka, by Nashua by Mick Kinane. She toiled to get to the front at the 3rd Dam: Stolen Date, by Sadair eighth pole and refused to relent her slim advantage to (150,000gns yrl ‘02 TATHOU). O-Murry Rose Penkenna Princess in the drive to the line to post the Bloodstock; B-Mrs C L Weld; T-Dermot Weld; J-Pat upset. “We were really keen to get a clear run with no Smullen; i155,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 2yo Colt- traffic problems and, at first, we thought we didn’t Ire, 9-5-0-1, i1,081,588. *1/2 to Central Lobby (Ire) have a great draw, but as the rain came we were happy (Kenmare {Fr}), GSP-Fr, $232,027. and Mick [Kinane] did the right thing,” Frances Crowley 2--Bago (Fr), 126, c, 4, Nashwan--Moonlight’s Box, by said. Saoire will return to this track for a tilt at the G1 Nureyev. O/B-Niarchos Family; T-J Pease; i47,500. Irish Oaks July 17. “We felt she was looking for a trip 3--Ace (Ire), 126, c, 4, Danehill--Tea House (Ire), by and today was going to be the last time over a mile,” Sassafras (Fr). (i300,000 yrl ‘02 GOFORB). O-Susan Crowley added. “She will definitely go for the Irish Magnier, Michael Tabor & Mrs H McCalmont; Oaks and we’ll see what’s in between.” B-Norelands Bloodstock; T-Aidan O’Brien; i22,500. Margins: 3/4, 1, NK. Odds: 13-2, 9-10, 6-1. Also Ran: Azamour (Ire), Norse Dancer (Ire), Solskjaer Beginner’s Luck... (Ire). Scratched: Imago Mundi. For rookie trainer Ralph Beckett, Penkenna Princess’s Given a mid-summer break after his G1 Irish Derby narrow defeat was bittersweet. “She ran her legs off win, Grey Swallow returned to finish fourth behind and I’m thrilled with her run,” he said. “It all panned out Azamour (Ire) (Night Shift) in the G1 Irish Champion S. beautifully, but that’s life. She didn’t act at Newmarket at Leopardstown in September and suffered a troubled at all, but with the ground soft we had to come and, if preparation when subsequently unplaced in the G1 Prix it’s soft at York, we’ll go for the G1 Coronation S. [at de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp on his last start in Royal Ascot at York June 17]. She took her traveling October. “He’s a very big horse who is going to take really well, so we can go anywhere.” Virginia Waters more work to get to peak fitness, but his ability was was sent off the 11-10 punters’ choice to complete the enough today,” said winning rider Pat Smullen. Dermot English-Irish Guineas double, but failed to show the Weld confirmed the winner on course for the G1 King same acceleration in these testing conditions and George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Newbury merely stayed on into eighth late on. July 23, where he will face a rematch with Bago. The Niarchos Family’s Racing Manager Alan Cooper said of last year’s Arc winner, “He lost his place coming down MOVING ??? the hill before the final turn and did well to make up the For just a day or forever... ground. 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Click for the (732) 747-8060 racingpost.co.uk chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/23/05 • PAGE 3 of 9 Sunday, Longchamp, France Sunday, Longchamp, France PRIX SAINT-ALARY-G1, i200,000, Longchamp, 5-22, PRIX D’ISPAHAN-G1, i200,000, Longchamp, 5-22, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT, 2:02.80, gd. 4yo/up, 9f 55ydsT, 1:50.90, gd. 1--sVADAWINA (IRE), 126, f, 3, by Unfuwain 1--sVALIXIR (IRE), 128, c, 4, by Trempolino 1st Dam: Vadaza (Fr) (MSP-Fr), by Zafonic 1st Dam: Vadlamixa (Fr) (SW-Fr), by Linamix (Fr) 2nd Dam: Vadlamixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr) 2nd Dam: Vadlava (Fr), by Bikala (Ire) 3rd Dam: Vadlava (Fr), by Bikala (Ire) 3rd Dam: Vadsa, by Halo O-H H The Aga Khan; B-SNC Lagardere Elevage; O-H H The Aga Khan; B-SNC Lagardere Elevage; T-Andre Fabre; J-Christophe Soumillon; 114,280.