SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here CAPE BLANCO LOOKS LIKE A MILLION BEACH BATTLES TO SECRETARIAT WIN It was a great day for the Irish yesterday at Arlington Treasure Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) outbattled Ziyarid Park, particularly if you were an Aidan O=Brien-trained (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}) to give the Europeans a one- Irish Derby-winning son of Galileo (Ire). First 2011 two finish in the GI Secretariat S. at Arlington Park Derby winner Treasure Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) won Saturday. The Aga Khan=s Ziyarid set a moderate pace the GI Secretariat S. and then, with Treasure Beach a stalking second over a yielding an hour or so later, 2010 turf course. The G1 Irish Derby winner pulled Colm Classic winner Cape Blanco O=Donoghue into closer order after a half in :50.09 and (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) swept to a three-quarters in 1:14.64. He engaged the pacesetter 2 1/2-length victory in the late on the final bend and the pair battled determinedly GI Arlington Million S. Cape with Treasure Beach moving best in the dying strides to Blanco, favored at 2-1, settled win by the length of his neck, completing the 1 1/4 in a stalking fourth as Mission miles in 2:03 4/5. Cont. p3 Cape Blanco Approved (With Approval) took Four Footed Fotos the field along through BEV D. HAT TRICK FOR SCHWARTZ pedestrian fractions over the rain-soakened Arlington Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) got a perfect turf course. The Irish raider was asked for run turning ground-saving trip while covered up neatly in behind for home, made a bold move to put his head in front in pacesetting Dubawi Heights (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), got a upper stretch and surged clear. Gio Ponti (Tale of the dream run inside of that rival leaving the quarter pole Cat) closed late for second, matching his finish in last and outfinished her game rival to give owner Marty year s Million. He s a good tough horse and he s = A = = Schwartz a third victory in the GI Beverly D. S. at brilliantly trained,@ jockey Jamie Spencer said of the Arlington Park Saturday. Cont. p4 winner. AAll I did was was do the steering. Aidan gave me my instructions and I rode accordingly.@ WINCHESTER LAST TO FIRST IN SWORD DANCER ARLINGTON MILLION S.-GI, $1,000,000, APX, 8-13, Firestone homebred Winchester (Theatrical {Ire}), last 3yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:05 1/5, yl. in the early going, unleashed a powerful late rush and 1--CAPE BLANCO (IRE), 126, c, 4, by Galileo (Ire) surged past pacesetting Rahy=s Attorney (Crown 1st Dam: Laurel Delight (GB), by Presidium (GB) Attorney) late to earn a 3/4-length victory in yesterday=s 2nd Dam: Foudroyer (GB), by Artaius GI Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga. Cont. p5 3rd Dam: Foudre (GB), by Petingo (GB) (i330,000 yrl '08 GOFMIL). O-Mrs F Hay, D Smith, Mrs J Magnier & M Tabor; B-Jack Ronan & Des Vere Hunt Farm Co (IRE); T-Aidan P O'Brien; J-Jamie P Spencer; $576,000. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Ire at 9.5-11f & 11-13f, MG1SW-Ire, GSW & G1SP-Eng, 13-8-1-0, $3,053,228. *1/2 to Mr O'Brien (Ire) (Mukaddamah), MGSW & MGISP, $724,290. Werk Nick Rating: Click for eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Gio Ponti, 126, h, 6, Tale of the Cat--Chipeta Springs, by Alydar. ($95,000 RNA yrl '06 KEESEP; $45,000 RNA 2yo >07 FTFFEB). O-Castleton Lyons; B-Kilboy Estate Inc (KY); T-Christophe Clement; $192,000. 3--Dean's Kitten, 126, c, 4, Kitten's Joy--Summer Theatre, by Ide. O/B-Kenneth L & Sarah K Ramsey (KY); T-Michael J Maker; $96,000. Margins: 2HF, NK, HF. Odds: 2.10, 2.30, 19.30. Also Ran: Wigmore Hall (Ire), Rahystrada, Tajaaweed, Mission Approved, Proceed Bee, Zack Hall (Fr), General Perfect. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/14/11 • PAGE 2 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Cape Blanco Looks Like a Million (cont. from p1) Cape Blanco won the Irish Derby and Irish Champion Cape Blanco, a two-time group winner during his S. last term for owners Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier undefeated juvenile campaign, parlayed a win in last and Michael Tabor. Dubai socialite Fitri Hay joined the year=s G1 Irish Derby into a strong runner-up effort ownership group in March when she purchased a behind Harbinger in significant interest in the colt. Hay and her husband the G1 King George own the UAE-based holding company JMH Group. VI & Queen Elizabeth S. before Second Again for Gio Ponti... storming home by Champion Gio Ponti (Tale of the Cat), who won the 5 1/2 lengths in the 2009 GI Arlington Million, was bested in last year=s G1 Irish Champion renewal by Debussy (Ire) (Diesis {GB}). His campaign so S. This term, the far this term has been a case of close calls. He was chestnut colt took fifth, beaten just 1 3/4 lengths, in the G1 Dubai World to the synthetics Cup and was third in the June 11 GI Manhattan H. Cape Blanco Takes the Lead for a fourth-place before failing to catch Cape Blanco by 2 1/4 lengths in Horsephotos effort in the the July 9 GI Man o=War last time out. AThe winner had first run on us and you have to give him credit, we G1 Dubai World Cup in March and were second best today,@ said jockey Ramon was fourth again in the G1 Prix Dominguez. AIf you put him in striking range too soon, Ganay at Longchamp in Apirl. He he is going to go too early and it takes him out of his set sail for America after a sixth- game. He isn=t three any more, but he runs so good place effort in the June 14 G1 every time he=s out there. We are all so used to his Queen Anne S. and made a quick consistency.@ impact on these shores, defeating Gio Ponti by 2 1/4 lengths in the July 9 G1 Man o=War S. at Belmont Park. AI=m very pleased just to be 2011's Leading 2YO Stakes Winners are able to ride the horse,@ Spencer 2010 Keeneland September Sale Grads continued. AThere are very few horses that have the will to win like Jamie Spencer OVERDRIVEN he has. The more you ask from Horsephotos him, the more you get from him. He Winner of the Sanford [G2] at Saratoga had loads left in the end.@ CREATIVE CAUSE Winner of the Best Pal [G2] at Del Mar This year... WHAT WILL YOU FIND? Visit our Yearling Consignment at Keeneland September! GI Arlington Million Cape Blanco (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) sweeps to victory. GI Secretariat S. Treasure Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) battles to victory. GI Beverly D. S. Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}) gives Martin Schwartz third Beverly D. win. GI Sword Dancer Invitational S. Winchester (Theatrical {Ire}) goes from last to first. GII La Jolla H. Burns (Unusual Heat) earns first black- type success. GIII Monmouth Oaks Savvy Supreme (Distorted Humor) scores by 1 3/4 lengths. Arlington Million Winner’s Circle Horsephotos obssales.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/14/11 • PAGE 3 of 10 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Happy with a Second... FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI SECRETARIAT S. Trainer Alain de Royer Dupre was content with Ziyarid=s runner-up effort. AHe had a perfect race,@ de Royer-Dupre said of the Secretariat pacesetter, who was coming off a win in the G3 Prix Daphnis. AHe was beaten by a true Group 1 horse. I=m delighted we came. I think the horse proved himself.@ Jockey Christophe Lemaire added, AHe was beaten by a Derby winner and that=s not too bad, is it? He gave a great performance.@ Traffic for Banned... Treasure Beach Battles to Secretariat Win Glen Hill Farm=s Banned (Kitten=s Joy) was rank Jockey Colm O=Donoghue was confident that behind the slow pace and was forced to wait for Treasure Beach (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) would be able to running room before checking in third. AI had a real catch pacesetting Ziyarid (Ire) (Desert Style {Ire}). AHe good trip going into the first turn, but the pace was just wasn=t doing much,@ slow enough that he wasn=t liking it and felt pressure O=Donoghue said. AHe was from the other horses,@ Garrett Gomez explained. AHe finding it quite easy in the got rank with me and, turning for home, it cost him a homestretch. He just kept little bit. If he had settled in a little bit more, I think he plugging on for me. He=s may have been able to outrun those horses. He was very adaptable and can go handling the course real well.@ on any ground.@ Coolmore=s Charlie Saturday, Arlington Park O=Connor added, AColm SECRETARIAT S.-GI, $400,000, APX, 8-13, 3yo, O=Donoghue gave him a 1 1/4mT, 2:03 4/5, yl. great ride. Colm and 1--TREASURE BEACH (GB), 123, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire) Treasure Beach [trainer] Aidan [O=Brien] 1st Dam: Honorine (Ire), by Mark of Esteem (Ire) Four Footed Fotos were pretty confident 2nd Dam: Blue Water, by Bering (GB) coming over, so when the 3rd Dam: Shining Water, by Riverman two of them are confident, you have to be pretty happy.@ (180,000gns wlng '08 TATDEC).