MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2016 CLEMENT HIRSCH NEXT FOR BEHOLDER BELMONT DUO Champion Beholder (Henny Hughes) exited her victory in Saturday=s GI Vanity Mile Areally good,@ trainer Richard Mandella PLEASE STEWART reported Sunday. Up next for the 6-year-old mare is expected to be the July 30 GI Clement L. Hirsch S. at Del Mar. Beholder has now won 17 of 22 starts, including 10 Grade I events and her last eight outings. AShe=s amazing,@ Mandella summed up. NYQUIST RETURNS TO SANTA ANITA GI Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist (Uncle Mo), who spiked a fever days after suffering his first career defeat when third in the May 21 GI Preakness S., shipped back to trainer Doug O=Neill=s Southern California base Sunday. His flight out of Baltimore left at noon and, after a brief stopover in Lexington, Nyquist was expected back in O=Neill=s barn 88 at Santa Anita by 6:30 p.m. PT. Forever d=Oro | A Coglianese Dallas Stewart is expected to saddle a pair of recent maiden IN TDN EUROPE TODAY winners for owner/breeder Charles Fipke in next Saturday=s ALMANZOR UPSETS THE FRENCH DERBY GI Belmont S. and the trainer said he was happy with how the Almanzor (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) scored at 19-1 in Sunday’s two sophomores are training coming up to their stakes debuts. G1 Prix du Jockey Club, giving his connections a second French Seeking the Soul (Perfect Soul {Ire}) graduated in his third start Classic of the season. Click or tap here to go to TDN Europe. going one mile at Churchill Downs May 29. That same afternoon, Forever d=Oro (Medaglia d=Oro) broke his maiden by a nose going 1 1/16 miles at Belmont Park. Forever d=Oro, a son of GI Kentucky Oaks winner Lemons Forever (Lemon Drop Kid), has remained at Belmont under the care of Stewart=s assistant Bentley Combs since his maiden score and galloped 1 1/4 miles Sunday morning. ABentley said he was really good,@ Stewart said Sunday from his Churchill base. AIt was what we wanted, nothing fancy, just basic gallops right now. We=re coming back in two weeks and we want a healthy and fit horse. Hopefully, we'll be able to maintain his fitness. Tomorrow or the next day, we=ll probably pick it up in his distance, pick up his speed in the stretch just a little bit but that'll be about it.@ Seeking the Soul will ship to New York from Churchill Tuesday. AI=m very happy with him,@ Stewart said of Seeking the Soul. AHe=s a real tough individual. He loves to train and he=s tough around the barn for sure, but he=s looked great [since his race].@ Cont. p3 nytbreeders.org | 518.587.0777 For more information visit our website or call 518.388.0174 PRESIDENT & CO-PUBLISHER Barry Weisbord @barryweisbord [email protected] SR. 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Andrew @SarahKAndrew [email protected] Social Media Strategist Nichola Henry @NicholaHenryTDN DIVISIDERO TUNES UP FOR MANHATTAN 3 [email protected] Gunpowder Farm’s Divisidero (Kitten’s Joy), who will look for his second Grade I victory in a row in Saturday’s GI Woodford Director of Customer Service Reserve Manhattan S., tuned up Sunday at Churchill Downs. Vicki Forbes [email protected] Director of Information Technology Ray Villa DIMENSION UPSETS CONNAUGHT CUP 4 [email protected] Dimension (GB) (Medicean {GB}), the longest shot on the board at 20-1, came running late to win Sunday’s GII Connaught Cup WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor at Woodbine. Kelsey Riley @kelseynrileyTDN [email protected] European Editor Emma Berry [email protected] Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.TheTDN.com TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 3 OF 6 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JUNE 6, 2016 FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI BELMONT S. In other Belmont news, trainer Christophe Clement reported Governor Malibu (Malibu Moon) came out of Friday=s six-furlong work in fine shape. Runner-up in the May 14 GII Peter Pan S., the chestnut colt worked in 1:13.42. AHe=s doing great,@ said Clement, who won the 2014 Belmont with Tonalist (Tapit). A[He=s] training forwardly and he had a nice work two days ago. The plan is to go to the Belmont with Joel Rosario aboard.@ Belmont Duo Please Stewart (cont. from p1) Stewart=s New York-bound contingent Tuesday will also DIVISIDERO PREPS FOR MANHATTAN include GI Ogden Phipps S. hopeful Forever Unbridled Gunpowder Farm=s Divisidero (Kitten=s Joy), last-out winner of (Unbridled=s Song) and GII Woody Stephens contender Tom=s the May 7 GI Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, tuned up for an Ready (More Than Ready). engagement in Saturday=s GI Woodford Reserve Manhattan S., Also out of Lemons Forever, Forever Unbridled takes a going a half-mile in :48.60 at Churchill Downs Sunday. AHe had a nice breeze and he galloped out well,@ trainer three-race win streak into the Phipps, most recently taking the William ABuff@ Bradley said. AI think he=s one of the top turf Apr. 15 GI Apple Blossom H. She worked five furlongs at horses in America right now, but a win would put him right Churchill Saturday in a bullet :59.00. there at the top and, with the way he=s training and going into A[She went the] first half this race, I don=t see any reason why he doesn=t have a big shot in :48 and finished out in to win.@ [1:11],@ Stewart said of Bradley acknowledged the Manhattan field, which is expected Saturday=s work. AI told the to include last year=s champion turf horse Big Blue Kitten rider to pick it up a little at (Kitten=s Joy) and multiple Grade I winner and world traveler the eighth pole and she just Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB}), will be competitive. quickened so fast. It was AWhen you run Grade Is for that kind of money, you=re going like she left the eighth pole to attract the best that there is,@ Bradley said. AIt=s going to be and was at the wire by the Forever Unbridled | A Coglianese tough race, everything has to go our way since we=re running time you could blink an against this type. When you run against those, there is no room eye.@ for mistakes, so we hope to get him up there in good order and Tom=s Ready, most recently 12th in the GI Kentucky Derby, get another big win under his belt.@ worked four furlongs Saturday at Churchill in :49.20. Others expected to start in the Manhattan are: Grand Tito ATom=s Ready worked really nice yesterday,@ Stewart (Candy Ride {Arg}), Ironicus (Distorted Humor), Oathkeeper confirmed. AWe took the blinkers off and he looked good. We=re (Kitten=s Joy), Take the Stand (Arg) (Not for Sale {Arg}), Triple contemplating whether we=ll do that or not [for the race]. He=s Threat (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), Wake Forest (Ger) (Sir Percy {GB}) >blinkers on= as of now, but I might take them off, we=re thinking and World Approval (Northern Afleet). about it.@ TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 4 OF 6 • THETDN.COM MONDAY • JUNE 6, 2016 Sunday, Woodbine CONNAUGHT CUP S.-GII, C$208,000, WO, 6-5, 4yo/up, 7fT, 1:21.84, gd. 1--DIMENSION (GB), 116, g, 8, by Medicean (GB) 1st Dam: Palatial (GB), by Green Desert 2nd Dam: White Palace (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB) 3rd Dam: Blonde Prospect, by Mr. Prospector O-Riverside Bloodstock, LLC; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Conor Murphy; J-David Moran. C$120,000. Lifetime Record: 32-6-6-1, $467,539. *1/2 to Spacious (GB) (Nayef), Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 7-9 1/2f, MGSW & MG1SP-Eng, G1SP-Ire, $695,671. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Passion for Action, 120, c, 4, Speightstown--Maritime Passion, by Stormy Atlantic. O/B-Benjamin Hutzel (ON); Breeders’ Cup Turf: T-Michael P. De Paulo. C$48,000. July 23, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth S.-GI Sponsored by QIPCO Registered Ontario-Bred ASC, 3yo & up, 1 1/2m (T), Closes June 7 3--Bye Bye Bernie, 122, g, 6, Bernstein--Eternal Grace, by Gilded Breeders’ Cup Classic: Time. O-DARRS, Inc.; B-K & G Stables (KY); T-Brendan P. Walsh. June 25, The Gold Cup-GI C$22,000. SA, 3yo & up, 1 1/4m, Closes June 11 Margins: HF, 1, HF. Odds: 20.35, 2.20, 6.60. For additional information, incl. the complete Win and You’re In schedule, Also Ran: Glenville Gardens, Stacked Deck. Click for the click here or call the Breeders’ Cup Racing Office at (859) 514-9422.