BILL OPPENHEIM ON EURO STALLIONS 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 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22, 2004 LOVE OF MONEY SET TO RETURN IN MALIBU WEEKEND PEDIGREE GII Pennsylvania Derby hero Love of Money (Not For Love), unraced since finishing a well-beaten sixth as the PERSPECTIVES favorite in the GI Jockey by Alan Porter Club Gold Cup Oct. 2, is set to return to the races in the Saturday, Hollywood Park GI Malibu S. at Santa Anita HOLLYWOOD FUTURITY-GI, $449,500, HOL, 12-18, Dec. 26. Trainer Richard 2yo, 1 1/16m, 1:41 3/5, ft. Dutrow is excited about the 1--sDECLAN'S MOON, 121, g, 2, by Malibu Moon return of the Jay Em Ess 1st Dam: Vee Vee Star (GSP), by Norquestor colorbearer, who won at the 2nd Dam: Fabulous Vee, by Somethingfabulous Malibu’s seven-furlong dis- 3rd Dam: Mrs. Vee Vee, by Ridan Love of Money Equi-photo tance when taking a ($125,000 yrl '03 FTMSEP). O-Jay Em Ess Stable; Saratoga allowance by six B-Brice Ridgely (MD); T-Ronald W Ellis; J-V Espinoza; lengths in mid-August. “He’s ready for this race,” said $269,700. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $509,100. Dutrow. “He’s been training great.” Love of Money got *First GISW for sophomore sire (by A.P. Indy). off to a late start, debuting a winner at Belmont in July, Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com but quickly made up for lost time when he won the catalogue-style pedigree. Penn Derby by a dominating 8 1/2-length margin three Last Weekend weekend saw two juvenile Grade I starts later. After faltering in the Gold Cup, Dutrow events at Hollywood Park, which conclude top-class opted to give the colt a freshening. “He was turned out two-year-old racing for the year. In one, the Breeders’ for a little bit, for about two weeks,” said the condi- Cup Juvenile form was upset and, in the other, it was tioner. In a race that looks to be deep with talent--in- validated. cluding champion Action This Day (Kris S.) and GSW In the GI Hollywood Futurity, upset GI Breeders’ Cup Rock Hard Ten (Kris S.)--Dutrow is most concerned Juvenile winner Wilko faced the GI Champagne S. about GIII Sports Page H. winner Mass Media (Touch winner Proud Accolade, Gold), and with good reason. The Bobby Frankel trainee who was trying to rebound toyed with eventual GI Cigar Mile victor Lion Tamer in from a disappointing effort the Oct. 31 Sports Page, winning by 3 1/2 lengths. in the Breeders’ Cup, and “I’m a little concerned with Frankel’s horse,” admitted the undefeated Declan’s Dutrow. “It looks like he’s got a lot of talent and I’m Moon. The three were figuring he’s as tough as we are.” Still, Dutrow is confi- close together turning for dent going into the Malibu. “His Saratoga races proved home, but Proud Accolade he could sprint,” he said. “He’s a real nice horse.” soon faded, eventually fin- Declan’s Moon Benoit photo ishing fifth, suggesting REMINDER: once again that he does Due to the Christmas holiday, not stay a two-turn 8½ furlongs. Wilko made a run at the TDN office will be closed Declan’s Moon, but his tenuous grasp on an Eclipse Friday, December 24 and Award was lost as he slipped back to third. Saturday, December 25. Meanwhile, Declan’s Moon held off the strong finish All news and results from Dec. 24 of Giacomo by a length while scoring with what ap- and 25 will appear in the Monday, peared to be a little in hand. Unbeaten in four starts, December 27 issue. which also included the GIII Hollywood Prevue S. and Have a wonderful holiday season! GII Del Mar Futurity, Declan’s Moon now looks a sure thing for the title of champion two-year-old colt. Cont. p2 Unbridled’s Song www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/22/04 • PAGE 2 of 9 Porter cont. Porter cont. The career of Declan’s Moon’s sire, Malibu Moon, Sunday, Hollywood Park was reviewed in detail by my colleague Andrew Caul- HOLLYWOOD STARLET S.-GI, $390,000, HOL, 12-19, field following Declan’s Moon’s win in the GIII Holly- 2yo, f, 1 1/16m, 1:41 4/5, ft. wood Prevue S. To recap briefly, however, he started 1--@#SPLENDID BLENDED, 120, f, 2, by Unbridled's Song just twice, both in the spring of his juvenile career, and 1st Dam: Valid Blend, by Valid Appeal took a five-furlong maiden race at Hollywood Park in 2nd Dam: Blend of Poetry, by Iron Constitution 3rd Dam: Light Face, by Barbizon the fast time of :57.41 on the second of those two O-Peter Vegso; B-Peter Vegso Racing Stable (FL); outings. Unfortunately, he came out of that race with a T-Neil D Drysdale; J-K Desormeaux; $233,400. knee chip and was retired to stand at Country Life Farm Lifetime Record: 4-3-1-0, $327,400. *1/2 to Richly in Maryland at a fee of $3,000. Blended (Rizzi), MGSW, $323,280. From his first crop came two juvenile stakes winners, Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com including Perfect Moon, winner of the GII Best Pal S. catalogue-style pedigree. and GIII Hollywood Juvenile Championship S. Declan’s One day after Declan’s Moon’s triumph, Splendid Moon and stakes winner Golden Malibu are both from Blended franked the form of the GI his second crop. Following the bright start made by his Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies with an first crop, Malibu Moon moved to Castleton Lyons, in authoritative victory in the GI Holly- Kentucky, where he covered at a fee of $10,000 in wood Startlet S. Although Splendid 2004. Blended did not actually run on Breed- Declan’s Moon is out of Vee Vee Star, a daughter of ers’ Cup day herself, she had suffered the Conquistador Cielo stallion Norquestor. Vee Vee the sole defeat of her career when sec- Star never won a stakes contest, but she did finish ond to Juvenile Fillies heroine Sweet third in the Black-Eyed Susan S. and the restricted Catomine in the GII Oak Leaf S. Splen- Caesar’s Wish S. Vee Vee Star was half sister to the did Blended looks to have progressed minor stakes winner Sabovee (by Sabona), but neither since that defeat, and it will be inter- her third, nor her fourth dam, produced a black-type Splendid Blended esting to see her again hook up with winner. Declan’s Moon’s fifth dam, the English-bred Benoit photo Sweet Catomine. Porter cont. p3 Sunspeck, was a good stakes winner, and was half sister to Kalaglow, winner of the G1 King George VI & Thoroughbred Daily News is: Queen Elizabeth S. and G1 Eclipse S. Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher Like two other high-profile stallion sons of A.P. Indy, Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher Pulpit and Mineshaft, Malibu Moon is out of a mare by Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief Mr. Prospector. This sets him up ideally for breeding to Alycia Borer Director of Advertising Jessica Martini Associate Editor Mr. Prospector-line mares, and this cross has produced Alan Carasso Assistant Editor not only Declan’s Moon, but also his other current Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor juvenile black-type scorer Golden Malibu. Declan’s Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant Moon’s broodmare sire, Norquestor, is a grandson of Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter Mr. Prospector, but he’s also out of a mare by Northern Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter Dancer, and that means he is bred on a version of the Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services Lia Kusch Advertising Assistant same Mr. Prospector/Northern Dancer cross which Patty Wolfe Marketing Manager produced Malibu Moon’s dam, Macoumba. Yes It’s True 2005 BOOK FULL One of the Leading Freshman Sires and from his first crop already four stakes winners, including Grade I winner PROUD ACCOLADE, Grade 3 winner CHANDTRUE, www.threechimneys.com and now 16 winners (by 16 different broodmare sires)! (859) 873-7053 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/22/04 • PAGE 3 of 9 Porter cont. From a pedigree viewpoint, there is a good reason for Fappiano to work with In Reality. Fappiano was out of With Splendid Blended joining undefeated juvenile a mare by Dr. Fager, a son of Rough’n Tumble. In Real- colt sensation Rockport Harbor, Unbridled’s Song has a ity was out of champion two-year-old filly My Dear Girl, very strong hand for the 2005 season. Splendid a daughter of Rough’n Tumble. So any Fappiano/In Blended, Rockport Harbor, Blue Hen S. winner Buzz Reality combination gave inbreeding to Rough’n Tum- Song, and GIII Laurel Futurity runner-up Funk are all ble, a horse who himself was inbred 4x4 to English members of Unbridled’s Song’s fifth crop. Splendid Derby winner Spearmint and the great handicap horse Blended is her sire’s fifth Grade I winer, following Unbri- Whisk Broom II. dled Elaine, Buddha, Songandaprayer and Marylebone, and his other graded scorers include three-year-old Rare Where, on pedigree, it is a similarity which marks the Gift, who took the GIII Ladies H. last weekend, as well Fappiano/In Reality combination, on physique it may be as Domestic Dispute, Eurosilver, Griffinite, Extend, Even differences which are important.