Racetrack Round-Up So You Think Opposition Cuts Up

Racetrack Round-Up So You Think Opposition Cuts Up

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI WOODWARD S. Racetrack Round-Up So You Think Opposition Cuts Up... Aidan O=Brien was responsible for three of the six entries remaining in Saturday=s G1 Irish Champion S. at Leopardstown, with So You Think (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) set to start at long odds-on for the prestigious Hurricane Foils Havre de Grace Work Schedule... 10-furlong contest. The seven-time Group 1-winning Fox Hill Farms= Havre de Grace (Saint Liam) was 5-year-old has been enjoying a summer rest since forced to miss her final workout yesterday as she beating Workforce (GB) (King=s Best) in the July 2 prepares to face the boys in Saturday=s GI Woodward G1 Eclipse at Sandown. He could be joined by stable S. at Saratoga. AWe=ll just gallop into it,@ trainer Larry companions Roderic O=Connor (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Jones said Monday. Recital (Fr) (Montjeu {Ire}), who have also been on the AWe normally would shelf for the last few weeks. Ed Dunlop is set to saddle have breezed today Cristina Patino=s four-time top-level scorer Snow Fairy and, of course, there (Ire) (Intikhab), while Dermot Weld has declared Khalid was no training today Abdullah=s Famous Name (GB) (Dansili {GB}), and Kevin at Delaware Park [due Prendergast has left in John Connaughton=s Dunboyne to the effects of Express (Ire) (Shamardal). Hurricane Irene].@ When asked if he would try to work Sidney’s Candy to Forego.............................p2 Havre de Grace Horsephotos Havre de Grace a day Plans for ‘Mo,’ ‘Thirsty’ Still Up in Air...........p2 later than expected, Jones replied, AI doubt it. Hopefully, we=ll get on the track tomorrow. If we don=t get it going, we may ship up tomorrow to Saratoga. I really don=t know.@ Havre de Grace, winner of the GI Apple Blossom H. at Oaklawn in April and recently second, beaten a nose, by familiar foe Blind Luck (Pollard=s Vision) in the July 16 GII Delaware H., is expected to face six males: Convocation (Pulpit), Flat Out (Flatter), Giant Oak (Giant=s Causeway), Ice Box (Pulpit), Mission Impazible (Unbridled=s Song) and Rule (Roman Ruler). AIt is what it is,@ Jones said of the formidable line-up. AWe=ve got to go out and see what we=ve got. It=s too early [to discuss strategy]. We=ll fly by the seat of our pants.@ " " " TDN TODAY Headline News..................... 6 pages All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/30/11 • PAGE 2 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sidney=s Candy Confirmed for Forego... Big Drama Nears Comeback... Sidney=s Candy (Candy Ride {Arg}), who annexed the Reigning sprint champion Big Drama (Montbrook), GII Fourstardave H. over the turf at Saratoga July 31 in sidelined since a track-record setting victory in the his first start for trainer Todd Pletcher and co-owners GIII Mr. Prospector S. in January, could return to the WinStar Farm and Rubio B Stable, will turn back and races this weekend. The 5-year-old worked a bullet five switch surfaces for Saturday=s GI Forego S. at seven furlongs at Calder Sunday in 1:01.00 and may start furlongs. AThe Woodward and the Forego are very next Sunday in the Florida track=s Whippleton S. AI=m attractive races, and Sidney=s Candy is a horse who is running out of time with him if I want to get him back so good at all these things,@ said Pletcher. ABut we felt to the Breeders= Cup,@ trainer David Fawkes told Daily the seven-eighths was a little more comfortable Racing Form. AI=d love to start him back over his home distance than the 1 1/8 miles.@ Pletcher will also send track, but if the race at Calder doesn=t go, I=ll probably out Dogwood Stable=s GII Churchill Downs S. winner send him to the Icecpade S. at Monmouth Park on Aikenite (Yes It=s True) in the Forego. He was fifth last Monday.@ out in the track-and-trip James Marvin S. AAikenite=s last race was good--it was just such a tough race,@ Bewitched Targets Cup... Trainer Charles O=Brien yesterday confirmed triple Pletcher said. AHe probably ended up a little closer to group scorer Bewitched (Ire) (Dansili {GB}) is on course the pace than he ideally wanted. He still ran a very for Saturday=s G1 Haydock Sprint Cup, for which 17 credible race.@ were in the mix yesterday after Hoof It (GB) (Monsieur Future for Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty in Flux... Bond {Ire}) was the sole supplementary at the six-day Todd Pletcher said Monday that future plans had not stage. Sent off the 3-1 favorite for the June 18 been finalized for Mike Repole=s GI Travers S. winner G1 Golden Jubilee S. at Royal Ascot, the Susan Stay Thirsty (Bernardini) or GI King=s Bishop S. runner- Magnier and Jacqueline O=Brien-owned 4-year-old filly up Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie). AI=ve flopped when beating only two home there, but her had approximately 12 conversations trainer reports her back on track. AShe=s an intended with Mike, but nothing is firmed runner at Haydock, all going well, and I=m very happy up,@ joked Pletcher. AThe most likely with her,@ O=Brien told PA Sport. AShe was in quite a scenario for Stay Thirsty is the [GI] bad way after Ascot and very sore. It has taken a while Jockey Club Gold Cup [at Belmont to get her right, but I think she=s back on song now.@ Oct. 1]. I suppose there=s some Hoof It=s connections revealed yesterday that the wiggle room there; the [GII] 4-year-old Stewards Cup winner will be reunited with Pennsylvania Derby [at Parx] is a Graham Gibbons in the six-furlong contest after recent week sooner against straight partner Kieren Fallon was claimed to ride for Luca 3-year-olds.@ He continued, AThe Cumani at Ascot. David Easterby, assistant to trainer Stay Thirsty Horsephotos Pennsylvania Derby is also an Mick Easterby, told the Racing Post, AWe=ve booked option for Uncle Mo. I suppose if Graham for the ride; he=s ridden him before, and he was we felt like he needed another week, a race like the actually jocked off him before Kieren took over. I think [GII] Kelso [H. at Belmont] could be in the mix. The he=s the best jockey in the north--nothing fazes him.@ Breeders= Cup Classic is 1 1/4 miles and we still have Other notables include Khalifa Dasmal=s July 9 G1 July aspirations to making that race with Uncle Mo. Cup hero Dream Ahead (Diktat {GB}), Jan and Peter Between now and then, if we need to stretch him out Hopper and Michelle Morris= impressive Aug. 7 G3 and want to go 1 1/4 miles, I don=t know if the Kelso at Phoenix Sprint S. winner Deacon Blues (GB) (Compton a mile would be long enough for us to get there. So Place {GB}) and Khalid Abdullah=s July Cup runner-up we=ll have to play it by ear.@ Bated Breath (GB) (Dansili {GB}). P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/30/11 • PAGE 3 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Today’s Graded Stakes brought to you by EDT Race 12:15p Zukunfts-Rennen-G3, BDN CALEB'S POSSE, the son of Leading NY Sire POSSE, wins the G1 Foxwoods King's Bishop S. at Saratoga! Click here for more... P P R E V I E W S P Tuesday, Baden-Baden, Germany, post time: 6:15 p.m. AMERICAN EXPRESS ZUKUNFTS-RENNEN-G3, i55,000, 2yo, 7fT SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 2 Amaron (GB) Shamardal Helfenbein Lowe 128 2 3 Amarillo (Ire) Holy Rman Empror (Ire) Starke Schiergen 126 3 8 Pakal (Ger) Lord of England (Ger) Hellier Mrio Hofer 126 4 5 Percy Jackson (GB) Sir Percy (GB) J Fahy Coakley 126 5 1 Spirit Danon (Ire) Whipper Suborics Schiergen 126 6 7 Caitania (Ire) Aussie Rules de Vries Hiller 122 7 6 Fashion (Ger) Anabaa Pedroza Wohler 122 8 4 Sun of Jamaica (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) S Hofer Mrio Hofer 122 Thursday, Saratoga, post time: 5:32 p.m. EDT WITH ANTICIPATION S.-GII, $150,000, 2yo, 1 1/16mT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT 1 Captain Webb English Channel Velazquez Pletcher 118 2 Knock Rock K Corinthian Maragh Schwartz 116 3 Fox Rules Roman Ruler Grabowski Ferraro 118 4 Dullahan K Even the Score Desormeaux Romans 116 5 Splendiferous Pleasantly Perfect Bridgmohan Margolis 118 6 State of Play K War Front Dominguez Motion 118 7 Two Months Rent K Purim Castellano Toner 116 8 Sportswriter Maybry's Boy Curatolo Martin 118 9 Optimizer English Channel Albarado Lukas 118 10 Clip the Coupons-MTO Congrats Castellano Brown 118 Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates. WORTH 1,000 WORDS Check out the photo album compiled by TDN staffer Sarah K. Andrew. Click here to see more! P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 8/30/11 • PAGE 4 of 6 • thoroughbreddailynews.com PEDIGREE INSIGHTS BY ANDREW CAULFIELD TRAVERS S.-GI, $1,000,000, SAR, 8-27, 3yo, 1 1/4m, 2:03, ft. 1--sSTAY THIRSTY, 126, c, 3, by Bernardini 1st Dam: Marozia, by Storm Bird 2nd Dam: Make Change, by Roberto 3rd Dam: Equal Change, by Arts and Letters ($160,000 yrl '09 KEESEP; $500,000 2yo >10 FTFFEB).

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