MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here ORFEVRE SWEEPS JAPANESE TRIPLE CROWN BENTLEY SMITH DIES Sunday Racing's Orfevre (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}) was Bentley Smith, longtime racing manager for Frances heavily favored to become just the seventh horse to Genter, died Saturday in Palm Beach, Florida. He was win Japan's Triple Crown, and in front of a thrilled 88. The highlight of Smith=s 30-year Kyoto crowd, the exciting chestnut tenure as his mother-in-law=s racing flew home a much-the-best winner manager was Unbridled=s victory in the over rival Win Variation (Jpn) (Heart=s 1990 GI Kentucky Derby. In 1987, Cry {Jpn}) in yesterday=s G1 Kikuka Smith purchased the future Derby Sho (Japanese St. Leger). A bit winner for $70,000 on behalf of the unsettled in a mid-pack position in Genter stable out of the Tartan the early stages yesterday, Orfevre dispersal. The Minnesota native also progressed into contention under his purchased the colt=s dam, Gana Facil, own resolve. Four or five wide as at the same auction for $275,000. they made the right-hand turn into Gana Facil produced Cahill Road the the stretch, he unleashed a following year and the Genter Orfevre devastating turn of foot, sprinting homebred went on to win the 1991 GI Lady Joanne Horsephotos away from the others and racing in Wood Memorial. The Genter stable Horsephotos splendid isolation to the wire as also won the 1986 GI Breeders= Cup jockey Kenichi Ikezoe geared him down in the dying Sprint with its homebred Smile. Smith continued to run strides. Win Variation closed gamely for place honors as the stable after Genter=s death in 1992 until it was a hail of paper and programs was sent up by an disbanded at the end of 2000. Smith bred and ebullient crowd of 68,289. Orfevre becomes the first campaigned Unbridled=s daughter Oatsee, who went on horse to win Japan's Triple Crown since Deep Impact to produce this year=s GI Preakness S. winner (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) in 2005. Orfevre is the first Shackleford (Forestry), as well as multiple graded Classic winner for his trainer Yasutoshi Ikee, who also stakes winner Baghdaria (Royal Academy). Oatsee=s trained his dual champion full-brother Dream Journey daughter Lady Joanne (Orientate) carried Smith=s yellow (Jpn). Ikee is the son of Yasuo Ikee, who trained Deep colors to victory in the 2007 GI Alabama S. Funeral Impact, and so the pair become the first father-son duo arrangements are pending. in Japan to train Triple Crown winners. The younger Bernstein Euthanized ... p4 Ikee was an assistant for his father when he trained Orfevre=s sire Stay Gold. AI am both delighted and relieved to have won after all that pressure that we=ve been through,@ said Yasutoshi Ikee. AI will have to see how he recovers from this race, but if all goes well, challenges in the G1 Japan Cup or the G1 Arima Kinen are definitely an option. As a long-term goal, I hope to try him for the Arc.@ cont. p2 BREEDERS’ CUP HOPEFULS ON THE WORK TAB Last year=s champion juvenile Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie) headlined a busy day of horses preparing for the Nov. 4-5 Breeders= Cup Championships. The Repole Stable colorbearer and stablemate Stay Thirsty (Bernardini) each worked at Belmont yesterday before Uncle Mo shipping to Kentucky today. A Coglianese A complete look at yesterday’s Breeders’ Cup workers... p5-6 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/24/11 • PAGE 2 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sunday, Kyoto, Japan Sunday, Longchamp, France KIKUKA SHO (JAPANESE ST. LEGER)-G1, PRIX ROYAL-OAK-G1, i250,000, Longchamp, 10-23, -267,210,000 (US$2,745,000), Kyoto, 10-23, 3yo, 3yo/up, 1 15/16mT, 3:21.47, gd. c/f, 3000mT, 3:02.80, fm. 1--s@BE FABULOUS (GER), 127, f, 4, by Samum (Ger) 1--ORFEVRE (JPN), 126, c, 3, by Stay Gold (Jpn) 1st Dam: Bandeira (Ger), by Law Society 1st Dam: Oriental Art (Jpn), by Mejiro McQueen (Jpn) 2nd Dam: Blumme (Chi), by Jadar (Chi) 2nd Dam: Electro Art (Jpn), by Northern Taste 3rd Dam: Directa (Chi), by Diplomatico (Chi) 3rd Dam: Grandma Stevens, by Lt. Stevens O-Godolphin SNC; B-Gestut Karlshof; T-Andre Fabre; O-Sunday Racing; B-Shiraoi Farm; T-Yasutoshi Ikee; J-Maxime Guyon; i142,850. Lifetime Record: J-Kenichi Ikezoe; -149,807,000. Lifetime Record: 9 starts, 4 wins, 3 places, i198,750. *Full to Baila 10-6-2-1, -615,954,000 (US$8,077,025). *Full to Me (Ger), G1SW-Ger & MGSP-Eng, $386,743; 1/2 to Dream Journey (Jpn), Ch. 2yo Colt-Jpn, Ch. Older Bailamos (Ger) (Lomitas {GB}), MSW & MGSP-Ger, Horse-Jpn, MG1SW-Jpn, $8,553,923. Click for the $171,077. Werk Nick Rating: A++. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. A+++ *Triple Plus*. Purchased by Blandford Bloodstock LTD. 2--Win Variation (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Heart=s Cry (Jpn)-- Super Ballerina, by Storm Bird. O-Win Inc; B-Northern 2--Miss Lago (Ire), 118, f, 3, Encosta de Lago (Aus)- - Farm; -55,802,000. Athyka, by Secretariat. (i65,000 yrl >09 ARQAUG). 3--Tosen Ra (Jpn), 126, c, 3, Deep Impact (Jpn)-- O-Gerard Augustin-Normand & Elie Lellouche; Princess Olivia, by Lycius. O-Takaya Shimakawa; B-Western Bloodstock; T-Elie Lellouche; i57,150. B-Shadai Farm; -33,401,000. 3--Shankardeh (Ire), 118, f, 3, Azamour (Ire)-- Margins: 2HF, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 0.40, 6.80, 11.20. Shalamantika (Ire), by Nashwan. O-H H The Aga Also Ran: Harbor Commando (Jpn), Sadamu Patek (Jpn), Gotto Mastang Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC; T-Mikel (Jpn), Fateful War (Jpn), Shonan Mighty (Jpn), Universal Bank (Jpn), Frere Delzangles; i28,575. Jacques (Jpn), Roccaverano (Jpn), Luisa Theatre (Jpn), Susan Great (Jpn), Margins: 1 3/4, HD, NO. Odds: 4.20, 6.80, 5.10. Shigeru Rijicho (Jpn), Danon McQueen (Jpn), Danon Mill (Jpn), Belshazzar Also Ran: Tac de Boistron (Fr), Cavalryman (GB), Shamanova (Ire), (Jpn), Sun Beam (Jpn). Electrolyser (Ire), Tres Rock Danon (Fr), Silver Valny (Fr), Gentoo (Fr), Maria Click for the Japanracing.jp chart, the TVG.com PPs o r Royal (Ire), Gradara (GB), Celtic Celeb (Ire), Balaythous (Fr). Click for the the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Click for Racing Post chart or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Japanracing.jp video. Having opened her black-type account in the 14-furlong Listed Prix Scaramouche at Saint-Cloud last Winner of the 2000-meter G1 time Oct. 6, Be Fabulous continued her upward Satsuki Sho (Japanese 2000 trajectory with a decisive success to provide a further Guineas) by three lengths at boost to the German breeding industry in this term-end Tokyo Apr. 24 and the contest. Introduced at the end of October, the bay was 2400-meter G1 Tokyo Yushun off the mark at the fourth attempt upped to 1 5/8 miles (Japanese Derby) by 1 3/4 at Lisieux Apr. 10. Runner-up in a 12-furlong conditions lengths May 29, Orfevre event at Chantilly May 9, she was fifth before being entered this off a victory in the promoted to fourth in a similar contest over that trip 2400-meter G2 Kobe Shimbun here three weeks later before besting the subsequent Hai S. at Hanshin Sept. 25. listed scorer Night Serenade (Ire) (Golan {Ire}) by six Jockey Kenichi Ikezoe lengths over a panel farther at Maisons-Laffitte Horsephotos June 29. Cont. p3 P TDN HEADLINE NEWS • 10/24/11 • PAGE 3 of 8 • thoroughbreddailynews.com PRIX ROYAL-OAK-G1 result cont. Sunday, Rome, Italy Tested at listed level as a result in the Prix PREMIO LYDIA TESIO LONGINES-G1, i243,000, Scaramouche, Be Fabulous dealt with a trio of Rome, 10-23, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, time: n/a, gd/sf. black-type performers in Pouvoir Absolu (GB) (Sadler=s 1--s@QUIZA QUIZA QUIZA (GB), 126, m, 5, by Golden Snake Wells), Balaythous (Fr) (Bahhare) and Tac de Boistron 1st Dam: Quiz Chow (Ity), by Pelder (Ire) (Fr) (Take Risks {Fr}) in a manner that suggested she 2nd Dam: Chu Chow (Ity), by Tirol (Ire) was ready for this elevation. Settled in mid-pack early 3rd Dam: Chuni (Ire), by Salmon Leap by Maxime Guyon, the well-backed crowd=s choice O/B-Riccardo Cantoni; T-Soc Al L Riccardi Racing Srl; traveled comfortably with the free-running pacesetter J-Fabio Branca; i135,000. Lifetime Record: Cavalryman (GB) (Halling) in her sights and led the 21-10-4-3, i361,355. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click chase after that long-time leader at the top of the for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. stretch. After gaining control approaching the furlong 2--Beatrice Aurore (Ire), 122, f, 3, Danehill Dancer (Ire)- - pole, she was driven out to assert and was beyond Mondschein (GB), by Rainbow Quest. O-Benny reach by the time fellow fillies Miss Lago and Andersson; B-Chess Racing AB; T-John Dunlop; Shankardeh arrived with their flourishes. For Andre i59,400. Fabre, this was a seventh success in the race known as 3--Kapitale (Ger), 122, f, 3, Dubawi (Ire)--Kapitol (Ger), the AFrench St Leger.@ by Winged Love (Ire). O/B-Gestut Karlshof; T-Andreas Wohler; i32,400. 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. Margins: HF, 1HF, 2HF. Odds: 5.70, 4.50, 10.10. 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