SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here SILI SEASON FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI WHITNEY H. Not an obvious contender for yesterday=s G1 Nassau S., Khalid Abdullah=s Winsili (GB) (Dansili {GB}) silenced the Goodwood crowds by leading home fellow outsider Thistle Bird (GB) (Selkirk) for a shock exacta. With just a single black-type win to her name in the May 17 Listed Swettenham Stud Fillies= Trial at Newbury, the homebred was unhurried early by William Buick and, after CROSS TRAFFIC LEAVES HIS ‘MARK’ waiting in rear, made her It=s been a whirlwind and sometimes aggravating sort move out wide, which led to of hear for Paul Buhlmann=s GoldMark Farm. The the hampering of the 7-4 operation=s Mylute (Midnight Lute)--owned in favorite Sky Lantern (Ire) (Red partnership with Whisper Hill Farm--was a strong fifth Clubs {Ire}) with 1 1/2 Winsili turns back Thistle Bird in the GI Kentucky Derby and third in the GI Preakness, furlongs remaining. In front in the Nassau Racing Post while Cross Traffic (Unbridled=s Song) had registered a soon after, the 20-1 shot pair of monster Beyer Speed Figures while finishing battled to withstand the challenge of Thistle Bird and second in the GIII Westchester S. in April before score by a neck. AShe=s not easy and the whole team missing by a nose in the GI Met Mile. Trainer Todd have done a great job,@ her rider said. AI decided to take Pletcher took the decision soon after to attempt to my time, as she has a nice turn of foot and I got a nice stretch out the 4-year-old colt in spite of those big run through. The hood helps her a lot and makes her efforts around one turn, and it paid dividends Saturday focus, and she was very game.@ Cont. pxx when the grey set a strong pace from defending champion Fort Larned (E Dubai) and held off a late bid You can also pick up a copy of from Successful Dan (Successful Appeal) to register a breakthrough victory in the GI Whitney H. at Saratoga. the TDN today at the Fasig- AIt=s an unbelievable feeling,@ Buhlmann enthused when Tipton Saratoga Sale and at interviewed after the race by HRTV=s Scott Hazelton. Saratoga Race Course. ACross Traffic is an awesome horse. He has developed into a top-notch and magnficent specimen and I am pleased to be associated with him.@ The victory earns Cross Traffic an all-fees paid trip to the GI Breeders= Cup Classic, but Buhlmann will let the horse do the talking. AIf he says that he=s willing to go, then that=s what we=ll do,@ he stated. AHe=s been telling us that he=s ready to go. 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Vanderbilt H..-GI, SAR (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 8:40p Best Pal S..-GII, DMR (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/4/13 • PAGE 3 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Whitney Handicap Saturday, Saratoga Race Course WHITNEY INVITATIONAL H.-GI, $750,000, SAR, 8-3, 3yo/up, 1 1/8m, 1:47 4/5, ft. 1Bs#@CROSS TRAFFIC, 117, c, 4, by Unbridled’s Song 1st Dam: Stop Traffic (MGISW, $864,518), by Cure the Blues 2nd Dam: Save My Soul, by I'ma Hell Raiser 3rd Dam: Somethingexciting, by Shecky Greene ($300,000 yrl '10 FTSAUG). O-GoldMark Farm LLC; B-Diamond A Racing Corp (KY); T-Todd Pletcher; J-John Velazquez. $450,000. Lifetime Record: 5-3-2-0, $681,300. *Full to Bianco Tartufo, SP, $150,846. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Hip 134 - Half bro selling at FTSAUG with TAYLOR MADE 2--Successful Dan, 118, g, 7, Successful Appeal--Lisa Danielle, by Wolf Power (SAf). O/B-Mort Fink (KY); T-Charles LoPresti. $150,000. Dam purchased by CECIL SEAMAN & CO. 3--Mucho Macho Man, 119, h, 5, Macho Uno--Ponche De Leona, by Ponche. O-Reeves Thoroughbred Racing; B-John & Carole Rio (FL); T-Katherine Ritvo. $75,000. Margins: 3/4, 1HF, 2. Odds: 3.55, 6.10, 8.50. Also Ran: Ron the Greek, Fort Larned, Alpha, Csaba, Fast Falcon. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. A son of Stop Traffic (Cure the Blues), a seven- furlong specialist who invaded the Spa and defeated Runup the Colors (A.P. Indy) to win the 1998 GI Ballerina H., Cross Traffic was consigned to the 2010 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale by Taylor Made and fetched a final bid of $300,000 from the GoldMark braintrust, but first faced the starter earlier this winter in South Florida. The gun-metal gray validated 7-10 favoritism in easily graduating by 1 3/4 lengths over Gulfstream=s one-turn mile Jan. 24 and followed that with a 7 1/2-length thrashing of Fast Falcon (Awesome Again) in a first-level allowance Mar. 10, earning a J “TDN Rising Star” J. He was made the even- money chalk in a group including Belmont horse-for-the- course Flat Out (Flatter) in the GIII Westchester S. Apr. 27 and led every step of the way, bar the final one, dropping a head decision to that more-seasoned foe. Cross Traffic pressed on to the GI Met Mile May 27 and was hounded along through six furlongs in a testing 1:09.20, but clung to a late lead only to be foiled by Sahara Sky (Pleasant Tap). To sprint or to route--that was the question--and Cross Traffic answered that in no uncertain terms Saturday to pay homage to his sire, who died last week. Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 8/4/13 • PAGE 4 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Whitney H. cont. Most felt that Cross Traffic would be put to the sword early by Fort Larned, but that one left there a bit flat-footed, and Cross Traffic was allowed a fairly soft opening quarter mile in :24.17, pressed along initially by Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) to the inside and eventually Fort Larned, who was hustled up to press from the outside rounding the first turn. The GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner crept closer to ratchet up the pressure on the pacesetter, and indeed, Cross Traffic was forced to go an internal half-mile from the seven-eighths to the three-furlong pole in :46.07, while the back markers had yet to be heard from.