SUNDAY, 11 JUNE, 2017 LONHRO=S IMPENDING TAKES STRADBROKE DUBAWI=S GLORIOUS Darren Beadman will soon go back to the position of assistant JOURNEY WINS ON DEBUT trainer when James Cummings takes over as Godolphin=s head trainer, but the Hall of Fame jockey will go down in history as a Group 1-winning trainer as well after Impending (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) took out Saturday=s A$1.5-million Stradbroke H. The lead-up to the race had been a dramatic one for both horse and trainer. While Impending=s participation was in doubt after he threw a shoe the day before the race and pricked his hoof, Beadman watched the race from home after having spent two days in hospital with fluid around his heart. It is likely that watching the Stradbroke got his heart racing. "The lounge chair copped a flogging when I watched the Stradbroke," Beadman told Racenet.com.au. "But [stable employee Brett Killion] deserves all the accolades. The horse shifted a plate yesterday and pricked himself and [Killion] worked overtime on him all last night. He was there icing the horse all last night." Indeed, Impending showed no ill effects come race time. Glorious Journey at Tattersalls in October. His price of 2.6-million gns Traveling in the second half of the field down the backstretch, was the co-highest of the sale | Tattersalls photo the dark bay had to swing widest of all into the stretch but that proved only a minor inconvenience. He charged down the Glorious Journey (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), the co-highest priced middle of the track to nip the troubled In Her Time on the wire, horse at last year=s Tattersalls October Yearling Sale when with favoured Clearly Innocent running on late after coming hammered down to John Ferugson for 2.6-million guineas, made from far out of it. a winning debut at Newmarket on Saturday for Godolphin and A maiden winner and Group 3-placed in two starts at two, trainer Charlie Appleby. Racing under a firm hold by William Impending proved among the best of his generation last spring, Buick in third through the initial fractions, he was nudged along finishing third behind stablemate Astern (Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro) approaching the quarter-mile marker. The even-money chalk in the G1 Golden Rose before besting next-out G1 Caulfield came under sterner urging at the foot of the hill and was ridden Guineas winner Divine Prophet (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}) in the G2 out inside the final furlong to prevail by a neck from Grand Stan Fox S. Impending was shelved for the season after finishing Koonta (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}). He was given an opening quote fourth in the Guineas, and had failed to notch a victory this term of 33-1 by Paddy Power for next year=s G1 2000 Guineas. prior to Saturday. He finished fourth in the G1 The BMW before "He showed good signs early on, but then about eight weeks thirds in the G3 Star Kingdom S. and G2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint, ago he went backwards,@ Appleby said. AWe backed off him and and entered this off a well-beaten fourth in the G1 Kingsford- over the last four weeks he came back to himself and he put in a Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on May 27. Cont. p11 good piece of work last week. William [Buick] said he did everything right.@ Appleby was non-committal about a next start IN TDN AMERICA TODAY for the colt, saying, Awe have not set any targets. We will let him TAPWRIT SALUTES IN THE BELMONT S. tell us when he is ready, whether that is for the July Meeting or Tapwrit (Tapit) saluted in the GI Belmont S. Saturday, giving we wait a bit longer. He has got a couple of options there, as trainer Todd Pletcher his third victory in the Test of the there is the [G2] July S. or the [G2] Superlative S." Champion. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 11 JUNE, 2017 Dubawi=s Glorious Journey Wins On Debut Cont. from p1 Glorious Journey is the first scorer produced by G1 Coronation S.-winning British highweight Fallen For You (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and is kin to a yearling colt by Frankel (GB) and a colt foal by Dubawi (Ire). His second dam, MGSP Listed Silver Trophy victress Fallen Star (GB) (Brief Truce), is a half-sister to G1 Lockinge S.-winning sire Fly to the Stars (GB) (Bluebird) and to the dam of G2 German 2000 Guineas winner Peace At Last (Ire) (Oasis Dream {GB}). 1st-NEW, ,7,000, Cond, 6-10, 2yo, 6fT, 1:15.53, gd. +GLORIOUS JOURNEY (GB) (c, 2, Dubawi {Ire}--Fallen For You {GB} {Hwt. 3yo Filly-Eng at 7-9.5f & G1SW-Eng, $286,833}, by Dansili {GB}). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $5,769. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Godolphin; B-Normandie Stud Ltd (GB); T-Charlie Appleby. GODOLPHIN=S APPLEBY SPEAKS OUT "Joe was around the other day and just introduced himself,@ Fresh off saddling three winners at Newmarket on Saturday, Appleby added.@ I've known Joe for many years and for the sake Godolphin trainer Charlie Appleby spoke about the departure of of his position we just need to let him know what we are doing John Ferguson from the organization on Tuesday. Ferguson=s and work our way from there." resignation came after Godolphin=s other British-based trainer, Saeed bin Suroor, revealed to Racing Post a breakdown in communication between himself and Ferguson. "John made his decision and he felt it was the right decision,@ Appleby said on Saturday. AI can only thank him for the help he has given me over the years. He has been a pleasure to work with.@ Appleby, whose assistant trainer is Ferguson=s son James, added, "I am employed by Godolphin to train horses to the best of my ability with the team that I have, and that is what I will carry on doing. I'm not going to get involved in anything else; it's not my department. My department is the horses, and as I said to William [Buick], his department is to ride them. As long as we are doing the best at that, hopefully we will keep on getting the results." Joe Osborne, current managing director of Godolphin in Ireland, has taken up the position of interim chief executive of Godolphin's global operation. Charlie Appleby | Racing Post TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 3 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 11 JUNE, 2017 VOCALISED COLT MAKES NOISE ON DEBUT Sent off at 8-1, the imposing homebred Verbal Dexterity (Ire) (Vocalised) tracked the leading trio without cover throughout the early stages. Moving forward to take command with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining, the bay stayed on strongly in the testing ground to win by 9 1/2 lengths from Sebastiano Ricci (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}). Ballydoyle=s 2-1 favourite Bond Street (Ire) VICE PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS (Galileo {Ire}), the son of the G1 Poule d=Essai des Pouliches Gary King fourth After (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), was green throughout Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] and faded to be seventh. AHe=s a nice big individual who had + 1.732.320.0975 been working well, but is very laid-back and very raw,@ winning jockey Kevin Manning said. AThere is lots of improvement in him. International Editor Kelsey Riley Conditions were tough there and they went a nice pace. He was Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN running very green and I was getting there too soon, but I had to [email protected] keep him rolling and he kept going well.@ Lonrach=s first foal, European Editor Renewed Focus (Ire), a colt by Intense Focus, died as a 2-year- Emma Berry old, so Verbal Dexterity is her first runner. She has a yearling Twitter: @collingsberry [email protected] full-sister to the winner, whose second dam is the listed-placed Luminous One and whose third dam is the dual listed scorer Associate International Editor Smaoineamh. Her descendants include the G1 Moyglare Stud S. Heather Anderson Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN and G1 Prix Marcel Boussac-placed Luminata (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}), G3 Brownstown S. scorer and G1 Matron S. third Tobann Contributing Editor Alan Carasso (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) and the trio of group 1 performers by Galileo, Cuis Ghaire (Ire), Scintillula (Ire) and Gile Na Greine (Ire). The Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing family also features the champion sprinter and sire Double Form Sean Cronin Tom Frary (Ire) and Scimitarra (GB) (Kris {GB}), who was injured when [email protected] favourite for the 1987 G1 Epsom Oaks. Irish Correspondent Daithi Harvey Regular Columnists Bill Oppenheim Andrew Caulfield John Berry Kevin Blake Tom Peacock Send Press Releases to: [email protected] 1st-CUR, i17,500, Mdn, 6-10, 2yo, c/g, 7fT, 1:33.50, sf. +VERBAL DEXTERITY (IRE), c, 2, by Vocalised 1st Dam: Lonrach (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) 2nd Dam: Luminous One (Ire), by Galileo (Ire) 3rd Dam: Smaoineamh (Ire), by Tap On Wood (Ire) Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $12,070. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. O-Mrs J S Bolger; B-J S Bolger & John Corcoran (IRE); T-Jim Bolger. TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 4 OF 14 • THETDN.COM SUNDAY • 11 JUNE, 2017 Saturday, Haydock, Britain BETWAY PINNACLE S.-G3, ,63,000, HAY, 6-10, 4yo/up, f, 11f 175yT, 2:36.91, sf.