GREAT HUNTER PREPS FOR HEADLINE BELMONT...p5 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 FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007 BALLYDOYLE FIELD GUINEAS TRIO SHOWING UP SIDELINED BY TORN TENDON The G1 Irish 2000 Guineas has gone the way of MGISW Showing Up (Strategic Mission) has suffered Ballydoyle four times since 1997. Looking to make it a torn tendon in his left front leg and will be out indefi- five, Aidan O=Brien saddles three in tomorrow=s renewal nitely, the Daily Racing Form reports. The four-year-old, at The Curragh. Susan Magnier and winner of the GI Secretariat S. and GI Hollywood Derby Michael Tabor=s Duke of Marmalade last year, made his 2007 bow in the GII Maker=s Mark (Ire) (Danehill), fourth in the May 5 Mile Apr. 13 and finished second by a neck. He had G1 2000 Guineas, bids to extend a worked three times since, most recently going five- strong recent trend of colts finishing eighths in 1:00 2/5 on the turf at Belmont May 6. off the board at Newmarket before Trainer Barclay Tagg estimated the colt would be out of stepping forward to make amends at action at least until the end of the summer. AI'm not The Curragh. Of the last four winners going to run him for three months,@ Tagg told DRF. AI'm of the Irish Classic, not one has run going to see if I can get it better. It's pretty minor right better than fourth in Britain, and that now, and if I can get it better I'd like to get it better.@ was the position occupied by Duke of He added, AI'm not even going to think about the Breed- Marmalade. He will be aided and ers' Cup; I'm not going to think about his year. I just Aidan O’Brien abetted by stable companion Excel- want to get it better first. A lot of those things can heal Horsephotos lent Art (GB) (Pivotal {GB}). Owned in up in three months. Maybe it will, maybe it won't, I partnership by Magnier, Tabor, Smith and Matthew don't know. We're going to give it every chance.@ Showing Up has compiled a record of 10-7-1-1, with Green, Excellent Art was fourth in the G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains at Longchamp 13 days ago. He suffered a his lone off-the-board effort a sixth-place finish in the GI Kentucky Derby. He has earned $1,660,500 to date. troubled trip before running on strongly at the finish, and bids to emulate Bachir (Ire), Desert Prince (Ire) and HONEY RYDER RETURNS TOMORROW Spinning World in using that Classic as a stepping stone MGISW Honey Ryder (Lasting Approval), who was to success here. Bolstering the home defence against unsuccessful in her bid to beat the boys in the Mar. 31 Phil Cunningham=s Cockney G1 Dubai Sheema Classic, makes Rebel (Ire) (Val Royal {Fr}) and her first start since that overseas Premspace Ltd=s Vital Equine trek in the GII Sheepshead Bay H. (Ire) (Danetime {Ire}), who at Belmont Park tomorrow. The were one-two at Newmarket, six-year-old mare captured four is Dr Ronan Lambe=s Fleeting of seven starts last season, in- Shadow (Ire) (Danehill). He cluding a nose decision in the has to improve on his fourth Oct. 7 GI Flower Bowl Invita- in the Listed Loughbrown S. tional H. She capped the year Apr. 15 if he is to provide with a third-place finish in the GI trainer Dermot Weld with a Vital Equine & Eoghan O’Neill Breeders= Cup F/M Turf, and was second renewal, following the www.dailymail.co.uk beaten just a neck when second exploits of Flash of Steel (Ire) in her 2007 opener, the Feb. 24 Honey Ryder Horsephotos back in 1986. AI was very pleased and satisfied with his GI Gulfstream Park BC H. Con- comeback race,@ Weld told PA Sport. AHe=ll come on a nections opted to take on colts again at Nad al Sheba, lot for it; he is in very good form and I expect him to but the gray mare failed to fire, finishing 11th behind run a very nice race in the Guineas. He is a very adapt- Vengeance of Rain (NZ). AShe never really got on track able and very sound colt who goes on any ground.@ last time,@ trainer Todd Pletcher explained, adding, Field, p2 AShe=s trained very well since coming back.@ Field, p4 (859) 233-4252 www.claibornefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/25/07 • PAGE 2 of 5 Saturday, The Curragh, Ireland 6 9 Ferneley (Ire) Ishiguru BOYLESPORTS IRISH 2000 GUINEAS-G1, i400,000, (i24,000 yrl >05 TATIRE; 50,000gns 2yo >06 TATAPR) 3yo, c/f, 1mT O-Plantation Stud; B-Mount Coote Stud & Richard SC PP HORSE SIRE Pegum; T-Francis Ennis; J-Willie Supple; Lifetime 1 7 Cockney Rebel (Ire) Val Royal (Fr) Record: 6-2-1-3, i64,876. (15,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; Last Start--2nd - Apr. 22 G3 Ballysax S. 30,000gns yrl >05 DONSEP) 7 11 Fleeting Shadow (Ire) Danehill O-Phil Cunningham; B-Oak Lodge Bloodstock; T-Geoff (255,000gns yrl >05 TATOCT) Huffer; J-Olivier Peslier; Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, O-Dr R Lambe, Dr Michael Smurfit, Donald R Keough & i429,654. S Mulryan; B-King Bloodstock & Swettenham Stud; Last Start--1st - May 5 G1 2000 Guineas T-Dermot Weld; J-Pat Smullen; Lifetime Record: 2 4 Confuchias (Ire) Cape Cross (Ire) 4-1-1-0, i28,955. (160,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; Last Start--4th - Apr. 15 Listed Loughbrown S. 90,000gns 2yo >06 TATAPR) 8 5 Followmyfootsteps Giant=s Causeway O-Annette O=Callaghan; B-Vanessa Hutch; T-Francis O-Michael Tabor & Susan Magnier; B-Kathleen Ann Ennis; J-Declan McDonogh; Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, Schonefeld; T-David Wachman; J-Wayne Lordan; i74,008. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-0, i8,810. Last Start--5th - May 7 G3 Tetrarch S. Last Start--6th - May 13 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains 3 8 Creachadoir (Ire) King=s Best 93 He=s a Decoy (Ire) In the Wings (GB) (i83,000 yrl >05 TATIRE) (i40,000 yrl >05 GOFORB) O-Mrs J S Bolger; B-Frank Dunne; T-Jim Bolger; J-Kevin O-Joseph Joyce; B-Holborn Trust Co; T-David Manning; Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-2, i207,400. Wachman; J-Michael Kinane; Lifetime Record: 7-2-1-0, Last Start--2nd - May 13 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains i96,502. 4 12 Duke of Marmalade (Ire) Danehill Last Start--4th - Apr. 19 G3 Craven S. O-Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Southern Blood- 10 2 Kingsdale Orion (Ire) Intikhab stock; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-Seamus Heffernan; Lifetime (i20,000 yrl >05 GOFORB) Record: 4-1-2-0, i69,067. O-Jacinta Devey; B-Myles & Joan Doyle; T-Florence Last Start--4th - May 5 G1 2000 Guineas Mills; J-Pat Shanahan; Lifetime Record: 8-0-0-3, 5 6 Excellent Art (GB) Pivotal (GB) i4,080. (76,000gns yrl >05 DONSEP) Last Start--6th - May 7 Curragh handicap O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mat- 11 13 Traffic Guard More Than Ready thew Green; B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd; T-Aidan O=Brien; ($60,000 yrl >05 KEESEP; 42,000gns 2yo >06 TATAPR) J-Colm O=Donoghue; Lifetime Record: 6-3-0-2, O-Fitri Hay; B-Frank Penn & John R Penn; T-Stan i160,438. Moore; J-John Egan; Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-0, Last Start--4th - May 13 G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains i92,620. Last Start--6th - Mar. 31 G2 UAE Derby RECENT IRISH 2000 GUINEAS WINNERS 12 10 Trinity College Giant=s Causeway Year Winner Sire Trainer ($650,000 yrl >05 FTKJUL) 2006 Araafa (Ire) Mull of Kintyre Noseda O-Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith & Michael Tabor; 2005 Dubawi (Ire) Dubai Millennium (GB) bin Suroor B-Marion G Montanari; T-Aidan O=Brien; J-David 2004 Bachelor Duke Miswaki Toller McCabe; Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, i18,020. 2003 Indian Haven (GB) Indian Ridge (Ire) D’Arcy Last Start--6th - Apr. 15 Listed Loughbrown S. 13 1 Vital Equine (Ire) Danetime (Ire) 2002 Rock of Gibraltar (Ire) Danehill O’Brien (18,000gns wnlg >04 TATDEC; 2001 Black Minnaloushe Storm Cat O’Brien 24,000gns yrl >05 DONSEP) 2000 Bachir (Ire) Desert Style (Ire) bin Suroor O-Premspace Ltd; B-John Costello; T-Eoghan O=Neill; 1999 Saffron Walden (Fr) Sadler’s Wells O’Brien J-Chris Catlin; Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-1, i261,522. 1998 Desert Prince (Ire) Green Desert Loder Last Start--2nd - May 5 G1 2000 Guineas 1997 Desert King (Ire) Danehill O’Brien All carry 126 pounds. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 5/25/07 • PAGE 3 of 5 C L A S S I C C O R N E R Derby Contenders Take in Epsom... P P A. J. Thompson=s Salford Mill (Ire) (Peintre Celebre) and Highclere Thoroughbred Racing=s Regime (Ire) Ink Won’t Run... (Golan {Ire}) had spins around Epsom yesterday as the Raymond Tooth=s Indian Ink (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) track hosted its annual Breakfast with the Stars morn- will miss Sunday=s G1 Irish 1000 Guineas at The ing. Ted Durcan partnered Curragh after returning a dirty scope, connections an- the former, who booked nounced yesterday. Last year=s G1 Cheveley Park S.