ALAN PORTER ON ‘WONDER LADY’ HEADLINE p. 3 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 WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 SUMMER STARTS NOW ARAAFA TO PLANTATION Saratoga Race Course kicks off its 138th season Classic winner Araafa (Ire) (Mull of Kintyre--Resur- today with the GIII Schuylerville S. leading the way. gence {GB}, by Polar Falcon) has been purchased by Trainer Todd Pletcher sends Cotton Blossom (Broken Plantation Stud and will begin his breeding career at the Vow) and Audacious Chloe Newmarket farm in 2007, ac- (More Than Ready). The former, cording to a press release. The owned by Dogwood Stable, deal was brokered by Peter Doyle faced only two in her debut at Bloodstock on behalf of the pur- Monmouth June 16, but crossed chaser and Tony Nerses for the the wire 5 3/4 lengths clear. sellers. The three-year-old, win- AShe did what she had to do,@ ner of the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas Dogwood president Cot Camp- Araafa and G1 St. James=s Palace S., is Saratoga bell said of the $210,000 Action Plus photo currently being pointed to the Sherackatthetrack FTKJUL yearling purchase. AYou Aug. 2 G1 Sussex S. by trainer really can=t say she was spectac- Jeremy Noseda. He will continue to race in the colors ular in a three-horse field, but she did well.@ Team Valor of Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar. AWe are leasing Stables and Never Tell Racing=s Audacious Chloe the horse back to outgoing owners Saleh Al Homaizi debuted with a second-place finish at Keeneland and Imad Al Sagar for the rest of the season, culminat- Apr. 26, then earned her diploma by 1 1/4 lengths after ing in the Breeders= Cup in early November,@ said Kevin stumbling at the start at Belmont June 1. Desire to Buckley, Plantation=s chief executive. Produced by a full Excel (Mt. Livermore) figures to be the one to beat after sister to leading sire Pivotal (GB), Araafa will be the first notching Belmont=s July 2 Astoria S. by five lengths. stallion to stand at the revamped operation. Plantation According to Daily Racing Form, trainer Bill Mott will will keep a majority of shares in the horse for them- scratch Chief Officer (Officer), a 10-length winner in her selves, although, Buckley added, Aa limited number of Belmont debut June 30 against state-breds. shares may be available for major owner/breeders, and a decision will be made at a later date.@ Wednesday, Saratoga, post time: 5:20 p.m. EDT SCHUYLERVILLE S.-GIII, $100,000, 2yo, f, 6f GEORGE GETTING CLOSER PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER ODDS Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith's 1a Chief Officer Officer Mott 4-1 sidelined G1 2000 Guineas winner George Washington 2 Expertise Hennessy Lukas 12-1 (Ire) (Danehill) is nearing a return to action, according to 3a Baroness Thatcher Johannesburg Romans 4-1 trainer Aidan O'Brien. The handsome bay, who injured 4 Becky's Flute Parade Ground H A Jerkens 20-1 muscles in his pelvic area following his runner-up effort 5 Angel Island Forestry Blasi 6-1 to Araafa (Ire) in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas at The 6 Frances G Officer Pitts 8-1 Curragh May 27, has pleased connections with his 7 Audacious Chloe More Than Ready Pletcher 7-2 progress in recent weeks. ANothing has been decided yet, but he's not that far off starting back, O Brien told 8 Cotton Blossom Broken Vow Pletcher 4-1 @ = Racing Post. "He's coming along nicely, but we must 9 Desire to Excel Mt. Livermore Breen 3-1 get him away cantering to a track somewhere, and if he gets on okay with that, we'll then see where we go The brisnet.com >Race of the Day= is the from there." GIII SCHUYLERVILLE S. at Saratoga For pps and a complete race analysis, click here. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/26/06 • PAGE 2 of 4 Today’s Graded Stakes P N E W S T O D A Y P brought to you by FABRE GROUND FEARS Trainer Andre Fabre has told Racing Post that he hopes there would be some moisture in the ground for Michael Tabor's Hurricane Run (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) ahead of Saturday's G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond S. at Ascot. Though he raised concerns about running the four-year- Click for TV old in the height of summer, the Chantilly-based condi- 5:20p Schuylerville S.-GIII, SAR (brisnet.com PPs) TVG tioner is satisfied with the champion=s preparation for the ,750,000 contest. "The horse is fine and I'm pleased with him,@ Fabre told the Post. AHe's ready for All Post Times are Eastern Daylight Time. the race and will just have a canter by himself tomor- FUTURE VINERY STALLION row. 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Should regular rider PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY WT Kieren Fallon lose his appeal in the High Court tomor- 1 Bagger Vance Lanfuhr Santos 117 row against his UK riding ban, another rider will be 2 Teuflesberg Johannesburg Bejarano 117 named for the colt who ranked as the best runner in 3 War Wolf Tale of the Cat Bridgmohan 119 Europe in 2005 with victories in the G1 Prix de l=Arc de 4 Scat Daddy Johannesburg Velazquez 119 Triomphe and G1 Irish Derby. 5 Trip to the Bank Trippi Coa 117 Trainer Todd Pletcher figures to send out the favorite here with Scat Daddy, an impressive TDN Fax-on-Demand 5 1/4-length maiden winner at Belmont Don’t wait one more minute June 3, but will be in the spotlight for a completely different reason Thursday. to get a resend of your TDN. All paid admissions to Saratoga Race Call our Fax-On-Demand line, (732) 559-9595 and enter your Course will receive a Pletcher 6-digit user id from either your fax machine or any phone line. bobblehead doll while supplies last. 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(859) 873-7053 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/26/06 • PAGE 3 of 4 WEEKEND PEDIGREE That statistic, combined with a 2005 yearling aver- age of $24,390, indicates that by the time Wonder PERSPECTIVES Lady Anne L--a member of this third by Alan Porter crop-- reached the ring, Real Quiet=s stock had fallen considerably from Saturday, Belmont Park the point where he retired to begin COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $300,000, his stud career standing at Vinery in BEL, 7-22, 3yo, f, 1 1/4m, 2:04 3/5, my. Kentucky for $25,000. This slide 1--sWONDER LADY ANNE L, 121, f, 3, by Real Quiet from favor was not a total surprise: 1st Dam: Ancho, by Wild Zone despite his excellent race record, 2nd Dam: Ruth Ann d'Or, by Tour d'Or Wonder Lady Anne L Real Quiet=s much-publicized confor- 3rd Dam: Loudmouth Time, by Honey Jay Adam Coglianese photo mation defects--his front legs are a ($3,500 wlng '03 KEENOV; $8,000 yrl '04 long way from perfection, even after OBSAUG). 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