FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here CLARK OFFERS CLASSIC REDEMPTION A STARRING ROLE ONCE MORE Narrow GI Breeders= Cup Classic runner-up Will Take By Emma Berry Charge (Unbridled=s Song) and ninth-place finishing Two years ago, the first crop of Sea The Stars (Ire) favorite Game On Dude (Awesome Again) will each dominated the foal sales, and the six-time Group 1 look to end the season on a high note in today=s winner was back in the limelight Thursday when his GI Clark H. at Churchill Downs. The former, eighth in daughter out of Our Queen Of Kings (GB) (Arazi) led the GI Kentucky Derby last time he ran in Louisville, put Tattersalls= second foal session at 320,000gns. it all together in the Lot 761, the half-sister to stakes winner and producer second half of this Spinning Queen season to emerge as (GB) (Spinning the consensus top World), entered U.S. 3-year-old. the ring after Second in Saratoga=s darkness had GII Jim Dandy S. July fallen, and was 27, the Willis Horton quickly the colorbearer annexed subject of a lively that venue=s GI Travers bidding war S. Aug. 24 before between Hugo doubling up in Parx=s Lascelles, John GII Pennsylvania Derby Will Take Charge (#10) Just Misses Clarke, Philipp Sept. 21. Given an 8-1 in Breeders’ Cup Classic Horsephotos Stauffenberg and chance while facing Lot 761 Charlie his elders for the first Tattersalls time in the Nov. 2 Classic, the D. Wayne Lukas trainee Gordon-Watson, overcame some traffic trouble at the top of the lane to which was ultimately won by the latter. end up on the wrong end of a win photo with Mucho Overall trade was lively on the day, with a record Macho Man (Macho Uno). second-session turnover of 6,825,700gns (up 24%), Diamond Pride LLC, Lanni Family Trust, Mercedes and the average of 33,791gns also rising by 27%, Stable LLC and Bernie Schiappa=s Game On Dude, while the median of 27,000gns represented another big meanwhile, will look to erase the memories of his increase of 35%. The clearance rate dropped by seven second-straight Classic no show. The Bob Baffert pupil points to 80%, with 202 of the 252 lots offered annexed the GIII Native marked as sold. Cont. p8 Diver S. at Betfair Hollywood Park a month after checking in seventh in the 2012 Classic, and returned at six seemingly better than ever. He won his first five races of the year--including three Grade Is--by a combined Game On Dude Benoit Photo 24 1/4 lengths, culminating in a devastating 8 1/2-length tour de force victory in Del Mar=s GI Pacific Classic Aug. 25. Trained up to the Classic this time, the dark bay pressed the pace out wide before coming up empty. The earner of over $5.6 million still gets the narrow morning-line nod over Will Take Charge at 8-5 vs. 9-5, and did finish second to Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor) in the 2011 Classic here. Breaking from the rail, he=ll carry top weight of 126 lbs. AThey=ve weighted him like he=s Horse of the Year, so I guess that=s a compliment,@ Baffert said. AI=m glad [Churchill Downs racing secretary Ben] Huffman isn=t down on the horse like everyone else is.@ Cont. p5 In This Issue Successful Last Call for Wine Princess 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Regally bred Wine Princess (732) 747-8060 (Ghostzapper--Azeri) concluded her racing (732) 747-8955 (fax) career on a high note yesterday with a www.thoroughbreddailynews.com commanding victory in Churchill’s GII www.thetdn.com Falls City H... At the Big A, former claimer Palace (City Zip) increased his win streak to three while carrying 129 pounds... Plus CO-PUBLISHERS Majestic Stride (Trippi) chased the pace Barry Weisbord, President and kept finding to annex Betfair [email protected] • @barryweisbord Wine Princess draws off in Falls City Hollywood Park’s GIII Vernon O. Sue Finley, Vice President Reed Palmer/CD Underwood S. 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Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Coverage begins page 13 CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Kelsey Riley, International Editor [email protected] Sean Cronin, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Tom Frary, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing EST Race Click for TV [email protected] 3:49p Go For Wand H.-GII, AQU (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 5:35p Clark H.-GI, CD (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 6:30p Citation H.-GII, BHP (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG 6:45p Berkeley H.-GIII, GG (brisnet.com PPs) HR/TVG TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/29/13 • PAGE 3 of 15 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Thursday, Churchill Downs FALLS CITY H.-GII, $165,300, CDX, 11-28, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:50, ft. 1--WINE PRINCESS, 117, f, 4, by Ghostzapper 1st Dam: Azeri (Horse of the Year, 3x Ch. Older Mare, MGISW, $4,079,820), by Jade Hunter 2nd Dam: Zodiac Miss (Aus), by Ahonoora (GB) 3rd Dam: Capriconia (Ire), by Try My Best ($475,000 yrl '10 KEESEP). O-Becky Winemiller; B-The Allen E Paulson Living Trust (KY); T-Steve Margolis; J-Shaun Bridgmohan. $99,412. Lifetime Record: GISP, 13-5-5-1, $461,561. *1/2 to Arienza (Giant=s Causeway), GSP, $113,418. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Don't Tell Sophia, 122, m, 5, Congaree--Lost Expectations, by Valid Expectations. ($1,000 yrl '09 KEESEP). O-Philip A Sims & Jerry Namy; B-Stonerside Stable (KY); T-Philip A Sims. $32,068. 3--Flashy American, 118, f, 4, Flashy Bull--Inn Between, by Quiet American. ($5,000 wlng '09 KEENOV). O-Preston Stables LLC; B-H & W Thoroughbreds (KY); T-Kenneth G McPeek. $16,034. Margins: 2 3/4, 1 1/4, 2. Odds: 4.40, 1.70, 1.90. Also Ran: My Option, Magic Hour, Ice Cream Silence, Molly Morgan, Owl Moon. Scratches: Fiftyshadesofhay. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO. Blue-blooded Wine Prince concluded her first career on a high note with a decisive tally in her final start before heading to the breeding shed. The chestnut had always shown an affinity for this track, breaking her AIt was emotional because I=ve ridden her every time maiden second out by open lengths here last May she=s run,@ Bridgmohan said after the race. AI=ve was before a solid allowance success under the Twin Spires around her when she first got here--I worked her first two starts later that June. She earned valuable black- half-mile. She=s run hard every time and it=s gratifying type with a front-running tally in last August=s to get one of GIII Monmouth Oaks, and found only Grace Hall (Empire these for her. She Maker) better in the GII Indiana Oaks two months after deserves it.@ that. Wine Princess resurfaced a seven-length winner in Trainer Steve an eight-panel optional claimer here Apr. 27, but could Margolis was do no better than fifth in the track-and-trip GII Fleur de quick to thank Lis H. in June. She returned to Monmouth for a runner- owners Becky and up finish to Joyful Victory (Tapit) in the GII Molly Jimmy Winemiller Pitcher S. in July, and filled the same slot in the local for their handling Locust Grove S. Sept. 7. Purchased privately by John of the $475,000 Sikura=s Hill >n= Dale Farm after a third-place run in KEESEP yearling. Keeneland=s GI Juddmonte Spinster S. Oct. 6, she AThis filly=s been Wine Princess Reed Palmer/CD carried previous owner Becky Winemiller=s silks again special from the when second to Don=t Tell Sophia in the GII Chilukki S. get-go,@ Margolis said. ABecky and Jimmy have been so Nov. 2 and was outfitted with those colors one more good. They=ve always said >Do what=s best for the time for this. filly.=... Technically, the deal with Hill >n= Dale was to Forwardly placed while three wide into the first turn, run her through the end of the year, but I don=t think Wine Princess was well-rated by career pilot Shaun there=s anything in December, so we=ll send her over to Bridgmohan in a joint second through splits of :25.01 Hill >n= Dale on Sunday.