BILL OPPENHEIM HEADLINE p. 4-5 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, JUNE 28, 2006 EMIRATES APPEALS PANEL UPHOLDS BRASS FOUR ADDED TO IRISH DERBY HAT DISQUALIFICATION John Pearce's Dragon Dancer (GB) (Sadler's Wells) by Ron Mitchell, courtesy of www.bloodhorse.com has been given the green light to line up in this A three-member appeals panel of the Emirates Racing Sunday's G1 Irish Derby after track conditions at The Authority has upheld the disqualification of Brass Hat Curragh eased in favor of the Vodafone Derby run- (Prized) from his second-place finish in this year's G1 ner-up. Pearce supplemented the bay sophomore at a Dubai World Cup and the $5,400 cost of i100,000 as did connections of G1 Derby fine imposed on trainer Buff Italiano winner Gentlewave (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}) and G1 Bradley. As a result of the Tues- Prix du Jockey Club hero Darsi (Fr) (Polish Precedent). day decision, which followed a Joseph Joyce's Cougar Bay (Ire) (Daylami {Ire}) com- two-hour teleconference hearing pletes the quartet of additions to the Monday, owner Fred Bradley will Budweiser-sponsored Classic. "Dragon Dancer is in forfeit the $1.2 million earned by good form," trainer Geoff Wragg told PA Sport, adding, the Brass Hat when he finished "He worked nicely [last] Saturday and I should think he'll travel over on Friday. It's sure to be a competitive Brass Hat second to Electrocutionist in the Horsephotos race at Nad al Sheba racecourse race though." His Highness The Aga Khan's racing in the United Arab Emirates. manager Georges Rimaud is also satisfied with French Stewards later disqualified Brass Hat, and moved Wilko Derby winner Darsi's progress and told Racing Post, to second, after a post-race test detected a trace of the "Everything has gone well, the horse worked [Monday] drug methyl prednisolone acetate. While the outcome morning and behaved very nicely. Everything seems to of the positive test was not in dispute, the Bradleys be in order and he is in very good form. He is a quiet, contended that the administration of the therapeutic very easy-going horse who needs to be worked a cou- medication 28 days prior to the World Cup was well ple of times a week just to keep him awake, but he is within the guidelines distributed by the ERA to trainers quite easy to prepare. It would be a shame to miss with horses running in the world's richest race. Those running in the race as he is in very, very good form and guidelines, listed on the sheet of "Dubai Equine Hospital this is a good opportunity." Track conditions at the Co. Medication Withdrawals," show a 23-day withdrawal Kildare venue are currently described as “good” and time for methyl prednisolone acetate, indicating the watering of the round course is set to resume today. time frame in which it can be given a horse and not be detected in the horse's system in a post-race test. Thoroughbred Daily News is: William Johnson, the attorney representing the Bradleys, said his clients were disappointed but not Barry Weisbord President/Co-Publisher surprised by the decision to uphold the disqualification. Sue Finley Vice President/Co-Publisher Johnson said he hopes the ERA will either change the Andy Belfiore Editor-in-Chief withdrawal times on the sheet distributed to trainers or Alycia Borer Director of Advertising discontinue use of the document. "I would hope they Jessica Martini Associate Editor would not continue to use what I think is deception on Alan Carasso Assistant Editor Marie Kizenko Assistant Editor their part," Johnson said. Christina Bossinakis Editorial Assistant Lucas Marquardt Writer/Reporter Missed E Z Warrior (Exploit) winning his debut at Steve Sherack Writer/Reporter Hollywood Park June 18? O’Donnell Lee Intern Check out the TDN Rising Stars section on our website Vicki Forbes Director of Customer Services and read the write-up! Lia Kusch Advertising Assistant www.taylormadefarm.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/28/06 • PAGE 2 of 5 WEEKEND PEDIGREE Several other horses from Good Manners' sire line have become major stakes winners in the U.S., includ- PERSPECTIVES ing recently-deceased Paseana (Ahmad), a two-time by Alan Porter eclipse award winner; GI Malibu S. winner, Lord Grillo (by Englillado); and the GI Santa Margarita Invitational Saturday, Hollywood Park H. heroine, Lovellon. BEVERLY HILLS H.-GII, $150,000, HOL, 6-24, 3yo/up, Memorette's sire, Mocito Guapo, raced in Argentina, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:00, fm. winning four races, including the G2 Clasico 1--@MEMORETTE, 115, f, 4, by Memo (Chi) Comparacion and G3 Premio Bolivia. He's stood 1st Dam: Forever Fondre, by Shahrastani his stud career in Chile, and has been a great success in 2nd Dam: Fondre, by Key to the Mint that country, getting several champions, including 3rd Dam: Miss Manalapan, by *Gallant Man Memorette's sire Memo and Malek, a champion O-Betty J Currin; B-Oak Tree Farm (CA); T-William L two-year-old in his native country, and subsequently Currin; J-V Espinoza; $90,000. Lifetime Record: winner of the GI Santa Anita H. MGISP, 19-4-5-4, $620,753. Memo, who like Malek is out of a mare by the Click for the brisnet.com chart or the free brisnet.com Buckpasser horse, Chairman Walker, was the leader of catalogue-style pedigree. his generation in his native country at two and three. In Chile, he won seven of 11 starts, including the G1 Gran A few weeks ago we discussed the influence of Criterium, G1 Clasico 2000 Guineas, G1 Gran Premio Nashua as a broodmare sire of sires. The 1955 Horse of Criadores, G1 Clasico Tanteo de Potrillos, and was also the Year has made his principal impact in that role second in G1 El Derby. Memo campaigned in the U.S. as the sire of the dams of Roberto and Mr. Prospector, at five, six and seven. Four times stakes placed at five, and through those horses, he is frequently appearing including when second in the GIII Native Diver H., duplicated in high-class pedigrees, the most recent Memo won the GII San Bernardino H. and the Smile H., example being Barbaro. Despite being a much better and was third in the GI California S. at five. Although sire of fillies and broodmares than colts and sires, the San Bernardino win came at nine furlongs, Memo Nashua does however have a male line which is still in campaigned as a sprinter at five, and was better than existence, and it was represented by a notable winner ever. From five starts he took the GII Commonwealth last weekend when Memorette captured the GII Beverly Breeders' Cup S., GIII Triple Bend S. (in a new track Hills H. record) and Governor's Cup, and was second in the GIII Appropriately, Memorette descends from a Nashua Churchill Downs H. and GIII Bing Crosby H. son who primarily plied his trade on the West Coast. Retired to stand at Ridgeley Farm, Hemet, California, This is Good Manners, a son of the the excellent pro- Memo's popularity at stud was no doubt impacted by ducer, Fun House (dam of six stakes winners and sub- his rather unfamiliar pedigree, and his first three crops sequently ancestress of Windsharp, Johar and Dessert). produced only 89 foals. However, good efforts by his Good Manners won the five-furlong Haggin S. at two, early runners saw him begin to get larger books, and and although he never added another black-type win, Memorette is a member of his fifth crop, which con- he was stakes-placed at four and five, ending his career tained 66 foals. Porter cont. with nine wins in 57 starts. Good Manners was ex- ported to stand in Argentina, and was a great success All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, in that country, siring 57 stakes winners, and becoming unless otherwise indicated Leading Sire in 1979. Yes It’s True Quality AND Quantity Sire of four stakes winners already this year with a strike rate of more than 50% winners from runners, including five 2-year-old winners. He’s sixth among active 2yo sires and he’s the second-leading sire of his crop. www.threechimneys.com (859) 873-7053 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 6/28/06 • PAGE 3 of 5 Porter cont. Coincidentally, Fondre's third dam, Lebkuchen, is half-sister to the dam of Determine, a California-bred Overall, considering his opportunities, Memo has who captured the Kentucky Derby the year before proved to be a very useful sire for the region, and his Nashua. other stakes winners include Grey Memo, a three-time From a pedigree pattern standpoint, what is probably graded winner with earnings of over $1,300,000; the most interesting here is the connection between GII Potrero Grande victor McCann's Mojave; and Memo's maternal grandsire, Chairman Walker, and Bordonaro, winner of the GIII Count Fleet Sprint H. and Shahrastani's sire, Nijinsky II. Chairman Walker is by GIII Vernon O. Underwood S. Memo's total of 16 Buckpasser (by Tom Fool) out of a mare by a grandson stakes winners also includes the Chilean Group 1 win- of Nearco. Nijinsky II is by a grandson of Nearco out of ners Miyasaki and Mickleson. Flaming Page (a Bull Dog/Menow cross, which is a Virtually all of Memo's best offspring have been reverse to the cross which produced Tom Fool).