MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here INTERNATIONAL REPEAT FOR JOSHUA TREE SIYOUMA STORMS TO E.P. TAYLOR WIN Joshua Tree (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), winner of the 2010 Robert Jeffcock=s Siyouma (Ire) (Medicean {GB}) GI Canadian International, came home second behind produced a powerful stretch run to take Sarah Lynx (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) in the 12-furlong turf Sunday=s GI E. P. Taylor S. at Woodbine by event last year, but earned his second International title an authoritative 1 3/4 lengths. It was the with a wire-to-wire half- second straight top-level victory for the 4- length victory at Woodbine year-old filly, who was coming off a win in Sunday. Joshua Tree the Sept. 29 G1 Sun Chariot S., and captured his first earned her an automatic berth into the GI International for Coolmore Breeders= Cup Filly and Mare Turf. AShe=s and trainer Aidan O=Brien, so good and she=s so calm,@ said winning but was representing new trainer Francois Doumen. AShe has got owners Khalid al Nabooda such a wonderful temperament that it Siyouma Joshua Tree and Kamel Albahou with his allows her to travel beautifully well and M Burns Michael Burns runner-up effort a year ago. takes all the effort away.@ cont. p3 AIt was always the plan [to bring him back to Woodbine one more time] and we are GENTILDONNA SWEEPS TRIPLE CROWN delighted for him that he won for us,@ said Lucie Botti, It took a furious late rally--and a photo to separate wife of trainer Marco Botti. AHe is a great horse to us, her from rival Verxina (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})--but very consistent and just a superstar for us.@ Sunday Racing=s Gentildonna (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn} Cont. p3 got the job done and completed the sweep of Japan=s Filly Triple Crown Sunday in Kyoto in a thrilling renewal Sunday, Woodbine of the G1 Shuka Sho. She becomes the country=s PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL S.-GI, fourth female Triple Crown winner, following in the $1,531,868, WOX, 10-14, 3yo/up, 1 1/2mT, 2:30 4/5, hoofsteps of Mejiro Ramonu (Jpn) (Mogami {Fr}) in gd. 1986, Still in Love (Jpn) (Sunday Silence) in 2003, and 1--JOSHUA TREE (IRE), 126, h, 5, by Montjeu (Ire) Apapane (Jpn) (King Kamehameha) in 2010. The win 1st Dam: Madeira Mist (Ire) (GSW, $504,204), comes a year after Sunday Racing took the male by Grand Lodge equivalent with Orfevre (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}), and 2nd Dam: Mountains of Mist (Ire), by Shirley maybe helps lessen the sting of that colt=s brutal last- Heights (GB) gasp loss in the G1 Arc de Triomphe. Cont. p6 3rd Dam: Magic of Life, by Seattle Slew (360,000gns yrl '08 TATOCT). O-K K Al Nabooda & K Albahou; B-Castlemartin Stud & Skymarc Farm (IRE); T-Marco Botti; J-Lanfranco Dettori. $918,630. Lifetime Record: 24-6-6-3, $3,160,662. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. 2--Dandino (GB), 126, h, 5, Dansili (GB)--Generous Diana (GB), by Generous (Ire). O/B-Elite Racing Club (GB); T-J R Fanshawe. $306,210. 3--Forte Dei Marmi (GB), 126, g, 6, Selkirk--Frangy (GB), by Sadler's Wells. (38,000gns RNA yrl '07 TATOCT). O-Stella Perdomo; B-Fittocks Stud (GB); T-Roger L Attfield. $153,105. Margins: HF, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 4.35, 25.40, 8.35. Also Ran: Wigmore Hall (Ire), Air Support, Imperial Monarch (Ire), Scalo (GB), Reliable Man (GB), Prince Will I Am, Lay Time (GB). Scratched: Al Khali. Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. 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Unhurried through 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/4mT, 2:03, gd. fractions of :51.59, 1:17.17 and 1:43.05, Joshua Tree 1--SIYOUMA (IRE), 124, f, 4, by Medicean (GB) was joined by a host of challengers at the top of the 1st Dam: Sichilla (Ire) (SW-Fr), by Danehill 2nd Dam: Slipstream Queen, by Conquistador Cielo lane, but kicked clear in upper stretch and had enough 3rd Dam: Country Queen, by Explodent left late to hold off Dandino (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and ( 220,000 HRA 11 ARQDEC). O-Robert Jeffcock; Forte dei Marmi (GB) (Selkirk). i > B-Haras De Son Altesse L' Aga Khan SCEA (IRE); That was always the plan, try to get to the front, A @ T-Francois Doumen; J-Gerald Mosse. $612,420. Dettori commented. I m very happy after half a mile. I A = Lifetime Record: G1SW-Eng & GSP-Fr, 10-4-0-3, was able to dictate my own tempo. When I kicked for $861,535. *1/2 to Siyouni (Fr) (Pivotal {GB}), home at the quarter pole, I knew I had plenty of horse G1SW-Fr, $657,460. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ left. @ *Triple Plus*. Joshua Tree, third in the G3 Dubai Gold Cup in Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. March, earned his first win of 2012 with a one-length 2--Pagera (Fr), 124, f, 4, Gentlewave (Ire)--Panthesilea victory in the Aug. 19 G2 Prix Kergorlay. He was (Fr), by Kendor (Fr). O/B-Guy Pariente (Fr); coming off a third-place effort behind Japanese T-Henri-Alex Pantall. $204,140. champion Orfevre (Jpn) (Stay Gold {Jpn}) in the Sept. 3--Dream Peace (Ire), 124, f, 4, Dansili (GB)--Truly a 16 G2 Prix Foy. Dream (Ire), by Darshaan (GB). (i250,000 2yo >10 ARQARC). O-Etreham Farm; B-Kilfrush Stud (IRE); T-Chad C Brown. $102,070. Congratulations Joshua Tree! Margins: 1 3/4, NK, 3/4. Odds: 2.85, 13.20, 3.00. Your connections can claim their Also Ran: Kissable (Ire), Havant (GB), Barefoot Lady Challenge Rewards by nominating (Ire), Moment of Majesty, All Star Heart, Stars to Shine, you to the Breeders= Cup. Nominate Princess Highway, Trois Lunes (Fr), Kapitale (Ger), prior to Oct. 22 and get: Vamo a Galupiar (Chi). Click for the brisnet.com chart, the brisnet.com PPs or the free brisnet.com catalogue- *Automatic berth into the BC Turf style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Taylor Made Sales. *$90,000 in entry/pre-entry fees paid Jockey Gerald Mosse had a tight hold of Siyouma as *$20,000 travel stipend she pulled her way into a stalking position as longshot $110,000 total value. Plus, by nominating, you Kapitale (Ger) (Dubawi {Ire}) took the field through get eligibility for your entire racing career! fractions of :25.83, :50.53 and 1:14.93. Finally given her head by Mosse at the top of the lane, the bay filly decisively picked off the leaders and surged clear. ATo be honest, I was not worried about the track, the Purple indicates Breeders= Cup Win & You=re In Race; ground and the filly,@ said Mosse. AI was just a bit BC pre-entry and entry fees paid and travel to the BC worried two weeks ago...she was in the UK and we will be subsidized by Breeders= Cup Ltd. for BC- won a Group 1 already. It was a bit short in timing, but nominated horses. Click here for details. I told the trainer that if he chose to come, it means we are coming for something solid.@ Cont. p4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 10/15/12 • PAGE 4 of 9 • thoroughbreddailynews.com (GI E.P.