TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 BLOODHORSE.COM/DAILY KENTUCKY DERBY Countdown SKIP DICKSTEIN FRONT AND CENTER Favored Gamine Draws Post 5 for Kentucky Oaks RK STALLION GSWS EARNINGS See page 3 1 UNCLE MO 9 $4,164,522 IN THIS ISSUE 2 AMERICAN PHAROAH 4 $2,120,598 - Into Mischief 4 $4,614,991 8 McConnell, Churchill Back Bill 4 MUNNINGS 3 $2,719,834 on Medication, Safety Source: Bloodhorse.com, 8/31/20 13 Max Player Tops Kentucky Derby Activity at Churchill 15 Petersen’s Latest Gem: Kentucky Oaks Aisling Duignan, Dermot Ryan, Charlie O’Connor, Adrian Wallace, Robyn Murray or Blaise Benjamin.Tel: 859-873-7088. Fax: 859-879 5756. Website: www.coolmore.com Filly Gamine BLOODHORSE DAILY Download the FREE smartphone app PAGE 1 OF 36 CONTENTS 3 Favored Gamine Draws Post 5 for Kentucky Oaks 25 Saratoga Victor Founder Among Standout Maiden Winners 6 Leading Turf Sires 27 Shizunai High School Students Score 7 Leading New York Sires at HBA Summer Sale 8 McConnell, Churchill Back Bill on Medication, Safety 28 Enable Set for Final Arc Prep at Kempton 13 Max Player Tops Kentucky Derby Activity at Churchill 29 Goffs UK Kicks Off Yearling Sales Season 15 Petersen’s Latest Gem: Kentucky Oaks Filly Gamine 31 Results & Entries 17 Joseph Continues Upward Trajectory Into Kentucky Derby 19 Gainesway Appoints New Team Members Tugel, Gibson 20 Monomoy Girl, Vexatious Meet Again in La Troienne 22 Dance Money Holds On as Majestic Harbor’s First Winner 23 Harry’s Holiday Sires First Winner in Indiana 24 Diodoro Fined for Trio of Positives at Oaklawn Park ANNE M. EBERHARDT ANNE M. 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Donato Lanni ine passed the entry box for Saratoga Race Course—while signed the ticket. Nthe Sept. 4 Longines Kentucky Peter Callahan's Swiss Skydiver She had plenty to prove at that Oaks (G1), but the focus during the has proved worthy around two price and has finished first in all draw Aug. 31 was clearly on the turns, most recently with a four of her starts. Her lone start top two choices: Gamine and Swiss monster win in the 10-furlong around two turns came at Oaklawn Skydiver. Gamine (even money on Alabama Stakes (G1). Park where she was a neck ahead the morning line) drew post 5 and Gamine is trained by Bob of Speech at the end of 1 1/16 Swiss Skydiver (8-5) will be asked Baffert, a three-time Oaks winner miles, but was later disqualified to break from the rail. with Silverbulletday (1999), Plum for failing a post-race drug test. The Oaks, worth $1.25 million Pretty (2011), and Abel Tasman Her connections are appealing that and run for 3-year-old fillies at (2017). disqualification. nine furlongs, will go as Race 12 "I like (post) 5," Baffert said. Gamine returned to one-turn on a 13-race program at Churchill "Being in the middle is always racing and has been brilliant, Downs. Both the Oaks and the good. Right now the most winning the Acorn by 18 3/4 following day's Kentucky Derby important thing is that she ships lengths and the Test by seven. Presented by Woodford Reserve well, that she relaxes, gets in there She earned 117 and 111 Equibase (G1) were delayed from the first and breaks well. She's training Speed Figures, respectively. Swiss weekend in May to Labor Day really well. We still have a few more Skydiver, Speech, and Donna weekend due to COVID-19. The hurdles, I'm happy with that spot." Veloce are the only others in the four-month swing has allowed for A striking daughter of Into field that have posted a triple-digit 3-year-olds to develop more form Mischief—Peggy Jane, by ESF. … and the form for the top two has Kafwain, Gamine was bred by been incredibly strong. Grace Thoroughbred Holdings. 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She has been the frontrunner in all four wins, but Baffert did not commit her to the lead in pursuit of the lilies. "You know, I'll leave that up to Johnny (Velazquez)," he said. "It depends on how she breaks. But she's really quick. She's really quick away from there. She's just EBERHARDT ANNE M. fast, she's really fast. I'm not even thinking about that Swiss Skydiver trains Aug. 31 at Churchill Downs though, right now. We're just focused on getting there, "Tyler is a great jock and we'll probably let him do getting settled in, handling everything well. We still his thing," McPeek said. "From the inside, we'll let her have a long way to go." run to the first turn. It only takes one horse to get off a Swiss Skydiver's last six starts have been around little awkward to change everything. two turns and the daughter of Daredevil has won four "It's a tough race to win," he said. "I learned that of the last five. Her lone defeat came to Art Collector with Take Charge Lady. She was 8-5 here years back when second against the boys July 11 in the Toyota (2002) and got upset by Farda Amiga. There's no Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. It was 4 3/4 guarantees, but my filly is doing super." lengths back to third-place finisher Rushie at the end of Both fillies will have to do super to win. There will nine furlongs. strong support for others such as Eclipse Thoroughbred Callahan paid $35,000 for her from Select Sales Partners and Madaket Stable's Speech (5-1), a three- at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Bred by length winner of the Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) WinStar Farm, she is out of the Johannesburg mare at Keeneland; Kaleem Shah, Susan Magnier, Michael Expo Gold. Her victory in the June 6 Santa Anita Tabor, and Derrick Smith's Donna Veloce (15-1); and Oaks (G2) came from post 1. July 8 Indiana Oaks (G3) winner Shedaresthedevil (20- Tyler Gaffalione will ride Swiss Skydiver in the 1), another daughter of Daredevil. BH Kentucky Oaks. s Share this story LONGINES KENTUCKY OAKS (G1) Churchill Downs, Sep 4, Race 12 9f (dirt), $1,250,000, 3YO F, 5:45 PM (local) PP Horse Sire Dam Trainer Jockey 1 Swiss Skydiver Daredevil Expo Gold Kenneth G. McPeek Tyler Gaffalione 2 Tempers Rising Bayern Marchmont Dallas Stewart Julien R. Leparoux 3 Donna Veloce Uncle Mo Coin Broker (IRE) Simon Callaghan Ricardo Santana, Jr. 4 Speech Mr Speaker Scribbling Sarah Michael W. McCarthy Javier Castellano 5 Gamine Into Mischief Peggy Jane Bob Baffert John R. Velazquez 6 Bayerness Bayern Weight No More Cherie DeVaux Rafael Bejarano 7 Shedaresthedevil Daredevil Starship Warpspeed Brad H.