FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here PREAKNESS PURSE INCREASED Officials at the Maryland Jockey Club have FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI CASHCALL FUTURITY announced that the purse for the 2014 GI Preakness S. will be increased from $1 million to $1.5 million, the first hike in the purse since 1998. AThe Preakness S. is the centerpiece of a terrific stakes program that weekend,@ said Maryland Jockey Club president Tom TWO CHANCES FOR SADLER Chuckas. ASeventeen Trainer John Sadler will saddle two live runners for of the 26 races on Saturday=s GI CashCall Futurity at Betfair Hollywood Preakness and Park. Kobe=s Back (Flatter), a visually impressive debut Black-Eyed Susan winner of the Willard L. Proctor Memorial June 15, days are stakes. With this increase, the total value of reported home a distant second as the 4-5 chalk behind our stakes program over the two-day period is nearly Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the seven-furlong $4 million.@ The Preakness eve card features the GIII Hollywood Prevue S. Nov. 10. Candy Boy (Candy $500,000 GII Black-Eyed Susan S. and the $300,000 Ride {Arg}) posted a breakthrough maiden victory at GIII Pimlico Special S. Preakness day itself will feature fourth asking when stretched to 1 1/16 miles and tried eight added-money events, including the $300,000 GII on the Cushion Track for the first time Nov. 22. Both Dixie S. and a trio of Grade III events, each worth are owned by Lee and Susan Searing=s CRK Stable. $150,000. AI support the move,@ said Maryland Racing AThey=re both doing well, but this is a very good field,@ Commission chairman Bruce Quade. AIt is another step Sadler said. AI thought Shared Belief was brilliant in the in bringing Maryland racing back to a preeminent spot Hollywood Prevue. He was the most impressive in the racing landscape.@ 2-year-old winner of the meet.== Kobe=s Back, drawn widest of all in post 13, has broken poorly in both of RIA ANTONIA HEADED TO THE BIG EASY his career starts. AWe=ve had him back at the gate Christopher Dunn and Loooch Racing Stable=s Ria several times since the race,@ Sadler said. AWe=re Antonia (Rockport Harbor), promoted to first in the working on it.@ Sadler added of Kobe=s Back, AWhen I GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita Nov. 2, saw where he was drawn, I got a little sick.@ is set to arrive at the Fair Grounds Dec. 27, co-owner Ron Paolucci announced Thursday. Trained by Jeremiah Englehart, the bay is currently being targeted at a Run for the Roses against the boys in the GI Kentucky Derby. AShe=ll be there to train up to a start in the [GII] Risen Star Ria Antonia [Feb 22],@ Paolucci Sherackatthetrack said. AI doubt we=ll get a race into her before then.@ The Risen Star serves as Fair Grounds= final tune-up for the $1-million GII Louisiana Derby Mar. 29. AObviously, I plan to be there for the Risen Star, but I also might have a horse running in the Bonapaw [Dec. 21] and be at Fair Grounds for that one, too,@ Paolucci concluded. In This Issue Castellano Ready to 60 Broad St., Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 Set New Mark (732) 747-8060 (732) 747-8955 (fax) Jockey Javier Castellano will try to www.thoroughbreddailynews.com make history with just $8,850 in purses www.thetdn.com needed to break the North American single-season earnings record set by Ramon Dominguez in 2012. Castellano CO-PUBLISHERS Barry Weisbord, President enters Gulfstream's Friday card named on six of 10 races and has already led [email protected] • @barryweisbord seven of his first 18 mounts to the Sue Finley, Vice President Javier Castellano winner's circle at the meet. [email protected] • @suefinley Adam Coglianese Coverage begins page 3 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Gary King, Director of Business Development [email protected] EDITORIAL ‘Normandy’ Gearing Up [email protected] Jessica Martini, Editor-in-Chief Alan Carasso, Managing Editor Normandy Invasion (Tapit), off since a solid fourth in the Steve Sherack, Racing Editor Brian DiDonato, Racing Analyst/Soc. Media Dir. GI Kentucky Derby, is back in Justina Severni, Assistant Editor training at Palm Meadows. Christie DeBernardis, Assistant Editor "Normandy actually spent the Heather Likins, Assistant Editor summer and fall over at WinStar Catlyn Spivey, Assistant Editor Farm, and they got him started for us ADVERTISING and sent him to Palm Meadows in [email protected] terrific shape," trainer Chad Brown Alycia Borer, Director of Advertising said of the Fox Hill Farms Lia Kusch, Senior Advertising Designer colorbearer. Normandy Invasion (outside) Sarah K. Andrew, Adv Assistant/Distribution Chelsea Durand Amanda Crelin, Advertising Assistant Amanda Foster, Advertising Assistant Coverage begins page 4 CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Vicki Forbes, Director of Customer Service INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Feeling Lucky? Robert Williams, Director of IT [email protected] Gregg Casillo, DB Administrator, Programming Graded stakes winner and 2013 [email protected] GI Preakness S. runner-up WORLDWIDE INFORMATION Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron) is Kelsey Riley, International Editor preparing for a return to the worktab. [email protected] The 3-year-old, pulled up in Verrazano Sean Cronin, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing (More Than Ready)'s GIII Pegasus S. at Tom Frary, Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing Itsmyluckyday Monmouth June 16, was diagnosed with [email protected] Jim Lisa a pelvic fracture following the race. Coverage begins page 4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/13/13 • PAGE 3 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Marco Botti, successful in last year=s G2 Dubai City NEWS TODAY of Gold with Jakkalberry (Ire) (Storming Home {GB}), has lined up an extended string this year, including American St. Leger winner and G1 Melbourne Cup fifth DWCC ACCEPTANCES RELEASED Dandino (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and G1 Prix Royal Oak The Dubai Racing Club has released the list of winner Tac de Boistron (Fr) (Take Risks {Fr}), as well as acceptances for next year=s Dubai World Cup carnival, new recruit Linton (Aus) (Galileo {Ire}) and a four-strong which comprises 13 meetings at Meydan Racecourse team from Brazil. beginning Jan. 9, and culminating in the Dubai World Andrew Balding has nominated six, while Richard Cup card Mar. 29. The list features 26 Grade/Group 1 Hannon Jr. brings four. For the full list of acceptances, winners among the 228 acceptances, including this click here. year=s G1 Irish 1000 Guineas winner Just the Judge (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}), GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies CASTELLANO NEARS RECORD Turf and G1 French 1000 Guineas winner Flotilla (Fr) Jockey Javier Castellano will try to make history with (Mizzen Mast), Red Cadeaux (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux just $8,850 in purses needed to break the North {GB}), Joshua Tree (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), Side Glance American single-season earnings (GB) (Passing Glance {GB}), Sole Power (GB) (Kyllachy record set by Ramon Dominguez {GB}), and Dunaden (Fr) (Nicobar {GB}). South African in 2012. Castellano enters trainer Mike de Kock has been one of the most Gulfstream=s Friday card named successful conditioners in the carnival=s history, and he on six of 10 races and has brings a team including last year=s G1 Al Quoz Sprint already led seven of his first 18 winner Shea Shea (SAf) (National Emblem {SAf}), as mounts to the winner=s circle at well as G2 Godolphin Mile victor Soft Falling Rain (SAf) the meet. With 344 wins and (National Assembly). His new recruits include G1 $25,626,003 in purse earnings, Javier Castellano Durban July winner Heavy Metal (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), Castellano is favored to win his Adam Coglianese and dual South African Horse of the Year Variety Club first-ever Eclipse Award as top (SAf) (Var). jockey in 2013. AIt means a lot to me because when you start riding horses, you don=t think you=re going to Ï Ò get to that level, and the level where I=m at is amazing. I=m blessed,@ Castellano said. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 12/13/13 • PAGE 4 of 5 • thoroughbreddailynews.com RACETRACK ROUND-UP ITSMYLUCKYDAY PREPS FOR WORK Graded stakes winner and 2013 GI Preakness S. runner-up Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron) is preparing for a return to the worktab. The 3-year-old, pulled up in Verrazano (More Than Ready)=s GIII Pegasus S. at Monmouth June 16, was diagnosed with a pelvic fracture following the race. The Trilogy Stable and Laurie Plesa colorbearer, trained by Eddie Plesa Jr., is currently stabled at Palm Meadows. ACertain injuries, you Itsmyluckyday say to yourself, >You Kenny Martin hope he comes back,=@ Plesa said. AWhat he had was pretty black and white. They get over it, they heal 100% and there are no side effects. Lucky enough for him, as much time as we=ve lost, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter because we can see that he=s getting closer to where he=s going to be working and then running.@ NORMANDY INVASION BACK IN TRAINING Another talented sophomore nearing his first workout is GI Wood Memorial S. runner-up Normandy Invasion (Tapit). After finishing fourth in the 2013 GI Kentucky Derby, he was sidelined in early August. Trainer Chad Brown is happy with the colt=s progress up until this point, and he is expected to return in 2014. ANormandy actually spent the Normandy Invasion summer and fall over Reed Palmer at WinStar Farm, and they got him started for us and sent him to Palm Meadows in terrific shape,@ Brown said of the Fox Hill Farms colorbearer.