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IN TDN AMERICA TODAYPOULOS EARNS THE GRADE Michael Adolphson chats with trainer Dee Poulos following the
victory of Crewman (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the GIII Hanshin Cup
May 13. Click or tap here to go straight to TDN America.
THURSDAY, 1 JUNE, 2017
GODOLPHIN=S SOBETSUJOINS OAKS PARTY
After the heavy rain came to Epsom this week, >TDN Rising
Star= Sobetsu (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) will bid for Classic glory in the
G1 Investec Oaks instead of waiting for the French equivalent to
make up a strong field of 10 fillies going to post on Friday.
Successful on testing ground in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary at
Deauville on May 14, Godolphin=s bay will be the sole
representative of the operation in the mile-and-a-half feature
and trainer Charlie Appleby said, AShe=s been declared and all
the indications are that on Friday it could be perfectly good
ground. We know she appreciates a bit of cut and she doesn=t
want it too quick, but we wouldn=t want it too testing on her
first start over a mile-and-a-half either. Good ground over a
mile-and-a-half should be fine for her and who=s to say in two
weeks= time for the French Oaks it won=t be quick ground? We=d
look a bit silly if that was the case and we=d missed the Oaks at
Epsom when the ground was suitable.@
He added that Sobetsu could also yet run at Chantilly in the G1
Prix de Diane. AI wouldn=t rule out doing the two. With the races
over two weeks apart that wouldn=t be beyond the realms of
possibility.@
Sobetsu has drawn 10 of 10, with Ballydoyle=s Rhododendron
(Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in five as she looks likely to start odds-on and
continue the winning run of her stable in the English and Irish
Classics in 2017. Cont. p2
SNITZEL MARES STAND OUT AT MAGICS The Magic Millions National Broodmare sale once again
returned figures comfortably up on last year during its second
session on the Gold Coast on Wednesday. From a larger
catalogue--572 offered thus far compared to 445 through day
two 12 months agoB490 have been sold at a clearance rate of
86%, up slightly from 84%. The gross of A$78,283,000 has
already surpassed last year=s three-day Book 1 total of
A$74,816,000. The average through the first two days is up 15%
at A$159,761, while the median has climbed 12.5% to A$90,000.
Two mares reached seven figures on Wednesday to bring total
millionaires at the sale so far to five, and both of Wednesday=s
millionaires were in foal to this season=s leading and record-
breaking sire Snitzel (Aus). The top lot of the day was Segenhoe
Stud=s The Party Stand (Aus) (Thorn Park {Aus}) (lot 941), who
was picked up by BBA Ireland=s Adrian Nicoll for A$1,100,000.
Cont. in Worldwide News p11
G1 Prix Saint-Alary winner Sobetsu | Scoop Dyga
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Godolphin=s Sobetsu Joins Oaks Party Cont. from p1
Barnmate Alluringly (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) is in seven, with likely
pacemaker Pocketfullofdreams (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) also
representing Rosegreen in stall one. Seamie Heffernan and
Donnacha O=Brien will ride the latter duo respectively, with
fellow Irish-based jockey Pat Smullen booked for Khalid
Abdullah=s Natavia (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}). She impressed last
Saturday in Newbury=s Listed Haras de Bouquetot Fillies= Trial S.
over 10 furlongs, but has been passed over by Frankie Dettori in
favour of the same connections= Listed Cheshire Oaks winner
Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}).
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AL WUKAIR OUT OF JOCKEY CLUB Al Shaqab=s G3 Prix Djebel winner and G1 Qipco 2000 Guineas
third Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead) has been ruled out of
Sunday=s G1 Prix du Jockey Club with a minor setback. Al
Shaqab=s Racing Manager Harry Herbert explained that while no
specific issue has been identified, trainer Andre Fabre wasn=t
happy with the colt=s general well-being.
"It's disappointing, but you can't run a horse like this in a
Group 1 if they are not 100%,@ Herbert said. AHe's such an
exciting horse and Andre didn't want to risk him. We will re-
group now and try to get to the bottom of the problem, if there
is one, and then go from there. I would say he's unlikely to go to
the [G1] St James's Palace S. at Royal Ascot."
Al Shaqab won=t be without representation the Jockey Club, as
part owners of race favourite and G1 Poule d=Essai des Poulains
winner Brametot (Fr) (Rajsaman {Fr}) with Gerard Augustin-
Normand.
O=BRIEN CHASING DERBY HISTORY Joseph O=Brien is plenty familiar with the winner=s enclosure of
the G1 Investec Derby, having visited it twice in the saddle of
Camelot (GB) (Montjeu {Ire}) in 2012 and Australia (GB) (Galileo
{Ire}) two years later. On Saturday the 24-year-old will look to
become the first individual since 1961 to ride and train winners
of the Blue Riband when he saddles Lloyd Williams=s Rekindling
(Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}).
O=Brien, who trained a Group 1 winner in Intricately (Ire)
(Fastnet Rock {Aus}) in his first season as a trainer last year, said
a piece of history isn=t something that is on his mind, however,
as he prepares to saddle his first Derby runner. Cont. p4
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Al Wukair | Scoop Dyga
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Harzand is lauded after winning the 2016 Investec Derby
Racecourse Media Group
O=Brien Chasing Derby History Cont.
"I've never really thought about creating history or anything
like that, to be honest," he said. "When you train racehorses it's
a 24-7 job, you don't really get much time to think of things like
that. You can't allow yourself to, really, as you'd put too much
pressure on yourself."
Rekindling bested fellow Derby contender Douglas Macarthur
(Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G3 Ballysax S. at Leopardstown on Apr.
8, but dropped back to fourth in the G2 Dante S. on May 18 and
will have to buck 20-1 odds to land in the winner=s enclosure.
But O=Brien is able to find plenty of positives with his charge.
"When you have a horse like him who has won a trial in Ireland
and run well in traditionally the best trial in England, you have to
have a go at the Derby,@ he said. AOne thing Rekindling has in his
favour is experience. That's what he's got over those that have
only had two or three runs.@
"At the time of the Dante, a few people weren't that
impressed with the form because the winner [Permian] looked
exposed, but his form keeps on getting franked,@ O=Brien added.
"On reflection, I thought our lad ran a good race at York. He was
staying on again and did well to finish as well as he did because
he didn't like the ground. He's in good form, so when you have a
Derby horse you have to go for it. You never know if they are
going to handle the whole Epsom show until you get there, but
he's been over to York on a relatively busy day and nothing
bothered him there.@
Of his opposition, the young trainer added, "At the moment
there is no stand-out contender and you wouldn't be surprised if
there was a 20-1 winner, but you can guarantee after the race
there'll be one [a stand-out]. That's what the Derby does; it
produces champions. Something will come out of the
woodwork. This could be the year for a surprise and if it's ours,
we'll be delighted."
INVESTEC DERBY LIVE COVERAGE
AVAILABLE TO OVER 500 MILLION PEOPLE Epsom=s G1 Investec Derby on Saturday, June 3, will be
available live to an audience of approximately 550 million, with
first-time broadcasters including Sport 24 (14 airlines and 11
cruise lines), as well as a 90-minute broadcast by NBC Sports in
America. The 2400-metre feature will also boast record
prizemoney of £1.625 million and will be the richest race ever
run in Britain.
Racecourse Media Group (RMG) will deliver full global
coverage of the race for the first time this year. Other
broadcasters offering live coverage include: ITV (UK), TV3
(Ireland), SuperSport (South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa),
Match TV (Russia), and TVP (Poland). The Middle East and North
Africa will be served by the Dubai Racing Channel, Abu Dhabi
Sports and Al Kass (Qatar). Further outlets will be broadcast OTT
following an agreement with DAZN, which will show the race in
Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, while TV Maritim
Norge AS will cover Scandinavia. British troops and personnel
overseas in 16 timezones will be able to watch the ITV coverage
of the Derby via the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS).
Delayed coverage of the Derby will reach an audience to over
a billion, with the race widely available to news outlets across
the world via SNTV and CNN will cover the Classic for its World
Sport and Winning Post broadcasts. RMG will also make the
fixture available in 40,000 betting shops across 43 countries and
via 40 online bookmakers, while RMG=s TV channel Racing UK
will show the race to 50,000 subscribers and in 6,000 pubs and
clubs in the UK and Ireland.
Radio listeners will be able to enjoy live coverage in the UK via
BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT, while Racing UK Radio, which
syndicates audio on behalf of Epsom Downs Racecourse, will
distribute to regional, national and international news stations.
Joseph O=Brien | Racing Post
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2016 2-Year-Old Group 1 Winners in England
Race Horse
G1 Cheveley Park S. Brave Anna
G1 Middle Park S. The Last Lion (Ire)
G1 Fillies Mile Rhododendron (Ire)
G1 Dewhurst S. Churchill (Ire)
G1 Racing Post Trophy Rivet (Ire)
BHA RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) published its 2016
annual report and accounts for 2016, which provide a
comprehensive review of its operating activity and financial
performance, on Wednesday. The report highlights areas that
achieved growth over several key metrics last term, including
participation, ownership, betting, viewing, field sizes and horses
in training. The sport=s new tripartite governance structure is
credited with helping to make this growth possible. For British
racing=s performance against key indicators, click here.
Key 2016 achievements include: significant progress toward
reforming the Levy, which came into effect on Apr. 25, 2017 and
unlocks approximately £30- to £40-million in additional income
for the sport; raising over £12-million of additional revenue
through the Authorised Betting Partner scheme; significant
progress in implementing the recommendations of the Integrity
Review and subsequent Quinlan Review; development of a
three-year business plan and budget; and improved financial
performance with the forecast deficit reduced by 50% in 2016.
ARacing made good progress in 2016 through having in place a
clear growth strategy, strong governance and strong leadership
both within the BHA and across the sport,@ said Steve Harman,
Chairman of the BHA. AThe additional revenues secured from
April 2017 via the replacement Levy represent the start, rather
than the end, of a journey towards long-term sustainable
growth. I would like to thank all of those working in our great
sport for the part they play from before dawn to after dusk and
for your continued support in the future.@
Added Nick Rust, Chief Executive of the BHA, A2016 was a year
which saw us make good progress against our strategic
objectives, not least in securing long-term sustainable funding
for the sport, which has now come into effect and will generate
much-needed revenue for the industry. This, together with
growth witnessed in a number of the sport=s key indicators,
mean there is a good reason to feel optimistic about the future
of our sport.@
For a progress report regarding the BHA=s nine strategic
objectives and highlights of progress made against these
objectives, click here. For the full 2016 annual report and
accounts, click here.
BHA BAN MANGAN FROM DERBY; >LIA=
WITHDRAWN IN PROTEST The BHA released a statement Wednesday evening banning
apprentice Gina Mangan=s participation in the G1 Investec
Epsom Derby aboard maiden Diore Lia (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}) on
June 3.
AThe BHA has been in contact with Mr. Jenkins, the trainer of
Diore Lia, and the owner=s representative, regarding Gina
Mangan=s participation in the Investec Epsom Derby,@ said Jamie
Stier, Chief Regulatory Officer for the British Horseracing
Authority (BHA) in a statement. AFollowing these discussions,
the connections were this afternoon informed that the BHA has
decided under Rule (F)83 that it would be in the best interests of
the sport not to accept the declaration of Gina Mangan as the
rider of Diore Lia should she be put forward for the ride in the
Investec Derby. Everyone involved in horseracing has a
responsibility to place the welfare of our participants, both
equine and human, first. It is in this context that the decision has
been made.@
To read the full BHA statement, go to www.britishhorseracing.com.
Following the ruling by the BHA, owner Richard Aylward has
refused to allow Diore Lia to take her place at Epsom Saturday,
reported Racing Post.
AThe BHA have told us we cannot have Gina Mangan on board
on Saturday and, as such, I=m refusing to run the horse now,@
Aylward told Racing Post Wednesday evening. AI got a telephone
call from [BHA chief regulartor officer] Jamie Stier saying they=ve
made a decision today not to allow her to ride in the race and
that the horse can run if another jockey is on board, but we=re
not allowing her to run now.@
The John Jenkins-trained filly, rated 52 on Racing Post Ratings,
would have had any earnings from her Epsom performance
donated to the Great Ormond Street Hospital charity.
AWe=ve had people donate tonight from America to the
charity, all on the grounds of the horse being in the race,@
Aylward continued. AWe=re in the Derby to have a go at it, and
the BHA have been got to. They=ve changed their mind.@
Declarations for the Investec Derby are due Thursday.
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IS OVERPRODUCTION THE REAL
PROBLEM IN THE BLOODSTOCK
INDUSTRY? 'Those who cannot remember the past are
condemned to repeat it' - George Santayana
We've been here before, haven't we? It was
less than a decade ago that "overproduction"
was one of the most talked-about subjects in the bloodstock
industries in Great Britain and Ireland. The booming Celtic Tiger
economy in Ireland had led to a substantial increase in the
number of foals being produced. This had in turn led to supply
overtaking demand in the foal and yearling markets, with
greatly-increased numbers of horses at the lower end of the
market failing to find a home at the sales. All sorts of regulation
changes and measures were suggested to
try and rein in this apparent
overproduction, but ultimately none of
them were needed, as drastic changes in
the wider economic world were about to
shake the bloodstock industry to its core.
History shows that the correction came in
the shape of the worldwide financial crisis
in 2007/08, which led to the foal crop in
Ireland being reduced from a high of
12,633 in 2007 to 7,588 in 2010. The
British breeding industry has historically
not been as open to drastic production
fluctuations as its Irish equivalent, but their foal numbers still
dropped from a high of 5,920 in 2008 to 4,665 in 2010.
While it took most sectors of the economy many years to
recover from the hammer blow of the recession, the bloodstock
sector bounced back much faster than most. This was most
likely because the correction in foal numbers was made so
quickly once the crisis hit that it brought supply back in line with
demand much faster than was possible in most other industries.
In the years following this vast correction, it seems to have
been a case of "once bitten, twice shy" for British breeders with
foal numbers remaining almost identical in 2016 to what they
were in 2012. However, it has been a different story in Ireland,
with foal numbers rebounding from a low of 7,546 in 2012 to
9,381 at the end of 2016. This increase in foal numbers have
correlated with a decrease in clearance rates at many sales,
particularly at the lower end of the foal and yearling markets,
which has led to the reigniting of the same debates we were
hearing a decade ago.
As was the case back then, the finger of blame is primarily
being pointed at the breeders. The main accusation is that many
of them are flooding the market with low-quality horses by
breeding from mares of poor quality and supporting stallions of
questionable merit. As was also the case over a decade ago,
there have been calls to introduce quality-control measures or
other restrictions in an effort to try to reduce this apparent poor
practice, but I would suggest that such calls are very much
ill-advised.
First and foremost, the bloodstock industry is a free market.
Breeders are allowed to produce whatever they see fit and their
horses will achieve the prices that the market dictates they are
worth at the sales. If this means they are generally breeding
horses at a loss, then that is their decision to make rather than
anyone else=s.
It also has to be remembered that the majority of breeders are
not commercial operators. Indeed, perhaps the most readily
overlooked statistic in the whole bloodstock industry is that over
90% of registered breeders in Great Britain and Ireland own four
or fewer mares. The bloodstock industry is
not dominated by a small number of big
players as one may be led to believe, but
rather it is built on a foundation of a vast
number of small-scale and hobby breeders.
Many of these breeders do not expect to
make a profit, but they hope to. They can't
afford to buy well-bred and talented fillies
off the track and send them to higher-end
proven sires to give themselves the best
chance at making a profit from the outset.
Thus, they do the best they can within their
budget and hope for some good fortune
that will boost the value of their stock in the shape of producing
a talented runner, the mare's pedigree getting a significant
update or the stallion that they have used becoming suddenly
fashionable.
While some commentators will continue to look down on this
lower end of the breeding market, it shouldn't be
underestimated just how important a role the lower-end
breeder plays in the industry. It is the smaller breeder that
essentially acts as the gold panner of the bloodstock world. They
invest their time and money into breeding from less
commercially attractive mares and using lesser stallions that
higher-end breeders generally shun, often at a financial loss, in
the hope of unearthing the occasional gold nugget amongst the
waste.
Indeed, it is worth remembering that of the six stallions in
Ireland with published covering fees currently standing for
i50,000 or more, Invincible Spirit, Dark Angel, Kodiac and
Exceed And Excel all started their stallion careers standing at
fees of i10,000 or less. Cont. p7
AIt is worth remembering that ofthe six stallions in Ireland with
published covering feescurrently standing for i50,000or more, Invincible Spirit, DarkAngel, Kodiac and Exceed AndExcel all started their stallion
careers standing at fees ofi10,000 or less.@
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Blake Op/Ed Cont.
It is also worth remembering that the small breeders that
played such a role in getting these stallions off and running did
so with little scope for long-term gain, as once a stallion starts to
succeed, they are soon priced well out of the range of the small
breeders that used them when the bigger breeders weren't as
willing to get involved.
Similarly, the world of breeding is full of examples of mares
that had poor credentials when being retired to stud, but
punched well above their weight
as broodmares. A recent
example is that of Galicuix (GB)
(Galileo {Ire}), the dam of Galileo
Gold (GB) (Paco Boy {Ire}). She
finished stone last in her two
starts on the racecourse and
twice failed to reach her modest
reserve at the breeding stock
sales prior to being bought for
just 8,000gns while carrying the
foal that would become Galileo
Gold. He is just one of
multitudes of Group 1 winners
that would never have come
into existence had there been
restrictions placed on
broodmares only being allowed to breed after achieving a
minimum level of racecourse performance, as has been
suggested on numerous occasions as a solution to the
"overproduction problem."
In a nutshell, the small breeders play a
major role in sorting the wheat from the
chaff among unproven stallions and mares
at the lower end of the market. This
importance of this role to the industry
shouldn't be underestimated and it would
be a mistake to point the finger of blame at
them for what is playing out in the
bloodstock industry at present. Indeed,
rather than the problem being
overproduction as is widely concluded, I
would suggest that under-demand at the lower end of the
market is the real problem.
The racing programmes in Great Britain and Ireland are more
than extensive enough to handle greater numbers of horses
being produced. Indeed, British racing in particular is crying out
for more horses in training given that the average field sizes
have shrunk as the number of fixtures has increased. The
problem is that there are simply not enough owners that are
willing to buy and race horses in Great Britain and Ireland. Thus,
rather than trying to find ways to reduce the number of horses
being produced, perhaps we should be looking at ways to
increase racehorse ownership for the greater good of the
industry as a whole?
If the British and Irish racing authorities are looking for ideas as
to how to achieve this, perhaps the best example to put forward
is that of the enduring and substantial popularity of racehorse
syndicates in Australia. While there are some excellent
well-established syndication companies in Great Britain and
Ireland such as Middleham Park
Racing and the Supreme Racing
Club, syndicates have not taken
off in this part of the world to
anything like the extent that
they have in Australia and
perhaps we should be asking
why that is.
One of the biggest issues that
syndicate members meet with in
this part of the world is
difficulties with raceday basics
such as getting tickets and
parade-ring access for all of the
owners involved in a syndicate.
In Australia, any syndicate
member that holds a 5% or
greater share in a horse is entitled to the same ownership
benefits as a sole owner and that is the standard British and Irish
tracks should be obliged to adhere to. Likewise, there is certainly
scope for more trainers to embrace and
encourage syndication than they currently
do. The likes of Whatsapp make it very
easy to keep large numbers of owners in
the loop at the touch of a button and there
is no excuse for any trainer to not be
capable of providing such a service.
In terms of what the racing authorities
can do, it should be clear that it is the
lower end of the yearling market that
needs a helping hand, so perhaps they can
encourage investment at this level by
introducing more auction maidens for horses that were
purchased for lowly prices? High-class horses consistently
emerge from the lower end of the yearling market every year,
but that still doesn't make putting a cheaply-bought yearling into
training an easy sell when they are likely to face well-bred and
well-connected rivals when they reach the track. Offering more
maiden opportunities confined to those purchased at a lower
level can only serve to make ownership at that level more
attractive. Cont. p8
Galileo Gold was produced from an unplaced, 8,000gns mare
Racing Post
AThe small breeders play amajor role in sorting the wheatfrom the chaff among unprovenstallions and mares at the lower
end of the market. Thisimportance of this role to the
industry shouldn't beunderestimated.@
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Blake Op/Ed Cont.
If all the sectors of the industry can identify that an increase in
foal production is much more of an opportunity than a threat if
dealt with in the correct manner, they can all start pushing in
the same direction in working towards an increase in new
ownership which is of equal benefit to both the racing and
bloodstock industries.
Feedback? Contact Gary King ([email protected]) or Kevin
Blake.
Wednesday=s Results:
BRITISH EBF TOTEPOOL NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OAKS S.-Listed,
,40,000, NOT, 5-31, 4yo/up, f/m, 10f 50yT, 2:09.67, gd.
1--#WILAMINA (IRE), 126, f, 4, Zoffany (Ire)--Tropical Lake (Ire),
by Lomond. (i13,000 Wlg >13 GOFNOV; i50,000 Ylg >14
GOFORB). O-The Snailwell Stud Limited; B-John Boden and
Willie Kane (IRE); T-Martyn Meade; J-Andrea Atzeni. ,22,684.
Lifetime Record: 6-2-2-0, $49,019. *1/2 to Tropical Lady (Ire)
(Sri Pekan), MGSW-Ire, $499,806.
2--Singyoursong (Ire), 126, f, 4, Aqlaam (GB)--Dhan Dhana (Ire),
by Dubawi (Ire). O-Mr Saeed Jaber. ,8,600.
3--Entsar (Ire), 126, f, 4, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Starfish (Ire), by
Galileo (Ire). (260,000gns Ylg >14 TATOCT). O-Al Shaqab Racing.
,4,304.
Margins: 1, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 11.00, 16.00, 3.50.
Also Ran: Permission (GB), Lucy The Painter (Ire), Very Dashing
(GB), Playful Sound (GB), Alf Guineas (Ire).
Breaking her maiden at the expense of the subsequent dual
listed winner Laugh Aloud (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) over a mile at
Newmarket last June, Wilamina ran second in the Listed Distaff
S. at Sandown the following month before finishing 11th in the
Listed Dick Hern Fillies= S. at Haydock in August and last of 15
behind Laugh Aloud in the Listed Rosemary S. back at
Newmarket in September. In second throughout the early
stages, the bay took over passing the quarter pole and stayed on
to secure a first black-type win. AWe always thought she was a
nice filly, but her form went into a bit of a mess towards the end
of last year,@ trainer Martyn Meade said. AWe thought it might
be the ground, but her bloods were not 100%. She=s had a long
holiday and has come back good. We thought we=d get today
out of the way and then make a plan. Whether she=ll go to
[Royal] Ascot, I don=t know. We=ll see how she comes out of this.
She might get a mile-and-a-half, as there=s plenty of stamina on
the dam=s side.@ A half-sister to the G2 Royal Whip S., G3
Brownstown S. and G3 Meld S. winner Tropical Lady, the winner
is a relative of the G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Tropicaro (Fr)
(Caro {Ire}) and sires Lucayan Prince and Comic Strip. Click for
the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
7th-BEV, ,6,000, Mdn, 5-31, 3yo/up, 7f 96yT, 1:23.13, g/f.
GLORIOSUS (c, 3, Lonhro {Aus}--Sky Song {Ire}, by Sadler=s
Wells), only fifth over this course and distance 15 days earlier,
was quickly into the lead. Pressed and headed by Time=s Arrow
(Ire) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) inside the final furlong, the
homebred gave extra to regain the initiative close home and win
by a nose. Sky Song is a half to the G2 Ribblesdale S. and G3 Prix
Cleopatre scorer and G1 Pretty Polly S. runner-up Flying Cloud
(Ire) (Storming Home {GB}) from the family of the G1 Queen
Elizabeth II S.-winning sire Markofdistinction (GB). Her first foal
was Laverock (Ire), who managed to capture the G1 Prix
d=Ispahan and G1 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Italiano, while
her second turned out to be Miss Right Note (Ire) (Daylami {Ire})
who is the dam of Australia=s champion 2-year-old colt and
MG1SW Pierro (Aus) and the G2 Wakeful S. winner and G1
Australian Oaks and G1 Queensland Oaks runner-up Ambience
(Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}). She has a yearling filly by Animal
Kingdom and was bred to Distorted Humor for 2017. Lifetime
Record: 3-1-0-0, $5,044. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum; B-Darley (KY);
T-Mark Johnston.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Wings of the Rock (Ire), f, 2, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Bless You
(GB), by Bahamian Bounty (GB). NOT, 5-31, 5f 8yT, 1:00.47.
B-Tom & Alex Frost (IRE). i67,000 Ylg >16 TIRSEP.
+Electric Landlady (Ire), f, 2, Red Jazz--Margie (Ire), by Marju
(Ire). KEM, 5-31, 6f (AWT), 1:12.94. B-Samuel William Ormsby
(IRE). *7,000gns Wlg >16 TATFOA.
Made of Honour (Ire), f, 3, Casamento (Ire)--Bonne (GB), by
Namid (GB). AYR, 5-31, 6fT, 1:10.98. B-Limetree Stud (IRE).
*i14,000 Ylg >15 GOFFEB; ,26,000 Ylg >15 DNPRM.
Zubayr (Ire), g, 5, Authorized (Ire)--Zaziyra (Ire), by Dalakhani
(Ire). KEM, 5-31, 11f 219y (AWT), 2:32.04. B-His Highness the
Aga Khan Studs S.C. (IRE). i380,000 HRA >15 ARJUL.
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Wednesday=s Results:
3rd-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 5-31, unraced 3yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:42.63, gd.
+EURYALE (IRE) (g, 3, Kendargent {Fr}--Russian Hill {GB} {SW &
MGSP-Fr, $217,127}, by Indian Ridge {Ire}) raced in fourth after
the initial exchanges of this opening show. Rowed along to close
off the home turn, the 24-5 chance gained a slender advantage
at the quarter-mile marker and kept on well under continued
urging in the closing stages to prevail by 3/4 of a length from
Mudawwan (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}). He becomes the fifth
scorer produced by MGSP Listed Grand Prix de Compiegne
victress Russian Hill (GB) (Indian Ridge {Ire}) and is a half-brother
to G3 Renaissance S. winner Russian Soul (Ire) (Invincible Spirit
{Ire}). He is also half to the 2-year-old colt Caliste (GB) (Intense
Focus) and a yearling filly by Charm Spirit (Ire). His dam Russian
Hill is kin to five black-type performers headed by MG1SW
Esoterique (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and GSW sire Archange
d=Or (Ire) (Danehill). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i14,100. Video,
sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Baron Edouard de Rothschild; B-Ecurie de Meautry (IRE);
T-Henri-Francois Devin.
4th-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 5-31, 3yo, c/g, 12fT, 2:34.62, gd.
NO JOY (c, 3, Kitten=s Joy--Underwater {GSP-Fr}, by Theatrical
{Ire}), a last-out second at Salon de Provence on May 8,
occupied a forward berth in second after the early strides here.
Coaxed along with a quarter-mile remaining, the 31-5 chance
led soon after and was ridden out in the closing stages to assert
by 1 3/4 lengths from County Fair (GB) (Nayef). He is a son of G2
Prix de Malleret runner-up Underwater (Theatrical {Ire}), herself
a half-sister to MGSW G1 Prix Marcel Boussac and G1 Prix de
l=Opera third Legerete (Rahy), and is a half to G3 Prix de Lutece
third Investissement (GB) (Singspiel {Ire}) and to the dam of this
term=s G3 Prix Noailles victor Soleil Marin (Ire) (Kendargent {Fr}).
His siblings also include the 2-year-old colt Ghostwater
(Ghostzapper) and the yearling filly Under (Kitten=s Joy), and his
dam was bred back to Ghostzapper last year. No Joy shares his
second dam Sea Hill (Seattle Slew) with G1 Poule d=Essai des
Poulains-winning sire Falco (Pivotal {GB}) and is from a family
which includes top-level winners Groom Dancer (Blushing
Groom {FR}), Plumania (GB) (Anabaa), Left Hand (GB) (Dubawi
{Ire}), Kinshasa No Kiseki (Aus) (Fuji Kiseki {Jpn}) and Absolutely
(Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}). Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0,
i18,100. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Wertheimer & Frere (KY); T-Christophe Ferland.
7th-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 5-31, 3yo, f, 12fT, 2:33.46,
gd.
FREE (FR) (f, 3, Mr. Sidney--Funny Feerie {Fr}, by Sillery), who
was a debut second going 13 panels at Fontainebleau in her only
prior start on Apr. 28, broke well and led from the outset of this
return. Coming under pressure when threatened approaching
the final quarter-mile, the 51-10 chance stayed on well for
continued coaxing in the closing stages to comfortably hold
Prairie Blossom (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) by 3/4 of a length. She is
the eighth winner for Funny Feerie (Fr) (Sillery) and is a half-
sister to G1 Prix du Moulin-winning sire Fuisse (Fr) (Green Tune)
and G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud-winning sire Full of Gold (Fr)
(Gold Away {Ire}) from a family which also features GSW sire
and G1 Game Gold Cup third Melun (Riverman). Her siblings
include a 2-year-old filly and a yearling colt, both by Motivator
(GB). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, i19,100. Video, sponsored by
Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Haras de Quesnay (FR); T-Criquette Head-Maarek.
5th-CHY, i30,000, Mdn, 5-31, unraced 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:40.48,
gd.
+RONDONIA (IRE) (f, 3, Raven=s Pass--Raydiya {Ire}, by Marju
{Ire}) settled off the tempo in sixth for most of this unveiling.
Making smooth headway in the straight, the crowd=s 5-2 choice
quickened into second approaching the final furlong and was
ridden out to deny the pacesetting Golden Rain (Fr) (Siyouni
{Fr}) by a half-length nearing the line. She becomes the third
winner, from as many foals to race, out of Listed Lenebane S.
victress Raydiya (Ire) (Marju {Ire}) and is a half-sister to G2
Debutante S. heroine Raydara (Ire) (Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}) and
the 2-year-old filly Rayda (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Raydiya
is a half-sister to G1 Coronation Cup third Roseburg (Ire)
(Tamayuz {GB}). Cont. p10
Wertheimer homebred No Joy wins at Chantilly | Scoop Dyga
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OBSERVATIONSon the European racing scene
5th-CHY Cont.
She is a granddaughter of GSW G1 Irish St Leger runner-up
Rayseka (Ire) (Dancing Brave), whose descendants also include
G3 C L Weld Park S. winner Rafayda (Ire) (Doyoun {Ire}) and
GSW G1 Irish 2000 Guineas runner-up Rayeni (Ire) (Indian Ridge
{Ire}). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, i14,100. Video, sponsored by
Fasig-Tipton.
O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC (IRE);
T-Alain de Royer-Dupre.
8th-AMI, i16,000, Cond, 5-30, 4yo, 14 1/2fT, 3:09.98, vfm.
AUSTRALIAN QUEEN (GB) (f, 4, Fastnet Rock {Aus}--Barshiba
{Ire} {MGSW-Eng, $588,780}, by Barathea {Ire}) Lifetime
Record: 14-2-1-2, i20,851. O-J C Smith; B-Littleton Stud (GB);
T-Myriam Bollack-Badel. *1/2 to Arabian Queen (Ire) (Dubawi
{Ire}), G1SW-Eng, $1,133,280.
2nd-AMI, i16,000, Cond, 5-30, 4yo, 11fT, 2:17.58, vfm.
BERAYMI (IRE) (f, 4, Manduro {Ger}--Tempete {GB}, by Dubai
Millennium {GB}) Lifetime Record: SP-Fr, 5-2-0-2, i30,400.
O-Jocelyn Targett; B-Darley (IRE); T-Jerome Reynier. *40,000gns
4yo >17 TATFEB.
6th-AMI, i16,000, Cond, 5-30, 4yo, 8f 55yT, 1:37.75, vfm.
MANGUSTO (FR) (c, 4, Roderic O=Connor {Ire}--Mantadive {Fr}
{SP-Fr}, by Okawango) Lifetime Record: SP-Fr, 16-2-3-2,
i75,330. O-Haras de Beauvoir, Ecurie Pandora Racing & Ecurie
Skymarc Farm; B-Haras de Beauvoir (FR); T-Mauricio Delcher
Sanchez. *i120,000 Ylg >14 AROCT; i40,000 3yo >16 ARQNOV.
2nd-CHY, i35,000, Mdn, 5-31, 3yo, 6fT, 1:09.52, gd.
MUBAALEGH (GB) (c, 3, Dark Angel {Ire}--Poppet=s Passion
{GB}, by Clodovil {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, i28,950.
O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Whatton Manor
Stud (GB); T-John Hammond. *150,000gns Ylg >15 TATOCT.
6.10 Lyon-Parilly, Mdn, i18,000, 2yo, 6fT
BABAR (FR) (Motivator {GB}), an Andre Fabre-trained firster, is
out of 2008 Listed Prix La Fleche second Bargouzine (Stravinsky)
and is thus a half-brother to dual Group 3 winner Joyful Trinity
(Ire) (Zanzibari), who hit the board in last term=s G1 Hong Kong
Mile and this year=s G1 Stewards= Cup and G1 Queen=s Silver
Jubilee Cup.
His nine rivals include Simon Hope=s once-raced Sagres (GB)
(Henrythenavigator), who is a half-sister to 2011 G2 Prix Robert
Papin winner and G1 Prix Morny runner-up Family One (Fr)
(Dubai Destination), from the Francis-Henri Graffard.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER:
Wangi Wangi (Ger), f, 3, Areion (Ger)--Waveski (GB), by
Rainbow Quest. DUS, 5-31, 8fT. B-Gestut Hony-Hof (GER).
AREION FILLY TOPS BBAG BREEZE-UP BBAG held its breeze-up sale at Iffezheim on Friday with
consignors for the 64-horse auction hailing from Britain, Ireland,
France, Sweden, and of course Germany.
From a strong clearance rate of 77% in 2016, this figure
dropped by 10 points this time around, prompting falls in all
other sectors, with the aggregate of i413,200 for 43 lots sold
representing a 25% reduction in turnover. At i9,609, the
average was down by 18%.
Haras de Saint Arnoult, a leading French consignment run by
Larissa Kneip, was responsible for the top lot (33), a filly by
Areion (Ger) out of the dual winner Estella (Ger) (Acatenango
{Ger}) who was bought by Richard Venn for i43,000.
AThe plan is for the filly to go into training in Deauville with
Stephane Wattel, hopefully to take advantage of the fact that
she is eligible for French premiums,@ said the agent of the
relation to Group 1 winners Empoli (Ger) and Elle Danzig (Ger).
AShe=s been bought for a British client, Pat Betts, who also has
jumpers in training in the UK with Lucy Wadham, Brendan
Powell and Nick Gifford.@
A first-crop son of Maxios (GB) (lot 77) was the top-priced colt
of the sale, with Bjorn Olsson going to i30,000 for the colt out
of the Swedish juvenile champion filly Danila (Swe) (Silvano
{Ger}).
The sale=s highest-profile graduate remains the G1 Prix de l=Arc
de Triomphe and G1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth S.
heroine Dandream (Get) (Lomitas {GB}), who sold for just
i9,000 as a 2-year-old at BBAG in 2010.
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EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS
IN HONG KONG:
King Genki (Fr), g, 5, Arcano (Ire)--Celestina Agostino, by Street
Cry (Ire). Sha Tin, 5-31, Hcp. (,174k/i201k), 1650m (AWT),
1:37.69. B-Ecurie des Monceaux. *Formerly Toruk (Fr).
**GSP-Fr. ***i22,000 Ylg >13 ARQAUG. VIDEO
IN AUSTRALIA:
+Divine Unicorn (GB), g, 3, Lope de Vega (Ire)--Inchberry (GB)
(SP-Eng), by Barathea (Ire). Ipswich, 5-31, Maiden, 1200mT,
1:11.02. B-Woodcote Stud Ltd. *1/2 to Measuring Time (GB)
(Dubai Destination), MGSP-Eng, $235,997. **110,000gns Ylg
>15 TATOCT.
Snitzel Mares Stand Out At Magics Cont. from p1
The Party Stand won the G1 New Zealand S. in her racetrack
days and Nicoll is already plenty familiar with her progeny,
having bought her stakes-placed daughter Petition (Aus)
(Foxwedge {Aus}) as a yearling.
"She was the one we wanted all week," Nicoll said. "She's a
beautiful mare and she's in foal to the right horse. I bought
Petition as a yearling so I know quite a lot about what she can
produce. Petition was a A$560,000 yearling, quite an expensive
filly by Foxwedge, and she's been very unlucky--she should have
won a stakes by now and she will definitely win a stakes or
group race next year."
Segenhoe Stud offered The Party Stand on behalf of John
Camilleri=s Fairway Thoroughbreds, best known as the breeder
of the great Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) and 2-year-old
champion Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro).
The other seven-figure mare sold in foal to Snitzel, Comprende
(Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) (lot 1123), was secured by Widden
Stud in partnership with David Lucas for A$1,050,000. The
stakes-placed half-sister to a pair of group winners was sold by
Willow Park Stud carrying her first foal.
"We're thrilled to have her," said Widden=s Antony Thompson.
"She's a queen. Physically she's beautiful. She was a very high-
priced yearling [A$440,000] when she sold. At that stage I Am
Invincible hadn't emerged so her price was mostly on type. She
was our number one physical pick of the sale and we're thrilled
to have her."
Wednesday=s session also saw some smart returns for mares in
foal to unproven sires. Darley=s 3-year-old champion sprinter
Brazen Beau (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}), who was the highest
averaging first-season sire at last week=s National Weanling Sale,
had a mare in-foal sell for A$950,000 on Wednesday. That was
Breccia (NZ) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) (lot 1078), and her appeal was
no doubt driven by the fact that she is the dam of this year=s G1
All Aged S. victor Tivaci (Aus) (High Chaparral {Ire}). Signing the
ticket on the 10-year-old mare was New Zealand-based agent
Dean Hawthorne.
"Her first foal is a Group 1 winner and a fast horse,"
Hawthorne said. "She's a quality mare--a beautiful mare. The
reports on the other foals coming along behind are good."
Of the week=s trade, he added, "It's been so strong this week
and a number of mares have sold for around this price and they
are unproven--whereas this mare's first foal is the Group 1
winner who's now gone to stud in New Zealand and he will get
very well supported over there."
The first mares in foal to Coolmore=s G1 Golden Slipper winner
Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro) are being offered at this
year=s breeding stock sales, and he enjoyed a good result when
Blueberry Hill (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) (lot 1075) commanded
A$600,000 from Widden Stud. The 4-year-old Blueberry Hill,
winner of the G2 Champagne Classic in Brisbane, was sold
carrying her first foal.
Vancouver=s sire Medaglia d=Oro also got his name high on the
price list with an in-foal mare, Godolphin=s Tremor (Aus)
(Commands {Aus}) (lot 959), bought by Aquis Farm with Julian
Blaxland=s Blue Sky Bloodstock for A$820,000. The 4-year-old
was a dual winner but her appeal stems largely from the fact
that she is a half-sister to Godolphin=s G1 Blue Diamond S.
winner Earthquake (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). She is also a
full to the stakes-winning Palomares (Aus) (Commands {Aus}).
Another Group 1 producer sold on the day was Bubble Below
(Aus) (Hussonet) (lot 1086), whose Lucky Bubbles (Aus) (Sebring
{Aus}) won Hong Kong=s G1 Chairman=s Sprint Prize after the
catalogue was published. The 11-year-old mare, a half-sister to
two stakes winners including the dam of this year=s G2 Todman
S. winner Gunnison (Aus) (Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), was
secured by E Thoroughbred for A$700,000. That price was
matched later in the session by Widden=s Fairy Star (Aus) (More
Than Ready) (lot 1199), a stakes-placed mare in foal to
Redoute=s Choice (Aus) secured by Spendthrift Australia.
Wednesday=s session saw the first offerings at the sale in foal
to Frankel (GB) and Tapit go through the ring. A pair of mares in
foal to Frankel realised A$460,000 and A$400,000 and were
respectively bought by Rosemont Stud and Paul Willetts
Bloodstock, while the well-related Etched (Ire) in foal to Frankel
left the ring unsold at A$375,000. Cont. p12
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SESSION TOPPERS
Snitzel Mares Stand Out at Magics Cont. from p1
The highest-priced mare in foal to Tapit was the Grade III
winner Best Behavior (Into Mischief), who fetched a half-million
from Phoenix Investments. Phoenix agent David Lucas signed for
another mare in foal to the American champion sire at
A$180,000, while another sold for A$260,000 and another was
unsold at A$200,000.
Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox reported upon
conclusion of day two, "two days in and we're sitting at a gross
just over A$78-million, which is very, very good. Last year we
closed out [day two] at A$51-million. In fact, we're in front of
the overall total of the three days last year already. The market
is holding strong and the clearance rate is about 86% and with
the big numbers we're selling everything is holding up."
Magic Millions National Broodmare SaleLot Name Status Price (A$)
941 The Party Stand (Aus) i/f Snitzel (Aus) 1,100,000
(m, 10, Thorn Park {Aus}--Cremisi {Aus}, by Royal Academy)
Consigned by Segenhoe Stud
Purchased by BBA Ireland
1123 Comprende (Aus) i/f Snitzel (Aus) 1,050,000
(f, 4, I Am Invincible {Aus}--Zelady {Aus}, by Zeditave {Aus})
Consigned by Willow Park Stud
Purchased by Widden Stud/David Lucas
1078 Breccia (NZ) i/f Brazen Beau (Aus) 950,000
(m, 10, Fastnet Rock {Aus}--Luna Tudor {Aus},
by Military Plume {Aus})
Consigned by Bell View Park Stud
Purchased by Dean Hawthorne Bloodstock
959 Tremor (Aus) i/f Medaglia d=Oro 820,000
(f, 4, Commands {Aus}--Cataclysm {Aus}, by Marauding {Aus})
Consigned by Godolphin
Purchased by Aquis Farm/Blue Sky Bloodstock
1199 Fairy Star (Aus) i/f Redoute=s Choice (Aus) 700,000
(m, 5, More Than Ready--Bourgogne {Aus}, by Choisir {Aus})
Consigned by Widden Stud
Purchased by Spendthrift Australia
1086 Bubble Below (Aus) i/f Sebring (Aus) 700,000
(m, 11, Hussonet--Lunaliona {GB}, by Caerleon)
Consigned by Riversdale
Purchased by E Thoroughbred
1075 Blueberry Hill (Aus) i/f Vancouver (Aus) 600,000
(f, 4, Myboycharlie {Ire}--Perkipsey {Aus}, by Falbrav {Ire})
Consigned by Sledmere Stud
Purchased by Widden Stud
Wednesday=s Result:
SAKITAMA HAI-Listed, -52,700,000, Urawa, 5-31, 4yo/up,
1400m, 1:25.70, gd.
1--WHITE FUGUE (JPN), 123, m, 5, Kurofune--Marine Winner
(Jpn), by Fuji Kiseki (Jpn). O-Tsuru Nishimori; B-Umeda Farm;
T-Noboru Takagi; J-Masayoshi Ebina; -31,000,000. Lifetime
Record: 20-10-2-3.
2--Moanin, 128, h, 5, Henny Hughes--Giggly, by Distorted
Humor. ($90,000 yrl >13 FTNAUG; $335,000 2yo >14 OBSMAR)
O-Yukio Baba; B-Empire Equines LLC; -10,850,000.
3--Best Warrior, 128, h, 7, Majestic Warrior--Flirtatious Miss, by
Mr. Greeley. ($47,000 wnl >10 KEENOV; $34,000 RNA yrl >11
FTKJUL; $400,000 2yo >12 OBSAPR). O-Yukio Baba; B-Buck Pond
Farm Inc; -6,200,000.
Margins: 4, 2, 1. Odds: 4.80, 1.10, 1.00.
Click for the JRA video.
Hidden Brook Raised & Sold
MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONALBROODMARE SALE
CUMULATIVE 2017 2016 $ Catalogued 650 513 $ No. Offered 572 445 $ No. Sold 490 374 $ RNAs 82 71 $ % RNAs 14.3% 16% $ High Price A$1,700,000 A$1,900,000 $ Gross A$78,283,000 A$51,959,500 $ Average (% change) A$159,761 (+15%) A$138,929 $ Median (% change) A$90,000 (+12.5%) A$80,000
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Trainer Laurie Laxon following the
2015 Raffles Cup | Singapore Turf Club
AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS
HIGHVELD FEATURE SEASON AWARDS
Horse of the Season, Ch. Sprinter & Ch. Older Horse
RAFEEF (AUS) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus})
Ch. Stayer & Ch. 3yo Colt/Gelding
AL SAHEM (SAF) (Silvano {Ger})
Ch. Middle Distance Horse
LEGAL EAGLE (SAF) (Greys Inn)
Ch. 3yo Filly
ORCHID ISLAND (SAF) (Silvano {Ger})
Ch. 2yo Colt/Gelding
MUSTAAQEEM (AUS) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus})
Ch. 2yo Filly
GREEN PLAINS (SAF) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus})
Champion Apprentice: Lyle Hewitson
Champion Breeder: Varsfontein Stud
Champion Jockey: S=manga Khumalo
Champion Trainer: Sean Tarry
Champion Owner: Mayfair Speculators
Special Achievement Award: Mike de Kock
LAXON TO RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND Laurie Laxon, nine times the leading trainer in Singapore and
winner of better than 1200 races over the course of the past 17
years, is set to return to his native New Zealand as early as this
September to take up training duties for Pencarrow Stud=s Sir
Peter Vela from his Maungatautari farm in Waikato.
AIt=s been a wonderful experience, but it=s time to go, while I=m
still healthy. I=ve done it all,@ Laxon, who was the fourth
generation in his
family to train
horses (his
great-grandfather
Owen Curran-
McGee, an Irish
vet, was the first),
told the Singapore
Turf Club=s Michael
Lee. AI still
remember my
beginnings here.
George Simon, who was then the race caller at Kranji, rang me
up and asked me if I wanted to train in Singapore. At first, I
wasn=t so keen, as I didn=t want to travel up to Ipoh or Penang,
but he told me Singapore was a standalone meeting then. I
discussed with my wife Sheila, and as I was going to the Darwin
Cup to run St Clair on the first Monday of August, I decided to fly
a little further up north to have a look around after the Cup.
He continued, AThe place looked great, I had to think about it,
but in the end, I went for it. Things got off to a slow start,
though. I had only 25 horses in my first full season and 16
winners. I was told my occupancy rate was too low. I actually
had six new horses, but I didn=t want to run them, as it would
not have much impact halfway through the season against the
likes of Charles Leck or Malcolm Thwaites. So, I raced them the
next year, had another eight in February and by May and June, I
had 100 horses! I had to send some to Bukit Timah.
AI=ve been lucky to have very good owners throughout these
17 years, and rest assured I am working with the Singapore Turf
Club and other trainers to make sure they have good
alternatives for their horses.@
Laxon, 71, has seen his trainees win each of Singapore=s
feature races, bar the now-discontinued Singapore Airlines
International Cup and KrisFlyer Sprint and conditioned no fewer
than five horses of the year, including Stepitup (Aus) (Hussonet)
as recently as 2015. He became the first to bring up a century of
winners in Singapore in 2004 and was the first trainer to ring up
1000 races at Kranji.
Sunday, Kranji, Singapore, post time: 5:00 p.m.
QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP, S$500,000 (£280,475/i321,506/A$486,398/US$361,524), 3yo/up, 1800mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Quechua (Arg) Pure Prize Duric LeGrange2 Zip A Dee Doo Dah (NZ) Cecconi (Aus) Wong Koh3 Twickenham (Aus) Artie Schiller Shafiq Gray4 Time Odyssey (SAf) Jet Master (SAf) Vorster LeGrange5 Nova Strike (NZ) Red Giant David Tan6 Guru-Guru (NZ) Faltaat Wong Koh7 Jupiter Gold (Aus) Congrats Munro Takaoka8 Newlands (Aus) Mugharreb G Schofield Gray9 Gilt Complex (NZ) Gold Centre (Aus) Rodd Brown10 Laughing Gravy (Aus) Primus (Aus) Browne Brown11 Bahana (NZ) Elusive City Boss Gray12 Storm Troops (Arg) Orpen Juglall LeGrange13 Perfect P (Arg) Perfectperformance Powell LeGrange14 Well Done (NZ) Falkirk (NZ) Nunes Kok15 War Affair (NZ) O’Reilly Beasley MarshAll carry 128 pounds, bar Jupiter Gold, 123.
IN SOUTH AFRICA:
Effortless Reward (Aus), f, 3, Reward For Effort (Aus)--Sharna
Cabarna (Aus), by Dolphin Street (Fr). Turffontein, 5-28, Hcp.,
1000mT, :55.94. O-Mr M J A Ferreira; B-Elizabeth Park Lodge
(Vic); T-L W Goosen. *A$30,000 Ylg >15 INGMEL.
GROUP ENTRIES
Friday, Epsom, Britain, post time: 4.30 p.m.
INVESTEC OAKS-G1, £500,000, 3yo, f, 12f 6yT
SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 7 Alluringly Fastnet Rock (Aus) Heffernan A O'Brien 126
2 6 Coronet (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Atzeni Gosden 126
3 4 Daddys Lil Darling Scat Daddy Peslier McPeek 126
4 9 Enable (GB) Nathaniel (Ire) Dettori Gosden 126
5 3 Horseplay (GB) Cape Cross (Ire) Murphy Balding 126
6 8 Isabel de Urbina (Ire) Lope de Vega (Ire) Berry Beckett 126
7 2 Natavia (GB) Nathaniel (Ire) Smullen Charlton 126
8 1 Pocketfullofdreams (Fr) Invincible Spirit (Ire) D O'Brien A O'Brien 126
9 5 Rhododendron (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Moore A O'Brien 126
10 10 Sobetsu (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Buick Appleby 126
Friday, Epsom, Britain, post time: 3.10 p.m.
INVESTEC CORONATION CUP-G1, £420,000, 4yo/up, 12f 6yT
SC PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT
1 9 Air Pilot (GB) Zamindar Berry Beckett 126
2 10 Frontiersman (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Doyle Appleby 126
3 4 Hawkbill K Kitten's Joy Buick Appleby 126
4 3 Highland Reel (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Moore A O'Brien 126
5 7 Idaho (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Heffernan A O'Brien 126
6 1 Prize Money (GB) Authorized (Ire) Peslier bin Suroor 126
7 8 Red Verdon K Lemon Drop Kid Smullen E Dunlop 126
8 5 US Army Ranger (Ire) Galileo (Ire) D O'Brien A O'Brien 126
9 6 Elbereth (GB) Mount Nelson (GB) Murphy Balding 123
10 2 Journey (GB) Dubawi (Ire) Dettori Gosden 123
Saturday, Doomben, Queensland, Australia, post time: 3:59 p.m. (1:59 a.m. EST)
TREASURY BRISBANE QUEENSLAND OAKS-G1, A$500,000 (US$373,287/£289,857/€331,148), 3yo, f, 2200mT
PP HORSE SIRE TRAINER JOCKEY
1 Kenedna (Aus) Not a Single Doubt (Aus) Weir Allen
2 Egg Tart (Aus) Sebring (Aus) Waller McEvoy
3 Dawn Wall (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Waller Bowman
4 Ana Royale (Aus) Anacheeva (Aus) Webb Zahra
5 Invincibella (Aus) I Am Invincible (Aus) Waller Cassidy
6 Oklahoma Girl (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Waller Shinn
7 Perilous Love (Aus) Love Conquers All (Aus) Morrisey Lloyd
8 Cross Stitch (NZ) Pins (Aus) Waller Clark
9 Pygmy (Aus) New Approach (Ire) Beadman Berry
10 Isn’t She Elegant (NZ) Trusting (Aus) Currie Lane
11 Sharp Speedo (Aus) Captain Sonador (Aus) Anderson Hammersley
12 Blanco Cara (NZ) Cape Blanco (Ire) Thompson Collett
13 Shenandoah (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Busettin/Young Oliver
14 Baysa (NZ) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Waller Innes
15 Mia Rosa (Aus) Makfi (GB) Moroney Moloney
16 Kirini (Aus) Medaglia d’Oro Waller Innes
Emergencies:
17E Lipstick Lover (Aus) I Am Invincible (Aus) Gollan Fradd
18E Namib (Aus) Artie Schiller Lockwood Pengelly
19E Miabla (Aus) Mossman (Aus) Herne Browne
All carry 124 pounds.
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Third-Crop Sires by Cumulative Earningsfor stallions standing in Europe through Tuesday, May 30
Earnings limited to North America/Europe
Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings
1 Zoffany (Ire) 10 16 6 10 1 5 171 85 $578,820 $4,261,637
(2008) by Dansili (GB) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 271 (i35,000) Washington DC (IRE)
2 Wootton Bassett (GB) 2 3 1 2 1 1 39 20 $3,042,729 $3,614,062
(2008) by Iffraaj (GB) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 74 (i20,000) Almanzor (FR)
3 Dream Ahead 5 14 3 9 -- 2 143 67 $360,671 $2,829,731
(2008) by Diktat (GB) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 232 (i12,000) Donjuan Triumphant (IRE)
4 Canford Cliffs (Ire) 6 12 4 6 -- 2 169 91 $196,581 $2,764,118
(2007) by Tagula (Ire) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 241 (i10,000) Harlequeen (GB)
5 Poet's Voice (GB) 6 10 5 6 -- -- 171 74 $214,208 $2,091,328
(2007) by Dubawi (Ire) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 262 (,8,000) Voice of Love (IRE)
6 Roderic O'Connor (Ire) 4 9 2 3 -- -- 96 51 $209,041 $1,619,296
(2008) by Galileo (Ire) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 148 (n/a) Biz Heart (IRE)
7 Pour Moi (Ire) 3 6 1 2 -- -- 92 48 $157,708 $1,313,731
(2008) by Montjeu (Ire) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 165 (n/a) Only Mine (IRE)
8 Lilbourne Lad (Ire) -- 5 -- 2 -- -- 136 60 $73,808 $1,217,883
(2009) by Acclamation (GB) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 178 (n/a) City of Stars (IRE)
9 Frozen Power (Ire) -- 2 -- -- -- -- 108 43 $106,167 $1,116,576
(2007) by Oasis Dream (GB) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 146 (i4,000) Chanche The Life (IRE)
10 Never On Sunday (Fr) -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 11 $100,883 $477,548
(2005) by Sunday Break (Jpn) FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 42 (n/a) Never Say Never (FR)
11 Shakespearean (Ire) -- 3 -- -- -- -- 36 11 $78,167 $469,040
(2007) by Shamardal FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 86 (i2,500) Fils Prodigue (FR)
12 Dick Turpin (Ire) -- -- -- -- -- -- 61 18 $86,066 $374,772
(2007) by Arakan FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 97 (n/a) Receding Waves (GB)
13 Elusive Pimpernel -- 4 -- 1 -- -- 35 15 $64,158 $372,360
(2007) by Elusive Quality FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 67 (i1,000) Elusive Beauty (IRE)
14 Soul City (Ire) -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 9 $145,961 $364,808
(2006) by Elusive City FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 68 (i1,500) Stereo (FR)
15 Kingsfort -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 20 $28,307 $335,447
(2007) by War Chant FYR: 2013 Crops: 3 Named Foals: 60 (n/a) Rag Doll (ITY)
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2017
Poulos & Arlington Park=s Brian Spencer | Four Footed Fotos
IN TDN EUROPE TODAYGODOLPHIN’S SOBETSU JOINS OAKS PARTY After significant rainfall in Epsom this week, Godolphin’s G1
Prix Saint-Alary winner Sobetsu (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) has
entered the mix for Friday’s G1 Investec Oaks.
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POULOS EARNS THE GRADE
by Michael Adolphson
Walk onto the Arlington International Racecourse=s apron
during training hours any morning during the iconic Chicago
landmark=s summer meet and you will see her. Often adorned
with a smile, sun hat and her trademark sunglasses, trainer Dee
Poulos is the first to take a moment from carefully observing her
horses to greet you if you are new and the quickest to wave at
even the most tangential of acquaintances. She is the First Lady
of Illinois racing, the widow of renowned Midwestern trainer
Ernie Poulos and now--20 years after taking over the Poulos
operation as head trainer (at the age of none-of-your-business)--
a graded stakes-winning conditioner, thanks to a little bay
gelding Crewman (Candy Ride {Arg}).
Dundalk 5 LLC=s Crewman, like Poulos, is honest,
hard-knocking and comes from great stock. After two races for
WinStar Farm and Shannon Ritter, Poulos claimed the compact
charge for $25,000 at Hawthorne Race Course on Halloween
2014. Since then, the patient conditioner has taken her time
developing the sometimes difficult athlete, racing 29 times over
three different surfaces and receiving ample time off when
needed. Consistency has been his game, as Crewman has hit the
board in 20 of 31 starts, including two stakes victories in the last
six months. His gritty neck tally at 25-1 in Arlington=s GIII
Hanshin Cup May 13 gave the former high school teacher an
overdue graduation into the graded stakes ranks. Cont. p3
2017 BREEDERS= CUP RACE DISTANCES
ANNOUNCED The official distances of the 13 races comprising the 2017
Breeders= Cup World Championships, which will be held for the
first time at Del Mar Nov. 3-4, were announced Wednesday.
There are two races which will be run at a different distance this
year due to Del Mar track configurations. The GI Breeders= Cup
Turf Sprint will be run at five furlongs (6 1/2 furlongs in 2016)
and the GI Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf will be run at 1 1/8
miles (1 1/4 miles in 2016). The distances of the other 11 races
will remain unchanged. The first stage of running in a Breeders=
Cup World Championships race is the pre-entry closing on
Monday, Oct. 23.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
SENIOR INVESTMENT BREEZES FOR BELMONT 4Fern Circle Stable's GIII Lexington S. winner and GI Preakness S. third Senior Investment (Discreetly Mine) posted a half-mile breeze earlyWednesday morning in preparation for his expected bid in the GI Belmont S. "Kenny [McPeek] wanted him to go an easy :48 4/5 or :49, and let him do it on his own," assistant Jeff Odintz said. "And that's exactly what he did.”
DELTA JACKPOT SET FOR NOV. 18 RRThe $1-million GIII Delta Downs Jackpot for 2-year-olds will be held at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel Saturday afternoon, Nov. 18, it was announced.
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Crewman | Four Footed Fotos
POULOS EARNS THE GRADE cont from p1
AIt was extremely rewarding,@ Poulos said. AWe weren=t cocky
about it, but we did feel very good about him going into the
race. He really trained for it properly and things were falling into
place. I knew he was going to give a tremendous effort. I feel
like, as trainers, we rarely know if they=re going to win, we just
know if they=re ready and I knew he was going to give
everything he had. He came out of this race super and mentally
he=s very good right now.
AIt certainly is nice to attain a graded stakes,@ Poulos
continued. AI was so focused on the race and hoping he would
run his very best, that I honestly didn=t even think about trying
to win a graded stakes for the first time. (Jockey C. H.) Marquez
did a heck of a job with the horse and I always tell the riders to
not make the horse mad and he listened. He=s a horse who
really interacts with you and you can tell when he looks at you,
that he=s thinking. He=s a very smart horse and nothing went
right for him at Oaklawn this winter. After that, I turned him out,
freshened him up and brought him back. That really helped.
AIt was wonderful to win it at Arlington. It=s wonderful to win a
race anywhere, and we were so happy when he won the
[$50,000 Forego S. Jan. 21] at Turfway, too, but there=s
something about being home. Mr. D. (Arlington Park chairman
Richard Duchossois), who was a good friend of my husband=s,
came up to me after the race and the first thing he said was that
Ernie must be smiling.@
As patient as she is eloquent, the former Forest View High
School (of Arlington Heights, Il.) teacher of 18 years approaches
the racing game with new eyes every day, while balancing that
with an almost palpable wisdom in her delivery. She enjoys
talking about the best horses she has been around, but just as
quickly waxes poetic about the nickel claimers whose unique
personalities made her job that much more interesting.
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Senior Investment | Horsephotos
As an assistant to her husband, the pair developed Horse of
the Year and GI Breeders= Cup Classic winner Black Tie Affair
(Ire) (Miswaki). Since her husband=s 1997 passing, Poulos has
had her fair share of ups and downs, but always seems to find
her own sense of equilibrium.
AWe got off to a rough start this year, but I always tell people
that you have to wait your turn when it comes to luck and
racing,@ Poulos said. ASometimes the stars just don=t line up for
you, even if you have fresh horses ready to run, and it can be
very tough on everybody involved. Then a horse like Crewman
jumps up and does something like this and it picks everybody=s
heads up. We needed that adrenaline fix and I was so happy to
win it for Mr. (Tim) Kindlon, the owner. I can=t say enough good
things about him. He allowed us to take the path we have and
let this horse develop. He=s one of those dream owners for a
trainer.@
Racing luck could be swinging back her way and such would be
karmically appropriate for Poulos. Conscious that she is
respected by her peers for her many aforementioned qualities,
the long-time Chicagoland resident and winner of 336 races
enjoys being a solid role model for horsemen and--women--
alike.
AI never thought of myself as a woman trainer or a female
teacher, I always believe that you just do the job--trainer or
teacher--and that=s who you are,@ Poulos concluded. AThat being
said, I will say you have to be tenacious as a woman in this
industry. It=s a competitive business with peaks and valleys.
There=s downtime, losing races, trying to keep clients and lots of
challenges out there, but you just have to take the good with the
bad and hang in there.@
SENIOR INVESTMENT BREEZES FOR
BELMONT Fern Circle Stable's GIII Lexington S. winner and GI Preakness
S. third Senior Investment (Discreetly Mine) posted a half-mile
breeze early Wednesday morning in preparation for his
expected bid in the
GI Belmont S. Ridden
by jockey Dylan Davis
and overseen at
Belmont by Kenny
McPeek's assistant
trainer Jeff Odintz,
the chestnut
completed the
distance in :49.13
(24/58) shortly
before 6 a.m. on the main track, going in splits of :12 2/5 and
:24. He galloped out five furlongs in 1:02 2/5.
"Kenny wanted him to go an easy :48 4/5 or :49, and let him
do it on his own," said Odintz. "And that's exactly what he did,
Dylan did a very good job. He came back fine, like he didn't do
anything. The track was nice and quiet, he was relaxed."
Odintz continued, "I was around the horse when he ran at
Oaklawn and he's just a really nice horse. Professional, tall--he
has a long stride and he knows what he's doing. He can be tough
to saddle in the paddock sometimes, but doing everything else,
he's a beautiful horse to be around."
Belmont Probables: Classic Empire (Pioneerof the Nile);
Epicharis (Jpn) (Gold Allure {Jpn}); J Boys Echo (Mineshaft);
Lookin At Lee (Lookin At Lucky); Meantime (Shackleford);
Multiplier (The Factor); Tapwrit (Tapit); True Timber
(Mineshaft); and Twisted Tom (Creative Cause). Belmont
Possibles: Conquest Mo Money (Uncle Mo); Gormley (Malibu
Moon); Irish War Cry (Curlin); and Patch (Union Rags).
SATURDAY, JULY 8, 2017
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slated from June 20 to June 24.
AIt=s an honor to have the opportunity to present the Lane=s
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PROUD ZOE, 10, Proud Accolade--Sophia Sez So, by Wild Event
Foal born Apr. 6, a colt by Tapizar.
Will be bred back to Atriedes.
Owned by WD Thoroughbreds LLC.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: SW of $241,928.
MISS CHAPIN, 16, Royal Academy--Society Dream (Fr), by
Akarad (Fr)
Foal born Apr. 8, a filly by Animal Kingdom.
Will be bred back to Point of Entry.
Owned by Mr. & Mrs. John Amerman.
Boarded at Mill Ridge Farm.
Accomplishments: Dam of Coffee Clique (Medaglia d=Oro),
GISW, $1,063,988; Royal Fury (Langfuhr), MGSP, $313,377; and
Schoolofhardrocks (Rock Hard Ten), SP, $205,900.
SHOP AGAIN, 15, Wild Again--Shopping, by Private Account
Foal born Apr. 8, a filly by Curlin.
Will be bred back to Pioneerof the Nile.
Owned by JAMM, Ltd.
Boarded at Mill Ridge Farm.
Accomplishments: SW, $122,274. Dam of Power Broker (Pulpit),
GISW, $865,612; and Fierce Boots (Tiznow), SW, $103,147.
HOLIDAY SOIREE, 8, Include--Casanova Striker, by Smart Strike
Foal born Apr. 10, a colt by Super Saver.
Will be bred back to Pioneerof the Nile.
Owned by Woodford Thoroughbreds.
Boarded at Woodford Thoroughbreds.
Accomplishments: SW & GISP, $405,642.
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Cupid winning the Gold Cup at Santa Anita | Benoit Photo
CUPID A BOOK 1 SCORE FOR COOLMOREby Joe Bianca
AInside the Winner=s Circle, Presented by Keeneland@ is a series
showcasing graduates of the Keeneland September sale that
have gone on to achieve success on racing=s biggest stages.
It=s difficult to find a horse with more human firepower and
resulting hype behind them than Cupid (Tapit). The gray colt is
by America=s foremost sire, was bought for $900,000 out of the
first book of the prestigious Keeneland September sale
(sales ring video) by
international powerhouse
Coolmore, and is trained by a
horse racing legend in Bob
Baffert.
The colt had a successful
sophomore season in 2016,
but it wasn=t until this past
Saturday, when sent off at
the longest odds of his career
in the GI Gold Cup at Santa
Anita, that Cupid truly
showed the scope of his
potential, dominating the
race formerly known as the
Hollywood Gold Cup in his
4-year-old debut.
Capturing the GII Rebel S.
last March, Cupid was considered a top contender for the GI
Kentucky Derby, but finished 10th in the GI Arkansas Derby and
came out the race diagnosed with an entrapped epiglottis that
required surgery, dashing his first Saturday in May hopes.
Returning to triumph in the GII Indiana Derby and GII West
Virginia Derby last summer, Cupid was shelved for eight months
after fading to finish eighth in the GII Pennsylvania Derby
Sept. 24.
Having to miss his planned prep for the Gold Cup, the
GII Californian S. Apr. 22 at Santa Anita due to a superficial cut
to his hock, Cupid was sent off as a 7-1 outsider in the Gold Cup
and found a cozy stalking spot in fourth. Tugging rider Rafael
Bejarano to the lead not long after the half-mile pole, he
strongly kicked clear despite drifting in and being slow to switch
leads and came home a no-doubt winner in easily the best
performance of his career.
ATo come off an eight-month layoff and win a Grade I is a huge
achievement,@ said Dermot Ryan, manager of Coolmore
America. ABob Baffert and his team deserve a lot of credit for
getting him there after things didn=t go to plan in the Californian,
and obviously it illustrates Cupid=s talent as well.@
While the KEESEP price tag for Cupid was a substantial one, his
dam, Pretty n= Smart (Beau Genius), is no stranger to dropping
coveted offspring. Originally bought for $40,000 as a Keeneland
November weanling in 1998, the graded stakes-placed mare=s
first foal sold for $175,000 as a KEESEP yearling and her next
three foals to sell, including graded stakes winners Ashley=s Kitty
(Tale of the Cat) and Heart
Ashley (Lion Heart), were
six-figure purchases as well.
This success led Pretty n=
Smart to sell for $525,000 as
a 2008 KEENOV broodmare
and after throwing two more
foals who hammered for
$350,000 and $490,000 as
yearlings, she broke the
seven-figure mark when her
Tapit colt Dream Team went
for an even $1 million to the
Coolmore contingent at
KEESEP in 2013, one year
before Cupid sold.
Tom Van Meter of Van
Meter Sales consigned Dream Team, as well as the $490,000
colt, Indianapolis (Medaglia d=Oro), also a Coolmore buy, in
2012.
A[Cupid]=s two immediate older siblings had been our
highest-selling yearlings in their respective years,@ Van Meter
told the Keeneland sales team. ABoth of those colts were
immensely talented, but unluckily were never able to show their
true abilities at the racetrack.@
Pretty n= Smart produced her second consecutive Tapit colt in
Cupid, and Van Meter saw a difference in him from his sire=s
more typically aggressive offspring.
AMany of the Pulpit/Tapit line horses can be plenty fierce, but
this colt had a lovely, sweet disposition,@ he said. AHe was a
mature, correct, long-barreled yearling and a very good walker.
At the sale, he was very popular and seemed to land on the list
of all the big boys.@
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Cupid with jubilant jockey Rafael Bejarano | Benoit Photo
Bob Baffert after the Gold Cup
Benoit Photo
Click above to watch Cupid roll to victory
in the GI Gold Cup S. at Santa Anita
Another Tapit--Pretty n= Smart production, the filly Sweet
Assassin, upheld her dam=s sale standard when going for
$500,000 to Solis/Litt at KEESEP in 2015, and she has yet one
more Tapit filly set to sell with Van Meter this September, as
well as an American Pharoah filly born Feb. 17.
Cupid=s Gold Cup heroics were part of a big weekend for
Keeneland September yearling graduates at Santa Anita, as
superstar turf distaffer Lady Eli (Divine Park), a $160,000
purchase at the sale in 2013, conquered the GI Gamely S. earlier
on the Saturday card.
Lady Eli, however, was already
a multiple Grade I-winner, while
Cupid=s initial top-level score
cemented him as a valuable
stallion prospect after
retirement.
AHe=s an exceptional looking
horse from a great family and
being a son of Tapit is sure to
make him commercial,@ Ryan
said. AHe was always a horse we
had high hopes for, but to get a
Grade I next to his name really
take him to a new level, and I=m
sure he will prove popular when
the time comes for him to retire at Ashford.@
Ryan went on to explain why Keeneland sales, September in
particular, attract so much of Coolmore=s buying attention in
America.
AOur relationship with Keeneland goes back decades, and their
sales have always been a happy hunting ground for us,@ he said.
AThe importance of Keeneland September is long-established
and each year, they put together a high-quality selection of
horses, particularly at the top end in Book 1. Cupid is a great
example of the type of horse you can find in September. He had
a great page and was a very good-looking horse at the sale.@
Ryan noted that Air Force Blue (War Front), who took home
European champion 2-year-old male honors for Coolmore in
2015 after winning a trio of Group 1's and is now standing at
Ashford, was also part of their 2014 KEESEP haul, hammering for
$490,000.
After winning the Gold Cup, Baffert reflected on the circuitous
route Cupid took as a sophomore and the development of his
charge from age three to four.
AWe took the back roads with Cupid last year and made over a
million dollars,@ the Hall of Fame conditioner said. ACoolmore
has been great and they kept him in training. They asked me if I
thought he=d get better and I thought he should. We freshened
him up and here we are. He=s changed a lot, he=s really filled out.
He=s always been a beautiful horse. His class showed up and he=s
been working so well.@
All of that human firepower behind Cupid paid off handsomely
Saturday, and thanks in no small part to his victory, it probably
won=t be far in the future when big buyers are knocking heads to
bid on little Cupids at Keeneland September.
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
SHOEMAKER MILE S.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, 1mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Heart to Heart English Channel Terry Hamilton Lynch Leparoux 122
2 What a View Vronsky Finish Line Rcng, LLC, The Ellwood Johnston Black Baze 122
Trst or T.O.V. Stbls
3 Bal a Bali (Brz) Put It Back Calumet Farm Mandella Smith 126
4 Farhaan Jazil Matthew Schera D'Amato Prat 122
5 Free Rose Munnings Abbondanza Racing, LLC or McCauley Baltas Arroyo, Jr. 122
6 Gangster Street Boss Reddam Racing, LLC O'Neill Gutierrez 122
7 Bolo Temple City Golden Pegasus Racing, Inc. & Earle I. Mack, LLC Gaines Nakatani 122
Breeders: 1-Red Hawk Ranch, 2-Old English Rancho, Patsy Berumen &Sal Berumen, 3-Haras Santa Maria de Araras, 4-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 5-Nathan
John McCauley, 6-Adena Springs, 7-Spendthrift Farm, LLC
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
BEHOLDER MILE S.-GI, $400,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1m
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Vale Dori (Arg) Asiatic Boy (Arg) Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Maktoum Baffert Bejarano 126
2 Stellar Wind Curlin Hronis Racing, LLC Sadler Espinoza 126
3 Show Stealer Eskendereya George Krikorian Sherman Stevens 122
4 Finest City K City Zip Seltzer Thoroughbreds Kruljac Smith 122
5 Faithfully K Smart Strike Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. & Lunsford Baffert Prat 122
Breeders: 1-Abolengo, 2-Keswick Stables & Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC, 3-George Krikorian, 4-HnR Nothhaft Horseracing, LLC, 5-KatieRich Farms
Saturday, Penn National, post time: 7:45 p.m. EDT
PENN MILE S.-GII, $500,000, 3yo, 1mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Bronson K Medaglia d'Oro Mathis Stable LLC Pletcher Gaffalione 122
2 Shiraz Tale of the Cat Three Diamonds Farm Maker Carmouche 116
3 Time to Travel Hard Spun Garland Williamson Matz Prado 116
4 Cistron K The Factor Hronis Racing LLC and Little Red Feather Racing Sadler Lopez 118
5 Mo Maverick K Uncle Mo R. A. Hill Stable and Gatsas Stables Weaver Lynch 116
6 Holiday Stone K Harlan's Holiday Hill, Jim and Susan Weaver Saez 116
7 Bonus Points Majestic Warrior Three Diamonds Farm Pletcher Bisono 118
8 Big Score Mr. Big George Krikorian Yakteen Castellano 122
9 Prize Fight K Tiznow Three Diamonds Farm Maker Carmouche 116
10 Frostmourne K Speightstown Green Lantern Stables LLC Clement Ortiz, Jr. 122
Breeders: 1-Ran Jan Racing, Inc., 2-Lambholm, 3-Garland E. Williamson, 4-St. George Farm, LLC, 5-Gentry Stable, 6-Nesco II Limited, 7-Country Life
Farm, 8-George Krikorian, 9-Haras Santa Maria de Araras S. A. &Tiznow Syndicate, 10-Green Lantern Stables, LLC
Saturday, Woodbine, post time: 4:52 p.m. EDT
CONNAUGHT CUP S.-GII, C$175,000, 4yo/up, 7fT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Tower of Texas K Street Sense Thomas F. Van Meter II and Scott Dilworth Attfield Da Silva 116
2 Dimension (GB) Medicean (GB) Riverside Bloodstock LLC Murphy Moran 122
3 Seffeara Old Forester Empress Stable Owens Garcia 116
4 Calgary Cat Cowtown Cat Stephen Chesney and Cory S. Hoffman Attard Contreras 122
5 Take the Stand (Arg) Not For Sale (Arg) Earle I. Mack LLC and Wachtel Stable Mott Campbell 122
6 Commute K Hold Me Back Gabe Grossberg and Sagamore Farm Casse Husbands 116
7 Glenville Gardens Street Cry (Ire) Janice Attard Attard Boulanger 122
8 Hollywood Hideaway Zensational Bruce Lunsford Minshall Hernandez 116
9 Great Wide Open (Ire) Starspangledbanner (Aus) M & J Thoroughbreds LLC & Riverside Bloodstock Murphy Burke 116
Breeders: 1-Anderson Farms (Ontario) Inc. & RodFerguson, 2-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd, 3-Empress Stable, 4-WinStar Farm LLC, 5-Santa Maria de Araras,
6-Meritage LLC, 7-Eugene Melnyk, 8-W. Bruce Lunsford, 9-Newtown Anner Stud
Saturday, Churchill Downs, post time: 5:21 p.m. EDT
ARISTIDES S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 6f
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Wabel K Curlin Flurry Racing Stables, LLC Cox Santana, Jr. 120
2 Abbaa Songandaprayer Thomas Julian Ortiz Marquez, Jr. 120
3 Union Jackson Curlin Stonestreet Stables, LLC Asmussen Geroux 120
4 Wilbo K Candy Ride (Arg) Chris Wilkins Hartman Jimenez 120
5 Recount Limehouse Doubledown Stables, Inc. DiVito Landeros 120
6 The Truth Or Else K Yes It's True Harold Lerner, LLC and Magdalena Racing McPeek Hill 120
7 Schivarelli Montbrook Pike Place Racing and Homewrecker Racing LLC Kenneally Hernandez, Jr. 120
8 Limousine Liberal Successful Appeal Katherine G. Ball Colebrook Lanerie 124
Breeders: 1-Indian Springs Farm, Inc. & Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings, LLC., 2-Marablue Farm LLC, 3-Grace Thoroughbred Holdings LLC,
4-Woodford Thoroughbreds, 5-Barney & Anne Gallagher, 6-Green Lantern Stables, LLC, 7-Ocala Stud, Ebert Vans Inc. & Edward Wiest, 8-Mike & Katherine Ball
Saturday, Monmouth Park, post time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
EATONTOWN S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT
1 Quiet Kitten Kitten's Joy Edinburgh Park Stud Morley Lebron 116
2 Bishop's Pond K Curlin Dubb, Bethlehem & Elkstone Group Servis - 118
3 Tin Type Gal Tapit My Meadowview Farm LLC Motion Gallardo 123
4 Shaan (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Al Shaqab Racing Pletcher Castro 118
5 Cali Thirty Seven K Eskendereya Crush Racing LLC and D.J. Stable LLC Orseno McMahon 120
6 Grand Jete (GB) Dansili (GB) Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Brown Bravo 118
7 Money'soncharlotte K Mizzen Mast George E. Hall Breen Juarez 118
8 Zipessa K City Zip Empyrean Stables Stidham Murrill 123
9 Kyllachy Queen (Ire) Kyllachy (GB) Castleton Lyons, Inc. Clement Lezcano 116
10 Hip Hop N Jazz Speightstown Heider Family Stables LLC Proctor Cruz 118
11 All in Fun K Tapit Stuart S. Janney, III McGaughey III Ferrer 120
12 Light In Paris (Ire) Aussie Rules Martin S. Schwartz Brown Centeno 120
13 Time and Motion Tapit Phillips Racing Partnership Toner Juarez 123
14 Tricky Escape K Hat Trick (Jpn) Jon A. Marshall Ashby Boyce 116
15 Pleasant Mine K Mineshaft St. Elias Stable Margotta, Jr. Gallardo 118
Breeders: 1-Kenneth & Sarah K. Ramsey, 2-Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Kaster, 3-My Meadowview LLC, 4-J. F. Tuthill, 5-Atlas Farm LLC & Conor Doyle,
6-Juddmonte Farms Ltd, 7-Dr. Oscar Benavides, 8-G. Watts Humphrey Jr. & Sally S. Humphrey, 9-Sc. Blueberry S R L, 10-Courtney Heider, 11-Winchell
Thoroughbreds, LLC, 12-Haras du Mezeray, 13-Phillips Racing Partnership, 14-Robert B. Trussell Jr. & John T.L. Jones III, 15-Catherine Parke & Oakbrook Farm
In racing, we hear the word Normandy and im-
mediately think Deauville, Arqana Sales, the
lovely Clairefontaine Racecourse, Calvados,
apple tarts and caramel. But to the world, of
course, three-quarters of a century ago, Nor-
mandy represented something far more sem-
inal; the largest invasion in history and by the
time the battle of Normandy was over, more
than 50,000 Allied troops had given their lives
in an effort which resulted in the turning point
in the war. In this edition of TDN Weekend, we
offer advice on exploring Normandy’s World
War II history while you’re in Deauville for your
equine pursuits this summer. We also profile
successful owner Michael Dubb, whose Anna
House is changing the lives of the children of
Belmont’s backstretch workers; talk vintage
top hats (and tails) with Ascot’s official top-hat
licensee, Kristian Robson; tell you why if you’re
going to the Melbourne Cup, you should start
planning right now; and bring you a special edi-
tion of The Last Word with Angel Cordero Jr.,
who has some fascinating revelations you’ve
never heard before.
Sue Finley, Co-Publisher
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Stakes Winning and/or Stakes Producing Maresfor publication in the TDN.
DATE SET FOR DELTA DOWNS JACKPOT The $1-million GIII Delta Downs Jackpot for 2-year-olds will be
held at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel Saturday
afternoon, Nov. 18, it was announced. This year will mark the
15th anniversary of the Delta Downs Jackpot, which is contested
at 1 1/16 miles on a dirt surface. The race is the second richest
in the country for juveniles. Since its inception the race has
produced a total of 16 starters, including 10 over the last five
years, for the GI Kentucky Derby. Last year=s Delta Downs
Jackpot was won by Gunnevera (Dialed In). AThe Jackpot Day
program continues its rich tradition of attracting top quality race
horses each year,@ said Steve Kuypers, Vice President and
General Manager of Delta Downs Racetrack Casino & Hotel.
ANot only do the best horses come to Vinton for the event, but
many of racing=s top jockeys, trainers and owners take part in a
program as well. Our team will be ready to put on another
spectacular show Nov. 18.@
Wednesday=s Results:
8th-IND, $32,500, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($30,000), 5-31, 3yo, f,
1mT, 1:36.29, fm.
RUM GO (f, 3, Mizzen Mast--Pina Colada, by Speightstown)
graduated second out in her turf debut Aug. 4 at Delaware and
ran a third at over 84-1 when stepped up into the GIII JPMorgan
Chase Jessamine S. Oct. 12. Filling the same slot behind >TDN
Rising Star= Stallion Heiress (Exchange Rate) in the Joseph E.
Spanky Broussard Memorial S. Feb. 11 at Fair Grounds, she was
seventh when last seen there Mar. 27 in her final start for the
Tom Proctor barn. Made the 11-5 second choice in this spot, the
gray settled in third behind a runaway pacesetter through splits
of :23.59 and :47.56. Inching within two lengths of the front at
the top of the far turn, she burst through a seam turning for
home and drew clear to score over favored Cha Cha Magic
(Mizzen Mast) by two lengths. The winner=s dam is responsible
for a juvenile Eskendereya filly named Eskenforadrink and was
bred to Magna Graduate last spring. Lifetime Record: GSP,
6-2-0-2, $59,850. Click for the Equibase.com chart.
O-Elisabeth H. Alexander, Madaket Stables LLC and & Michael
Dubb; B-Elisabeth H. Alexander (KY); T-Brad H. Cox.
NYRA to Host Handicapping Tournament for College & AlumniDay: The New York Racing Association will host the first-everCollege & Alumni Day Handicapping Tournament during the2017 summer season at Saratoga Race Course Friday, July 28.College students and alumni will be invited to test theirhandicapping skills in a live money tournament for theopportunity to win up to a $5,000 scholarship for their almamater from the New York Racing Association. AIn the spirit of friendly collegiate rivalry, we're excited towelcome students and alumni to participate in our firsthandicapping tournament of this kind at Saratoga Race Course.Not only does the event provide an outlet for friends to cometogether during the summer months, but it's also a great way toraise scholarship funds for colleges and universities,@ said NewYork Racing Association Senior Vice President and ChiefExperience Officer Lynn LaRocca. AWe look forward to seeing adisplay of school pride at the Spa this summer.@
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INDUSTRY INFO
Blue Grass Soccer Tournament Saturday:
For the sixth straight year, 16 Central Kentucky Thoroughbred
farms and services will be competing for the Championship
Silver Cup in the Blue Grass Farms Charities' Soccer Tournament
at historic Dixiana Farm in Lexington Saturday June 3, from
2:30-8 p.m. The highly contested 15-game, single-elimination
event continues throughout the week, with the championship
game taking place the following Saturday at 2 p.m.
The tournament supports Blue Grass Farms Charities'
benevolence services and educational, family, and recreational
programs for Thoroughbred farm worker families and is free and
open to the public. Food trucks, service vendors, and children's
activities will be on site. Teams competing for the championship
title include: Ashford Stud, Back Stretch Track, Calumet Farm,
Dixiana Farm, Gainesway Farm, Juddmonte Farms, Lane's End
Farm, Lexington FC, Millennium Farms, Ramsey Farm, Rood &
Riddle Equine Hospital, Stephen Hillenmeyer Landscape
Services, St. George Sales/Blackwood Stables, Summer Wind
Farm, Taylor Made Farm, and Three Chimneys Farm.
KY Horse Park Run/Walk Club Returns:
The Kentucky Horse Park Run/Walk Club returns to the park
Monday nights this summer, June 5 to Sept. 25, from 5-8 p.m.,
with the exception of Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4. The free
event is open to people of all ages who would like to run or walk
the park's scenic grounds, and the event is family-friendly and
leashed dogs are welcome.
Participants have the option to go on the 2-mile route and add
on an additional 1.5-mile loop, if they choose. The Kentucky
Horse Park Run/Walk Club is adding a complimentary yoga class
to its activities throughout the summer this year, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
provided by Chelsey Reid of The Studio in Georgetown, suitable
for both beginners and experienced practitioners. Also new this
year, special museum exhibits and other areas of the park will
be featured each week for participants to see and enjoy.
The park will have a variety of food and beverage offerings,
including local craft beers and food trucks, information tables
and horse meet-and-greets will be available. Special guests and
entertainment will be available on select nights throughout the
summer. Cyclists are welcome to join the Bluegrass Cycling Club
that leaves the park at 6 p.m. for rides through Lexington and
Georgetown.
A weekly schedule of guests, food trucks and entertainment
will be posted on the park's website and social media sites.
NTRA Headquarters to Downtown Lexington:
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association will relocate its
headquarters to downtown Lexington, Ky., after nearly 20 years
at suburban office parks on the outskirts of the city, the
organization announced Wednesday. A lease has been signed
for 4,850 square feet of office space at The Square, a collection
of 16 historic buildings that has been at the heart of Lexington
since the 1880s, and the move will be complete by Aug. 1.
Said Lexington Mayor Jim Gray: AWhat better place for the
National Thoroughbred Racing Association than the heart of the
Horse Capital of the World? Welcome to downtown!@ NTRA
President and CEO Alex Waldrop added, AOur new downtown
location will allow us to further integrate the NTRA into the
Lexington community, while offering our employees a dynamic
work environment. Downtown Lexington continues to undergo a
dramatic renaissance and we are proud to be a part of it.@
TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 3 OF 4 • THETDN.COM THURSDAY • JUNE 1, 2017
BREEDERS’ EDITION
IN BRITAIN:
Gloriosus, c, 3, Lonhro (Aus). See ABritain.@
IN FRANCE
No Joy, c, 3, by Kitten=s Joy. See AFrance.@
First-crop starters to watch: Thursday, June 1Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2014 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
ANTHONY'S CROSS (Indian Charlie), Pleasant Acres Stallions, $2.5K, 18/0/0
4-GP, Msw 5f, Seminole Charlie, 20-1
BRETHREN (Distorted Humor), Pleasant Acres Stallions, $6K, 37/0/0
4-GP, Msw 5f, +Goody, 9-2
FLAT OUT (Flatter), Spendthrift Farm, $10K, 104/1/0
3-PRM, Msw 4 1/2f, +Bristol's Music, $13K TTA APR 2yo, 9-2
FORTY TALES (Tale of the Cat), Sequel Stallions New York, $6.5K, 25/0/0
1-BEL, Msw 5f, Forty Nights, $2K KEE SEP yrl, 4-1
GRAYDAR (Unbridled's Song), Taylor Made Stallions, $15K, 99/0/0
1-PID, Msw 4 1/2f, +Litigator, $65K FTK JUL yrl, 5-1
ORB (Malibu Moon), Claiborne Farm, $25K, 99/0/0
4-GP, Msw 5f, +Scrapper, $600K OBS MAR 2yo, 2-1
SMILING TIGER (Hold That Tiger), Harris Farms, $5K, 72/0/0
3-SA, Msw 4 1/2f, +Spiced Perfection, $50K BAR MAR 2yo, 5-2
Second-crop starters to watch: Thursday, June 1Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
CALIMONCO (Storm Cat), Ballena Vista Farm, $1.5K, 48/6/0
3-SA, Msw 4 1/2f, +Calimonco Action, $22K BAR SEL yrl, 12-1
CREATIVE CAUSE (Giant's Causeway), Airdrie Stud, $15K, 174/33/3
7-SA, Aoc 6f, Will Tell, 5-2
DOMINUS (Smart Strike), Spendthrift Farm, $6.5K, 85/21/2
7-CD, Alw 1 1/16mT, Ingadore, $12K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1
EMPIRE WAY (Empire Maker), Lovacres Ranch, $5K, 57/5/0
3-SA, Msw 4 1/2f, West Princess, $14K RNA ARZ NOV yrl, 5-1
3-SA, Msw 4 1/2f, Dee Way to Go, $13K BAR OCT yrl, 4-1
3-SA, Msw 4 1/2f, +Luna's Empire, $25K RNA ARZ NOV yrl, 5-1
EYE OF THE LEOPARD (A.P. Indy), Calumet Farm, 35/4/0
6-CT, Msw 6 1/2f, Chef Karen, $5K EAS OCT yrl, 2-1
GEMOLOGIST (Tiznow), WinStar Farm, $15K, 205/33/3
5-BEL, Alw 6f, Ingrid, $140K KEE SEP yrl, 4-1
GET STORMY (Stormy Atlantic), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 142/22/1
2-PRM, Aoc 1m, Big Storm Coming, 12-1
JERSEY TOWN (Speightstown), Darby Dan Farm, $10K, 90/11/0
4-GP, Msw 5f, +King Angelus, $3K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1
MACHEN (Distorted Humor), Baird Racing Stable, 47/3/0
2-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, Just a Lil Lukey, 5-1
RULE BY NIGHT (Malibu Moon), Wynoaks Farm, $2K, 3/0/0
1-BEL, Msw 5f, +Thanxforlastnite, 6-1
SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 208/36/2
5-BEL, Alw 6f, Decorator Jenn, $42K EAS MAY 2yo, 4-1
STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini), Ashford Stud, $17.5K, 162/42/2
8-BEL, Aoc 1 1/16m, Thirstforthecup, $170K OBS APR 2yo, 5-1
8-BEL, Aoc 1 1/16m, Stay Fond, 5-1
THAT'S RICH (Chapel Royal), 6/0/0
9-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, Rich Cowboys, 20-1
9-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, +Eyes Be Bad Too, 15-1
2-CT, Msw 4 1/2f, +R and R Boy, 15-1
THREE CHOPT ROAD (Rock Slide), 9/1/0
8-CT, Alw 6 1/2f, Prince of the Road, 10-1
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
4th-PID, $36,040, 5-30, 3yo/up, 5 1/2f (AWT), 1:03.07, ft.
STEVIS MAN (g, 7, Senor Amigo--G Man's Diamond, by
Pembroke) Lifetime Record: 27-11-0-7, $186,249. O-W. John
Bourke & Thomas A. Liederbach; B-William O. Howard (KY);
T-W. John Bourke.
4th-IND, $34,500, (S), 5-31, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m 70y,
1:43.26, ft.
PEYTON'S PASS (f, 4, Pass Rush--Colorado Song {MGSP,
$164,928}, by Pine Bluff) Lifetime Record: 8-5-2-0, $162,596.
O-Mast Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Crystal Chapple (IN); T-Robert M.
Gorham.
2nd-IND, $32,500, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 5-31, 3yo/up,
6f, 1:09.98, ft.
BATTLE TAP (c, 4, Smart Strike--War Echo {GSW, $284,387}, by
Tapit) Lifetime Record: 15-3-1-2, $105,971. O-Dundalk 5 LLC &
N P H Stable; B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Paul E.
Holthus.
The Breeders’ Farm859.294.0030 | spendthriftfarm.com
Dynaformer – Brisquette, by Unbridled’s Song
Fee: $3,500 S&N | Breed Secure: $5,000
Colt o/o MSP Henry’s Posse
Bred by Orange Grove Thoroughbreds
FIRST FOALS by Dynaformer’s
Classic-performing son are arriving -
and they are gold.
G1-Placed Son of DYNAFORMER– Like TEMPLE CITY
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TDN CRITERIA The races covered in the TDN are as follows:
• Stakes: purses of $50,000/up
• Allowance Races: purses of $20,000/up
• Optional Claiming Races: purses of $20,000/up
• Maiden Special Weight Races: purses of $18,000/up
• Maiden Claiming Races: purses of $18,000/up & a minimum
claiming price of $40,000
4th-TDN, $32,100, (S), 5-31, (NW16M), 3yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:05.46,
ft.
ALLISEEISGOLD (h, 5, Purge--Braun 'n Gold, by Forestry)
Lifetime Record: MSP, 11-6-1-3, $191,860. O-Beechwood Racing
Stable LLC & Capehart Equine; B-Beechwood Racing Stable (OH);
T-Sharon Ruberto.
6th-TDN, $24,000, 5-31, (C), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.82, ft.
KYLE (c, 4, Saint Anddan--Kitty Kitty Kitty, by Wildcat Heir)
Lifetime Record: 8-2-1-1, $33,060. O/T-Olivo I. Inirio;
B-Guadalupe Olvera (FL). *$7,500 2yo '15 OBSOPN.
7th-IND, $24,000, (S), 5-31, (C), 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f, 1:04.62, ft.
WHISTLE STOP (f, 3, Into Mischief--Whistlin' Jean {SW,
$192,007}, by Pure Prize) Lifetime Record: SP, 10-4-1-0,
$125,520. O-Penny S. Lauer; B-Michael E. & Penny S. Lauer (IN);
T-Michael E. Lauer.
3rd-MNR, $20,079, 5-30, (NW4L), 3yo/up, 7fT, 1:25.51, yl.
BANDAR (g, 4, Quien--Bernie's Song, by Bernstein) Lifetime
Record: 14-4-2-2, $59,820. O/B-John Elkins (KY); T-Luis A.
Jurado.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Precious Angel, f, 3, Biondetti--Trolley's Last, by Fusaichi
Pegasus. LAD, 5-31, 6 1/2f, 1:18.98. B-Woodford
Thoroughbreds, LLC. (FL). *$5,000 2yo '16 OBSOPN.
Beautiful Honduras, f, 3, Brahms--I Don't Know Who, by
Housebuster. LAD, 5-30, 1m 70y (off turf), 1:45.42. B-Richard P
Hessee (AR). *$1,000 RNA Ylg '15 ESLYRL.
Chevy to the Levy, f, 3, Maclean=s Music--Secret Scheme (SW &
GISP, $153,550), by Precocity. IND, 5-31, (S), 6f, 1:11.37. B-Hill
'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc (IN). *$102,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP;
$240,000 2yo '16 OBSMAR.
Bang, f, 4, Spanish Steps--Still Torrid, by Torrential. IND, 5-30,
(S), 1 1/16mT, 1:47.57. B-Ray Owen & Steve Martinez (IN).
Broken and Trained by Randy Bradshaw
Hill ‘n’ Dale Bred, Raised and Sold
