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FEATURE PRESENTATION • GIII DELTA JACKPOT
OCHO OCHO OCHO L->EIGHT= ON THE SCENE
Owner Deron Pearson has really stepped up his
involvement in the Thoroughbred business in 2014,
and purchased six horses--including Ocho Ocho Ocho
(Street Sense)--for just over $1.2 million at the OBS
April Sale. He augmented that spend by signing for a
whopping 18 horses for over $3.8 million at Keeneland
September. One of four
horses to ship in from
the West Coast for
Saturday=s $1-million
GIII Delta Jackpot S.,
Ocho Ocho Ocho repaid
at least some of his
owner=s hefty
investment, proving
narrowly best following
a final-furlong
throwdown with Zayat
Stables= Mr. Z (Malibu
Moon). Far Right
(Notional) finished an
unlucky third.
A $50,000 Keeneland
Ocho Ocho Ocho
September graduate,
Coady photographer
worked an eighth of a
mile in a green :10 1/5,
and--catalogued as hip 888--was hammered down to
Pearson for $200,000, the most expensive of the nine
Street Sense juveniles to go under the hammer in
2014. Sent off at debut odds of 4-1 going 5 1/2
furlongs over the Santa Anita main track Oct. 11, Ocho
Ocho Ocho rallied professionally from third to score by
a length and was sent off the 4-5 chalk for the
Juvenile Turf Sprint in the Breeders= Cup Saturday
opener when it was washed onto the main track.
Despite arguing fast fractions of :21.46 and :43.96,
the dark bay streaked home by 5 3/4 lengths,
becoming a J “TDN Rising Star” J. Cont. p3
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>BRANDI,= YOU=RE A FINE GIRL
Many hardened race observers figured that Willis
Horton=s J “TDN Rising Star” J Take Charge
Brandi (Giant=s Causeway) got away with one last time
in the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies Nov. 1, leading
throughout over a Santa Anita track that likely aided
her front-running cause. Just
three weeks removed from
that 61-1 boilover, Horton
and trainer D. Wayne Lukas
rolled the dice and sent the
flashy chestnut filly down to
Vinton for a crack at
Saturday=s GIII Delta Princess
S. in an attempt to further
enhance her championship
credentials. Whether she did
enough in those 99 seconds
to sway enough voters will be
determined over the next
Take Charge Brandi
eight weeks, but for the time
Coady Photography
being, Take Charge Brandi
backed up her Southern
California effort with a pace-pressing victory over the
maiden Skipalute (Midnight Lute) and the somewhat
unlucky Majestic Presence (Majestic Warrior). AWe don't
have a vote, but we sure think it moves us in the right
direction,@ Lukas opined after the race, adding that
strong consideration will be given for a start in the
$350,000 GI Starlet S. Dec. 13, to be run for the first
time at Los Alamitos. Cont. p4
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TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 3 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Saturday, Delta Downs
DELTA DOWNS JACKPOT S.-GIII, $1,000,000, DED, 11-22, 2yo,
1 1/16m, 1:45 2/5, ft.
1--@OCHO OCHO OCHO, 119, c, 2, by Street Sense
1st Dam: Winner, by Horse Chestnut (SAf)
2nd Dam: Pennant Champion, by Mr. Prospector
3rd Dam: Personal Ensign, by Private Account
($50,000 yrl '13 KEESEP; $200,000 2yo ‘14 OBSAPR). O-DP Racing
LLC; B-Siena Farms LLC (KY); T-James M Cassidy; J-Mike E Smith.
$600,000. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $693,600. *1/2 to Private Ensign
(A.P. Indy), GSP, $124,384. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
A GARY YOUNG 2YO-IN-TRAINING SALES RECOMMENDATION
2--Mr. Z, 117, c, 2, Malibu Moon--Stormy Bear, by Storm Cat. ($60,000
RNA yrl '13 KEESEP; $135,000 yrl '13 FTKOCT). O-Zayat Stables
LLC; B-Richard D Maynard (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas. $180,000.
Training Graduate
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3--Far Right, 117, c, 2, Notional--Zindi, by Vindication. ($2,500 yrl '13
KEEJAN). O-Harry T Rosenblum; B-Nossabllc & Patrick J Crowley
(KY); T-Ron Moquett. $100,000.
Margins: NO, 4, 2HF. Odds: 2.60, 3.10, 23.20.
Also Ran: Saratoga Heater, Dekabrist, Wake Up Nick, Red Button,
Prime Engine, Golden Actor, Conquest Tsunami. Scratched: Two Six
Wins, Unblunted.
Delta Jackpot S. cont.
Wake Up Nick (Cindago) stumbled leaving the stalls,
but showed early speed, only to be overtaken by
Conquest Tsunami (Stormy Atlantic) and the well-bet
Prime Engine (Northern Afleet). Mr. Z raced by his
lonesome in third, and Mike Smith took advantage and
dropped Ocho Ocho Ocho down into a ground-saving
spot in fourth. The pacesetters dueled on a nearsuicidal pace of :22.27 for the opening two furlongs.
Mr. Z shaded Ocho Ocho Ocho for third, and while that
one went up three wide to vie for the lead at the halfmile marker, Smith sent the favorite up the fence to
lead inside of Prime Engine entering the turn. Under a
head=s-up move by Paco Lopez, the Zayat runner
loomed up three deep to lead at the quarter pole, but
Ocho Ocho Ocho responded in kind, took command just
inside the eighth pole and outfought Mr. Z to the
money. Far Right was detached from the field early
with no visible excuse, but made a monster middle
move into contention down the backstretch. He went
for a run inside of the eventual winner nearing the
stretch, but was checked hard at the quarter pole, lost
some momentum and re-rallied late to be third. A
subsequent claim of foul was disallowed. The winner=s
third dam is the incomparable undefeated champion
Personal Ensign.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs.
VIDEO.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 4 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Saturday, Delta Downs
DELTA DOWNS PRINCESS S.-GIII, $400,000, DED,
11-22, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:39 3/5, ft.
1--TAKE CHARGE BRANDI, 122, f, 2, by Giant=s Causeway
1st Dam: Charming, by Seeking the Gold
2nd Dam: Take Charge Lady, by Dehere
3rd Dam: Felicita, by Rubiano
($435,000 yrl '13 KEESEP). O-Willis D Horton;
B-Charming Syndicate (KY); T-D Wayne Lukas;
J-Paco Lopez. $240,000. Lifetime Record: GISW,
7-3-1-0, $1,410,126. Werk Nick Rating: A+++.
*Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Another GSW from Paramount Sales
2--Skipalute, 117, f, 2, Midnight Lute--Skipstone, by
Montbrook. ($130,000 yrl '13 FTKJUL). O-Gold Mark
Farm LLC & Whisper Hill Farm; B-Morgan's Ford
Farm (VA); T-Eddie Kenneally. $72,000.
3--Majestic Presence, 117, f, 2, Majestic Warrior-Shining Victory, by Victory Gallop. ($100,000 yrl '13
KEESEP). O-Mark DeDomenico LLC & North
American Thoroughbred Horse Company; B-Judy B
Hicks (KY); T-Jerry Hollendorfer. $40,000.
Margins: 1HF, 1, 2HF. Odds: 2.20, 7.80, 5.70.
Also Ran: Danessa Deluxe, Temper Mint Patty, Vivian
Da Bling, Lil Super Bear, Miss Mandate, Sharla Rae,
Spooled. Scratched: Divine Dawn, Lovely Maria.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs.
VIDEO.
Take Charge Brandi debuted with the easiest of
maiden wins at Churchill Downs June 22 and ran with
credit when second to fellow J “TDN Rising Star”
J Fashion Alert (Old Fashioned) after setting a
searching pace in the GIII Schuylerville S. at Saratoga
July 18. Beaten double
digits into fifth behind
yet another J “TDN
Rising Star” J
Cavorting (Bernardini) in
the GII Adirondack S.
Aug. 10, Take Charge
Brandi failed--at least
for the time being--to
improve with a stretch
out in distance, filling
the fifth spot as the
Coady photography
favorite in the
GII Pocahontas S. back at Churchill Sept. 6 and when a
pacesetting eighth from a high draw in Keeneland=s
GI Darley Alcibiades S. Oct. 3. Most would have said
>no mas= at that point, but Lukas is and always has
been willing to gamble and thus put her on a plane for
California. Easily the longest shot in the field of
12 assembled for the Juvenile Fillies, Take Charge
Brandi was pressed along through a :45.99 half-mile
and three-quarters in 1:10.07, but instead of calling it
a day, stayed on to best wide-trip Top Decile
(Congrats) by a half-length to light up the tote.
Delta Princess S. cont. p5
THE GREY GATSBY
Irish Champion Stakes-Gr.1
French Derby-Gr.1 in record time
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Both stay i 15!
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training fo
KINGSTON HILL
St Leger Stakes-Gr.1
Racing Post Trophy-Gr.1
Leading 2nd Crop Sires in Europe
Sire
1 Sea The Stars
2 MASTERCRAFTSMAN
3 Le Havre
Total £
3,424,000
3,406,374
2,101,695
Hyperion Promotions to 20th Nov 2014
European Champion 2YO and Classic-winning 3YO.
European Champion First Crop sire in 2013. Sire of 3 first-crop Classic winners in 2014.
Fee: €40,000
Contact: Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland. Tel: 353-52-6131298. Fax: 353-52-6131382. Christy Grassick, David O’Loughlin, Eddie Fitzpatrick, Tim Corballis, Maurice Moloney, Gerry Aherne,
Mathieu Legars or Jason Walsh. Tom Gaffney, David Magnier, Joe Hernon, Cathal Murphy or Jim Carey: 353-25-31966/31689. Kevin Buckley (UK Rep.) 44-7827-795156.
E-mail: sales@coolmore.ie Web site: www.coolmore.com All stallions nominated to EBF.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 5 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Delta Princess S. cont.
With the aggressive Paco Lopez taking over at the
controls for the first time, Take Charge Brandi was off
a half-step slow in the Princess, but that allowed Lopez
to concede the lead to My Trusty Cat S. romper Vivian
Da Bling (Too Much Bling), who crossed and cleared
and covered the opening quarter-mile in a strong
:22.34. Take Charge Brandi was breathing down the
neck of Vivian Da Bling with the half-mile posted in
:46.44 as the maiden Skipalute improved from
between rivals to be a menacing third. The pacemaker
hoisted the white flag and Take Charge Brandi was in
front with two furlongs to race, but Skipalute
continued to be a menace as they took the sharp turn
into the stretch. But the favorite accelerated nicely off
the turn and stayed on gamely to the line. Majestic
Presence, about four wide into the first turn, saved
some ground down the backstretch, but was a bit onepaced late and settled for third.
Take Charge Brandi is the second foal to race from
Charming, a daughter of champion Will Take Charge=s
dam MGISW Take Charge Lady (Dehere), who cost
$3.2 million as a Keeneland September yearling in
2006. Horton, who gave $425,000 at the 2011
September sale for Will Take Charge, liked Take Charge
Brandi about $10,000 more, going to $435,000 at
Keeneland last September. Horton also acquired a War
Front half-sister to Take Charge Brandi for $1.25
million at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga this past summer.
Saturday, Churchill Downs
CARDINAL H.-GIII, $119,700, CDX, 11-22, 3yo/up,
f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:49 4/5, gd.
1--#@STRIKE CHARMER, 116, f, 4, by Smart Strike
1st Dam: Cat Charmer (SW & GSP, $121,860),
by Storm Cat
2nd Dam: Misconduct, by Criminal Type
3rd Dam: Stick to Beauty, by Illustrious
O/B-Courtlandt Farm (KY); T-David M Carroll; J-Chris
Landeros. $67,535. Lifetime Record: 10-3-3-1,
$206,835. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
LANE’S END Foaled & Raised
2--Pappascat, 116, f, 4, Scat Daddy--Redmeansgo, by
Red Ransom. ($77,000 yrl '11 KEESEP). O-Travis
Morgeson V LLC; B-C Kidder, J K & Linda Griggs
(KY); T-Garry W Simms. $21,785.
3--Antonia Autumn, 114, m, 5, Bernstein--Chipeta
Springs, by Alydar. O-Castleton Lyons; B-Castleton
Lyons & Kilboy Estate (KY); T-Ben Colebrook.
$10,893.
Margins: 2, 1 1/4, 1 3/4. Odds: 12.30, 19.40, 55.80.
Also Ran: I'm Already Sexy, Nellie Cashman, Keening,
Bitty Kitty, Northern Passion, Rosee Is Cozee,
Annabird, Royal Fury, Angegreen (Ity), Honey Lake,
Street of Gold. Scratched: Frivolous, Imposing Grace.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs.
VIDEO.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 6 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Cardinal H. cont.
When they last met in the Kentucky Downs Ladies=
Turf S. Sept. 13, I=m Already Sexy (Ready=s Image)
was the even-money favorite to the near 6-1 about
Strike Charmer. It was 8-5 on the expected pacesetter
yesterday, but double digits on Strike Charmer, who
pounced late to register the upset. A maiden winner
over this course and distance in June 2013, Strike
Charmer was a close fourth in a Saratoga allowance a
couple months later and closed the season with a
runner-up effort beneath the Twin Spires in September.
Reed Palmer photography
The homebred, whose dam was third in this track=s
GII Mrs. Revere S. in 2007, took her first start off an
eight-month absence here May 25 and was fifth back
at the Spa Aug. 2. She added blinkers and dead-heated
for second in upstate New York Aug. 18 ahead of her
effort in Franklin last time out, where she was three
lengths back at the wire. I=m Already Sexy won the
break and set off by her lonesome through apparently
even sectionals of :23.82 and :47.69 and strung out
her rivals behind her. She was given a bit of a breather
by Calvin Borel and backed the pace down a bit to
leave the three-eighths marker behind in 1:13 flat, but
they were taking closer order and Strike Charmer had
slid up the fence from fourth to be in striking distance
at the head of the stretch. The Courtlandt runner
engaged and raced past the pacesetter at the threesixteenths marker with relative ease and outfinished
Pappascat for the victory. Antonia Autumn rounded out
a $14,877 trifecta. "I've got to give [winning trainer]
Dave [Carroll] a lot of the credit,@ offered jockey Chris
Landeros. AThe way she's been training and the way
she presented herself today, gosh, that's what
separates the good ones from the mediocre ones. It
was a blessing to get on her. She was very impressive
today. Everything she did was 110%. I got a little split
when I needed it to. It was just a great trip. When you
have the horse, it makes your job a lot easier."
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 7 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Black-Type Results cont.
Saturday, Gulfstream Park West
MY CHARMER H.-GIII, $115,000, GPW, 11-22,
3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT, 1:52 3/5, gd.
1--@DARING KATHY, 118, f, 3, by Wildcat Heir
1st Dam: Dare to Mambo, by Kingmambo
2nd Dam: Ginny Dare, by Pilgrim
3rd Dam: Seven Arts, by Arts and Letters
O/B-John Eaton & Steve Laymon (FL); T-David
Fawkes; J-Abdiel Jaen. $73,900. Lifetime Record:
9-6-0-2, $356,366. *1/2 to Zeb (Military), GSP,
$231,955. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
nbs graduate
2--Cushion (GB), 116, f, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Attraction
(GB), by Efisio (GB). O-Guy Roxburghe & Mrs John
Magnier; B-Floors Farming (GB); T-Christophe
Clement. $19,000.
3--Lilbourne Eliza (Ire), 117, f, 4, Elusive City--Midnight
Partner (Ire), by Marju (Ire). (i38,000 yrl '11
GOFSPT; 100,000gns 2yo >12 TATHIT). O-Miller
Racing LLC; B-Peter J Doyle Bloodstock Ltd (IRE);
T-Martin D Wolfson. $9,500.
Margins: 1 1/4, NO, 1 1/4. Odds: 4.90, 3.60, 15.10.
Also Ran: Magic of Reality (Fr), Angelica Zapata, The
Blonde Peque, Merilore, Shy's Aly, Triple Arch,
Clearbrook. Scratched: Oasis At Midnight, U. S. S.
O'Brien.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs.
VIDEO.
Daring Kathy, third in two prior tries against graded
company, wasn=t for catching this time. The bay put
together three straight wins when switched to grass,
including Gulfstream=s Honey Ryder S. May 10 and
Starfish Bay S. June 15. A
respectable third in
Saratoga=s GII Lake George
S. July 23, she repeated
that performance in
Woodbine=s GIII Ontario
Colleen S. Aug. 23.
Freshened, she returned
with a strong front-running
performance in this track=s
Daring Kathy
Cellars Shiraz S. last time
Natalie Fawkes
Oct. 18. Facing older fillies
and mares for the first
time here, Daring Kathy took her customary position on
the front end. Under a snug hold through a half mile in
:51.80, Daring Kathy kicked clear in the stretch and
was never seriously threatened late by the rallying
tandem of Cushion and Lilbourne Eliza. AHe [Abdiel
Jaen] rode her perfect,@ trainer David Fawkes said.
AEven the fractions were almost exactly the same.
When I saw them go in almost :25 and then the :51
and change, I was like >Oh my God. It=s over.= He
hadn=t even asked her to do anything. She did
everything he asked the whole race.@ As for what=s
next Fawkes continued, AWe might wait for the Florida
Millions. We=ll just see how she comes out of it.
There=s like three more races coming between here
and the Florida Millions. Then there=s a race later on in
the year after that.@ Daring Kathy is co-owned and cobred by Steve Laymon, who was also partners on GI
Breeders= Cup Filly & Mare Turf heroine Dayatthespa
(City Zip). Daring Kathy is named after Kathy Eaton,
who was celebrating a birthday yesterday. She is the
wife of co-owner/breeder Joe Eaton.
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Black-Type Results cont.
Saturday, Gulfstream Park West
TROPICAL TURF H.-GIII, $100,000, GPW, 11-22,
3yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:50 3/5, gd.
1--LUBASH, 116, h, 7, by Freud
1st Dam: Nasty Cure (SP, $153,122), by Cure the Blues
2nd Dam: Nastica, by Dynastic
3rd Dam: Rolfina, by Tom Rolfe
O-Aliyu Ben J Stables; B-Aliyuee Ben J Stable Inc
(NY); T-Christophe Clement; J-Brice Blanc. $59,520.
Lifetime Record: 39-12-9-4, $1,010,599. *1/2 to
Netcong (Meadow Flight), SP, $327,924. Click for
the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick
Rating: A.
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2--Reporting Star, 121, g, 4, Circular Quay--Classic
Beauty, by Sword Dance (Ire). O-Copper Water
Thoroughbred Company; B-Gilbert G Campbell (FL);
T-Pat Parente. $19,200.
3--Grand Tito, 117, c, 4, Candy Ride (Arg)--Golden
Arches (Fr), by Common Grounds (GB). ($225,000
yrl '11 KEESEP). O-Grupo 7C Racing Stable;
B-Hargus & Sandra Sexton & Ben P Walden Jr (KY);
T-Antonio Sano. $9,600.
Margins: HF, 1HF, HF. Odds: 1.70, 6.50, 15.50.
Also Ran: Lochte, Edge of Reality, Karibu Gardens,
Dreams Cut Short, Rapscallion, Unbridled Command.
Scratched: Csaba, I'm Steppin' It Up, Midnight Cello,
Valid.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs.
VIDEO.
A consistent performer from ages three right through
to this, his 7-year-old campaign, Lubash validated
favoritsm to record a second win at the Grade III level
and crossed the $1-million mark in career earnings in
the process. The homebred, who graduated for a
$35,000 tag against his fellow New York-breds on the
dirt in his second career start, scooped last year=s
GIII Fort Marcy S. while adding over $209,000 to his
bankroll and returned from a six-month hiatus to best
the hard-knocking Kharafa (Kitalpha) in an Apr. 24
allowance over the Aqueduct turf course. The latter
reversed form in the May 31 Kingston S. at Belmont,
but Lubash atoned for that defeat with a popular
allowance score in Elmont July 13. He couldn=t quite
reel in loose-on-the-lead King Kreesa (King Cugat) and
dropped a head decision to that one in the Aug. 24
West Point S., but turned the table on that rival with a
determined neck score in the Ashley T. Cole S. at
Belmont Sept. 14 and was exiting a runner-up effort to
Kharafa in the Mohawk S. on Long Island Oct. 18.
Taking advantage of his low draw in two, Brice Blanc
dropped Lubash into a midfield fourth, three back on
the fence, as Canadian raider Reporting Star put about
five lengths on the field as they raced with one circuit
remaining. Ridden cold by the Frenchman while
clipping the hedge down the backstretch, Lubash took
his cue leaving the three-eighths pole and was ready to
roll at the head of the lane.
Steered out perfectly around Lochte (Medaglia d=Oro)
in upper stretch, Lubash responded to mostly handsand-heels encouragement from Blanc and pegged back
Reporting Star in the final 70 yards for an ultimately
comfortable victory. AHis last race was so good, I
decided to come here for the stakes before he is turned
out,@ said winning trainer Christophe Clement. AHe=s a
fun horse because he really, really wants to win. He
always runs a good race and makes me look good. I like
that.@
Adam Coglianese
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 9 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Black-Type Results cont.
Saturday, Del Mar
RED CARPET H.-GIII, $101,500, DMR, 11-22, 3yo/up,
f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:15 2/5, fm.
1--#@THREE HEARTS, 115, f, 4, by Hat Trick (Jpn)
1st Dam: Secret Heart (SAf) (SW & MG1SP-SAf), by Fort Wood
2nd Dam: Secret Pact (SAf), by Bush Telegraph (SAf)
3rd Dam: Soho Secret (SAf), by Regent Street (Arg)
O/B-Team Valor International (KY); T-Neil D Drysdale;
J-Joseph Talamo. $60,000. Lifetime Record:
14-3-3-3, $192,249. *1/2 to Pluck (More Than
Ready), MGSW, $581,850. Werk Nick Rating: D+.
Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
Foaled & Raised at DENALI STUD
2--Lady of Gold, 119, f, 4, Medaglia d=Oro--Ron's Lady,
by Elhayq (Ire). ($100,000 wlng '10 KEENOV;
$120,000 RNA yrl '11 KEESEP). O-The Elkstone
Group LLC; B-Bert Welker & Clark Shepherd (KY);
T-H Graham Motion. $20,000.
Graduate of Donna Freyer’s Custom Care Equine LLC
3--Lady Pimpernel (GB), 117, f, 4, Sir Percy (GB)-Angeleno (Ire), by Belong to Me. (800gns yrl '11
TATOCT; 8,500gns 2yo >12 TATGNS). O-Triton
Racing LLC; B-Harts Farm Stud (GB); T-Carla Gaines.
$12,000.
Margins: HF, NK, NO. Odds: 29.70, 13.50, 3.70.
Also Ran: Scooter Bird, Winning Rhythm, Appealing
Cat, Left a Message, Hijra (Ire), Bee Brave (GB),
Modernstone (GB), Luscious Lonna.
Scratched: Macaabra (Ire), Soresca (Ire).
Click for the brisnet.com chart or the brisnet.com PPs. VIDEO.
A change of scenery, equipment change and a new
trainer helped vault Three Hearts to a career high here.
Three Hearts, a half-sister to 2010 GII Breeders' Cup
Juvenile Turf hero Pluck (More Than Ready), closed out
her tenure for Graham Motion with a Keeneland
allowance victory in April 2013, her most recent trip to
the winner=s circle. Transferred to Rick Mettee, Three
Hearts was a close third in last term=s GIII Virginia Oaks
in July, then was placed on the shelf for 12 months.
She made three starts since in 2014--all $62,500
optional claimers in New York--most recently pairing up
fourth-place finishes at Saratoga Aug. 18 and Sept. 1,
respectively. Making her first attempt for Hall of Famer
Neil Drysdale with blinkers off and beyond nine
furlongs here, she was placed in a perfect spot in fifth
beneath Joe Talamo through a half mile in :49.52.
Three Hearts continued to draft nicely in fourth as they
made their way around the final turn, gained a narrow
advantage at the top of the stretch and dug in gamely
to prevail for a narrow score while setting the tote a
blaze. This win particular came full circle for
owner/breeder Team Valor=s Barry Irwin. His first
stakes winner as a syndicate manager came by the
way of Political Ambition, who was also trained by
Drysdale. The date? November 22, 1987. The winner=s
dam passed away this past July in Kentucky.
AUSTRALIAN RESULTS
Saturday, Ascot, Australia
CARLTON DRAUGHT-RAILWAY S.-G1, A$1,000,000,
ASC, 11-22, 3yo/up, 8fT, 1:35.59, gd.
1--sELITE BELLE (AUS), 118, m, 6, by Canny Lad (Aus)
1st Dam: Mississippi Belle (Aus), by Marooned (GB)
2nd Dam: Bonus (Aus), by Haulpark (Aus)
3rd Dam: So Stunning (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
O-Peters Investments Pty Ltd Syndicate (Mgr: R J &
Mrs S L Peters); B-Peters Investments Pty Ltd;
T-Grant Williams; J-William Pike; A$612,500.
Lifetime Record: 23-9-5-3, A$1,212,300. *1/2 to
Battle Emblem (Aus) (Second Empire {Ire}), MSW &
MGSP-Aus. Werk Nick Rating: D. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2--Balmont Girl (Aus), 117, f, 4, Balmont--Pocket Aces
(Aus), by Brief Truce. O-C Chua; B-M J Adams;
T-Paula Wagg. A$200,000.
3--Moriarty (Ire), 126, g, 7, Clodovil (Ire)--Justice
System, by Criminal Type. (12,000gns RNA wnlg >08
TATDEC; 52,000gns yrl >09 TATOCT; 90,000gns
HRA >11 TATHIT). O-K Hunt, I Bruce, F Cook, Mrs C
Cook, J T C Lake, B Mathieson, J Pritchard, R Smith
& Werrett Bloodstock P/L (Mgr: N Werrett);
B-Rathasker Stud; T-Chris Waller. A$90,000.
Margins: 3/4, NO, SHD. Odds: 5.00, 8.00, 18.00.
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Railway S. cont.
Also Ran: Smokin= Joey (Aus), Fuchsia Bandana (Aus),
Bass Strait (NZ), Respondent (Aus), Amorino (Aus),
The Cleaner (Aus), Ihtsahymn (Aus), Alma=s Fury (Aus),
Chester Road (Aus), Ranger (Aus), Mr Moet (Aus),
Platinum Rocker (Aus), Fancy Feet (Aus). Scratched:
Express Service (Aus), Miss Rose de Lago (Aus),
Rebelson (Aus), Trading Day (Aus).
The veteran Western Australian mare Elite Belle
pushed her earnings past the million-dollar mark while
earning a first Group 1 win with a gutsy score in
yesterday=s G1 Railway S. Crying out for racing room
while traveling worse than midpack heading into the
closing stages of the race, Elite Belle and jockey
William Pike at last found the opening they needed and
surged to the front inside the final 200 meters. "I=d
started to watch [and get] despondent,@ trainer Grant
Williams told Sky Racing World. "I thought we had too
many horses to get through. In the corner of my eye, I
saw a horse coming through. I thought, >It couldn=t be
Willie could it?= and sure enough, it was.@ Pike added of
Elite Belle, "She doesn=t even travel. She does it from
off the bit and you have got to rely on her and trust
her that she=s got it. She catches you a little bit
unawares but when she lets down, it=s electric.@
Elite Belle has made all 23 of her starts in Western
Australia, and she kicked off 2014 in style with a
victory in the Listed La Trice Classic here Jan. 1. She
was not seen again until May 17, when she checked in
second in the G3 Roma Cup, and she returned two
weeks later to take the G3 Belmont Sprint over 1400
meters before adding the G3 Hyperion S. over a furlong
further June 14. The bay kept the streak alive with a
victory in the G3 Prince of Wales S. in her first outing
as a 6-year-old Oct. 25, and was fourth behind
yesterday=s G1 Winterbottom S. victress Magnifisio
(Aus) (Magnus {Aus}) in the G2 Lee Steere S. in her
prep for this event Nov. 8. Williams said Elite Belle
would move on to the G1 Kingston Town Classic in
two weeks. Click for the Racing Post result or the free
brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Saturday, Ascot, Australia
CROWN PERTH-WINTERBOTTOM S.-G1, A$750,000, ASC, 11-22,
3yo/up, 6fT, 1:10.29, gd.
1--sMAGNIFISIO (AUS), 125, m, 5, by Magnus (Aus)
1st Dam: Ifestio (Aus) (SW-Aus), by Key Business (Aus)
2nd Dam: Dance Hi (Aus), by Key Dancer (NZ)
3rd Dam: Medibelle (Aus), by Medical Man
(A$80,000 yrl ‘11 MMPER) O-A R & Mrs B A MacAlister, Mrs K
Wardle, C MacAlister; B-Rangeview Stud; T-Jim P Taylor; J-Jason
Brown; A$457,500. Lifetime Record: 22-12-4-2, A$1,194,100. Click
for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A+++
*Triple Plus*.
2--Watermans Bay (Aus), 129, g, 6, Eternity Range--Parisian Princess
(Aus), by Ron Bon. O-J & Mrs S M Molloy; B-J Molloy; T-Daniel
Morton. A$150,000.
3--Shining Knight (Aus), 129, g, 6, Blackfriars (Aus)--Cool Business
(Aus), by Key Business (Aus). O/B-Peters Investment Pty Ltd;
T-Grant Williams. A$67,500.
Margins: HD, HF, 1 3/4. Odds: 6.50, 40.00, 13.00.
Also Ran: Testamezzo (Aus), Angelic Light (Aus), Moment of Change
(Aus), Bel Sprinter (Aus), Rock Magic (Aus), Sidestep (Aus), Eclair Big
Bang (NZ), Windswept (Aus), Tiger Pete (Aus). Scratched: Ysmael
(Aus). Click for the Racing Post result or the free
brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree.
Magnifisio survived an inquiry to become the first
Group 1 winner for her sire, Magnus (Aus) (Flying Spur
{Aus}). Magnifisio bested Watermans Bay by a head,
and the latter rival=s rider claimed Magnifisio had cost
him a winning chance with interference 100 meters into
the race. Stewards ultimately decided the interference
was insufficient to warrant changing the order of finish.
The remarkably consistent Manifisio has finished off
the board just twice in 12 outings over the past 12
months, and last December she kicked off a five-race
win streak that encompassed three listed races and
concluded with the G3 Roma Cup May 17, where she
had yesterday=s G1 Railway S. winner Elite Belle (Aus)
(Canny Lad {Aus}) back in second. Magnifisio could
manage only fourth in the Listed Beaufine S. July 12,
and filled the same slot behind Elite Belle in the Oct. 25
G3 Prince of Wales S. Magnifisio once again had that
rival behind her in fourth when taking the G2 Lee
Steere S. prior to this effort Nov. 8. Yesterday=s race
was her first tilt at Group 1 company. Magnus, who
stands at Eliza Park International, is out of Scandinavia
(Aus) (Snippets {Aus}), the second dam of world
champion sprinter Black Caviar (Aus) and her four-time
Group 1-winning 1/2-brother All Too Hard (Aus).
Magnus and All Too Hard, who stands at Vinery Stud,
also share the same sire line, as All Too Hard is by
Casino Prince (Aus), a son of Magnus=s sire Flying Spur.
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BLACK-TYPE PREVIEWS
Sunday, Woodbine, post time: 4:16 p.m. EST
KENNEDY ROAD S.-GII, C$200,000, 3yo/up, 6f (AWT)
PP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
Contreras
Old Forester
Moran
Sharp Humor Campbell
It's No Joke
Husbands
Cowtown Cat Da Silva
First Samurai Wilson
Badge of Silver McAleney
Pioneering
Stein
Go Blue Or Go Home K Bluegrass Cat
Sparrowhawk
Sharp Sensation K
Bear No Joke K
Calgary Cat
Stacked Deck
Jose Sea View K
Black Hornet
TRAINER ML
Baker
6-1
Bowden 20-1
Baker
3-1
Baker
10-1
Attard
2-1
Minshall 12-1
Baker
20-1
Parente 5-2
Thursday, Aqueduct, post time: 2:42 p.m. EST
FALL HIGHWEIGHT H.-GIII, $300,000, 3yo/up, 6f
PP
1
2
3
4
5
6a
7
8a
9
10
11
HORSE
Tightend Touchdown
Weekend Hideaway
Captain Serious
Bakken K
Crafty Dreamer
Salutos Amigos
La Verdad
Strapping Groom
River Rocks
Mewannarose
Bama Bound K
SIRE
Pure Precision
Speightstown
Successful Appeal
Distorted Humor
War Front
Salute the Sarge
Yes It's True
Johannesburg
Western Pride
Bwana Charlie
Rock Hard Ten
JOCKEY
Bravo
Lezcano
Ortiz
Rosario
Davis
Velasquez
Franco
Castellano
Ortiz Jr
Velazquez
Alvarado Jr
TRAINER
Servis
Serpe
Hushion
Brown
Iselin
Jacobson
Rice
Jacobson
Terranova
Englehart
Preciado
WT
127
127
123
127
124
127
126
127
127
124
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HONG KONG PREVIEWS
ANOTHER FORWARD MOVE FOR ATTACK?
The cards were plenty stacked against Military
Attack (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) when he made his first start
in over five months in the Sha Tin Trophy H. Oct. 26.
Not only did he have the lengthy layoff to overcome,
but he was also
racing at a 1600meter trip short of
his best, was asked
to shoulder top
weight of 133
pounds and was
having his first run
for the Caspar
Fownes barn. All of
that added up to a
Military Attack (2)
HKJC.com
package that was
sent off at 13-1, but
the 2012-2013 Horse of the Year surged late to nip
champion miler Gold-Fun (Ire) (Le Vie dei Colori {GB})
en route to this next logical step in the G2 Jockey Club
Cup.
The 6-year-old stretches out to his best distance
today at which he annexed the 2013 G1 Queen
Elizabeth II Cup and last year=s Hong Kong Gold Cup.
While Military Attack is drawn well in stall four, reigning
Horse of the Year Designs on Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman
Emperor {Ire}) has a wider alley in gate 10, but Joao
Moreira should be able to work out a trip for the comefrom-behinder. Winner of last year=s QE II Cup over this
course and distance, the 4-year-old subsequently
disappointed when tried over 2400 meters and went to
the shelf. He was expected to move forward off an
excellent third to Gold-Fun in the Celebration Cup H.
over seven furlongs Oct. 5, but could not rally off a
slow pace in the Sha Tin Trophy three weeks later and
was beaten just over three lengths into eighth. He
should be running late if the fractions are more genuine
this time around. Willie Cazals (Ire) (Aussie Rules) and
Dominant (Ire) (Cacique {Ire}) are using this as a prep
for the 2400-meter G1 Hong Kong Vase. The latter
upset that event in 2013, but has been in poor form in
two tries this term, while Willie Cazals just failed in the
Sa Sa Ladies= Day Purse H. Nov. 9.
Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 3:40 a.m. EST
BOCHK WEALTH MANAGEMENT JOCKEY CLUB CUP-G2,
HK$3,875,000 (US$499,690), 3yo/up, 2000mT
SC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
PP
4
10
6
12
2
7
1
9
3
5
8
11
HORSE
SIRE
Military Attack (Ire) Oratorio (Ire)
Designs on Rome (Ire) Hly Rmn Emprr (Ire)
Blazing Speed (GB) Dylan Thomas (Ire)
Dominant (Ire)
Cacique (Ire)
California Memory K Highest Honor (Fr)
Endowing (Ire)
Danehll Dncr (Ire)
Bubble Chic (Fr)
Chichicstengo (Fr)
Willie Cazals (Ire)
Aussie Rules
Sunny Ying (GB)
Haafhd
Mr Gnocchi (Aus)
Hard Spun
Helene Super Star War Front
Travel Brand (GB) Beat Hollow (GB)
Hong Kong Previews cont. p12
JOCKEY
Purton
Moreira
Callan
Mosse
Chadwick
Prebble
Teetan
Whyte
N Rawiller
Rispoli
Demuro
Atzeni
TRAINER ODDS
Fownes
2-1
Moore
2-1
A Cruz
15-2
Moore
20-1
A Cruz
13-1
Size
17-2
Hall
48-1
A Cruz
7-1
Moore
77-1
Shum
36-1
A Cruz
12-1
Yip
97-1
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 12 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON?
>NINE= PRIMED FOR COMEBACK
Himself a two-time Horse of the Year in Hong Kong,
Ambitious Dragon (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) won the 2012
G1 Hong Kong Mile, and--remarkably--will look to get
back to that race in today=s G2 Jockey Club Mile. The
bay was sixth behind Military Attack in the 2013 QE II
Cup, but a tendon injury sent him to the sidelines and
put his career in serious jeopardy. But he was nursed
back to health by
trainer Tony Millard
and outran odds of
13-1 to get to within
3/4 of a length of
Military Attack when
they squared off in
the Sha Tin Trophy
Oct. 26. AHe=s still a
little bit on the heavy
side and this race will
hopefully put him
Ambitious Dragon
Horsephotos
right,@ Millard
commented. AIf he can win it--well, that=s in the hands
of the gods. I=m very happy with him and I think
whatever he does there=s still going to be improvement
in him for the Internationals.@ Ambitious Dragon hinted
that he has come on for that effort with a >victorious=
barrier trial over five grassy furlongs Nov. 14 (video).
AHis barrier trial was good, I was very happy with that
warm-up trial, he=s sharpened up,@ added Millard. GoldFun (Ire) (Le Vie dei Colori {GB}), winner of half of his
16 local starts, was second to Glorious Days (Aus)
(Hussonet) in last year=s Hong Kong Mile and was
impressive in the Celebration Cup before just failing to
last in the Sha Tin Trophy. Able Friend (Aus)
(Shamardal) looked a champion miler in the making last
season, including a defeat of Designs on Rome in the
Hong Kong Classic Mile, but was defeated at odds-on
in the G1 Champions Mile to conclude his season. The
4-year-old was forced to carry top weight in his
seasonal return in the Premier Bowl H. Oct. 26 and
loomed a threat into the final 50 yards before flattening
out to finish fourth to Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins {Aus}).
Hana=s Goal (Jpn) (Orewa Matteruze {Jpn}) raids from
Japan and rates an upset look. The chestnut upset the
G1 All Aged S. at Randwick Apr. 26, but has faced the
starter just once since for a 17th-place finish in the
G1 Sprinters= S. at Niigata Oct. 5.
Lucky Nine (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), the 2011 G1 Hong
Kong Sprint hero, makes his return to the races in
today=s G2 Jockey Club Sprint, a race he won back in
2012. Now seven, Lucky Nine defeated Charles the
Great (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) in the
Chairman=s Sprint Prize last February and was second
to that foe in the Sprint Cup in April before annexing
the G1 KrisFlyer International Sprint for the second year
running May 18. Hong Kong=s Dubai-winning duo of Al
Quoz S. hero Amber Sky (Aus) (Exceed and Excel
{Aus}) and Sterling City (Aus) (Nadeem {Aus}) will also
look to punch their tickets to the International Races in
three weeks= time. Amber Sky is one of the world=s
best over a straight five furlongs, but today=s distance
and the fact he needs to negotiate a turn are obvious
question marks. However Mirco Demuro isn=t all that
concerned. ATo me, he doesn=t have a problem,@ said
the jockey. AHe=s just so quick that when he comes to
the turn he=s maybe hanging a little bit but not that
much. He=s getting older now so he knows what he has
to do. And for me, he can handle the 1200 meters,
that=s not a problem.@ He most recently trialled around
the bend and drifted a touch wide into the stretch
before finishing under a hold. Sterling City, the G1
Dubai Golden Shaheen victor, needs to improve off a
pair of lackluster efforts this season, including a wellbeaten 10th behind Aerovelocity (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) in
the Premier Bowl H. On the plus side, he retains the
services of Joao Moreira and it would be foolish to
think he=s without a chance here. Singapore=s Spalato
(NZ) (Elusive City) will try to follow in the hoofprints of
Rocket Man (Aus) (Viscount {Aus}), who won this
event when it was not graded in 2010. A perfect sixfor-six at home, including the Singapore Derby over
2000 meters, he most recently carried James
McDonald to a track record-setting victory at Kranji
Oct. 26. He wasn=t done any favors by drawing the
13 hole here, but he could prove quick enough to
overcome that this afternoon.
Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 3:05 a.m. EST
BOCHK WEALTH MANAGEMENT JOCKEY CLUB MILE-G2,
HK$3,875,000 (US$499,690), 3yo/up, 1600mT
SC
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PP
4
2
3
8
1
5
6
9
7
10
HORSE
SIRE
Gold-Fun (Ire)
Le Vie dei Colori (GB)
Hana’s Goal (Jpn) Orewa Mttruze (Jpn)
Ambitious Dragon (NZ) Pins (Aus)
Able Friend (Aus) Shamardal
Packing Whiz (Ire) Trade Fair (GB)
Rainbow Chic (Ire) Peintre Celebre
Rewarding Hero (GB) Excd & Excl (Aus)
Same World (GB) Hawk Wing
Secret Sham (Aus) Shamardal
Lord Sinclair K
Mizzen Mast
JOCKEY
Whyte
N Rawiller
Mosse
Moreira
Purton
McDonald
Atzeni
Reith
Callan
Prebble
TRAINER ODDS
Gibson
2-1
Kato
36-1
Millard
3-1
Moore
7-5
Fownes
13-1
Fownes
50-1
Moore
16-1
Moore
53-1
Moore
32-1
Woods
47-1
Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 2:30 a.m. EST
BOCHK WEALTH MANAGEMENT JOCKEY CLUB SPRINT-G2,
HK$3,875,000 (US$499,690), 3yo/up, 1200mT
SC PP HORSE
1 2 Lucky Nine (Ire)
2 13 Spalato (NZ)
3 9 Amber Sky (Aus)
4 7 Sterling City (Aus)
5 11 Chrls the Great (Ire)
6 1 Aerovelocity (NZ)
7 6 Flagship Shine (Aus)
8 5 Frederick Engels (GB)
9 8 Bundle of Joy (Aus)
10 14 Peniaphobia (Ire)
11 10 Golden Harvest (Aus)
12 12 Exciting Dream (GB)
13 4 Smart Volatlity (Aus)
14 3 Super Jockey (NZ)
Also Eligible
15
Bullish Friend (Aus)
16
Go Baby Go (Aus)
SIRE
Dubawi (Ire)
Elusive City
Excd & Excl (Aus)
Nadeem (Aus)
Hly Rmn Emprr (Ire)
Pins (Aus)
Tale of the Cat
Iceman (GB)
Magic Albert (Aus)
Dandy Man (GB)
Al Maher (Aus)
Bertolini
Danewin (Aus)
Sandtrap
JOCKEY
Prebble
McDonald
Demuro
Moreira
Callan
Purton
Rawiller
Chadwick
Teetan
Whyte
Rispoli
Reith
Mosse
Atzeni
Crt Comand (Aus) No Rider
Mdl of Honor (Aus) No Rider
TRAINER ODDS
Fownes
4-1
O’Hara
11-2
Yiu
28-1
Moore
13-1
Moore
29-1
O’Sullivan
6-5
Moore
49-1
Moore
33-1
Hall
70-1
A Cruz
14-1
Millard
26-1
Moore
64-1
Lui
10-1
Millard
24-1
A Cruz
Yip
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 13 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
JAPANESE PREVIEW
MIKKI ISLE TO WIN THE MILE?
Mikki Isle (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) would be
perfect in 2014 but for an uncharacteristically poor
performance in the G1 Yasuda Kinen June 8, and the
sophomore has a shot for redemption in today=s G1
Mile Championship. The Noda Mizuki colorbearer, who
is one of six by his champion sire in the lineup, opened
his 3-year-old account with a pair of Group 3 victories
over this distance.
Connections opted to bypass
the Triple Crown series to stick
to these shorter distances, and
that decision paid dividends
when Mikki Isle collected the
G1 NHK Mile Cup May 11.
Mikki Isle floundered over soft
going when 16th of 17 behind
Just A Way (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry
Mikki Isle
{Jpn}) in the G1 Yasuda Kinen
JRA
June 8, after which he was
given a summer holiday. Mikki Isle showed no signs of
rust when besting elders on return in the G2 Swan S.
Nov. 1, and despite dumping his rider and completing a
piece of trackwork solo 10 days ago, Mikki Isle appears
primed to add a second Group 1. Those looking to
deny him that title include defending winner Tosen Ra
(Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}). Like Mikki Isle, Tosen Ra
failed to handle the easy going in the Yasuda Kinen,
checking in 14th, and he returned with a third-place
finish in the G2 Kyoto Daishoten Oct. 14. World Ace
(Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) turned heads when breaking
the course record over this track and trip in the G2
Yomiuri Milers Cup Apr. 27, and he checked in a
respectable fifth in the Yasuda Kinen. World Ace was a
puzzling 13th in the G2 Mainichi Okan Oct. 12, but
having also been placed in the 2012 G1 Japanese
2000 Guineas and Derby he has back form to call on,
and wouldn=t be a shock winner. Second behind World
Ace in the Yomiuri was Fiero (Jpn) (Deep Impact
{Jpn}), who had previously won three straight at the
allowance level. Eighth in the Yasuda Kinen, the 5year-old was beaten just a half-length by Mikki Isle in
the Swan S. Yasuda Kinen 10th Clarente (Jpn) (Dance
in the Dark {Jpn}) comes into this off a pair of Group 3
victories over the distance Aug. 17 and Sept. 14.
Sunday, Kyoto, Japan, post time: 1:40 a.m. EST
MILE CHAMPIONSHIP S.-G1, ¥195,460,000 (US$1,662,010), 3yo/up,
1600mT
PP HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
1 Horai Akiko (Jpn)
Johannesburg
Wada
2 Excellente Cave (Jpn) Daiwa Major (Jpn)
Moore
3 Grandezza (Jpn)
Agnes Tachyon (Jpn) Akiyama
4 Sadamu Patek (Jpn)
Fuji Kiseki (Jpn)
Tanaka
5 Red Arion (Jpn)
Agnes Tachyon (Jpn) Komaki
6 Daiwa Maggiore (Jpn) Daiwa Major (Jpn)
Ebina
7 Extra End (Jpn)
Deep Impact (Jpn)
Buick
8 Fiero (Jpn)
Deep Impact (Jpn)
Fukunaga
9 World Ace (Jpn)
Deep Impact (Jpn)
Boudot
10 Logotype (Jpn)
Lohengrin (Jpn)
Lemaire
11 Clarente (Jpn)
Dance in the Dark (Jpn) Tanabe
12 Danon Shark (Jpn)
Deep Impact (Jpn)
Iwata
13 Tosen Ra (Jpn)
Deep Impact (Jpn)
Take
14 Grand Prix Boss (Jpn) Skra Bakushin O (Jpn) Miura
15 Mikki Isle (Jpn)
Deep Impact (Jpn)
Hamanaka
16 Tagano Grandpa (Jpn) King Kamehameha (Jpn) Hishida
17 Sanrei Laser (Jpn)
Rascal Suzuka (Jpn)
Kawada
All carry 126 pounds, bar Mikki Isle & Tagano Grandpa, 123.
TRAINER
Minai
Hori
Hirata
Nishizono
Hashiguchi
Yahagi
Sumii
Fujiwara
Ikee
Tanaka
Hashiguchi
Okubo
Fujiwara
Yahagi
Otonashi
Matsuda
Takahashi
NEWS TODAY
JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF LEAGUES IN NJ
SPORTS BETTING CASE
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Shipp ruled as
expected late Friday in favor of the four major sports
leagues and the NCAA, granting a permanent injunction
against legalized sports betting at New Jersey casinos
and racetracks through the passing of last month=s
S2460 bill. The temporary injunction issued by Shipp
last month was set to expire Friday evening at 11:59
p.m. Shipp ruled similarly in a case in 2013 on the
grounds that the state=s regulation over sports betting
violated the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection
Act. S2460 attempted to circumvent that issue by
allowing private regulation, but lawyers for the leagues
and the NCAA argued that the new law provided Ade
facto authorization@ of sports betting by the state. That
2013 case ultimately went to the Third Circuit Court of
Appeals, and the matter will once again be settled
there.
AObviously we=re disappointed, but not terribly
surprised,@ said Dennis Drazin, lawyer and advisor to
Darby Development LLC, operators of Monmouth Park.
AAfter analyzing the rationale expressed by the Court in
granting a temporary restraining order last month,
[Friday=s] action was rather expected. Cont. p14
GIFT BOX
$7,500 stands and nurses
ice box is a grade 1 winner
by sire of sires pulpit
who defeated 17 grade 1 winners
including game on dude, uncle mo,
lookin at lucky and super saver.
his first-crop weanlings averaged
over $90,000 and his first-crop
yearlings sold for up to $230,000.
at $7,500 lf, now is not the time
to look a gift horse in the mouth.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 14 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
NJ Sports Betting Ruling cont.
We will once again return to the Third Circuit Court
of Appeals and ask that they order strict adherence to
their 2013 decision, which established the roadmap for
New Jersey to begin offering sports wagering.@
Noting a change in the climate on the issue of sports
betting, and citing specifically NBA commissioner
Adam Silver=s recent New York Times op-ed in which
he came out in favor of it being legalized, Drazin
continued, AThe decision [Friday] is a delay, not an end
to Monmouth Park offering sports betting to our fans.
We remain steadfast in our fight to bring sports betting
to Monmouth Park and are confident that day is still on
the very near horizon.@
Monmouth, the only entity in New Jersey to make a
serious attempt to implement sports betting, planned
to begin taking bets on NFL games Oct. 26 before the
leagues were granted an injunction. During a hearing
Thursday, Ronald Riccio, representing the track, said
business at the track and the state=s Thoroughbred
industry in general could collapse if legalized sports
betting is permanently banned.
Monmouth announced after the decision that they
would postpone the building of a planned 7,500-seat
concert venue that was scheduled to open in mid2015.
AWithout additional revenue streams, it=s just not
feasible to continue with the concert arena at this
time,@ explained Drazin. AUnfortunately, and once
again, the biggest loser here is the people of New
Jersey. Not only are they being denied sports betting,
which they overwhelmingly voted for in 2011, but will
now miss out on a new concert venue next year that
would have provided jobs, tax revenues and of course
a world-class entertainment destination at the Jersey
Shore.@
Later Saturday, Monmouth Park issued another press
release saying it would look into offering fantasy sports
betting at its facility.
"The Court specifically said that it was not entering
an injunction against the New Jersey Thoroughbred
Horsemen's Association," noted Drazin. "We are
having our legal team evaluate yesterday's ruling to
determine the appropriate course of action consistent
with the Court's ruling and with what the leagues and
others are currently doing.
"On its face, the Court's ruling does not restrain
Monmouth Park from partaking in this type of activity.
Furthermore, we intend to continue our efforts to bring
sports betting to our facility."
IN OTHER NEWS...
A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media
Randwick’s $10m makeover will see NSW Racing become the
mecca for night racing NSW racing is on the verge of a new golden
era, with Sydney to become the racing capital of the southern
hemisphere. Ray Thomas, Fox Sports.
IRISH JUMPS TRAINER BANNED THREE YEARS
Philip Fenton, an Irish National Hunt trainer found
guilty last month of possessing anabolic steroids and
other banned substances, has been banned from
holding a trainer=s license for three years by the Irish
Turf Club. Fenton=s ban will begin midnight Nov. 28,
and as of Mar. 1 next year he will be banned from any
horse racing environment.
A search of Fenton=s Co. Tipperary yard in January
2012 revealed a box containing 25 bottles and
containers of medications, including the anabolic steroid
Nitrotain and Ilium Stanabolic. Fenton was fined
i6,000 and ordered to pay another i4,200 in costs
following the case.
LEADING LIGHT TO COOLMORE N.H. DIVISION
This year=s G1 Gold Cup winner Leading Light (Ire)
(Montjeu {Ire}--Dance Parade, by Gone West) will join
Coolmore=s National Hunt roster in 2015. A
520,000gns Tattersalls October purchase by Demi
O=Byrne, Leading Light was trained by Aidan O=Brien
and raced in the colors of Derrick Smith. The blazefaced bay earned Classic glory in last year=s G1 St
Leger, and added a second highest-level score when
gutting out a neck victory in the Gold Cup at Royal
Ascot. Leading Light finished second in this year=s G1
Irish St Leger, and won six group races in total, and
was this year=s Cartier Champion Stayer. The 4-year-old
was last seen finishing seventh in the G2 Qipco British
Champions Long Distance Cup, where he suffered
suspensory injuries to both forelegs in a roughly run
race.
AHe=s a gorgeous, big horse and we=re delighted to be
getting him,@ said Coolmore=s Albert Sherwood.
BORN TO SEA LEAVES RATHASKER
Born To Sea (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), whose first
foals proved popular at last week=s Goffs November
Foal Sale, will not stand at Rathasker Stud for 2015,
the farm revealed on Twitter. The tweet read, AIt has
been decided by mutual
agreement that Born To Sea
will not stand at Rathasker
for 2015 season. For
nominations contact John
Clarke.@
Clarke is the racing
advisor to the Tsui family,
which bred and own Born
To Sea, a three-quarter
brother to Sea the Stars (Ire)
(Cape Cross {Ire}) and a
Born To Sea
half-brother to Galileo (Ire).
Racing Post
That trio are out of the
champion racemare Urban Sea (Miswaki).
Born To Sea, who was a listed winner on debut and
finished second to Camelot (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) in the
2012 G1 Irish Derby, had his first weanlings sell for up
to i220,000 at Goffs.
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 15 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
RACETRACK ROUND-UP
BYRON WORKS FOR HONG KONG SPRINT
Globetrotting sprinter-miler Gordon Lord Byron (Ire)
(Byron {GB}) will make his third visit to the Hong Kong
International race meeting Dec. 13, and the 6-year-old
pleased trainer Tom Hogan with a racecourse gallop at
Dundalk Friday.
"It all went perfectly at Dundalk,@ Hogan said. AHe
loves it there--he strode out well and had a little blow
afterwards. We might go
back there again next
Friday just to get him
spot on for Hong Kong.@
Gordon Lord Byron,
who was last seen
winning the G2 Qipco
British Champions Sprint
S. Oct. 18, claimed his
Gordon Lord Byron
third Group 1 in
Racing Post
Australia=s George Ryder
S. over 7 1/2 furlongs in
March prior to finishing a respectable sixth behind
Lankan Rupee (Aus) (Redoute=s Choice {Aus}) in the
A$3.5 million G1 T J Smith S. over six furlongs in
April. The Cyrus Poonawalla and Morgan Cahalan
colorbearer has contested the G1 Hong Kong Mile the
last two years, finishing fourth both times.
"We've decided we will take our chances on the
draw and go for the Sprint,@ Hogan said. AHis runs in
Australia show he is good enough to go for the race.
The milers in Hong Kong are exceptionally good. We've
had a couple of goes at the race before and we've not
had much luck in running and still finished two lengths
off the winner. We think he's capable of running a
good race in the Sprint and deserves his chance. He
flies out of Heathrow on Dec. 5 and we're looking
forward to it."
GOFFS NOVEMBER COMES TO A CLOSE
By Emma Berry
Six days of foal and mare trade at Goffs drew to a
close yesterday with the final breeding stock session,
which yielded another i1,092,100 and a top price of
i41,000. With the November Foal Sale aggregate
having shot up by 52% to i27,504,700, thanks in no
small part to the sale of two Frankel filly foals-including the record price in Ireland for a weanling of
i1.8 million--the two-day sale of mares was a quieter
affair, recording turnover of i7,777,400.
This was garnered for 270 of the mares offered--a
clearance rate of 70% compared to 84% in 2013--and
represented a 40% decline. The average dropped by
35% to i26,187 and the median by 7% to i13,500.
For the Goffs November Sale as a whole, turnover
was up by 13% to i35,270,100 (not including the
Paulyn Dispersal in the 2013 figures), while the average
rose to i33,979 (+11%) and median to i20,000
(+25%). The clearance rate slipped by just one point to
83%.
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GOFFS NOVEMBER BREEDING STOCK SALE
SESSION TOTALS
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
High Price
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
CUMULATIVE
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
No. $500K+
High Price
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
2014
194
153
119
34
22%
i41,000
i1,092,100
i9,177 (-22%)
i7,500 (-1.3%)
2014
450
375
297
78
21%
0
i480,000
i7,777,400
i26,187 (-65%)
i13,500 (-10%)
2013
241
208
171
37
18%
i90,000
i2,033,400
i11,891
i7,600
2013
476
411
348
63
15%
9
i6,000,000
i25,745,600
i73,982
i15,000
EXCLUDING 2013 PAULYN DISPERSAL:
CUMULATIVE
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
No. $500K+
High Price
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
2014
450
375
297
78
21%
0
i480,000
i7,777,400
i26,187 (-35%)
i13,500 (-7%)
2013
411
381
324
57
15%
3
i850,000
i13,011,600
i40,159
i14,500
GOFFS NOVEMBER CUMULATIVE
(Excluding Paulyn Dispersal)
CUMULATIVE
Catalogued
No. Offered
No. Sold
RNAs
% RNAs
Gross
Average (% change)
Median (% change)
2014
1,450
1,247
1,038
209
16.7%
i35,270,100
i33,979 (+11%)
i20,000 (+25%)
2013
1,436
1,225
1,025
200
16%
i31,316,300
i30,552
i16,000
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 16 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
Goffs November Wrap-Up cont.
AWhat a week,@ said Goffs= Chief Excecutive Henry
Beeby as the sale concluded. ASeven days ago we were
hoping for another strong renewal of our foal sale to
build on the year-on-year growth enjoyed over the last
five years followed by a steady trade for the breeding
stock catalogued over the last two days. No one could
have predicted the simply amazing scenes over the full
four days of foals, which led to record-breaking figures
with the highest turnover, average and median in our
history topped off by the sensational i1.8 million
record for the Frankel--Finsceal Beo filly.@
Beeby added, AOur two-day breeding stock sale was
always going to struggle to keep up with the foal trade
whilst, of course, it had to follow a truly historic sale in
2013 that included the
once-in-a-generation
Paulyn Dispersal
featuring the record
breaking i6 million
Chicquita, as well as the
Citadel Dispersal and a
number of other rare
lots. However, we have
returned a solid trade for
Record-breaking Frankel--Finsceal the catalogue presented
Beo filly
and it is worth pointing
Goffs
out that the median price
has remained within a
bid of last year, which points to a steady middle
market.@
The leading light on the final day was the Aussie
Rules mare Ghedi (Ire) (lot 1283), sold with a
fashionable covering to Darley=s young stallion
Casamento (Ire), whose 36 first-crop foals sold earlier
in the week recorded an average of i38,000 and top
price of i210,000. The 4-year-old is a out of the G3
Rockfel S. winner Germane (GB) (Distant Relative) and
thus a half-sister to Italian listed winner Lucky Chappy
(Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), who has also been placed in
the GI Hollywood Derby and GII Virginia Derby.
AShe=s a nice filly with an attractive cover and her
dam also has a yearling full-sister to Lucky Chappy still
to run for her,@ said Peter Kavanagh, who bought Gehdi
on behalf of a client.
Three- and 4-year-old fillies filled the next four slots
on the leaderboard, with lot 1371, the Aga Khan
Studs= Zaindera (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}), a half-sister
to listed-placed Zabarajad (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}),
fetching i36,000 to a bid from Milltown House Stud.
Exceed And Excel (Aus) filly Sibaya (GB) (lot 1449),
out of a half-sister to GI EP Taylor S. winner Miss
Keller (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}), and seven-furlong winner
Danseur De Feu (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) (lot 1342)
are on their way to Dorset-based Glanvilles Stud having
been bought for i36,000 and i30,000, respectively.
A daughter of G3 CL Weld Park S. victress Ugo Fire
(Ire) (Bluebird), Danseur De Feu was consigned by
Khalid Abdul Rahim=s Friarstown Stud, which also
offered 3-year-old Shadwell filly Taaluf (Ire). She was
another purchase by Peter Kavanagh at i26,000.
The 119 fillies and mares to change hands during the
final session sold for an average of i9,177 and median
of i7,500, with a clearance rate of 78%.
Henry Beeby concluded, AI want to place on record
how pleased we are to have again welcomed such an
international audience to Goffs, assisted in those
endeavors by the team at Irish Thoroughbred
Marketing. Irish bloodlines have never been as
cherished and we look forward to watching many
offspring of the Irish-bred/Goffs-sold mares winning at
the highest level around the globe.@
RESPECT FOR OWNERS
Recently, I brokered the purchase of a high-profile
horse in South America. Within minutes of closing the
deal, I saw press releases, tweets, messages on
Facebook and texts with many of those stating the
price of the horse and the name of the buyer. There
were a lot of different prices quoted and a few of
different buyers. All were wrong in what they sent out.
It was well known by these pundits that I was the
agent in this transaction but none contacted me for
details. As news started to spread, some of the major
industry publications contacted me asking for details
and I confirmed that the horse had been purchased but
did not give out any information on the buyer or the
sale price. That is the way that my client wanted it
handled and I was his representative in this transaction
and, therefore, I am obligated to respect his privacy.
While it is understandable that people in the industry
want to know details about the sale of an important
horse, I believe that we must always respect the
wishes of the owners who are the ones who, along
with the bettors, fund our sport. I find it reprehensible
when those who apparently want to show that they are
the first to know what is going on throw out names
and numbers based on speculation. Giving out
information, or not, on a purchase of any horse is the
decision of the person who is putting up the money.
We must give those owners the privilege of making the
announcement the way that they want to or to keep it
private if that is what they chose to do. To infringe on
the right of privacy of any owner in this business is a
total lack of respect for those who spend fortunes
while trying to come up with the next superstar.
Cont. p17
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John Fulton Op/Ed cont.
I was acting as an agent and, in doing so, I am
responsible to the person who is paying for my
services and to no one else. I understand the
frustration of the people of the press when they can=t
get more detail immediately, but all of us who are
fortunate make our living in this game must always
respect the ones who fund it. Eventually everyone will
know who is the purchaser but that will happen at his
discretion and that is the way it should be.
The serious publications that contacted me have all
shown proper respect in publishing reports of the sale.
But, there are many who, in their desire to show that
they are privy to inside information, continue to send
out non-verified information that is a total lack of
respect to both buyer and seller. Private transactions
are just that: private.
John Fulton is a bloodstock agent living in Argentina.
He came up under Horatio Luro, and trained from 1973
through 1988. He has been doing business in South
America since 1983, and his business encompasses
Chile, Brazil, Peru and Uruguay as well as Argentina.
He is the Breeders= Cup=s representative in Latin
America.
Feedback for publication? Email suefinley@thetdn.com
DAVID DUO HAS GEMS FOR TATTS
By Aisling Crowe
Three years after David Cox and David Myerscough
joined forces in the sales arena to create the Baroda &
Colbinstown Studs
consignment, the two Irish
horsemen approach the
upcoming Tattersalls
December Mares Sale with
what Cox describes as their
Abest draft ever@ for the
breeding stock sale.
Baroda & Colbinstown
Studs will consign 10 fillies
and mares during the four
days of action in
Newmarket next week.
Having enjoyed much
David Cox (left) and David
success since a meeting at
Myerscough
the sales convinced the two
Racing Post
Davids of the merits of
amalgamating their two sales operations, Cox will be
hoping they can continue their upward curve over the
next fortnight.
Cox owns the famous Baroda Stud on the outskirts
of Newbridge, Co Kildare, while Colbinstown Stud
belongs to the Myerscough family, but the relationship
between the pair predates the establishment of their
current business.
Baroda Stud was sold by the Myerscoughs to the
Cox family a number of years ago, and David Cox
joined his family's neighboring Rosetown Stud with
Baroda. In addition to sales consignments, Cox boards
mares and spells racehorses for clients from Ireland,
France, the UK and the U.S. independently from the
consigning business. Heavily involved in the National
Hunt sphere, the purchase of Baroda was the catalyst
for Cox=s expansion into breeding flat horses.
"I was mainly into National Hunt racing and then
when we bought Baroda I started dabbling in the flat a
bit because I had an extra 140 acres and I had an extra
25 boxes," he explained. "David [Myerscough] had
retired from training at the time and we met at the
sales. He was selling a draft, and I was selling a draft-we both had small drafts and we just said, >it makes
sense to join up,= and we did. We have built it up
slowly each year, increasing the numbers.@
Myerscough, the grandson of legendary trainer
Vincent O=Brien and son of former Tattersalls= director
Philip Myerscough, trained from Fox Covert Stables at
The Curragh for five years and has traveled the world
as a bloodstock agent.
Cox noted the partnership has made great strides in
2014.
AThis year we had 70 yearlings to sell, which was
great, and we had a good year and got plenty of
exposure for it,@ he said. AWe do a good job and we
have great staff. We get a lot of positive feedback,
which is great."
Cox=s father, Dermot, is a well-known businessman
and owner of leading National Hunt horses including,
G1 Punchestown Gold Cup winner Tranquil Sea (Ire)
(Sea Raven {Ire}) and Ninetieth Minute (Ire) (Old Vic
{GB}), while Cox=s wife,
Tamso Doyle Cox--who
runs the farm with him-is the former
communications
manager of Horse
Racing Ireland and owns
her own consultancy
firm.
Despite successfully
striking out into the flat
world, Cox remains
Baroda Stud
active in the National
barodastud.com
Hunt sphere and will
remain so. The work
and the horses are divided up between the pair with no
discrimination.
"The farms are roughly 500 acres between my two
farms and David's farm,@ Cox explained. AWe do all our
own foaling and we board mares for other people."
Cont. p18
TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 11/23/14 • PAGE 18 of 18 • thoroughbreddailynews.com
David Duo cont.
Of the various strands of the business they combine,
he added, "We split the yearlings between the two
farms as they are bought. We don't say, >I'm taking a
certain pedigree or a certain sale.= We divide them up
as we buy them--they are going home in twos or
threes and a box will come from Dave's farm and one
from mine and we will bring them home."
Baroda & Colbinstown=s draft at Tattersalls contains
a mixture of mares in foal to some of the best stallions
around and younger, impeccably bred fillies. One of
those is lot 1518, a 2-year-old Lope De Vega (Ire) halfsister to the G2 Rockfel S. winner Al Thakira (GB)
(Dubawi {Ire}). Lope De Vega made a sizzling start to
his stud career this year, his progeny headed by
G1 Dewhurst S. winner Belardo (Ire). There was an
insatiable demand for his foals at Goffs last week and
Cox is hoping that, coupled with the exploits of his
filly=s year-older sibling, will have bidders reaching for
their check books at Newmarket.
Another well-related mare consigned by the
organization that could prove one of the highlights of
the sale is lot 1828. Maid To Master (Ire) (Danehill
Dancer {Ire}) is a 5-year-old full-sister to
Mastercraftsman (Ire), and if that wasn't enough to set
pulses racing, she is the only mare in the sale in foal to
War Front.
"[Mastercraftsman=s dam] Starlight Dreams (Black
Tie Affair {GB}) has gone to some of the best stallions
in the world, and this pedigree has become a very
important pedigree that will be in production for
generations to come," Cox said. "Mastercraftsman has
firmly planted his feet in Tipperary with two Classic
winners this year, and what more can I say? She is a
good-looking, attractive mare with a good walk and is
a winner, so she should tick a lot of boxes. The fact
that she is in foal to War Front should add to the
excitement."
The War Front connection continues with lot 1827,
Kimono (Bernardini), a mare who is carrying to the first
crop of the Claiborne sire=s sensational G2 Coventry S.
winner Declaration Of War, who stood his first season
at Coolmore in Co Tipperary this year and will relocate
to that operation=s Ashford Stud in Kentucky in 2015.
Cox pointed out a handful of other highlights of the
Baroda & Colbinstown mare draft.
"We have a highly rated Dubawi (Ire) mare [Split
Trois] in foal to More Than Ready, lot 1790. Split Trois
was a good racemare,@ Cox said.
He added, AShe will be joined by two of the only
mares in foal to Shamardal in the entire sale. The first
of those is lot 1791, Truth Beauty (Ire) (Dubai
Destination), who is out of a half-sister to Street Cry
(Ire). We also have a beautifully bred daughter of
Shirocco (Ger) [Alazya] carrying her first foal, lot 1826.
Alazeya is from an Aga Khan family, out of a Group 1placed mare by Barathea (Ire). Her half-sister Alanza
(Ire) (Dubai Destination) is a Group 3 winner and her
2-year-old Raven's Pass sister, Alonsoa (Ire), has
already won a listed race."
Building the quality of the stock that they offer is the
key next step in the evolution of Baroda & Colbinstown
Studs as a consignor.
"This year we were one of the top consignors in
Tattersalls [October] Book Two, and if we could get
into the top five or six in the [Goffs] Orby that would
be another goal," he admitted. "I'd like to be in the top
10 consignors at every sale and maybe even top
consignor at some of the sales. I would like to fill
Tattersalls Book One up a bit more. We had five in that
sale this year but if we could get that up to 10 or 15,
try and increase the quality for there and the Goffs'
Orby sale as well, we would like to go that way."
Purchasers have regularly been forced to exchange
six-figure sums for horses consigned by Cox and
Myerscough, such is the quality they already trade in.
With a high-class draft for Tattersalls next week, that
trend is likely to continue.
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AROUND THE WORLD
Yesterday=s Results:
NEW YORK STALLION SERIES S., $125,000, AQU,
11-22, (R), 3yo/up, f/m, 7f, 1:25, ft.
1--VICKI'S DANCER, 120, m, 5, Disco Rico--Love That
Glitter, by Glitterman. O-Michael Dubb, Bethlehem
Stables LLC & Gary Aisquith; B-Robert Jarras (NY);
T-Rudy R Rodriguez; J-Irad Ortiz Jr. $75,000.
Lifetime Record: 26-6-5-8, $439,025.
2--Saythreehailmary's, 116, f, 3, Repent--Just Call Me
Angel, by Devil's Bag. O-Very Un Stable. $25,000.
3--Uncle Southern, 124, f, 4, Uncle Camie--Southern
Statement, by Dixie Brass. O-J and M Racing Stables.
$12,500.
Margins: 1 1/4, HF, HD. Odds: 3.30, 11.40, 6.20.
Vicki=s Dancer=s, whose last trip to the winner=s circle
came after this test last year, was sixth in a turfy statebred allowance at Saratoga three back Aug. 4. Fourth
in the state-bred Union Ave S. over a sloppy main track
there Aug. 21, she was third last time in a muddy
renewal of the six-panel New
York-bred Arctic Queen S. at
Finger Lakes Oct. 4. Adding
blinkers and sent off as the
bettors= second choice, the
dark bay pressed Uncle
Southern from second
through moderate early
splits. Vicki=s Dancer drew
Vicki’s Dancer
even with that rival
A. Coglianese
approaching the bend and
shook free in mid-stretch to
successfully defend her title. "I thought with the
blinkers on, she'd be a little closer,@ winning trainer
Rudy Rodriguez said. AShe hung in there pretty good;
she likes this race. She's nice and sound, so we try to
keep her happy. At Saratoga, she looked like she was
hanging, hanging, hanging. [Owner Michael] Dubb
suggested we put blinkers on and it worked." Click for
the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
NEW YORK STALLION SERIES S., $125,000, AQU,
11-22, (R), 3yo/up, 7f, 1:23 4/5, ft.
1--#READTHEBYLINE, 118, g, 5, Read the Footnotes-Seattle Byline, by Slew City Slew. ($3,500 yrl '10
FTMOCT). O-Vincent S Scuderi; B-Gavin Murphy &
Catherine Donavan (NY); T-Michelle Nevin; J-Jose L
Ortiz. $75,000. Lifetime Record: 35-7-5-7, $413,335.
*1/2 to The Holy One (Holy Bull), SW, $138,940.
Congratulations! Graduate of Boutte Training & Sales
2--West Hills Giant, 120, c, 4, Frost Giant--Outtawesthills,
by Take Me Out. O-Long Island Racing Stables,
Sunrise Stables & EBX Racing Stable. $25,000.
3--Geaux Mets, 122, g, 3, Posse--Back Bay Lady, by A.
P Jet. ($75,000 yrl '12 FTNAUG). O-Gold Square
LLC. $12,500.
Margins: 2 3/4, NK, 1HF. Odds: 5.50, 0.95, 20.40.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014
Claimed from Black Swan Stable and David Jacobson
by these connections off a fourth place finish here
Mar. 8, Readthebylines romped in his next start at
Belmont May 7 and was snapped up for $25,000 by La
Marca Stable and trainer Bruce Brown. Sixth when
stepped up to a NW2 optional claimer in Elmont
July 13, the 5-year-old
gelding was a close third
next out in a Saratoga
allowance July 25 and a nonfactor 11th when switched
to the turf for a Belmont
optional claimer Sept. 19.
Returned to claiming
company, the bay was
Readthebyline
immediately picked back up
A. Coglianese
by these connections for
$40,000 off an eighth-place
finish in another one-mile turf event at Belmont last
time Oct. 10. Overlooked in this step up in class
despite trainer Michelle Nevin=s previous success with
this horse, Readthebyline was hustled to the front by
pilot Jose Ortiz and held a clear lead while doling out
early splits of :22.84 and :45.70. Showing the way into
the lane, the bay extended his advantage and hit the
wire a decisive winner. "We weren't particularly
pointing to this race, it just happened to come up,@
Nevin said. AHe does have a ton of speed coming out of
the gate, so I was just hoping that nobody else would
go with him out too soon, to where he would use
himself up. He seems to do his best running up front."
Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
6th-AQU, $69,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500),
NW2$X, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:17 1/5, ft.
HONOR CODE (r, 3, A.P. Indy--Serena's Cat {SW,
$131,391}, by Storm Cat) hadn=t been seen since
finishing a distant second to Social Inclusion (Pioneerof
the Nile) in his seasonal debut at 1 1/16 miles at
Gulfstream in March, but he shook off the rust here to
win in a head-turning effort.
Scrubbed on just to keep in
contact with the field early at a
distance probably too short for
him, Honor Code started to inch
closer approaching the straight.
Pilot Javier Castellano appeared
quite confident aboard the
9-5 favorite at the top of the
lane despite the work left to do,
and didn=t panic when trapped
behind a wall of horses. Honor
Code squeezed through a seam
in midstretch and, still in hand,
overtook SW Maleeh (Indian
Charlie) to win by a widening
length. The dark bay earned the
J “TDN Rising Star” J
Honor Code
distinction when he rallied from
NYRA/Coglianese
out of the clouds to easily best a
pair of next-out winners in a sloppy seven-furlong
Saratoga maiden last August, and came up just a neck
short of Havana (Dunkirk) in Belmont=s GI Champagne
S. Oct. 5. Cont. p2
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Honor Code (AQU6) cont.
Honor Code=s connections opted to wait for the
GII Remsen S. here some 51 weeks ago over a
Breeders= Cup tilt, and rewarded with a nose victory
over subsequent GII Holy Bull S. romper Cairo Prince
(Pioneerof the Nile). This year=s GI Wood Memorial S.
winner Wicked Strong (Hard Spun) was third that day.
The winner is a half to Noble Tune (Unbridled=s Song),
MGSW, $492,222, who currently stands in South
Africa. His weanling sister by Tapit broke a North
American record when she sold for $3 million to
Bridlewood Farm at the recent Keeneland November
sale. Honor Code=s third dam is Hall of Famer Serena=s
Song (Rahy). Lifetime Record: GSW & GISP, 5-3-2-0,
$442,600. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Lane's End Racing & Dell Ridge Farm LLC. B-Dell
Ridge Farm LLC (KY). T-Claude R McGaughey III.
4th-AQU, $55,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 1m (off turf), 1:41 4/5, ft.
CLASSIC AUSSIE (f, 2, Red Giant--Libor Rate, by
Exchange Rate) finished third in her initial two outings
against state-breds at Belmont, debuting on the turf
Sept. 7 and returning in a one-mile off-the-turfer Oct. 1.
Seventh last time facing fellow New York-breds in a
seven-panel turf test in Elmont Oct. 25, she was
installed as the 2-1 second choice while trying the main
track for the second time in this off-the-turf event.
Seizing the early advantage, the gray skimmed the rail
while setting a comfortable pace and retained a clear
lead in the lane to register a three-length victory.
Favored Good Shot (Discreet Cat), entered for main
track only, was the runner-up. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-2,
$46,372. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Leonard Green. B-DJ Stable LLC (NY). T-J. Orseno.
Yesterday=s Results:
8th-PRX, $48,600, Alw, NW1X, 2yo, 1m70y, 1:45 1/5, ft.
SKILL NOT LUCK (c, 2, Lookin At Lucky--Chief
Secretary, by Deputy Minister) reported home fourth
when unveiled at Belmont Sept. 20. Off the mark over
this track and trip as the 3-5 chalk Oct. 14, the
chestnut attracted all the money going off at 1-10 from
a 5-2 morning line for a barn that had won with almost
75% of its starters at the meet. Quick off the blocks,
the juvenile dueled with a rival through a mild opening
quarter and began to edge away from his pursuers after
slowing the pace down further at the half. He provided
his backers with a couple of anxious moments when
racing erratically in the stretch, but ultimately proved
money well spent. It was a length back to Scip of
Vindy (Scipion) in second. The winner is a half to Left a
Message (Mr. Greeley), SW & GSP, $214,672; and
counts GSW and sire Exchange Rate (Danzig) under his
second dam. Sales history: $40,000 yrl '13 KEESEP;
$320,000 2yo >14 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0,
$57,150. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Klaravich Stables Inc & William H Lawrence.
B-Kinsman Farm (KY). T-Chad C Brown.
LANE’S END Foaled & Sold
Sold as a 2-year-old by Justin Casse
7th-LRL, $40,770, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:09 4/5, ft.
PERFECTLY TRUE (c, 3, Yes It=s True--Perfectly Natural,
by Forestry), runner-up on debut in a grassy Parx affair
Sept. 15, ran a one-paced fourth over yielding turf
going 5 1/2 furlongs here Oct. 25. Sporting first-time
blinkers for this initial dirt attempt, the dark bay was
sent off at 5-1 and took charge from the bell. Already
four lengths ahead after the first quarter mile, Perfectly
True increased his advantage at every pole to win by a
commanding 9 1/2 lengths. The crowd=s pick Awesome
Bill (Awesome Again) was second. Sales history:
$41,000 wnlg '11 KEENOV; $40,000 yrl '12 FTKOCT;
$100,000 2yo >13 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0,
$34,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Pewter Stable & Robert P Levy. B-David Garvin (KY).
T-Kathleen A Demasi.
INDIAN CREEK SALES GRADUATE
8th-GPW, $39,600, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:12, gd.
LASTINGFRIENDSHIPS (f, 2, With Distinction--Golden
Legacy, by Ocala Slew), third on debut in the
Gulfstream slop Sept. 20, was fourth last time going
seven panels over this strip Oct. 25. Overlooked at 7-1,
the bay jumped out of the gate to get the first call but
was overtaken by the eager favorite, who clocked a
first quarter in :22.37. Battling the chalk into the lane,
Lastingfriendships quickly closed the door on that rival
in early stretch and drew away to score by a decisive
4 1/2 lengths. Mom=z Laugh (Leroidesanimaux {Brz})
got up for second. Sales history: $40,000 2yo >14
OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 3-1-0-1, $29,780. Click for
the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Ione & Herbert Elkins. B-Bettina Gates Stevens (FL).
T-William A Kaplan.
Yesterday=s Results:
8th-CDX, $43,034, Alw, NW1X, 3yo/up, 1 3/16m,
2:00 1/5, ft.
ULANBATOR (c, 3, Offlee Wild--Ashapoo, by
Petionville) last visited the winner=s circle when
breaking his maiden in March of this year, but added
placings in the GIII Matt Winn S. here in June and the
GIII Dwyer S. at Belmont in July before running fifth
and eighth respectively in the GII Jim Dandy S. at
Saratoga July 26 and the GI Travers S. at that oval
Aug. 23. The even-money pick was last seen
completing the exacta as the 5-2 favorite in a
Keeneland allowance over 1 1/16 miles Oct. 16. Widest
of all through the stretch for the first time, Ulanbator
was floated three deep while sitting in midpack as the
leaders set a slow tempo. He improved to race fourth
while still three wide after six furlongs and took charge
down the lane to win by three lengths over Northeast
Bound (Dehere). Lifetime Record: MGSP, 11-2-2-3,
$158,342. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Mary Ann Charlston (KY). T-Ian R Wilkes.
Kip Elser’s KIRKWOOD STABLES
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Kentucky Report cont.
4th-CDX, $40,510, Msw, 2yo, 7f, 1:24 2/5, ft.
GORGEOUS BIRD (c, 2, Unbridled=s Song--Elusive Bird,
by Elusive Quality) finished sixth on debut at odds of
40-1 going 6 1/2 panels at Saratoga Aug. 16 and was
subsequently shelved. Working well in the interim, he
fired a five-furlong bullet in 1:01 1/5 here Nov. 13. The
4-1 second choice kept a close eye on the leaders from
a ground-saving fifth through opening splits of :22.46
and :45.45. Tipped out three wide for running room in
early stretch, the gray sailed to the lead and kept on
going to score. Firster and
29-1 longshot Saham (Lemon Drop Kid) mirrored that
move and managed to close the winning margin to
1 1/4 lengths. Gorgeous Bird=s second dam is champion
Bird Town (Cape Town), who is a half-sister to MGISW
Birdstone (Grindstone). Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,
$24,932. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Marylou Whitney Stables LLC (KY). T-Ian R Wilkes.
11th-CDX, $40,320, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f,
1:18 1/5, ft.
BOURBON WARFARE (f, 3, Colonel John--Las Malvinas,
by Lord at War {Arg}), fifth at first asking after a wide
journey over this distance at Gulfstream Park in
December of last year, was 6-1 Saturday coming off
this lengthy layoff. The 3-year-old settled at the rear of
the leading group through the first quarter and angled
outside a rival into fourth turning for home. Bourbon
Warfare rallied four wide into the stretch and edged
clear late to win by 2 1/2 lengths over Mountain Candy
(Candy Ride {Arg}). Favored Star Sighting (Malibu
Moon) ran fourth. Sales history: $120,000 wnlg '11
KEENOV; $190,000 RNA yrl '12 FTSAUG. Lifetime
Record: 2-1-0-0, $25,020. Click for the brisnet.com
chart or VIDEO.
O-Bourbon Lane Stable. B-Royal Oak Farm LLC (KY).
T-Kellyn Gorder.
Hidden Brook Consigned by Spruce Lane Pinhook
NYRA/Coglianese
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Bayern (Offlee Wild) was tabbed as a
J “TDN Rising Star” J
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Yesterday=s Results:
DELTA MILE S., $250,000, DED, 11-22, 3yo/up, 1m,
1:38 1/5, ft.
1--SUNBEAN, 125, g, 4, Brahms--X Strawdnair, by
Malagra. O-Brittlyn Stable Inc; B-Brittlyn Inc (LA);
T-Ron Faucheux; J-Richard E Eramia. $150,000.
Lifetime Record: GSP, 19-12-2-1, $910,150. *1/2 to
Mean Butterbean (My Friend Max), MSP, $223,850;
Brother Bean (My Friend Max), MSW, $434,460;
Beanwah=smachine (Successful Appeal).
2--Agent Di Nozzo, 116, g, 5, Ghostzapper--Quick Tip,
by Unaccounted For. ($45,000 yrl '10 KEESEP;
$100,000 2yo 2011 FTFMAR). O-Lawana L & Robert
E Low; B-W S Farish (KY); T-Steve Margolis.
$50,000.
LANE’S END Bred, Raised & Sold
3--Grand Contender, 123, g, 6, Strong Contender--My
Twilight Dancer, by Twilight Agenda. ($19,000 RNA
wnlg '08 KEENOV; $7,000 RNA yrl '09 KEESEP).
O-Maggi Moss; B-Epona Thoroughbreds (KY);
T-Thomas M Amoss. $27,500.
Margins: 5, 1HF, NK. Odds: 0.90, 2.80, 2.40.
Also Ran: Decisive Moment, Runaway Stephen.
Scratched: Code West, Mighty Brown, Mystery Train
(Arg).
Sunbean placed third behind MGISW Palace Malice
(Curlin) in the GII New Orleans H. this March and was
favored in his four subsequent starts winning three--his
only blemish a fifth
to Code West
(Lemon Drop Kid) in
the Governor=s Cup
S. at Remington two
back Aug. 16. The
4-year-old annexed
the restricted Gold
Cup S. over track
and trip last out at
Delta Downs Nov. 1
Sunbean
and was looking to
Coady Photography
make it back-to-back
wins as the crowd=s
pick. A bit keen early, Sunbean endured a three-wide
trip into the first turn as he split the field evenly for the
backstretch run. Given his cue after six furlongs, he
swooped past the pacesetters three deep and kicked
clear with a rapid turn of foot to win in style. Click for
the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
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for a series of in-depth
one-on-one interviews with
interesting figures in the
industry.
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Central Report cont.
TREASURE CHEST S., $200,000, DED, 11-22, 3yo/up,
f/m, 1m, 1:38 4/5, ft.
1--#YAHILWA, 118, f, 4, Medaglia d=Oro--Verbanella,
by Smart Strike. ($52,000 yrl '11 KEESEP;
68,000gns 2yo >12 TATAPR; 45,000gns HRA >13
TATHIT). O-DP Racing LLC; B-Avalon Farms Inc (KY);
T-James M Cassidy; J-Mike E Smith. $120,000.
Lifetime Record: GSP, 23-5-3-4, $279,392.
Bred by Avalon. Sold by Denali.
2--Kiss to Remember, 116, f, 3, Big Brown--Taft Lil
Queen, by Irish Open. ($15,000 yrl '12 KEESEP).
O-Maggi Moss; B-Big Brown Syndicate & Mr & Mrs
Charles McGinnes (MD); T-Thomas M Amoss.
$38,000.
3--Eden Prairie, 117, f, 4, Mizzen Mast--Clerico, by
Elusive Quality. ($50,000 yrl '11 KEESEP).
O-Lothenbach Stables Inc; B-Dorothy A Matz (KY);
T-Neil L Pessin. $20,000.
Margins: 2 1/4, 1, 3/4. Odds: 1.10, 4.40, 12.20.
Also Ran: Spring in the Air, Lady Haddassah, Blue
Violet, Class Included, Yeardley, All Woman.
A neck second in the GIII Adoration S. earlier this
year, Yahilwa filled that spot again three back in a turfy
Del Mar allowance Aug. 24 and was fourth behind
champion Beholder
(Henny Hughes) in
Santa Anita=s
GI Zenyatta S. when
returned to the main
track Sept. 27. She
went wire-to-wire
last time over a
talented optional
claimer field--which
included runner-up
and J “TDN Rising
Star” J Taste Like
Candy (Candy Ride
{Arg}) and previously
undefeated thirdplace finisher West
Riding (Tapit)--going
a mile over the
Arcadia main track
Yahilwa
Oct. 29. Tracking
Coady Photography
from a three-wide
fourth early, the bay took matters into her own hands
after a half in :46.49. Briefly headed by Kiss to
Remember in the lane, Yahilwa battled back to resume
control and kicked clear to score a decisive victory. The
winner=s connections won the $1 million GIII Delta
Downs Jackpot S. later in the card with J “TDN
Rising Star” J Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense).
Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
All horses in TDN Headline News and TDN American edition
are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated
LOUISIANA JEWEL S., $150,000, DED, 11-22, (S),
2yo, f, 1m, 1:41 4/5, ft.
1--#WIND CHILL FACTOR, 117, f, 2, Successful Appeal
--Shakopee (SW, $102,706), by Evansville Slew. O-Al
& Bill Ulwelling & Gary Scherer; B-Camelia J Casby
(LA); T-Gary M Scherer; J-Willie Martinez. $90,000.
Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $111,200. *Full to Polar
Plunge, MSW, $234,614.
2--Casual Class, 117, f, 2, Erlton--Rich and Classy, by
You and I. ($0 RNA yrl '13 ESLOCT; $6,000 2yo
>14 ESLAPR). O-Terrell Jarrett Jr. $30,000.
3--Private Promise, 119, f, 2, Private Vow--Wave the
Colors, by Brahms. ($18,000 RNA yrl '13 TEXAUG;
$4,200 RNA yrl '13 LTBSEP). O-Southern Legacy
Thoroughbreds LLC. $15,000.
Margins: 5 3/4, 5, HF. Odds: 1.30, 8.60, 27.50.
Wind Chill Factor opened her account with a victory
at Canterbury Aug. 16 and was third next out in a 6
1/2-furlong allowance at Keeneland last time Oct. 11.
Favored to return to the winner=s circle here, the dark
bay ran two-wide near the back of the pack early and
began to pick off rivals to advance to fourth at the halfmile pole. Seizing control turning for home, Wind Chill
Factor cruised clear to earn her first black-type win by
daylight. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
LOUISIANA LEGACY S., $150,000, DED, 11-22, (S),
2yo, c/g, 1m, 1:40 4/5, ft.
1--FOUR LEAF CHIEF, 122, c, 2, Lookin At Lucky-Pentatonic (GSW & MGISP, $601,861), by Cure the
Blues. ($65,000 yrl '13 KEESEP). O-Whispering Oaks
Farm LLC; B-Relentless Racing LLC & Ashford Stud
(LA); T-Steven B Flint; J-Gerard Melancon. $90,000.
Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0, $139,950. *1/2 to
Laylaben (Not for Love), MSP, $184,113.
2--Cook Some Rice, 117, g, 2, Half Ours--Mystery at
Sea, by Capote. ($39,000 yrl '13 LTBSEP). O-Scott
& Company. $30,000.
3--Sharon's Boy, 119, g, 2, Scrimshaw--Boogie Time,
by Secret Claim. O-Klein Ex's. $15,000.
Margins: 4HF, HD, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.90, 5.70, 9.10.
Four Leaf Chief, a debut winner as the 8-5 favorite
over the Evangeline Downs lawn July 10, had no
problem transitioning his game
to dirt with a come-from-behind
tally in the Louisiana Cup
Juvenile S. at Louisiana Downs
Aug. 2. He was freshened after
finishing a close fourth in the
Evangeline Downs Star S. over a
sloppy track Aug. 30. Slightly
favored while making his first
start beyond six furlongs, he
trailed the field through a half
Four Leaf Chief
mile, hit the gas with a
Coady Photography
sweeping move on the final turn
and kept rolling while racing on his left lead in the
stretch to win for fun. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
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Central Report cont.
First Stakes Winner for Sire
SHOWTIME DEB S., $72,575, HAW, 11-22, (S), 2yo, f,
6f, 1:12 3/5, ft.
1--#TIMEADAY, 116, f, 2, Birdbirdistheword--Negra
Perla, by Clever Trick. O-Ernest Allen Meadows;
B-Allen Meadows (IL); T-John E Cox; J-Emmanuel
Esquivel. $49,545. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1,
$81,705. *1/2 to Kathleen L (Pine Bluff), SW,
$275,114. **1st stakes winner for sire.
2--Tizgorgeous, 118, f, 2, Tizdejavu--Ayla, by Sandpit
(Brz). ($7,000 RNA yrl '13 KEEJAN; $6,500 RNA yrl
'13 KEESEP). O-Michael Schroeck. $11,515.
3--Rock My Dreams, 116, f, 2, Harlem Rocker--Out of
My Dreams, by Two Punch. ($40,000 yrl '13
KEESEP). O-G-Team Racing Stable LLC. $5,758.
Margins: 3 3/4, 1, 4 3/4. Odds: 1.10, 10.40, 12.10.
Timeaday scored by 9 3/4 lengths at first asking at
Fairmount Park Sept. 1 and finished third after ducking
in over track and trip
in an optional claimer
here Oct. 16. Back in
the winner=s circle
over this strip in
another six-panel
optional claimer as the
3-2 favorite Nov. 7,
the dark bay was
wrangled back off the
rail into fourth along
Timeaday
the outside early in
Four Footed Fotos
this one. The favorite
rallied three wide into
the home stretch and burst clear under heavy handling
to prevail by daylight and earn her first black-type
badge. Timeaday became the first stakes winner for her
sire in the process. Click for the brisnet.com chart or
VIDEO.
SUN POWER S., $60,175, HAW, 11-22, (S), 2yo, c/g,
6f, 1:11, ft.
1--#DOM THE BOMB, 116, c, 2, Bring the Heat-Richiesgirlgotgame (SP), by Five Star Day. O-Richard
Ravin & Patricia's Hope LLC; B-Richard Ravin & Larry
Rivelli (IL); T-Larry Rivelli; J-Timothy Thornton.
$32,655. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $54,955.
2--Armando's Star, 116, g, 2, Road Ruler--Flashdance
Star, by Joyeux Danseur. O-Robert E Fattore &
Leo Matteucci. $15,885.
3--Chadwick, 116, g, 2, English Channel--Almost Sma,
by Cure the Blues. O-Asiel Stable. $5,987.
Margins: 11 3/4, 4 1/4, HD. Odds: 0.40, 6.40, 5.40.
Dom the Bomb was a 4 3/4-length winner as the
even-money favorite in his state-bred debut over the allweather at Arlington Park Aug. 3, but faded to fourth in
a 6 1/2-furlong Keeneland allowance after setting the
pace Oct. 10. The heavy favorite dueled for the lead
two deep through swift fractions, and pulled away
impressively down the lane to earn his first black-type
score by daylight. Click for the brisnet.com chart or
VIDEO.
1st-FGX, $40,000, Alw, NW1X, (S), 2yo, f, 6f,
1:12 2/5, ft.
CATHERINE'S DREAM (f, 2, Forefathers--Twice a
Deelite {SP, $167,748}, by Afternoon Deelites), third
on debut in the Louisiana Downs slop against statebreds Aug. 1, earned her diploma by a neck next time
out Aug. 22. Third as the favorite last time in an open
allowance going six panels at Louisiana Downs last
time Sept. 14, the 5-2 second choice tracked from third
through a first quarter in :22.08 and a half in :46.27.
Screaming for room on the inside entering the stretch,
the dark bay shifted out in the final furlong to take
control and edged clear late to score by two lengths.
Favored Choupette (Stroll) completed the exacta. Sales
history: $13,000 yrl '13 ESLSEP. Lifetime Record:
4-2-0-2, $43,735. Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O-Steve & Patricia Roe. B-William D Pickett (LA).
T-Patrick Mouton.
9th-FGX, $39,000, Msw, 2yo, f, 6f, 1:11 3/5, ft.
INDIAN ANNIE (f, 2, Indian Charlie--Grosse Pointe
Anne, by Silver Deputy) finished third in her career bow
going 5 1/2 furlongs at Churchill Downs June 15 for
previous trainer Steve Asmussen. Overlooked at 7-1 in
this debut for the Steven Flint barn, the bay was away
quickest of all and was hard pressed as she doled out
early splits of :22.01 and :46.63. Losing the lead to
Carolina Jasmine (Line of David) briefly in early stretch,
she battled back in the final furlong to earn a valiant
3/4-length decision over that foe. The winner=s dam is a
half to champion Uncle Mo (Indian Charlie). Sales
history: $130,000 yrl '13 KEESEP. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-1, $27,800. Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O-Whispering Oaks Farm LLC. B-WinStar Farm LLC
(KY). T-Steven B Flint.
7th-FGX, $39,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:06 1/5, ft.
JAZZY REBEL (c, 2, Ole Rebel--Jazzy Gin, by Albert the
Great), ninth in his five-panel Delta Downs unveiling
Oct. 23, chased a solid early pace from a ground-saving
third. Tipped out four-wide in the lane, the 12-1 shot
seized control late and skipped clear to win by three
lengths over Easy Roller (Tenpins). Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-0, $23,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O/B-Dr Glen Warren (LA). T-Andrew Leggio Jr.
Friday Night=s Results:
2nd-FGX, $39,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:07 2/5, ft.
+STINGRAY CITY (f, 2, Hard Spun--Fiery Pulpit, by
Pulpit), a $50,000 Keeneland November weanling and
$55,000 Keeneland September yearling, went postward
at 2-1 in this unveiling. The bay pressed the pace well
off the rail through the first quarter, dueled with a rival
until getting the better of that foe by midstretch and
had enough left in the tank to hold off a closing Flying
Like Magic (Majestic Warrior) to her outside by 3/4 of a
length. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $23,400. Click for the
brisnet.com chart.
O-Love Partnership Interests LP. B-Relentless Racing
LLC & Mike & Ann Rongey (LA). T-Karl Broberg.
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Central Report cont.
5th-FGX, $39,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:06 3/5,
ft.
+PACIFIC PINK (f, 2, Private Vow--Truly Romantic, by
Robyn Dancer), a $90,000 OBSAPR 2-year-old, was the
slim favorite at the windows going off at 2-1. The dark
bay raced near the rear of the field while three deep as
the leaders set a solid pace on the front end early.
Angled seven wide for the cavalry charge into the lane,
Pacific Pink surged away up the center of the track to
win by three lengths over second-choice Royal Force
(Political Force). The winner is a half to Prospect of
Love (Suave Prospect), SW, $159,960 and Fearless
Leader (Suave Prospect), SW & GSP, $216,485. Sales
history: $11,500 yrl '13 ESLOCT. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $23,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O-Keith Plaisance. B-Brandon Adcock (LA). T-Edward J
Johnston.
3rd-DED, $38,000, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 7 1/2f, 1:34 4/5,
ft.
+BELLA LUNA SKY (f, 2, Clever Cry--Jo Sue, by
Worldly Ways {GB}), a 5-1 choice for this first
appearance, was slow to begin, but attended the pace
four off the rail through the early stages. She stuck her
nose in front with 2 1/2 furlongs yet to run, angled to
the inside once clear of her foes and fended off the late
rush of J. R. Storm (Yankee Gentleman) to win by an
even length. Sales history: $4,000 yrl '13 ESLSEP;
$300 yrl '13 STMJAN. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
$22,800. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/T-Wesley E Hawley. B-Danny M & Donna B Brown
(LA).
Yesterday=s Results:
8th-ZIA, $26,200, Alw, C, 2yo, f, 5 1/2f, 1:03 3/5, ft.
PERFECT STYLE (f, 2, Majesticperfection--Sentimental
Style, by Crafty Prospector), third versus males after
setting the pace over track and trip Oct. 20, thumped
her rivals by 11 1/4 lengths going five panels here Nov.
10. The bay took all the money at the windows and
went postward as the 3-5 chalk. Quickest into stride,
Perfect Style briefly had company to her inside, but
raced alone on the engine through splits of :21.97 and
:44.85 while four paths wide into the stretch. She
extended her advantage under a hands and heels ride to
9 3/4 lengths at the wire. K B=s Last Danz (King Bull)
was second. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $31,800. Sales
history: $30,000 wnlg '12 KEENOV; $32,000 yrl '13
KEESEP. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Round Up Racing LLC. B-Michael Rainier (IN). T-Bart
G Hone.
5th-ZIA, $25,000, Alw, NW2L, 2yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03, ft.
DIRT MONSTER (c, 2, Line of David--Coqui, by Fusaichi
Pegasus), third as the favorite in his unveiling in
Albuquerque=s Manzano S. Aug. 31, finished second
next out in the mud here Sept. 22 and earned his
diploma last time here going 6 1/2 furlongs Oct. 11. Bet
down to 3-5 favoritism, the dark bay tracked from third
early through splits of :22.35 and :45.51 and pounced
on the leader with a two-wide move in the stretch to
register a three-length victory. Outdated (Old
Fashioned) was the runner-up. Sales history: $18,000
wlng '12 KEENOV; $30,000 yrl '13 KEESEP; $275,000
2yo >14 KEEAPR. Lifetime Record: SP, 4-2-1-1,
$40,180. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Tony Pennington. B-Gaines-Gentry Thoroughbreds &
HardyThoroughbreds (KY). T-Justin R Evans.
4th-TUP, $22,500, Alw, 2yo, 6f, 1:09 3/5, ft.
GRAND FULL MOON (g, 2, Malibu Moon--French Grand,
by French Deputy), second in his career bow at
Canterbury Aug. 3, graduated by five lengths next out
Aug. 30 and captured that venue=s Sakopee Juvenile S.
Sept. 13. Fifth last time in Santa Anita=s six-panel
Speakeasy S. Oct. 13, the 2-5 chalk stalked the speedy
pacesetter from second early and made a three-wide
bid for the lead turning for home. The bay wore down
the leader in the dying strides to earn a head success
over Solomon (Line of David). The winner is a half to
Kat Nan Do (Formal Gold), SW. Lifetime Record: SW,
5-3-1-0, $67,411. Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O/B-Mercedes Stables LLC (KY). T-Robertino Diodoro.
Yesterday=s Results:
2nd-DMR, $58,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($40,000),
NW1$X, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 3/8mT, 2:17, fm.
SHYSHEISNOT (f, 3, Tribal Rule--Window Shopper, by
Dynaformer) earned her diploma on the synthetic here
three starts back against state-breds July 20 and was
second in a state-bred optional claimer Aug. 20.
Victorious next out in a turfy one-mile optional claimer
against fellow Cal-breds in Arcadia Oct. 17, the 2-1
chalk--who was facing open company for the first time-broke on top and clocked a leisurely first quarter before
being headed by Perfecta (Pleasantly Perfect) and
having to settle for pressing from second. Resuming
command in the lane, she skipped clear while running
two-wide to secure a 3/4-length victory over Kadesha
(Fr) (Azamour {Ire}). Perfecta faded to last of the five.
Lifetime Record: 7-3-2-1, $151,720. Click for the
brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Emily Wygod (KY). T-John W Sadler.
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9th-DMR, $56,750, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f (AWT),
1:10 1/5, ft.
+SAYES SO (f, 3, Congrats--Sayes Court, by Paynes
Bay), sent off as the 5-2 second-choice, sprinted to the
lead from her far outside post in this eight-horse affair
and was well clear through early splits of :22.21 and
:45.04. Maintaining that advantage in the stretch, the
bay cruised home under a hand ride to don cap and
gown by 2 1/2 lengths over favored Faringdon Circle
(Speightstown). Sales history: $75,000 wlng '11
FTKNOV; $47,000 RNA yrl '12 KEESEP; $70,000 RNA
2yo >13 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,600.
Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Diamond A Racing Corp. B-Bill Rasco (FL). T-Richard
Mandella.
Friday Night=s Results:
7th-DMR, $81,350, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($80,000), C,
3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57, gd.
HOME JOURNEY (f, 4, Good Journey--Goodtobehome,
by Came Home) last visited the winner=s circle
17 months ago in a grassy Hollywood Park allowance
going six furlongs. The 4-year-old weakened to seventh
in her seasonal debut after dueling on the front end of
an optional claimer at Los Alamitos when switched
back to dirt Sept. 20. An encouraging fourth over the
Santa Anita sod behind the reopposing Heat Trap
(Unusual Heat) Oct. 30, the bay was disregarded at
15-1 in this reappearance. Quick on the draw, Home
Journey motored to an uncontested lead through a
:22.48 first quarter and had plenty for the stretch drive
after a half in :45.13 to win by 1 1/4 lengths over the
closing Heat Trap. Lifetime Record: 10-4-2-0,
$189,920. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-GGG Stables & Russell J Sarno. B-Mark & Daryle Ann
Giardino & John Elick (CA). T-Mike Puype.
6th-GGX, $31,619, Msw, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f (AWT),
1:04 3/5, ft.
+MARNAYS ANGEL (f, 3, Oh Tanner--Marnay, by Kris
S.), a 7-2 chance in this debut off a steady string of
works, hopped at the break and slipped back to midfield
as the leaders set a sharp opening quarter. Full of run
turning for home, she came calling three wide with a
quarter mile to run and swept clear by midstretch to
win by 1 1/4 lengths over favored Sarahline (Northern
Afleet). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $20,280. Click for
the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O/B-Judy & William L Hedrick (CA). T-Efrain Miranda.
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Yesterday=s Results:
GLORIOUS SONG S., $114,628, WOX, 11-22, 2yo, f,
7f (AWT), 1:22, ft.
1--#MISSISSIPPI DELTA, 118, f, 2, by Giant=s Causeway
1st Dam: Texas to a Tee, by Purge
2nd Dam: Texas Tammy, by Seeking the Gold
3rd Dam: Hot Novel, by Mari's Book
O-Jackpot Ranch & Mike Rutherford; B-Mike G
Rutherford (KY); T-Mark E Casse; J-Patrick Husbands.
$66,773. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $98,541.
2--Roaming, 118, f, 2, Quality Road--Throbbin' Heart,
by Smoke Glacken. ($70,000 wlng '12 KEENOV;
$120,000 RNA yrl '13 KEESEP). O-John Menary &
Gail Cox. $22,258.
LANE’S END Sales Graduate
3--Pankhurst, 117, f, 2, Artie Schiller--Mama's Pro, by
Proper Reality. ($47,000 yrl '13 FTKOCT; $55,000
RNA 2yo >14 OBSAPR). O-Quintessential Racing
Florida LLC & Horse'n Around Racing Stable.
$11,129.
Justin Casse Sales Offering
Margins: 2, 2, 1. Odds: 1.05, 8.10, 15.60.
Mississippi Delta, fifth in her unveiling here Aug. 23,
earned her diploma last time going 6 1/2 panels over
this strip Sept. 13. Heavily favored to make it two in a
row here, the bay kept a watchful eye from fourth
through the first half-mile and launched her bid on the
leaders turning for home. Sweeping to the lead in midstretch, she kept on rolling to land her first black-type
success. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
4th-WOX, $59,410, Msw, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:23 2/5,
ft.
BEARS REFLECTION (f, 2, First Samurai--Live Music, by
Lemon Drop Kid), third on debut going 5 1/2 panels
over this strip Sept. 27, got the blinkers off and was
sent off as part of a 5-2 entry. The dark bay broke on
top, but was overtaken by an over eager rival and
settles for a pressing second. Resuming command at
the half-mile marker, Bears Reflection skipped clear in
the stretch to don cap and gown by 2 1/4 lengths over
Tancook (Macho Uno). Sales history: $18,000 yrl '13
KEEJAN; $67,000 yrl '13 KEESEP. Lifetime Record:
2-1-0-1, $42,459. Click for the brisnet.com chart or
VIDEO.
O-Bear Stables Ltd. B-Penny & Manfred Conrad (ON).
T-Reade Baker.
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6th-WOX, $42,200, Msw, (S), 2yo, f, 6f (AWT),
1:10 2/5, ft.
RIVER MAID (f, 2, Where's the Ring--Rivermaid
Dancing, by Riverman), third on debut against statebreds going five panels over this strip Nov. 1, was let
go at 5-1 for this second attempt. Keeping tabs on the
leaders from a covered up fourth, the dark bay wove
through rivals to get through on the rail in the stretch
and skipped clear to score by 2 1/4 lengths over Hidden
to Win (Philanthropist). The winner is a full to Race for
Gold, SW, $304,197; and a half to Soul Rebel (Ascot
Knight), MSP, $263,727; and Selembao (Kinshasa),
MSP, $157,115. Sales history: C$57,000 yrl '13
ONTSEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $28,432. Click for
the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-The Very Dry Stable. B-Jay Cochlin (ON). T-Robert P
Tiller.
IN BRITAIN:
Shackled N Drawn, c, 2, Candy Ride (Arg). See
ABritain.@
+Malaf, c, 2, Elusive Quality. See ABritain.@
ROOKIES
First-crop starters to watch: Sunday, November 23
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
BLAME (Arch), Claiborne, $30K, 76/6/0
5-WO, Msw, 1 1/16m, Hollywood Critic, 8-5
DISCREETLY MINE (Mineshaft), Lane’s End, $10K, 97/16/0
5-AQU, Msw, 6f, Sonora, $77K FTK OCT yrl, 6-5
ESKENDEREYA (Giant's Causeway), Taylor Made, $18K, 104/6/0
5-AQU, Msw, 6f, Madoo, 3-1
5-AQU, Msw, 6f, +Beating Heart Baby, $70K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 8-1
KANTHAROS (Lion Heart), Ocala Stud, $5K, 51/15/1
7-FG, Msw, 6f, Chanticleer, $37K OBS APR 2yo, 10-1
1-FG, Alw, 6f, Kulik River, 5-1
LINE OF DAVID (Lion Heart), Spendthrift Farm, $6K, 49/6/0
7-CD, Msw, 7f, Bella Izabella, $65K OBS APR 2yo, 15-1
MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 79/16/0
7-FG, Msw, 6f, +Distant Kingdom, $32K OBS OPN 2yo, 12-1
MUSKET MAN (Yonaguska), Elite Thoroughbreds, $3K, 15/3/1
5-AQU, Msw, 6f, +Sweet Cherokee, $8K EAS SEP yrl, 20-1
NOT BOURBON (Not Impossible {Ire}), Colebrook Farms Stallion
Station, $5K, 30/3/0
6-WO, Msw, 6f, +Tot, 7-2
WARRIOR’S REWARD (Medaglia d'Oro), Spendthrift Farm, $13K, 104/13/1
4-GG, Msw, 1mT, Wahine Warrior, $25K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1
First/second-crop starters to watch: Sun., November 23
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2010 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
ELUSIVE BLUFF (Elusive Quality), Green Acres, 29/4/1
7-FG, Msw, 6f, +A M Milky Way, 6-1
GIANT GIZMO (Giant's Causeway), Adena Springs Canada, 72/26/2
4-WO, Msw, 6f, +Mc Culley, 10-1
KENTUCKY BEAR (Mr. Greeley), Curraghmore, 28/7/0
6-WO, Msw, 6f, +Bears Missile, 3-1
6-WO, Msw, 6f, +The Feather Lands, $7K CAN SEP yrl, 8-1
LEONNATUS ANTEAS (Stormy Atlantic), Colebrook Farms Stallion
Station, 40/10/1
2-WO, Msw, 6f, +Twist of Fate, 8-1
Yesterday=s Results:
3rd-LIN, ,14,000, Cond, 2yo, 7f (AWT), 1:23.15, ft.
FOUR SEASONS (IRE) (c, 2, Dubawi {Ire}--Please Sing
{GB} {GSW-Eng, $171,208}, by Royal Applause {GB}),
a 200,000gns TATDEC weanling, had shown a liking
for Polytrack when taking a seven-furlong Kempton
nursery Nov. 5 and was confidently ridden in rear early
here. Making a wide move on the home turn, the evenmoney favorite wore down Super Kid (GB) (Exceed and
Excel {Aus}) in the last 50 yards en route to a length
success. Lifetime Record: 7-3-0-1, ,21,689. VIDEO,
courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Godolphin. B-Mr M E Wates (IRE). T-Charlie Appleby.
2nd-LIN, ,4,500, Mdn, 2yo, 5f 6y (AWT), 0:59.58, ft.
SHACKLED N DRAWN (c, 2, Candy Ride {Arg}--Cajun
Flash, by Bertrando) was sent off the 5-2 second
favorite coming off a third in a course-and-distance
maiden eight days previously and took a tug early under
restraint in mid-division. Sent to the lead approaching
the final furlong, the $27,000 KEENOV weanling and
$60,000 FTKOCT yearling asserted to score by a halflength from Lady Kyllar (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}). The
winner is a half-brother to Cajun Gent (Yankee
Gentleman), MSP-US, $230,810; and to Snapshot
(Awesome Again), MGSP-US, $271,271. Lifetime
Record: 5-1-1-1, ,4,583. VIDEO, courtesy
attheraces.com.
O-Clipper Logistics. B-P & M Wygod. T-Olly Stevens.
LANE’S END Sales Graduate
4th-WOL, ,4,500, Mdn, 2yo, 8f 141y (AWT), 1:49.04,
ft.
+AABIR (IRE) (c, 2, Invincible Spirit {Ire}--Phillippa
{Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), a 105,000gns TATOCT yearling,
was taken back to rear after being forced wide on the
first bend and traveled smoothly into the thick of the
action soon into the home stretch. Seizing a gap before
working his way to the lead with 100 yards remaining,
the 33-1 outsider held Mountainside (GB) (Dubawi {Ire})
to score by a half-length. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
,2,911. VIDEO, courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum. B-P
Byrnes (IRE). T-Marco Botti.
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5th-WOL, ,4,500, Mdn, 2yo, 8f 141y (AWT), 1:50.74,
ft.
+MALAF (c, 2, Elusive Quality--Holy Wish, by Lord at
War {Arg}), a $300,000 FTSAUG yearling, was
hammered into 8-11 favoritism and soon recovered
from a tardy break to stalk the leading trio. Delivered
wide at the top of the stretch, the dark bay overhauled
Putting Green (GB) (Selkirk) with a furlong remaining
and asserted for a 1 1/2-length success. Stay Strong
(Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), the i360,000 BBAG yearling
full-brother to the 2009 G1 Preis der Diana runner-up
Soberania (Ger) and half to last year=s G1 Grosser Preis
von Bayern scorer Seismos (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) from
the immediate family of Samum (Ger) (Monsun {Ger})
and Schiaparelli (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}), stayed on into
fourth in a respectable debut showing. The winner is a
half-brother to Wishful Tomcat (Tactical Cat), GSW-US,
$716,843; Uncle T Seven (Freud), MSW-US,
$533,238; Lucky Lewis (Forest Camp), MSW-US,
$356,693; and Zetterholm (Silver Train), SW-US,
$222,025. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,2,911. VIDEO,
courtesy attheraces.com.
O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. B-Mr A
Grey. T-John Gosden.
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INGLIS CLASSIC CATALOGUE ONLINE
The catalogue for the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale, set
for Feb. 8-10 in Sydney, is now online. A third day has
been added to the 2015 edition of the sale due to a
high volume of entries.
AWe were simply inundated with over 1,400 entries
for the Classic Summer Book, and after a rigorous
selection process physically inspecting every yearling,
we are thrilled to catalogue 574 quality lots,@ said
Jonathan D=Arcy, Inglis National Bloodstock Director.
The Classic sale has developed a reputation as a
source of tough, precocious individuals, and embodying
that reputation this year have been G1 Sires= Produce
S. heroine Peggy Jean (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}) and
G1 Coolmore Stud S. winner Brazen Beau (Aus) (I Am
Invincible {Aus}).
This year=s catalogue includes offerings by
accomplished sires Artie Schiller, Choisir (Aus),
Congrats, Not A Single Doubt (Aus) and Snitzel (Aus),
as well as promising young sires Hinchinbrook (Aus)
and Manhattan Rain (Aus), and first-season sires Dream
Ahead, Poet=s Voice (GB), Uncle Mo, Zoffany (Ire), Gio
Ponti and Foxwedge (Aus).
To view the catalogue, visit www.inglis.com.au.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
AMERICA
Yesterday=s Results:
PRIX DU GRAND CAMP-Listed, i52,000, LYP, 11-22,
3yo/up, 12fT, 2:46.45, hy.
1--#MALKI D=AZE (FR), 128, g, 4, Loup Solitaire-Malnight (Fr), by April Night (Fr). O-Michelle Van den
Broele & Gerard Bouete; B-Michelle Van den Broele;
T-N Leenders; J-Arnaud Bourgeais; i26,000. Lifetime
Record: 20 starts, 4 wins, 13 places, i158,150.
2--Golden Wood (Fr), 128, g, 4, Gold Away (Ire)-Twisting (Fr), by Pivotal (GB). O-Mme Christian
Wingtans. i10,400.
3--Zack Hope (GB), 128, g, 6, Araafa (Ire)--Afaf (Fr), by
Spectrum (Ire). (i44,000 2yo >10 ARQFEB). O-Alain
Cherifi. i7,800.
Margins: NK, 1 3/4, 2. Odds: 3.40, 15.00, 6.50.
Also Ran: Vermont (Ire), Griraz (Fr), Storm River (Fr),
Venturous Spirit (Fr), Stellato (GB), Okiel Des Mottes
(Fr), Bereni Ka (Fr). Scratched: Vanishing Cupid (Swi).
Click for the Racing Post result. Equidia VIDEO.
Runner-up in the Oct. 25 Listed Grand Prix de Nantes
over this trip when last seen, Malki d=Aze was
restrained early while racing keenly in fourth before
being asked to chase the clear leader Golden Wood at
the top of the stretch. Finding the line just in time, the
bay overhauled that rival a stride before as his stamina
kicked in.
STAKES RESULTS:
SAM'S TOWN S., $75,000, DED, 11-22, (R), 3yo, 7f,
1:26, ft.
1--#D'CAJUN CAT, 119, g, 3, D'wildcat--Rabiadella
(MGSW, $263,450), by Dynaformer. ($300,000 2yo
>13 OBSMAR). O-Whispering Oaks Farm LLC;
B-Eico Stable (FL); T-Steven B Flint; J-Gerard
Melancon. $45,000. Lifetime Record: 13-3-2-3,
$117,445. *1/2 to Diadella (Diesis {GB}), GSW,
$563,274; Say a Novena (Songandaprayer), MSW &
MGSP, $329,870; and El Kingdom (El Prado {Ire}),
SW & GSP, $129,783.
2--National Defence, 119, g, 3, Patriot Act--Pentatonic,
by Cure the Blues. ($1,200 yrl '12 ESLSEP; $5,500
RNA 2yo >13 EVDMAR). O-Larry Benoit. $15,000.
3--Kody With a K, 117, g, 3, Stormy Atlantic-Privateers Bay, by Allen's Prospect. ($82,000 yrl '12
FTKOCT). O-Michelle Y Brown. $7,500.
Sold by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales Agency
Margins: 2 1/4, 2, HF. Odds: 11.40, 5.00, 14.10.
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Breeders= Edition America cont.
ORLEANS S., $75,000, DED, 11-22, (R), 3yo, f, 7f,
1:27 2/5, wf.
1--#HONEYCOMB ALLIE, 117, f, 3, Afleet Alex-Honeycomb Gus, by Is It True. ($37,000 yrl '12
KEESEP). O-Dream Maker Racing LLC; B-John & Bev
Passerello (KY); T-Albert M Stall Jr; J-Colby
Hernandez. $45,000. Lifetime Record: 10-4-2-4,
$101,860.
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2--Bridaria, 119, f, 3, Harlan's Holiday--R Charlie's
Angel, by Indian Charlie. ($75,000 yrl '12 KEESEP).
O-Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch. $15,000.
3--Mary Rita, 117, f, 3, Distorted Humor--Possibility, by
A.P. Indy. ($335,000 yrl '12 KEESEP). O-Fox Hill
Farms Inc. $7,500.
Margins: 2HF, 1 1/4, 5 1/4. Odds: 5.00, 0.80, 7.70.
SILVER GOBLIN S., $50,000, RPX, 11-21, (S), 3yo/up,
6 1/2f, 1:15 4/5, ft.
1--JOHNNY WHIP, 121, g, 5, Stephen Got Even-Paradisa, by Seeking the Gold. O-George W Straw Jr;
B-Robert H Zoellner (OK); T-Jody Pruitt; J-Jareth
Loveberry. $30,000. Lifetime Record: 37-11-9-5,
$303,809.
2--Okie Ride, 121, g, 7, Candy Ride (Arg)--Tic Tic, by
Geiger Counter. O-Richter Family Trust. $10,000.
3--Daybreak Dreamer, 123, g, 4, Woke Up Dreamin-Balalaika Dolly, by Stop the Music. O-Gary W Dean.
$5,500.
Margins: 3/4, HD, 3/4. Odds: 10.30, 2.50, 7.70.
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
7th-AQU, $67,000, NW1$X, 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:41 4/5, yl.
IDLE AMERICAN (g, 6, Quiet American--Bien Sucre
{SP}, by Ends Well) Lifetime Record: 27-4-5-5,
$259,153. O/B-Fox Ridge Farm (NY). T-Patrick J Kelly.
*1/2 to Homerette (Grand Slam), MSW, $263,411; and
Dulce de Leche (Distant View), SW-US & SP-Fr,
$195,324.
4th-DMR, $65,612, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), NW1$X,
3yo/up, f/m, 5fT, :57 1/5, fm.
BLAKE'S MAGIC (f, 4, Bernstein--Kinetigal, by Naskra)
Lifetime Record: 13-4-2-2, $133,040. O-Donkey Island
Racing LLC. B-Castleton Lyons & Kilboy Estate Inc (KY).
T-Mike Puype. *$22,000 RNA wnlg '10 KEENOV;
$19,000 RNA yrl '11 KEESEP; $38,000 2yo >12
OBSAPR; $57,000 RNA HRA >14 BESJUL. **1/2 to
Kinkennie (Bold Ruckus), MSP, $222,458; and Mobil
(Langfuhr), Ch. Older Horse-Can, MGSW & GISP,
$1,877,136.
7th-WOX, $61,741, Opt. Clm. ($62,500-$60,000),
NW2X, 3yo/up, 7f (AWT), 1:21, ft.
BREAKING BALL (g, 6, Smart Strike--One Emotion {SW,
$192,055}, by Sky Classic) Lifetime Record: 22-5-4-4,
$206,915. O-Cabernet Racing Stables & Ed Seltzer.
B-Solera Farm (KY). T-Justin J Nixon.
7th-DMR, $60,250, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X,
3yo/up, 1m (AWT), 1:36 4/5, ft.
SECRETSATMIDNIGHT (r, 4, Midnight Lute--Donnie's
Secret, by Tiger Ridge) Lifetime Record: 11-3-1-1,
$123,120. O-Karl Watson, Michael Pegram & Paul
Weitman. B-Hartley/DeRenzo Thoroughbreds (FL).
T-Bob Baffert. *$100,000 yrl '11 KEESEP.
1st-DMR, $56,840, Opt. Clm. ($80,000), NW1$X, (S),
2yo, f, 6 1/2f (AWT), 1:17 4/5, ft.
GRAND YODELER (f, 2, Swiss Yodeler--Royal Grand
Slam, by Grand Slam) Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-0,
$115,200. O/B-Mr & Mrs Larry D Williams (CA). T-Mike
Puype.
8th-LRL, $51,838, Opt. Clm. ($40,000-$35,000), C,
3yo/up, 1m, 1:36 4/5, ft.
CERRO (IRE) (g, 4, Mr. Greeley--Ballette (Ire), by Giant's
Causeway) Lifetime Record: SW, 18-6-2-3, $223,339.
O-PTK LLC. B-Manganaro LLC (Ire). T-Dane Kobiskie.
*12,000gns yrl '11 TATOCT). **Full to Sachem Spirit,
SP, $168,218.
8th-FGX, $40,000, 11-21, NW2L, (S), 3yo/up, 6f,
1:11, ft.
COLLIN'S MYSTERY (g, 3, Northern Afleet--Mystery at
Sea {SP}, by Capote) Lifetime Record: 6-2-0-0,
$32,760. O-Charles A Castille Jr. B-Clear Creek Stud
LLC (LA). T-William Meaux. *$32,000 yrl '12 LTBSEP.
7th-RPX, $38,250, 11-21, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, f/m,
1m70y, 1:43 2/5, ft.
COPPER FLASH (f, 3, Save Big Money--Eternal
Optimism {SP, $132,225}, by Brunswick) Lifetime
Record: 7-3-0-1, $43,419. O-Greg Frye. B-Dwain Keel
(OK). T-Roger F Engel.
8th-FGX, $38,000, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, a7 1/2fT,
1:31 4/5, fm.
MIZZEN MOON (f, 3, Mizzen Mast--Pink Moon, by
Exploit) Lifetime Record: SP, 11-2-3-1, $78,267.
O-Right Time Racing LLC. B-Columbine Stable LLC (KY).
T-Brad H Cox. *$15,000 yrl '12 KEESEP; $90,000 2yo
>13 OBSJUN.
Two-Year-Old Sales Purchase by Joe Brocklebank
7th-GGX, $37,800, NW1$X, 3yo/up, 6f (AWT),
1:10 1/5, ft.
GRAZEN'S HOPE (c, 3, Grazen--Chelcee's Hope {SP,
$237,123}, by Bartok {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 9-3-1-2,
$89,737. O/B-Nicholas B Alexander (CA). T-Steven
Miyadi.
5th-PEN, $33,300, 11-21, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, 1m,
1:38 2/5, ft.
CASTLE ROCKSTAR (g, 4, Rimrod--J. D. Safari {MSP,
$209,879}, by Power by Far) Lifetime Record:
21-3-6-2, $77,193. O-Chris Brent. B-Castle Rock Farm
(PA). T-John D Conner.
$5,000 LFSN
“Anybody that knows anything about this game,
watching this race, knows that we just saw
a remarkable performance by a racehorse.
This is your Derby favorite.”
- Andy Serling, NYRA
On the New York road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), in his first start on dirt,
I Want Revenge rose to the top of the three-year-old class in the
Gotham Stakes (G3), drawing off by 8 1/2 widening lengths setting
a new Stakes Record. He defeated the likes of Grade 1 Winners
and Millionaires Haynesfield, Giant Ryan, and Russell Road.
The impressive effort earned him a 113 Beyer Speed Figure,
which was the third-highest three-year-old Beyer of the year
and one of the highest pre-Derby Beyer Figures ever.
I Want Revenge followed up his Gotham win with a spectacular victory
in the Wood Memorial (G1), following in the footsteps of successful sires
Tapit, Empire Maker, Unbridled’s Song, Broad Brush, Pleasant Colony,
and Seattle Slew. After being completely left at the gate,
spotting the field several lengths, and getting pinched in the stretch
several times, I Want Revenge stamped his ticket to Louisville
in one of the year’s most memorable performances.
After devastating back-to-back wins in the Grade 1 Wood and
Grade 3 Gotham Stakes, I Want Revenge was installed as the
morning-line favorite for the 2009 Kentucky Derby.
On the morning of the race, he was scratched like his Grandsire
A.P. Indy, who was also the morning-line favorite.
History has been known to repeat itself on occasion.
A.P. Indy
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Breeders= Edition America cont.
4th-PEN, $33,040, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11 1/5, ft.
ONE FAST CHICK (f, 3, First Defence--Yes My Lady, by
Wavering Monarch) Lifetime Record: 6-3-2-0, $79,020.
O-Riders Up Farm. B-William Fossett (PA). T-T Bernard
Houghton.
5th-RPX, $30,000, 11-21, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW2L,
2yo, f, 1m, 1:39 4/5, ft.
ZOOMING (f, 2, After Market--Dance Studio, by
Bertrando) Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $34,630. O-Carl R
Moore Management LLC. B-Charles & David Yochum
(TX). T-W Bret Calhoun. *$7,000 2yo >14 TEXAPR.
2nd-CTX, $27,000, 11-21, NW3L, (S), 3yo/up, f/m,
4 1/2f, :52 4/5, ft.
MOOGOOGAIPAN (f, 3, With Distinction--Lillians Choice
{MSW, $133,820}, by Cape Canaveral) Lifetime
Record: 5-3-0-0, $47,625. O/B-Big Lick Farm (WV).
T-Reid Nagle.
6th-CTX, $27,000, 11-21, NW1X, 3yo/up, 1 1/16m,
1:45 1/5, ft.
RICK THE BARTENDER (g, 6, With Distinction--Yira, by
Miner's Mark) Lifetime Record: 53-11-9-7, $178,831.
O-D Calvin Swomley. B-Jorge Tabraue (FL). T-Manolo
Mangual.
8th-CTX, $27,000, 11-21, NW3LX, 3yo/up, f/m,
6 1/2f, 1:18 3/5, ft.
KLUVYABYE (f, 4, Windsor Castle--Up and Again, by
Awesome Again) Lifetime Record: 25-7-4-5, $151,030.
O/B/T-Michael G Atkins (WV).
4th-HAW, $22,000, (S), 3yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:46 4/5, ft.
SWARM (c, 3, Powerful Goer--Bee My Honey {SP}, by
Southern Halo) Lifetime Record: 20-4-2-6, $114,533.
O/B-Nancy Vanier & Lyda Williamson (IL). T-Brian
Williamson.
7th-HAW, $21,080, 11-21, C, (S), 3yo/up, 6 1/2f,
1:16, ft.
AZEG (g, 4, Eddington--Misty Gina, by Forest Wildcat)
Lifetime Record: 28-6-4-5, $127,808. O-Richard
Fosher, Harvey Noble & Bruce Oakes. B-James
Carfagno Jr & John Loven (IL). T-Roger A
Brueggemann.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Silver Sundara, f, 2, Act of Duty--Quiet Julia, by Silver
Ghost. CTX, 11-22, 4 1/2f, :52 3/5. B-J P Delaney
(NY). *$13,000 2yo >14 OBSJUN.
Two-Year-Old Sales Purchase by Joe Brocklebank
Jugni, f, 2, Colonel John--Saphiria, by Touch Gold.
CDX, 11-22, (C), 6f, 1:11 3/5. B-Royal Oak Farm LLC
(KY). *$40,000 wlng '12 KEENOV. **1/2 to Bryan=s
Jewel (Rockport Harbor), GSW, $484,878.
Cullen, g, 2, Ide--Eyes on Molly, by Malagra. DED,
11-22, (S), 7 1/2f, 1:35 1/5. B-Wade C Mott &
Jeffrey W Mott (LA). *Full to Captain Buddy, SW,
$270,381; and half to Convinceable (B.J.=s Mark),
SP, $153,958.
Final Prospect, g, 2, Jump Start--Hyatt Road, by Allen's
Prospect. LRL, 11-22, (C), 7f, 1:25 2/5. B-Non Stop
Stable (MD). *1/2 to Rock On Justin (Rock Slide),
SW, $158,699; and Phil=s Prospect (Soto), SW,
$134,260.
Pawn to a King, c, 2, Kodiak Kowboy--King's Mate
{SW, $111,258}, by Kris S. PEN, 11-21, (S), 6f,
1:13 2/5. B-William E Riddle Jr (PA). *$11,500 yrl
'13 FTMSEP; $37,000 2yo >14 FTMMAY.
Sweet On Smokey, f, 2, Successful Appeal--Clochard,
by Devil's Bag. PRX, 11-22, 1m, 1:40 4/5. B-Tom
McCrocklin & Frank Mermenstein (KY). *$12,000
RNA 2yo >14 OBSAPR.
Title Winner, f, 2, Tiz Wonderful--Homefortheholidays,
by Came Home. CDX, 11-22, (C), 7f, 1:23 4/5.
B-Gary & Mary West Stables Inc (KY). *1/2 to Tour
Guide (Broken Vow), MSW, $135,204.
Loving Lorri, f, 3, Tale of the Cat--Loving Lucy (SW), by
Lycius. PRX, 11-22, (C), 6f, 1:13. B-Hare Forest
Farm LTD (KY). *$65,000 yrl '12 KEEJAN.
Crazy Charles, g, 3, Windsor Castle--Treylucey, by
Wekiva Springs. CTX, 11-21, (S), 4 1/2f, :51 4/5.
B-Floyd A Taylor (WV).
Deputy Striker, h, 5, Smart Strike--Sherriff's Deputy, by
Deputy Minister. GGX, 11-22, 1 1/16m (off turf),
1:46. B-Fares Farm Inc (KY). *$70,000 2yo >11
KEEAPR. **Full to Curlin, 2x Horse of the Year, Ch.
3yo Colt, Ch. Older Horse-US, Hwt. Older Horse-UAE
at 9.5-11f, MGISW-US, G1SW-UAE, $10,501,800.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
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ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER:
Happy Cousin (GB), f, 2, Red Rocks (Ire)--Made My
Happy (Ire), by Dalakhani (Ire). SIR, 11-22, Mdn,
8.5fT, time: n/a, gd. B-Immobiliare Casa Paola (GB).
BEFORE THEY WERE THE BEST...
Breeders’ Cup winners’ maiden-breaking write-ups
as they appeared in the TDN
Aug. 20, 2014 - GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile
6th-DMR, $76,250, Msw, 2yo, 1m (AWT), 1:37 4/5,
ft.
TEXAS RED (c, 2, Afleet Alex--Ramatuelle {Chi}, by
Jeune Homme) was runner-up by a neck on debut at
Arlington July 3 and finished fourth going six panels
here July 26. Stretching out to a mile, the 3-1 chance
was unhurried and wide early. The chestnut improved
his position on the bend and continued to really in the
stretch to catch Secreto Primero (First Samurai) and
win by 1 1/2 lengths. Sales history: $17,000 yrl '13
KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $56,300. Click for
the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO.
O-Erich Brehm, Wayne Detmar, Lee Michaels, Keith
Desormeaux, et al. B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred
Holdings LLC (KY). T-Keith Desormeaux.