TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2012 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here Visit the TDN Website: www.thoroughbreddailynews.com Stallion Notes with Andrew Caulfield P5-7 MARK VALESKI SIDELINED Brereton Jones=s homebred Mark Valeski (Proud Citizen), winner of the May 12 GII Peter Pan S., will miss the remainder of his sophomore season after suffering a chip in his left knee and is scheduled to undergo surgery this morning. A[Trainer] Larry [Jones] felt that the colt wasn=t galloping as strongly as he=d like last week, so we took some precautionary x-rays,@ explained Airdrie Stud=s Bret Jones. AThere is a small chip in his left knee that will be easily removed. He will need three or four months off before returning to training.@ Jones is already looking to Mark Valeski=s 4-year-old season. AIt=s certainly disappointing to miss out on some of the big summer races, but we think we=re going to have a pretty special 4-year-old next season,@ he added. Mark Valeski missed by just a nose to El Padrino (Pulpit) when second in the Feb. 25 GII Risen Star S. and was runner-up again in the Apr. 1 GII Louisiana Derby. He was taken out of consideration for the May 5 GI Kentucky Derby just days before the race and re- routed to the Peter Pan, where he secured a 1 1/4- length victory. On the board in five of six starts to date, Mark Valeski has won three times and earned $430,952. Believe You Can Works; Pointing to Mother Goose It wasn=t all bad news for Brereton Jones Monday, as his GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can (Proud Citizen) worked a bullet five furlongs in :59.60 at Churchill Downs yesterday. AEverything was really good,@ said trainer Larry Jones. AShe worked nice and galloped out really good. She came back good, so it looks like she=s going to the [June 23 GI] Mother Goose [S. at Belmont Park] in good shape.@ Jones has high hopes for the homebred=s sophomore season. AAs we said with [2011 Horse of the Year and champion older female] Havre de Grace (Saint Liam), we=re going to try to give her a chance to win a championship,@ explained the veteran conditioner. AWe want to make sure we put her out there enough that maybe she can be champion 3-year-old filly, and then we=ll see what else can be added on.@ FORT LARNED TUNES UP FOR FOSTER Fort Larned (E Dubai), most recently runner-up in the May 4 GII Alysheba S., tuned up for Saturday=s GI Stephen Foster H. with a five-furlong work in 1:02.20 at Churchill Downs Monday. AWhat=s the old saying? It was just what I wanted,@ trainer Ian Wilkes reported. The 4-year-old, owned by Janis Whitham was a 2 1/2-length victor of the Mar. 31 GIII Skip Away S. AHis last two races have been really good,@ Wilkes continued. AHe broke the track record in the Skip Away and then last time he just got beat when Successful Dan broke the track record. The horse is running at a high level and he=s improving. I don=t think he=s peaked yet.@ Others considered likely for the Foster are: Alternation (Distorted Humor), Astrology (A.P. Indy), Nates Mineshaft (Mineshaft), Nehro (Mineshaft), Mission Impazible (Unbridled=s Song), Rogue Romance (Smarty Jones), Ron the Greek (Full Mandate), Where= s Sterling (Northern Afleet), Wise Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry). Mark Valeski A Coglianese Believe You Can Reed Palmer FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI STEPHEN FOSTER H.
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MARK VALESKI SIDELINED Brereton Jones=s homebred Mark Valeski (ProudCitizen), winner of the May 12 GII Peter Pan S., willmiss the remainder of his sophomore season aftersuffering a chip in his left knee and is scheduled toundergo surgery this morning. A[Trainer] Larry [Jones]felt that the colt wasn=t galloping as strongly as he=dlike last week, so we took some precautionary x-rays,@explained Airdrie Stud=s BretJones. AThere is a small chip inhis left knee that will be easilyremoved. He will need three orfour months off before returningto training.@ Jones is already looking toMark Valeski=s 4-year-old season.AIt=s certainly disappointing tomiss out on some of the bigsummer races, but we thinkwe=re going to have a prettyspecial 4-year-old next season,@ he added. Mark Valeski missed by just a nose to El Padrino(Pulpit) when second in the Feb. 25 GII Risen Star S.and was runner-up again in the Apr. 1 GII LouisianaDerby. He was taken out of consideration for the May 5GI Kentucky Derby just days before the race and re-routed to the Peter Pan, where he secured a 1 1/4-length victory. On the board in five of six starts to date,Mark Valeski has won three times and earned $430,952.
Believe You Can Works; Pointing to Mother Goose It wasn=t all bad news for Brereton Jones Monday, ashis GI Kentucky Oaks heroine Believe You Can (ProudCitizen) worked a bullet five furlongs in :59.60 at
Churchill Downs yesterday.AEverything was really good,@said trainer Larry Jones. ASheworked nice and galloped outreally good. She came backgood, so it looks like she=s goingto the [June 23 GI] MotherGoose [S. at Belmont Park] ingood shape.@ Jones has highhopes for the homebred=ssophomore season. AAs we saidwith [2011 Horse of the Year
and champion older female] Havre de Grace (SaintLiam), we=re going to try to give her a chance to win achampionship,@ explained the veteran conditioner. AWewant to make sure we put her out there enough thatmaybe she can be champion 3-year-old filly, and thenwe=ll see what else can be added on.@
FORT LARNED TUNES UP FOR FOSTER Fort Larned (E Dubai), most recently runner-up in theMay 4 GII Alysheba S., tuned up for Saturday=s GI Stephen Foster H. with a five-furlong work in1:02.20 at Churchill Downs Monday. AWhat=s the oldsaying? It was just what I wanted,@ trainer Ian Wilkesreported. The 4-year-old, owned by Janis Whitham wasa 2 1/2-length victor of the Mar. 31 GIII Skip Away S.AHis last two races have been really good,@ Wilkescontinued. AHe broke the track record in the Skip Awayand then last time he just got beat when SuccessfulDan broke the track record. The horse is running at ahigh level and he=s improving. I don=t think he=s peakedyet.@ Others considered likely for the Foster are:Alternation (Distorted Humor), Astrology (A.P. Indy),Nates Mineshaft (Mineshaft), Nehro (Mineshaft),Mission Impazible (Unbridled=s Song), Rogue Romance(Smarty Jones), Ron the Greek (Full Mandate), Where=sSterling (Northern Afleet), Wise Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry).
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Monday, Longchamp, FranceLA COUPE-G3, i80,000, Longchamp, 6-11, 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT, 2:08.95, vsf.1--@NO RISK AT ALL (FR), 123, h, 5, by My Risk (Fr)
1st Dam: Newness (Ire) (SW {N}-Fr), by Simply Great (Fr)2nd Dam: Neomenie (Ire), by Rheffic (Fr)3rd Dam: Nordenburg (Ger), by Birkhahn (Ger)
O/T-Jean-Paul Gallorini; B-Mme Sylvia Wildenstein; J-Ioritz Mendizabal; i40,000. Lifetime Record: 12 starts, 4 wins, 6 places, i198,275. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report and 5-cross pedigree.2--Meandre (Fr), 123, c, 4, Slickly (Fr)--Penne (Fr), by Sevres Rose (Ire). O/B-Famille Rothschild; T-Andre Fabre; i16,000.3--Sortilege (Ire), 120, f, 4, Tiger Hill (Ire)--Sahel (Ger), by Monsun (Ger). (i30,000 HIT >11 ARQDEC). O-Gestut Karlshof; B-Wertheimer & Frere; T-Andreas Wohler; i12,000.Margins: 3HF, 8, 2HF. Odds: 3.60, 0.80, 28.00.Also Ran: Poet (GB), Abdel (Fr), Mighty Mouse (Ger).Click for the Racing Post chart or the Click for Equidiavideo. No Risk at All registered a third black-type score inthe Nov. 17 Listed Prix Tantieme at Saint-Cloud, andreturned there to open this campaign with a fourth inthe Mar. 10 Listed Prix Altipan. Hitting the board backthere once more in the Apr. 1 G3 Prix Edmond Blanc,he was runner-up in the May 1 G2 Prix du Muguet andwas a last-out fourth in the May 27 G1 Prix d=Ispahanat this venue. The eventual winner found a rail positionoff the pace in fifth for most of this one. Makingsmooth headway in the straight to assume commandpassing the two pole, he lengthened clear in impressivefashion to easily claim a career high. Odds-on favoriteMeandre was primed for his bid once into the stretchrun, but labored in the testing conditions to finish awell-beaten second.
A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ willindicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s willdenote a first-time Grade/Group 1 winner.
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International be-ratings: Moody questions World Thoroughbred Rankings“Aussie sprinting legend Black Caviar has arrived in Britain ahead of hereagerly-awaited northern hemisphere debut at Royal Ascot, and beenplunged straight into a row over who is the world’s best horse. The SirHenry Cecil-trained Frankel, unbeaten in 10 starts and winner of sixGroup 1s, currently heads the World Thoroughbred Rankings with arating of 138--some 8lb clear of the Melbourne-based megastar.” The Mirror
Congressional Committees Seek Drug Information “Members of twoCongressional committees investigating the drugging of racehorses havesent letters to racing regulators in 39 states seeking information on howtrainers with multiple drug violations are disciplined and how often certainperformance-enhancing treatments are used.” Walt Bogdanich, TheRail-The New York Times Horse Racing Blog
A veterinarian’s letter to the KHRC “The following is a letter veterinarianAndrew Roberts sent to all the members of the Kentucky Horse RacingCommission regarding the Lasix issue. I received an email copy from theKy HBPA. I have to agree with Dr. Roberts, including the part about thepublic-perception argument. To me, certain industry leaders are creatingthe public-perception problem by making it sound like the highlyregulated, effective and transparent Lasix program is somehow dopinghorses--instead of pointing out that racehorses compete under extremelyrigorous medication rules, I daresay the most rigorous in sports.” JennieRees, Louisville Courier-Journal Horse Racing Blog
Sunday, Tokyo, JapanEPSOM CUP-G3, -76,930,000, Tokyo, 6-10, 3yo/up,1800mT, 1:46.70, fm. 1--@TOSEN REVE (JPN), 123, c, 4, by Deep Impact (Jpn)
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Peintre Celebre
NureyevNorthern Dancer
NearcticNatalma
SpecialForli
Thong
Peinture BleueAlydar
Raise a NativeSweet Tooth
Petroleuse (Ire)Habitat
Plencia (Fr)
Doohulla SP-Eng, 14-2-0-2,
$31,543 4Fls, 1Ch, 1GSW
StravinskyNureyev
Northern DancerSpecial
Fire the GroomBlushing Groom (Fr)
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Viva Zapata GSW-Fr, 6-2-2-1,
$76,802 9Fls, 3SP
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Viva Aviva 17Fls, 1GSW, 1SW
SecretariatViva La Vivi
XANADOU (IRE), c, 2009
Saturday, Chantilly, FrancePRIX PAUL DE MOUSSAC-G3, i80,000, Chantilly, 6-9,3yo, c/g, 1mT, 1:38.30, sf.1--@#XANADOU (IRE), 122, c, 3, by Peintre Celebre
1st Dam: Doohulla (SP-Eng), by Stravinsky2nd Dam: Viva Zapata, by Affirmed3rd Dam: Viva Aviva, by Secretariat
(30,000gns yrl >10 TATOCT). O-Daniel-Yves Treves; B-Yeguada Milagro; T-Jean-Claude Rouget: J-Christophe Soumillon; i40,000. Lifetime Record: 5 starts, 4 wins, 1 place, i84,500. *1/2 to Clunia (Ire) (Silent Times {Ire}), Ch. 2yo Filly-Spn, SW-Spn. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: D.Click for the Racing Post chart. Click for Equidia video. As I reviewed Union Rags=s pedigree in some depthafter his victory in the GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain ofYouth S. in February, this week I am taking theopportunity to point out some salient pedigree featuresconcerning several of the other horses who enjoyedstakes success last week. It=s a reminder of howquickly time passes that it is already 11 years since thetremendously accomplished Nureyev died. He no longerhas many major stallion sons in Europe or NorthAmerica, but two of them were in form last week.
The California-based Unusual Heat was back in thespotlight thanks to the admirable Acclamation, whorecorded his fifth Grade I success and his thirdconsecutive triumph in the Charles Whittingham H. Over in Europe, Peintre Celebre enjoyed a stakes doublethanks to Slight Advantage in Germany and theprogressive 3-year-old Xanadou in France. Cont. p5
PEDIGREE INSIGHTS B Y A N D R E W C A U L F I E L D
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(Pedigree Insights cont.) The Wildenstein family experimented with inbreedingto Nureyev quite some time ago and was principallyrewarded with Peintre Celebre=s high-class 1 1/2-milefilly Vallee Enchantee. She was inbred 2x3 to Nureyev,thanks to having a second dam by the former Walmacstalwart. Coincidentally, both of last week=s stakeswinners by Peintre Celebre are also inbred to Nureyev.The more interesting of the two is Xanadou, who isinbred 2x3. His speedy dam, Doohulla, is a daughter ofStravinsky, who staked a strong claim to beingNureyev=s fastest son with his victories in the G1 Nunthorpe S. and G1 July Cup. Daughters of Stravinsky have already produced twoGroup 1 winners and interestingly both of them--theexcellent Australian filly Mosheen and the top-class RipVan Winkle--were effective at up to 1 1/2 miles.Xanadou=s Group 3 win last week was over a mile, buthe won over 1 3/16 miles as a juvenile, so it seems thatStravinsky=s daughters aren=t going to proveone-dimensional speedsters as producers. Brilliant racehorses don=t always make brilliantstallions, but Frankel=s legions of admirers needn't haveany fears about their favorite, judging by the earlyresults achieved by Galileo=s first few stallion sons. Last week saw New Approach confirm his standingas a stallion of rare potential. Even though this Derbywinner shone over distances of a mile and a quarter anda mile and a half--as his pedigree suggested he would--he had three impressive 2-year-old winners over sixfurlongs last week. The most important of the three hasto be the unbeaten Dawn Approach, who provided hissire with his first stakes victory, but there was also alot to like about Tha'Ir and the filly Newfangled. Teofilo was another Galileo stallion with amuch-admired 2-year-old winner last week, withHavana Gold shaping like a potential group horse inwinning his debut at Newmarket. Teofilo--who, likeNew Approach, stands under the Darley banner--alreadyhas five stakes winners in his first crop, including fourat group level. Parish Hall, of course, won last year=sG1 Dewhurst S. and Light Heavy was recording histhird consecutive win when he took the G2Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial. Two sons of Galileo which haven=t enjoyed thefirst-rate support given to New Approach and Teofiloare Heliostatic and Sixties Icon. Heliostatic, a Group 3middle-distance winner, had only 24 foals in his firstIrish crop, but they included Crius, winner of the G3 Sommerville Tattersall S. last fall. The royally bred Sixties Icon--the result of a matingbetween winners of the Derby and Oaks--was a Group 1 winner, but that Group 1 win came in the StLeger, a race widely considered a graveyard for itswinners= stallion prospects.
Sixties Icon covered 52 mares in his first season, at afee of ,6,000. He therefore seemed sure to face anuphill struggle, but he has been one of the stories ofthe British season. Far from needing time and distance,his progeny have come out ready for action (thankspartly to the no-nonsense approach of Mick Channon, atrainer who believes that racehorses are meant to race).Sixties Item has already notched up four winners andthree placed horses from his first nine runners,including Chilworth Icon, winner of the Woodcote S.over six furlongs, and the listed-placed Effie B. The next son of Galileo to have runners will beHeliostatic=s superior brother Soldier of Fortune, winnerof the G1 Irish Derby and G1 Coronation Cup. ThisFrench-based stallion has yearlings, whereas the highlytalented Rip Van Winkle has foals. I have to admit that there was a time when I haddoubts about Gone West=s prowess as a broodmaresire. It wasn=t until late 2004, when his daughtersalready had more than 500 foals of racing age, that thethen-20-year-old stallion became the broodmare sire ofa Group 1 winner. However, that particular Group 1winner was worth the wait, as he was none other thanMotivator, who went on to take the 2005 G1 Derby byfive lengths. I=m pleased to say that that proved a turning point inGone West=s career. Since then his daughters= total ofGroup 1 winners in the Northern Hemisphere hassoared to eight, thanks to Healthy Addiction, FrostGiant, Game Face, Awesome Feather, Brilliant Speed,Announce and Union Rags. Of course Gone West had every right to succeed inthis area. His sire Mr. Prospector enjoyed prolongedsuccess as a broodmare sire, racking up numerousNorth American championships, and Gone West=s ownbroodmare sire, Secretariat, was the championbroodmare sire of 1992. But who could have guessedthat arguably his most important successes as abroodmare sire would come in such demandingmile-and-a-half tests as the G1 Derby and the GI Belmont S.?Cont. p7
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Ask European breeders to name Green Desert=s beststallion sons and they are likely to nominate OasisDream, Invincible Spirit and Cape Cross, but anotherstallion worthy of inclusion is Desert Style. When this well-bred horse retired to Corbally Stud inIreland in 1996, his modest fee reflected the fact thathe had won nothing more important than three Group 3events in Ireland. Although technically the best3-year-old sprinter in Europe in 1995, Desert Style wasrated no higher than 120, so he was no shoo-in forstallion success. Even so, he has built up an admirable record and hewas represented by his sixth individual Grade I winnerwhen the ex-French Desert Blanc narrowly came out ontop in the Woodford Reserve Manhattan H. DesertBlanc=s predecessors include such high-class performersas Bachir (winner of the G1 2000 Guineas in Franceand Ireland), Mandesha (a triple Group 1 winner inFrance) and Paco Boy (a winner of three of Europe=spremier races over seven furlongs or a mile). Now 20 years old, Desert Style is currently finishinghis fourth season at Haras du Hoguenet in France, acountry where four of his progeny have won at thehighest level. One of his daughters was responsible forFamily One, one of the fastest French 2-year-olds of2011, and Havana Gold, the promising Teofilo coltmentioned elsewhere in these notes, is another with aDesert Style dam.
Incidentally, Desert Blanc is an example of thesuccess that Indian Ridge mares have enjoyed withgrandsons of Danzig, others being Dancing Rain, winnerof last year=s Oaks and German Oaks, andExcelebration, winner of last year=s Prix du Moulin. Johannesburg was by no means everyone=s favoritestallion before his sale to Japan, but he may have left aworthwhile legacy in the U.S. In addition to being thesire of leading second-crop sire Scat Daddy, he wasalso responsible for Teuflesberg. Teuflesberg enjoyed his finest moment in winning theGII Woody Stephens S. in 2007 and now his first-cropson Trinniberg has won the same valuable prize (despitebeing a $1,500 yearling). Teuflesberg has also drawnattention to himself by siring a 2-year-old full-sister toTrinniberg who sold for $450,000 at the Fasig-TiptonMidlantic May sale. Unfortunately Teuflesberg doesn=thave numbers on his side (49 foals in his first twocrops), but I expect that might be about to change.
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From Startto Finish...
with Darley Flying Start=s Sophie Ignarski
While the 12 of us have been fairly well-immersed inour penultimate engagement of this phase of theprogram (our 5-week long work placements), none ofus could have missed the huge buzz of anticipationsurrounding a long-awaited potential Triple Crownwinner, on whom fate struck the cruellest of blows onFriday last week. Each trainee has been placed with one of a range ofpeople and organisations, including trainers, bloodstockagents, sales companies and veterinarians, in locationsspanning from east coast to west here in the U.S. Some had been fortunate enough (thanks toplacements with New York-based operations) toexperience the atmosphere and build-up at theepicentre of it all in Belmont Park, and while theannouncement of I'll Have Another's late scratch was afirm reminder that nothing can be taken for granted inracing, it was still an exceptional few weeks to savour.For those working on the backside, there surelycouldn't have been a more memorable opportunity.Ohio-native Tricia Calkins has been working at the NewYork Racing Association and spent her first few weeksalongside the NYRA executive staff, working on finalpreparations for Belmont day and upcoming NYRApresentations. She also had the enviable opportunity ofwatching the main contenders train each morning, aswell as attend all the racing; one highlight she mentionedwas a star turn (on the first day of her placement) inGodolphin=s It=s Tricky=s GI Ogden Phipps win photo! Another trainee making some win photo appearancesover the last fortnight was Jim Clarke, who has beenworking at Belmont Park with trainer Kiaran McLaughlinand his assistant Artie Magnuson. Jim=s first two weeksincluded the opportunity to learn about every aspect ofthe stable routine (including morning workouts, raceselection and veterinary care) as well as escort all thetrainer=s runners to and from the track. Aspiring trainerJack Davison has been working under the experttutelage of fellow Irishman Eoin Harty at HollywoodPark, and has been busying himself with similarfundamental stable duties of hotwalking and tackingup, plus the occasional riding stint in between. Not every Darley Flying Start trainee can lay claim tohaving worked in the Belmont-winning trainer=s stable,and Sebastien Desmontils (whose previous incarnationsinclude time working as an amateur jockey in France)found himself in just that fortunate position working atMichael Matz=s Maryland stable. Sebastien, who hasbeen riding five lots each day, told me: >I've been givena unique opportunity to see how a top-class Americantraining operation is run, with 60 high-profile horsesmanaged by an incredible team.
Every day working with Mr. Matz and his staff is ahuge learning opportunity which is underpinned by atotal passion and commitment to the sport.@ In California, Emma Pearce has been at TVG workingunder Christina Olivares= expert guidance, spendingtime at Hollywood Park and Santa Anita alongside thechannel=s production assistants and researchdepartment. Emma=s upbringing at the heart of racing(her parents are trainers back in the UK) has clearlymade her a valuable addition to the team, her expertiseleading to a central role in researching commentary forthe presenters on Epsom Derby day! Finally, placed with John Shirreffs is Jin Tian, whospoke very enthusiastically of his time so far with theCalifornia-based trainer. He told me that he has beenassigned with the task of monitoring and recording thefeeding, health and training of 10 horses, requiringmeticulous attention to detail and some careful recordkeeping. I wonder if his next update will feature hisdecision to sleep in the horses= stalls alongside them... Sarah has been hard at work here at the TDN officesin New Jersey, and Steve (O'Connor), Stephen (Heath),Ian, Madoka and I have been mainly based in Lexington;news of our placements will follow. All of us wish toexpress our sincere thanks to those who havewelcomed us to their farms, offices and barns and haveprovided us all with such fantastic and memorableexperiences so far.
Miss TRF Voting Underway: Colonial Downs will host the second Miss TRFPageant--a beauty pageant featuring mares housed atthe Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation=s facility atJames River. Voting takes place June 5-21 andconcludes on-track June 23. Race fans can visitwww.colonialdowns.com/misstrf/ and read profiles oneach contestant before picking a favorite. The threehorses with the most votes as of June 21 at noon willtravel to Colonial Downs where on-track fans can voteon the mare who will become the TRF=s Virginiaspokeshorse to promote second careers forThoroughbreds, plus a year=s supply of carrots fromWhole Foods. AI was so proud of our mares whoappeared at Colonial Downs last year for the finalvoting and the crowning of Miss TRF 2011, Patti=sStorm,@ President of TRF at James River, Anne Tuckersaid. AIt was a true testament to the beauty of life afterracing and the wonderful care that these mares receivefrom the offenders at the James River Work Center. Itwas a wonderful experience, and I urge all racing fansand horse lovers to come and see for themselves.@
Yesterday=s Results:6th-PRX, $47,000, Alw, NW1X, 3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2f,1:04 1/5, ft.TRUE FEELINGS (f, 3, Latent Heat--Grand Charmer{GSW, $210,086}, by Lord Avie), a $150,000 KEESEPyearling, won on debut at Delaware last June beforefinishing a good second in the GIII Schuylerville S. atSaratoga a month later. Fifth in the GI Spinaway S. atthe Spa Sept. 4, she went missing for a spell, butreturned with a good second-place effort in a six-furlong optional claimer at Gulfstream Mar. 4. An evenfifth in a similar test at Aqueduct Mar. 30, she mostrecently lost by a head in a course-and-distance NW1XMay 12 and was looking to get her belated second winas the public=s 1-5 choice. She hounded the pacesettingsecond choice JKL=s Legacy (Pulpit) from the start andoverhauled that one in the lane to win by a length.Lifetime Record: GSP, $100,760. Click for thebrisnet.com chart or Video, sponsored by Taylor MadeSales.O-Michael Dubb, Cash Is King Stable, Stuart Grant &Bethlehem Stables LLC. B-Liberation Farm &Brandywine Farm (KY). T-Anthony W Dutrow.
Yesterday=s Results:2nd-FLX, $22,000, Msw, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m70y,1:45 4/5, ft.MOM'S LAW (f, 3, Andromeda's Hero--Brushed WithGold, by Touch Gold) closed to be third in her unveilinggoing six panels here May 28 and lived up to her 1-5price this time around, stalking professionally, thenlengthening away to prevail by an overwhelming 131/4-length margin. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-1, $15,000.Click for the brisnet.com chart.
O-My Purple Haze Stables & Michael A Lecesse.B/T-Michael LeCesse (NY).
Blackwood Stables Opens in Versailles: Farm manager and co-owner Matt Hogan hasannounced that Blackwood Stables, a new preppingand training center in Versailles, Kentucky, is fullyoperational and open for business. The operationspecializes in starting young horses, rehabilitating andtraining racing-age horses, and preparing horses forpublic auction. The 250-acre farm features a one-miletrack, ample turnout and miles of land for trail riding. A10th-generation horsemen, Hogan has worked withCastlebridge Stud, Bansha House Stables, Pin Oak Studand trainer Graham Motion. AThe Blackwood settingprovides the perfect environment for starting younghorses,@ Hogan said. AThe yearlings get professionalhandling and are desensitized to many of the stimulithey=ll experience at the sales grounds. By the time a2-year-old leaves our facility, they=ve been long-lined,have been trail ridden all over the farm, have gallopedon the racetrack, schooled in a starting gate, and more.We=ve got a fantastic team of people working with andcaring for these horses day in and day out.@ The farm=swebsite is www.blackwoodstables.com.
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BETFAIR HOLLYWOOD PARKJAYCITO (Victory Gallop), 3f, :36.00, 5/33
SANTA ANITABLUESKIESNRAINBOWS (English Channel), 4f, :48.00, 10/36TAKE CONTROL (A.P. Indy), 6f, 1:14.40, 3/5
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IN IRELAND:Violet Lashes, f, 3, Badge of Silver. See ABreeders= Edition Europe.@
IN JAPAN:A Shin Speeder, c, 3, Giant=s Causeway--Myhrr, by Mr. Prospector. Hanshin, 6-10, Plate Race. Lifetime Record: 8-2-0-1, $184,375. O-Eishindo Inc; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC; T-Masato Nishizono. *$300,000 yrl >10 KEESEP. **Stalking the lead comfortably throughout, the sophomore showed an impressive turn of foot to take over and widen his margin to three lengths. AHe jumped well from the gate and took a good position,@ said winning pilot Keisuke Dazai. AHe had lots left even when he crossed the line. He will compete well in a higher class.@Faridat, h, 7, Kingmambo--Believe (Jpn) (Ch. Older Mare-Jpn, MSW & GSP-Jpn, $3,836,795), by Sunday Silence. Hanshin, 6-10, Tempozan S., 6f. Lifetime Record: MSW & G1SP-Jpn, 35-5-3-5, $2,785,250. O-Koji Maeda; B-North Hills Management; T-Shigeki Matsumoto. *The old veteran saved ground and shifted to the outside turning for home before accelerating powerfully to pull away and score by 1 1/2 lengths. AIt was a very strong race,@ winning jockey Tetsuzo Sato commented. AI have kept an eye on him since he was young, and he has lots of racing experience and know-how. The stretch run was brilliant.@
First-crop starters to watch: Tuesday, June 12Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2009 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
O=Hagan Resigns ITM & HRI Posts: Michael O=Hagan, chief executive officer of IrishThoroughbred Marketing and director ofcommunications and international affairs for HorseRacing Ireland, has resigned from both posts withimmediate effect in order to pursue private businessinterests. O=Hagan=s notice of resignation was acceptedby the board of Horse Racing Ireland yesterday.
Yesterday=s Results:Windsor, 18.10, Mdn, ,5,000, 2yo, 6fT, 1:18.12, sf.SILVER RIDGE (IRE) (c, 2, Verglas {Ire}--JacarandaRidge {GB}, by Indian Ridge {Ire}), ninth in a Newburymaiden on his racecourse bow May 18, was alwaysprominent in this one. Taking control at halfway, the5-2 favorite stayed on strongly in the final eighth tonotch a five-length score from Ronaldinho (Ire)(Jeremy). Sales history: ,22,000 yrl >11 DONSEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, ,3,235. Video, courtesyattheraces.com.O-The Pickford Hill Partnership; B-Ballykilbride Stud;T-Ralph Beckett.
Pontefract, 18.50, Mdn, ,3,500, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:18.16,gd.+AGENT ALLISON (GB) (f, 2, Dutch Art {GB}--Loquacity {GB}, by Diktat {GB}), who RNA=d at2,500gns as a TATDEC foal before selling for,22,000gns as a DONAUG yearling, tracked the earlyspeed in fourth. Nudged to the front a furlong fromhome, the 13-8 chalk readily came clear to win byseven lengths from Throwing Roses (GB) (Clodovil{Ire}). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,2,386. Video,courtesy Racing UK.O-Mrs Fitri Hay; B-D R Botterill; T-Peter Chapple-Hyam.
A # will distinguish first-time stakes-winners, a @ willindicate first-time graded stakes-winners, a s will denotea first-time Grade/Group 1 winner, a + will indicate first-time starters, an (S) will be used for state-bred races, a (C)will be used for maiden-claiming races and an (R) will beused for other restricted races.
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Irish Report cont.
Folkestone, 14.15, Mdn, ,3,500, 2yo, 5fT, 1:02.40,sf.+JOEY=S DESTINY (IRE) (c, 2, Kheleyf--Maid of Ailsa,by Pivotal {GB}), a i26,000 TATIRE yearling and a,30,000 DONAPR breezer, raced close up in secondfrom the gate. Pushed to the front at the quarter pole,the 7-1 shot sprinted clear to score by five easy lengthsfrom Pippy (GB) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). The winnerwill likely point to the June 19 Listed Windsor Castle S.at Royal Ascot. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, ,2,386.Video, courtesy attheraces.com.O-Delancey; B-Brian Wallace; T-George Baker.
Yesterday=s Results:Longchamp, 14.50, Cond, i34,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/2mT,2:44.17, vsf.VEREMA (FR) (f, 3, Barathea {Ire}--Vermentina {Ire}, byDarshaan {GB}), runner-up in a 10-furlong conditionsevent at Saint-Cloud first time out May 25, was settledin rear from the outset here. Shaken up at the top ofthe stretch, the 23-10 second choice flew home in thefinal eighth to collar La Conquerante (GB) (HurricaneRun {Ire}) 50 yards out and win by 1 1/2 lengths.Lifetime Record: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 place, i23,800.Click for Equidia video. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC;T-Alain de Royer Dupre.
Longchamp, 14.20, Cond, i34,000, 3yo, c/g, 1 1/2mT, 2:42.38, vsf.KHALIDABAD (FR) (c, 3, Nayef--Khalasha {Fr}, byLinamix {Fr}), fifth in an 11-furlong newcomers= heat atthis track May 13, was held up through the earlystrides in this return. Asked to close on the home turn,the 23-10 chance stayed on under pressure to leadwith 150 yards to go and win by 1 1/4 lengths fromVenuti (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}). Lifetime Record: 2 starts, 1 win, 1 place, i18,200. Click for Equidia video. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan=s Studs SC;T-Mikel Delzangles.
1.30 Compiegne, Mdn, €24,000, unraced 3yo, 1 1/2mTDAYITA (FR) (Dansili {GB}) opens her account for His Highness theAga Khan, who is awash with classy sophomore distaffers, and is thechosen mount of number-one jockey Christophe Lemaire. The Alain deRoyer-Dupre trainee is a half to champions Daylami (Ire) (Doyoun {Ire})and Dalakhani (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}) and faces 10 rivals in this first go.Among them is stablemate Mansera (Fr) (Manduro {Ger}), another AgaKhan homebred, who is a half to this year’s three-time Australian Group1 hero Manighar (Fr) (Linamix {Fr}). Noteworthy others include MichelDelauzun’s Dynarock (Dynaformer), a 3/4-sister to the MG1SW and2006 G1 Dubai World Cup victor Electrocutionist (Red Ransom); andEcurie Wildenstein’s Mademoiselle Bleue (Ire) (Layman), a daughterof the 2004 G1 Prix de Diane runner-up Millionaia (Ire) (PeintreCelebre).
Sunday=s Result:Munich, 15.55, Mdn, i5,100, 3yo, 1mT, 1:46.69,sf/hy.+EMILY OF TINSDAL (GER) (f, 3, Librettist--EarthlyParadise {Ger}, by Dashing Blade {GB}) stalked theearly pace in second. Pushed to the front approachingthe final quarter mile, the 9-5 chalk ran on wellthereafter to prevail by a comfortable two lengths fromPhandorra (Ger) (War Blade {Ger}). The winner is a halfto Earlsalsa (Ger) (Kingsalsa), SW & MGSP-Ger, SP-Ity,SP (N)-Swi, $294,421; and Sunday=s G1 Gran Premio diMilano hero Earl of Tinsdal (Ger) (Black Sam Bellamy{Ire}), G1SW-Ger & Ity, $522,783. Lifetime Record: 1 start, 1 win, i3,000.O-Stall Tinsdal; B-Hannes K Gutschow; T-Paul MartinHarley.
