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SATURDAY, 28 JANUARY, 2017
GLOBAL APPEAL ATINGLIS EASTER
The catalogue for the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, setfor Apr. 4 to 6 at Newmarket in Sydney, is online and featuresstrong representation from both the country=s leading sires andpedigrees as well as global stars like Frankel (GB), Tapit, Sea TheStars (Ire) and Shamardal. Frankel has three colts catalogued: a son of Precious Lorraine(Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}), herself a daughter of MonsoonWedding (Aus) (Danehill) from one of the hottest families on theglobe (lot 292); a colt out of young stakes winner Lovetorn (Aus)(Giant=s Causeway) (lot 210); and a half-brother to Group 1winner Fenway (Aus) (High Chaparral {Ire}) (lot 102). Tapit hastwo colts a filly catalogued, including a colt who is the first foalof Grade III winner Euphrosyne (Harlan=s Holiday) (lot 122).Epsom Derby winner and sire Sea The Stars has a filly out ofGroup 3 winner Ready To Lift (Aus) (More Than Ready)catalogued (lot 301), and Shamardal has a colt who is out of ahalf-sister to Cheveley Park Stud=s champion 2-year-old fillyHooray (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) (lot 399). On the domestic sire front, Snitzel (Aus)Bwhose A$2.3-millionson of Vegas Showgirl (NZ) topped the Easter sale last year--isthe leader by number catalogued with 44, ahead of his sireRedoute=s Choice (Aus) (36). Sebring (Aus) has 35, Pierro (Aus)33, Fastnet Rock (Aus) 27 and Medaglia d=Oro 26.
Cont. p2
EAGLE TO SOAR ON RICH RACEDAYBy Tom Peacock
It is not only at Gulfstream Park that history will be made this
weekend. Kenilworth=s meeting on Saturday, featuring four
consecutive Grade 1s, will be the most valuable card ever held
in South Africa.
Frankie Dettori and Stephane Pasquier have been invited to
Cape Town for the event worth R23.5-million ($1,775,000/
,1,405,000), and the former has been booked for rides in both
centrepieces.
The G1 Sun Met, newly sponsored by Sun International and
Mumm after a long relationship with J & B whisky, has doubled
in prize money and can be considered the country=s most
prestigious race. Dettori would not appear to hold the strongest
of winning chances with the Joey Ramsden-trained The
Conglomerate (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}), who has not tasted victory
since last year=s Durban July. Cont. in Worldwide News p4
Snitzel has 42 yearlings catalogued for Easter | Arrowfield Stud
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Global Appeal At Inglis Easter cont. from p1
The 480 yearlings set for sale include 129 siblings to stakes
winners with 39 of those being siblings to Group 1 winners,
including Flying Artie (Aus) (Artie Schiller), Extreme Choice (Aus)
(Not A Single Doubt {Aus}), Yankee Rose (Aus) (All American
{Aus}), Shooting To Win (Aus) (Northern Meteor {Aus}), Able
Friend (Aus) (Shamardal), Werther (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}),
Preferment (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}), Shamus Award (Aus) (Snitzel
{Aus}), Dundeel (NZ) (High Chaparral {Ire}) and Star Witness
(Aus) (Starcraft {NZ}). There are 146 offerings out of stakes-
winning mares including 22 out of Group 1 winners. Those
include the first foals of Samaready (Aus) (More Than Ready),
Secret Admirer (Aus) (Dubawi {Ire}), Gondokoro (NZ) (Zabeel
{NZ}) and Steps In Time (Aus) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}). There are
304 lots that contain black-type under the first dam.
Inglis National Bloodstock Manager Jonathan D=Arcy described
the catalogue as, Atruly world-class and representative of the
enormous investment that Australasian breeders have put into
the bloodstock industry over the past 10 years.==
AOur breeders have sourced some of the best-credentialed
young fillies and mares from North America and Europe and
bred them to the best stallions in the world,@ D=Arcy continued.
AThis will be a special year to be at Newmarket and I am very
proud that we have been entrusted by our clients with this
amazing array of top-class yearlings to offer to the market.@
The number catalogued this year is down 100 from 2016, and
D=Arcy said, AInglis has always maintained a strict selection
policy with the Easter sale and this year we have trimmed the
catalogue to showcase what we feel are 480 of the finest
yearlings to be offered in Australasia in 2017.@
Friday=s Result:
4th-LIN, ,5,000, Mdn, 1-27, 3yo, 10f (AWT), 2:07.46, st.
FASHION BUSINESS (GB) (g, 3, Frankel {GB}--Icon Project
{GISW-US & SP-Eng, $660,965}, by Empire Maker), a strong-
finishing runner-up over a mile here 13 days previously, was
bounced into the lead from the gates before accepting a tow
from American History (High Chaparral {Ire}). Left behind
temporarily by that rival with a furlong remaining, the 4-7
favourite responded to a strike with the whip to surge up the rail
and gain the advantage in the dying strides en route to a neck
score. Icon Project made a splash Stateside for Andrew Rosen
after placing at listed level in England, winning the GI Personal
Ensign S. and GIII New York S. by wide margins. Her dam La
Gueriere (Lord At War {Arg}) was also successful at the highest
level in the GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and also the GIII
Bewitch S. and also produced the GII Oak Tree Derby and GIII
Maker=s Mark Mile S.-winning sire Lasting Approval who was
also runner-up in the GI Hollywood Derby and GI Early Times
Turf Classic S. Her unraced 1996 foal La Comete (Holy Bull) is the
dam of the high-class Munnings, while the group-placed third
dam Lady Winborne (Secretariat) was a half-sister to the
legendary Allez France whose other progeny included the sires
Born Wild, Al Mamoon and Lord of Warriors. Icon Project has a
2-year-old filly and yearling colt by Dubawi (Ire) and was bred to
Uncle Mo for 2017. Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $5,129. Video,
sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O/B-Andrew Rosen (GB); T-Roger Charlton.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER:
Ettu (GB), f, 3, Excelebration (Ire)--Tragic Moment, by Pivotal
(GB). NC, 1-27, 6f (AWT), 1:13.00. B-Widden Stud Australia Pty
Ltd (GB). *24,000gns Wlg >14 TATFOA; i100,000 Ylg >15
GOFORB.
Sea The Stars has a filly in the Easter sale
Aga Khan Studs
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A life-size bronze sculpture of Hurricane Fly was unveiled at Leopardstown on Friday morning. The owners of the 22x Grade 1 winner commissioned internationally renowned artist, Siobhan Bulfin to create the statue.
Left to right: Andrew Creighton, George Creighton, Rose Boyd, Sinead Boyd, and Frank Boyd | Racing Post/Patrick McCann
Friday=s Result:
5th-DUN, i11,000, Mdn, 1-27, 3yo, f, 7f (AWT), 1:27.57, st.
MAGEN=S MOON (IRE) (f, 3, Henrythenavigator--Magen=s Star
{Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), who was last seen finishing fourth overthis course and distance in August, raced freely in second
throughout the early stages. Taking over approaching the final
two furlongs, the 11-10 favourite stayed on to prevail by a
length from Zinat (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}). The dam,who has already produced the useful listed winner Red Stars
(Ire) (Manduro {Ger}), has a 2-year-old filly by Dark Angel (Ire)
and a yearling filly by Lawman (Fr). She is out of the listed-placed
Bluffing (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}) who is also the second dam of theG1 St Leger and G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S.
heroine Simple Verse (Ire) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) and this
year=s G2 Ribblesdale S. winner Even Song (Ire)
(Mastercraftsman {Ire}). Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-1, $10,177.Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Newtown Anner Stud Farm Ltd; B-Mr Maurice Regan (IRE);
T-John Oxx.
CONDITIONS RESULT:
3rd-DUN, i12,000, 1-27, 3yo, 8f (AWT), 1:40.95, st.
ROCK IN PEACE (IRE) (g, 3, Kodiac {GB}--Felina {Ire}, by
Lawman {Fr}) Lifetime Record: 11-2-3-2, $27,745. O-Sean Jones;
B-Rathregan Stud (IRE); T-Ger Lyons. *i27,000 Wlg >14
GOFNOV; ,34,000 Ylg >15 DNPRM.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER:
World of Good (GB), f, 4, Danehill Dancer (Ire)--Edaraat, by
Rahy. DUN, 1-27, 8f (AWT), 1:42.50. B-Aiden Murphy (GB).
*20,000gns Ylg >14 TATOCT.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNER:
Roc Angel (Fr), c, 3, Rock of Gibraltar (Ire)--Forewarned (Ire), by
Grand Lodge. CHY, 1-27, 8f (AWT), 1:40.69. B-Deln Ltd &
Howard Kaskel (FR). *i45,000 Ylg >15 ARQOCT.
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EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS
IN AUSTRALIA:
+Handsome Thief (Ire), c, 4, Shamardal. See Worldwide News.
Eagle To Soar On Rich Raceday cont. from p1
The Conglomerate should, however, have reasonable place
claims over this 1 1/4-mile trip.
Instead, the latest South African superstar Legal Eagle (SAf)
(Greys Inn) can confirm his superiority under Anton Marcus.
Sean Tarry=s 5-year-old has unfinished business with the Met,
finishing second to Smart Call (SAf) (Ideal World) 12 months ago.
Most recently he beat many of this field, including The
Conglomerate, to retain his title in last month=s G1 L=Ormarins
Queen=s Plate.
AHe=s a pretty laid-back horse, very honest but with a lot of
heart and great acceleration,@ said Tarry, the champion trainer.
AHe=s unbeaten over a mile and won the South African Derby as
a 3-year-old. He was beaten by a better horse on the day last
year, but he was also probably ridden too handy.@
Legal Eagle is one of numerous horses under the Mayfair
Speculators umbrella, a partnership which principally involves
leading owner-breeder Markus Jooste. It has been suggested
recently that a group could be moved to the U.S. and Legal Eagle
would be a fascinating contender for turf events culminating in
the GI Breeders= Cup Mile.
AThe owners are thinking about taking him overseas, but we=ll
see what happens here first,@ said Tarry, who also likes his other
runner French Navy (SAf) (Count Dubois {GB}).
AHe=s a fast horse and he=s got a chance, especially at the big
price he is,@ he added.
The other key player looks to be locally-based Brett Crawford,
whose pair of runners made the front page of newspapers last
week when photographed on their traditional Friday walk
through the sea at Muizenberg Beach.
Captain America (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf} was fifth in last year=s
race and has been bumping into Legal Eagle all season, but the
horse even more have been talking about is Whisky Baron (Aus)
(Manhattan Rain {Aus}), who likes the course and is seeking a
four-timer after a lower-key campaign. Kenilworth=s director,
hugely successful entrepreneur and owner-breeder Hassen
Adams, will be looking to cause a surprise with Mac De Lago
(Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}).
Dettori, who is appearing as part of his role as an ambassador
for the Investec Derby at Epsom, teams up with Crawford in the
Investec-sponsored Cape Derby. His mount Edict Of Nantes
(SAf) (Count Dubois {GB} has posted a respectable series of
results but is up against hot property Horizon (SAf) (Dynasty
{SAf}).
A record-breaker in South Africa when bought for R5.2-million
($393,000/,309,700) by Andreas Jacobs=s Maine Chance Farms
at the 2015 Cape Premier Yearling Sales and trained by Candice
Bass-Robinson, Horizon has been showing steady improvement
and won the G3 Cartier Politician S. at this track last time.
Perhaps Dettori=s best chance of a winner will come aboard
Ramsden=s Just Sensual (SAf) (Dynasty {SAf}) in the CTS Mile,
one of two richly endowed
races for graduates of Cape
Thoroughbred Sales.
She has an outside gate to
overcome but has swept to
victory the last three times,
including the G1 Cape
Guineas for fillies. In
opposition is the equally
prolific William Longsword
(SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}),
winner of the colts= Cape Guineas.
Tarry gives Dettori the leg-up for the CTS Sprint with French
Legend (SAf) (Count Dubois {GB}) but admitted, AShe=s a nice
filly but she probably has a bit to find on the ratings.@
He continued, AI don=t think there=s a bigger day in South
Africa; we=re all going there hoping to win, but you=ll need your
horses at their best even to pick up some of the money.@
Legal Eagle after winning the Queen=s Plate
Liesl King
Frankie Dettori will ride on
the Met card | Racing Post
TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 5 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 28 JANUARY, 2017
South African Fields cont.Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 5:10 pmSUN MET CELEBRATED WITH MUMM-G1, R5,000,000
(£297,970/i345,668/A$485,975/US$366,110), 3yo/up, 2000mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 French Navy (SAf) Count Dubois (GB) Marwing Tarry 1282 Marinaresco (SAf) Silvano (Ger) V Niekerk Bss-Rbsn 1313 Baritone (SAf) Trippi Fortune Snaith 1274 Gold Standard (SAf) Trippi Fourie Kotzen 1145 Bela-Bela (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Delpech Snaith 1266 It’s My Turn (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Strydom Snaith 1317 The Conglomerate (Aus) Lonhro (Aus) Dettori Ramsden 1328 Whisky Baron (Aus) Manhttn Rain (Aus) Cheyne Crawford 1279 Legal Eagle (SAf) Greys Inn Marcus Tarry 13210 Captain America (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Orffer Crawford 12811 Macduff (Aus) Street Cry (Ire) Dillon Ramsden 12712 Brazuca (Aus) Teofilo (Ire) Lerena v Vuuren 12713 Mambo Mine (SAf) Mambo In Seattle Behr Kannemyr 12714 Mac de Lago (Aus) Encsta de Lgo (Aus) Domeyer Marwing 13215 Cape Speed (SAf) Ideal World De Melo Kannemyr 127
Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 3:00pmBETTING WORLD CAPE FLYING CHAMPIONSHIP-G1, R1,000,000
(£59,527/i69,074/A$97,089/US$73,265), 3yo/up, 1000mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Red Ray (SAf) Western Winter Marcus Ramsden2 Trip to Heaven (SAf) Trippi v Niekerk Tarry3 Jo’s Bond (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Fourie Snaith4 Rivarine (SAf) Var Lerena Azzie5 Brutal Force (SAf) Western Winter Dillon Ramsden6 Tar Heel (SAf) Var Strydom Ramsden7 Carry On Alice (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Khumalo Tarry8 Gulf Storm (SAf) Sail From Seattle Cheyne Crawford9 Search Party (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Orffer Crawford10 Daring Dave (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Fortune Hodgson11 Tevez (SAf) Caesour Domeyer Bss-Robnson12* Line Break (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) No Rider Bss-Robnson13* Percival (SAf) Var No Rider Nel14 Captain Alfredo (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Marwing Snaith15 Asstar (SAf) Ashaawes Veale Puller16 Generalissimo (SAf) Var Delpech Drier17 Talktothestars (SAf) Overlord (Aus) Pasquier de Beer18 Seventh Plain (SAf) Seventh Rock (Aus) Dettori Drier*ReservesAll carry 132 pounds, bar Carry On Alice & Jo’s Bond, 127; and Rivarine,125.
Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 3:35pm
KLAWERVLEI MAJORCA S.-G1, R1,000,000 (£59,527/i69,074/A$97,089/US$73,265), 3yo/up, f/m, 1600mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Lady of the House (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Marcus Crawford2 Final Judgement (SAf) Judpot Fourie Kotzen3 Goodtime Gal (SAf) Royal Air Force (SAf) Lerena M Robinson
4 Beach Goddess (SAf) Kildonan (SAf) Orffer Crawford5 Real Princess (SAf) Trippi De Melo Kannemeyer6 Captain’s Flame (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Domeyer Nel7* Miss Marker (SAf) Var No Rider Bss-Robnson8* Party Crasher (SAf) Philanthropist No Rider Kotzen9 Olma (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Sturgeon F Robinson10 Tahini (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Zackey Tarry11 Sail (SAf) Philanthropist Veale Drier12 Moonlight ‘n Roses (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Byleveld Bss-Robnson13 Star Express (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Strydom Snaith14* Quine (SAf) Querari (Ger) No Rider Nel15* Chestnuts N Pearls (SAf) Horse Chestnut (SAf) No Rider Drier16 Nightingale (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Delpech Bss-Robnson17 Neala (SAf) Jay Peg (SAf) Dillon Humby18 A Time to Dream (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Fortune Snaith19 Alexis (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) Cheyne Crawford20 Silver Mountain (SAf) Silvano (Ger) v Niekerk Bss-Robnson*ReservesAll carry 132, bar Sail, Lady of the House, Final Judgement & Party Crasher.
Saturday, Kenilworth, South Africa, post time: 4:15pm
INVESTEC CAPE DERBY-G1, R1,000,000 (£59,527/i69,074/A$97,089/US$73,265), 3yo, 2000mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER1 Horizon (SAf) Dynasty (SAf) v Niekerk Bss-Robnson2 Table Bay (Aus) Redoute’s Chce (Aus) Marcus Ramsden3 Edict of Nantes (SAf) Count Dubois (GB) Dettori Crawford4 Elevated (SAf) Elusive Fort (SAf) Cheyne Brgrs/v Rnen5 Zodiac Ruler (Aus) Zoffany Strydom Snaith6 Newlands (Aus) High Chaparral (Ire) Dillon Ramsden7 Omaha Tribe (SAf) Ashaawes Byleveld Marshall8 Captain Gambler (SAf) Captain Al (SAf) Fourie Ramsden9 Winter Is Coming (SAf) Western Winter Sturgeon Robinson10 Ollivander (SAf) Silvano (Ger) Domeyer Bss-RobnsonAll carry 132 pounds, bar Captain Gambler, 127.
GROUP 1 WINNER SET FOR CHAIRMAN=S SALE Group 1-winning mare Provocative (NZ) (Zabeel {NZ}) is the
first entry for Inglis=s inaugural Chairman=s Sale unveiled on
Friday. Last year=s
G1 Queensland Oaks
winner is the last
Group 1 winner sired
by the late great
Zabeel (NZ), and she
will be offered by
Newgate Farm in foal
to Tavistock (NZ). The
4-year-old is a
daughter of
G3 Tasmanian Derby winner Betwixt (NZ) (O=Reilly {NZ}).
Cont. p6
Newgate=s Henry Field | Jon Siegel
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Gift of Power | Racing And Sports
Inglis Chairman=s Sale cont.
AProvocative, who won four of her eight starts as a racehorse
including the G1 Queensland Oaks, is an outstanding
opportunity for a breeder to invest in a blue chip mare at the
beginning of her stud career,@ said Newgate=s Henry Field.
ANewgate Farm are thrilled to be supporting the inaugural
Chairman=s Sale and I can see this concept growing into a really
exciting sale in years to come.@
Provocative will be offered during Session II of the Chairman=s
Sale, the Elite Breeding Prospects session, on Apr. 7.
TBA APPLIES FOR RESEARCH LEVYEdited Press Release
Thoroughbred Breeders Australia has applied for a federal
government-funded levy that will raise A$2.4-million over the
next three years for research and development projects. The
levy will be funded by mandatory breeder contributionsBstallion
owners will pay a A$10 levy per mare covered and broodmare
owners A$10 per mare returned. The money generated will be
matched by the government. The TBA will soon begin
consultation with breeders to draw up a list of priorities for
research. Topics are likely to include disease control,
reproduction and welfare.
AHaving almost $1-million to spend on research year-after-year
on breeding will be very valuable,@ said TBA President Basil
Nolan. AIt gives our industry certainty and means we can
develop research projects that will bring real benefits to all
breeders. Up until now spending on research has been sporadic
and we=ve not been able to plan as a nationwide industry.@
Organisations and individuals can also make contributions to
the levy, with those also eligible for being matched by the
government. Racing Australia, which owns the Australian Stud
Book, has already committed A$150,000.
The TBA advises any levy payer who objects to it to contact
the Department of Agriculture and list their reasons for
objection.
>GIFT= ANCHORS KARAKA MILLIONby Heather Anderson
The field for the 10th edition of the NZ$1-million Listed Karaka
Million, the co-richest race in New Zealand racing, features 14
starters and one emergency slated for the 1200-metre feature
Sunday, Jan. 29. The entrant with the most prize money is the
three-for-four Gift of Power (NZ) (Power {GB})--one of two
group winners in the field--who will break from gate two.
Favored in her first three racecourse appearances, the Graeme
and Debbie Rogerson trainee landed a Wanganui maiden Sept. 3
and doubled up
in the Listed
Wellesley S.
switched to
Trentham over
1000 metres
Oct. 22,
defeating
runner-up
Waldorf (NZ)
(Highly
Recommended
{Aus}). Making a
successful foray into group stakes company, Gift of Power won
the bob from Hasahalo (NZ) (Savabeel {Aus}) in Trentham=s
G2 Challenge S., with Melody Belle (NZ) (Commands {Aus})
completing the trifecta Dec. 3. The positions were reversed at
Ellerslie on New Year=s Day, with the daughter of Coolmore
shuttle stallion Power failing to repel the late rush of Hasahalo in
the G3 Eclipse S. by only a head. In the wake of that duo was
fourth-place finisher Princess Rihanna (NZ) (Showcasing {GB}),
Dijon Bleu (NZ) (Burgundy {NZ}) fifth and the aforementioned
Waldorf sixth.
Leading the colts and geldings brigade, Star Treasure (NZ)
(Lonhro {Aus}), third in his career bow at Ellerslie Oct. 22,
improved to be the bridesmaid in the Listed Murdoch Newell S.
at Pukekohe Nov. 19. The Stephen McKee trainee put it all
together with a late run to graduate at Ellerslie on Boxing Day.
Meanwhile, Felton Road (NZ) (Pins {Aus}), the lone entrant to
bring a perfect record into the Million, albeit from only two
starts, looks an intriguing prospect for trainer Tony Pike. The
narrow winner of an Ellerslie 1200-metre maiden with next out
Trentham winner Padraig (NZ) (Power {GB}) third Dec. 29, the
chestnut continued his forward progress in the Countdown To
Karaka 2yo prep Jan. 14 and will leave from gate one.
TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 7 OF 8 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 28 JANUARY, 2017
Handsome Thief | Racing.com
Khan | Racing and Sports
Worldwide News cont.Sunday, Ellerslie, New Zealand, post time: 7:16 p.m. (1:16 a.m. EDT)
KARAKA MILLION-Listed, NZ$1,000,000 (US$724,589/£574,647/€675,666), 2yo,
1200mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Star Treasure (NZ) Lonhro (Aus) Du Plessis McKee 1242 Padraig (NZ) Power (GB) Bowman Hawtin 1243 Felton Road (NZ) Pins (Aus) Innes Pike 1244 Ameridon (NZ) All American Thompson Birchley 1245 Oscar Eight (NZ) Showcasing (GB) McNab Tiley 1246 Waldorf (NZ) Highly Recommended (Aus) Waddell Campbell 1247 Gift of Power (NZ) Power (GB) Grylls G/D Rogerson 1208 Hasahalo (NZ) Savabeel (Aus) Shinn McKee 1209 Princess Rihanna (NZ) Showcasing (GB) Williams O/Sullivan & Scott 12010 Dijon Bleu (NZ) Burgundy (NZ) McCulloch Latta 12011 Melody Belle (NZ) Commands (Aus) Bosson Autridge & Richards 12012 Global Thinking (Aus) So You Think (NZ) Cameron Ritchie 12013 Te Amo (Aus) Not A Single Doubt (Aus) Ford Robl 12014 Sophie’s Choice (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Johnson Marsh 120Emergencies:15 Iffragal (NZ) Iffraaj (GB) Hutchings Autridge & Richards 120
Sunday, Ellerslie, post time: 6:07 p.m. (12:07 a.m. EDT)NZB INSURANCE KARAKA 3YO MILE-Listed, NZ$250,000
(US$181,364/£143,721/€168,947), 3yo, 1600mT
PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Sacred Elixir (NZ) Pour Moi (Ire) Innes Pike 1242 Jon Snow (NZ) Iffraaj (GB) Cameron Baker & Forsman 1243 Heroic Valour (Aus) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Bosson Autridge & Richards 1244 Stephenstihls (NZ) Smart Missile (Aus) Riddell Breslin 1245 Swissta (NZ) Swiss Ace (Aus) Collett Collett 1246 Romancer (NZ) Redwood (GB) Colgan Logan & Gibbs 1247 Charles Road (Aus) Myboycharlie (Ire) No Rider O’Sullivan & Scott 1248 Soldier Field (NZ) Rip Van Winkle (Ire) Du Plessis Leahy 1249 Volpe Veloce (Aus) Foxwedge (Aus) Coleman Richardson 120
1st-MOV, A$27,000, Mdn, 1200mT, 1:10.41, gd.
+HANDSOME THIEF (IRE) (c, 4, Shamardal--Insoumise {Ire}, by
Galileo {Ire}) validated $3.70 (27-10) favoritism to make a
successful and promising start to his career for Paul Fudge=s
Waratah
Thoroughbreds
Friday evening at
Moonee Valley.
Settled in fourth
spot and traveling
sweetly for Brad
Rawiller in the one
out and one back
spot, the blaze-
faced bay worked
his way into contention with 400m to travel and was angled out
full of run off the final quarter. He quickly put a few lengths on
his rivals and sprinted home to score by an impressive 3 3/4
lengths.
"He trialled up well coming here tonight, but sometimes you
don't know under race conditions, but he got a great ride from
Brad and he let down really well, so going forward, it's
promising,@ champion trainer Darren Weir told Racing.com. AAll
Waratah horses are beautifully bred horses, and hopefully this
one can go on with the job, get over a bit further and win a
better race. He's a sound horse; I've given him plenty of time, so
there's no reason why he couldn't race on for quite a while
now." Handsome Thief is the first foal for his dam, an i350,000
purchase by Fudge from the draft of Wertheimer et Frere at the
2011 Arqana December Mixed Sales. Insoumise is a half-sister to
G1SW Plumeria (GB) (Anabaa) and to GSW Balladeuse (Fr)
(Singspiel {Ire}), the dam of 2016 G1 Prix Vermeille winner Left
Hand (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), while Handsome Thief=s third dam
Featherhill (Fr) (Lyphard) is responsible for French champion and
G1SW Groom Dancer. Insoumise=s foal of 2014, Thunder Speed
(GB) (Dylan Thomas {Ire}), won his maiden over the Dundalk all-
weather Dec. 23 and produced colts for Waratah by Oasis
Dream (GB) in 2015 and 2016. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0,
A$14,850. VIDEO --ALC
O/B-Waratah Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd. T-Darren Weir.
KHAN REAPPEARS AT RANDWICK TRIALSby Alan Carasso
It was another busy Friday morning at Randwick, with 18 trials,
featuring the return to action in earnest by ATDN Rising Star@
Khan (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}) towards the latter end of
the day=s activity.
Drawn towards the outside in the third-last trial, Khan jumped
on terms for Blake Shinn and eased back into a stalking second
in the 740m heat.
Allowed to corner
wide, he struck to
the front while
appearing to
want to do more
and was just
outfinished on
the wire by his
Peter and Paul
Snowden-trained
stable companion
Gunnison (Aus) (Not a Single Doubt {Aus}) (video).
Bred in Queensland by Glenlogan Park and consigned to the
2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by that operation,
Khan was knocked down to bloodstock agent James Harron for
A$260,000. Cont. p8
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AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS
Khan Reappears at Randwick Trials cont.
The flaxen-maned and bald-faced Khan turned in a sparkling
debut last October, winning the Listed Breeders= Plate, the same
race won in 2015 by the Harron and partners=-owned Capitalist
(Aus) (Written Tycoon {Aus}) en route to the G1 Golden Slipper
S.
The morning=s second trial was highlighted by the return to
action for Godolphin=s MG1SW Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {GB}).
Partnered in his work by James Doyle, the 6-year-old was given a
quiet time of it from the back of the field, raced under a hard
hold in the stretch and was under the line sixth before galloping
out strongly past the wire (video). Hartnell is expected to face
Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) when he resumes in the G2 Apollo S.
(1400m) at Randwick Feb. 11.
Woman (Aus) (Frankel {GB}), the daughter of eight-time Group 1-winning champion More Joyous (NZ) (More Than Ready) registered her second barrier trial Friday morning and improved for her running-on fourth-place finish in her first visit a little less than three weeks ago. Clearly the slowest out here from gate one, the Waterhouse/Bott-trained filly mustered for speed and was all the way up into second as they hit the straight. In front inside the 200m, she was ultimately run down
in the waning strides by Villa Carlotta (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire})
(video).
IN SOUTH AFRICA:
+Grande Roche (Aus), f, 3, High Chaparral (Ire)--Larrocha (Aus)
(G1SW-Aus, A$240,540), by Danehill. Vaal, 1-26, Maiden Plate,
1200mT, 1:11.89. O-Mayfair Speculators Pty Ltd (Nom: D
Brugman) & H Adams; B-Linley Investments, Cobra Bloodstock
Australia Pty Ltd, Austramore Pty Ltd (NSW); T-Geoff
Woodruff. *1/2 to Rocha (Aus) (Encosta de Lago {Aus}),
GSW-Aus, A$238,150. **A$80,000 Ylg >15 INGEAS.
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PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONALS.-GI, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mPP Horse Sire1. Arrogate K Unbridled's Song2. Prayer for Relief K Jump Start3. Neolithic K Harlan's Holiday4. Noble Bird Birdstone5. War Story K Northern Afleet6. War Envoy War Front7. Shaman Ghost Ghostzapper8. Semper Fortis K Distorted Humor9. Keen Ice K Curlin10. Breaking Lucky K Lookin At Lucky11. Eragon (Arg) Offlee Wild12. California Chrome Lucky PulpitAlternates:13. Stanford K Malibu Moon14. Sea Raven Mineshaft15. Madefromlucky K Lookin At Lucky
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PEGASUS FINALLY UPON US
by Brian DiDonato After a close finish in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic and a splitdecision at theEclipse Awards andLongines World=sBest RacehorseAwards, CaliforniaChrome (LuckyPulpit) and Arrogate(Unbridled=s Song)will take it to thetrack one more timein the much-anticipated firstrenewal of theworld=s richesthorse race, the $12-million GIPegasus World CupInvitational atGulfstream Park. For >Chrome,= this is something of a curtain call. The two-timeHorse of the Year, dual Classic winner and North America=shighest-earning racehorse of all time will be heading off to thebreeding shed at Taylor Made Farm after his 27th career startSaturday. Cont. p3
BIG WEEKEND AHEAD FOR TVG=S WEAVERby Lucas Marquardt
TVG racing analyst Dave Weaver has a busy Saturday ahead of
him. In between playing for the $800,000 first prize at the
National Handicapping Championship in Las Vegas, the
42-year-old will make a quick jaunt to Miami to watch a horse
he co-owns, War Story (Northern Afleet), compete in the $12-
million GI Pegasus World Cup.
AI qualified [for the NHC] back in May, when I obviously had no
idea that this horse would be in a race like the Pegasus,@ said
Weaver. AI had the choice of doing one or the other, or doing
both.@
Weaver chose both. So he=ll put his entries in first thing
Saturday morning in Vegas, fly to Miami for the Pegasus, then
red-eye back to Vegas on Sunday. Cont. p8
Saturday, January 28, 2017
FRIDAY’S PEGASUS REPORT 5The week leading up to Saturday's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park has followed a similar pattern every morning with the key contenders coming to the track on a predictable schedule, and Friday was no exception. Ben Massam takes us trackside.
MCCRAKEN TO RETURN AT TAMPA 10Unbeaten ‘TDN Rising Star' McCraken (Ghostzapper), who remained perfect with a dramatic come-from-behind win in the GII KJC S., is being aimed at the GIII Sam F. Davis S. Feb. 11.
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Baby brother. On the eve of two-time Horse of the Year and 2016 champion older
male California Chrome’s final career start in the $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup,
Love the Chase, his dam, takes her one-day-old Tapit colt for a spin around the paddock
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Arrogate sports his Breeders= Cup Classic blanket | Leslie Martin
Pegasus Preview cont.
After an abbreviated 2015 season, the Alan Sherman pupil
earned more than $8 million last season at five, with wins in the
G1 Dubai World Cup and GI Pacific Classic before falling a half-
length short of his re-opposing foe at the Breeders= Cup. Chrome
prepped for this with a 12-length laugher in the Winter
Challenge S. at Los Alamitos Dec. 17, and got the nod over
Arrogate for Horse of the Year honors announced here one
week earlier, but must overcome the dreaded 12 post with a
very short run into the first turn (For more, read The Pegasus: It
Should Have Been 10 Furlongs. Click here for video of Chrome=s
final pre-Pegasus breeze Jan. 21 at Gulfstream Park {5f, :58 4/5,
Jan. 21}).
Juddmonte=s >TDN Rising Star= Arrogate, meanwhile, was
named the Longines World=s Best Racehorse Tuesday in London
off the strength of his Classic victory, and appears to be entering
this race in fine fashion despite a prolonged period of wet
weather in California doing its best to get in his way (Click here
for Arrogate >His Normal Self= at Gulfstream and here for video
of his last breeze at Santa Anita Jan. 21 {6f, 1:12, 5/8}).
FEATURE PRESENTATIONG R A D E I P E G A S U S W O R L D C U P
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Keen Ice | Leslie Martin
The lightly raced now 4-year-old took his first major class test
in Saratoga=s GI Travers S., and to say he >aced= it would be an
understatement--the $560,000 KEESEP pick-up looked like he
had been given the answers beforehand, dropping jaws en route
to a record-smashing 13 1/2-length romp that earned him a
gaudy -4 3/4 Thoro-Graph number and 122 Beyer. He silenced
any talk of the Travers being a fluke when he reeled in California
Chrome in his last racetrack appearance, good for a -5 Thoro-
Graph and 120 Beyer.
There are 10 other horses and three alternates entered in the
Pegasus, and while the top two certainly appear on paper poised
to complete a stone cold quinella, there exists at least some
possibility of a hot pace materializing.
Noble Bird (Birdstone) could be the key to the pace and
maybe the race. Brilliant on occasion, the 6-year-old Grade I
winner is most dangerous when allowed to speed off up front.
He employed those tactics when annexing Churchill=s Lukas
Classic Oct. 1 and Keeneland=s Oct. 29 GII Fayette S. by a large
margin, the latter good for a -3 1/2 on Thoro-Graph and 109 on
the Beyer scale. Unable to make a clear lead after a rough start
in the Nov. 25 GI Clark H., however, he checked in seventh
behind Breaking Lucky (Lookin At Lucky) (second) and Shaman
Ghost (Ghostzapper) (third) and ahead of Prayer for Relief
(Jump Start) (ninth).
Shaman Ghost, who carries the colors of Pegasus visionary
Frank Stronach, upset Frosted (Tapit) in Saratoga=s GI
Woodward S. in September. Breaking Lucky was fourth, beaten
three heads that day.
Todd Pletcher, dominating Gulfstream=s championship meet
again this season as he typically does, will be represented by a
pair of entrants in the main body of the Pegasus field. Late-
running grinder Keen Ice (Curlin) ran on for third behind the big
two in the Classic, and was second off a slow pace set by
stablemate and Pegasus alternate/Poseidon H. favorite Stanford
(Malibu Moon) in this venue=s 8 1/2-panel GIII Harlan=s Holiday
S. Dec. 17. Neolithic (Harlan=s Holiday) came out of nowhere to
be second at 22-1 in the GIII Discovery S. Nov. 12, and cruised by
nine lengths in a local allowance Dec. 14.
Fans gather for California Chrome=s final race
The world=s richest horse race will take place Saturday, featuring
a beloved fan favorite, California Chrome. Michelle Miller reports
from Hallandale Beach, Florida, with the popular participant
preparing to gallop one last time.
CBS This Morning
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Shaman Ghost | Leslie Martin
PEGASUS REPORT: SHAMAN GHOST
SHARPENS UP ON PEGASUS EVEby Ben Massam
HALLANDALE BEACH, FL - The week leading up to Saturday=s GI
Pegasus World Cup Invitational at Gulfstream Park has followed
a similar pattern every morning with the
key contenders coming to the track on a
predictable schedule, and Friday was no
exception. 6-5 morning line favorite
California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) was out
in the early morning, 7-5 second choice
Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song) exercised
toward the end of training hours at 9
a.m., and the other 10 entrants hit the
track during the intervening hours.
Stronach Stables= Shaman Ghost
(Ghostzapper) had one of the more
interesting pieces of work Friday,
concluding his gallop with a three-furlong
blowout down the backside. The 5-year-old has looked well all
week and seemed to be full of energy as he was greeted by an
outrider on the far turn. Shaman Ghost, who is stabled in the
former barn of trainer Jimmy Jerkens= father and Hall of Famer
Allen Jerkens, figures to settle off the pace and make one run
Saturday.
California Chrome had an uneventful final morning of training,
galloping a circuit of the track under the cover of darkness with
an assortment of admirers and media lining the rail once again.
The chestnut has been kept under a firm hold all week and
appears to be coming into the race in fine
condition.
Juddmonte Farms= >TDN Rising Star=
Arrogate was out on the track after the
second renovation break once again and
jogged the opposite way down the
backstretch before turning around to
gallop one easy circuit of the track.
Trainer Bob Baffert was joined by his wife,
Jill, and son, Bode--who blended in well
with the local crowd, sporting a Miami
Dolphins jersey. Having completed a
noticeably lighter workload than in
previous mornings, Arrogate made the
short walk back to Barn 15 through a large group of spectators
waiting at the gap. Among those on hand to observe Arrogate
was Brian Beach, jockey agent for California Chrome=s regular
rider Victor Espinoza. Cont. p6
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Todd Pletcher | Horsephotos
While >Chrome= drawing post 12 was understandably a
concern for Beach, the agent said he is hopeful that the nine-
furlong trip of the Pegasus plays to their favor.
Ruis Racing=s War Envoy (War Front)
schooled in the gate, while Reddam Racing=s
Semper Fortis (Distorted Humor) and John
Oxley=s Noble Bird (Birdstone) had up-tempo
gallops. Perennial leading Gulfstream
conditioner Todd Pletcher=s pair of Neolithic
(Harlan=s Holiday) and Keen Ice (Curlin) also
capped off solid weeks of training with
controlled gallops.
Pletcher Pair Eyes Seaside Riches
in Poseidon While the GI Pegasus World Cup is
undoubtedly the centerpiece of Saturday=s card
at Gulfstream Park, the undercard offers an
intriguing mix of stakes action and competitive maiden races.
The $400,000 Poseidon H., carded as the fifth race of the day,
features a pair of Todd Pletcher trainees also entered as
alternates in the Pegasus. Stonestreet Stables and Coolmore
Partners= Stanford (Malibu Moon) looms as a heavy favorite and
figures to assume his typical forwardly placed running style in
the mile-and-an-eighth event. The bay recently captured the 1
1/16-mile GIII Harlan=s Holiday S. in wire-to-wire fashion Dec.
17, and will be joined in the starting gate once
again by Madefromlucky (Lookin At Lucky), who
is arguably positioned to take a major step
forward off a fourth-place finish in that race.
Madefromlucky--a two-time graded stakes
winner over nine furlongs--found himself
stymied without clear running room behind a
decidedly slow pace in the Harlan=s Holiday. Both
Pletcher entrants made a favorable impression
since arriving to Gulfstream this week.
Loooch Racing Stables and Imaginary Stables
acquired 7-year-old GSW Imperative
(Bernardini) following a sixth-place finish in the
Nov. 27 GIII Native Diver S. at Del Mar, and the
gelding has been in training with Bob Hess, Jr. at
Gulfstream in recent weeks. Imperative is one of
a handful of runners who figure to need a contested pace to fire
their best shots, along with 2016 GI Preakness S. runner-up
Cherry Wine (Paddy O=Prado) and recent restricted Sunshine
Millions Classic S. winner Hy Riverside (Macho Uno). Cont. p7
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Suffused | Sarah K. Andrew
Curlin=s Approval the One to Catch in
Hurricane Bertie Happy Alter=s Curlin=s Approval (Curlin) has shown
considerable talent in her six-start career, but endured a pair of
tough beats in her most recent two starts in graded stakes
company. A gritty fourth after dueling with highly regarded Lucy
N Ethel (During) in Keeneland=s GII Raven Run S. Oct. 22, she
recently put away third place-finishing Genre (Bernardini) on the
front end before being tagged late by Eskenformoney
(Eskendereya) in the one-mile GIII Rampart S. here Dec. 17. Both
Curlin=s Approval and Genre--who has never raced at a distance
shorter than a mile--cut back to seven furlongs in Saturday=s GIII
Hurricane Bertie S. If the aforementioned duo falters, You
Bought Her (Graeme Hall) brings sharp recent form into the race
as a seven-furlong specialist.
The Long and the Short of It Pegasus Day also features four stakes races scheduled on the
turf course--two at five furlongs, and two at 12 furlongs.
If Arrogate proves successful in the
day=s main event, Juddmonte Farms
can add some icing to the cake with
3-1 morning line favorite Suffused
(GB) (Champs Elysses {GB}) in the
mile-and-a-half GIII La Prevoyante H.
Drawn widest in a field of 12 in her
first start since finishing second in
the Oct. 16 GI E.P. Taylor S. at Woodbine, the Bill Mott trainee
must outfinish a number of talented rivals, including Arles (Fr)
(Monsun {Ger}), who finished within a length of Suffused in
Saratoga=s GIII Glens Falls S. in September. Try Your Luck (Lookin
At Lucky) could be poised to take another step forward
stretching out in distance in her second start off a three-plus
month layoff for trainer Mike Maker.
The GIII W.L. McKnight H. features a pair of previous winners
in last year=s victor Charming Kitten (Kitten=s Joy) and 8-year-old
Twilight Eclipse (Purim), who won when the race when it was
held at Calder in 2012 and 2013. Danish Dynaformer
(Dynaformer) is a two-time winner over the McKnight=s 12-
furlong trip, while Mr Maybe (Ghostzapper) returns from an
autumn layoff for the ever-dangerous Chad Brown barn.
The Ladies= Turf Sprint S. goes as the seventh race on the
Saturday card, and includes a rematch between Triple Chelsea
(Hat Trick {Jpn}) and speedy Nite Delite (War Chant), a close first
and second, respectively, in Tampa Bay=s Lightning City S. Dec.
17. The race appears to contain an ample amount of runners
with early speed--a scenario which could play into the hands of
Triple Chelsea, who closed from ninth to capture the Lightning
City.
The Gulfstream Park Turf Sprint S. for males is one of the more
intriguing races on the Pegasus undercard, mainly due to the
presence of division stalwarts Mongolian Saturday (Any Given
Saturday) and Power Alert (Alert {Arg}). Power Alert captured
Tampa=s Turf Dash S. on New Year=s Eve and owns a flawless
four-for-four record over the Gulfstream turf course.
Manhattan Dan (Big Brown) is also unbeaten in two starts over
the local lawn and makes his first start for trainer Todd Pletcher
here.
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 1:30 p.m. EDTPOSEIDON H., $400,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Mylute Midnight Lute Gaffalione Nicks 10-12 Ranger in Paradise U S Ranger Colon Dobles 30-13 Imperative Bernardini Gallardo Hess, Jr. 9-24 Stanford Malibu Moon Velazquez Pletcher 1-15 Cherry Wine Paddy O’Prado Lanerie Romans 12-16 Madefromlucky Lookin At Lucky Castellano Pletcher 7-27 Papa Zulu Broken Vow Contreras Bradley 20-18 Fearless Dragon Speightstown Lopez Guillot 30-19 Hy Riverside Macho Uno Ortiz Sano 12-1
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 8 OF 11 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • JANUARY 28, 2017
Dave Weaver (center) | Lucas Marquardt photo
BIG WEEKEND FOR TVG=S WEAVER cont. from p1
AHopefully, I=ll be able to make the final table when I get back,@
said Weaver.
Weaver bought into the 5-year-old War Story just before last
November=s GI Breeders= Cup Classic, where he ran up the track
at 104-1.
AMy friends have owned that horse since his second start, and
I=ve always followed and rooted for him,@ said Weaver. APrior to
the Breeders= Cup, they invited me to come aboard for the ride,
and offered me a real small percentage of the horse.@
The ownership group includes Ron Paolucci, Glenn Ellis, and
Imaginary Stables. War Story has some back class to draw on. He
hit the board in each of the three Derby preps in Louisiana at
three--the GIII Lecomte S., GII Risen Star S. and GII Louisiana
Derby--before running 16th in the 2015 Kentucky Derby. A
lifetime earner of $559,395, he has come on smartly since the
Breeders= Cup. He ran a good fourth in the GI Cigar Mile, then
romped by 7 3/4 lengths in the $125,000 Queens County S. at
Aqueduct Dec. 17.
AHe=s had some success lately,@ said Weaver. AHe finished
fourth in the GI Cigar Mile, then won a nice stakes last time out
and earned his best number ever. So, he=s heading in the right
direction.@
War Story earned a 105 BRIS figure in the Queen=s County.
He=ll be making his first start for the Jorge Navarro barn in the
Pegasus, his seventh trainer since October of 2015. He made his
last three starts for trainer Mario Serey Jr.
Weaver is aware that taking on Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song)
and California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) is a mammoth-sized order,
but expects a good effort from War Story.
AHe=s been a bad gate horse throughout his career,@ he
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National Handicapping Championship | LM
explained. AIn the Breeders= Cup, he got left and then was rank.
In the Pacific Classic, he got left and was rank. You can=t do that
against California Chrome. But in his last two races, [jockey
Antonio] Gallardo was able to get him out of the gate well. If he
breaks clean, and we think he will, he shouldn=t be that far back,
and we think he=s going to run well.@
Weaver is making his first appearance at NHC, and is a relative
novice to the tournament scene. ABut my home track, Los
Alamitos, had a few tournaments last year, and so I entered one
and qualified.@
Anyone who=s watched Weaver man the desk at TVG knows
his affinity for the Aice-cold exacta,@ and, true to his Twitter
handle (@icecoldexacta), he punched his ticket to the NHC with
that wager.
AThere was a $200 bankroll for the tournament, which was live
money, and in the very first race on the card I put down a $190
straight exacta,@ said Weaver from the Treasure Island sports
book, where he was resplendently dressed in custom-made Ice
Cold Exacta gear. AIt hit and paid like $6.30 for a buck, so I was
able to open up a big lead and then coasted in.@
Weaver said he=s enjoying himself at the NHC so far. AIt=s been
great,@ he said. AIt=s a good group of people here. I know a lot of
people through social media, and have been able to meet a lot
of them here in person.@
Still, he can=t wait to get to Gulfstream Park for the Pegasus. AI
just want to be there and experience that atmosphere,@ he said.
AGulfstream can=t hold that many people, so you know it=s going
to be real party atmosphere.@
Should War Story run well
Saturday, Weaver hopes to bring
some of that party back to Vegas.
How the Tournament
WorksY TDN contributor Steve DeCaspers
did a terrific job reporting from the
NHC the last two years, but if you've
forgotten, here's a refresher on how
the NHC works.
Throughout the year, dozens of
NHC-affiliated tournaments are held
across the country, the winners of which earn a seat to the NHC.
In 2016, there were roughly 160 of these feeder tournaments
that comprise the NHC Tour. The racetracks, off-track parlors
and ADW sites that hold these contests are free to choose the
format in which their respective contests are held. Some use
mythical win and place bets. Others are live-money
tournaments, whereby you put up a certain amount and bet
from that pool, and whoever has the most cash at the end of the
day wins. To get to the NHC, you must qualify. You can't just buy
your way in. So these are truly the best horseplayers in the
country fighting it out.
The NHC format was tweaked a few
years ago and is now held over three days,
from Friday through Sunday. The first two
days are open, as players vie for the 66
available slots for Sunday morning's
semi-final round. There are 18 contest
races on both Friday and Saturday, so 36
combined. Eight of the races each day are
mandatory, while the other 10 are
optional, which gives players some
latitude to play the types of races they're
best at. (And while the races are optional,
the NHC determines the eligible tracks,
typically four or five major tracks.)
As mentioned, the top 66 earners move to the semi-final on
Sunday, where they wager on 10 races from 9 a.m. to roughly
12:30 p.m. (local time). Importantly, all 10 are optional races.
Also important to note is that players carry their earnings
forward, so Sunday's semi-final builds on Friday and Saturday.
From there, 10 of best handicappers in North America earn
their way to the Final Table, located on the stage of the main
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Pat Nufrio | LM
ballroom at Treasure Island. There are seven mandatory races--
no optional races at all.
And that's it. The winner after the final takes home the
$800,000 first prize. Second gets $250,000, third gets $125,000.
Not insignificantly, the tournament pays down to 66, which is
awarded $5,000. (There is also a consolation tournament on
Sunday that pays $10,000 to the winner.)
In all, there is $2.44 million in available prize money at NHC.
Nufrio Lead Early at NHCY With two mandatory races to go at Friday's opener of the NHC,
retired fireman Pat Nufrio was atop the leaderboard with a
bankroll of $159.50. A resident of
Belleville, New Jersey, just outside of
Newark, Nufrio cashed on 10 of his 16
plays. It was a steady stream of singles
and doubles for Nufrio, whose biggest
hit came in the 6th at Gulfstream
when the 8-1 Zitman (Big Brown)
rallied to win a $25,000 maiden
claimer on the turf.
"There really haven't been that
many big prices today," said Nufrio. "I didn't think there would
be too many bombs, so I had the strategy that middle-line
horses were going to be good. So far, I've caught the trips and
won the photos, and I got lucky."
It's the second NHC appearance for Nufrio. He came in 2012
with his brother, but finished out of the money.
"When I came in 2012, I had the greatest time I've ever had in
Vegas, and I've been coming here for years. I had a ball. I play in
about 10 tournaments a year hoping to qualify, and I finished
third in a tournament at the Meadowlands last year, so here I
am."
UNBEATEN MCCRAKEN TO SAM F. DAVIS Unbeaten >TDN Rising Star= McCraken (Ghostzapper), who
remained perfect with a dramatic come-from-behind win in
Churchill=s GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. Nov. 26, is being aimed at
Tampa=s GIII Sam F. Davis S. Feb. 11. The Whitham
Thoroughbreds homebred worked a bullet five furlongs in
1:00.45 (1/10) at Palm Meadows Jan. 25.
AEverything went well,@ trainer Ian Wilkes said of the move.
AHe was professional and relaxed, sat just behind another horse,
finished well and galloped out strong. He got everything I
wanted out of the work.@
Wilkes continued, A[McCraken] has always shown he is very
TDN HEADLINE NEWS • PAGE 11 OF 11 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • JANUARY 28, 2017
TRIPLE CROWN NOMINEES ADDITION: Bourbon Lane
Stable's Bourbon Empire (Majestic Warrior), most recently
third in Aqueduct's Notebook S. Nov. 19, was inadvertently
omitted from the original list of 3-year-olds made eligible
during the early nomination phase to compete in the 2017
Triple Crown. The addition of the New York-bred brings
the total number of early nominees to 419, which is a
13.9% increase from 2016's 368 horses.
STALLIONS’ FIRST FOALStalented. He has matured a little since he last ran, and I think
he=s stronger now. He=s a nice horse who can be a little playful,
and I love being around him.@
In 2007, as the assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Carl Nafzger,
Wilkes brought GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile and subsequent GI
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense to Tampa Bay Downs for a
victory in the (then) GIII Tampa Bay Derby.
AI don=t want a tough, tough race for him yet,@ Wilkes said. AI
want a race that will enable him to move forward right now. I=ve
had good luck at Tampa Bay Downs, so we=re planning to start
him in the Davis and see where he takes us.@
FRAC DADDY (Scat Daddy; Park Stud)
$ The MGSW sired his first foal Jan.
26, a bay filly born at Park Stud in
Mono, Ontario.
$ The filly was bred by Park Stud and
is out of the stakes-winning and
stakes-producing American Chance
mare Itstartswithadream.
$ AThis is a great beginning for Frac Daddy, if they all look like
this, he=s going to have a bright future,@ said Mike Byrne of Park
Stud.
GRADED STAKES ENTRIES
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:40 p.m. EST
PEGASUS WORLD CUP INVITATIONAL S.-GI, $12,000,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML
1 Arrogate K Unbridled's Song Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Baffert Smith 7-5
2 Prayer for Relief K Jump Start Zayat Stables, LLC and Rosedown Racing Stables, LLC Romans Geroux 50-1
3 Neolithic K Harlan's Holiday Starlight Racing Pletcher Velazquez 30-1
4 Noble Bird Birdstone Oxley, Mack, Fostock, Broman Casse Leparoux 25-1
5 War Story K Northern Afleet Loooch Racing Stables, Inc., Ellis, Imaginary Stables Navarro Gallardo 50-1
and Daybreak Racing, LLC
6 War Envoy War Front Ruis Racing LLC Ruis Saez 50-1
7 Shaman Ghost Ghostzapper Stronach Stables Jerkens Ortiz 20-1
8 Semper Fortis K Distorted Humor Reddam Racing LLC O'Neill Gaffalione 50-1
9 Keen Ice K Curlin Donegal Racing, Jerry & Ronnie Frankel & Calumet Farm Pletcher Castellano 12-1
10 Breaking Lucky K Lookin At Lucky Gunpowder Farms LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds et al. Baker Contreras 25-1
11 Eragon (Arg) Offlee Wild James McIngvale Wohlers Prado 50-1
12 California Chrome Lucky Pulpit California Chrome, LLC Sherman Espinoza 6-5
Alternates:
13 Stanford K Malibu Moon Michael B. Tabor, Mrs. John Magnier, Derrick Smith Pletcher Velazquez 10-1
and Stonestreet Stables LLC
14 Sea Raven Mineshaft Gunpowder Farms LLC, West Point Thoroughbreds et al. Rubley Contreras 50-1
15 Madefromlucky K Lookin At Lucky Cheyenne Stables LLC and Mac Nichol Pletcher Castellano 15-1
Breeders: 1-Clearsky Farms, 2-G. R. Aschinger, 3-Edwin Anthony, 4-Jack Swain, 5-Jack Swain III, 6-Joseph Allen, 7-Adena Springs, 8-Coffee Pot Stable,
9-Glencrest Farm, 10-Christine Hayden, 11-Avourneen, 12-Perry Martin & Steve Coburn, 13-WinStar Farm, LLC, 14-Louis P. Ferrari, 15-RMF
Thoroughbreds
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:14 p.m. EST
LA PREVOYANTE H.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/2mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML
1 Quiet Kitten Kitten's Joy Crossed Sabres Farm LLC Romans Gaffalione 30-1
2 Gypsy Eyes (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Swettenham Stud and Linda Shanahan Biancone Saez 20-1
3 Try Your Luck K Lookin At Lucky Out Of This World Racing LLC Maker Geroux 10-1
4 Desiree Clary (Ger) Sholokhov (Ire) Gary Barber, Merrylegs Farm and Robert G. Schaedle, III Clement Castellano 9-2
5 Stay the Night Arch Joseph Allen LLC McGaughey III Juarez 20-1
6 Promotional Artie Schiller Glen Hill Farm Proctor Lezcano 10-1
7 Arles (Fr) Monsun (Ger) Team Valor International and Green Lantern Stables Motion Rosario 7-2
8 Lobelia K Paddy O'Prado William Cubbedge Vaccarezza Lanerie 20-1
9 Flipcup Milwaukee Brew Team Penney Racing, Wachtel Stable and Brous Stable Mott Velazquez 10-1
10 Wapi (Chi) Scat Daddy Glen Hill Farm and Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. Proctor Leparoux 12-1
11 Paige Sky Mesa Jim Wells and Cheyenne Stables LLC Clement Lopez 8-1
12 Suffused (GB) Champs Elysees (GB) Juddmonte Farms, Inc. Mott Ortiz 3-1
Breeders: 1-Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey, 2-Kenny Lane Thoroughbred, 3-Fred W. Hertrich lll & John D. Fielding, 4-Frau B. u. B. Matusche, 5-Joseph
Allen, 6-Glen Hill Farm, 7-S.A.R.L. Ecurie D, 8-William D. Cubbedge, 9-Team Penney Racing, 10-Haras Paso Nevado, 11-John C. Oxley, 12-Juddmonte
Farms Ltd
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:50 p.m. EST
W. L. MCKNIGHT H.-GIII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/2mT
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML
1 Taghleeb Hard Spun Michael M. Hui Maker Gaffalione 6-1
2 Montclair (Ire) Montjeu (Ire) Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. De la cerda Prado 10-1
3 Diamond Bachelor K War Front Diamond 100 Racing Club, R Trussell & P Biancone LLC Biancone Saez 30-1
4 Danish Dynaformer Dynaformer Charles E. Fipke Attfield Rosario 5-1
5 Applicator Henrythenavigator Olympia Star, Inc. Yanakov Reyes 50-1
6 Charming Kitten Kitten's Joy Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Maker Smith 9-2
7 Twilight Eclipse K Purim West Point Thoroughbreds Albertrani Ortiz 4-1
8 Generous Kitten K Kitten's Joy Kenneth L. and Sarah K. Ramsey Maker Geroux 15-1
9 Patterson Cross Arch James S. Karp and James Patterson Mott Lezcano 20-1
10 Mr Maybe K Ghostzapper M Dubb, Head of Plains Partners & Highclere America Brown Castellano 6-1
11 Sadler's Joy Kitten's Joy Woodslane Farm Albertrani Leparoux 8-1
12 Hunter O'Riley K Tiz Wonderful Sean Shay and Michael J. Ryan Toner Velazquez 15-1
Breeders: 1-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 2-Elisabeth Fabre, 3-Jamm, Ltd., 4-Charles Fipke, 5-Mikhail Yanakov, 6-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey,
7-Epona Thoroughbreds, 8-Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey, 9-James S. Karp, 10-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings,Liberation Farm & et al.,
11-Woodslane Farm, LLC., 12-Mike G. Rutherford
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 12:30 p.m. EST
HURRICANE BERTIE S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 7f
PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML
1 Genre K Bernardini Cheyenne Stables LLC Pletcher Velazquez 7-2
2 Distinta K Summer Bird VEB Racing Stable Corp Barboza, Jr. Zayas 15-1
3 Curlin's Approval Curlin Alter's Racing Stable, Inc. Wolfson Saez 6-5
4 Sugar Cone K Street Sense G. Watts Humphrey Jr. Arnold, II Bravo 30-1
5 You Bought Her Graeme Hall Richard Perkins and Hinsley Racing Stable Hinsley Lanerie 9-2
6 Improv Distorted Humor G. Watts Humphrey Jr. Arnold, II Castellano 10-1
7 Bodacious Babe K Mineshaft Panic Stable LLC Cibelli Lopez 6-1
8 Linda Linda (Chi) Bluegrass Cat Jaime Allende Marin Quiroz Lezcano 15-1
Breeders: 1-William E. Graves & Gainesway Thoroughbreds Ltd., 2-Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton & Silver Fern Farm, 3-Happy Alter, 4-G. Watts
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2017 Leading Second-Crop Sires by Cumulative Earnings
for stallions standing in North America through Friday, Jan. 27
Earnings and Black-type represents North American/European figures
Rank Stallion BTW BTH GSW GSH G1SW G1SH Starters Wnrs Highest Earner Earnings
1 Dialed In 3 3 1 1 -- -- 43 20 $771,000 $1,623,171
(2008) by Mineshaft FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Darby Dan Farm KY ($15,000) Gunnevera
2 Union Rags 3 4 2 3 2 2 57 19 $295,360 $1,516,364
(2009) by Dixie Union FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY ($50,000) Dancing Rags
3 Bodemeister 1 4 -- 2 -- 1 59 16 $199,905 $1,077,663
(2009) by Empire Maker FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: WinStar Farm KY ($25,000) Bode's Dream
4 Maclean's Music 2 8 -- 1 -- -- 42 21 $90,960 $1,026,842
(2008) by Distorted Humor FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Hill 'N' Dale Farms KY ($8,500) Made Me Shiver
5 Gemologist 2 4 2 3 1 1 55 15 $285,000 $1,013,883
(2009) by Tiznow FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: WinStar Farm KY ($25,000) Yellow Agate
6 Victor's Cry 1 3 -- -- -- -- 40 19 $134,814 $967,717
(2005) by Street Cry (Ire) FYR: 2013 Crops: 2 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY ($3,500) Maxsmiraclejourney
7 The Factor 2 5 1 1 1 1 56 16 $259,580 $960,328
(2008) by War Front FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Lane's End Farm KY ($25,000) Noted and Quoted
8 Tapizar 1 3 -- 2 -- -- 56 16 $185,060 $946,647
(2008) by Tapit FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY ($15,000) Tip Tap Tapizar
9 Stay Thirsty 1 5 -- 1 -- -- 56 19 $113,265 $925,673
(2008) by Bernardini FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Ashford Stud KY ($10,000) Thirstforlife
10 Creative Cause 1 3 -- -- -- -- 52 17 $118,680 $902,534
(2009) by Giant's Causeway FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Airdrie Stud KY ($15,000) Theonewewaitedfor
11 Shackleford 1 3 1 1 -- -- 59 21 $161,746 $849,140
(2008) by Forestry FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Darby Dan Farm KY ($15,000) Wellabled
12 Dominus 2 4 -- 1 -- 1 21 10 $224,621 $765,450
(2008) by Smart Strike FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Spendthrift Farm KY ($7,500) All Right
13 Astrology 2 3 1 1 -- -- 44 15 $150,000 $682,719
(2008) by A.P. Indy FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Taylor Made Stallions KY ($6,500) Arella Rockstar
14 Mission Impazible 1 3 -- -- -- -- 24 8 $181,452 $676,282
(2007) by Unbridled's Song FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Sequel Stallions New York NY ($7,500) Silver Mission
15 To Honor And Serve 1 5 -- -- -- -- 40 12 $102,548 $619,799
(2008) by Bernardini FYR: 2014 Crops: 2 Stands: Gainesway Farm KY ($10,000) State of Honor
Greenpointcrusader | Lauren King
Friday=s Results:
10th-GP, $41,000, Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($62,500), 1-27,
4yo/up, 1m, 1:36.02, ft.
GREENPOINTCRUSADER (c, 4, Bernardini--Ava Knowsthecode
{GSP, $156,596}, by Cryptoclearance), an impressive winner of
the 2015 GI Champagne S. at Belmont, checked in seventh as
the 7-2 favorite in champion Nyquist (Uncle Mo)=s GI Breeders=
Cup Juvenile that year. Runner-up to Mohaymen (Tapit) in the
GII Holy Bull S. just short of a year ago, the dark bay was last
seen finishing a non-
factor seventh in the
GII Louisiana Derby in
March of 2016 for
previous trainer
Dominick Schettino
and was subsequently
transferred to Todd
Pletcher. Away well
from the outside post
in this six-horse affair,
the 6-5 chalk pressed Flashy Jewel (Flashy Bull) from a close-up
second through early fractions of :24.35 and :47.58. Ranging up
outside turning for home, the $575,000 KEESEP buy swept by
the pacesetter in mid-stretch and skipped clear to a 2 3/4-length
victory. AI think the way he handled a mile today puts us in a
position to do just about anything,@ Pletcher said. AUltimately, I
think he will stretch out further, but he is also tactical enough
that I think you could consider backing him up to seven-eighths.@
A son of the very productive mare Ava Knowsthecode, the
winner is a full-brother to the undefeated Algorithms, GSW,
$301,500; and a half-brother to Justin Phillip (First Samurai),
GISW, $1,293,437; Keyed Entry (Honour and Glory), MGSW,
$322,852; Successful Mission (Successful Appeal), GSW,
$353,043; and Alex=s Allure (Sky Classic), SW. Ava Knowsthecode
is also responsible for the once-raced sophomore colt Jon
Knowsthecode (Giant=s Causeway), who was a $300,000 KEESEP
yearling, and a juvenile colt by Giant=s Causeway, who brought
$100,000 at Keeneland September. The 23-year-old mare did
not produce a foal in 2016, but was most recently bred to
Bernardini. Lifetime Record: GISW, 7-3-2-0, $470,300. Click for
the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-MeBRacing Stables LLC, Brooklyn Boyz, & St Elias Stable;
B-Oakbrook Farm (KY); T-Todd Pletcher.
REGIONAL REPORT SATURDAY • JANUARY 28, 2017
Foaled, Raised & Sold by VALKYRE STUDTrained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm
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2nd-TAM, $20,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 1-27, 3yo,
1m 40y, 1:42.20, ft.
ACTION EVERYDAY (c, 3, The Factor--Tina=s Goal, by El
Corredor) graduated on debut with a decisive four-length score
here Dec. 23 and was hammered down to 1-5 favoritism to
make it two in a row in this test. Seizing the early advantage, the
$400,000 EASMAY buy ticked off a comfortable first quarter in
:24.12. Overtaken by an eager Stapleton (Tapizar), the bay
stalked from second through a half in :47.47 and regained
command approaching the turn for home. Kicking clear in the
lane, the sophomore seemed to stall a bit as he floated out a
few paths and briefly looked like he may be caught by a late-
running Giant Payday (Giant=s Causeway), but held that rival at
bay by 1 1/4 lengths at the wire. The winner is a half to Gracer
(Exchange Rate), MSW & GSP, $243,000. Sales history: $425,000
Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $23,400. Click for the
Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-St Elias Stables LLC; B-Mr. and Mrs. Banahan, R. Gray, Dr. D &
Dr. T Varner (KY); T-Todd Pletcher.
8th-TAM, $20,000, Msw, 1-27, 3yo, f, 1mT, 1:39.14, fm.VALENTINE WISH (f, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Forest Valentine, byForestry) checked fourth behind Five Each Way (Bullet Train{GB}), a half-sister to MGISW Miss Temple City (Temple City),and the re-opposing Swizzle (Broken Vow) and Kitten Squared(Kitten=s Joy) in her course-and-distance debut Jan. 1. Sent off at5-1 in this second go, the bay broke alertly and tracked fromsecond as the longshot pacesetter ticked off opening splits of:24.84 and :50.93. Drawing even with the leader turning forhome, the sophomore seized control in early stretch and cruisedclear to don cap and gown by 1 1/2 lengths over Swizzle. Thewinner=s second dam is GSW People=s Princess (Meadowlake),who produced MGSW Carolyn=s Cat (Forestry). Valentine Wishhas a juvenile half-sister by Arch and a yearling half-brother bythe same late Claiborne sire. Her dam was bred back to Flatter.Sales history: $190,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0,$12,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsoredby Fasig-Tipton.O-G. Watts Humphrey, Jr.; B-Ridley Farm (KY); T-Victoria Oliver.
Foaled and Sold by Blandford Studfor Banahan,Gray and Varner
Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm
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8th-GP, $56k, Msw, 3yo, 7f, 3:04 p.m. EDT
Todd Pletcher will debut fast-working firster BLIND AMBITION
(Tapit) in this elongated sprint on the Pegasus undercard. Out of
the speedy MSW Starfish Bay (Elusive Quality), who once ran a
104 Beyer over the local turf, the bay colt sold for $400,000 as a
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic juvenile and sports several bullet breezes
at Palm Beach Downs, including a five-furlong move in 1:00 4/5
(1/5) there Jan. 15. Shug McGaughey unveils Robert S. Evans
homebred Eastport (Malibu Moon), a half-brother to GSW/GISP
Sightseeing (Pulpit) and GISP Sea Island (Pulpit) out of MGISP
Resort (Pleasant Colony), herself a half to MGSW With
Distinction (Storm Cat). Eastport shows an upbeat worktab for
his barn, highlighted by a local five-panel spin from the gate in
1:00 4/5 (2/26). Of the horses to have run already, Lookin for
Eight (Lookin At Lucky) appears the most intriguing. The
chestnut was a distant second to >TDN Rising Star= Battalion
Runner (Unbridled=s Song) with an 80 Beyer on debut Dec. 31
and came back to blow out a sharp half-mile in :47 2/5 (2/80)
here Jan. 21 for trainer Michael Tomlinson. TJCIS PPs
--@JBiancaTDN
Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 2:32 p.m. EDTLADIES TURF SPRINT S., $125,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 5fTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 My Sister Caro Bop Gallardo Martin 6-12 Moon River (Ire) Exceed And Excel (Aus) Rosario Motion 20-13 Ruby Notion Great Notion Velazquez Ward 15-14 Blue Bahia Wildcat Heir McCarthy Servis 10-15 Artesian Artie Schiller Saez McNeely 30-16 Brandy’s Girl Posse Lezcano Broome 10-17 Bibby Stormy Atlantic Lanerie Oliver 20-18 Pretty Perfection Majesticperfection Juarez Breen 12-19 Spectacular Me Catienus Ortiz Klesaris 5-110 Triple Chelsea Hat Trick (Jpn) Garcia Granitz 6-111 Nite Delite War Chant Lopez Rice 9-212 Everything Lovely Pollard’s Vision Castellano DeMasi 4-1
DID YOU KNOW?Drefong (Gio Ponti)
was tabbed as a
“TDN Rising Star”
Visit the TDN Rising Stars section
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Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 1:30 p.m. EDTGULFSTREAM PARK TURF SPRINT S., $125,000, 4yo/up, 5fTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Rainbow Heir Wildcat Heir McCarthy Servis 6-12 Manhattan Dan Big Brown Castellano Pletcher 9-23 Long On Value Value Plus Rosario Mott 12-14 Platinum Prince Leroidesanimaux (Brz) Saez Tomlinson 12-15 Divine Warrior Divine Park Gaffalione Bradley 15-16 El Deal Munnings Zayas D’Angelo 20-17 Doctor J Dub Sharp Humor Panici Antonucci 20-18 Super Spender Super Saver Juarez Cibelli 10-19 Pay Any Price Wildcat Heir Castillo Ziadie 12-110 Mongolian Saturday Any Given Saturday Montalvo Ganbat 7-211 Power Alert (Aus) Alert (Arg) Leparoux Lynch 4-112 Incensed Pollard’s Vision Garcia Bennett 15-1
Trainer Rene Araya Passes Away at 73:
Multiple graded stakes-winning trainer Rene Araya, a longtime
veteran on the New York Racing Association, died Thursday in
Florida at the age of 73.
A longtime resident of Floral Park, New York, Araya began his
career in horse racing working for Maryland-based trainers Jack
Weipert and Pedro Biones before taking out his trainer's license
in 1985. He trained throughout the Mid-Atlantic circuit and
became a regular at NYRA tracks in 1992.
Araya saddled 354 winners with career earnings of more than
$9.8 million during his 31-year career.
A native of Chile, Araya saddled former claimer
McKaymackenna to seven stakes victories, including a pair of
Grade III wins in 1993, the Beaugay H. and Noble Damsel. He
also trained Nappelon, winner of the 1995 GII Comely S., who
Araya claimed for $35,000 earlier that year, as well as stakes
winners T Storm, Textbook Method and Standswithafist.
Araya briefly retired in 2004 and worked as a jockey's agent
before returning to training the following year. He also took a
three-year hiatus from 2008-11. In 2015, he relocated his stable
to south Florida with his wife, Gloria.
"Rene was a great guy," said longtime owner Paul Pompa, Jr.,
who teamed up with Araya to win the 2002 Yaddo at Saratoga
Race Course with Textbook Method. "He was a terrific human
being. When I started [owning horses], he was my first trainer.
It's so overwhelming when you become an owner, you need to
have somebody explain everything and teach you what to do,
and Rene was so special. He basically tried his best to explain
how to run horses, raise them in class, drop them in class.
Araya is survived by his wife Gloria, daughters Carmen and
Elba and son Ricardo. Arrangements for a memorial service in
New York will be announced by the Araya family at a later date.
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Valadorna (outside) | Lou Hodges
Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 1:20 p.m. EDTGANDER S., $100,000, 3yo, (S), 1m 70yPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Haul Anchor Bernardini Velasquez McLaughlin 5-22 Caledonian Concord Point Cancel Terranova II 8-13 Carradine Grasshopper Arroyo Rice 5-14 Bourbon Empire Majestic Warrior Maragh Hennig 3-15 Bavaro Freud Franco Sciacca 9-5
Friday=s Results:
7th-FG, $43,276, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-27, 3yo,
1m, 1:39.32, ft.
IT'S YOUR NICKEL (c, 3, Dialed In--Bold American, by Quiet
American) checked in sixth behind a ATDN Rising Star@ Bobby
On Fleek (Frost Giant) when unveiled in a six-panel test on the
Belmont main track July 9 and returned a winner next out when
switched to the lawn and extended to 1 1/16 miles at Saratoga
Aug. 28. Receiving Lasix for the first time in this sophomore
bow, the 6-1 shot was squeezed in tight in the middle of a three-
horse battle for second through an opening quarter in :24.28.
Edging ahead of those rivals to sit on the leader=s outside hip
through a half in :49.07, the bay drew even with the pacesetter
on the backstretch and began to edge clear in mid-stretch, but
was run down late by Senior Investment (Discreetly Mine) to
finish a neck second. However, the winner was disqualified and
placed last after a steward=s inquiry for interference near the
five-sixteenths pole. It=s Your Nickel was promoted to first and
Society Beau (Curlin), who finished a length behind the new
winner, was moved into second. It=s Your Nickel has a juvenile
half-brother by Paynter and a yearling full-brother. His dam was
bred back to last term=s leading freshman sire Dialed In. Lifetime
Record: 3-2-0-0, $81,940. Sales history: $100,000 Ylg '15 FTKJUL.
Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-
Tipton.
O-Harold Lerner LLC, AWC Stables, Scott Akman & Nehoc
Stables; B-Stephen Wigmore (KY); T-Kenneth G. McPeek.
5th-FG, $43,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-27, 3yo, f,
1m 70y, 1:43.42, ft.
VALADORNA (f, 3, Curlin--Goldfield, by Yes It=s True) earned
ATDN Rising Star@ status after an ultra impressive six-length
graduation at second asking at Keeneland Oct. 7 and made a
bold late run to be second
behind longshot and now-
champion Champagne Room
(Broken Vow) in the GI
Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies
when last seen Nov. 5.
Hammered down to 1-9
favoritism, the homebred was
away well from her rail draw
and caboosed the quintet
early as What What What (Archarcharch) ticked off opening
splits of :24.04 and :48.51. Still last at the top of the lane, the
bay came storming down the center of the track to swiftly inhale
the field and roll clear to a half-length success. The pacesetter
hung on for second. Valadorna=s unraced dam produced a now
2-year-old colt by Ghostzapper, who summoned $125,000 at
Keeneland September, and a yearling colt by Maclean=s Music.
She was bred back to Astrology. Lifetime Record: GISP, 4-2-2-0,
$410,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,
sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Stonestreet Stables; B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings
(KY); T-Mark Casse.
Saturday, Oaklawn Park, post time: 5:38 p.m. EDTAMERICAN BEAUTY S., $125,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 6fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Super Saks Sky Mesa Vazquez Lukas 3-12 D R C’s Pretty Sky Sky Mesa Franco Diodoro 9-23 A Gala Day Munnings Roman Villafranco 20-14 Eurodevilwoman Euroears Cannon Van Berg 20-15 Wheatfield Lone Star Special Borel Pish 4-16 Marquee Miss Cowboy Cal Osorio Mason 3-17 Athena Street Sense Rocco, Jr. Pitts 5-2Hidden Brook Foaled, Raised & Sold
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Friday=s Results:
5th-GG, $26,849, Msw, 1-27, 3yo, f, 1m (AWT), 1:40.18, ft.
SOLANA WIND (f, 3, Distorted Humor--Queen of Kills, by
Unbridled's Song), a non-factor 10th in her career bow over the
Del Mar lawn Dec. 2, improved to second in an off-the-turfer
here Jan. 2 in her final start for trainer Simon Callaghan. Sent off
at 5-2 in this debut for the Blaine Wright barn, the chestnut was
unhurried early, running in a two-wide fifth off glacial early
fractions. Ranging up on the outside at the top of the lane, she
sophomore got up just in time for a half-length success over
even-money favorite Americana (Tapit). The winner is a half to
Queen=s Parade (Giant=s Causeway), SP, $226,507. Solana
Wind=s second dam is MGISW Tomisue=s Delight (A.P. Indy), who
is the dam of GISW Mr. Sidney (Storm Cat); and her third dam is
MGISW Prospectors Delite (Mr. Prospector), who produced
Horse of the Year and sire Mineshaft (A.P. Indy). Sales history:
$385,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 3-1-1-0, $21,145. Clickfor the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Ten Broeck Farm, Inc.; B-WinStar Farm, LLC (KY); T-B. Wright.
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 4:50 p.m. EDTCALIFORNIA CUP DERBY, $250,000, 3yo, (S), 1 1/16mPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Tribal Storm Papa Clem Bejarano Moger, Jr. 8-12 Ann Arbor Eddie Square Eddie Gutierrez O’Neill 5-23 Mr. Hinx Ministers Wild Cat Arroyo, Jr. Miyadi 10-14 Hot Smoke Unusual Heat Talamo Diodoro 8-15 California Diamond Harbor the Gold Desormeaux Miller 5-26 Six Point Rack Lucky Pulpit Elliott Puype 12-17 Coils Gold Coil Garcia Baffert 2-1
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:12 p.m. EDTCALIFORNIA CUP TURF CLASSIC, $250,000, (S), 4yo/up, 1 1/8mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Ashleyluvssugar Game Plan Prat Eurton 8-52 Ward ‘n Jerry Lucky Pulpit Elliott Puype 20-13 Ralis Square Eddie Gutierrez O’Neill 4-14 Temple Keys Temple City Gonzalez Baltas 20-15 Cardiac Papa Clem Nakatani Dollase 50-1
6 What a View Vronsky Baze Black 5-27 He Will Cyclotron Bejarano Hollendorfer 8-18 Patriots Rule Tribal Rule Talamo Diodoro 8-19 Tamarando Bertrando Garcia Bonde 20-110 Poshsky Vronsky Theriot II Hanson 12-1
Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 4:50 p.m. EDTCALIFORNIA CUP OAKS, $200,000, 3yo, (S), f, 1mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Cash Prize Pure Prize Sutherland Koriner 20-12 Cioppino Pasadino Time to Get Even Talamo Becerra 30-13 How About Zero Square Eddie Gutierrez O’Neill 15-14 Bella Luma Ministers Wild Cat Bejarano Moger, Jr. 10-15 Adios Cali Adios Charlie Arroyo, Jr. Miller 12-16 Ms Wakaya Flower Alley Desormeaux Miyadi 20-17 Miss Sunset Into Mischief Garcia Bonde 12-18 My Pi Romancer Unusual Heat Prat Desormeaux 3-19 Sircat Sally Surf Cat Van Dyke Hollendorfer 9-510 Princess Roi Roi Charmant Nakatani Baltas 5-2
Second-crop starters to watch: Saturday, January 28Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
AMERICAIN (Dynaformer), Calumet Farm, $20K, 69/2/0
6-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, American Deluxe, 10-1BODEMEISTER (Empire Maker), WinStar Farm, $30K, 262/17/1
6-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Zorzor, $180K KEE SEP yrl, 6-18-GP, Msw 7f, Commandeering, $340K KEE SEP yrl, 5-14-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Bogulator, $125K FTF MAR 2yo, 6-1COIL (Point Given), Magali Farms, $5K, 90/8/0
9-SA, $250K California Cup Derby, 1 1/16m, Coils Gold, 2-13-SA, Msw 6 1/2f, Fair Escape, 20-1CREATIVE CAUSE (Giant's Causeway), Airdrie Stud, $15K, 174/18/1
10-SA, Msw 1mT, Caustic, $22K KEE SEP yrl, 8-15-AQU, Aoc 1m, Twisted Tom, $22K RNA FTK OCT yrl, 8-1DOMINUS (Smart Strike), Spendthrift Farm, $6.5K, 84/10/2
2-GP, Aoc 1 1/16mT, Bitacora, $42K OBS AUG yrl, 15-1GEMOLOGIST (Tiznow), WinStar Farm, $15K, 205/17/2
8-GP, Msw 7f, Gemologister, $20K KEE SEP yrl, 50-1
McElroy Equine Purchase
Brilliant Grade 2 Winner By 3-time leadinG Sire tapit
Winner of the Robert B. Lewis (G2)
by 6 1/4 lengths in second start, a race
won by Champion Sire Pioneerof the Nile
Narrowly defeated as the favorite in the
$750,000 Santa Anita Derby (G1)
while sustaining an injury
Full-brother to Multiple Grade 1 Winner
Zazu who sold for $2,100,000
In foal mares sold for up to $370,000
272 mares bred in his first two crops
“Thanks for putting this Monster in my lap ... He was brilliant, striking to look at and by Tapit. I think he is a great sire prospect.”
- Hall of fame trainer BoB Baffert
$7,500 payable out of proceeds or by 12/31/19
(859) 255-8290www.hillndalefarms.com
Tapit,the Leading Sire in America
for the last three years
LGB, LLC 2017 / Photo: Lee Thomas
Tapit’s son, Flashback
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BREEDERS’ EDITION
GET STORMY (Stormy Atlantic), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 140/7/06-DED, Msw 1m, Stormin Thru Dixie, $22K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 15-1HANSEN (Tapit), KOR, $12.5K, 129/24/18-TP, Msw 5 1/2f, Delightful Diamond, 8-16-TAM, Msw 6 1/2f, +Gray Nicole, $47K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 12-19-TP, Msw 1m, Prince Hansen, $100K KEE SEP yrl, 3-1LIGHT UP THE SCORE (Even the Score), 5/1/04-HOU, Alw 6f, Miss Photo, 10-1MAD FLATTER (Flatter), Diamond B Stables, 35/3/03-PEN, Msw 5 1/2f, Go Placidly, $1,000 EAS OCT yrl, 15-1MR. GOLD MOVER (Mr. Greeley), Bar Y Equine, 36/2/05-SUN, Msw 5 1/2f, +Sidewinder Sally, 12-1OVERDRIVEN (Tale of the Cat), Ocala Stud Farm, $3K, 114/14/06-TAM, Msw 6 1/2f, Credit Alert, $17K RNA OBS APR 2yo, 9-2REDDING COLLIERY (Mineshaft), Red River Farms, $2K, 64/4/06-DED, Msw 1m, Amp'd Up, $75K OBS OPN 2yo, 9-2SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 208/22/16-AQU, Msw 6f, Cournoyer, $190K FTS AUG yrl, 20-18-TP, Msw 5 1/2f, Lady Arya, $1,000 FTK OCT yrl, 3-1SIMMARD (Dixieland Band), Mill Creek Farm, $2.5K, 74/1/05-AQU, Aoc 1m, Honorable Jonas, 30-1TAPIZAR (Tapit), Gainesway Farm, $15K, 181/18/16-AQU, Msw 6f, The Hero Within, $55K FTK OCT yrl, 12-1TO HONOR AND SERVE (Bernardini), Gainesway Farm, $30K, 171/15/18-GP, Msw 7f, +Flying to Honor, $22K OBS APR 2yo, 20-1UNION RAGS (Dixie Union), Lane's End Farm, $35K, 220/19/38-GP, Msw 7f, +Run for the Cup, $225K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 15-16-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Data Room, $120K KEE SEP yrl, 15-14-GP, Msw 1 1/8mT, Union Way, $95K FTF MAR 2yo, 10-1
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:7th-OP, $76,000, Alw (C)/Opt. Clm ($50,000), 1-27, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:44.24, ft.SHOTGUN KOWBOY (g, 5, Kodiak Kowboy--Shotgun Jane, bySiphon {Brz}) Lifetime Record: GSW, 16-7-5-1, $801,327.O/B/T-C. R. Trout (OK). *1/2 to Euro K Shotgun (Euroears),MSW, $152,245.
5th-OP, $74,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($15,000), 1-27, 4yo/up, 1 1/16m, 1:43.69, ft.TAKETOTHESTREETS (h, 7, Street Boss--Nidd {GSW-Fr & SP-US,$127,824}, by Known Fact) Lifetime Record: 17-4-4-2, $158,043.O/B-Eileen H. Hartis (KY); T-Kellyn Gorder. *$34,000 RNA Ylg '11FTKOCT. **1/2 to Fifteen Love (Point Given), SW, $167,177.
8th-AQU, $57,000, (S), 1-27, (NW1$X), 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m,1:47.97, ft.PLAY ME A MEMORY (f, 4, D' Funnybone--Ducky Firefly, byWatch the Bird) Lifetime Record: 5-2-2-1, $101,450. O-GregoryGoldman; B-Gregory Goldman MD & D'Funnybone Syndicate(NY); T-Ramon F. Martin. 7th-SA, $56,690, (S), (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 1-26,
4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10.48, ft.
TIME FOR EBBY (f, 4, Time to Get Even--Ebbets Field, by Touch
Gold) Lifetime Record: 8-3-2-0, $81,925. O-Tom Beckerle, James
Causky & Terry Lovingier; B-Terry C. Lovingier (CA); T-Gary
Sherlock. *$17,000 Ylg '14 NCAAUG.
8th-LRL, $46,032, 1-27, (NW1X), 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:11.49, ft.
TIZ EMILY AND JILL (m, 5, Tiz Wonderful--Lakefront, by Deputy
Minister) Lifetime Record: 18-2-2-6, $103,460. O-Herbert W.
Kushner; B-Mike G. Rutherford (KY); T-Nancy B. Heil. *$40,000
Ylg '13 FTKJUL; $58,000 RNA 2yo '14 OBSMAR; $50,000 2yo '14
EASMAY. **1/2 to Datts Our Girl (Thunder Gulch), SW, $175,363.
8th-DED, $29,770, 1-26, (NW1X), 4yo/up, 6 1/2f, 1:19.99, ft.
BUCK ROY (g, 5, Pomeroy--Buck Rose, by Running Stag)
Lifetime Record: 12-5-2-0, $53,335. O-Antonia B. Noonan;
B-Soundview Farm (AL); T-Joseph M. Foster.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Verdant Pastures, f, 3, Colonel John--Stormy's Smile (SW), by
Stormy Atlantic. AQU, 1-27, (S), 1m, 1:41.54. B-Francis
Paolangeli (NY).
Coco Channel, f, 3, English Channel--A. P. Petal, by A.P. Indy. TP,
1-26, 1m (AWT), 1:41.67. B-Calumet Farm (KY). *$19,000 RNA
Ylg '15 KEESEP. **1/2 to S=Maverlous (Tiz Wonderful), GSW,
$681,941.
Kool Yankee, c, 3, Yankee Gentleman--Cool Climate, by
Bowman's Band. DED, 1-26, (S), 6 1/2f, 1:20.38. B-Gulf Haven
Farms (LA). *1/2 to Ide Be Cool (Ide), MSW, $457,200.
Letmebethe One, f, 4, Yes It's True--Fancy Diamond (SW,
$276,695), by Eastern Echo. PEN, 1-27, 5 1/2f, 1:06.29.
B-Charles McGinnes (MD).
Geologist, g, 5, Medaglia d=Oro--Queen Martha (SP, $145,670),
by Rahy. SA, 1-26, (C), 6f, 1:09.94. B-Stonestreet
Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY). *$160,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP;
$325,000 2yo '14 OBSMAR; $74,000 4yo '16 FTKHRA.
“TDN Rising Star” Valadorna (Curlin) captures hersophomore bow at Fair Grounds.