SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 732-747-8060 $ TDN Home Page Click Here LEA VS. STRONG FIELD IN DONN REPEAT TRY TITANS CLASH IN SAN ANTONIO Adele Dilschneider and Claiborne Farm=s Lea (First Samurai) faces nine formidable rivals as he bids to go back-to-back in Gulfstream=s GI Donn H., which will be part of a Fox Sports 1 broadcast of The Jockey Club Tour along with the GI Gulfstream Park Turf H., GII San Antonio Invitational S. and GII San Marcos S. from 5:30 7:30 p.m. EST. Transferred from Al Stall, Jr. to Bill Mott for a 2014 campaign, Lea annexed this venue=s one-mile GIII Hal=s Hope S. last January before setting a Lea new track record A Coglianese (1:46.86) in front-running fashion when besting champion Will Take Charge (Unbridled=s Song) by 1 1/2 lengths in last year=s Donn. Setbacks kept the chestnut in the barn for the rest of the season, but he reemerged for the Hal=s Hope Jan. 10 and showed a different dimension to close from last. Prayer for Relief (Jump Start) was third that day. Leading conditioner Todd Pletcher has three chances to win a record third Donn-he scored in 2010 with Quality Road (Elusive Quality) and two years ago with Graydar (Unbridled=s Song). Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) squares off against fellow superstar Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}) in a most-intriguing renewal of Santa Anita=s GII San Antonio Invitational S., which will be part of The Jockey Club Tour broadcast on Fox Sports 1 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. EST. This will be the first start for Perry Martin and Steve Coburn=s California Chrome since being California Chrome named champion 3-yearBenoit Photo old and Horse of the Year at last month=s Eclipse Awards. The GI Kentucky Derby and GI Preakness S. hero=s three highest Beyer Speed Figures were earned at this venue in March=s GII San Felipe S., April=s GI Santa Anita Derby and when a close third behind Bayern (Offlee Wild) and Toast of New York (Thewayyouare) in the GI Breeders= Cup Classic Nov. 1. The chestnut solidified year-end honors with a two-length score in Del Mar=s grassy GI Hollywood Derby Nov. 29. Jungle Racing, KMN Racing Hollendorfer, Todaro, Litt and Solis II=s 2013 champion juvenile Shared Belief had an arguably Eclipse-worthy season of his own, but finished third in the voting for champion 3-year-old behind >Chrome= and Bayern. Cont. p3 FUTURITY REMATCH IN LEWIS Unbeaten Dortmund (Big Brown) kicks off his sophomore campaign against five rivals--including a very familiar face--in today=s GIII Robert B. Lewis S. at Santa Anita. A runaway debut winner at Santa Anita a day after the Breeders= Cup, the chestnut earned J “TDN Rising Star” J honors with a jaw-dropping optional claiming win going a one-turn mile on Churchill=s Nov. 29 Stars Dortmund (outside) & Firing Line of Tomorrow II card, (middle) Benoit Photo earning himself 9-1 favoritism in the first round of GI Kentucky Derby Future Wagers. The Kaleem Shah colorbearer was along in time to post a thrilling head tally over Firing Line (Line of David) as the 3-5 favorite while making his two-turn bow in the GI Los Alamitos Futurity last time Dec. 20. Dortmund has posted five workouts at Santa Anita since, including a six-furlong bullet in 1:12 1/5 (1/28) Jan. 14 and a fourfurlong move in :47 3/5 (3/28) Feb. 3. Cont. p6 Cont. p5 IN THIS ISSUE President & Co-Publisher: Barry Weisbord [email protected] @barryweisbord Sr. V.P. & Co-Publisher: Sue Finley [email protected] @suefinley Ready to ‘Eir’ in the Withers? V.P., International Operations: Gary King [email protected] @garykingTDN Zayat Stables' streaking "TDN Rising Star" El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) shoots for his third straight tally against six maiden winners in today's GIII Withers S. at Aqueduct. “We're blessed to have a sound horse that's been doing very well with the workload he's taken on,” trainer John Terranova II said. [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Martini Managing Editor: Alan Carasso Senior Editor: Steve Sherack Racing Editor: Brian DiDonato Associate Editor: Justina Severni Associate Editor: Christie DeBernardis Assistant Editor: Heather Likins Assistant Editor: Ben Massam EDITORIAL El Kabeir Joe Labozzetta Page 8 BetAmerica Derby Showdown Begins TDN handicappers Steve Sherack & Brian DiDonato will make $100 win/place bets on 20 Kentucky Derby preps. The handicapper with the highest total at the end wins. The duo dissect today’s GIII Withers S. & GIII Robert B. Lewis S. Grade I Winner Retired Belle Gallantey (After Market--Revealed, by Old Trieste), former claimer turned multiple Grade I-winning millionaire, has been retired following her second-place effort in yesterday's Ladies H. and will be bred to Pioneer of the Nile (Empire Maker), co-owner Michael Dubb told TDN’s Ben Massam. Page 13 ADVERTISING [email protected] Director of Advertising: Alycia Borer Art Director: Lia Kusch Sr. Ad Coordinator/Dir. of Distribution: Sarah K. Andrew Advertising Designer: Amanda Crelin Advertising Assistant: Amanda Foster Social Media Strategist: Nichola Henry CUSTOMER SERVICE [email protected] Dir. of Customer Service: Vicki Forbes INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Director of IT: Robert Williams [email protected] WORLDWIDE INFORMATION International Editor: Kelsey Riley [email protected] EST 1:43p 4:13p 4:28p 4:58p 5:28p 5:30p 5:58p 6:30p 7:00p Race Toboggan S.-GIII, AQU Withers S.-GIII, AQU Suwannee River S.-GIII, GP Fred W. 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Lewis S.-GIII, SA Donn H.-GI, GP San Marcos S.-GII, SA San Antonio Invitational S.-GII, SA Click for (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) (Brisnet.com PPs) TV HR/TVG HR/TVG HRTV HRTV HRTV/Fox Sports 1 HR/TVG HRTV/Fox Sports 1 HR/TVG/Fox Sports 1 HR/TVG/Fox Sports 1 Assistant Editor: Alix Choppin Newmarket Bureau, Cafe Racing: Sean Cronin & Tom Frary [email protected] 60 Broad Street, Suite 100 Red Bank, NJ 07701 732-747-8060 | 732-747-8955 (fax) www.thoroughbreddailynews.com www.thetdn.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 3 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:58 p.m. EDT DONN H.-GI, $500,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m HORSE OWNER BREEDER Constitution Twin Creeks Racing Stables LLC & WinStar Farm Grapestock LLC & Fox Hill Farms-KY (c, 4, Tapit--Baffled, by Distorted Humor) Commissioner WinStar Farm LLC WinStar Farm LLC-KY (c, 4, A.P. Indy--Flaming Heart, by Touch Gold) East Hall H Jack Hendricks & Roger Justice Mary K Haire-FL (g, 4, Graeme Hall--East Long Lake, by Sultry Song) Lea Adele B Dilschneider & Claiborne Farm Claiborne Farm & Adele B Dilschneider-KY (h, 6, First Samurai--Greenery, by Galileo {Ire}) Elnaawi K Shadwell Stable Sienna Farms LLC-KY (h, 5, Street Sense--Pilfer, by Deputy Minister) Catholic Cowboy K Mossarosa Luis de Hechavarria-FL (g, 5, Heatseeker {Ire}--Kombat Lake, by Meadowlake) Sloane Avenue K Mrs Susan Roy Claiborne Farm & Adele B Dilschneider-KY (c, 4, Candy Ride {Arg}--Apt, by A.P. Indy) Protonico Sumaya US Stables International Equities Holding Inc-KY (c, 4, Giant’s Causeway--Alpha Spirit, by A.P. Indy) Blue Tone K Beverly Engelberg & Schroeder Farms LLC Far View Stables-KY (g, 6, Birdstone--Princess Cart, by Cartwright) Prayer for Relief K Zayat Stables LLC G R Aschinger-KY (h, 7, Jump Start--Sparklin Lil, by Mr. Sparkles) TRAINER/JOCKEY Pletcher Castellano Pletcher Velazquez Kaplan Saez Mott Rosario McLaughlin Leparoux Zito Lopez Noseda Lezcano Pletcher Bravo Hess Jr Lanerie Romans Zayas ML 7-2 4-1 15-1 9-5 15-1 20-1 15-1 6-1 15-1 12-1 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 4 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com FEATURE PRESENTATION • GI DONN H. Sumaya US Stables=s lightly raced Protonico (Giant=s Causeway) annexed the GIII Smarty Jones S. at Parx Sept. 1, but was seventh behind Bayern (Offlee Wild) in the GII Pennsylvania Derby 19 days later. He bounced back to take Aqueduct=s GIII Discovery H. in the slop Nov. 1, and finished a close second to next-out GII San Pasqual S. winner and today=s San Antonio contender Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) in Churchill=s GI Clark H. Nov. 28. Stablemate Constitution (Tapit) finished one spot behind Protonico in the Clark, and boasts strong local form. He earned the J “TDN Rising Star” J distinction for a debut score going seven furlongs here last January, and took a salty Constitution Adam Coglianese optional claimer that included eventual Classic winner Tonalist (Tapit) and subsequent GI Wood Memorial S. winner Wicked Strong (Hard Spun) Feb. 22. The Twin Creeks Racing Stables and WinStar Farm colorbearer emerged as a major GI Kentucky Derby threat with a neck success over Wildcat Red (D=wildcat) in the track-and-trip GI Florida Derby in March, but was forced to miss the Triple Crown races after suffering a hairline fracture of his cannon bone. Fourth with some trouble in his return at Big Sandy Oct, 12, he stepped forward markedly in the Clark and could find himself well placed early here after breaking from the rail. WinStar=s Commisioner (A.P. Indy) rounds out the Pletcher troika. Second to Tonalist in the GII Peter Pan S. in May, he filled the same slot--and came up a head short of posting the 28-1 upset--in the GI Belmont S. the following month. The homebred did well to finish a close third here Jan. 10 after dueling on the front end, and has every right to step forward. Mrs. Susan Roy=s Sloane Avenue (Candy Ride {Arg}) is an intriguing invader with plenty of upside. A nine-length debut winner going a mile over the Lingfield Polytrack last February, the Jeremy Noseda pupil bounced back from an off-the-board stakes try on the Newmarket grass in May to take a Kempton handicap on the all-weather in August. He could only manage an eighth-place run in Belmont=s GIII Hill Prince S. going nine furlongs on soft grass Oct. 4, and once again returned to winning ways back on the synthetic in Kempton=s Hyde S. Nov. 19. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 5 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com San Antonio cont. Donn Preview cont. AHe trains on [the dirt] good,@ Noseda said. AI brought two horses out here for Paul [Roy] that had dirt pedigrees, and they both won. [Sloane Avenue] is the third one I=ve brought over for him. So I hope it=s thirdtime luck.@ Noseda also saddled Awesome Act (Awesome Again) to a victory in the 2010 GIII Gotham S. and Wilko (Awesome Again) to a score in the 2004 GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile for the Roys. AWe were looking to go to Dubai with him to run in the Maktoum Sloane Avenue & Noseda Challenge, Gulfstream Photo because we were very keen to give him a run on the dirt, because he has a real dirt pedigree,@ Noseda noted of Sloane Avenue. AThen I had a talk with Paul Roy, and he said, >Would there be anything we could go for in America?= So I had to look around. I looked at the [GI] Malibu at Santa Anita, and honestly, in Santa Anita, if you go to California, you=re going to take on possibly the best dirt horses at the moment--Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}), Bayern and California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit)--so I looked here and saw this race. So [Roy] and I had a chat, and we decided, >Let=s be brave and go for it.= So here we are.@ He romped in the GII Los Alamitos Derby in July, bested Toast of New York (Thewayyouare) and older horses in Del Mar=s GI Pacific Classic S. Aug. 24, and solidified himself as the GI Breeders= Cup Classic favorite after overcoming some race riding in the track-and-trip GI Awesome Again S. Sept. 27. The Jerry Hollendorfer pupil wasn=t as lucky in the Classic, as Bayern came over on him at the start, Shared Belief & Jim Rome dashing his hopes Horsephotos and forcing him to settle for a valiant fourth, all things considered. The dark bay made a last-second push for the Eclipse with a narrow win in the GI Malibu S. Dec. 26 that was flattered when runner-up Conquest Two Step (Two Step Salsa) returned to annex last Saturday=s GII Palos Verdes S. AShared Belief is as classy as classy comes,@ said Hall of Famer Mike Smith. AShared Belief is not a big horse that you=re going to sit back on and go like Zenyatta (Street Cry {Ire}), who was imposing just to look at. He=s not really that, but he=s extremely athletic and really, really well-balanced. He=s doing well. He looks good.@ Smith added, AConquest Two Step is the one who was 70-1 when I beat him with Shared Belief in the Malibu, and everyone said, >Who did Shared Belief beat?= Well, you saw who he beat. The horse came back and demolished them in the Palos Verdes.@ Pegram, Watson and Weitman=s Hoppertunity (Any Given Saturday) is the race=s third-most-likely winner. Last term=s GII Rebel S. hero was a distant second in the Santa Anita Derby, and was many people=s Kentucky Derby pick before being scratched from the race two days prior due to a foot injury. He resurfaced to be second in a seven-panel optional claimer here Oct. 29 before getting his Grade I win under the Twin Spires in the Nov. 28 Clark H. Cont. p6 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 6 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com San Antonio cont. Robert Lewis cont. The bay enters off another victory in the GII San Pasqual S. Jan. 10, but must overcome a rail draw. AI live in the one hole,@ quipped Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who seems to have a penchant for drawing poorly in big spots. AI don=t know. I=m going to have to start going to the draw. I=ve always said, >There are two things you need to get rid of in racing: the one hole and the last race.= I=d rather have been on the outside and clear.@ Firing Line makes his first start since that thriller at Los Al as well. Owned by Arnold Zetcher, the Nov. 30 Del Mar maiden winner was also making his route debut that day. He stayed on gamely after dueling through testing early fractions of :21 4/5 and :45 1/5 and also exchanged bumps with third-place finisher Mr. Z (Malibu Moon) in the stretch. Hall of Famer Gary Stevens rides for the first time here. AHe ran very well,@ trainer Simon Callaghan said. AHe got bumped quite a bit down the lane, but he=s doing well and we=re looking forward to the race.@ Rock Shandy (Lemon Drop Kid) proved he belonged with these with a clear-cut second behind the ultra-impressive Calculator (In Summation) in the GIII Sham S. Jan. 10. He made his three prior starts on grass, including a third-place finish in the GIII Cecil B. DeMille S. at Del Mar Nov. 30. Peter Miller trains for Donegal Racing. Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST SAN ANTONIO INVITATIONAL S.-GII, $500,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8m PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HORSE Hoppertunity K Tonito M. K You Know I Know Imperative K Shared Belief Clubhouse Ride Bronzo (Chi) California Chrome Alfa Bird K SIRE Any Given Saturday Rock Hard Ten Simon Pure Bernardini Candy Ride (Arg) Candy Ride (Arg) Fusaichi Pegasus Lucky Pulpit Birdstone " " JOCKEY Garcia Bejarano Van Dyke Prat Smith Gryder Stevens Espinoza Baze TRAINER ML Baffert 4-1 Hllndrfer 15-1 Sadler 30-1 Ppaprdrmu 20-1 Hllendrfer 7-5 Lewis 30-1 Drysdale 20-1 Sherman 6-5 Garcia 30-1 Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 5:30 p.m. EST ROBERT B. LEWIS S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 HORSE Tizcano K Rock Shandy K Sebastian's Heart K Hero Ten All Firing Line K Dortmund K SIRE Tiznow Lemon Drop Kid Broken Vow Rock Hard Ten Line of David Big Brown JOCKEY Pedroza Espinoza Delgadillo Baze Stevens Garcia " 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized here with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. Click Here to sign up! TRAINER Miller Miller Ppaprdromu Mullins Callaghan Baffert ML 15-1 6-1 30-1 10-1 7-5 4-5 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 7 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com WILL AL SHAQAB=S >WISH= BE GRANTED? Sheikh Joaan Al Thani=s powerful Al Shaqab Racing looks to get its first North American win at the highest level this afternoon with 5-year-old Mshawish (Medaglia d=Oro) in the GI Gulfstream Park Turf H. A winner of last February=s G2 Zabeel Mile at Meydan for Mikel Delzangles, the dark bay had an awful trip when sixth in his Stateside debut in Monmouth=s GIII Oceanport S. July 27, and was disqualified from first to third in a Mshawish Saratoga optional Leslie Martin claimer a month later. Third in Belmont=s GIII Knickerbocker S. Oct. 11, he broke through with a victory in this venue=s 7 1/2panel El Prado S. Dec. 13 before adding the GII Fort Lauderdale S. by a neck over Grand Tito (Candy Ride {Arg}) Jan. 10. Msawish drew the rail, but that may play to his advantage. AHe needs to be covered up. We=ve known that all along, but sometimes it=s easier to do than others,@ trainer Todd Pletcher said. AHe=s starting to fulfill the promise that we thought he had. He=s a very talented horse.@ Crossed Sabres Farm=s Lochte (Medaglia d=Oro) was dismissed at 39-1 in this race last year, but slipped up the rail and scooted away to blow up the tote over Imagining (Giant=s Causeway). Second in Santa Anita=s GI Frank E. Kilroe Mile in March and third behind Wise Dan (Wiseman=s Ferry) in the GI Maker=s 46 Mile at Keeneland in April, his form tailed off a bit in subsequent tries before he annexed September=s The Vid S. After suffering three more losses--including a fifth in the Ft. Lauderdale--Lochte bounced back with a head success in the GIII Tampa Bay S. two weeks ago. AI ran him over there just for a prep for this race,@ trainer Marcus Vitali said. AIt was all based on how he came out of the race. He came out of it phenomenal. I gave him a few days off after he ran, and when he came back off the race his exercise girl told me he=s hair, teeth and eyeballs. We=re going to try to defend our title.@ Imagining annexed the GI Man O= War S. last May in his first start after the Gulfstream Park Turf before finish sixth in the GI Manhattan S. in June. He finished second--beaten just a head--third, and seventh behind eventual dual champion Main Sequence (Aldebaran) in the Aug. 17 GI Sword Dancer Invitational S., Sept. 27 GI Joe Hirsch Turf Classic S. and Nov. 1 GI Breeders= Cup Turf, respectively. Imagining & McGaughey AHe=s doing NYRA/Coglianese good. We gave him a little freshener and he=s been doing really, really well,@ Hall of Famer Shug McGaughey, who won this race with fellow Phipps homebred Point of Entry (Dynaformer) two years ago, said. AWe ran really well at Saratoga [in the Sword Dancer] and just got beat. Maybe he went a little quick the first part of it, but I=m sure there will be some horses in here that will be pretty competitive.@ Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 5:28 p.m. EST GULFSTREAM PARK TURF H.-GI, $300,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HORSE Mshawish K Amen Kitten Imagining Grand Tito K Manchurian High War Correspondent Slumber (GB) K Lochte Golden Rifle SIRE Medaglia d'Oro Kitten's Joy Giant's Causeway Candy Ride (Arg) The Daddy War Front Cacique (Ire) Medaglia d'Oro Ghostzapper JOCKEY Castellano Hernandez Rosario Lezcano Saez Bravo Velazquez Lopez Zayas TRAINER Pletcher Ward McGughy Delgado Kurtinecz Clement Brown Vitali Wolfson Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates. ML 7-2 10-1 3-1 15-1 12-1 8-1 4-1 5-1 15-1 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 8 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com EL KABEIR HEADLINES WITHERS Zayat Stables= streaking J “TDN Rising Star” J El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) shoots for his third straight tally against six maiden winners in today=s GIII Withers S. at Aqueduct. The gray--a well-beaten second behind unbeaten Blofeld (Quality Road) over a muddy going in the GII Nashua S. Nov. 2-held on to secure a narrow victory in the GII Kentucky Jockey Club S. at Churchill Nov. 29. El Kabeir turned in a powerful performance to annex the GIII Jerome S. by 4 3/4 lengths over this El Kabeir course last time Jan. 3. NYRA/Coglianese "We're just going off how he's responding," trainer John Terranova II said. "If he doesn't run well or doesn't come out of a race well, we'd space out his races, but we're taking it one race at a time. We're blessed to have a sound horse that's been doing very well with the workload he's taken on." Classy Class (Discreetly Mine), a smart debut winner with an 88 Beyer Speed Figure going 6 1/2 furlongs at Belmont Oct. 25, could be a popular alternative. Ambitiously spotted for his second start with a very wide draw in the nine-furlong GII Remsen S. Nov. 29, the Cheyenne Stables colorbearer pressed eventual winner Leave the Light On (Horse Greeley) from his outside and tired in the stretch to finish a well-beaten fourth. "We absolutely think he wants two turns," Kiaran McLaughlin's assistant trainer Arthur Magnuson said. "[The Remsen] was only his second start; we went from 6 1/2 furlongs to 1 1/8 miles--that's a lot to ask-and he ran very well. We were very pleased with his race. He's [still eligible for a non-winners of one], but he can run with this kind." A pair of sons of Blame head into the deep end following maiden victories. March (Blame), a half-brother to GIII Bay Shore S. winner Eightyfiveinafifty (Forest Camp), followed a debut second behind subsequent Fred Cappy Capossela S. third Ship Disturber (Sky Mesa) Nov. 29 with a narrow win as the 4-5 chalk over next-out graduate Dontbetwithbruno (Tiz Wonderful) in his two-turn debut here Jan. 11. Far From Over (Blame), meanwhile, never said die in a game performance to don cap and gown going a mile and 70 yards at the Big A Dec. 12. The $550,000 KEESEP yearling purchase has been working smartly at Todd Pletcher=s Palm Beach Downs base since. Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 4:13 p.m. EST WITHERS S.-GIII, $250,000, 3yo, 1 1/16m PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HORSE Classy Class K Far From Over K March K Tencendur Unrivaled K General Bellamy El Kabeir SIRE Discreetly Mine Blame Blame Warrior's Reward Super Saver Bellamy Road Scat Daddy JOCKEY Ortiz Jr Franco Ortiz Velasquez Pennington Alvarado Lopez TRAINER ML McLaghln 2-1 Pletcher 5-1 Brown 6-1 Weaver 12-1 Montoya 20-1 Mott 15-1 Terranova 8-5 Girolamo: 93 two-year-olds running for him in 2015. Breed to Girolamo this year and you can Get Lucky too Sire line of the day: Bernardini, Malibu Moon and champion sire Tapit. First three dams are all G1 or Graded winners. A. P. Indy has teamed up with Mr. Prospector mares to produce five G1 sires, including Malibu Moon, Pulpit, Mineshaft, Congrats and Flatter. A.P. Indy’s only G1-winning sprinter. Has 93 two-year-olds in 2015. Second leading freshman sire in 2014 and sire of G1 horses Competitive Edge and I Spent It. Graded stakes sire. Sire of five G1 winners in Australia and New Zealand. G1 sire. This year’s Las Virgenes heroine is the latest of a remarkable 10 G1 winners and 26 Graded winners under Girolamo’s first three dams. Outstanding sire in South America with 21 G1 winners. A major sire with 16 G1 winners, including Hall of Fame fillies Personal Ensign and Inside Information. GIROLAMO $5,000 Stands and nurses A.P. Indy – Get Lucky (Mr. Prospector) 859-255-8537 www.darleyamerica.com Darley GIII Withers S. - El Kabeir is a very deserving favorite and will be awfully tough to beat with a repeat performance of his last two efforts, but there is still room for some of the others to make an impact with a leap forward here. The well-bred Far From Over certainly fits the bill with an ultra-game debut win at a somewhat surprising 5-1 (considering his connections) going two turns over the inner Dec. 12. Campaigned by the same tandem as 2012 GI CashCall Futurity winner Violence, the $550,000 KEESEP yearling purchase has been working smartly since shipping to Pletcher's Palm Beach Downs base, including a bullet five furlongs in 1:01 (1/9) Jan. 25. Far From Over, produced by a graded stakes placed daughter of GI Go For Wand H. heroine Aldiza (Storm Cat), has every right to move forward in his second attempt at what has to be a fair number. Not thrilled about losing Irad to the rail horse, but Franco has been riding in good form at the Big A this winter as well. Selection: #2 Far From Over (5-1). GIII Robert B. Lewis S. - Donegal Racing's Rock Shandy still has plenty of work to do before being tabbed as the next Dullahan (third >12 Derby) or Paddy O'Prado (third >10 Derby), but he looked like he may be on his way after a very solid runner-up effort behind stablemate Calculator (he was 4 1/4 lengths clear of the third-place finisher that day) while making his dirt debut in the GIII Sham S. Produced by a half-sister to Brahms and La Reina (his second dam is champion Queena), Rock Shandy has a nice foundation of grass races, including a useful third in Del Mar's GIII Cecil B. DeMille S. Nov. 30. The bay continues to improve with each effort (49, 71, 75 & 90 Beyers), is tactical enough to secure a good position, and may have an edge in terms of fitness over the comebacking GI Los Alamitos Futurity one-two Dortmund and Firing Line. Selection: #2 Rock Shandy (6-1). GIII Withers S. - Let=s be honest, El Kabeir should really win this race. He lays over this field on paper and may have a pace edge, but I=ll be stubborn and take a shot against him. Far From Over intrigues me partly because of how ordinary his debut was. Dismissed at 5-1 for his local one-mile seventy-yard bow Dec. 12 despite being a Todd Pletcher firster who brought $550,000 at Keeneland September, the bay took over pacesetting duties down the backside and dueled into upper stretch, but looked certain to be swallowed late. Headed by the favorite, Far From Over dug deep to claw back the victory by a nose and gallop out in front. Third finisher Tencendur came back to win and will also contest the Withers. Considering his odds, it seems possible that Far From Over may not have been fully cranked for his debut and may have more in the tank. By Blame out of the GSP A.P. Indy mare Alchemist who enjoyed a route of ground, the bay ridgling is a half to MGISP And Why Not (Street Cry {Ire}). Alchemist is out of Grade I winner Aldiza (Storm Cat), who also produced Altesse (A.P. Indy), a Grade III winner at nine panels. The more ground, the better for Far From Over. Selection: #2 Far From Over (5-1). GIII Robert B. Lewis S. - Dortmund was all the rage (and still is) following his head-turning Churchill allowance romp, but a little of the mystique was lost when he was only able to beat Firing Line by a head at 3-5 in the GI Los Alamitos Futurity. He did have one of the easiest trips in racing, sitting behind the runner-up and Mr. Z as they dueled through fractions of :21.98, :45.29 and 1:09.64. But it was still a fairly tall task for Dortmund, having debuted only some six weeks earlier and being asked to go two turns for the first time-especially at Los Al, where the turns might have been too tight for the hulking chestnut. Firing Line has plenty of upside and promise too, but Dortmund is supposed to be the best horse in this race, and I expect him to show it if he=s close to ready. Selection: #6 Dortmund (4-5). TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 9 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 6:30 p.m. EST SAN MARCOS S.-GII, $200,000, 4yo/up, 1 1/4mT PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 HORSE Finnegans Wake Patrioticandproud K Majestic Harbor K Power Ped Little Jerry K Diamond Bachelor K Quadrivium K Dynamic Sky Power Foot SIRE Powerscourt (GB) Proud Citizen Rockport Harbor Powerscourt (GB) Candy Ride (Arg) War Front Henrythenavigator Sky Mesa Powerscourt (GB) JOCKEY Espinoza Van Dyke Smith Prat Maldonado Pedroza Boyce Nakatani Fallon TRAINER ML Miller 5-2 Casse 4-1 McCarthy 8-1 Drysdale 9-2 Baltas 12-1 Biancone 20-1 Motion 8-1 Casse 3-1 Drysdale 8-1 Saturday, Aqueduct, post time: 1:43 p.m. EST TOBOGGAN S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, 6f PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 HORSE Crafty Dreamer Doubledown Again Dads Caps Green Gratto Salutos Amigos Mewannarose K SIRE War Front Rockport Harbor Discreet Cat Here's Zealous Salute the Sarge Bwana Charli JOCKEY Serpa Alvarado Ortiz Silvera Ortiz Jr Velasquez TRAINER ML Iselin 20-1 Nevin 6-1 Rodriguez 5-2 Smith 15-1 Jacobson 1-1 Englehart 5-1 Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:58 p.m. EST FRED W. HOOPER S.-GIII, $100,000, 4yo/up, 1m PP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 HORSE Grande Shores Adirondack King K Confrontation K Brothersofthetime Mosler K Midnight Cello Race Day K Purple Egg K Alpha Bettor Valid K Looking Cool Ulanbator SIRE Black Mambo Lawyer Ron War Pass Bob and John War Front Midnight Lute Tapit Lion Heart Alphabet Soup Medaglia d'Oro Candy Ride (Arg) Offlee Wild JOCKEY Zayas Lezcano Maragh Saez Rosario Rios Velazquez Castellano Contreras Lopez Lanerie Leparoux TRAINER Gold Servis Tagg Sano Mott Tomlinson Pletcher Cibelli Vella Vitali Sancal Wilkes ML 8-1 20-1 5-1 30-1 8-1 6-1 3-1 8-1 20-1 4-1 30-1 15-1 in bed wide awake like a kid night b4 Xmas, dreaming of Race Day running awy with Fred Hooper Sat @Gulfstream this is why I'm a horse owner -@MattSchera (owns Race Day) " " " Top Third-Year Sires for the last 90 days through Thursday, February 5, 2015 Sire Curlin Tiz Wonderful Big Brown Midnight Lute Majestic Warrior Total Listings 23 19 17 16 15 Unique Progeny 20 16 14 15 12 Click here to access all Progeny PP Counts lists TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 10 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 4:28 p.m. EST SUWANNEE RIVER S.-GIII, $150,000, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT PP HORSE 1 Skylander Girl 2 Bitty Kitty K 3 Scampering K 4 Starstruck (Ire) 5 E B Ryder 6 Nellie Cashman K 7 Rock On Baby 8 Sandiva (Ire) 9 Pink Poppy 10 Rosalind 11 Bohemian Dance (Ire) 12 Cay Dancer (GB) 13 White Rose K Main Track Only 14 Sheer Drama SIRE Stroll Kitten's Joy Afleet Alex Galileo (Ire) Bluegrass Cat Mineshaft Rock Hard Ten Ftstpsinthesnd (GB) Tiznow Broken Vow Dansili (GB) Danehill Dncer (Ire) Tapit JOCKEY Contreras Lanerie Saez Lezcano Prado Maragh Lopez Castellano Leparoux Rosario Cruz Zayas Velazquez TRAINER ML Patykewich 20-1 Walsh 12-1 McGghy 8-1 Zito 12-1 Wolfson 20-1 Abbott III 15-1 Wolfson 15-1 Pletcher 7-2 Wolfson 12-1 Brown 6-1 Dilger 20-1 Brown 9-2 Mott 4-1 Burning Roma Bravo Fawkes 10-1 PLANS FIRMING UP FOR >PHAROAH= Champion American Pharoah (Pioneerof The Nile), sidelined since annexing the GI FrontRunner S. Sept. 27, is under consideration to return in either the GII San Felipe S. at Santa Anita Mar. 7 or the GII Rebel S. at Oaklawn Mar. 14. The Zayat Stables homebred returned to the worktab with a three-furlong breeze in :36 1/5 at Santa Anita Feb. 2. He missed the GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile due to a American Pharoah suspensory-related injury. AEither Benoit Photo that or the Rebel,@ trainer Bob Baffert said of the GI Del Mar Futurity hero=s return. AHe looks good. He=ll come around quick. We have the Rebel, and the San Felipe. If all goes well, he=ll be in one of those.@ OBS MARCH CATALOG AVAILABLE ONLINE The catalog for the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2015 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training is now available via the OBS website at obssales.com. The iPad version of the catalog is also available via the equineline Sales Catalog App. A total of 610 juveniles have been cataloged for the two-day expanded format sale, set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Mar. 17 and 18, with both sessions beginning at 11:00 a.m. The extended Under Tack Show will span three days, beginning Wednesday, Mar. 11 with Hips 1B203. Hips 204B406 will go obssales.com Thursday, Mar. 12 and Hips 407B610 will go Friday, Mar. 13. All three session will begin at 8:00 a.m. For more information, visit obssales.com. MRC PUTS NUMP=S MULTIPLE MEDICATION VIOLATION PENALTY SYSTEM INTO ACTION By Mike Kane Trainers Scott Lake and Hector Garcia unwittingly became part of racing regulatory history in late January when they were the first horsemen to receive additional suspensions from the Maryland Racing Commission, which was using the guidelines of the Multiple Medication Violation Penalty System that is part of the National Uniform Medication Program (NUMP). Maryland became fully compliant with all four sections of NUMP Jan. 1. Ed Martin, president of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (RCI), which developed the model rules in the NUMP, confirmed that Lake and Garcia were the first horsemen to cross point thresholds for multiple violations and trigger the supplemental penalties. While Martin said it was a noteworthy moment, it wasn=t a happy occasion because it meant that medication rules were being broken. Mike Hopkins, executive director of the Maryland Racing Commission, acknowledged the significance of the added penalties and said it showed that the NUMP system worked. AWhen this whole process started about 15 years ago with the RMTC (Racing & Medication Testing Consortium), the goal was for some uniformity in a number of areas,@ Hopkins said. AThis is a positive step in the right direction.@ Cont. p11 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 11 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Lake received an extra 60 days to go with the 60 days and $1,000 fine he was assessed by Maryland=s stewards for post-race positives for the anabolic steroid stanozolol in December. The four penalty points Lake was handed for the Maryland infraction were added to four points he had on his record from a post-race stanozolol positive at Penn National on June 11, 2014. The total of eight points triggered the second 60-day suspension. Lake has appealed the 120-day suspension that was due to begin Feb. 5. Hopkins said he hopes the Maryland Racing Commission will be able to hear Lake=s appeal at its March meeting. Scott Lake Garcia had a total of four NYRA/Coglianese post-race positives in December and January and the multiple medication violation penalty points that came with those cases increased his suspension by 240 days. Maryland=s stewards handed out a total of 150 days of suspensions and $2,000 in fines for the four positives--three for stanozolol and one for the sedative xylazine. The suspensions, which must be served consecutively, will keep Garcia away from training through Feb. 29, 2016. After the suspensions were announced, the Maryland Jockey Club notified Garcia and suspended trainer Juan Vazquez, for whom Garcia worked, that they had to remove their horses from MJC property within two weeks. NUMP was formalized in 2012 to replace the often disparate rules in place in the nation=s racing states. The Jockey Club has long advocated for uniform national standards for medications, testing and penalties. At its annual Round Table Conference in 2013 and 2014 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., Jockey Club officials, led by chairman Ogden Mills Phipps, said they would seek federal legislation if states did not adopt the NUMP standards. The Jockey Club has promoted the concept of an independent third-party body, such as the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which handles Olympic testing, overseeing racing=s program. In his closing remarks at the 2014 Round Table, Phipps said that the organization=s Board of Stewards had authorized staff to develop and implement a national legislative strategy. ATo be clear, this broadened strategy will include federal legislation,@ Phipps said. AWe have also instructed The Jockey Club management team to further investigate a relationship with the independent and well-respected body like USADA. USADA will bring credibility, integrity, and objectivity to our sport.@ Cont. p12 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 12 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Matt Iuliano, executive vice-president and executive director of The Jockey Club, said that the organization is following the Stewards> mandate. AThat work is in process,@ he said. According to The Jockey Club, which closely follows these matters, with Maryland on board, eight of the 33 racing jurisdictions have adopted all four phases of NUMP. The NUMP package is made up of a schedule of thresholds for 26 approved therapeutic medications; third-party administration of Lasix; use of an RMTC-approved lab; the multiple medication violation penalty system. Of the eight states that account for approximately half of the races and 83% of the graded stakes in the U.S., only Matt Iuliano Maryland and New Jersey have implemented all of the NUMP. Lake=s second 60-day suspension is an ideal example of the penalty program working because the infractions occurred in different states. The RCI maintains the national database for the points lists. Iuliano said that some progress has been made since Phipps made his comments at the Round Table and pointed to states that had adopted pieces of the NUMP. However, Iuliano said small victories and partial implementation of NUMP standards are not enough. AOur main objective,@ he said, Ais to ensure that we=ve got a single uniform medication rule book and penalty structure that is fairly and independently applied to all the connections--owners, trainers, breeders, etc.--and that it is enforced without variation. Naturally, we=re very keen on areas where there appears to be non-uniformity, which creeps into the process.@ Iuliano said The Jockey Club applauds states, such as Arkansas, North Dakota and Maryland, that recently began following the NUMP, but that a number of states are missing one or more of the elements. AWhen you look at that scorecard there is variation,@ he said. AA lot of it is timing. That is, one aspect of the uniformity initiative may come on line followed after several months with a second component of it, followed perhaps by a third and a fourth. AWe certainly don=t want to discourage any jurisdiction from adopting it, but we continue to encourage jurisdictions that when they look at these rules they have to be adopted in their totality. And they have to be put into place so there is very clear instructions that can be presented to everyone who has a connection to a Thoroughbred.@ New York, has implemented two of the NUMP standards--the controlled therapeutic medication schedule and the third party administration of Lasix-and is moving toward adding more of the program. Cont. p13 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 13 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com However, New York=s Controlled Therapeutic Medication Schedule differs from the NUMP because it features restricted administration times in addition to thresholds. Lee Park, the spokesman for the New York State Gaming Commission, said that the New York Drug Testing and Research Program at Morrisville State College applied for accreditation in 2013 and has met all substantive technical requirements for the RMTC Laboratory Accreditation Program. The last element necessary for final accreditation regards annual research, which the New York Laboratory is addressing and expects to complete soon. Park said that the multiple medication violation penalty program was approved as a proposed rule in December and is moving through New York=s rule-making process. It must be published the New York State Register and subject to a 45-day public comment period before the commission can consider adopting it as a rule. You can also pick up a copy of the TDN today at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale. BELLE GALLANTEY RETIRED Belle Gallantey (After Market--Revealed, by Old Trieste), former claimer turned multiple Grade I-winning millionaire, has been retired following her second-place effort in yesterday=s Ladies H. and will be bred to Pioneer of the Nile (Empire Maker), said coowner Michael Dubb. AIt was time,@ explained Dubb. AShe gave us thrills of a lifetime. But the experience of sending her to the Breeders= Cup and then straight to the [Fasig-Tipton November] sale took a lot out of her Belle Gallantey physically.@ NYRA/Joe Labozzetta Belle Gallantey, who competed in lower-level races on the California and New York circuits earlier in her career, was claimed out of her 36th career start by Dubb in partnership with Bethlehem Stables LLC and Gary Aisquith for $35,000. Joining the Rudy Rodriguez barn Dec. 13, 2013, the chestnut followed with three consecutive wins at Aqueduct and Belmont Park, quickly ascending to Grade I company in 2014. Cont. p14 2015 Fee: $6,500 LFSN “Exactly how good is this colt? I don’t think anyone really knows.” - Dick Jerardi, DRF “I never had a colt this good.” - Trainer Marty Wolfson “He’s just a different class of horse.” - Jockey Edgard Zayas “ ... by a remarkable 17 3/4 lengths for his 3rd consecutive dominant victory.” - BloodHorse “Atreides among rarified company ... occupying a special place in Beyer Figure lore ... ” - Dick Jerardi, DRF “Atreides by a pole ... ” - TDN LGB, LLC 2015 / Photo: Coglianese Photos/Leslie Martin www.hillndalefarms.com TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 14 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Fifth in the GI Ogden Phipps S. at Belmont behind Close Hatches (First Defence) and Princess of Sylmar (Majestic Warrior) June 7, she defeated the latter rival next out to capture the GI Delaware H. July 12. The mare added a wire-to-wire, tour-de-force victory in the GI Beldame S. Sept. 27 two starts later, earning a spot in the starting gate for the GI Breeders= Cup Distaff. AShe=s special,@ said Dubb. AShe was bred by the Wygods, and if you look back, her third dam is [1990 champion juvenile filly] Meadow Star (Meadowlake). So she has the blood in her, and we were successful in figuring out that she wanted to go long. She had a few issues when we got her, but we fixed them, and we never dreamt she would be what she is.@ Following a ninth-place finish in the Distaff, Belle Gallantey brought $750,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November sale from buyer SF Bloodstock LLC. She was subsequently leased back to Dubb and Bethlehem Stables for her two-start campaign in 2015. AI appreciate that the purchasers were game and wanted to give her every opportunity to continue her career,@ the owner acknowledged. ABut she really needed a proper rest--three or four months--to recover from that experience, on top of a nice campaign last year.@ SF Bloodstock, who mutually agreed to retire Belle Gallantey, will retain her breeding rights. While Dubb now parts ways with his mare, he said he holds great interest in seeing her future foals. AIt=s bittersweet,@ he concluded. AIt will be a missing stall in the barn. I=ll always remember the stall she stood in, but this is a happy ending. She=s six years old now, so it=s time. On top of that, the trainer reported to me after the race that he felt that she was a little bit in heat. So I think the stars lined up and there was a message that was sent to us.@ Bred by Pam and Martin Wygod in Kentucky, Belle Gallantey sold for $10,000 as a Keeneland September yearling and progressed to a $30,000 Pegasus February juvenile purchase by Stuart Carmichael, Peter Tom & Glen Todd, whose colors she carried in her first three career starts at Hastings Park. Belle Gallantey retires with a record of 45-9-12-7 for a total of $1,114,270 in earnings. DERBY TRIAL RENAMED, MOVED TO DERBY DAY Churchill Downs will honor Hall of Fame rider Pat Day with a race named in his honor during its 2015 Spring Meet, which spans 38 days from Saturday, Apr. 25 through Saturday, June 27. A sextet of Grade I races highlight the nine-week stand, including the 141st runnings of the Kentucky Derby and Longines Kentucky Oaks. The two stalwarts anchor a 25-race stakes lineup that emphasizes big-event days cumulatively worth $8.05 million, a $375,000 increase or 5% jump from 2014. The most significant change to the stakes menu involves the now former GIII Derby Trial, which has been moved from opening night to Kentucky Derby Day, renamed the Pat Day Mile and boosted by $50,000 from $150,000 to $200,000. AThere=s no better way for Churchill Downs to show its appreciation and honor Pat Day--a legendary jockey, great ambassador of horse racing, pillar in the Louisville community and a man known for his devout faith--than to pay tribute with a race named in his honor on Kentucky Derby Day, America=s greatest day of racing,@ said Churchill Downs President Kevin Flanery. Day added, AIt=s a tremendous honor to have a race at any time or any kind named in your honor-- that=s an honor in and of itself. But to have a race such as the Derby Trial moved to Kentucky Derby Day and have it renamed the Pat Day Mile is out of the park. That=s just unbelievable.@ Of the schedule change, Ben Huffman, Churchill Downs Racetrack=s Director of Racing and Racing Secretary, added, AWe=ve been kicking around the idea of moving the Derby Trial to Kentucky Derby Day for a couple of years now because the race is clearly not a significant step to the Derby anymore with the way horsemen train their horses today. We revere the storied history of the race, but ultimately feel that a one-turn mile race with familiar 3-year-olds that aren=t up to the mile-and-a-quarter distance could prove to be very popular with both horsemen and fans alike on Kentucky Derby Day. We think this really bolsters an already substantial Derby Day card.@ The addition of the Pat Day Mile to Kentucky Derby Day means that seven graded stakes races cumulatively worth $4.05 million-the richest in the track=s storied history--will help comprise the 13-race Derby Day card Saturday, May 2. The Oaks Day card features six stakes cumulatively worth a record $2.2 million. The 34th running of the GI Stephen Foster H. will be the racing centerpiece of a ADowns After Dark@ night racing program Saturday, June 13. Click here for the complete stakes schedule. Filming Virtual Inspections At the Sales. O n the Farm. At the Track. video services and marketing for thoroughbreds www.thorostride.com 917.826.9603 facebook.com/thorostrideky TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 15 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com TREVE BACK IN TRAINING LACK OF PACE COULD MAKE THIS RACE Al Shaqab Racing=s supermare Treve (Fr) (Motivator {GB}) has returned from her holiday at Haras du Quesnay and resumed training at Criquette HeadMaarek=s stable in Chantilly. The 5-year-old was out on Les Aigles Thursday morning for the first time since October under regular rider Maurine Beusnel and in front of many cameras. Head-Maarek Treve commented, AShe was Racing Post turned out for three months, which did her a lot of good. She=s taller and bigger than last year, she really looks fantastic.@ The conditioner added, AThis morning she=ll just go for a trot so I can see how she moves and behaves, then we=ll gradually get her back into our normal routine. You know, when horses are turned out, they do gallop, and particularly her, she was really enjoying it. It=s not as if she=d been on box rest, she can get back into steady work.@ Head-Maarek earmarked the G1 Grand Prix de SaintCloud, June 28, as the target for the dual Arc heroine=s seasonal return, followed by the G1 Prix Vermeille as a build-up to the mare=s bid for a third Arc triumph. Friday=s scratching of top galloper Military Attack (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}) has stripped today=s Centenary Vase H. of some of its intrigue and luster, but an eclectic group of 11 remains for this event contested over a distance that is ideal for almost none of its contestants. Designs On Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) is left as the starting highweight and will give some talented runners anywhere between 10 and 18 pounds. Now five years of age, the Moyglare Stud-bred has carved out his reputation over the metric 10 furlongs, with wins in the Hong Kong Derby, G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup and most recently a last-jump defeat of Military Attack in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup Dec. 14. But Designs On Rome lunges to win the Hong Kong Cup HKJC.com despite the top impost, trainer John Moore is expecting an >A= performance from his charge. AUnder handicap conditions you would expect one of the lighter weights to be winning races like this, but we all know Designs On Rome is all heart,@ he commented. AConsidering his form going into the race, he=s going to be one of the horses to beat.@ Designs On Rome is using this as a steppingstone to the G1 Hong Kong Gold Cup Mar. 7 and the G1 Dubai Sheema Classic Mar. 28. One of those aformentioned lightweights in the field is Khaya (NZ) (Librettist), who finished third when allowed a soft lead in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase over 2400 meters Dec. 14 and exits a narrow defeat in the January Cup H. at Happy Valley Jan. 7. With no other confirmed front-runners, jockey Karis Teetan expects Khaya to take them a long ways this afternoon. AI can=t see many horses that will go forward and race up there and Khaya will be a naturally handier horse than the rest of them. I think he has a decent chance,@ Teetan offered. AThere are some big names in the field, some good horses, but the big weight concession gives me confidence, especially as his last two runs have been very promising.@ Willie Cazals (Ire) (Aussie Rules) has progressed nicely this season and ran on very well to put a scare into Flintshire (GB) (Dansili {GB})despite the leisurely pace in the Vase, but could be up against it from that perspective again this afternoon. Trainer Caspar Fownes elected to scratch Military Attack Friday morning, as the veteran has been off his feed of late. Bloodwork has revealed no illness, but connections have elected to err on the side of caution. Treve on vacation IN OTHER NEWS... A Daily Roundup of Racing Articles in Non-Industry Media Integrity–Australian Racing in Spotlight With the cobalt chloride crisis gathering momentum daily, it seems the stakes have never been higher in this remarkable drama. It also appears racing’s integrity has never been as challenged. Sporting Post. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 16 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Saturday, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, post time: 4:35 p.m. CENTENARY VASE H., HK$2,750,000 (US$354,752), 3yo/up, 1800mT SC PP HORSE SIRE 1 3 Military Attack (Ire) Oratorio (Ire) 2 11 Designs On Rome (Ire) Hly Rmn Emprr (Ire) 3 9 California Memory Highest Honor (Fr) 4 5 Dominant (Ire) Cacique (Ire) 5 8 Endowing (Ire) Dnehll Dancer (Ire) 6 10 Willie Cazals (Ire) Aussie Rules 7 12 Bubble Chic (Fr) Chichicastengo (Fr) 8 7 Khaya (NZ) Librettist 9 6 Rainbow Chic (Ire) Peintre Celebre 10 2 Helene Super Star War Front 11 4 Packing Llaregyb (Ire) Dylan Thomas (Ire) 12 1 Mr Gnocchi (Aus) Hard Spun Click for the HKJC.com PPs. JOCKEY Scr Moreira Mosse Rawiller Doleuze Chadwick Leung Teetan Ho Ng Demuro Yeung TRAINER Scr Moore A Cruz Moore Size A Cruz Hall Size Fownes A Cruz Schutz Shum WT Scr 131 121 121 121 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 CECF SINGAPORE CUP GETS 11 RUNNERS The S$3.05-million (US$2.25 million) CECF Singapore Cup, the richest race ever to be staged in the country, has attracted 11 entries from four countries for the 1800-meter contest at Kranji Racecourse Sunday, Feb. 22. Eight internationally based runners--three from the United States and Australia and two from France--will join a trio of horses conditioned locally in the inaugural running of the event. The highestrated entrant is the Christophe Clement-trained Parranda (English Channel). A threeParranda Leslie Martin time stakes winner while under the care of Rodolfo Garcia, the chestnut was acquired by Jerry Hollendorfer and partners and, once moved to California, won the GIII Wilshire S. and GII Royal Heroine S. and was runner-up in the GI Rodeo Drive S. She was also third to fellow China Horse Club purchase Iotapa (Afleet Alex) in the GI Clement L. Hirsch S. in a single all-weather appearance. S$3.05 million CEFC Singapore Cup Kranji Racecourse, 22 February 2015 Horse Country Trainer Parranda (English Channel) USA C Clement My Option (Belong to Me) USA C Clement Bajan (Speightstown) USA R Varian Summer Surprice (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) FR F Graffard Ming Zhi Cosmos (Fr) FR N Clement (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}) Orbec (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) AUS J Thompson Auvray (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) AUS J Thompson Zululand (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}) AUS J Warren Tropaios (GB) (Excellent Art {GB}) SIN M Freedman Olympic Anthem (NZ) (Starcraft {NZ}) SIN M Freedman Iznate (GB) (Pivotal GB}) SIN M Freedman Parranda was subsequently knocked down to the China Horse Club for $800,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November sale and in her first appearance for those connections, proved a handy winner of the GIII Marshua=s River S. at Gulfstream Jan. 10. Joining the 6-year-old on the trip to Singapore will be stablemate My Option (Belong to Me), while Bajan (Speightstown), third in last year=s GI Santa Anita Oaks, will be saddled for the first time by English trainer Roger Varian. Nicolas Clement, the elder France-based brother of Christophe, will also be represented in the CEFC Singapore Cup by Ming Zhi Cosmos (Fr) (Duke of Marmalade {Ire}), popular winner of the G3 Premio Sergio Cumani in Milan last September. Australian trainer John Thompson is two-fisted for the Cup, as he will saddle a pair of French-bred stayers, both by Le Havre (Ire). Auvray (Fr) won the 3000-meter G2 Qatar Prix Chaudenay at Longchamp Oct. 4 and later that evening topped the Arqana Arc Sale on a bid of i800,000 from the CHC=s Michael Wallace. Orbec (Fr) won the Listed Grand Prix de Clairefontaine over 2500 meters of heavy turf at Deauville Aug. 29 and was the third highest-priced lot at the Arc sale at i600,000. The three horses trained at Kranji by Michael Freedman include British import Tropaios (GB) (Excellent Art {GB}), who made headlines when annexing the prestigious Singapore Gold Cup in the China Horse Club silks back in November 2013. The China Equine Cultural Festival takes place in Singapore during Chinese New Year celebrations Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 21 and 22. " " " ROAD TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY POINT STANDINGS through Feb. 06, 2015 Horse (Sire) Points 1. El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) 21 2. International Star (Fusaichi Pegasus) 21 3. Upstart (Flatter) 16 4. Carpe Diem (Giant’s Causeway) 14 5. Texas Red (Afleet Alex) 12 6. Mr. Z (Malibu Moon) 12 7. Far Right (Notional) 12 8. Ocho Ocho Ocho (Street Sense) 10 9. American Pharoah (Pioneerof the Nile) 10 10. Daredevil (More Than Ready) 10 11. Dortmund (Big Brown) 10 12. Lucky Player (Lookin At Lucky) 10 13. Frosted (Tapit) 8 14. Bold Conquest (Curlin) 6 15. Conquest Typhoon (Stormy Atlantic) 4 16. Bayerd (Speightstown) 4 17. Imperia (Medaglia d’Oro) 4 18. Firing Line (Line of David) 4 19. Nasa (Smarty Jones) 4 20. War Story (Northern Afleet) 4 TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 2/7/15 • PAGE 17 of 17 • thoroughbreddailynews.com ARB TO REVIEW STEROID RULE Australian Racing Board=s chief executive Peter McGauran has announced the launch of a review into the series of decisions that led to a colt from the Magic Millions Gold Coast sale being declared positive to an anabolic steroid only for the incriminated substance, altrenogest, to be eventually ruled as not belonging to this category. Alternogest is a synthetic hormone notably contained in the drug Regu-Mate, which is commonly used to regulate cycles and help maintain pregnancies in mares. It is also considered to have a calming effect on horses. "Why a substance was found to be an anabolic steroid when ARB Chief Executive Peter it was later ruled not to be one McGauran is of concern, and we are Paul Rovere already reviewing that." McGauran told The Age. AI think there has been an air of panic on this issue," he added. "We don't need to change a rule. We don't list what anabolic steroids are, that is up to the laboratories to tell us. The laboratories have to be more assured of their findings." However, Racing Queensland general manager of stewards and integrity operations Wade Birch, who announced Thursday the authority=s decision to clear the substance, indicated that he was in favor of establishing a list of prohibited substances. When the temperature dips into the 60s in Hallandale, TDN staffer and Gulfstream Park TV host and handicapper Christina Bossinakis dons her TDN jacket for a day of on-air reporting. Vote for your favorite TDN jacket photo at www.facebook.com/thoroughbreddailynews REGIONAL REPORT SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 CHAPA CASE SET FOR MARCH By Mike Kane The State of Texas=s criminal case against jockey Roman Chapa for unlawful influence on racing has been reset to Mar. 18. Chapa, 43, appeared in Harris County District Court in Houston Friday to face charges that he illegally used an electrical device on a horse in a race Jan. 17 at Sam Houston Race Park. Judge Stacey W. Bond set the March date to give prosecutors and Chapa and his attorney time to prepare for the case. Chapa is free on $10,000 bail. On Feb. 9, the stewards at Sam Houston will hear Quiet Acceleration and Roman Chapa Chapa=s appeal of the immediate suspension Coady Photography they imposed Jan. 19. The stewards acted after accusations surfaced that a photograph appeared to show that Chapa had a buzzer in his left hand near the end of Quiet Acceleration=s victory in the $50,000 Richard King Handicap. The suspension was handed down while the Texas Racing Commission investigates the allegations. Robert Elrod, a spokesman for the racing commission, said Friday that a hearing on the matter will likely take place within the next month. Chapa has twice been punished for similar incidents involving devices to shock a horse, often called buzzers or machines. He was suspended for 19 months in 1993 and served four years of a five-year suspension for a 2007 violation before being granted a probationary license in New Mexico. In the probable cause statement, Jeffrey Green of the Texas Department of Public Safety said that track photographer Jack Coady told him he was contacted by Chapa the day after the race and asked to take the photograph off the track=s website. Green said in his statement that Chapa told him he had never seen the photograph or had reached out to Coady. However, Green said that when Chapa allowed him to look at his phone he could see that a call had been made and a text sent to Coady. Green said that a copy of the photograph was in a recently deleted file on Chapa=s phone. Yesterday=s Results: LADY H., $100,000, AQU, 2-6, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8m, 1:55, ft. 1--#DIVIDED ATTENTION, 115, f, 4, A.P. Indy-Contrive, by Storm Cat. O-Godolphin Racing LLC; B-Darley (KY); T-Kiaran P McLaughlin; J-Dylan Davis. $60,000. Lifetime Record: GSP, 9-3-1-1, $255,900. *1/2 to Folklore (Tiznow), Ch. 2yo Filly, MGISW, $945,500; Delightful Quality (Elusive Quality), GSP, $253,900. 2--Belle Gallantey, 123, m, 6, After Market--Revealed, by Old Trieste. ($10,000 yrl '10 KEESEP; $30,000 2yo >11 PEGFEB; $750,000 HRA >14 FTKNOV). O-Michael Dubb & Bethlehem Stables LLC. $20,000. LANE’S END Foaled, Raised & Sold 3--Moment in Dixie, 117, m, 6, Dixieland Band--Ellie's Moment, by Kris S. O-Phillips Racing Partnership. $10,000. Kip Elser’s KIRKWOOD STABLES Margins: 5HF, 3HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.20, 1.45, 3.85. Also Ran: Shayjolie, Holiday=s Jewel, Penwith. Divided Attention, a distant second behind eventual MGISW Stopchargingmaria (Tale of the Cat) in the 2013 GIII Tempted S. on this main track, reemerged to romp over a pair of next-out winners including Shayjolie (Indian Charlie) in a Saratoga allowance last August. She could only manage 10th in the GII Raven Run S. at Keeneland Oct. 18, and sixth in the GIII Comely S. when stretched to nine panels here Nov. 29. The bay was most recently third--one spot behind her repeat entrymate Penwith (Bernardini)--in the local Affectionately S. Jan. 1. Reined in to stalk her stablemate from off the rail, the Sheikh Mohammed homebred dropped back a few spots down the backside before behind Divided Attention NYRA/Coglianese given her head into the home bend. She traveled strongly in third as MGISW Belle Gallantey pestered Penwith, tipped out into the clear approaching the quarter pole and kicked away decisively in midstretch for a first stakes success. Cont. p2 TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 2/7/15 • PAGE 2 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Lady H. cont. "It was a great trip," said Dylan Davis, who was celebrating his first stakes win on the NYRA circuit. "I wanted her to sit back right behind the pace a little bit, a little closer than the last time [I rode her]. She responded well, she was a little aggressive on the first turn, but I got her to settle down. On the second turn she got a little more aggressive. No one else was pressuring the pace, so I just let her out to the three path and we just kept on with it." Art Magnuson, assistant to Kiaran McLaughlin, added, ALast week, we were going to run [only] Penwith, thinking maybe we'd split them up. This week we thought we'd put them in, in case something happened, and it was only this morning that Kiaran and [Darley=s] Jimmy [Bell] got to talking and thought, 'Why not? Let's not be too clever and split them up, just run.' It worked out and makes us look pretty smart. We just wanted to run two fillies doing well. They both looked good early. It was a little disappointing with Penwith. She ran very big last time and maybe she reacted a little." Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. 1st-AQU, $60,000, Msw, 3yo, f, 1m70y, 1:47 1/5, ft. ALLITERATION (f, 3, Congrats--Royal Card {GSP, $147,713}, by Chapel Royal), a $260,000 OBSAPR 2-year-old after a :21 flat breeze, finished a well-beaten second over six panels of local slop Jan. 4. Installed at 3-5 to appreciate the stretch-out, the dark bay bobbled slightly at the start before rushing up to press the pace off the rail. She took over after a half in :50.39, repelled a foe in upper stretch and kicked away to win by two lengths from a running-on Say Cin Cin (Mineshaft). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $48,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O-Martin S Schwartz. B-Woodford Thoroughbreds (FL). T-Chad C Brown. TODAY’S INSIGHTS 9th-GP, $45K, Msw, 3yo, 6f, 3:58 p.m. ET Sheikh Mohammed homebred ALL HANDS (Unbridled’s Song) debuts in Godolphin blue here for Kiaran McLaughlin. The grey is a fullbrother to MGSW and GI Kentucky Derby runner-up Eight Belles. His SW and MGSP dam Away (Dixieland Band) was acquired by John Ferguson for $2.5 million in foal to Unbridled’s Song at the 2008 Keeneland November sale. Stronach Stables’s Unbridled Juan (Unbridled’s Song) also sports a noteworthy pedigree--he’s out of MGSW Sugar Swirl (Touch Gold). Brisnet.com PPs Yesterday=s Results: 9th-GPX, $42,000, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($75,000), NW1X, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mT, 1:42 4/5, fm. WHISPERING ANGEL (f, 3, Hard Spun--Campy, by Theatrical {Ire}) rallied from out of the clouds to just get up in her 7 1/2-furlong grassy debut at Gulfstream Park West Nov. 29, but checked in a distant fourth in a rained-off local affair in the slop Jan. 11. Backed at 7-2 to remain perfect on the grass, the $140,000 KEENOV weanling showed increased speed this time to stalk from fifth while in the clear. Pushed along by Javier Castellano as Whispering Angel the field bunched up on A Coglianese the far turn, Whispering Angel took command approaching the straight. She fended off one rival to her inside, and dug in to deny Nicky=s Brown Miss (Big Brown) on her outside by a length and provide Castellano with a natural pick three. The winner=s dam is a 3/4 sister to the dam of champion Big Brown (Boundary) who, like Whispering Angel, is by a son of Danzig. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $48,900. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O-Bobby Flay. B-Patinack Farm (KY). T-Todd A Pletcher. get the DELAHOOKE advantage Saturday, Gulfstream Park, post time: 12:59 p.m. EDT TEXAS GLITTER S., $75,000, 3yo, 5fT PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Nun the Less Candy Ride (Arg) Lezcano Block 2 Moon River Bluegrass Cat Gonzales Sheppard 3 Social Request Lookin At Lucky Contreras Harris 4 D’tumbling Dice D’wildcat Velazquez Iwinski 5 Pow Wow Pal Indian Charlie Hernandez Ward 6 Posse Dreamin Posse Lopez Broome 7 It’s Not Me D’wildcat Zayas Navarro 8 Souper Colossal War Front Rosario Plesa Jr 9 Chocolate Wildcat Wildcat Heir Saez Servis Click for the Brisnet.com PPs. ML 5-1 15-1 20-1 6-1 6-1 12-1 7-2 8-5 15-1 8 Copyright Thoroughbred Daily News. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior written permission of the copyright owner, MediaVista. Information as to the American races, race results and earnings was obtained from results charts published in Daily Racing Form and utilized here with the permission of the copyright owner, Daily Racing Form. TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 2/7/15 • PAGE 3 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Yesterday=s Results: 3rd-LRL, $48,160, Msw, 3yo, f, 1m, 1:40 2/5, ft. CANDIDA H. (f, 3, Lemon Drop Kid--Magical Broad {SW, $155,470}, by Broad Brush), finished second in each of her first three outings, including when stretched to this trip Nov. 19. A close-up fourth in the seven-panel Maryland Juvenile Filly Championship Dec. 26, the bay was even-money here while adding blinkers. She chased second choice Doukas (Kantharos) through splits of :24.37, :47.89 and 1:13.04 and was floated a bit wide by that rival into the lane, but was undeterred, kicking clear from the pacesetter by 2 1/4 lengths. Doukas was nine lengths clear of third. Lifetime Record: 5-1-3-0, $66,750. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O/B-Fitzhugh LLC (MD). T-Michael J Trombetta. 1st-LRL, $46,840, Msw, 4yo/up, 6f, 1:11 2/5, ft. ANY COURT INASTORM (g, 4, Successful Appeal-Wings of the Storm, by Valley Crossing), never off the board in three previous local efforts, most recently finished second by a neck going an additional furlong Dec. 31. Ridden for speed from his rail draw, the 3-5 shot shook free quickly at the head of the lane and poured it on to win by 9 1/4 lengths in hand. Prayer On a Wing (Fusaichi Pegasus) got his nose down for second. Lifetime Record: 4-1-2-1, $54,550. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O-Joan P Everett. B-W Dale & Joan Everett (MD). T-Jason Egan. Yesterday=s Results: 8th-OPX, $60,500, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW1X, 3yo, 1 1/16m, 1:44 3/5, ft. HILLBILLY ROYALTY (g, 3, Langfuhr--Aptiseno, by Aptitude) belied 14-1 odds to earn his diploma first out by daylight going a mile in the Remington Park slop Nov. 22, and increased his gaudy return on investment here at 13-1. The homebred out-footed his foes at the break, and took pressure from a rival to his inside through splits of :23.84, :47.77 and 1:13 flat. He spun into the stretch straight and strong, and scampered home to remain unbeaten by 4 1/2 lengths. Paid Admission (Candy Ride {Arg}) was second. The winner=s second dam is a half to champion Unbridled (Fappiano) and GISW Cahill Road (Fappiano). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $52,845. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O/B-Dream Walkin Farm (KY). T-Donnie K Von Hemel. 1st-FGX, $39,000, Msw, (S), 3yo, f, 6f, 1:12, ft. +SAFARI CALAMARI (f, 3, Half Ours--Zaafira, by A.P. Indy), bet all the way down to 9-5 for a generally patient first-out barn, stalked early from third, reeled in pacesetter Lookout Mountain (Any Given Saturday) in midstretch and handed that foe a four-length defeat. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $23,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O/B-Brittlyn Stables Inc (LA). T-Ron Faucheux. Saturday, Golden Gate, post time: 6:15 p.m. EDT CALIFORNIA OAKS S., $50,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16m (AWT) PP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER 1 Ryder’s Starlight Kodiak Kowboy Cedillo Hollendorfer 2 Glory Tapit Baze Hollendorfer 3 Niassa Papa Clem Carr Morey 4 Sharla Rae Afleet Alex Amador O’Neill 5 Star Via Strada Street Boss Hernandez Hollendorfer 6 Swiss Skimmer Swiss Yodeler Alvarado Specht 7 Star’s Woman Elusive Quality Mawing Wright 8 Aly’s Last Magic Alymagic Sullivan Paszkeicz Click for the Brisnet.com PPs. ML 10-1 1-1 7-2 9-2 12-1 12-1 12-1 20-1 Yesterday=s Results: 6th-SAX, $61,830, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X, 4yo/up, 1m, 1:36 3/5, ft. MIDNIGHT HAWK (c, 4, Midnight Lute--Miss Wineshine {SW & GISP, $189,080}, by Wolf Power {Saf}) won the GIII Sham S. in his second career start here last January and followed with a consistent winter campaign that included a runner-up finish behind eventual 3-year-old champion California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) in the GII San Felipe S. Mar. 8. Second by a nose to Dynamic Impact (Tiznow) in the GIII Illinois Derby Apr. 19, he was subsequently put on the shelf for six months. The J “TDN Rising Star” J returned with a dull 11th-place finish in the Damascus S. over seven furlongs here on Halloween and checked in third when cut back to six panels over the Polytrack in a Nov. 30 Del Mar optional claimer. Returned to Arcadia for the GI Malibu S. Dec. 26, the homebred broke slowly and finished ninth in the wake of MGISW champion Shared Belief (Candy Ride {Arg}). Bet down to 6-5 favoritism for this try, Midnight Hawk raced midpack through a half-mile in :47.07. The 4-year-old bid for the lead three wide on the far turn, gained command entering the lane and forged clear to register a 1 1/2-length victory over Cool Samurai (First Samurai). The winner is a half to Mayor Marv (Distorted Humor), SW, $148,716. Lifetime Record: GSW, 10-3-3-2, $490,700. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O-Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings Inc (J G Sikura), Kitchen, Pegram et al. B-Michael E Pegram (KY). T-Bob Baffert. Hill ‘n’ Dale Foaled and Raised Dam purchased by L A N TER N H IL L FA R M TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 2/7/15 • PAGE 4 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Thursday Night=s Races: 6th-SAX, $58,750, Alw, Opt. Clm. ($50,000), NW1$X, (S), 3yo, 6f, 1:11, ft. RICHARD'S BOY (g, 3, Idiot Proof--Marissa's Joy, by Cee's Tizzy), a debut victor going 5 1/2 panels at Los Alamitos Race Course Sept. 20, was dismissed at 8-1 despite entering this try with a very quick worktab at that venue. Emerging with a narrow lead down the backside, the Tillema homebred maintained a one-length advantage on Guy Code (Blazonry) at the wire despite drifting out in the lane. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $60,000. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O/B-Harold & Pamela Tillema (CA). T-Herbert L Bacorn. 8th-SAX, $57,500, Msw, (S), 3yo, f, 6 1/2f, 1:18 2/5, ft. +ALWAZABRIDESMAID (f, 3, Kafwain--Lost Bride {MSP, $180,999}, by Pioneering), let go at 10-1 despite her Hall of Fame conditioner=s prowess with first timers, dueled with several rivals through splits of :22.24 and :45.67 and kicked away from Medicine Butte (Old Fashioned) to don cap and gown by 2 1/2 lengths. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $33,600. Click for the brisnet.com chart or VIDEO. O/B-Tommy Town Thoroughbreds LLC (CA). T-Jerry Hollendorfer. Mary Kubota Passes Away: Mary Kubota, a longtime trainer and popular racing official, died Wednesday of lung cancer at her home in Renton, Washington. Kubota spent nearly three decades as a trainer, learning the profession under Washington Hall of Fame Trainer Wayne Branch before taking out her license in the late 1970s. She also had stints as a veterinarian=s assistant with Dr. John Traber and Dr. Gary Bergsma. Kubota, 62, worked the last 12 years for the Washington Horse Racing Commission, first as a clerk/identifier in the receiving barn and later as an association clocker. Her husband of 44 years, Allan, and daughters Chrissi Reeves of Bellingham and Angie Kubota-Wolbert of Renton survives Ms. Kubota. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, at New Life Church in Renton, 15711 152nd Avenue SE. POWER BROKER (Pulpit--Shop Again, by Wild Again), winner of the 2012 GI FrontRunner S., owned by Gary & Mary West and standing at Hill >n= Dale Farms for $5,000. ! Mamselle Nanette (Southern Halo) produced a filly at Jay Adcock=s Red River Farm in Louisiana, Feb. 5. The same night, stakes winner Nechez Dawn (Indian Charlie) produced a filly at Dell Ridge Farm in Kentucky. ROOKIES First-crop starters to watch: Saturday, February 7 Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/ BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) AFLEET EXPRESS (Afleet Alex), Gainesway, $5K, 49/5/0 5-CT, Alw, 6 1/2f, Lake Ponchatrain, $1,000 KEE NOV wnl, 8-1 BLAME (Arch), Claiborne, $30K, 152/9/0 8-AQU, Stk, 1 1/16m, March, $320K KEE NOV wnl, 6-1 8-AQU, Stk, 1 1/16m, Far From Over, $550K KEE SEP yrl, 5-1 CHARITABLE MAN (Lemon Drop Kid), Taylor Mountain Farm, $4K, 80/6/0 1-CT, Msw, 4 1/2f, Runaway Charity, 9-2 DESERT PARTY (Street Cry {Ire}), Sequel, $8K, 115/12/2 7-LRL, Msw, 1 1/16m, Sabbiadoro, 10-1 DISCREETLY MINE (Mineshaft), Lane’s End, $10K, 181/21/1 8-AQU, Stk, 1 1/16m, Classy Class, $250K OBS MAR 2yo, 2-1 4-GP, Msw, 1m, Performance Bonus, $120K OBS MAR 2yo, 4-1 7-TP, Msw, 1m, I'll Never Tell, $30K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 30-1 7-OP, Alw, 6f, Starlet O'Hara, $100K KEE SEP yrl, 4-1 7-OP, Alw, 6f, Oh My Dar, $25K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1 4-SA, Msw, 6 1/2f, Discreet Prince, $100K OBS APR 2yo, 12-1 EATON'S GIFT (Johannesburg), Key Ranch, $2K, 21/1/0 9-GP, Msw, 6f, Topara, $37K FTK OCT yrl, 10-1 ESKENDEREYA (Giant's Causeway), Taylor Made, $18K, 194/14/0 9-TAM, Msw, 1mT, Giza, 15-1 GRASSHOPPER (Dixie Union), Lane's End Texas, $4K, 52/6/0 7-DED, Stk, 7f, Valid Pursuit, $35K OBS OPN 2yo, 20-1 3-HOU, Msw, 1 1/16mT, +Bra Burner, 10-1 HARLEM ROCKER (Macho Uno), McMahon of Saratoga NY, $4K, 10/3/0 7-OP, Alw, 6f, Rock My Dreams, $40K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1 HOLD ME BACK (Giant's Causeway), Winstar, $6K, 153/9/1 7-OP, Alw, 6f, Big Red Seven, $11K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1 IT'S A BIRD (Birdonthewire), 14/2/0 5-CT, Alw, 6 1/2f, This Bird Can Fly, 6-1 8-LRL, Aoc, 1 1/16m, Thinks He's a Bird, 20-1 LINE OF DAVID (Lion Heart), Spendthrift Farm, $6K, 90/10/1 5-SA, Stk, 1 1/16m, Firing Line, $240K KEE APR 2yo, 7-5 LOOKIN AT LUCKY (Smart Strike), Ashford Stud, $15K, 175/33/3 7-DED, Stk, 7f, Four Leaf Chief, $65K KEE SEP yrl, 2-1 7-SUN, Msw, 6f, Just Lookin Around, $5K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1 3-GP, Stk, 5fT, Social Request, $100K OBS APR 2yo, 20-1 MAJESTICPERFECTION (Harlan's Holiday), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 124/22/2 4-SA, Msw, 6 1/2f, +Perfect Temptation, $75K OBS MAR 2yo, 12-1 MIDSHIPMAN (Unbridled's Song), Darley, $8K, 117/20/2 6-PRX, Msw, 5 1/2f, We Miss Anthony, 10-1 2-FG, Msw, 5 1/2fT, +Ironclad, $30K OBS APR 2yo, 5-2 4-GP, Msw, 1m, +Vandalize, $240K EAS MAY 2yo, 7-2 6-OP, Msw, 6f, Whoop Ti Do, $42K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1 6-OP, Msw, 6f, +Allied Air Raid, $50K OBS OPN 2yo, 8-1 MUNNINGS (Speightstown), Ashford Stud, $10K, 165/32/4 9-GP, Msw, 6f, Sir Alfred, $120K FTS AUG yrl, 7-2 9-GP, Msw, 6f, Mongolian King, 20-1 NEKO BAY (Giant's Causeway), Elite Thoroughbreds, $3K, 42/6/0 5-DED, Stk, 7f, Jumelaka, $27K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 15-1 QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality), Lane's End, $25K, 178/21/3 4-GP, Msw, 1m, Great Stuff, $185K KEE SEP yrl, 3-1 4-GP, Msw, 1m, +Arbitrator, $40K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1 9-OP, Msw, 6f, Transformative, $150K KEE SEP yrl, 5-1 7-LRL, Msw, 1 1/16m, Squeegee, $30K KEE SEP yrl, 15-1 SING BABY SING (Unbridled's Song), Lane's End Texas, $3K, 51/5/0 7-SUN, Msw, 6f, Ice N Sweet, 9-2 Cont. p5 TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 2/7/15 • PAGE 5 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Rookies cont. SUPER SAVER (Maria's Mon), WinStar, $20K, 203/21/4 4-SA, Msw, 6 1/2f, Hauler, $325K OBS MAR 2yo, 20-1 8-LRL, Aoc, 1 1/16m, Unrivaled, $60K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 7-5 TIZDEJAVU (Tiznow), Crestwood Farm, $5K, 95/8/1 9-TAM, Msw, 1mT, Tiz My Valentine, $20K RNA FTK OCT yrl, 6-1 7-LRL, Msw, 1 1/16m, My Team, 20-1 WARRIOR'S REWARD (Medaglia d'Oro), Spendthrift Farm, $13K, 173/18/1 4-GP, Msw, 1m, +Sun Magic, $220K OBS MAR 2yo, 12-1 2-FG, Msw, 5 1/2fT, Medal of Courage, $40K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1 8-AQU, Stk, 1 1/16m, Tencendur, 12-1 B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N AMERICA ALLOWANCE RESULTS: 7th-SAX, $71,550, 2-5, Opt. Clm. ($62,500), NW2$X, 4yo/up, 1 1/8mT, 1:47, fm. ASHLEYLUVSSUGAR (g, 4, Game Plan--Ashley's Folly, by Urgent Request {Ire}) Lifetime Record: SP, 9-4-0-2, $215,504. O-Sharon Alesia, Bran Jam Stable & Ciaglia Racing LLC. B-Estate of Alesia, BranJam Stables & Ciaglia Racing LLC (CA). T-Peter Eurton. 6th-FGX, $38,000, Opt. Clm. ($12,500), NW1X, (S), 4yo/up, a1mT, 1:37 2/5, gd. FIST FULL (g, 5, Afternoon Deelites--Messinger {SP}, by Distinctive Pro) Lifetime Record: 20-5-3-2, $77,108. O/T-Gary M Scherer. B-Kara Gael Baggett & Val C Murrell (LA). 9th-SUN, $32,900, Opt. Clm. ($32,000), C, (S), 4yo/up, 5 1/2f, 1:02 1/5, ft. INFINITE BULL (g, 4, King Bull--Fancy Numbers, by Polish Numbers) Lifetime Record: SP, 11-4-2-1, $100,547. O/B-Tucumcari Thoroughbreds (NM). T-Greg Green. 8th-SUN, $30,770, NW1$X, (S), 4yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f, 1:16 2/5, ft. LIL LAST DANZ (m, 6, King Bull--Last Danz {SP}, by Danzatore) Lifetime Record: 15-4-2-0, $71,896. O-Tucumcari Thoroughbreds. B-Gary Balzano (NM). T-Greg Green. *Raced without Lasix. **Full to K B=s Princess, SW, $152,486. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Blue Hen Madness, f, 3, Any Given Saturday-Lottacosta (SW, $180,499), by Cat Thief. LRL, 2-6, (C), 6f, 1:12 1/5. B-Elkstone Group LLC (KY). Graduate of Donna Freyer’s Custom Care Equine LLC 5th-OPX, $61,000, Opt. Clm. ($35,000), NW2X, 4yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m, 1:46, ft. BAETYKATY (m, 5, Cat Thief--Katybaety, by Kris S.) Lifetime Record: 10-6-1-2, $173,280. O-Charles Garvey. B-Equivine Farm (PA). T-Robertino Diodoro. *$100,000 HRA >14 FTKJU2. 7th-OPX, $61,000, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), NW2X, 4yo/up, f/m, 6f, 1:10 4/5, ft. HEYKITTYKITTYKITTY (f, 4, Tactical Cat--Eternal Joy, by New Way) Lifetime Record: MSW, 11-6-3-1, $182,871. O-Westrock Stables LLC. B-Diamond G Ranch Inc (OK). T-Ron Moquett. 8th-LRL, $42,000, C, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39, ft. MALLORY STREET (f, 4, Street Sense--Mayfield, by Exploit) Lifetime Record: SP, 6-2-2-1, $102,387. O-Michael J Ryan & Gerry Dilger. B-Falcon Wood Partners (KY). T-Rudy R Rodriguez. *$140,000 RNA 2yo >13 OBSMAR. 10th-GPX, $42,000, Opt. Clm. ($25,000), NW1X, 4yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:39 4/5, ft. STIFFED (f, 4, Stephen Got Even--High Noon Nellie, by Silver Deputy) Lifetime Record: SP, 9-3-0-2, $86,225. O/B-Holly Crest Farm (NJ). T-John F Mazza. 8th-FGX, $39,000, Opt. Clm. ($40,000), NW2X, 4yo/up, f/m, a1mT, 1:38 1/5, gd. TREATY OAK (f, 4, War Chant--Rather Be Wild, by Wild Again) Lifetime Record: 14-3-3-3, $121,506. O/B-Columbine Stable LLC (KY). T-Albert M Stall Jr. *1/2 to Man to Man (Manndar {Ire}), GSP, $168,200. All horses in the TDN are bred in North America, unless otherwise indicated Oh Kay See, f, 3, Notional--Happy Scene, by Dehere. OPX, 2-6, (C), 6f, 1:12 1/5. B-John R & John C Penn (PA). *$45,000 RNA wnlg '12 KEENOV; $72,000 yrl '13 KEESEP. **1/2 to So Many Ways (Sightseeing), GISW, $717,148. Discatsonthesquare, f, 4, Square Eddie--Categorize, by Menifee. SAX, 2-6, (S), 5 1/2f, 1:04. B-Kevin De Vincenzi (CA). IN THE UAE: Mutual Force, h, 7, Arch--Freeroll (SW, $213,619), by Touch Gold. JBL, 2-6, Hcp., 1800m. B-Claiborne Farm. *$57,000 yrl >09 KEESEP; 150,000gns 2yo >10 TATAPR. TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 2/7/15 • PAGE 6 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Heatherly cont. Pomellato to Stand in Germany: Pomellato (Ger) (Big Shuffle--Passata {Fr}, by Polar Falcon) has been repatriated to stand at Gestut Westerberg in Germany after holding court for several years in Iran reported Racing Post. The Gestut Hof Ittlingen homebred reported home a winner for trainer Peter Schiergen in two of his three career starts including the G2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte in France and the G3 Maurice Lacroix Trophy at Baden-baden. He finished fourth in between those efforts in his only attempt at the highest level in the G1 Gran Criterium at San Siro in Italy. Injury derailed further racecourse appearances and Pomellato stood for one season in France before being moved to Iran where he stood for an Austrian/Iranian syndicate. Despite only siring 11 foals in his first crop, they include the MGSP Another Party (Fr), the German Listed winner Kamellata (Fr) and two other stakes-placed winners. The 10-year-old is scheduled to arrive at Gestut Westerberg in March. A fee will be announced later. Williams Lands Protectionist Ride: Leading Melbourne-based jockey Craig Williams is set to be reunited with G1 Melbourne Cup hero Protectionist (Ger) (Monsun {Ger}) when the 5-year-old returns in the G2 Peter Young S. Feb. 28, Australian Bloodstock director Jamie Lovett announced. The question of the Kris Lees trainee=s next rider had been a hotly debated topic following the horse=s cozy win in a Newcastle trial earlier this week, with Hugh Bowman in the irons. Williams had previously ridden the German import to a fourth-place in the G2 Herbert Power S., before British ace Ryan Moore took over for the G1 Melbourne Cup. Lovett also indicated that Protectionist=s next aim could be the G1 Australian Cup Mar. 14 over 2000 meters, or the G1 BMW Mar. 28 over 2400 meters, depending on the horse=s performance on his seasonal bow. Heatherly Enters Diamond Picture: Barrie Griffiths=s debutante winner Heatherly (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) is likely to be stepped up straight to Group 1 company following her out-of-the-ordinary display at Moonee Valley Friday. The filly was sent off the odds-on favorite on the back of a Flemington trial that had already turned several heads, and overcame an outside draw to grab an early lead. Jockey Damian Lane gave her the go-ahead entering the straight, and the juvenile responded emphatically to score unextended by 1 3/4 lengths. AShe=s paid up for the Blue Diamond so we=ll take her home and if she bounces out of this race well, that=s definitely on the radar,@ trainer Mathew Ellerton told racing.com. Lane was equally upbeat about the newcomer, saying, AAYou see so many who trial well and then can=t handle the race day pressure so it=s good to see her do it tonight. She had to do a bit of work from the outside barrier and coming off the back of only the one jumpout she should be better for the run too.@ Inglis Classic Sale Kicks Off Tomorrow: Inglis hosts its first yearling sale of the season over the coming three days in the form of its Inglis Classic Yearling Sale Summer Book. Due to increasing demand for places by consignors, an extra day has been added to this year=s edition of the sale. AWe were simply inundated with over 1,400 entries for the Classic Summer Book, and after a rigorous selection process, physically inspecting every yearling, we are thrilled to catalogue 574 quality lots,@ said Jonathan D=Arcy, Inglis National Bloodstock Director. Flagbearers for the Classic Summer Book over the last year have included Peggy Jean (Aus) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), winner of the G1 Sires= Produce S., and Brazen Beau (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}), winner of the G1 Coolmore Stud S. in November prior to a stud deal with Darley. Classic Summer Book graduate Believe Yourself (Aus) (Sebring {Aus}) won last year=s G2 Sweet Embrace S. All yearlings offered during both the Classic Summer and Autumn books are eligible for entry into Inglis=s A$5 million race series, covering their 2-, 3- and 4-yearold seasons. The sale begins at noon local time tomorrow, and at 10 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. For catalogues, results and live streaming, visit www.inglis.com.au. Tasmanian Yearling Sale Catalogue Available: The 121-lot single session Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale will be held at the Inveresk Showgrounds in Launceston beginning at 1:00 p.m. local time Feb. 12. The yearlings are eligible for A$100,000 Tasmanian feature races as juveniles and 3-year-olds as well as the A$11.19 million Magic Millions Race Series. AThe recent trainers tour of farms in Tasmania was well received and the quality of horses was very well commented on,@ said Magic Millions Tasmanian Representative Tim Brown. AI=m not surprised by the positive comments as I regard this year=s line up superior to those presented in recent years.@ For more information or the catalogue, go to www.magicmillions.com.au. $5,000 LFSN “Anybody that knows anything about this game, watching this race, knows that we just saw a remarkable performance by a racehorse. This is your Derby favorite.” - Andy Serling, NYRA On the New York road to the Kentucky Derby (G1), in his first start on dirt, I Want Revenge rose to the top of the three-year-old class in the Gotham Stakes (G3), drawing off by 8 1/2 widening lengths setting a new Stakes Record. He defeated the likes of Grade 1 Winners and Millionaires Haynesfield, Giant Ryan, and Russell Road. The impressive effort earned him a 113 Beyer Speed Figure, which was the third-highest three-year-old Beyer of the year and one of the highest pre-Derby Beyer Figures ever. I Want Revenge followed up his Gotham win with a spectacular victory in the Wood Memorial (G1), following in the footsteps of successful sires Tapit, Empire Maker, Unbridled’s Song, Broad Brush, Pleasant Colony, and Seattle Slew. After being completely left at the gate, spotting the field several lengths, and getting pinched in the stretch several times, I Want Revenge stamped his ticket to Louisville in one of the year’s most memorable performances. After devastating back-to-back wins in the Grade 1 Wood and Grade 3 Gotham Stakes, I Want Revenge was installed as the morning-line favorite for the 2009 Kentucky Derby. On the morning of the race, he was scratched like his Grandsire A.P. Indy, who was also the morning-line favorite. History has been known to repeat itself on occasion. A.P. Indy Inquires to: Liam O’Rourke, Zach Madden, J. Ted Neel & Bobby Miller 5275 Paris Pike, Lexington, KY 40511 · www.millenniumfarms.com TDN P REGIONAL REPORT • 2/7/15 • PAGE 7 of 7 • thoroughbreddailynews.com B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N EUROPE CONDITIONS RESULTS: 3rd-MPV, i20,000, 2-6, 3yo, 7 1/2f (AWT), 1:30.70, ft. ROCKYL (IRE) (g, 3, Rock of Gibraltar {Ire}--Kylayne {GB} {MGSP-Eng & MSP-Ire, $126,708}, by Kyllachy {GB}) Lifetime Record: 3 starts, 2 wins, 0 places, i15,000. O/B-Jean-Claude Seroul (Ire). T-Frederic Rossi. 1st-MPV, i17,000, 2-6, 4yo, 10f (AWT), 2:08.79, ft. DANILEO (IRE) (c, 4, Danehill Dancer {Ire}--Saturnine {Ire} {SW-Fr, $168,283}, by Galileo {Ire}) Lifetime Record: 9 starts, 3 wins, 5 places, i43,200. O-JeanClaude Seroul. B-Capital Pur Sang & Haras d=Etreham (Ire). T-Frederic Rossi. *i100,000 yrl >12 ARQAUG. ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS: Song of Love (Ire), g, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--Delicate Charm (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire). DUN, 2-6, 8f (AWT), 1:38.21. B-Whisperview Trading Ltd (Ire). Golden Jimmy (Ity), c, 3, Golden Stravinsky--Golden Sensation (Ity) (SW-Ity), by Turtle Island. NAP, 2-6, 7fT. B-Scuderia Golden Horse (Ity). Clever Love (Fr), g, 3, Silver Frost (Ire)--Sharp=s Love (Ire), by Fasliyev. WOL, 2-6, 5f 216y (AWT), 1:14.83. B-P Noue (Fr). *i32,000 yrl >13 ARQAUG. Singapore Secret (Ire), f, 4, Bushranger (Ire)--Capessa (Ire), by Perugino. DUN, 2-6, 8f (AWT), 1:37.65. B-Oliver Donlon (Ire). *i2,000 RNA wnlg >11 GOFNOV; i4,200 yrl >12 TATIRE. Have A Great Day (Ire), c, 4, Kodiac (GB)--Collada (Ire), by Desert Prince (Ire). DUN, 2-6, 6f (AWT), 1:12.72. B-Mrs O M E McKeever (Ire). *8,500gns yrl >12 TATOCT. **1/2 to Cai Shen (Ire) (Iffraaj {GB}), MGSP-Eng, $178,051. EUROPEAN-BRED WINNERS IN THE UAE: Silver Galaxy (GB), c, 4, Galileo (Ire)--Silver Pivotal (Ire) (SW & GSP-GB, $114,037), by Pivotal (GB). JBL, 2-6, Cond., 4yo/up, 1950m. B-Newsells Park Stud. *13,000gns HIT >14 TATJUL. Absolute Sway (GB), c, 4, New Approach (Ire)--Parisian Elegance (GB) (SP & GSP-Eng), by Zilzal. JBL, 2-6, Mdn, 3yo/up, 1600m. B-West Dereham Abbey Stud. *170,000gns yrl >12 TATOCT. **1/2 to March On Beetroot (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), SP-Eng. ***SP-UAE. Sixty Minutes (GB), h, 5, Compton Place (GB)--Passing Hour, by Red Ransom. JBL, 2-6, Hcp, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1200m. B-Whitsbury Manor Stud & AWM Christie Miller. *29,000gns yrl >11 TATOCT; 5,000gns HIT >13 TATJUL. Gobooll (GB), g, 7, Invincible Spirit (Ire)--Exclusive Approval, by With Approval (Can). JBL, 2-6, Hcp, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1400m. B-London Thoroughbred Services Ltd. *260,000gns yrl >09 TATOCT. **1/2 to In the Light (GB) (Inchinor {GB}), SP-Fr &Eng, $141,369. Canwinn (Ire), g, 9, Refuse To Bend (Ire)--Born To Glamour (GB), by Ajdal. JBL, 2-6, Hcp, NH 4yo/up & SH 3yo/up, 1600m. B-Oak Lodge Stud. *40,000gns foal >06 TATDEC; 90,000gns yrl >07 TATOCT. **1/2 to Sailing Shoes (GB) (Lahib), GSPGB, $77,368. ***GSP-Fr. 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