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TRACKSIDE IN DUBAI
by Michele MacDonald
Emerging from dark shadows into the golden beams
cast by overhead lights, California Chrome (Lucky
Pulpit) strode on to the track at Meydan Racecourse in
Dubai more than an hour before dawn on Mar. 23
looking like a Hollywood star who owned the vast
racing theater built by Sheikh Mohammed.
AHe hears your
cameras,@ exercise
rider Willie
Delgado said,
smiling, as the
colt struck a noble
pose for the few
bystanders on
hand around
5 a.m. Jogging
forward, California
Chrome whinnied
into the darkness:
a challenge,
California Chrome
perhaps, or just
Michelle MacDonald
enthusiasm for the
moment.
AEverything is going great,@ declared assistant trainer
Alan Sherman after pointing his own camera at the
handsome chestnut who galloped about 1 3/4 miles as
he prepares for the world=s richest race, the $10 million
G1 Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates. AHe seems
to be enjoying it
here.@
While
California
Chrome went to
the Meydan
track in the
sunshine around
7 a.m. on his
first venture out
of quarantine on
Mar. 21,
Lea
Sherman has
Michele
MacDonald
subsequently
opted for the
pre-dawn darkness for his most recent gallops.
AI like coming earlier. It=s cooler and there are less
flies,@ Sherman said. APlus, he=ll get used to the lights.@
Cont. p7
SKY THE LIMIT FOR CANDY RIDE
Only a couple of weeks ago, Bill Oppenheim reminded
us of 2005=s remarkable crop of new stallions, featuring
Tapit, Medaglia d=Oro, Speightstown and Candy Ride.
At a time when the top stallions commanded such fees
as $500,000 (Storm Cat) and $300,000 (A.P. Indy and
Kingmambo), it is worth remembering that two of these
newcomers were available for as little as $15,000
(Tapit) and $10,000 (Candy Ride).
The inexpensive nature of Candy Ride=s fee reflected
a couple of factors which tend to be unhelpful--to say
the least--to a young stallion=s prospects. For a start,
his debut at stud in February 2005 came roughly 18
months after Candy Ride had last been seen in action
on the track. Admittedly, that last appearance--in the
GI Pacific Classic--took some forgetting, as he had been
fairly spectacular in defeating the likes of Medaglia
d=Oro, Fleetstreet Dancer and Milwaukee Brew in a
track-record time of 1:59.11, to earn a Beyer figure of
123. His record was made all the more special by the
fact that he was still a month short of his actual fourth
birthday when he dominated the Pacific Classic.
Cont. p3
IN THIS ISSUE
KHRC Approves Lasix-Free Races
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted by an 8-4 margin Monday to allow
tracks to write race conditions that bar horses from receiving furosemide within 24 hours
of post time. The proposed regulation must now get approval from state legislators.
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As momentum builds towards Saturday’s Dubai World Cup
card at Meydan, fields were drawn Monday for three of the
day’s races. The Eoin Harty-trained My Johnny Be Good
(Colonel John) faces nine rivals in the G2 UAE Derby, while
Prayer for Relief (Jump Start) is drawn in the middle of a
16-horse field for the G2 Godolphin Mile and 15 are expected
to go postward in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup.
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Main Sequence
Michelle MacDonald
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Vacation for Vancouver
Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d’Oro) will get the rest of the
year off after his dramatic victory in Saturday’s G1 Golden
Slipper S. "I want him to come back and win the [G1] Golden
Rose and the Guineas and have a shot at the Cox Plate,"
trainer Gai Waterhouse told The Age.
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when Hartnell (GB) (Authorized {Ire}) goes postward in
Saturday’s G1 BMW S. "Now that Godolphin is here and it is
a Godolphin team, we want it to be successful in Australia,”
said John Ferguson.
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Malabar (GB) (Raven’s Pass) is expected to head straight to
this year’s G1 Qipco 1000 Guineas without a prep race.
Trainer Mick Channon, forced to scratch the undefeated
Queen’s Logic out of the race in 2002, has high hopes that
last year’s G3 Prestige S. winner can end his British Classic
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HORSESHOE CASINO CINCINNATI SPIRAL S.-GIII,
$535,750, TPX, 3-21, 3yo, 1 1/8m (AWT), 1:50 1/5, ft.
1--@DUBAI SKY, 123, c, 3, by Candy Ride (Arg)
1st Dam: House of Danzing, by Chester House
2nd Dam: Danzing Crown, by Danzig
3rd Dam: Crownette, by Seattle Slew
O-Three Chimneys Farm & Besilu Stables; B-Besilu
Stables LLC (KY); T-William I Mott; J-Jose Lezcano.
$313,500. Lifetime Record: 5-4-0-1, $439,080. *Full
to Twirling Candy, GISW, $944,900; 1/2 to Ethnic
Dance (Tribal Rule), GSW, $302,210. Click for the
eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. Werk Nick Rating: A++.
Click for the brisnet.com chart, or the brisnet.com PPs.
VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
(Cont. from p1)
Candy Ride=s Grade I win at Del Mar took his record
in Argentina and the U.S. to a perfect six for six, but he
sidestepped the 2003 GI Breeders= Cup Classic and
wasn=t seen again.
Arguably a bigger handicap than his long spell on the
sidelines was his none-too-familiar Argentinian
pedigree, which featured daughters of Candy Stripes,
Farnesio and Utopico as his first three dams. Breeders
were on more familiar territory with his sire, the
well-connected Ride The Rails, who had been a smart
performer, but not smart enough to earn a stallion
career in his native land.
For the record, this son of Cryptoclearance had won
three of his eight juvenile starts, including a stakes
race, to earn 111 on the Experimental Free Handicap.
Ride The Rails continued to perform well on dirt at
three, notably finishing a good third to Dehere and
Go for Gin in the GII Fountain of Youth and second to
Holy Bull in the GI Florida Derby. Of course Candy
Ride=s broodmare sire, Candy Stripes, has also made his
presence felt via the American exploits of such as
Invasor, Leroidesanimaux, Different and Lundy=s
Liability.
Needless to say, any doubts about Candy Ride=s
qualifications have long since been dispelled. By the
end of 2008, he ranked third behind Tapit among the
freshman sires, thanks principally to the graded stakes
successes of Evita Argentina and Capt. Candyman Can.
Cont. p4
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By the end of 2009 his total of first-crop graded
winners had been boosted to five by Chocolate Candy,
El Brujo and Misremembered. Capt. Candyman Can and
Evita Argentina had progressed to become his first
Grade I winners and this crop=s total of Grade I winners
was to rise to four in 2010, when Misremembered took
the Santa Anita H. and El Brujo the Pat O=Brien S.
The Grade I winners have continued to emerge from
subsequent crops, to the extent that Candy Ride=s fee
has now risen to a new high of $60,000. Another hike
in his fee may follow next year if he can maintain the
excellent start he has made to 2015, which has seen
him take second place on the sires= table behind Tapit
and ahead of Medaglia d=Oro. He has three graded
winners among his six stakes winners, headed by his
champion son Shared Belief, whose victory in the GI
Santa Anita H. boosted his career figures to 10
victories from 11 starts.
Three of the supersires mentioned at the start of this
article have Kentucky-based sons who will be
represented by their first runners in 2015. Tapit relies
on Trappe Shot and Speightstown on Haynesfield,
while Candy Ride will be hoping to start a dynasty with
Misremembered from his first crop and with Twirling
Candy and Sidney=s Candy, the two Grade I-winning
sons from his second crop.
Rather like their sire before them, Candy Ride=s
second-crop sons haven=t commanded substantial fees
early in their careers.
Twirling Candy and Sidney=s Candy both started out
at $15,000, in a year when Uncle Mo was the
highest-priced newcomer at $35,000. While Sidney=s
Candy=s fee at WinStar has remained constant at
$15,000 in his first four years, Twirling Candy=s fee
was reduced to $12,500 in his second season and then
to $10,000.
Cont. p5
DUBAI SKY, c, 2012
Cryptoclearance
Ride the Rails
Herbalesian
Candy Ride (Arg)
Candy Stripes
Candy Girl (Arg)
Blushing Groom (Fr)
Bubble Company (Fr)
Farnesio (Arg)
Cithara (Arg)
Raise
a Native
Mr. Prospector
Gold Digger
El Gran Senor
Toussaud
Image of Reality
Northern Dancer
Danzig
Pas de Nom
Seattle Slew
Crownette
9Fls, 1GSW, 1GSP
In Memory
City Girl (Arg)
Chester House
House of Danzing
2-0-1-0, $9,940
6Fls, 3GSW
Danzing Crown
unraced
7Fls, 4Wnrs
Fappiano
Naval Orange
Herbager
Alanesian
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In the circumstances both have done extremely well
to sire some high-priced progeny, especially at the
recent 2-year-old sales. After achieving a first-crop
yearling average of over $61,000, the Santa Anita
Derby winner Sidney=s Candy has had nine 2-year-olds
sell for an average of $143,000 and a median of
$100,000. His best price came from his colt out of
Broadway Hennessey, who made $560,000 at OBS.
Sidney=s Candy covered 116 mares in his first season,
104 in his second and 120 in his third.
Twirling Candy, for his part, has enjoyed spectacular
success with his juveniles, especially since his yearling
average stood not much higher than $43,000. His six
2-year-olds achieved an average of $374,167 and
median of $355,000. He owed his top price to his
Sambuca Classica filly, who made $630,000, with colts
selling for $500,000, $400,000, $310,000 and
$300,000.
As you might guess from the reduction in Twirling
Candy=s fee over his first three seasons, he found it
harder than Sidney=s Candy to maintain breeders= initial
interest. After an opening book of 118 mares, he
attracted only 72 in his second year and 85 in his third.
You can bet that those sensational prices at the
2-year-old sales will change that.
Twirling Candy=s profile received another boost last
week, via his younger brother Dubai Sky, who took his
career figures to 5-4-0-1 with his success in the
GIII Spiral S. at Turfway Park.
As both brothers were born in February, it is fair to
compare the early stages of their careers. This
comparison suggests that Dubai Sky probably has
further improvement in him, as Twirling Candy didn=t
become a stakes winner until July 21 in his second
season, on only his third start. Dubai Sky has therefore
been the more precocious and more active of the two.
He will do well, though, to match Twirling Candy=s best
efforts. The older brother took the GI Malibu S. in the
very fast time of 1:19.70 for seven furlongs and also
landed a trio of Grade II events over nine furlongs.
Twirling Candy raced before California=s love affair
with synthetic tracks began to wither and die. He was
asked to tackle a variety of surfaces and proved highly
versatile, winning both his starts on turf, half of his six
starts on all-weather and two of his three starts on dirt.
Younger brother Dubai Sky began his career with four
starts on turf and his Spiral S. win came on his
all-weather debut. He should prove similarly at home on
traditional dirt if Twirling Candy is any guide, so I will
be interested to see whether he is supplemented to the
Triple Crown (the deadline being 11:59 p.m. yesterday).
A mile and a quarter should prove no problem for him.
Candy Ride was versatile too, as he proved by
becoming a Group 1 winner on turf in Argentina and on
dirt in the U.S. It is hardly surprising, then, that his
progeny have proved unusually effective over a wide
range of surfaces. Shared Belief, for example, has won
on three types of synthetic and is now shining on Santa
Anita=s new dirt track. Sidney=s Candy was a graded
winner on all-weather, turf and dirt, while
Misremembered did his graded winning on all-weather
and dirt. Cont. p6
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Candy Ride has a fine record with Dubai Sky=s family.
In addition to Twirling Candy and Dubai Sky, both sons
of the twice-raced House of Danzing, the Lane=s End
resident has sired the Santa Anita Derby runner-up
Chocolate Candy from House of Danzing=s second dam
Crownette. Dubai Sky=s fourth dam, In Memory, had
the distinction of being a half-sister to the great
Affirmed, sired by Affirmed=s archrival Alydar.
KHRC APPROVES LASIX-FREE RACES
by T.D. Thornton
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission voted 8-4 on
Monday to allow tracks to write race conditions that
bar horses from receiving furosemide within 24 hours
of post time.
The TDN learned of the vote via multiple social media
postings by attendees at the meeting, but could not
reach KHRC officials for independent confirmation
because the meeting was still in progress at deadline
for this story.
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported that Athe next
step for the issue is for the proposed regulation to go
before state legislators for review.@
Furosemide is Lasix (also branded Salix), a nearly
universally prescribed legal diuretic in American racing.
It gained widespread use in the 1970s for its ability to
reduce exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage in
equine athletes. In the decades since its legalization,
Lasix has been debated as a performance-enhancer.
Over the past five years, various jurisdictions have
attempted to phase out or disincentivize its use.
According to an informational packet for the meeting
posted on the KHRC website, the threshold for the
Lasix-free races was recommended to be 100
picograms/milliliter in a post-race serum sample, which
will count as Aprima facie evidence that furosemide was
administered to the horse in violation of this
administrative regulation.@ Violators will be subject to
Class C drug violation penalties.
The Courier-Journal reported that opposition from one
dissenting commissioner had to do with the
Aunconstitutional delegation of the commission's
authority to racetracks.@ Other debate centered on
concerns that the new rule does not set limits on how
many non-Lasix races a track might schedule.
Officials at Keeneland Race Course, Churchill Downs,
and Turfway Park could not be reached for comment
before deadline for this story. But a posting from
Keeneland president Bill Thomason on the association=s
website read, AKeeneland supports the proposed
regulation...that would give us the flexibility to card
some races for horses that are free of race-day
medication. We anticipate this regulation would be in
effect during the 2016 racing calendar.@
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Trackside in Dubai (cont. from p1)
As the final event on the $30 million, nine-race
program on Mar. 28, the Dubai World Cup will be run at
night under Meydan=s lights, so the experience in the
pre-dawn hours will help the colt owned by Steve
Coburn and Perry Martin be ready to perform at his
best. Trainer Art Sherman was due to be on hand for a
planned half-mile breeze by California Chrome on Mar.
24.
One of California Chrome=s key challengers in the
race, Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider=s Lea (First
Samurai), also has drawn his share of attention over the
last few days at Meydan. Another robust chestnut, 6year-old Lea Ahas taken everything in stride,@ said
trainer Bill Mott=s son and assistant, Riley.
Lea galloped after dawn on Mar. 23 under another
Mott assistant, former jockey Neil Poznansky, and had
railbirds including trainers of other Dubai World Cup
program races gawking at his powerful and athletic
physique.
All horses in the TDN are bred in North America,
unless otherwise indicated
"I'd love to get my hands on that one," said Eoin
Harty, who trained 2009 Dubai World Cup winner Well
Armed (Tiznow) and who will saddle My Johnny Be
Good (Colonel John) in the $2 million G2 UAE Derby on
the World Cup program, after watching Lea cover the
ground with fluid strides.
Shortly beforehand, Harty had sent out Casner
Racing's homebred My Johnny Be Good to work a
half-mile in :47 and change under Todd Pletcher's
exercise rider, Nick Bush.
"That's the best piece of work I've seen him put in,"
Harty declared, adding that he finds the new dirt track
at Meydan to be similar to the surface at Tampa Bay
Downs, where My Johnny Be Good finished third in the
GIII Sam F. Davis Stakes.
Also on track for a morning gallop in the post-dawn
time slot set up for American-trained runners was Al
Shaqab Racing's Mshawish (Medaglia d'Oro). Winner of
his last three races for Pletcher, including the
GI Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Mshawish has been
"on his toes," reported assistant trainer Ginny
DePasquale.
"He was wild yesterday. He was leaping and diving,
and Nick [Bush] had a hard time holding on to him," she
said.
Mshawish, sent out in draw reins, galloped about
1 1/2 times around the 1750 meters of the Meydan
track on Mar. 23 as he prepares for the $6 million
G1 Dubai Turf, a race he finished fourth in last year
when it was called the Dubai Duty Free and he was
trained by Mikel Delzangles. Cont. p8
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The 5-year-old seemed to recognize the Meydan
surroundings when he arrived on March 18, DePasquale
said, after traveling well from his base at Palm Beach
Downs in Florida, and has seemed quite happy to be
back.
Another American runner who has flashed some sass
during training at Meydan is Mike Pegram, Karl Watson
and Paul Weitman=s Secret Circle (Eddington), winner of
the 2013 Breeders= Cup Sprint and runner-up in that
race last year and a top contender in the $2 million G1
Dubai Golden Shaheen. The Bob Baffert trainee hopped
a bit as he came out of the chute on Mar. 23, and
exercise rider Dana Barnes tapped him with her stick to
keep his mind on business while an accompanying
outrider escorted the duo on to the main track.
Secret Circle proceeded to work a half-mile in :47 and
change, as timed by Harty, Baffert=s former assistant,
who texted the results to his longtime boss, who will
stay home with his two Kentucky Derby favorites,
Dortmund (Big Brown) and American Pharoah
(Pioneerof the Nile), rather than making the trip to
Dubai this year.
AHe went really good,@ said Barnes, who will be
overseeing Secret Circle for the Dubai Golden Shaheen.
AHe=s doing great, eating everything in sight.@
Another eye-catcher over the past few days has been
champion Main Sequence (Aldebaran), although not
many have seen him
as trainer Graham
Motion=s assistant
Alice Clapham has
kept him to Meydan=s
secluded all-weather
training track as he
aims for the $6
million G1 Dubai
Sheema Classic.
Galloping along
Main Sequence
with his stablemate
Michelle MacDonald
and G2 Godolphin
Mile entrant
Quadrivium (Henrythenavigator), Main Sequence has
appeared eager yet content, his coat shining in the
desert sun. Clapham was smiling and laughing as she
guided Main Sequence off the training track on
Mar. 22.
Trainer Graham Motion has arrived in Dubai and was
to decide if he would send Main Sequence for a quicker
move on Mar. 24 over the training track, Clapham said.
Other horses who have stood out during morning
training over the last few days include some of Japan=s
stars, led by Dubai World Cup contender Epiphaneia
(Jpn) (Symboli Kris S.), winner of the G1 Japan Cup,
and One and Only (Jpn) (Heart=s Cry {Jpn}), winner of
the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby).
A pair of 3-year-old Japanese stakes-winning colts
by leading American sire Tapit--Golden Barows and
Group 1-placed Tap That--also will be carrying the Land
of the Rising Sun banner in the UAE Derby and have
made a good visual impression on track.
Saturday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 9:55 a.m. EDT
UAE DERBY SPONSORED BY THE SAEED & MOHAMMED AL
NABOODAH GROUP-G2, $2,000,000, NH/SH3yo, 1900m
PP HORSE
SIRE
1
Mubtaajij (Ire)
Dubawi (Ire)
2
Motaa (KSA)
Premium Tap
3
Alnajem Alfaiz (KSA)
Official Visit
4
Sir Fever (Uru)
Texas Fever
5
Faithful Creek (Ire)
Bushranger (Ire)
6
Tap That (Jpn)
Tapit
7
Golden Barows K
Tapit
8
My Johnny Be Good
Colonel John
9
Maftool K
Hard Spun
10 Dear Domus (Jpn)
Jungle Pocket (Jpn)
All carry 121 pounds, bar Sir Fever, 131.
JOCKEY
Soumillon
Lezcano
Barzalona
Buick
Fallon
Moreira
Moore
Espinoza
Hanagan
Miura
TRAINER
de Kock
Al Shaibani
Al Shaibani
Appleby
Meehan
Ikee
Hori
Harty
bin Suroor
Takahashi
Saturday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 8:40 a.m. EDT
GODOLPHIN MILE SPONSORED BY MEYDAN SOBHA-G2,
$1,000,000, NH4yo/up, SH3yo/up, 1600m
PP HORSE
1
Tamarkuz K
2
Free Wheeling (Aus)
3
Quadrivium K
4
Nolohay (Ire)
5
Bradester K
6
Frankyfourfingers (Fr)
7
Dark Emerald (Ire)
8
Prayer For Relief K
9
Graphic (Ire)
10 Gold City (Ire)
11 Haatheq
12 Pylon (SAf)
13 Forjatt (Ire)
14 Layl
15 Sloane Avenue K
16 Surfer
All carry 126 pounds.
SIRE
Speightstown
Ad Valorem
Henrythenavigator
Dubawi (Ire)
Lion Heart
Sunday Break (Jpn)
Dark Angel (Ire)
Jump Start
Excellent Art (GB)
Pivotal (GB)
Seeking the Gold
Fort Wood
Iffraaj (GB)
Street Cry (Ire)
Candy Ride (Arg)
Distorted Humor
JOCKEY
Hanagan
Doyle
Maragh
O’Neill
Lezcano
Barzalona
Kirby
Soumillon
Moore
Monaghan
Rosario
Geroudis
Murphy
Dobbs
Dettori
Mullen
TRAINER
Al Muhairi
bin Suroor
Motion
Al Muhairi
Kenneally
bin Ghadyr
Powell
de Kock
Haggas
Seemar
Al Raihe
de Kock
D Slvrtnam
Watson
Noseda
Seemar
Saturday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 9:15 a.m. EDT
DUBAI GOLD CUP SPONSORED BY AL TAYER MOTORS-G2,
$1,000,000, NH/SH3yo, 3200mT
PP
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
HORSE
Dormello (Ire)
Brass Ring (GB)
Cooptado (Arg)
Mushreq (Aus)
Dubday (GB)
Star Empire (SAf)
Marzocco
Bathyron (Ger)
Almoonquith K
Havana Beat (Ire)
Meandre (Fr)
Vaasa (Ire)
Rio Tigre (Ire)
Brown Panther (GB)
Ahzeemah (Ire)
SIRE
Dansili (GB)
Rail Link (GB)
Equal Stripes
Flying Spur (Aus)
Dubawi (Ire)
Second Empire (Ire)
Kitten’s Joy
Monsun (Ger)
Dynaformer
Teofilo (Ire)
Slickly (Fr)
Dalakhani (Ire)
Teofilo (Ire)
Shirocco (Ger)
Dubawi (Ire)
JOCKEY
Murphy
Smith
de Vries
O’Neill
Dettori
Soumilon
Buick
Guyon
Hanagan
Moore
Dobbs
Atzeni
Barzalona
Kingscote
Doyle
TRAINER
D Slvrtnam
Mohammed
Watson
de Kock
Al Ghazali
de Kock
Gosden
Brandt
de Kock
A Balding
Watson
bin Harmash
bin Ghadyr
Dascombe
bin Suroor
Look for the K throughout the TDN graded stakes
entries, denoting Keeneland sales graduates.
Click here to access TDN Sales PPs
WT
126
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126
120
126
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126
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VANCOUVER OFF FOR REST OF THE YEAR
>TDN Rising Star= Vancouver (Aus) (Medaglia d=Oro),
recent winner of the
G1 Golden Slipper S.,
will head to the
paddock for a spell,
skipping the remaining
Triple Crown races.
Instead, the colt will be
aimed towards the G1
Caulfield Guineas and
the G1 Cox Plate next
year.
Vancouver
Racing and Sports
AI want him to come
back and win the [G1]
Golden Rose and the Guineas and have a shot at the
Cox Plate," Waterhouse told The Age. "I just think
giving this colt a break now will consolidate him in a big
way. He's such a brilliant and talented young horse and
giving him a bit of time to mature you just won't know
him as a 3-year-old. Since they've changed the
program, they've stretched all this out for the
2-year-olds, which has made it a lot harder for them."
GODOLPHIN EXPANDS AUSSIE PRESENCE
Off of Contributer (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire})=s win in
the G1 Ranvet S. Saturday, Australia has become a
focus for Godolphin. They will look to add another
feather to their cap Saturday with Hartnell (GB)
(Authorized {Ire}) in Saturday=s G1 BMW S. at Rosehill.
AHe has really pleased us and we have been delighted
with his runs [so far],@ said Godolphin bloodstock
advisor John Ferguson. AWe are looking forward to him
[in the BMW]. It is amazing that horses like Hartnell,
whose best trip in England was a mile and six [2800m]
and two miles [3200m], can be sped up when they
come here.@
Of Contributer=s win, Ferguson said, AIt's great to see
Contributer winning Group 1s and for Godolphin to
have four homebred Golden Slipper runners, even
though they didn't figure [in the finish], is a great sign.
We have been very happy with the way things have
gone over here and the operation is performing
strongly.@
Since the beginning of the season, Godolphin has
sent three European runners to trainer John O=Shea.
AIn my opinion racing in Australia is so healthy, you
have to think very hard before moving horses,@
Ferguson explained. ANow that Godolphin is here and it
is a Godolphin team, we want it to be successful in
Australia. At the end of the day Sheikh Mohammed is
really interested in Australian racing and Australia
generally."
MALABAR AIMED TOWARD GUINEAS
Malabar (GB) (Raven=s Pass), winner of the
G3 Prestige S. at Goodwood in August, will head
straight for the G1 Qipco 1000 Guineas without a prep,
according to trainer Mick Channon. "I think she's my
best chance since Queen's Logic to win a British
Classic," the West Ilsley trainer told www.betway.com.
"She's as forward in her coat as anything we have. We
tend to be a little behind here in the spring because of
the micro-climate we're in and being on the Downs, but
May should be fine. She appears to be well forward
enough to be competitive in the Guineas and we'll head
straight there. All options are then open, and we'll step
her up in trip at some point."
SHEIKH FAHAD AL THANI SADDLES UP FOR
CHARITY
Sheikh Fahad Al Thani will ride in Limerick
Racecourse=s charity race to benefit Irish Injured
Jockeys Apr. 25. The Qatar Racing owner was
challenged to ride by his Irish racing representative
Peter Moloney and will face the likes of Johnny
Murtagh, amongst others.
AI=m very honoured to be asked to ride for such a
worthy charity as Irish Injured Jockeys,@ Sheikh Fahad
told Racing Post. AI have been on a strict diet and a
tough training regime to get fit for the race. I have also
been riding out most days for the last month and
enjoying every second. I can=t wait for the race.@
Irish Injured Jockeys chairman Ruby Walsh added,
AWe are thrilled the race has received such interest and
support, and we=re really looking forward to the charity
raceday. The maximum field we can cater for is 14
runners, so based on entries we might have to run two
divisions on the day with a potential fundraising
prospect of i28,000, which would be a great result for
our injured riders.@
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REGIONAL REPORT
Monday=s Results:
5th-PRX, $45,936, Msw, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11 2/5, ft.
+MANHATTAN MISCHIEF (g, 4, Into Mischief-Western Melody {SP}, by West by West) registered six
workouts at Gulfstream Park West during the month of
December, and resurfaced in March to post four recent
breezes at Aqueduct in preparation for this unveiling.
Sent postward at odds of 5-2 as part of a two-horse
entry, the bay broke sharply and was taken back to
track the pace through a quarter-mile in :22.40.
Ranging up from the three path turning for home, the
gelding launched a steady bid down the center of the
course and caught entrymate High I. Q. Pete (Simon
Pure) in midstretch. Manhattan Mischief powered clear
and crossed the wire 2 3/4 lengths ahead of that rival.
The winner is a half to D= Country (D=wildcat), SP,
$206,410. Sales history: $20,000 yrl '12 KEEJAN;
$240,000 RNA 2yo >13 OBSAPR. Lifetime Record:
1-1-0-0, $26,400. Click for the brisnet.com chart or
VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Treblanna Stable. B-Patrick Costello & Ledgelands
LLC (KY). T-Steve Klesaris.
INDUSTRY INFO
TCA Announces March Award of Merit:
Amy Tarrant has been named the March recipient of
the Thoroughbred Charities of America=s Award of
Merit. Tarrant was honored at the Florida Thoroughbred
Breeders= and Owners= Association=s Awards Banquet
and Gala in Ocala Mar. 16. An owner, breeder and
trainer, Tarrant is a large supporter of the Thoroughbred
Retirement Foundation and its Second Chances
program which offers training in equine care to inmates.
She also actively works to find suitable second careers
for former racers. The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders=
and Owners= Association stated, AAmy is a rare person
who has a passion for helping others and it is all done
from the heart.@
ROOKIES
First/second-crop starters to watch: Tues., March 24
Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2011 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/
BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)
BLACK CARD (Private Terms), 4/0/0
4-MVR, Msw, 5 1/2f, Smoothasblacksilk, 10-1
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015
IN JAPAN:
Best Ruler, c, 4, Roman Ruler--Mila=s Fame (SP), by
Aptitude. Hanshin, 3-21, Naniwa S., 6f. Lifetime
Record: 11-4-0-0, $413,500. O-Yukio Baba; B-J
Adcock; T-Sei Ishizaka. *$54,000 yrl >12 ESLSEP;
$300,000 2yo >13 OBSMAR.
Purchased by Narvick Int’l / R. Takahashi
Total Heat, f, 4, Street Cry (Ire)--Lethal Heat (MGSW &
MGISP, $655,988), by Unusual Heat. Hanshin, 3-21,
Plate Race, 6f. Lifetime Record: 12-2-3-1, $217,917.
O-Carrot Farm; B-Shadai Corporation LTD; T-Osamu
Hirata.
Danon Legend, h, 5, Macho Uno--My Goodness, by
Storm Cat. Kochi, 3-17, Kurofune Sho, 7f. Lifetime
Record: GSW-Jpn, 19-7-3-1, $1,033,397. O-Danox
Inc; B-Colts Neck Stables LLC; T-Akira Murayama.
*$90,000 yrl >11 KEESEP; $385,000 2yo >12
BESMAR.
B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
AMERICA
ALLOWANCE RESULTS:
8th-PRX, $46,000, NW2L, 4yo/up, 1m70y, 1:45 2/5,
ft.
CLEANCUT KID (g, 5, Smart Strike--Strange Romance,
by Mr. Greeley) Lifetime Record: 8-2-2-1, $89,828.
O-CFC Stables. B-Sam-Son Farm (ON). T-Daniel H
Conway Jr.
7th-PRX, $35,200, NW1X, (S), 4yo/up, 1m70y,
1:47 2/5, ft.
MEDALLICIOUS (g, 4, Medallist--Philly Gal {SP,
$157,095}, by Doneraile Court) Lifetime Record:
14-3-0-3, $77,515. O/B-Main Line Racing Stable (PA).
T-John C Servis.
9th-SUN, $29,770, NW2L, (S), 3yo, 5 1/2f, 1:03 2/5,
ft.
MALIBU RAIN (g, 3, Devon Lane--Snowbound n Delmar
{SW}, by Snowbound) Lifetime Record: 5-3-0-0,
$37,729. O-Joe Dee Brooks, Dale Taylor & Scott
Bryant. B-G Chris Coleman (NM). T-Todd W Fincher.
*$16,000 yrl '13 RUIAUG. **1/2 to Awintersdream
(Suave Prospect), MSW, $170,134.
8th-SUN, $25,685, NW2L, 3yo/up, 1m, 1:36 4/5, ft.
CRIMSON NIGHT (h, 5, Kitten=s Joy--Buckeye Search
{SW & GSP, $296,374}, by Meadowlake) Lifetime
Record: 7-2-0-2, $33,092. O/B-Kenneth L Corazza (KY).
T-Jose R Gonzalez Sr.
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10th-WRD, $22,800, NW1X, (S), 3yo/up, f/m, 6f,
1:12 2/5, ft.
OKIE PRINCESS (f, 4, King of Scat--Okie Indian Gal, by
Indian Charlie) Lifetime Record: 11-4-0-0, $44,676.
O/B-Raywood Farm & Pick Byrne (OK). T-Clinton C
Stuart.
8th-MNR, $20,700, 3-22, NW4LX, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:14, ft.
CHARISMATIC PULPIT (g, 5, Pulpit--Karis Makaw
{MSW, $159,182}, by Charismatic) Lifetime Record:
19-4-6-2, $108,983. O-Billy, Donna & Justin Hays.
B-Siena Farms (KY). T-Joe Woodard. *$235,000 yrl '11
KEESEP.
WINNERS BY AMERICAN SIRES
IN JAPAN:
Preferito (Jpn), c, 4, Henrythenavigator--Banducci, by
Rossini. Chukyo, 3-21, Plate Race, 6f. Lifetime
Record: 15-2-5-0, $200,583. O-Makoto Kaneko
Holdings; B-Chiyoda Farm; T-Takayuki Yasuda.
• ON THE WORKTAB •
FAIR GROUNDS
Albano (Istan), 5f, :59.80, 3/16
I’m a Chatterbox (Munnings), 5f, :59.60, 2/16
Shook Up (Tapit), 4f, :49.60, 27/41
LOS ALAMITOS
Tap It Rich (Tapit), 4f, :50.20, 6/9
OAKLAWN PARK
Tapiture (Tapit), 5f, 1:03.00, 7/10
Untapable (Tapit), 5f, 1:01.80, 3/10
PALM MEADOWS
Clearly Now (Horse Greeley), 5f, 1:11.65, 1/2
Social Inclusion (Pioneerof the Nile), 4f, :48.95, 3/19
PAYSON PARK
Miss Besilu (Medaglia d’Oro), 4f, :49.60, 7/26
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Tuesday, Saint-Cloud, post time: 2:20p.m.
PRIX OMNIUM II-Listed, €55,000, 3yo, c/g, 8fT
SC PP HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4
2
6
5
3
1
7
Grand Argentier (Fr)
Kahouanne (Fr)
Jolly Good Kitten
Wag’n Tail (Spa)
Royal Dolois (Fr)
Green Sweet
Iceberg (Ire)
Palace Episode
Cockney Rebel (Ire)
Kitten’s Joy
Dyhim Diamond (Ire)
Silver Frost (Ire)
Smart Strike
Shamardal
TRAINER
Hamelin
Palussiere
Soumillon
Botti
Rispoli
Bietolini
Pasquier Delcher Sanchez
Boudot
Lefebvre
Peslier
F. Head
Guyon
Ferland
All carry 128 pounds.
Tuesday, Saint-Cloud, post time: 2:50p.m.
PRIX LA CAMARGO-Listed, 55,000, 3yo, f, 8fT
SC PP HORSE
SIRE
JOCKEY
1 5
Nouvelle Vague (Ire)
2 4
Sainte Amarante (Fr)
3 7
Lifeisforliving (Fr)
4 8
Harpy (Ire)
5 2
Raison d’Etre (Fr)
6 6
Cascading Stars (Ire)
7 1
Growing Glory (Fr)
8 3
Pitamore
9 9
Anchise (Ire)
All carry 126 pounds.
Henrythenavigator
Le Havre (Ire)
Hold That Tiger
Makfi (GB)
Elusive City
Tagula (Ire)
Orpen
More Than Ready
Echo of Light (GB)
TRAINER
Auge
Ferland
Boudot
De Nicolay
Hamelin
Palussiere
Eyquem
Rouget
Barzalona Vermeulen
Jones
Moore
Pasquier
Rohaut
Guyon
Laffon-parias
Peslier
Zarroli
Osarus Catalogue Online:
The catalogue for the Osarus La Teste Breeze-Up
Sale, which will be held Apr. 28, is now available
online. The 64 catalogued 2-year-olds can be viewed at
www.osarus.com.
OBSERVATIONS
on today’s European racing scene
1.15 Saint-Cloud, Cond, €34,000, 3yo, 10 1/2fT
GREY LION (IRE) (Galileo {Ire}) re-enters the fray for Gestut
Ammerland and Andre Fabre following a debut win over a mile here in
September. The son of the 2004 G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
heroine Grey Lilas (Ire) (Danehill) is a full-brother to the similarly
accomplished triple Group 1 and dual Classic winner Golden Lilac (Ire).
He faces four rivals in this intriguing contest.
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breeding...read the latest musings from
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B R E E D E R S’ E D I T I O N
EUROPE
CONDITIONS RESULTS:
5th-FON, i37,000, 3-23, 3yo, 5 1/2fT, 1:03 3/5, sf.
LOSTINPARADISE (GB) (f, 3, Exceed and Excel {Aus}-Paradise Way {GB}, by Elusive Quality) Lifetime Record:
10 starts, 2 wins, 6 places, i45,900. O-Theresa
Marnane. B-Denford Stud & Kirtlington Stud (GB). T-J-P
Perruchot. *15,000gns yrl >13 TATDEC; 25,000 gns
2yo >14 TATGNS.
ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:
Power of the Moon (Ire), f, 3, Acclamation (GB)-Amenixa (Fr), by Linamix (Fr). FON, 3-23, 6fT,
1:09 4/5. B-Norelands Stallions (IRE). *MSP-Fr.
**95,000gns wnlg >12 TATDEC. ***1/2 to
Zinziberine (Zieten), MGSW-Fr, $219,787.
Taryn (GB), c, 3, Kheleyf--Fabulous Speed, by Silver
Hawk. FON, 3-23, 6fT, 1:10 3/5. B-Northmore Stud
(GB). *14,500gns wnlg >12 TATDEC. **1/2 to
Facoltoso (GB) (Refuse To Bend {Ire}), SW-Ity,
$109,708.
Sammy=s Warrior (GB), c, 3, Myboycharlie (Ire)--Tahfeez
(Ire), by Alhaarth (Ire). WOL, 3-23, 8f 141y (AWT),
1:50 1/5. B-Exchange Court Properties Ltd (GB).
*40,000gns wnlg >12 TATDEC; 28,000gns yrl >13
TATOCT.
WINNERS BY EUROPEAN SIRES
IN JAPAN:
Bravissimo (Jpn), c, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus)--May Kiersey
(Ire), by Sadler's Wells. Hanshin, 3-22, Plate Race,
7fT. Lifetime Record: 9-2-1-1, $147,500. O-Makoto
Kaneko Holdings; B-Shadai Farm; T-Naosuke
Sugai.*$495,000 yrl >13 JPNJUL.
DAME ELLEN, 9, Elusive Quality--Sleepytime (Ire), by
Royal Academy
Foal born Feb. 10, a colt by Tiznow.
Will be bred back to More Than Ready.
Owned by Tenth Street Stables.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: SW.
SCHIAPARELLI, 7, Ghostzapper--Cambiocorsa, by
Avenue of Flags
Foal born Feb. 13, a filly by Tapit.
Will be bred back to Tiznow.
Owned by Ranjan Racing Inc.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: GSW, $274,184.
CINTAROSA, 12, Grand Slam--Silver Stockings, by
Seattle Sleet
Foal born Feb. 20, a filly by Eskendereya.
Will be bred back to Flashback.
Owned by Jack Grunwald.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: SW, $177,730.
SLEEPYTIME (IRE), 21, Royal Academy--Aladiva (Ire),
by Chief Singer (Ire)
Foal born Feb. 26, a colt by Bernardini.
Will be bred back to Distorted Humor.
Owned by Tenth Street Stables.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: G1SW-Eng, $240,036. Dam of
Gentleman=s Deal (Ire) (Danehill), GSW-Eng, $276,429;
Dame Ellen (Elusive Quality), SW.
PEPPERS PRIDE, 12, Desert God--Lady Pepper, by Chili
Pepper Pie
Foal born Feb. 27, a filly by Malibu Moon.
Will be bred back to Giant=s Causeway.
Owned by Joe Allen & Michael C Stinson.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: MSW, $1,066,085.
FOLKLORE, 12, Tiznow--Contrive, by Storm Cat
Foal born Mar. 1, a filly by Ghostzapper.
Will be bred back to Tapizar.
Owned by The Robert and Beverly Lewis Trust.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: Ch. 2yo Filly, MGISW, $945,500.
MICHELE ROYALE, 23, Groovy--Wise and Happy, by
Exuberant
Foal born Jan. 25, a filly by Street Sense.
Will be bred back to Graydar.
Owned by Pollock Farms.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: SP, $107,704. Dam of Royale
Michele (Elusive Quality). GSW, $231,365.
JOYFUL VICTORY, 7, Tapit--Wild Lucy Black, by Wild
Again
Foal born Mar. 3, a filly by Distorted Humor.
Will be bred back to Medaglia d=Oro.
Owned by Aaron & Marie Jones.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: GISW, $1,252,679.
THIRD DAWN, 9, Sky Mesa--Chalmette, by Quiet
American
Foal born Mar. 4, a colt by Old Fashioned.
Will be bred back to Super Saver.
Owned by Ike W Thrash.
Boarded at Taylor Made.
Accomplishments: SW & GISP, $286,314.