SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2016

Stays in Vegas (outside) | Benoit

AMERICAN OAKS-GI, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mTPP. Horse Sire1. Lady Valeur (Ire) Multiplex (GB)2. Stays in Vegas K City Zip3. Dreamarcher K Archarcharch4. How Unusual Unusual Heat5. Cheekaboo Unusual Heat6. Sassy Little Lila K Artie Schiller7. Decked Out K Street Boss8. Queen Blossom (Ire) Jeremy9. Mrs. Norris Bernardini10. Sheeza Milky Way K Sidney's Candy11. Dynamic Mizzes K Mizzen Mast12. Barleysugar (Ire) Kyllachy (GB)13. Mokat K Uncle Mo(see Graded Stakes Entries)

Cara Rafaela with her 2006

Storm Cat filly, Burgundy Ice

Darley

IN TDN EUROPE TODAYCARDS ‘STACK’-ED IN HIS FAVORDaithi Harvey has a profile of trainer Fozzy Stack as he prepares

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PACKED HOUSE FOR FINALGRADE I OF THE YEAR

With a trio of Grade I placings under her belt, including near

misses in the GI Del Mar Oaks Aug. 20 and GI Matriarch S.

Dec. 4, 7-2 morning-line favorite Stays in Vegas (City Zip) is a

good place to begin

for Saturday=s newly

positioned

GI American Oaks at

Santa Anita.

The GIII Senorita S.

heroine, trained by

Hall of Famer Jerry

Hollendorfer, returns

to the 3-year-old

ranks after finishing

within a head of Miss

Temple City (Temple

City) and Roca Rojo

(Ire) (Strategic Prince

{GB}) in a thrilling

renewal of the

Matriarch.

Queen Blossom (Ire) (Jeremey), victress of the G3 Lodge Park

EBF Park Express S. in her native country back in March, looks to

get back on track with first-time Lasix for her U.S. debut. Cont. p3

B=MARE OF THE YEAR CARA RAFAELA DIES Cara Rafaela (Quiet American--Oil Fable, by Spectacular Bid),

the Grade I-winning dam of champion Bernardini (A.P. Indy), has

been euthanized due to the infirmities of old age, Godolphin

announced Friday. She was 23.

Bred in Kentucky by Mike

Rutherford, Cara Rafaela was a

$70,000 purchase by Goncalo

Borges Torrealba at the 1994

Keeneland September Sale.

Conditioned by D. Wayne Lukas,

the grey was second in the 1995

GI Breeders= Cup Juvenile Fillies

before annexing the GI Hollywood

Starlet that season. She hit the

board in five more Grade I races at three--including a third in the

Kentucky Oaks--and retired in 1997 with earnings of $884,452

from an overall record of 24-4-8-2. Cont. p3

Saturday, December 31, 2016

PEGASUS PLAYBOOK: CRUNCH TIME 4GI Pegasus World Cup shareholder Dean Reeves checks in againas the search for runners for the lucrative race comes down to the wire.

SA STAKES DOUBLE FOR MILLER, ARROYO RRTrainer Peter Miller and pilot Norberto Arroyo, Jr. partneredfor a pair of stakes wins at Santa Anita Friday. Both winnerswere horses Miller had claimed for $40,000 apiece.

TODAY’S GRADED STAKESEST Race Click for TV4:29p Midnight Lute S.-GIII, SA TJCIS PPs TVG4:59p Robert J. Frankel S.-GIII, SA TJCIS PPs TVG7:00p American Oaks-GI, SA TJCIS PPs TVG

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Decked Out | Benoit

Bernardini | Darley

American Oaks Preview cont. from p1

Queen Blossom finished a distant sixth when last seen in the

G3 Irish National Stud EBF Blue Wind S. at Naas May 11.

AShe=s trained well coming into this,@ said Aimee Dollase,

assistant to trainer Graham

Motion. AShe=s had two good

works here [at Santa Anita]

and we=ll see what happens.

It=s a tough race, but she acts

like she=s worked well. She=s

been here a little over three

weeks, and we=ve got [Joel]

Rosario to ride.@

Sassy Little Lila (Artie Schiller) makes her graded stakes debut

after finishing a good second in Aqueduct=s Winter Memories S.

Nov. 25. She previously delivered in an optional claimer at this

1 1/4-mile distance at Belmont in late October.

Decked Out (Street Boss), just a head short when second in

the Del Mar Oaks, was freshened after a 12th-place finish in the

GI Rodeo Drive S. at Santa Anita Oct. 1. She was an impressive

winner of the GIII Providencia S. over this course in April.

Cara Rafaela cont. from p1

Cara Rafaela=s first foal was Ile de France (Storm Cat), who was

GISP for the Borges Torrealba family=s Stud TNT and eventually

produced GISW Love and Pride

(A.P. Indy). Her second foal, Bold

Legacy (Seattle Slow), was a $1.35-

million Keeneland July yearling.

Sheikh Mohammed purchased

Cara Rafaela privately in 2002

while she was carrying Bernardini,

who would go on to annex the

2006 GI Preakness S., GII Jim Dandy S., GI Travers S. and GI

Jockey Club Gold Cup before finishing second in the GI Breeders=

Cup Classic and eventually earning champion 3-year-old honors.

FEATURE PRESENTATIONGRADE I AMERICAN OAKS

Inquiries to Grant Williamson at 859.873.7053www.threechimneys.com

@ three_chimneys

“He was the most versatile

horse I’ve ever trained

and one of the best.”

-Todd Pletcher

LGB, LLC 2016

$20,000 S&N

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Dean Reeves

Cara Rafaela cont.

Bernardini, who earned more than $3 million on the track,

now stands at Darley in Kentucky and ranks seventh on the 2016

North American general sires list.

Cara Rafaela, who earned 2006 Broodmare of the Year honors

for Bernardini=s exploits, was pensioned at Sheik Mohammed=s

Gainsborough Farm in 2014.

PEGASUS PLAYBOOK: CRUNCH TIMECourtesy Gulfstream Park

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, a private racing stable owned by

Dean and Patti Reeves of Atlanta, GA., is one of a dozen

stakeholders in the $12-million GI Pegasus World Cup

Invitational, the world=s richest horse race to be run Saturday,

Jan. 28 at Gulfstream Park.

The Reeveses, who formed their stable in 2009 with trainer

Kathy Ritvo and campaigned 2013 GI Breeders= Cup Classic

winner Mucho Macho Man, are currently searching for a horse

to contest the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus.

Dean Reeves shares his thoughts on the process of acquiring a

participant for the Pegasus World Cup as well as participating in

this unique event.

It is now down to about five of us looking for horses for the

$12-million Pegasus World Cup Invitational, but there are still

some quality horses out there and I think you will see some

deals done over the next four or

five days. We have offers out

for some horses and I've had

some long conversations with

owners, so the ball is in their

court to see what they want to

do.

We've narrowed things down.

We've all got to make decisions

because time is of the essence.

The trainer and owner need to

know if they're going in this race

because now is the time they

have to focus and prepare the

horse, so there is a need for movement. I know some people

I've talked to want to make a decision by the weekend.

You know, when I first got into this, I thought this would give

me an opportunity to talk to other owners I wouldn't necessarily

talk to...to have a conversation with them. And it's been exactly

that. I have talked to owners all across the country, some

internationally, and it's been a great experience. Cont. p5

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WITH ANDY BEYERFrom his writing to his railing against

drug trainers to his speed figures,

which revolutionized handicapping,

Andy Beyer's impact on the sport is

immeasurable. He is semi-retired

now, but he still has plenty to say

about racing. Beyer is this week's

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Pegasus Playbook cont.

The owners I have talked to have just been very nice, very

business-like, about the whole process. The stakeholders have

all done a nice job. Nothing has been cutthroat. The main thing

is they really know their horse and they want what's best for the

horse. Sure, they want good deals--some different in terms--but

they also know where and when they want to run their horse.

I've really enjoyed the conversations and feel like wherever I go

in my travels, we'll talk more and this will open things up for

next year.

The other thing about this race is the fans will get their race if

it all unfolds like it looks like it will. They got their big race with

the two big horses, California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) and

Arrogate (Unbridled=s Song). Plus, there's some pretty nice

horses in there that might shock them if things don't go just

right for them or if they don't bring their 'A' game.

I'm really looking forward to Pegasus. It's going to be a fun

week, a heck of a race, and the start of great opportunities in

2017.

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GRADED STAKES ENTRIES

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 7:00 p.m. EST

AMERICAN OAKS-GI, $300,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/4mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Lady Valeur (Ire) Multiplex (GB) Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners Gallagher Bejarano 15-1

2 Stays in Vegas K City Zip Jungle Racing LLC, KMN Racing LLC or LNJ Foxwoods Hollendorfer Prat 7-2

3 Dreamarcher K Archarcharch Melen, Red Cap Thrbds., LLC or Taub, Et Al Hollendorfer Contreras 30-1

4 How Unusual Unusual Heat Fetkin, Sil or St. Hilaire, Et Al Pender Solis 30-1

5 Cheekaboo Unusual Heat S. Alesia, Burns or Ciaglia Racing LLC Eurton Smith 8-1

6 Sassy Little Lila K Artie Schiller Sheep Pond Partners or Michael J. Ryan Cox Saez 9-2

7 Decked Out K Street Boss Voss, Big Chief Racing, LLC or Head of Plains Partners Desormeaux Desormeaux 4-1

8 Queen Blossom (Ire) Jeremy Team Valor International or Barber Motion Rosario 9-2

9 Mrs. Norris Bernardini Godolphin Harty Espinoza 30-1

10 Sheeza Milky Way K Sidney's Candy Alesia, Christensen or Ciaglia Racing LLC, Et Al Eurton Blanc 12-1

11 Dynamic Mizzes K Mizzen Mast Ellenay Racing, Inc. Glatt Nakatani 30-1

12 Barleysugar (Ire) Kyllachy (GB) Red Baron's Barn, LLC or Rancho Temescal, LLC Freeman Baze 12-1

13 Mokat K Uncle Mo J K Racing Stable, LLC Baltas Van Dyke 6-1

Breeders: 1-Edmond Kent, 2-John McCormack, 3-BWB Bloodstock, LLC & K. Taylor, 4-Madeline Auerbach & Barry Abrams, 5-Madeline Auerbach, Richard

Rosenberg &Barry Abrams, 6-Dr. John A. Chandler, 7-Haymarket Farm LLC, 8-Irish National Stud, 9-Darley, 10-Jayne Johnson, Tom Flounders &Jeanne

Flounders, 11-Ellenay Racing, Inc., 12-Mrs James Wigan, 13-Dr. Charles S. Giles

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 4:30 p.m. EST

MIDNIGHT LUTE S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, 6 1/2f

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Tough Sunday Grazen Nick Alexander Miyadi Baze 7-2

2 Solid Wager Birdonthewire Barber, Barber or Stanford Stable Miller Espinoza 8-1

3 St. Joe Bay Saint Anddan Altamira Racing Stable or Bernsen Miller Desormeaux 9-5

4 Navy Hymn K Songandaprayer Messineo, Sands, La Vida Loca Racing Stables,Et Al Baltas Bejarano 5-2

5 Jimmy Bouncer Square Eddie Reddam Racing, LLC O'Neill Gutierrez 5-2

Breeders: 1-Nick Alexander, 2-Madera Thoroughbreds LLC, 3-Bonnie Heath Farm, LLC, 4-Masatsugu Otani, 5-Reddam Racing, LLC

Saturday, Santa Anita Park, post time: 5:00 p.m. EST

ROBERT J. FRANKEL S.-GIII, $100,000, 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/8mT

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY ML

1 Sweet Charity (Fr) Myboycharlie (Ire) Hronis Racing, LLC Sadler Smith 6-1

2 Keri Belle Empire Maker Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Moss Shirreffs Arroyo, Jr. 8-1

3 Frenzified (GB) Yeats (Ire) DP Racing Cassidy Gonzalez 6-1

4 Arles (Fr) Monsun (Ger) Team Valor International & Green Lantern Stables LLC Motion Rosario 5-2

5 Pretty Girl (Arg) Harlan's Holiday Stud RDI, LLC or Bonne Chance Farm, LLC Lobo Van Dyke 5-1

6 Ryans Charm K Heatseeker (Ire) Takaya Shimakawa Gallagher Bejarano 4-1

7 Goodyearforroses (Ire) Azamour (Ire) Ron McCauley Baltas Nakatani 8-1

8 Into The Mystic (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Fox Hill Farms, Inc. Mandella Prat 6-1

Breeders: 1-Hubert Honore, 2-Mr. & Mrs. Jerome S. Moss, 3-Stuart Stuckey, 4-S.A.R.L. Ecurie D, 5-El Chanar, 6-Ann Marie F arm, 7-The Hornets, 8-Ecurie

La Vallee Martigny

Monday, Aqueduct, post time: 3:50 p.m. EST

JEROME S.-GIII, $150,000, 3yo, 1m 70y

PP HORSE SIRE OWNER TRAINER JOCKEY WT

1 Bonus Points Majestic Warrior Three Diamonds Farm Pletcher Franco 116

2 Everybodyluvsrudy K Union Rags Dubb, Bethlehem Stables LLC & Imperio Rodriguez Arroyo 116

3 Takaful Bernardini Shadwell Stable McLaughlin Ortiz 116

4 True Timber K Mineshaft Calumet Farm McLaughlin Carmouche 116

5 The Walk K Hansen West Point Thoroughbreds Albertrani Davis 116

6 El Areeb K Exchange Rate M M G Stables, LLC Lynch McCarthy 120

7 Win With Pride K Distorted Humor Repole Stable and St. Elias Stable Pletcher Ortiz, Jr. 116

Breeders: 1-Country Life Farm, 2-Stirling Farms, LP, 3-Shadwell Farm, LLC, 4-Mr. & Mrs. Marc C. Ferrell, 5-Crumbaugh Lane LLC, 6-Dixiana Farms LLC,

7-Three Chimneys Farm, LLC

SAINT’S FANUndefeated Churchill MdSpWt winner & recent $100,000 La. Champions Day Juvenile S. winner on 12/10

GIRVINDebut MdSpWt winner at Fair Grounds on 12/16,earning an 87 Beyer – the fastest 2yo of the meet to date

PROMISING 2YO COLTS INCLUDE:

Bonita Bianca | Adam

Coglianese

NYRA ANNOUNCES ENHANCED SPRING

2-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM The New York Racing Association will card eight maiden races

worth $100,000 each during the spring leading up to Belmont=s

June 8 Astoria S. and June 9 Tremont S. in an ongoing effort to

build up its early juvenile program. Fillies may run in the Astoria

Trial A, 4 1/2 furlongs at Aqueduct Apr. 19; Astoria Trial B and C,

contested at Belmont over five furlongs May 3 and May 17,

respectively; and Astoria Trial D over five furlongs of Belmont

turf May 25. Male juveniles will contest the Tremont Trial A over

4 1/2 panels at Aqueduct Apr. 20; the Tremont Trial B and C at

Belmont going five furlongs May 4 and May 18, respectively;

and the Tremont Trial D on the turf May 26. Fields for each trial

are limited to 10 starters, with $50,000 to the winner. All

runners will be paid. If 10 runners start, the second through

sixth-place horses would receive $20,000, $10,000, $7,500,

5,000 and $4,000, respectively, with the remaining $3,500

divided among the seventh through 10th-place finishers.

Additionally, bonuses of up to $20,000 will be available to

owners and trainers of New York-breds who finish second or

third in any state-bred or open maiden juvenile race held during

the Aqueduct spring or Belmont spring-summer meets. The

bonuses, offered in partnership with the New York Breeding

Fund, stipulate that owners will receive $7,000, $4,500 and

$2,500 bonuses for first, second and third, respectively. Trainer

bonuses will be $3,000, $2,000 and $1,000.

According to a release, NYRA ran 26 juvenile maiden races

during the spring and summer in 2016--up from 16 in 2015.

Those races attracted 222 total starters, a 65.57% increase year-

over-year, and averaged 8.54 starters per race.

AA strong 2-year-old program is important to the Aqueduct

and Belmont spring meets and the high demand for the bonus

program in 2016 shows us that we're moving our racing

program in the right direction," said Martin Panza, NYRA's

Senior Vice President of Racing Operations. AIt's one thing to

offer races, but it's another thing to make sure they go. We want

our horsemen to feel confident when they send their

2-year-olds to New York in April, May, or June, that we will

make every effort to be sure these races are used.@

Friday=s Results:

EAST VIEW S., $98,000, AQU, 12-30, (S), 2yo, f, 1m 70y, 1:46.46,

gd.

1--BONITA BIANCA, 122, f, 2, by Curlin

1st Dam: Friendly Michelle (GISW, $404,544), by Artax

2nd Dam: Valiant Jewel, by Buckley Boy

3rd Dam: Every Effort, by Full Out

($97,000 2yo '16 OBSMAR). O-Michael Dubb, Bethlehem

Stables LLC & Michael Imperio; B-Dormellito Stud (NY); T-Rudy

R. Rodriguez; J-Irad Ortiz, Jr. $60,000. Lifetime Record: 4-3-0-1,

$276,000.

2--Tiznow's Smile, 116, f, 2, Tiznow--Serenity's Smile, by Dixie

Brass. ($345,000 RNA Ylg '15 FTSAUG). O/B-Francis J.

Paolangeli (NY); T-Charlton Baker. $20,000.

3--Bree's Got Heart, 116, f, 2, Colonel John--Secretsoftheheart,

by Put It Back. ($3,500 Ylg '15 KEEJAN; $27,000 Ylg '15

EASOCT). O-Glenn Bennett; B-Doug & Felicia Branham (NY);

T-Robert E. Reid, Jr. $10,000.

Margins: 5 1/4, 5, 4HF. Odds: 0.50, 3.10, 9.90.

Also Ran: Overnegotiate, Messer Misfit.

Bonita Bianca rallied from well off the pace to score in the

state-bred Friday feature East View S. at Aqueduct, earning her

second stakes tally in four starts.

Off the mark on debut at almost 11-1 sprinting against New

York-breds Sept. 22 at Belmont, the chestnut was a commanding

winner of the Empire-bred Maid of the Mist S. in the Elmont slop

one month later before breaking

poorly and closing to be third in the

GII Demoiselle S. on the local main

Nov. 26. Taking all the money in this

short field, Bonita Bianca dropped

out to run a detached last as

Tiznow=s Smile showed the way

through a strong pace of :23.68 and

:48.59. Gradually getting closer

down the backside, the favorite

launched a strong four-wide move on the far turn and easily

overtook the pacesetter approaching the eighth pole, kicking

away from there to a convincing success.

The victress=s dam, a GISW sprinter on this circuit, is

responsible for a yearling Simmard filly named Friendly Simmard

and was bred to Paynter this term. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

REGIONAL REPORT SATURDAY • DECEMBER 31, 2016

Former claim Vending Machine (Hard Spun) upsets in the Eddie Logan S. at Santa Anita

Dam Resides at Mulholland Springs

HIP 1457: 1/2 Sis sells @ KeeJan w/ Shawhan Place

Valerio Bloodstock

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4th-AQU, $55,000, (S), Msw, 12-30, 2yo, 1m 70y, 1:46.41, gd.

JAIME'S ANGEL (c, 2, Mission Impazible--Our Perfect Ten, by

Medaglia d'Oro) finished last of 12 in his career bow Oct. 16 at

Belmont, but improved to be fifth on the main track here

Nov. 19 before going one better sprinting over the inner

Dec. 10. Stretching out to two turns at 14-1 in this spot, the

chestnut was caught four-wide on the clubhouse turn while

racing in fifth past a :23.81 quarter. Pulling to within a length of

the lead after a :48.36 half, he challenged favorite Sicilia Mike

(Girolamo) three-deep on the latter half of the far bend and

dueled that one down by the eighth pole to triumph going away

by 5 3/4 lengths. The winner, the eighth for his freshman sire

(by Unbridled=s Song), has a yearling full-sister and a weanling

full-brother. His dam visited Mr. Sidney this spring. Sales History:

$15,000 Ylg '15 FTNMIX. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, $37,568. Click

for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-

Tipton.

O-Youngs Racing Stable; B-Twin Creeks Farm (NY); T-Richard

Metivier.

7th-AQU, $55,000, (S), Msw, 12-30, 3yo/up, 1m 70y, 1:44.60,

gd.

DANEBURY (c, 3, Super Saver--That's Ok, by Not For Love) was

runner-up at 15-1 on debut last November over the Aqueduct

main, but failed to hit the mark in three starts this fall before

transferring from the Eddie Kenneally barn and running a game

second here last out Dec. 2. Crushed down to 3-4 in this spot,

the $230,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga grad broke alertly and was

sent away to dictate terms through splits of :24.12 and :48.41.

Widening on the far turn, the dark bay spurted clear by the

furlong grounds and romped home 12 lengths to the good. Lost

Note (Well Noted) got up late for the place at 56-1. Danebury is

a half to Mirai (Trappe Shot), SW, $133,800. His dam is

responsible for a yearling filly by Overanalyze and a weanling

filly by Cairo Prince. She was bred back to the victor=s sire this

term. Sales History: $50,000 Wlg '13 FTNMIX; $270,000 RNA 2yo

'15 FTFMAR; $95,000 RNA 2yo '15 EASMAY. Lifetime Record:

6-1-2-1, $63,192. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Kildare Stud and Bloodstock Management Stable; B-Eaton &

Thorne, Inc (NY); T-Gary C. Contessa.

Friday=s Results:

9th-GP, $37,000, Alw (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($75,000), 12-30, 2yo,

5fT, :56.11, fm.

DEREK'S SMILE (c, 2, Brother Derek--A Wink and a Smile, by

Mr. Greeley) scored a wire-to-wire victory on debut June 11 at

Parx and showed a series of quick works for this return

engagement. Off at 22-5, the dark bay broke sharply and gap

dueled for the lead through a blazing :21.28 quarter. Edging

away from his pace foe into the stretch, Derek=s Smile drew

clear by the eighth pole and found the wire 2 1/2 lengths in

front despite swapping leads greenly in the closing strides.

Heavily favored Bronson (Medaglia d=Oro) ran on late to get

second. The victor=s dam has a yearling colt by Stephen Got Even

and dropped a Yes It=s True filly this season before being paired

with Afleet Alex. Sales History: $20,000 RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP.

Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $52,200. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-George E. Hall; B-K & G Stables (KY); T-Kelly J. Breen.

6th-GP, $36,000, Msw, 12-30, 2yo, f, 7 1/2fT, 1:29.91, fm.

+SCHEME (f, 2, Tizway--Decorator, by Storm Cat) parlayed a

perfect trip into an upset first-out score at Gulfstream. Coming

in with a solid series of breezes, most recently going five

furlongs around dogs over the Palm Meadows turf Dec. 16 in

1:00 3/5 (3/14), the $85,000 KEESEP buy broke well at 27-1 and

checked a bit going into the clubhosue turn to sit seventh along

the rail behind a :22.93 quarter. Dropping back a few spots by a

:47.90 half, the dark bay steadily inched up at the fence on the

far turn and smoothly split horses in the two-path at the top of

the lane. Surging to the lead just inside the eighth pole, Scheme

edged clear from there to earn a 1 3/4-length victory over Ritzy

Rose (Hat Trick {Jpn}). The winner=s dam is a half to

MGSW/MGISP sire E Dubai (Mr. Prospector), as well as No

Matter What (Nureyev), the GISW dam of MG1SW European

champion Rainbow View (Dynaformer), GSW/MGISP Just as Well

(A.P. Indy), MGSW Winter View (Thunder Gulch) and GSW Utley

(Smart Strike). Her second dam, MSW/MGSP Words of War

(Lord At War {Arg}) is a full to Ascutney, the GSW dam of 2008

GI Breeders= Cup Classic hero Raven=s Pass (Elusive Quality).

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $21,600. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-William L. Clifton, Jr.; B-Malibu Farm, LLC (KY); T-H. James

Bond.

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7th-TAM, $20,250, Msw, 12-30, 2yo, 1 1/16mT, 1:43.49, fm.

MUSICAL AMERICA (c, 2, Malibu Moon--Pussycat Doll {MGISW,

$797,183}, by Real Quiet) showed mild late interest when

running sixth in his career bow sprinting on the Laurel dirt

Sept. 11 and was bet to 13-5 favoritism stretching out and

switching surfaces in this spot. Reined in to travel in third at the

rail through a :23.17 quarter, the homebred was given a nudge

after a :47.99 half, awaited racing room on the far turn and

exploded clear once finding daylight in the three-path at the top

of the lane, running away to a promising 5 1/4-length victory.

Clutch Catch (Tiznow) completed the exacta. Pussycat Doll, a

three-time GISW in her racing career, is a half to GISW Jimmy

Creed (Distorted Humor) and is out of GISW Hookedonthefeelin

(Citidancer). She is responsible for a yearling filly by Into

Mischief and foaled a full-brother to the winner this term before

being covered by Into Mischief once again. Lifetime Record:

2-1-0-0, $12,400. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Lael Stables; B-M. Roy Jackson (KY); T-Arnaud Delacour.

8th-TAM, $20,000, Msw, 12-30, 2yo, f, 7f, 1:24.39, ft.

TERESA Z (f, 2, Smart Strike--With Flying Colors {SW,

$139,684}, by A.P. Indy) was fifth as the favorite in her debut

June 12 on the Belmont main and went one better July 24 on

the Saratoga lawn before filling out the superfecta once more

back on dirt at the Spa Sept. 4. Switched from the Todd Pletcher

barn for this start, the $635,000 Keeneland September purchase

was off a bit hesitantly at 33-10 and dropped back to run eighth

behind a :22.92 quarter. Stymied in traffic for much of the far

turn run, the chestnut shifted out four-wide at the quarter pole

and wore down favored pacesetter Schema (Gemologist) to

earn a half-length decision. The winner=s third dam is

undefeated Hall of Famer Personal Ensign, while her dam is a

stakes-winning half to champion Storm Flag Flying (Storm Cat)

out of four-time GISW My Flag (Easy Goer). She was bred to

Palace Malice this term after failing to produce a foal in either of

the last two seasons. Lifetime Record: 4-1-0-0, $21,950. Click for

the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-St. Elias Stable; B-Besilu Stables, LLC (KY); T-Anthony R.

Margotta, Jr.

Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 3:01 p.m. EDTTROPICAL PARK DERBY, $75,000, 3yo, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 JR’s Holiday Harlan’s Holiday Jaramillo Garoffalo 20-12 Berliner Bernardini Lopez Gonzalez 10-13 Mighty Mo Uncle Mo Cruz Mott 15-1

4 Franklin Towers City Zip Lanerie Cibelli 15-15 Two Step Time Two Step Salsa Gaffalione Maker 15-16 Gimlet Lemon Drop Kid Zayas Pletcher 6-17 Tonedaddy Curlin Luzzi Mattine 30-18 Inspector Lynley Lemon Drop Kid Velazquez McGaughey 4-19 Oscar Nominated Kitten’s Joy Leparoux Maker 3-110 Giant Run Giant’s Causeway Bravo Albertrani 15-111 Stockyard Scat Daddy Castro Pletcher 12-112 Strike Midnight Smart Strike Lezcano Gyarmati 9-2Entered for Main Track Only:13 Direct Message Bernardini Bravo Albertrani 10-1

Saturday, Gulfstream, post time: 5:05 p.m. EDTTROPICAL PARK OAKS, $75,000, 3yo, f, 1 1/16mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Artesian Artie Schiller Jaramillo McNeely 50-12 Try Your Luck Lookin at Lucky Lanerie Maker 3-13 Welcoming Tapit Lopez Clement 10-14 Gypsy Eyes (Ire) High Chaparral (Ire) Luzzi Biancone 8-15 Okana (GB) Zamindar Prado Motion 20-16 Family Meeting Sky Mesa Lezcano Proctor 15-17 Insta Erma Pioneerof the Nile Lemaitre Mott 15-18 Stella Rose Mineshaft Bravo Clement 10-19 Penjade (Fr) Air Chief Marshal (Ire) Zayas Brown 5-110 Azaelia (Fr) Turtle Bowl (Ire) Leparoux McGaughey 8-111 Island Reward Street Boss Gaffalione Brown 9-212 Shaan (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Velazquez Pletcher 10-113 Ultra Brat Uncle Mo Cruz Motion 20-114 Rontos Lily Big Drama Meneses Sanchez 30-1

Friday=s Results:

3rd-LRL, $40,000, Msw, 12-30, 3yo/up, 6f, 1:10.66, ft.

+J R'S RHYTHM (g, 3, Defrere--Rhythmically {SP}, by Meadow

Monster) showed a few bullet works for this unveiling, including

a half-mile from the Parx gate in :48 flat (1/34) Nov. 28, and was

given a 36-5 chance. Stalking from second through a solid :22.44

quarter, the chestnut cruised to the front under his own power

at the five-sixteenths pole and went clear by a :46.47 half, never

facing a serious stretch threat from there in a 2 1/2-length

graduation. Fellow firster Sound the Horns (Include) ran on well

to be second as the 3-2 favorite. The winner=s dam has a

yearling colt by Etched named Pascal Chant and foaled a filly by

the same sire named Portulaca this term. Lifetime Record:

1-1-0-0, $22,800. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO,

sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Monica Ryan; B-John & Monica Ryan (NJ); T-Patrick B.

McBurney.

Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm

Who doesn’t love a new year? A clean

slate? A chance to see the world with fresh

eyes. And show you the world we will in

this month’s TDN Weekend, taking you to

five countries on four continents to talk

to some of racing’s most interesting peo-

ple and go to some of its most interesting

destinations. Listen to the energy of Gerry

Harvey and you’ll be on the next plane to

Magic Millions; read Lucas Marquardt’s up

close and personal (actually, quite person-

al) encounters with South Africa’s wildlife;

traipse across France with Emma Berry in

her quest to see every French stallion in

two days during that country’s fabulous

Route des Etalons; and dine with Tony Ricci

in his Lexington steakhouse. Finally, `Harry

Herbert’ and `Wild West’ aren’t two terms

one normally puts together, but in this

month’s The Last Word, he’ll show you why

one should.

Sue Finley, Co-Publisher

TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 4 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • DECEMBER 31, 2016

Middleburg Training Center Donated to TRF:

Horseman and real estate entrepreneur Randy Rouse has

donated the historic Middleburg Training Center in Virginia to

the Thoroughbred Retirement Fund (TRF), the Fauquier Times

reports. The transaction was completed Thursday, and Rouse, a

prominent figure in the local horse community, turned 100

years old Friday. Originally built by the great owner/breeder

Paul Mellon in the 1950s as a private training facility, the

training center was purchased by Rouse in 2006 and has been

on the market in recent years. About 80 horses are currently

based at the center, and TRF President and COO Lenny Hale said

that current operations will continue. He also told the Fauquier

Times that there are plans to renovate the property to prepare

for an expected 90 retired Thoroughbreds that will be housed

there. AWe=re hoping that it will eventually support itself,@ said

Hale. AWe=d also like to involve the community, use it for riding

for the disabled and wounded veterans. We have a lot of

options and it will take a little time to get it done.@ TRF Director,

External Affairs Diana Pikulski told the TDN, AThe training center

is in the heart of some of the nicest horse country in America. It

will be a beautiful place to showcase the work of the TRF and

brilliance of the Thoroughbred in many disciplines.@

Saturday, Laurel Park, post time: 2:00 p.m. EDT

MARYLANDER S., $100,000, 2yo, 7fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Undulated Curlin McCarthy Lynch 5-22 Irish War Cry Curlin Lynch Motion 9-53 Cape Lookout Shackleford Cintron Trombetta 12-14 Two Charley’s Hansen Hamilton Lynch 4-15 O Dionysus Bodemeister Toledo Capuano 9-26 Always a Suspect Exchange Rate N/A McLaughlin 8-17 Alive Uncle Mo N/A Trombetta 20-1

Saturday, Laurel Park, post time: 3:00 p.m. EDT

GIN TALKING S., $100,000, 2yo, f, 7fPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Lucky in Malibu Lookin at Lucky Gomez Capuano 4-12 Star Touch Jump Start Karamanos Gaudet 30-13 Bubbly Maimonides Serpa Abbott 15-14 Ms Locust Point Dialed In Vargas Servis 5-25 Pink Cashmere Eskendereya Boyce Perkins 20-16 Squan’s Kingdom Trapper Shot Toledo McBurney 4-17 Cold Hearted Parading Pimentel Helmbrecht 15-18 Star Super Super Saver McCarthy Lynch 3-19 Aiden’s Rag Doll Union Rags Lynch Cox 8-1

Friday=s Results:6th-FG, $42,000, Alw (NW2X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-30,3yo/up, f/m, 5 1/2fT, 1:04.65, fm.SIMPLE SURPRISE (f, 3, Cowboy Cal--Simplify {SW & GSP,$261,658}, by Pulpit) graduated at first asking in the Churchillslop June 18 and repeated in the Bolton Landing S. on theSaratoga lawn two months later. Third in the Instant Racing S.Apr. 16 at Oaklawn, the homebred was last seen running ninthwhen adding blinkers in the GIII Adena Springs Miss Preakness S.May 20 at Pimlico. Let go at 55-10 in this return to turf, SimpleSurprise stalked the pace from third through a :22.44 quarterwhile pulling a bit and moved to the lead once set down passinga :47.16 half. Kicking clear by the sixteenth pole, the dark bayheld sway late for a one-length triumph over Luvin Bullies(Flashy Bull). Simplify is responsible for a yearling filly by EnglishChannel and produced a Super Saver filly this term beforevisiting Street Sense. Lifetime Record: SW, 7-3-0-2, $137,572.Click for the Equibase.com chart.O/B-Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen.

Don't miss the latest episode ofThoroughbred Week where John

Henderson recaps the major NorthAmerican stakes from the past week,including the G3 San Simeon S., the

Tenacious S., the G2 Mathis Brothers Mile, the G1 LaBrea S. and more. Click here.

TDN REGIONAL REPORT • PAGE 5 OF 9 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • DECEMBER 31, 2016

Bad Ju Ju | Benoit Photo

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 4:40 p.m. EDTWOODCHOPPER S., $75,000, 3yo, 1mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 Explosive Kowboy Kodiak Kowboy Mena Lovell 20-12 Hay Dakota Haynesfield Velazquez Berndt 6-13 One Mean Man Mizzen Mast Albarado Flint 9-24 Inside Straight Super Saver Franco Diodoro 12-15 Royal Lion Kitalpha Johnstone Stuart 30-16 Zapperini Ghostzapper Hernandez Foley 8-17 Mav Henrythenavigator Bridgmohan Cox 10-18 Sir Dudley Digges Gio Ponti Geroux Maker 5-19 Wildcat Wish Wildcat Heir Negron Loza 10-110 Cordon Archarcharch Reznikov Vashchenko 20-111 Ikerrin Road (Ire) Iffraaj (GB) Flores Casse 10-112 Way Striking Smart Strike Eramira Diodoro 10-113 Tiznoble Tiznow Murrill Stidham 15-114 Dolphus Lookin at Lucky Saez Sharp 10-1Also Eligible:15 Seeking the Soul Perfect Soul (Ire) Hernandez Stewart 6-1

Saturday, Fair Grounds, post time: 5:34 p.m. EDTWOODCHOPPER S., $75,000, 3yo, 1mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER ML1 School Board Prez Courageous Cat Torres Matthews 20-12 Most Beautiful (GB) Canford Cliffs (Ire) Albarado Proctor 5-13 Ready for Chianti More Than Ready Hernandez Stewart 12-14 Nobody’s Fault Blame Murrill Pessin 12-15 Always Right Arch Doyle Stall 12-16 La Peregrina Hard Spun Flores Amoss 12-17 Motown Lady Uncle Mo McMahon Calhoun 12-18 Gianna’s Dream Twirling Candy Geroux Maker 4-19 Frozen Hannah E Dubai Saez Sharp 12-110 Princess Erindelle Divine Park Pedroza Robertson 20-111 Inconclusive Include Mena Scherer 20-112 Believe in Bertie Langfuhr Bridgmohan Cox 3-113 Pancake Corinthian Hernandez Werner 30-114 Mom’s On Strike First Dude Graham Sharp 8-1Also Eligible:15 Pageant Material Bernardini Eramia Lovell 20-1

Friday=s Results:

KALOOKAN QUEEN S., $94,935, SA, 12-30, 3yo/up, f/m, 6 1/2f,

1:16.04, wf.

1--#BAD JU JU, 120, f, 4, Desert Code--Ju Ju Baby, by Snow

Ridge. O-Rockingham Ranch; B-Lo Hi Racing Stable & Dick

Barton (CA); T-Peter Miller; J-Norberto Arroyo, Jr. $61,740.

Lifetime Record: 17-7-1-4, $305,731.

2--Brainspin, 118, f, 3, Flatter--Shedoesrock, by Storm Boot.

($100,000 Ylg '14 FTKJUL; $270,000 2yo '15 BARMAR).

O-Doubledown Stables, Inc.; B-H. Allen Poindexter & Machmer

Hall (KY); T-John W. Sadler. $16,080.

3--Ponder Lea, 120, f, 4, More Than Ready--Rumba Punch, by

Green Dancer. ($100,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP). O-Ackerman Equine,

LLC, Richard Baltas, Nancy Messineo & Bruce Sands; B-Redmon

Farm (KY); T-Richard Baltas. $9,648.

Margins: 2HF, 1, 2 1/4. Odds: 4.40, 6.90, 18.20.

Also Ran: Dr. Fager's Gal, Fantastic Style, La Berma (Ire), Tuscany

Beauty, Stealth Drone.

Bad Ju Ju continued to be a fruitful claim and stepped up into

stakes waters with aplomb to capture the Kalookan Queen S. at

Santa Anita.

Plucked for $40,000 from the Doug O=Neill barn out of a third-

place effort in optional claimer here Oct. 8, the dark bay scored

at the same level Nov. 6 and annexed a higher priced optional

claimer Nov. 24 at Del

Mar. Made the distant

second choice in this

class jump, Bad Ju Ju

fell back to run last of

eight as a three-way

speed duel developed

through a sharp :21.44

quarter. Brainspin, the

middle marker in that

battle, put away 1-2

favorite Fantastic Style (Harlan=s Holiday) in early stretch, but

Bad Ju Ju, who had weaved her way into contention on the turn,

came calling nearing the furlong marker and easily swept on by

to score going away. The frontrunner did well to hold for

second. The winner=s dam was bred to Champ Pegasus this

spring.

AI was very confident going into the race and I was confident

during the race,@ said winning rider Norberto Arroyo, Jr. AI've

been going down to San Luis Rey to work her and I knew she

was doing well.@

Miller added, AShe was down inside and then [Arroyo] was

able to tip outside coming to the quarter pole. I could see he

was loaded, but I was afraid he was going to get stopped. We'll

nominate to the [GII] Santa Monica [S. Jan. 21], but she's

Cal-bred and we'll look at all those races as well.@ Click for the

Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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SELECT SALES Graduate...Exceeding Expectations

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Vending Machine | Benoit Photo

EDDIE LOGAN S., $80,580, SA, 12-30, 2yo, 1mT, 1:35.87, gd.

1--#VENDING MACHINE, 119, c, 2, by Hard Spun

1st Dam: Maggies Storm, by Stormy Atlantic

2nd Dam: Maggies Pistol, by Big Pistol

3rd Dam: Miss Magistrate, by Tanthem

($100,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV; $70,000 RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP;

$110,000 RNA 2yo '16 BARMAR). O-Sinnott Family Trust;

B-Jellystone Holdings LLC (KY); T-Peter Miller; J-Norberto

Arroyo, Jr. $47,520. Lifetime Record: 7-3-1-0, $104,325. *1/2

to Comma to the Top (Bwana Charlie), GISW, $1,349,406.

2--Soglio, 119, c, 2, Scat Daddy--Sea of Showers, by Seattle Slew.

($240,000 RNA Ylg '15 KEESEP). O/B-Flaxman Holdings Limited

(KY); T-H. Graham Motion. $15,840.

3--Cistron, 119, c, 2, The Factor--Major Allie, by Officer.

($180,000 Ylg '15 KEESEP). O-Hronis Racing LLC; B-St. George

Farm, LLC (KY); T-John W. Sadler. $9,504.

Margins: 3/4, HD, 1 3/4. Odds: 12.10, 2.20, 3.00.

Also Ran: Curly's Waterfront, Conscripted, Offshore,

Interrogator, Oopper Wallah, Calli Way. Scratched: Hootie.

Vending Machine made it back-to-back stakes wins with

former claims for the Peter Miller barn, earning an upset victory

in the Eddie Logan S. at Santa Anita.

Taken for $40,000 from the Doug O=Neill barn out of a

fourth-place finish Sept. 2 at Del Mar, the chestnut graduated

next out in a maiden seller here Oct. 2. Tried in the off-the-turf

GIII Cecil B. DeMille S. last out Nov. 27 at Del Mar, the $100,000

KEENOV buy was a good

second at 12-1 after

contesting a quick pace. Sent

off at the same number in

this turf debut, Vending

Machine showed speed to

chase inside from third

through moderate splits of

:23.86 and :48.19. Patiently

handled on the far turn, he

was sent after frontrunner Cistron (The Factor) in earnest

approaching the quarter pole and overtook that foe at the

sixteenth marker before holding off late-running favorite Soglio

(Scat Daddy) by a half-length in 1:35.87. The winner=s dam has a

yearling filly by Street Cry (Ire) and foaled a Cairo Prince colt this

term before visiting Bellamy Road. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

2nd-SA, $54,345, Msw, 12-30, 2yo, f, 1m, 1:36.65, wf.

MOPOTISM (f, 2, Uncle Mo--Peppy Rafaela, by Bernardini) was

fifth in her debut Aug. 28 at Del Mar and ran second there

Nov. 12 before finishing a respectable third at 33-1 when

stepped up into the GI Starlet S. Dec. 10 at Los Alamitos.

Hammered down to 3-5 here, the $300,000 Fasig-Tipton March

breezer held a narrow advantage through splits of :23.66 and

:47.39. Confidently handled around the far bend, the chalk was

cut loose after three-quarters in 1:12.06 and beat back the

stretch challenge of Spooky Woods (Ghostzapper) for a half-

length victory. Mopotism is the first foal out of a half to MGSW

Songster (Songandaprayer). Peppy Rafaela=s yearling filly by

Curlin went for $225,000 at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga and she

dropped a filly by Animal Kingdom this spring before being bred

to Distorted Humor. Sales History: $135,000 Wlg '14 KEENOV;

$200,000 Ylg '15 FTSAUG. Lifetime Record: GISP, 4-1-1-1,

$80,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored

by Fasig-Tipton.

O-Reddam Racing LLC; B-Frank T Batten (KY); T-Doug F. O'Neill.

1st-GG, $31,529, Msw, 12-30, 3yo/up, 6f (AWT), 1:10.93, ft.

+MI BOUCHON (g, 3, Decarchy--Secret Sonnet, by General

Meeting) brought an above-average series of drills into this

debut, completing preparations with a local half-mile spin in

:48 3/5 (9/37) Dec. 22, and was made a 28-5 proposition. Off a

beat slowly, the chestnut settled in fourth, about a half-dozen

lengths off a contested quarter in :23.07. Advancing three-wide

on the turn, he swept to the fore outside the eighth pole and

kept to his task for a 2 1/4-length tally. Odds-on favorite Call the

Boss (Street Boss) was second-best. The winner=s dam, a half to

English G1SW Lucarno (Dynaformer) and GSW=s Flying Officer

(Dynaformer) and Thought Worthy (Dynaformer), has a 2-year-

old Coil filly named Southern Sonnet and foaled a filly by

Archarcharch this year before returning to the winner=s sire.

Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $20,280. Click for the Equibase.com

chart or VIDEO, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

O-William J. Delia, Patricia Ford & Russell H. Lepper; B-Milt A.

Policzer (CA); T-William Delia.

Heatseeker Euthanized:

Grade I-winning millionaire and sire Heatseeker (Ire) (Giant=s

Causeway--Rusty Back, by Defensive Play) was euthanized

Dec. 27 at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the University of

California, Davis after suffering injuries in a paddock accident at

Harris Farms. A Group 1-placed juvenile in Ireland, the chestnut

annexed the 2008 GI Santa Anita H. and GII Californian S. en

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ROOKIES

route to career earnings of $1,177,776 for owner William

DeBurgh. He originally retired to Kentucky for stud duties in

2009, but was moved to Harris Farms in 2012. The 14-year-old is

responsible for the likes of Peruvian champion Ryan=s Charm

and GSW Speed Seeker, and has progeny earnings approaching

$6 million.

6th-SA, $54K, Msw, 2yo, 1 1/16m, 6:00 p.m. ET

Charles Chu=s Baoma Corporation and Hall of Famer Bob

Baffert, the same team that campaigns GI Breeders= Cup Sprint

hero Drefong (Gio Ponti), unveil DRE DAN (Union Rags) in this

two-turn test. A half-brother to GSW Indian Firewater (Indian

Charlie), the bay colt became the highest-priced offspring by his

freshman sire when summoning $975,000 at the Fasig-Tipton

Florida Sale in March. Baffert saddles another son of GI Belmont

S. winner Union Rags in Patti and Hal Earnhardt homebred

Leading Score, who makes his second start here after finishing

off the board in his Los Alamitos debut Dec. 9. Out of SW &

MGSP Shameful (Flying Chevron), the bay is a half-brother to

two-time Eclipse winner Indian Blessing (Indian Charlie) and

GSW Roman Threat (Roman Ruler). TJCIS PPs.

--Christie DeBernardis

First-crop starters to watch: Saturday, December 31Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2013 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available)

AIKENITE (Yes It's True), Calumet Farm, $7.5K, 14/1/0

4-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, Aiken to Be, $28K KEE SEP yrl, 8-1

4-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, Bold Lady, 10-1

AMERICAIN (Dynaformer), Calumet Farm, $20K, 40/2/0

6-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, Santa Americana, $19K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 20-1

ASTROLOGY (A.P. Indy), Taylor Made Stallions, $7.5K, 84/15/2

3-GG, Aoc 1m, Vibe, $35K KEE SEP yrl, 10-1

BODEMEISTER (Empire Maker), WinStar Farm, $30K, 131/15/1

6-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, Zorzor, $180K KEE SEP yrl, 4-1

4-LRL, $100K Marylander S., 7f, O Dionysus, $190K EAS OCT yrl, 9-2

6-SA, Msw 1 1/16m, Lucky Bode, $110K BAR MAR 2yo, 30-1

4-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, +Twice Blessed, $160K KEE NOV wnl, 4-1

BULLET TRAIN (GB) (Sadler's Wells), Crestwood Farm, $7.5K, 45/3/1

5-TAM, Msw 1 1/16mT, Five Each Way, 10-1

CALIBRACHOA (Southern Image), Red River Farms, $2K, 15/2/0

9-GG, Msw 6f, Uncle Hal, $22K EAS MAY 2yo, 6-1

DIALED IN (Mineshaft), Darby Dan Farm, $7.5K, 103/19/2

6-LRL, $100K Gin Talking S., 7f, Ms Locust Point, $27K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 5-2

5-GP, Msw 7f, Kid From New York, $130K KEE SEP yrl, 6-1

GEMOLOGIST (Tiznow), WinStar Farm, $15K, 117/13/2

3-AQU, Msw 6f, +Mineralogy, $80K EAS MAY 2yo, 10-1

HANSEN (Tapit), KOR, $12.5K, 102/19/1

3-AQU, Msw 6f, +Red Spark, $110K OBS APR 2yo, 10-1

4-LRL, $100K Marylander S., 7f, Two Charley's, $30K OBS APR 2yo, 4-1

HERO'S AND CROOKS (Pulpit), 5/1/0

5-HAW, Msw 6f, No Hablo Ingles, 15-1

JERSEY TOWN (Speightstown), Darby Dan Farm, $10K, 40/3/0

6-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, Risky Town, 7-2

MACLEAN=S MUSIC (Distorted Humor), Hill 'N' Dale Farms, $6.5K, 80/20/2

5-HAW, Msw 6f, She's Fine Tuned, 5-2

MISSION IMPAZIBLE (Unbridled's Song), Sequel Stallions New York,

$7.5K, 50/8/1

5-TAM, Msw 1 1/16mT, +Hardly Mate, $32K EAS MAY 2yo, 15-1

NICANOR (Dynaformer), Shamrock Farm, $2.5K, 16/0/0

3-LRL, Msw 1m, Fleagle Kowski, $4K EAS OCT yrl, 15-1

OLD BUSHMILL (North Light {Ire}), 2/1/0

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Armanno, 15-1

OUR CELEBRATION (Stormy Atlantic), Stonebridge Farm, 6/1/0

6-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, +Half Grey, $1K OBS OPN 2yo, 30-1

REDDING COLLIERY (Mineshaft), Red River Farms, $2K, 34/4/0

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, First After Break, $10K RNA EQL

2YO 2yo, 20-1

7-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Hot and Ready, $2K ESL YRL yrl, 20-1

RULE (Roman Ruler), Montesacro Farm, $6.5K, 22/1/0

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Pops Legacy, 20-1

SHACKLEFORD (Forestry), Darby Dan Farm, $20K, 119/20/1

4-LRL, $100K Marylander S., 7f, Cape Lookout, $100K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1

4-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, +Whenwillicuagain, $200K KEE SEP yrl, 12-1

SIMMARD (Dixieland Band), Mill Creek Farm, $2.5K, 35/0/0

1-HAW, Msw 6f, Missimard, 15-1

STAR GUITAR (Quiet American), Clear Creek Stud, $4K, 41/3/0

7-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Star Guitarist, 30-1

STAY THIRSTY (Bernardini), Ashford Stud, $17.5K, 91/17/1

1-HAW, Msw 6f, My Emoji, $2K FTK OCT yrl, 20-1

3-AQU, Msw 6f, Have Another, 15-1

TAPIZAR (Tapit), Gainesway Farm, $15K, 100/15/1

6-SA, Msw 1 1/16m, Surfside Sunset, $100K OBS APR 2yo, 5-1

THE FACTOR (War Front), Lane's End Farm, $15K, 105/14/2

5-GP, Msw 7f, +Factorial, $600K KEE SEP yrl, 5-1

4-FG, Msw 5 1/2fT, Fasten, $90K KEE NOV wnl, 15-1

5-TAM, Msw 1 1/16mT, Youngest Daughter, 4-1

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BREEDERS’ EDITION

UNION RAGS (Dixie Union), Lane's End Farm, $35K, 106/18/3

6-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, Patch, 4-1

6-SA, Msw 1 1/16m, +Haskin, $90K OBS MAR 2yo, 15-1

6-SA, Msw 1 1/16m, Union Rebel, $175K OBS MAR 2yo, 15-1

6-SA, Msw 1 1/16m, +Dre Dan, $975K FTF MAR 2yo, 5-1

6-LRL, $100K Gin Talking S., 7f, Aiden's Rag Doll, $50K OBS APR 2yo, 8-1

Second-crop starters to watch: Saturday, December 31Sire (Sire’s Sire), current farm, 2012 Fee, #foals of racing age/Winners/

BlackTypeWnrs * Race #-track, race type, distance, runner, odds (if available) Please

note: only offspring that are first-time starters or starting in a stakes race will be listed.

AMERICAN LION (Tiznow), Darby Dan Farm, $5K, 134/36/1

7-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Southern Gold, 20-1

ARCHARCHARCH (Arch), Spendthrift Farm, $10K, 251/78/5

6-FG, $75K Woodchopper S., 1mT, Cordon, $14K OBS AUG yrl, 20-1

8-SA, $300K GI American Oaks, 1 1/4mT, Dreamarcher, $150K OBS

APR 2yo, 30-1

BIG DRAMA (Montbrook), Bridlewood Farm, $10K, 109/45/2

11-GP, $75K Tropical Park Oaks, 1 1/16mT, Rontos Lily, $25K KEE

SEP yrl, 30-1

CANFORD CLIFFS (IRE) (Tagula {Ire}), Coolmore Stud, $17.5K, 215/80/5

8-FG, $75K Pago Hop S., 1mT, Most Beautiful (GB), $203K TAT OCT yrl, 5-1

COURAGEOUS CAT (Storm Cat), Questroyal North, $10K, 81/17/1

8-FG, $75K Pago Hop S., 1mT, School Board Prez, 20-1

CUSTOM FOR CARLOS (More Than Ready), Clear Creek Stud, $3.5K, 88/38/3

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Run Away Ralph, $20K BSC YRL yrl, 12-1

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Il Est Vite, $30K BSC YRL yrl, 12-1

DUE DATE (El Prado {Ire}), Peach Lane Farms, $2K, 54/10/0

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Just Due, 6-1

FIRST DUDE (Stephen Got Even), Double Diamond Farm, $7.5K, 195/66/3

8-FG, $75K Pago Hop S., 1mT, Mom's On Strike, $75K OBS APR 2yo, 8-1

FRIESAN FIRE (A.P. Indy), Country Life Farm, $4K, 103/43/1

9-TAM, $100K Turf Dash S., 5fT, Morning Fire, 10-1

GIO PONTI (Tale of the Cat), Castleton Lyons, $20K, 198/48/3

6-FG, $75K Woodchopper S., 1mT, Sir Dudley Digges, $130K OBS

OPN 2yo, 5-1

HAYNESFIELD (Speightstown), Airdrie Stud, $10K, 138/46/4

6-FG, $75K Woodchopper S., 1mT, Hay Dakota, $47K KEE NOV wnl, 6-1

6-GP, Msw 7 1/2fT, +Haynesome, 20-1

INTERACTIF (Broken Vow), Red River Farms, $2K, 54/20/1

7-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Actif Storm, $23K ESL YRL yrl, 20-1

7-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Miss Sid N Say, $12K EQL 2YO 2yo, 12-1

8-DED, $65K B-Connected S., 1m, So Sorry Ruston, $7K TEX APR 2yo, 15-1

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Run Bayou, $14K RNA EQL 2YO 2yo, 12-1

PADDY O=PRADO (El Prado {Ire}), Spendthrift Farm, $15K, 231/73/2

5-GP, Msw 7f, +Mongolian Greywolf, $100K KEE SEP yrl, 20-1

SIDNEY'S CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), WinStar Farm, $15K, 165/50/1

8-SA, $300K GI American Oaks, 1 1/4mT, Sheeza Milky Way, $70K

BAR MAR 2yo, 12-1

TIZ THE ONE (Tiznow), Red River Farms, 64/22/0

7-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Suzie's Dream, $23K ESL YRL yrl, 30-1

TRAPPE SHOT (Tapit), Claiborne Farm, $10K, 182/57/2

6-LRL, $100K Gin Talking S., 7f, Squan's Kingdom, $31K FTK OCT yrl, 4-1

TWIRLING CANDY (Candy Ride {Arg}), Lane's End Farm, $12.5K, 148/57/8

5-GP, Msw 7f, +Zefiro, $13K OBS OPN 2yo, 12-1

8-FG, $75K Pago Hop S., 1mT, Gianna's Dream, $42K OBS AUG yrl, 4-1

UNCLE MO (Indian Charlie), Ashford Stud, $35K, 261/99/22

7-GP, $75K Tropical Park Derby, 1 1/16mT, Mighty Mo, $160K OBS

MAR 2yo, 15-1

4-LRL, $100K Marylander S., 7f, Alive, $170K KEE SEP yrl, 20-1

11-GP, $75K Tropical Park Oaks, 1 1/16mT, Ultra Brat, 20-1

8-SA, $300K GI American Oaks, 1 1/4mT, Mokat, $52K RNA KEE SEP yrl, 6-1

8-FG, $75K Pago Hop S., 1mT, Motown Lady, $42K EAS MAY 2yo, 12-1

WILBURN (Bernardini), Spendthrift Farm, $6.5K, 214/74/3

9-FG, $100K Louisiana Futurity, 6f, Tooth, 12-1

ALLOWANCE RESULTS:

6th-SA, $59,396, (NW1$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-30, 3yo/up, 1

1/8m, 1:48.76, wf.

TOP OF THE GAME (g, 3, Desert Party--Indy Future, by A.P.

Indy) Lifetime Record: 10-2-1-1, $88,820. O-Holly & David

Wilson; B-Cantrell Family Partnership Ltd. (KY); T-Vladimir Cerin.

*$95,000 Ylg '14 OBSAUG; $150,000 2yo '15 OBSMAR; $87,000

3yo '16 FTKHRA.

Trained at Crupi’s New Castle Farm

Keep your cash. Keep your profit.

Midnight Lute – Silver Bullet Moon, by VindicationFee: $5,000 S&N | Breed Secure: $6,500

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RECENT MALIBU S. (G1) WINNERS

SHAKIN IT UP

Shared Belief

Runhappy

Mind Your Biscuits

2013

2014

2015

2016

1:20.53

1:20.69

1:21.76

1:20.81

Year Horse Time

FIRST HORSE IN OVER 40 YEARS to win Santa Anita’s Malibu (G1), San Vicente (G2) & Strub (G2)

FIRST YEARLINGS IN 2017

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UPCOMING MAJOR

NORTH AMERICAN STAKES Date Race Track

12/31 GI American Oaks SA

1/7 GIII Dania Beach S. GP

GIII Hutcheson S. GP

1/14 GII Fort Lauderdale S. GP

GIII Hal’s Hope S. GP

GIII Marshua’s River S. GP

1/21 GIII Lecomte S. FG

GIII Col. E.R. Bradley H. FG

1/28 GI Pegasus World Cup GP

GIII W.L. McKnight H. GP

GIII Hurricane Bertie S. GP

GIII La Prevoyante H. GP

6th-AQU, $57,000, (S), 12-30, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, 6f, 1:11.53, gd.

SAMADI SKY (g, 3, Sky Mesa--Mac Lady, by Abaginone) Lifetime

Record: 8-2-2-2, $111,150. O-J and M Racing Stables & David B.

Samadi; B-J and M Racing Stable (NY); T-Robert Barbara.

8th-LRL, $49,182, 12-30, (NW1X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1 1/16m,

1:44.67, ft.

BAWLMER HON (f, 3, Silver Train--Manhattan Madam, by Not

For Love) Lifetime Record: 12-3-2-3, $123,532. O-Runaway Point

Farms LLC; B-Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Bowman & Richard W. Small

(MD); T-Mark Shuman. *$25,000 Ylg '14 EASSEP.

8th-FG, $44,000, (S), (C)/Opt. Clm ($35,000), 12-30, 3yo/up,

5 1/2fT, 1:04.20, fm.

JOCKAMO'S SONG (g, 4, Half Ours--Miss Clairnette, by Trophy

Hunter) Lifetime Record: MSW, 13-5-2-1, $217,464. O-Dare To

Dream Stable LLC (Michael Faber); B-Debbie & David Allen (LA);

T-Michael Stidham.

8th-DED, $40,000, (S), 12-29, (NW2L), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m, 1:41.10,

ft.

J J QUEEN (f, 3, K One King--Buddy's Mission {SP}, by

Missionary Ridge {GB}) Lifetime Record: 18-2-3-3, $79,395.

O/B-Steve Crowe (LA); T-Eric D. Nelson, Jr.

8th-GP, $37,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($25,000), 12-30, 3yo/up, 7

1/2fT, 1:28.84, fm.

ALTAR BOY (g, 4, Ready=s Image--Love You Crazy {SP}, by Touch

Gold) Lifetime Record: 14-4-1-1, $161,020. O-Three Diamonds

Farm; B-Margaux Farm LLC, Nick Strong & Rich & Gail

Zwakenberg (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. *$9,500 RNA Wlg '12

KEENOV; $15,000 Ylg '13 KEESEP; $175,000 3yo '15 OBSOPN.

8th-SUN, $34,100, (C)/Opt. Clm ($20,000), 12-30, 3yo/up, 1m,

1:38.75, ft.

FOREST MOUSE (h, 8, Teton Forest--Fast Mouse, by Fast Play)

Lifetime Record: MSW, 54-22-11-6, $816,687. O-Solitaire Stable;

B-E. H. Beau Lane (KY); T-Henry Dominguez. *$1,200 Ylg '09

FTKOCT.

4th-CT, $24,500, 12-29, (NW1X), 3yo/up, 4 1/2f, :52.41, ft.

DELAYED ENGAGEMENT (g, 5, Where's the Ring--Norbrook, by

Montbrook) Lifetime Record: 38-9-5-8, $152,406. O-Moshe

Mark; B-Edenvale Stable (ON); T-Kevin S. Patterson.

7th-TP, $22,195, (NW2$X)/Opt. Clm ($40,000), 12-29, 3yo/up,

f/m, 1m (AWT), 1:37.50, ft.

WALKING THE KITTEN (f, 4, Kitten=s Joy--No Deadline, by

Skywalker) Lifetime Record: 20-3-5-3, $213,231. O/B-Kenneth L.

& Sarah K. Ramsey (KY); T-Michael J. Maker. *1/2 to Cannonball

(Catienus), MSW & MGSP-US, G1SP-Eng & GSP-Aus, $680,031.

6th-TAM, $20,000, (NW1X)/Opt. Clm ($16,000), 12-30, 3yo/up,

f/m, 7f, 1:24.84, ft.

SHEA'S COOL (f, 3, Monarchos--Mt. Sterling Mary, by Crimson

Classic) Lifetime Record: 13-2-3-1, $38,534. O-Tim Collins & N.

H. Stone; B-Milbert B. Collins (KY); T-Forrest Kaelin.

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Congaree Drive, f, 2, Congaree--Rodeo Drive, by Yes It's True.

AQU, 12-30, (S), (C), 6f, 1:14.18. B-Carlo De Thomasi (NY).

Country Cool, c, 2, Country Day--Daisey McMaisey, by Powerful

Goer. HAW, 12-30, 6 1/2f, 1:19.81. B-Lyda Williamson (IL).

Uno Dude, f, 2, First Dude--Dixie Sovereignty, by Dixieland Band.

GP, 12-30, (C), 7f, 1:26.90. B-Donald R. Dizney, LLC (FL).

*$47,000 RNA 2yo '16 OBSAPR.

Hute, g, 2, Western Gambler--Lisa's Pride, by Desert God. SUN,

12-30, (S), 1m, 1:42.13. B-Michael C Stinson (NM).

Congrats Given, g, 3, Congrats--Turko's Turn (Broodmare of the

Year & SW, $117,850), by Turkoman. HAW, 12-30, 6 1/2f,

1:19.32. B-Woodford Thoroughbreds, LLC. (KY). *$120,000

RNA Ylg '14 KEESEP; $145,000 RNA 2yo '15 OBSMAR; $75,000

2yo '15 EASMAY. **1/2 to Point Given (Thunder Gulch), HotY,

Ch. 3yo Colt & MGISW, $3,968,500.

Wake Up Smiling, f, 4, Distorted Humor--Wake Up Kiss (MSW,

$248,997), by Cure the Blues. CT, 12-29, 7f, 1:30.19. B-Edition

Farm (NY). *$185,000 RNA Ylg '13 KEESEP. **1/2 to A Shin

Forward (Forest Wildcat), G1SW-Jpn, $3,416,216; and Wake

Up in Malibu (Malibu Moon), SW, $345,610.

Bred, Raised and Sold by BEAU LANE BLOODSTOCK

SATURDAY, 31 DECEMBER, 2016

IN TDN AMERICA TODAYBAKER’S DOZEN FOR AMERICAN OAKSA competitive group of 13 sophomore fillies is set to face the

starter for Saturday’s GI American Oaks at Santa Anita.

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CHANGING OF THE GUARDAT THOMASTOWN CASTLE

By Daithi Harvey

There will be a new name on the trainer's license at

Thomastown Castle Stables in the New Year, and if James Stack

doesn't sound familiar to some people, that's because he has

been known as 'Fozzy' for pretty much as long as he can

remember. Stack officially takes over the baton from his father

Tommy, who partnered the legendary Red Rum to his third

Grand National victory in 1977, and who has been based at the

picturesque Thomastown Castle in Tipperary since taking over

the yard from the late Phonsie O'Brien in the mid-eighties. The

passing of the reins will not see a seismic change in operations;

Stack junior has played a pivotal role in the business since his

father got struck down with meningitis in 1998, an event that

forced his son to abandon his then-role as assistant to John

Dunlop and return home at the tender age of 19 to oversee the

training of one of Ireland's leading flat stables.

The year of 2016 hasn't been one of the more successful

seasons, with Stack bemoaning the fact they had "more seconds

than winners," and he said he is hopeful that among the fresh

intake of 30 or so yearlings they might in 2017 unearth another

Myboycharlie (Ire) (Danetime {Ire}), the now-respected stallion

that the Stack team trained to win the G1 Darley Prix Morny in

2007. To offset a small decrease in the number of winners, Stack

continues to augment his business through trading horses to

countries such as America and Hong Kong. Cont. p2

ROSEHILL TRIALS TO PRODUCE SOME STARSby Alan Carasso

It was a busy Friday morning at Rosehill Gardens, as the track

hosted no fewer than 18 barrier trials, and there was no more

successful collaboration than that of Team Hawkes and jockey

Tommy Berry. They teamed to win three of the trials, while

Berry added a fourth for trainer Michael Freedman.

Perhaps the star of the morning was the 2-year-old colt Eden

Roc (Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}), an A$750,000 purchase from the

Widden Stud consignment at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold

Coast Yearling Sale who quickened home to take the day=s

seventh trial (900m) by 3 1/4 lengths in :53.90. Alertly away,

Eden Roc set a pressured pace before swatting away his rival en

route to a facile success before galloping out with good energy

(video).

Rosehill Trials cont. p3

Fozzy Stack and jockey Wayne Lordan | Racing Post

TDN EUROPE/INTERNATIONAL • PAGE 2 OF 5 • THETDN.COM SATURDAY • 31 DECEMBER, 2016

Stack cont. from p1

"We had quite a good year selling horses," he said. "A recent

example being Tooreen Dancer (Ire) (Vale Of York {Ire}), who

won her maiden first time out at Dundalk last month. A

California-based agent rang me about her soon after and she has

gone out there to be trained by Phil D'Amato."

As a i6,500 yearling, one can be sure Tooreen Dancer

enhanced her resale value significantly through her Dundalk

victory. Stack isn't shy either about traveling his own horses

abroad if he thinks they can be competitive. Success for

Alexander Tango (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) in the GI Garden

City S. at Belmont in 2007 and a win for Waltzing Matilda (Ire)

(Danehill Dancer {Ire}) in the GII New York S. also at Belmont in

2015 are two prime examples, and he came close to plundering

another nice pot with Diamond Fields (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus})

earlier this year. The Mary Slack-owned 3-year-old was a model

of consistency throughout the summer, and following stakes

placings over six furlongs at Navan and over a mile at Royal

Ascot in the Listed Sandringham H., Stack sent her to Saratoga,

where a slipped

saddle ruined her

chance on her first

run there in the GII

Lake George S. in

July. Turned out a

month later in the GII

Lake Placid S., the

filly finished a good

third to Time And

Motion (Tapit). Stack

then pointed

Diamond Fields to the GII Sands Point S. at Belmont Sept. 16 and

she again acquitted herself well, finishing second to On Leave

(War Front).

"She's back here now and stays in training next year, which is

great,@ Stack says. AObviously it would be great to win a stakes

race with her, so that will be the objective and if we have to

travel to do so then so be it. I'm not sure she fully got the nine

furlongs in Belmont, so it may be a case of limiting her to a mile,

but we'll see, she's quite adaptable."

Another benefit of racing them in America is the prize money,"

Stack adds. "Diamond Fields won $130,000 out there and even

though it costs a bit to ship them, the gains are still significant.

With fillies, they are also adding value to themselves. If the

owner was a seller she could have gotten a lot of money for her

over there."

That owner, South Africa-based Mary Slack, has half a dozen

horses with Stack, a link that came about through Stack's

friendship with Mike De Kock. This in turn has also led to the

trainer receiving patronage from another significant South

African figure, Gaynor Rupert. In addition to the above clients,

Stack can also count on support of owners from New Zealand,

Japan, Hong Kong, Britain and of course Ireland, where he has a

number of syndicates on board as well as the Coolmore team

maintaining historic links with the yard, even more so now with

the recent retirement of his friend David Wachman.

"Thank God we're not too heavily reliant on one owner, we

have a good mix of clients and fingers crossed it continues that

way," he says.

In addition to a strong squad of juveniles, Stack's team for

2017 is also bolstered by a few smart older horses, headed by

Onenightidreamed (Ire) (Footstepsinthesand {GB}), a soft

ground-specialist who is a dual Group 3 winner on his favoured

surface. Given he won the Irish Lincolnshire on the opening day

of the flat season in

2015, Stack already

has one eye on the

2017 opener, though

it will be staged in

Naas due to the The

Curragh

redevelopment. "He

might be a bit high

for the Lincoln this

year so we'll have to

see,@ Stack said. AAs

long as the ground is soft he'll run away in whatever he can."

Another one the trainer is keen on is Son Of Rest (GB) (Pivotal

{GB}), who remains a maiden after two promising juvenile

efforts this year. Second at Tipperary on debut, he certainly

wasn't disgraced when making eye-catching late headway to

finish fourth to Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Goffs

Vincent O'Brien National S. at The Curragh in September.

"He's not a bad horse and could end up being a smart sprinter.

He might get a mile, but I would say we will go down the

sprinting route with him," Stack explains.

Stack will also begin the new season with a new stable jockey,

though he will have to share him with one of Ireland's senior

statesmen Kevin Prendergast. "Chris [Hayes] will start when he

gets back from Dubai, he'll come down here Tuesdays and

Fridays, the days we do fast work,@ he says. AThere shouldn't be

much overlap with Kevin, only I suppose if we both run

something we really fancy in the one race, but I can't imagine

that'll happen too often."

In conjunction with a thriving racing stable, the Stacks also run

a breeding programme that has produced some stellar results in

recent years, though the new trainer will be the first to admit

that it could have been more beneficial to their training

enterprise had some different decisions been made. Cont. p3

Fozzy and Tommy Stack | Racing Post

The Stacks with

Onenightidreamed | Racing Post

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Eden Roc as a yearling

Magic Millions photo

Thomastown Castle Stud cont.

"We sold both The Wow Signal (Ire) (Starspangledbanner

{Aus}) and The Last Lion (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}) as yearlings in

recent years so I guess that mightn't have been the smartest

thing in the world to do,@ he notes. AAlthough we did well out of

a Power (GB) yearling half-brother to The Last Lion that we sold

this year in Goffs, so that made up for it a bit."

The family also made up for selling The Wow Signal by cashing

in his dam, Muravka (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), after the John

Quinn-trained horse won the G1 Prix Morny. The Last Lion, bred

by the Stacks in partnership with Barronstown Stud, is out of

Mala Mala (Ire) (Brief Truce), who hails from a family that the

Stacks know well, being a half-sister to Tarascon (Ire) (Tirol {Ire}),

who they trained to win the G1 Moyglare Stud S. in 1997 and

the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas the following year.

"Mala Mala has been a great broodmare, producing eight

winners from eight runners, including three black-type winners,@

Stack said. AShe's in foal to No Nay Never, but unfortunately

she's not young so we could do with a filly from her at this

stage."

In addition to this year's G1 Middle Park S. winner and now

Darley stallion The Last Lion, Mala Mala has also bred the stakes

winners Contest (Ire)

(Danehill Dancer {Ire}) and

Russian Rock (Ire) (Rock Of

Gibraltar {Ire}), as well as

the 16-time winner

Silvanus (Ire) (Danehill

Dancer {Ire}). In total her

progeny have won over 40

races.

Training, however,

remains the major focus

for Stack, and recalling his baptism of fire into the training game

all those years ago he reflects, "I didn't think I was going to be

back in Tipperary at 19 years of age; I had literally gone straight

from school to Dunlops via the yearling sales in Newmarket. I

always thought I'd do a year or two in Australia or America, but

it was needs must at the time. I suppose I was always going to

be a trainer anyway, so when my father got his setback it just

fast-tracked it a bit."

ADDITIONAL MAIDEN WINNERS:

Clever Divya (GB), f, 3, Archipenko--Clever Omneya, by Toccet.

SOU, 12-29, 6f (AWT), 1:19.26. B-Mrs Wendy Jenkins (GB).

Adalene (GB), f, 3, Makfi (GB)--Marine Bleue (Ire) (GSW-Ger,

SW-Fr & GSP-Ity, $137,413), by Desert Prince (Ire). NC, 12-30,

10f 42y (AWT), 2:10.99. B-Qatar Bloodstock Ltd (GB). *1/2 to

Marina Piccola (Ire) (Halling), SW-Fr; and Wednaan (GB)

(Dubawi {Ire}), GSP-UAE.

Rosehill Trials cont. from p1

Eden Roc is out of a half-sister to Bell=s GSW & G1SP Star Turn

(Aus) (Star Witness {Aus}), who will stand at Vinery upon

completion of his racing career, it was announced this week.

Team Hawkes and

Berry were also

represented by

Spendthrift

Australia=s 3-year-

old colt Spirit and

Fire (Aus) (More

Than Ready) in trial

12 (video) and the

sophomore filly

Fleur (Aus) (Not a

Single Doubt {Aus})

(video) in the

following heat.

Trainer Michael Freedman accounted for a pair of the

morning=s 2-year-old trials. Berry was in the irons for trial six for

fillies which was won in impressive fashion by Yu Long

Investments et al=s Yulong Xingsheng (Aus) (I Am Invincible

{Aus}), who was outsprinted through the first three furlongs, but

leveled off beautifully in the final 200 metres to win the trial by

3/4 of a length (video). An A$37,500 Magic Millions National

Weanling purchase, the October foal fetched A$55,000 at the

Inglis Sydney Classic yearling sale. Yzerman (Aus) (Uncle Mo), an

A$36,000 purchase from the Classic sale, took out heat number

eight, holding off a strong late bid from Newburgh (Aus) (All Too

Hard {Aus}) (video).

Cont. p4

The Last Lion | Racing Post

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AUSTRALIAN GROUP 1 RACES B 2016/2017

Date Race Track

Feb. 11 C. F. Orr S. Caulfield

Feb. 18 Lightning S. Flemington

Feb. 25 Chipping Norton S. Warwick Farm

Blue Diamond S. Caulfield

Futurity S. Caulfield

Oakleigh Plate Caulfield

Perfect Fit | Trish Dunell

Rosehill Trials cont.

Corumbene Stud=s 2-year-old colt Menari (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus})

recorded his second win in a trial in the space of 10 days at the

midpoint of Friday=s flurry of activity. Trained by Gerald Ryan,

the flashy bay was soon in front while taking some heat to his

outside from Travers (Aus) (Exceed and Excel {Aus}). Menari cut

the corner into the stretch and raced away to score by 3 3/4

good-looking lengths (video). China Horse Club=s San Marco

(Aus) (Smart Missile {Aus}) touched Travers out of second, while

Merovee (Aus) (Frankel {GB}), the son of MGSW & G1SP More

Strawberries (Aus) (More Than Ready), missed the break and

finished with some interest to be fourth. Travers topped the

2015 Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale on a bid of A$300,000,

then fetched A$800,000 as a Gold Coast yearling. He is owned in

part by and carried the colors of Hong Kong trainer John Moore,

who will race the colt with China Horse Club, Newgate Stud

Farm, Aquis Farm and WinStar Farm.

Making her first trip to the trials, Divine Messenger (Aus) (Star

Witness {Aus}) gave her sire his second winner on the morning

in trial number five. Trained by Tony Gollan and ridden by Blake

Shinn, the chestnut came through to take up the running after

about 100 metres, was taken on by Lipizzan (Aus) (Sebring

{Aus}) inside the final furlongs and sprinted well to take it by

1 1/4 lengths (video). Divine Messenger, a daughter of SW &

G1SP Ladys Angel (Aus) (Arena {Aus}), was an A$80,000 graduate

of the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast sale, where she, too, was

consigned by Widden Stud.

The veteran Straturbo (Aus) (Stratum {Aus}) got the morning

off on a winning note for trainer Gary Portelli and earned

himself a shot at the Magic Millions Sprint with a handy success

over 1030m. Sent immediately into the lead by jockey Deanne

Panya, the 7-year-old, recent winner of the Listed Bribie H. at

Doomben, was under a stranglehold in the lane, but

nevertheless streaked in by 4 1/2 lengths (video). Another

Widden Stud grad, Straturbo, winner of the MM Sprint in 2015,

was knocked down for A$45,000 at the 2011 Magic Millions

National Yearling Sale.

>MARK= EYES RAILWAY DOUBLEby Heather Anderson

Since taking the 2015 edition of the 1200-metre NZ$200,000

G1 Sistema Railway S. with Natuzzi (NZ) (Coats Choice {Aus})

third, Ryan Mark (NZ) (Thorn Park {Aus}) has yet to return to the

winner=s enclosure in six subsequent appearances and is looking

for redemption on New Year=s Day. The 6-year-old gelding

trailed in seventh after an awkward beginning in a Ruakaka

handicap going this trip upon resuming Aug. 6. Runner-up to

Nov. 9 G3 Lindauer Stewards Stakes H. hero Reilly Lincoln (NZ)

(Pins {Aus}) in a similar contest at Hastings Sept. 17, Ryan Mark

filled the same position in the wake of Start Wondering (NZ)

(Eighth Wonder {NZ}) in the 1200-metre Listed Legacy Lodge

Sprint S. at Te Rapa Nov. 5. He enters on the back of a 10th-

place finish in Ellerslie=s G3 J.A. Russell Ltd. Concorde H. to one-

two finishers Natuzzi and Irish Moon (NZ) (O=Reilly {NZ}) Dec. 3.

2016 G1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders= S. heroine Perfect Fit (NZ)

(Elusive City) will also attempt to regain the winning thread, as

she has been winless since her April success, reporting home

10th in the June 11

G2 Mirvac QTC Cup

at Eagle Farm and

improving to third--

her lone run of the

season--in the

1100-metre Listed

Haunui Farm

Counties Bowl

behind MGSW

Shezhardtocatch

(NZ) (Elusive City)

and MSP Snowdrop (NZ) (Pins {Aus}) Nov. 19.

Star Wondering, ninth in going he disliked with GSP Summer=s

Day (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) second in the Listed Chainey=s

Panasonic Levin S. at Otaki Nov. 25, is also looking to bounce

back.

AThere=s no doubt he=s spot on,@ co-trainer Evan Rayner said of

Start Wondering, who he trains with his daughter J. J., to Racing

And Sports. AHe looks great and he=s working and eating well. He

just didn=t handle it [the heavy going found in the Listed

Chainey=s Panasonic Levin S.] at all.@

G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas fifth-place finisher Astara (NZ)

(Dalghar {Fr}) could also have a say in the outcome, victorious in

the Listed Soliloquy S. at Ellerslie in October, she makes the field

with only 112 pounds.

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Brown guided Quechua to a victory

in the 2014 Singapore Gold Cup

Singapore Turf Club photo

AUSTRALIAN-BRED WINNERS

Sunday, Ellerslie, New Zealand, post time: 11:37 p.m. EDT

SISTEMA RAILWAY S.-G1, NZ$200,000 (£113,256/i132,959/US$138,359),3yo/up, Open, 1200mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Ryan Mark (NZ) Thorn Park (Aus) Bosson Morell 1282 Natuzzi (NZ) Coats Choice (Aus) No Rider P/D/W/P Richards 1233 Perfect Fit (NZ) Elusive City Coleman K/B Kelso 1234 Statham (NZ) Danroad (Aus) Dell Lucock & Gillespie 1235 Start Wondering (NZ) Eighth Wonder (NZ) Parkes E/J Rayner 1226 Irish Moon (NZ) O’Reilly (NZ) Grylls K/B Kelso 1217 Brighton (NZ) Buffalo Man McNab Tiley 1218 Reilly Lincoln (NZ) Pins (Aus) No Rider Latta 1199 Summer’s Day (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) McCulloch Pike 11810 Shezhardtocatch (NZ) Elusive City A. Collett Wallace & Peard 11811 Red Striker (NZ) Red Giant S. Collett Collett 11812 No More Tears (NZ) Darci Brahma (NZ) Innes Marsh 11813 Snowdrop (NZ) Pins (Aus) Johnson Pike 11714 Astara (NZ) Dalghar (Fr) Du Plessis Logan & Gibbs 112Emergencies:15 Rocanto (NZ) Per Incanto No Rider Marsh 12116 Volks Lightning (NZ) Volksraad (GB) No Rider G/D Rogerson 117

Sunday, Sha Tin, Hong KongCHINESE CLUB CHALLENGE CUP H.-G3, HK$3,000,000

(£315,410/i368,968/A$536,338/US$386,859), 3yo/up, 1400mTPP HORSE SIRE JOCKEY TRAINER WT1 Contentment (Aus) Hussonet Prebble Size 1332 Beauty Flame (Ire) Ftstpsinthesnd (GB) Leung Cruz 1283 Joyful Trinity (Ire) Zanzibari Purton Moore 1334 Racing Supernova (Aus) Duporth (Aus) de Sousa So 1135 Sun Jewellery (Aus) Snitzel (Aus) Callan Size 1296 Dashing Fellow (Aus) Duporth (Aus) Badel Moore 1197 Blizzard (Aus) Starcraft (NZ) Moreira Yiu 121

BROWN HEADING BACK TO AUSTRALIAby Alan Carasso

Jockey Corey Brown, among the leading riders since shifting

his tack to Singapore

3 1/2 years ago, has

informed officials at the

Singapore Turf Club that

he would not be

returning for the 2017

season, citing family

reasons.

Winner of the 2009

G1 Melbourne Cup

astride Shocking (Aus),

Brown booted home a

total of 251 winners during his Kranji sojourn, 17 of those in

feature races, including the 2014 Longines Singapore Gold Cup

and 2015 Emirates Singapore Derby with Quechua (Arg).

In the top five since his arrival in April 2013, Brown was second

in the jockeys= premiership in 2015 with 87 victories, a mark

bettered only by Manoel Nunes.

The 40-year-old, who has also won the G1 Australian and

Victoria Derbies at home, will not be able to ride in Australia

until Jan. 28, having been suspended for two months after

taking a medication that resulted in his being ruled unfit to ride

by the Singapore Turf Club medical director for a meeting in

October.

IN SOUTH AFRICA:

Lunging Leopard (Aus), f, 4, Charge Forward (Aus)--Fabulous

Cat (Jpn), by Sunday Silence. Fairview, 12-30, Maiden Plate,

1300mT, 1:17.90. O-Mr & Mrs C R Stonebridge & Mr M D &

Mrs D A Sham; B-Arrowfield Group Pty Ltd (NSW); T-D Sham.

*1/2 to Crack Seed (Jpn) (King Kamehameha {Jpn}), SP-Jpn,

$1,005,862. **A$130,000 Ylg >14 MMGCYS.